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Good evening. At this time, I'd like to call to order the january 7th, 2026

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organizational meeting of the warren county school board. Please stand with me for the pledge

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of allegiance. I pledge allegiance

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to the flag of the united states of america, and

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to the republic for which it stands, one nation under

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god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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please join me for a moment of silence.

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thank you.

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at this time, we will receive nominations for chairman for the

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warren county school board. Um, I have,

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we will open nominations at this point. Do I have any nominations? Dr. Wright? I

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nominate dr. Kristen chairman.

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do we have any other nominations?

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I have a motion to close nominations for chair.

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move close. Salans move to close.

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uh, we'll do a roll call. Vote mr. Valentine.

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mr. Klein? Aye. Mrs. Jones? Aye. Mr. Mcfadden?

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aye. Dr. Pence? Aye. Mr. Salan?

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aye. Thank you. We'll now do nominations

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for the vice chair. Do uh,

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we have any nominations for vice chair dr. Ray? I'd like to

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nominate mr. Comics mcfadden jr. For vice chair.

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do we have any other nominations for vice chair?

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do we have a motion to close nominations for vice chair? I close.

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uh, can we do a roll call? Vote for vice chair valentine.

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mrs. Alans aye. Madam chair? Aye. Mr. Mcfadden?

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aye. Mrs. Jones? Aye. Mr. Klein? Aye.

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okay. At this time I'll turn the gavel over to dr. Pence

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and you guys can get organized.

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okay? Okay. At this time I'd

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like to ask, is there a motion to accept or modify the agenda? I'd like

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move to modify the agenda to be, uh, make

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three main changes. The first is under the consent agenda

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to remove, uh, six a and six b, which are the minutes from the november 13th

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and november 19th meeting. And to add it to the

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action, um, agenda. Secondly,

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to add as a new item for the action agenda, the creation of

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a policy review committee, to have a discussion about that.

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and then a new item would be if we approve

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that, uh, having that policy meeting policy committee discussion to

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appoint two members from our board to be members of that committee.

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is there a second? A second. Any discussion on that?

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all those, all those in favor of that modification? Aye. Aye,

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aye. All those opposed? No. Thank you. Mr. Valentine, do you have those

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modifications? I do. And I will add them to the agenda as we work through

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here. And they will pop up on the screen as they become available. Yes. And we'll just each

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need to refresh our screens as he's doing that. Okay.

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next up this evening we have presentations. First up, we have an instruction spotlight,

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and that's gonna be ms. Bragg.

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good evening. As part of our instructional

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spotlight, this will be a new presentation to the board at each,

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uh, of the meetings, of the first meetings of the month, where we're gonna highlight some

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of the instruction that's taking place in our classrooms and have you participate

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in some of that instruction alongside, uh, our students.

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so we tonight will be featuring mrs. Goode's second

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grade classroom at as roads. Um,

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tonight's lesson is gonna be a math based lesson where the students learn

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to use math nets, which are 2d representations of

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3d objects. I was not familiar with math nets until this

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became part of the new standards for math, and they used

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those nets to help build paper robots. So, um,

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mrs. Layman from as roads principal will have a few words to say, and then we'll

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turn it over to mrs. Good and the students to be part of the

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instructional spotlight on math, elementary math.

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all right. So, um, thank you very much for having us here this

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evening. Um, it's exciting to share the things that are happening in our school.

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um, stephanie has obviously always been a great teacher.

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she's started teaching at e wilson in 2009 when I was actually at e wilson.

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so I've seen her from a brand new teacher through today,

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and she taught second grade for about 15 years.

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then she was an instructional coach, um, at e wilson. And then she decided

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she wanted to go back in the classroom and we were lucky enough to have a second grade

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position for her. So it worked perfectly for us. She's just

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very engaging, creative, collaborative. Um,

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and her students really enjoy these projects. Every advisory,

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she has at least one theme today. So

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like, the day is based all around a specific theme

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and it's all educational and they just, she takes their interest

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and incorporates it into what she's doing in the classroom. And

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you'll see that here shortly. Um, her students really love minecraft,

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so it was just natural for her to relate this to minecraft,

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um, so that they would be even more engaged. So,

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without any other delay, mrs. Good. And students,

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and also thank you to, um, I'm sure mrs. Good may be saying

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this, but to darcy cup for coming out and helping. Um,

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she does collaborate usually with mrs. Cup. Um, with mr. Michael,

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our technology integration coach. Um, they did balloons over broadway

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in november, so some robotic coating as one of their days.

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so, um, they really enjoy all kind of working together and

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getting out into the classroom. Alright, thank

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you for having me. Um, you're lucky enough that your first lesson

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is a second grade lesson, so it shouldn't make you feel too bad that, you know, ease your way into

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this if this is an every month thing. But, um, in our class we have 15 boys.

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so tinley here is representing our girls for our class, but

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that's why we're a little boy heavy on this. Um, but first, oh, there's our clicker.

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so, um, the rectangular prism and cube are

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what we focused on. We related minecraft more to that. We also teach the sphere, but

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that one's easy for them to understand, but they have the nets in the

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bag right now. Um, you can see if you are unfamiliar with minecraft

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that it is all block based. So they were able this year to create,

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um, they could do more of a person character or they could do an animal

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character, uh, ms cup. And I decided after doing it with

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them that the animal character is much smoother. The person had very skinny

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ones, so I was more involved with that. But this is one of the stations they would have that day.

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they also got fun minecraft glasses and things that just make them pretend that

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they're not learning, but they actually are. So here's some pictures of

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their finished products. You can see the, the little skinny arms were

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more intense to fold there. And then obviously

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that was right at christmas time, but now it's your turn to build so they

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know what to do. They've been practicing in class, they're going to help you fold them, and

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then you get to make sort of a pig creature here that, uh, that

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we're going to put together. And then I have some questions to see if you guys can answer second

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grade questions afterwards. .

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okay. So kids, as you're finishing up here, I'm gonna start to ask the question so you

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can finish taping it while I do. Now remember, this is for our school board members

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to see if they know the vocabulary, but you are welcome to help point so that

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you can help them count and figure out the answers. Okay? All right. First one,

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what solid figures did you use to build your minecraft character?

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so think about it first, and then have your school board member whisper it to you.

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you know what? Solid figures. All right, raise your hand. Who's got it?

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what solid figures did we use here? Austin.

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perfect. Look at you. All right, next one.

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what plain shapes are in the body? So find your body piece.

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so we're looking for what plain shapes are on that.

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see if your member knows first. Do they know what you're asking? You?

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all right, jack, what plain shapes.

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yeah, usually the, usually it has a square on it too. I think these rectangles

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may only have rec, like smaller rectangles and bigger rectangles. But the rectangular prisms

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we learned about in class did have a square as one of the faces and then the rectangle.

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good. All right. How many vertices are on your character's head?

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so find your head. Think about where the vertices are.

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. All right. Raise your hand after you count 'em. Yep. You

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can use your figures to count 'em. Okay, on count of three,

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you're going to say your answer. Ready? 1, 2, 3. Oh, you got it.

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all right, last question. What do the nets that you use to create

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your character have in common? So we use different shape nets here. Your

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head was a cube net, and then your body was rectangular. Prism net. What

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do they have in common? Meaning how are they the same?

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all right, jameson, I heard a good answer. Do you wanna say it a little louder for everyone?

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they don't have six faces, even when they're next. Oh, you all passed second

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grade. Good job. Thank you for allowing us to come today.

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and you guys are

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dr. Martin. Dr. Uh, costner. Can we get a picture of all of

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them down front? Come over, mr. Drag. You

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do you have it? Okay.

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is good.

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alright. Thank you guys. Thank you.

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thank you guys.

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so just a quick thank you to, uh, mrs. Good, mrs. Lehman,

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mrs. Cup, the math, uh, curriculum coordinator that helps support your

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building of your minecraft figure. And, um, I think it really

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raises what second graders have to be able

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to know vocabulary wise, like vertices and how many planes are on

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the, on the figures and those sorts of things. So just thank you to them for

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participating tonight and being the first of our instructional spotlights. Thank you. That was great.

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thank you all. Yes, thank you. Next

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up this evening, we have the december, 2025 attendance awards, dr. Wright

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and dr. Kosner,

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madam chair board members. This is, doesn't be quite as exciting now following

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this group. So again, congratulations to them and this outstanding

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and, um, uh, but, but it is very nice to stand up and recognize our,

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um, schools that have won the attendance award. And for our

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top attendance for the elementary level, it goes to

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as roads.

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sorry, I was trying to catch some of them before they left. I wasn't,

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um, I didn't realize they'd be leaving so quickly. Um, so thank you,

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uh, madam chair and board for recognizing us for attendance.

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um, we actually just did our second advisory awards assemblies today.

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our first day back, kind of figured we'd start off on, um,

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a good foot and recognize the accomplishments. We actually had

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about 125 students out of 255

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ish. Um, that had outstanding attendance for second

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advisory. So that's a combined total of three or less absences,

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tardies, early dismissals. So mid-october to the end

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of december. That was a pretty great, um, number of students to have

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with that. Mrs. O wade does our attendance board every week, so

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we're always tracking what is each class, um, attendance

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for the week. And then we also added towards the

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end of last year for each of the advisory celebrations,

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we give one class in k through second grade, and one in third through

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fifth grade, an attendance trophy to house for the

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advisory. So this, this advisory mr. Cider's

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class one for kindergarten through second grade with highest attendance. And

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mrs. Gutierrez for third through fifth. Um, also for

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january we will be doing a drawing. We had a donation from horace mann and

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a private donor of some bikes and scooters. So every

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student who has perfect attendance during a week will be entered

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each week. They can earn their entry and then we'll draw at the end

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of the month. So just some ways to kind of keep us going, but also

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recognizing that if we're sick, we want you to stay home and not spread your germs

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with everybody. Um, but also for those students that are there every day, we want to

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recognize, um, that as well. So thank you

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so much. And I have some friends that stayed to help

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me accept the banner. So we'll go.

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there we go. Uh, good looking group. Excellent looking

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group. I just slide over so I make sure I get everybody. There we go.

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excellent. Thank you. Thank you, your honor. Thank you.

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good job again.

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at this time, I would like to recognize the top attendance for december for our secondary,

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and it goes to warren county middle school.

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uh, thank you again for, uh, being recognized for the december uh, attendance

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award. Uh, sometimes it's said that showing up is half the battle. I think we know at

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middle school that sometimes it's more than that. And I wanna thank all of our students who come

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to school every day, uh, because they feel like they belong. Thank all of our teachers who try

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to have engaging, exciting instruction and thank all the parents, uh, who are prior prioritized

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getting to school on time. So it's, uh, a big help. Uh, we are also actually

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tomorrow have all the perfect attendance.

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good evening. Thank you for recognizing us. And we really want to, um,

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pay it forward to our staff who encourage our students, um,

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to come to school, motivate them and to our families for supporting

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education and making school a priority. I did not prepare

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speech .

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thank.

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okay. Next up this evening we have the appointment of a school

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board representative on the mountain vista governor school ing board, school

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board. Um, is there a motion

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I move that dr. Pence be appointed as the warren county school board representative

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on the mountain vista governor's school, school board for calendar year

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list says 2019, but I, I know that it's, I'll do this year. 2026

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. Is there a second? I second it.

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any discussion on that? All those in favor? Aye. Aye.

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aye. Opposed? No. Thank you very much.

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next up this evening, we have the appointment of two building committee members.

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is there a motion

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I move that ms. Melanie salans and

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mr. George klein, um, be appointed as a 2026 warren county

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school board representatives on the building committee? Is there a second?

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I second it. Any discussion on that? All those in favor? Aye.

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aye. Opposed? No. Thank you.

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next up this evening we have the appointment of clerk of the warren county school board.

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dr. Wright, do you have a recommendation? I do. Madam chair, I move that

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mr. Robert ballantine be nominated as the clerk of the warren county school

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board. Okay. Can I get a motion from one of our school board

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members? I move that mr. Valentine be appointed

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as the clerk of the warren county school board for a term beginning january 1st, 2026

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and ending december 31st, 2026. Is there a second?

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second? Any discussion on that? All those in favor? Aye.

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opposed? No. Thank you. And thank you mr. Valentine for hopefully

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agreeing before we just voted you back in.

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next of this evening. Dr. Wright, do you have recommendation for deputy clerk

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of the warren county school board? Yes. Madam chair. I move that, uh, ms.

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crea breeden be nominated as the deputy clerk for

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warren county school board. Okay. Can I have a motion?

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I move that krista breeden be appointed as deputy clerk of the warren county school board for attorney

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mccain january 1st, 2026 and ending december 31st, 2026. Is

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there a second? I'll second. Any discussion on that?

