Friday, October 25, 2024 – The Mountain Brook Schools Board of Education met Monday, October 22 at Cherokee Bend Elementary for the district’s monthly board meeting. Below is a rundown of the meeting:

Board members present: Jenifer Kimbrough, Anna Comer, Nicky Barnes and Daniel Odrezin.

Board Meeting Agenda

The meeting opened by approving minutes from the last board meeting.

Recognitions:

• Lula Comer, 2024 MBHS Homecoming Queen
• National Merit Semi Finalists (5) and Commended (9) Students from MBHS
• Brookwood Forest Elementary - 2024 Blue Ribbon School

Reports to the Board:

• Financial Statements for the month ending September 30, 2024 are not available due to the close of the fiscal year.
• Summer Professional Development: MBS faculty and staff logged over 11,000 hours of professional development this past summer.

Old Business

• Policy I-8 - Live Work in Career/Technical Programs, Policy I-10 - Cooperative Education Program, and Policy I-11 - Safety in Career Technical Education Program were all unanimously approved.

New Business

• The board unanimously approved the latest personnel recommendations and unanimously approved miscellaneous items as surplus so that they can be discarded/donated/sold.
• The board approved the bid to split the cost with the city to add LED lights to the MBHS Soccer Field.
• Science Curriculum Framework was tabled for community review and input.
• Policy J-11 - Emergency Drills was tabled for community review and input. Click here to access the material.

October announcements: 

• MBHS Theatre Production - "These Shining Lives" , October 24-26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
• Veterans Day - Monday, November 11, 2024 - All Schools and Offices Closed
• Next Board Meeting - Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. with work session at 2:00 p.m. at Crestline Elementary, 3785 W. Jackson Blvd