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Macon County boards review school construction updates and mounting district funding gap
Summary
County and school leaders discussed facility updates for Highlands and Franklin High, East Franklin’s urgent need for a new elementary school, and a district finance presentation showing local operating and capital outlays shortfalls as the state budget remains unsettled.
Board Chair Josh Young and Board of Education Chair Jim Breedlove convened a joint meeting Oct. 21 where school officials outlined building projects and a tight district budget that county leaders say they have been supplementing.
Superintendent Josh Lynch and Chief Financial Officer Alayna Ledford presented a PowerPoint on the Macon County Schools’ current expense deficit, county revenue and contribution percentages, capital outlay shortfalls and various funding scenarios, noting that the state budget had not been passed and state support remains uncertain. Superintendent Josh Lynch said…
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