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all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you.

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next up this evening, we have, oh, and I assume thank you

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. I didn't see you there. .

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next up this evening. Um, we have the consent agenda. Is there a

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motion? Oh, I didn't refresh yet. Yeah, I just wanna make sure.

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took me all the way out.

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okay. Everybody's refreshed. Okay. Is

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there a motion on the consent agenda this evening? Madam chair?

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I move that we accept the consent agenda as presented. Is there a second?

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second? Any discussion on that?

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all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank

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you. Next up this evening, we have community participation.

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we'll have three minutes. If at the beginning, you could please state your name

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and whether you are a county resident, parent of warren county public

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school student or an employee of the school division. Um, and then mr. Valentine

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will start a timer for three minutes. Did anyone sign up ahead of time? Okay. Is

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there anyone here from the public who would like to speak this evening?

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okay,

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next up this evening. We have reports. Dr. Wright.

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sorry, I just lost my internet, but I do have paper. So

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thank you madam chair. I have a few comments. Uh, I just wanna welcome everyone back. This, this was our first day

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back, uh, for our second semester. Uh, also, I wanna thank our, uh,

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students that were here today, ms. Bragg, ms. Layman, ms. Good, their teacher, and, um,

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uh, ms. Cup for, for assisting our students from as roads. Uh, it

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was a really, really good kickoff for our instructional highlight. Uh, and

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I really enjoyed working with tinley, uh, and I learned a lot

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this evening. So they, those kids, uh, did a great job. So, uh,

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thankful for that. Um, I wanted to

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share that ms. Poe and I were able to attend the vast fabo conference in richmond on monday

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and tuesday, which is for virginia superintendents as well as virginia school

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business officers. Uh, we received some training as well as some

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information and a little bit of information from what to expect in terms of funding

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for, uh, fiscal year 27. And

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we'll go into more details about that later. But it wasn't great. So I'll

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leave it at that. Um, a little bit of a down note. Uh, I am looking forward to

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starting my individual meetings with, uh, board members beginning this month. I appreciate

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the coordination of that. I know ms. Holloway is working with you, and you're all very

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busy. Uh, but I think finding that time will hopefully be, uh,

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valuable, uh, for, for each of us. So, uh, so again, thank you for,

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uh, coordinating with that, and I look forward to those meetings. Uh,

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I'm also meeting with mr. Gacha tomorrow, which we were finally able to connect officially,

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um, even though, um, you know, we had the three weeks in

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december, but, uh, uh, we, we were able to finally coordinate a meeting tomorrow. So I'm

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looking forward to that and hope to schedule a regular meeting with our county administrator.

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uh, but the first one will be tomorrow, uh, beginning january. I'll be hosting,

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uh, town hall connection meetings, uh, with staff, students and

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community members. I'll be working with principals. We have a meeting monday, so I'm

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gonna ask for lean on them a little bit to help coordinate a good time where I could meet

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with staff. It would be convenient for them. Um, and also when I can

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meet with the community and maybe use some of our larger schools to have community

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meetings. Just an opportunity to get out, listen to the public as we're moving into budget season,

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uh, where the folks can come in here for our, our public meetings. And

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we'll have a, another, uh, few work sessions. And we'll

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also have an opportunity for a public comment on the, on the,

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um, the budget. But I'll also wanna get out and have sort of a town hall

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atmosphere. So, uh, look for those, uh, dates. And again, I'll be working

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with principals to coordinate some, some times in the evening for parents and

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community members. Um, also beginning in january, be

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on the lookout for opportunities to participate in the student advi or superintendent's

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advisory committees, of which there will be a student advisory, there

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will be a parent advisory, and there will be a staff advisory. And we may have a few student

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advisories, because for those I usually go to the building. So it's hard,

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it's harder for the students to come out in the evening. So, uh, so look for those opportunities.

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and I look forward to meeting, meeting with each of those groups. It really helps me

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get a sense of the needs of our, of our community. So I look forward to that.

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and we will start those before, you know, now is very important time to

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start those as we enter into this budget season. And, uh, as

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speaking of that, um, I do look forward to that, to the board. I do have

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dates for organization, well, I'm sorry, dates for, um,

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a presentation, a work session that I'll put in the friday memo,

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and you guys can look at that and then we'll get those approved. Or if you have any suggestions

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for our january meeting. That's all my comments.

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thank you dr. Wright. Next up this evening, we have board member reports and

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we'll start with ms. Salem.

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um, I just wanted to start by saying in this, in this new year with a new board

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and a new superintendent, I, I'm genuinely excited to see what,

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what we're gonna, what we're gonna do, and how we're gonna come together. Um,

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I also wanted to thank, um, as rhodes for coming out

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and helping us build these beautiful origamis.

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um, jackson helped me tremendously. It's been a while since I've

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done second grade stuff. Um, as

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for my personal update, um, I had the opportunity right

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before christmas to attend the bill of rights day at the white house. We

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got to view the actual original documents, and they also gave a presentation

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about, um, how important educ the right to an education is.

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um, and then I also have completed a training, um,

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the school board role oversight versus micromanagement.

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so I, in the right frame of mind going into this,

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uh, new season, thank you, ms.

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sale, mr. Mcpa. Um,

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I'm looking forward to what we're gonna do as a new board and new new superintendent. So, looking

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forward to the whole, how it goes and however many hundreds of meetings we end up

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having. It seems like it's, it's, they're, they're always great. I look forward to it very much. So. I did this

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last year, I'm gonna do it this year, which is just an a, a look back on some

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of the achievements of the school division from this past year. It's always good to just get it all in

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one piece of paper. So, number one, we had a new interim superintendent. Dr. Martin

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did a very good job. We all came together and, and, and, you know, very quickly picked him to do it. He

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did a great job. New full-time superintendent with dr. Wright. Decision was

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unanimous with great collaboration. That was a very big move on our part. And on the, on

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the county's part, we fully implemented the new policy about the cell phone use from bell

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to bell, the lack of cell phone use from bell to bell. We created a policy

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about social media use for employee and student interactions, which hopefully will be approved tonight.

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we created and approved a policy promoting the dignity of every student.

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we created and approved a policy about flags, decor, and dis uh, displays.

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we contracted with the sbma for policy services. Through the

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sbma, we updated and revised almost all of our current policies to meet virginia code

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that hadn't been done in a while. We received extra funding above and beyond our

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level budgeting for special projects, including the new tile floors and tennis court repair.

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we created an updated moa with the sheriff's office. We removed the

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easement from our, uh, warren county high, our high school property.

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we renewed our contract with ess to allow us to have the best substitute fill rates in

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years. And to save money, we hired mr. Jody lee as the new skyline

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high school principal, which is seems to be very well received. We updated

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the salary scales for our school system employees. We established

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a new custodial contract for our buildings at a greatly reduced cost.

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we approved the payment of employee retention bonuses last june.

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we approved the new liter literacy plan for 20 25, 20 27.

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we added much needed middle school cross country coaches. We served

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over 258,000 meals to a hundred, 1500 to 1800 students over

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the summer. And we began work on the school board governance and operating

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protocol handbook and more. So it's pretty neat to go back and look and say, here's

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some of the things that went on. Obviously there's a lot of learning, a lot of other things that went on that improved, but

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things that we were, the, the board that was here last year specifically helped push forward with

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the help of the administration. And I'm looking forward to having even a longer list in in

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next year. But happy new year to everybody. Thank you. Next

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up, ms. Jones.

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I just wanna thank, uh, all the school staff, uh, everybody at central

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office for welcoming us, answering all our questions and helping us get

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acclimated. I want to thank all the board members for welcoming us as well.

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um, and I look forward to working with all of them and see what

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we can accomplish together. Um, I also

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wanna thank the staff. Uh, december's a very busy month for all

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the schools, and I was looking at all the events that each school puts on, whether

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it's sporting events, concerts, uh, special christmas events, movies,

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crafts, uh, festivals. It's a lot. So

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I wanna thank the staff who take that extra time, stay after work,

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and work really hard to build those events, decorate the school, um, and

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get our kids, you know, some fun time at the holidays. I know my

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kids really love it. Um, so I just wanna thank all of our staff for all

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that extra time and effort that they put into all of that.

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that's all I have. Thank you mr. Klein.

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I too, uh, am looking forward to, uh, my new role

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here. Um, and looking forward to working with each

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one of these fine people up here. And, um,

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I'd like to thank as rhodes as well for their, uh, presentation tonight.

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absolutely. Love that. Um, I think they would probably be better setting up

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here than us, but, um, but anyway,

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uh, I did, uh, in the 1st of december, I had the privilege of,

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uh, participating in the job interview process at, uh, blue

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ridge tech center, which I thought was absolutely awesome. Um,

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I learned quite a bit there. And, um,

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like I say, it just, um, I'm excited about where we're gonna

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hopefully go with this. And, um, the strides we'll make

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to make our school system more awesome than what it was.

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thank you. Thank you. I don't have much else to add. Uh,

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just wanna welcome everybody and welcome our new board members. And I'm looking forward

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to a new school year at, or a new school semester, a new board

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as well. Um, I usually try to talk a little bit about, about

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upcoming events. There is, um, a community wide book fair

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that all five elementary schools early act clubs are gonna be putting on,

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on january 13th from four to 6:00 pm that's gonna be at hilda j

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barber. But, um, all the schools are gonna try to come together as elementary students and, and

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run that and have that. So, um, it's a good collaboration between

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the schools and the kids. So I'm looking forward to participating in that. And hopefully,

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um, everyone will stop by and buy some good deals. And

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I think that's it for this evening for me. And next up we have the warren county

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public schools accreditation and accountability presentation. And that's gonna be

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ms. Bragg and ms. Walton.

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alright, good evening. Um, tonight, denise,

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the testing coordinator. And I will walk you through the

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accreditation and accountability results from

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what was the 24 25

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assessment year, and then it's our labels,

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if you will, for this current school year. So when we talk about

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the testing data, when we look at the numbers, we're going to be talking about those

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sol tests that were given during the last, during the last school year.

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um, this is the new school performance

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and support framework that the vdoe has rolled out. So

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this is our first year getting the results in this,

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in this way, and talking about the numbers in the way that we will be tonight.

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denise and I are gonna attempt to keep it kind of high level and not get too far

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into the weeds, but if you wanna get into the weeds or have questions,

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we're happy to answer 'em. But we wanted to kind of give just an overview and then

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like I say, we can take it from there. Good. Mm-hmm . Alright. So turn

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it over to denise. Are you passing these out now or no? Second.

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okay. Hi everyone. Um, so first we

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just wanna talk about what is included in accountability and this umbrella of accountability.

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first it'll be accreditation ratings come from that, and we're gonna go over

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each of these. Then the school performance and support framework

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score, which will lead us then to our performance category.

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and finally the federal identification that comes from all that.

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oh, I thought you had the clicker. I'm, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. That's okay. . So

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we're gonna start with the easy part first. And that is just the piece that's more

440
00:44:08,795 --> 00:44:12,675
straightforward and that's the accreditation rating. In the past,

441
00:44:13,215 --> 00:44:17,115
the word accreditation was used to are the schools accredited or

442
00:44:17,315 --> 00:44:21,275
not. And that was a reflection of our sol results and that sort

443
00:44:21,515 --> 00:44:25,255
of thing. Under this new system accreditation now

444
00:44:25,535 --> 00:44:29,115
refers to are the schools meeting the standards of quality

445
00:44:29,855 --> 00:44:33,805
and the standards of accreditation, which include things like, are we providing classroom

446
00:44:34,205 --> 00:44:37,765
curriculum that's aligned to the vdoe standards? Do we have high quality instructional

447
00:44:38,485 --> 00:44:42,345
personnel in our classrooms? Are are schools safe and clean? So

448
00:44:42,565 --> 00:44:46,525
there's a whole piece to what those, so qs and standards

449
00:44:46,725 --> 00:44:50,715
of accreditation are asking the schools to, um, basically

450
00:44:51,385 --> 00:44:55,285
say, yes, this is what's happening in our division, and we're plowed to announce that

451
00:44:55,705 --> 00:44:59,405
all nine schools are fully accredited. And then

452
00:44:59,905 --> 00:45:03,555
the accountability piece, which is what denise is gonna start with next,

453
00:45:04,225 --> 00:45:08,145
is sort of the second piece of credibility or,

454
00:45:08,465 --> 00:45:12,245
uh, yeah, accreditation and accountability. I just created a new one. A credibility

455
00:45:12,925 --> 00:45:16,085
, I should let the vdoe know. Yeah, we'll update them. .

