June 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 6/13/2023 at 5:54 PM | |
| Mr. Wesley Ballard | Absent |
| Mr. Butch Campbell | Present |
| Ms. Karen Dodd | Present |
| Ms. Barbara Long | Present |
| Ms. Amanda Moore | Present |
| Mr. Jimmy Richardson III | Present |
| Mr. David Settles | Present |
| Present: 6, Absent: 1 | |
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
In attendance: Dr. Trey Duke, Ralph Ringstaff, Sheri Arnette, Angela Fairchild, Joe Marlin, Kim Williams, Chris George, Maria Johnson, Lisa Trail, Cindy Cliche, Amanda Adams, Ms. Florence Smith, Stephanie Turner
City Liaison Bill Shacklett |
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I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Ralph Ringstaff/Joe Marlin
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Rationale:
The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mr. Ralph Ringstaff, retiring Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and School Operations and Mr. Joe Marlin, retiring Assistant Superintendent of Student Services.
Discussion:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Ralph Ringstaff, retiring Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and School Operations and Mr. Joe Marlin, retiring Assistant Superintendent of Student Services.
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I.B. Moment of Silence
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
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II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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III. COMMUNICATIONS
Speaker(s):
Mrs. Lisa Trail
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:
Mitchell-Neilson Primary would like to thank the amazing folks at Wild About Smiles for treating our entire staff with Sonic drinks for the last week of school!
Thank you to Wild About Smiles dentistry for providing Sonic Drinks for Reeves-Rogers. |
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III.A. The Best of MCS-Cindy Cliche and Stephanie Turner
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
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III.B. Spotlight on Education-Summer School Update
and Update on 3rd Grade Data
Speaker(s):
Ms. Sheri Arnette
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Sheri Arnette did a PowerPoint presentation for the Board with an update on Summer School and Dr. Chris George also did a presentation with information on 3rd grade testing. (Attached)
Mr. David Settles pubically commended Mrs. Arnette and Dr. George for this Herculean task. He appreciates their responsiveness and speed at which they got things done. He thanked them both for their hard work. Mr. Jimmy Richardson asked if we had received feedback from the State on appeals. Dr. George said that he should be receiving a master list from the State each week on how the appeals are going. Ms. Karen Dodd said that she visited Bradley's summer school today, and it was amazing. She was very impressed with the low student-teacher ratio and how smoothly it was all running. Dr. Duke told the Board that Ms. Arnette and Dr. George will be working on a significant schedule to make sure that the tutoring program is structured. Tutoring will be provided during the school day when school starts with a 1 to 3 ratio and a certain number of minutes per day.
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III.C. Presentation of Director's Evaluation Results
Speaker(s):
Mr. Adam Tucker
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Mr. Adam Tucker presented the results of the qualitative section of Dr. Duke's evaluation.
He explained that this section was broken into the survey to administrators and school board members He informed the board that 20 administrators responded, and Dr. Duke received an average score of 4.85. This was based on survey questions where administrators ranked Dr. Duke on a scale from 1 to 5. The score from the board totaled 4.71 The last section of the evaluation is the quantitative section and will be done when TCAP scores come back. Chair Campbell thanked Mr. Tucker for attending the meeting and presented those results to the Board. Chair Campbell's words to Dr. Duke was "Job well done for sure."
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IV. CONSENT ITEMS
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.A. Approval of 5-23-23 Board Minutes
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Attachments:
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V. ACTION ITEMS
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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V.A. Approval of MOU for City Schools Legal Counsel
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Duke informed the Board that we have hired a new in-house Assistant City Attorney. He explained that she would be a joint employee of MCS and the City of Murfreesboro. He said that unlike previous MCS attorneys, she will be placed on the MCS payroll, but her evaluation will remain with the city attorney.
Amanda Moore had questions about the relationship between the attorney and the board. She stated that since Ms. Bush is part of the city legal team, she wanted to clarify who the client is. Mr. Tucker said that it is unlikely for conflict between a school district and its funding body, but according to the city charter, it has two provisions. One provision is that the city attorney is responsible for all legal matters relating to the city and the city council creates a school district as part of the city so from Mr. Tucker's standpoint is that the client is, in fact, City Schools.
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V.B. Approval of Surety Bond for Finance Director
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.C. Approval of Agreement with Mid-Cumberland Head Start
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.D. Approval of 2023-2024 Board Annual Agenda
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.E. Approval of Board Attendance at Conventions and Other Educational
Meetings as per Board Policy 2.804
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Duke explained that other than TSBA-sponsored events will have to be approved by the Board. He said that the new National School Board Organization COSSBA will also require approval by the Board.
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V.F. Approval of the Revenue and Expenditure Report
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Settles asked when TISA funding starts. Ms. Williams said that TISA funding begins in July and will be 10-month installments, just like BEP funding.
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VI. REPORTS AND INFORMATION
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VI.A. Tentative Assignment Lists
Speaker(s):
Ms. Maria Johnson
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VI.B. Bullying Report
Speaker(s):
Ms. Amanda Adams
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Amanda Adams presented the yearly bullying report. She stated that there has been a decrease in bullying reports in every category, and she feels that it is because school counselors have been complained in bullying curriculum, along with admin being trained as well. She said that the curriculum is a research-based curriculum and was a great tool.
Dr. Duke commended Ms. Adams on an amazing first year. He appreciated having Ms. Adams in the system, especially with Mr. Marlin retiring.
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VI.C. Enrollment (PTR) Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Joe Marlin
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
After presenting the Enrollment Report, Dr. Duke told the Board that Mr. Marlin does a great job of pinpointing numbers and trends and sparks administrators to come up with ideas. Dr. Duke said that our major absenteeism trends seem to be in kindergarten and 1st grade, and we will begin planning to target these grades.
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VI.D. Personnel Report
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VI.E. Director's Update
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Duke told the Board that with Summer School, we have had a very busy first 13 days of June.
Dr. Duke gave the Board an update on major construction projects that are going on over the summer months. He said that they are still working on the roof at Mitchell Neilson and should be done by early July. He said that Mitchell Neilson Elementary also has a new ceiling throughout the building. Because of a Coordinated School Health grant, the tennis courts are being replaced and refinished as multi-surface courts at Erma Siegel and Cason Lane and will done by June 30. He told the Board that there is alot of work going on at the new Prek building. They have removed the old playground equipment and are moving in new equipment. Gym floors and bleachers have been replaced at Black Fox and Erma Siegel, and every classroom and the gym has been painted at Reeves Rogers. He gave the Board an ABM custodial update. He said that they cleaning and waxing floors in all schools that do not have summer school and will be finished with all schools over the next few months. Dr. Duke thanked Ralph Ringstaff and Joe Marlin for their support and hard work as he transitioned into the position of Director of Schools. He said that they were beyond gracious with him and would be missed. Chair Campbell agreed that they have both done an amazing job during their time at MCS and he also appreciated their hard work. |
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VII. OTHER BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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