001The meeting is called to order. Good evening everyone. I call this meeting to order at 6 pm on May 7, 2026. We have a quorum present. Let's proceed. The next item on the agenda is roll call. Miss Weissick. Good evening everybody. Miss Boon, Miss Bailey, >> present. >> Mr. Als, >> Mr. Grand >> here. >> Mr. Halt >> present. >> Miss Parker >> Dr. Carter >> present. >> Thank you. >> Madam Chair, I move to approve the agenda as presented. >> We have a motion, >> second >> and a second. Any discussion? I may want to make an amendment to the agenda that we move citizen time to the beginning, not the end as voted on months ago. Just moving the time to the beginning and not the end as we all unanimously voted on
002months ago, but it was never implemented. I made a motion. Do I have a second? I know. >> Go ahead. >> With the first motion. Yes. >> Mhm. Go ahead. We'll call for the vote. John, >> yes. >> Kent, >> yes. >> Land. >> Bob, >> I. Ladia I motion moved. Next we will have the superintendence report. Good evening, Dr. Carter, members of the school board, employees, and families. Um, I'd like to take a moment to thank my incredible nutrition staff um for another outstanding year. Last week, we celebrated um National School Lunch Hero Day on May the 1st, and these ladies in my department truly go above and beyond to ensure our students are fueled and ready to learn each day. I'd also like to take the time to recognize Miss Alice Hunt who
003retired last month after more than 20 years with our department. We're grateful for her years of service and dedication. [clears throat] Can we start the first slide please? Second one actually now. But thank you. Um so I it is a pleasure to be here with you this evening to share our plans for summer nutrition in Franklin. Um, on a thrifty food plan, the average monthly cost to feed a child is approximately $184 per month. During the school year, this cost is offset by meals provided at school. However, during the summer months, participation in our meal program drops significantly, and families must take on that additional burden. And of course, this is just an average. If you're like me and have a teenager at home, the price goes up significantly. Next slide, please. During the school
004year, Franklin City Public Schools serves an average of 1,347 meals per day to students through breakfast and lunch alone. This number increases even further with after school programs. In the summer, we serve approximately 189 meals per day during summer school and only 113 meals when summer school is not in session. This is a significant drop and it shifts the responsibilities of meal costs back onto families. The need doesn't decrease in the summer, only access to meals does. Next slide, please. Historically, we have operated congregate open meal sites. While effective, these sites, excuse me, present several challenges. Meals must be consumed on site. Transportation is often limited or unavailable. Serving times are restricted. Sites operate only four days a week. Family schedules often conflict with serving times. Staffing during summer can be limited. These barriers make
005it difficult for many families to fully access our congregate feedings program. Next slide, please. So, the question became, how do we meet families where they are instead of asking them to come to us? To address these challenges, we are working to implement two service models this summer. The first, the hybrid meal sites. Students who attend meal sites can take home three-day meals on Thursdays. This ensures 7-day coverage during the summer. It also maintains in-person meal access while expanding flexibility for families. Transportation has already been established for regular attendees. [clears throat] We're not replacing our program. We're strengthening it. For our non- congregate meals in 2023, USDA introduced the rural non- congregate meal service plan. This program allows sponsors in rural communities an easier way to get meals to children in their community. It allows for
006parent pickup, bulk meal pickup and delivery, no set meal service times, and the part of the program that we're setting up is the home delivery model. With this program, meals will be delivered directly to homes and shipped via via the mail. If transportation is the problem, then delivery becomes the solution. This model removes transportation barriers and reduce staffing needs while expanding access to children and families. Are there any questions before we move forward? Next slide, please. Thank you. To prepare for this transition, um we connected with school divisions like Suffach and Akamat County who have success successfully implemented the royal non- congregate meal models for the last couple of years. I was also also able to attend the NoKid Hungry Summit National Nutrition Summit in January. We also have worked on building partnerships with organizations
007and vendors. During the NoK Kid Hungry Summit, I was able to attend multiple breakout sessions with food banks, other school divisions, and organizations that have implemented rural non- congregate models in the past. I was able to learn what others have done and what struggles and problems have arose with them. This information sharing is so valuable for sponsors trying to start their program like Franklin City Public Schools. Although these ef through through these efforts, we identified a strong delivery model involving collaboration with Amazon and Food for Good. We didn't want to guess. We wanted to learn from programs that are already working. Next slide, please. Summer 2026 plans, home delivery model. Parents, as of this point forward, can now sign up for home delivered meals. The first box will be delivered of the week of June
008the 8th with the final box delivery being around the week of August 17th. This is a t total of 10 to 11 weeks of boxes of food for children in Franklin City. Each box includes seven breakfasts, seven lunches, and shelf stable milk for each meals. Meals will include a menu for direction and clarity. Our vendor, Food for Good, has successfully partnered with other school districts in Virginia, showing us their capabilities to handle home delivery and of meals. We have already received a thousand grant from No Kid Hungry to help support this endeavor. Amazon will be handling our delivery logistics to ensure efficient and reliable service. We all know how great the logistics program can be. For many families, this will be the difference between getting help and going without. Next slide, please. For our summer
009school, students will re still receive breakfast and lunch on site just like in past years. They will also receive a three-day meal bag on Thursdays to take home with them to cover the three days that we're not open at our meal sites. If a family does decide to sign up for the home delivery and the child attends summer school, delivery will pause during summer school and resume once summer school is over. We will coordinate with school administration to prevent duplicate services. Next slide, please. For our hybrid meal sites, our updated hybrid meal sites will offer continued operation of in-person meal sites. Children will also receive the three-day take-home meals on Thursdays. We will also coordinate with community organizations that we're already serving meals to to ensure students are not see receiving duplicate meals across these
