December 8, 2016 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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2. Invocation-Pastor Steve Smartt, Westwood Baptist Church
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3. Pledge to Flag - Ted Bryson
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4. Prospect Elementary Student Presentation
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Kindergarten students from Prospect Elementary played bells and sang Christmas songs for the Board. Beth Sargent, teacher at Prospect, also sang Tennessee Christmas for them.
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5. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Consent Agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.a. Meeting Agenda
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5.b. Minutes
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5.b.1. November 10, 2016, Board Meeting
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5.c. Field Trips
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5.c.1. OMS Cartersville, GA
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5.c.2. WVHS Ringgold GA
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5.c.3. WVHS Florida Keys
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5.d. Bids
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5.d.1. Bradley Central High School Doors - Capital Outlay
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5.e. Budget Amendment
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5.f. Policies-2nd reading
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5.f.1. 1.802 - Section 504 and ADA Grievance Procedures
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5.f.2. 3.201 - Safety
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5.f.3. 4.502-Parent/Family Involvement
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5.f.4. 5.801-Director of Schools Recruitment and Selection
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5.f.5. 2.200-Annual Operating Budget
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5.f.6. 4.211-Work Based Learning Program
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5.f.7. 4.606-Graduation Activities
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5.f.8. 5.301-Emergency and Legal Leave
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5.f.9. 6.313-Discipline Procedures
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5.f.10. 6.409-Child Abuse and Neglect
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5.f.11. 6.413-Prevention and Treatment of Sports Related Concussions
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5.f.12. 6.503-Homeless Students
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6. Persons Requesting to Address the Board on Agenda Items
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Terry Caywood addressed the Board on agenda item 10. He told the Board he had two points to make. 1. He told them that he served on the Highway 60 corridor expansion project. Because of serving on this project he has been watching while the city looked at the congestion problem at the 25th and North Ocoee Street intersection. When they looked at it, they were not able to fix the problem. If American Uniform is developed, it would increase the traffic flow and make this intersection problem worse. 2. When Prospect was renovated in about '84, the first thing they did was to remove the asbestos. After they removed all the asbestos and gave them the all clear, they then discovered that the mastic (glue) had asbestos in it. Because it wasn't being removed they had to monitor it. He asked if the building had been checked for asbestos. |
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7. Contractor Recommendation for Lake Forest Middle School project
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to recommend Tricon, Inc. as the contractor for the Lake Forest Middle School project Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Dr. Cash told the Board that Lewis Group recommends Tri Conn for the general contractor and she is in agreement with their recommendation. Doug Caywood explained what the four alternatives in the bid package are. 1. Site Improvements-new canopies instead of using the ones that are there. 2. Interior Improvements 3. Bricking the exterior of the gym. 4. Band storage for instruments.
Mr. Frazier asked if the bids are within the funds we have available. Dr. Cash told him the base bids were with no alternatives.
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8. Director of Schools Report
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Mya, Student Representative to the Board from Walker Valley, updated the Board on what has been happening at Walker Valley. STEM students took a tour of TN Tech’s Engineering program. The YCC cohort group met with mentors and opened an application for the National Technical Honor Society.
Dr. Cash reported that Bradley County Schools donated books for all students between the ages of 5-12 for the Empty Stocking Drive. They were donated by William Fielding and Linda Vinson with the National Reading Foundation.
Dr. Cash asked permission from the Board to send out the 2017-18 calendar that was adopted in November along with one that has been changed to allow schools to be closed the week of Thanksgiving. She heard from some employees that they would like the Board to consider closing the week of Thanksgiving after the calendar was approved. She would like to give employees a chance to say what they want and bring it for discussion to the retreat. Chairman Dillard asked the Board if they were ok with this and they all said yes. |
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8.a. Testing Update - Angie Gill
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Angie Gill gave the Board an update on testing. She told the Board that Dr. Cash received good news about our test scores but they are still embargoed until next week so we can't tell you all of it. The scores are something to celebrate. We are very proud of Bradley County Schools. A couple of things we can tell you is that our graduation rate has been 92% or above for three years. The state reported that since TN Diploma Project started the graduation rate is it's highest at 88.5% and that 60% of districts have had 90% or above for two years or more. Also, our ACT composite score for last year’s graduating class was 19.8. This year’s class is 19.5 right now and that number will go up because this year they can retake the test and the state will use the highest composite score. The TN Report Card will be out next week. We scored above the state average in all test areas. We are so excited! |
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9. Nurse Substitute Pay Scale Discussion 2016-17-Sarah Crispin
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Sarah Crispin came to ask the Board to consider raising the pay for Nurses that sub. They are having problems getting anyone to sub for the current rate of $60.00 per day. Mr. Frazier said that he personally has a problem pulling any group out and giving them a 50% raise. There was some discussion about also raising teacher sub pay, about looking at hourly wages for nurses, about the fact that when an RN subs they are required to do every duty the nurse is responsible for in that day, and the fact that teacher subs are not required to be certified unless they are filling in as an interim. Dr. Cash and Mrs. Slater shared concerns about a school not being covered by a nurse and an emergency happening. Also, about the liability of that type of situation. Mrs. Willcutt was asked about the impact to the budget at $90.00 per day. She told them that according to the number of days used last year, it would be around $1,850.00.
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10. American Uniform Building Discussion
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to authorize the Director of Schools to submit a funding proposal to the County Commission for acquisition and renovation of the American Uniform building located at 2181 Parker Street, Cleveland, TN 37311, for the intended purpose of housing GOAL Academy, BCS Technology Department, and for the purpose of providing innovative high school programming and learning opportunities in collaboration with business, industry, and community partners. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11. Announcements- The January Board meeting will be Thursday, January 12th at 5:30 in the Board room.
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The Board meeting will move from Thursday, January 12th to Tuesday, January 10th. A Board retreat is being planned for January 28th.
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12. Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting
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No one asked for items to be added to the next Board meeting.
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13. Adjournment
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