The Savannah-Chatham school board typically holds their regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Whitney Administrative Complex, 2 Laura Avenue. Meetings can also be viewed live on the school board’s YouTube page.
The agenda for the July 8 meeting is not available to view.
School Board Briefs/News
June 24 – The school board approved a $704.7 million fiscal year 2027 general fund budget, adopting what board members described as a “bridge budget” that uses about $17.2 million in fund balance to offset slowing revenue growth while maintaining a proposed property tax rate of 17.331 mills pending final adoption July 15. District officials said the spending plan represents a 3.3% increase over the current revised budget and includes a 2% cost-of-living adjustment, step increases and strategic investments while preparing the district for more significant spending reductions and operational changes in future budgets.
June 3 – During the June 3 board meeting, a lengthy discussion about the uncertainty of revenue figures from the tax assessor’s office led the board to withdraw the tentative adoption of the fiscal year 2027 budget and millage rate from the agenda.
TRANSPARENCY SCORE
Agenda availability
Days ahead of meeting (1-5): 5
Posted online: (0-1): 1
Meeting packet (0-2): 2
Meeting accessibility
Video/audio (0-1): 1
Streamed online (0-1): 1
Minutes availability
Availability online (0-2): 2
Detail (0-2): 2
Responsiveness
Email inquiries (1-3): 3
Total: 17 out of 17
Context: The full agenda packets are provided well in advance of the meetings, which are easily available to stream live or afterwards. They have been responsive to my inquiries.