001I think that's right. >> No what? Thanks. >> I was saying actually [laughter] but >> Do you have something like >> I got it. >> He spoke to the leases. >> I don't know. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. I think. Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Okay. >> Am I doing all right? >> [laughter] [laughter] >> Okay. Thank you. >> [laughter] [cough and clears throat] >> Yeah. >> [laughter] >> It sounds like >> That sounds good. >> That's right. >> All right. All right. >> Welcome everybody. >> Welcome all our visitors. >> Um I did. >> [clears throat] >> And that's your name again? Allman. Hawkins. >> Here. >> Allman. >> Here. >> Palmer. >> Here. >> Jones. >> Here. >> Neal. >> Here. >> Snider. >> Here. >> Windsor. >> Here. >> [laughter] >> All right. Sit
002down everyone. Would you stand for the >> Let's pray. Heavenly Father, Lord, we thank you for this day. Lord, we thank you for all [clears throat] your blessings, Lord, that you give us each and every day. Lord, I pray for this meeting tonight. I pray for each board member as they have to make these decisions, Lord, I pray >> meeting tonight I pray for each board members. I have to make these decisions for our state and the Lord. I pray that they put them first in every decision that this night tonight that um what we do will be pleasing to you. What we say will be pleasing to you. Thank you for this day, Lord. In your name we pray. >> Amen. >> [clears throat] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
003States of America and to the republic for which it stands, >> [clears throat] >> one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> [clears throat] >> All right. First on the agenda, approve March 9th, 2016 agenda. >> I second the motion. Thanks. >> Motion [clears throat] to approve the meeting. >> Seconded by Mr. Now, all in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? All right. Um We have no one signed up for public comment tonight. So, there's no one who wishes to comment. >> [snorts] >> Mr. Wyatt is not going to be here tonight. We have anyone for >> No, we don't have anyone tonight. They've all gone to the game. So. >> Okay. Uh approve the previous minutes of the 9th February, 2016. >> So moved. >> Mr. Tyler [snorts]
004makes a motion. >> Second. >> All right. Seconded. All in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? All right. Next, CTE Director of the Year award. >> So, board members, I had texted you and let you know earlier that Carrie had earned an award and forgive me if I got this wrong, the Pioneer CTE Director award for the region being a CTE Director for the last three drive of And then from there it went to the state and she was awarded being awarded the CTE Director of the Year Pioneer Award for director less than 5 years. And I just want to say this, taking on that role and also being a part-time assistant principal, she and I have had several conversations about all [snorts] of the moving parts that's involved in it. And she
005has done a tremendous job of implementing and there's a lot of pieces that still have to be done, but it's hard work, a lot of moving parts, and she's being recognized by her peers across the state. Good moment for you. >> Good evening and thank y'all for letting me be here today. It's always a good day when I get to celebrate something at school board meeting. So, I'm thanking you for letting me do that tonight. And those of you I haven't met, my name is Kim Rider. I serve as the CTE Director for Dyer County Schools. I'm a proud 2004 graduate of Lake County High School and I currently serve as the West Tennessee Regional Vice President and President of Lake County School Board and One of the best parts of my job is getting
006to see the incredible work happening in CTE programs across our region. Tonight, I have the privilege of recognizing someone who's been doing some really strong work here in Lake County. Ms. Carrie Goodall has been selected as the recipient of the Tennessee Directors of Career Technical Education Pioneer Award. This award specifically recognizes new CTE directors with fewer than 5 years service and demonstrating strong leadership, innovation, and impact in programs. Well, making this award recognition especially meaningful that highlights leaders who are making a difference are really a key ingredient in setting the foundation for strong programs that will serve students for years to come. This record recognition also goes through a pretty extensive process. I hope this conveys how meaningful this award is to our state organization. Carrie was first nominated by fellow CTE directors in Northwest
007Tennessee. Those directors then reviewed the nominations and voted to select the regional candidate to advance to our grand division level. At the grand division level, applications are reviewed [snorts] by a panel of other industry leaders, economic development professionals, and workforce development partners to evaluate the impact of the program they have led in each district. From there, a grand division winner is selected and moves forward to the state level. It goes through the same process. So, this recognition truly represents first with respect to both education and industry leaders, not only here in West Tennessee, but across the state. Even in the early years of her leadership in this role, Carrie has already worked to strengthen CTE across the district by growing competitive student organizations, supporting teachers, and creating events that allow students to showcase the real
008skills they are learning in the classroom. She has also worked to increase the number of industry certifications earned by students. >> [snorts] >> And for those of you that know me, I'm a rotten bad apple. I'm a bad girl. When you compare Carrie's first year as a CTE director to where the program is today, the results are already showing up. CTE proficiency for your CTE students has increased 6.21% in English, 2.14% in math, and 2.6% in science. Now, those numbers might seem small at first, but in education, especially over a short period of time, that kind of growth is significant. It shows that the work happening in these CTE programs is making a real impact for students. When nominations for this award were submitted, one of the letters of recommendation actually came from your director
