Athens City Board of Education Minutes – July 9, 2012 Page 4
ATHENS CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES
Monday, July 09, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.
The Athens City Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, July 9, 2012, in the Board Room at the Administration and Maintenance Building, 943 Crestway Drive, Athens, Tennessee.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Bevins, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Mike Bevins, Chris Adams, Preston Brown, Amy Sullins and Director of Schools Robert Greene were present. Chris Liner and Brian Heatherly were absent. A quorum was present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
The Board and guests stated the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. A moment of silence was observed.
RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
Mr. Bevins welcomed everyone to the meeting. Yvonne Raper, Foodservice Supervisor; Janey Morris, Supervisor of Exceptional Learning; Becky Simpson, Supervisor of Instruction; Dawn Zollner, Finance Administrator; Mike Simmons, Principal at Athens City Middle; Holly Owens, Principal at North City; John Dyer, Technology Systems Supervisor; Debbie Harrison, Principal at Ingleside; Teresa Wrinkle, Benefits and Payroll Coordinator; and Greg Moses, Community Life Editor for the Daily Post Athenian.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Bevins explained that at this time of the meeting the attendees were provided an opportunity to discuss topics with the Board. No one spoke to the Board.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mr. Bevins reviewed the Consent Agenda:
A.) Approval of Agenda – July 9, 2012
B.) Approval of Minutes
1.) June 11, 2012 – Regular Meeting
2.) June 27, 2012 – Called Meeting ( Approval of Second Reading of Policy 5.09 Evaluation and Various Bids)
3.) June 29, 2012 – Executive Meeting (Approval of Bid for Maintenance Truck)
C.) Food Service Bids
The Food Service Department is part of Southeast Tennessee Buying Group. Bid winners are listed below.
1.) Produce-DOD Entitlement funds
2.) Smallwares-Strategic
3.) Bread-Bimbo Bakeries/Earthgrains
4.) Milk-Dean Foods/Mayfield
5.) Ice Cream-Dean Foods/Mayfield
The Board approved the Food Service Bids.
D.) Approval of Board Policy Revisions
Number / Policy Title1.600 / Policy Development and Adoption
4.407 / Web pages
5.201 / Separation Practices for Non-Tenured Teachers
5.202 / Separation Practices for Non-Certified Employees
The Board approved the revisions on the Board Policies.
The Board approved the consent agenda on a motion by Mr. Adams and second by Dr. Sullins. Motion carried.
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS’ EVALUATION
Mr. Bevins reviewed the tallied results from the Director of Schools’ evaluation. Mr. Greene’s score for this year’s evaluation was 3.83. It was also recommended by Mr. Bevins to note that Mr. Greene’s contract was originally for four years and would end on June 30, 2014 unless the Board recommended to add an additional two years to the contract extending it to June 30, 2016. Mr. Adams made a motion to extend Mr. Greene’s contract to June 30, 2016 and second was made by Dr. Sullins. (A copy of the evaluation summary is included in the Minutes Book.) Motion carried.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
Mr. Greene reviewed the personnel changes made since the June meeting. (A copy of the documents is included in the Minutes Book.)
UPDATE ON ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
Mr. Greene informed the Board on the projected enrollment for 2012-2013 school year. (A copy of the document is included in the Minutes Book.)
2012-2013 TUITION RATE
Mr. Greene recommended that the Board approve decreasing tuition rate for McMinn County residents and allow employee’s children to attend free. Rates for outside of McMinn County and Tennessee would remain the same. Dr. Sullins made the motion and Dr. Brown provided a second. Motion Carried.
In McMinn County
One Student $250
Two Students $450
Three or More students $650
Outside of McMinn County
One Student $1164
Two Students $1746
Three or More Students $1846
Outside of Tennessee
One Student $3854
INFORMATION ABOUT TSBA FALL DISTRICT MEETING AND DATE FOR SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING
Registration plans for the Fall District Meeting will be finalized at the August meeting. The location for the Fall District Meeting will be located in Hamilton County on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
Mr. Greene recommended that the Board change the date and time of the Board meeting to Wednesday, September 5th at 4:30 p.m. The location will be at North City School. The Board agreed to the recommended changes.
FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES
Mr. Greene recommended the approval of the first reading of the Board policies listed below. Dr. Sullins made a motion and second by Mr. Adams.
Motion carried.
Number / Policy Title / Notes1.808 / Registered Sex Offenders / New
4.406 / Use of the Internet / Changes needed
4.502 / Parent/Family Engagement / Changes needed
4.5021 / Family Engagement / New
4.700 / Testing Programs / Changes needed
5.801 / Director of Schools Recruitment and Selection / Changes needed
6.406 / Student Psychological Services / Changes needed
REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS
Mr. Greene informed the Board:
ü Preliminary Test Data was looking very strong for Athens City Schools.
ü Update on TAPS grant.
ü Maintenance Update - gym floors and painting are looking really good at the schools. The lining of parking lots is still to be done before school begins next month.
COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Bevins reviewed the communications:
1.) Letter from City of Athens re: FY13 Funding
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no other unfinished business.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
With there being no other business before the Board, Mr. Bevins adjourned the meeting on July 9, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVED ON: ______
(Date)
APPROVED BY:
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Chair
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Director of Schools