Nashville School District facing higher healthcare rates

The Nashville School District is gearing up for higher healthcare rates for its employees.  At Monday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Doug Graham informed the board that the state is helping to offset a portion of the higher costs by providing additional funds.  However, even after the extra state money, Graham said the local district is expecting to need another $146,620 of funds from its budget to cover the increases.  The rates will rise from $168 per month for each employee, to the new rate of $300 per month, per employee.

The superintendent and board also took time to honor the 4A State Champion Nashville Scrapperettes Basketball team at Monday’s meeting.  Graham noted Saturday’s win was the first state basketball title won by a Nashville team in the district’s 107-year sports history.

Beyond basketball, the superintendent also noted how much success the district is having in other student events and activities, including the trap team, band program, soccer teams, and the Robotics teams from junior high school that will be taking part in the world competition.  Superintendent Graham also said the district will be paying the Robotics team entry fees, their hotel rooms and food costs while attending that worldwide event.