Carroll County board approves one-time employee supplements, agrees to phase out wings at two schools for state-funded replacements

At its March 9 meeting the Carroll County Board of Education approved a package of one-time salary supplements for district employees and moved to phase out two school wings so the district can receive state funds for replacement construction.

Superintendent Scott Coward recommended the board absorb local costs so every eligible district employee could receive the state-authorized supplement. Coward described the proposal as: $2,000 for benefit-eligible full-time employees, $1,000 for part-time salaried employees and $500 for part-time hourly employees such as after‑school workers. He said the local share would exceed one million dollars.

The board moved, seconded and approved the superintendent's recommendation during the meeting; the chair announced the vote carried.

Later in the agenda the board approved a Georgia Department of Education resolution to "phase out" Wing 2020 at Glanton Heisman Elementary School and Wing 5021 at Temple High School. Coward said the wings will be demolished and replaced with two‑story wings; he explained that removing the wings from the DOE inventory is a required procedural step to secure the state construction funding for the new buildings. Board members asked clarifying questions about which classrooms and wings were affected and the chair confirmed the paperwork matched the district's descriptions.

Separately, the board announced it had rendered a decision earlier that day to uphold the disciplinary tribunal decision concerning student number 27114 and said the student will sign a behavioral contract upon return. The board also approved personnel actions following executive session.

The board did not provide roll-call vote records in the public portion of the meeting; the chair announced those motions carried when votes were taken.