November 14, 2023 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Danny O’Quinn | Edwin Alexander | Jamie Schaff
Hannah McCoy (Student Liaison)
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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. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA
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5. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
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6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
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6.A. CTE DEPARTMENT AT ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOL
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Crystal Fink, VP of Facilities and Finance and Gwen Widener, Dual Enrollment Coordinator from Tennessee College of Applied Technology will award our CTE Department with the Fall 2023 Silver Level Partner Award, signifying the strong partnership between TCAT and Elizabethton City Schools. Our school system currently has the 2nd most dual enrolled students in the region with TCAT for Fall 2023.
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6.B. ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
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6.C. ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOL BETSY BAND
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BACK TO BACK STATE CHAMPIONS
1ST PLACE PERCUSSION 1ST PLACE COLOR GUARD 1ST PLACE MUSIC 1ST PLACE GENERAL EFFECT 1ST PLACE VISUAL 2ND PLACE DRUM MAJOR |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: Date: October 2023
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7.B. Approve second reading of the following Board Policies: 4.700 Testing Programs
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7.C. Approve for Richard VanHuss, Eddie Pless, Jamie Schaff and Phil Isaacs to attend the TSBA Legislative and Legal Institute, February 12-13, 2024 in Franklin, TN
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7.D. Approve changes of current signers on the Citizens Bank accounts.
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7.E. Approve the State Special Education Preschool Grant for 2024.
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7.F. Approve request for property/equipment disposal.
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8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS
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8.A. Personnel Report
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NEW HIRES::
James Cable- Interim Math Interventionist @ EHS & Systemwide Bus Driver- effective 10/17/2023 Brilee Culbert- Substitute Teacher-effective 10/31/2023 Rebecca Tyler-Educational Assistant @ TAD-effective 10/17/2023 Colby Garland-Substitute Teacher-effective 11/6/2023 Kristy Fenner-Educational Assistant @ HME-effective 10/30/2023 REHIRE: Juanita Coley-Educational Assistant @ HME-effective 10/30/2023 TRANSFERS: Alexis Bier-TNAC Assistant to INT. Teacher @ East Side-effective 9/25/2023-12/20/2023 Riley Jaynes-Substitute Teacher to TNAC Instructional Assistant @ East Side-effective 10/23/2023-12/20/2023 James Hatley-Bus Driver to Substitute Bus Driver-effective 10/16/2023 RESIGNATIONS: Larry Smith-Custodian @ East Side-effective 10/20/2023 Mindy Salyer-Project on Track Interventionist @ East Side-effective 11/6/2023 Seanna Larkins-ESP Student Leader-effective 10/24/2023 Madeline Holt-ESP Student Leader-effective 11/1/2023 Kayleigh Icard-ESP Student Leader-effective 11/14/2023 Christopher Jarrett-CO-Computer Specialist-effective 11/18/23 LEAVE of ABSENCE: Michael Good-Custodian @ EHS-effective 9/8/23-10/25/23 Dorothy Casey-Educational Assistant @ East Side-effective 10/26/23-11/10/23 Laura Bailey-Educational Assistant @ West Side-effective 10/23/23-05/21/24 Nancy Cornwell-Educational Assistant @ EHS-effective 10/17/23-11/30/23 Kevin Cornwell-Educational Assistant @ West Side-effective 10/17/23-11/30/23 Mary Bohlke-Educational Assistant @ West Side-effective 01/19/24-01/26/24 Andrew Kingston-Educational Assistant @ EHS-effective12/5/-12/29/2023 Lisa Peters-Educational Assistant @ HME-effective 11/1/2023-11/10/2023 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS: Andrew Andes- ESP Student Leader-effective 11/7/23 |
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8.B. Director's Update
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8.C. Board Member Reports
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8.D. City Council Liaison's Report
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8.E. Student Liaison's Report
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9. REGULAR AGENDA
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9.A. Approve the Change Order #001 for the Harold McCormick Construction project to include Asbestos abatement and new ceiling tile and lighting in the cafeteria at a cost of $112,923.00.
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9.B. Approve purchase of a multi-passenger vehicle,using government contract pricing, for an amount not to exceed $60,000, to be paid for with Innovative Schools Grant Funds.
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9.C. Approve purchase of a 2024 Toyota Sienna from Alan Jay Fleet Sales, using government contract pricing, for an amount not to exceed $41,000, to be paid for with ARP Homeless Grant and General Purpose Funds.
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9.D. Approve Central Technologies, Inc. to install a new intercom system at T.A.Dugger Junior High School at a cost of $44,774.38, utilizing TIPS-USA cooperative purchasing pricing.
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9.E. Approve the 2025-2026 School Calendar
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9.F. Approve first reading of proposed revisions of board policies:
1.105 School Board Legislative Involvement 1.701 School District Planning 4.603 Promotion and Retention |
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10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
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The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 5:30pm in the Mack Pierce Board Room of the Elizabethton Board of Education, located at 804 S. Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, TN.
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12. ADJOURN
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