001I now call this meeting of the county board of education to order. If you will please stand with me, we will have the prayer of Mr. Tim and then we will say the pledge of allegiance. >> So let's pray. Dear Lord, thank you for another day here that you allowed us to have. Thank you for the nice weather. So please let us be prepared to start school with uh with with very few hiccups. We pray that uh you look after our kids this year and and the staff and and all involved with Scarland's school. Lord, we thank you for your son and what he means to our life after death, Lord. and and we pray for our first uh person, our military uh just go with us as we go through this meeting. Let us
002do what we need to do in what is pleasing to you. We ask that in your name. Amen. I aliance to the flags and to the republic for it stands nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all >> will you please call ro >> Mr. Thornton >> here. >> Mr. Hargus, Mr. Livingston >> here, >> Mr. Wyers >> here, >> Mr. Hyde >> here, >> Miss Kennan >> here, >> Miss Arnold >> here, >> Mr. Hedge >> here, >> Mr. Mills >> here, >> Miss Douglas >> here, >> Mr. Marks, Mr. Blue, >> nine present, three absent. with nonpresent um a quorum has been established. Next on our agenda is approval of the agenda. Also with that is the approval of the consent agenda which includes the glob and approval of substitute teachers. >> Make
003a motion to approve that. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve as well as the consent agenda. Any changes to the minutes? State >> chair. >> Yes. The list of substitutes. They sent a list Friday, but then they said they had a lot more training. So you have one in your packet and then I put one under your folder. So that is the up to date one. I just wanted to let everybody know that. >> Anything else? I didn't get I got one in the back of your package cuz I put yours together. >> Anything else on these? If not, we vote. All those in favor of approving the agenda and the consent agenda, please say I. I. >> All any opposed, please say no. Have it. We have approved
004the agenda and the consent agenda. Next on our agenda is approval of the Gallagher consulting agreement. We have a motion and second. We can get Mr. Florence to fill us with us about >> make a motion we approve the consulting group. >> Have a motion and a second. Mr. Florence, would you like to explain? >> Yes. This I think this is our 14th or 15th year with Gallagher. It's actually five points for those of you that been here a while. They just manage our um insurance outside of health insurance and like cancer plan um short long-term disability, things like that. And so they manage all those things for us and it's been a great relationship. They have they we also keep up with our absentes to employees and so we just renew this every year
005and I would recommend it. It's no cost to the district. I think it's a $100 a year and then obviously they do receive percentage of those policies, but I would recommend we approve it. >> Any other discussion or questions about that one? >> If nothing further, um we will vote to approve the Gallagher consulting agreement. Miss Michelle, please call Mr. Mr. Thornton, >> yes. >> Mr. Hargus, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyinners, >> yes. >> Mr. Hyde, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Mr. Mills, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? >> 10. Yes. With 10 yeses, the Gallagher Consulting Agreement has been approved. Next on our agenda is the approval
006of the EPIC communication amendment. Make a motion to approve. A second. We have a motion and a second to approve the EP epic communication amendment. Mr. Lawrence, would you like to explain? >> This is um this is our rate. If you remember us talking about this, I think we had to approve something with -ate back in the spring, but we do this yearly and they do all our filing for us, which if you didn't your tech, you'd have to have somebody just one individual in your technology department file all this. This gives us our discount for internet services. So, it's a huge they usually pay about 75% of what our internet costs. So they file all this for us and we've been using excuse me Epic for probably probably six or seven years or so.
