Bristol Tennessee Board of Education - September 2026 Meeting

The Bristol Tennessee Board of Education meeting on September 22, 2026, approved consent items that included financial reports and surplus items. The board also approved grant applications for Title IX, McKinney-Vento, the Stronger Connections Grant, the Public School Security Grant, and the Tennessee Tutoring Grant; roll-call votes were affirmative. A board member noted that the school system receives more than $4 million in grant funding, without specifying that amount as the value of the applications considered at this meeting. The board also approved a behavior technician item, with no contract, vendor, or dollar amount stated.

On second reading, the board approved policies concerning guidance, medication, student safety and relocation, suicide prevention, foreign exchange and migrant students, annual rights notifications, and head lice. First-reading policies were also approved. The meeting featured a middle-school presentation on Viking Valor and a student mentoring and enrichment program; no specific purchases or vendor selections were identified.