001Mount Pisca Memphis and the entire district on this national stage. Congratulations, Miss Howard. >> Oh, picture already taken. Cool. >> At this time, we have a special recognition and we would like to turn it over to interim superintendent Dr. Richmond to recognize the TVAS level five schools and principles. >> Thank you, Chair Coleman. Good evening. >> We're proud to recognize our TAS level five schools where growth becomes greatness. At the center of this achievement stands our principles whose leadership has inspired teachers, students, and families to aim higher and to achieve more. Tonight, we honor you for your excellence you've cultivated in your schools and in our district's principles. At this time, we ask our level five principles to please stand, be recognized for your outstanding leadership. And I'm going to call each school, and as
002I call your schools principles, I'd love for you to come up. Also, in showing solidarity, I want to thank um uh Miss Isabel and the UEEA around Go Red for Ed. Uh each Tuesday, we'd like for teachers and educators throughout our community to go red for Ed. So, I want to thank you all for your support. And at this time, we'll recognize our wonderful principles. A Macio Walker Middle School [Applause] American Way Middle School, Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary, Del Forest Community School, Belleview Middle, Bolton High, Brownsville Road Elementary, Central High, Cherokee Elementary, Chimney Rock Elementary, City University School for Girls Preparatory, Colonial Middle, Compass Middle, Compass Community School, Berkel Clair, Compass Community School, Frasier, Compass Community School, Hickory Hill, Compass Community School, Midtown, Cordova High School, Cordova Middle School, Craigmont Middle School, Douglas High, Dunbar Elementary,
003Freedom Prep Elementary, Mill Branch, Freedom Prep Elementary, Park Cous or Park Rose, I'm sorry, Freedom Prep Middle, Brown Lee, Freedom Preparatory Academy, Freedom Preparatory Academy, Flagship, Georgian Hills Middle, Jertown High, Hawkins Mill Elementary, Ida Wells Academy, Jackson Elementary, Journeys Coleman K8, Kings Bear Elementary, Kip Memphis Collegiate Elementary, Leadership Preparatory Charter School, Laurance Elementary, Maxine Smith Steam, Medical District High, Memphis Business Academy, Hickory Hill Elementary School, Memphis Delta Prep, Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Rise, Memphis Steam Academy, Middle College, Mitchell High, Newberry Elementary, O'Haven Elementary, O'Haven High School, Oak Haven Middle, Oakshshire Elementary, Parkway Village Elementary, Perea Elementary, Power Center Academy Elementary and High School. Power Center Academy Middle Southeast. Raleigh Egypt High, Ridgeway High, Riverwood Elementary, Rozelle Elementary, Sheffield Elementary, Shelby Oaks Elementary, Sherwood Middle, Soulsville Charter, Southwind Elementary, Springdale Elementary, Valentine Elementary, Well Station Elementary, West
004Haven Elementary, White Station High, White Station Middle, White Haven Haven Elementary, White Haven High, Wind Ridge Elementary, and last but not least, Woodstock Middle School. I also want to recognize some of our schools that went from level one to level five. Bolton, Douglas, Memphis, Dela Prep, Riverwood Elementary, Rozelle, Sheffield, Springdale, and Winridge. All of those schools went from a level one to level five. [Applause] Okay. [Music] No red. All right. [Applause] [Music] Thank you. [Applause] Next slide. We also had a number of schools that had a TAS level four and we also want to recognize those schools as well. Egypt Elementary. [Music] >> Let's give Egypt Elementary a round of applause. Evans Elementary, Hanley K8, Haven View Middle, Holliself Price Middle College, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, Middle and High, Memphis Business Academy Elementary,
005Memphis Business Academy, Hickory Hill Middle, Power Center Academy, Elementary, Southeast Scenic Hills Elementary, Sharp Elementary, Southern Avenue Charter School of Academic Excellence, Creative Arts, Star Academy, Treadwell Middle, White Station Elementary, and Whitney Elementary. [Applause] >> Next slide. And again, together we made growth possible. We want to thank our teachers for their dedication in the classroom. Our students for their hard work and perseverance. Parents and families for your support and partnership. School leaders and staff for your guidance and vision. Community leaders and partners for your advocacy. And last but not least, investors and supporters for believing in the power of education. That completes my special recognitions. Thank you. >> Again, we say congratulations to one and all. Thank you, Dr. Richmond. We are now on to the approval of the agenda. Are there any amendments, Dr.
