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2025 work session. Miss Clark, please

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call the role.

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Board member McKisik

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here.

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Board member Garcia

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here.

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Board member Porter.

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Okay.

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here.

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here.

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present.

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here.

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present.

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Board chair Coleman

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present.

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You have Aiden the affirmative.

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Thank you. We do have a quorum. uniform.

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Please stand for the pledge of

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allegiance

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tonight. Please remain standing for a

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moment of silence. It is with extremely

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heavy hearts that tonight's moment of

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silence is in remembrance of Macy

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Bankhead, an MSCS student from Ross

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Elementary School. Please keep her

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family in your thoughts and prayers.

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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Thank you. May be seated.

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We are now on to spotlights of the arts.

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For today's spotlight on the arts, high

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alum Derek Forger with the intent to

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grow the next generation of artists is

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from Memphis. Next generation of artists

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is from Memphis. He was inspired by the

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quality arts education he received in

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our district from his Central High

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School art teacher, Bill Hicks,

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whom he credits with encouraging him to

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become an artist. Contemporary Arts

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Memphis is a proud partner with MSCS and

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offers free year-round programming for

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high school students at their studio on

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Marshall Avenue. We would like to share

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a glimpse of what our students

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experienced this summer. Can we play the

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video, please?

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It's just pictures, no music.

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video. I was trying to see the video.

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students, board members, go down,

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please. Students, please come forward

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when your name is called and remain

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standing. Jaman Appa, I'm sorry if I'm

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saying your last name incorrectly, from

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Central High School. Joey Fernandez Dio

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Santos, Central High. Antoine Groves,

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White Haven High. Namasi Hampton, East

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TEM Academy. Gabriella Perez Salvador,

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Sin, White Station High. Ela Elena

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Shook, Central High School. Adarius

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Shipparo, White Station High. And Elijah

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We are now on to the approval of the

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agenda. Are there any amendments

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in Superintendent Richmond?

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No amendments at this time.

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Board me board members.

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There being no amendments to the agenda,

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is there a motion for the approval of

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the agenda and a second?

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So moved.

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Seconded.

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Motion by board member McKisik, second

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by board member Murphy. Roll call vote,

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Board member McKenna.

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I. Board member Otay

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Board member Williams

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Board chair Coleman

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You have eight in the affirmative.

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Thank you. That motion passes. We're now

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on to the chair's report. Vice Chair

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Love would like to recognize the Young

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Actors Guild, better known as YAG. Young

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Actors Guild impacts, inspires, and

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engages underserved underserved youth

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ages 3 to 17 in the performing arts.

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While developing their artistic skills,

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our youth are also exposed to team

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building, service learning, and cultural

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enrichment activities. For the past 34

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years, Young Actors Gill Performing Arts

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Academy, a local nonprofit in Memphis,

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Tennessee,

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has been dedicated to implementing arts

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programs that provide

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a platform for youth to hone their gifts

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and talents. The staff and organization

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has positively impacted over 42,000

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youth through their dynamic arts program

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and they strive to continue the rich

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tradition of bringing the arts back to

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the community. Their mission of

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educating, inspiring, and enga engaging

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youth through the arts provides them

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with a stage to rewrite narratives of

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negative prayer pressure, bullying, and

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deferred dreams, refocusing their lens

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on positive interaction,

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character building, and fostering

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supportive friendships.

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Young Actors Gills has had the distinct

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pleasure of performing for notable

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figures such as Oprah Winfrey, former

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President Bill Clinton and Maxine Waters

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among many others. Yag shares a rich

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history of students who have performed

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on Broadway, American Idol, So You Think

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You Can Dance, and The Four. Many have

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also been accepted into prestigious

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programs like Dance Theater of Harlem,

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Alvin Ay, and the de Debbie Allen Dance

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Academy. Most importantly, the

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organization is proud to celebrate a 98%

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college graduation rate among their

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participants, 98%.

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We will have a performance by the young men today. Desawn Eli, when I call

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your name, come up front, please.

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Yuri Brooks,

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Jaylen Hunter,

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King Henry, and Amar McClendon.

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Good evening everyone.

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And it brings me so much joy.

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children

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12 years old. I was

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supermarketatform

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so many things in my day. I learned to

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be confident. I learned I learned

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further ado, I am proud to introduce

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[Music]

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trouble and you double your choices. I'm

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with you, but the situation is wrong.

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You have to be carefully taught. If you

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talk, you're going to get

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Hallelujah.

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expectation.

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Just excuse me, young men. I think there

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were some of you all. Let's give them

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another round of applause.

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I think there were some of you all that

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didn't get your name called. So, what

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old and I go to Bride Chris Christian

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old and I attend Maxine Smith Academy.

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the whole make sure he's gonna get that

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when they switch it still forget that

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announcement from board member McKenna.

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Real quick, you have a folder that says

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governor's training. We left out two of

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the proposals. I wanted to make sure you

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had those. Well, you read the other

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ones. And also you have the RFI that

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went out with so that you have the the

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um things that we were asking for so you

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can compare it with the documents that

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you got during the board committee

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meeting. That's it. Thank you.

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We're now on to the superintendent

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report. Interim superintendent Dr.

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Yes. Thank you board chair. on next

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Tuesday during the business committee

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meeting, we will bring a more robust uh

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superintendence report. But what I would

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like to do is just to thank all of our

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parents, all of our students, all of our

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building level administrators, all of

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our central office administrators, uh

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you all board as well as the larger

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community for a wonderful opening of

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schools. I couldn't think of a smoother

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opening. Uh, and so again, staff, I'd

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like for you all, as well as anyone else

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in the audience, give yourselves a round

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of applause.

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This has to be one of the smoothest

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openings we've ever had. And again, on

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Monday, next Tuesday, we'll bring uh a

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more comprehensive opening of schools uh

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report. I also want to thank Miss

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Christy Chandler. She's not here. Uh,

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but I want to thank her for the Young

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Actors Guild uh, and the work that they

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continue to do in our community with our

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students. Let's give them a round of

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applause.

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Uh, and I will go on record as saying,

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as you all know, the arts is one of my

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five A's, and we are really, really

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looking forward uh, to partnering uh,

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and doing some outstanding things with

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Miss Chandler and the Young Actors

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Guild. So again, Miss Chandler, if

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you're out there and you're listening,

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uh know that we see you. We appreciate

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you and we value what you're doing for

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our students and our community. Thank

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you.

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Dr. Richmond. We're now on to the agenda

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of staff action items. The first item on

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the agenda is 9.1 approval St. Jude

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Children's Research Hospital

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Incorporated science technology

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engineering math and medicine

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partnership.

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Yes, madam chair is recommend that the

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Chevy County Board of Education approved

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the memorandum of understanding with St.

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Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.

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to support the development of an

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implementation of science, technology,

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engineering, and math, and medicine

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learning opportunities across 10

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elementary, two middle, and three high

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schools.

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9.2 approval of strategic partners of

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literacy,ou

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91,8834.

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Yes, madam chair recommend that the

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Shelby County Board of Education approve

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the memorandum of understanding with the

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Urban Child Institute and the Hyde

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Foundation on behalf of strategic

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partners for literacy group for a

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project manager position which will

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provide guidance and oversight of the

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district-led SPL work with community

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partners to positively impact student

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literacy outcomes. The Urban Child

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Institute and Hyde Family Foundation

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will pay 50% and MSCS will pay 50%

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$45,94152

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of the maximum salary total of $91,8834.

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Thank you. And let the record show board

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member Porter is

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present tonight. Thank you. 9.3 approval

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reading horizon

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$539,895.

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Yes, madam chairs recommend Chevvin

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County Board of Education approve the

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contract for Reading Horizons as a

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dyslexia specific intervention in the

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amount of $539,895

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implementing a dyslexia specific

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intervention tool in alignment with TCA

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49-1229

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which outlines that local education

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agencies provide identified students

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with dyslexia specific intervention.

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No lights. 9.4 approval dual enrollment

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memorandum of understanding between MSCS

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and college partners

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology

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TCAT, Tennessee Tech University of

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Memphis, and Southwest Tennessee

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Community College 2025 through 2026.

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Yes, madam chairs recommend that the

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Shelby County Board of Education approve

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the dual enrollment memorandum of

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understanding between Memphis Shelby

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County Schools and the following college

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partners for 2526

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TCAP one year 10 year University of

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Memphis 5 years and medical district and

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uh STCC uh standalone 5year additionally

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is recommended the Shelby County Board

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of Education approve the standalone

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one-year between medical district and

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southwest Tennessee Community College

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that ended on July 31st, 2025 for the

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202425

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school year.

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9.5 Approval Memphis Symphony Orchestra

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Incorporated.

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Yes, Madam Chair is recommend Shelby

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County Board of Education approve the

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contract services provided by Memphis

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Symphony Orchestra, Inc. in the amount

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of $98,800.

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This contract will continue to enhance

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fine arts opportunities in grades K12 by

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bringing the orchestra into schools,

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providing small group and individualized

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student assessment support and providing

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to and providing directors with pedigogy

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guidance as needed.

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9.6 approval Save the Music Foundation J

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Diller Music Tech Grant Craigmont High

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School $58,300.

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Yes, madam chair is recommended that

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Chevy County Board of Education accept

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the J Dill Techch grant for the Save the

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Music Foundation for Craigmont Middle

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School in the amount of $58,300

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for the 202526 school year. The grant

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funds will provide students with the

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opportunity to enhance their technical

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music skills to apply outside of the

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classroom and increase student

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marketability.

