001You look great. She gave her this. [Music] I just didn't bring it. >> Hello. >> How are you? >> I'm pretty good. How are you? That's right. I don't Start [Music] Carrie, get my first four goals before I even got four goals. I don't know where they came from, but >> it's M. Put our action steps go. Then we put our action steps and what those go. So were your action steps the action steps I put in district >> because I can do that all day all the little things. >> Yeah. >> Well, I did a lot of extra stuff I probably didn't need to do. It's okay. >> Yeah. [Music] Yeah, I've got four kids I'm looking at all day long. [Music] >> Yeah, it is. I'm hungry. I'm sorry. She is noticed. Did
002you hear enough birthday? I said really contst anywhere. whole [Music] You August 23. [Music] All right, we'll go ahead and get started. >> Okay. [Music] Okay. Yeah. [Music] Look at here. All right, we'll go ahead and get started for tonight's meeting. We'll do roll call >> here. here. Homer >> here. >> Jones >> here. Neil here. Snider >> here. >> And here. >> All right. Thanks. We'll stand for the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. >> Let's pray. Holy Father, we thank you for this beautiful weather you've given us. Um it has been beautiful and we are so thankful. Lord, I pray that um the business that we conduct tonight, Lord, would be pleasing to you and what's in the best interest of our students. And Lord, I pray that you calm the nerves of
003those who are speaking tonight, Lord, to give them the words to say. In your name we pray. Amen. Amen. >> 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. >> Next is to approve the agenda for September 8th, 2025. >> Make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Motion made by Vivian. >> Second made by Judy. All in favor say I. Any oppose say no. The motion is carried to approve the agenda for September 8th, 2025. Next, we would like to welcome all of our visitors. I see some new faces. So, hello. Welcome to the school board meeting. Next is to approve minutes of the previous meeting on August the 11th, 2025. >> All
004right. A motion made by Diane. Second made by Jody. All in favor say I. >> Any opposed say no. The motion is carried to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of on August the 11th, 2025. Next is public comment. We all we allow a signup sheet for any public comments that is on the lines of the agenda. Nobody has signed up for this evening, so we will proceed. Next is the school board roles elections. Um, every year we we vote on school board chair, vice chair, chair, proterm, tsb representative, and the Tennessee legislative advocate. So, we'll just we'll just go along and go through our elections. All right. So first is the election of school board chair. >> I make a motion that J remain our chair. >> All right. Motion made by Vivian.
005Second made by Jimmy Dale. All right. All in favor say I. >> Any oppose say no. All right. Motion carried that myself will be school board chair. All right. Next is the election of school board vice chair. >> I move that John Cochran remain vice chair. >> All right. Motion made by Diane that John Cochran remain as vice chair. >> I'll make motion that Jody Neil is question. Motion made by Vivian that Jody is elected vice chair and then John. Okay, so we have two motions. Is there any second Jody? >> Second Jodie. Made by Judy. I'm just thinking about how we proceed. If there's two, well, there's a second. >> There wasn't a second for John, was there? Okay. Was there? >> No. >> So, that means we don't vote on John. >> So,
006we'll second John. I didn't know we had the nomination. >> All right. So, we're going to vote for both. >> No, there's not nomination. There's not a second on nominations, is there? >> I don't think >> Well, >> but we're still safe because we still have >> Yeah. nominations. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, for nominations, we just nominate. Okay. So, we have a nomination for John and a nomination for Jody for vice chair. So, let's just go through roll call. >> Is this for John? >> And this is for John. Okay. So, Kane is absent. Carlin is absent. Um, yes. >> Yes. >> Jones. >> No. >> Yes. >> Snider. >> Yes. >> No. >> So, there's five yeses for John. So, Oh, I think we need to >> That's your majority. >> That's the
007majority. Okay. battery. >> What did it do? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> All right. So, vice chair. All right. Next is the election of chair prom. And this will fill in if the board chair and the vice chair is unable to. >> Who was that this year? >> Deborah. >> I'll make the motion or nominate. >> All right. Nomination for Deborah. >> Second by Diane. All right. Let's just do roll call. >> Yes. [Music] Home. >> Yes. [Music] >> Yes. >> All right. >> And continue your healthy habits. >> Pro term. Miss Deborah. >> Who is the TSBA represent? this year. >> His name is Judy. >> Nominate both. >> All right. Nomination made by Jimmy Dell for Vivian. And was it Judy or Jody? >> Judy. All right. I should do a roll call.
