00122nd, 2025 work session. Miss Clark, please call the role. Board member McKisik, here. Board member Garcia, here. Board member Porter, here. Board member Murphy, present. Board member Love here. Board member McKini here. Board member Williams, board chair Coleman here. You have seven in the firm. Thank you. We do have a quorum. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance and remain standing for a moment of silence of the standy. Thank you. May be seated. We are now on to Spotlight on the Arts. This month's spotlight is on Central High School awardwinning jazz ensemble. [Applause] And this awardwinning director Dr. Ali Liddell. We also want to recognize Lian Torres, our world language teacher of the year from Germantown High School. First, we will have a performance by the Central High School's awardwinning jazz ensemble and its award-winning
002director, Mr. Ali Liddell. This jazz ensemble is the current recipient of the Winon Marcellus Essentally Elegant Award led by Dr. Ali Liddell. The Jazz Ensemble was selected as one of 30 jazz ensembles worldwide to attend. Mr. Dr. Liddell, excuse me, is one of the district's bestkept secrets. He pours his passion for music and excellence into all his students at Central High School. His jazz ensemble is one of the best this country has to offer. We are happy to have Dr. Liddell, the 2024 country music educator of the year and our presence again for leading his students and our community into greatness. And this is in district one by very own board member McKis district. We have a presentation for them. Please please show the presentation attached while the students are playing. [Music] That's the [Music]
003I think you [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Happy birthday. [Music] right now. [Music] [Applause] I'm going [Music] I think we're going [Music] [Applause] I do stand corrected. This is the Central High School. [Applause] Please accept my apology to the Central High School. And thank you, Dr. Liddell. I just had to put my two cents in. Does anybody else feel like they went back to the Cotton Club in Harlem or something? That was amazing. Thank you all so much. District one, the Central High School. And we would also like to thank Principal Maples from Central High the Am I right? EPS, I'm sorry, Principal EPS from the Central High School. Now, we are proud to announce to honor the following teachers. Lillian Torres, our world language teacher of the year from Germantown High School. Come on
004up. Miss TZ won this award at the University of Memphis Language Fair held in March of 2025. She was selected by her peers for their wonderful award. Thank you. Germantown High School. Germantown High School. Yeah. Yeah. We would also like to highlight the following teachers. These social studies teachers won teacher of the year from the TCS conference held in March. The TCS stands for Tennessee Council for Social Studies. Our teachers took home three awards, one in each grade band. Trina White, Somerville and Elementary social studies teacher at Scenic Hills. Are you here? with principal Jamie Fowler White. Principal. Okay. Come on. Congratulations. awards came from the social studies department under director Maples. Congratulations. Our next award winner is Eddie Wash, a middle school social studies teacher at Grizzlies Prep with Principal Wear. and last but
005certainly not least board member McKisic Central is showing out tonight. Amy working a Central High School, the Central High School social studies teacher with principal eps. Congratulations. We want to celebrate all award-winning teachers and their students accomplishments. Greatness grows here. We are now on to the approval of the agenda. Are there any amendments in Superintendent Richmond? Yes, board chair Coleman. We'd like to add to the discussion tonight the Excel Center uh and the Robera clause for uh Promise Hollywood. So, we're adding 9.24 board members. There being no further amendments to the agenda, is there a motion for the approval and a second? Motion. Motion. Second. Motion by Vice Chair Love, second by I heard a lot of voices. board member OT tonight in the chair's Oh, I'm sorry. Roll call vote. Board member McKisik. I.
006Board member Garcia. I. Board member Porter. Hi. Board member Murphy. Hi. Board member Love. Hi. Board member McKini. Hi. Board member Otay. Hi. Board member Williams. Hi. Board chair Coleman. I. You have nine in the affirmative. Thank you. That motion passes. to the chair's report and there's a statement that I would like to make on this evening and it goes I would like to take the time on behalf of the board to address the recent social media comments made in a private online chat between board member Tana Murphy and a community member. This is in line with our board policy which includes steps for addressing violations made by board members and the actions we can take as a board. Policy 0023 states as board chair I am responsible for initially having a private conversation with
007the board member which I have done. The second step is for the full board to discuss the item in public which we plan to do today. The third and final step is potentially issuing a censor by this body if there is another infraction. As duly elected members of the Shelby County Board of Education, we are held to a higher standard of decorum and professionalism at all times. Sometimes we fall short. Board member Murphy made comments no board member condones. in an environment where immigration issues and immigrant students and families are fearful of deportation. Her comments, as she has publicly acknowledged, were insensitive and inappropriate. On behalf of all members of this board, I want to publicly apologize for the hurt and frustration this may have been may have caused the community to feel. We also
008want to assure the public we will continue to such we will continue to such ma to see that such matters seriously and hold each other accountable. We want to further assure that we all remain committed to serving the people to whom we answer our constituents with the highest standards of dignity, professionalism and respect. This is not the time. This is not the time for the community of board members to be divided with all the work we must do to educate our children. We are committed to being partners with the community in all things education. We look forward to working with all partners to move our school system forward on behalf of all children and families. At this time, board member Murphy would like to make comments. Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to start
009by taking full responsibility for the manner in which I responded to a community member during a private online chat. I acknowledge that such behavior is unacceptable and I sincerely apologize to my colleagues and to the community at large. I understand that as an elected official I represent all constituents and it is my obligation to do so with respect and professionalism even especially when confronted with disagreements or criticisms from the people who I have the privilege to serve. I am committed to using this experience as a valuable lesson in my journey towards my personal goals to lead with professionalism and compassion. I look forward to working together to make our school system the best it can be for all of our students and our families without unnecessary distractions and with full focus on the important mission
