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AGENDA.[School Board Work Session on March 4, 2025.]
APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR OH 3 0 4 20 25.THE BOARD WILL NOW AJO TO MEETING CHAIR THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONVENE A MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF 11 PERSONAL MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION A1 OF SUBSECTION 2.27 11 WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CONSISTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS, PARTTIME APPOINTMENTS, LONG TERM SUBSTITUTES, PROFESSIONAL RESIGNATIONS, PROFESSIONAL RETIREMENT, PLASTIC LAW, RETIREMENTS, PARTTIME RESIGNATIONS, EMPLOYEE SEPARATION, RETRACT RESIGNATIONS, STATUS CHANGES, SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS ALSO LIE STUDENT MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION 8.2 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 37.
11 OF THE CREDIT ORIGIN CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING, THREE READMISSION CASES, LONG ONE, LONG TERM SUSPENSION, AND LONG EXPULSION.
AND ALSO ONE PERSONAL MATTER AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION SUBSECTION, VIRGINIA FOR HIRING OF A HEARING OFFICER.
THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE TO OPEN MEETING CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING, WHEREAS THE AKIMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORD VOTE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
AND WHEREAS SECTION 2.1 DASH 37 70 1D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD.
THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT ACOMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED.
AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED, WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED.
UM, MAY I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL ROLL PRESENT HERE PRESENT.
CAN WE PLEASE STAND TO PLEDGE A FLAG, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 4TH AND FEBRUARY 18TH MEETINGS? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE 2004, 2025 AND TWO, EXCUSE ME, OH 2 0 4 20 25 MEETING AND THE OH 2 18 20 25 MEETING.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON CASE READMISSION CASE OH 3 0 4 2 5 0 1? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE READMISSION CASE AS PRESENTED, UM, FOR OH 3 0 4 25 0 1 SECOND.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
IS THERE A MOTION ON 3 0 4 25 0 2? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED ON CASE NUMBER OH 3 0 4 25 0 2 READMISSION CASE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSPENSION? OH 3 0 4 25 0 4.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED, UH, FOR THE CASE.
OH 3 0 4 25 DASH OH FOUR CASE MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE LONG-TERM SUSPENSION.
ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE EXPULSION? OH 3 0 4 25 0 5.
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MADAM CHAIR.I MOVE THAT WE, UM, AS WE RECOMMENDED, APPROVE THE EXPULSION FOR O CASE NUMBER OH 3 0 4 25 DASH OH FIVE SECOND.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
NEXT UP THERE IS THE A BLOCK OF FIRST READING POLICIES.
IF YOU ALL COULD LOOK AT THOSE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER AND WE'LL BE VOTING ON THOSE AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS ON THE 25TH.
AND NEXT UP IS THE SCHOOL REPORT.
ON BEHALF OF PRINCIPAL, MS. MS. KIMBERLY GIDDENS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MS. SEUSS, AND MYSELF, MR. MCGREGOR, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, WE WELCOME YOU TO NANDO A HIGH SCHOOL.
TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHER TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION AND SOME ACCOLADES FROM NANDO, A HIGH SCHOOL TO ALL OF YOU.
AND NOW I'LL INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, BEZA
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE FBLA, UM, EVENTS GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL.
UM, THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS TO MRS. LONG AND MR. WEST.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN IMPROVING EACH YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE ACTUALLY, UM, WON ONE AWARD, UM, AND THE FBLA COMPETITIONS.
HOWEVER, THIS YEAR, AS WE CAN SEE, WE WON THREE.
LAYLA BROWN, UM, WON FIRST PLACE WITH INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
RIHANNA TAYLOR WON, UM, SECOND PLACE WITH PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY.
AND OUR, OUR ROON, JUSTINE WON THIRD PLACE WITH SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT.
SO MOVING ON TO OUR TRADES, OUR WELDING FOR SKILLS, USA, OUR DISTRICT SKILLS AT USA WELDING COMPETITION.
LEVI MONT TAVO WON THIRD PLACE AND COLLAR ZA.
AND WITH TEAM FABRICATION, TRAVIS AYS ALSO WON THIRD PLACE.
SO MOVING ON TO OUR CHEER SQUAD.
OUR CHEER SQUAD TOOK OUR TWO, A REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND OUR CHEER SQUAD ALSO COMPETED IN THE STATE COMPETITION AND SUCCESSFULLY WON FOURTH PLACE.
NEXT UP IS OUR SWIM TEAM, UM, BOYS TO A REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND THE GIRLS TO A REGIONAL RUNUP RUNUP RUNNER UP TOP FIVE FINISHERS, UM, FROM THE GIRLS 200 YARD MID LEAGUE RELAY.
FIFTH PLACE, 200 YARD FREE RELAY, FIFTH PLACE, MIA SCHOCK, SARAH BENTLEY, LEXI MAE THORNS AND KLO BCE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS.
SARAH BENTLEY ON 100 BREASTS, SECOND PLACE AND 200.
THE TOP, THE TOP FIVE FINISHERS FOR BOYS.
FOURTH PLACE, 200 YARD FREE RELAY.
THIRD PLACE, ZACH SMITH, CAMDEN LEWIS, LUCAS CALVET AND AUSTIN WT WERE THE PARTICIPANTS.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, 100 FREESTYLE FIFTH PLACE BY AUSTIN WT, 500 FREESTYLE.
AND CONTINUING WITH OUR ALLSTATE SWIM TEAM, SARAH BENTLEY COMPETED IN THE 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY AND THE HUNDRED BREAST STROKE.
ZACH SMITH, CAMDEN LEWIS, LUCAS, CALVET AND AUSTIN WERE COMPETED IN THE 200 YARD FREE RELAY.
SO NANDO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM.
DYLAN PAGEANT, HE IS OUR STATE CHAMPION AND OUR REGIONAL RUNNER RUNNER UP FOR THE TWO.
AND THEN, UH, ARNOLD DINE, HE WAS OUR STATE RUNNER UP SLASH REGIONAL CHAMPION.
AND THEN OUR GIRLS ARE ALSO PROGRESSING BY, UM, DULCE PEREZ.
SHE WAS A STATE QUALIFIER AND HER OVERALL RECORD WAS 42 16.
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SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT STUDENT CONCERNS AND WHAT THE STUDENTS FEEL WE SHOULD ADDRESS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.CHROMEBOOKS HAVE BEEN A RISING PROBLEM.
THE LIBRARY IS FULL OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR CHROMEBOOKS EVERY DAY.
CHROMEBOOK CHARGERS, THE CHROMEBOOKS JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE LASTING AS LONG AS THEY SHOULD OR THEY GET MISPLACED AND THE IT DEPARTMENT TAKES A LONG TIME TO REPLACE THEM.
SO I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IF Y'ALL COULD ADDRESS THIS CONCERNING ISSUE.
AND THIS CONCERN IS ACTUALLY FOR OUR UPCOMING CLASS BECAUSE, UM, I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE, UM, YOU GUYS KNOW.
HOWEVER, UM, NEXT YEAR EVERYTHING WILL BE TEST.
UH, THERE WILL NOT BE A TEST OPTIONAL FOR UNIVERSITIES AND IT WILL ACTUALLY BE, UH, REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN SAT SCORE.
