001[Music] restaurant. [Music] Oh my lord. Sure. It's always a third order. Absolutely. You know, I think we're talking to an elected official. Sar, how are you? Good. I keep entering the wrong password on my computer. Cuz I keep confusing this with my other computer and so I've been entering the wrong password. So now I'm locked out for a minute. Oh no. Good times. Good times. I was like, I know this is the right password, but it was not. Right password, wrong computer. Yes, that's exactly it. Oh man. So, that post you shared this week with him about the aviation. Yeah. I took screenshots of them and sent them to the dean over at Southwest. Mhm. You know whose name I don't see on this? Oh, the Yeah. He's like, "Yeah, somehow we got left off
002of that invite list." Come on in. Good to see you. Hey guys. Tell you, but you probably should probably Yeah. see who you need to talk to. The only reason I knew about it is because Haley's doing the fly in for MTSU. So that's actually how I found out about it was that she was doing the flyin. And so, um, when I forgot who was it, S told me today I was at a a lunch for a young man I mentored at Southwest. Mhm. Um, did we push Eric out and they said that UV was closing their program? I heard that. I heard that. Um, the aviation program at University of Memphis. Interesting. Ted, you may have to forward me back that link to be able to access the BOE connect. Yes, I'm having trouble
003finding it. I got logged in, but I'm having trouble finding. Okay, I will do it now. Are you in your email? Yeah, you can click to it from there. Go to the answer. this one. Yeah. Okay. Click right there. Oh, okay. But that's not the login. So, follow the login. It takes you to the login screen. It does for me. No, for me it doesn't. Oh, interesting. Laura, do you need anything that's not on the public site? I mean, I don't know. I don't think so. I just normally follow it, but that's fine. It's all on the public site. Yeah, that's what I do. I go to the public site myself. Yeah, cuz we don't vote through it. So good. Yeah. Not really any. It's one minute. This is so controversial what we do. Lauren,
004you get amongst our I got you a counter. I'm going to counter here. Hold on. Let me see. Oh, almost there. Oh, I guess I I have had my head down the whole time. I've We have an office. I looked up here and didn't even know you were up here yet. sneak down without I didn't see you. I had some issues with my computer cuz I kept entering them wrong the club. I'm sorry. That's a Monday. It's a Monday. That's my replacement. I've got a trainer. All right. I have 5:45. I will call the meeting to order. If everyone would stand for the moment of silence and the pledge, you'd face the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
005under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam recorder, if you call the role, please. Chair chair Laura Harrison, present. Vice Chair Jeremy Bernett, here. Michelle Childs. Keith Actton, present. Deborah Thomas, present. I would like to welcome everyone to our gosh, we're already in April. April work session. It goes by fast. The year's almost over. Um, Dr. Hor, will you lead us through our agenda? I certainly will. The first item on the agenda is the opportunity for public comment. Would anybody from the public like to speak? It's exciting to have public. I know. Seeing none, next item. Uh next item is our report section. Uh the legislative legislative liaison update. We can uh bypass. Miss Childs is not here, but we'll be here next week, I believe. Uh for the superintendent report, we are
006going to focus on some recognitions today. So, I'd like to move straight to that. Let me make an adjustment here on the uh on the stream. if you give me just a second. All right. Uh so I'm going to move down uh with the board's permission to the front. [Music] better. Give me one second. That's right. You needed that extra time. I did. Here we go. They're coming in now. Where did this come from? Keeping in the finance department here. He was my employee when I worked here. I'm going to put her on my computer. I'm not just secretary. Y'all come on in if you can find a seat. Well, your timing was perfect if you're just joining us and I actually needed the extra time to get this mic set up. So, we want
007to welcome everybody uh to our work session, our recognitions here tonight. One of the wonderful challenges that we have in Lakeland school system is we have so many students and teachers and staff accomplishing so many things uh that we wind up packing our little uh boardroom here with recognition. Sometimes we're also we're splitting them between the work session and the business meeting. But I want to recognize uh some students and their sponsors and coaches uh that have achieved extraordinary things this year. And uh the first group that I'm going to recognize and and and all of these are firsts. That's one of the cool things about the time that you are experiencing Lakeland school system is many of the things our students are accomplishing have never been accomplished before because there's never been an opportunity
008to do that and y'all are figuring out how to do it. So, what we want to do is uh recognize the students who uh were the champions in the 2025 Tennessee Middle School State VEX IQ Robotics Champion um for the I did I get that right? Are they the champion or they they competed in the championship? You competed Excuse me. You competed in the champion. You are the champions in our hearts. You are the the people's champions. Uh but we so appreciate you guys. uh representing Lakeland school system and Lakeland Preparatory School at this championship. And what we're going to do is I'm going to call the students up first and we're going to hand you a certificate and if you will just hang out up here and kind of keep sliding that way. Uh