010programs. Families who rely on our sites will still be supported just with more flexibility. Next slide, please. To maintain program quality and accountability, random boxes will be inspected. USDA meal requirements have already been verified. Delivery tracking will be monitored through Amazon. and parent feedback will help ensure quality after delivery. Next slide, please. Boxes that we offer family will be shelf stable meals, safe for home delivery or outdoor drop off, offer discrete packaging, and include two microwavable meals per week. Next slide, please. This program will help increase the number of children receiving meals, help family manage rising food costs, improve tracking and efficiently through vendor partnerships, allow nutrition services to invest funds into program improvement. When children are fed, families are stronger, and our schools are stronger because of it. Next slide, please. In closing, as
011of this point forward, we have a capacity to deliver 800 meal boxes this summer. If you have a child between the age of 1 and 18, I encourage you to sign up. Information is a already available on our website and social media platforms. As of 4:30 this afternoon, we have a total of 293 children that have already signed up to receive boxes this summer. At the end of the day, this program is about one thing, making sure no child in Franklin goes hungry when school is out. Thank you, and I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. I saw on the presentation you spoke about a couple times. >> So, we're going to do our due diligence first and foremost. So, we already know the kids that are going to be signed up
012for summer school. Um, in the past, we've always had children from the YMCA, children with Boys and Girls Club have always came and ate meals at our congregate feeding sites. their directors are offering to just let us have access to their names. With their names, we can cross-ch checkck the names that we have signed up and make sure that they're not getting duplicate meals. Um, there's also when the children sign up, the parent has got to sign in at test station saying that they're not going to be receiving meals from any other program other than Franklin City Public Schools. >> And then you spoke about the compiance. So, for USDA um reimbursement, which is where all of our funding comes from from the nutrition department, um the USDA funding says that we've got to serve
013certain components with our meals with every meal. Um this being a meat, meat, alternate, vegetable, fruit, grain, um and milk. So, I have already gone through all of the meals that we're planning on ordering in our boxes, and everything that we are ordering is already compliant with USDA regulations. So, all of this food is all shelf stable. And in fact, I have, if the board would like, I actually brought samples tonight. So, at the end of the meeting, if you'd like to see samples, I don't know if anybody's ever seen the backpack program that the food bank helps us with with some of the kids. So, a lot of this is the same kind of food that they're getting with the backpack program. So this food can sit in somebody's side of their house for
014the next two months. Um the life, excuse me, the um the expiration date on these is mostly the grain. It's cereal, um crackers that has like a 60 to 90 day shelf life. So technically every box that we deliver will have at least a 60-day shelf life. >> Yep. Sure. I know it's pretty much a nobrainer, but uh with those that you said that uh we're kind of mirroring as far as like SUFFK and other uh divisions that's doing this, uh what was the feedback from them as far as their how their programs go? >> I'm very positive. Um Dr. Whiting was in charge of SUFFK last year. He has since retired. Um he actually got this program off on the ground in just a few weeks. Um they were only planning on doing two
015or 300 meals. they end up with like 700 meals and they had to put a stop to how much they can serve. Um, as far as the feedback went, everybody seemed to have no problems and complaints with it. So, um, to me, this is the easiest way to get food to kids that we don't get food to already. So, um, shelf stable. This is a lot of fruit, a lot of juice, um, cereal for breakfast in the morning. So, everybody seems to enjoy it. So, >> Mr. Evans, thank you for your good work on this. >> Yes, sir. When is the last day to sign up? >> Uh we haven't picked a date yet. Um I we we have already ordered 800 meal boxes to be delivered. Uh I finished that this week. Um but
016with 283 that have already signed up, that's not going to get us through the four weeks that we've already um ordered for. So um I'm hoping that we'll be done. I'd like to get to 800. So once we get to 800, we probably will have to cut it off. But that's if we get to 800 boxes. Um I >> think we will. Yeah, >> I hope we do. Anything else? >> Thank you, Miss Evans. >> Thank you'all very much. [applause] >> Good evening. Good evening. All right, I will be presenting on our pre-amp scholars program for tonight. Next slide. All right. So, Camp Foundation in partnership with Franklin City Public Schools has granted the senior cohort of 26 a full scholarship to complete a post-secary pathway into an associates degree or a C a certified
017industry certification through Camp Community College. As you can see the criteria for all of our students there, they have to meet attendance. They have to attend um the first semester. they have to make meet those attendance requirements. We have academic interventions in which they have to at least have a 2.0. We also have the category of discipline which they have to keep a a decent track of discipline and as it pertains to suspensions and we also have a drug testing component for this scholarship. And as you can see um the data from the 25 25 year compared to the students receiving interventions for 2026. I wanted to point out that as you can see from the previous year we had four students receiving intervention support for attendance. I mean I mean four students receiving yeah
018for attendance. And then this year we had zero out of the 38 students receiving no interventions for attendance. um academic interventions. You can see we did have one student that was below that 2.0 that we had to work with with an academic plan of support. This year we've had to work with three out of those 38 students. Discipline interventions. As you can see, two it was two last year that we had to work with and this year we had one student. Far as drug testing, as you can see, we had 21 out of 40 students that needed support with drug testing and we had them in programs and we had to support them through that through through that year. This year, we had two out of 38 students receiving interventions for drug testing intervention and
019that's something that's to celebrate and give. [applause] We've also have students that where they have to volunteer or work. So, we have some students that work part-time, some volunteer through um JOTC and other programs within the community. Last year, we had 12 out of 40 with that challenge. This year, we had two out of 38. So, again, we have a tremendous gain there. And you can see in green um the percentage of students receiving those interventions from 26 and compare again to the interventions that were received last year. Next slide. So as we move forward, congratulations. Franklin City Public Schools is proud to announce the nomination of 35 students from the senior class of 2026 for the Camp Foundation full scholarship. [applause] And we have a total of 81 students prepared and ready to graduate.
