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Why it matters: Professional learning and staffing affect instructional quality; enrollment figures and summer programs drive operational staffing, transportation and budget planning for the next school year.

Teaching and learning spotlight: The leadership team summarized recent professional learning led by Dr. Taryn Echols, a Solution Tree associate and an assistant superintendent in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The session focused on professional learning communities (PLCs), professional learning teams (PLTs), high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and strategies for collaborative data analysis. Board materials said the work aims to deepen leaders’ ability to support teacher teams, troubleshoot instruction, and improve student proficiency.

Director’s report and operational updates: Dr. David Snowden reported the district’s recruitment fair was “very successful,” with about 60 applicants attending in person or virtually. Current-student enrollment and new-student enrollment periods remain open; early childhood applications (ages 3–5) require evaluation for voluntary Pre-K and preschool programs. The district held a kindergarten kickoff on April 11 and scheduled a director-of-schools performance-goals work session for April 15 at 7:00 a.m. The district’s Night of Celebration is planned for April 24 (reception 5:00 p.m.; program 5:45 p.m.). Budget work-session dates were announced for April 28, May 19 and June 16; the sessions will address operations, revenue/personnel and cumulative impacts, respectively.

Summer programs: Staff described summer offerings — the summer meal open site at Johnson Elementary, meal service sites at the Learning Academy at Poplar Grove School and Young Scholars at Freedom Middle School, and a summer learning camp running Monday–Thursday for four weeks from June 2–26 prioritizing students who need additional support. Young Scholars Institute dates were listed as June 2–6 and June 9–13; registration is open and some grades had a wait list.

Finance correction: Finance staff corrected a prior month’s sales-tax comparison that had incorrectly shown a 24% month-to-month change; the correction shows a 0.06 percentage-point month-to-month comparison error and April’s collections rose 6.3% month to month. An ADA adjustment added $129,405 to collections, bringing year-to-date collections to 7.4% over the previous year, according to the report.

Board members asked clarifying questions about participant involvement in textbook review and about departmental errors; staff acknowledged responsibility for clerical mistakes and offered to follow up. Board members thanked staff for recruitment and program efforts.

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Why it matters: Recognition events highlight community volunteer contributions, student achievement, and district partnerships; the superintendent honor is a statewide recognition that the district highlighted at the meeting.

The board presented its “top 40” volunteer awards, calling the names of volunteers from Franklin Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Moore Elementary, Poplar Grove and other schools. The board president and district staff publicly thanked the parents and community volunteers for their work in classrooms and schools.

The district named eighth-grader Alex Michaud of Freedom Middle School as Franklin SSD’s student artist of the month, citing a series of three paintings that used heavy-bodied acrylics and an impasto technique; the artwork is on display at the central office gallery. The board acknowledged a $15 gift-card donation from Chuck Sugg for the student artist recognition.

The board read a proclamation recognizing Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as Pupil Transportation Appreciation Day. The proclamation stated the district’s transportation team provides daily service to approximately 1,900 students, supports many field trips and events, and that a single school bus can relieve the equivalent of about 40 passenger cars.

Franklin students also earned recognition at the Tennessee Invention Convention. Officials said four projects were selected to present at the national competition in June at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. Poplar Grove and Freedom-area teams were among those advancing; examples included an adjustable ankle-weight training aid for batters and a portable seat to improve inclusion for people with limited mobility. The district announced an inventor showcase on April 30 at the Performing Arts Center; tickets were advertised at $5.

Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOS) executive director Dr. Gary Lillie presented a superintendent-of-the-year ring to Dr. David Snowden. Lillie said the ring is a new tradition developed by TOS and was created with support from American Fidelity and its representatives in attendance.

Board members and staff closed the recognitions by inviting families and community members to the upcoming Night of Celebration on April 24, and by thanking volunteers and teachers for their contributions.

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The board voted to accept the administration's recommendation for local adoption of science textbooks that appear on the Tennessee-approved list. The board also approved on first reading a revision to policy 4.205 (enrollment in advanced courses) to reflect grading-scale language cited as TCA 49-6-407 and Williamson County Board of Education policy 4.6; the board voted to approve the first reading and to waive the second reading.

Why it matters: Textbook adoptions and grading-policy updates set curriculum and course eligibility standards used across district classrooms and affect teaching materials and student records.

The administration presented the recommended textbook titles by grade level and said the titles are on the Tennessee-approved list. Board members noted the adoption followed a review process they described as extensive: one speaker said the textbook committee included more than 50 participants and represented “approximately around 900 or more hours of expertise.” The board thanked district staff who coordinated the selection process, including Dr. Carlton for organizing committee work.

Board members moved both actions and voted. For the textbook adoption, the meeting record shows Board member Mr. Townsville made the motion and Board member Miss Barker seconded. A roll-call vote recorded Mr. Stillings, Miss Parker, Mr. Blair, Mr. Council and Miss Newman as voting yes; the motion was approved. For the policy revision (first reading) a board member moved to approve and waive second reading, another board member seconded, and the board approved the motion; the meeting record does not show a roll-call by name for that vote.

The board also approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda earlier in the session; those motions passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call in the transcript.

Details and next steps: The policy revision references TCA 49-6-407 (Tennessee Code Annotated) and Williamson County Board of Education policy 4.6 (report cards and grading system) for the grading-scale language. The textbook adoption will be implemented under standard district procedures for local-adopted instructional materials. The policy revision was approved on first reading; per the board's motion the second reading was waived, making the first-reading approval the board action reflected in the minutes.

Votes at a glance:
- Science textbook local adoption — Motion: accept administration recommendation; Mover: Mr. Townsville (Board member); Second: Miss Barker (Board member); Roll-call recorded: Stillings — yes; Parker — yes; Blair — yes; Council — yes; Newman — yes; Outcome: approved.
- Policy 4.205 (enrollment in advanced courses) — Motion: approve first reading and waive second; Mover: Board member (unnamed in transcript); Second: Board member (unnamed in transcript); Outcome: approved (voice vote; no roll-call recorded).
- Approval of meeting agenda — Motion: yes; Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approval of consent agenda — Motion: yes; Outcome: approved (voice vote).

The board's superintendent, Dr. David Snowden, presented the items and answered clarifying questions about committee participation and the reference authorities.

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