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Big County Board of Education approves director contract, 2025–26 budget and multiple vendor contracts
Summary
The Big County Board of Education unanimously approved the director of schools contract, adopted the 2025–26 general purpose budget with an amendment allowing revenue updates, and approved several contracts and resolutions, including bus-route adjustments, vendor contracts and a federal budget resolution.
The Big County Board of Education approved the director of schools contract, the 2025–26 general purpose budget and several vendor contracts during its June meeting.
The board voted to approve the director of schools contract after a motion and second. Trustees also approved the agenda and consent agenda earlier in the meeting.
The board then approved the 2025–26 general purpose school budget after an amendment that authorizes the director to update revenue projections to reflect final June projections before the budget is submitted to the county commission. The director told the board the budget assumes a $2,500 across-the-board pay increase, a projected 7% rise in insurance costs and use of about $2,000,000 from fund balance to balance the budget and to support capital projects, including a roof at Camden Junior High and HVAC work at Briarwood. The board approved the amended budget by roll call: 9 yes; 0 no; other tallies not specified.
Other formal actions approved by the board during the meeting included: - Approval of a route/contract reassignment so that bus route 12 will be added to a contract for driver/operator Gloria Wilson and bus route 5 will revert to county-operated service (voice vote; approved by the board). - Acknowledgement/acceptance of the low bid from Pod Press Construction for the CHS visitor-side press box; the board clarified the action acknowledged the bid and does not commit district funds to construction at this time. - Approval of the Learning Partners assessment contract (quote in materials: approximately $32,200; approved by roll call: 9 yes). - Approval of the Sidekick speech/therapy contract (no firm dollar amount recorded in the meeting packet; board approved by voice vote). - Approval of a deed transfer of a small parcel to the local volunteer fire department (no cost; approved by roll call). - Approval of the consolidated federal budget and associated resolution so the district meets the state deadline to have an approved plan in place (roll call: 9 yes).
Several committee reports were accepted by the full board, including the personnel committee report and the budget committee report. The personnel committee noted the director’s evaluation score; the committee recommended renewing the director’s contract through 2029.
During budget discussion the director noted the district received updated June revenue projections showing a decline of about $20,000 from earlier figures and asked the board to permit staff to update revenues to current projections before the final submission to the county commission. The board approved an amendment to allow revenue updates; the main motion as amended carried.
No litigation or executive-session outcomes affecting the approvals were disclosed on the public record during this portion of the meeting.
The board set a policy-review meeting for Thursday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. and the next regular board meeting for Monday, July 7, with retirees to be recognized before that meeting.
