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Board roundup: leave reclassification, storage building, CTE computers and budget updates approved
Summary
The Coffee County board unanimously approved reclassification of classified employees' sick/personal days, approved a storage building for youth football, authorized a CTE computer purchase under a state contract, and accepted the May budget update; the director also reported improved student assessment and AP results.
At its July meeting the Coffee County Board of Education moved through several administrative items the board described as routine but consequential for operations.
Leave reclassification: The board approved aligning classified employees’ leave with a recent change affecting certified staff so that the distribution of sick and personal days is consistent districtwide. Business Director April Nelson told the board the change does not increase total leave but reclassifies existing days; the only potential additional cost would be substitute pay. The motion passed unanimously, 7–0.
Manchester Youth Football storage: The board agreed to allow Manchester Youth Football to place a donor-funded storage building (reported dimensions 16 by 24 feet) at Gerald Football Stadium. The organization will fund and maintain the structure; the administration clarified that equipment placed on district property becomes district capital. The motion passed 7–0.
CTE computer purchase: The board approved purchasing additional computers for the Central High School CTE program using CTE funds through a Tennessee cooperative contract. Administration said market prices had risen and the cooperative contract was the appropriate procurement vehicle; the motion passed 7–0.
Budget update: April Nelson presented May financials: $642,765 in May revenue; year-to-date revenue of $48,618,800 (approximately 91.26% of budget); May expenditures of about $4.6 million and year-to-date expenditures at about 81.53% of budget. She highlighted that special education contracted services and some capital outlay lines exceeded 100%, and said budget amendments will be brought forward in June/July to address those variances. The board approved the budget update on a unanimous vote.
Capital projects and safety: Facilities staff reported extensive summer work at the high school (doors, walls and painting), window repairs at the middle school, bollard installations at elementary campuses and upcoming door-lock installations; the district said new weapon-detection systems will be phased in after training, with a target of after Labor Day for implementation. The board also discussed a clear-bag policy for athletic events and plans to roll it out by basketball season.
Director’s report: Director Hargrove highlighted assessment and AP results: several grade levels improved in ELA and math, the district outperformed statewide results in three of five Department of Education areas reported, and AP exam participation and performance rose. He also noted summer feeding distributed about 900 weekly meal bags supported by federal funding.
What comes next: The board asked staff to bring budget amendment language, project timelines and clear communications about safety and athletic-event policies to upcoming meetings.
