001the February 3rd work session for the Rutherford County School Board. We'll be opening the meeting with a brief moment of silence or prayer in the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag. No one is required to participate or be present for any of these and being in this portion of the meeting is completely voluntary. Tonight, uh this week, we have Caleb Tidwell in charge of the player in the privilege. >> Thank you. Let's bow our heads. Father, we're just so thankful to be able to be here. Uh I pray, Father, that you give us wisdom tonight. That you help us as we are trying to debate and look over different decisions for this county. That you help us to do the things that are in the best interest of the students that we serve.
002We thank you, Lord, for helping us get out of this winter season. And we ask, Lord, that you would just give us guidance as we move into this new year that we continue to keep our focus in the right places. Be with us this evening in Jesus name. Amen. Let's stand please. I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> First up, we have the approval of the agenda. You want to take a look at that? Any changes or anything questions? >> The fairly light agenda. >> Fairly. Yes. >> Next we have the consent agenda. Any questions there? Okay. There is no public comment and we'll go right to Rutherford Proud
003>> be Thursday. >> Thursday. >> Okay. Uh and then human resources. >> Yeah. This is our annual signing bonus. And so for this year, we are proposing 6 through 12 math, English, chemistry, physics, world language, and special education. Um $4,000 signing bonus to be paid twice. So 2,000 in the spring, 2,000 in the fall or fall then spring, sorry, I had it backwards. Uh continuing with our student teachers, if they student teach with us and then continue and move with us to sign a contract, they would get an um $1,500. So that money would be on top of if they were an additional hard to fill area above. So they could at that point be at $5,500. And then our retirees, a little bit of a change. should be a one-time bonus in a hard
004to staff area because we were having we appreciate our retirees, but we were having some retirees who year after year after year that bonus. And so kind of making sure that that bonus is the way it's intended for somebody to come back one time and get that bonus instead of retiring each time and being able to do that. And so >> could have been you could retire and during um COVID we were really really struggling for teachers. uh we're in a lot better shape than we were in then. And so that's what our recommendation is this year. Dr. Anthony, anything that I missed? >> Yeah. >> Yes. M Dr. Sullivan, for the benefit of our new members, would you tell us again the hardest staff areas? >> Yeah, they were u math, English, chemistry, physics,
005world language, and special education. We have removed um ESL this year. Not based on location. >> No, it's not based just the subject areas. Yep. >> Okay. Wonderful. Okay. Next, we have legal. >> This is transfer student under discipline number one. The board's been requested to admit a transfer student from another school system under discipline. The student was expelled for possession of drugs. According to policy 6.318, the board may deny admissions of any student except those in state custody when a student transfers from another school system while under suspension or expulsion. Director of schools recommendations to deny. Next. >> Then we have a student under discipline two. Board's been requested to admit a transfer student from another school system under discipline. The student was expelled for possession of a weapon in possession of a dangerous
006object. According to policy 6.318, the board may deny admissions of any student except those in state custody when a student transfers from another school system while under suspension or expulsion and the director of schools recommendations to deny. >> Okay. Next, we go to instruction. This is the textbook adoption committee request. This year is schedule E career and technical education textbook adoption committee. The purpose of this committee is to review instructional materials and make recommendations for the adoption of schedule E career and technical education textbooks and resources in accordance with Rutherford County Schools procedure and state requirements. You see the committee members, proposed educator members Isaac Haley, Travis Sutton, Jason Bowers, Leonard Cleti, Amanda Jones, Richard Beard, parent representative M. Jones, and industry representative Brian Patton. Upon approval of this list above, the committee will begin
007the review process and move forward with the CTE textbook adoption in alignment with both state and district guidelines and timelines. And I believe right now it's just advanced manufacturing and IT. Is there anything else you want to add to that? >> Is that good? >> Okay. >> Any comments or questions? >> All right, we'll move on to number two. >> Then number two, 2627, special courses request. The instruction department's requesting permission to make an application to offer credit for special courses under the following guidelines. Rule 0520-1-3-.05-2A. Local school systems may offer special coursed not listed in that 06 on an experimental basis. Commissioner of education must approve each course in advance each year. Rutherford County high schools are requesting approval for the following special course requests. New courses advanced grammar fine arts appreciation survey of
