TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS - OAK RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD ROOM MONDAY - MARCH 26, 2012 7:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS MR. W. KEYS FILLAUER, CHAIRMAN MS. ANGI AGLE MR. DAN DIGREGORIO MR. ROBERT EBY MS. JENNIFER RICHTER ALSO PRESENT: DR. THOMAS BAILEY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (ABSENT) MR. KEN GREEN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS MS. KAREN GAGLIANO, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & SUPPORT SERVICES JOAN S. ROBERTS - COURT REPORTER P.O. BOX 1374 CLINTON, TENNESSEE 37717 865-457-4027
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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS - OAK RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD ROOM
MONDAY - MARCH 26, 2012
7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS
MR. W. KEYS FILLAUER, CHAIRMAN
MS. ANGI AGLE
MR. DAN DIGREGORIO
MR. ROBERT EBY
MS. JENNIFER RICHTER
ALSO PRESENT:
DR. THOMAS BAILEY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (ABSENT)
MR. KEN GREEN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
MS. KAREN GAGLIANO, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & SUPPORT
SERVICES
JOAN S. ROBERTS - COURT REPORTER
P.O. BOX 1374
CLINTON, TENNESSEE 37717
865-457-4027
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MR. FIll1'IJER: I'd like to call to OrrEr
t:re C8k Rid;Je =ls B:BId of Fdxatioo re:jUlar
rreet.ioJ. 'Ibe fll:st en t:re agrr:a is t:re Cmmittre of
t:re \\to1e. TI:night;.e' re please:! to have Glen;.<xxl
Elffiffitary =1 hare as cur guest, an:! I think
tJ-ey'1l te cnnin:;J this VE.y any rrment. I will
llffitim, if I'll ootioe t:re B:BId gets distracted
cIrrin:j t:re = of this rrretirq ;.e' 11 l::e <pin; to
cur Ip3ds cte::kirq t:re smre of t:re Lrly Vols-l'aylor
gaTe. So, if \..e ffiw any up:ates w=' 11 keep j.Ul
:infome::!. I'rd I will introclr:e lie. Klthy ~y ,ill
will let us kn::w I-ohat's cpin; to h3[j:a1.
MS. Cl'{Ef: 'lh3nk j.Ul 00 rrn::h. ~'B I re
excited al:xllt sin;in; for Yll taUght. '" ffive boo
s:::n:jS fran a rrusical th3.t '\\e did ard it's alx.ut
ffialthy ffitirq lBbits an:! ffialthy \"BYS to live an:!
exercisinq an:! all t:ret sort of thin;. 'Ibe first = is calle:l 'Elt a Pairit.:a.f' ard th3.t' s kirr:i of 'i..hy \..e Ire
dresse::l like a rairJJ:n; taUght. An:! t:re se:rrd = is a s::n;J alx.ut IElpin:J rre gra-l, ard it's acb..Ell y a
rressage to tJ-e a:illts in cur drildren's lives. So, it
BfPlies to rre, to th::rl.r IEJ2O,ts, to every:tl3, every
acIilt, t:ret really errmnters tffin. It's their
rressage to us. An:! taUght "" have cerrick Presley
1 'ill ,·.UJld like to lead us in t:re Pled;Je of AllEgian:e.
2 (~Ihereupon, the Pledge of Allegiance \1aS
3 recited and students from Glenwood Elerr,entary
4 performed.)
5 MR. FIJll'llJER: Ckay, steve, 'i-Drk with rre
6 en this. GJys, yoor j:8l:ffits are hare an:! ""
7 awnriate tffin J::ein; hare, l:ut na}l:e cut in 1V lan:I
8 yoor rext-d:or reigtixlr or yoor ~ts or
9 s::m:b:dy is y,Btdrin::], 00 t:l"E IB=1Jle en tJ-e first ro-l
10 lcok right at tte emera. He. Cinmm:n is cpin; to
11 003!l each ere of Yll en tte front ill;. An:!l'oi::en I say
12 llC'lIJ8'1 I ~t just t:l"E ficnt IUd to v.ave. Ckay? JUst
13 t:re frcnt ill;. Pea:Iy? ere. C1<ay. Ei1:st ill;, kneel
14 cb..n. '1hank~. 9::o:o::i ro'l, it's y:.ur turn. \\hen I
15 say "ene" wa.ve to tJ-e carrera. Pea.:Y7 a-e. Arrl
16 ffilile, jBS, aJ:ro1utely. Ebrget that. C1<ay. Se:crd
17 ro'l, kneel d::w1. 'Ihird ro", it's y:.ur turn, m "ene",
18 ere; ffilile an:! wave. fu3nk Yll very rru:n. lie. ~y,
19 tlBnk y::t!, alvays a pleasure. Arrl, as Ms. Pgle S3id,
20 this is ah.ays t:re !:est p3rt of t:re =1 B:BId
21 rreet.ioJ right hare. 'Ihin:l gracE fum GlerJo<xxl
22 Elffiffitary =1, I'll guys ;.ere grmt. fu3nk I'll
23 very rru:n. PaJ:ents, trunk Yll. lleKt itan urr:ler tte 24 Cmmittre of t:re (wle is t:re pJblic fomn. 'Ibe
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pblic forun is for any::ne in tJ-e au::lien::B lm t-.culd
li1<E to a:tlress tJ-e B:ru:d en a tcpic t:rat is rot m
t:re B:BId agrr:a. 'Ibe B:BId c!:es oot tBke actioo at
this tirre l:ut nay rove q.EStic:ns an:! then my cfue::t
t:re 9.perlnterrlnt to pJ:CJllire ailiticml. :infomatien
or cfue::t Yll to tte awrq:>riste staff _. If Yll
ch::ose to .sp33k, plea..98, sign:JO...lr IHre ard a±iress at
tte p::diun an:! then state yoor rnrre an:! adkess. Yru
will have 1:l1J:re minutes to spaok. Is thare any:re ~
\OJiSteS to a::tlress t:re B:BId at this tina? SEeirq 00
ere, I will adjourn t:re CtnmLttre of t:re \\lule an:!
call to OrrEr t:re re:jUlar rreet.ioJ. 'Ibe fll:st itan en
t:re agrr:a is t:re ar:proval of t:re agrr:a. Any
a±liticns or cnrre::ticns? I will rote I think j.Ul
re::eLve::I :infonmtien that urr:ler ~al Presentatien
that sh::ul.d l::e FY '13 in b:Jth A an:! B, instead of FY
'12 \"BS en tte origiml agrr:a. Hearjrq 00 c:ffin:Jes or
a:llitions, dJ I h2ar a rrotien for awroval?
saying a}e.
MR. DlGlEl3:RIO: VDVe for awroval.
MS. FGlE: Se:crd.
MR. FIll1'IJER: All in favor signify by
(Whereupon, all members voted aye)
VR. FIJll'llJER: C}::pJse:::l? t-btien carries.
I w::ul.d rrentim t1t:. GrEen is h3n:!l.irrj t:re rreet.ioJ fum
t:re 9.perlnterrlnt's offioe to:ay or tonight. Dr.
Eailey, I'm sure lEis h:rre y,Btd1ing, is ffiving s::rre
I:Eck issLEs an:! hrl a b:ffitrrent for that an:! \ . ., tq;e
tl:Bt vBlt v;eil, ard lE'lll:e l::ack: as ::pry as ever
tarorra'l or tte rext my, v,e tq:e. N2xt en tJ-e ag:n:E.
is Sp:d.al FEp:lrt, ard tl:Bt's G:xxi ~,IS, thirgs tl:Bt
are h3[j:a1in; in t:re C8k Rid;Je =18. t1t:. Eby.
MR. mY: Yes, t1t:. Ch3irrran. l1y cpod
YEWS o:rres fran vkx::dlard S:::h::ol ard itls a
arqratulatic:ns to I:tc6e VI:x:dlard d1ess stu:Ents ~
<XIr[Bted in tte ffirn rrgicml. cpal.i.fyin:J tcum3rrent
clJrin; t:re first \>B2kErd of Mm:h. 'Ibe prirrruy K
tlm:ugh 3B tren eama:I first plaoe in their divisic:n.
'Ibe elmentary K tlm:ugh EA ffirn plaoed sixth in their
division. I'rd tte pr.ina.ry K tlm:ugh 8 tffilll eama:I
first plaoe in tte divisien, an:! they CJ.Elified to
<XIr[Bte in tte state tcum3rrent fimls en Mm:h 24th
in O:okeville, 'I'enress€e, ard tlB.t' s grmt YEWS.
MR. FIll1'IJER: lie. I'gle.
MO. FGlE: Fran Pd::ertsv:ille, He. Greg
HamUtc:n, a 7th gracE teacher an:! a rrsrt:er of t:re
TenresSEB Ge::xJra!:hlc 1\lJ.i.ao::B, re::eLved tte 1tm an:!
stella Villayoo CB:graj:hy TeacJ-er of tie Year Ao.1lli at
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the Tenr:essre CbJrril for the SX:ial stulies
0:nferE"fX:e in KrDxville en M:mh 9th. '!he a.-md. \.,as
presents:! by Dr. Kirk B.rt:efiEh, Ccordirntar of the
Tenr:essre ~ Al.l.iar=. Mr. fHniltoo;as
presents:! a plaque am a dleck fran the Al.l.iar=. 1lE
M3layne A-.arri is te.sl:cw3:i to tffichers ill gracEs 7
1:hro.:gh 12 am rmlimtims were ao::>epte:l fran the
tfficters' p::ers. 'Il.e <Mrrd W3S establ.i.sta:i as a result of cl:rntims by a gereroJS tenefactor at the
University of 'I'enr:essEe-Krnxville. It is rnrrs:::i after
a cWi.cate:l K-12 e:l!rator, fu:rras M3layne, ,ill taujlt
high s::hx>1 ill ror\:hm _ Jersey am was n:utirely
mts:! the cutstarx:!in;J teacher at his s::hx>1. Hr.
fHniltm's stu:lents ffive exaille:l at the state am Noticml levels of the Noticml Ckgrafhy _. Thn
Pd:ertsville sb.ri:nts, Hunter Ripley arrl Sirrrn Cra-E,
,<Xl the state anpetitien am alvan:e:l to the Noticml
_ ill 1\8shingI:cn, [C, last Yffil:. last Yffil: A:t!ie
&rjakarrar plate:! se::crd ill the state as a fifth
graB:. A:t!ie will croe again represent Pd:ertsville
ill the state Ckgrafhy _ for 2012. Arx:! tffit is gxxi
rEWS.
MR. FlliJllJER: Arx:! TI¥ gxxi IJaoiS is ad:t.Elly ffire ill perscn. \Ie ,niLd .Like to welcrrre the
Boy &:ruts fran ~ 129 ;ill are ffire cJoservjrg this
rreebrq for tteir ilimunicatims _it adje. Ard,
gqy8, as I call y::.:ur narre if JU.-1'd starrilp, plea::e.
D3niel. M:untam - am TIIIBln starrlinj mill I ffive
calle:l eve1)Ix:dy - seth Bxctert; Mtin Vireyarcl;
[Brry11l::ruBr; am llidJael. Bittel.le-lan::Br. So, y:u
all are \..orldnJ, this is m:; of ~ it:ars t.lBt JU.-1
h3.ve to cb to g2t this rrerit l:B:l:"Je, is t.lBt mrrECt,
cbserve a JrEetin:p. v;\2're gla::i )WIre here. stay \vith
us as 1cng as y:u'd.Like. fumk y:u very mx:h. Yo.!
can I:e Sffited. fumk y:u. Hs. Richter.
t>I3. RICllIl'R: Hy gxxi IJaoiS is tffit
Mferscn llid:JJ.e Sd=1 ><Xl t:hi.J:d plEre ill the
CEprrtrrent of Erergy &:iea:B awl recently am the b:p
three prize wirlrl2rs \...a1 cash prizes ard b:q:hies. 5:>,
rur Jeffers::n Mid:Ue S:h:ol stu::i::nts w:n a cash prize
of $250. '!he team was a:nprised of I<ath2r.i.re
HLrq:hreys, (bllE£rl Riley, Jce lIrdres, an::i Alex Fdt:ey,
am L3wren::e Zmj, am they were CXBCta:i by Jill
vlilliford. So, =atulatims to tffit gm.p of
stu:lents 1m SfE!1I: extra tlrre leaminJ all rorts of
t:hin;Js al:x:ut ast:rrrrm,r, ch3TIisb:y, bio1cgy, earth am gaaal ::cierm, alcng with rratlHratics.
~R. FlliJllJER: fumk y:u. Mr.
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DiGraprio.
MR. DICFElIRIO: I ffive ill TI¥ hm:! the
F<bmrry 2012 Editien of Jlrrerican Sd=1, l..mch is the
lneJ:ican S:!rol. B:enl ja.rrml. Arx:! as I am skinmirq
t.lm::::u;Jh it, I fim. en p3.CJ3 6 an article ca1lErl, "2012
Prov:id2s Cfp:>rtunities to Ee a strcrg Mvccate for
Sch:ols, I' ard he:d.lin:ing this is a picture of the
fi:rnt of C8k Ricl;/o High Sd=1. ]lrrl after rea:Jirq the
article am 100kirg at the pictme I ctn't ffive any icEa vrnt thay rove to cb with earn ot:l'Er, frankly.
