001Okay. Um, since we u Dr. Shannon led us in prayer before the reception, um, I'm going to call the September 2025 B County Board of Education meeting to order. And I've asked Mr. Livingston to lead us in the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America. [Music] Mr. Hyde, Miss Kennan >> here, >> Miss Arnold >> here, >> Mr. Hedge >> here, >> Mr. Mills, Miss Douglas >> here, >> Mr. Marks >> here, >> Mr. Blue >> here, >> Mr. Thornton >> here. >> 10 present, two absent. We do have a quorum. Next item on the agenda is election of office. Do I have a motion for chair? Can I make a motion? I'd like to elect Sha Kennon if she would be willing to take that again. >> Motion
002from Mr. Wyers for Miss Shauna Kennon. Second. >> Have a second from Mr. Thornton or Miss Arman, whichever one you would choose. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Right. >> Congratulations. Well, any more nominations? Got ahead of myself. Any more nominations? All right. Congratulations, Chair Kidden. I will let you take over from here. >> Thank you. Um, >> the chair is now accepting nominations for vice chair. >> I'd like to make another nomination. I'd like to nominate. Let me send it if he would take the vice chair again for another year. >> I'll second that. Anybody? >> Good job. >> We have um a motion to nominate and a second for Mr. Robert Livingston to be vice chair. All those in favor, please say I. >> All oppose, please say no.
003>> Um I have it. Any other nominations for vice chair? All right. Congratulations, Mr. Robert. Next on our agenda is approval of the agenda. Remember that when we approve the agenda, we also approve the consent agenda which includes approval of August minutes, substitutes, pending background checks, overnight trip for the CHS softball team on April the 10th and 11th of 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Approve of all beta and CTE clubs overnight trips for the 2526 school year. Approval of September the 12th as school bus driver appreciation day, which is a new trust day. Approve schools and BOE copy machine contracts and approval of >> Desawn Whitfield as a CHS non-staff football coach. >> I think the question was approved tonight agenda. >> Second. We have a motion and a second to approve the agenda and the
004consent agenda. Um, any corrections to the minutes or additions to the agenda? If not, we will vote. All those in favor of approving the agenda and the consent agenda, please say I. >> If there are any opposed, please say no. Eyes have it. We have approved the agenda and consent agenda. Next on our agenda is the approval of the executive committee report. The executive committee of the Benton County Board of Education met on Thursday, August 7th, 2025 phone at 5:00 PM. A recommendation was made to approve the agreement with Dynamics Physical Therapy to become the exclusive sports medicine partner with the Benton County Board of Education for high school basketball and football and other high school sports on an on call basis. The agreement is attached. All approved. Members present were Shauna Kennan, board chair
005and director Mark Florence. I recommend that we um approve this executive committee report. >> Anybody got questions, comments? >> Um I will tell you having an executive committee not is not something that we wanted to do, but West Tennessee Healthcare could not provide us with a athletic trainer. So, um, we thought we would have one. We had one last year. And so, um, and my understanding was the trainer wanted to come back, but she has to do what her boss tells her. And so, um, the Miss Cayla Mills and the nurses had met with Dynamics and they agreed. They don't have an athletic trainer, but we do have a PT and Miss Abby Holiday, which came well. It's not holiday, >> but um she's working with the football team and we just I I called
006Cher Kenny because we really needed that um person on the sidelines for our football teams and then they'll be at basketball games as well and then on the own call like an example would be if something happens to track and field then they call and and go there. So, apologies that we had to do it with an executive committee, but we really needed to make sure that that was in place before football season started. >> Any other discussion? With no further discussion, we will vote. All those in favor of approving the executive committee report, please say I. >> If there are any opposed, please say no. The eyes have it. We have approved the executive committee report. Now we will um approve the agreement. >> Is there a second? >> We have a motion and
007a second to approve the dynamics um agreement for sports medicine. Um is there any discussion about this? >> Let me see if I can understand. I I think I would like Miss Aby's she was on the field in PT. So the dynamic physical therapy people they supply her for our things and it doesn't have to be her somebody okay but they will provide someone at all our football games all our basketball games and then on an on call basis and then hopefully in the future you know it would be great if we had one at all but that's just almost impossible at high school and there's no that's hard Right. No cost. >> No cost. Well, yeah, there is a cost. It's It's between 250 and 300 a night, and that's about what we were
008paying last year, >> plus travel. But with the new TWWSAA rules, it's just uh I mean, we have to have and our local physicians, which I totally understand with the library stuff, it's it's really hard to ask them to volunteer. So, it's just we did it last year with West Tennessee Healthcare and it averaged about $300 involved in it. So, and we budgeted. >> So, it's already in budget. >> Any further discussion? If not, we will vote. Um, remember we are voting to approve the dynamics agreement. Miss Michelin, please call. >> Mr. Hargas, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Mr. Marks, >> yes. >> Mr. Blue, >> yes.
