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Janice Stockman, director of leadership development with the Alabama Association of School Boards, told the board that all five board members completed the evaluation and that the board’s overall average score was 3.2 on the district’s scale, placing it near the top of the “proficient” range. Thirty‑two direct reports — assistant superintendents, chiefs, directors, coordinators and principals — returned a separate survey with an average of 3.6, a rating labeled “accomplished.”

“This is a strong evaluation. This is a very good evaluation, and you have a lot to be proud of,” Stockman said while presenting the color‑coded ratings across leadership standards. She and staff highlighted instructional leadership as a particularly strong area: the instructional leadership component was rated in the top band by both the board and direct reports.

Stockman summarized areas for growth identified in the surveys: building a strategic plan for 2026 and beyond, increasing leadership capacity among school leaders and improving communication to all stakeholders. She noted communication is a recurring growth item in many superintendent evaluations statewide.

Superintendent Dr. Maddox thanked staff and principals for their participation and said he welcomed the feedback. Stockman encouraged the board and superintendent to set concrete goals arising from the evaluation.

The board used the presentation as information; no formal board action accompanied the report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","10/7/25 HCS Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","An outside review presented Oct. 7 found Superintendent Dr. Maddox rated an average 3.2 (proficient) by five board members and 3.6 (accomplished) by 32 direct reports; instructional leadership was a noted strength and communication and long‑range strategy identified as growth areas.","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},6428201,"Hoover board approves $60,000 contract for district facilities master planning",235,2392000,2627000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c&start=2392&end=2627","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c/thumbnail_2392000.jpg","/articles/6428201/Alabama/Hoover-board-approves-60000-contract-for-district-facilities-master-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6428201-8a30843d33dd550ac4fb4fc3dd2027b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568742&Signature=TOAraYjKanvThNK2CdUQ64rVlUXLD8PJcVKJYV2F49ZFMFwJibe4v1fdWRoEIQWd5BV2aRSlBA1GjcgbDkmkPewxccXwTniFk~qY27zHAiN34LddRnZD3mM~yOvKJN6BEPQ38IanwXJEBFTlYBA98CskCMN2apU2ChbUlQUpmdHoxf00~~K-5xRQ0T4jbOOKP09qX7LZFHq2xonq8jq9woQ8j-AqoEMYXy6OzXmoRhGs4O~cv1SgiAM0HzvBQ96dz5jIpYzglAQ5yo-Wav4jtxSHgaTHoyTAzyK48viO7VKuSdbUTlho6QGNLVjaLScgRjUzzVI~rvpFQmuZMUe1UQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hoover City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Oct. 7 to approve a $60,000 Phase 1B agreement with HPM to develop a facilities master plan for the district.

The agreement directs HPM to perform student data analysis and geocoding, capacity analysis, cost estimating for capital needs, internal stakeholder work sessions and a long‑term master plan that will recommend actions such as renovations, additions and new construction. Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Bob Lowry described the scope as work to “develop a long term master plan as far as regarding facilities, timelines, and strategies to help balance enrollment regarding demographic shifts.”

The contract was presented as a follow‑up to an earlier HPM engagement that produced preliminary population and birth‑rate projections. Dr. Lowry told the board the Phase 1B work will provide more granular demographic maps, building‑by‑building capacity assessments and cost magnitudes to guide investment decisions.

The board discussed stakeholder involvement and the value of internal planning sessions before the vote. A board member said the sessions “are gonna be huge” because local stakeholders have knowledge about land availability and school history that will inform HPM’s work.

Board members moved and seconded the motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous. The board president declared the HPM Phase 1B agreement approved.

The contract funds will come from the district’s planning budgets; the motion did not specify later implementation or construction funding, which would require separate approvals.

Board members and staff said the planning is intended to ensure facilities investments are targeted and sustainable.

Notes: HPM Phase 1B is a planning engagement; no construction contracts were authorized at the Oct. 7 meeting.","The Hoover School Board unanimously approved a $60,000 Phase 1B agreement with HPM to perform student data analysis, capacity and cost estimates, and master planning to guide future facilities decisions.",{"_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},6428184,"Hoover board approves routine business items; sets delegate and enters executive session",1693,93000,1786000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c&start=93&end=1786","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c/thumbnail_93000.jpg","/articles/6428184/Alabama/Hoover-board-approves-routine-business-items-sets-delegate-and-enters-executive-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6428184-078a7162d6efa1f15d4abef59ba18c0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568742&Signature=AY0lnBoVJH5lepq3F6lZ0cHnBoK-3uNL7tqFXHOG~zsisPrHpgvro~~axcXaJmJsWId39Uupx1JYonq4brfReR6FGk9Jf-rp~bzaJHotThQ-x5bm3qJKXT95x4wL5Vly~k90ojH8vG1zm6LEEfsW4K~f-Q-ckVLiIAqRK46v-6xSR2J-32vfunIsh4rMHQsPOm-hMzcB6OI-97orPa~2riS8~3X-FSttm3nTNUyrytL8TvnOrE8b4ApWMXahTpVlUFlSwzbmpU-a35dhAYsUeZZwVAtoLCAtt~8zzkEgluvclsMi37NsrJ3AhexFyteqQ9WXEcjE28W4pAONZ2yTeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hoover City Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine and business items Oct. 7, including meeting minutes, the consent agenda and budget reports, and set a delegate to represent the district at the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) delegate assembly.