010of educating our childrens with respect, dignity and professionalism. Thank you again and I apologize for my actions. Thank you. Thank you. Now we will have this interpreted. Foreign Professionalism. personal. Thank you. Thank you. We're now on to the superintendent's report. In Superintendent Richmond, I don't have any report tonight. We are now on to the agenda of the staff action items. The first item 9.1 approval YMCA of Memphis and the Midsouth. In superintendent board chair has recommended the Shelby County Board of Education approved the contract for the YW.CA CA of Memphis and the Midsouth for summer learning academy before and after child care services in the amount not to exceed 1 million $399,000 for summer 2025 9.2 approval clinical affiliation agreement between the University of Memphis Psychology Program and Memphis Shelby County Schools board chairs recommend
011that the Shelby County Board of Education approve a year affiliation agreement with the University of Memphis Department of Psychology at a no cost to either program to assist in the training and recruitment of licensed school psychologist to address the staffing needs of MSCS 9.3 approval department of exceptional education technology refresh laptops board chair does recommend that the Shelby County Board of Education approves the purchase to Avery Jones Educational solutions in the amount of $597,541.75 for computer hardware and Unisar Sparkco Computers Inc. for device deployment and asset tag tagging in the amount of $11,830 for exceptional educational classroom teacher services provided and central office staff laptop devices. The total cost of this initiative is $69,371.75. Seeing no lights 9.4 approval insignia software court. It is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education approves the contract
012with Insignia Software Corporation for a library automation system to enhance the district's resource management infrastructure. Pursuant to the request for the proposal 011725LB, the three-year term cost for the Insignia Library Automation System is $338,100. Seeing no lights. 9.5 approval. K12 science textbook textbook adoption. Yes, board chair. It is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education approves the K12 science textbook identified for adoption by the Memphis Shelby County Schools Science Textbook Committee. This approval will ensure the district science textbooks are aligned with the state approved textbook list to ensure high quality science instructional materials are being implemented across MSCS no cost. Seeing no lights um excuse me board member Hu Garcia I apologize. No problem. On the on the slide it said for implementation in the 2024 2025 school year. These are So will the
013textbooks once adopted the will students be using the textbooks starting in the fall? Yes, we've budgeted to purchase textbooks for the fall science. What is the total cost and will that come as a separate item on or is it approved just through the budget or we already I think we've allocated $10 million for text. Thank you very much. 9.6 Six. Sheffield High School desktop computers and laptops. Yes, board chairs recommend the Shelby County Board of Education approves the purchase of Avery Jones Educational Solutions in the amount of $96,3345 for computer hardware and Unisar Park Sparkco Computers Inc. for computer hardware deployment and asset tagging in the amount of $13,853 for Sheffield High School. For the computer devices and deployment of the hardware, the total cost is $19,88645. Seeing no lights, 9.7 approval. Tennessee Department of
014Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services nonrecurring infrastructure grant contract amendment. Board chair is recommended to Shelby County Board of Education approved the amendment to contract 20240751 with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. This amendment changes the contract end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026 with no change to the award amount of $236,98. Vice Chair Love, I have a question for you, superintendent. Yes. How many students will this Uh Dr. White Law, thank you. All K through 12 district schools are impacted. So we will be out working with all of our schools, but we have highlighted and I can send you their information. Schools with the highest number of crisis and emergency responses, we have a list of those schools. And also we have a list with the schools
015with the highest number of trauma focused therapeutic sessions. So we do have that list available. I have another question for you. Um are all the students drug users? Not all the students are drug users because this is a traumas based uh program. So we will be definitely working even though it's under the mental health and substance abuse services. This one deals with exactly to cover the cost of 12 months of clinical supervision and a two-day training in in the trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy. So, he could, but it's really focused on the trauma focused. And board chair, let me also emphasize uh at some point uh my team and I will come before you all and talk to you all about the multi-tered system uh of support. I think it's important for you all to
016uh see how at tier one, tier two, and tier three uh students are supported. Again, uh tier one is good first teaching. We could use uh this professional development to talk to students about in general, which could focus on all students around mental health and substance abuse. At tier two, you have more of a tailored support. And then at tier three, which would be students that we're trying to uh speak to about drugs that maybe we've seen doing drugs uh or had some mental health crisis at a tier three uh level. Uh that would be intensive uh support. So during a work session, what I'd like the team to do, Dr. Whitelaw, and I've spoken to the team about this. We need to bring all of the supports that we have uh around first of
017all academics and then behavior. That's what's meant by RTI square B response to intervention for academics and behavior. So we can talk to you all about the tiered approach as some of our teachers receive this professional development support. Yes, sir. Thank you, Bo McKenna. I'm sorry. I'm taking us back to 9.5 approval of the K12 science textbook adoption. Just quickly, when we had our um committee meeting on April 8th, we talked about the possibility of onetoone devices and then licensing textbooks. And we talked about what the law states that we have to have a textbook for each student. Um, are we still looking into that and the possibility that we can we can possibly save some dollars if we're um innovative about how we meet the the criteria of the law, but also making sure