020And out of 81, 35 is receiving a full scholarship. And again, that is something to celebrate. [applause] And as you can see, this year, of course, we have we last year we had 33 students. This year we're we have the 35 students. So, we did have, you know, a few that did not make it out of the 38, but we're still working with them to continue to help them to be successful. Thank you. Any questions about And um we did and I did want to also comment I think Dr. Coller was going to add that we had a um meeting with camp foundation, camp community college, and we were invited to participate in their meeting. >> Yes. [clears throat and cough] Yes. They were uh very impressed and they want to continue with the program
021for the next five years. So, we want to keep the momentum going and make sure that every child that graduates from Franklin High School has a pathway to either go to get an associates degree or they would like to see a building trades certification. So, we are we are proud to make sure that every child that leaves Franklin City Public Schools has a plan postsecary. So, uh, congratulations to our students. I'm proud from the gains of the first year to the second year, and we're going to try to even beat, uh, this year's data next year. >> All right, we going to click on one, then open the second one as well. Open the first one. Open the first one first, and then we'll go to the second one. All right. So, my next um
022presentation, I just want to um give you all some information in reference to our Franklin City Public Schools leadership academy. We launched the leadership academy for our staff and we only did not add um principles and assistant principles, but we also had leaders of supervisors of our operations department um our instructional um specialists as well to participate in our leadershipmies. So each month this each one of our participants participated in a session whether that session it was on a variety of se of subjects and we were eager to support them in their department and work collaboratively of how we all come together and work. So I want to say this is our first year with us division leadership academy and now we our teams are being getting prepared for capstone projects in which they're going
023to present um they're going to present major projects from their department and how they will continue to build and grow their department in the division based on data. Um so I want to just go over and just give you all opportunity to look at the names of each one of our presenters and we're going to come back and they will have a certificate. we will have a presentation for them, but they have committed to our leadership academy throughout this school year. So, I want to just address those names. Dr. Scott, um, we have Miss Mahoney, Miss Greg, who's an assistant principal, Miss Mahoney is an instructional specialist, Dr. Scott is a dean of students, Miss Greg is an assistant principal, Dr. Artist is our instructional specialist, Mr. Evans as well who you know just spoke
024our supervisor um Miss Massenberg who's a school counselor, Miss White as well who's an assistant principal, Miss Blackwell who is our supervisor of transportation, Miss Langley who is our supervisor for our custodians and Mr. Pulling who's our supervisor for our maintenance department. Go to the next presentation. That's one group. And then on the other flyer, we have also Dr. Ian Ricks, who's assistant principal, Mr. Hayes, who's the dean of students, Mr. Jackson who's the assistant principal, Miss Mr. Austin as well, who's our curriculum specialist over math, Mr. Hicks, who is our our curriculum specialist over history and social science, and also Dr. Manley, who's the lead administrator over our clear choice program. And I do also want to thank our panelists who's going to be a part of that panel to evaluate them as they
025as they and give them a rubric and give them feedback on their projects. So that will be Dr. Carter, myself, Dr. Walters, Miss Tomkins, Dr. Manor, and also Dr. Austin. And I want to say I want to especially give Dr. Austin a shout out because we work collaboratively together to put this put the pres put everything together, the different sessions this year. She was instrumental and I want to thank our panel team who work with us, our executive team here who work with us to carry out these capstones. So we will have that that session June the 8th and the other session will be May the 15th. Any questions? That's it. >> Thank you, Dr. Rick. >> Good evening. Um, Vice Chair Bailey, school board, all those Dr. Carter, those assembled here today. I have
026several announcements as well as my presentation. The first thing that I want to present is the open house for our greenhouse grand opening on Tuesday, June 2nd. We are extremely excited to partner with Virginia State University to help bring this vision to life. Uh we will have students there. We will have farmers from around the local area as well as a open invitation to all of you as well as all of those assembled here today. Um I want to shout out Dr. Candace Artist who is our K12 science curriculum specialist who has spearheaded this effort. She has been so instrumental in ensuring that our kids have opportunities for learning and loving science. So we are thrilled. Uh we were also featured for this opening of our greenhouse in the small farm educational outreach programs quarterly
027um newsletter that goes all over to really talk about this new vitalization of the greenhouse here at Franklin High School. So, we are thrilled for our students and our community to see what we've been cooking up in there. So, thank you. Next. So, my next announcement is it is now time to purchase new um math textbooks. Uh we have we have a committee and we've been looking at textbooks. So we have three that we want to get some feedback from the community, from parents. Um anyone including students have the opportunity to click on these links is on our website as well. Both events are on our website. So anyone can click on the links, provide us with feedback and we're hoping to make some decisions for board approval in June. But um and if you
028also want to see some of the um the um hard copies, we have uh set at uh JPK in the parent engagement room as well as at SP Morton in the parent engagement room. So feel free to stop by any of those sites when the buildings are open to take a look, but also everything you need is on this flyer and accessible with a click of a button. So we hope that you will take advantage of that. Uh we are looking for a K through high school adoption and all um textbooks are purchased from state provided textbook funds. Okay. And my next presentation is to review if we could go to the beginning. Miss B. Thank you. to talk about our instructional calendar for the 2627 school year. Uh it is our hope that we
029will get a finalized and approved calendar tonight. Um and I'd like to just highlight some of the instructional components of the importance of a instru of an instructional calendar. Um I did a little bit of research on the purpose of having a calendar. Um it's good for strategic planning. And that's how we can determine how to pace out our curriculum, how parents can plan for either targeted vacations when they know their students will be out. It is a part of the enhanced engagement where we're able to offer more personalized as well as highly engaging better quality instruction. Um it provides for testing because uh as the state changes its testing window we have need an instructional calendar so that we are able to all lot the appropriate time. Um it keeps us informed so we
030know when student when students are in school as well as when they are out of school. Next slide please. The need for change. We need additional professional development time for our teachers as standards change, as expectations change. We are um Miss Stratton and I are going to be meeting with the Virginia Department of Education on Tuesday to talk about the changes to the new performance framework. So, they have some proposed changes that are coming out and going to the Virginia State Board of Education for a vote in June. So, we want to make sure that we are keeping up with what's happening and that our calendar provides us the information we need in order for us to adapt to those changes. Improve academic gains. So, when students are in school, we know that they get
031a better quality of education. We need more time for hands-on and interactive learning. They have social emotional benefits as well as we have the opportunity for more remediation and enrichment opportunities for students during the school day. The three E we have to ensure that our students are prepared for enrollment, employment and enlistment. So in so ensuring that they have more time in school gives them and us more opportunities to provide them with those things that they need to make sure that they are prepared for graduation. Next slide please. So we have other programs that our students participate in uh within Franklin City Public Schools that are all on a five-day instructional plan. We have students that go to the um ARGS, the Appamatics Regional Governor's School, Governor's School for the Arts, Plan B, CEP, Camp
032Community College, uh Workforce Development, as well as Virtual Virginia. And all of these programs operate on a fiveday per week schedule. And even if we have increased um wellness days, we still have to provide transportation to these students to these programs. We also need to work to be in compliance with the Virginia preschool initiative. Currently, we had a um we had a monitoring visit and we are out of compliance because we do not offer a full five-day program. So reducing the number of wellness days gets us closer to meeting those requirements because there could potentially be um funding implications if we do not follow uh what the guidelines say for the Virginia preschool initiative. We are currently asked to write a corrective action plan on how we plan to fix this for the 2627 school
