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Superintendent: new dental MOU, culture survey, retirements and a disputed million‑gallon water bill; finance report previews $2.5M HVAC amendment
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Isaac summarized a Compass dental services MOU, the district’s 2025 culture-and-climate survey, announced retirements, described a large water billing the district is appealing, and outlined financial items including legacy funds in a CD and an upcoming budget amendment to include a $2.5 million HVAC project.
Superintendent Dr. Isaac gave the board an update that covered student health services, legislative developments, staff retirements, a water-billing dispute and the district’s finances.
On student dental services, Dr. Isaac said the board approved an MOU with Compass (Compass Dental) for on-campus dental services: Compass will provide services in the fall while the Jefferson County Health Department continues its rotations, and the district will host Compass on campus in the spring. Dr. Isaac thanked Miss Woodham for her work on the Compass MOU. The district will continue to partner with Jefferson County Health Department dental services while adding Compass as an additional provider.
Dr. Isaac told the board the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has submitted FY 2027 budget recommendations including “over 543,000,000 in new funding requests,” a request that he said the state board approved on Sept. 9; he cautioned that a request does not guarantee inclusion in the final state budget.
Dr. Isaac encouraged parents and staff to take the district’s 2025 culture-and-climate survey; he said the district posted the survey link and a common-explanation document on the district website and will publish the 2025 results after they are compiled. He also noted the district is posting prior-year (2024) unredacted results the state provided so the community can compare years.
The superintendent announced retirements in district personnel: high-school principal Groener and Amber Gillick (assistant principal) are retiring at the end of the school year. The district plans to hire a high-school principal in December and an assistant principal likely in January, Dr. Isaac said.
Dr. Isaac described a recent large water bill the district is appealing to the City of Hillsboro. He said the district was billed for a million gallons reportedly passing through a meter near the football field; the district is requesting the city replace the meter and will send the removed meter for testing. He said the district is following the same appeal process required of any citizen and submitted a formal letter of request to the city administrator, Mr. Daniel.
On finances, Dr. Isaac said the district holds approximately $750,000–$800,000 in SCEC legacy funds currently invested in a certificate of deposit; the funds were locked for two weeks at 3.69 percent. The superintendent described typical year-to-date revenue collection (about 15 percent received so far) and that expenditures are running slightly above the proportional year-to-date pace (about 25 percent through the fiscal year). He told the board the district will present a budget amendment in November to capture higher-than-anticipated investment earnings, include grant revenue such as a CTE enhancement grant, and formally budget the previously approved $2,500,000 HVAC project at the high school.
Dr. Isaac thanked Miss White for preparing a budget process and timeline document for central office and building leaders to ensure transparency and repeatable milestone dates for budget development.
Board members asked clarifying questions about retirement effective dates and classification of certain expenses; Dr. Isaac confirmed the retirements are effective at the end of the school year and explained changes in how the district is categorizing health-insurance-related expenditures across funds.
