Across the Board - February 20, 2023

Published February 21, 2023

The School Board unanimously approved Arrington Elementary School and Amanda H. North Elementary School as the names for the new schools on Cox Road and Wilkes Lane, respectively.

In his report to the Board, Superintendent Jason Golden thanked public commenters for sharing their thoughts and reminded viewers to go back and watch the February 16 Work Session, where the Board discussed math textbook adoption and the vision for the College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE) Innovation Hub. Golden also reminded viewers about the two remaining strategic planning community input sessions on February 21 at Fairview High and February 23 at Mill Creek Middle.

In Student Spotlights, the district celebrated Trinity Elementary's Lisa Tateuchi for being the Tennessee 2022 Civics Essay State Champion in third through fifth grade.

The district's theater students were also honored. Centennial High's Valencia Acosta, Franklin High's Tatum Lander, Franklin High's Melody Brooke Myers, Independence High's Emily Ebanks, Independence High's Abram Knott, Independence High's Tristan Valdez, Page High's Vismaya Channappa, Page High's Ahnna Tate and Summit High's Amaya Weakley earned the Tennessee Theatre Educators Association (TTEA) All-State Acting designation.

Centennial High's Abigail Levy, Savannah Grace Meinert and Celeste Phillips; Independence High's Sawyer Curtis, Emily Ebanks, Abram Knott, Luke Pearson and Zoe Phillips; Nolensville High's Whitney Reamer; Page High's Emily Sullivan and Ahnna Tate; and Summit High's Emma Dolberry and Kyhlah Jones earned places on the TTEA All-State Musical Theater. 

Brentwood High's Ryan Czarneski and Centennial High's Zac Rackley earned the TTEA All-State Design/Tech designation.

In New Business, the Board:

• Approved the following 2022-2023 School Board Budget items:
  • Central Cafeteria Fund Amendment Supply CHain Assistant First Award - $66,687
  • Central Cafeteria Fund Amendment Supply Chain Assistant Second Award - $1,168,932.02
  • Capital Fund Amendment Intracategory Transfer - Cox and Wilkes - $580,000
  • Capital Fund Amendment Intracategory Transfer Mill Creek Middle Softball Field - $336,356
  • General Purpose School Fund Amendment Disproportionality from IDEA - $207,356.85
  • General Purpose School Fund Resolution Nursing Intracategory Transfer - $38,634
  • Central Cafeteria Fund Resolution Central Cafeteria Excess Fund Balance - $3,363,130.28
• Approved the 2023-2024 Family Tuition Rate (Annual Agenda Item)
• Approved School Fees (Annual Agenda Item)
• Approved ENCORE Summer 2023 Enrichment Program Fees (Annual Agenda Item)
• Approved the following Board Policies on First Reading:
  • School Attendance Areas, Zoning and Nonresident
  • Use of Internet (New)
• Approved the following Board Policy for Deletion on First Reading:
  • Use of Electronic Mail
• Approved the following Board Policy on First and Final Reading (Editorial Change)
  • Purchasing
• Voted to defer the following items until the April 17 Board Meeting:
  • Reconsideration Committee's Recommendation for the following Library Books: Speak, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager and Where the Crawdads Sing
  • Reconsideration Committee's Recommendation for the following Library Book: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• Approved Arrington Elementary School as the name for the new elementary school located on Cox Road
• Approved Amanda H. North Elementary School as the name for the new elementary school located on Wilkes Lane

In Other Business, the Board:

• Approved the Agenda
• Approved the Consent Agenda, which included the following items:
  • The January 17, 2023 School Board Meeting Minutes
  • The following Board Policies on Second Reading:
    • Field Trips
    • Report Cards and Grading Systems
    • Vacations and Holidays
  • Recommendation for Field Trip Fee Requests
  • ePlan's Title III Immigrant Grant
  • ePlan's Resilient Communities Grant
  • ESSER 3.0 Public Plan for Remaining Funds Addendum 2022-2023
  • Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan Addendum 2022-2023
  • Town of Thompson's Station Request for a Utility Easement at Independence High School

The Board meeting in its entirety is available on the WC-TV YouTube channel.

The next regular School Board meeting will take place Monday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m.