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Votes at a glance: Muscogee County School Board approves personnel appointments, handbook updates and departmental naming on July 21
Summary
The board approved multiple personnel appointments, a revision of the student behavior code, the naming of the Counseling and Social Work Services Department for Juanita Carson Booker, and passed the consent agenda during the July 21 meeting; motions and seconds were recorded on the public record.
At its July 21 meeting the Muscogee County School District Board of Education approved several personnel appointments, a student handbook update and a departmental naming motion. The board also approved the consent agenda.
Key actions recorded on the public record (motions, seconds and outcomes as stated at the meeting):
- Appointment of the Director of Programs for Exceptional Students (name referenced in the meeting materials and announced): Motion by Ms. Chambers, second by Ms. Jackson; motion passed.
- Appointment of Alicia Poole as assistant principal at Key Elementary School: Motion by Ms. Frey, second by Ms. Chambers; motion passed.
- Appointment of Nikia Roberts as assistant principal at North Columbus Elementary School: Motion by Ms. Frey, second by Ms. Chambers; motion passed.
- Appointment of Kimberly Parks as assistant principal at Kendrick High School: Motion by Mr. Cantrell, second by Ms. Chambers; motion passed.
- Naming the Counseling and Social Work Services Department in honor of Juanita Carson Booker: Motion by Ms. Chambers, second by Ms. Jackson; motion passed. The board heard a short biography referencing Booker’s 46 years in education and her role as the district’s first director of guidance and counseling.
- Student behavior code booklet for FY26 (handbook update): Motion by Ms. Chambers, second by Mr. Cantrell; motion passed.
- Consent agenda (including personnel reports, surplus property declaration, construction change orders, capital outlay resolutions, various purchase exceptions and donations): Motion by Ms. Chambers, second by Ms. Jackson; consent agenda passed.
How the board recorded votes publicly: The meeting used hand and electronic votes for different items; on several votes board members were asked to “record your vote.” Individual roll call comments were recorded in the transcript for some items (for example, Ms. Jackson’s yes vote was recorded in the consent agenda vote). The district did not provide a full roll‑call tally in the public audio transcript for every motion during the meeting.
Notes and context: Several appointees addressed the board after their appointments. The board’s approval of the handbook and departmental naming followed staff presentations; the naming motion included remarks summarizing Juanita Carson Booker’s career and degrees. The consent agenda included construction and capital project items funded by SPLOST/Capital Projects funding, multiple professional‑service agreements and donations; board members asked clarifying questions during the consent‑agenda review about architect fees for nutrition projects and copies of certain MOUs.
If readers need a formal vote count or individual member votes for a specific motion, those records are part of the district’s official minutes and recorded electronic roll call and can be requested from the district clerk.
