001just like to say for our guests, this is our favorite night of the year. So, welcome. We are going to start with the pledge followed by a moment of silence. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. All right. So, why it is our favorite night of the year? Dr. Wilkerson, would you like to introduce our validictorians and solutarians? coach. Thank you, Chairman Miller, Dr. Stanley, board members. I am pleased to be with you to present an overview of the class of 2025 along with welcoming our school principles as they introduce their schools, validictorian and saludiatoran. This year in total, we had 636 graduates. That is an increase of 61 graduates from
002last school year. In one-year scholarships, a total of 2,382,744 were awarded to our seniors. 7,82,144 were awarded in our four-year totals. In regards to secondary plans, our seniors completed a survey in school links. According to data gathered, 43% of students plan to attend a 4-year school. 19% will pursue a two-year degree. 17% indicated they plan to join the workforce. 7% indicated attendance at a trade school. 6% of students communicated they were planning to take a gap year and 3% of students communicated they intended to join the military. This data is within singledigit percentage points from last year's. Additionally, I want to miss mention that we piloted an alumni survey through school links last year at Alta Vista Combined School and we plan to expand that survey to all high schools moving forward to capture alumni
003data. The Early College Scholars Program allows eligible public high school students to earn a minimum of 15 transferable credits through various programs while fulfilling their qua requirements for high school. Students who met the criteria maintaining a B or higher average and sign the early college scholars agreement receive formal recognition at their schools. shared with you is the breakdown of participation by program for this year. 65 students in total were recognized at their respective high schools. And now I invite Miss Anderson to the podium. Good evening, Dr. Stanley, Dr. Miller, and other members of the board. Um, I want to go ahead and ask um my saludiatoran and my validictorian to come forward. We feel so proud to introduce both of them. Um, I'm going to start with our saludiatoran, uh, Connor William Maddox. He's the
004son of William and Ashley Maddox. He's participated on the swim team serving as captain for the last two years. He ran track for three years. He served as captain of debate, treasurer of the National Honors Society, president of youth and government, president of the student council association. Um he was also our representative on the Campbell Campbell County School Board Advisory. Um he also was the student commissioner for the Alta Vista Planning Commission. He was appointed by Governor Yncan as a student advisor in the governor's advisory board representing superintendent region 5. He was a student adviser to the YMCA USA national board and an eco brothers youth council member. He is also a 2025 Coca-Cola scholar. Um, he was a Senate Youth Program finalist, a state champion in Lincoln Douglas debate, an all-state swimmer in the
005100meter butterfly, an AP scholar, and his research in psychology was published nationally. Um, he is planning to attend Colombia University where he's going to major in political science and economics. And we also have Emma Faith Stone here. She is the daughter of Sha and Lorie Stone. Um she played girls basketball and ran outdoor track. She's been a member of the National Honor Society, the National Junior Honor Society, the Art Club, the Spanish Club, the Student Council Association. She served as Alta Vista's representative representative to the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Council. She attended Central Virginia Governor's School where she was recently awarded the prestigious Brandy Nichols Leadership Award. She is also an AP Scholar and was awarded the National Board, the College Board National Rural and Smalltown Recognition Award. She is planning to attend
006University of Virginia to study biology on a premed track to prepare for medical school. Excellent. So proud of you. Mrs. White will introduce our representatives from Brookville High School. Dr. Stanley, Dr. Miller, and members of the school board, I am pleased to introduce our validictorian and saludiatoran from Brookville High School. We will start with our saludiatoran, Katie. Now, before I tell you a little bit about Katie, something that um I have never seen in my years in administration, um she's a testament to never giving up and assuming that where you are and your standings as um a school academic leader stay where they are. The week before graduation, um it was literally that night we were calculating grades. Katie, you said you've always been three, right? She's like, I've always been three forever and ever.
007Well, she moved up to number two. So, it shows never give up, keep working hard, and that's what Katie did. So, I'm pleased to announce her as Brookville High School saludiatoran. Katie is the daughter of Jennifer Adamsac and Thomas Adamzac. Katie was a member of the Key Club for four years, where she was an officer all four years. She was in the marching band Color Guard and Future Farmers of America for three years and held office for one year. She was in Wintergard for two years and a member of the National Honor Society for two years. She played tennis for two years and was a member of the political science club for one year. Katie attended Central Virginia Governor's School for two years and was an ambassador for one year. She received the Hugh O'Brien
008Youth Leadership Award and the Huob Brian Youth Academic All-Star Award. She received honorable mention for research at the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Fair and participated in the American Legion Auxiliary Virginia Girls State. She earned the US Air Force Science Award is the College of William and Mary James Merro Scholar and she received two scholarships, the Anc Wells Memorial Scholarship and the William N. Finch Memorial Scholarship. Katie will be attending William and Mary to major in environmental conservation and environmental policy. [Applause] Will Josiah Canantrell come up. Josiah is the son of Jessica and Dr. Philip Cantrell II. Josiah was on the Scholastic Bull Team for four years where he served as captain the past two years. He attended Central Virginia Governor's School for one for two years and was an ambassador for one year. He
009was a member of the National Honor Society for two years. He participated in the chess club for one year where he served as president. As a junior, he received the honorable mention award at the Central Virginia Regional Science Fair for research in the correlation between academic performance and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder among high school students. And Josiah is also an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. Josiah will attend CVCC for two years to complete his undergraduate courses where he'll transfer to Virginia Tech to major in electrical engineering. Excellent. Thank you. Dr. Shields will introduce Rusberg's representatives. Good evening, Dr. Stanley and members of the board. I am pleased to introduce you to Tally Abbott, our 2025 RHS saludiatoran. She's the daughter of Mr. Gary Abbott and Miss Lisa Abbott. She resides at
0101076 Two Bid Road, Evington, Virginia 24550. Tally participated in the early college program. Was a member of the National Honor Society leadership team. was captain of a varsity volleyball team, a member of the varsity softball team and Spanish club. She was an honor graduate and received the governor's school early college scholar certificate and received an academic letter letter and bar and was awarded the VBA band-aid grant and renewable scholarship to Liberty University in the amount of $6,500 a year. She plans on attending Liberty University in the fall to study nursing. Congratulations, T. Bryant Maddox, our valadictorian, was out of town tonight. He could not be here, but U. Bryant is the son of Mr. Chad Maddox and Miss Cynthia Maddox. He resides at 1026 Stone Road in Rusburg, Virginia. He participated in STEM Academy XLR8,
011served as our SCA vice president, and a member of our National Honor Society leadership team. He was a V Virginia boy state delegate and also represented RHS as the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Conference ambassador. He was captain of the varsity golf team and a member of the varsity baseball team. He participated in the growing friendships club and STEM club. He was an honor graduate and was awarded the RHS citizenship award. He received the Governor's Early College Scholar Certificate and an academic letter and bar as well as the AP Scholar Award. He received the Ronald V. Dolan Citizenship Award and was awarded an $8,000 four-year renewable scholarship to the University of Tennessee. Bryant will attend the University of Tennessee in the fall to study biomechanical engineering. All right. And Mrs. Dalton will introduce William Campbell's representatives. I
012was worried about this microphone. Um, good evening Dr. Stanley, chairperson Miller, and fellow board members. For those of you who do not know me, I'm Susan Dalton, school counseling director at William Campbell Combined School. I'm here in place of Mr. Cartwright, who is currently attending the baseball and softball state quarterfinals being held at Rapahhanic High School. I have been given the honor to recognize William Campbell's valadictorian and saludiatoran of the class of 2025. First, it is my honor to recognize our saludiatoran, Colon Whitmore. Colen is the son of John Whitmore and Tracy Foster and is an outstanding example of academic excellence. Colen not only attended William Campbell, but was also a student at the Central Virginia Governor School for Science and Technology. In addition to being named the two 2025 saludiatoran, Cullen received the JP
013Stevens award for math and earned recognition as a governor's early college scholar. In addition to being a stellar student, Cullen enjoyed being a member of both marching and concert bands and a dedicated and is a dedicated member of our beta club which is serviceoriented. While at the governor's school, Cullen presented a project at the regional science fair titled microscopic analysis of decay potential of dental implants in oral liquid environments, which is a lot to say. Cullen also completed an internship at Frammatome. This fall, Cullen will attend the University of Virginia where he plans to study literature. Since his middle school years, I have rarely seen Colen without a book in his hand. He actually has one here, including at football games and dances. Cullen loves learning and enjoys speaking with others about his observations of
014the world. Be aware that when you speak with Colen, you must be prepared for some light debate that will make you reflect on your morals, values, and beliefs. In addition, Colen does not like to wear shoes. I asked him to wear shoes this evening. However, as soon as he gets into the parking lot, I am sure his shoes will be off and will not be put back on until sometime. Coen has been awarded the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation Scholarship for $2,000, the Dennis Campbell Memorial Scholarship for $2,000, and a merit scholarship from the University of Virginia valued at $26,000. Colin is a thoughtful, driven, and accomplished student whose future is filled with promise. Please join me in congratulating our 2025 saludiatoran, Colon Whitmore. [Applause] Now I have the pleasure to introduce our validictorian, Kayla Hudgens.
