001Everyone, I call this meeting to order at 6 PM on October 16th, 2025. We have a quorum present. Let's proceed. Next item on the agenda is close session. Do we have a motion to enter into close session? In accordance with the 2.2-3711 2-3711 of the code of Virginia. I move that the Franklin City School Board enter into a close session to discuss and evaluate matters related to a non-resident student, governor school tuition, new hires, supplemental employment, promotions, resignations, terminations, staff disciplinary recommendation, and board clerk position pursuant to the Virginia code section 2.2-3711 alpha 1 and two. >> Do we have a second? K Grant, >> Leanda Parker, >> I >> Reed Harrison, >> hi. >> Christina Boon, I >> Bob Hope, >> I. >> We are now in close session. close session. >> I motion
002we come out of close session. Second. >> Any discussion? >> K. >> Miss Parker. >> I >> Harrison. >> Hi. >> Hol. I >> Bo Moon. I >> was Do we have a motion to approve the agenda? Next. Yes. Why is my thing mixed up? Do we have a motion for certification? >> Whereas the Franklin City School Board has convened a close session meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote in in accordance with the provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. And whereas section 2.2-3712-d of the code of Virginia requires a certification by this school board that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law. And now therefore be resolved that the Franklin City School Board hereby certifies to the best of each member's knowledge one that only public
003business matters lawfully exempt from Virginia law were discussed in closed meeting to which this certification applies and two only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convened the closed meeting were heard discussed or considered. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> K Grant >> I >> Parker >> I >> Harrison >> I >> Boon I approval for the agenda for the president. >> Can we stand for the pledge of allegiance? Ice to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Do we have a motion to approve the agenda? >> I so move that we approve the agenda as written. >> Do we have a second? Second >> King I >>
004Miss Parker >> I >> Harrison >> I >> Hol >> I >> Madame chair we have three motions from close session. The first is to approve the personnel agenda as presented. >> We have a motion to approve. I make a motion to approve the personal agenda as presented. >> Second it. >> Mr. Grant. >> Miss Parker. >> I. >> Harrison. >> I >> Boon. I. >> Madame chair. The second motion is to approve the non-resident student application. >> I move that we approve the non-resident application. >> Do we have a second? >> Mr. Grant >> I >> Parker >> I >> Harrison >> I >> Hol >> I >> Boon I >> Madame Chair the third is to approve the Appamatics Governor school tuition increase for the fiscal year 2627 and 2829. >> I have
005a second. >> I second it. All right. So move. I so move that we accept. >> We have >> a second. >> Mr. Grant. >> I >> Miss Parker. >> I >> Harrison. >> I hold >> I >> Boom. I >> I'm sorry. Point of correction. I'm sorry. Point of information. We had I think two minutes ago we already approved for fiscal year um we did >> for the 20 uh fiscal year 20 for 25. >> Yeah, for the 20 >> 26. >> You just threw my numbers off. For the next year, for fiscal year, that would be fiscal year 27. So, we just need um to strike that we only need it for fiscal year 28 and fiscal year 29 because we've already approved. So, fiscal year, we just made a motion to um
006approve fiscal year 26, well, 27, 28, and 29. Mhm. >> We've already approved fiscal year 27, so we only needed a motion for 28 and 29. >> So, I'll make a motion that we approve the ARCs tuition for fiscal years 28 and 29. Fiscal year 29. >> Second, >> Mr. Grant. >> I >> Harrison. >> I hold >> I >> Boom. I miss B. Roll call. >> Yeah, you did. >> Good evening, Mr. Grant. >> Miss Parker here. >> Dr. Harrison, >> present. Miss Boon >> here. >> Mr. Hold >> present. >> Miss Bailey and Dr. Carter >> here. regards the superintendence report. >> Madam chair, you want to do the consent agenda? session. Hold on one second. Here we go. 3.1 regular meeting minutes for September 18th. Do we have a motion to approve
007those minutes? >> Madam Chair, I also move. >> Do we have a second? >> And I'll second. >> Mr. Grant >> I >> Miss Parker >> I >> Mr. Holt >> I >> Boon I I >> 2.3 work session meeting minutes for October 2nd is the first reading. We'll do that at our next meeting and then we now have the superintendent report. >> Thank you ma'am. Uh Dr. Rick. >> All right. Good evening everyone. >> Um I will be giving a quick review of the parent advisory committee and also our update so far with the student advisory committee. All right. So, we had our first um superintendent parent advisory committee held on October the 14th, 2025 and you can see some of the topics. Just want to share with you some of the things that
008we discussed with our family and also um part of our student service staff who attended. Um we of course had our welcome meet and greet. um went over some different protocols, discussed so data, talked about different calendar events where they can be interactive with our schools um throughout the year. We talked about up joining our current PTA as well and that will lead to turkey drive baskets that's being prepared and being donated to our division over 200 or more um turkey baskets full of baskets. But one of those um conditions is joining the PTA. Um we also have parent resource center that had a whole bunch of resources that's available to the parents and also the parents that was a part of this committee talked about how you know they can promote these things in
009the community and then how they can come in and be a part with volunteering and supporting. We went over details of our parent resource center, ODU clinic that's available, camp scholars program asked then they asked different questions and answers and we had a dialogue open discussion on the different things that we're offering. Um also we talked about our next meeting which these meetings are monthly. So our next meeting will be Tuesday November the 18th. ask how was it received by the current? >> Well, um Dr. Carter um did a approach um where he had them look at you know each subject um across three-year trend and he asked them simply you know with the first just to take a look gave them time to reflect on the data and to look at how many like
