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Board approves resolution asking state to restore full LEA high-performance funding; staff review preliminary TISA estimates
Summary
The board passed a resolution urging the Tennessee Department of Education to fully fund high-performing LEA bonuses after a change in the state's accountability model reduced Rutherford County’s allocation; staff also reviewed preliminary TISA/TNNG funding estimates and outlined a likely 2% COLA scenario and budget pressures from enrollment declines and rising insurance costs.
The Rutherford County School Board unanimously approved a resolution asking state officials to restore full funding for high-performing local education agency bonuses after the Tennessee Department of Education applied an additional 'effect size' measure that prorated expected monies.
Dr. Sullivan explained that Rutherford County was one of two districts that historically qualified for the full $4 million high-performance allocation (the other being Williamson County). Because the state added an "effect size" measure to the accountability protocol, that funding was prorated for…
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