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Tuscaloosa County Schools board approves contracts, personnel changes and a $75,000 literacy gift
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education unanimously approved multiple contracts and budget items, accepted the CSFO resignation, approved a one-time $350 supplement per employee, and accepted a $75,000 donation for the Reading Allies program.
The Tuscaloosa County Board of Education met Nov. 10, 2025, and unanimously approved a series of contracts, budget actions and personnel items, including a $75,000 donation to support the Reading Allies program and the acceptance of the CSFO resignation.
Caroline Lassiter of the Tuscaloosa Education Foundation and Will Hewson of the Hewson Foundation presented a $75,000 check to support Reading Allies. The board later approved a set of vendor and service agreements recommended by the superintendent, including a contract with Enspire Consulting, LLC for Emergenetics training for aspiring administrators, to be paid with federal funds, and a renewal with Harris School Solutions for NextGen support in the amount of $97,915.07 from technology funds.
The board approved several curriculum and administrative governance items: systemwide Social Studies and Arts Education textbook committees for grades K–5 and 6–12, and a first reading of a Head Bookkeeper job description (formerly Purchasing Assistant). The board also approved multiple data privacy agreements for vendors listed on the agenda: Character Strong (for Tiered Intervention, funded by a mix of RAISE Act funds and local school funds), Khan Academy (instructional support, local funds), and Discovery Education (modified agreement, local funds).
On facilities and maintenance, the board approved an $8,200 contract with DC General Contracting and Construction to pour an ADA sidewalk at Faucett-Vestavia Elementary to accommodate a student, funded from the FY26 Minor Maintenance Budget. The agenda listed a $37,300 painting contract with King and Spencer Paint Contractors for additions at three elementary schools; the transcript records the line item but does not include separate motion metadata for that specific line. A proposed $83,073 contract with Covington Flooring Company to replace a gym floor at Collins-Riverside Intermediate was tabled by the board.
In personnel action, the board approved the Certified/Classified and Administrative portions of the human resources report and accepted the resignation of Chief School Financial Officer Mason Primm, with an effective date to be determined. The board approved a one-time extraordinary compensation supplement of $350 per employee for second-semester employment. Mr. Don Presley moved, and Mrs. Portia Jones or other board members seconded many of the routine approvals; motions recorded in the minutes show unanimous votes among the six members present.
The board also approved an easement with Alabama Power to serve a construction trailer for NC Morgan on Wildcat Drive in Northport and unanimously nominated Board President Bill Squires to fill the remaining term for AASB District 7 President. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the minutes show unanimous approval among the six members present (Don Presley, Bill Squires, Lance Bailey, Randy Smalley, Portia Jones, Neal Guy), except where items were tabled as noted (Covington Flooring, Transportation Shop Foreman job description). Where the transcript did not specify a mover/second for an individual line-item (for example the listed painting contract), the minutes record that consent or subsequent motions approved routine items as presented.
