Tuscaloosa board approves superintendent’s personnel recommendations including resignations and new hires

The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education approved the superintendent’s personnel recommendations as part of the Oct. 21 consent agenda (items 9a–9e).

Superintendent Dr. Cameron presented the recommendations and supplemental list, which the superintendent summarized for the board. The packet and Dr. Cameron’s remarks listed 9 resignations, 1 job abandonment, 1 new certified personnel, 1 new classified personnel, 1 reassignment, 1 request for leave of absence, 1 transfer of administrative personnel, three-year principal contracts (3), seven part-time extended-day tutors, and one 25-20 contracted coach. The supplemental list included an additional resignation, a new classified hire, seven part-time extended-day tutors, one Eastwood Middle School athletic supplement for 25-26, and one 25-26 contracted coach.

During discussion a board member or staff noted an employee “has not shown up for work, and probably is now going on 2 weeks” and described attempts by the transportation department and administrators to contact that person; the transcript recorded that the person had not replied or reported to work. Another board member commented positively about items 16 through 21, saying they were "excellent, excellent leaders. Happy and humble and I'm happy and humble and proud that we have these individuals working for us." The chair called for a vote and the motion to approve the superintendent’s recommendations was adopted; the transcript records “All in favor? Aye. Anybody opposed?” and then “Each of those will be approved,” without recording names on the vote.

The transcript does not include a roll-call vote or individual board votes for the consent agenda in the excerpt provided.