008advanced math topics. Courses for renewal intro to linguistics Y01HB2. Infectious diseases Y3H32. That one is always funny for me because the first time that we did that one was about two weeks before um we closed for COVID because I remember reading it sitting in Dr. Chastain's chair and so that one anytime it comes back up is weird for me to read. >> Quite ironic. Yeah. >> Intro to microbiology Y3H31 neuroscience and society Y4H88 and then sports psychology Y4H9. >> Okay. Any comments or questions? Yes, Mr. Tidwell. Do we have participation in these? What's that look like? >> I can give you the schools where they're currently offered as far as the renewals. Um, so emerging infectious disease is currently offered at Central and these are all serve as electives. Just clarify, they're not part of
009our state required courses. Uh, intro to linguistics is offered at Central originally approved in 2021. Intro to Microbiology, Riverdale and Stewart's Creek, originally approved in 2021. Neuroscience and Society offered at Central and Seagull 2021. Sports Psychology offered at BlackMen Central, Riverdale, Seagull, and Smyrna. >> Awesome. I mean, I think I think it's interesting. I was just curious. >> And and once these get approved at the state level, any of our any of our schools can utilize these courses and course codes at any point once approved. Awesome. [clears throat] >> Thank you. Any other questions? >> Okay, moving on to financial matters. >> Wilson Bank, Riverdale High School, and Riverdale Baseball Booster Club agreement. Riverdale High and Riverdale Baseball Booster Clubs in partnership with Wilson Bank to provide and maintain a video scoreboard in signage. >>
010Number 11, >> engineering and construction evil baseball fence request. Principal Tim Pedigo is requesting to utilize baseball count funds to replace the fence at the baseball field. This project is requested and not to exceed 18,000 is at no cost to the board. Engineering Construction has reviewed the request and has no objections. I'd also like to add I had an email from TSAA. They're requesting some additions as well. That's usually a host site for us for high school um spring fling. So part of this is needed for that as well. >> Okay. Next, >> Smyrna High ROC obstacle course request. Dr. Sherry Sutherland's requesting to install ROC obstacle course to be funded by CTE. The project will be funded through CTE funds is not expected to exceed 4,000. Engineering Construction has reviewed the request and has
011no objection. >> Number three, >> Witworth Buchanan scoreboard relocation request. Principal Chris Butner is requesting to be allowed to receive the existing baseball scoreboard from Seagull High School to replace the one currently on campus. anticipate cost to replace the existing support structure. The project will be funded through baseball funds and is not expected to exceed 3,000. Engineering construction has reviewed the request and has no objection. >> Okay. Next, >> Smyrna Primary School soccer goal request. Dr. Amy Perry's requested to purchase permanent soccer goals for Smyrna Primary utilizing fundraiser funds. The cost for this request is $6,7578. Engineering Construction reviewed the request and has no objection. >> Okay, that was quick. >> That was quick. >> Financial updates. >> Uh couple quick things are we delayed our principal budget request a week since we were out
012um for a week. So looking through kind of our priorities um just kind of starting from scratch. Uh what have been our pri priorities the last couple years have been the staffing with our coal increase. We've done a 2 and a half% the last two years. I don't know that 2 and a half% um is attainable. That's what I always try to shoot for, but I'll go over a little bit kind of where we are right now. But a COLA increase, and if any board members have any other priorities, please let me know because these are y'all's priorities of what we need to try to address. But a COLA increase was one that I wrote. um new school being part of that board priority and then continuing to make sure we keep fund 177 because
013that is always something that is always on the table. If you guys figured we could talk more about it Thursday um because those are things that we need to start prioritizing. Principles have to have their budgets by Friday. Our departments are working on those um but I need to start building in what board priorities we have as well. And talking about the budget process, there are TISA coding changes that we have talked about. And so we are are down in our economically disadvantaged students. We have lost about.5% of enrollment. And so that that impacts you. And so with that, I don't know how much extra TISA funding there will be this year compared to last year. So, we're looking internally to make sure that we rightsize positions, all those different types of things to be
014able to get to two or two and a half% cola increase. So, that's we are very very early in our budget process. But that's where Brian and I are kind of shooting for right now without doing really any real numbers. But the the TISA coding change is different. The other part of that is the governor of course had state of the state yesterday beginning. We need to go and see what the increase to TISA is because that's a huge portion of the budget as well. Um, whatever the TISA increase is in the governor's budget and what the general assembly passes is usually what we try to get to with our budget as well. And so that'll be a whatever the general assembly passes will be a big portion of the extra I hate to say
