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Board approves amended school calendar, multiple personnel certifications, bids and insurance vendor change
Summary
Jackson County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt an amended 2024–25 school calendar, approve emergency teacher certifications, authorize bids for the 2025–26 school year and food services, and move its insurance relationship from Linville Insurance Agency to Hutchinson's Insurance Group.
The Jackson County Board of Education at its March meeting approved a series of routine and time-sensitive items, including an amended 2024–25 school calendar, emergency teacher certifications, advertising for multiple bid solicitations for the 2025–26 school year, and a change in the district's insurance vendor.
Board members voted unanimously on the items after brief presentations and limited discussion.
The board adopted an amended school calendar for the 2024–25 year that sets the last student attendance day as May 30; high school graduation was noted as Saturday, May 31. The board's calendar committee presented three options; the board chose the option that preserves spring break and results in 166 days of instruction.
The board approved emergency certification for an elementary teacher at Tyner Elementary and an emergency certification for an English teacher at Jackson County Middle School.
The board authorized advertising for annual bids for the 2025–26 school year and separately authorized advertising bids for food service items for the 2025–26 school year.
On procurement and contracting, the board approved moving the district's insurance relationship from Linville Insurance Agency to Hutchinson's Insurance Group. Superintendent Miss Smith said the change follows the planned retirement of a longtime Linville representative and that Linville recommended Hutchinson's; the district will seek quotes from the new group and others before final procurement decisions.
Other routine approvals carried unanimously: bills and claims, minutes from the Feb. 18, 2025 regular board meeting, a policy extension for Policy O 9.36 (policy title not specified in the record), approval of field trips, and approval of fundraisers.
Votes at a glance - Approval of bills and claims: Passed (Yes: Eugene Miller, Rhonda, Ronnie, Eddie; motion and second recorded). - Approval of minutes (02/18/2025): Passed (unanimous). - Revised 2024'025 board meeting schedule (add working sessions): Passed (unanimous). - Amended 2024'025 school calendar (last student day May 30; graduation May 31): Passed (unanimous). - Policy extension O 9.36: Passed (unanimous). - Advertise annual bids for 2025'026: Passed (unanimous). - Advertise bids for food service items 2025'026: Passed (unanimous). - Move insurance from Linville Insurance Agency to Hutchinson's Insurance Group (authorize seeking quotes): Passed (unanimous). - Emergency certification, elementary teacher at Tyner Elementary: Passed (unanimous). - Emergency certification, English teacher at Jackson County Middle School: Passed (unanimous). - Approval of field trips: Passed (unanimous). - Approval of fundraisers: Passed (unanimous). - Motion to adjourn: Passed (unanimous).
The board recorded no public comments at the meeting and closed after routine business.
The board recorded roll-call votes for several motions; the transcript records affirmative votes from Eugene Miller, Rhonda, Ronnie and Eddie on multiple items. The record does not specify individual movers for every motion; where a motion and a second were recorded, the transcript did not always identify which board member made the motion or second.
