Well, yeah, but the committee is doing the I mean, we could come back at night. I know. >> I just >> Yeah, whatever. >> I'm thinking more of the preparation. >> No, no, no. The committee is on the 24th. >> But
chairman, our board meeting should be um on the 12th. Correct. >> But that's but but we moved it. Remember we voted on the calendar because it's going to be CASA and also the 11th is scope at Belmont. >> You in March. >> Scope is in March. >> I mean February is No, no, no. Scope is
in March. >> It sure is. Casa is a 12th. >> So, excuse me. So, we're not talking about February 17th. >> No. Well, as of right now, the board meeting in February is on the uh 2nd and
the 5th. The reason why we had to move it from the 9th when we voted back when we did the calendar because uh on the 12th is uh CASA that people some will be gone too. >> No, that the CASPA is actually in March the >> two
>> the 13th through the 15th. Now we have we have the um legal and legislative that's in Franklin. That's the 17th and >> 16th and 17th all messed up. >> Yeah. Yeah. Now, they just they just mailed the uh calendar to um >> So, what do
>> Yesterday, so you should have it the TSBA calendar. >> We could actually put it back when it's supposed to be. >> Right. Regular time. >> The 9th and 12th. >> The 9th and the 12th. >> No, actually the 9th and the 12th. >> No, it should be on should be on the 9th and the 12th. >> Yeah. So, we can move back. >> Yeah. Right. I want to make a comment
about that. One of the things that I think we uh we need to do is get back on track. Our board meetings, I think, about uh policy should be on uh the second Thursday. And what has happened is we move it around so much uh people are coming up here and we don't have the meetings because they don't see the some
of the um announcements we make on changing the changing the dates. So I think and with the school calendar, I think we should um actually instead of moving our date around to fit the school calendar, I think the school calendar should fit our date because we we
control both, right? So we can get back on schedule so we can schedule uh our private things around the schedule and the public specifically knows when our our meetings are, which is the second Thursday. >> That's one thing and I agree. One thing we're doing is Demetri is getting us a
calendar ready for when we do a winter retreat kind of and check all the dates and make sure everything's good because yeah the top priority should be meeting the second week of every month. There is going to be times throughout the year that we're going to have to see what and we can talk about that doing a winter
retreat to go back. Do we want to go back to in February and do the regular session the second week which will be the um the 9th the work session on the 9th and then the um board meeting on the 12th.
>> Mr. Chairman, I'm fine with that. >> Are you is that >> I I do have a conflict. So I won't be I'll be in Orlando that week. So there wasn't Yeah, that but we had another conflict too. The reason we didn't have it that way anyway. >> Yeah. See back in Thursday I won't be
It's fine. I'll be s >> Okay. >> See, back when we voted on it back in September, these dates on my phone was right, but things have changed and so so now that'll work. That'll work. Okay.
So, the 9th and the 12th. >> That's all I have to say. Um, >> Mr. Chairman, >> just back on that on uh committee meetings right now, like you said, we are scheduled to have committee meetings next uh Tuesday, >> correct? >> If we don't have them on next Tuesday,
uh Dr. Dr. King, is there a backup? I I know we're going to have to squeeze a lot of things in probably because we've got a high school stock take scheduled for Monday as well and next week may be really challenging period. So, is there have you had a
chance to look at your calendar? >> I have not had an opportunity to look at my calendar. >> And I'm thinking we're probably out se we will probably be out several days. So, that's the thing that you run into. >> If we're out of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
>> it's going to throw us off completely. And we are getting ready to start internal budget meetings. And I just bring that up because I know we we we had we did not have when is the last time our we had committee meetings. It's been a little while. >> November.
>> Yeah, I think November. So, we definitely need to try to find to find a date uh even if it's somewhat abbreviated. I I don't know. I mean, >> can we tentatively look at the third? >> Sure. >> Uh I understand stock tape because you
got so many people involved with that. That's maybe that's something down the road >> committee meeting we can what we can do do on the third >> and that would give that way to give us three weeks for the next committee meeting and we we get back in rotation
again long as mother nature don't mess with us Next thing is the December minutes is in your package. Any questions about that? Be good. All right. The next will be superintendent's contract. Uh Mr. Dale,
will you enlighten us on all the changes, all the good stuff about it? >> Sure. Sorry, I was running late. I >> I had it on my calendar for 5:30. I'm just so used to 5:30 meetings. So, >> that's fine. >> All right. First, what I'm going to do
is you should have a copy there. There are a couple changes that were made this afternoon. I'll go over that, but what I'm going to is I'm going to cover the entire contract. Uh and and then after I cover everything, if you guys have questions, uh you know, we'll come back
and and address things. But I may I may answer your questions as I'm going through the the all the the changes. The the first significant change is the term of the contract.
The term of this particular contract runs from January 1 of 2026 through December 31 of 20 uh nine. So
that's a 4-year contract, which of course is the maximum that we can do by statute. The the existing contract expires uh June 30 of 27. So that would be a change. Then let's go
down to the compensation piece. The in in years past, the superintendent's uh salary has been set, but then the superintendent gets increases as increases are given to certified staff.
