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Board approves routine finance, staffing and facility measures; insurance vendor change recommended
Summary
The Nashville School District board approved payment of bills, school choice transfers, building improvement plans, summer‑school hires and several personnel actions; the superintendent recommended switching student activity insurance to Educational Benefits, Inc. (EBI) at a lower annual cost and the board approved the change.
The Nashville School District board approved a series of routine financial, personnel and facilities actions at its May meeting, including payment of district bills, approval of school choice transfers, building improvement plans, summer‑school hires and the acceptance of several resignations.
The superintendent reviewed the district's financial summary and reported an operating cash balance of $6,990,380. After noting two budget categories nearing limits (telephone and transportation supplies), he recommended the board pay outstanding bills; a board member moved and the motion passed by voice vote.
The board approved a recommendation to switch the district's student accident/activity insurance from the locally based carrier arrangement to Educational Benefits, Inc. (EBI). The superintendent said EBI offered a plan at $29,900 versus a $31,500 custom plan from the previous agent; he recommended the EBI plan because the company operates statewide and the district already has working relationships with EBI for employee benefits. A board member moved to accept the recommendation and the board approved the change.
The board also approved a proposed asphalt overlay and reseal of the high school south parking lot, estimated at $47,100, and voted to approve four campus improvement plans that will be posted on the district website. The superintendent read a list of students applying under the state school‑choice process and recommended approving the in‑ and out‑transfers that met the May 1 deadline; the board approved those transfers and three additional board‑to‑board transfers for students who missed the deadline.
Personnel actions included accepting three resignations (including a junior‑high band director) and approving an eight‑person employment list of teachers and aides for the coming year, as well as hiring summer school teachers across campuses. The superintendent said some hires were transfers from other campuses.
The board handled these items in succession without extended debate and recorded each approval by voice vote or motion. Several motions included a named mover and a second from another board member; exact roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript and therefore are not specified here.
Next steps: staff will proceed with vendor and personnel onboarding and post approved school improvement plans and assurances on the district website as required by state deadlines.
