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District staff said the survey, which closed the day of the work session, drew 635 responses; 69.6% of respondents said they preferred to keep the district's current telehealth arrangement with EMD, while 30.4% said the district should seek other vendors via an RFP.

Tina, a district staff member, summarized the results and the comment pages submitted by parents and staff. \"Out of the 635 responses, 69.6% stated they would like to keep our current telehealth with EMD. 30.4 percent said to do an RFP,\" she said.

Several speakers described the perceived benefits of the existing EMD service, including rapid access to a nurse practitioner during school hours and reduced instructional disruption. One board member relayed staff reports that a student often can be connected \"within just a few minutes\" and receive a diagnosis and prescription that allows the student to return to class or await parent pickup promptly.

Johnson County Community Hospital President Jessica Trivet (letter submitted by Chastity Trivet at the meeting) told the board the hospital welcomed the chance to participate in any RFP process and said hospital clinicians could treat pre-K and Head Start children. The letter said the hospital would provide a full presentation if invited.

Board members asked whether objections to EMD centered on the provider itself or on an arrangement in which a district-employed nurse practitioner contracted outside of district hours with EMD. Staff said the district had amended its memorandum of understanding to clarify that during school hours the nurse practitioner is a district employee and receives no additional compensation; outside school hours the clinician may perform outside-contracted work.

No formal procurement or vendor change was approved during the session. Board members and staff said they would address remaining governance questions and could pursue an RFP if the board directed it.

The board also received comments urging verification of billing and collection policies for families; a parent comment attached to the survey asked the district to confirm collection policies related to telehealth fees.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Johnson County Schools Board Work Session, March 13th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A parent and staff survey found strong support for continuing the district's current telehealth provider, EMD, and Johnson County Community Hospital offered to join a vendor procurement process if the district issues an RFP.","taxTitle","Johnson County, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",57883,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6636012,"Johnson County board to form committee to redesign teacher salary schedule amid retention concerns",3017,2101420,5119000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1&start=2101&end=5119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1/thumbnail_2101420.jpg","/articles/6636012/Tennessee/Johnson-County-board-to-form-committee-to-redesign-teacher-salary-schedule-amid-retention-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636012-8094c3edfa0ec4be661fa907373619c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776045112&Signature=dE-flG7jAhD~y9yzqk-yXI9ZS1o3c-ECkP~emSRKvL9Zitr0xEI5KyPWOKy~h1~4HB3oJQO3KuzmTZEj2vLtt4mnY2oVsIagKmnlRYqZvudK4wIqZRcWs4SKeTs9hlOhGsHZ61enS4nOUKvTxBEUr7i8mfMVSkl5bt1kj2bzzaSaLQiB8yr78Oy3FB8p2Hh00W9D0E3o~TTS0ev-NVzmGAtziY8DLlOMXtP66mjasJQ2UEtiC9J2~ign7Ck~W8gCjTiK4r1WaJolYMlRWig2Hs3hvMdMF0vsFsllAeXmX~6YjTfdrbMF-i1MGs2axMzWYMJJefsZTH8rRsc2jR3tLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Johnson County School Board discussed forming a committee to review and propose a revised teacher salary schedule, after multiple teachers and staff urged a move from the current alternative, merit-based pay system to a years-of-experience scale.

Board staff told trustees they had already categorized each teacher by degree and experience to estimate costs, and said an initial transition would cost about $400,000 under one model presented. A majority of speakers — including classroom teachers and the Johnson County Education Association representative — urged the board to act quickly to stop turnover.

Board staff member Tina said the district has surveyed teachers and taken preliminary steps to verify years of experience in personnel files. \"We have took every teacher in the system, and we have categorized them based on degree and years of experience,\" Tina said, noting the district is still confirming out-of-state experience and advanced-degree documentation.

A teacher who spoke at length summarized the classroom view: \"We are here tonight to say that we believe in equal pay for equal experience,\" the teacher said, criticizing a system that has allowed some new hires to be paid more than long-serving teachers.

School staff described legal and procedural constraints. The board was told any new schedule must be submitted to the State Board for approval, and that state law requires a differentiated-pay component for certain ratings. Staff described an example conversion that would approximate a $515-per-year step equivalent, with a rough systemwide cost near $400,000 depending on how steps and starting salaries are set.

Trustees and staff agreed to stand up a committee that would include at least two teachers from each school and a board member to develop a draft salary schedule; staff indicated they could meet next week and bring initial figures for the budget cycle. \"The leg work is sort of already done,\" a staff member said. Board members discussed timelines tied to district budget deadlines and the consolidated application, which staff said must be filed by May 1.

The board did not take a formal vote during the work session; instead members and staff directed that a committee be formed to produce recommendations and a draft for consideration in the current budget cycle.

The next steps directed were: district staff will solicit two teacher representatives from each school, a board member will sit on the committee, the committee will meet as soon as practicable and staff will prepare draft numbers for the forthcoming budget process. The board and presenters said any final salary schedule would return for board approval and State Board review.

Board members and teachers also framed the pay discussion against other district spending priorities raised during the session, including recurring costs associated with new programs and facilities.

