Votes at a glance: Tea Area School District board actions — consent agenda, food service co‑op, hires, performing arts coordinator and meeting schedule

At its meeting the Tea Area School District 41‑5 board took a series of formal votes on routine and personnel items.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, including minutes and routine financial reports. (Motion moved by Jay; second by Kristen; unanimous.)

- Food service cooperative agreement (2025–26): The board approved participation in a food service co‑op with Tri‑Valley, West Central and Lenox for the 2025–26 school year to obtain volume pricing advantages. (Motion carried unanimously.)

- Resignations (Amanda and Jill): The board accepted the resignations of two staff members (Amanda and Jill) after splitting the resignation items into two groups as permitted under Roberts Rules; the motions passed unanimously.

- New hires and transfers: The board approved the new hires and two transfers presented on the agenda, including certification‑related placement adjustments (discussion noted a temporary placement for Ali Laha and planned assignments for high school and middle‑school agricultural positions). The motion passed unanimously.

- Performing arts coordinator position: The board approved creating a performing arts coordinator position within Support Services, to be hourly and reported via time clock, with the position to start July 1; the motion passed unanimously.

- Special board meeting: The board approved a special board meeting for contract negotiations on March 31 at 5:30 p.m.; motion carried unanimously.

- Executive session: The board entered executive session under personnel statute 1‑25‑2.1; the motion to enter executive session was approved.

Where motions or seconds were recorded by name in the transcript the article lists them; several motions were phrased in the meeting simply as "So moved" and "Second" without a speaker identified. All recorded votes in the transcript were unanimous with no opposition noted.