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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014 SECTION C - 36-PAGES

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REFLECTIONS OF “THE LEADER IN ME” DAY AT SES BY LANESSA MILLER.

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McNairy County Board of Education

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Adamsville Elementary Adamsville Jr/Sr High School Bethel Springs Elementary McNairy Central High School Michie Elementary Ramer Elementary Selmer Elementary Selmer Middle School DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS John Prince SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Frank Lacey, Chairman Tony Chapman, Vice Chairman Jarrell Stanfield Jean Jones Larry Smith Lynn Baker Ricky Whitaker

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Prince welcomes students, staff and parents back to school

We are at the point every year when our children get excited about buying new school clothes, shoes, and supplies. Anyone who has ever been a parent has to be honest about this time of year and admit that it excites them a little bit as well. That is what I love about school – there is always a time of renewal. As adults, we get locked into this never-ending world of work and paying bills. I think the reason why some of us get irritated with the “young whipper-snappers” is because we remember what it was like to not have to worry about mortgages, water bills, and insurance. We somehow envy their freedom. We long for the days when we got a new start in August, and the promise of improvement was always there. That is where we are in McNairy County Schools – a time of improvement. There are going to be several changes over the course of the school year and the years following. When you compare McNairy County schools with like districts across the state, we are doing a tremendous job in terms of student achievement. However, we must collectively feel that simply doing a good job is not enough. I don’t mean to institutionalize this whole process, but we citizens of McNairy County must begin looking at our children as more than our babies. McNairy County Schools is the largest employer in the county. Therefore, our children are the most important product this county is currently producing. Mollie and I have four babies, and one of them is going to be a senior in this school system this year. When I think about the kind of education I want for John Davis, Staff Photo by Christen Coulon Miller, Major, and Grace Ann, I want a nurturing environment Director of McNairy County Schools John Prince, who joined that is going to academically prepare them for whatever they the district five months ago, welcomes students, school staff want to pursue. That may be going to college, attending tech- members and parents as they prepare to begin the 2014-15 school year. nical school, enrolling in the military, or perhaps starting their operate from the mindset that no one will run better programs own business. Simply put, at this point in the history of our county, educa- than us. We will invest in everything from basketball to band to student council, because the way to make sure students walk tion is our greatest investment. Period. through the door with a smile on their face is to give them a reason to do so. I will repeat that. I have been here for five months, and several parents and EDUCATION IS OUR GREATEST INVESTMENT. Because of that fact, we have to chart a new course. Beginning community members have asked me, “How can we help?” Well, you can start by being loyal to your county and realizon August 7th, there will be a new student attendance policy in our schools. If we are to adequately prepare our children to be ing that, no matter what, we have a responsibility as adults. We game-changers, we must collectively realize that attendance is a MUST commit to whatever it takes to make sure that McNairy primary factor in their preparation. Also, we will be launching a County is the place other counties look to in regard to educapilot program in 7th grade mathematics through which we hope tion. Let’s make this venture the primary goal on our mind. Let’s to bring teachers of the same subject from across the county to refuse to opt for less. My babies deserve the best, and because I work together in preparing lessons and assessments. There is no believe that, I must want the best for everyone’s children. I know reason why we should have eight schools that are islands unto that the 695 employees of McNairy County Schools believe that, themselves. In terms of extracurricular activities, we are going to and I’m excited about August 7th.

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Welcome back: Aug. 7 marks start to new school year. By Christen Coulon Managing Editor

In about a week, students will board busses (some for the first time) and head off to begin their new school year. It is an exciting time for students as well as parents, teachers and school staff members alike. In what has become a tradition in years past, the Independent Appeal has dedicated itself to publishing a Back to School Special Section to mark this special occasion. However, this year, we have decided to make a few changes to the way we cover this annual event. In previous years, we have brought individual coverage of each school with a welcome back message from each principal to their students. And while each message was special and important to the parents, staff and students of each school, it left little room to discuss many of the exciting things happening which affect all of the students district-wide. This year, we have taken a different approach to covering this section and have included coverage of the issues impacting everyone who works, or attends these schools. Inside this issue you will find coverage dealing with technology, future building projects in the district, curriculum and testing standardization, as well as proposed changes to how grades are measured, and how attendance is calculated and how it will impact students. We will also broaden our focus of this section to look into health and nutrition programs at the schools and some of the things area residents including students, are doing to help out the less fortunate members of their classes this year.

In the center of this issue you will also find a helpful guide to the Tennessee Tax Free Holiday which begins this Friday and runs through Sunday. Of course, we will continue to provide individual coverage of important contact information and details about each school. This year, our publication has decided to set this information against a backdrop of artwork showing each school created by local artist Lanessa Miller. Miller is also responsible for the cover artwork for this issue. As students, parents and staff prepare for their new school year, I along with my Publisher Janet Rail, the entire Independent Appeal Staff and all of the advertisers whose financial support made this issue possible would like to wish everyone a happy, safe and productive 2014-15 school year.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 5C - Technology Page 8C - AJSHS Page 10C - Attendance Policy Page 10C - MCHS Page 11C - Report Cards Page 13C - AES Page 13C - Curriculum Page 15C - BSES Page 17C - MES Page 17C - Stuff the Bus

Page 18-19C - Tax Holiday Page 20C - Building Project Page 22C - RES Page 22C - School Nutrition Page 23C - Backpack Ministries Page 24C - SES Page 29C - SMS Page 29C - Health Services Page 31C - District Calendar Page 34C - Bullying Policy

