September 7, 2017 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Regular September Board Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Election of 2017-2018 Board Officers

IV. Announcements

IV.A. Recognize Thomas Fuhrman, Jere Whitson Principal, for being selected as Principal of the Year by Professional Educators of Tennessee (P.E.T.)

IV.B. Recognize Cookeville High School (CHS) Culinary Program and Instructor Tiffany Zellner for menu planning, preparation and serving at the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Fall District Meeting held at CHS on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, with the Putnam County Board of Education hosting the meeting for the surrounding Upper Cumberland Boards of Education.

IV.C. Recognize CHS, MHS, and UHS as US Civics All-Star Schools

IV.D. Director's Reports

IV.D.1. Financial Report

IV.D.2. Personnel Report

IV.D.3. Teaching and Learning Reports

IV.D.4. Operations & Support Reports

IV.D.4.a. PCSS Bus Driver Roster and Hire Date

IV.D.4.b. PCSS Bus Out of Service Date

IV.D.4.c. PCSS Extended Learning Programs

IV.D.5. Enrollment Report

V. Approval of Minutes

V.A. Minutes of the Regular August Board Meeting - Thursday, August 3, 2017, @ 5:00 PM

VI. Approval of Consent Agenda

VI.A. Payments/Purchases

VI.A.1. Approval of payment to Highlands Economic Partnership - Cookeville, Tennessee for Pathways to Prosperity Grant Consultant Fees from 07/01/17 - 09/30/17 in the total amount of $105,000.00 to be billed quarterly in the amount of $26,250.00 to be paid from 142-72130-399-852, Other Contracted Services, as submitted.

VI.A.2. Approval of the purchase of Feedback Studio & Revision Assistant from Turnitin - Oakland, California for grades 6-12 for the 2017-2018 school year in the total amount of $35,702.20 to be paid from Curriculum, 141-72130-33-02103, from National cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), Contract #01-56 Region 4 ESC., per T.C.A. 12-9-104, as submitted.

VI.A.3. Approval of the purchase of 9-12 Credit recovery and Credit Advancement online classes for the 2017-2018 school year from Edgenuity, Inc. - Scottsdale, Arizona, sole source provider, in the total amount of $94,019.00 to be paid from VITAL 141-71100-399-01501 in the amount of $89,019.00 and SPED 141-71200-429 in the amount of $5,000.00, as submitted.

VI.A.4. Approval of payment to Moore, Rader and Fitzpatrick, P.C. - Cookeville, Tennessee for legal services from May 23, 2017 to August 17, 2017, in the amount of $8,703.48 to be paid from 141-72310-331, Legal Services, as submitted. (General Purpose Schools)

VI.A.5. Approval of the emergency purchase and installation of a replacement phone system for Algood Middle School in the total proposal amount of $17,732.51 to be paid from IDEA COM Networks 141-72310-307, as submitted.

VI.A.6. Approval of payment to Skyward - Stevens Point, WI for Accounting and HR Software Annual License fee from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018, in the amount of $58,467.00 to be paid from 141-72510-399, Other Contracted Services, as submitted (General Purpose School Fund)

VI.A.7. Approval of the purchase of an analytics and assessment platform for grades K-12 for the 2017-2018 school year from Unify Performance Matters, LLC - Sandy, Utah in the amount of $57,000.00 to be paid from the following funds: $32,000.00 from Title I, 142-72210-399 ($32,000.00), $6,000.00 from Title I, 142--72210-524, $3,000.00 from Title II, 142-72210-524 and $16,000.00 from Curriculum Budget, 141-72130-322-02103 from the Metro Nashville Public School Contract 2-276664-01 per T.C.A. 12-9-104, as submitted.

VI.A.8. Approval of payment to IXL Learning - San Mateo, California for the renewal of site license for one (1) year for Upperman Middle School in the amount of $12,960.00 to be paid from 142-72210-599-101, as submitted.

VI.A.9. Approval of payment to Curriculum Associates - North Billerica, MA for one (1) year renewal for Upperman Middle School in the amount of $12,376.23 to be paid from 142-72210-599-101, as submitted.

VI.A.10. Approval of the purchase of ninety (90) Chromebooks and three (3) charging carts from Troxell per quote (TCPN contract #R5114) in the amount of $21,300 to be paid from 142-71100-722-101 for Burks Elementary School, as submitted.