B1t s::mb:dy tlu.x)ht it ;as a gxxi j±cto to p.rt en
t.lBt article. E'i:J, there JU.-1 cpo
~R. FlliJllJER: \'Ie' 11 take than any;-ffie "" can C)2I: than. l'rrl thet's s:ne of the gxxi ne;;s
tffit's taJdrg plEre ill the C8k Riege Sd=ls. ~
itsn 00 the agerr:B is the Clxlsent l'grrE. ])) I ITBr a
notioo?
t>I3. =: MJve for awmval. MR. illY: fe:crd.
l'R. FlliJllJER: l'otion ffis teen rra:E am sro::n:E:I. I\l.l tlDse ill fa'-Dr signify by soy.in:j aye.
(Whereupon, all members voted aye)
fiR. FlliJllJER: Q:posEd? l'otioo carries.
Next un::Er It:ars for Jlcticn, un::Er Qrrrirulun
Ihstncticn, the awroval of the rro:rarerd3ticn of lIP
Psjct:olcgy, Art, MJsicl Literature, ard CIE Textl::cok
Pd:ptlen Carmittees for the s::hx>1 Yffil: 2012-2013.
Mr. Gre2n.
MR. rnEEN: Yes, Mr:. Ch3.irrrsn. '!he
Sq:Brillterr:ffit re:xmrerds -
fiR. FlliJllJER: Wait. I've lost TI¥ mirrl
h3re. D:J I ffive a rrotioo?
t>I3. RICllIl'R: MJve fur awroval.
t>I3. =: fe:crd.
t-'R. FII.IJ'IUER: tb. .... , Mr, Gre2n.
MR. CRIDl: l'le are re:xnrren:lln;J the
awmval of ~ AP Psjct:olcgy, Art, MJsic, Literature,
ard CIE Textl::coks for tre te.xl:b:ok a±ptioo q.cle
I:€ginnin:j JUly 1, 2012. ill y:u krr:w, these a:tptims
go 1:hro.:gh a six-J'63I cy:iI.e. Arx:! ro, this is the
sixth y:ar q.cle for tl':ege: b:oks. ~ b:oks tlEt \';e
are currently u.sinJ ffive teen in tre district for six
Yffi"S, am this is the tlrre tffit "" ,.OJl.d ordirnril y
awrove the rext a:tption.
t-'R. FILI.FlJER: O:nrrents or q..esticns?
Mr. Eby.
toR. EBY: E'i:J, are \>;e g:ri.ng to 1:e votin'J
00 all of tlHn at cn:e?
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t-R. CFEl'N: 1h3.t \-mld l::e an cptien for
tre Ecard. Yru rray certainly take each ere
llrlividally or -
MR. illY: ~;eu, I ffi:i a oxple of
Cj.EStims en s:rre of than. I just didn't =., WHl1er
"'" o,ere gorrq to go t:hJ:cut! than in:Ii vid.El.l. Y or mt.
B1t/ I rreaD, I can skip over to t:lE ares I've g::>t
Cj.EStims en.
Mt FILIJIVER: vhy cbn't YJ.l, let's r:p
atea:l am get tre Cj.EStims that yru h3.ve, tre ores
th3.t y:u taw qJ2St.icns 00 arrl then \-.€-III cb it as a
unit.
MR. illY: 0<ay. I mtice en tre Art
te.xtlxxJks t.tey're El::x.x>ks, cavis Digital Eb::oks, arrl
tl::ere's - kirrI of hrrd to tell ;hat plg3 this is en
- hIt it gives a price like $998.95 for a fust gm:E
stu:Ent am teacrer Elxok. My Cj.EStien is is In·, d::es
tre rost of tre Elxoks = to tre rost of
text:l=ks?
t-R. CHEN: 'Ihe rost of Eb:x:lks right n:Nl
are gererally cie3[:er thm stardm! textlxDks are.
"Itere are still s:rre bJllt-:in disadvantages as tre
CUIp3Ilies are tryITq to leverage as nu:h of tre
cbl..lars as t:h:;y can wit:h::ut, y:u krnv, tl"Ey're mt in
1 tre l:us:iness of los:irg mxey. 20, if yru fEy Elxoks
2 are clEaj:er _ore trey CUjht to sell than trey
3 \DJld ciis3.greo with that mtien mill trey cmld
4 figure rut h:w to = tffit rost. An:! I th:ught
5 tl::ere might l::e mre cpostims alx:ut overall tre :idea
6 of g:rirq to Eb:xlks.
7 MR. illY: Right. 1h3.t ,as ill{ next
8 cp2Sticn.
9 r.R. GFEEN; Yeah. 9:>, s:rre of t.te
10 CUIp3Ilies are rrovirg nere ag)ffiSSively thm others :in
11 that regrrd. "Itere are a rmter of :internal am
12 external terriers to that. It ,mld l::e a great sbrly
13 -for cur EmIXIl1ic stu::Ents en tre p:>.er of :Erre ITBIket
14 systEIlB am capitalimt mill a big pla}'2r stEj:6 1.p to
15 tre plate en roth tre state si.cE, IfB3IUrg C3li£ornia,
16 Texas, Ng., York, Illimis, ChicagJ. lhtil CJI")3 of
17 tlose plil)<'LS stEj:6 1.p to tre table am rratdEs or
18 partners with a Vfrr'j larg3 ven:br, I still cbn't think
19 ~.B I re g:rirq to see t.te avai 1 aN J j ty of then in su:h a
20 way tffit it l:Eo:nes profitable or l:ereficisl for roth
21 sides. It is an i.cffi th3.t I say is gra.firxJ arrl it r s
22 gmrlrq e><p:neotially faster, hIt it ilfP33I'3 to l::e
23 still amtffir, in tECh tenns, t:1u:Ee}ffirS, arrl t:h.91
24 yru're talkirq alx:ut Tennz3see am Cl3k Rid]e am at
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t.te fOint tha.t it reaci"Es, y:u krn.;, this level, I see
it wrk:irg fran tte rutsioo in. SO, it is a real, it
ffis te:rne an cptioo. It is mret:hing that I krxw
even in 0Jr Te:::hrolcgy D:p3rt:rrent, in fact, t.tey are
e>plorirq tte availabjlity of tte textlx:oks. Right
TXNl, if y:u d:cid:d. to r:p with th3.t cptk:n, y:u vruld
limit s:rre of tre cptiOO9 that cur folks ,mld illve.
]Inj 00, I think: th3.t' s illy y:u SEe Te.nn2ss€e still
cbirq really an adcptien that leaks very m.xh like
\..mt v.:e'-ve al\-.ays ci:Jrl3. B1t y:u will see alrrost en
e:very CJI")3 of tlEse. an in:::re3se in t.te nurter of
te:hmlcgy .res:J..IDJ2.S, Eb::oks, or othen'lise.
MR. EBY: en t.te Eb::oks, is this like a certain editien am tl1en if trey carre rut \<lth aooI:her
editien yru'd illve to I:uy ag>:in, or can trey just rrake
a little dmx]e?
toR. GFEEN: Right :n:J;'[, I'm mt as clrer
en trnt, hIt everyt:hirq else seam to furctien \1ith an
tp::hte. An:! 00, I ,mld think tffit yru ,mld cb that
t'>P' of WJrk if yru ffi:i a rnid-cjcle tp::hte. I think
yru CUjht to, am that \DJld l::e mret:hin;r I think
prdBbl Y to negotiate at tre state level. Nut
trey're cbrrq right rru, ;.hlt terds to l::e tre plttem,
is yru I:uy tre lxDk. 1hey give yru an electronic
cptien. An:! 00, Vfrr'j s:imilar to txw tre vicla:i
in:ilstry eml ved ra., if yru I:uy tre vicla:i trey give
yru a d:w1lC\"LW o:py. 1h3.y just want to luld cnto
that revenue.
MR. DICRElllUO: Nut are trey using to
read? 1h3. carp.Ii:er?
MR. CFEl'N: 1h3.y ,mld use tTeir
o:npJter. Yru'il see teaders using thEm :in tTeir
classrcan USllq overte;rl proje::t.ien, .9TartB:B.rds, arrl
at h:ne.
MR. E1lll'IJER: It's prdBbly WJrth
rrenticnITq tffit tre total for tre EJxxj{ stu:Ent am
teacbers' editi.m is $4,500 am a few d:illaLs. In
a::i:.li.tioo, t.te arc:illaries, M"lich are frEe, t.te total
is $6,131 if yru just lxught tlose alooe.
MR. CFEl'N: Oorrect. It gives yru an
.ida:i of t.te di£feren::e in rost. 9:>, s:n"Eh:Jd s::rrE'Cl)2
is goITq to h3.ve to figure rut txw to rrake 1.p that
kin:i of re\i'eDI.E.
MR. illY: My next cp2Sticn is tl1en
e.;p2I'ien::::ing doral nusic t.ext:b::Dks. JInj I'm all for,
cbn't g=t TIe wrco:], I'm all for raving t.te latest
textlxx::ks: arrl WEt t..e. can, hIt ny cp2Sticn arrl 0Jr
bJ::l:)et situati.m Wlere we are right rrw am cur rost
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six )'2illS ill dural rrusic. fut reJp rre 1.lIXlerstan:! the
spen:fug of tffit rrcrey versus using tffit rrcrey for
science textb:oks or s:nething eLse.
:t-'R. CFEEN: w:t1. 'IlB.t's a tru:j1
q.BStien to ans<=. See i£ I can W)rk my \'.By thrru:jh
it. TI-Bre ,Ulld, cbvicus1y, te cptioos m the pill: of
=i district. l'rrl districts Inve certainly Illrlo
OOoisioos d:wl the rorl ill the p3St to rot a±pt.
&Ire districts, for hri;Jetary p.n:poses, "ill skip an
entire a±ptien. l'rrl i£ tteY ttrink tler:e are subjects
l.rem it sillp1 y Ins rot chm:je:!, am I can think of
s:ne cases ill this a±ptien \'here the cnntent s:inply
ctid rot ch3nge significantly, am so the res:uro2S
tffit tteY ha::ll:e::are, ,/ere just a::E:p>te for the I,ork
tteY !1E'Edrl to cb. I ttrink tffit Ins to te eval\.Bte:I
en a case-by-case b3siB am it pn:blbly Ins to te eval\.Bte:I fiscally lret is rrost prtrEnt for the
district to 00. It's ah.ays risky to take a
cfudplire rut of its C]de sinp1 y J::e::ause the C]de
d::esn't o::rre aro..m::i for amther six years. Fn::i 00,
it I s rot S::) mxh cb }CU think t:h3.t t:h3 nusic h3s
ch3n.J:d in six years, it I S cb }OJ. think it willlBve
ch3n:.Fd ill any significant 1"laJjS ill ten)'2illS, cb y:u
think it ",rill mve ch:rrq2d. in eleven years, 1:e::all.:E
y:u'll te illto a llielve-}<Br a±ptim C]de at tffit
polnt i£ y:u duse to a±pt again. TI-Bre "ill te otTer oosts tffit care illto play s:inply J:e::ause t=ks
reEd upli3cirq for rer:air. It's significantly l(lo.er
hlt y:u cb Inve to rrplace t=ks just s:inply J:e::ause
sb.l:Errts v;ear t:lBn rut over tine. So, t:hlt I s prd:Ebl y
the teat cptien I can give y:u.
:t-'R. EBY: v-;eu, let rre ask this
q.BStien. I'm rot a:ivocating ,e cb this at this polnt
ill tirre. fut i£ I-e get illto the hrJ;J2t am we firrl
that we're s1mt m:E:i.rnn::Bs or, y:u kn:w, am. \',18 lBve
to rut, just J:e::ause we awrove the textb:ok a±ptim
rD.., d::esn't rrsan W3 ra:essa.rily a;c:prove th3 :fun:iin;J to
bJy tlDse?
MR. =: 'Ihlt d:es rot. ~
e>q::erditures cb rot = until JiJrB at the EBrliest
am trey care rut of the rex!: hri;Jet C]de. \\10 just
luld ttem I·lith the p.t>!ister at alxut JiJrB.
MR. Fllll\UER: ether q.BSticns? Mr.
DiGrEgorio.
MR. DICRErrRIO: I mtim in t:h3
lirrxjW'1' Arts/Literab.n:e textb:oks the sctrol system
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Ins dDsen rot to a±pt. Is ttat truo?