010for reading the cuto off score for pass with the raw data is 75%. So he had them to really reflect and look through that data for reading to see how many 75s to have you did you see. So as they went through and they looked and they gave feedback then he went down for each subject math science and social studies 70 is the cut off for the raw data. What do you see? How many 70s do you see across a three-year trend? So with that feedback, some of the parents um shared information that they they can see that there is some consistency, some changes needed to take place. They gave input on things that they would like to see and how we all can work together to get more community and parents involved. >> What
011I've been asking for the Well, our chief academic officer, Miss Tommpkins, tonight will share um her presentation with any updates that's that's coming forward with that particular but far as what has been released now, that's what we presented to the parents and that's what we were able to have those open dialogues. But tonight in her presentation, she'll speak towards. All right. So, and also we're preparing for the student advisory council and we have a timeline there because it takes, you know, a little bit more time to get the students involved. We want to advertise and get them to, you know, have opportunities to sign up. And as you can see the the timeline from October 1st through the 17th. Um staff identified and recommended students to submit their application for the position. um they had
012to complete these students had to complete an application which included an essay and a recommendation from a teacher and below are the students count at this time who was who's taking advantage of those opportunities and this is just the council part u we had a wanted to at least have a representation from fifth grade through 12th grade October the 20th through the 31st that is the timeline where um Dr. Carter has extended a a stipen opportunity to 11th or 12th grader who will chair this opportunity for students and we currently have two applicants that have submitted their application. It will be a diverse panel that will listen to their go through to each one of their criteria interview them and then there will be rubrics identified to identify the student that will be selected to
013lead this committee. November um 2025 will be the first um student initial meeting that will be scheduled with this student with superintendent student advisory. Quick question. >> What can we do about that? >> Well, we do have a committee that's u Mr. Creekmore is leading that committee that's working with the students. So if a student's having a issue like um one of the students needed some support with completing the application that's interested in 11 and 12th grade position. So we have staff that's helping to support the application process. And if there is a problem with getting a current recommendation cuz sometime that is a problem we'll support them with getting someone that they work with far as volunteering or someone else. We'll make sure that they get a recommendation even from a former teacher if
014that's necessary. >> I would suggest that I'm talking about the need of I was going to piggyback off of what he just said having the students come from the clear choice program. >> We would like to see one or two of the children come from the um >> We do have one that is a point that you made last time. So Dr. Carter recommended to the committee, Mr. Creepmer's team to identify a clear choice student. >> Okay. >> So we have identified one clear choice student and he went over there, you know, and did the process and walked them through the same process as you would do any other child. Now it is more of a challenge with them possibly getting those same. So we have considered that and and taken some steps to include
015>> because they have a voice as well. >> Yes ma'am. >> So yes >> thank you. >> Sorry. All right. Okay. This is um a capture of our just an overview of our extracurricular policy. We made some major changes last year with making sure some key things was in place as far as our handbooks and holding students accountable academically. So, I wanted to give you all an update on where we are far as the fall. So, just to recapture, students with a GPA of a 2.3 or 2.0 will be placed on an academic plan of support and they are required to attend after school tutoring. So that academic plan of support can will deal with whatever deficiencies they're having in that their academics and it also can deal with social emotional learning if that's needed
016for that particular student. Students who fall under 2.0 will be placed on a waiver and they are also required to attend after school tutoring. Waivers only apply to students that are in 9th through 12th grade but seventh and eighth graders will have an academic plan of success to support their academics. So, as you can see right here, this is just like I said, updates for the fall and we'll do a update in the winter and we'll do a update in the spring so that you can see how this is broken down. Students enrolled in fall sports, we have a total of 117 right now. 45 have mandatory tutoring. um 12 of those students are on academic plans of success and 10 of those students are receiving a waiver that is either they get the principal
017waiver, the scholastics waiver um that from through the Virginia high school social leave. So they may not be meeting the the GPA requirements at the time, but they're offered a waiver for a semester and that's monitored. But all ninth graders who are participating, this is one requirement that the high school made that all ninth graders starting in the ninth grade with VHS sales sports have to participate in mandatory tutoring. That's why you see that number that's there 45. But all programs are required to have a 30 minutes of a study hall built in. So any questions about that? And that's just a brief update on the fall sports. >> And are we upholding the GPA for the sports? >> Yes. Yes, we have a I I monitor it as well and they monitor at the
018building level, but we have a detailed spreadsheet on every student that participates, their GPA, their eligibility, every every piece of the criteria that that's met. And then they track them for when they are attending those mandatory attendants. >> Okay? Okay. >> I mean mandatory tutoring sessions. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. So, next update I'm going to give is a pretty um quick overview of our clear choice program. Um that is definitely an alternative program that we implemented this year which targets our students that's over age. It targets our students with major u discipline concerns and it also can target students who may receive certain service that may need that smaller structured environment. It just depends on what those those needs are. Level one of reset is our alternative to short-term suspension program is
