May 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting

Discussion:   (See above)

Discussion:  - Boston led the board members in a Moment of Silence. After a moment of silence, Stepp led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Boston advised, all the children that were scheduled to lead our Pledge of Allegiance got caught in the storm, so they will have to be reassigned to June. That's what I understand.

Discussion:   - Boston advised, none of our high school students are here. I don't blame them. Welcome to all of our visitors. I understand we have got a house full and we appreciate everybody being here.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #1) Boston advised, our special recognition. Mrs. Leslie Eldridge, you're doing the CTSO? Eldridge replied, yes ma'am.Whenever you're ready. Boston replied, take it away. Eldridge replied, good evening. The Career and Technical Education Department would like to take a few minutes and recognize our CTSO students. Of course, CTSO stands for our Career and Technical Student Organizations. These students that we are recognizing tonight have placed at either the state competition level or the national competition level. So they are a step above their peers in competitions. Dr. Eldridge called each school, club and student name to be recognized. See Exhibit #1 for the detailed clubs and student lists.

Dr. Eldridge introduced Miss Abby Grace Lowe, a sophomore at CCHS and currently the FCCLA Vice President of Community Service and Public Relations for the state of Tennessee. Miss Lowe gave the following closing remarks. 

Good evening. I'm honored to speak tonight on behalf of my peers that are involved in various Career and Technical Student Organizations. First we would like to thank our teachers, administrators, supervisors, and school board members for supporting students involved in CTSO's in Cumberland County. Without your support, we would not have been able to compete, travel and experience all that these organizations have to offer. I personally have had the opportunity to travel all over the state of Tennessee, San Diego, California, Denver, Colorado and have plans to attend a National Conference in Seattle, Washington this summer. Traveling across the country would not have been possible without the financial support of our parents', the community and the Board of Education. I've also been recently elected to serve on the FCCLA State Officer Team I feel that these experiences have helped me develop my leadership skills and prepared me to enter the workforce as a confident, well-rounded individual. Thank you.

Stepp advised, next we'd like to recognize two excellent educators who reached a pinnacle in their life. They have earned their PhDs. So if Dr. Lauren Matthews is here and Dr Jerry Butram if y'all will come out front. Dr. Lauren Matthews got her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from South College and Dr. Butram got his doctorate in Music Education from Liberty University.

Discussion:   (See Above)

Discussion:  - Declarations of Conflict - Per TCA 49-2-202 Board of Education Members who have relatives (per the statue: relative means: Spouse, parent, parent-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or any person who resides in the same household as you) employed by the system are asked to raise your hands to identify yourself. "Do you certify that the votes that you make tonight will be in the best interest of the school system, regardless of the effect that your vote may have upon the employment of your relative or relatives?" "Boston and King certified by saying individually, I do."

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #2) Boston advised, next on the agenda is approval of the 4-25-24 minutes. I'll entertain a motion to approve. Hale replied, move to approve. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, okay so we have a first and second. Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken.  Boston advised, motion carries. Minutes have been approved.

Discussion:  (See Exhibit #3) Boston advised, next is the approval of the agenda. Hamby replied, I make a motion to approve. Hale replied, second okay. Boston replied, we have a first and a second. Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries. The agenda is approved at this time. 

Discussion:   - Boston advised, at this time we would like to welcome our County Commissioners, our elected officials that are here. We've got Mrs. Stone, Mr. Patterson, and Mrs. Mull and we appreciate you being here and showing interest in this school district. 

Discussion:   - Boston advised, next on the agenda is Community Comments. 

Name - Kandi Newcome 300 Old Grassy Cove Road Crossville, TN 
Subject: Security Fence around the total boundary at Homestead Elementary School

Discussion:   - Boston continued, next on our agenda is our Committee Reports. Mrs. Stout is not here. So, unless someone else is going to do the TLN Report, we'll wait till next month. 

Discussion:   - Boston asked, did anyone attend any training that they would like to share? No one responded. 

