001the ladies dress like would you would you not put that in the dress code like determining ladies this is what's allowed for men this is what's allowed you have a shorter list when you tell people what they can't what do you think as far as the purses, you know, the small a lot of them carry the smaller like little belt bags and I think those are great. And then I think from a nurse standpoint, too, we do have some of our kids that have health needs, so they're carrying their medical supplies, they have to have a little bit of a of a bigger bag, like a smaller backpack. But yeah, and we're going through all of them when they Yeah. I mean, no, I mean, you know, the clear backpacks is going to help a
002lot. It's going to cut a lot of our time out. So, yeah, that's what I said. I say we go clear backpacks and you allow the person. Yeah, they're done. They're searching every That's the perfect That's what I do. I start out with see how that goes. If it's a lot of trouble, we can revisit that. So, do we want to leave how this policy is stated for all campus events only clear or not? Jamie Dell was saying let's don't go there yet. Isn't that kind of what you were saying? I'm saying we we need we just need clear back what I'm saying for all schools and class. So we discussed about 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 all schools and classrooms. Y beginning July 1st, 2025. Yep. Motion we pass the dress
003code which is line 13 and 14 for clear backpacks for all schools and classrooms on clear book bags will be allowed to motion made by John second made by M Judy All right let's do a roll call yes yes Anyone? Yes. All right. Next is the SE section six policy review. This one. So over a year ago, we asked the SBA to conduct an audit because our policies have gotten so far behind in them. So this is the last section and so you see there the explanation of why they want to the rewarding that they did and when we ask is do you wish to accept the batch? So the TSBA had recommended us way back when we started. Sorry we've had new board members. So even if you look at this one that said
004dress code you look at the issue date was 11211. Um, so a lot of our policies had not been reviewed since 2011. So that's why we asked them to do that way. We didn't have to go one by one by one. They did it because when law changes and TSBA updates policy to reflect what law says. So a lot of things have changed in 14 years since. So that's why we did it in batch. Appreciate it being done in that sales page. Yes ma'am. Makes a whole B has been on by the way as you go through this completed it called board secretary the conference and so she came back with a lot of knowledge she's got a lot of knowledge about things we might improve. We need to vote on this. Yes, sir. I'll
005make a motion to section. Motion made by Jimmy De. Second made by Miss Diane. Let's do roll call. Yes. Sorry. 63.3.10 is listed as it seemed here. So can we make sure in the notes that the 6.310 if you do that is going to undo what you just voted. Sorry. Excluding what Jimell states. So motion made by Jimmy Dell, second by Diane. We'll do roll call. is absent. Yes. Cook. Yes. Yes. Homer. Yes. Yes. Neil is absent. Yes. All right. Next is the science curriculum adoption. Remembers every six years was the the rule, but is the adoption of new curriculums is going to change to eight. So the process has been followed to get teacher input on adopting a science curriculum and I want to remind you that we have moved towards the the expectation
006the curriculum that we adopt are aligned to the standards the high quality instruction material. So we went through that with the we went through that with math and now we're doing science. So the process was of getting input from the teachers input from the community. So, let's post it on through social media and Sunny took us through that whole process. I'm going to let Sunny take you through what you're looking at there, what the plan is. Okay. Um, after doing our textbook adoption committees and getting public input, what our teachers decided or recommended is they would like to adopt SAS for K5, KDUm for 68, and McGraill for 912. So, we need you to approve the adoption of it. Um, as far as purchase goes, um, if you'll look, I gave you, and these are
007not going to be facts, but I wanted to give you an idea of the you financially. Um, also, if you're interested in taking a peek at these, the digital ones that you got, the links are active. You can look at those. Um, when you look at your quotes I gave you, we will adopt K5, but we will only purchase 35. We do not for K2. it is built into our ELA curriculum already. There's a science and social studies um connection there. So there's no need to take care of there. And that is the trend across most of the state of Tennessee. Okay. Um in the 35 space, you'll notice that I've only given you a quote for a one-year adoption purchase because what I would really like for our county to do is to adopt
008KDM. Let me rephrase that. to purchase kdum for 38. However, it was not fully complete for the adoption cycle this time. So, it will have to be an emergency waiver next year. And the reason I'm asking for that is because it is the only curriculum that we were given a choice of that is a STEM lab type of approach to teaching science, which I feel like we desperately need in our in our system. We don't have those. And it is such a phenomenal way of teaching science and critical thinking. It's a very hands-on experience for our students. So, that's kind of what I'd like to do. Um, we're going to have the curriculum this year. We're going to lean into that more traditional type of science. 68 was already complete and was only adoption. And
