8.25.26 B.O.E. Business Meeting

The Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education business meeting was held August 27, 2026. The board approved the consent agenda, including renewal of stop-loss insurance with current provider Sirius America Insurance for the 2026–27 plan year at a premium of $1,357,588, an increase of $185,000 in the specific premium. The agenda also included budget amendments, the school-fees schedule, and other items. Dishwasher installation at Riverdale and Dogwood had already been approved in May and was completed in July. The board discussed a first-reading revision to open-enrollment policy 6.201 that would prioritize certain grandchildren of Germantown residents and children of district alumni for transfers; the transcript does not clearly record the outcome of that item’s vote.

The chair reported that the city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen had advanced a $10 million bond for Houston High School improvements. The district is refining plans for cafeteria, lobby, and fine-arts renovations and expects to seek bids, with contract approvals to come before the board. The superintendent also reported completed facility work, including student-bathroom renovations, LED lighting and ceiling upgrades, a digital intercom system and data cabling at Houston High, and paving repairs; a track and turf practice-field project is also being developed with the city. No specific construction contract award was recorded at this meeting.