HOWEVER, MOST SCHOOLS HAVE A SAT PREP COURSE OFFERED IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
HOWEVER, OUR SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOLS, UM, A CPS LACKS THIS.
AND I BELIEVE WE CAN DO WAY BETTER AND IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS IF WE OFFER A SET COURSE, WHETHER THIS IS OUT OF SCHOOL OR IT CAN BE AN ELECTIVE CLASS, I BELIEVE, UM, WE CAN GET GREAT, UM, RESULTS FROM OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE GREAT INTELLECTUAL, THEY HAVE GREAT EXTRACURRICULARS.
HOWEVER, ONE NEGATIVE RUINS IT ALL.
AND WE WANT A PERFECT, UM, WE WANNA SEE A PERFECT PAPER WHEN WE TURN IN IT, TURN IT INTO UNIVERSITIES.
THEREFORE, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND AN SAT COURSE BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING I LACKED THIS YEAR AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS, UH, IT PREVENTED ME FROM GETTING INTO ONE OF MY DREAM SCHOOLS.
NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE OUR TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE, MS. CHELSEA BRIGA.
CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? THE MICROPHONE DOESN'T WORK QUITE TOO WELL.
UM, MY NAME'S CHELSEA BRIGHAM.
LIKE MS. GIDEN SAID, I AM THE BETA SPONSOR HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR AS THE BETA SPONSOR.
AND THIS YEAR WE TRAVELED TO STATE CONVENTION IN HAMPTON ROADS.
UH, WE DID THAT FEBRUARY 7TH AND EIGHTH.
AND WE TOOK, HOW MANY STUDENTS DID WE TAKE? UH, 20, 24, I THINK.
24 TO 26 STUDENTS AND 13 OF THOSE STUDENTS.
SO HALF QUALIFIED FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION.
UM, THE PREVIOUS, OR THESE ARE, THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED, UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR PLACE.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF FIRST PLACE AND SECOND PLACE.
UM, AND WE HAD SOME THIRD PLACE.
WE HAD AMAZING PROJECTS THESE STUDENTS DID.
I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF PROJECTS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE AND, UM, SUBMIT FOR COMPETITION.
SO OUR NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR BETA THIS YEAR IS TAKING PLACE IN JUNE, UM, JUNE 22ND TO THE 26TH.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE HELD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
SO WE ARE VERY, VERY MOTIVATED TO PARTICIPATE AND ATTEND.
UH, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED, UM, THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF FUNDRAISING.
UM, WE, THIS PAST FRIDAY, WE HAD A SPAGHETTI DINNER AND WE DID, WE DID PRETTY GOOD, UH, FOR OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE A LOT MORE UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO, UM, SPONSOR AND HOLD.
AND WE JUST, UM, ARE VERY EXCITED AND THE KIDS ARE SO MOTIVATED TO GO, THEY'RE ALL EXCITED TO GO TO DISNEY AND ALL EXCITED TO GO TO UNIVERSAL.
THEY'RE WORKING SO HARD TO GET THE MONEY RAISED FOR, TO BE ABLE TO GO.
AND IT IS, IT IS REALLY NEAT TO WATCH THEM BE SO MOTIVATED AND TAKING, UM, TAKING INITIATIVE TO COME UP WITH FUNDRAISING IDEAS AND TO GET OTHER STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL INVOLVED.
UM, WE'RE HOLDING A TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY, UM, DURING FOURTH BLOCK.
SO STUDENTS ARE GONNA, WE'VE HAD I THINK 16 STUDENTS SIGN UP ALREADY AND THIS IS JUST DAY ONE.
UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I NEED TO SAY ABOUT BETA.
I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF MY STUDENTS AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING.
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YES.IF, YES, UM, DONATIONS, UH, YOU CAN CONTACT ME.
UM, MY EMAIL IS CHELSEA DOT BRI AT MACK K12 VA US.
UM, AND I CAN GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MONETARY DONATIONS OR, UM, WE ARE ALSO, UM, COLLECTING BASKETS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES.
UM, IN APRIL WE ARE SPONSORING A BINGO SILENT AUCTION AT THE RAILWAY MUSEUM IN PARKLEY.
AND SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING SOME BASKETS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL.
AND I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A FEW, SO I'M VERY EXCITED.
I JUST PICKED UP THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED, UM, PIGGY BANK TODAY, AND IT IS JUST, IT IS PRECIOUS.
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
SO COME OUT AND SUPPORT US IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE APRIL 17TH.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE GOAN WHERE WE ARE USING GO FAN THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A QR CODE SET UP THAT WE HAVE TO SEND OUT FOR THAT TOO, FOR THE DONATIONS.
NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE MY COACH VOICE WHEN I FORGOT I HAVE TO SPEAK INTO THIS.
UM, NEXT UP WE'RE GONNA HAVE MS. CAMIE SMITH, WHO HAS FOUR NANDUA STUDENTS.
ZACH ZETAS 27, AND ZION IS 30.
I'M ACTUALLY A HAIL FROM KANSAS CITY, SO I COME WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT SPICE HERE AND I LOVE IT.
YOU GUYS HAVE WELCOMED US IN WITH OPEN ARMS. WE CAME IN DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN EVERYBODY WAS MASKED UP AND NOBODY COULD TALK TO ANYBODY.
AND YET YOU ALL STILL OPENED UP YOUR ARMS AND WELCOMED US INTO YOUR COMMUNITY AS FAMILY.
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO FEED THE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND MY MOMMY HEART IS KIND OF GRIEVING THAT TIME WITH THOSE CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, WE SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, BUT ARE WE WILLING TO LET THAT VILLAGE HELP US RAISE OUR CHILDREN WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINING THEM, WHEN IT COMES TO CORRECTING THEM, WHEN IT COMES TO SITTING DOWN AND BREAKING BREAD WITH THEM? I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS SIT DOWN AND BREAK BREAD WITH ME EVERY SATURDAY AFTER A FOOTBALL GAME.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OPENED UP OUR HOME TO THE BOYS TO LET THEM HAVE A SAFE PLACE WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT.
WE LET THE KIDS BE OBNOXIOUS, BUT BOYS AND LET THEM HAVE FUN.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WATCH THESE YOUNG MEN CHANGE AND GROW.
I ACTUALLY HAD A PARENT MY SON'S FRESHMAN YEAR, HAD A SENIOR TAKE MY SON UNDER HIS WING AND HE'S A POLICE OFFICER NOW.
HIS FATHER CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, THANK YOU.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND GAVE MY SON A SAFE PLACE.
NOW HE CAN GO OUT AND PROTECT THE STREETS BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN OPTION OUT THERE.
SO IT TAKES US AS A COMMUNITY TO JUST DIVE IN AND LOVE ON THESE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY NEED IT.
I'M ALSO ONE OF THOSE PARENTS THAT WILL GET BACK HERE, HOLD THAT DOOR OPEN FOR THAT LADY, FOR THAT GENTLEMAN.
I HAD A YOUNG MAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE.
I SAW HIM AT WALMART AND I CALLED HIS NAME.
HE COWED DOWN IN MY ARMS AND BROKE DOWN.
HE SAID, WHY DO YOU CARE? 'CAUSE YOU'RE A HUMAN BEING.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT LESS TO TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GROW, GO THAN TO FIX A BROKEN ADULT.
