Scott County board approves routine contracts, grants and memoranda; several bids received no motion
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At its June 12 meeting the Scott County Board of Education approved a set of routine consent items — including use of facilities for fireworks, a dental-data agreement, a literacy grant, telehealth services and program contracts — and declined or took no action on several bid items presented without motions.
The Scott County Board of Education approved multiple consent and regular-agenda items on June 12, 2025, including facility use, program agreements, grants, telehealth services and budget amendments. Several bidding items brought to the board received no motion and therefore were not awarded.
Approved items included: permission for the Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department to use Huntsville Middle School football field as a base for fireworks operations during a festival; an agreement with Alcuin to provide dental screenings and to access TCAP and attendance data for analysis; a literacy grant from the Dollar General Foundation to support literacy activities; a contract award for OT and PT services to Grace Rehab Services; continued telehealth services with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital for the 2025-26 school year; renewal of a contract for the Stand program in the amount of $17,500 for 2025-26; approval of membership dues for the Tennessee School Systems for Equity in the amount of $2,000; approval of budget amendments; a memorandum of understanding with Greg Bond regarding his employment and broadcast operations; declaration of surplus property for auction; and agreement to a revised cooperative agreement with the county regarding a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award.
Several bidding items were presented for lawn mowing and other vendor services at multiple schools. Board discussion showed variability among vendor bids: some bids included mowing, weed-eating and herbicide services while others did not. The board noted that contracts must specify required services. Several of those bid items received no motion on the floor and were not awarded; at least one contested award (lawn mowing services at Scott High School) was approved while others (multiple school mowing and service packages identified as j through k and other specific listings) were left without motion and therefore failed to pass.
The board also approved a memorandum continuing telehealth services with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital; staff noted receipts of funds from the telehealth arrangement and said that money would be directed to nursing staff positions and that some positions had already been funded at Birchfield and Winfield. Board members discussed the amount of funds received and whether they were sufficient to hire nurses; staff said roughly $8,000 had been collected and that it would not fully cover a nurse’s salary on its own.
On personnel and internal operations, the board recognized technology-department staffing changes: beginning July 1, Miss Tanya will become supervisor of technology and Greg Bond’s role will shift with continued responsibilities for broadcasting operations. The board also acknowledged that Coach Keith Shannon had accepted a position with Warren County Schools and would leave his current role.
Several routine items were adopted by roll call votes recorded on the meeting minutes. Items that received no motion were left on the table and noted on the record as having no action taken.
Votes at a glance (selected actions and outcomes taken from roll-call votes recorded in the meeting): - Use of facilities (Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Alcuin agreement (dental screenings; access to TCAP and attendance data) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Dollar General Foundation literacy grant — approved (roll call: majority aye). - OT/PT contract (Grace Rehab Services) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Telehealth memorandum (East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, 2025-26) — approved (roll call: majority aye); staff reported telehealth funds will be used to support nursing positions. - Stand program contract ($17,500 for 2025-26) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Tennessee School Systems for Equity dues ($2,000) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Budget amendments (ISM amendment #5 and GP amendment #12) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - MOU with Greg Bond (broadcasting network/employment) — approved (roll call: majority aye). - Surplus property declaration and authorization to auction — approved (roll call: majority aye). - FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant cooperative agreement (revised) — approved (roll call: majority aye); county government approval also required. - Multiple vendor bid items (mowing and services for several schools) — several received no motion and were not awarded; one or more individual mowing awards were approved where a motion was made.
Board members asked staff to ensure contract language clearly specifies services to be provided (for example, whether herbicide or weed control is included), and noted budget constraints for the district. Several votes were unanimous by roll call; items listed in the packet but not moved were recorded as receiving no motion.