018that we have um we can license some of these books for our our students if we have one to one devices. Yes, board member McKenna, thank you for that uh question. Yes, we can. uh as our leadership team knows there were I know there's one contract uh Canvas we had last year Canvas there was another uh contract uh in regards to uh textbooks being online uh that we did not bring before the board and we'll be revisiting that contract along with Canvas uh around our online textbooks. Seeing no further lights 9.8 Approval Sandy Hope Promise and Student Experience Stop School Violence Grant. Yes, board chairs recommended that Shelby County Board of Education approves the nocostou with Sandy Hook Promise Foundation over a three-year period. Theou dates are May 15, 2025 through June 30th, 2028. Seeing
019no lights, excuse me, Vice Chair Love Um the same question. How many students would this take? Uh board chair love similarly uh to uh the other item board chair I'm sorry vice chair vice chair love similarly to to the last contract we will take the same approach around Sandy Hook. Uh but again this is to uh provide professional development as well. And so Dr. White Law, do you want to add some additional context to this item? Yes, thank you. Uh, Superintendent uh, Richmond. Basically, we are talking about grades pre preK through 12, but our focus is on 6 through 12. So, even though we're be training all teachers, our focus will be on students in grades 6 through 12. Thank you. Seeing no further lights. 9.9 approval. Treadwell Middle School laptops, desktop, teacher tablets, computer
020carts. Yes, Chair Coleman. Uh, it is recommended to Shelby County Board of Education approved the purchase of Avery Jones Educational Solutions in the amount of $18,25526 for computer hardware and Unisar Park Computers, Inc. for computer hardware deployment and asset tagging in the amount of $20,313 for Treadwell Middle School for the computer devices and deployment of the hardware. The total cost is $128,56820. Seeing no lights member Murphy. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, will the children be able to take the laptops home or will those laptops remain in the classroom? Great question. U, board member Murphy. Uh, we're still reviewing uh how we want to approach the one to one uh device. uh as we explained in the budget committee in the budget community meeting uh we're looking at possibly having a onetoone device in prek through
021eight but allowing the computers to remain at school and whereas in grades 9 through 12 where they may have online courses as well as access to textbooks allowing those students to take the one to one devices home. But we're still looking at it because we want to look at what is sustainable going forward in regards to both repairing and replacing uh our computer devices. One more question, follow-up question. Will those devices be insured? All All of our devices are insured. Board member Williams. Yes. Is this limited only to the school that's listed here? If you you are adopting devices to be just at this school in in this content area. This particular purchase board member Williams is just for Treadwell Middle School. What about the other schools? We we are purchasing computers for other schools.
022Uh I want to say that this particular purchase is using uh our SIG dollars are these SIG dollars that we're using our school improvement grant dollars uh which are via our priority schools. So this would replace a Is that correct? No, sir. This is to replace computers. This is just to replace computers. So, it's not an instructional program at all. No, these are just computers, laptops, desktops, and teacher tablets and a computer card. So, I'm assuming that you have some formula where you determine where the need is for computers in schools, whether they have been destroyed or taken or whatever. And I'm sure there's a process that you follow to make sure that everybody has access to computers in their schools. Yes, sir. Uh board member Williams, we do. Uh our instructional technology department assists
023with that. And this does not replace the textbook. No sir, it does not. No further lights. 9 10 approval of Vantage Learning LLC. Yes, board chair Coleman is recommended Chevy County Board of Education approves the contract and purchase Advantage Learning LLC in the amount of $138,695. This is a web-based writing tool that is using uh prompt driven exercises, immediate scoring, and feedback to enhance student writing through frequent practice and revision. It will be used in 21 of our priority schools which were labeled soup schools this past year. 9.11 approval memorandum of understanding with Christian Brothers University for economics local dual enrollment. It is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education approves the memorandum of understanding between the district and Christian Brother University for the economics local dual credit opportunity at a cost of $25
024per student engaging in the challenge exam for a total of $80,50. 9.12 Charter authorization initial round. It is recommended that Chevy County Board of Education adopt a denial of the following charter applications. Dream Catchers Charter School, Hillrest High School, Kip Memphis Creative and Performing Arts Elementary, Kirby Middle School, and Steel I Rise Academy. Board member Hu Garcia. Will we will we get a I know we had a brief presentation about it. I have some a few specific questions about the organizations behind some of these, but is this the best time to ask them or are we going to get a more? Okay. Um, and it and where's Miss Parker? And if this if this answer is in in my packet of which I'm trying to find it. Um, I think my questions are mostly around
025the new start schools. Um, Dream Catcher Charter School and Still I Rise. Academy are both sponsored by organizations I'm not familiar with. Is there a background? Is there background information about what who those organizations are and what their mission and purpose is? Yes, board member Garcia, Miss Parker, please. Yes. Good evening everyone. Um there is background information in your rubric in the governance section which should be section 2.1. It outlines uh maybe some information that could provide you uh some answers to questions that you may have uh related to those particular applications. Additionally, uh although those are two separate sponsors for those two new start schools, I will say that there is a connection uh to those two organizations. That's very helpful. So I between now and our board business meeting I will do some
026further research but um generally I think I am very concerned about the number of students that we are proposing in these um I know this is the first round um but looking at the work that we are doing to consider both our footprint and the educational environment of our existing schools the fact that there are some ASD transition schools in here Um I will I will say that I do not plan to approve any schools in this first round and I hope that those who are considering an application look very uh hard at the feedback that we are giving because these are um the case you need to make is that you you can do this work better than Memphis Shelby County Schools and we are looking at the data. Board member Murphy. Clarity question.
