District overview
Carter County Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What Carter County Board records show
Board minutes distinguish adopted actions from the October 19 agenda proposals. Financial publications are labeled audited or unaudited, and the audit response is attributed to management.
The Board advanced a new high school and technical center
April minutes approved a $40.93 million Phase 3 bid package. A Phase 4 motion failed September 21 for lack of quorum and passed unanimously September 28.
The Board adopted FY2027 tax and budget actions
August minutes set 47 cents for motor vehicles and 46.9 cents for property per $100. September minutes approved the final working budget.
The FY25 audit contains a federal grant compliance finding
Finding 2025-001 identifies $390,178 as impermissible supplanting. Management says it repaid and transferred the amount; the auditor did not audit that response, and the summary table conflicts with the detailed finding.
Current policies address devices and generative AI
The device policy restricts instructional-time use with stated exceptions. The electronic-media policy requires safe, responsible AI procedures covering privacy, ethics, and academic integrity.
No official Board recording or transcript archive was found, and January 2026 minutes were absent from the official archive.
Where the district stands
Major projects
New Carter County High School and Career and Technical Center
Board records show continuing construction approvals through September 2026The Board approved a $40.93 million Phase 3 bid package in April and Phase 4 academic space and a competition gymnasium in September. The reviewed records do not establish final completed cost or completion.
- Minutes approve the Phase 3 bid package and revised BG-1.
- Minutes approve BG-23-359 Phase 4 after an earlier motion failed for lack of quorum.
Funding
District construction financing and project funds; reviewed records establish the $40.93 million Phase 3 bid package but do not establish a final completed project cost.
Recent news
Reviewed every collected official source, including Board minutes, embedded approved minutes, the full October packet, current policies, financial publications, and the FY25 independent audit; reconciled all 23 unique source hashes to 27 canonical publication and meeting reports.
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