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Board approves consent agenda and strategic allocations; Goodwill expansion referred to committee
Summary
The board approved the agenda, minutes and a multi‑item consent agenda, approved $102,044 in strategic allocations, and sent item 11.24 (Goodwill expansion) back to committee for further work and county engagement.
The Memphis Shelby County Schools Board approved several routine and budget items and referred a proposed Goodwill expansion to committee for further discussion and county engagement.
The board approved the meeting agenda on a roll call vote after a motion by Board member Otey and a second by Board member Murphy; the clerk announced nine members in the affirmative when the vote was taken. The board later approved minutes from the March 18 work session and March 25 business meeting on a motion by Board member Hubert Garcia and second by Board member Porter; the clerk recorded eight affirmative votes.
On a motion by Board member Murphy and seconded by Board member Williams, the board approved the consent agenda containing multiple procurement and acceptance items, including (selected items listed as read into the record): - YMCA of Memphis and the Mid‑South — $1,309,000 (item 11.1) - Technology refresh (laptops) — $609,371.75 (item 11.2) - Insignia Software Corp. — $338,100 (item 11.3) - Sheffield High School desktops and laptops — $109,886.45 (item 11.5) - Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services non‑recurring grant amendment — $236,908 (item 11.7) — note: item 11.7 was removed prior to the vote - Memorandum of understanding with Christian Brothers University for local dual enrollment — $80,050 (item 11.10) - Donation acceptances and facility purchases as read into the record
The clerk announced the consent motion passed with eight members voting in the affirmative.
Item 11.24 (Goodwill Excel expansion) had been pulled from consent and was discussed during the request‑for‑action portion of the meeting. Board members agreed to send 11.24 back to committee for additional analysis and to coordinate county engagement about a proposed $1.5 million related investment for adult education at correctional facilities. The board set a path to revisit the item following county commission discussions on May 14 and a possible special‑call meeting.
The board also approved strategic allocations of $102,044 on a motion by Board member Otey and seconded by Board member Murphy; roll‑call votes were recorded and the motion carried.
There were no other final policy adoptions at the meeting; several items were referred for committee review or future board action.
