April 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Bedford County Board of Education
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I. PROCEDURAL ITEMS
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I.A. Call to Order
Discussion:
Chairman Michael Cook called the meeting to order, followed by a moment of silence, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Elijah Keffer and Mason Odom, students at Harris Middle School
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I.B. Moment of Silence
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I.C. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Elijah Keffer and Mason Odom, students at Harris Middle School
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I.D. Opening Remarks
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II. CONSENT AGENDA
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Consent Agenda was approved by acclamation upon the motion and seconded by Shanna Boyette and Barton Williams.
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II.A. Approval of Agenda
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II.B. Minutes from March Monthly Meeting
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II.C. Minutes from the Board Retreat held March 15-16, 2024
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II.D. Community HS Trip Request Key Club
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II.E. Thomas Magnet Beta Club Trip Request
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II.F. Cascade HS FFA Trip Request
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II.G. Cascade Middle Student Council Trip Request
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II.H. SCHS Annex FFA Trip Request
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II.I. FY 2024 - ATSI 23 Grant - Rev 0
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II.J. FY 2024 - CTE Perkins Basic - Rev 3
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II.K. FY 2024 - TN ALL Corps - Rev 1
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II.L. Policies for Revision
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II.L.1. 6.503 Homeless Students
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II.L.2. 6.505 Students in Foster Care
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II.L.3. 6.206 Transfers
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II.L.4. 6.312 Use of Personal Communication Devices in School
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II.L.5. 6.405 Medicines
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II.L.6. 6.203 School Admissions
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II.L.7. 6.317 Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority
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II.M. Policies for Review
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II.M.1. 6.316 Suspension
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III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Discussion:
There was no public comment.
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IV. COMMUNICATIONS
Discussion:
Ms. Garrette gave a quick summary of the highlights in the Good News Report.
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IV.A. Good News Report
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V. PRESENTATIONS
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V.A. Open Enrollment - Terise Rhodes
Discussion:
Terise Rhodes gave an overview of Open Enrollment. She explained how the Open Enrollment process works and where parents can find information about it.
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VI. ACTION ITEMS
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VI.A. Acceptance of Donation
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Garrett explained that this is a donation of an aircraft engine for the aviation mechanics class at Shelbyville Central High School. Motion was made to accept by Shanna Boyette and seconded by Glenn Forsee. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.B. Wrestling Supplement Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is a request by the Cascade Takedown Club to pay the Assistant Wrestling coach a supplement. Motion was made by David Brown to approve and a second was by Lana Craig. Motion passed with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.C. Basketball Bonus Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is a request from the Cascade Tipoff club to pay the basketball coaches at the high school a bonus using the formula set by the club. The taxes will be paid by the club in addition to the bonus. Motion to approve made by David Brown and seconded by Glenn Forsee. Motion passed by an 8-0 vote.
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VI.D. Bid 24-37 Community High School Boiler Replacement
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Recommendation to go with the lowest bid from Matrix Mechanical Solutions. This is within the budgeted amount. Motion to approve by Dan Reed and seconded by Shanna Boyette. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.E. Proposed Soccer Field for Thomas Magnet School
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
A community member would like to donate his services and equipment to create a soccer field on the grounds of Thomas Magnet School. The field would be used for soccer, recess, and physical education purposes. Motion was made to approve by Shanna Boyette and seconded by Barton Williams. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.F. Policy 6.204 Attendance of Non-Resident Students (approval of fee amount)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Approval of the amount charged for out of county tuition, $1200 for the 2024-2025 school year. Motion was made to approve by Dan Reed and seconded by Andrea Anderson. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.G. Policy 4.300 Extracurricular Activities
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Added the line "Homeschool students are not permitted to participate in extracurricular activities, other than those sanctioned by the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association or a similar sanctioned organization." Motion was made to approve by Barton Williams and seconded by Glenn Forsee. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.H. Policy 5.305 Family and Medical Leave
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Changed from "fixed calendar year" to "rolling twelve-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses FMLA leave." Shanna Boyette said, "This is also what the county does and it’s a good thing for our employees." Motion was made to approve by Shanna Boyette and seconded by David Brown. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI.I. March Monthly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Robert Daniel explained Revenues and Expenditures in General Fund are not even at this time of year because payroll is more in June. Motion to approve by Dan Reed and seconded by Barton Williams. Motion passed by an 8-0 vote.
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VI.J. Quarterly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Daniel stated the quarterly report is the same information and goes to the Commission. Motion was made to approve by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Dan Reed. Motion carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VII. REPORT ITEMS
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VII.A. Monthly Tax Analysis
Discussion:
Robert Daniel said that sales tax is running ahead of property taxes on collections.
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VII.B. Attendance Report
Discussion:
Dr. Garrett went over the attendance report. She said we have had a 41.4% increase of economically disadvantaged students in the TISA report. It impacts us but also means we get more money. Because of this we will need more services in our schools such as, counselors, social workers, behavior specialists and others.
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VII.C. Executive Committee Report
Discussion:
Surplus property declared for the Liberty, Harris, Cascade Elementary, Cascade High School, Cascade Middle, Central Office, Community High School, Learning Way, Shelbyville Central High School, and Maintenance.
The next board meeting will be on May 16th at 6pm at the Central Office. Budget work sessions on April 25th and May 2nd at 5:30 at the Central Office. April 22nd - 26th is After School Professional Appreciation Day, April 24th is Administrative Professional Appreciation Day, May 1st National Principal Appreciation Day, May 3rd School Lunch Hero Day, May 6th - 10th Teacher Appreciation Week, and May 8th School Nurse Appreciation Day. |
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VII.C.1. Surplus - Two Portables at Liberty School
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VII.C.2. Surplus - Technology for Harris, Cascade Elementary, Cascade HS, Cascade Middle, Central Office, Community HS, Learning Way, Shelbyville Central HS
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VII.C.3. Surplus - Maintenance
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VII.D. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Dr. Garrett stated testing kicked off this week. Everyone is working hard on this. She said budget notebooks will be ready soon. The money from technology that was paid out of the General-Purpose Fund for the wiring at Cartwright Elementary school is $830,274.52. At the budget work session, we can talk about how to utilize this money.
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VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
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VIII.A. Additional Acknowledgements
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VIII.B. FYI - Expenditures
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VIII.C. FYI - Personnel
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IX. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Glenn Forsee moved to adjourn the meeting at approximately 7:04.
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