008No. Okay. >> And it's for both. >> Okay. Kane is absent. Cins absent. >> Yes. >> Homer, >> yes. >> Jones, >> yes. >> Neil, >> yes. >> Snider, >> yes. >> All right. Next is the election of the Tennessee legislative advocate. And it's just one. >> Make the nomination for Miss All right. Nomination made for Diane. >> She's okay. >> All right, let's do a roll call. >> Yes. >> Homer. Yes. >> Neil. >> Yes. >> All right. All right. Next is the federal programs compliance agreement. >> Members, this is a document that we review and pass every year so that we are able to spend federal monies that are passed on to us. It's a compliance document. I hate >> compiance document approved. Motion >> made by Vivian. >> Second made by Jimmy
009Dale. All in favor say I. Any opposed say no. All right. Motion carry to approve the federal program compliance agreement. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next is employee health insurance. >> Members, if you recall last year, we asked you all to take an active role when how we spent our money on health insurance for employees. Part of that retention first was making sure that we took care of the individual employees with an insurance benefit that they could afford. We found that we were way outside of what other counties were doing for their employees and even in some instances not even being able to compete with what was out on the marketplace for insurance. So we did an incentivized program. There's three tiers in health insurance. The premium, the standard, and the limited. So we
010had gone with the middle program. That's what you had voted on. And at the time it wasund was it >> $113. So as we reviewed it again, we gave you an opportunity to go back and make it an even $100 for that. We had only had 10 employees to take that. When I asked questions about it was obvious that he had not gone out. We met with teachers, staff personally who explained the differences between the tiers because after the window had closed, we called and said, "Why did you not take the other?" And some of the responses we got was we get a lot of emails and not understanding what all that pertains to. They want to be taken care of. They want the customer service. So, we committed last year that no matter what
011the board voted on this year, when that window opens up on October the 1st, we will have somebody beforehand going down to the schools to meet with them to explain what these three tiers mean as far as their insurance because each of them have it comes at a cost. So, if you take the standard over the premium, the difference in the pharmaceuticals, it could be $20 or it could be $15, whatever that case might be. That way the employee is making an informed decision. So I say all of that with the incentivization was a good move on in my opinion and you have an opportunity to make it $100. You also have the opportunity to do nothing and the cost gets passed down to the employee or you can take it because it's about a
0127% increase in cost and the board can absorb that as well. So, it had been done in the past outside of the board. We had just been making our own decisions about it. Just felt like it was appropriate to include the board as you have, you know, so much dealings with other parts of the the budget to give you an opportunity to chime in and to help us make a good decision for our employees. So, Amy's here to answer questions that you might have about your other options or something else that you might want to do. So this is going to be the cost the 2026 is this one right? Is that what y'all projected to cost in January? >> Yes. >> That is the it will it will start um for the January one
013will come out the December will start for the January one. >> Those are the new premiums. Um and then on the I think it's your second page because I put what currently was in on that first page. Um and then it gives you the options of you know he explained in the email the different four options you know what if you wanted to change or which way you want to go with it. So it's 7 right now it's 701 for for the employee the employee. >> Um now so the 701 is what the premium is all together looking at that one. >> So we have 10 people that take it and they pay $113 a month and the school system pays the 5.88 >> and next year it's going to 736. >> It is. Yes.
014It's not going up. >> In years past, it was double digits, >> right? It's been worse. It's been up to 15 and 16% increase before and more. >> But it's a 7% average of an increase depending on the if it's employee, employee, child, employee, spouse, or the family. >> I have a simple question. Is it affordable for us to I mean we're we're talking about paying more for the employee >> potentially right we had predicted if it it had been 70 I don't remember what the number was but it was like it was 70 people of course they didn't >> and the board took on that liability so it's the same as what we're trying to do is trying to put more information out there as I said so they that they can make their
015own determination. We just don't feel like we did a good enough job. And as small as we are, I think we have the ability to have facetime conversations with people. >> It was it was very frustrating on our part. you took the step forward and people might say well because with the families and I understand that but my responsibility your responsibility is to the employee that's who we support as far as insurance goes and we made it to where it was affordable. Now our job is just to get it out to the people and make sure they understand what they're facing as far as making there were certain people there were people who stayed with Premiere and once there was a another conversation with them they said I just didn't realize what the difference was
016and what I could have gotten because they didn't get it through an email. They didn't understand that. >> But we had a plan. >> We only had 51 days >> total. I think now we've had some new employees come in. So I think we're at 56 or 58. I can't remember that number. >> And our projected cost was 70. >> We were predicting I forgot how many people it was. We were predicting it might take it. So you took like a worst case scenario of how many people might take it and there were only 10. So if we were to go and absorb the 7% >> increase, what is that looking like as far as budget? >> You kind of redirected my question. >> Down at the bottom, down at the bottom, you'll see the
017pink highlighted or pinkish. >> Those two. >> Yeah. >> Down at the bottom, there's a monthly cost and then the annual cost. So will our budget support that? >> Yes. >> I plan ahead tried to with the different ones in their budgets and I said you need to plan about a seven increase because I had gone to a workshop the fiscal workshop and they had told me to budget five to seven. So, >> but we do have a plan um for this coming year to a plan of going out to the schools uh a day at each school to have that personal conversation um about the insurance. We have a different plan than we did. It's not going to be after school. It will be during the day because they're not going to stay after
