The Marshall County Board of Education met in regular session on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room at Jones School.
Members present were Debbie Allen, Jerry Campbell, Tim Harrison, Kristen Gold, John McCullough, Craig Michael, Randy Perryman, Ann Tears and Todd Tietgens.
Prayer/Pledge
Mr. McCullough made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2007 meeting. Mr. Harrison seconded the motion and the motion passed 9-0.
Mr. Harrison made a motion to declare a 3 door cooler and a food warmer located at the Forrest School surplus. Mr. Tietgens seconded the motion and the motion passed 9-0.
Ms. Tears made a motion to approve changes to Policy numbers 6.316 (Suspension/Expulsion/Remand) and 4.603 (Promotion and Retention) (see attached) on second reading. Mr. Michael seconded the motion and the motion passed 9-0.
Fund raising requests for the 2007-2008 school year for each school was presented for approval (see attached). Mr. Perryman made a motion to approve the fund raisers with the second by Ms. Allen. Mr. Michael noted that some of the requests were not complete. Mr. Perryman amended his motion to note that the fund raisers would be approved pending the completion of all of the forms. The motion passed 9-0.
Amendment #3 of the IDEA-B 07.01 was presented for approval (see attached). Ms.Gold made a motion to approve the amendment with the second by Mr. McCullough. The motion passed 9-0.
Coaching/Sponsorship supplements for the 2007-2008 school year were presented for approval (see attached). Mr. McCullough made a motion to approve the supplements with the second by Mr. Harrison. The motion passed 9-0.
Under Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-608, Management Personnel must be designated to deal with teacher negotiations during the first two months of each fiscal year. Mr. Pierce recommended the following for the 2007-2008 school year: John D. Pierce, Janet Wiles, Sandy Lee, and Roy Dukes. Because Mr. Dukes is a member of TEA, by law he cannot serve on the negotiating unit. Mr. Tietgens made a motion to approve the Management Personnel with the second by Mr. McCullough. The motion passed 9-0.
Under new business, Ms. Tears presented a plaque which showed the Board as a member of the Tennessee School Board Association.
Mr. Tietgens asked if discounted tickets to the football games would be made available to students. Mr. Pierce will talk to the secondary principals about this.
Mr. Michael expressed disappointment in the fact that because he was five minutes late to a Budget Committee meeting held at Forrest School, he missed the meeting. He then said that he would like for the Board to have a joint work session with the Education Committee of the County Commission. He made a motion that Mr. Pierce set up this meeting. Ms. Gold seconded the motion and the motion passed 9-0.
In the Director’s Report, Mr. Pierce distributed a letter from the State which reported that all schools were in good standing under No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress for 2006-2007.
Mr. Pierce distributed an article from the Tennessean reporting the increase in the Hispanic population in Marshall County. He then presented a report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Governmental Relations which shows Marshall County as a county exhibiting signs of fiscal pressure.
Mr. Pierce reported that enrollment numbers are up around 100 students so far, necessitating the addition of two teachers at Chapel Hill Elementary and one at Westhills.
It was reported that the start of school was going well and that the addition of grade levels at Marshall Elementary and Westhills was also going well.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Jerry Campbell, Chairman
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John D. Pierce, Director