The Jefferson County School Board moved $250,000 from its general fund balance into a reserve account to pay for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements across school facilities and athletic access points.

Speaker 4 made the motion to establish the ADA reserve and argued the money should be available to fix access to athletic fields and other campus areas as needs arise. "I think they have equal rights to be able to get there and and see it just like anybody else," Speaker 4 said, urging the board to set money aside to address mobility and access issues district‑wide. Speaker 3 clarified the funds will be held in reserve and released through a budget amendment when a specific project is identified. The motion passed by voice/hand vote as recorded in the transcript.

On other docket items, the board approved an after‑school bible study program at JCHS (docketed as "Rooted"); Speaker 2 said the program had been approved and encouraged by high school principal Mister Rogers and Doctor Arnold. The board also approved an Alvin Elementary access‑road change order, with the chair noting final amounts will come later and that available project funds would be used.

The board reviewed the JCHS curriculum guide and discussed small gym bleachers. Speaker 5 asked that the bleachers be moved to the capital improvements list for 2026 because current funds were not available; a bid of about $74,000 was mentioned as an estimate for the work. The board approved placing the bleachers on the 2026 capital improvements list rather than funding them this year.

The board also approved several budget amendments across funds, including a general fund item (1‑41 #80139), additional general fund items, a federal fund amendment (1‑42 #4 items 1–2), and a student nutrition fund amendment (1‑43 item 1). The transcript records motions and approvals for these amendments; exact numerical vote tallies were not specified in the record.

Chair closed with an announcement asking members to remember Bill Jarnigan’s family following a recent bereavement, then called for adjournment.