April 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mrs. Dawn Robinson opened the meeting and Ms. Leah Hargis led us in a moment of silence.
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Ms. Leah Hargis led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mr. Tucker asked that "*Approval of Board Retreat Minutes" be moved to regular agenda.  Mrs. Robinson states this agenda item will be moved to regular agenda after the Directors Update.
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  The Board thanks Dr. Dyer for all of his work during his time as Director of Schools.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Dr. Dyer had the opportunity to be at Student Congress on Policies in Education conference (SCOPE) last month along with students and staff from CHS.  Teachers: Athena Davis and Julie Phillips introduced the students: Ben Buttrey, Lucy Wright, Gabe Randolph and Kate Wilson.  The students state they participated in a mock school board and dealt with issues that were proposed to them.  Some of the topics they discussed: should students be able to leave for lunch, dress code/uniforms, should students be able to meet criteria to park on campus, and detention.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  -This is National Assistant Principal Appreciation Week.  Dr. Dyer had the opportunity to meet with the AP's last week for breakfast.  He thanks them for all of their hard work and appreciates the discussion from that breakfast.  
-Yates and Blythe-Bower Principal updates. The Yates application link is closed and BB application link is open.
-Bartlett City Schools representatives visited CHS on Friday to review our Capturing Kids Hearts program.
-Teachers of the Year advisory council met last week.  This was the first time we have had any meeting like this.
-There is a new Tango Flight course at CHS.  This program will allow our students to build an airplane and then the airplane will take flight over the course of the year.  This will involve mentors from the community in this process.  They will build the initial phases of the plane in the automotive bays, and we will find a space to finish the build.  The students and teachers will have the opportunity to go up in the plane.  The plane will eventually be sold to someone.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  -Mr. Tucker has asked that the discussion of diversity be added to the retreat minutes.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mr. Tucker discusses the changes in Policies 1.806, 3.206, 6.201, and 6.204.  These changes are in red and black.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mr. Tucker reviews Policy 6.206.  Dr. Elliott states they need to meet the timeline for parents to be able to transfer and this is why we need this policy to be a first and final reading.
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Mr. Michael Kahrs presents an update on assessments.  He states we were one of the few schools that took the ACT online, he appreciates the high school team for making this happen.  TCAP and end of course assessments: TCAP- Grade 2 (opted in) - ELA and Math, Grades 3-5 - ELA, Math, and Science, Grades 6-8 - ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies.  EOC (End of Course): Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2, English 1 and 2, Biology 1, and U.S. History.  Testing Windows: TCAP- April 19th-April 29th (2-5)/(May 3 (6-8).  EOC- April 19th-May 6.  Schedules can be found at www. cleveandschools.org.testing.  Materials: Grades 2-8 are paper/EOC is online via TestNav.  We have 4 pallets that arrived on a semi-truck.  We will administer 10,000 paper and 2,000 online tests.  School Teams (Distributed Leadership)- Building testing Coordinator, Security and Operations, Scheduling and Accommodations/Accessibility, and Materials/Readiness.  Results - July 15th via online parent portal.  Paper copies go out when students return to school.  Growth scores are available in the fall.

The Board asks if any of these tests count toward their final grades?  The EOC tests come back in time to be counted into their final grade at the high school.

The Board asks if the students will have multiple tests on the same day?  Mrs. O'Bryan states they try to spread the tests out to avoid this.  We will work with the students.

The Board asks if these scores are used to evaluate the teachers?  Mr. Kahrs states the growth scores come back and help with the teachers evaluations.

The Board and Dr. Dyer thanks Mr. Kahrs for all he does.  
 

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes):  Ms. Leah Hargis gives updates from Raider Drive.

• Softball- The softball team is currently 5-2 in district play including big wins over Walker Valley and Bradley. Overall they are 8-6. They have games against Chattanooga Christian and Howard this week. 

•  Baseball- Baseball moves into the second half of district play this week. We play Howard this week and Walker Valley next week.   

• Soccer- 1-1 in district play. They have games against Rhea County and Bradley this week. 

•  Tennis- The tennis team is having a good season, and they say they are having a ton of fun at practices. They have one home match left against Rhea County on Thursday, and they are looking forward to it. 
• Winterguard- finished 3rd in their division at the SAPA championship that was held at Mackenzie Arena. There were 12 schools in their division.   

Fine Arts

•  Musical- The theatre department is presenting Freaky Friday this year and performances will take place April 21-25

Other News

• Barlett, TN came to the high school to observe how our freshmen experience classes operate and the capturing kids hearts program as a whole.  

• Senior walk and academic signing day are taking place on April 29. 

• Seniors will receive their cap and gown tomorrow

• The Graduates of Distinction had their ceremony last Monday, and we had a ton of fun celebrating our students and their favorite teachers. 

• CHS hosted a successful blood drive, and we’re thankful to our health science students and teachers for organizing that event. 
   

Discussion (Visible on Public Minutes): 
Mrs. Robinson would like to set a time to schedule further discussion time as a follow-up to the board retreat discussion.  The board decides to meet Thursday, April 21st 10:30-12:00 at the AOB.

Mrs. Robinson adjourns by general consent.