Wilson County committee approves school budget amendments, includes nearly $2 million state summer-learning grant
May 08, 2026 | Wilson County, Tennessee
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The Wilson County School Committee approved budget amendment package No. 13 on a voice vote, adopting a set of reallocations and grant recognitions for the district.
Staff member presented the package and said the first section recognizes several small TBA grants the district received this year, including a $25,000 award to one school for classroom use. The package reallocated $35,000 to supplies and materials to cover rising paper costs and moved $2,500 among administrative lines to support staff development meetings. At the Career Technical Education program, staff said a retiring bookkeeper prompted reallocations and an added $10,000 for summer training travel.
The amendment also shifts $60,000 from an 'other charges' line to natural gas after a winter gas leak at a large high school; staff said the leak has been fixed. Staff reported a state summer-learning grant allocation of $1,976,000 for instruction and a separate $358,000 award to cover transportation costs for summer programs. The transportation office also reallocated $16,800 from diesel fuel to contracted services and communication equipment to cover bus tablets and subscription costs for summer runs.
To advance capital work, the committee moved $586,000 from the unassigned fund balance to capital outlay to allow an additional roof replacement outside LaMintero, part of the district's five-year plan. For Central Cafeteria, $6,400 was reallocated from capital outlay to salaries and fringes to provide training following another staff retirement; staff emphasized this uses federal funds where applicable.
A committee member questioned whether shifting funds out of the diesel line would leave enough for summer given recent fuel-price spikes. Staff responded that early-year fuel prices were lower and that remaining funds, together with the summer grant, should cover the season's needs; staff noted diesel prices had risen from about $2.47 in December to 'about $4 and something' by the time of the meeting. After discussion, the committee approved the amendment package by voice vote.
The committee did not specify detailed roll-call tallies in the record; the transcript records the approval as a voice vote with ayes recorded.
Staff member presented the package and said the first section recognizes several small TBA grants the district received this year, including a $25,000 award to one school for classroom use. The package reallocated $35,000 to supplies and materials to cover rising paper costs and moved $2,500 among administrative lines to support staff development meetings. At the Career Technical Education program, staff said a retiring bookkeeper prompted reallocations and an added $10,000 for summer training travel.
The amendment also shifts $60,000 from an 'other charges' line to natural gas after a winter gas leak at a large high school; staff said the leak has been fixed. Staff reported a state summer-learning grant allocation of $1,976,000 for instruction and a separate $358,000 award to cover transportation costs for summer programs. The transportation office also reallocated $16,800 from diesel fuel to contracted services and communication equipment to cover bus tablets and subscription costs for summer runs.
To advance capital work, the committee moved $586,000 from the unassigned fund balance to capital outlay to allow an additional roof replacement outside LaMintero, part of the district's five-year plan. For Central Cafeteria, $6,400 was reallocated from capital outlay to salaries and fringes to provide training following another staff retirement; staff emphasized this uses federal funds where applicable.
A committee member questioned whether shifting funds out of the diesel line would leave enough for summer given recent fuel-price spikes. Staff responded that early-year fuel prices were lower and that remaining funds, together with the summer grant, should cover the season's needs; staff noted diesel prices had risen from about $2.47 in December to 'about $4 and something' by the time of the meeting. After discussion, the committee approved the amendment package by voice vote.
The committee did not specify detailed roll-call tallies in the record; the transcript records the approval as a voice vote with ayes recorded.
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