September 3, 2019 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mrs. Robinson welcomed guests to the meeting. Mr. Mike Bevins and Dr. Amy Sullins with Athens City Schools and Mr. Quinten Howard with McMinn County Schools are evaluating the meeting.

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Board members asked for clarification on the Regulator Station. Dr. Dyer said that this station will not interfere with the operations of the school.

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Dr. Dyer provided an update:
Enrollment numbers were presented; as of last night the enrollmment is 5602 which is an increase of over 120 from last year. 
BLADE Project deployed 3115 Chromebooks at CHS and CMS this year.
There are 709 ESL students with 109 new students which includes 66 Kindergarten students. 
New BEST Partners are Mtn. View Nissan with CHS and Terra Running, Tazikis, Water & Waste Management with Candy's Creek Cherokee. 
TDOE/TOSS Superintendents Study Council is next week.
Strategic Planning Focus Groups for the community are September 12 and 19 at 6:00 pm. 
Elementary STEM Night is September 30, 6:00 pm at Cleveland High School.
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School Dedication is Monday, September 30, 1:00 pm. 
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Ms. Hilary Reid, BLADE Facilitator, introduced Carole Dale and the students that participated in the German American Partnership Program this summer. The students introduced themselves and two students shared their experiences and impressions of the German trip. Ms. Dale thanked the board for supporting this program. Board members thanked the students for representing CCS. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Hal Taylor reported that the centrifugal chiller failed at CHS last year. It was only 4 years old; we usually get 10-15 years on these machines. There are new fresh air systems on the roof which have helped in the East Wing. Portable air conditioning units have been placed in the CTE wing. When the temperature gets above 85, it is difficult to keep the air cool. A temporary chiller should arrive tomorrow; it takes several days to install this portable one. We should get a couple of months of use from this portable cooler while we look at the options for the chiller. A mechanical engineer is assessing the system and will provide options to the Board. Dr. Dyer said that the West Wing, Arena, and Commons are all cool; this affects the East Wing and CTE Wing. He wanted to be safe tomorrow, so Cleveland High School will dismiss at 11:20 am. He thanked the Operations Department for their hard work during this time. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Steve Morgan announced that Brian Templeton's son was born yesterday. This agenda item will be moved to a later meeting. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Steve Morgan scheduled the next Site Committee meeting for Wednesday, September 18, 1:00 pm at Stuart Elementary. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Dr. Dyer introduced policy changes:
1.101 - Role of Board of Education - TSBA updated language
1.202 - Duties of Board Members - TSBA updated language
1.2021 - Boardsmanship Code of Conduct - TSBA updated language 
4.605 - Graduation Requirements - Updated to reflect new state and federal laws
6.200 - Attendance - Updated to reflect new state and federal laws especially truancy
6.308 - Bus Safety and Conduct - Updated to reflect new state and federal laws
6.506 - Students from Military Families - New policy required by new state and federal laws

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Hayes Martin provided an update:
It has been a great first month of school.
The air has been an issue, but no one will complain about tomorrow. 
Football, girls soccer, volleyball, and golf have all had games.
Engineering students are working on a car ride simulator for a special needs young man in the community.
Softball team is hosting a Strike Out ALS Tournament to raise money for ALS. 
Seniors are starting college applications. 
Cheerleading teams represented CHS at the Cooke's Food Stores broadcast last week. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Kelly Kiser announced that the Discipline & Culture Committee has been formed. He showed the sub-committees; they will begin meetings this week. Doug Moore said that they are involving parents and community members along with school personnel. Dr. Dyer said that there will be an update from the committee at each meeting. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Dawn Robinson appointed Krista McKay, Carolyn Ingram, Tom Cloud, and Dawn Robinson as delegates to the TSBA Annual Convention Delegate Assembly. Dr. Dyer announced that he is presenting on Saturday at 9:00 am about the rezoning process with Michael Kahrs and Doug Moore. 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Dawn Robinson announced that the next Board Meeting is Monday, September 30, 4:30 pm. This is the October meeting. 


Ms. Robinson adjourned by general consent.