Sep 17, 2026 Board Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, WILSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SO EVERYONE, PLEASE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO REFLECT. PRAY GIVE YOUR POSITIVE THOUGHTS ON ON EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I'VE ASKED OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, MR. DURDEN BROOKS, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. SO IF EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG.

AND, MR. BROOKS, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SIR.

[3.1 Adopt the Agenda]

MOTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUS, FIVE ZERO. WE DO HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT PRESENT

[4.1 Megan Gunter - Social Studies Coordinator]

MISS MEGAN GUNTER, OUR AMAZING SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR. THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MA'AM. WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. I THINK THE MIC IS THE MICROPHONE ON ALREADY? NO, NO NO. YEAH, I THINK IT'S ON NOW. RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY. I'M MEGAN GUNNER, THE DISTRICT'S K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT TO SHARE SOME OF THE EXCITING WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT AND SOCIAL STUDIES. TO START LAST WEEK, ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, WE HOSTED A LUNCH AND LEARN FOR ABOUT 215 OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE AT THE ATC.

THE EVENT WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN CIVICS, WHICH IS PART OF THE HOWARD H. BAKER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE IN KNOXVILLE. OUR STUDENTS GOT TO HEAR FROM UT K PROFESSORS ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, AS WELL AS EXPLORE COLLEGE MAJOR AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT UT K AND THE BAKER SCHOOL. AFTER LUNCH, THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS AN INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH FORMER SENATOR AND TENNESSEE GOVERNOR LAMAR ALEXANDER. DURING THE Q&A SESSION, STUDENTS ASKED HIM A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS LIKE HOW DO YOU RECOMMEND PEOPLE OUR AGE GET INVOLVED AND BASED ON YOUR TIME AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH, DO YOU AGREE WITH THE PUSH TO ABOLISH THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION? BUT THEY ALSO ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE, WHAT WAS THE CRAZIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? EVERY STUDENT WHO SUBMITTED A QUESTION, WHETHER IT WAS CHOSEN OR NOT, RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY OF SENATOR'S THE SENATOR'S NEW BOOK. BUILDING ON THAT PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE HOSTING ANOTHER SPECIAL EVENT WITH SENATOR ALEXANDER AT THE AND THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN CIVICS IN OCTOBER. AND THIS TIME IT'S OPEN TO BOTH ADULTS AND STUDENTS. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 20TH FROM 430 TO 730 HERE AT THE ATC. THE FIRST HOUR WILL BE DEDICATED TO REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND FOOD. OUR STUDENTS IN THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT WILL BE CREATING DESSERTS FOR THE EVENT.

THE SECOND HOUR FEATURES A LECTURE FROM DOCTOR DUNN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE, AND WILL WRAP UP THE FINAL HOUR WITH A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR ALEXANDER. ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ATTENDANTS WILL EARN THREE HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AND RECEIVE A COPY OF SENATOR ALEXANDER'S BOOK. I SENT EACH OF YOU AN OFFICIAL INVITATION EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. ALTHOUGH I FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD START PREPPING YOUR QUESTIONS NOW BECAUSE OUR KIDS WILL BE HARD TO TOP. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU COULD PROBABLY. I CAN PROBABLY GET YOU GUYS A COPY OF HIS BOOK TO. THE INSTITUTE ONLY ASKS THAT EVERYONE PLANNING TO ATTEND WILL REGISTER USING THE LINK IN THE INVITATION. SHIFTING GEARS TO CURRICULUM. AS YOU KNOW, THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS OUR K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK ADOPTION YEAR. WE HAVE JUST FINALIZED OUR PROPOSED TEACHER COMMITTEE LIST AND SUBMITTED IT TO MISS HEIDER TO GO ON NEXT MONTH'S BOARD DOCKET FOR YOUR

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THIS TRADITION BEGAN BACK IN 2024 AS PART OF WILSON COUNTY'S 225TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, WHEN THE COUNTY COMMISSION FUNDED THE TRIP FOR ALL OF OUR COUNTY FOURTH GRADERS. I WORKED WITH THE GROVE STAFF TO DESIGN A MULTI-STATION GUIDED TOUR, AND IT PROVED TO BE SO POPULAR WITH BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS THAT OUR TEACHERS ASKED US TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL EVENT. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HEADING INTO YEAR THREE OF THIS HANDS ON LOCAL HISTORY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FOURTH GRADERS. FINALLY, I AM PROUD TO SHARE A STATEWIDE PROJECT OUR DISTRICT WAS SELECTED TO LEAD. OVER THE SUMMER, THE TENNESSEE GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE REACHED OUT TO PARTNER WITH US ON A GRANT THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, TENNESSEE'S NEW SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS WILL ADD 15 GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS TO FIFTH GRADE. TGA WANTED TO CREATE 15 HIGH QUALITY INQUIRY BASED LESSON PLANS USING PRIMARY SOURCES TO COVER THOSE NEW STANDARDS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALLIANCE REACHED OUT TO US SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF OUR DISTRICT'S REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. WE AGREED, AND OUR PARTICIPATING TEACHERS HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST DRAFTS OF THESE LESSON PLANS. I REVIEWED THEM AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK, AND THE TEACHERS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE REVISION REVISION PHASE. AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, I WILL SEND THOSE DRAFT LESSONS TO DOCTOR JOSHUA KENNA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOR A FINAL REVIEW. ONCE REVISIONS ARE COMPLETE, THESE LESSONS CREATED BY OUR TEACHERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER IN THE STATE THROUGH BOTH THE T, G A AND TENNESSEE COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES WEBSITES. I APPRECIATE BEING ALLOWED THIS TIME TO SHARE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CAN GET. MR. MR. MR. MAYFIELD TO GET SOMETHING OUT ABOUT THAT EVENT. ON OCTOBER 20TH, TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. ALL RIGHT. SECTION

[6.1 Approve Consent Agenda]

[7.1 District Contracts]

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MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7.2. SCHOOL CONTRACTS. DO I HAVE A

[7.2 School Contracts]

[8.1 Durden Brooks - GHHS]

AT GREEN HILL, WE HAVE OUR CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FAIR COMING UP FOR OUR SENIORS TOMORROW AT GREEN HILL. WE ALSO OFFER ANOTHER COLLEGE FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IN THE SPRING, ON APRIL 7TH, AS WELL AS A CAREER FAIR IN MARCH 31ST. THESE ARE BOTH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. I PERSONALLY GOT MY FIRST JOB FROM OUR CAREER FAIR. THAT'S WHERE I FOUND MY FIRST JOB. OKAY, GREEN HILL IS A SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL. CURRENTLY, WE ARE WORKING ON BUILDING OUR UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF STUDENTS BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, WE HOSTED CENTENNIAL IN A FOOTBALL GAME AND CELEBRATED OUR HOMETOWN HEROES. DURING THE PREGAME, SENIOR MAX GREGORY IS A NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST. A NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST, IS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO SCORED IN THE TOP 1% OF TEST TAKERS IN THEIR STATE. ON THE PSAT, THE COUNSELING OFFICE WILL BE HOSTING COLLEGE APP, SE, WHEN THERE WILL BE SEVERAL.

ASSIST THEM IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE WE HAVE CLOSE TO 20 COLLEGES COMING FOR THIS EVENT, AND NEXT WEEK IS OUR HOMECOMING WEEK. WE WILL BE HAVING OUR ANNUAL PARADE DOWN LEBANON ROAD ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, WHERE WE INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND WE HAVE FLOATS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL. ALSO, ON THAT DAY, WE WILL HAVE 15 FOOD TRUCKS AND EXTENDED LUNCH PERIODS FOR THE STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE OUR GAME ON THAT FRIDAY AND WE HAVE OUR HOMECOMING DANCE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. DURDEN? Y'ALL HAVE SPIRIT DAYS DURING HOMECOMING WEEK, RIGHT? YES, SIR. WE DO. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SPIRIT DAY? I SAY USUALLY PERSONALLY, PROBABLY JERSEY DAY. THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE. CURRENTLY, WHAT'S YOUR RECORD FOR FOOTBALL RECORD? I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE LOSS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. 2 IN 1 OR 2 IN 1, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU GO TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES OR.

