April 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Kingsport City Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

Description:  Jackson Elementary School students Darrius and Paris Harris, and Holden Baars will lead the Board of Education and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Darrius and Paris are 1st graders and Holden is in 5th Grade.

Description:  Dr. Brandon Fletcher, Board President, will ask for a motion to accept the agenda, which includes the consent agenda. Once the agenda is accepted, the Board mutually agrees not to discuss any item of business or take any action that has not been accepted for the agenda.

Description:  Board member Todd Golden will recognize the following Dobyns-Bennett High School students who were recently named All-State in Band or Orchestra this year.

Band:
Will Bailey
Joseph-Michael Bellino
Chris Egan
Mark Galvez
Aaron Halliburton
JP Morris
Kerrington Slagle
Grant Smith
Sam Spotten
Jonathan Watts
EA Williamson
Zoe Young

Orchestra:
Abdulrahman Alyafi
Emily Doyle
Charlotte Ensminger
Nicholas Maynard

Description: 

Public Comment Guidelines:

This is the time when members of the audience are invited to comment on items listed on the agenda and matters that are germane to the school board's jurisdiction. If an individual wishes to address the Board, he/she shall sign up on the form provided before the beginning of the Board meeting to request time to speak. 

The Board President shall have the authority to terminate the remarks of any individual who violates state law or does not adhere to Board rules.

Each speaker's remarks shall be limited to three (3) minutes, with the public comment period lasting no more than thirty (30) minutes in total, unless the Board waives the limit(s) upon considering a request for extension made prior to the President's announcement for public input. All comments become a matter of public record. Comments regarding system personnel or personnel matters are not germane during public input. Speakers may not refer to students by name without permission from the parent or guardian.

Speakers are requested to first state your name and limit your remarks to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

Thank you. 

Description:  Approval of a new banking resolution at Roosevelt Elementary School is recommended due to a recent staffing change. Attached is the new resolution for the Activities Account at the school.

Description:  Per Policy 3.204 - Threat Assessment Team, a report is required to be provided to the Board of Education at least once per quarter listing the total number of incidents reported to state and local law endorsement agencies requiring notice to parent(s)/guardian(s) for the respective quarter, as well as for the year to date.

Description:  It is recommended the Board approve revised policies 1.404 - Public Communications at Board Meetings and 6.204 - Tuition Students on First and Final Reading.

Description:  It is recommended the Board approve a one-time grant from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, LLC. The competitive grants are to purchase tools and equipment to expand the offering of the Electric Vehicle Maintenance class at Dobyns-Bennett High School. There are five awards available at $100,000 each and twenty awards available at $75,000 each.

Description:  Dr. Brian Cinnamon, Chief Program Officer-Curriculum & Instruction, has provided a list of Honors and Advanced Placement courses for the 2026-2027 school year. Although there are no new courses for the 2026–2027 school year, the Board of Education shall annually approve the list of honors and Advanced Placement courses that are offered.

Description:  Dr. Brian Cinnamon, Chief Program Officer-Curriculum & Instruction, will present a list of textbooks and instructional materials recommended for adoption. This year's adoption is for Lifetime Wellness and Career & Technical Education (CTE) advanced manufacturing and engineering resources. The textbook/resource selecting committees were facilitated by Dr. Brian Cinnamon and Nathan Bailey, CTE Associate Principal.

The committees recommended the following textbooks and instructional materials for 9-12 grade students:

• Approve, but not purchase, Cengage TN Mindtap for STEM and Advanced Manufacturing
• Approve, but not purchase, Goodheart-Wilcox for Lifetime Wellness

Description:  David Frye, Chief Finance Officer, will present a recommendation to purchase band uniforms for Dobyns-Bennett High School. The total purchase price is $93,850.00 using BuyBoard Contract 773025. Funding will be from the General Purpose School Fund.

Description:  Mr. Frye will present information regarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for a Customized Benchmark Assessment Program for Kingsport City Schools. Four proposals were presented on March 4, 2026, for further consideration. A committee comprised of teachers and administrative staff performed a formal evaluation of the proposals based on the criteria included in the RFP. The committee recommended Instructure (Mastery Connect), for an amount not to exceed 98,209.00.

Funding is budgeted for this purchase in the FY2027 General Purpose School Funds.

Description:  Mr. Frye will provide bid information for the Robinson Middle School Fire Alarm Replacement project. There were two bids received on April 8, 2026, with Building Systems Technology (BST) being the lowest compliant bidder. Funding for the project will be from the Robinson Fire Alarm Project GP2602.

It is recommended to enter into a contract with Building Systems Technology (BST) for a base bid amount of $173,726.32. The total cost of the project will be $192,836.64, including a Holston Engineering fee of $8,686.32 and a 6% contingency tee of $10,424.00.