ELA standards committee approves using recording as official minutes

The Tennessee State Board of Education English Language Arts Standards Recommendation Committee voted to accept the meeting recording as the official minutes for its Oct. 21, 2025 electronic session.

Chair Kurnegas moved that the recording serve as the minutes for the meeting; a committee member seconded the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote. Vice Chair Hilliard announced the committee had a quorum at the start of the meeting.

The motion was procedural and limited to accepting the audio/video record instead of a separate written set of minutes for the session. No additional substance or policy change was attached to the vote.

The vote was taken by voice; those present signified approval with “aye.” The chair declared the motion carried and the committee proceeded to discuss housekeeping, appendix and glossary revisions, and proposed changes to the draft standards.

The committee reconvened after a short recess and continued its work on glossary and appendix items. No further formal motions or final policy adoptions were recorded during the session.

A follow-up meeting was scheduled to continue unresolved items on the glossary and the appendix.