006Richmond? >> Yes, Madam Chair. I'd like to add item 9.12, Sigma extension. board members. >> I wanted to add some money for me for the band. >> You don't have >> Oh, for when we get to that. >> Oh, you're not going to do anything till next week anyway. >> All right. Motion second. >> Is there a motion and a second? >> I move to approve >> second agenda. Second >> motion by board member Murphy, second by board member McKisick. Roll call vote, please. >> Board member McKisik. >> I. >> Board member Porter. >> Hi. >> Board member Murphy. >> I. >> Board member Love. >> Man, y'all so dusty. Board member McKenna. >> Yes. >> Board member Otay. >> Hi. >> Board member Williams. >> I. >> Board uh Chair Coleman. >> I. >>
007You have Aiden in the affirmative. >> Thank you. That motion passes. Now on to the chair's report from the office of academic curriculum and instruction. Curriculum Associates presented our beginning of the year data by regions to our principles and MTSS leaders as well as doing AOT TI in the greatness briefing between 94 and 10:25 94 through through 91025 schools began sharing the I Ready diagnostics report with families following the conclusion of the fall window and many met with parents during parent teacher conference. offices. So, KA parents, if you have not received your I Ready diagnostic report yet, please contact your child's teacher. Did we know that families can access the I Ready family portal from home using the unique MSCS district code? This information has been provided to parents by schools and have been shared
008in the September family communication email by the district district's communication team. If you want to learn more about the I Ready family portal, please join the September 29th family support session as curriculum and instruction and curriculum associates will review key information about the I Ready platform and support with understanding the I Ready family portal. Thank you. We're now on to the superintendent report. In Superintendent Richmond. >> Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam Chair. Good evening, board chair Coleman. board members, community partners, and stakeholders. Tonight, we begin one of the most important journeys our district can undertake. The process of closing and repurposing schools. This work is not easy, but it is necessary for us to ensure our facilities match the needs of our students, our families, and our future. Tonight's presentation will outline the road map
009that will carry us with transparency and accountability towards recommendations next February. This journey will ask for patience, trust, and collaboration because the path to doing what's right is rarely the easiest path. At this moment, I'd like for Miss Stewart, board members, we're going to go through the school closures and repurposing uh policy and process and timeline for this year. And at this time, I'll pass it on to Miss Stewart, Miss Stewart. >> Thank you, Dr. Richmond. Good evening, board. Um, so school closures and repurposing 202526. And this is, as Dr. Richmond said the uh brief timeline and procedure and policy overview. Um the goal of this presentation, the goal of this process is to complete the due diligence, engagement, and legal review to bring formal recommendations to the MSCS board for a February 2026 vote
010in alignment with board policy 72, which includes school closures and disposition. Um some policy highlights. um with the purpose is to ensure district- owned real estate is managed to align with educational, operational, community and neighborhood goals. The scope applies to acquisition, disposition, maintenance, use and operation of district-owned real estate. It also applies to closure of district authorized charter schools identified as priority schools. Some key definitions from this policy are real estate, which is land buildings and permanently affixed items. Another set of key definitions is capacity utilization, which is simply the enrollment versus the programmatic capacity of a school. Um, more policy highlights here with the policy statement. Facilities should support education, community services, and neighborhood development. They should be well-maintained, appropriately constructed facilities, improve academic achievement. for the closing of school facilities. Some of the
011considerations are declining enrollment, population shifts, facility condition, and physical impact. Those are all identified in the policy. The superintendent makes recommendations by the end of the second quarter of the prior school year. So, that's the school year we're currently in for next school year's effective closures. Um, school closing impact reports are required per policy. Those reports include a rationale and academic impact. They also included analysis of effects on students, staff, parents, and community. The guiding principles per policy 70002 and the framework um are that the process be transparent, equitable, and legally compliant. We prioritize continuity of education for students and receiving school placement plans. That means where they'll go once their current school is consolidated. that we develop school closing impact reports which I just mentioned and conduct two public hearings per closure. We will
012consider repurposing properties for community benefit in this process. We will also ensure that our our standard reversionary clauses in alignment with district strategic priorities are included. Again, the purpose this is in alignment with board policy 702 and the MS MSCS facilities framework. This action plan outlines the process for the proposed closure, transfer, or repurposing of the following schools. Number one, Lucy Elementary. This is a proposed transfer to Millington Municipal School District. Number two is IDW. Wells Academy. This is a closure repurposing for district use. Frasier Corning Elementary. This is a closure consolidation. Chickasaw Middle. This is a closure consolidation. And finally, Georgian Hills Elementary is a closure consolidation. These are the action steps and timelines. This is phase one initiation and due diligence which we are currently in. It began in August runs through October
0132025. We will form facilities closure subcommittee under the ad hoc facilities planning committee. The members of this are board representatives, legal, academics, operations, community stakeholders. Um that's been done at the facility ad hoc committee. We will commission school closing impact reports for each affected school. This is again one of the requirements of policy in that school those school impact reports you will see enrollment and utilization academic performance facility condition and maintenance needs financial impacts and student reassignment and transportation needs. We will publish all of this data on the MSCS website including those factors you see there. Um again, we will develop receiving school plans for displaced students, ensuring capacity, academic programming, and facilities upgrades at all schools to receive students from closed or consolidated schools. Phase two runs from October to December 2025. This is
014community engagement. We'll conduct the public hearings. Again, we have to have two per um closure proposal. We'll partner with the ad hoc engagement committee. We will hold these public hearings at the affected schools and community centers within those communities and provide translation services and written reports. We will host community forums in all impacted zip codes to address parent concerns that include safety, transportation and academics. And we will share possible repurposing concepts. Some of those could be ideas like youth hubs or adult education or career centers, things that benefit the community. document feedback and publish of and publish a public facing summary of input. Again, this will be on our district website. Phase three is the legal and intergovernmental review. This is December 2025 through January 2026. With the Lucy Elementary Transfer, we'll be negotiating with
