November 9, 2021 at 1:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

V.A. October 12 -- 1:30pm -- Regular Meeting, Church Street Auditorium

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII. RECOGNITIONS

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Office of Chief Financial Officer Mrs. Rachel Murphree

VIII.A.1. Docket of Claims for the period October 1, 2021, through October 28, 2021, Docket of Claims #80252 through #81089, in the amount of $2,703,321.20. Athletic Activity paid officials and fees in the amount of $4,777.00 for the period October 1, 2021, through October 28, 2021. The grand total for all funds is $2,708,098.10.

VIII.A.2. Finance Reports for Month Ending September 30, 2021

VIII.A.2.a. Summary Report of Reconciled Bank Statements with Certification

VIII.A.2.b. Statement of Revenue and Expenditures with Current Budget Status

VIII.A.2.c. Cash Flow Statement for District Maintenance Fund

VIII.A.2.d. Monthly Financial Statement

VIII.B. Office of Director of Human Resources Mr. Scott Williams

VIII.B.1. Personnel Recommendations

VIII.C. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brock English

VIII.C.1. Student Discipline Expulsion Recommendation -- #02-2021-2022 (SPED)

VIII.D. Office of Board Clerk Ms. Patrice Tate

VIII.D.1. Approval of 2022 School Board Meeting Dates

VIII.E. Office of Superintendent Dr. Rob Picou

VIII.E.1. Amendment to 2021-2022 Blueprint for Tupelo Public Schools

VIII.F. Consent Agenda

VIII.F.1. Office of Chief Financial Officer Mrs. Rachel Murphree

VIII.F.1.a. Contracts to be Acknowledged and Awarded: #22-134 through #22-136 and #SFR 2208 through #SFR 2212

VIII.F.1.b. Contracts to be Ratified: #22-127 through #22-137

VIII.F.1.c. Approval of Donations #2021-2022-020 through #2021-2022-027

VIII.F.1.d. Permission to Submit TPSD Grant #22-12

VIII.F.1.e. Permission to Accept TPSD Grants #22-11 and #22-12

VIII.F.1.f. Permission to Advertise: BD2208 -- Church Street Windows; BD2209 Church Street Exterior Waterproofing; BD2210 Refresh 21 Projects -- TMS/THS; BD2211 Baseball Fieldhouse Parking Lot; BD2212 THS Parking Lot Addition; BD2213 Fillmore Renovations; BD2214 Science Lab Renovations TMS and THS; BD2215 Rankin Dining Room Renovation; BD2216 District HVAC Upgrades; and BD2217 Multipurpose/Classroom Additions THS

VIII.F.1.g. Awarding of Advertised Bid/Proposals: BD2202-Plexiglass Dividers and BD2205 Retrofit A/C on Buses

VIII.F.1.h. Permission to Dispose and/or Delete 131 Assets from the Tupelo Public School District Asset Listing

VIII.F.2. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brock English

VIII.F.2.a. Student Transfers

VIII.F.2.b. Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between Juanita Sims Doty Foundation and Tupelo Public School District (Student Transportation for Choose to Grow Program)

VIII.F.3. Office of Deputy Superintendent Mrs. Kimberly Britton

VIII.F.3.a. TPSD 2021-2022 Test Security Plan

VIII.F.3.b. Staff Evaluation Instruments

VIII.F.4. Office of Board of Trustes and Superintendent Rob Picou

VIII.F.4.a. Approval to Pay Appropriate Expenses for Board Members and Superintendent to attend Annual NSBA Conference, April 2-4, 2022, San Diego, CA

IX. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT -- DR. ROB PICOU

IX.A. Executive Summaries

IX.A.1. Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI) for Tupelo Middle School and Additional Targeted
Support & Improvement (ATSI) for Tupelo High School and Rankin Elementary School

IX.A.2. Capital Projects -- Mr. Charles Laney

IX.A.3. ESSER Funds Update -- Dr. Corlis Curry

IX.A.4. Ad Valorem Collections Cumulative through September, 2021,  Received by the District in October, 2021

IX.B. Communication from Dr. Picou

IX.B.1. I-Ready/MTSS -- Mrs. Amy Ferguson

IX.B.2. TPSD Response to Food and Supply Shortage -- Mrs. Lynne Rogers

IX.B.3. Superintendent's Report

IX.C. Board Master Calendar Review and Future Agenda Topics -- Dr. Rob Picou and School Board Members

IX.C.1. Board Master Calendar

IX.C.2. Future Agenda Topics

X. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.A. Executive Session 

X.A.1. Student Discipline -- Appeal #20-2021-2022

X.A.2. Student Discipline -- Appeal #26-2021-2022

XI. ADJOURNMENT