The Clay County Board of Education voted May 8 to name Director of Schools Diane Monroe as the district's legal representative to file and amend the fiscal year 2026 ESEA/IDEA consolidated application and associated grant budgets.

The motion authorizes Monroe to make applications and file amendments, addenda and correspondence necessary for legal compliance for Title I Part A, Title II Part A, Title V and related preschool portions of the consolidated application.

The board also approved a set of service contracts for 2025-26: occupational and physical therapy with Elizabeth Freer; speech and language services with Stacy Burge; speech and language evaluation services with Megan Brown; and preschool services with Head Start. Board members noted there were not many applicants for some positions.

Separately, the board approved an out-of-state trip request for two Clay County High School FBLA students to attend the national convention in Anaheim, California, from June 29 to July 2, 2025.

All three motions were approved by voice vote.