Athens City Board of Education

Athens City Board of Education Minutes – February 12, 2012 Page 2

ATHENS CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES

Monday, February 13, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.

The Athens City Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, February 13, 2012, in the Board Room at the Administration and Maintenance Building, 943 Crestway Drive, Athens, Tennessee.

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Bevins, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Mike Bevins, Chris Liner, Chris Adams, Amy Sullins, and Preston Brown were present for the meeting. Brian Heatherly and Director of Schools Robert Greene were absent. A quorum was present. Becky Simpson, Supervisor of Instruction, attended on behalf of Mr. Greene.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE

The Board and guests stated the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. A moment of silence was observed.

RECOGNITION OF GUESTS

Mr. Bevins welcomed everyone to the meeting. Guests present were: Ann Dodson, Principal at Westside School; Janey Morris, Supervisor of Exceptional Learning; Teresa Riggin, Principal at Ingleside School; Holly Owens, Principal at North City School; Bob Owens, Assistant Principal at the Athens City Middle School; Mike Simmons, Principal at the Athens City Middle School; Becky Simpson, Supervisor of Instruction; Angela Brown, Teacher at City Park School; Ray Grant, Community Liaison/Human Resources Director; Pete Harrell, Transportation Supervisor; and Richard Edwards, Editor for The Daily Post Athenian.

Mrs. Simpson stated Angela Brown was unable to attend the Board meeting in January when the Teacher of the Year Winners were introduced to the Board. Mrs. Simpson introduced Mrs. Brown and congratulated her on winning Teacher of the Year for City Park School and the PreK-4 Category.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Mr. Bevins explained that at this time of the meeting the attendees were provided an opportunity to discuss topics with the Board. No one requested to speak to the Board.

CONSENT AGENDA

Mr. Bevins reviewed the Consent Agenda:

A.)  Approval of Agenda – February 13, 2012

B.)  Approval of Minutes – January 9, 2012

C.)  Approval of Bids for Promethean Boards and Projectors

Board approval was given to purchase three interactive white boards and projectors to be installed at Ingleside School. Total bid price of $8,541 was awarded to the low bidder, Personal Computer Systems, Inc.

D.)  Approval of Student Travel Requests

The Board approved travel for requests:

1.)  Westside School’s Student Council Leadership and Victor Generals – May 8 –Biltmore Estates in Asheville, North Carolina

2.)  Athens City Middle School’s Outdoor Club – March 23-24 – overnight Wild Tour camping trip at the Lost Sea

3.)  Enrichment Class – March 6 – High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia to see exhibit on loan from New York Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled “Picasso to Warhol”.

E.)  Approval of Financial Reports for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2011

Board approval was given for the financial reports for the quarter ending December 31, 2011.

Consent Agenda continued…

F.)  Approval of the FY11 Audits

The Board approved the FY11 Audits as submitted.

Mr. Liner made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Second was made by Mr. Adams. Motion carried.

(A copy of the documents discussed is included in the Minutes Book.)

PERSONNEL UPDATE

Mrs. Simpson reviewed the personnel changes made since the January meeting. (A copy of the documents is included in the Minutes Book.)

UPDATE ON ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE

Mrs. Simpson informed the Board enrollment on January 26, 2012, was 1509, compared to 1592 last year. Attendance for the fifth month was 95.60 percent compared 95.14 in 2010.

CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME OF BOARD MEETING IN APRIL

Mr. Bevins stated the Board discussed at the work session on January 25 changing the date of the Board meeting on April 9 due to the conflict with the TOSS Legislative Conference to April 11. Since the work session, two Board members have developed conflicts with April 11. The Board agreed to defer changing the meeting date and time to the February 29 work session.

FY13 BUDGET CALENDAR

Mr. Bevins said since the Board did not make a change to the April 9 meeting date, the FY13 Budget Calendar could not be officially adopted. The Board agreed to defer the FY13 Budget Calendar to the work session.

DISCUSSION OF THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Mrs. Simpson informed the Board that the Calendar Committee, consisting of Amy Sullins, Holly Owens, Mike Simmons, Pete Harrell, Kelley Key and Joyce Duncan, were presenting the draft 2012-2013 School Calendar for the Board’s review. Mr. Harrell reviewed highlights of the draft calendar stating the calendar matches with McMinn County with the exception of a few days. McMinn has 178 instructional days and Athens City has 180. There are 164 instructional days before TCAP, compared to 159 days in the 2011-2012 calendar. After discussion, it was agreed to defer review of the 2012-2013 School Calendar until the work session on February 29 and the adoption of the Calendar until the March Board meeting.

REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

With Mr. Greene being absent, there was no report given.

COMMUNICATIONS

There were no communications.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

There was no unfinished business.

NEW BUSINESS

With there being no other business before the Board, Mr. Bevins adjourned the meeting on February 13, 2012, at 6:20 p.m.

APPROVED ON: ______

(Date)

APPROVED BY: ______

Chair

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Director of Schools