Coffee County School Board Meeting

001Welcome to the uh September 8th, 2025 meeting of the Coffee County Board of Education. Um we are going to uh Mr. Cordell, could you open us in a prayer today? >> Sure. >> Let us pray. Father, we just thank you for this beautiful day, another day to enjoy the beauty of your creation. Father, we thank you for the rain that you sent to water the earth. Father, I thank you for this team. I thank you for what we represent. And I pray for wisdom and discernment, Lord, as we make decisions that affect our county, our children, our our teachers, our staff, whatever. And Father, I thank you for this team that we have. I thank you, Father, for the administration, for our director, for our teachers, for all that serve in this county, bus drivers,

002and whoever. I just pray that, Lord, that you would bless them and give us traveling safety. And Father, that you would give us insight into what you want us to accomplish in this meeting. This I pray in your son's precious name. Amen. >> Amen. All right. Pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. We don't have any no public comment. So, all right. So, we have um our student ambassadors tonight are Jones Wagner. So, wave. Okay. And uh Christian Galindo. All right. Thanks for being here and and serving tonight. And and uh you picked the wrong board meeting to come to, so I hope you weren't planning on getting

003home in time for dinner. So, All right. Uh, no public comment. Um, so we're going to start off with principal's report. So, am I getting an echo? So, okay. Push that back a little bit. So, we can start with the principal's report. So, who would like to lead off? >> Yeah, ladies first. Yeah, you guys always make Leah go first. >> This month at Deerfield, we had our basketball triyouts and we have enough for boys and girls team and lots of cheerleaders. So, um that we were excited to have enough kids to participate on both teams this year. Um we had a grandparents breakfast last Thursday. Had a lot of people turn out for that. Um and upcoming events, we have fall pictures. We have picnic on the grounds and that's where the families come

004out and we all go out on the grounds and have uh food. And I just want to share one thing with you about art. Um I was walking through the class the other day, walking through the school and I wandered in the art room and I was looking to see what they did and I asked one of the little girls, her name's Ameilia Skelton. I asked her mother if I could use her name tonight and she said absolutely. And I said, "Amelia, are you enjoying art?" And without missing a beat of what she was doing because it's first day with paint, she said yeah, love it. Glad to add it. Want to know that let y'all know that it makes a difference and the kids really appreciate that. So >> great. >> Good afternoon. Good

005to see you all. Um it is homecoming week at CCMS. So we got a lot of things happening this week uh at school. Today was Marvel Monday, so kids dressed up as their favorite character, Marvel character, any characters that they chose. Tomorrow night is our big game against Eio Kaufman. Now, something to note, our game has been pushed back to 7 tomorrow night because they are coming from quite a ways and can't get a bus to get them here on time. So, we did push that game back to 7 PM tomorrow night. Uh Raider colors tomorrow. Wednesday is wacky Wednesday. Our girls soccer team has a game against Toma. That's home on Wednesday. Thursday is throwback Thursday. Volleyball is going to be playing North Franklin home Thursday night. Friday is friendship Friday. And so uh

006and then we're going to um also end the week with our first inter mural sport activity uh going on this year. So we're going to try it through our house system. So, we're doing kickball games this Friday and next Friday. Um, and so that's I think that's going to be a lot of fun for the kids. Had a great turnout for parent teacher conferences. Um, our first benchmark assessment that we'll use to measure student progress uh is happening September 22nd through the 26th. And then the Friday before break is our Raider Fest. And that's a big event for the kids. They love that. Um, parent volunteers are needed for that. So, if any of y'all want to volunteer, that's great. Uh, but we'll be running games and different events for the kids on that day.

007That's all I have. Thank you. >> All right, Mr. Parsley. >> And I did skip over Miss Cotton, so we'll we'll get to her after the principal. So, sorry about that. >> Good evening. Um, we have a lengthy report this evening from our student ambassadors, but I still want to share just a couple of things with you. Um, you know, we're we're not too far removed from coffee pot week where we have a a game as well as other activities going on. This is homecoming week and so it's an interesting week at school. Um, you know, we we try to focus on uh learning, educating our students, but at the same time, we have all sorts of fundraisers going on in the building and um you know, we have homecoming day uh we try to

008make that sort of a a carnival-like atmosphere. And again, our ambassadors will talk about uh this week a little bit, but I want you guys to be aware that we're we have a new event that uh we're going to start this year. and uh basically our career and technical support organizations. Uh several of those a lot of the community may not know much about and so we are having a career and technical support organization and club showcase this fall. Uh it'll be right at the end of September. So it's a few weeks away and uh it's from 5:30 to 7:30 in our Raider Commons that evening. And uh so sponsors for those organizations as well as students that are a part of those organizations will be present and we're inviting the community in just so

009they can learn about those career and technical support organizations as well as our clubs. >> What's the date on that again? >> Uh I believe it is September 30th. Okay. >> I'm fairly certain that's accurate. Um, again, our student ambassadors have lots of information to share tonight, and I think I'm going to let them uh share the rest with you in just a few moments. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> All right. Well, Miss Cotton gonna come up and give us a report on the uh we are recognizing >> her for her efforts on the school lunch program. She's going to give us an update here. >> Yes. Well, tonight I wanted to recognize our summer feeding program volunteers and employees and they can come forward. This summer we fed uh seven Fridays and

010we did summer school as well the month of June which was Monday through Thursday. But then on Fridays for seven Fridays, June and July, come on up. We um fed students from 2 to 4. And when I say we fed students, we fed families from 2 to 4. We had cars lined up all over the middle school. I even had to have Jimmy Anderson come up with a um traffic plan for us because we had so many people out there. And we had volunteers. You should be up here, too. >> Jennifer, I recognize y'all, but thank you. >> Yes. She she came out and helped several times and her children. We had some children that helped. It was a wonderful experience. We not only worked hard but had a lot of fun. This group right

011here, they worked. It didn't matter if there was thunderstorms that day and we had, you know, 100 cars lined up, they stayed out there and did it. Heat. It was in the 90s some days when we worked it and they worked it. I came several of them came every time but twice. But they did an outstanding job. And some of these are just their kids and their volunteers. So to say they take their Friday and come out and be that dedicated to their community to make sure kids eat, I think that's something to be respected. And to give you an idea of how many we fed in June, we fed around 52,000 meals and that was lunch and breakfast combined. July, 84,000 meals and a grand total of 137,000 meals uh were fed to outstanding.

012These were 7-day packs. So, you know, if you hand out food for seven days to families, that is a lot of preparation. So, I mean, not only did they spend that day handing it out, but they spent the whole week packing bags, frozen bags, refrigerated bags, milk bags, you name it. Uh, they did it. I mean, it was incredible to see how many people we'd have lined up. We had assembly lines all over out there in the middle school cafeteria, and I just can't say enough. I uh but tonight I want to really uh take this time to recognize the two managers of this um summer feeding program and that is Kelly Arnold and Jessica Popants. They tip this for them. They worked just tirelessly. I I can't even tell you the hours they worked.

013We went to um conference and it was at the end of June and they came back from conference after we were in Gatlinburg for what three days and we got to they they let us go to Gat they let us go to Dollywood that night. They came back and were there ready to go the next day worn out exhausted three hours of sleep and there they were ready to get these bags ready and get them out to all these kids. So Jessica, this is to recognize you and Kelly. I think these people are not always recognized, the ones that are behind the scenes making everything happen. And I want to thank everybody here. I I we could not have done it without them. And to say that we serve that many meals is incredible. >>

014That's just incredible. Yeah. >> So their names. >> So can we get a picture? >> Yes. Don't leave yet cuz >> you stand right here. Let me get a picture of you. Do >> you want to do a group? >> I'll let everybody say their name and we'll go through. >> Okay. >> I'm Donna. >> And she work Some of these are employees. Just say if you're >> I work at Hillsboro Elementary and I did the summer program. >> Monica Stone, the cafeteria manager for the middle school. >> I'm this one. I'm Veronica Young. I'm my assistant at Middle School. >> Christina Arnett and Nora Hickerson Elementary. Excuse me. >> Hi, I'm Stephanie. I I just go everywhere with them. She's >> just long for the fun. >> And this is just part of them.

015I mean, it I mean, Jennifer, you tell you, we had a large group and >> it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. >> I'm just so in awe of y'all and so proud of you for how hard you worked and It was just I don't have anything but just amazing things to say about you all. So, >> me too. >> Yes, my babies went to work. Yes, they did. >> They were good. >> Thank you. It was a blessing to them to be a part of it. So, I'm thankful. >> Well, special thanks to Kelly and Jessica, too, for all the work they did and the prep work they did. They they started in what, April? Yes. >> Probably. And we started on menus and worked on it well ahead

016of time to get this started and we tweaked it and tweaked it >> and tweaked it to go to Vegas is very hard. >> Yes. Yes. For seven days. You think seven days of breakfast and lunch. That's a lot of food. >> It was good stuff, too. There was one week my kids got tired of me not bringing any home for them. So, we brought them home and we still have some. They love it. It was really, really good stuff. And they'll say, "Hey, can I eat for breakfast just something from the free thing?" Like, "Yeah, it was fun." So, they love it. It was great. >> Yes. Well, I want to get a picture. >> Yeah. >> Come over here. We'll get a picture of you free and then we'll get a group picture

017if that's okay. >> All right. I'll photo. >> All right. >> Okay. You guys just have to bunch together. Did you want pictures, Matthew, or >> Okay, got it. All right. Just wanted didn't want him to leave before you got a chance to. >> All right. Let's make sure I get everybody. Black shirt, brown shirt. You guys going to have to pull. Squeeze in. >> All right. All right. Here we go. >> Gotcha. Thank you. Yeah, before I go, I just want to give a quick update on C just so you know where we are. Um, since we just completed August, I came up with the meals served this August compared to last August. So, breakfast in the month of August last year, we had 26,870 meals. This time uh this August we had 33,711

018which is an increase of 6,834 breakfast lunch. Last year we had 56,850. This year we had 600 or 62,800. So we had an increase of 5,950. That's pretty good. So, we are seeing an uptick in in meals, which is exciting to me to think that many poor kids are eating >> full bellies. >> Yeah. >> The word's got out. It's not a bad place to eat, huh? >> Yeah. So, for free, it's it's a great place. But I just wanted to give you that update, too. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you for Thank you so much. [Applause] >> All right. Now we uh move on with the uh call for intent. And so we have first item on the agenda is our consent agenda. So um if everybody uh if I can get

019a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Mr. Bor. >> Oh >> on um budget amendment 18 at the bottom that should read budget amendment update instead of final. Okay. >> He's on the >> budget update final. Yeah. Sorry. >> He's on the consent items right now, but I don't think >> Well, that's approving the agenda, too. So, yeah. So, budget 18 is budget a Oh, budget update final. Okay. Okay. With that change, then uh can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Um that need to be added. >> Oh, did that >> the email about the uh >> Oh, so we need to Yes, we need to add that on and that was there was an email to everybody on that. So, and uh is that in our packet, too? >>

020It's not in your packet. It was just in that >> It was in our email. Okay. >> She sent us all email last week, wasn't it? Do you need this? >> All right. >> Um, >> did anybody need to see that? So, >> I've got a copy of it. >> So, is he going to make a motion? >> All right. So, with that with those additions or those changes and additions, >> I'll make a motion to accept uh the uh item that >> Consent agenda. Okay. >> Okay. Mr. Hanser. Second. >> I'll second it. >> Okay, this is Yinch. And any discussion on that? Any other further changes? All right, let's start with uh Mr. Gilly. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Oh, he left. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Okay, Miss Sorry. >> Mr. Hansert. I >> Miss

021Jones. >> I >> Massage. >> Hi, >> Miss Matthews. >> I >> Mr. >> I >> And I will vote I. That passes uh 8 to zero. All right. So, so there's normally what the first thing we do in September is have the um the chairman election, but by policy if there is anything to do with the director's contract, that's has to be number one on the agenda. So, we need to discuss the uh the director's a change to the director's contract having to do with the schedule he's on. And Miss Melson, you wanted to fill us in on that? the um >> so this yeah >> the contract is in your agenda here. >> I think we talked about it in the work session but this is just to um clean up his vacation

022and holidays. So I think the only really difference in there should be he should receive 10 holidays and 20 vacation days. That was the only I think difference because he's on the 261 calendar. That'll clean up his date. that will clean up the correct days that the previous director was on on that same calendar. >> And the uh the change is highlighted in the uh it's uh item A1, the director's contract. So on page three of 8, um the change is highlighted there in in pink. I guess that is fuchsia pink to me. So, we're just changing to 20 vacation annual day leaves per per year and that's the only change, right? >> It should be Yeah. The only change in there should be the change is vacation days to 20. >> Yeah. So, that's

023just being consistent. So, um so I need a motion to approve that change and then we can discuss it. >> I so move. >> Miss Jones. Second. >> I'll second. >> Mr. Okay. Um so the motion is to approve the uh revision to the director's contract changing his uh vacation and annual leave days per year um as indicated in the highlighted portion attached to the uh um the agenda. So any discussion no discussion okay Mr. Cordell you are back. >> Okay Mr. Cordell, >> he said hi. >> Hi. Okay. Sorry, I didn't didn't hear you. Miss Inch, >> hi. >> Mr. Stansard. >> Hi, >> Miss Jones. >> Hi, >> Miss Hajj. >> Hi, >> Miss Matthews. >> Hi, >> Mr. >> Hi, >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> And I will vote I. That

