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Votes at a glance: selections, contracts and program items approved by Wayne County Board of Education
Summary
The board approved consent items, two overnight student trips, two non‑faculty coaches, a TDOT partnership, a training agreement to forward to the County Commission, budget amendments for bus purchases and TCAT support, a mowing contract award, and a cafeteria equipment contract; the 2023–24 audit report was announced with zero findings.
At its meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education took multiple formal actions by motion and vote, approving consent items and a series of operational contracts and administrative items.
Key approvals and outcomes from the meeting record:
- Consent items: Adopted (motion by Martin; second by Van Fleet; voice vote recorded).
- Overnight student trips: Approved two overnight trips — Wayne County High School FFA to the state FFA convention in Gatlinburg (March) and Wayne County Technology Center to the state FBLA competition in Chattanooga (April 7–8) — (motion by Martin; second by Van Fleet; voice vote recorded).
- Non‑faculty coaches: Approved Terry Thompson for FHS softball and Barry Miller for Waynesboro Middle School baseball after satisfactory background checks (motion by Martin; second by Eaton; voice vote recorded).
- TDOT partnership: Approved allowing TDOT to install a GNSS antenna on district property with the district providing a power connection (motion by Martin; second by Van Fleet; voice vote recorded).
- Training agreement: Approved administration’s request to forward the training agreement to the County Commission for signature; contract reviewed by district attorney per the record (motion by Martin; second by Eaton; roll call recorded).
- Budget amendments: Approved budget amendments moving fund balance to cover five buses and to record TCAT dual‑enrollment and a shared welding instructor salary (motion by Martin; second by Menopee; roll call recorded). The amendments were described as unchanged from the packet.
- Mowing contract: Awarded to Kevin Jackson as the lowest responsive bidder after one bid was rejected for missing required principal signatures on the mandatory site walk (motion by Martin; second by Eaton; roll call recorded; Districts 1 and 2 recorded absent).
- Cafeteria equipment (Cullman Elementary): Awarded to Mobile Fixtures and Equipment for $59,648 (motion by Martin; second by Van Cleek; roll call recorded).
- 2023–24 audit report: Administration announced the district’s audit had zero findings; no board action required.
Motions were typically made by board member Martin and seconded by Van Fleet, Eaton, or Menopee as recorded. Several items were approved by voice vote; others were approved on roll call with absences noted in the transcript.