015extra revenue, but that's the extra revenue we usually get every year is whatever the increases to DISA. So that'll be our next big portion. Any discussion on budget priorities? Anything? >> Two to two and a half. >> Yeah. Um, listening to other directors, we're kind of all in the same boat. Some are looking at zero or one. Um, we're a little bit better than that from what I'm looking at, but not a whole lot better. >> Okay. >> Any other questions, comments? >> Yeah. Yes, Mr. Sales. >> Dr. Okay. So, one thing I've noticed [clears throat] with the increase of cola, when we do try to give those increases to the teachers, well, all of our employees, it seems like some of that is being eaten up by the increase of insurance. So, if if
016it seems like the money is going to be really tight this year as far as what we are able to increase, we're going to have to figure out how we're going to do the insurance because I don't looking at it right now. I'm there's a big question mark of how that's going to be funded and paid for. I always remind because that's something we have is our I have a teacher advisory committee I meet with every month or every other month depending on it hits and that's a question that we have a lot is my insurance went up and my my insurance went up six or seven% and my COLA increase was only two and a two and a half and so we go through every time that your COLA increase is over yes they
017they get pretty close some years but your COLA increase is over your entire amount and the six or 7% is only over what the insurance amount is and so two and a half goes further because it's over a bigger dollar amount than the six or seven is. But it does some years get pretty close depending on each situation's a little different because it depends on which plan how much coverage each person like an individual we cover a lot more than we do a family. >> Yeah. And it and it could be we could be facing that this year. >> Yeah. Because we have no I haven't heard anything yet on have you on insurance rates. Yeah. Being under the state plan haven't heard anything. >> Okay. Mr. Mr. Title, >> you said, did you say
018overall enrollment is down >> 0.5% >> five? Yeah, let me pull. And this is just so that everyone knows. We have moved to and Kelly, Dr. Chastain, I always get it wrong. Which one's sword and which one's Ted's? >> Okay. of sword is what all of our what used to be EIS we talked about that is the state's new program I guess or software so we upload Skyward into that every day or every night that had a lot of issues at the beginning of the year with the state and so we are still getting credit to go back and make changes and our team is I mentioned it at the last board meeting they are doing phenomenal going back and getting that credit so we've gone up about 200 students from November till now in
019getting credit for students. So at that number I believe in December we were down.76 or 081 and now it's 0.5. So it's increasing as we clean our data up. Um but I think we all knew that we would be down in kindergarten. The other thing that we are talking about is our juniors that we we had 200 juniors. We had 200 juniors that are graduating early. And so seniors, you still get funded for your seniors with early grads. 700, 900. We had 900 seniors that graduated early in December. And so we will still get funded for those students for the rest of the calendar year. Your juniors, you're going to lose funding for them for an entire year. You won't need as many teaching positions theoretically, but you are losing funding for those students. at
020200 students, you're looking at 11,000 of kids, you're looking at a couple million dollars um that you're then having to look at budget-wise a little differently. And so that was a we knew that would be a consequence of going to the 4x4 but we internally are looking at things we're sending some 16 17 year olds and we need that may or may not be really ready for the real world and as soon as they take a semester off from high school thinking I'm going to go hit the the workforce if they take that semester off they're not eligible for some of their scholarships anymore. And so we've got to do a good job of educating parents to say, "Yes, your kid may may be ready, but and earn the credits, but if they don't have
021a plan, why are they rushing to get out of high school?" >> And so we did that so they could get more opportunities in school, not necessarily to get out of school earlier. So we've got to do a a bigger bigger communication blitz with our teams and our schools to make sure we're communicating that better. >> And those those juniors are obviously across many different schools. So you say we could save a teacher position, but it really just kind of depends. >> Not many. Yeah. Yeah. 200 across nine 10 schools. Really, eight comprehensive um hit a class load of 25 to 30, maybe three or four. >> So not >> Yeah. The maintenance on the building's the same, the custodian needs are the same. So there's a lot of stuff that's >> um and my
