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A staff member identified as Mister Jones presented balance-sheet and fund-level figures, reporting the district's general operating (school operating) fund and other fund balances for the month. Jones noted the district made its final $355,000 payment to Memphis Shelby County Schools for OPEB liability and reported month-to-date and year-to-date figures for health insurance claims and net realized/unrealized gains in the OPEB trust. For example, Jones reported a $70,000 net income in the cafeteria fund for the month and $219,000 in net realized and unrealized gains year to date in the OPEB trust; he also said health insurance claims for the month totaled $219,000 against a $542,000 budgeted amount.

On agenda item 10a the board considered a motion to approve the GMSD FY25-26 federal, capital, cafeteria, health insurance and OPEB budgets on first reading. Board Member Mister Hendricks moved the motion and Board Member Christopher Curry seconded. Board discussion included appreciation for the staff who compiled the budget documents and noted the budgets reflect investments in buildings, benefits and retirement obligations as part of district business operations. The roll call vote carried unanimously.

The board's action was a first-reading approval for the specified fund budgets; additional readings or formal adoption procedures may follow per the district's budget calendar and statutory requirements. The financial presentation and the budget motion were entered into the record; members asked no substantive amendments during the meeting.

The district will carry the approved first-reading budget documents forward through the normal adoption process and continue to report monthly financial results to the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5.19.25 B.O.E. Business Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District finance staff presented April financial reports; the board approved several FY25-26 budget documents on first reading, including federal, capital, cafeteria, health insurance and OPEB budgets.","taxTitle","Germantown, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",67553,"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},6230914,"Board awards $194,026 bid for Riverdale Middle repurposing project to Grinder Tabor Grinder Inc.",322,5733000,6055000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739&start=5733&end=6055","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739/thumbnail_5733000.jpg","/articles/6230914/Tennessee/Board-awards-194026-bid-for-Riverdale-Middle-repurposing-project-to-Grinder-Tabor-Grinder-Inc","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230914-5234d815a43dd92445e3fd4cac85cb18/orig.mp4?Expires=1770942943&Signature=koKl~A6y~TA7puq4BpnfNfv~AV81tv-34JWIsfm~TbRV~WflEWDhC~9D6ItBFPjGW2eHfyasv8KGrxgkoOUEIZZ-wjytiYRLlal5WWtbskO0NMhQao-oHcokXEHnjjzcdwB3skKfNyX~HKR9LWx4uatlFLt9fgmryS9ykPjJxAFBa5CxNZsrwIdS45NpMKfpINnh27GMd4BB1YWngYJthXH8M2m9dtMuswS2YceBdwC7ZsASjCXaGQ6iQ1rqRmytk2BpgCi6YD1LY8G3dsR3VCXCMl0eSZltiDnFFl9U~Xa7v3CNWUk~JXk~UNYuI7DVj1erKvIuxAm0jmUv~QiONQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Germantown Municipal School District board approved GMSD bid FY2025-004 May 19, awarding $194,026 to Grinder Tabor Grinder Inc. for a Riverdale Middle School construction project intended to repurpose existing space for student interventions and expanded special education preschool programs.

Board Member Jerry Ellis moved to award the bid and Vice Chair Strain seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call. In discussion staff and board members said the work will repurpose underused or substandard spaces — including former locker or curtain-divided areas — into dedicated rooms for interventions, counseling and special education services.

A district staff member identified as Mr. Bonds (present at the meeting) explained the project addresses spaces that were not originally designed for the district's modern program needs, citing expansion of preschool special education and other interventions that require appropriate meeting and instructional rooms. Board members described the project as a necessary repurposing to better match the facility to current programmatic requirements.

The motion lists the award amount as $194,026 and names Grinder Tabor Grinder Inc. as the selected contractor. The meeting record did not specify a construction start date, the exact rooms to be modified, nor a project completion timeline; those details will be determined by facilities staff under the district's capital improvements process.

