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Under the motion carried, the board consolidated the items on a single front-page list and prioritized them as follows: (1) step and longevity increases for eligible employees; (2) reinstate 0.5 positions in schools; (3) implement phase 1 of the district's compensation study (payouts to align pay with market/structure); (4) a 2% raise for employees as defined by the board in prior actions; (5) capital maintenance; and (6) coaching stipends.

Board member Mr. Connor (District 6), who originally presented the document, described the list as a \"wish list\" intended to give the county commission, philanthropic partners and other potential funders clear direction about how the board would spend additional resources. \"If there was another million dollars, we'd do this,\" he said during debate.

The board debated and amended the draft for roughly an hour. Key points raised included:
- Several board members and administrators emphasized that the $5 million figure associated with phase 1 of the compensation study reflects an implementation estimate, not the cost of the study itself; the study work is complete and the estimate would be the cost to put staff on the recommended pay structure.
- Members urged the board to prioritize restores that would directly affect schools and classroom staffing, and some argued against broad across-the-board raises in favor of targeted adjustments for classroom-facing staff.
- The motion removed a proposed 2.5 student-support FTE return to central office (page 2) after some members argued those funds were better allocated to schools.

The motion was moved by Mr. Connor and seconded by Ms. Schaefer. The roll call vote recorded eight yes votes and two no votes; Mr. Groan and Mr. Slater voted no. After passage, board leaders said the approved list would be circulated to county commissioners and to potential external funders to provide a clear, board-approved set of priorities.

Board members and staff also discussed the Gallup survey the district commissioned and asked administration to distribute those results to the board; staff said the Gallup results would be provided the following day.

The approved document is explicitly a priorities list and not a change to the formally submitted budget; administration emphasized the list simply tells potential funders and the public how the board would like to allocate additional resources if they become available.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","HCS Board Meeting 6/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Hamilton County Board of Education approved a consolidated list of spending priorities for any additional or one-time funding and placed step/longevity increases and the reinstatement of 0.5 school positions at the top of the list.","taxTitle","Hamilton County, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",12943,"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},6200850,"School board approves TSBA-based superintendent evaluation as starting draft; will refine with superintendent",1293,1945000,3238000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3805615-eaabc57d1e82754242b09d519e8a97d7&start=1945&end=3238","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3805615-eaabc57d1e82754242b09d519e8a97d7/thumbnail_1945000.jpg","/articles/6200850/Tennessee/School-board-approves-TSBA-based-superintendent-evaluation-as-starting-draft-will-refine-with-superintendent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200850-40c2c54c60c35e766c70c9ff69e116f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945856&Signature=a--kE8NhqQgwJauUpiJNwXCSKJUvb-WjASmpTROdhp65ia0n8-RuTUBbYVCnvXWKuLWa~k7p5iAjbxq0nWlzPx3oEdNE3CFdpxJmUXnaDg8do1SZ1Chf62XhvhP3WIQ-QkIDhpFDaVfOa39ke7tO5zV0iqOHstDC6VH2fleRm6RcM51o4lCQ2Gz8XwvLBIbVPPNSiwBDU38NOUk0G1BdacjTltGb3v45h2OqyhzVNeoiWV~vNU6GO2MpyeMJVTeJ8se3dYo7dpYclS54dRFqTHcmKghX2c1Vy-qh8LEhMmxkdiNa0H0VSONCOdAWC~iTqc5g6HKszn0toK7Dx2tnBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hamilton County Board of Education voted to adopt a merged evaluation rubric based on a Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) sample and the district's existing instrument as the board's starting point for the superintendent evaluation process.

The board approved the draft as a working document and directed staff and Superintendent Dr. Robertson to refine it and return a revised version in July. Board members said they want a clearer, shorter instrument that aligns with the superintendent's contract timelines and the state data calendar.