022other question was uh we're talking about the the cola increase. Are we still going to meet the state standard, the base salary? >> Oh, yes. Yes. >> Okay. So, we're still on track for that. >> We could do a 1% and still there. And then last night in the governor's state of the state, it said 2027. So, I always thought it was this year, not next year, but we're on target to get it this year. >> Great. >> Any other questions? >> Yes, Miss Sharp. >> Thank you, Dr. Sullivan. Um, what was our enrollment from May to August? Because I know everybody's going to hear that we're down half point and they're going to be, "Oh, we all have to build any more schools." >> Yep. So, right last >> what's coming. Yeah, y'all know
023that's what's coming. >> As of right now, this is January 23rd. So, what we were funded on was 51,589 last year. And again, we are still cleaning this data up. Right now, we're at 51200. That may be the Janu That may be the December one. Hold on. >> But you did say we we've gained >> We're gaining. Yes, we're cleaning >> since November. Yeah, >> we're cleaning that data up still. >> And most of these students are older, >> correct? >> That we're Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. For example, from December, we were at 51,506. So, we added a we added or verified 146 new students since December. And so to say that these numbers are true when the state switches just like when we switch when we went from I now to Skyward it takes
024time to get your data correct and if a student is enrolled in let's just say Wilson County and then they come and enroll with us if their dates overlap by one day then it's an error for both districts and neither district gets credit for that student. So we have to work with multiple districts to make sure every single kid is correct. And so that's just what 144 kids are 144 kids that we have corrected from December to January. So >> Oh, you raised a question just then. So in my mind mathematically, how does this work? Are we paid by the day, by the student or by the month or by the week? It's by the student. >> Yep. >> Right. >> Because it comes out to an average. Yeah. like the technically the number of
025kids that we had if >> 51,200.08. >> Okay. By the day by the student. So that that verifies. >> Wow. >> But a tough job. >> But just so everyone knows because this is a question I haven't seen it in a couple years. Snow days do not matter. We get funded regardless if we take snow days or not. And so that that does not matter. I haven't seen that question in a couple years. People always say, "Well, they have to go to school because of um if they don't go to school, they won't get funded." That has absolutely nothing to do with it whatsoever. Snow days were are built in. So, that does not impact us. >> Well, I've had to explain to some people because they also like, "Miss Shark, we've heard, oh, you're
026you're down. We're down tiny tiny bit, but we're gaining because they don't understand who who is in class in August 6th and who is in class January 6 could be three 400 more kids. Y >> and they're still coming. We'll get some in the spring from families that have moved here. >> Y and here's when I talk about it being down. Here's the part where Tissa the weights are going to hurt us. So economically disadvantaged. Um we were at 8,000 students a couple years ago. Last year was a hold harmless. This year we've gone from 8,000 to 6,334. And so that's a 25%. Is that the 25% weight? Does that sound right? And so you're you're losing if we were getting $10 million, that's a $2.5 million cut just because of a coding change. That
027economically disadvantaged coding change. Then there's a concentrated poverty that is somewhat connected. That concentrated poverty chain um is now down 16%. So it's just a constant. It hits you in every single one of those when you lo when you hit. So >> So you lose that. Yeah. 200 students >> it just and that >> that economically disadvantage changed and and it's right it was the right way and I appreciate the governor making that right last year he held harmless for years so we've internally known this was coming that's why we made some of the decisions we did last year but when you have economic disadvantaged of a 15 16% drop that also connects to the concentrated poverty which it should it makes sense economically disadvantage connects to concentrated poverty then that drops 16%. those they
028just snowball pretty quickly to district our size. But again, I feel better about this budget than I did last year's. >> You have any reason for that? >> Any reason you know >> why they changed the coding? >> Yeah, it was uh through Medicaid and coding. >> Yeah. It was a like federal department. It's a JCO code. >> It's not like 1,800 kids got up and left our >> No, no. We didn't all of a sudden become richer. Just a coding change. >> Yeah. They're here. They're just not counting like they did. Yes, Mr. >> I had another question about about that and about the early graduates. You said that we lose about 200 juniors who graduate early. You said I think it was it was 800 >> 900 seniors and they're graduating at the
029halfway point like in December. So when we're trying to catch up our ADMs for the students and we're switching over to this the system getting all the numbers right >> when they are no longer present isn't that affecting our numbers on a daily basis as well or do they look at that as a whole year >> they are counted for the whole year all early grads are counted for the entire year >> juniors and seniors >> y okay >> for that year yes >> all right >> the juniors not next year but this year yes >> right right okay >> thank goodness or we really be in trouble >> and how many juniors do we have that graduated 209 >> 205 and then two sophomores somehow >> sophomores. >> So yeah, >> what was there?
