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Votes and actions at a glance — Covert Public Schools board (Jan. 12, 2026)
Summary
Summary of motions, roll-call results and outcomes recorded in the Covert Public Schools Board minutes on Jan. 12, 2026, including agenda adoption, officer elections, bill payments, a network bid award, personnel postings and hires, and approvals of facilities and minutes.
The Covert Public Schools Board recorded a series of formal motions and roll-call votes at its Jan. 12, 2026 meeting. Items and outcomes recorded in the minutes include:
- Agenda adoption: Motion by Dorreon Simmons Gaines, supported by Aaron Wittorp. Motion carried: Seven ayes, zero nays. - Officer elections: Geoffrey Rose elected president (4'0ayes), Valerie Bury elected vice-president (4 ayes), Cheryl McCray elected secretary (4 ayes), Alan Smaka elected treasurer (4 ayes). - General Fund bills (November): Approved payment totaling $205,259.67. Motion carried: Five ayes, two nays (Cheryl McCray and Valerie Bury voted no). - Network Solutions, Inc. bid for new wireless network: Approved. Motion carried: Five ayes, two nays (Cheryl McCray and Valerie Bury). - Facility-use approvals: Black History Banquet and MLK program (Jan. 18, 2026), both approved by unanimous vote (seven ayes). - Postings: District Roving Substitute posting approved (5'0ayes, 2 nays). Business Manager position posting approved (4'0ayes, 3 nays). - Hire: Employment of Corey Lee Jones as full-time K'12 physical education teacher, contingent on background checks; approved unanimously (seven ayes). - Minutes approvals: Committee of the Whole Oct. 30, 2025 and Special Meeting Dec. 3, 2025 minutes approved (both seven ayes).
The minutes provide vote tallies for each item but do not list contract amounts (for the NSI award) or compensation details for hires. Where the minutes record no discussion, items were noted as "Discussion: None."
