Chilton County board approves financial report, multiple capital projects, property transactions and temporary kindergarten enrollment cap

The Chilton County Board of Education approved its August financial report, authorized seating bids and several property transactions, approved video display purchases, and accepted a temporary cap on out‑of‑zone kindergarten enrollment at Isabella and Verbena during a board meeting.

Board members voted to accept the financial statements for August 2025, with the administration reporting that through the 11th month the district had received 99.12% of budgeted revenues and other financing sources and had expended 87.66% of its budget. Accounts payable for the month were reported as $3,650,874.25 and gross payroll expenditures as $5,758,970.49. The general fund closed the month with revenues exceeding expenditures by $7,584,001.87 and an ending fund balance of $51,595,261.92, described in staff materials as 7.28 months of reserve (6.08 months if an advance for technology that will be largely spent in fiscal 2026 is excluded).

The board approved a motion to advertise (‘‘seat bids’’) for construction and renovation work on several projects: Verbena Annex classroom, kitchen and elementary gym additions; Jemison Football Stadium renovations; the Career Tech Center; and Thorsby High School classroom and lunchroom additions. Separately, the board approved the purchase of several parcels: a 15‑acre parcel identified as belonging to Isabella (PIN referenced in the packet) and a second parcel described in the meeting by its long PIN behind the Thorsby facility. The board also approved video boards for Chilton County High School, Isabella (Maplesville) and Jemison High School that had been reviewed in a prior work session.

In the superintendent’s report, the board approved a sale agreement for property between Jemison High School and Jemison Elementary handled through National Land Realty; staff said the sale was at or above the asking price. The superintendent and principals also reported enrollment pressures in kindergarten at Isabella and Verbena and said principals and the Department of Teaching and Learning asked to temporarily cap out‑of‑zone kindergarten enrollment, accepting only students who reside on those schools’ bus routes until at least January; if space permits after the semester, locally funded units could be added. The board treated that enrollment cap as an administrative procedure rather than a formal motion.

The board nominated and voted to approve Mark Storey of Dallas County as the board’s nominee for the ASD District 2 seat. The board announced upcoming meetings: a work session on Nov. 13 at 1:00 p.m., the next regular board meeting on Nov. 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., and the annual public meeting on Nov. 17 at 5:30 p.m.

No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the public discussion segments of the transcript; the record shows motions, a second for each motion and voice votes with the chair calling the motions passed. The academic report card was noted as forthcoming before the next board meeting.

The actions taken at the meeting were routine approvals of financial and capital items, property sales/purchases and a temporary enrollment procedure; the transcript contains brief discussion and no extended debate on these items.

Next steps identified by staff include proceeding with the bid process for the listed capital projects, completing the property sale closing with National Land Realty, and monitoring kindergarten capacity through the semester; the academic report card will be released prior to the next meeting.