AND THAT'S OUR MISSION, IS TO HELP FIX THESE CHILDREN SO THAT SOCIETY DOESN'T HAVE TO.
SO THEY CAN SEE THERE'S GOODNESS OUT THERE.
THEY CAN FEEL THE LOVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA JUST WANNA GO OFF AND SPREAD THEIR WINGS AND LEAVE, BUT THEY'RE GONNA WANNA TAKE CARE OF THOSE OF US THAT STAY HERE AND CALL THIS PLACE HOME AND THAT LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
I SOMETIMES IT TAKES THINGS THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY SHOULD BE RIGHT FOR SOMEBODY TO COME ALONG AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GONNA CHANGE THAT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A TRAINER FOR THE ATHLETICS HERE, AND THAT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT MY SON SAID, I'M GONNA GO INTO KINESIOLOGY AND I WANNA COME BACK AND I WANNA TRAIN.
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THAT WHEN HE HAD TO PICK UP HIS BEST FRIEND WHO HAD A KNEE INJURY, IT WASN'T ON HIS BACK, BUT IT COULD BE ON THE TRAINERS.'CAUSE I, FOR WE FORGET, THOSE ARE IMPACTING THEIR LIVES FOREVER.
AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE THE ADULTS AND WE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT IMPACTED IN CORRECTLY, BUT WE ARE IMPACTING THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY, GETTING THEM READY FOR SUCCESS.
I WANNA BACK UP THESE TWO YOUNG LADIES FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SAY, HEY, MY FELLOWS HAVE TOLD ME THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED.
AND AS A PARENT, THEY NEED IT.
I HAVE FOUR KIDS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH CHROMEBOOKS.
MOST PEOPLE WILL SIT THERE AND OH, THEY'RE OKAY.
KIDS STEAL CHARGERS ALL THE TIME.
KIDS DAMAGE OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.
THERE HAS TO BE SOME BOUNCING CHECKS AND SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
BUT IT ALSO STARTS WITH ALL OF US.
WE CAN DO BETTER FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND LET THESE CHILDREN KNOW THEY ARE WORTH THIS INVESTMENT.
WE ARE, THEY ARE WORTH THE SAT INVESTMENT SO THEY CAN GET INTO THEIR DREAM SCHOOL AND NOT GET DEFERRED.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA BE TAKING CARE OF US.
SO WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM RIGHT NOW.
SO THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP YOUR HEARTS TO US AND I'VE OPENED UP MY HEARTS TO YOU ALL, AND I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
I'VE GOTTEN TO GO ON FIELD TRIPS WITH MS. BRIGHAM BECAUSE SHE WAS LIKE, YES, I NEED, I NEED A PARENT CHAPERONE.
MY DAUGHTER'S LIKE, MY MOM WILL GO.
AND I'M LIKE, YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
I GET TO GO TO WHAT I GET ON A FIELD TRIP WITH THE KIDS.
I MEAN, THAT'S A HIGHLIGHT OF A MOM'S HEART.
WHEN YOUR CHILDREN WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY AT THE AWKWARD AGES OF HIGH SCHOOLERS.
MY KIDS ARE MY HEART, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ALSO IS EVERYBODY ELSE'S CHILD? WE SAY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.
BUT DO WE MEAN IT? DO WE REALLY MEAN WHEN WE SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE? SO LET'S NOT LET OUR VILLAGE DOWN.
LET'S PUT ALL OF OUR RESOURCES, LET'S LAY OUR EGOS DOWN AND LET PUT OUR RESOURCES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE BEST SUCCESS.
I ACTUALLY JUST WENT TO MY OLDEST DAUGHTER'S NAVY GRADUATION A WEEK AGO.
NEVER THOUGHT THAT DAY WOULD COME.
I HAD TO LET HER FALL AND FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT.
BUT WHEN SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA MAKE THIS DECISION, I WAS LIKE, LET'S GO.
LET'S GET ALL THE INFORMATION.
I GAVE HER THE TOOLS AS MUCH AS I COULD AND LET HER MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
YES, I LET HER DO SOME THINGS.
BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT SHE DID? SHE SUCCEEDED.
SHE HAD THE TOOLS AT HER FINGERTIPS AND SHE SUCCEEDED.
WHAT A PROUD MOMENT THAT WAS TO SEE MY DAUGHTER READY TO FIGHT FOR AND SERVE HER COUNTRY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH Y'ALL MORE.
DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS? MR. MCGREGOR BOUGHT, WELL, I'LL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE SOME, SOME OF THE FUN THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING BEFORE I GET TO OUR TEST SCORES.
BUT MR. MCGREGOR BOUGHT THIS FROM, HE'S A NORTHERNER, SO HE BOUGHT IT FROM UP NORTH.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST ANNUAL POWDERPUFF GAME WITH OUR JUNIOR AND SENIOR GIRLS.
WE WENT THROUGH IT, THE GIRLS WENT THROUGH IT.
A GREAT THING WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND, MAYBE DO IT WITH THE OTHER SCHOOLS MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE DID DO IT.
IT WAS A TERRIBLE WEATHER DAY FOR ME, BUT WE DID IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO OUR HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK, JUST A COUPLE PICTURES FROM THAT.
WE HAD CAMO OR BOUGIE AND BLING DAY, A COUPLE OF OUR SOPHOMORES AND MR. GILLESPIE, OUR NEW ENGLISH TEACHER.
THIS WAS ANY BRING ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE KIDS WERE VERY CREATIVE.
THE MOST CREATIVE THING I SAW SOMEONE HAD BOUGHT A DRESSER DRAWER IN
I WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE A WHEELBARROW, WE HAVE A HAND CART THAT IS ONE OF OUR BADGER STUDENTS CARRYING A RADIATOR, BUT IT WASN'T A BACKPACK.
SHE PARTICIPATED IN EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAK EVENTS WHILE REMAINING IN UNIFORM.
SO THANK YOU TO DEPUTY POOL AND THE AKIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR US.
SO THEN WE WALKED IN ONE DAY DRESSED LIKE THIS.
THIS IS ALL TEACHERS DRESSED LIKE THIS ONE DAY, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT US AND WE WERE DRESS CODE VIOLATING AND EVERYTHING.
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AND YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD LOST THEIR MINDS.THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNDERGROUND SPIRIT WEEK.
WE DID THINGS WHERE THE STAFF KNEW, BUT THE KIDS WERE LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? SO I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST FUN THEY HAD WHEN WE HAD TO DRESS LIKE KIDS.
THAT'S MR. LAWRENCE WITH HIS HOODIE ON WITH HIS HEADPHONES.
UH, MR. WILLIAMS IS WEARING A JERSEY.
IT LOOKED JUST LIKE HIS SON, WHO'S A JUNIOR HERE.
UM, BACK TO SOME MORE ACADEMIC THINGS THOUGH.
WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE REGIONAL PROGRAM HERE WHERE ALL OF THE SELF-CONTAINED STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY COME HERE EVERY DAY.
THIS IS FROM 14 UP TO POST GRAD.
SO THEY'LL STAY HERE UNTIL THEY'RE 22.
WE HAVE TWO CLASSES THAT ARE ON OUR MAIN HALL WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT LIFE SKILLS.
THEY GO TO DIFFERENT, UM, ON DIFFERENT TRIPS AND EVERYTHING TO TRY TO GET THEM THE LIFE SKILLS.
