Alcoa Board unanimously approves minutes, financials, staff change, MOUs and field trips
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The Alcoa City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously June 17 to approve its consent agenda, confirm a new third-grade position at Alcoa Intermediate School and approve several administrative items including memoranda of understanding and student travel requests.
ALCOA, Tenn. — The Alcoa City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously June 17 to approve its consent agenda, confirm a new third-grade position at Alcoa Intermediate School and approve several administrative items including memoranda of understanding and student travel requests.
The consent agenda, which included adoption of the minutes from the June 17 regular meeting and the June 23 called meeting and approval of April 2025 financial reports, was moved by Board Member Brandy Bledsoe and seconded by Vice-Chair Mike Brown. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
The board separately approved a package of Board Business items, moved by Mike Brown and seconded by Steve Marsh. Those approvals included a memorandum of understanding between the City of Alcoa, the Alcoa Police Department and the Alcoa City School System; a memorandum of understanding between Alcoa Elementary School and the Boys and Girls Club; converting AHS part-time custodian Kathy Baker to full-time; and several field-trip requests for AHS wrestling and the AMS Tornado Club. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The confirmed additional third-grade position increases instructional staffing at Alcoa Intermediate School ahead of the 2025–26 school year, and the MOUs formalize partnerships between the district and local organizations that support student activities and safety. The custodian’s change to full-time affects classified staff payroll and building operations at Alcoa High School.
Details: The board recorded unanimous approval for both motions. Field-trip approvals covered multiple wrestling tournaments dated December 2025 through February 2026 and an AMS Tornado Club trip to Orlando, Florida, May 19–23, 2026, as listed in the board packet. No dissenting votes were recorded.
Process notes: The motions on the consent agenda and the separate Board Business items were presented by Director of Schools Jake Jones and put to a vote without public amendment during the meeting. The approvals were administrative in nature and did not include ordinance or statutory changes.
Looking ahead: The board’s posted schedule lists a work session and subsequent board meetings in July and a 100‑year alumni celebration at AHS for July 26, 2026, noted in the board materials.