MR. =: 'Ihlt is ooITECt. l'rrl ttat
is at roth t:h3 alviCE of t:h3 state am. it is a.J..ro -t:h2
re:ulItermtim of the Assistant O::mnissic::n3r, hIt it's
also fran the CXXJVerSatien with the largLa'1' arts
tEBd1ers ,fin trey ham! the illformatim alxut the
a::rrrrcn rore am. dEr:g2s in the rurria..1lun they felt it
"'5 also rrost prtrEnt. l'rrl this stat8Tf'l1t actl.Blly is
in the B::e..rd racket. B.:rt:, essentially, for t:h3
~ p..blic 80 that W3 }.a-o'l, Ter1rBssee is in the
pIXXBSS of transitiming fum the state starrlrrds ttat
I-.B a:±.pt:ffl a f51 y;:zrrs cqJ to t:h3 o:nrron core
starrlrrds tffit are b3sEd en rntimal starrlrrds am a
gr:up of states ,ill Inve sigrs::! m to this set of
starrlrrds, e.spa:ially ill rrath am largJage arts. \\hat
t:hlt rreaI1S, ro..ever, is t:hlt in 1::ehffn this C]cle,
this is a six-}<Br C]de, pill: way thrru:jh this C]de
I-.B ~vill S'ditch fran t:h3 st:arrla.rds for w-ddJ. 0Jr b:oks
are aligrs::! am a±pt the crnrrm oore starrlrrds for
Nlich these t=ks rffiily are rot sU=:!ly aligrs::! am the level of, the d¥h of amlysis am the level of
literab.n:e stards to gJ up signi£icantly. So, the
a:JviCB fron the state is to delay am to lD1d tffit
rrcrey. 'frey Inve cEsigrate:l an a<XlJJIlt ttat tffit
rrcrey ,rill te held ill am tffit y:u illll ITBke tlDse
p.rrdEses the rex!: }<Br as pill: of the a±ptien tffit' s
o:rnirg up rex!: }<Br. TI-Bre is gxd evld2rx:e ttat the
textb:ok cmp:mies will mve h3ci tine to catch up ~1ith
the cmmcn oore starrlrrds ill their a..n p.lliicaticns l:y
ttat tirre. So, tffit's the a:JviCB.
MR. Fllll\UER: ether q.BSticns?
MR. EBi': Un:Er tffit samrio then I-ulld
t:hlt C':!E l:::e m a five-~ C]cle or d:es it start a
re., six-~ C]cle at t:hlt p:rint in tine?
tIR. CFEEN: I l:::elieve it Y.o.lid l:::e, y:u
,Ulld prdBbly tave five)'2illS. It ,ulld care an:un:i
agilll at t:h:! S3ITB tirre, six years. 8:), it ~<OJld 1::e
five }<Brs, te:hnically, for tffit partirular t=k.
l''R. F'II.llI1JER: M)tion on t:h3 floor is
"fPIO'J'll of the a±ptim of AP 1's)<:h:l1cgy, Art, MJsic,
Literab.n:e, am CIE textb:ok for the s:i=l }<Br
20l2-2013. All tlDse in favor signify l:y saying aJ<'.
(~lhereupon, all members voted aye)
t-R. FJI.llI1JER: Q1:DsErl? t1)tion carries.
Next item en the ag=B is the "fPIO'J'll of the
2013-2014 calEIXl3r. [b I hear a notien?
MR. EBi': So nove.
Ml.lGE: SEo:n:l.
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2 l'R. G'nN: Mr. <htinran, 10'12
3 ~t re::oma:ds ttat J:ase:j en 10'12 "JUreJ::Y of
4 1101:"", IID".:lan:l en fuJr q:ticrls ~ ;"
5 rro.:t1I1l2!dl: "fPlJJVi'l of q::t.ial B fur tiE 2013-2014 03k
6 Rid;e Sdro1s c:alJ2n:Er fur all &h::ol sites wi~ 10'12
7 €>IO:ptioo of 1'<'iU"" IlroJk ElBTentary an:! tre
8 prrodx:ol1l. ·Ita"" """ a q.estim I rote Ie;l2l!din:.I u" 9
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to rralre sure frat tre !l:l3lJi w:I::rstan:l tret 10'12 ally
11 l:EBOC<1 fur LOot stlrt..irq en 'l\.l':S:Ily 1""" tre 12 guid?1.ires set forth 'a:f 10'12 !l:l3lJi L'12t w:: use as dght
13 n:w cur :;pide fur ,,'12t ;.e will, will rot 00, \<.hat ""
14 ca.'1 an:! =t 00. Blt U" !l:l3lJi at iJl.1!f tine am
15 ce..'i:ainly, it is a l11iIrx a::tju'1l:nent, it is an cpticn
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17 this prrtkular }':'Er to a !>!:::rr:ay. l\rd:p1 0;;1 00 L'12t
18 prd:ebly ,lith:ut ffim:):in;f th" p;rarmt:»..r even. It
19 w::liI.d just l:e a case ~ .in 10'12 event tret follc;.1ng
20 tho'" pml!1EtErs xe:j.lire ttet tre sdmI 'fl3'lX' start 00
21 a 'l\>2s:Ey an:! en:! en a 1~'<S d:Jsixable day ttet might
22 inp,ct atten::iID:e tint. we 00 differently.
23 lli. FillIVER: I l:elieve w:: had :nm
24 ill S) lSS; en en this i-nn this c.arre :t:e:Ecxre w last tirre
1 arrl ~"e vas, as I test _E!·nB:,w/ ~ \-.'as
2 o:nslLErob'.e q:rlni<:n trot this is s::net:hl:ng tre !l:l3lJi
3 might ~.ant to take a look at dlin:; foc this partia.llar
4 0'llerd3r 'f'l'!1'. SO, I w::liI.d q:m fer d\,mgslm tn "'" 5 l-rut the Eblld's fBalJn:js a:re at this tine. Mr. Fbf. 6 f."R. EBY: Eb,:if \'.8: ';"JX)k this CEle:rl3.r
7 £or 2('\13-2014 arrl w did t'1:l:t, I \\B.'lt to rrake sure,
8 an:l sbr.ffits l'n.l!d rrport en !>!:::rr:ay, ID:pst 12,
9 instea::l. of ~Yf Rl;JJEt 13, ard tfe.:.r last day
10 w:uld re FtiffiYI t<13.y 30, inste£rl of l-l::rrny, LhJ:"e 2; is
11 ttatrorre::t?
12 t-R. GREEN; 'lh;t is oorre:::t as it is set
13 :10, l"'. 'lh2re iL"e other a::tjustnrnts ttat rrn.y
14 poosibl Y l:e ITI3de rut, yes.
15 PR. ElY: It SffiJB like tint w:uld,
16 againr I In:i2:rstard th:! o::n:EIJ1 W2- hU tefore, thi.rgs
17 l1W1rrj lP an:! nov:irg lP am nov:irg lP, tut llf!:Er thase
18 U!USU'il 'flli'S li"" this hl'ere it starts en a 'J\.ffrlay
19 arr1 arls rn a Mxffiy, if I ... .Ere a pmnt, I ynlid
20 prefer to start m !>!:::rr:ay am en:! tre prev:i.cus Fdmy
21 am Dave tlBt ~.
22 M<. ETI.IlUR~ In:i if yk did this yo;\';
23 w::liI.d rot te dJarX):iuJ tre jO'll:i3llEters 'a:f wdl :p1
24 w:uld dew>.lcp caL€1'rlars .in tl:e future; hE're cnly
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3 ~R. G'nN: '!his cptim. V" will rot
4 dBa)e L'l2se prrareters mtil tl:e 1hL"tl dirocts us to 5 cb 00.
6 Ml.. DT.CFFlIRIO: V" alro dBa)e tl:e
7 talar:ce uJ a dly.
8 ~R. FIlll>lER: ctrrm::t. 9 U(.:oBY: ~y, in :he ri:j1:
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11 ~R. FlLf.IVER: ctrrm::t. OJ I mar a 12 ;mUm to 00 that, to get us 110vtrg at 163$l: fum
13 irl:I:i.tiooal diso.1ssion, II any'!
14 loR. Em: I ,ruld :rove tint we l:e:jin tl:e
15 &h::ol 'f'l'!1', _toS \.n.l!d rrport en f~y, 1'I.l:Just 16 tte 12th, am tlxn I'I:Btaver a::tjust:rrmt for tl:e
17 ::m::he:r:s rrport, I assure ttat w:uld te lol::n:i3.y, I'u:jllSt
18 tre 5th, ern tint tl:e last day t.tffi ,mld te Friday,
19 t1>y 30th.
20 loll. l'GB: .'ffnrd,
21 Ml. RIDillli: Qnstion,
22 lli. FlLf.IVER: tlB. Ridlter.
23 Ml. RICH!ER: Mr, Grea:l, I Sl.lSj:Xrt tint
24 ttet W3S a !=t of tre tcpic of cl:lso.xcion W:e:1 :p1
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'[ weY.'e t:alI<:ir'J at:rut thase caL€1'rlars. VOO trere any
2 q:p:;sition fum t'12 1:e>ldlers or fran p:u:ents or
3 ar1!j"cr.irg tlBt """ :r:E!I13rl<?..ble t!Et t·" a.¢t t.o j(ro.,
4 atrut7
5 r;R. G'nN: There "e.g rot anyth:u]
6 p;rt:i.OJlarly =. ttat cme lP. It """ vary
7 rcut:ire p=s.
B Ml. RICH!ER: Okay.
9 fB. ECIl'L'ER: MT.im m tte floo" is tn :0 c:h3r:q3; letts see, yes, t:.t'E rrd:ioo en t:.t'E ::loor is to
11 cl'arqa tre sele::t:i.en, ""he rot awrov:irg t'>o 12 0'llerd3r, ,,;e're just, tre noticn is just to cl'arqa t'12
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14 ~.iy l:e ~y, ~t 13Ul, •. ,,'re <hmJin:J tint
15 to Mni'ly, 1U\iIh't 12th, fu" _til. l\rd tffi E!:"rlirq
16 date w:uId l:e Friday, 11>y tro 30th for sbr.ffits an:l
17 1:e>ldler n:port:irg am E!:"rlirq days woold l:e
18 an:orrfu:gly. All trese in Javor of tint I1Ot:i.cn
19 signify-
20 lli. DrG'J'lJ:RIO: I th::oj1t trere "as ere
21 IllJre cl'arqa, t=. 'lffi l:e3d:em' rrporl:irg date,
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23 Ml. ElY: 'lIDt's:-rut ~ was say.irq
24 tint tley • .ru1d a:tjust tl:e l:e3d:em' dayacrxcxlirgLy.
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MR. DICPElllUO: I thJ..ght '" ""'"
talkirg alxut tho en:! tine for tmt.
MR. E1lll'IJER: It l=ld l:e adjuste::l
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~lR. mY: EveryI:htrg l.oold l:e adjuste::l.
MR. E1lll'IJER: EveryI:htrg I.oold l:e
adjuste::l auDnJirgly for tho tea<:rers.
MR. DICPElllUO: Ycu have to rrske t:Illrqs
clear for Ire.
MR. E1lll'IJER: All i:hore :in favor of tho
rrotim signliy by sayinJ- a:tO.
(Whereupon, all members voted aye)
MR. FJllll1JER: Q:p::lSEd? MJtioo carries.
~oJ, ~ ot:h::rr rrotim 00 ~ floor is for ~ C3HJWVal of tho 2013-2014 calerd3r. All i:hore :in favor signify
by sayinJ- a:tO.
(~lhereupon, all members voted aye)
MR. E1lll'IJER: c:nx>se::!? ~btim carries.
Next itan 00 tho ag'ITl3. is tho awroval of tho foorth
gracio I'M safety potrol trip to \'I,srurgtm, Ie, for
GlEn..rx::ci ElEIT'ffitary, Lirr:i;n Elrnentary, ani nillod
Break ElEITffitary, ~ cutes of Lfi..JrE 1-4, 2012. I.b I
rear a rrotioo?
MS. RICHIER: VJJVe for C3HJWVal.
MR. DICPElllUO: s:uxd.
MR. E1lll'IJER: ~!t:. GrEm.
MR. rnEl'N: ~. 0IDnmn, tho
9..p2r:intro:ffit re:xnrrerds tho B::Bn:I awrove tho foorth
gracio I'M safety potrol trip to \\8shirxjt:cn, Ie, for
Glen=xl ElEIlIDtary, Lin:En ElEI!IDtary, an:! Willew
Brrok Elmentary S:l=ls, date::! Jure 1 tlm:u:jh tho
4th, 2012. E>::h:tear tho foorth gracio safety potrol
stJ.rlnts p3rticip3.te :in l:efore an:! after sd=1
activities l.mch teIp ensure tho safety of = y::urYJer
stJ.rlnts. '!hey are t:h:n lnvite::l 00 tho )<33I"ffd trip
to \\8shirxjt:cn, Ie, I'hlch is sponsore::l by I'M of East
Trnnessee.
MR. E1lll'IJER: QBstioos? Vs. Fgl.e.
MS. PUE: D:es vlxx:llan:! rot have a
safety potrol?
MR. rnEl'N: I do rot l:elieve W:xxllsn:!
has a safety potrol.
MR. E'II.llIIJER: V.Dtioo 00 th2 floor is
tho C3HJWVal of tho re:xnrrerdstioo for tho furrth
gracio safety potrol trip to Imrin:.Jton, Ie, for
Glerwxxl, Lin:En an:! Willew Brrok ElEI!IDtary 00 Jure
1st tiTlTI1lh tho 4th, 2012. All i:hore :in favor signify
by sayinJ- a:te.
