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Lebanon SSD reports 94% attendance; outlines budget timeline, transportation steps and summer-school plans
Summary
District staff reported 94% attendance, previewed a more transparent budget process with target months for review, described transportation staffing and new buses, and outlined summer school staffing, dates and estimated student invitations.
District leadership reported at the Lebanon Special School District board meeting that attendance recovered to 94% following recent illness-related absences, and staff provided updates on the budget calendar, transportation staffing and summer-school planning.
“Excited to say we had 94% attendance today,” the district director reported. Staff said they plan a multi-month budget review process with public presentations beginning in March and April and an expected final approval in May or June, depending on state TISA allocations.
On transportation, staff said they removed one route from the wait list and currently have seven driver candidates training for commercial driver’s licenses. Two new buses arrived on the lot last week, and district leaders said bus-manufacturer lead times have shortened from as long as 18 months to as little as four to six months in some cases. The district also said it will review a successful program run by Robertson County to improve driver recruitment and training.
Financial updates included a local-option sales-tax intake $322,000 above estimates and state “fast growth” allocations that were adjusted upward in a recent revision: the transcript reports an updated fast-growth allocation of about $620,000 and outcomes funding of about $350,000. District staff said those state allocations will likely be placed in fund balance until final decisions on use.
Teaching and learning staff provided summer-school details: dates are set for June 2–26 with early work days at the end of May. The host site will be Myers Dowdy; the district assigned about 38 grade-level teachers plus support staff and estimated roughly 95 total staff roles for the program (about 65 certified teachers and the remainder classified employees). Transcript estimates included approximately 455 students expected to attend certain grade-level programming and an estimate of about 350 third graders likely to qualify for required third-grade support; later in the segment staff said “about 855 students will be invited” overall. The district has submitted and received a program waiver from the Tennessee Department of Education but is awaiting confirmation of state summer-school funding levels.
No formal board action was required for these reports; staff committed to provide updated revenue and expenditure numbers at the next meeting.
