Board of Education Regular Meeting October 03, :30 PM Central Office Board Room 154 Blountville Bypass Blountville, TN 37617

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1 Board of Education Regular Meeting October 03, :30 PM Central Office Board Room 154 Blountville Bypass Blountville, TN Present Board Members: Others in attendance included: Mrs. Evelyn Rafalowski, Director of Schools, Ms. Angie Buckles, Mrs. Ingrid DeLoach, Mrs. Amber Anderson, Mrs. Charles Hubbard, Mr. Wendell Smith, Dr. Bo Shadden, Central Office Staff; Mr. Pat Hull, Board Attorney; Mrs. Angie Stanley, Mrs. Cheryl Russell, County Commissioners; Mr. Jeremy McLaughlin, Mr. Steve Thompson, Mr. Curtis Akard, SCEA Representatives; new media and other interested parties. 1. Call to Order - Mr. Hughes called the meeting to order. A moment of silence was observed followed by the pledge led by Mr. Wells. 2. Approval of the Agenda - Mr. Greene made a motion to approve the agenda, with a second by Mr. Wells. The motion passed with all in favor. By approving the agenda, the consent agenda items listed below were also approved. 3. Consent Agenda 3.a. Meeting Minutes from September 12 and September 29 3.b. Field Trip Requests 4. Public Comment - Michelle Edmisten, parent of a 7 th grader at Bluff City Middle, addressed the Board regarding the 7 th grade Social Studies book. Ms. Edmisten feels the textbook promotes Islam. She asked that the textbook be removed. 5. Communications to the Board 5.a. Director's Update 5.a.1. MYON Summer Reading Challenge Winners - Through an online library called MYON, between May 10, 2016 and August 15, 2016, Sullivan County students: Finished 8,374 books and Read 1,821 hours and 19 minutes The Top School in the District was ISES. At each school, we honored the grade level of students who had the most students reading MYON books. Also at each school, we honored the student

2 who showed the most growth as a reader. Each student will receive a Kindle (so that they can read more books) and a gift card to purchase books for their Kindle. Blountville Elementary Karston Tuell Blountville Middle Thomas Schoenleber-Webster Bluff City Elementary Ayden Blevins Central Heights Elementary Caleb Greene Colonial Heights Middle Bruno Villalobos Emmett Elementary Avery Fick Holston Elementary Avery Padgett Holston Middle Joseph Goddard Indian Springs Elementary Cross Chadwick Ketron Elementary Ava Head Mary Hughes John Busby Miller Perry Elementary David Burdine Rock Springs Elementary Layla Greer Sullivan Gardens K8- Caleb Davis Weaver Elementary Chelsea Woods Finally, we honored those students who read more than 100 books this summer. They also will receive a Kindle and a gift card. These students are: Indian Springs Elementary Alton Powell Indian Springs Elementary Jayden Foster Indian Springs Elementary Addison Bunn Indian Springs Elementary Evelyn Heindselman Mary Hughes Holly Franklin 5.a.2. Sullivan South - National Merit Semi-Finalist - Haley Tranum. Haley also scored a 35 on her ACT. 5.b. Board Chairman Update 5.b.1. Board Self Evaluation - meeting on October 11, 2016 to discuss. 5.b.2. Board Committee Assignments as follows: Athletic Committee Jerry Greene, Ethics Committee Michael Hughes, Randall Jones, Dan Wells Facilities Committee Jerry Greene, Jane Thomas Policy Committee Randall Jones Sick Leave Committee Dan Wells, Calendar Committee Randall Jones, Curriculum/Textbook Jane Thomas Collaborative Conferencing Jane Thomas, 5.b.3. Board Retreat - will be held on Friday, October 28, 2016.

3 6. Unfinished Business 6.a. Policy New Board Member Orientation - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. 6.b. Policy Notification of Meetings - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. 6.c. Policy Minutes - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. 6.d. Policy Attendance Areas - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. No 6.e. Policy Credit Recovery - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by.

4 6.f. Policy Work Based Learning Program - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. 6.g. Policy Graduation Activities - Approval on 2nd Reading Motion Passed: passed with a motion by and a second by. 7. New Business 7.a. Math Textbook Committee - Parent Representatives Motion Passed: approval of the parents listed below to serve on the Math Textbook Adoption Committee for the school year passed with a motion by and a second by. Elementary Committee Patty Begley; Middle School Committee Tracy Brown; High School Committee Sherry DeBord.

5 7.b. PreK Additional Funds Resolution Motion Passed: approval of the PreK Additional Funds Resolution passed with a motion by Mr. Randall Jones and a second by. To the Honorable Richard S. Venable, Sullivan County Mayor and the Board of Sullivan County Commissioners meeting in Regular Session this 17 th day of October, RESOLUTION to Accept and Appropriate Additional Allocations of the Voluntary Pre- K Grant. WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Department of Education has applied for and received Additional Funding from the Voluntary Pre-K Grant specifically to fund the Pre-K program; and WHEREAS, the additional grant amount is $90,054 with no matching funds required. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Sullivan County, Tennessee, assembled in Regular Session hereby authorizes the Sullivan County Department of Education to receive, appropriate, and expend said additional grant funds; not to exceed the above amount ($90,054), as required by the Voluntary Pre- K Contract. The revenue and expenditure account codes for the grant are as follows: Account Number Account Description Amount Early Childhood Education 90, Teachers 35, State Retirement 25, Medical Insurance -4, Employer Medicare Travel Instructional Supplies 32,462 This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. All resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same rescinded insofar as such conflict exists.

6 Mr. Ireson made a motion to remove the Pearson textbook immediately because it does not represent the values of the county. Mrs. Rafalowski said there is Policy in place that needs to be followed. This will be addressed at a future board meeting. 8. Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.