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Schools look to technology to bridge gap to the future By Christen Coulon Managing Editor

As technology continues its rapid growth throughout the world, it becomes more and more important for our educator to provide students with state of the art computers for use in the classroom as well as training in technologically advanced fields of study. The district’s New Technology Director Matt Wood said that his department has many challenges to overcome, but that they are working to provide the best service possible to the students, staff, and administration. Wood said that they are working to improve the efficiency of their department even while working with a reduced budget due to funding cuts from state and federal programs. “We have got big challenges just trying to maintain what we have got, let alone trying to add to it,” Wood said. “So we are going to have to start looking for new, free and innovative (software tools)

that are available to educators in order to free up money for new hardware.” Wood said that one of the new things he is trying to improve in the state of technology is a technology committee comprised of educators who will give input as to what the kids need. Wood said that he hoped to add community members to determine what tools will be needed as these kids enter the real world in order to help them obtain jobs. “This is something we are all going to have to work together on,” Wood said. Wood hopes to improve upon the process they use in the maintenance of hardware. He also hopes to reduce costs associated with their online presence through local website hosting, maintenance and design which will also free up additional money for the program. “We are streamlining and improving how we do our maintenance issues to speed up the help that we can offer teachers. We can accomplish this by putting in a new help ticket system.” At first look many parents may feel that the

schools have a lot of computers, however, Wood said that many of the computers are old and are not able to run the testing software programs they need. The system requirements for the tests are not available in many of the computers in the schools, Wood said. About half of the machines they have are so old that (even if funding were not an issue) they cannot be repaired or upgraded because they are just too old. Wood said that for a computer to meet all of the schools technological needs it must have Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8. The funding is so limited that Wood said that half his budget is gone from the start just to provide internet to each of the schools. Many of the computer classrooms in the schools are up to seven years old and those computers are not able to run many of the programs needed. Wood said that to replace those computSee TECHNOLOGY, 8C

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ers in three classrooms at each school would cost about $400,000 and that the money to do this is just not there. However, Wood said that they have received community support to help build the hardware infrastructure at the schools. In addition to the voluntary round-up program which provides money by rounding up bills to the next highest dollar amount at many water and communications providers, the schools also receive donations in the form of old computers from businesses and individuals. He said that for some businesses a three year old computer is not usable, but for the schools this computer would still be considered state of the art for their needs. Some of these new computers will need a new operating system, Wood said. But that will still save them $400 on a new machine. Another thing that Wood will be considering in the future will be to allow students to bring in their own devices in the classrooms. It would require a change in board policy which under a nearly 20 year old school policy it currently prohibits students from using their own cell phones, pagers and computers in schools. Wood said that this policy was written at a time when only drug dealers could afford their own phones and powerful laptops and wifi networks

simply did not exist. If the board decides to go in this direction, Wood said that students could use their own devices in the classrooms to help supplement the computers already available. He said that they would have to have a student login for wifi services which would monitor the sites they visited and it would also prevent students from visiting sites which either took up too much bandwidth or were inappropriate for the classroom. Even while working within the financial limits of his department, Wood said that he looked forward to what the future holds as far as the technological services they are able to provide to the schools. There are a lot of teachers who are just really excited about incorporating all of the new technologies into the schools.

Mechatronics: training for the future One of the classrooms that will have the greatest opportunity to demonstrate new technology is Mechatronics at McNairy Central High School. “Mechatronics is just the buzz word for mechanical electronics and it falls under the category of what we call advanced manufacturing,” said Ronnie Teague Director of the MCHS Career Technical Program. “This incorporates pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity and welding. This is everything that an industrial maintenance person would need in their job.” The state of the art classroom at MCHS is one

of only two in the entire state of Tennessee, and Teague said that it gives students hands on training and skills which will serve as building blocks on the path to high paying careers. Students from this program have even advanced on to join a special industrial technology program at Jackson State which only accepts 20 students per year. Teague said that this program guarantees students jobs at one of the 20 most successful businesses in Jackson, Tenn. Teague said that more Mechatronics skilled employees are needed to fill expected vacancies in the field as well as fill newly created positions. “There is no way to fill these positions because there is no one going into this type of training,” Teague said. “These students are going to be making $90,000 per year.” The high demand for employees in this field has also made it hard for the school to find and keep a qualified teacher in this position. Teague said that they were lucky enough to find Casey Basinger to fill the position for the 2014-15 school year. Because of Basinger’s educational and professional background training and working with this type of equipment, he was given an occupational teaching license by the State of Tennessee. Teague said that currently Basinger in Phenix City, Ala. for additional training to help prepare him for the classroom, and Teague said that Basinger is excited to meet his new students and begin the new school year.

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McNairy Central High School

Principal: Mickey Murphy Assistant Principals: Cristy King and Scott Powers Phone: (731) 645-3226 Number of Students: 763 Grades Served: 9-12

Schools to crack down on attendance By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Director of Schools John Prince criticized the school attendance policy (6.200) both as written and as lacking in consistent enforcement at a working session of the McNairy County Board of Education last Thursday. Prince said he wanted to rewrite and simplify the policy as follows: Parents can excuse students from school five times. After this, students would need a doctor’s statement to be excused. After the fourth unexcused absence, the school would send a certified letter notifying the parents. On the fifth, they would be turned in to the Central Office and after the sixth, they would be taken to court. Late check-ins and early check-outs that are not for a doctor’s appointment would be counted as an unexcused tardy and five of these would count as an unexcused absence. “Legally, after the fifth unexcused absence, on the sixth, we’re supposed to report them as truants and take them to court. We do that some. We don’t do that some. We’re not enforcing our attendance policy strongly because it is so worded.,” Prince said.

