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Architect hired for projects at BES, SHS
September 21, 2006
HUNTSVILLE — The Scott County Board of Education has voted to hire the Upland Design architectural firm in Crossville for roof replacement projects for the gym roof replacement project at Burchfield Elementary and a similar project at Scott High School.
That action came near the end of the board’s reorganzational session held Thursday in the Central Office.
In a separate but related vote, the board gave its approval to ask the Scott County Finance Department to advertise for proposals from architectural firms to develop plans and specifications for a new school at Robbins and a new gym and an addition at Burchfield Elementary School.
The actual hiring of an architectural firm for those projects is pending funding being provided by County Commission, which has already gone on record in favor of pursuing both projects.
The first order of business by the board Thursday was selecting a chairman and vice chairman for one-year terms. The current chairman and vice chairman, Jake Sharp and Jim Sexton, respectively, were reappointed to their posts by votes of acclamation. Sharp was nominated by Brian Strunk to continue serving as chairman, while Sexton was nominated by Sam Wright to continue as vice chairman.
After hearing reports from school principals and the director of schools, the board acted on series of agenda items with little or no discussion. Board action included:
• appointing Rodney West as legislative liaison at the district level of the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA);
• approved Chairman Sharp as the board’s representative on the Clinch-Powell Board of Directors;
• approved Brian Strunk, Sam Wright and Rodney West as the board’s delegates at next month’s TSBA Convention in Nashville;
• Approved the board’s participation in the Regional TSBA Conference at Scott High (retroactive to September 12), and the TSBA Fall Convention, set for Nashville Nov. 12-14;
• Voted to reappoint three representatives from the Central Office to represent the board on the teacher’s negotiation team (Curtis Bruce, Duane Limburg and Paula Davidson);
• Approved private bus run contracts (on roads which county school buses cannot operate) for drivers Annie Newport and Heather Massengale;
• Accepted a bid submitted by TNT Snack Sales to provide vending machine snack foods in the schools;
• Voted to ask the Scott County Finance Committee to advertise for bids the roof replacement project at Burchfield Elementary, the annual BETA Club trip and the Scott High School seniors’ trip;
• Approved on second and final reading amendments to four board policies as recommended by the TSBA (Registered Sex Offenders, Bids and Quotations, Waivers of Statute, Rules and Regulations, and Procedure for Granting Tenure to teachers;
• Voted to waive the March 1 deadline for insurance benefits for a retired teacher (Marvin West, who has retired after 33 years of service);
• Voted to continue providing an accidental death insurance policies for all employees (including board members) on school-related bus trips at a total cost of $737;
• Voted to approved a “Code of Ethics” for the Scott County Board of Education as a requirement of maintaining its status with the TSBA as a “Board of Distinction”;
• Voted in separate motions to table action on: 1) a Tennessee Valley Authority agreement with Scott High School; and, 2) providing health insurance benefits for non-certified employees of the Scott County Board of Education;
• Voted to allow the purchase of a steam powered sawmill owned by Sam Storey by Scott High School, with funds to come from the activities fund of the Museum of Scott County;
• Approved amending the ACT Prep Class at Scott High to allow the awarding of one full quality point per letter grade as an incentive to encourage increased participation in the course by students who feel it might jeopardize their class standing. Completion of the course will be based on the formula of an A=5 points, B=4 points, etc.; and,
• Approved the extended contract plan for teachers for the 2006-2007 school year.
Once the agenda items had been dealt with, Chairman Sharp announced that Director of Schools Mike Davis had earned a “satisfactory” rating in his annual evaluation by the Board of Education.
Concerned that the board may have to reconvene to consider action on the budget following Monday night’s (Sept. 18) meeting of County Commission, it approved a motion by Sam Wright to recess subject to recall by Chairman Sharp.
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