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Votes at a glance: Key outcomes from the Dec. 3 Memphis‑Shelby County Schools board meeting
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken Dec. 3 by the MSCS Board: consent agenda approved, a legislative proposal and several finance/administration items approved, the LEA compliance report approved, the TVA donation accepted, the collaborative conferencing committee approved, the board extended a policy suspension, and other minutes/allocations passed.
The Memphis Shelby County Schools Board of Education took a series of formal votes at its Dec. 3, 2024, business meeting. Below are the principal actions and recorded outcomes.
• Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda containing multiple contracts, renewals and procurement items (items 11.1–11.26 except those removed earlier). Roll call recorded nine affirmative votes; consent agenda passed.
• November 2024 budget amendment / fund balance resolution (12.1): Approved by roll call; recorded as nine in the affirmative.
• School Seat donation (12.2): Referred back to committee for further review; motion to send to committee carried 5–4. (See separate coverage.)
• TVA donation: Approved. The board accepted a $25,000 donation from the Tennessee Valley Authority to support MSCS STEM initiatives; roll call recorded nine affirmative votes.
• Collaborative conferencing administrative committee (PECCA) approval: The board approved district representatives to participate in the statutory collaborative conferencing process; recorded tally noted six in the affirmative, one negative and one abstention as reported at the vote.
• 2025 legislative proposal (12.3): Approved by roll call; recorded as nine in the affirmative.
• LEA compliance report (2024) (12.6): The board approved the district’s LEA compliance report, which the general counsel said identified four areas of noncompliance with corrective action plans; roll call recorded eight in the affirmative with one member out/absent.
• Suspension/extension of Policy 2001 (annual operating budget/priorities): The board voted to extend the suspension and set a February 2025 deadline to finalize priorities; roll call recorded nine affirmative votes.
• Strategic school fund allocations (board member allocations) November 2024: Approved; total $97,746.
• Other consent items of note that passed as part of or alongside the consent agenda: multiple facility contracts (roof replacements, preventive maintenance services), Microsoft Office 365 enterprise licensing, and district elevator/fire alarm maintenance contracts (individual contract amounts are listed on the board docket).
Several items were removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration (including the School Seat donation and the large device procurement item 11.11, which was later postponed indefinitely). The board recorded motions, roll calls and committee referrals where noted.
