On the night of Parent-Teacher Conferences, the Sumner County School Board will meet in special session to consider potential budget cuts. The meeting is at the Central Office in Gallatin at 6:30 PM -- so, plenty of time to make it to your conferences and then head on over to the meeting.
No details yet on what exactly may be cut, but it seems likely that critical textbook purchases will be delayed for yet another year and some staff and/or teachers may lose their jobs.
Alternatively, the County Commission COULD decided to fund the budget by asking every Sumner County taxpayer to pay an average of $5 a month more in property tax in order to keep schools on track.
The School Board has noted that 619 new students are in Sumner County Schools this year -- the equivalent of adding an entire new school. This while funds from the County have remained steady.
The Board suggests it cannot maintain expected services when growth is around 500 or more students a year and funds remain the same.
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