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MR. FIIJ1IllER: Q:r.ose:i? VDticn carries.
Next itEm urder B.Jsiress an:! &wort Servioes is tho
awroval of tho aunt finn for Fiscal Year 2012 for
firnrcial aulit. Eefore I rear a rrotioo, Mr. Green,
1'11 g:> to ycu first.
MR. rnEl'N: ~'" re:xmren:! tho awroval of
a crntract with Rx/1 an:! CJ:npmy to perfonn tho EY '12
firnrcial audit at a fee of $55,000.
MR. FII.I.FLIER: Yoo've h2ard ~
xe:amen:atioo. I.b I rear a m:tioo?
infonratioo?
t-R. DICFElIRIO: ttDve for afProval.
MR. mY: s:uxd.
MR. E1lll'IJER: ~. GrEffi, octli.tiooal
MR. rnEl'N: Yes. S:l=ls are re:piJ:ai
to ooob:act with ~t auditors arJI1lBlly for tho
provisioo of an ~t audit of all firnrcial
activities. 1te EY '12 prqusal for Rx/1 an:! CJ:npmy
n:presents an ircrease of 5.4% over ~ EY '11
ooob:act. I'n:I "" also have npresentatives fran Rx/1 an:! CJ:npmy rer:e if tho B::Bn:I has any q.EStiOtlS for
t.h9n as v.ell.
MR. FJllll1JER: QEstioos?
MS. RIQllER: I hive a q.BStim for
Illien, if ycu recall. fuis I.oold npresent as.
s:rrethin:j =t i=re3se fran lsst )ffir. Do ycu
rerrarter ~.rnt last j.fflT's costs represent .in tenrs of
an in:::re3.se?
MS. ==: Off the tcp of IT¥ ffid, I
relieve tlEt, ar:d I just lookEd at this 00 Frid3.y, I
",ant to say it I<3S like $42,000 an:! t:h:n it acb.Elly
,.mt 1.p to $52,000 h:cause of octli.tiooal rervioes tmt
,,<ere l'ff!lire::I with regards to octli.tiooal audits tmt
~ re:piJ:ai for like Eirst to the 'ltp, the stinulus.
All of the octli.tiooal fe:EraJ. grants re:piJ:ai
octli.tiooal auditirg prcoe::I.rres. I'n:I so, act:LBlly, it
I'Blt 1.p fran like $52,000 to $55,000 for this :tear.
I'n:I tho auditors are rer:e to explsln s:rre of i:hore
octli.tions if ycu'd like to have s:rre further cl2tail 00
th3.t l:Ecause y,e tal.kB::i ab:ut it as "ell last ~..cek..
MR. E1lll'IJER: I'", just didn't \,oot ycu
to care ani sit. ~';e v.Bl1te:i to rmke jUl ~·.ork just a
little bit tooight.
EIilI & CQill'NY BEFRE.'3ENIT\TI: I'll g:>
alEad. ard start. OJerail, ~ au:iit fee is a
ooojurctioo of over tine there has l:an several
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stulies ra;rl to bo d:t'e v.l:'B::e ''''' cxntract an acturry ani evaltaLe t:lnse stulies, We _ at tro last
B:rud rrafuUJ ol:01t ir:terest rate rn;aps. l\rd trore's
t:€m ir<::rea'llirl gum!: over t!rre, Wliell t:lnse
are challer:<ji:nJ to test, SO, this )<Or tro si:u:.,nt
ECtivity f.:n:i rreru1l is d'ar:gir:g as hell. &;" as Dr.
Bllley rotlca:! at tre last _ling, it srem like
with ~ ~ ~JixEltrnts am 00 forth v;e
l:Bsically canpa:! CJ.lt, as bo slliJ.. It's just a lot. of
\'ork to bo d:t'e. An::! tho au:lit fl:e still cI::2s
.in::::l'l.rl::!, i~~ cb rot exb:.a bill for \...hat' s r'Stl cilring
the )<Or, irtiu:li.UJ all t:lnse 1:hin:js trot have
=TI<i ir: the p35t feN ;<ars. An::! tro au:lit cI::2s
irclu:lB roth tro fiIElrial au:liL, tie full rEp)rtirg,
",'>iell is a pretty thick rEpOrt n::w a cays, ani a.lID a
&2p'lraLe rEpOrt on the stn:lent activity fuocIs.
kijt:hin:J :,.CU v.6J'L to a:±i to that?
Rill & CllifIlNY~: Jost for
an ~el y.:ur FB:eral vDrds, of;::x,urse, a lot t;U9
d.l2 to stirulus d::lble:! in tro last two;<ars, ani
L'e-",' s o:nt.irm::! like tE F.i.rst to L"" ll:p, trey use:!
to call it P.a:::E tD t:te Ttp, lcu kn:w, th3t I s tpir):J to
te IE,.; t.."1is~. So, \·.e're o:nstantly mvlrrJ ever
~ = of cur servirns. A'll. in L"" prim:
;<ars, ""'" "P aulits, "" cl.i;:h't have qlite trot mm d'Erge ""'" a sh:rrLer fecloi of t.iJre like W? mve IU-l. fb, for excmple, t:rE IEpJrt sizes hare rrore
t:lBn, tro firnl n'pOrt h3$ d::lble:! in sWo as far as
n.ni:er ofp:tg:s just in t:l-e last fuJr jt'ffirS. S:>, it's
just tine is rrcrey am:rrrx:ey is titre, fb,
unforturntely, W2- can't pick ani ffi:x'a:; ¥tat \>J3 w:mt
to 00 ani rot 00, ro.
M::. RIGllER: SJ, esse!'"frially, it's a
glU'ltf>.r CC6t fca:' rro~B '..ork?
H.rR,£ OJ~~: I'm
;:'-'S, FI(}-ITffi: Greater c.os:: for rrc:re
Yes.
"E. RIGIll'R: Okay.
M. E'III1'LeR: <kin rai bEl Jmclve:l
with t:tE atrlit for a ~ of yea...--s ani )Ul rre:l.':icn:rl
thot .ithir. tiE last fcur yaars the :i.n::rEase in tro
1::hin;Js th:l.t )o.l're l:ein-J ask€d to cb, re::pi...re:l thiDJS,
has chblErl or triple:! in the last fuJr ;<ars.
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bUu:ture of l:ei.n:;! a nunidp3l roxol district t:e:::au.se
all. t.he gulOO:xe trot =res frrm tffi'lVil.le is l::aso1 on
a ro.mty och:x:il. district. Fro 00, s:netir:Bs it f s like
aw1es Brrl 0_. B.It w just mve a lot of
1..l!1iq.Eress !:ere h...t, }lffihl it's just a lot of ~
sa:pe~.:s.
MR. EJl.11I:lJER-: Pny;::re else? 'IlBIll( lUI
l:Dth wry mm, ani frilIlk y:u for l:eirg here. liIe
ar:pnri.ate thot.
Rill & aMPl'NY lJEFRF.SENl1\TI\IE.: 1<12.
awrcciate y:;ur ulSiress. 'l1:enk }Ul.
~iR. E11ll'IJER: ~btim is to ar:prove the
cxntract with ll.xjh ani G:np3ny to !=foun tre Ff '12
fire!cial au:lit at a fee of $55,000. All t:lnse in
fa= si.gr.ify by sayiUJ ill'?
(h"r.eI'(~UpOIl, a'cl membars voted aye}
MR. FTI..L'!JER: q:p:re:l? HYdro cm:ri.es.
N?xt un:l:lr 1p:clal Presentat'.JOl1, ere of the thlXjS
thot »" all,BYS look furward to ead1l"'" ~ it
til? bEgimirKJ of liE l.ut!3t ~ for :his
B:ard. fb, I'm rot .sure W'n's cbi.n:; t:1'& rn", I 32e
;,tn's <:b1UJ tro roml cchtlnist:.rator.s' Ff '12 salary
pu:posal. CIte tard:m, the (hiP", tard:m, is rraJdUJ
thls pD'.!'altaticn.
MS. =: lie are h::n::u:l:d ani ~ to te OO1e to pr:sscnt Ware the B:rud trni9Jt the
a:fninlstrat.ors' salary prqnsal. A'll. I will turn it
ID1 over to Dr, J:rly Cblns,
IR. =: G:o:i It's t:€m a distin::!: plffi&lre l<1::ld<i.rq en this particulEtr
initia'-...ive "rith TIl"J nan. I rave to Sily th:u;tl that 11m
a bit o::n::em:rl bsrnuse "'" wl.~ld fox! p:lrtloos Brrl _ "'" .l.i.ke a d:xj.
MS. =: lID. v.ercn't sq:p:JSCd to tell
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ill. =: I'm -"'1 ~ trot this prq:osal is r;a.4 finaliZEd an::l we can present it to )Ol
all :his cvariTI]. It I S l:::a::rl a pl~"'lL"B v.ork:in.j vr.Lth
cur air,inistrative staff 6g3-in :his ~ 00 U:e cak.
Rk\:je s:h:ois klni:riS'c::ators' Sali:u:y P.<q:osal fur t.he
EY '13 ~t. vI: al,ays sen:! CJ.lt a SJDJ!3f to 10""
a:fninlstratlve t:elm in Oak Rk\:je &:t=ls. pm ,tJat
'''''re goirq to 00 lUI is just a ve:rYj qJick ilffilYSLS of
::he arrvey resclts ani t.bm v",' II q::en it 1.p fur
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di£ferent irrlivicl.Bls l..to :resp:rr:l3:l tn _ 'ruIvey, if
"" can go ahea:i am click tn _ next s:tic:e. 'Ite nam p3rt of _ SUDJey, I all'IaYS lil<E tn brirq this up as
t.fE result secticn, ~ l:asically ask t.fE q.:estian,
"Are '''' goirq to ~ a !=BY :in::rease be}lXrl _
stEp irx:rffiser or are \~ <ping to b;: ~ 00 p:ty :in::rease be}lXrl _ step :in::rease." Prd _ results
this year :in:limte:l tlBt 93% of cur irlninistrators
SUDJeye:l cb rot want to ~ a !=BY :in::rease be}lXrl
t.fE stEp ircrease. Ch::e again, that I S 13 irrlivid.Els
WD all :resp:rr:l3:l to _ SUDJey. JUst rote acbitional
statistics for th:: B::ard of Fdraticn to a:nsidrr-, of _ 14 irrliviciEls sUIveye:l years of exr:eriencB am
treir OJIIeIlt adninistrative capocity, 1 tn 3 years
i-.culd aco::unt for 5, Wlidl is 35.7%; 4 to 7 je3IS for
a total of 6 is 42.9%; am tren 8 years am be}IXrl
run:ently mplDye:l in treir adninistrative caj:Bcity is
a total of 3 at 21.4%. JITlivicl.Bls ,rn are run:ently at t.fE tcp of t.fE adninistrative s:::ale, 7 je3IS or
be}IXrl is 10 rut of 14. Ten of cur OJIIeIlt
irlninistrators ffive tq:p:d. rut en a.rr a.n:rent
prircip'll or vice prircip'll salary s::h3:ille. If ""
1 can nnve tn _ firnl sJ.iJ::E, pl"""". 'Ite overall
2 :re:xnrrerx!3tion of _ Cl3k Ridge SctcolB irlninistrators
3 WJld be tn rot ~ a !=BY :in::rease be}lXrl _ step
4 :in::rease for _ 2012-2013 instnrlional year. Cl3k
5 Ridge SctcolB adninistrators wold lil<E for _ Cl3k
6 Ridge SctcolB B:m:d of ruration to onsidor a !=BY 7 :in::rease be}IXrl _ step :in::rease if _ bJdjet
8 alla-lS. \\13 oertainly I'.BIlt fum to p.rt: "if" _ bJdjet
9 alla'JS t::e:::ause ~~ urrerstarrl t.fE ext.rErre e.x.n::mic
10 cIesp3.ir tlBt ,,,' II be facing this sprirq am I
11 certainly d::n't \..ent to see any p3rt of a.rr staff,
12 oertifie:l or rrn-certifie:l, en:lJre a rut to e££ an
13 irlninistrator rECeive a !=BY raise be}lXrl _ mtural
14 stEp:in::rease. my cpestions xtgmlirg _ Cl3k Ridge
15 SctcolB l'dniniBtrators' SlliJry Prqnsal for this year?
16 i'R. E'llll'UER: ;;e'll be search:irq for
17 :m::n:oy. Ycu .i<rnoJ, in all serio..J.SrBSS am, h:pefully,
18 s::ne:ay tlBt this B:m:d or Imrever B:m:d is seate:l
19 !Ere can step fOThBIrl arrl cB3.l with cur rrost, cur
20 se::ca:I rrost lnportant cxmrodity. Orr fust cnmcdity
21 are our _ts. Orr se::m:l rrost lnportant cnmcdity
22 are cur staff rrstbers am cur adninistrstors. Prd I
23 can't recall exactly In, rrany years it bas !:Em lxrt
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b..rt if it d:esn't v.:e're <ping to ClXltiru::! to cb the
cpliity jcb tlBt "" al;ays cb. Prd I im:J;.1 am I can
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still =mend y:u am a±i to it as 'Bll. Itt gre'ltly
~te:l. my cpestions?
