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Eufaula Board approves 2025–2026 policy updates, financial report and purchase orders
Summary
The board approved multiple 2025–2026 policy updates including Title IX and whistleblower policies, accepted the financial report and authorized several purchase orders and change orders during its Sept. 8 meeting.
The Eufaula Public Schools Board unanimously approved a package of policy updates for the 2025–2026 school year, accepted the district financial report and authorized a set of purchase orders and change orders.
Board members voted to adopt updates covering abuse, neglect, exploitation and trafficking; criminal records searches; discrimination, harassment and retaliation; accommodating students with disabilities in assessments; length of school year; open records; the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; school board meetings; the Strong Readers Act; student behavior; student transfers; suspension, dismissal and nonreemployment of teachers; Title IX; and whistleblower protections. The motion to approve these policy updates was made by Jeff Pippenger and seconded by Martha Asher and carried 5-0.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved the financial report (motion by Martha Asher; second by Kenny Bumgarner) and later approved general fund purchase orders 236–253 and change orders, payroll purchase orders 50045–50171, building fund purchase orders 12–13 and change orders, and general purpose bond fund 1–3. On new business the board also approved general fund PO 254 and building fund PO 14.
The transcript records the motions and roll-call votes for these approvals; all recorded votes were unanimous.
