George County School Board approves consent items, special-education application and names interim District 2 member

The George County School District board approved multiple consent-agenda items and personnel action at its meeting.

Board members voted to approve the purchase of a new SPED bus under state contract (price in the record is unclear and listed in the transcript as "$1.34 82"); meeting remarks state the purchase is funded by the district's 3-mil. The board also approved the purchase of three district vehicles and a yearly recurring contract for the district’s inside cameras after discussion about licensing, storage and potential consolidation of services.

Speaker 3 presented and the board approved a special-education project application and associated budget; Speaker 3 said the district expects to receive roughly 85% of the requested funding now and will apply for the remaining approximately 15%.

Routine consent items on the agenda, listed by the chair as items '26 and '28, were moved, seconded and approved on voice votes. Item '29 was described as a placeholder to review policy section E later in the year.

The board entered executive session to review a student readmission/expulsion personnel matter and to consider District 2 and 4 board applicants. After returning to open session, the board reported it had reapproved a student’s readmission and appointed Jake Davidson as the interim board member for District 2.

Meeting remarks included operational concerns about the camera system—members and Chief Caleb Davis discussed licensing fees and whether the district could consolidate hosting or use E‑rate eligible server space—but the formal contract for the inside cameras was adopted as a recurring yearly agreement.

The meeting record shows motions were made, seconded and carried by voice vote on each item; specific roll-call tallies and named votes are not recorded in the transcript.