009we'll get some individual photos with you as you receive the certificate and this will go for the next group and then we'll get a group photo and then we'll move on to the next recognition. Does that sound like a plan? All right, we're going to do that. Okay, first is Robbie Patel. Come on up, Robbie. stand right here and this way we'll get a picture with you. There you go. All right, you grab that. Yeah, absolutely. Aiden [Applause] Johnson. All right, Kai Richards. Come around. We We'll do this like that. There you go. Nice job, guy. George Elkins. Nice job, George. Good timing. You just slide over that way. expecting the next person to drop in from the ceiling or something. Uh Brock Cam, Cohen Nicholls, right, Mason [Music] McFersonen, Nick Pearson. Great. Congratulations, Cara
010Carter. Right. Halen BJ. Okay. I don't know who the guy with the camera is, but he keeps taking pictures. It's DJ. Thank you, DJ Bondo. 10. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. Oh, and that's it. Did we miss anybody? Is there anybody missing? All right. Well, I'll tell you who's missing. So, what we do for our staff members is we actually give them a pin. We've got our staff members collecting these collectible pins. And this is one for state recognition for taking a team to the state competition for quantess. You [Applause] can know was at the uh the the sixth grade night and uh she made me take her picture seven times and check it each time. So we're not going to do that right now. DJ He takes better pictures than me though. So there
011you go. Congratulations. And we also have pins for uh Julie O'Brien and Lauren Ford who I know helped is my understanding. So you are you sure? Yes. Now you don't get three. Okay. All right. I'm going to check with them to make sure. Okay. So our board members are here. They're so proud of you, too. And we're going to all kind of slide together and get a group picture. I'm going to get behind you like we're going to let DJ get the the first And we're all going to look at DJ and then parents will we'll uh make sure you all get a chance to. So DJ, tell us what to do. Make sure I see I can see everybody. Look at me. Everybody give a big smile. [Music] Repeat. [Music] And I want to
012say thank you. that that is the first big group like that we've had where we've had 100% attendance uh at at the board event. So, thank you all very much. We're so proud of you. All right. Uh the next individual that we want to recognize, this is a young man that competed at the uh 2025 uh TISA, is that what they call it? Tiska state championship for swimming. That's the Tennessee Interscolastic Swimming Coaches Association. So, we had somebody representing us again at the state championship and that is Liam Sheridan. And we are so proud of you, Liam. So, come on up here. You got to swim one or two. We got you got early mornings for sure. Yeah. Takes a lot of dedication for these athletes. Oh, yes. We're going to do we're going to
013get a picture with DJ. You want us to get a phone? [Music] She would love to. She's on her way. Dr. Hor, let me get one more of you handing it to him. Okay. Just to be a second. We're get one more hand off just to be sure. All right. Are the Are the coaches here? I don't think Kade Rustin and Alexander A. Is that how you say that? Okay. Well, we're we're going to give them pins as well. So when we see that. All right. Next, this is another first and uh this is one of our students in the theater department who uh went and competed um to be recognized as an allstate theater student and uh earned that recognition. the only one this year and the first one ever to recogni to be
014recognized as an allstate theater student uh for the 2025 Allstate Theater and that is Lillian Bogue. So come on up here, [Applause] a competitive award, and you you presumably had to act. And did you have to sing? Oh, for one of them. For one of them you did. And then did you have to build an entire set? No, you didn't. Okay. No, I I knew that. No, she's recognized for her for her acting on stage. And if you didn't go see Descendants this weekend, then you you you missed out for sure and you would have seen Lilian Bog. In fact, she would have been the first person you saw, I think, in the in the performance. So, uh, kicking things off, congratulations. We're going to get a picture. Come on. Wait, real quick, though. Real
015quick. Uh we also want to recognize some folks that I know helped you along the way and that is our outstanding theater directors uh Allison Garland and Jeff White. So if y'all would come up we got for [Applause] you standing Yes, [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] yeah, let's see that too since we're I'm sorry. Teacher, if y'all want to come up with your fans, then y'all can do a number for us. I don't have the energy. I'm so sorry. Hi. And then finally, we had a student who represented Lakeland Prep again uh at the 2025 TWSAA state cross country championship. so earned his way to state uh recognition and competed uh with with Lakeland on his chest and we appreciate that so much and that is Gabe Russell. Oh, Gabe is not here but his coach
016Matthew Grady is here so come on up [Applause] Gab. There you And I know you ran alongside him the whole time. We know without these coaches and sponsors, these things just don't happen, right? Thank you all for coming. It is. Yes. And what we always point out, although you are welcome to stay, you will not hurt anybody's feelings if you go. We all know you all have places to be there. There will uh we'll take care of some business here. It'll be a quick meeting, but you're certainly welcome to go and it won't be rude or anything else, but you can stay if you want to. Thank y'all so much. Thank you so much. [Music] Yeah. Yeah. I love it, too. [Music] Super awesome. And nobody wants to stay. Last time the entire Yeah. Yeah.