So the current uh salary after all those increases for Dr. is $235,767. That's the current salary. The proposed contract
locks it in for $250,000 each year of the contract. So there would be no changes. He would not be eligible for any increases that the staff might get. So I I sort of did some analysis to try to figure out what that
would look like. You know, if you kept it the way it currently is and you gave them increases as staff went along, what it would look like. So what I did was I made some assumptions uh of assumption I
assuming a 3% annual increase for staff. So, I made that assumption and I added that 3% each year for the term of this contract and I totaled right at $950,000
for the four years. Well, under the contract, it's $1 million for four years. So the the difference is fairly minimal
uh over a 4-year period of time, 950,000 versus 1 million. So it does give him some increase over what he would normally get with a 3% increase, but not not a real significant increase.
The So that that's the change on compensation. the uh performance goals under the contract. You know, typically uh under the contract, we're supposed to
do that annually. Quite frankly, the board's never really done that. So, what we've done instead of I always I I don't like saying that we're going to do something and then not do it. So, so the performance goals will be covered in the strategic plan which will be reviewed
annually. So, that sort of combines the performance goals with the strategic plan. So, let's talk about fringe benefits. There's several uh changes in the fringe benefits. The you know, under the current contract
uh he gets family coverage for uh group health uh which would include the the dental piece. The change on that is that now he would also get uh his supplemental insurance
for cancer and accident would also be paid by the district. Uh just to give you an example of the cost of that cancer is 90 using current premium because premiums change year-to-year but using current premiums
cancer insurance is 97 a month and accident is $7110 a month. At the end of this contract at the end of my review I'm sort of going to give you an overview of what the uh additional cost to the contract would look like so you'll have a good idea of
that. The second additional fringe benefit is the uh superintendent would be paid for a family membership at the lift or some other gym. Third, in addition to his TCS,
uh there would be an additional retirement benefit paid of $500 a month to a tax sheltered 403b or similar plan. Then life insurance. Currently, the
district pays for a life insurance policy equal to his annual salary. That's what the current contract calls for. This calls for an additional uh life insurance policy that he would be
paid uh through our volunt. We have uh this insurance. We also have voluntary coverages such as the cancer coverage accidental and you can get some voluntary additional life coverage. So this would the the district would pay an
additional voluntary life coverage no more than two times his annual salary under personal, professional and vacation leave. Currently, his contract
at the end of each year up to 15 days of those leave days will be bought back by the district. Uh that's how the current contract reads. This contract sort of pushes that to the
end of the contract. So to give you guys some ideas, under under our board policy, he gets two personal days, five bonus days, 18 annual leave, and three local days. That's a total of 28 days annually.
Now, keep in mind under the current contract, any of that that's unused up to 15 days, we would buy back anyway. So what this does is this does not give that annual buyback, but it puts it all at the end.
If there's any of those days that are unused, then the district will buy them back at the end of the contract for any days that were acred but not used. So I added that up and that's 112 days total
that at the end of the contract that that the district might be responsible for. So then what I also did was I looked to see how many days is that actually in addition to what our contract currently calls for and what
our policy calls for. So our current contract calls for 15 days a year that would be bought back. 15 time four would be 60. So 60 days would already be bought back under his existing contract.
Also, under our policy 5.310, when a an employee leaves the district, up to 24 days of leave is paid in a lump sum at the time the employee leaves the district.
Now, if the employee leaves mid year, then it could be up to 30 days. So, so this contract is a midyear contract, a mid-fiscal year contract. So, I added the 60 days plus the 30
days. So, that's 90 days that regardless of any changes to this contract, he would be eligible for so that this contract gives him an additional 22 days of potential assuming
no days are used. If any of those days are used, he doesn't get those days. So, it's 22 days additional under these changes to this contract. Sick leave. The the contract
says that he gets 20 he gets 12 sick leave days a year. So the uh the contract says for any sick leave days that were earned but not used, the
district would pay him for 50% of those days. So for the term of the contract, that would mean that he would receive uh up to see
24 sick leave days. that he would be eligible if they weren't used because we we would buy back 50% of the unused. The maximum unused for the 4-year period is 48. 50% of that is 24. The next is the payment to the Leticia
and Marlon King seal endowment fund. That is a fund that is administered by the Jax Madison County Education Foundation. Uh that is a fund that is for the use and benefit of JMCSS students and
faculty uh staff. uh that it's my understanding that how that operates the foundation decides somebody makes an application the foundation decides whether that application is worthy of some
participation in this endowment when Dr. if Dr. King leaves the district, that money stays with the foundation. So, but that this is an additional increase. We have been paying 5,000 annually toward that endowment. This is
a payment that would make that 10,000 annually. And the last piece for fringe benefits is uh tuition reimbursement. This this new contract calls for uh
reimbursement for tuition for any kind of education or specialized training that Dr. King does during the term of the contract up to $10,000 annually. At the end of the contract, uh the district would pay him 50% of any unused
portion of that tuition. the next change. Now, this is a change from the contract that I sent you a week or so ago. Oh, well, I sent it to you last Thursday. Uh, this is a change from that contract. You should have a copy of
the change in front of, but in in this contract, the change is that the bonus metric has to be mutually agreed upon between the Dr. King and the board,
but it can be changed annually, but it has to be mutually agreed upon, and it should be mutually agreed upon uh by the September board meeting for the next year. So, for instance, in September of 26, the board would and Dr. King would
need to get together and come up with a mutual agreement on that bonus metric that would be applicable for the 2627 school year. Now, also the way this is drafted, if for some reason uh in in what I describe
as the unlikely event that the board and Dr. King cannot agree on the bonus metric, then the bonus metric from the prior year would be applicable. Keep in mind that no other real terms of the bonus metric changes. Uh you know,
we it's up to 50,000 just by history. Last year he had 25,500 the year before 32,000. So no other change as far as the uh up to 50,000.
