001It is 6:00. We will call the September meeting of the TRO County Board of Education to order. At this time, would everybody please stand for the prayer and then please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance? Would you please back? Holy Father in heaven, we're so thankful, dear Lord, that you're our God. We're so thankful that you loved us so much that you sent us your son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please, Father, forgive us of our sins. Bless us to be able to do thy will every day. Father, we ask that you continue to bless this board of education. Bless us as we make decisions that will affect the students, teachers, staff, parents, trial county schools. Bless us to do our best to make the best decision we possibly can. For it's in
002Christ's name we pray, dear Lord. Amen. >> Amen. 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. At this time on our agenda is our invitation for anybody in the audience that would like to publicly comment to the board. If so, would you please step up so I can write your name down? Okay. Uh, now's the time that we'd like to invite anyone in our audience that would like to address any specific item on our agenda. If so, please come up, tell me which item, and I'll put your name beside it. When we get to that item, I'll call on you. >> Okay, board members. Uh, do I have a motion for approval
003of tonight's agenda? Is there anything else that any board member would like to add to it? >> I think we went over pretty good. >> I second that motion. >> I didn't hear the motion. >> You got Oh, >> we going to talk loud tonight. I said >> No, no. I just I just Rachel made a motion to approve tonight's agenda. Deanna second. All in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed, please say no. Does pass unanimously. Next on our agenda is the consent agenda. We did go over these really good on uh work session on Tuesday night, but please look over them. If there's any items that you feel needs to be discussed more, let me know the number and we will move it to new business. Everybody good? >> I'll make a motion.
004>> I have a motion by Mr. Atwood to approve tonight's consent agenda. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mr. Wood. Any discussion? All in favor, please say I. I. >> Any oppose, please say no. We have passed our consent agenda. Next is our school district highlights. I believe it's down here. Is that Woods? >> I didn't expect you to call on me. >> I'm just following what's written down here. >> I didn't surprise. >> Well, you you should know you always going to be a highlight, >> Mr. Kerr. And uh what she has >> I made a I made a copy of the article for the board members. Yes, >> that's your that one. Okay. >> Tonight, I'm here to share some exciting news with you. Uh Traco County Schools, each one of
005the schools, we I did an application for them for one of the awards in the in the National Healthy School Awards. And we were lucky enough we applied for one thing and all three schools achieved that status. It was um it was supporting school health services is what we were recognized in. Uh this is done by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation is the one who does this and it's open to all schools across the United States. There were only 11 schools in Tennessee that received this recognition. There were only actually 1,120 in the whole nation. So, we are at the forefront as far as being healthiest in our uh supporting school health services. And the reason I did it this way, we could apply for there are nine things I want to share those
006with you so you know because you'll probably be hearing more about them in the future. Uh in addition to health health services, implementing local school wellness policy, improving nutrition and food access, bolstering physical activ education and activity, enriching health education, strengthening social emotional learning, promoting tobaccof free schools, cultivating staff well-being, and increasing family and community engagement. So next year, my plan is to do an application in all nine. Uh, one school system in Tennessee, uh, to Oklahoma City schools this year achieved the they're called an all-star district now as far as health because they received that recognition for all nine nine area in every school in to city schools. So that's something um they're pretty comparable to us as far as size and I think it's something uh when I look at this list I
007know even this this year we have done several things uh to increase uh how we would do in these areas not because of the awards but because that's kind of what we do. We pick some things and we work on it every year. So, uh, I wanted to share that with you and let you know that, um, we have great principles, we have great nurses, and they work together well for us to have healthier schools. >> I have a question. >> Yes, sir. >> Or we push you through. >> Yes, sir. >> I was just wondering about those things that we filled out and turned in. Did we do those well enough to get any >> We pass our test. >> That's right. Uh I it took a while to get everything submitted the way
008I wanted. But I want you to know that uh the guy from the state who works on that. I actually saw him last week and he said the part about your school boards and what you submitted for that. He said nobody did anything that like that. He said I showed it to my boss so she could see what was going on. So y'all did a great job. >> Are we the only school board that did that? >> No, but you're the only one that did it well. how we do in >> say that again. >> I make those forms up. >> I I thought that was something that came before. >> No, I I had to figure out a way for y'all to have something to do. >> You might let them know what we
009did. >> What? >> You might let them know what we did. >> Okay. Well, Kathy presented each board member with a uh a form that now we know that she uh just made up for us a little bit >> different areas of of wellness things that we were to complete like exercising, uh eating, I can't remember them all now. It's been a while. Uh do y'all remember any of the other headings? yoga or meditation. >> Yeah, I didn't do no yoga. >> Drinking water. >> We got to keep what we did. >> I know walks in the morning. >> I know, Mr. >> It was pretty easy for me. I didn't have to lie or anything. >> I actually was honest with you. >> But yeah, y'all did a great job. And we all I
010also know just cuz he told me the way that we had to show that we were doing certain health things and I shared a letter that Dr. Statville said to his staff about what we were doing this year in health and they were blown away by that too. They said they the principal support for health education and PE was outstanding. So I'm hopeful that we're going to win that $8,000. Um only 49 school systems in Tennessee submitted for that award. >> So we already know we're one of, you know, the top 49. And obviously we did it well. So >> yeah, >> maybe we'll be a little bit higher than that. >> I'm excited. So >> Well, that's great. I just wondered since a lot of it that you named off >> uh is a
011big contributor to you and the backpack program. >> And I would like to really stress how big of a um appreciation I have for that. I mean, nobody really understands how much nutrition these kids miss when they go home. And as much as you push with the backpack program and the people that are in the backpack program, I would like to really say I thank you and that contributes to a whole lot of this. And uh I hope everybody goes and to the car show and supports them. And but I'd really like to say thank you to all of y'all for it. Well, >> thank you. You know, the car show last year did not raise as much money as it had had been doing. So, we're real hopeful that this year we're going to
012have a big year, >> right? >> Is that the only fun? I know it's the main fundraiser. >> That is the main fundraiser. The rest of the money to support the backpack program generally. Well, we have a a grant through Second Harvest for some snacks and things, but it's from people uh churches and community groups and and individuals who donate to the backpack program. So, uh it it really is a a community thing. >> I just want to say thank you for it. >> Thank you. >> You do a great job. >> Thank you. >> Anybody got any questions for Miss Atwood? >> Forget it. She's on >> Well, here's the thing. and she will disappear in the crowd. >> When I get to the back, you'll think I'm gone anyway. >> Thank you, Dad.
