AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE

JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

NOVEMBER 12, 2009 – 5:00 P.M.

JCHS MEDIA CENTER

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

            PTO Officers

            Mentoring Recognition – Bertie Jean French – SCORE Report

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

1.         Approval of Minutes – Regular Meeting of October 8, 2009

                                                  Called Meeting of October 22, 2009

2.         Overnight Field Trips -

(a)                Jefferson Middle School Beta Club – Atlanta, GA – November 19-20

(b)               JCHS FFA State Soil Judging Contest – Jackson, TN – November 7-9

(c)                JCHS JROTC – Fort Monroe, Yorktown, Jamestown – November 13-17

(d)               JCHS DECA – Southern Region Leadership Conference – Orlando, FL

November 12-15, 2009

3.         Declare Surplus Property – Transportation Department

(a)                Bus #29 – 1994 Blue Bird – 72 p – Vin# 1BAAHCSA9RFO59900

(b)               *Bus #68 – 2000 Carpenter – 20 p – Vin# 1HVBBAANOYH342364

(c)                *Bus #69 – 2000 Carpenter – 20 p – Vine# 1HVBBAAN9YH342363

(d)               1989 GMC Jimmy 2 dr. 4 x 4 – Vin# 1GKCT18Z5K8539154

(e)                1993 GMC Jimmy 4 dr. 4 x 4 – Vin# 1GKTD13W6P2527767

(f)                1993 Ford Taurus 4 dr. -  Vin# 1FACP524OPA230976

(g)               1989 GMC ½ Ton Pick-up Truck – Vin# 2GTEK14H9K1135454

(h)               Gravely Mower – Vin# 22035

*Sale of these two buses contingent upon arrival of three (3) new special needs buses

4.         Declare Surplus Property - Technology

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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

1.         Teachers

2.         Students

3.         Citizens

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION – DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

1.         State Report Card

2.         Financial Reports

3.         Bids Awarded –

(a)       Security Doors at Jefferson Middle School in the amount of

                        $10,600 to McSpadden Contractors

(b)      Carpet Replacement and VCT Flooring at Dandridge Elementary in the

amount of $8,632.43 to Floor Creations

4.         2010-2011 Budget Schedule

5.         Work Session – November 19, 2009 – 6:30 p.m. - JCHS

6.         Other

NEW BUSINESS

1.         Approval – New Position – WIA Part-time (28 hrs. per week)

2.         Board Policy for Review and Adoption (First Reading) – 1.101 Duties and

            Powers of Board of Education, 1.201 Duties of Officers, 1.301 Executive

            Committee, 1.403 Agenda, 1.404 Appeals to and Appearances before the

            Board, 1.502 Board Meeting News Coverage, 1.8011 Emergency Closings,

            1.808 Registered Sex Offenders, 4.301 Interscholastic Athletics

3.         Jefferson County Fair Lease Agreement

4.         Property Usage Procedures

5.         LakePoint Community Church Agreement Amendment

6.         Facilities Committee

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New Business - continued

7.         2010 TSBA Proposed Resolutions

8.         Director of Schools Search Process

9.         Tennessee Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

10.       Other

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.         Board Policy for Review and Adoption (Second Reading) – 6.316 Suspension/

            Expulsion/Remand

2.         Building Program Plan Y

3.         Roof Estimates

4.         Bathroom Updates at JCHS Estimates

5.         $1.25M Capital Outlay Note

6.         EESI Zero Interest Loan Application - $500,000

7.         PBA Contract

8.         Approval - Director’s Goals

ADJOURN

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

PERSONNEL

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Retirement

Carolyn Etherton – Dandridge Elementary Bookkeeper – effective 12/18/09

Resignation

Stacie Myers – New Market Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) – effective 10/7/09

Nancy Denton – JCHS Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) – effective 10/2/09

Rita Loveday – JCHS Student Nutrition – effective 9/30/09

Marina Sligh – JCHS Science – effective 12/18/09

Daisy Coffey – Maury Middle Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) – effective 11/13/09

Transfer

Lisa Larsen – from part-time Student Nutrition Assistant to full-time Student

            Nutrition Assistant at JCHS – effective 10/12/09 (for Loveday)

Leave of Absence

Melissa Guinn – Piedmont Grade 4 – beginning 9/30/09 and ending 10/23/09

            (medical)

Diane Overhiser – Occupational Therapist – beginning 11/6/09 and ending 11/29/09

            (medical)

Carolyn Jenkins – White Pine Instructional Assistant – beginning 10/1/09 and ending

            11/12/09 (family medical)

Treva Ogle – Piedmont Art – beginning 1/4/10 and ending 5/27/10 (sufficient reason)

Destiny Woods – Piedmont Music – beginning 1/25/10 and ending 4/26/10 (maternity)

Jane Prichard – Dandridge Elementary Kindergarten – beginning 9/18/09 and ending

10/30/09 (medical)

Nancy Puckett – Talbott Elementary Special Education – beginning 11/3/09 and ending

            11/30/09 (medical)

Ken Thornhill – Transportation – beginning 11/2/09 and ending 11/13/09 (family illness)

Assignment

Anna Blanton – Rush Strong Kindergarten (Interim) – effective 1l/21/09 through 12/7/09

            (for Ellison)

Megan Rundles – Dandridge Elementary Kindergarten (Interim) – effective 10/12/09

            through 10/30/09 (for Prichard)

Martha Justice – JCHS Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) – effective 10/26/09 (replacing

            Larsen)

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Personnel

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Assignment – continued

Ben Belew – JCHS Security Substitute

Vivian Stallings – Student Nutrition Substitute

Substitute Teachers

Courtney Purkey

Paula Cochran

Judith Holbert

Teresa Derrick

Cynthia Roberts

Chavala Orlando

Amber Palmeno

Abigail Causey

Jeff Gorbski

Shannon Hyer

Jennifer Rippy

Jonathan Goff

Shannon Helton

Rebecca Lane

Shawn Way

Rebecca Sauerbrei

Chelsea Mills

Dee Tabor

Jennifer Dyer

Shirley Monroe

Ilene Kinney

Jane White

Patricia Pugh

Melinda Shillington

Tina Murrow