Board approves personnel slate, fund transfers and gifts; treasurer reports stronger-than-expected revenue

The Bowling Green City Schools board approved personnel recommendations May 19 that included hiring three teachers for the 2026–27 school year (Andrea Johns as a high‑school intervention specialist, Haley Silva as a first‑grade teacher at Crim, and Ashley Wynne as an intervention specialist), several transfers and promotions, and renewals of administrative contracts. The board also accepted gifts totaling $6,445 from community donors and approved routine fund transfers to capital projects and severance funds.

Treasurer Mister Feasel presented the financial report, saying the district’s April collections exceeded earlier expectations by roughly 5–8 percent and overall revenue year‑to‑date was about 1.5 percent above projections. He noted investments were trailing a target of $1,200,000 by about $170,000 and described a pipeline delinquency that produced $2,700,000 in proceeds this month; portions of those proceeds were used for debt service and permanent improvement funds. He said the district will transfer additional $300,000 to the severance fund this year and that about 10 staff retirees had affected severance liabilities.

On personnel, the board moved to approve the agenda but pulled item a4 (summer work for the ag program) for separate consideration; the remaining personnel items were approved by roll call. The meeting record shows the board carried motions for the financial report, personnel slate (excluding the pulled item), and operations items.

The board did not discuss line‑by‑line budget changes for the coming fiscal year during the public meeting; the treasurer said projections for July and August revenue were uncertain due to state and county collection processes.