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9.7 approval of state special schools

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agreement with Shelby County School

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Board of Education.

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Yes, madam chair is recommend the Shelby

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County Board of Education approve the

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agreement with the state of Tennessee

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for special education services at the

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state special schools uh Tennessee

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school for the deaf and Tennessee school

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of the blind pursuant to the Tennessee

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state board education rule 05204-

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03

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9.8 Approval of Seven Mindsets Academy

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LLC 389,000.

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Yes, madame chair. It is recommended

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Sher County Board of Education approved

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the contract to Seven Mindsets in the

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amount of $389,000 for one year to fund

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the social emotional learning curriculum

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with the option to renew. Vice Chair

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Love.

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Um, Superintendent, did you have

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teachers uh input on this?

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Uh, Vice Chair Love, thanks for that,

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uh, question. Uh, I think teachers did

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serve on the RFP committee. Uh, but at

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this time, I'll defer to, uh, our chief

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of student support services, Dr.

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Broadway.

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Good morning. Oh, good. Not good

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morning. long day. Um, no, we had um on

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the RFP committee there was a counselor

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also that there was a culture and

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climate survey that teachers were able

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to uh give their input and that is was

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taken into the scope of work when create

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when looking at the RFPs.

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How many teachers participated in the uh

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survey?

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That's a good question. And this RFP was

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on taken when I was on boarding. So, I'm

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gonna ask for

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uh Dr. Hill, or Dr. Phillips if they know

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the count of how many teachers

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participated in the survey

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if you don't have it.

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No, no, no. I think Do we have that

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number? Yes, we have that number.

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Good evening. There was the uh TNTP

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culture and climate survey and it was

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82% of teachers that participated of the

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overall staff.

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Next question. Um will the parents have

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um the are the parents connected to

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this?

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Yes ma'am. There's a parent engagement

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piece and there will also be virtual

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sessions for parents and I'll also defer

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if they you guys want to add to that.

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Absolutely. That's during the family

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forum. So the first one is scheduled for

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the end of uh September should this be

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approved and we'll be having those other

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seven sessions throughout the year. So

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parents and it's a family engagement

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component. So as we're equipped better

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equipped each month that we we it is a

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connection a homeschool connection

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component.

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How many parents uh come to your

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sessions?

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Uh on average the family forum sessions

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Dr. Stevenson is in the hallway. Um, I

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can ask and get that information

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because I'm not worried about them per

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se. I'm also worried about the parents

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that don't come.

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Absolutely. So, we'll make sure that we

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are innovative enough to make sure and

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ensure that all schools uh help us get

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that word out. And so that's one reason

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why we are so excited about this

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opportunity because it's a one

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curriculum, one curriculum for the

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entire schools across our district. And

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so that we'll make sure that that

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information is out there and um pushed

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out to all of our families as well

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through our school leaders.

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This question is for the superintendent

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board member love. So I also wanted to

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add when schools have their um parent

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meetings like the parent uh pastries

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with parents, donuts for dads, muffins

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for moms, we will ask the MTSS teams to

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also share about the new curriculum

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during those parent sessions.

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Um finally, this question is for Dr.

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Richmond. Once this is uh approved, can

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you bring the board um a update every 90

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days or 60 days?

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Yes, thank you vice chair for that

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question. Uh as a matter of fact today

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and you all will see tomorrow in our

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retreat during our cabinet meeting today

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we talked about how first of all uh an

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SEAL curriculum was part of my 100 day

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plan uh but when we meet uh over the

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next two days you all will see where we

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are discussing certain things that will

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be beyond my 100 day plan and how we'll

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be implementing those things. And so

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just this morning we were talking about

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the implementation of the seven

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mindsets, what that would look like

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beyond my 100 day plan and how we'll

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come back and and brief uh the board as

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well as the larger community with our

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implementation uh of this seal

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curriculum.

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Thank you.

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Board member Williams,

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someone explained 9.7 the approval of

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the special school agreement with Shelby

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County Schools Board of Education. How

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much are we given from the state to take

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on that burden?

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There's no money value here.

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It's just anou

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uh board member Williams. It's just a

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memorandum of understanding that we

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enter into with the state.

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Are we paid in any way?

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No sir, we're not. It says it is the

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recommended that the CH County Board of

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Education approves an agreement with the

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state service to provide services to

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social special schools. So we do that at

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no cost.

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And this would be for some

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of our students who would have special

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needs if they wanted to register at

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perhaps the Tennessee School of the Deaf

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and Tennessee School of the Blind. It's

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just entering into anou because those

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schools are not local

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is for our students who would have

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special disabilities.

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Yes, sir.

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Board member board member Porter.

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All right. Going back to 9.8. Um, so I

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know that this is a new curriculum

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that'll be implemented into the school

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system, but at the last meeting, you

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guys did state that we do have things

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programs like this already in the

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school. So, how were we able to assess

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the u the expected outcomes or the

567
00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:20,640
outcomes that those programs that we

568
00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:22,080
currently have in in the school system?

569
00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,399
What have they been effective? Have we

570
00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:25,519
been able to assess that? How we've been

571
00:33:25,519 --> 00:33:27,840
able to to measure those programs?

572
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,240
Yes. Uh, board member Porter, thank you

573
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,360
uh for that question. uh for I think

574
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,919
probably the last

575
00:33:35,919 --> 00:33:37,840
three years, two to three years, we

576
00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:42,000
haven't had an SEAL curriculum. Uh and

577
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,519
so this will be uh the first in the last

578
00:33:45,519 --> 00:33:47,679
two or three years that we've had a

579
00:33:47,679 --> 00:33:49,360
social emotional learning curriculum

580
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,720
that we can implement districtwide.

581
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,200
Schools may have different programs that

582
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,840
they have been implementing uh in

583
00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:59,919
isolation, but there's nothing

584
00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:01,679
comprehensive that we've been doing

585
00:34:01,679 --> 00:34:05,120
districtwide. As for the data, uh we

586
00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,560
probably do not have any quantitative or

587
00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:12,000
qualitative data uh that I can say uh

588
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,639
for sure that we've implemented with

589
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:16,960
fidelity uh that would give you the

590
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:18,960
answer to the question that you have.

591
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,919
Yeah. And um I think I anticipated that

592
00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:23,760
I just don't want to overlap programs

593
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,520
and it seems like the teachers will have

594
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,040
to another thing they will have to learn

595
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,879
to implement the program. So it's just

596
00:34:28,879 --> 00:34:31,119
be it's online based or it's actually

597
00:34:31,119 --> 00:34:32,480
workbooks that be given out or it's

598
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,079
these are techniques that the teachers

599
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:35,679
will have to learn. So when they

600
00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:38,000
actually spot a u a situation with a

601
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,440
child, they can go in and intervene

602
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,200
because I think the last meeting it was

603
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,839
stated that you can just have any

604
00:34:43,839 --> 00:34:45,919
teacher degree but you have to go to

605
00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:47,599
training for this particular program to

606
00:34:47,599 --> 00:34:49,679
learn the methods and techniques.

607
00:34:49,679 --> 00:34:51,919
Yes. Uh board member Porter this is an

608
00:34:51,919 --> 00:34:55,440
actual curriculum and teachers will uh

609
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,079
be giving uh professional development. I

610
00:34:58,079 --> 00:34:59,680
think we'll start with first of all

611
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,400
counselors and we'll start with other

612
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,680
staff who impact student behavior. We'll

613
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,520
start with them as far as the

614
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,800
implementation plan is concerned uh with

615
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,760
our efforts eventually impacting all of

616
00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,320
our teachers so that again everyone will

617
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,760
be uh cognizant of the SEAL curriculum

618
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,079
and they'll be able to implement it.

619
00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:23,359
Okay, I got you. So it's not something

620
00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:24,400
that the teachers got to learn. Just

621
00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:25,359
going, like you said, start with the

622
00:35:25,359 --> 00:35:27,119
counselors, then the teacher assistants,

623
00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:28,480
and it'll it'll keep Okay.

624
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:35,349
Yes, sir.

625
00:35:35,359 --> 00:35:37,680
No further questions. 9.9 purchase

626
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,920
approval of Monon College and Hollis F.

627
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,800
Price Middle College High School

628
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,200
$175,000.

629
00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:46,720
Yes, madam chair is recommended the

630
00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:48,480
Chevy County Board of Education approved

631
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,640
the purchase order in the amount of

632
00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:57,109
$175,000.

633
00:35:57,119 --> 00:36:01,760
9.10 approval recoa.

634
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:02,320
Yes.

635
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:05,200
$9,4856.

636
00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:05,920
I'm sorry.

637
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:07,920
That's okay. Yes, madam chair. It's

638
00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,200
recommended Chevy County Board of

639
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,760
Education approve an increase change

640
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:16,230
order to contract 20250484

641
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:21,589
which recoa in the amount of $39,271.31.

642
00:36:21,599 --> 00:36:23,200
The original contract amount was

643
00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,390
$91,81569

644
00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,920
bringing the total of $131,87.

645
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,079
The contract is for digitizing of

646
00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:34,160
student records for Martin Luther King

647
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,160
College Preparatory High School and

648
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,760
Fairley High School. And as you all

649
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,520
know, these are the two schools that

650
00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,400
came back to us from the ASD. Uh and

651
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,240
they were being overseen by Frasier

652
00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,040
Community School and Green Dot Community

653
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:51,510
School.

654
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,880
9.11 approval of preac assessment

655
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,950
$345,835.

