November 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
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4. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA
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5. SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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5.A. This American Flag is a gift to Elizabethton City Schools for their support and dedication to the active military personnel within our system. It will serve as a reminder of the ongoing sacrifices made by Elizabethton City Schools and the families of our enlisted employees, which allow these missions to be possible.
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6. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
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6.A. Ms. Susan Peters asked to address the Board to thank Board Chair Rita Booher and Dr. Grover May for their years of service on the ECS Board and to commend the ECS Teachers and Staff for their dedicated and hard work during the COVID Pandemic.
Ms. Susan Peters 411 Daytona Place Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643 |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: October 12, 2020.
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2020.
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2020.
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, October 31, 2020.
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7.E. Equipment Disposal Request from Chris Berry, Principal at T. A. Dugger Jr. High School for the disposal of a damaged versa climber.
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7.F. Approve payment of annual membership dues to the Lions Club for the Director of Schools for the 2020-2021 School Year.
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7.G. Approve Elizabethton High School employees, Jonathan Minton, Joe Diaz, and Kim Kelley to be signers on accounts held at Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank.
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7.H. Approve a Resolution for the Emergency Suspension of Board Policies During the 2020-2021 School Year. Those Board Policies are Policy 1.101 Role of the Board of Education, Policy 1.400 School Board Meetings, Policy 1.800 School Calendar, Policy 1.801 School Day, Policy 1.8011 Emergency Closings, Policy 3.206 Community Use of School Facilities, Policy 4.200 Curriculum Development, Policy 4.209 Alternative Credit Options, Policy 6.200 Attendance, and Policy 6.310 Dress Code.
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8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS
Rationale (visible on the Agenda Report):
New Position: Kristen Waite, Learning Leader at TAD, effective October 2, 2020; Justin White, Learning Leader at TAD, effective October 2, 2020; Elizabeth "Libby" Post, Learning Leader at WSE, effective October 2, 2020; Carrie Taylor, Instructional Technology Coordinator at TAD, ESE, HME and WSE, effective September 9, 2020.
New Hire: Emily Harrison, Interim Teacher at TAD, effective October 7, 2020; Hannah Derrick, PT Assistant to the Teacher at WSE, effective September 24, 2020; Chardonnay Roberts, PT Assistant to the Teacher at EHS, effective October 6, 2020; Alena N. Bentley, Cook at WSE, effective October 13, 2020; Lydia Wismer, PT Lunchroom Moniter at ESE, effective October 15, 2020; Kayla Adams, Assistant to the Teacher at TAD, effective October 27, 2020; Casey Frost, Assistant to the Teacher at TAD, effective October 26, 2020; Jackie L. Hyatt, Custodian at TAD, effective November 6, 2020. Resignation: Faith Heath, PT Custodian at EHS, effective October 2, 2020; Helen "Lucy" Carr, Custodian at TAD, effective September 29, 2020; Jacob C. Davis, ESP Student Leader (System-wide), effective March 16, 2019; Alexandra Morris, Assistant to the Teacher at TAD, effective November 6, 2020; Melodee Bishop, Assistant to the Teacher at HME, effective 11/4/2020. Transfer: Michael K. Wilson, from FT Assistant to the Teacher at HME to FT Assistant at TAD, effective November 4, 2020; Melodee A. Bishop, from FT Assistant to the Teacher at TAD to FT Assistant to the Teacher at HME, effective November 4, 2020; Carrie Taylor, from ESP Program Coordinator to Instructional Technology Coordinator at TAD, ESE, HME and WSE, effective 9/9/2020; Donna Allen Baird, from System-wide Substitute Cook to PT Cook at WSE, effective October 8, 2020; Keli Whitney, from Assistant to the Teacher at EHS to PT CO Receptionist/Assistant at CO, effective October 12, 2020; Melenda Perry, from Assistant to the Teacher at TAD to Assistant to the Teacher at EHS, effective November 4, 2020, Casey L. Frost, from Assistant to the Teacher at TAD to Interim Assistant to the Teacher at ESE, effective November 9, 2020. Leave of Absence: Barbara Carr, Cook at TAD, effective November 25, 2020, through January 18, 2021; Summer Fleenor, Teacher at ESE, effective January 1, 2021, through May 25, 2021; Adrienne Meade, Assistant to the Teacher at ESE, effective November 9, 2020, through January 29, 2021; Senta LeAnne Click, Teacher at EHS, effective November 30, 2020 through January 8, 2021; Peggy Moore, Assistant to the Teacher at EHS, effective October 12, 2020 through December 8, 2020. Additional Position: Tracy Holliday, Bus Driver and also PT Assistant to the Teacher at ESE, effective November 10, 2020; Brian Adams, Assistant to the Teacher at TAD, effective November 30, 2020. |
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9. OTHER
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9.A. Director's Update
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9.B. Board Reports
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9.C. Student Liaison's Report
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10. REGULAR AGENDA
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10.A. Approval of Engagement Letters from Blackburn, Childers and Steagall, PLC, for the June 30, 2021 audits of the Internal Activity Funds and the Board of Education.
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10.B. Approve Skyward as the School Nutrition software vendor.
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10.C. Approve the Elizabethton City Schools Calendars for the School Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
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11. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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11.A. Statement from Jackson, Shields, Yeiser, Holt, Owen, and Bryant.
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12. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
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12.A. The Next Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mack Pierce Board of Education Room, located at 804 S. Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, Tennessee.
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13. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RECOGNITION
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14. ADJOURN
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