001If you will bow with me, please. Our dear most gracious heavenly father, we want to thank you for this another day that you've given us. Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful weather that you've given us. Dear Lord, we pray that you will be with us during this meeting to for that we would make the right judgments and the right decisions for our school systems. We want to thank our teachers for our safe u return from our our fall break and all of our safe bus drivers uh for all the safety that we've had. And dear Lord, if we want to continue to watch over and care for all of us, dear Lord, we pray that you'll just go with us now, watch over us and care for us, and we'll be careful. Give you
002all their praise in thy name. Amen. >> Amen. >> All right, we stand for the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. So we want to introduce our uh student ambassadors and thanks for your patience too. We have uh uh Carly Freeman who so I know who's who and Leily Culie. So thank you for for attending and and uh come and see what happens at the board meeting here. All right. So uh do we have any public comment? I don't see any. So there are no public comments. We have um Oh wait a minute. We need to go back to our recognition of Daniel Ray. So, I always jump ahead
003on that. So, I'm a little discombobulated here. As a brother, I would love to just come up here, shrug my shoulders, and just say, "Here is your recognition and say thank you and hope that you trip on your way up here." But as an employee of the Coffee County School System and two wanting to add a little bit more time to Mr. Dame Wood's hourly stopping, I want to take this moment to thank the board for allowing this small window of time for us to come and to celebrate and to pay our respects to an officer and a leader in this community. as we as the Coffee County School District represent my brother and best friend Daniel Ray for his outstanding dedication and service to our community and to our school system. I also want
004to say this 17 years ago you butchered a best man speech at my wedding fight back the tears and I want to say this is how you deliver a very simple speech and move on. Daniel, you have been a wonderful role model for our students and an exceptional teacher in helping us stay prepared for school safety in emergency situations. Your leadership and commitment to providing thorough safety training has without a doubt strengthened our schools and our staff. And even in times of tragedy, Daniel, you have been a steady and compassionate presence, offering support and guidance when it is needed the most. As a strong liaison between law enforcement and our schools, Daniel, you have built lasting partnerships that have made our district safer for everyone. Today, I speak on behalf of all of my peers
005throughout all this district when I say that you will truly be missed and I wish and we wish you all the best in your upcoming adventure. Thank you, Daniel Ray. Congratulations. [Applause] >> Smile. >> So, uh, I couldn't you you got I don't even know what to say. So, thank you so much for this. The teachers, the students are amazing. And uh I definitely didn't do this by myself or do this. The the SRO's standing in the back of the room are the are the real heroes in this. Uh those guys done amazing and uh there's no way that I could have done these things without them as well. So I'm I'm super proud to have been a small part of their team. Um you guys are amazing. Thank you guys for helping me out.
006>> Who taught you when you started? >> That's awesome. So thank you guys so much. Um, I don't know what to say except for thank you. This >> You guys have no idea how much more pictures [Applause] [Music] for that Why is Why is one so much taller than the other? Awesome. Those are great recognitions. Thank you for your service. >> All right. We now have call for order. We have no public comment. And uh we have the principal's reports. And we got quite a few tonight. So So uh where's that microphone? Who wants to start? >> Welcome back from fall break. We had a great first day when everybody came back rested and we got quite a few things that have happened and are going to happen in the month of October. We had
007on September 26, we had picnic on the grounds and we had about over hundred people come and enjoy a lunch. We had a beautiful day, thank goodness. And we got to enjoy lunch with uh families. I love that day. Our uh kindergarten went on a field trip to Cedarwood pumpkin patch. That's always a favorite. They the bus drivers love us when the kids get on the bus with big pumpkins. Um October 17th, we are having our citizenship celebration for those students who have like 95 or above. We they get rewarded for their excellent citizenship. We got quite a few students who are going to participate in that. Um October 18th is our first elementary basketball game. Uh we play College Street at 10 o'clock. So if anybody wants to come out and see the uh
008season opener games, uh the 21st is our first quarter academic pep rally to celebrate those students who have excellent academics and citizenship. Our trunk or treat is scheduled for October 23rd at 5:30 to 6:30 in the side parking lot at the where the bus is entered. And we that's a big event as well too. That's one of my favorites. Um, on October 24th, the fourth grade is going to the Hermitage and the fifth grade is going to the Carter House. And on the 27th, the third grade is going to Oldstone Fort using our local park. And we have Halloween parties on the 30th. And also, Miss McCartney, Miss Mary McCartney, our music teacher, has been um chosen to present at the TMEA conference this spring. So, I'm really proud of her for that. She's going
009to uh present on her ukulele club and how she teaches the students to go from knowing nothing to being able to play the ukulele within weeks. So, I'm really excited for her to that opportunity. I'm proud of her. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Who's next? >> Good evening. So, at Hickerson, um this Friday is our fall festival. Um from 5:30 to 7:00 will be games and um dinner. And then the silent a not silent auction, the live auction starts at 7. Um this Saturday, we'll also play our first basketball game against East Coffee um at 2:00 p.m. And then Thursday, October 30th, we will have a Halloween parade starting at 1:30 and it's where the kids will get in their costumes and they will trickor treat throughout the building. That way, if they don't
010get to trick-or- treat that night, they still have that experience at the school level. So, you're more than welcome to come out and see all their costumes and and you know, see the excitement and all that good thing. That's and that's what we've got going on at Hickerson. >> Thank you. >> Next. >> Hello. So, I apologize that Eric can't be here. He has experienced some deaths in the family and so, you know, second in command here. Um, so in September when we ended the quarter, our students got to shop in what we call our monster marketplace where they use their positive behavior points through class dojo and they get to um shop in this store that our PTO sponsors and so lots of kids I know my own had lots of good goodies, slime
011and all the things parents don't want to come home with them. Um, on Friday we have our virtual awards. So we um adopted virtual awards during COVID and we still do it. Eric and I go on a cart with an iPad and music and we visit every class and every uh class is on our their TVs and so it saves time not meeting in the gym but it's still a very fun experience with everyone getting to see each other on the TV. The kids love that because they get to experience themselves there. Um and so that's Friday at 1:15. Um we have a basketball game against Hickerson at 2 on Saturday. Our fall festival is October the 24th at from 5 to 8. We'll have food trucks, games, and hay rides. And then we just
012wanted to say we appreciate the arts being in our school. Our kids are really learning about the time it takes to do a project and complete that starting in prek and up. And that has just been a wonderful addition to our school. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> I'm Bobby Gilly, principal at New Union. no relation to that guy on the end. And um I don't tell people. Anyways, um I'd just like to thank you for allowing me to speak this evening. I'd also like to welcome and introduce to you my assistant principal, Miss Peggy Melton. Um just want to tell you a few things about what's going on at New Union. Um we also did a picnic on the playground. We had a little over 280 people attend our picnic on the playground
013back in September. Uh we also had a book fair during that um during that week and we brought in over $8,000 to our school for our library. Uh we opened back uh our school back up for our parents and grandparents to come in and it we it paid off big. Um we have also started a fundraiser for a new LED sign at New Union and we've raised a little over $20,000 at this moment. So I'm real proud of that. Uh we will be hosting tomorrow um cross country meet at New Union. We will also be doing an awards day, first annual awards day. We've not been doing an awards day in several years at New Union, but we're starting that back up. We'll be doing that on the 17th. Uh we will also have basketball