656
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:00,480
Yes, madam chair is recommended that

657
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,079
Shelby County Board of Education approve

658
00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:04,640
the purchase of preac assessments for

659
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,480
grades 8 9 and 10 for the 202526 school

660
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:16,150
year at a cost of $345,835.

661
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,839
Board member Williams

662
00:37:17,839 --> 00:37:23,829
preparation include and who does it?

663
00:37:23,839 --> 00:37:25,599
Uh, thank you board member Williams for

664
00:37:25,599 --> 00:37:27,040
that question. Dr. Whitlockaw, can you

665
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:35,670
add more context to the preac?

666
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,359
This preparation that students are

667
00:37:37,359 --> 00:37:38,800
receiving, I'm assuming, at all high

668
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:42,079
schools for ACT testing, who performs it

669
00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:43,760
and what is its the

670
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:45,520
curriculum? Who does that? Board member

671
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,160
Williams, these are for practice tests.

672
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:50,480
So, but it's the hope is to increase the

673
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:52,160
ACT score, I'm assuming.

674
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,800
Yes, sir. We would use the the data to

675
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:57,280
assess students to see where they are in

676
00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,440
grades 8, 9, and 10. As you know, in

677
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,160
grades 11, all students have to take the

678
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,839
ACT. So, this preACT assessment will

679
00:38:05,839 --> 00:38:08,000
allow us to better prepare our students

680
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,800
in grades 8, 9, and 10. and for us to

681
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,520
see if some of the interventions, so for

682
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,880
example, if we wanted to do an RFP for

683
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,400
someone to support us with ACT prep or

684
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,320
if we wanted to order a curriculum

685
00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:25,599
around ACT prep, we will be able to use

686
00:38:25,599 --> 00:38:29,040
this assessment data to better inform uh

687
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,920
how those preparations, whether we're

688
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,560
using uh an outside company and are

689
00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,880
using curriculum, is impacting the

690
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,599
outcome of our students taking the ACT

691
00:38:39,599 --> 00:38:40,880
in the 11th grade.

692
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,920
So who does the skill who is who's

693
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,680
creating the atmosphere to give them the

694
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,680
skill? Do you have to hire people? Are

695
00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,400
you using the teachers at those schools?

696
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:51,920
Where do they get the information from?

697
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:53,119
What are they teaching? What is the

698
00:38:53,119 --> 00:38:54,720
curriculum like?

699
00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:57,200
Excellent question. Again, uh Dr.

700
00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,520
Whitaw, Dr. Maples, do you all want to

701
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,760
add context to where we are in regards

702
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:05,599
to again this is preACT assessment. Do

703
00:39:05,599 --> 00:39:07,440
you all want to add context as to where

704
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,079
we are with ACT preparation?

705
00:39:10,079 --> 00:39:11,599
I think that's a great question. Uh

706
00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:13,599
thank you, Superintendent uh Richmond,

707
00:39:13,599 --> 00:39:15,359
as well as board member Williams. There

708
00:39:15,359 --> 00:39:17,280
are a couple things that inside of each

709
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,320
school uh schools have uh in their

710
00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,560
schedules where they have ACT prep

711
00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,040
classes. So, it's already in many of our

712
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,119
high school classes. What we wanted to

713
00:39:27,119 --> 00:39:30,079
provide was a preACT assessment for

714
00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:33,200
grades 8 through 10 so that uh we can

715
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,520
start really honing in on those

716
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,280
attentional skills and standards that

717
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,760
they may need to ensure that they have a

718
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,800
higher ACT and we can get you that

719
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,599
information probably per school of who's

720
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:48,640
involved in who has ACT classes. Amy, if

721
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:50,560
you wanted to add Dr. Maples.

722
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:52,000
Yes, board member Williams, just one

723
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,520
thing to add because you're asking about

724
00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:55,359
the curriculum. So we have had

725
00:39:55,359 --> 00:39:58,160
historically um a complex text course

726
00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:02,160
and a um algebra course um and we take

727
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:04,480
that curriculum and it we align it to

728
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:08,079
the ACT outcomes and so that um whatever

729
00:40:08,079 --> 00:40:09,599
they have in their building they do have

730
00:40:09,599 --> 00:40:11,680
that curriculum available to support the

731
00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:14,160
ACT prep.

732
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,920
Is it a part of the curriculum in the

733
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,280
school?

734
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:25,670
Yes sir. Board member Williams it is.

735
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:32,560
9.12 approval Open Text Inc. $88,748.

736
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,240
Yes, madam chairs recommend the Shelby

737
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:35,680
County Board of Education approve the

738
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,760
contract with Open Text, Inc. and the

739
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,320
amount of $88,748

740
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,560
for a one-year contract and the

741
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:46,160
continued use of the Documentium Smart

742
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:47,920
UT

743
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:51,359
application. Is that UT or UI?

744
00:40:51,359 --> 00:40:56,630
application

745
00:40:56,640 --> 00:41:02,160
9.13 approval B Ford Pow Inc. Treadwell

746
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:03,920
Elementary School and Treadwell Middle

747
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,400
School.

748
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,720
Yes, madame chair. It's recommended

749
00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:10,240
Shelby County Board of Education amend

750
00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:12,400
the contract for the roof replacement of

751
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,640
Treadwell Elementary and Middle Schools

752
00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:17,599
with B4 Applied Inc. by extending the

753
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:20,800
completion date from August 30th, 2025

754
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:24,640
to October 18th, 2025. There is no cost

755
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:29,270
associated with this item.

756
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,079
9.14 approve a naming of Fairley High

757
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:34,319
School auditorium.

758
00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:35,760
Yes, Madam Chair, it's recommended

759
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,359
Shelby County Board of Education approve

760
00:41:37,359 --> 00:41:38,880
the naming of the Fair High School

761
00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:41,760
Auditorium in recognition of Pastor

762
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:48,470
Robert J. Matthews.

763
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,240
9.15

764
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:52,560
donation acceptance Middle College High

765
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:57,270
School 57,669.80.

766
00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,040
Yes, Madam Chair. It's recommended Chev

767
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,400
County Board of Education approved the

768
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:05,109
donation acceptance of $57,669.80

769
00:42:05,119 --> 00:42:07,760
from a Mr. Bill Courtourtney to be used

770
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,520
for the purchase of football equipment,

771
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:13,430
uniforms, and helmets.

772
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,800
9.6 16 approval of Protek Professional

773
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:23,270
Technologies Inc. $612,337.73.

774
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,040
Yes, Madam Chair, recommended Shervin

775
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,400
County Board of Education approved the

776
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,960
purchase request for ProTek Professional

777
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,040
Technologies, Inc. in the amount of

778
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:34,710
$612,37.73

779
00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:36,240
for the purchase of a mobile

780
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:40,640
surveillance trailer system.

781
00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:46,160
9.17 approval Lenv Systems US Inc.

782
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:49,510
147,000

783
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:51,680
$915.18

784
00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:54,079
$952.118

785
00:42:54,079 --> 00:42:54,800
sorry

786
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:56,560
yes madam chair is recommended Chevy

787
00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:57,920
County Board of Education approve the

788
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:01,440
purchase request for Line V Systems USA

789
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:05,910
Inc. in the amount of $147,952.118

790
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:07,839
for the purchase of a warranty renewal

791
00:43:07,839 --> 00:43:13,430
of weapons detection bag scanners

792
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:16,880
9 point I do apologize board member July

793
00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:19,680
Garcia I apologize

794
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:24,319
so this item is just for uh

795
00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:27,040
warranty over all of the security the

796
00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:30,160
scanners that we purchased last year

797
00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,800
yes ma'am board member from Mark Garcia.

798
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,040
Did we use the warranty

799
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:37,839
for the first year of full

800
00:43:37,839 --> 00:43:40,160
implementation? And if so, what did that

801
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,640
save us?

802
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,920
Yes, board member Garcia, but I'll defer

803
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:53,750
to um Major Jackson.

804
00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:56,960
Yes, board member Garcia. The warranty

805
00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:01,119
was for two years for the bag scanners.

806
00:44:01,119 --> 00:44:05,040
So, we're out now and it's renewing it

807
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:08,640
for the one additional year with the

808
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,880
service agreement.

809
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:13,200
Did we have did we have significant

810
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:15,680
services where

811
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,160
uh the cost without a warranty would

812
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,640
have been

813
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:22,720
higher than what? So, another year is

814
00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:24,880
$150,000.

815
00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:26,640
What is the average repair on one of our

816
00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:29,520
scanners?

817
00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:34,870
The average repair would be anywhere

818
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:38,960
between 10 and 15,000, but the state of

819
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:43,680
Tennessee requires us to service these

820
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:45,359
machines annually.

821
00:44:45,359 --> 00:44:48,240
Okay. So, this is required to keep our

822
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:49,599
safet we have safety and security

823
00:44:49,599 --> 00:44:51,359
dollars, I'm assuming, attached to this.

824
00:44:51,359 --> 00:44:52,800
Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it.

825
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:57,270
You're welcome.

826
00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:00,240
9.8 8 approval emergency medical

827
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:04,160
resources PLLC $15,000.

828
00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:05,599
Yes, Madam Chair, it's recommended

829
00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:07,200
Shelby County Board of Education approve

830
00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,920
a three-year contract to emergency

831
00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:13,839
medical resources PLLC in the amount of

832
00:45:13,839 --> 00:45:16,160
not to exceed $15,000 to provide

833
00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,160
emergency medical resources. The

834
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,000
professional services provided by the

835
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:22,240
consultant will review and analyze data

836
00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:24,319
from medical related incidences that

837
00:45:24,319 --> 00:45:27,119
will subsequently assist district AED

838
00:45:27,119 --> 00:45:29,760
programs to be more effective with its

839
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:37,750
response using CPR and first aid.

