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[School Board Work Session on June 3, 2025.]
APPROVE THE AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS UM, PRESENTED.UH, I WOULD TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING REAL QUICK BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MR. EDDIE LAWRENCE STEPPED UP TO BE OUR ACTING SUPERINTENDENT.
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE WERE PAYING YOU, BUT WE GOT OUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF YOU, MR. LAWRENCE
AND WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING HERE FOR YOU AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
UM, THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSE MEETING.
I MOVE THAT SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED TO A CLOSE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF, UH, SIX PERSONNEL MATTERS AS DISCUSSION AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION 8.1 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING, SIX UM, ITEMS. ONE PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT, ONE CLASSIFIED APPOINTMENT.
TWO PROFESSIONAL RESIGNATIONS.
THREE CLASSIFIED RESIGNATIONS, ONE PART-TIME RESIGNATION, AND FOUR, STATUS CHANGES ALSO FOR TWO STUDENT MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION.
A 0.2 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA ASSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING THREE READMISSION CASES AND FOUR LONG-TERM SUSPENSIONS.
AND SECOND TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE NOW ENC CLOSED SESSION GOING TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
WHEREAS THE ACUMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS STATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORDS VOTE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, WHEREAS SECTION 2.1 DASH 37 70 1D, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION BY THIS SCHOOL BOARD.
AS SUCH, CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED WITH CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT 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 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.
SECOND MOTION IS SECOND TO CERTIFY THE CLOSED MEETING.
OPPOSED? CAN WE STAND AND PLEDGE THE FLAG? I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE WILL NOW OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
OKAY, MAY I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL? ROLL PLEASE.
AND, UH, BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, PLEASE, EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME DR. MILLER TO HER SECOND DAY OF WORK AND HER FIRST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? MADAM CHAIR, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS, UM, WE'RE PRESENTED AND TYPED UP AS PRESENTED.
UM, THERE IS A SECOND READING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF.
MADAM CHAIR, I GOT SOME QUESTIONS.
SO I, I GUESS I'M NOT REALLY LIKING THIS.
UM, AS FAR AS WHY DO WE HAVE TO, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO TAKE TWO HOURS IF THEY
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ONLY NEED SAY AN HOUR OR 30 MINUTES TO, UM, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO TAKE THAT MUCH OF THEIR LEAVE? YES, MS. OLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT PLEASE? AS SUSTAIN? OKAY.UM, CURRENTLY THE POLICY SAID THAT 10 MONTH EMPLOYEES HAD TO TAKE QUARTER DAY INCREMENTS AND 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES HAD TO TAKE IT BY THE HOUR.
SO OUR NEW ERP, WE HAVE TO HAVE LEAVE REPORTED BY DAILY BY THE DAY.
SO WE ALSO DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS FAIR THAT 10 MONTH EMPLOYEES HAD TO TAKE QUARTER DAY INCREMENTS AND 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES COULD TAKE HOURLY INCREMENTS.
SO WE SWITCHED IT TO BE UNIFORM TO QUARTER DAY INCREMENTS.
'CAUSE THAT FITS INTO HAVING LEAVE REPORTED IN DAYS RATHER THAN IN HOURS.
CAN'T WE TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT DEVELOPED THIS ERP SYSTEM THAT HOW WE COULD TRY TO TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BETTER? I I JUST FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE LOSING A LOT OF THEIR PTO TIME WHEN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY ONLY NEED TO TAKE AN HOUR, UM, IT'S, I THEY GOTTA TAKE ADDITIONAL HOUR PLUS THEY GOTTA FIND COVERAGE TO THE, THE, IT'S ALREADY IN THE POLICY THAT 10 MONTH EMPLOYEES, AS FAR AS FINDING COVERAGE, 10 MONTH EMPLOYEES PER THE POLICY ARE TO TAKE QUARTER DAY LEAVE.
SO THIS IS, THE CHANGE IS ONLY FOR 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT I THINK ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT FOR EVERYBODY.
MAYBE NOT JUST, I THINK WE NEED TO RELOOK AT THIS POLICY AND POSSIBLY CHANGE IT.
I DON'T WHAT ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THINK.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU WANT US TO LOOK AT OUR INCREMENTS? SEE THEN, THEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WELL, LET'S MAKE IT, SHOULD WE PUT THE, TO THE VOTE? YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS AND, AND LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE MORE, UM, TO SEE IF WE CAN DO A 30 MINUTE OR 60 MINUTE INCREMENTS.
SO ARE YOU, IS THAT, I'M SORRY.
IT'S A MOTION THAT'S, I, I I APOLOGIZE.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT TO KEEP TRACK OF 30 MINUTE, 30 MINUTE INCREMENTS OF LEAVE.
UH, YOU'D BE HAVING DECIMAL SPACES OUT BY YOUR DAYS.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO BE TRY.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE 30 MINUTES OF LEAVE NOW.
MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO CHANGE THAT.
I MEAN, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD JUST 2.0 0.5 FOR 30 MINUTES VERSUS 1.0 OR 2.0 OR I, I MEAN, I, I, I, MAYBE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE, THE SYSTEM, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T REACH OUT TO THESE PEOPLE AND SEE, HEY, HOW CAN WE, WE, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH AND THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY THIS POLICY'S COMING BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR A THIRD READING AND HAVE, UM, MS ONLY AND THE ERP TEAM INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE A NAY.
SO THE MOTION TO TABLE HAS FAILED.
I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT POLICY, UM, AT 5.01 GCBD DASH R, SECOND MOTION, AND A SECOND TO ADOPT POLICY, UH, AS, AS IT'S WRITTEN.
PEOPLE RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.
UH, WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING DOWN HERE AT P TEAGUE.
I, I GUESS YOUR LAST PUBLIC MEETING AT THE SCHOOL, UH, FOR THE YEAR.
AND, UH, YOU SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST BECAUSE, UH, WE ARE, WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING TO TRY TO BE THE BEST WE CAN.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOME DATA TONIGHT IN JUST A SECOND HERE.
UM, IN WHICH, WE'LL, WE KIND OF HAVE A UNIQUE POSITION OF, OF PRESENTING YOU DATA FROM LAST YEAR.
LIKE MOST OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE PROBABLY DONE, BUT ALSO WE'VE GOT THE DATA FROM THIS YEAR.
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GONNA GIVE YOU, I THINK, A NICE LITTLE COMPARISON.UH, SOME OF IT SURPRISED ME A LITTLE BIT HOW CLOSE IT IS.
UH, OF COURSE, I'LL INTRODUCE TO YOU, UH, MS. PAYNE, MY WONDERFUL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND THE ENERGY OF THE SCHOOL THAT I JUST STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH.
AND, UM, OF COURSE WE'VE GOT ALSO SOME PARENTS AND TEACHERS BACK HERE THAT, UH, HAVE COME TO, UH, REPRESENT GIRLS ON THE RUN, WHICH MS. PAYNE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU AFTER I AM FINISHED WITH THE BORING STUFF.
SO LET'S, UH, HIT THE FIRST SLIDE HERE.
UM, THESE ARE OUR SCORES FROM LAST YEAR.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE RAW SCORES, I'M SORRY, THESE ARE, THIS IS THE COMPARATIVE FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, YOU ACTUALLY MIGHT'VE SEEN THIS, THIS SLIDE BEFORE BECAUSE I USED IT THE LAST TIME I PRESENTED TO YOU.
AND, UH, YOU KIND OF SEE COMING OUTTA COVID, THE RISE, THE, THE STEADY RISE THAT WE'VE HAD ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
UM, AND THE WAY, REALLY, THE TWO COLUMNS THAT I'D WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ARE THE ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THAT SAYS RAW PASS RATE AND THEN THE FINAL PASS RATE.
SO THE RAW PASS RATE, THAT'S WHEN STUDENTS PASS AND THERE'S NO EXEMPTIONS INVOLVED.
UH, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF, OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO MANIPULATE THIS STUFF.
FOR INSTANCE, UNDER THE OLD RULES, THE 11 MONTH, UH, I'M SORRY, THE 11TH SEMESTER RULE FOR STUDENTS AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO HAD COME HERE, THEY HAD TO BE HERE FOR 11 SEMESTERS BEFORE THEY STARTED COUNTING AS PART OF THE SOL SCORE.
IF THEY FAILED, THEY WERE EXEMPT.
UM, SO THAT, THAT BY THE WAY, HAS GONE TO A THREE SEMESTER RULE AS OF THIS YEAR, A LOT OF CHANGES.
SO, UM, THE RAW PASS RATE GIVES YOU JUST AN IDEA OF, OF EXACTLY JUST CUT AND DRY, WHO PASSED, WHO FAILED, AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS PUT IN.
AND IT GETS OVER TO, UH, ALONG WITH THE GROWTH RATE, WHICH IS THE BIG THING THAT'S HAPPENED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND YOU SEE THE SCORES OVER ON THE FAR, UM, RIGHT, IN WHICH WE WERE AT AN 87.8%, UH, PASS RATE FOR READING, UH, 90.4% PASS RATE FOR MATH AND A 71.6% PASS RATE FOR SCIENCE AND A 77.4 PASS RATE FOR VIRGINIA STUDIES.
THE SCIENCE DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE EXEMPTIONS.
VIRGINIA STUDIES, VIRGINIA STUDIES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE CONTINUE TO TRACK.
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TOWARDS ACCREDITATION, BUT, UM, THE SCIENCE IS ONE OF THOSE THAT I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN EXPOSED TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE SCIENCE AREA FOR A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE MANIPULATIONS REALLY.
UH, THEY'RE NOT AS CONCERNED IF, UH, UH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER, FOR INSTANCE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY, UH, IT'S, IT'S NOT LANGUAGE BASED.
SO THERE'S NOT AS MANY MANIPULATIONS THERE.
OKAY? SO NOW THEY'RE CHANGING ON US AND WE'RE STILL LEARNING.
AND LET'S GO OVER TO THE NEXT GROUP OF SCORES.
BY THE WAY, OUR RAW, I'M SORRY, OUR TASK SCORES BASED ON THE OLD SYSTEM.
THIS IS COMPARED TO THREE AND FOUR YEARS AGO BEFORE THE GROWTH FORMULA CAME ALONG, WOULD'VE BEEN ALL PASSING, BASICALLY IN ALL SO SO AREAS ACCORDING TO THE OLD WAY THAT WE DID IT.
SO THOSE ARE THE SCORES WITHOUT THE GROWTH FACTOR.
THAT WAS FOR LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR.
UM, MS. FARRELL AND I WISH SHE WAS HERE, I'D ARGUE WITH HER, WITH HER SOME MORE, BUT WE GOT INTO KIND OF AN ARGUMENT.
SHE SAYS, WELL, BRIAN, I'M, I'M REALLY NOT SEEING A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.
IT'S RIGHT DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, THE PERCENTAGE POINTS.
AND SURE ENOUGH, WHEN I RAN IT, SHE'S RIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S MY, MY DIRECTOR AND I'M NOT HERS.
THE RAW PATH SCORES FOR THE SCHOOL ARE VERY SIMILAR AND YOU REALLY JUST NEED TO LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT THERE.
THOSE ARE THE CURRENT SCORES FOR PONCA FATIGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITHOUT ANY OF THE GROWTH FACTORS.
SOME AREAS ARE A LITTLE HIGHER, SOME AREAS ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, BUT VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE RAW SCORES FROM, UH, FROM TWO YEARS AGO UNDER THE OLD SYSTEM.
NOW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, WE WON'T KNOW THE GROWTH FACTOR THIS TIME AROUND UNTIL HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER.
BUT I'VE EVEN HEARD SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THERE.
I WILL TELL YOU, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW PREPARED THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS BEEN ON THE NEW ACCREDITATION SYSTEM, BUT WE, FROM EVERYTHING I'M CALCULATING EVEN UNDER THEIR PERCENTAGE POINTS AND AND HOW MUCH EACH ONE COUNTS FOR, WHETHER THEY'RE A FAIL A PASS OR A PASS ADVANCE ADVANCED, WE ARE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO BE ON TRACK.
I DON'T SEE US, I MADE THESE WORDS, I GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHAT I SAY, BUT I DON'T SEE US REALLY HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BEING ON TRACK IN THE END.
UH, I, I THINK IF, IF ALL GOES WELL TO THE END OF THE YEAR, WE MIGHT BE AT ABOUT A 97% OR ABOVE,
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UH, PROPER ATTENDANCE, 3% CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.UM, OUR, UH, EL POPULATION HAD 30 OUT OF 33 STUDENTS WHO MADE PROPER GROWTH.
SO THESE ARE ALL GREAT THINGS ATTRIBUTED TO HAVING GREAT TEACHERS AND I APPRECIATE THEM EVERY DAY.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK AND WE, WE WILL TRY TO GET DISTINGUISHED, BUT, UM, AGAIN, WE'LL BE HAPPY AT THIS POINT WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM AS WE LEARNED IT.