009of schools, Dr. Burton. He described Carrie as someone who works alongside her team with a shared vision. She supports teachers and keeps student success at the center of her work. Anyone who works in education knows this job requires a lot of behind-the-scenes work, a lot of problem-solving, and a lot of heart. Carrie clearly clearly brings all of that to the table. Carrie, I'll say this as a CTE director, as a CTE director, [clears throat] those of us who do this work know that leadership is not an 8:00 to 3:00 job. It's early mornings, late nights, phone calls with business partners, >> [cough and laughter] >> constant mutual problem-solving, and constantly looking for ways to open doors for students that didn't exist before. The work can be challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding when you see
010the opportunities it creates for your students. It's clear that you are doing work here in Lake County and you're here to cross over to Lake County C. The cross the state recognized the impact you are making. Carrie, thank you for the work you're doing for students of Lake County. Opportunities like this are the trajectory for students' lives and leaders like you make that possible. And I'll add a little personal note as an alumna of Lake County schools, I'm incredibly proud to see the work being done here and the opportunities being created for students in a place of safety and encouragement. Thank you, Carrie. CONGRATULATIONS. >> [applause] [applause] [laughter] >> I'D LIKE TO SPEAK. >> [laughter] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY thank you and I have a wonderful team that I work with. The team
011possible that and all the support that I had from you all that you did for the students. >> Brilliant thought when they announced it, I was like, I didn't know. >> [cough] [laughter] >> She might have set up with Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, yes. So, thank you. Thank you all. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Next is our out-of-state field trip request for CTE. >> Yes, sir. Taking the students to New Orleans, which is across the river. We've already done that similar field trip already, and so we want to go back in April. And we just need that to get approved by the board, obviously. >> [clears throat] >> I make a motion to approve the out-of-state field trip for CTE. >> Motion made by Ms. Windham and I'll second. On [clears throat] the fire? >>
012I. >> [snorts] >> I. >> All right. Next is our GP and cafeteria budgets. >> There are amendments. As you can see, I put the line it's moving from and the line it's moving to. And you can see the negatives and positives are equal to each other. So, it's just moving amounts of lines. You can see over in the notes the changes and what they were. We did add two different grants. Three different grants, I'm so sorry. The state special preschool grant. And this is just adding these in. The Tennessee tutoring innovation grant. And then also that's the implementation grant. Now, this one is over 5 years. It's 90,000 over the 5 years for a total of $270,000. So, um It's called the CLSD, but it's um It's the one that's funding had written in
013it. It's 90,000 over over the 5 years. Any questions? >> Yes, I got one. So, the um tutoring grant. Who administers Who's responsible for the administration of that money? I know Dr. Oakley is, but who Which program do you think has it? >> Um Ms. Lay Oakley is on here. Ms. Lay Oakley is actually the one working with um Ms. Long there. And they are working on They put all this budget in and it got approved. So, it's it's not money that um we can say this is designated for this or that. This is um done within E-Plan and we put it in the system [clears throat] and we get it approved through the end and then that's what we can spend. >> Okay, so what do we spend that money on? >> It's There's
014tutoring. Um the teachers. There is um a program I forgot the name of it. I wish I had written all that down. Um I don't have all the ins and outs, but I do know there's a program she's buying for them to use [snorts] and for the teachers for it. >> This all stems from the third grade. The the one for the third grade had to be approved. So, this stemmed from that. >> [cough and clears throat] >> After the grant [laughter] this grant was approved, I think they released it in February. So, I couldn't say yes to the why, but as soon as it opens up and you apply, so it has to be spent this fiscal year, so probably three years. >> It has to be brought up really quickly. >> Before y'all
015move to voting for that, I do want to tell you the last county commissioner meeting where we took amendments, I got I got asked a question and I thought, I don't know if our board knows this. Why do we do amendments quarterly that we're having to go to county commission? The question was something like why is it we can't just get the budget straight at the beginning of the year and spend towards that? This is the perfect point. You we didn't know we were going to apply for this grant, receive this money at any time. It's not just the money that's being spent within the line items, but any time you get additional money, you have to account for it, which adjusts the budget. And as I explained in the county commissioner meeting, we are
016aggressively going after grant money. Every time you do that, it adjusts the budget. So, that's the reason that we do it. Mike Gayley is the one from Cintas that said y'all should be doing quarterly budget amendments. So, this is not out of the ordinary. This is the norm. But, I don't I didn't know that y'all knew that or not. When you receive money, you have to adjust the budget accordingly. >> I knew that part. I just I couldn't figure out what the money was going for. I just wanted to make sure that >> Because last year we did not receive additional money outside of TEA for the third consideration. [clears throat] So, they went back and asked >> And these monies They They come along You can't always designate when they're going to come along.
