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Board member urges Hamilton County Schools to disclose school-level TISA bonus allocations
Summary
At the board meeting, a member asked administration for a school‑by‑school breakdown showing what each school 'earns' under TISA, how much of outcomes (bonus) funding is retained at the school level and how much is used for districtwide overhead; administration agreed to prepare a consolidated report.
During board matters, member Jody Schaefer urged the district to give the board — and the public — a school‑by‑school accounting of how TISA (Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement) dollars flow: base funding, strategic allocations and outcomes (bonus) funds earned through performance.
Schaefer said the request was about transparency and incentive alignment. She described the request succinctly: "Give us and I've asked Dr. Robertson this already today. Give us a list of every school. What is the…
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