The following items were presented to the Board:
Finance Report -
As of May 31,2020 the Board learned the system is at 95.41 percent for the budget year. The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenues for May 2020 were down 3.33 percent from 2019 collections and down .26 percent from last month. A financial statement, investment reports, and bond summaries were also shared, as well as a detailed capital projects analysis.
Draft Guidelines for Reopening -
Dr. Bearden, Superintendent, presented the updated draft guidelines for reopening the schools. There will be a virtual option K-12. Grades 6 - 12 have the option of Forsyth Virtual. A virtual Special Needs PreK, K - 5 is being created. Virtual town hall meetings will be conducted the week of July 6 for parents interested in the Special Needs PreK, K-5 virtual option. A final decision is required by July 10. A commitment must be made for the entire 9 weeks. More info can be found at
RESTART Forsyth Schools on our website.
Training Staff on Virtual Instruction -
A presentation was given regarding the training of staff for the Virtual K-5 instruction. The presentation is available
here
.