YES, SIR. ALL THE HOME GAMES. OKAY. NOT ALL THE AWAY GAMES BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE FAR AWAY. BUT ALL THE HOME GAMES. YES, SIR. HOW YOU. WHAT'S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST. WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST MOMENT SO FAR. ANY FOOTBALL GAMES. DO YOU HAVE ANY ANY HIGHLIGHTS OF ONE THAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH. ANY WINS AT ALL. YEAH. OUR GAME LAST WEEK WAS A VERY CLOSE GAME. WE WON 29, 28 OR I GUESS THE WEEK BEFORE LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE BECAUSE THAT WAS IT WAS A LAST MINUTE. IT WAS A REAL BUTLER GAME. WILL BUTLER'S PHENOMENAL ATHLETE.

YES, SIR. YES SIR. THE WHOLE TEAM WAS PHENOMENAL. BUT YES. YES SIR. AND IT WAS VERY

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OKAY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YES, SIR. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR TO ACCEPT THE STUDENT BOARD? BOARD MEMBERS REPORT. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. DURDEN. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

WHILE YOU GUYS VOTE, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MR. BROOKS WAS A PART OF OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE, AND HIM AND TWO OTHER STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AT OUR LAST MEETING. HE DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF PRESENTING STUDENT SIDE OF THE STORY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. JUST DON'T POST YOUR THOUGHTS ONLINE BECAUSE YOU'LL GET A MILLION PEOPLE THAT WILL TELL YOU WHY THAT SHOULDN'T WORK AND WHY THEY KNOW BETTER. THEY'RE LIKE, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S MAKE FALL BREAK SHORTER AND SPRING BREAK LONGER, BUT DON'T ADD ANY DAYS ANYWHERE ELSE, YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO. WE WILL SKIP PAST ITEM 9.1. MR. JENNINGS IS NOT

[9.1 Report from County Attorney]

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS CHARGED WITH WAS BRINGING THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION TO YOU. THE FIRST SHEET, WHEN IT LOOKS AT LEADERSHIP RATIO, THAT IS, IF YOU SEE WILSON DOWN THERE, THAT'S US 319 TO 1. SO THAT'S ONE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EVERY 319 STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT. SUPPORT RATIO ONE SUPPORT STAFF FOR 79. I INCLUDED OUR RETENTION RATE AS FAR AS TEACHERS. NOW ONE THING ABOUT THAT THAT'S MISLEADING. I GOT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION OFF THE STATE REPORT CARD. THAT'S WHY I CAN COMPARE DISTRICTS OR DISTRICT INFORMATION. WHEN WE OPEN A NEW SCHOOL AND TEACHERS LEAVE THIS SCHOOL AND GO TO THE NEW CENTRAL PIKE. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR TEACHER RETENTION WENT DOWN. IN ESSENCE, IT REALLY DIDN'T. BUT ACCORDING TO THE STATE REPORT CARD AND WAY THAT INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT THE STATE LEVEL.

OKAY. AND THEN THAT LAST COLUMN IS STUDENT AND TEACHER RATIO. YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE AT AND WHERE WE COMPARE WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS BEHIND THAT. ON PAGE TWO IS CODES ABOUT HOW THAT INFORMATION IS REPORTED. SO THIS TELLS YOU WHERE THAT INFORMATION COMES FROM. THE FOURTH PAGE IS A COMPARISON BETWEEN US AND OTHER DISTRICTS IN REGARDS TO TEACHING. SO BECAUSE IT'S CERTIFIED I PUT ON THERE VARIOUS HEADINGS BS ZERO. THAT'S A BACHELOR'S WITH ZERO YEARS EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 20 YEARS ALL THE WAY UP WITH MASTERS OF SCIENCE 25. I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T GET ANY HIGHER THAN THAT AT A TIME. IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO DIG THROUGH ALL THIS INFORMATION. THE FIFTH PAGE IS IN REGARDS TO CLASSIFIED SALARIES. THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION IS NOT SUPPORTED THROUGH A STATE WEBSITE THAT I CAN FIND. SO I HAVE TO GO TO INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS, AND THEN I ALSO HAVE TO TRY TO COMPARE WHERE OUR PEOPLE ARE AND HOW THEY DESCRIBE THEIR POSITIONS.

AND SOME DO NOT EVEN LIST THAT INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE. SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. THAT'S WHY IT'S SPARSE. THERE'S SOME OF THEM THAT HAS N A, SOME OF THEM IS MISSING. I WAS ABLE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE I KNOW AT SOME DISTRICTS. SO I HAVE THAT FOR YOU. I'M SURE YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE FURTHER, BUT I WANTED TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU TONIGHT. QUESTIONS? ONE QUICK QUESTION, SIR. YES, SIR. CAN WE. AND I'LL WRITE IT DOWN TOO. CAN WE? AND MAYBE IN NOVEMBER. LAST TIME WE PULLED THE RETENTION RATE, THE LAST TIME WE DID IT IN NOVEMBER. AND I THINK THAT GAVE US A BETTER BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAD SETTLED DOWN FROM. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. IF WE COULD JUST PULL ONE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT.

I THINK IT'LL BE BETTER, DON'T YOU THINK? WELL, THIS IS BASED ON OPENING LEGADO ELEMENTARY.

OKAY. THE DATA WE GET IN THIS NOVEMBER IS GOING TO BE BASED ON OPEN AND CENTRAL PIKE ELEMENTARY. OKAY. NOW OUR HR DEPARTMENT DOES DO THEIR OWN CALCULATION INTERNALLY ABOUT WHAT OUR TEACHER RETENTION IS. ALL RIGHT. BUT IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN THE STATE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY VIEW IT. OKAY. SO I GUESS I GUESS, YEAH, IF HR COULD GIVE US OUR OWN INTERNAL TO SEE WHAT, WHERE WE'RE REALLY SITTING AT, BECAUSE I KNOW THE STATE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. MR.

