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Ballard County Board of Education unanimously approves technology contracts, calendar change, sports complex design and emergency policy amendment
Summary
On March 17, 2025, the Ballard County Board of Education unanimously approved awards for UPS and fiber cabling projects, amended the 2024–25 district calendar, authorized sports complex design work and adopted an emergency amendment to board policy 03.273. Personnel items were approved via the consent agenda.
The Ballard County Board of Education on March 17, 2025, unanimously approved several action items including awarding the Converge 1 bid for the Category 2 UPS project and awarding Shelton Electric the fiber cabling contract, adopting a 2024–25 district calendar amendment, authorizing staff to proceed with sports complex design work, and approving an emergency amendment to board policy 03.273.
All motions carried without recorded opposition. The motion to award the Converge 1 UPS contract and Shelton Electric for fiber cabling was moved by Tammy Dennis and seconded by Ivey Rollings. The calendar amendment was moved by Ben Stewart and seconded by Ivey Rollings. Authorization to proceed with the sports complex design was moved by Ivey Rollings and seconded by Ben Stewart. The emergency amendment to board policy 03.273 was moved by Tammy Dennis and seconded by Cathy Drummond.
Several items were included in the consent agenda and approved earlier in the meeting, including the treasurer’s report, minutes, bills, expulsions-to-date, superintendent expenses, personnel items and authorization to solicit bids for petroleum, solid waste removal and custodial supplies. Personnel items recorded on the consent agenda included new hires and transfers such as Becky Armstrong (bus driver) and Leigh Ann Green (Transportation Director), certified and classified substitute listings, pending classified hires, resignations, retirements and a short-term disability notification.
The board did not record extended debate in the transcript for these motions; each motion was moved, seconded and recorded as unanimously approved. The meeting proceeded to a superintendent report and later entered and exited an executive session before adjourning. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for April 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Actions recorded at the meeting and referenced in this article were taken in open session unless otherwise noted in the minutes.
