The Marshall County Board of Education met in special called session on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room at Jones School.
Members present were Kristen Gold, Tim Harrison, John McCullough, Craig Michael, Ann Tears, Todd Tietgens and Todd Warner. Absent were Jerry Campbell and Randy Perryman.
Prayer/Pledge
Ms. Aldridge reported that Harold Roberts, Principal of Marshall County High School, had asked that the graduation date for MCHS be moved to Friday, May 23, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Warner made a motion to change the date as requested with the second by Ms. Gold. The motion passed 6-0 (Mr. McCullough was not present for this vote).
Ms. Gold made a motion to approve a list of capital projects being requested totaling $1,466,725 to send to the County Commission (see attached). Mr. Michael seconded the motion and the motion passed 7-0.
Bus bids were presented for approval. Ms. Gold made a motion to approve the bid by Central States Bus Sales (Blue Bird) at a price of $78,727 each for four 90 passenger buses less a trade in of $2,800 each for the four buses being retired. Mr. McCullough seconded the motion. Because the other bidder, Mid-South Bus Center, did not bid according to the bid instructions (they bid two delivery dates) and because of safety concerns with the Thomas buses sold by Mid-South (rear bumper, body riveted instead of screwed and electrical issues), the Board approved the Central States bid 7-0.
Ms. Aldridge informed the Board that on January 28, she and Janet Wiles would meet with Rick Daughrity of Orion Building Corporation and Jim Baily of Johnson and Bailey Architects to walk through Marshall Elementary and Westhills Elementary Schools.
Randall Bennett of the Tennessee School Boards Association addressed the Board concerning Director candidates. He explained the process that the TSBA undergoes in narrowing down the candidates to the five finalists. He distributed notebooks to the Board members with information on the five finalists selected. They were:
· Dr. Tammy Grizzard
· Mr. Michael Landis
· Ms. Rhonda Holton
· Dr. Spurgeon Banyard
· Dr. Stan Curtis
The Board discussed the procedure they would undertake during the interview process. After some discussion, Ms. Gold made a motion that the Board covers any travel expenses incurred by the candidates. Ms. Tears seconded the motion and the motion passed 7-0.
Ms. Gold made a motion, seconded by Mr. Michael, to approve the following daily schedule for each of the interviews:
· 3:00 Candidate arrive at Central Office
· 3:30 Principals/Supervisors arrive for reception
· 5:30 Formal interview begins
· 7:00 Break for light dinner
Mr. Michael made a motion to accept the finalists as presented by the Tennessee School Boards Association. Ms. Gold seconded the motion and the motion passed 7-0.
The Board agreed to meet either January 30th or 31st depending on Michael Jennings schedule.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Tim Harrison, Chairman
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Nancy Aldridge, Director