Franklin County School District

This Schoolwide Improvement Plan outlines strategies to enhance academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math, for all students, with a specific focus on Black/African American and Multiracial subgroups. Key priorities include motivating student engagement, implementing instructional supports and interventions based on data analysis, and increasing attendance through a Positive Behavior and Intervention System (PBIS). The plan also emphasizes preparing students for postsecondary opportunities and strengthening academic programs.

The 2025-2028 English Language Learners (ELL) Plan for Franklin County School District outlines comprehensive procedures for identifying, assessing, instructing, and supporting ELL students. Key strategic areas include student identification and English language proficiency assessment, programmatic assessment, comprehensive program requirements and instructional models, statewide assessment participation, annual English language proficiency assessment for exiting services, monitoring procedures for former ELLs, parent, guardian, and student notification and rights, the function of the Parent Leadership Council, personnel training, and procedures for the extension of services. The plan aims to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and federal court orders, providing equitable access and comprehensible instruction to facilitate English language acquisition and academic achievement for all ELL students.

The Franklin County School Board adopted supplements and a pay plan for differentiated pay for instructional personnel, non-instructional personnel, and school-based administrators, based on factors like additional responsibilities, school demographics, critical shortage areas, and job performance. Supplements include those for advanced degrees, school-based deans, guidance roles, mentors, reading endorsements, ESE staffing, department chairs, alternative education teachers, ESOL endorsements, assessment facilitators, elementary team leaders, supervising teachers, and resiliency leaders. Non-instructional supplements cover CDA credentials, lead paraprofessionals, TEACH Early Childhood Scholarship bonuses, support staff employee of the year awards, substitute coordinator roles, paraprofessionals working with physically handicapped students, alternative school paraprofessionals, and VPK lead teacher mentors. Secondary supplements include those for spirit band, class sponsors, student government, district/elementary/secondary teachers of the year, yearbook, culinary arts, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Special Olympics coordinators, ROTC, and locksmith positions. Athletic supplements are provided for various coaching positions and athletic event support staff. Additionally, there are health insurance waivers and supplements for alternative education/PreK leadership, advanced degrees for speech language pathologists and administrators, therapist stipends, guardians, and safety specialists.

The Franklin County School Board approved the final budget amendment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The budget includes multiple funds such as the General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Capital Project Fund, Special Revenue Fund, and others. Key discussion topics included estimated revenue, appropriations, other financing uses, and fund balances for each fund. The amendments cover various aspects of school finances, including federal and state revenue, local revenue, transfers in, and expenditures across different functions and objects.

The special board meeting and public hearing focused on the proposed 2025/26 final budget. Key actions included announcing the final millage rate of 4.9120 mills, inviting public comments, and calling for votes on the final proposed millage rates for Required Local Effort, Basic Discretionary Operating, Local Capital Improvement, and Additional Operating. The board also voted on the final budget and approved Resolution Number 2025-004 adopting final millage rates and Resolution Number 2025-005 adopting the final budget. The meeting also covered the District Summary Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, including assessments, millage levies, and estimated revenues for various funds such as the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds (Food Services, Other Federal Programs, ESSER, CARES Act Relief, American Rescue Plan Act Relief, and Miscellaneous), Debt Service Funds, and Capital Projects Funds. Appropriations, other financing uses, and fund balances were also reviewed and approved.