014games on Saturday. We'll be playing Westwood. Um we've also planned some things for October, October safety month. So, we've got some guest uh speakers coming in from the sheriff's department, from the fire department, uh different areas in our in our community and having them come in and talk to our kids. Um on the 30th, we will having we'll be having our first annual trunk retreat at New Union. Um I will also like to brag on some of my staff members. We've had several that have written grants for the sportsman's and businessmen's organization for their grant that they've sent out. I had um I think we had about six submit grants. So, I'm really excited to hear back from that. Um we also are planning a fall festival on November the 14th. This will have a
015live auction and a silent auction as well. Now, this is the next part that I need to present. Um with your approval, we would like to transition into our new logo. I think this was email emailed out to members of the board. Um, with your approval, we would like to continue that transition. And also, uh, the faculty and staff at New Union, we're trying to find a ma a new mascot, something that represents our heritage, represents our community, but also is kid-friendly. And um, we're new rebels. And what we came up with was the new union. This is Rebel the Raccoon. So we've got many many of our staff members have approved this put in put in uh we've also talked to some of our students about it but with your approval this is something
016that we would like to transition to as well. So I don't know how that works from here but >> do we need to have board approval to change the mascot? >> Yes. And the logo that's what I read in the policy. So >> I guess we'll have to look at that. >> November. So that'll come back in the November meeting. that. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you, >> Dr. Anderson. >> So, I wanted to take a minute and uh do something a little bit different tonight. kind of just highlight Coffee County Middle School and highlight the efforts that uh we have put in, the work we have put in, and the progress that we have seen. So, I want to highlight our staff first and foremost because for anything to really be successful,
017you got to have people on board and you got to have people that's bought in and willing to do what needs to be done. So, what I've given you is a sheet that I shared with my staff back in July, and these are test scores. Um, but you can see what's in red are scores that as a principal I inherited when I first went to middle school versus the scores that you have in that gray box uh that we were able to achieve this school year. And so just to brag on my folks, I'm going to read some numbers out for everybody that's that's listening at home and those here in the audience. So sixth grade ELA in the last four years has increased over 12%. Math in sixth grade has increased over 17%. Science
018is 6%. Social studies is over 10%. increase in scores for seventh grade, over 10% increase in ELA, 22% increase in math for seventh grade, almost 21% increase for science, and 12% for social studies. For eighth grade, a 4% increase in ELA, a 21% increase in math, and a 15% increase in science, and over a 10% increase in social studies. These increases have not happened just by happen stance, but it's because of the dedication and the work that our staff is putting in every single day. And it's something that I just wanted to take a minute and just highlight and to make sure that our community knows the work that Coffee County Middle School staff is putting in. It's easy to get hung up on negative, right? And let that negativity just be the cloud that
019we're in all the time, but I wanted to make sure that that that you all knew that. So achievement has been a great increase at middle school as well as our growth. And you all know uh we went from a level one to a level four this year. Again, that increase is because of the staff and the work that they've put in every day. And I just wanted to say, you know, they they need that highlight. They need to be recognized for that. And I I certainly appreciate that I'm able to be a part of the team at Coffee County Middle School. So, um so anyhow, I just wanted to share that with you. Something a little bit different than what I normally share. Uh, but I felt like that was something especially stores are
020now not embargoed. >> You came in about a year ago and made your presentation to the to the board on your plan and I think you had all already had some things in place, but >> Absolutely. >> We're seeing the the really the fruits of of that here, >> right? Absolutely. You know, and it it all starts with having the right culture in your building, right? and having people bought into the vision and the mission and and bought into trying to make a difference and and so I think once those puzzle pieces are in place uh you can really start seeing things happen and motivation uh momentum happen. Um and and so that's definitely something that's taking place at middle school and I'm proud of the folks uh there and the work that they're putting
021in every day. So, I just wanted to highlight that. Couple of events that are fixing to happen start at middle school. Um, so tomorrow night we have our first band and choir concert that'll start at 6:00. So, that's that's exciting. I know that those students work extremely hard and they've been practicing after school and all those things. Um, so that'll be tomorrow night. We're going to have our second pep rally um next Thursday, which is the beginning of our basketball season. And so we're excited about those students and and been able to uh start that season up. And then the following week, our wrestling season starts. So, um plenty to come out and see and do. Uh Raider Fest was the day before fall break. I know Mr. was able to come by and he
022saw that in action. And that's a lot of fun and it's really busy. Uh and kids have a great time. So >> it looked like they was all having a good time. >> Absolutely. Yes. Yes. So thank you all. That's all I've got. >> You >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Uh I want to share on behalf of the high school a few things that are going on this week uh for us uh and our student ambassadors at the appropriate time have some things uh from the recent past just prior to the break uh last week and then some things that are coming up. But uh today we were fortunate to have a gentleman by the name of Fletcher Cleaves uh who works for an organization called Choices Matter speak with our students uh sophomore
023students at the high school on the topic of texting and driving. We had planned uh this student assembly all the way back in the spring. In fact, they were going to come this past spring. Uh but weather did not permit and so we rescheduled and so Mr. Cleaves came and spoke with our uh sophomore students today for about 45 minutes. They were so well behaved and uh really uh honed in on what he had to share. Uh Mr. Cleaves was a standout athlete in high school who was a victim of a texting and driving accident. And uh so he had an important message to share, an inspirational message about overcoming and uh also, you know, just just some information about the dangers of texting and driving. Again, uh our sophomore students were really receptive to
024that message. So we were glad to have him. uh also want to share with you that this Thursday we have a sort of similar uh event for our junior students and there will be an organization uh the children and parent resource group uh sponsoring an event called Cinema Drive and uh Cinema Drive is a 3D interactive activity that our all of our junior class will participate in in our theater and uh it will simulate things such as impaired driving. That would be just an example of what they will uh experience uh so to speak. And so we're excited about being able to provide that opportunity for our junior students. also want you to be aware and I think our ambassadors will touch on it a little more uh that we have our fall renaissance rally
025this Friday morning and uh we had 655 of our 10th through 12th graders that earned either one or more Renaissance cards based upon their work this last spring. Uh the Renaissance cards are earned ba based upon achieving a uh all A's for the semester, all A's and B's. Uh possibly having perfect attendance uh or possibly maintaining a 4.0 GPA. And so again, 655 of our 10th through 12th graders earned a card. And so we will be uh doing a fun activity for them with our Renaissance rally uh this Friday. Today we'll spend about 45 minutes again just engaged in some fun uh with them which I think our ambassadors will speak about a little bit. Uh finally I would like to share with you and I think it's on your consent agenda for tonight. Uh