013>> Thank you. >> Principal's report. >> You're the first one I see. >> Awesome. >> Oh, no. >> When you like it, >> I'll be brief. I feel like this feels like co again this like you said people in here. Uh obviously school year's gone very fast. Really good start. We're three and a half week fall break past our new grade report. So the school year is flying by. School attendance is our school enrollment stand around 397. So a little up little down from the start of the year. Uh after about 20 students out of day had our first attendance uh hearing for the first about the first four weeks of school. trying to attack that early to make sure our kids are coming to school. Uh benchmarks, that's the sort of the next big
014big step as we get close to nine weeks ending. We start the writing portion of our benchmarks today. Uh everything else will start Monday, which will sort of coincide with spirit week. So, it's a little crazy, but uh with the high school, we don't change our schedule or testing within our classes. So, it doesn't affect our schedule very much. And we do not Mr. Kelly will tell you different, but we do not test every kid. It's only ELC courses and we riding in English for three and four. A little bit different this year compared to the last eight or nine years. Our benchmarks are only 15%. So we've aligned that with with state policy last year with EOCC's to 15%. We dropped that from 20 or 25% over the last seven, eight years. So we're
015trying to mirror that, you know, with the test state testing schedule at the end of the year. uh as Kathy just left, but another school coordinated health initiative. >> She might she might add some of this, but we had our annual move the stand program the last two days. Uh we had about 60 high schoolers, about 45 50 middle schoolers. It's an intense uh program uh built around culture and simply the way you treat others and to to see others through a different eye that you might not look through every day. But it's a it's a really good program. Um it's very intense. It's very real. Uh I think uh Zoe can talk a little bit about it. She was in there for the last two days, but we always enjoy having that program here.
016This was a big discussion in uh in our director interviews last week. So, we did have a K9 search September 18th uh at the high school and with other schools as well, other at the middle school. Uh we only hit on two vehicles, searched two vehicles and found one uh regular thing uh which we addressed with law enforcement. Uh I made a couple things and let let Zoe hit the rest. We do have the Truster King band invitational this Saturday which is always a really big event. Um bands will ride at 10:00. It'll start at 12. Eight schools coming this year. And as you'll see we're very small compared to some of Gallatin, Springfield, Dec Watertown, Gornville, Perry County, Joe Burns, and Livingston cab. So it will be crazy on that side of town. I
017would avoid East Maine and because they do a lot of traveling across that road and obviously with our event happening tomorrow night, parking's a little crazy, bathrooms a little crazy. Tomorrow night, the Grammy awardw winning marching band, TSU Aristocrat bands will be there. Uh should be a great region game with Smith County. Anytime we place M County, it's going to be a great crowd alone, but uh having one of the most greatest bands in college football at any level to come. >> Absolutely. Uh we're excited about that. It's been a lot of logistics this last week trying to navigate everything we got going on, but I talked to Dr. Green this morning and I feel like we're ready to go. Uh they're going to leave Nashville. actually talked to Mr. Trump. There he is. We
018talked this yesterday. Send him my itinerary. Uh they're coming on four charter buses. They're coming going be high school at 3:45. We're going to have a little greeting for them. I think all of our non- football athletes, our cheerleaders, middle school cheerleaders, and community are going to be there to greet them. They're going to be fed. Uh there'll be 215 total members and personnel. We're going to feed them. I think Miss Angie and some of our other board employees, even Mr. Four more back there is going to help. We're going to feed them. Got two hours. Get them to the field. Get them ready. They're not going to perform prior to the game on the field. They're actually going to go directly into the bleachers and perform a couple songs before they do the national
019anthem. And then they're going to do a halftime performance. Generally, it's 10 minutes. Dr. Green said they're about 15 minutes to make it a really good show. So, that should kick off around 8:00ish. But, I'm fired up. I'm excited. It'll be a great show. There will be I gave you a little history. I talked to Mr. Oliver this week was April went by there and got just some articles about the tobacco bowl and uh TSU and their band coming. I believe this started 1954. So I don't think a lot of people in the last 10 15 years might realize uh their connection to our community, but this was a really big deal in the state of Tennessee all the way back to the 50s. Uh so I'm I'm excited. I think there's going to be
020a lot of people that hadn't been to a game the last couple years. Our phone's been blowing up from people from Gall to Lebanon. Uh so there's there's a reason that family. So hopefully it'll be a great environment for a great region game. Questions for me? >> I don't question but I got feeling we've got a lot of people probably watching online. Is there anything ticket-wise or logistic wise you would want to tell people for tomorrow night that they might not already? >> There is no limit for tickets. We're actually running two concession stands just to make sure we can accommodate uh the crowd. If they go to tradathletics.com, they can purchase tickets through GoFan. Uh download that Goofan app. You know, pretty much anybody can buy diesel tickets now for most >> cash at
021the gate or >> cash at the gate at all three gates. And if you just bring a card and you don't want to go through GoFan, you can go to the front gate and we take card as well. Uh it will be took me a year. But last week I finally got those NHS cameras back working. So the game will actually be viewed anywhere in the country now. So it should be rocking ready to go. It worked last week. We had to fly through some things this week, but cameras back going. So anybody wants to at home wants to view it, they're welcome to as well. >> Uh I know you say go fan and cash. >> The last time Mr. curb plate there. They traded Indian money. Is that still okay? Front gate on.
