001regular board meeting. It is August 19th. We are the Tuscaloosa City Schools. Let's have a brief period of silence. Follow that by the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America. to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. >> All right. Board may have a motion to adopt the August 19th, 2025 regular board meeting agenda. >> So moved. >> Second a motion. >> All in favor? >> I. Is there anybody opposed? We have five votes. That will pass. Item number four. May I have a motion to approve the minutes of the August 5th, 2025 meeting? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Call for vote. All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? We have
002five votes. That'll be approved. Item number five. Let's recognize students representing TCS in the Ronald Reagan Great American Leadership Program. Dr. Pope. Good evening, sir. >> Good evening, board. >> Good evening. Good evening. This evening, we're excited to um recognize two of our students, Genesis Prior and um Benjamin um Riches Bryant and Central High School students. They represent us very well in semi valley, California during the Ronald Reagan's great American leadership program. This again is a partnership that we have with the presidential library out in Semi Valley with Tus City Schools. We work with them through debate, history, civics, and these two um individuals um represent us very well and we want to hear from them. They also going to show us some pictures of their event as well. So, let's give it up for
003Genesis and Benjamin. >> Hi board. So, I'm Ben Riches. I go to Central High School. I am a rising junior. Um, and I just briefly like to first acknowledge and appreciate uh the board, Dr. Daria, Dr. Pope, and all the work you put in to give us this incredible opportunity to really enrich our learning and um gain new experiences and new knowledge out in um a new area, I believe, for both of us. Um it was really a special opportunity for me to meet these kids of similar ages from across the country, exchange ideas, um and learn more about their backgrounds and their viewpoints. Um and it was gratifying for me as well to challenge some of my own viewpoints and and debate and learn. And I really enjoy the process of learning and I
004think this trip was uh was great for that. Wow. >> Good evening. >> First and foremost, I want to thank God for everything I do and what he's doing in my life. Also, I want to thank my principal, Mr. Hines, for giving me this opportunity. I want to thank Dr. Pope for making us feel comfortable and communicating with us. I want to thank Dr. Snder for making our visit memorable and my parents Andre and Joanne Prer for everything they're doing. The Ronald Reagan great American leadership program was amazing. Like we I met people from all across the world, Florida, Hawaii, some people there in California, um Idaho, and it just like in Israel. In Israel, that was another one. And it was just like you learn from different people backgrounds and where they come from
005just by saying, "Hey, where you from?" And that was really important to me because it opened my horizons and being mindful of everyone's not like me. Everyone's not like him. And I met this girl from Hindu. I mean she's her religion is Hindu. So it was like that conversation of me being Christian, her being Hindu. It's like it was crazy how our culture is just completely different. I really enjoyed this experience. My favorite part about the experience was our sim the simulations we did and we had to be like um Ronald Reagan when he was president. I was Secretary of State of Schultz. that 30 minutes I could never do that in real life. So that was very fun to do and thank you for this opportunity again. Also I have received the spirit award
006at the camp. >> So on the screen above there are a few photos. The previous slide was photos of the beautiful Californian outdoors um including from when we went to the beach um and as well on the drive to the library which was stunning. The trip from Malibu to Semi Valley was was really remarkable. The next slide is pictures of Pepperdine University's campus. Um the top left picture there is of the inside of the chapel there where we had a a talk with um a former Medal of Honor recipient which was really enriching as well. And finally, there are some pictures from the Reagan Library itself. We were the the two uh only two students representing Alabama, which is a big point of pride for us. Um and as you can see, Air Force One,
007we ate lunch one day right directly under the wings of Air Force One, which is the type of experiences you don't forget. Truly. Truly. >> Wow. >> So, this next slide is mine. This is my friends I met and we still in the group chat. We send reals to each other, just text like, "Hey, how was your day in school?" Um, the one right beside me, her name is Bella and her twin is the other side of me. Her name is Giani and you have Emma at the end. Every day we play Uno with each other. It was never a dull moment with them. We shared dorms together. We played Uno with them. We talked about what's our favorite part throughout the day and they really made my California experience amazing. And I'll add the
