001Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it is 6 o'clock. We have a quorum. We are now going to call to order the regular board meeting. It is June 24th, 2025. And let's have a period of silence. And we will follow that with the pledge of allegiance. Attention. Salute. Pledge. 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. All right. Good evening board members. Good evening. Good evening, Dr. Daria. Everybody looks rested and beach weathered. Uh board may have a motion to adopt the June 24th regular board meeting agenda. So moved. All in favor? I I. Anybody opposed? Be adopted. Board may have a motion to approve the minutes of the June 3rd, 2025 regular board meeting.
002The minutes of the June 10th, 2025 and June 17, 2025 C called board meetings. So moved. Second. All in favor? I I. Anybody opposed? Be approved. Item number five, recognize NPA's 2025 publications and digital media excellence awards, Tuscaloosa City School Public Relations Department. Dr. Daria. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and board members. Uh, good evening. Um, as you guys know, we are fortunate to have so many high-erforming team members and teams. Um and and we're looking at, for example, at our outcomes for this last school year, and we're seeing really positive outcomes. Um we've got some projections on our report cards that that we're we're proud of. Um and we are a school system that is making great progress and you guys have seen that in our data and our dialogue. But part of
003when you're making the progress that we're making is having a communications team that's able to articulate that and communicate that and engage with our community so that our community is aware of that and to engage our community in our schools. And we are so fortunate in the Tuscaloosa City Schools to have a PR team that is um dedicated to telling the story of the Tuscaloosa City Schools. Um you all know Miss Lydia Avant who is our PR director, Dave Crutchfield, and Eddie McClinton who's not with us. Um, but that team does enormously strong work. So much so that they are recognized by the National School PR Association. Um, and they will be going to St. Louis, I believe in July to to receive um, these trophies. But they were awarded the publication and digital media
004award for our annual report. They were recognized with the publication and digital media award for their financial publication award of excellence. under publication and digital media award. A single video in-house award of merit for the everyday amazing publication and digital media award. Single video honorable mention for the Apple Awards by Eddie McClinton and publication and digital media award photography honorable mention under the sea at TASPA by Dave Crutchfield. This is just a national recognition of the outcomes of this team. Of course, we see their work every day in the Tuscaloosa City Schools as we tell our story and our story of progress. So, we wanted to allow Miss Avant and Mr. Crushfield and Mr. McClinton to be recognized by the board. So, I'm gonna ask Miss Avant to if she'll go to the podium and
005David, if you'll join and Miss Avan and and Mr. Crutchfield, if you guys could just talk a little bit about the work that that you're being recognized for by Insper. Um so you know the annual report um is something that you know actually we've been working all day on the next annual report and uh it kind of shows the culmination of all of everything the successes of the previous school year and I've told Dr. before, but it makes our work easy when there is such progress happening in the school system. And of course, u photography and high quality videography are incredibly important to helping, you know, um expand on that story. And so, um we're lucky to have the team that we do. Um we work together well. Um we're a family and um we
006just appreciate all the support that we've received, um at at central office. And unfortunately Eddie is out on vacation today, but u Dave is here. Um yeah, like this is a really great team to work with. Um Eddie Eddie and I are I think we're brothers in another life. But um I think that's what makes the job fun. and Lydia is really pleasant to work with and just, you know, we all get along well and and you know, the stuff that's coming out of our schools are are, you know, when I talk to people about what I do, I say, you know, we promote the positive things in our schools and there's always something happening in our schools and to be able to record that and um in in what I do um is I
007couldn't ask for a better job, you know, and it's just it's been a blessing ever since I've been here and um but to but to see the I don't necessarily do work for awards but it is cool to be recognized you know and that's great and um but I do it because this is what I was created to do you know and and it's the people that we work Liz said it the other day or just a little while ago you know you work with a great bunch of people and that's what we do through all the schools and getting to know principles and APS and some of the students and stuff and you know being able to put together an annual report and look back and go like man that was I remember that
008story I remember this story but um but thank you for your support and for your encouragement and just for having our backs I guess if you will but um I appreciate you guys thank you so much and guys I know I know y'all take some personal pride in in winning the awards Dave sort of said something that resonates with me and that's we don't need these national we don't need y'all winning these national awards for us to know how amazing that y'all are how hard that you work for the system what your great relationship is with us what fine people that you are certainly these awards are are awesome but you all you already proved that to us as a board and as a system day in and day out and of course y'all's strength
