Hamilton County school board votes to approve revised budget proposal

July 25, 2019 at 12:10 p.m. | Updated July 26, 2019 at 2:56 a.m.

by Meghan Mangrum

A full meeting room listens as Dan Schmidt presents a Facilities Audit to school board members and county commissioners Tuesday morning at the McDaniel Building at 455 N Highland Park Ave.
A full meeting room listens as Dan Schmidt presents a Facilities Audit to school board members and county commissioners Tuesday morning at the McDaniel Building at 455 N Highland Park Ave.

UPDATE: The Hamilton County school board approved a $418 revised budget, foregoing a 2.5% teacher raise, in a 7-2 vote. The board also board unanimously approved and adopted the district's new behavior and discipline guidelines.

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The Hamilton County school board will be voting on the district's revised budget proposal for FY 2020 at a special called session at 5:30 this evening.

The district's original $443 million budget proposal was sent back to the board after the Hamilton County Commission voted against a 34-cent property tax rate increase to allocate additional funding to the county's public schools.

Board member Tucker McClendon is expected to propose an amendment to the current revised budget that would take $6-7 million out of the district's $36 million fund balance to give teachers a one-time bonus instead of a 2.5% salary bump.

Here are five things you should know ahead of tonight's meeting.

Follow Times Free Press education reporter @memangrum for live updates from the meeting.

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