018school and we realize that. >> Oh, but I thought they left school. So, the window opens in October. >> And that's what I said in the past, this office had made those decisions. So, we're going to have to make a move because October 1st it's going to open up. We're going to have to do something different in one way or the other. I'll make the motion that we consume the 7% for this year. Is that to also reduce from the 113 to 100? >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion made by Jamie Dale. >> Second made by Jody. >> All right. Let's do roll call. >> Yes. All right. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> All right. Next is to the Empower Tennessee 401k. board members, if you recall back in the spring, we brought it to your
019attention that when the hybrid program for retirement went into effect in 2014, there was not a solid reconciliation process either by the group in Power Tennessee and by our office. So there were discrepancies that grew from 2014 until we finally were came to a meeting last year. And that's when I said at this point it's around $200,000. So to make it clear, if $10 was not contributed by our office in 2014, it's no longer $10. It's what that $10 investment return would have been. So that's why the the amount of money just kept growing. So Amy and her team kept working with Empower Tennessee to get it to the right amount because the board had agreed on the $200,000. They thought that's where we were going to be. They continued on with weekly meetings and
020they finally got to the amount which is what I had emailed you to. Amy, what was that total amount? the the total that's due is $216,67462. >> One more time. >> Um 216,67462 as our credit. >> Yeah, that's what I had emailed you. There was a credit where they had found because it was actually going to be worse. So this payment will bring us up out of the careers in what we owe employees on the retirement. And as I said, y'all had already approved the 200,000. So it went above that amount. So that's why I had to bring it back to this one. We don't have a choice. >> No, not really. >> Somebody asking, can we appeal it? You can appeal it. At the end of the day, this is about staff and their
021retirement. This is what's open, >> right? It's going to go up the longer we >> That's right. >> You got that check cut. They will automatically pull it after. >> There's there's finance updates and Amy's going to talk about a lot of like I said, Empower Tennessee didn't have a reconciliation process for us and we didn't have the process. But that's been shored up on both ends. Is going to talk about reconcili. >> All right. So, do we need a vote? >> Yes, ma'am. >> All right. Is there any questions? Any more questions? No, we just need to pay so we don't keep approving interest. [Music] >> I'll make a motion that we pay 26,67462 as quickly as possible. that coming out fundamental >> but it comes out of the GP first and then whatever's
022it goes in the notes and at the end of the year when the bill comes to >> I motion made by Vivian second by Jimmy let's do roll call >> yes Yes. >> Neil, >> yes. Snider, >> yes. >> All right. Motion approved to pay 216,67462 to Empower Tennessee 401k. All right. Next is the out of town field trip or FFA. >> Well, members of we've talked about the policy for out of state and overnight stays. The FFA is requesting to go on this trip from October 29th through October 31st and it is in Indianapolis. >> So, it's an overnight and out of state. >> I'll make a motion that we approve this. >> Motion made by Vivian. >> Second made by Jody. >> All right. All in favor say I. Any oppose say no.
023A motion carried to approve out of town field trip or FFA. >> All right. Next is finance update. >> All right. So board members, if you recall, we had Shelby here from the our auditors and they're the ones that brought to light about our findings and I want to not continue to do that. And so then the suggestion was made for us to seek somebody out to help us get the books closed and we finally did. What was the group's name? >> Howard Reese and Sergeant. >> You're out of >> So they've been up here a couple of times and they have dug into the work. I'm gonna let Amy explain where we are in that process. >> Okay. Um I asked for Brienne Plunk. She is the accountant working with us. Um and emails
024um pretty frequently. if not a call or a text uh to me as well as uh the other people on the finance team. Um they have done a software setup uh adjustment that is with our three accounts we have. She has set them up so that they reflect what the bank has. Um and it also goes by the county's chart of accounts because of the way the systems are set up. it was not set up for us to do reconciliation within Skyward, but now they have it where we're going to be able to do that. So, it will be um way easier to do. So, that is one step they've done. Um they collaborate with our trustee um so that reconciliations can be accomplished uh way quicker and it not take us days to get
025it accomplished or hours depending on the the account. um they have created um they're compiling a list of reports that we can pull within Skyward for ongoing review and reconciliation. So they are creating within Skyward reports so we don't have to spend the days and the time meeting with Skyward and pulling us away from other things. They are getting those for us. Um and it it's been very helpful. um we have learned different things um within Skyward we can do by them and then also record matching uh within Skyward with our trustee as well as the bank and that's that reconciliation process of pulling them all three together and they match. Um we did gain access back to local government today so we could log in and look at what was done from I always
026say this backwards. Dr. Crack is going to laugh if I did this in interviews today. From July one through June because I always say June 1st. I get on backwards. So July through June. Well, we stopped in in January. So we had a lump sum amount. Well, in order to do the first, we have to have each thing listed out. And so we've gotten access back in there today where we can pull all those for her. So she can get those reports. So it will be very helpful to her. Um but she did say that our school district bookkeeping process will be much better and easier to maintain and will operate with a minimum margin of error. So that is her goal and I love it. >> So are we reconciled with the trust? >>
027She has some of them done. Um she is doing the grunt work in the back um and has worked with Mallalerie on some of those and and Miss Shelby um that we're all working together on getting it but she does not have um any farther along if you want to say by months. Um, but she's getting the process cleared up as far as making sure all the journal entries are in there. Uh, right. Because if you forget a 101 on the end of a line item, you don't think it's a big, you know, a big deal, but it really is because now you've gone from taking it one item to a different one. And so there are just little things like that that just needed cleaned up. And she's doing all those processes. So she's