024passes 920. Okay. Now, we let we dig out this script here. Well, it's crazy how quickly your papers up here multiply, wouldn't? Okay, so the next agenda item is the election of chair. Um, the chair will now accept nomination. I got a script here. I'm working off of >> Mr. Mr. Chairman. I think you actually have to turn it over to >> Oh, Mr. Argo, >> the director, then he does the chair, then he'll turn it back to whoever becomes the chair. >> Mr. our drove in. So >> I get to read it. >> Yeah, you can read the script. >> The chair will now accept uh the chair will now accept nominations for board chairman for the 24 256 school year. Are there any nominations? >> I nominate Mr. Tom Ballard. Do I have

025a motion that nominations? >> Any further nominations? >> Do I have a motion that nominations cease and that that this individual will be elected by acclamation? >> I so move. >> Have a second. >> I'll second. Miss Hitchinch, >> we need uh any discussion vote. >> Miss Yinch >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I >> Miss Jones >> I >> Miss Hodgej >> I >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. And I guess I'll I'll vote for myself. Make it nine to zero. Okay. So, do I carry on from here then? >> At this time, I'll transfer the duties of the chair to the 2526 chairman of the Coffee County Board of Education. >> Yeah, Tom. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you very much

026for your confidence in me. Okay. Okay. At this time, we will accept nominations for board vice chairman for the 2526 school year. Do we have any nominations? >> I'll nominate Freda Jones. >> Thank you, Mr. Cordell. >> I will nominate Robert Gilly because Robert knows Robert's rules unlike any other Robert. And all right, any further nominations? All right. Um, do I have a motion that nominations cease? Um, oh, wait. So, um, uh, do I have a motion that nominations cease and we vote for one of the two individuals? >> I so move >> a second. >> Yench, Mr. Cordell. Okay. So, I guess what we do is we're just we just do a vote and then we just tally the votes, right? So, you either vote, each board member either votes for Freda or Robert,

027right? >> What I would do is is yes, just call a roll like you've done before and let them say either Miss Jones or Mr. Gilly and then tally that and decide who wins. >> Okay, >> I'll start. >> What's that? >> I'll start. >> Okay, Mr. Gilly. >> Freda Jones. >> Okay, Mr. Cordell >> Freda Jones >> Miss Inch >> uh Freda Jones >> Mr. Hansert >> Freda Jones >> uh Miss Jones >> Robert Gilly >> I can see >> I pass >> Miss Okay, Miss H. >> Freda Jones. >> Okay, Miss Matthews. Freda Jones, >> Mr. >> Uh, Freda Jones. >> All right. And I will vote for Freda also. So that passes um 8 to well 8 to 8 to zero with one abstaining, I guess. >> Yeah, Freda. >> All right.

028Congratulations, Freda. So back on the got the same team again. So >> it's a good team. I think that takes care of th that agenda item. So, the next one is going to take a little while to get through. Um is the special committee assignments. And uh did you want to >> Yeah, I would like to make a motion that we do away with the committees. Uh, and like I said, there's I think we brought this up before as well as um there's not very many districts around us that even have committees anymore. Uh, and I I'd like to at least see how everybody feels about it. And u because we seems like to me we waste a lot of time with having a committee meeting, we have a committee meeting, then we come back

029and we vote on it. And if we just had a work session maybe and did everything at the work session uh and then maybe vote on it then instead of having so many different meetings uh to uh want to see what everybody else what their thoughts was on it. >> Okay. So we have a motion for Mr. Hanser to do away with committees. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Mr. seconds. Okay. Any discussion? >> Sounds like Go ahead. >> No. Ladies first. Ladies first. >> I understand where you're coming from. However, I don't think I have time for that many work sessions. I understand the purpose of the committees being split up. I do see what you mean. There is absolutely no way I can come to a work session instead of

030a committee meeting all the time. They're already so long. >> I have to admit that's my main concern is when we do a work session, they go on forever and ever and the committee meetings we can usually keep down to an hour, an hour and a half and that's the advantage of them. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Uh Mr. Chair, we we these committees are beyond help for our process. I put my faith in a lot of the committees that I that I'm not a part of. I put my faith that my fellow board members bring the best option to board meetings to maximize everyone's time and ability to conduct the business we're supposed to. Uh these committees cover a lot of ground and a lot of territory during their time that we don't have to

031in work sessions, we don't have to in board meetings. We're presented the facts that majority has nine times out of 10 agreed on beforehand. Ultimately of any committee or anything, we only have the action as a full board to take action. Uh you know that's that's it's just like I've heard before in the policy committees and things of that nature. The policy committee brings to the table what the majority has agreed on in the policy committee, but it's always been this board's right to pull a policy and redisuss it or change it or whatever as a board because everything ultimately stops with this board. It just there there's too much to do and too much territory to travel. We we would be having full work sessions andor board meetings every single week. >> And then

032you throw nine different views of board members that make the decisions all in that during that meeting. You're still going to get it at the board meeting as well. Now, a lot of times we've seen that. But I just I don't feel that's uh I don't feel that's a wise decision. Although it's perfect. I mean, it can be done. >> I don't know about y'all, but I enjoy my committees that I've chosen to be a part of. I like going to those and it being a group of people that were interested in that particular subject. There are some some things I really would not like to be on those committees. So, I enjoy that it is kind of personalized to each of us and what we feel like we bring to the table. I have

033a question. Um, when we say do away with committees, are we talking about doing away with all of them or a portion of them or >> I think there's some committees we got to keep like the safety committee and things like that. You know, there's some that you can't do away with. Yeah. >> But by by policy, we can't have standing committees. So, this is why we do this every year is we have to um reconstitute the committees every year. So there are no standing committees, but you know that's just a point of clarification there, but there's some committees that >> we really need to have. So So I think that's kind of you know with Mr. Hansard I think understands that too, right? So yeah. So, >> so like could we have a list

034of the ones that we we wouldn't do away with or that we would keep so we will kind of know >> or is I don't mean to put you on the spot but >> I you know and I don't know maybe >> well the CAC you definitely that isn'tou so you have to have that one sick leave bank you would have to keep that one because that's confidential information That would not be >> safety and ethics. Law says you have to have an ethics on hand. >> I kind of feel like these committees have come up over the years out of a necessity. Um, and if there's not a necessity, the committees won't meet. So it's kind of as long as they're needed, they'll meet. If they're not needed, they won't meet. So they kind

035of take care of themselves in that >> safety and security you have to have. And you're not going to hear everything even this board is not >> that is discussed in those And there's really any other ones that are absolutely required. [Music] I believe our policy states the policy committee has to >> maybe we should go down the line and say what's important, what's not. In my opinion, we definitely need a budget committee. We definitely need a capital projects committee uh to maybe summarize or come to some conclusions before we come to the full board. Of course, the full board makes the decisions, but like you said, not every board member can can be in all on a work sessions every time for certain things, but there's some things on here that I feel like

036that are really important that schoolboard members are involved in. in upfront uh prior to voting on it. >> Committees don't set the rule. This board does. Committees bring the recommendation. >> Right. >> Some some of these committees are actually not really the board. The board is on the committee just to see what's going on. It's not they're not really part of the committee other than to see what's taking place. Such as calendar committee. you're g we bring in all of our educators from each school, but basically the two that's on the on there for the board is there just to see what's taking place >> oversight. >> Basically, whenever it comes back, then you have an idea what's going on. uh textbook committee. Once again, really the board's not the the committee. It's it's the

037teachers and then somebody's there just kind of seeing what's taking place. >> The oversight and then they can come to the meeting and in discussion if a motion is made those two board members can voice. I was there. I heard it. I seen this is what I know of why it happened. >> You know, like I don't recall. I'm on I see I'm on the calendar committee. I don't recall going to even that meeting. >> You home? >> No. No. I I actually just wasn't able to make it to any of those unfortunately. But if I'm not mistaken, like we wouldn't have had any uh say so at all in that calendar anyway. Right. >> That is correct. Until you got it was brought actually to the board, >> right? just to vote on what

038was >> but but you were invited to come and and see what >> the full process and and received all the emails that everybody received. >> But we wouldn't have had any input in the decision except voting as a board. >> Correct. >> In that committee meeting. Correct. Yeah. >> But for instance, we could we could have s you know I'm just using an example. We could have suggested that we coordinate our calendar with city schools. I mean, is that something the board member could suggest on a committee like that? >> You could you could definitely suggest something. >> What I'm saying that's that would be the we wouldn't be making decisions, but you could suggest >> you you could definitely suggest and and that's the reason why you're you're on that committee. >> Yeah.

039looking at the committees. My whole thing about it is a lot of these committees, the the salary, the the capital projects, we've had issues where something's been brought to the full board and it's been sent back to the committee for because of questions. Whereas if that was covered in a work session, you can ask your questions then cuz a work session is for discussion and you know board meetings to to vote on it and approve and you know that eliminates the discussion happening at the board meetings. That's the way I look you know I look at the the committees you know some of these committees are nothing more than represent representation you know to like say the calendar committee the textbook you know but your committees that are really involved that's where you're you know

040you're I feel like you're wasting time because You have the committee meeting. It comes to the board. The board has questions. Goes back to the committee meeting. You're delaying projects. You can delay projects for months. >> Maybe instead of going back to the committee meeting, it go back to a work session instead. You know, the committee committee is already worked on. You know what I'm saying? So then if it comes questions, then it could go back to a work session for the board to instead of going back to the committee. I see what you're saying, Mr. Chair. But I will say this, I'm on the I've been on the board a while and I do think that the board is more involved and knows more about what's going on in the school system by having

041these committees because if we do away with all those committees, we're not going to be up to date on a lot of lot of incidental things that are occurring. And uh but I I see what I see what you're saying, Mr. about going back and forth to committee. I think once committee meets Yeah. And you we give a the committee gives a recommendation. If it doesn't work out with the board, it goes to a work session instead of back because the the board's the one that needs to make the final >> the full board, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Mr. Kelly, >> there there is no rule that says it has to go back to committee. >> See, that was I want to use a couple weeks ago as an example. There was a policy

042I wasn't here at the meeting, but there was a policy that came before and it got shot back to committee. It didn't have to when it was pulled out of the main general consent and put as an agenda item. That's this board's decision. Change it however you want and move on. It doesn't have to go back to committee. And I and I have seen that. I I'll agree with Mr. time and time again. Things get sent back to committee. They don't have to. >> When it's pulled out of consent >> or it's an agenda item, >> hash it out. move on with it. You have that ability even with whatever the policy committee or any other committee brings before this board. If there's something in there you don't like, fix it right then. We don't

043have to have more meetings and push back to committee. It doesn't have to automatically go back to committee just because there's a question. >> I think that's probably where most of the concern is is it just constantly getting kicked back to committee and it's just never ending. >> Yeah. I don't like it when the policies get shot back. Well, we're the board. Handle it then. >> That is what we were supposed to do. >> Uh >> oh, we're fixing to do that later in the meeting. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Anyad >> further discussion. >> All right. Do we want to vote on? So the motion is to um not have any committees other than what is what is necessary. Is that correct motion? >> I think I think the motion was to do away with

044all committees and the board do all the work or do it in board meetings or work sessions period. I think that was the motion because we can't we can't >> I'll change that. >> we can't vote without a list >> of what committees we're voting on to know what we're shutting down and what we're not. >> Well, and a lot of these committees are going to exist anyway whether the board members are on them or not because they're, you know, I mean, uh, the anti-drug coalition committee, you know, the calendar committee, all a lot of these things. Yeah, I think that's the next agenda item. If you don't want to be on one, then don't. >> so you want to restate your motion then? >> Yeah, I can. Mr. Chair, I'd like to change uh

045my motion to withdraw uh of all the committees to the committees that are just needed uh per the TSBA or school board. Mr. do you seconded? So, are you okay with that? I'll >> agree. >> Okay. All right. So, we're going to vote on doing away with the >> Mr. Ballard, you might need to figure out which are your committees you're keeping and which ones >> because none of them are part of TSBA or the >> right >> school board, >> right? There there are no standing committees. Um, >> so we're going to have to go through this list and define which ones we want to keep and which ones we want to remove is really the only way to do that. It could be stated per state law or C County Board of Education

046policy. >> All right. So, if everybody's agreeable, we can go through the list and define which >> which is which. Could we do a a vote to see if anyone's interested in talking about this before we do it? >> We have to appoint those today. I think >> you have to you have to feel them or change names or whatever and then you can disband whatever when we figure out which ones because you're going to have to pull law and you're going to have to pull policy. That's the only two things that dictate which ones we have to or we don't. Could we make >> TSBA don't dictate what we have? >> Can we make a motion to see if anyone is interested in possibly >> We already techically have a motion on the floor.

