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Hyannis Area Schools board approves consent agenda, hires administrator and clears safety plan
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Hyannis Area Schools Board approved $274,052.55 in disbursements, accepted a staff resignation, hired an administrator, authorized a $6,280 Title IV purchase, and adopted the 2024–2025 Return to School and Safe School Plan.
The Hyannis Area Schools Board of Education on Aug. 13, 2024, approved its consent agenda including $274,052.55 in disbursements, accepted the resignation of Teresa Johnson, and approved hiring Chuck White as an administrative staff member.
President Justin Vinton opened the meeting at 6:00 PM in the high school library and noted that "a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the Library wall." The board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda by motions recorded as passed with five ayes from members present and one absence (Chris Gentry).
The consent agenda included payroll and vendor disbursements, listing major line items such as Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance ($31,019.79), ESU 16 fees ($23,499.00) and a Hudl subscription ($10,774.75); the transcript records total general fund disbursements of $274,052.55. Board approval of the consent agenda carried by voice vote: Justin Vinton, Rodney Boots, Kevin Anderson, Chris Cover and Clint Taylor voted aye; Chris Gentry was absent.
During the administrative report, Superintendent Travis Hawk said the district's federal grant management review "passed with flying colors," reported several summer facility improvements and announced that senior meals will begin Sept. 16, 2024.
Tonja Fuller, MBA, a representative of BMO, presented to the board regarding options for accepting card payments from families; the board heard the presentation but did not record a policy action on payment processing at this meeting.
On personnel matters, a motion by Clint Taylor, seconded by Chris Cover, accepted the resignation of Teresa Johnson "with regrets," and a motion by Rodney Boots, seconded by Chris Cover, approved the hiring recommendation for Chuck White. Both personnel motions passed with five ayes and one absence.
The board approved using Title IV funds to purchase a FlySense FS300 at an estimated cost of $6,280 (motion by Clint Taylor, second by Kevin Anderson). The same voting pattern approved the district's 2024–2025 Return to School and Safe School Plan as required by the federal government (motion by Chris Cover, second by Kevin Anderson).
The agenda included two policy items—Policy 3060 (Firearms and Weapons for Non-Students) and a proposed revision to Policy 3012—but no motions were made on either item during the meeting.
The board accepted the bits or trade-in value for Van 28 and the "King" yellow school bus (motion by Clint Taylor, second by Kevin Anderson). The board recessed into closed session at 7:06 PM and returned to open session at 7:13 PM; the minutes excerpt does not record any formal action resulting from the closed session. The board scheduled a Budget Workshop for Aug. 26 at 7:00 PM, a Budget Hearing for Sept. 3 at 7:00 PM and its next regular meeting for Sept. 9 at 7:00 PM. The meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM.
Not all items on the agenda resulted in formal action: Policy 3060 and the proposed revision to Policy 3012 were listed but not moved. The meeting minutes and disbursement detail are part of the official record filed by Secretary Chris Cover.