009>> Mr. Thornton, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? >> 10. Yes. >> The Donny mixed agreement must been approved. Next on our agenda is approval of budget resolutions. There's a whole bunch of them. >> There's Are we just going to do this packet of them and then the extra one later? >> The extra one. It didn't include it. >> Okay. There's an extra just one piece of paper on the other side of y'all's folder. that we will. Did we get a second? We have a second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve these budget resolutions as printed. Mr. Florence, I want to >> Well, first of all, after the August meeting, we said September was going to be a resolution preboard meeting. To be honest, I don't know
010that we're ever going to have a resolution preboard meeting in the future. um most of this and yes it is an 8 cent an 8 cent resolution for a $2 million budget but Dr. Shannon and and Marilyn and I can tell you that what the state told us to do. So um the you have the nurses grant we had to move some money instead just for uh the different teachers for salaries. Um you had the prek grant um JAG that is the uh career and talk but it's the grant that Courtney B she has her students where they work in the community with workbased learning and that's just some money for her insurance and retirement. Uh we've had to move some maintenance Michelle has she's trying to spend all that extra money she has. You
011can see the nurses grant that's just putting that into the budget. Um what a blessing that's been. I think we have one more year after this year. You never know. It's a grant, but we do have it this year. And um so and then the $8,000. Well, you see the title one. Um we couldn't do that last cuz we were on hold with federal budget. And then that uh $8,000 that was in the back. Um we we had already took care of that. We thought Neland then the state sent um us an email that they wanted that put in federal not in a GP. So that's all that is is moving. So no new money just making sure we have the budget correct and I'll be glad to answer any questions. Any questions or further
012discussion? If there are none, Miss Michelle, please file. >> Mr. Hargas, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Mr. Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Mr. Marks, >> yes. >> Mr. Blue, >> yes. >> Mr. Thornton, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? 10 yes. 10 yeses. The budget resolutions have been approved. The next item on our agenda is approval of the graduate HVAC project bid. >> We get a motion in a second. We have a motion. >> A second >> and a second. Any discussion on this? >> Well, we submitted this in the paper. We had a construction meeting and it's we haven't had many bids lately where we just had one
013bid, but u you can see Todd Prince Construction with the only bid at 547,470. Um so that I'll make a recommendation we'll approve that bid. The good thing about that is I think subcontract was Fuller Configriation and then Brandon's last name, excuse me. The good thing about it, it's all local people that will be installing this. Um the plan is we actually did two phases. We're hoping working on this trying to adjust schedules maybe the week before fall break that they could maybe do one pod and then do the other pod um during fall break. That that's that's our hope. Then all our teachers, all the classrooms will be finished after fall break. And then Christmas break come in and there'll be HBAC put in the library and administrative office area. Then we will have
014to have to replace one in the gym and then there'll be a couple units to air condition the cafeteria and those office areas behind the cafeteria and the chiller will be gone through. has I I think from talking to Mr. Fuller, we can probably deem that a chiller surplus and maybe recoup a little bit of our money with that because somebody would be glad to have that and we'll be glad to cut it. So for that, we're hoping to have it done by Christmas, but the contract says by spring break cuz with ordering parts, there's always a lot of things that happen. But I I think they're comfortable having the mini splits entered in installed in the classrooms by fall break in the fall break. And I think Mr. White will tell you the is
015it the 300 or the four 500 that we installed during Christmas? >> 300 those teachers they they really like that. And u and I will tell you the cost was very similar to what that emergency uh purchase was which I thought was crazy. >> What's the brand? >> Um is it >> or it's how many units? >> I think there's 24. I think there's 12 per pod and then you have the three big units. Um I know the gym unit alone is over over 50,000. So you can probably those four units are probably a third of it anyway. Any other questions? If there are none, Miss Michelle, would you please call the Mr. Harus. >> Yes. >> Mr. Livingston. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >>
016yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Mr. Marks, >> yes. >> Mr. Blue, >> yes. >> Mr. Thornton, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? >> 10 yes. >> With 10 yeses, we have approved Prince Construction for his bid for the Bri Hac. Next on the agenda is the director board. >> First of all, um I encourage new teachers not to stay, but I am excited about this new group. They and we have a quite the range. We have some with experience. We have some right out of college. We have like you've seen earlier from all over the country. So, we are excited about that. Also, I think everybody knows Miss Donna, and I I failed back at the August meeting. I think you were here, but
