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Votes at a glance: Cannon County board approves grants, contracts and textbooks; tables land purchase and bonus resolution
Summary
At its April 10, 2025 work meeting the Cannon County School Board approved grant applications, contracts for special education services, science textbook adoptions and set a budget-workshop date; it tabled a proposed teacher-bonus resolution and delayed consideration of a property purchase.
The Cannon County School Board used its April 10 work meeting to approve grant applications, vendor contracts and textbook adoptions, while tabling two items for later consideration.
Key outcomes included board approval of permission to apply for a $75,000 SCORE Future Ford Innovation grant, authorization for the exceptional education department to contract with outside providers for the 2025–26 school year, adoption of recommended science textbooks, and board permission to apply for a literacy implementation grant. The board also approved policy reviews and added April 15, 2025 as an additional budget-workshop date if needed.
Major votes
- Revised agenda: The board approved a revised April 10 agenda that added April 15, 2025 as a possible budget workshop date. Motion by Thomas, second by Curtis; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: Board approved the consent agenda (routine minutes, financial claims and similar items). Motion by Mullins, second by Veil; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Education Freedom Act teacher-bonus resolution: The board voted to table the resolution that had been on the March 13 agenda, moving it to the May meeting for further consideration. Motion to table by Thomas, second by Mayo; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: tabled until May.
- Policy review: The board approved the review of school board policy 6.1 through 6.319 (student policies, part 1). Motion by Trammell, second by Thomas; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved (review recorded).
- Exceptional education contracts: The board authorized the exceptional education department to contract with outside agencies for occupational therapy, physical therapy, behavioral services, school psychologist services, vision services and other special-education-specified services for the 2025–26 school year. Motion by Thomas, second by Mullins; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Land acquisition (Hoover property adjacent to Cannon County Elementary and Cannon County Middle School): The board voted to table consideration of acquiring the parcel to the June meeting to allow more time to review finances. Motion recorded as made by Metcalfe and spoken by Thomas; recorded vote: 4 ayes, 1 nay (Mayo). Outcome: tabled to June.
- SCORE Future Ford Innovation grant: The board approved permission to apply for the SCORE Future Ford Innovation grant in the amount of $75,000. Motion by Mullins, second by Thomas; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved; application to be submitted by district staff.
- CCMS cabinetry removal for CTE space: The board tabled a request to remove cabinetry in CCMS Room 08 for new career-technical-education furniture and equipment to May. Motion by Mullins, second by Trammell; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: tabled to May.
- Literacy materials implementation grant: The board approved permission to apply for a literacy materials-implementation support grant. Motion by Thomas, second by Curtis; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Science textbook adoption: The board approved the recommended science textbook adoptions noted at the April 8 workshop: McGraw Hill for older students and Savas for younger students, per the superintendent's recommendation. Motion by Thomas, second by Mullins; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Board retreat coursework and deadline: The board approved board members taking online modules for the upcoming retreat, with completion required by June 30. Motion by Thomas, second by Veil; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
- Additional budget workshop: The board approved adding April 15, 2025 as an additional budget workshop date if needed. Motion by Mullins, second by Veil; recorded vote: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Outcome: approved.
Several routine reports (financial report, extra report and supervisor's report) were noted as having been reviewed at the workshop earlier in the week and were not discussed in detail during the work meeting.
The meeting closed with board comments wishing students well on upcoming TCAP testing and seniors on a traditional senior trip, and a motion to adjourn.