840
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:41,280
We're now on to board items 10.1

841
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:57,829
proposed policies. First reading.

842
00:45:57,839 --> 00:46:00,960
Good afternoon. We have five policies I

843
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,599
believe before you um today. The first

844
00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:06,720
one is policy number 10009,

845
00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:08,880
nondiscrimination statements. And we've

846
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:10,800
discussed all of we discussed all of

847
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:13,520
these policies in the committee meeting.

848
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:16,560
But just as a highle overview with

849
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:19,520
policy number 1009 non-discrimination

850
00:46:19,520 --> 00:46:21,359
statements, we're proposing general

851
00:46:21,359 --> 00:46:23,839
updates to the policy to align with

852
00:46:23,839 --> 00:46:26,400
applicable laws which prohibit um

853
00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:29,119
discrimination. The draft also includes

854
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:31,280
additional language to align the policy

855
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:34,160
with Title 9 requirements, including the

856
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:37,040
name of our Title 9 coordinator, as well

857
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:39,040
as contact information for the US

858
00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,599
Department of Education, just in case

859
00:46:41,599 --> 00:46:44,319
someone needs to report um a violation

860
00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:47,839
of the law or policy. Finally, this

861
00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:50,400
draft um requires annual dissemination

862
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,640
of the policy to school employees,

863
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:55,440
students, and parents and guardians as

864
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:58,079
well as um a requirement for posting a

865
00:46:58,079 --> 00:47:00,160
notice of non-discrimination at all

866
00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:04,240
schools. The next policy is 50002

867
00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:06,480
programs for students with disabilities

868
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,599
under IDEIDA. The key proposed revisions

869
00:47:09,599 --> 00:47:11,760
aligns the definition of a child with

870
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,560
disabilities with applicable law as well

871
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:17,440
as includes language to align with the

872
00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:21,280
ID IDA principle of lease restrictive

873
00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:23,520
environment that mandates that students

874
00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:26,319
with disabilities be educated with their

875
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:30,000
non-disabled peers to the maximum extent

876
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,000
um available.

877
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,040
Policy number 519, early transition to

878
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:37,839
college program. We're proposing that we

879
00:47:37,839 --> 00:47:40,240
repeal this policy because the state no

880
00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:43,200
longer provides this program. Policy

881
00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:45,760
number 6019, student rights and due

882
00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:48,880
process. We're also repo proposing to

883
00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:50,880
repeal this policy because the language

884
00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:54,640
is duplicated in our appeals related to

885
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:56,960
student discip discipline policy which

886
00:47:56,960 --> 00:48:00,240
is 6026 as well as our student conduct

887
00:48:00,240 --> 00:48:03,599
policy which is policy number 6022. Our

888
00:48:03,599 --> 00:48:06,640
last policy is policy 6043 healthc care

889
00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:09,760
management. The revisions in this policy

890
00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:12,800
will align us with state law or guidance

891
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:15,359
with key provisions clarifying that

892
00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:17,119
health care procedures that a student

893
00:48:17,119 --> 00:48:19,359
cannot perform on their own must be done

894
00:48:19,359 --> 00:48:21,680
by a licensed professional. This

895
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:24,000
requires a physician's order as well as

896
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:27,040
written parental authorization. We also

897
00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:29,040
clarified that district staff are now

898
00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:32,079
permitted by law to provide to provide

899
00:48:32,079 --> 00:48:34,559
first aid to students in emergency

900
00:48:34,559 --> 00:48:41,270
situations for uh minor injuries.

901
00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:45,589
Any questions?

902
00:48:45,599 --> 00:48:48,870
Thank you.

903
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,240
10.2 Two, resolution approval fiscal

904
00:48:52,240 --> 00:49:08,470
year 26 August 2025 budget amendment.

905
00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:12,790
Go to the next slide.

906
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:14,720
All right. Uh, thank you, Dr. Richmond,

907
00:49:14,720 --> 00:49:20,160
members of the board. Tonight, um this budget amendment authorizes a net

908
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,800
increase to our all funds budget by

909
00:49:22,800 --> 00:49:26,630
66,430,39.

910
00:49:26,640 --> 00:49:28,960
It is amending our budget from 1

911
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:34,549
bill952,112,514

912
00:49:34,559 --> 00:49:40,870
to2 bill18,542,823.

913
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:44,000
First starting with the general fund, is increasing by

914
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:48,710
72,714,462

915
00:49:48,720 --> 00:49:51,119
for two primary reason. First, and we'll

916
00:49:51,119 --> 00:49:53,119
discuss in the next item, but it's the

917
00:49:53,119 --> 00:50:00,720
um 66.4 million for our um general fund balance and then we have about $4.5

918
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:04,000
million um for our comprehensive

919
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:06,480
coordinated early intervention services.

920
00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:07,839
And then we have a little over $3

921
00:50:07,839 --> 00:50:10,559
million to true up to for our one-time

922
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:12,559
teacher bonuses.

923
00:50:12,559 --> 00:50:15,200
Um, next is the

924
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,040
capital improvement fund. It's actually

925
00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:21,990
decreasing by 14,986,261.

926
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:23,599
And again, we're just aligning the

927
00:50:23,599 --> 00:50:26,000
capital improvement fund to that. Um,

928
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:27,760
that aligns with what the budget is for

929
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:29,680
the county now that they've approved

930
00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:33,359
their budget. Next slide.

931
00:50:33,359 --> 00:50:36,319
Then our non federal special revenue um

932
00:50:36,319 --> 00:50:38,880
budget we affectionately call it fund 8.

933
00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:43,349
It's increasing by $8,72,18.

934
00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:46,800
And essentially uh we're um um

935
00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:48,960
increasing the state improvement grant

936
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:53,200
um for a carryover of $1.7 million. Um

937
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,440
and then we also have the state

938
00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:59,990
improvement grant for $6,345,581.

939
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,720
Next slide.

940
00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:05,280
Um board members, as we went over in

941
00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:07,760
committee, um just to be transparent, in

942
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:10,880
the back of your um handouts for the uh

943
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:12,960
budget amendment, you'll now see where

944
00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:16,160
we're bringing any new um positions that

945
00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:17,520
we're adding to the budget for your

946
00:51:17,520 --> 00:51:20,400
approval. Um these positions are listed

947
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:23,119
here. The majority of them is for our CC

948
00:51:23,119 --> 00:51:26,240
EIS program. And then we have um a

949
00:51:26,240 --> 00:51:28,880
couple for um part-time positions

950
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:31,119
related to a grant that we got from the

951
00:51:31,119 --> 00:51:33,760
city of Memphis for uh house assistance.

952
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:35,839
Next slide.

953
00:51:35,839 --> 00:51:38,079
Uh you can go to the next slide. We've

954
00:51:38,079 --> 00:51:39,680
gone through this and then now I'll take

955
00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:41,839
any questions around the fun uh the

956
00:51:41,839 --> 00:51:48,069
budget amendment.

957
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:50,800
Vice Chair Love,

958
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,839
I know it isn't the 20th day of school,

959
00:51:53,839 --> 00:51:56,960
but do you have projections on the

960
00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:59,839
enrollment this year?

961
00:51:59,839 --> 00:52:00,880
Trending up.

962
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:02,880
Great question, Bo. Love. So, as you

963
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:06,960
know, we're on day 12, I believe. Now,

964
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:10,559
uh we're on day 12. Um uh my team sends

965
00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:12,160
a report to all the senior leaders,

966
00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:15,280
including the superintendent. Right now

967
00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,920
um we're close to what we projected as

968
00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:19,440
you'll remember board members we have a

969
00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:21,359
projected enrollment and then we have

970
00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:23,599
actuals I don't want to give a projected

971
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:25,920
number because it's just projected on

972
00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:30,640
20th day ends um on Friday is is 20day

973
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:33,359
Friday was that next Friday

974
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:35,520
I'm tripping next Friday 20 days next

975
00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:39,200
Friday I'm sorry misik um right now I

976
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:40,880
would say year-over-year the numbers are

977
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,520
comparable to where we are um one of the

978
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:45,520
things we always watching is where

979
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:47,040
charter schools will land obviously

980
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:48,480
because that money goes directly out of

981
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:49,920
the door and then where we are

982
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:51,920
enrollment wise. Again, what I'll say is

983
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:53,520
we're comparable to where we were

984
00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:55,839
year-over-year as we're watching it on

985
00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:58,319
day 12. Looking forward to bringing uh

986
00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:00,559
next week a more comprehensive list as

987
00:53:00,559 --> 00:53:05,589
we get closer to day 20.

988
00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:08,870
Thank you.

989
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:10,559
Board member Kenny.

990
00:53:10,559 --> 00:53:14,079
Thank you. Um if I recall, Dr. Um,

991
00:53:14,079 --> 00:53:16,559
Richmond, we generally will get that

992
00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:18,960
true up in October, right? That's what

993
00:53:18,960 --> 00:53:23,680
we got it last year around October.

