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Arlington board approves four-year contract for superintendent, adopts $507,543 McGraw Hill science textbooks and declines three inclement-weather make-up days
Summary
The Arlington Community Schools Board of Education voted to approve a four-year employment contract for Superintendent Allison Clark, purchased McGraw Hill K–12 science materials for $507,543.02, and declined to require make-up days for three previously used inclement-weather days.
The Arlington Community Schools Board of Education approved a four‑year employment contract for Superintendent Allison Clark and authorized two district actions on curriculum and the academic calendar in a single vote session Tuesday night.
The board voted to approve the employment contract for Doctor Allison Clark. The motion was made by Mr. Dunn and seconded by Dr. Vioxx; the board chair called the ayes and the motion passed. Board members praised Clark’s leadership since she served as interim, citing continuity and morale during a transition period. "You literally hit the ground running like you'd been preparing for this your entire life," a board member said during the discussion.
In related business the board approved the purchase of McGraw Hill K–12 science materials in the amount of $507,543.02 as part of Tennessee’s science textbook adoption cycle. The superintendent summarized the district’s textbook-adoption process: a committee completed vendor presentations and rubrics, held a parent community viewing day and recommended McGraw Hill because teachers favored its compatibility with the district’s campus platform and its STEM project and interactive materials. The superintendent said the district will use the platform in a blended model — digital materials on student iPads plus consumable workbooks — and noted the state textbook-adoption term is eight years.
Separately, the board voted not to require make-up days for three inclement‑weather days the district already used earlier in the school year. Clark told the board the district had built eight inclement‑weather days into the calendar; three had been used and she recommended the board accept those as built‑in days so students would not be required to make them up.
Votes at a glance - Employment contract, Doctor Allison Clark — Motion: Mr. Dunn; Second: Dr. Vioxx. Outcome: Approved (voice/roll call). - Purchase: McGraw Hill K–12 science materials — Motion: Dr. Biax; Second: Ms. Connolly. Amount: $507,543.02. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Inclement‑weather days — Motion: Ms. Connolly; Second: Ms. Barnes. Outcome: Approved (voice vote); district will not require make-up for three used inclement‑weather days.
Board members and the superintendent emphasized that the textbook adoption followed state guidance and local committee review, and that the superintendent’s contract formalizes leadership after a period of interim service. The board indicated the textbook purchase includes annual consumables and access renewals for the district’s student allotment.
The board also approved a consent agenda and other routine items earlier in the meeting.
What’s next: The superintendent and staff will implement the new McGraw Hill materials and distribute consumables under the adoption plan. The superintendent’s contract will be administered per the approved terms of employment.