Discussion:   - Boston advised, then next on our agenda is our legal report and Mr. Patton. Patton replied, there is no meaningful updates to any of the pending litigation that the board is dealing with right now. Hopefully have something more for you next month.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #4) Boston advised, okay next on the agenda is the Genesis Road Property with Mr. David Hill and I think all of us have looked at this. What year did we get that property? Can you give us a little background on it? Patton replied, sure. 1926, I think is the date of the deed. Mr. Hill is here and you know it was deeded to the board back then by Rasmusstrand and you know Mr. Hill has pointed out that there may be some issues with the property description. I don't believe that that affects the board's legal title to the property. The assessor's office has the entire 150 acre track value at $703,000. It's approximately 150 acres. The 2 acre section that the board arguably owns, you know I think it would have to be surveyed to really have an understanding of exactly what this board arguably has. I pointed out to the board that Tennessee Code Annotated 49-6-2006 provides that the board has the power to dispose of any property, the title to which is vested in the board, further that if in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale will realize the best price obtainable for any property. The board shall advertise in the newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until 30 days after the publication of the legal notice and the board shall by majority vote of the members at a regular meeting approve and record the price and name of the purchaser of any property so sold. There are two other options in the law that the board has with regard to disposing of real property that it owns. One is by an internet auction and the other is that the board has the authority to transfer that property to the county, but what I've expressed to the board is I don't believe that the board has the authority simply to just quick claim it, unless this board makes a determination that it has no value. Boston asked, and we got this property in 1926. Patton replied, yes ma'am. Boston asked, have we ever used it? Patton replied, no ma'am, not that I'm aware of. Boston asked, I mean, were aware that? Patton replied, I think at one time, I think there was some information that there was a school on the property, the Genesis School. Hill advised, I'm here to answer any questions that the board may have with regard to this. It's my understanding in regard to that question. In 1926 the property was conveyed from Mr. Strand to the County Board. That deed was actually recorded in 1933. 7 years later and I don't understand that. The property apparently was used as my father told me that there used to be a school there. Boston asked, in the 30s? Hill replied, I don't know. I mean, my dad, there used to be a school there. The other thing, I guess there was, in other words. I believe my father. I don't know how long it was there. I don't know when it was shuttered, but it was eventually apparently closed. Everyone in this room isn't even aware that there ever was a school there, but my father passed 20 something years ago, but while he was a live obviously he told me there was a school there. So that's all I know about it. In response to that question. Nichols asked, is there physical building on that? Hill replied, no ma'am. Nichols replied, nothing is on it. Is it usable? I mean is uphill, downhill? Hill replied, it's flat and with respect to the comment on the deed there is a question there also. So if you look at the description itself, it's interesting because it speaks two hickory trees and oak saplings and fences and all these other things that, and a road that I guess was the Genesis Road as it appeared in 1926, which isn't the same Genesis Road that's out there today and so I think Mr. Patton is accurate to the extent that reformation through whatever proceeding this body chooses to establish the closure of the title. That then there would need to be some decision through surveyors looking at it to figure out as of today what does that look like. Boston asked, where is it? Hill replied, where is it? Nichols asked, how much does it cost to have a survey done? Boston replied, more than the properties worth? Hill replied, I would deflect that one. (Audio) Safdie asked, and how long has Mr. Hill been paying for the taxes on it property? When did it come in possession of your family? Hill replied, my father took a 4/5th interest title in that property sometime in the mid 50s. Boston replied, it was 50, 56. Hill continued, 55, 56, something like that and there was a group of gentlemen that were friends of his that had other ownership interest in that. I think it's unique that they had fifths anyway, so in any event, ultimately in the 60s it was David Shaffer's father and my father that owned it. David Shaffer's father owned 1/5th and my father owned 4/5ths. In the '90s those were transferred separately to Mr. Shaffer and me. Safdie replied, so basically for almost. Hill replied, 55 over 55 years sir. Safdie continued, actually 50 plus 24 almost 75 years that your family has been paying taxes on that property. I find no value in the property at all and I think maybe the first step is to surplus the property. I'd like to make a motion to surplus that property and declare and then after that I will declare the value of the property would $200 an acre be an appropriate? Hill replied, that would be a total of $400. If assuming there's actually two acres there. Safdie asked, would that be reasonable? Hill replied, I can agree to that tonight, sir. Safdie replied, so let's make a motion. I would like to make a motion to cease the property. Is there a second? Boston asked, is there a second. Boston replied, I'll second. Nichols replied, I agree. Boston asked, is there any discussion on this property? No one responded. Boston continued, if not let's go ahead and do a Roll Call. A Roll Call Vote was taken. Boston advised, the motion carries. We now have surplus 2 acres. Safdie replied, I would like to make a motion to transfer the property with a value of $200 an acre to Mr. Hill. Hill replied, yes sir. Well it would actually and the note the letter indicates exactly who is the 4/5th owner and the 1/5th owner and I think it would go over equally to the owners of the larger track in which this was parked out, so many years ago and that would be my wife and me as written there. My wife and myself on the 4/5th, Mr. Shaffer on the 1/5th. Hamby asked, so would be split up as 4/5ths and 1/5ths that $400 would, if there's two. Hill replied, I will pay the $400 and we'll go collect from Mr. Shaffer. Collect the 1/5th of that. Boston replied, okay you have a motion to. Safdie replied, to sell the property. Nichols replied, Mr. Patton has the look on his face. Patton replied, well I'm sorry I was waiting for the right opportunity, but just for the record that's a negotiated sale that you're talking about. Boston replied, which has to be published. Patton continued, it has to be published, so if the board intends to do that, just I mean we'll do the legal work that needs to be done, but according to the statute that has to be published. Safdie asked, well what does, since the value of the property is? I made a nominal motion $200, because back in 1950 that property probably didn't have a value of $200. Patton replied, well Mr. Safdie we're not dealing with that many years ago. I mean this board, I don't know, you know I understand what you're saying and this board has the authority to deal with this property in whatever way this nine member board decides to, but you've got some legal hurdles that you've just got to get over. Boston asked, is that TCA code that instructs us? Patton replied, yes, 49-6-2006. Hamby asked, it would be published and then once it has ran its course, then we proceed with what we're doing? Paton replied, that is correct. Hamby continued, as long as there is no objection from anyone. Patton replied, that's correct. Hamby continued, so I mean. Patton replied, as I read the statute. I think that's all that has to be done. Boston replied, let's make a motion to turn the matter over to Earl to. Nichols asked, can we acknowledge Mrs. Stone. Boston replied, oh I'm sorry. Stone replied, I'm just wondering if you could change the terminology from a negotiated sale to transfer for the property to the current owners instead of a negotiated sale. Boston replied, we are the current owners. Stone replied, no I meant to the property owners like the railroad when they sold the property you have the right to buy the property that adjoined your property, but the word negotiated sale sounds like somebody else could offer on it. Boston replied, well that's the way the statute reads that's what I'm trying to. Hamby replied, okay hold on, hold on. You're our legal counsel. Patton replied, I am. Hamby continued, you need to. Safdie replied, okay I withdraw my motion. Boston replied, can we make a motion to turn this matter over to Mr. Patton as legal counsel, so that he can follow the guidelines. Patton replied, sure. Boston continued, to get this property sold. Whether it has to be published and then once it's published Mr. Hill you can bid on the property, as published. Patton replied, no. That's not what it says, okay. Again, if the board, if in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale would realize the best price obtainable for the property, which is what I'm hearing you say. Boston replied, yes sir. Patton continued, the board shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until 30 days after the publication of the legal notice. Boston asked, so all we have to do is file notice? Patton replied, correct. That's what I'm telling you. Boston replied, okay I'm a slow learner. Safdie asked, so can you recommend a motion? Boston replied, we've kind of negotiated a price here. You're fine with that price. Hill replied, I took it. Boston continued, so I'll make a motion that we have a negotiated sale that shall be published 30 days and then the property shall be transferred to Mr. Hill and Mr Shaffer. Is that okay? Patton replied, that's fine, yes. Hill replied, point of order. You're in a motion. I'll wait. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, let's go for discussion. Mr. Hill replied, thank you. With respect to the dollars per acre. I would request that it's $400 to transfer whatever right title and interest you may have in the property that's reflected in that deed, because setting it per acre I think we all agree we don't know how much is out there and therefore, by couching it in terms of whatever you got in this deed you're selling it to Mr. Shaffer and me for $400 and I would request that be how that is couched in your documentation. Hamby replied, I agree. Safdie replied, that's fine. Hamby asked Patton, and you will take care of all of that. Patton replied, yes ma'am. Boston replied, that's discussion. Do we need to reword a motion or do you think I'm sufficient. Patton replied, no. I don't think you need to reword your motion. I think that my understanding was that the agreement was for $400 to be paid for the interest in that property. Boston replied, and then it be published in the paper. Whatever it needs to be done. Patton replied, correct. Boston continued, at the end of 30 days you can complete the transaction. Patton replied, well I can't sign on behalf of the board, but yes. I can prepare the paperwork. Hill replied, I'll help. Boston asked Webb, did you get that motion? Webb replied, yes. Boston continued, okay it involves financial. Are there any further discussion? A Roll Call Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries and see that man down there. Hill replied, that it'll be published and at the end of the publishing period, if no one objects to that proposal, then the transaction sir. Patton replied, correct. Boston replied, perfect. 

