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Clinton City Schools board elects officers, approves financial report and bonuses, and signs off on policy updates
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Clinton City Schools Board elected officers, accepted unaudited year-end financials showing a general fund surplus, approved a purchasing-policy exception for auditorium carpeting, and authorized non‑state bonuses for staff not covered by the Education Freedom Act.
The Clinton City Schools Board elected Tim Bridal as chairman, approved unaudited year‑end financial statements showing a general purpose school fund surplus, and authorized district payments to cover bonuses for employees who did not qualify for a state Education Freedom Act payment, the board said at its regularly scheduled meeting.
The board opened with the election of officers. A motion to elect Tim Bridal as chairman carried by voice vote; Joey Smith was elected vice chairman and Curtis was chosen as the district—s TLN representative, all by voice votes with no roll‑call tallies recorded on the transcript.
Mr. Ray, a district finance staff member, presented the unaudited summary financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, saying, “To summarize, we're at a surplus of 877,000 in the general purpose school fund.” He said federal project funds showed $530,000 in revenues matched by expenditures and that the School Nutrition Fund had a surplus of about $13,000. The board approved the June financial report by roll call; callers recorded “Yes” votes by Carl Cross, Joe Houston and Betty (last name appears as both Heath and Hinton in the transcript) among others and the motion carried.
Under new business, the board approved a purchasing‑policy exception after district staff described an unforeseen problem with recently installed auditorium carpet. Staff said the originally selected square‑tile carpet produced an overly busy pattern when installed in the large auditorium; the district chose a different product to preserve the renovation—s appearance. Staff said the removed tiles will be reused elsewhere in the district. The board approved the exception by roll call and the motion carried.
On employee compensation, the board considered recognition payments for staff not covered by the state Education Freedom Act bonus. The district said certified employees who work with children at least 50% of the time received a $2,000 state bonus earlier; that standard excluded instructional coaches, school nurses, some administrators and all classified staff. The district reported it already paid the state‑eligible group in June and received reimbursement from the state in July. The board approved a proposal to pay $2,000 to administrators and certified staff who did not receive the state bonus and $1,000 to classified staff who were not included in the state payment. The superintendent—s office estimated the cost, including FICA and TCRS, at about $75,000. The motion passed by roll call.
The board also considered routine policy updates supplied by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) after the legislative session. One change discussed was a student wellness/physical activity requirement the presenters said requires 40 minutes of daily physical activity for elementary students; the board approved the policies on first and second reading.
In her director—s report, district staff said Clinton City Schools' enrollment was holding steady despite uncertainty about the voucher bill. The district reported 932 students in kindergarten through sixth grade and 960 including pre‑K, noting kindergarten remained the largest grade with about 153 students and sixth grade was smaller than usual at about 80.
The board recessed routine principal reports for the month and said it will spotlight one school per month over the next three meetings (Clinton Elementary, North Clinton, South Clinton). With no further business, the board adjourned.
Votes at a glance: - Election of chairman (Tim Bridal): motion carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified in transcript. - Election of vice chairman (Joey Smith): motion carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified. - Election of TLN representative (Curtis): motion carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified. - Approval of agenda and consent agenda: carried (voice votes). Mover/second not specified. - Approval of June 30, 2025 unaudited financial report: carried (roll call; named yes votes include Carl Cross, Joe Houston, Betty [Heath/Hinton]; other votes not recorded in transcript excerpt). - Approval of Internal School Funds / Non‑education fundraising policy: carried (roll call; roll call names recorded incompletely in transcript excerpt). - Purchasing‑policy exception for auditorium carpeting: carried (roll call; named yes votes in excerpt include Mara Price, Joey Smith, Betty Hinton; full tally not specified). - Approval of non‑state funded bonus payments (district proposal to pay $2,000 to eligible certified/administration and $1,000 to classified staff; est. cost ~$75,000): carried (roll call; named yes votes included Tim Powell, Earl Price, Joey Smith, Heath; full tally not specified). - TSBA policy updates (first and second reading, including student wellness/physical activity provision): carried (voice vote).
The board recorded multiple routine roll calls during the meeting; roll‑call excerpts in the transcript list several individual yes votes but do not provide a complete, named tally for each motion in the available excerpt.