VI.A.11. Approval of the purchase of 190 (one hundred ninety) Chromebooks and 5 (five) charging carts from Troxell per quote (TCPN contract #R5114) in the amount of $43,300.00 to be paid from 142-71100-722-101 for Algood Middle School, as submitted.

VI.A.12. Approval of the purchase of 16 (sixteen) charging carts form Troxell per quote (TCPN contract #R5114) in the amount of $14,969.60 to be paid from 142-72210-790-101 for Prescott South Middle School, as submitted.

VI.A.13. Approval of purchase of 375 (three hundred seventy-five) Chromebooks from Troxell per quote (TCPN contract #R5114) in the amount of $75,367.50 to be paid from 142-71100-722-101 for Prescott South Middle School, as submitted.

VI.B. Bids/Quotes/Sealed bids/RFPs (none submitted)

VI.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

VI.C.1. General Purpose School Budget Amendments - Fund 141

VI.C.1.a. Adult Education - To budget for revenue received for state testing contract for adult education

VI.C.1.b. Adult Education - Establish budget for Adult Education Grant, as submitted.

VI.C.2. Federal Projects Budget Amendments - Fund 142

VI.C.2.a. Federal Programs - Title V (501) to utilize funds more appropriately according to program needs, as submitted.

VI.C.2.b. Federal Programs - Title I (101) to utilize funds more appropriately, as submitted.

VI.C.3. Federal Programs Line Item Transfer - Fund 142

VI.C.3.a. Special Education - To pay for SPIRE training for Special Education teachers (17) and assistants (8), as submitted.

VI.C.4. Extended School Budget Amendment - Fund 146

VI.C.4.a. SAC/After school - To increase budget for technology needs, as submitted.

VI.D. Approval of Out-of-County and Overnight Trip Report, as submitted.

VI.E. Approval of Grant Report, as submitted.

VI.F. Other

VI.F.1. Approval of the renewal of the agreement between Putnam County Board of Education and Feltz Therapy Services, LLC - Smyrna, Tennessee for the 2017-2018 school year to perform speech therapy services, evaluations, documentation and school personnel training/education for related services provided by Putnam County Schools, as submitted.

VI.F.2. Approval of Complaint Managers for 2017-2018 per Policy 5.501, Complaints, as submitted.

VI.F.3. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Putnam County School System and Fentress County Schools for space for Adult Education at $450 per month from July 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017, to be paid from Adult Education funds, as submitted.

VI.F.4. Approval of the Pilot Funded Pre-K 2017-2018 Agreement between Putnam County School System and Tennessee Tech University, as submitted.

VI.F.5. Approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) which allows intergovernmental cooperative purchases per section 12-9-104 Tennessee Code Annotated, as submitted.

VI.F.6. Approval to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative (CPEC) which allows intergovernmental cooperative purchases per section 12-9-104 Tennessee Code Annotated, as submitted.

VI.F.7. Approval of the request from the Combined Middle School Wrestling Program for Algood, Avery Trace and Prescott Middle Schools to be split into three (3) individual programs and to provide a head wrestling coaching supplement for each school, as submitted.

VI.F.8. Approval of Principles of Engineering as an honors level course at Cookeville High School, as submitted.

VI.F.9. Approval to conduct the State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey to be completed by students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades, with parent permission, as submitted.

VI.F.10. Approval of the Family Life Curriculum, as submitted.

VI.F.11. Approval of Materials/Textbook Committee Members, as submitted.

VI.F.12. Approval of research study to be conducted at Avery Trace Middle School involving 5th, 6th and 8th grade Art students participating in a pre- and post-test, Visual thinking strategies Writing Assessments, for the purpose of collecting qualitative data for the study noting all student participation must include parent permission, as submitted.

VI.F.13. Approval of the Athletic and Activity Supplement positions for the 2017-2018 school year, as submitted.

VII. Policy

VII.A. Policies required by law on first and final reading

VII.A.1. Policy 3.400, Student Transportation Management

VII.A.2. Policy 4.301, Interscholastic Athletics

VII.A.3. Policy 5.701, Substitute Teachers

VII.A.4. Policy 6.414, Prevention and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

VII.A.5. Policy 6.415, Student Suicide Prevention

VII.B. On first reading ONLY

VII.B.1. Policy 5.106, Application & Employment

VIII. Discussion and Presentations

VIII.A. 2016-2017 HS EOC Results

IX. Adjournment