England School District approves website invoice and several personnel hires, requests executive session

The England School District board approved payment of a $9,355.11 invoice to Apogee and voted to hire multiple certified and classified staff during its meeting, a staff member said.

The staff member asked the board to "approve an invoice for Apogee. It is, $9,355.11," saying Apogee manages the district website, connects the site to Facebook and supports district social media posts. The staff member added the district has configured social posting so "nothing can be posted on our district Facebook page unless I approve it." The Chair called for a motion; members voiced approval.

The meeting included a package of certified-hire recommendations the staff member described: Monica Sanders on a 220-day contract as high school counselor with eSchool stipends; Brandon Brockman on a 220-day contract to teach high school science and serve as assistant football and assistant boys basketball coach; Mark Jackson to be assigned dean staff and act as high school dean; and Taronica Brown on a 220-day contract as east facilitator and head girls basketball coach. The Chair asked for a motion to approve those hires and recorded ayes after the motion and second.

The staff member also recommended classified hires, naming Shelby Zimmerman and Angela Jordan. The staff member specified that Angela Jordan would be hired for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and placed on a 240-day contract for the 2026–27 school year.

Board members briefly discussed custodial staffing and the demands of summer work. The staff member said the district had lost custodians when summer-only work was the only option and described retention as "just been a revolving door this year." The Chair and staff member noted that some custodial tasks—deep cleaning and strip-wax work—are done in summer and that offering year-round (240-day) positions helps retention.

A committee member asked for clarification about girls basketball coaching. The staff member said, "Carla Bolden is the head coach," and added that the board had previously hired Valerie Benton as the assistant girls basketball coach.

During the meeting a staff member requested an executive session "to discuss personnel" to begin at 06:04. The Chair later moved to adjourn; the record ends moments afterward with the staff member saying, "Don't," leaving the final adjournment status unclear in the transcript.

Documentation in the meeting record shows motions were made and seconded to approve the Apogee invoice and the personnel recommendations; the transcript records ayes but does not list a full vote tally by name for each motion.