The Marion County Board of Education unanimously approved its Aug. 11 consent agenda after a motion from Linda Hooper and a second from Nathan Billingsley. Items approved covered minutes, financial reports and a range of contracts and purchases. Notable approvals listed in the minutes include: bids for HVAC work at Whitwell Middle School (Trane Supply); a contract with Coca‑Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. for a beverage agreement at Jasper Elementary School; bids and contracts for greenhouse construction at South Pittsburg High School (Integrated Builds, LLC and Lewis Group Architects); approval to purchase the Imagine Sonday System for K‑8 and a renewal purchase for Jasper Elementary for 2025–2028; Perkins‑funded lift equipment updates for Marion County High School; and multiple architectural and construction proposals (Kaatz, Binkley, Jones & Morris Architects, Inc.; Terracon). The consent agenda also approved non‑faculty paid and volunteer coaches for the 2025–26 school year, part‑time Title I math interventionist funding at Marion County High School, field trips for several schools, and permission for all schools to apply for Bright Ideas grants. Several items were noted as previously approved by executive order on specific dates; the minutes list Executive Orders including 7/15/2025, 7/17/2025 and 7/31/2025 for certain items. The minutes record that the consent agenda approval was unanimous; no separate roll‑call for each consent item is provided in the minutes.