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Michelle Childs, the district’s legislative liaison, said the board’s new resolution is nearly identical to one passed the prior year and that she had already sent it to legislators in the district before the special session began. She said she wanted the board to reaffirm opposition because the special session was called outside the regular session and before other educational priorities had been heard.

Childs cited fiscal concerns in the state fiscal note, saying \"the fiscal note on this is more than a billion dollars over the first 4 years and it will continue to increase every year because, there's no cap on the amount of scholarships that can be given.\" She also highlighted differences from prior programs: the current proposal’s income limits are broader, testing and accountability requirements differ, and the fiscal note projects that at least 65% of participants would be current private‑school students. Childs referenced an Arkansas example where 82% of participants were current private‑school students and asked the legislature to prioritize teacher pay, noting the state's minimum teacher salary of $44,000.

Board members voted in support of the resolution by voice vote; the motion passed and no further action was taken at the special called meeting.

The resolution is intended to communicate the school board’s opposition to state voucher proposals and to inform local legislators of the board’s position.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LSS BOE Special Called Meeting 1-27-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Lakeland School Board approved a resolution titled \"Education Freedom Act and Similar Voucher Initiatives\" opposing state‑level voucher proposals; board legislative liaison detailed fiscal concerns and urged parents to contact legislators.","taxTitle","Lakeland, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",56520,"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},6309536,"Lakeland board approves MOU addendum increasing city funding for video board, adds student AV production",213,323000,536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2411981-4a72a661f0f72c51f5b3b764bd1821ec&start=323&end=536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2411981-4a72a661f0f72c51f5b3b764bd1821ec/thumbnail_323000.jpg","/articles/6309536/Lakeland/School-Districts/Tennessee/Lakeland-board-approves-MOU-addendum-increasing-city-funding-for-video-board-adds-student-AV-production","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309536-a37970e97992e7846eecab54e8956c72/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188497&Signature=BFjmVNcMQxDRZytzNMKI6v0Id1eF5ugQmoKhyhhTrQ8Ie83W~xRBArGyXxrKeIrkGdqAL4aOk8QN6AbAETLQIAyfvm8VYPm0b-y0yOxIyKae-RXjk4hlluPw0WsSpLEJfn0vbe05wXrVPMtl~G9C9vTj-HDQDNzV4bsOQRuP-yp69~hWGum~gtbxs-aNaRnGTmM0VnHL5Az1cYYOvXwn9WcVtofv5GTEsASA4Mvgz9AOYN14-uE1rd-lqFJXlCGowmez7VpLgh-3D1cLX7jwAsETlHrAaGgE7Oi2zJ1L-r6TYTCS5U4n6fLTDCy8YtnMxf6TNU-NnTOvVoUDQneq5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a special called meeting of the Lakeland School Board, members approved a first addendum to the memorandum of understanding with the City of Lakeland that increases city funding for a video scoreboard and adds a student audio‑visual production requirement.

The addendum raises the city contribution from $250,000 to $320,000 to cover a $70,000 sound‑system upgrade that was not feasible within the original scope and budget. The addendum also requires Lakeland Preparatory School’s audio‑visual program to produce two videos per year for five years for the city to use on the board.

Superintendent Dr. Horrell explained the change, saying the school had “couldn’t update the sound system, which had been in our initial scope per the original MOU, and get the size and the resolution that we wanted,” and that the city “decided to go ahead and fund the sound system as well.” He recommended approval of the updated MOU.

Board member Ms. Shouts thanked the mayor and the board for the partnership and said the student production requirement aligns with a new work‑based learning program for 12th graders. “This is a great addition to this memorandum, so that we can have some real world application of it,” she said.

The board also approved a corresponding FY 2024–25 budget amendment to record the city transfer in and the transfer out to pay for the scoreboard and related work. Dr. Horrell described the budget change as the item that “would, basically create a, the total budget amendment there to cover the transfers in from the city and then the transfer out to pay for the board.”

The motion to approve the MOU addendum and the separate motion to adopt the FY24–25 budget amendment both passed following standard voice votes.

The special called meeting concluded after the board completed the agenda items.","At a special called meeting the Lakeland School Board approved a first addendum to an MOU with the City of Lakeland that raises city funding from $250,000 to $320,000 to add a sound system and requires the school's audio-visual program to produce promotional videos; the board also approved a corresponding FY24–25 budget amendment.","actionData","errors"]

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Lakeland board reaffirms opposition to Education Freedom Act and similar voucher initiatives

Lakeland board approves MOU addendum increasing city funding for video board, adds student AV production