WE DON'T KNOW THE GROWTH THOUGH, THAT'S THE THING.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT GONNA STAND UP HERE AND THEN HAVE MUD ON MY FACE IF SOMETHING DOESN'T GO RIGHT.
UM, ALSO WANNA LET YOU KNOW, UM, THE BEHAVIOR, I WON'T REALLY GO INTO IT.
WE, I CHECKED WITH THE NUMBERS, WE'RE AT ABOUT 318 REFERRALS THIS YEAR.
WE WERE AT 360 AT THE END OF THIS PARTICULAR YEAR.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF STILL IN THAT RANGE.
UH, PHYSICAL AGGRESSION, ESPECIALLY THE BEHAVIORS OF THE YOUNGER CHILDREN CONTINUES TO BE A, A MAJOR AREA OF FOCUS.
I THINK MS. JORDAN HAS PROBABLY CONTINUED TO, TO GIVE YOU UPDATES ON THAT TREND.
BUT IT IS STILL A TREND THAT IS THERE.
UH, VERY FEW PROBLEMS WITH, UH, WITH THE AGES, UH, OR GRADES THREE THROUGH FOUR REALLY, UH, WHICH IS A REAL REVERSAL OF HOW IT USED TO BE.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE UNDER THE RON CLARK HOUSE SYSTEM.
IT'S, IT'S FULLY IMPLEMENTED NOW.
YOU LOOK AROUND THE, THE GYM AND YOU SEE THE, THE BANNERS OF THE DIFFERENT HOUSES THAT KIDS ARE SELECTED INTO THROUGH THE SELECTION WHEEL.
AND, UH, EACH, EACH HOUSE, UH, REALLY, UM, PUSHES CERTAIN VALUES AND IT'S A, IT'S A FRIENDLY COMPETITION WHERE WE ALL ROOT FOR EACH OTHER.
AND, UH, IT'S REALLY HELPING TO BUILD, I THINK, A POSITIVE CULTURE AND HAVE A REFERENCE POINT FOR TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT WHAT BEHAVIORS SHOULD BE.
AND I THINK IT'S REFLECTIVE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH THE, UH, SCORES AND WITH THE, WITH THE BEHAVIOR WHERE IT IS.
UH, LOVE SUPPORTING, LOVE WORKING FOR 'EM.
WANT TO, UH, BEFORE I INTRODUCE YOU TO MS. PAYNE, AND OF COURSE I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MS. WARREN, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE DISCIPLINES, HOW ARE THINGS BROADLY AROUND IT RELATED STUFF, CHROMEBOOKS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, USING THE INTERNET? ANY THOUGHTS? I'M ASSUMING THEY'D FALL IN THE OTHER CATEGORY.
UH, AS FAR AS DISCIPLINE MM-HMM
UM, HE MIGHT HAVE AN OCCASIONAL ABUSE OF A, OF A, A CHROMEBOOK, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
I THINK I'VE PROBABLY DEALT WITH FOUR INAPPROPRIATE ACCESS, USUALLY BLAMED ON SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE HOME, AND VERY QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT WASN'T AN OLDER, UH, PERSON THAN THE CHILD THAT STOOD BEFORE ME OR SAT BEFORE ME.
BUT, UH, JUST VERY, VERY MINOR.
AND WE HATS OFF TO OUR IT DEPARTMENT.
WE DO HAVE, WE DO SEEM TO HAVE VERY GOOD, FIRST OF ALL, WE GOT A VERY GOOD IT DEPARTMENT AND, UH, I THINK JACK BOWDEN DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR THIS COUNTY.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY SEEM TO HAVE VERY GOOD GUARDIAN PROGRAMS. SO, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I I HAVE ONE COMMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOUR VIRGINIA STUDIES TEACHER HAVING, UH, STUDIED FOR MY THIRD AND POSSIBLE FINAL VIRGINIA STUDIES THIS YEAR.
UM, 21 PASSED ADVANCE AND THREE PERFECT SCORES.
THE ALGONQUIN, THE PIEDMONT, THE FALL REGION.
I COMMEND YOUR TEACHER ON TEACHING THAT.
I, I, I MEANT TO MENTION THAT AND THAT THAT DID STAND OUT.
AND, UH, YEAH, THAT'S REALLY EXCEPTIONAL.
ABOUT A THIRD OF THE KIDS REALLY, UH, PAST ADVANCED.
AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, A FEW MORE FAILED THAN WE WANTED TO.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 12 RETAKES, SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD THERE.
SO I'M GOING TO, UM, AGAIN, THANK MR. LAWRENCE FOR BEING HERE FOR US.
MR. LAWRENCE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WANT TO RECOGNIZE MAY GRAY, WHO IS RETIRING.
UH, SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT SHE'S RETIRING AFTER 40 YEARS AT THIS SCHOOL, ONE SCHOOL FOR HER WHOLE CAREER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE POST, UH, YOU'LL SEE AN ARTICLE IN THERE ABOUT HER, WHICH IS WELL DESERVED.
AND, UH, CROMACK IS IN DEBT TO, TO MAY GRAY FOR ALL HER YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE LIVELIHOOD SIDE OF THE, UH, TEAM HERE.
UH, MS. MS. PAYNE, UH, HAS AGAIN STARTED SOMETHING.
SHE, SHE COMES TO ME AND SHE HAS A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE.
SHE'LL, SHE'LL SAY, I HAVE AN IDEA.
AND IT'S, IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE HAVING A WIFE AT WORK, WHERE YOU JUST, WHAT NOW? WHAT NOW? UH, 24 7 ENERGY.
BUT ANYWAY, SHE HAS STARTED SOMETHING THAT'S INCREDIBLE, A LOT OF FUN, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HER.
TALK TO YOU ABOUT GIRLS ON THE RUN.
I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TIMING OF OUR MEETING HERE AT KOTE BECAUSE IT WAS
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AFTER OUR PROGRAM OF GIRLS ON THE RUN AND HEART AND SOUL.SO, GIRLS ON THE RUN IS THE PROGRAM FOR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS, AND HEART AND SOUL IS SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS.
WE STARTED THIS, UM, I SERVE AS A SITE LIAISON, SO I HAVE A DIRECTOR THAT WORKS ACROSS THE BAY, BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE THE, UH, POINT OF CONTACT HERE ON THE SHORE.
THIS IS OUR THIRD SEASON AND WE HAVE SIX SCHOOLS WHO PARTICIPATED TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
SO NANDO, A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR HEART AND SOUL, AND FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED BEFORE IN FRONT OF YOU, UM, A PROGRAM THAT MERGES PHYSICAL FITNESS WITH WELLBEING AND HOW TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGING SITUATIONS AND HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE.
SO NOBODY CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM THAN THESE LADIES.
UM, MS. GRETA, IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST SCROLLING THROUGH, THERE'S A LOT OF PICTURES.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VIEW OF KIND OF HOW IT STARTED.
THIS PROGRAM COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR COACHES.
UM, WE HAVE TWO COACHES, SOMETIMES THREE AT EVERY SCHOOL WHO ARE PRESENT.
THEY PRACTICE TWICE A WEEK FOR EIGHT WEEKS.
AND AT THE END, THEY RUN, WALK, OR JOG A 5K.
HOWEVER, I'M GONNA TELL YOU, THESE LADIES HAD MORE IN THE TANK THAN THEY KNEW BECAUSE THEY RAN SO MUCH.
UM, BUT HERE TONIGHT I HAVE PAST COACHES AND PRESENT BUDDIES, COACHES, UM, GIRLS WHO PARTICIPATED, GIRLS WHO ARE SUPPORTING.
UM, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE, I HAVE A STUDENT COME UP.
MISS KYLIE, MISS KYLIE STANHOPE WAS ONE OF OUR GIRLS.
THIS IS YOUR SECOND SEASON PARTICIPATING.
SO SHE WANTED TO SHARE, UM, A COMMENT ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
HI, MY NAME IS KYLIE STANHOPE AND I AM IN FIFTH GRADE AT PONCA, TAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I AM A GIRLS ON THE RUN MEMBER.
I AM HERE TO TELL YOU A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT WHY I LIKE DOING GIRLS ON THE RUN.
FIRST, I LIKE TO MOVE MY BODY AND MOVE ENERGY GIRLS ON THE RUN LETS ME GET A LOT OF EXERCISE NEXT.
IT'S A, IT ALLOWS ME TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AND BE KIND WHEN WE PRACTICE.
I LIKE TO CHEER PEOPLE ON BY SAYING, YOU GOT THIS AND KEEP ON GOING.
ALSO, GIRLS ON THE RUN TAUGHT ME ABOUT GOAL SETTING AND GETTING STRONGER.
WHEN I, WHEN I STARTED, WHEN I STARTED, I DIDN'T THINK I COULD RUN THE WHOLE 5K WITHOUT STOPPING.
I ENJOYED MEETING DIFFERENT GIRLS IN OUR SCHOOL AND DIFFERENT GIRLS IN OTHER SCHOOLS.
LASTLY, GIRLS ON THE RUN WAS A REALLY FUN AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE.
ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS OUR THIRD SEASON.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER SEASON.
UM, AND ONE QUESTION WE ALWAYS GET ASKED WHEN WE GO AROUND TO THE CLASSROOMS TO HYPE IT UP AND GET EXCITED ABOUT IT IS FROM THE BOYS.
WHERE IS OUR PROGRAM? SO WE ARE ACTUALLY, UM, IN THE RESEARCH MODE OF LOOKING AT A PROGRAM CALLED LET ME RUN THAT IS FOR BOYS.
UM, SO MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO START TO GIVE BACK TO THE STUDENTS HERE.
UM, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO SUPPORT.
BY THE WAY, THIS IS A SMALL SAMPLE.
THERE WERE 78 GIRLS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM FROM MACK COUNTY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
TEACHER WAS THE, IS THERE A FINANCE REPORT? FINANCE REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
I THINK YOU HAVE THE, UH, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO DR. MILLER, SHE'S GIVEN ME SOME EXAMPLES.
WE HAVE SOME IDEAS GOING FORWARD ON HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, BEGINNING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ERP PEOPLE TO TRY TO SEE HOW WE CAN GENERATE THESE REPORTS.
BUT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, I THINK THE VERY FIRST ATTACHMENT THAT YOU HAVE IS ONE THAT YOU SEE EVERY SINGLE MEETING, WHICH WAS UPDATED FROM THE LAST MEETING, IS JUST THE PROGRESS OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.
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WE STAND, UM, WE'RE STANDING IN GOOD SHAPE IN ORDER TO MEET OUR SPEND DOWN REQUIREMENTS FOR WHEN THOSE FUNDS EXPIRE.THE NEXT THING THAT I HAVE ATTACHED IS WHERE OUR FINAL STATE REVENUES FELL FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY'RE DOWN APPROXIMATELY $830,000.
AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY, WHY ARE THEY DOWN, OUR A DM WAS 117 CHILDREN LESS THAN WHAT WE ESTIMATED IT WOULD BE.
SO I HAVE SOME OTHER ATTACHMENTS THAT I'LL GO INTO ON THIS.
THE NEXT ONE SHOWS OUR AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP IN A GRAPH FORM.
THIS WAS PART OF YOUR, YOUR BUDGET AND YOU SEE HOW IT WENT DOWN IN COVID AND THEN IT LEVELED OUT.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, ON MARCH 31ST, 2025, IT WENT DOWN 117 STUDENTS.
UM, DR. MILLER AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S, IT NEEDS FURTHER LOOKING INTO, BECAUSE DON'T FORGET THAT WE USE CURRENT ESTIMATES FOR THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE DOING ON OUR NEXT YEAR.
WE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED 4,581, THEN WHEN THE TWO CALC TOOLS CAME OUT, THE STATE'S ESTIMATE FOR US WENT DOWN.
SO WE DID REDUCE IT BY 20 STUDENTS, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP WATCHING THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT, UM, THAT IT'S NOT TOO HIGH AS WELL.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO FURTHER AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND OUT THE, UM, THE CAUSE OF WHY OUR A DM HAS GONE DOWN.
IS IT THAT WE HAVE LAW STUDENTS TO HOMESCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL? IS IT AN ATTENDANCE ISSUE? MADAM CHAIR? YES.
UM, SO YOUR VIRTUAL VIRGINIA ACCOUNT FOR OUR A DM, THEY ARE IN OUR A DM.
SO IT, IT CANNOT BE, IT'S NOT THEM.
IT WOULD BE, UH, HOMESCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOL, LEFT THE AREA, OUR ATTENDANCE.
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I ATTACHED IS ACTUALLY FROM THE DECEMBER 17TH PRINTOUT FOR THE, UM, FOR THE BUDGET.