047>> Okay. Help me. We have a motion on the floor. How would we >> I think she's saying do the vote and then figure out what needs to Is that what you're saying? No, I'm saying before we make this big motion to vote specifically on this to see if anyone's even interested in what the action of the motion is to take anything away because if none of us if we all want to stay on committees, there's no point in going through all this and voting for it in my opinion. >> Mr. Chair, I think you're going to have to handle this motion on the floor. Then I think you're going to have to move on to agenda item number two. Fill these positions and then at the next meeting an agenda item to disband whatever

048we've been provided that we have to by law or not if that's what they want. >> The motion that's on the floor will require us to go through and define which committees are essential and which aren't. So >> we'll handle this motion on the floor and see how the vote turns. >> All right. >> I think >> I I'm okay with that. So, we can uh proceed with that motion. Any further discussion? We can go into a vote and that would probably address what you're saying. >> I was just trying to keep it simple, that's all. >> Okay. No, that's that's fine. That was probably the best way to do it. So, um so the motion is to do away with non-essential committees. Mr. Did I Mr. your answer I think is >> no. Oh,

049wait. So, >> so yeah, we need to make sure they understand the way they're voting. >> Yeah. So, you're voting. So, the motion is to to um >> do away with. >> So, an I vote. So, a yes vote would be to do away with. >> Okay. So, yes. >> Okay. So, Mr. Hans is a yes. Miss Jones, >> it's to do away with non essential >> committees. >> This is confusing. >> Well, yeah. Committees that aren't required. >> And how and how are we going to determine which ones after after this vote? We're going to determine which one are not essential. >> Yes. >> Is is that all the motion said? I thought I heard in the motion it had to be per TSBA and >> board of education. >> Yeah. The motion is

050to do away with committees as needed per TSBA school board, >> but there are no mandated TSBA or school board. >> Okay. >> There's C County Board of Education policy. >> Does he want to resate >> anything? Let let me just resend this motion until we because I think pretty much everybody's in agreements that they want to keep the the policy the committees is a way that I'm understanding this kind of so that we can save us like Jennifer said some time here. I was just wanting to, you know, my biggest thing is we had we've had some committees that we we made decisions and committees and we and what the committee recommended we got to the board and we didn't even go by it. >> That's that's that's democracy. That's >> well yeah, there

051is no guarantee you know that's that's true. So it's a recommendation. >> What's the need in having committees if we go by what the committee >> if you don't get what you want? I can see that being an issue. But it's still nine board members >> that decide the fate of everything. >> Are you withdrawing your motion? >> Yes. >> Okay. I'll withdraw. >> Okay. Mr. Hansert withdraws his motion. Um >> do >> I'll agree. >> Okay. And then do we need We don't need to vote then on whether we want to keep committees or not at this point. So >> Okay. It was not a bad idea, Mr. Hanser. >> Yes. >> Not a bad idea. >> It was a discussion. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Some of these aren't actually committees anyway.

052You know, like TSBA, you're delegate or you're not. That's not really, you know, you don't meet as a committee. You just show up down there at the TSBA conference. >> Yeah. Like I said, we're we're about the only one that even has committees around us on the school boards. So, it's just an idea. We need to look into that. So, all right. Well, with that said, let's move on. Um, because this meeting is going to be long as it is, is uh do our um >> Mr. Ballard. >> Oh, I don't know. And in our policy will dictate, just for clarity, I I'm not sure our TSBA requires districts or boards of educations to have any committees. >> They don't. Um, moving forward, we we need to figure out what our essentials uh boards are

053to help us function as a as a team, as a unit. But it's my belief, and I'll look at our policy as well. It's my belief that the TSBA doesn't require committees, but >> Well, our our own policy um >> committees are allowed, but not required. >> Required. Yeah. >> But >> you still have to like your ethics committee. You have a policy. Trust me. >> Correct. >> You have a policy of the path in which grievances >> and ethics complaints go forwarded to the ethics committee. >> Our mandatory step before full board. >> Some of our policies will mandate those committees. >> Several of them andor law. So maybe what we do is at a not the fall retreat but a subsequent work session we go through all these committees and then we then

054go through and decide whether we want to continue on with them or not or what their purpose is and >> agree with that >> and go with that because it might that might be a better forum to discuss these things because >> we're not going to discuss that tonight and get out of here before midnight. So >> Mr. Chair, somebody said it earlier. If you don't think somebody needs to be on committee, just nobody gets on the committee, then it just you don't have to worry about it. I don't know who said that, but >> if you don't think that there's a need for that committee, just nobody >> I think that was Mr. Gilly, but I think Mr. Hanser's concern was that that a committee will make a recommendation and the board doesn't adopt

055that recommendation. So, and that's >> that's fine. I just thought that if nobody's on it, then there's no committee. >> Yeah. >> That y'all have to be on with it. >> That's that's the same as the director making a recommendation and we don't go by. >> So, like you said, it's a democracy. >> Maybe we need to call in board representative, you know, maybe have cut it down to where it's not so many, but still think we need representative. >> But I I would say maybe for the next work session that might be a a good thing to go through and look at what all these committees are and what they do. through them. I'll try to go through them and see. But like there's a pre uh prek one on here. I believe by

056the grant they got that money that it has to have somebody is what I was told did it. So some of them there's >> they are mandatory >> reasons why >> according to grants different rules >> as to why that is. So even though our policy is we don't have standing committees sometimes we got to have that's why we got to reconstitute them every year but they need to be in existence because of some grant requirement some other policy or something like that requires like the ethics committee you know like the textbook okay got it >> that's to my knowledge I mean that was just when I took it up >> well it might be nice for clarification you know so we know what what these are as like the next work session so and

057that way we hash it out because we're probably not going to do that tonight. So, all right. So, with that said, let's let's bang through these and see who um Jennifer, do you want to continue on the uh the anti-drug coalition committee? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. Budget committee is currently Mr. Gillery, Mr. Hansert, Mr. Cordell, and Miss Jones. >> I want off. >> Mr. Killy wants off the budget committee. Do we have anybody else who wants to be on that? It's exciting. [Laughter] >> Okay, >> I will be >> Mr. >> I think you will be great if >> Yeah, Mr. Okay, Mr. Mr. Hanser, Mr. Cordell, and Miss Jones on the budget committee. Uh, calendar committee. That's one of these things where we're just basically representing. We have currently Miss Matthews and Miss

058Jones. You two want to continue? >> I will step off if somebody else wants. >> I will too. And you and if you don't think it's necessary, >> I mean, like you said, we can make suggestions, but we don't have any um >> vote or say so in what they decide. >> I don't know. Somebody else wants it. >> You still got to approve that calendar though. >> Yes. Well, the full board does full board approves calendar. So, >> we'll just delete that one. >> So, >> that could be one that we do away with. >> Cut out all the breaks and extend summer. >> You want to delete it now? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Oh, there you go. >> No. Yeah. All right. Pull that one off. Capital Projects Committee. Mr. Hanser, Mr.

059Gilly, Mr. and Miss Jones. I would like to stay. >> I'd like and I'd like to stay. >> I'll stay. >> Okay. And four is the maximum allowed on any committee. So, anybody feel like they're being left out of the capital projects committee. So, all right. I know Holly really wanted to be >> They can handle it. >> I think Jennifer was saying that she's not on the >> No, I'm not. I'm not. Thank you though. >> All right. Um, director's evaluation committee. This is going to require some work this year because we do need to get a director's evaluation form uh whipped into shape. We got the first year covered with TSBA, but but going forward, we our current form is kind of a mess. So, so there's going to be some meetings of

060the director's evaluation committee currently. That is Jones, Hansert, Cordell, and myself. Um, I would be willing to step off if somebody wanted to do that. Um, >> you're still board chairman. >> Yeah. So, you'll still be on it. >> I'll still be on it anyway. That's That's right. So, well, never mind. So, you're going to be here. You might as well. >> I'll stay. Yeah. As long as I got to be here. So, >> um, so did M Miss Jones, Mr. Hansert, Mr. Cordell, do you want to step off that one? >> Anybody? Okay. Anybody else want to be on that? >> If somebody wants it off, then I'll step out. >> What's that? >> I said I will step off of that one if anybody wants my place. If not, I'll be glad to

061stay. >> Anybody else want to be on it? Okay. And ethics committee, Mr. Gilly and Miss Hajj, >> I would like to stay, please. >> Okay. And uh F FRC advisory council. What the heck is that? >> Family resource. Family resource center. >> Okay. I think I ask that every year. So my fourth year running asking what that is, but >> and that may be something that's not actually a committee, but mandated that a board members be on it. Do you know that? >> I don't know. I don't know. That's a good question. >> Okay. >> Have y'all ever met? >> No. We've we've tried, but if she had or something that mandated it. But >> so I need I'll check on that and see if it's a grant. >> Staying on it if we

062keep it. >> If it's not a grant, does it want to delete it? >> I would be okay with deleting it as long as we could, you know, >> every once in a while get a report, you know, presented to the board on it. I mean, >> we just want to know what's going on. >> No. financial report like if we have any grants they're in my financial report. >> Well, we can we can scratch it and you know if it's not required >> I'd be fine with that. >> I mean I think it's it would be good if the board could be aware of the things that that um that FRC is doing out in the community and for our families. If the director does his job, you should know about a lot of

063the >> Yeah. >> items that we're discussing. >> Okay. That's the only thing I can think of is that we would just like to be aware of what kinds of things we're doing and >> if you know >> scratch that >> our director, he will advise us. >> Okay. Mental health committee. That's >> I don't miss >> I would like to stay please. >> Okay, >> Miss Garner, I like to spend all my time with you. >> Okay. PreK Community Advisory Council representative. And I think that's probably >> that's the one I think isn't. >> Okay. And are we required to have a board member on there? >> Yeah, >> we'll find out. >> Okay. the prek has a council that meets yearly. Volunteer prek does. Um sometimes board members are able to show up

064for that in a previous life for me and sometimes they were not. Sometimes a director of school was was present. Sometimes it was a representative. A lot of that has to do with availabilities stakeholders as well that included parents as part of that group as well. So, okay. >> So, Miss Yench is currently the representative. So, do you want to stay on that? >> Um, I'd be fine to stay on it, but I need to be informed a little more when there are meetings because I met with Jonah one. She does such a great job that it's like >> and those meetings are yearly. So, >> yeah, I met with her one time the year. So, I don't mind continuing if we need it. >> She's texting her. So, we'll see. That might not even

065be key. policy committee. Miss Yench, Mr. Cordell, Mr. Gilly, and Ms. Jones. Everybody want to stay on there? Anybody else want to get on there? >> Oh, now Robert keeps that so fun. I wouldn't want to step off of that one. >> I give I will give my spot up. >> No, you can't. >> Sorry. You just means somebody else takes it. >> Yeah. >> Chair. >> See, look. Kelvin don't want me on there. >> No, I didn't say that. But but you can he can give it up and somebody else can take him beat you. >> Robert's got to stay Kelvin did want me on there. That might get me elected again. I don't know. I >> I will say one thing. Having gone to a few of those. Mr. Gilly keeps it moving

066right along. So >> I appreciate that. >> Keeps it moving. >> All right. Um >> so are we okay with that same group of people? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Oh, great. >> Um >> thank you, Robert. >> Safety and security, Miss Matthews, Mr. Jilly and Miss Hajj, >> I must stay. >> I would like to stay. >> I'd like to stay, too. >> Okay. That is an important committee. So, absolutely. Oh, and the salary employee compensation committee currently, Miss Matthews, Mr. Hansert, Miss Yench, and Miss Jones. Boy, you're on a lot of committees. >> I know what I can get off this. >> We just got you on everyone. >> I'll stay. >> Okay. Mr. Hanser wants to stay. Miss Matthews, >> I I will give my spot to somebody else if they want

067it. That's a very tough committee. >> Anybody that wants it, >> please. >> I feel the same way. >> Yes. >> Now, that was the toughest committee I was on. >> It absolutely is. >> Okay. >> Does anybody else want to be on the uh >> salary committee? >> I wouldn't mind being on it. >> Okay. We will >> He can take my SP. >> Okay. me. >> We will change Miss Matthews for Mr. Coup. >> Yes. >> Like being in the peanut. >> Mr. Hanser, are you okay with standing on that? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Miss Hinch. >> And Miss Jones, >> I'd be glad to give my seat up for somebody else. >> Anybody else want to be on that one? >> Like being in the outfield throwing peanuts. >> No, ma'am.

068>> I think you're stuck, Freedom. >> Freda, you're so good. >> That doesn't mean you got to show up. And we don't have to have four board members. You know, if you wanted to drop off, that's fine, too. So, >> um >> I'm sorry, I missed. Is somebody dropping off one that I missed? >> Well, uh >> Mr. is taking Miss Matthew's spot on the salary committee. And >> so, >> Freda said she would give up her spot, but >> nobody dropping off though. >> No, except for Matthew. >> Except for >> Okay. School health advisory council representative I would love to stay, please. >> Okay. Um, sick bank or sick leave bank trustees, Mr. Cordell. And somehow I ended up on that committee. I don't know. But >> I'm okay with staying on that

069one. >> Okay, I'll stay, I guess. I don't think they've ever met, so I know. >> Yeah, we met once a year. >> Okay. And I missed the meeting. >> A bunch. >> Twice. Tennessee Legislative Network representative. That is currently Miss Jones. That is one person. So, >> I'll give that up. Somebody else can have it. >> I'd be willing to take that soon. >> Okay. >> Dealing with Mr. Bricken and Miss Bowling. >> You can have them. So on this prepaid community advisory council, let's just keep it because we think that it's for a grant. >> Yeah. >> So Miss Sh, you'll still be on that one. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Textbook adoption review committee. Mr. Cordell, >> I want to step off of that one. >> Okay. Anybody else want to be on

070there? It's really, you know, as far as I'm concerned, that's one you could probably scratch to because >> we don't really have any say because the final textbook selection comes to the board for approval anyway. So, >> I agree. I was on that committee once and it's really not useful for >> for a board member to be on it really. >> That's true. >> So, let's just scratch that. >> I believe that. >> All right. TSBA board of distinction committee. I'm on there. Mr. Mr. Gilly, and I guess an alternate is Miss Hodgej. I'd be one to step off of that. >> Me, too. >> On that one, I think all we have to do is answer questions to know if you're a board of distinction. It's how many how many people have been here

071for a certain percentage of the time? Do we have this? It's just a checklist. >> So, do we have to have a committee? >> I wouldn't that we have to have h a for that >> whoever fills that out make it look good. >> Okay. >> And I think it was established the time we we've applied for it and that we had a committee you know and now that >> we kind of know what we're doing. >> I mean because you just I mean I have to answer what it is whether it you know I have to be truthful. >> Yeah. Make it look good. >> Okay. Let's scratch that one then. TSBA delegates committee and that's really representatives at the delegates meeting at TSBA annual convention, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, currently we