015the Millington Municipal School District and drafting an interlocal agreement for property transfer. This will also this will include the include the reversionary clause. We will confirm with the Tennessee Department of Education and Shelby County Commission if required. Um for closure and repurposing of the other schools we were in we will ensure compliance with title one IDA and federal and state regulations. We will conduct all legal and fiduciary reviews, charter protection, conflict of interest safeguards, and then we'll finalize the repurposing recommendations for Adab Wells. As mentioned, we will explore an alternative use. This could be student services or adult learning center or district operations for Chansaw Middle School, Frasier Corning Elementary School, and Georgian Hills Elementary School. We will evaluate the potential use or disposition of those buildings. Phase four is the board decision which is
016during the month of February 2026. We will prepare the board resolutions for all of the closures, consolidations, and the transfer of Lucy Ele Elementary to Millington, the closure of Fraser Corning, Georgian Hills, Id Wells, and Chickasaw, and then a repurposing or disposition framework and ideas for vacated facilities. Um the board presentation will come with full documentation of the school impact reports, the community input summaries, the legal and financial analyses, and the receiving school assignments. Again, the board vote is in February 2026. Phase five is implementation. This is postboard board vote. So from March to July 2026, the rest of the school year, we'll notify the families and staff of final decisions. will reassign the students to the designated schools. This will include transportation plans. We'll um work on the we'll work on the HR transport
017transition plan for affected staff and this can include their placement and reassignment and rift protocols. We will secure and repurpose the facilities and transfer of Lucy Elementary to Millington per the interlocal agreement. And finally, we will initiate the reuse and disposition process for closed schools. All deliverable deliverables by February 2026. Here's the list of deliverables. I believe I've said them, but I'll say them again. Completed school closing impact reports. Two public hearings per school completed and documented. Interlocal agreements for Lucy transfer draft repurposing and disposition framework for remaining schools. And the board resolution package for closures and transfers. We'll move on to questions now. Board member McKenna and then board member Porter. >> Thank you Dr. Richmond for this presentation. I do have a couple of questions. one um due to re regionalization, could you
018also include what regions this is going to impact in terms of the schools that we're closing and when in your impact closure um closure report if you could include what regions will receive those school those students um if we are transferring when we're transferring students. >> Yes, thank you for that question board member McKenna. Um these sets of schools will impact the northwest and southwest regions. And again we know as we look at our uh facilities utilization FCI's uh the firm maintenance particularly the schools that are located in those regions are the regions with uh the lowest utilization the highest FCIs as well as uh capital and deferred maintenance needs. And the um second question I have, you talked about secure. If you could include in that impact report what the security plan is because
019of the some of the historically we've had problems once we close a building and and what happens to it after that? >> Yes, ma'am. We will. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Member Porter. >> Thank you, Chair. Um during the implementation process, I noticed that the schools still be in for the implementation. So I was trying to see what would be the how we really thought through what you guys are not new to this, but the uh I would like to see the implementation plan on have academic the the least amount of academic disruption that we'll have for our students because I noticed that from March to July school will school be out in June. So just trying to see the the less the less minimum impact that we will have for on the academic
020process. >> Yes, sir. Thank you board member Porter for that question. So for board members and the listening audience, what we wanted to do tonight was to bring you all the timeline and framework for the actual policy. Next month, what we'll bring you will be some of the data. If you go back to slide three, next slide. I'm sorry. Go down. Next, next. Next. Right there. So, you see where commission school closing impact reports for each affected school. Well, we'll bring the board and the listening public in October will be these data uh enrollment utilization, academic performance, facilities, condition index for all of the schools. We'll bring you this information as we move through. We'll also provide you with a comprehensive implementation plan. But again, for tonight, we wanted to notify the board, ask the
021board if it was okay for us to move forward and to present the policy that aligns with school closures for you all uh to better understand and to be informed around uh the timeline and the framework for how we would get there by February in order for you all to take action if we wanted to move forward on these five schools. Vice Chair Love. All right. Um, I have a couple of questions um related to academics. Are you going to identify what schools the list of schools um but that you presented to us? What was the enrollment like and what was the academics that caused the school to close? Um I don't want this is just me. I don't want for a school to merge, disrupt the community, disrupt the teachers and the principles and
022the students. And we don't have a surefire way to increase the academics when the school merges. >> Thank you, Vice Chair Love, for that question. Yes, ma'am. As we bring uh that information, we'll bring um what the school academic performance is, but we'll also bring to you all how if we decide to move forward, how we will enhance that school andor the school that we will be uh possibly merging those students into. We'll also be bringing you the academic performance of those schools so that we can ensure that the learning outcomes of those students will be uh improved upon as we move them into other uh places uh other schools and other sites if again we move forward. >> Next question. Um I would like to see what services y'all took out over the years.
023um services um y'all took out over the years. What did y'all invest and what did y'all take out over the years? >> Yes, ma'am. For each school that we bring, we'll bring you a comprehensive um a comprehensive assessment of that school over the past uh 3 to five years. And my final question is uh transportation. Um both principles in my district that I represent, both principles have talked to me year after year about transportation for the elementary schools. Uh they say it rains, it's cold outside, the kids don't come to school. when you include this in your uh facilities report. >> Yes, ma'am. We will. Um as we again uh as we start to look at right size in our district, uh one thing that I will note for the listening public as well as
024for the board, we know that that's going to possibly mean more students being placed on on buses. Now, that can be value add in some instances and in some instances it may not be. What if But if I hear you correctly, when it rains, if that's impacting students coming to school, then what you're saying is possibly if we're putting them on a bus, that may improve attendance is what we would be looking for, right? >> For me, >> thank you, Chair. Dr. Richmond, I know that you're going to be very comprehensive when you come to us next month. But there's the right now. And right now, there are families, students that are in shock hearing this news and information. Speaking to the school that's in the district that I represent, IDB Wells, um, first of
