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Kingsport board approves budget amendment to fund reset rooms, tutoring and Medicaid reimbursement program
Summary
The board approved Budget Amendment No. 2 authorizing a Ballad Health donation for a Jackson Elementary reset room, $115,384 for a high-dosage tutoring program, and a contract with Stellar Therapy Services to manage TennCare reimbursements; staff reported $72,524 already received and a net spendable amount of $52,167 after a 30% fee.
Kingsport City Schools on Sept. 9 approved a budget amendment that packages several health- and instruction-related funding items, including a Ballad Health donation for a reset room at Jackson Elementary, a grant allocation to continue a high-dosage tutoring program, and a contract to manage Medicaid (TennCare) reimbursements for medically necessary school health services.
Fry, a district staff member who presented the item, told the board the amendment includes a $4,500 donation from Ballad Health to create a reset room at Jackson Elementary. He said the district had completed similar reset-room work at Robinson and Sevier previously. The board approved the donation allocation.
Fry also said available funding…
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