022There's a little side window. Coach Johnson over there. There's a little side window. We do trades right there. >> Well, since we're talking about how bad of apostle I am, and it's true. I am. But when I was in school and some of the older people here, I know when Giz was here and told me that was a big deal. >> I mean, we got out of school for the tobacco boat. And back then TSU had a drill tape that came with them. Those of you that remember that. And when they marched off that hill up there, it's one of the most awesome sites I've ever seen. Well, I think going forward that would be once they are doing the, you know, the revitalization of the board school, we get our complex done. I think
023that's what dad and I talked about. That's what we'd like. If we do it again, that's what we'd like to do it. Just straight up original. >> Have it come through town. It's just really hard right now with everything we got going on, >> right? But it it's if you've never seen that band, it's worth the price of admission just to see them. They're awesome. They're awesome. >> Hopefully. >> And now I know I can watch the game tomorrow night from my hotel room in Arkansas. >> Oh, you >> as I go up for hopefully for a barbecue on Saturday. >> Somebody be barbecuing. It may be a leprechaun, but any other questions. >> Thanks, sir. >> Thank you, Mr. G. >> Well, good evening all. Uh, I guess, uh, just going and get started
024here. Uh, as Mr. McCall said there earlier, we've had a, you know, at middle school, we've had a really good start. Um, we've, uh, we're nine weeks ends next Thursday, I believe. We're a week from nine weeks over. Uh, so we're pretty well into the school. Um, we've, uh, we've had a really good, uh, our numbers are up, I guess, a little bit, you'd say, this year. We're over in the mid 330s, uh, 336. I think we ended the year last year at 3:21 or 3:22. So, we're up a little. Um, we've, uh, got some larger classes. We've been able to manage our schedule a little bit to keep those uh, uh, keep our hallways a little clear. I've got eighth grade has a totally different schedule from the rest of the building. So it
025keeps the middle of the building free, opens up some restrooms, things of that nature. We had to try to think of ways to make that work. Also keep our sixth graders away from older folks as well. You know, just keep those those little ones protected. It's a major difference between a sixth grader and an eighth grader. If you ever been in middle school, major difference. Uh but uh our uh uh Miss Kathy mentioned uh some of our health initiatives. uh you know, we we've been able to uh make sure that our middle school has 90 plus minutes a week for every child uh in PE. We'll make sure that continues. We'll even continue it through benchmark. Um so, you know, we've got an opportunity there for to continue those pieces, get our kids some also
026some fun time. That's an opportunity to enjoy that coach hacked in and they're definitely having some fun. Uh some of those days, I know this week's been uh competitive uh playing a little bit of uh ultimate frisbee. Uh they they've definitely had some fun with ultimate frisbee this week. I've definitely noticed. You hear the you hear the noise get up a little bit when they get competitive in there. Um, attendance, our kids, our student attendance has been really well this year. Mr. McCall mentioned he had a attendance hearing. I had one this year as well. I've got one scheduled coming up uh next week, I believe, but we've really had good attendance. It's a small number of people and we're just trying to stay on top of those things to keep uh help out to
027make sure they they realize, hey, we need to be at school. Uh we're going to throw some initiatives as well um next Friday uh into our plan to for the nine weeks for being there to be that you've been present and you've also been present during benchmarks ready to work. Give you a good reason to be here. Um and uh throw some issues a little bit extra extra opportunity for a little bit more play next Friday afternoon. We've got a good uh schedule. We ran uh two weeks ago to uh get some I'm a data person. uh uh and we ran that we do I'm big on projections uh giving student an individual opportunity to know hey here's where your history says and here's where your projected this time we ran our our own little
028power Friday I guess you would say each grade level got time to make those projections it wasn't a power Friday but we gave additional time for them to make some plans we had less power Fridays in the schedule there wasn't one after TV had uh updated those projections so we ran that two weeks ago going to run a similar schedule next Friday we're able to with every student testing uh benchmarks. All 336 are taking benchmarks. Tomorrow we're doing writing. Uh it it we change our schedule heavily. Miss Catherine, I think I saw somewhere back here has I can promise you been working hard on that. She's a testing coordinator of the building. Uh I've done that job. There's a lot of time. That's a lot of tests. You think uh we're going to take five
029tests, count the writing test. That's 336 kids taking five of those next week. It it gets heavy. It's a lot of scratch paper. It's a lot of work involved. We're we're big on trying to do it the same way um that we test our um end of the year. I'm big on running the same game plan, seeing the same teacher they're going to test with it just beingcoming a routine. So, the first one's a little bit first thing we're going everywhere. Every student found out today where you're supposed to be testing at, things of that nature. So, it helps out where hopefully it's a smooth run for everybody and it won't be perfect tomorrow. We know that it's the first run, but that's where our benchmark side of things are. Um they're ready to go.
030We get started tomorrow. Move to stand. Mr. recall mentioned uh we sent 40 students over and um it is eye opening to those students. Uh we sent sixth graders this year. Um uh sixth and seventh were the first time they've ever been because we usually sent seven and eight but this year they were our six was allowed to go. It's definitely eye open to all of our kids. um a good opportunity for them to look and and sort of uh they would definitely get put through some rigorous uh pieces uh to let them think and look at perspectives that they might not have looked at for themselves. Uh parents sign up for those people, let them sign up, they're all asking. It was really good. All 40 went back the second day and wanted to
031go back the second day. So, it was good to see. Sometimes we have some kids that are like, I don't want to go back that and that's straight up and we understand, you know, we'll honor those pieces, but all want to go back. Uh uh MC mentioned the K9 search. We had one on September 18th and uh you know, for us, big thing in the middle school, uh and I try to we try to pull a classroom or two just to let kids see that, hey, the goal is not to catch anything here. Our goal is to keep every kid safe. Every now and then there's things that are found that you didn't have a clue that you put in your backpack, a medicine, a thing of that nature. And it's about safety and there
032might be some consequences for those actions just those pieces but it's really about safety pieces. So we try to talk with kids heavily in middle school and that side and um we had no instance located whatsoever. It it sometimes gives us a good opportunity you know when you have orange juice for breakfast and it sits in the locker for 3 4 weeks dog will hit on it. I can promise you okay it's starting to >> I'm not kid I'm not kidding. The middle school is they're they're some reason they like to save orange juices. I don't know why, but uh it lets us catch those before we uh start smelling in the hallway. So, but uh had a had a good search in that one. No, no, when I say good, we want safe and
033our school safe is what we found those cases. Um I guess sports side of things here in this case. Uh our football has wrapped up. Uh boys had a good season. Football wraps up the uh right there at the 1 of September is where they they're actually tonight is the conference championship game. We played it the last two years. We came up just a little bit short last Saturday night at West Mullen. And I mean just a little bit short. We actually had a reverse uh call that we were down 12 to six in a tight ball game about 3 minutes left and uh had a really good call on the field that was going to set us up. Look set up real well. Um ended up with a movement call uh motion call. And
034then next play was a really nice setup as well. Hit a young man right in the hands and he had an open field in front of him. But you know what? it didn't work and those happened. And he, you know, you know what I loved about it? Even though it did, his team still stayed right behind him. Everybody just built together. They played a strong, strong season. And when I say that, they're a very young team. Uh, that's another big thing about our team this year. Our middle school is a little younger this year. The eighth grade uh class is quite small in our middle. It's actually less than 90 kids. So, kind of helped out with the numbers. We'd be a lot higher if we had that one at our normal sizes here. We've
