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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System board meeting, Sep 1, 2026

32 min · 0 public speakers

Reading and test scores ▶ 12:02

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CMCSS board reviews budget amendments and college readiness goal at study session 0:04

  • The CMCSS School Board held a study session that included first reads of a surplus property item and budget amendments. 0:04
  • A district staff member walked the board through budget adjustments, saying many resulted from a TCRS rate increase of about 1.84% that the district learned of after the board approved its budget. 2:09
  • District staff also presented on the goal of ensuring students reach college readiness milestones at each grade level, and board members asked about practice ACT testing and students reading below grade level. 12:02

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Item by item (5)
  1. Surplus basketball uniforms 0:04
    • The board heard a first read on surplus property consisting of boys basketball uniforms. 0:04
    • A district staff member said the zip-up vests and pullovers were outdated and no longer used, and a school had requested to dispose of them. 0:19
  2. Budget amendments first read 0:41
    • A district staff member reported a reduction of $91,631 for the Pre-K entitlement grant and a reduction of about $3.1 million for the Innovative School Models grant, and said just under $1,740,000 in summer learning camp funds would carry forward for elementary tutoring starting September 8th. 1:47
    • Chris Lanier asked how many SPED bonuses had been given and what it would cost the district to give free lunches to every student; staff members said they would find out the bonus count and that the nutrition budget is about $29.2 million. 9:56
    • Carol Berry asked about the TCRS increase, and a staff member said the rate rose 1.84% for legacy employees and less for hybrid employees. 11:17
  3. College and career readiness goal 12:02
    • Staff presenters described elementary screenings at least 3 times a year, middle school career exploration tools, and high school results including a 71% AP exam pass rate and over 1,600 certifications earned. 12:21
    • Carol Berry asked when students can take the practice ACT, and a staff member said students start in their sophomore year, with this year's test on September 29th. 17:48
    • Christina Trawinski asked about the plan for 5th graders 2 or more years below grade level, and a staff member said such students are identified through universal screeners and given tiered intervention and offered to provide outcome data later. 19:00
  4. Follow-up on student meal costs 20:12
    • A speaker asked how much of the $29 million nutrition budget is spent to ensure every child is fed. 20:18
    • A staff member said the district will never keep a lunch from a child and has about $400,000 set aside to cover those costs. 21:30
  5. Student board member and board comments 22:03
    • A new student board member was introduced and said the student was grateful for the opportunity to sit on the board as a student representative. 22:03
    • Chris Lanier reiterated the welcome to the new board members and the student board member. 24:48
    • One board member said the board member represents District 5 and all students, and said educators must watch for students crying out for help. 28:20

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Video: posted by the district as “CMCSS School Board Meeting 9-1-2026”