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Board approves Willowbrook MOU and budget reclassification; adds Temple ramp and bus purchases to Aug. 21 agenda
Summary
At the Aug. 18 Carroll County Board of Education work session the board approved an annual MOU with Willowbrook for school‑based therapy services, approved an internal budget reclassification, and agreed to add a Temple High accessibility ramp and expanded bus purchases to the Aug. 21 agenda.
At the Aug. 18 work session the Carroll County Board of Education took several business actions: it approved an annual memorandum of understanding with Willowbrook (part of Tanner Health System) to provide community‑based therapists to schools, approved a budget reclassification recommended by the state, and agreed to place two items on the Aug. 21 board meeting agenda: a covered handicap ramp at Temple High School and an expanded bus purchase using state and local funds.
A presenter described Willowbrook’s services as “a great benefit to our school system, and it’s at no expense to the school system,” and said the provider delivered crisis intervention and community‑based therapy to 399 students last year. The board approved the annual MOU by voice vote; the presenter recorded the result as “everyone with one abstention.” The motion and second were made but individual mover and seconder names were not recorded in the spoken record.
The board also approved a budget reclassification amendment (no net change in dollars; internal reclassifications per state documentation) by unanimous vote. The meeting packet noted the reclassification aligns district accounting with state guidance and does not change total budgeted funds.
Looking ahead to the Aug. 21 board meeting, the superintendent’s office asked the board to add a covered handicap ramp at Temple High School — the project was described as approximately $55,000 and would be funded from a December budget amendment (Budget Amendment 1). The board also agreed to add approval of bus purchases to the Aug. 21 agenda: with state funds available, the district indicated it could purchase up to eight buses in the current budget cycle. Board members approved adding both items to the agenda by voice vote.
Other business noted at the work session included a preview of facilities projects (Melton Zine High School press boxes) and a brief announcement that a school resource officer (SRO) position was live at Bowden Elementary; these items were informational and no votes were recorded on them at the work session.
Votes recorded in the spoken record: the Willowbrook MOU passed with one abstention (names not specified); the budget reclassification passed unanimously; the motion to add the Temple ramp and bus purchases to the Aug. 21 agenda passed unanimously by voice vote.
