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Votes at a glance: Rockdale County Board approves budget, personnel and consent items
Summary
The Rockdale County Board of Education recorded a series of unanimous votes, including adoption of the FY26 tentative budget, approval of consent agenda items, and several personnel actions.
At its regular session, the Rockdale County Board of Education approved several motions by unanimous vote. The board recorded no dissenting votes on items including the FY26 tentative budget, a consent agenda containing multiple action items, personnel appointments and resignation acceptance.
Key votes and outcomes
- Approve the meeting agenda as presented — motion by Janie Jones, second Heather Duncan; approved 7-0.
- Approve action items on the consent agenda — motion by Janie Jones, second Akita Palmer; approved 7-0.
- Adopt the FY26 tentative budget as presented — motion by Janie Jones, second Heather Duncan; approved 7-0.
- Approve purchase of ParentSquare (three-year total $163,835) — motion by Justin Kenny, second Heather Duncan; approved 7-0. (See separate item for details.)
- Enter executive session to discuss a personnel matter — motion by Heather Duncan, second Janie Jones; approved 7-0.
After returning to open session the board recorded the following formal personnel actions:
- Accept the resignation of Dr. Jarvis Price, principal at Salem High School, effective June 30, 2025 — motion by Heather Duncan, second Janie Jones; approved 7-0.
- Appoint Charles Chavis, principal at Memorial Middle School, to principal at Salem High School effective July 1, 2025 — motion by Janie Jones, second Akita Palmer; approved 7-0.
- Appoint Dr. Christopher Stoudemire, assistant principal at Memorial Middle School, to principal at Memorial Middle School effective July 1, 2025 — motion by Heather Duncan, second Janie Jones; approved 7-0.
The board also approved minutes from all April meetings (motion by Janie Jones, second Heather Duncan) and concluded the meeting after a final procedural motion.
The meeting record shows unanimous support for the listed items; individual roll-call votes were recorded as a 7-0 tally in the transcript for each motion.
