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A motion to move into executive session was made and seconded; the transcript records board members saying \"Aye\" and the chair stating, \"Motion carries.\" The board then recessed for what the chair estimated would be 10–15 minutes. After returning, board business concluded and a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the transcript again records \"All on face aye. Aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned.\"

The public transcript excerpt does not disclose the name of the employee Turner said would be discussed; Turner explicitly said that he would discuss the person's name in executive session. The transcript therefore records the board's vote to enter executive session and the adjournment vote, but it does not contain any details of the employment matter because that material was moved to closed session.

Ending: The meeting record indicates the board followed standard procedure by moving into executive session for personnel matters; specific actions or outcomes from that executive session are not available in the provided public transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MCPSS School Board - Work Session - April 16","oneSentenceSummary","The Mobile County Public Schools board said it would discuss an employment agreement in executive session for 'good name and character,' the board voted to enter executive session, and later a motion to adjourn passed with 'aye' votes recorded; the transcript does not list the employment candidate's name in the public portion.","taxTitle","Mobile County Public Schools, School Districts, Alabama","taxId",13591,"location","Alabama","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},6270756,"Board agenda lists Irby Street property sale, hunting and grazing leases, and roofing change order",85,709000,794000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2&start=709&end=794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2/thumbnail_709000.jpg","/articles/6270756/Alabama/Board-agenda-lists-Irby-Street-property-sale-hunting-and-grazing-leases-and-roofing-change-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270756-6f42f756a2a5ece5a9798c91e883ecde/orig.mp4?Expires=1770640178&Signature=KlYOvEUpmMkOTXQNL97cGHOpENIdyPHvRI5i4CxVCytW~H3bkoN7jIOivbLHe7gS2s5JP8nRcEqT1oOiBKxHroklguLwesFEnPm5eUqS4OUoZ30FjQye6kTgs5tOSTmung3BXrUcvOd3Z49yxpLOTDo9IzOChqXZAUtthlU2An4L8eTCAgVFMNnVUX9ep9omecgnrQPwqYZkxekf9mA6ymib7u1j3~RlcbNyH~DzISk9TQms37C6VclDNGGCk1b-d-HeQzmkCy2XrvJXkNztA6D4OCNOur5T~L7w~ff-jCqCTEXbDOQm49tSbOqWlLBGcrARaWzUMpazFlcB6eazSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mobile County Public Schools presented several property- and facilities-related items on the agenda, including a parcel sale, agricultural leases and a construction change order.

Action Item C21 was listed as a change order for the Bridal CareerTech Center re-roof project, recording a decrease of $56,292 and a revised project total of $1,532,208 to be funded from PSCA funds. Action Item C22 was described as the sale of a vacated parcel on Irby Street in Pritchard with a financial impact of $75,000. Action Item C23 was the execution of a hunting lease for Deer Creek Farms (Big Creek), covering 406 acres with total payments of $6,394.50 over two years. Action Item C24 was a revision of a grazing lease with Driscoll Cotton Farm, covering about 68 acres and 20 acres to be used as farming land; the agenda noted no financial change for that revision.

The transcript presents these items on the agenda and lists the amounts and acres where specified. The board discussion in the provided excerpt did not contain recorded roll-call votes or approvals tied to these property items; staff told the board they were awaiting responses from the county attorney on separate property matters (an earlier historical-schoolhouse item was said to be pending attorney response).

Ending: The items were presented for board consideration with project totals, acreage counts and stated financial impacts included on the agenda; the transcript does not record formal approval votes for these items in the excerpt provided.","The board's agenda included a proposed sale of a vacated parcel on Irby Street for $75,000, a two-year hunting lease for 406 acres totaling $6,394.50, a grazing-lease revision covering about 68.2 acres, and a $56,292 decrease to a CareerTech Center re-roof project bringing the total to $1,532,208.",{"_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},6270761,"Board lists textbook adoptions, field trips and flow-through grants on consent agenda",320,854000,1174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2&start=854&end=1174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2/thumbnail_854000.jpg","/articles/6270761/Alabama/Board-lists-textbook-adoptions-field-trips-and-flow-through-grants-on-consent-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270761-410d396715c5495610623337bd18bfaa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770640178&Signature=ELmPqGQ0exhYtnmASA11tOOiM6qM3Nx-55iu7PfvgVhq-2onWSeTsd76abls8aAx7HmZA8ukNiYHAlF9FtlEQtc9L0YZJZVsXVLyPXJ4LURN9-bXLabLg0~bTECds2VsEJApMT23TWMZUeEga90k16cLlA6lhuJ26OrdlFUbrExtH5PVptrdEz035OHG099DgFoPNDdUqte1564SQ36O8HErrQoCqGiYY8SLYWZWa54SqeK1QRFfjz-6aMpQ0VVqk2hTbgSwMv6jKJHWEUV3F~E3qOkhAq0-rsw2Uapju6QZhgntbTuBc16ZptKFytHywEcCcwKBGI45ylvBsNDmdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mobile County Public Schools board reviewed a consent agenda that included textbook adoptions, school trips, software licenses and flow-through grants to partner schools during the meeting.

Consent items presented included adoption of AP and International Baccalaureate science textbooks and career-technical education textbooks, with funding listed as the Alabama State Department of Education textbook allocation. The agenda also listed school-level purchases such as Renaissance Learning site licenses for specific elementary and middle schools and field trips (for example, a Whitley Elementary trip to Dave & Buster’s for approximately 103 students funded by Mobile County Commission funds).

