We'll be opening the meeting with a brief moment of silence or prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag. No one is required to participate or be present for any of these and being in this portion of the meeting is completely voluntary.
This prayer and pledge will be brought to you by Miss Francis Rosales in the nick of time. [clears throat] Please bow your heads with me. Dear heaven father, thank you Lord for this day. Thank you that you've allowed us to
be here one more day to bask in your beautiful um [clears throat] creation that you've that we see every single day. Thank you, God, that you've given us one more day that we can um marvel at everything that you've done. Lord, I just ask we're getting ready to make
decisions on behalf of so many people that are impacted. I pray, God, that you give us wisdom and discernment. And I just pray that every decision that we make, I pray that we have peace about it. And [snorts] we love you. we praise you and in Jesus name we pray. Amen. >> Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [clears throat]
First up, we have the approval of the agenda and and give everyone a second to look at that >> and moving on to the consent agenda. >> Couple things. first under the very beginning C request um to purchase. This
is our continuation of the lease with um Wesley Foundation for Transition Academy. So hopefully so hopefully that with the Wesley Foundation hopefully will be um something we always have every single year. And so that's a yearly lease. And the other big thing I wanted to bring to everyone's attention,
I'm going ask Mr. Lee to talk about it is G the bus route 330 voluntary route transfer. Mr. Lee, if you wouldn't mind giving us an update on that. >> Yes, sir. Um, I'm going to take us back a little bit.
If y'all will remember when we had the situation with Mr. Carter, I'm not here to bash him at all. We discovered during that process that we had a number of individuals that were holding contracts,
but other enti either leasing a bus or uh borrowing a bus from another contractor and at that time it was Gary Carter. And um going through that process, we gave those contractors an
opportunity to get their own bus if they chose to to stay in uh our system. Uh and basically we afforded those um folks that were providing the bus or the contract to get
home. We did not have a mechanism in the plan for other contractors that may be in the same boat. We've had u some suspicions for a long time that there were
individuals getting routes but they were leasing buses from someone else. And in reality, the person that was leasing the bus was running the route, which was the case with Mr. Carter in quite a few places.
Um, at that time to rectify that situation and get all that straight, we gave those folks an opportunity to either get out or stay in. This is a very similar situation. We had
an individual that was holding a contract but was actually leasing a bus from someone else. and that person was actually running the route. So they completed the year under that same mechanism and we never brought we never
went digging deeper. This is a driver that was a longstanding driver that had gotten a route, Miss Porter, and she was leasing a bus from Miss Hobbs. And Miss Hobbs was
actually running the operation. This start of a new year. They finished the year and Miss Porter and Miss Hobbs were wanting the same opportunity to get straight with us like we did with the
Carter operation. There's been some question on how they got the route and it's the same way that those individuals got the route. They got on the list. A route came available that they were interested in. They applied for the
route they had the most seniority. Therefore, they were given the route. Same situation with this route. This route went out for all call on 82625. This was prior to the impleation
implementation of our new route awarding process which became effective February 2nd of 26. So this went out under the old system, not the new picker wheel that we currently do now. The other
thing about this route is is that um they're they're just wanting to come clean and keep and keep straighten their business up at the start of the year. The other thing that the board did that also is helping this is the fact that
now they have to provide their leases which later on in this agenda there's a number of folks you all ask that anybody leasing the bus come before us so that we understand who's providing it that there's a mech there's paperwork in place another step forward to try and
rectify this situation and prevent it from continuing on in the future. So basically this driver is doing the same thing that we did. They're saying, "Hey, we don't want to do this anymore. This was who was running it. This person wants to keep the route and continue to
run it." Now the board has the option to make the same decision we did with the Gary Carter folks and allow them to one time clean up. Let's get straight. Everything's above board. And if you don't, what happens? this bo this route. If you decide not to do that, then this
route would go back into open and it would go on the picker wheel and whoever's gets it would be the one to get it. So that's our that's kind of how we got here. >> Madam Chair, >> yes, Mr. Tidwell. >> Trey, this must be a hot route because I've gotten several phone calls about
this particular route um or at least this situation. So it must be this particular route. My question is what happens when somebody gives up a route in the middle of a year or gives up a route at all? Does it go straight to the picker wheel now? >> Yes, sir.
>> Okay. So, the new picker wheel system that we implemented, this you said this was prior. >> Yes, sir. >> Um, wouldn't it under the new system, wouldn't this go back to the picker wheel then? >> It would. And it would be completely random. It would be those that have
applied and then it would be completely random as to who got it. There's no seniority in play. >> Yeah. Back to the kind of lottery system. More random. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Well, >> either one is fine with us. We're just
we were asked to bring it to the board. The reason we recommended moving forward with it, it was similar to the others. This would give them a chance the same offer them the same opportunity to get hold that we did with the other situation. Either one is fine with us.
