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Board members urge attention to special education staffing and seek clarity from county on administrative fee
Summary
Board members asked the district to address Special Education teacher retention after recent resignations and discussed asking the county commission not to charge a 2% administrative fee on returned funds; comments were recorded during the board-comment portion of the meeting.
During board-member comments, several trustees raised concerns about staffing and local funding. Mr. Bill Morris relayed that "Stan Bateman says we have more money and the County Commission wants to rebate it back" and asked that the board approach the county commission to request they not charge a 2% administrative fee on returned funds.
Ms. Allison Gray asked, "How do we retain Special Education teachers?" and noted with sadness that she had voted to accept the resignations of the Secondary and Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Coordinators. Mrs. Nickie Stevens VanPelt thanked Mrs. Pendergrass and said she would be missed; she urged the board to grow internal candidates for open positions.
Mr. Bogie Lovell thanked John Rea for explaining the Ragland tax request. CSFO Danielle Pope presented the financial reports earlier in the meeting, including the bank reconciliation; the transcript does not record further board direction or any formal vote on the administrative-fee request. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2026.
