001I want to call the uh work session Y County Board of Education uh meeting on April 10th to order. appreciate everyone being here and as we go through uh our agenda items um items on our consent agenda and uh any other items we need to cover before we get into our our regular schedule meeting. Um just as a reminder uh consent items, if there's something where there's not a consent for these items to be approved, then uh we will pull them out, add them as a new business item for tonight's meeting. But uh that will be uh at your discretion and we'll take a moment to go through uh uh what was in your packet uh in your electronic folder cover 6 A through K. Um so we'll start with uh the uh the meeting
002from the minutes from the uh school board meeting we had on uh March 20th, 2025. Uh there's copies of the minutes from our regular board meeting and also our work session. So is there any anything any clarifications, corrections or anything that needs to be made on those those agenda items? Okay. All right. Uh hearing none, then we'll move over on to our our next item. Um there in the budget amendments and transfers there a couple of things in there um that you'll uh that you'll see. Uh one will be something you're accustomed to seeing and that's a request for budget transfers uh for uh uh for for this month that we as board need to be approve will need to approve. Um the other information is uh if you look and see on item uh
0036B as you recall uh we were advised uh late or I guess it was early in the year as we get got ready to start the school year that uh we didn't qualify for uh 21st century uh funding grant funding uh to provide those those uh services at a couple of our schools. And so we as a board uh we decided that we didn't want to have some of those services being provided at uh certain schools. And so we went we approved to uh self-fund that program for uh for this year. So this information is for you as we start heading into May and we start thinking about budget items uh that we will as we we go in and consider about what how we deal with that uh that same issue next year. Um
004the information that you you that's been provided is uh the statements of expenditures incumbrances that we've that we've acred up until this point of the school year and see how we're we're tracking. You can see that we are we're under budget from what we uh uh the actuals are under what what was budgeted. So as we uh as we start thinking next month about budget and start putting our budget together uh this information is there for you to prepare for those uh for those discussions. If you uh if you flip over a couple of files, you'll also see in that um a similar worksheet that shows the cost and expenses for the other uh uh the the schools that were not affected by this uh this grant cut or or uh denial of of funding.
005Um so it gives you what the expenses are for the other schools that were being uh that are providing this service. So, those two uh those two documents, that information is in there for for your uh uh for your information as we start heading into uh uh next month's budget talks. So, one is where we are on the programs that we're funding and where our what our budget was and what we're actually spending. And then the other is the uh the actual expenditures uh to date for the other schools that are funded under the grant. So this is um I'll pause and and give you a chance to answer questions, ask questions. So I was just me and Mr. D was talking I we budgeted 233780 780 for that project or for that last year
006and we're I mean almost $100,000 under under budget. That's great. Um snow days helped quite a bit. Uh the schools have been very resourceful and using a lot of things that they had and not ordering a lot of extra supplies. uh they understood that this was an experiment uh a very generous experiment on behalf of the board to keep this going. So they've done a good job of uh utilizing uh and saving money. So which schools was this? The first the outside um should be uh Castville, Northfield and Doyle. Okay. because for some reason I was thinking Woodland Park and Bonnyra wasn't going to have theirs if we didn't find it. So I was I may have that incorrect and maybe the other three that are those are the other three that are on. Yeah,
007that's correct. It's the three that are on. These the four that are listed are showing um are showing the the budgeted amounts are for those these four schools that we have here listed. These four schools are the ones covered. Yes. Okay. That's what I was Griffith was here. She could walk us through that. She's she's available by phone if you want to call her, but I think this is just Yeah, the others are covered by No. Yeah, that's that's fine because I just remember Woodland and Bondicoft in middle school. I think I didn't remember Finley, but I knew that Bondicoft was in dire need of it. So, okay. Thank you. Okay. So, um let me let me retract and Yeah, and I I I misspoke, Mr. Chairman. That's correct. Um this is kind of this
008sandbox paper is the paper that Miss Griffith has been working off of for those four particular sites. Um but if you go back the hard numbers back to that previous document that 233780 was the budgeted number in the budget and then where we are is 137523 and 49 cents is where we actually are. So we're not reflecting those that are covered by the grant uh the 21st century grant in this those other three schools. So this is for those four schools listed uh on item 6B. Okay. Okay. And remind us again why the other schools were not funded. There were two separate grants and one came due. They were a year off and so one came due. It was not renewed. We were not accepted for that grant after 20ome years. So we were very
009surprised. Uh those will all come due. This will be the this next year will be the last year. That's right. Yeah. Next year. So, we will this coming year, fiscal year 26, the board will uh we will I will suggest to the board that we do the same thing we did this year and fund these four schools locally. The following year, we will be applying for all schools to be back on the 21st century grant. We will find out by the end of next year if that happens. And at that point, we will either get it or we'll have to make very serious decision about not having that after school program. But we're also working with the YMCA and their grant situations to try and fi figure out a way for them to help us
010to uh supply that that some type of afterchool program uh that they would uh employ folks through. So uh we'll have a plan B if the if the uh 21st century grant doesn't come through, but our hope is that we'll get all seven sites back online at that time. So what that great question, uh Mr. Smith, thanks for bringing that up. So, just for for clarity where we are, um just we'll have to consider this program for next year. Uh uh Mr. John Berger's uh stated that that will be part of the budget. So, we kind of got a preview of what to expect uh at least in for that program uh coming up next month and that information is for us all to uh to understand what those those costs are when we get
011into that season. So, uh, we'll move on to the next. Um, we have two budget amendments. Um, one is, uh, out of school, uh, time for career pathways program and then the other one is, uh, uh, uh, some sped uh, uh, program funds. So, Mr. D, I'll let you speak to that. Yeah, the first in fund 142, that's sub fund 951, that's just a coding. Uh, we're just moving that to the correct line. So, we're just shifting $36182 to the correct uh budgetary line there. So, just really a clerical move there. And then the second is fund 142 sub fund 901. This is IDEIDA special ed money. Uh they had leftover money in contracted staff agencies and they're moving that so they can buy have some more material and supplies money. So, we're just shifting
012that over to that expenditure line and that's the amount of $13,450. Okay. schools that were in those in that season of money being left end of the school year shifting it around and especially as fed federal money if you don't spend it as you've seen the news they will take it back. So uh so that's what we're doing here is shifting that money so we can put it to use. Okay any other uh questions comments regarding the budget uh amendments? So those those will be two that will be uh items that uh if there's no question will will uh be approved by consent. Okay. Then uh next uh we'll run to uh uh policy and uh again I appreciate your work on policy review. Uh expect to see another uh another u uh homework assignment