007Um we've been doing it every year and I'd recommend that we approve the agreement. >> That's supposed to be agreement or amendment. >> It's amend. It is amendment. It's not a typo. It's just the the way it's worded. There's an is an amendment and Gallagher's is an agreement. But um it it it's no cost to us out of pocket. Obviously, they get a percentage of our -ate funds, but it's no cost to the district. Any further discussion or questions about that one? If none, remember we are voting to approve the epic communication amendment. Miss Michelle, please. Mr. Mr. Thornton, >> yes. >> Mr. Harkus, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Mr. Hyatt, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >>
008yes. >> Mr. Mills, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> 10. Would anyone like to change their vote? 10. Yes. >> With 10 yes, that motion has been approved. Next on our agenda is approval of the policy committee report. Mr. Highland, would you like to read that for us? >> Well, no, not the big county board of education college committee met on Thursday and we of February at 5:30 in the big support center conference room. Present was myself, Mr. legisl Miss Kennon Miss Arnold and France. The committee met to review and discuss the following educational tour to Costa Rica in the summer of 2027. You review the five following TSA policy recommendation changes. There's 21 of them there if you want me to. So the name of one of them I will if I
009can just go on. >> Uh recommendation was made to pull policy 1.1021 1021 student board member uh 7 I and 1A approved the the the director's panel instead of instead of having that in that policy the director has a panel consisting of C simple high school students and the panel meets this requirement so that's one less policy we have to pull with Mr. Edge recommend policy 5.1 compensation guides and contracts for the board to further review and uh all approved meeting. Um the motion >> I'll second motion and a second to approve the policy mayor report. Um any questions about that? >> The only thing I do have a post board meeting next week and I was going to wait till then to talk to Chuck about what we talked about. Could we set a
010limit of like 50 days in instead of due to our concerns? >> Anything further on? >> Well, let me let me try to explain that uh that policy 1.1021. uh the legislature passed something again like they always do that we could have student on the board >> that we should they're requiring >> well let's go provision and Mr. Florence has been doing something in the way of other provisions for a number of years now. So that's why we decided not to go with a policy. >> And you're willing to put a 50 day term limit on them? No, that that's that's the way that there's a um the board can if if an employee spouse happened to pass away in service um we could compensate them for their days but we discussed um well I
011I I don't mind sharing the example um I I think that's something the board needs to look at because something happened to me um walking down the steps going home this afternoon and that was policy that that's that's quite a budget issue. So what we were looking at is could we instead of just saying somebody has 380 days that happens to could we say a limit to help the families but also be within reason. So that's why we was going to look and see if we had options. Anything further? If not, we will vote. All those in favor of approving the policy committee report, please say I. >> Any opposed, please say no. I have it. Motion carries. We got to approve the policy committee report. Next on our agenda is the approval of all
012of those policies that are um listed there on second reading. >> Make a motion. Second, >> we have a motion and a second to approve um all of the policies listed on second reading. Remember, we pulled that one. Well, we pulled those two, but all the rest of them, the reations of the TSBA are on here and correct. So, we didn't change anything else, did we? better than what TSVA. Any discussion? If not, we will vote. I'll remember we are voting to approve all of these policies that are in this packet on the second reading. Miss Michelle, you please call. >> Mr. Thornton? >> Yes. >> Mr. Harvest? >> Yes. >> Mr. Livingston? Yes, >> Mr. Wyinners. >> Yes, >> Mr. Hyde. >> Yes, >> Miss Kenn. >> Yes, >> Miss Arnold. >> Mr. Hedge.
013>> Yes, >> Mr. Mills. >> Yes, >> Mr. Douglas. Miss Douglas. Sorry, Miss Douglas. >> Miss Douglas. >> Mr. Marks. >> Yes. >> 11 yet. Would anyone like to change their vote? I'm so thrown off. 11. Yes. >> With 11. Yes. And those policies are remember they have holes in them so they go in your notebook and they are live now. Next on our agenda is approval of the budget resolutions. Make a further reading. >> Second. We have a motion and a second to approve the budget resolutions that are found in our budget. Mr. Lawrence, would you like to explain? >> I will try to do it quickly. The first one there, that $14,000, that's the grant that uh Cy Town told you about last month through coordinated school health. So, thank you to Corey
014and that work. Um the second one, that 47440, that is our contributions from West Tennessee Healthcare for our clinic. That's two years in a row that we received the maximum amount. Um so and if you'll see we put that in contracted services and building improvements. We're going to one thing we know we're going to do is install the generator at the clinic um to make sure that's taken care of if something happens. So that's um then the next one's pretty self-explanatory. $46,000 for teacher bonus. um that's all um certified staff that spends um half of their day with students and so none of the administrators uh receive that bonus but all the other employees receive that that have a license. Um and then we just moved some fund at 75,000. We just u moved that
015from capital um outlay the building improvements in the contracted services because a lot of the everyday um like putting HBAC units into the classroom, things like that. The auditors like that to be in the contracted services. So we've had a lot of that lately. So we're just adjusting, not adding money. And then there's several with retirement. Miss Amanda and Miss Marilyn and Miss Michelle over the last few years have just kind of adjusted. We have two retirements. We have the legacy which which for us that's been here a decade and then the hybrid is for those that have not been here as long. So we actually have uh two retirement systems and for a few years um they had just made the adjustments and tried to guesstimate but controllers office uh wants that the way
