August 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Kingsport City Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

Description:  Roosevelt Elementary students Kameron and Kylie Sheppard will lead the Board of Education and audience in the Pledge of Allegience. Kameron is in 1st grade and Kylie is a 4th grader.

Description:  Dr. Brandon Fletcher, Board President, will ask for a motion to accept the agenda, which includes the consent agenda. Once the agenda is accepted, the Board mutually agrees not to discuss any item of business or take any action that has not been accepted for the agenda.
 

Description:  Board member Jamie Jackson will recognize the following employee/student athletes that traveled to Minnesota to represent Team Tennessee in the Special Olympics USA Games, held at the University of Minnesota from June 19-27, 2026.

Anthony Walker, a KCS employee at Robinson Middle School, represented Tennessee in swimming. He won gold medals in the 500 yd medley, the 4x50 relay, and in the 100m butterfly, in which he set a new Special Olympic record.

The Interscholastic Track team was made up of 4 students from Dobyns-Bennett High School and 4 students from Valor Collegiate Academy in Nashville — two athletes and two partners from each school. The team represented Tennessee (and KCS) beautifully, taking 4th place in the team competition. 

Event placements by KCS Unified Track athletes and partners were:
Hunter Baars: 3rd - 4x100, 5th - 200m
Emma Brickey: 5th - long jump, 1st - 200m
Ellie Stokes: 1st - long jump, 1st - 100m
Reid Riggins: 1st - shot put, 3rd - 4x100, 2nd - 200m

Description: 

For Public Comment during Kingsport Board of Education Regular and Called Meetings:

SIGN-UP REQUIRED

Any person wishing to address the Kingsport Board of Education during the Public Comment portion of a Board regular meeting will have an opportunity to sign up immediately prior to the 6:00 p.m. meeting.  Prior notification of intent to speak is not necessary, but recommended.

HOW LONG MAY I SPEAK?

Per KCS Board Policy 1.404 - Public Communications at Board Meetings, those who have signed up may speak for up to three (3) minutes. Before addressing the Board, the speaker shall state his or her full name and address, including zip code. The public comment period will last no more than thirty (30) minutes in total, unless the Board waives the limit(s) upon considering a request for extension made prior to the President's announcement for public input.  

WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN?

Speakers will be called in the order in which they signed up or announced their intent to address the Board. When the Board President calls your name, please make your way to the podium.

POINTS TO REMEMBER

• Please address the Board as a whole. Note that the Board will not respond to public comment. 
• Limit comments to the allotted time as determined by the Board President.
• Profane language, making threats, or revealing confidential student or staff information will not be allowed.
• Comments regarding personnel or personnel matters are not germane during public input.
• Speakers may not refer to students by name without permission from the parent or guardian.
• Groups representing a common viewpoint are encouraged to select one spokesperson.
• All comments become a matter of public record.

In order to communicate with individual members of the Board, the public may obtain members’ contact information from the Office of the Superintendent or from the Kingsport City Schools website, www.k12k.com.

Description:  David Frye, Chief Finance Officer, has submitted a quarterly list of multiple donations from various sources received by Kingsport City Schools from the 4th quarter of FY 2025-2026. The total of the individual school receipts is $42,533.22. It is recommended the Board approve acceptance of these donations. 
 

Description:  Dr. Andy True, Assistant Superintendent - Administration, has submitted four revised policies and two new policies for Board consideration and approval. New policies require two readings, while revised policies only require one reading. 
 

Description:  David Frye recommends the Board approve a recommendation to purchase 16 boxlights from Central Technologies Inc. for a total cost of $53,968 ($3,373 each), utilizing TIPS-USA Contract 240101. The cost includes a stand, software, delivery and set up. The boxlights will be for the following schools: Adams (5), Jackson (1), Kennedy (5), Lincoln (1), Robinson (3) and Sevier (1). Funding will be from the General Purpose School Technology budget.
 

Description:  David Frye will present a recommendation to award a bid for the Robinson Middle School Freezer Replacement project to Mavin Construction LLC for a cost of $155,000, and authorize a 6% contingency of $9,300. The total cost of this project will be $175,300, including an architect fee of $11,000. Funds are identified in the School Nutrition Services budget.
 

Description:  David Frye will present a recommendation to award the bid for the Lynn View Community Center demolition and partial site development for the new elementary school. The Procurement Manager received five bids on July 29, 2026. The project consists of the asbestos abatement and demolition of the Lynn View Community Center and the site development package for the area north of Walker Street. The low bid from Rezzar Demolition in the amount of $445,100 was only for the demolition, not the complete project. Construction Partners submitted the next lowest bid in the amount of $2,780,000. The project will begin around September 1, 2026, and be completed by September 1, 2027.

The total cost of the project will be $3,215,500, including architect fee, construction costs, and a 6% contingency. Funding is identified in the Lynn Garden Elementary School Project GP2507.
 

Description:  David Frye will present a recommendation to purchase student transportation for the Dobyns-Bennett High School Marching Band to participate in the 2026 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Band Booster Club has entered into an agreement with Gateway Music Festivals & Tours, Inc. to provide a full package of lodging, transportation and entertainment for the students, and chauffeurs for students while in New York. Students and parents will each pay for their lodging and entertainment. Parents are required to pay for their own transportation costs.

It is recommended the Board approve entering into an agreement with Gateway Music Festivals & Tours for an amount not to exceed $95,659.80. Funds are available in the General Purpose School Fund for the trip.
 

Description:  Dr. Andy True will present revised Policy 1.200 - Internal Organization for Board consideration on First and Final Reading. The recommended revision regarding the election of Board officers is to align Kingsport Board of Education Policy with the City of Kingsport Charter.