033year. >> Yes. Is that something that just newly changed or has that actually that regulation always been in effect and we're just now trying to make changes to come into compliance with it? >> So all I can say is most preschool programs are five days a week because we just had a monitoring visit. the monitoring visit measures where we are based on the rules that exist now. So I've asked the question, you know, they've had this program where we had, you know, wellness days for a while and what we were told is even though we meet the 990 clock hours, we are still out of compliance with the five day per week. That was the answer that we received >> and basically uh trying to develop this new schedule. Is that actually going to meet
034the uh regulations? Because I heard you said it's going to put us closer to I didn't hear you say well it won't compliance with >> it won't but at least we are showing that we're moving closer to meeting the regulation. So once we write the corrective action plan, then we will get their feedback as to what that means moving forward. >> And last question, do you recall I mean maybe you weren't here just like I wasn't here, but do you recall why they originally uh developed the the the wellness Fridays? I mean, what was the whole purpose behind? >> Sir, I I was not here during that time. >> I can address that. [clears throat] That was an initiative from the former superintendent and at that point uh there was no enrichment Fridays. So uh
035I brought it to the board at that time uh as interim superintendent to get rid of the wellness days and it I was it was it did not pass. So they said for me to come back with something different. So I came back with enrichment Fridays and so therefore parents parents could come to anyone who wanted to enroll in those days could go that Friday and so that passed but this was an initiative from the uh prior superintendent for recruitment and retention. uh back then it was at 67% but now the through the last three or four years it's been 88 between 88 to 92% retention over the last three or four years. So we feel that we're in pretty good shape in regards to stability and now is the time to go ahead and
036and be in compliance with what VOE has asked us to do. Uh but part of the reason that we may be in good shape is because of the implements the implementing of that program though. Correct. >> I believe that uh at the time there was a more problem than people at that point. I think at that point I was more of a leadership problem. Research will tell you that is down to number five. People stay because they feel that they know what direction they're going and they feel that they are respected and that's what they stay over salary. So majority when we do our climate surveys, we find out anonymous surveys, we find out what the teachers need and we find we take do the temperature checks and we feel that right now the environment
037is right. uh because we have to put the the needs of the students over the adults. We we we have to do that. >> Next slide, please. So, one of the things that we want to do with the reduction of wellness Fridays is to put a team of teachers together so that we can talk about what is it that we can do with this additional time. Can we provide remediation for those students who need additional support? But those students who don't need additional support, they need to be enriched. So, how will we be able to look at those programs, clubs, and other activities that we could do on those additional days that we are actually in school? Um, we want to make sure that we provide our students based on our strategic plan and feedback
038from our students more realworld and hands-on experiences that we can use during the school day versus doing enrichment Fridays. >> Okay, I will entertain any questions at this time. >> Um, what actually happens if we vote no and say no? We want to kind of keep things the same. What actually I mean what regulations or or how would the state actually come down on us? >> Well, based on the code of Virginia, the school board has to approve an instructional calendar that meets the 990 clock hours or 180 days. Um, this would be my first time experiencing a board that did not vote to approve an an instructional calendar. So, I don't know what the consequences would be, but if we don't have an instructional calendar, then we would need to have we would need
039to inform the state that we don't have an instructional calendar that has been voted on and they will have to provide us with guidance from there. But we have to move forward in terms of making sure that we have an instructional calendar. That is a part of the board's job per the Virginia code. Will we possibly lose any funding if we do not approve this calendar as well? >> The only place that we could potentially lose funding right now because like I said, I don't know what the other consequences are, but I do know about the Virginia Preschool Initiative that we could potentially lose funding and in this community not having um the money that we need for preschool would be very would be catastrophic. So, at this point, our options are to approve this
040calendar or continue with the calendar we've been using for the last two to three years. I don't know. The only thing that I'm asking to vote on is the proposed calendar that's here um so that we can move towards being compliant with those programs that we are required to be compliant with. If we do not vote for that calendar, our other option until then is to continue with the calendar we have. >> I would defer your question to Dr. Carter, >> but then you have to change dates and all of that. >> Correct. So, we would have to go back and do another calendar rewrite and revision. So, I will defer to Dr. Carter for any questions about that process. >> Dr. Carter, if we do not approve this calendar, it will go back to
041you and you will revise it like Bob said and present a new one. If if we do so, I would prefer that we have two board members so that we make sure that we have board input so this could get passed. >> Understand? Just wanted to know the options. Thank you. >> Can we see the Can we see the calendar? >> Yes. Miss B, can you please pull up the calendar? >> It's in your books. >> That's the same calendar that was presented three other times before. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> Miss B, is that the same calendar that was presented three other times? Thank you. Personally, I say we go ahead and reapprove this. I would really like for us just to go to a five days, but if this is going to
042be the compromise for another school year and then go back to the five days afterwards, I say that we go ahead and re approve this calendar because the last meeting that we had, we didn't get to even see the calendar when we had that last presentation. So, I would say that we approve the calendar as it's been presented. >> Are you making a motion? >> Yeah, let me go ahead and make that motion. I make a motion that I move that we um approve the 2627 school calendar as presented. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Yeah, I mean the reason the hesitation with me is because I know the parents have pretty much the majority of them wants this to happen with this new calendar, but the staff that has reached out to me, they're
043very much against this and and I can understand why. Um, and that's the dilemma. Like I told you in the past, Dr. Carter, I don't bring issues to the uh to this table because of my own. It's because of what's being brought to me and and I have to actually ask the questions based off of that. And I think that's the biggest concern because if you have disgruntled employees that are working on a schedule that they definitely don't approve of, I think that's going to show. I think that's going to actually hurt the whole educational process. >> Mr. If if I can add something to that. Um, when I looked at this calendar, teachers actually will have 12 days off within what's in the calendar. That includes the wellness days. Um, plus one full week
044for Christmas, I mean for Thanksgiving, a full week at spring break, and two full weeks at Christmas. When I looked at calendars from the surrounding areas, they don't have all of that time off. So, if we have disgruntled folks who would leave us and they go to another school division in the surrounding areas, they're going to go to five days per week without the days that we have here. And one of our responsibilities is although we want our teachers to be happy, we are going to have to take into consideration what is best for students because your instructional calendar is built around there. So they have 12 days that are already embedded in this calendar where they are off plus four weeks off that are already embedded in this calendar. So if we had to
045compromise, I would think that what we have presented is fair. Especially when I have looked at five additional divisions who all have a five day per week calendar, but they also don't give all the additional time off for for the um holidays that we are giving off here. So I would really ask and and encourage the board to strongly consider what is best for students as we talk about this calendar because that's who we have to base this calendar on what is best for them >> and I definitely [applause] truly believe to put students first. That's the whole purpose that we're here. And that's why I want interesting and and and well adults investing in our students and being able to teach them to the best of their ability because, you know, they're not going
046to get it unless we give it to them. >> Absolutely. >> You know, they can't come to where we're at. We have to go to where they're at and guide them to where they need to be. >> Absolutely. And the way to do that is with love, care, kindness, uh, empathy, and that's the type of employee I would like here. >> And I'm hoping that that's what we have. I mean, to the best of my ability, that is what we have here. >> Uh, and I do want to continue to support them, too, because at the end of the day, like I said, these are the people that we're handing our children off to. And and you know, a lot of times they're spending more quality time with our children than the parents are. Sure.
