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Bartlett school board approves purchasing and grading policy updates, ESSER 3.0 plan; tenure resolution pulled
Summary
The Bartlett City Board of Education on Oct. 24 approved revised policies on purchasing and grading, passed an ESSER 3.0 spending plan and several routine reports and contracts by unanimous vote; Resolution 12-4 (tenure charges) was pulled from the agenda and received no action.
The Bartlett City Board of Education unanimously approved two revised district policies and a federally funded spending plan during a brief Oct. 24 business meeting, and the board pulled—but did not consider—Resolution 12-4, which would have addressed tenure charges.
Chairman David M. Cook II called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the board approved an amended agenda after Mr. Bryan Woodruff moved to remove Item #6 (Resolution 12-4 Tenure Charges) and Mr. Brad Ratliff seconded; the motion carried with all five members voting aye. The board then approved the Sept. 26, 2024 business meeting minutes.
On motions brought during the meeting, the board completed the second reading and adoption of revised POLICY 2015: Purchasing (moved by Bryan Woodruff; second by Erin Berry) and revised POLICY 4014: Grading System (moved by Bryan Woodruff; second by Brad Ratliff). Both motions passed with unanimous votes. The board also completed a first reading of revised POLICY 6016: School Admissions and voted to advance it (moved by Bryan Woodruff; second by Erin Berry).
The board approved the ESSER 3.0 Spending Plan, a use of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, on a motion by Mr. Woodruff with a second from Ms. Berry; the vote was unanimous. The board also approved the LEA Compliance Report 2024 (moved by Erin Berry; second by Bryan Woodruff) and voted to submit the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) annual accountability report as required under TCA § 49-3-112 (moved by Bryan Woodruff; second by Erin Berry). Superintendent Dr. David Stephens told the board completed TISA reports will be submitted to ePlan.
The board approved a contract with Allied Instructional Services (moved by Shirley Jackson; second by Brad Ratliff), again by a unanimous vote. Chairman Cook announced at the start of the meeting that Resolution 12-4 Tenure Charges had been pulled and no action was taken on that item.
In his report, Chairman Cook thanked Vice-Chairman Shirley Jackson for serving as chairman the prior month and said he attended Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) training; he said he will attend the TSBA annual convention and an OPEB Board meeting in November. Superintendent Dr. David Stephens reported a strong start to the school year—"We had a great first 9 weeks of school," he said—and noted recent meetings with area superintendents and community partners, a West TN Worx handout, and the University of Memphis' recognition of the district's municipal schools anniversary. He reminded the board that schools and central offices will be closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and that the next board meeting is Nov. 21.
The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
