September 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Danny O’Quinn | Edwin Alexander | Jamie Schaff
Hudson Smith (Student Liaison)
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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. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
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6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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6.A. These 4 students won the nation-wide spring 2024 exhibition for the Story Experiential short film competition. Thousands of students from across the country completed, and these students were selected as one of the 3 winners.
Payton King Holly Holsclaw Katie Hubbard Landon LaVoie |
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6.B. Mrs. Lisa Malone's Spring 2024 Drawing 2 Class for design of High School Programs mural at Northeast State Community College.
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6.C. The following individuals were selected as Teachers of the Year to represent our school system for the 2024-2025 school year.
Building Level Winners: PK- 4th Grade: ESE- Brittany Johnson HME- Jennifer Rickert WSE- Rachel Ayers 5th - 8th Grade: HME- Walt Harper WSE- Libby Post TAD- Abigail Thacker 9th - 12th Grade: EHS -Ryan White District Level Winners: PK - 4th Grade: HME - Jennifer Rickert 9th - 12th Grade: EHS- Ryan White |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: Date. August 15, 2024
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, Date: August 2024
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, Date: August 2024
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, Date: August 2024
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7.E. Approve request for Property/Equipment Sale/Disposal forms.
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7.F. Approve travel for EHS Cross Country Teams to Danville, Alabama to participate in a Cross Country Meet (October 10th and 11th).
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7.G. Approve travel for EHS English Language Arts students to Charleston, SC for the Young Adult Literature Festival. (November 14th-16th).
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7.H. Approve EPP Partnership agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and King University for the 2024-2025 SY.
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7.I. Approve Cloud Connect Service Contract
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7.J. Approve Mitel Support Agreement.
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7.K. Approve Memorandum of Understanding between Elizabethton City Schools and Middle Tennessee State University.
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7.L. Approve ESSER 3.0 application for the 2024-2025 SY.
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7.M. Approve Public School Security Grant FY 2025.
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7.N. Approve the Voluntary Pre-K application FY 2025.
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7.O. Approve 21st CCLC Funds Application for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Extended School Program.
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7.P. Approve Board of Education Funds and School Activity Funds Audit Contracts for the 2024-2025 school year.
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7.Q. Approve Research Proposal from Amani Alhassen, an Early Childhood Doctoral candidate at E.T.S.U.
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8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS
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8.A. Personnel Report
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NEW HIRES:
Samuel Arendale- substitute teacher, eff. 8/27/2024 Angi Boone- Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 9/3/2024 Lindsay Bowles- substitute teacher, eff. 8/13/2024 Amber Brummitt-Educational Assistant @ HME, eff. 8/20/2024 Chris Carr - bus driver, eff. 8/27/2024 Christina Crowe- substitute teacher, eff. 8/21/2024 Kelly Donnelly- substitute teacher, eff.8/29/2024 Charlotte MacDonald- substitute cook, eff. 8/16/2024 Lynn Marsh- substitute teacher, eff. 8/12/2024 Dalton Mitchell- assistant football coach @ TAD, eff. 8/19/2024 Roberta Naholowaa- ELA Tutor @ TAD, eff. 8/26/2024 Craig Newman- ESP Student Leader, eff. 8/19/2024 Stephanie Tolley- Pre-K Teacher @ WELC, eff. 8/13/2024 Laura Kelley- Project On Track Math Teacher @ HME, eff. 9/5/2024 Stephanie Terrill- substitute teacher, eff. 9/5/2024 Linda Turner-substitute teacher, eff. 9/9/2024 