008location of that picture was where we had a movie night um on a park looking over the ocean um on the campus of Pepperdine, which is maybe the most memorable part for me. Uh getting to watch the sunset, seeing the lights of Los Angeles in the distance um with with all these new friends uh was really really an incredible experience for me. >> Well, we want to thank you guys for being here tonight and sharing your experience. We also want to such wonderful representatives of your schools and this system and you should uh be proud of yourselves. Y'all's presence in front of the microphone is very very impressive. So, thank you for being here tonight. We're proud of you guys. >> Thank you very much. >> I do want to recognize the um their parents
009here as well. Um they they'll stand because I thank them so much because we were nervous in Thank you. >> Okay, y'all do not have to stick around for the rest of the meeting. So, you do not interrupt us if you want to get up and walk out. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank y'all so much for traveling. >> California dream. >> They did say they were the only two from the state. They were the only two from the state of Alabama. We our partnership um with um um the presidential library is through Dr. Schroer. I'm on the board for the um the library and he opened up and gave us those three um they gave us three scholarships. So we um I discussed with Dr. Daria and we opened up for one representing each
010high school and um so they gave us three slots. So every year they will give us um three slots for Tus city schools and like I said we're the only Alabama rep. >> Yeah. >> So we did have the other school our other school represented. >> No they they were not able to um they identified a student but then they also was a double double whammy for him. It was like he had something else going on. I can't remember. It was a competition that he was going as well. So it was too late for us to change that person. >> Yes sir. >> So at least all three schools are representing I guess you're trying to take because I heard you say because you were on the board. I I got the shade. >> That
011wasn't in shade. It's it's all because of TCS. All because CCS. But our goal is every year um we send somebody. We going to send um an we chose 11th grade or 12th grade because those are the kids that can come back and actually talk about those experiences and meet other people as well. So next year our goal is to have a rep from each high school um going to Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> All right. appreciate Dr. I know when you when you brought it to us um I was like who's going to chaper on them or who's going with you know that kind of thing but but obviously they had a great experience and a wonderful time and something that's going to be me for not just for them they'll be able
012to share through the system as you as you predict so great job >> thank you Dr. All right. Item number six is public comments. We have no one signed up to speak tonight. Item seven isformational reports and we don't have any presentations tonight. This brings us to item eight, introduction of motions, resolutions for a first reading 8A, discuss approve the first reading of the 2025 to 2026 TCS system salary schedule. >> Good evening, Dr. Cameron. >> Good evening. Good evening, board. Uh, just a couple of things. This is the first reading of our 25 26 cyber schedule. I just want to bring a few points out to you. U, we added a on pages 9 through 11, we added a 3% to our athletic supplements this year. U, you've also saw some red toward the
013end of that cyber schedule. We're working with transportation and those some positions that we no longer have at this point. Uh so we are taking removing some of those but the yellow highlights are the proposed additions with the red highlights uh the removals. We also with this within this salary schedule uh we're working we work with Mr. Duke's team and have a job description from the coordinator of accounting. The major change in this is um this coordinator of accounting will supervise the payroll supervisor. >> Okay. Thank you, Dr. Cameron. Board, this is a first reading. Uh it will be up for approval on the September 2nd regular board meeting. Does anybody have any tenative questions for Dr. Cameron this evening? >> All right. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Item N consent agenda. We have
014consent agenda items 9A through 9E. Board, may I have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Call for vote. All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? We have five votes. That will be approved. Item 10, regular agenda items for final adoption. 10 A. Uh, approve the superintendent recommendations regarding changes in personnel. Dr. Cameron. Yes, sir. Um, we have the superintendent's recommendations regarding changes in personnel. We also have a supplemental list. I will go through both with you. Starting on page one, we have nine resignations, two declinations, nine new classified personnel, four Paul Bryant athletic supplements, 37 part-time extended daytutors, one 2024 25 contracted coach, which is on page two, and on page three we have six 2526 contracted coaches. Through the supplemental list, we have one resignation, two new new certified personnel,
015one new hire of a certified personnel. This is simply a correction on the school. Two new classified personnel, six reassignments, one 2425 spring semester incentive removal, 12425 spring semester add 52 part-time extended day tutors. And on page three, we have three uh 202526 contracted coaches. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Cameron. Board, are there any set aides for a separate vote? >> Any setides for a separate vote? >> All right. Hearing those set aside board may have a motion to approve. >> Second motion. We have a second by Mr. Lucas. Questions or discussion by number only please? [Music] >> What we got in the category? Are you talking about um >> education? >> Yeah, we have one that just leaving for personal reasons, one that's moving and another one took a job. So, um what
