The Warren County School Board on Oct. 1 moved several administrative and contractual items forward in a series of voice votes.

Votes at a glance

- E‑Rate category 2 funding: The board approved acceptance of E‑Rate discount funding of $159,571.54 and use of local funds totaling $40,809.26 to purchase Meraki access points, licenses and Palo Alto firewall support/subscriptions from E Plus Technology Inc. The motion was made and seconded and carried on a voice vote.

- Resolution regarding closed meetings for superintendent interviews: The board adopted a resolution opening the authority to hold closed meetings for interviewing superintendent finalists. The motion was made and seconded and approved on a voice vote.

- Acceptance of donation from Hike Kids Foundation: The board accepted a donation presented by Hike Kids Foundation. Board members recognized Amber Vitenthal, president of Hike Kids Foundation. Hike Kids described its Hold My Heart campaign and staff said the organization has raised or committed funds and will work with the school division’s Project Hope/McKinney‑Vento supports; the board approved acceptance of the donation by voice vote.

- PresenceLearning professional services agreement: The board approved a professional services agreement with PresenceLearning, Inc. to provide bilingual psychoeducational evaluations as needed and authorized the superintendent to sign the agreement. The motion was made, seconded and approved on a voice vote.

- Sodexo contract amendment: The board approved Contract Amendment 2 with Sodexo America LLC for the 2025–26 school year to allow a one‑time employee bonus funded through VDOE spend‑down funds and authorized the superintendent to sign. The motion carried on a voice vote.

- Personnel report and addendum: The board approved the Oct. 1 personnel report and addendum, including appointment of an interim principal at the nontraditional school and an adjustment of one position from pay grade 36 to pay grade 37 effective Oct. 2, 2025. The motion passed by voice vote.

Several of the motions were presented by staff (Dr. Costner and Mr. Stefnowski) or made by board members during the meeting; the minutes show motions were seconded and approved by unanimous voice votes with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the public transcript.

The board also heard other agenda items, including a second reading of facility use regulations and a substantial discussion of a draft social‑media policy; neither generated final action at this meeting.