019when a student has received one to 10 days and this is designed for students to come in from like practically a half a day and they are coming Monday through Friday. So they don't have enrichment days in this program. They come in Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 2:30 and this is for K through 12. So we have a facilitator which most of the time in first level first level two or three offenses we encourage the the reset program because that gives them a chance to turn around their behaviors in a school setting versus being out home suspended. So that's level one. Level two of our clear choice reset program is alternative education inperson instruction. Um this is when the program is restructured. A hearing is normally held when students receive this level of service
020and they are assigned to this level two either a semester or a full year. So they receive their instruction in this environment with with um licensed the licensed teachers and facilitators and they attend from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m. Level three is suspension services. That's long-term suspension. that is for students who who could fall in this program, could fall in here, they could be in the kindergarten through the 12th grade. This is a hybrid model that we implemented where we al also giving them some face-toface instruction virtually. But these are students who may fall in they may have um gun charges, assault, gang related. Um they have community charges that may not I would want them to be in school at this at this time. Um, currently we do not have any elementary students on this
021level, but we do have um some high school students that's receiving level three. And then we have level four of the clear choice program where this is more of the refocus the GED and high school school virtual completion option. So that's level four where we may have some students for 16 to 18 who are just not meeting the mark with getting the credits that they need. So we put we may do a intake process and move them to a GED program or um a high school virtual pen foster program. Next. All right. So as you can see here, I just want to give you a kind of a count um where we are with the clear choice program. We have reset. Like I said, it's an ongoing suspension um alternative to suspension. So looking at
022the amount the count in in September, we actually have 12 students um who was actually assigned to reset and that's that's a definitely a decreased a decrease. I would say also just looking at level one I wanted to share some additional information is that during the year of 2024 25 we had over 116 referrals just in the month of September. that number have declined to which we still have work to do but that is a definitely a significant decline and we've had a decline in fighting to include um not having we're seeing we're not having the same kids fighting one week and then coming back and fighting again the next week and the next week. So, we have seen with the pattern this year that when we do have fights, it's normally one time. So
023far, I know we just in October, but I'm going to knock on the wood, but I like I like what we're seeing here with the decline and we're seeing that we're pushing them to the reset program to get those interventions and support to hopefully not have the same two kids coming back and fighting again. So, we are seeing some some improvement with that. um for for level two reset. Again, like I said, it's the alternative ed suspension in-person program. We currently have 20 students enrolled in that program. The suspension services, whether they at home in a learning a hybrid learning environment because they have certain charges, we have um five students in that. And for the refocus, the GED or on the high school virtual completion program, we currently have eight students. So that's a
024total of 45 students currently enrolled in our clear choice program. What's new academically? Um we're going we're adding another another additional face-to-face instruction for our students that are out of school suspension. And the reason we're doing this is because the state is saying we can no longer have them just go home and just give them a work packet, but they have to for us to count attendance. We have to give them an option to participate in instruction virtually. So with that being said, that's this is another component that I've worked with the clear choice team to roll this out and we're rolling this out October the 27th. So as you can see the timeline where the students will if they're home suspended they will be able to participate in live virtual um instruction face to
025face with the st with the teachers. The timeline is from 9:45 to 1:30 and as you can see these are the subjects here that's going to be offered um with this with this particular component and we even have a social emot emotional learning session built in that. So, if a student is suspended, the dean will have this to send home with the with the child and the child can log in and receive um their their instruction. What's also new with Clear Choice as we continue to dive into the needs and we see the vaping the vaping choices that some of our students are making, the poor decision making and just following. Uh we have implemented the youth violence and substance abuse program and this is a face-to-face social emotional learning support that's connecting teens in
026the community building hoping it's helping the students with confidence skills coping skills and making a difference to kind of turn away from being with violence and substance abuse. The timeline for this program will be Mondays from 3:30 to 4:30. It is a 10-week It is a 10-week program and the projected start date, this will actually start on Monday and this is a partnership with Western Tidewater and they are specialists who will come in with our families and with our students. As you can see, I just gave a snapshot of the curriculum format. Um, youth will meet with the specialists and they will have youth activities and have those open discussions using core life skill training topics for 45 minutes. Then the parents come in the last 15 minutes to join the group and then they
027do a family close out with a family activity. So that's >> is that program at the school? >> It will be housed. Yes, it will be housed at MA. Our clear choice program is mod B behind the elementary school. So yes, it will be housed there. And that's not that's just not for clear choice students. That's open for any any Franklin City public school student. >> I have another question for that. So, it's a 10-week program. What is the what is the end goal at the end of that 10 weeks? And after that 10 weeks is completed, is that something that we will we're looking to continue with Western Tidewater or is it what is the the plan for that? >> Well, we are looking to continue that that plan and it's right now um
