September 19, 2019 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Nancy Casson announced that Connie Brancroft and Elsie Arrants passed  away since the last Board meeting. Ms. Bancroft  taught  for 38 years at Prospect before being diagnosed with cancer.  Mrs. Arrants played basketball during the time she attended Bradley High School as a student and later came back to teach.  

Discussion:  Pastor Todd Stevison from Public Church gave the invocation for the Board meeting.  Pastor Cockerham was not able to attend this meeting.  

Discussion:  Rodney Dillard led the group in the pledge.

Discussion:  Dr. Cash opened the floor for nominations for the Board Chair.  Mr. Bryson nominated Troy Weathers for Chair.  Dr. Cash ask for any other nominations from the the Board.  There were none.  Dr. Cash closed the floor for any other nominations and stated without objection Troy Weathers has been elected as Chairman of the Board by acclamation.  Dr. Cash turned the meeting back over to Chairman Weathers for the remaining officer elections.  

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers ask for nominations for Vice-Chair.  Vicki Beaty nominated Rodney Dillard.  Chairman Weathers ask if there were any other nominations.  There were none.  Chairman  Weathers ask for a motion to close the nominations.  Mrs. Casson made a motion to close the nominations.  With no objections, Mr. Dillard is now the Vice-Chair by acclamation.
 

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers ask for nominations for Pro-Tem Chairman.  Mr. Dillard nominated Amanda Lee. Chairman Weathers ask for any other nominations and hearing none, he ask for a motion to close nominations.    Vicki Beaty made a motion to close the nominations.  Mr. Dillard seconded the motion.  Mr. Weathers ask for a vote.  The vote was 7 yea and 0 nay.   Amanda Lee will be the new Pro-Tem Chairman.  

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers ask for nominations for TN Legislative Network Representative.  Amanda Lee nominated Vicki Beaty. Chairman Weathers ask for any other nominations and hearing none, he ask for a motion to close nominations.   Mr. Bryson made a motion to close the nominations.  Mrs. Casson seconded the motion.  Mr. Weathers ask for a vote.  The vote was 7 yea and 0 nay.  Vicki Beaty will be the new TN Legislative Network Representative.  

Discussion:  No one signed up to address the Board. 

Discussion:  Dr. Cash recognized Nat Akiona, Principal of Walker Valley High School.  He told the Board that he was notified in July that Walker Valley would receive the US News and World Reports "Best" classification.  This is given to high schools who are among the top 20% of all high schools in the United States.   Walker Valley was ranked the 41st best high school out of nearly 400 in Tennessee and ranked 3,513 out of over 23,000 schools in the United States.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash told the Board that she wanted to thank our Representatives for passing the Vape bill.  Especially,  Senator Todd Gardenhire and Representative Dan Howell.  They carried the bill to the state level and it was passed.  It now aligns with what the schools can use at the school level to help with the health of students.  Dr. Cash and Mr. Weathers attended the signing of the bill by Governor Lee. 

Discussion:  Representatives from the Museum Center presented to the Board items they use to do 

Discussion:  Elizabeth Kaylor explained to the Board that the TDOT Representative found a mistake in the amount of feet in the Easement document.  He will make the correction and bring it back tomorrow.  Everything else in the document is correct.  She also told the that closing statement was in the packet.  They will be closing for $5,450.00.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash recommended the Cope Contract and Addendum for Black Fox and North Lee Elementary Projects for a vote.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash brought this item back to the Board to just clarify from the last Board meeting that everyone understands where the track is being placed on the property at OMS.  A vote was taken at the last meeting to move forward with the project.   Cole Strong from Lee University came to help with any clarification needed.   Plan B is the preferred option. Mr. Strong told the Board that an addendum was created to the lease.   Dr. Cash recommended the Board approve the addendum.  

Discussion:  The PIE Center is an asset to Bradley County Schools because it can generate some revenue for us.    You have lease agreements before you for Jackson Furniture and Cleveland Boating.  They will lease warehouse space from Oct 1 through May 1.  Construction  will begin in May.  Chairman Weathers ask how much revenue will be generated.  $126,000 for Jackson and Cleveland Boat Center is charged by the amount of product they bring in.  Last year it was somewhere around $20,000.    

Discussion:  The PIE Center is in the design development phase, Mr. Page told the Board.  There were 76 businesses represented at the Lunch and Learn we recently had.  There was lots of excitement with deep conversations about where we are and where we are going.    There is another regional Lunch and Learn event that will reach out to  Polk, McMinn and Hamilton Countys on October 24th that will be on site.  The new food trucks will be utilized at this event.  Mr. Page said that the project will be moving to bid in January and construction will begin in May.  

 

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers ask Principal Ritchie Stevenson to give an update on the progress of the Gym project at Lake Forest Middle School.  The brick is going up right now.  The glass will be the last item going in.  We picked out shingle colors this week.  They will shingle over the weekends to speed up the progress.  He thinks it will be finished ahead of schedule.  Mr. Bryson ask if the cafeteria will be completed.  Yes, the cafeteria will be completed, Mr. Stevenson told the Board.  We will at least put on a good coat of paint on the Board   Dr. Cash added that they will come up with a couple of options with pricing soon.   

Chairman Weathers ask Dr. Cash to give the Board an update on the Black Fox and North Lee Elementary School projects.  She told them that she talked with Peter Ludman,the Architect for the project today.  The surveys are back and completed.  They are doing the planning and work and will start the designing. 

Discussion:  Dr. Cash ask for a Safety and CTE Update for October.  

Discussion:  Chairman Weathers adjourned the meeting.