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Consent agenda
The board approved the consent agenda as presented. The roll call recorded affirmative votes by: Peggy Pesterfield, Jody Riggins, Nate Tucker, Renee Diamond, Matthew Coleman, Carolyn Ingram and Andy (Lay/Way). The clerk recorded the motion as passed.

Director of Schools evaluation
The board accepted the director-of-schools evaluation summary, which included averages across categories (director and board relations 3.71; community relations 3.89; staff relations 3.81; finance and operations 3.71; instructional leadership 3.93; overall 3.83). The board made and seconded a motion to accept the evaluation; recorded affirmative votes included Jody Riggins, Nate Tucker, Renee Diamond, Matt Coleman, Carolyn Ingram, Andy Lay and Peggy Pesterfield. The motion passed.

Adjournment
A motion to adjourn carried by voice vote; the clerk recorded no opposition and the meeting was closed.

Notes
The Arnold Elementary parking-lot change order was handled as a separate agenda item and is reported in a standalone article.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CCS Board Meeting - Monday, April 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the consent agenda and accepted the director-of-schools evaluation; the meeting adjourned by unanimous voice vote. Recorded roll calls are summarized below.","taxTitle","Cleveland, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",38598,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611799,"Mayfield Elementary highlighted for academic and community programs",1045,3659000,4704000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff&start=3659&end=4704","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff/thumbnail_3659000.jpg","/articles/6611799/Cleveland/School-Districts/Tennessee/Mayfield-Elementary-highlighted-for-academic-and-community-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611799-e2cc401aa093098dbccd7483b135c65d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169710&Signature=UqRY29WAUGLJcLwZA2qFexncrsNhIIwr~R6lXkjMRF4E9R4xawpKzlJIxgxSi2CcT0YsV0lTPeqlFedwcR~LaYT4H~~p5TZLnKAFoyFpOWSJh0nfea~NiEO6dLjEqpcnaZe8s~JyLd1rRRjT1bIsO8FwO0jBo5juzWVKh2J9mt4FQPBUYHcIoXAYjKIpd7Kr5kqE3aXSI8JQRmUaMTacD~GUruVVkqgBHVBWtwtGqbtbOOXuDJwn21loK7z8GVb8g6V51CTZesSohCat3mrKkqRTb49~bGF3k4X9K~J8wFcYl7xIt9wRDwurOKlCMuGr5edSDp5Xri-xtEwJWxB88g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayfield Elementary was the board’s spotlight school, with principal Dr. Jessica Bigham describing the school’s academic programs, pastoral-care approach and community activities.

Bigham said Mayfield emphasizes “academic press and pastoral care,” combining data-driven instruction with initiatives to build belonging. She highlighted literacy and math gains, Response to Intervention supports, PBIS and a house-nest system that awards students for positive behavior. Bigham said the school has awarded more than 200,000 nest points this year as part of its recognition system.

Bigham described a second-grade project-based learning partnership with Mayfield Dairy in which students designed ice-cream flavors, presented pitches and toured the dairy. She also recognized kindergarten teacher Erin Cole as Mayfield’s teacher of the year, and named student Arlette Pacheco as a champion of the month.

Bigham noted several school traditions, community events and student successes, and closed by thanking the board for its support. She invited the board to view a short student video highlighting Mayfield’s work; the board saw the video during the meeting.

No formal action was taken; the presentation served as a district spotlight and community update.","Mayfield Elementary Principal Dr. Jessica Bigham presented the school’s instructional and pastoral-care efforts, student project-based learning with Mayfield Dairy, PBIS house-nest rewards and recognition of teacher Erin Cole and student Arlette Pacheco.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611806,"Director gives updates on growth planning, budget prep and staff-development day",447,1859000,2306000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff&start=1859&end=2306","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff/thumbnail_1859000.jpg","/articles/6611806/Cleveland/School-Districts/Tennessee/Director-gives-updates-on-growth-planning-budget-prep-and-staff-development-day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611806-22e2b816708c56e5bc0015a41dc5b1f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169710&Signature=jT5cWT2oyhgTXsi~ZtH7GqkAQv1gNwlcvLGO~inFSvrNP3gQf01GptbK5spYxFfKwhE59Asdf-S9WAByDfV28mQg0ZU939WhtxUUdYs1NQIngFZWKb4l1vbbdigzq9yViRrMFf5rViMF5BYLxzta8oZjYSXieJdo9mZcUG~aftqJh8C9UeX9z~~WyAlGoiI-A4qnRehTzNcKeOCSD6iB2AvhFAy0KzLQWhOcdJL8J1kOMmlYhR9Jfsm9VdLvTtlI47GhNMPGvL3ahrE8U-ROrN~qkRxXZecgSk2RQWlO~VbzezfQOP7ZIIej-~pP4BI9snGO0iuhJa92ALvBCbQ6fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Schools Dr. Jeff Elliott updated the board on facility planning, budget preparation and upcoming district events.

