Superintendent: transportation fully funded; district to resubmit rural development grant by July 31
July 10, 2026 | Morgan County Schools, School Districts, Alabama
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The superintendent opened her briefing by thanking summer school staff and noting high participation at several schools. "I just want to thank all of the teachers that helped with it," she said, adding that a couple of schools had every invited student show up.
She then reviewed legislative funding developments and next steps. She said the district can resubmit an application for the second phase of a rural development grant by July 31 and planned a follow‑up meeting with Sewell to finalize details. "We applied last year for the grant in 2025. We did not receive anything," she said, explaining that a second phase contains a $70,000,000 pool for those who applied but were not fully funded.
On state support, she said "transportation for the first time is fully funded," a change she called meaningful because transportation costs (fuel, maintenance) have been a local budget pressure. She also summarized increases to targeted funding pools—poverty, special education and gifted programs—and said those increases allowed the district to shift some local teacher units into those pools.
She flagged other legislative changes the board will see on the agenda: a new policy requirement to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance in the mornings and a plan to play the first stanza of "The Star‑Spangled Banner" once weekly; she said the job‑posting rule will change effective Oct. 1, 2026, shortening some posting requirements. The superintendent warned that some supplemental appropriations and program funds may decline in coming years and that the district expects budget pressure in 2027.
Near the end of the briefing she called board attention to packet materials about a 0.65‑acre parcel near the location referenced in the transcript as "Fought for High School" and asked whether the board wanted staff to pursue an offer; the draft agreement in the packet did not show a finalized price.
No formal board direction or vote on the grant resubmission or on the parcel was recorded during the work session.
She then reviewed legislative funding developments and next steps. She said the district can resubmit an application for the second phase of a rural development grant by July 31 and planned a follow‑up meeting with Sewell to finalize details. "We applied last year for the grant in 2025. We did not receive anything," she said, explaining that a second phase contains a $70,000,000 pool for those who applied but were not fully funded.
On state support, she said "transportation for the first time is fully funded," a change she called meaningful because transportation costs (fuel, maintenance) have been a local budget pressure. She also summarized increases to targeted funding pools—poverty, special education and gifted programs—and said those increases allowed the district to shift some local teacher units into those pools.
She flagged other legislative changes the board will see on the agenda: a new policy requirement to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance in the mornings and a plan to play the first stanza of "The Star‑Spangled Banner" once weekly; she said the job‑posting rule will change effective Oct. 1, 2026, shortening some posting requirements. The superintendent warned that some supplemental appropriations and program funds may decline in coming years and that the district expects budget pressure in 2027.
Near the end of the briefing she called board attention to packet materials about a 0.65‑acre parcel near the location referenced in the transcript as "Fought for High School" and asked whether the board wanted staff to pursue an offer; the draft agreement in the packet did not show a finalized price.
No formal board direction or vote on the grant resubmission or on the parcel was recorded during the work session.
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