035already had through homecoming and all those pieces. We did our pep rally. We did our day. Our law enforcement worked with us well. We take our entire middle school down to the uh football field, do our pep rally down on the football field for homecoming. That worked out really well. It's a good event for our kids. Good fun. Got through that one well. Uh volleyball. Uh we got a really young volleyball team. They've had an up and down season. They're really close in a lot of games. Uh they're there's had a big win against West Morland last night. A team that they have not beat uh in a couple this year at all. Uh we played them a couple tournament games. We played them uh in a game at at home. We went to their
036house last night and both varsity and uh JB won last night. Our JB came in second to their uh their JB in a tournament at M County two weeks ago. So it's kind of, you know, it's been a little up and down, but the girls are really playing well together. We only have three eighth graders on that team, so it's really it's an 18 member team. Uh and I mentioned this a while ago, but you know, our sports there, uh it's 18 kids. I think we had 45 try out for that team this last year. So, we have good interest. It's just uh and it's got good future for it. Um but that's kind of where we are in those pieces. Um the uh ready to go for benchmarks, get going tomorrow and um let's
037get rolling with good attendance. So, any questions? >> No questions. >> Thanks, sir. Yes, sir. >> Mr. Padrew. So for the elementary school attendance has been great except for Oakland when kids are sick. We have a stomach bug going around. Just because I'm standing out there does not mean I have the stomach. And if anybody comes down with the stomach bug, you did not get it from me because I do not have the stomach bug. But um except for the stomach bug. That's what's really and it's growing. So it hurt. We we are off to a good start. We've had recess for 40 minutes a day. We have totally revamped our schedule, but it's going well. I love to see those kids out there playing. It has been hot. It has been rainy, but they
038love recess. I've actually had kids that have said, "Can we go inside? We're tired. Can we go inside? But it's it's great to see kids playing. Uh we have gotten our after school program started and our Tennessee AllCore tutoring program is up and running and it is running so smooth. It's a long day for kids to be at school 7:45 2:45 and then on top of that additional tutoring that's required by the state. So this year we were able to get it so that we could hit that small groupoup tutoring right after school immediately. And so kiddos get a snack and then we're into tutoring and that has been a game changer for the kids. They are fresh, they are ready and they are excited to copy. We did finish our first fall Ames web
039universal screener and that is going home. Those reports will go home with the report cards. That way parents are looking for report cards. So they'll see those Ames web reports and we will get those out. We just finished fall pictures. Seeing those kiddos skip into school every morning and their little curls or their little button-up shirts, it is just the most precious thing. And they had a great picture experience. We are getting ready for parent teacher conference and along with parent teacher conference comes book fair. So we'll have a 12:15 dismissal for that and we'll be good to go. We do have some events coming up in October. Our at the elementary level kids love to dress up. Anytime that we can dress up, we try to dress up. October is National Bullying Prevention Month
040and we are going to have on Monday the 6th, we are going to give bullying the boot. You get to dress in your favorite western wear. Tuesday will be bullying is in the past. You get to dress in your favorite era. So you can dress in 70s, 80s, 90s. That last year we did that. That was the cutest thing because we had kiddos that dressed up as if they were 70 years old, as if they were 80 years old. They were 90 years old. So >> I loved it. That was the cutest things. We had little It was just adorable. So that we had to bring that back. Wednesday is uh we are all unique. Wear mismatched clothes and socks to show that we are all unique. Thursday is show outstanding character. Dress as your
041favorite book or movie character that shows outstanding character. And Friday is team up against bullying. wear your TCES school colors to show that TCES is one team against bullying. So that's super exciting. And we just finalized today the plans for fire prevention month. So that will be Tuesday, October 7. and working with the fire department. We are going to have each grade level will come together and they will work with us on fire prevention. >> But that's it. >> Anyone dress up like you? Yeah, >> I know. I know. >> I don't know why, but when I principal, I always seem to see somebody dress up like me. >> I always won the women the award, but you know, I always thought they should. >> No, I'm I'm no fun. >> That is not true
042>> to dress up as >> I don't think it was fun. I think they mocking me. Well, maybe they'll get me on mismatch day or I mean I always come in with something crazy or Converse. So, we'll we'll see. I do have one every Tuesday. She has dance and as I'm standing out in the morning, she we have the same bun and so she'll turn around and she'll show me and I'll say we have dance tonight. So, that's that's about as close as it gets. >> Okay. Any questions for Demetress? >> No questions. Yesterday I had to go have my picture took for the annual and I got to go to the elementary school for the first time in a while. Okay. I was amazed. I'm seriously I was amazed. What I was really amazed
043at is you would think Miss Padru is a movie star. Okay. These these kids that when they come down the hall, they're already smiling. They're looking for a hug. They they had a if they had uh something they had colored or drawn their shoulder and they were all quiet in line. I'm like I've never seen that before, you know. But I I mean seriously, they were all you could see it in their eyes. They were, you know, and I think she's done an exceptional job there. >> And I just wanted everybody to know what I had seen. >> She does a great job. I appreciate that more than you. No. You know, those are the things that people don't see. >> Yes. >> Those are the things that you can't put in a paycheck. And
044those are the things that I do regardless of who the kids are, where they come from. >> I mean, >> and it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Those are those are the things. That's why I'm here. >> Yes. It wasn't a show. It was put on show. This was genie. Every bit of it was. >> You know that because the kids were so excited. >> That's exactly right. >> Thank you. >> Miss Zoe. >> All right. This school year has been great. It's flown by so quickly. It's been gone so well. the football team. They had a great win versus Innovation Academy on September 4th. And then we've got a game tomorrow versus Smith County, and that's when TSU is coming. And I think everybody is so excited for that. And then next Friday, we've
045got homecoming on October 3rd. Our homecoming attendants are Jane McCall, freshman. Sophomore attendant is Aubrey Dansby. Junior attendant is Emma Cook. Senior attendant is Zoe Vaughn. And then the queen is Aaliyah Ring. >> Me. Um, next week for homecoming, we've also got spirit week coming up and that's we've got some really fun dress up themes and then we're going to have a pep rally that Friday at the football field. So, it's going to be a really exciting week. Um, volleyball is playing tonight against Joe Burns at the high school. FBLA, they went to the University of Tennessee on September 11th for Big Orange Hospitality Day. So, we were in Knoxville and we went and toured Knoxville and went to many places to learn about the major of hospitality. Um, FBLA has finally counted and they've
046got 67 members, which is the largest that they've had since I've been in school. And then they're going to help out with the Rotary Club on October 11th with the pancake breakfast and that's going to be at the high school. And the proceeds are going to be donated to the FBLA and Interact Club. So that's exciting. FFA Anna Towns went to the future farmers conference where she learned about production agriculture and met with a lot of other FA or FFA members and then they attended the district lamb judging on September 4th. regional landscaping competition is going to come up on October 14th. And then they're starting the plow committee, which stands for passing literacy onward, where they're actually going to the elementary school and they're going to be reading to students and helping out with
047that literacy, which I think is incredible. And then they are preparing for their national convention at the end of October. And that's everything. >> Excuse me. Any questions for Miss Zoe? >> Congratulations on attendance. >> Yes. >> Congratul senior attendant. >> Yes, sir. >> Great. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Dr. Sale. >> Uh first of all, I'd like to present Miss Zoe with a uh certificate of her training. she this spring to be a student representative that we that we send them to what they call the scope conference every spring and she completed that training and I just thought we should recognize her for doing that for framing but we'll but upon completion and graduation we'll have better award for you when that time comes. Uh you have your uh agendas and stuff