025all, I want to let the families and students know that there's a whole lot of learning to be left in this school year for IDB Wells. I'm excited and thrilled to be supporting this school with um allocations that will be voted upon just this month for field trips, student and teacher incentives. So, we are still very much supporting you throughout this uh time period. So, can you speak to perhaps maybe not now, but maybe even tomorrow, the next day or two, what are you going to say to these families for right now who might want to hear from you right now, not in October when the details come out? because I know there's a lot of just deep concern at this moment upon hearing um their schools on this list. >> Uh thank you board
026member McKisik for uh that question. Again, we don't take any any of this lightly. Uh we realize that uh whenever we're repurposing or closing emerging schools, it does uh impact families. Um, ideally I wouldn't want to bring this in September because as you all know we still have approximately 8 months of school uh remaining. Uh, I was doing this um in reference to the ad hoc committee uh recommending us bringing it down. Uh, we wanted to be able to again be in line with the policy. We want to get out into the communities and talk about what impact this will have. And in order for us to do that, we needed to start now so that we could adhere to the timeline of having the two uh community meetings so that come February, we can
027vote on it. What I would say is at this point in time, we've talked to the principles. Uh I don't have a problem myself or my team coming out and speaking with uh students as well as teachers and parents. Uh the school year is not over. Uh, I would encourage them to continue to do their very very best. Uh, for teachers to continue teaching, for students to continue learning, uh, and for them to know that we're with them for the long haul. I want these schools to operate each and every day just like they're going to be open for another 50 years. Uh, because our students are are important to us. Uh but I also realize we have to start making some of these extremely uh tough decisions. Uh I would hope particularly at a
028school like IdaB Wales where it's a choice school. It's not a zoned school uh that we can find some other choice high-erforming options uh for those parents and those students if the decision is made to perhaps close or repurpose that particular building. Thank you for that and that's so good just to make it plain and perhaps maybe the leaders of these schools if they can somehow communicate directly with their families in light of this even in the short term the next few days just reach out to those uh students and families. >> Yes ma'am. What the team and I have planned to do. We're going to send this timeline and we're also sending some uh frequently asked questions as we move into again October and November. we'll start to reach out to those uh schools,
029teachers, families, and the community. Again, what we wanted to do today was to first of all bring this before the board uh so that we could get you all's permission to move forward with having these conversations. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Williams nothing about the impact of teaching and instructional programs. These schools are coming with a score already. So, who's going to take the blame for the school that they will earn this year coming at the schools that they may transfer to? Will those principles be held responsible? And what impact will this have on the teachers in the buildings? Will they follow the children? And will they have the same teachers where they're going and they accept instructional program? I'm thinking about the long-term thing of the TECAP of the testing. when the testing comes out,
030who's going to own the data, both schools or the school that they're in, and how will they square that? >> Thank you, Mr. Williams, for for your question. Again, uh as we start to have our community meetings, as we start to bring data forward, we will share these share this information along with those data with you. However, in the past when we have closed a merged or school, uh the students will merge into a school and no one receives the school that is being closed data. So I guess the question would be if if school A is coming to school B and school A has a lower achievement rate is going to impact school B. So will the principles follow the children as well, the students as well or would you what hap what happens
031to the instructional program? Do they all of the teachers go with the students including the administrators or what? Again, just like in in years past, in some instances, depending on uh the administration, the administration's tenure, if there's an administrator in school A and that administrator is choosing to leave and there's an opportunity for the administrator in school B to apply and to be placed in that position, I would say yes. But if not, if I'm an administrator and my school is being closed or repurposed, there's probably a likelihood that I'm not going to go to the school that I'm being merged in. In relationship to teachers, we always give teachers the opportunity to follow the students if there are openings at that particular school. And there should be >> because again, we're increasing the enrollment.
032So they will not necessarily follow their own students. Then >> there's a possibility that they may not. But again, those data will be things that we will bring forth as we bring you all the impact reports around student reassignment. >> Will the teachers in these buildings have an opportunity to follow the students or to transfer? Will they not be in fear of losing any teaching positions? >> Yes, sir. They will have an opportunity to apply and to follow. We would want them to in fact follow the students if they're highly effective teachers and if they love and care about the communities that they're working in and we're going to merge or consolidate into a school that's still within that community. We would welcome those teachers to follow those students. That would make most sense to
033me. >> So how long will they expect to be in this loca in these locations? How long will it take to re to repurpose or rebuild the schools? Is it the entire year? Is it one year, two years? >> We we're not rebuilding in the schools. What we're doing is we'll have a series of community meetings to see if we should close and merge >> schools into existing schools. But none of these decisions have been made at this time. >> So there is a possibility they that they will not be going back to their schools. There is a possibility depending on the community meetings and depending on what the board decides to do come February when we decide to bring the recommendations to the board in February to vote. >> So those teachers who will
034be in that part predicament, what data will they own since they will obviously be working in two buildings at the same year? >> No sir, they won't be working in two buildings at the same year. where they are. >> They'll finish this school year. >> The consolidation and or merger merging of the schools will not uh will not happen until >> the following year. >> So they will start off in the school that they will be in. >> They're already in a school. They'll complete the year where they are now. >> Everyone will stay where they are now. And in February, there'll be a decision around if we should close and merge certain schools. If we decide to do that, that transition will happen over the summer. >> Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> So, they