026but we would like to start an archery club at the high school. Uh, I've had a few requests for this and I just so happen to have uh two ladies that are here tonight uh who are willing to sponsor an archery club at the high school. And uh if you all were to have questions about the creation of that club, we are prepared either myself or these ladies to answer those questions. Uh but we feel like an archery club is an activity that would uh re really just provide an an important avenue a niche uh sort of activity for kids that possibly might not be involved in any other extracurricular activity. I fully believe that some of them would be involved in other act school activities but again I think that archery is something that
027some might focus in on. Uh I know that uh there are local area elementary schools and middle schools that have archery clubs and uh so we've got students at the high school, several of them that had participated uh in their younger age and we would like to be able to provide that opportunity for them as high schoolers as well. So again, at the appropriate time, we'd be prepared to answer questions on that. Any questions for me? >> Who are your sponsors? All right. So, well, one of those is uh Miss Jocelyn Gilde, who is over here, and she just raised her hand. And the other is Miss Addison West Morland, who is to her right. Uh so, again, these ladies uh have been involved with archery for quite some time, and uh we would be
028very fortunate to have them working with their young people. So, any other questions? >> Thank you, Mr. Parsley. All right. At this time, we are ready to go to our call for intent for the meeting. So, we're going to um approve the general consent items, the minutes from from the prior from the uh special called meeting and the September 8th meeting. We also need to add one agenda item that's going to go on as item number one. So, we'll shift everything else down. We had a recent uh um disciplinary hearing authority meeting and ruling and we need to make a decision on that. So that will be item number one on the agenda. So you can adjust things accordingly. So um when you approve the consent agenda, you're approving all those things plus the addition
029of the the uh a new agenda item. So um so with that, do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? I so move >> Mr. Hansert and who second? >> I second. >> And Mr. Cordell. >> All right. Any discussion on that? >> All right. Let's start with Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> Okay. Miss Hinch. >> Hi. >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi. >> Miss Jones. >> Hi. >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi. >> Miss Matthews. >> Hi. >> Mr. >> Hi. Oh, that is 920. Okay. Item number one is uh as I mentioned, we had a recent uh disciplinary hearing authority uh with with a student discipline issue. There was a ruling made by by the DHA that has been appealed and obviously because it involves student discipline, we
030we have very limited information we can give out. But what the board needs to do is make a decision today whether we want to uh we have really two choices. We need to either agree to take that to to a hearing and and hear everything again or we need to affirm the decision of the the DHA. So that's the that's the decision we have tonight. So >> Mr. Chair, >> yes, Mr. Gilly, >> I move to affirm the DHA decision of the record before us. Okay, >> I'll second that motion, >> Mr. Gilly and Mr. Cordell. Okay, is there any discussion on this with keeping in mind we got to really keep any personal details out of this hearing? No discussion. Uh the motion on the floor is to affirm the the decision of the
031DHA according to the record and Mr. Cordell >> I. >> Miss Yinch >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> no. >> Uh Miss Jones >> I. >> Miss Hodgej >> I. >> Miss Matthews >> no. >> Mr. >> I. >> And I will vote I and Mr. Gilly. Oh >> I >> All right. So that seven or um 7 to two that passes. So the decision of the um of the DHA is affirmed. And so our next agenda item is Hickerson Elementary building direction. And >> second Ryan, I'm gonna disconnect from you. Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Ryan, for for being there. Good night. >> Thank you. Bye. >> Was our standin board attorney. So, >> all right. So, our Hickerson Elementary building direction. Mr. Hardrove and Mr. Shores. I guess this is Mr. Shores
032will give a historical perspective of Hickerson. Sorry. >> Of the building itself. You want me to go? >> No, we're good. >> Okay. >> April. April's cracking up back there. >> I think everybody in the room was >> Hickerson Elementary. The the main core building uh was built in approximately 1948 49 around that area. Uh there was one addition that I know of that was added either in the 70s or the 80s. Not positive which one. Then there was a another addition that was actually added on in 96. Um and this basically the the setup of Hickerson Elementary. Um my recommendation on the Hickerson Elementary project would be replacing the current school with a new school building behind its current location. Um, this would provide us some additional classroom spaces. Uh, much safer flow of
033traffic out in front of the school and parking. Uh, also just the building's organization. We can control some of its uses just by improving that with a new building. The estimated cost of that would be 35 to $40 million. That's my recommendation. >> Would that be a three section or four section? That would be a foursection building. >> Okay. That's a director's recommendation. Okay. >> Yes, sir. For Hickerson. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Do we have a motion? >> So move. I'll second. >> Mr. Hanserts and Mr. Gilly. Any discussion? The the motion is to replace um Hickerson Elementary with a new four section school located on the same grounds behind the current building. Um so discussion >> is there a possibility of reszoning some of the kids to Hickerson at that new school at that
034time? >> I think that's always an option. uh it's not uh an option that is a favorable option all the time when you talk about reszoning and or consolidating schools, but that that is and we we'll get through talking about East Coffee moving moving students is a possibility. Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Have you have you looked into consideration of a different location in that in in that area with in the resoning process? I don't want to get mu muddy the waters because I agree. I think we need new >> um I think the property that it's sitting on. >> You think that's sufficient >> behind it? I I just are our our school building so close to the road. I It creates some traffic flow. It just gives us >> Oh, I Well, how how
035much land is there? >> There's probably acreage there. Uh, give me one second. >> But >> 11.53. >> Oh, okay. That's good. >> And that's that spa most of that space is to the rear of the building. >> And I believe the W showed us a design for for a new building on the same ground. I don't remember if it was a four section that they showed us the design for. >> I don't think they actually showed a foursection design for a new building. Yeah. If they did, I I don't recall it. >> Yeah. Yeah, I think it was a three section for a new building they showed us, >> but they did provide a scenario of the property, >> right? >> I thought, and I could be very wrong, I was under the impression
036that when W talked to us about building a new one that four sections was not feasible, that it wasn't going to fit correctly. Did I make that up? I may have. >> I don't recall them saying that it would not. I >> because I know they're planning. >> I don't recall them saying that. No. >> Okay. Well, another thing is to as of today, Hickerson has 262 students enrolled. That's a lot. I don't know that we would need to reszone anybody. It feels like they're just bringing in people all on their own. They're going to fill themselves up. It seems that way to me anyways. >> Further discussion. All right. This is to provide direction. So, this is really what we're taking to the county to ask them to finance. Okay. So, >> all right.
037So, um >> I have a question. >> Oh, go ahead. >> All right. So, we're talking 35 to 40 million, but the plan they gave us was I'm pretty sure a three section. So, then that's not going to be an accurate amount we go to the commissioners with. So, we're going to have to have >> It's just those are approximate numbers. >> So, >> maybe a tad bit more than that. I >> I think it would be. So, do we need to have a more realistic figure before we go before the commissioners? >> The only way you're going to get that in a bidding process and you got to approve what you want to do before you can open up the bidding process. what what we're doing is providing direction that we're going to go
038to the county and we're going to talk to them about this and move in that direction. So like Mr. Gilly says this is an architectural estimate. So the bids are going to come in and you know could be lower >> and that's why I use the word approximately and talking about east coffee estimated I mean we don't depends on those those processes the bid process. >> Okay. >> Further questions. >> All right. Miss Yinch. >> Uh we're we're going for a new is what we >> Yeah. We're Yeah. The motion is to approve a new four section school on the existing property. >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I >> Miss Jones >> I >> Miss Hodgej >> I >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> No. >> Mr. Gilly. >> I >> Mr.