009I'm just waiting till Christmas. Once Christmas is here, that's December of 2025 is when the rest of the full five will be ready for us to fill out that special waiver and we will purchase that product for the rest of our All right. So you're looking at the 35 doesn't look that expensive and that's why because it's not it's only for one year and science curriculum is expensive guys because it's all the materials that come along with it. Okay. So if you'll see that top is 35 for one year. KDM is your 68 space and that is for an 8year adoption. you're looking at eight years there. And that is you have consumable and nonconsumable science kits. And those non-consumable science kits are those microscopes and all of the um glassware, all of the beers
010and all the fun stuff that you science. The consumables, they're replaceable every two years. So that one purchase of that non-conceable we will have for eight years. We won't have to replace and then every two years we'll do consumable stuff. Cindy, correct me if I'm wrong, but in the past when you did a notch, we did it for six years, but the rules are changing going to So what happened like when you we bought curriculum for ELA? Well, the curriculum is going to be extended for two more years, but we didn't have books for two more years. So, we're going to have to negotiate for two more years for ELA. We'll end up having to do the same thing for Matt. So, the rules were set for six years. We bought for six years and
011then the rules get extended. I'm sure it's for our betterment. I'm just not sure exactly how. It gives us time to learn what we're doing because in that six year cycle by the time you figured out we're adopted. Yeah. So, I appreciate this one year part because at least thing you're learning it by doing it. you need the teachers the management to this this grade and we're currently personing gap year what they call it for social studies and we will be doing that for another year so that was not in that original budget so you'll notice that I've had to add in those things for board and then you got your high school space at the end and that's your life as well called gap years like we adopted the sixyear and They're are pulling
012out our adoptions to eight. So we have two years of Jack here where we didn't fund balance contracted out and we're having to do that. Anybody have any questions? And I will say some of the kits we're still going through and looking materials we have in our closets and we're going through and there's we have a set of microscopes. We won't purchase those microscopes. They're allowing us to take those out and then they recalculate the cost of the kits. So that's been a very helpful thing for us. Appreciate. So it's 22,000 for Saturday 59,000 25,000 for the 26. So we're at about 108 to $109,000 that we will be expected to have out of going into our next year's budget that I did not put in there saying that out loud right now. Typically a
013purchase like that is a prime example by buses books. I make the motion approve. The motion made by Jimmy made by John. Yes. Yes. Yes. Next is Schneider Electric Update. So, two parts to this. The first part is like this has been going on a long time. The remodeling project of Lar Kendall, the back side of the building, the parts that Y looked at behind the gym and I had sent a word. Hey, good news. The fire marshall's office in Nashville had signed off on the project. We're good. And then Lacy came in and said, "Hey, did you know that our fire marshal, the state fire marshal has to come through again?" So he walked through and didn't approve it. So he's identified things that again outside my he's identified things that a building inspector
014probably would have taught maybe and which is fair but you know so I don't he made the statement not to me but if Schneider Electric will sign off on these things and they take the liability then just for anyway I sent it back to Schneider Electric and I'm waiting for them to do whatever it is they want to do. So, it is still not clear, but it's it's a it's a state marshal issue for Schneider Electric. The other part of Schneider Electric, which was the cops grant, I have a what they call a punch out meeting on the 20th of May where they say we were going to do this. This is what we did. We go through it. To my knowledge, and I'll speak to this, keys are the only issue I think on
015the gates. The want was that we had a unified key for the back gates. You know, you can eress. You can hit a a push bar and get out, but if somebody need to get into that gate, you got to ramble around for another set of keys to get in. That's not what we wanted to do. So, I'm not sure where we are in that process. We wanted it to be keys like it is for the exterior part of our building. So, for ease, especially in emergencies. So, I think that's the only thing that is the hangup, but we will be meeting with them on Tuesday. My homeland security person is coming Thursday to see the uh you know she wrote us up on most of that stuff that we fixed. She's coming Thursday to
016report back to her bosses to make to say we fix some of these things. She'll be here Thursday. All right. Next is superintendent report. All right, principal, you want to report out? Sure. Okay. I did want to say about the metal detectors, I agree with the clear back. I've already been planting seeds and my students go ahead and tell them. Uh we do have some students with some special plans that require them to have a small bag, but again, we can go through those. Anyway, it's went smoother than I anticipated. Um, so it's been good. We've done it pretty I haven't got to watch the front part yet. I'll do that next week, but it's been pretty smooth. So, the kids have been great. Um, our eighth graders are going to the high school. We
