December 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

6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION

6.A. Recognition of the State Cross-Country qualifiers and teams at West Side Elementary School. 

6.B. Recognition of Ella Thompson, 2nd grader at West Side Elementary for completing a book collection where she donated over 375 books to the Betsy Book Bus. She initiated this collection as part of a service project for obtaining her black belt in Taekwondo. She currently trains at Olson's Martial Arts Academy and will be testing for her black belt on Friday, December 10, 2021. She loves to read and wanted to help in sharing that passion by collecting and donating books that will be distributed around the community.  She sincerely thanks the public's generosity for giving and helping to make this possible.

6.C. Recognition of the T. A. Dugger Jr. High School football teams. 

6.D. Recognition of the State Cross-Country qualifiers and teams at T. A. Dugger Jr. High School. 

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting:  November 16, 2021.

7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, November 30, 2021.

7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, November 30, 2021.

7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, November 30, 2021.

7.E. Ratify creation of Aviation Program Coordinator in the amount of $15,000.00.

7.F. Approve the Board of Education Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021.

7.G. Approve the School Activity Funds Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021.

7.H. Approve TAD students in Mr. Smithdeal's TAD Lead or TAD Elevate classes to travel to Arizona to participate in a service-learning and leadership trip, May 8, 2022, through May 15, 2022.

7.I. Approve EHS Softball Team to travel to Pikeville, Kentucky for a Softball Tournament on April 22, 2022.

7.J. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from John Wright, Principal at West Side Elementary School, for the disposal of four old computer carts and two old bent computer tables to be recycled. 

7.K. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Travis Hurley, Principal at East Side Elementary School for the disposal of a 2013 laptop computer and an old blue chair to be recycled. 

7.L. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Brian Culbert, Director of CTE at Elizabethton High School for the disposal of a Powermatic 3Phase Banosaw, Rockwell Bench Grinder, and Powermatic 3Phase Table Saw to be recycled/trashed. 

7.M. Approve an Equipment Disposal Request from Joey Trent, Director of Technology, for the donation, recycling, and disposal of 162 Smartboards. 

7.N. Approve the Director of Schools to travel to Nashville, Tennessee for the TSBA Legislative and Legal Institute, to be held at the Doubletree Nashville Downtown on February 14-15, 2022.

7.O. Approve the Director of Schools to travel to Nashville, Tennessee to attend the AASA Conference at the Music City Center on February 17-19, 2022.

8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS

8.A. Personnel Report

8.A.a. NEW HIRES:  Jasmine Miller, Interim ARP-Sped Asst. at ESE, effective December 13, 2021; Dan Mills, P/T Aviation/Flight Instructor at EHS, effective November 17, 2021; Nancy Matherly, Lunchroom Monitor at ESE, effective November 18, 2021; Olivia Vaughn, ESP Student Leader at ESE, effective November 17, 2021; Paula Leonard, LPN Substitute, Systemwide, effective November 23, 2021; Sable Long, LPN Substitute, Systemwide, effective December 7, 2021. 

RETIRING: Penny Roberson, Cafeteria Personnel at ES, effective January 4, 2022; Chris Hambrick, Teacher at EHS, effective January 3, 2021.

ADDITIONAL POSITION:  Jason Clevinger, Asst. Wrestling Coach at TAD, effective November 30, 2021; Nancy Matherly, ESP Student Leader/Child Care Worker, Systemwide, effective December 7, 2021; 

TRANSFERS:  Marianne Isbister, from Educational Assistant at EHS, to Interim ARP-Sped Asst., effective November 15, 2021; Rebekah Hodge, from Educational Asst. at ESE to Interim ARP-Sped Assistant at ESE; Heather Hansen, from Educational Assistant at WSE to Interim ARP-Sped Assistant at WSE, effective November 15, 2021; Allisson Irick, from Educational Assistant at HME to Interim ARP-Sped Assistant, effective November 15, 2021; Lela Fasciano, from Cook at EHS, to Educational Assistant to the Teacher at ESE, effective November 19, 2021; Sarah Jones, from Educational Assistant at TAD, to Sped Assistant at TAD, effective November 15, 2021; Etta Pearman, from Cook at EHS to Cook at TAD, effective November 29, 2021; Carolyn Ayers, from Educational Asst. at ESE to Cafeteria Personnel at EHS, effective December 8, 2021.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:  Rachel Darnell from November 23, 2021, through January 28, 2022; Dustin Duncan, Community Partnership Director at EHS from November 29, 2021, through January 3, 2022; April Sutphin from November 17, 2021 through December 3, 2021.

RESIGNATIONS:  Donna Baird, Cafeteria Personnel at EHS, effective December 6, 2021; Ellie Dugger, Systemwide ESP Student Leader, effective December 29, 2021; Colbie Hopson, System-wide ESP Student Leader, effective December 14, 2021; Adrianna Smith, Educational Asst. to the Teacher at EHS, effective December 1, 2021.
 

8.B. Director's Update

8.C. Board Member Reports

8.D. City Council Liaison's Report

8.E. Student Liaison's Report

9. REGULAR AGENDA

9.A. Approve creation of a stipend Coach position for the Naval Cadet Program in the amount of $5,000.00.

9.B. Approve proposed Elizabethton City Schools K-12 Calendar for the 2022-2023 School Year.

9.C. Approve purchase of a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4WD Crew Cab Work Truck from Freeland Automotive in the amount of $37,080.00.  This amount is based on State Contract Pricing.

10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION

11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING

11.A. The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, 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