039Cordell. >> Uh, and I will vote I. That passes 821. I get that right. Yep. All right. Next up, East Coffee Elementary building direction. So, kind of the same drill, but go ahead. >> Okay. With East Coffee Elementary, it was actually built in ' 63. Uh since then it had an addition in the 70s and as well as addition in the 80s and then in 96 there was the latest addition that was added to East Coffee. And if you're wondering but it shouldn't make any difference but the the acreage there since it was asked on the other but we're not I don't think we're talking about a new building is 18.5 acres. Uh, and any questions I can try to answer for you. >> And my recommendation on East Coffee is to continue to prove
040improve the infrastructure by adding a new gym, new cafeteria, office areas, and potential classroom areas. Although we're still staying with the two per grade uh structure for approximately $18 million. Is that two? So, we'd end up with a three-section school. Is that >> No, sir. We're We're using a currently in a two section school, but we're going to just add the the gym, the cafeteria, and the office areas. So, that would shift people and provide some additional hopefully classroom areas. >> Okay. So, just being clear, the renovations would would uh um give us we'd end up with a two section school with a new cafeteria, gym, and office area. Okay. All right. Do I have a motion? So, move >> Mr. Hansert. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Okay, Mr. Gilly seconds.
041>> So, the motion is for for a renovations at East Coffee to provide a new uh new cafeteria, new gym and office space and other miscellaneous res renovations. Um, any discussion? >> I have a question. Would that provide them with a music room and approximately how many more classrooms would that give them? depends on the office area. >> The the way that they had this the design I believe the music room they would be designing a music room behind the stage of the gym. >> So they would have >> so it'll be a stage inside the gym then behind it is a music room >> and growing. I know they only have one classroom empty at the moment. So classrooms are a must >> in in my mind. One of the two when we when
042the recommendation I make the recommendation for a new Hickerson, one of the two had to be a new school with more classrooms. We do have the ability to shift students from school. It's not a very favorable approach, but reszoning is a possibility. Um, and I I mean, as our county grows, we're going to have to look at that. But, you know, one of the last things we want to do is is run out of space here in five or six years. So, I I I appreciate your your comment, Miss Jennifer. >> So, is this a scaledown version of what they showed us? Wool or is it the same? >> Uh from what uh Mr. Hargrow is sharing, I think it's the same as what they W actually presented to the school board uh when they
043did their presentation. >> Oh, okay. >> I have a question. Where at the moment are the art classes at East Coffee? Where are they being held? Are they >> I couldn't tell you the room number, but it's in one of the classrooms. Uh I could show you where it's at, but I couldn't tell you what the room number is. >> What? the old computer. >> The old computer one. >> But is it a dedicated classroom to art class? >> It's the only class that's in there. It doesn't have a sink, but it it works. >> Okay. >> So, yes, it's it's a dedicated art classroom. >> Okay. Do we have places out there for the school nurses, SRO's? >> As of right as of right now, there is a half classroom that the nurse is
044in. Uh the SRO is what used to be the paper closet. Uh, but that's where his his office is. >> What about a counselor? >> She has a full classroom. >> Okay. >> It's not necessary for her to have a full classroom, but she has a >> She does. Okay. I just want to make sure everybody has a place. >> Miss Tucker, are y'all full? >> We're growing. We're growing. >> We're 30 more kids than we were last year. >> So, you're you're full. We have a conference room that we can get rid of and make a classroom right now. And our counselor and our speech teacher do not need full classrooms, but they have the availability of full classrooms right now. >> So, you got room to grow. >> We have some room to
045grow >> as a >> don't want to say that, but >> a diplomatic answer. >> It's a diplomatic not to put you on the spot. We're just trying to trying to get some answers here. I would like to see if, you know, I I think it's wonderful that they're getting a gymnasium like the other and hopefully Hickerson will have that also. But I I would like to see these gymnasiums used uh for some of the elementary games because we've built them. The community has doesn't see them unless they have kids there, you know, their own. And hopefully maybe we can work something out that at least one game or two can be played in those gymnasiums just to show the community what they paid for. >> I think that is a fabulous idea. I >>
046I want to go back to uh something that Mr. Hansard said and also Miss Tucker uh as as far as the school and the the space that is in the building right now and and such as what she was saying with the um counselor's classroom and I can't remember which other speech classroom. Um when Wool did the drawings, it actually takes away some of the classrooms and uses them in different ways. Uh, can I give you an example? Is as is the C the library would actually expand. So, the library would stay where it's at, but it would actually expand into some other rooms which would make the library larger than what it is now. So actually saying right now and then what it is today compared to if you went with what Wool put
047it out there as you're actually taking some classrooms and reusing them in a different method in a different way. So really the statement of do you have space to grow right now? It might be, but after you change such as New Union and North Coffee got a whole new library, you might be just taking the library at East Coffee and expanded it and taking over a few more rooms to to make it a larger library. Uh so you're going to lose those rooms when you do that. Uh but so keep those things in mind when when you're talking about gaining the room that's there compared to what it would be after wool finished up. Does that make sense? >> Okay. >> Eric and I like the wool presentation with what we're doing right now with
048our school. We felt comfortable with that um presentation. >> Well, I have a question. If what you're recommending, East Cfield will still be a two-section school. It'll be the only two section school, elementary school that we have. I mean, if we're I mean, they've seen growth and and it's only going to continue. I feel pretty positive about if we're going to take on this endeavor, why wouldn't we at least make it a three-section school to begin with? And you know, cuz then, you know, in 5 years, we don't have to go back and say, "Hey, we need to add on to this school again." >> Makes total sense. You know, all this is contingent on our neighbors down the street. >> Exactly. But I mean, if we're going to if we're going to go going
049to ask for two brand new schools that if that's what you deem >> well I know the W presentation I don't know if it's on the second one but on the first one they had renderings showing adding the extra classrooms in the back for the um three section school >> I agree with what you're saying it seems silly to me to do construction without making it bigger It would definitely should be the three section. >> Mr. Co, don't hold me to this. We think it's about a $4 million add-on. So, you're looking at 20 approximately 24 25 million. >> But if you do, >> it's only4 million. >> But if you do that now, that's $4 million. If you do it in five years, that's 12 or 15 million. >> I understand. I just wanted
050you to understand what the add-on number is worth, >> right? Yeah. I mean, I know it'll be more, but I mean, in the long run, it'll be cheaper. No, I understand. By far if you look at what our schools cost uh what it cost county school system to build our middle school is astronomically. It's doubled >> just about. >> Mr. Chair, can we can we amend the motion to add three section to that? >> The plan the motion to uh renovate >> the the motion is Mr. Hanserts. So, and you seconded. >> It don't have to. No, I didn't. >> You can. Oh, you're making a motion to amend. Okay. Yeah. And uh >> we can if you can get a second. >> Well, you made a second. >> No, he did. >> Okay. Are
051you making a motion to >> the motion to amend the motion to add three section to the original motion? >> Yeah. >> But I have you a second. >> Yeah, >> that's what I have. >> I was on the one before. >> You were on this one. >> Second. That's why I got you that too. However, Mr. Hansert is willing to amend his his motion or change his motion. >> Well, he can change Yeah, he can change his if you want to. >> So, and you want to go ahead and do that? >> All right. So, I would like, Mr. Chairman, I would like to amend the motion to uh amend it to a three-section school at East Coffee. >> And Mr. Gilly, are you okay with that? >> Yes. >> Okay. just for the
