Votes at a glance: Cabell County Board approves consent agenda, personnel actions, calendar revision and expulsions

The Cabell County Board of Education took several formal actions at the meeting. Key outcomes:

- Consent agenda approved (motion by Miss Smalley; second Miss Neely). The consent agenda included the Edward Tucker architecture contract for the Cabell Midland STEM and cafeteria renovation (agenda item 4.03), a child-nutrition purchase of locally sourced beef from Buzz Products (agenda item 4.06; estimated cost ~$72,800), ceramics and digital photography standards, and other routine contracts and transfers.

- Financial items approved (motion and second recorded on the record). The board approved the treasurer's report, vouchers/payables and budget supplements including carryover supplements; staff noted one large bond-interest supplement and explained arbitrage implications.

- Personnel actions approved: professional and service personnel changes (including addition of Sarah Barraclaw as Heights (Heights) Saunders Elementary principal, listed on page 11); substitutes and strike-throughs noted where candidates declined. The board approved these personnel items by motion.

- Administrative leave ratified: The board ratified the administrative leave with pay for Patrick O'Neil, effective Dec. 4, 2024, to continue until resolution (motion recorded and approved by the board).

- Calendar revision approved (agenda item 7.01): the board revised the 2024–25 school calendar to swap two days (moving a staff professional learning day and a makeup day) to account for a previously designated code-blue day.

- Student expulsions (agenda items 7.02–7.04) were approved by motion; the board did not request executive session for these items.

Motion makers and seconders were recorded on the meeting record where noted. Several votes were unanimous; where individual roll-call votes were not read aloud the board recorded aye votes and the motions carried as stated in the meeting minutes.