The Cheatham County Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 11 to approve a fund‑balance supplement described during the meeting as between $342,444 and $343,444 to implement an athletics and fine‑arts supplement, effective July 1 with retroactive pay.
At the June 5 meeting of the Cheatham County Board of Education, Pleasantview principal Nicole Gower and district staff reported academic gains and community partnerships that the district will continue or expand in 2025–26.
At its June 5 meeting the Cheatham County Board of Education completed its annual evaluation of Director of Schools Dr. Beck, awarding a mean score of 0.79 and featuring remarks from board members praising her leadership as she prepares to leave the district.
"We were able to do this year because of the funding," Sycamore band directors told the Cheatham County School Board, thanking the board for allocations that allowed instrument purchases and repairs.
The Cheatham County School Board approved multiple fund-balance transfers and FY26 budgets, including a $1.2 million transfer for K–12 science textbooks and early-literacy kits and balanced budgets for food services, extended-school programs, capital projects and the general-purpose fund.
Sycamore High School reported continued academic growth, community partnerships and staff achievements during a school-improvement update to the Cheatham County Board of Education Thursday.
The Cheatham County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt Savvas Publishers' science textbooks for K–12 after a local committee of teachers reviewed materials aligned to Tennessees Next Generation Science Standards. The board will next address budget allocations to purchase the materials.
The Cheatham County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to participate in the states Education Freedom Act teacher-bonus provision, approved an amended contract for the board attorney and approved a second-reading revision to Policy 5.802 on director qualifications.
The Cheatham County Board of Education approved several motions at its Roadshow meeting, including a $0 out‑of‑county tuition fee, renewal of an ESS substitute contract, $180,000 for middle‑school marquees, a background‑investigations policy on second reading and the director of schools' contract.
At a Cheatham County Board of Education Roadshow meeting, Principal Wenning described personnel changes, targeted interventions and use of the district's Instructional Practice Guide to improve testing and classroom instruction; district staff described how the IPG is used to guide teacher support and district planning.