“We will have to work with whoever the judge is and say, ‘Look, we’re going to send you some students because we want to get serious about attendance.’ I know throughout the spring I could go to either one of the high schools and on Friday afternoon they have kids checking out left and right... We have to stop that ,” Prince said. “Attendance affects grades. It affects dollars,” Prince said. Prince said he wanted to put this new policy in writing and communicate it to the schools by the beginning of the school year. Prince was also critical of a part of the policy that gives students 10 points on their mid-term or final exam if they only miss one day or less of school. “We cannot allow behavior to add or detract from a numerical grade, so the attendance policy needs to be rewritten,” Prince said. Prince said that this policy does nothing but penalize students that struggle in school and does not help good students. School Board Chairman Frank Lacey said that bad behavior should affect grades. Prince said that it does but it cannot be done directly through policy.

“Legally, we can’t penalize a child’s grade,” Prince said. You can read school policies online at boardpolicy.net/documents/default.asp?iBoard=26

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Director of Schools seeks to revolutionize report cards By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Director of Schools John Prince told a working session of the McNairy County Board of Education last Thursday (July 17) that there is no good reason for the way that grades have been calculated except that it has always been done that way. Prince was referring to the practice of setting a students average in stone for the first nine weeks and each following nine weeks. The problem with doing that is every child walks into the classroom at different levels, Prince said. Some walk in already proficient and some advanced. Some walk in at the basic level and work their way up to advanced. Grading as it exists now does not take account of these differences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ridiculous,â&#x20AC;? Prince said. Prince still wants to send report cards home every nine weeks or maybe sooner, but report cards would just be a progress report.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only final grade in that course should come at the end of the course. Everything else should just be a snapshot of where that child is at that time and it would give that kid an incentive,â&#x20AC;? Prince said. If things were done this way, students would always have a fighting chance to do well in a class, Prince said. In answer to a question from School Board Chairman Frank Lacey, Prince said that students that start at a higher level, should be held to a higher standard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to revolutionize how we report grades,â&#x20AC;? Prince said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to get out the word that we want a grading system that is prokid,â&#x20AC;? Prince said. Prince said he would like to restructure Policy 4.601, which deals with reporting student progress along these lines. You can read school policies online at boardpolicy.net/documents/ default.asp?iBoard=26

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Adamsville Elementary School Principal: Danny Combs Assistant Principal: Amy Coffman Phone: (731) 632-0934 Number of Students: 617 Grades Served: K-6

Prince looks to standardize testing, curriculum By Christen Coulon Managing Editor

John Prince has announced a long term plan to standardize the curriculum at each of the schools using state standards and taking input from teachers in each subject area as well as administrators to come up with a testing schedule and subject matter that would be uniform for each subject at each school in each grade. “Right now we are testing four subjects in grades three through eight and in high school we are testing algebra 1 and 2, English 1, 2 and 3, biology, chemistry, U.S. History and I think geometry is coming down the pipe,” Prince said. “By the time a student graduates now, they have taken probably about 30 state tests.” Prince said that he loves the idea of testing students at the end of a course and said that he would like to be able to tell students, staff and parents this is the course material, this is what you are responsible for learning and this is what you will be tested on. He said that where he feels schools have gotten off track is where they have their state tests as well as their own tests and course load but the material and tests are not uniform at each the schools.

Prince said that he will institute this plan to make the testing more consistent for all students district wide in seventh grade math classes. “What I would like to do is eliminate much of

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ject,” Prince said. “There will be no unit 1 test and unit 2 test, the teachers are going to come up with benchmark tests before the state assessment and that will be it.” Using a $13,400 grant from UTrust for computer equipment, Prince plans to standardize all of the testing beginning in seventh grade math. He said that they are beginning with a simple goal of setting up skills in which every child must master for that subject and then testing them on that knowledge to see if they mastered it. He plans to mandate standard tests for all students district wide for all seventh grade math students so that all students are tested on exactly the same material. “What I would like to do especially over the next year is create a framework where we eliminate a lot of the testing we are doing,” Prince said. We are going to a pilot program in the seventh grade math benchmark assessments.” Prince said once the program is launched, that these students will take only six tests all year before taking the state assessment. This will apply to all students at all schools in the district. “We have brought those seventh grade math teachers together and they are going to be able to collaborate and work together to write these

benchmark assessments,” Prince said. He said that going forward he would like to see this benchmark testing expand to other subjects and grades. “I want to be able to look at each child and be able to look at the benchmark testing and determine if that child is proficient in this subject or not,” Prince said. “I want to be able to look at seventh grade math and say, 'Seventh grade math is this...and this is what students are expected to do and this is what they need to do on a common assessment that all students are tested on.” He said that if students are not proficient they can talk to the student and the parents and show them exactly where the student needs to focus their studies to gain proficiency in the subject. He said he would like to see teachers who teach at the same grade and subject from different schools to come together every year to determine the standardized subject matter and testing for each subject in each grade. “Because what we want is, no matter where a child goes to school in this county we want to have challenging and equal expectations,” Prince said. “We are going to do that by assessing them the same.” After working with some of the retired teachers in the area, Prince has said that this collaboration between educators at each school will expand into their professional development days