027Now um we have three steps of doing this. Correct. Yes ma'am. There go ahead. My apologies. Go ahead. Yes ma'am. That is correct. There are three opportunities for an applicant uh to uh get approval. Two at the local level and then one at the uh appeals level with the commission. So if they don't get approved at the local level then they have to start over. How does that work? No ma'am. So this is our first round. If they get denied, they get an opportunity to shore up their application, correct any deficiencies. They resubmit the application. We review it. Then I bring back recommendations, our team, to you uh in July. Then the decision is made. If the decision is to deny in July, so then they can appeal to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.
028And then with that decision from the commission, that decision is the third uh and final uh decision for the applicant. Thank you, board member McKenna. Thank you. Um, thank you for this robust package, very thorough. May I make a suggestion for consideration? I know that we had you and I want to thank staff publicly today for um staying with us on April 8th for what, five hours, and going through going through all of these documents and all of our questions. long hours. Yeah. Well, that's the work. That's the work. Anyway, um when you if this does not pass and we it comes back in July that we have a very we're clear and have a a good um because I know you're ready. We just that was a long time um presentation so that everybody
029is clear about what the process is because many for many of us this will be the first time that we're going through the process of um looking at charter applications. So that would be very helpful. Dr. Richmond. Yes ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Park. Board member Otai. Thank you, board chair Coleman. Miss Taylor, thank you so much for the information. Uh, just for clarity because I know that you and I did have a conversation regarding the charter schools and um the reason for the denials were because there was a gap in information. Correct. And Yeah. Go ahead. Sorry. Yes, ma'am. That is correct. Correct. So many of them were submitting the applications but they weren't fully fulfilled and so they're going to need to resubmit or can you just give clarification just so we
030can have that on the record? Yes, ma'am. So if the applications are denied in this initial round, um they will have that opportunity to clear up any of those deficiencies uh just because they do have that opportunity. Um you know, we can't say for certain that is going to happen, but at the end of the day, we want to make sure that we give them the opportunity uh to provide uh the information that is needed for a very strong application because those applications are binding documents on the district. Absolutely. And one other thing just for the record, I know there's a presentation on board docs that has uh the guidelines. It shows where there are deficiencies for each school. That's correct. Okay. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. We move on. 9.13 approval nutrition services cafeteria
031computer workstation replacements. Yes, board chair Coleman. Recommended Shelby County Board of Education approve the purchase order for the cafeteria computer workstation for Arya Jones Educational Solution in the amount of 184,680.75 for 175 computers. This includes the initial purchase of 87 computers and deployment services for $92,676.75. The additional $92,4 is for 88 computers. These computer deployment services will be provided by Unisar Sparkco Computers for $4,356. 9.14 purchase approval Diligence Corp. It's recommended Shelby County Board of Education approve the purchase order utilizing the Diligence Corporation contract 20250243 by increasing the total amount not to exceed $210,96. This includes the original amount of $89,460 plus an additional amount of $120,636 to complete services for the rest of the 2425 school year. 9.15 purchase approval nutrition services warehouse Wi-Fi infrastructure. Yes, it is recommended Chevy County Board of Education
032approves the purchase order for Zo Education utilizing the contract with Educational Network of America 202310009 in the amount not to exceed $18,99457 to purchase network access points, routers and switches for the nutritional services dry and frozen warehouse. Seeing no lights. 9.16. Approval Andrews Technology. Yes. Board chairs recommend the Sher County Board of Education approves the award and contract Andrews Technology for $1,15940. I'm sorry, 1,159,400 for the biometric automated time and attendance system. This initial service term is for three years in the amount of $943,720 with two additional one-year options of $17,840. This was based on RFP12224DM. Vice Chair Love, this contract locally owned uh Mr. Langston or someone for procurement. Thank you, Dr. Richmond. Thank you, uh Vice Chair Love. This is not a locally owned contract. This is a districtwide RFP that went out
033to replace our timekeeping um contract. Um I do for you and I'm happy to serve with the board the um the ballot or telling of the RFP and the submissions from all of the the people who bided on the contract and then the wide variety of features we were looking for. Again, it's not locally a local contract, but it is um it is this is a five-year contract. Again, it's for our 1,638 um nutrition services uh workers who clock in and clock out. And this is a biometric system to keep their tracking of their time and their payroll as well. Next question. Does this meet um minority vendors the threshold? So uh so this funding is for from the USDA for federal funding. If you remember, we talked about the computers. One of the well,