048in front of you. We have one employment notification that is Miss Jacqueline Doss. Uh she has been hired and has passed all screenings and she is to begin as a CDC educational assistant at the elementary school beginning on Monday. So we're looking forward to that. uh for uh our attendance as of today we have 1357 students. Uh last year the same day we had 1376. That's 19 less students than we had at the same time last year. Our elementary school is at 624. We were at 646 last year at this time. That's 22 less students than we had at the same time. Mr. Gully did speak and nailed it as their enrollment at the middle school is up a little bit. They're gone from 338 to 329. That's nine more students than he had at
049the same time last year. And Mr. McCall was pretty much on spot with my records is that uh they were 401 last year, 395. This year six students. So what we're saying we're holding pretty steady with student attendance with academic programming. We're somewhere about 30 I mean it's 3940 days into the school year. Uh you heard our principles talk about getting ready for the nineweek benchmark assessments. Um they are taking the writing assessment this week and then they'll do the multiplechoice on the computers uh next week. Um, the senior retake, ACT senior retake is Wednesday, October the 8th. Uh, that is free. Let me say that again. That is free to all seniors. Doesn't cost them anything. And I think Miss Confin said we had 42 student seniors signed up for that. So, that's real
050good participation on that. Uh you heard our principles talk about and we've got much more to do, but they're beginning the preparations and thinking for our parent teacher conference which will be held on Thursday, October the 16th and that precedes our our fall break. A lot of uh profess ongoing professional development going on in our school. We've had the uh Lynn network. I know Miss B, you know about the learning implementation network. They were doing their learning walks uh today and they were visiting first, second and fourth grade classrooms. Uh they also uh we also had TNTP do learning walks with us for two days on September the 11th and they were in most of our ELA classes in grades 3 through 8. So a lot of ongoing good professional development. Couple of highlights and
051some of them are in front of you is the state board of education would like to visit our school district another day in the district. We uh have uh landed on November the 4th and they're going to be at Mr. McCall's high school. So, they're going to be bringing the state board in, some state dignitaries and stuff in. But, as you know, our schools are high performing and uh they wanted to see a high performing school. and talk to teachers and students and principles and we'll be there'll be more information on that forthcoming as we get closer to that November 4th date also that you have and this is totally coincidental unbelievable two national education articles came out in the month of September and I copied those from for you but one of them is
052education week. We've heard of that and the entitled the education week is the biggest things people don't know about school choice. And if you go to page four, it talks about how rural schools like Trouser County Schools for a long time has utilized the adoption of highquality instructional materials and curriculum. And for us, I'd say that that's made all the difference. And I think Miss Padru, Miss Coffin would tell you that. But we've had a high quality curriculum and we've been utilizing it for a long period of time and we've tried to really convince teachers to uh to give the curriculum a try. Don't modify. And I think it's and as a result, and this is not what I'm here to talk to you about tonight, but our third grade reading proficiency was this year
053was 57.8%. It's in the top 20% of schools in Tennessee and that is because that we've had high quality curriculum and we've utilized it well for a great period of time. The second article is the PI network. Miss B, you know what the PI network for? >> I do. >> What is that? What is that acronym for? >> Oh, you want you want to know what it stands for? That's with a P, but um it's I don't know in layman's terms it is a group of leaders who care about literacy from all over the nation um that came together and I was super privileged to be invited to go and talk to them before they came and then get to walk classrooms and it was a very >> they came this spring to the elementary
054school 50 educators from the PI network AC from across America >> and this was a little ride up from that. But the title for that is from rural Tennessee to New York City. What two very different communities taught advocates about literacy instruction and it just talks about the things that we've been doing for a period of years and they highlight that and I thought that was great. So you don't get that every day. You know that the state board of education wants to come see what you're doing and you get two national articles in the same month. Can I share a highlight from that day? >> Okay. So, you know, I wore my sandwich the day before, went to Nashville, went to a fancy little place. We had our little tablecloths, you know, talking to
055them, sharing data. And, you know, you never know what you're going to say. You never know what kids are going to do when you go into elementary schools. I knew what we were going to say, you know, when we went to our elementary school. So, go into a fourth grade classroom and um they talked to kids and teachers and, you know, they got the real deal. Sometimes people stand in the back, but they talk. And so, um, one guy said, "Uh, what are you guys doing?" And a kid explained it, another kid explained it the same exact thing. Another kid explained it, same exact thing. And so, he said, "Uh, is this hard or easy?" Oh, it's hard. It's hard. And he says, "What does your teacher do if it's hard? Will they make us
056do it?" I was like, "Yeah." Well, one of the things in the uh what Tennessee and New York have >> is they expose one of the things they talk about is they believe that all kids can learn at high levels and that all children deserve an opportunity with grade level assignments and grade level curriculum. And that has not always been the case everywhere, you know. So we pick and choose these students can and these students can't and the ones that we label that can't they get less of the high quality education and I think that's one of the things that they highlight in that article but I we can put that on the website for people that would like to see it as well but uh it I just think it was just great to
057highlight our schools with two national articles all in coincidentally in the same month. Uh some important dates to remember. You've heard our principles talk about that next week is our benchmarks. October the 8th is our ACT retake. Our report cards will soon be out on October the 14th. And that precedes our parent teacher conference on Thursday, October the 16th. And that parent teacher, we will let school out that day, a power Friday. Uh students are released at 12:15. I mean, excuse me, 12. Yes, 12:15. and parent teacher conference goes from 1 to 8:30 and then that kicks off fall break. Um fall break is October 17th through the 24th and then we also will start planning soon for uh the October 31st professional development day. And just remind everybody, Mr. McCall done such a great
058job. He got the football game moves to Thursday night. So what we worry about is we have a Thursday night football game and then we got Friday have school and our attendance waines a little bit. So he worked with the officials and stuff and got that changed and so we're able to have the football game on Thursday night proceeding that day. We're off for >> figured it so he could go trick or treat. >> He did say 31st place. >> Yes. >> You got to dress up like >> it wouldn't take much. The hair is already about color. >> Shave the beard. Leave the muset. Damn. >> Uh, just in conclusion, >> dapper name back. >> Just in conclusion, our project updates is our mil middle school chiller. We ordered it as soon as we
059could. We got it on order and it the estimated delivery time is mid January for the uh for the chiller. We also have a bid opening for the installation of the chiller and that is at 2:00 tomorrow. the athletic complex, if you drive by the brick and stone work is nearing completion. I think we're just a few days away from that. The steps, and we've talked about that, the steps on the east and west side have been completed, and they look great. They've got a 7 in rise and a 16 foot trim. I mean, 16inch trim, 16inch trims. And they look great. The windows and door frames are being installed. They're aluminum and uh they look great and I think weather permitting they can get all the frames in by the end of next week.
