2016

AGENDA
CANNON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
July 14, 2016
Woodbury Grammar School Cafeteria
6:30 PM
1. Approve Agenda. – 1 minute
2. Consent Agenda – 1 minute
a. Approve the minutes of the June 8 and June 28, 2016 meetings of the Board
3. Director’s evaluation – 3 minutes
4. Approve revised GP budget – 3 minutes
5. Approve Board Policies
a. 1.407
b. 4.605
c. 4.700
d. 6.206
e. 6.304
6. CCHS Principal Mike Jones will address the Board concerning approval of the CCHS
student handbook – 2 minutes
7. CCHS Principal Mike Jones will address the Board concerning a new scoreboard for the CCHS football
and soccer field – 3 minutes
8. Matt Rigsby, Chairman of the Middle Grades Sports Committee, will address the Board concerning
Middle Grades Basketball guidelines – 2 minutes
9. Shelley Walkup will address the Board concerning: – 2 minutes
a. Middle School Sports Approval for basketball and other sports to come
b. Using the Veterans gym for activities
c. Providing a key for use of the Veterans gym
d. Budget for Band/Music
e. Budget for Veterans gym – plumbing and lighting
f. CNA classes for high school students
g. Driver education
h. Custodians for CCHS and WGS – adequate staffing
i. Sanding and refinishing gym floors
j. CMA Foundation grant
10. Pupil Transfer Requests – 4 minutes
a. Anthony and Paula Leach
b. Heather Johnson
c. Jamie and Tori England (Received after June 30)
d. Hannah and Cody Kennedy (Received after June 30)
11. Safety Update – Workshop only – 2 minutes
12. Director’s Comments – 2 minutes
a. Financial Report
13. Chairman’s Comments – 2 minutes
a. TSBA Fall District Meeting

Application for Plant Certification License – This replaces individual applications for individual categories:
Greenhouse License – is required for each location where a person uses a greenhouse to grow or propagate nursery stock or annual plants for sale or distribution on a commercial basis.
    Nursery License –is required for each location where a person grows or propagates nursery stock or annual plants for sale or distribution on a commercial basis.
    Plant Dealer License – is required for each location where a person who is not the original grower of nursery stock or annual plants, sells, offers for sale, distributes, or holds the plants for distribution on a commercial basis.
    Florist License- is required for each location where a person otherwise subject to licensure as a plant dealer is engaged in business as a florist.
    Landscaper License – is required for any person engaged in business as a landscaper.
    Wild Plant Collector License – is required to collect, sell, or raise native wild plants for sale in Tennessee.
    Sweet Potato License– is required to sell certified sweet potato plants and slips in Tennessee.
    Turfgrass License – is required to produce certified turfgrass sod for sale in Tennessee.  Non-certified sod requires a Nursery Certificate.
    Phytosanitary Certificate – To certify pest-free status for sale or transport of plants (or plant parts) as required by other states or countries. Contact your Plant Inspector for application and requirements.
For links to applications and fee schedules:
https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/article/ag-licenses-plant-certification

For more information call Bruce Steelman at the UT-Extension Cannon County office at 615-563-2554
 

Cannon County Schools have issued an update to the Notice Of Home School

Any parents/legal guardians who intend to conduct an Independent Home School, grades K-12, during the 2016-2017 school year must provide annual notice to  their local public school Director’s office each new school year.  This requirement applies to previous home school parents and new ones alike.

Home School registration forms for the 2016-2017 school year are available at the Cannon County School Director’s office and online at the Cannon County Schools page (http://www.ccstn.net/ under the homeschool department tab) or the Tennessee State Department of Education Home School page (http://www.tn.gov/education/schools/homeschool.shtml). Upon completion, forms should be returned to the Director of School’s office at 301 West Main Street, Woodbury, TN 37190 by August 1, 2016. 

