City school board irons out some details
The Brookhaven school board worked on ironing out details Tuesday before entering into a new fiscal/school year.
The board approved the following items:
• The disposal of textbooks.
• Student transfer request; 90 into BSD and 32 transfers out.
• Temporary use of 16th Section land by Land Max
• Federal programs funding application for fiscal year 2015
• Procurement plan for Child Nutrition Services
• More specific language in the Mississippi School of Arts agreement
• Handbooks for employees and elementary and secondary schools.
• A change of policy adoption from three readings to two.
• The purchase of a used 2007 bus that could accommodate special needs using existing funds in the transportation department
• Sole source purchase from fuel education for software at $13,440.
• A bid to cover insurance from Trident at $135,903, approximately $48,500 less expensive.
• Bids for various supplies.
• The 2014-2015 budget previously presented.
Superintendent Ben Cox praised his employees for working diligently to make their budgets stretch and bring the best to the district.
He also discussed a football stadium update. Although the stadium is currently safe, his goal is to ensure that will be the case over the next 50 years.