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Albertville City Board of Education approves personnel moves, contracts, calendar and surplus buses; rejects storage building bids
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Summary
At a Jan. 13 meeting the Albertville City Board of Education unanimously approved a slate of routine actions — personnel items, independent contracts, financial reconciliations, several policies, an out-of-state student trip, surplus of buses and the 2026–27 academic calendar — and voted to reject bids for a proposed storage building that exceeded expected costs.
The Albertville City Board of Education met Jan. 13 and unanimously approved a package of routine actions, while rejecting bids for a proposed district storage building that exceeded the board’s anticipated cost estimates.
Board President Mrs. Melissa McKee called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and the board quickly disposed of routine business. Dr. Bart Reeves, the district superintendent, presented the personnel slate (Document #P-011326), which the board approved after a motion by Mrs. Annie Furrer and a second from Mr. John Gladden.
The board also approved nine independent contracts (Document #IC-011326) on a motion from Furrer and a second from Mrs. Amanda Baugh; it approved the district financials and reconciliations following a motion from Mr. John Gladden and a second from Mr. Bobby Stewart. The board voted unanimously to adopt several policies that were presented for first reading on Dec. 16, 2025, including Policy 3.10.06 (OMB Part 200: Time and Effort) and proposed additions to Policies 7.11.4 and 7.11.5 regarding school libraries.
Votes at a glance: - Approve Jan. 13 agenda — Mover: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Second: Mr. John Gladden; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve consent agenda (includes Dec. 16, 2025 minutes, fundraiser revenues, deletions) — Mover: Mrs. Amanda Baugh; Second: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve Personnel Items (Doc #P-011326) — Mover: Mr. John Gladden; Second: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve Independent Contracts [1–9] (Doc #IC-011326) — Mover: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Second: Mrs. Amanda Baugh; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve Financials & Reconciliations — Mover: Mr. John Gladden; Second: Mr. Bobby Stewart; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve Policies presented for first reading (Policy 3.10.06; Policies 7.11.4 & 7.11.5 additions) — Mover: Mrs. Amanda Baugh; Second: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve out-of-state trip for AHS VocalEase to Knoxville, Tenn. (Feb. 6–7, 2026) — Mover: Mr. John Gladden; Second: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Reject bids for ACS storage building (bids exceeded anticipated cost) — Mover: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Second: Mr. Bobby Stewart; Outcome: unanimously approved (rejection). - Declare listed buses surplus for sale on GovDeals — Mover: Mrs. Amanda Baugh; Second: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve 2026–2027 academic calendar — Mover: Mr. John Gladden; Second: Mr. Bobby Stewart; Outcome: unanimously approved. - Approve superintendent and CSFO contract extensions — Mover: Mrs. Annie Furrer; Second: Mrs. Amanda Baugh; Outcome: unanimously approved.
All recorded votes in the minutes were recorded as unanimously approved. The minutes list five board members present (Mrs. Melissa McKee, Mrs. Annie Furrer, Mr. John Gladden, Mrs. Amanda Baugh and Mr. Bobby Stewart). The record does not indicate any roll-call dissent or abstentions.
The board rejected bids for the planned ACS storage building after Dr. Reeves said the submitted bids exceeded the district’s anticipated costs; the district will not proceed with those bids as presented. Surplus buses will be sold through GovDeals per the motion approved by the board.
The meeting concluded with unanimous approval to adjourn. The board’s actions were procedural and routine; no prolonged debate or amendments to motions are recorded in the meeting minutes.