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A motion to approve the superintendent’s recommendation was made by Board member Heather Duncan and seconded by Akita Palmer. Chairwoman Jackson Litt called for any further discussion; there was none.

The appointment was announced at 8:00 p.m. after the board exited executive session. The board concluded the meeting immediately after several final motions, recording a 7-0 vote on the appointment and on adjournment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","06-26-25 Rockdale County Board of Education Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","After returning from executive session, the Rockdale County Board approved Superintendent Chesser’s recommendation to appoint Nia Grisby, currently an instructional math coach at Memorial Middle School, to assistant principal there, effective July 1, 2025. The vote was 7-0.","taxTitle","Rockdale County, School Districts, Georgia","taxId",15315,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657156,"Rockdale County outlines school-improvement summit, sets five priorities for the year",873,340000,1213000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5088886-f500aebba0761faded421a8a807fa0b1&start=340&end=1213","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5088886-f500aebba0761faded421a8a807fa0b1/thumbnail_340000.jpg","/articles/6657156/Georgia/Rockdale-County-outlines-school-improvement-summit-sets-five-priorities-for-the-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657156-f01419b48b8495f56caaa4bc74384948/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133658&Signature=Hmf-xWBgVIuSfgU9UWx8Hrjz2GssrsIXzvBWskkCS2y2yxs2RARs87Cd698skeHfibS4rAgCY2fdjAqeAFvDOCJIwmegYhS-UuCGX6nmfU0QvASiKT2WfDh1puSxPL9z1ObwVuMbsRMZaS6H3d4JPIF8no4N9hTVUuriBC2xkWbUczrI0WVZqlhS-5-OFpTHtHVMxaf-695RL5hlou3GZDfEzte-oAfixYhVOAFDI~xKP70cHhdVPbTeuB8aGPRTa3pRwfVBS0ENmj4hT8euuQeiqyO4kLb8BMt0eDKsdTyeSwVtYfA00Rc~T0-iXtvvQdyxQ-wAh2rqkEa0eH2cjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lashara McLean, representing the Division of Leadership and Learning, told the Rockdale County Board of Education that the district convened a first annual continuous improvement summit this summer to align school and central-office goals and to support school-based leadership teams.

The summit, McLean said, required principals to complete pre-work collecting and analyzing academic, attendance and behavior data; they then worked with building leadership teams to develop school-improvement plans that align to district priorities. “This year, school-based teams and central-office leaders came together in a shared space to reflect, collaborate, and align school improvement plans with district priorities,” McLean said.

Dr. Richardson, who spoke after McLean, said the district used a common protocol to analyze summative-assessment data and emphasized that while some district assessment data remained embargoed, staff used available information to identify needs and to set actions for teaching and learning. Assistant superintendent Miss Hunter and other curriculum coordinators provided content-level reviews and action steps during the summit.

Superintendent Chesser and staff described five district-level priorities the summit emphasized: A — attendance (reducing students with 10% or greater absences), B — behavior (reducing out-of-school suspensions by a stated target), C — content mastery (increasing the weighted achievement score), D — job-embedded professional learning for staff, and E — stakeholder engagement (improving family and community engagement measures). McLean said schools retain autonomy to design school-based goals from their local data while aligning those goals with district expectations.

Staff outlined monitoring and next steps: routine visits to professional learning communities (PLCs) for collaborative instructional planning, coaching partnerships with school-based instructional coaches, targeted classroom “focus walks,” cross-divisional observations, data briefings by district leaders and ongoing progress monitoring at the school level. The district also plans to strengthen family and community partnerships to support student learning and to use principal PLCs to share best practices across levels.