Board member Ms. Schaefer, District 7 and the policy committee chair, presented the draft and said attorneys had merged the TSBA template with the district's prior format. She told colleagues the intent was not to impose a final rubric immediately but to provide a comprehensive starting point for discussion. \"This is the starting point,\" she said as the motion to adopt the draft for further work passed.

Discussion that followed focused on three practical concerns: (1) the volume and wording of the TSBA material, which some board members called \"wordy\" and in need of local tailoring; (2) the timing of state data from the Tennessee Department of Education, which several members and staff said can arrive as late as August or December and complicates a July evaluation; and (3) giving the superintendent an opportunity to review and comment on the instrument before final adoption.

Several board members urged the administration to pare the rubric's length and to identify which measures come from state data and which come from locally collected metrics so the board can begin evaluation steps even when state indicators are delayed. Chief Strategy Officer Shannon Moody and board counsel were asked to work with Dr. Robertson to produce a trimmed draft for the July meeting.

Board members also asked administration to circulate two items mentioned in the discussion: the recent Gallup survey the district commissioned and a compensation-study report (the compensation study itself was discussed later in the meeting). The administration said the Gallup poll results would be distributed to board members the next day.

The motion approved the TSBA-merged document only as an initial draft; board members explicitly directed further edits, and several members said the board must finalize a shorter, locally tailored rubric before using it to evaluate the superintendent.","The Hamilton County Board of Education voted to adopt a merged TSBA/sample rubric as the board's initial evaluation instrument for the superintendent, directing staff and the superintendent to refine and return a final version in July that better aligns with state reporting timelines and the superintendent's contract.",{"_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},6200841,"Board approves $500,000 school safety grant application for bus radios and cameras",90,1663000,1753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3805615-eaabc57d1e82754242b09d519e8a97d7&start=1663&end=1753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3805615-eaabc57d1e82754242b09d519e8a97d7/thumbnail_1663000.jpg","/articles/6200841/Tennessee/Board-approves-500000-school-safety-grant-application-for-bus-radios-and-cameras","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200841-cd2db0faebea79caaf9d3920dfd2527d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945856&Signature=ChDehYW4MQ4LHVJkGqO0cTaGwCcwEwaRHiYmrHDNUSZBx34w0yrgEUWrWuhUOvKcZtKdfyCWOZyHzlO2UEwrBes-TMrSnJAbewgiNqZ-F3nDknuB6cpzfJieVeDNr0ghOIU-huqgv6cFeIfeEAl8UV6VVaJQ75gtqvT8k9C5bnuwtbMIt0cPusQYQQ9iStRG5jwqhTUPgwlcAS18UyIZSXocqVk3vTtlisu5eNLw94jub1Sq5Xlc5Hh~P~XAQOykiDOhielQhfzlHqjCDmamosCgDkrerAa7lAKMohVNBN0IbK5L2c3Mbzx8aly0MnofNfafQVlD4S7VRrqxssjPLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hamilton County Board of Education approved a resolution to apply for the U.S. Department of Justice COPS School Violence Prevention Program grant for approximately $500,000 to fund communications and security equipment.

Chief Operations Officer Dr. Robert Sharp described the application. The district plans to request funds for equipment that would allow school bus drivers to connect directly to law enforcement radio channels during incidents on routes and to purchase additional video cameras for the district's safety and security department. The stated goal is to shorten response times and improve situational awareness on bus routes and at school properties.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the specific equipment and its intended use. Dr. Sharp and staff described the request as targeted to radios for buses and to cameras for schools; no final vendor choices were discussed during the meeting. The application must be completed and submitted to the grant program; approval by the board allows staff to proceed with preparing and filing the grant documents.

The board voted in favor by roll call; the motion carried with board members recording yes votes during the roll call that followed the discussion.

The board did not appropriate funds in the meeting; if the grant is awarded, staff said they would return with procurement and implementation details and any required local-match or acceptance actions.","The board voted to apply for the COPS School Violence Prevention Program grant, seeking roughly $500,000 for bus-to-law-enforcement radios and additional school security cameras and related equipment.","actionData","errors"]

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