072have Mr. Hansert, Mr. and Miss Matthews. >> You want to continue doing that? >> I'll stay on that unless someone else wants it. >> I'll stay. >> All right. >> I'll stay. >> Needs an extra day at the convention, but that's all right. Keep that the same. All right. a uh a new committee and I did send out an email is the innovation committee. So, let me explain that just real quick a little bit. So, this is going to be and I'm assuming chaired by Mr. Harrove because he's going to have to guide us a little bit on what we can do and what we can't. Yes. >> But there's two purposes really to this committee. One is to look at uh to research and recommend innovative ways to improve student outcomes that we can

073take back and and you know like like the wise king Solomon once said, there's nothing new under the sun. So probably somewhere out there, maybe in Minnesota or North Dakota or Oregon, somebody's doing something that we might want to do and so we can research that and and look at that or come up with stuff on our own. And two, and we'll talk about this at the fall retreat, is innovation grants to teachers to um and we got to figure out how we're going to set that up, how we're going to fund it, but set aside some money for innovation grants to teachers to run pilot programs in the classroom. And Mr. Argrove and I have talked about that a little bit. and the innovation committee would would look at come up with a form

074for submitting for in-house grants and then really review those and award those out to deserving teachers and running a pilot program and if it works then we can roll out to the school system. So, so it's just kind of a way to kind of think outside the box on things, you know, and and so this would be board members plus um uh admin and then Beth had also suggested that maybe at some point you want to bring in, you know, a community member or something too. So, it's kind of really, you know, thinking outside the box a little bit. So, so >> do other systems have these committees? >> Probably not. No, but I I I would appreciate the collaboration. I would and uh people that maybe think a little differently about how we do

075our business daily and somebody's already shared an article with me on innovation group. So, >> I'd love to see even our businessmen in the community get involved because they've got some great ideas that we could bring into the school system as well. >> Sure. >> Very much so. >> So, um, who would like to be on this committee? I know Beth does, >> Mr. Cornell does. Um, we can have two others. Who's good at thinking outside the box here? >> Well, one of them will have to be you because chairman is >> Oh, yeah. >> is heading it up. So, >> okay. >> And then, of course, we have um Miss Cole, Miss Seismore, and Miss Barner will be on there. >> So, we can have one more board member. Yeah. So, >> I don't

076know what it is, but I'll do it because I I do think outside the box, and they may not like that. That's where we went. >> We know you think outside the box. That's great. So, all right. So, >> you know, >> Miss Jones. So, Miss Yench, Mr. Cordell, myself, and Miss Jones. >> Um, >> all right. The afterchool excellence program currently, Miss Matthews, Miss Yench, Mr. and Miss Hajj. And I think that this is really a program that once again we're going to want to expand. And I know Mr. Harrove has a little bit of a vision of a three- tier program and Miss Garner also. And so we're going to want to look at how we're going to fund that, maybe make a commitment. And so there's going to be some work on

077this committee so to uh get that program and whip it into shape. So >> Miss Tanya and I talk daily. So just a matter of >> so >> putting some things together in a sharing with the committee. >> So uh Miss Matthews, you want to stay on that one? >> What's that? I'm sorry. >> The excellence after school. >> Yeah, I'm good with staying on it unless someone else wants it and I'll step off. >> Okay. >> Totally. I'm free to step off. If nobody else wants it, I'll stay. Okay. Well, I think you provided a lot of insights last time, so >> Okay. >> All right. Miss Y, >> I'd like to stay on it. >> Okay, Mr. Coup. >> Yeah, I'd stay on it. >> Okay. And Miss Haj, >> I would like

078to stay. I've been talking to the excellence people and hearing their thoughts. So, >> and I'm kind of, you know, I think Mr. Argo will give us give us some and Miss Garner will give us some updates on that, but I'm kind of excited seeing what possibilities are. So, and the last one is a new committee is the CTAC. So, we signed the memorandum of understanding and we need to have how one board member, one board member >> representing >> and you're going to have to go >> Thursday 3:30 here. It will last one hour. >> Okay. >> When did you say >> Thursday? >> This week. >> This Thursday. >> Oh. >> So it will be between it will have a representative from each school. I think three or two or three from the

079high school, two from the middle school. And they will be here and talk with Mr. Hardrove about the things and their concerns of those schools. Our teacher group will be a brand new group too. So this will be the first time we've collectively >> worked together as a unit. So >> this Thursday 3:30. >> Yes ma'am. >> So we need one representative. So I see Jennifer. >> There's no way I can make that. I have to make I'll do it if nobody else wants to do it. >> Okay. Anybody else? Mr. Hansert. Okay. Mr. answered. Practice saying no. >> No. >> All right. I think that that is the uh list of special committees. I think we need to have a motion to accept. >> Do you want me to read them back to make

080sure >> Okay. >> If you forget my name, I'm perfectly fine. >> I think we added yours in in a few places. Our anti-drug coalition is going to stay the same as Jennifer Peacock. Correct. >> Budget committee Chris Scottell. >> Correct. >> Calendar committee we're going to delete. Capital projects committee is going to stay the same as Robert Jones. Director evaluation committee is going to stay the same. FA Jones Cordell Thomas Ballard Essics is going to stay the same. Robert, Jennifer, >> um FRC Advisory Council. >> Okay. So, on that one, we were going to delete if it's not a grant. >> Okay. >> Mental health committee. It's Jennifer Peacock College prep. That's for a grant. Uh policy committee. Um board of representatives is all the same. Bethch. Cornell, Roberty, Jones. Safety security is going

081to be the same. Holly Matthews, Roberty, Jennifer Peacock. [Music] Salary, employee compensation, Chris, Scott Hanser, Beth Hinch, Freda Jones. School advisory is going to be the same, Jennifer Peacock. Six weekly bank trustees is going to be the same, Gary Cornell and Thomas Ballard. Uh, Tennessee Legislative Network representative is going to be Miss No, I think we change that Thomas. >> Okay. Who did that go to? >> Me. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. Textbook adoption committee is going to delete. Uh the TSBA board of distinction committee is going to delete. The TSBA delegate committee is going to stay the same as Scott Hanser, Chris King, Holly Matthews. The innovation committee is going to be pinch, Gary Cordell, Thomas Ballard, Fina Jones. Um, after school program for excellence is going to stay the same with Holly

082Matthews, Beth, Chris, Jennifer Peacock College, and our CTA representative is going to be. >> All right. Can I have a motion to approve the the special committees for 2526? >> I so move. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Second. >> Miss Peacock. All right. Any discussion? Um hearing none. Uh let's vote. Miss Jones. >> I. >> Miss Hodgej >> I. Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> hi >> Miss >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920 to zero okay >> now we are on to the agenda item four the raptor bid so Mr. Mr. Harrove, I guess you're going to >> Miss Tanya. >> Yeah, >> we're going to talk about Raptor. >> That look said a

083lot. I' I've gotten it more than once. Uh we discussed at our last work session uh adopting the uh several of the Raptor products from the check-in station which I have a principal that will share a story here. Our phone apps as well as the beacon and badges uh for all of our school buildings. Several of them already have it now. Miss um Garner has What the All right, we got the presentation in a in the work session. So, I need a motion to approve the the contract for 121,97440 for the Raptor system. >> Mr. Chairman, I so move. >> Mr. Cordell, do I have a second? I'll second it, >> Miss Yench. >> Okay. Any So, the the motion is to uh approve the Raptor contract for 11 schools for 121,9740. >> 10 10

084schools. >> 10 schools. >> What? 10 schools. Okay. So, not not 11. So, 10 schools. Okay. >> I I have a question. I don't know when I can ask it. >> Right. Right now. >> Okay. >> We have we have a motion on the floor. Now, it's time for discussion. Okay, gotcha. Um, so what are we currently doing at our schools? Like what is our procedure? How is this going to change our what we currently do? Uh there's >> we don't we don't currently have that. >> No. Well, >> three schools. >> I was gonna say I thought we had that at >> You got three >> middle school, >> Hickerson. >> You don't have it everywhere. Raptor bid for 10 schools for 121,97440. So, uh, Ms. Hodgej, >> I >> Miss Matthews, >> I

085>> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly, >> I >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi, >> Miss Inch. >> I >> Mr. Hansert. >> I >> Miss Jones. >> Hi. >> I will vote I. That passes 920. >> All right. Next agenda item is the Mr. Damewood. This is yours, I believe, for the iPads. Uh, these are buying iPads at that price. Uh we haven't bought any big large set of iPads since the Esser has come by and these are actually iPads we're replacing that we've had before and just you know eventually we're going to have to replace all those ESSER devices too. So this is just and it's from the state contract and all that information is there. So that's what it is. >> All right. Thank you. So I need a motion to approve the

086iPad purchase for 97,200. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Mr. Gilly. >> I'll second. >> Mr. Cordell. Any discussion for the motion to approve the iPad purchase for $97,200? >> Come out of the technology budget or >> Yes. >> I have a question. Do we put any kind of protection on these like screen? Do we put any kind of protection on these? Like a screen protector, a case, any of that? Oh yeah, but that's not going to be part of this. Yeah, we get cases for >> So we do protect these. Okay. >> My recommendation we purchase. >> I'm sorry. Yeah. >> All right. So your recommendation is we purchase it and so any further discussion? Okay, we're ready to vote. Miss Matthews >> I. >> Mr. >> I. >> Mr. Gilly.

087>> I. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Miss Yinch. I >> Mr. Answer >> I >> Miss Jones >> I >> s >> I will vote I that passes 920. Next up we have the Dell Pro Max slim bid p basically laptops for the CTE program and um you should have I'm not wait a minute. Oh, I'm sorry. The uh yeah, the Dell computers for 34,544. >> And I support the purchase as Mr. Damewood will continue on his technologydriven speech. >> Uh these are for uh the higherend computers u Mr. Spears class lab and they got to do AutoCAD and that sort of thing. So that's why they got a little bit of expense to them and it's just what he wants for his program. It's coming out of the CTE budget. Um Miss Melson could answer

088any of those type of questions, but that's what it's for. >> Okay. And Miss Melson, my understanding is that Mr. Skipper has the money in his budget, but because it's over 25,000, it needs board approval. Right. >> That's right. >> Okay. So, all right. So, I need a motion to approve the uh CTE laptop computer purchase for $34,544 from um Dell Pro. Uh who's this from? >> Dell. >> From Dell. Okay. Directly from Dell. Okay. >> Mr. Chairman, I so move. Mr. >> Cordell, I'll second. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Okay. Any discussion on this? Okay, let's see. Did I Did I start with you last time, Miss Matthews? >> You did. >> Okay, Mr. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> Miss Yinch. >> Hi. >> Mr. Hansert. >>

089Hi. >> Miss Jones. >> Hi. >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi. >> Miss Matthews. >> I. >> And I will vote. That passes 9 to zero. Okay. Okay, the next one up is the >> um >> stay with me. >> This is the and >> Mr. Harrove, you can lead in on this one. >> Um just for clarity, I'm going to read this because I want to make sure my language is clear. With respect to the extra pay, I recommend extra pay for all those employees who did not receive the state bonus of $2,000, which will be awarded later this month. To qualify for the $2,000 extra pay, an employee must have completed the 2425 school year and is currently employed by our school system. Coffee County school employees who retired at the end of the

0902425 school year will also receive the extra pay. Employees who began work in our school district after the start of the 2425 school year will receive $200 for each month of service through the month of May. After school part-time employees would receive $1,000 in extra pay. >> Okay. >> Is that excellence employees? Is that what you're referring to? Okay. >> And the total budget hit on this. >> It's on it's budget amendment number seven. So 8 sorry 818,443 and 850. >> Okay. Yeah, if we approve this, we there there is a budget amendment here. One of the many budget amendments will include this. So, so but uh we did discuss this at the uh at the last work session. So, I need a motion to approve the extra pay for employees who do not get

091the $2,000 I won't say bribe from the state, but >> Mr. Chairman, I will move. >> Okay, Mr. >> I will second. >> Mr. Cordell and Miss Hodgej. Any discussion? >> I have a question on the $1,000 for the excellent workers. Does that include the teachers that's in the excellence program? Because they already got >> if they've already received the state bonus. No sir. >> Okay. >> So, this is non-faculty excellence. These are non-certified and you may have a handful of certified people that did not receive the other $2,000. >> Okay. Okay. >> Any questions? >> But a teacher's assistant that is also an excellence >> correct >> employee, what do they receive? Do they get >> extra extra pay? They didn't receive the state money, right? >> But we're awarding them the extra pay.

