At the January meeting the Hamblen County Board of Education approved financial items including a 2025–26 general purpose amendment and a school nutrition allocation described during the financial presentation, accepted a $3,500 Sourcewell Helping Kids mini-grant to install security cameras at Union Heights, and approved adding one full‑time Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year.

Jared Ladd presented the financial items, which the board approved as item 10.3 by motion and voice vote. The transcript references a general purpose amendment amount in the range of $47,286 and an allocation noted for school nutrition (the transcript references $600,000 under the financial line items). The Sourcewell grant acceptance (item 12) was described as an item previously briefed that needed final approval; the board moved and seconded the acceptance and approved it. For personnel, the Department of Instruction requested adding a full-time RBT position for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year; the motion was moved, seconded and approved.

The board did not record a roll-call tally for these approvals; minutes show voice votes with the chair calling for “aye.” Next steps include contracting for the Sourcewell-funded camera installation and onboarding the approved RBT position for the instructional team.