Scott County Board of Education approves consent agenda, salary schedule, differentiated pay plan, contracts and budget amendment

The Scott County Board of Education on July 10 approved its agenda and a series of consent and business items by roll-call vote, including a salary schedule, a differentiated pay plan for teacher compensation, renewal of a water-treatment service agreement at Scott High School, several related-service renewals, an intergovernmental cooperative insurance agreement, a grama and bus-run contract, awards for special-education speech and language services, and budget amendments.

Board members adopted the agenda under board policy 1.403 and approved the consent agenda items in a single roll-call series. The board cited board policy 2.201 when approving budget amendments recommended by the director of schools; the director said the district’s budget had been submitted to the state and that final state comptroller action remained pending.

Key items the board approved: - Adoption of the July 10 meeting agenda (consensus roll call). Outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (routine items grouped for single approval). Outcome: approved. - Schedule of regular board meetings and work sessions for the year. Outcome: approved. - Salary schedule for district employees. Outcome: approved. - Differentiated pay plan developed by the Scott County Schools Compensation Committee that retains pay for experience and advanced degrees and adds a performance matrix option. Outcome: approved. - Renewal of the water-treatment service agreement for Scott High School with Chemquatch Company, covering chemical service and monthly maintenance visits. Outcome: approved. - Renewal of listed related-services contracts. Outcome: approved. - Tennessee School Boards Risk Management Trust intergovernmental cooperative agreement to continue membership in the property/casualty and workers’ compensation pool. Board discussion referenced a numeric figure described during roll call as "$4.72," and members said the amount was comparable to the prior year; the agreement was approved. - Approval of a grama and bus-run agreement for the 2024–2025 school year with Heather Louthman. Outcome: approved. - Awarding of bids for speech and language special-education services as recommended by finance. Outcome: approved. - Budget amendments submitted under board policy 2.201; the director said the district has submitted the budget to the state and that final approval is subject to the state comptroller’s action. Outcome: approved.

All items above were approved by roll call with members recorded as voting "Aye." The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that carried.

The board did not record any "No" or "Abstain" votes during the roll calls included in the meeting transcript provided.