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Dr. Epstein described a plan to intervene earlier in the school year \"before absent number 5,\" institute mandatory parent meetings for students who missed more than 10 days last year, and hold two parent meetings (one for Stigall and East and another for junior–senior high). The district will use an attendance team that includes the parent liaison and school resource officers (SROs) to perform community outreach; social workers will continue phone outreach and in-school supports.

The superintendent said the district had a list of students with attendance issues by grade and highlighted that a high number of seniors had 10 or more absences during May (a school officer asked whether the figure of \"41 out of 63 seniors\" was correct and Dr. Epstein said she would provide detailed grade-level data to the board). The district also experimented with a Saturday summit offering make-up seat time; about 30 students attended the pilot Saturday event, but Dr. Epstein said the district likely offered it too late in the year to maximize impact.

Dr. Epstein described third-grade retention and summer-school arrangements tied to state expectations: summer school will be used to help third graders who did not meet promotion criteria, with monitoring and follow-up during fourth grade. The superintendent said summer-school decisions moved quickly this year because of late state information; the district desegregated the data and notified families promptly so summer programming could begin earlier in June.

Why it matters: chronic absenteeism affects learning outcomes and state accountability measures; the board’s new attendance interventions aim to identify problems early, involve parents, and provide make-up opportunities before students fall too far behind.

Other notes from the superintendent’s report: congratulations to students entering middle-college programs and to teachers/supervisors recognized as \"teacher of the year\" and \"supervisor of the year;\" community scholarship and fundraising events raised several thousand dollars for student aid.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Humboldt City Schools Board Meeting June 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Dr. Epstein described a new attendance intervention plan that includes interventions before a student's fifth absence, mandatory parent meetings for students with more than 10 absences, Saturday makeup options and targeted monitoring of third-graders facing retention; the board discussed using SROs and parent liaisons for outreach.","taxTitle","Humboldt City, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",79560,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533633,"Humboldt City board selects option 2 for local bonus plan after debate over who is eligible for governor's $2,000 teacher payment",1223,107000,1330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684105-372132589213dea7d766a78353532730&start=107&end=1330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684105-372132589213dea7d766a78353532730/thumbnail_107000.jpg","/articles/6533633/Humboldt-City/School-Districts/Tennessee/Humboldt-City-board-selects-option-2-for-local-bonus-plan-after-debate-over-who-is-eligible-for-governors-2000-teacher-payment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533633-b8e506048175e1ba0832af3badbac178/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167636&Signature=YdsEXrvOhghzkvRKJGyM86EdR~eupwMThNe1SqECLeERoCmPduXNTv~0XlPJrnrfKWdoVlPbgBcZHqEff2hb2LhKARBM638capzuDGMtWkNihKYFED9E0jtj143rnyNo7evSM5kMm~mADQ-A7X1AZNWc10pqRsUwbkh7eucaDfMdUaIO3NjAHClLrcghhuLUAFgt6c9SkNaifs-6WpkizZJlrbOutnrOM6MNJ5oyba-9L1sNBA2rvwZEvXCvNlIVNr52FGpCaD8Y8O6uFXwxBmuI20bxtsK~~2XQXM3bdOOSEvSy8kqu7c6Az1i9J7-cBnlerI97cZxQds7bjl1Lmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members at a Humboldt City Board of Education meeting discussed how to respond to a governor-announced one-time $2,000 bonus for teachers and selected a local option by majority vote.

Superintendent Dr. Epstein opened the discussion by saying she did not understand \"the rationale behind the governor only wanting to give certain teachers the $2,000\" and noted the state’s definition of eligible teachers is based on certified/licensed teachers with specified contact hours. She said the state payment will drop to districts July 1 and asked the board whether the district should supplement the governor’s payment for other employees who were not included in the state program, such as social workers, assistant principals, custodians, teacher assistants and other noncertified staff.

Dr. Epstein presented options she and neighboring districts had considered (she said some districts were planning local supplements) and suggested possible local amounts in conversation: an illustrative plan discussed in the meeting included roughly $1,000 for some certified staff and $500 for noncertified staff (she described how different per-pay or per-period calculations would translate to those lump sums). Board members debated equity, retention and budget constraints: some argued for giving all staff a bonus to recognize support roles that enable teaching, while others prioritized boosting certified teacher pay to retain instructors.

The board then took an individual preference vote on the proposed options; multiple members voiced support for \"option 2\" and the chair announced, \"The option two's have it.\" The transcript does not record a formal motion text, a mover/second, nor a dollar amount tied to \"option 2\" at the moment the chair declared the outcome. Dr. Epstein noted the district would likely use the district fund balance if the board chose to supplement the state payment; she referenced the fund balance as about \"2.9 and a little change million.\"

Why it matters: the governor’s payment covers only a subset of employees as defined by state guidance. The local decision affects whether noncertified staff who support daily operations (bus drivers, custodial staff, cafeteria staff, teacher aides) receive any supplemental one-time payment and whether the district will draw from fund balance to pay it.

