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Trousdale County Board approves food-service and summer-learning budgets and hires TSBA to run superintendent search
Summary
The Trousdale County Board of Education unanimously approved the fiscal-year food-service budget and the summer learning camp budget and voted to hire the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to run the district's superintendent search under TSBA's "Plan 1."
The Trousdale County Board of Education unanimously approved three administrative measures at its May meeting: the fiscal-year 2026 food-service budget, the summer learning camp budget and a $3,000 contract with the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to run the district's superintendent search under TSBA's Plan 1.
Board members discussed the food-service budget as a purchasing framework; actual product bids will be presented next month. Board members said Trousdale participates in a multi-county bid consortium to get better prices rather than bidding alone. The board approved the budget on a motion by Robbie Atwood, seconded by Chris Woodard.
The board then approved the summer learning camp budget, which uses state funds (the district noted that federal ESSER stimulus funds are no longer available). Summer learning camp is scheduled Monday through Friday for 20 days in June; program hours are 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with after-school care from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The summer program budget was moved by Rachel (last name not specified) and seconded by Robbie Atwood.
Separately, the board voted to hire TSBA to manage the superintendent search for a $3,000 fee and directed TSBA to run the application portal and compile applicant packets for the board at the close of the application window. Board members said using TSBA would centralize receipt and packaging of applications and remove that administrative burden from district staff. The motion to hire TSBA (supporting Plan 1) passed unanimously after a motion by Mister Atwood and a second by Mister Woodard.
Votes at a glance: - Motion: Approve tonight's agenda. Moved by Diana; seconded by Chris. Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Motion: Approve consent agenda. Moved by Rachel; seconded by Chris. Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Motion: Approve fiscal-year 2026 food-service budget (bids to be presented next month). Moved by Robbie Atwood; seconded by Chris Woodard. Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Motion: Approve summer learning camp budget (state funds; program details noted). Moved by Rachel; seconded by Robbie Atwood. Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Motion: Hire TSBA to run superintendent search under TSBA Plan 1 for a $3,000 fee. Moved by Robbie Atwood (amended to specify Plan 1); seconded by Chris Woodard. Outcome: Passed unanimously.
Board members repeatedly emphasized that application materials gathered through TSBA will be subject to open-records rules and will be provided to the board as a packet after the application window closes. The board did not record individual roll-call vote counts in the minutes, and each item passed on voice votes recorded as unanimous "aye."