Key votes taken during the meeting included:

- Adoption of the Oct. 7 meeting agenda (unanimous).
- Approval of meeting minutes from Sept. 9 (SpectraCall and regular meeting) (unanimous).
- Approval of the consent agenda, which included personnel actions, contracts, field trips, surplus and capital asset actions (unanimous).
- Approval of business actions and financial summary for the month ending Aug. 31, 2025: general fund expenditures reported at 92% of budget for 11 months of activity; current reserves 9.15 months; payroll for September $14,238,232.77; cash disbursements $17,734,761.47; special reserve fund expenditures reported as $24,800,000 (110% of budget) (unanimous approval of business actions as presented).
- Approval of the 2025–26 textbook committee membership for upcoming social studies, fine arts and science adoptions (unanimous).
- Approval of the 2026–27 school calendar as recommended by the superintendent (unanimous).
- Approval of proposed policy updates recommended by AASB/ASB (unanimous).
- Nomination and approval of Jeremy Vice as the district’s AASB delegate for the Dec. 4 delegate assembly (unanimous by voice vote).
- Motion and unanimous vote to go into executive session to discuss potential litigation (certification by board attorney Mark Boardman cited code item “36 25 8 7 8 3”); the board stated it did not anticipate action following executive session.

Many of the routine items were described by staff as standard monthly business or regular committee appointments; several received little discussion before approval. The board president called for motions, and each item passed by voice vote with no recorded dissent.","On Oct. 7 the Hoover board approved the agenda, minutes, consent agenda, business financial report, textbook committee appointments, the 2026–27 school calendar, and policy updates; it appointed a delegate for the AASB assembly and unanimously voted to go into executive session.",{"_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},6428189,"Parent urges Hoover board to add accessible push‑button doors at Berry Middle",282,2936000,3218000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c&start=2936&end=3218","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5906446-b3c99cf72ea08881ff9872092583974c/thumbnail_2936000.jpg","/articles/6428189/Alabama/Parent-urges-Hoover-board-to-add-accessible-pushbutton-doors-at-Berry-Middle","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6428189-256f8acbe20fd141018b851e9bb692e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1773568742&Signature=PmsMcZ80tMjtqUFGqwXm5-SV7T-7xfKtktxZmO1yZNUg5dlsan2c6SdqxZznFYmh~PB9wjbHTysJfZ~U0GbjQ~ztBWP2zdObmxnJ35rngUMzYnBL7lebpi8jic-vOpe8G7YAutZwOhPkOce9kg8lPXnbcZetOCTJAz2t-WUAFGhphQEqorjndj~mvCx4jU03tw1oh7~P6MYk4GwkeDVUudz4ZvLZY8yL6-wllaVQqbErbZoMzluh8rkLHqC4nDtnamBXh92arCBwcz6KMAZapXmX~3DiS0ksGN1OFkXCsP8Flb3ETQKY-zZC11W56RTqfAhU3SPa5VcCDseK2MMYfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent of a Berry Middle School student told the Hoover School Board on Oct. 7 that the school needs accessible push‑button doors at both the front and back entrances to comply with accessibility needs and ease daily movement for students who use wheelchairs.

Dustin Chandler, who identified himself as a parent, said teachers and students have asked for a push‑button accessible entrance since Feb. 22, 2018, and that requests were renewed in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 without resolution. Chandler said several middle‑school students who use wheelchairs must be helped through doors or rely on staff to hold doors open.

“I am just asking you guys to assess the complex — the building — not only at Berry, but in every single facility in Hoover that serves students with disability,” Chandler said. “The teachers need it, but the students also deserve it.”

Chandler said one eighth‑grader struggles to open a door multiple times during the school day and that staff sometimes resort to propping the door — a temporary and unacceptable fix, in his view. He referenced the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title II requirements while urging the board to inspect facilities and prioritize accessibility fixes.

Board members acknowledged Chandler’s comments and directed that the concern be reviewed by staff. No formal board action was taken during public comment; Chandler asked the board to review access across district facilities and report back.

The comment highlighted the intersection of ongoing capital or maintenance planning and daily operational accessibility for students with disabilities.","A Hoover parent asked the board to address a long‑standing accessibility problem at Berry Middle, saying requests for push‑button automatic doors date to 2018 and that students who use wheelchairs must rely on staff assistance or a propped door.","actionData","errors"]

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