September 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Josh Smith | Dr. Robert Lewis | Jamie Schaff
Phoebe Holly (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:
District Winners: PreK-4th grade Building & District Winner: Susan Dugger
5th-8th grade Building & District Winner: Courtney Shelton 9th-12th grade Building & District Winner: Jerry Agan Building Winners:
PreK-4th grade: Julie Hartsook & Bethany Hawkins
5th-8th grade: Libby Hoilman, Samantha Wampler, Jennifer Snodgrass 9th-12th: Bonnie Grindstaff |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: August 20, 2026.
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, August 2026.
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, August 2026.
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, August 2026.
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7.E. Approve contract between Elizabethton City Schools and the State of Tennessee Department of Human Services for Transition School to Work Services for the 2026-2027 school year.
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7.F. Approve Director of Schools to attend the Excellence in Education Celebration in Nashville, TN October 1-2, 2026 in honor of Travis Thompson, Regional Supervisor of the Year.
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7.G. Approve Partnership Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and King University.
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7.H. Approve Partnership Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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7.I. Approve the TN Tutoring Grant Application FY 2027.
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7.J. Approve 403b Plan Resolution.
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7.K. Approve travel for the Director of Schools to attend the Marine Corps Educator's Workshop in Parris Island, SC March 30- April 2, 2027.
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7.L. Approve the purchase of Chromebooks from Dell totaling $109,804.06 using the Dell Midwestern Higher Education Compact Master Agreement.
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7.M. Approve State Special Education Preschool Grant FY 2027.
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7.N. Approve Independent Auditors' Report for 2026.
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7.O. Approve the 21st CCLC Remaining Funds for year 2027.
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7.P. Approve 21st CCLC Remaining Supplemental Funds FY 2027.
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7.Q. Approve State Funds FY 2027.
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7.R. Approve Consolidated Funds FY 2027.
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7.S. Approve CTE Perkins Reserve Grant FY 2027.
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7.T. Approve CTE Perkins Basic Grant FY 2027.
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7.U. Approve Request for Property/Equipment-Sale/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:
Crystal Green: Ed. Assistant, WELC, eff. 8/27/26
Michaela Swiernik: SubstituteTeacher, SW, eff. 8/26/26 Susan Reneau: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 8/26/26 Rebecca Rendon: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/25/26 Aaron Hansen: Custodian, HME, eff. 8/25/26 Veronica Watson: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/24/26 Savannah Ledford: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/14/26 Cole Krawczyk: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/17/26 Samantha Morefield: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/14/26 Shelby Edmonds: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/13/26 Louis Trivette: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/20/26 Jacob Fletcher: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/21/26 Isaac Fletcher: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/21/26 Makenna Smith: Ed. Assistant, ESE, eff. 8/21/26 Callan Foster: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/21/26 Kamden Dugger: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/24/26 Rebecca Webb: Sutbstitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/18/26 Sophia Hyder: ESP Student Leader, SW, eff. 8/20/26 Gage Taylor: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/19/26 Whitney Riddick: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/19/26 Isabella Hartley: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 8/19/26 Lisa Daniels: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/19/26 Kamilah Santa-Lebron: Intern, EHS, eff. 8/19/26 Matthew Parlier: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/18/26 Irene Batchelder: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 8/24/26 Tori Miller: Ed. Assistant, TAD, eff. 9/9/26 Brooke Stevens: ESP Student Leader, SW, eff. 9/4/26 Ruger Beesley: Inter, EHS, eff. 9/2/26 Tamra Shepherd: Sub Teacher, SW, eff. 8/31/26 Taylor Thompson: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/31/26 Mouna Youssef: Sub Teacher, SW, eff. 8/28/26 ADDITIONAL POSITION: Isaac Grubbs: Community Involvement eff. 8/27/26
Natalie Nave: ESP Student Leader, SW, 9/1/26 TRANSFERS: Robin Peterson: Ed Assistant to Instructional Assistant, HME, eff. 8/25/26
RESIGNATIONS:
Shelley Rudis: PT to FT Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 8/25/26 Sherron Goding: Substitue to Interim Assistant, ESE, eff. 8/2626 Faith Brazil: Substitute to Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/18/26 Sara Perry: Substitute Cook to Floater Cook, WSE, eff. 8/14/26 Megan VanHoy: Substitute to Interim Ints. Assistant, WSE, eff. 9/8/26 Kayla Fuller: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 8/26/26
Taylor Carr: Ed. Assistant, TAD, eff. 8/24/26 Bethany Stonebraker: Nurse, TAD, eff. 8/20/26 Kristin Vidal: Substitute Teacher, SW, eff. 9/30/26 Mikki Crowe: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 9/21/26 Amanda Woodby: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 9/11/26 Sarah Proffitt: Ed. Assistant, EHS, eff. 9/16/26 Jackie Hitechew: Sub Nurse, SW, eff. 9/1/26 Isabella Hartley: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 8/28/26 Suzan Al Balawi: Substitute, SW, eff. 8/28/26 TERMINATIONS: Esther Whitener: Ed. Assistant, ESE, eff. 9/2/26
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Heather Hansen: Inst. Assistant, WSE, eff. 8/31/26
Chelsie Baughman: Social Worker, CO, eff. 8/24/26 RETIRING:
Lisa Peters: Ed. Assistant, HME, eff. 9/9/26
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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 naming of field at Elizabethton High School's Robinson Softball Complex after former softball coach Kenny Hardin.
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9.B. Approve Board Polices:
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9.C. Approve lease agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and Mountain States Health Alliance for use of office space at 404 Bemberg Road, Elizabethton, TN for one year, with the option to renew annually, beginning September 1, 2026.
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9.D. Approve the request for Elizabethton High School to convert the Grant Communications Coordinator position to a full-time, 10-month salary schedule with XQ funds.
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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 Thursday, October 22, 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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