June 18, 2026 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:
The Bedford County Board of Education met in a regular monthly session on June 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the Board of Education Central Office located at 500 Madison St., Shelbyville, TN. Board members Glenn Forsee, Michael Cook, David Brown, Dan Reed, Andrea Anderson, Shanna Boyette, Brian Crews were present. Barton Williams attended electronically via ZOOM and Lana Craig was absent.
Chairman Michael Cook called the meeting to order, followed by a moment of silence, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Kristyn Bobo and Jackson Gibbs who are students at Community Middle School. |
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I.B. Moment of Silence
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I.C. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Kristyn Bobo and Jackson Gibbs who are students at Community 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 Glenn Forsee and Shanna Boyette.
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II.A. Approval of Agenda
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II.B. Minutes from May Monthly Meeting
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III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Discussion:
There was no public comment.
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IV. PRESENTATIONS
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IV.A. Shelbyville Fire Department Chief Matt Doak Proposal
Discussion:
Shelbyville Fire Department Chief Matt Doak Proposal - Chief Doak presented the board with a formal proposal from the Shelbyville Fire Department to purchase a 4.6 acre of land owned by Bedford County Schools. The land is located on Calsonic Way behind Cartwright Elementary School. This land would be used for a new Station 4 facility and would include a mini police precinct. He also had Powerpoint slides to show an aerial view of the land.
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V. ACTION ITEMS
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V.A. School Board Monthly Meeting Calendar
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Annual approval per board policy. Motion was made by Brian Crews and seconded by David Brown. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.B. SCHS Rename Sports Fields Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Need architect drawing before approval. The question was asked if there is any financial responsibility on the school system’s part. Mr. Cook answered that this will be taken care of by Cooper Steel. Motion was made to table by David Brown and seconded by Glenn Forsee. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.C. SACP Account Write-off Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The memo requests to write-off $1720.00 in unpaid balances. SACP has put procedures in place to keep the unpaid balances from accruing to a large amount. If a parent gets two weeks behind their child can no longer attend SACP until the balance is paid. They are looking at paying by debit card in the near future to help with the payment process. As of now it is pay by cash or check. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Dan Reed. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.D. School's Accounts Payable
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
In the packet are letters from each school stating their accounts payable or if they do not have any accounts payable. Motion was made by Shanna Boyette and seconded by David Brown. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.E. School's Gifts and Bequests
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
In the packet are forms from each school listing their donations. The board thanks everyone who gives to the schools. Motion was made by Dan Reed and seconded by Brian Crews. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.F. Bid 26-30 Cooling Tower at Community High School
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
It was recommended to go with the lowest bid and that is Matrix Mechanical Solutions. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Shanna Boyette. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.G. Bid 26-31 CLSD Literacy Materials Implementation Support Grant
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is a 5 year grant through the state. It is recommended to go with National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET). They are not the lowest bid but changing vendors at this time would cost almost $62,000. Motion was made by Shanna Boyette and seconded by Andrea Anderson. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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V.H. May Monthly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Robert Daniel stated there was nothing unusual to report and there will be a cleanup amendment for the June 30th special called meeting. Motion was made by Brian Crews and seconded by Dan Reed. Motion was carried with an 8-0 vote.
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VI. REPORT ITEMS
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VI.A. Monthly Tax Analysis
Discussion:
Mr. Daniel says we are ahead on tax collections this year versus last year at this time.
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VI.B. Threat Assessment Incidents Quarterly Report
Discussion:
Report required by the State for the Board.
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VI.C. Executive Committee Report
Discussion:
: Mr. Cook announced the next board meeting will be at Community HS on Tuesday, July 14th. The date change is due to the Summer Law Conference for the Board on July 16th -18th. The special called board meeting will be June 30th at Noon and a study session will be on July 9th at 5:00.
Surplus property declared for Shelbyville Central, Central Office, Distribution Center, Cascade Elementary, Community Middle. |
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VI.C.1. Surplus - Shelbyville Central, Central Office, Distribution Center, Cascade Elementary, Community Middle,
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VI.D. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Tim Harwell thanked the board members for appointing him as Superintendent. He gave a shout out to Summer Learning Camp. He also stated that currently we only have 19 open positions.
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VII. OTHER BUSINESS
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VII.A. Additional Acknowledgements
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VII.B. FYI - Personnel
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Glenn Forsee moved to adjourn the meeting at approximately 6:35.
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