April 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Hamilton County Board of Education Board Meeting - Regular Session

I. Roll Call

II. **Approval of the Agenda

III. Executive Session - No

IV. Pledge to the Flag and Meditation - Dr. Kelley Weiss, Principal of Dupont Elementary School

V. Exemplars of Excellence

V.A. Recognition of Mock Trial Participants - Dr. Robert Sharpe, Dr. Sonia Stewart, and Attorney Scott Bennett  

V.B. Recognition of SSO Victor Talavera - Chief Operations Officer - Dr. Robert Sharpe
                                                            Dr. James Corbin - Student Safety Coordinator

V.C. Recognition of 2022 Southeast Regional Coordinator of the Year, Cathy Jennings - Marisa Moyers, Manage School Health Programs

V.D. Recognition of SCOPE (Student Congress on Policies in Education) Participants/SCOPE Officer - Tucker McClendon, Board Chairman

VI. Presentation(s)

VI.A. Hamilton County Partnership Network 
 

VI.B. Future Ready 2023! - Effective & Efficient Operations Update - Dr. Sonia Stewart, Deputy Superintendent and Mary Ellen Heuton, Chief Financial Officer

VII. Board Member Disclaimer Statement - I declare that I have a [spouse, parent, grandparent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, relation-in-law or member of my household] who works for the school system and that the Board's vote on [budget, policies, etc.] may have an effect on my relative's employment. Even so, I hereby certify that I will cast my vote in the best interest of the school system.

VIII. **Approval of the Consent Agenda

VIII.A. Approval of the Minutes of the March 17, 2022, Quarterly Session

VIII.B. Executive Committee Report

VIII.C. Chief of Opportunity and Access - Dr. Neelie Parker

VIII.C.1. Field Trips

VIII.C.1.a. Dr. Larrie Reynolds and Dr. Robert Sharpe - Community Superintendents

VIII.C.1.b. Elaine Harper and Dr. Jason Vance - Community Superintendents

VIII.C.1.c. Dr. Sonia Stewart - Deputy Superintendent 

VIII.D. Chief Financial Officer - Mary Ellen Heuton

VIII.D.1. Bids/Contracts

VIII.D.2. Financial Reports

VIII.D.3. Budget Amendments

VIII.D.3.a. Federal Grants, State Grants, and Self-Funded Programs

VIII.D.3.b. General Operating 

IX. Administrative Business Matters

IX.A. Chief Talent Officer - Penny Murray

IX.A.1. **Differentiated Pay Plan 2022-2023

IX.A.2. **New Position Request - District Athletic Director

IX.B. Chief Operations Officer - Dr. Robert Sharpe

IX.B.1. **Tuition Rates 2022-2023

X. Board Matters

X.A. Chief of Opportunity and Access - Dr. Neelie Parker

X.A.1. **Request Approval for ChattAcademy Charter School Application - Kelly Coffelt, Charter Schools Coordinator

X.A.2. **Acceptance of Additional Title III Funds - Diego J. Trujillo, Director ELL
 

X.B. Director of Maintenance and Operations - Justin Witt

X.B.1. **CSLA Soccer Field Change to Artificial Turf

X.C.  Superintendent - Dr. Justin Robertson

X.C.1. **Proposed Schedule of Sessions 

X.D. Chief Operations Officer - Dr. Robert Sharpe

X.D.1. **Renaming Hixson High School Softball Stadium

X.E. Chief Financial Officer - Mary Ellen Heuton, CPA

X.E.1. **Approval of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Presentation to the Hamilton County Commission

XI. Delegations

XI.A. Debbie Condry, Librarian at McConnell Elementary speaking regarding April School Library Month: Celebrating HCS School Libraries

XI.B. Blair Brown, speaking regarding bullying reports and how it needs to be more organized

XI.C. Laticia Chatman, Head Softball Coach and Levar Brown of Brainerd High School speaking regarding the Brainerd High School Softball Field and Fall/Spring Sports Needs

XII. Information Only

XII.A. Legal Services Report

XIII. Events/Announcements

XIV. Adjourn