September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Dr. Bob Lewis| Josh Smith | Jamie Schaff
Helen Hackett (Student Liaison)
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
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4. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA
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5. TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
Mayor Patty Woodby EMA Directors |
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6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
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6.A. 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year:
PreK - 4th grade: ESE- Emily Rock HME- Rebekah Hornyak WSE- Amanda Righter (no longer with us) She was also the District winner. 5th - 8th Related Arts: ESE: Casey Waters HME- Laura Morris (no longer with us) WSE- Rachel Bowman TAD- Kendra Cline District Winner 9th - 12th grades: EHS- Sarah Heatherly Katie Dugger- District Winner |
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6.B. Princes Russell- National SKillsUSA
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6.C. AP Scholars
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: Date: August 21, 2025
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, August 2025
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, August 2025.
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, August 2025
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7.E. Approve Equipment/Property Sale/Disposal forms
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7.F. Approve the following staff members to serve on the Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority for the 2025-2026 school year: Dr. Myra Newman (Chair), Dr. Josh Boatman, Dany O'Quinn, and Jason Lancaster.
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7.G. Approve the Innovative School Models Application for SY 2026. .
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7.H. Approve the Carl Perkins CTE application for SY 2026.
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7.I. Approve the 21st CCLC Remaining Funds for year 2026.
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7.J. Approve Special Education Preschool Grant FY 2026.
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7.K. Approve Partnership Agreement between King University and Elizabethton City Schools for the 2025-2026 school year.
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7.L. Approve for Amy Townsend to conduct interviews with K-3 teachers for her dissertation.
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7.M. Approve request from East Tennessee State University to conduct Tele-TAPP behavioral intervention program research in Elizabethton City Schools.
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7.N. Approve the purchase Kubota tractor, loader & backhoe and RTVX4 dump bed for Elizabethton High School for the CTE program with ISM Grant funds.
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7.O. Approve the Work-Based Learning Program between Elizabethton City Schools and the City of Elizabethton.
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8. REPORT - DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS/BOARD MEMBERS
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8.A. Personnel Report
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NEW HIRES:
Rebecca Delph- Educational Assistant @ WELC, eff. 8/20/2025 Katherine Stevens- Educational Assistant @ WELC, eff. 8/20/2025 Charles Bradford- Custodian @ EHS, eff, 8/20/2025 Jessica Tester- Educational Assistant @ WSE, eff. 8/25/2025 Sherron Goding- Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/25/2025 Grace Mullinax-Thompson, Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/25/2025 Matthew Swain- Bus Driver, eff, 8/25/2025 Amanda Enfinger- Educational Assistant @ ESE, eff. 8/25/2025 Paige Blevins- Educational Assistant @ ESE, eff. 8/25/2025 Leeann Hartley- Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 8/25/2025 Lauren Hunt-Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/25/2025 Amanda Woodby- Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/26/2025 Rikki Hastings- Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/29/2025 Kylie Sparks- Substitute Teacher, eff. 8/29/2025 Cora Pike- Educational Assistant @ HME, eff.v9/2/2025 Lillian Harrell- Educational Assistant @ WSE, eff. 9/2/2025 Mya Carter- Substitute Teacher, eff. 9/2/2025 Sarah Stacy- Substitute Teacher, eff. 9/3/2025 Diana Austin- Educational Assistant @ WSE, eff. 9/3/2025 Tabitha Whitlock- Substitute Teacher, eff. 9/5/2025 Brooklyn Hinkle- Interim Math Teacher @ TAD, eff. 9/5/2025 Samantha Taylor- ESP Student Leader, eff. 9/8/2025 Jessica Lee-Asst. Girls' Soccer Coach @ TAD, eff. 9/3/2025 Bruce Miller- Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 9/9/2025 Sean Dougherty- Custodian @ EHS, eff. 9/9/2025 Kayla Fuller- Educational Assistant @ EHS, eff. 9/11/2025 ADDITIONAL POSITION: Jason Clevinger- Wrestling Club Coach @ EHS, eff. 9/3/2025 Eddie Morrell- Wrestling Club Coach @ EHS, eff. 9/3/2025 Derrick Leonard-Tennis Coach@ TAD, eff. 9/3/2025 Amber Fletcher- Asst. Girls' basketball Coach @ TAD, eff 9/3/2025 Sheila Nelson- Swim coach @ TAD, eff. 9/3/2025 TRANSFERS: Katrina Spencer- Transfer from Substitute Teacher to Interim Educational Assistant @ WSE, eff. 9/3/2025 Karen Arnold- Transfer from FT Custodian @ HME to ESE, eff. 9/5/2025 RESIGNATIONS: Ansley Cox-ESP Student Leader-eff. 8/20/2025 Karissa Shepard- LPN @ WSE-eff. 8/26/2025 Jennifer Singleton-Custodian @ ESE, eff. 8/29/2025 Lori Barnett- Educational Assistant @ WSE, eff. 9/6/2025 Jay Scurry- Educational Assistant @ EHS, eff. 9/15/2025 Marley Lindley-Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 8/8/2025 Travis Pennell-Wrestling Coach @ TAD, eff. 9/3/2025 RETIREES: Teresa Robinson - Systemwide RN, eff. 12/1/2025 TERMINATIONS: LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Sasha Malone-eff. 9/15/2025-12/19/2025 Devin Whitehead- eff. 9/1/2025-9/12/2025 Etta Pearman-Intermittent leave eff. 8/21/2025 Lindsay Malecki- eff. 9/2/2025-12/19/2025 Aundria Sartain-eff. 9/8/2025-10/3/2025 Amy Emmert-eff. 9/15/2025-10/20/2025 Jessica Honeycutt-eff. 12/9/2025-1/5/2026 |
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8.B. Director's Update
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8.C. Board Member Reports
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8.D. City Council Liaison's Report
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8.E. Student Liaison's Report
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9. REGULAR AGENDA
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9.A. Approve proposal between FieldTurf USA and Elizabethton City Schools to replace artificial turf in Citizens Bank Stadium for an amount not to exceed $650,000, utilizing Omnia Partners Cooperative Purchasing Agreement.
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9.B. Approve to ratify the creation of two full-time assistant positions to fulfill the required services of special education students at West Side and TA Dugger.
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9.C. Approve first reading of Board Policies:
5.109 Evaluation 6.600 Student Records
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9.D. Approve a Joint Resolution between the City of Elizabethton and the Elizabethton Board of Education regarding the Capital Contributions for the 2025 and 2026 Budget years for Maintenance of Effort Purposes.
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10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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11. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
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The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 5:30pm in the Mack Pierce Board Room of the Elizabethton Board of Education, located at 804 S. Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, TN.
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12. ADJOURN
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