017Which is why it changes so much. >> And we didn't know about the other one either. >> [clears throat] >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. That's all I have to say. That's all I have to say. That's all. >> Who's Who's getting it? Who's getting the services from that grant? >> The students will get the services. >> What are the grant? >> Which Which students? Maybe that's a better >> I make a motion for the amendments. I make a motion. >> Second. >> Do I hear a second? All in favor? >> I'm not. Motion passes. All right, next. The ministry notice is received. Vote. >> [clears throat] >> You got tired of seeing me yet, are you? Most of you. >> [laughter] >> Well, let me start off by saying Miss Carey, I'm the product of
018a CTE director, and a lot of people find reasons to say no, but I find CTE directors find a reason to say yes. So, thank you for what you did. >> [laughter] >> Um okay. Well, >> [clears throat and cough] >> let's hop into this real quick. You should all have a placemat in front of you, very similar to the placemats that you've seen every other time that I've been here. >> Does it come with a vegetarian chicken? >> Does not come with a vegetarian chicken tonight, but if you approve our notes to proceed, it will be [laughter] next time. >> [clears throat] >> Um Well, thank you for allowing us to be back here. Thank you last meeting for approving our design phase agreement. We're similarly really excited to begin working on this project.
019>> [clears throat] >> We have already as per our agreement. So, we broken it up into different phases like we discussed last meeting. First being a conceptual design phase that eventually will be finalized. Um the reason being is to make sure that we're continuously aligned throughout development of this project. And I'll tell you so far, we are. So, right at the top, I know budget was a kind of focus area. We're still within our expected cost range. Excuse me. Um before we get too much or too deep into the details of conceptual, you're good. Feel free to flip it, but I'll be talking while you flip and read. Um flip and read. Uh anyways, so the intent of design or the conceptual is for us to gather as much information as possible. Right? So, during
020or pre-design, we did just kind of initial site walks. You actually saw us during conceptual. Um and we did pretty much everything that we could put our eyes on. Well, what we did in the next step is we actually went and scoped all of the relevant drawings. So, that was a task item to do during conceptual. The positive feedback is that all of the cast iron piping has some life on it. So, they're not going to fail we expect near term. So, that is really good for us from a cost standpoint. What we did find was there was some PVC piping coming out of the kitchen that is cracked that we will address in this project if you'll allow us. So, we have on it. This is a problem that we are aware of and
021we can treat that really easily. Um So, again the way that we're looking at this is it boils down to four key components. We're focusing on the student experience that we talked about before, understanding that we're adding potentially 50 plus students to Margaret Mary Baldwin without any type of understanding or intent to you know consolidate schools and we need to make sure that we have systems in place that account for that capacity. We're looking at the long-term operability. Example of the kitchen piping that wasn't in our original purview, but it's something that we need to go address because we do have water leaking out of the foundation. So, we need to go take care of that. Project optionality, that's where we're really going to figure out a lot of this in the mid-term. So, you'll
022see Paul is our professional engineer as part of this project. So, all of the mechanical and electrical design and plumbing design is rolled up through Paul and Paul's working with our architect partner who will be doing all of the structural and schematic design associated with this work as well. And then budget awareness, right? This is why we have those off ramps. If we find that some of this work exceeds where our budget is, we'll start having discussions about what is the highest impact work that we can do that budget will allow. This is a tight timeline. So, I will be seeing you every month until May. And that's when we're hoping to have a signed construction agreement. So, we're moving through each of these phases within a month. It is a an aggressive timeline, but
023it is a very doable timeline if we can get the right approvals. So, if you look at that timeline in the middle we are at the end of >> [cough] >> February. So, here we are at the March 5th meeting. If you approve [cough] the notice to proceed, which allows us to move into midterm, we'll be back here at the end of March presiding midterm. I'll see you for another meeting. Uh sorry, that should say April. Uh should say April, so we'll be here in April asking to move from midterm to final. And then we're asking for construction and we're all nodding up and down with approval and agreement of the project, we'll be moving into construction May 11th. That'll give us a 2-month window and a little bit of a buffer so we can
024have a summer construction, making sure everything is locked and loaded and ready to go by school year. Okay. Does anybody have questions about the timeline? >> I don't >> Is there a possibility that we could call a special meeting if we do the same with the midterm? Do that make it move up any? I'm not going to put it I'm willing to call a special meeting if there's something we're pursuing. >> Yeah, we got to discuss it though. >> Yeah, we could. I'm going to ask Paul because it's going to fall back on his development timeline, right? Cuz we've got to go through certain approvals and processes with the state. >> I can completely understand. >> And construction completed deadline and we'll be starting back Right. But I think that the thing we're driving for