AND IT'S WHERE I SHOWED YOU WHICH REVENUE SOURCES ARE A DM BASED.
SO YOU SEE, WHEN YOU LOSE 117 CHILDREN, YOU SEE HOW MANY REVENUE ACCOUNTS ARE AFFECTED BY THAT.
AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT RIGHT TO THE SPREADSHEET THAT I HAVE ATTACHED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL LINE ITEM REVENUES.
AND SEE THAT'S WHERE OUR BIGGEST LOSSES ARE.
ACTUALLY, OUR SALES TAX WENT UP 156,000 MORE THAN WAS ANTICIPATED.
UM, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BUT, UM, AT THAT HELPED TO OFFSET IT OR WE WOULD BE IN AN EVEN WORSE POSITION.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO POINT THIS OUT AND SAY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR NEXT YEAR AS ALL, AS WELL AS TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS LOSS OF A DM HAS BEEN.
IS THAT, WELL, YOU SEE, WE WERE PRETTY CONSISTENT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE BLUE WE LOST WHAT, JUST AS MANY AS IN COVID.
I MEAN WE, WE, WE'VE LOST QUITE A FEW.
HOW MANY STUDENTS DID YOU SAY INITIALLY WE LOST? YOU SAID ONE 17.
AND THAT'S A DM AS OPPOSED TO ENROLLMENT.
A DM AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP.
YEAH, WE KIND OF WENT OVER THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. ELEY? YES.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT JUST A THOUGHT AND, AND I, I WANT TO OFFER IT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
LOVE THE THOUGHT OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORTS IN THE FUTURE.
I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE NUMBERS IS NOT MY STRENGTH.
GETTING THE REPORTS IN ADVANCE, NO CRITICISM, GETTING THEM, YOU KNOW, TIMELY IN ADVANCE WILL BE HELPFUL.
AND IT WILL SECOND AND FINALLY BE, UM, HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT THE PREFERENCE IS.
DO YOU WANT US TO ASK QUESTIONS OFFLINE BEFORE THE MEETING OR JUST LIKE, THE TARGET IS TO HAVE EVERYTHING ONE WEEK, TWO WEEKS, THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE.
SO WE'LL HAVE, I'LL HAVE ALL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE MEETING ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
AND THAT WILL BE UPLOADED WITH THE AGENDA.
SO WE KIND OF SWITCHED AROUND THIS TIME, WHAT WE PUT UP HERE.
I SAID NO CRITICISM, I JUST UNDERSTAND.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MS. LEY.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR POLICY UPDATES.
UM, IN MAY, THE BSBA PUT OUT SEVERAL UPDATES ON POLICIES, I HAVE, UH, GIVEN EACH BOARD MEMBER, UM, A, A FOLDER WITH, UH, SOME OF THOSE, UH, RED LINES AND ADDITIONS.
I'M GONNA TRY TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE WITH YOU JUST SO I CAN HEAD OFF SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, UH, IN ADVANCE.
UH, ALSO THIS IS ALL BASED ON VIRGINIA CODE CHANGES IN VIRGINIA LEGISLATION THAT
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GO INTO EFFECT JULY ONE.SO THAT'S THE URGENCY OF US, UH, GETTING IN A FIRST READING AND A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING TO GET THEM APPROVED.
SO WE'LL START OUT WITH POLICY DJF.
THIS POLICY, UM, HAS, UH, LEGAL REFERENCES UPDATED TO REFLECT AMENDMENTS IN VIRGINIA CODE 22.1 DASH 2 9 6 0.1.
UH, AND VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 4 3 3 1 3.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH, UH, EXCEPTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS WITH FELONY CONVICTIONS.
POLICY NOW INCLUDES, UH, EXCEPTIONS TO REWARDING, UH, CONTRACTS TO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES OR CRIMES OF MORAL TURPITUDE.
AND THEN THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO MEET FOR US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUCH A CONTRACT.
SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE ACTUAL RED LINE DOCUMENTS THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU, THERE ARE ADDITIONS TO THE POLICY ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN.
IT'S, IT'S ADDED IN OR CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE, UH, A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN.
ALSO, SIMILAR LANGUAGE ABOUT MORAL TURPITUDE.
UH, TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE, THERE ARE ADDITIONS WHICH SET FORTH THE PRESIDENT'S OR SET FORTH THE CONDITIONS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD NEED TO MAKE, UH, TO BE AWARDED A CONTRACT, UH, SUCH AS, UM, THAT THEIR FELONY WOULD NOT INVOLVE ANY KIND OF SEXUAL MOLESTATION, PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE, UH, OR RAPE OF A CHILD OR SOLICITATION OF ANY SUCH OFFENSE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORED BY THE GOVERNOR.
AND IF YOU FLIP OVER TO THE NEXT PAGE, HAS COMPLETED ALL TERMS OF SUPERVISION AND HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUPERVISION FOR MORE THAN 30, 20 YEARS.
UH, IN THE OPINION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS AN UPSTANDING OF UPSTANDING CHARACTER AND HAS DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND REHABILITATION AFTER COMMITTING ALL SUCH TERMS OF SUPERVISION.
AND LASTLY, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD NEED TO CERTIFY IN WRITING THAT SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET ABOVE.
SO THE, THE CONDITIONS ARE QUITE STRENUOUS IF YOU GO ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN.
THERE'S ALSO, UH, LANGUAGE ABOUT, UH, PROHIBITION OF FORCED OR INDENTURED INDENTURED CHILD LABOR THAT CONTRACTS FOR GOODS OR SERVICES EXCEEDING $10,000 MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS PROHIBITING THE USE OF FORCED OR INDENTURED CHILD LABOR.
AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE, ALL THOSE, UH, ADDITIONS TO THE POLICY THERE.
UH, THE SCHOOL BOARD INCLUDES THAT EVERY CONTRACT FOR GOODS OR SERVICES THAT EXCEED $10,000 MEETS THE FILING PROVISIONS THAT THE USE OF FORCED OR INDENTURED CHILD LABOR AS DEFINED BY VIRGINIA CODE AND IN PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT IS PROHIBITED.
AND THAT THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE A PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FORCE OR ENDANGERED CHILD LABOR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT IN EVERY SUBCONTRACT OR A PURCHASE ORDER OVER $10,000.
SO THAT THE PROVISIONS WILL BE BINDING UPON EACH SUBCONTRACTOR OR VENDOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONTRACT OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY.
FORCED OR INDENTURED CHILD LABOR MEANS ALL WORK OR SERVICES EXTRACTED FROM ANY PERSON YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE UNDER THE MENACE OF THE PENALTY, UH, FOR THE NON-PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORK OR SERVICE.
AND FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON DOES NOT OFFER HIMSELF VOLUNTARILY OR PERFORM BY ANY PERSON YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT, THE ENFORCEMENTS OF WHICH CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PROCESS OR PENALTIES.
UM, EB IS THE NEXT, UH, OH, GO AHEAD.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT THIS, THAT THIS POLICY CHANGED IS THAT ANY CONTRACTORS, UM, THAT WE CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, FOR INSTANCE, IF WE HAD A CONTRACT, UM, WITH THE CONTRACTOR IN MARYLAND, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY VIRGINIA LAW.
UM, SO THAT WAS THE OTHER BIG CHANGE IN THIS POLICY BEFORE THEY, WE, THEY COULD ABIDE BY THE LAWS OF THEIR STATE.
NOW THEY HAVE TO GO WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
MAY I ASK A BROAD GENERAL QUESTION? I THINK I HAVE TWO, BUT I'LL, I'LL TRY TO STOP AT ONE.
SO, SO FOR EACH OF THESE, UM, WE'RE
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TALKING ABOUT POLICIES WHERE BROADLY AS A BOARD, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM.WE'RE BASICALLY ASKED TO, TO LINE UP.
IS IS THAT ACCURATE OR, SO THESE ARE THE MODEL POLICIES FROM THE VSBA BASED ON LEGISLATION.
THEY HAVE THEIR LAWYERS CRAFT THESE YEAH.
SO THERE IS NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM, HOWEVER, IN SOME OF THEM THERE ARE CHOICES.
UM, SO YOU CAN MAKE CHOICES OKAY.
AS TO WHICH OPTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH.
AND THOSE ARE COMING UP AND WE'LL TRY, WE'LL JUST TRY TO SUMMARIZE 'EM.
SO, SO THE, I I, IT WOULDN'T BE ME IF I DIDN'T ASK THE SECOND QUESTION.
SO, SO THE SECOND QUESTION, THIS FIRST POLICY MAKES MENTION OF THE GOVERNOR AND NO POLITICS.
I'M JUST ASKING A QUESTION BECAUSE I'M WELL AWARE THAT IN THE COMMONWEALTH, WE, WE WILL BE VOTING FOR A GOVERNOR.
SO YOU, I'M NOT ASKING ANYBODY HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, FROM A, TO RESPOND FROM A CRYSTAL BALL PERSPECTIVE, BUT MY MIND IS TELLING ME THAT ALL OF THIS COULD SHIFT AGAIN.
SO I JUST, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I HAVE THE RIGHT.
SO IT'S LIKE YOU DO, THIS IS IT FOR NOW AND IT COULD CORRECT.
UM, IT, IT'S BA ALL OF THIS IS BASED ON LEGISLATION.
SO IF THE LEGISLATION CHANGES, THE POLICIES WILL CHANGE, UM, AND BE THESE WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
THE LAW IS GOING TO EFFECT JULY 1ST FOR MOST OF THESE POLICIES.
SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST READING.
WE'LL ASK FOR APPROVAL ON THE SECOND READING AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE'LL LET, UM, MR. JOHNSON REVIEW THESE WITH YOU, AND THEN WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN GIVE HIM A CALL, UM, PRIOR TO THAT NEXT MEETING.
I'M JUST GONNA SUMMARIZE, UH, EACH ONE OF 'EM A LITTLE BIT, UH, QUICKLY, MORE QUICKLY THAN THE FIRST THERE.
BUT, UH, EB EB, UM, ANNUAL MEETINGS, UH, FOR IT, IT DEALS WITH SCHOOL CRISIS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND, UH, MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
SO IT STATES THAT ANNUAL MEETINGS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY, UH, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE.
AND THE SCHOOL AUDIT COMMITTEE, UH, MAY MEET ANNUALLY WITH THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO DISCUSS SCHOOL SAFETY.
UH, ALSO PART OF THIS WOULD BE THAT EACH SCHOOL AUDIT, EACH SAFETY AUDIT MUST NOW INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE SCHOOL'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLOSURES DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.
ALL SCHOOLS MUST DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN OR AN ATHLETIC EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN.
THAT INCLUDES TRAINING, A ED, PLACEMENT AND ONGOING REVIEW.
AND ALL SCHOOLS MUST CONDUCT AN ANNUAL DRILL, UH, TO, TO MIMIC SUCH AN EMERGENCY.
BLEEDING CONTROL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY FUNDING.
SCHOOLS ARE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BLEEDING CONTROL PRO UH, PROGRAMS, PLACE AND MAINTAIN BLEEDING CONTROL KITS AND HAVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR THESE PROGRAMS. UH, AND THE KITS MUST CONTAIN SPECIFIC ITEMS WHICH ARE LAID OUT IN THE POLICY.
AND, UH, WE ALREADY HEADED THIS.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED, UH, ORDERING SOME OF THESE, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PLACED RIGHT NEXT TO THE AEDS IN THE SCHOOLS.
UM, OPIOID ANTAGONIST PROCEDURES, SCHOOLS MUST HAVE A WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT, PLACEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
AND, UH, ALL THREE OF THESE MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE EMERGENCY PLAN.
SO AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IS THE, I BELIEVE IT'S REFERRED TO AS NARCAN.
EBB THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS, PARENTAL COMMUNICATION ON, UH, STUDENT THREATS.
SO THE STU SUPERINTENDENT MUST PROVIDE MATERIALS TO PARENTS REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF AND STRATEGIES FOR RESPONDING TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR, INDICATING, INDICATING A THREAT OF VIOLENCE OR SELF HARM.
THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED INITIALLY OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE PARENT THREAT ASSESSMENT.
TEAMS MUST MEET MONTHLY COUNSELING, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INDIVIDUALS WILL MAKE UP THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS. SO THIS IS A BIT OF A CHANGE, UH, EVEN IF THERE'S NOT A THREAT.
THE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM IS TO MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL THREATS FOR EVERY SCHOOL.
C-P-R-A-E-D CERTIFIED PERSONNEL.
