Brentwood-area students, teams get special notice
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Approval of the 2012-13 Williamson County Schools calendar topped the agenda at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting (click here to see related BHP story) but that wasn’t the only item on a full agenda despite the holiday week. Among the other business items, the board decided to discuss a Ravenwood PTO request for architect renderings and model for facility improvements at the school at the December work session.

The school board honored many athletic teams and individiaul student athletes during its Student Spotlight portion of the meeting. Students recognized included several from Brentwood area schools.

Brentwood High won the TSSAA  Boys Cross Country AAA State Championship. Team members are Taylor Adams, Jason Alexander, Tom Alwes, Rahib Bashir, Kyle Bashour, David Beier, Adam Blanton, Henry Burgin, Josh Butler, Taylor Caldwell, Coleman Churitch, Ryan Coll, Matt Contini, Zachary Cradick, Jonathan Crites, Ryan Dennison, William Ezzard, Michael Fang, Waqqas Fazili, Trot Gawrys, Zach Godfrey, Daniel Hamm, Andrew Hughes, David Ilchert, Jackson Jones, Jeffery Lang, Jonathan Lifferth, Will Lifferth, Aaron Lopacinski, Alex McKee, Oliver Moore, Ujjawal Savani, P.J. Scalisi, Grant Seckman, Cole Seckman, Chase Skoda, Paul Stuart, Aaron Thomas, Alec Thomas and Nathan Thomas.  Their coach is Dave Rowe.

Ravenwood High won the TSSAA Girls Cross Country AAA State Championship. Team members are Erika Peoples, Dabney Chitwood, Mackenzie Lefler, Rachel Spinden, Sabrina Florey, Madison Lefler and Abby Finnegan.  Their coach is Pete Mueller.

Ravenwood High won the TSSAA Volleyball  AAA State Championship. Team members are Morgan Williams, Jazzy Oates, Kathryn Hutson, Emily Svennevik, Stephanie Cerino, Katee Nall, Austyn Stallings, Sara Rains, Sara Schultz, Alyssa Ivey, Micaela Bailey, Dana Dusenbery, Lauren DuPont, Alex Carter and Kiana Jones, manager.  Tracey Berry is the head coach. Rick Hess and C.J. Pangallo are the assistant coaches.

 In academics, Brentwood High’s Olivia Sterling was selected to attend Girls Nation as one of only two representatives from Tennessee. 

Superintendent Dr. Mike Looney told the Board about incorrect information included last Wednesday in a Tennessean article about student teachers. He shared that the district currently does have student teachers and that the district will continue to do so, but they will be strategically placed so they will not be in classes where there is a State End of Course test at the high school level.

In the Board Chairman’s Report, Pat Anderson reminded the group that the Board will have a training session on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Board approved a school calendar for the 2012-13 school year. Highlights of the calendar include the first full day for teachers on Friday, August 3; the first half day of school for students on Friday, August 10; the first full day for students Monday, August 13; parent teacher conferences from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 11; Fall Break on October 22-23; Thanksgiving Break on November 19-23; Winter Break on December 24-January 4; Spring Break on March 25-29; and last half day for students Thursday, May 23.

In New Business, the Board:

• Approved one policy, Bullying, on first reading.
• Dedication of Spring Station Drive at Spring Station Middle School to City of Spring Hill
• Approved four budget resolutions including one for $5,366 for a part time teacher assistant at Scales funded by the PTO; a resolution for $45,080 for a Centennial High School Leap Grant for an after school tutoring program; a resolution for $650,000 from the Central Cafeteria Fund to replace worn equipment in several cafeterias; and a resolution for move unused construction funds to the Hillsboro auditorium construction project.
• Approved a resolution relating to teacher evaluation.
• Approved a Five Year Capital Outlay Plan that will be presented to the Williamson County Commission at its January meeting.

 In other action, the Board:

• Decided to discuss a Ravenwood PTO request for architect renderings and model for facility improvements at the school at the December work session.
• Approved two policies on second reading including Family Life Education and Fund Balance.
• Sent the policy, Graduation with Honors, back to the Policy Committee for further discussion.
• Approved recommended field trip fee requests.
• Approval of State Compliance Report.
• Approval of Textbook Adoption Committee(s) Membership Recommendation.
• Approval of Baseball Improvements at Independence High School.
• Each school principal has a copy of the Board packet information.

The next regular meeting of the WCBE will be Monday, December 19, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Administrative Complex.