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Alabaster City Board unanimously approves textbook adoptions, district calendars, furniture purchases and personnel actions
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Alabaster City Board of Education unanimously approved adoption and purchase of social studies, music and handwriting textbooks, set district calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28, authorized CCA Phase 3 furniture purchases, accepted financial reports and approved multiple personnel actions including resignations and retirements.
The Alabaster City Board of Education met Monday, April 13, 2026, and unanimously approved a slate of administrative and instructional items, including textbook adoptions, district calendars, furniture purchases and personnel actions.
The board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to adopt and purchase new social studies, music and handwriting textbooks and resources; the motion was made by Ms. Misty Johnson and seconded by Mr. Derek Henderson and was recorded as unanimously approved. The board also approved the Elementary Music Textbook Adoption Committee membership (motion by Dr. John Myrick, second by Mr. Derek Henderson).
District calendars for 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 were approved as presented after a motion by Mr. Derek Henderson and a second from Ms. Misty Johnson; the vote was recorded as unanimous. The board approved CCA Phase 3 furniture purchases (motion by Ms. Misty Johnson; second by Dr. John Myrick) and an inventory deletions request dated April 13, 2026 (motion by Dr. John Myrick; second by Ms. Misty Johnson), both recorded as unanimously approved.
Financial matters cleared unanimously as well: the board approved March 2026 financial statements, payroll, bank reconciliations and Pay Application #64 on a motion by Ms. Misty Johnson and second by Dr. John Myrick.
Personnel actions were approved in a single vote. The personnel list recorded in the minutes includes resignations, retirements, a change of status, transfers and new assignments. Resignations recorded: Madison Dupree (Teacher — Special Education, effective 05/22/2026) and Tim Jones (Bus Driver, effective 03/31/2026). Retirements listed with effective dates include Lisa Smaha (Paraprofessional — Behavioral, effective 06/01/2026), Cherri Hutto (Paraprofessional — Special Education, effective 06/01/2026), Linda Nalley (Teacher — 6th Grade, effective 06/01/2026), Jennifer Noble (Bus Driver, effective 06/01/2026), Elise Skellie (Teacher — 6th Grade, effective 06/01/2026), Cynthia Hendrix (Bus Driver — Special Needs, effective 06/01/2026), Jan Roper (Registrar, effective 07/01/2026) and H. Christopher Walker (Teacher — U.S. History, effective 06/01/2026). The minutes also record a change of status for Sharon Reeds (to Office Manager, effective 04/14/2026), a transfer for Lauren Phillips (to Teacher — 6th Grade, effective 08/03/2026), and assignments including Justin Hughes (Teacher — Special Education, effective 08/03/2026) and Sandra Smith (Bus Driver, effective 04/14/2026). The motion to approve the personnel slate was recorded as made by Mr. Derek Henderson, seconded by Ms. Misty Johnson, and unanimously approved.
Votes at a glance: all motions recorded in the minutes were approved unanimously. Recorded motion makers and seconders appear in the minutes for each item, and voting results for each motion are listed as “Unanimously Approved.” The minutes do not record individual roll-call tallies by name other than the recorded voting results.
The meeting also included a brief “Good Things Happening” item noting THS volleyball recognitions and closed with the superintendent’s announcements. There were no individual public-comment speaker statements recorded in the minutes.
The meeting was adjourned after a motion by Dr. John Myrick and a second by Mr. Derek Henderson; the adjournment was recorded as unanimously approved.
