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Votes at a glance: Preston County Board of Education, Aug. 25, 2025
Summary
The board approved the meeting agenda, minutes, personnel items, an SRO MOU, an out-of-state band trip and the chaperone/volunteer list; it postponed consideration of an MOU with the National Youth Advocate Program until legal review. Key tallies and movers are listed below.
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Preston County Board of Education recorded the following formal actions and outcomes.
• Approve meeting agenda — Motion moved by Mr. Hovatter; second by Mrs. Noss. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 601–617)
• Approve minutes (08/11/2025) — Motion moved by Mister Kisner; second by Mister Hovatter. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 618–634)
• Approve service personnel agenda — Motion moved by Mister Kisner; second by Mrs. Noss. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 635–672)
• Approve professional personnel (with two exceptions to be addressed separately) — Motion moved and board approved by voice vote; later the board voted to approve the two exceptional positions (Megan Noss and Mary/Megan Martin) in a separate voice vote; that vote passed 3-1 with Mrs. Moss not present at the time of the vote. (SEG 673–943)
• Approve MOU for School Resource Officer at Preston High School — Motion moved by Mr. Hovatter; second by Mister Kisner. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 986–1046)
• Approve Brewston School out-of-state band trip (Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 05/19/2026) — Motion moved by Mister Kisner; second by Mister Hovatter. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 2061–2098)
• Approve Brewston chaperone and volunteer list and amended background-check process — Motion moved by Mister Kisner; second by Mister Hovatter. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 2099–2323)
• Postpone MOU with National Youth Advocate Program until legal vetting — Motion to postpone moved and seconded; voice vote carried 4-1 (postponed to Sept. 8 for legal review). (SEG 2376–2460)
• Approve schedule of checks and payment of bills — Motion moved by Mister Hovatter; second by Mrs. Noss. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. (SEG 2690–2863)
• Motion to adjourn — Motion moved by Mister Hovatter; seconded by Mrs. Noss. Voice vote; motion passes 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. (SEG 3003–3018)
If you need the verbatim motion text or the transcript segments for any vote, the meeting minutes and the transcript provide the full record.
