The Wayne County School Board approved consent items including the agenda and minutes, renewed athletic cooperatives and non-faculty coach appointments, cleared an off-campus prom date, and approved several overnight band and guard travel requests.
Wayne County School Board heard a homeschool report showing slightly lower enrollment than last year and approved a budget amendment to allocate approximately $31,000 in additional state outcome funding to virtual school staffing, technology (Chromebooks), instructional equipment and teacher bonus lines.
The Wayne County School Board voted to post its TISA accountability report for public comment and approved overnight Beta Club trips to Nashville for Collinwood High School and Collinwood Middle School; budget amendments including a safety-grant line-item shift were discussed.
The Wayne County School Board discussed three bids to install electronic marquee signs at two high schools and heard a student highlight safety and communications benefits. The transcript records a motion to accept a $35,500 bid but does not include a recorded vote outcome.
An Ayres Foundation representative told the Wayne County Board of Education that three county high schools reached 100% FAFSA submission as of Feb. 4 and described counselors and regional staff who support students with Tennessee Promise, FAFSA and postsecondary planning.
At its meeting the Wayne County Board of Education elected a new chair, approved agenda items and minutes, authorized surplus and nonfaculty coaches lists and approved a budget amendment increasing the local sales-tax estimate by $140,000 and updating the listing for ACT test payments.
The board approved a set of routine items including a school debt carryover, consolidated IDEA/ESE application, a low bid for a walk-in cooler/freezer and year-end budget amendments; roll calls recorded majorities where taken.
The Wayne County Board of Education adopted its 2025–26 budget, cutting roughly 3.5 teaching positions, eliminating a pre-K coordinator slot and providing raises for staff as outlined by administrators.
The board approved a new bereavement leave policy that establishes tiered paid leave for specified relations and permits use of other accrued leave; board members asked for a second reading in August.
The Wayne County Board of Education approved a package of policies recommended by TSBA while agreeing to delay action on policy 5.11 to gather more information about potential costs and implementation.