016it is. They want you you receive the hybrid retirement. So those are just adjustments made to that retirement. And then you have the innovative school model. I told you that was coming once we received that. So, we had have a an amendment there. You can see that's that's $662,749. That's the innovative school model through the governor's doing project for technical education. So, no new money, no requesting additional funds, just moving um money to meet the budget. Any questions? [Music] >> Any further discussion >> meaning? >> No, this current >> our goal is no resolutions in September, but I'm not that doesn't seem to work here in the last few years this morning. think our budget has already been brought up accepted. Okay. >> It's it's just adjusting from different codes and the most of it's
017additional money like the bonus and the that's just anything. >> If nothing further on the budget resolutions, we are voting to approve them as printed. Miss Michelle, please follow. >> Mr. Gorton, >> yes. >> Mr. Harus, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Mr. High, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Mr. Mills, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Mr. Marks, >> yes. >> Anyone like to change their vote? >> 11. Yes. With 11 yes, the budget resolutions have passed. And next on our agenda is the director's report. >> Well, first thing I would like to give a special thank you to the First Baptist Church at Missionary Grove congregations for providing lunch for our staffs
018for on Friday and then today. It's a it's just a blessing to have our congregations throughout the district. I know yesterday we had blessing of the backpacks at our church and it's it doesn't go unnoticed. We sure appreciate our local congregations for all the thoughts and most importantly the prayers. So, special thank you to them. Um, if you noticed, we have several new employees. So, instead of calling all those out, I put a list for you. There there's some changes that um we've reassigned current employees that we had and then the new employees also we had we were going to have a reception for our new teachers tonight but with all the open houses u we decided to wait till September so they uh we didn't want to have a reception for our new teachers
019and half of them not be able to attend because we had things scheduled at our school. Um, we're going to do that in September. Um, and then there's one, um, employee that's not on there because I need to, um, let you know according to policy. Um, we would like to hire Carly Davis as an educational assistant at Holiday. And our policy reads that anytime we if it's a board member or a school administrator's immediate family um that we notify the board. I think Carly would be a great asset to Holiday School. She's working on her teaching certificate but in between her school work. We would like for her to be educational assistant at holiday. I don't need um approval. I just if you have any concerns um But that is part of our policy that
020I notify you. Everybody okay? I think Carly would be a great asset and I'm hoping we can keep her here when she gets her teacher license which we hope that will be right after Christmas. Um federal funds, if you watch the news, um that has been quite stressful. Um but then they decided to release those funds. But I will tell you um we are operating like title two and title 4 will go away because I don't think there's any question that's going to happen. So we had had to make some changes in a couple of our employees assignments. It's it's not a personal thing. It's just what we have to do. I pray that I'm wrong, but I'm scared there's going to be decisions come next spring. But the good news is they've opened all
021federal funds including title two and four which we were um talked to several people that thought they would cut those this year but they are willing to release those. So just keep your fingers crossed and maybe we won't get cut next year. But I just wanted to give you an update because every time you turn on the news you heard about federal funds and it was a real concern at this office for two three weeks. still a concern, but we're going to survive this year. Um, TSBA fall um district meeting is on Tuesday, September 23rd. Last month, I told you to let me know by the 8th, but as long as you let me know by August the 15th, which is next Friday, um, a week from Friday, whether you plan on attending, um, if
022if if you think you're going to go, um, I would let send me an email or a text or call me. I'll sign you up. If something comes up in a couple weeks, um they will refund it. If if not, TSBA is usually good to work. Maybe we can add that to another training. But it's in Humboldt, so it's not too far this year. I will we usually have a pretty good turnout. >> What day do you do? >> It's next Friday. I'll send y'all a text. >> I'll send you a text. >> Um summer projects. This is hard to believe, but they have completed the installation of the roof. They still have to put the down spouts to the gutters. They We met with them this morning um because school starts Wednesday. They just
023wanted to make sure they had a plan. Um they're down on the crew. I don't know if you come by, but they had 5:30 when they started. Um they plan on finishing up by Sunday with all the down spouts. Um once that's done, Duralas, which is the manufacturer of the roof, uh they have to come in, inspect it before they will release it. Once they inspect the roof, then Duralas will send the people in to put the logo on the gym. They can't put that logo on until it's approved. So, they assured me that would be done by the end of the month, and they really think it might be done by the end of next week. So, um they have completed that roof in a little over 3 weeks and we know that um