That didn't change. The other change in this is really the bonus metric is uh based on objective data. So there's because it's based on objective data, there's no real need for the board to
approve the uh whether the performance has been met or not because the data is what the data is. So what what would happen in this instance under this contract, the board chair would review the data and the board chair once they
he approves he or she approves that data would authorize me to send a letter to the finance uh office to outline what bonus metrics were met, which is what we've done in the last couple years, except it was done after
the board approved it. longevity bonus. Uh Dr. King would be eligible for longevity bonus. Just keep in mind what that is. It's $100 per consecutive year of service uh annually.
So that's the longevity bonus. Uh board superintendent communications. There's just a sentence that was added that comes straight out of the boardsmanship code of conduct policy, which is already part of board policy anyway.
The other change is to the evaluation process. The evaluation process is changes you know under the current policy. The evaluation uh document that's used has to be
mutually agreed upon that that remains the same under this policy. The difference is that once that instrument is agreed upon u it would also include instructions on how to complete the evaluation
and then the board would undergo some annual training on how to complete the evaluation. the for a board member to rate him below satisfactory in any category, you have to give explanation as to why there is
that rating. And then uh the board evaluation would have to be signed by the board member and all board evaluations would go to the superintendent for his review. If there's a majority of members that identify an area that needs some
improvement, then the superintendent has to complete an annual improvement plan to correct those deficiencies. Uh the last piece is some clarification under the termination provisions. uh you know I added some headings on that and I
added some clarification on what unilateral termination would look like and what the limit on severance would be if there was unilateral ter termination. So with all that said I I did a little
analysis on what the additional cost to this contract is compared to the current contract. Uh if you add the 22 additional leave days for the four years, it's 22
additional leave over a four-year period of time. That would roughly be about $21,150 the 24 sick leave. Now, of course, both the sick leave and the leave days are assuming that it's making an assumption
that Dr. King doesn't use any of those days during the term of the contract. So, I'm giving you the maximum potential because if he uses then those numbers are going to be less than that. So, it's the maximum potential. 24 sick leave days is a little over
$23,000. Tuition reimbursement would be uh 20,000. That's 50% of four times 10,000. again assuming he doesn't use any during the course of the term of the contract.
The cancer and accident uh policy premiums is at current rates uh over the four years of the contract is a little over $8,000. The additional life, I'm giving you an approximation on this based on what the
current life policy is, but over the four-year term of the policy, that would be about an additional $3,000. The additional retirement is $24,000. The gym membership, I'm just giving an
approximation on this because I'm assuming it's about $100 a month for a family. Uh that may be a wrong assumption, but I'm assuming that. So that'd be $4,800. Uh then of course the endowment, which
the increase in the endowment over the four years is 20,000, but that doesn't go directly to Dr. King. So I'm going to give you a total, but it doesn't include that endowment because that doesn't go to Dr. King. The total increase over the
four-year terms for all those benefits, the difference, and that's what I'm talking about, is $14,300. When you divide that by four, that is a little over $26,000 a year difference.
And again, those those are maximum because I'm assuming that there is no use of vacation or sick leave during that period of time. But that that's sort of my summary of the differences in the existing contract
and the proposed contract. If anybody has any questions. >> Uh any questions, >> Mr. Chairman? >> Yes, sir. The um on the annual performance bonus, you had talked about the process of
agreeing on the metric. If I understand correct, it it's not changing the categories of the metric. It's simply the percentages weighted. >> Actually, Mr. G, that was a change from this afternoon. That was that was what I
changed in section 9, the the uh the contract I sent you last week. You're absolutely correct. >> So, it's more along what we have been. >> If you change, you can change the categories with mutual agreement with Dr. And the thought behind that quite
frankly is you know this year uh ELA may be a significant uh emphasis but next year it may be math. So it gives you that flexibility to make those changes with mutual agreement. >> Mr. Chairman.
>> Yes ma'am. So it comes up roughly 276,000 and even though uh and that's that's just half of the tuition. He could use it all. So that could be 40,000.
And even though the endowment don't go to him, if we counted on this um contract, then we still paying it. So we're up to 316,000. Yes.
