March 21, 2019 at 5:30 PM - Bradley County Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order - Chairman Weathers
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2. Invocation - Colby Goins, Senior Pastor from Waterville Baptist Church.
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3. Pledge to Flag
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Rodney Dillard led the group in the pledge to the flag.
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4. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Consent Agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.a. Meeting Agenda
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4.b. Minutes
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4.c. Field Trips
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4.c.1. BCHS-Pensacola FL - executive approval 3-8-19
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4.c.2. BCHS-Atlanta GA - executive approval 2-14-19
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4.c.3. BCHS-Atlanta GA - executive approval 2-14-19
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4.c.4. BCHS-CoCo Beach FL - executive approval 3-8-19
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4.d. Bids
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4.d.1. CTE - Programmable Logic Controls - Arlette Robinson
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4.e. Policies
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4.e.1. 3.210 Naming Facilities - 2nd Reading
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5. Persons Requesting to Address the Board on Agenda Items
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No one signed up to address the Board.
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6. Director of Schools Report
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6.a. Community Showcase successes
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Sheena Newman, Elementary Instructional Supervisor told the Board about the success of the Community Showcase "The Greatest Show on Earth". The idea of this event was to showcase all the good things that are going on in Bradley County Schools. The event was by invitation only. Community partners, church partners, realtors, and higher education were invited. There were about 276 students from grades 4-12 and 57 adults that participated in this event at the Church. After the show, guest were loaded into chariots and taken to the schools where they were dazzled by the students, teachers, and principals at the schools. |
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6.b. Above and Beyond - Debbie Melton-Don Ledford Automative
Discussion:
Dr. Cash and the Board presented Debbie Melton from Don Ledford Automotive an Above and Beyond award for her contribution to Bradley County Schools. She has contributed 60,000.00 to schools through the Drive-A-Thons.
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6.c. SCOPE Students
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Two students from both high schools attended the TN School Board Association SCOPE (Student Congress On Policies in Education) conference at Middle Tennessee State University. This conference brings students together from across the state to discuss current topics in education. The students were assigned a topic and were told to make a case either for or against the topic. They then had a mock school board meeting to debate the issue. This event is designed to give students an understanding of how school boards operate.
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6.d. BCHS Girl's Basketball State Champs
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The girl's basketball team from Bradley Central High School were honored by the Board for winning the State Championship.
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6.e. Main Street of Cleveland Event - Cheryl Dunson
Discussion:
Mrs. Dunson was not able to make the Board meeting so Dr. Cash ask that agenda item 6.e. be removed from the agenda.
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7. Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation Update- Matt Bentley
Discussion:
Vision 100 was a big success according to Matt Bentley from the Public Education Foundation. There will be a casual Vision 100 in June at the cabin. It is targeting the younger group that hasn't been taped into yet. The executive committee met with Amanda Lee and Dawn Robinson from the Cleveland City Board to discuss operational funding which was approved at that meeting. He also told the Board that they received $50,000.00 from the Tucker Foundation toward operational funding. He thanked the Board for their support.
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8. Bid for Taylor Access Road - Chuck McKay
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9. Request to re-allocate current Capital Outlay money - Dr. Cash
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10. Bid for BCHS Culinary Hood Replacement - Chuck McKay
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11. Walker Valley High School Lawnmower Purchase Approval - Nat Akiona
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12. Rebid for Lake Forest Gym and Cafeteria - Dr. Cash
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13. Approval for Architect for LFMS Gym and Cafeteria - Dr. Cash
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14. Request to the County Commission for additions at Black Fox and North Lee Elementary Schools
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15. Student Transportation Contract for Independent Contractors - Gary Austin
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16. Policy 3.400 Student Transportation Management - 1st reading
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17. Letter of endorsement for the ACT Suite by the Bradley County Board of Education - Ted Bryson
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18. Announcements - The April Board meeting will be Thursday, April 11, 2019. A Teachers of the Year reception will begin at 4:30, recognition of them at 5:00, and the Board meeting at 5:30. The regular Work session that was scheduled for April 9th has been cancelled. On Thursday, April 18, 2019, at 5:30, there will be a Special Called Work session to discuss the Budget.
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19. Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting
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20. Adjournment
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