WE HAVE A LIFE SKILLS ROOM WHERE IT HAS THE WASHER, DRYER, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THEY NEED.
NOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, MS. BELL AND MS. JOHNSON AND MS. PURVIS, OUR TEACHERS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THESE KIDS.
WE HAVE A COFFEE CART WHERE THEY GO AROUND AND LEARN THE SOCIAL SKILLS.
THEY'RE GOING AROUND AND INTERACTING.
IT'S NOT MS. BELL AND YOU KNOW THEM DOING THE WORK.
THE KIDS ARE HAVING TO USE THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, WHICH THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO OTHERWISE.
BUT SHE'S, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE REGIONAL PROGRAM.
AND THEY FEED US WELL EVERY MONTH WE GET BREAKFAST, PAY FOR IT, FUNDRAISERS FOR THE CLASS, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH EACH MONTH.
ALL RIGHT, NO CELL PHONES, NO PROBLEM.
WE STARTED IT OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE PUT GAMES IN THE CAFETERIA.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO.
IT'S MUCH LOUDER NOW, BUT YOU SEE THERE'S A STUDENT RIGHT THERE PLAYING CHESS AGAINST OUR QUANTITATIVE REASONING CALCULUS TEACHER.
SO THEY'RE PLAYING CHESS, THEY'RE PLAYING HUGE UNO, THEY'RE DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO THE CELL PHONES HAVE KIND OF, IT, IT WAS AN ADJUSTMENT, BUT THEY FOUND OTHER THINGS TO DO, LIKE TALK TO US THE ENTIRE TIME.
SO WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR CELL PHONES, I USUALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY CELL PHONE IS NOW.
I USUALLY KIND OF JUST LEAVE MINE AROUND BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE MINE ON ME.
BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS GET TO THE PICTURE, THE CAMERA.
SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I LEAVE MY PHONE OUT.
YOU CAN SEE MR. MCGREGOR AND I LOOK VERY HAPPY.
THAT IS CORPORAL JASON CAMPBEL, WHO ALSO LIKES TO TAKE MY PHONE AND DO THE SAME THING.
I HAVE A THING TO HANGING ON MY WRIST.
IT'S NOT THERE NOW, BUT THEY'RE NOT HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE CELL PHONE.
THEY WERE IT FIRST, AND YOU'LL GET EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT THEY'RE REALLY ENGAGING WITH EACH OTHER INSTEAD.
AND THE SOL SCORES, THAT'S FROM 2324.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR ALGEBRA, ENGLISH BIOLOGY SCORES ARE STELLAR.
UM, WE ARE GOING TOWARDS THAT NOW WITH THE, WE'VE ONLY HAD, I THINK 19 STUDENTS WE'RE AT 90% FOR OUR ALGEBRA NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH THE PART TWO.
BUT THE ONES WHO TOOK IT THE FIRST SEMESTER, WE'RE AT 90% NOW.
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
CAN YOU GET SOMEBODY TO CREATE, UM, A NOPE.
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A SUMMARY FOR THE, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SUPPORT FOR FIRST SEMESTER.UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL TONIGHT.
UH, KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ON OUR END WHEN I'M NOT TAKING PICTURES OF MYSELF ON MISS GIDDENS PHONES.
UM, WE DO GET A LOT DONE, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.
UM, I DO WANT TO KIND OF LEAD WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA SWITCH OVER TO THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, UH, YEAR SO FAR.
WE HAVE ONLY, UM, AND THIS IS, UH, CROMACK AND SHTE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD ANY KIND OF LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TWO STUDENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH I THINK IS DOWN FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY THAT'S HAPPENING.
UH, BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY NICE CHANGE.
UM, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DECREASE THOSE NUMBERS YEAR TO YEAR.
UM, SO MINUS THE LEGAL ACTION, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT DONE.
UH, WE RECENTLY CONDUCTED, UM, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING FOR ALL THE SCHOOL SSOS.
LIEUTENANT TAYLOR AND CORPORAL BARNES COMPLETED THAT OVER AT NANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH WAS THOROUGHLY NEEDED.
UH, WE HAVE COMPLETED NARCAN TRAINING FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOL NURSES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND MEDICAL DESIGNEES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY FINISH THAT UP, UM, LAST WEEK, OR SORRY, THIS WEEK OVER ON TANGIER ISLAND, WHICH WAS A NICE TRIP, UH, WHEN I WAS TEACHING DARE.
UM, BOTH AKAMAK AND SHT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SCHOOL DANCES AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES ALL YEAR.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS AND POINT OUT, UH, ON A POSITIVE SIDE IS THE CENTRAL OFFICE RECENTLY COMPLETED A NEW TRIAGE SYSTEM FOR THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
UM, IT WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE DOING THEM FOR EVERY KINDERGARTNER THAT HAD A BAD DAY.
UM, AND THEY REALLY DID A LOT OF WORK AND PUT SOME STUFF TOGETHER THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, AND I'M SURE LIKE THE, UH, DOE, BUT, UM, TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE DOING.
SO WE'RE STILL DOING THE THREAT ASSESSMENTS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN, UH, BUT WE'RE REDUCING A LOT OF THE ONES THAT WERE UNNECESSARY.
UM, AND I'LL JUST POINT OUT MACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAST WEEK WE DID ONE.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THREAT ASSESSMENT I'D EVER SEEN.
UH, BETWEEN MRS. WHEELER, MRS. HANEY AND THE, THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD, EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT WAS VERY GOOD TO SEE, UH, GOOD TEAMWORK IN THAT COMMUNITY, UM, FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD.
AND NOT, NOT A PUNITIVE STEP, RIGHT? IT WAS ABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.
UM, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO ALL THE SROS AND KIND OF ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WERE DOING OUTSIDE THE NORM OF THEIR JOB.
UH, AND I KNOW, UM, DEPUTY POOL WHO'S HERE, UH, FERNAN DUA SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN THIS BUILDING OUTSIDE OF JUST, UH, WORKING THE SCHOOL EVENTS AND LIKE THE, UM, THE GAMES, UH, RECENTLY, I KNOW I BELIEVE SHE WAS HERE FOR THE SPAGHETTI DINNER WITH, UM, BETA.
SO SHE HAS TAKEN A LOT OF TIME OUT OF HER OWN TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE KIDS AND TO BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED.
DEPUTY SHREVES AT SHTE, OR SORRY, I CORRECT MYSELF AT ARCADIA IS A WRESTLING COACH, UH, GINO AT, UM, ELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS NOW THE, UH, ONE OF THE VARSITY FOOTBALL COACHES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, AND ON MY END, I HAD A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO READ FOR SCHOLASTIC BOWL LAST MOMENT THIS YEAR AT NANDUA.
UH, BESIDES REALIZING THAT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE WORDS, THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS KNOW IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE.
UM, UH, AND, UH, DARE IS WINDING OUT.
WELL, WE'VE COMPLETED THE FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOLS AND WE'RE, WE'RE WELL INTO OUR WAY FOR SECOND SEMESTER, SO DARE DAY'S COMING, UH, WHICH IS MY BIG EXCITING EVENT OF THE YEAR.
UM, BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
UH, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES THAT HAS MADE THAT POSSIBLE IS THE ILLEGALITY OF CELL PHONES IN THE BUILDING.
