May 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 5/27/2025 at 5:49 PM | |
| Mr. Butch Campbell | Present |
| Ms. Karen Dodd | Present |
| Ms. Barbara Long | Present |
| Ms. Amanda Moore | Present |
| Mrs. Jeanette Price | Absent |
| 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, Sheri Arnette, Angela Fairchild, Ken Rocha, Don Bartch, Maria Johnson, Lisa Trail, Daniel Owens, Andrea Oakley, Sia Phillips, Christy Robinson, Caitlin Bullard, Jessica Jacobs, Sarah Easterly, Sasha Burnette, Rebekah Tate, Spring Harris, Luke Hill, Julie Seymour, Shea Payne, Gretchen Campbell, Teresa Rotella, Tiffany Strevel, Teresa Jones, Warren Fry, Jaci Saunders
Assistant City Attorney Lauren Bush. City Liaison Bill Shacklett was absent. |
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I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Rationale:
The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Monroe Brown, a Kindergarten student and his sister, Piper Brown, a 2nd grade student at Salem Elementary, and Connor Key, Gabe Pritchard, and Elijah Pena, all students at Scales Elementary.
Discussion:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Connor Key and Gabe Pritchard, 5th grade students at Scales Elementary.
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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:
Our schools had a great Teacher Appreciation Week thanks to the many community partners that treated their staff. Reeves-Rogers would like to specifically thank First Baptist on Castle, St. Marks Methodist Church, Redstone Credit Union, and The Experience Community for lunch.
ESP summer registration including camp information is now open. Go to the ESP website for full details The CHOW bus will begin on June 2 and continue until August 1. Full site and scheduled is on the website. The Mobile Resource Van will be following the CHOW bus on scheduled days during the summer. Kindercamp is scheduled for the week of July 21 for incoming kindergarten students who are registered for school. It’s a week long camp through ESP that offers our youngest students a glimpse at their new school environment. Thank you to Fellowship and New Vision for their incredible work on our backpack food program throughout this past year. Cason Lane Pre-K would like to thank the owners of Lemongrass Sushi & Thai Restaurant (also known as Laila's parents) for providing lunch for all of us!
Discussion:
Our schools had a great Teacher Appreciation Week thanks to the many community partners that treated their staff. Reeves-Rogers would like to specifically thank First Baptist on Castle, St. Marks Methodist Church, Redstone Credit Union, and The Experience Community for lunch.
ESP summer registration including camp information is now open. Go to the ESP website for full details The CHOW bus will begin on June 2 and continue until August 1. Full site and scheduled is on the website. The Mobile Resource Van will be following the CHOW bus on scheduled days during the summer. Kindercamp is scheduled for the week of July 21 for incoming kindergarten students who are registered for school. It’s a week-long camp through ESP that offers our youngest students a glimpse at their new school environment. Thank you to Fellowship and New Vision for their incredible work on our backpack food program throughout this past year. Cason Lane Pre-K would like to thank the owners of Lemongrass Sushi & Thai Restaurant (also known as Laila's parents) for providing lunch for all of us! |
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III.A. The Best of MCS-David Philippee, 6th grade student at Black Fox-National Invention Convention Candidate
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
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III.B. Spotlight on Education:
STEAM Designation for John Pittard Representing John Pittard Dr. Christy Robinson-Principal Jessica Jacobs -Assistant Principal Sarah Easterly- Academic Coach Sasha Burnette- Art Educator Rebekah Tate-2nd Grade Teacher Spring Harris- 1st Grade Teacher Luke Hill- STEAM/Music Teacher STEAM Designation for Discovery School Representing Discovery School Julie Seymour-Educational Assistant/STEAM Lab Shea Payne-4th Grade Teacher Dr. Caitlin Bullard-Principal Math Competition Winners: 4th Grade Individual: Aubrey Griffin-Discovery School Noelle Campbell-Discovery School Dylan Neese-Northfield Elementary 4th Grade Team-Discovery School 5th Grade Individual: Easton Clementi-Mitchell Neilson Elementary Jillian Wyrick-Overall Creek Elementary Phoenix Mallard-Reeves Rogers Elementary Mina Smith-Salem Elementary 5th Grade Team-Discovery School
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
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III.C. Public Comment
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
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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 5-7-25 County Commission/Board Meeting and 5-13-25 Board Meeting Minutes
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IV.B. Personnel Report
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IV.C. Approval of Contract-Bus Recertifications
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IV.D. Approval of Contract-Upland Software
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IV.E. Approval of Contract-Titan Material (Forklift for 910)
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IV.F. Approval of Surplus Property Disposal
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V. ACTION ITEMS
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
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V.A. Approval of Board Policy 6.401, Student Health Services, on First Reading
Speaker(s):
Ms. Lauren Bush
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Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.B. Approval of Budget Amendment-Summer School
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.C. Approval of Budget Amendment-21st Century Grant
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.D. Approval of Budget Amendment-Nutrition
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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Action Item
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.E. Approval of Contract-Board Recommendation for Read to Succeed Lease
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.F. Approval of Agreement with Finalsite-Mass Notification Services
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Jimmy Richardson asked if the new program for mass notification was multi lingual. Lisa Trail said yes that is one thing that was considered before purchase.
