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  3. Robert BlairBoard Chairman
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 FSD budget and tax rate 4:34

  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠2027 FSD budget, which a staff member said provides a 2% cost of living increase in addition to the step increase for all FSD employees. 4:34
  • The board also approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 tax rate, which a staff member presented as 0.6123 cents for the general purpose budget and 0.1550 cents for the debt service budget. 7:14
  • The board approved an amended director of schools performance goal under which the board agrees to pay for replacing vandalized playground equipment when restitution is not received. 8:07
  • A staff member said 150 bills related to education were filed during the legislative session and presented a series of resulting policy revisions, recommending most for adoption on first reading with second reading waived. 13:28

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, recognition and public input 0:00
    • Robin Newman read a recognition congratulating the district's associate director of schools for teaching and learning on receiving a Tech and Learning Innovative Leader Award. 0:44
    • Robin Newman said the recognition followed work on the district's Introduction to Aerospace course, described as the only high school credit aerospace course in Tennessee offered to 8th grade students. 1:04
    • Robert Blair asked whether anyone was present for public input and, seeing no one, declared public input closed. 1:53
  2. Leadership retreat spotlight 2:14
    • A speaker described the 2026 leadership retreat held June 10th through 12th for the FSD leadership team. 2:14
    • The speaker said day 2 included a session for school and district administrators on the PLC at Work approach. 3:10
  3. Board agenda and consent agenda 3:59
    • A motion was made to approve the board agenda. 4:08
    • Robert Blair then called for a motion on the consent agenda, and a motion to approve was made. 4:18
    • Robert Blair announced the board agenda was approved. 4:14
  4. 2026-2027 budget 4:31
    • A staff member said the proposed budget continues paying 100% of employee-only health coverage and 65% of health coverage costs for other family members. 5:12
    • The staff member said a property tax increase for FSD residents of 0.18 cents or 18 cents from the prior year was requested to increase the general purpose fund. 5:47
    • Robin Newman thanked staff for allowing board members to ask questions and said the budget process is one of the biggest things the board does for the district. 6:22
    • The budget was approved in a roll call vote. 6:55
  5. 2026-27 tax rate 7:14
    • A staff member said a tax rate needed to be set for both the general purpose and debt service budgets following approval of the budgets. 7:14
  6. Amended director performance goals 8:07
    • A staff member said the added language, citing playground equipment being primarily funded by PTO fundraisers, has the board pay for replacing vandalized equipment when restitution is not received from prosecution. 8:58
    • A speaker asked why the city was included in the goal, saying it is not involved in maintaining or taking care of the district's playgrounds, and a staff member said the district and the city are partners. 9:36
    • A staff member said one campus had locked its playgrounds after hours because of vandalism and pets. 11:44
  7. Workplace policies on second reading 13:28
    • A staff member presented second readings of policies on alcohol and drugs in the workplace, drug and alcohol testing for employees and personnel records, saying no changes were requested on first reading. 14:04
    • A staff member said the board requested no changes to the personnel records policy on first reading and recommended approval of the second reading. 15:49
  8. Item 16:21
    • A staff member said Public Chapter 1022 is intended to shift flexibility to the personal leave category and that employees will now earn 4 days of personal leave per year instead of 2. 16:21
    • A staff member said the effect is the same as what the district has operated with the last few years using 2 flex days. 17:49
    • A speaker asked whether the education association had been consulted, and a staff member said the association keeps track of legislation and the change does not really alter practice. 19:21
  9. Board meeting and agenda policies 20:33
    • A staff member said Public Chapter 852 allows board members to join a meeting electronically during a natural disaster or inclement weather when less than a quorum is physically present, up to 3 times per year. 20:33
    • A staff member said agendas for regular board meetings must now be provided to the public at least 48 hours in advance. 22:20
  10. Fiscal management and budget policies 23:10
    • A staff member said guidance from the Comptroller's Office recommends that boards require annual internal control reviews. 23:10
    • The staff member recommended first reading only so the board could consider how it might provide public opportunities for input on the budget. 23:10
    • A staff member said new state laws require districts to annually provide a certified copy of the budget signed by the director and the funding body to the commissioner. 25:33
  11. Instruction, athletics and grading policies 26:47
    • A staff member said state law requires child trafficking instruction as a component of health education and a district plan by August 1st, 2026. 26:47
    • A staff member said private school students zoned for a district school may participate in interscholastic athletics in programs not offered by the private school. 28:35
    • A staff member said that beginning in the 27⁠-⁠28 school year, students who exceed expectations on the 7th grade TCAP math portion must be automatically enrolled in Algebra 1 unless a parent or guardian opts them out. 32:38
  12. Employment and staff policies 35:01
    • A staff member said the district is not recommending a limit on the number of days of unused leave paid to an employee's estate or beneficiary. 35:40
    • One board member said the vote was based solely on what is best for the school system, not on any personal interest. 39:37
  13. Student policies 42:01
    • A staff member said Public Chapter 844 requires receiving districts to include a mid-year transfer student's unexcused absences from the previous school district in the student's current total, and a speaker the staff member asked to respond said the district had not done that before. 42:01
    • A staff member said Public Chapter 1040 adds trained school employees to those who may conduct student searches authorized by the principal. 46:51
    • A staff member said Public Chapter 808 requires a policy prioritizing teacher-led instruction and non-electronic instructional materials in grades K through 5. 52:04
  14. Director of schools and finance reports 52:45
    • The staff member said the Story Bus mobile library will be at Kroger locations through the rest of the month. 53:37
    • A staff member said the summer meals program served a total of 3,779 breakfasts and 7,658 lunches. 54:20
    • A staff member said collections were 5.8% above last July's. 55:31
  15. Board announcements 56:07
    • A speaker said board members attended the State of the County address, which the speaker said drew 700 people. 56:07

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