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Hickman County School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

1 h 10 min

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Hickman County school board approves Sealrite bid for tennis court repairs on 7⁠-⁠0 vote 32:17

  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 on a motion to go with the Sealrite bid for the restoration of the tennis courts. 32:17
  • After a staff member said a number of districts face lawsuits over displaying the Ten Commandments, the chair said the board would put the matter on hold. 42:34
  • A district staff member reported that 229 students had withdrawn since the beginning of the year, including 141 who moved out of the county. 58:59

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 14:30
    • The chair asked to add an East Hickman Middle School cheerleading competition trip in Knoxville to the agenda. 15:19
    • Christy Mays moved to approve the minutes for August 3rd. 16:32
    • The chair said the agenda addition passed and the September 14th agenda passed. 16:06
  2. Recognitions 16:40
    • Christy Mays read a nomination for Employee of the Month submitted by a school counselor. 17:45
    • The director of schools announced a new monthly Student of the Month recognition and presented the first one. 20:03
  3. Consent agenda 21:47
    • The chair called for a motion to approve the consent agenda items. 21:47
    • The chair said the consent agenda passed. ~22:15
  4. Student trip requests 22:15
    • A speaker said an FCCLA and FBLA trip approved in July had changed dates to September 27th and 28th and grown from 10 to 16 students. 22:28
    • The East Hickman High School Beta Club asked to attend a convention at Gaylord Opryland from November 19th through the 21st at an estimated $350 per student raised through fundraising. 23:43
    • The Hickman County High School Beta Club asked to attend the state convention November 20th through the 21st, and the middle school cheerleading coach asked to attend a competition in Knoxville on November 12th. 25:27
    • The motion on the Hickman County High School Beta Club request passed. 25:16
  5. Tennis court repair bids 27:55
    • A staff member said two bids were received and Sealrite came in a little less than $3,000 lower, with the county paying for the project. 28:01
    • Christy Mays asked whether the Sealrite add-on of $800 applied to each court, and the staff member said it would be for each court. 29:56
    • The staff member asked for approval of the highest amount, $82,918, and said the work could be done this fall. 30:49
    • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve the Sealrite bid. 32:17
  6. Emergency phone line changes 32:22
    • A staff member said AT&T would discontinue the landlines tied to elevators and emergency buttons in January. 32:52
    • The staff member said Granite offered the lowest cost, about $681.45 monthly over a 3-year period. 34:01
    • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve the Granite agreement. 36:46
  7. Budget amendments 36:48
    • A staff member presented six budget amendments covering donations, ISM, a restricted community donation and federal program carryover funds. 36:54
    • The staff member said Budget Amendment 14 related to a $50,000 behavioral partnership support grant. 36:54
  8. Ten Commandments display information 41:45
    • A staff member provided specifications on wording, size and location for displaying the Ten Commandments. 41:56
    • A staff member said a number of districts face lawsuits over the display and suggested waiting. 42:34
    • The chair said the board would put the matter on hold. 43:33
  9. Board policies 43:33
    • A staff member presented policies 1.803, 3.405, 4.700 and 5.801 for first reading. 43:43
    • The staff member said there were no updates to the policies up for review. 46:52
    • The board approved policies 1.803, 44700 and 5.801 on first reading. 46:05
  10. Board officer selections 47:26
    • The chair said the board selects a chair, vice chair, pro tem, legislative representative and student representative mentor each September. 47:26
    • One board member nominated the sitting chair to serve again in the coming year. 48:18
  11. Announcements 53:50
    • The next regular meeting was announced for October the 19th. 53:50
    • Those interested in attending the TSBA convention were told to get in touch with a contact downstairs and to make their own reservation if staying the night. 55:02
  12. Finances and enrollment comments 56:26
    • A speaker asked for projections of the district's balance relative to state minimums, and a staff member said the state had asked multiple questions about district finances. 56:43
    • A staff member reported 229 withdrawals, with 73 to homeschool, 9 to private school and 141 moving out of the county. 59:57
    • The staff member said the district was 120 students down compared with the same point in August 2025. 1:01:28
  13. Student representative report and adjournment 1:06:27
    • A student gave a quick update on activities at the student's high school. 1:06:27
    • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to adjourn. 1:09:41

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Video: posted by the district as “HCBOE September 2026 School Board Meeting - Monday, September 14th, 2026”