We have no and the other thing that's really changed this year, no routes are the same cuz we've reszoned and rerouted the whole county. So, this is still a route probably in an area that someone that folks would like, but it there's no
guarantee that they're going to get it because it's a random selection now. >> Yeah. It just depend kind of taking that opportunity to beat the system out of it. >> Yes. And exactly moving forward. That's where we're at >> 100%. >> But if they if we were to send it back if we were to pull this out and send it
back to the picker wheel, then it would be for those individuals that wanted the route, they could put their name in the picker wheel, >> those who had signed up. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Um All right. Well, I'll think about it and figure out what I don't know if there's any more discussion on this and what the board wants to do. I
understand what the recommendation is. Uh, however, I mean, we got a new system, so I'm thinking about the new system as well and just doing it that way. It could end back end back up in this lady's hands again, Miss uh, Hobbs. Yes. >> Yep. >> They could end right back up in her hand if she reapplies. There might be only
two people apply, but at least that would be implementing the new system versus just continuing on what we've doing before. My last question is, how many other routes do you think there are like this? You said you had suspicions about this, but it's hard to prove. I'm I'm hoping that now that we have they
have to bring their leases back to us. See that they didn't have to do that in the past. Now that everyone has to bring their lease agreements and tell us I don't own a bus. I'm operating as a lease system. They have to provide their paperwork, their contract, and it has to come before the board, which it is
tonight. So, I think it's going to be very very few if if any at all. >> Okay. Um follow-up question. Same topic, not the same path. Uh, do we have any bus drivers for the buses that we have
purchased? Have we had anybody sign up? >> We've had a couple of applications that are not qualified. Uh, we have had one today that we were going to talk to. Um, we did have another application today, but the answer to your question is we
have not done any interviews and we have not hired anybody. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, sir. Mr. Play, uh, it seems like to me since we did that with the Carter situation,
I mean, I feel like we're aren't we legally and morally bound to give them the same option? >> Legally, no, sir. The board can make any decision on a route at the when it's turned back in. If this had been any other recommendation, we'd have just
gone to the picker wheel and it would have never come before the board on a normal turnin. Now, typically if it was family, let's say someone was retiring and they had a son or a nephew
or somebody that was working in for them, the board is typically pretty much honored those requests. This is a little bit different. So, I I don't know that there's a right or a wrong. I think it whatever the board decides decides on
this situation would be acceptable. >> Yes, Mr. Tidville. >> Mr. Lee. So, just one more clarity on that. If someone is giving up a route, they cannot choose who they give it to. This is this is a different situation than what we have moving forward. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, Mr. Daru. >> Mr. Lee, if they hadn't asked you to bring this here, would you have just gone straight to the picker wheel? >> Yes. If they had just turned it in, we would have gone straight to the picker wheel. >> Okay. I guess what I'm just trying to
make sure I'm understanding with Mr. Carter, there was a situation of the lapse in insurance and so the board voted to terminate all of his, which was really completely out of control and like no notice to those people that had been leasing buses
from him. This is not that situation. Correct. >> It's not exactly the same, but it's similar. >> I guess my concern is just if we were to move forward with this,
are we setting a precedent for us to start allowing anyone that's going to end their current situation the option to pick who it goes to, I guess, would be my concern. >> Okay. So any any contractor that turns
in a route can make this request and if they make the request, we're obligated to bring it to the board. >> But our current our current contract with them is the picker wheel. That is the way it is supposed to function. Is that correct? >> Yes. If they turn in a route and don't
make a request, it goes straight to the picker wheel and it does not come to y'all. >> Okay. >> But if they if they request it, I'm obligated to bring it. >> I understand that. I was just trying to make sure I had a complete >> Yes, ma'am. >> understanding of what exactly was going on. Thank you. >> Mhm.
>> Anybody else? >> Yeah, Mr. Mr. Bot. >> Couple of questions. Are they f They're not family related, are they? >> No, they are not. >> Second question. Um Oh, shoot. What was the second question? Oh, how many
contracts do the Who is it? Uh RAK Transportation. How many? >> That's a good question and I thought about that just a minute ago and I can't tell you it's more than one but I will find out and have that answer for you. >> It's less than 10. >> It's less than 10. It's more than one. Less than 10. >> Okay. As long as it's less than the other policy.
>> No, they're less than 10. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Unless there's any objection. Is everybody all right if I just pull this item out by to vote on who? Probably needs to be pulled out by itself instead of on the consent agenda. >> We'll move it to the >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Madam Chair. >> Yes, Mr.
>> I have one last. Is this a sped route? >> No. >> Thank you. >> What do we decide to do? >> We're going to move this out and vote on a separate Thursday. >> You want to go over Can Mr. Lee go over the rest of >> Yes. Go ahead. And Mr.
>> Yes. Um, while I've got everybody's attention on transportation, uh, these are not voting things. These are things that because of the new routing, rerouting of the entire system, there's a few things
that have come to light that I would like the board to think about. Um, first of all, our policy states that no child is to be asked to walk further than two ten of a mile.
That is in policy. That's a requirement. going through this rerouting, we have discovered that we have a number, and I'm going to say a sizable
number, of subdivisions, some existing that have been around for a while and some new, that there's no way through them. They dead end. I have one on the screen for y'all
to look at. Um this uh the student lives at the where the yellow dot is at the end of the culde-sac. So we have placed a stop where the red X is which is 2/10 of a mile. That child rode a bus last year.
The contractor that drove that route um these culde-sacs in the older neighborhood are not the radius on them is not wide enough for a bus to make a loop. So whether it's a twopoint reverse or a
12point reverse, each subdivision is different. So the bus has to pull to that culde-sac and make a couple of reverses to get back out and turn around and go back the other way. Go the next scroll down to the next. The contractor
has requested that we move the stop down further so that they can make a loop. In other words, as I call it, they can go around the block. They don't have to do any reverse movements. That goes from 2/10 to 4/10.