028really done a lot of work for us and I'm very thankful for her. So, I know that you all got the audit reports and you heard what Shelby had said. Do you all have questions for Amy about reconciliations, liabilities, the books being closed? The books did not close on August the 31st because the the consultants that we got through the auditors and said, "These are who you need to help you." Had a lot to do, >> right? >> So, any questions that you might have, we wanted to make sure we were transparent where we are in the process. I have talked with Cindy Smith today actually. She emailed me just checking in, you know, with me and she said if I could have certain things done by October one, they would be pleased. Um so,
029um it it's not that we're hiding anything from any of them. Um they, you know, they're very open and honest and I'm open and honest right back. So, we're not we're in touch with TDOE. you know, it's we're all working together on it, but they had rather us get it all cleared up move and move forward than to keep trudging along where we were. And so they were fine with it. >> Is October one a reasonable date? >> I want to say yes. It's a firm yes. So, but I'm gonna say yes. I really think we can get to October one. That's my That's our That's our goal. >> Any other questions? >> Thank you, Amy. >> You're welcome. >> All right. Next is safety update. >> Couple of weeks ago, I watched the news
030unravel about tragedy in school. It it hurt my heart and I reached out to the principles and I said, "You got to be the calm. You got to be sense makers. You'll never eliminate danger so we can mitigate. Please go back to your safety teams. Please go back to your processes." I just wanted to keep going through it. And I just realized we probably needed to have an update with Jamie as the safety coordinator about so you had a sense of understanding about what's happened to this point beginning of the school year and talk about the plans moving forward, what we want to do. So I wanted to give Jamie an opportunity to speak to you all and ask questions because it's our most precious commodity is our students and our staff. So I want
031to speak on behalf of the principles. They've done a really good job this year. We had inservice with Jim and Dell's group that went well. school safety is number one in our book and we we're really trying to give efforts to to do that because of that the discussions u the planning that has been done in certain the threat assessments the EOPS this school year starting up you know there's always anxiety um to starting school new people kids are in different classes they're in different buildings so we try to make all that a little easier for them I wanted to let y'all know that we are planning for three uh safety grants this year. So, this is going to tremendously help. Uh to speak on the one of last year, cost grant was a big
032deal. I think Judeelle can back me up on this. We accomplished what Homeland Security and our building level security assessments come out and said, "Hey, y'all need to y'all have some issues you need to work on." There were some red flags. Uh, one of those was the metal detector which I also want to give props to our principal that this process went really well. Metal detector went really well. U also clear backpacks on behalf of y'all because that was one of the things y'all said that as a board this this be really good for our school system. I think so far speaking for everybody uh this has been really positive. uh perimeter fencing which Homeland Security was really on us about to the point where it was mandated that we get this done. uh upgrading
033our mag doors main entries going to one single entry in each school has helped tremendously I think uh because the awareness of the main offices about visitors entering the buildings is way better than the last couple years where it's kind of le you know open uh six doors at Lake High School which we've all dealt with the six doors at Lake High School gym the lobby, haven't we? >> Yeah. So, they are in good working order now. I feel really good about that. So, that's things we accomplished last year on the cops grant. I want to let y'all know that we're also applying for $500,000 this year for cops grant, which some of the things that uh that's on there is updating the camera systems. Our camera systems in the school building is very analog.
034It's all plugged in, plugandplay. It does work. It's not very remote. So, anything we can do to help promote that to make a so we can see it in remote places where we set up instant command stuff like that. U ballistic films. We're working on ballistic films. This this year, unfortunately, last last year it got pushed down on the list because Homeland Security obviously asked for other things. So, but it is important. I think all of our main entrances need blessed film and we're moving towards that. We we already have quotes out for that for the square footage um for radios, two-way radios. That's communication that triggers that, too. We need it on our school buses. We need it on in our gymnasiums. We need it on our football fields. We know that. That's that's
035a request that we we upgrade that. It sounds pretty minimal, but it does get pretty expensive when you're talking about three schools. Uh there's also a public school safety grant that's out there that's almost $14,000 we're applying for and we're going to try to fit window film in that communication in that whatever we can't get out of grant. Also, there's Tennessee risk management $20,000 grant that is for staff saving purposes. Also Lacy and her crew has applied for that. Is that right? >> Yeah, we did did three different we turned in three different ones. >> All right. So, and then Miss Glenda also applied for that. So, that's through our insurance company since risk management. So, that is for employee safety that leads to injuries during work staff. So all these things are coming along
036as soon as we get you know when are we what's our deadline on >> one is October one is well we've already turned in one for September >> the cops two grants we'll find out in January usually. Yes. Yes sir. So at that point that's when we come back to y'all. So, we got granted this grant and then that's when we're going to have a list of what the priorities are on that grant. It's another half million dollar. So, I mean, I'm I'm excited about this. I hope you can tell because if we can knock off a half million dollars each year in security purposes, this this gets us a lot closer where we need to be in our school system. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Got worn out last year about that >>
