The Greeneville City School Board of Education discussed a budget deficit during their meeting on Monday afternoon. The school board met last week for a budget workshop where they revealed there was a $507,883 deficit. The school boards General Purpose Budget for 2024-2025 currently shows a total of $36,954,877 for revenues and equity and $37,462,760 for expenses, resulting in the $507,883 deficit.
Since then, cost cutting measures were proposed in the schools’ fund balance that would reduce that deficit to $241,683. The proposed items to cut from the fund balance include:
- 10% of the boards’ safety goal to increase safety each year for $6,200
- board goal to increase capital expenditures, representing $120,000
- device replacements, a recurring budgeted item for $110,000
- match funding for E-Rate Program in the amount of $30,000.
The cuts totaled $266,200, a reduction of almost half of the deficit. The school board voted to approve the amended budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year and will present it to the Greeneville City Council this afternoon. It was apparent to the board that numbers weren’t where they should be or where they wanted it to be. Board member Josh Quillen said it was important to note that money has been added to the fund balance a little bit at a time. The budget reflects the Administrative Leadership Team and the Board of Education’s best efforts to address the needs of Greeneville City Schools as well as meet State and Federal requirements.
Vice-Chairperson Dr. Craig Shepherd said the school needed a lending hand and costs were already cut to the bone but now the bone is cut in half. More money will most likely be requested. The board presents a budget to the city council annually based off the latest information available. Chairperson Cindy Luttrell also felt that the school would need more money in the budget. She said education is not a money maker and like everyone else, they also want to take care of their staff.
Besides the budget discussion, the majority of the meeting was spent recognizing students.
SCOPE Students
Hank Hope
Jackson Lampe
Xari Roots
Regan Smith
LEGO Team
Model City Regional Qualifier-Kingsport, TN
Highland Block Hawks: Champions 2nd place overall
GMS Blockheads: 1st place in Core Values
East TN Championship Results 2023-24 -Tennessee Tech
GMS Blockheads: 1st place in Core values
GMS Blockheads team:
Coaches: Aynnie Miller and Melissa Shipley
Team: Ethan Chambless, Gwendolyn Miller, Jake Miller, Avyn Patterson, Gray Perez, Isaac Price, Grant Radank, Miles Reneau, Anderson Sutton, and Adeline Herrell (Addie was in the Regional tournament Only)
Highland Elementary team:
Coaches: Jennifer Hartley and Sara Smock
Team: Maverick Dyer, Savannah Clemons, Landon Fair, Braelyn Adams, Eric McDonald, and Eduardo Juarez Banos
Tusculum College Math Competition
Algebra 1
Kenneth (Trey) Bailey
182 – 1st
Molly Herrell
163 – 2nd
Levi Jackson
158 – 3rd
Geometry
Gabrielle Oakley
125 – 1st
Anthony Mascola
114 – 3rd
Algebra 2
Hudson Fillers
165 – 1st
Shilo Wang
161 – 2nd
Addison Lenker
159 – 3rd
Pre-Calculus
Eady Wright
144 – 1st
Annika Vines
126 – 2nd
Jackson Lampe
125 – 3rd
Calculus
Riley Castro
139 – 1st
David Fisher
112 – 2nd
Emma Waddell
105 – 3rd
Statistics
Matthew Lindberg
170 – 1st
Character Ed Recognition
GHS
Corbin Cannon
Anna Shaw
GMS
Julia Woolsey
Jack DeAngelis
Eastview
Adelide Lawson
Grant Mulhollen
Hal Henard
Scarlett Burazer
Luke Gultra
Highland
Savannah Clemons
Robert Gutierrez
Tusculum View
Tanner Wiggin
Chloe Yi
Aspiring Leadership Academy
Dr. Adrienne Rose
Ashley Long
Andrea Gunter
Daniel Myers
Donita Huff
Greg Dykes
Haley Barkley
Kelly Lamons
Dr. Kimber McIntyre
Lauren Johnson
Megan Lampe
Nancy Philbeck
GHS Wrestling Team
Gabriel Oakley
Carson Dupill
Derrick Day
Angus Herrell
Hayden Moore
Zac Chrisman
Jenna Baines
GHS Girls’ Basketball
Anna Shaw
Jordan Swatzell
Alexia Harmon
Madison Carpenter
Matea Gray
Maria Lyde
Kyla Jobe
Abby Adkins
Kaydnece Gibson
Riley Welch
Aieronna Barner
Kenadee Harper
Trey Bailey
Coach Annette Watts
Asst. Coach Zak Holt
Microsoft Academic Specialist – Associate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Reese Williams
Abigail Moore
Ariana Powell
Syler Zou
Kiley Scott
Emma Sauceman
Julissa Hernandez
Jordan Swatzell
Simon Holt
Jacob Ball
Cole Smith
Trystan Tullock
Rebekah Brown
Phoenix Rojas
Allison Parker
Microsoft Office Specialist – Expert (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Word Expert, Access Expert and/or Excel Expert)
Ace Patel
Alyssa Dunivan
Sidney Najar
Emma Shelton
GMS Microsoft Academic Specialist – Associate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
MacCormack Cutshall
GMS Microsoft Office Specialist
Emma Hammonds – PowerPoint
Elijah Staggs – Powrpoint, Word, & Word Expert
David “Carson” Hurst – PowerPoint
Skylet Blair – PowerPoint
Elaina Philbeck – PowerPoint
Julia Woolsey – PowerPoint
Ava Freshour – PowerPoint
Brylan Rhodes – PowerPoint
Riley Foshie – PowerPoint
Jackson Peters – PowerPoint
Kandsley Cornwell – PowerPoint
Sullivan Horn – PowerPoint
Sheri Zhaung – Word
Kinsley Spradlin – Word
Aubrey Baskette – Word
Vera McKinney – Word
Parth Patel – Word
Wren Hope – Word
Madilyn Bales – Word
Kellen Simerly -Word