994
00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:26,800
Yes, ma'am. Uh, board member McKenna,

995
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:28,319
thank you for that question. The way the

996
00:53:28,319 --> 00:53:31,040
team and I are looking at it is again,

997
00:53:31,040 --> 00:53:33,680
we'll look at 20day, but you're

998
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:36,160
absolutely right. beyond the 20th day

999
00:53:36,160 --> 00:53:39,119
period. What we've traditionally done is

1000
00:53:39,119 --> 00:53:42,400
if and when we go out for fall break, we

1001
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:45,520
try to true up uh by looking at where we

1002
00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:49,359
need to adjust uh staff. Uh and so we'll

1003
00:53:49,359 --> 00:53:52,000
be doing something similar to that this

1004
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:54,880
year as to not disrupt schools. And if

1005
00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:56,960
we're going to make some staff changes

1006
00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:59,599
in regards to leveling of class and

1007
00:53:59,599 --> 00:54:02,000
staff adjustment, it will occur at that

1008
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,640
9-week period. So that again we're not

1009
00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:07,599
disrupting uh students or schools in the

1010
00:54:07,599 --> 00:54:10,960
middle of the nineweek period.

1011
00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:12,960
And follow up that'll give us a better

1012
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:17,040
picture of our teacher um vacancies

1013
00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:18,319
as well, right?

1014
00:54:18,319 --> 00:54:19,280
Yes, it will.

1015
00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:24,870
Okay. Thank you.

1016
00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:27,359
10.3 resolution approval of Shelby

1017
00:54:27,359 --> 00:54:29,119
County Board of Education assignment of

1018
00:54:29,119 --> 00:54:31,520
general fund balance.

1019
00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:33,280
Uh yes ma'am.

1020
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:35,760
Um, Dr. Richmond, board members, this is

1021
00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:38,079
our general fund fund balance. Um, as I

1022
00:54:38,079 --> 00:54:40,559
alluded to in committee in August, on

1023
00:54:40,559 --> 00:54:43,040
August 31st is when we close the books

1024
00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:45,440
for the prior year and then the annual

1025
00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:48,079
audit starts. Ahead of that, um, we have

1026
00:54:48,079 --> 00:54:50,079
to do a couple fund balance assignments

1027
00:54:50,079 --> 00:54:52,000
per policy that I'll go over in a

1028
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:53,839
second. And then we have an opportunity

1029
00:54:53,839 --> 00:54:56,800
to look at other fund balances. Um, as I

1030
00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:59,440
alluded to, we're around 23 24% right

1031
00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:03,359
now, which is essentially 9 to 10% over

1032
00:55:03,359 --> 00:55:06,000
what's required for um by policy for

1033
00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:08,079
board. So, financially, we're in a

1034
00:55:08,079 --> 00:55:10,880
really good space where we want to be as

1035
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:14,000
far as fund balance goes. Um, if if this

1036
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:15,920
uh fund balance assignment is approved,

1037
00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:18,480
then we'll be around 19% again, which is

1038
00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:21,680
about 4% over the highend for a fund

1039
00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:24,000
balance. Again, per policy, we want to

1040
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,720
be between 8 to 15% of your annual

1041
00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:28,559
expenditures for fund balance. And

1042
00:55:28,559 --> 00:55:30,079
again, if this is approved, we'll still

1043
00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:32,640
be at 19%. So, I'll quickly go over what

1044
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:34,400
these fund balance assignments for are

1045
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:38,400
for. First, $329,33.

1046
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:41,680
These are for un um allocated board

1047
00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:43,599
allocations from last year. So, board

1048
00:55:43,599 --> 00:55:46,480
members, we allocated a total of of

1049
00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:48,640
1,125,000

1050
00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:51,119
uh allocations. those that was left

1051
00:55:51,119 --> 00:55:53,200
unspent, we're rolling them over for

1052
00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:58,230
this year. Um 28,228,147

1053
00:55:58,240 --> 00:56:00,400
by policy. These are carry forward

1054
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:02,559
purchase orders. Again, by policy,

1055
00:56:02,559 --> 00:56:05,119
anything that's 5,000 or greater that

1056
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:07,200
has a contract attached to it, we roll

1057
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:09,040
forward and take the money out of fund

1058
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:12,000
balance. So for easy math, essentially

1059
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:14,079
what we do is that this money that was

1060
00:56:14,079 --> 00:56:16,319
unspent for last year, it falls to fund

1061
00:56:16,319 --> 00:56:17,760
balance and now we're just taking it

1062
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:20,079
out. The way I like to explain it is

1063
00:56:20,079 --> 00:56:21,280
you're moving it from your checking

1064
00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:23,359
account, went to your savings, and now

1065
00:56:23,359 --> 00:56:25,359
you're moving it over to do these

1066
00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:27,359
one-time things. The next item you'll

1067
00:56:27,359 --> 00:56:31,030
see is $4,192,659.

1068
00:56:31,040 --> 00:56:32,240
That's for deferred maintenance

1069
00:56:32,240 --> 00:56:34,240
projects. Those are projects that we had

1070
00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:36,319
last year that we didn't finish. Now

1071
00:56:36,319 --> 00:56:38,400
we're rolling them over to this year. We

1072
00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:41,440
affectionately have about 53 to 55

1073
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:44,079
projects that's underway right now. Um

1074
00:56:44,079 --> 00:56:46,160
when Miss Stewart and I talked, um we

1075
00:56:46,160 --> 00:56:47,920
don't want to do too many more projects,

1076
00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:49,599
but we want to true up and do all of the

1077
00:56:49,599 --> 00:56:51,680
projects that we currently have. So this

1078
00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:53,920
$4 million will help us kind of close

1079
00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:55,760
out any major construction projects that

1080
00:56:55,760 --> 00:57:00,240
we have. Um and then $18,590,

1081
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:02,720
337 is for the textbook, science

1082
00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:05,440
textbook adoption. 16 million of that is

1083
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:07,680
for textbooks. The other 2 million and

1084
00:57:07,680 --> 00:57:10,880
some change is for um the warehouse fee.

1085
00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:13,359
So, our warehouse charges, we do a

1086
00:57:13,359 --> 00:57:16,240
mockup of 15% for delivering the uh

1087
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:20,240
books to our schools. Um, a 8 100

1088
00:57:20,240 --> 00:57:22,799
1,846,72

1089
00:57:22,799 --> 00:57:25,280
is for our school projects. Um, as we

1090
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:28,000
undergo the facility plan this year, as

1091
00:57:28,000 --> 00:57:30,559
we anticipate possibly getting back more

1092
00:57:30,559 --> 00:57:32,799
ASD schools next year, we want to put

1093
00:57:32,799 --> 00:57:35,280
aside some money just in case uh we need

1094
00:57:35,280 --> 00:57:38,079
to to get schools online before July

1095
00:57:38,079 --> 00:57:41,040
1st. And then lastly, $12 million is for

1096
00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:44,079
the uh device purchase. This 15,000

1097
00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:46,160
devices will get us to a full complement

1098
00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:48,240
for our high school students. Um that

1099
00:57:48,240 --> 00:57:50,000
gets us to this final fund balance

1100
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:51,920
assignment. I'll take any questions uh

1101
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:55,119
related to this.

1102
00:57:55,119 --> 00:57:58,000
Board member Kenny.

1103
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:00,400
Thank Thank you, Dr. Richmond. For the

1104
00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:02,079
listening public, I know we're going to

1105
00:58:02,079 --> 00:58:03,520
start this process, but I want to make

1106
00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:05,119
sure everybody understands what the fund

1107
00:58:05,119 --> 00:58:07,760
balance is used for because we are we

1108
00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:11,200
have a a higher than required, but we

1109
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:12,400
need to make sure we everyone

1110
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:14,400
understands what we can do with that

1111
00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:16,079
money and what we cannot do with that

1112
00:58:16,079 --> 00:58:18,480
money and what's fiscally responsible to

1113
00:58:18,480 --> 00:58:20,160
do.

1114
00:58:20,160 --> 00:58:21,599
Yeah. Thank you.

1115
00:58:21,599 --> 00:58:23,599
board member McKini. Uh I'll

1116
00:58:23,599 --> 00:58:25,359
have Mr. Langston. Mr. Langston, would

1117
00:58:25,359 --> 00:58:28,160
you uh explain uh the restrictions on

1118
00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:31,280
that particular restricted uh account

1119
00:58:31,280 --> 00:58:32,559
regarding fund balance?

1120
00:58:32,559 --> 00:58:34,960
Thank you, Dr. Richmond. So, when it

1121
00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:36,720
comes to fund balance, again, the way I

1122
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:38,799
like to explain it in kind of layman's

1123
00:58:38,799 --> 00:58:41,200
terms is your your budget is your

1124
00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:42,799
checking account. Your fund balance is

1125
00:58:42,799 --> 00:58:44,720
your savings account. Savings accounts

1126
00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:46,240
is what you want to do on one-time

1127
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:48,480
things. Your unassigned fund balance is

1128
00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:52,559
what you can do and what's is um tied to

1129
00:58:52,559 --> 00:58:54,559
policy. You have a restricted fund

1130
00:58:54,559 --> 00:58:56,559
balance as well, which is where you set

1131
00:58:56,559 --> 00:58:59,760
aside 3% of TISA just in case for some

1132
00:58:59,760 --> 00:59:02,319
odd reason the state can't deliver you

1133
00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:04,319
your normal monthly payment and you can

1134
00:59:04,319 --> 00:59:06,400
continue to do payroll and things of

1135
00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:08,240
your debt nature. Again, this is your

1136
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:09,920
unassigned fund balance. Again, by

1137
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:12,000
policy, the policy, the board has said

1138
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:14,480
that we want to stay between 8 and 15%.