016we'll do is we'll work through Kelly Services. Dr. Prescott's working through Kelly Services to get that long-term sub into there, um for the rest of the remainder of the school year. Yes, ma'am. Any other questions? None. I'll call for a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. Thank you, Dr. Cameron. Item 10B, discuss, approve memorandum of understanding skills trade of West Alabama for instructors. Dr. Daria. >> Yes, sir. Good evening, board members. This recommendation is to move the skills trade of West Alabamaou we currently have in place for half of a plumbing um program to move it to a full plumbing program. Um this is in partnership with skills trade. So if the board approves this, we will then have plumbing courses in the morning and the afternoon here
017at TCTA. Um obviously that's in response to demand for plumbing and skills trade found an additional person to support that. So that's recommendation, but I'm also going to plant the seed for what I believe is coming your way. Uh we currently have a substitute in our construction program. He's qualified, doing a good job, but skills trade will likely come in there in the longer term. And we'll likely come back in the next board meeting with a potential for the construction. So all three of those programs, construction, electrical, and plumbing would be filled with folks out of the industry through Skills Trade of West Alabama. But tonight is just to expand the pl to >> my board may have a motion to approve. >> So move. >> Second. >> Questions or discussion for Dr. Dario? >>
018If I can take that class. >> Hearing none. I'll call for a vote. All in favor? I >> I. Anybody opposed? That'll be approved. 10 C. Discuss. Excuse me. 10 C. Discuss. Approve. early release half day dismissal for high school students on May 11th, 2026 in observance of high school graduations. I will stage this recommendation with first saying thank you to the University of Alabama for continuing to be a partner. They have worked out with us a date that we can have our graduations. May 11th is the date we have. This recommendation is the same that we made last year so that we can release our high schools on that particular day so that our students and their families can tend attend the ceremonies. They'll be set at three different times on that particular day.
019Um and it'll be a half day. Our ask of you at this point is just to approve us determining a half day. Typically for high schools that's 11:30. We might or 12:30. We might need to move that closer to noon or 11:30 so that that 1:00 ceremony will be good. So the recommendation is to give us the authority to do a half day. May 11th. And if you approve that this evening, we will then announce to all of our senior parents and students tomorrow and do communication on May 11th. >> You said you may move it to >> the actual dismissal >> or 11:30 >> the half day. >> Just give me the description. >> I know. Okay. >> Because the first ceremony's at 1. >> So if 12:30, that wouldn't be good. So we
020know we do something before 12:30. So just if you will give us the discretion to figure that out. >> Our board may have a motion to approve. >> Second. >> Questions. >> Call for a vote. All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? >> Approve. 10D discuss approved contracting AASB for managing community staff and board surveys in upcoming superintendent search. Okay. Board. Um We'd like to stick our head in the sand that the day that Dr. Dar is retiring will be very soon upon us. Um Mr. Lucas and I in consultation with Dr. Daria thought it would behoove us to get community insight input from the staff, all of our stakeholders and the board. Um we would like the limited purpose of AASB to be involved in helping us facilitate those surveys only. um that would
021be their limited role, but I'm asking for board approval to contract with ASB for the limited purpose of helping us conduct those surveys. So, I'll ask for board a motion to approve second. >> Do we have any questions or discussion? >> Do they already have like a survey already ready? It's ready to launch and go. We have a timeline once we approve >> pretty much. Yes, they're fine-tuning it. Um, but they've got a general, >> and I can let Marvin expand further. They've got a general, >> it's similar to to remember when you came on the board. Uh, it's similar to one we've used before. Um, what it does, it gets the basically instead of all of us getting immune and talking about what we want, they get all of that information, compile it, put
022it together, and then we get to discuss the outcome. Not not only what we want but what the community would like to see in a superintendent. And so it's a lot easier done that way by them compiling it because if we did it, you know, you get on a meeting and start discussing, you know, it go a long ways. This way each individual get a survey, they fill it out and confidentially mail it back to them. They compile all the data and they do the same thing with the community leaders and the uh now you asked about the timeline. quickly. >> Well, we want to quickly do it uh because we would love it if we could get this done before we do our um full board training. So when our full board training we
