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Blount County School Board approves gym naming, school-safety grant increase and temporary CFO resolution
Summary
At its October meeting the Blount County Board of Education voted unanimously to name the Fairview Elementary gym for Jim Compton, accept a $216,904.52 increase to its public school safety grant (Fund 141) and forward a resolution recognizing Bridal Baldwin's temporary additional CFO responsibilities to the county commission.
The Blount County Board of Education voted on three formal items during its October monthly meeting: naming Fairview Elementary's gymnasium for James (Jim) Compton; approving a budget increase for the state public school safety grant (Fund 141) in the amount of $216,904.52; and forwarding a resolution recognizing Blount County Chief Financial Officer Bridal Baldwin's acceptance of additional temporary CFO responsibilities for the board.
The board approved the proposal to name Fairview Elementary's gymnasium the Jim Compton Gymnasium after several speakers described Compton's decades of service as a teacher, coach and board member. A motion to approve the naming…
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