047You know, I mean, my children are grown now, but I trusted every teacher that they've ever had because I made sure I knew who they were and knew what they were about. And I wanted them happy. >> Sure. >> And I'm actually a school employee myself in Virginia Beach. And I I understand that process. And I do understand that we do have to compromise. Yes, sir. So, I do understand that the students have to be placed first always, but we also have to consider our staff members because, like I said, they're the ones that are daily interacting with our students. And I would prefer positive interactions versus someone that's there [clears throat] that's a little disgruntled. And that's all I would say. >> We have a motion and a second. I call for the question.
048the vote. Mr. Als Brook, >> no. >> Mr. Grant. >> I'mma have to say no. >> Miss Parker? >> Yes. >> Mr. Halt? Yes. Miss Bailey? No. Motion is not carried. Dr. Carter, >> Pastor Wilkins. Good evening. Good evening. >> Thank you once again, Dr. Carter, esteemed board members, citizens of Franklin, and valued partners of the community. Tonight, we come not just to observe for mo a moment, but to participate in a movement. We stand together in unity to support the leadership of this administration, to affirm the shoulders of the men and women of this board, and to celebrate the strength of our community that refuses to let the future go uncovered. What you will witness tonight is more than just a ceremony. It's more than just a symbolic act. It is a visible commitment
049to our young men and women. A declaration that are seen that they are seen, supported, and sent. These jackets tonight that will be presented, they represent something deeper. First, they represent love because it takes a community that truly cares to show up like this. It takes intentional people to say, "I love you." Even enough to cover you. Not just when it's convenient. Not just when it's easy, but consistently. This moment says to every young man and every young lady who's standing here tonight that you are not alone. You are covered by people who believe in you, who are praying for you, who are standing with you. It also represents language because what you put on speaks before you ever open your mouth. It communicates identity. It communicates expectations and it communicates possibilities. When these young
050men wear these jackets, it says something to others. But more importantly, it says something to them. It reminds them that I am more than what you see. I carry something. I represent something greater than myself. It represents lessons that when I put this jacket on, because whether we realize it or not, someone is always watching me. These young men are not just walking in their own journey. They are setting a pace for those coming behind them. They are teaching by example that there is a standard that excellency is not optional, that integrity still matters, that discipline still counts. But more importantly, it finally represents the legacy, the legacy of Franklin High School. Because what we do today is not just for today, but it's for tomorrow. It's for the next generation who's coming after me.
051It's about leaving something that cannot ever be erased, something that will be remembered, something carried forward and built upon. Tonight, we are planting seeds that will grow far beyond this moment. So, as we prepare to drape these young men, understand this, that this is not just fabric. It's a public declaration that we declare that they are leaders. We declare that they are capable. We declare that they are their future is bright. This is a moment of development for them. We are committed to shaping them, guiding them, and equipping them to become men that were created to be. This is a moment of destiny because there is a purpose in their lives and tonight is just one step in the journey toward them. And we're not saying that these jackets are the solution to the problems
052that lies within our school system. What we are saying is that the jackets help to point them in the right direction. And yes, this is also a moment of responsibility because with covering them, it also confirms their callings. With opportunities, there come expectations. Young men, as you receive these jackets tonight, wear them with humility, but also wear them with honor. Walk in rooms differently when you put them on. Carry yourself differently. Speak differently. because now you know you are covered, you are cared for, and that you are now accountable. So ladies and gentlemen, tonight with great pride and great expectations and with great belief in what lies ahead for these future leaders, we want to present to you these young men and women who represent Franklin High School school system. So, we're going to ask
053the men and the women who have sponsored and contributed to this moment that if they would have the honor of draping these young men would show solidarity with partnership within the community and the community standing together with Dr. Carter as well as this school board. So, at this time, we're going to ask if Dr. Carter could come and drape the first young man. Following this, each one of these partners will drape the young men. We're going to move in a real quick pace because there's a there's a special presentation that we want to do. Our ultimate goal is to partner with this school system, but more importantly to impact the lives of this next generation. They need to see who their village is. And tonight, they will get a glimpse of seeing that. So, Dr.
054Carter, if you would mind draping this young man with his jacket. >> [applause] [applause] >> Thank you, sir. Stay with you. [applause] Also, >> as as these young men wear these jackets wherever they may go, these jackets are not for the football owner, football team owner. These jackets are for the entire school. So when football season is over, the football players would take the jackets off and retire the jackets. Basketball season, we have access to them. Basketball season is over, soccer team have access to them. We want our men and our women to look the part as they represent the school system. So it's not favoritism as if it's for the football team. It is for the entire school to be utilized at the AD's discretion or the principal's discretion or the superintendent's discretion. But
055also, we just did not want to present them with jackets. If you notice, we gave them baseball caps because we want them to dream. We want them to feel like their name will be called in the NFL draft someday, some year. All of these jackets have been tailored fit. They're not storebought. We actually had Mr. Philip Michaels himself and his team to come and tailor fit each one of these young men. It did not cost the school system a dime. It came from men and women of your community from organizations because they believe in the future in the legacy of the next generation. That's why we call them legacy jackets because they're leaving something behind. But more so than that, we also wanted to present them with gold watches. We wanted each one of these
056young men to have gold watches. Watches. And here's the reason why. Because if you're talking about changing something, they have to understand that it's their time. It is their turn. They have to get to class on time. They have to make better decisions. It's about accountability. And we hope that when they put this on that it's more than just some some flashy type jewelry. is something that will remind them it is my time to stand up and be the leader. It's my time. It's my turn to do the right thing. Now, we know that for some of us, this this doesn't amaze us, but to them, it gives them something that they never had before. So, tonight we wanted to present to the school board as well as the Franklin community your Franklin High School
057legacy jackets. >> [applause] [applause] >> And also for my for my next presentation, all I need is about six or seven minutes. for my next presentation. We didn't want any other sport to think that the football team or basketball team gets all of the acknowledgement or recognition for we know that Franklin High School's wrestling team have actually been in the trenches for years and have made major strides and accomplishments with very little recognition. So tonight, we wanted to recognize Coach Bull and his wrestling team, but we also wanted to present the wrestling team with a keepsake. And not only that, but we also wanted to celebrate them. There is a wrestling belt that we have ordered that was supposed to be here tonight because we wanted to give them a wrestling belt, something that they
058could hang up on their wall and be proud of. Now, that is expected to reach us Tuesday. So, coach, on Tuesday, the wrestling team will be receiving a champion, a belt, but also tonight, I'm going to ask the wrestling team to come up because we have another presentation for you as well. So, the wrestling team, if y'all would come up, can y'all see too? We wanted to present Dr. Carter. We wanted to present the wrestling team. First of all, we want to present you with t-shirts. All right? We want to present every last one of you with t-shirts just as a souvenir just to say that we see you. We recognize you. We appreciate the hard work that you put in. but also we want to make sure that you have a watch as well.