015Kayla is a daughter of Scott Hudgens and Jen Mayhew and has distinguished herself as an outstanding student, athlete, and leader throughout her years at William Campbell and the Accelerate STEM Academy located on the campus of CVCC. She has been an active member of the school community, participating in the softball team for four years, indoor track for three years, cross country for one year, and Scholastic Bowl for three years. She also served in the beta club for four years, including as treasurer, and completed an impressive internship to the STEM Academy at Frammatome. Kayla's academic achievements are exceptional. In addition to being named valadictorian, she's a recipient of the JP Stevens award for science, has been recognized as a Governor's Early College Scholar, and is graduating as both an honor graduate and a graduate of the STEM
016Academy. On a personal note, I have always considered Kayla to be a kind soul who has wisdom that many adults have yet to develop. She is considerate of others and demonstrates a great level of independence and responsibility. She is trustworthy and dependable and I suspect will be successful not only in her working life, but in her personal life as well. In the fall, Kayla will attend the University of Virginia to study aerospace engineering and has plans to earn her pilot's license. She's been awarded the Sterling Meadows Scholarship from the Foster family for $4,000, the Dennis Carter Student Athlete Scholarship for $1,000, and a merit scholarship from the University of Virginia that will cover her full undergraduate tuition valued at $39,000. Kayla's dedication, intelligence, and work ethic make her a remarkable young woman with a bright
017future ahead. Please join me in congratulating our 2025 valadictorian, Kayla Hudgens. Thank you. And to continue our student highlights at this time, um I'd like to share some information with you about the student advisory. The student advisory assembled for the first time on May 15, 2025. Eight school representatives were selected, a current junior at the time and a current senior at the time from each school to join Dr. Stanley, Dr. Hail, and board members Dr. Miller and Mrs. Parker with the purpose of providing perspective on division practices, programs, and initiatives as well as increase communication. We've asked these representatives to join us tonight for recognition. So if they are here, I ask that they come forward, please. From Alta Vista Combined School, senior Connor Maddox and junior Angelo Anderson from Brookville High School. Senior Laney
018Green and Junior Bana Fam. Just stay there. from Russber High School, senior Benjamin Thomas and junior Jillian Jerkow. And from William Campbell Combined School, senior Audrey Updike and junior Seth Hollyy. Please join me in congratulating these students. Thank you. Thank you. Pictures. Thank you. Yes, we would like to do pictures if all of our students could step out in the hallway. Um, we've got our logo in the hallway and we'd like to take a picture with our board members. So, we put pause for a moment. Put us over. This is the highlight of the show. Congratulations. [Music] Thank you. Yes. Many of them managers was kin to you. Just the one. But I can assure you he got that from on his mama's side. Yeah, he's very Yeah, he's a good kid. He will be
019um politics. Oh, his speech his speech graduation was just they all did well. Good impressive. And he has two younger brothers, so we might be seeing them again. I was impressed that the list of accomplishments just kept going. Yeah. When you started going time for all that, you're listening and you started going like, "Yes, gosh, that's impressive." But plus, he was on the last swim team. I mean, he seems very Huh? I got some I got basically what she put up there. In other words, a scholarship. I'll just skip over it. Okay. Well, look at that. The crowd just stepped down. All righty. That was fun. Hey, and you all are welcome to stay, but you don't have to apply. Okay. All right. Did anybody ask to speak tonight? Okay. All right. Then we are
020moving on to our business. And so I will first ask for a motion to approve the May 12th meeting minutes. Motion. Motion by Mr. Second. Second by Mr. Jones. Any questions or comments on the minutes? All in favor of approval indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you. Payment of the bills. Mr. Chairman, I've reviewed the bills as presented and recommend motion for approval. Motion. Second. Second. Any question about the bills? All in favor of approving payment, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Mr. Mlanahan. Donations. Tonight you have a list of donations for approval. Ask that you approve them as presented. Motion. Second. Have a motion by Mr. Maddox, second by M. Swan. Any comments or questions? Uh, thank you to Fosters and I can't wait to see
021this special education greenhouse. Be exciting. All right. All in favor, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Non-resident tuition. Mr. McClean. Tonight, you have a list of non-resident tuition students for approval. I ask you to approve it as presented. This is approval for the next school year. No, it's one for this year. Okay. came in midterm. Okay. Ask for a motion. Mr. Vaughn, a second. Second. Second, Mr. Parker. Any questions? All in favor indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed. Supplemental appropriations. You have one supplemental appropriation for approval. Unless you have any questions on that, I ask that you would approve that. Motion to approve. Second. Motion and a second. Any questions? All in favor indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Personnel report. Mrs. Hunley. Thank you, Dr. Miller.
022Members of the board, we um are lingering right around just 10 certified positions that we still have to fill. Um so principles are doing a great job with that for next year. We do have a number of classified positions still to fill, but that's normal around this time. Usually, we focus on our teaching staff and then move on to our support staff later in June and July. Um, and Dr. Reella shared some good news with me about bus drivers since April. We have hired three bus drivers for next year. And he also has four starting in a CDL class next week. Um, that he did something a little different with this year. We hired them as summer school bus aids to learn the routes and how we do things. And then they'll start that CDL
023class next week as well. Great. Yeah. So unless you have any other questions, I'd ask that you approve the personnel report as written. What's the count for the bus driver now as far as the deficit? So we're still probably about six down because last he told me it was hovering around 12 or 13. So and then there could be still some that we lose um between the now and the start of the school year. But I'll keep you posted. Well, hopefully with our pay increase. Yes. Yes. That should definitely help especially and to retain. So good motion to approve. We have a motion. Second. Second. Any other questions for Miss Huntley? All in favor of the personnel report, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Thank you, Miss Huntley. Uh 2425 year end resolution.