UM, WE'VE SEEN A, A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN FIGHTS IN SCHOOL INCIDENCES SINCE THE KIDS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND EACH OTHER 24 7 WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
SO WE'VE APPRECIATED, ENJOYED THAT.
I THINK THAT'S CAUSED A LOT OF GOOD BENEFIT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D LOVE TO ANSWER THEM.
OTHERWISE THEY'LL GET OUTTA YOUR HAIR.
I HOPE THAT WAS THREE MINUTES.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
I'M, I'M, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE OUR MOU, SO I'M ASSUMING ALL THAT IS GOING VERY SMOOTHLY.
NO, NOW WE'RE HAVING A GREAT YEAR.
AND WE JUST APPRECIATE VERY MUCH EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO TO KEEP ALL OF OUR CHILDREN SAFE.
WE'RE HERE IF YOU EVER NEED US.
OKAY, ITEM 7.02, CARRY FORWARD EXPENDITURE PROPOSAL.
I'M SORRY I'M ON SOME OF YOUR BIKES, BUT, UM, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS ON YOUR, ON YOUR IPADS AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT OR NOT.
DO YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR IPADS? YES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD
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AND, AND SAY THAT THIS IS JUST A FIRST BLUSH THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU.AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT YOU, UH, ASK TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO GET PUBLIC INPUT AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OUR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
AND SO WE NEED TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN YOU WILL NEED TO APPROVE THE FINAL THING.
SO THE FIRST SLIDE THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY, I TOOK FROM THE COUNTY, AND IT SHOWS WHAT OUR CARRY FORWARD WAS ON EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN JUNE OF 2018, WE USED TO HAVE, OR WE STILL DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER 1.25%, WHICH IS JUST UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, THEY ALLOW US TO ENCUMBER FUNDS AND POS.
BUT BEGINNING IN 18 WHEN THINGS STARTED TO HEAT UP ABOUT THE DISCUSSION OF A SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE AND THE RENO, THEY KIND OF LIKE GAVE US WAIVERS ON THAT SO THAT WE COULD BEGIN TO SAVE MONEY SO THAT WE COULD FUND THAT, OR THE MOST PART OF IT, 75% OURSELVES.
SO THAT FIRST GRAPHIC SHOWS HOW MUCH IT IS FOR EACH YEAR, AND THEN THE NEXT GRAPHIC SHOWS WHAT IT IS CUMULATIVE.
UM, SO IN, IN TALKING WITH DR.
JACK PREVIOUSLY, IF, YOU KNOW, HE WANTED TO HAVE US BASICALLY DIVIDE THE CARRY, CARRY FORWARD IT INTO THREE AREAS, ONE FOR ONE TIME PURCHASES, ONE TO START SAVING FOR, FOR THINGS LIKE THE GYM AND THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FUND, AND THEN A CONTINGENCY ASPECT.
IF YOU ALSO REMEMBER, WE DO LIKE TO TAKE SOME OF OUR CARRYOVER FROM THE CURRENT YEAR FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS.
I THINK THIS YEAR WE PUT, UM, 35% OF THAT BACK INTO OUR BUDGET BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN POSITIONS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO FILL ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND THERE'S NO TOTALS ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD IS GONNA GIVE INPUT AND THE PUBLIC IS GONNA GET INPUT.
SO THIS ISN'T A BALANCE TO THE T BECAUSE WE WANNA SAVE SOME BACK FOR CONTINGENCY AND WE WANNA SAVE SOME BACK FOR, FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
SO THESE ARE NOT SET IN STONE.
THIS IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO CAN YOU BACK UP ONE PLEASE, GRETA? YES.
WE HAVE LEFT THE MACK PRIMARY SCHOOL RENOVATION AT SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THE COUNTY'S GONNA CONTRIBUTE TWO AND A HALF MILLION.
WE ARE COMING IN EVEN WITH A CONTINGENCY THAT MR. BENNETT, CAN YOU HEAR ME START? OKAY.
EVEN WITH THE CONTINGENCY THAT MR. BENNETT BUILT, BUILT IN, WE ARE COMING IN AT UNDER JUST, JUST UNDER 10 MILLION.
SO IN SPEAKING WITH HIM TODAY, PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT CARRY FORWARD, UM, WE DID NOT BELIEVE WE WOULD GET THE VERY COMPETITIVE BID THAT WE DID RECEIVE AND THAT YOU ALL HAVE AWARDED.
SO WE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE NOW WITH NOT PUTTING IN A HUGE AMOUNT FOR CONTINGENCY ON THAT AND TO LEAVE IT AT SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION.
THE REMAINING TWO PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY, UH, AS FAR AS THE DESIGN GOES, AND THESE ARE THE BEST COST ESTIMATES FOR THAT.
THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, BUT THEY ARE STILL UNDERWAY.
WE HAVE COMPLETED, I BELIEVE, THE 65% REVIEW, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE A HUNDRED PERCENT, I THINK WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT STEP WILL BE GOING OUT FOR BID.
BUT THIS BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THOSE PROJECTS.
THEY ORIGINATED FROM, UH, OVER $2 MILLION WORTH OF FUNDS THAT THE COUNTY GAVE US, NOT THE COUNTY THE STATE GAVE US FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.
AND WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT WE THOUGHT COULD BE TWO GYMS THAT WE COULD DO WITH THOSE FUNDS.
AND IT TURNS OUT WE COULD ONLY DO ONE.
SO REALLY ONE OF THEM IS BEING SPENT FROM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH THE COUNTY HAS PLACED IN OUR CARRYOVER.
SO THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WHERE WE DIDN'T SPEND IT, BUT WE'RE ALLOWED TO, TO HAVE YEARS TO SPEND IT, THAT'S PART OF THE CARRYOVER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT A BIG PART OF THE CARRYOVER IS OUR ALL IN VIRGINIA MONEY.
THAT WAS OVER $2 MILLION, AND THAT'S GONNA BE SPENT IN THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR.
SO THERE'S MONEY IN CARRYOVER THAT WE DON'T WANNA ALLOCATE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED FOR ALL IN VIRGINIA.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE THOSE PROJECTS.
ON THE NEXT PAGE, I JUST PUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THIS WAS PRESENTED IN OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, AND IT'S JUST THE FY 26 YEAR, WHICH TOTALS JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
UH, YOU ALL SAW THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, I BELIEVE, BACK IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, AND THEN AGAIN IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATION.
SO THIS IS JUST TAKING THAT FIRST COLUMN FOR FY 26 AND FUNDING AND OUT OF CARRY FORWARD.
THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE ALSO DISCUSSED DURING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
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THAT WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE BUDGET REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY DIRECTORS, COORDINATORS, AND BUILDING LEVEL PRINCIPLES.UM, WE DO NOT YET HAVE THE PRICE ON THE CON OR AN ESTIMATE ON THE CONCRETE BORDER AROUND THE TRACK AT ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL, BUT MR. BENNETT IS MEETING WITH A CONTRACTOR THIS WEEK.
SO WE HOPE TO HAVE ONE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
WHEN WE DO, I'LL, I'LL UPDATE THE, THE POWERPOINT.
BUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS, EXCEPT FOR HISTORY TEXTBOOKS, YOU'VE SEEN IN A BUDGET PRESENTATION.
