District overview
Franklin County Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What the official record establishes
The five-member elected Board adopts budgets, taxes, policies, calendars, staffing structures, contracts and construction actions. Funding in the reviewed record includes state SEEK support, local property taxes, grants, capital funds and project-specific reimbursements.
The FY2027 budget was revised in October
The Board approved the tentative budget in May, the working budget in September and a revised working budget October 12. The collected action pages do not state one full districtwide spending total.
Local tax rates were adopted after public notice
The Board proposed 72.1 cents per $100 for real and tangible property and 51.0 cents for motor vehicles August 10, then adopted those rates August 24.
State and grant funding supports specific services
The record includes a $64,918 KETS offer requiring an equal match, grant applications up to $500,000 for school violence prevention, and a two-year preschool pilot discussed as $1.4 million per year.
Working meetings mainly provide oversight
Several mid-month and working sessions contain school, finance and human-resources presentations but no substantive recorded motion beyond adjournment.
The action pages state motions and outcomes but are not signed standalone minutes. Auto-generated captions can mishear names and dollar figures, so exact actions and amounts are anchored to the action pages when available.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Elkhorn Elementary construction
Active projectBoard records throughout the year approve Elkhorn Elementary pay applications, change orders, furniture, network and access-control work. The recordings describe inspection and occupancy progress, but the collected sources do not state one total project budget.
- Approved construction pay applications, six change orders and the entrance reimbursement agreement.
- Approved $646,010 in furniture and $200,395.67 in video and door access controls.
- Approved additional pay applications and nine credits or increases; the recording describes remaining inspections and interior finish work.
Funding
Capital/project funds and a $122,286.70 Transportation Cabinet reimbursement for the new entrance are identified; one total funding package is not stated.
Recent news
Reviewed all 47 stored originals: 34 representations of 29 distinct Board sessions, 11 official recording transcripts and two current policies. Five legacy and current portal pages represent the same occurrences and are grouped once. Reports separate working, special-called and regular sessions held on the same day.
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