013for better way to put it coming out here in in the the next week or so. And uh I think it's good and healthy to to go through this. Appreciate Miss Officer um reading this and uh what she's recommended that u uh that we uh insert uh on line 18 uh regarding the uh the checks of fire extinguishers that we put language in there that says the principal um shall it says the principal shall regularly check uh the quantity. So that states that the principal shall means the principal shall check it. Um uh Miss Officer suggesting that uh the principal it should be worded the principal or designate because uh there's a strong possibility that the principles are designating that responsibility to someone else anyway. So we can uh we can uh help them by
014just clarifying that in policy. So that's what was uh was uh recommended by Miss Officer for uh 3202. Any thoughts, comments on that? Is that something that is real time sensitive? Do we need to do we need to forego any of the past readings on or the future readings on that to go ahead and get that in into policy? That would be a question for the principles. I would if I could speak to that, Mr. Chairman, I don't think that their minds are on TCAP right now. So, if it wanted to wait till May to get a second reading, that would be just fine. They're not going to mess with fire extinguishers. They've been checked this year. So, they're not going to be checking them again till at least June and people get out of
015the building. So, I think this could wait if you wanted to wait till May to give it a second reading. Any other questions? Okay. Your minds better be on TCAP right now. I think that's what No, they certainly are. Johnson's she's in the zone right now. She's ignoring us right now because she's in the zone. No, they're they're they're focused right now. Okay. And uh then uh second under uh under policy or second when send those assignments out that'll be that will be section four policy review. And then um we also have in uh in in the policy section a uh a press release uh regarding our uh our participation in the scope program. Uh Mr. uh Freddy, I think we need to we need to make some adjustments to that because It doesn't list
016Miss McGill. Miss, it lives Miss Sacket and Miss Sacket wasn't there. That's right. You got Yeah, they got that. They got that backwards. Not to take anything away from Miss Sacket, but Miss McIll needs the recognition. Well, she needs Yes, she needs to be uh be recognized as one that that attended. Maybe next year it's Miss Sacket, but it's wasn't this year. So, I'll get I'll get that corrected. Okay. So, u this is being a press release coming out that I guess just our consent on approval of that uh that release or is that just uh that was information purposes, but we will before I will get that to our communications directory and we'll make that correction before it goes out before we'll send it out to the public. Okay, that would be great. All
017right, any uh other questions, comments on the on the press release? Again, uh Mr. Bill, thank you for uh participating in that. Um so next we're going to uh our maintenance report. Um flip over to maintenance reports. Where did I miss that? Yeah, maintenance report. Um any uh questions, comments on the maintenance report? Mr. D, do you have anything you'd like to bring to our attention? No, there's a mixture, well, a couple things. There's a mixture of general maintenance items that are going on right now and then a couple of as we've had budget talks, some things that the principles have asked for for the summer improvements. Just a small list of some of those things, highlights. Uh, but I would want to bring your attention to the last line, which is from a district
018level. Um, as we have looked at our capital improvements plan as part of budget talks, we have executed many of those items on that list. And so this fall as the board thinks about maybe a board retreat. That might be a perfect time to revisit our five-year plan. Uh it's from 22 to 27 anyway, but we esser allowed us to do a lot of work uh in that 5-year plan. So we we've checked off a lot of that list. So I would make a suggestion to the board they might consider revisiting and maybe revising our capital improvements plan maybe later this fall. All right. Any other questions regarding maintenance? I just have one. I know I brought it up last at the last meeting about, you know, the situation out here in the parking lot.
019Have you talked to anybody? Cuz it does say parking lot improvements this summer. And just for the record, somebody come flying in the other day as I was walking just brought Cameron to the door and dropped him off. And I was like, "You need to slow down because I don't care to say it." And uh luckily one of the kids didn't run out at that time because there was somebody people parked on both sides out here. And coming from this way you couldn't see and coming from the other way you can't see. Yeah. Um we talked I Mr. Smith and I have talked about having some folks come in from an outside agency and do a little study and see what might be improved. And that's one thing and that we we can do. Um
020we are going to do some resurfacing. I think is I think with them park you're online this summer for to have this recoded and then they'll do some restriping and that'll be part of the conversation too to make some no parking zones and things like that and they'll also work with the SRO to make sure we're watching that in the mornings especially in um well in both uh arrival and dismissal and make sure that we're keeping people out of those areas keep it safe. So, it's always going to be tough, you know, when you have, you know, 400 to 500 students leaving at one time on a small area and limited space, but we'll do the best we can with with those processes to make it run smooth and safer. Well, I actually told somebody
021I would bring this up. So, Miss Johnson, um, don't shoot the messenger here, but there's no awning at the regular prek. So, the other day they was standing out in the rain. You know, there's an awning up here. Well, don't do that. and well it ain't me wait in your car it ain't me it's not me but I reckon some of the kids was out there and I don't know if they was waiting for the doors to be opened or what and so um yeah we'll we can look at awnings and I think you mentioned some sidewalk area too that we need to to look at as well so well they just park in front of the the sped prek people just park in front of it and then when it's raining you have to
022walk through the mud you can't it's if there could just be no parking in front of the awning. I mean, that's for people to walk in off the road, but I just told him I'd bring it up. Okay. No, it's it's a good thought and I we we had some of those conversations when we had budget talks about that. So, we'll we'll we'll do a little study. We'll do talk about it when we do resurfacing and then we'll talk to SRO's too. So, thank you. Very good. Okay. Um any other questions regarding their our maintenance report? Did I miss a school report? You did not. There is not one. Okay. All right. There is uh not a school report and they would all just say TCAP TCAP TCAP TECAP. It starts next week and that's
023where their minds are. Yeah. We we we don't want to distract them. Um so next will be a budget report. Mr. Smith. Sure. Thank you. As always, Mr. Markham and his team does a really good job of providing great information. and it it is lengthy, but I'm going to read it so it gets into the the record. The month of March closed with an overall positive financial position for White County. Cash balances conclude continued to increase throughout the month as the county added approximately 800,000 in its balances during that month. As stated in previous reports, we're in the midst of a casitive pos, excuse me, cash positive season of county government as property taxes have been fully collected for the most part. uh about as of March 31st, the county collected 99.12% of the budgeted