025is right now is just handing over like firm plan for a construction to start on time and then be able to wrap up when school needs so it'll be back in session. So, is it a consideration if we get into this and we say, "Hey, there's certain scopes within the contract that we want to execute before others?" We can look at potentially structuring it in a way where we can get approvals earlier to go and do, for example, demolitions. Right, once things are understood, I'm following, but we can go back and forth to see what makes the most sense. I think we're at a point right now where it's still kind of a nebulous concept. Where once we get into mid-term, we can start hammering in what is our dispatch shape. So, we're still fine
026with that. All right. On the contrary, as it goes. >> [clears throat] >> Did that answer your question? Any other questions thus far that I can address? >> [laughter] >> At what point do we look at >> [clears throat] >> does the budget allow? >> Well, so we've already we've already done that. I don't know if you want to speak. >> Actually, yeah, Bart. You you'll probably probably going to have a seat cuz it's going to take a second. Cuz they need to be comfortable about money. >> Mhm. >> I spoke with [clears throat] Dr. Bart about this and he's one of the best. >> Just pull up a chair over there. >> Because it's going to take a minute because it's it's a two-pronged issue. >> Did I say that? >> You sure did.
027It was perfect. >> [laughter] >> Last week during the interviews for your direct candidates, money was [clears throat] a recurring theme of concern. And I mean, I don't think it's communicated well. And And you know, I always look back at myself of what did I communicate what I was missing. >> [snorts] >> On the back of your packet, you're going to see a piece of paper that's in the very last part cuz I wasn't sure if we're going to deal with it now or if we're going to deal with another business. >> The last thing. >> What I heard last week was we need more grant money. In three and a half years, you will see a total of the grants the team has gone after. It's at 7.8 million. So, if you put that
028into terms of a GP budget, GP budget is right at the end of a $9 million to $10 million. So, almost an entire year's of a GP budget the team has gone after. A lot of it was Amy and then it's Mike. So, if we get money that was not a part of the GP budget. I was not aware that y'all couldn't put that I tried to tell you, "Hey, we got a grant." We put it in the board updates and I was like, "We probably need to sum this up." It's a lot of money. >> It's [clears throat] right here. >> So, it's >> It's written and we get it. >> Yes, ma'am. So, 7.8 million in the grants. So, we should the team should >> continue to do it. Absolutely, but that's what's
029going to relieve the GP budget. The next part is we had a lot of conversation about fund balance, carryover. I just want to take you through something. If you will skip the line that says fund balance and you go down where it says FY 26 budget and expenditures. This year's budget started at the 9.8 million mark. So, that was what was approved by county commissioner. That's what's up in in shower. That's what we were working off of. Right now, we have spent 6.1 million dollars and some change above that. Which means then, we have to spend to 3.7 million dollars is what's still has to be is what's left. And then you see the remaining expenditures which is 3 million 81,000. So, if everything went perfectly as planned, you see that there is extra money
030that is left in that budget. Rough numbers, you see about 700,000 dollars. Does everybody see the we shouldn't spend 700,000 dollars? Right. So, that means if you had a checking account and you had a 100 bucks in it and you got to the end of the month and you still had 7 dollars left, that 7 dollars goes to the next month. That's this year's budget. So, now that you have 700,000 dollars that we do exactly the way the budget plans, it's left over. It would carry over. Now they go back to the top. You see a fund balance as of today, which is $2.454 million. So that's what's in another account. It's not even a part of this GP budget. I'm not sure, no, I know where it came from. There have been missteps in
031the accounting practice, the internal controls, the audit. I get it. At the end of the day, there was a conversation about at not outspending the budget. We are a reimbursable organization, meaning we have to spend the money, >> [clears throat] >> then request the money. There was a delay getting a reimbursement last fiscal year. If we had been able, because there were hang-ups, to get the money reimbursed, we would not have been outside of that budget amount. So technically, yes, but not really, because the reimbursement came. It just came after the the line of 30 of June. So I say all that with as you are talking to them and you're trying to consider about money, I'm trying to tell you this is the GP budget. As long as something unusual doesn't happen, there should