052record for our YouTube audience here in posterity. So, all right. So, the motion now reads is we want to um make it do renovations to make it a three section school with new gym and cafeteria and other and office space other minor improvements. So, all right. So further discussion on that is that >> now how many versus three sections versus four section schools are we if this were to take place >> I I couldn't tell you how many we have four sections to write off um >> two two I think >> I couldn't I couldn't just give you that >> maybe okay >> what is north coffee considered >> I would consider it probably a four section but I'm not going to tell you I haven't sat down and looked at the number of classrooms
053available for each grade level. >> What about new union? >> I would have to do the same thing. I'm say the same thing on each one of them. >> I haven't sat down with each one and looked at >> for the sections for each school. What we've also got to consider is that these aren't the only schools that's going to need to we're going to have to do a high school because the growth when we if we take anything from that study of the growth it shows that Manchester City is growing quicker than the surrounding areas. Those children feed into Coffee County schools and our and it's I think it's a disservice again. I said that before, two high school students not to be able to be in the same building. >> Yes. >> And
054uh that's something we're going to have to look for and look toward in the future of two possibly two high schools. maybe one high school may be centered around um a different type school than another, you know, where people might have a choice >> to whether they go one, you know, with CTE or vice versa. Anyway, I'm just brainstorming, but that's something we got to think about because if our elementary schools are growing and we need four section schools and all that, then the the high schools already bursting at the seams and uh the it was built on to to accommodate ninth grade and then it got so big that the ninth grade was overcrowding everything. So, that was moved out. So, anyway, that's just something that we need to keep in our minds. And
055also too, something else we need to keep in our minds is that the zoning has changed in the county also. So, as of now, there's not going to be a lot of uh residential developments with multiple houses and that affects growth in the county. But regardless of that, we're going to grow. I think they still will in these two areas that we're looking at, Hickerson and there because they're technically in what they call a PGA, right, >> where 90% of the land is on C1 anyways >> already. So, it's outside of the purview of their A1 protection act. >> Exactly. I I agree with that. >> Further discussion. >> Okay. Um, so the the motion on the floor is to approve a renovations at East Coffee Elementary for a three-section school with a new cafeteria,
056new gym, office space, and other minor res renovations. Um, let's see. Mr. Hansert, >> I >> Miss Jones, >> I >> Miss Hodgej, >> I. Miss Matthews I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell I >> Miss >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920 to zero. Okay. Now next item up is just something some adjustments on on committees and Melissa's going to explain that to us what we what we're doing here. Right. >> Okay. So on this one right here >> because you're the ones that color you're the one that color coded all this so we need your interpretation. >> So the only thing that we're going to do is the anti drug coalition the mental health committee is going Jennifer was the only member on
057that. It's all going to go under the school health advisory. So we're just combining all of those together. And the uh other thing on here was um the special question committee that was on there from collaborative conferencing and we taken it off and we might just should put two people back on there just so that we know that we have that on there. That was in the collaborative conferencing which we're not looking at doing that but let's just go ahead and do it. And then I've tried to track where all these committees are coming from. And I think that's it. >> I think so. Okay. >> Mr. Harrove was going to go on um the innovation committee as a committee advisor on that. >> Okay. >> Just few changes and we need two people for
058the special question. So, we need a couple volunteers for the special question committee and it's unlikely to meet, right? But, but because we have the collaborative conferencing agreement now, we may need to have that committee meet. So, that's just to do it ahead of time then. So, and if you don't meet, you don't meet. So, any volunteers for that committee? >> Do we throw everybody's name in a hat? Tom, I'll go on that one. >> Okay, Miss Yench. And we need two, right? >> Two. Yes, sir. >> I'll volunteer. >> And Miss Jones. All right. So, I need a motion to make the to approve the changes to the committee assignments and adjustments in committees. >> So, move. Second. >> Cordell. Mr. Gilly. All right. Any discussion on that? Pretty straightforward. Miss Jones. >> I.
059>> Miss Hodgej. >> I. >> Miss. Matthews. >> I. >> Mr. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> Mr. Cordell. Miss Yinch. >> I. >> Mr. Anert. >> I. >> And I will vote I. That passes 920. Next up is the budget update. and Mel Melson, that is yours. >> Okay. So, the budget, this is the budget update for August. Um, so far for for the month of August, we received $4,53,000, which put us at 9.31% of our budget. 3.3 million of that was state money, um, Ortiza, and, um, some other state grants. And then, um, 689,000 of that was, um, local. So majority of that was state state revenue. Um expenditures for the month of August we had our first payroll. So we are um August was around 4 million 4 million 54
060million54,000 which put us at 10.57% of our budget um compared to last year to date 10.8. So budget's still on track. Um let me look through here see if I see anything. Um, nothing really stands out um to talk about for this for the month of August, but if you have questions, I will gladly answer those. >> Okay. I need a motion to approve the uh the budget uh update. >> So, Miss Jones >> and >> Oh, Mr. Cordell. Okay. >> Mr. I think he did. >> Mr. Chair, who did you go for second? >> What's that? >> Who Who did you pick for second? >> I got uh Mr. Cordell for second. So, >> all right. Any discussion, questions for April? No. All right. Miss Hodgej. >> Hi, >> Miss Matthews. >> Hi, >>
061Mr. >> Hi, >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi, >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi, >> Miss Yinch. >> I >> Mr. answer. >> I >> Miss Jones >> I >> vote I that passes 920. So that concludes the the uh action items on the agenda. So next up we have items for discussion and I would like to let's start let's do this. Let's start with Mr. Hanser and then we'll go around this way. So we'll do something different for change. Um, I've got a couple of things. I'd like to thank uh Mr. Harrove and Mr. Shores for the the sidewalk in front of the hitting facility. Um, that's something that uh we've been needing for a while. Uh, my family would like to thank you. my dad, especially my dad came over the other day and we
062looked at it and uh um something very special to us obviously, but uh like to thank uh Sherry and Mark Taylor or Mark and Sherry Taylor uh they've donated the landscaping in front of that place for for 20 years. every fall that they donate something if something died and u you know that's been a really dedication from them for the past 20 years. Uh second I'd like to ask u this past fall retreat uh a year ago I asked for an organizational chart. I asked Mr. showers about it. He said we hadn't had one in five years. Uh said that we would get it. Didn't get it. Mr. Pal come in as an interim. Said we had it in a couple of weeks. We never got it. Now here we are a year later. Still
063haven't gotten it. Uh we even talked about it in our uh interviews for our superintendent. We ask everybody, you know, same question. So I guess the question is where's it at? you know, um, every day we make choices about what gets prioritized and, um, sometimes things get pushed of ahead of those things. And yeah, you were promised it and I intend on carrying out that promise, but sometimes the our world gets pretty dog on busy and and and when you're dealing with people, I understand the importance of an organizational chart. I understand how it can serve and the purposes that it serves, but sometimes the people part gets pushed in front of it. Um, I'll have you one by November. >> Okay. I appreciate it. You know, we're >> this is drug on and it's
064not none of your fault. >> I'm not blaming you in in the least, but it's just we was told >> two or three times as a board. We've all been told that we would we we would have it and we never got it. And uh but uh again uh thank you all. Thank you very much. >> Yes, sir. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. >> I want to say something to this because I don't recall saying I would get anything together uh on a organization chart. I do remember the organization chart coming up. I remember the situation that came up. Um and I actually asked where did it come from? and I still don't have a copy of the organization chart myself and I don't have a digital copy of it. Um, but I just
