001Good evening. Good evening. Thank you all. Thank you all. Welcome to the Franklin Special District April meeting. We have an exciting meeting to start off with for tonight. We have an exciting crowd. Hopefully, you can find the seat. If not, we'll try to get through this as as quickly as possible. But we do want to get to our celebrations. But before we do that, we're going to do the pledge of allegiance with Principal Amanda Munos from Mo Elementary. So, if you all stand and then after that, we'll keep standing for a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance 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. Thank you. You may be seated. All right, we're going
002to get started with what we call our top 40 volunteer awards on this evening. And we're so excited to recognize these volunteers from our schools. So I am going to turn it over to Miss Alina Bale and Dr. Snowton and the principles. I get the pleasure of announcing the first group of volunteers. Can y'all hear me? Okay. Um we're going to call you all up and once they're all up here platform. But as a board member, thank you so much to all of you who are here tonight that are volunteers, all the parents make such a difference in the world in our schools. They'll do everything we could do without there. So, we greatly appreciate it. So, I'm going to call the volunteers up from Franklin Elementary. Callie [Applause] Alexander, Katie Dodson, Victoria Fontinetta, Jenny
003Bazquez, and Arya Wither. The row [Applause] Okay, next up is from Johnson Elementary, Amanda Brown, Lorie Drake, Heidi Garzini. I think these volunteers brought a fan club with them. Amanda Leane and Liz Smith Strait. [Applause] Congratulations. And I have the honor of announcing the Liberty Elementary volunteers. If you will please join us in the front. Dana Darnell, Linda Espie, Jane Malatto, Megan Oldm, and Hannah Val Vilo. [Applause] Now for more elementary, Carly [Applause] Baker, Christine Ba Christine [Applause] Barker, Rebecca Hos, Sarah Martin and Anna Ristor. Congratulations. [Applause] Now for Popner Grove Elementary, Lindsay [Music] Green, Kate Hobbger, Callie Prince, Christy Von [Applause] Drill and Elizabeth Wans. [Applause] Okay. From Freedom Intermediate, Melinda Beasley, Jennifer Fisher, Crystal [Applause] Ferman, Jessica [Applause] Graves, and Zena Welker. [Applause] Okay. And I do want to express my gratitude as
004well for all you guys do, all of you. Um, sincere appreciation. It takes all of us to make it work. So, thanks for being a part of our community. Okay, we're gonna do Freedom Middle now. Aaliyah [Applause] Christian, Nicole Clark. [Applause] Joy [Applause] Howard Peggy kid. and Amanda Johnson. [Applause] Okay. Pop McGro Middle, Jenny Bear, [Applause] Porsche [Applause] Garrett, Rachel Love [Applause] It, Christy [Applause] Polly Susan Phillips. [Applause] Sorry, Susan. Susan Phillips. Sorry. All right, let's give them all a round of applause. have a few more good news awards that we want to share with you. Starting with our FSD student artist of the month, which is Alex Michelle, age 13, from Freedom Middle School. [Applause] This month's Franklin special district artist of the month is eighth grade Alex Michelle. Alex work a series of
005three paintings was submitted by her Freedom Middle School art teacher Nicole. Good. Alex researched a personally significant subject matter and the style of her choice to create an original self-expressive artwork series. She not only created a vibrant, eye-catching collection of work, but she also incorporated symbolism and personal meaning. Alex was excited to explore a style she calls abstract impressionism as she used heavy acrylic on canvas to demonstrate an impel painting technique. She lay oil pastel as a final touch. She exercised the elements of art and principles of design as she demonstrated concepts of color, texture, space, contrast, and perspective. This stunning series artwork along with the work of several other Freedom Medal artists is in display at the central office gallery. Always a special thank you to Chuck S for signing for his $15 gift
006card donation to our student artist of the month. Before we move on, we also have a proclamation for people transportation appreciation day. This says, "Whereas safe, reliable, comfortable, and efficient pupil transportation and school bus service is an essential component of the Franklin Special School District vision of excellence in teaching and learning for all. And whereas the dedicated members of the FSD transportation team provide daily service to approximately 1,900 students as well as service to hundreds more through field trips, special events, after school programs, and athletics. And whereas data shows that public schools, public transportation services by far the safest means of travel to get to school and home again, and that each school bus can relieve the traffic burden of equivalent of 40 passenger cars. And whereas without public school buses, many Franklin children would