032be $700,000. There was a conversation about budget shortfalls as it relates to staff. There is the anticipated part. Is that in here? >> I don't think so. Yeah, I'm not sure if this is this year. >> No, next school year, the projected amount. That was the >> Oh, that was in the last >> It's going to be similar to >> It's going to be close. >> Yeah. So unless there is a reduction in student enrollment, in which case the county can reduce the amount that's paid to us. TCEA was actually more, a little bit, than it was this year. So I'm trying to calm how much money is in the coffers. I'm not telling you to spend it all because if you look down at the bottom, she's asked for it. The state law requires
0333% of a fund balance, which is $73,000 and some change. You can't spend to that amount. And then it says most grants require 3 to 6 months of expenditures. So, that's that two main. That's a very extreme end of applying for a grant. That's what you need to know in considering do you have the money to take on an additional project? Is this one that you want to do? And if you're going to continue running three schools, uh because as I've said to you before, you've seen the pictures, you had a chance to go look. If that burst, you will have to deal with an abatement on those two walls to get to it, which will cuz you're not going to want to have school having to do an abatement. The wheels are going to
034stop. And I said I don't know when that's going to happen. Is it going to be next week? Is it going to be 6 months? Or is it going to be 6 years? But I'll also say this, you all know this just as well as I do. Things are not getting cheaper in labor or material. Terrible term, but kicking the can down the road is what you're [clears throat] you're all having to consider. So, I'm just telling you that's the money situation. The decision is yours of whether or not you want to commit. That's what you need to do here and see. So, if you have questions about that, I'm happy to answer them. Then we'll turn back to Dylan and Paul. >> I was going to say does that answer your question? I >>
035What else do you want to Tell me if it means Tell me if it doesn't. It's nothing. >> Yeah, I just Yeah, I think all of us are concerned about the costs. >> [cough and clears throat] >> If we go >> Right. Yeah. Well, then we're going to take it in phases. >> All right, we're going to take the We're going to take the development in phases. Actual project will be a fixed cost. Like, we The way that we structure our projects, and this is why we are here, and this is why like the development process is so long. Typical other [snorts] groups would usually be issued a scope of work. They go, they execute the scope of work, whether it was done right or for the right intent. >> [snorts] >> It's not really
036their responsibility. When you work with a group like ours, and you've worked with similar groups in the past, >> [snorts] >> the lead-up to project implementation is really intentional. It's because we want to make sure that the the price issue or cost issue to the district is a fixed-term cost. And all variables are accounted for because Mr. Cocking you said it, >> [cough and clears throat] >> Mr. Burton you said it, while this is a relatively small project, it is a highly complicated project. There's a lot that we're thinking through leading to it. So, to your question about when are we going to get clear costs, that comes in the midterm and the final stage. So, here's a good overview and a good transition if that answers your question. >> It does. Yeah, it does.
037I just >> Yeah. So, the midterm, that's where we're going to get into engineering-grade design. So, we've like I started saying, we've collected all relevant information, we've analyzed all the current mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and architectural drawings. Um we had a really positive meeting with our fire marshal. >> [clears throat] >> good sign. Having having his vote of approval and his confidence earlier is exactly what we talked about when we were getting into this project. is Going slow from the beginning will allow us to go faster later. Um so if you approve our or the notice to proceed, that's [snorts] when Paul's team will begin working with the architect getting actual drawings together. And what we do after that, that's [clears throat] when we go out into the market and we start soliciting what material prices
038and costs cost here. What is labor cost up here? Or >> [clears throat] >> who are the partners that we need to go and identify and talk to. >> And that could have some optionality to it. Do you want to put tile back up on the walls? Do you want to go with a you know, different type of surface for the the walls in there? Um Right now we've identified a pathway to meet ADA requirements. Um and so I you know, I think that that's a really good first step. And then as Paul mentioned, in the mid-term we should get more concrete on drawings, specifications, plans for a plate and so Right. So Yeah. So you know what you have for your supply plan. >> All right. This is the reality of the situation. We
039can't bring all that stuff into the other building. We don't have time to find that out. We can't install that right now. That is a very large scope. A lot of coordination. The director coming is something that I would be following. If we continue into the next school year moving 5th grade down here and we do not do this first, the fire marshal will shut the building down in that school. We got our vice principal, Ms. Long, and Dr. Burton. I confided in them and they said, "We have the money to do this school which can move forward." And I don't really see another option. >> I think the only option would be to consolidate and I don't think we can do that right now. And I don't think the county would support consolidation. >>
