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Marshall County Board of Education unanimously approves agenda, finances, travel and personnel actions
Summary
At its Nov. 20, 2025 meeting the Marshall County Board of Education unanimously approved the meeting agenda and minutes, accepted financial statements and paid payables for August and September, approved two travel requests and approved multiple personnel actions including a coaching assignment, a resignation and four new hires.
The Marshall County Board of Education on Nov. 20, 2025, unanimously approved the meeting agenda and minutes, accepted financial statements for August and September, approved two staff travel requests and approved several personnel actions, the board recorded.
Superintendent Dr. Cindy Wigley recommended each item to the board. Laura Byars, board member, made the motion to approve the agenda; Tony Simmons, board member, seconded. The same pair of members moved and seconded subsequent routine approvals, each passed by unanimous vote.
Why it matters: The approvals set staffing and travel plans for the district ahead of the new calendar year and confirm the district's routine financial accounts for late summer and early fall 2025.
Key actions approved - Financial statements and paid payables for August and September 2025 were approved as presented. - Two travel requests were approved: Chris Hicks, an agricultural teacher at KDS DAR High School, to attend the Louisville Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 12–13, 2026, transported by charter buses and funded by Resource Conservation and Development; and Kim Ivey, Douglas High School child nutrition program manager, to attend the School Nutrition Industry Conference in Austin, Texas, Jan. 10–13, 2026, funded by CNP. - Personnel actions included assigning Chelsey Martin additional duties as cheer coach at Asbury High School effective Nov. 7, 2025; accepting the resignation of Christie Dawson from additional cheer coach duties effective Nov. 7, 2025; and approving four new employees: Savanna Banard (CNP worker, Douglas High School), effective Dec. 1, 2025; Ryleigh Hardin (part-time instructional assistant, Brindlee Mountain High School), effective Nov. 17, 2025–May 31, 2026; Shyanne Henderson (teacher, Douglas Elementary School), effective Dec. 12, 2025, pending certification; and Ari Roberts (bus mechanic, Marshall County Schools), effective Dec. 1, 2025, pending a background check and bus driver certificate.
The board scheduled its next meeting for 4 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2025, in the Marshall County Board of Education boardroom. The meeting adjourned following unanimous approval of the final motion.
No controversial items, contested votes, or public-comment disputes were recorded in the minutes. All formal motions in the minutes were recorded as passing unanimously.