065want to let you know if I said that I'm going to get it, I normally do what I say I'm going to do and I don't recall saying that I would get one together for you. Uh, if I did, I'm actually going to go back and look at the at the video because I really don't recall saying I would get it for anybody. you know, and I you know, and I'm jumping out of turn. I know it's come up a few times and you know, if we whoever does it, if we get it by by next by by the November board meeting, then then we're good. So, >> Mr. Hans, I appreciate you bringing that topic up. We had discussed organizational chart and that is very important for our system. Thank you. >> Thank you,
066>> Miss >> I actually have nothing for discussion this time. You don't want to discuss football jerseys? >> No, I don't. >> Mr. Cordel, >> I don't guess I do tonight. >> Mr. Gilly, >> after the first agenda item tonight, I don't I'm good. >> Okay, Mr. >> Uh, I'd just uh like to thank all the principles that are here tonight. It's good to to see the large crowd that we have. Hope y'all can make it to every board meeting. Nice for y'all to represent the schools. Thank you. >> Thank y'all. >> Matthews, >> I want to echo what Mr. just said. I always forget to say that, but it is very much appreciated that you care enough to give your evening up to come and be with us. Um the only few things that
067I have are really just kind of following up on some things that I myself more like reminders for myself. Um um so I had a note in my phone to remind me back in the spring um in salary and compensation committee meetings. I'm no longer a part of that committee, but we did talk about the possibility of breaking out the pay scales. I'm sure a lot of people remember that. And I know that the issue with that was timing that we didn't have time to do that. Um, and so I guess I was just going to ask like where are we on that? Are we still going to break those out or I I just want to make sure that we're bringing it up in plenty of time that we're not Last year I felt
068like, you know, we thought it maybe was too late to do it before we could get our budget over to the county commission. So, I'm just trying to stay ahead of the game and not forget that we talked about breaking those pay scales up. So, >> just a point of information, the committee advisor is Mr. Hardrove and then >> okay >> Mr. Hansert, Miss Yench, Miss Jones, and Mr. are on that committee. >> Perfect. So, we'll let y'all take that. That was just a a note to myself. Um, another thing that I wanted to bring up is a while back, not long after school started, I was contacted by a an employee with Coffee County Probation at the DA's office about um getting one of our school um organizations, clubs, team, however you want to
069do it, or school uh together for a community service project to build and create hygiene bags. eggs and um I had sent that out to one group, but there really was not much interest. And I don't know if that group already had some community service projects they were committed to. Um but I just wanted to put that out there that if we do have a group in any of our schools that would be interested, whether it's, you know, I don't want to say any names or put anybody on the spot, but any organization club that's looking for a community service project to do, um they would very much appreciate the support. Um, I think they're just wanting basic hygiene supplies for their clients that they work with. Um, it's a really good thing. Uh, and
070so I just if if we have any organizations, clubs, groups, teams that would like to do that, I can give you the information on who to contact at Coffee County Probation. So, I just wanted to mention that so that I didn't forget it. And then one more thing, I was going to follow up with you, Mr. car grow on the fundraiser data that we talked about at the retreat that you were going to get us. >> Well, broken it down. I don't have the amount. >> Okay. >> Uh but what who do you think our largest fundraiser is? >> Uh >> what school? >> I I don't know. All we've >> obviously the the the high school. >> Yeah. Yeah. All All I We were asking for was that everybody every school give you >>
071Yes, they did. >> The Okay. And I can share some of those numbers. I'll do it via the weekly email. >> Yep. That'd be great. >> Some of the numbers you'd be surprised. I was surprised very much so. >> Okay. So, I just want to make sure that we keep that on our radar. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. That's all I have. Oh, one more thing. >> I want to thank New Elementary for having me out uh last week. They uh third grade classroom ha uh did speeches um and Miss Jonas Seismore was there and Miss Michelle How and Thomas Ballard and they the third graders did speeches for us and it was just it was precious. Um they did such a great job and I could tell that they were coached up and trained
072up by Amanda McCain. Um and they con that we came in and we pretended that we um did not believe that voting was important in elections. And those kids got up each of them and gave a speech in front of the whole class and to us adults and convinced us and persuaded us that voting is important and that we should do it. So it was just it was an awesome experience. So I just want to say thank you guys for having me. It was very enjoyable. >> And Holly didn't mention that she brought treats for all the kids, too. which they really appreciate. >> Little little candy corn. >> It was fall break massage. >> This is going to shock you, Tom. But I don't have anything to say today. >> Oh my goodness. >>
073I know, right? >> I sat here and I tried to think of something and it >> she's busy designing our shirts for the uh for the convention. So, >> that you all painted, but that's okay cuz I painted all the ones that y'all made, too. So, we're even. >> That's okay. You still volunteered. Pass it down. >> Okay. >> All right, Miss Jones. >> Okay. I want to ask Miss Gibly something. Can you make the mascot the Tennessee walking horse instead of the raccoon? No, I'm kidding. Okay. Um, the only thing that I wanted to talk about was I know uh one of do Mr. Hard Road's performance goals is the bus is the bus discipline. Yes, ma'am. And we've shared >> increasing and you're and I and you're sharing that with us every >>
074Thank you. >> Yes. Miss Miss Melissa is a great help and we try to get that out monthly. >> Very enlightening. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And I hope all the board members are printing this off and looking like Holly brought up earlier. And Holly, you can interact with me if you want. But I just I looked at it and I was I know a bus driver has a such a hard job to begin with and then when you see some of the things that these children are doing on the buses, I don't know how they can even drive. But, um, I thought it would be good to just look and see what schools are are, you know, having so many bus reports and some aren't because that's something we need to look at and maybe
075that school can maybe if they can come up with some kind of incentives because I don't know if they've actually realized how many bus reports that are going out from their >> It's not just nitpicky stuff. The violations are terrible in my opinion. They are so um concerning that when I read that long bus conduct report, I don't sleep that night. It is just very disheartening. I And I don't I'm not saying it's any of our school's faults or anything. It's a society problem. And we are reading that report like Miss John said has been so eyeopening. My heart goes out to everybody in the transportation department. Well, everybody in the schools, I just didn't realize that we had that many serious discipline issues. >> It's >> right and it's concern. Maybe sometimes that happens
076is because you don't real, you know, you get a report today and maybe the next day, but when you look at it, for instance, uh Coffee County Middle School had 67, Hillsboro had 20, Deerfield had 20, Coffee County Raider Academy had 11, Coffee County Central High, which you would think would only had six. >> Uh North Coffee had four. Uh East Coffee had three. Hickerson had one, call center had one, and New Union had zero. So, not not trying to call out any schools, but this is good information to look at. If you've got zero, then you want to keep it that way. And what and and if you've got more than that, then something needs to change as far as whether I don't know. I don't know. It's just the the kids need to
077be talked to and and maybe we give too many incentives for PE for kids to be good, but it's got to be looked at because it's just it it's not appropriate for for the things that they're doing on on that bus. And >> uh on a lot of the buses and so it's it to me that's just something that hopefully we can improve upon. And that's you know that's one of Mr. hard gross performance goals and he's doing what we ask by getting us these reports because >> uh if you don't know what's going on, nobody's going to address it. >> So, >> yeah, thank you for providing that to us. Absolutely. >> It's really opened my eyes. >> Yeah, >> I have a whole new respect for anybody in education just after reading that.
