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Ringgold board honors support staff and seeks update on cyber-charter funding changes after state budget passage
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Summary
At its meeting, the Ringgold School District board recognized National Education Support Professionals Day, said the district’s state funding largely matched the governor’s original budget proposal, and asked administration for a follow-up report on how recent changes to cyber-charter tuition calculations will affect district revenue.
MB opened the meeting by recognizing National Education Support Professionals Day and thanking paraprofessionals, food-service staff, custodians, maintenance workers, bus drivers, nurses and other support staff for their work.
"Your dedication, expertise, and heart shape a positive, productive, and safe learning environment for every student in our district," MB said during the president’s report.
MB told the board the state budget was approved on Nov. 12 and that the district’s final funding "was in line with that original proposal." MB also said the legislature made changes to cyber-school funding and that the district had added numerous deductions to the PDE-363 form used to calculate cyber-charter tuition payments, and that staff were still interpreting the full impact.
A board member then asked administration to provide a formal update once the district completes an assessment of the cyber-charter changes so the board can "understand how what that impact will be," noting that the numbers could be sizable. That request was moved into the record during the business portion of the meeting.
Why it matters: district revenue and student services can be affected when state formulas or deduction rules for cyber-charter tuition change. The board’s request for an impact assessment will inform future budget adjustments or policy responses.
The meeting also included other routine reports and presentations on policy and curriculum matters; MB said clarifications on some curriculum and funding items should be available within the next two weeks. The president’s remarks and the board’s request concluded without a formal vote on this specific follow-up; board members asked administration to return with the assessment.
The board proceeded to its consent and action items after the president’s report; no decisions on staffing or program reductions were announced in connection with the cyber funding discussion.