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TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY PLANS SCHOOLS WITH A ATHLETIC EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN OR CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS MUST ENSURE APPROPRIATE STAFF ARE TRAINED IN FIRST AID CPR AND A ED USE FOR OPIOID ANTAGONIST ADMINISTRATION, AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE IN EACH SCHOOL MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO, UH, BY A PROVIDER, MUST BE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO ADMINISTER THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST AND BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE SUPPLY DURING SCHOOL HOURS.THIS, THIS REFLECTS NEW STATE CODE AND IT HAS TO DO WITH OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
UM, A NEW POLICY ADDRESSES THE ADMINISTRATION MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND RECORD KEEPING OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
IT ALSO REQUIRES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE AND PLACEMENT AND OUTLINES PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
SO EACH SCHOOL MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO UNEXPIRED DOSES OF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST AND RECORDS MUST BE MAINTAINED TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS THE CASE.
THESE, UH, RELATES TO SAFETY DRILLS, SUTTON, CARDIAC ARREST DRILLS.
THESE DRILLS ARE NOW REQUIRED ANNUALLY AND ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN OR ATHLETIC EMERGENCY PLAN.
ALSO, BLEEDING CONTROL KITS, I BELIEVE I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT'S IN THIS POLICY AS WELL.
UH, BLEEDING CONTROL KITS MUST BE PRESENTED DURING ALL SAFETY DRILLS, SO THEY MUST BE BE THERE ON THE SCENE.
OKAY, STOP ME IF I'M GOING TOO FAST.
FEA REQUIRES THAT, UH, WE HAVE OUR HVAA SYSTEMS, UH, INSPECTED ON A, UH, EVERY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS AND THE INSPECTION REPORT MUST BE MADE PUBLIC.
GCB PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONTRACTS.
THIS POLICY WAS UPDATED TO REMOVE THE DUPLICATION.
SOME OF THESE ARE JUST MINOR CHANGES.
SO IT WAS JUST UPDATED TO REMOVE SOME DUPLICATION.
GCDA EXCEPTIONS TO HIRING INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIME FELONIES OR CRIMES OF MORAL TURPITUDE.
DATED IS AGAIN, FOR NOW ARE NOW PERMITTED UNDER THE CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
AND THEY'RE THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT WERE LISTED PREVIOUSLY.
GCE IN GCDA IS ONE OF THOSE POLICIES THAT HAS A CHOICE.
SO I'M GONNA LET, UM, MR. JOHNSON TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE IN POLICY NOW ON PAGE FOUR, YOU'LL SEE THE OPTIONS.
YOU SAID THIS IS ON PAGE FOUR OF THIS, I'M SORRY, 27.
THESE ARE OPTIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE GCDA.
UH, OPTION ONE, THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE MUST PAY FOR FINGERPRINTING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND ABUSE AND NEGLECT CHECK CONDUCTED.
PURSUANT TO THIS POLICY, THE SCHOOL BOARD PAYS FOR OPTION TWO.
THE SCHOOL BOARD PAYS FOR FINGERPRINTING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND ABUSE AND NEGLECT, UH, CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS POLICY.
AND OPTION THREE, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEES SHARE THE COST.
CURRENTLY, UH, WHEN WE'RE HIRING, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS PAYING FOR THIS, UM, PART OF THIS SO WE CAN
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STAY CONSISTENT WITH THAT.AND YOU COULD CHOOSE OPTION TWO IF YOU WANT TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.
WHAT'S THE CURRENT PRICE? $37.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE, OR IS IT TOO EARLY TO TELL WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS WILL DO IN THIS REGARD? JUST FOR COMPARISON, IT SAID THAT'S SPLIT SOME DIVISIONS PAPERWORK AND SOME HAVE THE, THE APPLICANT'S PAPERWORK.
MOST OF THE TIME THE DIVISIONS ARE PAYING FOR JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO FIND AN EMPLOYEE ANYWAYS.
MAKING IT EASIER IS ALWAYS A GOOD OPTION.
WOULD YOU, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO GIVE US SOME INPUT? UH, WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO PUT OPTION TWO AND CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE BACKGROUND SCREENINGS.
DO YOU NEED A MOTION OR YOU JUST WANT TO WELL, WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON IT NEXT TIME, BUT, OKAY.
I, I THINK CONTINUING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF SOMEONE FEELS STRONGLY DIFFERENT THAN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
GCE DEALS WITH, UH, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS PROVISIONS FOR LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS BETWEEN 90 AND 180 DAYS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, FOR EACH ONE OF THESE TEACHERS.
AND, UH, LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTES MUST NOW MUST HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND NOT MEET THE, UH, NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY FOR A PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
SO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS IF THEY CAN GET A PROVISIONAL LICENSE, THEY SHOULD DO SO.
UM, OR HAVE HELD AN ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
GCL DEALS WITH, UH, PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE CLARIFIED.
I'LL CIRCLE BACK AROUND TO GCG IN JUST A SECOND.
UM, PROFESSIONAL DRAFT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE CLARIFIED WITH EFFECTIVE DATES NO LATER THAN 2027 DASH 2028.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNICATING WITH AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER MAY BE PROVIDED ANNUALLY FOR EMPLOYEES IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH STUDENTS.
LIMITATIONS ARE PLACED ON THE TOTAL FREQUENCY AND DURATION REQUIRED NON-ACADEMIC TRAININGS FOR TEACHERS.
SO IN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, UH, TEACHERS CAN ONLY COMPLETE 25 HOURS OF NON-ACADEMIC TRAINING BECAUSE THE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PDS AND TRAININGS AND WHATNOT.
ALRIGHT, SO WE SKIPPED OVER ONE GCG IF YOU, UH, ARE FINAL ALARM, WHERE ABOUT ABOUT, WE'RE ON THE G'S.
SO, GCG, IF YOU NOTICE, THERE'S JUST SOME RED LINES, UM, AND THERE ARE SOME MINOR, UM, CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY TOOK OUT THE TERM HIM HER AND CHANGED IT WITH SUCH TEACHER.
THERE'S JUST SOME MINOR, UM, RED LINES AND, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE.
IT'S, IT'S A REAL, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UH, THIS PLACE IS LIMITATIONS ON THE LIABILITY AND OUR DISCIPLINE FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO ADMINISTERS AN OPIOID AND ANTAGONIST IN GOOD FAITH.
SO, UH, IF SOMEONE'S IN TROUBLE AND ONE OF OUR TEACHERS TAKES ACTIONS, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT TRAINED, THIS, THIS SAYS THEY CANNOT BE DISCIPLINED IF THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
OKAY, WE'RE ON TO THE EYES, I PROMISE WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
IGAG SCHOOL BOARDS ARE TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND REVERSAL AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL, UM, OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION REVERSAL INSTRUCTION, UH, AND AT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL.
AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE, FOR THIS POLICY, BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR, UH, PRESENTATIONS WITH THIS FOR LIKE, ASSISTANCE WITH THIS.
UM, I TALKING IT OVER WITH DR. MILLER, WE RECOMMEND WE, THIS IS ONE WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.
UH, THE LOGICAL PLACE FOR THIS IS IN HEALTH CLASS AND, UH, WE RECOMMEND GRADE 10, UH, DURING HEALTH CLASS.
AND, UH, AS LONG, THAT'S WHAT WILL BE
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IN THE POLICY WHEN WE HAVE THE SECOND READING.UM, HOW DO I SAY THIS? SO, FOR THE TRAINING, DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND, AND I, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY FOR ME TO SAY IT.
ARE WE TRYING TO DO A SCARE TACTIC AS OPPOSED TO A HEALTH EDUCATOR? NO, NO, NO.
THE, THE, THE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY DOES, DOES THIS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE WHERE THEY JUST COME IN AND THEY TALK ABOUT OPIOIDS AND OVERDOSE AND HOW TO PREVENT IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY SHOW A LITTLE VIDEO AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IGAJ, UH, THERE'S NO POLICY CHANGE TO THIS, BUT THE LANGUAGE ADDED TO A FOOTNOTE ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL EDUCATION DURING OR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS.
SO THERE'S REALLY NO BIG CHANGE TO THAT.
AND WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL TEACHER, SO IT'S, WE PROVIDE IT WHEN WE CAN PROVIDE IT.
IGBA POST-SECONDARY TRANSITION AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE TO BE, UH, CONSIDERED AND DOCUMENTED AT IEP MEETINGS.
ALSO, IEPS MUST INCLUDE LANGUAGE ADDRESSING ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, INCLUDING EVACUATIONS.
ALSO, PARENTS MUST BE NOTIFIED OF A STUDENT'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS REGARDING DUAL ENROLLMENT PRIOR TO THE 11TH AND 12TH GRADE IEP PLANNING PROCESS.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER NEW POLICY, IGBJ.
THIS NEW POLICY SETS CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT TO ENROLL IN ADVANCED OR ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS WITH AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND A PARENTAL OPT OUT OPTION.
THAT'S THE PART THAT'S, THAT'S NEW.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT PATHWAYS.
THIS WILL NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED ON A ANNUAL BASIS AND A STAFF MEMBER WILL NEED TO CREATE, UH, THIS NOTICE FOR US.
AND WE'RE ALREADY, WE'RE ALREADY GETTING ON TOP OF IT.
JC JC THIS IS, UH, WE ARE, THIS IS AN OPTIONAL POLICY, BUT IT'S A POLICY THAT IS ALREADY IN OUR POLICIES.
SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT WE JUST KEEP DOING THIS.
SO THIS IS OPTIONAL LANGUAGE FOR SCHOOL BOARDS TO PERMIT ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS WHO DO NOT RESIDE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DIVISION UNDER CERTAIN CRITERIA.
SO THIS IS ALREADY IN OUR POLICY.
I RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THIS OPTIONAL POLICY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS? WHICH ONE ARE WE ON? DID WE SKIP OVER ACCEPTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM USE OR DID I GET DISTRACTED? WE DID.
WHICH ONE DID I MISS? UH, MRS. TURNER RIGHT AFTER ADVANCED OR ACCELERATED MATHEMATICS.
IT'S THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PAGE.
ACCEPTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM USE.
PAGE 48 IF I'M OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE LEGAL REFERENCE.
SO THIS, SEVERAL OF THE POLICIES ARE JUST UPDATING LEGAL REFERENCES AND CROSS REFERENCES.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POLICIES.
WHAT ABOUT TWINS? JCJ? AGAIN, UH, VERY MINOR CHANGES TO SOME OF THE, UH, READING OR SOME OF THE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DEADLINE THERE AND SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE IF YOU ARE FILING A WRONG, UM, TAKES OUT A, A FEW.
THE, THE, THE POLICY ITSELF DEALS WITH TWINS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S WORDED DIFFERENTLY.
IT'S, IT'S NOT ANY REAL CHANGE TO THE POLICY PER SE.
JUST THE WORDING OF SAID POLICY.
ALRIGHT, WHERE WAS I GONNA FALL THROUGH THERE?
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JC JECR DEALS WITH, UH, LEGAL REFERENCES AND CROSS REFERENCES.UH, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THIS POLICY.
UM, THERE IS AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO, UM, INSERT SOME LANGUAGE, UH, AS, AS TO WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOME CONSIDERATION, UH, FOR, FOR A STUDENT ADMISSION, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT BUTTONED UP BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE SECOND READING.
IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS, SOME MINOR RED LINES AND SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO THIS POLICY THAT DEALS WITH, UH, EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
JFC, I BELIEVE JFC IS JUST A, A FOOTNOTE ADDITION.
I DON'T SEE ANY RED LINES IN JFC IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THERE.
THERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL, UH, WORDS ADDED TO SOME OF THE, UM, ON PAGE, SOME OF THE POLICY ON PAGE THREE.
ALL JFCD, THE CROSS REFERENCES FOR THIS POLICY HAD BEEN UPDATED AND SOME, UM, WORDS ADDED IN TERMS OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH WEAPONS IN SCHOOLS.
SO THEY ADDED A FEW OF THE SIGHING TERMS FOR SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE WEAPONS.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH, UH, STUDENT CELL PHONES.
I'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE HAS TO DO WITH, UH, STUDENT CELL PHONES.
OF COURSE, WE ALL, UM, KNEW ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE ABOUT CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS.
BUT THE BIG PART OF THIS, UH, POLICY STATES THAT NO STUDENT THAT THIS KIND OF GOES AGAINST WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
NO STUDENT SHALL BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED SOLELY BASED ON THE CELL PHONE POLICY.
SO NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED JUST FOR HAVING A CELL PHONE ON THE POSSESSION.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE, WE MAY NEED TO REVISIT SOME OF THAT ALSO IN THIS POLICY.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO, UM, INSERT, UM, HOW WE ARE HANDLING THIS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, ET CETERA.
JFCI DEALS WITH STUDENT, UH, STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
AND AGAIN, VERY MINOR CHANGES.
CROSS REFERENCES IN SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT BEEN, UM, TAKEN OUT ARE ADDED IN J-H-C-J-H-C DEALS WITH STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES.
UM, AGAIN, THERE IS OPTIONAL LANGUAGE IN J-H-J-H-C THAT DEALS WITH TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SERVICES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE FIRST PAGE THERE.
