001He's All right, it is 6 p.m. and we will call this meeting to order with prayer. May y'all go. Heavenly Father, we thank you for another day. We thank you for your grace and for your mercy um and for the opportunities that you provide to us to us each and every day to serve um and to be a light uh in a world that can sometimes be filled with darkness. And so Lord, we thank you for every opportunity to serve. And we thank you for those who have given their time and their talents to this service of the school district and making decisions for this community and the students and all those that are connected and we ask that you would give us wisdom and guidance uh allow us to be um thoughtful in the
002decisions that we make and also to have empathy uh and that in everything that we do it will be for the benefit of the children and for those who are charged with taking care of those children and we thank you and we give you all the praise in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. To the flag of the United States of America and the stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Barbara Hallebertton here. Teresa Cook here. >> Debbie Clipton here. Barbara Gray >> here. >> Cody Childress >> here. >> Amanda Compton >> here. >> Chris Densson >> here. >> All right, we have a quorum and we move to the next item on the agenda which is approval of the agenda and I'll entertain motion. >> So motion by Miss
003Gray, second by Dr. Compton. All in favor? >> I posted. >> All right, the eyes have it. Item number six is the consent agenda. Recommended approval of May 4th, 2026 board of education meeting minutes and designation that uh following BOE policies in section six are corrected correct as listed. >> I entertain a motion. >> So moved. >> Dr. Compton with the motion. >> Second by Miss Gray. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Eyes have it. Item number seven is the director of schools report, Mr. Griffin. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh first and foremost, want to say happy summer. I know our kids are enjoying that already. Uh want to welcome our new hires. Uh Mr. Andrew Wilkerson is a part-time maintenance. Uh Winston Moore, an IT intern, and Kelby Armstrong,
004the new plant manager at MCMHS. Uh very quickly just want to let everybody know that the state scores are still embargo. So we're still imagine that waiting on the state department to let us know our scores. Uh the summer programs and summer school started today and got off to a great start. Uh central office hours for the summer are as normal time. However, uh June 1st through July 6th. Of course, we'll be closed on Fridays. Uh just an SCES update on our new 5year plan. We are meeting tomorrow to discuss any changes to the 5-year plan that the committees have come up with. Also, we'll be getting demographics for uh equalization of the MMSD uh 5-year plan. Uh the final report will be to the board of education work session June 25th. Uh the presentation
005to the board of education will be on July uh the July meeting and then of course our five-year plan will begin the 26 27th school year. Summer facilities projects are going well. All schools, as you can tell, are are have a lot going on and everything is on schedule as of today. So, if there are any questions, I'll be more than happy to answer them. >> All right. Any questions for Mr. Griffin? >> Just one last thing, Madam Chair, I forgot. Uh, want to thank the city. Uh I was not uh I was notified that we they will be recognizing our state championship uh track team, our first state championship in 98 years uh u with a little celebration and want to make sure y'all all know about that. I'll email you out the time
006as always will be next Monday at 6 o'clock but appreciate the city for doing that as well. Also the city made a huge step forward in the uh help to pay for their state championship rings. I appreciate that financial uh contribution as well as I thank Miss Hallebertton and some others in here that have made personal contributions to that. Uh but if you have any questions on that, please let me know. It's going to be about $15,000 to take care of that was range for those young men and I think they're well deserved of it. So, but any other questions? >> You think it would be possible to have the coach some of the uh track sports people there? Some of the runners? >> Oh, they will be there next Monday. Yes, they will. They
007will. They're just coming off a long meet this weekend. Weather got to them, too. So, uh, uh, you know, track season never stopped in Central High School and, uh, what happened at up in Knoxville is a fine example. If you put in the hard work and you compete as a team, good things happen. Really proud of those young men, those coaches and coach for what they've done. So, in and outside of the classroom. So, thank you. >> Um, Mr. Riven, the new hires, those were all for positions that were not new. No ma'am replaced by treasure. >> Yes, ma'am. Correct. >> So, yeah, there are no there are no new positions to hire. >> That's what I thought they were just just to replace people. >> All right. Any other questions? >> All right. Thank
008you, Mr. Griffin. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> All right. Item number eight on the agenda is public comments, and I've received one, and that is for Mr. Greg Ritter. If you would please when you come to the microphone state your name, your address, and you will have two minutes to address your topic. Gregory Ritter, 4684 Cedar Rose Drive. Good evening. Um, heard Mr. Griffin talk about this is start of summer school. Um, I no longer have any students in the system, but this is a busy time and we're looking for transcripts. and we were told that June 1st they'd be available final transcripts and they may be ready but there's nobody that can get them for us. So my son came up to get his transcript today he's told him it would be at least
009Thursday before he could get it because the person was out. So I think given a lot of all that's going on he's we've waited we've gone through all the stuff I I don't know that it's that hard but I think can we figure something out because we're in limbo until we can get the v transcript. So, I understand people are stretched thin, but when you have students trying to move to the next step of their lives and they're told one thing, we need we need to think about that and at least for the first couple of days of summer school or whatever, make accommodations. When we say things are going to be ready, they should be ready. >> Thank you. And go Trojans. >> All right. Thank you. Any to make a motion to close.
