Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The Smith County Board of Education approved qualifications for the director of schools, set an application deadline of Jan. 12, 2026, and tentatively scheduled first-round interviews for Feb. 28, 2026, with attorney-reviewed questions and a public but noninterrogative format.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The Smith County Board approved a temporary transfer to front grant-funded spending, created an earmarked donations account for the Family Resource Department, and discussed cafeteria participation rates that drive meal program revenue.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
At its meeting the Smith County Board of Education approved a public-school security grant resolution, a FEMA/TEMA-related budget amendment and awarded several contracts, including $57,500 for concrete work and $115,500 for plumbing to convert a Save A Lot building into a mechatronics lab; all motions passed on roll-call votes.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The Smith County Board of Education approved a proposed timeline to recruit a new director of schools, including posting the position around Nov. 20, 2025, a 12/23/2025 application deadline, first‑round interviews in February and a possible hire by April; the board scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 9 to approve the posting.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The board unanimously approved a public school security grant resolution, a FEMA/TEMA-related budget amendment and awarded construction and plumbing contracts — including a $57,500 concrete bid and a $115,500 plumbing bid for the Save A Lot conversion — and later moved the next regular meeting to Dec. 9.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
Board members agreed on a recruitment timeline and application handling: a proposed posting in mid‑November with an application deadline in late December, attorney-led application intake, discussion of minimum qualifications and advertising costs, and plans for a special meeting to finalize qualifications.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The Smith County Board of Education voted to place a timeline to begin hiring a new director of schools on next month’s agenda after Director Barry Smith said he would not seek a contract extension.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The board approved a package of personnel, procurement and budget items including two grant‑funded math instructional coaches, a $162,984 Type D school bus, Title I Chromebook purchases, a $3,800 revenue amendment and the naming of a baseball facility for Jerry Wayne Gammon Sr.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
The board approved a batch of consent and budget items at the meeting — including pay-scale updates, vendor awards, a short-term loan to school nutrition, and grant contracts — and elected Tommy Manning as chair and a vice chair by roll call votes.
Tennessee / School Districts / Smith County
A motion to terminate Smith County Schools Director Barry Smith for cause failed on a 4-4 vote after hours of public and board discussion that raised allegations of improper conduct, hiring-policy violations and budget concerns. The board also considered but did not approve opening applications for a new director and instead tabled further action.