059And may that watch be a constant reminder to you that it is your turn and your opportunity to do something great and be great. So, can we pass and we want to give you give you baseball caps? Wear your hats and your shirts proud of all the schools that God could have allowed you to go to. He did not make you a greyhound. He did not make you a bulldog. He did not make you a warrior. He did not make you a cavalier. He made you a Bronco. >> Go ahead. >> If you study the DNA of a Bronco, a Bronco is number one, he is always brave. There's not a Bronco that is afraid of anything. A Bronco is always bold. A Bronco is battle tested. And a Bronco is balanced. So wear this
060stuff, wear it proud, y'all. Just know that you got a community that believes in you. And I believe that tonight, I just believe that the city of Franklin will never be what what it has been. I think it's moving in the right direction. And we will we will see greater. [applause] So thank you to the school board. We are here to partner with you any way, any side, it it doesn't matter. My main thing is that I just believe it's the heart of God because this is the next generation of leaders. So, my time has been well spent. Thank you for your time, y'all. And uh we celebrate you all tonight. Can y'all help me to celebrate them [applause] before we go? Come on. Come up here. >> We do not want any of our
061students leaving without being Drake, y'all. So, again, I'm going to have the honor of drinking. One more time we go home. [applause] Thank you. Now you guys can >> parents and community, can you please stand up and give show love for Pastor Carl Wilkins, please? [applause] Pastor Wilkins could be anywhere, but he chose Franklin. And when he sent me that text and said, "Dr. Carter, I would like to meet with you and see what we can do for the young men of Franklin. I said, come on, Pastor Carl. Let's have a discussion. And so, we are very excited that Pastor Carl is here and will continue to be here with us. So, one more time for Pastor Carl, please. [applause] bored bored. I know they're trying to get out and get situated so they can
062take their pictures, you know, and all that good stuff. Um, >> that's awesome. >> Did Pastor Wilkins step out already? Is he already outside? He's organizing the students. >> Pastor Wilkins. >> Pastor, >> it's all right. >> We see you organizing. >> Trying to organize it. Um, I want to say to you, um, thank you and the and the men and people that you have partnered with to make this possible. Um, for all of our students, as I was looking at them coming in with their jackets on, I um, what it put me in mind of is is a young lady's presentation to society, right? their deputy time presentation and looking at these young people come in and in the draping of their jackets. It's so much more than just a jacket. >> It's so
063much more than that. And you and the community and your team pouring into these young men something positive and letting them planting that seed, right? Or even watering seeds that have already been planted in them that they are more than their environment. They are something. They are love. They are worthy. Right? That goes I'm just a young lady. Right. But that is a man I'm sure that goes further than anything that we could ever ever think. The significance of that time piece. >> Mi Miss Parker. They're saying they cannot hear you. You need to turn on the mic. You press the mic. >> It's on. Okay. Is this that >> is that better? I was pressing the button, y'all. I promise. Oh, okay. just the sincerity and the love that was poured into those students,
064every single last one of them. Oh, there we go. Right. There's so much hope and encouragement that they are more than where they come from, more than just their environment. And I was saying that that time piece is so significant. You as a gentleman understand the significance of that time piece. >> Sure. >> That we can't really explain. You understand? So these things that they are being taught, >> they're not for not there was a plan. There was a design >> and there's a there's a path to walk and you're walking it. But you're building legacy here. Every single one of those students that just got a a jacket that you even personally draped so that they were not left out. Everyone who received a time piece or whatever it is that they had. To
065some people, you're right. It's it's just a time piece. For others, that was everything. >> And that legacy >> is carried on because they're going to instill that in the people that they come in contact with and their children as well. Sure. >> So already building a solid foundation for students in this community. I can't thank you enough. I can't thank you enough for that. And when you see those when you see those those students out there because they telling me I'm not going out there, right? tell them that I am extremely extremely proud. >> Wow. >> of them and I expect nothing but great things from them. They don't have an option, >> right? They don't have an option to be mediocre. >> Sure. >> They don't. They have no choice but to excel
066and to be great because it's already been planted >> in them. >> That's what they need to carry forward. That's their legacy. They keep breaking ceilings. Yes. >> That's what's expected. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> [applause] >> Am I released? >> Want to check your hand? [applause] >> This piece, y'all. I'm going to say this piece. Thank y'all for giving me the privilege of of being able to do what I believe I'm called called to do. If you could seeing the excitement on those young men's face to see a charter bus, >> it'll send you in tears and then to see a sprinter. It's I mean that it's the little things that mean the world. And I'm hoping that tonight when they go to bed that they believe and they dream that there's a
067group, there's a committee, there's a board that want to see the best for them. So again, thank y'all. Thank you, Dr. Carter. And uh and this amazing board, you know, I'm praying for y'all, you know, and uh I believe we can bring about change, y'all. And I got to say this, I'm easing out. I'm a preacher. This is the last door on this message. Now, I'm not saying that what we did tonight is the ounce of y'all, but what I am saying, it's another step in the right direction. >> I close on that. >> Thank you. Thank you. [applause] >> I know that all that you just >> Oh my. The best gift that I saw was these black men come in here and represent and show that guess what >> we can be together
068>> for each other and do the things we need to do >> because we know what's missing in our community. >> Sure. >> And I'm glad you guys showed up. Everyone showed up tonight >> to honor our students. Wow. >> Thank you. [applause] Dr. Ricks, do you want to uh for the parent engagement? Dr. Rick's parent engagement. All right. Good evening again. All right. So, tonight uh we we already approved the um family engagement policy for um our division. Um I'm bringing forward to you tonight the parent engagement policy at the schoolbased levels. Okay. Again, we have to have a policy in alignment with our title one funds. This policy u must be joined with the school team and also with parents and community um members. The parent and family engagement policy must contain information
069required as you can see by section 116 of the every student succeed act. So this is a policies that we must have in place for our schools. Again, those policy, those committees do consist of the parents, community, and also staff. Um, as you can see, part one of each pro each plan. Um, you have school, parent, and family engagement policy plan. You have the parent collaboration, annual meetings are hosted. Um, they also offer flexible meetings in their policies where parents can participate virtually in some cases. um parent involvement. So parents are involved in that process. Um we also have a responsibility to make sure that information is released to our English learners e students. Um we provide information to all parents. So all parents have available and access to the parent resource rooms. Um parents
