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Votes at a glance: bills, facilities use, program of studies and related routine actions
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Southampton County School Board approved payment of bills, a facilities use request from Down the Middle Foundation, and the division'wide program of studies for 2025'26 in addition to the budget and learning-enrichment approvals noted separately.
The Southampton County School Board recorded several routine and agenda votes at its March 10 meeting. Key outcomes listed in the meeting record:
Payment of bills - Motion: Approve the February bill list as presented. - Moved by: Miss Brunn; seconded by: Mr. Scott. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Use-of-facilities request: Down the Middle Foundation - Motion: Approve the request from Down the Middle Foundation to use Southampton High School's baseball field for practice March'May with an admission charge and a requested fee waiver. - Moved by: Miss Bond; seconded by: Mr. Smith. - Outcome: Approved; the board granted the requested fee waiver. - Note: District staff confirmed the request would not conflict with school baseball activities.
Program of Studies for 2025'26 - Motion: Approve the Southampton County Public Schools program of studies for the 2025'26 school year (middle and high school course catalog updates, including new offerings such as entrepreneurship, information-technology fundamentals and sports/entertainment management and requests to offer earth science and geometry at the middle school level). - Moved by: Mr. Smith; seconded by: Miss Lane. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Financial report and preliminary expenditures - The director of finance presented the preliminary expenditure report for February, noting local operating balances and percent expended through Feb. 28. The February bill list was attached to the agenda and approved as above.
These items were handled as part of the meeting's action-items block; the board recorded motions and approvals by voice vote or consensus on the items above.