035will own their own data this year. >> Yes, sir. >> Member Murphy. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. I think you just answered my question, so I don't have to ask two of my questions because you've already answered those. The one question I want to ask is when we decide or get to that that time that we are getting ready to merge some of these schools um will the parents have a choice of where they want to send their children or we are just going to place them where we think they should go. um all our parents through open enrollment whether it's uh open enrollment or whether it's optional school enrollment we are choice district however once we decide uh what those school assignments are uh parents and that attendance zone will be assigned to that
036particular school if that occurs then that's where the student is assigned based on the attendance zone however a parent can always apply apply for an open enrollment or an optional school transfer. >> Thank you. That's all the questions I have. >> Thank you, board member Otai. >> Thank you, Chair. Uh Dr. Richmond, most of my questions have been asked this way of security plan utilization. So, I'm going to ask about um do we have a timeline on when we're going to do those community meetings and will we do the within um the one of the schools or the community centers and will that uh will that be provided with alternative bus routes and things like that and reszoning information. >> Again, tonight was to bring the information before the board. If the board is okay
037with staff and I moving forward, we'll then start to schedule the community meetings with two meetings per schools. So, with it being five schools, we'll have a total of 10 community meetings. Once we have those community meetings, within those community meetings, Miss Stewart, transportation team, all of my staff will be there to answer uh any questions that parents may have. During that time, we will look at those school assignment zones to see if and when uh students may need transportation. Uh and all of that will be part of what we will bring to you all in February in regards to if we're closing or merging a school. >> Thank you, >> Bo McKini. Port me. >> Yeah, the the other the other M the other Mac. >> U I just wanted to move that we
038um move forward with approving so that the superintendent and team can can do what they need to do. >> Thank you. >> Okay. I have one quick question. um developing receiving school plans for displaced I don't like that word displaced students but nevertheless when when you have these community meetings can we include the possible schools that they're going to be going to also because there's an influx of students coming into the building that those parents need to know that other students so can they be included in those meetings also >> yes ma'am ma'am. Um, one of the things we'll be talking about is again if the school is repurposed where those students will be reassigned so we can ensure that those parents in those communities are part of it. And normally what we do is
039we have a community meeting at the school that's possibly being repurposed as well as the school that is possibly receiving the students because generally they're all within the same community. >> Thank you. Okay, we're now on to the agenda of staff action items. The first item on the agenda is 9.1 approval of Porterly First Aid Memphis Head Start contract $2,41,000. >> Chair. I had my light on. >> I'm sorry. Board member, Vice Chair Love, I apologize. We have closed schools down and merged schools uh two schools in district 7. If you could show us the good, the bad, and the ugly of merging three schools or two um um um I would want to see that. >> Yes, ma'am. We will. And the final question, uh, ad hoc planning committee, make sure the people that's
040on the ad hoc, um, are community members in our districts. Ad hoc. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. Now, we'll move on. Approval of Porter Leaf First 8 Memphis Head Start contract $2,ion41,000. >> Yes, Madam Chair is recommended Shelby County Board of Education approve agreements with Porter Leaf Head Start in the amount of $2,41,000 to continue managing preK services wraparound support and instructional coaching. This contract supports 13 classrooms serving three and four year old children and their families. The contract pays $157,000 per classroom. >> 9.2 approval first eight Memphis wraparound contract 1 million 348,650. Yes, madam chairs recommend the Chev County Board of Education approve the contract with First A Memphis in the amount of $1,348,650 to provide comprehensive wraparound services and educational support in 37 preK classrooms for the 202526 school year.
041>> 9.3 Approval First 8 Memphis Preschool Direct Services contract 5 million $49,511. Yes, madam chair is recommended the Chevy County Board of Education approve the contract with First State Memphis in the amount of 5,49,511 for preschool direct services and 37 classrooms for the 202526 school year >> 9.4 approval First 8 Memphis Community Partners contract $200,000. Yes, madam chairs recommend the Shelby County Board of Education approved the contract with First State in the amount of 200,000 and 100,000 per classroom to continue managing full implementation of educational servicesers for four year old children and their families in a total of two community partner programs. The community partner programs house one and kidazzle cadazzle serving 40 students. The recommendation is aligned with the mandate by the Tennessee Department of Ed to ensure high quality prek programs across the
042state. >> 9.5 approval of first aid Memphis coaching contract $259,000. >> Yes, madam chair is recommended Chevy County Board of Education approved the first a contract in the amount of 259,000 to provide comprehensive services in 37 classrooms for the 202526 school year. vice chair. >> Um, in this contract, they are our teachers are fellow teachers. >> Excuse me, Miss Gordon. >> Good evening, uh, Superintendent uh, Richmond and the board chairs. Yes, ma'am. Uh, those are Memphis Chevy County Schools teachers. We hire the teachers and they're working in outside our school buildings. >> Thank you. 9.6 approval University of Tennessee Knoxville affiliation agreement no dollar amount. Yes, madam chair is recommend the Chev County Board of Education approve the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Social Worker affiliation agreement of 202526 school year 9.7 approval sales
043of f former Humes Middle School to new ballet ensemble two $257,000. Yes, madam chair recommend the Chev County Board of Education declare surplus and approve the sale of Humes Middle School at 659 North Manazanis Memphis, Tennessee 38107 to New Ballet Ensemble for $257,000. New Ballet Ensemble commits to operating the proposed performing arts school as a district contract school. >> Board member Kenny. >> Thank you. Um I had the opportunity on Thursday, last Thursday to attend the community um meeting that uh New Ballet had at Dave Wellscent in um in Smoky City. And I just wanted to report back to the board members what I heard from the community um so that you can get an idea of the um they were very excited about the prospect of having um the MIM arts or having a
044performing arts school there. One of the things that I think I heard from the community is also there was concern about um was this going to be a co-design, a co-creation of what it looked like, but also um what was provided the programming. Um and there was also a question of commitment to local participation in um as as part of the agreement that we have in renovating and also in thinking about who's in the building and who gets to um have space. Um as you know there on the second floor they're talking about letting that be nonprofits and and community organizations. So, um I wanted to report back because I know we had all of us were dispersed doing other board things. Um and I wanted to make sure that I shared the information that