070have the right to submit comments for improvement as they review the plan at the end of the school year. Part two is required shared responsibilities for high student academic achievement. Again, parents are part we have ongoing parent teacher conferences built in the calendar throughout the year. Um they have questions and and sessions held in the parent resource room. We have increased with those this year. Um we have to identify what activities are allowable far as expenses. Um we do have funding that supports our homeless students. we're able to buy them clothes that's within the within um the within the dress code so we can purchase clothes for them. We also can provide our homeless students with with um food as well and other supplies and school supplies that they need. So we ensure regular two-way
071meaningful communication. Um we have several ways we communicate um our division one of our division communications we use we do use our Google meets at times. We also use um parent square that is a very popular platform that we have for communication. Um building capacity for parents and staff requirements for engagement. So we constantly working with the parents and working with the community hosting. We have u partnerships that come in from we just recently had a partnership come in from the bank and also the community to share how to help fin help our families financially as well manage financial budget. Part three um we want to make sure that again all information is relevant and it can be translated in all key communications. We do have platforms where we have to release information in other
072languages. So we have that available. Um we offer an interpretation and assist of services as needed. Sometimes students have specific devices or tech technological devices that's needed um and it may be in line with their IEP504. Um, and that goes with the next part, dealing with the disabilities. We make sure that we're flexible in outreach. Um, we know in this community, even though we use electronic forms of communication, we also have a family engagement team that goes and count school counselors that go knock on doors. They work with Berkeley um the Berkeley apartments area. They work with the Doorchester managers and things like that. So, they're hands-on with going to where our kids need that support at. Okay. So um this and this is the adoption process which is basic school-based policies and procedures has
073have been developed and revised jointly. Again this includes parents, staff and and our community members that participate in our title one program. So I'm just asking that the school board approve the schoolbased policies um that were and if you can see the parents signatures at the end it was provided by the staff. This these committees again consist of parents, you have the staff and you also have uh any community members that may have joined the committees and these committees are le led by the building principal, family engagement specialist and parents. >> So you just need a motion to >> to approve the approve >> approve the parent engagement policies at the building building level. I move that we approve the parent engagement policies at each building level as presented. >> I'll second. >> We have
074a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Let's have the vote. Miss Als, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Halt, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. Motion approved. Miss Morrison, >> really I have to follow these speakers with a finance report. Okay. If we could start with the um and Adam's the last speaker too. So [sighs] if we could start with the salary increase proposal. Um, at at one of our previous meetings, we had a suggestion made that it might be beneficial to have an outside consulting firm to come in and review our salary structures and in the local market competition. So, um I'm going to present a proposal for a comprehensive um compensation study for Franklin City Public Schools and it is to remain competitive and
075ensure that it is equitable and ensure that it's sustainable over time. The purpose of the study is straightforward. We want to ensure that our salaries are competitive within the market and we also want to evaluate internal equity across positions. It includes identifying potential salary compression issues, modernizing our classification structures, and also developing updated salary scales that reflect current market data. Ultimately, we hope the study will provide clear datadriven recommendations that support both fair compensation and long-term budget planning. Benefits to the division. Um there are many benefits. Um conducting this study will strengthen our ability to recruit and retain the best people in an increasingly competitive environment. Um secondly, ensures our compensation practices are equitable and transparent. It gives us reliable data to support future budget decisions and helps us proactively identify and correct issues like
076compression before they become more costly. Most importantly, it supports the long-term financial sustainability of the division. We have identified several qualified consulting firms with the experience uh and conducting salary surveys for school divisions. Those five are listed here and each of these firms brings relevant experience. So the next step would be to um solicit proposals and bids. Um uh this type of analysis can cost anywhere between 20 and 75,000 depending on the firm you hire and the scope of work that you're desiring. Um the public procurement acts um as adopted by Franklin City Public Schools indicates that under $80,000 professional services contracts do not require a formal RFP, but we should consider doing an informal RFP to ensure that there's competition among firms um since we're um dispensing public funds. Okay. There's also a risk
077of not conducting the study. Um without a current analysis, we may have increasing salary compressions. Um [clears throat] it can lead to recruitment challenges and turnover. Um inconsistent practices across departments and um this can develop over time unless we have a structured way and for an external party to come look at our practices. The timeline for such a project would be four to six months. Um this would include time for consultant selection, data collection, analysis, draft, report and review and final recommendations from the consultant. Um of course we would um gather proposals, evaluate proposals and bring forth recommendations to the board before any contract was executed. So, uh, I am asking that the board vote to approve this plan to move forward with soliciting bids from qualified consulting firms. >> I have a question. How
078did you come up with the five different um, groups? >> We um, went on searching for those firms that had that relevant experience and those popped up to the surface right away. >> Okay. There's one, the MAG advisory group. That's the one Alan White recently used and they did an awesome job. Can we add that that group to the list? >> Absolutely. >> And um to see what So everybody's going to give different bids and let us know how much they're going to charge in the time frame, I imagine. Yes, please add that one to the sixth one if you can. >> Can you spell that for me? >> Uh MAG >> Management Advisory Group International Inc. MG. Yes, Mag. >> Okay. But if you send me an email, I can send it to you.
