Obion County Director of Schools Tim Watkins used the fiscal year-end meeting June 30 to update the board on staffing, finances and planning. Watkins told the board an Assistant Principal position at OCCHS and a special education teacher position at SFMH remain open, and that a feasibility study for an unspecified project is ongoing with the lead consultant scheduled to visit in August.

Watkins reported both the County Budget and Finance Committee will meet Monday, July 7, and said he is “expecting to lose more funding,” according to the minutes. He also reported he will be on vacation but reachable by phone. The director confirmed that the district will be in session in August and that, following Black Oak’s closure, 13 students transferred to Lake County.

The board did not record additional budget figures, contingency plans, or public comment on the expected funding loss at the June 30 meeting; Director Watkins provided the update as part of his Director’s Update and the minutes record these items for administrative follow-up.