001ROI. This is the July 14th, 2025 meeting of the Coffee County Board of Education. Um, we uh start as as always with with a prayer and Mr. Hansard is is going to uh offer up our prayer. >> If y'all bow with me, please. Our dear most gracious heavenly father, we want to thank you for this another day that you've given us, dear Lord. And dear Lord, we pray that you will go with our uh employees that are off over the summer break. We pray that you would, you know, grant them travel grace, dear Lord, as they go and from their vacations. And I pray that, dear Lord, that you'll go watch over us, go with us through this meeting that we may do the things that you would would be looking up to you, dear
002Lord, and and best things for our school system, dear Lord. Now, we pray that you'll just go with us, watch over, and care for us, and we'd be careful give you all the praise in thy name. Amen. >> Amen. All right, stand for the pledge. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. First order of business tonight, uh, Mr. Harrove. Uh, we have a recognition of Leah Parsley and that's going to be led by Mr. Hargrove. Miss Parsley, come forward. Yes, ma'am. >> She was nom nominated by Miss Mary McCartney, our music teacher at Deerfield Elementary, and she is the administrator of the year for our fine arts. This is
003awesome. She sets a great example and supports our fine arts in our school building. But congratulations >> on your award. >> Thank you. [Music] >> Congrats. >> Congratulations. That's for the entire state. >> Yeah. >> Awesome job. So, all right. Next up, we have a presentation. Dr. Cornelius is going to give us an update on the TISA accountability, our quarterly update. All right. And of course, you know, I'm only going to speak to the uh TISA accountability goals that relate, but I will say that the um proficiency rates are no longer under embargo. So those have been those have been released for district and state. Okay. So that's not that's not embargoed any longer. But on our third grade, I'll talk about that one. That was goal number one first. The third grade ELA proficiency
004goal. The district goal we set at 42.5. We did not meet that goal. The results were 34.4% proficient rate at a district level. That represents a 9/10en of a percent increase from last year. But um I do want to however right now I want to um call out one of the elementary schools that was an outlier in performance on the um proficiency rate and that was Hickerson Elementary. Hickerson um outperformed at a rate of 51.4%. 4%. Now, they far exceeded their proficiency rate far exceeded any of the others on the um proficiency for the district. Now, had we all gotten to that, then we would have been way up there at where we needed to be. Now, the the the goal for next year, that's the 2526 school year that we're entering. It will be
005locked in at 51.5% no matter what. Okay? because that gets into the when we're in the third this will be the third year and that represents the halfway point from the original gap closure. You have to close the gap 50% from the original to get to the 70% proficiency rate. So it will be 51.5 no matter what this year. But they did they did that and I attribute a lot of that to their uh laser focused interventions that they used out there. I know they made data files on all third, fourth, and fifth grade students. I know they had data chats with all of them. I know that because I did some of them myself because they called for help. And um I know I went out there and helped them. I know Tanya Garner
006went out and helped also with some of those when they when they asked for it. And I know that the assistant principal and you got to remember every elementary assistant principal, instructional coordinator is supposed to be their focus. That's their focus. And um I know that their assistant principal out there, she did a lot of uh targeted intervention with them on the writing portion of the third grade, especially the third grade exam. And across the board, that represents 16 points out of the 52 that are scorable for that exam. So they did they they did very they did very well. And some other numbers are coming in across the district too. And they have done I can't release I can't release some of those yet but they have done they they also have done well
007there. So I I wanted to call them out for because I know they have worked extremely hard this year. So I did want to call that out. Um goal number two is the high school their ready grad goal. Um, now ready grad, you've got to understand, and I'm in the middle of uh three phases of accountability right now. And ready grad, ready grad for how we will be federally rated this year lags a year. Your ready grad will lag one year and graduation rate will lag by one year. Um, so the ready grad for the 2024 graduating cohort is what we'll be judged on this year. It's really it was it was really good. They'll score they'll score a four out of four points on that because their absolute measure was exceeded the 40% at
008um 40 the the at 42 they had 42.1. We set a goal at 44.2 2 and this is not embargoed because we can we can calculate we can calculate this on our own. This is an unofficial number. My numbers are not official. I usually get them within about a tenth of a point but this is not this is not official. But I show right now 182 of in the graduating cohort meeting ready grad status in the 2025 graduating cohort. And if that holds true, that'll put them at a 48.9%. Which will still make them have the most points you can have under the ready graduate um metric. So that's good. Now, uh TDOE accountability is looking at um redoing some of these metrics. It could be they're saying that ready graduate may disappear and it'll
009all go to career college ready and get to one get to one metric instead of having to manage two different ones. And there's some other things that they're doing to state and federal accountability protocols. They've talked to us about it, but they'll release that final decision in August. And um Ready Grad makes up 20% by the way of their final score to get designated on reward schools. And I know that with chronic absenteeism this year they've done extremely well that's going to be 10%. Readyrads 20% they get a score that's going to be a 0.8 points out of that. And I know that with chronically absent they get the four that'll be point4. So they'll already be at 1.2 two points before uh growth and achievement are counted in. And u the heat maps will
010come out at the end of August and um you have to have 3.1 or higher on the heat map to be a reward school. So, you know, who knows? They may be on their way. I'm I'm I'm feeling pretty good about some of this. And um let's see. Goal three is 8th grade ELA proficiency. Now, at 8th grade, we set the goal to 29.1. It stayed at 25.4, which is unusual to be completely the same from one year to the next, but there was no change. So, no growth there on um the ELA proficiency. The state the state average was 29.6. Okay? So, we were a little bit below. But now, understand I'm only I'm only giving you the ones that are TISA goal related. There's many more areas and there are successes. There are
011a lot of successes in the data that Dr. Blessing will present later at a different meeting and you know I I just wanted to let you know that. And then um goal number four is 8th grade math proficiency and we set the goal to 35.5 and we met 32.5 and that's a very modest that's it's an it's a modest increase. It's a 210 of a percent increase from the previous year. The state was at 36.2. So when we redo these goals this year, we may look at, you know, we we definitely want to be at or above state average. I mean, you definitely want to do you definitely want to shoot for that in all of those areas. And as far as TISA formula and TISA funding, all the numbers are in they're finalized from
012last year. We did come out even with the even with the base increase raise of a little over $200 per student, we've still come out a little better than what April budgeted. So um it was very it was very good number and um the CTE area still scored very CTE is different now because there's no blanket amount given to them anymore. It matters what level the student is in, what courses they're taking, because some courses are not weighted at the same amount that other courses are. And it also depends on what part of the state you're in because the Department of Labor has provided statistics to say what part of the state has a higher demand in some of those some of those areas. But C so CTE is funded a little differently there, but
013they came out they came out very very good. Also, I do think that with some of the some of the issues going on at the federal level because as you know the state still gets some of that some of these dollars still come from federal levels. I don't know for sure. I've not been told this. This is supposition and hypothesis. But I believe that probably the TISA outcome bonus may disappear. Period. Okay, that would be the first that would be the first most likely place to see a cut. And so I kind of think that that may disappear very quickly. Um, other than that, that's your update. That's your update right now on TA accountability. >> Quick question backing up to the third or the eighth grade ELA. Did I hear you correctly? that the
