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Fannin County board approves revised employee leave and student device policies 33:35

  • A district staff member said a change in the state accounting system meant $200,000 from an August claim would not be received until October or late September. 13:32
  • The board also unanimously approved transferring the graveyard property at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mineral Bluff to the church. 25:03
  • The board approved a series of policy updates that had been tabled since the August 13th, 2026, meeting, including employee leave and student electronic device policies, each by a unanimous raised-hand vote. 30:21

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:08
    • A district staff member recommended approval of the consent agenda, covering the agenda and minutes. 1:39
    • The board approved the agenda unanimously by raised hand. 2:32
  2. Accreditation certificate recognitions 2:39
    • A district staff member said the schools and school system received accreditation certificates for 2026⁠-⁠2027 at the highest rating, accredited with quality. 2:56
    • The staff member said an in-person visit from the commission, required every 5 years, will take place later this school year. 2:56
  3. District financial report 6:19
    • A presenter said the July report reflected 8% of the fiscal year, with almost 3% of general fund revenue collected and about 2% spent. ~6:19
    • A presenter said local funds, mainly property tax, are not seen until later in the year, so the district supplements cash flow from its general fund. 8:15
    • The school nutrition staff member said that under the new state accounting system, $200,000 from an August claim would not be received until October or late September. 13:32
    • The board approved the financial report unanimously by raised hand. 16:25
  4. County sales ratio study 16:33
    • A district staff member said Georgia law requires the tax assessor's office to provide the sales ratio study to the board annually. 16:33
    • A presenter said the county's ratio was 37.53 based on 493 samples and that a figure closer to 40 is better for the school system. 18:06
    • A district staff member said the study was not an action item. ~21:17
  5. Sales tax collections update 21:17
    • A presenter said July collections were over $1 million again, a 4.1% increase year over year. 21:32
    • The presenter said a little over $17 million had been collected in 19 months, with about 35.8 left to collect at an average of $905,000 per month, holding steady at November of 2029 to finish. 21:32
  6. Construction and maintenance update 22:28
    • A district staff member said the tennis court center fence was lowered to 4 feet and the windscreen was still awaited, and that heavy equipment had arrived for the new CTAE. 22:36
    • The staff member said the maintenance department had completed 572 work orders since July 1st, with air conditioning making up the majority of the work. 23:50
    • Asked about the work order process, the staff member said requests go through one administrator at each school. 24:12
  7. Church graveyard property transfer 25:03
    • A district staff member said the church requested that the board transfer the graveyard property at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mineral Bluff so it could own its graveyard. 25:03
    • A district staff member said the transfer will be made by quitclaim deed. 26:30
    • The board approved the transfer unanimously by raised hand. 26:09
  8. Vision, mission and belief statements 26:30
    • A district staff member said the district sought to keep its current vision, mission and belief statements and read the vision and mission aloud. 26:55
    • The board approved the statements unanimously by raised hand. 28:38
  9. Board training plan 28:46
    • A district staff member said one training date was set for 10/22/26 and that 3/23/27 was an estimate, and noted code of ethics training is required annually. 28:55
    • The board approved the training plan unanimously by raised hand. 30:11
  10. Admissions and equal opportunity policies 30:21
    • A district staff member said the policies had been tabled for public input and were reviewed by GSBA to align with current law and practice. 30:21
    • The staff member said the school admissions policy lowered the transfer records grade threshold from 6th grade to 3rd grade. 32:46
    • The staff member said the electronic device policy change extends the policy through high school. 33:43
    • The board approved policy JAA unanimously by raised hand. 31:56
  11. Employee leave and parental leave policies 35:42
    • A district staff member said employees may choose to use up to 12 days of their accrued leave as personal leave per fiscal year, with a maximum of 5 consecutive days. 35:49
    • The staff member said the district received some input and feedback and included the day before and the day after a holiday in the list of blackout dates. 37:12
    • The staff member said paid parental leave may be taken in increments as small as 4 hours and generally must be requested at least 30 days in advance when foreseeable. 41:04
    • The board approved policies GARH and GARHB, each unanimously by raised hand. 40:50
  12. Interscholastic activities and promotion policies 43:27
    • A district staff member said the interscholastic activities policy was reformatted to separate high school and middle school requirements, with no content change. 43:35
    • The staff member said the promotion and retention policy changed principal or designee to teacher. 44:40
    • The board approved both policies by raised hand. 44:18
  13. Health department agreements 45:20
    • A district staff member said one memorandum allows the health department to use two district facilities in an emergency and the other covers scoliosis screening required by state law. 45:33
    • The board approved both memorandums unanimously by raised hand. 46:29
  14. Personnel actions 46:39
    • A district staff member presented resignations, substitute employees for school nutrition, transportation and teaching, and student workers. 46:39
    • Asked about substitute transportation, the staff member said it refers to substitute bus drivers. 48:10
    • The board approved the resignations, substitutes and student workers in unanimous raised-hand votes. 47:13
  15. Closing board comments 49:34
    • A district staff member noted the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and asked attendees to be grateful for first responders. 49:59
    • One board member said the year was starting off very smooth, that they had received 10 or more positive phone calls, and that the change to personal leave is a major deal for employees. 52:32
    • One board member said the CTAE building going up is a big deal for students. 59:24

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