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Votes at a glance: Stokes County Schools board approves budget changes, personnel moves, facilities bid and vendor cancellation
Summary
At its May meeting the Stokes County Board approved amended minutes and a consent agenda, three budget amendments, personnel and coaching changes including a paid middle-school assistant cheer coach, awarded a fuel-line bid, and approved exiting its current bus GPS contract effective July 1, 2026.
The Stokes County Board of Education approved a range of action items during its May meeting, including minutes and consent items, budget adjustments, personnel changes, a facilities contract award and a vendor contract cancellation.
Key approved actions: - Minutes and consent agenda: The board approved the regular session minutes as amended and passed the consent agenda (motion and voice vote). - Personnel and coaching: The board approved personnel and coaching recommendations presented under the action agenda. - Budget amendments: Ms. Moore presented three budget amendments that passed. The first reduced the state public school fund by $112,006.96 due to changes in connectivity funding; the second increased federal funds by $137,634 for special needs; the third increased the current expense fund by $215,473.67 largely to cover school resource officer funding shifts. - Assistant middle‑school cheer coach: The board approved adding a paid assistant cheer coach for middle schools when participation exceeds 20 athletes, with pay scale consistent with other sports. - Southeastern Middle School fuel‑line project: The board accepted the low bid from Stanley Heating and Air for the fuel‑line replacement and conversion to natural gas at $179,847 and approved the contract award. - Cancellation of current GPS contract: The board voted to cancel the current CalAmp/Synovia GPS contract effective July 1, 2026, and authorized staff to pursue a replacement agreement; Dr. Tedder reported the district's remaining July–December obligation at approximately $31,001.75.
Where the record does not show roll‑call totals, the transcript records actions as approved by voice vote. For votes where dollar amounts or counts were discussed, the article reports figures stated aloud in the meeting; if a figure was not provided, the article notes that detail as not specified.
The board also heard an extended presentation and discussion about disposal of surplus property (Pine Hall Elementary and Meadowbrook Academy) and agreed to advertise the Pine Hall property for sale while collecting community input in a June 1 work session.
Next steps for some items include contract finalization and further board approval for the GPS vendor agreement and community outreach and conditional sale terms for surplus properties.
