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The data governance policy revision, covering PowerSchool student data handling, was presented as a previously reviewed item and was approved by the board after a short discussion. The administration described the change as part of routine policy maintenance.

The board also approved amendments to the admissions and attendance policy to tighten proof-of-residency requirements. The superintendent explained the change brings the district into alignment with neighboring systems by requiring documentation such as a lease, deed or mortgage statement rather than relying solely on two utility bills, which can be insufficient proof of residency.

Separately, the board reviewed proposed language to address recent changes in state law that create an early-entry pathway for kindergarten. Under the proposal (to be voted in May), a child who turns 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 may be eligible for early kindergarten entry if the child successfully completed an approved pre-K program and demonstrates developmental readiness on local screeners (social, early academic and language skill assessments administered by the school). The board emphasized that the early-entry language is for review and will be presented for a vote at the May meeting.

Board members and staff stressed that the admissions changes are not intended to collect sensitive documents but to ensure a child's stated residence is supported by primary documentation, and that the early-entry pathway will rely on school-administered readiness screeners.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PCS Board Meeting, April 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pelham City Schools approved updates to a PowerSchool data governance policy and to the admissions policy tightening proof-of-residency requirements; the board reviewed proposed language to permit early kindergarten entry for children turning 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 and will vote in May.","taxTitle","Pelham City Schools, School Districts, Alabama","taxId",61104,"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},6257628,"District gives update on concession stand, roofing, paving and playground timelines",348,3184000,3532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9&start=3184&end=3532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9/thumbnail_3184000.jpg","/articles/6257628/Alabama/District-gives-update-on-concession-stand-roofing-paving-and-playground-timelines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257628-3d6bbf6ba329ca5846e9ca9216ab6de5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770693221&Signature=LWSsJAxLPjaIH6ImlZkAL0Bt-n0Gp4M9xRw8H04rCSk1D7PgsMqfO1rqLa9eYfkGIxyQXdEk-LzbHYmDYPJEc5GzRw65a4QdQiqHwoATme80NqsjTuIv34hrj35e3OuyPLKZ5y~t6nPhQ34I3Ei0HH~ikgEEqtzQ4zKff2v8~2AxJIACGFjZdmRSkQAn0DAbvN-xDhLUMZY8je7GAAH-T4q9TehH-Z4~QX5Hi54b5QVx39NO6bCVShQ51i11sU3iBIZANuI5W5Tns3bj0I3nvLbgiJ1KUAro3PUYNJWUYF5263qUkD09RlkKhLvbYhY7-2P55iO9hkzFm5h3-XvtsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Floyd Collins told the Pelham City Schools board on April 28 that construction and capital projects across the district are moving forward and provided target dates for key items.

Collins said the concession-stand drawings for Pelham High School are complete and that the district expects a one-year construction timeline. He said work will use the existing concession stand through the upcoming football season and that construction will begin after the season.

\"The drawings have been completed, and we have a 1 year construction timeline,\" Collins said.

Collins reported the outdoor culinary kitchen is assembled and ready for a scheduled walk-through, and the high school roof project is near completion; district staff are coordinating final sign-off while ensuring warranties remain intact. He said a paving contractor has agreed to begin bus-road paving the week of the Memorial Day holiday and that the playground resurfacing at Pelham Ridge Elementary is scheduled to start after the school year and finish by July 31.

Other items Collins described included band-room audiovisual work, furniture and desk upgrades at Pelham Oaks, landscaping work at Pelham Park to improve camera visibility, and a code-of-conduct revision committee that will present drafts for review at the May meeting ahead of a planned June approval.

Collins also circulated an itinerary for a high-school site visit and invited board members to contact him with questions.","Assistant Superintendent Floyd Collins outlined progress on the new concession-stand drawings, culinary outdoor kitchen, high school roof, bus-road paving and playground resurfacing, and gave timelines for completion.",{"_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},6257633,"Board approves service agreements, playground resurfacing and K'8 textbook orders",669,2167000,2836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9&start=2167&end=2836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9/thumbnail_2167000.jpg","/articles/6257633/Alabama/Board-approves-service-agreements-playground-resurfacing-and-K8-textbook-orders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257633-784e5523c9781f231afb3a21ba1b159e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770693221&Signature=QB5bC3Ju7OR-xprSGCNoZpSUm5FQQWT1VyovTDgDPv7KrvGuDjbYOVwlNWTR6Z7WNkHq2OhUx-vXk7IeQgCDZJ~cT7GwO40kohPeoqAJAlBPMWxihwoKd-eGq6a15HO~kDyY8FiiKnyeAth1gh27RoKe6IBlD1FUGIqjmhvCa7ftfa9S8kgu6Nt55mNah~Xmhf0hmchQ8YF7Kx2dl2yWXdnCM511gqWQ5pi6TioribctWbmY3MarsGP64U4y-ao2siDlg-hH2Y~OHqVg8sBdnTiZxZypmIzjM-QXKmrefn34L~R4KFmvzQ4QpEYoXdu0dHfGGLk9JEl6h~drVoGbSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pelham City Schools Board of Education approved multiple contracts and bids at its April 28 meeting, including student services, athletic training coverage, leadership development, playground resurfacing and a textbook adoption for science courses.

The board approved an agreement with Easterseals of Birmingham to provide speech therapy services to students as required by individualized education programs. The district presented the contract as a routine annual agreement that covers services through the upcoming school year.

Board members approved a one-year athletic-training agreement with Alabama Healthcare Holdings LLC (Baptist Health) for the 2025'26 year; the superintendent said the one-year term reflects current consolidation activity in the hospital system and keeps the district's trainer staffing stable while the health-care providers work through organizational changes. The proposed arrangement covers two trainers plus pay supplement support for a teacher who is also a certified trainer.

