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- Agenda and minutes: The board added Budget Amendment 31 to the published agenda and approved the meeting agenda and the regular meeting minutes (motion and second recorded on the record; voice vote passed).

- Student trips and extracurricular travel: The board approved multiple school-sponsored trips: Hickman County High School Tennessee Strong club to the Tennessee Youth Summit in Chattanooga (students Catherine Walls and Clara Cochran requested approval); a senior class trip to Holiday World in Indiana (student Jake Tidwell presented); Hickman County Middle School eighth-grade trip to Beech Bend Amusement Park in Bowling Green, Ky.; and a JCLC Cadet Leadership trip (June 3–7) to Wendell Ford Training Center in Greenville, Ky. Motions to approve each trip were made and seconded on the record and passed by voice vote.

- Attendance zones: The board approved annual attendance zones for the 2025–2026 school year; staff said zones remain unchanged and exceptions for convenience have been handled administratively where capacity allows.

- Membership dues: The board approved payment of membership dues to the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) for the 2024–2025 membership year; the motion passed by roll-call vote with board members recorded as voting yes.

- Technology and equipment purchases: The board approved an E-rate-related networking purchase through Central Technologies (total bid $293,640; district share $58,728) to upgrade backbone switches and network equipment; the motion passed by roll-call vote. The board also approved awarding welding-lab equipment bid to Learning Labs for $74,428 under the Innovative School Models Grant; the motion passed by roll-call vote.

- Textbook adoption: By roll-call vote the board approved the district science textbook adoption recommended by the teacher committee (vendor: Savvas), with K–2 to be delivered digitally and upper grades receiving physical/digital access. Staff indicated state textbook funds will cover the purchase.

- Budget committee and amendments: The board approved appointing all board members to serve as the budget committee for upcoming budget meetings. The board then approved three budget amendments (29, 30 and the added 31). Staff described Amendment 29 as recognizing insurance recovery of about $212,960.62 for the middle-school damage and other donations; Amendment 30 as internal line-item adjustments related to outside donations and CTE/TCAT enrollment distributions; Amendment 31 as awarding opioid-settlement grant funds to health- and mental-health-service programs that had been approved by the county board earlier.

- Policies and routine reviews: The board approved review of the listed board policies (model updates provided by TSBA) with no first- or second-reading changes required.

Ending: Most items on tonight's agenda were routine approvals that allow staff to proceed with planned purchases, trips and budget adjustments. Where larger budget implications exist (technology purchases and budget amendments), staff will continue to report to the board and present details at the April 30 budget work session.
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A committee made up of teacher representatives from each school reviewed the approved materials and conducted trials in classrooms. According to staff, nine voting classroom teachers participated in the district committee; five of the nine voted to recommend Savvas. The district provided a letter certifying the materials are free from prohibited concepts, per board request.

Staff explained the chosen materials have both physical and digital components. The committee recommended that K–2 materials be delivered as digital resources (district staff said K–2 students benefit from hands-on activities and recorded/read-aloud features), with physical or digital access for higher grades. The presentation noted digital access allows text-to-speech and language supports; teachers can also adjust reading levels.

District materials estimated the textbook purchase at roughly $250,000–$300,000 and said state textbook funds are available to pay for the adoption. Board members thanked the committee for the multi-month review; staff noted adoptions are long-term investments and the materials are expected to remain in use for several years.

Ending: The board voted to adopt the recommended science curriculum following the committee recommendation and confirmation of state approval; staff will proceed with purchases and distribute materials based on grade-level plans.","Following a state review and local committee recommendation, the board approved a science textbook adoption (Savvas) for K–12 with K–2 to be provided digitally; the purchase is expected to cost between $250,000 and $300,000 and will use available state textbook funds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6611790,"Storm damage led to $75,000 gym repairs at Hickman County Middle School, officials say",128,1951000,2079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892935-ed405ee741a5242f77310acc5bca54fe&start=1951&end=2079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892935-ed405ee741a5242f77310acc5bca54fe/thumbnail_1951000.jpg","/articles/6611790/Tennessee/Storm-damage-led-to-75000-gym-repairs-at-Hickman-County-Middle-School-officials-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611790-22828023f8a7fbe8b0c6b10d51c32dcb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770644493&Signature=n-7SMZ1NlVk441qhp-yBTa5KMAE37z4Eqji3Y~FfGhswCscWDt9VkLIjxezkbugxRH6bb2DCo5Rj7fEq5m~NMI1sxrxjpIpHRxORbFCl757PmAuftdpUHIeN2xCz~1K93YkM01EGQf996pcb~wI40V312QKwTWHIbCw7Jj4~J-FkhJVOXHDvtLeowOnCHyThzu0mmR42v8OgqOQQ1aZOSf2K7sDCDCrIIP3~Yyjd5i3rVLDEmcxt7r6l5RTWG1oQM~Y7hXS8BOKctg0BqqYAteqHaeeV56GklJT0HSW9c95YOYXugUYVdCXdZMwVwE0~DKIczvkr5Q5uWVeC~pK-7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff told the Hickman County Board of Education that a recent storm ripped roofing from the Hickman County Middle School gym, soaked the building and ruined the old parquet gym floor. Contractors have dried the building and completed most roofing work; the floor company is scheduled to install a new playing surface.

