The board did not approve the proposed Amira Learning reading-intervention program at its Oct. 27 meeting and asked to bring it back for further consideration at the Nov. 17 meeting.
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The proposed FY2027 budget, presented at a September 8, 2026 hearing, plans $118.8 million in revenue and $115.6 million in spending. State aid is based on 8,457.95 students, 89.6 fewer than the year before. It includes a 2% raise for employees and higher state health-insurance costs.
At the September 8, 2026 meeting, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Desiree Smith introduced a proposed new board policy (Section 7, item 14) implementing the Alabama Release Time Credit Act, which would allow students to be released during the school day to attend off-campus religious instruction through a sponsoring community/church organization and receive elective course credit without being marked absent. The policy was introduced for a required 30-day review period, with board action expected next month; it is not yet adopted.
Jasper City Schools posted an agenda for a second budget-hearing Board meeting on September 2, 2026. The agenda is a notice of a planned meeting, not evidence of a final budget vote.
The district’s FY 2026 budget lists $63.3 million for capital outlay across its funds.
The board approved the FY2027 budget, salary schedules and supplements, plus a 2026-27 five-year capital plan.
The August agenda asked the Board to approve behavioral, speech, assessment, mentoring, and intervention services for students with disabilities.
Alabaster City Schools closed Creek View Elementary on August 17, 2026 after a fire in an instructional support space; the district said the fire was contained and the school was expected to reopen the next day.
On August 11, 2026 the board approved a $4.2 million contract to buy the Ace Hardware property in Pine Level, next to land the district already owns. The superintendent said it would bring the site to about 40 acres, enough under state rules for a future secondary school, and the building could be used for other needs. The sale is not final: the board must vote again after 3-4 months of due diligence.
The City of Montevallo and its Development Cooperative contributed $2 million toward a new gym at Montevallo High School and multi-sport fields at the Brown property.
Guntersville City Schools' July 2026 accountability check register lists $2,189,025.78 in local-fund constructed-building spending, within $2,726,648.14 total spending for that category.
A July 28, 2026 special-meeting agenda listed a superintendent search report and a superintendent-search action item.
The board discussed allowances for safety and security upgrades for all schools.
The Board approved personnel actions and recognized Natalie Landrum as the new principal of Helena Elementary School at its July 23 meeting.
The board approved a construction bid for a new cosmetology training space, planned to open in January 2027. The program will partner with Enterprise State Community College, which will provide the instructor for dual-enrollment courses.
The board approved purchase of OpenGate weapons-detection security systems as part of July 14 purchases and bids.
Saraland published its board-approved 2026-27 student-parent handbook, covering attendance, conduct, safety, technology, and transportation rules.
At the June 25 meeting, Superintendent Lewis Brooks welcomed superintendent-elect Andrew Gunn and said Gunn would join the district team as they prepared for a leadership transition.
The Board accepted a $122,852 Woodland High flooring bid and approved three buses at $154,863.94 each.
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The Board unanimously approved embedding career preparation and required financial-literacy instruction in Business Software Applications I. Local systems were authorized to use the revised standards beginning in2026–27.
Athens City Board of Education approved a resolution requesting that the City issue $18 million in general-obligation warrants toward a new Athens Renaissance School building and campus, which the resolution estimates at about $20 million.
On June 9, 2026 the board awarded Mathis Parker LLC $9,574,000 to build metal buildings at Billingsley School, Marbury High, Prattville High, Prattville Primary and the maintenance site. The school-campus buildings are mainly girls' athletic space to meet Title IX rules; the others add storage. In October the superintendent said the buildings should be delivered in January 2027.
The board approved the final amendment to the FY2025-26 budget and renewed child-nutrition cooperative agreements.
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