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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lnv mxh nusic c:h3rqes fmn c.:n2: six years to t:h3 D2Xt

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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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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st:art:.ln; of tl:i!t 0'llerd3r 00 a ':\ESday, am r \~

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

16 fur 10'12 !l:l3lJi if tre prefer:Eoce is tn nnve tret day

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:

10 di.m::t:iru.

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

13 0'llerd3r fum tiE l;e:jinrr\rg rnte, wdl w::liI.d

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,

22 1'I.l:Just 5th.

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

aooonJirgly.

~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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fLnj bol.a!Ul this)<Or, (inil=ibie)

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,

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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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l:efore '" close this everrirg. 'Ilm:u:jlx:ut _ survey

_ results irrlicate:l, am there l-.Bre fa.n:te2n

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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stfHBd fOJ:l<JId am sllil, y:u krxw, "" urrerstarrl _

o:rditicns, this is ¥.tBt ~ \·.oiLd l.ikE if it mrks,

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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is o.:rrrren.:Eble, b1t t,.,e Iq:e. t.fE my cxrres yh2re ~ can

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

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W)rkirg mxh lcnger h:urs, rmre of us tryirg to cb

WBt's tein;J aske::i of us. Ps Me. Green an:! ot:tErs

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

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g::Jt to l::e 1:.'>2 worst jcb in tOO ""rid to. fblla, steve

in a pr:esentaticn. I ''Ve given y::J.l a ra'1:h...i:, am rIm

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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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:!

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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,

::!::N:kusl y .

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

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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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MR. HAYOXO: 303. Ard ,.;e illve IO.X]hly

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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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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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

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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.

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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 ~

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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

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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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20 tie USffi. I:iu..'1'd with Nmn roll'! infomatiro en 20

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23 o:m:o:lit.y pw:\.rts that USffi tas tas tha S\J:x,1:an:::e in 23

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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