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What happened at this meeting

Board approves proposed budget as new superintendent takes oath of office 49:13

  • A new superintendent took the oath of office, and the board thanked the interim superintendent, who will return to a prior role as assistant superintendent. 6:06
  • A district staff member presented the proposed budget, describing cost increases for raises, utilities, diesel fuel and SROs, and the board approved it 9⁠-⁠0. 50:44
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:00
    • The chair combined the minutes from September 14th, September 29th and October 5th into one vote, which was announced as 7 to 1. 7:58
    • A board member who voted against the minutes said they should be kept thorough enough that someone who missed a meeting or the public could tell what happened. 8:45
    • The minutes were approved 7 to 1. 8:17
  2. Recognitions of principals and interim superintendent 3:35
    • The chair thanked principals in light of National Principals Month. 3:35
    • The chair thanked the interim superintendent for serving in the role and presented a token of appreciation. 5:03
  3. Finance and personnel committee items 9:44
    • The committee report said the district received $1 million less in local general funds but $1 million more in local capital funds, and recommended a student Chromebook purchase of $502,952.63. 10:24
    • One speaker said the state requires testing on Chromebooks and said elementary students need more instruction in basics such as counting and reading. 14:39
    • The three items, including the bonus supplement and Chromebooks, were put together for one vote. 17:47
    • The items were approved eight to zero. 18:29
  4. Proposed budget resolution 18:29
    • A finance staff member said the average raise was 8% for certified staff and 3% for classified staff, utilities were projected to rise 15% to $4.7 million, and diesel costs could hit $1.8 million against $832,000 in funding. 19:17
    • The staff member said the local budget totals $31.8 million with $3.64 million coming from fund balance, the total budget is $212,785,463, and the Fund 2 balance is $9.8 million. 28:40
    • The chair encouraged the superintendent and the finance staff member to meet with the county manager as soon as possible to lay out the budget challenges. 40:11
    • The board approved the proposed budget 9⁠-⁠0. 50:44
  5. Personnel report 50:48
    • The board voted on a motion to approve the personnel report. 50:48
    • The personnel report was approved 7 to 1. 50:48
  6. Safety and operations committee items 50:48
    • The committee report recommended surplusing 7 maintenance vehicles over 20 years old and buying 7 replacements for $291,693, and renewing the bus GPS service for $86,184. 53:11
    • The chair combined four items into one vote: the maintenance vehicle surplus and purchase, child nutrition surplus, the GPS renewal and transportation surplus vehicles. 57:30
    • In response to a question about funding, speakers said the GPS service had been budgeted and the vehicle purchase would come from capital. 58:07
    • The items were approved 8⁠-⁠0. 59:12
  7. School improvement plans and Head Start items 59:20
    • The educational programs and policy committee report said all school improvement teams have parent representatives and that the committee recommended Head Start items for approval. 59:20
    • The elementary and secondary school improvement plans and the Head Start items were approved 8 to 0. 1:03:23
  8. Policy updates 1:03:23
    • Policies 3510 and 4400R were presented for information only as a first read. 1:03:46
    • A board member asked that Policies 6420 and 9120 be tabled for board discussion, saying spending up to $100,000 should not occur without coming before the board and getting bids. 1:04:34
    • A staff member said the only changes were those required by the state, including removing language on minority-owned and female-owned businesses in 9120 and adding Braille in 6420. 1:08:53
    • Policies 3200, 9125R and 9125 passed 8⁠-⁠0, while Policies 6420 and 9120 failed 4⁠-⁠4 and will go back to committee. 1:15:49
  9. Superintendent updates and oath of office 1:16:40
    • The interim superintendent announced the Circle of Honor on October 20th and the 20th annual Cleveland County Schools Fun Run on Saturday the 24th. 1:16:40
    • The new superintendent took the oath of office. 1:19:13
  10. Board member comments 1:21:52
    • The chair said there was no public participation. ~1:21:52
    • One board member asked parents who moved children to homeschooling or other schools to send the reasons to the superintendent or to the board member. 1:22:40
  11. Adjournment to closed session 1:33:37
    • The chair said the board had recessed a closed session held before the meeting and would return to it after adjourning. 1:33:56

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting - October 12, 2026”