Discussion:   - Boston advised, next on the agenda is our Director's Report.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #5) Stepp replied, first item is our personnel recommendations. We do this every year, at this time. Boston replied, I'll entertain motion to approve the personnel recommendations. Safdie replied, so moved. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, so we have a first and second. Any discussion. No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries. 

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #6) Stepp advised, next is our differentiated pay. This is done every year using a teacher committee. Boston replied, I'll entertain a motion to approve the differentiated pay. Nichols replied, I'll second it. Boston replied, okay so we have a first and second. Any discussion? Safdie replied, I would just like to say that budget process that was used as well as the other processes that we're going to improve was just phenomenal and thank you. Thank the board for all the work that it's done. Boston replied, I have one question. Is it listed on here what you might say stipend, bonuses that we give to hard to fill positions? Have we added counselors? Stepp replied, yes. Boston replied, thank you. Any other discussions, questions? Webb asked, who made the motion? Boston asked, Safdie did you make the motion. Safdie replied, yes, I made the motion.  A Voice Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #7) Stepp advised, the next is request to accept the grant Project RAISE Grant. This is through our Special Education Department and it's $9,999 used for recruitment and retention of school psychologists and counselors. King replied, madam chair, move to approve. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, so we have a first and a second.  Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #8) Stepp advised, next is the approval for the No Kid Hungry Grant. This is for this summer and it's just additional money to supplement wages for all the summer staff that work all summer. Hamby replied, I make a motion to approve. Boston asked, how much is that grant? Boston replied, I'll second. Kathy Hamby replied, it could be up to $5,000. Boson replied, okay that's the one that was up to $5,000. Okay, thank you. So we have a first and second. Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. 

