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Albertville City Board approves $39.625 million in school tax warrants, OKs special‑education contracts
Summary
The Albertville City Board of Education approved resolutions to issue $39,625,000 in school tax warrants and authorized multiple IDEA-funded professional service contracts — including occupational therapy, sign-language interpreting and behavioral services — at its Sept. 16 meeting.
The Albertville City Board of Education on Sept. 16 approved two resolutions authorizing the issuance of school tax warrants, including an aggregate principal amount of $39,625,000 for Series 2025‑A, and approved a separate Series 2025‑B issuance tied to school sales taxes.
The board also voted to authorize several professional-service contracts for identified students, to be paid with IDEA funds and/or grants. Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves presented the contracts, which include agreements with North Alabama Occupational Therapy, LLC; Sign Language Interpreting Services, LLC; Ramden Services for the Blind (Ramona Evans, COMS) — the Ramden contract amount shall not exceed $15,000; Possibilities Pediatric Therapy, LLC — not to exceed $90,000; and WISE (Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education) for educational audiology services, with cost per student not to exceed $10,000.
Why it matters: The $39.625 million issuance is the largest single financial authorization on the agenda and will affect debt service and the district’s capital/funding plan. The professional-service contracts allocate federal IDEA and grant dollars for specialized student supports for the 2025–26 school year.
What the board did: The resolutions and routine agenda items passed with motions and seconds from board members. The recorded vote on the professional-service contracts shows Mr. Bobby Stewart voting yes, Mrs. Melissa McKee voting yes, Mrs. Annie Furrer recorded an abstention, and the minutes state Mr. John Gladden’s vote was not recorded. Multiple other consent and personnel items (minutes, fundraiser revenues, independent contracts, August financials, textbook surplus, athletic handbook, the 2025–26 EL/Foster Care/LEA consolidated plan, and nomination of AASB delegate and alternate) were approved unanimously.
Votes at a glance: • Resolutions authorizing school tax warrants (Series 2025‑A and 2025‑B): Motion carried, unanimously approved. • Professional-service contracts (North Alabama Occupational Therapy; Sign Language Interpreting Services; Ramden Services for the Blind — ≤ $15,000; Possibilities Pediatric Therapy — ≤ $90,000; WISE audiology — ≤ $10,000 per student): Motion carried; recorded votes in the minutes: Bobby Stewart — Yes; Melissa McKee — Yes; Annie Furrer — Abstain; John Gladden — vote not recorded in the minutes. • Other routine approvals (consent agenda, personnel items, independent contracts, August 2025 financials, textbook surplus, athletic handbook, EL/Foster Care/LEA consolidated plan, AASB delegate selection): Motions carried, unanimously approved.
Board procedure and next steps: Policy 4.02.8 (Alabama Unsafe School Choice Option) received a first reading and will be scheduled for a vote at the October regular meeting. Dr. Reeves delivered a superintendent’s report; the minutes do not provide details of its contents. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m.
Attributions: Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves presented recommendations and materials; President Melissa McKee presided over the meeting. Motions were primarily moved by Mrs. Annie Furrer and Mr. John Gladden and seconded by various board members as noted in the minutes.
