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Ringgold School District board approves 2026–27 budget, ratifies six‑year teachers' contract and signs software, facilities and service agreements
Summary
The Ringgold School District board on Monday approved the 2026–27 budget, ratified a six‑year successor contract with the teachers association, authorized several vendor agreements including a police records management system tied to a PCCD grant, and approved tax resolutions and facility‑use requests.
The Ringgold School District Board of Directors approved the 2026–27 district budget, ratified a tentative six‑year successor contract with the teachers association and approved multiple vendor agreements at its latest meeting.
The board voted to accept the administration's proposed balanced operating budget for the 2026–27 school year after discussion; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote, 7–1. The administration presented the budget as balanced in the packet materials; some line amounts in the transcript were difficult to read and are recorded in the board packet.
The board also approved tax resolutions for the 2026–27 school year, including a real‑estate rate reflected in the packet. That motion passed 5–3. Separately, the board authorized allocation of $1,126,778.56 in state gaming funds to support the homestead/farmstead exclusion under Act 50; the resolution described an exclusion amount up to $350.88 for eligible homeowners and passed 8–0.
On labor matters, the board ratified a tentative agreement between the Ringgold Education Association and the district, a six‑year successor contract effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2032, and authorized board officers and the superintendent to execute the agreement. The administration previously described negotiations as professional and collaborative. The contract approval passed 8–0.
The meeting also cleared a slate of vendor contracts and instructional purchases: approval of university affiliation agreements for student teaching and leadership experiences; a PSDA policy services membership for $20,071.73; a BookRags ELA teacher subscription at a stated cost of $200; digital licensing for CUDA math software for one campus for three years (per agenda); and a one‑year transportation audit software support agreement with Orbit Software at an annual cost of $10,970. All motions were presented as included in the board packet and approved by roll call.
Board business included routine personnel items (resignations, ratifications, appointments and salaries), ratification of hires for summer programs and approval of job descriptions and compensation plans effective July 1, 2026.
Chair and staff notes: the solicitor briefed the board on recent court rulings and said the district will likely review an AI policy in July. The meeting opened with an invocation and concluded after community questions about nonprofit fundraising space.
Next steps: where purchases and agreements require final solicitor or administration review, approval was conditioned on that review; the superintendent and district officers were authorized to take actions necessary to finalize agreements where noted.