007not have access to safe and reliable transportation to school. And whereas the school bus drivers, bus aids, and support staff of the FSD transportation display a consistent commitment to safety, efficiency, professionalism, and health and well-being of our students. Therefore, it is resolved that Franklin Special Board of Education that Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 will be recognized as People's Transportation Appreciation Day. Thank you. Now, turn it over to Mr. Kevin D for more good news awards. All right, the Tennessee Invention Convention winners. The Franklin Special District students made an indelible impression on the judges at this year's Invention Convention, hosted annually for over 25 years by Middle Tennessee State University. The invention convention celebrates young inventors from across the state and promotes invention education in schools throughout Tennessee. Four projects were selected to be presented at the
008National Invention Convention in June at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. Popular Grove Middle sent five teams of sixth graders to the competition. All students created their inventions under the guidance of STEM teacher Deb Scheler. One team was selected to present their invention at nationals. Students, when I call and mispronounce your names, please come up to the front. Audrey [Applause] Bear, Broken Web, Larson [Applause] Anderson, Max [Applause] Perkins. Those four students comprise the team. Keep it down back there, team. What a name, guys. The invention is an adjustable ankle weight athletes can wear while protecting their swing in the batter's box to help reinforce proper foot movement as the batter swings weight and and as the batter swings weight and pivots during the swing. Let's give it up to [Applause] them. But that's not all.
009Freedom Intermediates School STEM class, which focuses specifically entrepreneurship, had 18 teams participate in the competition with three selected to present at nationals. And again, when I call your name, students, please come up to the front. Sarah [Applause] Wanick, Giani Garzini, [Applause] and Mayay Hyel. [Applause] These three young ladies are creators of the Celia seat, a portable seat to help individuals with limited mobility feel included at any table. Inspired by Inspired by a teammates, don't ever correct me. Inspired by a classmate's experience, this team's invention promotes inclusion, empathy, and problem solving. This team not only earned a trip to nationals, but were also awarded best presentation in the category of makes life easier. Let's give it up to them. [Applause] fifth grade team of and here I'm gonna call your names out. Bastic Morz, Julian and
010[Applause] Stay and Griffin Miller created the Pebble Pushers. This was designed to tackle realworld safety hazard of when rocks are kicked up by lawnmowers. Their invention, an attachment that fits any lawnmower, pushes away rocks and debris, aims to make lawn care safer for everyone. Let's give it up to them. That's right. You didn't want to go with your team, Robert. That's his team. The sixth grade The sixth grade team Phil Z comprised of the following [Applause] Porterfellows Eliza [Applause] Kathy and Hannah McCutchen. [Applause] These three developed a textured laser engraved pencil designed to help students and adults manage anxiety. Their invention earned top honors in the health and medical category. Congratulations team. [Applause] All right. Under the guidance of esteemed teacher Angie Tisdale and accelerated learning teacher Christine McNut, the sixth grade Corbidot creators successfully
011defended their title as the top sixth grade team in the state. Wow. bringing the traveling trophy for the highest overall score back to Freedom Intermediate School for second consecutive [Applause] year. This year's student teams are raising funds to participate in the National Invention Convention. Student innovations will be on full display at the first annual inventor showcase taking place on April 30th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Plan for an evening of inspiration as these future leaders pitch their products, share their stories, and showcase how invention educated how invention education empowers young minds to think big, solve real problems, and build a better future. Tickets are on sale now for $5. Let's give it up to everybody. Thank you. We have one more exciting presentation to make and to do that we're
