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Fannin County School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Fannin County school board approves final June 2026 district financial report 22:27

  • A presenter reported that the high school's 4-year cohort graduation rate was 93.58, above a state graduation rate of 88.5. 6:43
  • The county 4-H agent presented highlights of the program's in-school lessons, public speaking contests, camps and judging teams in Fannin County. 9:06
  • The board unanimously approved the final district financial report for June 2026 and the monthly district financial report. 22:27
  • The board also unanimously approved an extension of a property manager agreement, along with personnel recommendations. 31:49
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:04
    • The superintendent recommended approval of the consent agenda, which included the agenda and the minutes. 1:53
    • The consent agenda was approved unanimously by raised hand. 2:39
  2. Cursive writing award recognitions 2:47
    • A district staff member said Blue Ridge Elementary and East Fannin Elementary would receive the John Hancock Award after 90% of their students showed proficiency signing their name in cursive. 3:10
    • A staff member said the middle school and high school would receive a banner and ribbon of distinction because 90% of their students had written the preamble to the Constitution in cursive. 4:41
  3. High school graduation rate report 6:26
    • A presenter said the 4-year cohort graduation rate grew to 93.58 and the overall graduation rate grew to 93.1, while the 5-year cohort went down slightly. 7:12
    • The presenter said the state graduation rate is 88.5 and that the goal is 100%. 7:42
  4. County 4-H program update 8:42
    • The county 4-H agent said participation in the district public speaking contest rose from 6 to 23 students after teachers partnered on the lessons. 9:06
    • The 4-H agent said camp costs about $425, that donations allowed families to pay $25 to $75, and that the program had been given 50 spots for camp this year. 9:06
    • The agent said the fall fundraiser is a produce box of 20 pounds of Georgia produce for $35. 18:35
  5. Final financial report for June 22:27
    • A staff member said the general fund collected 104.7% and spent 98.75%, coming in under budget. 22:36
    • The staff member said capital projects collected $99.27 million and came under budget at $96.83 million. 22:36
    • The board approved the final June 2026 financial report unanimously by raised hand. 22:27
  6. Monthly district financial report 24:28
    • A staff member said the monthly report covered August and that the district had received about 2% of its projection and spent about 5%. 24:28
    • The staff member said capital projects had collected $7.52 million and spent $11.33 million. 24:34
    • The board approved the monthly financial report unanimously by raised hand. 26:14
  7. Sales tax collection update 26:18
    • A staff member said August collections were $928,885.58, a 1.5% increase over last year. 26:26
    • A staff member said right at $35 million remained to be collected and that collection looked on track for mid-November if things held to projections. 27:05
  8. Construction and facilities update 27:33
    • A district staff member said the maintenance department had 703 work orders since July 1st. 27:38
    • The staff member said rebar for the new CTAE facility was scheduled for delivery on the 16th, with footers to start October the 23rd if weather permits. 27:38
  9. Property manager agreement extension 29:57
    • A district staff member said the property manager pays the district $1,500 to maintain the property and fencing and recommended extending the agreement for another year. 30:12
    • The board approved the extension unanimously by raised hand. 31:49
  10. District strategic plan update 31:56
    • A presenter said the district improvement team updated a few action steps, including one to provide a balanced technology approach and one to align professional learning with state-level requirements. 32:05
    • The presenter said everything else in the strategic plan remained the same. 32:05
    • The presenter said afterward that the plan had been approved and would be placed on the district website. 34:13
  11. Personnel recommendations 34:45
    • A staff member presented a resignation, hires for classified positions and a student worker recommendation. 34:45
  12. Superintendent and board comments 36:36
    • The superintendent said the board had been notified that it received exemplary board status through GSBA, with the official award to come in December. 38:41
    • Mike Cole recalled 4-H camp memories, including archery competitions. 41:21
    • A speaker during board comments said the district came in around $600,000 under budget and pays around $18 million in benefits. 43:12
  13. Adjournment 46:44
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, followed by a call for a vote by raised hand. 46:44

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Video: posted by the district as “Fannin County Board Of Education 10/8/2026”