030Oh gosh, >> they've got 23 credits. >> Have they Have they Have we interviewed some of their families to say why they want to graduate? >> Yeah, because they all there's a process they have to go >> because that's very very early. Sophomores, >> you'd be surprised at some of the credits that these kids come to us with or are able to earn. Um, and sophomores are obviously unique and uniquely talented if they're going to graduate that early. Um, but it is a state law to allow them to move on when ready. So, based on the number of requirements and what we offer, it is a conversation with the counselor and the parent and the student to declare that they're going to graduate early. So, that is not necessarily a surprise to us. I think
031our goal is one to make sure we're planning appropriately, which we are, but also making sure that we feel confident that those students know exactly what step they're taking when they leave. So, if you're graduating early, what are you doing next? Make sure they're going to college, the military, career, TCAT, that they feel confident that they know exactly what they're doing next. So, we're making some some strides in that area to make sure that they have appropriate guidance to to graduate early. um responsibly I suppose you'd say. >> All right, I hear you. Okay, any other questions? Yes, Mr. Sharp. >> One more. Um I just forgot what I was going to ask, but >> I'll come come back. >> Sorry. If you think about it, just let me know. >> Completely move ahead with
032something that she said. >> We'll move on to >> director's I've got a couple things on director's update. >> Um one, I want to thank everyone for their patience last week. of course being closed for snow and ice and prayers for those areas that were hit much harder than we were. I want to thank our maintenance custodians in our central office because we were are the largest and furthest north district that was able to open um so much that on Sunday night there's a Facebook group and a social media group that's Tennessee school closings and it shows the entire state and we were the furthest one and everything else was blue and it was a lot of districts that normally are not in my text group uh very rural districts and so I'm just to
033verify again. Um, I called EMS. Um, I talked to the sheriff. I text all the mayors of the towns again just to make sure is there anything changed and just to verify that we're okay. We had we had a couple bus routes that were impacted, a couple stops we had to miss, but overall um, things went very well yesterday and so appreciate them being able to to get us open because without them we would have not been able to open yesterday. >> And I learned not to beat up on NES. I did not realize that NES had some parts of Lever. >> They absolutely do. >> And I feel terrible. There are still people in Metro Nashville that no heat. >> Still some. >> Yep. There are um we've had some cheer teams get back
034last week from Orlando and we have an entire fleet going back to Orlando this week. So, we'll have cheer roundup um in February or March where all of our teams go. And then a special thank you to Tommy Hines. He is filling in. I'm not in a extra pay position, but he's filling in for Mike Walls while he is out. And so Tommy is filling in as our maintenance director. And so that was a heck of a week to fill in as an interim maintenance director last week. And because he was called non-stop. So really appreciate Tommy doing that. So >> you remember it hit you. >> Yeah. Completely left. Is it too early to talk about third grade retention? >> Nope. Never. We [laughter] >> would we like to talk about >> You said
035never. >> It is. I'm always always willing to talk about that. >> Do you have any preliminary >> on how we're how we're doing? >> You know, I think that we have how many years has this been now? Is this year four going into the the retention law? Um, we've got a pretty robust system in place in terms of making sure our our teachers one are teaching the standards as hard as they possibly can with resources that we feel confident in. Our students have support. We do benchmark testing. We do, you know, skills testing um to kind of get a gauge on where our students are. I don't see any any indicators that we're going to be really far off in any direction from the trend that we've been on. Um, so I don't expect
036any huge surprises. Uh, I think our biggest focus as a district has been to make sure that our students have the support K2. That's been a big focus. And then if something happens in that third grade year, that they have support moving into fourth grade. That is that has been our big focus to make sure that if retention is what the families, what the law and the teachers get behind, that that is the best option for that student. and then if we move them forward into fourth grade that they're getting the supports they need to catch up that that's so we're we're just plugging away and I feel like we're in a good trend a steady trend but a positive one. >> Thank you. I didn't mean to put you on the spot but I
037was like oh we need to talk about third grade retention because and I do feel like the parents once we were had a little bit of that under our belt and everything that they kind of you know settled into it and said this is really to help our students. So I think that's a good thing. Thank you. Madam Ch. >> So [clears throat] in the note the vein same vein of thought of third grade. So I will have to say that as a [clears throat] parent I'm pretty impressed because my daughter started kindergarten first grade and those benchmarks they're I mean I know when they're coming and they're happening. I get the communication. I see where she's growing not growing where areas she needs improvement and improvement. plus the communication that we're getting, not just