079Tracer, >> any other questions? >> So, we need a motion to um let her continue to research it. Um well I'll I move that we um accept the salary um increase proposal that we have submitted with the inclusion of the MAG group that you want them to review. >> Repeat the motion. I'm I'm >> include incor >> comprehensive study to include MAG to the list of five. So, I move that um I move that we go ahead and move forward with a proposal for a comprehensive compensation and salary equity study to also include >> motion. Anyone second? >> Any discussion? Let's have the vote. Mr. Als, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Halt, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. Motion passed. Thank you for your attention. >>
080Okay. So, the main reason I came tonight was to present some budget amendments. >> You need to bring hats and coats. [laughter] watches. >> I can't follow them. I really can't. But um we have some budget amendments here that we're proposing. Um since the city has voted to approve the 2025 budget amendments, u we can move forward with moving our grant balances forward into 2026. And that's what this amendment does. The format has been changed um at the request of the city. So this is actually the resolution that would go to the city council. They would review it and approve it and put it on their agenda. Um and um so we would be increasing the budget by 1.1 million and that represents um existing grants where we received grant uh awards in previous years
081and we still have remaining funds to spend before the deadline and we're bringing those balances forward and this would give us the appropriation authority to spend those funds. So I request that the board move to approve this budget amendment as presented. I move that we approve budget amendment 20 2026 XXX. >> We have a motion and a second. C >> can we have discussion first? >> We'll second that. Any discussion? >> Yes. Dr. Carter, do you have something that's on your mind, sir? Anything you want? >> Okay. >> Do you want to elaborate on that, sir? Sure, sir. This is a board meeting. We will be professional. This is a board meeting. We will respect the board. Is there any discussion about the amendment from the board? We have a motion in a second. There's
082no discussion. Let's have the vote. Mr. Alsbrook, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Holt, >> yes. Miss Bailey. Yes. Motion passed. >> Thank you. Um the second one has already been approved um by the school board. This was just to um accept some new grants and you can see the um $20,000 increase in the right hand column. Um I'm including this again because city council has not seen it. Um because we couldn't really indicate what the beginning budget was until we moved our grant balances forward. So, that one's already been approved. Next one. Okay. This amendment um is to u reduce the SCA state school basic aid for our reduction in average daily membership. Um this is necessary to reflect what the new estimate is of the
083state's ADM. Um, and that reduces our revenue by $619,260. And then the uh related reduction in instruction expenditures. I'd like to request that the board approve this as presented. I move that we approve BA 009 FCPS reduce fiscal year 26 state88 revenue for uh ADM decrease as presented. >> A second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Let us have the vote. Mr. Als, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Halt, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. Motion approved. >> Okay, the very last one. I promise I'm done after this. >> Okay, so this budget amendment is to accept a $300,000 um extended school year startup grant and we received that grant in full in cash in March. So this would be the budgetary um
084authority to spend. I would like to have the board vote on this amendment. Right. I move that that we accept BA010 FCPS accept extended school year fiscal year 26 grant as presented. >> A second. >> We have a motion in a second. Any discussion? Let's have the vote. Mr. Als, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Hulk, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. Motion moved. [clears throat] >> Unless there's any other questions. I promise I'm done. >> I can't recall which board members or something. >> Yes, sir. [clears throat] Absolutely. will be available >> as soon as we get the final um state budget, which is being worked on now. Um I think it's being held up for a couple of issues that um they can't seem to
085agree on, but that should happen in June. We should get a budget by June 30th for sure. And DOE usually puts out the revised estimates at sometime in June. So at that point, we can make this year's books correct and also we can set up next year's budget with more certainty. When you do prepare, Tracy, can you make it extremely more itemized? We've been noticing that ours is quite vague as compared to the other localities. It's very vague. So, could you make it extremely descriptive? Thank you, ma'am. >> My predecessor, I think, had made it very descriptive. And so, when I came here, I kind of condensed it a little bit, but I I can also expand it. >> Thank you, Miss Morrison. >> [clears throat] >> That's it, Miss Bailey. do the consent agenda.
086>> I move that we I move that we approve the regular session minutes from our March 19, 2026 meeting. >> I'll second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Let us have the vote. Mr. Osbbor abstain. Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Halt, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. So moved. I move that we um approve the meetings, the minutes from the April 2nd, 2026 meeting. A second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Let's have the vote. Mr. Als Brookke, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Hope, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. So moved. No, the next one is the the [clears throat] calendar for the school board schedule is our second reading for that
087for us to approve the schedule. Take a minute to look at it. Who worked on a schedule? >> I did collaboration >> with the schoolboard meeting schedule. >> Did you get any feedback from the board members? >> It's my first time seeing you. Okay. the June 3rd. I'm just curious. Um, graduation is being earlier. Do we still have a meeting prior to graduation? Because I think it's going to run that same week. >> We don't have a calendar, ma'am. >> I I know. I was looking at this one right here. [clears throat] >> I I know. I know. I I know we don't have a calendar. I'm just because this year is early. I know we don't have a calendar. [clears throat] >> So, are you com What's your question, ma'am? June 3rd meeting. Are
088we comfortable with keeping that now that graduations have been earlier just in case graduation is earlier? >> I I believe so. >> Okay. Because I've seen certain divisions where they cancel that meeting that week of the same as high school graduations. So that's why I was just double checking before we do this. >> Yes. >> But you're comfortable with that. >> Okay. >> Yes. So I move that we adopt the 2026 2027 schoolboard meeting schedule as presented. Did I in discussion? We have the motion. Do we have a second? We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Motion has failed. >> I I was about to say I'll just I'll remove my motion. >> I'd like to make a motion to table this until we have a calendar in place for this the
089school year. >> We have a new motion. Do we have a second? And a second. Any discussion? I do. I So, how long is that going to be? Because this pretty much gives you the entire outline for when your meetings are going to be for the rest of the year. So, how long are we going to put off the calendar because we need to get both of these things approved? >> Uh, ne to our next meeting. >> So, the main meeting? >> Yes. >> Okay. You >> Okay. Any discussion? Any more discussion? Let's let us have the vote to table the decision on voting on this calendar. Mr. Alsburg, Miss Biana, when is the next uh board meeting? >> We can always change this. I mean, this doesn't mean it's locked in stone for the
090whole year. >> Bob, what do you what are you suggesting? >> Thank you. >> I'm suggest Oh, excuse me. Did you ask me? >> Yes, I did. >> I don't see why we couldn't approve it as written knowing that we can change it >> because nobody second the motion when she made the motion. No one second it. Then she canceled the motion. Now we're calling for the question cuz after that Mr. Alsbrook made a motion that we table it and it was tabled. It was second by Mr. Grant. So now we need to have the vote because that is already passed. >> Yeah, table to the 21st. >> Now let's have the vote. Mr. Als Brook, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Holt, >> yes. >> Miss
091Bailey, hold. So moved. Table to the 21st. In accordance with 2.2-3711 2-3711 of the code of Virginia. I move that the Franklin City School Board enter enter into a closed session to discuss evaluate matters related to new hires supplemental employment promotion demotion resignations terminations and resignations rescended by staff pursuant to Virginia Code section 2.2-3711 2-3711 A1. I'll second it. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Let's have the vote. Mr. Olsbrook, >> yes. >> Mr. Grant, >> yes. >> Miss Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Halt, >> yes. >> Miss Bailey, yes. We're now going into close session. She could point it over here in >> Oh, you see me? >> Please keep me instructed. Um, since this normally does not happen, I need to follow your instructions. because we keep shrinking when we
092come back out close session. >> Daniel, how can we how can we Yes. How can we vote on certifying? How can we vote on closing coming out of session? Good evening. As you can see, we keep shrinking in numbers. Some of us on this board do take our duties and responsibilities that our city council appointed us to do seriously. We take it very seriously as we do respect our city council members. We respect our community and appearance and we respect our duty to govern the FCPS. Um at this point the meeting is over per the recommendation of legal counsel and not having a quorum. Good evening, good night.