November 19, 2019 at 6:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
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4. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS
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4.A. Report from students and faculty that participated in the Crosstown Student Exchange in October.
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5. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA
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6. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
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6.A. Mr. Robert Chambers
1710 Southside Road Elizabethton, TN 37643 423-707-8821 Mr. Chambers wishes to address the Board regarding medical bills incurred while his son was a student at EHS. |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular meeting: October 15, 2019.
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2019.
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2019.
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2019.
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7.E. Approve Revised Board Policy 6.300 Code of Conduct, second reading.
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7.F. Approve revised Board Policy 5.301 Emergency Legal Leave, second reading.
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7.G. Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, CTE Director at EHS for 56 Keyboarding Textbooks.
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7.H. Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, CTE Director at EHS for 57 Computer App/Keyboarding Textbooks.
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7.I. Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, CTE Director at EHS for the disposal of 25 Multimedia textbooks.
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7.J. Equipment Disposal Request from John Wright, Principal at West Side for the disposal of a GE microwave.
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7.K. Equipment Disposal Request from Jon Minton, Principal at EHS for the disposal of old Art Textbooks.
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7.L. Equipment Disposal Request from Chris Berry, Principal at T. A. Dugger, for the disposal of a Dell Computer to be used as parts and the rest thrown away.
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7.M. Equipment Disposal Request from Jon Minton, Principal at EHS for the disposal of a Tramontina Refrigerator.
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7.N. Equipment Disposal Request from Travis Hurley, Principal at East Side for the disposal of a Smartboard that no longer works.
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7.O. Approve travel for the Director of Schools to attend the Annual Niswonger Consortium Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, December 8-9, 2019
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7.P. Approve travel for the Director of Schools to Nashville, Tennessee to fulfill a speaking engagement at the Department of Justice, U. S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
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7.Q. Equipment disposal request from Jon Minton, Principal at Elizabethton High School for the disposal of a Floor Star floor buffer that is too old to repair and the pads are no longer available.
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7.R. Approval of the 2019 Local Education Agency Compliance Report (Housekeeping Item).
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8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS
Rationale (visible on the Agenda Report):
New Position: Morgan Fox, Learning Leader at HME, effective 10/24/19, Robin Peterson, ESP Student Leader, System-wide, effective 10/28/19.
New Hire: Thomas Dillars, Asst. to the Teacher at EHS, effective 11-4-19, Dustin Duncan, Bartleby Community Partnership Coordinator at EHS, effective 10/24/19, Elizabeth Greenwell, Asst. to the Teacher at WSE, effective 10/14/19, Autumn Lyon, Asst. Girls' Basketball Coach at TAD, effective 10/31/19, Adrienne Meade, Asst. to the Teacher at ES, effective 10/14/19, Edwin Proffitt, Custodian at East Side, effective 11/12/1, Terry Moore, Asst. Football Coach at EHS, effective 11/08/19. Resignation: Madison Hutchins, Asst. to the Teacher at WS, effective 9/30/19, Edward Marley, Custodian at EHS, effective 11/15/19, Barbara Robinson, Asst. Girls' Basketball Coach, effective 7/17/19,Chelsey Johnson, Asst. to the Teacher at TAD, effective 11/14/19. Dismissal: X Transfer: Bobbye Carothers, Student Leader in ESP to Asst. to the Teacher at ES, effective 11/4/19, Paula Edens, P/T Asst. to the Teacher at HME to F/T Asst. to the Teacher at WSE, effective 11/4/19, Laura Bailey, Asst. to the Teacher at WS to Substitute Teacher System-wide, effective 11/8/19. Leave of Absence: Karen Carr, Cook at HME, effective 10/15/19-12/6/19, Megan Ellis, School Counselor at EHS, effective 1/6/20-2/28/20, Christy Malone, Teacher at ESE, effective 1/30/20-5/1/20, Peggy Moore, Asst. to the Teacher in EHS Library, effective 11/5/19-1/6/20, Christian "Logan" Suggs, PC Tech at Central Office, effective 11/12/19-11/26/19, Marie Mann, Custodian at Central Office, effective 10/31/19-11/15/19, Kristen Grindstaff, Teacher at WS, extension of leave w/out pay for 12/6/19-12/13/19. FMLA: Regina Wilder, Intermittent FMLA, effective 10/30/19. Suspension: Carrie E. Lykins, Teacher at EHS, effective 11/8/19. |
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9. OTHER
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9.A. Director's Update
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9.B. Board Reports
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9.C. Student Liaison's Report
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9.D. Recognition of the 2019-2020 ECS System-Level Teachers of the Year and Building-Level Teachers of the Year as follows:
System-Level Teachers of the Year: Pre-K-4: Kim Pless Grades 5-8 & Spec. Areas: Janey White Grades 9-12: Beth Price Building Level Teachers of the Year: East Side: April Richmond and April Pearson Harold McCormick: Amy Tapp and Donna Townsend West Side: Kim Pless and Lisa Adams T. A. Dugger: Janey White EHS: Beth Price |
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9.E. Recognition of the following Teachers recommended for tenure:
Whitney Birchfield Hailey Bishop David Campbell Rachel Darnell Matt Fox Bonnie Grindstaff Forrest Holt |
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10. STUDENT LIAISON'S REPORT
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11. REGULAR AGENDA
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11.A. Ratify the creation of an additional part-time assistant position for the behavior classroom at Harold McCormick Elementary. This position would be funded with Special Education funds.
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11.B. Approve the naming of the tennis facility at Elizabethton High School the "Bill Armstrong Tennis Complex."
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11.C. Approve first reading of Board Policy 4.600 Grading System, as revised.
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11.D. Approve granting tenure to Whitney Birchfield, Hailey Bishop, David Campbell, Rachel Darnell, Matt Fox, Bonnie Grindstaff and Forrest Holt.
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12. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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12.A. Jackson, Shields, Yeiser, Holt, Owen & Bryant Statement for Period Ending 9/30/2019.
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12.B. Board Talk
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