January 12, 2012 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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1. Agenda
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2. Teacher to Address Board
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Discussion:
Mr. Dukes will gather the information on behalf of the board.
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3. Citizen to address board
Discussion:
Gary Davis, President of the Marshall County Branch NAACP, addressed the board regarding the selection process of the next Marshall County Director of Schools. He invited the board to attend a town hall meeting on Saturday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m. in the City Hall Annex.
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4. Parent to Address Board
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Greg Horner, the parent of a Chapel Hill Elementary School CDC student, requested funding for a CDC program at Forrest School be included in the budget for the coming school year; if not, his son will have to come to Lewisburg next year to receive services.
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5. Minutes
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6. MCEA Report
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MCEA President Patty Hill
Discussion:
In the MCEA report, MCEA president Patty Hill: announced the Countywide Spelling Bee on February 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the LMS auditorium; addressed the Jobs Bill funds; inquired about the availability of the board's calendar committee school calendar for 2012-2013 school year (Ms. Kennedy stated it had been emailed today).
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7. Financial Statement
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The summary financial statement was reviewed; no action was taken.
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8. Journal Entry Corrections
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Journal Entry corrections were reviewed; no action was taken.
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9. Resolution
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10. Committee Reports
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10.1. Calendar Committee
Discussion:
In the Calendar Committee report, Ms. Kennedy stated that the board's committee and the Teacher's Calendar Committee are currently looking over two calendars for the coming school year: one created by the teachers and one created after conversations with community members and parents. Supervisor of Secondary Instruction Julie Thomas has scheduled a Teacher Calendar Committee for Tuesday, January 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Central Office; the board's Calendar Committee agreed to a joint meeting with the teachers.
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11. Federal Budget
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12. Old Business
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12.1. Director's Evaluation
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Discussion:
Under Director's Evaluation, the board asked for clarification from the board attorney if providing copies of the evalution would fulfill the board's requirement regarding Mr. Dukes' contract/evaluation.
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12.2. Director's Search Update
Discussion:
In Director's Search Update, the Special Called meeting will reconvene Tuesday, January 17 at 6:00 p.m. to finalize questions and times for interviews. The board agreed to interview all four candidates on Saturday, January 28 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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12.3. Certified/Classified Bonuses
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Prior to the vote, Mr. Keny and Ms. Tears read an ethics statement. With this vote, a resolution will be prepared to take the money out of Fund Balance to be distributed for Marshall County Board of Education employee bonuses.
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13. New Business
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There was no new business.
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14. Director's Report
Discussion:
During Director's Report, Mr. Dukes announced USS had completed the structural work at Forrest over the Christmas holiday; a drainage problem at Forrest needs to be addressed; as of January 10, the system has 5,338 students; 85 students graduated during Christmas; End of Course tests have been completed.
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14.1. Allow CVHS student to play soccer at MCHS.
Rationale:
MCHS requests that Victor Palma, a student at Cornersville High School, be allowed to participate in boy's soccer the spring season of 2012. Since Cornersville has no program, it is legal under TSSAA rule with local board approval. Both principals involved (K. Stacey and B. Edens) have agreed to allow the young man to play.
Kevin McGehee MCHS Athletic Director
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14.2. Title III Accountability Information and District Status
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Continuing Director's Report, Mr. Dukes announced the Title III Accountability Information and District Status shows the system is in good standing based on 2010-11 test results.
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14.3. Raptor System
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Presented information on the Raptor System.
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15. Information
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Ms. Gold scheduled a Curriculum Committee meeting for Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Marshall Elementary School.
Ms. Tears scheduled a Policy Committee meeting for Tuesday, January 31 at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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15.1. HOSA competitions
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