1139
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:16,559
Just for it's essentially your rainy day

1140
00:59:16,559 --> 00:59:18,799
fund for you only want to use it for

1141
00:59:18,799 --> 00:59:20,160
one-time things. You never want to use

1142
00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:22,160
your fund balance for reoccurring costs

1143
00:59:22,160 --> 00:59:24,160
because again it can be depleted and

1144
00:59:24,160 --> 00:59:25,760
also you want to look into the future

1145
00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:28,480
and forecast of of things to come. So

1146
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:30,559
again as I alluded to even with this

1147
00:59:30,559 --> 00:59:33,599
approval we'll be at 19% which is 4%

1148
00:59:33,599 --> 00:59:36,480
higher than the highest end of 15% that

1149
00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:38,960
the board wants wants us to be. Um but

1150
00:59:38,960 --> 00:59:41,520
we are uh closely watching it again

1151
00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:42,960
because we know that we have some

1152
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:45,200
upcoming things um to get online. For

1153
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:47,520
instance, uh the new high schools will

1154
00:59:47,520 --> 00:59:49,839
have to contribute to uh we'll have to

1155
00:59:49,839 --> 00:59:51,839
con constantly do device purchases and

1156
00:59:51,839 --> 00:59:53,440
things of that nature. But again, those

1157
00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:55,119
are all onetime things that we want to

1158
00:59:55,119 --> 00:59:56,640
consider when we think about fund

1159
00:59:56,640 --> 01:00:00,630
balance assignments.

1160
01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:03,200
Board member Hua Garcia.

1161
01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:06,319
Thank you. uh the 329,000

1162
01:00:06,319 --> 01:00:08,960
for carryover board allocations. Is that

1163
01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:11,280
just last year or do we have any schools

1164
01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:14,160
that have had uh allocations for

1165
01:00:14,160 --> 01:00:16,319
multiple years that they have not spent?

1166
01:00:16,319 --> 01:00:17,920
Great question, board member Garcia.

1167
01:00:17,920 --> 01:00:20,000
That's just for last year. So if for

1168
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:21,680
some reason schools hadn't spent, we

1169
01:00:21,680 --> 01:00:23,040
just let them follow the fund balance

1170
01:00:23,040 --> 01:00:25,680
for that. Um if it's two years prior,

1171
01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:27,680
this is just for last year of any

1172
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:30,079
unspent funds that happened again just

1173
01:00:30,079 --> 01:00:31,599
for last year and we can give it to you

1174
01:00:31,599 --> 01:00:34,000
by a board member. So again, we usually

1175
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:37,200
only do one year. Um, and yeah, that's

1176
01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:38,240
what this is.

1177
01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:40,000
I think there's several of us who had

1178
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:42,880
questions and we brought up the need to

1179
01:00:42,880 --> 01:00:45,599
revisit our allocations policy and I

1180
01:00:45,599 --> 01:00:47,920
think going into budget season. Is it

1181
01:00:47,920 --> 01:00:51,680
easy for the finance team to maybe look

1182
01:00:51,680 --> 01:00:56,319
at the last few years to see like what

1183
01:00:56,319 --> 01:00:58,319
codes what are the what percentage of

1184
01:00:58,319 --> 01:01:00,000
funds are going to things like student

1185
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:02,400
incentives or I think what I'm

1186
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:07,119
interested in is are we using board

1187
01:01:07,119 --> 01:01:10,559
allocations to potentially

1188
01:01:10,559 --> 01:01:12,559
fill a deficit that we should be

1189
01:01:12,559 --> 01:01:14,000
actually putting in the budget. Right?

1190
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:15,280
if we're all putting in student

1191
01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:16,960
incentives, maybe that's something we

1192
01:01:16,960 --> 01:01:21,200
actually just fund. Um, and in terms of

1193
01:01:21,200 --> 01:01:24,480
uh or or covering up things like I know

1194
01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:27,280
uh locker rooms need redone, right? Uh

1195
01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:29,599
our board member teachers lounge, right?

1196
01:01:29,599 --> 01:01:34,000
Um, if we're all funding similar things,

1197
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:36,400
um, or we're funding what I what we

1198
01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:39,119
might consider need, then we can we can

1199
01:01:39,119 --> 01:01:41,040
discuss that as a board some priorities

1200
01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:42,480
we can actually put directly in the

1201
01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:45,200
budget and free up for, you know,

1202
01:01:45,200 --> 01:01:47,760
special field trips or whatever it is

1203
01:01:47,760 --> 01:01:49,599
that we decide those board allocations

1204
01:01:49,599 --> 01:01:53,920
should be assigned to. Um, but not um

1205
01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:57,440
what could be I think budget gaps. So,

1206
01:01:57,440 --> 01:02:00,319
could you provide us like a three-year

1207
01:02:00,319 --> 01:02:01,280
analysis?

1208
01:02:01,280 --> 01:02:04,960
Yes, ma'am. I I um we can we can 100% do

1209
01:02:04,960 --> 01:02:07,920
that. And then one of the things that

1210
01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:10,000
um we can be a better partner at too,

1211
01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:11,839
you can always reach out if a school

1212
01:02:11,839 --> 01:02:14,000
asks you for something. And more than

1213
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:16,240
likely, a lot of the things that I see

1214
01:02:16,240 --> 01:02:17,920
is something that's already probably in

1215
01:02:17,920 --> 01:02:19,280
the budget and the schools are just

1216
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:21,920
asking for more or they don't realize

1217
01:02:21,920 --> 01:02:24,799
that it's in the budget. So, um, one,

1218
01:02:24,799 --> 01:02:26,720
yes, we can get that, uh, analysis for

1219
01:02:26,720 --> 01:02:28,880
you. Probably a 3 to 5 year trend of

1220
01:02:28,880 --> 01:02:30,960
what it has been. And then what we've

1221
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:32,559
tried to do as a budget team also is

1222
01:02:32,559 --> 01:02:34,400
look at those trends. And as you can

1223
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:36,240
see, some of the things like we put

1224
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:38,000
money in the budget for athletics and

1225
01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:39,839
things of that nature over the years to

1226
01:02:39,839 --> 01:02:40,880
kind of combat that.

1227
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:44,160
Okay. Great. Thank you, chair. I'm

1228
01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:46,240
sorry. If I may pay you back while we're

1229
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,799
on the subject of the same topic.

1230
01:02:48,799 --> 01:02:51,040
Everybody, I got Let me go around. I get

1231
01:02:51,040 --> 01:02:51,359
to

1232
01:02:51,359 --> 01:02:52,960
All right. was just relevant to what she

1233
01:02:52,960 --> 01:02:54,720
said, but that's okay.

1234
01:02:54,720 --> 01:02:58,240
Board member Otai.

1235
01:02:58,240 --> 01:03:02,559
Thank you, chair. Uh, inter Dr. U

1236
01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:04,880
Richmond.

1237
01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:06,559
Uh, just taking some notes here. So, all

1238
01:03:06,559 --> 01:03:08,160
resources will be in place to support

1239
01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:10,079
academic and operational needs as it

1240
01:03:10,079 --> 01:03:14,720
pertains to the textbooks and devices

1241
01:03:14,720 --> 01:03:16,240
with these with this carryover funds

1242
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:18,640
that we have here.

1243
01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:20,400
Yes.

1244
01:03:20,400 --> 01:03:23,119
All right. Thank you.

1245
01:03:23,119 --> 01:03:27,680
Board member vice chair love

1246
01:03:27,680 --> 01:03:30,799
Amber asked my question.

1247
01:03:30,799 --> 01:03:33,359
I I will add a little more context to

1248
01:03:33,359 --> 01:03:35,200
board member Garcia's question as well

1249
01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:38,640
as your question. uh vice chair love the

1250
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:40,640
team will tell you I've spoken with them

1251
01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:44,000
about regional superintendence

1252
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:47,760
uh possibly having uh an allocation

1253
01:03:47,760 --> 01:03:52,000
where we will uh incentivize schools uh

1254
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:56,720
by region uh grade band uh as a way for

1255
01:03:56,720 --> 01:03:59,920
uh us getting around attendance around

1256
01:03:59,920 --> 01:04:03,119
being uh fight free around other things

1257
01:04:03,119 --> 01:04:06,480
that we know schools need in order for

1258
01:04:06,480 --> 01:04:08,240
uh students to want to come to school,

1259
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:10,400
for them to be excited about coming to

1260
01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:12,799
school, and so we can kind of also

1261
01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:15,599
create uh some competition

1262
01:04:15,599 --> 01:04:18,079
uh around some of those metrics that we

1263
01:04:18,079 --> 01:04:20,799
want to move in in positive directions.

1264
01:04:20,799 --> 01:04:26,480
Uh and so I appreciate the question that you asked and I appreciate the way

1265
01:04:26,480 --> 01:04:28,799
uh Mr. Langston framed it in a way that

1266
01:04:28,799 --> 01:04:32,160
if we know we want to reinforce certain

1267
01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:35,200
positive behaviors through our RTIB, our

1268
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:38,720
MTSS and our social emotional learning,

1269
01:04:38,720 --> 01:04:42,640
uh it may uh speak more to equity. Uh if

1270
01:04:42,640 --> 01:04:46,799
we did it uh using the regional model uh

1271
01:04:46,799 --> 01:04:49,599
to do it and to allocate uh those funds

1272
01:04:49,599 --> 01:04:53,039
equitably across uh the regions as well

1273
01:04:53,039 --> 01:04:54,960
as the grade bands uh within that

1274
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,599
region. So thanks for that question.

