November 16, 2021 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MOMENT OF SILENCE

3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

4. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA

5. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK

5.A. No citizens asked to appear before the Board.

6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION

6.A. Recognition of EHS Junior Gabriel Short who has been selected through competitive auditions to represent EHS and TMEA in the NAfME NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CHOIR 2022.   

6.B. Recognition of the Cross Country, Soccer, and Golf Teams at EHS.

6.C. Recognition of Carson Peters for his appearance and selection by Blake Shelton on The Voice.

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.A. Minutes of Regular meeting: October 21, 2021.

7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2021.

7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2021.

7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2021.

7.E. Approve second reading of Board Policy 5.3052 COVID-19 Leave.

7.F. Approve second reading of revised Board Policy 6.500 Special Education Students.

7.G. Approve second reading of revised Board Policy 4.201 Class Size Ratios.

7.H. Approve second reading of revised Board Policy 5.302, Sick Leave.

7.I. Approve second reading of revised Board Policy 6.600, Student Records.

7.J. Approve second reading of revised Board Policy 5.701, Substitute Teachers.

7.K. Approve second reading of deletion of Board Policy 6.603, Student Records/Use of Records.

7.L. Approve rescinding Board Policy 1.8011.3, Employee Designations During Emergency Closure. 

7.M. Approve the FY22 Consolidated Application Approval for IDEA/ESEA School Year 2021-2022.

7.N. Approve the Homeless 2.0 application for the 2022 Fiscal Year. 

7.O. Approve the TN All Corps application. 

7.P. Approve the ESSER 3.0 application.

7.Q. Approve a State-Recognized Partnership Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the 2021-2022 School Year. 

7.R. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Jon Minton, Principal at EHS, for the disposal of three Riso machines that no longer work.

7.S. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, CTE Director for the disposal of 11 computers and 30 monitors that are not usable to be recycled by the Technology Department.

7.T. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Jon Minton, Principal at EHS, for the disposal of an RCA TV, Sanyo TV, black TV cart, four drawer filing cabinet, and a broken teacher desk to be thrown away. 

7.U. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, CTE Director for the disposal of two Brother copiers, one Samsung Coper, one Laminator and one Insignia television set, to be recycled by the Technology Department.

7.V. Approve Lindsey Kyker, Teacher at TAD, to conduct a comparative study of students' scores in 8th grade Algebra 1, using data from Mrs. Anderson's Algebra 1 students, including Benchmark 1 and 2 scores and Semester 1 grades, for graduate work at Milligan University.

7.W. Approve Lisa Horan, Instructional Assistant at Harold McCormick, to conduct research in obtaining her Master’s Degree at Milligan University in the Grown Your Own program. 

7.X. Approve travel for Richard VanHuss, Director of Schools to attend the 2021 TSBA Leadership Conference and Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, November 18-21, 2021.

8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS

8.A. Personnel Report

8.A.a. NEW: Amy Hayden, Educational Asst. to the Teacher at TAD, effective October 26, 2021; Ella Barnes, ESP Student Leader (Systemwide), effective October 14, 2021, Jennifer Campbell, Cafeteria Personnel at TAD, effective November 5, 2021.

TRANSFER:  Lela Fasciano, from Substitute Teacher to Cafeteria Personnel at EHS, effective November 2, 2021; Sheena Gardner, Cafeteria Manager at ESE, effective November 5, 2021.

ADDITIONAL POSITION: Jessica Ridley, Asst. Girl's Basketball Coach at TAD, effective October 29, 2021.

REHIRE: Victoria Silvestri, Teacher at ESE, effective November 1, 2021.

RESIGNATIONS: Lena Peters, P/T Cook at TAD, effective November 4, 2021; Glinia Creasey, Cafeteria Manager at ESE, effective November 8, 2021.

8.B. Director's Update

8.B.a. Accountability report and discussion.

8.C. Board Member Reports

8.D. City Council Liaison's Report

8.E. Student Liaison's Report

9. REGULAR AGENDA

9.A. Approve first reading of revised Board Policy 4.212, Virtual Education Program.

9.B. Approve Auditing Contracts with Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, PLC for the 2022 Fiscal Year for the Elizabethton Board of Education in the amount of $21,200.00 and School Activity Funds in the amount of $15,300.00.

9.C. Approve Reedy & Sykes Contract to complete architecture design for the baseball hitting facility.

9.D. Approve the Director of Schools to enter into contract negotiations with Ricoh for copier services across the district, pending any required governmental approval.  

9.E. Approve adding an Assistant Wrestling Coach for T. A. Dugger Jr. High School.

9.F. Discussion and approval of new EHS Teachers Memorial Scholarship by Margaret Houghland.

9.G. Discussion of COVID-19 Protocols.

10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION

11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING

11.A. The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mack Pierce Board Room in the offices of the Elizabethton Board of Education, located at 804 S. Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

12. ADJOURN