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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System board meeting, Oct 6, 2026

54 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

CMCSS board hears student behavior data and accountability report at study session 0:08

  • The board held a study session with first reads on surplus property, the naming of the Rossview High School athletic complex and federal budget amendments. 0:08
  • A district staff member presented the accountability report, including a goal that 70% of 3rd grade students be proficient on the ELA TCAP by 2030. 5:17
  • Staff presented student behavior data showing that as of September 2026, 93% of students had no behavior incidents recorded. 17:58
  • Board members asked about bullying, the number of students with IEPs per classroom and parent involvement in behavior interventions. 29:10

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Item by item (8)
  1. Surplus property declarations 0:08
    • A staff member recommended that technology items that are incompatible with current technology or no longer work be declared surplus and sold by public auction. 0:18
    • A staff member said about 20 old lockers are broken and recommended they and outdated pre-K items be disposed of or sold through govdeals.com. 1:04
    • Ringgold Elementary asked that a damaged Dell monitor be declared surplus, and safety and health asked the same for a camera declared unfixable. 1:43
  2. Transfer of surplus school bus 2:18
    • A staff member said school bus number 829 has exceeded the state of Tennessee's allowable limits for mileage and years of service. 2:24
    • The staff member recommended transferring the bus to the county government for public use. 2:24
  3. Naming of high school athletic complex 3:02
    • A staff member said a request was received to name the Rossview athletic complex after a prior administrator who committed 40 years to the school system. 3:09
    • The staff member said the team reviewed the request and is asking to approve the recommendation. 3:55
  4. Federal budget amendments 4:14
    • A staff member said the amendments are carry forwards from FY26 to FY27 for title grants, IDEA Part B and Pre-K, plus reallocations of existing funds under consolidated admin. 4:29
  5. Accountability report 5:02
    • A staff member presented goals that 70% of students be proficient on ELA and math TCAP and 70% of high school students graduate college and career ready by 2030. 5:17
    • The staff member said 54.8% of students met the college and career readiness criteria in 25⁠-⁠26. 10:45
    • Carol Berry asked when test data would be released, and the staff member said growth data will be released November 20th. 15:59
  6. Student behavior presentation 17:43
    • A staff member said the number of students with 5 or more incidents went from 572 last year to 150 this year, and top 5 offenses decreased 37.7%. 20:05
    • Darryl Anderson asked what the decrease was attributed to, and a staff member cited tiered behavior supports, now in year 3 of implementation. 30:25
    • One board member said educators at the school they retired from say they are not feeling supported and are being overworked. 37:44
  7. County commissioner comments 44:48
    • During county commissioner comments, a speaker asked who collected the behavior data and what qualifies as zero tolerance. 44:48
    • A staff member said zero tolerance offenses are established in state law and include possessing a handgun on school property and assault of a staff member. 47:54
  8. Board member and director comments 50:20
    • Carol Berry asked people to be kind to others. 50:30
    • One board member described teaching a class at Founders Inc. and recommended others visit it. 51:42
    • The director of schools congratulated the vice chair for earning a Level 1 award at the TSBA School Board Association fall meeting. 53:24

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