014state average was 29%. >> State average is 29.6. >> So the entire state of Tennessee, less than a third of the kids are proficient. >> That's right. >> In correct >> eighth grade ELA. >> That is correct. >> That's astounding. >> Y >> that's correct. >> Yep. 29 29.6 was the state was the state average on eighth grade ELA. >> Oh >> yeah. Yeah. And of course, each each subtest is going to have a different state average naturally. >> Yeah, understand. >> Each grade level is going to have a different state average, too. >> So, what is the state goal for third eighth grade ELA? >> I don't think the state sets a goal. Okay. >> Because it's going to it will always be a it will always be a movable number from year to
015year based upon how that particular cohort scores. They do have a goal for third grade ELA. >> They have a goal for they have the only goal they have that yes that they tied in or codified into law was the third grade ELA and that was 70% proficiency which is very lofty but 70% proficiency by 2030 I believe. I think I think it's 2030. Is it 2030 or 2028? I think it's 2030. I think it's 2030. It's on my desk but I think it's 2030. >> All right. Any questions for Dr. Cornelius? >> No. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. We'll look forward to your next quarterly update. >> All right. Now, we're ready to proceed with the u uh the call to order for the business section of
016our meeting. We don't have any public comment. Um we do have some some uh principles here. Oh, ignore the man behind the curtain. >> So, principal reports. Good evening. Um, today is the elementary principal's first day back officially. So, we are we're all back and working today. Um, went in the school building and we have lots of teachers that are already there excited for the new year that are getting ready for the kids to come back and um quite a few lot more than what I thought I would. So, it's really exciting to see that they're excited about coming back to the school new school year. Our open house is July 28th from 5 3 o'clock until 5 o'clock. So, if you'd like to come visit us on the 28th, 3:00 to 5:00, that's all
017we got right now because we've been out. So, >> thank you. Good evening. The only thing I have to add to what Leah had is that our back to school bash at Hickerson is July 29th from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. So, >> all right. Thank you. Good evening. Good to see everybody. Um, open house for middle school. We are, we started something new last year. I think it really helped parents out a lot. We got a lot of positive feedback about how we did that. So, we're going to continue that trend this year. Sixth grade open house is going to be from 4:30 till 6. Uh, we do that because um those parents for sure are new to the building, right? And they need all the information they can get. So, we we set that
018open house up a little bit different where they're able to hear some presentations specifically about logistics of the school and how classes work and all that kind of thing for for parents. Um, and then our seventh and eighth grade parents uh will be able to come from 5:30 till 7. So, again, theirs is not set up the same just because they've had at least a year's worth of experience uh with us. So, that's open house. You're welcome to come. >> All right. Thank you. >> What day was that? >> July 29th. Sorry, I don't think I said the date. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Good afternoon. Uh I want to start by reporting uh a bit of positive news and most all of this is uh but I received news just a few minutes ago
019that one of our former students uh who graduated with the class of 23 uh he was a baseball player. His name is Aiden Robertson. Uh he was drafted into Major League Baseball today. Uh he he um he uh pitched at Walter State this year and uh he he has planned to go on to Virginia Tech to continue his college career and I guess it sounds like now he's got a decision to make about what he'll do. I I've certainly not talked with him this afternoon, but great news to hear. um got some events coming up at the high school and they are also on the 29th which is what we have referred to for many many years as our registration day of school. It's that day where students go to school for two hours. Uh
020we will begin at the high school early early that morning at 5:30 a.m. with our senior sunrise. And so all of our seniors uh will be and the the formal advertising will go out later in the week, but we'll invite our seniors to come out that morning and uh we will enjoy some time together out uh at the edge of the parking lot uh playing games like cornhole, listening to music. We'll have light breakfast for them and it'll be a chance for all of our senior class just to get back together and enjoy a couple hours together before the first day of school starts. So again, that'll be advertised later in the week. Uh that evening, the 29th, which is a Tuesday, uh we will also have our open house and that will be from
0215 to 7 p.m. and that will be for all of our students and parents and for that matter any community members that are interested in coming. Our open house uh has been well attended in the past and I expect it will be again. Of course, we got a lot of new students, sophomores coming in and so again, I expect good attendance. Uh for those pe uh staff members that happen to volunteer to come to Senior Sunrise and help out, uh they'll have a long day uh in store, but uh you know, it it it all kind of works out in the end. We always have a few staff members that volunteer for that senior sunrise. I'm assuming you're providing donuts. >> Uhhuh. Yeah. I'll be sure to bring donuts and and things like that. Coffee
022for sure. >> Yeah, coffee for sure. Yeah. >> And we have some groups that donate things like that and we appreciate them. Uh I want to report that uh in late June our Beta Club went to nationals in Orlando. And um if you if you don't know much about how Beta Club works and how state conference works and national conference works, there's all manner of competition uh at these conferences for our students. And uh so our club members that participated and seniors, this class of 2025 seniors were eligible to participate as well, although they have graduated. And uh we had several uh placements at the nationals. And uh without naming names, I'll just report that in apparel design uh for the club t-shirt for Beta Club this year, we finished fifth in the nation. For
0233D design, we finished sixth in the nation. For creation and animation, we finished sixth. And for US history at senior level, we finished seventh in the nation. Uh so again, just good success with that competition this summer. Uh final thing I wanted to share, we've got extracurriculars uh really just going full speed right now. It's uh you know, I know it's the 14th of July, but we have seven organizations, and I hope I'm not leaving one out, that are in full swing already. Uh we've got, I believe it's about 12 golfers. We've got 25 volleyball players, 20 in cross country, 15 in dance, 29 in cheer, right at 100 in football, and right at 75 in band. And the band started formal camp today. They were out in the uh bus loading zone marching as
024I left to come over here. So, uh, and when I count those numbers up, we that's right at 290 students from our population that are at school right now almost on a daily basis for their extracurriculars. So, uh, those extracurriculars, I I I believe in them and believe that their purpose in many cases to keep keep kids in school to keep them excited about school and we're just glad they're participating. Um, that's all I have to share. Any questions? >> Questions for Mr. Pley? >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> If I might add about Hayden, Hayden was drafted in the 13th round today by the Texas Rangers. It's something that u that I'm very proud of as well. He's picked number 385 in the major league. So, uh that's something that I'm very
025proud of too is he went through the the hitting facility and and uh that's uh something that uh we all need to be proud of anytime that but that's that's pretty impressive. He also pitched in the the GCO Jookco World Series. Um he did really well in that. So recognize Hayden for that as well. >> I'm representing U East Coffee. Their their open house is on Monday, July 28th from 4:30 to 6:30. North Coffee has their open house on Tuesday, July 29th from 4:30 to 6:30. and the Raider Academy also on the 29th and theirs is from 5 to 7. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> All right. We now have the call for for intent and um um we uh we what we need to do is we need to
026add one item to the agenda. So, we're going to what we're going to do is we're going to add and then uh pass the agenda and the general consent items. We have a my Well, let me back up a little bit. Uh before we do that, uh I want the record to show that we have six members present, Mr. Gilly, Mr. Cordell, and Miss Matthews for absence. So, we do have a quorum, but um just as a matter of housekeeping that um uh to pass a a motion uh still requires a majority of the board. So, you'd have to have at least five votes. So a 4 to2 vote for instance would not pass the motion. So So that's just a little bit of housekeeping there, but we need to add uh 6.312 policy to