028the plan is they're accepting up to 20 students. We already have 10 students that have signed that have 10 families that have signed up. So the goal is to redirect. We want to see these with the kids that's there. We're monitoring them, monitoring how they're attending because we're saying some kids we have made mandatory um in condition. So we're monitoring how they attending, how they're participating, and this the first year. So we'll be able to have more of a data report and get feedback of how did it work? Did we see the behaviors, you know, redirect? Are we seeing less vaping, you know, and or or violence and different things like that. So this is the first year roll out. So, I'm hoping to be able to bring you all back data from from those
029after those 10 weeks because we will be monitoring. All right. I think I'm almost done. All right. So, I'm going to wellness challenge and I left the flowers on my desk for each one of you all, but I do have a flyer for you all. Um the purpose we we are Dr. car is also implementing um a Franklin City Public Schools wellness challenge and this is open to all staff and you all as well if you would like to join but this is a a again a divisionwide wellness incentive is meant to break pretty much support our staff with improving physical mental health um just supporting colleagues to make healthier choices set and track personal wellness goals um we're going to have some little incentives tied to it and also we have incorporated the governor's
030physical activity award program. So I'll just give you a little bit of information there. ODU health clinic has partnered with us and they will be offering health screenings and information and they will also be what be incorporating um health classes four times throughout the year. Um so they have partnered with us from 4:30 to to 4:30 to 5:15 and they will have screenings with like different vinyl signs. um personal goals as you can see there different stress management tracking tools and monitoring. So they will be a part they have partnered with us with this initiative. Then we will transition into uh cafeteria well at JP King where we will have a fitness class once once a week on those Wednesdays and that will follow the screening process from 5:30 to 6:30. And then we have
031incorporated the governor's challenge which is ongoing. Um the governor has submitted a form where our staff can track their own um wellness activities and submit their form to me by April the 1st and then we'll submit it to the governor's office and they'll receive a award for that. So again join us. Kickoff is Wednesday 10:29. And again, those were some things that I just mentioned about joining us. And we do have our flyers available to our staff. We have released flyers to all staff who have began to sign up. All right. And that's it. >> Thank you. >> I think the last one's Broncos. Yes. All right. And do not forget that homecoming is this Friday. We still have our go FHS go cashless. We've been advertising our um we've been advertising our flyers out
032and we look forward to a great football game on Friday. Thank you >> Dr. Miner. >> All right. Good evening, Madame Chair, board members, Dr. Carter citizens. I am here to give a um update for October 2025. But first, what I want to do is I want to make certain I do a clarification for a highly qualified teacher assistance. Um in my last update, I stated 48 credit hours, but a highly qualified teacher assistant must have 60 um college credit hours or a pass parapro test. And yes, all of our um teacher assistants do meet that qualification of having 60 college credit hours or a pass parapro assessment. Next slide, please. So, here's our staffing update for October 16th. Right now, we have four teacher vacancies. As you can recall, in September, we had seven
033teacher vacancies, but since then, we've hired two teachers at the elementary school and one teacher at the high school. for our lensure status. Um we have now have 69 teachers that are licensed. That's up from 62 um from the last update in September. And we have nine teachers that are working towards lure. It was seven last time. However, we hired two teachers that are working on their lure packet. So they're in that category. and the 10 teachers that are still pending their lure. It was um it was 13 and then it dropped down to nine, but then we hired a teacher that has a North Carolina license, so we had to submit that person's lure or package. So, it's 10. Next slide, please. There are still no other vacancies in the division aside those um
034positions and our media specialist position must stay open until we find a um licensed media specialist. I do wanted to go in and continue with how we are supporting our new staff members. Um last year when uh well when I arrived um in April of 24, Dr. Ricks did do an onboarding plan for me and I thought that was like amazing. So that is something that we implemented with all new staff. So anytime we have a new staff that's a midyear hire and a mid-year hire is anyone that is hired after the official start of the school year. So our official start of the school year for teachers was August 11th for new teachers and August 19th for returning teachers. So anyone that is hired after that point is considered a mid-year hire. Next time
035please. So we have onboarding plans. In these onboarding plans, they serve as a structure guide to ensure a smooth transition for our new staff members. We want to make certain that they feel well supported when they come into the division. Next slide, please. So the purpose of the onboarding plan, it is to provide a clear and consistent onboarding process for all new employees. Regardless of what school they're going to, whether they're going to the elementary, the CTE center, or the high school, and regardless of their position, they will have an onboarding plan. And the onboarding plan, um, it just makes certain that they understand the tools, the tools and the resources that we have for them in a division because, you know, some divisions, they may have powers school, they may have synergy. We want
036to make certain that our new staff members know exactly what we have here in Franklin. It's to promote understanding of the division policies, procedures, and expectations because when I want we want to make certain that our new staff members understand, you know, our policies, our procedures here in Franklin. And our goal is to um establish long-term success and engagement with our school division for our new staff. Next slide. So, here are the departments and the positions that are included in the onboarding plan. At the division level, you have the human resources department. So, what we're going to do is on their first day, they come and they sit with human resources. And the reason that we're doing this as well is because they've missed um pre-ervice week. So, they have to get the information that