456
00:45:17,515 --> 00:45:21,445
okay. So in the framework, there are four components, all three levels.

457
00:45:21,745 --> 00:45:25,565
and by levels, I mean, elementary, middle, and high school have a mastery component.

458
00:45:26,385 --> 00:45:30,165
and that's just your test results in that area. All right?

459
00:45:30,505 --> 00:45:33,645
growth will only be found in the elementary and middle school levels.

460
00:45:34,865 --> 00:45:38,835
and for the 24 25 data, we, the state used something from

461
00:45:39,565 --> 00:45:43,525
vos and we will, they have not renewed their contract with vos. So for

462
00:45:43,745 --> 00:45:47,605
the data from this year, it'll be something different. But the way vas

463
00:45:48,045 --> 00:45:51,845
worked is it looked at the student's entire testing history and then

464
00:45:52,275 --> 00:45:56,005
predicted what their score would be, and then how the student

465
00:45:56,315 --> 00:45:59,785
performed, then determined whether they had above average growth, average growth,

466
00:46:00,585 --> 00:46:04,445
or below average growth. Okay. And that was just, that's just at elementary and middle

467
00:46:04,645 --> 00:46:07,565
school level. All three levels have a readiness component.

468
00:46:08,865 --> 00:46:12,005
um, chronic absenteeism is across all three levels.

469
00:46:12,875 --> 00:46:16,585
there's advanced coursework at the middle school, and then the three e's.

470
00:46:16,945 --> 00:46:20,925
um, employment enlistment, enrollment, thank

471
00:46:21,245 --> 00:46:24,935
you. I always forget one . And then lastly, graduation

472
00:46:25,625 --> 00:46:29,105
is obviously only at the high school level, and it's looking at that cohort

473
00:46:29,755 --> 00:46:33,675
rate. So when a student enters ninth grade, they enter that cohort and then that

474
00:46:34,065 --> 00:46:37,685
you should graduate. Then obviously by the time you're a senior and they're looking for advanced

475
00:46:38,385 --> 00:46:42,165
or standard diplomas. And that graduation rate, I think heather

476
00:46:42,475 --> 00:46:46,425
just gave you this, that you can see broken down the, um,

477
00:46:46,675 --> 00:46:50,625
percentages change at every level. Um, the way were explained to us was

478
00:46:50,845 --> 00:46:54,365
with readiness, we're we're preparing each kid to, we're preparing

479
00:46:54,885 --> 00:46:58,525
students to go to the next level. That's why the readiness at the high school is 35%.

480
00:46:59,725 --> 00:47:03,665
'cause we're preparing them for the next level. Um, mastery then has

481
00:47:03,885 --> 00:47:07,885
to go down. So we start at 65% at the elementary level, and it goes down to 50%.

482
00:47:08,985 --> 00:47:12,745
that's gonna include sol tests, vap step, vap tests, excuse

483
00:47:13,165 --> 00:47:17,155
me. And then english language proficiency tests that our el students take.

484
00:47:18,385 --> 00:47:22,155
and then finally for the readiness at the elementary level, it's just your chronic absenteeism

485
00:47:22,875 --> 00:47:26,805
rate. And then at middle school, we're gonna add advanced coursework. And right

486
00:47:27,065 --> 00:47:30,245
now, that was students who were taking algebra one in the eighth grade.

487
00:47:31,305 --> 00:47:35,165
and you'll see on the chart that you have that both middle schools got the 10 outta 10 points

488
00:47:35,435 --> 00:47:39,185
they could get for that. And then when you get to high school, you're gonna add

489
00:47:39,465 --> 00:47:43,445
the six year, uh, rate that has applied studies diplomas in there for some

490
00:47:43,605 --> 00:47:46,475
of our special ed students. And then that three e framework.

491
00:47:50,905 --> 00:47:54,805
so once you get all those, you determine how many points you have, then you add

492
00:47:55,005 --> 00:47:58,965
it all up. And if you have 90 or above, your school is

493
00:47:59,365 --> 00:48:02,925
determined to be distinguished, 80 to 89, you are on track,

494
00:48:04,475 --> 00:48:08,445
65 to 79, you're off track. And if you have below 65, you

495
00:48:08,665 --> 00:48:10,025
need intensive support from the state.

496
00:48:13,575 --> 00:48:17,425
there are some ways to get additional points. Um,

497
00:48:17,745 --> 00:48:21,605
we actually, if you look, you can go on the vdoe website and look at the different regions and

498
00:48:21,765 --> 00:48:25,745
see, we do have some schools in, in the state that have over a hundred points.

499
00:48:26,865 --> 00:48:30,355
and the way you get extra points is through pass

500
00:48:30,925 --> 00:48:34,805
advanced sol scores or that above average growth that I was talking about.

501
00:48:35,745 --> 00:48:39,325
so the potential of every student had that you could have 1.25 points

502
00:48:40,185 --> 00:48:43,855
per student. Um, so if you have a pass proficient score,

503
00:48:44,205 --> 00:48:48,105
that's the 400 to 4 99 range, it counts as a point. And

504
00:48:48,325 --> 00:48:52,125
average growth is a point. And our fails at the elementary

505
00:48:52,745 --> 00:48:56,485
or grades three through eight, we have a basic fail. And then a ba

506
00:48:56,765 --> 00:49:00,765
a below basic that counts as either a 75 hundreds or

507
00:49:00,885 --> 00:49:04,765
2,500 points that you get. And then in the three

508
00:49:05,005 --> 00:49:08,645
e framework, students can count in multiple categories. So the enrollment

509
00:49:09,245 --> 00:49:12,765
part is if you're enrolled in de courses and, um, higher level courses.

510
00:49:13,705 --> 00:49:17,685
the enlistment sounds like it's if you're going on to the armed services,

511
00:49:17,865 --> 00:49:21,605
but it's what your score on the as a test. And then,

512
00:49:21,985 --> 00:49:25,895
so see, I'm always forget the third one. What did I say? Enlistment

513
00:49:26,575 --> 00:49:29,775
enrollment. No, enlistment employment. Thank you. Employment.

514
00:49:30,625 --> 00:49:34,565
and that's refers to your cte courses and the testing you do through that.

515
00:49:36,155 --> 00:49:39,645
okay. So you have this chart

516
00:49:40,185 --> 00:49:44,135
in front of you and yours. This is just the top half yours.

517
00:49:44,545 --> 00:49:48,475
um, the one up here doesn't have everything that explained down, so I'll

518
00:49:48,765 --> 00:49:52,205
just point out, like, if we look first at as roads, their reading performance

519
00:49:52,865 --> 00:49:56,685
is a 21 and 45 hundreds. And if you look down below at

520
00:49:56,885 --> 00:49:59,685
the weights for their reading performance, it's 22.5%

521
00:50:01,465 --> 00:50:04,055
of it. So you can see how close they are in each of those categories.

522
00:50:05,825 --> 00:50:09,765
so what it'll add up the, all the, to get the framework score, it adds up all those

523
00:50:09,965 --> 00:50:13,875
points. And then there's a performance category based on those points that,

524
00:50:14,165 --> 00:50:18,085
from that slide we showed you. Heather's gonna talk more about the

525
00:50:18,285 --> 00:50:22,245
federal identification and then the accreditation rating. We told you all schools

526
00:50:22,485 --> 00:50:25,955
are fully accredited, so this is a lot of information

527
00:50:27,285 --> 00:50:30,845
. So give you a second maybe to take a look at the numbers.

528
00:50:38,695 --> 00:50:42,475
I could I ask a question? Yeah. I was looking at the,

529
00:50:42,835 --> 00:50:46,695
um, the bottom line where it has each of the scores

530
00:50:47,435 --> 00:50:51,155
for the schools. And when you look at

531
00:50:51,595 --> 00:50:55,415
the, the performance categories with the distinguished ontrack offer, is it the elementary

532
00:50:55,775 --> 00:50:59,565
schools that you're inquiring about that need intensive support? Yeah, I'll explain it just a second. Okay.

533
00:50:59,855 --> 00:51:03,415
okay. You read my mind. Essentially what happens is when you're federally

534
00:51:04,495 --> 00:51:07,895
identified this, you are automatically dropped one performance

535
00:51:08,735 --> 00:51:12,715
category. Oh, so for it's like a double. Yep. It's like sort of like a, yeah, like a double hit

536
00:51:13,295 --> 00:51:17,215
. Um, so our three elementary schools, and I'll talk a little more in detail about it,

537
00:51:17,355 --> 00:51:21,275
but our three elementary schools, eagleson morrison, leslie fox, kaiser, and

538
00:51:21,585 --> 00:51:25,355
rusty jeffries elementary, their points add

539
00:51:25,595 --> 00:51:28,935
up to off track, but because they're federally

540
00:51:29,775 --> 00:51:33,635
identified, it drops their rating to needs intensive support. So

541
00:51:33,855 --> 00:51:37,035
it's an automatic drop of one category. No.

542
00:51:41,355 --> 00:51:45,305
any other questions? We know it's a lot of numbers and we're

543
00:51:45,655 --> 00:51:49,475
gonna give you some highlights and some areas of improvement so that you don't have to digest

544
00:51:49,955 --> 00:51:53,855
all that and determine it, uh, for yourself. But, you know, you have the

545
00:51:54,015 --> 00:51:57,615
numbers there if you want to take a closer look and like, say if you have questions or deeper

546
00:51:58,225 --> 00:52:01,855
dives into them, denise and I are happy to answer, answer those

547
00:52:02,415 --> 00:52:04,855
questions. So celebrations

548
00:52:06,845 --> 00:52:10,735
want to absolutely highlight that five of our schools are on track

549
00:52:11,475 --> 00:52:15,015
as rhodes elementary, hilda j barber, warren county middle school,

550
00:52:16,405 --> 00:52:20,215
skyline high school, and warren county high school all received a performance

551
00:52:20,975 --> 00:52:24,775
category of on track. Warren county high school was only

552
00:52:25,275 --> 00:52:28,535
one point away from being designated in the distinguished

553
00:52:29,535 --> 00:52:33,375
category. So that is a great accomplishment to them

554
00:52:33,675 --> 00:52:37,675
and something to, you know, continue to strive for. But congratulations to

555
00:52:37,895 --> 00:52:41,695
their performance on the, um, sol

556
00:52:42,185 --> 00:52:46,175
tests, their three e readiness, all those factors that go graduation rates that

557
00:52:46,415 --> 00:52:49,865
go into making up those, uh, determinations of those categories.

558
00:52:52,525 --> 00:52:56,515
definitely welcome news. Skyline middle school and warren county middle

559
00:52:56,835 --> 00:53:00,355
school are no longer federally identified for this school year.

560
00:53:01,785 --> 00:53:05,565
skyline middle school has been federally identified since

561
00:53:06,735 --> 00:53:10,555
not the first year because they were had to get baseline data, but they

562
00:53:10,795 --> 00:53:14,455
have been federally identified since 2017 mm-hmm . 2017.

563
00:53:15,935 --> 00:53:19,315
so this is the first year that they are not federally identified. So congratulations

564
00:53:20,215 --> 00:53:24,205
to the work that they have done. Um, with our new state

565
00:53:25,185 --> 00:53:28,925
accountability system, the way we talk about federal

566
00:53:29,325 --> 00:53:33,305
accountability and make that determination did change. So

567
00:53:33,525 --> 00:53:36,915
there's a little bit of apples and oranges going on as far as comparisons

568
00:53:37,605 --> 00:53:41,325
with what's happened in the past. But, uh, both middle schools have come out of federal

569
00:53:42,005 --> 00:53:45,965
identification. And lastly, the three of the schools

570
00:53:46,235 --> 00:53:49,195
that were identified as offtrack or needs intensive support,

571
00:53:50,345 --> 00:53:54,005
um, are within just five points of being in the ontrack performance

572
00:53:55,045 --> 00:53:58,645
category. So it's, it's, it's within reach, so it's, you know, five more points

573
00:53:59,305 --> 00:54:03,225
and they're in that ontrack section. So we thought that that was important to

574
00:54:03,445 --> 00:54:07,125
highlight so that there's an understanding that that goal is absolutely

575
00:54:07,485 --> 00:54:11,485
attainable. The one school that was not within five points was in

576
00:54:11,645 --> 00:54:15,565
the upper, um, 50% of what's needed to be at that next

577
00:54:15,725 --> 00:54:15,725
level.

578
00:54:19,865 --> 00:54:22,985
so in talking about federal identification a little bit,

579
00:54:23,945 --> 00:54:27,885
um, how is federal identification now determined under the new system?