037and and I promise you it it's on top of our list this year and it's it's really out of our hands because we have to go by that security assessment. Our principles does that each year and turns it in and when they turn it in then there's red flags on the state, right? So if we don't try to move forward in correcting those things, it looks like we're not committed to that. So where ballistic film is a law on new construction. It's not on uh older buildings and you know we would have to go through a major reconstruction for we had to have by law had but I think it's a fantastic idea we need so not to catch you off guard when it's time you start talking about that film many of our schools
038don't have glass windows you can't speak to whether what a laminate does on plexiglass so does some of that money have to be spent towards glass. Will it can it be spent on glass? I don't know. That is that something we have to replace with fund bounce per capital project. That's something we have to consider as well. You know, this building we say 80% of it is plexiglass. That's perfect. I know you and I talked and we know that when we did the window project at the high school, some of the classrooms, the shades and stuff wouldn't fit so that you have nothing but glass, whether it's plexi or glass. >> Um, how much how many windows need just something put over it so somebody can't just see in? So that's another it would be
039a great discussion of do you want to do the laminate which protects from the outside and you know if the funds run out then you can do which is a lot less money which is just eliminating the exposure to the outside. So I know that they were going around looking at windows counting. Yeah, 90% of our windows are uncovered. I would say L Kendall is probably our best shape. You know, it's it's majority covered, but high school is the word. I think when you get ready for a scope of work, if we get the grand approved, you look to see probably not going to have enough money to laminate all the windows. So then you look at how much you can laminate and then how much you ensure that you at least get blinds up
040to mitigate the ability for somebody from the outside to see. I I'll give you an idea. If you just put window film that blocks your site into a window, it's about 20 to $25 a square foot. If it's ballistic, kind of the middle of the road ballistics, it's a h1 to $140 a square foot. So to say that this window right here, that's about $2 to $3,000 to cover that pain of glass. >> So if you think about our front entrances, our vestibules, it gets it'll get really expensive really quick. Well, the thing about the ballistic stuff that the film is that it won't stop a bullet from going through because after several bullets hit it, it's going to break anyway. It just gives Jimmy time. >> That's right. >> The sheriff time >> to
041get to our kids. >> Yes, ma'am. And all the studies show, all the reports, if you can slow down or mitigate that entrance, you're winning because if it's a easy open the door without a lock on it, that's where they're going first. If they can get through one pane of glass, that's where they're going first. So, it is a good thing. >> Well, I don't know how true it is, but I've heard Dr. Crockett's been giving them a bit working those doors. >> Oh, >> but they're always Dr. Crockett. Is that a story? >> I can't get I can't get in some of them because the key don't always work. Maybe they did that on purpose. >> That's great. >> All right. Thank you. >> I got one more question. Yeah. So, the radios is
042every teacher gonna have them. >> So, right now, no. >> Okay. So, that brings me another question. >> Okay. >> So, when we were at the conference last year, the TSBA I went into a conference about the these like key tags or I don't know exactly what they were but the teacher could what was it again? You were there with me where he was dying. >> No, I got but you told me about it. >> But the teachers have like a personal panic button. >> It's a part of the law that says >> Melissa should but not shall. >> Yeah, that's right. So, it's a good recommendation and I would love to and a lot of we've looked into it. Uh Amy's helped me um for a grant that paid for part part of it.
043The problem is it's a subscription too. So, it's an ongoing cost. So, there's you know we just got off >> not a one time purchase. No ma'am. Okay. >> Yeah. And with a grant, it has to be for the duration of that grant. And then when the grant ends, their money ends. >> Yeah. So then we would have to >> So like the raptor system for checking in visitors, buying the equipment is one deal then having subscription to >> the we would have to absorb that. >> Well, I know the make our schools safe again um letter we sent to the governor. Yes. >> That was to make it a shell. and provide money so it would be funed. >> That's right. >> So, so right now to give you a little bit of confidence
044when a teacher's in their classroom their all call is their payment button. So, we have it. It's just not on. Okay. >> So, if they're outside of their classroom, that's where the communication that I'm talking about will help. So, right now we have students and teachers moving from place to place without communication. very short periods but there are some you know what I'm talking about Jimmy but if we have more radios where they can go on outside events or in the gymnasium or in assemblies uh that that will help for sure >> thank you I don't have any more questions >> next is the third grade proposed placement timeline discussion >> the Last last meeting we talked about I think maybe we should revisit the why. Can we talk a little bit about why we
045were talking about possibly moving into third grade? >> Um a lot of it plays into numbers about how many kids we had moved in and and placement of it. But for me instructionally it's about the resources and the things we have available with our new students and and that beginning learning for foundational skills. Um, so when we look at CKLA, which is that foundational skills curriculum that we brought in that helps kids learn to read, the resources are in that K2 space. And we have third graders who are moving on up to the 38 school who really need the supports that are still in the K2 school. Um, our expertise is in that building. And with our manpower, it makes sense for us to try to keep those students there. And there's still that opportunity
046for those third graders who are ready for that that advancement to still be advanced in that in that space as well. Um, but really thinking about what do we have, what can we provide and as far as manpower goes, what does that look like for us? So that makes sense for three classes to stay back instead of us trying to fund and do manpower for the space in the in the 3A. It really does. Um, and our people who are in the K2 are those expertise in making the sounds and knowing how to teach that program. And we can put all of our resources and all of our professional development and support into that one space instead of trying to split between two. That's really what it what it speaks to. And that is for
