Summary of the May 23 Collierville School Board Business Meeting. Mr Hansen absent.

This meeting followed the dedication of the John S Aitken Community Room and the Mike Simpson Wrestling Room.

Special recognition: Crosswind Elementary presentation on the Perennial Math Team, which was introduced in 2017-2018. This is a math competition, which focuses on application of math. In the first year, the team did very well regionally, and qualified some students for nationals. This year, the team performed even better, and had students come in first and seventeenth place nationally, and then the team came in first place nationally.

Special recognition: Department of Exceptional Children.

  • Gifted (formerly APEX)
  • Introduction of class of 2019 special education graduates – and their teachers
  • Introduction of all special education teachers in attendance
  • Recognition of Mr Simpson for his help in ensuring CHS’ special education facilities are top notch, and his help with the Dragon Games
  • Recognition of Mr Aitken for his help as the Voice of the Dragon Games – a role he will need to maintain in coming years “no matter where he is”
  • Special video presentation highlighting DEC staff, students, and activities

No public comments.

Approval of agenda, previous meeting minutes (with correction), April financial statements.

Vice Chairman’s Report:

  • Look back on the last five years of our school system: the right people in the right places. Looking ahead at finding new leadership. Five highly qualified candidates from three states have been interviewed, and one has been identified as the candidate of choice. Final decision and announcement will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

Superintendent’s Report:

  • Thanks to the DEC team
  • Tomorrow is the last day of the school year
  • Extended School Year starts next week
  • June meetings will see budget amendments to reflect funding updates and shifting plans
  • Announcing Roger Jones as new CHS Principal
  • Announcing Anita Swindle as new CMS Principal

Business Items:

  • Approval of bid award for painting at Sycamore Elementary
  • Approval of bid award at West Collierville Middle School. Bid came in significantly higher than anticipated. Lowest bidder approached and worked to eliminate possible parts of the proposed work to reduce cost by approximately $500,000. Request to the board to approve the $1.5M bid, and in June, a change order will be proposed to reduce the work and lower the cost.
  • July-December 2019 Board Calendar: moving to Tuesday Nights
  • Elementary, Middle and High School Fee Schedule – approved
  • Superintendent Evaluation Instrument – approved

New business item: Nutrition Interlocal Agreement. Shared Services with Bartlett – Collierville leads this effort. Agreement will be limited to 6 months, meaning Bartlett will bring their services in-house in January 2020.

Meeting Adjourned