027the uh agenda as item 12. Um and um this basically we found a and um and when we get to that we can we can discuss that but there is a discrepancy so it needs to be you know fixed. Um, and then so what I need is a motion to approve the uh the the agenda with the consent items, approve the minutes and the um and the the the agenda as amended. So, do I have a motion to pass the consent agenda? >> I'll make the motion, >> Mr. Okay, >> I'll second it. >> Okay. Miss Yinch. Okay. Any discussion on that? If not, let's uh let's start with Miss Yench. >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. >> I. >> Miss Jones. >> I. >> Ms. Hodgej. >> I. >> Mr. >> I. >> And I
028will vote I. That passes um six to zero. line those out here. Sorry, a little bit of paperwork here. All right, our our first item on the agenda is the civil rights and bullying compliance report. This is an annual report and I Who's presenting? >> Dr. Cornelius is going to present that. Okay. >> You have a copy of that, right? >> Yes, sir. It's >> Which one is it? It's number one here. So, uh >> basically speaks for itself there. >> Um >> Oh, okay. It's like >> I mean you have the you have the copy and the numbers. So, there's not really anything outstanding about it that that I can tell or that I can see. And now this this notice that what you do is you get the actual number of confirmed cases
029of bullying. There's allegations that get reported to civil rights and um that doesn't necessarily rise to the definition of bullying. But if you have any questions, I'll be glad to try to answer it for you. >> Okay. I need and we need to approve this as the board and this gets submitted to who? >> Yes, it's it gets submitted to state. >> To the state. Okay. >> What what is it? Oh, I'm sorry. >> Oh, yeah. I just need a motion to approve and then we can discuss. So, >> okay, I'll make that motion. >> Okay, Miss Jones. Second. >> Second that, >> Mr. Hansert. Okay, discussion. >> What is this report used for? Do we use that as a guide to what we need to address in the coming year? We can and I
030know that um at high school for instance I discovered when I was gathering it and looking at it earlier I discovered a procedural like maybe a procedural error or not not an error but just a clarification that needs to be done with them on the allegation part to see if they're if an allegation actually gets to the administrative level where it needs to go. So, I'm going to take care of that um at the beginning of the year and that'll it'll solve that should solve it. That should solve itself. It may lead to a little increase. You never know, but that's nothing that's nothing no harm no foul on any of them. It was just I think a lack of, you know, procedural context a little bit. I know that there was a you know
031couple that had more >> numbers you might say of bullying than other sections and >> Yes. >> And uh that would be something that would be very uh informative. >> It is. Yes. >> For maybe to look at. >> Absolutely. >> Dr. Cornelius, you said it it was reported to civil rights. Can you >> That's the That's the CI That's the um civil rights um data that we have in data and compliance, civil rights compliance that I have to do. Well, we had to do it two years in a row this time, but they should finally be back on their every other year cycle. And every district in the state, every school, every district has to report out for every school a whole lot of, you know, data and bullying, bullying and harassment is one
032of those. It's a big it's a big piece of it. >> Okay. >> So, >> thank you. >> You're welcome. >> It's interesting to see that the largest number of bullying is at the beginning of the year. >> Beginning of the school year. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. and then it levels out. >> Right, >> Dr. Cornelius. So, we're saying >> according to this, we have zero confirmed bullying cases involving electronic technology. >> That's that the word the key word is going to be confirmed. That's right. That's right. >> So, nobody's basically nobody is what you're saying is nobody's turned that in. Well, they may have alleged it, but then it gets investigated and then they determine that it actually doesn't rise to the level of bullying >> cuz the uh the things that that you
033know that one county had was nowhere near that. That's kind of hard to believe. Yeah, >> you know, I'm not saying I don't discredit, but it >> their their findings and your findings are two different things, I guess. And that's just >> Well, my findings kind of mind-blowing. >> My findings are from the um student information system that the building level administrators enter. So, I just pull that down when the school year closes. I simply pull down those numbers. This kind of verifies what the two princ the principles told us, you know, during that work session about cell phones that they really didn't have an issue. And that is >> that's great. >> Yeah. >> That we don't have that. >> Yeah. That's that's definitely lower than the state average. You know what I'm saying?
034>> You know, from what they showed us, what we were shown, and what you know, I'd seen on the state average, that's Mind-blowing. Yeah. Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. Any >> questions for Dr. Cornelius? Any discussion? >> All right. Go ahead and vote. Uh this is to um the motion is to approve uh this um the civil rights and and bullying compliance report for submitted the state. >> So, Mr. Hansert, >> hi. >> Miss Jones. Hi, >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi, >> Mr. Goon. >> Hi, >> Miss Yinch. >> I >> And I will vote I. That passes 620 to zero. All right. Next up is um laptops for the uh and that is A2. There you go. >> Um so, >> Mr. uh Mr. Skipper, our CTE director has applied and received.
035Okay. >> And I don't believe it's embargoed anymore. And once again, Mr. Skipper doing Skipper things, $50,000 Perkins grant. And his goal to use that utilize that money to replace our current outdated laptops with your with you all's approval. >> Okay. >> So, that's one that's a feat getting it. Congratulations. and two, your your approval is needed for the purchase to of those replacement laptops. >> Okay. And I see Mr. Damwood wants to chime in here. >> Well, not at all. I'm just being ready just to be more efficient in case I get a question. >> Okay. >> All right. So, I would need a motion to approve. So, what what are we looking at here? To approve the acceptance of the grant and the use of the funds. >> Use of the spending of
036the funds on laptops. >> Okay. So, we've already accepted the grant. So, we're just approving the use of the funds, the >> spending. Yes. >> Okay. So, the So, I need a motion to approve the use of the funds to buy the laptops. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Motion. >> I'll make the motion. >> Maj. >> Mr. seconds. All right. Any discussion, questions? >> I've got one. I guess it's another thing that's coming up that's coming around the bin. Mr. Mr. Dang, you may have heard some of the schools now are looking at to get rid of laptops. >> Well, I'll tell the the reason why >> do we want I guess the question that I've got is do we want to spend that money and then that's something to for that I know
037because I know that that the state's looking at that too and some of the school districts around are looking at that as well. So >> of getting rid of laptops. >> Mhm. >> Well, now don't get confuse that between laptops and Chromebooks and MacBooks. The reason why CTE The reason why CTE needs laptops and not Chromebooks is because of their programming curriculum. >> Chromebooks are are great with the exception of a few things. >> Yes, sir. >> Video editing, audio editing, coding. >> Yes, sir. >> At the level and plus the software and the curriculum they're using are using particular Windows modules. >> Gotcha. >> Software. That's why it doesn't really work on a Chromebook. >> Gotcha. Thank you. >> All right. Further questions, discussion. >> Oh, I did notice that it was um 4,710
038above what he got in his CT. >> That's coming from his CTE fund. Okay. He has >> I didn't know if we wanted to try to cover some of that for him or what, but >> I think he's planned for that. >> Okay. We are voting on the motion to approve the dispersal of this fund for the laptops. Um, Miss Jones. >> Uhhuh. >> Ms. Hodgej. >> I. >> Mr. >> Hi. >> Miss Yench. >> Hi. >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi. >> I will vote I. That passes 620. Next up, uh, Mr. Harrove, we are going to talk. And I guess it's probably not salary per se. It's probably more supplement is what we're talking about. >> Yes, sir. It's a additional $6,000. >> I caught that later on the agenda. So, yeah. So, >>
039it's an an it's an additional $6,000, $500 a month >> for the head mechanics salary. We already approved the It's my understanding we've already uh approved the position. >> The I don't think we anything job description, >> not the position. >> Right. We're not adding a position. >> Right. So, basically, the head mechanic position is going to get $6,000 supplement then. Yes. Per year. Okay. $500 a month. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Um, so I would need a motion to uh approve the uh um $6,000 a year supplement for the head mechanic position. >> I make that motion. >> Miss Yench, >> I'll second. >> Miss Hodgej. Okay. The motion is to approve the uh the $6,000 a year supplement for the head mechanic position. Do we have any discussion questions? >> Easy peasy.
