The Marshall County Board of Education met in regular session on Thursday, May 10, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room at Jones School.

Members present were Debbie Allen, Jerry Campbell, Kristen Gold, Tim Harrison, Craig Michael, Randy Perryman, Ann Tears and Todd Tietgens. Absent was John McCullough.

Prayer/Pledge

Ms. Tears made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2007 meeting. Ms. Gold seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Ms. Lartoniya Edmonds and Mr. Jeff Brown addressed the Board expressing concerns about the treatment of their son during MCHS basketball tryouts.

Mr. Perryman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Harrison, to approve special courses (see attached). The motion passed 8-0.

A request was made by Mike Bishop, Principal at Forrest Schools, to grant Paul Caraglio one credit for Advanced Speech Communication which he will be taking as a part of the Junior Statesmen Summer School Program at Yale University. Mr. Harrison made a motion to approve the request with the second by Ms. Allen. The motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Bishop requested that Forrest be allowed to carry over funds from the 2006-2007 school year in the general fund, football fund and individual teacher accounts. Ms. Allen made a motion to approve the request. Ms. Gold seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Tietgens made a motion to approve budget amendment #2 for IDEA-B (see attached). Mr. Harrison seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

The following were presented in the consent agenda:
1) Forrest requested that Lori Beth Lamb be approved as a volunteer cheerleading assistant
2)Fund Raisers-Forrest High Soccer Booster Club to conduct three fund raisers to support boys and girls soccer teams, MCHS girls basketball to conduct a car wash for team expenses, MCHS cheerleaders to have a community calendar and catalog sale for new uniforms and other expenses, MCHS Parent Club to conduct 9 fundraisers.
3)Trips-MCHS FCCLA to travel to Anaheim, CA on 7/7-13 to participate in a national convention(funding request included), MCHS girls basketball to attend basketball camp at Tennessee Tech on 7/23-25, MCHS cheerleaders to attend camp at MTSU on 7/17-19, Cornersville High cheerleaders to attend camp in Panama City, FL on 7/27-8/1, Forrest High cheerleaders to attend camp at UT Martin on 6/10-13 and captains to attend leadership camp at UT Knoxville on 7/17-19, Forrest middle school cheerleaders to attend camp at UT Martin on 6/10-13, MCHS FFA Archery Team to compete in archery tournament in Louisville, KY on June 9, Cornersville High yearbook staff to attend workshop in Hendersonville on 6/4-6, MCHS High School concert choir to attend workshop in Clarksville, TN on 7/18-20, Cornersville Middle School cheerleaders to attend camp in Gatlinburg on 7/30-8/2
4) Camps-Micah Landers to conduct girls' team camp at Cornersville High 6/1-2, Adrian Wilson to conduct children's basketball camp at Cornersville High 7/9-11, Adrian Wilson to conduct boys' team camp at Cornersville High 6/4-5, Joy McMasters and Sally Hobbs to conduct middle school girls' team camp at Cornersville High 6/7-8.
Mr. Perryman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Tietgens to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 8-0.

Policy 6.312, Use of Personal Communication Devices by Students, was presented on second reading (see attached). Ms. Tears made a motion, seconded by Ms. Gold, to approve the policy. The motion passed 7-1 (Michael).

A job description for a grant writer was presented (see attached). Mr. Tietgens made a motion to approve the job description with the second by Mr. Michael. The motion passed 8-1 (Tears).

There was no new business.

In the Director's report, Mr. Pierce requested authority to bid the paving at the entrance of Chapel Hill Elementary. Mr. Perryman made a motion to approve this request with the second by Mr. Michael. The motion passed 8-0.
Mr. Pierce reported that the County Commission would once again be voting on the expansion of the landfill. If this fails, the 2007-2008 school budget could be affected. He said that a Budget Committee of the School Board should meet after the commission votes in order to see the effect on next year's school budget.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Jerry Campbell, Chairman

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John D. Pierce, Director