where teachers throughout the district will begin to train together on those days. “We think that the best professional development you can have is to let our teachers collaborate with each other,” Prince said. And in the future instead of sending one teacher off to training, they will send an entire cohort of teachers from the same grade and subject. “We want to build upon this opportunity where they work together, share with each other and call each other for help,” Prince said. “They can share resources, documents, and everything else.” Prince said that parental involvement is a key to student's success and he encouraged parents to use the excitement students show at the beginning of each year to become more involved in their student's success. He also said that he believes the benchmark assessments will better help parents understand how to help their children. Prince said that he would like to see the standardized benchmark assessments expand to all subjects in all grades. Prince said that when there are conversations between teachers and students (and their parents), he wants teachers to be able to say, in ninth grade English we have 47 different standards and if a student is under-performing in standards 23 and 36, the teacher can direct the student and their parents to focus on that area.

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Michie School

Principal: Wayne Henry Administrative Assistant: Carolyn Giesler Phone: (731) 632-3602 Number of Students: 404 Grades Served: K-8

Shoppers asked to ‘Stuff the Bus’ School supplies needed for children who cannot afford them By Christen Coulon Managing Editor

During this weekend’s TaxFree Holiday (and throughout the month of August) the Selmer Walmart is offering residents an opportunity to give back a portion of the money they saved in the form of school supplies to help the less fortunate. The local store will be hosting a “Stuff the Bus” event where shoppers are asked to donate school supplies. “We are parking a bus in the parking lot and basically customers come in and buy (School Supplies) and they come out there and take it to the bus and we are going to try to stuff the bus,” said Car-

la Watts, Assistant Manager at the Selmer Walmart. “It helps out all of the children and their parents who cannot afford to buy school supplies.” Watts said that this was just one of many community based events and charities that Walmart supports throughout the year. The most recent event took place last week and ended Wednesday (July 30). Walmart gave registered teachers 10% cash back for all money spent on school supplies during that time. Watts invited community members to come out and take advantage of the upcoming Tax Free Holiday and support this wonderful cause to help Stuff the Bus.

For more information on tax free items available at Tennessee retailers during this year’s Tax Free Holiday -See pages 18-19.

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2014 Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday set for August 1-3 What consumers need to know about Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sales Tax Holiday When is the sales tax holiday? Tenn. Code Ann. Section 67-6-393 establishes annual sales tax holidays in Tennessee. The holiday starts each year at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday. This year the holiday runs from Aug. 1-3. What items qualify for the sales tax holiday? During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax: 1) clothing with a price of $100 or less per item; 2) school and school art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item; and 3) computers with a price of $1,500 or less per item. How do I claim the exemption? The exemption is based on the purchase of items that qualify for the holiday. No identification or exemption certificate is required. As long as you purchase an item that qualifies to be sold tax exempt, you should not pay sales tax on the item sold. What merchants are participating in the sales tax holiday? Merchants who sell the items listed above must participate in the sales tax holiday. If a merchant sells only to other businesses (purchases for a business do not qualify for the holiday), or does not sell items that qualify for the holiday (example: a car dealer) then the merchant is NOT required to participate in the holiday. Can I buy items out of town or out of state and still qualify for the holiday? Purchases can be made from Tennessee retailers, including retailers that sell through the Internet or catalog if those items are to be delivered into Tennessee. Does the $100 exemption apply to the first $100 of a school supply or an item of clothing being purchased? In other words, if the selling price of a book or a clothing item is $105, is the first $100 exempt from sales tax? No. The exemption applies to items selling for $100 or less. If an item sells for more than $100 ($105 in this example), tax is due on the entire selling price. What if I buy a pair of shoes for $125, could I split the pair of shoes to fall below the threshold? No. A retailer MAY NOT split items that are normally sold together in order to fall under the sales price threshold. What items of clothing qualify? Clothing is defined as human wearing apparel suitable for general use. This includes shirts, dresses, pants, coats, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, hosiery, neckties, belts, sneakers, shoes, uniforms whether athletic or non-athletic, and scarves. Clothing DOES NOT include belt buckles sold separately, patches and emblems sold separately, sewing equipment and supplies or sewing materials that become part of "clothing" such as thread, fabric, yarns and zippers. While clothing is eligible for the holiday, clothing accessories, protective equipment and sport or recreational equipment are NOT eligible for the holiday and are subject to tax during the holiday period. Clothing accessories include briefcases, cosmetics, hair notions, handbags, jewelry, wallets, umbrellas, sunglasses and watches. Protective equipment includes breathing masks, hard hats, face shields, helmets, paint or dust respirators, hearing protectors, safety glasses and goggles, tool belts, protective gloves, and welders' gloves. Sports or recreational equipment includes ballet and tap shoes, cleated or spiked athletic shoes, gloves such as baseball, boxing and golf, goggles, hand and elbow guards, life preservers and vests, mouth guards, roller and ice skates, shin guards, shoulder pads, ski boots, and wet suits and fins. What types of items qualify as school and school art supplies? A school supply is