School maintenance and district staff said they chose to upgrade the roof insulation to current code (from 1 inch originally to 3 inches now), even though insurance would have replaced it “in kind” with the original 1 inch. The district estimated the additional insulation cost at about $20,000; the insurer’s depreciation on the roof and floor was listed as roughly $50,000. With the chosen upgrades and the new floating floor construction, officials said the net cost to the district for roof and floor improvements will be about $75,000.

Maintenance staff explained the new floor will be a floating floor supported on a substructure (2x4s) rather than the older wooden parquet tiles set directly on concrete. The floating floor is used at both district high schools and is expected to provide more give and reduce injuries such as shin splints.

Officials also said the district will pursue insurance recovery and that some of the work had prior approval for ESSER funds; staff are appealing to state education authorities to have ESSER pay for previously approved spring-break work. The district will update the board when insurance and ESSER outcomes are known.

Ending: The board was informed of the decision to upgrade to current-code roof insulation and to install a floating gym floor; the district expects completion soon and will report back on insurance and ESSER reimbursement progress.","Board heard that recent storm tore off the middle school gym roof and damaged the floor; district elected to install code-upgrade insulation and a new floating floor at an estimated $75,000 net cost.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6611794,"Hickman County schools project deficit and outline pay-rise options as state mandates raise costs",307,3769000,4076000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892935-ed405ee741a5242f77310acc5bca54fe&start=3769&end=4076","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892935-ed405ee741a5242f77310acc5bca54fe/thumbnail_3769000.jpg","/articles/6611794/Tennessee/Hickman-County-schools-project-deficit-and-outline-pay-rise-options-as-state-mandates-raise-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611794-285c68894cd475042e288d971ec6d71f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770644493&Signature=RVfkEWRvmNtAanMV6SZCWIHcgs-5YwymTFdu86-9OPcDNaM7jId3WAudxNVvZ84eDcxG4TyC7Q7CrH2aGBuy0hnVWB~zYC6P3C0VTgYCj4HnBDWu6SRZFQvQL4XbkLpTfNxCi2QDTB-IVApky72HKrb2Bk~L43SddJjoB6JB6shiMQYBWUelKuRwIKB9JtmGl-dGEOEeIVoDtscw~qkkAeAFKqFyt8EZBsV0ETJg~~iHaLCnOtm9nc-4-R9rbwZDUfehOoDkDy8ZEXMazjstR-lOsr4GJVomsTxMW9Or0TznkxpFB~vQkrh9P6lEKRjwGtZP7BTG6bGXr6PZbntfCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hickman County Board of Education officials told the board at its April meeting that the district expects to draw down reserves next year to meet a state-mandated $50,000 starting salary for certified teachers and to raise pay for support staff and substitutes.

District staff presented updated revenue and expenditure projections and asked the board to schedule a budget-only work session to nail down specifics before the board must submit a proposed budget to the county legislative body. The board set a budget work session for Wednesday, April 30, 5:30 p.m., at the board office.

Administrators said recent events and state policy increases have pushed projected expenditures higher. The district reported projected expenditures of about $34.2 million and projected revenues roughly $600,000 above previous estimates; the result is a planned use of about $1.5 million from reserves next year. Officials said that is an improvement from a previously modeled $2.5 million drawdown but still means the district will begin the next fiscal year with a lower fund balance.

The presentation explained some of the major drivers of increased cost: two consecutive 4.5% raises for certified teachers were modeled as the board’s preferred route to reach the $50,000 starting salary required by state law; the cost of those raises for certificated staff was estimated at about $1.2 million. Board materials and staff remarks said raising support employees via a flat-rate supplement would add roughly $235,000–$275,000 depending on the flat amount chosen, and boosting substitute pay (examples given: $90/day for uncertified substitutes and $125/day for certified substitutes) would add about $40,000.

Staff also flagged one-time capital and unexpected costs that affect next year’s budget, including $75,000 in storm-related roof and gym-floor repairs at Hickman County Middle School (see separate story). Administrators said the district is pursuing insurance recoveries and an appeal to the state education department for use of federal ESSER funds to cover some spring-break work that had prior approval.

Officials said they expect some additional revenue this year: a monthly Tennessee funding update (TISA) indicated nearly $970,000 in additional state funding in the latest report, though that number is fluid. Board members and staff urged the county legislative body to maintain current property-tax funding for schools (cited as 58¢ of property tax in the presentation) and said local sales tax growth as businesses open could help stabilize revenues.

The superintendent and finance staff said they will return to the board at the April 30 work session with a more detailed plan, including definitive cost figures for proposed raises and the effect on the district’s fund balance. They also said they will discuss whether to accept or decline a state “one-time $2,000 bonus” tied to a separate state program (the Education Freedom Act) and the implications for equity among employees if the board were to endorse a state resolution to secure that payment for full-time classroom teachers only.

Board members asked that the staff also present options that would include all district employees where possible and to quantify the total cost if the district were to extend an equivalent bonus to every employee; staff said early estimates for an all-staff bonus were in the “several hundred thousand dollars” range and that they would present more precise numbers at the April work session.

Ending: The board scheduled the budget work session for April 30 at 5:30 p.m. and asked staff to return with refined projections and explicit options for teacher raises, support-staff supplements, and substitute pay. The materials presented at the meeting and followup documents will be used to prepare the May budget presentation to the county legislative body.","School officials told the board they expect to draw on reserves next year to meet state-mandated teacher salary increases and proposed pay boosts for support staff and substitutes, and scheduled a budget work session for April 30 to finalize details.","actionData","errors"]

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