024M. Um tonight you have the annual resolution that we bring forth to uh so that we're enabled to clear deficit balances as needed in the accounts before we close the year. All right. Are we in pretty good shape? Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Any questions? I'd ask for a motion. Motion. Second. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor of approving the resolution, please indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Dr. Stanley. Grant proposals for Title One, Title Two, Title Three, and Title 4. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, every year at this time, we we do an overview of our grant programs um and ask for your consideration for our applications of title 1A, um, title 1 C, title 2 A, 3A, and 4 A. Um,
025you've seen those applications. After we get your approval, we'll forward those and and see what kind of revisions we have to make and hopefully uh secure those grants. But tonight, I need your approval. Motion to approve. Second. Motion in a second. Any questions? The only question I have are we do we typically ask for the same amount of money or do we ask for a little more or I think that's typically about the same. Yeah. Yeah. And we usually get what we ask for, right? Yeah. Okay. All right. Then all in favor for forwarding the grant proposal indicate by saying I. I. Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. All right. School budget amendment. Back to Stanley. Okay. So, if you all will remember back uh I guess a couple months ago, we approved our budget.
026And when we talked about budget back then, if you'll remember, we had a a budget that had been signed by the governor. Um, and then we got another budget that had been approved by the general assembly. And then somewhere along the lines, we got, um, one budget from both that was that was signed back in May. Um, so with that, um, when we did our operating budget, we were very conservative and we kind of split the difference. Um, in order to make that B budget balance, we had to, I think, cut 1% from each of our departments. Um, so even though we were doing cuts, we still were able to put in the 3% raise. We were still able to add two and a half uh gifted positions and do the increase with bus driver
027pay. So, now that we've got our budget, um, our final budget, we've got an additional $1 million that's basically coming in the form of basic aid, um, special education add-ons and and at risk categories. So, we're able to put back that 1% in cuts that we had originally done from our from our budget when we had you originally approve it. So, this additional million dollars goes a long ways into making sure that um, we're meeting our funding needs. A lot of it went back into things like um maintenance um you know electricity, gas, things like that. Um just to make sure that we're covering those cost uh for next year. So we didn't with the million dollars do any additional ads. Um but we it was nice to be able to put that back in
028our budget. So tonight I would ask you to approve this amendment. Um if you as you go through your budget, you can see um it had um what was the phrase? Increase uh where was previously cut. Yes. Something to that effect. Um where you can see where we put that money back into our budget. What's the line item realized insurance savings? What What is that? So that's money when uh last year we went from Liberty Mutual to Bor and we saved quite a bit of money by doing that. Um and then this year when we had our our our recent um meeting with them that kind of gives us an update of where we are, we actually saved another $30,000 good um due to workman's comp. So we've had quite a bit of savings when
029it comes to our um insurance. Excellent. Yes. I figured it would have went up after bus. Oh well, we kind of asked the same thing, but they said no that um those accidents didn't get us to a place where we didn't want to be. This was basically few workman's comp that we save, you know, saved that money. Um, so really having no real changes other than adding a million dollars back into our budget, we kept it pretty basic tonight. Good. Good. Is that what help cover the bonus also or? But the bonus is covered. Um, we've done a $1,000 bonus for all full-time employees, $500 for all part-time employees, and our employees will be getting that at the end of the month. That's in this year's budget. That's in this year's budget. Correct. Correct. Correct.
030All right. That's from this year's. That's exactly right. All right. Okay. All right. Any other questions about the budget? I guess we have a little bit of wiggle room and breathing room, so that's that's good. So, it's nice. Yeah. Yes. All right. I know we've said it before, but um many thanks to you, your staff, and Mrs. Mcclanahan for doing a great job with the budget. Um a lot of counties and cities really struggle with budgets this time, day and time, and you guys do a great job of getting us what we need for the school systems. And it's best we can do for the employees. and you even have a million dollars left over to reinvest and some cuts that we had to or thought we had to do but ended up not doing.
031So, um, great job. Thank you. Yeah, same with echo David, same with the insurance. You know, for you guys shopping for Vor because if you guys look at the daily newsletter, most school boards have been asking for billions more dollars just to cover that insurance. Um, and we saved money on insurance. So appreciate whoever in HR did that does that part. I think we've always been fortunate to run a pretty tight ship but still be able to deliver deliver. So we do we do appreciate that. Well too the things we do for the kids I mean STEM Academy in Camel County is free to the kids. Some of the other districts they have to pay. So it's I mean the things we offer and pay for. Yeah we have quite a bit. I mean I
032think that's certainly a strength of Campbell County. You think about the tuition costs we have for CBCC. We I know we're the only county that does that. Um the STEM program is fully paid for. Early college is not fully paid for, but a good portion of it is. Um so yeah, those those programs are are worth investing in, right? That's called opportunity. While we're patting everybody on the back, I think a huge help for our budget are the the donations we read off every month. The education foundation, extremely generous businesses and individuals that make donations throughout the year and really help us meet budgetary needs as well. So, bless money that we probably couldn't be able. Definitely. Y that's great. Yeah. And the foundation really augments all our CTE. Yeah, we are fortunate. Thank you
033for Thank you for reminding us of that. I think Dicky told me they pay $700 a student. They cover textbooks, materials, resources, and it's roughly $650 to $700 per student. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. It's fantastic. Well, good. All right. So I think it's a good budget and so let's ask for a motion to approve the amendments to it. Motion second. Motion and second. All in favor please indicate by saying I. I. Motion carries. Good. So we can keep going another year. All right. Information items. Dr. Wilson, you got to give us a little discipline review. We haven't seen much of you this year, which is a nice thing. He's gonna tell you why. I don't think you worded that question. Uh, well, good evening, Dr. Miller, Dr. Stanley, members of the board. Um, today we're going
034to do a review of a general overview of the discipline data for the county as a whole. And I'll say to start, um, effective schoolwide discipline is a collective effort, right? It starts with family partnerships, teachers, staff, principles, building leaders, all that encompass, you know, a a model, a systematic approach to what we're looking at. So, I think you see those efforts in a lot of things we do from hiring well coaching the new people that we have supporting new teachers, things like TLA where a lot of those things focus on behavior management and how we engage students in structurally so they are actively engaged. So all those things kind of play a factor into um so everybody plays a role and this year I think uh we've done a good job kind of focusing
035in on some of those areas and continuing to support kids in the right way. So the first overall uh is just number of incidents right so these would be any incident in school that requires a discipline referral. Uh in general we're down about 800 defenses um of disciplinary offenses in the in the school across all all schools in the county elementary middle and high. So, we're down in a general trend for any type of behavior occurring at all, which I think attributes to those things we just talked about, good training and effective practice. Um, when we look at short-term suspensions, short-term suspensions would be anything less than 5 days. So, a 1 to five day suspension would be considered a short-term suspension. So, these would be incidents that occur that require by the code of
036conduct that students are out of school for any amount of time. Um when we look at that in the big picture, we see a significant less number about 480 less uh short-term suspensions this year than last with the average duration of being about two days. And so from an educational standpoint, we think about hours of engagement, how we have kids in school and able to learn and we can start doing some basic math. We look at 480 less out of school suspensions and the average of two days and you have 860 less days that kids are out of school, right? Right. And when attendance is a big thing I highlight not only because of truency factors, but the reason truency factors are important is because those are days kids are learning, right? If they're in
037school, they're learning. If they're if they're learning, we're having an impact and we're getting that connection in our school cultures. And so the the more um we are impacting those behaviors. And if you look at instructional hours in general, there's six basically six instruction hours in a day, a little over 5,000 additional instructional hours due to kids being in class and actively engaged. So I think as we are proactive in engaging students on a level level and limiting some of these offenses um we really start to see the impact on learning and in our communities. Um in addition long-term suspensions which would be suspensions that are uh 10 days um due to the requirement of the code of conduct. We had 156 less um long-term suspensions this year, which means I I believe that those
038collective efforts are starting to pay dividends where we're training people to how engaged the students, how to work with students and families, how administrators are supporting teachers. Uh we start to see and how some of our community partners have started to assist us in providing a layer of accountability, which we'll see in a second. So, same kind of math real quick. you know, if there's 10 days and and there's six hours a day, we're looking at, you know, another 9,000 hours of engagement for our students in the schools. So, I think those things when we think about discipline, we always think about um the after effects, but there is there's the bigger picture of the number of hours our students are in the building and having those relationships with our staff. Uh, one big impact
039we kind of been monitoring all year, we talked about the beginning and midway through, uh, is those drug violation types within our schools. And this year we saw about a 80% reduction in that impact. Last year there 117 incidents. Uh this year there were 25 make an adjustment but still about 80% uh less impact. And I think that's come from a strong partnership with our uh court services personnel um the Campbell County Sheriff's Office and the education efforts that are being made in our schools do things like the Botman curriculum and kids really become more educated about uh decision-m and skill building. Right. I think a lot of behaviors that we have are due to skill deficits and kids not having that necessary um kind of component. So working on those things in the building
040um partnering with some of our community agencies on the outside for accountability accountability components, we've seen a drastic decrease in those offenses within our school. Another big area we were kind of monitoring and utilizing uh looking at the number of vaping incidents or tobacco possession incidents in our school. saw about a 31% reduction this year. Um, and with a shift from what was traditionally a three-day out of school suspension, we turned into a 3-day inschool suspension with an educational curriculum and a resto kind of uh through the American Lung Association where we educate kids on the use of vape. Um, we've seen we've saw seen less reoccurrence. I'm not saying it's a cure, but I'm saying we've seen a reduction um of about 50 or 60 incidences previous last year, which gives us about a
04130% reduction for this year. those types of incidents in our school. Um, and again, I think it's education, I think it's monitoring, I think it's our administration supporting staff and uh working really hard to continue those efforts. So, as we move forward, we're going to continue doing what we're doing, right? We're going to continue to um look at things some the leading cause of incidents in our school are minor disruptions. Things like cell phoneal possessions or interfering behaviors in class, horse play, talking, refusal to do work, things that we continue to make efforts in training personnel. So we continue to find ways to engage students and limit those behaviors, right? Set clear expectations. And so as we continue with that work um and our systematic approach, we look at how do we impact all students
042and our administration and their their behavior teams, their intervention teams within their school this summer and at the beginning of the year. Uh we'll look at expectation matrix. So we're having those clear expectation consistent kind of practice within the school and across the division to address behaviors on a basic level for all students. And then um as we continue to work to support in a collective way those students with tier three needs that may be have a continual pattern of behavior that has gone on for one year, two years or three years, we're starting to do some root cause analysis to see where those deficits are and maybe why those behaviors are occurring. Um, so we've restructured and you all are aware our early intervention programs moved to Concord Elementary, extending that school day, providing
043transportation to those students, helping some some of those transitional um things that we've found to be a barrier in the past and having a longer school day with more instruction. Um, the intervention specialists that have been added to our elementary schools with the re with the restraing of uh cornerstone. So, we'll now have one um intervention specialist for every two elementary schools within the county that will support those students in that place and build our teachers up, supporting them through the continuum. So, not only working with those students and those families and case managing those students, but also working with our students and administration to support behaviors at every level within our buildings. So, we'll have additional support there. Uh when we looked at deficits and what may cause some students to be repeat offenders,
044um what we found is, you know, reading is a problem for students who have problem behaviors, right? So about 82% of kids that end up at Cornerstone over the last four years um have some type of reading deficit, right? And so when we looked at that as an approach and extending the school day for those students at Cornerstone in grades six through eight, we'll have a reading intervention program that works in the morning and a behavioral intervention program that focuses in the afternoon on behavioral deficits. So whether it's conflict resolution, whether it's anger management, whether it's being being able to regulate your emotions and mood management, uh we'll have a structured program that works on those type of deficits before we return kids back to their school. Uh because what we also found is if
045you're a young person that goes to cornerstone with these types of deficits, um the recetivism rates about 42%. You know, we have kids that go back because if we're not giving them the skills to be successful and they return, um you know, those are things where those behaviors tend to cycle, right? So um it's been a great team effort to kind of make these things happen and you really focusing in the high school on those transition and our intervention coordinator who was a not a new position but a new person coming in as we had someone leave. I will really focus on what those transitions look like for high school kids going back, supporting them within the building when they get back, doing some pre and post work to kind of hopefully work on those
046skills as they transition back so we don't have that recidivism rate in high school as well. So, we're really going to try to be as proactive as possible and develop a systematic approach with involves everybody and um I think the efforts so far have paid off and I'm just really appreciative of the folks and all the work they've done to get us here. I'll take any questions you may have. I'm surprised the office referrals didn't go up with the new cell phone policy. I thought that would be a major Yeah. So, it doesn't seem to gone otherwise. Yeah. And and we've broken down all those numbers and looking at violations, right? And and cell phones are a significant portion of this incident referrals. Um but some of that is and I would say at least
047for cell phones they are incidents but a lot of them um it's one time occurrence or it's two time occurrence where it's a conversation. Uh setting new expectation sometimes you takes time. Um so there was a spike a little bit in in the number of cell phone incidences this year as opposed to previous years. Um but I think what we've seen is in a lot of environments that that kind of rounded out after the initial implementation. And so I would anticipate that number going down next year. Um so I think it could be even lower for that violation that particular violation. Um you're going to see that insurgence anytime you change look for a change in behavior. But just remember I mean even before they were not allowed in classrooms, they weren't allowed in hallways.
048It was only during lunch. So you still had a certain number of violations then. Mhm. And yeah, and now this year with taking it away at lunchtime, there was also a renewed emphasis on enforcement. So I think administrators really kind of tightened up a little bit. You know, at the awards ceremony, I I noticed a large number of students still carrying their cell phones. It was on their person. Um, so I'm just curious. I mean that seems like quite the temptation that um is that not considered any type of violation or just do we discourage that or I think the general expectation is often away right so if if defined away is you know away off and away and not not being interacted with I think those are expectations that schoolwide they kind of do
049through their leadership teams of how they're going to enforce those expectations what that looks like so if they're not interfering with the learning practice and they're in your pocket and it's off and away. Um, I think that's that's been an acceptable practice. Yeah. Do you know what the population is going to be for the K two at Concord? Uh, the current enrollment is three students to start the school year. Yes, sir. Those would be kids that were transitioning due to a existing plan um that may have been found eligible for services or or some other that they're still working through that before they transition. And speaking for me and probably for some of the board that not been here as long as I have, I truly appreciate whatever it is that you all are doing
050to reduce the number of discipline cases that we have to hear that I guess on the news postgraduation what happened at Franklin County um when they toilet papered their building and made just a big mess. It it brought back memories of meet of here in Camel County where we had to have special meetings between graduation between the end of school and graduation to figure out where the kids are going to get to walk to get their diploma and we had that quite a few times and that was tough and whatever you all are doing we we truly appreciate it. I mean, it's Yeah. Again, I think it's a collective effort and it starts with great things like TLA where everybody are getting on the same page and we're training professionals to be professionals and uh
051that respect's reciprocated. Yeah, we appreciate it. I am I had a conversation with Sharon Gunner um at the TLC and um such a positive attitude and enthused about her role about helping at the elementary. she's a behav she helps the teachers how how to deal with individual students that they're having troubles with and um she's so glad that they're in the classroom and so and I guess a follow-up question we are doing a great job uh but previously part of our concern and part of our goal was to not disrupt the classroom so the other students could still learn are. So, we're doing a better job of with our children that are having problems keeping them into school and and intervening, but are we are we achieving that without disrupting the other kids? I mean,
052the documented data we said says yes. So, you know, as we code these things, there are ones that are for interfering with classroom learning, right? That would be those basic referrals. while that's still um you know something that needs needs work, it's dropped dramatically uh this year from last year. So I think as we engage, but I also think as as there are some other tier 2 supports within the school, maybe kids are um having behaviors met uh through things like you therapeutic day treatment or some of the opportunities that have been made possible by the grant. um we are identifying those kids earlier through a team process, being proactive in what their day may look like and supporting them in a capacity that may be in the classroom, may be out of the classroom.
053Um and so I think we've seen different strategies be effective, but the data that I have from last year to this year, it shows a downward trend in in those behaviors also. Yeah, I I think you've seen an increase in support with our teachers as well. And over the past few years, we've really beef up beefed up our mentoring program. We've added behavioral specialist who can if we see a problem instead of waiting for it to get to a point where we've got to remove a kid, we've got somebody working with the teacher and the kid. Uh and of course the mental health grant which has helped us have additional uh staff at our schools. Well, those those numbers that you're showing and I'm I'm always I always like the evidence. Yeah. And so when
054I see those numbers, it's very impressive. Very impressive. So yeah, the numbers are so good. I don't want to say I don't believe you. We're all going to knock on wood. I don't engineering environment. We're buying each other donuts when we have an error reduction rate of like 3% and you got 80% reduction in drug violations and 50% in long term. So you're cutting stuff in half. So yeah, outstanding job. Uh yourself and the administrators at each school. Um and like I said, the teacher learning academy. I went by Russber Middle School and the parking lot was full last week and I'm like, didn't the kids graduate? But uh yeah, full lot of teachers there. And um so I think all that's culminating in some unbelievable results, but I do believe you. But yeah, great
055job and you're setting a high bar. So hopefully we can continue to trend in the same direction and maybe cut them in 50% again next year. We'll see. But uh we'll do our best. That's moving in a great direction. So yes, sir. Do we I'm sorry. Go ahead. I did have a question. Um you said a 42% recidivism rate um for when they go back to their elementary schools. I'm used to the special ed side of things. So um I'm not as familiar with the general ed side of things. Do they have some kind of behavior intervention plan that follows them back to their building that goes each place with them so teachers are all on the same page and they know why they're doing what they're doing and and how to address those things
056for our general education students. Yeah, that's something we were developing and building and making a little more um robust this year if you would because based on depending on what their violation was, right? some students are there for a singular incident something like a drug possession and so that student while we may do some education uh we don't really send them back with a written behavior plan right and when I was talking about 42% I was really really speaking more that 6 to 12 population so the secondary population um and I so we do we have had some versions of transition plans where we identify behaviors but the way this their current model was there wasn't a lot of time to work on those behaviors so while we're sending them back and saying hey these
057are things they need to work on as not a natural bridge to kind of do some of that work. And so that's where our intervention coordinator is going to come in and help hopefully help us to transition and do work on some of those deficits before we send them back. Um, and we're looking at, you know, working with schools and administrations through these team process to have students placed at cornerstone that are demonstrating these patterns before they become those those behaviors that are um that explosive. Uh, so maybe we can work with them and have those transitions u more readily identified. So they have been the short answer is yes. Um but I think we want to do a better job what that looks like moving forward. Okay. Thank you. And how involved do we
058have with the parents and what what's our approach with with the parents as far as support supporting what are we're trying to achieve. I think they're very supportive when it's done in the way that is being done in our schools. Right. I think that's the reason you guys haven't seen me as much. uh to be honest by the time the vast majority uh I think we had you know 135 discipline hearings this year right and the vast majority by the time they get to the table with me uh school administrators have done a great job of talking parents through that working through a progression trying to support and partner with families um and so it's it's it's not a very confrontational conversation it is how are we going to continue to support your kid may
059look different right they may they may be at cornerstone, they may be in a different environment for a while to get that support, but you I think parents have been partnered with as much as we can along the way. Um, you know, there's some folks who are naturally oppositional, but I think even then, our administrators have done a good job talking through the process and identifying why this is going on. And so that's made my job much easier as we kind of work with families and able to support even in those difficult times. They don't want to be there either. Yeah. You know, and I would say too that Dr. Wilson's made a few tweaks to the process that that's a little more student, I guess, parent friendly. I mean, he's meeting instead of having
060these u kids that when they get sent to him come to central office, which can be somewhat intimidating, and and having in their mind what what cornerstone is, you know, consequences, punishments. He's meeting with them over here at Cornerstone, showing them what it looks like. And instead of it becoming more punitive, it becomes more supportive. We're here to support you. And so we're not seeing nearly the the push back and the appeals that we may have seen in the past. I'll also add Dr. Wilson changed the timeline of trying to meet with them as quickly as possible to be respectful of what's going on. So that's another change that took place and including um continuing the inclusion of student service specialists and other supports at the table to have the discussion of how to help
061your students be successful and then also looking at more natural transitions for students. Um it's hard at the secondary level if a student is you know transitioning five days before a marking period or you know those types of things but really being mindful of the academic calendar along with that still meeting and working within our requirements but ensuring that there's a process there's a system and also listening to um so I will say kudos to to Dr. Wilson and all of his um the administrators, the team, all of the members that have been involved as well as the cornerstone staff too um because they've been a key part of that as well. All good. We're impressed. Hey, a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. Looks good for kids. Thank you. All right.
062Next information item, non-resident tuition rates. Yeah. Something I wanted to just kind of bring to your attention. Um, Mr. Mlanahan had asked me this year about our tuition rates and if that's something that we want to take a look at because we're having more and more people pay with credit cards and with the credit card payments comes a fee. And I think we've paid close to $1,500 in credit card fees this year. So when you start looking at what we charge our out of county um students for tuition, you can see that our surrounding neighbors charge considerably much more. So I just wanted to bring this to your attention. Um, and if you think that we need to increase that, um, then we'll move forward, come back at our next meeting with a recommendation and,
063uh, and go from there. But I just kind of wanted to make sure that you were all aware of what we were charging for tuition, um, compared to everybody else. See if you had any questions. What are the pros and cons of increasing it or decreasing it? What What are the pros and cons? Well, I think pros obviously is you have a little bit more revenue for those people who are who are paying tuition. Um, and you can see that most people around us are about $1,000. Um, so it's not a tremendous amount. Um, you know, with each student that we get to our county also comes ADM and Michelle ballpark ADM per student 10,000 $9,000 $9,000. So, I mean, con, you don't want to price yourself out to price yourself up to the point
064where you're losing kids because then you're you're also losing that. So, you know, I can't say that it's going to make or break us, but at the same time, this is kind of what the rates look like. What What about what how will it be received by the parents that are paying this if we if we if we raised it to $5,000? What would happen? I I think you have a lot of people that say thanks, but no thanks. $5,000. Well, I'm just I'm just saying Lindsburg's uh No, excuse me. Bedford's for what? 42 42. What happens? What have How many How many How many would it impact if we raised it to $2,000? I'm just ask I can't answer that. Everybody members Gary, it's just it's just like rent. You don't go up. You
065don't double your rent. You're going to lose people. So yeah, I think if we went up, we would lose a lot. You think? Yeah. And I think that the way we monitor with the behavior and whatnot, um I mean it to me it's a win-win because we getting more ADM money. Yeah. Um I do know Pennsylvania County, they don't allow county employees to bring a child. It's regardless you pay. Um we do we allow county employees. County employees. I think it was we have 144 that don't pay. What's What's the main reason they come? What What is the reason they were awesome? Um I think you got a lot of people that live on the on the the Brookville Lynburg border that would prefer Campbell County. I think you've got a lot of people that
066live in her um way out to don't want the 15minute ride bus ride though. Correct. Yeah. They kids got on bus 6:30 in the morning make it to school. Well, they Yeah. They can see the school across the road. They can see the school across the river. Yeah. instead of going up to Greta. Yeah. Now, when we when we did the when we built the new elementary school, we got a lot because her elementary didn't have air conditioning. So, we got a lot of kids at the elementary school because we had new school with air conditioning. But most of the parents don't want their kids, especially if they work in Lynchburg and there's an issue, they don't have to drive all the way to Grat, you know, or come to the out. Most of them
067are probably working where they're going to convenience. I would take more than anything. And our the typical um credit card fee is around 3%, isn't it? It's 4%. Is it? Can we just charge that? I would charge her the fee. Yeah, let's just charge them the credit card. Charge them the fee and and move on. I mean, they charge it everywhere else. I mean except for Tomahawk and Leville Road, we have room and we have a continuing we we are still declining in our own student population. So I don't think we should I don't think money should be an issue that people may decide they're not going to come. So I'm more in favor of just covering that, you know, maybe 550 or, you know, increasing it by $50 or something like that. and and
068that's a legitimate reason to do it, the credit card, but um I I I don't think we're I think we're more interested in the ADM than we are in the $500. Yeah. Well, I did a little math. Connor taught me. I mean, we got 235 that pay. That brings us another $17,000. But multiply that times $9,000. see what it Yeah. I think we would lose students if we It'd be interesting to see how many people go to bed and pay $4,200. Where are they coming from? Yeah. Yeah. And we do have, you know, folks who are already struggling to pay that. So, I think just charging the credit card fee. Um, a lot of retailers, even online purchases charge you if you use your card. Yeah. But from the accounting side, Michelle, we better off
069just go up another flat rate instead of I think so. Or does it really matter? Um, that's I mean, it's not my call. But we I mean for y'all to keep up with If we raise the rate to cover the credit card fees, it will be to everybody whether they pay cash or buy cars. If you raised it to 550, that's what everybody pays. Yeah. And then the 4%'s based on 550, right? So, it's still being paid. Well, 500 4% 4% is 20 bucks. If you just cover credit card, it's 520. But you can't charge $550 and then deduct $20 for 4% because if the when you run that go through the machine, it's going to charge 4% on 550. Yeah. Yeah. So, you're penalizing people that paying cash. Write a check. Um, if we
070raise the rate to 550 is what he's saying, they'll have to pay. Yeah. But you look what they getting for that. I mean, Conor Connor's was a tuition paying kid. I mean, I don't think he would have did what he did in Pennsylvania County. Yeah. I'd say just leave it as it is. And if they pay with the credit card, they have to pay the what you say 4%. Yeah. 4%. But we can't do that. Why? because that's the policy with the credit cards and we're taking those everywhere at the schools for all events and it's built into the price of whatever you're going to charge them. Oh. Oh, goodness. And we don't distinguish between cash paying and credit card paying. Oh. Oh. Up at 50 bucks. Or leave it alone. I mean, when you
071look at we're getting $9,000 a kid, we can eat a few three 4%. We'll bring you back a recommendation to fix meat. Okay. Y'all do the math. Thank you. Thanks for bringing to our attention though. And I think if you went from 500 to 525 or whatever I think we should have a study just like University of Lynchburg best education for the money. Well, the point is people are used to prices going up. Look at our graduation rates and our but that's not just a reason to go up reason. This has got to be a reason. So yeah. Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. Dr. Stanley, you want to give us some updates? Well, first of all, I know that you all went to the graduations and being somebody that sit through all four
072of them, I can tell you that they were all special in their own way. They were all fantastic. And my goodness, our student speakers were so so impressive. um at at each of our schools. Um it really does it really is the the the culminating event um of a child's public education and and it's special. So anyway, hats off to all of our administrators on a great graduation and to our students. Their behaviors were fantastic. Everything about them were just really good. Really good. Um and congratulations to our valadictorians and saludiatorans. Um I know Ann, uh Miss Parker and Dr. Miller, you might comment on the student advisory committee. Um but having those students in the room and having those conversations was nice. Yeah. Um it was very good. I look forward to seeing that
073evolve. Um so thank you for kind of giving us a nudge to do that. And uh summer school started today. Do we have a number? Um over 700 um and still more students being added. um for that. Um but yes, and so broken down by elementary and secondary, it's roughly 362 currently for elementary. Secondary includes middle school, high school credit recovery, and in addition a nth grade transition program at Westbrook High School. Um and that currently is 333, but we are still adding students even today. So I anticipate these numbers to go up. That's good. And and summer school is going to run for three weeks. Um, so I think that's a a good offering for our students and and a good turnout. So if you go through Altabus in the next three weeks and
074those lights are flashing, the cameras are working. So beware. I mean, he he made a meant one summer. TLA, the TL, I appreciate you all stopped by to see what was going on at our teacher learning academy. It gets better every year. I mean, it really was fantastic. Um, the committee that does that, they went all out with decorations, with making it a fun event for our teachers. But when you start going into sessions, you realize that these are important sessions, okay? And our teachers are are really walking away better um and getting good professional development. And I think that's what's so special about it is we're we're creating a culture where learning is important. Um, it gives us an opportunity to see all of our teachers as the school year ends and that's a
075good feeling because I don't get too many times to that I can interact with that many teachers at one time. Um, and it was just really good. So, do you know how many teachers? We had over 103 presenters over um with 100 sessions. 380 attended at least one session. Um, and so 1,700 total seats were filled and 33 of those sessions were at full capacity. Um, so it was it was impressive and kudos to the team because the team they do it all. We just get to be along for the ride and um, everyone who attended and came. Um, it was it was a wonderful two days. Yes. So, thank you to that team. If we're going to keep doing it every day, we need a shuttle bus from the um, elementary school. Thank goodness
076it wouldn't rain, right? Yeah, there is one. It just only runs certain times. Okay. But if you time it, yes, parking, we're always problem solving, but there was a shuttle bus that was provided. But it ran at specific times. We need a call button maybe, too. It was Yeah, that was I think there were too many really good sessions all at the same time slot, so I couldn't choose which ones to go to, so I just popped in between all Yeah. Yeah. I I really appreciated just the attitude. Everybody was just in a just in a great mood. Everybody it seemed to seem to be. Yeah. I will say one of the biggest hits and we'll share more in July. We're kicking off our wellness team. So we'll share some more information later with that.
