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Board earmarks roughly $2.1 million surplus for teacher aides, intervention and graduation coaches; $5,000 allocated to each elementary school
Summary
The Blount County Board of Education approved transfers to reserve about $2.1 million in surplus funds for hiring teacher aides, intervention coaches and graduation coaches and approved a separate $75,000 allocation to give each of the district's 15 elementary schools $5,000 in supplemental budgets.
The Blount County Board of Education voted Jan. 9 to reserve surplus money—about $2.1 million—to hire teacher aides, general-education and special-education instructional assistants, intervention coaches and graduation coaches, and to set aside $75,000 to provide $5,000 in supplemental funding to each of the district's 15 elementary schools.
Board members said the transfers use existing surplus within the district budget rather than requesting additional funds from the county commission. The board described the transfers as earmarks: funds would be moved into "other charges" reserve lines and spent only if the director fills the identified positions.
Why it matters: Board leaders said additional instructional staff and coaches are intended…
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