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Board approves consent agenda, hears financial and legislative updates
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Summary
The board approved a consent agenda that included awarding a voluntary dental insurance RFP to Delta Dental (estimated employee annual cost $454,525, effective Sept. 1, 2026) and adopted state‑required textbooks. The board also received a financial report and a legislative update covering several bills affecting education.
The Germantown Board of Education approved the consent agenda as presented, which included the recommendation to accept the voluntary dental insurance proposal from Delta Dental and the adoption of textbooks for Physical Education, PE&CTE Advanced Manufacturing and Information Technology for the district's eight‑year adoption cycle.
Superintendent Mr. Manuel summarized the dental RFP process: GMSD received three proposals and recommended Delta Dental as the most favorable submission because it offered the lowest premium increase, a rate guaranteed for three years and a satisfactory dentist network. The administration estimated the employee annual cost for the voluntary dental plan at $454,525 and said coverage would take effect Sept. 1, 2026.
On textbooks, the GMSD Textbook Adoption Committee (six teachers and two parents) recommended publishers and titles for courses required by the State Textbook Commission. For middle and high school STEM and CTE courses the committee recommended ICEV Multimedia for Computer Science Foundations Coding 1 and Cybersecurity 1, CodeHS for relevant offerings; for Lifetime Wellness the committee recommended Education Training and Research Associates (ETR) and Health Smart. The superintendent said state law requires adoption from the state‑adopted list and that selections followed required committee review.
During reports the board also received a legislative update from Mr. Ellis. He said several education items were under consideration in the Tennessee General Assembly: an open‑enrollment bill (Senate Bill 328/House Bill 349) failed in subcommittee; a school nurse funding bill passed out of committee; and Senate Bill 2599/House Bill 2364 (clarifying searches and notification obligations) passed subject to committee. Mr. Ellis said private‑pay provider rules for students with autism were moved to the next day's calendar and that the administration will monitor developments.
The finance report for February 2026 showed: General Fund $22,000,000; School Nutrition Fund $1,400,000; Capital Improvements Fund $3,600,000; OPEB Trust Fund $6,200,000; Health Insurance Fund $86,000. Monthly health claims were $433,000 (budgeted $519,000) and year‑to‑date claims total $5.46 million. SFE reported net income of $63,217 and the OPEB trust had net realized and unrealized gains totaling $558,000 year‑to‑date.
The chair said all consent items were finalized during the agenda approval and the consent package passed by voice vote.
