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Board approves supplements, startup funding, grants and construction contracts
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Savannah-Chatham County Board approved a $924,155 academic supplement transfer, startup funding for new schools, federal grant adjustments and several contract renewals and awards including a $25 million construction manager-at-risk agreement.
The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education on Feb. 5 approved a series of budget transfers, grant amendments and construction contracts, including a $924,155 transfer to create academic supplements, a $1,250,000 transfer for start-up costs at two new schools, a $814,711 adjustment to a Title IV grant and multiple procurement actions for construction and supplies.
Key votes at a glance (motions approved by the board at the Whitney Building unless noted):
- Academic supplement plan: approved a requested budget transfer of $924,155 for FY25 to fund academic supplements for roughly 800 non-athletic positions (grade chairs, department heads, coordinators and similar roles). District staff said the supplement program began prior to the pandemic and will continue to be refined.
- Start-up funding for new schools: approved a budget transfer of…
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