>> Well, I'm trying to figure out your math on that. >> Okay, I got what what you what you said. >> Let me try to do it on an annual basis. That'll that'll help me think through it on an annual basis. 250,000 salary. Okay. And then annually, assuming that
he doesn't use any leave days, annually it increases over what the current contract calls for about $26,000. So that's $276,000. Uh that that's an annual cost. So over
what is currently being done. Now, it's not really because we're currently paying them 235,000 annually anyway. and time you I the way I look at the salary is almost a wash because over the four-year period of time if you assume a
3% increase it's basically a wash. Uh so so to comparing it to the current contract so really I think the the significant difference is is the increase in benefits which is about $26,000 a year.
>> Yes. But you did not count all of it. That we could, not saying we will, but we could pay him up to 40,000 for tuition. >> Yes. >> And we, if we sign the contract, we are
going to pay the foundation 10,000 >> versus the current five >> versus the current five. That's correct. So that's >> you're you're correct on that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. That would be basically 10 more thousand per year. Correct.
>> 10 more thousand. 5,000 for the endowment per year. >> It should be 15,000. >> Potentially 5,000 more for the tuition if he uses it. >> So, it's an additional 10,000 if you add those two together.
>> Mr. Chairman, I have a question. uh considering the endowment it that does transfer uh after four-year contract to another superintendent. Correct. That's not directed at Dr. King. Right. >> It remains an endowment. It's an endowment for the use and benefit for the kids, right? Students and and staff
of the school system that's administered by the the JMadison County Educational Foundation and that would stay with the Jackson Madison County Educational Foundation. >> Right. And something you said earlier, I just want just clarification on it. this current contract he's currently in that
doesn't technically expire till the 20 2027. Is that correct? >> That's correct. Correct. Until June 30 of 2027. This would supplant that. >> Okay. >> This would be a supplant of that. It's a renewal contract. So, it would supplant that existing contract.
>> Is this normal for us to renew a contract that's not close to being o over yet? >> It happens all the time. Years ago, we almost did this annually. >> Okay, that's fine. So yeah, >> normally now it's every two years. >> Yeah, I mean >> Okay, thank you. >> But it it certainly could be annually.
It could be every two years, but uh I know in years past we've actually done this annually. >> Can't go over four years, >> but you can't go over a total of four years. >> One thing I did see on there that's a little misleading on the original the current contract was on the first thing
that was sent out was 206,000. That wasn't correct because of the raises he's received. So that is 230 something. So it's not like the raise is $48,000 for the salary. What I'm And now that was a lot of misunderstandings I had with it. >> Okay. >> So it's not that big of a deal because
of the current raises he's had since he's been here. >> That's correct. Because the he gets those raises as the staff >> like everybody else does. That's correct. Thank you, >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. I want to understand the when you say
the salary increase is a wash, you're basing that off of the 3% increase starting with the current salary over four years time. >> I I'll tell you how I got there. What I did was I took the current salary of $235,000
and I applied half of that for January 1 through June 30 of 26 and that's $17,500. So that gets you that period of time. Then I applied 3% for the 2627 school
year. That would get you to $242,50. Then I compounded that because if you get 3% the next year, that's $249 and three four $249,300
roughly. Then you compound it again, that's $256,800. And then you compound it for that last half period of time and that's 128,395. If you add those numbers up, that gets
you to 9,900 95,000. So it's a $5,000 difference over that fouryear period of time. That's why I said it was basically a wash. I tried to follow you but that that is
over the next four years. So if we if we adopt this contract that's starting now four years. >> So it's the same math applied to the current start current salary out four years. >> That's correct. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That's correct. >> Other questions?
>> I have a question. >> Um I'd like to know if we could have a print out of what you just talked about. I took notes, but I would like to have >> You might be able to read my writing. >> We can do better than that. >> And I I'll certainly send you guys an email and show you my math at some point. How about that?
>> That'd be great. Be great. >> I wrote it down. I'm not sure. I got it all. >> Yeah, I'll I'll send you an email with with my math and I'm assuming my math is correct. I used a calculator. So, >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. >> I have a question. Uh so so Dale you'll
have um when we vote uh in the in the board meeting which is right after this work session so you have numbers that we can we'll know that we're voting for uh previous versus future right >> and that's what I just outlined
>> we have totals for us are >> I did I just yeah I gave them for I can give it again if you want me to >> but you didn't did them separately can you have a total >> I did >> you did >> I did the total for that I'll give it again. It's now I I did not include the endowment because that doesn't go
directly to >> I understand >> uh but the total uh and again assuming that he doesn't use any leave during that period of time the total increase was $104,300. I divided that by four to give you a
sort of an annual look at it and it would be $26,75 a year if you divide it by four. So uh that that's the total and again making some assumptions because I assume the premiums uh for the insurance was would
remain the same. We all know it's going to change a little bit. I also assume that uh you know he didn't use any tuition. Uh I also made an assumption on the uh on the additional life the I just
sort of extrapolated that based on what he's currently what the current life insurance policy is. Uh so I made some assumptions but I think they're pretty safe assumptions. >> Mr. Chairman sir >> just a question back on the tuition
though. So, if the assumption if we changed the assumption and said he used all of it, then that would be an additional $20,000 over the four years because we would be reimbursing a full 10 instead of so the worst case scenario
as far I mean would be maximum that we would do instead of five would be 10 per year. We're assuming 20, but it would really be 40. So, we could we could add another 20 in there for the maximum output. >> That's correct. >> Okay. That's right, >> Mr. Chairman.
