Metro Nashville Board reelects Freda Player, names officers in unanimous votes

The Metro Nashville Board of Education unanimously reelected Freda Player as chair and approved officers for the 2025–26 school year at its Sept. 9 meeting.

Board members opened the meeting with swearing-in of new student representatives and then took up leadership nominations. A motion to reelect Freda Player as chair was made and seconded and carried by a unanimous vote. The board also nominated and unanimously approved Dr. Bertina McKinney as vice chair and named a board member to serve as the legislative liaison to the Tennessee School Boards Association.

The votes were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the meeting minutes. The actions were procedural: selection of officers and adoption of the meeting agenda. The board also adopted the meeting agenda and approved the consent agenda by unanimous voice votes.

The meeting was called to order and presided over by Vice Chair Dr. Bertina Naba McKinney, who noted Chair Player was absent and that a quorum was present. The swearing-in of the junior student school board member, Ava Decash of MLK High School, preceded the leadership votes.

No amendments or dissenting motions were recorded during the officer elections. Several board members explicitly stated there were no other nominations; discussion was brief and limited to procedural confirmation.

Procedural approvals concluded the business portion of the meeting and the board proceeded to awards, presentations and public participation later in the agenda.

Ending: The board adjourned following public participation and the consent agenda vote.