012going to call uh Dr. Gary Lily cost executive director. I think he has a guest with him to come up and also from American Fidelity like Lisa Boon Carter and Scott Cart like to also come up. We'll let you start it off first. Thank you so much. We certainly appreciate the opportunity to be here this evening. I am Gary Lily the executive director of the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendent also known as TOSS. So each year toss coordinates the superintendent of the year program to recognize those superintendents who stand out as exceptional district leaders. Now the process involves first being selected at the regional level by one's peers and colleagues and there are eight regions throughout the state and then from those regional winners a committee pours over the applications and selects a single Tennessee
013superintendent of the year. Now I know that it's not news to you all that Dr. Snowden was selected as the 2024 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year. Now, there has been a superintendent of the year program since 1988, so just shy of four decades. And as you can imagine, over that time, uh we've kind of developed a process uh for recognizing superintendent that's I won't say become routine, but it's well established. So every now and then a superintendent receives the award who is so admired and so respected by his or her her peers that momentum gains to do something extra special to celebrate the recipient and Dr. Snowden of course is one such person. So he was the catalyst for us to develop an entirely new tradition and that was the development of a superintendent of
014the year ring. Now we could not have done this without the support of our platinum partner American Fidelity with Lisa Boone, Scott Cartright and Trey Carter. We we so appreciate and thank them. But for Toss, this is the equivalent of the Super Bowl ring. So this is this is awarded to those who go above and beyond in service to their district but also to the states uh by improving public education and contributing to the knowledge and support of all Tennessee superintendents. Now what I have learned through this process is that it takes a really long time to design and make the initial mold of a ring. Hence the very late timing of this and and to beat it all, we actually anticipated that we would have this ready like months ago, but the manufacturer discovered
015a problem in the original mold. So they had to uh start from scratch. So when I say that they broke the mold after Dr. Snowden, that is literally the truth. So it may be late, but it is very much from the heart that we present this superintendent of the year ring to Dr. David Snowden. [Applause] Congratulations. [Applause] Thank you. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. [Applause] Thank you. Before we move on to uh other business, we know some of you may have other things to do. So, we're going to take a quick break. So, those who need to exit, you may do so at this time. And thank you for coming out, but we will continue. We'll get him at Yeah, I'll get him at Yeah, I saw him. Yeah. We always do it at the end.
016Okay. Yeah. Yeah, we do it at the end. Thanks for coming. Yeah, man. I'll get that to you. Appreciate it, brother. Yeah. Oh, absolutely. Thanks for coming. Thank you. You want to say something about it? Okay. Okay. Is it more than one? Okay. All right. You doing all right? Hey girl. Hey. I'm raising. I know. That's what I said. I said that's my team. I said that's my team. Yeah. Oh yeah. That's my team. Oh man. I I need to go with him. We raising money. Yeah. Oh yeah, that's a good idea. You just gave me an idea there. Definitely just gave me an idea. All right, thank you all. Well, let's continue with the meeting. Uh public input, there's a podium to my right. Is there anyone here for public input? Seeing no one
017here for public input, we declare that public input is now closed. Thank you. All right. Uh reports, presentations, discussions. Decker, anything? Yes, sir. Thank you. Tonight, the teaching and learning spotlight shines on leadership team professional learning with Dr. Tara Eckles. It is imperative for district leaders to not only talk the talk but to walk the walk when it comes to the various components of which education is comprised. Ongoing databased professional learning PL is one of those key areas as is a another high district priority the professional learning community PLC at work approach. To both of these ends Dr. Dr. Taran Eckles, solution tree associate and an assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction in Hot Springs, Arkansas, returned to the FSD in early March for her third session with principles, assistant principles, the teaching and learning
018team, and Dr. Snowden. The topics for this full day of PL, why professional learning teams are important, examining the how, why, and makeup of effective collaboration, and leading through your high quality instructional materials. HQIM of which I know you're very familiar and standards. The overall purpose of this recent time with Dr. Eckles could be described as refining the work of collaborative teams. The very heart of the PLC at work process in PLC's the entire school system and in turn each school are individual PLC's. Educators in PLTS, professional learning teams, collaborate in continuous cycles of teaching, data analysis, and learning to improve the achievement of all students. The emphasis in the PLC at work process is on the learning of the educators, constantly enhancing skills and knowledge so that as the FSD brand promise states, we
