August 20, 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 August 20, 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, Barton Williams, Shanna Boyette, Brian Crews and Lana Craig were present.
Chairman Michael Cook called the meeting to order, followed by a moment of silence, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Charlotte Hamilton a student at Eakin Elementary School. |
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I.B. Moment of Silence
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I.C. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Evie Gilliland and Charlotte Hamilton who are students at Eakin Elementary 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 David Brown and Barton Williams.
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II.A. Approval of Agenda
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II.B. Minutes from July Monthly Meeting
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II.C. Minutes from the July 9, 2026 study session
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II.D. SCHS Girls Soccer Trip Request
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II.E. SCHS CTE FFA Trip Request
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II.F. SCHS National Honor Society Trip Request
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II.G. Cascade HS Girls Basketball Trip Request
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II.H. Community HS Skills USA Trip Request
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II.I. Policy 1.900 Charter School Authorizing Principles
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II.J. Policy 1.901 Charter School Applications
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II.K. Policy 1.902 Charter School Agreements
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II.L. Policy 1.904 Charter School Intervention
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II.M. Policy 1.905 Charter School Renewal
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II.N. Policy 1.906 Charter School Revocation
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III. PUBLIC COMMENT
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III.A. Tabbatha Hoeppner
Discussion:
Tabbatha Hoeppner spoke on her concerns regarding the handling of a situation at Liberty School.
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IV. COMMUNICATIONS
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IV.A. Good News Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Garrette gave a brief summary of items from the Good News Report.
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V. PRESENTATIONS
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VI. ACTION ITEMS
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VI.A. Collaborative Conferencing Team Appointment
(Currently Michael Cook, Andrea Anderson, Shanna Boyette, Chad Fletcher, and Neil Watson)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Currently the team is Michael Cook, Andrea Anderson, Shanna Boyette, Chad Fletcher and Neil Watson. Motion was made to keep the same team by Brian Crews and seconded by Dan Reed. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.B. SACP fees 2026-2027
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The fees remain the same as last year. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Shanna Boyette. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.C. Community High School Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Brad Brown, principal of Community High School, asked the board for permission to change the name of 100 Community Crossing to 100 Robert Ralston Way. He said this would be a good way to honor Dr. Ralston for his 27 years as principal of Community High School. This road is the private drive from Highway 41 A North to the Unionville Deason Road. Motion was made by Dan Reed and seconded by Shanna Boyette. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.D. Lead ESL Teacher Stipend Request
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is a request to give the ESL Lead Teachers a $1000 stipend. This is a year to year stipend and there are currently 12 Lead teachers. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Brian Crews. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.E. Transportation Department Proposal
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Kenny Parker explained that this proposal is for a 2-hour minimum fee for the bus drivers for short trips. Any trips that are more than 2 hours for the bus driver will revert to the regular hourly pay, currently $20 an hour. This does not include coaches that have their CDLs and drive for the team. They do not get an hourly wage because they get a supplement. They are paid to be with the team, but they do get paid for mileage if they turn it in. It was asked how many field trips do they usually run in a year. Mr. Parker said we had over 740 last year. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Barton Williams. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.F. Policy 4.302 Field Trips/Excursions/Competitions
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Updated this policy with the line "and bus drivers will receive an hourly fee." Motion was made by Brian Crews and seconded by Barton Williams. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.G. Canon Copier Contract - 60 months agreement
1. BOE 2nd Floor 2. Bedford County Learning Academy
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
These contracts are on the state contracts list and are a 5-year agreement. Motion was made by Shanna Boyette and seconded by Dan Reed. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.H. Approval of Cardiac Emergency Response Plan
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This plan has to be approved annually and it has already been reviewed by EMS. Motion was made by Barton Williams and seconded by Lana Craig. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.I. Policy 5.201 Separation Practices for Non-Tenured Teachers
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Update to policy. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Brian Crews. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.J. Policy 5.302 Sick Leave
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Updated to show recent legislative action. Motion was made by Barton Williams and seconded by Glenn Forsee. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.K. Policy 6.202 Home Schools
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Update regarding appropriate tests for homeschool students. Motion was made by Glenn Forsee and seconded by Brian Crews. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.L. Bid 27-1 Propane
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This bid was awarded to the lowest bidder, Henley Propane, for small tank $1.24 and large tank $.839. Motion was made by Barton Williams and seconded by Lana Craig. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.M. Bid 27-2 Light Bulbs
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This bid was awarded to the lowest bidder, Facility Solution Group for $107,949.73. Motion was made by Andrea Anderson and seconded by David Brown. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.N. Bid 27-3 Custodial and Paper Products
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This bid was awarded to the lowest bidder in 3 sections: Cleaning supplies and single use serviceware to American Paper and Twine for various prices, Trash bags and Paper Products to American Paper and Twine for various prices, and Soap to Kelsan for $42.97 per case. Motion was made by Barton Williams and seconded by Shanna Boyette. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.O. June Monthly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Motion was made by David Brown and seconded by Brian Crews. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.P. Quarterly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Motion was made by Barton Williams and seconded by David Brown. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VI.Q. July Monthly Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Robert Daniel commented that SACP collected $37,000.00 and spent $81,000.00 in July so there is a cash flow issue that needs to be looked at. Motion was made by Dan Reed and seconded by Andrea Anderson. Motion was carried with a 9-0 vote.
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VII. REPORT ITEMS
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VII.A. Monthly Tax Analysis for June
Discussion:
There were more property taxes and sales tax collected than the same time last year.
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VII.B. Monthly Tax Analysis for July
Discussion:
No collections for July because that’s a receivable for June so it will be moved into last year.
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VII.C. Attendance Report
Discussion:
Terise Rhodes reported on attendance so far this year. We are down 243 students from this time last year.
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VII.D. Employee Assignments 2026-2027
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VII.E. Bus Driver Certifications Report
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VII.F. Executive Committee Report
Discussion:
Mr. Cook announced the next board meeting will be Tuesday, September 15th due to the Fall District Meeting being on the 17th in Lawrenceburg.
Surplus property declared for the Distribution Center, Central Office, Cascade Middle, Maintenance, Community HS and Thomas Magnet School. |
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VII.F.1. Surplus - Distribution Center, Central Office, Cascade Middle, Maintenance, Community HS, Thomas Magnet,
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VII.G. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Harwell talked about the Start Strong Family Night where more than 300 people attended. He thanked Dulcie Davis, Dr. Rhodes and the whole team for making that event happen. He thanked everyone that attended the town hall meetings. He reminded everyone that Liberty School is 50 years old this year. They have a 50-year celebration museum in the school and invited all the board members to go out to see it.
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VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
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VIII.A. Additional Acknowledgements
Discussion:
The board thanked Mr. Harwell for the good job he and his team are doing.
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VIII.B. FYI - Personnel
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IX. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Glenn Forsee moved to adjourn the meeting at approximately 6:52.
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