040Okay. Miss Hodgej >> I. >> Mr. Mun. >> Hi. >> Miss Yench. >> I >> Mr. Hansert. Hi. >> Miss Jones. I >> And I will vote I. That passes 620. Next up is student fees and that's to you, Mr. Hardro. >> Yes, sir. And our recommendation is our elementary schools require zero fees and our middle school and our high school continue as they have been with the fees that we produced at the last work session. >> Okay. So basically zero fees for for elementary schools and then fees for the the middle school raider academy in the high school. >> Yes sir. >> Okay. >> So I would need a motion to approve that. So this would be a change in the student fees structure. So do I have a motion? >> So move >>
041Mr. Hansert second. >> I'll second it. >> Jones. Okay. So, the motion is to approve the uh revised fee structure. So, there's no fees at the at the elementary schools and but from when the middle school greater academy and high school remains unchanged. So, discussion. >> Yeah, I have a question. U you know the elementary schools receive fee waiver. I mean no not fee wavers. Well, what's the name for it we get from the state? It is the >> fee waver. It is fee wavers. >> How will that how will we use that since we're waving the fees since we're paying for it? Or will we use that first >> and then add to it because we get that money from the state for this specific reason. So that would help if that's you know
042if all the fee wavers are used up and then then we supplement the rest. I mean how would that be used? because it's sent to us for fee waiverss. >> So, I think maybe the only thing we're talking about is like instructional fees. So, there'll still be um field trip fees that will help that will help cover the students that can't pay for field trips. And then also for the things that like I know that Deerfield turned in a recorder fee, they will help for pay for those students that they could probably use some of that funding or pay for the whole cl the whole class to have out of the fee waiver. >> So that I agree with that, but I know in the past, you know, I've I've always been a proponent of
043that money being spent completely because that's what it's for. And then I was told that, oh, you can't do that. You know, it's for certain things. And I think we can be, you know, we can use our our imagination or not necessarily imagination but uh a lot of >> and they do they reach out to us and we get in contact with the auditor and run it. Usually we usually try to help give um as much feedback and help them spend that money the way it really should be. And I they do ask and we do try to spend it. There are a few schools that really struggle with it, but we do um for the most part, most schools reach out to us and we help with that. But I I think you see
044what I'm saying. You know, we get the fee waver money from from the state >> and then in and we're paying for it now as a school system. Then if that comes up that that's not used, it's like we're supple, you know, we're supplanting the money that's coming into our school system for fee waiverss. >> Yeah, I I do I do get what you mean. I understand that. >> So, I guess it's just uh make sure that principles know they can be creative in how how that those funds are used because it's going to benefit those children, you know. >> I do think most get pretty creative. We do. I think >> yeah most schools are are I know Deerfield always spends theirs >> like our fifth grade they do the wax museum every year
045and we have asked about the presentation so we've asked about those things before things like that >> and I know you've used yours every year so you think that you you can still use it all plus what we're doing >> yes okay >> Hickerson I'm sure can do the [Laughter] All right. Further discussion, any questions? Okay. And uh we're ready to vote on the uh revised student fee um structure. So, Mr. >> uh, >> Miss Yench, >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. >> Hi. >> Uh, Miss Jones. >> Ah, >> Miss Hajj, >> no. >> Okay. No. And I will vote I. So, that passes uh 5 to one. By the skin of his teeth. Okay. Next up is the um the AI program. the um we have um the responsible implementation enforcement of our AI
046program and I assume Mr. Hanser or Mr. Hargrove and and Mr. Damewood have comments on that and >> Mr. Mr. Damwood has already presented the information to to >> to our board >> and it's my understanding that >> we are meeting compliance >> right there >> as far as the state goes with just letting you know Mr. Damewood. >> Oh, okay. >> Yes. The uh legislation requires that our director supplies a report to the state and to the board about how we are going to be compliant with the AI policy. >> Okay. Which we approved last month. >> Yes. Correct. >> All right. So, what do we need to do as a board? Do we we just need to approve that? >> Absorb it into your consciences. That's it. There's no vote or anything. >>
047Okay. So, we're not voting on anything. >> No, no. It's just this is a record. Probably next year maybe an email will suffice. But right now, we just wanted to make sure we got a new kid on the block, so we just wanted to make sure that was all covered. >> I I get it. Yeah. So, okay. >> Okay. >> And it's on YouTube record, so >> that is correct. We're just making sure our boxes are checked. >> Okay. So, there's nothing to vote on here. We just need to >> make sure that we are dotting our eyes and crossing our tees with filing with the state then. All right. Okay. So, nothing needs to be voted on there. Next up, we have the uh item six is the director performance goals and Miss Freda.