023could talk about it or go, you know, get the results from it and that gives us a stronger idea. Uh the process is is a is a process is all I had to say. So we looking at when we say surveys, it's emails. It's on our website. It's very broadly. >> Yes, it'll be emailed to individuals and they will fill it out on there, I think. And we can check back with selling them. One time there was a few people they said they didn't have access to that and it was allowed to do a paper. But the paper is that when you fill it out, you got to send it in in a timely manner or it don't get in. you remember Mr. Castanzo is that right? He'll come back our whole board training will
024be satisfied from him coming to that um to that session where he will present the results. >> So I'm just thinking about for community stakeholders yes people do have emails but sometimes it just doesn't so I'm just thinking about how their reach is advertising to say that we do have one available you know this will be their time to speak, isn't it? >> And just just to say, you know, they can submit their information obviously through the surveys. Um, they have their individual board members that they can say, "Make sure y'all get this, make sure, you know, you hear those kind of things." But you as a board member, you'll be able to input as well through the survey and through means of uh the meetings, the series of meetings that will be done so
025that you can make sure that Not only your thoughts are heard but your constituents thoughts are heard as well. >> So how do we gather the list as it relates to community stakeholders? I get like we push the surveys out to school so parents are getting it but how do others we are providing the list the chamber >> I think I think the stakeholders will be the parents. I'm not sure that people in the community actually get it. >> We do in the past you know we generally some of our elected officials and stuff like that to uh get an opportunity to give input >> and if you have some ideas we can pass that along to as >> so right now when we use the word stakeholders we're using as our parents not as
026in other means different things >> but we're still tweaking it you got a suggestion >> no I'm just thinking when we say stakeholders >> well we will hit some of the other stakeholders to like you know the city council, the chamber and people that are are through and some of the businesses that we deal with. But that's just a process. >> Okay. I was definitely think about our doctor school partners that we just thought I think we did. >> That's why I said we'll check the >> Thank you. >> And I think it's incumbent upon we as a group to really start thinking about what in our next superintendent who want >> okay good conversation board may I'll call for vote all in favor motion in a second >> all in favor >> I anybody
027opposed that'll be approved uh there's no unfinished business to attend to general announcements do we have student hearings next How many? >> Two. >> Starting at 5:30 >> at central office. >> Yes. >> Okay. Student hearings next week. Other than that, does any board member have a announcement? >> I think three things. One, um, there was a question posed to Marvin and I just want to make sure to reiterate that there is zero tolerance for violence. school and I just I know Dr. Pope and and Dr. Derry are on top of that that we've had some startups that have been kind of rough but just to make sure we are saying it publicly. Marvin said well there's just zero tolerance and it's it's no matter whether you're at a football game, volleyball game, basketball game,
028you're on our premises and then sometimes the reach can go a little bit beyond if you're doing something harmful to another student. So, just making sure people are getting that message. And I think sometimes people think, well, I'm at a game. It doesn't matter. You will be escorted. Are you escorted off of our property and asked not to return? There is a expectation of appropriate behavior. Period. You know, people have a right to go to a game and not sit and worry about other That was one. Sorry. That was just you ought to go to a game and just behave. Um the second thing was I think Miss Grant has a book signing coming up sometime real soon. And then the last thing is um Joe and I are having a Joseph Eatman the city
029council representative and I will be having a listening session. So we will make sure to talk about there's an upcoming surve that will will coming out and I think all these things are on the same night on Monday. So I'm glad Miss Grant is not here to let that calendar sink but I think they're all at college. >> Are you going to announce Miss Grant's birthday next week? >> Well I think that's the the night of everything. So her birthday is the book signing is the community and we do want for district one to come out um and listen to or voice your opinion. I know sometimes this may not be the place that people feel comfortable about saying what you want to say but we will be looking for a new superintendent. So would
030love to kick it off at our listening session if somebody would like to come and just let's talk shop let's talk education and let's talk getting these babies across this line. district meeting Thursday. >> Oh yes, we have our district meeting Thursday. >> Uh it is >> 6 o' at the >> hotel caps. >> Eat a big lunch. >> Any other any other announcements? >> We'll stay with the thumbs up, >> you know. A ham when you sitting there.