HISTORY TEXTBOOKS HAVE NOT YET BEEN CHOSEN, AND THE LIST HAS NOT YET BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE, BUT IT IS UP FOR RENEWAL.
SO WE WANTED TO RESERVE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THAT.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, UM, WE'VE ORDERED A SPECIALLY EQUIPPED BUS TO TRANSPORT RIVERMONT STUDENTS.
WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT.
SO I PUT IT IN CURIE FORWARD IN CASE IT DOES NOT COME IN UNTIL AFTER JUNE 30TH.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL COME IN.
BEFORE THAT, WE'RE KIND OF HOPING, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ORDERED SINCE THE SUMMER, UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED A RETENTION AND SIGN ON BONUSES.
THE FIGURE THAT YOU SEE THERE IS TO DO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, $2,000 RETENTION, A THOUSAND DOLLARS SIGN ON.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION, AND THIS BOARD MIGHT WANT TO GET IN THIS TOO, ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING A HIGHER SIGN ON BONUS FOR SAY, A HARD TO STAFF POSITION, SUCH AS MAYBE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.
BUT THAT'S STILL, I CAN ADJUST THE NUMBER BASED ON WHAT THIS BOARD DECIDES.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US A SKIP IN RETENTION AND IN, UM, SIGN-ON BONUSES.
UH, TI GYM, WE BROUGHT THAT UP DURING, AS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, UH, MR. BENNETT PUT AN ESTIMATE OF 2.9 UP THERE.
TIG ELEMENTARY IS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT HAVE A GYM AFTER WE COMPLETE THIS AT PONCA TIG.
UH, THE UNKNOWN ON THAT IS THE SOIL CONDITIONS.
SO THAT'S A TENTATIVE FIGURE, BUT THERE IS AN UNKNOWN ON THAT.
AND I DID WANT TO PUT UP THERE THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN 45% OF THE UNFILLED POSITIONS AND PUT THAT IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE IS PROPOSALS.
UH, YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS IDEAS.
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK IF THIS BOARD DIRECTS US TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE MARCH 25TH MEETING.
UM, WE, CARLTON LOOKED UP AT THE CODE TODAY.
YOU CAN APPROVE IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING OR YOU CAN DISCUSS IT AND DO IT A FUTURE MEETING.
WE JUST KIND OF REALLY WANTED TO GET THE RETENTION SIGN-ON BONUSES OUT THERE BECAUSE WE FELT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD HIRING TOOL FOR MR. JOHNSON AND MS. EVANS AND MS. FERGUSON AND ALL THE OTHERS THAT ARE GOING TO THESE, UH, RECRUITMENT FAIRS.
SO WE KIND OF WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE IN HOPES THAT WE COULD GIVE HIM, GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT MORE AMMUNITION TO HOPEFULLY ATTRACT SOME, UM, SOME TALENT TO OUR SCHOOL.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE FOR THE FY 26 YEAR, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOU AND GET THIS PROCESS STARTED.
SO MAYBE IT WOULD BENEFIT IN OUR, OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION? I I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
UM, IT SEEMS TO ME WE STARTED TAKING THE RIVERMONT CHILDREN ON A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS.
SO THEN WE BOUGHT, DID WE BUY LIKE A TRAVERSE OR SOMETHING OR A SUBURBAN? SO WE'RE BACK ON A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS.
WE ARE BACK ON THE YELLOW SCHOOL BUS.
AND BUT DID WE NOT BUY CARS? WE DID BUY, WE DO WE STILL USE THE CARS IN THE COUNTY TO TRANSPORT, SAY HOMELESS.
WELL, I THINK WE HAVE TWO OR THREE TRAVERSES.
AND, AND THEN WE BOUGHT THE SHORT BUSES.
WE BOUGHT THE, UH, THE ACTIVITY BUS, THE ACTIVITY BUSES.
AND NOW WE NEED A FOURTH TYPE OF VEHICLE.
THIS IS IN BETWEEN THE SIZE OF A REGULAR BUS AND AN ACTIVITY BUS.
THE ACTIVITY BUSES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS AND THE BUS ASSISTANTS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF BUS ASSISTANTS ON THERE.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SEE HOW THIS BUS IS SPECIALLY EQUIPPED AND HOW IT IS DIFFERENT FROM A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS? IT'S A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS.
IT'S JUST NOT AS BIG AS THE OTHER 88 YELLOW SCHOOL BUSES.
SO WE'RE HOPING IT WILL DO BETTER ON GAS AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SHOW US SOME KIND OF, UH, SOME PICTURES OR SOME KIND OF, UH, DETAILED INFORMATION
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ABOUT THIS? SURE.SORRY, I CAN'T SEE YOU AND TALK IN THIS.
YES, I'LL, I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU AND, AND SEND IT OUT IN AN EMAIL IF THAT'S OKAY.
IS THERE A BIG PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, UM, REGULAR YELLOW SCHOOL BUS AND THE SHORTER YELLOW SCHOOL BUS? A FULL SIZE BUS IS LESS EXPENSIVE.
A FULL DOES THIS HAS EXTRA EQUIPMENT IN IT.
SO I'LL, I'LL GET THE DETAILS AND SYNERGY.
WE DISCUSSED THIS A WHILE BACK AND I DON'T RECALL THE DETAILS, BUT I, I'LL GET THAT FROM OKAY.
CAN WE'LL DISCUSS IT LATER THEN.
THIS IS, THIS IS ABOUT THE ACTIVITY BUS THAT CARRIES EVERYTHING BELOW.
THE ACTIVITY? NO, THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVITY BUS.
THIS IS A BIGGER SIZE BUS THAT EVERYTHING GOES UNDER BELOW.
WE DO HAVE, DON'T WE HAVE THE BIG SCHOOL? I KNOW SOME SCHOOLS HAVE THE BUS SO THE FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT CAN GO UNDERNEATH.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? ABOUT YEAH.
I DON'T, I, I'LL, I'LL GET THE DETAILS FOR YOU.
THE, I, NO ONE ELSE HAS QUESTIONS.
DID YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE SRO PROPOSAL?
TO TALK ABOUT THE SROS, THE FUNDING, MR. CAMPBELL SAID ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY DO, BUT ABOUT THE FUNDING OF THE SROS.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS THAT AKIMA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD PAY APPROXIMATELY $104,000 AND WE WILL BE HAVING SEVEN TOTAL SROS.
THE CHIN TIG GRANT THAT THEY FUNDED TWO SROS WITH FOR THE PAST AT LEAST THREE YEARS, I THINK IT IS, IS EXPIRING.
SO OF THE, OF IT WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY $104,000 FOR SEVEN SROS.
THREE SROS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THE SHETTI, SRO, AND THE OTHER FOUR WILL BE ROVERS.
ONE OF THE SEVEN WILL BE MANAGED BY THE HIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE OTHER SIX WOULD BE DIRECTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SHERIFF.
UM, IF YOU CONVERT A 12 MONTH SRO POSITION, FTE TO A 10 MONTH, WHICH IS WHAT IT WOULD BE FOR US, IT WOULD COST US APPRO.
THE COST OF AN SRO FOR A SCHOOL IS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.
SO AT A HUNDRED, 304,000, THAT MEANS WE'RE PAYING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF FTES OUT OF THE TOTAL SEVEN FROM THE SCHOOLS.
THE REST IS BEING FUNDED BY, BY THE COUNTY.
