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Votes at a glance: Bradley County Board approves calendars, grants, platform contract and policy updates
Summary
At its Oct. 16 meeting the Bradley County Board of Education approved the 2027–28 academic calendar, multiple budget amendments and grants, a three-year Pathful contract for career planning, several policy updates, and established a review committee for the board's legal services, all by unanimous roll call.
The Bradley County Board of Education recorded unanimous 7-0 roll-call votes on a slate of routine and substantive items during its Oct. 16 meeting.
Highlights
- Academic calendar: The board approved the 2027–28 academic calendar, which district staff said was selected following a teacher vote on two options. Vote: 7-0.
- LEA compliance report: Trustees acknowledged the district's LEA compliance report and approved the submission noting the district is in full compliance. Vote: 7-0.
- Budget amendments (Fund 141): The board approved three revenue-driven budget amendments to incorporate recently awarded grants: (1) a Public School Safety Security grant (budget amendment #19), (2) the fourth-year Innovative School Model (ISM) grant supporting CTE programming (budget amendment #20), and (3) a $65,000 Public Education Foundation award for a STEM lab (budget amendment #21). Vote: 7-0.
- TISA accountability report: The board approved the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) accountability report, an annual Department of Education requirement that links TISA spending to academic goals. Vote: 7-0.
- Pathful platform license: Trustees approved a three-year contract for the Pathful career-planning platform at roughly $2.75 per student; administrators said the vendor offered a $66,000 discount over three years and will provide Tennessee-based support. Purchase will be funded with ISM funds initially and later from regular system or Perkins funding. Vote: 7-0.
- Walker Valley pole barn: The board approved construction of an agricultural/FFA pole barn at Walker Valley High School, a project estimated under $10,000 and funded by ISM grant resources. Vote: 7-0.
- Policies (first readings and changes): On first reading the board approved updates to policies 4.1, 5.5 and 6.304 (to incorporate a new statutory definition of antisemitism/anti-discrimination per public chapter 293), policy 6.6 (student records transfers per public chapter 156), policy 4.301 (interscholastic athletics participation for virtual students consistent with TSSAA/TMSAA), policy 4.403 (library materials clarifications), and policy 5.701 (substitute teacher days increased from 20 to 30 consecutive days). The board also voted to delete policy 6.603 as redundant. All votes were 7-0.
- Legal services RFQ and committee: Trustees approved releasing a request for qualifications (RFQ) to review district legal services and established a review committee. Responses are due by 2 p.m. Oct. 31; the committee will report recommendations at the November meeting. The board appointed Vice Chair Ted Bryson and policy advisor Amanda Lee to the committee. Vote: 7-0.
Nut graf: The package combined routine compliance items and grant-related budget amendments that together direct roughly small-to-moderate new revenues into classroom and safety projects, while the Pathful contract and policy updates reflect state-driven and programmatic compliance work.
Ending: Where roll-call tallies were recorded, the board voted unanimously on each item. Administrative staff indicated the budget additions are supported by newly awarded grant revenues and that several purchases will be covered by ISM funding.
