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Board approves consent agenda items: nurse, change orders and several school facility requests; denies transfer student admission under policy
Summary
On the consent agenda the board approved one additional school nurse position, several construction change orders and facilities projects funded by outside donors, and denied admission to a transfer student under district discipline policy.
The Rutherford County School Board approved routine and project items on the consent agenda, including a new school nurse position, construction change orders and several school improvement projects funded by non‑district donors. The board also voted to deny admission to a transfer student who had been expelled from another district.
Key actions
- Nursing staff: The health services department requested one additional school nurse to cover increasing medical procedures at Oakland High School. The board approved the new position. - Poplar Hill Elementary grading change order No. 2: Engineering and construction presented change order No. 2 for demo plus construction in the amount of $35,850 to complete the grading package for bid number 3711; the board approved the change order. - Eagleville soccer field work request: The principal requested donated grading work for a soccer field; donated equipment, labor and fuel cost (estimated $2,000) were discussed, and the board approved the request. The school will fund future irrigation (estimated $30,000) and a 2‑inch tap meter as part of later work. The project requires TDEC approvals per staff note and is at no cost to the district. - La Verne High School nutrition painting project: The school nutrition department requested a $45,200 painting project to upgrade the serving line appearance, funded from fund balance; the board approved. - Daniel McKee exterior and interior mural paint request: Experience Community Church offered to clean and paint the exterior and to fund interior murals at no cost to the district ($19,300); the board approved the proposal and thanked the church for the donation. - Charter review committee: The board approved the 2025 Charter Review Committee schedule and noted two charter letters of intent with application deadlines. - Transfer student admission under discipline: The director of schools recommended denying admission for a transfer student expelled for repeated harassment of staff; the board voted to deny the transfer under district policy 6.318 and state rules that permit denial for students who were expelled or suspended from another system.
Why it matters
The nurse hire responds to a specific medical‑services need at a large high school; several facility projects were approved with little or no cost to the district because of outside donations; the transfer denial followed policy and a staff recommendation.
Ending
Staff will proceed to implement the approved personnel and construction items and follow required procedures for the Eagleville project (TDEC approval and later irrigation funding). The board thanked community donors for funded projects.
