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Board approves short-week waiver for special‑needs students and several staffing and grant items
Summary
By voice vote the board adopted the agenda, accepted consent items and approved a short‑week waiver for five special‑needs students, creation of five preschool bus monitors, Title I reclassifications, acceptance of a $37,004 Kett grant, and a PSST ACA tracking/IRS reporting invoice.
The Knox County Board of Education conducted routine business at its Oct. 24 meeting and approved several personnel and program items by voice vote.
A committee member moved to adopt the meeting agenda and a second was recorded; the chair called for the question and the agenda was adopted by voice vote. The board then accepted the items of consent.
Under teaching and learning (item 8a), the board approved a waiver to allow five special‑needs students to operate on a shortened in‑school week. A committee member moved to approve; another member seconded and the chair called the vote with members answering 'Aye.'
Under resources and support systems (item 9), the board approved staffing changes that include creating five preschool bus monitor positions, the addition of one special education certified teacher for hospital/homebound services, additional KSD driver and bus monitor hours, and reclassification of Title I clerical and bookkeeping positions (funding and approval noted as Title I and approved by KDE). The board also accepted an offer of assistance from Kett of $37,004 to be managed by the district and approved an invoice for PSST Affordable Care Act tracking and IRS reporting.
All of the listed personnel and grant items were approved by motion, second and voice vote; the record in the transcript shows the motions, seconds and the chair's call for the vote but does not include a roll‑call tally of individual member votes.
