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Board approves budget amendment, pay plan, materials purchases and policy changes — roll-call votes
Summary
At its June meeting the Millington Municipal Schools Board approved a consent agenda, a FY25 federal/nutrition budget amendment, a retirement participation resolution, a differentiated pay plan, several purchases, the FY26 IDEA/ESEA consolidated application and modifications to personnel policies; all items passed on roll call.
The Millington Municipal Schools Board of Education recorded roll-call votes approving multiple agenda items during its June meeting. All motions listed below carried with unanimous aye votes from trustees Cody Childress, Barbara Halliburton, Amanda Compton, Chris Denson, Theresa Cook, Debbie Clifton and Barbara Gray.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (approval of May 5, 2025 board meeting minutes and designation of Board of Education policies in section 6): Motion moved by Cody Childress; second Amanda Compton; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
- FY '25 budget amendment 8 — Federal fund increase of $11,645 and nutrition fund use of fund balance of $131,106 for year-end nutrition supplies: Motion moved by Barbara Halliburton; second Barbara Gray; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
- Resolution and participating-employer agreement regarding employee retirement products and services (document number 2401ks): Motion moved by Cody Childress; second Barbara Halliburton; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes). See separate article for presentation by Tennessee State Treasury.
- MMSD 2025 differentiated pay plan (targeted incentives for hard-to-staff new hires): Motion moved by Amanda Compton; second not specified on record; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
- Purchase of K–3 reading materials and K–8 intervention from Ditto Literacy in the amount of $71,991.25: Motion moved and second on the record during the meeting; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
- FY '26 consolidated application for IDEA and ESEA (title funding acknowledgement required by the state): Motion moved and second; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
- Modification of Board of Education policies (examples cited: 5.201 separation practices for non‑tenured teachers; 5.610 staff-student relations; 6.303 interrogations and searches): Motion moved by Barbara Gray; second Debbie Clifton; outcome: approved (roll call: all ayes).
Why it matters: these approvals authorize immediate administrative actions (budget amendment, instructional materials purchase, policy updates) and a significant benefits-change resolution that affects employee retirement-product participation. Several items were discussed in work sessions beforehand and brought to the consent calendar for action.
Records and next steps: staff will complete necessary paperwork for the retirement resolution with State Treasury, proceed with procurement and receipt of reading materials for summer programs, and implement policy language changes as approved. Board minutes record the roll-call tallies for each item.
