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Board renews principal contracts, names exceptional‑education director and approves resolution moving assistant roles under new state law
Summary
The board approved personnel recommendations including principal contracts, named Erin Piper as exceptional‑education director and passed a resolution to shift assistant administrators from the Student First Act to the Assistant Accountability Act as described in the meeting.
Trussville City Schools approved a slate of personnel actions and a resolution changing the statutory framework for assistant administrators.
The board approved renewals and new principal contracts for Jared Meads (middle school principal), Jamie Gengrosso (Paine Elementary principal) and Dr. Tiffany Hamilton (Magnolia Elementary principal). The board also approved moving Erin Piper into the district’s exceptional‑education director position for the coming school year, replacing Dr. Cheryl Gilboe.
Administrators said the personnel recommendations included leaves of absence, retirements, resignations, transfers and contract recommendations. All personnel items on the agenda were approved in a single vote during the meeting.
Separately, the board approved Resolution 04‑125‑1 associated with a state law cited in the meeting as ACT 2024‑360 (referred to in the transcript), which moves assistant principals and assistant superintendents from the Student First Act into the Assistant Accountability Act framework. Administrators described the resolution as enabling assistant administrators to have similar contract terms to those available to contracted principals.
The board also approved a motion to place three new job descriptions from the exceptional‑education department on the table for a first reading; administrators said the intention is to hire personnel rather than rely on external contracted services for those roles in the future.
Board members approved the personnel package and the resolution by voice votes recorded during the meeting. Administrators said individual contract documents and job‑description drafts will be brought back for final action at future meetings.