>> Also, in order to get the full cost of this, we'd also have to add in the $50,000 that we could pay him in bonus, which would and by my figuring, and this ain't by year, it would come up $366,000.
Does that sound right? >> If you had if you add 50,000 to the 276. >> Yes. I'm just trying to wrap my mind around what this contract is costing. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And and in order to do that, we've
got to plan on paying him everything we said we would pay. So that's the number that I'm looking for. >> And and I and and what I was trying to do was to show what the difference is from the existing contract to the new
contract. So that that was what I was trying to do is show the difference. We're already obligated under the existing contract. So, I was trying to show you what the additional cost would be, but you're right. I mean, it doesn't give you the true overall cost.
>> Correct. But what what we're actually voting on the number we're actually voting on. >> Yes. Just you. >> Okay. >> Excuse me. I just wanted to make sure we
got clarification on the bonuses there. They wouldn't be accurate because it's dependent on if it meets the expectations of the rubric that we have in place. So, it wouldn't necessarily be the $50,000, but that's the max for the
bonuses. Am I correct, attorney? >> Abs. Absolutely correct on that because for instance, >> yeah, tell us last year and this year. For instance, last year, see I had that somewhere in here. Uh for last year it was 25,500.
The year before it was $32,000. So uh you know it's it's been last year was 255. So it was about half of what the potential was. >> So and the reason I said that was because she said adding that to it. We
wouldn't necessarily be adding that because it depends on mathematics >> and that that's absolutely correct and that's why I also put the caveat on there about the about the leave days because I'm giving you maximum with the
assumption that he's not using any leave days. This is the maximum. >> Any other questions, >> Mr. Chairman? >> Yes, sir. I don't suppose on the topic of total expenses, there's a way to know what has been expended
under the current contract accounting for travel, auto uh and other expenses that uh the district incurs. >> I do not have >> I don't I would have had that either today. I mean we could get it from
finance office. That's that's probably to the number total number. >> Any other comment? Yes, sir. >> Yes. >> So, we've got, of course, automobile doesn't change. Um,
>> I I donate all my PDMs back to the arts. So, I don't collect pdeiums and I haven't collected pdeiums in the last six years. Maybe I should though. >> Absolutely. All other employees do. >> And board members. Any
other questions? Anything about Dr. King's contract? Are we good? Move on. Right back around this again. Uh the next would be in your package. You have the ethics committee appointment.
questions or discussion about that >> committee. I I did not see the names listed again. I I know I did this last. >> It's the same list. I know it wasn't in there.
>> The names Yeah, there. Here it is. >> You may not have it in yours. It's uh I can read them off real quick. >> No, I don't want you to read them off. >> Okay. >> It's toward the very very very back. >> I think she was saying the names weren't in the original
uh mail out packet, were they? >> Oh, it may not be. >> Yeah, that's that's he was referring to. >> It's a very It's next. It's Three or four pages from the back. >> Well, no. I mean I mean if you if you got a question I mean that's okay. Um
any other questions or any comments about the ethic committee appointment? We had to just do this with every um >> Mr. Chairman just Yes. >> Have all these people been contacted and agreed to serve? >> Okay. >> Go. >> Hopefully they never have to do
anything. Um especially with me. Um the next is the superintendent report. >> Just we got a field trip and our Southside baseball coach rockstar is in back. >> You got your package on a field trip from Southside. They going to G Shores,
Alabama. A lot of good food down there. You got any questions about the field trip? Good luck, sir. Eat some oysters for me. Um, also to the the next is the charter school review team appointment is in
your package. It's got it broken down. Um, it's broken down from each charter school and who find it on the very last sheet of your package.
It breaks down the charter schools. There's five of them. You remember back, I guess it was last year, we put we voted in a policy to add so many community members. And so it shows who the community members are on the right hand side. And then it shows who is with
the district. Questions or comments? Mr. Chairman. >> Oh, yes, sir. >> Uh, I have a question and Dr. King, you may can answer it. So, the schools have already purchased these licenses for these schools. These are the actual names or they're just
>> Say that again. the schools they they've already received their license for that for these schools or these are just names. Okay, these just >> these will be the individuals who will review the application. >> But I mean like with the names of the schools >> are these are these? Yeah, >> there about Okay.
>> The actual names, >> right? >> Okay. >> Have one question. Yes, sir. >> On the um the first two I think those are the ones we we're familiar with, right? Um the third one lane the fourth I'm not familiar with the digital
academy of excellence. Which one is that? Is that the name of the school that lane opposes or that's some separate part? Yes. Okay. Okay. Okay. Gotcha. All right. >> Mr. Chairman sir just so all five of
these have submitted applications and >> starting the process. >> They can I they've submitted a notice of intent of intent. >> The applications aren't due until February. >> Gotcha. So, we're uh this is the the protocol of getting the review
committees ready for when that happens. Uh because then we're on a ticking clock at that point. >> All right. >> Other questions the review committee? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that's everything for the work session.