024that something else. So, so far um it's it's been a great project, one of the best ones we've had. Now, we just have to see what happens when it rains. But I I feel confident. Um Central Technology um they um I talked to them this week and they feel like they will be um through with installing all the cameras at every school. I know they've been hard edited at elementary here the last few days, which that seems to be the hardest school to run wire and uh but we hope to have all the security systems up by the first of September. That's a little ahead of schedule what they told us. Um asphalt and parent pickup at the high school. Um they're going to have to wait till fall break. It was just they just
025couldn't get to us. So they're going to come fall break. So, if you get a hopefully you will not get a call, but it isn't there. There's some bad spots over there. Um, the highway department was great to help us, but it it needs more than cold. It needs to be replaced. If if you happen to get a call from a parent that takes their kids to high school, we just tell them that that will be fixed during fall break. Um, a generator was installed at central office over the weekend. Well, it's kind of been like a month process. So, that is u after talking to Scott Owens with the electric company and Mr. Thornton was here. I think that's probably back in the spring. They just felt really that the need for us to
026have a generator at this office was was crucial. So, that that's been completed and they tested it this afternoon and everything worked okay unless you had your computer on. didn't say that it we've kind of done it unexpected, but that that's good news. Bids for the Briwood HDAC project will go into the paper this week. We plan on opening bids on the 19th of August. Um it seems like that will be most of the year project. We're hoping um we can get maybe one pod done during fall break. They don't think there's any way they could get both pods. I'm going to call Mr. like and if we can pull a miracle with scheduling and moving around, but that'll be very hard. But um it's something we're going to look at. But those bids will
027be open August 19th. If you remember, we budgeted um we pulled money from fund balance to handle this project, we hope. And the roof, the roof's done been 95% of already been paid for. Um the office at elementary is complete. Um, do you have an opportunity to go by Camden Elementary, they um not had an office that what you would call an office in in a long time, but they actually have an office that if a parent went in um it's something to be proud of. So, you get an opportunity, I would encourage you to go by and see that. Um, we had some electrical issues at Cam Junior High. They originally thought it was the roof. um our lights were blinking and so our maintenance department um I had on here was going to
028work with Todd Prince and um Brandon electrician that works for uh Mr. Prince. They fixed it today. So we're we're back and everything's okay. And then um we've installed a couple um HBAC units uh well actually four of the mini splits and classrooms at Cameron Junior High and Cameron Elementary. And then we had to replace the U HBA unit on I call it the old fieldhouse at the junior high. Um they wanted to get that fixed before they installed the new roof. So you can see it's been a pretty busy summer. So, uh, and then it's hard to believe school starts Wednesday. So, I ask you to please say an extra prayer for our students and our staff in our community as we prepare to start another school year. And I just want to thank
029our um administrators, our maintenance staff, um, our supervisors, our central office staff for all the work they've done to prepare for school. As I said on the radio Saturday mornings and as we talked about this morning at our staff meeting, be patient. Um there will be um hiccups. There will be kids that miss the bus. There'll be kids that get on the wrong bus. There will be kids that get the wrong class schedule. I wish I could promise you that he wouldn't. But um they will. And I I've got to share this with the board. I think Marco and Ben think well I may have missed you. But um Mr. Brantley had to give our message to start the school year and um I told it to the staff at Missionary Grove today that didn't
030get to hear it. I just thought it was great. You know, Mr. Brantley, he's he's a gift our school system. He just said worry less and pray more. >> You know, I I I just thought that was some of it shortest but some of the best advice I've heard in a long time. So, with that said, chair, that's all I have. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Um, a special thank you to uh Blake Arnold, the outgoing uh quarterback club president, and the incoming uh quarterback club president, Jack Garland, for uh providing the board with hats and season tickets. So, thank you. And they wanted to make sure that I extended how much they appreciate your support. So, now I'm done. And >> do we have any visitors? No. Um our next meeting we think >> next
031year. >> Yes. >> Next year if all these it seem like the whole world is is revolving around the school and next year if we get this close to the fair and the school starting and the school board meeting. I would like to see us put school written off for a week. Keep that in mind. damage because you know there's a lot going on and we just show up every once in a while but there's a lot going on with a lot of other people that they probably need to be doing and they're up here at this crazy school. So next year I I would like for us to check calendar a little better next time. So thank you. >> I think that's a great idea. >> It might not be the same. It might
032not put the pressure on Mr. artist. He's soon as he lets them know, I'll look at it, let everybody know. >> But invite I want to invite everybody down there. Uh Ben and I've been down helping all day. We've had a lot of kids bring things in and enter them. So you should be proud of the new kids in the B County school system. Just participate in that and inviting. I don't invite everybody to come down and see all the exhibits that they put in. >> Anybody else? I just have a couple of reminders. Um, school starts Wednesday. Um, next meeting is Tuesday, September the second at 6 here in this room. And if there is nothing else, the chair will entertain a motion. >> Again, motion second. All those in favor say I.