Board of Education to Meet by Video Conference Thursday

April 20, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

For the first time ever the DeKalb County Board of Education will meet by a video conference Thursday night, April 23 in accordance with the Governor’s order for social distancing due to COVID-19.

Governmental bodies in Tennessee have been temporarily allowed to conduct meetings by telephone or video conference to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Under Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order No. 16, government meetings may be conducted by electronic means if necessary until May 18 to protect the public health, safety and welfare of all Tennesseans from the outbreak of the coronavirus. Order No. 16 also stipulates such meetings must remain open and accessible to the public. If the government is unable to provide live public access despite reasonable efforts, the governing body must make a clear audio or video recording available to the public as soon as practicable following the meeting and not more than two business days after the meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the school board by video conference will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23 and will be broadcast LIVE for the public to hear on WJLE. A work session will be held prior to the meeting also by video conference at 6 p.m.

The agenda is as follows:
*Consider and act on bids for the Tiny House
*Consider and act on declaring surplus buses
*Consider and act on School Board Policies on 2nd reading
*Consider and act on extended utilizations of school buses
*Consider and act on 1st reading of School Board Policies
*Consider and act on a resolution for an emergency suspension of board policies
*Consider and act on removing the present agent of record/broker for insurance and section 125
*Personnel report from the Director of Schools
*Any other business from a board member properly presented to the board

Consent agenda items include the following:
*Consider and act on TNRMT Safety Grant
*Consider and act on a budget amendment
*Consider and act on a 2019-20 Carl Perkins CTE budget amendment

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