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Nashville School District board approves routine business, appoints DMEC representative and authorizes stipends and student passes
Summary
The Nashville School District board unanimously approved August minutes and payments, reappointed Doug Graham as the district's representative to the De Queen MENA coop, authorized a $200 ammunition stipend per CSSO officer, and approved $20 student activity passes. A public commenter alleged public-records tampering during the meeting.
The Nashville School District board met in September and approved several routine and administrative measures, including minutes and bill payments, a two-year appointment to the De Queen MENA coop board and new small stipends and fees.
At the start of the meeting the board approved the August minutes after a motion by a board member (Board member, S2) and a second; Chair (S1) announced the motion passed 4-0. The board then reviewed financials: Superintendent Doug Graham reported the ledger shows the district is roughly 30% through the budget year with a balance of $5,026,762 and recommended paying outstanding bills. A motion to pay bills was made and seconded and the chair indicated the motion passed.
On a separate resolution, the board reappointed Doug Graham to serve as the district's representative to the De Queen MENA coop (DMEC) board for a two-year term. Board member (S2) moved to reappoint Mr. Graham; the motion was seconded and the chair announced it passed 4-0.
The board also approved an added stipend for district CSSO staff to offset ammunition and range costs. Superintendent Doug Graham described rising ammunition costs and recommended adding $200 per CSSO officer to help defray training expenses; a board member (S5) moved to approve the stipend, a board member (S2) seconded, and the chair indicated the motion passed.
Finally, the board approved selling student activity passes at $20 each for the school year. Superintendent Graham said the pass would admit students to interscholastic activities (excluding homecoming dances), would be assigned from central office, and would require a student ID to prevent improper transfer. A board member (S5) moved the $20 pass proposal, a second followed, and the chair announced the motion passed.
No resignations or staff employment actions were brought before the board. The meeting recessed briefly and then the board adjourned.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of August minutes — Passed (chair announced 4-0) - Payment of bills — Passed (chair announced motion passed; numerical tally not specified) - Appointment to De Queen MENA coop (reappoint Doug Graham) — Passed (chair announced 4-0) - $200 ammunition stipend for CSSO officers — Passed (tally not specified in transcript) - $20 student activity passes — Passed (tally not specified in transcript)
Next steps: where the transcript recorded formal outcomes, the board passed the motions. Details such as the exact vote tallies were recorded as '4-0' by the chair in two instances; for other votes the chair announced passage without providing a numeric roll call in the public transcript.