1275
01:04:57,599 --> 01:05:00,559
Board member Williams.

1276
01:05:00,559 --> 01:05:03,280
Yes. Uh I would like to give public

1277
01:05:03,280 --> 01:05:06,079
thanks to Tito. He has done a remarkable

1278
01:05:06,079 --> 01:05:07,359
job.

1279
01:05:07,359 --> 01:05:09,119
I mean everybody who has a problem comes

1280
01:05:09,119 --> 01:05:11,359
to here with money and these teachers

1281
01:05:11,359 --> 01:05:14,480
they call constantly about money and he

1282
01:05:14,480 --> 01:05:17,760
has done a magnificent job. So I thank

1283
01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:19,920
you for that and certainly the fund

1284
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:21,440
balance and what you collect at the end

1285
01:05:21,440 --> 01:05:22,799
whatever you have left over it's could

1286
01:05:22,799 --> 01:05:24,319
put to good use because you have to

1287
01:05:24,319 --> 01:05:26,319
figure out a lot of things because

1288
01:05:26,319 --> 01:05:28,319
people will call me and the mitten I'm

1289
01:05:28,319 --> 01:05:30,000
going to do this I'm going to kill you

1290
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:33,119
know I'm going to my money so and he he

1291
01:05:33,119 --> 01:05:35,520
manages to fix it some kind of a way so

1292
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:37,359
that the fund balance plays a crucial

1293
01:05:37,359 --> 01:05:39,440
role cuz whatever's in the fund balance

1294
01:05:39,440 --> 01:05:41,039
can be used to satisfy some of these

1295
01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:43,280
broke people these broke teachers

1296
01:05:43,280 --> 01:05:45,440
especially and I appreciate it and I

1297
01:05:45,440 --> 01:05:47,119
thank you for all that you do for this

1298
01:05:47,119 --> 01:05:49,599
school system uh with your funding and

1299
01:05:49,599 --> 01:05:51,119
your mechanisms.

1300
01:05:51,119 --> 01:05:51,680
Yeah,

1301
01:05:51,680 --> 01:05:52,559
that's an honor.

1302
01:05:52,559 --> 01:05:57,280
I I' I'd like to thank you again uh Mr.

1303
01:05:57,280 --> 01:06:00,559
Langston. Uh, but I also do want to say

1304
01:06:00,559 --> 01:06:03,119
uh, Miss McKenna raised the right

1305
01:06:03,119 --> 01:06:05,920
question around fund balance. And even

1306
01:06:05,920 --> 01:06:08,880
though our fund balance appears to be

1307
01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:13,200
robust, there's about 80 million that,

1308
01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:16,960
believe it or not, is really spoken for.

1309
01:06:16,960 --> 01:06:19,039
uh that 80 million when you think about

1310
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:22,160
the new Frasier bill, that's about $40

1311
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:24,160
million that we're going to have to put

1312
01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:27,039
toward that school uh to furnish it and

1313
01:06:27,039 --> 01:06:29,200
to do some other things. And then when

1314
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:31,680
we start on the east bill, we're going

1315
01:06:31,680 --> 01:06:34,480
to need another 40 million not taking

1316
01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:37,760
into consideration uh colas not taking

1317
01:06:37,760 --> 01:06:41,119
into consideration just uh salary

1318
01:06:41,119 --> 01:06:43,599
harmonization. there's still a lot of

1319
01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:47,520
different employees. uh as we go through

1320
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:49,680
uh our compensation study and we get

1321
01:06:49,680 --> 01:06:52,079
that information back uh with Miss

1322
01:06:52,079 --> 01:06:54,799
Oliver and the team uh we want to ensure

1323
01:06:54,799 --> 01:06:57,680
that all employees are being uh

1324
01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:00,640
compensated appropriately uh and that

1325
01:07:00,640 --> 01:07:04,000
we're offering a fair market uh

1326
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:07,119
competitive uh compensation and salary

1327
01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:08,880
schedule so that we'll be able to

1328
01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:11,280
recruit and retain uh not just our

1329
01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:13,599
teachers but all of our employees. So, I

1330
01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:15,520
appreciate the question that Miss U

1331
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:17,599
McKenna, board member McKenna asked

1332
01:07:17,599 --> 01:07:20,079
earlier.

1333
01:07:20,079 --> 01:07:23,200
Board member Kissing.

1334
01:07:23,200 --> 01:07:25,680
Thank you, Chair.

1335
01:07:25,680 --> 01:07:29,200
So, going back to the um school board

1336
01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:31,599
member allocations and just the process.

1337
01:07:31,599 --> 01:07:34,079
I wonder if that's part of the problem

1338
01:07:34,079 --> 01:07:37,440
with just how whomever whether it's the

1339
01:07:37,440 --> 01:07:39,760
principal or the financial secretaries

1340
01:07:39,760 --> 01:07:44,160
in executing the application to to get

1341
01:07:44,160 --> 01:07:45,839
the money cuz it's always very clear to

1342
01:07:45,839 --> 01:07:48,160
me and they're very I I haven't had any

1343
01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:49,760
problems with it over the years but

1344
01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:51,680
maybe I I don't know how many schools or

1345
01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:53,839
what amount so I'd like to know for for

1346
01:07:53,839 --> 01:07:56,480
district one. So that's one thing. Um

1347
01:07:56,480 --> 01:07:58,319
but the other thing as far as our field

1348
01:07:58,319 --> 01:08:00,160
trips, you know, when we had the um

1349
01:08:00,160 --> 01:08:03,200
discover Memphis and just the status of

1350
01:08:03,200 --> 01:08:05,839
that because that's really really

1351
01:08:05,839 --> 01:08:08,799
important.

1352
01:08:08,799 --> 01:08:11,520
Great uh question. Um

1353
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:13,839
I was hoping I'd get a great question

1354
01:08:13,839 --> 01:08:14,799
response. Thank you.

1355
01:08:14,799 --> 01:08:16,480
That's a great question. First to your

1356
01:08:16,480 --> 01:08:18,640
original question, um you and I have

1357
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:22,560
talked about that and then um I'll

1358
01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:24,960
we'll do a better job of preparing

1359
01:08:24,960 --> 01:08:27,120
schools to be aligned when we go through

1360
01:08:27,120 --> 01:08:29,440
the budget process. The second part is

1361
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:32,560
uh on Thursdays we have um AOTI meeting

1362
01:08:32,560 --> 01:08:36,159
where um a lot of us outside of cabinet

1363
01:08:36,159 --> 01:08:37,839
huddle together to talk about district

1364
01:08:37,839 --> 01:08:39,839
initiatives and how we move forward. And

1365
01:08:39,839 --> 01:08:41,040
one of the things that came up last

1366
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,920
Thursday was discover Miss Memphis Dr.

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01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:45,679
Luster, I know who's in charge of

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01:08:45,679 --> 01:08:48,000
it. She's outside. She brought u

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01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:51,359
together the full plan um last week. So,

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01:08:51,359 --> 01:08:53,759
it'll be going out to schools and we'll

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01:08:53,759 --> 01:08:55,120
be talking about it with principles at

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01:08:55,120 --> 01:08:56,960
the principal meeting on next week. I

1373
01:08:56,960 --> 01:08:58,719
assume we we can talk more about this uh

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01:08:58,719 --> 01:09:00,000
in our board retreat over the next

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01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:01,839
couple of days and how we rotate through

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01:09:01,839 --> 01:09:04,719
maybe nonprofits that are uh benefiting

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01:09:04,719 --> 01:09:06,960
from that and just making sure that uh

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01:09:06,960 --> 01:09:10,239
for example the Memphis Zoo which bans

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01:09:10,239 --> 01:09:13,679
um pre-week during our spring breaks um

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01:09:13,679 --> 01:09:15,759
that's a problem and I want to make sure

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01:09:15,759 --> 01:09:18,080
before I ever leave this board that that

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01:09:18,080 --> 01:09:20,400
is rectified and I just want to say for

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01:09:20,400 --> 01:09:22,560
the record it's wrong how the Memphis

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01:09:22,560 --> 01:09:24,080
Zoo

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01:09:24,080 --> 01:09:26,880
prevents any sort of free access to the

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01:09:26,880 --> 01:09:29,279
zoo during the one week that Memphis

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01:09:29,279 --> 01:09:30,640
Shelby County Schools is on spring

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01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:31,600
break.

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01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:34,880
It is absolutely unacceptable. So before

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01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,199
we do any more funding of field trips

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01:09:37,199 --> 01:09:38,880
for the zoo, let's have a conversation

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01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:40,400
about that. Thank you.

1393
01:09:40,400 --> 01:09:42,319
I agree with that.

1394
01:09:42,319 --> 01:09:43,520
Definitely agree.

1395
01:09:43,520 --> 01:09:44,880
I totally agree with you.

1396
01:09:44,880 --> 01:09:47,120
I agree.

1397
01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:49,839
Yeah. You got nine agreements.

1398
01:09:49,839 --> 01:09:51,120
We had a conversation.

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01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:54,000
Board member Kenny about

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01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:55,840
I think we all agree with that.

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01:09:55,840 --> 01:09:57,360
I agree with that.