defined as an item used by a student in a course of study. The definition contains an all-inclusive list of school supplies. Examples are binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, rulers, and scissors. School art supplies are defined as clay and glazes; acrylic, tempera and oil paints; paintbrushes for artwork; sketch and drawing pads; and watercolors. Excluded from the holiday (and therefore subject to sales tax) are school instructional material and school computer supplies consisting of computer storage media, diskettes, compact disks, handheld electronic schedulers, personal digital assistants, computer printers, and printer supplies for computers (including printer paper and printer ink), house paint and paintbrushes to be used for house painting, spray paint, and easels. What qualifies as a computer? A computer is defined as a central processing unit (CPU), along with various other components including monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables to connect components, and preloaded software. While the CPU may be purchased separately, other items must be part of a bundled computer package in order to be eligible. Excluded from the holiday are individual computer parts, such as monitors, keyboards, speakers, and scanners when not sold in conjunction with a CPU; individually purchases software or other software not part of a preloaded software package on the initial purchase of a computer; storage media, such as diskettes and compact disks; handheld electronic schedulers; personal digital assistants (PDAs); video game consoles; and computer printers and supplies for printers, such as paper and ink. Do school textbooks or workbooks qualify for the holiday? School textbooks and workbooks are exempt from sales tax. They do not qualify for the holiday because they fall within the school instructional material exception. However, because they are already exempt from tax, no holiday is necessary on these items. A textbook is defined as a printed book that contains systematically organized educational information that covers the primary objectives of a course of study. A textbook may contain stories and excerpts of popular fiction and nonfiction writings, but does not include a book primarily pubNOT TODAY... lished and distributed for sale to Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE GOT the general public. A workbook R PLANS. means a printed booklet that con- OTHE tains problems and exercises in which a student may directly write answers or responses to the problems and exercises. Neither the term textbook nor workbook include a computer or computer software. Does computer software qualify for the holiday? No. While computers with a price of $1,500 or less may be purchased exempt from tax during the holiday, purchases of computer software are excluded from the holiday and are subject to tax. Is there a limit to the number of items that may be purchased? There is no limit to the quantity of items that may be

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Building project still a concern By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Director of Schools John Prince and some school board members expressed reservations about the planned feasibility study at the working session of the McNairy County Board of Education last Thursday. The $40,000 study was to have been jointly funded by the board and the McNairy County Commission. The school board voted to do the study in its February meeting and the proposal was passed by the county commission in March, but the study was never conducted. “Here’s how I feel about it: $40,000 is a lot of money and I was just wondering: Are these not some decisions we can make on our own,” Prince said. The board and commission were to have each funded half of the study on the needs of the school system, and in particular, building requirements. “My personal opinion is that we...certainly need (a new) Selmer Elementary School and something has to be done about Adamsville,” Prince said. School board Chairman Frank Lacey suggested that a joint committee that includes school board members and county commissioners could do the study. Lacey said that the longer the county waits to begin a school building program, the more it will cost. “We can’t kick the can down the road,” Lacey said. Prince said that the experience of just the school board members make them eminently qualified to participate in such a study. He cited Jarrell Stanfield’s and Lynn Baker’s construction experience, Jean Jones’ accounting knowledge, Lacey’s and Ricky Whitaker’s management experience, Larry Smith’s business experience and Tony Chapman’s government experience. Lacey suggested that Prince discuss this possibility with County Mayor Ronnie Brooks. Prince said that this committee should include members from the County Commission Budget and Education Committees. “We’re going to have to give a clear message first,” Whitaker said. “If you go to Selmer Elementary, it speaks for itself, why we need a school,” Whitaker added. Whitaker said the board also had to make the argument why junior high students should be taken out of Adamsville High School. “We have the ability to complete an affordable school building program by utilizing our current debt service payment that pays off in 2017. This can be accomplished by working through the various committees of the county commission and by keeping the community informed as part of the process,” Smith said last Friday in an email to the Independent Appeal. “I think what we need to do is what we are doing now—brainstorm with them (county commissioners),” Chapman said.

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Ramer School

Principal: Rusty Petty Assistant Principal: Gail Petty Phone: (731) 645-3996 Number of Students: 393 Grades Served: K-8

Proper Nutrition: The key to health and well-being can start at school By Janet Rail Publisher

Most of us think that good nutrition starts at home, however for many of our young children in McNairy County, nutrition education may be taught at school. Approximately 65% of our school aged children are on free or reduced lunches. Although young children can learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods through education, many are struggling with hunger and may be missing critical nutrition and not making healthy choices. Gayle Brooks, School Nutritional Supervisor, works with a state appointed dietician to design a nutritional program for the county that meets the Tennessee School Nutrition program guidelines and the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every menu is analyzed and sent to Carol Ann Woods, Health Services Supervisor, and her nurses to determine the calorie count and type of diet for children with special dietary needs. The menu is our biggest challenge. We want to get foods the children will eat and meet the requirement guidelines. When we introduce a new product we complete taste tests with children. We work with our consulting dietician often on any issue we may have. If a parent is aware of a food allergy or diet restrictions, they need to let us know so we can address it,â&#x20AC;? said Brooks. The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program with specific guidelines mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for providing nutritionally balanced, low-cost or See NUTRITION, 24C

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‘Girls in Action’ idea grows to help feed children First Baptist Church Backpack Ministries looks to solve hunger one child at a time By Janet Rail Publisher

