Board approves vendor to redesign classified evaluations; later moves into executive session on property

The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board voted to approve a consulting contract with Lean Fraud to redesign the district’s classified personnel evaluation system and later approved a motion to enter an executive session to discuss potential sale or lease of district property.

Superintendent Dr. Cameron described the Lean Fraud engagement as an update to an “ancient” evaluation system, saying the vendor would review current evaluation tools and job descriptions, draft revisions and collaborate with administrators and department leads before broader rollout: “Lean Fraud is going to help us redesign our classified evaluation...They’ll look at our current evaluation system for classified...They’ll look at certain job descriptions, and then they’ll develop a revision...I think it’s going to take about five to six weeks,” Dr. Cameron said. The board approved the contract by voice vote after a motion and second.

Later in the meeting the board moved to enter executive session under Item 17 to discuss “sale or lease of real property.” A motion and second were made and the Chair called for a voice vote; members voted to go into executive session.

Separately, during discussion after the Lean Fraud item board members asked about a false alarm at a pilot school and the district’s planned rollout of the alert system; Dr. Cameron said the pilot triggered a false alarm, staff would debrief, and the district plans to connect the system to 911 and automatic lockdown procedures when it is pushed out in August.

The meeting returned to the executive session step and adjourned after moving into the closed session.