Madison County School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026
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Madison County school board holds second public budget hearing for fiscal year 2027 30:56
- Principals from several schools gave updates on enrollment, attendance and facility improvements before the hearing. 2:23
- The board held its second public budget hearing, in which a district staff member reviewed state, federal and local revenue. 30:56
- The staff member said the half-cent sales tax was projected to be down about $2 million year over year and that the district planned to add around $11 million to its fund balance. 34:48
- The board called for a voice vote on a recommendation to approve the fiscal year 2027 budget as submitted, and a recommendation followed to approve the revised 2027 to 2031 capital plan. 1:00:42
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Item by item (8)
- School principal presentations 1:25
- A principal said Moore's Mill serves grades 3 through 5 with about 680 students and about 75 total staff. 2:23
- A principal said chronic absenteeism at Hazel Green Elementary decreased from 18% to 13.8% and teacher turnover decreased from 32% to 11%. 8:29
- Other principals described attendance efforts and a planned playground resurfacing project at their schools. 10:57
- Board member comments 17:29
- Presentation of state funding checks 21:46
- The speaker described $5,000 for each high school band and $20,000 to the Madison County Technical Center. 23:11
- The speaker presented a check for $72,000 to the school system. 23:11
- A speaker said every elementary or middle school in the district would receive a $2,000 allocation and high schools would receive $3,000 allocations. 24:25
- Second public budget hearing 30:56
- A district staff member said state transportation funding rose about $3.2 million and that the transportation department was fully funded this year. 33:47
- The staff member said 16 mills on a $200,000 home produces $320 for the district, compared with $550 in Huntsville City and $780 in Madison City. 39:13
- William Byrd said the Alabama School Board Association would lobby for local school systems to receive a portion of the SSUT and asked to be told the fiscal year '26 surplus after reconciliation. 42:14
- Fiscal year 2027 budget 1:00:23
- A speaker recommended approval of the budget for fiscal year 2027 as submitted, and a motion and second followed. 1:00:42
- Revised capital plan 1:00:56
- A speaker asked whether the plan included lighting for the tennis court, and William Byrd said it did not and would be brought up in a capital committee. 1:01:05
- A speaker said flooring bids for two schools came in $400K more combined and that the cost for the land purchase was increased to $1,500,000. 1:01:22
- William Byrd seconded the motion. 1:02:44
- Financial statements, contracts and personnel 1:02:57
- The board called for a vote on the June 2026 financial statements and payments of bills as submitted, and a recommendation followed to approve the July 2026 financial statements and payments of bills. 1:02:57
- The board called for votes on the contract for services and on personnel items as submitted. 1:03:25
- Executive session 1:04:07
- A speaker called for a motion to go into executive session, and a motion and second followed. 1:04:07
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Video: posted by the district as “MCSS Board of Education Regular Session September 14, 2026”