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MNPS committee keeps FY26 total at $1.382 billion while shifting about 306 FTEs, including special-education roles
Summary
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools’ Budget and Finance Committee reviewed a proposed FY26 budget amendment that leaves the district’s $1.382 billion appropriation unchanged but reallocates roughly 306.3 FTEs across functions — including a 36.8-FTE adjustment tied to an estimated $2.5 million drop in federal IDEA funding.
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools’ Budget and Finance Committee heard a presentation from Chief Financial Officer Jorge Robles on a proposed FY26 budget amendment that maintains the district’s previously approved total appropriation while realigning staffing and budget lines.
Robles told board members the amendment does not increase the overall appropriation: “the actual budget is balanced to the original allocation” of $1,382,000,000. He said the amendment records adjustments that have occurred since the original budget was approved so the official, approved budget reflects current allocations and supports clearer budget management.
The amendment records a net adjustment of 306.3 full-time-equivalent positions. Robles said 171 of those FTEs result from the student-based budgeting (SBB) principal…
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