Any parent/legal guardian wishing to conduct an Independent Home School for grades K-12 must provide 1) proof of legal custody or guardianship by a copy of child’s birth certificate or court order, and 2) copy of a high school diploma or GED, and 3) the student’s immunization record.

If you have any questions regarding home schools, please call 563-5752 or 563-5029 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

A Woodbury man has been charged with aggravated assault and failure to appear in Dekalb County Court recently.  According to WJLE.com 48 year old Mark Allen Thomas is being held in Dekalb County Jail without bond for failure to appear.  His bond on the assault is $2500.  He will make a court appearance Thursday.   Dekalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 25 Thomas allegedly assaulted his sister by hitting her in the face with the handle of a hammer causing redness around the left eye and cheek.

The Adams Memorial Library continues their summer reading program events Thursday.  This Thursday will be full of bubbles as the Bubble Ladies will creat bubbles of all sizes and everyone can get in on the fun.  The program starts at 1:00 and everyone is invited to attend.  The event is free.  A reminder that the Adams Memorial Library will be closing early next Thursday at 2:00 to set up for the Pool party which will take place from 3:30 to 6:00 at the community pool.  Once again the pool party will be Thursday July 21.

For those of you that commute to Manchester please keep in mind As work continues on the new exit ramp on the eastbound side of Exit 111, Civil Constructors who have been working on the new ramp since January will be closing a lane of traffic on Wednesday. The right lane of Interstate 24 on the eastbound side will be closed most of the day between exits 110-111. Civil Constructors is asking the public to avoid the area on Wednesday.
At the completion of the work all eastbound traffic wanting to go to Tullahoma will take the new ramp. This work is being done so traffic will not have to cross over Hwy 55 in order to turn toward Tullahoma.
(WMSR)

MTSU basketball fans still have times to cast their votes for the Blue Raider men’s team to win the “Best Upset” category in this year’s ESPY Awards.
The Blue Raiders made history in March when they became just the eighth No. 15 seed to defeat a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, upending No. 2 ranked Michigan State Spartans in the opening round, 90-81, on March 18.

The ESPYs take place at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday, July 13, and will be televised on ABC. Fan voting for each category can be found at ESPYs.com and is open until the beginning of the awards show.
Cast your vote now here.
Murfreesboro mayor and MTSU alumnus Shane McFarland is doing his part to encourage Middle Tennessee to vote for the Blue Raiders.
“As a mayor and Blue Raider alumnus, I couldn’t be more excited about supporting MT Basketball in national recognition for the team’s upset against Michigan State in the NCAA tournament earlier this year,” McFarland said in a city news release. “Now we have the opportunity to show our appreciation by voting the amazing game as the ‘Best Upset’ in this year’s ESPY Awards. I encourage all MT fans to go online and vote.”

The Cannon County Historical Society will meet tonight.  In observance of the new book “The Ride” which covers the history of the Cannon County Walking Horse Association, the  guest speaker will be Ronnie Hall.  Hall will cover the history of Fireball a horse that was named the foundation SHF-1 when the National Spotted Saddle Horse Association was formed.  The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Cannon County Senior Center 309 Lehman Street Woodbury in the small dining area.  The program will begin at 7:00.  Everyone is welcome to attend
A WBRY reminder Come meet Sixth Congressional District candidate Joe Carr on July 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM at the Cannon County Courthouse.
Joe will be available for questions from the audience and would like to meet as many folks as possible. Light refreshments will be served  immediately following.

In 2014, there were 7,326 different exporters in Tennessee, a 2.5 percent increase from 2013 and a 7.4 percent increase from 2010.
The number of Tennessee exporters has grown significantly faster than the total number of American exporters.
These are among the findings of the new “Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy” report by the Business and Economic Research Center in the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University. The report highlights both trends in the location of Tennessee’s exporters and trade trends in Tennessee.
This issue of the award-winning signature BERC publication highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of Tennessee’s trade dynamics within the context of global economic trends.
Highlights of the report include:
Number of Tennessee exporters: Up from 2010.
            Rising export zip codes: La Vergne and Morristown.
            Export trend: 0.66 percent growth (10th in the nation).
            Top export sectors: Medical equipment and motor vehicle parts.
            Fastest growing areas: Electric storage battery parts and activated carbon.
            Declining products: Peptones and derivatives and drive axles with differentials.
            Fastest growing markets: Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia.
            Declining markets: Oman and Indonesia.