045I received and heard. Um they were emphatic about not wanting a um a um what is that station? The >> substation. Yes, the substation. Yeah. They didn't want they didn't want um a substation, but they did want to make sure that this was something that was not done to the community, but was done with the community. And so I wanted to make sure that I provided that feedback to you all as we make the decision. I also want to put on the record as well as that um again I have asked a lot of questions about this this deal. Um while we are we um we have a duty a fiduciary duty to um I think dispose of and use our property in the way that is beneficial not only to our students but to
046the community. I applaud us in thinking about doing this. However, I want us to be clear about the amount. We are sitting on a piece of property that has been appraised at $1.4 million. the land itself is worth $500,000. I understand that um we there are some extensive problems in that building. And yet I want us to also understand that part of our duty per policy and state law is that we are looking if this is a way that we can be fiscally responsible to raise revenue in this way. we do that because that can help us with other things. So I want us to also be careful about thinking about the precedents that we set when we we go low. We got a piece of property and we go low. Again, I absolutely agree
047with the what I want us to think very clearly about the how we can get this done. We can get this done innovatively. And so that is that is what I wanted to make sure that I stated for my fellow colleagues. Board member Murphy, I'm sorry, board member Murphy. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I agree with you, um, Commissioner McKenna. Um, but I think that this has been a long time coming and they already have everything set in place so that they can move expeditiously because they've been going through this for the last 10 years to try to make this a reality. And so I think that they already know what they want to do, how they want to do it, how they want to move with it. I think sometime we go low
048but for the benefit of our children I think that we need to just take that opportunity so that our children can experience other things. Thank you >> board member Williams. Since we do know that let me be clear the value of the property is what the appraised value >> 1.4 million. So why are we selling beneath the value of the property? >> Let it sit there. >> No, we're going to sell it for what it's worth. >> Is I hadn't written in all these years. >> I'm just my my curiosity is why would you why are we selling property that is under undervaluing the the appraisal? I'm not saying don't do it. But I'm just saying what is the rationale behind doing it? I wouldn't sell my house for less than an appraise >> and
049no one else would with good sense >> damage repairs. >> I said but the appraise values includes that. >> So that means when it's time to vote we can vote. We're not going to debate about it. That's not what we're supposed to do. So this will be on the agenda if we approve it. This will be on the agenda for next week and your vote will say how you feel about it. 9.8 approval sale of 3030 Jackson administration building to New Day, Tennessee. Why does it say no dollar amount? >> Uh, thank you for that question, Madam Chair. Uh, at this time, would you go through the presentation for me, Miss Stewart, and explain why there's no dollar amount attached to item 9.8? Thank you. >> Yes, sir. Um, so if you remember in committee,
050the I'll read this recommendation to you because it says it in there, but then I'll explain it. So, it is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education declare surplus and approve the sale of 3030 Jackson campus. The parcel numbers are listed there to New Day Tennessee in exchange for the full cost and project management of renovating per FDA guidelines, leasing for 10 years and relocating all district operations in building 7 to a warehouse at 3456 Meyers Road. So somewhere Yolanda, I think it might be later on in the presentation, the current estimated value of that move. So taking everything we have operating in building 7, picking it up and taking it to the Myers Road warehouse, plus renovating it to FDA guidelines because you have to have certain doc doors and certain temperatures in
051there uh for all the food that goes in there. All of that cost. Um, and then the lease for 10 years. The total dollar amount right now is estimated, their off original offer was four million. The current estimate is six million, but they're trying to get work with the owner of the warehouse to get it down to about a $5 million total. And I'll have a better number for you next week at the board vote meeting. But right now, the estimate is around $5 million for all of that service of relocating us. If if more discussion needs to be uh had, board members, I encourage you uh to have more discussion around this particular item. Uh and if you all have further questions, please feel free to ask those questions at this time. >> Member
052McKenna. So, let me let me make sure I'm understanding. they're going to pay for. What is it that we're getting out of this? Let's be clear. >> We get a 10-year lease of the warehouse on Meers Road that will house our current what we call building 7 on the Bayer campus is a big warehouse. In that big warehouse, building 7 are our is our CNC dry food storage and operation, dry goods as well and chemicals. Also in building 7 is our one of our IT functions where they receive the devices. So it's like a device storage about 20 people working in there and then our security equipment IT equipment is housed in building 7. So the proposal is that this new day will take all of those operations and move them to this meers road
053warehouse. Um, in addition, they have to renovate that Meyers Road warehouse to meet FDA requirements. Our food can't just be stored in a any old warehouse. It has to meet all these guidelines. So, that cost is what we don't know yet. They're working with different vendors to get that renovation cost of the new warehouse. They also proposed to lease that new warehouse for us for 10 years. And included in that lease are all the maintenance costs and all the utility costs. So we won't pay maintenance lease or utilities for our CNC dry storage and dry food operations and the IT and security functions that are also in building 7 >> For 10 years >> and that dollar amount equals this 119. No, the dollar amount right now is estimated around $5 million >> for that
05410 year >> for all of that, the lease, the move, and the renovation. >> So, in essence, they would be paying us $5 million. >> $5 million. >> That's I think that's what we needed to do. >> That's the real Yes. >> We just that $5 million the real number I'll have for you next week as they are still working through all of the costs of that. It's a big huge endeavor to move all of that stuff. >> All right. Right. So, we'll have a place to put our our food store or food. >> Right. So, there Yeah. For 10 years. There you go. >> At no cost. >> Right. >> And it's been appraised at 7.9. >> Right. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Vice Chair Love, >> how uh many miles is the new
055facility from the old facility? >> 1.5 miles. And where are the employees going? >> They're going with So the the employees that are in building seven with this this CNC and security and IT that I'm talking about right now are in one warehouse and they'll go to the new warehouse. the employees that are in the tall administration building with the offices, those employees, there are about >> eight different departments and those different departments. I'm working with each of those directors to find their new home and it'll be in one of our underutilized schools or admin buildings. >> Um, has the contract been um completed yet? >> No, ma'am. We have to get all of the details of exactly what these renovations are going to be at this new warehouse and all of the timelines on
