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Elizabethton board approves stadium turf replacement, two special‑education assistants, policy revisions and city funding resolution
Summary
The Elizabethton Board of Education voted unanimously at its September meeting to approve a FieldTurf replacement for Citizens Bank Stadium not to exceed $650,000 and ratified two full‑time assistant positions to meet special‑education needs, while also approving first readings of evaluation and student‑records policies and a joint city resolution addressing capital contributions for maintenance‑of‑effort.
The Elizabethton Board of Education voted unanimously at its September meeting to approve four substantive items: a proposal to replace the artificial turf at Citizens Bank Stadium, ratification of two full‑time assistant positions to meet special‑education needs, first readings of board policies on evaluations and student records, and a joint resolution with the City of Elizabethton clarifying capital contributions for 2025 and 2026 and their effect on maintenance‑of‑effort requirements.
Board presenters said the stadium replacement will use a cooperative purchasing contract. "If you approve this, this evening, they should be able to do it over Christmas, which means by the soccer season in the spring, it would be completed and ready to go," a board presenter said. The proposal from FieldTurf USA is not to exceed $650,000 and will be procured through the Omnia…
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