092>> Okay. So, what if you got a teachers assistant that also works? Excellent. >> It wouldn't be double double,000. >> They would only be 2,000. >> So, the 10,000 is just for those that aren't getting the the >> No double dipping. >> Gotcha. >> Good. >> And the part the people that are started this year, they don't get the full amount up front. They'd get the 200 per month. >> No, ma'am. If they started the school year this year, they receive nothing. >> Oh, okay. These are for the state bonus was for the 24 25 school year. Actually, it was for the >> prior the that last year. Last school year. >> Oh, okay. I misunderstood what you were saying about the 200 a month. What >> if someone started last September? >> Okay. Last

093year >> instead of August, we hired them a month late. >> Oh, okay. >> And they're on a 10-month contract, they would fall $200 short just because they worked a month less. Okay. >> Well, I have to say that, you know, if this is passed, we'll we'll be sitting a record because I don't know of any other school system that is in and I hope the employees realize this that there's not I don't know of any other school system that is providing that to every employee. It it was to the teachers and maybe the professional employees, but not >> Yes, ma'am. You'd be correct. I I was going to ask does anyone know if did Manchester City do this as well or did they just take what the state provided to the certified? >> I'm

094not sure no one enough to speak to that. I know there's been some other monies, but I'm not sure of an amount to comment. >> Okay. >> Now, if they worked all last year, but they've left our system, then this will not be for them, right? >> That is correct. And our school teachers Um, >> some of our school teachers that have left our district are going to receive that, but they received it in the state money, not in ours. >> Further questions? >> What was the total? >> 818,4438. It'll be budget amendment number seven when we get there. >> Mr. Mr. Chairman, I'm glad we're doing this because we've got to take care of our team, our people, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, whomever. They deserve some compensation on this in my opinion. >>

095I agree. We're kind of setting a precedent here for everybody else. >> That's a good preced. >> A good precedent. >> All right. Any further discussion? All right. Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> Hi >> Miss Yinch >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I >> Miss Jones >> I >> Miss Hodgej >> I >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920 to zero. >> We will see this come up again in budget amendment seven. So all right next up we have the >> M are when will they get that? Well, uh, we'll sit down and talk. I think our goal right now is prior to Christmas, >> December. We I'll have to get this budget amendment through the county. So, that'll be by

096November. So, we're looking at the December paycheck. >> Yeah, that's that's a question that since I brought that up as a Christmas bonus or >> the state money will come in the paycheck this month, but then this one will come in December. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. So, the next item on the agenda is the um uh athletic lighting improvement bid. And u >> Mr. Chair, I'm going to I'm going to step out on this this item here with TCA code and the nature of what was required in those bids. uh one of the business partners of the business that I own has submitted bids to these contractors that all picked up and I'm going to uh step out and step away and let the board handle their business. >> Okay, >> on

097that note, >> thank you, Mr. Gilly. >> He actually just needed a bathroom break. So, all right. So, um, Mr. >> Mr. um, Mr. Ballard, chairman, I can't I I'm going to brag on Mr. Shores here. He's worked extremely hard on this. Um, spent some time just to make some connections, and it was all in protecting our district and our dollars, and I'm going to turn it over uh to him right now. I appreciate his his attention to detail and um spending some time outside of our workday to find out some things and to be a good steward of our tax dollars. >> You ready? >> Yep, I am ready. >> Okay. The I sent a couple of sheets to the the board and you see the packet here. Um, the low bidder in this

098situation was Integration Technology. Uh, they're out of Knoxville, uh, Tennessee. And there was some questions that that I had and and I reached out to them and what the answer I got whenever I was starting to look at it. If you look at um soccer, soccer at the um soccer at the middle school, they gave a bid of $34,53. And then if you look at the soccer at Raider Academy, it was $33,000. Now, this is only for the install and and the electric and doing all the install with it. If you know those two places, there's a big difference in in what is needed. At the middle school, there are are no lights, there are no electric, there's nothing there except for a field, and it's only about $1,500 more than at Raider Academy that

099has electric, the poles, everything's set. It's just changing out the fixtures. So whenever I saw that something it just wasn't making sense to me. Then I looked at the soccer compared to the high school baseball and softball and well sorry the tennis compared to the softball and the baseball at the high school. And if you notice, the tennis courts at Raider Academy was more than the baseball or the softball at the high school, which is going to require new poles, new electric rand, the complete works, plus removing the poles that's there. So, whenever I started looking at all of it, it it just it wasn't making sense. And so, that's where the struggle came in of Mr. Mr. Hargrove and I looking at the the numbers and coming up with a recommendation. I contacted the

100the company and finally heard back from them today and from my understanding he said that the gentleman that actually did the paperwork of the bid did not do it by field but did it by school. And then they tried to while he was driving down the road, secretary called him tried to put it in and reset where the amounts were for the fields. And still to me things doesn't I'm I'm just a little I'm a little concerned. Um and with those concerns and and he assured me that everything would be taken care of uh if we went with them that that the job would be done and done well. um wherever I talked to C&H um or or got information from them prior to they had done about 11 or 12 athletic fields over the

101past three years. Uh they're also local. They also have a vested interest into our schools. And then wherever I checked with integrations, they had they have not done athletic fields as of yet. they have done maintenance and I'm not saying they can't do the job. I'm just saying I feel more comfortable with CH u and that's the reason why uh docu Mr. Hargrove and I discussed it and decided the recommendation was CH because they are local. They do work have done work for us in the past. uh when we need them, we could call on them at any time. And CNH has always been really good to work with us and come and and help us and and trying to figure out the the problem and and take care of it. And so the the

102recommendation is to to go with C&H on all the fields. And this sheet, if you'll notice, there's two two bids. The first one is dealing with the bid that we sent out that is on the installation. It's going to include the electrical uh installing poles, installing the electric, doing all the work and so forth. The second bid that's coming up in a little bit is going to be dealing with the uh materials, the the poles, the lights, the brackets, that type of of of material. I was very pleased with the bids that we we received. I was afraid that the bids was going to come in quite a bit higher. Uh the bids we we had put uh the board had uh set aside 1.5 million about a year and a half ago uh to

103go towards the lights. uh the bids the the total bids with integrations came under that about 36,000 a little over 36,000 with CH it's a little bit over which is about 55 56,000 over now also out of that 1.5 million 42,000 went to W on the engineering of provi pro providing the bid documents that we actually put it out to bid so so a portion of that 1.5 has already been used. So, we would need if if this board chose to go with C&H, we would need a little bit more money than the what is left. And and I didn't actually do that that calculation. My apology, but um it'd be approximately approximately 90 97 98,000 if we went because we've already used some of it for the bid documents. And that's so the recommendation

104from the director is use our our local bid, the CH uh contractors. Okay. >> I find a lot of value and they're vested in our community. They're they're local. They're dependable and they've they've done this type work before. >> All right. So, the director's recommendation is CNH contractors and >> CH. >> What? >> CN CH. I thought you said NH. Sorry. >> Okay. Yeah. I think I might not have >> I might have heard you wrong. I'm sorry. >> Who knows? All right. Um All right. So, I need a motion to accept the bid from CNH contractors for total of $448,140. Do I have a motion? >> Mr. Chairman, I so move. >> Mr. Cordell second. >> I'll second. >> Miss Hodgej seconds. Okay. discussion for the uh to accept the the motion then is

105to accept the bid of $448,140 from CNH Contractors Inc. of Manchester, Tennessee for the athletic fields lighting improvements, any discussion? >> I I talked to um Kelvin. I really appreciate your work, your diligence in this. >> Um, you know, that's why we have people who look into this stuff so they could make these recommendations to us and so I feel comfortable with the recommendation. >> Thank you, Kevin, for your work. >> I have a question. What What was um Night Electric out of Russellville, Kentucky? Were they adding additional things or that to that 735,000 bid? >> When I saw that amount, I didn't call them. >> I I didn't I mean, we we had two lower bids, so I I I didn't call to check. Uh >> so, so what they've given you is just

106this. I mean, you don't have a breakdown of what everybody's doing. Th this this is according to the bid documents or what is required which is what we paid wool to provide to us. >> Okay. >> This is bidding for what was provided to them that they are to provide to us if they win the bid. >> Right. >> So they they were all bidding on the same apples to apples if you want to say. >> Okay. So, you're saying that the 400 approximately 448,000 we're going to have to add another 90 to 100 to that? >> Okay. Um either it or the materials. So, either way, it's it's going to be one or the other because ultimately the the two goes together. If you think about it, they're two separate things. But if we

107get somebody to do the job, we have to provide the materials as well. Well, we already have a price for the materials. So, when you put those two together, then we would have to to increase uh because we only put to, you know, budgeted 150 if you want to say and we used 40 42,000 uh for the bid documents. So, you take that off that 1.5. So, yes, we would have to >> So, that would have to be added any bid we we got. >> Yep. Yes, ma'am. That's after uh 20 you did the uh initial u process started this in 2023 >> I believe that's I believe that's right >> and those would and we have the money right now in restricted funds for this and so that's the budget amendment >> number nine

108okay >> we will need some additional funds but um we can cover the rest in capital right now and then we have some other restricted capital if we need to bring that out. >> Okay, >> further questions. >> So the low bidder we're not going to take their bid because we recommend it. Is that what you're saying, Mr. Hargo? the low bid, the the the the numbers that were in question. I mean, the rest of the the companies that bid were were much more similar looking than that. And the research that we did on the company, we just didn't have a lot of it. Couldn't find a lot of experience putting in athletic field lights. Um little bit of the fear of the unknown. couldn't find out a lot about them and about a lot

109of their their jobs that they performed. So, >> and we're not required to take a little bit, right? Is that >> That is correct. >> Okay. >> Mr. Hard. >> Sure. Go ahead. >> I just wanted to to bring out I was just sort of thinking about this situation and um you know occasionally there are issues with lighting. It it wouldn't matter where we get the lighting from. There's an occasional problem. And uh to me the fact that one of these companies is local is something that uh and I know you all consider that. But I think the fact that, you know, we have ball games and whatnot, uh, on a weekly basis when there are issues, I would much rather have someone just a mile down the road than than have to rely on

110someone that may be hours and hours away to come and help us. >> Yes, I agree. >> That's all I wanted to say. >> Well, we kind of made that decision on our demographic study, too. We went with somebody local that was not the low bidder, too. So, there's certainly precedent. And I like the concept. >> I'm sorry. Go ahead. >> I like I like putting back into my own community. These are our schools. These are our people around. And and I like if we can put finances back into our own community. I like that idea. So, >> and what I was saying more or less, this is for the public to realize that Mr. Shores is right about that soccer being at Coff County Middle School. There's a lot of difference between 34,000 and

111the highest one was 94,000. So, it kind of makes you look really closely at a bid that's low and wondering if they can follow through with what they're saying when all the other bids are 50 to 50 to 40 well more than that. 50,000 more than than that. So, I agree with Mr. Sure. >> And Walt is actually the one that prepared the bid packages with all the line items. And >> that is correct. >> Okay. Any further discussion or questions? >> I'm excited for these lights. >> Finally. Right. >> Yes. >> All right. Uh, Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> Miss H. >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi. >> Miss Jones. >> Hi. Miss Hajj. >> Hi. >> Miss Matthews >> I. >> Mr. >> Hi. >> And I will vote I. Mr. Gilly

112is has abstained. So that passes 8 to zero. So all right. Next up we have the Musco bid. >> I can vote on material >> and Elvis has entered the building. So >> I can vote on materials. We sell those. So, um >> I agree with always you going local when we can >> Mr. Shores. >> I went through all my packet and I have moved my sheet out of Thank you. Okay. The the second one is dealing with the actual materials. This is using a source swell which is a cooperative purchasing that we have talked about before. >> The third one >> and as you could tell this is dealing with materials that are here. And what we would be looking at is the middle school baseball, softball, so soccer. And if you'll see

113where it says retrofit now, they messed up on the softball, but retrofit is where the we keep the poles. We already have the poles. They're just changing out the lights. So softball should say retrofit. They messed up on it, but it is a retrofit. And then soccer is all new at the high school. Baseball and softball is all new. It's going to be including the poles as well as the the fixtures. Right now, there are um wood poles at the high school for baseball and softball. At Raider Academy, it would be football be retrofit and also the soccer retrofit because the poles are in good shape. I think at the football field, we have concrete poles and the soccer is actually the the metal poles. Then for the alternates, it would also include the tennis.

114He did include the custom colored field lighting. Uh the discussion that we had at one of our work sessions was if any of these sports uh wanted the custom lighting, then the boosters their boosters would take care of that custom lighting. So if football decided they wanted the custom lighting, then their football boosters would take care of it. If baseball or softball wanted the custom lighting, then their boosters would take care of it. And that would be on them. So, it's everything here except for uh the custom colored field lighting. And if you will notice for the football field, it is the um the better light or the stronger candle light. I think it's the 50 candle light uh for the football field. Yes. Uh the the 50 f uh foot candles. Uh so this

115is the materials. >> Mr. Chair, I scrolled to the bottom of this and I do want to disclose that there is absolutely no relation affiliation. >> Okay, I would not have thought I would have seen my last name anywhere else, but trust me, >> I've had to call this guy several times. So, he uh his name is Greg Gilly and he is the representative and he did show up at one of our work sessions and uh and talked with the the the the board members that were on the capital projects I believe at the last last year. >> Okay. So, I would need a motion to approve. So, what what is our we got a bunch of numbers here. What's what's the total that we're voting to approve? So, I know it's in the budget.

