The Clay County Schools Board of Education approved Budget Amendment No. 3 for the 2025–26 general purpose fund and adopted a revised code-of-conduct policy during its Dec. 11 meeting.

District finance staff described the amendment as driven by increased revenues and targeted grants. "We have a state grant that's called Project RAISE, that's targeting retention over the next 3 years of, like, our school psychologist," the finance presenter said while walking the board through the packet. The amendment also includes a Bragg Grant directed toward asbestos and coal removal in the gym and "other contracted services" such as network licenses; staff said approximately $30,000 was reallocated from other expenditure lines to cover unbudgeted medical insurance and technology needs.

Board action and motions: the board approved the minutes of the Nov. 13, 2025 regular meeting and approved the Dec. 11 agenda by voice votes (motions recorded in the transcript with movers and seconds as noted). The budget amendment motion was recorded in the transcript as moved by Mr. Maxwell and seconded by Mr. Lien; the motion passed by voice vote. On Policy 6.3 (Code of Conduct), a motion to approve on second reading was recorded as made by Mr. West with a second noted; the board approved the revised policy by voice vote.

Other items and program notes: the high school reported several small grants and community partnerships — an AP grant of $492 designated for calculators (credited to counselor Miss Brooke) and a Twin Lakes grant for $5,000 (credited to Miss Dan Drumwright) to support testing calculators. Staff also reported a drop in enrollment, saying the district was "down probably close to 50 students so far in this school year." Staff mentioned upcoming events (food drive Dec. 17, Peewee basketball tournament, holiday activities) and recognized student and teacher achievements.

Schedule and facilities: the chair proposed moving the January 2026 board meeting from Jan. 8 to Jan. 15 to allow bid review for facilities work, and suggested holding the meeting and a tour at the high school's new CTE building; the board did not register opposition and staff will advertise the new date and location.

What the record shows: the transcript notes voice votes for routine approvals and does not provide roll-call tallies. Amendments and approvals were recorded as "motion passes" after affirmative voice responses; no individual roll-call vote counts were recorded in the meeting transcript.