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Board approves consent agenda, personnel changes, volunteers, staff travel, communications invoice and independent contractor addendum
Summary
At its Feb. 23 meeting the Madison County School Board approved the consent agenda, personnel recommendations, volunteer lists, staff travel, a vendor communications invoice totaling $18,000, and an addendum to Angela Brooks' independent contractor agreement not to exceed $1,000 per year.
The Madison County School Board on Feb. 23 approved a series of routine and administrative items, including the consent agenda, personnel recommendations, volunteer approvals, staff travel, a communications invoice, and an amendment to an independent contractor contract.
The board approved the consent agenda (minutes; 2024-25 work plan; fundraisers; field trips; and the 2025-26 calendar) on a motion by Miss Hagan with a second by Miss Gibson; the chair announced the consent agenda was approved (vote announced as 5-0).
Superintendent Dr. Pickett presented personnel recommendations including reassignments and resignations tied to instructional staffing; Miss Hagan moved to approve the personnel changes, and Miss Knight seconded. The chair announced approval (5-0).
The board approved volunteer clearances and listings after a motion by Miss Thompson and second by Miss Gibson (chair announced approval 5-0). The transcript contains inconsistent counts for volunteers: the presenter said "we have 7 volunteers to present before you" and immediately after said "There's 23 at Central, 2 at the high school, and 2 at Lee." That count discrepancy was not resolved on the record; the board approved the item.
Staff travel requests for multiple trainings were presented by Dr. Pickett; he said training costs would be paid from Title II funds. Miss Gibson moved to approve staff travel; Miss Thompson seconded and the board approved (5-0).
The board approved an "A3 communications" invoice totaling $18,000 (described in the meeting as $15,000 plus $3,000) after a motion by Miss Thompson and a second by Miss Knight; the chair announced approval (5-0). District staff confirmed some board members were contacted in advance about the invoice.
The board also approved an addendum to independent contractor Angela Brooks' contract to provide private school services not to exceed $1,000 per year. Miss Knight moved to approve the addendum and Miss Thompson seconded. A board member asked about Ms. Brooks' qualifications; the transcript records the response as "She's a speech she's a speech language," and staff said Ms. Brooks had been presented along with the original contracts. The board approved the addendum (vote announced 5-0).
All of these items were approved without a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting transcript; the chair announced approval on each item.
