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Oconee County School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

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Oconee County school board allocates $720,000 in fund balance to Civic Center 45:01

  • District staff presented reports on career, technical and agricultural education and the Peach Education Tax Credit, which lets Georgia taxpayers redirect a portion of state income taxes to Oconee County Schools. 8:34
  • The board also voted 5⁠-⁠0 to approve out-of-state field trips and a shared services contract with the Northeast Georgia Regional Education Service Agency. 44:23
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to place board policy DJEAA on the table for public review and comment until the next meeting. 44:58
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to allocate $720,000 in fund balance to the Oconee County Civic Center under the 1992 MOU. 45:12
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and minutes 0:05
    • The chair called the September 14th regular session to order and asked for a motion to approve the agenda. 0:05
    • The agenda and the minutes from the August 10th meeting each passed 5⁠-⁠0. 0:13
  2. Student and school recognitions 0:13
    • A staff member recognized the Oconee County High School Civics Club for earning outstanding delegation honors at the 2025 Youth Assembly and the 2026 Youth in Government competition. 0:49
    • The staff member recognized North Oconee High School's baseball team, which finished the 2025⁠-⁠26 season as the GHSA Class 4A state runner-up. 3:37
    • Relay for Life grant awardees were recognized after district teams raised more than $13,000, and 4 schools received grants this year. 5:49
  3. Points of Pride on career education 8:24
    • A staff member presented a video on Career Technical and Agricultural Education and the Peach Education Tax Credit. 8:34
    • The video described the tax credit as a dollar-for-dollar credit that is not a new or additional tax. 12:39
    • A staff member introduced a work-based learning student and a business partner to describe the program from both perspectives. 13:32
  4. Superintendent's report 18:48
    • The superintendent said both Oconee County High School and North Oconee High School ranked in the top 6% nationally in U.S. News and World Report rankings. 18:50
    • The superintendent said the district launched Leadership 101, opened new transportation offices and will send surveys this week to businesses, community leaders, students and parents about CTAE programs. 18:50
    • The superintendent said the Teacher of the Year banquet is Thursday evening, September 17th. 18:50
  5. Teaching and learning report 22:32
    • A staff member reported on school improvement visits and said the district is exploring new CTAE pathways and shared access between the 2 high schools, with district transportation between schools. 22:47
    • Ryan Hammock asked whether contributors to the tax credit must live in Oconee County, and the staff member said they could be anywhere with a Georgia tax liability. 28:15
    • Asked how new pathways would be selected, the staff member said the district has studied course enrollments and will use student, business and community surveys. 30:19
  6. Student services report 31:18
    • A presenter said annual flu vaccine clinics for employees and their immediate family members will be offered at 14 locations across the district. 31:31
    • The presenter outlined field trips to the FFA National Conference in Indianapolis from October 20th through 24th and a trip to Orlando, Florida, in March of 2027. 32:24
  7. Special education shared services contract 32:55
    • A presenter said the shared service contract with Northeast Georgia RESA provides therapists, audiologists and other specialists and totals $456,489.32 this year. 33:00
  8. Business services report 34:00
    • A staff member reported a 7.59% decrease in the cash balance over last month and payments of $2.2 million to 492 vendors in August. 34:10
    • The staff member proposed raising the three-bid threshold from $5,000 to $15,000 and the board approval threshold from $25,000 to $125,000, with emergency purchases up to $250,000. 34:10
    • Asked whether rising prices created a need for the change, the staff member said yes and cited an air conditioner unit estimated in the $70,000 after a lightning strike. 41:17
  9. Operations and facilities report 41:53
    • A presenter said the new transportation building is fully operational and proposals for the North Oconee High auxiliary gym are planned for early next year. 42:06
    • The presenter said a power redundancy project will increase power reliability for 3 schools at no cost to the Oconee County School System. 42:06
  10. Action items 44:01
    • A district staff member recommended that the board take items A through D, the out-of-state field trips, together and approve them as submitted. 44:08
    • The board considered the Northeast Georgia Regional Education Service Agency shared services contract and placing board policy DJEAA on the table for public review. 44:26
    • The superintendent recommended allocating $720,000 in fund balance to the Oconee County Civic Center for the 50% cost share under the 1992 MOU. 45:01
    • Each of the items put to a vote passed 5⁠-⁠0. 44:23
  11. Executive session 45:20
    • Ryan Hammock moved for the board to adjourn to executive session to discuss matters described on an affidavit. 45:32
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0 and the board adjourned to executive session. 45:43

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Video: posted by the district as “Oconee County Board of Education Regular Session • September 14, 2026”