Board unanimously approves capital requests, annuity update and tenure recommendations

The Williamson County Board of Education unanimously approved a series of budgetary and personnel items at its April 20 meeting.

Key votes (all passed 11-0): - A general-fund resolution requesting $659,848 to expand the special-education bus fleet; Superintendent Golden said county impact fees could cover the cost if the county commission approves funding. - A capital projects intent for asphalt paving and roof improvements totaling $5,508,000, covering multiple campuses named by staff including Spring Station, Fairview Middle, Pinewood, Brentwood High and Knowlesville High; roofing projects included Grassland Elementary, Allendale Elementary and the Support Services building. - A capital projects intent for security and technology for $15,893,000 to fund video cameras, classroom door access, door fobs, intercom and paging systems and related network upgrades; staff said this will complete a multiyear roll-out of fobs and paging. - An intracategory transfer of $2,880,000 for Lehi field LED lighting to replace metal-halide fixtures on high-school football fields; staff noted that district spending to replace field lights can amount to about $300,000 per year and targeted completion was discussed for December. - A resolution to update the district's annuity offering to the Tennessee State Retirement System's 4—7(b) product, which staff said offers Roth and traditional options and has received positive feedback from employees using Empower. - Superintendent Golden's tenure recommendations, covering roughly 165 teachers who met evaluation requirements, which the board approved.

Board members had brief technical and timeline questions during discussion; staff (Brian King) enumerated specific schools affected by the asphalt and roofing requests and clarified that some facilities (Pinewood) serve support functions rather than instructional use. No item failed; the board completed its agenda and adjourned.