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Votes at a glance: board approves fundraisers, suicide‑prevention proclamation and Jacks Creek property purchase
Summary
The Chester County School Board approved a slate of routine and substantive items in its September meeting: authorization of the school year’s fundraisers, a proclamation recognizing suicide‑prevention month, and purchase of an acre of land adjacent to Jacks Creek Elementary for $3,500. The board also approved the consent agenda and officer seats.
The Chester County School Board recorded several formal actions at its September meeting at Westchester Elementary, including authorization of school fundraisers, approval of a suicide‑prevention proclamation, and the purchase of additional property near Jacks Creek Elementary.
Votes and outcomes
- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote. (Motion made and seconded; no roll‑call tally recorded.)
- Authorization of school fundraisers: The board authorized the 2023–24 list of fundraisers submitted by schools and PTOs. District staff reported 93 fundraisers on the submitted spreadsheet and said most requests came from the high school because of athletics, clubs and homecoming activities. Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Proclamation recognizing suicide‑prevention month: The board voted to sign a proclamation from the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network recognizing the month; the board will sign hard copies after the meeting and provide them to the network. Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote. The request came from Emily Lund, Southwest Regional Director, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, who had asked the board to sign the proclamation.
- Purchase of property at Jacks Creek Elementary: The board approved purchase of roughly one acre adjacent to the school for $3,500 to clear and beautify the campus frontage. The seller, Carl Nichols, had previously performed brush clearing in lieu of money for earlier property adjustments; board discussion noted maintenance considerations and plans to seek local maintenance help before large clearing work. Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Selection of officers: The board selected officers for the coming year by acclamation. Ben Couples was confirmed as vice chairman by acclamation; the board also named a legislative representative by acclamation.
Where vote details were not recorded as roll call, the meeting transcript records voice votes and acclamations. The motions were generally made and seconded on the record; specific roll‑call tallies were not provided in the meeting transcript.
