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A staff presenter said pre-K/kindergarten registration had produced long waiting lists, signaling continued strong interest in district enrollment. Staff who attended a national instructional conference described the experience as valuable professional development; the district said it will be showcased in an annual conference video and that one staff member’s interview will appear nationally.

The district described a planned visit by the state commissioner next Thursday to recognize exemplary elementary instruction; staff said seating will be limited given the lack of a gym and that one board member will participate virtually. The district also recapped a GEAR UP kickoff event for sixth- and seventh-grade students, and an eighth-grade transition activity organized to prepare students for the high-school environment.

Officials reminded the community about upcoming state testing and spring sports activity and described student community outreach (a spring cleaning/hygiene drive in collaboration with a local homeless shelter). The board also highlighted recent student successes in the Veterans Heritage Project and named several students and staff who received character education awards.

Provenance (selected supporting transcript excerpts):
- Pre-K/k registration and enrollment wait lists: \"We have pre k kindergarten registration this past Monday. I can tell you that the future for OSSD still looks very bright. I think we have all of the spots. We can fill all the spots in a long wait list.\" (transcript excerpt)
- National conference and recognition: \"We just got to attend the NIT conference in Washington, DC last week... This ... will be highlighted. Nationally? Yes. So it's a huge deal.\" (transcript excerpt)
- Commissioner visit and limited seating: \"...the commissioner visit next Thursday... Seating is limited because we don't have a gym...\" (transcript excerpt)
- GEAR UP kickoff and transition activities: \"In the past couple weeks, we've had our GEAR UP kickoff event for our sixth and seventh grade students...\" (transcript excerpt)
- Veterans Heritage Project scholarships and character awards: \"There were students that submitted essays... 2 of our students received those scholarships...\" and later multiple character-ed awards were read aloud to the board.

Ending

Staff asked the board to attend the upcoming recognition event if possible and said further details and award notifications will follow; no formal board action on these announcements was recorded in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oneida Special School District Board of Education March 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reported strong pre-K and kindergarten registration, national conference participation that drew favorable attention, a planned commissioner visit to recognize elementary instruction, GEAR UP outreach for sixth and seventh graders, upcoming state testing, and student character recognitions.","taxTitle","Oneida Special School District, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",79568,"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},6619799,"Oneida Special School District schedules pre-bid walk-through for Phase 3 gym renovation",63,1683000,1746000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2827658-ece428ca562a0db0fd777ce09a8b5681&start=1683&end=1746","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2827658-ece428ca562a0db0fd777ce09a8b5681/thumbnail_1683000.jpg","/articles/6619799/Tennessee/Oneida-Special-School-District-schedules-pre-bid-walk-through-for-Phase-3-gym-renovation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6619799-cd53c9fff094939f00dbc7c1a221d42b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771083540&Signature=nsSFvuXXY6rI94v9xS3itsRC7BDjBfJAjGHhn-huKH-0G8PcnIuWHWFizvp8PYM3Z-oTiO21T0bs1Q~t4JWSGwaq8SiPxNk-nDyy2T-00Vkg8kDvQQSqeh3zYG3HCehYUxV7fjSg9JbrvbzLDJkmfHJUp3NhNEjpgEW4xsaaGPMAZZneOXE9rHbBUekce5EO86YFKRYGlNSRy0d-SZJIzeSUBIRbuPEVA3jXe0FdXV3PCJbWIW2q2XW48Gc2S6NNq1VihTJaRD5yrHbjM8rmQNZFwnmgrdl7CrsAdGjJgM1QktlKRTh7WzgitUkBIWfmSlczuCIpAhZJWm~JC1JrMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff told the Oneida Special School District Board of Education that a pre-bid walk-through for the Phase 3 gym renovation will be held on the site at 1 p.m. on the announced Monday, giving potential contractors an opportunity to review plans and ask questions ahead of a March bid deadline.

Jason (identified in the meeting as the staff contact) said Phase 3 will include the rest of the gym floor, bleacher replacement and classroom work; he confirmed HVAC work was completed in Phase 2. Jason reported he had spoken with three companies and expected at least three bids but said more proposers were possible.

District staff asked the board to expect a formal bid acceptance agenda item once bids are opened and recommended for board action later in the process.

Provenance (supporting transcript excerpts):
- Pre-bid meeting announcement and access: \"Jason, do you wanna talk to them about where... Pre-bid meeting will be this coming Monday at 01:00 at the site. Con potential contractors have the chance to come by, ask any question, look over the plans, talk to myself, and talk to hard detect at that time. Final bids will be due on March, and then it will come up for you guys to either accept or, deny those bids.\" (transcript excerpt)
- Scope clarification: \"What are we bidding on right now? Phase 3, which would be the rest, gym floor, bleachers, classrooms. And doesn't include HVAC ... HVAC is there. That's good. It was in phase 2.\" (transcript excerpt)

Implementation notes

Staff indicated the district will receive and review bids after the March deadline and return a recommendation to the board for acceptance or denial of bids; the district did not provide specific bid submission dates beyond “March.” No contract awards were made at the meeting.

