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The board approved renewals and new principal contracts for Jared Meads (middle school principal), Jamie Gengrosso (Paine Elementary principal) and Dr. Tiffany Hamilton (Magnolia Elementary principal). The board also approved moving Erin Piper into the district’s exceptional‑education director position for the coming school year, replacing Dr. Cheryl Gilboe.

Administrators said the personnel recommendations included leaves of absence, retirements, resignations, transfers and contract recommendations. All personnel items on the agenda were approved in a single vote during the meeting.

Separately, the board approved Resolution 04‑125‑1 associated with a state law cited in the meeting as ACT 2024‑360 (referred to in the transcript), which moves assistant principals and assistant superintendents from the Student First Act into the Assistant Accountability Act framework. Administrators described the resolution as enabling assistant administrators to have similar contract terms to those available to contracted principals.

The board also approved a motion to place three new job descriptions from the exceptional‑education department on the table for a first reading; administrators said the intention is to hire personnel rather than rely on external contracted services for those roles in the future.

Board members approved the personnel package and the resolution by voice votes recorded during the meeting. Administrators said individual contract documents and job‑description drafts will be brought back for final action at future meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Trussville City Schools - April 21, 2025 - BOE Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved personnel recommendations including principal contracts, named Erin Piper as exceptional‑education director and passed a resolution to shift assistant administrators from the Student First Act to the Assistant Accountability Act as described in the meeting.","taxTitle","Trussville City Schools, School Districts, Alabama","taxId",72930,"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},6266520,"Board advances fee changes: athletics to be charged per sport; AP and summer‑school fees to rise",326,3746000,4072000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b&start=3746&end=4072","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b/thumbnail_3746000.jpg","/articles/6266520/Alabama/Board-advances-fee-changes-athletics-to-be-charged-per-sport-AP-and-summerschool-fees-to-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266520-194ec030703960474f0a41c4f80932aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770875838&Signature=fM7UCR04x24Rmbp8fMnmhRCfLuh38im9VPtVq5qIQbkoLVbTuuuMUeDMg-9j6MD6bP5X-HO339m6MIfpX~0hYAgIOc-dch0NPEpNzEnicqusf5v9UQcemPjAeq4lt9Ufbs8q-KAsBzVbHiaaSNOmRSRW3jk8UggjUWmS6TegpFlqyShGcanIcWRmxQ8WaNjojCs1-jAFnMH6uD~dlv1i1fVr9MeMzWXewKui8BEWO-SW0ifPTNtpUJ01WMdNyjW5t1QOV~IXjCR8Yj-M1McCmHc0D7A4P8C7DG0ZaeVhN3uQw3LPdCW-9N4H4IIZolIb9qe3fYyFdOogsGZWxbIR7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trussville City Schools moved the proposed 2025–26 fee schedule to a first reading that would change how athletic participation is billed, and the board approved a separate increase in summer‑school fees.

Administrators said the district currently charges a one‑time $150 athletics participation fee per student for all sports in a year. The proposed change would charge $150 per student per sport. The superintendent and other administrators said the change aligns Trussville with peer districts and supports budgets required for competitive high‑school athletics.

Administrators also noted the district will no longer be covered by a college‑readiness grant that paid some Advanced Placement test fees. As a result, AP exam fees would return to students at the standard cost for schools without that grant (administrators referenced a change from about $40 to approximately $99 per test).

The board approved a separate motion to raise Hewitt Trussville High School summer‑school course fees from $180 to $200 to keep pace with operating costs. The vote on the summer‑school fee increase was recorded as approved during the meeting.

Administrators said the district will move to a new fee‑collection platform (a “my school fees” system) listed on the consent agenda to manage payments. The board advanced the fee sheet to a first reading rather than final adoption; administrators said a future meeting will include final adoption after public notices and review.","The board placed the 2025–26 fee sheet on the table for first reading, including a proposal to charge $150 per student per sport instead of a one‑time $150 athletics fee. Administrators also noted AP test costs will return to students and approved a $20 summer‑school fee increase.",{"_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},6266524,"Trussville schools to add metal‑detection gates, emergency alert cards and other security upgrades",146,4580000,4726000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b&start=4580&end=4726","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b/thumbnail_4580000.jpg","/articles/6266524/Alabama/Trussville-schools-to-add-metaldetection-gates-emergency-alert-cards-and-other-security-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266524-2f06e50772ede1ae288d2618d52e3c01/orig.mp4?Expires=1770875838&Signature=LpjsUofsBeI8iXosHf3OGzagWoLo-qstlGMQFL7SeOIAN7fn9MnNWH7GE33lxkYcZ~T9Vly-aCZgQovaGb6c2bDmBgH-Ytwc~oFNSrKi-lXg99tTxO6g8sVfWucVRZEnlQLa8HGJ90lu5kZndqISkFK0Ei2AQUKmxTmRLrsMtGbK1od2POt9GuC6nuJ4TTRN1ylv4sIb2KUHhzcfTg72cC7erbCfpOq1hUX8A3jBUxZfoaRwueWd80WemAsHFX-cASOPhIrCl-m5dTG5hRnIIQZxOW2co~l9YlMx1egOUu51C1Fs-oiettFKcDTSt9Sml~8~Tw3Jlv7mnpZ8UTFLZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trussville City Schools administrators outlined a series of safety upgrades for district buildings, including new walk‑through metal‑detection gates, building‑envelope film, a staff emergency‑alert card system and improvements to fencing and camera sightlines.