Are we going to take about a fivem minute break, Mr. Chairman? >> Yes, sir. >> Before we adjourn, I uh back because I got the two different proposed contracts and there's not a change in either of these copies that I
have to that annual performance. Um, so I don't think any of us actually have that wording. >> Let's check for a second. We had we had several contract. I was trying to print this 10 minutes before we got here.
>> It's the one on top. >> Maybe it's in the the red line version, but um I'm looking at the clean version. So, >> should be in the red line ver. Well, I have a copy of both with me. So, if we
need to, we can make copy in my break. old ones and two copies of the new one. >> Once we have the actual cont >> and then we will take a couple minutes once you get it. Make sure you review it. See if you got any questions. >> This is one
>> variant to be determined by the board is the metric ranges. The only variant to be determined by the board is the metric ranges. >> Mr. I have a copy and we can make it during >> Let's go ahead and and take a break and
then we will get this sorted out and we get come back and make sure like before we vote on All right, let's get started back again. Uh before we get into our board meeting, I want to readress what we left on as far as the contract now. Is everybody good?
Everything's good. We're good. also to I need to >> Yes, ma'am. >> When we get to that point, we can make a motion to do that and then we go from there. Okay. >> No, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry. No, no. Wait. We I'm just making sure before we
get into that. All right. Also, too, we I'd like to add to the agenda for a D. U Senator Senator Ed Jackson here and we have a representative from the Kristoff campaign too also that going to give a
recognition here in a minute. They were going to do it earlier and the time got kind of messed up so we kind of like to go back. So I like to add it to the agenda if that's okay. That will be item number D. I need a motion to approve the agenda.
>> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. Any discussion? All in favor say yes. >> Yes. >> All oppose say no. >> Motion passes. >> Need a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Second. >> All in favor say yes. >> Yes. >> All say no. >> Motion passes. U. Now we would like to ask Greg, will you? Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, Northside High School Jackson Martinez has reached a milestone that only about 4% of scouts ever achieve. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in scouting. This accomplishment reflects more than a decade of dedication. Jackson has been
involved in scouting for 13 years, steadily building leadership skills and serving his community. For his Eagle Scout project, Jackson chose a path rooted in both community and interfaith understanding.
Right now, we're going to invite Senator Ed Jackson and his son for a few words. >> Superintendent King, Chairman Walden, I appreciate it. And the school board, this is a huge, huge thing for me to be able to do. Uh Jackson, congratulations
to you on on your award Eagle Scout award. >> Thank you, sir. >> I'm an Eagle Scout myself. It's it's a a lot of hard work and uh but it's it's really rewarding and I see you got a more merit badges than I have. So, you
put a lot of work in. I can tell. So, congratulations to you. I'm very very proud of you. And I know your family is very proud of you, too, because I know y'all had a lot of input and had a lot of uh He had a lot of help from your family and your parents to make sure you got this award. So, congratulations to
you. I'm uh State Senator Ed Jackson and this is my son uh he worked with Congressman David Kustoff and has an award for you too. But I want to bring you a Tennessee blue book. This is this is a blue book that that comes out. It's the state book comes out every two
years. We just got the first editions of of the new book. Uh this is the first one that awarded anybody to. So, I wanted you to have this Tennessee blue book and it's a it's history of of Tennessee, state of Tennessee. It shows all the legislators, all the history of
the state uh governor's office and all the different departments of state government. And it's it's a good reference book for you to know about what uh more about Tennessee. But, uh, I wanted you to have that as, uh, as as your congratulations to you from the state of Tennessee for reaching the
Eagle Scout Award. And congratulations to you, >> Jackson. I'm Ed Jackson with Congressman David Kusoff's office. So, thank you, Chairman, Superintendent, Board. Uh, but on behalf of Congressman David Koff, he sends his warmest regards. He's sorry he
can't be here in person. He's in DC this week, but he asked me to present this letter to you congratulating you. And I won't read the whole letter, but it just a tremendous achievement that reflects your leadership, your hard work, and your dedication to service to others.
So, congratulations to you, the entire 8th Congressional District, Jackson's parents and grandparents to come up for a photo with Senator Jackson. and Jackson. >> All the Jacksons.
>> Wait just one second, Joey. We're missing one. For the benefit of those who missed it earlier, Jackson's Eagle Scout project was replacing and building several new bookcases for the 85year-old local
synagogue after it was suffered a water dam. image. >> Thank you, Jackson, for making JMCSS stand out. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> Also need a a motion to approve the uh
December board meeting minutes. >> Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to approve the board minutes for December. >> Second, please. All >> in favor say yes. Any >> oppose say no. Motion passes. Next is a a board action to approve the
proposed new contract, the new four-year contract for Dr. King. >> Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the new four-year contracting rule as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Yes, ma'am.
>> I would love to see Mr. Dale, could you help Mara having a motion? >> She what she's wanting to do. I think right wanting to postpone this motion
until you've had an opportunity to review the figures that I orally have presented you haven't seen and I greatly appreciate >> that will be a first. We need a second motion. >> Second.