037people got during pres-ervice week. So, they'll meet with the human resources. We'll go over all of our Franklin City Public Schools policies, the procedures. We teach them how to navigate the website. We teach them how to find the resources and the tools on the website that they will need to be successful. They um talk with finance to go over any employee benefits, payroll schedules because they're coming midyear. Um their salary is prrated. So they we make certain that they understand what a prrated salary is for a mid-year hire. And we make certain that they get all the technology that they need based on their position. And if they're not licensed, they must have a meeting with the lensure specialist within two weeks because our goal is to get people on a path to lure within
038two weeks. The other division level onboarding support, they have a training with our RTRT that actually teaches them and go over all the instructional tools that we have here in Franklin City Public Schools. the curriculum specialist. They have to meet with their curriculum specialist so they can get their instructional support, get their pacing um guides and different things from that curriculum department. They meet with the director of assessment and accountability. Um what she does is she train them on powers school and all the assessment systems and what they will be using for grading, testing, and their data reporting. And they have to check in and meet with a mentor within seven days. She's part-time, so she won't she may not be here. So they have seven days to check in and meet with the mentor,
039the school level support. They have to check in and meet with the school secretary so that they can understand and learn the building procedures, daily operations, um timekeeping, how to clock in, you know, how to um request leave, anything that's school specific because not all schools are the same. They must meet with their administrators um so they can go over their expectations um evaluations plans their goals the school goals to um to discuss instructional priorities. So they're going to meet with their administrators as well and they will also meet with their grade level um and department or department chair depending on what school they're in. So our main focus with the onboarding plan is to strengthen um our relationships with our new staff and we want to make certain that everyone gets their lens or
040support and we also want to make certain that every new staff member is fully equipped, connected and in compliance with um VDOE expectations, policies and procedures and ultimately we want to improve retention and readiness across all the schools. So that's what our onboarding plan looks like. Any questions? And for the onboarding plan, um it's in a Google Drive. Everyone that is responsible for a task, um that is shared with them and they have to actually date and sign off that they have completed their task for us. >> Dr. Miner, given the teacher shortage statewide, it's amazing that we have such a low number of vacancies and we see the qualifications of those people that HR is bringing in and they're they're remarkable. So, thank you you and your team for that. >> Thank you. We're
041trying really hard and I will tell you that I teach has been a um a big part of that and we are getting licensed teachers in and you know when people um transfer or relocate. Our goal is if they put an application we try to connect with them within 3 days. Any questions? Thank you. Thank you, >> Miss Dawkins. >> The numbers. >> Good afternoon or excuse me, good evening uh to uh our school board members, our community, and all those assembled here. I want to start off my presentation. This is an update um on what we know now about our new accountability framework. On September the 4th, which was one week after school began, the pass rate that is all that the state has published publicly was presented to the board at that time.
042All principles, all school personnel have access to that information and it is also available from the Virginia Department of Education. So all of the pass rate data has been shared publicly and is available for all. At this point, the state board of education is still determining how we're going to move forward with accountability, with growth, and all those other measures. So they will vote on October the 20. Well, I will I won't say they will vote. I said they will uh meet October 22nd and 23rd to determine the next phase of this accountability. And I'll talk a little bit more about that as we go through this presentation. So this framework at this point all schools in Virginia now will have three designations. They will have an accreditation designation. either you will be fully accredited,
043conditionally accredited or accreditation denied. For the 2425, we will not have any schools in the accreditation denied category. So, schools that did not get the performance to be an ontrack school will be conditionally accredited. Your next uh marker will be your framework score and you'll see how the score is determined in my next slide. And then you will have what's called a performance category. So you will be distinguished on track off track or needs intensive support and I have also presented that information. Um this is a slide that I also presented on the fourth. Schools that have 90 points or above will be considered distinguished. Uh schools that have 80 points uh to 89 are on track. 65 to 79 off track. And any school that have 65 points or below 65 will be considered
044schools that need intensive support. At this time, the only thing that is available publicly are your pass rates, nothing more. Everything else is still within the uh Virginia Department of Education and is not allowed to be released for public consumption. So, at this point, here's our all student category. That means all students from grade three through grade 11 and any student who needed a verified credit or any student that took a reading so assessment. This is their pass rate for the past three years. As you can see, we um had 43% and this is every student who took a reading assessment, which is the reading component only. For the writing component, we had 40% pass rate. history in social sciences. So that could be world history 1, world history 2, US and Virginia history. We