580
00:54:28,975 --> 00:54:31,965
after all, the sol testing in the state is complete,

581
00:54:33,515 --> 00:54:37,435
that all the schools are ranked and the bottom 5%

582
00:54:38,505 --> 00:54:42,395
of title one schools are blocked

583
00:54:43,025 --> 00:54:46,385
out. And that school that is the

584
00:54:48,115 --> 00:54:51,015
highest performing school of the lowest performing

585
00:54:52,285 --> 00:54:56,045
category sets a threshold score. Once that

586
00:54:56,725 --> 00:55:00,195
threshold score is determined, then all the other schools are evaluated

587
00:55:00,805 --> 00:55:04,315
against that threshold. Across the eight subgroups,

588
00:55:04,925 --> 00:55:08,925
which we've talked about before, under essa, five of them are your racial

589
00:55:09,795 --> 00:55:13,685
subgroups, and three of them are those programmatic subgroups, like students

590
00:55:13,805 --> 00:55:17,165
with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, and english learners.

591
00:55:17,825 --> 00:55:21,555
so you have to hit that threshold in all of those subgroups

592
00:55:22,745 --> 00:55:26,365
as you work your way out of the pool of potentially being federally

593
00:55:27,245 --> 00:55:31,125
identified. Three of our elementary schools, again, e wilson, lfk

594
00:55:31,865 --> 00:55:35,765
andres e were identified as targeted support and improvement

595
00:55:36,625 --> 00:55:40,355
for the students with disability subgroup. So that means that

596
00:55:40,645 --> 00:55:44,515
they hit those, uh, threshold targets in the other subcategories

597
00:55:45,425 --> 00:55:49,285
in the way that they needed to. But our students with disabilities are not performing

598
00:55:49,845 --> 00:55:53,565
at that threshold limit. So we will be,

599
00:55:53,865 --> 00:55:57,725
um, working with those three schools to focus on how we

600
00:55:57,885 --> 00:56:01,445
can help support our students with disabilities, both in the general

601
00:56:01,925 --> 00:56:05,885
ed classroom, which they're very much a part of that inclusive classroom setting, and also

602
00:56:06,165 --> 00:56:09,765
making sure that we're meeting their ieps in those sorts of things in order to try to help improve

603
00:56:10,245 --> 00:56:11,195
their academic performance.

604
00:56:14,605 --> 00:56:18,545
so the needs that we wanted to highlight, things that are kind

605
00:56:18,825 --> 00:56:22,745
of standing out, most of this is coming from the numbers where we see that

606
00:56:23,045 --> 00:56:27,005
basically a lot of points were kind of left on the table and that we could have,

607
00:56:27,165 --> 00:56:31,125
we could use some, um, improvement in order to pick up some additional points at skyline

608
00:56:31,565 --> 00:56:35,285
middle school, which was designated as off track, uh, math performance

609
00:56:36,345 --> 00:56:40,305
and growth in both reading and math sort of stand out the way

610
00:56:40,525 --> 00:56:44,485
that, um, we are already looking to address that. And some of the

611
00:56:44,565 --> 00:56:48,285
initiatives that skyline middle school was taking, they have established professional

612
00:56:49,125 --> 00:56:52,965
learning communities in both subject and grade levels to look at data.

613
00:56:53,345 --> 00:56:57,125
and those are very much student centered and data driven to really drill down

614
00:56:57,665 --> 00:57:00,995
on the needs of the students. We, um, purchased

615
00:57:01,785 --> 00:57:05,585
iready math, uh, for the di diagnostic tests to

616
00:57:05,815 --> 00:57:09,725
allow us to help fill gaps and understand where, um, our students may be

617
00:57:09,885 --> 00:57:13,795
in order to increase their, uh, performance as far as what

618
00:57:14,115 --> 00:57:18,085
they need to sort of fill their bucket to be able to move to that next step in math.

619
00:57:18,945 --> 00:57:22,725
and we have, um, begun professional development on implementing

620
00:57:23,525 --> 00:57:27,265
student-centered math workshop models, which is, um, highly

621
00:57:28,165 --> 00:57:32,005
engaging more choice for the students and kind of helps to facilitate small

622
00:57:32,325 --> 00:57:36,085
group instruction as we work to improve our math scores at skyline

623
00:57:36,685 --> 00:57:40,245
middle school. Um, with the needs intensive

624
00:57:40,755 --> 00:57:44,695
support students with disabilities at the three, uh, elementary

625
00:57:45,365 --> 00:57:48,855
schools. The academic performance, again,

626
00:57:49,605 --> 00:57:53,335
students with disabilities as the subcategory professional development, using

627
00:57:53,685 --> 00:57:57,365
our high quality instructional materials to develop specially

628
00:57:57,845 --> 00:58:01,705
design lessons to implement in our co-taught classrooms has been a, is

629
00:58:01,965 --> 00:58:05,645
a focus this year. Um, there's working continually with our principals

630
00:58:06,165 --> 00:58:09,885
to ensure that our special education staff and the schedules are meeting

631
00:58:10,265 --> 00:58:14,255
the students' needs within the buildings. And, um, there

632
00:58:14,685 --> 00:58:18,515
has been increased collaboration over probably the last year with

633
00:58:18,805 --> 00:58:22,525
between special services and the instructional resource team at the division level

634
00:58:22,945 --> 00:58:26,485
to make sure that we're working together and, um, braiding

635
00:58:27,045 --> 00:58:30,325
our resources to address those challenges and make sure that we're aligned

636
00:58:31,075 --> 00:58:34,965
with what's going on in the classrooms as well. Um, and then

637
00:58:35,145 --> 00:58:39,105
the, the last piece is a, a, a notice of math growth

638
00:58:40,105 --> 00:58:43,925
at lfk and ssi, again, kind of leaving some points

639
00:58:44,185 --> 00:58:47,805
on the table and el progress at e wilson morrison and lfk.

640
00:58:48,385 --> 00:58:52,325
and again, working to address those issues already. Although

641
00:58:52,485 --> 00:58:56,405
this data was just released from the state december 9th,

642
00:58:57,095 --> 00:58:59,925
third december 3rd, and then public december 9th,

643
00:59:01,545 --> 00:59:05,325
we have had the ability to anticipate some of this. We couldn't anticipate categories

644
00:59:05,885 --> 00:59:09,545
and we talked about this at the, you know, beginning of the school year, you know, um,

645
00:59:10,505 --> 00:59:14,385
so we've been able to put some things in place. What will come out of now

646
00:59:14,605 --> 00:59:18,525
having the federal identification is the application to the state

647
00:59:18,705 --> 00:59:22,645
for school improvement grants and things like that to hopefully get some money to help

648
00:59:22,765 --> 00:59:25,655
support some of the initiatives that are already underway in our classrooms.

649
00:59:29,045 --> 00:59:32,885
I think that's it. So are there any questions

650
00:59:33,555 --> 00:59:37,385
from the board? I have a question. Yes. Um, when it comes to these scores

651
00:59:38,345 --> 00:59:41,605
for reading performance, math, performance, science, performance,

652
00:59:42,395 --> 00:59:45,565
what are the max, is there a maximum of points

653
00:59:46,435 --> 00:59:49,305
just so I can kind of judge where, how low

654
00:59:50,465 --> 00:59:54,325
we are in those points? So if you look down at, in, in the bottom half of your

655
00:59:54,525 --> 00:59:58,365
chart, it tells you the percentages. Mm-hmm . So like for the reading performance,

656
00:59:58,965 --> 01:00:02,765
like just look at as roads, they had 21.45 points mm-hmm . They

657
01:00:03,055 --> 01:00:07,045
could have had 22.5 or more based on how many

658
01:00:07,165 --> 01:00:10,915
kids scored, um, advanced. Okay. Does that make sense? Yeah.

659
01:00:12,185 --> 01:00:15,465
so essentially at math and reading for elementary, the,

660
01:00:16,705 --> 01:00:19,845
the target points is 22.5 or 22.5

661
01:00:20,725 --> 01:00:24,505
mm-hmm . But you can get more if you have students pass advance. So

662
01:00:24,995 --> 01:00:28,805
it's a little bit different than the old system where the, you know, the benchmark was always

663
01:00:29,005 --> 01:00:32,845
kind of 70% of 70% of the students pass than you, you know, we're

664
01:00:33,085 --> 01:00:37,005
greenlighted essentially. There isn't that benchmark anymore.

665
01:00:37,715 --> 01:00:41,565
it's, we've talked about it in the summer with our schools as like, it's kind of like a game

666
01:00:41,725 --> 01:00:45,725
of pac-man. You're just trying to gobble up as many points as you can to get the

667
01:00:45,885 --> 01:00:49,715
highest score you can possibly achieve. And then it plays out into

668
01:00:50,005 --> 01:00:53,825
those four performance categories. Science is not what, 10?

669
01:00:54,225 --> 01:00:57,045
yes. Yeah. Science, the total amount for science was 10 points.

670
01:00:59,135 --> 01:01:03,115
and that's what, like at the both middle schools of that advanced coursework, they both have

671
01:01:03,585 --> 01:01:07,475
tens there and it is 10%. And that's the number of students

672
01:01:07,695 --> 01:01:11,595
who, um, qualified to take the advanced class, which is algebra one in

673
01:01:11,755 --> 01:01:13,675
this case. And they all passed the sol.

674
01:01:16,375 --> 01:01:19,695
so nowhere on this does it give us an actual percentage of

675
01:01:20,465 --> 01:01:24,425
this many students at this school passed with a mastery

676
01:01:25,245 --> 01:01:28,315
level. That's, that's essentially the change

677
01:01:29,545 --> 01:01:33,135
from the old accreditation system to this new accountability

678
01:01:34,145 --> 01:01:37,915
framework is that that percentage of

679
01:01:38,225 --> 01:01:41,815
pass rates isn't how they're sort of measuring now.

680
01:01:42,425 --> 01:01:45,945
okay. But do you guys still track that? Mm-hmm. Okay.

681
01:01:49,235 --> 01:01:53,235
remember at the high schools too for, for right now, unless it changes, it's a,

682
01:01:53,385 --> 01:01:57,235
it's based on their cohort. So these scores here come from the cohort.

683
01:01:57,745 --> 01:02:01,515
it's not every student that's taking, say the algebra one test

684
01:02:01,755 --> 01:02:05,595
this year. It's the, the seniors. So for this school year, the class of

685
01:02:05,795 --> 01:02:08,755
2026 will be represented in the numbers at the high schools.

686
01:02:10,945 --> 01:02:14,875
it's like, it, it's supposed to be more transparent, a more

687
01:02:15,115 --> 01:02:18,345
transparent system, but there's so many, if this, then that

688
01:02:19,135 --> 01:02:22,495
situations, and we do anticipate

689
01:02:23,165 --> 01:02:26,995
there's going to be changes that we already know about for this testing

690
01:02:27,595 --> 01:02:30,675
year, for next year's. Um, accountability ratings,

691
01:02:31,625 --> 01:02:35,035
um, we know that there's discussion already happening regarding

692
01:02:35,645 --> 01:02:39,565
the high school cohort as to whether that will continue or if it will become

693
01:02:40,405 --> 01:02:44,385
a yearly measure versus a cohort measure. Uh, we know that pro,

694
01:02:44,665 --> 01:02:48,365
uh, history, his, yeah, there's discussion about history coming back into accountability,

695
01:02:49,745 --> 01:02:53,685
and we already know that growth is gonna be calculated different because we're not using

696
01:02:54,165 --> 01:02:58,165
vos anymore as a state. So more to come

697
01:02:58,645 --> 01:03:01,485
, it's like as soon as you learn it, it changes .

698
01:03:02,745 --> 01:03:06,685
but we, um, like I say, appreciate the support of

699
01:03:06,885 --> 01:03:10,845
the, the board and the things that we're already doing to try to address some of

700
01:03:10,965 --> 01:03:14,645
the issues that we have. And if there's other questions you have, happy to answer them,

701
01:03:15,265 --> 01:03:18,425
if you wanna deeper dive into the numbers, please just reach out to denise

702
01:03:19,385 --> 01:03:23,285
or I and we are happy to do it. Questions, do you, do

703
01:03:23,445 --> 01:03:27,325
you, do you think, so this is sort of your solution, right? This is how we're gonna, how we're gonna achieve the goal mm-hmm

704
01:03:27,725 --> 01:03:31,685
. Is it doable? You think it's based on what we're doing? I think it's doable. And like I say,

705
01:03:31,985 --> 01:03:35,785
in three of those schools, I mean, we just have to, you know, we're five points. We

706
01:03:36,005 --> 01:03:39,925
go, you know, picking up five points, whether that's a couple points with, you know, improvement in

707
01:03:40,085 --> 01:03:44,045
el progress. We see some math growth improvement. You know,

708
01:03:44,125 --> 01:03:47,685
there's options on the board that I do think are absolutely attainable

709
01:03:48,665 --> 01:03:52,445
for our schools. Um, we're seeing improvement in benchmarks

710
01:03:53,005 --> 01:03:55,365
mm-hmm . When we look at benchmarks this year compared to last year.