047both math and reading. I know math needs just as much support if not more in in our reading spaces right now. We had some really good momentum in data with our second grade last year and that is after like a direct result of the new started last year and supporting those teachers to do that and we made that change in October. So I'm excited to see what it looks like starting in August this year and going through that whole curriculum instead of just part of it because they really didn't start teaching until November. So it was good excited to see what that looks like. So in front of you is a post timeline and that's what we had talked about the last board meeting. So you see at the top we do a parent staff
048survey that we post allow them to give us feedback. Then we host a community meeting night chose randomly October 21st. had a chance to talk to pre about that, but we wanted it beyond fall break and after we've gotten the survey so we can use those results to engage the public in conversation about why and what their concerns and questions and then we give you the summary of the surveys and what came out of that community meeting at the board meeting in November. Then in December, we give you the finalized plan because there's a logistics part. You have to move people. You have to move staff, technology. If there has to be more staff members to support the move. I talked to the president. I said, I need to know if you lose that that
049grade band and they go to Margaret Newton, does that mean you move a nutrition person? Do we need to move a custodian? So, all things would have to be considered. We want to present that to you in December. Give you that whole plan and then in January an official vote so that we can make plans of if that's what the board wishes to happen. If we have that in January then we can make that move and it's seamless for seamless as we could possibly make questions about that process or questions for Sunny on. No, I just want to add I talked to Miss Sunny and looking at her numbers, I think it's a great idea to have everybody have the same resources. I think those numbers were promising exciting. >> It's just a lot more
050practical. >> It is. And and like I said, the the way the three like when you look at grade bands, a 35 is a grade band, but in our needs with our struggling students and where we are with what we need to try to make happen, it makes more sense for us to have a K space right now. There may be eventually an opportunity where we go back to a 35 grade band in that elementary space. But right now, our kids need that space. >> I make a motion that we move forward with this timeline. >> Motion made by Vivian. >> Second. Second made by Diane. All in favor say I. >> Any oppose say no. Motion carry to approve the third grade proposed placement timeline. >> Thank you. >> Move forward. >> Next is
051the CTE update. And so Carrie is the CTE director and I want to give her an opportunity to give you updates on what CT has been doing and then it's going to go into what's in front of you with the ZSpace computers. And so the digital the meant the digital skills >> digital skills that grant is what helped purchase these ZSpace computers. And so we're also g an opportunity to have a demonstration for you to participate in the web. It gets better. >> It will. Y'all, I'm a few pictures up here just to show you. First, you see our students are working on our mobile school. Last year, we bought a kind of a trailer that we're turning into mobile school. The kids have painted it. They're working on it. They have ideas how they
052want to decorate it, what we're going to put in it. And if y'all were at the home game, you saw it actually out when you came. the black trailer there. So, it's in the process. The other two there you see where our students have been working in the venue with our other classes and they're getting ready to plant pumpkins. At this time, pumpkins are planted and we should have them in the October 1st of November. They're 100 day pumpkins is what the FFA teacher. >> Okay. We have about 30ish 30 36 kids who are in our workbased learning programs. We have them working around school. Miss Lacy graciously hired a couple of our kids such as our student here. And so they are going out not only in our school system, but they're also out
053in the community as well working getting this experience doing great with WA. Some of them are actually paid extra money to do this. They met certain requirements. So Michelle is actually our coordinator for that. So she's been helping complete the charge. Also, we had our advisory board lunchon. We do this for CTE about twice a year. Um Christa was actually there. She's here in the audience. But um the kids uh cooked our culinary classes cooked our hospitality tourism kids serve them. And we just talked about our program to the community. Our um marketing class have come on to a great thing. If you've seen buttons around town, our kids have probably made them. um between JAG and with marketing they have created this budget business and they've really gotten into it. People have gotten into
054we've even had orders all the way across. So these kids have really really been enjoying it. Also in the middle you will see we've got a handshake going on. We're teaching these kids some soft skills in our JAG classes. So they're learning how to greet people, how to approach themselves, how to basically sell themselves to folks those skills that are needed whenever you go to work. In our health sciences, we'll learn more about our health science. They've been doing some dissection. They use some Twinkies there. And not to leave out our middle school. Our Lar Kendall students were out planting pumpkins at the Lincoln Acre last week and they have been doing some awesome jobs as well. The big thing though is our ZSpace computers. And before we get into their presentation, I'd like to
055introduce two of our new teachers this year. That is Kelsey Lebo. She is our health science teacher and our HOSA advisor. She's at the high school. And then Miss Lillian Wagner. She is at the middle school and she does FFA and a career exploration. And they're going to tell you about the space because they've actually used them in their classrooms. >> So she's getting that put up. I'm Miss Kelsey. If you don't know me, I'm very excited to be teaching health science this year. That's the end of it. >> That's okay. We'll get it. We're going to come around and get them going in a minute. >> They're very complex. >> Okay. So, yeah, the computers that are in front of y'all, that is our Zpace. We are very excited about these. Our kids are
