Pelham Board approves personnel actions, band trip and internships; several pay items pass
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Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Pelham Board of Education approved personnel items, an out-of-state Pelham High band trip, a three-year internship agreement with Alabama Healthcare Holdings/Baptist Health, and two administrator compensation changes: a $100 monthly cell-phone reimbursement and a $600/month RSA-1 contribution for doctoral administrators.
The Pelham Board of Education on Jan. 12 approved a slate of routine personnel and new-business items, including an out-of-state Pelham High School band trip, a three-year internship agreement with Alabama Healthcare Holdings LLC (Baptist Health), and changes to administrator compensation.
Board members approved the meeting agenda, then accepted personnel items 1–7 after staff noted item 8 was stricken from the list. The board voted by voice to approve an out-of-state field trip for the Pelham High School band to attend the Winter Guard competition in Bowling Green, Kentucky, March 27–29. An agreement allowing qualifying biomedical services career-technical students at Pelham High School to complete internships at Baptist Health hospitals was also approved; staff said student onboarding and hospital HR processes are under way and internships will begin in January.
The meeting included two compensation-related approvals for administrators. The board amended board policy 3.1.0.7 to raise the administrator cell-phone reimbursement to $100 per month (the policy had been $25 per month and unchanged since 2014), a change staff framed as recruitment and retention support for principals, assistant principals and directors (estimated at fewer than 30 administrators). The board also added a $600-per-month contribution to RSA-1 for administrators who hold a doctorate degree; staff said five administrators currently hold doctorates.
Votes at a glance • Agenda: approved (voice vote). • Personnel items 1–7: approved (voice vote); item 8 was struck. • Pelham High School band out-of-state trip (March 27–29 to Bowling Green, KY): approved (voice vote). • Agreement with Anna Klinkman to pursue National Board certification: approved (voice vote). • Three-year internship agreement with Alabama Healthcare Holdings LLC / Baptist Health for biomedical services students: approved (voice vote). • Part-time student-services agreement for Leanna Smith (02/01/2026–12/31/2026): approved (voice vote). • Policy 3.1.0.7 amendment (administrator cell-phone reimbursement to $100/month): approved (voice vote). • Salary schedule addition (RSA-1 $600/month contribution for administrators with doctorates): approved (voice vote).
What happens next Board members and staff said internships will begin after hospital onboarding is completed and that the Jan. 26 board meeting will follow a Teacher of the Year reception. No items were tabled for further action.