077But there was a trail mix bar and it was the hit. So we're going to take note of that and always use it because everyone loved the make your own trail mix bar. It's little things. It is the little things. Um, just so you know, VSBA is having a conference in July, July 25th, and I will be presenting at the conference a mini workshop with architectural firm RRMM on the PPE procurement, uh, construction project procurement method, which is what we used for Russ Middle School and for Brookville High School. Um, I'm going to leave it to RM to do most of the talking. Um but you know to be there and talk about the importance of the public private partnership and at the end of the day relationship that is what makes a successful PPE
078project when the school system the architect and the um construction uh company are all on the same page working together that's really makes that work well. Um, so anyway, just so you know, uh, just for you for your information, I will be there, uh, in Richmond on that day. Were you invited or RIMM was invited and they called me and to see if I would be willing to do it with them? Yeah, that's great. So, yeah, that'll be a good opportunity. Didn't you get that email from BSBA that says, "Y'all are presenting." Yeah, that's where Gary called me. He was worried. I'm like, do I have to talk? He asked He asked me if I could clarify that. Yeah. Clay, are we totally done with Russber Middle? I mean, everything signed off, scoreboard moved or
079whatever. Yes, sir. We are totally done with Rushburg Middle School and we've been very appreciative of the rain. Um because those fields um you know, there are a lot of people that are that are itching to use the fields there. Um we have seated the fields three times. Uh we have put more fertilizer on on those fields than I could ever imagine and we're planning on coming back in the fall and doing it again. Um there's still some rocks on it and there's still some areas where the grass is not filled in. So we're just going to keep working on it. Um and we should have some infield mix coming in to the to the baseball softball infield uh this week and then we're going to start dragging it and maintaining it as a field
080and hopefully people will be able to play on it soon. Um, but just getting the getting the the grass on it established has been a real challenge. The last thing I've got for you is um just kind of looking for your blessing um to move forward with renovation conversations um having to do with Alta Vista Combined School. So, Alta Vista Combined School is next on our capital improvements list. Um, we've got about another year, maybe a little more on uh the construction timeline at Brookville High School. If we start having conversations about what procurement method we want to have with Alta Vista, um, with the county and maybe start looking at securing an architect, securing a a company, then that process will probably take about the same amount of time it's going to take to
081wrap up Brooklyn. It would be very nice if we could just keep going, roll right into project number three. Um, and see what we can do at Alt Vista Combined. So, I'm assuming I have your blessing, but I just want to kind of bring that up and I don't need an official approval, but make sure that I'm keeping you in the loop. Okay. You got my blessing. Yeah. And that's all I've got for you. Good. That's good. All right. Um, which end did I start at last month? I started Mrs. Parker. Uh, yes. Thanks. Um, we've we've all said pretty much everything I have on my list, but I do have to uh extend thanks to to the board for approving the student advisory council to Dr. Stanley Hail and Wilkerson for helping put it
082all together and Miss Tracy too for uh being the admin part side of it. It was incredible. I mean, I was blown away by the kids. Uh, I know there have been concern that kids, you know, might not want to come to these boring meetings, right? Um, but wow, did they come with a whole lot of great um, commentary from a student's perspective that we would have never heard um, if they hadn't come to a meeting or come to the advisory council. So, super excited. I just can't say enough about it. And it was awesome, too, with some of the changes that we've had since I've been on the board. All the students from each high school could not stop praising their principles and their assistant principles and the culture and the, you know, the
083different energy that's in the the school buildings over the last couple years. It was just really awesome to hear and I was glad the kids, you know, picking up on that. Um, so appreciate all of our admin administrators, too. Teacher Learning Academy. Yeah, it's absolutely incredible. I tried to go to three different sessions each time, but then when I got to the session, it was standing room only, you know, and I didn't want to disrupt the meeting. Um, I do want to throw in something, you know, for Dr. Wilson was saying too about re reading, you know, about comprehension and reading. I wanted to see the V Virginia Literacy Act presentation because I've met um Mrs. Scott, you know, we were on a field trip together. Um um our one of our teachers wives was
084on the on that uh outreach and they're going to really be focusing and that the literacy act is really just for elementary. Um and they talked about how they have had other areas ask about also incorporating it in middle and high, but they have a specific grant, a specific task, but then our team said right after I'm like, "Hey." And they're like, "Yeah, we're already on it. We're doing it for middle and high, too. And guess what, guys? So, for the older folks on in the room, vocabulary words like in every class, you know, in all of the different even in gym, they said, you know, a lot of gym teachers feedback was the kids don't even know what bad mitten or how to spell it, you know, or what some of the words mean.
085So, I think that's really exciting that even if they just go back to 10 vocabulary words in the morning, I think that will make a huge impact on reading scores. So, that was awesome. Um, the graduations were awesome, too. I live streamed a couple of the ones I couldn't attend in person. Um, let's see if also thank you to Dr. Wilson for all his hard work with our administrators, too. In school suspension was huge. You know, that was one of the biggest the first things I asked when I came on the board and sat with principles. And my favorite was Mr. Arian, who's no longer with us at the elementary school level cuz my son got sent home, you know, when he but he's 22 now, so it was a long time ago. And um
086Mr. Acriman said, "See that little table and chair there in my office? That's where they come." You know, he didn't send them home either. So, uh I appreciate that we're doing more ISS and keeping the kids on campus. And congrats to everybody for the improved uh lower um incidents at the schools, especially the vaping and the and the drug incidents too. That's just fabulous. So, thanks to everybody and I think that's all I got today. Thank you, Mr. Jones. First thing I I'd like to say, I went to Alta Vista and I went and toured the site where the fieldhouse was. And I would have never ever said that's where it was based on Gary's explanation of where it was prior to going and seeing it, but it is very impressive. The lights on the
087baseball field are very impressive. So, good things happening in Alta Vista. Um, Concord Elementary School had the fifth grade graduation promotion ceremony, which was a big deal. Uh, place was packed. Um, Rusber High School graduation, fantastic. um like like you know the kids are so well behaved and you know if we could just get those horns cut off during during graduation it they brought that Brookful horn down to the Rustber graduation which I said oh my gosh uh and and Dr. Shields gave me this information about Rusber and you're just going to have to listen to it whether you want to or not. 208 seniors. Um 74% of them are going to continue their education post high school. 30 34% are going to go to a two-year trade school or community college. Um 33% are
088going to pursue a degree at a four-year college or university. Um, collectively these seniors earned 3 million $681,000 over the course of four years in scholarships. That's pretty impressive. I mean, it's it's really really impressive. um 3% are going to go into the military because there were a lot of graduates that had Marines on their ban, you know, banners and and he gave them 3% are going into the military. 21.6 are going to enter the workforce right after graduation and somewhere he gave me the numbers for how many had um GPA over four and 3.5 and it was it's it's huge. It's like had they get that smart. I mean, I remember when I went to high school, if you got C's, you were doing pretty dag on good. But I mean, it's just it's
089just it's just so impressive. Uh the career tech signing day here, that was just a fantastic day. Um Miss Vaughn and I sat in the back of the room and and the kids are so impressive. I mean, I remember there was one guy, he was qualified and gifted in pretty much every field that could be electricity, plumbing, welding, other I told her, I said, "He'd make a good husband for somebody. I mean, he he'd fix anything." Um, and I went by the uh learning academy. I had to go to the John Deere place, but I was just blown away with the parking. I mean, people were parked on the side of Rocky Road. I said, "My gosh, but that's great." And and I knew there were good things going on in there. Um, and and
090another thing I was really impressed with, whoever sent me the agenda or what was available at the learning center, I mean, I said, "Good gosh." I said, "How do you pick out I mean, when we go to the schoolboard convention, it's hard to pick the little sessions we're going to go to, but when all of that's made available to you, how do you pick where you going to go? It's very competitive. I I can only imagine. Um and certainly congratulations to the val Victorians, the saludiatorans and their parents for encouraging them through the 12 years. They're very very impressive and no, they don't need our look. They're going to make things happen. I mean, it's um and certainly the donations and what about the gentleman that fell off the lift here at the Oh, yeah.
