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Votes at a glance: Stewart County Board of Education approves budget amendments, consultant contract and surplus sales
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Stewart County Board of Education approved two budget-amendment packages to carry FY24 funds (including opioid-abatement money routed to schools), unanimously approved a consulting agreement with Rebecca Britt for gifted-student services, and authorized the sale of listed surplus vehicles.
The Stewart County Board of Education voted unanimously on a slate of routine and substantive items at its regular meeting, including two budget amendments, a consultant agreement for gifted-student services and the sale of surplus vehicles.
The board approved the agenda and minutes, adopted the consent agenda, and then moved to formal votes. Item 7 (Budget Amendment 141) was approved after staff described moving opioid-abatement funds previously received by the county into school budget lines and reallocating a travel line to in‑service staff development on the auditor’s recommendation. The motion was made by Mister Lamb and seconded by Mister Davis; the roll-call vote recorded all present members as voting yes.
Item 8 (Budget Amendment 142) carried FY2024 carryover funds and adjusted several program lines, including SIM contracts, structural supplies, family-engagement funds, CTE/Perkins adjustments, a $338.78 FY25 adjustment, and a $10,000 ESSER transfer to expand access to curriculum materials. Mister Paso moved the motion; Mister Lamb seconded. The amendment passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The board approved an agreement with Rebecca Britt, a consultant described as a certified gifted teacher who will consult with district teachers because the district does not have a teacher with a gifted endorsement. Mister Lamb moved to approve the contract and Miss Sanders seconded; the agreement was approved by roll call. During discussion a board member asked whether Britt carried insurance; the meeting record indicates the district cannot carry insurance on her behalf.
The board also authorized the sale of surplus items including a 2003 Chevrolet pickup, a 2008 Thomas Scribe bus, and a 2011 Thomas school bus. Mister Fitzhugh moved to approve the surplus sale; Miss Sanders seconded and the board approved by roll call.
Motions to adjourn were made by Miss Sanders and seconded by Mister Gillum; the body voted to adjourn and the meeting concluded with a reception planned to honor departing board chair Bobby Morgan.
