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Supporters said the role would standardize messaging across schools, maintain the district website, support parent engagement and free existing staff to focus on student services. Staff said the position would report to central office, manage district communications plans and digital media tools, and could take on compliance- and training-related communication tasks. Dr. Armstrong (central office) and Miss Trammell were named as staff leads on the proposal and described responsibilities in general terms.

Opponents and some board members questioned whether a new central position should take priority over classroom staffing, asked how much of the communications work is already handled by existing central-office staff and school-based staff, and requested clear salary and budget estimates before committing. Staff offered a preliminary salary-range discussion: a starting range in the discussion was described as a beginning range of roughly $50,000 with a \"total package\" figure referenced around $75,000 including benefits; staff characterized these figures as initial estimates only.

A board member moved to add the position for the next school year and budget it; the transcript records that the motion failed. The board directed staff to return with a detailed job description, market-competitive salary recommendations and total cost estimates for inclusion in next year’s budget discussions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOE Meeting 4-14-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board discussed creating a central-office Communication Specialist role to standardize district messaging and parent engagement. Members asked for salary and budget details; a motion to add the position failed and staff were asked to return with cost estimates and a draft job description.","taxTitle","Lebanon, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",60289,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6594873,"Board debates Jones Brummett 12-classroom addition; no motion introduced",127,1793000,1920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047978-cd56925ca1b494f5ea2e65f15075280a&start=1793&end=1920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047978-cd56925ca1b494f5ea2e65f15075280a/thumbnail_1793000.jpg","/articles/6594873/Tennessee/Board-debates-Jones-Brummett-12-classroom-addition-no-motion-introduced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6594873-bb7621ff4803a9fe12f59bcfe0865d06/orig.mp4?Expires=1770896842&Signature=kzX3FL5A-NqllsIacWk0am1esHtRTVxTGK3REKwLVH9CQDeaPn2YSR8P-Mq1PHMCD6bIKrPvA1WQKY2UZcJVC3FDEkcQtaqJs-vFONV6z3t5bpttKLnIpaNjhLhG25TObuINIw1kXKpBMmarXLOhqWE01aJesLnq0~WgPbUsPFkPX60CgvnLuFMdGYpnhQcT6dWBSytbkRzjlZRpEP5AMhegwk538WZdDzhrTDo~5PjdPTlG13V2yggj5JeK-KmceliEXixu16QtNgfR2YzdPNXmTdwiEL5sEx4C-Xcln4KWadJkIaksVnVm-uKRAzrQoyv3fBSa3yol545f4Rg-DA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members discussed proposed capital spending on a 12-classroom addition at Jones Brummett but did not put a motion to a vote.

Discussion centered on the district's growth and limited facilities. One board member said the 12-classroom addition would address enrollment pressure quickly and noted the construction timeline for the addition is roughly eight months shorter than building a new school. Other board members countered that spending approximately $5,000,000 on an addition might merely \"band-aid\" a deeper capacity issue and leave the district without funds for a new facility in the future.

Members asked for further study and suggested exploring alternatives this summer — including watching how school voucher program impacts enrollment — before committing multimillion-dollar capital funds. No motion was made and the board continued the item for further discussion; staff were asked to bring additional options and analyses back to the board.

The board did not take a formal vote on the Jones Brummett addition during the meeting.","Board members discussed whether to use $5 million for a 12-classroom addition at Jones Brummett or to pursue a new school; members expressed concern the addition would be a short-term \"band-aid\" and urged analysis before committing funds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6594876,"Lebanon board approves science textbooks, teacher bonus resolution and several routine items",681,858000,1539000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3047978-cd56925ca1b494f5ea2e65f15075280a&start=858&end=1539","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3047978-cd56925ca1b494f5ea2e65f15075280a/thumbnail_858000.jpg","/articles/6594876/Tennessee/Lebanon-board-approves-science-textbooks-teacher-bonus-resolution-and-several-routine-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6594876-22ab3641fa76f9626d0bd4b4315e08a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770896842&Signature=ieEe3lfNHjHPxMklwxX~yWidagJXoBwem3XoY0VufIucqrLyWF-nEfWe7YPVmVJZXUpZHsGyX5QjKw8P-wGH5upcR2cCWkNZB8L4P3F8s1bHsOQtjN3ODjDgjpWXc2CQsBr8AVQLDtIpCoDL3KsnzLRJU6JoH1eAxKw5tf7uNa2JdewIQ179a5EmLtnoK4lkDB7WD-m0jYIfMxQmfrGYm6KwngqYF88PZpFOApOmeVEoUvZSX5gg9pznXE8bk3aQky3bHROcdw4SWO5YL0zbsjqSpDHJGK4E2iXrTArqSAROIw~21Eur3K2jOQoPVoByjQPImcCRWlOB~aKH303nJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a regular meeting, the Lebanon School Board approved a set of instructional and administrative items, including the district's science textbook adoption and a resolution to participate in state teacher bonus distributions under the Education Freedom Act of 2025.

The board voted to adopt the district's recommended K–8 science materials from Savvas following review by a textbook committee. Board members discussed that the adoption bundle includes print textbooks, the vendor's online materials and science kit supplies intended for hands-on experiments across the district. Committee members tested three vendors and focused on elementary and middle-grade continuity so students would not change textbook providers during the fifth-to-sixth-grade transition. The adoption was moved and approved by voice vote.

The board also approved a resolution titled Resolution 24-25-2 to allow the district to participate in Section 4 of the Education Freedom Act of 2025, a state program that will route bonuses through the state's payment system (referred to in the meeting as Tennessee Compass). Board staff said the state will verify roster eligibility and that the district will follow state timelines once a state budget is enacted.

Other motions approved on voice votes included:
- Approval of an overnight field trip for Winfrey Bryant Middle School to Washington/Baltimore in the coming school year; the trip is organized by an outside vendor and travel logistics/funds are the responsibility of families, with fundraising permitted.
- Approval to pay registration fees (about $300 per team) for district students attending the National Invention Convention (Henry Ford Museum) for teams that qualified; the district will cover registration only.
- Approval to carry over 2024 federal/outcomes funding to cover the district staff medical clinic for the next year; staff noted the clinic began with COVID-related dollars and the carryover avoids charging the recurring operating budget.
- Approval of community use of district facilities for the Good News Club after legal review by district counsel.
- Approval to declare an inventory of older technology items as surplus (Chromebooks and other obsolete devices) to clear space for new equipment.

Each of the above motions passed by the board during the meeting; vote tallies were recorded as voice votes (“Aye”) with no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.

The board's consent agenda — including approval of the prior meeting minutes — was approved earlier in the meeting, and there were no public-comment speakers signed up.

The director of schools and staff also provided a financial overview in the meeting packet showing year-to-date revenue items (local option sales tax and state funding streams including TISA) and noted several positive variances; that financial briefing was informational and not the subject of a separate vote.","The Lebanon School Board approved a district science textbook adoption and a state-directed bonus resolution, and cleared multiple routine motions including an overnight student trip, registration fees for invention convention participants, a technology surplus and use of outcomes funding for a staff clinic.","actionData","errors"]

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Board debates adding a Communication Specialist; motion to create the position fails pending cost data

Board debates Jones Brummett 12-classroom addition; no motion introduced

Lebanon board approves science textbooks, teacher bonus resolution and several routine items