Coffee County school board approves consent agenda including custodian supplement, Satilla Elementary furniture replacement

The Coffee County School Board approved a consent agenda at its Nov. 20 meeting that included several routine operational items, the board chair said. An unidentified board member moved to accept the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by "Mister Wade" and approved by voice vote.

Items previewed on the consent agenda included minutes and financial reports previously reviewed at a work session; a custodian supplement the state is sending to the district that will be passed through to the 13 custodial staff employed by the district; a furniture purchase for Satilla Elementary School to replace items damaged in Hurricane Elaine and reimbursed by the districts insurance carrier; and revisions to the employee tobacco-use policy that the board was to let "sit" for 30 days rather than adopt immediately.

Later in the meeting, the board reconvened for the second regular monthly meeting and approved personnel recognitions by voice vote. No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.

During general discussion, a board member asked about Governor Brian Kemps proposal for a $10 million pay-raise package for teachers and whether the district had received guidance; the speaker noted State School Superintendent Richard Woods had publicly advocated continued raises for educators but no decision or guidance for the county was reported in the meeting.

The approvals recorded at the meeting were procedural; no new district policy was adopted at the Nov. 20 session and any items set to "sit" will return for future consideration or adoption if required.