010>> So move. >> All right. Motion by Mr. Childress to close public comments. >> Second by Mr. Densson. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. The eyes have it. Um item number nine is excuse me, recommended approval of FY26 budget amendment 8 general and federal funds. >> I have a motion please. >> So move. >> Motion by Mr. second. >> Was that Mr. Gray? Thank you. Second by Miss Curry. All right, Mr. Curry. >> Good evening, board. These are the same amendments um I presented to you guys at the work session. For the general fund, there are two amendments and they're both tied to camps. Um the increase of $298,983, $983 for the summer learning camp and an increase of $20,000 for preschool development camp. And then in our federal funds, there's
011a small increase uh re reallocation of title one dollars we received from the state in the amount of $6,535. All right. Any questions for Mr. Curry about those changes? Roll call, please. >> Barbara Hallebertton. >> I. Amanda Compton. Hi >> Chris Densson. >> Hi >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi >> Debbie Clifton. >> Hi >> Barbara Gray. >> Hi >> Cody Chilris. >> Hi. >> All right, that motion carries. Item number 10 is recommended approval of FY27 consolidated funding application. >> So move. >> Motion by Dr. Compton and second by Mr. Childress. >> Good evening. >> I'm stepping in for This is the approval form that you have for the for the um the release of funds for IDA and for the title. >> No questions. >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi.
012>> Chris Denson. >> Hi. >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi. >> Debbie Clipton. Barbara Gray. >> Hi, >> Cody Childress. >> Hi, >> Barbara Hallebertton. >> I All right, that motion carries. Item number 11 is recommended approval of TSBA director of schools evaluation instrument for 2026 2027. >> All right. Motion by Mr. Childress. >> Second by Dr. Compton. All right. This was reviewed at the work session after input on the TSBA form that they recommended to use for evaluations uh for the director. Uh this would be formally adopted for the 2627 school year. Um I know everybody's had a chance to look at it, but are there any questions or any concerns or comments? >> My only question was Mr. Griffin, you have had an opportunity to review that instrument, correct? Yes, ma'am. >> Okay, that
013was something I forgot to ask at the work. Thank you. Any other comments and questions? >> All right, roll call, please. >> Chris Densson, >> hi >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi, >> Debbie Clipton. >> Hi, >> Barbara Gray. >> Hi, >> Cody Childress. >> Hi, >> Barbara Hallebertton. >> Hi, >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi. >> All right. And I do want to Mr. Lancaster for his team support on working through the that instrument and the updates. Um item number 12 is recommended approval of board of education 2026 2027 annual agenda. Motion please. Motion by Miss Gray. >> Second by Mr. Densen. All right. Again this is um the annual agenda. It's just a guide that we approve at the beginning of the year that gives us an indication of the important pieces that need to
014be discussed andor um considered throughout the year as well as department updates. It also has all of our meetings and work sessions and once it's approved it does get uploaded to the website so it's available to the public as well so they can see when different topics will be considered at the meeting. Um, any questions or comments related to the annual agenda? >> All right, very good. Roll call, please. Teresa Cook, >> hi. >> Debbie Clifton, >> I Barbara Gray, >> hi. >> Cody Childress, I >> Barbara Halbertton, >> I. >> Amanda Compton, >> I. >> Chris Stinson, I >> All right, that item carries. Item number 13 is recommended approval to purchase I reading from curriculum associates in the amount of $85,510. This is a K through8 screening testing and intervention curriculum product funding
015has been identified in the 2627 general fund budget. I have a motion motion by Mr. Childress. >> Second by Dr. All right, Mr. Lancaster. >> Yeah, this is this is required by the state uh for us to be able to screen at those grade levels. This is the one that I believe we've had for how many years? >> Before I got here and they continue to use it. The teachers know it can can use it readily. >> I do have a question but probably not one that you can answer. Um maybe for Mr. Neil. Um I know after the work session I know there's been some recent controversy about curriculum and associates. I know I know you're aware of all that. We're tracking that and keeping up with it and I know it's an approved
016um by the state so and there's not a lot of other options but >> um you're what are we doing about the controversy where you >> so so far I've I've just had conversations uh with principles to and we're going to start exploring options uh big part of it is our southwest core >> uh collaboration and talk to the other districts because we all have some concerns um and if this is the right product moving forward. >> Okay, >> we have to have something >> right. >> We don't have enough time I think to pivot this summer but our plan and commitment to next year is to like talk to various vendors, talk to our surrounding neighbors, districts and let's figure out what what is the best fit for us. >> I I was concerned
017about pivoting because I mean it's something the teachers know and we don't need to spring something new on them but I mostly just want to make sure that that everybody's aware of the the research problem and um I mean it is what it is but >> yeah we I think uh we talked about it some in the spring right around spring break is when some of the districts really chimed up about some concerns and that's when we all started talking But I also know that we all as far as like municipal districts talked about the short time frame of finding >> right >> suitable good fit >> provider. But we are committed going into this year >> work together. >> Well, it is reassuring that working with the southwest core folks and some lots of