>> We already have a motion. >> You've got a motion. I make motion. >> Yes. Now we got >> You got a second. >> Now we got a second. Now we got to vote on that. >> Vote on that motion. >> The vote we're fixing to take >> is to postpone voting on Dr. King's
contract until more information comes. >> Mr. Chairman, >> yes. >> I don't know that this is right, but can I add on something to that? Like yes or no? >> Motion's on the floor. They'll tell us
we already got >> I don't know what she's wanting to do. >> There's I I agree with you. There's some of this stuff that's in here that's not income to Dr. King and I just think it needs to be took out and if we want to like donate money to
the King Endowment, I don't think that should be tied up with this contract. And uh let's see something payment of the endowment. I think there was something else in here that
would it be satisfactory satisfactory miss golf if with a motion that Miss Maul has by putting this off until more information comes. Would that cover what you wanting to to do now or do you want to do something else or >> Mr. Chairman? Can I help on this? You
may I think what Miss Gaul is wanting to do is amend the contract to pull some things out. So, I think the appropriate thing to do would be to first vote on this motion and then once we come back to the original motion, if Miss G wants
to amend this motion to pull out pieces of it, she would make a motion to amend this contract to pull out what she's wanting to pull out. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. point of clarification and you can pose this to Miss Goff, but
it would it be that we would to achieve Miss Goff's purpose postponing would be necessary for further consideration or would it be as attorney Thomas said that she would have a separate
uh issue to amend the contract >> or was that just a comment? No, I I think if it's if it's not income to Dr. King, it don't need to be on this contract. >> Mr. Chairman, may I make a comment, please?
>> The endowment started uh when the board gave me a bonus and I gave it back to the system. So, that was income coming to me that I gave back to the system to establish the endowment for the students of Jackson Madison County School System. So I want to make sure we have that
point of clarity as well. >> So this is income >> for the kids of Jackson Madison County that was coming to me but I gave back to the school system. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes sir. >> What what I think Dr. King is getting at
is when that was before that was done it was income for him. But this way it no longer is income for him. it doesn't count for tax purposes as income for him and this was a way to accomplish what he
was trying to do without it being taxed as income to him. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. >> Given the current motion, I'd just like to offer comment on the motion to postpone. Um, I would support this uh given the
confusion around what the contract should actually say in the opinions of of some board members and also for my part um I have a tremendous difficulty with the way we received this a week ago and the public has only received it
tonight basically in the same meeting or same setting as we are intended to vote on it. Um, and so more time uh for board members like Miss Moss or Miss Goff, even myself, because I like some things I'm reading. I've got some questions
about some things I'm reading in the contract. So, I would support postponing. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, sir. >> Uh, just for the record, the public u does not have actually access to our records until the board actually vote on
them. they they can they can sit in and hear a discussion. But as for the documentation, the public technically cannot see those documents until the board approved or has um had a discussion on those documents for any any u discussion any policies or any um
financial records. >> Mr. Chairman, may I clarify? >> Yes, sir. >> If we had had a work session on Monday, this information would be available to the public. We did not. We had a combined work session and general board meeting. That's what I intend to say
with the public has not had it till tonight. The same setting in which we're expected to vote on it. Thank you. Yes, sir. >> Mr. Chairman, the uh notice went out that we were going to be talking about the superintendent's contract. Correct. >> 18 days ago >> and there are seven people here.
>> All right, let's do this. >> Mr. I'm sorry on on um as far as delay. I think uh the question was for delay is get those the numbers um that Dale talked about in the uh
change in the contract and I think he listed those he gave those to us, didn't he? >> Yes, sir. >> Uh individually and the toll, right? >> Yes, sir. >> We already late contract. We're supposed to contract months ago, right? >> Let's do this. Let's vote on the We have
a motion on the table and um basically the motion is this. If you vote yes, it's saying that we are going to postpone this to next month. If you vote no, we will proceed to the original motion. Am I correct, Mr. Dale?
>> You're correct. >> U Miss um Demetrius, will you please do a roll call? >> Yes, sir. >> So, we vote yes. We are saying we are going to postpone. No, we're going to move forward. Walden. >> No.
>> No. >> No. >> No. >> G. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Johnson. >> No. >> No. >> Okay. Motion fails.
Now we have a motion on the table that we have a first and a second. Is there any discussion on on voting for Dr. Stand Dr. King's contract by four years with the contract is in our hands? Is there any questions, >> Mr. Chairman? >> Yes, sir.
>> I'll just say again, there are aspects of this contract that that I really like. I like that we tie the performance to the strategic plan. I don't necessarily see a path toward connecting that to the actual
performance metric, but that is something that could be worked out with further discussion, which we won't have um after this moment here. So, um but there are aspects of it I can't find myself to vote for tonight. Thank you.
Any other comments or discussions? >> We're about to vote on extending Dr. King's contract, the the one that will be assessed tonight for four years. If you vote yes, you are saying that you that the contract be enforced. A no vote is saying that you reject the new
contract. Am I correct, Mr. Dale? >> Yes. The yes vote is a approval of the renewal contract. No vote is to not approve the renewal contract. >> Um, Mr. Meers, roll call, please. >> Walden, >> yes.
>> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> No. >> No. >> Johnson. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> No. >> Motion passes.
