Pelham board approves personnel moves, contracts, calendars and dual-enrollment agreement
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Summary
At its February 2026 meeting, the Pelham City Schools Board of Education approved routine consent items, five personnel recommendations, a part‑time assistant athletic director appointment, payments for a communications platform, a turf/track contract, two academic calendars and a dual‑enrollment agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The Pelham City Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine and business items at its February 2026 meeting, including personnel actions, technology and capital contracts, and an agreement to expand dual‑enrollment opportunities with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Superintendent Doctor Johnson presented the consent agenda and said, "Doctor Johnson has provided us with the recommendation" before the board approved the agenda, minutes and financial statements by voice vote after no questions were raised. The board also approved five personnel recommendations (one resignation, one retirement, one new hire and two terminations) as presented by Johnson.
The board approved a part‑time employment agreement for Sean Anderson to serve as assistant athletic director on a six‑month, evaluative basis so staff may review program needs. Board members asked about the scope and duration of the assignment; staff said the role covers day‑to‑day athletics operations and that the six‑month term allows reassessment.
The board approved payment of an invoice for the district’s communications platform (referred to in staff comments as AppSheet) in the amount of $22,680, payable to the vendor identified in the agenda. Staff explained the platform consolidates prior tools and enables district‑to‑parent messaging and website integration.
Contract awards included the low bid for specialty turf supply and track resurfacing for Pelham High School; the board approved the award after members said they were pleased with the bid and the vendor’s local work in the region. The board also approved the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 academic calendars, which staff described as returning start dates to a more typical pattern after two years of earlier starts.
Finally, the board approved a partnership agreement described in the agenda as between the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (for UAB) and the local school system to implement an Alabama State Board of Education provision authorizing dual‑enrollment/dual‑credit programs. The item was presented as routine and approved by voice vote.
A separate personnel item established an employment agreement to appoint "Lauren" (transcript shows a name variant) as the district’s Chief School Financial Officer effective March 2026 through June 2028; the contract as read referenced a base annual salary of $180,000. The board approved that appointment by voice vote.
All formal votes reported in the transcript were taken by voice ("All those in favor, signify by saying aye") and passed as presented. No roll‑call tallies for every motion were recorded in the spoken record provided.