A few years ago the Michie First Baptist Church Girls in Action (GA) Christmas in July back to school project helped children nationally secure much needed school supplies. That was until they realized a great need was in their own community. When wondering what to do next, the church discovered found a great need with the help of Mary Greer at Michie Elementary. There are hungry children in our community and it is becoming a larger problem with over 62% of school aged children on assisted lunch programs, more and more children aren't fed the way they should be at home. Children are arriving at school on Monday hungry. This may be a result of poverty, lack of education, or in some cases non-caring parents but certainly no fault of the children. Through the Backpack Ministry, the Michie First Baptist Church quickly got a couple of cabinets to store non-perishable food and worked with Sears and Walmart who donated some bags to start getting food to needy children in Michie Elementary. “We do this for school aged children and sometimes send food home for children under age that are siblings. The majority of the kids get breakfast and lunch at school but they may not have food at night or on holidays. It is a heartwarming blessing to help and give children food to eat over the weekend. Hunger is not the child's fault, the are just hungry and we feed them,” said Karen Barbee. It wasn't long before other schools and churches joined the effort and Lebanon United Methodist Church, Trinity Baptist, Michie Church of God of Prophecy as well as businesses like General Electric and Tennessee College of Applied Technology

at Crump also helped tremendously. “It is shocking how some of our children are living. It is heartbreaking to see people living in our backyard that live with so little. We have a major food drive around Christmas time and fill backpacks to send to our area schools,” said Jenilyn Sipes, Recruiter TN College of Applied Technology. Renee Rowsey, Selmer Elementary counselor, and Linda Gray started a ministry with area support from businesses, individuals, First Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, St. Jude Catholic Church and supply approximately 20 children bags weekly or daily dependent upon the child's needs. “Our kids struggle with snacks at school so we try to provide snacks if that is what they need. First Baptist Church in Bethel Springs also provides about 22 children at Bethel Springs Elementary with food weekly. Amy Seaton at Adamsville Elementary School said they served 35 students last year. “We have been doing this for 4-5 years with the help of Our Daily Bread Ministries of Savannah. There is a great need and we encourage anyone willing to help,” said Seaton. “We meet each Friday at the school and pack up 20 to 25 bags for the children in Michie Elementary and it only takes a little over an hour to give them a little something for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We discovered children that do not have microwaves or stoves in their homes so we pack foods they can eat right out of the bag if necessary. The teachers and counselors tell us who needs food and we just do it,” said Barbee. The goal of the Backpack Ministry if one could sum it up is to not have one child missed, for they were hungry and we gave them food.

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It is estimated that approximately 6% of children in the school system may be in need of food, approximately 258 of approximately 4,300 children in the system.

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If your business, or church would like to start or help with a Backpack Ministry in your community call Karen Barbee (731) 239-8435 or 610-4312 she is willing to share experiences and help you get started. You can also reach Renee Rowsey at Selmer Elementary (731) 645-3131 or call First Baptist Church in Bethel. You can reach Amy Seaton at Adamsvilile Elementary 632-0934. The goal is that not one child’s hunger is an obstacle to learning.

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Principal: Pamela Simon Assistant Principal: John Massey Phone: (731) 645-3131 Number of Students: 578 Grades Served: K-4

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free lunches to more than 31 million children every day. This program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. USDA requires schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat milk in school meals while reducing the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in meals and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie limit. One thing that Brooks is proud of is the introduction of a breakfast program at McNairy Central and salad bars to both high schools. In addition the whole wheat rolls will be Sister Schuberts rolls this year. “We will now have breakfast programs in all 8 schools. At MCHS, this will be a grab and go type of breakfast with biscuits, yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice and still meet all nutritional requirements. Kids are still getting the same things they always had but with more whole grains and less sodium. The new standards require one fruit and vegetable at lunch and one cup of

fruit at breakfast,” said Brooks. If children are involved in an After School Program, the department provides a free snack with one whole grain product milk or juice. Children can bring their lunch and parents can eat with their children in the cafeteria for $2.75 and $4.25 with special holiday meals. All students pay $1 for lunch and elementary students pay $1.50 and high school students $1.75. Reduced lunches costs .30 cents for breakfast and .40 cents for lunch. Eight school systems bid out products together called the Chickasaw Shiloh Partnership so that helps reduce food costs in the county. Expenses for the food budget are $1.05 million with and additional $68,000 for paper products, with a budget totaling over two million and 53 employees. All cafeteria tables are sanitized after each meal. The department is inspected twice a year by the Department of Health, follows OSHA and HACCP regulations as required. “We appreciate having the children eat with us and try to provide healthy and nutritious meals for them every day. Our goal is to increase participation and see more students eating healthy meals,” said Brooks.

McNairy County Health Council Initiatives The Health Council has a couple of big projects planned in conjunction with coordinated school health programs in the school system. The Council works with 25 different agencies and meet quarterly to plan coordinated projects geared at teaching healthy lifestyles and healthy living for area children and adults alike. Two of the school based initiatives focus on healthy eating, exercise and no tobacco use. Based on 2012 data obesity in McNairy County is at 35% among adults and it is estimated that over 20% of school aged children are obese in the county. The 5210 program focuses on how children can eat healthy foods, for example, 5 - fruits and vegetables a day, 2 - hours or less of screen time, 1 – hour of physical activity and 0 – sugars and fruity drinks. (5210). There are several local activities associated with this campaign. On September 13th at Selmer City Park the Health Department will host a free community wide event focusing on Healthy Living with over 22 vendors. Each vendor will sponsor a family friendly activity and give some prize for the participants. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Bus Tour will also be on hand to commemorate their 10th Anniversary Tour as well as line dancing, exercise demonstrations , bouncy houses, an 18 ft. slide and more. In addition, McNairy County’s cut of the TN Tobacco Settlement Grant will pay the county $22,752 for three years. A targeted program for 5-8th grades will focus on no tobacco use in an after school program. A second program is leadership building called tattoo teams against tobacco use. Nine area students and two advisors were trained and will work to develop a community action plan with the UT Extension Office toward the prevention of tobacco use with teens.

