Paulding County Board approves boundary realignment, personnel and administrative contracts
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The Paulding County Board of Education on Jan. 27, 2026, unanimously approved a boundary realignment plan and a slate of personnel and administrative contracts for fiscal year 2027, and approved consent items including a procurement award and an agreement with the Georgia Department of Human Services.
The Paulding County Board of Education unanimously approved a boundary realignment plan and several administrative actions during its Jan. 27, 2026 meeting, accepting personnel reports and approving contracts for fiscal year 2027.
Board members voted to approve the boundary realignment plan as presented Jan. 13, following a brief presentation by Superintendent Steve Barnett; the motion was moved by Mr. Clayton and seconded by Mr. Nolan and passed by voice vote. The board also approved the minutes from its Jan. 13 meeting earlier in the evening.
The consent agenda passed unanimously and included two named items: an award renewal for Invitation for Bid 24-231207 for septic-tank and grease-trap pumping to Wind River Environmental of Hiram, Georgia, and authorization for the board chair and superintendent to sign the Family Connection physical agent agreement with the Georgia Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2027. Superintendent Steve Barnett described the two items as previously presented at the Jan. 13 meeting.
On personnel matters, the board approved the personnel report as presented, covering items 1–53, in a unanimous vote (motion by Ms. Collette; second by Mr. Clayton). The board then approved district-level administrative and supervisory contracts for FY2027 (items 1–47) following a motion by Mr. Nolan and second by Ms. Collette, and approved local school administrative and supervisory contracts for FY2027 (items 1–140) on a motion by Ms. Sauer and second by Ms. Collette; both motions passed unanimously.
Procedural notes: the board adjourned briefly to executive session earlier in the evening to discuss personnel, land, legal and safety matters; officials said no votes would be taken in executive session other than approval of minutes. The meeting reconvened and concluded with board member remarks and an adjournment motion moved by Mr. Nolan and seconded by Mr. Clayton.
What happens next: board members asked for patience as the boundary realignment is implemented and as a new elementary school opens in the fall. No additional public hearings or votes were announced at the meeting.