By policy, I c we cannot move the stop that far. Policy says 210. >> Go ahead. >> That is in our Rutherford County Board of Education policy. So, I my suggestion, Trey, is not to wave it because that is in our policy and I need to follow policy. The board wants to
take a different action. That's different. But we are going with two tents right now. >> Yes. So all I'm doing is bringing this to your attention that we're going to have some areas where the drivers are going to have to back up in these culde-sacs to get out of there.
>> We have to follow policy. So just bringing it to your attention. You may get some phone calls on it, but we have to follow policy if you don't mind. >> Yes, sir. >> It's 3.401 401 and it says the transportation department will locate bus stops in such a manner to ensure
that no students required to walk further than two ten of a mile from their driveway to the stop. So that's the way it's worded. >> Madam chair. >> Yes, Mr. Tidwell. >> Dr. Svin, are you alluding to potentially expanding that?
Is is that a thought that you're having? Do you see that as being a necessary uh move in order for safety? I wouldn't think so because we're going to then you're going to run into routing with other arguments of let's just expand that route too for other reasons. I
don't like buses backing up either, but in these new subdivisions, we don't have a lot of options. >> Anyone else? >> Trey, what else? >> Yes. What else you got for us? >> I'm Wait a minute. I want to follow up
on that just a second. There used to be and forgive me, my memory is not as good as it used to be. When we were on when I was on the planning commission, Rutherford County planning commission, there were guidelines within culde-sac length.
Do you remember? Have you ever looked at that? I thought it was 1,200 ft is what I thought it was. In other words, that a developer, designer, engineer couldn't make a culde-sac any deeper than 12,200 feet without putting a side street on it
or something else. And what and I'm going to chase this rabbit just a little bit. [cough] What I notice in these cluster developments, they're doing a lot of those little short ones off of a main drag, but still the main drag ends up
with with a culde-sac at some point in time. So, are we running two I guess two questions maybe. Is this becoming more and more of a problem just for the simple reason we have more routes and
more subdivisions and more um different designs andor is it because all the buses are 90 passenger buses. I I know we one thing I have studied
is that the design criteria for the the engineers that are operating in Rutherford County, they follow the turn radius related to a fire engine. And if I'm not
mistaken, a fire engine's turn radius is shorter than a bus, a 90 passenger bus. I'm looking at you, Mr. and kind of looking for verification of information. Am I chasing the wrong rabbit right here? >> We've worked with the local
municipalities over the last year to 18 months to where they're making culde-sacs larger now where we can turn our buses. These are older than the last year to year and a half. And even if they're 1,200 is 1,200 from a cross
street. So if you look at that one, that example, you've got a culde-sac that c that 1,200 feet starts where it goes north on the page. So you've actually got a street and then a culde-sac going 90 degrees off of it,
which increases it. Plus, they've created another culde-sac down there that's 1200, but you can't get turned around. >> That that that's what I'm saying. >> They're basically dead what I call deadend subdivisions is what they are. >> Right. Right. And I know and there was one time in the 80s or 90s or even the
early 2000s that they allowed developers to build temporary culde-sacs. And then when we went through some of the the tragedies of 089 that some of these subdivisions got abandoned, they still hadn't come back and fixed some of them.
There's probably a handful, but I'm I'm throwing that out here because those are issues. And so do do we and and I'm going to bring up something here. It's probably not going to sound real popular. Do do we give any type of discretion to the drivers to lo to use
some common sense? I know if we do that then we're opening ourselves up to allowing parents to be oh you know my little Johnny can't walk 1,200 square feet. He's not meeting the policy. Right? So you know where I'm headed with this. So do do we
do we look about changing policy just a little bit? What is what is normal? And then we get into the safety concern, you know, and and you've brought up, Miss Darby, about sidewalks. Both you and and Miss Sharp both have, and I agree with that. You know, it's a safety issue, but
if there are culde-sacs, I don't I don't know. I know these guy I will say this, these guys these ladies have $200,000 invested in a piece of equipment and and I don't want to, you know, I don't want to jeopardize that. The other side of it is we do want to take care of the safety
of the children. So, there's got to be some logic somewhere in here. Anyway, that's my preaching sermon. >> What caused us to get um so far away from state law about kids being able to
walk a certain distance? [snorts] You know, what is it? >> It's not state law. >> No, every municipality has their own >> Okay. I just wonder, you know, 210 of a mile that just I don't know how we ever
got to that point. >> The I want to think it's a um I'll look it up, but I think there's a state there's a state rig on that, but I'll look
to make sure. But anyway, that's that's something for discussion and thought going forward. Um, we're also running into now some gated communities and [clears throat] there's a driver can't reach the call box. They want to give us a code to get in. And I'm of the
opinion that if it's a gated comm community and they provide us a turnaround, we go to the gate or we stop where the road meets the main road and they need to bring them up to us. That's >> I I don't know that we need to be going
into gated communities. I think we've done some of that in the past. I'm not recommending that we do it. Um we don't have a policy on it, but it can be a procedure. I'm just letting you all know the direction we're heading unless
you all tell me different is that we're not going to go into gated communities that the children have to come to the gate. >> Madam Chair, >> yes, Mr. Trey, is there like you said we've done this before, dealt with this before. How have we dealt with this in the past in gated communities?