711
01:03:57,025 --> 01:04:00,365
so we are seeing some good trends in the right direction.

712
01:04:01,685 --> 01:04:05,645
absolutely. I, I mean, I, you know, this, this is all very, you're, you're in the weeds on it

713
01:04:05,765 --> 01:04:09,685
as you said. I, I thought this was very well explained for someone who's not in the weeds

714
01:04:10,005 --> 01:04:13,985
at all, and I kind of, it kinda makes a little more sense to me than what it was before because it

715
01:04:14,205 --> 01:04:18,025
seemed like the first part was more the fact that we're all accredited is more an objective standard of

716
01:04:18,245 --> 01:04:22,205
saying we are doing the things we're supposed to do. It's not based on the performance

717
01:04:22,645 --> 01:04:26,645
of anybody necessarily. And that's actually a good way to, to have it be accredited to

718
01:04:26,805 --> 01:04:30,765
say we we're providing all the things we need to do. Yes. Mm-hmm . Whether they are actually doing it is a,

719
01:04:30,885 --> 01:04:34,765
is a different thing and that's where the rest are ed. Sure. So I actually like that, that concept that it's all mm-hmm

720
01:04:35,045 --> 01:04:38,785
. You know, the objective standards that we're meeting and that's how they do in higher education as well. Yep.

721
01:04:39,425 --> 01:04:43,095
so absolutely. Well, thanks for all your work on this. Mm-hmm . For sure. Thank

722
01:04:43,445 --> 01:04:47,365
you. Thank you so much. The presentation I will share with mr.

723
01:04:47,535 --> 01:04:51,285
ballantine to get onto board docs just with the christmas holiday

724
01:04:51,825 --> 01:04:55,645
and that sort of thing. We were still tweaking a few things as it came in back

725
01:04:55,945 --> 01:04:59,875
to the new year. So the presentation will be posted to the board docs

726
01:05:00,225 --> 01:05:04,185
and the handouts for those at home if they're interested in looking at the presentation are

727
01:05:04,585 --> 01:05:08,385
in. They were just, we knew the numbers would be small from far away. So

728
01:05:08,855 --> 01:05:10,725
thank you so very much. Thank you both.

729
01:05:13,795 --> 01:05:17,675
okay, next up this evening we have our action agenda. The first item

730
01:05:18,145 --> 01:05:22,145
is gonna be the approval of the 2026 school board meeting calendar. Dr. Wright,

731
01:05:22,645 --> 01:05:26,285
would you like to go through that with us? Yes. Thank you madam chair. Uh, for your

732
01:05:27,965 --> 01:05:31,165
consideration this evening, we have two different, uh, school board meeting,

733
01:05:31,985 --> 01:05:35,745
uh, opportunities, uh, or calendars. The first one

734
01:05:36,075 --> 01:05:39,985
that you see there is, uh, the wednesday, if

735
01:05:40,205 --> 01:05:44,205
you wanna look at that one. And then the other one, which would be typically what we have now, which

736
01:05:44,485 --> 01:05:47,705
are meetings on wednesdays at six o'clock. And,

737
01:05:48,705 --> 01:05:52,645
um, the only thing with wednesdays is on occasion

738
01:05:52,825 --> 01:05:56,765
we get bumped and we either meet at an, an alternate location, usually 15th

739
01:05:57,325 --> 01:06:01,245
street, uh, at, um, diversified mines is where we normally meet,

740
01:06:01,945 --> 01:06:04,875
uh, when we are, uh, real this, this displaced.

741
01:06:06,065 --> 01:06:09,565
uh, the other option for the 2026 calendar would be

742
01:06:10,965 --> 01:06:14,965
thursday meetings, which would all be in this site. So it provides

743
01:06:15,475 --> 01:06:19,335
consistency, uh, however, it's just a different night that we're maybe

744
01:06:19,705 --> 01:06:23,565
not used to. So for your consideration, and, um, if you have any

745
01:06:23,885 --> 01:06:27,725
questions, uh, mr. Valentine put both of these together and did verify that the thursdays

746
01:06:27,965 --> 01:06:30,985
were available for us, but, um,

747
01:06:32,315 --> 01:06:34,885
it's really for your discussion. Thank you.

748
01:06:36,965 --> 01:06:40,965
I think I'll just ask first if anybody has strong opinions on one calendar

749
01:06:41,155 --> 01:06:45,125
over the other. I prefer the wednesdays. I, I also

750
01:06:45,425 --> 01:06:48,965
prefer the wednesdays especially, at least for the rest of the school year, just because

751
01:06:49,475 --> 01:06:53,345
I've based my entire children's schooling schedule around

752
01:06:54,295 --> 01:06:57,785
being able to be here for wednesdays. Um, so

753
01:06:59,125 --> 01:07:03,125
I would have serious scheduling conflicts if we switched to a thursday.

754
01:07:05,225 --> 01:07:09,165
any opinions down here? I'll leave more towards the we,

755
01:07:09,345 --> 01:07:13,035
the wednesday being better as well. Okay.

756
01:07:13,425 --> 01:07:17,195
and then I see that the, um, all the start times have been made

757
01:07:17,505 --> 01:07:21,285
to 6:00 pm so that would be our call to order for the public meeting

758
01:07:21,685 --> 01:07:25,605
portion of both the public meeting and the work session would start at

759
01:07:25,865 --> 01:07:28,615
6:00 pm the board could certainly still

760
01:07:29,995 --> 01:07:33,885
discuss or decide do we wanna have our closed session the 30

761
01:07:34,045 --> 01:07:36,285
minutes prior to that at any point?

762
01:07:38,795 --> 01:07:40,485
okay. Could I have a motion?

763
01:07:43,385 --> 01:07:47,265
I move that the proposed 2026 school board meeting calendar with meetings being held on

764
01:07:47,425 --> 01:07:51,345
wednesdays be approved as presented. Is there a second? I'll second.

765
01:07:52,525 --> 01:07:56,485
any discussion on that? All those in favor? Aye.

766
01:07:57,045 --> 01:08:00,885
aye. Aye. Opposed? No, thank you. Looks like we'll be doing the

767
01:08:01,195 --> 01:08:03,655
wednesdays meeting for our 2026 year.

768
01:08:07,935 --> 01:08:11,905
next up we have the appointment of designee to attend meetings of the school board in the

769
01:08:12,025 --> 01:08:14,685
absence of the division superintendent, dr. Wright.

770
01:08:16,215 --> 01:08:20,065
thank you madam chair. I recommend that dr. Costner, uh,

771
01:08:20,285 --> 01:08:24,245
attend meetings in my absence. Is there a

772
01:08:24,365 --> 01:08:27,825
motion I move that dr. Charles

773
01:08:28,765 --> 01:08:32,645
a costner be appointed as the designee of the superintendent to attend meetings of the

774
01:08:32,845 --> 01:08:36,365
school board in the absence or inability of the superintendent to attend

775
01:08:37,025 --> 01:08:40,085
for the period of january 1st, 2026 to december 31st, 2026.

776
01:08:42,665 --> 01:08:45,765
is there a second? I second it. Any discussion on that?

777
01:08:46,945 --> 01:08:50,685
all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you.

778
01:08:51,135 --> 01:08:51,955
thank you dr. Costner.

779
01:08:55,835 --> 01:08:59,745
next up this evening, we have approval of resolution authorizing the superintendent to

780
01:09:00,005 --> 01:09:02,025
reassign staff, and that's mrs. Drake.

781
01:09:11,405 --> 01:09:14,505
all right. Good evening. Happy new year's to everybody. Welcome.

782
01:09:15,885 --> 01:09:19,065
um, so we are looking at our resolution. This is something we do annually,

783
01:09:20,005 --> 01:09:23,925
um, but just kind of wanna take some time to explain why we're doing this. As far as,

784
01:09:25,005 --> 01:09:28,605
I'm sorry. Are we doing employee contracts? I had these out of order. Um, so for

785
01:09:29,205 --> 01:09:32,965
our employee contracts, just in case we are able no, no, I'm sorry. You're

786
01:09:33,385 --> 01:09:36,945
on the reassigned staff. I'm sorry. Reassigned. I did have them in order. All right.

787
01:09:37,485 --> 01:09:41,225
um, the authorization to reassign staff. So when we hire

788
01:09:41,645 --> 01:09:45,455
our employees, they're hired for warren county public schools. Although we do hire

789
01:09:45,805 --> 01:09:49,785
and interview them for specific schools, there will be times, um, where

790
01:09:50,065 --> 01:09:53,985
maybe we have to transfer somebody just because there's a stronger need at a different school.

791
01:09:54,805 --> 01:09:58,465
um, this isn't ideal. We have, um, I guess when I first started,

792
01:09:58,835 --> 01:10:02,785
there were some concerns about being able to do this. We have not

793
01:10:02,945 --> 01:10:06,825
had that. We've had one transfer, um, since I have been here. We've had

794
01:10:07,025 --> 01:10:10,905
a discussion with that employee, but it was needed. Um, we appreciate them

795
01:10:11,125 --> 01:10:14,865
for their willingness to move. It's not a punishment. There was some kind of

796
01:10:15,465 --> 01:10:19,385
negative optics on this. So this resolution does allow the superintendent to reassign

797
01:10:19,905 --> 01:10:23,905
staff as needed per our staffing needs. 'cause you know, we are here for the students.

798
01:10:24,165 --> 01:10:27,985
so just a little bit of background and kind of what we've done, um, so far

799
01:10:28,205 --> 01:10:32,065
to be able to, to do that. Questions for ms. Drake?

800
01:10:33,705 --> 01:10:37,535
I just wanted to say that, um, yes, I had reservations last year because obviously

801
01:10:38,545 --> 01:10:42,405
teachers get very comfortable and enjoy their yeah. Their schools. But, but

802
01:10:42,625 --> 01:10:46,145
yes, as we've seen over the last year, I don't think it's, it's been a problem.

803
01:10:47,165 --> 01:10:48,985
so you have my support on this.

804
01:10:51,605 --> 01:10:55,305
is there a motion I move that the resolution authorizing

805
01:10:55,625 --> 01:10:59,585
the superintendent to reassign staff be adopted as presented? Is there a second?

806
01:11:00,825 --> 01:11:04,675
I second it. Any discussion? All those in

807
01:11:04,875 --> 01:11:08,875
favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you. Thank you ms. Drake.

808
01:11:10,375 --> 01:11:13,925
and now for your superintendent authorization to issue

809
01:11:14,405 --> 01:11:18,285
contracts. Thank you. All right. Um, all right. So we know that

810
01:11:18,585 --> 01:11:22,445
we are hiring, um, as, as the vacancies become

811
01:11:22,725 --> 01:11:26,705
available, we don't always have a board meeting, uh, for us to be able to

812
01:11:26,995 --> 01:11:30,525
have those discussions to be able to appoint somebody. So what we've done,

813
01:11:31,185 --> 01:11:34,845
um, in years past and this year, if we have, um, our principals,

814
01:11:35,445 --> 01:11:39,405
assistant principals, and all of our employees, um, july's a good example.

815
01:11:39,945 --> 01:11:43,545
we just did one in december because we didn't have a board meeting later on,

816
01:11:44,145 --> 01:11:48,125
um, where the superintendent and the board chair could agree to bring that

817
01:11:48,285 --> 01:11:52,045
person a board without actually having a board meeting. So that's really what this

818
01:11:52,445 --> 01:11:55,925
resolution is. Um, unless we have more meetings as we hire people,

819
01:11:56,585 --> 01:12:00,505
you know, I'd prefer not to do that. But it is nice to be able to, to

820
01:12:00,725 --> 01:12:02,965
have that ability when, when needed and necessary.

821
01:12:05,625 --> 01:12:09,325
I'd just like to say for this, for our two new board members, whenever I get

822
01:12:09,685 --> 01:12:13,405
a call or a text about somebody that's in between meetings, like

823
01:12:13,705 --> 01:12:17,685
if there are any question marks at all, and usually, sometimes, even

824
01:12:17,885 --> 01:12:21,485
if there's not, everybody gets an immediate phone call. And if there seems like there's any hesitation,

825
01:12:22,275 --> 01:12:26,155
then it gets just held until our meeting and I would plan

826
01:12:26,445 --> 01:12:30,085
to still do that same thing. Thank you.