034we're now in our economic economic opportunity office going away for minorities and gearing towards small businesses. Now, however, when you're using federal funds, you can't gear it towards minorities because it's federal. Thank you, Bocky. Dr. Richmond, I think um Mr. Langston brought up something that would be very helpful as we move forward with our procurements if we could get those scoring so that it it's it's transparent and public not only to the public but also to us so we can we'll spare you some of those questions because we can see it and um and that would be helpful if we can do that. Yes. Thank you, board member McKenna. Um, that's one of the things under my administration that I've talked to staff about doing. Uh, what I would like for us to do would
035possibly be to set a threshold. Uh, because a lot all of our items over $25,000 are bidded on. So, uh, we may want to set a threshold. I know of maybe uh, three uh, things that are bidded on that I know we're going to bring before the public uh, so that it's extremely transparent as we make make selections. Seeing no further lights. 9.18 approval. 9.17 approval. ICMS applicant tracking system. Yes, board chairs recommended that the Chev County Board of Education approves a one-year subscription renewal extension to ISIMS for a total cost of $220,79.95 effective September 1, 2025. 9.18 approval of Classic Collision Bartlett. It is recommended that Sheper County Board of Education approves the contract with Classic Collision Bartlett in the amount of $175,000 for collision and mechanical repair to district and third-party vehicles when
036applicable. This shall be in accordance with RFP012825 MT board member Porter. Thank you, board chair. Um, how was this work getting done before? Cuz I think I was reading where it says we didn't have any service agreement with any auto body shops. How was um the auto body work getting done before? Yes, Mr. Langston or is that you councelor Bailey? Thank you inter superintendent and thank you for the question. Jared, Miss Rudolph uh with our risk management team can answer that question. Uh so yes, thank you for your question, Commissioner Porter. Um we were having the work done um not under contract and so we wanted to make sure that we were protecting the district with a contract. Okay. Yeah. Because um my previous question was answered, but I do think we'll be transparent if
037we get because what what u funding um body is is this money coming out of the federal dollars or it's uh general fund? General. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, we can get the RFP to see who bid it on it. And I know we keep saying keep it local. Now, I know it's going to to Bartley, I'm assuming, because the name of the company, but now I want to keep it local in the city, but that's all. Yes, sir. And I can actually answer that question for you. We actually only had one respondent. Okay. And we sent it out twice. Right. Thank you. 9.19 approval devices rapture. Yes, board chairs recommend the Shv County Board of Education approve the equipment purchase of 172 devices in the amount of 12,745.72 for each location within NS MSCS to
038have a designated device for the use of the Raptor visitor management system. Vice Chair Love, what all comes with the web system. Uh, thanks for that question, Vice Chair Love, Mr. Langston or, uh, Mr. Barora, please. So, uh, thank you, Dr. Reman. Thank you, Vice Chair Love. So again, the Raptor system is just a is a system that we use to monitor our visitors when they come into our school system or even the district. It is going to scan to see if they have any um deficiencies for as far as sexual in nature because they can't be around students if they do so. So if it's flagged that they do, then they they're not able to visit or go inside our schools or in our district location. That's what the rapture system um I know
039what all the rapture system includes uh is a computer. Yes ma'am. So this this is just replacing uh so all every school uh location has a computer that the raptor the raptor software are they working ma'am? Are they working? This all of them are working but they're extremely outdated. This is replacing everyone that's at our school locations because a lot of these uh computers are 9 10 years old. This purchase replaces everyone at our school at the school location. Question. Yes ma'am. Yeah. And also board uh vice chair love we also use it as a way uh for employees to sign in when they're visiting schools. So if ever we need to go and verify if an employee was at a school that they were supposed to be at a specific time, we can use
040Raptor for that. Board member Porter. Yeah, just a quick question. So So when I was in the district, we did we use refurbished computers to upload the software to um upload the raptor software to the computer. So now this agreement is saying that we're going to spend money to buy new computers, new computers to and upload the software for for rapid computers. Am I correct? Yes. Um in working with our schools being that this is somewhat of a district uh mandate, uh we've decided to purchase at least one computer system or one computer device for those schools instead of the schools having to purchase it. And it's um so the is it going through the AR Jones company or is through how how are the what what companies is are we purchasing computers from? Is
041it off the catalog? Okay. Yes. What's the time frame for having all these in our schools? Uh Mr. Barora, can you give us a time frame for when the devices should be back? Oh, I'm sorry, Dr. Elliott. It's okay. Good evening, board members. Um, so we plan to have it for every school based on the need to have it before school starts. Um, so we're going to start off with the schools who computers are not working efficiently and then we're going to go through a list. So we have a list that we're going to go by to make sure all the schools have them. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Elliot. No further comments or questions. 9.20 20 approval of Holland and Knight LLP. It is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education approves an
