Tennessee Public Charter School Commission committee approves PowerSchool procurement and amended FY26 budget, hears enterprise risk and staffing updates

The business operations committee of the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission on July 24 approved a procurement for the student information system PowerSchool with a maximum liability of $65,000 and voted to adopt an amended FY26 budget, after presentations on enterprise risk management, staffing, office space and fiscal performance.

Executive Director Tess Stovall told the committee that state law requires agencies to complete an annual risk assessment under the Financial Integrity Act and that the commission aligns its objectives and KPIs to its strategic plan. Stovall said agencies must identify risks and controls for objectives such as ‘‘high quality charter schools’’ and described controls including a robust application review, preopening process, annual performance review and a 10-year renewal process to limit the risk that an approved charter school does not perform.

On staffing, Stovall said the commission has hired several new staff since…