0242024 property taxes. Also, as indicated in previous reports, the local option sales tax did not come in as high as anticipated for the month of February. We'd hoped some of those December sales were simply reported late would be reflected in our March numbers. However, this is not the case. Um the March loss numbers of local local option sales tax were essentially equal to the previous year. Uh thus it appears that December 2024 collections were truly lower than previous year by roughly $100,000. We continue to monitor this trend. The general purpose school fund continues to perform well as we are three quarter way through the fiscal year. At the close of this month, revenues are up 4.39% as compared to the same time last year, while expenditures are only up.91% from March of 24. TISA funds
025continue to outpace the prior year receipts. However, going into the fiscal year 26 budget preparation, we should anticipate seeing little growth in our TISA allocation based upon initial initial preliminary estimates received from this department of education. expenditures as compared to budget continued to be an appropriate range for this point in the fiscal year. The school federal projects fund shows a significant decrease in expenditures as compared to last last fiscal year. This is due to complete liquidation of ESSER funds. Of note is that White County has fully liquidated its esser funds and was not impacted by the US Department of Education's recent modification to the liquidation period of er funds. Central Cafeteria Fund continues to perform well. The fund continues to see effects of higher food prices and for food and food products. White County joins
026with several other districts in the upperland to bid cooperatively for food and food related products. Bids recently open for next year's school next school year's contract. And while more competition amongst biders was observed, overall prices still remain high. Adding to this is the impact that tariffs may have on some of the food products which cannot be procured domestically. We'll continue to monitor the effects in the coming months. Overall, the school system remains financially healthy and is well positioned to selfund any small to medium capital projects which may be on the horizon. Thank you, Mr. Smith. uh comments, questions for uh uh regarding our our budget or phys our budget report. I just No, I'm just surprised we have to get food stuff from overseas for tariffs. That just kind of blows my mind. You'd think
027we'd be able to take care of it here in America. I think that's Mr. Markin would like to speak to that. I just to speak to that I mean there's just certain like produce like bananas and stuff like that that are not grown within the states but we do try everything is by American unless it's unavailable certain things small number tariff impact be very minimal to our cafeteria budget yeah I mean we're not yeah um I would uh just like to point out again I think uh we pointed this out uh last month, Miss Markhamm. Appreciate the uh the thorough uh financial information you're you're giving us um uh in in this report. Very helpful. And I just like encourage board members um when you get down page uh of the financial report uh start
028looking at uh uh your packet page five through 10. Um I think that's uh give you getting familiar with that. Um when we come next month and we start talking about budget those are the categories in which we'll be the discussions we'll will uh will be around. Um so get famili familiar with uh with that Mr. Mr. D will take us through in detail as he he always does, but at least with this we have a little bit of heads up going into that what those subjects and and and topics will be. And so hopefully that'll just help you as a board member as we uh as we prepare for for that uh that exercise. Any other uh questions, comments on our uh budget report? Okay. If not, then we'll move into the the TLN
029report. Uh, Miss uh Miss Douglas. Okay. Um, some of the bill proposals that I would like to highlight are the TWSSAA transfer. Uh, the proposal uh would allow athletes one free transfer to another school without the loss of eligibility if the transfer is for reasons unrelated to athletics. Allowed reasons for transfer are significant academic, social, emotional, environmental or mental health needs. Both the sending and the receiving schools must agree to the transfer and there is a timeline in place for this as well. Another one is the instruction via hybrid learning in the event of danger or extreme weather. It authorizes uh up to 4 days of the required 180 days of classroom instruction. If this is needed, authorization of schools, the refusal to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States. The following
030documentation is required. Proof that the student is a US suit uh citizen or the student is in the process of obtaining citizenship or the student holds a legal immigration or visa status. Without this documentation, the local education agency or the LEA has the discretion as to whether or not to enroll the student. U maximum days a substitute teacher may substitute for a teacher on leave. Increase from 20 to 30 days for the substitute teacher to work for a regular teacher without having to possess a teaching license. And it requires each local school board to adopt a policy that requires the six work weeks of paid maternity leave be used within 12 months of birth or adoption and be taken consecutively as approved by the director of schools or taken non-consecutively but in increments of no
031less than one week. Um, and those are some of the bills and they're all in various levels through the House and the Senate. Um, but those are that are coming down through. Okay. Thank you, Miss Douglas. Um, questions, comments? Um, so I don't think this was in your report, but I think this is uh something we need to uh be aware of. If I'm not mistaken, I heard correctly uh that the state passed a law um banning cell phone use during instructional time. That's correct. Um, and so that's going to the the uh the governor's desk probably get get signed. Um, I think when I heard that I'm saying, okay, that doesn't mean the way I interpreted that, that doesn't mean you can't have cell phones at school. It just they they can't uh be
032used during instructional time. And I'm going to guess that there's going to be some uh uh teachers may have the discretion of determine when instructional when it's instructional time and when it's not. So I think we need to be prepared for that. And then also and we do have policies in place, right, Mr. Dumbber? Already in our schools for that. So I'm sure that okay there's already those written policies. So, uh, so shouldn't that shouldn't be an impact other than the fact that now our policy that's that's going into law. So, it's good that White County once again is ahead of the curve. Um and then um as far as the uh uh the bill on the uh uh immigrant students y um I think that is one that we certainly need to be uh
033paying a little attention to as it as it goes through and see how that uh how that plays out. Any other questions, comments for Miss Douglas on TLN report? Based on that last bill, from what you read, we have some discretion in how we administer that. Correct. Which one's that? The immigration bill for students if it passes. There could be a tuition asked to be paid. I mean, there's lots of ways to approach that. I I think district level. Yeah. I if I'm not mistaken, has it come out of committee and it's been voted on by the both chambers? It passed, didn't it? Well, I don't think it passed. I don't think it passed the Senate. It's in a It's in a It's not passed. It's in one of the houses. It may have passed
034at some point. That's right. Education committee because I was there that day, but I'm not sure that's passed the floor yet. And there was some um like April 1st was some update um meetings as well. So, some things could I have an update tomorrow because they're closing out sessions this week. So, I I'll be in Riversboro tomorrow for an update, legislative update, and then I get you more information on these particular bills then. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea just so that way we're kind of staying in tune with that. Okay. So, I I' I've got something. Sorry. So, about the cell phone usage, I really think we need to put it on the agenda. You've got Warren County that's put something into effect. Putnham County has, if I'm not mistaken, Rutherford County has
