Buchanan board approves consent agenda, personnel actions, donation and handbook update

The Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine and personnel actions at its Sept. 15 meeting.

A motion to adopt the consent agenda passed on a roll-call vote. The consent agenda included minutes of the Aug. 11 meeting, warrant and treasury reports for June–August 2025, and personnel items: the retirement of Mark Kerlin, director of operations and instructional systems coordinator, after 23 years of service; employment contracts for David Short (interim maintenance and custodian coordinator), Tammy Rigglesworth (payroll and accounts payable clerk), and Michelle Munyan (executive administrative assistant to the superintendent and board); and recommendations to hire multiple instructional and support staff, including a behavioral support specialist and elementary and middle school positions.

The board also approved certification of a graduate, Grady Turay, "upon satisfactory completion of district requirements," and accepted a donation of a Kubota utility terrain vehicle to the Buchanan Athletic Department. A motion to approve the Moccasin Elementary student handbook update for 2025–26 and a crossing guard service agreement with the City of Buchanan for the 2025–26 school year were both approved by roll call.

Board members used the meeting’s comment period to praise staff responses to a medical emergency at a recent football game and to congratulate students and volunteers on recent events. Chair noted that several of the initiatives and staff positions are funded through grants and that reallocations following retirements are being managed as the district restructures responsibilities.

The board set its next meeting for Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. and adjourned.