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Raleigh County board approves textbook adoptions, places elementary athletics policy on comment, and clears multiple personnel actions
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Summary
The board voted to place policy E0.7 (elementary athletics) on 30-day comment, approved policy E0.13 (acceptable use of technology), adopted textbook committee recommendations across multiple subjects and approved personnel recommendations including suspensions and administrative leave.
At its regular meeting the Raleigh County Schools Board of Education took several formal votes, approving policy and curriculum actions and accepting superintendent personnel recommendations.
Policy and comment period: The board voted to place a revision to policy E0.7 (elementary athletics) on a 30‑day comment period after discussion of proposed changes from the elementary principals association. The proposed revisions include an attendance requirement limiting participation in elementary athletics to students with no more than seven unexcused absences in the prior school year and add a cheerleading competition to the list of elementary activities; the board moved to place "policy E0.7(a) on comment" and the motion carried.
Technology policy: Policy E0.13 (acceptable use of technology) completed its 30-day comment period with no comments received, and the board voted to approve it as presented.
Textbook adoptions: The board approved the textbook committee's recommendations across multiple subjects. Committee picks noted in the meeting record include Cengage for personal finance, Quaver Ed for elementary music and Quaver wellness for elementary PE, Davis (Davis Publishing) for secondary art, Goodheart-Willcox for health/wellness 6–12 (the committee selected the "essential" option rather than the state comprehensive option), and AAA's "How to Drive" materials for driver education (workbook ~$2 per student reported). Miss Lowry presented the committee's selections and said the board will return later to approve specific purchases once quotes and final numbers are available. The board moved and approved the adoption recommendations.
Personnel and discipline actions: The superintendent's personnel recommendations for 2025–26 and 2026–27 were approved with noted corrections to schools and name spellings. The board approved a suspension of aid for Jennifer Dickerson and placed an aide, Leticia Timbers, on administrative leave per the superintendent's recommendations. The board also approved an exemption for four students to meet attendance requirements because they will be completing an Option Pathway at ACT.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval with one adjustment — motion carried (unanimous). - Policy E0.7(a) placed on 30-day comment — motion carried. - Policy E0.13 (acceptable use) — approved as presented (motion carried). - Consent items A–C — approved together (motion carried). - Attendance exemption for four students (Option Pathway at ACT) — approved (motion carried). - Textbook committee recommendations (multiple subjects) — approved (motion carried). - Personnel recommendations 2025–26 and 2026–27 — approved (motions carried). - Suspension of aid: Jennifer Dickerson — approved (motion carried). - Administrative leave: Leticia Timbers — approved (motion carried).
Board members moved and seconded each action and the record shows the motions carried at the meeting. Specific vote tallies or dissenting votes were not recorded in the transcript.