060They're just a few to go. Uh a lot of work going on inside the building that you don't see, but they're doing all the electrical conduit work and the HVAC duct work that's being installed as we speak. Uh they are going to start working on the parking lot and they've gone out there and pegged where the islands will be and the light poles, but uh they want to work on the parking lot, clean that up and get that going and try to get some painting done before it gets too cold. So that's one of the things that they're working the roof. I keep getting the runaround on the roof. Every time I talk to you, two more weeks, two more weeks. Talk to them today, Clint, be we'll get done in two weeks. So, uh,
061we're just waiting for that roof to get on. The monthly maintenance report is in front of you and y'all got that. And if there's any questions about that, I'll try to answer that. But Tim, uh, Tim Wilson prepares that for you and hopefully that'll answer everything. Mr. Cer, that's all I have. Unless you have any questions. >> Let me let me ask a question. I probably should have asked it when was up here, but how did the chiller the temporary chiller I mean, was we doing great throughout the school? I mean, >> we we have really had a great year. >> Okay. >> Um the room areas that we've had issues with forever. Uh two of those we know are in the dead end line part of it over that sixth grade. You know, it's
062it's a two pipes. It's a single pipe system. It's a loop system. Um there's your furthest rooms away are room one and room uh two over on that far end. And those have always been a little warmer themselves as well. They're doing fine. Mr. Bel is actually here. He's in room one and that room is just fine as well. Uh might be a little too cool sometimes if you want to be. Um and then the rooms we've had trouble with on that hallway which are closest to the chiller as it can be uh are absolutely perfect. So building has been great. The the whatever the size of this chiller is itself other than a few times we've had issues with it going off. It gets warm quick. If it's off uh 2 hours, we're at
06380° quick. But you put 300 plus kids in there and they start asking, "Hey, want something?" >> It it's heating up. It's great. >> That's good. So, at least we know we made the right decision >> and we know that the uh new one that we ordered is the size of the one we >> I think was bigger. >> Okay. >> And that is that right, Dr. Sfield? >> Excuse me. The chiller that we actually bought in it, the tonnage of it a little bigger than the rental one. >> Yeah, I think I think the one the rental was a 150 and we bought 160. That's what I thought. Yeah. Okay. >> Because train didn't have a 150. >> Sounds great. >> Yep. Sounds good. >> You have something else. >> Okay. I think it's
064up for soon when that time is at for the contract for it to go back. So, it's kind of a interesting time of pieces. We don't want to open windows. So, we all try to fix this thing. >> Glad it's going to happen to that point. >> Should make it fall. I mean, yeah, fall break though. >> That's what we're hoping, right? >> We hope that weather after fall break. We do some praying it's not a >> next week. Looking like it's going down. >> Y'all help me pray for that then. Did anybody have any questions? >> Okay. >> All right. We have no old business, so we'll move right on into new business. By state law, when we're when a school board is selecting a new director of schools, it has to be item
065number one on the agenda. And I would like toh first say about this item that we were very fortunate to have four extremely competent and wellprepared candidates that interviewed for our position. Uh I think we had was it 12 or 13 >> 14 total of 14 applications for which we narrowed to four. Um, and they all, the four that we interviewed, did a tremendous job. And, uh, as we did last Monday, we uh, uh, went around and we ranked our top two candidates. And, uh, and during that time uh, we, uh, talked about pluses and and all of that kind of stuff. And uh so we had one one of our candidates was actually in the top two of all five of us and uh u but they all did a great job. We the
066fortunate thing we can't go wrong with any of them. >> Exactly. Right. >> But uh at this time I would like to make a motion to hire the one that was actually in the top two of all of us and that's Mr. Ben Johnson. I'm through. I need a second. Second. All right. I have a motion and a second on the floor. Discussion. >> No discussion. Okay. All in favor, please say I. I. >> Any oppose, please say no. >> No. >> Okay. That motion fails by lack of a majority. The the yays were who? >> Uh Mr. Woodard and I got you. >> Do I have another motion? >> No, but I would like to say so. >> Uh I I agree with you, Mr. Curt, 100%. Uh we've had some great uh interviews.
067We've had some great people apply, right? And I'll be honest with you. Uh you've already made a motion, but either one tonight, when I laid my head down tonight, no matter what the vote was, I could be happy with either one. >> I agree. Uh I have spoke to many many people in the county, many teachers, many principles. Uh and every one of them tell me the exact same thing. And that is they might be pulling for one, but they honestly feel no matter what the decision is, it is the best for our county. Uh they've all told me that they've all gave me their opinion and they've all said no matter what it is, we're going to be great. You know what I'm saying? So, and that's hard to find nowadays in this world.
068You know what I'm saying? I mean, people that uh that agree to disagree, you know, and uh so nobody is There's been a lot on each side and I support them all. And the biggest thing we don't need to do is be Cracker Barrel and uh change our sign and lead everybody. You know what I'm saying? We got to keep Uncle Hersel here. Okay. So, uh I'm just being honest with you. I don't but um at this time I'd like to make a motion for uh Jennifer Coffin to be superintendent. >> Okay. Director director of schools whatever. Okay. >> I'll second that motion. >> So now I have a motion on the floor that that we hire Jennifer Catherine as the next director of schools and I have a second by Miss Bod. Any discussion?