035now too. And I know Warren County is seeing a tremendous difference. I feel like we really need to look further into that because I've had some people tell me that the cell phones are out quite a bit at our White County High School. If uh if that's something you want have more discussion on, then we can certainly put it on as an agenda item. Okay. Thank you. So, don't forget to send me an email. I know I'll forget. All right. Anything else regarding um TLA report? All right then. Um if not, we'll move on. Uh you had threat assessment report in your packet. Uh four items have been closed, a noncredible threat. Uh one remains open and so we'll uh hope that that can get resolved uh uh soon. Um questions on the uh threat
036assessment report. Okay. If not um going into the personnel report, you have uh uh applicants that uh uh tracking for the month of March along with uh uh personnel changes uh that took place and that would be up through uh through the end of March. Any questions on personnel reports? The only thing I was just wondering is I mean it looks like your applicant is down a little bit. Interviews are up. Are we are we how many positions are we going to have open? We don't have many at all right now. We've as we've found vacancies, we've interviewed and and we've offered intent to hire letters. Okay. So, we don't have many uh positions to interview. We we had more applicants than we had positions for sure. Good. So, it's a good place. It's a
037good position to be in. Awesome. Thanks for all your hard work, Miss Dr. Butcher and Miss Miss Fresh. I mean, there's been a lot of folks and principles have been in on those interviews and I've been in a few, but uh um it's just that the the season has changed for interviewing. It's much earlier than it than it ever has been, and if we don't offer letters of intent now, they won't be there by the end of school. Okay. Okay. Any other questions regarding personnel report? Okay. Uh if not, moving on. Um the uh we've had a request for out of state travel by the White County girls basketball team for a trip to uh Daytona Beach, Florida uh in December uh December 26. And coach Dodin provided us very thorough uh uh uh report
038uh or summary of the tournament and uh so that was has uh been in your in your packet and also we have the formal request signed off by the principal and our director uh for for that trip as well. Any questions on that? So uh not any questions or we're uh okay with that that's we'll stay in consent and then we would uh be trip be approved by cons by our consent agenda. Then, um, we have, uh, another, uh, field trip request, and this is, uh, uh, White County High School, uh, Junior RTC, uh, going to a summer camp, uh, end of May in uh, in Kentucky. And so, we got 12 cadetses and supervision. So, uh, they'll be doing going through it seems like a mini basic training, uh, course. So uh but that's
039also been uh been uh uh gone through the proper channel field trip request form signed up by teacher principal and our director. So any questions, comments on the uh junior ROC summer camp. No, but I do want to give them a praise. I forgot to last time. Um actually I went and volunteered for the it's not the humane society. It was something at the high school where we had a supper and they worked the door. They helped serve the meal. They helped clean up. Some of them did. And I just want to praise them for being they was very professional. Open the door for me and this young man did and everything. And I was like, "Wow." And I mean, I actually complimented him. He was opening the door for everybody. And I just thought
040they did a great job. That's great. Yeah, we we're very fortunate. We have some really really well well done crew programs for for our students. So that's appreciate all those that are participating in that. Quick question, Mr. Chairman. The the basketball trip and this is a information for me, but the RTC trip has an actual request form. Is is basketball different because it's a sport? No, sir. I've sent them the actual request. They have all the information I think provided in those two documents they've provided, but I've asked them to submit a specific request form as they were here. So, we'll have that on file. Um, but um if if approved, I will get that signed. It doesn't need a signature by the board if but if it's approved, it'll be on record as such.
041But I have requested that official form. That's my form. Yeah. Just have it in. Yes, sir. Okay. So, uh that covers all the items on our consent agenda. And so, uh, if there's, uh, when we when we go for approval of the, uh, the agenda tonight, if no one requests, uh, uh, for any item to be pulled out, uh, and added to new business, then we will, those are items that will be con, uh, be approving on consent. Um, consent agendas do not require a motion or a second since it's unanimous uh, agreement. So uh we will uh uh we will as formality vote for approval and then move on to next items on our agenda. Um any other item uh that you want to bring up during this uh during our time? At some
042point we need to talk about um the resolution will be discussed a few times relative to the bonuses for teacher pay. Correct. We've got until June, right? We do. um when uh when uh Mr. Stroberger and I were reviewing our agenda for tonight um and and I appreciate you bringing that up as a reminder. Um we u I think that would that would be something that we would uh would would be best for us to uh finalize during budget budget talks and in our May meeting. So we'll have have a little time to to discuss that. I think uh I think uh give administration a little bit more time to uh uh uh to gather their information together and I think uh that would be the more appropriate time to do that. Feels good. Do
043we have a date yet for that meeting by the way? Uh 27th Mr. Mark the 27th and then the 29th is the vote. Is that correct? Yes. Yes. 27th to 29th. That that's on our agenda of May. So 27th would be the workshop to at 6 o'clock to go over the budget and then the vote would be a short meeting on the 29th. Hopefully short meeting if approved on the 29th. Yeah. Both both of those will be on on the uh um special call meetings on the 27th and the 29th. It's not posted on our on our website. So maybe we should go back and and I got my table on it. That's right. People are on it. That's You hit your refresh button. I bet it'll be done. Um so Mr. Russ, did you
044get the the dates? May 27. That' be 6:00 at at central office at the meeting. So one six o'clock that was Yes. Yes. So, I just have I have one final I'd like to bring up because this was mentioned um Mr. Johnberger mentioned it um about u about board retreat and uh I think it is I think it is uh I think it it would be good for us to to put effort into uh having having a retreat uh done and going on getting that on schedule. Um, and that's always the challenge trying to get everybody's schedule in line for something like that. Um, last year we had uh we had had a uh spent some time after summer law in Gatlinburg. Uh, so if everybody makes uh Gatlinburg, um, I think last time we
045uh stayed for another night and then uh took that day uh for uh that afternoon. uh for uh for for board retreat. Um that would be an option. There's also an option that we could go offsite or somewhere and have a evening and like a Friday evening, Saturday morning. Uh they'd be adding another time for us to uh to to get together. Um what I'd like for you to do is to give some thought. I'm going to send an email out over the weekend and give you a chance to think about it, put some options together. But one of the things we there's a couple questions we we would need to uh we need to ask ourselves. One would be when and where. And then I have down here who uh because I know that
046TSBA from time to time has uh makes themselves available to come and help facilitate uh board a board retreat. Um, so we might want to consider that. But I think one of the driving points that would influence that, the who would be what do we want to actually accomplish at a board retreat? And so I'd like to ask Mr. Drawer to uh give some thought to that as well as well as as far as board members go. Um, because if we're going to go through this effort, then we need to have an objective that we want to come out of it with. So, um, so be prepared for that. I'll send an email out over over u the weekend to start getting your feedback and then we can try to organize that and if we