Elliott said the district is monitoring the city’s recently approved urban growth boundary map and will continue conversations about how future growth might affect facilities and capacity. He said the board held a retreat and plans a special called meeting in the near future to continue growth-and-facilities planning.

On budgeting, Elliott said he and staff, including Cindy Garen, have been meeting with staff representatives, the family advisory council and administrative teams to gather feedback for the 2025–26 budget preparation. Those discussions will continue over the coming weeks.

Elliott also reminded the board that the Tennessee Department of Education approved one staff development day to be held on Friday, May 16; the board had approved that date on the consent agenda earlier in the meeting. He reviewed recent and upcoming district events, including concerts, assessments (elementary assessments begin April 14), CTE banquet, senior awards and other community activities.

Elliott’s presentation covered operational updates and calendar items; no formal board action was taken on future-growth planning other than scheduling continued study and a forthcoming special meeting.","Director of Schools Dr. Jeff Elliott updated the board on facility growth monitoring following a city urban growth boundary approval, ongoing budget-preparation meetings and a staff development day approved for May 16.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611811,"District outlines upgrades to student information and family communication systems",1656,2311000,3967000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff&start=2311&end=3967","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff/thumbnail_2311000.jpg","/articles/6611811/Cleveland/School-Districts/Tennessee/District-outlines-upgrades-to-student-information-and-family-communication-systems","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611811-da77a102b854d2d93ba7c2c17463ab9c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169710&Signature=iQ8Zglr5MJrO9n5Qc-qomN8b2Gi3e449wbisYRePg7PhaptjnI4ohBJTxusZ9LaKyCLK1TXsAa2ddzeFltVWQwldS7zfx7q9oKa-n3Fbv93DID2dY7IKh~1U24LTq4ftT9AK7y9I3x-vtiYSsapgqiVcBJS~w0M1TYC4QjlHbnlkrBlxFsbCj7GJrCVUSNJ-L3Q0xXXC-TmjAu17RAg42iOx9F3gg-zuQ3QEku61-IM5aNkXsD2eYS~RZ7NAlPXEI5v7BHjhdO4UfM1pRyEqO8wZuAdONis894Aw17a~F2MTkYYbypCfNAi3aun89LY6ZcT3vuMKEJfZfhnR91DCDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland City Schools staff told the board the district is consolidating student information and parent-communication systems to improve data accuracy, state reporting and family outreach.

Michael Cars, director of student information, summarized the department’s responsibilities and recent work. Cars said the district stores about 3,000,000,000 \"pieces of data\" in PowerSchool and that the district uses PowerSchool and add-on analytics tools to accelerate state reporting, assessments and internal dashboards that help principals and teachers monitor enrollment, attendance and behavior trends.

Cars described several product changes and pilots:

• PowerSchool Messenger: replacing the district’s previous one-way broadcast system for voice, text and email; Cars said the district has roughly 12,000 contacts (about 7,000 students and 1,000 staff) in the system and has used the service to send more than 2,000,000 messages so far.

• TalkingPoints (two-way translation): Cars said the district is piloting an integrated two-way system that translates messages into the parent’s preferred language and translates replies back to staff. He described the platform as useful for families without mobile apps and said conversations are archived for recordkeeping.

• PowerSchool forms: replacing the district’s legacy PowerSchool enrollment form with a more flexible system to collect student and parent data during summer updates and future new-student onboarding.

• My PowerHub (parent portal): Cars showed a preview of a consolidated parent portal that centralizes tiles, dashboards and translated content so parents do not have to navigate complex menus.

Cars also described analytics and assessment work, including a PowerSchool Insights dashboard the district uses to model state report-card data. When board member Renee Diamond asked about the accuracy of the district’s anticipatory graphs, Cars said the state returns results in a CDF file, and the district typically has preliminary data “a month or a month and a half” before the state’s public release; he cautioned the models follow a complex set of rules and occasionally require adjustments.