M3. RICHIER: I just wmt tn rral<e sure.
Sevm of cur staff armn::r _ 14 will rot get any kind
of step rai",,? Did I hear tlBt oorre:tly? Ten, okay.
ill. (DINS: Ten of _ fourteen illve
alreadY tq:p3:i rut at sevrn years or lIDre on treir
adninistrative salary s::h3:ille.
M3. (DINS: He'll get a stEp ircrease; I
Hill rot.
t-R. EBY: An:i h::w rnrl1 mve gas prices
gone up?
ill. (DINS: (?as prices are significant.
t-R. E'IT.IADER: My other qestions?
'Ih3nk y:u both very mrlt. v;e ~te it.
i'R. DIGlElIRIO: Yru krxw, listen to
tlBt a<j3in am I ,._ to PJI!Xlogely recpest rot tn illve
a p::ty in:rease am jU..l'1l w::::rrl2r IDoJ )0.1' II react in a
sib.E.tion like this. 1Irrl, jU..l kn::w, it's just a
little bit sad that this sib.E.tion, }OJ kn:J..l, t:a:l.lcons
lil<E this. I oertainly =mend y:u all for cbirq tlBt
lxrt, as Keys sllil, y:u can't telp lxrt feel just a
little bit sad for th:: Wule sib.E.tioo.
ffi. mY: I tlUnk it sh:ws that a.rr
teaci"Ers an:i a.rr staff W)rk for -t:1E .sb..t::i2nts; th:y
d:::n't, jU..l kn::w, it's certainly rot t:h:!:m::n:oy an:i it
is a sad state of affairs that t,.,e a::ntiruall y rot
JB>ard fum for _ efforts tlBt theY cb.
t-R. FII.llIUER: N2xt, Mr. steve Fa±lick,
I CjU2Ss. 'Ite Cl3k Ridge Edration As=iation EY '13
salary prq:osal.
i'R. REWICX: Ckly. If tlBt ;as tre GJins tan::En this is th:: Mike am steve sh:w. v;e're
like brothers EO that's g.Jt to cx::unt for s::nethin:J. i'R. E'llll'UER: Did y:u tal<e bis food
atay, teo?
MR. 8ECOICX: No, "" acb.Elly dine:!
bxjetrer tonig,t. I 5'M VB. DiGt:Egorio there; she 'laS
l"B[:py that .sh=: \-I.!aS dinirq al(.l[""e. 'llBt's all I'm gJirq
to say. I've gJt a sbJrt wi.n:"hl of q:p::u:tunity l::efore '" lose _ 'Pi there on _ err:!, rot Mr. Grn2n, lxrt
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rot to bnn this into a fiftEen stance of B:b Dylan
= am re's USlBily rot =ful in tffit. B1t let
rre go affi3d am start cut by just sayin:j I want to
tlBnk y;u for tffi q:p:Jrtunity to rrake em anntEl
salary am l:erefits prcposal to y;u tmight. Ch
l:EtElf of tffi certilie:i staff of tffi Qlk Rid)e =1s v;e'd l.i.ke to just say ax:e again it's a privile;e to
\·.ork for a B::ard t:h:tt ~rts WE.t \..e cb am treats
am re.-:p:cts U'3 as professicnlis. Prrl W;:! r re grateful
to vork in ti'e sch::ol systan tlBt takes its missim S)
sericusly in a a:rmunity tha.t vallES e:ir.atim. 'Ito
often W;:! lEar am \'.B kn:J..,r tlBt this is rot tte 03.98 in
a lot of otffir comunities. In refiect:irq tack over
tffi past 1"= am lookirg fOfrmd to tffi 1"= affi3d,
it's di£ficult to kro' 1..fEr:e to even l:a:jin. 'Iho p"c"
of ctBrqo has !::€en extraon:lirnry if rot mini b::gJlirq.
S:rre mys it feels virtLally :inpossilile to cb
everyI:h:irg tIBt "B are l:eirg aske:i to 00. Arrl,
J..ikavise, it I S inp::ssible to kEEp ~ with all t:re
refonn prq:c&lls t1Bt keep p:wirg up in tffi
1EgislabJre en tffi state ~t of E'du:atim. So,
I'''' just sinply keep teachin:j l=wing s:ne my =Bxdy
l<ill shEd light m I'ffit' s going m. 'lb rut it chrritably, this 1"= has pra:lx:s:l a lDt of anxiety
am <pite a lot of wailing am gnashlrg of teeth for
teacrers. Ard did I rrentien slEEpless nights? If
\·;e're s1ffpin:J at all, it's with ere eye cpen:te:ause
I think w= can all sc..y w='re rEVer sure \·,iEt tte D2Xt
directive is gJirg to teo Arrl just W12n \..e think \,.B
l.lIXErst:an:l WBt it is I-.B're l:eirYJ aske:i to cb it ::B3TS
l..ike it, WE.tever it is, ch3n::J=s. I wmt to l:elieve,
an:! I think I-.B all wmt to l:elieve, tlB.t &JeIY torre
tlEt I S leavin:J tte tam in t-ashville or here locally
is a winrer. B..It I think it's a little prambJre to
sc..y tlBt \,;e've gJt this ~ thin:] cb...n. to an art
form, am tffi jury is still cut m a lot of di£ferent
a£P3±s of it. B..It rDll'S rot tte place or n:Jd's rot
tffi setting for disoJssim al:mt tffi rrerits of all tffi
Face am = to tffi 'lbP refoms. 'Iho tottan lire is
WEI:ter "'" agree with tffi ctBrqos, WEI:ter ,'" lil<e tffi
ctBrqos t1Bt are =ring, I." rove SfE!1t tffi past
y:Br Gdjusti.n.J to than. Arrl, as a staff, w= I Ie luv:i.n;J tte essential o::nversatic:ns \.nth a.rrselves ani 63Ch
ot:rer a1::a.rt: v.h:l.t w= te3:ch ani h:w w= tffiCh it. ~';\e're
lcok:in:; at ti'e d3.ta. v;\e're ITEeti.ng with rur PlCs.
N;::~lre di£ferentiati.ng rur instnx::tim. {';\e're
atterrl:irg \:raininJs t1Bt are lElping us to l.lIXErst:an:l
t..tat all this is ab::ut. Arrl I drre say ,.;elre all
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W)rkirg mxh lcnger h:urs, rmre of us tryirg to cb
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will tell y;u, th::ugh, these ctBrqos lllve rot !::€en
easy mr mve ti'ey g:::;trE with::ut arrplaint or
cxnstru:tive critician,. CXXBSiOO3lly just critician,.
bJt it I s teen a tmlthy pr:cx:ess in a lot of v.ays. I
l<ill say this. Mr. GrE€n's willirl;Jness to listen to
cur o:::n::erns, at least listen as a sign tlB.t t:h2se
disoJssims are possilile in this sd=l sysi:at\ \'.hich
is arotrer lccal lB'llity t1Bt "'" are grateful for. He
nay mt always agree with rur a.sse.s.:m:nt of ti'e
sitmticn or rrake tffi ctBrqos t1Bt ,'" prq:ose, bJt tffi
fact tlBt t.,e can mve tte o::n\i'erS3.tim at all sp?aks
volures al:mt this schxiL systEm am his 'lillinJooss to at least hear us cut. He has also taken us off of
caller blcck ID, t..bich v.e reallyarpre:::.iate. I think
ore of tffi tottan = t1Bt I fccl as a teach2r 1"=
in am 1"= cut is tffit professiaBl ed.rators am policy nal<ers 00 rot rove to l:e OJOfiootatiaBl I>.tEn
disoJssing natters irM:J1virq tffi future of p±Uic
e::ir.atim in tte state. {';ell, unforbJnat.ely, tlBt' s
rot Ix>! it's l:eirg plal"'i cut by s:ne of em critics
in tffi lEgislabJre am tffi arrn:±Eir pllilits hlD lx>ld
s....ay in CErtain a.rem.s. Qrr sch::ols are mt failirg.
CUr teacrers are rot fail:irg. Ard em _ts are
rot fail:irg. 'Iho mly thing t1Bt' s failirq is em
ability as a state an:! a natim to mve truthful
lB'llity-b3se:l, I1O!1-p3rtis'll disaJssicm with tffi
policy nal<ers am p:>liticiBns hlnse favorite in:tor
sport has l:eo:rre to fix pj:llic ed.raticn. Are there
things t1Bt ,'" cb rea:! to fix am things t1Bt aren't
mrkirg v.ell? Of o:::urser tlEre are, an:! to.B've gJt to
start s::ne;..rere. I'm just mt sure tlBt tte s:rrs-.here
t1Bt's cmrentl Y l:eirg IDpL8Tffite:i in so rrany
different vlaYS is mt actrnlly over ti'e rainl:::cw, or
W)rse, sIDpLy p=ting an agerlli t1Bt cbes rot SEffiL
so h:id:En at tirres. l\s Mr. DiGraprio loves to say, I
digress. ,Ie will stay tffi =. V" nay cpestim it
bJt to.B are c:mnitted to it for tte lc:rg h3ul, or at
least until it ctBrqos agllil. Ard s:irre ~ ~d lil<e
to get plld vhlle to.B're cbin;J it an:! rur families
w:uld like to ffit, it gives rre great pl63Sl..lI:e to
intro::I.x:e It¥ colleague am gxd frien:l, tffi fatrer
omfessor of tffi Qlk Rid)e Sd=la, am oo-presicl2nt
of CRE7I, HI:. Hike Ha;g:xxl, to present cur salary
prqxJS3l.
toR. HAYGXO: Ycu'd think I'd learn mt
to mve to folia'" steve Ba±iick, t..oJldn't y:;u? It's
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rot g:rln:; to 'P tlu:ru;j:l all of this, rut ,,"at I >Bl1t
to It6.ke )CU?Wire of, lIve ircltrl:d s:::tre infumatico
in tOO p;cI<Et tOOt I think \-Jill just give 2':U a gx:d
en Ibm? \\8 stan:l in Qlk Rid;/s o::np'lI8i
with ot:ber s±rol systJ:m3. I\n:l I've _ that d:w1
into salaries for tm:t:ers tasErl. 00 ~err:e level,
_ en d:grms. I also 100_ at prircip"1
salariesl even t:.h3 ~fS salary. Arrl P"ve
in:ilt.drl a ra~ .in tl:ere wich I thL'1k y::u'l1 :furl
inlrxesti'-g; }ill',," pu:b:Jbl Y ~ a[ thts. I thlnk
it' $ :inp::rtant to i<J:o'i \<h2re ;,e S"Jll)j in tOO state in
terms cf fun::Iin;j fun all levels of fun::Iin;j, fran t'>2
~'dl G:>verrne>t, fran 1:.'>2 state QovemTent, arrl
fran the lroll. A:o.:i 1:.'>;t sp'>lks '''lures fer this
o:mrunity MEl }OJ lcck at to .. rru:h of orr total
lul:j=: is =lrg o.:t of lroll clilars. B1t it also
says: \IOll..I113S a!:xut t~ state as a Wule t.~t rrnnYt
rrerij sch:ol systEltS :n this state, \X'£o:rttrntely, jU':>t
_ to [und Edraticn. we hoar a lot &rut: the
ability to :r:ey; \\e cbn't h3ar mxh at:cut the
wilJin;Jress to p"y. I\n:l tOOt's ..tat it boils d:w1 to
in this s\:.d.te, unfortuna.tely, saret:irres. 'Ihis
district ms alI",ys too tOO ability arrl L"B
Hillirj;Jress to IBY, s:Jtetirres rra~,t:e rrore wi.lli.rxJ th:m
tr.e ability. 'lhere are rrenYI mx:w sch::ol sys'"u:rrs that
just ahn1lIte1y refuse to 8l.;W:u:t e:b:atioo at tJ:e
local l8'B. 'J:ey W3I1l; to fmj tOO entire hrl:Jel; ",:t
of FErleral or state clilars. 1'0, ~"B I Ixq:in I cb
'l"2fit to jlBt, I W3I1t: .:tAl to look en p:q;';! five in ttat
b:oklet, if;W "wld, a[ tOO litUe harrhJt:, tie
fifth P"1" ,..mm looks at sllaJ:y rankirq txnp'lrians.