009of character and and how kind you are to to all of makes a huge difference. So, congratulations. But we already knew that y'all were national award winners before you got this. But congrats. I don't know why the chairman went first. You know, maybe it's his it's his leg or knee or something like that, but u it's an inside joke. I apologize, Mr. Chair. Well, listen, this is when when we're attending various events throughout the system, you know, nothing does my heart better than to see you two there or or or three rather. One of y'all are the part of the team that goes to create our own narrative. And it's not a bad narrative at all, by the way. It's just basically what we do day in and day out. And you all follow that
010up with with excellence. You know, we couldn't ask for a better team. We couldn't ask for for better for for better creativity to set the story line. You guys keep pushing. You keep driving. And those it's those things that often you don't see the the faces behind the camera. You don't you only hear the voices sometimes or you only see the images sometimes. And that what we see in the in the general public is amazing coming from you all. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. I'mma ditto what everybody said, but I just want to add the fact that it takes special people to capture whether it's capturing the images through photography or video or the print, the words, putting it all together and it seems like you're in three different areas, but then when you
011put it all together, it just works beautiful for our sister. Really appreciate you all for what you do. I'm always one of those out there to the night. We got to promote more. We gota, you know, y'all are doing an awesome job. Thank you very much. And we really, really appreciate you. Thank you. Don't let nobody steal you when you're in St. Louis. Thank you all. [Applause] Okay. Item number six is public comments. No one has signed up. Item seven areformational reports. And I do not believe we have a report tonight from our superintendent or our CSFO. Item number eight, we have no motions or resolutions for first reading. Item number nine is the consent agenda. We have items 9A, B, and C. Board may have a motion to approve consent agenda items 9, A,
012B, and C. So moved. Call for vote. All in favor? I I Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. Which brings us to item 10, the regular agenda items for final adoption. 10A, approve the superintendent recommendations regarding changes in personnel. Dr. Cameron Scott. Oh, no. Pam Scott is in the house. What's going on, Pam Scott? She's here. Hello, Ford. How are y'all? Good. Good. I have the superintendent's recommendations regarding changes in personnel. We have one resignation, one new certified personnel, one transfer classified personnel, seven 2425 fall semester academic incentives, web leaders and secondary department chairs. We have seven 2425 spring semester academic incentives web leaders secondary department chairs. On our supplemental list, we have two resignations, nine new certified personnel, one declination, two rehire certified personnel, three reassignments, three transfer certified personnel, two transfer classified personnel,
013three part-time extended day tutors, three 2425 fall semester mentor mentee supplements, and four 2425 spring semester 24 I mean mentor mentee supplement and on our supplemental two we have new one new classified personnel and one reassignment thank you miss Scott board members are there any set aides for a separate vote last call for set aides for a separate vote hearing. None. Board may have a motion to approve. So moved. Second. Questions, discussion? Um 1314 on the U first supplement, the pink sheet. Are are they recent. Yes. Um the 13 was one of our reductions that we were able to rehire. Yes. And then number 14 was a um unassignment that we did through our student intern program that end up leaving us and now she's returning. I was just wondering about those. Good deal. Thank
014you. I would like to note that um after this meeting we have 35 vacancies and that um we are having a job fair on July 10 to try to help fill some of these and that's kind of scattered throughout the throughout the system. No one school is looking No one school is heavier than the other. No. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions board? Call for a vote. All in favor? I I. Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. Thank you, ma'am. Okay. 10B approved. Thank you. We're sending the 2025 to 2006 2026 Frontline Technologies Group LLC for employee evaluation management. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chair and board. I'm going to take B and C together in with the background on this. Uh we had previously had approved front line at 92,000. Um we have a
015savings. So we want to pull that contract back and bring forward the three-year um which has a an annual savings of 17,000 a year. So item B is resend. Item C is approved the new contract at the reduced rate. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Daria. Yes, sir. Board may have a motion to approve 10B. So moved. Second. Questions or discussion for Dr. Daria? Call for vote. All in favor? I I. Anybody opposed? That'll be approved. Board may have a motion to approve 10 C. So move, Mr. Chair. Second. Questions or discussion? Call for a vote. All in favor? I. I. Anybody opposed? Be approved. Item 11. We have no unfinished business to attend to. Item 12, general announcements. Who wants to go first as it pertains to this house? We having a Kleenex. Any Kleenex and