017had three days scheduled. Today was their first day. Uh, they did the whole uh they had two trips up there. They got to eat lunch in the cafeteria. Some of them were a little intimidated. Uh, which is interesting because they sure don't act like Kindle. So, uh, so good to know they can do that. Um, our eighth grade going to Dar State, our entire eighth grade for a career fair of sorts on May the 15th. Uh, we have third, fourth, and fifth picnics. We got kids going everywhere. Right now, our baby club, we have 30, I don't want to tell you the right number, about 35 kids um in St. Louis on a baby club trip as we speak. Um, so that's a good trip. Uh, we have end of the house house, end of
018the year house planned. Uh, athletic field trip. Uh, we do have eighth grade honors program. Miss Debbie and Miss Deborah and Miss Diane have RSVP. We'd be glad to have you. If anyone else would like to join us that day, it's May 23rd at 9:00 p.m. You gym. Um, just let me know so I can put you on my program. And let's see. I think that's all I have. Anyway, the mailers, I'm very happy with them. Got them going. Put your name on there. You're not. I just put you on there. We have picnics this week. Um, our last awards program is this Monday. We had a great turnout for the book fair. All the students received a book with lots of participation. On family night, we served 35 families that night in our kindergarten
019and prek registration. Okay, we had our prom and Miss Hullman, I was sitting there with my suit and tie and I did not see you. trying to say the last dance was a success. Beautiful gorgeous fact. Um we also want to let you know that senior week is this week. Uh May 13th is our senior awards night at six o'clock in the gym. And we also have our balor back at the river of life church at 6:30 on May the 14th. And of course graduation is on May the 16th. I want to go ahead and brief you all here that unanimously the class of 2025 have asked that the graduation be outside. uh we've made we've not made a full decision on that because we're looking at weather, safety, and things like that. So, I
020will be contacting the faculty and staff as well as district to get their input and we'll let them know uh by Wednesday round five of what our decision will be made. I'm also very appreciative and I thank God every day for the Lincoln Alumni Association. I'll tell you what we have planned. Carson Hopper had a vision. uh he and his father of course does much farming here and we wanted to do a community garden for the community. And what happened was that our students, our agriculture students, they got together and what they decided to do is that they decided to um cultivate land of their own and farm their own land. The thing about it was that we didn't have the land to get. So, I I I asked the Lincoln Alumni Association if we
021could borrow it for, you know, five years because our five-year plan is to help with the with farming and making lives better for our kids. And the Lincoln Alumni have agreed to. Thankful. Thank you very much, Miss Holland, for for doing that for us. And right now, I'm I'm pleased to say along with Miss Core and all those lovely ladies we've met, we have now have planted a whole acre of corn. Wow. as well as 100, if you look out here, we 100 some odd tomatoes, 100 some odd peppers. And coming this fall, we're going to freely give corn, tomatoes, and peppers to the entire community for free. And so that is something thank alumni for doing that. And we're going to continue to grow that program. And then by by three years, we should
022have a farmers market. We can actually make some money through it. So we're we're really working for as well. So that's what we heard tractor. We had a meeting and I said, "So tell me about Carson. I've been around him and he's been really quiet." He started talking about farm. That guy lit up and uh and you could just ask him questions and it wasn't like being maybe like an English class or math class. He could spout off. We talked about planting uh canola. He's like, "Oh, you don't want to do that because the seeds are so small. You got to buy extra talking about it." So then we're in a meeting in my office and then he he just continually lit up. And then maybe an hour and a half later, I went, "What
023is that sound?" And I went like this out the blinds and I seen a truck I've never seen before as large as that field. And then our Kabota had gone behind it with a tiller with another student on it as well. And so they the idea of doing it for the community. I mean I could see I don't want to point out how big if like the Lincoln alumni had the reunion when the corn what a great opportunity for culinary arts to be out there to roast corn. What a great event. We have a pavilion out here. I don't know if y'all noticed that but we got the grapes planted out here. Even the grapes we planted five weeks ago have grapes on them right now. It's beautiful. That fence that's out front, that's the
024idea of this venue is to bring people in. So that's that community engagement. Parson Opera, that's the kids. So it's a kids started initiative, not not me, not the adults. Parson. So that is a great win. Thank you, Dr. Uh, I wanted to continue saying this. Two two people I want to recognize. This board approved us doing a grow your own school psychologist two years ago because we had had a contracted school psyche. When you do that, it's with the best of intentions, but he's not here. He's not embedded with us. It makes a big difference. Roxy Dean has lit on fire about doing evaluations. I've never seen anybody talk about data any more than her and get so excited. I thought I nerded out over. She beats me out so much more than that.