'lhat's just a sml1 sumru:y to &'m ;W ;,I"", ''''' stan:l
OJITEtItlyarrl ,..tat has ~ over: tOO p3St several
ysns with cur hrl:JeI;. ~ in 2003 ;W con """ that ;,e • .ere sixth in _ state m a mln:im:m level st<nt""
salary arrl ,~ \\Bre first in tl:e state \'lith a M:tster:1 s
ffiJn:e arrlll13Xinun Cl<!:eda-re. ue thing that
inprls cur overall ~t is a 1:rig1 rrnl.:!?r of
t:ff:!ch2rs l'.e hive with a t-Bsterls or a M::i&~ts Plus or
El:U:atjcral ~ l:>sgre3 an:i also at tlE 1:rig1 eo.:!
of t:te scule. It :really create..') a 11193 .irrpact 00 oor
hrl:JeI;, lout: it's great for = stu:l:nts an:i foc ocr
mmunlty. "" ,,ere fust in tOOt cao-gory, always
ll'l';e l:<rn fLYSt for ysns. \\hzr, I first C<lre to Qlk
Rid;/s frilt""" just a gi","", at :Ix; Master's level <= tea::hers \'PJe Erst in tOO state. Go forward to 2011
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t_'5 salary en both tOO B.S. an:i tOO t·l.S.
ard \\B".;e drq:p:rl to 7t"1 in th3 state 00 a ~f$
at tOO nrudnun level arrl to 5th with a ~Ester'5 ffiJn:e at tOO nrudnun level, 'lhat's .i!qmtont fiun tle
starxtoi!1t \'B """" a large rnlll:Er of t~
r:et:i.rirxJ; W3: kn::w that is ",hat I s to over
the _m. In tJ:yiJ:q to nspJa::e gx:d ~
tOO rsality of it is tlEse ~ are looklrg at
,..tat is in it fur lID, _ rrro:!!;! L,>;t'$ involved, arrl
the total ~ _t. 1'0, I L'Jnk ;W can '*" it's II"tklrg a little lID"" diffkult to caq:;ete \'.!:en
ax sl;arrJrtj salaries are o:ntJ.ruln:j to drcp. fuat's just _ way thi1X]S are ri<jlt n:w. 1'0, hdal'ly, ill
this pad\el:, I'm not cpi", to cp tlu:ru;j:l everydurq
~~ I I<ml: IU' to m::I2r.3t:a'YJ ,..tat I """" in there,
tja"B'S just a hr:lof sta_ of j:l:lililEq::hy, \hlch
;W <1-"8 ~'" of. I cb Na"ll; ;W to just lcti< at t'>2
sllaJ:y ard _ts arrl o::npare tl1'lt to ~y
tarlr.a:6c cities that v,e k.r"al velre o:x:patirYJ against.
It:ok at tl.., M3ryvil1e, look at tOO l<h:lxville, _
areas an::ur:d, Franklin, ~ i:h::loc1 are t.re p:x:ple
\o.e1ro CO'q::l:k.ir'q for for ria'! tcac.h:n."S. I!~ C'I.I'!:fl
irciu:E:I t'>2 llLre::t:or of &:h::ois' salary in there arrl
I think t:h3.t 1s inpJrtant given t±e a::I1\'eI:s3.ticn V£'\i"'e
had tcnicj:lt. ~mn;w guys start lcoldn:i at L'>2 rext
&pmnt~t }ill've cpt a hml ~en to rrake en
,,"at that xarqe is g:>L '" to J:;e. It's g:rln:; to
"""" to J:;e Clllp'titive if ;W "mt to <bo', g:xx:! ~e
in tete. lin::! if ;Wlook at ;,!ere .'" are w; the
rn1!ll1:V of it is w;;! Ie r.ot :real a:rrp2titbJe in frat
atEiB. 1lE last tl-Jzg I p.Jt in ITere is tl-:e cost of
liv.irq ir:L~matia1 L'1ltl 1975 to 2011. If)O.1 just
look at tl'tlt ~ ~ y;ast several )'2drst it I S very d:7Jicus "" rove rot l<Ept tp with inflatim. 1'0, given tret :irL1UI!tat.kxl, I'm g:rln:; to giwr tie prq:n3'll. em rrate bit of jnfomatioo firstt ae piece first. I
,_Ed to look, an:i I just got this infumatkn tcd1y,
I've had troble getklrg it, \:I:ylrg to look at ..tat
other s:h:ol systJ:m3, h:w trey _ 0VBr tOO p3St
't\'BT, two~, ;.!;ich ~')'XE is fE£illrg tie hrl:JeI;
crurrl1. $::.;( WEt I looka:l at is last yctrr, 2011-2012,
or gBss thgtfs this currerE: 'yfflr, t.>-ere ... oo a 1.~
salary ~ ... .as pro,rAbi en t'>:e state <Xl t:h3
r.tI:nirlUn sllaJ:y level. 'lbin:y-five S'F..ffiB provid:rl
tret full 1. 65% ircre'lS? arrl passe:! that alo.-g to
tl:e'r cnp1.c:rees. Fifty-se'.'ffi s±rol systeT6 provid:rl
tOO mininuu, 1. 6% at tl:e'r salarJ s:±eiJle, arrl
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furty-thrEe systEm3 actmlly gave rrore t:h3n tre 1.6%
last ~. 'Ih3.t' s ore of tl:e reas::ns Y.B' Ie kird of
~ a little bit. fuere are systEm3 cut t:rere
tffit are 1.lfPirg tre salary a little bit. 1hoy're
I83lizing trey have to CX1rp'te with Olk Rid:]e as ,.ell. $), given tlEt infomatioo, yrnt w8're prq::osin:J this
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tIR. E'II.J1IUER: Eefore y::u cb tlEt, Ynlld
jUl gi VB th::::tse :rrnt::ers ore nme tille, pl63Se?
Jl.R. HAYrrXD: 'Ite last cr:BS, last fEW on
tre 1.6%?
MR. E1lll'UER: Yes.
MR. HAYGXO: Yes, I will. 'lhirty-five
sdYDl systEm3 last l"'IT provicffl tre full 1.6%. Yru
krn; "lO're talJdrg ab::ut - K3xen can explain this
better t:h3n I cnJld, hIt tre PEP fomula, trey p3SSe:i
tffit full am:mt en to all a1ployees even tluse al:ove
tre 1.6%. Ebrty-three systEm3 ;.mt l:ejcrd tffit am:mt
an:! gave s::nethin:j over 1.6. It =lld have J:een 1.6l,
2, 3% I tlrink "as tre higtest last l"'IT. An:i thn 57%
teak that minimln arrcunt ard divicB:i th3t aTCOJ all
EIl]Jlo)<ES 00 tffit trey still IE02ived, it nay rot have
l::Een tiE 1.6, l:Ecause that \'IBS on tiE :mirrinun scale of
tre PEP. fuere was ern systan last l"'IT tffit gave ro
in::rease. I d:n't kn::J;v W1ich systsn that v:as, hIt ~
systEm in tl:e state, cnly CXE, glve m .ircrease at all
last year. $), given that infomatioo, WEt v,B're
prqnsing for this l"'IT is to il=ease tre l:asB salary
by 2.5%. ",,'re tcping tffit's \"h3t tre GoverrDr, tffit
is rur latest urdmrt:an::iing tffit ill is prqnsing an:!
"lo w::uld like to SE£ tffit p3SSe:i alorg to rur
rnplo,ees. 1ho CIlIA last l"'IT for Ihl3:!ter of 2011
was 3.6%. So, even. if \..e fo..:rrri a way to furl tiE
total 2.5% it still \=ld rot ke'p up with tre rost of
living-. NJrt:er b-.o/ we're ask:irq t:h3.t \\B rraintain
furr:lin:j fur all staff positims an:! certifiEd tEEchin:j
assistants. k3 ever.:,cne tas S:1.id earlier, I think tiE
ere thin:j tffit rrekes this systan sprial is all of its
EIl]J1o)<ES, all of th<m, fran tre custo:Jians to tre
tEEchin:j assistants/ tl:e hJs drivers, ever.:,cne, SJ
we'd like to ke'p tluse positims mrirJtaITe:I at tre
a.u:rent level. No want to il=ease all eligible
r:ers:rrel by tre e><perieme of tluse tffit are
eligible, an:! tffit' s b2ginnirq to be a mailer rnnter
e»ery l"'IT as, y:u top cut in Olk Rid:]e after fifteen
l"'ITS 00 any teamer with nore t:h3n fifteen l"'ITS
~iE'lYE Ie3ily ctes rot re::l2ive a step .ircre3se
exapt for a me-tine sUp b-.eJty. \'le W3flt to
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naintain cur current health in.suran.::B, e.1B care, ani
d:ntall::erefits at tl:e mrrent levels. W2're rot
ask:irq for any.ircrease, just to rraintain tlnse at tl:e
am:ent levels. 1ho things tffit we're looJdrg at is a
p::ssible lx.nus for s:::rre t:eac::h2rs, if p:6sible. ve've askEd for this in 'I:h:! p3St hIt \';e \'ruld like to see a
oce-tina l:crus ]:BY of $100 fur certifiEd staff for
each l"'IT of servioe within tre Olk Rid:]e S:!=la
]:Byable upcn retin3:rent \<ith tre rrBJdmm l:crus ]:BY
w::uld be caj:pEd at $3,000 for any teamer ;.to has
tau)ht in Olk Rid:]e Sd=ls within thirty l"'ITS. No
tlrink tffit =lld actLElly be fiJrd3j t:lu:rujh tluse
teachers Wu retire. \"'h31I.\B hire rB>J tEBChers
they're <ping to be' =ffirq in at a lesser level. '!his
is a pretty romm terefit in lots of plaoes. I
rotiGEd L:ui:n Coonty ha:i just dcre this fur this
l"'IT' s tu:l:jet. = Coonty d::es s::nethin:j silliilar. I
think, if I'm rot mistaken, Clintro or l'rrErscn Cbmty
d::es s::nethin:j silliilar. _\:her 10; rost itEm w::uld
be looJdrg at provicfug just ern a::!Jiticnal perroml
leave da.y for all filll-tirre staff m:rrters. Arrl,
lastly, v.B're lOJk:i.ng at proviciirq orE a:iliticrn.l
lxiliLay leave cay, ;.hich \·aIld be tre vrones:ay before
'ItBnksgivirg. 1ho I83lityof it is Olk Rid:]e teadErs
alao teach rrore cays, at least prd:Bbly six to rrir.e
rrore da.ys, th3n rrost otffir systEm3 arrurri. '\';\2 vork a
l83-da.y a::ntract. TIE state says every::ce \";000 a
lBD-c.E.y a::ntract, hIt tlE.t' s rot 'I:h:! TIElity of it
te::ause of tre way tre brurs are figured en an brurl y
tssis. 80, nmy systEm3 like KrDxville, tre te3chers
will acb.Blly ;.ork l73 cays with _ts an:! then
'l:h:!y'll hIve in-serviCE da.ys bJilt in. fo, v.B think
\'B a::uld cb tlE.t, tlE.t da.y, 'I:h:! ~'fflre.9:E.y l::efore
'ItBnksgivirg, an:! really rot inpoct instnrticnal tina
an:! tffit \·aIld be pretty nu:h a ro-mst itan. \"lith
tffit, I th3nk y:u. Fny q.:estims, I' 11 be gla:I to
MR. E1lll'UER: VB. Richter.
M3. RIClllER: I krn; havirg listeoo:l to
tal of 1::fEse prq:osals, I d::n't kra</ ro</ rrany
prq:osals, CjJite a fEW of those prqnsals, hIt trey
are al"ays carefully an:! tlYu]htfuily dcre. Ard,
steve, I'd l.ike to say tlE.t I think if I o:ul.d
syntresize y:ur statarerrt EBrlier it ro.nla::i nu:h like
'I:h:! way 'I:h:! au:iitors exp1aim:l to us, 'I:h:! s::q::e of
I.·;ork tas ircr€eseci for teachers, fo, I TIElize tlE.t
this a:rres to us fran a very th::uj1tful ~ve,
an:! I stq:ECt tffit t:rere \..as a great deal of
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2 for staff an:! t:oocrers aroJrlts to ~'rinJ like
3 $300,000 to $L'V,000. Gi_ tiEt, lBve Ie'>=; b2€n
4 dis=llSSicns atCO.J }Ulr gro..p as to ¥.tEre th2 S:.h:xil
5 fbm:l =lli! f:in:i tie surs, ol:lEr thm to cp to _
6 City, \'.him smm to te, in IllY cpinic<J, J:Blu::tant to
7 fun:! s:rre'-hinJ like thls. 8 ~. fl.lUm:D: Qe of _ t'rings tiEt 1
9 w:uld ask, an:! steve an:! T lBve ta:lkB:l al:<:Lt thls
10 s:ne;-tat, I hlve s:ne ~Jcns Pm:ret pr~:[Ed t.o
11 IlBl<B p.i:llic1 Y at thls t:ilm.
12 IS. R1Cl!Jffi: Ci<ay.
13 ~R. fl'\IDXl): Ett "" OF tiE thir"" I 14 WJld like _ City ::0 look at or tiE sd:co1s ::0 100le
15 at,::£ T read tiE r:ap3J: cm::a::tl y, t'E City has
16 tal a ,'Iin:lfall liar. tiE Parity ~ "ith _
17 ptq::etty taX. Sre a: that m::rey stx:uld te sd:col
18 syst:en ru:my. Any tax ~ o:mlng:n,
19 awroxiJrately I think 50% of tro City b.:d;./:':t g.:z3 to 20 _ sd:cols. rb2s _t rozrl =oct, Katen?
21 ~!3. G!'GLJA'V: fu? City tax tese in 22 diff2lE1t thm tiE cumty. C!be CLty, cur allooatim
23 frorr _ City is rra:le up of a rwter of~, an:!
