Board approves contracts, property purchase and employment items; defers Chapin scoreboard agreement

During the action agenda, trustees voted on several distinct items disclosed in executive session and on the public agenda. Key outcomes included:

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (Oct. 27): motion carried 6–0.
- Selected employment items (Exhibit A): motion to approve carried 7–0.
- Contract award to Thompson Turner Construction for Harbison West Elementary and Nursery Road Elementary renovations (Exhibit C): approved 7–0.
- Contract award to MB Conn Construction LLC as construction manager at risk for the Administrative & Professional Development Building (Exhibit D): approved 7–0.
- Purchase of property at 1709 Hollingshed Road (TMS R05200‑01‑15) for $50,000 as part of the Dutch Fork Elementary project (Exhibit E): approved 7–0.
- Gift and acceptance agreement with the Chapin Eagle Club (scoreboard): administration presented a draft agreement, but trustees amended the motion and voted to defer final approval until executive‑session questions raised earlier are answered (deferment carried; details to be addressed at next meeting).
- Approval of written findings drafted by the board attorney (related to a parent complaint form): adopted 7–0.
- First reading — proposed revisions to board policy KE (public concerns and complaints): first reading approved 7–0.
- Motion to post student enrollment and school capacity on the district website (item 17): Trustee Gabby Huddle moved to post enrollment/capacity and update enrollment in conjunction with state reporting cycles; after debate the motion carried 5–2.

Several votes were unanimous where noted; the Chapin Eagle Club agreement was deferred for additional clarification from legal counsel and staff. Administration noted that enrollment milestone counts are already available on the district Tableau dashboard and said capacity figures change infrequently; trustees who supported posting said transparency aids county concurrency planning and public trust, while opponents flagged staff resource burden.

The board’s approvals allow staff to execute contracts and proceed with the capital work and property acquisition described in the exhibits; the Chapin Eagles gift will return to the board once outstanding executive‑session questions are resolved.