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Nashville School District board reviews proposed 2027–28 budget and schedules publication ahead of March election
Summary
Board members reviewed a proposed 2027–28 spending plan that holds the millage rate at 31.7 mills, lists $9.0 million for salaries and recommends publishing the budget before the March school election; board authorized moving the proposal forward for formal adoption and publication.
The Nashville School District board on Nov. 17 reviewed a proposed budget for the 2027–28 fiscal year and authorized staff to move forward with the formal adoption and publication required before the March election.
The budget presented to the board projects salary expenditures of $9,000,000, instructional spending of $5,300,000, maintenance and operations at $1,900,000, transportation at $1,100,000, other operating expenses of $2,500,000 and bonded debt service of $809,719. The presenter said the district is approximately 42% through the current fiscal year and reported an operating balance of $4,900,446. The staff recommendation was to adopt the proposed budget for publication; the board moved and seconded the proposal and agreed to send it forward.
Why it matters: state rules require the district to publish a proposed budget before ballots go to voters in any school election. The board said it will publish the budget in advance of the March election that will decide two school-board seats.
Board and next steps: the board noted there are two incumbent candidates who have filed petitions — Jerry Wilson and David Hilliard — for the March election. Staff will prepare the formal budget publication and return to the board with final adoption language and, if needed, any additional documentation before the election-period deadlines.
The board did not change the district’s millage rate, which the presenter said has remained at 31.7 mills since 1992. The board’s action at the Nov. 17 meeting was to place the proposed budget on record and authorize the steps required for publication and later formal adoption.