069We're not in a talking mood tonight. >> We've talked for a month. We have gone around and around for a month. >> Had more meetings than I ever thought. >> I I can say that I would like to thank everybody who's reached out to me with their suggestion, advice, um, and prayers. I know a lot of people have prayed for all of us. Um, Jennifer was one of the first people who I originally asked if she would be interested in applying for the job. She spent a lot of years in our district. Uh she's dedicated, capable, and after countless hours of praying, I feel that she is our best choice for this job. >> Second thing I like to say is I wish we had a room like this every night through every meeting that
070we've had. >> You know, everybody would understand a lot more. But it's nice to see everybody here tonight and I wish everybody would show up at our meetings. >> So, >> or online. I imagine we have a pretty good online. I would think uh I actually had a lot of times I don't get reached out to but I actually had a lot of people send emails. >> Uh no text. I guess I didn't realize you didn't turn your phone. >> I know. But they know that evidently. But in person and stuff, I really have not. >> It's been very it has. I mean, >> and it has been just like Rachel said, you know, it it's a blessing that our uh constituents feel that they can call and tell us and talk to us and
071this and that and everybody can agree to disagree and everybody can go on with life and nobody's going to and I really appreciate I really really do. And uh that's part of being in a small town. >> You know, you wouldn't get that if you were in Nashville. You know, you going to buy me. >> So Vanderville maybe. >> All right, we have a motion and a second on the floor. Any other discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, please say I. I. >> Any oppose, please say no. >> No. eyes but the guesses pass three to two. Miss God, you are our new director of schools. Congratulations. Okay, moving on. We are now up to election. Each se every September by state law, we elect our uh school board officers for the next school year.
072So our first election is election for school board chairman. I'll make a motion for Mr. >> Second. Final that. >> I guess y'all missed that part the other night. Anybody else wants to do this? Who made a motion? Edward. >> And And the lady in the blue coat. Well, Kerr says it's blue coat. I say it's black. >> Is that blue? >> No, it's black. >> She was like, "What's going on?" >> He's actually wearing a white shirt and things, but it's blue. Linda told me it was >> Oh, all right. I have >> I have a motion on the floor and a second for uh uh Johnny Kerr to be elected chairman of the board. Again, any discussion, please. All in favor, please say I. >> I. Any oppose, please say no. >> All
073right. Next is our uh vice chairman. Do I have any uh motions for vice chair? Who >> make a motion for uh Miss Penny to be vice chair? >> Yeah, I >> No, I got that one. >> You got the motion. I got second. Mr. Atwood mo made the motion and I second it for You're right now, aren't you? Yeah. >> For Rachel to continue as chairman. Okay. >> Any discussion? All in I thought you was gonna say so. >> No. >> Okay. All in favor please say I. >> I. Any oppose please say no. Does pass unanimously. Next is a school board prom uh which would chair the meeting in the event either Rachel or I were able to attend the meeting that we had. I'll make a motion for Miss Bod. If y'all
074ever miss [Laughter] >> Mr. Atwood made a motion for Miss Bod School Board Pro Tim. Mr. Woodard seconded it. Any discussion? All in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Please say no. And we are supposed to. >> Okay. I just want you to skip one. Okay. Yeah. >> So, next is at the uh at the uh upcoming school board convention. I always say compete. I guess that's what it is. There will be a representative assembly and uh our district is allowed two members on that assembly and there's only three of us going. The three guys are the only ones going. So, uh I may maybe we should elect the ladies then. >> Exactly. Exactly. I agree with y'all. >> I can't do it. >> But uh >> guys, five guys. >> Hey, we
075go get them. I thought five guys. >> I thought it was three guys. >> I said they're short staff. >> So, do do I have any volunteers? I would I'll serve as one. Do does anybody else want to volunteer to be a representative assembly person? >> I don't. >> So, uh, all in favor, please say I. Mr. Atwood and I. >> I. >> Okay. Got it. >> Yes, sir. >> And then, uh, as I texted y'all this afternoon, I had a conversation with Dr. Saddlefield. And since we knew that we were going to select a new director of schools, we need to begin the negotiation process for a contract. And uh I would think since Jennifer uh is our new director elect, how do you how do I how do you say that? But basically
076>> her on boarding date of October 6, which was our timeline, should not be a problem if her current supervisor doesn't hold her for 30 days. >> I don't think that. >> Okay. I didn't think that'd be a problem. So my point is we cannot pay Jennifer her her new salary until we have a contract. >> Right. >> And so uh Dr. Satfield suggested, and I never had thought about it, but I agree that that the executive committee, which you know, we make executive decisions. If y'all would appoint Dr. Satderfield and I to negotiate with Miss Catherine on the on the new contract, I of course will keep y'all fully informed of of what's going on and stuff. I'll even bring my phone so I can text you and get current. >> It might not
077be on, but >> No, I'll turn it on this time. And uh >> you've been doing a great job. >> We had discussed some changes that we were making. >> We have. >> Were we waiting email? >> I emailed you a copy of that. Now I told some of the others >> I the changes that I made. Clint sent me a word document of his current contract >> and from the notes that I took the night that we all discussed the new contract. I hope I got what the intention was on all of the items. I actually put the items in my email that I made an attachment and sent that to everybody. And I the items that were pretty s significantly changed. I listed those, but you should still have your copy of Dr.
