March 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM - Smith County Board of Education Agenda
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 3/21/2023 at 4:45 PM | |
| Mark Jones | Present |
| David Apple | Present |
| Marty McCaleb | Present |
| Joe Taylor | Present |
| Tommy Manning | Present |
| Ricky Shoulders | Present |
| Randy Glover | Present |
| Scotty Lewis | Present |
| Present: 8, Absent: 0 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 3/23/2023 at 10:39 AM | |
| Mark Jones | Present |
| David Apple | Present |
| Marty McCaleb | Present |
| Joe Taylor | Present |
| Tommy Manning | Present |
| Ricky Shoulders | Present |
| Randy Glover | Present |
| Scotty Lewis | Present |
| Present: 8, Absent: 0 | |
| Agenda | |
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I. Call to Order
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
The Smith County Board of Education met at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Smith County Board of Education. Mr. Marty McCaleb provided the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
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II. Welcome
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Mr. Ricky Shoulders, Chairman of the Board, welcomed all visitors and called the March 21, 2023, meeting of the board to order.
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III. Consent Items
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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III.A. Board Minutes: Minutes of the Board - February 21, 2023 (Regular Meeting)
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Discussion:
Request to approve the regular meeting minutes of the Board - Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
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III.B. Gordonsville High School Requests
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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III.B.1. Permission for the GHS HOSA Club to attend the State Leadership Conference in Knoxville, TN, on April 3-6, 2023. This will be an overnight trip.
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Consent Item
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III.C. Smith County High School Requests
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Consent Item
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III.C.1. Permission for the SCHS volleyball team to host a middle school volleyball tournament on August 18-19, 2023, as a fundraising event at the Smith County High School gymnasium.
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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III.C.2. Permission for the SCHS volleyball team to participate in the 2023 Rocky Top Classic tournament in Sevierville, TN, on September 7-10, 2023. This will be an overnight trip.
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Consent Item
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III.C.3. Permission for the SCHS volleyball team to host a Little Owls Volleyball Camp on July 24-25, 2023, in the SCHS gymnasium.
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Consent Item
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III.D. 2023 Summer School Guidelines for Grades 9-12
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Consent Item
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IV. Superintendent Actions
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Summary - The Superintendent took the following actions: 1. Staff Placement
5. Volunteers
6. School Nutrition The School Nutrition Department will be renewing contracts in the following categories for SY 2023-2024.
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V. New Business
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Action Item
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V.A. Policy Amendment - 1.106 Code of Ethics - First Reading
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Summary— Request to amend policy 1.106 Code of Ethics as recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA). This policy has been revised to focus solely on prohibitions against accepting items intended to influence a board member's vote and how to handle ethics complaints.
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V.B. Policy Amendment - 1.107 Board Member Conflict of Interest - First Reading
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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Discussion:
Request to amend policy 1.107 Board Member Conflict of Interest as recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA). To help clarify conflicts of interest, we have placed this information in a separate policy, a new model policy numbered 1.107. This information aligns with TCA 12-4-101 which defines conflicts of interest for school board members.
This is the first of two readings for this policy. |
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V.C. Grant Tenure
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Information Item
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V.C.1. Carthage Elementary School - Kimberly Bush
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Action Item
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V.C.2. Carthage Elementary School and County-Wide ESL - Jennifer Evans
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V.C.3. Carthage Elementary School - Candy McDonald
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V.C.4. Carthage Elementary School - Mahaley Nye
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V.C.5. Defeated Elementary School - Amber West
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V.C.6. Forks River Elementary School - Chelsea Bush
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V.C.7. Forks River Elementary School - Audrey Holder
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V.C.8. Forks River Elementary School - Russti Nixon
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V.C.9. Gordonsville Elementary School - Amy Leigh Rogers
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V.C.10. Gordonsville High School - Greg Bibb
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V.C.11. Gordonsville High School - Blake Dillingham
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V.C.12. Gordonsville High School - Randy Harrell
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V.C.13. Gordonsville High School - Michelle McRae
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V.C.14. Gordonsville High School - Adam Shaw
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V.C.15. Gordonsville High School - Darrell White
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V.D. Consideration of request of proposal of construction manager position
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Action Item
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VI. Discussion - no discussion items
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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VII. Annual Policy Review
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Please review the following policies for the Smith County Board of Education to remain compliant in policy review. If you find any inconsistencies or if something needs to be discussed regarding a policy listed below, please bring it to the attention of Mr. Ricky Shoulders, Chairman of the Board, during the meeting. March Policy 5.400, Health Examinations/Communicable Diseases
Time:
(March)
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VIII. Executive Session
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Information Item
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IX. Adjourn
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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Reminders:
April Board Meeting - Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @ SCBOE
May Board Meeting - Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ SCBOE