Board adopts consent agenda, removes duplicate policy and approves director travel

The White County Board of Education took several formal actions during its Jan. 8 meeting.

Agenda approval: Mister McDonald moved to approve the meeting agenda; Miss Officer seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.

Consent agenda: After reviewing minutes, policies, maintenance and budget reports during the work session, the chair stated that, absent objection, the consent agenda would be adopted by unanimous vote; no objections were raised and the chair declared the consent agenda adopted by unanimous consent.

Policy cleanups: The board voted to remove policy 4203 (found to be a duplicate of policy 4212). The motion to remove the duplicate policy was moved by Mister McDonald and seconded by Miss Douglas; the board recorded an 'aye' vote and the motion passed. The board also approved a clerical website-title correction to policy 4302 (to reflect "field trips, excursions, and competitions"); motion moved and seconded and approved.

Director travel: The board approved the director's request to attend a Tennessee School Boards Association event in Washington, D.C., May 12–13. The event and expenses will be covered by TSBA and therefore carry no district cost; the board approved the director’s absence.

Old business: The proposed lease agreement for board-owned fire-hall properties was discussed and the board voted to table the item pending further investigation.

Votes and tallies: The meeting transcript records voice 'ayes' for the motions; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Where vote tallies or individual recorded votes were not provided, the article reports outcomes only.