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Votes at a glance: key actions taken at Blount County school board meeting
Summary
The board approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including consent and agenda approvals, adoption of superintendent-search criteria, a calendar revision, science textbook adoptions, a $300,000 contingency increase for a CTE renovation and an interim-director contract.
At its monthly meeting the Blount County Board of Education took the following votes (summary):
- Consent agenda: Set and approved by voice vote. - Agenda and addendum: Set and approved by voice vote. - Adopted criteria for the director-of-schools search (materials presented by the Tennessee School Boards Association): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. - Revised 2025-26 school calendar to give teachers the full week of Thanksgiving off and to stagger student start days (July 31 and Aug. 1 as discussed): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. - Approved science textbook adoptions: McGraw Hill recommended for elementary; Savvas recommended for middle and high schools. Motion to approve passed; board used roll-call for final approval. - Approved a $300,000 increase to the contingency for the William Blount CTE renovation project to cover potential change orders; vote passed by roll call and board directed staff to report contingency expenditures to the county commission. - Approved an amended motion to allow interim director Dr. Keith Taylor to apply for the permanent director position; roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as in favor. - Approved the interim director contract for Dr. Keith Taylor (effective date discussed as March 6); roll-call vote recorded in the transcript.
Each of the above actions was recorded in the meeting transcript or by roll call as noted. Several items that were discussed (calendar, contingency, textbook adoption, interim contract) included additional operational detail and commitments for staff follow-up that are described in individual agenda-item discussions.
