Blount County board approves aluminum recycling pilot and three budget transfers
April 03, 2026 | Blount County, School Districts, Tennessee
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The Blount County Board of Education approved an aluminum-recycling pilot and two budget transfers during a meeting that included brief presentations and unanimous voice votes.
Dr. Whitehead told the board that Arconic, in partnership with Keep Blount Beautiful, proposed placing four aluminum-recycling trailers or dumpster containers on district campuses as a pilot program running from August through the week after fall break. "They want to put four recycling trailers, dumpster containers on our campuses… It's a pilot program," Dr. Whitehead said. The board moved and approved the partnership without recorded opposition on the transcript.
The board also approved two budget transfers to align district grant funds with the state budget. The agenda listed a transfer to align the Innovative School Models grant with the state (fund 141); the transcript records the amount in an unclear format as "$144,82.99 92." The board moved and approved that transfer by voice vote. The board separately approved a $68,000 transfer to align the public school security grant with the state budget (fund 141) by voice vote.
Votes at a glance
- Aluminum recycling pilot (Arconic/Keep Blount Beautiful pilot): Approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote; no opposing votes recorded on the transcript).
- Innovative School Models grant — fund 141: Approved (motion moved and seconded; transcript lists the amount in a garbled format; motion approved by voice vote).
- Public school security grant transfer — fund 141, $68,000: Approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote).
Board members recorded their assent by a verbal "I" when the chair called for the vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally or names tied to individual votes.
The pilot program will be evaluated after the fall period to determine whether to expand to additional campuses. The board did not record further implementation details or a named mover/second for the individual motions in the meeting transcript.
Dr. Whitehead told the board that Arconic, in partnership with Keep Blount Beautiful, proposed placing four aluminum-recycling trailers or dumpster containers on district campuses as a pilot program running from August through the week after fall break. "They want to put four recycling trailers, dumpster containers on our campuses… It's a pilot program," Dr. Whitehead said. The board moved and approved the partnership without recorded opposition on the transcript.
The board also approved two budget transfers to align district grant funds with the state budget. The agenda listed a transfer to align the Innovative School Models grant with the state (fund 141); the transcript records the amount in an unclear format as "$144,82.99 92." The board moved and approved that transfer by voice vote. The board separately approved a $68,000 transfer to align the public school security grant with the state budget (fund 141) by voice vote.
Votes at a glance
- Aluminum recycling pilot (Arconic/Keep Blount Beautiful pilot): Approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote; no opposing votes recorded on the transcript).
- Innovative School Models grant — fund 141: Approved (motion moved and seconded; transcript lists the amount in a garbled format; motion approved by voice vote).
- Public school security grant transfer — fund 141, $68,000: Approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote).
Board members recorded their assent by a verbal "I" when the chair called for the vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally or names tied to individual votes.
The pilot program will be evaluated after the fall period to determine whether to expand to additional campuses. The board did not record further implementation details or a named mover/second for the individual motions in the meeting transcript.
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