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Cannon County Schools reviews draft budget; staffing, insurance and potential phone-policy costs highlighted
Summary
School officials reviewed a draft general-purpose budget that holds teacher pay increases, adds one nurse and an assistant principal, factors a low-interest EESI loan, and flagged a potential $30,000 cost to implement a districtwide phone-storage system under a new state law.
Cannon County Schools staff reviewed a draft general-purpose budget at a budget workshop April 14, laying out revenue estimates, staffing additions and program line items while noting several figures remain estimates.
The budget presenter, a Cannon County Schools staff member, said revenues include property tax, local option sales tax increases and state grants, and that the district will update the figures when it receives a new TISA estimate. “We always hope to take in more money than we estimate. We hope to spend less than we estimate,” the presenter said.
Why it matters: the draft balances planned teacher pay increases and new school-based staff against continuing loan payments and uncertain federal grant rules. Staff and trustees discussed adding one full-time…
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