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Rockdale County Board of Education: votes at a glance — May 20
Summary
The board approved multiple routine and personnel items, adopted the FY26 tentative budget, and approved minutes and consent items in unanimous votes during its May 20 meeting.
The Rockdale County Board of Education recorded a series of unanimous votes on May 20 covering routine procedural items, the FY26 tentative budget, consent items and several personnel actions.
Key votes (all approved by recorded 7-0 tallies unless otherwise noted):
- Approve meeting agenda as presented. Motion made by Janie Jones, seconded by Heather Duncan. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Approve minutes for all board meetings held in April. Motion made by Janie Jones, seconded by Heather Duncan. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Approve action items on the consent agenda. Motion made by Janie Jones, seconded by Akita Palmer. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Adopt fiscal year 2026 tentative budget as presented. Motion made by Janie Jones, seconded by Heather Duncan. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Accept the resignation of Dr. Jarvis Price, effective June 30, 2025. Motion made by Heather Duncan, seconded by Janie Jones. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Approve superintendent’s recommendation to appoint Charles Chavis, current principal at Memorial Middle School, to principal at Salem High School, effective July 1, 2025. Motion made by Janie Jones, seconded by Akita Palmer. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Approve superintendent’s recommendation to appoint Dr. Christopher Stoudemire, current assistant principal at Memorial Middle School, to principal at Memorial Middle School, effective July 1, 2025. Motion made by Heather Duncan, seconded by Janie Jones. Outcome: approved 7-0. - Approve superintendent’s recommendation to purchase ParentSquare totaling $163,835 over three years. Motion made by Justin Kenny, seconded by Heather Duncan. Outcome: approved 7-0 (see separate article for details).
Board members also moved and seconded a motion to go into executive session to discuss a personnel matter; the motion carried 7-0 and the board returned to open session later the same evening. All votes reported in open session were recorded as 7-0 in favor with no individual roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.
