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Haywood County school board approves consent agenda and small intra-department budget moves; schedules executive session

Haywood County School Board · January 9, 2026

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Summary

The Haywood County School Board approved its consent agenda and meeting agenda by voice vote, approved two small intra-department transfers in the General School Purpose Fund ($2,275 and $725), announced an executive session with the board attorney, and heard routine director updates including holiday closures and student health services.

At its regular meeting, the Haywood County School Board approved the consent agenda and adopted the meeting agenda by voice vote, moved two small budget transfers within the General School Purpose Fund and announced an executive session with the board attorney.

A board member identified in the transcript as Speaker 2 moved to accept the consent agenda, saying, "I move we accept the consent agenda." The motion carried after a voice vote. The same member moved to accept the meeting agenda and the board approved it by voice vote.

The board considered a short set of amendments to the General School Purpose Fund. Speaker 5 explained the two intra-departmental transfers: $2,275 will be moved out of "state retirement" into the "maintenance and repair service plan" line in Technology, and $725 will be moved out of "other charges" into "in-service staff development" in the superintendent of education department. "So just moving some money within those 2 departments and that's all it is on that," Speaker 5 said. The board then approved a motion to accept the General School Purpose Fund amendments; the motion was made by a board member recorded in the transcript as Speaker 2 and seconded by "mister Bannister," and was carried by voice vote.

Speaker 1 announced the board would meet in executive session with the board attorney and expected to return shortly. The minutes record technical troubleshooting about meeting technology and passwords before the board proceeded.

During the director's report, the director (Speaker 2) reviewed upcoming dates and routine updates: no school Monday the 19th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; School Board Appreciation Week Jan. 26–30; district teacher advisory council and leadership development week; calendar survey results (about 250 responses); substitute teacher feedback surveys; and the release of Quarter 2 and semester 1 report cards on Jan. 9. The director reported PowerSchool sign-in averages as "247.7" per day and said the trustee's office is converting to Next Gen, which delays the district's December 2025 financial statement until after Jan. 9. The director also described Healthy Heart Month plans, including CPR instruction in K–8 PE classes and a Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association; dental hygienists from the Tennessee Department of Health Dental Hygiene Program will provide services in the spring, and the district recorded $28,109.59 in services provided to students in a recent period.

With no other business, the chair adjourned the meeting.