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01:09:57,360 --> 01:09:59,760
I think thank you board member Hu Garcia

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01:09:59,760 --> 01:10:02,080
for bringing that up about strategic

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01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:04,239
allocations. And I think this is an

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01:10:04,239 --> 01:10:05,920
opportunity for us to think about a

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01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:08,880
policy so that we can be strategic in

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01:10:08,880 --> 01:10:10,800
thinking about our allocations and how

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01:10:10,800 --> 01:10:13,440
we do those allocations. So I appreciate

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01:10:13,440 --> 01:10:16,000
that. Um and I look forward to working

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01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:18,800
with Dr. Richmond and uh the money man

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01:10:18,800 --> 01:10:20,880
Tito

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01:10:20,880 --> 01:10:23,520
to help us figure that out cuz I do want

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01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:24,800
to make sure that we're thinking about

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01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:26,640
equity as well.

1415
01:10:26,640 --> 01:10:28,880
Don't

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01:10:28,880 --> 01:10:32,400
Yeah. Okay. Board member M Oay I'm sorry

1417
01:10:32,400 --> 01:10:34,800
I got McKenna Otay.

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01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:36,880
Thank you chair. Dr. Richmond I had a

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01:10:36,880 --> 01:10:38,400
question. So we mentioned the East

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01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:41,520
region school. Um we have the SCORP fund

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01:10:41,520 --> 01:10:44,400
here. These have not been assigned or

1422
01:10:44,400 --> 01:10:47,360
allocated already. Correct.

1423
01:10:47,360 --> 01:10:49,920
these funds they're just correct.

1424
01:10:49,920 --> 01:10:51,840
Okay. Have we What is the average cost

1425
01:10:51,840 --> 01:10:53,760
to building a new school? Now, the only

1426
01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:55,920
reason why I asked this is because the

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01:10:55,920 --> 01:10:57,840
principal at Cordova made a great

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01:10:57,840 --> 01:11:00,800
suggestion of building a

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01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:02,880
uh

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01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:04,320
a nth grade academy. Yeah, I mentioned

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01:11:04,320 --> 01:11:06,239
it to you last week at at our facilities

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01:11:06,239 --> 01:11:08,800
meeting, a ninth grade academy since

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01:11:08,800 --> 01:11:10,480
we're having to close or move from

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01:11:10,480 --> 01:11:13,360
Germantown pretty soon. Have we looked

1435
01:11:13,360 --> 01:11:15,199
into that? Have we taken taken that into

1436
01:11:15,199 --> 01:11:17,280
consideration of

1437
01:11:17,280 --> 01:11:20,159
uh not at this time uh board member Otay

1438
01:11:20,159 --> 01:11:23,120
we haven't uh taken into consideration

1439
01:11:23,120 --> 01:11:26,880
uh I think at this point the price on a

1440
01:11:26,880 --> 01:11:30,320
new school is somewhere between 100 and

1441
01:11:30,320 --> 01:11:33,360
120 or 40 million roughly

1442
01:11:33,360 --> 01:11:35,760
is is that Mr. Langston isn't that the

1443
01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:36,560
projection?

1444
01:11:36,560 --> 01:11:36,800
Yes.

1445
01:11:36,800 --> 01:11:38,320
sir. And that just depends on your

1446
01:11:38,320 --> 01:11:40,880
square footage. 40 is just the

1447
01:11:40,880 --> 01:11:42,800
construction for just the new Frasier

1448
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:45,040
High School. And remember this just for

1449
01:11:45,040 --> 01:11:48,000
1,000 students. So, um, as we continue

1450
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:50,640
to go year after year, inflation goes

1451
01:11:50,640 --> 01:11:52,159
up. Um, but again, that's just

1452
01:11:52,159 --> 01:11:54,080
construction cost. What Dr. Richmond

1453
01:11:54,080 --> 01:11:55,920
alluded to um

1454
01:11:55,920 --> 01:11:57,840
earlier about the $80 million, $40

1455
01:11:57,840 --> 01:12:00,080
million just for just furniture and

1456
01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:03,120
fixture and outfitting um the school. So

1457
01:12:03,120 --> 01:12:07,280
altogether um on the low end for um a

1458
01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:09,040
th000 students you're looking at in the

1459
01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:11,920
neighborhood of 165 $170 million and

1460
01:12:11,920 --> 01:12:17,679
then for 2000 um enrollment school. Um I

1461
01:12:17,679 --> 01:12:19,760
think it it was estimated as high as

1462
01:12:19,760 --> 01:12:21,920
$215 million.

1463
01:12:21,920 --> 01:12:24,400
Awesome. So, I guess my my last question

1464
01:12:24,400 --> 01:12:25,840
is, is that something that you guys will

1465
01:12:25,840 --> 01:12:28,800
consider exploring building a freshman

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01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:30,560
academy behind the Cordova High School

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01:12:30,560 --> 01:12:32,080
since we do have the land back there

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01:12:32,080 --> 01:12:32,960
already?

1469
01:12:32,960 --> 01:12:35,040
Uh, thank you again, uh, board member

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01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:38,239
Otay for that question. Uh, I will talk

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01:12:38,239 --> 01:12:40,159
with staff. I'll speak with Miss

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01:12:40,159 --> 01:12:45,040
Stewart. Uh, I know uh, Principal Thorne

1473
01:12:45,040 --> 01:12:48,400
uh, did share um, the possibility of

1474
01:12:48,400 --> 01:12:50,640
that. We'll look at that land to see if

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01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:53,040
that's a possibility. Uh but I think we

1476
01:12:53,040 --> 01:12:55,600
also have to look at it comprehensively

1477
01:12:55,600 --> 01:12:57,360
uh as we look at where those students

1478
01:12:57,360 --> 01:13:00,480
will be coming from. Uh looking at again

1479
01:13:00,480 --> 01:13:03,920
uh growth of the area uh if and where we

1480
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:06,880
may still need a new school. Uh and even

1481
01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:09,920
when we think about possibly an annex

1482
01:13:09,920 --> 01:13:12,719
for Cordova, I think we also have to

1483
01:13:12,719 --> 01:13:16,400
look at long-term uh the building of

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01:13:16,400 --> 01:13:19,120
Cordova High School. uh looking at that

1485
01:13:19,120 --> 01:13:21,280
high school and the amount of deferred

1486
01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:23,280
maintenance in many of those schools

1487
01:13:23,280 --> 01:13:26,159
that are in that area uh and will it be

1488
01:13:26,159 --> 01:13:28,800
to our advantage to just build a 9th

1489
01:13:28,800 --> 01:13:31,840
grade annex versus uh going ahead and

1490
01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:34,880
building a new uh comprehensive high

1491
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:36,880
school in that area. So, so we'll take a

1492
01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:39,199
look at it. Great question.

1493
01:13:39,199 --> 01:13:43,760
Thank you, Vice Chair Love.

1494
01:13:43,760 --> 01:13:48,239
Since we are talking about schools, um

1495
01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:51,440
Lucy is slated to go back to Millington

1496
01:13:51,440 --> 01:13:54,790
next year.

1497
01:13:54,800 --> 01:13:57,840
Uh great question, Vice Chair Love. Um

1498
01:13:57,840 --> 01:14:01,440
it's not necessarily slated. It will be

1499
01:14:01,440 --> 01:14:03,600
one of those things that again as we

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01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:06,000
start to look at both our facilities

1501
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:08,560
plan and to look at right sizing and

1502
01:14:08,560 --> 01:14:12,000
repurposing our district uh we will uh

1503
01:14:12,000 --> 01:14:14,480
have discussions about our entire

1504
01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:16,320
portfolio when we think of school

1505
01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:19,600
closures as well as we think of uh

1506
01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:21,280
schools that rest in certain

1507
01:14:21,280 --> 01:14:24,320
municipalities that under uh state

1508
01:14:24,320 --> 01:14:26,880
statute uh are supposed to be returned

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01:14:26,880 --> 01:14:29,280
to those particular municipalities.

1510
01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:31,360
We'll leave it up to the board uh to

1511
01:14:31,360 --> 01:14:33,840
make a decision about if and when that

1512
01:14:33,840 --> 01:14:36,320
transition should occur.

1513
01:14:36,320 --> 01:14:38,880
Um the question

1514
01:14:38,880 --> 01:14:42,000
that I have is when are we going to

1515
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:43,520
start

1516
01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:49,360
the plan of moving those kids?

1517
01:14:49,360 --> 01:14:51,600
Thank you again, Vice Chair uh Love for

1518
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:54,080
that question. As we start to look at uh

1519
01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:56,640
our facilities plan, as you know, we had

1520
01:14:56,640 --> 01:14:58,719
our ad hoc committee meeting on last

1521
01:14:58,719 --> 01:15:02,560
week, uh we'll start to roll out uh and

1522
01:15:02,560 --> 01:15:05,360
bring to the board uh possible schools

1523
01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:09,280
for either repurposing uh closure andor

1524
01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:12,239
transitioning uh back to municipalities.

1525
01:15:12,239 --> 01:15:14,719
We'll start that work. I think we've uh

1526
01:15:14,719 --> 01:15:16,960
we're on target to start that in October

1527
01:15:16,960 --> 01:15:19,120
or November so that we'll be in line

1528
01:15:19,120 --> 01:15:21,199
with the policy where we'll have to have

1529
01:15:21,199 --> 01:15:24,159
two public meetings in the fall and in

1530
01:15:24,159 --> 01:15:26,000
February we'll bring before the board

1531
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:31,840
for a vote uh moving forward with those recommendations.

1532
01:15:31,840 --> 01:15:37,350
Thank you.

1533
01:15:37,360 --> 01:15:39,040
There being no further business, this

1534
01:15:39,040 --> 01:15:41,600
means ajourned you. Thank you for good

1535
01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:50,890
evening.

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