042amendment to his contract with Holland and Knight LLP uh for legislative consulting services extending the contract period from June 30th, 2025 to September 30th, 2025 with no change to the previous approved total cost of $18,000. 9.21 approval Richland Elementary School ABS Engineering Incorporated. Yes, it is recommended that the Shelby County It is recommended the Shelby County Board of Education Board to contract to ABES Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $163,500 for the drainage system design of the Richland Elementary School site. Shout out to Richland Elementary, board member Huitt Garcia. Thank you. Uh, interim superintendent, I understand that um we put a temporary solution out there and they were actually testing it by flooding it. So, um, and that they were working out some things. Do you know if the temporary solution is in place while
043we get the design underway and get the permanent long-term fix? Is that working? I know Miss is Miss Stewart here. Yes, board member Garcia, Miss Stewart's not here uh this evening, but I think the temporary solution uh is working. Okay. Uh, one temporary solution we used during the the storm a couple of weeks back was using a lot of sandbags. That worked. It didn't work to perfection, but but I think it worked well. And now we've actually put another uh intervention in place. Yeah, I think what we they were actually they dug a temporary trench and and have had movers out there and sort of uh a short-term version of what we're trying to do here and then a professional design. But I just wanted to make sure that we're keeping our schools dry. Yes,
044ma'am. Thank you, Board Member McKini. I just want to say thank you Dr. Richmond and team for um getting something done that I think you made us aware that this has been an issue for administrations and um so thank you for um getting that done. Yes ma'am. Thank you all. 9.22 donation acceptance John Roberts estate to Central High School. Yes. It is recommended that Shelby County Board of Education approves a donation of $26,595.82 for John Roberts estate award to the Central High School to be used for track scholarship program. Yes. Okay. I got to say it. The Central High School. Okay, Chief Langston. D Central High School. Board member McKisen. Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to thank the Roberts family for that generous gift. He uh coached and taught in Memphis City Schools for
04535 years. And uh so we're just we're appreciative that in his state that they would remember and he would remember Central High School in our school district. So I just want to say thank you to the Roberts family. 9.23 donation acceptance Craigmont High School marching band booster club to Craigmont High School. Yes, board chairs recommend that the Shelby County Board of Education approves a one-time donation of $27,783 from Craigmont High School's march and band booster club awarded to Craigmont High School to be used for band transportation. Bocky I just want to um say on behalf of myself and board member love, thank you to the um marching band booster club for this generous generous donation of 27,000. I'm just going to keep boasting about that band. That band is phenomenal. And um I want to
046again I can't say enough about the school leadership and his band director who has built that band to hundred marching 100 right and so I want to say thank you and um for that donation to the Craigmont High School. Oh Lord congratulations to the Craigmont High School. Did I do it right? 9 point moving right along. I've gotten all my D's correct. 9.24 grant acceptance Shriners International. Yes. is recommended that the Shelby County Board of Education approves the grant acceptance of $17,433 from the Shrine School's benefactor Shriners International to be used for the purchase of furniture for the conference room and multi-purpose room at Shrine School. On behalf of Shrine School, the Shrine School, which is in district 9, we thank you. We had two items added for discussion. 9.25, the Goodwill Excel expansion. Expansion,
047I'm sorry. Yes. 9.25. Yes. Uh, board chair Coleman and board members. Uh, I wanted to bring this item for discussion. As you all know, we had some discussion in our recent committee meeting and I think we also had some discussion during uh last month's work session around Goodwill Excel uh and the reverter in regards to uh Hollywood Promise. Uh and so I wanted to bring that before you all. One reason, the top reason is for our students who are at Hollywood Promise. uh those students need uh to know if their school is going to be open or not. Uh and one of the things is that that particular building uh is under contract to be sold to uh Goodwill Excel. Uh but all of those things are interconnected as it relates to Goodwill Excel purchasing
048the building from Hollywood Promise. those students possibly being reassigned to another school uh and Goodwill Excel uh being approved for uh two new zip codes 38134 and 38108. And so I wanted us to just have that discussion. And so at this time, board chair, I turn it over to you and the uh board members, board members, board member McKenna, just to be clear. So this is in district two. To be clear, we're going to be talking we're ask you're asking us for two things. One is to wave the right of rever reverter for um promise to sell the um the building to Goodwill. Yes. Okay. And then the second one is to expand Goodwill's um zip code by two 38107 and 381 whatever you said 313 108. Okay. So that is what you would like
049for us to um and I think we had that discussion um during the board committee and I think that we were all on board with that. I think um so I would just recommend that we put it on for um the board meeting or if we needed to do it do we need to do it sooner because or do we is Tuesday sufficient? I think at this point Tuesday would be sufficient unless the board is prepared to hold a special call meeting this week. Okay, we'll add it to the agenda for the regular board meeting. They're connected. Okay. So, that's my recommendation is that we put 9.25 and 9.26 on for Tuesday. Board member Hwitt Garcia. Thank you. I know we've had a lot of discussion around I know we both in a budget context