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #9) Stepp advised, next is our CPR agreement with American Red Cross. We used to be with the American Heart, but we try to stay in step with the hospital. So this would be moving to the Red Cross. Hamby replied, I make a motion to approve. King replied, second. Boston replied, so we have first and second to approve
the American Red Cross Agreement. Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. Boston advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #10) Stepp advised, the next is the MOU between Cumberland County Schools and ETCH for the telehealth services. This is not the grant that y'all approved that we could apply for, but this is from the East Tennessee Children found it and they said they would support two schools this next school year. Boston asked, what schools are those? Stepp replied, South Elementary and Cumberland County High School. Stone Elementary and CCHS, but this is not the matching grant that y'all approved for us to apply for. Hamby asked, this is just the agreement between us and East Tennessee Children? Stepp replied, they're going to support Stone and CCHS this next year with this. Hamby asked, so we would not be out? Stepp replied, no money this year. Safdie asked, and there's no obligation for us to continue that? Stepp replied, no, this is a MOU just for this next school year. Safdie replied, thank you. Hamby replied, as pretty much as a trial to see how this works. Stepp replied, pilot, yeah. Hamby replied, pilot program. Boston asked, do I have a motion? Hamby replied, I'll make a motion we approve. Safdie replied, I'll second. Boston replied, so we have a first and a second to approve the MOU between Cumberland County School District and for TeleHealth Services. Hale replied, I have some questions. Boston replied, okay yes ma'am. Hale continued, how is this grant going to work? Stepp replied, this isn't a grant, but they're going to have these, well I'll let Mrs. Polson explain the process again. Polson replied, so East Tennessee Children's is going to work with these two schools and pilot the telehealth. They're going to provide us with the equipment we need as of right now on borrow until we know whether that grant goes through. If the grant goes through, then it will significantly help us throughout the district, but this will allow us to pilot and get started working through the process of training everybody on up. Hale asked, so will it be like they're on television? You know, they're on a television. What will happen if there's other children in the nurses station at this time? Polson replied, that's a thing that we're going to have to work through. We'll probably have the other children sitting outside or in a waiting area and then them online with the provider. Hale asked, but how would this, I mean if the nurse is tied up with one student, then all these other children are just waiting. Does that happen already? Polson replied, I mean you can only take care of one person at a time. Hale replied, yes ma'am, yes ma'am. Polson continued, so you know that's kind of how it is. It just going to take, until we get used to it. It'll take a little while, but they are going to give us some support at first and we'll side by side run the program with us and then as we learn the equipment and the needs of the position then it will go faster. Hale replied, okay. Hamby replied, I have been in a few schools close to the nurses station and there's always kids lined up. Stull asked, how much extra time is it going to take per child to see through the telehealth? Polson replied, well it's going to depend on how quickly they'll get to see them. So East Tennessee has given, they have more dedicated services just to telehealth as of this Spring. They hired a person just to teleheath, so it's going to be quicker to see them. Before you have to make an appointment just like you would on any teledoc. You make an appointment, then the kid would have to wait until that appointment time, but now it's going to be a little bit quicker. Stull asked, and how many schools or clinics is this dedicated doctor servicing? Polson replied, I have no idea, because it would be probably the region, east region, but they assured me that it would be a pretty quick. They would not be waiting for a lengthy period of time and I've talked to several different bordering communities. Fentress County has telemedicine with East Tennessee Children and they love it. Love it because you know it's going to help with chronic absenteeism. It's going to help with you know the kids that cannot get service any other way. Stull asked, what about from a liability standpoint for the nurses who are actually administering the tests to the children versus the doctor on the other end and what's that liability for us here? Polson replied, far as liability they assume liability because they're the diagnostician. I can perform the procedure and we have insurance that covers them, umbrella insurance, but then on the other end they're the diagnostician. It's essentially their responsibility to diagnose and treat. So they would assume liability on that. Stull replied, I guess one of my concerns is the fact that we're education. We're not the doctor's office, we're not the ones treating these kids for whatever it is that they're coming in for and I feel that that starts to go ahead and blur the lines with bringing in a doctor's office through a video and the parents aren't present for that. Whether or not. Polson replied, the parents can be present online as well. Stull continued, they can, but they may not be and you're having to coordinate that then with the doctor's office, the parent and your office with the nurse that's seen however many kids who's waiting to be seen, because you've got to go ahead and coordinate between telehealth and the parent as well. I mean we're like I said we're education and I feel that that's where we really should stay is in. Safdie asked, how would that be different from the school nurses who are currently employed by our school system providing services to the children that come to the nursing station? Stull replied, well it's providing additional services that we do not offer, that we cannot offer without a physician's oversight with those children. Safdie replied, how do you, let me ask one more question, because you brought up a good point and it's worth discussing. Parental permission to see a doctor. How is that going to happen? Polson replied, the parent will sign up for the services, then if they need them during the year, then they'll call the parent before we see them. They'll have the option to be online at the same time. So I can be at work, see my student and what the doctor's seeing at the same time. Like a zoom meeting. Safdie replied, so your parents are going to be given an opportunity to sign on to that service and then you're going to or the service is going to contact the parent if the child is sick or needs some sort of, what would we call it, medical service? Polson replied, right. Safdie continued, some type of diagnostic or something. I got a stomach ache and so they talk to, they want to go to this ETCH TeleHealth Service, but before they would walk in or as in the office then the parent would be called. I think that's pretty reasonable. Hamby replied, I have spoken to some like in Fentress County and they absolutely and it works great for them, because I've had questions also. I've had questions presented to me. I've had you know and so and it was a learning curve, but once it was learned and I myself do telehealth appointments with my doctor. So I love telling. Safdie asked, how do you, I received one email from a concerned constituent that said in the email how do you handle privacy? How is the privacy issue handled? Polson replied, well I mean just like you would handle any privacy issue. Once you close the door, you're behind doors with a provider at one time. Safdie asked, is there any difference between that kind of privacy and youngster coming into your regular nursing station. The door is closed and. Polson replied, well they triage pretty fast when they come in on a normal basis, but if I were going to see a physician I'm going to shut the door so that way there is nothing said that everybody else can hear you. Safdie replied, so you don't see that type of privacy an issue? Polson replied, I don't see it as an issue. Safdie replied, thank you. Hale asked, what about the parents that will just send their child to school, because they're not feeling well and they'll say oh well you can go to school because the doctor will be there to check you out? Polson replied, honestly they already do that. They send to the school and at 7:45 they are already in the clinic, but you know think about it in a different light. You're looking at a kid who if they get services from telemedicine, then it's an early on treatment. They're not spreading two or 3 days and then going to the doctor. You know it's getting them services earlier than they would have otherwise and again I do not want to take away from a primary care physician. If they prefer their primary care. I want them to go to their primary care, but this is just an additional service that maybe it will help some of the kids that do not have access. Stull asked, what about from a liability standpoint of you know there's rapid strep tests and what if they're not always 100%. What about the fact that you know it comes back it's negative and yet that child is positive and they've been sent back to the classroom, because well your strep test is negative and that ends up spreading to all the other children, because you know weren't sent home instead and sent to a doctor? Hamby replied, if they get a negative test at a doctor they're not put off from school. Stull replied, no not necessarily, but they've been taken out of school to go see the doctor. Hamby replied, they come right back to school. Stull replied, they may come back, but they may also stay home, because the parent still has the ability to keep them home at that point too. If they're still not feeling good. Safdie replied, I've got a question to add to that sort of just playing off what you said. Do you ever get kids that come to school with a fever, because their parents send them to school? Polson replied, children who may have had ibuprofen before they to school and develop a fever while they are at school? Safdie replied, that's my point. They come to school anyway. Polson replied, and again this is a pilot. We'll see if it works, see if it's a benefit to our kids and go from there. Stull asked, have they said anything as far as after this year what would it look like as far as if it rolled out into other schools what would our costs be? Because this year we're not having to incur any cost from it, but what about you know, we've got all the other schools not just these two? So what would that look like? Polson replied, without the grant it' be $10,000 for school as of right now, but if they have funding, grant funding on their side, then they would extend that to us as well. So sometimes they'll have grant funding that they can help us with, but I'm hoping that we get the grant which will help us with the actual equipment. Safdie replied, let me ask one more question. Again, that was a good point that you made. So are you saying that this telehealth service even if there was no grant and we opted to implement it, it would only cost us $1,000 a school? Polson replied, 10,000,000. Safdie replied, my hearing aid didn't work. Boston asked, has that answered all of questions medicines. Nichols asked, medicines are not going to be like pain meds, nothing like that. Polson replied, anything that they gave them would be sent to their pharmacy for their parent to pick up. Nichols replied, got it. Polson continued, so you know that would be, but they would have their antibiotic soon as home or whatever they is. Stull asked, is there a list of things that only the things that they're going to be treating or is it a wide range? Polson replied, it would just be Urgent Care like if you were going for an Urgent Care Clinic. So it's not going to be anything extensive, but it you know urgent care. Nichols replied, right got it. Thinking that it saves money and time for them, time missing from school. Boston asked, well they do bill their insurance right? Polson replied, they will bill their insurance and they'll have a co-pay like for my child, I would have a co-pay. Just like I was seeing a teledoctor on my insurance. Boston asked, who do they give that copay to? Polson replied, it will be the Tennessee Children. They'll do all of the billing. All of the receiving, all of that is theirs. All my nurse is going to do is facilitate the appointment, like a nurse with in a doctor's office. Hamby replied, the students on Tenncare, they don't have a copay. Polson replied, right. Hale replied, so it's just like it would be like instead of the nurse calling the parent and say your child's very sick, you need to come pick them up. They will already get diagnosed right there at school. Polson replied, that is the goal, yes and if they positive for strep you know I may look at their throat and ehhh and they don't have a temperature, but if we're doing a strep screen, then I'll know whether they have strep or not. Safdie asked, are there hours? Polson replied, ,school hours. Safdie continued, school hours, so it's it's 8 hour day. So basically we'll have if this is approved we would have a physician call for 8 hours a day and the charges for their services would be billed to their parents. This is not a free service, it's only a service that we incorporate in our schools. Giving parents an opportunity to have a doctor or physician. (Audio) Hamby replied, with the pilot program it's going to allow us to see how much extra work it's going to put on our nurses and if it's worth it. King replied, call the question.  It''s time to vote. Boston replied, I understand. Safdie replied, I think she explained it pretty well. Boston replied, well I just want to make sure everybody understands and they have their opportunity to ask the questions they need. Any further discussions? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken and then a Roll Call Vote for clarification. Boston advised, motion carries. 

Discussion: 
 (See Exhibit #11) Stepp advised, next is the renewal of the Special Education Contract Service Agreements that we do each year. Boston asked, can we can we just lump some these? Stepp replied, yes. Hamby replied, it doesn't have an asterisk. Do we have to vote on these? Boston replied, yes. Stepp replied, 15g, all items of 15g. Boston replied, right, I'll make a motion that we approve all items of 15g Contracted Service Agreements. SLP S Seiber, SLP C Hamilton, Stellar Therapy Services, Sidekick Therapy, OT-K Henderson, Behavioral Services - Easter Seals, LBJ & C, TEIS Baby Birds. Hamby replied, I'll second. Boston asked, any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. Bostin advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #12) Stepp advised, next is 142 Federal Budget Summary. All these items go through Tennesse Department of Education for approval. Boston replied, and we do have to. This does not have an asterisk, but we are required to approve these. Any questions? No one responded. Boston continued, I'll entertain a motion to approve. Safdie replied, so moved. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, we have a first and a second. Any discussion? No one responded. A Roll Call Vote was taken.  Boston advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #13) Stepp advised, next item is the 143 Budget Federal and some State. It's Central Cafeteria Fund 143 Budget Summary. Boston replied, okay I'll entertain a motion to approve. Hale replied, move to approve. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, so I have a first and second. Any discussion? No one responded. A Roll Call was taken.  Boston advised, motion carries.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #14) Stepp advised, next item is the annual planning calendar.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #15)

Discussion:  Stepp continued, for your information is the attendance reports.

Discussion:   Stepp continued, personnel reports.

Discussion:   Stepp continued, substitute list.

Discussion:  Stepp continued, school news.

Discussion:   Stepp continued, school calendars and that's all the director's reports. Boston replied, thank you. 

Discussion:   Boston replied, okay next on the agenda is item #16 approval of board recorder. Mrs. Tabitha has turned in her resignation. She's got a lot going on with her family. We hate to see her go. We love Mrs. Tabitha. Hamby asked, what if we deny your resignation? I'm kidding I would not do that. I'm just kidding. Boston replied, I don't know that there's an option there. Mr. Jason McGhee, who also works in the technology department, has a desire to take this position and this position it works for the board, is employed by the board. So I'll entertain a motion. Hamby replied, I'll make that motion to place Jason McGhee as our recorder in place of Mrs. Tabitha. Boston replied, and this will take effect July 1st. Safdie asked, do we need a motion to accept her resignation? Boston replied, no. We've already had this conversation. So I've got a first. I need a second. Hale replied, second. Boston replied, okay so I have a first and second. Any discussion? Hamby replied, I will say Tabitha, you will be missed as our reporter. You do an amazing job and you will continue to be in in our thoughts and prayers. Boston replied, but Jason I know you will do a great job. Hale replied, Jason will do really well. Boston continued, she's just prettier. Hamby replied, you've got big, big shoes to fill. Boston continued, since this involves finances, I'm going to do a Roll Call. A Roll Call Vote was taken.  Boston advised, so we have not accepted Tabitha's resignation and we have placed Mr. Jason McGhee in that position. Thank you Jason. 

Discussion:   Boston advised, next on the agenda is School Board Committees. Mrs, Rebecca if you will lead us off.