827
01:12:30,825 --> 01:12:33,885
any questions for ms. Drake? Is there a motion

828
01:12:36,525 --> 01:12:40,485
I move that the resolution authorizing the superintendent to issue employee contracts be adopted

829
01:12:40,785 --> 01:12:44,725
as presented? Is there a second? Second? Any discussion on that?

830
01:12:45,985 --> 01:12:49,975
all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you. Great.

831
01:12:50,325 --> 01:12:54,245
thank you. Next up we have approval of resolution authorizing

832
01:12:54,525 --> 01:12:58,375
payment of compensation, ms. Drake. All right. Hello? Um, again,

833
01:12:58,755 --> 01:13:02,725
just because we don't always have those board meetings, um, for everything to be

834
01:13:03,205 --> 01:13:07,045
approved for our compensation to issue paychecks, um, this would just give the superintendent

835
01:13:07,675 --> 01:13:11,365
authorization to authorize payment to our employees without

836
01:13:11,765 --> 01:13:15,585
having to hold, without the approval. Um, within our minutes. Um, at

837
01:13:15,805 --> 01:13:19,405
the board meetings. Questions for ms. Drake,

838
01:13:20,555 --> 01:13:24,375
is there a motion I move that the resolution authorizing payment

839
01:13:24,635 --> 01:13:28,415
of compensation be adopted as presented? Is there a second? I second.

840
01:13:28,995 --> 01:13:32,995
any discussion on that? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.

841
01:13:33,285 --> 01:13:35,215
opposed? No. Thank you.

842
01:13:37,295 --> 01:13:40,835
next up we have the salary scale approval to reclassify grade 42

843
01:13:41,765 --> 01:13:44,865
to non-exempt positions, mrs. Drake. All right.

844
01:13:45,865 --> 01:13:49,825
I like how we put this in order, you know. Um, all right, so, um, we did

845
01:13:50,025 --> 01:13:54,025
this last year and unfortunately here we are again. Um, thought we had a

846
01:13:54,145 --> 01:13:58,105
good plan. We kind of elevated a little bit, but the fairly labor standard act, like I said,

847
01:13:58,185 --> 01:14:02,145
the government just doesn't call me and tell me their plans. Um, so however,

848
01:14:03,045 --> 01:14:06,645
we have grade 42. So grade 42, um,

849
01:14:07,165 --> 01:14:11,160
are employees that we put on this scale that are currently act

850
01:14:11,385 --> 01:14:15,315
or just actively working towards their license. So they do get a little bit more,

851
01:14:16,065 --> 01:14:19,885
um, but they're not on the teacher's scale yet because they're not fully licensed.

852
01:14:20,105 --> 01:14:23,955
so this is just a nice way for us to have a little buffer with them. However,

853
01:14:24,475 --> 01:14:28,055
with that, we did increase our salary scales last year from 40,

854
01:14:28,555 --> 01:14:32,155
well, we have two different changes. Um, but we had went from

855
01:14:32,935 --> 01:14:36,835
40,000 to 44,000 and then we did adjust it from

856
01:14:37,125 --> 01:14:40,145
44,000 to 48,000 depending on their degree.

857
01:14:41,225 --> 01:14:45,225
uh, we were within the, the fair labor standard acts. We were able to

858
01:14:45,555 --> 01:14:49,435
make that compensation and keep them as exempt employees. However, january 1st,

859
01:14:50,955 --> 01:14:54,025
that rate did go up for a weekly rate of $1,128,

860
01:14:56,135 --> 01:14:59,625
equivalent to a $58,656 salary.

861
01:15:00,625 --> 01:15:04,485
um, so we are not able to meet that threshold. So by law we're not able to keep

862
01:15:04,725 --> 01:15:07,935
them as exempt employees and we would need to move them to non-exempt

863
01:15:08,805 --> 01:15:12,485
employees. So it's just grade 42. We've looked at all of our other pay scales,

864
01:15:12,945 --> 01:15:16,665
um, for who also falls under the job classification because it

865
01:15:16,955 --> 01:15:20,925
also isn't, um, it's not just supervisors. It can be, you

866
01:15:21,125 --> 01:15:25,085
know, your nurses can be exempt as well. So, um, just meeting the job

867
01:15:25,245 --> 01:15:28,605
description, we're just not able to at this time because of salary,

868
01:15:29,305 --> 01:15:32,525
not the position itself. So just wanting to make that change.

869
01:15:34,565 --> 01:15:37,215
questions for ms. Drake, is there a motion

870
01:15:38,775 --> 01:15:41,935
I move that the super that I move, that the student support grade 42

871
01:15:42,895 --> 01:15:46,475
position be reclassified as non-exempt under the

872
01:15:46,975 --> 01:15:50,835
flsa effective january 1st, 2026, for

873
01:15:51,055 --> 01:15:54,935
compliance with the updated flsa salary requirements? Is there

874
01:15:55,095 --> 01:15:58,815
a second? I second it. Any discussion on that? All those in favor?

875
01:15:59,195 --> 01:16:02,775
aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you

876
01:16:03,315 --> 01:16:07,015
and thank you ms. Drake. Okay, next up this evening, we have

877
01:16:07,495 --> 01:16:10,735
approval of resolution authorizing payment of bills and emergency situations.

878
01:16:11,515 --> 01:16:14,515
and in months when we only have one school board meeting, mr. Valentine,

879
01:16:16,275 --> 01:16:20,135
for many of the same reasons that, uh, mrs. Drake just mentioned on some of

880
01:16:20,295 --> 01:16:24,295
the resolutions she presented, um, we run into the same situation,

881
01:16:25,075 --> 01:16:29,015
uh, on the two months where we only have one school board meeting. Other times

882
01:16:29,515 --> 01:16:33,005
for things like utilities or the credit card statement

883
01:16:33,665 --> 01:16:37,495
where, um, if we do not pay them one time, we may incur a,

884
01:16:38,075 --> 01:16:41,915
um, interest charge or a, uh, uh, a charge of

885
01:16:42,135 --> 01:16:45,335
some sort. So we're asking that you would, again, this year,

886
01:16:46,155 --> 01:16:50,015
um, authorize the superintendent to be able to approve a special

887
01:16:50,295 --> 01:16:53,855
payment of bills during those periods in between board meetings.

888
01:16:54,335 --> 01:16:57,895
should one of these cases arise. They are always presented

889
01:16:58,455 --> 01:17:02,455
to you then in the clerk's report at the very beginning of it. So you'll see

890
01:17:02,635 --> 01:17:06,535
the expenditures, but, uh, this way, uh, when we have

891
01:17:06,695 --> 01:17:10,625
those situations where it's in the best interest of the division to pay

892
01:17:10,845 --> 01:17:14,205
something before the board meeting, we're allowed to do that.

893
01:17:16,665 --> 01:17:20,535
any questions for mr. Valentine? Is there a motion

894
01:17:24,775 --> 01:17:28,025
I move that the resolution authorizing payment of bills and emergency situations

895
01:17:28,915 --> 01:17:32,855
and in months with only one school board meeting be adopted as presented? Is there

896
01:17:33,055 --> 01:17:36,955
a second? I second. Any discussion on that? All

897
01:17:37,175 --> 01:17:40,905
those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank

898
01:17:41,255 --> 01:17:44,895
you very much. Next up we have the sixth

899
01:17:45,605 --> 01:17:49,485
reading of policy I-I-b-e-a dash

900
01:17:50,015 --> 01:17:53,865
r two slash gaab dash r two employee use of social media

901
01:17:54,435 --> 01:17:58,185
and electronic communication. Dr. Costner, madam

902
01:17:58,535 --> 01:18:02,415
chair board members, as you know, this is a very important policy and that we

903
01:18:02,615 --> 01:18:06,575
have been working diligently not only with school board

904
01:18:06,815 --> 01:18:10,755
members, but also, um, we've had input from the, um, our

905
01:18:10,975 --> 01:18:14,615
faculties and staff. We've also had input from our attorneys and presented

906
01:18:15,055 --> 01:18:18,805
to you is, um, what they feel

907
01:18:19,095 --> 01:18:22,765
has come together to, that'll be legal, um, from our legal side

908
01:18:23,275 --> 01:18:27,155
and meets the components of what was, um, discussed and covered throughout our,

909
01:18:27,435 --> 01:18:31,435
um, social media policy. So we do bring this, um, for

910
01:18:31,895 --> 01:18:35,415
approval tonight. Um, the move that warren county school board approved policy

911
01:18:36,095 --> 01:18:39,685
iiba dash r two slash ga b dash

912
01:18:40,175 --> 01:18:43,815
r two employee use of social media and electronic communications as presented.

913
01:18:46,475 --> 01:18:50,115
any questions for dr. Costner or comments? Um,

914
01:18:50,535 --> 01:18:54,455
I just had the, the questions I see where on the attached document

915
01:18:54,635 --> 01:18:57,615
it has the notes from the attorney.

916
01:18:58,835 --> 01:19:02,375
um, have we already, that's already been fixed.

917
01:19:02,945 --> 01:19:06,415
those, those little issues have already been rectified, correct? I just wanna confirm,

918
01:19:07,005 --> 01:19:10,775
correct? Right. Yes, ma'am. Okay. It wa it was sent to on the request

919
01:19:11,015 --> 01:19:15,015
of the board, it was sent. Once we got the input, we went ahead and also sent it to the

920
01:19:15,335 --> 01:19:19,215
attorney so they would have time to review it, um, so that we wouldn't

921
01:19:19,495 --> 01:19:23,335
have to carry it forward to another reading. Okay. So the little tweaks have

922
01:19:23,575 --> 01:19:27,415
been, it's good to go now. So we don't have to worry about these

923
01:19:28,575 --> 01:19:30,605
comments from the no. Okay.

924
01:19:33,595 --> 01:19:37,135
is there a motion, I, I move that the warren county school board approve policy

925
01:19:37,895 --> 01:19:41,435
iib eea dash r two slash gab dash r two

926
01:19:42,375 --> 01:19:46,375
employee use of social media and electronic communication as presented. Is there a second?

927
01:19:46,715 --> 01:19:50,595
second. Thank you. Is there any discussion? All

928
01:19:50,815 --> 01:19:54,505
those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank

929
01:19:54,855 --> 01:19:57,615
you. Six times a charm. Dr. Costner .

930
01:19:59,645 --> 01:20:03,635
next up we have the third reading of the sbma updated policies. Dr.

931
01:20:03,885 --> 01:20:07,885
costner? Uh, yes ma'am. Madam chair, um, school board members, um, one of the things

932
01:20:08,045 --> 01:20:11,325
that, this is the third reading of the policies. As you can see, it's d-j-f-e-b-e-b-a-b-e-b-b

933
01:20:15,305 --> 01:20:19,165
gab slash iiba. One thing I would like to point

934
01:20:19,365 --> 01:20:22,685
out before the board makes the decision on these policies, I know it's the third reading,

935
01:20:23,825 --> 01:20:27,485
um, when talking with our director of technology, we did notice

936
01:20:28,275 --> 01:20:31,455
that policy, g-a-b-I-I-b-e-a acceptable

937
01:20:32,365 --> 01:20:35,895
computer use systems use was also submitted with the second batch,

938
01:20:36,905 --> 01:20:40,805
um, that we received in on december the 19th and is listed under the first

939
01:20:41,005 --> 01:20:44,445
reading. I did remove it because I didn't

940
01:20:45,025 --> 01:20:48,985
see the need in us read, having this reading and then the next reading. Um, so

941
01:20:49,305 --> 01:20:53,305
it is on the third reading for this one. 'cause we've already had two readings. Um,

942
01:20:53,865 --> 01:20:57,645
one of the things that I did wanna point out though, if you, if you can turn

943
01:20:57,905 --> 01:21:01,845
to that policy, and I'll read to you this, our director of

944
01:21:01,965 --> 01:21:04,965
technology felt this was very important that it is added to the policy.

945
01:21:06,065 --> 01:21:08,945
um, and it is, it's on the last page of

946
01:21:10,145 --> 01:21:14,085
policy, g-a-b-I-I-b-e-a. And it's

947
01:21:14,365 --> 01:21:17,965
the internet safety policy was adopted by the school board, um, following

948
01:21:18,405 --> 01:21:21,845
public notice in public, in a public meeting, accordance with the children's

949
01:21:22,445 --> 01:21:26,195
interact protect internet protection act and also

950
01:21:26,505 --> 01:21:30,005
an an authorized individual may disable the technology protection

951
01:21:30,605 --> 01:21:34,425
measures for adults for bonafide research or other lawful

952
01:21:34,845 --> 01:21:37,525
purposes consistent with cipa

953
01:21:39,005 --> 01:21:42,965
requirements. Those were two things that were added to make sure that we

954
01:21:43,125 --> 01:21:47,105
were in compliance with the children's internet protection act.