Abigail Carr-substitute teacher, eff. 9/9/2024 Farzana Farid-Project On Track Assistant @ ESE, eff. 9/6/2024 Marley Lindley- Project On Track Assistant @ TAD, eff. 9/9/2024 ADDITIONAL POSITION: SUSPENSIONS: Craig Emmertt- 9/3/2024-9/5/2024 TRANSFERS: Melissa Andrews- from substitute cook to floating cook, eff. 8/22/2024 Carolyn Ayers-from PT to FT Educational Assistant @ HME, eff. 9/3/2024 Abby Baker- from PT to FT Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 8/28/2024 Alexis Bier- from TNAS Assistant to Project on Track Teacher @ WSE, eff. 8/23/2024 Debby Bradford-from substitute cook to PT cook @ TAD, eff. 8/30/2024 Barbara Burns-from Cafeteria Cook to Cafeteria Manager @ TAD, eff. 8/27/2024 Carolyn Crowe- from Educational Assistant @ WELC to ESE, eff. 8/23/2024 Mikki Crowe- from PT SPED Assistant to PT Project On Track Math Assistant @ HME, eff. 9/3/2024 Wendy Kelley- from part time to full time Cook @ TAD, eff. 8/27/2024 Sarah King- from Iiterim Teacher @ HME to Project On Track Math Teacher @ ESE, eff. 9/3/2024 Megan Lane- from PT Educational Assistant to TNAC Assistant @ WSE, eff. 8/23/2024 Robin Peterson-from FT Educational Assistant to FT Substitute Teacher @ HME, eff. 9/3/2024 Jessica Ward-from FT Instructional Assistant to Project on Track Math Teacher @ TAD, eff. 9/3/2024 Brittany Yancey- from Educational Assistant to Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/26/2023 Christina Crowe from substitute teacher to Project On Track Assistant @ WSE, eff. 9/10/2024 RESIGNATIONS: Cameron Coleman- Assistant Football Coach @ TAD, eff. 8/13/2024 Zachary Hartley-Assistant Football Coach @ TAD, eff. 8/13/2024 Jennifer Johnson-Bus Driver, eff. 8/24/2024 Skylar Kirkland- ESP Student Leader, eff. 8/12/2024 Kellie Miller- PT SPED Assistant @ HME, eff. 9/13/2024 Savana Morgan- ESP Student Leader, eff. 8/28/2024 Haley Overbay- ESP Student LEader, eff. 9/6/2024 Julie Proffitt- Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 8/26/2024 Makayla Rhymer- ESP Student Leader, eff. 8/21/2024 Lenzi Rose- Educational Assistant @ ESE, eff. 9/9/2024 Eric Shepard-Maintenance, eff. 9/9/2024 Abbey Townsend- ESP Student Leader, eff. 9/9/2024 Haygen Sigman-ESP Student Leader, eff. 9/9/2024 TERMINATIONS: Michelle Johnson- Cafeteria Manager @ TAD, eff. 8/20/2024 LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Leanne Click- from 9/10/2024-10/11/2024 Janith Johnson- from 9/11/2024-11/8/2024 |
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8.B. Director's Update
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8.C. Board Member Reports
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8.D. City Council Liaison's Report
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8.E. Student Liaison's Report
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9. REGULAR AGENDA
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9.A. Approve Service Agreement between Smith Rehabilitation Services and Elizabethton City SChools for athletic training services for the 2024-2025 school year.
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9.B. Approve Change Order #001 with Burleson Construction Company, Inc. for additions to the Dave Rider Center for Athletic Performance construction project.
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9.C. Ratify Memorandum of Understanding between the Niswonger Foundation and Elizabethton City Schools for Project On-Track High-Dosage / Low-Ratio Math Tutoring.
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9.D. Ratify creation of four (4) certified teacher positions and four (4) part-time instructional assistant positions to provide math tutoring services for students in grades 1-8 for the 2024-2025 school year, to be paid for using funds from Niswonger Foundation Project On-Track Grant.
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9.E. Approve release documents for students and staff members of Elizabethton High School to participate in an audiovisual program produced by KT Studios, LLC.
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9.F. Approve first reading of the following Board Policies:
4.600 - Grading Policy 4.700 - Testing Programs
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10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
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The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 5:30pm in the Mack Pierce Board Room of the Elizabethton Board of Education, located at 804 S.Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, TN.
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12. ADJOURN
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