Chambers County School Board recognizes Debbie Wood

BY KADIE TAYLOR

THE LAFAYETTE SUN

CHAMBERS COUNTY — The Chambers County School Board recognized Representative Debbie Wood during its Oct. 30 meeting through a photo presentation showcasing her impact in Chambers County schools, a video of students thanking Wood for assisting with funding different student organizations and comments from principals regarding her impact in the schools overall. The school board also presented Wood with a gift basket with contributed items from different Chambers County schools, along with a certificate of appreciation.

“Thank you superintendent and all the board members for today, you’ve got me in my feelings, so I’m going to try to hold this together,” Wood said. “I never knew the power of the purse that a representative holds until I got a call from a teacher at Bob Harding-Shawmut Elementary, where my children attended. It was Mary Yates, and she said, ‘I am so tired of my students going from the academic building to the gym and getting wet. Can you please find me some money to cover this area?’ And I thought, ‘why hadn’t I thought of that?’ So I found $10,000 and we covered that area for the first time. And every time I would go back and look at that I thought it’s so important that we know the needs in our community. I’ve been blessed — and I would be remiss without saying, ‘Thank you’ to you and to the teachers that show up every day with passion and purpose.”

In Other Business

• The board voted to approve the routine personnel changes.

• The board voted to approve the payroll for September 2025.

• The board voted to approve the financial statement for September 2025. All bank statements have been reconciled through September 2025.

• The board voted to approve the low bid for fencing improvements at Bob Harding-Shawmut, Fairfax and Huguley Elementary Schools, per bid inquiry No. 25-5-30.

• The board voted to approve the selection of the AASB District 4 Director nominee, Gale Holly.

• The board voted to approve items of surplus at Fairfax and Huguley Elementary.

• The board voted to approve the 2025-26 social studies textbook committee.

• The board voted to approve the recommendation to name the LaFayette High School Football Field after Ike Grant, which will be properly presented before the 2026 football season.