Ending

The board was asked to attend the pre-bid meeting if available; the item will return as a formal contract-award recommendation after bids are evaluated.","District staff set a pre-bid site meeting and outlined Phase 3 scope — gym floor, bleachers and classrooms — and said final bids are due in March; HVAC work was completed in an earlier phase.",{"_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},6619803,"Oneida Special School District board approves budget transfers, purchases and consultant contract",330,1207000,1537000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2827658-ece428ca562a0db0fd777ce09a8b5681&start=1207&end=1537","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2827658-ece428ca562a0db0fd777ce09a8b5681/thumbnail_1207000.jpg","/articles/6619803/Tennessee/Oneida-Special-School-District-board-approves-budget-transfers-purchases-and-consultant-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6619803-3ec09ea7c329432757baf81578705152/orig.mp4?Expires=1771083540&Signature=O2qCbLY3MERqCgq41EWaq3gkDm18oAZdlXBtecDj2-SzPVCY~LIbxhzbLX8Bgx8e7UYHEOhnHazFgWsAVRANyD6A2~08HIUuoK0UoCKraGeQETlnK0mPWZruCiE6PpgiGtjE7egR~BTTo601FGOZRKUt8vZ4b0Ih~lWG8s~POjaq1EN5pLVq5zJixNDLUdbfw002XfHWqydT37Db9w729L7XwG-J2j4evY6W4ZXoAm7Wg~O5n2QcA7s1i5KVkrCuWWNt9f4LRKjaEQIEwAh4hn34HKsvYRRjupwEJN9bLH40DQ7VfYYHPuKxou-W2eMoavArObYaRY~OSI3Se27XQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oneida Special School District Board of Education approved a package of routine business items, including budget amendments, an accountability report, several procurement actions, a consultant contract for E-rate services, resignations and extracurricular requests. Recorded roll-call votes on the formal motions were unanimous.

Board members approved a transfer-style budget amendment described by a presenter as “simply moving from one place to another to meet expenses.” The board then approved the district’s TISA accountability report, which the presenter said parallels the district’s annual LEA plan and includes a required third-grade-specific goal; the presenter reported the district had met and exceeded its third-grade reading goal at Hargill.

The board also approved purchasing a truck for the agriscience program from a state procurement contract and seeking bids for a tractor and animal trailer. A presenter said the state contract price avoids a local bidding process and can yield lower prices. The board authorized creation of a small interest-bearing account at United Cumberland Bank to hold extra funds.

The board approved contracting with CSM (an E-rate consultant) to assist with filing and compliance for federally supported E-rate funding and internal connections, citing recent issues other districts have faced.

The board accepted three resignations (a cross-country coach, a cafeteria worker-related role and a cheerleading coach) and approved several school fundraisers and a field trip request for FFA leadership training in Gatlinburg. Each of these actions was moved and approved by roll call during the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Budget amendments: Motion to approve budget amendments. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.
- TISA accountability report: Motion to approve TISA accountability. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Lamson/Langston — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Purchase truck (state procurement): Motion to purchase a truck for the agriscience program from the state procurement contract. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Langston/Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Seek bids for tractor and animal trailer: Motion to seek bids. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Create account at United Cumberland Bank: Motion to create a new district account. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Contract CSM (E-rate consultant): Motion to contract with CSM for E-rate consulting. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Langston/Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Three resignations: Motion to approve three letters of resignation. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Fundraisers and student government spring T-shirt sale and other student fundraising requests: Motion to approve fundraisers. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson — aye. Outcome: approved.
- FFA field trip to Gatlinburg (leadership training): Motion to approve the field trip. Roll call recorded: Dorothy Watson — aye; Dr. Nancy Williamson/Lamson — aye; Dr. Danny Cross — aye. Outcome: approved.

What the board did not finalize at the meeting

Several personnel hires mentioned for March were presented as proposed hires by staff; the transcript does not record a separate motion or roll-call vote for those hires during the meeting and they are described here as staff recommendations rather than formal board action.

Context and next steps

Presenters characterized most items as routine consent or administratively required (budget transfers, routine procurement and federally related E-rate paperwork). The truck purchase was described as using a state procurement contract to avoid local bidding; the tractor and trailer will go out for competitive bidding. The board scheduled a pre-bid site meeting and later a formal bid deadline for a separate gym renovation project discussed elsewhere on the agenda.

Provenance (selected supporting transcript excerpts):
- Budget amendments topic intro: \"Next item is budget amendments. This is just simply moving from 1 place to another to meet expenses, which is what we have to do.\" (transcript excerpt)
- Budget amendments topic finish (roll call): \"I make the motion to approve the budget amendments... And now we'll roll call. Doctor Nancy Williamson, doctor Danny Cross, and Dorothy Watson. Motion carries.\" (transcript excerpt)
- TISA accountability topic intro: \"And the next item is this, accounting accountability report... it's very similar to our LEA plan... The only thing different about the TISA report is you have to have a third grade specific goal.\" (transcript excerpt)
- TISA accountability finish (roll call): \"I'll make a motion to approve this, TISA accountability... And now a roll call. Dorothy Watson. Hi. Doctor Nancy Lamson. Hi. And doctor Danny Cross... Motion carries.\" (transcript excerpt)
- Truck purchase intro: \"Next item is the purchase of a truck from the state procurement contract. And this is for the agriscience program... The truck is gonna be big enough to haul equipment and animals, trainers, and so on.\" (transcript excerpt)
- Truck purchase finish (roll call): \"I'll roll call. Doctor Nancy Langston. Doctor Danny Cross. And Dorothy Watson... Motion carries.\" (transcript excerpt)

Ending

The approvals completed the major business portion of the meeting; several announcements and program updates followed, and the board adjourned after brief additional remarks.","At a regular meeting, the Oneida Special School District Board approved a series of routine consent items including budget amendments, accountability reporting, procurement of vehicles and equipment, a bank account, an E-rate consultant contract, several resignations and student activity requests; roll-call votes were unanimous on recorded items.","actionData","errors"]

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