Board members who spoke praised the work and asked technical questions about accuracy, translation coverage and automation. Cars said most products support roughly 30 languages and that future work would focus on automation of manual processes.

The board did not take formal action on this presentation; Cars was asked to continue implementation planning and report back as pilots expand.","Cleveland City Schools staff described a shift to PowerSchool-based tools — including PowerSchool Messenger, TalkingPoints integration, PowerSchool forms and My PowerHub — aiming to centralize student data, streamline reporting and expand multilingual, two-way communication with families.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611815,"Cleveland City Schools board approves $25,615 change order for Arnold Elementary parking lot",421,1477000,1898000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff&start=1477&end=1898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892933-4aca704f32047f07fd99bf438a0a5bff/thumbnail_1477000.jpg","/articles/6611815/Cleveland/School-Districts/Tennessee/Cleveland-City-Schools-board-approves-25615-change-order-for-Arnold-Elementary-parking-lot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611815-f405ada28be7c79fc1b3562ac706c3fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169710&Signature=K5mn2BZTzeIMbZkFev7S6WTxGMNY1bcUZjCGsUqtsM71VVA49twvu5YajqrKFfBZNGS1zl9P~2p98pGlyUoO~tRN~okUaQmM6OG9L~6VaGvjO4UU9vfWHOnEjL5BSusbijlamVogd-XvKReKhTFQ~tiI-ntwSuqBM46RPhN9ojuIOYDG3q6tlihGVRI0Ibab9Lm1nOKdzEs9QQl2VIVOIRFh95GVM48IEA9PN2Z5uS7VZ8WcHSYBsWrSZzMnNVOsbV1kZJu35vfYXR9Re724lvt9unM3E~f6DA0QoUtRnwApfnlOKyyVpkeMBvB1LaX8T71BrJcyJq0GJVECx4c3rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cleveland City Schools Board of Education voted to approve a $25,615.46 change order for the Arnold Elementary parking-lot project to address unexpected drainage piping and city code requirements.

The additional work includes replacement of misaligned drainage piping between buildings, installation of a new catch basin, excavation, and limited repaving that extends into the adjacent roadway. Hal Taylor, who presented the item, said crews found piping that “does not match anything that we had” and that the existing piping elevations would create ongoing problems if not corrected. Taylor told the board the total change order is $25,615.46; the project has $10,000 in contingency, leaving an additional $15,615.46 to be funded.

“Being in a school that was built in 1926 and through decades of changes that weren’t recorded, it’s led to this,” Taylor said, describing how past undocumented work contributed to the problem. He also noted that the city’s parking-code requirement for green spaces increased costs by about $2,500.

Taylor said a strip of pavement that runs into the public roadway accounts for $7,770 of the change; he told the board the district contacted the city and asked whether the city would contribute, but that city staff were not prepared to commit to repairs and the district must proceed now to avoid remobilization and further delays.

Director of Schools Dr. Jeff Elliott presented the recommendation and asked the board for approval to move forward with the construction change order. The board made and seconded a motion; the board clerk recorded unanimous support. The roll call recorded board members voting “yes” as: Renee (Dinan/Diamond), Matt Coleman, Carolyn Ingram, Andy Lay, Peggy Pesterfield, Jody Riggins and Nate Tucker. The motion passed.

Board members who spoke in support emphasized the safety and functionality improvements the work would bring. One board member said teachers had to walk in water during heavy rain and described that as “not acceptable.”

The change order approval authorizes the contractor to perform the additional drainage and paving work; the district did not record any additional funding source beyond applying the existing $10,000 contingency and absorbing the remaining $15,615.46 in project funds.

The board did not record an explicit mover or seconder by name in the transcript.

The district’s presentation did not reference a specific ordinance or state statute as the legal basis for action; the work was presented as a facilities maintenance and safety remediation measure.

The board’s action closes this agenda item and authorizes staff to proceed with the specified repairs and adjustments at Arnold Elementary.","The Cleveland City Schools Board of Education approved a $25,615.46 construction change order to address unexpected drainage piping, required green-space code, and related street repairs at Arnold Elementary, adding about $15,615 beyond the project contingency.","actionData","errors"]

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