Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
At the Jan. 12 Coffee County Board of Education meeting, district staff said the system earned an 'advancing' designation with a 2.9 score and reported a $353,000 TISA outcome bonus, citing gains for students with disabilities and a rise in ACT averages.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
The Coffee County Board of Education approved three budget amendments Jan. 12 to add a state mental‑health grant, correct internal budget lines (including restoring $40,000 for athletic lighting), and record a TSBA grant for the Teen Health Advisory Council.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
Board members debated whether to set bus field‑trip pay in policy — one proposal put the rate at $26/hour plus $1/mile, while staff suggested $20/hour. The board voted to send the issue to a Jan. 27 work session for a detailed trip‑pay scale and budget impact analysis.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
Board amended the director of schools's evaluation to exclude two test-based sections (sections J and K) for one year, citing embargoed test data and fairness concerns; the amendment and the modified evaluation passed after debate over timing and data availability.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
At a Coffee County board work session members reviewed and approved edits to the director-of-schools evaluation instrument to match a TSBA contract, move evaluation distribution earlier, and eliminate teacher and supervisor input from the director evaluation process.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
Board members heard transportation data showing hundreds of bus conduct reports and debated shifting some discipline authority from building principals to the transportation supervisor, improving reporting consistency and piloting vetted volunteers or attendants on high-incident routes.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
Athletic staff reported 48 survey responses (balanced by grade) indicating interest in girls' flag football; the board heard a recommendation to form a club sport in spring as a trial before adding TSSAA sanctioning, citing scheduling, budget and shared-player concerns.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
The Coffee County Schools board reviewed a draft five-year strategic plan covering student outcomes, staff, supports, stakeholders and safety, tied to the LEA/TISA process; the board will consider approval at its December meeting and asked staff for a public safety spending breakdown.
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
Principals told the board they are tired of frequent small fundraisers; staff proposed fewer, larger events but warned that cutting too many fundraisers could reduce programming. The board asked staff to analyze fundraising frequency, per-program costs and policy limits (Policy 2.601).
Tennessee / School Districts / Coffee County
The Coffee County Board of Education recognized coach and science teacher Christy Klaus for more than three decades of service, highlighting state leadership in cheer coaching and a recent distinguished service award. Board members and former students praised Klaus’s impact on students’ lives.