Board approves consent agenda, budget calendar, policy package, Leoma walking track and early graduations

The Lawrence County School Board approved multiple routine items during its Nov. 28 meeting, moving through consent, budget, policy and facilities business in a series of votes.

The board approved the consent agenda (field trips, volunteers, business report, previous minutes and the current agenda) by voice vote. Members then approved the proposed 2026–27 budget calendar after a brief presentation; the calendar lays out the timeline for next year’s budgeting process.

The board also approved a request from the Leoma Elementary PTO to install a walking track that alters campus landscape; Mister Atkins said the track will be placed in the playground area behind the school and the board requested a visual plan showing exact placement for future reference. The roll-call vote for the walking track was recorded as seven ayes and the motion carried.

All policies placed in the meeting packet were approved en bloc by roll-call vote. Two early-graduation requests included in the packet were approved by the board without further discussion.

All routine approvals were carried by majority vote; where roll call occurred the chair announced seven votes in favor. No items were pulled from the package for separate, substantive debate during the meeting.