The board approved a low bid of $152,350 to Struthers Recreation of Pelham to remove existing playground surfacing and install poured-in-place safety surfacing at Pelham Ridge Elementary School. District staff said the work is scheduled to begin after the school year and be completed by July 31.

Officials approved three science-textbook quotes drawn from the state-approved textbook list: McGraw Hill Inspire Science (K'5) for Pelham Ridge and Pelham Oaks, and Savvas Elevate Science (6'8) for Pelham Park Middle School. The district said prices reflected the state bid list and that a teacher committee recommended the selections.

The board also approved a one-year $21,000 agreement with the Bailey Group to provide leadership development across grade levels and a routine contract with Easterseals for summer and annual therapies.

All items were approved by motion and voice vote during the meeting.","Pelham City Schools approved contracts for speech therapy, athletic training, leadership development, a playground resurfacing bid and three science textbook quotes during the April 28 meeting.",{"_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},6257637,"Board approves bulk personnel items; members recognize promoted staff and retirees",57,1281000,1338000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9&start=1281&end=1338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9/thumbnail_1281000.jpg","/articles/6257637/Alabama/Board-approves-bulk-personnel-items-members-recognize-promoted-staff-and-retirees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257637-4350461285b29f32594a2745262ab6c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770693221&Signature=TFRxTq0qiuO7-vaW3XfhzPtsqqk6O8O0O2Z9ZIwv-lE-r82BZxji23pAu17xgOmo31UpzbEd-7Tkfw0yWk-1z8rQM9KIL~OlnF70CdXv9VKvV9ad1ih3hkoOXQNzHVSLykDNNE-ibo4KSlZNj6pKEA7B1uUOd45yoshZeHMY-0cJswPcDO1P~SuoHfyQwkk0JLGKEB9ONiuqYETARXSFR96WUeu-5VVA2spxVJIteKVyxgs0Z8L84UeAT86Vt4EVLORI5zYUcKnLgVjvLd-h3xblmR4evo2Caro5ZV9H5HqRlhbFJ6Pbq8y9yIb-lCUoo763v2DKIuJ0cq~ocg0THQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pelham City Schools Board of Education approved items 1 through 19 at its April 28 meeting, a package that the district described as including eight resignations or retirements, seven employments and four transfers or other personnel actions.

The board voted to approve the grouped personnel slate by voice vote after the superintendent summarized the package; the board later took a separate vote to accept the superintendent's own resignation (see separate story).

Board members used the personnel segment of the meeting to acknowledge individual employees who were promoted or retiring. The board publicly congratulated staff members taking new roles, including promotions to assistant principal positions and several internal hires. The board also named multiple retirees and thanked them for years of service; among them were long-tenured staff from the CMP program and building-level staff.

District officials said the personnel items were included in the approved budget and that some supplements and academic support positions added earlier in the meeting had been anticipated and funded. The board approved the package with a voice vote; members did not identify individual movers and seconders on the record during the grouped approval.

The board asked that departing staff be publicly thanked and that the district continue transition planning for promoted employees and new hires.","The Pelham City Schools board approved 19 personnel items including resignations, hires and transfers, and board members publicly recognized promotions and several retirements.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6257642,"Pelham superintendent announces retirement; board accepts resignation to take effect June 30",125,1729000,1854000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9&start=1729&end=1854","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3152990-93f7605ea8d94fd767ceb97964a35cf9/thumbnail_1729000.jpg","/articles/6257642/Alabama/Pelham-superintendent-announces-retirement-board-accepts-resignation-to-take-effect-June-30","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257642-3235de02eb2b04bbb7e16c66d0e60958/orig.mp4?Expires=1770693221&Signature=lWqTblOi7HXjghu8604b-ESKb8Vj7UQwa6wKClbc-YPWEAfr~1dEf3w7LZDxwFwEma9TiNljcnQyhiVSnUGXfE28J6eLy2hZlJXvyY0ZLbj7F0o9cdByczkRY0zHLI86gj3pqTyfC1dOqF0PdhAQAjFKosOAcQFWYUF0lxwRyewGHXE1YP2Jc3qlso6pBc6aJV-G2PVptKbaP2i3mW2renvWCBCJPdQelsthypdo7FxQ5bGb0Fn21c3Ep6flvAbFXPNKSYYgcoSz32~pFp2Zib~~jIJCAlBPqdlUlQX1lFjsL4bW8BbYZHJ8yJl6vHx3zle9~5EvDZfwyx--cZhqgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Ledbetter, Pelham City Schools superintendent, announced at the April 28 board meeting that he will retire effective June 30, 2025, and formally asked the board to accept his letter of resignation.

\"I am writing to inform you that I will be retiring 06/30/2025,\" Dr. Ledbetter read to the board, citing family obligations and a desire to care for his elderly parents.

Board members moved and seconded acceptance of the resignation and voted to approve the request. The board did not take additional action on a successor during the meeting but said it will develop and publish a search process for the vacancy.

In his remarks to the board, Dr. Ledbetter highlighted Pelham’s academic gains, extracurricular successes and community support during his three years as superintendent and described the decision to step away as personal and deliberate. Board members who spoke after the vote praised his leadership and said they will work to ensure an orderly transition.

At the meeting, board members signaled an intention to be transparent about the search, to consider internal and external candidates, and to publish the process once the board agrees on a plan. Board leaders said they will follow the process strictly and invite the public to hold the board accountable to it.

The board’s acceptance of the resignation sets a June 30, 2025, effective date for Dr. Ledbetter’s departure; officials said the district will begin planning next steps, including a timeline for the search and interim coverage if needed.","Pelham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ledbetter told the board he will retire June 30, 2025. The school board voted to accept the resignation and said it will outline a transparent search process for a successor.","actionData","errors"]

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