The Morgan County Board of Education at its June 9 meeting approved a series of personnel and program items, according to the minutes.
Actions recorded in the June 9 minutes include:
- Approval to give $2,000 bonuses to nurses, the full-time therapist and the technology department (motion by Billy Ward; seconded by Mickey Tucker; vote 5-0, Kasey Perkins absent).
- Approval of two transition positions funded by a Special Education grant (motion by Mickey Tucker; seconded by Jonathan Dagley; vote 5-0, Perkins absent).
- Approval of the district Strategic Plan as presented (motion by Kayron Rogers; seconded by Jonathan Dagley; vote 5-0, Perkins absent).
- Approval of the AI policy 4214 on the board’s motion (motion by Billy Ward; seconded by Jonathan Dagley; vote 5-0, Perkins absent).
- Approval of two ISM aide positions for virtual classes at Coalfield and Oakdale (motion by Kayron Rogers; seconded by Jonathan Dagley).
- Approval to add one junior or senior student school-board member to serve a one-year, nonvoting advisory role, to begin with District 1 and proceed by district order (motion by Jonathan Dagley; seconded by Billy Ward).
- Approval of FY26 consolidated application budget and FY26 Food Service Budget; approvals for athletic travel and camp permission were recorded as well.
Minutes show the motions passed, with five yea votes and one absence (Kasey Perkins absent) on June 9. Specific funding sources for bonuses and positions are recorded as grant or budget items in June materials (e.g., Special Education grant referenced for transition positions); the minutes do not provide detailed contract language or personnel start dates for each item.
These approvals allow district staff to implement bonus payments, post and fill positions funded by grants, apply the AI policy in district operations and appoint the student representative per the district’s student-board-member policy. The minutes do not include verbatim public comment or extended debate on these June items.