047need to make some alternative reservations or we need to try to look somewhere else. But the the big thing is trying to get together on on schedule. So, what I may do is I may say, "How about these dates?" And we kind of take a take a uh a poll to see what dates work best work for everybody. So, that's uh all announcements I have. Uh I have one if I can go back to TLN. Yes. With Miss Douglas. um House Bill 1199, Senate Bill 161 is the student board member um bill that we talked about earlier that they were wanting to require every board across the state to have a student board member. Um, just got an update from Ben Torres from TSBA that that has passed the H, it's passed the Senate. Uh,
048but it only requires every school board in the state to pass a policy or to draft a policy that says you can have a student board member. It's not requiring each one. TSBA was opposed to that as far as requiring each board to have a student board member because I mean there's only 13 or 14 districts across the state that actually have student board members. U this was going to make it to where all 130 or 40 boards across the state had to have a board member. And you know not every every school is going to have every district's going to have that capability. Uh we're just very lucky to have one high school that has quality quality kids that come out of it. Um I mean you take a a county like Shelby or
049Hamilton or somewhere like that that's got 30 or 40 high schools in it. You you could have you could have more kids student representatives on the board than you have. That's right. So, I think as far as Ben says, as as it's coming out of the Senate, uh it's got to go to House Finance, Ways, and Means U and their calendar next week. Uh it's just going to require every board to have a policy stating that they can have a student board member. So, well, once again, White County is on the cutting edge leaders in this and al and very fortunate to have two uh uh highly talented um student representatives. And it was going to if if it was going to require us to only have one, we wouldn't we wouldn't be able to
050have a junior and a senior. We would only have a junior or a senior. So, we're again ahead of the ahead of the curve. Again, uh situation where local decisions are best left kept local. That's okay. All right. Um if nothing else, we'll uh we'll join our work session and get ready to start for our regular board meeting here in about 15 minutes. Thank you. This is a question from the teacher. meeting Yane Board of Education to order. If you would please rise and Miss Joy McIll will be leading us in our pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You may be seated. [Music] I'd appreciate appreciate
051the everyone's attendance tonight. uh our members of the public uh for uh Miss Johnson and staff for hosting us here at Wooden Park. We appreciate the opportunity to get out see your campus and host our meeting here um at this time. Board members appreciate uh you being here in attendance as well tonight. Um Tennessee code annotated in board policy 1400 states that every meeting of the board is open to the public except where law allows for a closed session. The agenda for the board meetings are posted on the district's website at www.wh coastschools.net at least 3 days prior to each meeting. State statute uh requests that each meeting agenda meeting agenda include an item reserved for public comment. The signup sheet has been made available prior to the beginning of the regular meeting. Individuals who
052have signed up prior to the start of the meeting to speak will be recognized in the order listed on the signup sheet at that point in the agenda designated for public comment. Board meetings are streamed with the help of Warrior Media for live or recorded viewing. Links are provided on the district's websites. Attending and or speaking during tonight's meeting applies consent for comments and appearances to be used. So with that uh like to uh ask at this time if uh there is any board member that has uh would like to disclose any conflict of interest for the agenda that is being considered tonight. Please let that uh be known at this time. Mr. Chairman, as I do each and every meeting, uh nothing on the agenda tonight constitutes a uh a conflict for me, but
053just for public record. Uh and let it be known that my wife is an employee of this district uh as a teacher and uh the views that I will be expressing here tonight will be uh of my own and for the best uh best for the students and the staff and the and the entire district. Thank you, Mr. McDonald. Uh much like Mr. McDonald, Mr. chairman. Uh my wife is also a an employee of the school system. Uh like him, nothing on the agenda should be a conflict of interest, but my thoughts, opinions, and comments are mine. All right. Thank you, Mr. Smith. So, uh Miss Sims, let the uh the minutes reflect that both Mr. McDonald and Mr. Smith indicated they have a spouse working for the district, but nothing on the agenda being
054considered for tonight's meeting would constitute a conflict for them. So, with that, uh, board members, you've been, uh, given the opportunity to review the agenda for tonight's meeting. We have one late addition that's come in, and that is a, u, uh, contingency field trip request for the, uh, National Archery Championship. Uh, should one of our students uh, qualify for that, uh, that would item has been added to the new business. So, uh, other than that, the, uh, the agenda remains as published. So, at this time, I'd entertain a motion for approval of agenda for tonight's meeting. So move a motion by Mr. McDonald. Do I have a second? Second. Second, Miss Fowler. Any discussion? Okay, hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. Under consent agenda items. Uh these
055items were reviewed during our our work session and will be uh approved by consent. Uh we reviewed the minutes from meetings held on March 20th. We reviewed budget amendments and transfers. Uh no new money came into our district for appropriation. Uh we reviewed policy. We have a first reading on policy uh uh 3202 uh that will uh that will be uh approved tonight on first reading. Have a had a uh going through our section 4 policies uh in the coming month. And then we had a press release preview for those that participated in the scope program. Uh we reviewed our maintenance uh in school and budget reports along with the TLN report, monthly threat assessment, personnel reports, and then uh White County High School uh girls basketball trip request and a junior ROC summer camp
056travel request. Those are items in our consent agenda. Uh consent agendas do not need a motion or a second. So this time uh uh ask for your motion of approval. Excuse me, your vote of approval. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. Next, we like uh would like to recognize Miss Julie Johnson, principal of Little Park, uh for our school presentation. Miss Johnson. Okay. I'm going to start with our three young men, Lucas Bullard, Colton Wood, and EJ Z. If you three would come up here, please. And I'm gonna just tell everyone how proud we are of you, of each of you. About two weeks ago, we had a scary situation in the classroom. Um, these three students were in the class with Miss Glass and Miss Glass tripped in
057the classroom. Um, it was very scary for these three young men. They're all fifth graders, but you would have thought that they were adults. They came, one of them specifically came to the office and got me and said, "We've had an accident in the class." The other one immediately went to nurse Angie, got nurse Angie and told her, "Hey, we've got a situation in the classroom. We've got to get to the classroom." The other student was making sure that the other two went to nurse Angie and came and got down. So they were all it was like but there were no there there was no nervousness about them. They immediately knew what to do and what was expected of them. And I know all three of you all how appreciative Miss Glass has been and
