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Budget and capital items: Superintendent Dr. Maddox presented a FY25 budget amendment that incorporated a larger FY24 ending balance than originally projected and added roughly $2.8 million in new state and federal appropriations for programs including special education, career and technical education, and a K‑12 capital grant for HVAC work. The amendment accounted for carryover of unspent federal grant funds and an increase in projected ending fund balance. The board approved the amendment by voice vote; the superintendent said the amendment may be forwarded to the Alabama State Department of Education for required reporting.

The board also approved the fiscal year 2026 capital plan, a five‑year maintenance and construction plan extended through FY33 to include the design and construction of Henry Elementary School. Notable changes in the presented plan included the addition of previously rejected projects (Gwyn and Brock's Gap, approximately $2.8 million) and athletic field upgrades at Hoover High School and Spain Park High School (about $1 million), with a reduction in projected advanced technology funds of about $1.8 million. The plan approval was by voice vote.

Salary schedule and supplements: The board approved recommended changes to the 2025–26 salary schedule. The changes include reducing the work year by one day for most employees, adding a salary schedule for an assistant superintendent position, increasing the daily rate for substitute teachers and aides to $130, setting the summer teacher support rate at $50 per hour, and increasing student worker pay by $3 per hour for summer projects in operations and technology.

Separately, the board approved additions and adjustments to supplemental pay for 2025–26: a girls wrestling coach supplement, a year‑round strength and conditioning coach, a local school communication share of $1,500 annually, and a realignment that reduces combined elementary and secondary webmaster supplements from $18,000 to $8,000. The superintendent also recommended several new supplemental pools (instructional, athletic, student/family support, operations/logistics, business/administrative) capped at $40,000 annually as needed.

Property purchase and contracts: The board approved the purchase of a facility at 2195 Parkway Lake Drive for $3,265,000 to expand transportation and operations capacity, including mechanic bays, dock space and secured outdoor parking. Chief School Financial Officer Miss McKay told the board the purchase is included in the FY25 budget.

The board awarded a uniforms and equipment bid for Spain Park High School athletic teams to BSN Sports LLC (Nike products) after receiving a single bid. The board also awarded a Hoover High School theater upgrade contract to Curtis Thompson General Contractors LLC for $345,454. Both awards were approved by voice vote.

Elections: In an annual election held under Robert’s Rules (modified for procedure) and conducted by roll call, the board elected Alan Paquette as president and Rex Blair as vice president for the 2025–26 year. The roll call recorded ayes for the nominees; the transcript lists board members voting aye during the calls: Alan Paquette, Amy Tassen/Amy Tausman, Greg Square and Shelley Shaw (president vote) and similar ayes for vice president, which resulted in the successful elections.

Administrative and routine approvals: The board approved the consent agenda (personnel actions, surplus and capitalized/obsolete assets and contracts), minutes from prior meetings and business action items, including payroll and accounts‑payable disbursements presented by Miss McKay.

Where votes were recorded only by voice, the board’s minutes show motions carried with all in favor and no recorded opposition. For the two officer elections, the transcript contains roll call results as described above.

What comes next: Budget and capital amendments will be processed per reporting requirements; the district will proceed with the property acquisition and planned buildouts and implement the salary and supplement changes for the 2025–26 school year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","HCS Board Meeting 5/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its May meeting the Hoover City Schools board approved a fiscal year 2025 budget amendment, the fiscal year 2026 capital plan, salary‑schedule changes for 2025–26, the purchase of a transportation/operations facility and awarded two construction and vendor contracts; the board also elected its 2025–26 president and vice president by roll call.","taxTitle","Hoover City Schools, School Districts, Alabama","taxId",13588,"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},6540316,"Hoover board hears enrollment study showing lower student yield from new housing",639,1237000,1876000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3428674-16b4157865a4d857e45602e191d56f0b&start=1237&end=1876","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3428674-16b4157865a4d857e45602e191d56f0b/thumbnail_1237000.jpg","/articles/6540316/Alabama/Hoover-board-hears-enrollment-study-showing-lower-student-yield-from-new-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540316-a4aa87bd25a4b61166579891a40ec155/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985338&Signature=bFQLGL5zA7Sh~ZS7UjRGzdDbZSKDBUKEBojlBq-nP~zVBThnZARhnNIznJubfs8trK2toYswsR~7JTUOuwwwJf4qclSDWoLY-3dcPLobMO6YDGrRAn9uLzo3hVh--0csMWF4IoUK7PzowmA2S~YbLgCHTX3bwsvHCQIzHNDnyAKWg7GY1xKIGmv9qdkviV8G9-tfE1NRbyyekjMPsq75z9F9p6JLWKsA46tR99b7JqxJq6WpXZYKzvDZNI26kKFRbz8aj7ZoJToiGy5Y4io5Uyg6u7aJj1rx2yBDdIwTG9Z6Dxr7B9ithAe-l66pBAahKsKn1meHqKbxmWY3vyq-gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hoover City Schools board of education heard an update on a phase‑one enrollment study that shows new housing is producing fewer students than in previous decades.

Scott Leopold, a consultant with HTM, told the board that the district’s annual housing development rate has been roughly 400–500 units and that “historically we’ve had about 0.4 students per unit, and that’s dropped to about 0.31.” Leopold said the drop indicates people are staying in homes longer and fewer new families with school‑age children are moving into existing stock.

The presentation mapped yields by neighborhood and elementary boundary. Leopold said yields vary: some long‑established neighborhoods show rates near 0.2 students per new single‑family unit while newer subdivisions have higher yields. He said multifamily developments in the district are producing higher elementary yields than typical benchmarks — closer to 0.27 students per unit in Hoover, compared with an often‑seen 0.15 in other places.

Leopold also noted that a small number of large planned developments are concentrated in the attendance area of one high school and said that concentration “is not going to help in the balance of enrollment” between that high school and the other. He warned that even if several large projects build out over the next decade, the net increase in district enrollment would depend on yield rates, internal transfers and demographic trends.

The consultant ran scenarios showing four large projects could add roughly 1,300 students if fully built out, but emphasized that figure is a gross projection and not a guaranteed net increase: birth rates, household composition and the pace of construction could offset that growth. Leopold told the board the pace of permitting and construction has more immediate effect than the total number of units planned.

Board members asked about drivers of the yield decline. Leopold cited national patterns — delayed childbearing, “empty‑nester” households staying put and the lingering effect of low mortgage rates that make homeowners less likely to move. He said data points the district will continue to monitor include building permits and birth data, and that neighborhood‑level variation means some attendance zones could be less affected than others.

Why it matters: the district will use the study to inform short‑ and long‑term capacity planning. Leopold said HTM will develop strategies over the summer and that the district will share findings and a community engagement plan in the fall.

Leopold and Superintendent Dr. Maddox were the primary speakers during the presentation; a board member asked follow‑up questions during the discussion.","A consultant told the Hoover City Schools board that while the district is adding roughly 400–500 housing units per year, the number of students generated per unit has fallen from about 0.4 to roughly 0.31, a shift that will shape capacity and planning work this summer and fall.","actionData","errors"]

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