Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Attorney Dale Thomas told the board a Department of Education rule reduces EOC exam weight from 25% to 15% of final grades, prompting recommended updates to policies 4.6 and 4.7; administration also proposed consolidating bus conduct into the general student code of conduct and adding a board-duty ethics section.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Board staff described a series of line-item transfers and budget amendments — including a $2,034,263.60 teacher-bonus reimbursement, a $496,695.55 voluntary pre-K grant, and several smaller transfers — and noted one technology amendment amount discrepancy to be corrected before final consent approval.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The Jackson Madison County School System board approved a $25,500 bonus for Superintendent Dr. Marlon King for the 2024–25 school year based on previously adopted performance metrics and also approved accelerating a $5,000 endowment payment for 2025–26.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The board approved the list of students for the 2025-26 student advisory committee and amended the motion to select four students (Liberty, Madison, Southside, JCM Billica) as scope participants.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The board approved teacher bonus appeals that were presented at the work session, voting by roll call to adopt the recommendations based on the eligibility criteria included in supplemental material.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Superintendent Doctor King highlighted "Arts in the Dark," an immersive performance at the Melissa STEM Innovation Center that involved more than 300 students across choral, jazz, percussion, dance and theater programs.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Following extended public comment from bus drivers who said an $18 stipend did not fairly compensate extra runs, the Jackson-Madison County School Board voted to rescind the newly adopted transportation salary schedule and revert to the prior schedule with one modification for substitute pay.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The school board approved a real estate purchase and sale agreement in open session; terms and purchase price were not specified in the meeting transcript.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The school board approved a lease agreement with Madison County after motion and second; lease terms were not specified in the meeting transcript.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The board approved proposed performance metrics incorporating adjustments submitted by Superintendent Dr. King in the July version; the motion carried with no recorded opposition.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Board members discussed moving a committee meeting date, solicited field-trip suggestions, and were notified of a charter school hearing scheduled for Friday in the boardroom; no formal action was taken.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The school board approved a resolution recognizing September 2025 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month; the motion was seconded and carried in open session.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The Jackson-Madison County Schools board voted to approve the meeting agenda, consent agenda, July minutes, two emergency budget amendments for a summer learning camp and an engagement agreement with the firm Rainey, Kaiser, Revere, and Bill; board members requested that quarterly accounting from the firm be made available to the full board.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Superintendent Dr. Marlon King reviewed the systems summer leadership conference and professional development initiatives, announced the creation of the LIFT network, provided transportation metrics for the first weeks of school and confirmed previously held federal funds have been released.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The Jackson-Madison County Board of Education voted to deny the amended charter application from Jackson Museum School, citing academic, operations and financial deficiencies identified by the review team and the director of schools after public comment both for and against the proposal.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The Jackson-Madison County Board of Education adopted a fixed alternative salary schedule presented in the work session to adjust teacher compensation.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The board voted to accept a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $6,992,414 from Lashley Rich for the Central Administration Building.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Construction managers presented a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for renovating the former Madison Academic building into the district central office, with presenters citing roughly $6,000,000–$6,900,000 figures, a $400,000 contingency and planned funding from ESSER and county contributions.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
The board's truancy committee previewed a multisector plan to reduce absenteeism that pairs school counselors, juvenile court and community resources; the committee highlighted a framework called ARChES and said juvenile court can only process roughly 25–30 children per month.
Tennessee, School Districts, Madison County
Jackson-Madison County School Superintendent Doctor King recommended the board not approve the Jackson Museum Schools application as an independent LEA, citing concerns about staffing, transportation, budgeting and special-education provisions and proposing a school-within-a-school partnership instead.