April 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Dr. Bob Lewis | Josh Smith | Jamie Schaff
Helen Hackett (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:
CTE RECOGNITIONS: EHS Robotics Team EHS Culinary Competition EHS NNDCC EHS ACDA Southern Region Honor Choir EHS TMEA All State EHS SCOPE Conference |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: Date: March 19, 2026
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, Date: March 2026
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, Date: March 2026
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, Date: March 2026
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7.E. Approve Educator Preparation Partnership Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and Lipscomb University for the 2025-2026 school year.
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7.F. Approve for the Director of Schools and Board Members to attend the Summer Law Institute, July 17-18, 2026 in Gatlinburg, TN.
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7.G. Approve District Policy Manual Maintenance and Online Service Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and Tennessee School Boards Association for 3 years, effective beginning 5/1/2026.
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7.H. Approve Dual Enrollment between Elizabethton City Schools and Tennessee College of Applied Technology—Elizabethton from August 1, 2026 — July 31, 2027.
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7.I. Approve agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and Verizon Wireless.
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7.J. Approve request for Property/Equipment Sale/Disposal.
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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:
Lillian Blanton- CIP Swim Instructor @ EHS eff. 3/30/26 Katie El Helou-Substitute Teacher, eff. 3/24/26 Trinity Hopwood- CIP Swim Instructor @ EHS, eff. 3/30/26 Samantha Maney-Asst.Track Coach @ TAD, eff. 3/26/26 Marie McCarey- Ed. Assistant @ HME, eff. 4/6/26 Ell Nekvasil- CIP Swim Instructor @ EHS, eff. 4/7/26 Bella Shumate- CIP Swim Instructor @ EHS, eff. 3/30/26 ADDITIONAL POSITION: TRANSFERS: Jennifer Farmer- from Ed Asst @ WSE to Instructional Asst. @ TAD, eff 4/13/26 Shawnna Valentine-from Registrar @ TAD to Student Data Manager @ CO, eff. 7/1/26 RESIGNATIONS: Eddie Morrell- Educational Assistant @ EHS, eff.4/18/26 Raygen Malone- ESP Student Leader, eff. 4/13/26 Zach Hartley- Maintenance Personnel, eff. 4/10/26 Doug Schulz- Herd Soccer Coach @ EHs, eff. end of soccer season Tammy Matheson- Educational Assistant @ HME, eff. 4/6/26 RETIREMENT: Kimberly "Kip" Anderson, Teacher @ TAD, eff. 6/30/26 Patricia Mullin, Educational Assistant @ EHS, eff. 5/28/26 Cathy May- Educational Assistant @ WELC, eff. 5/28/26 TJ Brown — Librarian @ ESE, eff 5/28/26 Cindy Walker- Adm. Specialist to the Director of Schools & Board Secretary, eff. 6/1/26 Teresa Simcox- Student Data Services, eff. 7/1/26 TERMINATIONS: LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Lauren Pitman- eff. 4/20/26-4/29/26 Greg Abarientos-eff. 4/24/26-5/28/26 Gerald Spencer- eff. 3/30/26-4/30/26 |
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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 1st reading of the following Board Policies:
Board Policy 1.404 Appeals to and Public Comments before the Board Board Policy 2.400 Revenues Board Policy 6.411 Student Wellness |
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9.B. Approve to hire a part-time Health Science teacher for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years through discretionary funds from Ballad Academy.
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9.C. Approve to create a coaching position for the start of a Dance team at Elizabethton High School.
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9.D. Approve the 2026-2027 school year calendar.
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9.E. Approve the 2027-2028 School calendar.
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9.F. Approve the 2026-2027 School Board Meeting Calendar.
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9.G. Director of Schools' evaluations
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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, May 21, 2026 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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