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Selmer Middle School

Principal: Brenda Armstrong Asst. Principal: Dr. Kathy Finlayson Phone: (731) 645-7977 Number of Students: 442 Grades Served: 5-8

Improved health = Improved education Health Services uses coordinated approach when treating children By Janet Rail Publisher A coordinated approach improves students’ health and their capacity to learn through support of families, communities and schools working together. Carol Ann Woods, Health Services Supervisor, along with 7 nurses and 5 social workers are in the arsenal to address the health care needs of the students in McNairy County. In addition to conducting health screenings on healthy children, the department focuses on constant triage and prioritization of over 420 children who require individualized health plans for things such as food allergies, anaphylaxis, seizures, hemophilia, diabetes and more. Woods supervises nurses throughout the system to assure that any child with specific emotional, physical or clinical needs has a plan of care. The nurses follow a doctors order, work with the parent or guardian and any other health care professional to prioritize a health care plan specific to each child. “Our goal is to address any healthcare need that may be a barrier to the student’s progress. Our job is to address those healthcare needs and help prevent the children from missing school and keep them healthy. I want the children to be as healthy and happy as they can be to assure success in the classroom,” said Woods. See HEALTH SERVICES, 30C

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“We do baseline assessments on many children and continue to assess them throughout the school year. We want children to be able to take advantage of the instruction they have in front of them. We make every effort to be prepared for any emergency, conduct disaster drills, address issues in our policies and train for a crisis and constantly modify our plans for changing circumstances. Our nurses have a Go Box with essential items they can grab and get to students in need. Circumstances change and we adapt to those changes. We realize the gravity of what we hold in our hands, the community’s children and we take our job very seriously,” said Woods. There are an estimated 20 Type I diabetics who are insulin dependent in the system in addition to a number of children up to age 21 with special needs who may require tube feedings, etc in the system. Emergency needs are developed for every child requiring an individualized health plan. If a child has a specific issue or allergy that needs to be addressed the parent or guardian needs to bring that to the attention of the school nurse the first day of school. The nurses spend much of August going through every emergency card to determine which children need a plan of care and this may take a little time so parent cooperation is key. The McNairy County Healthcare Council, UT Extension Agency and Quinco are key partners who work quarterly to develop programs in the community and the schools as an integral part of continued education to promote healthy lifestyles and wellness. The state only requires one nurse for every 3,000 students which would be 1.5 nurses in our system, however, the Board of Education supports seven nurses in the system and five social workers. Through the support of families, communities and schools working together every child’s need is met.

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voTE AND ELECT

dj norton district attorney general for the 25th judicial district

•common sense •hard work •fairness hello, i am dj norton, and i want to be your next district attorney general. i was born and raised in MCNAiry county. i believe in a moral and just community that allows us to raise our children, make a living, and enjoy our lives.

my priorities will include:

Best of Luck to all McNairy County Students!

• ending the epidemic of repeat criminal offenders • reforming our child support office to make it efficient, effective, and fair for everyone • protecting our most valuable asset to our community, our children from sexual predators and abusers. • prosecuting thieves to the fullest extent of the law. • using common sense, hard work, and fairness to make decisions as your district attorney general. • Combating our regions rising drug problem by using a combination of deterrence and rehabilitation. We must go after the source of the drugs in our regions! together we can build a stable and safe community with a district attorney who is humble, listens to the people, and never forgets where he came from. i ask for your vote, support, and prayers!

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McNairy County Schools 2014-2015 Calendar TBD August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 September 1 September 3 September 9 October 1 October 8 October 20-22 October 23 October 24 November 4 November 26-28 December 5 December 19 December 22-Jan. 2

Fall Term

Two Administrative Days School In-Service School In-Service Staff Development Orientation for AHS Gr 7-9 MCHS gr 9 SMS Gr 5 First Day of School (excluding students who attended on 8/6) School Begins for all students LABOR DAY HOLIDAY* End of 1st Month School Dismissed 11:16; Parent Teacher Contact 1:00-3:00 End of 2nd Month End of 1st Quarter (45 days) FALL BREAK* PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE* 12-6pm 1st Quarter Report Cards STAFF DEVELOPMENT* End of 3rd Month THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY* End of 4th Month End of 2nd Quarter (45 days), Fall Term (90 days) School Dismissed 9:30 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS*

January 5 January 14 January 16 January 19 February 5 February 13 February 16 February 17 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 20 March 23-27 April 3 April 22 May 15 May 21 May 22

Spring Term

Administrative Days

June 1-July 31

We salute the schools, students and faculty of McNairy County. Best Wishes for the 2014-15 School Year.