017Miss Donna Samson is the new principal at Camden Elementary. So, I think all the board members know Miss Donna, but just uh wanted to make sure I acknowledge Miss Don's back there. There's I put these on the back of your packet, and as they say here at the office, I'm not as good as I used to be, and I'll totally agree that, but we just found out about these today. Um there is a contract for Edgy Point, and I put that in the very back of your packet. This is the student information system we've been using for 13 years. Um, but the state, we had a contract with the state and they would pay for it. Then they paid for half of it and now they paid for none, but it's in the baby. Look
018at TA. So, with that said, um, before we submitted the contract, they sent in an email today. I thought it would be good for the board to approve that. So, it's nothing new. It's about $9,000 at two $2.25 per student. And uh so I just chair if we can get a motion in a second and I think a voice over. >> Make a motion to approve it. >> We have a motion. We have a second. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion on this one? If there's no further discussion, we will vote. All those in favor of approving the entry point education systems um agreement with staff. If there are any opposed, please say no. Eyes have it. Um we have approved this. Okay. And then the
019second um the school links contract. This replaces our current contract with major clarity that provides our students opportunities through college and career readiness. I think we purchased this through the innovative school model. And I'm going to let Miss Millner or Dr. Shannon answer any questions or maybe give you a better explanation than I can give you of what um this is for our students. So Dr. Shannon Ry's pointing to you. So well first let me apologize getting this to you. Our past approved first. So we want to get this moving as rapidly as we could. Thank you for your consideration proposal. It's going to replace clarity which allows us to help uh better track and report to the state our early postsecary opportunity our students regardless of what they may get that that is a
020funding mechanism that is outside of the bas and we very much want to make sure our students are afforded the opportunity to have those uh secondary opportunities but we also want to report them actively to the state to receive the funding that we get back to help offset the cost of And so this mechanism is recommended by some colleagues where Miss Miller and I were attending in a in a conference. They were very pleased with it. She and I and perhaps others sitting on a meeting where we overviewed it. And uh so we think this is going to be a I don't want to say game changer, but certainly going to be very nice to be able to allow parents and students to better track what they're doing and to have this availability so we
021can have greater accountability to the state and and not lose those money that are available to us and come back to this district. Thank you, Dr. Shannon. Any questions for Dr. Shannon? our total voice or roll calls. >> I think voice is >> um any further discussion on this. This is a two-year contract, correct? August 27th chair, we don't have a motion or sorry. Thank you. You're welcome. >> We have a motion. >> Thank you. >> And a second. >> We just did that one backwards, you know, just a little, but it's okay. Oh, anybody else have anything? >> If not, we will vote. All those in favor of um approving the school links agreement, please say I. I. >> If there are any, please say no. Eyes have it. We have approved that agreement.
022>> And chair, I apologize for that, but Dr. Shanny nailed it. we get these grants approved and then we until we have board approval we can't spend the money. So if we know it, it's better to put it in on the director for it instead of changing. So the money's there. We just need that approved. So thank y'all for your understanding. Um we do need to schedule a policy committee meeting. I put a little bit about um some issues we're having. I think it would be better for us to discuss that at policy. There's also a couple other policies that I'd like to discuss. So, um, it I put some dates either this Thursday or next next Tuesday or Thursday. It it really doesn't matter to me. Um, obviously our chair will not be able
023to attend, but we can >> Well, if it's on a Thursday, I can't, but Tuesday afternoon. >> Well, what about is everybody good with next Tuesday at U that's the 9th the week from today at 5:30? I'll be in school, but I don't >> the second. >> That's >> what time is that? >> 6. >> Well, um I am out of town the next week. Um and then next Tuesday is um our fall digital. Um >> if we did it Thursday, >> what about Monday? Does anybody have a problem? That's your city meeting. You're not a military offic. So what about next Monday 5:30? >> What is that date? That is the 10 the eighth grade football game. >> Start. >> I don't know. [Music] >> We just know we have to be there. >>
024Does anybody have an issue with the 8th at 5? Is that too early? Monday the 8th at 5. Well, let's schedule that and we can u we just need to discuss some things and then we'll go from there. >> 5:00. >> Mhm. The 8th at 5:00 and I will send you a text. Okay. The fall uh the TSBA fall district meeting is in Humboldt on Tuesday the 23rd. Um, we'll leave the office here around 3:30 for those of you that have registered. If you did not register and you would still like to go, if you'll let me know, we can get you registered this week and you're welcome to attend. If you're if you did register and you're not going to be able to make it, we can still cancel that by Friday. So, that's