UM, THERE WOULD BE AN AGREEMENT THAT, LET'S JUST SAY THE COST WAS A HUNDRED THOUSAND EVEN.
AND WE HAVE, WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE THREE SROS IN PLACE OF THIS.
SO LET'S SAY WE GET ADDITIONAL ONE AND WE HAVE FOUR SROS, AND LET'S SAY IT'S AN EVEN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR MATH PURPOSES, WE WOULD BE BILLED FOUR SEVENS OF THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PAYING THE FULL A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT ONLY HAVING FOUR OF THE SEVEN POSITIONS FILLED.
SO THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL PAY THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND IN THE SAME PRO RATTA SHARE AS THEY ARE STAFFED.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE COUNTY'S PROPOSAL.
I KNOW THAT THEY FEEL VERY, VERY STRONGLY ABOUT IT.
WE DO HAVE WAYS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT IN FUNDING THIS, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, FOR EMOTION AND, AND A VOTE ON THIS IF POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
UM, WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT THE SHETTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? SRO? YOU'LL GET TO KEEP HIM.
SRO IS MY UNDERSTANDING 'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE THREE AT THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND WE'LL HAVE FOUR MORE.
ONE OF THOSE WILL BE THE SHETI, SRO ONE OF THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO THE OTHER FOUR WILL BE ROVING BETWEEN EVERY OTHER SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE AND, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EXCEPT FOR TANGIER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
I THINK SHINTY HAS BEEN ON THIS PROPOSAL AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, UH, MR. TAR HAS BEEN IN ON THIS PROPOSAL AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I, I THINK THIS IS THERE.
THEIR CO AND, AND OF COURSE OUR, OUR SHERIFF WESSELS.
THIS, I BELIEVE IS THE COUNTY'S COMPROMISE
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ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS.IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, THE COUNTY WILL PAY SHIG MONTHLY FOR THEIR COST OF THEIR SRO THAT'S IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL OVER THERE.
AND SO WE WON'T BE PAYING, SHIG WILL BE PAYING THE COUNTY.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO COMMIT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS THE COUNTY SRO PROPOSAL? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SRO PROPOSAL TO COMMIT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE COURT TO COMMIT TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OKAY, NEXT UP THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
UM, I WILL, I CAN ADDRESS THIS JUST BRIEFLY, BUT THERE'S SOME CONCERNS AT THE STAFF AT THE, AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL ABOUT THE STAFF DOING THE BACKPACK SEARCHES.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD A SMALL COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THIS AND COME UP WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD AND WHOEVER IS ON THE COMMITTEE, IF SOMEBODY, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME LATER, UM, I DON'T SEE THIS AS AN ONGOING THING.
MAYBE MEET TWO TIMES THREE AT THE MOST AND WE'LL JUST MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
BUT IF, JUST LET ME KNOW AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THAT.
UH, THAT COMMITTEE, IT INVOLVES THE BACKPACKS AND THE METAL DETECTORS AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DO THE BACKPACK CHECKS.
MR. SPIEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS? YEAH, I DO.
I I WANTED TO, UM, THANK MANDU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND CONGRATULATE THEIR SCHOOL ON ALL THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND PARTICULARLY THEIR NANDU WRESTLER WHO WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
UM, AND I DO THINK THAT WE NEED SAT PREP TEST PREP CLASSES IN ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AND MAYBE GET, AND ALTHOUGH I'M NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT AN SRO NOT BEING IN EVERY SCHOOL, UM, MAYBE OUR SOS UM, CAN HAVE THE TRAINING TO KEEP OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, SAFE AS WELL AS THE ROADS.
MS. BOWMAN, JUST THANK, UH, ALL THE FABULOUS PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT FROM THE, THE PRINCIPAL AND THE, AND THE STUDENTS AND, AND THE PARENT.
UM, I'M GRATEFUL TOO FOR TONIGHT FOR THE PRESENTATIONS AND FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WON AT THE STATE LEVEL AND TO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
I DID ASK BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEETING, THAT MS. GIDDENS REACH OUT TO ALL OF US WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDRAISERS THAT THEY'RE HAVING AND THAT WE WOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER HELPING THE STUDENTS GET TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS SUMMER.
UM, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SCHOOL SITUATION IN TERMS OF SECURITY.
UM, THE SROS ARE GONNA BE GREAT, BUT I ALSO THINK WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER PROBABLY SOME SSOS AS WELL.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHO I NEED TO TALK TO, IF IT'S MR. JOHNSON OR IF YOU CAN TALK TO MR. JOHNSON.
UM, DO WE HAVE A POLICY ON PTO? LIKE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE OR CAN YOU TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU'VE EARNED? AND DO THE SSOS GET BENEFITS LIKE THAT, OR ARE THEY WAGE EARNERS? MM-HMM
CAN YOU, CAN YOU MAKE A CONFIRM PLEASE? MM-HMM
I THINK WHAT MS ONLY IS SAYING IS THEY GET THE SAME BENEFITS AS EVERYONE ELSE AS A 10 MONTH EMPLOYEE, BUT I'M SURE ALL OF THAT IS IN THEIR, ISN'T THAT IN THEIR, WHEN PEOPLE COME TO WORK HERE, DON'T THEY GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS? SO, I, SO MY, MY CON I, I, THAT'S NOT MY ISSUE.
MY ISSUE IS HOW MUCH TIME, UM, BECAUSE I'M GETTING REPORTS FROM THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAT SO AND SO DIDN'T COME TO WORK TODAY.
IS OUR SCHOOL PROTECTED? UM, IT'S ONLY ONE SSO HERE, SO THAT NEEDS TO BE, I'M GONNA STAY IN MY LANE, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED.
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HELLO? HI.WHAT'S GOING ON AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE PER SCHOOL.
WE HAD A LOT THAT WERE OUT DUE TO ILLNESS.
UM, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY TO ROTATE IN AND OUT TO SUB FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THE TRAINING THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE.
SO EARLIER I DID MAKE MENTION OF THAT.
I HAD REQUESTED MAYBE SIX, NO, I HAD ASKED FOR SEVEN MORE.
UM, WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE, I PULL FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE SOME SCHOOLS HAVE SOMEONE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS COVERED.
BUT WE ARE SHORT BECAUSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SICK.
THEY'VE BEEN SICK, AND THEREFORE THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHERE SOME OF THEM ARE OUT.
THIS LAST MONTH WAS REALLY ROUGH ON US, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT ARE TRAINED TO COME IN AND HELP WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
HOW REASONABLE IS IT FOR, HOW REASONABLE IS IT TO TRAIN, UM, I GUESS BUS DRIVERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OR EVEN THE CUSTODIAL STAFF TO DO BACKPACK CHECKS INSTEAD OF PULLING AWAY FROM OUR FULL-TIME PEOPLE? SO, UM, CAN I, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE TOO HARD OF THE TRAINING, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THE CONCERN SEEMS TO BE, THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND SOME OF THEM ARE RELUCTANT TO, TO LOOK IN BAGS, EVEN THOUGH I SUGGESTED EARLIER BEFORE THE SSOS AND WE WERE STILL CHECKING BAGS TO USE GLOVES.