048>> Oh, okay. Um I have met with um uh Mr. Park Grove and we've gone over these performance goals that you have already had a copy of and we approved them or previously and uh he he seemed to be pretty well satisfied with them and in fact has already started working on some of them. So I thought that was a lot of credit should be given to Mr. Fargo because he's taken these seriously and uh knows that this is a priority for the school board and for our community and uh he's already started the process on one or two of them. And uh I also want to commend you on uh even addressing some of the other uh concerns or issues that the board thought needed improvement that's not on these. It's not wasn't the
049top four, but were, you know, presented by all board members. He's also taken that into uh consideration that that th those are some things that need to be addressed possibly in the future, too. So, >> thank you. >> U very good meeting and um I think we're all on the same page. >> Yeah, we did discuss these at the work session. >> Yes, that's what I meant. We discussed, not approved. Sorry. >> Well, we kind of kind of did approve it to talk to the board about it, but All right. So I need a um a motion to approve these. >> I'll make the motion. >> Mr. >> Second, >> Mr. Hansert. Okay. Um any discussion on on the goals. We did kind of cover these fairly thoroughly at at the work session and I
050think everybody was pretty well happy with them. So, um, but any >> I' I'd just like to make a comment and and >> Miss Freda and Holly, y'all done an excellent job in putting this together and and presenting it and thank you very much for all the work that you put into it. >> Right. And just as a matter of clarity, too, these are the goals that are specified in the contract with Mr. Hargrove. So, um, we specified in there that we were going to have four goals. These are those four goals. They're going to be incorporated into the contract. They come with, uh, each goal comes with a $2,500 performance bonus attached to it. So, um, so these are are the goals that fulfill that part of the contract. So, >> all right. >>
051Yeah. Thank you for you and Holly both as well. But um even some of the the goals that wasn't in our top four, you you and Holly came up with those and that's very commendable for y'all for taking y'all's time out and appreciate it very much. >> Yeah. And and for everybody to know how this was developed was that every every board member uh submitted four areas that they would like to see a performance goal address. and uh we compiled them all together and and put them in sections and determined what the top four areas were of all the all the goals combined. So, and then we had to make it measurable, of course, and and it's been a lot of work with our board looking at them and discussion and so that's how it
052came up and it could not have been done without the full commitment of the board and um uh their participation. So it's it's a it's a schoolboard effort. So that's where they all originated from. >> All right. Um any further discussion? If not, then uh Miss Hitch >> I >> Mr. Anert >> I. >> Uh Miss Jones >> I. >> Miss Hodgej >> I. >> Mr. >> I. >> And I will vote I. That passes 6 to zero. So um next item on the agenda is the annual agenda. So that is so um do you want to discuss what Melissa might really be the one to discuss what what this is all about. So and just kind of introduce it. So, >> so, oh, I don't have >> It's basically just our annual calendar, what's
053what's going on here and stuff. And we just need to approve this every year. So, it's there on the desktop. It goes month by month what's on the agenda for that month, things we need to cover to get done to meet our >> criteria. Yeah, >> it's it goes along with policies. >> Okay. So, with policy. Yes. So, um, and with that, um, if I can get a motion to approve the annual agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the annual agenda. >> Okay. Minch second. >> I'll second it. >> Miss Jones. Okay. Any uh any discussion on this? Any recommended changes or anything like that? Did anybody see anything that pops out, Adam? I mean, this really covers everything about when we get the, you know, the bullying report, uh, when we do
054the evaluations. Um, obviously budget update is on there every year. So, there's really, you know, that's pretty routine and it it comports with policy. So, there's no discussion. >> We can also add things if we need to, right? So, >> yeah. Yeah. >> As always. So >> this is kind of the bare bones, you know, the framework that we need to meet policy. So >> yes. >> Okay. Mr. Answer. >> Hi. >> Miss Jones. >> Huh. >> Miss Hodgej. >> Hi. >> Mr. >> Hi. >> Miss. >> Hi. >> I will vote I. That passes 620. Uh, next one up is the um well, this one is the um changing the sped assistant to a 221day calendar and Mr. Hardrove >> uh spoke with the director of special head for Coffee County Schools, that's Mr.
055Charlie West Morland, and we felt like that position could serve its duty and perform um with less days on it. the secret uh the current secretary was um bit her family style, but the position itself, we're actually just reducing the day and he feels like he can run uh run his area with with a secretary there for 211 days. >> So >> 220 >> 221 >> or 221, I'm sorry. And that's basically just then uh >> just removing days and saving money. >> So going from how many days to 221 days? >> 257 to 221. >> Okay. And clarifying that they're fine with it. So yes, sir. >> All right. So I need a motion on on this. >> So move >> Jones. Second, >> Mr. Okay. Any uh discussion on this? >> I just
056think it needs to be clarified on the on our agenda. It said moving to 211 211 calendar and I think that was kind of uh >> I I sent out a new one, a updated one. >> Yeah, >> I think that was out to the public earlier with that and it was kind of confusion. I just wanted to clear that up that this this person is is reducing the amount of days. Yes. >> And uh it's two from 257 to 221. And that's it's kind of confusing. So I just want to make sure that everybody knew that. >> Okay. Any further discussion? Okay. Miss Jones. >> I. >> Miss Hodgej. >> I. >> Mr. >> I. >> Miss Yench. >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. Um, and >> I will vote I. That passes 620 to
057zero. Um, next up we have the TSBA performance evaluation instrument for the um, uh, the director. And um I guess I'll just handle this is we did discuss this in the work session the last work session and as part of our contract with TSBA uh to search for a new director we contracted with them to do the first year's evaluation. So they have provided us with this particular form and that's basically what we're approving is this particular form that TSBA will use this year. That's their form that they recommend. Um and then next year we can go back to our form um which probably needs some work and we probably sit down and work on that. But what we're voting on what we'd be voting on here, making a motion on is to approve the
058TSBA form to evaluate the director. they would do that for the first year and then we're back to our normal process. So, so um with that um a motion >> so move >> Mr. Answer second. >> I'll second it. >> Miss Yench. Okay. Any discussion? >> This is something that Mr. Hargrove, you're aware of this, correct? So that's it's not something this is he's not new to this and >> been around the block once or twice. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Well, we've got two. We just talked about one evaluation that that we had and then this one is a separate one that TSBA is having that that we were going through with the contract. So, >> just so the people at home understand what what we're doing here and there's not two evaluations that
059we're going over. >> Right. Exactly. That's Yeah. Thank you for clarifying that. >> Yes, sir. Uh so any further discussion on that? Okay. Miss Hajj >> I. >> Mr. >> I. >> Mr. Miss Yinch >> I. >> Mr. Hansert >> I. >> Uh Miss Jones >> I. >> And I will vote I. That passes 620. Um item number 10 is the um the CTE EP program reimbursement and uh Mr. uh Harrove our culinary arts teacher at our high school, Miss Ally Sigman. Um, >> as part of her CTE, EP or education prep program, they have to go through training to renew their license. And she applied for a scholarship and it cost money for us to to send those teachers through that training. So, she got half of the training paid for. >> So, big
060shout out to her for for that. >> Helps school system, helps her. That's a that's a team player. So just like to recognize her. >> All right. So what what are what are we voting on then to what is the amount of reimbursement? So >> I believe the amount was >> $2,000. >> 2,000. >> Okay. >> So we're voting to approve $2,000 to um >> we we had said it was going to be 5,000 >> 5,000 >> when uh Mr. skipper came in and then um she's got the um >> scholarship. So it would be the difference of that. I'm not sure exactly. We need to make sure but it would be the difference of the 5,000 to whatever she got in the scholarship. >> Okay. >> This is like we did before for the
