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Tuscaloosa County Board approves multiple vendor contracts, data-privacy agreements and school improvement projects
Summary
The board unanimously approved a package of vendor contracts and data-privacy agreements (including a five-year FinalSite contract totaling $295,000 and a $130,487.03 payment to Reading Horizons), dual enrollment and career coach agreements, and several facility improvements including funding for Northside tennis courts and a Sipsey Valley video board.
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education voted unanimously on a slate of contracts, data-privacy agreements and school improvement projects.
Key approvals included a five-year contract with FinalSite for student enrollment software paid in five annual installments of $58,500 plus a $2,500 setup fee for a total of $295,000 from Technology funds; the motion was made by Mr. Bill Squires and seconded by Mr. Neal Guy. The board also approved a $130,487.03 commitment to Reading Horizons, to be paid from RAISE Grant funding to support reading instruction at Matthews and Crestmont Elementary.
The board approved Standard Student Data Privacy Agreements with six vendors — Fitness Finders, Gipper Media, Rack Performance, ClassLink, CommonLit and LiveSchool — covering various instructional and operations software; the minutes specify which agreements are paid with local school or Technology funds. The board approved an annual contract with Imagine Learning (Edgenuity) for courseware for all high schools and the district's non-traditional program in the amount of $123,453, paid with RAISE funds. The board also approved Exhibit E for a Reading Horizons data-privacy agreement for a limited pilot at select schools.
Program and partnership items included approval of a Dual Enrollment agreement with Shelton State Community College to allow eligible students to earn concurrent high school and college credits, and a memorandum of agreement with the Alabama State Department of Education to employ a Career Coach reporting to the Career and Technical Education director funded by the Career Tech Initiative Fund. Both items were approved unanimously.
Facility and equipment approvals included funding the remaining balance for the Northside tennis courts, improvements to the Myrtlewood Elementary playground, construction of an outdoor play area at Vance Elementary (to be paid with PTO funds), and the installation of a video board in the Sipsey Valley High School gym (paid with local funds and donations). All motions passed unanimously.
Financial and personnel business: Interim CSFO Tina Bolt presented financials reconciled through Oct. 31, 2025, and the board approved them. Dr. Allison Mays presented the Human Resources report; the board approved the certified/classified portion as presented.
Motions were routine and unanimous; the minutes record no dissenting statements or requests for amendments. Several contract amounts and funding sources are specified in the minutes; where the minutes omit an amount or schedule, that omission is noted in the board record.