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THIS IS DISTRICT LEVEL INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT WE'RE ADMIN HEAVY, WE CAN LOOK AND COMPARE OURSELVES TO OTHER DISTRICTS AND SAY, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU COMPARE? WHAT ARE YOU USING AS YOUR COMPARISON? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ACCORDING TO THIS, WE'RE NOT HEAVY ON OUR ON OUR ADMIN STAFF, IF THAT MAKES, IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO EVERYBODY. OKAY, SO IT'S 319 TO 1. AND THEN EVEN OUR SUPPORT RATIO WITH 79, YOU KNOW, TO ONE WHICH, WHICH IS HEALTHY, WHICH I THINK IS STILL GOOD WITH, WITH, WITH SUPPORT RATIO. PARDON? WHAT IS THE SUPPORT RATIO MEAN? SO BASICALLY THAT'S THE NUMBER OF SUPPORT STAFF THAT WE HAVE BASED ON THESE CODES ON PAGE THAT START ON PAGE TWO. LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL, YOU'VE GOT NETWORK TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE, ALSO YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, INTERVENTIONISTS, THOSE ARE THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL. OKAY, SO WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE FOR EVERY 79 STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. NEXT WILL BE UPDATES FROM OUR DEPUTY DIRECTORS. MR. ADAMS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? DOCTOR COTHRAN, MISS OWENS. NO, SIR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD REAL QUICK WITH DOCTOR. WE. WE DID HOLD OUR OUR EVENT BEFORE THIS FROM FROM 5 TO 6 WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE FAMILY CURRICULUM, FAMILY OF LIFE, CAREER WELLNESS. I CAN'T GET THIS RIGHT. YES. AND WE GOT TO MEET THE TEAM THAT GIVES THAT THAT CLASS. AND I JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT CURRICULUM, EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS OPPORTUNITY, WE ARE OPEN TO CONNECTING YOU WITH THE PEOPLE AND THE INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU'RE REQUESTING. SO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THAT TONIGHT AND OPENING UP YOUR DOORS AND HAVING THOSE PROFESSIONALS HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE FINE. MR. SEBASTIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? NO, SIR. THE ONLY THING IS THE SEPTEMBER 29TH. ARE YOU GOING TO MENTION OR DO YOU WANT ME TO MENTION IT? YEAH. SO I SENT YOU GUYS AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT. AARON MAYNARD WITH THE COUNTY IS GOING TO PRESENT A INFORMATIONAL SESSION WITH MR. SEBASTIAN ABOUT THE COUNTY FINANCES. MR. SEBASTIAN WILL PRESENT ABOUT THE FINANCES TO EDUCATE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND WE ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AS WELL. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD SESSION TO GET SOME INFORMATION. I MEAN, I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS ITSELF, BUT WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM MR. MAYNARD AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, I THINK WE CAN GET SOME REAL INSIGHT AS WE GET READY TO DO OUR BUDGET SESSION LATER IN THE YEAR. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DATE AGAIN? DATE, TIME AND LOCATION? YES, IT IS SEPTEMBER 29TH. IT STARTS AT 6:00. I DON'T HAVE THE LOCATION. I BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN THE COMMISSION ROOM. HE'S GOING TO INFORM THE NEW COMMISSIONERS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT THIS IS TARGETING. BUT HE WELCOMED THE THE BOARD TO ATTEND. HE'S GOING TO REVIEW MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT COST PER STUDENT EDUCATION PERCENT OF BUDGET. HE'S GOING TO TIE ALL THAT TOGETHER. AND THEN HE'S GOING TO TURN IT TO ME. AND I'M GOING TO REVIEW TISHA AND HOW THE FORMULA WORKS AND THE REVENUE CAPACITY AND ALL OF THAT. I'M GOING TO REVIEW IT, HOW IT AFFECTS THE NUMBERS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY SHOULD GIVE US, BUT WHAT WE END UP GETTING BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL MATCH THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE.

ALL RIGHT, SIR, WE CONFIRM THE LOCATION. IF YOU COULD JUST SEND THAT OUT TO US JUST TO MAKE SURE. I'LL EMAIL EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. SIR, THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IS CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO LEGADO. I'M SORRY, LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY. I, I GAVE YOU SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET. YOU HAVE SOME PICTURES OF SOME SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF DECK THAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE RENOVATION PROCESS. I'M STILL WORKING WITH MR. MORRIS. RG

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IT'S THE OLDEST PART OF THE BUILDING. THEY'VE LOOKED. AND THE THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS EITHER ADDED ON TO, WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROOF AND DOES NOT HAVE THAT DAMAGE THAT THIS PART DOES. OF COURSE, I HAVE MR. MORRIS HERE. HE'S OUR ARCHITECT. HE CAN SHARE ANY INSIGHT HE MIGHT HAVE. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATIONS.

I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO BRING A PROPOSAL TO YOU YET, AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT UNDER NEW BUSINESS AND TRY TO RUSH IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, BUT I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LIKE, BID THIS OUTSIDE OF RJ ANDERSON AND GET A DIFFERENT OR I MEAN, HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT THE BALANCE OF THE OTHER WORK GOING ON? SO WE COULD, IF IT WAITED TILL THE END. WELL, I THINK IF YOU GO THE REPAIR ROUTE, WE HAVE OPTIONS BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO A REPAIR, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST UNTIL THEY START MAKING REPAIRS, WHETHER THAT'S THIS ROOF OR AN AUTOMOBILE OR WHATEVER IT IS, YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU GET IN THERE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WILL BE. AN ENTIRE ROOF REPLACEMENT. THEY CAN CALCULATE. HE HAS. THERE'S INFORMATION IN THERE ON A POTENTIAL CHANGE ORDER THAT WOULD HIT ALL PHASES OF A COMPLETE ROOF REPLACEMENT.

OF COURSE, IT'S IT'S IT'S EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BAR JOIST. YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE BAR. JOYCE. YOU DON'T WANT MATERIAL DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR SITUATIONS THAT COULD OCCUR IN THAT REGARD. IS THIS MORE WORK THAT'S MORE INTENSIVE THAN, SAY, SOME OF THE OTHER WORK WE'VE DONE WITH RACKLEY IS THAT YES, THAT'S MORE INTENSIVE. GOT IT. NOW THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING REPAIRS. I HAD A MEETING TODAY ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO INVESTIGATE THAT A LITTLE FURTHER BEFORE I BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. YOU KNOW, I DO FEEL LIKE EITHER WAY WE GO, I NEED TO GET THE STUDENTS OUT OF THAT SECTION OF THE BUILDING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO KEEP ACADEMICS. NUMBER ONE, I DO HAVE SOME QUOTES ON PORTABLE CLASSROOMS IN ORDER TO VACATE THAT ENTIRE SECTION. WHETHER WE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF, I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE THE STUDENTS OUT FOR THAT WORK TO TAKE PLACE, AND ALSO TO SPEED UP THIS ENTIRE PROJECT. THE LONGER WE DRAW IT OUT, THE MORE IT IMPACTS SCHOOL. TYPICALLY, A PORTABLE LEASE IS FOR 12 MONTHS WITH THE ONES WE'VE USED IN THE PAST. IF WE DID THAT, WE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO USE THAT AREA SO WE CAN, INSTEAD OF DOING THE PROJECT IN SEVEN DIFFERENT PHASES, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT IT TO THREE PHASES, WHICH WHICH WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY SPEED UP THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION TO GET OUR STUDENTS BACK IN A NORMAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, IT IS DISRUPTED. CURRENTLY, IT'S GOING TO BE DISRUPTED NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. I THINK, TO PROVIDE THEM WHAT THEY NEED GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. NOW, THE PORTABLE CLASSROOM THING IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE MY RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AS WELL FOR APPROVAL OCTOBER 1ST. JUST A YEAH, JUST A QUICK ONE FOR YOU AND I, WE ALLUDED ON JUST BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING TONIGHT, BUT IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY, GIVEN THAT WE WOULD INCUR ADDITIONAL COSTS, RIGHT, TO MOVE THESE PORTABLE AND GET THESE PORTABLES SET UP, IT WOULD SHOULD FACILITATE A MORE EFFICIENT SCHEDULE BY THE CONTRACTOR. SO I WOULD ASK MAYBE RJ, IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND SAY, HEY, LISTEN, IF THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GO THIS ROUTE, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY HERE, ARE YOU GOING TO HELP US WITH KIND OF BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE MORE EFFICIENT, YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO WORK AS MUCH. SO MAYBE PART OF THE CONVERSATION, EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT, EVEN BEFORE IT STARTED, THEY SAID, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN

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NATHAN DUTCH, ONE OF OUR ASSOCIATES. THE THE TIMELINE ASKING IF THE PROJECT WILL BE SHORTER IF WE GO THE FULL REPLACEMENT ROUTE OR IF THE CONTRACTOR GOES THE FULL REPLACEMENT ROUTE. IT THEIR CONTRACT IS FOR 24 MONTHS TO GET THE PROJECT COMPLETE. RIGHT NOW, THE. THE PHASING FOR THE PROJECT WAS STARTED TO WEAR. THESE SPACES ARE IN ARE IN PHASE ONE. SO THE CONTRACTOR HAS GOTTEN THOSE AREAS BACK THIS UP. MR. MAYFIELD THOSE AREAS, IF YOU GO IN THERE TODAY, THERE'S NO CEILING. THE THE ASBESTOS TILE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT. THE THE ASBESTOS CEILING TILES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT. THE. THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMOVED. IT IS READY FOR THEM TO START GOING BACK IN WITH FINISHES. SO IF THIS ISSUE WAS NOT EXPOSED, THEY WOULD BE BLOWING AND GOING AND GETTING THIS PART WRAPPED UP AND GETTING KIDS MOVED BACK INTO IT. SO WHAT THIS HAS DONE HAS BASICALLY HALTED THEIR CONSTRUCTION ON THE RENOVATION PORTION OF THE JOB. SO FOR, FOR EVERY DAY THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO WORK IN HERE, COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL DAY THAT THEY ASK FOR AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, WHICH, WHICH IS A VERY HIGHLY LIKELY THING THAT THEY WOULD ASK FOR IF THE THE PORTABLES, WE'VE LOOKED AT PUTTING PORTABLES BACK HERE ON THE PLAYGROUND, THERE WOULD STILL BE AREA FOR A PLAYGROUND TO BE THERE. WE'VE TALKED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL TODAY. THE FIRE MARSHAL IS IS WILLING TO ALLOW THESE TO GO THERE WITH WITH ITEMS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT IN THERE WITH THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, SIDEWALKS, TEMPORARY SIDEWALKS, CONSTRUCTED, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT IF THOSE GET PUT IN AND THE STUDENTS GET MOVED OUT OF THIS PORTION, I THINK THE LIKELIHOOD OF KEEPING THE PROJECT ON TRACK IS DEFINITELY THERE. COULD IT COULD IT SPEED IT UP? POSSIBLY, BUT IT STILL COULD PROBABLY TAKE THE FULL 24 MONTHS JUST TO BE SAFE. BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A 30,000 SQUARE FOOT AREA. SO NOW WE'VE GOT WHEN THIS GETS DONE, YOU'LL HAVE 14 MORE CLASSROOMS TO MOVE KIDS INTO. SO WE COULD MOVE A LARGER PORTION OF KIDS OUT OF HERE INTO THAT PART, AND THEN ALSO INTO THE SIX CLASSROOMS IN THE THREE PORTABLES IN THE BACK. SO THAT COULD HELP SPEED THINGS UP. I THINK THAT TOUCHED ON, ON YOUR TWO QUESTIONS. I AM TORN RIGHT NOW AS TO WHICH WAY TO GO. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION. ON THE ONE HAND, IF WE TAKE AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF DECKING AND ALL, WE WILL HAVE A VERY SOLID, ALMOST BRAND NEW BUILDING. IF WE IF WE REPAIR IT, MAYBE THE REPAIRS LAST TEN, 15 YEARS AT A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS. THAT'S THE KEY BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF THE PROJECT, I THINK I'M CONCERNED A LITTLE BIT JUST IN IN TERMS OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING INSIDE NOW, WE HAVE A LEAKY ROOF. I COULD DAMAGE ALL THIS GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING ON THE INSIDE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR THAT IF WE THE ROOF THAT WAS THAT WAS PUT ON IT, THE MEMBRANE THAT WAS PUT ON IT A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO HAS DRIED OUT. IT IS DOING ITS JOB. SO THE THE MOISTURE IS, IS NOT CONTINUING TO GET THROUGH. IF THE ISSUE IS IN THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, THE

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IF THAT'S DONE SO. I THINK BOTH OPTIONS ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING. THE THE REPAIR OPTION IS, IS MUCH CHEAPER. YOU WILL MORE THAN LIKELY. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE CONTRACTOR, BUT SINCE THEY ARE DEAD IN THE WATER ON THESE SEVEN CLASSROOMS RIGHT NOW, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ANOTHER CONTRACTOR INVOLVED, THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE RG ANDERSON CONTRACT. TO DO THIS REPAIR, THERE COULD BE SOME DELAY COSTS FROM RG ANDERSON.

STILL, THAT COULD BE DO WE HAVE A BUDGET AS WELL FOR THE PORTABLES AND THE TEMPORARY WORK THAT WE'D HAVE TO DO? DO WE HAVE THAT WORKED UP YET? I HAVE PROPOSALS, YES. IT'S THE SAME PORTABLES I BELIEVE, THAT YOU'VE USED AT PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SCHOOLS THERE. THE TENNESSEE APPROVED STATE APPROVED PORTABLES. AND HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE US TO GET THOSE UP AND GOING? PROBABLY 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR THEM TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL, GETTING THEM HERE AS PART OF IT, THEN THEY'VE GOT TO DO PUT SOME FOOTERS IN THE GROUND, THEY GOT TO SET THEM.

THERE'S ELECTRICAL, THERE'S THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THAT HAS TO GO IN PLUMBING AND WHAT SIDEWALKS, WALKWAYS. SO THEN YOU WE'RE BASICALLY DEAD IN THE WATER ON THE ON THE BALANCE OF

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SO YOU'VE GOT A MEDIA CENTER. AND THEN I BELIEVE ART AND MUSIC HERE. SO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN 11, 12. AND SO 11 PLUS ART MUSIC MEDIA CENTER.

AND THEN SO I GUESS. 12 AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SIX CLASSROOM PORTABLES OR SIX EQUALS 12 CLASSROOMS, WHICH IS THREE PORTABLES. AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE UP 14 CLASSES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, OKAY. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CONVENIENT. BUT MISS KOMAR FEELS LIKE SHE CAN MAKE IT WORK JUST LIKE THE LIBRARY. SHE'S GOING TO MEET WITH HER LIBRARIAN AND TALK ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT? HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK FOR YOU AND THE CLASSES YOU TEACH? BECAUSE THEY'RE IT'S ONE OF THE RELATED ARTS CLASSES. SO THAT SHE HAS TO HAVE A PLACE TO WORK OUT OF SOME PLACES. SHE CAN COMBINE PEOPLE, THE FRONT OFFICE. HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THE FRONT OFFICE? WHERE IS IT GOING TO MOVE TO? THOSE ARE THINGS THAT SHE IS THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEK AFTER SHE'S HAD SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, HOW IT WILL WORK FOR LAKEVIEW AND HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. OR MY JOB RIGHT NOW IS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO GO IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR OR THE REPLACE. CAN YOU TELL ME, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY THIS OUT LOUD OR NOT, BUT WHAT GRADES ARE IN THOSE? DO WE WANT TO SAY THAT? TO BE HONEST, SHE'S LOOKING AT MOVING GRADES AND KEEPING THEM TOGETHER. SHE HAS A PLAN IN REGARDS TO GRADE LEVELS. REGARDLESS, STUDENTS WERE GOING TO BE DISPLACED AT SOME POINT DURING THIS YEAR. THEY WERE ALREADY DISPLACED WHEN THEY CAME BACK IN AUGUST BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T IN THEIR REGULAR SPOT. THE PLAN WAS THEY WOULD HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THIS TIME, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'D HAVE TO MOVE THEM A SECOND TIME. SO SHE'S LOOKING AT THE BEST WAY TO KEEP FIRST AND SECOND AND THIRD GRADES TOGETHER AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF HER STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. SHE'S CONSIDERING EVERYBODY AND HOW TO BEST MAKE THIS WORK. IS THERE A IS THERE ANY POTENTIAL ROOF SURPRISES OR ANY OTHER SURPRISES THAT WE SHOULD BE JUST LOOKING AT IN ANY OTHER AREAS? BECAUSE IF THAT'S BAD, I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEWHERE ELSE IS BAD TO. WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED INTO THIS. WE WANT TO BRING YOU ALL THE SURPRISES AT ONCE. THIS BUILDING HERE WAS BUILT IN THE

