Jackson County Board of Education approves multiple personnel actions, OKs Boeing-funded career/tech contract
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Summary
The Jackson County Board of Education held a brief January meeting focused on personnel: approving leaves and resignations, hiring and transfers, assigning five coaches at Pisgah High School, and approving a Boeing-funded contract for career/technical instructor Daniel Ohlinger effective Jan. 5, 2026. The board also reviewed upcoming calendar and athletics dates.
The Jackson County Board of Education met and approved a slate of personnel actions and calendar items at a brief meeting largely devoted to staffing.
Unidentified Speaker 1, the presiding officer, told the board the agenda included one clerical change — an employment effective date corrected to Jan. 20 — and then led the board through a series of motions that were approved by voice vote. The board accepted two leaves (items A and B) and unanimously accepted two resignations listed in agenda items a and b.
The board approved a contract for Daniel Ohlinger to serve as a career and technical education instructor (CCA technician) in a Boeing-funded position, with the contract effective date stated in the meeting as Jan. 5, 2026. "We have a contract to approve contract of Daniel Ohlinger, as a career, tech instructor, a CCA technician, Boeing funded contract position effective 01/05/2026," the presiding officer said when introducing the item; board members then voted to approve the contract.
The board also approved three staff transfers and employments (items a through c) at their designated times and locations, and approved five coaching assignments for Pisgah High School for the spring semester in a single motion.
Board member Mister Davidson reviewed calendar and school activity items: students were scheduled to return on Tuesday the 6th; teachers were holding buildingwide professional development; January is board appreciation month; and the next regular work session and board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 5:00 p.m. Davidson outlined upcoming basketball tournaments: junior high tournaments at Stevenson Middle School starting on Saturday the 10th; varsity and junior varsity play at North Sand Mountain with tip-off referenced in relation to Martin Luther King Day (the transcript’s phrasing about the championship date was unclear). He also noted there would be no school on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
There were no contested motions or recorded roll-call tallies in the meeting minutes provided; motions were approved by voice vote and recorded on the transcript as "Aye" with the presiding officer stating "Motion carries." The board adjourned after a final motion and voice vote.
The meeting was brief and primarily procedural; the major substantive outcome was the hiring/contract agreement for the Boeing-funded career/technical position and multiple personnel approvals. The board set its next regular meeting for Jan. 28 and discussed a potential February meeting around Feb. 18 (members referenced Feb. 18 and Feb. 20 during scheduling, and the transcript records back-and-forth confirmation of Feb. 18).