>> We've had drivers that have worked with the HOAs to get codes. Um, sometimes the gate works, sometimes it doesn't. The the problem is if it's a sped bus, they can reach the box, >> but if they're in a regular bus, they can't. They would have to get literally
get off the bus to do the code to then get back, which they can't do. They can't leave the children unattended. They're not supposed to leave the bus. So my recommendation is with gated communities, they're safer and that the
parents would need to bring them to the gate or or where however close we can safely get there and then that's where we would designate the stop. >> Do they have do you know if they have like a wireless, you know, key fob or something? >> Most of them don't. Now we do because we use our badges at our schools, you know,
a couple of places where we have gates. Um, so there there's a safety override for sirens, but we don't have sirens on our buses. Um, so those kind of things don't don't necessarily work. We don't have a whole lot of them, you know,
maybe four to six, but I'm just uncomfortable because there's that there's the most of the time with gated communities once you get into the gate, it's no longer a county road. It's a private road.
I I guess my question would be obviously I don't think the bus driver should be getting off but so I'm with you at that and if the gated community if there was some type of wireless control not talking about like they reach down with a badge and and touch it but you know some almost like a key unlock that would
open the gate if the HOA provides something like that then maybe if there's >> the only problem you have is if that driver's out how do they get in >> you know if you have a substitute driver or the bus you know they're going Let creature of habit me. I have a garage
door opener. It's in my truck with I'm not paying attention and I for some reason I go home. I don't carry my key anymore. If I'm not in my truck, I'm not getting in. So, you don't understand what I'm saying. It's kind of the same thing. We're all creatures of happy. So, if they leave the fob on the bus and
then the bus breaks down or goes in the shop, chances are they're not going to remember it. I'm just trying to >> simplify. >> Yes, sir. Well, I mean, you make a good point as far as the security aspect of it. Gated communities are going to have a better
sense of security than what you would in the open. >> But there again, something else the things that we're running into. Yes, ma'am. >> Yes, Mr. Darby. I think one of the other things to consider with having like a fob or a clicker would also be that if the children are used to being picked up
inside that gated community and you have a subd driver one day and they can't get in now you all of a sudden have an issue that the child's not used to as well. So I almost think what you're proposing with picking up outside of it so that it stays a
steady consistent thing instead of running into an issue where if it is a subd driver and they can't get in then where do they drop the student off? >> Yes ma'am. And we have tons of thing. I'm just trying to keep it simple. >> How many children do you think this
affects as far as sped? You know >> I I don't know that we have that many sped students at all. It's mostly regular ed buses. >> Okay. Okay. >> And most of the time when we have a sped child, the parent makes special arrangement with that driver and they work something out individually and it's
not it's a it's I hate to use the term it's a oneoff, not multiple students. >> Gotcha. Okay. Anybody else? Anything else, sir? >> Uh I got one one um
one more thing. Um, we've also run into, and this was new to me this year, we had a couple of um, spare buses that went for inspection because they have to be inspected just like our normal buses do. And because they're spare buses, they went for
inspection without a number because they're a spare bus. And the bus drivers have been using utilizing magnets for the last few years. So if their bus breaks down, they they or they need to run another bus, they just put magnets over the numbers that are on the bus and
they run their route. Sometimes they forget to call us and tell us they're doing that. And and not saying anything is going on there, but it's just they they forget. We need to assign all buses numbers.
Even the spare bus needs to be assigned a bus number. We can do that. We have the authority, the ability to do that. That being the case, your bus 150 breaks down and you have access to a spare bus
that's 230. What's been happening in the past is they make arrangements to put magnets over or put magnets on that bus and it runs the number of what you're running, but typically it runs late, it runs early. So, we're making a call to the parents.
If we number those buses and you borrow a bus or you use your spare bus, you call us and tell us your bus broke down and I'm going to use spare bus number 42. So when we send our call out that morning, we just tell the parents instead of their normal bus number, bus
42 is going to be picking up their child. We do it numerous times, especially in the afternoon. If the bus breaks down, we'll put two route children on one bus and we call the parents to say, "Your child's not going to be getting off their normal bus
today. They're going to be getting off bus 42." By numbering them, it makes it easier for us. We get rid of the magnets altogether. We don't have to worry about it. They c they're calling to tell us their buses broke down anyway. just tell us the number of the bus and we put that
information out when we make the call to the parents. Just gets rid of the magnets. Makes everything much simpler. We we don't do anything other than that. So, it's a procedural thing. We'll make sure all the spare buses have a number. Most of them do.
Um so, I I don't think it's a big deal, but anyway, I think that's something that we're going to go forward with this year to make sure every bus is numbered. We'll just include that information which we do already in some most instances anyway. >> Okay. >> Any other? >> Yes.
>> I I got a question. Why Why did we even start using magnets anyway to to to assure the children they were getting on the right bus or was it >> I I'm going to go that route. Yes, sir. >> Okay. I I just sitting here listening to you think I'm going to date myself.
Butch, you remember when uh the Ralph Emmery show, they used to do the bus report every morning >> in in Davidson County, they'd read off that number and they got it to music and they would rate the number or change the number which whichever bus was taking place. We just need a bus report. We
need WGNS to do a bus report every morning. >> WGNS if it increased their their uh numbers of folks listening, they'd probably be happy to do it. >> Yeah. [laughter] Yeah, that's right. Exactly. [clears throat] >> I'll get right on that.