THERE, I'M NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT DEFINITELY NEED TO, UM, HAVE SOME, UH, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE CAN, UH, INSERT.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF PARTNERED WITH THE EASTERN SHORE WORLD HEALTH.
SO WE'RE DEFINITELY, UH, RECOMMENDING INSERTING THIS OPTIONAL LANGUAGE FOR THIS POLICY.
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I GOT, YEAH, I GOT IT.ALRIGHT, JHCD AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME, UH, OPTIONAL LANGUAGE REGARDING SEIZURE RESCUE MEDICATIONS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WHICH ALLOW SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT POLICIES ON ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENT SELF POSSESSION, UH, WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
SO AGAIN, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE INCLUDE THE OPTIONAL LANGUAGE.
IT JUST, IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO SELF CARRY THIS TYPE OF MEDICATION.
ALSO, AUTHORIZE THIS ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST BY A SCHOOL NURSE OR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE, JJAG.
THIS IS THE STUDENT, UH, ATHLETE EXTREME HEALTH PROTECTION, UH, FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION.
SOME NEW POLICY THAT, UH, SETS REGULATIONS ON GUIDELINES FOR MONITORING AND COUNSELING, SPORTING EVENTS OR PRACTICES.
THEY REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP TIERED PROCEDURES BASED ON WEATHER AND HEAT.
UH, ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES TO PREVENT HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND PROCESSES FROM REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING INJURIES OR, AND OR DEATHS.
THESE, UH, POLICIES ARE TO BE REVIEWED AND UPDATED ON A BIANNUAL BASIS.
AND THESE ARE ALREADY, WE ALREADY HAVE, THESE TIERS HAVE BEEN ALREADY BEEN CREATED.
UM, I THINK THAT THE IMPORTANCE PIECE OF THIS IS TO KNOW THAT WE CANNOT GO BY THE HEAT INDEX ACCORDING TO THE NEWS OR THE LOCAL WEATHER STATION.
WE HAVE TO USE WHAT THEY CALL THE WE FULL GLOBE TEMPERATURE AND WE ALREADY HAVE THOSE, UM, IN PLACE.
SO WE HAVE THOSE TO USE ALREADY.
JO DEALS WITH STUDENT RECORDS LANGUAGE ADDED REGARDING THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM WHERE A STUDENT'S STREET ADDRESS IS NOT PART OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.
ALSO, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO REDACT THE FOSTER PARENT'S ADDRESS FROM RECORDS PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT'S PARENT WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING BY THE FOSTER PARENT.
THERE IS ALSO A, UH, SECTION THAT WE WILL NEED TO, UH, COMPLETE AND, UH, MAKE WHOLE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING FOR YOU TO APPROVE.
WE DO HAVE THIS LIST IN OUR CURRENT JAIL POLICY.
ALRIGHT, JRCA STUDENT SERVICES.
UH, OUR STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS USE A STUDENT USE OF STUDENT PER PERSONAL INFORMATION REVISIONS TO INCORPORATE CHANGES RELATED TO STUDENT ISSUED DEVICE AND SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER PREVIOUS CONTRACT TERMS NOW APPLY TO SCHOOL BOARDS INDEPENDENTLY ISSUING DEVICES WITH ADDED REQUIREMENTS TO DELETE AND OR SAFEGUARD PERSONAL INFORMATION DURING TRANSFERS OF USERS.
SO THEY'RE WIPING THE COMPUTERS CLEAN BEFORE IT GETS ISSUED TO SOMEONE ELSE.
ALSO LIMITS AND PROHIBITS THE USE OF SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICES FOR ACCESSING OR MONITORING ACTIVITIES LIKE LOCATION TRACKING UNLESS SPECIFIC USES, UH, OR UNLESS FOR SPECIFIC USES OR IT IS SUBJECT TO A WARRANT.
THIS DOES NOT AFFECT OUR FILTERS.
SO IF WE, IF A STUDENT IS ACCESSING SITES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON, WE CAN STILL USE OUR FILTER AND THAT WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE FILTER AND WE CAN INVESTIGATE THAT.
IT JUST MEANS THAT THEY CAN'T, THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT CAN'T GET IN PEOPLE'S EMAILS OR TRACK THE LOCATION WITHOUT A WARRANT.
KBA UH, THIS POLICY REQUIRES A FOIA OFFICER, UH, TRAINING UPDATE TO INCLUDE ONLINE OPTIONS IN ANY SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL COUNSEL WHO IS ALSO A FOIA OFFICER MUST COMPLETE FOIA TRAINING.
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THIS IS A NEW POLICY.NEW POLICY NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL CONNECTED, UH, STUDENT OVERDOSE.
A NEW POLICY DEFINES SCHOOL CONNECTED STUDENT OVERDOSE AND SUSPECTED SCHOOL CONNECTED STUDENT OVERDOSE.
IT MANDATES PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CONFIRMATION OR SUSPECTED OVERDOSE, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE LOCATION, UH, AND, AND ALSO REQUIRES CORRECTIONS.
IF THERE ARE INACCURACIES, EVERY REASONABLE STEP SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD PRIVACY AND DIGNITY.
K KQ REQUIRES ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT FELONY OR CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE WHO MAY HAVE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, IS NOT EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED UNLESS SPECIFIC, UH, CONDITIONS ARE MET.
AND I READ THEM EARLIER IN THE EARLIER POLICY.
WHAT LBD THIS POLICY CLA IS CLARIFYING, UM, REGARDING, UH, DISCLOSURE AND LIMITATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PARENTAL CONSENT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER VIRGINIA CODE TWO 2.1 DASH 2 5 4.
IT HAS TO DO WITH HOME INSTRUCTION.
LC IS ALL ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION IS LC DASH E.
UM, THE MAJORITY OF THE REVISIONS ARE FORMATTING FOR CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
THIS POLICY REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARDS TO INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR ANY CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS.
WHERE WAS THE FIRST ONE? THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM,
SO LC, YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS AND I MISSED IT THERE, THERE'S SOME PROCEDURES WE HAVE TO INSERT AROUND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
DO WE HAVE SAMPLES OR SOMETHING? OR THIS IS A, IT'S A LOT TO ABSORB, SO FORGIVE ME FOR WHATEVER I'M MISSING.
UH, IT'S NOT A NEW POLICY, SO WE WILL BE REFLECTING WHAT OUR CURRENT POLICY IS.
AND BRINGING IT TO YOU FOR THE SECOND READING.
THAT DIDN'T EVEN TAKE AN HOUR.
UH, WHAT DAY IS THIS? ALRIGHT, UM, SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
UM, SO IT IS BEEN A BUSY TWO DAYS.
UM, EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERY WARM.
UM, NORTHAMPTON DID NOT GET TO JOIN US THROUGH THE SOLS, BUT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF KIDS THERE.
SO I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE.
UM, I DID GET TO CHECK ON, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK FOR 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES THIS SUMMER.
UM, AND I WAS ASKED TO CHECK ON SOME CLOCK IN, UM, TIMEKEEPING PROGRAMS. AND SO THERE WERE THREE OF 'EM, UM, THAT WERE MENTIONED.
AND SO I'M JUST GONNA RUN DOWN WHAT I FOUND ON THOSE AS FAR AS PEOPLE CLOCKING IN FOR THE SUMMER HOURS, UM, WE DID CHECK WITH POWERSCHOOL, UM, TCP TIME CLOCK PLUS IT IS, UM, IT WOULD BE $74,000, UM, TO GET, AND IT IS A COUPLE MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT THAT.
SO IT WOULD NOT BE SET IN TIME FOR, UM, THE SUMMER.
UM, WE ALSO CHECKED ON FRONTLINE.
IT IS $10,400 TO IMPLEMENT AND THEN IT'S 23 TO 24,000 A YEAR AFTER THAT FOUR MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT, SO IT WON'T BE READY.
UM, CLOCK WAS 4,000, BETWEEN FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS A MONTH, WHICH EQUALS OUT TO 52,000 TO 158,000 ANNUALLY.
SO I DIDN'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT AN IMPLEMENTATION
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TIMELINE ON THAT BECAUSE IT WAS, IT PRICED OUT ON US.SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE ON PLUNK AND, AND TIMEKEEPING.
IT'S VERY CLOSE TO SUMMERTIME, SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT IN PLACE.
IT WOULD JUST SIMPLY BE AT THIS POINT, A SIGN.
PEOPLE SIGN IN WHEN THEY COME IN TYPE DEAL.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S AT.
SO I MUST HAVE MISSED, UM, THE, THE DISCUSSION.
I, MAYBE I JUST DON'T RECALL AN INQUIRY ABOUT CLOCKING IN AND CLOCKING OUT.
THE 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED JUST LIKE OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND, AND TO, TO, TO, TO EVEN CONSIDER HAVING THEM CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT SEEMS LIKE A STEP BACKWARD.
PARTICULARLY WHEN I CONSIDER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRINCIPALS, FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN, I SEE THEM, THEY'RE OUT AT BASKETBALL GAMES AND FOOTBALL GAMES.
SO THIS IDEA OF CLOCKING IN AND CLOCKING OUT AS A PROFESSIONAL, I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD ACTUALLY FIND IT INSULTING IF I WERE A 12 MONTH EMPLOYEE.
I MEAN, MAYBE I MISSED THE DISCUSSION.
I SAY AGAIN, BUT, AND ESPECIALLY AT THESE COSTS, I, I CAN SEE WHY, WHY SOMEONE MIGHT'VE BEEN IN, IS INTERESTED IN CLOCKING, IN, CLOCKING OUT PERHAPS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE IF, IF THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, I THINK THERE ARE WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT WITHOUT HAVING THE TAIL WAG THE DOG, SO TO SPEAK, BY MAKING EVERYBODY CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT.
MAY MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING.
WHAT, WHAT AM I MISSING? WHO, WHO ARE WE ASKING THE 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES TO CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT? DO THE TEACHERS CLOCK IN AND CLOCK IN? I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TIME CLOCKS AT ALL.
I MEAN, I, I'M SPEAKING FOR LISA.
I, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT, WHAT I'M HEARING MADAM CHAIR, BUT I, I, I DIDN'T, I DON'T, DID WE TALK ABOUT THIS? I, I DON'T, WE MAY HAVE ANYONE ELSE.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE ON TO THE OKAY.
I CAN SAY I JUST AGREE WITH DR. JOHNSON.
'CAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME COMING UP ABOUT THE 12 MONTHS, UH, FOR THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
I'M A 12 MONTH EMPLOYEE WITH THE STATE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE CLOCK IN ABOUT THAT.
I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.
UH, ESPECIALLY NOW WE ARE ON A TIGHT BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY TRYING TO GO OUT BY SOFTWARE TO CLOCK IN AND OUT WHEN IT'S UP TO YOUR SUPERVISOR TO REALLY, UH, SUPERVISE THEIR EMPLOYEES.
IF IT, IF THE EMPLOYEE, THE SUPERVISOR DOES IT, THAT MEANS THE SUPERVISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
SO I RECOMMEND THAT WE DO NOT JUST TRY TO GET THIS SOFTWARE FOR CHECKING IN AND OUT FOR SOME OF EMPLOYEES.
ARE WE, ARE WE VOTING ON SOMETHING? NO.
WELL, THEY HAD ACTION ITEMS HERE.
YEAH, THAT'S, WELL, IT'S FOR THE SCHEDULE.
MEMO AND I THINK INCLUDES THAT, THAT, I'M SORRY, THAT WAS, OH, IT'S, SO THERE'S A SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
I DON'T THINK IT LISTED UNDER.
SO ARE YOU FAILING DR. MILLER? I'M SORRY.
WAS THAT'S YOUR FINAL REPORT THAT THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GIVEN OR YOU STILL GOT MORE? THAT, THAT WAS ALL I HAD FOR RIGHT NOW.
WELL, IT'S, SO THE NEXT STEP IS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NOPE.
NO, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE US ACTUALLY GETTING TO TANGIER IN OCTOBER.
I THINK THE WIND IS USUALLY BAD, BUT WE CAN LEAVE THAT IF YOU ALL WANT TO LEAVE IT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MAD A CHAIR MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE, UH, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE AS PRESENTED.
OPPOSED? THE MEETING DATES ARE SET.
NEXT UP ARE THE SUMMER WORK HOURS.
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SO MY 2 CENTS, UM, I HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR 18 YEARS AND FOR 18 YEARS.THE SUMMER WORK SCHEDULE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POINT OF DISCUSSION AND CONTENTION.
WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP VISITING THIS.
I I DON'T THINK WE NEED A TIME CLOCK BECAUSE AS PROFESSIONALS, AS ADULTS, EVERYONE SHOULD BE WORKING THE HOURS THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING.
