UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

WORKSHOP

Union County High School

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Agenda

1.       Call for Sign-Up for Public Comments

2.       Union County Education Association

3.       Special Recognition/Announcements

4.       School Board Attorney—Caitlin Burchette

5.       TLN Update—Rebecca Lock

6.       Discuss School Trips

·         Union County High School—5 students to UT Martin for Veterinary Science Competition

April 11-12, 2025 (Sponsor: John Fugate)

7.       Discuss CTE Building Project—Bryan Shoffner

a.       Redesign, approve/disapprove proposal, architect fee $17,000

8.       Discuss Adopting Resolution to Meet Requirement for Teacher Bonuses Under Education Freedom Act

a.       Survey of staff, draft, legal, decision on how to proceed

9.       Discuss Contracts—Missy Brown

·         NONE

10.    Director’s Monthly Report/Budget Amendments and Transfers—Missy Brown

11.    Personnel Update (Handout)—Greg Clay

12.    Discuss Recommended School Board Policy Revisions (Due for Approval on First Reading at This Meeting)—Ronnie Mincey

a.       4.603 (Promotion and Retention)

b.       5.118 (Background Investigations)

c.        6.303 (Interrogations and Searches)

13.    Maintenance/Capital Projects Update—Greg Clay

a.       Other Projects

b.       Central Office Roof Project—Complete

c.        New Middle School Overview, Costs, Progress

·         Baseball/Softball issue

14.    Discussion of FY’26 Budget

15.    Discuss Whistleblower Policy

16.    Public Comments—Where to place on agenda

17.    Other

REGULAR MEETING

UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025

Union County High School

Meeting to Immediately Follow 6:00 p.m.

Workshop Agenda

1.       Public Comments

2.       Call to Order

3.       Approve Agenda

4.       Approve/Disapprove Consent Agenda

a.       School Trips

·         Union County High School—5 students to UT Martin for Veterinary Science Competition

April 11-12, 2025 (Sponsor: John Fugate)

b.      Board Minutes for Regular Meeting March 13, 2025

5.       Approve/Disapprove Budget Amendments and Transfers

6.       Approve/Disapprove Contracts

·         NONE

7.       Approve/Disapprove TSBA Recommended Policy Revisions

a.     4.603 (Promotion and Retention)

b.     5.118 (Background Investigations)

c.     6.303 (Interrogations and Searches)

8.       Approve/Disapprove Proposal of Redesign and Architect Fees of New CTE Building

9.       Approve/Disapprove Resolution to Meet Requirement for Teacher Bonuses Under Education Freedom Act

10.   The next regular workshop and meeting of the Union County Board of Education will be on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Union County High School.  The workshop will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting immediately to follow.

11.   Adjourn