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Jason E. Downey
Bibb County Board of Education
Total votes
372
Yes
362
No
9
Abstain
1
Yes rate
97%
When Jason voted No (9)
Each entry says what the item was in plain words, then how the whole board voted on it. The board usually takes an item up twice on the same day — first in its committee meeting, then at the board meeting — so the same item can appear twice. The district’s own wording is kept underneath as the record.
Sets the 2016 school property-tax (millage) rate at 19.945 mills.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingNB1- Final Adoption of CY2016 (2017) Tax Levy
No
Gives tentative approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2017.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingTentative Approval of the FY2017 Superintendent's Recommended Budget
No
Gives final approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2016.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFSS-1 Final Adoption of the FY2016 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget
No
Proposal to approve a list of teachers and non-teaching staff leaving the district.
Board vote3 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes — a tie
Official wordingPS-2 Separations from Employment
No
Approves a list of staff whose contracts will not be renewed.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingNon-Renewals
No
Authorizes buying the Promise Center property at 1780 Anthony Road for $8.5 million and transferring the surplus Hamilton Elementary School building in exchange.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingPromise Center Purchase Contract
No
Hires International City Builders for construction services to demolish Morgan Elementary School and build New Elementary School #3.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFS-5 New Elementary #3 – Construction Services Award
No
Proposal to award a $167,480.54 kitchen-equipment contract for Heard Elementary School to Tri-Mark Strategic.
Board vote2 Yes · 5 No — one of 5 No votes — the majority
Official wordingHeard Elementary Kitchen Equipment Recommendation
No
Seeks a state waiver from standard class-size limits for grades K-12 for the 2014-2015 school year.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingIS-7 Class Size Waiver for Grades K-12 for the 2014-2015 Academic Year
No
Full voting record · 2016Newest meeting first
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the 2017 board meeting dates, dropping the board retreat dates.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a contract with Proximity Learning to hire three teachers in a pilot program for about $181,800.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Sets the 2016 school property-tax (millage) rate at 19.945 mills.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
No
Authorizes applying with United Way for a federal Promise Neighborhood grant for the Northeast feeder zone.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Adopts a resolution opposing the Opportunity School District ballot measure.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a three-year teaching services agreement with In-talage, Inc. at $11,500.00 per teacher.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Gives tentative approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2017.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
No
Hires Hamilin Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal, Inc. for heating and cooling upgrades at Vineville Academy.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Conditioned Air, Inc. for heating and cooling upgrades at Alexander II Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Keisha Wallace as assistant principal at Lane Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Opens the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Board vote0 Yes · 0 No · 1 not present
Absent
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Amends the agenda to take up a new item under New Business.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Accepts the audit of the district's finances for the year ending June 30, 2015.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Denies Macon Charter Academy's request to amend its charter to hire an education service provider.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes