001It's not me. That's good. Thank you. All right. So, we have some presentations today and so our first one is going to be our learning academy presentation by Dr. Hail. Dr. Hail. Good evening, chairman, members of the board. We had our TLA Academy for two days in June, June 4th through 5th. And we thought a video would be the best way to capture um what TLA was like. We always have a great time, but I'll go ahead and share this video with you. [Music] That looks like Rusper. [Music] Do you feel [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Um, again, I just want to thank everyone who attended, who participated. Um, and especially a thank you to Amy Ael and the committee. They just do a phenomenal job. They have it down, and we really truly had
002the best two days. So much so that the week the next week I had teachers asking when will the proposals open for the next year. Um so we are very excited um and also truly appreciate all of the hard work that went into it. We also had student artwork that was um on on display. So it truly was a community effort and um just a thank you to everyone. Thank you. And our teachers love it. If you all were there, you saw the the teachers um you know spending time together, learning from each other and we are in a people business and the social emotional health of our teachers is important. Giving them an opportunity to be together and grow together is so important. So, so thank you to everybody that that put in the
003time and effort to make that great because it was. It was. Yeah. I just noticed when I came just all the positive energy just, you know, I it was just very very fulfilling. So I appreciate that Campbell County does this and um it's it's become a thing and so it seems to get bigger and better every year. So it's good. Thank you. Yes, we already have plans for next year. So stay tuned. All right. Well, I think you're on deck for the next presentation or wellness committee update. Yes, this will be a very short update. Um, but I did want to share with you information um about our wellness initiative. Um, because of our change in insurance with Anthem for this year, we actually receive funds through our insurance to support wellness initiatives for the
004entire year and we will get these funds every year. So, this is a major benefit of our insurance and it also includes Campbell County too. So, it not only applies to our our Campbell County school employees, but also to Campbell County employees. So, I wanted to tell you a little bit of what we have um started and are planning for for this year. We were able in the spring to extend an invitation asking for a wellness champion from each of our schools because we know at the building level how important that is. They the committee met on May 15th. Um Amy Ael is a big piece of this along with Rebecca Herrap who is our nurse coordinator and we were able to meet to really discuss what could we do for next school year and
005also what are some things that we can move forward with and plan for um even to kind of kick things off for the year. We are focused on physical wellness, mental health wellness, really making sure we're we're taking care of our employees, preventative health, health education, but a big piece of this is also team work, team place culture that goes with it. And so these are a few of the things that we have planned so far um that will actually start next week and have already begun. And so on the next slide, you'll see that we kicked it off at TLA. Um we did have a um who knew a trail mix bar was the most popular and if you came by uh they were they were at the trail mix bar. We're actually going
006to do that at our um present to success week next week for our new teachers because we want to to give them that opportunity to learn about some of the things that we have planned. We also um for the first year will have a Campbell County team um and this will also include um the actual county as well as the schools um to participate in whatever form whether that's walking or running um for the four plus as well as the 10 mileer. Um so we are able to pay for their entry fees um and have been able to work with the race director on that. It is scheduled for the 27th of September. So even if you're not walking and running, it is okay. you can come and cheer everyone on if you would like.
007And then we have begun strength training um during the summer um partnering with um Sam Price who is also the race trainer. Um he was hired by the 10 mileer for that. And also we have partnered with the Y. Um and so for the Y for the Jamerson downtown and the express we are able to to give a discount to employees. And then Alta Vista has their own um discounts and services that they provide um for the Alta Vista area. And then next week um we have our family night at the Hillcats. So that we will be there. We have free tickets uh for our employees. You all are welcome of course. Um, and that will start at 6:30. Um, and we will have a competition to see which school gets the most most people
008there and do a drawing. Additionally, I will tell you I am looking for someone who might want to throw the first pitch. So, no pressure, but if you plan to come and you would like to throw the first pitch, you are welcome um to do so. Um, and I know that everyone would love that. So, we're excited to have that. That is also coinciding with our new teacher starting. Um, so we're also hoping to hoping to have good attendance with their families um and just have a good time um at the Hillcats. So stay tuned for more information. Um but we're we are excited about this work and again there are lots of people who are involved and really will be leading this at the school and I'll be happy to answer any questions you
009might have. Let's let's have an update in about six months about how it's going. Absolutely. Because it'll round finishes in December. Um, and so I would love to be able to share an update and then additional plans that we have for the rest of the school year and the upcoming fall school year. Yeah. Awesome. It's great. Thank you. Thank you. All right. I think we have a recognition. We do have a recognition. And so I'm going to read this beautiful resolution and then we're going to give out some rings to our state winners. So whereas the Brookville High School speech team were runner up on January 25th, 2025 in the Southwest Virginia Forensic League competition. And whereas the Brookville High School speech team were named the region 3C champions on February 15, 2025. And whereas
010the Brookville High School speech team were the super region 3C runners up on March 1st, 2025. And whereas the Brookville High School speech team won the class 3 state championship on March 29th, 2025. Thus be it resolved that the Campbell County School Board expresses its appreciation and commendation to the speech team for achieving the aforementioned accomplishments with class and excellence and in a manner representative of the high standards of Campbell County and Brookville High School. be it further resolved that the Brookville High School speech team and coaching staff be given due recognition for their accomplishments. So, congratulations to our Brookville High School. Y'all want to help me question? So, we'll come up here to the podium to give out the rings. And I hope I don't watch any names, but I'll put on my granny
011glasses. Let me give this to you. We have this. And I think we are missing one ring. That's Xavier Colberts because he is a threetime state champion and not took a special order. So his ring is not quite here, but we'll make sure Xavier to get that to you. Either it personally on your doorstep down the street or we will certainly bring you back and recognize that you got that. But I want to let you know it's coming. All right. So, my first one is Sarah Beaker. [Applause] Donate [Applause] [Music] Emily Emanuel. Megan Emanuel, our Bobby Marky, I know he is out. We'll make sure that one of y'all give that to Bobby. Taylor Green and Kayen Ferguson, another coach. Lucy Sloan, [Applause] Jayla Wilder. [Applause] There you go. All right, y'all. Slip them on
012and the rest of the team coming out. Xavier, come on up here. [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] So, at least he's not that way. [Music] That's good. Congratulations. [Applause] On behalf of the school board, I would just like to say that uh the school board never gets tired of recognizing student achievement and and um and we love state champions. So, yeah. So, very proud of you and it's a great reflection on our county. We appreciate that. [Applause] All right. So, you're welcome to stay. Um, it gets pretty boring from here out, but you're welcome to stay. Thank you all for being here. Yeah, thank you. Thank you for all your hard work. It's fine. And then it clears out. That's okay. That's exciting. That was cool. Xavier not to pick a stone. Just pick your stone.
013What do you want? Did we have anybody else to speak? Okay. All right. Then I guess we will start with our approval of the minutes for June 9th. I'll accept a motion to approve them. Motion. Second. Have a motion and a second. Any questions or corrections on the June meet minutes? Not all in favor, please indicate by saying I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Payment of the bills. Mr. Chairman, I reviewed the bills report as presented and recommend we move for approval. Second. Have a motion and a second for payment of the bills. Any question on the bills? All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Acceptance of donations. Miss McClan. Tonight, you have a list of donations for approval. Unless you have any questions, I ask that you approve them
014as presented. Motion. Motion to approve. Second. Any questions on the donations other than appreciation? All right. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. Non-resident tuition. Tonight we have a list of non-resident students applying to be u students in the school system for this school year SY 26. So I ask that you approve it as presented. Motion second. Any questions about the res non-resident tuition? All in favor, please indicate by saying I. Any opposed? Supplemental appropriations. Tonight, you have a list of appropriations. Unless you have any questions on those, I ask that you approve them as presented. Motion for second. Go ahead, Kristen. Motion by Mr. Jones, second by Mrs. Tanner or Mrs. Parker. Neither. Okay. Uh, any questions on the appropriations? If not, all in favor, please
015indicate by saying, "I." Any opposed? All right. All right. Personnel report. Miss Sunley. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board, you have the personnel report in front of you this evening. Um, I will tell you that we're still hiring for our teaching staff even though we're starting next Tuesday for our cruising to success week. Um, that starts our new teacher week next Tuesday. We did have a couple of last minute resations this month. Um, which were a little disappointing, but we're going to be fine. We're going to get those filled and our schools will be ready like they always are. But we do have a couple openings still to fill. Um, and as always at this time of year, we're still working on our classified staff as well. So, unless you have any other
016questions, I'd ask that you approve it as written. Any questions for Mrs. Hunley? No. Yep. He's here. We'll just ask Dr. Ronaldella. School bus drivers. uh seven. We put uh seven short full and part-time. We picked up four this summer between uh three in our CDL class that we did and uh a gentleman transferring in moving from out of state who had a CDL and drove a coach. Um so yeah, this not not in a bad position as compared to the previous years. Better than the previous couple years. Knock on wood on that. Thank you. Yeah, thank you for asking. How many more do you want or need? How How many more drivers do you need? Like to have a bench for sure. Uh, seven. Seven. Part-time, fulltime. You know, make everything a little bit
017Yeah. better. Okay. Yeah. That gives us some reinforcements is what that does run so thin. Okay. Good. Good. Great. All right. Well, with that in mind, let's uh ask for a motion to approve the personnel report. Motion to approve. Second a motion by Ms. Vaughn and second by Mr. Jones. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. Thank you, Miss Hunley. All right. First reading of some proposed policies. Dr. Hail. Yeah. Thank you. Um, chairman, members of the board, tonight you have several policies that are um of up for first reading for July. I did want to give a little summary of some of the main highlights of each that are related to changes um with the Virginia code and other updates. The first one, DJF, I wanted
018to draw your attention to this is to reflect changes in the Virginia code regarding purchasing procedures. This was recommended by both VSBA and our schoolboard attorney. Um it includes updates to contracts. It also referenced the forbiddance of child labor and also contracts for IT goods and services that are required for the state. Um so that is a summary of that policy. EB is related to school crisis. The first change is very small. It allows the school safety audit team to meet with law enforcement on site. That has always been our practice. It just puts it in policy. Um we have a very strong relationship with our sheriff's office. There are more significant changes though related to the athletic emermergency action plan as well as cardiac emergency response plan. It also provides guidance for those plans
019and also ready access to bleed control kits. This change is in the legal code and you'll also see how it impacts other policies that follow. Um it impacts EBBA. Um this is your emergency first aid and AED CPR certified personnel. It outlines their required training and also requires from safety drills which is EBCB that there is a sudden cardiac arrest drill. Um so that is included related um to some other changes that um have to do um in the E section of the policy is EBCB. This is a new policy for opioid antagonist. It allows for the usage of these if there is that situation that requires the use of them. This would mostly be Narcan. Um, and outlines procedures for maintenance, inspection, and recordkeeping. We have already been doing this. This outlines that policy.
020Um, and also make sure that there's a procedure for the maintenance um of the the Narcan at the school for GAB, which is also I IA because it's for both staff and students. Um, this is related to our computer usage and acceptable use. These were needed changes for both students and staff since this had not been updated since July of 2013. It also puts us in line with the governor's order regarding some of the concerns with some of the other sites that can be accessed as well. Um, so that is one that you'll see in both places because it's for staff. In addition, it is for students. JJ A is student athlete extreme heat safety um and protection. This is a new policy. It is required by changes in the Virginia code and essentially we
021will be following the VHSL policy for that. And so that is the policy that is used and this has to do with outside athletic practices and events. We have had some very humid days in July. We start football next week. So it it's very much um we follow that practice but this puts it clearly um in procedures. And then the other one that is it's a new policy but it's not a new requirement. Um KJD this is a notification of school connected overdose. Um you'll remember the governor's order that required this related to fentanyl and this has been required. Um but this puts it in actual policy and this is related to school connected overdose is what it references there. There are a couple of other policies in there, but these are the more substantive
022ones that I just wanted to draw your attention to. Um, especially because one change here impacts other parts of our policy. There's no action required for any of these policies tonight. Um, but I will be happy to address any questions that you might have. Anybody have any questions? The school connected student overdose. Is that strictly on the school property or if they buy something at school and take it home? It could apply to athletic events. Um, so it can school sponsored events is what it is referencing. If it was that type of situation where it was connected to the school as far as the source, um, then I would I would say that that would fall under the purview of that. Thank you. You're welcome. I've got a list and mainly I'd like to just
023dig a little bit deeper on how we implement some of these policies on on DJF. Um there's a lot of language about in the contracts about sexual predator whatever who who actually reviews these contracts and and do all vendors have have a contract? So, this is specifically referencing purchasing procedures. And so, if this policy is updated, whenever we issue an RFP, we'll also have to be done. And we work with the county for some of those pieces because they do that as well. And so, we are required to review that with our contracts. And we review the contracts. Dr. H will review them. I review them. And then we normally send them to David Hawkins. Yes. He reviews them as well. and and whatever whatever contractor they're certifying that none of their employees correct. So
024there's lang there's I guess form letter language that they're already the contractors already familiar with. Correct. Correct. And if these changes are implemented at the second reading, then that will trigger the initial changes within that and for all of our future ones. Okay. And so even a small local contractor that's used for buildings and grounds or whatever, they they have to correct fill this out and absolutely certify that none of their employees fall under these categories and they do them now. They do. Good. Well, good. That's We already have this practice. I just wanted to dig a little deeper. Have we ever done a random and pulled somebody and see how they checked? When we have the audit, I don't know that they necessarily pull it that way. Um but we do but it is
025a part of our language. Yeah. All right. And um All right. On code EB um the audit committee that we have is I I I don't have got your summary instead of the actual reading but it listed parents teach some teachers parents administrators. do do we have representatives from all of those? Um, so each school is required to have a school safety team and so they are required to do this work. Um, sometimes it can be a teacher that is a parent who serves on that. They have great insight for these as well. So that is what is required for our school crisis teams. Okay. All right. And um the AEDs, do we have AEDs in all of our buildings? We have AEDs in all of our buildings. We also our trainers, athletic trainers have
026portable ones, but the other piece that we are already looking at for purchasing is if there's an extra that might be needed given I mean some schools it's right here, right? You know, we're all playing right near each other. But if we have different sites going on concurrently, we need to have ready access to portable AEDs. Do they have one at the maintenance shed and JJ Fay? They they they're required to have them. Okay, good. So, every building, but and this is really referencing school. This is for schools is what they're addressing here for this for I'm talking about Campbell County Public Schools, which you mean all of the buildings, per se. Um, yes. Okay. I believe every school's got one mounted at least. They have one mounted, nurse has one, trainer has one. Correct.
027I believe they're at least three. Good. At each building, and it's and you're required to put who's trained on there so that it's readily access. So, elementary, if you don't have a trainer, you have two. Yeah, correct. Good. That's why I said I wanted to dig a little deeper and um All right. Uh and and this new athletic emergency plan, which is new. Are we up and running with that? Um so, Dr. Wilson is meeting with trainers to finalize the those procedures. We're pulling that the VHSL language into that. And so, yes, but they've been required. These plans are not new per se. is the final edits and then adding the humidity um the the piece for the heat and they're meeting later this month. All right. And there was language about stop stop the
028bleed. Do we have stop the bleed training specific? So we have that is incorporated into our first aid. Um, we do know that we need more um, access to bleed control kits in our buildings because if you have it just near the main office, we may need it way down the hallway. So, Dr. Reella already um, had talked to our principles about the need for others. They have been purchased also through our nurse coordinator so that way they are accessible. Bleeding is a part of first aid training. Okay. And and do all the teachers get that or the teachers do a modified version because that's what what's required for lensure. Our nurses are required to have the full version in addition to our trainers. So the trainers have full full training, the nurse, correct? Any
029and teachers have it's just a modified version. They have to do the CPR. They do those components components, but it's not necessarily the full day. We also have teachers in our buildings who teach CPR and they as CPR instructors, they're required to have the full training and we work with Sentra for that. Good. All right. All right. And then and there was also language about um funding from the general assembly. Are we getting funding? It's a great question. Um so I we have not seen that that is included. However, we need to dig deeper for that. There's not clarity on where exactly those funds are coming from at this point. Um we are hopeful that that maybe it will. Okay. Regardless, we we're going to initiate the safety things we need to do. And you
030you briefly talked about Narcan. Do we have plenty of that in the Yeah. So the way that we've been doing it, we would we work with Lynchberg Health Department because anybody like you could yourself as a citizen go um to get that training and so we have um our SRO's are trained, our nurses are trained, we also have administrators trained. Um what this does, it really um gives you a clear procedure for making sure that it's maintained as it should be. Um and also that everyone knows how to keep it, how m how to maintain it um in in the school. All right. And so on EBBA and EBBC, which is referencing a lot of what we've just talked about in in our language, it says we need to have at least one and you're
031indicating we have more, but I would like our the discretion of the board. I would like our policy language to reflect at least two because just so that you know if that person was out and we we're already doing that. Um so I can easily make that update it would go back to first reading next month which is fine. Okay. It's not a problem at all. So unless anybody objects I I would like sure I'd be happy to revise that. All right. And then the one last question, this was on GCE about um long-term. There was language in that that I didn't understand. Um so this is actually this is a positive um change. Not that they're not all positive, but this is basically giving us latitude for long-term substitute teachers. And so it allows
032um basically that substitute those substitute teachers can fill in for a long-term situation for more than 90 teaching days. It really will help um with we've already been doing this to the best of our ability that we can. But this really just lets us have more latitude when we need a substitute teacher for a longer amount of time. Well, there was language that said if they had had a license within 10 years, they couldn't Let me see if I specifically get it. Yep. It's on the first page of that GC where it says it says not meet the qualifications to apply for a provisional or um we now use 10 years is what the state uses for licenser. So if it's beyond 10 years then it's you have to do other things to get basically
033certified again. Um so it's saying that um unless otherwise noted substitute teachers who have the more than 90 days must also hold this and not meet those for a provisional and it has to do with the application with the state for that license. Can I add with lure? So these are our teachers that do not have a bachelor's degree. So we cannot yet put them on an interim contract and put them in I teach to get that alternative route to lensure. So we keep them as a long-term sub until they graduate with the degree and we can start their lensure passed. I'll tell you since I have been in personnel so for seven years now going into my eighth year we've only had one we've only had one incident where a teacher went beyond 90
034days because usually the long-term subs we're hiring for the beginning of this year they're graduating at December correct so they're just um we're hiring them as teachers in lie of their student teaching. So now what this new policy is saying if you go beyond the 90 days it has language in there that you have to provide training which we do. They are covered in training. Okay. But the 10ear lensure part I think that's just saying if they're not eligible for a 10ear license which is the standard license for a teacher now. Okay. Okay. We've only had one person that has gone beyond 90 days. So we're covered with correct. Okay. Okay. All right. Well, that was all the questions I had. I'm sorry that it took so much time but No. and I will update
035the policy that you referenced um to say at least two and that'll go back to first reading. Okay, great. Yeah. So, and if you think of other questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to reach out. Um and yeah, thank you. All right. Okay. Report of the superintendent. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I'd like to thank my staff for uh stepping up really this summer. Um, as you all know, I've been out for a few weeks with a knee replacement. And if I'm getting a little fidgety up here now, you know why. Um, since being back, um, you see Amy and I beside each other and it's kind of like two different people. You see the Flash running around and then you see, I don't know if you ever watched Carol Kim
036Cog around like the old man. Um, she's running her laps around me. Um but anyway, um we had leadership conference week last and uh that's with all of our administrators and it went very well and and she led that and again I appreciate my staff. I know Dr. Willis and Dr. Reella all had a big hand in that. So thank you all. Um, at our last meeting, I brought to you, um, what Campbell County charges out of county tuition payers. And tonight, I wanted to come back, I told you I'd come back with a recommendation. And since then, one of our neighboring counties has reduced their tuition from almost $4,000 to $500 to be more in line with their surrounding counties. So, my recommendation at this point would be to sit tight. Um I think
037some of you felt that way anyway and uh we'll just continue to monitor that um year after year. Take a look at it and see if we need to adjust them in the near future. But my recommendation now is sit tight where we are and uh you know appreciate every every kid we get from out of the county and and that helps with ADM and and student enrollment. So we're thankful. Um we had a great turnout for summer school. Uh during that time we had about 534 elementary students show up. We had 198 middle school students show up and 158 high schoolers. So that's quite a large number of kids coming out for summer school. And uh during that time we had 125 credits earned at the secondary level. So very successful. I wanted to
038give you a brief update on Brookville High School. And Christine, you chime in. I know that uh we had several people who were in the building last week and got very alarmed um looking at the state of construction. Um when you see holes in the floor and dirt and pipes underneath the foundation, it can be concerning when schools starting in 3 weeks. Um but it sounds to me like things are moving along. Um we're in a much better place this week. I have my weekly construction meeting tomorrow, so I'll put my eyes on it again. But I think we're going to be okay. Uh obviously we're going to start school um in a few weeks and we have to be okay. We may have to alter some of our plans. Um we were planning on
039moving the main entrance from where it has been to the cafeteria, enter into that side area and also have that area um the old cafeteria as a new administrative office while we start doing demo work on the on the main on the existing main entrance. But we might have to pump that um because we're not quite ready. And that's okay if we have to do that. Um we'll plan on making that transition to potentially fall break and uh and that's okay. Um main thing is that we're safe. All of our kids are safe and uh and we can have class um while still doing renovation, but I think we've progressed a lot and we're going to be in a good place. So have faith. Is the cafeteria up and running? Cafeteria is up and running.
040Yeah. Cafeteria looks great. And and while we're talking about it, I do want to um plead to any of our parents and just please understand that parking is going to be limited there again this year. Um you know, I know it's an inconvenience, but at the same time, we've only got as many spots as we've got. And so if you get if you get a spot, okay, I'm assuming those go out to our seniors first. Um if you don't get a spot, then please consider riding the bus. Please consider buying a car rider or even car pooling. Um, but please, please, please, please do not park at one of the stores near the school and walk across the street. Okay? That is not allowed. That's not acceptable because it's not safe. Okay? And we don't
041want to inconvenience anybody, but at the same time, we don't want to have any accidents either. Um, so please again if you don't get a parking space, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Ride the bus, be a car rider or car poolool, please. On Wednesday, we're expecting Box Modell to drop off our modular unit at Brookdale Elementary School. Um, we've got everybody lined up to start making those connections as soon as that modular's set. Um, so we're thankful that that's going to be done this week because new teachers start next week. Um, so we're coming down to the wire. Um, but I think we're going to be in a good place. Um, so anyway, just wanted to update you on that. And then I'm sure that most of you have heard that the federal government has
042put a freeze on some of the title funds um that we normally receive in terms of our our title grants, title one, two, three, and four. Um I did hear today that um some of those funds have been released in terms of title 4 4B. I don't think that impacts us very much. Um with the other title funds, we still have about $500,000 that we're relying on u to come through eventually. But at the same time, we really don't start that fiscal I guess cycle until October, right? So, we still got a little bit of time and and from what we what we know, these um funds are under review. We've not been told that we're not getting them. So, we're not going to hit the panic button um until we have to. Um but
043that's where we are. And like I say, some of those funds were released today. So, that's a good sign. Other than that, just a reminder, we've got new teachers coming in next week and we spend an awful lot of time during that orientation and getting them off to a good start. love having new teachers back. Um, and then on July 31st, we plan to start u letting students and parents access their students schedules. So, that's always a Here we go. We're back. August 6th, we have our back to school open house. And then our next meeting will be August the 11th. Um, and that is also our orientation day for preK, kindergarten, 6th, and 9th graders. So, that'll be an exciting day to to have a meeting and report back on. Just a heads up
044too at our next meeting um or some of our meetings in the in the future um our next meeting Dr. Wilson is going to present to you pro two programs that um are going to be a big part of student support um in the near future. One of them is the CAST program, which is coping and support training, and that's basically for secondary students who might be considered at risk um of substance abuse, things like that. Um and the other one is a program called care portal. And care portal is something that basically we have professionals in the school division who can register or identify students who are in need and then that need is sent out to local churches and other organizations who might be able to help meet those needs. So he's going
045to share with you um a little bit about those programs at our next meeting. Um and those are going to be funded by the board of supervisors in some of their abatement funds um that they get on a regular basis um as a result of settlements with pharmacy companies, pharmaceutical companies and other things. So they approved that at their last meeting um that just happened last week, right? And uh again we'll share with that at our next meeting. And then we're also going to share with you what we're doing when it comes to AI technology. Okay? I mentioned to you before that that was going to be something we kind of start uh dipping our toes into this year and we're going to do it for our teachers a program called Magic School. So, our
046technology staff is going to show you what that looks like. Okay? And also give you some guidelines that we've put in place to kind of monitor what we're doing with it um and how we want to roll it out. So, that's all I've got. Great. Yep. I think uh who did I start with last time? Let's start with Mr. Maddox. I'm quick. I just like to thank Brad and his maintenance staff for all the work they've done all summer. Feel like a bunch of little ants everywhere. They're everywhere. But that's all I got. Okay. Yep. Not a lot tonight. Um heard from Mr. Shields at Rusber High School. They had 40 rising freshmen attend the freshman bridge program. Um, and then they had over 150 students attend summer camps between volleyball and the girls and
047boys basketball. So, a lot of camps going on this summer um to improve our sports programs this coming year. Um and also from Miss Brown at Yellow Branch, uh 76 out of 85 students who enrolled in summer recovery program attended every day on a daily basis. And something neat they're doing for the fourth year. They're doing the welcome wagon visit where a group of teachers uh goes out and visits all the prek and kindergarten students uh at their homes on the 23rd. So that's a neat thing they do. that's um coming up and they drop off a welcome bag and get them excited to welcome them to school. So, it's all pretty fun. I don't have a lot. Uh even though it's summer, there's still a lot happening as everyone gears up for back to
048school. The first day is just around the corner on August 12th. Construction at BHS continues to move forward. Congratulations to BHS speech team and their state championship. Again, what an incredible accomplishment. We're proud of all of the hard work happening across the division and look forward to a strong start to the new school year. Just a couple shout outs to some administrators. So, I met with Dr. Bole from Le and she is meeting with all the teachers. She's meeting the teams and really creating some policies to put into place for some, you know, putting some things on paper that we haven't had in the past. So, we're really excited about that. Um, I think that she's been very welcomed into the community and into the culture and the teachers are looking forward to what she's
049going to bring to the table. So, we're excited about that. Um, and I was at the high school this morning after I had no signal at 4 camp all last week. Um, a few times I got in touch with Clay, but that was a that was fierce and and hard. And so, I didn't miss I missed the hole, but I got pictures. Um, I will say that I was expecting a lot worse when I walked in. And I think if I had walked in last week versus today, I would have been more stressed than I was. Um, but they were smiling and that was good news. But I want to shout out to our administrators at the high school because they are really balancing a lot of, you know, just your normal back to school
050chaos. But you add the layer of what they're dealing with and trying to transition and make it the best for these kids. second year in a row. But this is this is nothing compared to last year. Like the the look of the building is not I mean granted we've got a great downstairs. It's the upstairs now that is you know you could close off that downstairs and keep rolling. That is not the case now. And so shout out and kudos to them for making it work. Um and still doing what's best for the students. I mean I was there when you know they're asked are you ready to move to administration from Southern Air? She's like, "No, like it's about the kids. It's about the teachers. They need their space first. Administration may and they
051may be on mobile carts before this is over because they're going to do whatever it takes. Um, whatever it takes, right, as the new motto, but shout out to the three of them um because they are having to lead as construction supervisors, I feel like, in addition to the instructional leader. and they are doing an amazing job for our kids, for the teachers, and for the community. And I think even the teachers that are like, "Yeah, I heard there's a hole in the floor, but Christine's got it." And I'm like, "You know what? You're exactly right. Christine's got it handled." And so I I just I want to shout out to them because they are balanced a lot and they are rising above expectations. So, uh, again, I want to congratulate the Bro High School
052speech team. Outstanding young men and women. Um, quite a feat. And it just seems like last at the last meeting should have been like the end of the year and was summoned last year up, but we had the battle of Victorians and saludiatorans. So, it was kind of a continuation. But, I just want to take a minute to express my appreciation to Dr. Stanley, Dr. Hail, and all of y'all's administrative team, everybody in the central office, and all your principles, you know, across the county for the great job you do. I mean, just the the learning academy and everything you all do to help make Camel County a stronger education. I just appreciate it. I mean, I I read in the paper and see on the news other calamities of things in school systems and
053and I look at ours and and we seem to like I don't want to say it's a you we plan ahead. Uh we tackle obstacles and kind of try to do the right things at the right time. And I just appreciate it. And I think I'm speaking for other members of the board as well, but just, you know, just just don't think that what you do goes unnoticed because we notice it and we appreciate it and I think the citizens of Campbell County recognize it as well. So, I just appreciate it. That's all I got. All right, I'm going to make up for everybody tonight. Um, I want to absolutely renovations, thank you guys so much. And I want to shout out if I hadn't gone last week, I would have missed that it was
054janitor appreciation week. So, uh, I thank Christine and, uh, Roland for pointing that out to me and, uh, I got them a little just a quick little thank you image just about all I could pull out in a day to get to the janitors of Brook, but imagine what they're going through, too, with the administration. Dust. I mean, oh my gosh, it literally is like a dust area or it was last week. I'll go back. Maybe I'll stop by this week. Um, but yeah, I know that the and everybody's done so well and I appreciate I want to thank the parents and the teachers and the students. I know that, you know, it's hard. Anytime I get a call and say parking's an issue, I'm like, I know. And if you can find me a
055lot and somebody who's willing to shuttle people back and forth, I I would absolutely appreciate your help, you know, but there isn't more like, you know, there isn't even more parking there. I mean, I can't barely park in front of my own office right across the street because of parking uh in that little area. But so I appreciate everyone's patience and yeah, administrators, but the janitors, too. And I heard also I I learned that during the summer that the janitors actually went and helped out at some of the other schools because there was a couple times when there wasn't much they could do there. So I really appreciate Christine and the janitors uh at Brook for doing that. Love the wellness. Um I just thought this would be, you know, kind of a little haha
056moment but or laugh moment but uh how about plus 50 chair chair yoga be great for us over 50. gloves, some of that, especially at the school. I know some of the older um substitutes might take that too. Um TLA was great. Also, kind of another haha. How many conferences has anyone in this room been to? Or a learning type situation where everyone's having fun every minute of the day instead of just trying to have fun and they like give you a sombrero to wear or whatever and then you're sitting in this boring class, you know, and no one talks to each other and you know, you can't wait to leave and it is so opposite of that at TLA. Um, so it's so much fun. for anyone who hasn't been, you definitely have to
057check it out. And thank you to obviously Miss A, but all the Amy's and the whole team for all the work they put into that. Um, I do want to send a prayer out to Tracy Daniels, the head counselor at Brookull, who just recently had a major surgery, but is doing well from what I understand, and she will be sorely missed because she's freaking incredible. Um, in our counseling department, um, I did want to also mention payroll. I had two different local county board members reach out to us and ask how we got to number two in our lowest and our highest pay because they are losing teachers to us and I I thought that was awesome. So, I was like, I don't know, they're doing great down the central, you know, u wink wink.
058But I really appreciated that and also had gotten the note from one of them last week about the reduction in their um non-resident tuition dues because they felt like that contributed to their reduction in enrollment. U imagine that it's over a grand a year. Why wouldn't it contribute to your unenrollment? So, um, so again, hats off to Campbell County for keeping ours affordable and people still can afford to come because they want to experience all the awesomeness here. Um, to wrap it up, I want to ask and I apologize to the board for I didn't even think about this until I looked at my confirmation um of going to the legislative meeting in September. So, if we're going to the legislative meeting in September, then we need to have our legislation. And I know we
059passed the amendments and things for to to be sent and discussed at the conference in November, but if the meeting's in September, I was thinking on the way down here, could we adopt that or vote on that? And I defer to whoever Roberts rules in the room because we'll also be doing our legislative agenda if we can just have that be the beginning of our legislative agenda. the same changes that we made, you know, the amendments that we approved and the um the one new piece of legislation that we passed as a recommendation if we could have that be the beginning of our legislative agenda. And we definitely want to at least do a first reading on our legislative agenda for August so we can pass it September meeting before we go to the legislative
060state meeting. That makes sense. Like the timing is catching up to us. Yeah, it does on that. So, we don't have to really do it. I can I'd be happy to send it back out to everybody, you know, in Tuesdays or whatever and then ask for it to be a first reading at next meeting, but it it'll be the same as the same to start with just from the board, unless someone else on the board has a recommendation, but then Clay and Dr. Stanley will see if there's anything else at their levels, you know, the in their deep levels. Like I know they were looking at we were talking about some licensing, loosening up on some licensing, some different things maybe in the retirement that is way over my head. Um and maybe even some
061curriculum. So I'll just check with each of you too because I know I've talked to Karen and Kristen, they're a little bit more in tune in the curriculum side than me because I've never done that part. Um but I just want to make sure we don't forget about it and we uh discuss it at next month's meeting. From a Robert's rule standpoint, we can adjust that. Like we can from Robert's rule standpoint, we can bring that up as the initial reading. We can adjust that. Make that because we've already read it and approved it. Yeah. And then so I guess we'll ask um if we I can make a motion to ask Dr. Stanley to bring a legislative agenda first reading to us in se in August. Okay. Yes. I guess August for this for
062the first reading. Yeah. Yeah. and then adopt it September and be just in time for the next meeting. So, do we need to make a motion, a second and and approve asking Dr. Stanley to bring it or I would. Yes. Okay. And make that on record for today. Okay. Then I would like to make a motion for to ask Dr. Stanley to bring us the CCPS legislative agenda at the August meeting for first reading. Second. Sorry to dump that on. I was just driving down here. I'm like running out. No, you're right. Seconded it. So, any other Anybody have specific questions concerning that? All in favor of that motion, indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Thank you. And that's it. I'm sorry I dropped that heaviness on us at the end. No, I'm glad
063that you're on top of the timeline. I'm glad you're on top of the timeline. So, anything else? No, sir. Okay. Thank you so much. Yeah. All right. Well, I just um talked with Mr. Harrison last week and um things are going good. He's got all his staff um said his custodial staff is working hard to put the finishing touches on the building. He wanted me to share to his his gratitude to three local gentlemen, Ben Updike, Cliff Mason, and Mike Waller, who generously donated their time and talents to complete several service projects around the school. Their work included painting multiple areas, pressure washing the exterior walkways, assembling new furniture, and helping prepare our cafeteria for 2526 because it will be used as a cafeteria now. Correct. And so, um, all three are former Campbell County
064students who continue to live and serve the community. Their efforts were a powerful reminder of the quality and character we strive to instill in every Campbell County graduate. So, thank you to those gentlemen and Brook Neil. And he's excited as always to get the kids back in school and get going. And then I talked to Mr. Cartwright and I don't know if the board knows we've had some shuffling of the um administration down there and so um he's he doesn't think that's going to be a big deal. Um we had one move up into the central office. Um and he wanted to share that 13 of 13 students successfully recovered one or more course credits and 23 students participated in the middle school summer program. Very excited about the new STEM and manufacturing lab. I
065saw it when they had finished the shell and it was a nice a really nice room and now it's got all the equipment in it and I haven't seen it yet but I'm going to try to get down there and um he's really anxious and excited and and um it's going to be a show place and they're also building a new well Mr. Cartwright himself was working on it today building a new ticket new ticket booth and it's timber frame construction. So I think he's quite proud of that. Yes. Still have one um teaching vacancy in the business education and um everything else is good and he's thrilled with progress that's going on down there. Again, kudos to the Brookville um speech state champions and and I would just like to echo what Mr. Jones
066said about central office. You know, for years this board has been accused of um rubber stamping everything. And and it's not that we rubber stamp everything. It said all the heavy lifting has already been done and we we have very little things that we have to um put our two cents in because you all have already thought about it ahead of time and and taken care of and and and very proactive. This school system is not a reactive school system. It's a proactive school system. We tend to nip problems in the bud before they even before they're even a bud. And I really I also really appreciate that. So that's all I got. Thank you. And we're glad to have Dr. Stanley back. Yeah. Not that Dr. Hail and everyone else did do awesome, but
067we're glad we're glad back at the table. All right. So, on that note, I will ask for a motion to adjurnn. Motion to All right, we have a motion and a second. All in favor, please close your laptops. I know, man. Way to go, Kristen.