October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM - REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
Eddie Pless | Phil Isaacs | Dr. Robert 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
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6. SPECIAL RECOGNITION:-
TCAT recognition of EHS Dual Enrollment Partnership. |
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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7.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting: Date September 18, 2025
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7.B. Approve General Purpose Fund Financial Statement, Date: September 2025
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7.C. Approve Federal Projects Fund Financial Statement, Date: September 2025
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7.D. Approve School Nutrition Fund Financial Statement, Date: September 2025
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7.E. Approve Public School Security Grant FY 2026.
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7.F. Approve second reading of the following Board Policies:
5.109 Evaluations 6.600 Student Records
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7.G. Approve travel request for Board Liaison, Helen Hackett, to attend the FullScale Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana from 10/25/2025-10/28/2025.
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7.H. Approve request for Equipment / Property disposal or sale.
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7.I. Approve request for Aaron Clary, Doctoral Candidate at E.T.S.U. to interview Secondary Teachers for Student Suicide Prevention Research.
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7.J. Approve request for Kelsey McLean to conduct a research study among Career and Technical Educators for the University of Cumberlands.
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7.K. Approve Primary Partnership Agreement between Elizabethton City Schools and Milligan University for the 2025-2026 School Year.
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7.L. Approve the 2025 LEA Compliance Report.
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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:
Julie Miller-ESP Student Leader, eff. 10/9/2025 Connor Johnson-Ed. Assistant and also Asst. Football Coach, @ EHS eff. 10/8/2025. Dalton Williams- Wrestling Coach @ EHS, eff. 10/8/2025 Trey Rice- SPED Assistant @EHS, eff. 10/8/2025 Stephanie White- Transition to Work Secretary @ EHS, eff. 9/29/2025 Joshua Pate- Head Softball Coach @ TAD, eff. 9/22/2025 Gerald Spencer- Custodian @ HME, eff. 10/6/2025 Skyler Zupancic-Substitute Teacher, eff. 9/18/2025 Vicki Williams-Substitute LPN, eff. 9/18/2025 Voinyee Weatus- Substitute Teacher, eff. 9/17/2025 Joanne Lowe-Substitute Tecaher, eff. 9/16/2025 Tyanna Hitechew- Educational Assistant @ TAD, eff. 9/2/2025 ADDITIONAL POSITION: Angelia Hathaway-ESP Student Leader, eff. 9/10/2025 TRANSFERS: Karen Kirkpatrick-Gagnon- part time to full time Ed. Assistant @ EHS, eff. 9/15/25 Jodie Buckles-FT LPN to substitute LPN, eff, 9/18/2025 Charles Bradford- part time to full time custodian @ EHS, eff. 9/5/2025 Lyndsay Tappert- part time to full time Academic Tutor @ HME, eff. 9/15/2025 RESIGNATIONS: Cora Sue Pike- Educational Assistant @ HME, eff. 9/2/2025 Abigail Bailey- Educational Assistant @ EHS, eff. 9/29/2025 Sheena Gardner- Cafeteria Manager @ ESE, eff. 11/7/2025 Sasha Malone- Cafeteria Personnel @ ESE, eff. 12/19/2025 TERMINATIONS: LEAVE OF ABSENCES: Liz Grill- Bookkeeper @ HME, eff. 1/5/2026-4/10/2026 Cindy Walker- Adm. Specialist @ CO, eff. 9/23/2025-10/3/2025 |
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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 creation of an Assistant Swim Coach at TA Dugger Junior High School.
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9.B. Approve first reading of Board Policies
5.500 Discrimination-Harassment of Employees 6.3041 Title IX & Sexual Harassment |
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9.C. Approve the 25-26 TISA Accountability Report for Expenditures in the 2024-2025 school year.
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10. FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
The 2024-2025 school year TISA Accountability Report will be available for public comment during the October Board Meeting. |
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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, November 20, 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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