058commented on you all and what you did for her that day. So we are very proud of you and recognize you as Woodland Park Panthers. Congratulations. Very nice. It must be. And before we recognize the others, I know Miss Glass wants to get her picture made with you all real quick. Oh, there's another. You want to swap me real quick, buddy? There we go. Yes. That's what fine for. Thank you. And then the next student we want to recognize is Miss Lou [Music] Weston. And I'm going to say me and Lou go back a long ways, don't we? I remember her at Caspel and she was Luella and now she is Lou to all of us. Um, but she received the diagnosis of being a diabetic. She has been very responsible and I'm going to
059tell you she has taught me many things about what to do and what not to do. um fourth grade and not many people can say that they've had what you've had handed to you, but you've dealt it with grace. So, congratulations to Miss [Applause] Lou. And then nurse Angie, you are next. And we are very lucky to have nurse Angie here at Woodland Park. And I tell many, many people, she's the calm to our busy days here at Woodland. If you're going down the hall, most of the time you're going to look to the right and there's going to be anywhere of five to seven patients lined up on that bench. She's never going to get frazzled or anything like that. She's just going to be the calm. Um, we had an incident that happened
060in the parking lot um of a visitor that was not a student of ours that a visitor, an adult came and was banging on the door. Um, and we were like, "What is going on?" And they came to the office and they said, "My my child's out here choking in the parking lot." It was a very scary situation. Um, and I still say to this day, if nurse Angie had not been there at that time, it would not have ended the way it did. So, we are very thankful for nurse Angie. And then last but not least is Miss Jeie, who keeps us all laughing. She starts my day off in the mornings in a good way. Good, positive way. You can count on her to get a laugh going every morning. Here at Woodland
061Park, we have many students. Um, they go through that line daily, breakfast, lunch, and everything. And I know what seems to like just all of us, a switch in a lunch schedule is not a big deal. But to some of our students, if on that lunch menu it says chicken nuggets or salsberry steak, that's what that's what had better be there when they get there. You don't differ from that menu. And Miss Jenny will always say, "Okay, so and so has to have this. I'm going to put it back." And that way we know that their day is going to be good. It's not going to be rocked just due to this menu being switched a little bit. And we could not do it without you, Miss Jenny. Can you get a picture of all
062the ladies? Yes. And John, will you all just ladies are all the students and students too? Okay. So, all award recipients. That would be great if we could get everybody. All award recipients, please come forward for your pictures. Thank you. [Applause] Hey, I I just want, if I could, board members, just want to say um first of all, Miss Johnson does a great job at Wooden Park uh with her staff. Um, I've had the pleasure a number of times when she's had to be out of the building. Uh, one of us, one of the supervisors or myself will come over and just hang out. They don't need us here. They can run it without us, but we feel better. And and shamelessly, it's it's an easy way for me to be around kids again for
063a few minutes. Uh, but when I've spent time here, uh, a lot of time easy thing for me to do is go in the lunchroom and help during lunch and just, you know, open, uh, packs and, you know, ketch ketchup packs and serve some water and just be there to help supervise. I'm always impressed by the staff and what a good job they do of watching the students and taking care of them. It's a loud kind of controlled chaos. Uh but they do an excellent job of supervising students. Miss Johnson does that as well. She's all over the building. Uh she and one particular day recently we had a student that was choking and Miss Johnson went and performed the Heimlick maneuver and uh and then just never said a word about it. Went about
064her day like all administrators do. And I just want to acknowledge her for her leadership and certainly for her being a health hero here at Wood. And we do have an award coming. Thank you so much. Thank you, Miss Johnson. And board members, comments. I got a comment. I would just like to say thank you to everybody here because I have a grandson that goes here and I know it's tough sometimes and I know he struggles and I know he's been in your office. It's all good. But um it's been amazing. I just want to say Miss Brad has been great. She's a blessing for him and we wouldn't be where we are with him this year if it had not been for the great staff here. Thank you to you all. One one comment.
065It's it was good to see the three young men up here and and the young lady as well, but it just shows you that leadership comes in all ages and to see that as as elementary students, I'm just excited to see what we're going to have as they go to middle, high school, and then into their careers. Great. Thank you. Other comments? Well, very much appreciate uh recognizing the uh school health heroes uh here at Wooden Park and great things and and uh it sounds like that uh you uh you you guys are embracing the theme of that and appreciate all the work and congratulations to our award winners. All right, with that we'll move on to our next agenda and that's a district update by our director of schools, Mr. Drum Barber. It's going
066to be riveting, Mr. chairman, but I didn't know if you might want to excuse our guests in case you don't want to. I I'm sorry. First of all, all parents and thank you for being here. We will uh give you the opportunity more than welcome to stay uh because it does get riveting sometimes. Yeah, but you can watch it later. You can watch it on You can watch it on You can watch it on YouTube. Play it at two times speed. It'll probably be that much more interesting. Thank you for being here, though. Thank you, everybody. Be careful. Be careful with that cord right there. Congratulations. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations. Congratulations. Hey, would be a leader. Thank you for that. Yes, sir. I wouldn't want to listen to me anyway. All
067right. Um Okay. So, we'll move on and recognize our director. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, board members, just want to say on behalf of our family, thank you for your kind words and prayers and gift in the passing of my father-in-law, Mr. McClly. Uh Mr. McCully was the first principal here at Woodland Park. Uh he also was principal at East Sparta School and at Northfield. And uh uh he will be missed in the community, certainly in our family, but we appreciate you all reaching out to us and uh uh for all your well wishes. Um as you said earlier, Mr. Chairman, there's a personnel report in your folders for the month. We're currently interviewing teacher candidates for next year. We have most of the vacancies filled for next year with a
068few more interviews to come and we're excited about uh the new folks that we are bringing on board. Uh legislative update. The current legislative session has come to a close this week and bills are being finalized. I'll have an update on the education legislation coming up in the next few days. As I said, I'll be in Murphy'sboro uh part of the day tomorrow for a legislative update and I'll get that to you. Uh academically, our school teams are pushing hard towards TCAP testing. This will begin in earnest next week and will continue across all grade levels and subjects for a couple of weeks. All of our preliminary data looks good and looks very promising and we're expecting good results on state assessments. Uh safety wise, Mr. Haley, our safety supervisor, continues to orchestrate our safety
069efforts along with help from our local authorities. We're continuing our key and door lock replacement projects at the high school. And the maintenance department is also al also helping with safety by replacing doors, fixing electrical issues, and securing fences. Financially, as you've heard, the school district is in good financial shape at this point, but we're cautiously optimistic about the future. Tissa, tariffs, and taxes will all be things that we'll be watching in the coming months for fiscal year 26. Uh the goal of this budget cycle will be to continue our current pro programming without making any significant cuts to personnel. Uh athletically, uh spring sports are in the middle of their seasons, actually probably past midway. Uh tournament play will be starting in early in May. Uh shout out to Mr. Mr. Steve Wilson, a
