Hamblen County school board approves multiple software renewals, contracts and policy items in unanimous votes

The Hamblen County Board of Education unanimously approved a series of vendor renewals, technology contracts, capital projects and policy items during its April meeting.

Board members said the motions would complete planned technology refreshes, renew student-assessment and personnel management services and advance capital work already under way. The approvals came after grouped motions that covered multiple agenda items and passed without discussion.

Items approved included the Mastery Connect platform renewal for the 2025–26 school year, a suite of technology-refresh contracts, renewals for recruiting/hiring and time-and-attendance software, a TSBA district policy manual maintenance agreement and several contracts for school services and capital projects.

Vote details and motions (as recorded on the agenda):

- Agenda item 10.1(a): Mastery Connect platform renewal for 2025–26, listed as $157,261.80. Motion: “We approve 10.1 a.” Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.1(b): Annual Frontline renewal (recruiting/hiring and time-and-attendance software). Motion: “We approve 10.1 b.” Outcome: approved unanimously. (Amount on the agenda was not specified clearly in the transcript.)

- Agenda items 10.1(c)–(f): Multiple initial contracts and technology refresh requests submitted by Harold Jones and others (grouped for approval). Motion: board motion to approve 10.1 c, d, e and f. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda items 10.1(g)–(k): Meadowview Middle School and Lincoln Heights Middle School requests, grouped motion to approve g, h, i, j and k. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.1(l): Website content management at Davie (listed on the agenda). Motion to approve. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda items 10.1(m)–(n): Firewall monitoring and commercial building systems contracts. Motion to approve m and n. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda items 10.1(o)–(s): A set of therapy, service and related contracts submitted by Manny Lloyd (listed o through s). Motion to approve o through s. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.1(t): TSBA district policy manual maintenance and online service agreement for 05/01/2025–04/30/2026 at $5,500. Motion: approve 10.1 t. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.2(a): Capital projects submitted by Hugh Clement. Motion: approve 10.2 a. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.3(a)–(b): Budget amendments and financial reports submitted by Mr. Ladd. Motion: approve 10.3 a and b. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.4: Board policies — second reading on the grading system and first reading on attendance. Motion: approve 10.4. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Agenda item 10.5: Resolution to nominate Cora Marie Sanders to serve as the student representative on the Tennessee State Board of Education (resubmitted in resolution form). Motion: approve 10.5. Outcome: approved unanimously.

Board procedure and context: Many of the motions covered multiple, related agenda entries in single grouped votes; discussion on these grouped motions was minimal or absent in the record and each motion was recorded as carrying unanimously. Several staff members (identified on the agenda) submitted the individual contracts and renewals; the board approved them as presented.

Ending

The board completed the business portion of the meeting with unanimous votes on all action items listed above and moved on to reports and presentations. No recorded votes failed or were tabled during the session.