The board noted the project is part of ongoing capital improvements and that further work at Riverdale is under consideration in future planning. The vote authorizes district staff to proceed with contract execution under the terms of the awarded bid.","GMSD awarded bid FY2025-004 for $194,026 to Grinder Tabor Grinder Inc. to repurpose space at Riverdale Middle School for interventions and expanded special education preschool programming.",{"_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},6230919,"Board approves $296,584 proposal for Farmington Elementary playground",263,5480000,5743000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739&start=5480&end=5743","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739/thumbnail_5480000.jpg","/articles/6230919/Tennessee/Board-approves-296584-proposal-for-Farmington-Elementary-playground","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230919-ca39454ac8796a873c2bbb08fb3d24b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770942943&Signature=l1PYKN2cg9zrot4cAsm4Zm5HTdvyXM4xVrUCSMbvOuAnATia8vd9IdaNiWyJQmTxFl36-e4wxzApsS-neaOVVXZuSuqOMTyFEebN41GWIkhCV22QtoZULHUVZ4WjhcPOJvAD29qAOyxbJodYUG26Na2JDEHMSqs-P1K5WT-JqTo6WLFfCfYpGRWIy3DS28Cvs1~xWfXzUdnBKqRf9ZaMtg7vUjUNSdU0B1nzl-JRJf-JbDUqyx9r8bFXsL4YgXZjf1ii03e4o62lPLIG~1vn39sVVBUqqv7921q7UE0VZmFz~MmoQ7hxb3YeffWTwgjJqYeXETKcbWTdI-oro1AVDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Germantown Municipal School District board voted May 19 to approve a proposal from Miracle of Kentucky and Tennessee to buy and install an on-campus playground at Farmington Elementary School for $296,584.

Board Member Christopher Curry moved to approve the proposal; Board Member Jerry Ellis seconded the motion. During the discussion members commended Principal Ashley Brasfield and Farmington parents for fundraising and leadership that brought the project forward.

Board members and staff highlighted accessibility features in the project renderings. \"I want to thank Prespa Brasfield and her team for creating a playground that is inclusive of all physical capabilities,\" one board member said, noting the design intentionally supports students with different physical needs. The motion passed on a roll call with all voting members in favor.

The contract award in the meeting record names the vendor as Miracle of Kentucky and Tennessee and lists the approved amount as $296,584. Board members described the project as the result of a partnership between school leadership, parent volunteers and district facilities staff; the meeting did not specify a construction start date or timeline for completion.

The approval authorizes district staff to proceed with procurement and installation under the terms in the vendor proposal. Additional details such as installation schedule and site-preparation responsibilities will be finalized by the district's facilities staff and the school.","The GMSD board approved a $296,584 proposal from Miracle for an on-campus, accessible playground at Farmington Elementary School.",{"_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},6230924,"GMSD hears Farmington principal on Capturing Kids' Hearts and approves related contract in consent agenda",1438,3414000,4852000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739&start=3414&end=4852","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739/thumbnail_3414000.jpg","/articles/6230924/Tennessee/GMSD-hears-Farmington-principal-on-Capturing-Kids-Hearts-and-approves-related-contract-in-consent-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230924-0db1a44cbf7f0c984e22269e29396fbb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770942943&Signature=cWU4RkAqvlEThXFP5l8IU7tBS3dxQIBDBuP9CEtwr1ZPYPUIEeQz-tj12-sl7x10k32pW8yw8sZ5WL8Eyz~56mPYkSj472~heclKWufNRfsuA28LB315etmC9rrDboA2FA9ANpA2CVPe8zMnRWE9Ntv9kv7wDdleGXx45vqKvPY~oCBOyTZR94QtpUSbcI0NJCfCEBG3tv8BhOqFg5XOIxEiBXe8Lw7V234WnsXGHFVDhwJxd3zXszQmDUB4d4X-31KW011-cSm6P5BdlOnmh-HXzVI~~2N2YXJZ68eON0To0YdOIoKcHYTLthTKpCZWLGryAxwkt3dRqQto9CV3dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Germantown Municipal School District board heard a presentation May 19 from Farmington Elementary principal Ashley Brasfield on Capturing Kids' Hearts, a relationship-building framework, and approved a contract purchase for the program as part of the consent agenda.

Superintendent Manuel introduced the principal and framed the presentation as a district pilot that has shown measurable results at Farmington. \"When you hear her talk about capturing kids' hearts and hear about the difference that it makes, I think it's important,\" Manuel said before Brasfield's remarks.

Principal Ashley Brasfield described Capturing Kids' Hearts as \"a relationship-building framework that transforms classrooms into emotionally safe, high-performing learning environments.\" She told the board Farmington started implementation in August 2024, used a process-champion training model, received monthly coaching and an in-person traction visit from a strategist, and completed staff, student and family surveys the vendor supplies. Brasfield said Farmington received a vendor recognition as a \"Rising Star School\" based on survey results and implementation metrics. \"Capturing Kids' Hearts has been the essence and what has defined my first year here at Farmington,\" she said during her presentation.

