Oneida Special School District board approves budget transfers, purchases and consultant contract

The Oneida Special School District Board of Education approved a package of routine business items, including budget amendments, an accountability report, several procurement actions, a consultant contract for E-rate services, resignations and extracurricular requests. Recorded roll-call votes on the formal motions were unanimous.

Board members approved a transfer-style budget amendment described by a presenter as “simply moving from one place to another to meet expenses.” The board then approved the district’s TISA accountability report, which the presenter said parallels the district’s annual LEA plan and includes a required third-grade-specific goal; the presenter reported the district had met and exceeded its third-grade reading goal at Hargill.

The board also approved purchasing a truck for the agriscience program from a state procurement contract and seeking bids for a tractor and animal trailer. A presenter said the state contract price avoids a local bidding process and can yield lower prices. The board authorized creation of a small interest-bearing account at United Cumberland Bank to hold extra funds.

The board approved contracting with CSM (an E-rate consultant) to assist with filing and compliance for federally supported E-rate funding and internal connections, citing recent issues other districts have faced.

The board accepted three resignations (a cross-country coach, a cafeteria worker-related role and a cheerleading coach) and approved several school fundraisers and a field trip request for FFA leadership training in Gatlinburg. Each of these actions was moved and approved by roll call during the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Budget amendments: Motion to approve budget amendments. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved. - TISA accountability report: Motion to approve TISA accountability. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Lamson/Langston — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved. - Purchase truck (state procurement): Motion to purchase a truck for the agriscience program from the state procurement contract. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Langston/Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved. - Seek bids for tractor and animal trailer: Motion to seek bids. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved. - Create account at United Cumberland Bank: Motion to create a new district account. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved. - Contract CSM (E-rate consultant): Motion to contract with CSM for E-rate consulting. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Langston/Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved. - Three resignations: Motion to approve three letters of resignation. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved. - Fundraisers and student government spring T-shirt sale and other student fundraising requests: Motion to approve fundraisers. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved. - FFA field trip to Gatlinburg (leadership training): Motion to approve the field trip. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson/Lamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.

What the board did not finalize at the meeting

Several personnel hires mentioned for March were presented as proposed hires by staff; the transcript does not record a separate motion or roll-call vote for those hires during the meeting and they are described here as staff recommendations rather than formal board action.

Context and next steps

Presenters characterized most items as routine consent or administratively required (budget transfers, routine procurement and federally related E-rate paperwork). The truck purchase was described as using a state procurement contract to avoid local bidding; the tractor and trailer will go out for competitive bidding. The board scheduled a pre-bid site meeting and later a formal bid deadline for a separate gym renovation project discussed elsewhere on the agenda.

Provenance (selected supporting transcript excerpts): - Budget amendments topic intro: "Next item is budget amendments. This is just simply moving from 1 place to another to meet expenses, which is what we have to do." (transcript excerpt) - Budget amendments topic finish (roll call): "I make the motion to approve the budget amendments... And now we'll roll call. Doctor Nancy Williamson, doctor Danny Cross, and Dorothy Watson. Motion carries." (transcript excerpt) - TISA accountability topic intro: "And the next item is this, accounting accountability report... it's very similar to our LEA plan... The only thing different about the TISA report is you have to have a third grade specific goal." (transcript excerpt) - TISA accountability finish (roll call): "I'll make a motion to approve this, TISA accountability... And now a roll call. Dorothy Watson. Hi. Doctor Nancy Lamson. Hi. And doctor Danny Cross... Motion carries." (transcript excerpt) - Truck purchase intro: "Next item is the purchase of a truck from the state procurement contract. And this is for the agriscience program... The truck is gonna be big enough to haul equipment and animals, trainers, and so on." (transcript excerpt) - Truck purchase finish (roll call): "I'll roll call. Doctor Nancy Langston. Doctor Danny Cross. And Dorothy Watson... Motion carries." (transcript excerpt)

Ending

The approvals completed the major business portion of the meeting; several announcements and program updates followed, and the board adjourned after brief additional remarks.