018other great minds thinking about it. So thank you. Just want to ease my mind. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other questions? Okay. Roll call, please. >> Debbie Clifton. >> Hi. >> Barbara Bray. >> Hi. >> Cody Childress. >> Hi. >> Barbara Hellbertton. >> I. >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi. >> Chris Densson. >> Hi. >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi. >> All right, that motion carries. Um, item number 14 is recommended approval to continue renting Canon copers off the state contract. We have 28 of these copers districtwide. Funding has been identified in the 2627 general fund budget and is not to exceed $70,000. We have a motion, please. I will give it to Miss Gray the first and Mr. Dson as the second. >> All right, this is the same contract that we've been on again
019since I've been here. It's a good contract. From what I've seen at other places, this is a good price tag for the printers. The cost of supplies will continually go up over time. So, we should just understand that and always put a little bit of an increase from year to year into the budget for that. >> So, when we move into Lucy, will we get increasing that a copy or two or >> Yes. Well, not only Lucy, but also the MIS renovation. It'll probably increase the number of copers just based off the extra teacher work area and the new front office and that that actually the MIS is included in in this increase is already included. >> And the Lucy one is as well. >> The Lucy one is not in this one. It'll be
020in the next budget. >> Okay. >> Probably won't need those copier services for the Thank you. >> Any other questions for Mr. Lancaster? >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Barbara Gray. >> Hi. >> Cody Childress. >> Hi. >> Former Hell Burton. >> Hi. >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi. >> Chris Stinson. >> Hi. >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi. >> Debbie Clifton. >> Hi. All right, that motion carries. Item number 15 is recommended approval to contract with P solutions to provide the district with internal and external communication services. Funding has been identified in the 2627 general fund budget and is not to exceed $65,000. >> So motion by Dr. Compton. >> Second. Is that Clinton? Thank you. Second by Miss Clinton. All right, Mr. Lancaster. Yes, Power is a company that we've used for several years
021now to help us around the district with communications both internal and external and adisement. We use them for teacher advisory group. We use them for board retrieve. We use them for multiple aspects um emergency requests from them in case something happens in the district and we need some feedback and some expertise on those particular happenings. We go to them. But we also have a contract that allows us to go to them for any kind of creative services and that's the underlying amount there. I do have one question um and that is as it relates to the work that's being done now with SCES for the fiveyear strategic plan if there are any you know early thoughts around communicating the results of those um that that work and also you know whatever decisions are made around
022the gray bands when Lucy comes into the fold those sorts of things. Are we anticipating that some of that communication work will to be part of this um budget. >> Absolutely. We're definitely going to consult with them on on communicating that out for sure. >> But did we increase it to that or not really? >> No, we haven't increased it. We're trying to rely on their services. We're going to our internal staff Wendy is is kind of taken over a lot of the things that they have to do and she's been learning from what they do and can and now we can parse back her hours. and allow those hours to be used for other services. >> Mr. Lash, let me add this that at first we were uh using almost every bit of money
023that we had budgeted for uh power. Uh we were meeting every Monday uh as updates. Uh we do not do that now because uh Wendy is becoming more efficient. Uh a lot of the incanam responses on some things of course we have started to build our own library on that. Uh but Miss Screenville is becoming more and more affluent in the PR and the communications department uh along with all her other duties because uh you know she is also in charge of the ADM making sure that we got the exact number of chiefs in the seat so we get our funding so to speak. Uh but we have relied less and less on p communication with things going on. So, uh, as a matter of fact, had a phone call today said, "Hey, we need
024to check in. We haven't talked in about three or four weeks. We just want to make sure we're on the same page." And we do emails, but it's it's always good to go back and forth, you know, on a Zoom meeting. But, uh, I'm very pleased with what Powers Communication has done for us. Of course, there's other things we got going on. We have plans to sit down with our teachers and let them know once we get the SCES 5-year plan to let them know exactly what's coming in the year. And we'll have that. That's another reason why I'm very thankful that we get Lucy school a whole year before uh we transition to opening that building is that we also give time to our teachers to understand what's going to happen as well. So,