078That's not counting what's going on in school buildings. And I think it would be good for the principles to get the same reports that we get because it would be really eyeopening to them to realize, okay, I need to address this in some way or we're doing great. We need to keep it up, you know, make sure our kids know that we appreciate them not getting all these reports sent to us. >> Thank you, Mr. Tarpo. Uh, one thing to throw on that when I was talking about the policy earlier, it's already in our policy. The way we left that meeting was we needed to reiterate that to our principles and building level that transportation ultimately has to say. >> Yes. >> The principal the principal can't override transportation and put a child back on
079the bus. >> And the principal can't >> and the disciplinary action >> has the final say. That's what the policy says. >> Okay. And disciplinary action is important, but it's also important that we do things to prevent this. You know, that's that's our mission is to not have these to begin with. >> I know you're going to have some, but >> uh >> anyway, that's just very opening. >> Holly brought up the consistency, too. We got to be consistent, >> right? >> Just Yeah. Just because something happened on a bus doesn't mean that they're not subject to the same discipline of something that happens in the classroom. And if they're going to act this way on a bus, then they can do that in school, too. And >> and they will. >> Thank you for
080bringing that up. >> And I want to u uh have a shout out to M to do to uh Dr. Anderson. This is good. And uh I mean I know that we can the the science and social studies really over 50% and that's great. Hopefully we'll get over 50 for all of them before long. >> I guess that leaves me and I guess your plate just got that much bigger, right? A little higher, but I'll I'll uh I don't have too much to say, but I do want to reiterate what Holly said about, you know, the great time we had it out at New Union and and uh what Miss McCain is doing out there with kids was was pretty awesome. So, I enjoyed that and it was it was definitely positive. You know, I
081I encourage board members to get out to the schools a lot more often because that's where the rubber meets the road and and the effects of our policies are are seen out there just, you know, with the kids and stuff. So, that's that's really awesome. We got a lot of things to work on, but but uh you know, it's so much fun to go out and see what what's going on. I still think I owe something to to Michelle over at uh at Hickerson, too. So, she's working to get me in the schedule over there. But that's that's all good. I like I enjoy doing that. So, and that's that's all we have for discussion. So, did we have any committees >> in the since the last meeting? I don't think so. >> We we
082haven't we're close to requesting a policy committee. >> Okay. And we have >> meeting hurry up. We have an after school committee meeting at 4:00 on October the 16th. >> Okay. >> And we're fixing to start schedulation committee and and Yeah. So, okay. >> And what shirt I mean we only have a couple. >> Yeah. We got >> So, >> get rocking and rolling on that. So, >> all right. Student Ambassador Reports. The moment you've been waiting for. You've been waiting for this moment, right? Okay. Okay. Can we bring the microphone up front here for him? So, >> yeah. We we make you get up and and read this so everybody can see you and And before you launch in, give it give tell us your name, but but a little bit about your your
083background and you know where you're hoping to go after after high school and all that stuff, too. So, >> um I'm Leila Culie. Uh I'm a historian for SJA, the student government association at the high school. Um I'm co-vice president of FBALA also at the high school. I'm also editor of the yearbook at high school. I do a lot and I hope to go to University of Tennessee Knoxville. >> All right. >> Um I'll start off with Oh, no. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Um I'm Carly Freeman and I'm the student body president at the high school. I'm also involved in cross country and track and field as well as FBLA, DECA, and Refuge 305. and hopefully I'll be attending Western Kentucky after high school to get my speech language pathology degree. Okay. Um I'll go ahead
084and start off with the sports. So for golf, boys and girls finished really strong. We were named district champions for golf. Um for our girls, Caroline Matthews um won individual district tournament champion. And boys, Landon Landon Collins com um competed in the state tournament. Um, for girls soccer, the season ended over fall break. Um, Kayla Deanda and Abby Walker got all dressed as well. And for cross country, their season is not over just yet. They have a meet on Wednesday at community and also have a meet on Saturday at Huntsville. And volleyball also ended their season over fall break. Um, they finished third in the district. And Morgan Spears, Alyssa Goon, and Danny Hills named all district. and um Jinsley Naggadulla and Haley Harris named Alter all all tournament. And for football, their season is
085not over just yet. Their senior night is this Friday and we play summit. And then for our clubs, we had our CTSO night on September 30th from 5:30 to 7:30. And we had about 20 different organizations participate in that. We'd like to thank all the members of the community that showed up to learn about and provide opportunities for organizations. And then HOSA has a blood drive at First Baptist on the 16th. And FFA has a nursery, landscape, and horiculture competition tomorrow. Beta has a murder mystery dinner this Saturday. You can buy tickets and go eat dinner and they have like a show with it. FBA and DECA will be attending the Titans Learning Lab on the 28th of this month. And as well, multiple clubs will be attending the One Day of Hope at the
086fairgrounds for the community. And then the theater production for the fall is The Lion, the Witch in the Wardrobe. and that will be coming soon. And as far as SJ, we had a successful game on themed homecoming and Swedish night themed dance last month. And this year, we also started sending out birthday cards each month to every student in the school. That way, each student can feel recognized at least once during our school year. And then our Renaissance rally is coming up this Friday. The different ways that students can earn cards is through having all A's for the red card, having all A's or B's for the black card, um improving their semester GPA by.5 or more or maintaining a 4.0 for a silver card, and then no absence tardies checkouts or discipline referrals for
087a white card. And Art Renaissance Rally will just be having games outside like cornhole chalk and things like that. So that's all we have. >> All right. Thank very any questions for our student ambassadors. >> I think it's really really cool that you're sending out birthday cards to everybody. >> I love that. That's really nice. >> You guys did great. Thank you. >> Thank you for being here, >> Mr. Cordell. >> Oh, okay. Thank you very much. All right. Next up, we have director's report. >> I'll be brief. Uh shout out Raider shout out to Miss Holland Clark. If you walk around our um our administrative building, you see a pictures. You see of pictures of athletics, you see pictures of children in class, CTE class, children on the playground. Uh that's why we do
088what we do. And Holland has done a great job of uh getting those things framed and placed up on the wall. just kind of a kind reminder when we walk around and see those young faces and our kids doing the great things that they do every day, why we do what we do. >> Thank you. >> Um, other than that, we're right off fall break and we are ready raider raider ready for a great second quarter. So, I'll be brief. >> So, does the board need to have an action item for the next agenda on your facial hair? So, Just wondering how far our purview goes. >> Mr. Shores capital project. >> A lot of white in it. >> Okay. With the chemical projects, we have the window laminate phase two is finished up. Uh
089we will be going into a phase three before long, but we we lack very small amounts. And from here on out, there's going to be things that we'll be doing that's going to create us having to bring them back in, uh, such as changing out doors so that we we get the glass up the same as everything else throughout the building. So, but phase two is finished up with the the laminate, uh, the high school, um, the doors and the hallway architectural uh, designs. Uh, we're hoping to start looking at putting that out to to bed. started to talk about that uh hopefully before the end of this school year or school year, sorry, by the end of this calendar year. Um the bleacher uh modifications at the high school uh the the handrails, the
