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Albertville City Board approves $90,000 behavioral-services contract, cheerleading trip and routine items
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Albertville City Board of Education unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Assent Behavioral Services for up to $90,000 paid from IDEA funds, authorized an out-of-state AHS cheerleading trip, and approved routine personnel, contracts and financial items; superintendent and CSFO extensions will be voted in January.
The Albertville City Board of Education unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Assent Behavioral Services at its Dec. 16 meeting, authorizing up to $90,000 in IDEA-funded spending for behavioral assessments of identified students and staff training.
Board Vice President Annie Furrer called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and the board moved quickly through routine business. Dr. Bart Reeves, the superintendent, recommended the Assent Behavioral Services contract; the motion to approve was made by Board Member John Gladden and seconded by Board Member Bobby Stewart. The minutes record the vote as unanimously approved.
The board also approved several routine items on the consent agenda, including the Nov. 18 minutes, fundraiser revenue reports and listed deletions. The board unanimously approved recommended personnel actions (items A–G), five independent contracts noted in the packet, and the November 2025 financials and reconciliations. Where a mover and seconder are recorded, motions were made by board members John Gladden, Bobby Stewart or Amanda Baugh and carried without opposition.
Dr. Reeves recommended and the board authorized an out-of-state trip for the Albertville High School cheerleading team to compete at Cheerleading Nationals at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney World in Orlando, Jan. 28–Feb. 4, 2026, and authorized the superintendent to accompany the team; that motion was approved unanimously on a motion by Amanda Baugh and seconded by John Gladden.
For policy work, Dr. Reeves presented proposed updates for a first reading, including a Time and Effort policy tied to OMB Part 200 (Policy 3.10.06) and additions to the school library policy (Policies 7.11.4 and 7.11.5); the board will consider those changes at its January meeting. He also presented Option 2 of the 2026–2027 academic calendar, which Albertville City Schools employees selected in a recent internal vote; the calendar will be formally considered in January.
Frank Costanzo delivered evaluations for the superintendent and the chief school financial officer; the minutes say contract-extension votes for those positions will be taken at the Jan. 2026 meeting. The board approved rescheduling its Jan. 20, 2026 meeting to Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, because Dr. Reeves will attend a legislative conference on the original date. The meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Votes at a glance: approval language in the minutes records each listed motion as “Unanimously Approved.” Specific movers and seconders recorded in the minutes include John Gladden, Bobby Stewart and Amanda Baugh; Melissa McKee is listed as president but recorded as absent in attendance.