045had 47% of those students that passed. Mathematics 29% and science 40%. This number does not include growth. This is only students who got a 400 or better that's included. if they did not get a 400, they're not included in this pass rate as a pass. So, the Virginia Department uh the state board of education has already voted for the new cut scores. So, as you can see here, in order for a third grader in reading to be considered proficient, instead of the pass rate or the scale score being 400, the student in order to pass the reading so must score 444. And as you can see, that's a long way from 400. So, the schools across the state of Virginia are going to have a lot of work to do to get our students to
046meet this proficiency designation. And as you can see, in order to graduate, if you are taking English reading in the 11th grade, you have to make a 479 this year. students who are current seniors who will be taking their so using the 2016 mathematics um standards or the 2017 reading standards will not have to use this particular cut score. Their cut score will remain at 400. >> Quick question. >> Sure. >> I appreciate what you're saying. You're basically saying moving forward this is the way we're going to have to I guess evaluate the test scor >> it is for 2526 this current school year >> with the 242 >> still looking for some clarity on that meaning at the end of the day we improve over the last three years. >> As you as you
047can see, we had some areas where we did improve. We also had some areas where we did not improve. So, in the presentation that I did on the fourth, those that were highlighted in green showed where there were areas that improved over last year's performance. So, there were there were places where we improved, there were places where we did not. If you could go back one slide for me, Miss B. Um, as you can see in English writing, if you can take a look, it's 47%. So, there is some improvement there. We went up in history to 47%. We went up in science for to 40%. But we went down in some of those other areas like math and reading. So, there has been some improvement along the way. >> Okay. These test scorses ranking
048as far as the state information when information came out that the department >> correct >> yet I'm saying scores are are comparable to what the rest of the state is doing. Are you saying that they are above it or are you saying that they still lower than what the average is happening in the state? Well, I haven't I I don't have um how everyone else is doing across the state, but if you look at the Virginia Department of Education, it compares our um particular what what our student how they performed and how the they measured against the state and we have some work to do. So when we look at our scores and how we measured with the state, we did we did not meet the mark. 75% is for reading, 70 for math, 70
049for science, 70 for um for math. So if we're not at 70% then we are not meeting the mark. So, as we continue to move forward with our new cut scores, what the Virginia um um state board of education will have to do next week is to determine if we are going to use what is called a 4-year phased in model, which means if you take a look at the scores, you will see that a 418 would be considered considered moving towards proficiency. That means that could potentially be a part of their growth measure. We don't know. However, 444 is still the cut score for proficiency for third grade. So, what you see here is how they will consider whether or not you're making progress. It's no longer 400. You'll need a 418, a 420,
050and and it's going to be a 4-year progression. So, these scores that you see in front of you, they don't equal a pass. They simply mean that you are making progress or you are approaching proficiency, not proficient, or you have not passed the so. The next slide shows whether or not they're going to vote for a five-year phasein model, which gives you what is required for math, what is required for reading. These new cut scores only apply to reading and math, not science or social studies. >> So, excuse me. >> Yes. What I'm hearing is is that it's no longer 400 across the board. Is that correct? >> Correct. >> 400 will be considered a fail. >> So now it would be 444. >> 444. Um, go back. If you can go back. >> But
051that's only for certain ones. Is that what I'm hearing? >> When you say certain ones, what what do you mean? >> Um, >> it's only for reading and math assessments. >> Okay, that's right. >> Yes. Mhm. >> Go back one more, please. So, this is what has been approved. >> Okay. >> In order to be proficient, they give you the score for each. They say what is below basic, which is a fail. What is basic is a fail. What is proficient and what is considered advanced. The this is what has already been approved. >> Okay. So, let me put it this way in layman terms. >> Yes. What is passing? >> 444 for for third grade. 451 for fourth for anywhere you see the word proficient, that's what you have to make to pass. >>
052Okay. >> Anything below that is a fail. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you for that clarification. Sure. Thank you. >> Any questions that I can answer for you? >> Yeah, I have a question. >> Based off Yes. >> What are we doing? Score higher. Our students have to score. >> Yes. So, one of the things that we're doing is having a focused enrichment Fridays. So, we're focusing on seventh and eighth um at uh the high school students in grades 9 through 12 who need a verified credit or need extra support. They will have tutoring that started on Tuesday. Um every Tuesday and Thursday after school until 5:00 pm from now until the rest of the year. That's something different. So they get tutoring anytime they need it because we have f we have four
053folks that are dedicated to coming every Tuesday and Thursday for for math, for English, for reading and for science. So students who need that help, they can get that help. We're also offering of course enrichment Fridays. We have our tutors to teachers program that are Tuesdays and Thursdays for those focused students in third and fourth grade where we saw the greatest gaps in terms of their performance across across the board. So we have implemented some more tutoring programs. We have tutoring in within the schools. We also have for our reading students, every student who did not make the proficiency or uh or at least showed the progress that was required for our vows tutors, which is our literacy program. Each of those students has an individualized reading plan and they are getting support within the
