The Vestavia Hills Board of Education met on Monday, June 29. The meeting opened with recognition of the Vestavia Hills High School Speech and Debate Team, which earned a Debate School of Excellence Award at a national competition earlier this month.
Board members then turned to a full agenda of approvals for the 2026-27 school year. They adopted the new Parent-Student Handbook, now posted at
vhcs.us/handbook, along with next year’s school fees and employee supplement schedules. On the nutrition side, the Board approved a 50-cent increase to breakfast and lunch pricing — our first such increase in a decade — and signed off on new bids for Child Nutrition Program food products and kitchen supplies.
Several personnel items were approved including a contract renewal for Buddy Anderson in his role as Dean of Students, and a reclassification of the Nurse Administrator position to Director of Health Services. The Board also handled routine monthly business — personnel actions, field trips, and the disposal of outdated property.
On the facilities side, the Board approved a change order on the Vestavia Hills High School parking lot project that returned more than $50,000 to the school system, plus a new contract for bathroom improvements at the VHHS Softball Field. Rounding out the meeting, the Board approved a partnership with Baptist Health Sports for athletic training services and a trademark licensing agreement with a local vendor, in addition to the school system’s regular financial statements.
To close the meeting, the Board reviewed its annual evaluation results for Superintendent Todd Freeman and Chief School Finance Officer Courtney Brown. Both Freeman and Brown were ranked by their respective stakeholder groups as “accomplished” and “proficient” in their roles, according to evaluation data provided by the Alabama Association of School Boards.