Karen Dodd asked why we decided on this company. Lisa Trail said that it was due to functionality and the ability to text parents and we don't have that ability with our current company.
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V.G. Approval of Agreement with BJB Construction for Interior Painting at Discovery School
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.H. Approval of Agreement CMG Contractors for Interior Painting at Hobgood Elementary School
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Barbara Long asked about a timeframe for painting.
Don Bartch said that the projects will be done mid-June with a July 21st completion. David Settles asked Don to explain the bid process. Don Bartch said that he received eight bids, and they had to meet certain qualifications, and it is not a;ways necessarily the cheapest bid, but in this case it was.
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V.I. Board Recommendation of Zone Appeal Hearing Number 1
Speaker(s):
Mr. Ken Rocha
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Action Item
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.J. Board Recommendation of Zone Appeal Hearing Number 2
Speaker(s):
Mr. Ken Rocha
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Action Item
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.K. Board Recommendation of Zone Appeal Hearing Number 3
Speaker(s):
Mr. Ken Rocha
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V.L. Approval of Revenue and Expenditure Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Daniel Owens
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Daniel Owens presented the Revenue and Expenditure report. He explained that our net income was down as compared to this time last year, but our expenditures are also down compared to last year. He said that we are on a good pace minus our local shared property and sales tax.
Amanda Moore asked if the movement of the pennies played a factor in the fact that our net income is down, and Mr. Owens said yes, as for property tax, we are $500,000 down from last year due to the movement of the penny. Ms. Moore confirmed with Mr. Owens that these are property taxes paid by both city and county residents, and Mr. Owens said yes, that is correct.
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VI. REPORTS AND INFORMATION
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
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VI.A. Enrollment (PTR) Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Ken Rocha
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
Ken Rocha presented the period 8 Enrollment Report to the Board.
Dr. Duke said that period 7 is traditionally our highest period, so he was intrigued that we dropped in period 7 instead of period 8. He said that there are so many options for education in our district, so we'll see what happens in August. He added that some registrations are exceeding what we expected. He feels that charter schools and the voucher program will affect our enrollment. He reminded the Board that with the last charter school opening we lost roughly 300 students, but we re-enrolled about 150 of those students. He also feels that the voucher program may have a bigger impact on Kindergarten students. He told the Board that we will have to wait and see. We will project as best we can.
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VI.B. City Schools Foundation Update
Speaker(s):
Ms. Lisa Trail
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Lisa Trail gave the annual report of City Schools Foundation.
Ms. Trail said that the Foundation was chartered in 2005, so they will be celebrating 20 years this year. She said that this is the best group of board members to work with. This year's board members include: Eric Newell-Board Chair Julie Corcoran-Vice Chair Kevin Pascoe-Treasurer Tamara Gwyn-Secretary Barbara Long-School Board Liaison David Scott Katherine Layman Robin Morgan Bayne James Calder Kristin Rudy Rachel Ward David Mitchell Dr. Trish Murphy Charlie Patel She said that all chairs of the committee will be appointed in June. |
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VI.C. Director's Update
Speaker(s):
Dr. Trey Duke
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Dr. Duke explained that this is the last week of school for the year with tomorrow being the last full day of school and a half day on Thursday.
Dr. Duke said that summer school begins on Monday. He asked Sheri Arnette to present an update to the Board. Mrs. Arnette said that we have 1300 students enrolled with 101 teachers, which is a 1 to 13 student teacher ratio. She said that out of that number, over 500 students are third-graders. She added that all teachers are trained and ready to go. She invited the Board to please come visit. David Settles asked if there would be transportation to summer school, and Mrs. Arnette said yes. Dr. Duke gave a shout-out to Dr. Chris George for organizing the 3rd grade retest last week. He said that it went very well. He added that we have some parents starting to file the appeal process, and we will be helping them through that. He added that Dr. George informed him today that with 2nd through 6th grade state testing, we had a 99.9% participation rate. |
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VII. OTHER BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VII.A. Distribution of Director's Evaluation
Speaker(s):
Ms. Lauren Bush
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
The Director's Evaluation was left at each board member's desk and is due to be turned back in at the next meeting on June 10th. Ms. Lauren Bush will get those tallied after the June 10th meeting and will present results to the Board.
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
Chair Butch Campbell
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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