May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Hamilton County Board of Education Board Meeting - Regular Session

I. Roll Call

II. **Approval of the Agenda

III. Pledge to the Flag and Meditation - Chris Tillett, Principal fo Red Bank High School

IV. Exemplars of Excellence

IV.A. Honoring the Superintendent's Student Leadership Council
                 Dr. Justin Robertson, Superintendent

IV.B. Hamilton County School's 2nd Annual George Kilgore Initiative Award
                 Dr Olivia Bagby, Director, Office of Future Ready Students

IV.C. Honoring Jerry Green, Contract Driver - Fifty Years of Service
                 Dr. Robert Sharpe, Chief Operations Officer
                 Brandon Allen, Director of Transportation

IV.D. Honoring SDCL Read 20 - Librarian of the Year
                 Dr. Blake Freeman, Chief Academic Officer
                 Dr. John Rice, Director, Middle School & K-12 Libraries

IV.E. Honoring the 2025 Principals of the Year
                 Greg Wilkey, President of the HCS Principal Association

V. Board Member Disclaimer Statement - I declare that I have a [spouse, parent, grandparent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, relation-in-law or member of my household] who works for the school system and that the Board's vote on [budget, policies, etc.] may have an effect on my relative's employment. Even so, I hereby certify that I will cast my vote in the best interest of the school system.

VI. **Approval of the Consent Agenda

VI.A. Deputy Superintendent - Dr. Sonia Stewart

VI.A.1. Field Trips

VI.A.1.a. Dr. Chip Dale - Community Superintendent Harrison Bay

VI.A.1.b. Elaine Harper - Community Superintendent North River

VI.A.1.c. Dr. Shane Harwood - Community Superintendent Rock Point

VI.B. Chief Financial Officer - Mary Ellen Heuton, CPA

VI.B.1. Bids/Contracts

VI.B.1.a. Ratify Emergency Approval of RFP 25-24, Temporary Monitoring System Award

VI.B.1.b. Approve State Contract use for Multifunction Devices (Printers & Copiers)

VI.B.1.c. Award RFP 26-05, Chartered Motorcoach Carriers for Out-of-Town Student Field Trips

VI.B.1.d. Award Bid 25-27, Control Updates at Bess T. Shephard

VI.B.1.e. Award Bid 25-28, Control Updates at Lookout Mountain Elementary

VI.B.2. Financial Reports

VI.B.3. Budget Amendments

VI.B.3.a. Federal Grants, State Grants, and Self-Funded Programs

VI.B.4. FY24 Internal School Funds Audit

VI.B.5. FY24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

VII. Administrative Business Matters

VII.A. Chief Talent Officer - Dr. Zac Brown

VII.A.1. **Teachers Eligible for Tenure

VII.A.2. **Teachers Eligible for Reinstating Tenure

VII.B. Chief Academic Officer - Dr. Blake Freeman
                  Director, Office of Future Ready Students - Dr. Olivia Bagby

VII.B.1. **Facility Naming - Gateway Building
                     Franklin-Roberts Future Ready Center

VII.C. Chief Strategy Officer - Shannon Moody

VII.C.1. **Approve 2025-2026 School Calendar Adjustments

VII.C.2. **Approve 2026-2027 School Calendar

VII.D. Chief Financial Officer - Mary Ellen Heuton, CPA

VII.D.1. **Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for Presentation to the Hamilton County Commission

VIII. Board Matters

VIII.A. Chief Strategy Officer - Shannon Moody

VIII.A.1. Policies on First Read

VIII.B. Chief Financial Officer - Mary Ellen Heuton, CPA
                   Chief Talent Officer - Dr. Zac Brown
                   Executive Director - Penny Murray

VIII.B.1. **Proposed Policy Revision, 2nd and Final Read
                   Board Policy 2.802 Update: Recommendation for Move to 24 Paychecks

VIII.C. Ben Connor - District 6

VIII.C.1. **Consideration of Resolution         
                       Supporting Teachers by Accepting Section Four (4) of 
                       "The Education Freedom Act of 2025"

IX. Information Only

IX.A. Legal Services Report

X. Events/Announcements

XI. Adjourn