025usually in Homeboat's not too far. When it's Dyresburg or something, it's a long day, but we should be home pretty early. Um if you a few maintenance issues. Um the awning at parent pickup at Brywood School has been installed. Also um we painted the U walkway that gavaniz has been there for well since 71 I think. Then we put the new roof and we put the uh there's a bunch of argument what color that is. It's brown to me. Some say gold some say copper but the dark trim. So, we had that painted. I think it really adds to Brywood and so we had that done. Um, Corel has completed the Roost project at Camden Junior High. If you haven't seen the logo, I think I sent it to everybody. It's pretty neat. They were
026here Friday. Um, they give out t-shirts. Um, part of the deal for the logo, they're hurting that they come did a media presentation and I had to go out early and talk about the roof uh that project. But it was quite amazing. They were done in 6 weeks and basically done in four weeks. Just a little trim work. So, it did leak a little bit the first time, but we hadn't had any since. And when you put a new roof on, there's with all those seam is nothing perfect. Um, I told you last month during fall break, we're going to fix the parent pickup. I know we've had calls about that at the high school. the way they route and the curve where they turn. It's eaten the way at the concrete. We're going to
027do asphalt. If that doesn't work, then we may have to look at like we did at elementary a few years ago and just pour concrete. But we're going to try the asphalt first and they're going to do that during fall break. Uh the generator has been installed here at the office. Uh thanks Mr. Thornton and Mr. Scott Owens from the electric department or electric company. they come and talk about, you know, if we do have a disaster here, not having electricity could be quite an issue. So, that's installed and it's up and running. Um, we're going to paint the exterior doors at the Career Technical Center, the rollup doors. My wife says I'm anal, but if you drove by and you really look at them, they they don't look very good. And so that's something
028we're going to hopefully get done in the next two or three um weeks. Um next project on the painting probably do this summer be the high school doors. It seems like we just did it yesterday, but it I think it's been 8 years so time flies. So, we're just trying to tally things up and but we will have the vocational center done before. Um, when I I've talked about the HDAC project at Briwood and then we've also got a couple companies that we are just looking at the football stadium for LED lights. Um, that thing is getting which is what you wanted when and what the board wanted, what the community wanted. the football field is being used, which is great, but as those lights being on all the time, that that is an expense
029where if you had LEDs, it would be a huge savings and and not a big concern about what it costs to leave them on. So, we're just looking at that. Um, I can tell you from um talking to different directors, you're talking two $250,000, but there are some TVA grants out there that we could possibly get about half of that paid for. So, I think it's worth looking into and and then we'll take care of that once we know. Um, I will be attending the superintendent conference in Gatlinburg um Saturday the 13th of September through September the 17th. I will send you a text to remind you if you need me. Just feel free to uh text or call and you know I'll get back to you. October meeting. I don't know that we've ever
030done this but and I will remind you and I'll send your memo out early but it is on Thursday. Okay. I don't know that we've ever had a school board meeting on Thursday but fall break is the following week. So we thought it would be better especially with resolutions and we're going to have the same goal. no resolution October, but I I wouldn't count on that. But we will meet on Thursday the 2nd and like I said, I will remind you. And then the last thing I have is I did um talk to Tim um this afternoon about 4:00. Um I I had the opportunity to tell somebody he he said, "Oh, Mark, I is the best thing." They give me a shower just a couple hours ago. So, um he's weak. um he wanted
031me to tell you that he loved you and that um he he he had a battle ahead of you and he and he didn't know what was ahead, but he he did want me to tell the board how much he he said, "You better tell that board how much I love him and and I'll see him soon, but he won't be at the policy meeting in the next week or so what he told me." So, um, with that said, we all know Hummer's Hummer's Hummer. And, uh, and and I don't know a bigger heart than Tim H, but just please keep him in your prayers. And he did say he could feel him. And in Hummer fashion, he said, "Don't send a card. I know you want to. Just keep praying. I feel it." So,
032with that said, just please keep Tim in your prayers. And, uh, and I will keep you up to date. I think Brent's been talking to Virginia and Tim. Virginia's texting me trying I'm trying not to worry, but I am checking every day. So, I will keep y'all up to date as I hear. And then as far as the board, I think we will uh just wait until he gets home and then we'll do something from the board to make sure that we help Tim and So, with that said, that's all I have. Do we have any visitors on the paper? Um reminders, next Monday at 5 here in this room, um have a policy committee meeting. Um Tuesday 9:23, we're going to meet here at 3:30 and go to Himbalt for our fall, um meeting
033with TSBA. And our next meeting is Thursday, October the 2nd at 6 p.m. here. Um, anybody have anything else? >> If nothing else, the chair would entertain a motion. >> Motion to adjourn. >> There's a motion and a second. All those in favor, please make >> the adjourn.