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Director reports: FEMA grant pending, teacher bonuses, construction updates, Project RAISE award and E-Rate funding
Summary
Director of Schools Brandon Carpenter updated the Carter County Board on a pending FEMA obligation for Hanson High School, teacher bonuses to be paid in September, multiple construction projects, a Project RAISE district award, camera upgrades and an $869,000 E-Rate category 2 award over five years.
Director of Schools Dr. Brandon Carpenter told the Carter County Board of Education the district expects a FEMA grant obligation soon for Hanson High School repairs, that teacher and parent-professional bonuses will be paid in September, and that several construction and technology projects are progressing.
"The money has to be obligated before we do anything as far as any of the big projects," Carpenter said of the FEMA grant process. He added district officials had contacted state and congressional offices to try to speed the FEMA obligation and said staff expect the next steps to be completed soon.
Carpenter said the district…
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