Clinton City board approves 2026–27 calendar, federal grants procedure, policy tweaks and safety plan

The Clinton City School Board approved a set of routine but consequential administrative items: the 2026–27 school calendar, the annual acceptance procedure for federal consolidated grant funds, a tweak to the district public-records policy, and the yearly safety and health program plan required for OSHA/TOSHA compliance.

The 2026–27 calendar was presented as largely aligned with Anderson County for fall/spring breaks, with an early August in‑service day (Aug. 6) required because South Clinton Elementary will serve as a polling location. The director summarized differences with neighboring districts and said, "We will be starting half a day on a Friday" at the start of school; the board approved the calendar after motion and second.

On federal grants, the director explained guidance from the state comptroller that permits annual board approval of consolidated federal funds (Title I, II, III, IV, and IDEA) so routine, midyear federal-budget amendments can be handled by administrators and the state approval process without repeated board votes. The board approved that annual acceptance and recorded a roll-call showing 'yes' votes from Curtis Isbell, Tim Bobble, Merle/Earl Price, Joey Smith and Debbie Heaton.

The board also approved a minor change to the district’s public-records policy after Scott Ray attended comptroller training. Administrators cited an increase in out-of-state requests and AI-related queries; the revised policy formalizes appointment-based in‑office review windows, allows reasonable copying charges and permits charging for extensive staff time to assemble non-routine requests. Scott Ray was named district public records request coordinator to centralize handling of financially and HR‑sensitive records.

Finally, the board approved the district’s annual safety and health program plan to maintain compliance with OSHA and TOSHA. Board members noted Scott Ray and district staff work with TOSHA on safety measures for students and employees.

What’s next: The director said the strategic plan document ('Accelerate 2030') and related materials will be uploaded online and that staff will continue to report to the board on grant amendments and any substantive public-records requests.