The presentation included examples of classroom practices (greeting students at the door, morning meetings, social contracts, scripted lessons, and a discipline model with four restorative questions) and the use of a campus implementation rubric and surveys to measure progress. Brasfield said process champions — teachers trained to lead the program within the building — now lead faculty meetings and classroom launches, and she urged the board to consider district-wide training. In the meeting Brasfield said: \"We are going to embark on this across the district next year,\" describing the pilot's spread to other principals.

The program purchase was included on the consent agenda and was approved in that omnibus vote. Board member Jerry Ellis moved to approve all items on the consent agenda; the motion was seconded by Board Member Mister Hendricks and then approved by roll call. The consent list specifically named the \"Capturing Kids' Hearts contract purchase approval\" among other items.

Board members praised the program's focus on emotional intelligence and student-staff connections during consent discussion. \"If we as society took time to do just half of the things that are being taught through this program...we might be able to have some civility restored,\" one board member commented. Another noted the program's potential beyond a single school and thanked Principal Brasfield and Farmington parents for their work implementing it.

The consent vote carried unanimously; the meeting record lists the purchase as part of the approved omnibus consent items. The transcript and board packet include implementation materials (rubric, survey results, and lesson samples) that Brasfield referenced; the contract amount and district-level rollout schedule were not specified in the meeting discussion.","Farmington Elementary principal Ashley Brasfield described how the Capturing Kids' Hearts program changed her school's culture; the board approved a contract purchase for Capturing Kids' Hearts as part of the consent agenda.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6230929,"GMSD board approves 2025 teacher tenure recommendations, honors recipients",1450,26000,1476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739&start=26&end=1476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3441808-1ee8676c94b3ed1057b9b24b3abd1739/thumbnail_26000.jpg","/articles/6230929/Tennessee/GMSD-board-approves-2025-teacher-tenure-recommendations-honors-recipients","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230929-e7662ba921d4bace24965123380ec9f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770942943&Signature=f9PIkYkVnh4mBtfULd82mXbj9T51SeyTglXITcsCABJPjAfOy-Bgj1-WqpJSCZv6Im4RPHnmwwMlTsAT7uQfP2jI8kKY6wk3f7dMGs5fzMaezbat3zxEnIKWHQBZYf1TCFGlZjFWywnXYXGUzVnr4XNE4jX~4RJ04Ge-YQq~rbpEOLTat47KegrNlDva52lUecMQd9vcqV9OMDFTaI45oeAA1CzDCnL5aP9OK~C9ARV1UKVhInNtKEoTm2iRFPoDQ39vJ4LirmrQbDPDe7HBXT03tv~prN07HqZyVy1mqQWsTtos6E1xJ-wOtZDgixb92CRgvduUu4b8HpsUzwqXpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education voted unanimously May 19 to approve teacher tenure recommendations for 2025 and held an in-meeting recognition of the educators who earned tenure.

The board approved the tenure list on a motion made by board member Christopher Curry and seconded by board member Jerry Ellis; the roll call showed all voting members present and voting yes. The board then recessed the business meeting so guests could join the recipients for a certificate presentation and cake.

The action matters because tenure is a formal personnel milestone in the district; during the meeting Alyssa Stratton of the GMSD human resources department described the standard used to recommend tenure. \"Tenure is simply not given, it is earned,\" Stratton said, explaining that candidates must complete a probationary status in a Tennessee public school and have earned level-of-effectiveness scores of either \"above expectations\" or \"significantly above expectations\" in the last two years, as determined through classroom and professional evaluations and student achievement and growth data.

Board members used the recognition portion of the agenda to thank the teachers for their work. \"This is one of the most impactful votes that we take each year as a board,\" Curry said during the meeting. Ellis added: \"Thank you so much. Just the time and energy and effort that you all have put to get to this point. It means so much to everyone in this district.\" Those remarks preceded the formal presentation of tenure letters and certificates by principals and district leaders.

During the presentation, principals and the assistant superintendent of exceptional education joined newly tenured staff at the front of the room as their names were called; the district named tenured educators from multiple schools including Dogwood, Farmington, Forest Hill, Houston Bridal School, Houston High School, Riverdale Elementary and district-level exceptional education staff. The board paused business to allow a reception in the lobby honoring the recipients.

The vote approved the personnel recommendations that appear on the board's official tenure roster for February 2025. No amendments or dissenting votes were recorded at the meeting.

The board record shows the motion carried unanimously; the district will maintain the formal tenure lists and individual personnel files in accordance with district policy and state law.","The Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education voted to approve teacher tenure recommendations for 2025 and recognized the newly tenured educators at the May 19 business meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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GMSD hears Farmington principal on Capturing Kids' Hearts and approves related contract in consent agenda

GMSD board approves 2025 teacher tenure recommendations, honors recipients