January 10, 2017 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order - Chairman Rodney Dillard
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2. Invocation
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Pastor Steve Smart, Westwood Baptist Church, gave the invocation.
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3. Pledge to Flag - Taylor Students
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Jerry Frazier lead the pledge to the flag.
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4. Presentation by Taylor Elementary Students
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5. Consent Agenda
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Motion to approve Consent Agenda 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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5.a. Meeting Agenda
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5.b. Minutes
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5.b.1. Meeting Minutes 12-6-16
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5.b.2. Meeting Minutes 12-8-16
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5.c. Field Trips
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5.c.1. WVHS Damascus VA
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5.c.2. WVHS & BCHS Orlando FL
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5.d. Bus Route Transfer
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6. Persons Requesting to Address the Board on Agenda Items
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No one signed up to speak to the Board.
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7. Director of Schools Report
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Dr. Cash thanked Daniel Baker for being the Representative for the Board and representing Bradley High students.
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7.a. Recognition of Damon Floyd from William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Fund.
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Damon Floyd was recognized by Dr. Cash for his contribution to our community. She received a letter from the William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Committee expressing their gratitude for his help with the distribution of Christmas baskets. Coach Floyd told the Board that he has been taking 20 - 25 football players for the past 6 years to help load the baskets. He enjoys giving back and enjoys watching his kids give back.
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8. Bradley/Cleveland Public Education Foundation Update-Matt Bentley, President
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Matt Bentley, President of the Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation, gave a mid year report to the Board. He told them this has been a good year so far. He reported their year to date fiscal income to be $276.000. The Vision 100 was a great success this year. Eighteen grant proposals for 2016 totaled $440,111, nine directly affect Bradley County Schools for $325,111. One grant is in progress for Charleston Elementary school for $75,777. A reception for Taylor Elementary School for a grant they received from Leonore Annenberg Scholarship, Fellowship, and School Funds was held in October. He thanked the Tucker Foundation for the Clicker Program. For $9,700 they were able to put the program in 486 different classrooms. The teacher can teach the class, ask a question, let the students respond, and with her smart phone she can tell if they got it or not. The Foundation helped with the Bradley High Athletic building. Debbie Ledford Melton helped Walker Valley raise $10,000 with the "Drive a Buick" program. He also told the Board that there were nine teacher grants funded and seven of them went to Bradley County teacher for a total of $26,992. Eleven fellowships were awarded to Bradley County teachers over the past three years for $55,000. He told the Board how much the Foundation appreciates their support.
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9. Policy 4.700 - Testing Programs
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Announcements - A retreat has been planned for the Board on Saturday, January 28th. The February Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 9th at 5:30.
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11. Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting
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12. Adjournment by Chairman Dillard
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