Public Meeting Minutes: February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR SESSION

CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE

Speaker(s): Chairman

Establish a quorum and welcome visitors

Speaker(s): Chairman

Discussion: Board Chair Eric Cuddy called the meeting to order, established a quorum, and welcomed everyone.

Pledge of Allegiance

Speaker(s): Chairman

Discussion: Students from the Fairmount Elementary EarlyAct Club led the Pledge of Allegiance.

BOARD REORGANIZATION

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

Motion to nominate Jim Butcher for board chair. This motion, made by Debbie Darnell and seconded by Jennifer Henson, Carried.

Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea
Charlie Taylor: Absent

Motion 2 Carried:

Motion to nominate Debbie Darnell as board vice-chair. This motion, made by Eric Cuddy and seconded by Jennifer Henson, Carried.

Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea
Charlie Taylor: Absent

Motion 3 Carried:

Motion to nominate Charlie Taylor as board secretary. This motion, made by Jennifer Henson and seconded by Debbie Darnell, Carried.

Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea
Charlie Taylor: Absent

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

CONSENT ITEMS - ADOPTION AND APPROVAL

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. This motion, made by Eric Cuddy and seconded by Debbie Darnell, Carried.

Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea
Charlie Taylor: Absent

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Minutes of the December 15, 2025, regular meeting

Attachments: (1)

Board Meeting Minutes 12-15-2025

Financial Reports

Financial Reports (Revenues & Expenditures) for the General Purpose, Federal Projects, School Nutrition, and Capital Projects Funds for the month of November 2025;
Board Approval Listings of checks/electronic remittances paid during the month of November 2025;
Budget revision FP-BJ-03;
City of Bristol, Tennessee Board of Education Internal School Funds Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2025.

Financial Reports (Revenues & Expenditures) for the General Purpose, Federal Projects, School Nutrition, and Capital Projects Funds for the month of December 2025;
Board Approval Listings of checks/electronic remittances paid during the month of December 2025;
Budget revision FP-BJ-04.

Attachments: (7)

Surplus/Obsolete Items

Surplus, School Nutrition, Avoca
Surplus, Haynesfield

Attachments: (2)

HEARING OF DELEGATES

Fairmount Elementary
Principal Trey Arrington will highlight Fairmount's EarlyAct Club.

Discussion: Principal Trey Arrington, Library Media Specialist Allyson Rutherford, and Fairmount student members of EarlyAct presented on the club's recent initiatives and service projects. Students presented board members with a button and a card of appreciation.

Tennessee High School
Sergeant Tanner and Sergeant Morris will present with JROTC students.

Discussion: Sergeant Tanner, Sergeant Morris, and Tennessee Middle and Tennessee High students presented highlights of the JROTC program.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

Discussion: The board heard comments from Tom King regarding Rotary and the Early Act Club.

NEW BUSINESS

Policies on First Reading

Policy, 1.000, Philosophy - RESCIND
Policy 1.108, Nepotism
Policy 1.704, Charter Schools - RESCIND
Policy 1.901, Charter School Applications

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Motion to approve policies on first reading. This motion, made by Debbie Darnell and seconded by Eric Cuddy, Carried.

Charlie Taylor: Absent
Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (4)

Voluntary Pre-K Application, Fiscal Year 2027

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Motion to approve the Voluntary Pre-K application. This motion, made by Eric Cuddy and seconded by Debbie Darnell, Carried.

Charlie Taylor: Absent
Jim Butcher: Yea
Eric Cuddy: Yea
Debbie Darnell: Yea
Jennifer Henson: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Voluntary Pre-K Grant

REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

Discussion: Dr. Tudor offered the following comments and announcements:

Thank you to Fairmount and Tennessee High for this evening's presentations.
February is National CTE Month. Thank you to Deidre Pendley for all her efforts with CTE.
February 3-7 was School Counselor Week. Thank you to all our counselors.
Sunday was National School Resource Officer (SRO) Day. We are grateful for the BTCS SROs who emerse themselves in our school culture. Thank you to the City of Bristol for our SRO partnership.
Congratulations to the following Teachers of the Year:
- Lauren Ragan, PreK-4 (Holston View) - District
- Olivia DeBruin, 5-8 (Tennessee Middle) - District
- Brad Stubbs, 9-12 (Tennessee High) - District
- Melissa Thomas (Anderson)
- Judy Taylor (Avoca)
- Briona Littleton (Fairmount)
- Jenny Bannish (Haynesfield)
- Tabitha Wooten (TOPS)
In honor of School Board Appreciation Week, Dr. Tudor recognized and thanked school board members for all their hard work and commitment. Board members received a gift card and cards, notes, and posters from schools. Board members distributed a library book to a student representative from each school to be donated to the school's library.

COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON

Discussion: There were no comments from the City Council liaison.

COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD

Discussion:

Board of Education members offered comments and remarks.

ADJOURNMENT

Discussion: The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.

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Charlie Taylor, Secretary Date

February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR SESSION

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