SO EVEN IF WE HAVE EVERYONE COME IN AND TRY TO HELP, WILL THEY BE, YOU KNOW, WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DO WHAT THE TRAINING WAS NOT THERE? THAT THE, OUR SSOS GOT TRAINED THROUGH DCJS SO THEY CAN DO THE SEARCHES AND STUFF KIND OF THOROUGHLY, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S INCONSISTENT AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'D BE THAT MUCH OF ASKING OF OTHERS TO DO THAT PART IN THE MORNINGS, JUST TO GET THE STUDENTS IN, IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING WE TRY TO DO, IS TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY IN IN THE MORNINGS WITHOUT SO MUCH OF THE LINES AND VOLUME TO GET THE KIDS IN.
MY ONLY THANK YOU, MS. JORDAN.
UH, MY ONLY REMARK IS, UH, JUST THANK YOU TAN DOA FOR EVERYTHING.
IT'S REALLY, IT'S BEEN A VERY NICE EVENING, MR. TAYLOR.
I WANT ECHO MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AS REGARDING THE NUA, UH, PRESENTATION WAS REALLY GREAT, REALLY ENJOYED, UM, MS. CAMMY SMITH'S PRESENTATION, THE PARENT, UM, I AGREE WITH HER 100% AND I HOPE WE HAVE MORE AND MORE PARENTS WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT, BUT WE NEED MORE BECAUSE OUR KIDS NEED US TO AND THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT.
JACK FOR HIS TIME THAT HE WAS HERE AND GETTING US IN A PATH THAT I THINK WE ARE GOING DOWN POSITIVELY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR FUTURE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OR TO BECOME AS AK CADET COUNTY.
SO, MR. WHITE, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO ECHO WHAT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBER SAID.
THANK YOU NANDUA FOR ALL, UH, THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE MEAL.
I SAY RIGHT NOW, I WILL DONATE A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO YOU TO HELP YOU OUT WITH Y'ALL TRIP THAT IS COMING OUTTA MY POCKET AND MY GOAL IS ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, THANK NANDUA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY TONIGHT.
AND, UH, THANKS EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT.
OKAY, MR. NEIL, UH, BEING LAST AGAIN, AS BEST, JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU NANDUA, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
UM, I THINK MR. SPIEL SAID, UM, WE HAD SAT PREP WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHAT YEAR IT WAS, BUT I REMEMBER WE WOULD GO HOME AND ACTUALLY COME BACK TO SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT THE TEACHERS TO DO IT OR WHATEVER, BUT IT WAS OFFERED EVEN WAY BACK WHEN, WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL.
AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL WHEN I TOOK THE SATS.
I JUST CHOSE THE DIFFERENT ROUTE AND WENT INTO AIR FORCE INSTEAD.
UM, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU MS. LEWIS AND HER STUDENTS.
WHEN ANYBODY SEES HER, WE APPRECIATE THE HOSPITALITY TONIGHT.
UM, I CONGRATULATE ALL MY PEERS ON ATHLETIC SUCCESS CLUB SUCCESS.
I JUST CONGRATULATE ALL MY PEERS.
COULD SOMEONE SEE IF THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR STAFF OR STUDENT COMMENT? NOPE.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, I THINK MR. ROBINSON FROM TRANSPORTATION.
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COME ON DOWN.I, MR. TAYLOR'S HAS TO READ THE RULES RIGHT QUICK.
ONE, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND 9 1 1 ADDRESS.
TWO SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
INDIVIDUALS MAY RESERVE OR TRANSFER THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
SPECIFIC PERSONNEL MATTERS MUST NOT BE INITIATED AT A PUBLIC MEETING.
SPEAKERS CANNOT BE ABUSIVE, THREATENING, OR USE PROFANITY.
SPECIFY THE NATURE OF YOUR REMARKS.
SPEAKERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN ON A SUBJECT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO READDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE SAME PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
EIGHT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE RESOLVED.
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CONTACTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THEIR APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OR PUBLIC COMMENT HAS TO PRESENT THE PRESENTATION 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE FOR REVIEW BY THE STAFF FOR APPROPRIATENESS.
AND 10, ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR WHO WILL AT HER DISCRETION SOLICIT THE RESPONSE FROM THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER.
UH, 2 3 5 7 0 WHARTON CIRCLE, GREEN BUSH, VIRGINIA.
UH, THAT WAS VERY GOOD PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
UM, SOME THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, I'M GONNA PROBABLY SAY AT THE NEXT MEETING, UH, BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S ON A HIGH NOTE HERE.
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT, UH, BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE FOUND THAT SOME STUFF THAT A HANDFUL OF BUS DRIVERS, UH, WERE NOT PAID PROPERLY BECAUSE THEIR, UH, TIME OF SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE WAS NOT PROPERLY PUT INTO THE SYSTEM.
AND THIS INFORMATION WAS TURNED INTO YOU GUYS.
AND THIS IS GOING ON FOUR MONTHS, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS.
YOU KNOW, UM, THE BEST THING THAT ANY EMPLOYER CAN DO IS WHEN, UH, THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY MONEY PROBLEMS, IS TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
UM, BECAUSE IF THE EMPLOYEE OWES THE COMPANY MONEY, THEY DON'T WASTE TIME TRYING TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
SO WE NEED TO DO THE SAME THING TO THE EMPLOYEE.
IF YOU OWE HIM MONEY OR HER MONEY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO SOLVE A SIMPLE PROBLEM THAT SOMEBODY MADE A MISTAKE ON.
MR. ROBINSON, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON BEHA? YOU'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OTHERS OR YOURSELF? THAT'S A HANDFUL OF US.
I'M GONNA ASK THAT MR. UM, MR. JOHNSON, OUR HR DIRECTOR AND MS. ONLY WHO LOOKS OVER PAYROLL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU? YEAH, I KNOW THE INFORMATION WAS TURNED IN BACK IN NOVEMBER, SO I KNOW HE SHOULD HAVE IT.
SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE IT ANYWAY.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED MEETING.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF 11 PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PER PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION.
THAT'S 37 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING, PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS, PART-TIME APPOINTMENTS, LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTES, PROFESSIONAL RESIGNATIONS, PROFESSIONAL RETIREMENT, CLASSIFIED RETIREMENTS, PART-TIME RESIGNATIONS, EMPLOYEE SEPARATION, ARAC RESIGNATIONS, STATUS CHANGES AND SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS.
ALSO, ONE PERSONNEL MATTER AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION 8.1 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR HIRING A OF A HEARING OFFICER.
SECOND MOTION IS SECOND TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE NOW ENC CLOSED SESSION, WHEREAS THE AKIMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORD VOTE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
AND WHEREAS SECTION 2.1 DASH 3 7 7 1D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION BY THIS SCHOOL BOARD.
THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE AKIMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY THE VIRGINIA LAW.
WERE DISCUSSED IN TWO ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN A MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED OR HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
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IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE HEARING? OFFICER MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE HEARING OFFICER AS PRESENTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.MOTION IS SECOND TO APPOINT THE HEARING OFFICER TO THE END OF THE, THE SCHOOL YEAR.
OPPOSED? IS THERE A MOTION FOR A, UM, CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A TEMPORARY SUPERINTENDENT? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE CONDITIONALLY APPROVE THE INTERIM FOR TEMPORARY SUPERINTENDENT AS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OPPOSED? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? YES.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PERSONNEL LIST AS PRESENTED.
THERE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL LIST.
CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.