056very excited. Um, this is bringing a lot of them that we wouldn't be able to do without these computers. Okay. So, as you can see, she's given an example here. This is what you're going to see in a minute. So, it produces like a hologram. You have a stylus on your keyboard where you're actually going to pull the object off of the computer. You can dissect you can I know she was dissecting like corn kernels the other day. >> Corn kernels and um pull corn stalks. >> So, for my side, a big thing um we did a lesson the other day in class. It talks about a mitro valve disorder of the heart. The kids actually get to see that heart beating and pumping and take away that issue. So, it helps a lot with
057our problem based learning that we try to incorporate into the classroom. So, you can see there too, um, it's got the latest AR and VR technology. So, it's a little bit different than your VR headsets. It does mess with your eyes a little bit like VR headsets, but in a minute you'll get to see like you actually just pull it feels like you're holding them in your hand. So, >> can I add something to that? >> Yep. There is a way that you can turn off the 3D to make it 2D. So, if your eyes can't adjust properly, I've had some students that can't see it properly with the 3D effect. It hurts their eyes and their brain. Um, and I I think it would be even with the 2D, it's almost like a 3D
058effect. It's just not like you're holding it off the screen. So, you're still able to work through the lesson just like the other students would be able to. >> Okay. And again, um, I kind of hit on this just a second ago. This is the standardsbased instruction that these ZSpace computers offer. The big thing, like I said, that I've had with my lessons is the problem based learning. We can throw in an issue with a heart, an issue with the GI system or anything. Have those kids actually work through that process. Um, something you would actually get to do in a lab more in a college setting that they can actually do hands-on with these computers. So, these are the day that I introduced them to my kids. It was about a week and a
059half ago, and I think we have four classes that tried this out that day. And I heard at least once every day in that class that students would say, "I can't believe that our school actually bought this for us." >> So they were very excited. My kids were very excited. >> These are my little These are my sixth graders. I only introduced it to my sixth graders um because of how energetic they were over all of it. They absolutely loved everything about it. Um, we did that about a week ago and every day they have asked us asked me, "Can we do Zpace today? Can we do Zpace?" And I have to, you know, space it out a little bit, but they're very excited for it. And then, so we're actually going to get started
060on it. You can just go to the next one. Um, if they fall asleep, if you'll just hit the enter key, um, if it has a login page, you just enter again. And while they're helping these have the lessons and assessments and everything >> I think there's a few there's there's a couple that are working. So those are here is one right here that is still running. Somebody wants to [Music] see how you're vibrating. You're pushing [Music] >> button. coming. >> We had the original demonstration. We were acting as dentist assistants. We were doing the nice how it's like coming off of the screen for you. just >> Yeah. If you're not straight forward with it, like somebody sitting beside you is not going to see the same um thing that you'll see. >> Do
061you see this coming? I see. >> When Amy wrote the digital skills grant and then you approved the match $10,000 match, what was the grant for? How much money? >> $616,000. >> It was like all of our kids need >> just just what's in this room cost about $75,000. >> But they're getting used. Yeah. So there's welding. They can actually weld on these. All the different types of welding. I tried. I failed. I'm not a welder. I'm going to stick to the medical field because I was not a welder. I can use these as a career or model. Hey everybody. >> Be careful. I spend a lot of time in it. >> They're cool though. >> They're about $75,000. Yes. So when you get into the noniction mode of I want to learn a little
062bit more and I typed it in there. Okay. So that's not so has a hard time. And then if your goouse buttons are like messed up like you do with your Do you want Have you seen them? >> I dissected a golf. >> Okay. [Music] No one need to go and Now it's >> ter Look, they're really >> They are really 30 minutes. All right. So grab it just like you would. [Applause] There you go. The end is near the end. I just really lessons are probably got I will say one lesson that are built in are they can go at their own pace with it and they're very simply >> I think it's also everybody. >> So, the teachers actually have one as well. Like, um I have one set out of this that
063I personally use and it has a camera and everything attached so I can be teaching my class as they're exploring. So, instead of me walking around like this, they follow [Laughter] We just kind of like Now pull it out. heard like instead Okay, [Music] >> we didn't realize we Well, it's great >> and we love it and the kids love it. >> All right. Thank y'all again for everything. Next is the Schneider Electric update. >> I'm growing tired of having to do the updates, but I had a teams meeting with the group from Schneider to get down to what's actually going on. And Construction was a third party construction company that did all the work that went and saw the remodeling that was that took place. I want to remind you that everything was approved
064at the Nashville office marshal because plans have to be submitted prior to it has to be inspected and everything was fine. Our state marshal here, state fire marshall here did not approve it and ultimately what happened came out and did all of the fixes that the fire marshall pointed out which as they described it had nothing to do with fire safety. It was about building inspection stuff which had already been passed as well. And uh I said that that's good. And he said here's what you need to know. Whole construction said they will not take a dime for the work they came back and did that they will never return to Lake County to do work again. That is unfortunate but that is what we are facing in getting this done. So that that hurt
065my heart. >> Um I hate that happen. I don't know where remember where they're from, but the extra trips and the extra work so they wouldn't take they will not come back. So I hated to hear that. I think people had the best intentions with safety and wanted to make sure that everybody's taken care of, but this has gone to a different level. So, Schneider felt like they had done what they need to do. The communication part could be cleaner, but that's where this is now. They're they're hopeful that they've done everything that hopefully it will finally get signed off on soon. As of today, it is not. I just want to make sure I was telling you what was going on. >> Was unfortunate. I think that's the most kind word. >> Yes, ma'am.
