Board members and staff discussed plans to install a fixed structure to serve as a band director platform at a district site, addressing location, safety and design documentation.

Questions during the meeting sought to clarify where the platform would be located and how it would be used; a staff speaker said the structure is intended for band rehearsals and would be a fixed platform to allow a band director to direct from a raised position. One speaker asked whether Shelby County had requested the structure; a staff member said the request originated with Collins (a person or school identified as "Collins").

Facilities staff described plans to hire a contractor to put in a concrete foundation and said the district would hire a design professional to ensure the structure “meet[s] all of those design requirements.” A staff presentation referenced a BG-2, described in the discussion as a single G form that outlines specifications for school structures, square footage and build characteristics, and that projects are classified by tier (the main tower was described as a tier 4 project while smaller projects move through a faster process).

Board members and staff discussed whether the structure might be located where a forklift currently sits and whether fencing would be required to prevent climbing. Staff said marching-band activities are being rebuilt at some schools after being limited in prior years and that band participation can take several seasons to reestablish because of competing extracurriculars and equipment and uniform requirements.

No formal motion or recorded vote on procurement, design contracts or construction was recorded in the provided transcript for this agenda topic.