061CTE. >> Um Mr. Barman. >> Okay. I'm just making sure we got the right information so we got a proper motion. We don't want to go back and you know, say we shorted her 50 cents or something. >> Yes. So, we'll set the difference. >> Yeah. Okay. So, so we just want to approve the difference between the 5,000. >> You know what it is, April? I haven't even seen it. I haven't seen the paperwork yet. I don't know. >> So, we could probably just make a motion that say we'll fund the difference and get a report back at next meeting what that actually was. Does that work? >> Question. >> Are you Are you positive it's not more than five,000? cuz you got to be careful. If it turned out to be 20,000, >> you
062get what I'm saying? >> You might want to put a max amount for that difference. >> I I'm When he came back, >> if you don't know the amount, that's kind of scary. >> No, we knew the amount was 5,000 that they had approved that he'd come and talk to everyone about. It's just how much her scholarship that she got would be. So, >> so not to exceed 5,000, but it >> Okay. Can I make a motion that we pay the CTE uh fee up to $5,000? The difference between the scholarship up to 5,000, which shouldn't be that much since she's gotten a scholarship. Second. >> Yes. Seconds that. Any questions or discussion? All right. There being none. Um, Mr. >> Uh, >> I guess I should restate the motion where the motion is we're
063going to reimburse up to $5,000 to Okay. on that. >> We're going to reimburse the difference in the between the scholarship and the fee up to $5,000. >> Okay. Got it. >> I guess that would be >> that is the motion. >> All right. Mr. Goon said I. Miss Yinch >> I. >> Mr. Hansert. >> I. >> Miss Jones. >> I. >> Miss Hodgej >> I will vote I. That passed 620. Uh next up we have the budget updates. and >> it's April. That's okay. >> Um this is the budget update for the month of May or through the month of May. Um month of May we received $767,000 in revenue. Um total year to date is 47.8 million which brings our budget to 91.69% 69% of um received $678,000 of May revenue was um
064local 62,000 was state and then 26 other notice that it's low this month because in the month of May we don't receive a TISA payment and we only get 10. So May is one of the months we don't get TISA funding. We will get two more TISA payments but not in the month of May. um expenditures we spent 4.3 million in the month of May which brought our balance to date of to 43 million um 43.3 million which would make makes us at 79.11% of budget compared to last year 74.32% um majority of that difference is in benefits and pay raises um Um and then if their budget is on track, we still have two months of expenditures to record a payroll. Um because we're a month behind. So the next report that you get
065for June will just be an estimate on how we finish the year. You won't get the final June report and pro till probably August until we close the month, close the year. Um but I will take any questions about this budget update if you have any. All right, we need a motion to approve the budget update. >> I make the motion to approve the budget update. Mr. >> Hench. Okay. Second. >> I'll second. >> Mr. seconds. All right. Any questions for Miss Milson? April, I noticed that there is um year-to date 167.99% on education charges. What exactly are education charges? >> So in that account um that's where we budget um like any kind of receipts from the schools. Um, so like if they go on a field trip or whatever, that's what they pay
066back for the bus um for the bus and the um fuel, the bus driver and the fuel. And then also we receive um any kind of um community. So that's like where our um we would receive our ESP or or after school program funding in, but we didn't have any of that last year. But so those are the two things that would hit that area. >> Okay. And so we had budgeted um 63,000 and year to date on the receipts from schools we're at 88,000. So that's why we're exceeded. So that's just the revenue we've received from the schools to pay for the bus driver and the fuel for or extra labor, anything for like a sporting event. So anything that we would build the school for would hit this area of the budget. >>
067Okay. Thanks. >> Any other questions? So I little so that we can go on the record here. We had a discussion about fund balance and I just kind of wanted it on YouTube video here and just so you know any board members that might not understand and the public and any county commissioners that might be watching, can you explain the difference between the restricted and the unrestricted portions of the fund balance because that was not clear to me and I thought it might just be good for everybody to hear that. So we have two we can call it two different sets of fund balance. So one is unassigned which is what we can use for anything. So anything that comes through that we would need to do a budget amendment for that we wouldn't have
068in our budget we could use for unassigned fund balance. And then we have what you have a cert certain section of fund balance that's called restricted or assigned. So I'll give some examples. So, um, in that assigned or restricted, um, fund balance there, we may restrict textbook line. So, we may budget $400,000 a year in textbook and we may only spend 300. Well, we can restrict that $100,000 to be used in a textbook line or in a textbook purchase in years to come. So, like when we get to year, I think 2028, when we get to English adop next English adoption, that could cost us $1.5 million. We already have that assigned fund balance to take to help take care of those textbooks. Uh, another another large section are um technology where we're um anything
069that technology that doesn't get spent can be assign put in an assigned fund and we can use those. I think Mr. Danewood has a schedule of when our Chromebooks expire. So we will all the Esser Chromebooks that we purchase at some point will expire and we may need to come up with $2 million of Chromebook money to to purchase instead of having to find it in the budget. We have these assigned restricted fund balances to where we can plan for the future. Um another one is buses. So transportation. So, like if diesel goes up or we have to unexpectedly purchase a bus, the county can't purchase, we have a transportation assigned fund balance that we can use for the transportation area. And there's several of those. Um, those are probably the three largest. We have
070the capital one um that we have the lighting and the track improvement money in. Those are probably the largest ones we have. There's some small ones like grants or whatever, but that probably makes the majority of. So when I talk about um a budget amendment um it can affect unassigned like it'll be unassigned fund balance if it doesn't relate to any of those areas or if it does it can pull from the restricted areas. So our total fund bal total unassigned is around 12 million and I think our unrestricted or restricted assigned is around 8 million. So we have about a 20 million $21 million fund balance when you combine those two together. So pretty much every dollar in the restricted fund balance is earmarked for something, >> right? A grant or an area in
071the budget that we could foresee a huge purchase in the future, >> right? Okay. Thank you for for that. >> I hope that makes sense. >> That makes makes sense to me. So and I didn't understand that before how that how that works. So that that breakout. So thank you. Any questions for April? And I'm going to try to give that once we close the year in the in one of the work sessions. I'll I think we did it last year or the year before provide a list of what those assigned funds are so you can see the balances in those. Once we close the year, I'll have a more firm number on each assigned fund. >> Oh, that'll be nice. Yes. >> All right. So, um the uh the motion on the floor is
072to approve the the budget update as is written. So uh Miss Yench >> I >> Mr. Hansert >> I >> uh Miss Jones >> I >> Miss Hodgej >> I >> Mr. >> I will vote I that passes 620 item 12 on the agenda and you everybody should have a written copy of this is the change and and Mr. Hardrove, if you can explain this one or >> you're talking about the change to the um electronics. >> Yes, sir. If you look down on line 16, the first word is designate. And we are striking the rest of the line of 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 because they're in conflict with our discipline policy. They don't match up. So that would if we struck those sentences would put us in compliance. >> That's the
073easiest way. So okay. >> Yes, sir. >> So I need a motion to approve this change. Do I have a motion? >> Also move. >> Mr. >> I'll second. >> Ms. Hodgej. Okay. And Okay. So discussion. I would also like to point out that the TSBA um policy has also come down and I know Melissa has it and so this is going to make another journey through the policy committee. So, but we need to make this change now because um this is being implemented as we speak and we need to >> it makes this functional and Dr. Cornelius can post it on our sites puts us in. >> Okay. So that's why we need to do this now. Just wait. Okay. So >> we'll revisit questions or discussion. Um okay. That is the change. Okay.