066>> I'm sure it's all with the best intentions. It's just not translating. >> We hope it's >> uh next is superintendence report. >> You want to speak? >> Sure. Um we got several things going on at the high school. You saw the zace computers. We also uh TCAT came and they gave us an award for our new enrollment. Our partnerships with them saw the pictures of Dr. Elliot with that um our CTE clubs or CTSOs what they call are growing as Kelsey was telling me they went from 25 to 40. So that you know the numbers are growing and we're talking competitions and that kind of thing. So hope to be coming and asking for many more overnight trips here in the future. The kids first is with us and they have been helping our
067ELA. Our eyes were won and we've seen lots of success with that. Also, of course, football and volleyball is happening. Volleyball game going on right now. Fingers crossed we won this game hopefully. And uh we had student council elections on Friday and they've elected all of our officials and hopefully we'll have one of them to come be representative here with you all. What's going on at the high school? >> Yep. Yep. We have kids first too. They were there today. um had a big third grade lesson with our third grade teachers. Got to model or see them model some teaching and do some different things. They've been in fourth and fifth grade, too. Uh that's for math. Uh we had a middle elementary house event, not the last Friday, but the Friday before where the
068middle school house leaders came and led elementary students in some activities and different things. And it it was a fun time. It looked like by all and I know the teachers were involved as well. Uh we sent Proder Sports home last Friday. That was fun. Um, I haven't heard anything bad about it. Uh, we did have our first faculty meeting. It was nice. Uh, the first time I've gotten a chance to have the faculty together again since in service. I don't know how good a job I did, but it was it was it was meaningful and it had a lot of a lot of good stuff going on. Um, each day we're reminding our students about the Falcon Way. You know, we want to be positive. We want to grow these students and our teachers
069are awesome and they're doing a really good job with all of those things. Next week is our homecoming because it's our last football home game of the season. We do have more games. They're just not at home. Uh so we have a lot of fun activities coming up for the the students at our school. Uh accelerated accelerated reader is about to get fired up and we're planning some fun activities to get that going. We've done the baseline testing through my last week and uh again I think if we just keep pushing these kids to higher standards and they're going to meet the goals and exceed what we think they can do and I believe our teachers are are buying into that and they're going to do a good job with it. So that's where we
070are. I don't see Miss Bri here, but I can tell you that I was substitute principal Friday morning. Anyway, I got to substitute kindergarten class. >> How was it? >> It was a lot of fun, actually. I was It was a It was a lot of fun. It took me back. I can say the grandparents day was on Friday. That was a big success. AR is kicking off on September 16th. So, they've been doing the baseline testing for the students. So, that will be in full motion. Anything you want to add what you saw? I'm trying to think. We've been through classrooms. Great things are happening. Lots of classrooms. Lots of great things happening. They will be getting some kids first support that'll start week 15. >> So, we're going to be filtering that down
071as well. >> I went to grandparents day. It was fun. >> It was well organized. I was really impressed with how organized everything was. >> I will add you made a suggestion. So, Scott Cooper I forgot the name of these businesses, the athletic wear. And he's given me an online catalog. I want to give yall an opportunity to pick out shirts >> so that when we do the TSBA in the goal for Yeah, >> so Scott has sent that to me and I'll make sure I get that off to you. >> Thank you for the suggestion. Any other business? >> I would like to this business. I'd like to bring up two things and I've been looking through our policies and procedures and I can't find the policy. I'm just I'm gonna make this short
072and sweet. I'm just want the board members to think about this. Um, we need to come up with some type of policy for staff uh, communicating with students social media and it needs to be a strict policy. >> Absolutely. >> I can't find it in our policies and procedures and it needs to be a zero tolerance policy. The second thing is, and we've discussed this before, and I know people don't like talking about this, but we need to look at bad cell phones in schools. I promise you guys, ain't nobody in here will disagree with me if you had dealt with what I've dealt with last three or four weeks. We need to look at this. I'm not saying we do it tonight. I'm just saying we need to think about this strong and in
073the near future look at a policy to fix these problems. >> So I can reach out to Ben >> and give him suggestions on what we were looking for. >> I know state of Kentucky made it a law this year that they can't communicate with their students individually. a parent has to sign a form saying that they can. Now, I understand the athlet athletes, you know, you got team reach and all that, but they they had to sign a form saying they're giving them permission to and I've got that bill at home. I just bear with me tonight. >> So, >> I'm sorry. Go ahead. coach talking about I was just my ins team and that whenever the coach send something to the players the parents auto >> we really need to look at this
074guys it protects their students and protects their staff >> um and the cell phones I don't get into cell phon >> well I believe there's been some movement to ban banning cell phones in classrooms. Um, and I thought >> must be banned during instructional times and but man, >> well, >> and I know this is a touchy subject, but >> there ain't no use for them to instruction. >> Teacher has to give them permission because that's the new state law. So there was a movement for the the legislature to ban them through law. This point you have the ability policy to do that. The legislator does it have choice. So at this point you can mitigate the access to it. Right now it's just during time. You can ban them time school against this time
075school. There's the the magnetic cases that students can drop in that have they have to scan to get their phones in and out with a block automatically comes in an expense but we can find out what that cost is and please if y'all have any problems with it refer all the calls to me I'll be glad to talk let me ask you I don't know if you can but can you tell us generally some of the problems I can't I can't get into that. >> Okay. >> But these this social media stuff, what these kids are sending out to other kids during our school time is ridiculous. It's sad really. And until a kid's a victim of it, you're not going to hear nothing about it. But >> is it still being dealt with legislatively?
076Is it still on the floor? We don't know because if it's made state law, >> yeah, we have to know this, right? We won't have to worry about survive without cell phones during school. If we need, you know, talk with our parent or emergency, there's always a school phone available. So, it's not like, you know, they don't need to keep in contact with mommy and daddy 247. Give mommy and daddy a break. But we do need to look at the first thing I talked about. I mean, understand cell phones is a touchy subject for some people, but we need to find a policy and it needs to be a strict zero cost policy of our staff communicating with our students. >> I'll reach out to them, see if he can give me. >> You're talking
077staff communicating with students, not necessarily students to students. >> No, I'm talking about staff with students on social media. There's no reason for a teacher to talk to unless there >> get into all that, but >> just protecting our students and protecting our staff. You're protecting our own people. You But you're going to have to >> back policy. If you're going to do a policy, you got to back the policy. It needs to be a strict policy. >> But, you know, some of our teachers take and they take such an interest in our children. They do things like make sure they get to church and and do things that help them >> and I don't know exactly where is that line where is that line. >> It just seems like it gets worse and worse
078guys. >> Dr. Ben regarding the policy. >> All right. Any other business? Thank you very much. [Music]