054school day and they will be invited to attend uh enrichment Fridays for those specific things that they need. So those are some things that we're doing that's a tad bit different from what we've done before. part. >> Absolutely. >> Um the only I I don't know specifically because that's Dr. Rick's area, but um I will defer to Dr. Carter to answer that question more. >> I'm glad you segueed into that. Uh Mr. grant. Um we were discussing on Tuesday night parent conference uh superintendent advisory and first thing we struggle with is when before they even enter preschool they're already behind. The second thing we struggle with is actually kids coming to school at all. And we are trying to uh increase our chronic reduce our chronic absenteeism because what we're what we're seeing is is
055that two years ago, give you an example, 50% of the students miss more than 16 days of school. And a and a lot of it happened in the elementary level. And so the parents were astonished and we were uh talking about can you help us or can you strategize and work with us of first of all let's just start with the basics getting this getting the uh students to school getting them on time getting them there every day and then having them stay the whole day. You wouldn't believe if we can just get that one thing done, we would make a tremendous leap because we because in order to educate, they have to be in school. And so we have to work with the parents and and and have them understand the value of being
056in school every day unless they're sick, stay the whole day, and with that will make a tremendous difference. So we are working very hard. Um parents decided they would volunteer and come up with incentives so that the kids would stay the entire day and some of our parent advisory committee meeting uh members are going to work with us to help that help with those kids who have chronic absenteeism problems with the parents. So that's just to give you an example of what is different. Now, we've worked very hard from coming down from 50% to 25%. But that's not enough. We need to get down to 10%. We need to get we need to keep ticking it down. So, as the old adage says, it takes a village. It's not just the school system. Step one,
057get the get the kids to school and have the kids stay all day. So, that's going to be a major focus of our strategic plan and our strategic parent supervisory committee is to work with those parents to get them to get their kids to school. >> I appreciate you making those comments now, but I mean something that started a couple years ago. also the fact that the one thing that Franklin has taught me is that people only know what they know. you cannot actually uh create a situation where you can uh create perfect and I always like to remind staff where I work at is that we're the ones with the we're the ones with the knowledge of trying to create some type of parent to help them understand the reason we have issues in
058the community because things can be generational and The only way that changes is if like the people with the knowledge to go in and give them information to help them understand how they can do things a little different than what was done to them step up and do that. >> Well, Mr. Grant, I think I'm I am the only superintendent in recent history I believe has ever had a superintendent parent committee and a superintendent student committee because this if Hey, I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it. There is no record of that. And if you say that that it should have started a long time ago, you're right. This is generational. And this didn't happen two years ago. So yes, a lot of people get upset when they say, "Hey,
059we need change." But when you actually do the change, oh, we don't want you to do that. But that's what has to happen. And so, yeah, it should it should could have started two years ago, but you have to evolve and you have to see what's happening. And so, this is a this as one of the parents also said when they saw the data, they said, "Hey, you going it's going to take more than five years to fix this." And I said, "You were absolutely right." >> And I believe you're correct on that. It is going to take more than five years. But let's be real about it. I remember our meeting. >> I don't remember that, but if you did, thank you. >> May I >> We're not going to do this. >> Thank
060you, ma'am. >> We're not going to do this. We're not. Can we please go ahead? >> Do we have any additional questions about my presentation tonight? >> As this stuff that's going to be confusing as I'll get out. 1 plus 1 isn't two and not because the way that you presented it, but the way that the state has put it all together. So, um, yeah, I think just trying to find a way just so everybody can understand it the the way everything is just set up because even looking at it, I'm like, what is the state? Why and what and why did we rate like why? So, as you get the information and you get ready to give it to us, um I guess just as simple, just as simple as possible because it's a
061lot to take in, >> especially when we don't know. >> It is. And and and the biggest takeaway is that 400 is no longer in reading and math. It is no longer a pass. It is a fail. But I do want to ask too, I just make I think I heard it wrong. So as of right now, because of the new roll out this that the state just did, there are no no schools right now that fall under the not accreditated. >> Correct. >> Lang right now for this. Okay. >> Correct. Yes. No school will be considered accreditation denied. You will either be fully accredited or AC conditionally accredited. Okay, >> Miss Tommpkins, what I read about the state board of education is that they've raised the cut scores and then they pat themselves on
062the back saying that we've raised the standards, but are they following that with additional resources such as grants and things of that sort? we we've done very well getting grants from them, but do you see any more coming down the road? >> Um, that's a great question. I've been following um the state board of education as well. Um, there are some many grants, but in terms of specifically focusing on helping schools with this magnitude of work, I've not seen those big grants. And I'm not saying that they're not coming, but we still have another phase to get through. And that is if it's going to be a four-year phase in or a five-year phase in, and that won't come until they meet next week. So, I think some things may come out like your school
