April 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

III.A. March 17, 2015 Regular Meeting at Noon, Hancock Leadership Center

III.B. March 17, 2015, Regular Meeting, 5:00PM, ECEC

III.C. March 27, 2015, Special Called Meeting, 2:45PM, Central Administrative Office

IV. WELCOME, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

IV.A. Welcome and Recognition of Rankin Elementary Advisory Council and PTO Officers

IV.B. Recognitions (TPSD Goal #3)

IV.B.1. West Point Academy Appointment -- THS Senior William Ikerd

IV.B.2. Mr. Rob Hudson

IV.B.3. Special Education Department

IV.B.4. April Employees of the Month

IV.B.5. District III 2015 DECA Advisor of the Year and 2015 Career Technical Education New Teacher of the Year for State of Mississippi -- THS Teacher Brookes Prince; THS DECA State Winners -- CJ Williams and Neely Brown; 1st Place Winners; 2nd Place Winners; 3rd Place Winners; 5th Place Winners; and 6th Place Winners

IV.B.6. Lindy Calhan Scholar Athlete Award -- Christina Daniels

IV.B.7. THS State Championship Bowling Team

IV.B.8. THS Synergy 2014-2015

IV.B.9. Structure Crew

IV.B.10. Gum Tree Writing Winners

IV.B.11. Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America Scholar -- Caitlin Gardner, THS 11th Grade Student

IV.B.12. All-State Honor Choir

IV.B.13. 2015 MSPRA Awards

IV.B.14. TSA Competition Winners

IV.B.15. Vocational Early Childhood Education State Winners (Natasha Richey)

IV.B.16. Barnes and Nobel's "My Favorite Teacher" Award

IV.B.17. Business Partners -- Donna Loden (Farm to School) and Brent Waldrop (BancorpSouth)

V. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

V.A. Ad Valorem Update  (TPSD Goal #4)

V.B. Audit Report (TPSD Goal #4)

VI. CONSENT AGENDA

VI.A. Office of Director of Finance Mrs. Rachel Murphree (TPSD GOAL #4)

VI.A.1. Contractual Agreements

VI.A.1.a. Contracts to Acknowledge and Accept Contractual Agreements #CO1546 and #CO1547; BC#2014-2015-008 through BC#2014-2015-011; and SFR1522 and SFR1523

VI.A.2. Accept Donations #2014-2015-039 through #2014-2015-043

VI.A.3. Request Permission to Add and Delete Items from TPSD Fixed Assets Listing

VI.B. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Eddie Peasant

VI.B.1. Student Transfer Report

VI.B.2. Overnight Field Trip Requests

VI.B.2.a. Overnight Field Trip to Waukegan, IL for THS Students to attend the FAME National Finals, April 25, 2015

VI.B.2.b. Overnight Field Trip to Manassas, VA, for THS Aerospace Class (National Rocket Competition Finals), May 7-10, 2015

VI.B.3. Career-Technical Center Local Plan Update for Fiscal Year 2016

VI.C. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Diana Ezell

VI.C.1. Consideration to Adopt Resolution authorizing the Sale of Five Buses and One Truck (Deadline Vehicles) for Salvage

VI.D. Office of Executive Director of Operations Mr. Andy Cantrell

VI.D.1. Request Approval of Updated Joint Use Agreement with City of Tupelo

VI.E. Office of Superintendent Dr. Gearl Loden

VI.E.1. Request to Authorize Payment of Moving Expense

VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

VII.A. Office of Director of Finance Mrs. Rachel Murphree (TPSD Goal #4)

VII.A.1. Docket of Claims for March 1, 2015 through April 10, 2015, Docket of Claims #26243 through #27201, Accounts Payable Checks #16493 through #17112, THS Activity Check Register for March, 2015, and Athletic Activity Check Register for March, 2015, for a grand total of $2,141,553.95.

VII.A.2. Finance Reports for Month Ending February 28, 2015

VII.A.2.a. Reconciled Bank Statements Certification

VII.A.2.b. Statement of Revenue and Expenditures with Current Budget Status by Fund

VII.A.2.c. Cash Flow Report for District Maintenance Fund

VII.A.2.d. Consolidated Fund Balance Sheet for all General and Special Revenue Funds

VII.A.2.e. Monthly Financial Statement

VII.A.3. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Eddie Peasant

VII.A.3.a. Student Discipline Case #41-2-2014-2015 (TPSD Goal #2)

VII.B. Office of Director of Human Resources Mr. Jim Turner (TPSD Goal #3)

VII.B.1. Licensed Staff Recommendations

VII.B.2. Approval of New Job Description and Pay Scale for Office Assistant at One D'Ville Apartments and Occupational Therapist Assistant

VII.B.2.a. Job Description and Pay Scale for Office Assistant at One D'Ville Apartments

VII.B.2.b. Job Description and Pay Scale for Occupational Therapist Assistant

VII.B.2.c. Job Description -- Clerk of the School Board Part Time

VII.B.2.d. Job Description -- Director of Educational Enhancement and Innovative Research

VII.B.3. Reemployment of TPSD Licensed Staff for 2015-2016 School Year

VII.B.4. 2015-2016 Salary Schedules -- Teacher (TPSD Board Policy GCBA-E)

VII.B.5. Reemployment of 2015-2016 School Administrative Personnel, Building Administrators, Licensed District Administrators  and District Wide Positions -- No License Required. 

VII.C. Office of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Diana Ezell

VII.C.1. Revision to TPSD Policy GBRIA Family and Medical Leave Act

VII.D. Office of Superintendent Dr. Gearl Loden (TPSD Goal #3)

VII.D.1. Legislative Update

VII.D.2. Summer Projects Update

VII.D.2.a. Permission for Architects JBHM to develop bids for the following projects:  Security Cameras, Security Film, Fire and Burglar Alarms, Possibly Canopies, and Cross Country Trail

VII.D.3. Information Items

VII.D.3.a. Approval of Summer Board Retreat Dates (June 18-19); and Location (HLC)

VII.D.3.b. Reminder of AEE Luncheon, THS Graduation

VII.D.4. Miscellaneous

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

IX. NEW BUSINESS

IX.A. First Reading of 2015-2016 School Handbooks, District Guidebooks and Athletic Handbook Changes

IX.B. Approval of 2015-2016 Awarded AEE Grants

IX.C. Adoption of Resolution Ratifying and Approving the Transfer of the Surplus Funds to the Limited-Tax notes Debit Service Fund

X. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.A. Future Agenda Topics -- Dr. Gearl Loden

X.A.1. Approval of School Handbooks, Recruiting Update, Federal Programs Application

X.B. Future Agenda Topics -- Board Members

X.C. Consideration of Executive Session

XI. ADJOURNMENT