District staff said the new open‑gate metal detectors detect metal items as students pass through and that possession of metal travel cups (notably stainless steel “Yeti” bottles) had interfered with earlier demonstrations. The district plans to shift to a clear plastic water bottle policy in school buildings to reduce false positives.

Administrators said the district has completed ballistic and solar film installations at all facilities to strengthen windows and building envelopes. They are also deploying Syntegix, an emergency‑response platform that uses a staff card to alert administrators and first responders and provides location information inside a building. Officials said the system has been used elsewhere in the state and enabled quick first‑responder response in a Georgia incident.

Other measures under way include additional fencing and windscreen for outdoor areas, trimming and selective removal of trees that obscure camera views, and a replacement of the district’s visitor‑management system with a reunification and visitor‑management platform. District officials emphasized coordination with school resource officers to determine camera sightlines before tree work.

The board placed a proposed student handbook on the table for first reading; administrators said the handbook’s substantive change consolidates several harassment policies into a single harassment section of the student code of conduct. The handbook discussion included the proposed move away from metal insulated bottles to clear plastic bottles to work with the new detectors.

Administrators said the security upgrades are part of an ongoing, multi‑year program and will be phased as funding and procurement schedules allow.","District administrators described several security upgrades including open‑gate metal‑detection units, ballistic/solar film, a Syntegix emergency alert system for staff, fencing and visitor‑management replacement; the student handbook will be amended and a water‑bottle policy change was discussed.",{"_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},6266529,"Board accepts low C‑Wing bid, approves city lease for transportation building",1156,3302000,4458000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b&start=3302&end=4458","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087092-419d5a5b88f61c70845c551da628a04b/thumbnail_3302000.jpg","/articles/6266529/Alabama/Board-accepts-low-CWing-bid-approves-city-lease-for-transportation-building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266529-bcb5a528657dacf535481311c4172d8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770875838&Signature=eg0P-kB6RdOGpfej92xFDopJ4Bjuz9BM6CFM1egrxJ0Q~je5DkQoU~IV1puqUCb4orfp8cXsSy0e3zxfSzvJ7NG9aVtAvvrcC7eTavt2c0Fjjw0zEkRDwJQ7ncrkeZ7yZcqGk3yo~uSa6WneRRV5D4Ur4JNP-K1tQN0hx~Ml1wPa8uiEouZOrBrJsGCb28h3o04mqDsjGCwIkELrgzE8dC-oNevDH4RE8q59ZSMUo8Nvoj9LtvzeyFxh6AbTKkPzxsq0vj5gy3s73rpLzuX~ZNGCIcG28xk7fUa4jrkg72m4bOHLh0fTl7eeapLXXS-7iEc5n0ZPU8LSzDeWzK57Mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Trussville City Schools Board of Education approved the low bid for the high school C‑Wing project and agreed to a lease with the City of Trussville to use a city building for the district's transportation maintenance shop.

The C‑Wing construction bid was awarded to Blayock Building Company at $13,900,000, substantially below the district's earlier estimate of $20 million. The board approved the bid as part of its consent agenda; the board also approved a lease agreement with the city that will supply space for the district's transportation operations.

The C‑Wing will be four stories similar in layout to the district's existing A and B wings. The ground floor will serve as a required storm shelter; the remaining floors will contain classrooms and storage. Finance staff and administrators said the low bid leaves funds that had been set aside for the project available for other capital needs.

District finance staff noted the transportation shop has been a long‑term capital priority. The city offered a vacated public‑works site behind the public library and is leasing it to the district; administrators said the district had previously used a city facility rent‑ and utility‑free for about 20 years. The city’s offer reduces the district’s immediate capital outlay, which officials had earlier estimated as $1.5 million to $2.5 million for a new shop.

The board also approved re‑turfing the high‑school stadium field this summer and said the track will be evaluated for replacement in a future project. Administrators said turf work will begin immediately after graduation and that other safety and facility improvements remain part of the district’s five‑year capital plan.

Board votes on the C‑Wing bid and the lease were taken during the meeting’s consent and new‑business actions. Administrators said the result frees capital funds that will be reviewed as the district finalizes next year’s five‑year capital plan.

The board did not set a public hearing or additional votes on C‑Wing construction during the meeting; further contract documents and construction schedules will follow according to administrators.","The Trussville City Schools board approved the low bid for the high school C‑Wing project and voted to accept a municipal lease for a transportation/maintenance building, freeing capital for other projects including turf replacement and potential track work.","actionData","errors"]

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Board renews principal contracts, names exceptional‑education director and approves resolution moving assistant roles under new state law

Board advances fee changes: athletics to be charged per sport; AP and summer‑school fees to rise

Trussville schools to add metal‑detection gates, emergency alert cards and other security upgrades

Board accepts low C‑Wing bid, approves city lease for transportation building