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Committee approves budget reallocations for athletics, Chromebooks and graduations; $49,000 vendor deal to cover athletic trainers
Summary
Wilson County Education Committee members approved two budget amendments that reallocated an assigned fund balance of $1.8 million (including $750,000 for athletic maintenance and about $1.1 million for Chromebook purchases), accepted a $21,930 donation and approved a $49,000 interim agreement with Vanderbilt to provide five athletic trainers through the school year.
Wilson County Education Committee members voted to approve two budget amendments and a short-term agreement to restore athletic training coverage after a vendor staffing change.
Under Budget Amendment No. 2, the committee added a donation of $21,930 and reallocated $30,000 from instructional supplies to staff development to provide roughly 10 additional slots for the iTeach program. The amendment also moved assigned fund balance of $1,800,000 originally set aside for athletic maintenance and Chromebook purchases to cover insurance premium overages and related costs. During discussion staff said $750,000 of that assigned balance was set aside for athletic field and facility maintenance and approximately $1,100,000 was…
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