Overton County school board approves minutes, agenda and student trips; accepts staff resignation
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The Overton County School Board approved previous minutes and tonight’s agenda, passed a consent agenda with several overnight student trips, accepted a staff resignation from Eric Collins and approved a Rickman Elementary cross‑country course; all actions were by voice vote.
The Overton County School Board met in regular session and passed routine business by voice vote, including approval of Oct. 21 meeting minutes and tonight’s agenda, adoption of a consent agenda that cleared multiple overnight student trips, acceptance of a staff resignation and approval of a Rickman Elementary cross‑country course.
At the start of the meeting the board approved the Oct. 21 minutes after a motion by James and a second from Miss Shirley. The board then approved tonight’s agenda on a motion from Mister Ben, seconded by Mister Ricky. The consent agenda that followed — which board members described as including a FY26 general purpose schools line item and three overnight student trips — was moved by James and seconded by Mister Mann and carried by voice vote. The consent items listed in the agenda packet included a countywide cheer and dance trip for Nov. 24–25, a Livingstone Academy boys and girls basketball overnight trip to a tournament at Heritage High School on Nov. 28–29, and an Allen’s Elementary basketball overnight trip to Sevierville, Tennessee on Dec. 18–20.
Under new business the board accepted a letter of resignation from Mister Eric Collins; the motion to accept the resignation was moved by Ben and seconded by Miss Shirley and passed by voice vote. The board also approved a mobile cross‑country course at Rickman Elementary and a related mowing request for additional acreage to accommodate a playground; members clarified there would be no charge for the work and that any additional activity beyond mowing would return to the board for approval. The transcript does not show a named mover or seconder for the Rickman item; the chair called the voice vote and the board approved the item.
No contested roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; recorded outcomes are described as voice votes with members answering “aye” during the proceedings. The board adjourned the regular meeting and convened a work session following the passage of these items.
The board listed upcoming events and deadlines, including scholarship contributions and a leadership conference; scheduling and follow‑up items were discussed before the work session began.