McNairy County Officials Ronnie Brooks, Mayor Betty Ashe - Assessor of Property Byron Maxedon - Circuit Court Clerk Van McMahan - General Sessions Judge Kim Harrison - Clerk & Master Ronnie Price - County Court Clerk Brian Dickey - Register of Deeds Harvey Neal Smith - Road Commissioner Guy Buck - Sheriff Stanley Mitchell - Trustee John Prince - Superintendent of Schools

Classes Resume 2nd Quarter Report Cards End of 5th Month MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR School Dismissed 11:16; Parent Teacher Contact 1:00-3:00 STAFF DEVELOPMENT* PRESIDENTS’ DAY End of 6th Month STAFF DEVELOPMENT*/ 11th Grade ACT (11th grade students attend) End of 3rd Quarter (45 days) End of 7th Quarter Month 3rd Quarter Report Cards SPRING BREAK* GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY* End of 8th Month FRIDAY OFF* RECORDS AND REPORTS* (Teachers only) End of 4th Quarter (45 days), Spring Term (90 days) End of 9th Month 4th Quarter Report Cards School Dismissed 9:30

2 days October 23 Parent/Teacher Conference 1 day January 19 Holiday 1 day May 21 Records and Reports 1day

In-sevice Days

May 27-August 1 Local or State In-service 3 days August 4 Local In-service 1 day August 5 Local in-service 1 day Testing March 3, 2015 Grade 11 ACT MCHS AHS

Graduation

Thursday, May 21, 2015 Friday, May 22, 2015

Kindergarten and PreK-4 Students

August 5 August 4 and 5 Group A: Group B: August 15 August 18

Orientation for Parents/ Students In-service for Teacher (Students do not attend) August 11,13 August 12,14 Workday for Kindergarten and PreK-4 teacher only (students do not attend) First full day (Group A and B will meet together)

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Cyberbullying to be addressed in revised policy By Janet Rail Publisher

The county has a policy that dates back to 2008 before social media became so prevalent and instances of cyberbullying were not so easy to recognize. Since a majority of school aged children are now engaged in digital networking and social media, bullying may not end with the ringing of the school bell, and evidence of bullying may not be so readily apparent. According to Cyberbullying statistics from the i-SAFE foundation, more than half of the adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyberbullying. More than 80 percent of teens use a mobile phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for repeated cyberbullying. Cyberbullying takes place through electronic technology and differs from traditional forms of bullying. Cyberbullying can occur via text messaging, blogging, updates to social media sites and or phone conversations. What makes cyberbullying more difficult to detect and remedy than traditional bullying is that those participating may create aliases and accounts under false names making it harder to track them down. School Superintendent John Prince shared that the county's current policy 6.304 regarding Student Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying and Intimidation did not address social media and the technology used today by students so there are plans to update the policy to reflect the use of technology and cyberbullying in schools.

The overall goal of the policy is to provide a safe learning environment. Student discrimination/harassment will not be tolerated. Discrimination/harassment is defined as conduct, advances, gestures or words either written or spoken of a sexual, racial, ethnic or religious nature which unreasonably interfere with a student's work or educational opportunties, create intimidating, hostile or offensive learning environment or imply that submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term of receiving grades or credit or imply that submission or rejection of such conduct will be used as a basis for determining the student's grades and/or participation in a student activity.

Bullying or Intimidation shall also be in violation of this policy. Any student who bullys, intimidates or creates a hostile educational environment for another student either physically harming a student or damaging his/her property or knowingly placing the student in reasonable fear of such, or creating a hostile educational environment is in violation. This policy addresses conduct taking place on school grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school-provided transportation or at any official school bus stop immediately before boarding and immediately following deboarding. This policy will be updated to address cyberbullying and the use of social media

in the future. Any student can report an offense to a teacher, counselor or building administrator. Any and all allegations shall be fully investigated by a complaint manager (as set forth in Student Concerns, Complaints and Grievances 6.305 policy). Privacy and anonymity of all parties and witnesses to complaints will be respected. Confidentiality needs will be balanced with obligations to cooperate with police investigations or legal proceedings, to provide due process to the accused, to conduct a thorough investigation or to take necessary action to resolve a complaint. The identity of parties and witnesses may be disclosed in appropriate circumstances to individuals with a need to know.

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Progressive Leadership. Positive Change. Vote Larry Smith, McNairy County Mayor, for a better McNairy County. The Department of Labor reports that McNairy County’s unemployment rate is currently 9.6%, the 4th highest in the state. From January 2013 until April 2014 McNairy County has lost 530 jobs. My goals as Mayor are:

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1. More and better-paying jobs • Investing in job training and education. The number of reasons • Supporting job development with existing industry. to vote for me. • Enhancing our business-friendly environment for new job developers See my ad in A Section! 2. Improve educational opportunities • Providing improved facilities and learning environments for our children • Improve pay for teachers • Enhance vocational education opportunities 3. Improve fiscal responsibility • Utilizing my experience in operating a business, meeting a payroll and being successful in order to manage the county budget and county departments • Keeping taxes low • Increasing the accountability and transparency of county government 4. Develop a five-year strategic plan for the county • Develop a comprehensive task force to set goals and objectives for moving the county forward.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” - Prov. 29:18 Paid for by friends of Larry Smith

Let’s work together to improve the quality of life for all.

I am working hard to see every voter before election, if I have missed you, I respectfully ask for your vote. Please join me in my vision for a better McNairy County.

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McNairy County students!

VOTE WOOD AUGUST 7 TERRY WOOD GENERAL SESSIONS/JUVENILE Experienced. Decisive. Impartial. Your vote is very important.

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EDUCATION MATTERS Whatever your future plans may hold... Education equips you to face the future with confidence. Commit yourself to excellence in your education. • Michie Elementary School • Kossuth (MS) High School • Northeast Mississippi Community College • B.A. University of Mississippi • M.A. Texas A&M University • J.D. University of Houston • Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission • Adjunct Professor Business Law, Union University

Some of my fondest memories are of my experiences in education.

I will make every effort to see that every student in McNairy County achieves to the highest degree possible, and I promise to be a faithful servant to the parents and students of McNairy County, whether in classroom or courtroom.

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