019put students first and uphold excellence always with no exceptions. Creating and maintaining high levels of academic success for students through the learning of teachers and administrators is accomplished via several parameters including the loose tight maximum. For example, two tight expectations for effective PLC's and PLTS are that teams establish norms and agendas and meet regularly for example maybe every Tuesday morning and ensure the following actions are in place. Bring evidence of student learning. Analyze the evidence starting with student strengths. Make a plan for students who require additional time, support, and/or extensions to master the learning. Agree to the next learning targets and checks for understanding that will land at collaboration the next week. Determine when to plan tier one instruction, which is the rigorous standards aligned instruction every student in the class receives linked to the
020next learning targets. The loose aspect comes in when teachers utilizing their knowledge and expertise make the final determinations about each of the bullets detailed above. Further, during this time with Dr. Eckles, the leadership team had the opportunity to delve into a variety of PLT meeting scenarios and identify ways to coach, guide, and support the work as needed. The goal is to deepen our expertise so we can be as helpful as possible to teachers as they focus on targeting their instruction to get every student there. There being proficiency in grade level standards and the skills and dispositions to be successful in all their endeavors. Working with PLC at work experts from Solution Tree and other states and districts is a prime opportunity for FSD leaders to expand our ability to support and remove obstacles to student
021learning for our teachers and staff. The time to collaborate closely together is priceless and moves our efforts forward exponentially. Thank you. Thank you. Questions or comments? Dr. Anything? Uh, no sir, not this time. Approval of the board agenda. Is there a motion? Second. Second. All in favor? Approved. Approval of the consent agenda. Is there a motion? Second. Second. All in favor. Business before the board. Dr. Snoke. Yes, sir. Item number one, recommend recommendation for science textbook local adoption. Textbooks and resources that are being recommended for science are on the Tennessee approved listing outlined on the schedule provided are the titles for each grade level. The administration recommends approval sir. Is there a motion to approve? Motion Mr. Townsel. Is there a second? I second. Is there discussion? I appreciate the thoroughess that the committee goes
022through and that we have quite a few members on the committee. This isn't something we take lightly as a board. We trust the recommendation that's put before us. Have a motion and a second. Any other discussion? I do want to reiterate, I believe there were over 50 people on this committee and over approximately around 900 or more hours of expertise. Um, so if you missed that in the last board meeting, I just want to reiterate there's a lot of knowledge behind this selection. And if I may, I'd like to thank and recognize Dr. Carlton for her work in this committee process. It takes a lot of organization and she does a great job of making sure that we follow the process to fidelity and that everybody has an opportunity to provide input. So, thank you,
023Dr. Before we vote, sorry, out of curiosity, did we have parents come and participate in the process as well? Any other comments or discussion? If not, we'll roll call vote. Mr. Stillings Parker, yes. Mr. Blair, yes. Mr. Councel, yes. M. Newman, yes. Approved. Thank you, Dr. Snoke. Yes, sir. Item number two is a pause revision enrollment and advanced courses 4.205 first reading provisions reflect the grading scale outlined in TCA 49647 and referenced in the Williamson County Board of Education policy 4.600 report cards and grading system. There are no other changes with this policy update. We recommen recommend approval of this first reading. Thank you, sir. Is there a motion to approve? A motion to approve on first reading and wait second. A motion and a second. Is there discussion? Discussion. All in favor? pass director
