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Votes at a glance: audit approved; consent agenda, encumbrances, stipend, course rename and other motions pass
Summary
The board approved routine and substantive items on the agenda: audit acceptance, consent agenda, encumbrances, midyear staff stipend, the 2025 election resolution, renaming a high‑school math course, appointment of a construction manager for 2025–2029, establishment of a Unified Club, and personnel hiring after executive session.
At this meeting the Bethany Public Schools board took a series of formal actions summarized below.
- Audit approval (Item 3): Motion to approve the 2023–24 audit (mover: Speaker 8; second: Speaker 9). Roll‑call votes recorded Jaggers, Homer, Ballstead and Pettit as yes. Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda (Item 6): Motion to approve the consent agenda (mover: Speaker 12; second recorded). Roll‑call recorded Jaggers, Palmer, Walstad/Walstead and Pettit as yes. Outcome: approved.
- Encumbrances and change orders (Item 7): Motion to approve encumbrances and change orders as presented; roll‑call recorded yes votes and the board approved the item. Staff noted an itemized list of journal fund entries, card‑reader work for storm‑shelter doors, and gym‑floor maintenance.
- Midyear stipend (Item 8): Motion to approve the annual midyear stipend for all employees (mover: Speaker 9). Roll call recorded unanimous yes votes among those present. Outcome: approved; staff said the stipend was already encumbered.
- 2025 school election resolution (Item 10): Motion to approve the school election resolution for 2025; roll call recorded Travers, Palmer, Wellstag/Walstad and Eddie as yes. Outcome: approved.
- Rename course (Item 11): Motion to rename Bethany High School’s Intermediate Algebra to “Algebraic Reasoning with Functions” to match state coding and ensure students receive appropriate credit. Motion carried by roll call (yes votes recorded).
- Accept construction‑management contractor (Item 12): Board approved awarding construction‑management services for fiscal years 2025–2029 to the recommended bidder following an RFP process; roll call recorded Jaggers, Palmer, Lawson and Pettit as yes. Outcome: approved. (Transcript shows inconsistent vendor spelling; staff will confirm legal contractor name and contract terms.)
- Establish Bethany Unified Club (Item 13): Motion to approve forming a Unified Club for students with and without disabilities (no stipend for a sponsor initially, possibility to use federal funds for supplies and pursue Special Olympics grant). Motion passed by roll call.
- Personnel (after executive session): Board voted to convene an executive session; after returning, it approved hiring personnel listed in Addendum A for the 2024–25 school year pending favorable background checks. Motion carried by roll call.
Vote records in the transcript record board members responding to roll‑call prompts; where names were read aloud (for example, "Jaggers?" followed by "Yes"), this report lists the names as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript uses inconsistent spellings for member names or vendors, staff are asked to provide the official spellings and documentation for the minutes.
What happens next: staff will implement approved items and return with required follow‑ups (detailed budgets, procurement documentation, and personnel onboarding).