050but also thinking about our partnership and and notifying P you know families and and staff were working in these schools. Uh but for me it's ai continuing to educate adults in Shelby County benefits children. When you have educated adults who have opportunities in the home, this is it's our obligation to invest in this. And so I would enthusiastically ask my colleagues to support this. Um, and I I would really like to learn from what we're doing here and and how that is impacting economic and social mobility for adults and how that impacts our students. So, what we can learn here and improve this and improve that partnership. I'm excited to support this. Board member Murphy. Thank you, Madam Chair. I agree with Commissioner Garcia that if we educate parents our parents are able to um
051help with our children and this is a good thing. So I'm with um Commissioner Garcia with with that that we this is a good thing that we need to do. Um Commissioner McKenna had already answer my question so we'll just put them on for Tuesday. Thank you board member Oay. Thank you chair. My question was answered as well and I I echo uh board member Garcia definitely to support our parents. Uh the more support we can give our parents the more they can support the children. Thank you. Okay. So the first thing that we have to talk about is if we are willing to sell the building. That would be our first discussion item. We have this is two-part. Okay. So I'm just breaking it down. That's what we said. And then the second part
052would be the the expansion, right? Okay. So we'll bring those up Tuesday. Okay. add those to the agenda item for Tuesday. Okay. Okay. On Tuesday, right on Tuesday. General Council Bailey. Thank you, Madam Chair. Just as a point of clarity, the the the questions before the board are not to whether to sell the building, but it's whether whether to wave the reversionary clause in the deed. um for the sale. Um so if you recall, there's a clause in the the deed that allows the property to revert back to the board. Um what uh Goodwill what Promise Academy and Goodwill will excel are asking us is to wave that reversionary clause so that they can retain possession of the building and then sell it to Goodwill Excel. Yes, sir. Okay. We're now on to board items.
05310.1 resolution approval of teacher bonus provisions. Board member Hu Garcia. Thank you. Thank you, chair. Uh, we talked about this in committee um in your on the board docs for the public to see uh is is not only the resolution but accompanying language from the Tennessee Department of Education. Um I would I will go ahead and read this resolution. Uh and then we had I believe board member Otay wanted to sign on to this as well. I don't see her name on it. Oh, I wanted to sign on to uh Amber. Okay. Oh, there we go. We both wanted to sign on. Would anyone not like to be on this resolution? Okay, I'm going to read the most popular resolution into the record tonight. So, a resolution of the Shelby County Board of Education affirming
054intent to participate in the teacher bonus provisions of the Education Freedom Act of 2025. Whereas the Shelby County Board of Education, hereafter referred to as the board, is responsible for governing the public school system and ensuring the well-being of all students under its educational directives. And whereas the board has consistently expressed opposition to school voucher programs and the redirection of taxpayer dollars intended for public education to private institutions. And whereas despite widespread opposition from local education agencies or LEAs, the Tennessee School Board Association, and many Tennessee residents, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Education Freedom Act of 2025 during the first extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly. And whereas the act includes a provision granting a one-time bonus in an amount that is no less than $2,000 to each teacher employed in a kindergarten
055through grade 12 or K through2 public school in this state for the 2024 2025 school year. And whereas section four of the Education Freedom Act of 2025 stipulates that a local board of education must first adopt a resolution affirming that the LEA would like to participate in the provision of the act providing teacher bonuses. Therefore, be it resolved that the Shelby County Board of Education affirms its intention to participate in section 4 of the Education Freedom Act of 2025 for the sole purpose of securing these one-time payments for public school teachers. This resolution is strictly limited to section four of the act and should not be interpreted as an endorsement or approval of any other pro provisions within the legislation. Sponsored by board member Amber Huitt Garcia, District 8, board member Natalie McKenna, District 2,
056board member Stephanie Love, District 3, board member Keith Williams, District 6, board member Sable Otay, District 5, and then I Board member Michelle McKiscich, District 1. Board member, board member Tana Murphy, District 7. Board member Joyce Dors Coleman, District 9. I just did. Y'all like to sign on to this resolution. Board member Porter, District 4. We all we can't struggle in unity here, but we got uh the full board is supporting this and we'll see it on the consent agenda next week. Thank you. Thank you. 10.2 to resolution approve, excuse me, implementation of a comprehensive facilities plan. Board member McKenna. Thank you, Chair Coleman. Um, this is a resolution. Do you want me to read this in or I can summarize it? Would you like me to summarize it? You can summarize it tonight, but
