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Tuscaloosa City Schools Regular Board Meeting - September 16, 2025

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YouTube / Tuscaloosa City Schools
Date
2025-09-17
Location
Tuscaloosa County, AL
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820 words · about 5 min
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2026-05-08

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001Everybody would stand. We're going to have moment of silence and a pledge. I pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisibley and justice for all. Okay. >> Board, can I get a a motion for the adoption of the September 16th, 2025 board regular board meeting agenda? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> Anybody opposed? Can item number four? Can I get an approval? Uh motion to approve the minutes from the September 2nd, 2025 regular board me and the September 9th, 2025 call board work session. >> All in favor? >> Anybody opposed? Item five, public comments. agenda item and we have no public comments for tonight. Uh item six, information report from the superintendent and executive

002administrative staff. Dr. Derry, >> none to report. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Duke. >> Nothing to report under that item either, Mr. Okay. Thank you. Introduc introduction of motions and resolutions for first readings. There's none. Um item eight, consent agenda. Items A, B, and C. Can I have a motion? >> And a motion by Mr. Simmons and a second by Miss Williams. All in favor? >> Anybody opposed? >> Motion passed. >> Regular agenda agenda items for final adoption. >> Item A, approve superintendent's recommendation regarding changes in personnel. Dr. Cameron. >> Good evening. Good evening, board. Uh, you have the superintendent's recommendations regarding changes in personnel. You also have the supplemental list. I'll go through both with you. Starting on page one, you have two resignations. One, termination of a probationary classified employee pursuant to

003the students first act, 37 reassignments. On page two, you have one suspension for certified personnel pursuant to the students first act. 12526 Paul W. Bryant High School athletic supplement. 12526 Paul Debby High School athletic supplement removal. 12526 Central High School athletic supplement removal. 22 2526 Eastwood Middle School athletic supplements. 12526 Eastwood Middle School athletic supplement removal and six part-time extended tutors. On the supplemental list, you have one retirement, two resignations, one new certified personnel, one part-time extended day tutor, and two 2526 contracted coaches. >> You must have a mistake on that yellow piece of paper. >> On that one, board members. Before we have a motion, are there any set aides? >> Are there any set aides? >> All right. So with that being with the exceptions of number one on superior shoot can I

004get a motion to adopt superintendent's recommendations? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Anybody oppose? Motion pass. Can I get a motion to adopt item one on the supplementary list? >> Second. you know, don't get enough. >> We did. We knew he was retiring. We didn't know when. I believe Dr. Pope and his team have have a plan. We've talked about it um before. So, he has a plan on what we're going to do, >> contract, >> right? January He's earned his retirement. So, I'll just leave it at that. Any more comments? If not, all in favor? >> I think we had enough. >> Motion pass. Item B, approve U discuss approve CFO contract. Mr. Ryan, >> Mr. Lucas, >> sir. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> What? >> The the version you have may have

005a different order. It is item the CSFO contract is the last item. First reading on capital plan is the next item. I >> apologize. Okay. So item B receive discuss first reading. Oh before that I believe we need to get a motion to wave the second reading. >> Yes sir. >> So move >> second. >> Okay. All in favor >> I Okay. Receive discuss first reading. Uh really will be the second reading since we're waving the first reading of the 202526 5-year capital plan and wave the second reading uh reading for final approval uh of for the Tuscosa City Schools. Mr. Smith, >> good evening board. Tonight we're discussing the capital plan for the 2025 school year. We have four funded projects that have been started. We also have five funded non-funded projects that we

006have identified but we do not have funds attributed to those projects as of yet. Just to remember and remind the board that any project or we can change the capital plan at any time pending your approval. You done? >> I'm done. Yes. I didn't want to know. >> Okay. Board members. I believe uh Dr. Derak never sent this out to all the board members to review. So, with that said, can I get a motion to approve? >> So, move. >> Second. Any uh comments for Mr. Smith or Dr. Dar? >> If not, all in favor? >> Motion pass. I'm sorry. Anybody opposed? Motion pass. Okay. Now item C. >> Good evening. >> Discuss approve CO contract. Mr. R. Uh, as you know, there are two board employees that the board contracts directly with superintendent, Dr.

007Daria, and the chief school financial officer, Mr. Duke. He is in DC at a continuing education event and cannot be here tonight, but his contract is due to end June 30 of next year. And typically, we don't ever let either of those employees get very far into the last year of that contract without extending it. So, this extends his contract. This will supplement and replace his current contract. It goes into effect October 1. Uh and it will extend the term of his contract as chief school financial officer through June 30, 2030. So, it's a 4-year extension. Um there have been no changes to the version that I sent you yesterday. Um where I I think I bullet pointed all of the major items in the contract. Um if anyone has any questions, Okay. And I've

008worked with Mr. Duke's attorney on this and this is he's pleased with this as well. >> We've heard that from Mr. Rang. Can I get a motion to >> adopt? Any comments from Mr. Ryan? >> If not, call for a vote. >> All in favor? Motion pass. Thank you, Mr. R. Okay. Item 10. Unfinish unfinished business and updates. There is none. General announcements. Uh I think we got a busy week. Pretty good week this week, but we got a busy week next week. Uh do not executive session on Tuesday. hearing and whole board training on the 26th. I think it's Friday. So, got to make sure you describe that into your agenda. And keep thinking about our board. I talked to him today. He's doing well. And there's nothing else any comments, any suggestions besides

009picking up this meeting.

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