024of schools report. Yes, thank you. First of all, update on the recruitment fair on March the 29th. It was very successful with around 60 applicants attending either in person or virtually. We especially want to thank Sonia Roberts, Miss Roberts for her organization and all the leadership members, a principal, assistant principal, some teachers that were there to host our guest and future hopefully maybe future uh employees. So, it uh really went well and this was Miss Robert's first foray into the career fair and it went very well. So uh the FSSD the FSD enrollment period update enrollment continues for current and new in district students running concurrently our application for all children ages three through five for voluntary prek peer models and preschool all which require an early childhood evaluation and qualification. April 11th, we had
025our kindergarten kickoff and from 9 to three and 8 to two at Popular Grove Elementary, 9 to three at our later start schools. And so, uh, it went very well. Work session April 15th, that is for tomorrow morning with 7 o'clock for director of schools performance goals here in the leadership room. appreciate the flexibility of the board in changing and rescheduling that opportunity. Night of celebration is April 24th that we're excited about this opportunity. Again, this is our second year of having the night of celebration. We hope your calendars will allow you to attend, honoring our newest retirees, our teachers of the year, our novice teachers of the year, classified employees of the year, principal and supervisor of the year, and our newest legacy recipients. We'll start a reception at 5 and the program will
026begin promptly at 5:45. As I said earlier, we're looking forward to that event. Uh budget process for 2526 fiscal year. Uh dates are April 28th, May 19th, and June 16th. As always, the first session will concentrate on the operation budgets for finance and administration and teaching and learning. Revenue and personnel will be the second work session and the third work session. We'll review the cumulative impact of the budget from the first two sessions and hopefully facilitate the completion of that process. National School Lunch Hero Week, April 28th and May the 2nd. We're grateful for each day. Each day we're grateful for the wonderful Food and Culinary Services Department. April the 29th is a day to say an extra special thank you to our great personnel. Our FCS summer meal program, the open site this year
027is Johnson Elementary where we'll have be having summer MAC. Also, meals will be provided at the learning academy at PGS and young scholars at FMS. Summer MAC registration is open and due by May 13. The theme this year is endless summer adventures and will include different fun activities each week along with weekly field trips. You will pay for the days that your child attends and care is available before and after the summer sermon learn summer learning camp, excuse me, and young scholars with bus transportation provided. Breakfast, lunch, and snack will be provided each day. More information and registration forms can be found online. our Young Scholars Institute June the 2nd through the 6th and 9th through 9th through the 13th. It's open for independent and highly motivated students who have completed first through 8th grade.
028Registration is filling up. I think we now have a wait list for grades two and three or one and two. There's a wait list. So, we our enrollment is up. I don't know about how many. Okay. And our finally, our summer learning camp this year will operate Monday through Thursday for four weeks, June the 2nd through the 26. Planning is ongoing. The camp will give first priority to those students needing additional support to prepare for the next school year and may also be available to other current FSD students as space allowed. That's all I have. Thank you. No, sir. Thank you. Yes, thank you. Uh, your packet has your typical monthly reports. I would like to uh draw your attention to a correction that we've made from last month's sales tax report indicating the now
029correct 06 of a percent month-to-month comparison and not the 24% that was published last month. That was a clerical error. I did double check and I double checked twice the wrong error. or the same error twice. Um, April's collections do show a 6.3% increase month-to-month. Also, if you'll notice, the ADA April adjustment was in our favor this year as we received an additional $129,45, bringing our year-to- date collections to 7.4% over last year. Thank you. That's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Sellings. I appreciate the fact that you have no questions. Um, I'm responsible for all the errors in my department, so that would be following me. just just one uh as we do well but as happens often the members of leadership Franklin come to join to watch us do what we do and
030do we have two or one three all right so I know the one this man never sleeps he's our chief budget performance officer Michael Walters Young so there he is and please identify yourself. Very good, Jennifer. Very good. Just want to make sure that get on the record, guys. We're here. You can check that box. You attended our session. Thank you so much.