078Satill's contract. So, lay that out. Lay out what I sent you. And then and I very well could have something wrong. Please look at it, read it, and if I've got anything wrong there, let me know so that I can change it. And uh and then Dr. Satfield and I can make an appointment with with Jennifer and begin this process. >> Right. And what we would hope to do is to uh bring that contract before the board on the 16th of October, our next meeting, and then you would have a work session also to look at it and to hash it out. So the idea is is for the executive committee to work with uh director elect Ken and to come up with a contract and then present that to the board at the work
079session for edits and hopefully for approval in the October >> since her onboarding date would be the 6th. A pay period wouldn't have happened. So that's not going to affect her pay or anything would it as we >> that's up to y'all. That's up to you to do that. >> Can I step in just a minute? Miss Coffin, do you mind standing up or coming to up here since now you that's going to be your podium now? >> I mean, we're sitting here talking about stuff that you need to be involved in. >> Uh Dr. Satderfield's already said that your on board date of October 6 would be no problem. My problem with all of that is we're already paying Miss Copper. Well, but I want to make sure we >> change the onboarding date
080to Dr. Siderfield's last day. You would still accept the salary that you're being paid at this time and sign your contract on basically January 1st. >> I do not have a problem with that. >> You sure? I'm good. >> You might want to think about that. >> I thought about it. We're >> give up two months of pay for that this may three months of pay. >> Well, I'm still going to be doing a whole lot of my job. >> Oh, I know lot about it and um that is fine. We're good. >> Okay. >> And that will give our attorneys >> Yeah. They would have to have time once we have made an agreement with between the board and and and Jennifer, then we would have to send it to u Deborah to put
081it all in the right legal terms. And of course, my notes aren't in legal, >> but that gives us three months, you know, if she's willing to sacrifice three months of pay, who might argue? I don't I wouldn't if I >> So are we going to change the end contract date because we have two years >> the end end date be the same the end which they start >> so instead of two year two year 8 months it' be two year five month when you get a chance to look at what I sent you since we had no way of we we had to have a on boarding date and in the in the itinerary that we all agreed on it was October the 6th but we knew that someone that we might hire, we
082expected them to give proper notice to their former employee um employer and that could be two weeks notice. But in the state of Tennessee, if they work for another school system, that school system can hold them for 30 days by state law. So there was no way to have an exact time for that. >> Yes. And we called it was attentive. >> Right. Right. Right. Exactly. Right. So I just wanted to explain that. So bring that back to everybody's attention. But basically now that you've hired somebody and she's saying that dates affirmative. I mean we're looking at >> it doesn't state the end date. >> No. No. Just the start date. >> Yeah. >> As long Yes, sir. >> Oh, I was going to go back. The only thing that I I would recommend to
083the board is that the director's contract has to be voted on and approved by the board of education. >> Yes. >> And our last December meeting is December 18th. >> We would have to do it before >> have it ready for the 18th. >> Yes. >> Exactly. >> Okay. >> But that will give our attorney time to look at it. Hopefully, Miss Catherine's attorney time to look at it and work out any kinks that are in between there. >> Sure. Yeah. I mean, you should you should definitely have your attorney. I mean, >> you don't know any. >> If you have trouble finding, >> if I have trouble finding one, I'll I'll reach out. cross the >> but okay so my question to the board is is are we approving Dr. Satville and I to
084enter into this process and then come back with with something. I mean, now we've got a lot of time, right? But still, it see if we do it in a board meeting, then that's a special call board meeting and everything. If you're all going to do it, I'm trying to save us Jennifer saved us a ton already. But, >> but y'all wouldn't be making executive executive decisions for the contract. That would still come back to us for >> Exactly. That's why I told you that I would let you know. I have more time now to let you know and stuff cuz I was on the assumption that the timeline was going to be October 6th and and you know now that >> I'm having a moment I just I'm shocked that we're doing that and
085we've not talked about it >> doing what >> changing our onboarding date to January 1. >> We didn't she >> I'm okay with that. I I've thought about it and >> but that wasn't her suggestion. We made that suggestion. >> We asked Yes. And I'm okay with that. I mean, there that gives time to get everything in place. And if it gets in place in November, then, you know, that's fine, but I want it to be right. So, I don't want to rush this. >> I'm like, my advice to her was not, >> but you know. >> Okay. So, we're basically saying she's going to start her training for director of schools October >> tomorrow. >> I would think she'd do it tomorrow. Start training, >> but we're not going to pay her until January
0861. >> That's my issue. >> Exactly. >> No one can take over as director of schools until January 1st. Dr. Satell's contract runs through December 31st, I guess it is. And and so he is director of schools until that date regardless of anything that happens. And honestly, I wouldn't have expected any my pay to start until January 1st anyway. I mean, honestly, I did not I thought I'll take over January 1. That's when. So, I wasn't even anticipating anything before then. So, that's why I'm okay with that. >> I'm not, but I go with Okay. Do you have any questions for us? >> Not sure. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right, guys. >> Guess that's the only other thing I have is contract. Thank >> Well, we didn't really decide. >> It
087is it I I kind of get the feeling y'all don't want to do it that way, but I don't know how you want to how do you want to negotiate the contract? I don't think I understood it at first and and now that I've seen I I I think though like now that we've seen it in writing what we've talked about. >> Yeah. What you sent out we need to look at. >> I agree. I can do that. >> You need to hide you need to lay his contract down and mine down because I could have messed some of my notes up or something. I think like the nepotism thing. I just copied and paste it from what >> that lady sent us and I could have missed something. So check it. let me know
088and so that we can make sure that it's right. >> And so if we see something that wasn't our intention. >> Exactly. >> Do you how do you want us to let you know? We wait until whatever. >> Feel free to text me anytime. >> He'll say on Friday, you know, this Friday. >> Oh, I'm going to text you something important on Friday. I expect >> I had a much more important date this weekend. Watch your little lip crumbs fry. They could we've been fried before this. >> Yeah, I'm okay with that. >> Okay, >> I'm okay with that. >> All right. >> Do we need to make that into a motion or something? >> We can or we can make it understood. Just use what I wrote down is that we >> I'm going
089to start working with >> Oh, I know that. not talking about with the negoti but we will start working we'll start the transitioning as early as in the morning and I understand that what you'll call an onboarding date will be like January one for her >> right >> and Mr. her. We if it's all right, if it pleases the board, then you and I will work in executive committee with Miss Catherine to come up with a contract to present to the board at the next meeting. And you may want to be sharing that conversation with the board as we go through that process. >> And of course, at the next meeting, >> we still got couple of months after that. anything that we we don't like, you know, we don't have to agree to it.
090She doesn't have to agree to to right >> or you know, it is possible. It has happened that boards of education have not been able to come to an agreement with their first candidate. And when that happens and the board's not willing to uh change, then you you go on to your second candidate. >> That's that's the process. Okay. >> But you say we don't need a motion for that. >> I don't think so. >> I think there's an understanding. Am I correct? >> Yes. >> I think we're at consensus. >> No matter what, it has to come before the board for >> Exactly. >> Good with me, too. >> Okay. Miss Bowie. >> Uh, I make a motion that we adjourn. >> I'm just saying everybody has a >> I thank y'all for coming.
091Thank you. Yeah, I like his name. I think >> what you got? Those are