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Cabot School District board approves easement, property transactions, salary schedules and policy changes
Summary
The Cabot School District board on May 20 approved a 15‑foot easement for Pre‑K North, the sale of a structure at 710 North Lincoln, the conditional purchase of 12 Lillie Street, 2025‑26 supplemental and administrative salary changes, and updates to multiple board policies including a cyber security policy.
The Cabot School District board of education approved a set of property, personnel and policy measures at its May 20 meeting, voting unanimously on all items brought forward by district staff.
At the meeting the board approved a resolution granting a 15‑foot easement to First Electric Cooperative for Pre‑K North. The motion passed 6‑0 (mover: James Hertzog; second: Pam Clem). Michael Byrd presented the buildings and grounds update in which the easement was discussed as part of ongoing site work.
The board also approved selling the physical structure at 710 North Lincoln while retaining ownership of the lot. The sale sets a minimum price of $1,000 and delegates authority to Dr. Tony Thurman, Michael Byrd or their designee to sign any documents needed to complete the transaction. The motion passed 6‑0 (mover: Sarah Owen; second: James Hertzog).
Separately, the board authorized a conditional purchase of the property at 12 Lillie Street for $200,000 plus closing costs, contingent on an appraisal valuing the property at $200,000 or more. Dr. Tony Thurman and Michael Byrd were authorized to represent the district in closing. The motion passed 6‑0 (mover: Corey Williams; second: Sarah Owen).
On compensation matters the board approved the 2025‑2026 supplemental salary changes, which include reducing the National Board Certified Teacher supplement to $1,000 and adding a $4,000 stipend for a high school auditorium manager. The board also approved the 2025‑2026 administrative salary schedule changes; those include an option to add a behavior coordinator, creation of a pre‑K assistant principal position and a 240‑day assistant athletic director role. Both compensation motions passed 6‑0 (supplemental: mover Sarah Owen, second James Hertzog; administrative schedule: mover Sarah Owen, second Pam Clem).
The board approved updates to multiple policy sections (Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8), including the Cyber Security Policy under Business and Finance. Michael Byrd presented the policy packet; the motion to adopt the changes passed 6‑0 (mover: Sarah Owen; second: James Hertzog).
The board also approved an employee disclosure for Samantha Dardenne for the 2024‑2025 school year (motion by Corey Williams, second by James Hertzog; passed 6‑0) and voted to approve the personnel recommendations as presented (motion by Corey Williams, second by Sarah Owen; passed 6‑0). Detailed personnel listings were provided in the meeting packet.
Next steps identified in the meeting record: execution of documents related to the sale of 710 North Lincoln and the purchase of 12 Lillie Street will be handled by Dr. Thurman, Michael Byrd or their designee; the purchase at 12 Lillie Street remains contingent on an appraisal meeting or exceeding $200,000. No public comment was recorded at the meeting.
