November 12, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Rodney Dillard led the group in the pledge to our flag.  

Discussion:  No one signed up to address the Board.

Discussion:  Bradley County Schools and community raised well over $10,000.00 to help the families of the Meigs County Schools bus wreck.  Arrangements will be made with United Way in the next couple of days to take the money to Meigs County to deliver the money to the Meigs County United Way agency.  Dr. Cash thanked everyone for helping make this happen.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash introduced Karen Slater, Coordinated School Health Director, to give a report about Red Ribbon Week.  Mrs. Slater said that Red Ribbon Week started in 1988.  In 2015, when Dr. Cash came to Bradley County, she ask that the schools participate in the week.  Each year, Healthy School Leaders  got together and come up with lots of fun activities.  This year our theme was "Be Happy, Be Brave, and Be Drug Free".  Some of the activities were:

• Be Happy Day - dressed up in bright colors.
• Sock it to drugs.
• Mask out drugs.
• Be Brave Day - dressed in camo.
• Put a cap on drugs.
• Twin Day - friends don't let friends do drugs
• Mustache Day - must ask you not to do drugs
• Western Day - hay day without drugs.
• Teaming up against drugs.
• Dog gone good day without drugs - bring blankets for animal shelter.
• Lots of kids signed banners - pledging not to do drugs.
• Partnered with ATS - Scott went into the high schools to speak.    
• High school students went to elementary schools to speak about the dangers of drugs.
• On Friday - all of the district wore RED and we put pictures out on social media.
• The best part is that we are teaching students about the dangers of drug use and abuse with health lessons. 
• Feedback from the Week - kids and teachers had a fun time teaching and learning.
• We participated in Dance across America which was part of nationwide Child Health Month.  

It was a Fun Week!

Mrs. Slater thanked Dr. Cash for supporting Red Ribbon Week and Coordinated School Health.  

 

Discussion:  Mrs. Newman was not able to attend the meeting but sent the following statement that Dr. Cash read at the meeting.

The purpose of READ 20 is to ensure every child learns to read early and well, thereby reaching their full potential in school and life.   One of the ways we work to achieve this goal is to get as many books as possible into the homes of children. 
On Monday, November 2, from 4:00-6:00, Bradley County Schools held a book giveaway in partnership with many community supporters including: 

• Cleveland Rotary who assisted in providing books for children to give away,
• Mayfield Dairy who provided milk.
• Food City, who provided cookies and allowed us to use their locations at Ocoee Crossing and McGrady Drive,
• Walker Valley High and Bradley Central, who allowed us to use their Food Trucks for the event.
• Mix 104.1, who covered the event on the radio. 
• Numerous workers from Central Office and Cleveland Rotary, who helped man this event.

Needless to say, it was a huge success with students. 

Dr. Cash added that the next event for READ 20 will be to get books in packages going home at Christmas.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash told the Board that she wanted to publicly recognize RuthAnn White, Bradley County Schools Special Services Supervisor, as the Southeast District Supervisor of the Year.    Congratulations!

Discussion:  Corbett Drew gave the update on the PIE Center.  

• Demolition is progressing
• Sitework on Parker Street
• Coordinating Utilities
• Coordinating Data for school and tenants
• Received building permits - we are fully permitted
• Addendum 2 has been issued due to changes from the Fire Marshall visit.
• Change order is coming due to changes in the drawings.
• Leases - 3 tenants are out for review.

Mr. Page explained that there has been a change in the boundary.  He is working with Tri Conn on being sure that we continue to have 264 parking spaces and they are able to have acess to the scoreboard, if needed later.  

Discussion: 

 

Discussion:  Mrs. Beaty ask Dr. Cash to explain to the Board the criteria covered in policy 4.203 since that policy is being deleted.  The criteria will be placed in an administrative procedure created by Dr. Cash.  

Discussion:  The change to this policy is to do with independently planned trips, Mrs. Beaty told the Board.  Dr. Cash explained that we do not have as many of these as we once did.  This policy will protect the Board.  

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers told the Board that Mrs. Casson ask him to put this item on the agenda.  She began by saying that she felt like there is no support for the carry over sports.  Bradley needs tennis courts and a new track and Walker Valley needs tennis courts.  They can't have meets at their schools and they have no fans to support them.  After many questions and conversation, it was decided that the Board would like Dr. Cash to look into the cost of each of these projects and the projects on the current priority list from the 2020 Board Retreat.  They also ask that she not spend any money to get these prices.  The Board would like to have them for the 2021 retreat for discussion. 

Mr. Frazier shared that he had a price breakdown for the projects at Bradley Central that Coach Jackson provided him.  The price is from Baseline Sports Construction, which is the same company that is working on the Lee University project at Ocoee Middle School.  The price is under 1.3 million for 6 tennis courts and a new track.  He was ask to share this document with the other Board members.