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Elizabethton Board approves sick-leave, bereavement and tuition changes and $27,300 software purchase
Summary
At its April meeting the Elizabethton Board of Education approved updates to sick-leave and bereavement policies, set tuition rates for nonresidents for 2025–26 and authorized a $27,300 software purchase paid from an XQ grant to support high school work-based learning.
The Elizabethton Board of Education on a series of unanimous voice votes at its April meeting approved revisions to board policies on sick leave and personal/bereavement leave, set new out-of-county tuition rates for the 2025–26 school year and authorized the purchase of a software license and startup services for Elizabethton High School for $27,300 using XQ grant funds.
The changes to board policy 5.302 (sick leave) and 5.303 (personal and professional leave) clarify which family members qualify an employee to use leave and remove language tied to pandemic-era leave rules. The board approved both readings without roll-call votes; the motions carried by voice vote with no opposition noted.
Board discussion and staff presentations said the sick-leave change explicitly lists family-member relationships…
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