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THE THE KITCHEN DOES HAVE SOME PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S GETTING TORN DOWN. THE THE DINING THE TWO DINING ROOMS. THIS WAS ORIGINAL. THIS WAS ADDED ON THOSE THOSE LOOK OKAY. AND THEN THESE PART BUILT IN THE 70S. 80S. THEY LOOK OKAY TOO. SO YES SIR. WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND WE'VE LOOKED AT IT THE. WHEN WE DESIGN THESE THINGS, WE. WE BUILD SOME ALLOWANCES INTO THE JOBS JUST IN CASE WE RUN INTO ANYTHING. SO THERE WAS $40,000 BUILT INTO IT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME. SO WE'RE ADDING SOME ROOF SCREENS ACROSS THE FRONT, SOME HVAC UNITS ON THE ROOF. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DID RUN INTO ANYTHING, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IN THERE TO COVER IT. IT WAS JUST THAT IT CAME IN A LOT MORE AREAS THAN, THAN JUST WHERE WE'RE TYING INTO. AND WITH THE ASBESTOS TILE IN THERE. I'LL SAY IT. I POPPED UP, I LOOKED AT THE AREAS WHERE WE WERE TYING ON TO, BUT WITH THE ROOF WORK THAT WAS JUST DONE 18, 24 MONTHS AGO, YOU KNOW, TO GO THROUGH AND INVESTIGATE EVERY SINGLE PLACE. YEAH. IT WASN'T IT WASN'T PART OF THE SCOPE. CAN WE I GUESS YOU'RE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 1ST HAVING A DECISION TO US. OKAY. YOU MENTIONED THE HVAC UNITS SINCE IT'S BEEN A HOT MONTH. ALL THE OTHER THINGS IN THERE WORKING FINE. THEY'RE THEY HAVE ANOTHER HEATING AIR. I MEAN, THIS IS WHILE WE'RE ALREADY JUST POURING GASOLINE ON THE FIRE. I FIGURED I'D GO AHEAD AND BRING THAT UP TO. WELL, AND MR. MORRIS REFERENCED NEW HVAC UNITS FOR THAT PLACE. ARE THEY MANAGING IT AS BEST THEY CAN RIGHT NOW? YES. ONE THING WE LEARNED IS WHEN YOU START TEARING OUT ALL THAT CEILING TILE, IT AUTOMATICALLY WARMS UP. HEAT RADIATES OFF THE METAL DECK COMING THROUGH FROM THE CONCRETE. SO WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THAT TOO. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE, BUT AS PART OF THE PROJECT, ALL OF THE HVAC ON THE BUILDING IS BEING REPLACED. I'M LATE TO THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE DETAILS. THAT'S WHY. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. SO THESE CLASSES ARE THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS HAVE LITTLE TECH UNITS, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE A LITTLE LIKE A HOTEL TYPE UNIT. AND SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH TEARING ALL OF THOSE OUT AND PUTTING THE TYPICAL BARD UNIT THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN ANY OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS INTO EACH EACH SPACE. I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY COGNIZANT OF THIS, AND MISS KOMAR IS TO JUST THE THIRD GRADERS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THIRD GRADE RETENTION, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A WE TALKED ABOUT THE THIRD GRADERS SPECIFICALLY. YEAH, MORE THAN ONCE TODAY. OKAY. I WILL SAY THIS, MISS KOMAR HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH. HER NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE EDUCATION. AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR HER ON HER BEHALF. SHE DOES PLAN TO BE HERE OCTOBER 1ST. SO WHATEVER PROPOSAL WE BRING, SHE WILL BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION. YOU CAN ASK HER QUESTIONS. SO AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME. YOU THINK OF SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT ME TO GATHER OR SOME IDEA. PLEASE.

PLEASE SHARE. OKAY, SO THE THE DAMAGE, THE PICTURES AND I'M ASSUMING THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE, THIS IS JUST MAYBE WORSE EXAMPLES. THAT'S ALL ON THE BACK. CORRECT. THAT'S THE THE BACK SEVEN. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING THIS BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE THE FRONT. YOU CAN SEE SOME THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. IT'S PRETTY BAD SHAPE. AND SO LOOKING AT THIS FROM THE TOP, THE THE THE WHITE ROOF IS VERY DARK WHERE DUST IS BLOWING UP THERE AND IT JUST SETTLES AND HOLDS ON THE WATER. IT DOES THE SAME THING DOWN THROUGH THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. AND SO I GUESS THE POINT I'M MAKING IS IF WE GO IN AND REPAIR, THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT THE MORE WE GO IN AND REPAIR, THE MORE WE FIND THAT IS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THAT. OKAY.

THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE'RE ASSUMING IS BAD, BAD WORD TO USE. I'M GOING TO GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE HERE, BUT IT'S AROUND 30%, 30 TO 30 TO 40% OR SO OF THE ROOF, WHICH WHICH GOT TO OKAY, WE'RE AT 30, 40% OF THE ROOF IN THIS STRUCTURE. THE WAY WITH THE CONCRETE, THE WAY IT SLOPES DOWN THE RIDGE IS HERE AND THE DAMAGE IS ON THE OUTSIDE. SO NOW I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH, NOT I, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO GO THROUGH, RIP IT OFF AT THE LOW PART AND THEN AND THEN BUILD IT BACK AND KEEP THE INSULATION DOWN LOW ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T BUILD A DAM AS IT'S GOING THROUGH. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO, OKAY, WE'RE AT 30 AND 40% OF THIS ROOF. LET'S JUST SEE WHAT IT COSTS TO DO THE FULL THING TO, TO COME IN WITH, OKAY, THIS IS THE WORST THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND THEN WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO, TO MAYBE NOT GO TO THAT ROUTE? IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT A PITCHED ROOF

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THEY GOT TO KEEP THE INTERIOR DRY. THEY, THEY PUT TEMPORARY TEMPORARY ROOFING OVER IT WHENEVER THEY, THEY BASICALLY TEAR OFF WHAT THEY CAN PUT BACK IN ONE DAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T THEY CAN'T LEAVE THE BUILDING WET BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO GO THROUGH AND JUST START BLOWING AND GOING ON IT AND OPEN IT UP, THEN NOW WE'RE INTRODUCING MOISTURE WATER INTO IT AND IT CAUSES A WHOLE NOTHER ANOTHER BUNCH OF ISSUES. SO THAT'S PART OF WHY THE, THE COST IS SO HIGH BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY HAVING TO ROOF IT TWICE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PATCH, REPAIR, PATCH, REPAIR, PATCH, REPAIR, AND THEN GO THROUGH AND THEN COVER THAT COMPLETELY. AND WINTER'S COMING. PARDON? WHAT GAME OF THRONES, BUT WINTER IS COMING. AND SO LIKE, I MEAN, WELL, I KNOW, BUT JUST IF IT'S THREE MONTHS, I MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO THEN THE RAIN IS GOING TO BE MISERABLE. SO YOU NEED TO JUMP ON IT. AND THEY CAN, THEY CAN ONLY ROOF AT A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S BELOW 40, THEY CAN'T ROOF THAT DAY. SO IT'S THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU TONIGHT WITHOUT ALL OF THE ANSWERS, BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO, I WANT TO SAY, GET IN FRONT OF IT BECAUSE WE'RE BEHIND IT ALREADY. BUT WE WANTED TO GET YOU AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE COULD TONIGHT. JUST SO IN TWO WEEKS, WE COULD MAYBE GET A PLAN OF ACTION. YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO GET INTO OUR FUND AND TAKE MONEY OUT OF OUR FUND FOR THIS. I MEAN, YES, IF REGARDLESS, EITHER WAY, WE PROBABLY FUND BALANCE FUNDS AVAILABLE. THEY ARE FOR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS UNFORESEEN AND IT'S NECESSARY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHICHEVER WHICHEVER DIRECTION WE GO, REPAIR OR REPLACE, IT'S GOT TO BE DONE. SO I WILL BRING YOU I WILL HAVE INFORMATION READY FOR WHEN WE SET THE BOARD AGENDA SO IT CAN BE PLACED ON THE BOARD AGENDA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MORRIS ABOUT OR ABOUT THE ROOF? OKAY. THE LAST THING I HAVE I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT I HAVE PUT OUT THE HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY. I TOOK THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM YOU, COMPILED ALL THAT, AND THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION. TEACHERS DO ACTUALLY ALL EMPLOYEES. SO IT IS OUT CURRENTLY. I WILL HAVE INFORMATION AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING TO SHARE WITH YOU ON WHAT THE RESULTS LOOK LIKE IN REGARDS TO THAT. SO YOU'VE ALREADY SENT IT OUT TO THE TEACHERS THEN? YES, SIR. THAT'S GREAT. TEACHERS. I'M SENDING IT TO ALL EMPLOYEES. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. YEAH. YES, SIR. THAT IS MY REPORT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ON THE INSURANCE. IS THERE ANY. SO I KNOW THAT THAT THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP IN OLD BUSINESS AND WE'VE AS BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT I'M WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE HOPEFULLY HAPPEN IS ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW MR. DONEGAN IS GOING TO BRING UP SOME STUFF ABOUT INSURANCE, AND SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS. BUT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE TO HAVE INFORMATION. WE ALMOST HAVE TO HAVE LIKE A SYSTEMATIC WAY OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH FIXING THIS. AND SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL WE GET OVERWHELMED EVERY BOARD MEETING TALKING, AND IT MIGHT JUST BE ME, BUT WE TALK ABOUT INSURANCE. EVERY BOARD MEETING FOR TWO, YOU KNOW, FOR AN HOUR. OKAY. AND WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME POSITION. SO TO ME, I GUESS, AND, AND MAYBE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT'S JUST ME. I'M NOT THE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE

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I'VE GOT TO GET THE INFORMATION BACK. I'VE GOT TO PRESENT THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WITH THAT TIER STRUCTURE. SO I AM COMPLETELY OPEN. IF YOU HAVE IDEAS. BUT ULTIMATELY WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT WE WOULD SET THOSE TIERS. NOW, IN MY MIND, THAT'S NOT WASTED INFORMATION BECAUSE. WE WILL GATHER WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES REALLY WANT BY LOOKING AT THIS. I'M GOING TO GET THAT INFORMATION IN THAT SURVEY. NOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WELL, DO WE NEED TO DO TWO PLANS WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES CHOOSE, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO DECIDE BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GO TO THAT STATE PLAN, THAT STOP LOSS COVERAGE IS A BIG DEAL. AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT. IN ESSENCE, WE REALLY DO IT IN NOVEMBER. SO I JUST GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST IS, AND THIS IS BY NO MEANS WHAT MR. HOMAN AND MR. DONEGAN, WHAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER IS BEAUTIFUL. LIKE THIS IS THIS IS THIS EXPLAINED TO ME PERFECTLY. I'M READING THIS, SO I'M NOT I'M BY NO MEANS TRYING TO TO DEVALUE ANY OF THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS PUT IN, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LEARNING HERE AND WE'RE ALL WANTING THE BEST PRODUCT. SO I VALUE YOUR INFORMATION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STRUCTURE IT. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING AN OUTCOME IN A BEGINNING AND AN END, AND NOT JUST GOING OVER NUMBERS. AND THEN OTHER THING THAT SURVEY DID YOU HAVE A START AND AN END TIME TO THE SURVEY? I ASKED BART TO LET THEM KNOW. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION BY NEXT FRIDAY. OKAY. AND CAN YOU TAKE ME LONG TO COMPILE IT? BECAUSE IT'S IN GOOGLE. IT GIVES ME REALLY GREAT INFORMATION WHENEVER I PRINT OUT THE RESULTS. OKAY.

ARE WE ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO TAKE THIS SURVEY? ARE WE DOING REMINDERS? IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO AS A BOARD ON OUR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ENCOURAGING THAT FOR US TO. WHO'S THAT? BART BARKER, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. WHO'S. STILL BART? SO I SENT AN EMAIL. HE SENT INFORMATION. WE WILL SEND OUT REMINDERS. I'LL KNOW KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE I CAN SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED. I, I WANT THEIR INFORMATION. I'VE TOLD THEM

[01:00:02]

[10.1 Director's Report]

NOBODY ELSE CAN SEE IT. ALL RIGHT. WHEN IS OPEN ENROLLMENT? IT'S MAINLY DURING NOVEMBER.

IT'S THE THE LAST PART OF OCTOBER AND THEN NOVEMBER. DO YOU WANT THE SPECIFIC DATES? I CAN LOOK THEM UP FOR YOU. BUT NO, I WAS JUST THINKING IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANY KIND OF CHANGE, WE NEED IT BY THEN. CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. I'M GOING TO SHARE THE RESULTS AT THE OCTOBER 1ST BOARD MEETING WITH YOU. I'LL HAVE IT READY TO GO. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT THAT'S MY REPORT. ONE QUICK THING.

TRANSPORTATION. HOUSE TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION GOING OKAY, ARE WE? WELL, APPARENTLY NOT. OKAY. SO SMOOTH TODAY BECAUSE MISS LYNN REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT A SITUATION THAT I THOUGHT WAS ALREADY FIXED. I'M GONNA HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT TOMORROW MORNING.

OKAY. AS FAR AS ROUTES BEING COVERED, YEAH, WE'RE DOING OKAY, BUT WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME STRUGGLES. WE'VE WE STILL HAVE SOME LATE BUSSES. WE'VE GOT DRIVERS THAT ARE OUT. SO OKAY.

AND I JUST, I GOT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, JUST CONJECTURE HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GET ABOUT STUDENTS SITTING ON THE FLOOR. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S I MEAN, IF THERE IS HOPE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN INVESTIGATE IT. AND, AND BASICALLY, I REACH OUT TO EITHER EAST OR WEST SUPERVISOR AND SAY, WILL YOU LOOK, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. OKAY.

AND THEY CAN PULL CAMERA FOOTAGE AND SEE WHAT'S REALLY TAKING PLACE. OKAY. WE WON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T LET US KNOW TO CHECK AND WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO CHECKING. YEAH. NO IT'S NOT. YEAH, I'LL BE HONEST. THERE'S, I, WHEN I DROVE THE BUS LAST YEAR, I KNOW HOW SOME OF THE KIDS ARE. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SIT TWO TO A SEAT UP HERE. I'M GOING TO GO BACK IN THE BACK AND SIT WITH MY BUDDIES. AND WE'RE CRAMMED IN THERE NOW. I DON'T THINK I KNOW WE HAVE FULL BUSSES RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY FULL, SO BUT I'M HAPPY TO CHECK ON SITUATIONS AND I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYBODY, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T YOU REACH OUT TO YOUR PRINCIPALS. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO, TO, TO ONE OF YOUR ANY OF US BOARD MEMBERS. SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT. SO IF IT'S HAPPENING, WE DON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU LET US KNOW. SO PLEASE JUST, JUST REACH OUT AND NOTHING'S NOTHING'S INTENTIONAL. SOMETIMES THERE'S A REASON BEHIND EVERYTHING. AND IF YOU JUST ASSUME GOOD INTENTIONS, I THINK THAT'S BEST. SO SO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT I GOT TO YOU ON THE POSSIBILITY OF STUDENTS SITTING ON THE FLOOR. YES. WAS OF THE BUS JUST SO EVERYBODY IT WAS AN ISSUE WHERE PERHAPS DUE TO OVERCROWDING ON THE BUS. SO IT'S NOT AN IT'S NOT AN ALL THE TIME OCCURRENCE. AND WHAT I GOT SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM ON THAT ISSUE. SO IT WAS A, MAYBE A ONE OFF TYPE SITUATION IS WHAT THEY SAID, BUT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND SO I KNOW YOU'RE DOING AN INVESTIGATION ON THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT IT WASN'T A RECURRING EVERYDAY TYPE THING. YES. THANK YOU. FOLLOWING UP FROM WHEN WE MADE THE DECISION TO CANCEL SCHOOL ON THAT FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, WE HAD SEVERAL UNITS, 25 UNITS THAT WERE DOWN ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND WE MENTIONED THE HEAT AND THE SCHOOL BUSSES. CAN YOU GIVE ME A REPORT OF WHERE WE ARE? HAVE SOME OF THOSE REPAIRS BEEN FIXED OR ARE WE STILL HAVING SOME ISSUES? SO WE HAVE ONE AND I CHECKED ON IT TODAY. IT'S A ROOFTOP UNIT AND IT IS SO OLD YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY THE COIL ANYMORE. IT HAS TO BE SPECIAL MADE. SO WHEN WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THAT, THESE ARE LARGE, LARGE COMMERCIAL UNITS. IT'S 20 YEARS OLD. THEY CAN'T GET THE PART. THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY MAKE THE PART. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE OLD UNITS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL BE BRINGING UP WHENEVER WE HAVE OUR BOARD RETREAT TO TALK ABOUT. ARE WE DOING BRINGING IN