040When you say consolidate, move to two schools? >> Well, yes. You get to the point to where you have to do what you have to do. And right now, we have options. We have no other options. >> Yeah. >> So, we have a back portion of this that shows a little bit about what we looked [clears throat] at. Um if you'd like to review it or if you'd like [cough] to continue on the meeting, it's up to you. >> I'll do the first. >> I think we're ready to move forward with this. >> I'm going to make a motion. Approve. Approve for the project. >> Second. >> Do a roll call vote. >> Payne. Coffman. [clears throat] >> Yes. >> Cook. Holloman. I hate to see us spend thousands [snorts] of dollars on an old
041building. I just $600,000 on a building 70 [snorts] years old. >> I just don't know what other options we have. Not in this economy. >> The only other option that would Can we go ahead and talk >> The motion's The motion's been made. >> Okay. The only other option, realistically speaking, is look again and I don't know if that failed and that option was repurposing Margaret Newton and I know it's not a popular thing and I understand some of it I lived in a community that lost a school. You lived in a community that lost Lincoln. >> Yeah, but I'm just looking at at that amount of money >> [clears throat] >> for such an old building. >> And yet it that has to be done if we're going to keep that building alive. We
042know that. We know that. >> It's 600 cuz it's going to be 600,000. Nothing is ever in the low end. Nothing is low end. You said 400 600, you know it's going to be 600,000. >> It depends on how deep you want to go, right? Like this is where the optionality plays a factor. We can just take care of the guts. But >> Wouldn't it be safe? We wouldn't put kids in there if we didn't take care of the guts. >> If it's just things like you know we're in there and all that cool issue isn't a point. >> [clears throat] >> Cuz it still makes it It makes sense to change the light fixtures and ceiling at that time. It makes sense to change [clears throat] out the windows in those spaces, but if
043we need to cut some cost out of the project you could leave those existing windows in there. Sorry, Lacy. >> [laughter] >> And the whole school could be addressed for new windows at a later date. Like we're trying to just be very intentional about giving options. It's not just Hey, here's the project that you need to go do. You know, we can look at different fixtures. There's all sorts of levers we can pull to help influence cost. But I feel like right now it's in a good spot with the correct height coming out of the kitchen and we're confident that we're still within the cost range from before. So, I mean the scope has grown a little [clears throat] bit and we're still where we wanted to be. >> The same Now, y'all that what
044you just said though, we're going to be $700,000 bar no bar no >> It's probable. >> Yes. We're going to be $700,000 to good within this school year's budget. Of course, I know that transfers to fund balance which basically we can pay for this project >> [snorts] >> with that money. Or no? >> What else? >> Within our budget. >> Well, that's the thing. >> Yeah, what else? >> You can't claim any portable buildings. >> And I understand that because what's next? >> I'm sorry. Keep going. What's next? >> But that costs a whole lot more money than what we think it's going to cost. A whole lot more money. >> We're looking down the road at the middle school. >> I think it's time to start looking. But we got to get through to
045get there. >> [clears throat] >> And we got to get through to >> I got to get through to that. >> That's right. >> All right. We need to move forward on this. >> Yes, with reservations. >> [laughter] [laughter] >> I don't mind that as long as we have a plan. >> No. >> I'll put on the rule on that with you. >> All right. >> If Deborah can do that, I can too. Yes, >> [laughter] >> with reservations. >> I'm just trying to get there. Probably not allowed, though. >> [laughter] >> Yes, yes, yes. >> Jones? >> Yes. >> Neal? [snorts] >> Yes. >> Snyder? >> Yes. >> [clears throat] >> Winzer? >> Reluctantly, yes. >> [laughter] >> All right. Thank y'all. >> Thank y'all for being here. >> [laughter] >> Pray for a
046wrong. That's what my challenge is to you. >> Prove dollars under. >> You should have my contact information. I do welcome you, right? This is >> [cough] >> a very [clears throat] intentional process, and if there's something specific that you want to see, please let me >> I mean I mean uh >> Just out of curiosity, how many other charter schools >> Just make the old building new. >> You want so the the comment about building a new school, we're helping do that in the city. Schools are going to be really elementary schools elementary schools right now. And that's one That's one school. Primary students are elementary students. >> [cough] >> And that's one elementary school. >> [clears throat] >> That's 800 students. That's 800 students. That's 800 students. That's 800 students. Thank y'all so
047much. Any other questions? Thank y'all for coming. Thank y'all for coming. I appreciate y'all being here. Thank y'all for coming. I appreciate y'all being here. All right. Next, Mr. John England moves here to speak with us about the church property donation. Um yeah, it's nice to be able to offer you something that's not going to cost you anything. Thank you. All right. I had uh I talked to Woody that the First Presbyterian Church that that one in too much detail has has ceased to exist. I'm the land owner myself. My wife and I blessed the property to meet with you for this position in the church property. But the city has agreed to take the church and the manse. Um and I think their intentions are to develop them into a community center and use