>> Uh, and the last thing I just want to throw it out there for everybody. We're looking for a little grace this year. >> Um, we have reszoned and rerouted this entire county. Every bus route is
different this year slightly. Bus stops have changed. Children are going to probably be on some different bus numbers than they were last year. Their stop may be the same. and it there's going to be very few that are going to be on the same bus number. Everybody
pretty much everybody's got a new bus. So, Mr. Evans and his department's going to start pushing stuff next week. We're uh recommending all parents check their child to make sure they're on the right bus, that they look to see what
bus number their child rides this year. Uh we're going to have everything ready to go on the transportation side so they can get on our website and look and see, but uh need everybody's help to make sure we get all the children on the right buses so that we get them to
school. And we'll always get them there. We just want to make sure they get home. >> We're going to practice any of this before school starts. >> As far as running the routes, >> yeah, just practice on radio. [laughter] We we have bus contractors now that are running their routes and they're
actually calling in to make sure the radios are working and so we've got a lot of that going on now. >> Making sure everything's working. Thank y'all. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Lee.
>> Do you have anything to say, Dr. S? >> Okay. Well, there is no public comment tonight and uh we're going to do the director of schools evaluation results. That'll be Thursday. I'm assuming RCS difference is Thursday as well. >> Yes. >> Yeah. All of those items are Thursday.
>> Yes. >> Uh >> yeah. Then we get into human resources. So we have tab two. >> We have threeus. They're all um >> continuations of our previous. First one's with center stone, second one's volunteer behavioral health, and the
third is with stars. Okay. >> All attached in the tabs. >> Okay. >> Dr. Sullivan. >> Yes. >> Madam Chair, I'm sorry. >> Yes. >> Um >> with the STARSOU. >> Mhm. >> I'm sure it's not in there because it's public information. I'm sure they didn't
want to call out the counselor we had the issue with. >> Is there anything in writing anywhere or is anyone checking when STARS is setting their people that that person isn't coming back to any of our schools? They have a no contact and not to hire
from us. I know that, but I'll check with STARS just to make sure that person can't be hired again by them. >> Oh, so they're not at STARS anymore at all. No. >> Okay. I thought it was just that they were not allowed to come back to our county. I didn't realize they weren't stars. Okay. Thank you. >> From my last understanding, yes, I'll
check to verify, but >> when I brought that up at my last meeting um with the Christy Houston Foundation, because they fund a lot of these, that wasn't an issue anymore. >> Okay. Thank you. And the next thing we have is
>> these are just additions to the 26 27 tenure recommendation. And so we had a big long list of this in the winter and these are teachers that have met qualifications since then. >> Okay. >> And then we have >> we've got a couple job description
updates. First we have a communication specialist one. Um second is job description for communication and legal associate. And I don't think it's Yes. Then the third one is a complete rewrite. No change in funding with this one. An updated job description for
family resource manager. Previously the family engagement facilitator for Atlas. Primary responsibilities for this one are keeping inventory, managing the family resource centers at Smyrna Primary, Barfield and Buckan Elementary, and making deliveries to our schools and families. And this position is um the one that serves Kyle or that serves um
with Jessica Johnson's Miss Bowin. >> Okay. Yes. [snorts] >> And >> partially through grants. It's a split. >> Next we have instruction >> and these are this one was good news. Uh Carl D. Perkins reserve grants presented for approval for the funding period of
July 1st 26 to June 30th 27th. It's competitive grants for 50,000. Carl D. Perkins reserve grant provides funding for the Allen Bradley and Seaman's PLC trainers for the mechatronic CTE program of study at Oakland High School. >> What would we do without Carl D. Perkins grant? >> Oh yes. It's amazing.
>> Number two. >> Number two. And I do want to call attention to the last line. The com the committee and I'm going to read it, but the committee recommends adopting because we do need to adopt it, but we are not recommending to purchase. And so, director of coordinated school health and wellness textbook adoption section E committee respectfully
recommends action regarding the following instructional materials for physical education and health for K12. It's been reviewed by the approved committee and has been approved for recommendation by the Tennessee textbook and instructional material quality commission and the Tennessee State Board of Education. Again, we do adopt, but we don't have to purchase. And so, we're not recommending purchasing textbooks
for PE. So, one of the state laws is you're supposed to adopt. And so, we do adopt. We're just not purchasing. >> Okay. Number three. >> Next one is um and I may let Dr. Chastain talk a little bit about this as well. According to Tennessee code ant
4961304, students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade should receive child trafficking prevention and awareness education as a component of health education. Our plan is current curriculum used for Aaron's law covers the child trafficking health standards by the state. K5 is safer and smarter
kids. 68 is safer smarter kids smarter teens for middle school. And then 912 is safer smarter teens for high school. Then as you all know that we met with the Nashville Antihuman Trafficking Coalition. So our plans for parent and gardening awareness. Uh it's not
required by the law but we're going to continue with that. parent nights hosted um Zoom meeting also hosted by the NEHT coalition and then we're going to send out information from our communications team. As always, we do have an opt out option. Parents or guardians have the choice to opt their student out of the
errands law and human trafficking personnel safety instruction. The optout form is available as part of that online verification enrollment process of Synergy. So, everybody will get it and then parents and guardians can also update that at any time within Synergy. And then we linked it just so everybody have an to be aware. And I want to thank
Kelly Chastain and Christine Brian for really staying on this. I do appreciate it. They spoke with them this week and they're excited. I've talked to Monty Herring and they're really excited to get into the Rutherford County Schools. We will be the biggest system that and hopefully we we're going to be a model that the rest of the state can follow.
