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Cleveland County board approves budget changes, contract renewals and STARBASE resolution in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 2025 meeting, the Cleveland County Board of Education approved a budget amendment, multiple contract and curriculum renewals, vehicle surplus declarations and a resolution supporting the STARBASE STEM program; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Cleveland County Board of Education on March 2025 approved a series of budget amendments, contract renewals and program actions — including a resolution supporting the STARBASE STEM program — with all recorded votes 9-0.
Board members said the package of approvals responds to newly available state and federal revenue and routine contract renewals that the district’s committees had recommended. "It's always a good thing when we get money," Superintendent Dr. Steven Fisher said as he introduced changes to the district budget tied to new state and federal funding.
The board approved routine procedural items early in the meeting: adopting the meeting agenda as presented and accepting minutes for consent items 4.01–4.06 (both recorded 9-0). The finance and personnel items the board approved included Budget Amendment No. 1 for the 2024–25 budget, which board members said mainly reflected recent state and federal revenue releases.
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