Copies of the committee membership plan and the draft salary modeling will be provided to the board and public ahead of the next formal meeting.","Board members, teachers and staff discussed moving from an alternative merit-based pay system to a years-of-experience scale, with staff estimating roughly $400,000 to transition; board directed staff to form a committee of teachers and board members to produce a draft for budget consideration.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6635998,"Johnson County Schools to accept card payments for school fees; fees will be charged to users not district",23,92980,116040,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1&start=92&end=116","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1/thumbnail_92980.jpg","/articles/6635998/Tennessee/Johnson-County-Schools-to-accept-card-payments-for-school-fees-fees-will-be-charged-to-users-not-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635998-8fcfdbce7cc342c35fba650cb464dda0/orig.mp4?Expires=1776045112&Signature=lKwqAa3OLq4Mj~M96Da~k64b440EnjjdQxLrLPzpAA~OhUA6ga0JQZnW-TCq4qGUnoKiEfg3ODc7zGPbDHL73z5gTIfRYNnoz20ALTVTSCT8DE-Zm-Me8mb8WKxJF9ndIVj4VePmJ2v6IkEryNQGsSxqD~1YK8WwnUwirn5kIJAng9tjHmzkbFE05ecBb6PFK~rJnID8uI9M5fBbz~8p8~cPswVywUc-MTzDs5LL7dh4ozejwiZ9dXU0Vo0uw9rOBllJ-LZKDHDlxYTY4knSqfBH6LkKOdt~pL3piPSaH-qFdzuFZ~a9n~IWLdY57C4Bziit1hrZ72gShu~nYzYeHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff told the board the district plans to enable debit and credit card payments via Edlio for parents and staff making school purchases, fundraisers or field-trip payments; staff said the district will not absorb merchant fees.

A staff member explained the fee structure: there is a roughly 4% processing cost on card transactions plus a $0.35 per-transaction fee. \"So there's no charge to us, but there is a charge to the person that's going to be using their own,\" the staff member said. The district said fees would be passed to the cardholder (parents or staff) rather than to the school system.

The board asked whether Central Cafeteria could be brought into the system; staff said Central Cafeteria operates separate accounts and that bringing its accounts into the card program would require separate coordination because cafeteria funding flows differently and is \"primarily federal.\" Staff said the cafeteria manager (at NECCO) would have to pursue that participation.

No policy vote was taken; staff said bookkeepers will set up card acceptance for individual school accounts as requested and that the functionality would be used for fundraisers and school purchases as needed.","Board staff outlined a plan to accept debit and credit card payments via Edlio; the district will not absorb merchant fees, which staff said will be passed to the cardholder (about 4% plus $0.35 per transaction), and central cafeteria accounts will not participate because they are separate.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6636003,"Bus-ad program revenues cover prior van purchase; board discusses buying another activity van",83,272420,356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1&start=272&end=356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616091-b15a8be11ca9bd9c83445a79d5fb7ef1/thumbnail_272420.jpg","/articles/6636003/Tennessee/Bus-ad-program-revenues-cover-prior-van-purchase-board-discusses-buying-another-activity-van","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636003-712befc521c5b98c5322879f0ac05f77/orig.mp4?Expires=1776045112&Signature=P24B3FWlGG8ggY3N4cLJ5TusbJgs1TQ~zq7MYi5q9vWD-mt-Jn5PVuXR3Z6H6jxmfMnvp8muBBpfgw90~yJsqEZ4rrooqzEoU6jQ~m92YffaK6KWq1hCsMHUMhwPa3XDYgsG-oJetSnNiB8HMVBnZvluZYXZ2urY1BlW-dCzmCppHpNlj9Tzn62CcTJy8c041gJ794TBd2kRPfRS7zhjz1JMUBuKwG7RyiQ-S9pl7xCjQ3Kr1hV634nOwblFFHWVvq6-ZHEUg5c6zfDHQ2wcBYX5qC-Jv0QV~z~NWXJN0dsVwQrzYlhb8lHFspN-MfVGZfFkYiv2gPEuo7N6ws97yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff updated trustees on revenue from the school bus advertising program and the use of that revenue for student transportation and activity vehicles.

Staff presented a printed revenue summary showing total bus-sign income of about $34,718.18 to date. In May 2023 the district used $5,000 of those funds to purchase a 10-passenger activity van used for sports, robotics and club travel; staff said the remaining dedicated line item balance is $29,719.75.

The program is run under a contract in which the vendor solicits sponsors, produces and installs banners, and the revenue split is 45% to the vendor and 55% to the district. \"We do nothing except receive this revenue,\" a staff member said. \"And we keep 55% of the profit. They keep 45; we keep 55. And that's in the contract.\"

A staff presenter said the district would like to purchase another activity van; the board noted the previous van had cost about $51,000 last year when financed with ISM funds.

Central Cafeteria was noted as not participating in the program because its accounts are separate from the school system's operating accounts.

No formal action was taken during the work session; staff said they were sharing the revenue detail and seeking any questions from trustees.","Board staff reported bus-ad sign revenue of about $34,718.18 to date, with $5,000 used for a 10-passenger activity van purchased in May 2023 and roughly $29,719.75 remaining in the line item; the contract allocates 55% of revenue to the district and 45% to the vendor.","actionData","errors"]

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