9.15.26 B.O.E. Work Session

The Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education work session, held September 16, 2026, discussed budget amendments and major school facility projects. Budget Amendment No. 6 would recognize a state special-education preschool grant of about $190,000—roughly $10,000–$12,000 more than last year, but still far below the program’s stated cost of more than $800,000, alongside approximately $23,000 in federal funding. Amendment No. 7 covers a $78,060 Tennessee tutoring grant for part-time tutors. Amendment No. 8 would recognize $156,681 in carryover grant funds, including about $104,000 for tutor salaries and the balance for supplemental materials. These amendments were discussed for consideration at an upcoming board meeting; no spending vote or award was recorded in this work session.

The board reviewed Houston High School capital improvements, including cafeteria, auditorium, and fine-arts renovations within an approximately $10 million funding plan, with portions estimated at $6 million–$7 million for renovations and roughly $4 million–$5 million for fine arts. The board also discussed a separate bid for a new track and turf field, with work divided into multiple trade packages and an alternate to replace the existing field’s turf. Bids were scheduled to open October 1, and a special board meeting was tentatively planned for October 6 to consider recommendations; no contract was awarded at this session. The discussion also covered five proposed school club fees and moving the open-enrollment policy to a second-reading action item at the next business meeting. No fee or policy vote was recorded.