24 tiEt WJUld te ere of _ ~ _t g.:z3 into _
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M!.. H1\Y'=: As a g<:nf.!tlll rule, if ""
tal a rnillioo cbllars in tax ~ BfPlUXinately
that p:>rosnt of tiEt one rnillioo cbllars w:uld a:rre to
tlE sd:cols in all fbnrs? [» ycu i<In'1I
IS. G'GlJA'V: It clq::e:xis 00 \'.him
ccu:l':.y it 1 s in.
NR. fl'\IDXl): It '~d te lbme Cl:unty,
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MS. Cl'G[J:l'N): Rictot. I'd lBve C) geo
wid: ycu 00 trilt.
NR. l~; I think ttatls c:rB thi7J
\.;c; a:uld leak at, I thir:k v:e C5!":. leak at, as 'i~lre
hiring r&l t:ea:ter:s lcok at real a:;.sts 00 hl'il.t \"p- i 1:'e
al:<:Lt an:! nakL", t.'E diffi!ren::>; in _ solary
sdmiles. I taLm tD Dr. Bailey ab:ut _t an:! I
ti'.ink iE's u13ki:1j a mal o:n:>cta:! effurt this }$I: to
1:.xJk if W2're losi.~ a t:e::der th3t's uakirq at ttB
Up an:! an:! ,,,,' re hirL", SC!lE'!:xXl¥ elre in at st<p
five, I-.lBt in _t acb.1al savinJs. l\n:i if "" lBve 25
t_s ching _t or 30 t:oocrers or...mtever, lots
of p:tEnl:ial savi.ngs with _t. I think"" r£aJ, an:!
I Hill ~ Dr. Bill.ey an:! Mr. Grem tiEt tiEy'''''
k<pt us in _ lo:.p with everythirq _t' s cp:il>:j 00.
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b1.in:lsirro tn us. l\n:i I reaJ.ize it's ret cur
to try to 00 ;,cur JOO to tell ycu I..t:ere
it in cur re.sp:nslbility to look at
I..t:ere W? think mi~ =lli! te ~, S:rret:in:es
it a:nes ~'1 to mally, mally ~ dnices. i'lH:
W? ta:lkB:l to t.caders last~, over u'E yoors
tiEre's b2€n a C8::rease in sq:port staff it soons like
}$I: arcer ~ after}$I:. cna of tiE thiJ:x;s aJm:x,t
unmIm:usl.y frorr _ t:oocrers in i:iEy c!:n't mally
\>311t tlBt. As Steve said, _ 00mr<ls en everycm's
t:ilre is just: irx::rease:i drara::k.all y. It I s like
~lS t;e::n a rrajor ~c atta::::k en Edr.a::im, en.
t:oocrers, en I-.lBt "" <b. I get very ~..2ted at
Lirre.s cut of NashvDe I..tm "'" hi"" a sd:col syst"" hP.re tl1a.t ha, q::aat:a:J. will., thirty plus yoors, :5:rty
plus yasrs, ar:d}'et vet}l fa,,. re:ple €\ier ask us rCat
"",' re cblng, my cb _ tEl"Jd'p.rs an:! tiE 5::h:ol fbm:l
get alorg 00 ~!'ere. Mi ill ere as:';', tiEt. fuey
just: il.SSUlB tiEt 6'Jety:lE elso kn::\;s hast for C8k
Rid:je, for us, or i·rete\lEX, ar:d it's frustraL~J:q tD
every:::r:ef very, very fruslratirg. \'e've In:l a grrot
crrmunicatirn with t:tE fbard, with tre ~terrl:nt,
everyone = _ '/ffi-Y'S, an:! I ti'.ink tiEt' s irrportant
1 ,..., keep tiEt. We're all playL", _ sarre garre. ;"
2 all lBve _ Barre oIc.<X1!lO an:! tiEt' s cbir>:j ,rut's test 3 for _ kids.
4 1·R. DIGlKUlIO: lill<e.
5 toR. HAYCD:O; Yesr sir.
6 loR. DIG'EilllIO: 'Il1is tahle right tere
7 tmt y:u give a ranking o:np3Ti.sc:o, tmt's very
8 instru:tive. B..It I tr.lnk, to rre, k .... .a.t hits Ire r:!..r;tIt 9 tet».oon _ e',eS is tlnse fo11e<'lirg t<lies, ~ I
1'3 kn:J.,<, ".tl2:re o..r.:- systan .... 00 at >::XE p:::int arrl h:w v;e've
11 j',;st searn:i to lme taken stEP' J:u::);<m:ls ',eSrly. A"Xi
12 t1:Et is alw very, very sa:l. to ne.
13 1-R. HAYU:CO: Yo.! kn:wl t>;e can -rrake
14 stat.is'-....ics a Jot of t:irres, as JU1 ali J.cru..lt \..;e can
15 ~ th3n say all kirrls of thirq:; ard I'v'e trie.:i -w be
16 very In'BSt an:! fair. C8k Rld:p has l:>:al a great
17 pla::e to ,=le. lli:m a salary star¢:ri.nt, ,'" lBve
18 alW'lY3 cl:ne \'>'il. we've p3id rur t.ead'ers;.ell. Pn:i
19 it I 5 alvays in tiE rst \',18 rave h:d t:tx; hi..ytest
20 average t£ildler salary in _ state. BJt as I
21 m::nt:kn3j tefure, tl:ere I B a rffi.9:l1 for th:it, ar:rl
22 _t's ~ 8Ol; of;,cur t.caders lBve a ~_'s
23 ~ an:! IIDSt are at _ Up le1'?l. 'Il1is}$I: it's
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l"ll' ;,hen ,,,' re illvirq a high mnter retirin;! am ;,e
kn::w tffit's cpin;! dJ;-n. _ prdl1an finarcially is
\'.eIre d2alin:J, velre o::rrp?tin;J rotJ against pl.acEs like
Franklin ''"-th 1'l:ils:Jn O::unty, ,tim !us a tax l:ese
tlE:t, 8, v.e o:uld rot reccgnize. JIrd 00, it's really
tmd to CJ:IIP"te ;lith tffit fran a fimrcial stan:j:o:int
l:e::BUse :raisITg $385,000 for tlnse folks for a 1%
irn:ea.se is rut a re:ll stretch. Fbr us, tie rrolity
of it it is. Prri I wish I h:ld a tetter an.%Er for
tlEt. B1t I cb think vS can finj s:::rre \'.ays to cb tmt
witlrin this b.rl:.]:::t. I think there I 5 s:::rre t:h:irqs, I
jU'lt d::n't fEcl o:mEortable at this jXl:int talking
More I cb s:::rre nore resem:h m tmt.
MR. F1lil'lJER: Just to ad:i to tffit, I
think: arrl I'lllcok a little closer, hIt I think it's
:interest:in;r to take the three ch3rts tffit y:u illve,
the coe tffit' s the =t furr:l3:! by the Fe::Eral
G:Jverment, by the state G:Jverment, am the lccal
cpverrrrent, am lily tlnse sicE by sicE am look am }OJ can seB, mve v.e rot aJrrost reverS3i tiE fact tmt
the state's 1ookin;! at tlnse =munitie.s ;.to step
forward with furdin:J arrll:ock ch;n, I ITB3l1, to TIE,
that's an extrare irBcB:]uacy right there.
Mt.HAYCIJX): 'Ih3.t' s tiE prcblsn with
1 tiE entire fun::lin:] in tie state of'l'enrEssee, arrl it's
2 rut atrut ability to !BY; it's atrut the I'Iillin:jness
3 to :P3-Y. Truly, tlBt's tie rottan l.ire. I \-1:n't
4 ITEntim any crunties hIt I kn::w for a fact, I kn::w
5 ccunties, I krn1 teacters tffit tea.ch there, arrl
6 = nay ffive $100,000 h:xJse am !BY $200 a l"ll' :in
7 prq:erty taxes am they anp1ain they W3lltEd to raise
8 prq:erty taxes by are penny to fur.d the schools
9 J:e:ause tlEy think it I S tiE state I s re:p:nsibility or
10 the Fe::Eral resporo.ibility, am the 1cx:al.s struldn't
11 cb it. JIrd trot's a prcblsn. I rre3J1, trot's just a
l2 reality. fuit is a prd:llan :in this state. ,;ten ,.;e
l3 talk atrut the B'P fonrula am fully fur.din;!
14 Edratim, ,,,'re rut fully fur.din;! Erlratim. If y:u
15 \~BI1te:::l to drcp - I<aren, rorrect rre i£ I'm \'m::o:], or
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400. ray off 100 teocrers; y:u G3Il l:al.Brx:e }CUr
b.Ii]et. We Cl'lI1 te, y:u kn::w, just ffive m:rey rollin;!
in. {';\;:ill, vtatT s tffit !pirq to cb to e::ix:ation?
Wmt's it cpin;! to rmke C8k Ri!:qe? Ard as '" cffinJe 0\i'eI' tine vS 0Jrlt.inI.E to rut pn::gran after prcgram
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after pr:cgram. It's the cl9ath of C8k Rid:Je S::lxols.
Yru krn-l, ka:pin:J up with \rut' 5 teen gJinj m arrl
it I s firElly acb.E.lly o:rre rut, s:::rre I=S=Ple are sayirg
IT'" am startirg to cpestirn, struld;,e illve C8k Rid:Je City &::b::xJ1s. 'lhat's a s:r:i statEnEnt to TIE. Yes, v.e
struld illve C8k Ri!:qe City S::lxoLs. I·)e sl=ld te
pro..r:ll:e:ause of vrnt \·s've d::oe arrl \\tere vS v.Bl1t to
cpo Ard I think to cb tffit ;,e've cpt to arq;erJS3te
eveIJ<Xl" fran the ap,r:interrent to cur teachirq
assistimts to cur tfficters. M>;I:e rut the test :in the
state anjilllre rut they cEserve a gxd stardmI of
livirq, a gxd I}Jillity, l:e::BUse the reality of it is I
gu:rrantee y:u the staff here works as tmd or _
than anycoe else :in the state. Ard for sure they work
1cnger luu:s than anycoe :in the state. If I 1ookB:i at
the luu:s ,Drke::I cmntirg the s::h3:hles :in the mys t:l'Ere r s at IffiS1: a.,o \\B8ks nore p2r joffir tlEt this
staff works than any other systan :in the state.
MR. F1lil'lJER: '!his B:Brd awIEciate.s
}CUr all's tine am effort am }CUr presentatim am \·;e'll rrove fon..m:d.
ill. I'GIE: Not as fast as NO might like.
t-R. FII.l.ALlER: Next v.e' re un:Er ItEITS
for Inforrratim. My cp2SI:icrn atrut the EirrolJnmt
P<p:lrt? My qEStims atrut the Firnrcial P<p:lrt?
Ms. Richter, I'm g:rin:J to tum Itsn C over to y:u
l:ecause this is an i tan y:u hld I:I"q.ESte:l to te p.rt: en
tie agarl3. arrl I think it' 5 a very awr:qxiate itEm.
CbJirusly, it is or it w:uldn't b2. there. 8.Jt it is
s:rretlring tffit 'Ie all l'ffl::I to te aware of am ;,e illve
t"o g:ntlEIlBl here t:h3t are cpin;! to na;l:e give us a
little nore infolITB.tion. S:J, I'm!pirq to fBSS tlEt
to y:u if y:u ,mld.
ill. RICRIER: Ard I h:;:e Ilf{ I:I"q.ESt for
this to te plilcB:I en the agaxE didn't m]'Jll:e y:u to cb a rrassive aro.mt of WJrk, b..rt I kEpt rea::lirg, arrl
tiE ot:l"Er B:ard rrsrl::ers, I krn-l, were w.'are of arrl
kept IE£dirg atrut cffinJes tffit ,>Ore o:min:l atrut in
the fox! pr:cgram. Ard it co:m:re::! to rre tffit it ,niLd
te ffilpful rut only for rre am for the rest of the
8:Jard, rut ffilpful for the p.blic, too, to get rore
icEa of I'offit eveY}!xxly is talking atrut ;,hen trey say
tffit there are cpin;! to te rore cffinJes. I d::n't kn::w
i£ tiEy're minx, i£ tiEy're najar, i£ it involves
rrore :fresh feaL I've rea::l all rorts of t:hirqs, ro I
just th:u:jht it ,mld te ffilpful if y:u =ld give us
s:::rre id93. of l..rat vIaS h3f.I::ening.