091Does he is he Mr. Miller? From what I'm saying, he's fine. He's fine. Good. Mike Myers. Oh, Mike. Yeah, he's going to come back the 18th is his date to return. He'll be released 18th. Good. And I just um appreciate you all working on that budget and getting all those hiccups. If I if I can find the numbers on how many Rustber graduates are I'll I'll do it at the end, but I forgot where the heck it was. That's all I got. Doc, glad to recognize all the end of the year events. We'd be here for another 20 minutes at least. But I just want to say like a blanket statement. Uh, congratulations to all of our graduates. It has been a joyful end to the school year filled with celebrations, awards ceremonies, and a
092wonderful graduation. Thank you to BHS for having us. Um, our track and field team has wrapped up their outdoor season at Liberty University this weekend. Well done to all. I also had the um chance to attend the teacher learning academy and was truly impressed by the detail and uh quantity of the sessions. So, thank you to everyone who made it possible. And um it was very interesting because I was able to attend a kindergarten ceremony in the morning, graduation ceremony in the morning, and then Brookville High School grad graduation in the evening. So, it was like a full spectrum of education. So, it was uh it was very unique, but also it was very exciting. So, I got to um see kids that I've known since middle school, and they've had they've had some hardships
093getting there, and to be able to see them and hug them as they walk across this stage was, uh a fantastic privilege. I was really excited I got to do that. Um but, uh congratulations to all. Uh just a reminder, firemen's fair is this week at Brookville Middle School. And uh wish you all a relaxing and well-deserved summer break. Um, Sabir hit on a lot of the Rusberg statistics. Um, yeah, Dr. Shields, thank you for He's gone. He's stuck out. Never mind. But he sent us a lot of good information. Um, I won't go into details, but uh, couple of interesting tidbits. The horiculture and turf management class has installed a putting green at Rusber High School. So you can go there and putt around some golf now. So um and the architecture class put
094together and delivered six free of the little library stands. I don't know if you guys have seen those in the parks. They're really neat, but it's little free library books. People just put books in and you can come take books out. So they're building those things and putting them in the various parks. So that's a great effort, community effort there. Um, great athletic year uh for Rusber, me being the Rusberg district representative, but you know, across the gamut, not only athletics, but FBLA, FFA, SCA, um, forensics, uh, just regional and state champion representation across the board there. So, great effort, all the students across the board there. Um, we talked about donations, but yeah, thanks to Fosters and First National Bank. They had a couple of donations towards Rustburg High School in particular, but thanks
095to all of our donors as usual. Uh, congratulations to all of our validictorians and saludiatorans. Um, again, great job with the teachers learning academy. Like I said, I was again, like you said, Barry, I drove by on the way to work and there was cars everywhere in Russ. So, great turnout for that. Um, and I think that's all I had. Gary, I'll be quick. Uh, our graduation was great. We graduated 92. We had 38 that re received scholarships and on a four-year renewable it was uh $1,462,000. for those, which is amazing for us. Um, local scholarships was over $100,000. I do want to give a shout out to our booster club, the Crown Club. They gave $5,000 in scholarships. Um, finally Shane Stevens uh got first place in the state in the 1600 meter and
096Christian Garvin got first place in the long jump which is amazing because he had no place to practice because the fieldhouse we had to move the long jump. So that's pretty amazing there. And if you're not doing anything tomorrow night we're playing baseball and boys and girls soccer. come on down and see the fieldhouse and see some lights. That's all I got. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. I just um pretty much everybody's said how great everything was and everything was great down at William Campbell. The uh awards ceremony was a lot of fun. Um, Cullen was barefoot at at the awards ceremony and um, but then he gave an incredible speech at the at the uh, graduation. It was a little deep. Uh, Mr. Cartwright said he had to review it. He had to edit it
097four times before he could he could use the speech. So, uh, he's a very deep thinker. But, um, but graduations are always great. I also went to the Laurel graduation and um I wish all of you would experience that that that um put that on your bucket list to to do during your tenure because that's uh that that's a wonderful experience. It's a wonderful experience. So I would encourage that. Um always the valadictorian saludiatoran presentation is so much fun just to see to see the future and to um see how much you know the hard work and then and then how it ultimately pays off. And you know those resumes, all those kids are going to have four-page resumes when they apply for anything because of all the awards and accolades and uh they can
098be very very proud. But I don't want to take away from all the other graduates because congratulations to all the graduates. Um the student advisory was so much fun. Um, I I was a fill in since I'm tenuring off, but I'm really glad that I got to do it and to see these these kids and and such a positive attitude uh because they didn't know what they were getting into either, but positive attitude and um a lot of good very comfortable speaking and uh there was a common theme and it it was bathrooms. And so we're going to have to up our game in all our schools with the bathroom. So, uh, that that and but we don't want to just laugh at it because um that's why we want to have the students giving
099us input and makes so um but that that struck us all as a little bit um we weren't expecting that I guess is the best way of putting it. But anyway, I think we have a lot of future um with that student advisory and Dr. Wilkerson, thank you for being there with that. I think we can um I think we should take it seriously and move it forward. So, and Dr. Wilson, again, thank you. Uh it's uh it's really good. So, we're very happy. And so, I think that's Can I supplement mine? I found that information. Yes, you can. Oh, but I also do want to wish everybody a good summer. Time's up. Take take a little breath. I mean, you you got to hear this. I want to hear. Okay. All right, Mr. 208
100seniors, 38 had a 4.0 or higher. 88 had a 3.5 or higher. I mean, all of them had on the honors tassel. I mean, it's like all those kids are that smart. That's Rusber. And I mean, I went to Rusber. I was that smart for sure. But here's probably the most Katie Adams. She was I didn't She went to Brooksville. She secured that most sought after award at the Central Virginia Governor School, the ANC Wales scholarship, which is for the best student there. And I mean, that's quite a feat. And I forget exactly how much it is, but it's a pretty substantial amount. Two, it's for occurring. So you can get it multiple years. It's considered very prestigious, right? And she she got that. So So she's the only one who got it. Yeah. It's
101only one for the our regional. Yeah. For our central Virginia govern for all for all of the counties for for all the counties that participate in Central Virginia Governor School. Good job, Campbell County. Yeah. And if you didn't know an C Wells, she worked for us long ago. She was a teacher for us and her son went to Central Virginia Governor School and he's very wealthy, I think. What did he create? Netflix. He he created Netflix. Oh, no way. And he and he made a he he made a a scholarship in honor of his mother, Anne Wales, and Central Virginia Governor School. and it's very sought after scholarship. So that's it. Big deal. Yeah, that's it. No more. All right. Well, great. Well, we do have a need to go into a closed session. Um,
102so it's been so long I forget how to do this. You asked for a motion. Yes. I somebody got to read something somewhere. I ask for a motion to convene in a closed session. That's you got it up. Mr. Chairman, I move we convene in a closed meeting for discussion of personnel matters relating to assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining or resignation of specific employees, specifically the evaluation of superintendent in accordance with section 2.2-3711A1 of the code of Virginia 1950 as amended. Second. All right. All in favor of going into closed session indicate by saying I. I. Do we want to take a five minute recess or want to move right in? I don't know why couple Yeah, they were supposed to live very important. In this house.