AND IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING, YOU HAVE HOURS THAT YOU CAN USE IF YOU NEED TO TAKE OFF.
SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY LAPSES IN INTEGRITY, CREDIBILITY, EVERYONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
I WANNA SAY THIS IS PROBABLY YEAR WHAT, 33, 34.
THAT YOU ALL HAVE HAD A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK.
AT LEAST 32 YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING.
AND EVERY YEAR FOR 18 YEARS, WE'VE HAD TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ALL CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT SAME THING.
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE SUMMER WORK HOURS AS PRESENTED IN DR.
UM, THE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM SEVEN TO, WHAT IS IT, FIVE 30 WITH THE 30 MINUTE LUNCH.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT OR NOT, OR IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
ALL IN FAVOR? SO, QUICK QUESTION.
SO, WELL I KNOW KNOW TOO, BUT, UM, SO, SO I MEAN, I'M JUST THINKING AGAIN, TH 30 MINUTE LUNCH IS THAT, IS THAT STANDARD? I I CAME FROM AN EMPLOYER WHERE, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M MORE ACCUSTOMED TO SYSTEMS AND I DON'T KNOW SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I DON'T KNOW SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I HAVE NOT DONE THE RESEARCH, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON I'M ASKING THE QUESTION AGAIN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES.
MOST OF 'EM PROBABLY DON'T EVEN GET A LUNCH.
WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE, I ASK BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
STANDARD TO FAIR LABOR BUSINESS.
HEY, YOU GET BREAKS IN THERE TOO, DR. JOHNSON.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT, I DIDN'T FOR LUNCHES TO TALK.
I DON'T WANT MS HANDED TO THROW SOMETHING AT ME, BUT THAT, THAT, NO, I WAS
WHEN, WHEN, IN MY EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS, IF WHEN WE SPECIFY 30 MINUTE LUNCH, WE TYPICALLY INCLUDE BREAKS.
AND SOMETIMES PLEASE NOBODY DON'T THROW ANYTHING.
PEOPLE CAN USE THE BREAKS TO EXTEND THEIR LUNCH IF THEY HAVE TO.
BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TALKING.
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE I'M OKAY FOR THE QUESTION.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
OPPOSED? NA SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
WHAT IS THAT? THERE IS NO DOCUMENT ATTACHED.
DO Y'ALL WANT TO DO, DO Y'ALL RECALL LOOKING AT THIS OR DO YOU WANNA VOLUNTEER? YES, MA'AM.
CAN WE TABLE THIS UNTIL NEXT MEETING WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DOCUMENT ONLINE? I WHY DON'T WE TABLE IT UNTIL A WE'LL DISCUSS, WE CAN, UH, DISCUSS ENCLOSED SESSION AND IN THE MEANTIME I WILL EMAIL IT TO YOU.
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TONIGHT SO WE'RE NOT GONNA AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
YOU MEAN YOU'RE GONNA SEND THE DOCUMENT TONIGHT? I WILL.
I EVERYONE HAS THE DOCUMENT IN THEIR EMAIL.
I WILL RESEND IT AGAIN SO EVERYONE CAN LOOK AT IT.
THEY WON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT IN THEIR EMAIL.
I WILL FIND IT AND I WILL SEND IT TO EVERYONE IN JUST A MOMENT.
THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE, THERE IS NO DOCUMENT.
IT IS THE SAME DOCUMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING.
IT WAS IN YOUR EMAIL OR THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE LAST TIME.
BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS ON OUR BOARD DOC.
SO FOR, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU SAYING IT HASN'T CHANGED, BUT I HAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE YEAH, IT HAS TO BE PART OF OUR RECORD THAT WE, BUT THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PREPAREDNESS AND MY AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE, THE MONEY TO DO THIS WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR OR IS THIS NOT THE SAME? WE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE TEACHER SALARY SCALES.
SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE.
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THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW THAT IT HAS APPEARED ON THE AGENDA TWICE.THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I CAN'T SEE IT.
SO, UM, I KNOW THERE WAS, UH, EMAILS FEELING THAT IT, THAT IT WAS ADVERTISED ONE WAY AND PRESENTED A DIFFERENT WAY.
AND I FEEL THERE MAY BE SOME TEACHERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE COULD HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTED.
UM, I ACTUALLY, UM, SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.
PERHAPS IT'S, IT'S AN ERROR, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE MEETING WHERE TEACHER AND STAFF COMMENT.
WE'VE GOT PUBLIC COMMENT AT 10.01.
I THINK THIS IS THE MEETING WHERE TEACHERS YES.
GET TO MAKE COMMENTS SO EVERYBODY CAN SPEAK.
OKAY, WE'LL, WE'LL POSTPONE THAT TILL AFTER THE CLOSE VOTE.
WE'LL JUST MOVE IT DOWN ON THE AGENDA.
WHAT'S THAT? A MOTION NEEDS TO BE MADE.
MOVE THOSE ITEMS. YOU MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THOSE TWO ITEMS TO THE END OF THE AGENDA.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE, WE MOVE THESE TWO ITEMS TO THE END OF THE, UM, MEETING.
SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND MOVE THOSE TWO ITEMS, THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AND THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
OPPOSED? OKAY, SO NEXT UP IS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
DID HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY, BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT.
OKAY, I'M GONNA, ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA SPARE YOU THIS ONCE.
WHAT I GOTTA TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS, IS THE THING THAT'S BEEN BLOWING UP MY EMAIL, MY CELL PHONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TEACHER SALARIES.
IS THESE CLEAR BACKPACKS AND WATER BOTTLES? UM, I HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE CLEAR BACKPACKS AND MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I WAS IN PUBLIC SAFETY FOR SO LONG, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I REMEMBER WHO I WORKED FOR SITTING AT THIS TABLE.
I WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS, BUT TONIGHT I'D KIND OF LIKE TO SEE THIS GO BACK TO THE SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING DIFFERENT WE COULD DO.
BECAUSE THE FOLKS THAT ARE CALLING ME DON'T WANT IT.
I, I HAVE STRONG FEELINGS FOR IT, BUT I COME FROM A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND AT MOST FOLKS.
AND, AND I'M GLAD MOST FOLKS DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WHAT I HAD TO DO FOR 25 YEARS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I, I KNOW WHO I WORK FOR.
I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO DO AWAY WITH IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO BACK TO THE SAFETY COMMITTEE.
OKAY, MR. WHIPPER? UH, I'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT THE CLEAR BACKPACKS.
UH, I DID SOME RESEARCH MY OWN, UH, THIS PAST WEEK.
I TALKED TO ADMINISTRATORS, UH, STUDENTS AND, AND SOME SSOS ABOUT IT.
UM, FROM WHAT I SEE, I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE BACKPACKS HAVE TOO MANY COMPARTMENTS IN THEM.
AND I THINK IF WE MODIFIED IT TO ONLY MAYBE A LIMIT OF, UH, THREE MAXIMUM COMPARTMENTS, A LOT OF THIS STUFF WOULD GO AWAY.
UM, SO REGARDLESS OF THE CLEAR BACKPACKS OR A MODIFIED BACKPACK POLICY SAYING THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE THESE BACKPACKS THAT HAVE A HUNDRED DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS, WHERE THESE KIDS ARE HIDING STUFF EVERY DAY, AND IT'S, AND IT'S HARDER FOR THE SSOS TO SEARCH ALL THE COMPARTMENTS.
UM, AS FAR AS THE WATER BOTTLES, MY PERSONAL OPINION WOULD BE THAT THEY COULD BRING WHATEVER THEY WANTED AS LONG AS THEY HAD NO LIQUID AT ALL.
UM, IT'S KINDA LIKE GOING IN THE AIRPORT.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA DUMP ALL THAT STUFF OUT BEFORE YOU GO TO SECURITY.
UH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BIGGER STANLEY CUPS ARE BEING USED AS WEAPONS.
IF THEY DON'T USE THAT, THEY'RE GONNA FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO USE.
UM, SO I THINK WE NEED TO AMEND WHAT WE DISCUSSED.
LIKE MR. NEIL SAID, GO BACK TO THE SAFETY COMMITTEE AND, AND THE CLEAR BACKPACKS.
IF YOU HAVE A CLEAR BACKPACK, YEAH, IT'S THE KIDS ARE GONNA HIDE STUFF IN THE MIDDLE, SO YOU'RE ONLY GONNA SEE THE OUTSIDE AND, AND THE OTHER SIDE.
UM, IT DEFINITELY GIVES A, A, A SENSE OF SAFETY, UH, AND I THINK IT DOES WORK, BUT THE KIDS ARE GONNA FIND OTHER WAYS TO HIDE STUFF.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO AMEND SOME THINGS BEFORE WE MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK
BASICALLY, WELCOME US HERE AT THE SCHOOL.
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THANK YOU.UM, I'M ALSO AGREE WITH, UH, MR.
I'M WORKING WITH TRYING TO GET ANOTHER COMPANY COMING HERE THAT WILL MAKE ALL THIS GO AWAY.
AND PLUS WE WILL PUSH THIS, TRY TO PUSH THIS AMENDMENT BACK TO THE SAFETY BOARD.
BUT I'M DEFINITELY AGAINST THE, UH, CLEAR BACKPACK.
'CAUSE LIKE MR. UH, NEIL SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE'S CALLING AND MY AREA, THEY'RE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
SO I JUST SAY, WE NEED TO TABLE THIS AND SAFE SAFETY COMMITTEE NEEDS TO, UH, CHECK THIS OUT AGAIN.
WELL, I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A, UM, DIFFERENT APPROACH.
UM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, YOU'RE GONNA TALK THE TALK, YOU GOTTA WALK THE WALK.
SO I WENT INTO, UM, ARCADIA HIGH ON FRIDAY AND WATCHED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE, IN THE BAG CHECKS.
UM, DID HAVE AN EVENTFUL DAY AS PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT AN ISSUE HAD HAPPENED.
UM, SO THEN AFTER THAT I WENT TO KAGY TANK AND I WAS, UM, ABLE TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE CHECKING THE BAGS THERE, AND A COUPLE HANDED ME SOME GLOVES AND SAID, COME ON, HELP US.
AND IT'S, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK.
UM, I WAS BY THE END OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SWEATING, YOU'RE MOVING FAST.
BUT, UM, THE WHOLE TIME MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, UM, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STUDENT OVER, ACROSS THE BAY, BRINGING THAT GUN INTO THE SCHOOL.
AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS THOROUGH.
AND I, SOME OF THE BOOK BAGS OPEN UP A FEW PIECES OF PAPER.
SOME OF 'EM LOOKED LIKE THEY BROUGHT THE KITCHEN SINK.
THERE WAS SO MANY BOOKS IN THERE.
AND, UM, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK.
AND I THANK THOSE THAT HAVE DONE IT.
UM, BUT PEOPLE THAT I'VE TALKED TO THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK FOR WALKING THE WALK DO WANT THOSE CLEAR BACKPACKS.
THEY THOUGHT IT'S NOT GONNA STOP, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE BAGS, BUT IT'S STILL GONNA HAVE TO BE A THOROUGH CHECK.
UM, AND THEN I'VE HAD SOME OTHER PEOPLE SAY THAT, AS YOU CAN PROBABLY SAW ON FACEBOOK AND SOME OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT A LOT OF THEM DON'T WANT THIS.
UM, I THINK KIND OF HAVE TO AGREE WITH, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD THAT I THINK WE NEED TO TABLE IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF LOOK INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THESE THAT ARE CHECKING THESE BAGS IN EVERY DAY.
I MEAN, ARCADIA HAD 600 SOME STUDENTS, I THINK, AND THEY WERE JUST ABOUT DONE WHEN THAT WHOLE ISSUE HAPPENED.
AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT EASY, TRULY IT'S NOT EASY.
AND, YOU KNOW, STICKING YOUR HANDS IN THESE BAGS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE.
UM, SOME OF THE GLOVES I GOT WAS ALL STICKY AND IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T PLEASANT.
SO, UM, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES DOING THIS STUFF.
SO, UM, THANK YOU TO ALSO
PUNGA FATIGUE ON YOUR SCORES AND GIRLS ON THE RUN.
THAT'S AN AWESOME PROGRAM AND I'M GR GLAD IT'S GROWING AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT INCLUDING THE BOYS.
AND ABOUT THE CLEAR BACKPACKS, I'LL SAY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CONTACT US, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT THESE KIDS ARE BRINGING TO SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE NOT SIT THROUGH THESE DISCIPLINE CASES AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE AMOUNT AND THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS THAT COME IN THE BACKPACKS.
AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO AID TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFER, TO MAKE THE SAFETY CHECKS MORE EFFICIENT IS A SMART THING TO DO.
AND THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT THAT.
MS. HANDY, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU
UM, I HAVE TWO THINGS FOR CLOSED SESSION, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WANNA BRING UP IN OPEN SESSION IS, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF CALENDARING SYSTEM? UM, BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT I WANTED TO BE TONIGHT.