>> The next is the I need a motion to approve the ethics committee that we a few minutes ago. I have a a motion. >> Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the ethics committee as presented. >> Second.
>> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor say yes. >> Yes. All >> post say no. >> Motion passes. The next is the charter review team. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Motion to approve. >> Second.
>> Any discussion? >> All in favor say yes. >> All post say no. Motion passes. Uh I have any comments? Any comments from any board member or Dr. King? >> First I would like to thank the board
for the confidence and uh my leadership. I look at this contract as a dual relationship with the board myself. Um because we we do this work together and I'm very grateful and look forward to doing this work with you all for for the next four years for our community. Uh
I'm excited about what what is ahead of us um to come in the next four years. Uh I do have a AAA spotlight that I would like for the board to say because I think it's always important to keep our uh focused on uh the purpose and that is
to make certain that we're are educating students in our community and we want to make certain that we're providing the right educational experience for a really good quality of life. So Mr. Chairman, uh we are in a season filled with talent, creativity, and excitement across the district. Tonight I have this
uh spotlight that I would like to uh share with you all. Uh if you all will go ahead and play highlighting our AAA. >> It's time for our AAA spotlight highlighting academics, arts, and athletics across Jackson Madison County Schools. In academics, we celebrate
JASSA senior Heidi Elsa who has earned a full scholarship to Cornell University worth over $400,000. Transferring to JASA has been the best academic decision I've ever made for myself. >> Heidi took the road less traveled,
transferring from Madison Academic to Jassa to take advantage of foreign language classes through our dual enrollment partnership with Union University. Heidi is proof that you can't put a price tag on tuitionfree
opportunities. In the arts, the stage lights are coming back to life as Jackson Central Mary High School and JCM Early College High are proud to present Snow White and the Prince, marking the first theater production since the
rebirth of JCM. Also this semester, Madison's Drama Club students are presenting Into the Woods with performances in February. Meanwhile, elementary and middle school students from six different schools will perform
Susicle Jr. in March. It's a season of talent, creativity, and excitement across the district. And in athletics, our student athletes continue to shine. Northside boys and southside boys and girls remain perennial contenders in
district and region play. But all eyes are on a surprising squad this month as the Liberty girls basketball team is off to its best start in 10 years. Best of luck to all of our teams across the district. That's it for this month's AAA spotlight. Our students are showing what
it means to win the JMCSS. >> Well, two. >> Thank you all. >> Any other comments? Uh, Mr. Chairman, I do have one comment. I just want to um >> congratulate Dr. King um and thank you
for your service that you provided to this district. Um, one thing that I kind of noted down was the extraordinary circumstances and leadership above baseline. And when you look at a superintendent who came in led through uh through a crisis when we was dealing
with the pandemic uh state interventions uh with the state with these charter schools uh take on expanded responsibilities you think about the micas the uh adding the new district stadium uh to the district uh as well as
Pope uh and to deliver outcomes beyond expectations. Um, that's one of the biggest things that you you notice. I'm sure everyone a lot of us um ran um as schoolboard members because we wanted to make a difference. And at the time we
felt that there was some um some operations that weren't happening, some things that were not happening in the district that made us uh want to run. And when Dr. King came onto this board the way that he excelled in every
area and and had our district to be recognized on a state level. Uh you can't ask that from from any other um superintendent and I just want to thank you for that. Um I think raises do not have to be automatic, but excellence shouldn't be ignored and we should not
ignore the superintendent that we have. Thank you, >> Mr. Chairman. Just to piggyback on that, everything that board member Darnell just said, but also at the same time while taking care and raising our teachers and staff salaries to the level
that they are now from where they was, while adding money to our fund balance and coming in under budget and not asking the county to do anything while opening our stadium, renovations to Melissa's, those
things that we all did in house, uh, all simultaneously uh is uh is truly amazing and I'm just happy to be along for the ride. >> Mr. Chairman, I would also like to congratulate Dr. King on the contract.
Um I was voting against the contract because I did not fully understand the contract. I didn't feel like I had all the numbers that I should have had. And so it was for that reason that I could not vote for the contract. Just wanted
you to know. >> Mr. Chairman, >> I want to thank Dr. King and uh the schools that uh highlighted u us during u uh school board appreciation week month. Thank you, Dr. King. And I want to thank the schools that uh
participated also. talking a couple things. Well, first, you know, you look at Madison. It's the number seven high school in the state of Tennessee. That's unbelievable. Um, you we got things that we we got to work on. We're not where we need to be and we
understand that. But I mean, I travel some in Tennessee. I know we all do. And well, just today we had a article written about Malis with a newspaper out of Nashville was just great. And also too, very few times I go somewhere
out of this district, if they know I'm on the board, they gonna say one, two things. You taking our teachers or man, y'all doing some wonderful things. And that's so true. And it's going notice. And and I truly believe in years to come
multiplied. And I do appreciate you because you definitely has talked before. You think out of the box and that's what it takes. And um I appreciate you. Anything else? Good. I have a motion to adjurnn. So move to second.
>> Second. >> So move uh we got to sign. >> Don't forget we got to sign a contract. Take some pictures.