Cannon County Board of Education approves routine resolutions, bids for buses and GPS trackers on school vehicles

The Cannon County Board of Education met on Nov. 13, 2025, and unanimously approved a slate of routine resolutions, policy updates and procurement actions while honoring students and staff from across the district.

The board opened the meeting by noting there were no public comments and recognized the district’s monthly citizens and employees of the month from Cannon County Elementary, Cannon North, Cannon South, Cannon County Middle School and Cannon County High School. District staff also highlighted the Red Ribbon Month door-decorating contest for K–5 classrooms, which drew 31 entries and will include pizza parties for winning classes sponsored by the local Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.

In procedural business the board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, which included minutes from the Oct. 9 regular meeting and approval of overnight/out-of-state trip #4983 for Cannon County High School’s Sports and Entertainment Marketing Conference in Orlando, Florida. The board also noted that the financial and supervisor reports had been reviewed in the workshop earlier in the week.

Votes at a glance

- Reapproved resolution BOE 25-26 number 4 — approved by roll call. - Approved resolutions BOE 25-26 numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 — approved by roll call. - Approved TSBA recommendations following the annual audit (policy updates 4.21 credit recovery; 4.605 graduation requirements; 6.5 special education students) — approved by roll call. - Approved review/adoption of instructional program policies 4.1 through 4.805 — approved by roll call. - Authorized sale of the Reading Safari bus — approved by roll call. - Authorized bidding for two new school buses for the '2627' school year (as stated in the transcript) — approved by roll call. - Approved permission to bid for safety doors at Cannon County Elementary School and Cannon County Middle School (project exceeded $25,000) — approved by roll call. - Adopted a director evaluation rubric recommended at the TSBA board retreat — approved by roll call. - Approved a contract with Verizon to install GPS trackers on two driver’s-ed cars and two CTE Suburbans — approved by roll call.

Each of the listed motions was moved, seconded and carried with the board members recorded as voting 'aye' on the roll call for those items.

Procurement and safety details

The board authorized staff to solicit bids for two new buses and for safety-door work at two campuses; the transcript records the bus procurement request as for the "2627" school year (the meeting referenced that numeric year string). Bids were required for the safety-door work because the quoted cost exceeded $25,000, prompting the board to authorize a formal bidding process.

Technology and vehicle tracking

Lisa Black presented a request to contract with Verizon to install GPS trackers on four district vehicles (two driver’s-ed cars and two CTE Suburbans). The board approved the Verizon contract by unanimous roll call. The transcript includes a brief cost reference when the presenter was asked whether the cost was "$23.50 a year," which was confirmed in the discussion. The contract approval authorizes staff to proceed with installation under the terms presented to the board.

District remarks and next steps

Director comments at the end of the meeting congratulated athletic teams and cheer squads, thanked veterans for Veterans Day events hosted by district schools, and conveyed Thanksgiving wishes to faculty, staff, students and families. The chair offered brief closing remarks and the board adjourned. The next workshop was announced for Dec. 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. in the Adams Committee Room and the next regular meeting for Dec. 11, 2025, at the Cannon County Elementary School cafeteria.

What the record shows and what is not specified

The meeting record shows unanimous board approval for the motions listed above; specific dollar totals for the Verizon contract and for the bus procurement were not specified in the transcript except for the brief per-year tracker cost reference noted above. The transcript uses several variant spellings of the county and school names; this article uses the normalized spelling 'Cannon County' and consistent school names as indicated in board remarks.