So next number 10 legal. >> Legal first is Town of Smyrna Parks and Recreation Yearly Renewal. Town of Smyrna Parks and Recreation currently lease 35 acres behind Smyrna Elementary School. Current lease is set to expire on August 31st, 2026. However, the lease
allows the town to request a one-year extension. Town mers made the request which if approved would extend his lease through August 31st. >> Okay. Number two. >> Number two is job description for title N coordinator. Uh we already have this position, but we currently have it as a
parallegal. And so when we had the parallegal position, that title n coordinator job description didn't exist. And so we need to have a separate parallegal and a separate title n coordinator position. So not a new position, it's just a new job description. Is that right, Mr. Ridley?
>> Number three. >> All right. Now, we have a whole bunch of policies and so it's up to the board. Would you all rather me read them all tonight or on Thursday since they're all part of uh one request um to on first read? >> You okay with just reading it tonight? >> Yeah.
>> Okay. Go ahead, sir. >> Okay. >> All right. So policy adoption first and final reading. The below policy changes and new policies are recommended on the first and final reading as they are necessary to take effect before the start of the 2627 school year. Policy 1.400 schoolboard meetings pursuant to
change in state law adds language for board members to join a meeting electronically when less than a quorum is physically present. 1.403 agendas pursuant to a change in state law adds language requiring agendas for regular board meetings to be posted at least 48 hours in advance. We have a lot of these.
Policy 1.703 school attendance zones and exemptions removes telephone bills as an acceptable proof of residency. Policy 1.901 charter school applications adds language regarding conflicts of interest and ro of board members. E policy 1.04 charter school intervention adds language regarding the use of certain
procedures for identifying and addressing deficiencies. Policy 1.905 charter school renewal pursuant to a change in state law adds language to provide an annual notice whether a charter school is on track or offtrack and requires automatic renewal of high performing charters. Policy 2.10 fiscal
management goals pursuant to guidance from the controllers's office updates language require internal control reviews. Policy 2.2000 annual operating budget pursuant to changes in state law and guidance from the controllers's office adds language to provide budgets to the commissioner of education and the controllers's office. Policy 4.10 1000
instructional program pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender in policy 4.208 adult education program sunset this policy is adult education programs no longer offered policy 4.209 alternative credit option as clarifying
language for online courses 4.213 213 family life education pursuant to a change in state law updates terminology for child trafficking instruction and requires it to be included in health education which we just talked about a little while ago. Policy 4.3000 extracurricular activities pursuant to a
change in state law as language to define a person's sex or gender and policy. additionally adds language regarding participation of early graduates. Policy 4.301 intercolastic athletics pursuant to a change in state law adds language regarding students attending small private schools being permitted to
participate in intercolastic athletics. Also pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender. Additionally, it adds language regarding part participation of early graduates and students who have withdrawn to homeschool under discipline. further adds high school marching band directors to the list of individuals who are required to complete
an annual heat illness prevention course. Policy 4.6000 grading system pursuant to a change in state law as language of the high school grading system will apply to coursework completed by students in middle school. 4.602 gradepoint average GPA as language of GPA will be calculated based on final
grade not semester grade starting with 2627 school year. 4.603 603 promotion or retention pursuant to a change in state law as language for another pathway for students to be promoted to fourth grade. 4.604 credit for prior courses removes language for industry certification as
it is a graduation recognition is included in the graduation recognition procedures. 4.605 graduation requirements pursuant to a change in state law updates move on when ready early graduation requirements. 4.7000 testing programs removes lists of assessments that are not in use. Policy
5.104 104 equal opportunity employment pursuant to a change in state law as language to define a person's sex or gender and policy. 5.106 Application employment pursuant to a change in state law eleas are required to use the E-Verified program to ensure an employee is eligible to work in the United
States. Policy 5.2000 separation practices for tenure teacher pursuant to a change in state law removes reporting obligation to the state board of education for teachers who breach a contract mid year. 5.201 2011 separation practice for non-tenure teachers pursuant to a change in state law removes reporting
obligation to the state board of education for teachers who breach contract mid year policy 5.302 302 sick leave pursuant to a change in state law changes the number of sick days earned by professional employees. And if it's all right with the board, I'll just so that everyone's aware. Teachers need to be aware. We've emailed our payroll
