Votes at a glance: Murfreesboro City School Board approves tenure, MOU, placements, contracts and budget amendments
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At its Feb. 24 meeting the board approved the agenda, consent items, a list of tenured teachers, a three-year MOU with the Murfreesboro Education Association, pre-K and sixth-grade placements, a $15,000 website contract, and three budget amendments among other routine actions.
The Murfreesboro City School Board took multiple formal actions Feb. 24. Key motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript are listed below:
- Approve agenda: Moved by Miss Long; seconded by Miss Dodd; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 026'053).
- Consent agenda: Moved by Mister Settles; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 639'053).
- Tenure approvals: District recommended a list of certified educators who met Tennessee statutory and board-policy requirements for tenure; motion to approve moved by Mister Campbell, seconded by Miss Long; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 655'036). The board recognized each teacher by name in the meeting record.
- Memorandum of understanding with Murfreesboro Education Association (three-year MOU): Motion to approve moved by Speaker 4; seconded by Miss Price; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 795'053). The MOU covers association access, grievance procedures, salaries and wages, facility and safety, sick leave bank representation, teacher work hours, duty-free lunch, and planning time.
- 2026—27 pre-K and sixth-grade placements: Motion to approve moved by Mister Campbell; seconded by Miss Dodd; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 887'1007).
- Contract and budget amendment for Bridal Site (district website platform): Motion to approve moved by Miss Long; seconded by Miss Price; total contract cost reported as $15,000; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 1008'1049).
- Budget amendment: reallocation of AALN grant funds (to purchase additional pre-K supplies): Motion moved by Mister Campbell; outcome: approved by voice vote; total reallocation $15,500 (SEG 1049'1076).
- Budget amendment: FY26 general purpose attendance support (interfund transfer): Motion moved by Miss Long; seconded by Miss Dodd; transfer amount reported as $1,985 to support 11 extra summer work days; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 1076'1105).
- Revenue and expenditure report (Nov—Dec 2025): Motion moved by Mister Settles; outcome: approved by voice vote (SEG 1106'1156).
All approvals listed above were recorded in the meeting transcript as voice votes; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.