048the manse to help fund the upkeep of the church. The uh Presbytery agreed to that and stipulated that they would like to see the the lot behind the church offered to the school if the school would like to acquire it. If not, I'd go to the to the mayor. They they would be willing to take it and with their uh third year. But the Presbytery meets again the last meeting. That has been a long process. We've worked on this over a year. But they'll meet again today of this month and uh decide to go forward and write things and so forth. And so if you're interested in it, uh I just need to have your uh approval and I'll go by the Presbytery and they'll when the time comes so have your lawyers get in
049touch with you and see how things need to be. Folks, what I'm talking about is the empty vacant lot that lies between uh Mr. Thomas' house and uh old Robertson's house there. Uh it's right in the street on the south and then uh the uh back of the church by a little bit of a lot on the north side. That's what So we have kind of a little lot. And I really if you had a chance So >> Yes, so the board got the map. I got it from Jackson, you know, the last meeting. And we I think we actually had people go visit the lot and I think they have I don't know, maybe [snorts] a a parking garage or something they want to put there. >> [laughter] >> But [clears throat] whatever you
050can get the city to approve is fine with us. We're just trying to see the property stay in the community hands so that they got it. >> I just want to tell you what I said in our last meeting. It's hard to be long and give that to us. It's hard to say no to Well, you know, when you call the school system. Thank you. >> My my pleasure. If y'all would would you whether it's 90 or later days you can vote [clears throat] on it. Just let me know what you decide and I'll pass that on to the president here and the city. Tomorrow will be the first of next month. They'll be drawing these up to transfer the property. >> I'll make the motion that we take that. Thank you for that. >>
051Motion made by Mr. Snyder. >> I'll second it. >> Mr. Jones seconds. >> [snorts] >> Mr. Reddog. >> Rain. Hopkins. >> Yes. >> Cook. Coleman. >> Yes. >> Homrum. >> Yes. >> Jones. >> Yes. >> Neal. >> Yes. >> Snyder. >> Yes. >> Winter. >> Yes. >> You're welcome and I'll be in touch with the president here to let them know and when the time comes I'll reach out to the building and get the pertinent information about how to proceed from there. >> Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you very much. >> All right, next is our director of schools vote. We sat through three interviews and I appreciated the opportunity to interview all the candidates. I believe all of the interviews were very The interviews were very good and I believe the board
052made a motion to see >> I would like to uh also say something I thought that uh I want to thank the three candidates personally. I think all three candidates would benefit our school system. I [snorts] think they all have unique They bring unique things to the table. It's very tough decision, more tougher than I anticipated. Uh With that all being said though, I would like to make motion to make uh Ms. Vanessa Shell our next director of schools. I make motion. >> I second. >> Ms. Armstrong, second. Roll call. >> Green? Hopkins? >> Yes. >> Hook? Holloman? >> Yes, with no reservation. >> [laughter] >> Holman >> Yes. >> Jones? >> Absolutely, yes. >> Neal? >> Yes. >> Snyder? >> Yes, it's time to come back home. >> Spencer? >> ABSOLUTELY, YES. >> [applause]
053[laughter] >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UM WE have quite a few incentives going on at Margaret Newton. We ended last month with our preschool um doing puzzles with preschool family engagement. And now we are uh just got off of Reading Across America weekend. I want to personally personally thank Ms. Lori Ford, who's here tonight. It was an amazing week. We started off with uh reading under under the stars. Families they had little lights and came out to read with their students. We were very literacy rich that night. Um, that entire week and then we ended Friday with a book character parade, which was so sweet. Uh made got dressed >> [cough] >> up with [clears throat] their book and paraded through the hallway. We are currently um we have a homework family engagement K-2 packet that
054is going [laughter] home. And so, um, our students who complete their homework, we're looking at it not necessarily homework, but a family engagement piece where the students can engage with their parents and guardians. They bring it 3 weeks consecutively the um before spring break, they'll be invited to an ice cream party. So, we're hoping to encourage that. We also have a kindergarten challenge going on with attendance. We identified 25 chronically absent kindergarten students. And so, for the 2 weeks remaining of school, they um if they're if the 25 students they receive an invitation if they come to school, they get entered in for a $20 Walmart gift card. So, with >> [clears throat] >> the 25 students, we had 11 of them to come to be entered into that uh for the first week and
055so we're very proud of that because we've had some perfect attendance in kindergarten classrooms that have not been the entire time. So, we're very happy about that. Um, the last thing I have is we uh new STEM lab. About 3 About 3 years ago, uh Mary Jamie Cook came to talk to me about a STEM lab and what it would consist of. And so, we have it finally. It is installed. It is beautiful. It has so many things that students can make and create, hands-on materials. And so, I will be sending the invitation to the school board members, but mark your calendars for 1:00 April 22nd to come out and we'll have media there and students um with speeches, food. It'll be a great time celebrating our new STEM lab. Thank you. >> Dr. Prophet