955
01:21:48,745 --> 01:21:52,225
so I did want to, I did want to point that out before the board made a vote on

956
01:21:53,145 --> 01:21:53,365
all these

957
01:21:57,985 --> 01:22:01,905
questions for dr. Costner and the attorney is good

958
01:22:02,105 --> 01:22:05,885
with that addition. We've got the green light for,

959
01:22:06,805 --> 01:22:10,485
for the, for the change, the change that was submitted from, um,

960
01:22:10,975 --> 01:22:14,865
that, that was, this was not submitted to the attorney for those two sentences. No, ma'am.

961
01:22:19,365 --> 01:22:23,185
we are confident it's legally . I I feel confident

962
01:22:23,545 --> 01:22:27,505
in the, that the information that was presented and asked to be placed on here

963
01:22:27,855 --> 01:22:31,745
does follow the child's internet protection act just to make sure that we are in

964
01:22:31,905 --> 01:22:35,435
accordance with it. Okay. Additional

965
01:22:36,305 --> 01:22:39,065
questions. Is there a motion

966
01:22:45,265 --> 01:22:48,905
I move that the warren county school board approves the sbma updated policies

967
01:22:49,285 --> 01:22:53,025
as presented? Is there a second? I'll second.

968
01:22:53,605 --> 01:22:57,405
any additional discussion? All those in favor? Aye.

969
01:22:58,005 --> 01:23:01,785
aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you. Thank you. Dr. Costner.

970
01:23:02,815 --> 01:23:06,705
next up is gonna be the first reading of the, I think final set

971
01:23:06,945 --> 01:23:10,925
of s well, um, madam chair there is one of

972
01:23:11,005 --> 01:23:14,685
the things. This is, this is the final set that came in. There will be another

973
01:23:15,535 --> 01:23:19,385
parts, jay, were not added to this component. Um,

974
01:23:19,985 --> 01:23:23,425
uh, due to time constraints. Okay. Um, but we will have j coming,

975
01:23:24,385 --> 01:23:28,255
uh, there are 10 more policies under j but it is the final set, which

976
01:23:28,605 --> 01:23:32,225
will be the next reading. We'll have the first reading of those policy js.

977
01:23:32,635 --> 01:23:36,605
okay. Um, but the others that are listed here are the other policies that are

978
01:23:36,785 --> 01:23:40,505
for, there's 29 listed here that are for the first reading and,

979
01:23:40,905 --> 01:23:44,905
um, that this also was shared with cabinet to

980
01:23:45,125 --> 01:23:48,925
make sure as they go through it, 'cause some of them do deal with instruction and deal with diff different

981
01:23:49,245 --> 01:23:53,245
departments are asked to look at it to make sure, um, that we are

982
01:23:53,505 --> 01:23:57,405
in compliance and can follow what's, what's going on. Anything with this first reading

983
01:23:57,765 --> 01:24:00,915
that we should bring our attention to? Nothing.

984
01:24:01,795 --> 01:24:05,725
nothing that's come up. Yeah. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. I was gonna say

985
01:24:05,845 --> 01:24:09,405
nothing that's come up. They've just, we've just had time. We received it like

986
01:24:10,085 --> 01:24:13,985
december the 18th. December the 19th. We were out cabinet met the, um, and

987
01:24:14,385 --> 01:24:18,285
so they've, they're digesting it now. Um, and that's, again, that's where

988
01:24:18,445 --> 01:24:22,065
it came up with I-I-b-e-a the previous policy. So, um,

989
01:24:22,745 --> 01:24:26,565
but as, as of right now, nothing has jumped out. There were

990
01:24:26,915 --> 01:24:30,775
some changes, um, that were noted

991
01:24:31,185 --> 01:24:35,085
and it's in one of the late in the policies. Um, I know that

992
01:24:35,315 --> 01:24:38,965
it's for you all the color coded, you'll see some of where it's in green writing

993
01:24:39,875 --> 01:24:42,565
such as the, um, policy ikeb acceleration.

994
01:24:43,895 --> 01:24:47,865
there were some recommendations there. So anything in green is

995
01:24:48,085 --> 01:24:50,005
what the, um, sbma did make those recommendations.

996
01:24:52,105 --> 01:24:55,125
the only thing I saw was, um, it was very minor, but on the cross-referencing

997
01:24:56,165 --> 01:24:59,755
section on, uh, kg community

998
01:25:00,365 --> 01:25:04,325
use of school facilities, 'cause they had this, we already, we've made

999
01:25:04,445 --> 01:25:08,265
some updates to some policies about school facilities just that we would add,

1000
01:25:08,665 --> 01:25:12,465
and I can hand you this thing just basically kg dash e kg dash e two and

1001
01:25:12,785 --> 01:25:16,605
kg dash r just under the cross cross reference area because

1002
01:25:17,005 --> 01:25:20,835
they do relate to school facilities and use and things like that. Okay.

1003
01:25:25,985 --> 01:25:29,615
anything else else this evening? This is just our first reading, so we'll see it again at our january

1004
01:25:30,175 --> 01:25:33,175
work session and then at our february meeting.

1005
01:25:35,215 --> 01:25:38,985
okay. Thank you dr. Costner. Alright.

1006
01:25:39,345 --> 01:25:43,025
thank you mr. Mcfadden. I'll get that information for you after the meeting if that's okay.

1007
01:25:43,485 --> 01:25:46,145
you can get it now. Oh, okay. He approach the bench

1008
01:25:48,925 --> 01:25:52,865
you. All right. Next up

1009
01:25:53,065 --> 01:25:55,795
this evening we have acceptance of a new scholarship. Ms. Bragg.

1010
01:26:10,805 --> 01:26:14,655
the following new scholarship opportunity for the warren county high

1011
01:26:14,945 --> 01:26:18,305
school class of 2026 is presented to the board for approval.

1012
01:26:19,525 --> 01:26:23,505
the shero nick nicholson memorial scholarship honors the memory

1013
01:26:23,765 --> 01:26:27,705
of charo a 1976 graduate of warren county high school who excelled

1014
01:26:28,105 --> 01:26:31,625
in girls basketball and softball. The recipient of the $1,000

1015
01:26:32,405 --> 01:26:36,145
sch the $1,000 scholarship will be a graduating warren county

1016
01:26:36,455 --> 01:26:40,285
high school female athlete pursuing higher education. Warren

1017
01:26:40,705 --> 01:26:44,665
county high school is grateful to the benefactors tim and tammy jar for their

1018
01:26:44,865 --> 01:26:47,065
kind contribution and support of their graduates.

1019
01:26:49,875 --> 01:26:51,025
thank you. Is there a motion

1020
01:26:56,345 --> 01:27:00,345
I move that the she nick nicholson memorial scholarship for warren county

1021
01:27:00,585 --> 01:27:04,125
high school be accepted with gratitude? Is there a second? Second?

1022
01:27:05,045 --> 01:27:08,895
any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

1023
01:27:09,445 --> 01:27:11,745
no. Thank you. And thank you for the generosity

1024
01:27:15,595 --> 01:27:19,525
next up this evening. Um, we, we pulled two sets of minutes

1025
01:27:20,105 --> 01:27:23,555
the november 13th and november 19th meeting minutes,

1026
01:27:24,465 --> 01:27:28,345
um, for no reason other than we had a board member who was missing, um,

1027
01:27:28,565 --> 01:27:32,525
during those, those meetings. And so if I could have

1028
01:27:32,725 --> 01:27:36,205
a motion to approve at this time, I move that the minutes of the november 13th, 2025

1029
01:27:37,645 --> 01:27:41,285
work session be approved as presented. Is there a second? I second.

1030
01:27:42,545 --> 01:27:46,545
any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.

1031
01:27:47,025 --> 01:27:49,525
no, I abstain. Thank you.

1032
01:27:51,385 --> 01:27:55,325
and same for the november 19th, 20, 25 minutes. I move that the minutes

1033
01:27:55,445 --> 01:27:58,885
of the november 19th, 2025 regular school board meeting be approved as presented.

1034
01:27:59,465 --> 01:28:03,245
is there a second? Second? Any discussion? All those in favor?

1035
01:28:03,585 --> 01:28:07,165
aye. Aye. Opposed? No, I abstain.

1036
01:28:07,775 --> 01:28:11,745
thank you. Next up this

1037
01:28:11,985 --> 01:28:14,905
evening, we have the creation of the policy review committee.

1038
01:28:16,085 --> 01:28:19,985
um, as you know, we have our standing committees, we have

1039
01:28:20,145 --> 01:28:24,145
the, um, a member on the mountain vista governor school governing board, and then

1040
01:28:24,225 --> 01:28:27,125
we also have our facilities committee, um,

1041
01:28:29,095 --> 01:28:32,545
typically that we do. And then this evening, we would also like to

1042
01:28:33,105 --> 01:28:36,945
continue the work that mr. Mcfadden and our previous fort representative

1043
01:28:37,685 --> 01:28:41,665
ms. Lowe had been doing as a policy review committee. We'd like to make that

1044
01:28:42,045 --> 01:28:45,905
an official committee for our board, or at least that is what's being presented

1045
01:28:46,385 --> 01:28:50,025
at this time. So, um, if there's any question or discussion

1046
01:28:50,545 --> 01:28:54,455
about that or if there's just a motion, that would be great. I

1047
01:28:54,575 --> 01:28:58,475
move that a policy review committee consisting of two school board members be established as

1048
01:28:58,735 --> 01:29:01,990
a standing committee of the board with members being appointed annually at the organizational

1049
01:29:02,870 --> 01:29:06,765
meeting. Is there a second? A second. Any discussion on that?

1050
01:29:08,905 --> 01:29:12,645
all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Thank you.

1051
01:29:14,465 --> 01:29:17,825
and then next I would like to ask if there, um, is a motion to

1052
01:29:18,715 --> 01:29:22,545
appoint two members of our board to our newly created policy review

1053
01:29:22,965 --> 01:29:22,965
committee.

1054
01:29:27,925 --> 01:29:31,425
I make a motion to add tom mced and jr.

1055
01:29:32,305 --> 01:29:36,015
and sarah jones to the, uh, policy

1056
01:29:36,535 --> 01:29:39,355
review committee for 2026. For 2026.

1057
01:29:40,655 --> 01:29:43,755
is there a second? I'll second. Any discussion on that?

1058
01:29:44,695 --> 01:29:48,525
all those in favor? Aye. Aye. A aye. Opposed? No. Thank

1059
01:29:48,875 --> 01:29:50,665
you. Okay.

1060
01:29:53,955 --> 01:29:57,765
next up this evening, we have board member requests going in the

1061
01:29:57,965 --> 01:30:01,885
same order. Ms. Salan? I

1062
01:30:02,005 --> 01:30:05,365
do not have any requests. Thank you mr. Mcfadden. I have a couple requests,

1063
01:30:06,145 --> 01:30:10,145
um, some I've asked in the past and just wherever they went, they went, but

1064
01:30:10,365 --> 01:30:14,205
we're talking about 'em again. First is when, uh, now that we're on this, uh, review committee

1065
01:30:14,665 --> 01:30:18,645
for the policies, one of the easy ways to, to evaluate

1066
01:30:18,845 --> 01:30:22,505
and for us to collaborate on a, on a document is for having it be in a google doc

1067
01:30:23,095 --> 01:30:26,325
where we could red line it, we can talk about it rather than just being a stagnant pdf.

1068
01:30:27,345 --> 01:30:30,985
so I'd like to ask, whenever we have a document for the board review, whether it's a policy or

1069
01:30:31,925 --> 01:30:35,785
anything that we, we need to edit of some sort that it could be uploaded as a google

1070
01:30:36,385 --> 01:30:40,205
doc shared doc, however it is that it's not just a pdf. You can have the pdf as well,

1071
01:30:40,405 --> 01:30:43,525
I guess, but mainly as a, as a, some sort of document that you can do redlining,

1072
01:30:44,465 --> 01:30:48,325
um, to be able to see what different people add to it. I think that's very, it will work

1073
01:30:48,485 --> 01:30:52,165
out for us on the policy committee for sure. And, um, that would be one request.