116>> Okay. >> For the materials, it would be 1.107694. >> Okay. >> 1,17,694 materials. >> Okay. So, I would need a motion to approve the Musco um quote for one for the the amount that Mr. Shore stated. So, >> so do I have a motion? >> Oh, director. Yeah, director's recommendation. Sorry. >> No worries. I recommend the number the amount that Mr. Shores through the All right. >> Muska. >> All right. So, uh, do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion. It's going to be so pretty. >> I'll second the motion. >> Mr. Cordell, any discussion, questions for Mr. Shores? >> I have a question. I know that they're a source well supplier, but that kind of amount, why would you not send that out to bed? I mean, we showed that when

117we had to send our bleachers out for bid that we got better pricing. >> A lot of >> ultimately we we decided that the direction to go the the feel was that Musco lighting was the better quality or the best quality uh for lighting and we wanted to go that direction. If we put it out to bid, we're actually looking at getting it straight from the company and and and it was just discussed to go with our cooperative. And that's that's really the only answer I have for you, Mr. uh the in the capital projects when we discussed it was Musco was we really have stuck with Musco lighting over the years >> and and over the years >> we had pieces parts relationships contacts accounts things of that nature >> over the past well

118the past couple years when I've been checking on things it just keeps coming back to Musco being the the better lighting but I don't know if that's what you're really asking but but that's the reason why we want to make sure we were able to go with the Musco lining. >> No, I mean I was just asking, you know, why it wasn't put out to bid and say what what other bids we got and if they would come off that any because like I said when we when we had to put the the bleachers back out for bed, we saved some money on on that. It's still the same company that got it, but we saved money on what they come back with because they knew that they had competition. I mean, I've been around

119bidding for quite a bit. If if if you go in and you don't have any competition, you know, you bid you bid one level. If you know you going in and you got competition, then you sharpen your pencil, so to speak. And I I do I understand what you're saying. And yes, we possibly could have gotten it a little bit cheaper. That is true. uh with the cooperative purchasing they had to turn in a bid and ultimately they won that bid through that company. So the through the source well so that's the reason why it should be lower but it's there are some things that you do get charged for with uh by using a cooperative because the cooperative is going to make some some funds as well. It's just other than just decided to

120go with the source. Well, that that's really the answer I have for you. >> Okay. Well, I mean, I was just bringing it up trying to be a, you know, a good steward of our tax dollars and, you know, that's 1.1 million. That's that's a lot of money. >> It's a whole lot of money. >> Any further discussion, questions for Mr. Shores? All right. Um we are voting on the Musco um bid for roughly 1.107 million1,17,694. >> Okay. So >> that's not including the labor though. Correct. >> The labor is what you just got through, >> right? >> Both of them together. What would both of them together be? both together is one,555,834. That's where I was saying the 555,000. We're over we're we're under $55,834. But then I forgot about the the 42,000. So

121whenever I added those together, you're looking at your 97,000 that was not put aside with that 1.5. so that our people out in YouTube land can understand that's you know that's a lot of money so that they understand that one of them is not one of them's got to go with the other one is the point I'm trying to make so it's not >> if you do one you got to do the other pretty much it's almost >> yeah but it's two bids that that we're having to go through it's not it's not just the one point a little over one million it's the other in installation that's going to that we've got to pay for too it's going to almost $1.5 million. >> Thanks for the clarification. >> And every it covers every one

122of our fields. And you know, we're also going to get a lot more economical here >> going with these LED lightings. >> One thing I did leave off, we should be getting we we have also applied for a TVA grant. >> There you go. to take care of it could be up to $100,000 on going towards this as well for savings. So, actually when you look at that, it's going to be helpful as well. >> What um was there ever an energy study done to say what we would be saving roughly yearly by switching to the LEDs versus what we've currently got? >> We have not done a energy savings. Um I I know that and talk it to different ones. The energy savings it a lot of people want to use that as the

123selling point to use in LEDs. Yes, it's going to give us a savings. There's no doubt. But is it going to be a massive amount? Probably not. If you leave them on for a long period of time, I'm sure that it's going to give us that much more savings the more time that, you know, more that's used. Uh right now one of the things that's going to help us save on is is getting the ones that we have fixed on a regular basis and and repaired and and we shouldn't the these have very good warranties. Um and I I can't just spout it off. I apologize. But new poles and new everything. I think it's 25 year warranty. Uh >> I could be saying that wrong. Don't hold me to it. But they are very

124very good warranties on on these lights. Yes. 25 25 year warranty on new 10year warranty on retrofit. >> We're basically talking not just the ability to see the games better, but it's this is a safety issue too for our kids out there playing. >> I would say yes. >> We're underlighted at the the football stadium's underlighted. They had the poles were way far back from the field versus the lighting that was put on. And then half of those won't work and the fixtures are not rebuildable >> and a lot of our sports couldn't take place after after dusk. So, >> and that's one of the things we're hoping to take care of at the soccer at the middle school. >> You've got other issues like that and that >> I'm not even going to say

125the title number >> could be an issue. This this is just it's it's a good thing for our students and our athletes >> in our schools. >> I went to a football game at Warren County a few weeks ago and they had their lighting set up to when they got a touchdown. It went crazy. I know it sounds small, but what that did to the crowd was huge. >> Booster clubs. >> Yeah, they went nuts. And it was it was fun even though it wasn't our touchdown to sit there and be a part of it just because it it amped it up that much more. So I'm looking forward to us having some nice lights like that. >> That is if the the boosters decide or the >> Hey, booster club. >> That would be

126that extra night. >> And I've got a feeling they're good chance they're going to want to go that direction. >> I think it was going to cost each field roughly close to 8,000. >> Well, here it is. Uh for >> for the football field was 199. So basically 20 >> uh they're out on that because at that time he was talking about it. It was uh 81 $8,100 to the clubs for just for the controller to make it do it. That the lights were already set up. >> I think >> the lights were already set up everywhere. You just needed the controller that went in that connect music and sound to >> drivers that drove the lights. I think this is an extra for the I think it's actually a different fixture. >> I think

127I'm pretty sure >> you might be right on that. >> All right, further questions. >> I guess we can vote then. Miss Yinch >> I. >> Mr. Hansert >> I. >> Miss Jones. >> I >> Miss Hodgej >> I. >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. Mr. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> And I will vote I. That passes 920. Okay. Next up, we have the policy 1.806. This is revision. And uh Mr. Harrove. >> Uh yes, sir. As many of you know, I'm proud to call myself a veteran. Uh I'm not so sure whether I was as good for the army as the army was for me, but I take a lot of pride and uh I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve in our armed forces.

128Um I'm also honored and and and we are all very blessed to live in the country that we do. It flies um our flag. I think it's important we teach our children uh there's a there's something bigger than our individual wants and needs and it's what we do and the sacrifices we make for the whole. Um, there is a policy in Typton County, Tennessee that talks about the flags that we want flown in our classrooms, the American flag as well as the Tennessee flag. I would love I'm recommending that we adopt that policy. There's a copy of it of the uh Typton County portion into our policy creating into our policy. I believe there's some other flags, flags of our military uh would be part of that as well as um some other count's flags

129if there was a connection to the learning that was taking place. But I think it's important that we we honor our country and those that have that created it and fought and died for the freedoms that we have. And um I've been in nearly every one of our classrooms, middle school down. I need to go to some more in our high school, maybe a few in our middle school, but I'd like to see an American flag and a Tennessee state flag in all our classrooms. We owe it to those that came before us. >> Okay. So, >> yes, >> I would need a motion to approve the revision to policy 1.806 806. And note that this is a first and final. Um, we normally do two readings, but this be a first and final. Um,

130and that would be what the motion would be. So, do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Second, >> Mr. Hansert and Mr. Cordell. Any discussion or questions? Um, are we going to for the classrooms that don't have the American flag and the Tennessee flag, are we going to be able to purchase those for the classrooms? Okay. >> I see on line 15 and 16, it's referring to Typton County Schools campuses. Shouldn't that be Coffee County Schools? I think it's the what's in red is what we're >> Yeah. But right here it says tip >> that coffee. >> Yeah. Everything Everything under flag display in the from here on down should be struck and replaced with the red. I think so. I think that's how that is supposed to work, right, Melissa? >> Oh,

131okay. Lines one through. Okay. Yeah. Right. Okay. I see. It's it's correct because you're you're deleting all that other >> Yeah, we should have just struck that out and replaced it with the red. So, >> that correct me? >> I have a question. Um, so this talks about flags, but it doesn't address other things that could go up, posters, signs, etc. Do we have any policy on that or we want any policy on that or >> I just say, you know, like technically a flag, you know, like >> the policy that's on it, the 1.806 806 is advertising and distribution of materials in school. So that kind of goes over more than just flags. That's our current >> policy. What's in red would be what we would be adding to the current policy. >> What

132line is that? >> Well, >> what line? >> No, it's our policy. >> Oh. O >> 1.806 >> and I believe line 12 refers to uh the principles >> shall screen all materials prior to >> distribution. So when you say materials that >> cover Okay. >> I think it's a great idea. I love it. I've seen too many videos of schools taking flags down. So I love that we're doing something like this. >> Oh yeah. I wanted to say that um a couple weeks ago when there was the active shooter incident in Minnesota, I noticed many of our schools were flying at half mass and really appreciate that. >> Yes. >> So I know you know people look and watch for that as a sign of respect and I saw all of our schools honoring

133that and really appreciate that. It's not something I think to notice. I'll be looking. >> And I like that number two where it says any other flags included but not limited to political, cultural, or personal flags are prohibited. And I think that's something we needed included to make sure that all students and personnel realize that that that's not our policy to have that in the classroom other than the American flag and the Tennessee flag. And getting back to what Holly was talking about, I think that probably, you know, this will get passed, but we'll probably need to look at maybe some going back and revisiting policy and tightening that up a little bit. So, >> or do y'all have >> I know we're we're kind of going against what Robert was talking about earlier, bouncing

134it back to the policy committee. Did they not have this on the >> 1.86? >> It says, >> they have 1.806 >> and it in red on the back. The red is what we're adding to our current, >> right? Because line uh um just like they were saying about the others. I mean, >> it says in here that other signs, politicals, literature shall not be distributed in our current policy. All that kind of stuff. >> It's in our current policy. >> So, we may not need to >> Yeah. >> It's what what you're looking at here is the what's on everybody's computer screen is adding the red, >> right? M >> adding to our current policy what's in red and it's all at the end >> and this is particularly concerning flags. So that's why

135it's separate. >> Yeah, you have but our our policy is more covers more territory than just flags >> which is fine which is great. Great. >> But this is saying >> that county model is above >> and that that's what the red is. So all this is coming out. >> That's what's going to go in. >> So you're marking out our 1.806 completely. No, >> right. >> I just want to make sure it tip model. >> This is our our current policy. This is a Tipton model. Yeah. >> This is our model that we're going >> just putting the red at the end. But she goes back to the reason why Miss Jones says, but it's down here. It's the bottom part. >> Apologize for that. >> Okay. So, at this point, uh, we have

136a motion to, um, adopt the the changes that are in red on this policy >> and a first and final >> as a first and final. Yes. So, um, any further discussion? Otherwise, uh, Mr. Answered. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Uh, Miss Jones. >> Hi, >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi. Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> I >> Miss Yench >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920. All right now we move into the most exciting part of the evening is April showtime with the budget amendments. >> So sorry there's so many. >> Um let me go ahead and start y'all good. >> Yeah. go. Um, yeah, we'll what we'll try to do is I mean since we've discussed most of these things

137are related, if you can just intro and we'll try to move through here so we can get through them without you know I mean unless people have questions you know we'll try to bang through these things. >> This first the 141 20263 is for the raptor system that you guys approved earlier. it is for the full amount um that would include central office because I didn't know which way the vote was going to go. I did wanted to make sure I included the f full amount. So um the hit to fund balance for this grant for this um part partly paid by the grant for $85,419 and then 48,000 if you would have went with the higher bid would have come from fund balance. So that amount will change. We won't use the full amount.

138So whatever we don't use will go back to fund balance when we close out the school year. Um so that that's what budget amendment number three is for. >> Okay. So I need a motion to approve budget amendment 141-2026-3. So move >> Mr. And who second? >> I'll second >> Mr. Gilly. Okay. Any discussion on this? And Miss Jones. I >> Mr. Hodgej >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> I >> Miss >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I will vote I that passes 920 to zero. Next up is >> amendment four >> 141 20264. This is a grant that Mr. West Morland received um for a retention um stopen for school psychologist. So this is a $25,000 grant um to pay out in

139a stop in for our school psychologist um in the next two years. Two years. So that's what four is. >> Okay. So, I need a a motion to approve uh budget amendment 141-2026-4. >> So, move, >> Miss Jones. >> I'll second. >> Miss Ginch. Any discussion? All right. Um, let's see. Miss Hodgej. >> I. >> Miss Matthews. >> I. >> Mr. Hi, >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi, >> Mr. Cornell. >> Hi, >> Miss >> Hi, >> Mr. Hanser. >> I >> and Miss Jones. >> I will vote I that passes 920 to zero. Okay. Next up, budget amendment five >> 141 20.65. So, when I reported to the state um at the end of the school year for this last school year, they did not like where I classified after school program. So this is

140just to move our after school program from one part of the budget to another part of the budget where they recommended. So this is just a reclassification of our of our um after school program. >> Okay. So I need a motion to approve 141-2026-5. >> I so move >> Mr. Cordell. Second. >> I'll second. >> Mr. Coup. Okay. Any discussion? Okay. Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> hi >> Miss >> I >> Mr. Hans answer >> I >> miss Jones >> I >> miss >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920. Okay, budget amendment six 141 20266. So this is the remaining part of our um TIA outcome bonus that we got from the 2324 school year. So we spent a

141little of that in the last school year. We had 251,72 $251,751 left of that. As a supervisor's group, we met um numerous times. We also met with principles to figure out what was the best plan to move forward for to use these funds. Um the state department encouraged us to use the funds for instructional to improve our scores to do some tutoring. So they gave us some kind of um leadway on how to proceed. And so if you look at the bottom of the budget amendment, um this is to bring the money from that we restricted from the last school year that we didn't spend um to bring it into our budget to start working in some of the areas below. Um so we want to improve our um math and ACT scores. So we're

142doing some after school tutoring for um at the high school. Um a few of our schools are part of the NIAT grant. Um, so we want to um do some more I guess work in the other schools. So we're going to offer some different professional development, some substitutes for those people who are going to the NIT professional development and do some secondary summer planning. Um the mastery prep program at the middle school that's helped them um do benchmark testing. We're going to purchase that program for them for another year. um letters, training, um school counselor conferences. We're going to update our um standard alignments or what we call Moodle for our curriculum. We're going to update those. We're going to pay some stipens for our employees to do that. We're going to buy some materials

143for elementary um for wonders and foundations. We're going to buy some software um a video library for NIT pro NIT program translative software credit recovery software and EL eSL software um we're going to do some unit planning professional development we're going to pay for some uh industrial searchs for CTE program um we're going to do some ACT professional development training with our people um and then we put some extra funding in here for future um professional development It's a just a lump sum that we can pull out and use if we um feel the need that there's um something out there that will benefit our employees. And then um we are going to purchase some ESL reading enrichment materials. So this is the you may see one later in the year if I need to