department. The number of actual days people are getting does not change. It just changes the number of sick and personal days. And that'll be when I go to all the schools. I'll talk about that. But nobody's losing any any days. Policy 5.303 personal and professional leave. Pursuant to a change in state
law, professional employees will now earn four days of personal and professional leave. 5.501 Complaints and grievances. Pursuant to a change in state law adds language that define a person's sex or gender and policy. 5.60 staff rights and responsibilities pursuant to a change in state law updates requirements of teachers who refrain from any sexually related
behavior with students who have graduated or withdrawn in the immediate preceding 12 months. Policy 5.801, 1801 director of schools recruitment and selection pursuant to a change in state law adds language to allow director of schools interviews in executive session policy 6.2000 attendance pursuant to a
change in state law as language requiring LEA to include unexcused absences from a previous school district from mid-year transfer students additionally changes parent notes for school on a 4x4 schedule policy 6.201 compulsory attendance ages adds discipline records as one of the factors in reviewing admission for students over
18 years of age policy 6.202 202 home schools pursuant to a change in state law removes certain actions if homeschool students fall below grade level. Additionally, changes the type of test that may be administered to homeschool students. Policy 6.205 student assignments pursuant to a change in state law adds requiring principles
to create a safety plan for a student with an order of protection against another student. 6.301 rights and responsibilities of students pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender in policy. 6.303 questions, interrogations, and searches. Pursuant to a change in state law, add
school employees who have completed the required training to list of individuals who may conduct searches. Policy 6.304, student discrimination, harassment, bullying, cyber bullying, and intimidation pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender and policy. Further adds language regarding retaliation and false accusations. Title
9 policy 6.3041, Title 9 is sexual harassment pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender and policy. Policy 6.306 306 interference, disruption of school activities, pursuant to a change in state law adds language regarding alerting parents when a classroom evacuation occurs in response to another
student's behavior. Policy 6.318, admission of suspended or expelled students pursuant to a change in state law adds language to allow to continue to investigate a disciplinary event even if the student withdraws. Further adds language that disciplinary consequences may resume if the student reenrolls. Policy 6.412 412 emergency allergy
response plan pursuant to a change in state law is language regarding storing and purchasing epinephrine policy 6.414 prevention and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest adds high school marching band directors it lists a persons having to complete training courses for sudden cardiac arrest
that's a lot uh policy 5.06 student from military family pursuant to a change in state law adds language regarding enrollment of students from military families and then we have three new policies 4.215 215 instructional use of digital devices pursuant to a change in state law adds policy to prioritize teacher-led instruction and the use of
non- electronic instructional materials in grades 5. Policy 6.10 student goal pursuant to a change in state law adds language to define a person's sex or gender and policy. And then policy 6.4053 outside applied behavior analysis therapy pursuant to a change in state
law adds policy to allow outside applied behavior analyst um analysis ABA therapy. And so again, the recommendation on Thursday will be to first suspend the motion or the suspend board policy 1.6000, which requires two readings, and then to approve so that we
can start the year. >> Good job, sir. [laughter] >> We got my daily reading in this. [laughter] >> Yes, sir. I believe we can turn on YouTube TV and RCTV. >> Okay. So number four, we have a >> a consumer marketing agreement between
Coca-Cola and Oakland High School. The request originally, I think, was for five years. It's now, is it four years, Mr. Ridley, now? Yes. Four years. Anything over four years, the board can do, five years, has to go to the commission. And I don't ever want one of these things to have to go to the commission. >> Yeah. Okay. Next, engineering and
construction. >> So, the first one, the land swap discussion presented by Mr. agreed. Uh we had been in talks even earlier in the year about TCAT and RCS and having some different sites potentially. Unfortunately, that was not funded in the governor's budget um for this year. So, that will not um that'll be
something we'll have to put off for a year for TCAP Murphy'sboro to get new funding. They have to get new funding for us to have this option. And so, hopefully that'll go next year. >> Hopefully. >> Yep. Number two, Blackman Middle School storage shed request. Dr. Jessica
Jackson's requesting to purchase a 12x14 storage shed to be used by the archery team. The cost for the shed is $5,72 and is no cost to the board. All funds have been raised by the archery team and are in their account. Engine construction has reviewed the request and has no objection. >> Okay. Number three,
>> Middle Tennessee Electric easement request at Central Magnet. Middle Tennessee Electric's requesting an additional easement for a new pole and anchor guide wire on the corner of East Main Street and North Brow Avenue. engineering construction has reviewed the request and has no objections. Okay.
