February 13, 2023 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 Elizabethton High School TN All-State Chorus 2023 and NAfME All-National Honor Choir 22-23. 

6.B. Recognition of the Elizabethton High School All-State Band.

6.C. Recognition of the TAD Girls' Basketball and Cheer Teams.

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: January 19, 2023.

7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, January 31, 2023.

7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, January 31, 2023.

7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, January 31, 2023.

7.E. Approve a Special Program of Study (SPOS) for Extended Reality, Flight Simulation Lab, and Private Pilot Knowledge Test and Solo for Elizabethton High School. 

7.F.  Approve Trane Continuation of Service Agreement in the amount of $17,818.32, through March 31, 2023.

7.G. Approve Skyward Sales Contract Renewal for three years from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.

7.H. Approve second reading of Board Policy 6.204, Attendance of Non-resident Students.

7.I. Approve the 2023-2024 Voluntary Pre-K Grant Approval.

7.J. Approve Request for Equipment Disposal from Brian Culbert, CTE Director at EHS, for the disposal of a Champion 36" griddle.

8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS

8.A. Personnel Report

8.A.a. NEW:
Kayleigh Icard, ESP Student Leader, System-wide, effective January 18, 2023; Zack Bickford, Int. ARP Sped Assistant at ESE, effective January 17, 2023; Zack Bickford, Educational Assistant at ESE, effective January 17, 2023; Hannah Slagle, Secretary at WELC, effective January 17, 2023; Maggie Carpenter, Educational Assistant at TAD, effective January 25, 2023; Caitlin Conner, ESP Student Leader, System-wide, effective January 23, 2023; Amy King, INT Educational Assistant at WSE, effective January 20, 2023; Madison Clower, ESP Student Leader, System-wide, effective January 30, 2023. 

LEAVE OF ABSENCES: Jennifer Lund, Educational Assistant at WSE, from February 20, 2023, through April 3, 2023; Regina Isaacs, School Nutrition Coordinator at CO from February 2, 2023, through February 24, 2023; Heather Dykes, Cafeteria Personnel from January 19, 2023, through January 27, 2023.

RESIGNATIONS: Taylor Owens, ESP Student Leader, System-wide, effective January 30, 2023; Hailey Ingle, Educational Assistant at ESE, effective February 17, 2023; Skyler Zupancic, Educational Assistant at ESE, effective February 10, 2023.

NAME CHANGE: Carol (Roberts) Buckner, Graduation Coach at EHS, effective January 13, 2023.

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 the acceptance of the offer made by JUUL Labs, Inc. to settle the litigation filed against the company; to authorize the Executive Committee to execute the release of claims against JUUL and further to execute the release of claims against other defendants if such settlements are recommended by counsel. 

9.B. Approve Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and SturdiSteel to complete construction of an aluminum bleacher section in Citizens Bank Stadium at a cost of $74,950.00, utilizing TIPS Cooperative Purchasing pricing.

9.C. Approve the award of bid number ECSS 2022-2023-03 for the replacement of elevator controls at T. A. Dugger Junior High School to United Elevator Services, LLC in the amount of $82,000.00.

9.D. Approve the ESSER 3.0 Public Plan for Remaining Funds and Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan Addendum.

9.E. Approve the award of Bid Number ECSS 2022-2023-02 for the purchase of one (1) 42 Passenger School Bus to Mid-South Bus Center in the amount of $129,653.00.

9.F. Ratify the creation of a full-time Special Education Teacher Assistant at Harold McCormick Elementary School to meet student needs. 

9.G. Approve modification to the ECS 2022-2023 School Calendar pending State Department approval.

9.H. Approve revised Board Policy 4.700, Testing Programs.

9.I. Approve revised Board Policy 6.200, Attendance. 

9.J. Approve revised Board Policy 6.300, Code of Conduct.

9.K. Approve revised Board Policy 6.309, Zero Tolerance Offenses. 

10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION

11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING

11.A. The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 16th day of March 2023, 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.  

There will also be a Budget Workshop approximately five minutes following the Board Meeting. 

12. ADJOURN