Hamilton City Schools board approves personnel actions and E‑Rate technology purchase; land‑use agreement tabled

President Matthews presided over a Hamilton City Schools Board meeting where the board approved personnel appointments, consent items and a technology purchase that district staff said will be heavily subsidized by the federal E‑Rate program. Board members voted to remove and table a proposed land‑use/storage agreement after a trustee raised liability concerns.

Superintendent Andrea Blevins opened the business portion of the meeting with announcements about the school year and student activities. “I just have a number of announcements for the board this evening,” Blevins said, listing athletics, performances and recent awards. She told the board that Bridgeport Elementary and Crawford Woods Elementary were named Momentum Award winners by the state for combined achievement and growth.

The board approved multiple personnel items on the human resources agenda that included confirmations of new principals across the district. The new principals introduced to the board were Ty Smallwood at Hamilton High School main campus; Jesse Funston at Hamilton High Freshman Campus; Megan Eichenberger at Wilson Middle School; Ryan Britton at Ridgeway Elementary; and Ellie Lawson at Highland Elementary. Ty Smallwood told the board, “This is a mission of mine. Could not be more proud,” after his introduction.

On the consent agenda, the board approved field trip requests tied to athletics and arts programs and confirmed one…