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attm:! tlJe ~ S:±noL ?l:ltriticn PdnLn.istrators
stu:ly = Mm:h 14-16, clJr:irq ~ br:e3k. It's
tte se:xn:! strce rrret:inJ I've lxHl able to atton::! a:n
thiB """ p:d:Bhly tte TIDSt lnforr:ative because "'"
ac:::tI"lhy terI smBcOO = tIE = p..'"8SE!1t to dis::uss
the ~ thot terI b2eo p~ !ley terllxHl
eTk31ize:;. to pass en to us as .rlx::01 rntritioo
professirnals of tlJe inpact. 1m it ,,as mllly wry
irt~ to Sff: ttet tIE Hore y:u llstenar:! an:i y:u
g:1t to fin:! cut I-J:Jat ,as cpirg en. More .fruits an:i
VEgltables, _tely trnt's ;.fit !ley're p.1Shlrg
for. 'ItE}1!re lcokirlJ for nore \~ in t:l"E dark
g::e:;ns a.-rl tI':e ora."'q'.;:S ard yella..-s am too ra:::is to
give chi.ldoon nore variety of tlJe rutrients trnt a:ne
fu:m ttere an:i to cp <Mly fu:m q;a:Iin:j cp a box,
p.1\:tiJ:¥J it :in tIE oven anr:I h2atirg It cp. lJn:!.:in tlet
:inEtarre, 03k Rid;Je Sch::Q1B, ",",'re ;'BY atJa<i of tIE
p:M& o.u:ve fur l-mt' s <Xll1im cp with s:h:01
rutritim. 'a struld l::e vert prurl. I Xro; I'm wry
ptru:i of my tErn fur .rut \'.e'''''' ~ in tIE
last !xl) i""'!S. lJn:! '''''re pn:I:ebly 90% ro;pJ.:!ffit 'lith
~ ~fve j~t ~J Wi,'!l ve b;en fart:unat:e with
l\raJrark to have fo:J<s in ¥ffioin;1tm tlet l<Ef'I: tarll
with ;.fit "'" cping en, give us a teals cp, cEvelcp
prt:gram3, inplcm:ntxd~, starffirdizEd~.
?;,'ve irrpl.ErrentEd tJ:nse. M5lu:in:j has b2eo a big p;Lt
of th3.t. A"ri p:rrt.imirt] is 3.l11?thir,g L\-..at \~ reilly
l:ffefitEd fran:in this s:h:ol diBtrict. &::>, larg
story sbort :in ttere are sd:=ls trnt are cp:in:j to
!live it a little rr:u;i:l. Fbr """""Ie, y:u take an
ela:ra1tary s:h:ol system, the n::q.rl.nm:nt am:mtly,
minirrun ~re"t :in for fmn to get a qm:ter up
se>rVlrq of VEglt.ahles or a qm:ter up servirg of
fi:uit, am in afl offer versus aorve awirc:rnmt th3t w:ulrl plSS If troy terI _1'fl?B let's "",y ,n i3[ple,
her:! exatple, a ba:!b.u:g:lr a"d a qm:ter OJp of grEffi
U;s."IS arrl a ~ )U1 krn1t th3.t l:a::ate a rei1ibJrs3ble
Ilffll fur 'cI'Et sllx:I9:Jt. Here In Q;k Rid;Je ;.fit ",,'VB
dre is it I S rot a q..Ert.er ap serv'..:.rq" it I S a h3J£
c..p servi:rg of eit.tJ::.x t.l':e fruit or v~e. 1h3.t's
.... "'t the u:w st3n::l3rd :in a:I1'irg to. \..e' re ttere alrea:ly. &::>, trnt"", c;Px! to l:e>r. 'liE big clEnge
G'nx/1 in tenre of xe1nb.u:sable 11""ls fur the sdYDl
d1strict is the fact th1t: the child has to tave a
serv:in:j of frcit or ~table en their tray fur it to
be o:::nsicEred reinb.lrsable, fb, v.te're g:;.irq to r.a\fl'; a
Iffimirq arrve. \.",' re aLtearly tal.kin;; to em staff
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arrl OJX' ca."hiers arrl \>:eIre g:dIq to tBve a t..irre to
~ tlJe c:hi1rlrm as tl]ey're <Xll1im thn:u;h t'e
lire, y:u krr.w, GIJe CWOrhI'.ity to get s::rre fmits anr:I
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it? toR. GUm: ~ylll rove to. Yffi.'11 th2ly
..en't l::e able to just get a h3nb.nrger a,"d a milk anr:I
J:B.'t tle ca.shie", tlEy cpo No, tlEy'll actuill.y!Eve
to have a seJ:Vin:.J of a fruit or VEgetable. I kro.., it
,illl::e a !liil up.
MS. RIQIJER: lJn:! thet will b~-.art
aIP1ylrq this .fa2l?
m.GillJI: Y63h.
MS. RIQIJER: Ckay.
m. GillJI: JJl y of 2013, '1"9. lJn:!
th3;e'g S:XIE d:a~ l."l t:lE breakfast prcgrcm, \relY
lTl:ir'or; \>:eire aJ.rea:Jy <bin:J it. fbi w;: d:n1t SEe any
00 thet at all until 2014.
t1;{. rnll-\1.ER: Yru krl:w, W2 can w:xrk ~
ag:rin, w.:;'re Ci3U}1t in tre dilema -.,,~ can ... .ork en
solv:i.rq UlB prcbicms inte:ruJly l:ut "" =t't tave tte
sq:p:lrt focm the rutsi", tlet heIpl os with torre int:er:ral pr:cg::!:aff6/ r.eanirg W2 ca.'1 get t.h::: kids to ESt
c;Px! at sdYD1 l:ut ;.hen ttey cp tare. Ke can get the
kids l1\1)te to stay at sdYDl l:ut ;.hen troy cp tare,
Jut kn::N, r'm rot cp:in:j to get en trnt ... l:ut, y:u
kr:o.'l, I ag3"ir~r too g;xd thir.g t.\-..at ... oelre
l::elri.rg is, as ~ v.oilrl e>q:Ect., 'j:.g.t VElre alrea1y
Iter:e. And ttet's all inp::rtant factor.
t·R. GillJI: Easioally, the ooly dliin]28
"",'re cpirg to tave to rtaXe are in ll'Enlirg.
Easioally, just cpirg to have to feature s::ne
diffurmt VEglt.ahle gn:q:<l a little bit diff"relltl y
,..tn1e ·..h2t:its, tl:e v.hile grair,s{ t.'l9 bra-n rices, t.~
gt€ffi Iffify ~.ahles. Ke're alrea:ly doing Jillr
fresh f!Uits E!!v"f!CY diY, o't::ay, ani a cmke1 "'.'BJ2table.
&::>, tlP.re' s five fur the stx:Er:ts to pick
2au. 1terel s at least tht:ee fresh vegetables for
t:h3:\ to pick fn:m """'Y cloy Tnl plus a cannEd
vEgetable, 00 voe! re J{te.y ah::irl of a lot of schxil
districts.
tR. FITJ:lllJER; In:l this w:uld hold tne for cur high s:h:ol sI::cd?nts trnt !Eve a little IlDre
q:p:JLt<.mi.ty to J:lick a"d ch:I:lse.
YR. =: Ch, OOflnlteJ¥, )'ffi.
'I'alk:in; to oth::r aIffi sdrol nutrltlcn professiams,
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jQ."i: 1'l!Tffi'EO. Yoo offer all tlE.t stuff in lUll: hlip
:'rlrol? Yeah, "" cb. \';e alLe cb. kd n:n:; of it o:nas cut of a J:ax. lIe!l'Bl<B tl-B shlff fmn scratJ::h.
I stn.e:i th:m:re:±p?s. Ycu l<rn-lr l.asag:rB, \~ nBke it
fron scratd1. 1'1cll, "" illy it frozen am p.,t it in
tre oven. '!tat's g:rirg to chm:je, esp:rially in 2014
~ tre ooN rJle$ for scdiUll start i:akirq plare.
'IlEre's no ch3rg?s :C.<pt roN for 2013 bJt for tre rext
ttll"" :,ers after that t'''£re are goL'"Xj to ill stEfS
~ in us laairq tiE al'Cl1Dt of s::diun frat
".'re to ill ihlo co msru an:! cEsigo L_ the
ch:i.1drcn's JTml en a <Bay:t::Bsis.
!'S. RIOllffi: I rEBlize that I::l'tl1¥JS take
t:.irre am that it's all a j:ltlXe'l.'. lire '{Xl getliIlJ any
foo:!:ack fmn _ts or !)'lre'Its >lith tre ch3rg?s
t:.b.at }Ol've alre£dy Jf'€d??
~R. =\: '!he ~ that I've h>d a
ch:m::2 :0 talk to th:tt ~ to t.:l:e off.ire or I m?€t
tIEl in the h3liW'lY a:'d I just Jdrd of cb an inprrnptu
qJick aavey, }OJ krxw, ln, cb }OJ feel ab::u!: fco:!
serviens, is they've l:€m very plEE.5Ed with variety
las prd:abl.y h"'<ln the big:j3St t:hi:rg, espx:iBlly
~..s ITEt lave erne fmn arotffir :'rlro1 district.
2 kd tley S'lid, 'J'i22, '{Xl krxw, em d:JiJdren reJF!I got
3 to ~ fu:rn this rnmy fl::effi fruits or 'Je:I8tihles.
4 It was JEre it is. Yoo krxw, tI:ey miglt ~ a ~
5 "'J8]1tab1e arrl an awls. 'lh3t I s t-.hl.t tt:e sI:irtnt f S
6 ch::rl.oo vas for th3t d:1.Y versus in cur s.:h:ols, any me
7 of cur s±o:ils, it f S m'1am, ar~f £P..)le, ani
8 l..tatever OK C3..'l.rl3:i frUit fcet...u:e is for that illy.
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12 !l'Bl<B. '!hey krnl l:eaiuse a, em: rrerus C'yCle tlu:w:Jh "" 12
13 i<ra1 that last tme "" served 100 kids <:t=~...rs 13
14 so we i<ra1 ,"'ll prcbIDly sell ab::u!: 100 d'~s 14
15 again. S?, tiat's cur "lay q:eraticrally to ,Stay en 15
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18 ;hat ab::u!: pink sJ.:irre? 18
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20 tie USffi. I:iu..'1'd with Nmn roll'! infomatiro en 20
21 Bmils I've b2m m:eivirg iron the USffi that, 21
22 h1sica1ly, ~ itrg [OSs1bJe wt rote of tte 22
23 o:m:o:lit.y pw:\.rts that USffi tas tas tha S\J:x,1:an:::e in 23
24 it. Com tley tell us i£ Olk Riel;/? &:trois has that.? 24
fb, th:y o:ukh1t do t:h3.t. 'll:-erels 3:J El3..."¥
dl.'51;.t:ibJtors a"d pockers ttat tl:ey cEsi with, 1 c!:n't
even krn' if tID] can t:acJde it or if tl-By c!:n't ,ant
to tackle it; I'm rot real sure, O:E. of tl:E very
encmragirg I::l'tl1¥JS th:u:.lh is we've already plaosd em cx:nm:dity ordoJ: for rext )<'ill: am I J:elieve crt tl'J')
19th tl'K:! tJSI::1\ p,..t CU+...: a ITBTO that S3id, hey/ vElre
g:rirg to offer :'rlro1 5l''StmB tl:e qportunity that
rave or<:l?.ra:l gm.n:! l:ffif frat",,' Ie cpln:j to ta<e CC'c
the q:tiro fur =rp3Ilies :0 p.rt in this p:irk sl.:irre am
V\e'rB g?ir:q to pJt in tl':€re we're just g::drr:J to tm'e
p.n:e 1M g;:o.m:i}::e:;f, m a:::tlitiV"'...s, y::u krn .. " tfe
:ntural shlff. kd I W3S very plEE.5Ed to S€O that tha
two ital5 that ,..e use, gm.n:! ~ am Mrt::t.tl:g2r
p.rtJ:lJ;S, are en that list ttat .. rlll ret hive the pink
slinE in it. So, ,",,'re in g:xxi stupe. I feel really
g:xxi l'i:n:t tiel.
M<.. BUl.J.lLER: A1l.y ~ ~Cf'.s?
Ml. RIam<R: th,::ut I cb "H""EciaI:e
yo.; here arrj ""Pl.a.irtin:J that to us. I h>d ju.<rt:
reo:! en:u;tt to ill dIDJ'L'UlS ::ut YDI: really i<ra, ,.mt was goit'q en.
MR. GIJJ:ll: l'I:e::\lutely. I urderstard.
~R. E1Il.l'!..Ii'R: 'Ihmk}OJ very mrn. l>ny
old hlsil'ESS? _ b.:s:irass? CtJ:rrru;liGltirns? t.p:Bte
en tte &;Oro? N± g:cd?
:MR. Em; It1s 3:<-20 at talf. :-bIt it's
43·34 50 tley'w COfe l:eck with 13 mirui:Bs to go.
I'R. EEll\f.ffi: 43'"34 ,fit'! 13 lriin.tces to
go. kd ',e sta"d <djcurn:d.
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Oak Ridg Board of Education
W. Keys Fillauer, Chairman
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Assista Superintendent, Ridge Schools
l>Oen GreeR ;Y/ar/~ Y%l~
Date Approved
C E R T I F I CAT E
I, Joan S. Roberts, Notary Public at Large
for the State of Tennessee, and Licensed Court
Reporter do hereby acknowledge that the foregoing 62
pages are a true and correct transcript of the
proceedings taken by me in this cause on the 26th day
of March, 2012.
1/ J6an S. Roberts, Court Reporter
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