April 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. I Make A Difference

III.B. Student Congress on Policies in Education delegates

IV. Approval of Minutes

IV.A. Minutes of the Regular March Board Meeting - March 5, 2026, @ 5:00 PM

V. Public Comment

VI. Student Advisory Committee - Upperman High School

VII. Approval of Consent Agenda

VII.A. Payments/Purchases

VII.A.1. Approval of payment to Moore, Rader & York, P.C. - Cookeville, Tennessee for legal services through March 24, 2026 in the amount of $12,592.00 to be paid from 141-72310-331, Legal Services. (General Purpose Schools)

VII.A.2. Purchase of (221) ASUS Chromebooks CZ1104CM2A-YZ84 MEDIATEK KOMPANIO 11.6 8/64 GB from Danmark Technologies in the amount of $71,340.20 from Quote(s) 19 to be paid from account number 142-71100-722-101 for the following school(s):

• Jere Whitson Elementary School (40) ASUS Chromebook(s) $12,920.00

• Cane Creek Elementary School (16) ASUS Chromebook(s) $5,168.00

• White Plains Academy (40) ASUS Chromebook(s) $12,920.00

• Prescott South Elementary School (19) ASUS Chromebook(s) $6,137.00

• Upperman Middle School (5) ASUS Chromebook(s) $1,572.20

• Algood Elementary School (63)  ASUS Chromebook(s) $20,349.00

• Sycamore Elementary School (3) ASUS Chromebook(s) $969.00

• Cornerstone Elementary School (8) ASUS Chromebook(s) $2,584.00

• Prescott South Elementary School (27) Chromebook(s) $8,721.00

VII.A.3. Purchase of (5) Viewsonic Touch Screen Boards from Danmark Technologies in the amount of $11,234.73, IFP7551 (wall-mounted) from Quote(s) 169, 57, and IFP-7551 (with cart) from Quote 168 from account number 142-72210-790-101 for the following school(s): 

• Cornerstone Elementary School (1) Viewsonic(s) with cart $2,597.36

• White Plains Academy (1) Viewsonic(s) wall mount $2,198.36

• Algood Elementary School (1) Viewsonic(s) wall mount $1,643.29

• Prescott South Middle School (1) Viewsonic(s) with cart $2,597.36

• Prescott South Middle School (1) Viewsonic(s) without cart $2,198.36

VII.A.4. Approval to purchase the MBA Report Creator Plugin (for PowerSchool SIS integration) via attached quote #QTE-926408 from MBA, LLC, Madison, WI, in the amount of $22,226.14, to be paid from 141-72110-399.

VII.A.5. Approval to purchase 90 regular Chromebooks and 20 touchscreen Chromebooks for Capshaw Elementary School from Danmark Communications LLC on Cooperative Purchase Contract #01-170 in the amount of $36,489.60, to be paid from SIF & School Funds.

VII.A.6. Approval to purchase the last of the Cookeville High School band uniforms from Fruhauf Uniforms of Wichita, Kansas, from TIPS purchasing cooperative in the amount of $23,854.60 from the 708 Cookeville High School Band Uniform account.

VII.B. Bids/Quotes/Sealed Bids/RFPs

VII.B.1. Permission to reject all bids relating to Security Window Films.

VII.B.2. Approval for the permission to bid blinds at the Early Learning Academy.

VII.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

VII.C.1. SPED - To reallocate funds to align with actual expenditures for Special Education Pre-K funds for FY 2025-26.

VII.C.2. Future Ready - Amend budget to better align with expenditures 

VII.C.3. TN Early Literacy Tutoring Grant - To establish Early Literacy Tutoring Grant Budget from State of TN Funds

VII.C.4. TN 3-5 Tutoring Innovation Grant -  To establish TN 3-5 Tutoring Innovation Grant Budget from State of TN Funds

VII.C.5. CTE - To move money to pay for a Laerdal LSU Suction Unit for Health Science class. To move money to pay for additional consumable supplies for the Avery Trace greenhouse and the Avery Trace SBE (Cafe).To move money to pay for additional supplies and consumables for the Upperman Middle Paxton Patterson labs.

VII.C.6. Adult Education - To budget for revenue received for Adult Education

VII.C.7. SPED - To amend Special Education budget to align with actual needs for students with disabilities.

VII.D. Approval of Out-of-County and Overnight Trip Reports

VII.E. Approval of Grant Report

VII.F. Other

VII.F.1. Approval to enter into an agreement with Music City Environmental-Nashville, TN, for the removal of both the used cooking oil from grease barrels (at no charge), and the cooking oil from the grease traps in the amount of 0.35/gallon to be paid from 143-73100-399. The term of this agreement is 12 months, with the option to renew for another 12 months at the same rate.

VII.F.2. Approval to enter into an agreement with S&ME, Inc., Knoxville, TN to provide an asbestos management plan to include a three year re-inspection and an update of the existing AHERA management plan for the amount of $12,000.00 to be paid for from 141-72620-399.

VII.F.3. Approval from the Collaborative Conferencing Committee for the Memorandum of Understanding for July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028.

VII.F.4. Acceptance of the Athletic Trainer Bid submitted by STAR Physical Therapy to begin July 1, 2026.

VII.F.5. Approval for Pay Application #1 from Larseneer, LLC, relating to the CHS Softball Hitting Facility.

VII.F.6. Approval to enter into an agreement with Schiller, Clarksville, TN, to provide door hardware for the Early Learning Academy for the amount of $20,179.00 to be paid for from the Safety & Security grant #141E-72130-499000-02525..

VIII. Policy

IX. School Spotlight - Park View

X. Discussion/Presentation

X.A. Building Projects

X.A.1. Cookeville High School Independence House Update

X.B. Update from Energy Systems Group regarding the Putnam County School System Early Learning Academy

X.B.1. Energy Systems Group - Putnam County School System Early Learning Academy Renovation Project Action Items

X.B.1.a. Approval to pay Energy Systems Group in the amount of $478,576.84 and First National Bank of Tennessee (retainage) in the amount of $25,188.25 for pay application #16 related to the Parkview Elementary School renovation project to be paid from the Putnam County Bond Issue.

XI. Adjournment