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Kingsport City School District board meeting, Oct 6, 2026

28 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Kingsport board approves budget amendment funding 3% employee bonus, 2027⁠-⁠2028 calendar 12:58

  • Dr. Phillip Marshall recognized 3 Dobbins Bennett seniors as Commended Students in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. 4:40
  • A district staff member presented the third budget amendment for the '26-'27 budget, which included a 3% one-time bonus for all Kingsport City Schools employees with a total cost of $2,327,700. 12:58
  • The chair announced that the motion on budget amendment number 3 carried. 21:54
  • The board also approved the 2027⁠-⁠2028 Kingsport City Schools calendar, which a staff member said would start students on August 2nd of '27. 23:03
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:52
    • The October 6th, 2026 regular business meeting was called to order at 6:00, and students were invited to help lead the pledge. 0:52
    • The chair asked for a motion to accept the agenda, which included the consent agenda. 3:57
    • The chair announced that the motion carried. 3:57
  2. Student recognitions 4:40
    • Dr. Phillip Marshall recognized three Dobbins Bennett seniors as Commended Students in the 72nd annual 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. 4:40
    • The board recognized a Dobbins Bennett High School senior named a semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. 6:49
    • Four students were recognized through the College Board National Recognition Program. 8:33
  3. Public comment 11:07
    • The chair read the public comment rules, including a limit of up to 3 minutes per speaker, and said no one appeared to have signed up. 11:07
  4. Third budget amendment 12:58
    • The staff member said the 3% employee bonus would cost $2,327,700, with $56,000 funded from the school nutrition budget, and that the fund balance would stand at $7,281,708, about 6.75% of the '27 budget. 12:58
    • A district staff member said the district would receive $60,700 from the Project OnTrack grant through the Niswonger Foundation for literacy tutoring at Kennedy and Roosevelt Elementary Schools. 13:17
    • Asked whether the payments were bonuses rather than a cost of living increase, the staff member said they would be a one-time payment intended for the week of Thanksgiving. 21:27
    • The chair announced that the motion carried. 22:47
  5. 2027-2028 school calendar 23:03
    • A staff member said the proposed calendar would start students on August 2nd of '27, return them from break on January 4th and conclude on May 18th, 2028. 23:03
    • Asked about the TSSAA schedule for 2027, the staff member said it was not yet available and that the athletic department recommended proceeding as presented. 24:37
    • The chair announced that the motion to approve the calendar passed. 25:08
  6. Reports and upcoming dates 25:36
    • A speaker wished students and faculty a good fall break and said students would return on Tuesday the 20th. 25:44
    • The chair said the October work session would be October 27th and regular business meetings would be held November 10th and December 8th, with no work sessions in November and December. 27:21
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~26:39

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