Overton County Board approves consent agenda, personnel actions, policies and calendar changes
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Summary
The Overton County Board of Education approved its consent agenda including trip requests and Carl Perkins revisions, accepted retirements and resignations, approved second readings of two policies, and adopted calendar make-up dates and an elementary traffic study during the meeting.
The Overton County Board of Education approved a slate of routine and personnel items, including field-trip requests, policy second readings, retirements and resignations, calendar make-up dates and a traffic study during its meeting.
Board members approved the consent agenda, which included a Carl Perkins revision (01/2025, revision number 3), quarterly reports, and three Livingston Academy overnight trips: an FBLA trip to Knoxville scheduled March 27–28, 2025; an FBLA state convention trip to Chattanooga April 6–9, 2025; and an FCCLA state leadership conference trip to Chattanooga April 2–4, 2025. The consent agenda item also listed “01/1941 fiscal year general purpose school revisions number 6.”
The board accepted a letter of retirement for Laurie Thompson and approved resignations for Lexi Ketchum and Angela Wenningham.
On policy, the board approved second readings of policy 5.118 on background investigations and policy 6.3041 (title rendered in the packet as 'title, chime, and ****** harassment' in the transcript). Those policies were presented as recommended by TSBA in the January packet and approved on second reading.
Board members also approved the Allen's Elementary traffic study proposal and approved calendar changes: make-up days only if needed on April 21 (the Monday after Easter) and moving an abbreviated day on May 22 to Friday. During discussion on make-up days, one board member noted that if more than four days are missed the district may request additional virtual days (up to three more was mentioned unofficially) and then request a waiver for an additional day; the transcript records that clarification as informal and attributed to a board member but does not specify a formal directive.
Motions were moved and seconded as recorded on the agenda and were approved by voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes from 01/14/2025: Motion by Ashley Carr; seconded by Shirley Myers; outcome: approved. - Agenda additions (add consent item 6; calendar changes as item 7): Motion by James; seconded by Mike Hayes; outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (Carl Perkins revision; quarterly reports; Livingston Academy trips; FCCLA trip; fiscal-year general purpose revisions): Motion by James; seconded by Mitch; outcome: approved. - Retirement: Laurie Thompson — Motion by Melissa Savage; seconded by James; outcome: approved. - Resignations: Lexi Ketchum and Angela Wenningham — Motion by Ricky Dodson; seconded by Shirley Myers; outcome: approved. - Second reading of policies 5.118 and 6.3041 (recommended by TSBA): Motion by Shirley Myers; seconded by Ashley Carr; outcome: approved. - Allen's Elementary traffic study proposal (attachment 4): Motion by Mike Hayes; seconded by Melissa Savage; outcome: approved. - Calendar changes (make-up days April 21; move abbreviated May 22 to Friday): Motion by James; seconded by Ashley Carr; outcome: approved.
The transcript shows the board used voice votes for these items; individual roll-call votes and vote counts were not recorded in the excerpt.