090widening of the bleachers and the midsteps have all been included in completed last week. So those are done. uh when you start going to the the athletic events, you'll see the the changes there with with that part. Uh moving on down, we have several projects that's going to be coming up. Um and actually some of these that were upcoming projects got finished last week. So, they're in the upcoming projects, but they actually were this form or document was was done beforehand. uh such as the concrete work at the the football stadium. Uh the the ramp, if you know anything about the ramp going down underneath the homeside bleachers, then also the locker rooms coming out on the back side. Uh we're adding concrete in those areas. Uh the quarterback club, I believe it was got
091the the concrete donated. Then the system's taking care of the um the the labor getting all taken care of and that's being done tomorrow. uh sidewalks at the high school that Mr. Hanser talked about just a little bit. There was sidewalks at the hitting facility at baseball, but also coming from that area going across giving the students a area to walk that's not in the the wet grass and we're getting ready to get into wet season. So, uh that's going to be a big help. As well as there's a a sidewalk coming from a teacher parking lot on the back side. So there there was more than just the one part and and those are they got completed last week so they are finished. Uh gym scuff and cokes at some of our schools that
092was taken care of and we're doing with elementary we're looking at trying to do that every two years to keep those up and and they've turned out really nice. Um the the doors at New Union uh that's in process. Uh still have a way to go with it. and then garage doors at the high school CTE and we're doing one side and then we'll be looking at the other side later on and it's just that the doors are wore out. So, we're we're upgrading in that area. And I think that's pretty much everything on here that need to be talked about. If you have any questions, please ask. >> I I know Jennifer brought up the bathrooms at the U football stadium. too. >> Yes. Uh she did and actually looked at them and we
093are doing some work there as well. Uh waiting till all the football games are are finished. You're not able to go in and do some work cuz there there was some things that needs to be cleaned up and and made a little nicer. Uh we've got petitions that's already been ordered. They are actually in hold right now. Uh, so we're getting ready to go in and do some work there that's going to take care of some things because they they did need to be a little bit uh some TLC put to them. I guess you >> Thank you. Thank you. You don't know pain until you have to hold a child over something they're not supposed to touch. I know you've probably done it. It It's not a good thing. >> Mr. Shores, is the
094laminate on all the schools in the foyers? >> Laminate is on all the foyers in the schools. Yes, laminate is >> on the on the window panes. >> Yes, laminate is >> What about in New Union? Last time I was there, >> laminate is >> I mean the the screen >> laminate's different than vinyl. >> Okay. >> Uh the laminate is on all the windows at the foyers. That's the protective coating that was put on at the schools. Uh that is a shatter resistance uh material. Now, the the vinyl, all the schools that had requested the vinyl on the on the front entrances do have the front entrances uh finished. So, yes, they are finished in that sense. Uh we do have one school since then, which is New Union, that has requested to put
095the vinyl on the front of theirs. And uh I explained to the the principal at that school that uh we would be doing that to phase three. So when we get hit phase three, >> so they won't have to pay. We'll be they're not going to have to pay for it. >> No, we're taking care of it. >> Good. Okay. Uh I wanted to ask one other thing, too. I know in the past um everybody said there's nothing we can do with the with T DOT putting a traffic light out there at New Union, but I was wondering and this is something Mr. Hargo, you might consider or see as a board, could we have a resolution or something to send to T DOT because that is there's a traffic light needed out there badly
096and uh not just during uh you know pick up and and when they're leaving the kids it's all the time except on the weekends maybe on a Sunday you can pull out without getting hit by someone about to get hit cuz people it's a four-way it's not a four-way four way stop, but it's a four-way. And and some people coming off of Riggney Road sit there. They don't realize they got the the rightway to turn right and they'll just sit there and then finally people will pull out in front. So, one of these days somebody's going to have a bad accident there because it's not, you know, it's not going to get any better. And I just thought maybe if if as a board we sent that to T do DOT and say please come
097and see this because I you know >> you have need to do a study on it. >> Yeah. >> And uh Tennessee highway >> at least get some more attention to it because I think at one time there was some attention to it and it's gone away because I know they did do they did do something at Hillsboro, didn't they? At the traffic light there. >> Did they mission misrecorded? They did, but it's county. That's county there >> on Highway 41. >> Really? >> How did they get a traffic light? How did the county put up a traffic light? I was told that the county >> I did a study on it, too. But 53 is a state road. >> 41 is a state road, too. >> Yeah, but we they used the the road
098going to VA. It's it's a county road. >> Well, we Well, then it's two county roads coming into 53. So, there you go. >> Who we talk to? Hillsboro Viola is 127. It's a county road. >> Yeah, that's what I was told. >> I think it's a state road. >> I guess state road, too. >> State route 127 and state US41 actually is still >> state. So T do Dot didn't put the traffic light up at Hillsboro. >> I don't I don't think so. I think that's what the county mayor did when it was all over the news. >> Oh, I thought they'd been out there a long time. T dot and they come to some kind of >> well maybe we need to take our resolution to the mayor >> right there at the
099>> that's put in probably 12 years ago >> and then they put in a fourway stop sign >> 280 >> 53 >> didn't the county put that out there the red light hill >> the county mayor was out there they were talking about it I don't think they put anything out there though I think they just >> they're doing a study on it they're doing a study on what they're doing >> there was people and there was the mayor was out They're doing a study. >> Yeah. >> Well, then maybe we need to request the mayor do a study out there because it's a lot of traffic. It's more so than than normal, >> especially since they expanded Richland Hills and all that on that side of Ricky Road. >> It's a real mess in
100the morning. >> I avoid it. >> Well, people are what people are doing. They're going the back roads. Yeah. And trying to pull out and it's just >> And that's dangerous, too. They're not wide enough to pass, you know, on some of those back roads. >> We got plenty of policemen sitting around waiting for somebody to go five over. So, >> maybe they could help us. >> Yeah, maybe different priorities. Any more questions for Mr. Shores? >> Mr. Hansard had >> Oh, >> anybody down there? Oh, >> you're just chatting to I'm just chatting. Okay, >> Mr. Hans one. I'd be remorse. I've had several requests to make this uh to Mr. Harrove and uh Mr. Parsley was talking about it earlier of girls flag football wanting to showing a whole lot of interest in
101it. U talked to someone at TWWSA. Uh he instructed me where to go on their website. I had no earthly idea it was that big. Uh Warren County has a girls flag football. Van Beern has a girls flag football. Colombia has a girls flag football. And just about every Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, just about every school has one. Just wanted to bring that up. It's been brought up to me for the past two months and I've been and uh >> Thank you for sharing. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We are finished with the full agenda. So, do can I have a motion to adjourn? >> So move. Second, Mr. Gilly and Mr.