Discussion vs. decision: the transcript records extended discussion and several suggested dollar figures. The explicit board decision recorded in the transcript is that \"option 2\" received a majority of board members’ spoken support; the transcript does not record the board adopting a specific supplemental dollar amount tied to that option in the same moment, nor the formal motion text or a roll-call tally. The superintendent and finance staff will need to finalize the payout amount, source of funds, and administrative mechanics before any payments are processed.

Selected direct quote from the meeting: \"I don't really understand the rationale behind the governor only wanting to give certain teachers the $2,000\" — Dr. Epstein.

Selected procedural quote at close of vote: \"The option two's have it.\" — Chair (name not specified).

Next steps noted in the meeting: district staff will clarify the final local payout amount and funding source (superintendent indicated fund balance as the likely source) and prepare details for implementation if the board formally adopts a supplemental payment plan in a future action.","Board members debated whether to supplement a governor-announced $2,000 one-time teacher bonus and voted to adopt 'option 2' among local bonus distribution choices; the superintendent and board discussed using district fund balance to cover local supplements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533637,"Humboldt City Board approves budgets, consolidated federal application and schedules special meeting",188,70000,258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684105-372132589213dea7d766a78353532730&start=70&end=258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684105-372132589213dea7d766a78353532730/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6533637/Humboldt-City/School-Districts/Tennessee/Humboldt-City-Board-approves-budgets-consolidated-federal-application-and-schedules-special-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533637-147876853da60b5e64864ac8207f28aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167636&Signature=Jm9kfgr8Ev2uz-g-dgHzFJeQsQE5Crgb70-~O8D7HSjxURj~8Nwu6jBb9NnIcPeRXRpIBfa5ZeqeYW9FEWht8rKDgwWBFbw6NACaNpFfWqTflWvXnkTx2F02R19RNgNs7QIqEP7A61QYVPK5yndAST7~oXG1J9Zgfh7M3Qrdk-b3QqTFLUdvIQQJp3tsMaWrT38qGw0JI2eBc7F4xSl3D72GdhLTa5Czksz40eYBKTeWuXO6O5dxxot6LsaKDXRtLfK7T73IwRUzLnkRZMyObVf4hJD3P2WcCAZ6tSiAuGcTga3YMqpY5TWHWaDqDfivO59U-QDmPsF9n9wPzCQNzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Humboldt City Board of Education members voted unanimously on a series of routine and budget items during a board meeting that included an added discussion about a state teacher bonus.

The board approved the consent agenda and then approved an amended meeting agenda to add a superintendent’s report item on a one-time teacher bonus announced by the governor. The board then approved the food service budget, adopted the 2025–26 school-year budget and salary scales (which the superintendent said includes the mandated state salary increase on the teacher salary scale and a 3% raise for all noncertified staff), and approved the consolidated application for fiscal year 2026 covering federal programs including Title I and special education. All votes were recorded as voice votes with the chair stating “the ayes have it.”

Board members also approved scheduling a special-called meeting to adopt 2024–25 budget amendments so the district can balance accounts and prepare for audit. The special meeting was set for June 26 at 1:00 p.m.; the board discussed moving the time earlier if needed to preserve quorum and then confirmed 1:00 p.m.

Why it matters: the adopted budget and salary scale set pay levels for the coming school year and embed the state-mandated teacher salary adjustment and a 3% raise for noncertified employees. The consolidated application authorizes federal grant use for the district’s Title I, special education and other federal programs; the special meeting on budget amendments is intended to reconcile accounts before audit.

Key votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda — motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved.
- Amended agenda (to add item on governor’s $2,000 teacher bonus) — motion to approve amendment; voice vote; outcome: approved.
- Food service budget — motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved.
- 2025–26 school year budget and salary scales (includes state-mandated teacher salary increase; 3% raise for noncertified staff) — motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved.
- Consolidated application FY2026 (Title I, special education, federal grants) — motion to approve; voice vote; outcome: approved.
- Special-called meeting to approve 2024–25 budget amendments — motion to approve June 26 at 1:00 p.m.; voice vote; outcome: approved.

Board members did not record individual roll-call tallies for these items in the transcript; votes were taken by voice with the chair announcing outcomes. The meeting record shows multiple opportunities for discussion before each voice vote, but no formal amendments to the budget motions were recorded in the transcript.

The board’s next administrative action will be the special-called meeting on June 26 to finalize 2024–25 budget amendments and ensure balanced accounts ahead of audit.","At a Humboldt City Board of Education meeting, members approved the consent and regular agendas (with an amendment), ratified the food service budget, adopted the 2025–26 school-year budget and salary scales, approved the consolidated federal application for FY2026, and scheduled a special meeting on June 26 to finalize 2024–25 budget amendments.","actionData","errors"]

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