074Mr. Hansert. >> Ah >> uh I guess did we make a motion? Yes, we do. Okay. Um, Miss Jones, >> I >> Mr. Miss Hodgej >> I, >> Mr. >> I, >> Miss Yinch, >> I. >> And, uh, I will vote I. That passes 620 on that change. We've concluded the business portion of the meeting. Now we are on to What did I do with my agenda? Let me bring that back up here. All right. So, uh, we have we don't have student ambassadors tonight. We have items for discussion. So, um, we'll get to the director's report, but mainly for board members. So, anybody have anything they'd like to throw out there? >> I do. >> Yes. I want to give a big shout out to the third grade teachers at Hickerson because they are
075amazing. That's Kayla Kangjanabout and Shannon Dawson and they are some hardworking women and I'm so thankful that actually both of my sons have been in their classes. So I'm I'm very glad that their grade worked out the way that it did for Hickerson and above all like all the scores are great. So I'm very happy with that. And also I wanted to thank Carllin Cotton and all of the people that are working on giving these free meals away on Friday. It is a beautiful thing to see. They are a welloiled machine and there is a lot of good people out there that have put a lot of effort and a lot of time into this and it's just wonderful. So I'm very thankful for that. >> All right. Thank you. Anybody else? >> I just
076had a question. I notice that we have hired two new art teachers. Do we have the third one on board yet? Pretty >> sure. Yes, we have three. >> Three. >> You got three. Good. >> All right. >> So, you have three. I knew someone's going to apply. >> Got our three. So, >> go ahead. >> All good. All good. Um, since it's items for discussion, I had u I appreciate uh Stephanie or whoever's responsible I guess Mr. Hardrove is responsible for getting this to us is the um the you know the employee the new hires and so forth to us and it's very informative and and very good to know because you know as a board member people ask well who who is this person that just got in this position and so forth
077and so forth and so uh it's really good to have this we we were knowledgeable um but I wanted to ask about uh are the funds is still paying for uh Kim Aan and Brenda Brown. Uh >> no. So we put them in our budget to finish come back in our general school budget to come back and finish a few reports. >> Okay. Cuz I knew that the ESRE was and it was on this and I thought well maybe we got got it for another year. >> Esser was ESRE's completely gone. So we moved those over to our budget so we could continue get their support. >> Okay. And um I know there were some new positions. Uh is the special ed coordinator. Uh is that new or is that is said? >> Yes, ma'am.
078That's a new position. U we have enormous case loads in elementary and some of our elementary schools only had one sped teacher that were were teaching five intervention classes plus holding 50 45 55 files. Um, so they were just way overwhelmed. So this position was created to offset some of that paperwork so they could focus more on students during their interventions. >> Okay. >> So it's just at specific schools. >> Yes, ma'am. It's it's at the um it's North Coffee, East Coffee, um Hickerson Elementary, and New Union Elementary. and they this person will be holding all of the fourth and fifth grade files for all the students there and their case load's going to be approximately 60 students to start off. >> Okay. And then there was um of course the art it only had
079two but we've gotten three filled now. >> We do and it it may just been something that was overlooked. This this probably came to us prior to this is probably not the latest uh report, you know, as of today, I'm sure. And then uh there of course there's a new special ed teacher at Coffee County Raider Academy. >> And yes, ma'am. >> Coffee County Raider Academy had a 30 student 31 or 32 student increase in population in one cohort. So that position had to be put there to help assist with that that massive growth. They went from 50 students to around 80 students in one cohort. Now, of course, that cohort will eventually the next year will be going to the 10th grade. So there may be some more adjustments made there, but as of
080right now, the Raider Academy had a a a large influx of students with with some special needs. >> And then the new position at the high school math teacher, I'm sure that was just a ex you needed more math teachers. That was priorly approved. >> Okay. >> Well, thank you for this. This is very helpful. >> Our HR part department, Miss Langum, they've I mean, I'm I'm proud to say we have less than a handful of certified positions that are posted and I believe that accurate number is two or three. So, as we're heading into our taxi mode to get ready to take off on this year's adventure, I mean, we have some non-certified folks we're trying to gather up and but as far as certified, we only lack about two two or three positions.
081>> That's good. >> So, Mr. Hard. >> No, I'm good. Okay. >> Hey, Tom, can I say one more thing? >> Sure. >> I just wanted to tell Mr. Harkrove that this has been great. like I'm very impressed with you and I love your weekly emails and look forward to reading them. There was a time when I dreaded those things and I'm very excited about them now. So, I just appreciate you and I think you're doing a great job. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. And I'd like to chime in on that too because you know as as Miss Freda said it was there were some things on there I saw that she's been talking about for like the past 12 months and they were on your your email update this week and that
082was pretty amazing. So >> you know like the painting at the north coffee. Yeah. So yeah so it's kind of like wow. So >> thank you. it it's I I will say something now but yeah I mean it's a uh communication is a key to everything and it and it starts with you and it goes all the way down to us and it goes throughout the whole school system you know communication if if you know and that's the biggest thing that uh that that you have done you know is to have that bit of communication that uh those emails help us to at least know what we're doing whenever people comes to us and ask us questions as uh Miss Anderson was talking about, you know, Miss Jones was talking about that uh u it
083helps us to answer questions instead of us being left in the dark when somebody comes up to us. So, thank you very much, sir. >> Thank you, >> Mr. >> I just have to agree with the with the emails. They're very, very informative and, you know, keeps us all up to date. And I really appreciate the depth that you go into explaining a lot of the information that's on them. You know, it it it's a good feeling that you know that we stay informed. >> Yes, sir. >> Awesome. Okay. Committee, do we have we had committee reports? But I don't think we've had any committees. >> In fact, we probably need to we haven't had one in a minute. We probably need to schedule a a policy meeting. I mean, we've been going at such
084a pace that I It was kind of like we went two weeks without a meeting. It was kind of like feel like I'm missing something here. >> Withdraw or something. >> Withdrawal. That's That's >> not have withdrawals. >> Okay. All right. Director's report. >> I appreciate y'all your patience with me bumbling through tonight's meeting. Maybe I'm just better at email. to to echo Miss Miss Peacock Cod, Miss Cotton and her team of Kelly Arnold and Jessica uh Po Pobance, they've served over 24,000 meals this summer during our summer feedings or in summer school and we have one more week left. Uh thanks again to team preck cods because you've taken part of that and they appreciate your help. Our district was also awarded a grant that provides fruits and vegetables for our students during school
085year for snacks. So, our nutrition department, our personnel, HR. >> On Thursday, we are hosting uh the director of EMS from Rutherford County at a safe uh safety tabletop exercise from 8 until noon here. neighboring districts will be visiting. Our local sheriff, fire department, EMS, EMA, and homeland security will be involved in that activity. And we work a lot in our districts on school level. Well, this is at the district level. I'm anxious to to learn and grow a lot, but that that's here on Thursday. um spoke about student ambassadors while ago, a former student ambassad ambassador Ava Macintosh and I'll share the thank you note with you all after the meeting. Uh just want to she wrote a thank you note doing things the Raider way the right way and I appreciate that. She's
086topnotch. Shout out to you all for the impact. >> Great parents also. >> Yes. Um August 19th work session that will be held here. WS >> WS we'll share along with Dr. Blessing and uh we're also going to hopefully discuss the raptor in the safety part of that. Uh we have summer law conference coming up this weekend in Gatlinburg and we already spoke about we need to probably look into scheduling some committee meetings and I have one more ask. This is our last board meeting before the our ship. We're on the taxi right now getting ready to hit the runway. Please keep our teachers, our our educational assistants, our bus drivers, our administrators in your prayers as we try to get this school year started off. But if you guys would do that, we would