070former White County Middle School assistant principal who now is retired, but he works part-time as our district field specialist. Uh Mr. Wilson's uh had our playing services looking great this spring and we want to thank him for all of his hard work. Uh building projects wise, the pre-bid meeting for the Doyle School project will be on April 30th and the bid opening will be on May 14th. We're looking forward to this small addition to the school. Uh and also want to note that Friday the 18th is Good Friday. schools will be closed at for the Easter holiday. Uh there are only about five and a half weeks of school left in the year and they will go quickly. And that completes my brief director's report, but I'll be glad to answer any questions that you
071have. Any uh any questions for uh for our director and director's report? All right. Uh if not then we'll uh move on next item on our agenda and that is uh tenure teacher tenure recommendation. This is per policy uh 5117. Um so from time to time uh teachers that would have achieved all the requirements for for being uh uh uh being uh eligible for tenure. um those are are brought to us as a board and from the board standpoint um we're the ones to approve uh approve tenure for those individuals. Uh we have 10 individuals that have been uh recommended to us tonight. Um, and speaking with the director on this, I don't think there's really a set time on our schedule when we when we do this, but uh certainly uh it it's certainly
072uh fair for the district and the individuals uh for us to take up this matter in April uh as uh as if there was uh need for them to uh to look for employment in another district, they would have the opportunity to do that. But uh uh so this seems like the appropriate time. Uh tonight we have as mentioned 10 people uh uh that teachers that have been recommended for tenure. Uh Sarah Bradley, Melanie Bernett, uh Lindy Good, Sierra Griffin, Jessica Griffith, Mallerie Maym, Braggan Suard, Joy Templeton, Darla Tolson, and Megan Wallace. uh those recommendations and their uh uh their longevity with the district was uh uh included in your packet as recommendation for uh for tenure. So uh with that uh I would entertain a motion for approval of tenure for uh the the
07310 teachers that have been recommended have motion to approve. Motion by Mr. McDonald. I have a second. Second. Second by Miss Douglas. Discussion. I I do have one question and I I Mr. D answered it earlier, but I want it just to be on the record. Um, several of those, you know, some have 50 months, some have 54, 74, 80, 89, 190. I mean, can you explain and just for the record so that people understand what that means or the board understands what that means? So, the tenure laws that's written out, they teachers have to be in the district for five years. Um and they have to have a level score of a level four or five in the previous two years before the last two years before awarding tenure. And but each uh some
074of our uh so they may not have had a four or five at that time in order to be awarded that. So they may have been here a little longer and also we have teachers that transfer transfer in from other districts that have uh that have uh credit credited service in other districts. Um and then there's a probationary period that they have to work here before they can be awarded in our particular district. So that would that would be some of the reasons why they would have different month totals. Okay. Just just wanted some clarity on that. Thank you. Okay. Any uh any other questions? I mean I can personally attest to Miss Tson. I've never had her as a teacher, but I walk through the freshman hallways quite often and she's always smiling and
075really makes my day, I got to say. Oh, that's great. And Miss Tos glad you're here tonight. Thanks for making Bernette as well. Thank you, Miss Bernette. Miss Wallace. Miss Wallace. All right. Thank you. I should make all all those teachers that are on the list stand up. I apologize that I haven't. Well, we don't Yeah, we don't always know all that. Yeah. apologize but uh but so any other uh any other comments? Thank you guys for your service. Appreciate you. All right. Um so I have a motion and a second on the tenure approval. So uh no more comments. Uh uh then all those in favor signify by saying I I opposed. Motion passes. So congratulations to you all. Congratulations. Well, you can let them go if they want to. Um, you teachers, you're
076actually your assignment for the rest of the evening is to finish out this meeting. I I'm just kidding. If you if you need to excuse yourself, we c we certainly understand. Um, next item on our agenda is uh science textbook adoption. Um, we run through a period of I think it's eight years for adopting science textbooks. Um, and this was uh this was our year to do the science uh portion. And so uh those textbooks have been reviewed by our our uh our uh review committee uh and made up of teachers, administrators and members of uh uh public. Is that correct? Yes. And so uh those had been had a group of of curriculum that was that was uh for them to choose from. they came back and made their recommendation. Uh this was uh
077made available for public comment, public review during the week of April 4th through the 9th and uh it was advertised on our website, Facebook page, Sparta Live. Uh we did receive one public comment in this during this review view period, but these books were being recommended as us adopting those for our science curriculum um in K through 5, 6 through 8 and 9 through 12. So, uh, with, uh, that information being, uh, coming to us for approval, um, this time I would entertain a motion for approving the, uh, uh, science textbook curriculum as presented. So moved. Motion by Mr. Smith. Do I have a second? Second. Second, Miss Fowler. Any other discussion? Any questions? Okay, hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. Next item on our agenda is
078our student representative report. Uh so we have Miss McIll, Miss Sackett. Uh I'll recognize you. Whichever one wants to go first. Thank you. Um I'll go ahead if that's okay. Um sorry. Um so I'm super excited to announce that we have a lot going on within um our CTE programs, especially um within the FFA. So, we just got to attend state convention and we were recognized on a lot of different levels um for a couple different awards. Uh but especially that we had 15 students who earned their Tennessee FFA state degree and that's one of the highest honors that you can receive at the state level um as a student. It represents years of dedication, leadership, community service, and enrollment in an agriculture education class for all four years of high school. Um, so big
079congratulations to all my names that I'm about to read to you. We had Max Baker, Griffin Burton, McKenna Hughes, Chase Lewis, Dylan Parish, Trip Pinion, Brianna Powell, Chelsea Reed, Camden Ryan, Marlo Selby, Austin Steing, Collier Steel, Will Stockton, Trey Whitaker, and Maddox Young. Um and our annual plant sale and banquet is coming up. So that uh students that are enrolled in an agriculture education class have been working hard growing and preparing plants. Um they're not only fundraising, but they're also getting a real world experience in business, marketing, and horiculture. Um and this is a great benefit to our um a business pathway that was recently added into our CTE program. So, we're really getting to see what the budget looks like, what the account looks like, um, and getting to work with the public uh,
080during that sale, which takes place April 21st through May 9th. And I would also like to invite everybody to our awards banquet on April 29th. So, if you're interested, um, let me know and I will get you a ticket. Um, and then lastly, I get to tell you guys a secret that I had to keep. So, I was nominated to be on the Tennessee FFA nominating committee. So, I actually got to pick uh the state officers of Tennessee FFA. I am so grateful for the opportunity to really be able to do that. There were two students selected out of Middle Tennessee, two out of East, and two out of West. We served on a board with six adults, uh including the commissioner of education, commissioner of agriculture, uh agriculture educators, um we had CEO of
