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Tuscaloosa County Board approves 2026–27 calendar, student-safety and privacy contracts, and financing for Hillcrest lighting
Summary
At its Jan. 22 called meeting, the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education unanimously approved the 2026–27 academic calendar, renewed a three-year monitoring contract with Gaggle, signed visitor-management and student-data agreements, and authorized Baystone financing for Musco lighting at Hillcrest High School.
The Tuscaloosa County Board of Education on Jan. 22 unanimously approved a package of routine but consequential operational items, including the 2026–2027 academic calendar, multiple vendor agreements for technology and student data privacy, and financing for a lighting upgrade at Hillcrest High School.
The Superintendent recommended approval of the 2026–2027 academic calendar; Mrs. Portia Jones moved to approve and Mr. Lance Bailey seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The calendar approval came at the start of the board's action-item agenda and sets the district schedule for the coming school year.
The board approved a three-year renewal with Gaggle to monitor student files and communications for safety and security purposes, to be paid from Technology funds. The Superintendent presented the recommendation; Mr. Lance Bailey moved and Mrs. Portia Jones seconded, and the board voted unanimously to accept the contract.
Separately, the board authorized an agreement with Circool for visitor-management software and supporting hardware, also funded from Technology funds. The Superintendent recommended the Circool agreement; Mrs. Portia Jones moved, Mr. Neal Guy seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
The board approved Standard Student Data Privacy Agreements with MySCUTA and LevelChanger for district use. Mr. Bill Squires moved to approve the MySCUTA agreement and Mr. Neal Guy moved the LevelChanger agreement; both items were seconded and approved unanimously.
For capital improvements, the board approved two separate financing proposals from Baystone Government Finance tied to the Musco Lighting project at Hillcrest High School: a board-financed portion totaling $258,228.38 and a Hillcrest-financed portion totaling $165,232.11. Both proposals were presented on the Superintendent's recommendation and approved by unanimous vote.
Tina Bolt, Interim CSFO, presented financial statements reconciled through Dec. 31, 2025; the board approved the financials as presented. The Superintendent also presented a consent package (items A–dd) that the board approved in a single unanimous vote. Dr. Allison Mays, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, presented the HR report and the board approved the Certified/Classified portion as recommended.
All formal motions recorded in the minutes carried by unanimous votes. No votes failed or were recorded as abstentions in the minutes, and no amendments to the presented agreements or calendar were noted.
The board concluded the called meeting at 11:05 a.m. with a unanimous motion to adjourn.