025But she has gone back and re-evaluated students and I'm going to say evaluated them appropriately so that they can have plans that fit their actual needs. She has gone to great lengths and depths about learning the craft about being school psychologist and she is ours. So kudos to you all for making that investment, but she will make you proud. Second thing is a young lady named Hannah Reagan at Lar Sunny came into my office the other day last week and she said you need to know something. I said what's that? You've been trying to get small groups embedded into these classrooms for since you've been here. Hannah Raven pulled it off today. Then she showed me that video of her teaching in those small groups. So what that does is it takes a whole group
026of 20 some odd kids and it gets you down to four or five kids in front of you. They got nowhere to hide. They got nowhere to be lost in translation. They are right there with you. And she's teaching while these kids are doing and these kids are doing these kids doing. And you rotate through. And Hannah's been teaching for how long? This is her first year. First year. She's made a commitment to make her classroom a model of excellence. She's got a long way to go, but she took a leap off that ledge. And that goes back to Sunday. She empowered those teachers to take a leap of faith. And that goes back to Kids First. So y'all hear me talk about a Kids First initiative and bringing them in. I couldn't do that
027without that. And it's expensive. But I asked those teachers to volunteer for it. They volunteered for it. I asked the three through eighth grade math teachers and I had four volunteer and it has been the most beautiful thing to watch. I encourage y'all because we're almost out of town. I like I wish we had one more month. I don't think anybody else could. But I'm excited about August. I'm ready for August one right now because I know it's just going to be so very different. All right. Any other business? How do you not smile when you when you listen to all that is going on in this Lake County school system? Guys, it's incredible. It's incredible. Okay. The um team for success has been involved with our students now for 11 years and I think
028it would be really nice if we recognize them in some way because they are instrumental to a lot of our students and their abilities to succeed. And I saw I saw something on Facebook where they were celebrating it and I thought we need to celebrate. Um so I just wanted to do that forward and see what you guys thought. Absolutely. Junior, you were wait. I don't know what would I don't know. What do you guys think? I mean, I'm open. I just really I mean maybe we can do it in the back to school when everybody gets back and have team for success all of them here and we can recognize them. Maybe they could possibly be Dr. Burton I think you missed that part. Maybe we could have um have them come here and
029the culinary class could prepare meal number first I was born at the high school. I mean you're talking about being what? I mean would that not be easier for the culinary arts student? Probably would. I mean, can I say just a few things on this? One is we're doing a remodel of the culinary kitchen and it's starting in the beginning of summer and we really hope it's done by August. Okay. Like we've got we've gotten supplies and things from a a partnership with with Der State so we can all bring you custom commercialized things. We're excited about this and if it's there wonderful. would be great to show it off, but it's just concerned that it may not be maybe as we get closer. Yes, plans will be whether it's here in the high school.
030We want to they have been absolutely supportive. And one more thing, team for success, they do a summer camp and their summer camp this year is actually with our culinary group. So that might be an issue combination. Thank you. This might start our celebrating other student groups. That might be something we can look at as we go along because we have so many it seems active great student groups now business students. What would y'all feel about having talked to Dr. about this not too long ago about having a student representative maybe from their their student government be part of a non voting part of the board to be able to speak about events that are going at the high school through the lens of a student. Well, I think we've tried this several times, haven't
031we? Not since I've been on, but maybe in your other Yeah, I think we tried it once before. I think it's an awesome idea. So just to get perspective on what they're doing. All right. Thank you. [Music] She plans, but