038from the benchmarks, but also just what they're being taught week to week. And then when they're getting those progress reports and showing where they are at based on the standards, like you can kind of match it if you want, if you're keeping it that way, you can match it to see where your child is at um progressing or not progressing. And then if you have concerns as a parent, you can talk to the teacher specifically in those areas because it's kind of it's black and white. So you don't have to wait till third grade if your child is in the system and they started from kindergarten or whatever. You don't have to wait till third grade to know where your child child is potentially and where the support is needed. So, as a parent, I
039feel like we're doing the best that we can and giving that communication to the parent so they're not surprised if they're paying attention. So, I just want to say that and I've had conversations with Dr. Martin [laughter] about it. So, what does this mean? Gotcha. Any other questions? Okay. Any other Okay. General discussion. anything. >> This is the uh counselor's appreciation week >> and boy they're valuable. >> Yes, they are. >> You need to really appreciate them. So every way you can just cuz boy they couldn't operate without them. >> I agree. >> Wholeheartedly, >> Miss Maxwell. >> Yes, Mr. Z. Um, I wish I I had I had someone that was um [clears throat] going to send to me when counselor's week was going to because I was going to do something um really
040special for a counselor that did work in our district and then worked in a different district who um that passed away recently. and um she really this person was very um meant a lot to me. And so um she unfortunately passed away from stage four cancer. She only had a a 12-month um di um like that's how much she was going to live. But anyway, she really loved those kids. I mean just really loved the kids that she served. And in fact, she didn't want the kids to know that she was going through cancer. And when the kids found out that um tragically [clears throat] she had passed away over the Thanksgiving weekend when they came back, it it was um it was very difficult that school really was impacted by it. And I just
041want to share that our counselors do a lot and they've been getting a bad rap for the last few years over so many misinformation that's just been going around that's not happening in our schools. And my friend, I can attest, was um not that I wanted to bring the the spiritual side of it, but she was a very much a god-fearing woman and she loved those kids and she prayed for those kids and she wanted the very best for those kids and sometimes she was the only ally for those kids, for those family. So I just want to bring and shed to light and bring some positivities about this profession about our counselors that how much they work and how much they are doing for our kids and how much they're valued and appreciated. So
042I just want to share that. >> Thank you Miss Rosales. >> But I do wanted to bring something else too. >> Okay. [laughter] The other thing I wanted to bring up is that um I received I'm sure all of us received a couple of emails from our bus contractors and I know that money is tight, budget is always tight, but if there's something that we can talk about, I was trying to call you Dr. Svin, but you were not you were you you had a very busy day, which is understandable. Um I told I was going to bring that up for discussion. I I don't know what the answer is. Um, but we did get some emails from some bus catchers that their concerns about safety. Um, in light of things that have happened this
043past week. So, I don't Patty's not here to talk about it or bring recommendations or what, but at least I wanted to open that door and have a conversation around that if we can. >> Thank you, Mr. Rosales. Mr. Tidville, >> I just had that written down here as well. Uh, so I appreciate that being brought up. I don't know if that needs to be an executive session something or what that looks like considering the relationship that the board of education has with contractors. So there's a lot playing on there but a conversation worth having >> probably I guess an executive session to provide exact because that's not being on buses even though we there's going to be a lot of things we're going to need to work through. >> Agreed. >> And cost that's
044probably I mean cost you can't put a cost to safety but there's going to be there's a lot of things we have to work through there because that was a great suggestion. I hadn't thought about. So also to that point, um, you hate that situation, but it Christian middle handled it beautifully and so so did our team here. So thank you to our team for that. That was the reason we put those in place and so they handled it great. >> They did what exactly what they were supposed to. >> Does anyone else have anything they like to bring up in general discussion? Yes, Miss Darby. >> Go ahead. I didn't see you. >> I just wanted to uh say a big thank you to the schools and staff that spoiled us last week. Um
045it never fails and it kind of leaves me speechless because it's very overwhelming but it is very very kind and so thank you to all of you for spoiling us last week. >> Yeah, that is amazing. Thank you >> Mr. B. >> Ditto. Uh, if you noticed, I had my Eagleville cap and the Stegle [laughter] shirt and my central jacket on tonight. I didn't want to forsake my alma mater Oakland, but we'll catch that the next time. But as Katie said, yes, thank you so much. It's very overwhelming those for for them to spoil us. Also too, TSBA, we had a Zoom meeting Friday because the legislature was closed all last week. They they were anticipating a frenzy of bills being filed yesterday and today. So maybe I'll have a little bit better handle Thursday
046night. Probably not. But uh in a couple of weeks, we'll know where we're going to settle out as far as legislation is concerned and what we need to be aware of or be planning for. So I'll try to update y'all then. >> Thank you, sir. Is there anything else? >> I too would like to thank all of our schools uh for the beautiful bounty that you all gave to us every year. Uh it was it was tasty. It was warm. It was It was everything. So, y'all y'all hit it out of the park and we just can't thank you enough. And uh I'm proud to serve up here, but it's really nice to to to be thought of. Anything else? Okay, we're journed.