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Scott County board hears TSBA legislative briefing; approves routine consent items
Summary
At its regular meeting the Scott County Board of Education received a TSBA legislative update covering vouchers, teacher bonuses, testing and funding proposals, and approved a series of routine consent items including bid renewals and budget amendments.
A board member reporting on the TSBA legislative conference told the Scott County Board of Education on an extended report that a statewide voucher measure has advanced and that related legislation and funding proposals are moving through committees.
The board member said the voucher bill as written would trigger a $2,000 bonus for "teachers" but that the bill’s definition of that term appears to limit eligibility to instructional classroom teachers who have students in their rooms, excluding principals, supervisors, instructional coaches, data coaches and guidance counselors. The board member said the board has until June 1 to submit any local options or language the board wants considered.
The legislative report was the meeting’s main nonroutine discussion. The speaker summarized several developments reported at the TSBA (Tennessee School Boards Association) session: a one-time transfer rule was…
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