Board members heard that the summit’s intent is to build shared ownership and a common language around improvement and that the work will continue through coaching, monitoring and reflection across divisions.","District leaders presented a new continuous improvement process after a first annual school-improvement summit that aligned principal and central-office goals around five priorities: attendance, behavior, content mastery, job-embedded professional learning and stakeholder engagement.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657160,"Rockdale County school board adopts FY26 budget as tax-digest delays raise short-term cash concerns",91,2329000,2420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5088886-f500aebba0761faded421a8a807fa0b1&start=2329&end=2420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5088886-f500aebba0761faded421a8a807fa0b1/thumbnail_2329000.jpg","/articles/6657160/Georgia/Rockdale-County-school-board-adopts-FY26-budget-as-tax-digest-delays-raise-short-term-cash-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657160-2963d30324a265e696ad873dfb394654/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133658&Signature=FwDBDAYz15khpMKH4kYEEeGpn2Di7jCBiLK~hCdvPGPZxAwBekpwgIMtBZZrjRlzOQi3hlsjcuPE093-xV9~PeZxcVH4ZDHoyI0c5ZRUREVAInwIRbnRbj4N8nqa6wNVM3us9MEV3ubrgJOX-q7IvK7XVAGMQ08RSfjs40P0ZlRLg6P6EaW0cse97uVN6qKNS1yRJXPPgltoM8~DKVxWuqnaDk7bErgQlGMOU8Jc0msRLVg4fWShhMGgAPfj8av~9UlWppeYFo2JMzbiSwOT-PBHijPgEaQc2E~RCBh4WqN2KqHdxvdOSxLYfDf4xFhfUY55GGHPmyMvLzGyHLCOhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rockdale County Board of Education on Thursday voted to adopt the fiscal year 2026 final budget, a motion the board removed from the consent agenda to be considered separately and approved on a 6-0 vote.

Board member Justin Kenny said he took the item off the consent agenda because “this being a fundamental responsibility of the Board of Education to adopt a budget each fiscal year, it should be voted on separately.” The board then approved the superintendent’s recommendation to formally adopt the FY26 final budget as presented and tentatively adopted on May 15, 2025.

The discussion followed a monthly financial report for May that showed the district’s May revenues at $11,200,000 and year-to-date revenues of $208,800,000, representing 95.7% of the current budget. Expenditures for May were $19,300,000 and $199,700,000 year to date, representing 90% of the budget. The district reported encumbrances of $1,070,654 and a fund balance of $37,688,083.

Finance staff member Miss Smith told the board the county’s tax digest and rollback calculations are delayed because the vendor that supplies digest software is updating systems related to recent state changes. “We have not gotten our tax digest yet,” Miss Smith said, and she warned the schedule could shift depending on when the county tax commissioner receives vendor updates.

Board members asked whether the delay is likely to be unique to Rockdale County. Miss Smith said she did not believe the delay was unique and that the issue was related to implementation of a state law, referenced in the meeting as House Bill 581. She said some jurisdictions have received their digests and others have not.

Superintendent Chesser told the board staff scheduled a meeting with the county tax commissioner for the coming week to seek clearer dates. “We have a meeting scheduled next Tuesday in which we’re going to meet with the tax commissioner in hopes of getting some clear dates and when we can expect to get it,” Chesser said.

Board members also pressed the district on cash-management implications. In answering a board question, Miss Smith said the district will likely need a tax anticipation note this year if the digest and tax-timing remain delayed. “I did not bring up the fact that we definitely will need to get a TAN again this year. And that is, that remains to be seen right now. Legally, we have to pay off the TAN by Dec. 31,” Miss Smith said.

Officials described possible calendar scenarios: if the digest and rollback arrive by mid-July, staff said they would advertise and schedule millage hearings in late July and early August; if the digest does not arrive in time it could push the county’s digest submission to the state and delay tax bills, collections and the related revenues that the district expects to receive.

The board approved the budget 6-0. The agenda amendment to move the budget from the consent agenda to the discussion agenda was proposed by Kenny and the amended agenda was approved later in the meeting as part of agenda adoption.

Looking ahead, staff said they will report back after the meeting with the tax commissioner and will present any recommended steps to manage cash and borrowing options if delays continue.","The Rockdale County Board of Education voted to adopt the fiscal year 2026 final budget after removing it from the consent agenda for a separate vote. Board members and staff said a delay in the county tax digest, tied to vendor updates related to House Bill 581, could postpone property-tax revenue and require a short-term tax anticipation note.","actionData","errors"]

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