August 10, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Discussion:  Prayer/Pledge Chairman Moses welcomed the newest board member, John Dippold representing the 1st District.

Discussion:  There was no MCEA report.

Discussion:  The following committee meetings were scheduled: Thursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m., Maintenance Committee, immediately followed by a Policy Committee meeting, immediately followed by a meeting of the Curriculum Committee.

Discussion:  Ms. Abernathy presented the Maintenance Committee report. She explained that the committee met on July 16, 2015, during which Lewisburg Water & Wastewater's Kenneth Carr addressed the members about the groundwater problem at Cornersville High School; welding has been completed on the pressbox at Preston Hopkins Field, and the only work left is at Forrest to remove the surface rust and repaint; intercoms are out in the OGES halls; the leak at OGES was a pipe that has been fixed; the AC in the new additions are working correctly; currently waiting on the Forrest gym plans, which should be out in about three weeks; lead custodian interviews are Monday; all the camera systems are in except Delk-Henson, which should be installed the first week of September; still don't have cameras in Cornersville Elementary, Chapel Hill Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Marshall Elementary, and Spot Lowe (will be getting prices to cover entrances and exits); MCHS gym floor is almost finished (Forrest is next); roofing is complete at Forrest and will be complete at Cornersville High School on Tuesday (LMS is next week); the Forrest freezer that was once believed to have been damaged by roofers has been fixed (was not damaged by roofers); the maintenance truck was sold before we could purchase it, but we will continue to look for a truck costing under $10,000. Continuing the Maintenance Committee report, Ms. Abernathy said she had received quotes to install air conditioning in the Lewisburg Middle School gym at a cost of $193,000+; Big A fans can be installed between $30,000-$40,000 with the funds coming from maintenance or capital outlay. Discussions about the fans raised some safety concerns. Rules were suspended to allow LMS principal Randy Hubbell to discuss the summer usage of the gym and the temperature extremes during this time. The board asked that the topic be referred back to the Maintenance Committee for more discussion.

Discussion:  The board reviewed opening enrollment figures.

Discussion:  There was no new business.

Discussion:  Ms. Abernathy continued: the Project Budget Summary through July is attached to eMeeting; thanked Ms. Ingram for her one-on-one tutoring with two students through the summer, which helped the students advance to the next grade level; Cornersville Elementary School has been named a Reward School; the parking lot at Cornersville High School is to be paved in August; as soon as maintenance gets caught up, they will begin doing needed work on the LMS auditorium; thanked Moon Pencil for a skid of pencils, Al Henderson for paper, and Kroger for their donation of school supplies; told the board that for years each school has received $15,000 in lieu of fundraising, but she would like to distribute the funds by student, not by school; pointed out the utility usage posted on eMeeting; thanked the Central Office staff, administrators and teachers for a good start to a new school year.

Discussion:  The meeting adjourned at 6:41 p.m.