056is in Memphis tonight. He's not in the basketball game. I'm filling in for him. But, a lot of great things going on at Larry Kendall. We're excited to have our early release day, which is this Wednesday. It's a great time for our teachers to work with our paraprofessionals, um special education teachers, RTI teachers. We're also excited that this Wednesday, when we have our early release, we have three of our fifth graders that will be joining us joining us. We have our third through fifth math to work with mathematical practices. We have our sixth through our fifth through eighth grade ELA. And we are lucky to >> [cough] >> have her for 20 more days as we go through the high school for ELA between now and the end of the year, thanks to the CLSD
057grant that we had gotten into earlier. And then, we'll also have our special education teachers working with us on Wednesday. So, it'll be a a great time to collaborate and plan together. Um our special ticket system that we have at Larry Kendall is going really well. I don't know if Dr. Prophet told you about it or not, but our teachers receive five tickets every Monday and they're challenged to hand those five tickets out. Um these are Our students earn Falcon points for following the Falcon Way. But, these points are more for going above [snorts] and beyond. So, when the teacher gives a student a ticket, they put their name on it as well. We draw one 45 and one 35 winner every Friday, and the teacher gets the same reward that the student gets. So,
058they they're really enjoying that, and we try to make a big deal when they come in the office and turn their tickets in. We recently had [clears throat] a Falcon Point Concession Stand, where our students were able to go to the Concession Stand and buy snacks by using Falcon Points. And then, we'll have another Falcon Store at the end of the month. We'll have an ice cream party for our students who received their AR accelerated reading points, which is a big incentive in the nice program that we're doing. Um we just finished up two dress-up weeks back-to-back. We had FFA Week, and then we had a costume day. We were really busy. Um we will have a house day Wednesday. Yes, Miss Katie helped us get that together. We're having a March Madness, so [snorts]
059basketball tournament. Our students are looking forward to that. Okay. Um our eighth graders attended the Pathways to Hospitality in Griffin lastly, and then the eighth graders were provided with lunch at Grayson, so they loved that. Uh we had a Coffee with a Counselor for our fifth grade parents to kind of let them learn more about what to expect as they're going through this year of middle school. We have our high school CTE coming tomorrow for a road show with the seventh and eighth graders. >> [clears throat] >> Anything else? What are the people doing? >> [laughter] >> I think that's it. >> This is Gary. [snorts] All right, I'll piggyback off of what Shanti said on the CTE CTE Road Show. Road trip is what we call it. Basically, we have some high school students
060that are going to come over to the middle school. They're going to talk to the seventh and eighth graders about what to expect when they come over. Kind of more [snorts] of the career exploration. We also have our HOSA club, our FBLA, and our SkillsUSA welding. They'll be going to state conference at the end of the month, so they've been very busy. They'll be competing in things, so we're really excited for them. Uh spring sports is on the way. You know, we've been playing everywhere, and then of course tonight we have the boys basketball game tonight for sub-state, so fingers crossed that we'll be seeing all y'all in Murfreesboro next week. Um prom is April the 11th, and then our junior ACT will be April the 7th, and we pass some junior summits and junior
061round tables trying to get them ready, it's hard to believe, but get them ready to be seniors next year to be seniors next year and graduation, so it's rolling away. [snorts] >> [applause] >> And if you don't have anything to add there was a lot that that was presented to you about money. And I would just say that if you have any questions, please reach out to me. Feel free to reach out to Amy, she knows >> [snorts] >> a lot more about it than I do. I just think it's the right questions that she can help you with. I would really agree with that, so please reach out to her, especially if people are asking you questions about shortfalls or cut max, [snorts] whatever it is, she'll have the information. information. Second part is
062domestic comprehension. I wish she was here to explain that. >> We'll have to talk. >> [clears throat] >> This may not be necessary, but I'm going to say it. Misinformation is part And I think if if we're if we have questions or if we I just think we need to be real careful that what we speak is accurate. And absolutely true. Uh and it's easy to go the other way because this gets real confusing, at least it does to me. There's a lot to keep up with. But um >> [cough] >> accurate, [clears throat] correct information is what comes out of our mouths. >> I you know, I just have a hard time thinking about all of the teachers that have gotten some information. And I I don't [clears throat] really know where it all
063come from. But you know, to hear losing their jobs and it's not true. I mean, if they they >> And that's what we need to tell them. >> Yeah, I know. Yeah, you know. But [snorts] they just voted on us. We didn't know what the picture was. >> That's right. Any other business? >> [clears throat]