081the co-op. So, a mixture of different people, but we got to interview 30 candidates. That was a lot of interviewing, three interviews each candidate. So, I spent a lot of hours with these candidates, but got to make some really great connections. Um, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity and really want to um pour into the teachers who have poured into me uh through the CTE program and also administrators, vice principles who have all helped me um fill out my application. And so yeah, congratulations. Okay. Um, that is awesome. got to say. Um, all I really have to say for my little portion here is that I announced a little while back that a bunch of our students from the band went to Midstate and they auditioned for a Middle Tennessee um to be placed
082in honors bands. And if you get in the highest part of the honors band, the gold band, you can audition again for All State, which is the entirety of Tennessee. And we had two of our students that were able to uh get in and placed and that is they actually left today um to go prepare their their performance and that's Shane Barnes who got eighth chair. So he's eighth best clarinet in the state and Audrey Sap who got 18th chair. So she's 18th best clarinet. Wow. Which I got to say it's pretty cool. Uh their their concert is on Sunday at noon. Um you all are welcome to come if you would like. It's a little bit further away because it's in at Gaylord Opry Land Hotel in Nashville. Oh wow. It's it's a pretty
083big event. Um and that's all I'm going to say. I wish I had the talent to play an instrument. I can't say that I haven't though. Um we'd also like to recognize 13 students who have signed uh with plans to attend TCAT Livingston. Uh these students have taken a big step towards their future careers by committing to programs ranging from welding and nursing and information technology and automotive technology. And we're incredibly proud of them for pursuing hands-on education and workforce ready skills. And those students are Braxton Mccur, Isabella Beoy, Camden Hall, Austin Hunt, Brendan Risen, Kase Seal, Collier Steel, Gage Stevenson, and Maddox Young. All right, just have a little announcement here that I'm very happy to say that our school was able to um our high school was able to host a blood drive
084again, which is pretty great. Um we're able to help our community by giving blood and saving lives. I mean, that's a amazing opportunity that our high school has to save lives like that. Um and that was I do believe April 28th. And yeah, so that's coming up. No, that already happened. Oh, in March. March 28th. March 28th. March. March. Yes. But awesome. That's great work. Sorry. Yeah, we've got a little bit more, but that's Thank you. Thank you. Um, we'd also like to give our warriors of the month a big shout out. They've gone above and beyond in academics, leadership, and character. And, uh, we appreciate them and the positive example that they set for our peers um, every day. So, I'm really gonna try not to butcher this name. I practice. Elizabeth Auire, um,
085Morgan Boyd, Isabella Gu, Alexis Griffin, Lillian Hurst, Julie McCarthy, Tyler Meadows, Justin Meyers, Christopher Perchett, Hunter Riggsby, and those are her names. And I'm really sorry if I butchered them. I practiced them, I promise. All right, last thing is that um a couple of our students in the art programs entered an art competition and they placed which is pretty cool. Let's see. Candace, right? Kase case. There we go. Case Wright won second place in the oil painting. And my best friend, actually, her name is Jordan Fisk. She won first place in clay, first place in threedimensional, uh and best of show for her acrylic painting and won over $200 for it. Wow. Oh, good day's work. Yeah, that's awesome. She worked really hard for that. Spent a lot of months painting and sculpting. No doubt.
086That's awesome. No doubt. That's great. Thank you. Any questions for our student representatives regarding their student uh representative report? Where do they find all the time to do the stuff that they do? That's what I'm saying. I I think you know the future looks good for students coming out of White County High School or the our district you know and this it starts here in the elementaryaries and but certainly you see and Miss Johnson I'm sure that you probably had some of those students that were were were named and I know you guys have to be really proud about that because I mean that ultimately that's what you're working for right seeing these these young men and women have the opportunities to uh uh to have positive experiences And that's that's a great great thing.
087Highly motivated uh uh group of students. So, we appreciate that. Any other comments, questions? Not to step on Miss Sacket, but I've already got our tickets set for the banquet. Sorry about that. Um so, if you want to go, I need to know so I can let them know to keep air tickets or no. Somebody sent me one in the mail. I got a ticket to the in the mail. Good. All right then. There you go. All right. Look, he's special. We know it's because he's the TSBA president. I just got one in the mail. I'm not saying a word. I figured you would take it. It came from Miss Ellers. So, Miss Eller sent me one. So, all right. Um, so, thank you ladies for that very very uh very encouraging report. Uh so
088next we'll move to uh next item on our agenda and that's public comment per policy 1404 uh signup sheet for those wishing to speak to the board uh regarding any matters that uh regarding the district and we had no one that was signed up for tonight's uh to be recognized tonight. So that moves us on to new business. Uh we did have a um a field trip request come in um at uh at our this week uh since we posted our agenda and that was by the uh for the White County High School uh field trip request for a n to attend the national archery competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 3rd through 8th. And uh this is uh this is uh preliminary pending someone uh any of our students qualifying based on uh
089what we uh discovered last month when the archery team was here. I would say it's highly likely that some of those uh individuals would have the opportunity to attend this. But uh they wanted to go on and get this uh on on our schedule and get our approval uh if we so choose to allow them to participate in that competition in June. So, uh, at this time, I would entertain a motion to approve the White County High School field trip for the archery team to the National Archery Competition in Merl Beach, South Carolina, June 3rd through 8th. Motion by Mr. McDonald. I have a second. I'll second it. Second by Miss Stone. Discussion. Okay. Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. That leads us to our old business.
090We have no items in our old business. And so that would uh take us next time as chairman's comments. Appreciate everyone uh attendance tonight. Uh our next board meeting will be May 8th uh at the White County Board of Education. And so we'll have our work session at 5:00, our regular meeting at 6. Uh and just keep in mind May will be a busy month for us board members. So, make sure if you have any questions on the calendar dates for some of the things, uh, check the website, reach out to the director, myself, and we'll make sure we, uh, we're all on the same page of of, uh, our responsibilities coming month. Can I make one comment? Uh, yes, Mr. Vice Chair, you can make comments. No, it was it was asked earlier about
091the u the tracking your blood pressure and your activity. Um, checked with Miss uh, Canard. they uh she would like for us to continue doing that through the May meeting. So um if you can just continue to fill out the spreadsheet that she sent you through the May meeting u that will get her qualified for uh the award that she's hoping to get. So small ask us. So we uh let's we'll continue to uh to pursue that and help help Miss Canard in her efforts. Um so thank you Mr. McDonald for bringing that reminder up. So uh brings us to our final item on the agenda and that's so take a motion for adjournment. Motion from Mr. Smith. Do I have a second? Second. Second Miss Fowler. All those in favor? I All right. Thank
092you everyone. Have a good meeting evening. When is the good meeting? We done got storm warning. I can't remember. I like you.