017That's okay. Mhm. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yep. Thank you, DJ. Dr. Paul, if you would continue. I will. Um the uh I'll give a thorough superintendent report uh next week as well as the financial summary which will be ready for the actual business meeting. Uh the next item is the approval of the agenda which is not necessary in a work session. So, uh, basically board for you tonight, we have, uh, items on the consent agenda and then discussion action items that we can take up, um, in any order that you'd like. Um, I do have one, um, recommendation on, uh, that that we'd like to update before the business meeting. Um, if if the board would like to get an update on that. So, we'll start with the consent agenda. Is there any
018obje objection to carrying any of these items over to the consent agenda for the business meeting next week? I think I had a conversation with Mr. Actton who made a very good uh suggestion on the purchasing policy. Um if Mr. Actton, is that all right if I share that with the board please? Yeah. Uh there there was a the line in the purchasing policy that was originally recommended um said that uh the finance office shall assign an individual to the role of purchasing agent for systemwide purchasing. Uh Mr. Actton has recommended and I agree that that that should be the superintendent shall assign an individual. Um functionally it makes it consistent with our other policies and I think is is clearer as an individual and not a department. So, um, without objection from the board,
019um, I I we can update that for the next meeting and then leave it on the consent agenda unless there's another thought. I assume that has it has a one next to it. So, I assume that's okay with TCA, like there's nothing that in TCA that conflicts with that. That's a great question. TCA just requires that there be a full-time purchasing agent. We already have one. Um, but this would this would clarify that it's designated if there was a situational change. Okay. Is there any objection to to that change and all the items carrying over to the consent agenda for the business meeting? All right. So, all items with that correction with that one correction will be carried over to the consent agenda for our next uh business meeting. Next item. Uh next item is
020the uh approval of tenure recommendations. This is always an exciting time for Lakeland school system because we have a number of teachers from both Lakeland Elementary and Lakeland Preparatory School that are being recommended to the board for tenure. And um this is based on their um successfully meeting the state tenure requirements uh which has to do with 5 years of successful teaching experience and uh with the last uh few years receiving um appropriate evaluation scores um which includes their assessment scores and then finally they have to uh be evaluated by their principles who sign off on the recommendations and submit them to the board. So, we're excited to present this list to the uh the board of education for your consideration. Any uh discussion or objection to carry this item as discussion action number one
021to our next meeting? Does this item have to stay on the discussion action or it could go on the consent agenda as well? Is there any objection to moving it to the consent agenda? Will they be here to be recognized? So, uh, basically what our policy says is that we, uh, after the board, um, approves the recommendations at the next month's meeting, there would be a recognition. No problem with it being on the consent. They would probably be relieved if it were on the Consent agenda then. Thank you. All right. So, uh, discussion action item number one will be item number seven on the consent agenda for next week. Next item. Uh, next item is approval of the 2526 textbook adoption committee recommendations. Do you have any summary to provide in this or or can
022you provide a summary? I can certainly provide it and I want to recognize our assistant superintendent Angie Dooo who spearheaded this uh this project and um this is Would you like to speak to it? Sure. Okay. Good evening. Hello. Hello. Just to clarify, I think the question was what was the process for the recommendation of this curriculum for science? Is that some very high level? Yeah. Okay. Um so our principles and our instructional supervisors helped us look at teachers who make a lot of decisions about science uh planning and um leading teacher groups. And so they were recommended to be on the textbook adoption committee that you all looked at and approved. They had digital samples of the curriculum that was approved by the state and hard copy samples that were provided to them from
023Miss Nelson for several weeks to look at plan lessons, do things in their classrooms. Then all of our committee members went to uh Southwest uh location in Cyerville with all the municipal science committee members for all the the schools u in this area in the municipal districts and looked at presentations with vendors and had rubrics that they were filling out about the quality of the materials linked to the standards and some of the the updated uh aspects of the science standards. and curriculum. So then they were able to vote on their um first and second and third choices and unanimously kindergarten through 8th grade teachers liked the Pearson Savas uh science curriculum and um the different aspects that came with it, the digital and some of the workbook print copies and hands-on type materials. for