087greatly appreciate that. But other than that, thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Shores. Capital projects update. Yes. Uh, we've had quite a bit of stuff going on. A lot of things. One of the thing I'm I'm running into is I can't remember exactly what I've talked about the last time. So, if I repeat it again, I apology my apologies if I leave it out. It's not meant to be. Um, furniture um at the high school. Well, first of all, let's start off with the furniture in this room. If you look around, we got the new tables, new chairs. uh turned out really nice. We've got the furniture in the two offices here here as well as in cost uh high school will be getting their furniture tomorrow. So, uh they're looking forward to
088that. Uh countertop at the high school is this is one of the science countertops. Uh it's got the kindergart uh top on it. Uh we it was one that was actually missed last year and we finished it up and our maintenance installed it this last week. Uh and actually I started on the second page still the first page. M I'm sorry. Uh Deerfield parking lot paving is finished. Uh let's see. Going down to the CTE building. Um I know I'm I'm getting ready to go over some things that we've already talked about. Let me try to break it up a little bit. Um, the laminate window laminate is just about finished. We still have to check some of the buildings, make sure everything that nothing was missed because there was so many windows. It's going
089to take it's going to take the principles actually looking at some of the buildings. Trying to get around to every one of them and looking at everything is is a pretty large task for one person. Uh, we still lack some vinyl on the school buildings on some of the school buildings. So, they will be finishing that up. The CTE door access, I know I've already talked about it. It is installed. Uh, door hardware at East Coffee High School, Hillsboro, and New Union, uh, they came in last week and have been installed and is making our library or not our libraries, our gyms at those buildings and our cafeterias. uh safer as well as Miss Prader's class at the high school because they didn't have the sidelight and the door would we couldn't use that door
090uh that was in it. Uh let's see. Okay, moving on down. Uh the the theater u step reflectors and the nose pieces, they're supposed to be installed this week. uh the gym bleacher modifications. Uh we've been working with bleachers and seats to get this started. They wanted to start the week of our homecoming. If you know of anything about our homecoming, you do not mess up the bleachers in the gym during homecoming. It's just not a smart thing to do. So, they are starting the Monday. They have worked with us the Monday after uh fall break. I'm sorry, not after fall break after homecoming which is on the 15th of September. Uh that this is not a normal job that they've done. So they can't tell us the exact timeline. They are figuring three to
091four weeks. Uh that will finish up and will be done by the the due date that they were supposed to be done which is the Monday after fall break which I think is the 13th of October. So, that's on track and and everything's looking good. Uh, we actually met out there with bleachers and seats today. Uh, Mr. Parsley and myself and and things are looking up. They're working with us as far as with volleyball taking place. This is during volleyball season. Uh, they're going to be able to continue to use either one or two of the courts and and work with us. We also have a um tournament that's going on that weekend and they're it's going to work out really well with us. So, uh that's that's been a a a blessing to to
092be able to to work with us, you know, work with the programs that's going on, which is a big step because it's a lot taking place. Um, let's take We are still waiting for the engineers to give us the drawings and the specs for the lighting at the athletic fields so that I can then turn around and put it in the paper and start the bidding process. And and it's it's really in their in their court to get it to me. So, I've called them a couple times and it's just taken a while to to get that information. Does it normally take that long? It does seem like a really long time. >> It seems it's it's been a it's been a very long time and and that's the reason why I've called them a
093couple times and I I get I'm being told that it's almost finished. >> I'm getting impatient with all of the old things over here. So, >> and um I don't have an answer other than what I I called them and and and trying to find out. Um, as far as the Hillsboro East coffee new unit access controls, we're still waiting on that from the company and and I need to contact them again again to try to get them in, but there's a lot a lot of that work is taking place at this time. Um, CHS, CTE, sidewalk repair and additions that has been completed and has turned out really well. It works in really good the paving that was done. It's It's gonna do several things. It's gonna keep kids out of wet gravel and
094and and tracking dirt into the buildings. It it's it's just it's really made a difference. I think it's going to make a big difference this next year. Uh the paving at the high school is not complete. The paving is they did finish the concrete as well. We thought everything was done. I went I went out and checked it. There was about four of the concrete pads that was there the stoops outside the doors. the Tinsley's ran over them with the roller and it broke them and they're they're cutting them out and re pouring the concrete. And once that's done, the the paving should be done. But it's it's turned out in my opinion very well. It's it's very nice back there. It's it's probably well I would say nicest it's been ever. There's no other
095way to put it. It's nicer than it's ever been. So it's turned out really nice. And if there's sometime you could drive back, um you can see just by looking over the gate if you keep if the gate's not open, you you can tell the difference. It it really has turn turned out well. The the drainage is in. Uh it's working well. So everything's the way it should be from what I could tell. Um and I think that's pretty much where we are. Unless you've got any questions. >> Any questions for um Mr. Shores? It's pretty amazing when you think about all the capital projects we have going on with the list here. So, I think most people don't appreciate how many things how many balls you got in the air at the same time.
096>> Mr. Shores has been very extremely busy. I shared a picture with you all panoramic of the parking lot back that he's talked about. So, you get an idea of what that looks like. >> Okay. Any questions for Mr. Shores? Um, I had someone concerned about I'm glad you brought that up about the volleyball that they weren't going to get to have their uh senior night at the high school. So, they can do that now. >> We we uh Mr. Parsley and I actually talked to Mr. Spears, the coach of the volleyball team, and whenever he saw that the the dates that we were needing for the teachers and seats to start, he actually did some arrange movements on some of the dates and they're going to be having the senior night at the high
097school. >> Okay, good. >> During the week of homecoming, so it should work out pretty nice, right? >> Okay, that's good. That's real good. And I don't know how if this has anything to do with with us, but I would like to say that those people that are building that building out there, the TCAT College out on Woodbury Highway, I have never seen such more of a professional group, they are tidy. They they leave no messes. They're in there working every day. And uh there is I don't know if Battton Shaw has ever even given us a bid or anything, but that is I'm very impressed with them. And they have a um the person that's over the the the building program has been in our office two or three times making sure that they
098are not disturbing our our lot and and they did some things that that helped us out. So, it's really a a neat thing and I think that's so good for Coffee County that we're getting that in this county, but they're really doing a good job. >> All right. Any other questions for Mr. Shores? >> No. I'd like to say that that parking lot back there is fantastic. It is miraculous. I mean, it's just to be able to to tie all that in back there to the hitting facility asphalt that we already had and it's just a uh a blessing. It really is. It looks fantastic and uh I commend commend everybody that's done that. Uh and it looks fantastic, you know, and it's just I think it'll serve a lot of purposes as uh you
099talked about and um really really really proud of that. Makes me very very proud. Thanks. All right, I need a motion to adjourn. >> Is that it? >> That's the end of the meeting. It's just 6:30. >> What's that? >> Can we do that? >> Yeah, it's only 6:30. We can talk for another hour if you want. >> I'm okay. I'm okay with it. >> We're good. We're good. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> I make some move. >> Mr. Hansard, Mr. >> All signifies by saying I. >> I. All right.