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Board approves grants, contracts and a Gibbs High field contractor change
Summary
The board approved multiple grants and contracts including a $2.2M Voluntary Pre‑K grant, a $383,050 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, a design contract change of $19,993.05 for Fulton High, and accepted a change in contractor to upgrade Gibbs High School's baseball field to a multi‑use athletic field using donated funds previously approved by the board.
During its Aug. 3 meeting, the Knox County Board of Education approved a set of grants, contracts and project adjustments spanning pre‑K funding, food program grants, capital project contract changes and a donation‑funded athletics upgrade.
Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes include approval of a Tennessee Department of Education FY27 Voluntary Pre‑K grant totaling $2,216,087.92 with required in‑kind matching funds of $1,932,000; acceptance of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant totaling $383,050 covering multiple schools; and approval of small grants and consortium awards (for example, a $2,789.70 Space Grant for Powell High). The board also approved amendments and increases to design contracts (a $19,993.05 change order for the Fulton High innovative school model project) and service contracts for fire alarm monitoring and employee benefit plans.
On item 11f the board approved a change in contractor to upgrade the Gibbs High School baseball field into a versatile multi‑use athletic field using previously approved donated funds. The motion to approve multiple items carried in recorded votes; minutes record the roll calls and that motions passed by majority.
The board also approved fund transfers and fund balance designations, including an $873,548.77 transfer from a Lonsdale construction account to Halls Middle School gym improvements and Western Heights renovation accounts and a $480,000 designation for maintenance and operations vehicles.
Chair recorded motions and votes in the public record; staff will finalize contracts and proceed with procurement and project scheduling.
