January 7, 2016 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board of Education

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. I Make A Difference Award

III.B. Putnam County Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grant Site Visit Feedback

III.C. Note Tennessee School Board Appreciation Week - January 25 - 29, 2016

IV. Approval of Minutes

IV.A. Minutes Regular December Board Meeting - December 3, 2015, @ 5:00 PM

V. Approval of Consent Agenda

V.A. Payments/Purchases

V.A.1. Approval of the emergency purchase of one (1) ISB 6.7 B - 260 @ 2,400 DRC Cummins Engine with core for bus #85 in the amount of $15,775.00 from Cummins Crosspoint - Nashville, Tennessee to be paid from 141-72710-453, Parts Expense, as submitted.

V.A.2. Approval of payment to Bass, Berry and Sims - Nashville, Tennessee for legal services related to the new Monterey High School construction contract in the amount of $9,7500.00 to be paid from 141-72310-331, Legal Services, as submitted.

V.A.3. Approval to purchase technology equipment and supplies as needed for the new Monterey High School to include: core network infrastructure switches from MXN Corporation per Trenton SSD contract quote; instructional and staff computer equipment from CDW-G per TCPN contract quote; Central Knox Technologies, Inc. per lowest quote; and Apple Computer, Inc. per TN contract in an amount not to exceed $273,300 to be paid from 177-91300-790-02501, as submitted.

V.B. Bids/Quotes/Sealed Bids/RFPs (none submitted)

V.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

V.C.1. General Purpose School Budget Amendments - Fund 141

V.C.1.a. Special Education - To allocate donation from Knights of Columbus for SWD in the CDC classroom

V.C.1.b. Student Services - To budget for additional funding from the State for the Putnam County Adult Education program

V.C.2. General Purpose School Line Item Transfers - Fund 141

V.C.2.a. Finance Dept - To reallocate Transportation Dept expense due to bus parts needs

V.C.3. Federal Budget Amendments - Fund 142

V.C.3.a. Federal Programs - Title I (101) to utilize funds more appropriately according to program needs

V.C.3.b. Special Education - To better expend Federal Grant funds allocated for SWD ages 3-5 years

V.C.4. Federal Line Item Transfers - Fund 142

V.C.4.a. Special Education - To reallocate federal grant funds to purchase instructional books for SWD

V.D. Approval of Out-of-County & Overnight Trip Report, as submitted.

V.E. Approval of Grant Report, as submitted.

V.F. Other

V.F.1. Approval of the agreement between Putnam County Board of Education and Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. - Delaware, Maryland for the 2015-2016 school year to perform school personnel training for the Picture Exchange Communication System, as submitted.

V.F.2. Approval to reallocate Putnam County Board of Education credit card limits, as submitted.

V.F.3. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding/Contract for the Blackboard LMS for use in the VITAL program and the Putnam County School System for the 2015-2016 school year from November 1, 2015 - October 30, 2016, as submitted.

V.F.4. Approval to hire a TCAT Instructor to finish out the Health Science Program at Cookeville High and Upperman High, as submitted.

V.F.5. Approval of the part-time 21st Century/LEAPS and Nurses positions' pay rates previously not on the Classification Chart for the FY16 school year that had been approved at the June 25, 2015, School Board Meeting, as submitted.

V.F.6. Accept the donation to Putnam County School System from Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated of a sales trailer in the valued amount of $4,900.00, as submitted.

VI. Building Projects Discussion & Approval of Payments/Purchases

VI.A. New Monterey High School Project Update

VI.A.1. Proposed Change Orders

VI.A.1.a. PCO #128

VI.A.2. Payments

VI.A.2.a. Rouse Construction Company - Farragut, Tennessee Pay Application #26

VI.A.3. Discuss previously tabled items

VI.B. New Upperman Middle School Project Update

VI.B.1. Payments

VI.B.1.a. R.G. Anderson -Nashville, Tennessee Pay Application #28

VI.B.1.b. R.G. Anderson - Nashville, Tennessee Pay Application #29 for partial retainage

VII. Granting of Tenure

VIII. Discussion/Presentations

VIII.A. Baxter Elementary & Cornerstone Building School Naming Committee Recommendation

IX. Adjournment