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HAVE WE MOVED THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD AT ALL? YES WE HAVE. WE HAVE NOT EVERYWHERE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, I WILL SAY THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE SOME FIELDHOUSE ISSUES. WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH. A COUPLE OF THOSE WAS THE SAME SITUATION. THE ROOFTOP UNITS, THEY'RE OLD. YOU PATCH THIS PIECE, IT BLOWS OVER HERE. YEAH, I WAS AT STONER CREEK LAST WEEK AND THEIR GYM WAS BURNING UP AND SO BUT NOBODY WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.

I JUST NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS THERE DOING THEIR LITTLE PEP RALLY. AND I'M SURE IF IT'S AT THAT PLACE, THERE'S OTHERS. AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL MOVING THINGS THERE.

YEAH. DISCUSSION. IF NOT, NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MOTION TO ACCEPT SECOND, MOTION SECOND. IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR, READY TO VOTE. MR. JAMES, ARE YOU READY TO GO NEXT, SIR? YES, SIR. I AM AWESOME.

MOTION WAS APPROVED. UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO. MOVING ON TO GO BACK TO ITEM 9.1, REPORT FROM COUNTY ATTORNEY MR. JENNINGS, SIR. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER OR VOTE ON TONIGHT. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED ME TOWARD THE END OF AUGUST ABOUT BEING PREPARED AT SOME POINT TO SPEAK ON THE PENDING LITIGATION WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY THAT, WELL, SCHOOL RELATED. WE HAD A LOT IN THE COUNTY SCHOOL RELATED. I'M PREPARED TO DO THAT TONIGHT, BUT I KNOW THERE'S JUST FIVE OF YOU HERE. DO YOU WANT TO PASS IT ON? NO, I THINK I THINK PROBABLY OCTOBER 15TH, THAT MEETING BECAUSE THE FIRST WE'RE GOING TO BE MISSING A COUPLE AS WELL. SO I THINK THE 15TH WOULD BE THE BEST FOR US TO DO THAT, SIR. I'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT. I WILL TELL YOU, THERE'S NOTHING EARTH SHATTERING OUT THERE THAT YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN YOU LAY DOWN TONIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. MOTION TO ACCEPT. COUNTY REPORT. MOTION TO ACCEPT. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. READY TO VOTE. MR. IT DIDN'T SHOW UP. YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU MARK IT? YES, PLEASE. SHOW IT. MOTION

[11.1 Recommendation to Approve Section 125 Flex Plan with changes in red]

[11.2 Recommendation to Approve Educator Preparation Provider/LEA Primary Partnership Agreement]

[01:10:09]

[11.3 Recommendation to Approve LGE School TSBA School of the Year Award]

[12.1 Disciplinary Appeal]

WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE. SUPPRESS THE MOTION. I THINK. SO IF YOU WANT TO PUSH IT INSTEAD OF SAY IT. YEAH, SECOND. SO QUICK. SECOND. THIS WASN'T PART OF A TRAINING. YEAH. JUST LIKE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU THIS TIME. JEREMY. YES. NEXT TIME. IT'S THURSDAY. MAYBE IT'S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT WAS THE MOTION AGAIN TO TO AFFIRM, TO AFFIRM.

YES, TO AFFIRM THE DIRECTOR'S MISS MELISSA AND JOSEPH PADILLA. YES. MOTION TO AFFIRM THE DIRECTORS. TO AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. DOES ANYBODY TURN THEIR PACKAGE BACK INTO MR. GREEN? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UNANIMOUS. FIVE ZERO.

[13.1 Joe Padilla - Founding Documents]

SO I JUST LIKE TO KEEP IT ON THERE JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.

WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT IT. THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, I AM, I AM TRACKING THAT. OKAY. JUST SO I

[01:15:03]

AND OF COURSE, THAT'LL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD TO GET APPROVED AS WELL. SO FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE, WE WE'RE GOING TO NAME MOUNT JULIET HIGH SCHOOL'S LIBRARY AFTER ESTHER HOCKETT, WHO WAS A MAINSTAY IN THE STAPLE TO THIS COUNTY FOR OVER

[13.2 Jeremy Donegan - Insurance]

[13.3 Greg Hohman - State Insurance]

SO IT'S KIND OF A TIMELINE OF HOW WE COULD GET TO A VOTE OF THE EMPLOYEES TO SEE IF THIS IS A IS A PROGRAM THAT THEN WE WOULD TAKE FURTHER TO IMPLEMENT FOR JANUARY 2028. SO I THINK THE DECISION WE NEED TO MAKE IS WHETHER OR NOT TO ENGAGE WITH THE STATE IN ORDER TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO WE HAVE TWO REALLY CONCURRENT PATHS, RIGHT? WE HAVE WE HAVE THE 27 YEAR AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND THAT AND WHAT OPTIONS WE'RE GOING TO OFFER. BUT THEN THIS IS MORE THE LONG TERM, LIKE GOING INTO 28. WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? EITHER WE'RE GOING TO WE WOULD VOTE ON THE ON THE STATE PLAN. THE EMPLOYEES WOULD. AND IF IT'S AN AFFIRMATIVE, THEN WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WITH THE BALANCE OF IT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO, AS A BOARD, DECIDE IF WE WANT TO ENGAGE WITH THE STATE OFFICIALLY AND HAVE THEM COME AND START DOING THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM, BECAUSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS THING, WE GOT TO WE GOT TO KIND OF START THE PROCESS OF THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT GETTING THIS PDF TO YOU GUYS, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT TONIGHT. YOU CAN REVIEW THAT MAYBE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE REST OF THE BOARD HAS HAD A CHANCE TO KIND OF LOOK AT THIS, THIS TIME FRAME AND SEE IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE. WHAT I'LL SAY IS MAKE SURE MR. MAYFIELD, YOU I KNOW YOU GOT THE SURVEY GOING AT THE SAME TIME. SO IF YOU GET THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE SURVEY AND THEN COME WITH THAT TIMELINE AND JUST LET'S JUST I'LL GET ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER FOR OCTOBER 1ST BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU FORWARDED ME THE TIMELINE. I DID, YES. AND SO I'LL BRING YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. AND THEN IF, IF, IF ANYONE'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE ON THE FIRST, ON OCTOBER 1ST, IF WE GET THE INFO, IF WE SHARE THE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT, YOU CAN SPEAK WITH MR. MAYFIELD ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S SENT AND GIVE HIM YOUR VIEWS AND YOUR OPINIONS. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE, YOU CAN TALK TO HIM TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT YOUR POSITION IS AND WHAT YOUR FEELINGS ARE. SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE ON THE FIRST, AND THEN IF WE HAVE TO DISCUSS AND MOVE THAT, IF IF IT'S ABLE TO MOVE THAT VOTE, IF WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON SOMETHING. SO