056moving that big operation out. We want all of that in the contract so that it's all signed, sealed, and delivered so there's no budge on what happens here. What will happen to the CNC department if this uh contract is collapses or so they'll just stay where they are? We can't do this deal without relocating our CNC operation that's in that warehouse. And it's a huge operation. I mean the warehouse stretches, you know, half the length of the property off from Jackson back to Bell Road. It's a big warehouse. So without them helping us relocate, we can't do this deal because we can't we don't have the time nor resources to move all of that ourselves. >> What's the timeline? >> Well, they want to go as fast as possible. So, um, again, next week I'll
057have more of their details as they work through this actual move cost. And the reason I brought it to you as we're doing it is because I don't want them to keep going forward with their process and their quotes and their timelines and the seven manufacturing companies they have coming for their project. They need to they need to work us to work with them as they go so they're not just putting all this out there. >> Thank you. So, the Myers building is big enough to house everything that you just stated needs to be moved. >> Yes, ma'am. And we're actually getting about 33% more space in the the Meyers warehouse. >> Okay. Thank you. No further questions. We'll move 9.9 approval districtwide HVAC filter services $932,937. >> Yes, madam chairs. recommend Chev County Board
058of Education approve the contract with National Filter Solution, Inc. in the amount of $932,000,937 for district-wide HVAC filter maintenance services. >> 910 Approve athletic field preparation services $478,61716. Yes, Madam Chair. It's recommended Shelby County Board of Education approve the athletic field preparation service contract to LAD Golf and Turf LLC for 14 locations with a total amount not to exceed $379,300 and to APS Facility Maintenance for three locations with a total amount not to exceed $99,317.16. The total amount for these contracted services is $478,617.16. >> Vice love, >> is this a local vendor? >> I know Lad Golf is. Is APS also local? >> That's what I was going to say. I'll find out about APS. >> Okay. I know Lag Golf is. Both are local. Okay. How many people uh bidded on this contract >>
059locally? >> Uh Mr. Langston, can you or is Miss Braxton someone from your your team? Only two vendors be >> locally. >> Yeah, thank you. 9.11 contract approval of Holland and Knight LLP $108,000. >> Yes, madam chair recommended Shv County Board of Education approved the contract with Holland and Knight LLP for legislative consulting services in the amount of $18,000. The contract period be from October 1st, 2025 to September 30th, 2026. >> 9.12 was added. Contract approval healthc care services RFP Sigma 41 thou 41,900,000. Yes, Madame Chair. At this time, I'll allow uh Mr. Langston if you would go through the signal contract extension uh for the board members and I please and the listening audience. >> Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Richmond. Um board members, so this is a one-year contract extension. Um, as we
060alluded to in committee, uh, this will get us through the end of the calendar year of 2026. Remember that the, um, our healthcare contract is on calendar year and not fiscal years. So also what I alluded to is that we will start um we've already started meeting with the uh our healthcare consultant who is here now Mercer as we'll start undergoing an RFP process to um selecting um a vendor that'll carry us um with a new contract starting in 2027 um that'll u get us started. And one of the things that we want to do is uh we've heard from our um our employee base that we want to improve how we do healthcare insurance. So one of the things we're going to do is um add some um um high stake um investments in
061the insurance policy and we're going to bring also our teacher groups along to help us um pick who the um vendor will be that carries us out. Another thing we want to do is redesign health care plans and also look at out of pocket expenses for our employees to better our insurance um as we go into 2027. We're now on to board items. 10.1 proposed policies first readings. >> At this time, Miss Green. >> Good evening, everyone. We have eight policies for your review. Six policies and two administrative rules and regulations. The first policy is policy one school superintendent on red page one. The proposed revisions incorporate um the purpose scope responsibility section authorizes the superintendent to delegate duties and responsibilities in accordance with the law. uh clarifies that the superintendent is authorized to estab
062establish administrative rules and regulations necessary to implement uh a policies that have been adopted by the board. The next policy on p red page three policy 20002 fiscal year. Uh the recommendation is to repeal. This information is included in the um policy on annual operating budget. On red page four, policy 20004 internal accounting manual is a statutory revision making the name of the um document uh align to the name that is included in the statute. on red page five, policy 2020, travel expense policy. This policy allows the district to provide reasonable accommodation for employees of size when unauthorized travel. The next policy is policy 2021, [Music] employee additional pay. The revisions remove language for volunteers uh to be consistent with the scope of the policy. The next policy is policy 6027 searches and interrogations. The
063policy revisions rename the policy to searches and questioning of students and revises the language from interrogations to questioning of students throughout the document as well as the administrative rules and regulations. outlines that searches may be conducted on staff, students, visitors, and their personal belongings for entry and for cause and outlines how such searches should be conducted. It also clarifies that searches may be only conducted by school resource officers uh who when acting for the purpose of the search as a school official, a school security officer or a school administrator. On red page 24, the administrative rules and regulations are reorganized to clarify to for clarity as well as remove procedural language. It outlines parameters when conducting searches for entry, including condensing language around use of metal detectors. on red page 25 outline outlines parameters when
064conducting searches for cause removes the language regarding interrogations. It clarifies that all standards of reasonleness outlined in the law and the policy um must be met when conducting searches of students for cause. It expands the language regarding search of cellular tele search of cellular phones to include any personal communication wireless communication device. Finally, on red page 34, it clarifies that law enforcement initiated questioning of students will be in accordance with the law and not occur on school campus. Uh the next two items are items for points of information on page read page 39 and 40. The policy 4051 professional learning. The revisions outlaw specific professional learning requirements for certified staff teachers including clarifying that teachers must complete the minimum number of district developed or approved professional learning hours each year uh according to their outlined
065professional learning track. It removes the 64. This is on red. This is on red page 39 and 40 or 40 right there. Um, it removes the minimum requirement of 64 hours and requires novice and focus track teachers to complete 60 hours of professional learning. That's 45 district school-based hours, five choice, 10 summer optional. And it requires prof uh teachers on a proficient track uh to complete a total of 40 professional learning hours. That's 25 district school-based, five choice, and 10 summer optional. And then on red page 43, the final um regulation is a statutory change. Um the revisions align with the amended state law for a state paid parenting leave. It expands the definition of adoption to include the period from filing of the petition and the child's initial placement until the final adoption order.