IT WAS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL BECAUSE OF ANOTHER EVENT.
AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IF I'M A SINGLE PARENT AND I HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD, I HAVE TO DECIDE WHERE I'M GONNA GO ON WHAT NIGHT BECAUSE EACH OF MY CHILDREN MAY BE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL IN SCHOOL.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
UM, I KNOW WE HAD A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ONE NIGHT AND THERE WERE LIKE SOME BASEBALL GAMES AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON.
I THINK SOMEBODY MAY BE HAVING A SENIOR BANQUET OR SOMETHING TONIGHT.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, PARENTS WANNA DO THAT TOO, BUT THEY HAVE TO DECIDE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEIR PRIORITIES LIE WHEN IT COMES TO EVENTS.
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THANK YOU.UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UM, PUNTI FOR HOSTING US TONIGHT.
I WAS VERY EXCITED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO, TO GET TO COME TO A, A MEETING AT A SCHOOL IN MY OWN DISTRICT,
UM, AND, UH, THANK YOU TO DR. PATTERSON AND FOR MS. PAYNE FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND FOR SHARING THE, HAVING THE GIRLS, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GIRLS ON THE RUN COME OUT.
AND IT, IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT TO, TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY AND ESPECIALLY THE, THE, THE VERY WELL SPOKEN STUDENT.
UM, THREE THINGS, UM, PROBABLY SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
UM, IN TERMS OF CLEAR BACKPACKS, I DO HAVE A COUPLE, A FEW THINGS THAT I, I'D LIKE TO OFFER.
UM, THE FIRST IS, I, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS BOARD AT A FUTURE MEETING, UM, NEEDS TO DECIDE WHAT OUR POSITION IS.
WHEREVER IT LANDS AROUND CLEAR BACKPACKS, I DON'T AGREE WITH SENDING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, AND I HAVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE, SO I'M OPEN TO CORRECTION, BUT THE IDEA OF CLEAR BACKPACKS DIDN'T START IN THE SAFETY COMMITTEE.
UM, I THINK IT STARTED HERE AND I THINK THAT RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, PASS THAT OFF TO THE COMMITTEE, I THINK WE NEED TO DECIDE WHAT WE WANT AND TO PUT THAT INTO PLACE, I'LL LIVE WITH WHATEVER THAT DECISION IS.
I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF CLEAR BACKPACKS WHEN IT CAME UP BEFORE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME TO MY RECALL.
WHEN IT CAME UP ABOUT MAYBE ONE TO TWO YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T SEE ME PERSONALLY, AND I'M A RESEARCHER.
I, I DIDN'T FIND ANY DATA THEN.
AND I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY RECENTLY THAT HAS ME CONVINCED THAT THERE'S A GOOD ENOUGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH CLEAR BACKPACKS.
I THINK THAT WHAT I HAVE READ LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT CLEAR BACKPACKS ACTUALLY GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
I CAN'T GIVE ANY DETAILS, I WOULDN'T, BUT STUDENTS ARE QUITE CREATIVE WITH HOW THEY HIDE THINGS.
AND AGAIN, I SAY I THINK THAT CLEAR BACKPACKS WILL GIVE THOSE NO DISRESPECT INTENDED WHO ARE CHECKING BACKPACKS, A FALSE SENSE OF, OH, I CAN SEE WHAT'S IN THERE.
WE'VE STILL GOT A SEARCH ON WHETHER THEY'RE CLEAR OR NOT.
UM, ONE OF MY OTHER LARGE CONCERNS IS THAT CLEAR BACKPACKS, I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH, RIGHT, I HAVE FAMILY IN THE SYSTEM AND I HAVE YET TO FIND ONE THAT I THINK IS STURDY ENOUGH TO HOLD THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO CARRY.
AND AGAIN, FROM A RETURN ON INVESTMENT STANDPOINT, I THINK IT'S, UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE TO ASK PARENTS TO HAVE TO KEEP BUYING BACKPACK AFTER BACKPACK AFTER BACKPACK FOR LITTLE TO NO RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO SAY IS I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE SCHOOL SYSTEM LOCALLY OR ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
I'VE LIMITED MY, MY, UM, SEARCHES TO THE DISTRICT SURROUND US.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING THAT SAYS THAT USING CLEAR BACKPACKS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIGHER LEVELS OF SAFETY.
UM, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE SOME PROS.
I'M ON THE SAFETY COMMITTEE INTENTIONALLY.
SAFETY AND SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
NEVERTHELESS, I WILL BE VOTING NO FOR CLEAR BACKPACKS.
UM, THE SECOND, OH, MR. WHITE DIDN'T MENTION, AND I DON'T WANNA STEAL HIS THUNDER, AND I, I KNOW MADAM CHAIR, YOU MAY NOT WANT ME TO SAY TOO MUCH, BUT WE'RE ATTENDING A BRIEFING ON A SECURITY SYSTEM.
SO, SO THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER, THERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS SAFETY.
I, I DON'T SAY IT FOR COMPARISON.
MY SECOND TOPIC IS JUST TO SAY THAT, UM, MY HEALTH, AND I DON'T JUST MEAN MY PHYSICAL HEALTH HAS PREVENTED ME FROM SHOWING UP AT PLACES THAT I PLANNED TO BE RECENTLY.
I'LL GIVE ONE EX AND I, I, UM, EXPRESSED REGRET FOR THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT PUBLICLY.
THE EXAMPLE I'LL USE IS THE RETIREES.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS WILL HEAR THIS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BUT, UM, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TO CELEBRATE WITH THIS, THIS YEAR'S RETIREES, AND I SIMPLY WAS UNABLE.
AND SO GOING FORWARD, AS MY HEALTH ALLOWS, I'M GONNA TRY TO DO BETTER TO BE, UM, AT ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY ONCE I'VE COMMITTED, I WAS SIMPLY UNABLE TO BE AT THE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE.
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THIS THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ONLINE, THAT WE WILL, UM, REVISIT THIS AGENDA FORMAT.UM, I'M ROCKING WITH AND ROLLING WITH IT, BUT THIS SPLIT FORMAT FOR THE CLOSED SESSIONS, IT, IT JUST REALLY, UM, IT DOESN'T, DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL.
I I REALLY HOPE THAT, UM, IF I MAY BE SPECIFIC, MS. HANDY ACTUALLY PROVIDED A LARGE NUMBER, A FAIR NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT COULD IMPROVE OUR AGENDA.
UM, AND, AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE CAN REVISIT THOSE REALLY SOON.
UM, I GUESS MY RESPONSE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST BE, I, I AGREE WITH DR. JOHNSON.
I FEEL LIKE MR. WHIPPER DID THAT.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA, THEY ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED WITH A, WITH A, UM, TUMBLR OR A METAL WATER BOTTLE, THEY WOULD USE SOMETHING ELSE IF THEY WEREN'T USING THAT.
UM, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S A, THAT THEY'RE USING THOSE SOLELY AS TO ATTACK PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT'S A ISOLATED CASE.
UM, AND, UM, JUST HAPPENED TO BE HERE.
SCOTT, DON'T FORGET THE RULES.
ED'S GONNA READ THE RULES REAL QUICK.
THE RULES, ONE, IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY NAME AND 9 1 1 ADDRESS.
TWO SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
THREE, INDIVIDUALS MAY RESERVE OR TRANSFER THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
FOUR, SPEC SPECIFIC PERSONNEL MATTERS MUST NOT BE INITIATED AT A PUBLIC MEETING.
FIVE SPEAKERS CANNOT BE ABUSIVE, THREATENING, OR USE PROFANITY.
SIX, 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 THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR 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 CHAIRPERSON AT HER DISCRETION.
SOLICIT THE RESPONSE FROM THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER.
I'M AT 63 0 9 SMITH STREET IN SHIN TEA.
I'M CURRENTLY AN ENGLISH AND HISTORY TEACHER AT SHIN TEA COMBINED SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TEACHER PAY SCALE.
I'M CONSIDERED HIGHLY QUALIFIED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
I'M CERTIFIED TO TEACH SECONDARY ENGLISH.
ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORY.
CURRENTLY OVER 20% OF OUR WORKFORCE HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ASSET, AND YET WE'RE SEEING SIGNS THAT EXPERIENCE IS UNDERVALUED DUE TO THE COMPRESSION IN OUR PAY STRUCTURE.
THIS SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT TIME, DEDICATION AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AREN'T WORTH MUCH ANYMORE.
THIS COMPRESSION ISN'T JUST HURTING MORALE, IT'S THREATENING RETENTION.
COLLEAGUES WITH MANY YEARS OF SERVICE ARE CONSIDERING EARLY RETIREMENT OR LEAVING FOR NEARBY DIVISIONS THAT RECOGNIZE THEIR VALUE WITH MORE COMPETITIVE PAY.
RETAINING EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS IS NOT JUST A BUDGET LINE ITEM.
IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL CULTURE, AND MENTORSHIP FOR NEWER STAFF.
IF WE WANT TO BUILD STRONG SCHOOLS, WE MUST FIX THE COMPRESSION IN OUR SALARY STRUCTURE AND ENSURE FAIR STEP INCREASES.
I AM THE TEACHER THAT THIS BUDGET WAS CREATED FOR.
I'M IN YEAR 11 IN MY TEACHING CAREER.
I AM FROM WESTVILLE, VIRGINIA, A SMALL COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, ALMOST AS FAR FROM MACK THAT YOU CAN BE AND STILL BE IN THE STATE.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY TIES TO AKIMA COUNTY.
BY CLOSING THE COMPRESSION GAP AND CONTINUING TO OFFER SALARY THAT'S COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THIS WILL HELP RETAIN TEACHERS AND RECRUIT OTHERS TO THE COUNTY.
I'VE BEEN WELCOMED INTO EACH SPACE THAT I'VE STEPPED INTO IN THE SCHOOLS, FROM ARCADIA MIDDLE SHIN, KATI, TO THE MIGRANT PROGRAM AND ATHLETICS.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT MY HARD WORK, DEDICATION TO MY CLASSROOM AND CONTINUED EDUCATION IS VALUED.
I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS THAT RESPECT THE COMMITMENT OF LONG-TERM STAFF WHILE KEEPING OUR DISTRICT ATTRACTED TO NEW HIRES.
TEACHER RETENTION IS MORE THAN ABOUT MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT FEELING SEEN, RESPECTED, AND VALUED FOR THE YEARS WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN AND THE YEARS
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THAT WE STILL WANT TO GIVE.THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SILLY THING, BUT I'VE BEEN ADVISED 'CAUSE OF MY HUSBAND'S OCCUPATION.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SAVE MY ADDRESS IN PUBLIC.
IS THAT A PROBLEM FOR ANYBODY? I'M SORRY.
WHAT? OH, 'CAUSE YOUR HUSBAND.
MY NAME IS TRACY ROBBINS AND I TEACH AT
I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR THE AKIMA COUNTY FOR 38 YEARS.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR SERVING OUR SCHOOLS.
YOUR JOB IS NOT AN EASY ONE AS IT REQUIRES YOU TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT AND VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
I DO NOT MAKE IT A HABIT OF SPEAKING AT BOARD MEETINGS.
IN FACT, I'VE BEEN DREADING THIS FOR OVER A WEEK NOW.
BUT I REALLY WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES TONIGHT.
FIRST, ARE YOU AWARE AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT WAS CHANGED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONTRACT YEAR WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES IN OUR COUNTY WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS WHEN THEIR PAYCHECKS DID NOT REFLECT THE CURRENT PREMIUMS. ALSO, EMPLOYEES LEAVE HOURS OR SO INACCURATE THAT IN SOME CASES EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL 20 PLUS DAYS.
WHAT AN EXUBERANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT OUR COUNTY HAS TO PAY OUT.
ALSO, IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW THAT THE EMPLOYEES IN OUR COUNTY HAVE ASKED TO SEE AN EVERGREEN STUDY THAT THESE EMPLOYEES WERE INCLUDED IN, AND NEVER TO DATE HAS ANYONE SHARED THIS DOCUMENT WITH THEM.
THESE EMPLOYEES JUST NEED TO SEE THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTY, NOT THE ALGORITHMS THAT WERE USED BY THE COMPANY TO COME UP WITH THESE GUIDELINES.
ALL EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT FOR TEACHERS, WERE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY AND THEY WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE SUGGESTIONS WERE BY THE COMPANY THAT THEY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RAISES IN WHICH THEY RECEIVED.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT ON RECORD.
I'M REQUESTING THAT AGAIN TONIGHT.
FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES, I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THESE FINANCIAL ISSUES ALONG WITH THE REASON I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I HAVE MADE SOME COPIES OF THE INFORMATION I'LL BE ADDRESSING TONIGHT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND A LITTLE EASIER TO FOLLOW ME SINCE I TEND TO BE A LITTLE NERVOUS AND SPEAK VERY QUICKLY WHEN I'M NERVOUS.
I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN THE DATA BEFORE YOU, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WHEN YOU MAKE SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
I'VE SERVED ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS REPRESENTING SHIITE HIGH SCHOOL.
JACK WAS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT.
SOME OF THESE MEETINGS, HE EXPLAINED HOW THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS NATIONWIDE WAS A HUGE PROBLEM.
AND ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE TEACHERS WAS HIS TEACHER SALARIES.
HE EXPLAINED HOW OUR COUNTY WAS COMPETITIVE WITH OUR SALARIES AT THE LOWER END OF OUR PAY SCALE BEING CLOSE TO THE STATE'S AVERAGE, BUT THE GAP WIDE AT THE TOP OF OUR PAY SCALE, MAKING OUR SALARIES FAR BELOW THE STATE'S AVERAGE.
I'VE INCLUDED THIS ILLUSTRATION TO SHOW HOW WE COMPARE TO THE STATE'S AVERAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE GAPS WIDEN.
HE HELPED TO CREATE A SYSTEM FOR OUR COUNTY TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE AND ALIGN WITH THE STATE'S AVERAGE.
CLOSING THIS GAP, HE SUGGESTED TO RAISE THE SALARIES TO THE STATE'S AVERAGE AND ADD 3%.
IN DOING SO, IT WOULD ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO STAY WITH OUR COUNTY AND INCREASE TEACHER RETENTION ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
AFTER ASKING MANY TIMES ABOUT TEACHERS WITH MORE THAN 34 YEARS EXPERIENCE, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE TEACHERS WOULD BE GETTING ANYWHERE FROM A NINE TO 14% SALARY INCREASE.
I ESPECIALLY USE THE 34 PLUS YEARS BECAUSE I BASE IT ON THE PAY SCALE THAT ALL THE TEACHERS IN OUR COUNTY WAS PUT INTO OUR CONTRACTS IN WHICH WE SIGNED THIS YEAR.
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I HAD MORE THAN 34 IN, I KNEW IN OUR CONTRACTS IT WAS CAPPED OFF AT 34 PLUS YEARS WHEN DEBATING WHETHER TO RETIRE.
YOU COULD JUST FINISH YOUR THOUGHT IF YOU, WELL, SHE'S GONNA GIMME HER THREE MINUTES.
SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YIELD YOUR THREE MINUTES TO MS. ROBBINS.
I'M TERESA FIGE, EIGHT BAGWELL AVENUE IN C**K.
WHEN DEBATING WHETHER TO RETIRE OR NOT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, I DECIDED TO STAY ON SINCE WE WERE ALWAYS GUARANTEED 9% INCREASE.
IT WOULD REALLY HELP MY RETIREMENT BENEFITS PAY TO ME AND COULD BE AS HIGH AS 14%.
I ALSO ENCOURAGE SEVERAL COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME SINCE WOULD HELP THEM AS WELL.
I'VE INCLUDED THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR PAY SCALE IN THE PAPERS I HAD GIVEN YOU.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT DOES CAP OFF AT 34 PLUS YEARS.
JACK PRESENTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND LATER ON, FEBRUARY 27TH OF THIS YEAR, PRESENTED IT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO AKIMA COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
ON APRIL 14TH, THE COUNTY'S BUDGET WAS APPROVED.
AFTER FOLLOWING THIS PROGRESSION, I KNEW I'D MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO STAY ON A WHILE LONGER.
WHEN RETENTION BONUSES WERE OFFERED FOR
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SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES, THEY CAME TO ME AND THEY WERE UNDECIDED WHETHER TO SIGN ON AGAIN BECAUSE THEY NEVER SAW THE NEW PAY SCALE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.THEY WERE TOLD THAT ONE HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED AND COULD NOT BE SHARED.
I BEGAN TO GET A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS AFTER ALL THE BUDGET HAD BEEN APPROVED ALREADY.
STILL TO THIS DAY, OUR TEACHERS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THIS PROPOSED PAY SCALE.
I HAPPEN TO RUN ACROSS IT ON BOARD DOCS.
I'VE INCLUDED THIS PROPOSED PAY SCALE.
IN YOUR PAPERS THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU.
PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE NEWLY CREATED PROPOSED PAY SCALE CAPS OFF AT 30 PLUS YEARS.
PLEASE COMPARE THAT TO THE CURRENT YEARS THAT CAPS OFF AT 34 PLUS YEARS.
ALSO NOTICE THAT FROM THE TOP PAY SCALE LEVEL OF 34 PLUS YEARS TO WHAT IS NOW 30 YEARS, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, WILL ONLY BE RECEIVING A 4.4% SALARY INCREASE, WHICH IS LESS THAN I RECEIVED LAST YEAR.
WHEN EVERYONE GOT 5%, I WAS SHOCKED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED, BUT MOST OF ALL I FELT VERY DECEIVED.
EVEN THOUGH THOSE WITH FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE GETS A 4.6% INCREASE, IT IS TRUE THAT OTHERS WILL BE RECEIVING 13% INCREASE AT 30 YEARS AND WELL, WELL DESERVED.
BUT YOU JUST CAN'T ARBITRARILY CUT OFF 31, 32, 33 AND 34 YEAR PAY SCALE.
I, ALONG WITH OTHER TEACHERS BASED THEIR DECISION NOT TO RETIRE BASED ON THEIR OWN NUMBERS.
YOUR OWN NUMBERS THAT YOU CAME UP WITH THAT WERE IN OUR CONTRACTS THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.
MS. LEY STATED THAT SHE WANTED ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE MORE CONSISTENT AND THAT EVEN CENTRAL OFFICE CAPS OFF AT 30 YEARS.
MAYBE THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR THE FUTURE, BUT YOU CANNOT JUST DECIDE TO CUT OFF THOSE FALLING IN THE GAP OVERNIGHT.
THERE IS, HOWEVER, A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE FAIR AND ETHICALLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
IF YOU WANT ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE CAPPED OFF AT 30 YEARS, THAT WOULD SIMPLY BE TO GRANDFATHER THOSE FALLING INTO THE YEARS 31, 32, 33, AND 34 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BY GIVING THEM THE SAME PERCENT INCREASE AS YOU'RE GIVING YOUR 30 YEAR TEACHERS.
THIS YEAR, THE TEACHERS WOULD FALL AT 30 YEARS.
THIS YEAR COULD BE CAPPED AT 30 AND ALL THE OTHERS IN THE FUTURE.
HOWEVER, THE TEACHERS THAT FALL AT 31, 32, 33 AND 34 YEARS WOULD RECEIVE WHATEVER THE 30 YEAR TEACHERS WOULD RECEIVE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
AT THAT POINT, ALL EMPLOYEES WOULD BE CAPPED OFF AT 30 YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL.
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND FAIR THING TONIGHT.
PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE CONFUSE YOU ABOUT TALKING ABOUT LONGEVITY PAY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
LONGEVITY PAY FOR 34 PLUS YEARS WAS THE SAME LAST YEAR.
I HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE, BUT SOMEONE ELSE IS GONNA GIMME THEIR THREE MINUTES.
NO, ONLY ONE PERSON CAN GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.
COULD I JUST FINISH MY THOUGHT? FINISH YOUR THOUGHT PLEASE.
UM, LAST YEAR IT WAS, IT WAS YEAR LONGEVITY PAID FOR 34 PLUS YEARS, WAS THE SAME LAST YEAR AS IT IS THIS YEAR.
IT DOES NOT HELP WITH OUR RETIREMENT.
THERE WAS NO RETIREMENT PAID ON THIS.
I HOPE YOU WOULD UPHOLD WHAT WAS TOLD TO YOUR VETERAN TEACHERS MANY TIMES THIS LAST SIX MONTHS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF TO PLEASE BE MORE TRANSPARENT.
FORTHCOMING WITH THE INFORMATION.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THE EVERGREEN STUDY DID NOT INCLUDE THE TEACHERS.
THE EVERGREEN STUDY DID NOT INCLUDE THE TEACHERS.
JUST FOR ALL THE TEACHERS IN THE BACK.
YOU'VE BEEN THE, YOU MENTIONED THE EVERGREEN STUDY.
THE EVERGREEN STUDY DID NOT LOOK AT THE TEACHER SALARIES AT ALL.
7 0 5 3 CHESTNUT LANE HIN TIG UM, I WAS JUST GONNA YIELD MY TIME TO TRACY, UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT AND WE'RE 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM HIN KAT AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, UM, THE POINT OF HAVING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END.
UM, WHEN SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CRUCIAL TO A VOTE AND I WOULD, I DON'T KNOW WHO I HAVE TO TALK TO.
UM, BUT I WOULD MAYBE LIKE TO SEE YOU CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THESE MEETINGS.
OKAY, SO NEXT UP IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR CLEAR BACKPACKS.
DID SOMEONE WANNA MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THE CLEAR BACKPACKS? SO IT DID, WE MADE A MOTION TO MOVE IT TO ANTHONY.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED MEETING.
I HAVE CHAIR MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONVENE TO A CLOSE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIX PERSONNEL MATTERS.
THAT IS FOR DISCUSSION AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION 8.1 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 OF THE
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CODE OF VIRGINIA CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING.ONE PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT, ONE CLASSIFIED APPOINTMENT.
TWO PROFESSIONAL RESIGNATIONS, THREE CLASSIFIED RESIGNATIONS, ONE PART-TIME RESIGNATIONS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO STUDENT, EXCUSE ME, THREE, UH, READMISSION CASES AND ONE LONG TERM SUSPENSION THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBDIVISION 8.2 OF SUBSECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
SECOND MAYOR CHAIR, BEFORE WE VOTE, OH, I THINK WE NEED TO, TO CLOSE OUT THE BACKPACK UP.
WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO.
I THINK WE, WE MOVED, WE MOVED IT ON THE AGENDA TO VOTE ON IT WHEN WE COME OUT A CLOSED SESSION.
SO WE'RE GONNA VOTE THAT IN THE TEACHER'S SALARY SCALE.
YOU DON'T THINK WE CAN? I THINK YOU SEQUENCE CONTRACTS AND THE SALARIES BILL.
OH, WE DID NOT MOVE THE CLEAR BACKPACKS.
SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE DO NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THAT.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE MOVE THE BACKPACKS INTO AFTER CLOSED SESSION OR, OR DO WE WANT TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING? TABLE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
MOTION IS SECOND TO MOVE THE BACKPACKS TO THE NEXT MEETING.
THE BOARD IS NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.
THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE TO OPEN MEETING.
MAY I HAVE A CERTIFICATION OF THE CLOSED MEETING? WHEREAS AKIMA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS STATE 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, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES 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, PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WILL DISCUSSED.
AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED OR HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED.
SECOND MOTION IS SECOND TO CERTIFY THE MEETING.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO FOR THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE AS PRESENTED WITH WHILE ASKING THE ESSENTIAL OFFICE TO CONSIDER GRANDFATHERING THE HIGHER SCALE 30 PLUS YEARS.
MOTION IS SECOND TO APPROVE THE SALARY SCALE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
IS THERE A, UM, MOTION ON THE BACK ON THE CLEAR BACKPACK SAFETY PROPOSAL? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE TABLE THIS CLEAR BACKPACK, UM, PROPOSAL UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
SECOND MOTION IS SECOND TO MOVE THE CLEAR BACKPACK DISCUSSION TO THE NEXT MEETING, UH, FOR A THIRD REVIEW.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE PERSONNEL LIST? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PERSONNEL LIST AS PRESENTED.
MOTION IS SECOND ON THE PERSONNEL.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE READMISSION CASES? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE READMISSION CASES FOR OH 5 20 25 0 1, 0 2 AND OH THREE SECOND.
MOTION IS SECOND FOR THE READMISSION CASES.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE LONG TERM SUSPENSIONS? MADAM CHAIR MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS AMENDED FOR CASE OH THREE, EXCUSE ME.
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AS AMENDED.MOTION IS SECOND ON ON CASE OH FOUR.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR CASE OH FIVE MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE, UM, AS RECOMMENDED CASE NUMBER OH 6 0 3 25 0 5 AS RECOMMENDED.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR CASE OH SIX MADAM CHAIR.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER OH 6 0 3 25 0 6 AS RECOMMENDED.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR CASE NUMBER OH SEVEN MADAM CHAIR? UM, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED CASE NUMBER OH 6 0 3 25 0 7.
SECOND MOTION IS SECOND TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A MOTION ON CASE NUMBER EIGHT? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER OH 6 0 3 25 0 8 AS RECOMMENDED.
MOTION IS SECOND ON CASE OH EIGHT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN FOR THIS EVENING.
SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN.