December 1, 2016 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board of Education December Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. Recognize Putnam County School System certified employees retiring between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016

III.B. Recognize Stoney Crockett, Tennessee School Board Association's Mid-Cumberland District Director and Robertson County Board of Education Board member, with a presentation

III.C. I Make A Difference Award

III.D. Recognize Landri Wilcox, Avery Trace Middle School 8th grader who won the Tennessee State Middle School Cross Country Championship, and also the entire Putnam County Junior Cross Country Team coached by Chris and Jo Mussard for their incredibly successful 2016 season.

III.E. Recognize Jordan Morack, Cookeville High School (CHS) student, who has been named to the prestigious United State Army All-American Marching Band

III.F. Recognize Scott Cook, CHS coach, for receiving the TSSAA A.F. Bridges Award as the 2016 Male Coach of the Year for our TSSAA Athletic District

III.G. Recognize Lane Ward, CHS principal, for receiving the Principal of the Year for our TSSAA Athletic Disrict

III.H. Director's Personnel Report for November 2016

IV. Approval of Minutes

IV.A. Minutes of the Regular November Board Meeting - Thursday, November 3, 2016, @ 5:00 PM

V. Approval of Consent Agenda

V.A. Payments/Purchases

V.A.1. Approval of payment to Moore, Rader and Fitzpatrick, P.C. - Cookeville, Tennessee for legal services from August 18, 2016, to November 15, 2016, in the amount of $7,566.98 to be paid from 141-72310-331, Legal Services, as submitted. (General Purpose Schools)

V.A.2. Approval for renewal of the School Messenger alert and mass notification system from Reliance Communications, Inc. - Denver, Colorado in the amount of $19,758.15 to be paid from 141-72310-307, as submitted.

V.B. Bids/Quotes/Sealed Bids/RFPs (None submitted)

V.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

V.C.1. Federal Projects Budget Amendments - Fund 142

V.C.1.a. Special Education - To better expend Federal IDEA Discretionary Pre-K grant funds

V.C.1.b. Special Education - To budget IDEA Part B carryover funds and to decrease the original IDEA part B allocation

V.C.1.c. Special Education - To budget IDEA Preschool carryover funds

V.C.2. Federal Programs Line Item Transfers - Fund 142

V.C.2.a. Special Education - To better expend Federal State Wide Assessment grant funds and adjust indirect cost rate to match state rate

V.C.2.b. Special Education - To reallocate Federal LRE Placement grant funds to pay for salary and insurance increases

V.D. Approval of Out-of-County and Overnight Trip Report, as submitted.

V.E. Approval of Grant Report, as submitted.

V.F. Other

V.F.1. Approval of Student Teaching Affiliation Agreement for Out-of-State and Online Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) between Liberty University - Lynchburg, VA and Putnam County School System effective January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, as submitted.

V.F.2. Approval of a request from Cookeville High School for both Scott Cook and Beau Wynn to receive an additional athletic supplement, as follows: Scott Cook - Head Coach for both Boys and Girls Track and for Wrestling; and Beau Wynn - Track Assistant Coach, Freshman Football Head Coach and Wrestling Assistant Coach, as submitted.

V.F.3. Approval of the renewal addendum to the Janitorial Service Agreement between Putnam County Board of Education and Southern Management ABM Education Services, LLC - Bartlett, Tennessee beginning January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, including a 2% increase to the monthly billing based on contract language paragraph 5 - Adjustments to Wages and Fringe Benefits.

VI. Policy

VI.A. Policy 5.6001, Professional Attire Expectations, on first and final reading, as submitted.

VII. Discussion/Presentation

VII.A. Monterey High School Project Update

VII.A.1. Release of retainage to Rouse Construction

VII.B. Calendar Committee Presentation

VII.C. Director's Performance Evaluation

VII.D. Director's Contract

VIII. Adjournment