Votes at a glance: Washington County board approves textbook adoption, budget amendment and several grants

The Washington County Board of Education took several formal actions during its April 3 meeting. Below is a concise list of recorded motions, key details and outcomes as shown in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

- Approve agenda as amended (added discussion on meeting times). Outcome: approved.

- Adopt Savvas K–12 science materials and authorize purchase order PO 4894. Outcome: approved (purchase order to be finalized by district purchasing).

- Approve budget amendment number 1 for FY '25 for the school nutrition (dietary) fund. Motion moved by a board member on the record; outcome: approved. Staff said the amendment increases the estimated deficit from about $1,273,000 to $1,782,000 and that the board is targeting a $1,000,000 fund-balance cushion for nutrition operations.

- Approve requisition 1430250318 (Gordon Feed Service). Outcome: approved.

- Approve several ISM/ISM-funded purchase orders (epoxy-floor installation and others listed on the consent agenda). Outcome: approved; purchasing to proceed using identified ISM grant funds.

- Approve submission/acceptance of matching grants as listed on the agenda (awards would be accepted with board approval):
- School-based mental-health services grant (matching funds $50,000 per year for 5 years) — outcome: approved to apply/accept if awarded.
- Electric school bus grant (district application/acceptance with local match) — outcome: approved to apply/accept if awarded; local match required if grant received.
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant — outcome: approved to apply/accept if awarded.

- Purchase orders associated with ISM grant funds (including an epoxy-floor installation for a CTE area) — outcome: approved; PO numbers recorded on the purchasing worksheet.

- Policy 3.208 (community use of facilities) — board members proposed tightened language (certified, bonded and insured security for some events and bylaws for recurring nonprofit users). Board directed administration to draft revised language and review with counsel; no final policy adoption recorded at this meeting (outcome: referral for redraft and further review).

The meeting record shows motions were moved and seconded in each case where action was taken; not all votes recorded a full roll-call in the publicly available transcript excerpt. When roll-call tallies were not printed in the transcript, the meeting minutes record the outcome as "approved" or "carried."