May 14, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  No one signed up to address the Board.  

Discussion:  Dr. Cash told the Board that with the help of Center for Sports Medicine and the Health Department, Bradley County Sports Programs are about to open back up.  We will follow the CDC guidelines and per TSSAA we will not start before May 23rd.  When the atheletes arrive, they will have thier temputure taken and be ask a series of questions to determine exposure.  They will follow social distancing, stay in groups of 10 and sanitize often.  Coaches must wear mask.  No locker rooms will be open.  They will begin with conditioning and skills.  Athelitic Directors, coaches and trainers are receiving training from Center for Sports Medicine and the Health Department.  Physicals are good thru the summer but when new physicals are needed, it has been recommended that instead of group physicals, we get individual physicals.  I just wanted to make you fully aware and will send you all the information we are sharing with the sports teams, Dr. Cash told the Board.  Chairman Weathers ask what the expense will be to each team.  Dr. Cash told him that currently ABM is supplying us with sanitizer and TEMA sent mask, so right now there is not expense for the teams.  We don't know what the future will bring.    

 

Discussion:  Dr. Cash told the Board that it is not really summer camps she wanted to talk about but programs that schools will be pushing out from their schools for the summer.  Students will have access to iReady, schools will be doing summer enrichment programs. and we will have summer learning pushed out from the District, also.  Everyone in Bradley County Schools will have access to learning options over the summer.  We will also provide devices to the ones that need them.  But, we did have to bring the ipads back in to do updates.  

Discussion:  Mr. Frazier told the Board that he has a real problem voting to reduce teacher salaries.  Teachers were hired expecting a certain salary schedule and now we are not going to be able to give it to them.  Mr. Bryson agreed that he has a problem with them not getting their money but he does know lots of teachers that thought they were not going to get paid through all this and they really appreciate that they did.  He said he didn't like it, hopes it is temporary, but he understands.  Mrs Lee ask for clarification about teacher pay in this budget.  She ask Mrs. Willcutt if the Board was cutting teachers pay.  Mrs. Willcutt said no.  No one will be making less money.  If an employee is due another step in the pay scale - they just won't move into that pay scale with this budget.  

Discussion:  Corbett Drew updated the Board on the PIE project.  He told them that there is a lot of movement  on many fronts.   The design is ongoing.  We are working to have the construction documents to about 50% complete by the end of May.  He and Scott Bennett have gone through the lease template and made revisions that will put the Board in a better position and better protect Bradley County Schools as a landlord.  The lease went to the Business Case team this morning and they hope to have it  on the June agenda for the Board to approve.    Coordination with the city on the Parker Street improvements that will benefit the PIE Center are ongoing.  Coordination with Cleveland Utilities and the University on the adjacent work they are doing are also ongoing.
                          

 
 

Discussion:  Dr. Cash gave the update for Peter Ludman from Cope Associates on the Black Fox and North Lee addition projects.  She told the Board that North Lee is trending two or three weeks ahead of Black Fox which is due to the weather delays and the site access issues.  

Black Fox:

• Masonry is ongoing and should be topped out by next week.
• Joist and decking will be set later this week.
• Primary electrical has been relocated, but grading on the east side has not been completed.
• Temporary erosion control measures are in place and new storm structure is on site.
• Finish selections are ongoing.

North Lee:

• Structural masonry is complete and steel decking and joists are in place.
• Damp proofing is complete and roofing is being installed.
• Interior rough-ins for plumbing and electrical are ongoing and should be complete in a couple of weeks.
• Brick veneer is expected to start in next couple of weeks.
• Finish selections are ongoing.

The total contingency that has been used thus far is $47,547.79 if the guardrail ($5,380.00) is not considered at Black Fox.  That leaves $102,452.21 remaining in the contingency balance.