057it has to be read next week. Okay. Okay. All righty. Well, today I will summarize it. This is a resolution reaffirming our commitment to using our facilities in a way that supports student achievement, equity, and fiscal responsibility. It directs the administration to present a comprehensive facilities plan by September 1, 2025, informed by current building assessments and aligned with our strategic priorities. To guide this work, we're establishing an ad hoc facilities planning committee made up of board members, local government planning experts, and community representatives. Their charge includes reviewing and guiding the plan, ensuring robust community engagement, aligning the board policies and budget planning, exploring the feasibility of a joint construction authority, providing quarterly progress reports. The resolution also calls for a public posting of the bureau um veritas facility condition assessment and a review of related
058board policies to reflect best practices. Finally, it directs the administration to collaborate with our community engagement committee on a comprehensive outreach strategy so that our students, families, and communities have a real voice in this process from start to finish. Um, this is sponsored by myself, District 2, and board member Amber Huitt Garcia, District 6. Do I have that right? Eight. I'm sorry. District 8. Thought I could remember it. District eight. Board member Hugh Garcia. Thank you. I've already I've already signed on. I think one of the important things I want to make sure um once we pass this next week, there is a um what board member McKenna pointed out, we've done the comprehensive facility condition assessment. Once we've adopted this resolution, where will that information be posted for the public to access? Superintendent. Uh,
059Mr. Langston, can you share where we'll post post it because I know there's a lot of pages. So, it's it's pretty comprehensive. Most of our our buildings just for the public are over 50 pages. A lot of them are 60 pages. We have it's very thorough. Yeah, we we discussed it a little today. Uh, we're just trying to see again where we can post it with it being such a large document. I was curious if they've gone board docs or so thank thank you Dr. Richmond uh members of the board as as has been said stated before we're talking about over 170 assessments some over 100 pages my recommendation is we'll work with Stewart and I will work with it to possibly do links I think that may be more efficient um than to just
060put pages out thereum click on links and then they can download by school level um and we can uh send out some communication of what that looks like. I know people have been asking it'll be a part of our education but as far as the landing page uh we'll give it and um if you if it meets the board's approval if you can give us next Tuesday and we can have sync where we can place it. Yeah, certainly. I wouldn't expect it to be up before we direct direct that action, but um I think just if I'm the listening public, I want to know, okay, when when will I expect to see that and want to Okay, look, take a look at it. And first thing I did was look at my baby school. So,
061thank you. Yeah. Yes, board member Garcia to just we we started today in cabinet uh going over the resolution and going over the timeline. so that that we'll be able to meet uh the expectations. Board member Murphy. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, Commissioner McKenna, I don't know if you got my email, but I wanted to sign on. I did respond, but I don't know if you got it. No, I might have, but thank you. You're welcome. Board member Otay Chair Coleman, I'd like to sign on as well. Vice Chair Love, um, Superintendent, um, have you disvised the plan in each one of our districts for us to see the plan? We we have preliminarily started to look, but and we've started to kind of about some timelines, but we haven't totally put together a comprehensive
062plan because I want to align everything that we're doing with the resolution uh which calls for us to have community uh input. And so we have again started to look at facilities that may be vacant, maybe boarded up, uh properties that we've been bringing to you all, uh schools that are underutilized, some of the uh schools with high FCIs. We've started to look at some preliminary stuff, but again, we don't want to get ahead of the board. Uh and we do want to be inclusive in regards to our approach, much like what the resolution has outlined. I'm asking before you put this on the internet to have a conversation with us. Yes, Vice Chair Love, we will uh and again we are going to follow the resolution. If everyone is signing on to the resolution,
063we will uh indeed follow it to the letter uh as well as have these individual conversations with you all as board members. Thank you. I would like to sign. You sign me on. Board member McKenna. I just wanted to reiterate that this is just us putting um documenting our discussion during our board retreat about how we bring the community along in this process. We have a lot of facilities and we have a lot of facilities that need a lot of work. As I've said before and all of us know, average age of our buildings are 64 years old and I have one of them that is like nine years shy of being a hundred years old and overcrowded. So we absolutely need to think about what this looks like in our community in terms of
064the footprint but also in terms of how we work with community to prioritize and set criteria. So I appreciate the um superintendent and administration um coming with us along with us to do the education piece as well as the participation in how we even approach this. So, thank you very much and thank you to the board members that have joined on. Michelle McKenzie, please add my name. Thank you. Both resolutions have the full support of the board tonight. Samuel thought it was obvious. 10.3 approve a resolution approving MSCS board member strategic school fund allocations for April 2025. We'll have those next week. Mr. Williams, you got some more you want us to talk about? We getting out early. I have just read by notes that the takeover measure in the state capital is dead for
065this year. So that's what there being no further business, this meeting is adjourned.