[01:20:01]

[14.1 Greg Hohman - Constitution]

IT'S CONSTITUTION DAY, SIR. IT IS CONSTITUTION DAY. AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE I'M TAKING A COURSE IN OUR CONSTITUTION. AND I WANTED TO JUST DRAFT UP SOME THOUGHTS I HAD BECAUSE I THINK WE WE LOSE SIGHT OF OF THE GREAT BLESSING IT IS TO BE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

SO I JUST IF YOU BEAR WITH ME, I'D LIKE TO READ THIS OUT. I DID, I DID PROVIDE IT IN HERE IF YOU GUYS WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG, BUT I ALSO INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL FUN FACTS THAT THAT AT THE END OF THIS. BUT BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS FOR PEOPLE AT HOME WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING IS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CONSTITUTION. CONSTITUTION DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THAT THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IS MORE THAN A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. IT'S THE FRAMEWORK THAT ESTABLISHES OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, PROTECTS INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, AND PLACES LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT POWER. SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1787, THE CONSTITUTION REMAINS CENTRAL TO HOW AMERICANS GOVERN THEMSELVES AND RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS. LITTLE FACT HERE IS THAT THE AVERAGE WORLD CONSTITUTION IS ONLY 17 YEARS. THE FACT THAT OUR COUNTRY HAS LASTED 250. IT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN THAT THAN ON THE ON THE CONSTITUTION. BUT AS LONG AS IT HAS IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW SMART OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WERE. FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, LEARNING ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY CITIZENS IN TRAINING. THEY'LL SOON VOTE, SERVE ON JURIES, PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, USE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OTHERS. UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION HELPS THEM RECOGNIZE THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE NOT SIMPLY PRIVILEGES GRANTED BY THOSE IN AUTHORITY. IF THERE WERE, THOSE RIGHTS COULD JUST AS EASILY BE TAKEN AWAY BY THOSE IN AUTHORITY RIGHTS SUCH AS FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, DUE PROCESS, EQUAL PROTECTION AND PROTECTION AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES, OR OUR UNALIENABLE RIGHTS BESTOWED UPON US BY A CREATOR NOT GIVEN TO US BY GOVERNMENT. OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT THOSE GOD GIVEN RIGHTS WITHIN A SOCIETY THAT DEPENDS ON MORAL AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO LEARN THAT THE CONSTITUTION RECOGNIZES AND PROTECTS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND THAT THE EXERCISE OF THOSE RIGHTS COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES. FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FOR EXAMPLE, DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON MAY THREATEN OTHERS OR DISRUPT EVERY SETTING WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE. THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS LIBERTY WHILE ALSO ALLOWING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN SAFETY ORDER AND THE RIGHTS OF OF OTHER PEOPLE. CIVIC EDUCATION SHOULD HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES. WHAT GOVERNMENT GENERALLY MAY NOT DO AND WHAT RESPONSIBLE PARTICIPATION REQUIRES OF EACH OF US. KNOWING THE CONSTITUTION GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE A PRACTICAL WAY TO RESPOND WHEN THEY BELIEVE GOVERNMENT OR ANY PUBLIC INSTITUTION HAS OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY. THEY CAN ASK RESPECTFUL, RESPECTFUL QUESTIONS, LEARN THE RELEVANT RULE OR POLICY, SPEAK AT A PUBLIC MEETING. CONTACT AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE. PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT. WRITE TO A SCHOOL BOARD. SEEK HELP FROM A PARENT OR TRUSTED ADULT, OR USE LAWFUL COMPLAINT AND APPEAL PROCESSES. AS ADULTS, THEY CAN VOTE, ORGANIZE, PETITION GOVERNMENT, SERVE IN PUBLIC OFFICE AND SUPPORT LEGAL CHALLENGES. WHEN GOVERNMENT ACTION CONFLICTS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS PROPERLY DESCRIBED AS A CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL REPUBLIC THAT USES REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. THE CONSTITUTION WAS DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH AND PROTECT AN ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE.

GOVERNMENT POWER IS NOT UNLIMITED. THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, CHECKS AND BALANCES, FEDERALISM, ELECTIONS AND AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY WERE DESIGNED TO PREVENT TOO TOO MUCH AUTHORITY FROM BEING CONCENTRATED IN ANY ONE PERSON OR INSTITUTION. THESE SAFEGUARDS WORK BEST WHEN CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THEM AND ARE WILLING TO USE THEM RESPONSIBLY. CONSTITUTION DAY SHOULD NOT ONLY BE ABOUT MEMORIZING AMENDMENTS OR DATES, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS BECOME INFORMED, THOUGHTFUL AND COURAGEOUS CITIZENS. PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE PEACEFUL, LAWFUL CIVIC ACTION TO HOLD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE. SO DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONGRESS, WHENEVER THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THIS CONVENTION, IT WAS FOUR WEEKS OF REALLY THE STATES BRINGING THEIR INTEREST INTO THIS CONVENTION, AND THEY'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND. AND NOTHING WAS REALLY GETTING RESOLVED.

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION. SO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CAME OUT, AND IT'S ONE OF THE ON JUNE 28TH, IN 1787, HE SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE SINGLE BEST, OUR BEST DOCUMENTED MOMENT OF THE CONVENTION, TURNING TOWARD GOD RECORD RECORDED IN THE JAMES MADISON'S NOTES ON THE FEDERAL CONVENTION AND PRESERVED IN FRANKLIN'S OWN MANUSCRIPT OF THE SPEECH, FRANKLIN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE SMALL PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE OVER 4 TO 5 WEEKS.

CLOSE ATTENDANCE AND CONTINUAL REASONINGS WITH EACH OTHER ARE DIFFERENT SENTIMENTS ON ALMOST EVERY QUESTION. SEVERAL OF THE LAST PRODUCING AS MANY NOES AS EYES, AND, METHINKS A MELANCHOLY PROOF OF THE IMPERFECTION OF THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND THE SITUATION

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BEYOND THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND DRAFT THAT CONSTITUTION. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DEFEND IT AND AND WE'RE ALL BEING PART OF IT HERE. SO THANK YOU GUYS ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU SIR. AND AS YOU REMINDED US LAST WEEK, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT A DEMOCRACY. WE ARE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY. ON THAT

[14.2 Joe Padilla - Director's Evaluation Tool]

AND THEN THERE'S ONE OTHER ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS, ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS. I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A COPY AT YOUR STATION. THERE WAS A REQUEST TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE FROM OUR ADULT LEARNING CENTER, MISS SANDY ANDERSON. SHE WAS OUT ON LEAVE WHEN THE INFORMATION WAS SENT TO HER, SO SHE DID NOT RECEIVE IT IN TIME TO GET IT PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. IT IS AN OVERNIGHT TRIP IN NASHVILLE. ALL EXPENSES ARE PAID ON THE BACK. YOU CAN SEE HER EXPLANATION, BUT IT DOES HAVE SOME NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE SHARED AT THIS CONFERENCE. IN REGARDS TO OUR BOTH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PROGRAM WHERE SHE GOES INTO THE JAIL TO PROVIDE EDUCATION THERE AS WELL. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE. I CAN I HAVE TO SET THAT UP. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. WELL, SHE IS TYPING THAT

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TO PUT IT IN 1106 AND THEN. CAMDEN. NOT S. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO. REGULAR ITEM. OKAY. THAT ONE I'M GOING TO ADD A MOTION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT.

COPROLITE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS FOR ME. SO I'M JUST GOING TO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. I KNOW MR. DONEGAN SAID IT WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT.

OH, YEAH.

MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUS, FIVE ZERO. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR NEW BUSINESS? ALRIGHT.

IF NOT COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD, THERE IS A ZBA FALL MEETING. GET TOGETHER ON THE

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