066It establishes criteria for um persons to be able to utilize this provision and it includes those who possess a valid license or hold an emergency credential from the Tennessee Department of Education. Those persons have to be employed full-time with the same district for 12 consecutive months in the position that requires the teaching license or the emergency credential, maintain that um license or credential um for the full 12 months uh that they are employed. The revisions also uh allow state paid parenting leave to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively, a minimum with a minimum of one week in a minimum of one week increments. and it revises the reinstatement letter to um renames the reinstatement letter to a letter of clearance. So these are the proposed revisions for September. Are there any questions? >> Board member
067McKenna. >> Thank you. Um thank you Miss Green. Superintendent if I may. Yes. >> Yes you may. >> Um Miss Green, thank you for this. I have a question about the and I know this is for information purposes administrative rules and Rex for 40 51 professional learning. Um I know that it is always a source of concern um and um for teachers and what they are um required to do in terms of of um professional learning. And I wanted to know if I know that this is aligned to the new academic plan and I appreciate that. Was there any input that was that you all got from teachers around this especially with your novice and focus tracks and proficient track? >> Yes, teacher teachers were heavily involved in everything that we've done this year around
068professional development and our new academic plan. Uh I see Miss uh Marble shaking her head and I want her uh and Dr. Stokes to know how much we've appreciated them along with Miss Rivers uh participating uh and providing input. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you board member Williams. >> Yeah, there's a concern that I have when since the district does not issue state lensure for teachers, why are we requiring and adding to what is needed to renew a a teaching certificate or teaching license? We're adding to in this item on here it's eight hours and not something to what they need to renew their their teaching certificates that are offered and honored by the state and the district has absolutely nothing to do with the teacher securing a certificate. So can you add
069to how can you stop it from happening if it's a district policy the district doesn't offer cert uh certificates? Uh if I may clarify regarding the policy on professional learning, these are uh district these are district requirements that are not um associated with the state lensure require. >> So that so the district has control over breaking a teacher's lensure. >> No sir, this is not in association at this provision is only for professional learning that occurs within the district. It says teachers are required to complete a minimum of 600 of 64 U hours of district development. So what happens if they don't? >> Right. Yes sir. That's a that's the district requirement but that's not associated with the actual professional professional lensure. That's a district. >> It doesn't impact your license at all. >> No
070sir. This is not associated. >> Board member Otai. >> Thank you chair. Dr. Richard, two questions for you. Um, does the teachers have to have 18 cadre hours before November 3rd. >> Where Dr. Whitaw? >> Uh, Miss Addison, I see you nodding your head. Miss Addison, >> good evening. Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> For flex hours. >> Next question. Um, are reg are flex day hours different from regular PD hours? >> Yes, ma'am. The flex hours are um it's an opportunity for teachers to gain professional learning so they can have those uh days off before um Thanksgiving break. So, it is it's not uh it's it's hours that we're asking them to complete outside of the workday. And in uh return, they're able to take those three days. I think it's November the 24th through the
07126th. >> Thank you, >> Vice Chair Love. How many uh district hours are mandatory and to keep the uh teachers certified and how many um that we require them to do? >> Madison. So according to the state it's 60 hours for certification but that happens over a course of years >> um five years two years >> it's usually 10 years >> so the princ uh teachers do this every year. >> Yes ma'am. >> Thank you. No further questions. 10.2 approving MSCS board member strategic school fund allocations. We will read this into record on next week. We will ask that you if you have more that you want to add or you want to do some some contact Karen in the board office by Thursday by Thursday afternoon so that you can add to it. So,
072chair, but I wanted to say why I wanted to add to it tonight and especially since our principal of Central High School is here, principal Amy Eps. Um, Dr. Mr. Richmond, first of all, thank you for your social media post I saw regarding the incident with Central High School and their amazing ban and how they were banned from a a recent football game and um the collective effort from the principal, Miss EPS, and uh parents and the family of will you please stand up principal eps. Let's give her a round of applause. She is just a genius reaching into her own pocket to buy kazoos for the band and then for um parent support parent paying for all the tickets. I want to just on to honor that and and and um you know acknowledge
073them with $2,500 for the band program at Central because that was just brilliant. That that that protest was just brilliant. And um it's just um just wonderful to see how the community as a whole have come around them and supported them. And if you have not been to a game to hear the Central High School band play, which I did a few weeks ago, it is seconds. I mean, it's just amazing. I mean, they blow it out the water. So, if you this Friday night, go check them out wherever they are. Thank you. >> Where will you be this Friday night? >> Probably Hamilton gang. >> Oh, I'm gonna be there. >> Your love, >> I want to comment um for Central. I saw it on the news and I just was devastated. Um, you
074have an amazing school and the students and good luck. We are rooting for you and the man is amazing. Thank you. [Applause] >> Board member McKenna, board member Murphy. I just wanted to say, and I think I said this to you earlier, thank you for teaching, making this a teachable moment for our students in civil disobedience. It was amazing. I found out about it from somebody in Oberlin, Ohio. So, this has become this, one of my friends said, "Is this true?" And I said, "Yes, this is absolutely true." But you led your students in such a way that it's just amazing and I hope that they understand how important that lesson was and is and how that will make that will help them down the line. So, thank you very much. I wanted to Is
075it on? Okay, because I got a different mic than everybody else. I'm special today. I want to say thank you so much for showing leadership to those children and the discipline that they showed that day. So, I appreciate that and uh I want to piggyback off of what Dr. Richmond stated in his statement that we need to just find out um how we need to deal with this and let let's not let this happen again. But thank you for the leadership and thank you for what you did. >> We truly appreciate you. We truly appreciate you. There being no further business, this meeting is adjourned. Have a good evening.