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Votes at a glance: Bledsoe County Board approves routine items, trips, buses, volunteer coach and policy update
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Bledsoe County Board of Education approved the agenda, minutes, monthly financial reports, two student trips, surplus of three buses, a personnel policy update, a volunteer baseball coach appointment, a board retreat date, and a TSBA delegate appointment; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Bledsoe County Board of Education voted unanimously on multiple routine and procedural items at its Oct. 13, 2025 meeting.
Votes recorded in the minutes include approval of the agenda (with a change to Item 12), approval of the Sept. 8 meeting minutes, approval of monthly financial reports for the month ending Aug. 31, 2025, and approval of two student trips: an eight-grade out-of-state trip to Pennsylvania (May 7–10, 2026) and a trip to Knoxville on Nov. 12, 2025 for 10 students to attend the BXTN competition. The board also approved declaring buses #3, #5 and #19 surplus; approved policy update #5.400 (Personnel Health Examinations/Communicable Diseases); approved Mr. Joe Kent as a volunteer baseball coach; set a board retreat date for Jan. 10, 2026 (with alternate Saturdays after Jan. 10); and approved appointment of a TSBA delegate (nominees listed were Mr. Tim Churches and Mrs. Carolyn Oakes; the minutes record the appointment as approved but do not specify which nominee was chosen).
All votes recorded in the minutes show unanimous approval (aye/yes votes from all seven board members). Motions came from various board members depending on the item and were seconded as noted in the minutes. The board adjourned at the end of the meeting and set its next regular meeting for Nov. 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe County High School.
This roundup covers the routine approvals and scheduling actions recorded in the board’s minutes for Oct. 13.