1074
01:30:53,905 --> 01:30:57,605
um, the second one, I brought this up a long time ago, but uh, we're still not listed

1075
01:30:58,285 --> 01:31:01,595
anywhere on the county's website. I think the warren county website,

1076
01:31:02,345 --> 01:31:06,285
uh, government website should have a link under its government tab that has a place called boards

1077
01:31:06,605 --> 01:31:10,605
and commissions where a board, um, seems pretty easy

1078
01:31:10,955 --> 01:31:14,915
move. They wouldn't have to create a page about it, just have a link to our own website. But it'd

1079
01:31:15,205 --> 01:31:18,365
be nice if someone discovers warren county, they wouldn't know we have a school system,

1080
01:31:20,185 --> 01:31:24,125
um, based on our recent approval of the new social media and communications

1081
01:31:24,445 --> 01:31:28,365
policy. I think one of the things we, we've talked about at one of the meetings

1082
01:31:28,685 --> 01:31:32,515
before was, was talking about updating our, the, uh, trip

1083
01:31:32,805 --> 01:31:36,605
guideline. One of the, one of the things we talked about was an official form of communication

1084
01:31:37,035 --> 01:31:40,845
that a chaperone uses when they go on a trip with somebody is text messaging with

1085
01:31:41,045 --> 01:31:45,005
the, the girls or guys or students they're with. And we made some comment

1086
01:31:45,325 --> 01:31:49,265
that, well, that'd be easy enough to fix that by just having it be listed on

1087
01:31:49,485 --> 01:31:53,345
the, the parent's signature form, the release form or whatever that to say by

1088
01:31:53,565 --> 01:31:57,275
the way, you, that the chaperone has permission to contact my child via text.

1089
01:31:58,525 --> 01:32:02,115
I don't know if if we've done that or not, but I think we have to do that and we could theoretically update, there's

1090
01:32:02,605 --> 01:32:06,435
a policy on, um, called iica dash

1091
01:32:07,045 --> 01:32:11,045
r student trip guidelines that could also be added in there too,

1092
01:32:11,265 --> 01:32:15,205
is cross-reference just to, it talks about chaperones responsibility. There could

1093
01:32:15,365 --> 01:32:19,085
be something added in there saying that one of the responsibilities chaperone is to make sure they have the,

1094
01:32:19,625 --> 01:32:23,435
all the signed parental documents that in access to the kids' text

1095
01:32:23,725 --> 01:32:27,475
numbers or whatever. It's, but since we did that, that's another thing that we have to kind

1096
01:32:27,765 --> 01:32:31,635
of add to. And then also, this

1097
01:32:31,925 --> 01:32:35,845
came up at a, at a meeting, I think, I think ms. Lowe mentioned this in a board request a couple meetings

1098
01:32:36,345 --> 01:32:40,325
ago that it'd be good to find out what other school policy school districts do

1099
01:32:40,535 --> 01:32:44,485
about board member access to school attorney. I mean,

1100
01:32:44,605 --> 01:32:48,565
we know that the, the, the board that we have a school attorney that works for the board. We have a school attorney

1101
01:32:48,645 --> 01:32:52,155
that works for the, the administration, but whether their individuals

1102
01:32:52,865 --> 01:32:56,635
can call up that person and ask them questions or whether it's something that's universal

1103
01:32:57,245 --> 01:33:00,845
or there's a mechanism or whether it's off the limits or whatever, it'd be good just for clarity,

1104
01:33:01,805 --> 01:33:05,645
I did look around at different places. It's hard to find a policy that has it, but it seems

1105
01:33:05,845 --> 01:33:09,805
easy enough to create a policy that would explain for everybody. Again, coming and

1106
01:33:10,005 --> 01:33:13,875
going just I, I was under some impression that well, I, with

1107
01:33:14,205 --> 01:33:18,125
a school lawyer works for me. I know, not me, I'm part of the board, but that we could reach out to

1108
01:33:18,245 --> 01:33:22,065
it. But it has, there's a, there should be a mechanism that goes through the chair or through the superintendent or

1109
01:33:22,445 --> 01:33:26,165
whatever. So just for clarity's sake, I think some discussion and there is a policy

1110
01:33:26,605 --> 01:33:30,405
bcg that talks about the school attorney and it's basically one line

1111
01:33:30,685 --> 01:33:34,685
saying we have a school attorney. They work for the superintendent, so, and the

1112
01:33:34,845 --> 01:33:38,805
school board. So those are my requests. And again, these are po many of

1113
01:33:38,885 --> 01:33:42,685
these are policy things that we can of course work on. But this is just something I was thinking

1114
01:33:42,925 --> 01:33:45,865
about. And that is it. Thank you, ms. Jones.

1115
01:33:48,085 --> 01:33:51,425
I don't have anything mr. Kline. Um,

1116
01:33:52,805 --> 01:33:56,745
I know we're getting ready to go into the budget season and looking over the

1117
01:33:56,965 --> 01:34:00,825
budget and, um, this might have, uh, be

1118
01:34:01,125 --> 01:34:04,375
a part of it, but I'd, I'd like to start the, um, discussion

1119
01:34:05,145 --> 01:34:09,105
on a, um, something like a communications director, um,

1120
01:34:10,705 --> 01:34:14,445
to, to get all these good things that happen out to the public.

1121
01:34:15,065 --> 01:34:19,035
um, just like tonight, the, uh, picture all the pictures taken with

1122
01:34:19,325 --> 01:34:23,325
the as road school. Um, those to me are all things that I

1123
01:34:23,445 --> 01:34:27,205
think the public should see. Um, not just about hear about the bad stuff,

1124
01:34:27,605 --> 01:34:31,585
but we, we need to get all the good stuff out. I know it's an expense, but,

1125
01:34:32,465 --> 01:34:35,935
um, I think it would just be really good for the public to know exact

1126
01:34:37,075 --> 01:34:40,705
exactly what's, um, what's happening in our school systems. Um,

1127
01:34:41,555 --> 01:34:44,785
they're, um, they do a lot of good stuff and

1128
01:34:45,965 --> 01:34:49,925
I know the, um, you know, with the ffa, uh, they do

1129
01:34:50,165 --> 01:34:54,045
a very good job of getting their information out. Um, I just

1130
01:34:54,205 --> 01:34:58,025
think that we ought to talk about how we can, um, how

1131
01:34:58,245 --> 01:34:59,245
we can get that out a little better.

1132
01:35:02,335 --> 01:35:06,205
thank you. Um, I,

1133
01:35:06,505 --> 01:35:10,165
one thing that we failed to put on our agenda this evening,

1134
01:35:10,545 --> 01:35:14,315
we didn't officially say we would not have the budget committee anymore

1135
01:35:14,825 --> 01:35:18,365
as a standing meeting, so we'll try to carry that over for the work session,

1136
01:35:19,505 --> 01:35:22,985
um, later this month. So that would be one thing that I would add.

1137
01:35:23,665 --> 01:35:27,645
um, mr. Mcfadden's already, um, brought my attention to the policy

1138
01:35:28,285 --> 01:35:32,045
bce, which is, um, our policy that discusses our standing committees.

1139
01:35:32,525 --> 01:35:36,265
so that's one that we could have at our work session to bring up, um,

1140
01:35:36,655 --> 01:35:40,205
later this month again, to, to add our new committee. And then

1141
01:35:40,845 --> 01:35:44,585
assuming we officially dissolve our budget committee subcommittee, we can, um,

1142
01:35:44,875 --> 01:35:48,605
take that out of there. Um, and then,

1143
01:35:49,305 --> 01:35:53,245
yes, the field trip communication form, actually when I was calling around and talking

1144
01:35:53,785 --> 01:35:57,645
to, um, some of our advisors and teachers that would be going on a lot of these overnight

1145
01:35:58,125 --> 01:36:01,845
field trips, that was a concern. Like what would this permission slip

1146
01:36:02,555 --> 01:36:06,445
look like? How am I not gonna get in trouble by texting students while we are 12 hours

1147
01:36:06,755 --> 01:36:09,835
away? And so I do think if we had just

1148
01:36:11,065 --> 01:36:14,705
one uniform statement that every school would have access to

1149
01:36:15,515 --> 01:36:18,805
that gives that permission when the parent is giving permission for travel,

1150
01:36:19,705 --> 01:36:23,685
um, to also just say right there how you're gonna be contacting while you're

1151
01:36:23,925 --> 01:36:27,605
away, then that I think would really make everybody a lot more comfortable with the new policy

1152
01:36:28,005 --> 01:36:30,825
that we just put in place. And then, um,

1153
01:36:32,375 --> 01:36:36,285
maybe when, uh, dr. Wright, when you meet with, um, the county administrator,

1154
01:36:37,705 --> 01:36:41,605
you can ask about that website update for us. , my list .

1155
01:36:42,245 --> 01:36:45,425
I thought probably it might be , so I think that would be great. Um,

1156
01:36:46,515 --> 01:36:49,985
okay. And then, yes, I agree with you mr. Klein. Um,

1157
01:36:51,045 --> 01:36:54,905
communications director has been a topic for many years now, so maybe that's

1158
01:36:55,345 --> 01:36:59,275
too fancy of a title, but if we could just get a, maybe a cheerleader

1159
01:37:00,065 --> 01:37:04,005
of some sort, some sort of pr person that wants to put out,

1160
01:37:04,705 --> 01:37:08,045
you know, what we're doing in our schools, that's, that's maybe a

1161
01:37:09,535 --> 01:37:13,125
lower pay scale way of saying communications director.

1162
01:37:13,585 --> 01:37:17,485
um, it doesn't hurt our budget quite as much perhaps, but I think

1163
01:37:17,685 --> 01:37:21,645
I agree that's what we need. Okay. And that's it that I have

1164
01:37:21,785 --> 01:37:25,645
for this evening. Um, so if I could get

1165
01:37:25,845 --> 01:37:29,725
a motion to go into executive session, please. This motion is made

1166
01:37:29,925 --> 01:37:33,925
that this open public meeting of the warren county school board become a closed meeting pursuant to

1167
01:37:34,245 --> 01:37:37,965
virginia code section 2.2 dash 3 7 1 1. The school board desires

1168
01:37:38,405 --> 01:37:42,125
to discuss the following matter in a closed meeting section 2.2 dash 3 7 1

1169
01:37:43,285 --> 01:37:47,165
a one, discussion, consideration or interviews of prospective candidates for employment

1170
01:37:47,605 --> 01:37:51,245
assignment, appointment promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining,

1171
01:37:52,065 --> 01:37:56,045
or resignation of employees of the school board, specifically the personnel report,

1172
01:37:56,665 --> 01:38:00,025
the personnel report, addendum and employee number 2 0 2 6

1173
01:38:01,395 --> 01:38:04,705
dash 0 1 0 7 dash zero one.

1174
01:38:05,585 --> 01:38:09,045
is there a second? I second it. Mr. Valentine, could you do roll call please?

1175
01:38:10,465 --> 01:38:14,125
mr. Klein? Aye. Mrs. Aye madam chair?

1176
01:38:14,705 --> 01:38:18,645
aye. Mr. Mcfadden? Aye. Mrs. Salan? Aye. Alright, great. Thank

1177
01:38:18,925 --> 01:38:18,925
you.

1178
01:38:26,955 --> 01:38:28,465
could you please read us out of closed session?

1179
01:38:31,135 --> 01:38:34,745
according to the votes recorded by the clerk, the school board of warren county does hereby

1180
01:38:35,265 --> 01:38:38,745
certify that to the best of each member's knowledge one, only public

1181
01:38:39,385 --> 01:38:43,065
business matters, lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the virginia freedom

1182
01:38:43,445 --> 01:38:47,185
of information act were discussed in the closed meeting to which the certification

1183
01:38:47,465 --> 01:38:51,425
applies. And two, only such public business matters as were

1184
01:38:51,905 --> 01:38:55,745
identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened or heard,

1185
01:38:56,055 --> 01:38:59,925
discussed, or considered by the school board. Is there a second? I second it.

1186
01:39:00,565 --> 01:39:02,685
mr. Valentine, could you do roll call? Yes.

1187
01:39:04,685 --> 01:39:08,305
mrs. Salan? Aye. Mr. Mcfadden? Aye. Madam chair?

1188
01:39:09,005 --> 01:39:12,565
aye. Mrs. Jones a mr. Klein? Aye.

1189
01:39:13,435 --> 01:39:17,265
thank you. And is there a motion on our personnel report and personnel

1190
01:39:17,745 --> 01:39:21,665
report? Addendum, I move that the january 7th, 2026 personnel report

1191
01:39:21,945 --> 01:39:25,665
and personnel report addendum be approved as presented. Is there a second?

1192
01:39:26,575 --> 01:39:30,205
I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye.

1193
01:39:30,965 --> 01:39:34,775
aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Okay. Anything else this

1194
01:39:35,065 --> 01:39:38,335
evening adjourned?

1195
01:39:40,425 --> 01:39:40,425
I.