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St Clair County Schools board unanimously approves $2.59 million MHS gym change order, stipends and fiber RFP
Summary
At a March 30, 2026 called meeting, the St Clair County Schools board unanimously approved a $2,589,284.79 change order for the MHS gym buildout, authorized $5,000 stipends for two Certified Academic Language Therapists and approved an ERATE Form 471 RFP for dark fiber service to Ragland Schools.
Vice President Allison Gray called a called meeting of the St Clair County Schools board to order at 7:00 a.m. on March 30, 2026 at the district central office and confirmed a quorum with one member absent.
The board’s most consequential action was unanimous approval of Change Order #199 (ASI 48), authorizing $2,589,284.79 for the MHS gym buildout. Bill Morris moved the change order; Randy Thompson seconded, and the motion was adopted unanimously.
Board members also approved two state-funded stipends of $5,000 each for the district’s Certified Academic Language Therapists, identified in the minutes as Cameron Holland and Paige Tingle. Bill Morris moved the stipend approval; Nickie Stevens VanPelt seconded. That motion also passed unanimously.
Separately, the board approved an ERATE Form 471 request for proposals for dark fiber service to Ragland Schools. Bogie Lovell moved the ERATE RFP; Nickie Stevens VanPelt seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The board approved its meeting agenda and consent agenda without recorded opposition. Consent items listed in the minutes included: (A) use of the MHS football field for a free kids camp May 30–31, 2026 by JD1, LLC; and (B) travel for the MHS drone soccer coach, STEM sponsor and team to Atlanta, Georgia for the District V Drone Soccer Championship on April 17–18, 2026. The minutes note that parents will provide transportation and that all expenses will be paid by participants and the STEM Club.
Vice President Gray announced the next regular meeting will be Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Ragland School (a work session will precede the meeting at 5:00 p.m.). With no further business, the board adjourned after a motion from Randy Thompson.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the minutes were approved unanimously by the voting members present.
