At the Dec. 15 meeting, a board member reported progress on two capital projects: the new Thorsby school and the district’s career technical (CTE) center.

The member said prequalification packages had gone out for the Thorsby project and that the district will put the CTE grading package first, with an expected issuance in January to avoid tying the building schedule to other bids that could delay the project by months. The member described the scheduling decision as an effort to “expedite getting started” on the work.

Superintendent’s remarks earlier in the meeting described a positive meeting with the president of Jefferson State and said the CTE partnership remained “on schedule.” No formal contract awards or timelines were appended to the transcript, and the board did not vote on project contracts during the provided segments.

Board members thanked staff for coordinating prequalification and for their work during the year; members also discussed whole-board training scheduling for mid-January following a work session.