Absent: Mark Hansen and Cathy Messerly. Mr Vaughan as chair for today.

Meeting starting with Special recognitions prior to calling the meeting to order due to lack of quorum.

Collierville Middle Recognitions:

  • Junior Beta service organization – highlighting the service work, and calling up all the winners from the state level competition – presented by Mrs McLemore.
  • Mrs Powers – state winners of the Fire Safety poster competition
  • Mrs Wheeler – recognized in national article on emerging artists and winner of Gold Key in Scholastic Art competition
  • Track and Field – Cross Country runners – consistent top 10 finishers, and this year top 3 finish at state
  • Mr Carey – Girls’ soccer – inaugural soccer teams. A team undefeated season; B team full of potential for next year
  • Mrs Elrod – 7th grade STEM language arts highlights, including two speeches by students

Meeting called to order with the arrival of Mrs Chism.

No public comment.

Approvals of agenda (with added item), minutes, November 2016 financial statements.

Superintendent’s report:

  • Back to school last week, long weekend due to snow day
  • iPad rollout meetings under way this week and next
  • Budget meetings under way
  • Watching the TN General Assembly and possible surplus allocations and/or updated BEP numbers
  • Rezoning committee in progress. Late April/early May presentation expected
  • Non-resident application information to be published by end of the week; limited space available, could be restricted to teacher kids’ and current student siblings
  • Construction slowed down a little with the weather; phase 3 (athletic complex) presentation expected in March
  • 3-day weekend next week due to MLK day

Mr Vaughan comments: please pay attention to General Assembly, as it dictates a lot what the school board is able to do. Be in touch with your legislators and provide them with feedback.

Business Items:

  • Tenure List (see link) - approved
  • Board Meeting Calendar for 2017 – minor adjustments: cancel Jan 24; Work sessions prior to business meetings for February 14 and March 21 – work sessions to take place at 5pm prior to regularly scheduled business meetings – approved
  • Legislative Agenda (see link) - Day on the Hill: less testing, opposed to vouchers, increased funding for all school districts, opposed to unfunded mandates, repeal of letter grading policy, repeal of unstructured physical activity policy, opposing election of superintendents – approved
  • Text Book Committee for handful of disciplines – approved

Meeting adjourned.