Cannon County Board approves consent items, audits, MOU and other routine business; PTO and some items tabled

The Cannon County Board of Education on Aug. 14 approved a series of consent and administrative items, accepted an internal-audit quote of $5,000, approved a memorandum of understanding with Second Harvest Food Bank and approved a grant-funded professional development partnership with an MTSU professor. The board also approved policy language to compensate the estate of a deceased teacher for accrued leave and tabled a PTO 501(c)(3) request and a previously discussed cell-phone-case purchase.

Why it matters: The actions finalize routine administration, procurement and partnership decisions for the coming school year and authorize an FY26 internal-audit engagement.

Key votes and outcomes (as recorded in the meeting): - Approve revised Aug. 14 agenda (motion by Miss Mullins; seconded; roll call recorded multiple ayes) — outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (motion recorded by Mister Collins as mover) — outcome: approved. Consent agenda items listed in the record included approval of minutes for July 10 and a July 29 called meeting; a resolution to transfer funds from federal and general purpose accounts; approval of all coaches contingent upon clear background checks and drug tests; and approval of overnight/out-of-state trip(s) (trip IDs recorded as 486648844885). Roll-call votes recorded ayes from board members present. - Approve schedule of workshops and regular meetings for the 2025-26 school year (motion by Miss Trammell) — outcome: approved. - Approve SAVE Act compliance package (motion by Mister Mullins; second by Mister McMackins) — recorded as two yeses on the transcript and the meeting record indicates approval (transcript shows: "2 yeses"). - Approve purchase of secure gun lockers for SROs at each school (motion by Mister Mullins; second by Miss Trammell) — outcome: approved (roll call recorded three ayes). - Approve name change on primary business debit/credit card from Robert D. Jennings to Andrea Alexander (motion by Miss Trammell) — outcome: approved. - Approve board policy 5.11 (compensation guides and contracts) to allow compensation of a deceased teacher’s estate for accrued leave (motion by Mister Mullins; second by Miss Trammell) — outcome: approved (roll call recorded three ayes). - Buchanan North PTO request to establish a 501(c)(3) and open a separate bank account — motion to table until September 2025 (moved by Mister Mullins; second by Mister McMackins) — outcome: tabled. - Approve Cannon North partnership with an MTSU professor for professional development (grant-funded; no district cost) — outcome: approved. - Approve MOU with Second Harvest Food Bank (motion by Miss Trammell) — outcome: approved. - Approve Matlock Clements FY26 internal school funds audit proposal for Cannon County Schools — quote for $5,000 (motion by Mister Mullins) — outcome: approved.

Details and clarifications: Several motions were explicitly contingent on background checks and drug testing for coaches. The Matlock Clements audit quote was recorded as $5,000 — the same fee as the prior year. The Buchanan North PTO request was tabled to permit further consideration in September. Some recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript vary in how they are documented (for example, the SAVE Act compliance vote is recorded as "2 yeses" in the transcript), and the transcript does not always list full names or seat assignments for every roll call.

Ending: The meeting’s administrative approvals set multiple operational items for the 2025–26 school year; several items (notably handbook revisions and the PTO request) will return to the board for further action at the September meeting.