016tissue? I need a whole towel. So I guess on behalf of of course and just everything crying making sure we do what is rightse. [Applause] I'm just coming here Such a beautiful person inside. Miss you from the beginning to the end. When we first started out our trip, I remember our conversation and it was so funny that it ended this past and I really thought about you just looking at the waves up there and I was like man s Thank you so much. Um, I know I'm I'm new to the board and I felt like I was drinking from a fire hose when I first started and this house made that so much more manageable. You know, you can do this and let me show you who to talk to and got me plugged in
017and uh has really organized this to make it very very simple for me to understand. And I just I really appreciate your efforts and always being there. Every one of my calls, every one of my emails, I knew you were always there and you have been wonderful to me and I really appreciate you. Miss House, you're just a wonderful person. Um, and you know, you don't come across people that make a huge difference in your life that often. And you're one of those for me. And you you do everything. And you do it with your heart and you do it with love. And you've been wonderful to every one of us. And you've made a very difficult job much easier and you've made um it more fun. Um, and this experience for me personally would
018not be near the level that it's been without you being here. And you've truly made a difference in all of our lives and the system as a whole. And you will be missed. And I love you dearly. Well, Miss House, you know, you're in education here doing your job, but you have really helped educated all of us in every single board member that come through this system that's been here since you. Your wealth of knowledge, your help teaching us, showing us the way to do things, listening to us, being there for support. Um, I can remember some interesting days. You know, I lost my mom and then here come this lady with a basket of full of stuff to my house. Uh I I I can't get out because I got had knee surgery and
019she brings me my board report. Um the days at the uh the country club when we had to nurse a board chair back to the to the room. I mean, there are so many stories and so many things that you've done to make this system, if it's ever been somebody in the background that has really pushed this system forward, is you the things you've done that people would rarely never recognize or understand that you've done to make this system be what it is. You know, they got awards. We get awards for everything we do, but you're right there in the background making sure that those things are taken care of and done. And we will greatly miss you and we thoroughly appreciate everything you've done for us. The um I had 20 things that I
020wanted to say and the essence of time and tears. I'll reduce them all. But gater person than this system has known other than you. You have nine executive bosses. Nine executive bosses all with different traits, personalities, um cursing habits. Um some not me, but you accept them all. you brought them all in and you help us to work as one. Um, there have been times I, as Marvin said, I go to my front step and there's some package of information out there and then I miss a text. Liz, I already dropped that off. You know, you drop and go. I mean, you were a a carrier. a courier when one of our former board chairs had a temper tantrum and he started crying. Seriously y'all, he started crying. You know, you said some choice scenes,
021but one of the profound things you said was, "Suck it up, buttercup." I'll never forget those things. But the laughs were there. The hard work, the dedication was there. the love for the system, the love for the children, um the love for your role was definitely there. It sorely will be missed and I can't tell you how much that I simply just appreciate you. I love you wholeheartedly. Miss, you all said it very well. Um and as you all know, and Liz knows this, our school system is only as good as people that makes up the school system. And Miss House has institutional knowledge of a long history with our school system working so many of us. And what I see in her time here is she has always been that steady ruer for this
022organization no matter who's in whatever office and you all articulated that well. where where there is progress, you see Liz house somewhere connected to that progress and Liz, you know, we're going to miss you and our school system is enormously better because I got one more thing to say. Don't forget to get your uh substitute application from Miss. She'll be on the next board meeting. All right, Miss House, come here real quick. Got to come up here. You're gonna You're gonna adjourn this meeting. Wow. Come on. Wow. Come on around. No, you're going to say we stand a journ. Oh, that's it. Well, you can say whatever you want to say. You got a speech. You got to say you notice that limiting speech. Yeah, we want No, you can't you can't bang it. You
023got to tell us how much you love us. Okay, now he's already made me do this one time today. I do love that you never and I will miss you very much. But I know where you are. So I can I can come to your office or your house and uh we can have conversations. So um I won't go away. Pam's already after me. Dr.'s already after me. So soon as I get a few things done at my house, then I will I will be back around doing some things. I don't know what yet, but um I will be back around. So, this meeting is ajourned.