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Jefferson County Board approves contracts, renewals and 51-position SRO agreement
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Summary
At its Sept. 18 meeting the Jefferson County Board of Education approved a package of contracts and renewals — including marketing services with DotEdison ($171,420) and a website/app renewal with Apptegy ($61,950) — and approved a one-year agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for 51 Student Resource Officers.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on Sept. 18 approved a set of contracts and renewals and authorized a one-year Student Resource Officer (SRO) services agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Superintendent Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr. highlighted recent district recognitions before the board took votes. The board approved a professional services agreement with DotEdison Marketing for one year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, at a cost of $171,420 to be paid from the Public Information/Communications Department. The board also approved a one-year renewal with Apptegy, Inc., to provide website and app publishing and hosting beginning Oct. 1, 2025, at a cost of $61,950, with an option to renew annually with a 5% increase.
The board approved a range of additional contract and service items presented by the Teaching & Learning and Operations committees, including yearbook agreements with Varsity and Jostens, contracted services for arts and music clinicians, dual-enrollment and MOU revisions with Calhoun Community College, and venue and travel agreements for school events and trips.
On safety staffing, the board approved an agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to provide 51 Student Resource Officers for Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026. The agreement includes a clause that for each unfilled SRO position the Board will receive an annual credit of $54,740.40, prorated and applied quarterly; the recommendation was presented for approval subject to any changes and final execution by the superintendent.
Most motions at the meeting were adopted without opposition. The Teaching & Learning committee package carried with one abstention recorded: Mrs. Carita Venable abstained on that committee vote. Other contract approvals were recorded as unanimously approved.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda: motion Walter Curry; second Carita Venable — unanimously approved. - Approve minutes (Sept. 9, 2025): motion Stephanie Floyd; second Glenn Durough — unanimously approved. - DotEdison Marketing agreement ($171,420): motion Walter Curry; second Stephanie Floyd — unanimously approved. - Apptegy renewal ($61,950): motion Walter Curry; second Stephanie Floyd — unanimously approved. - Sick Leave Bank Committee appointment (Dr. Angela Watkins): motion Walter Curry; second Stephanie Floyd — unanimously approved. - Personnel Actions and Salary Supplements (Addendum B): motion Walter Curry; second Stephanie Floyd — unanimously approved. - Bills and payroll for August 2025 (total $48,228,174.34): motion Ms. Stephanie Floyd; second Mr. Walter Curry — unanimously approved. - Teaching & Learning committee recommendations (multiple items): motion Stephanie Floyd; second Walter Curry — approval recorded with one abstention (Carita Venable). - Shades Valley AutoTech Change Order No. 1 (increase $149,496.96; revised sum $5,883,096.96): approved. - Agreement with Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for 51 SROs (Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026): approved; credit per unfilled position $54,740.40.
The approvals enable district communications and technology services, curriculum and extracurricular programming, and a stationing of SROs at district schools for the 2025–2026 year. The meeting record specifies that final execution of some contracts is subject to any required administrative changes and signature by the superintendent.