November 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. The Upper Middle School volleyball team is the state runner-up

III.B. The Upperman High School volleyball team won both the district and region championships. 

III.C. The Putnam County School Board will be attending the 2026 TSBA Convention from November 5th to 8th.

III.D. Director's Personnel Report

IV. Approval of Minutes

IV.A. Minutes of the Regular October Board Meeting - October 1, 2026, @ 5:00 PM

V. Public Comment

VI. Student Advisory Committee - MHS

VII. Approval of Consent Agenda

VII.A. Payments/Purchases

VII.A.1. Approval of a payment to PowerSchool Group, LLC, for services from July 15, 2026, to June 30, 2027, in the amount of $79,660.93 to be paid from 141 E 72110 330.

VII.A.2. Approval to purchase 1000 iCEV testing vouchers renewal for the 2026-2027 school year in the amount of $31,500.00, to be paid from 141-71100-330-000-01501.

VII.A.3. Approval of the purchase of 60 Chromebooks for the STEM and Career Exploration classes at Upperman Middle School from vendor Danmark Technologies - Rogersville, AL, in the amount of $28,920.00 to be paid by ISM grant funds.

VII.A.4. Approval of the purchase of 50 Chromebooks for the Agriscience and Health Science classes at Upperman High School from vendor Danmark Technologies - Rogersville, AL, in the amount of $24,100.00 to be paid by ISM grant funds.

VII.A.5. Approval of the purchase of 70 Chromebooks for the Dual Enrollment Computer Science classes at Upperman High School and Cookeville High School from vendor Danmark Technologies - Rogersville, AL, in the amount of $33,740.00 to be paid by GP funds.

VII.A.6. Approval of the purchase of 30 Chromebooks for the STEM classes at Algood Middle School from vendor Danmark Technologies - Rogersville, AL, in the amount of $14,460.00 to be paid by ISM grant funds.

VII.B. Bids/Quotes/Sealed Bids/RFPs

VII.B.1. Permission to bid a replacement chiller (2 of 2) at Cookeville High School.

VII.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

VII.C.1. CTE - To allocate funds received from TCAT for PCSS providing DE Computer Science instructors for the Fall 2026/27 Semester to purchase instructional supplies

VII.C.2. Student Services - Transferring funds to cover lease on Canon Copier for the Student Services office 2026-2027

VII.C.3. Finance - To establish 2026 Summer Learning Camp to be used per the State on FY27 Tutoring

VII.C.4. CTE - To move money to pay for PowerSchool Naviance 26-27 SY

VII.C.5. CTE - To move money to pay for wrapping PSMS greenhouse, SBE POS system and Ag chicken coop and supplies. To move money to pay for AMS Paxton Patterson consumable expenditure credit and 25 Chromebooks for the AMS STEM class. To move money to pay for UMS Paxton Patterson consumable expenditure credit.

VII.C.6. SPED - To budget funds awarded to Putnam County for Transition School to Work Grant - October 1 2026 to September 30, 2027

VII.C.7. SPED - To reallocate funds to purchase Teaching Strategies Cloud, an online program for SWD's

VII.D. Approval of Out-of-County and Overnight Trip Reports

VII.E. Approval of Grant Report

VII.F. Other

VII.F.1. Approval of the Quarterly Reports for quarter ending 9/30/26 for the following funds:

• 141 General Purpose Schools
• 142 Federal Projects
• 143 Central Cafeteria
• 146 Extended School Program

VII.F.2. Approval of the attached research request for Heather Weaver, a doctoral candidate at Tennessee Tech University. The purpose of the study is to examine the lived experiences of rural principals and explore how rural principals make meaning of their role as instructional leaders. Specifically, this study seeks to understand how these principals interpret and enact instructional leadership practices and how contextual factors associated with rural settings influence their actions as instructional leaders in rural elementary schools in Tennessee.

VII.F.3. Approval of the MOU between CVS Pharmacy and Putnam County BOE to provide a Pre-Apprenticeship program for Pharmacy Technician from Adult Education funds effective November 3, 2026, through November 3, 2027.

VII.F.4. Approval of the 2026 LEA Compliance Report, as submitted,

VII.F.5. Approval of the Education Preparation Provider (EPP) / Local Education Agency (LEA) State Recognized Partnership Agreement between TN Tech University and the Putnam County School System effective 9/01/26 - 8/31/27.

VII.F.6. Approval to renew all Putnam County Schools Library Software Subscriptions for the 2026-2027 school year with COMPanion, Salt Lake City, Utah, in the amount of $35,384.00 to be paid from 141-71100-330-02117.

VII.F.7. Approval for the attached Service Agreement with Johnson Controls, Frankin, TN, at Cookeville High School in the amount of $13,632.00 to be paid for from 141-72620-399.

VII.F.8. Approval to issue a school board credit card for Johnny Sloan, Technology Supervisor, with a credit limit of $1,000.00 from First Freedom Bank for the purpose of securing monthly technology subscriptions. 

VII.F.9. Approval to issue a school board credit card for Chris Petty, Board member, with a credit limit of $2,500.00 for incurring travel expenses associated with being a school board member.

VII.F.10. Approval of the renewal of the Frontline Location Analytics software package for $19,991.18, to be paid from 141-E-72310-599. This package is used for school zoning and various other school data information.

VII.F.11. Approval of the School Accounting Informational Reports:

• Report: School Budgets 2026-2027 (Per section 4: Title 10 TN Internal School Uniform Accounting Policy Manual)
• Report: School Personnel Receiving Cell Phone Benefits 2026-2027 (Per Board Policy 3.3001)
• Report: School Donations 2025-2026 (Per Board Policy 2.401)
• Report: School Investment Accounts 2026 (Per Board Policy 2.402)

VII.F.12. Approval to renew the System-Wide Pest Control Agreement with Optimus Pest Solutions for the 2026-27 school year. The renewal will be effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for year five, extension #4 of the contract.

VII.F.13. Approval for Imagine Learning to conduct a multi-year research study evaluating he impact of "Imagine Edgenuity" ACT Prep on students' ACT score.

VII.F.14. Approval of the TISA Accountability Report for the 2026-2027 school year.

VIII. Policy

VIII.A. Approval of Policy 6.204, Attendance of Non-Resident Students on final reading.

IX. School Spotlight 

X. Discussion/Presentation

X.A. Quarterly PEP Update

X.B. Building Projects 

X.B.1. Update from Energy Systems Group regarding the Putnam County School System Early Learning Academy

X.B.1.a. Energy Systems Group - Putnam County School System Early Learning Academy Renovation Project Action Items

X.B.1.a.1. Approval of the Final Acceptance Certificate from Energy Systems Group, LLC, that all work regarding the Early Learning Academy Renovation Project has been delivered, installed and accepted as of 10/12/2026.

X.B.1.a.2. Approval of the final pay application #22 related to the Parkview Elementary School renovation project to release the full amount of the retainage from First National Bank in the amount of $460,732.79 plus all accrued interest.

XI. Adjournment