024high school, you'll see that that the high school teachers and vice principal, principal, uh other administrators there, they may have chosen different curriculum. It's not all the same vendor or publisher. Um, as we've added added grade levels, there have been some things that they've selected that they've used and that have worked and they'd like to continue to use. So we really listen to the teachers who are teaching these higher level courses or upper level science courses and what's working with them to teach the standards. So they were able to have you know quite a bit of input um and autonomy there and you know vote for for the things that were on the approved uh curriculum list but that's meet the needs for the students that they're teaching you know in their classrooms here. So
025lot lot of cycles of looking at samples, trying things out, making lessons, getting feedback, sharing with grade level and subject area team members, talking to administrators. Um just one final note, we had English language learner teachers, special education teachers, technology teachers and and directors uh look at everything for ease of use um with our technology, you know, and with having a digital and hands-on curriculum for science. So that's any questions. I I'll just um say it sounds like there was a very thorough vetting process and I appreciate all the time and energy that all the staff and yourself put into this to make sure that it works not only with what we're doing in the classroom but also technology because we know technology is a big part of um just everyday life uh around just
026everyday life. It doesn't matter whether it's school or outside of school. So I really appreciate the thoroughess it sounds like that was done to be able to select these and thank y'all for your time. Well, thank you for that and I'll pass that along to our team. Thank you for that. Yeah. Thank you, Miss Alyssa. Is there any objection to putting this on the consent agenda for next week? It's not open. I can't get Yeah, mine's hung. Yeah, mine won't open. Mine's actually open and is spinning. Yeah, spinning. Yeah. So, if we could just get the link checked before next week's uh meeting, that would be great. Or send out a attachment. I I can't get mine to open either, but is there any objection to putting this on the consent agenda for next week?
027All right. So, this item will become number eight. Is that right? On the consent agenda. I think I have it right. Yes. Number eight on the consent agenda next week. Next item. Uh next item is the review of superintendent's evaluation process. And I assume this is a placeholder. Yeah. This is one of the things that we have on our annual agenda that just helps the board kind of keep track of what's next. uh the the final superintendent evaluation is uh presented to the board in June. So what this does is it allows uh both the board and the superintendent the opportunity to review the evaluation instrument and make any recommendations or requests for changes um prior to the actual evaluation that usually the board completes in May. So it kind of gives us a running
028start on that. uh the uh superintendent's contract says that the board and the superintendent will mutually agree upon an evaluation instrument. So typically what we've done is that uh the board chair and the superintendent in this case me uh will we'll get together and and make any recommended recommend any changes to the board and see if there's any that need to be made. So we'll leave this item as a placeholder. There may be no action needed next week, but there is any added items or takeway items. It could it could even be in in May if that's what we decided to do. So, we'll leave it as a just as a placeholder and no action needed. Correct. At this point. Okay. All right. Got it. Next item. Uh, next item is the review of the
029policy manual section six first half. Nothing. Nothing at this time. All right. And as always, I'll remind the board that if anyone has any policies they would like put on a future agenda, please uh email that policy to Dr. Oral or if you have any questions or concerns, send it uh to Deborah so that the policy committee can review any questions that may have come up or any items that anybody would like to have reviewed. All right, next item. Uh there's no further items. Is there any announcements? If I could. Yes. Yes. I just want to take a point of personal privilege and announce um Lakeland had another first this past week and uh Mr. Luno took a team of young adults is what I'm going to call them to compete at the state level
030um AV contest. Um I'm forcehortening the name or shorting the name a little bit. Um and not only did they compete for the first time and compete well. They came in first with basically getting an impromptu prompt and 24 hours in which to film to script um lay out film a video finish it complete it and turn it back in. Um, one of the intricacies of that is midway through they extended the time because I guess other teams were struggling while Lakeland turned theirs in in less than 24 hours, right? Um, and so just incredibly talented teacher who has guided those students to to be the best they can be. And yes, my daughter was one of those. So I'm a little emotional about that one. So she will she will get an invite the
031invite soon. And it just goes to show Lakeland competes academically and athletically at all levels. Um, and we can do this. We do do this. You all do this on a regular basis. Yep. And the only thing I'll add is artistically it is academically, athletically, artistically. Um, our our students are are getting it done in Yes. every way. Absolutely. Yep. Well, congratulations and congratulations to your daughter. So, I will say absolutely from from on behalf of the board. I know she'll be here, but and to the whole team. Y any more announcements hearing? None. Is there a motion to adjurnn? So moved. We have a motion. Is there a second? Second. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? We are adjourned.