Other consent items included the Hope Institute professional development at Alba Middle School ($5,000, Title I funds), SURFScore and IXL licenses for individual schools (Title I funds), and a guided tour for seventh- and eighth-grade students on the Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail ($1,200, Title I funds). The consent section also recorded rental and event arrangements for school events and banquets; amounts and funding sources were listed on the agenda.

The board presented nine flow-through items to outside schools and organizations that would be funded from federal Title grants. Examples listed on the agenda included grants to St. Mary's Catholic School (Prime Rationale Learning, $6,900, Title II), Saint Ignatius (HMH, $2,800, Title II), and multiple curriculum-and-associates contracts for private academies using Title I funds. The transcript records those flow-through items and associated dollar amounts but does not show the recorded roll-call approval votes in the public transcript provided.

Ending: The consent and flow-through items were presented without extended discussion in the provided transcript; several items included explicit funding sources and per-school dollar amounts on the agenda.","The Mobile County Public Schools consent agenda included textbook adoptions for AP/IB and career-technical classes, field trips and multiple district site licenses funded largely through the Alabama State Department of Education textbook allocation and Title I/II funds; flow-through items to private schools were also presented.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6270765,"School board presents contracts and professional-development purchases totaling millions",369,312000,681000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2&start=312&end=681","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3032366-90ee05d404409dd47f314fc9ef2318d2/thumbnail_312000.jpg","/articles/6270765/Alabama/School-board-presents-contracts-and-professional-development-purchases-totaling-millions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270765-d902ec885643b74cfd1c8e85881b1053/orig.mp4?Expires=1770640178&Signature=JSGuTkLMV3dSgGsLTfr8tg2PGqO7z1OQ3jwa8quTDK-CNQx3md0PSV-7ipWqjOkCB8PUr0VsOp~EGnHRJeqdczdqcuFwlDYTkiAeuPaiw37b29tOIqzh5pIPDYqn1wWv-L2rCJUHFsH10RJrzgbbn~zRW1ZBOP8OWr328yUM6peuMslPjbAQSFuKwvWK8pLGho8f6qq3YTNRkwCv8c-SK3MQEZU6EJH7y9DE5WSjm34Nr6g~YQ~qaG7ILciUtKuxjFFjnLI6c4oC9zwBNWmxW2ssu2rW-RFyhwoczYaStRDb9amtxWK0kgJBKtrg-8CMeayuYf~zr8Q268q7p3ukaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mobile County Public Schools staff presented a package of procurement and contract items covering curriculum licenses, professional-development retreats and a large special-education services contract during the board meeting.

The board was presented with Action Item C1, a proposed $2,578,744.39 contract through the Alabama State Department of Education to provide special-education services to school-age children identified as eligible. Staff also listed vendor agreements and purchase orders for software and curriculum licenses, summer retreats and professional development ranging from about $1,200 to $155,580. Funding sources cited included Title I, Title II, Title IV, the governor's turnaround funds, Mobile County Commission funds, local school funds and Alabama State Department of Education textbook allocations.

The procurement package included licenses and services from vendors named on the agenda: Waterford Research Institute, Brainfuse, Renaissance Learning, Franklin Covey, DBQ Company, Renaissance Learning and multiple professional-development providers. Notable items listed were a $155,580 reservation at Henderson Beach Resort for a district administrative retreat (federal funds), an $83,400 Waterford early-learning license (federal funds), $76,274 for online tutoring at Strickland Youth Center (federal funds), and $50,993.60 from governor's turnaround funds for a meeting space at Gulf State Park for Chastain Middle School staff.

Staff also listed multiple smaller school-level professional-development purchases: Capturing Kids' Hearts sessions ($35,500), Leader in Me memberships, and Renaissance Learning site licenses for particular schools. A districtwide professional-development engagement with David Burgess Consulting for approximately 600 teachers was listed at $15,000 (Title I funds). Several items were explicitly tied to Title I and Title II federal funds; the textbook adoptions and some CTE materials were linked to the Alabama State Department of Education textbook allocation.

The transcript records the items presented by a district staff member but does not record a formal board vote or approval for the C1–C24 package in the public portion of the transcript. The presenter answered a few clarifying questions about locations and participants (for example, the Henderson Beach Resort item was identified as in Destin and one retreat line was clarified to be for faculty and staff). No motion to approve these individual contracts or a recorded vote on the package appears in the provided transcript.

The board later moved through a consent agenda and additional flow-through items (separately listed in the minutes), but the transcript does not show explicit approval votes tied to each contract listed here.

Items presented for consideration (selected):
- C1: Learning Tree / Alabama Department of Education — special-education services, $2,578,744.39 (federal/state funding cited).
- C2: Henderson Beach Resort — conference/retreat for administrators, $155,580 (federal funds); location: Destin.
- C3: Waterford Research Institute — Waterford early learning license for approximately 1,668 students, $83,400 (federal funds).
- C4: Brainfuse — online tutoring for Strickland Youth Center, $76,274 (federal funds; revision noted).
- C5–C20: Multiple vendors for retreats, software licenses and school memberships (amounts and funding sources listed on the agenda).

Ending note: The transcript shows the board asked questions and received clarifications about particular items (locations, participant counts and whether retreats were for staff only). The record provided does not include formal approval votes for the C1–C24 items; several items referenced specific funding sources and dollar amounts that the board presentation tied to the district’s Title I/II/IV allocations, governor’s turnaround funds, Mobile County Commission funds and local school funds.","Mobile County Public Schools staff presented a package of contracts and purchase orders for curriculum, software licenses, retreats and professional development, including a special-education contract for $2.58 million and multiple smaller vendor agreements funded from federal, state and local sources.","actionData","errors"]

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