144move some of this funding around, but this is kind of where we're going to start for the school year and um some ideas that came from supervisors and principles on good use for this funding. >> Okay. So, I need a motion to approve budget amendment 141-2026- >> Can I say it's restricted funds? I'm pulling it out of our restricted fund balance. >> Okay. >> And bringing it into the budget. >> Okay. >> Do I have a motion? >> I so move. >> Okay. Miss Yinch, >> I'll second it. >> Miss Jones seconds. Any discussion? >> I just have a I just have a a statement. I think that's wonderful that that you y'all have decided to put that amount into inservice and staff development and that's for the entire system that the needs of anyone,

145isn't it? >> To see that there's money available for teachers >> to uh >> maybe go to conferences and attend things that that in relation to what they're teaching in the classroom. Yeah, we we were just talking about that um me and Miss Cole the last couple days about it's wonderful that we have this so we can if there's something that comes available we have money funding for it. So >> okay any further discussion? Okay, Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell I >> Miss Y >> I >> Mr. answer. >> I, >> Miss Jones, >> I, >> Miss Hodgej, >> I, >> and I vote I. That passes 920. Okay. >> Budget amendment seven >> 141. >> Getting through these >> 20267. This is the budget

146amendment for the extra pay that you approved earlier in the bud early in the meeting. >> And um, this will affect fund balance and that um, is on the back sheet if you want to look at that. >> Okay. Okay. I need a motion to approve budget amendment 141-2026-7. >> I so move. >> Mr. Cordell, >> I'll second. >> Mr. >> Okay. Any discussion? We kind of hammered this earlier in the meeting, but any questions. Okay. Mr. >> I. >> Mr. Gilly. >> I. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> Miss Y. >> Hi. >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi. >> Miss Jones. >> Hi. and Miss Hodgej >> I. >> And Ms. Matthews >> I will vote I. That passes 920. Okay. Budget amendment eight >> 141 20268 is for two grant two state grants that

147we um the first one is a state special ed grant that we've gotten the last three school years. So that's something we've received and we'll need to bring the revenue in along with the expenditures. And this that grant has been approved by the state department already. This is just a budget formality. And then um the innovate in innovative school models grant is a CTE grant that we've received for the last two years. This is the third year of it. So this is his carryover and this will be the last year of that grant for Mr. Skipper. So this is to bring over the remaining funds um into our budget so that he can use those. And then that that budget has also been approved by the state department. This is just to bring it into

148the budget. >> Okay. I need a motion to approve budget amendment 141-2026-8. >> So move >> Mr. Hans. >> Second. >> A second. >> Mr. Cordell. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> Um I know you said this is the last year that CTE grant. >> U so the regular school funds will have to take this up. Well, he he was strategic about what he did and so we were able to supplement some salaries to build his um local fund so he can buy equipment later when this grant goes away. He's also bought some um used it to build the um CTE building at the high school. >> Okay. >> Um and bought some pieces of equipment at the middle school and Raider Academy. >> I was just looking at the teacher line of 97,000. Will we

149have to take that up? So, those are already teachers that we have on staff and they were on staff before the grant. >> So, they're paid out of general school anyway. >> They will they were already paid before we got the grant. We were just able to use the grant funds to pay for those teachers for a few years. >> So, we'll have to go back to that. >> Further, >> maybe you'll get another one. >> Well, there's talk of another one, but we don't know for certain yet. >> Any other further questions? Okay, Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. Mr. Cordell. >> Hi, >> Miss Yinch. >> Hi, >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi, >> Miss Jones. >> Hi, >> Miss Hajj. >> Hi, >> Miss Matthews. >> Hi, >> Mr. >> Hi. >> And I will

150vote. I That passes 920. Hey, look at that. We're down to the last budget amendment. And that's a big one. >> 141 20269. This is for the lighting that you guys approved earlier. This is will take care of most of what you voted for for the lights and the construction part of it. We will have to dip into capital a little bit for the additional, but it's already in the capital budget right now. So, we'll be able to once this is brought in, we'll be able to write those purchase orders for that. >> Thank you. >> We're going to be okay with that in the bleachers as well. >> And the bleachers in that same we >> So, the bleachers were last school year, so they were part of last school year's budget. So, that's

151already been allotted for, >> right? >> So, it won't have anything to do with this. Thank you. >> Okay. So, I need a a motion to approve budget amendment 141-2026-9. >> So, move. >> Mr. Cordell. Second. >> I'll second it. >> Miss Hinch. Okay. Any discussion on that? Okay. Mr. Cordell. >> Hi, >> Miss Hinch. >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. >> I. Miss Jones. >> Hi. >> Miss Hajj, >> hi. >> Miss Matthews, >> I >> Mr. Goo. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi. >> I will vote I. That passes 920. Okay, we got through all those budget amendments. Now we have budget uh budget update final 2425. >> So this is I've closed the school year. for the 2425 school year officially closed as of last week. Um this is the report that

152well the auditors will will work from not this report but these are the numbers that we will get audited on. Um we finished the school year in revenue at 538 89,842 which was 100.68% of our budget. So we're a little over where we were at the 2324 school year. Um the main the main increase there was our sales was sales tax increase and then um our Tissa our TISA aotment was higher than the previous school year. Um expenditures we finished the school year at 51 million8,81 which was 91 96% of budget um compared to year to date of 2324 of 85.26. We were we did add um $2 million to our fund balance. Most of that went to unassigned um a good a little portion of that went to our assigned fund balance. Um overall

153um feel good about how we ended the school year and adding the fund balance and feel like we've done some work tonight to do some things to help reduce that. But um this will be the auditor report that auditors will um look at. So if you have any other questions about this report, I'll take those. So, I need a motion to approve the uh um the budget uh update final 2425. >> I so move. >> Miss Yench second. >> I second. >> Mr. Hansert, any questions or discussion? I guess the only thing that popped out at me was the federal government revenues where uh it says year to date we've received 303% as opposed to 96. So >> last year >> um so we had I think a partial year of ROC. I have to

154look back and see. >> 470. >> That's where we get our our ROC revenue from. Let me look at that area real fast. Okay. So I so last year what happened was um that is the area we report our our like ROC revenue. So the US Air Force reimbures for half the salaries for our two instructors. But last year the state department made us um reclass some of our ISM revenue to a federal line and we didn't have that in the budget. So we had I think $400,000 of what should have been counted as state dollars. they made us reclassify that to federal and so when I did that it wasn't in the budget and it made that 303% look high and it was it shouldn't have been that. So that was just audit reclassification

155last year. Okay. >> So a quick question it's kind of not totally related to this but what are the audit rules and stuff for moving um unrestricted fund balance to restricted? So you're talking about like moving a like >> if we had a program we wanted to fund down the road or designate over a period of time and you were looking at moving using unrestricted fund balance but setting that aside for future years. How do you what's the process to move that to restricted fund balance? >> So it would just be a new restricted fund. So like this year 24 25 year I set up a new restrictive fund for the TISA outcome bonus because it was allowed by the state department for like so like a grant can be done that way. Um with

156Mr. Harrow's approval I can do any kind of restricted or assigned fund doesn't necessarily have to come to the board but it can be with him but then when we use the funds it has to come to you guys to be voted to use in that manner. >> Right. >> Did I answer your question? Yeah. And then goes back to the county to Yeah. for Yeah. Okay. >> So he can he can if we choose to go that path, we can set up a another fund and and um move money like if we budget that money, that money can be moved into that fund and restricted for that purpose. So just looking for clarity when we look on the budget amendments it's got basically one lump sum for restricted fund balance but that's made up

157of a whole series of sub accounts that are all >> separate accounts >> any of your grants that you don't spend that can roll over um any areas that the state department says we can restrict. So like capital maintenance, transportation, um um CTE area, and then um there's a few assigned places like old things that are in there we need to clean up, but ma mainly he can if he agrees, he approves it, we can set up a new assigned if it doesn't come from the state department, he can we can set up a new assigned fund based on his recommendation. Okay, that that is, you know, just looking for some clarity on that how that works. So I know sometimes that on you know the auditors and stuff for non you know for schools

158and stuff it can be kind of arcane. >> So once those assigned funds and restricted funds get audited I can definitely provide you guys a list of the balances and what the funds are. >> Right. Okay. All right. Thank you. Any uh further questions for April on the budget amendment or budget update? All right. So, uh, let's see. Where were we? Miss Yinch, I think >> I >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi, >> Miss Jones. >> Hi, >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi, >> Miss Matthews. >> Hi, >> Mr. >> Hi, >> Mr. Gilly. >> Hi, >> Mr. Cordell. >> Hi. >> And I will vote I. That passes 920. Okay. Now, we go on to our budget update for this year. >> Yes, sir. This is the budget update for July. There's not a whole lot

159going on um because we haven't ran a payroll and we haven't really had a whole lot of revenue. Um we did receive the teacher bonus money which I think you guys approved at last meeting the $769,000 that you see online 46500. We did receive that in July. Um and then we did have in 44500 there were se um the project raise grant and a couple FRC grants that we received. So that's why that line is at 102% um because we weren't expecting to get those grants and we got those. So those will um makes those numbers look a little inflated. So year to date we've received 1.5% of revenue um compared to last year date of negative.05%. Um so little more in July than we usually get. And then expenditures, um, we spent $1.5 million

160of the budget, um, which is 2.94% of of used. And then last year, we're a year to date of 3.43%. And the major um item that we've spent here, the items that we've spent for um this school year so far, we bought some textbooks, which is in line 71100. It's a large expenditure there. And then we paid all of our work comp and property insurance which is in line 72310. And then um in um 72610 we bought some supplies um for the schools and um paid our utilities for the first month. So those are three largest areas that we've um had expenditures for so far in July. >> So far the budget's on track. Okay. So, I need a motion to approve the first budget update for fiscal year 2526. >> So, move second. >>

161Hands, Mr. Cordell. Okay. Any discussion or questions for April on this one? Nope. Everybody's ready to be done. All right. Uh, who's I miss Jones? Miss Hajj >> I >> Miss Matthews >> I >> Mr. >> I >> Mr. Gilly >> I >> Mr. Cordell >> Hi >> Miss >> I >> Mr. Anert >> I >> and I will vote I that passes 920. So that includes our concludes our agenda items. Thanks for your patience. So now we have items for discussion. So, um, we're getting to the we're getting to you guys here shortly, I promise. So, this opportunity for board members. So, Mr. >> well, I don't have anything at this time. >> Okay, Miss Matthews, >> I don't have anything. >> Okay. How's golf going? >> It's going. It's intense. >> It's a

162lot of fun. I know you've been running ragged. >> I have been. I'm glad to be here tonight. All right. Glad to be back. >> I always have something I think of to say. >> Sure. >> I was thinking earlier about how September next year, this board has the potential to be very different. So, that being said, I'm looking forward to working with all of you for at least one more year. And I think we make a really great team. And this past three years has gone by very quickly. I imagine this one will as well, but thankful to be here and looking forward to what we do this year. >> All right. >> I want I want to thank you too for getting the new union campus uh mode. That that looks much better

163where that pond that area was. It's all we eated and mowed and it looks really good. And um uh also I want all of us keep in mind that we've spent a lot of money today and um that I do think that metal detectors are the next step some way or another in our safety plan because that would just make me feel better as a grandparent board member that at least we've got another layer of protection of keeping guns out of our schools or any kind type of weapon. So, just hopefully we can come up with some funding for that. >> So, who's on the safety committee again? You're not on the safety committee. >> Mr. Hans, >> uh, I'd like to uh thank Mr. Harrove and uh, our board for this uh, flag uh,

164thing. I think it's very important that we show our patriotism uh and uh the things that we're doing with this um is going to by far outdo what we think that's more than more than what we're doing here. And uh I think it was a great thing tonight and I appreciate the board, everybody for for looking into that. And I think it's going to make a lot of parents specifically uh very happy with this and uh I think they're I know a lot that's going to be very happy and appreciative with what we've done. >> Miss, >> well, since we met, I got to go to Hickerson for breakfast. I was invited and they gave me the cutest little um tour guide. She was five years old named Melissa and and that was great. I

165really appreciated that. And I got to go to New Union and they fed us supper and we got to sit with the teachers and I appreciated how many of the teachers came up and thanked us for what we did. That was >> that was a blessing. Um, and so I just love to see what uh Miss Gilly is doing with that school and she's and the general reaction of the teachers to what's taking place was very very positive. And then I got to go to an art meeting um with all of our art teachers, all of our band teachers, uh music, and we're planning or they are planning a um joint arts show um this this next year and it should be absolutely fabulous. They're excited about putting it together. The high school will still,

166as I understand it, have their art show, but they'll also contribute to the overall Coffee County art show as well. So, that's going to be very exciting. So, and I don't know how many people have said, "Thank you for the art teachers. Thank you for the art teachers. >> They are a big hit." So, it's very appreciated, >> Mr. Cordell. >> And I think it was mentioned the other night that we could probably use three more RT. Yeah, it was mentioned. >> Yeah. And I had the honor of going last Thursday night also to New Union and uh it was a great meeting. Enjoyed fellowshipping and interacting with the staff, teachers, and whatever. And it was a and a great supper. >> It was a great supper. >> It was good. And desserts. Oh my

167goodness. And uh but I just want to thank you for this team and the way we've knit together and for what you're doing for our county. And thank you Kevin for all the work you did in the lighting or whatever. And Mr. Hargrove, thank you. What a what a team. Thank you, Lord. >> Mr. Gilly, >> I think I'm good, sir. >> Okay. Well, >> I guess I'll I'll bring it home and I I also went to New Union and I really appreciate the stuff that uh Miss Gilly's doing out there. The thing I heard from teachers is that the discipline in the classrooms has has improved marketkedly since she's been there and they really appreciate that. So, um that was probably the number one thing I heard, but uh uh so and she's got

168the rules right there on the wall. You know, number one is yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Rule number one. So, you know, I I appreciate that. and um you know it's it's making a difference. So I'm looking forward to what happens over there. We do have a um a uh our fall retreat is coming up September 23rd. We got a pretty full agenda. U Mr. Warland, Mr. West Morland is going to give us the rundown on the sped program which we really, you know, have not it's kind of a black box sometimes. So, I'm looking forward to hearing about that and we're going to see what's going on with our test scores. So, we got a lot of things we're going to talk about. Um, Mr. Hardrove will get the strategic plan out to you because

169we're going to work on that, too. And so, it's going to be, you know, once again a pretty full day, lots of stuff to do. So, but I, you know, and I in wrapping up, I have to agree with Jennifer, we got, you know, the next year with this team and I think it's a fantastic team. I, you know, I brag on on this board all the time and we can do a lot in the next 12 months and really lay lay a lot of foundation and, you know, ultimately it's all about the kids educational outcomes and that's what we're here for. So, so I'm I'm looking forward to everything we can do. So, all right. So, with that, any committee reports? >> All right. So, you guys are finally on. Thanks for staying away.