Discussion:   - Hamby replied, we had nothing this month and so we will move right on to June. I think we may have something, but right now we have nothing. Boston replied, okay, so we had no policies.

Discussion:   - Boston advised, Athletics Committee. We had nothing, did we? Hamby replied, nope. Boston replied, because Mr. Davis is not here to give that report.

Discussion:   - Boston advised, next would be our Budget Committee Meeting Report and there's a lot to report, but the main thing is we have worked, we have met and the board has approved and submitted I hope a budget to the commission. We present that budget on 6-6 at 4:30. That's all I'm going to report.

Discussion:   - Boston advised, Mr. Safdie, Building and Grounds Committee. Safdie replied, nothing to report. Boston replied, nothing to report.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #16) Boston advised, Mrs. Bray. Bray replied, well the year is winding down. We've got a couple of more months and we're still where I feel like we need to be. Our revenues are at about 80%. Expenditures at 74.47%. Is there any questions on the actual financial statement? Boston asked, is that where you would expect us to be? Bray replied, yes ma'am. We've got 10 months in, two months to go. Safdie asked, is that a smile on your face? Bray replied, absolutely. Can you tell?

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #17) Bray continued, next up is the Sales Tax Report and as we have known all year, we are not going to achieve what was budgeted, but we're still running ahead of last year. We were pretty close for the month. We're only about $12,000 off, but we're still going to be behind for the year. So we will not achieve what was budgeted, but like I said we are ahead of where we were last year. Boston replied, so the reflection is actually April or is it? Bray replied, well actually, it's two months from that, back. Boston replied, okay. I knew that was part of it. Bray replied, I know it's a little tricky. If no questions there, we can start through this lovely pile of budget amendments.

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #18) Bray replied, and all I can say is tis the season. Basically all of these are except for a few are just cleanup amendments. The first one we'll start with is our CTE General Fund. This is just moving some money around. Basically, what I do this time of year with all the departments, we look and we make sure that all of our budget lines will be positive at the end of the year and any adjustments that we need to make. That's what we're doing. The first one is CTE. You want me to do all the 141s at one time? King replied, madam chair move to approve 18.c, 18.d, and 18.e in is entirety. Hale replied, I have a question. Boston replied, we need a second on this motion. Safdie replied, I'll second. Boston replied, okay discussion. Hale replied, I was just going to ask Mrs. Bray you always talk about cleanup. Cleanup, what do you mean by cleanup? Bray replied, basically anytime a budget it's just a projection. Sometimes you're going to be over in certain line, sometimes you're going to be a little short, so you have to move money from one line to the other, because at the end of the year you can't have any negatives in any of these lines and what I do instead of doing this each as we go I just waited till the end of the year. Basically what the county does, that's the same process that they use and we're just doing it all at one time. Instead of boring you guys every month with it. Hale replied, thank you. Boston asked, okay any other questions? No one responded. A Roll Call Vote was taken. Boston advised, so all of the 141s and 142s, I'm assuming 143s are approved. King replied, yes. 

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #19) See 18.C. for detailed discussion and vote. 

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #20) See 18.C. for detailed discussion and vote. 

Discussion:   (See Exhibit #21) Boston advised, next on the agenda is the consent agenda. King replied, madam chair move to approve the consent agenda. Hamby replied, second. Boston replied, so we have first and second on the consent agenda. Any discussion? No one responded. A Voice Vote was taken. 
 

Discussion:   Boston asked, is there any old business. Stepp replied, I just like to let you know the the budget was hand delivered straight to the Finance Department and I've emailed the county mayor the electronic copies of that. Boston asked, did anybody smile or say where it goes. Stepp replied, yeah there was very positive comments, so it's good.

Discussion:   - Boston asked if there were any questions from the media. Jessica Ceballos asked, just a clarification about the newspapers role in the purchase or moving of the property for David Hill. What do you need from the newspaper? Patton replied, we will have to pay for publication, okay to the chronicle and we'll get in touch with them to do a legal notice in the paper. Ceballos replied, okay, thank you.

Discussion:   - Boston advised, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Hamby replied, motion to adjourn. Safdie replied, second. A Voice Vote was taken. The meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.