025>> but I want to make sure we have the full plan before we give out any information. That's all. >> I'm sorry. Powers is still working with the teacher advisory council. >> Oh, yes. Absolutely. I think >> Yes, ma'am. And thing about that is it's always good to have an outside voice. Um and Powers comes in there and it's unbiased. They they they do a great job. Uh the organization does a great job of keeping us on task because as you know, Dr. Coffin, teachers can tend to get off on one tangent and go for an hour. Um they've been known to do that. But uh but just having that voice as we even in our retreats just keeping us keeping us on task sometimes because we tend to do that as well. But very
026pleased with all the things that Miss uh Miss Natalia Power and her company has done for us over the years. Thank you. Any other questions? >> All right. Thanks. Roll call, please. >> Cody Childress. >> Hi. >> Barbara Hallebertton. >> I. >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi. >> Chris Densson. >> Hi. >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi. >> Debbie Clifton. >> I. >> Barbara Gray. >> I. >> All right. That motion carries. Item number 16 is recommended approval to add a full-time plant manager position for Lucy Elementary and a part-time custodial evening position beginning July 1st, 2026. Funding has been identified in the FY27 general fund. >> So motion by Mr. Densen, >> seconded by Mr. Childress. Mr. Leon, >> good evening everybody. We're asking for a an additional part-time custodian worker operations team to be able
027to float in the evenings uh when we have people that are off sick that take the days stuff like that helps us be able to keep the building clean, not put too much work on all the other employees that are there. Also, we're asking for the Lucy plant manager spot now. U we'll take Lucy over July one and that will help us facilitate a lot of contractors that are going to be there and be able to assist in the building, be able to help us uh go through the building and they'll be able to learn the building while we go through it. >> Any questions for Mr. Walk? Not a question, but just something we brought up during the work session that I think would be useful just to put on the record is even
028though the school isn't fully staffed, if there's if there's downtime for this plant manager, they will assist around the area since your team works that way. >> Correct. Yes. They'll be a floater until the school comes operational uh and they'll be there to answer any kind of alarm calls and stuff like that. Once we get it up on our system, >> they won't have any down time. >> No way. >> There's plenty to do, right? No, we're cutting grass, doing everything we can right now. >> Yes. >> So, we have equipment to cut the grassy. >> Yes, sir. >> We we centralized everything here and our lawnmowers, our mowers leave here, go different locations. >> Okay. So, they don't stay in >> No, they do not stay at We're trying to We reduced our fleet
029of lawnmowers, be able to maintain them, and they run. Um, what's the timeline for this? Are you looking at having someone in place on July 1 or um are you just going to start hiring them? >> If it's approved, we will post the job and they'll be ready open for July one. >> Okay. And that's when we assume control of Lucy anyway. >> Yes, ma'am. They will not start once selected. They will not active touch. >> No, I I mean I figured that, but you're I didn't know if you were going to wait until August to start that person or if they would actually start. >> Our our plan is to once we take possession of Lucy is to get in there immediately and we don't have a whole lot of time to get a
030lot of things done. Believe it or not, we just have nine months to get in there pretty much. Any other questions for Mr. Leblanc? >> Just very quickly want to uh wish Mr. Leblanc a very happy 25th birthday today. Just want everybody to realize that. So definitely appreciate him and just glad he's here for another year. Appreciate it. >> Any other comments or questions? >> Roll call, please. Barbara Hallebertton. I >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi >> Chris Densson. >> Hi >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi >> Debbie Clifton. >> Hi >> Barbara Gray. >> Hi >> Cody Childris. >> Hi. >> All right, that item carries. Item number 17 is recommended approval of modification of board of education policy in one reading 6.319 alternative education. I have a motion please. Motion by Dr. second >> and
031second by Miss Gray. >> Uh very quickly, Madam Chair, uh this is just making uh we had K through 12 and after uh discussion with our legal team uh and to be more consistent with T uh TCA and also other districts across the state, making it one through grades 1 through 12 for our alternative program. So just being more consistent with the law, state law and other districts across the across our state. >> Very good. Any questions? >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Amanda Compton. >> Hi. >> Chris Densson. >> Hi. >> Teresa Cook. >> Hi. >> Debbie Clifton. >> Hi. >> Barbara Gray. >> Hi. >> Cody Childress. >> Hi. >> Barbara Hallebertton. >> I. >> All right. That motion carries. We are down to the last item. Before we uh entertain a
032motion there, I just want to say thank you to everybody for getting through this school year. Congratulations on making it to uh the end of the school year and thanks for all the hard work for all of the staff and the teachers and all of the administrators especially. I know your job's not done when the doors close when students walk out. Um but I know that's a a heavy lift um to get through those months when the children are in the building. So just want to thank everybody and we made it through another year and congratulations to all the graduates. So that's it. Any other comments before we all right motion? >> Motion by Mr. Dson and second by Mr. Childress. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right, the eyes have it. Thanks everybody.
033Have a good night.