170>> Good afternoon. >> And before you get going, kind of introduce yourself and and you know what what your you know what your area of emphasis is and what you hope to do. And so background on yourself. So >> uh my CT course is engineering at my school. I'm very involved in the student body overall, uh, part of SGA and a total of 18 extracurriculars at my school. Um, we're going to be touching bases on a lot of sports stuff, uh, talking a little bit more about the expo night that principal Paul Parsley had mentioned before and some things that SGA also has. Um, to start us off, our girls soccer just took a trip to the Smoky Mountains and played in the tournament. I know it went somewhat well. They learned a lot and

171had an overall positive experience. Uh, they played tonight. actually it already started probably already ended uh playing Fateville um at 6 and they play Tuesday at web and Thursday with MTCS at 600 p.m. And our volleyball team plays Tuesday with Lawrence at 6 p.m. and Thursday is also senior night and they're playing at home versus Shelbyville at 6. >> All righty. I'm Jones Wagner. Uh my CTE course is criminal justice and our golf team is playing at uh w on Wednesday at Bear Trace at 9:00 am. Um they've been doing well this season. Uh cross country, they're competing in Nouga at night in Chattanooga on Saturday. So we're hoping that goes well for them. Um oh, they just held their first uh home meet for the season. It's their only one and it was on

172coffee pot week and we had over 500 racer uh people race. So, that's pretty awesome. Um, football, it is homecoming week, so we're excited about that. Uh, we're playing against Franklin at 700 p.m. and homecoming court will walk at halftime. So, I wanted to emphasize a little bit on the exponent that we have set up on September 30th at 5:30 to 7:30. It's more the purpose is to show a lot of businesses they get brought up and they're like people come into the store and it's like can we get donations for either our organization or like for a raffle or any sort of stuff but they don't really get to see exactly what is going on with the money that they donate. How is it being used? How is it actually affecting these students in

173their overall education? So our hope is to have we already have like uh 15 I think if not more uh clubs and organizations that are going to be a part of it uh displaying more specifically what does their club or organization do. I know coffee County Beta I'm the president for that club. We're going to be talking about what we compete at state conference. We're going to have some people talking about how it has affected them, uh, placing at state conference, going to nationals, uh, helping out in their community, and it's just overall way to kind of inform the community of what we've been up to. And just hoping to gain some more support from local businesses and our community. And then also, we just had a successful coffee pot week two weeks ago, and

174now we're on to homecoming week. Yes. So, our homecoming theme is game on. So, we have dress up days. Monday, today was shoots and ladders. Shoot down the ladder and dress as your younger self. So, that's why I'm dressed a little funny today. But, um, yes. So, Tuesday, tomorrow is Guess Who. So, it's um dressed as your favorite TV, movie, book character. So, we'll be dressed up as a character tomorrow. Um, Wednesday is connect four. Um, so find a friend or four more and dress alike as twins or in a group costume. So, um, we're going to connect with our friends and do connect for. And then Thursday is the game of life. Um, we're going to dress as our future goals. So, college, um, what you your career field, whatever you want your future

175to look like, that's how you dress. And then Friday is battleship because we're going to be playing against Franklin and we want to show our school pride. Um, so the dance theme is the sweetest night. So, it's going to be kind of based off Candyland and that's going to wrap up our game on week. Um, tickets are on sale this week, Monday through Thursday in the Red Raider Bank for $8. That price will increase to $10 if you buy it at the door. Um, let's see. Uh, Mr. Parsley had mentioned kind of like a carnival on Friday. So, for example, SGA will be hosting a talent show at 12:30. Um, there's going to be car show hosted by our science department. um teacher versus student volleyball game at 1:30. So, we have very fun activities

176and that's just a few of many. Um this is our map. So, we're very excited for that. We have students ecstatic. You know, the kids in the talent show, they're ready to show off their talents and so we're excited about that. Um and then our talent show judges are going to be Bill Nichols, Ansley Hall, and Andy Barnard. So, we're very grateful for their participation and um willingness to show up and be there for all the students. >> And then finally, we just had one more thing. Uh we did kind of get a lot of students contact us and they did want to bring us something to y'all. Um with this new policy that has been implemented with uh phones and personal electronic devices, there has seemed to be some complications when it comes to

177actually having access to some of the educational uh resources that they need. For example, um I've had some people come up to me and talk about how they're doing dual enrollment and they need access to their MLO. And something that's sort of affecting their education is that every single time they use a Chromebook instead of their personal laptops, they have to take maybe five, six minutes of just logging into their course, not even having access to, you know, the supplies that they need or whether or less their assignments. Um, and they did want me to propose sort of like a phones. We completely understand, you know, they can be distracting, but just sort of a shift towards a personal laptop. Um, it would make it so much more easier to find our own personal resources

178that we use for our education alongside four dual enormment people. Uh, it would just make their overall experience smoother and help overall speed up their education. And that's all we have for y'all today. >> Yeah. And I will say it does um help while you're at school. You know, y'all do provide us with devices and we're very grateful for those, but when we go home, it's kind of like you got to some people have iPads. So then you got to switch and it's like you got to work your iPad compared to the school Chromebook and it's very different. And so switching back and forth, it's just sometimes, you know, a little bit confusing. Um and for lunch, so lunch we have, you know, we get emails non-stop. One of the biggest things is check your

179email. You know, we're both in multiple clubs, we have advisors, and they're always emailing us. Uh we get emails from the counseling center non-stop. And so, one of the problems I've noticed this year is we keep getting emails, but we're in a lunch period where we don't have access to those Chromebooks. So maybe if we could, we understand it's state law for educational time, but maybe if we could, you know, think about lunch, you know, that's just a time where it's good for us to be able to check up on our emails, refresh, if we need to email a teacher about something. and we're not taking that out of a different class period to email, you know, we kind of get to just catch up and do our routine to make sure we're informed. And

180you know, and adding on to what he said, a little problem about not having access to a phone or any sort of personal device for that matter during these free times like it causes for me, I have to check my email during my beginning of my fifth period. uh I have to log in, check it because that's the first time I have access to a device without having to go out of my way and grab something like a Chromebook from a different class just due to my personal schedule. So, I don't have access to be contacted in any way until fifth period. And by then, it has happened like twice this year already where when I read the information that is needed, it's already too late. Um, but these are just some things that we

181wanted to bring forward to you and we hope that you will take into consideration. >> Thank you all for all you do. We really do appreciate it. >> Thank you so much for making us aware of what you are experiencing and hopefully we can find ways to revise that to be more beneficial to you guys. So, I appreciate you bringing that up. >> That was a very good pitch and things that I personally have not thought about. Um, being an old person, it sounds amazing to be out of touch, >> but I understand now that it does. >> Yeah. My daughter has a a MacBook >> um and she's going through the same >> challenges with seeing information too late and and going home and trying to catch up and then not having the MacBook

182at school and >> and being out of touch with no access to email >> also. Yeah, we've had a lot of students um just say like, "Oh, I bought a MacBook or I bought this computer and then they didn't realize they knew they couldn't have their phone, but they get to school and they didn't realize they couldn't have that and they're like, >> yeah, like I should I could have saved that up for a car, saved that, you know?" >> Yeah. Cuz they're very expensive. >> So, just that's something we, you know, we've had a lot as student government representatives and we represent our junior class. We have people that come to us and they're like and we're like, you know, it's we'll bring it. Yeah, we we'll be >> Thank you. Thank you. Because

183that's that's why you're here. >> That's part of you being a student ambassador is to bring these issues to us. So, we really appreciate it. >> Guts to stand up here and say that. >> It really does. >> It does. But y'all both did >> really, really well. And also, your homecoming sounds really fun. I feel like homecoming has really stepped up >> over the past 20 something years. We are working hard and we are ready and we are, you know, every day we've >> It's an exciting time to be at the high season, but it's a good season. >> Do a lot of the students participate in the dress up and all. >> Yeah. At our pep rallies, um, our last pep rally, we had a game and it involved the whole student body.

184And so we that's our one of our goals. Also, something we introduced in SGA this year that we're going to be continuing throughout all the years is that we are actually giving a plaque towards the home room with the most participation by percentage. So, there's no bias in terms of like how many you have, if not how many actually did it. >> Uh this year, uh it was Miss Henley's home room that had won the plaque, but hopefully next year will be different and changing that. >> Yeah. Do y'all have any questions for us? Like, >> just ask. >> You did great. And the two of you spoke more than anyone has yet. >> And the two of you might be my favorites. Good job. Thank you very much. >> You really exhibited some leadership.

185You really did. I'm really impressed. Thank you. >> You have a scholarship to vote on next year. >> That's right. >> Your classmates should be very glad. >> So, you want to be memorable. >> Well, thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you for being here. >> Thank y'all. >> All right. Thank you, gentlemen. And I just have to check You're not wearing bunny slippers, are you? >> Yeah, we can't see your legs. >> I would have just thought that was you. >> Do you have the picture of when you were little? >> We need to see that. >> Oh, yeah. That's awesome. >> All right, director's report. >> Christian Jones, thank you. That is a hard act to follow and I'm going to hit it quick. >> Fine arts night.

186Our fine arts teachers throughout the system did meet at East Coffee a couple of Fridays ago. We're very blessed to have Miss Yench be a part of that meeting. Uh cranked them up, get out of the way, and they'll take off with it. We'll have another meeting in October. We are planning a spring uh fine arts night for the whole school system. It'll be held at the middle school. Uh we'll set that date in our October meeting. The high school will continue to have its fine arts night just as Michigan says. So, I'm really excited about that. Parent teacher conference night has come and gone and was a s a success. We appreciate all the parents that attended. Um, parent survey window has opened and will will remain open through the end of September. The

187survey provides an opportunity to share their thoughts in the areas of our systems five-year plan and it also addresses title one. We will continue to push that survey out because the data from that will be shared during our study session when we develop our five-year plan. So Holland does a great job with that. Speaking of Holland and social media, we will celebrate another teacher and non-certified employee in about a week or so. Spotlight teacher and employee of the of the month. Heard a lot of good positive feedback about the last recipients of that school safety meeting uh again is September 19th. I initially invited everyone. It'll be first come first serve and Tanya Garner will decide which one of y'all are going to get. You're not doing that. Okay. But you can go tell her

188and the first four get to attend athletics. The boys bomb that. We have homecoming this week. We got girls soccer. We got golf. We've got football. We We got it all. Cross country. A lot of things going on. If you're a Red Raider fan, you have a ton of opportunity through the week to go support our kids. Coffee County Sheriff's Department is holding a fundraiser on October 17th at the cost center. Yep. That's the day of the Alabama Tennessee game and they are selling ribs and smoked sausage and all the proceeds. They're doing that at the call center. All the proceeds go back to our students that are participating in cadet camp. So, that's pretty neat. Support that. Last but uh last but not least, last week's South Central TSBA gathering, Mr. Cordell, you bumped

189up two levels. Congratulations. Thomas Ballard, our board chair, one level. And Mr. Gilly, one level. and I enjoyed the company of Mr. and Mr. Hanser as well as Mr. Ballard. And that is your director's report for September. >> All right. Thank you. So, Mr. Shores, you get to wrap up with I feel like this week was a capital projects update, but >> dive in. >> Okay. Uh the window laminate uh is finishing up. If you've been to some of our schools, notice in the front of the schools and some of the glass areas, uh the vinyl has been added and it's adding to our schools. I think it looks really nice. Uh should be done within the next couple of weeks. They should be finishing up. Doors and hallway architectural engineering documents. Uh those are

190finished. We will be going over those at our next safety committee meeting. Uh they will wing that information. The high school bleachers, the modifications will start next Monday, one week from today. They're supposed to be starting on those uh modifications. They did work with us so that we could get through our homecoming as the student ambassador said. And so that that was very nice of them and in making that work. The high school chiller had to be the coolant had to be flushed. That was done on the day that school no students were there or teachers, which is this last Friday. And that's pretty much everything that's going on. And I'm looking forward to getting these lights started and get those ordered and get the ball rolling with it. It's going to be neat. >>

191We've been working on the lights. It's been like three years, right? >> Been about a year and a half. >> A year and a half. Well, it seems like longer to me. Maybe it just seems longer. >> All right. So, I need a motion to adjourn. >> Absolutely. >> Mr. Cordell second. Nobody wants to address. Okay, everybody signify by saying I. I.