Morgan County Board approves routine contracts, curriculum and personnel; recognizes teachers and staff

The Morgan County Board of Education on the evening called its meeting to order, opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and then unanimously adopted a revised agenda that added the superintendent’s recommendations as items 17A–17C.

Committee member Mr. Glenn, Committee member Mr. Halbrooks and other board members praised district staff before the meeting’s recognitions. The board honored Leslie Wood as the district’s classified staff member of the year and introduced Bana Crow as the secondary teacher of the year; a board member said he had hired Crow and had served as her principal.

The meeting’s business consisted chiefly of routine approvals. The board approved by voice/hand vote a consent agenda and then individually approved several procurement and contract items, including: - declaring a mower at Priceful High School (asset ID 520034926) surplus; - renewal of grounds services bid no. 25-11 for April 1, 2026–Oct. 31, 2027; - quotes Q-02022 and Q-02047 from Harris School Solutions for a NextGen software update; - Estimate No. 69 from Square Courts Sports Flooring Inc. for gym-floor reconditioning at Gateka School; - an agreement with Terracon (Ref. PLW265009) for West Morgan High School field improvements; - quote Q-224192 from SEAS Learning Company for Envision Mathematics curriculum (K–5); - the Morgan County Schools 2026–2027 code of conduct; and - multiple bid awards for HVAC upgrades, paving, and equipment (including Stateline Mechanical LLC, Boyette Construction Company Inc., Grayson Carter and Sons Contracting Inc., and Competitive Edge Products Inc., EST-5729).

Personnel recommendations numbered 1 through 34 were presented by the superintendent and approved as a single package. Most motions were made, seconded and passed unanimously; the transcript records votes by raised hands and the clerk noting unanimous passage but does not provide individual roll-call tallies in the excerpt provided.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Adopt revised agenda — motion by Mr. Halbrooks; second by Mr. Humphrey; passed unanimously. - Approve consent agenda — motion by Mr. Holmes; second by Mr. Clark; passed unanimously. - Declare mower (asset ID 520034926) surplus — motion by Mr. Halbrooks; second not specified in excerpt; passed unanimously. - Approve career coach summer employment contract and supplements — motion by Mr. Clark; second by Mr. Tarley; passed unanimously. - Renew grounds services (Bid 25-11) — motion by Mr. Glenn; second by Mr. Holmes; passed unanimously. - Approve Morgan County Schools 2026–2027 revised calendar — motion by Mr. Tarpley; second by Mr. Halbrooks; passed unanimously. - Approve Harris School Solutions quotes (Q-02022, Q-02047) — motion by Mr. Halbrooks; second by Mr. Glenn; passed unanimously. - Approve Square Courts estimate 69 (gym floor) — motion by Mr. Humphre; second by Mr. Holmes; passed unanimously. - Approve Terracon agreement (PLW265009) — motion by Mr. Clark; second by Mr. Tarpley; passed unanimously. - Approve Envision Math quote Q-224192 (K–5) — motion by Mr. Glenn; second by Mr. Tarpley; passed unanimously. - Approve code of conduct and multiple HVAC/paving/equipment bids (25-266, 22-332, 26-017-00, EST-5729) — motions made and seconded; passed unanimously. - Approve personnel items 1–34 — motion by Mr. Holmes; second by Mr. Clark; passed unanimously.

What the board did not do: The transcript excerpt does not record substantive public comments, contested motions, roll-call vote totals, or any formal debate that changed a motion’s text; all recorded items passed unanimously during the meeting excerpt provided. The meeting adjourned after the personnel approvals.

Attributions: Quotes and attributions in this account are drawn only from statements contained in the meeting transcript. The first reference to each person uses the functional role and the name as it appears in the transcript (e.g., Committee member Mr. Glenn).