>> And then the next one below you'll find a list of contractors that requested board approval to lease a bus. Question on that. Did that the leases I know there was I had a concern back in the spring. has legal or or the board
attorney. Has anybody reviewed those leases to see if they meet the criteria? Do we need to review those? That's my question really. >> I know our legal team has not. Um I don't know if Mr. Reed if that needs to occur or not. >> I mean, [snorts] what's the thought
here? I just, you know, you we went through all this stress back in the spring. We just don't want to find ourselves back in the same shape. Would it be would it be prudent on our part for >> We should look at some of the leases. We've I've seen some of them. I've not
seen all the leases. >> Okay. All right. >> Look at all the leases. >> Should I mean should that be policy? Really? I That's what I'm thinking that that they should produce those leases to you uh for approval. I'm not making a policy tonight. I'm
just >> a policy, but it's something we can do. >> Okay. I I'm just kind of thinking through this and giving us a little tease. So, thank you. >> Okay. Number five. >> All right. Next, we have an update on the Eagleville project for information only. So, this was approved on April
9th, 2026. The updated change order invoice for the football fields attached to electronic agenda. This is to correct the inadequate subs soil. Final cost of that project is now $59,750. It was at no cost to the board. It's still at no cost to the board. Eagleville is going to fund this. football, football boosters, athletics,
soccer, maybe be able to make up the difference in cost. If not, then we they would look at their capital project funds that we give them um as a way to do it. The new completion date is scheduled for August 4th and the school is working to reschedule their fundraisers. I saw that as an announcement, so I know they've schedu
rescheduled that. >> Okay, next one. Financial. >> So, financial matters. Back in early June or May, we discussed dental insurance. either the decision to stay with the state plan for dental or to move to another option. Um, and I know
that we have Miss Schmidt, would you mind go? We sent that or Wes, either one of you. I know we sent that out to our staff members um to see kind of what their totals were. >> Okay. >> So, that was >> is the the move is to Delta Dental. Is
that right? Okay. Yeah, >> I got a call about that as well. So, okay. Anybody else? Okay. >> So, that'll be up. I'll have that for um any Wes will not be able to be here with Thursday, but he's here if anybody has any questions for him tonight. But I think it was pretty pretty obvious what
the staff requested. Of course, you're in the summer. You're not getting everybody. Um it does cost a little bit more, but the benefit I think is better for everyone. >> Okay, next. has anything I'm missing on that? >> You can come up here if you want to. >> Yep. [laughter]
>> No, since last time I was here, uh, nothing's changed. >> So, um, if y'all have any questions, I'm happy to answer those. If there's been any more feedback in the meantime, >> and we have to notify the state by August 1st, isn't that correct? If we're planning on moving. >> Yeah. >> And this is not in mess with um health
insurance at all. so that everybody's aware just the dental portion. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Okay. Uh number 13. >> Yeah. Director's update. We will do um on I'll do presentation and professional
development on Thursday. Open bus routes. So, we did discuss this just quickly. We do have open o or open bus routes. And so, we've tried two different routes. So, we have tried a part-time position. We've then posted a
full-time position. Um, we're to the point we've discussed it internally. We either need to adjust pay because our contractors, we also have open routes there. So, we either need to adjust pay to raise it to see if we can get qualified applicants. We've talked about
having um if any of our EAs have CDL license, that as well. But then that's an extremely long day for them. And that's part of the issue that we ran into of getting bus aids is our bus aids to do an EA and then be an EA throughout the day and then come back and be a bus aid. You're looking at 12 hours or so.
The other option is we do have some teachers who have CDL license. So we could to see if some if anyone was interested because we're not talking about a lot of routes, but it's at least it's 10 or so uh that we could look to see if anyone's interested in an extended contract to drive the buses we have here either in the morning or the
afternoon. that may work when usually those are your coaches that have those opportunities, but when they're in season, they would have to swap off with another coach. So, none of the none of them are great. We're not in dire straits, but right now we're we definitely are going to need something
to either and I'm probably open for any it's on the agenda, we can make motions on Thursday. We either need to increase pay to see if that gets them. I know in talking with Mr. Lee, some of the other districts do you say they do only six hours but then do full-time benefits. Is that correct? >> Yes,
>> Dr. Anthony. Yes. >> And so in talking to other districts, that's something they do. They only do six hours and get full-time benefits from six hours of work. >> Of course, all those options are open to the board. I'm open to any suggestions anybody has as well. But we have our buses and then we have also open contractor routes that aren't being
filled. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Miss Sharp. >> Um, did we talk before about nutrition? someone in nutrition maybe being able to >> to be able to. We've got a couple staff members that can be able to drive. Um beginning of the year though, they're going to be inundated answering all the
parent phone calls, but we do have we have some CDL people here, but it's not a lot. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else? Mr. Title, >> as far as these uh trying to get some individuals,
have we thought about um you mentioned raising the pay and you mentioned the six hours plus full benefits. There's so many other counties that are that that have staff, right? So, what are they doing? Are we competitive in
pay to those counties of the similar size? I mean, are these hard routes? And do we have coverage for the routes that we have open? like we have overlapping splitting routes at that we have planned for when we open the school if we don't have drivers. >> I know in talking to superintendents everybody's still struggling to fill routes. Um all of us are are struggling.
One of the issues that I know our pay is stronger than our sister district here to or it's weaker to start off but we give a lot more years of experience and so it's much more not much more but it's quite a bit more on the end but not as much. It's a dollar or so less on the beginning. So I'm sure I'll let you
answer any of the other stuff. They also provide >> insurance. Yeah, they have benefits. That's correct. >> Okay. >> Okay. Mr. B, did you Okay. >> How many do we have right now, Mr. Lee? Open
>> nine. >> Have five of them sped. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Hate to see any open routes, but I definitely feel like we need to >> They're harder to cover. I know >> because they're individual students and then and basically you end up running
you try and use two buses to pick those children up but it's a second run so they end up getting there later and getting home later. >> Yeah. >> Percentage wise we're still good but it's no we don't want anybody to have open routes. So any ideas from now on
Thursday? Definitely happy to entertain. It's all I've got. >> Okay. Any general discussion tonight? >> Okay, Madam Chair. >> Yes, Mrs. >> Dr. Sullivan, do you know when the additional insurance money is going to
get paid out to the contractors? I had someone ask. >> It'll definitely be a little while. I would imagine in October would be my guess. Um, we just now got our POS open for the year today and then I know there are no TISA payments in August or in
July. So, I know that Mr. Smith is going to want to have more cash flow before we can do those, but I'll make that request as soon as we get a Tissa payment. >> Thank you. >> Anything else? Well, if that's everything >> move to journed