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Hamblen County Board approves curriculum purchases, contracts and budget amendments
Summary
The Hamblen County Board of Education on June 9 approved a package of contracts and purchases — including a three-year ELA materials contract — and adopted budget amendments and insurance renewals. Several items were approved without extended discussion.
The Hamblen County Board of Education voted June 9 to approve multiple purchase contracts, curriculum purchases and financial amendments as part of its regular business meeting.
Board members approved a three-year purchase of English language arts materials for grades two through five submitted by Dr. Green, listed in the meeting materials at $316,794.92. The board also approved related textbook and curriculum purchases listed from Tennessee Book Company (amount as recorded in the transcript contained a numeric transcription error; see audit). Board members discussed and thanked staff for an accompanying AI workbook intended to help families and staff navigate classroom and curriculum boundaries for AI tools.
The board approved insurance renewals and related financial items submitted by Jared Lad, including workers'compensation coverage (recorded as $45,283) and athletic insurance (recorded as $71,295). A property/liability/cyber coverage item was presented for renewal; the transcripted dollar amount was unclear and is recorded below as "not specified." The board also approved two budget amendments: a federal amendment for $25,557.35 and a general amendment for $189,541.56.
Several capital and maintenance contracts were approved without substantive debate, including John Haye renovation items (fire alarms, cabinetry, intercom and related work) and a transportation-building waterproofing change order. Board members confirmed that some purchases were previously authorized in the district budget.
All motions reported in the transcript concluded with the chair announcing the motion had passed. The meeting record does not include roll-call vote tallies by name for these items in the transcript.