“’Global Commerce’ is a core BERC product,” said Dr. Murat Arik, director of Business and economic research center. “We will continue to build on its excellent tradition and provide an award-winning product for Tennessee manufacturers, exporters, and leaders.”
 

 
Nearly 140 high school seniors from across Tennessee have returned from a weeklong “experience of a lifetime” courtesy of their local electric cooperatives. Tatiana Rosenberg and Emily Joyner, Centennial High School; Jared Nesbitt, Page High School; Julia Bolin and Maddox Burgess, Franklin High School; Hannah Erickson, Eagleville High School; Madison Flannery, Blackman High School; Alexis Seilkop, Stewarts Creek High School; Brooklynn Woodall, Smyrna High School; Grayson Burke, Mt. Juliet High School; Jody Williams, Watertown High School; Grace Mathews, Lebanon High School; Elizabeth Overcast and Travis Marlow, Cannon County High School; as well as teacher Matt Marlatt of Stewarts Creek High School, were sponsored by Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation to participate in the 2016 Washington Youth Tour June 10-16.
The popular event included sightseeing, visits with elected officials and lots of fun meeting peers from across Tennessee and the nation. Delegates earned their spots on the Youth Tour for writing winning short stories titled “Electric Cooperatives: Powering Everyday Life.” In their winning entries, the talented young writers described how member-owned, nonprofit electric co-ops strengthen their local communities and improve lives across their service areas while providing safe, reliable, affordable energy.
“We take great pride in rewarding the best and brightest from our service area,” said Cathy Mitchell, MTEMC Community Relations Coordinator, as a chaperone on this year’s trip. “By recognizing their accomplishments through programs like the Washington Youth Tour, we show these leaders of tomorrow that their hometown electric co-op is more than a utility provider; MTEMC is an active member of the community and fully invested in its prosperity.”
For more than 50 years, the Washington Youth Tour has taken students from electric co-op service areas to our nation’s capital to learn more about our country and the cooperative business model. The annual event is coordinated by MTEMC, the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). This year’s Youth Tour involved 1,700 students from 43 states.
“Young Americans given the opportunity to come to Washington, D.C., by their electric cooperatives experience a life-changing event,” said NRECA Interim CEO Jeffrey Connor. “They talk to their elected officials in person, connect to our nation’s rich history and have a hands-on experience with democracy. Youth Tour enriches their understanding of the political process and the vital importance of direct engagement. As a result, they return to their communities with a deeper commitment to the communities they represent.”
On their 2016 visit, Tennessee’s Youth Tour delegates saw the White House and memorials to past presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as well as monuments honoring the sacrifices of veterans of World War II and the Vietnam and Korean Wars. During visits to the museums of the Smithsonian Institution, the touring Tennesseans saw and experienced natural, historical and artistic treasures. Other fun stops included historic homes of former presidents — George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Jefferson’s Monticello — as well as Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, the Hard Rock Cafe and a boat cruise down the Potomac River. Among other Youth Tour highlights were a solemn and sobering visit to Arlington National Cemetery where the group laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and a stirring Sunset Parade performance by the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.
The group was welcomed to the U.S. Capitol by Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Diane Black and Scott DesJarlais spent time with their young constituents from MTEMC, posing for photos and answering their questions.
“Our commitment to community is what sets cooperatives apart from other businesses,” said Chris Jones, MTEMC President/CEO. “The Washington Youth Tour is one way we show the youth of our service area that MTEMC is more than their electricity provider. We genuinely care about the prosperity of our communities, and that includes providing special opportunities for these exceptional students and preparing them for future success.”