063improvement grants. I haven't heard anything um about that yet. I think those will come out because that's a federal identification. So, schools who are federally identified for their reading and math scores will have the opportunity to write a school improvement grant, which we have done for the past few years, but I have not heard anything about that particular and that's a big grant. >> Thank you. >> Sure. Any other questions that I can? >> No, but I do have a comment because I'd like for Dr. Carter to elaborate on what it is that they're actually doing at SP Morton where the teachers are not just teaching one core class anymore where they're also you have someone that is teaching science and they're also teaching reading inside of it and it's weeding out our teachers that
064do not know how to correctly teach and I would like for you to elaborate on that at SP Morton. Sure. It was all or nothing. So now you have de you have teachers. You want to also elaborate on Miss Tomkins. Okay. Now you have teachers that >> uh will that the principal has now uh designated to now teach >> different the you know so it's not one person teaching fourth grade math. There is several teachers teaching. So now we're able to dis see who is struggling data wise and so that it's so if you have a if you have a good teacher it's a it's wonderful. If you have a bad teacher everything tanks and so we had to be a little bit more strategic and and spread the wealth and also that we can
065also track the data and and uh make sure that uh we believe that this is a better system and a way to educate our children. You want to elaborate? >> Yeah. Also with the the Virginia Department of Education is required that we test because last year the Vows testing which is our literacy screener was only for K prek through three. This year it was implemented for 4 through 8. So preK through 8 all had to be tested. If they did not make a particular score, they had to have an individualized reading plan. There's no way that one teacher can meet the needs of all of those students if they if they're the only one teaching it. So now we have specific times. It is very scripted. This is what we need to say. This is
066how we need to address those issues. There's a lot of training so that teachers know specifically what time they teach it, how they teach it. There's a lot of monitoring and feedback and modeling to help teachers get to the place where they need to be, but there is no way for one teacher to teach reading in the way that it's currently being structured. So, right now, that new structure had to come into play in order for us to meet the next phase of the Virginia Literacy Act. >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Any other questions? Amen. Thank you, >> Dr. Walters. >> Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the board, Dr. Carter, >> Dr. Walters. >> Um, this evening, I've got two updates for you and then there's one uh action item for the board
067to consider. Um, a huge thank you to Mr. Poland for his continued efforts on getting us an awning for mod C. Um through that work, uh we do have a contractor who's provided us a base contract of $18,000 for uh for this work. He's also given us a few add-on options. Uh the the add-on options range uh from $2,000 to $3,000, and I've got those listed below. Um in conversation with Mr. pulling. Uh we we are looking to um include the first add-on option, which would be to add uh white metal wrap on the outside and bottoms of the beams just to help um make sure that this lasts just a little bit longer. Um but at this point that that's the only piece that we are considering. So um we'll be generating a purchase
068order for this uh in the very near future uh to get this accomplished pretty quickly. Uh next slide, please. Also want to provide just a quick update on our safe driver 360. Um we had a little bit of a delay uh in getting this rolled out. Our transportation team experienced a loss in their family. Um but as of October 15th, we do have 86 families who have signed up uh to receive these updates and and to be able to track their students on the bus routes. Um we are working uh with transportation and the front office in in the schools um to help navigate families through this registration process. One of the obstacles that we have seen is that uh either the phone numbers that we're receiving from families or their email addresses um are
069not functioning and and we need for one of those pieces to be operational. Uh so trying to make sure that we have um as upto-date uh information as possible. Um this this helps in several different places because it also ensures that we have uh up-to-date phone numbers for reaching families in the event of an emergency. We're able to update that in our power school system as well. So uh we're going to continue our work on that. Uh but just wanted to be sure to provide the board an update. Uh the one uh request that I have for the board um we are seeking permission to dispose of uh some nutrition uh equipment uh that is no longer used. I have put asterisks by the deep fryers that I think we stopped using when I was
070in school. Um so these are are pieces that we've had for quite a while. Uh we're we're not using those. Uh my recommendation is that we uh collaborate with the maintenance team to have this uh these materials uh either scrapped or recycled and the funds uh because they were purchased by the nutrition department would be going back to the nutrition department. Um so if the board would entertain a motion on that, I would be very appreciative. >> Do we have a motion to dispose of the following equipment from the nutrition department? >> So move. >> Do we have a second? >> A second. >> Mr. Grant >> I >> Parker >> I >> Hold >> I >> You have it. >> Thank you. >> Any questions for me this evening? >> Fantastic. Have a nice
071evening. >> Do the same. >> Miss Morrison, >> Miss Boon, school board, Dr. Carter, and those assembled here. Good evening. >> Good evening. I will be presenting the September 30th uh financial picture and I'll start off with our general fund. Um as you can see we've collected 23% of our revenues and we've spent 25% of our expenditures. Um as we've talked about um the state revenue doesn't start to come in some of it doesn't start to come in until January. yet we have um costs that we have to incur prior to that funding coming in in order to start a school year. Um we did have some non-recurring expenses such as the annual contract starting. Um insurance premiums had to be paid. We redid the gym floors. We had to buy Chromebooks. And so those
072things um have hit uh in advance of the funding. These are our self- sustaining funds. Um the textbook fund, we are starting to spend that now based on changing um curriculum. And in the nutrition fund, um they are um operating at a small surplus. Um actually they um we have more in the bank than me says that we should have. So they will have a spending plan to reduce that. um fund balance and we will have some carry forward funds that we can bring forward from last year. In terms of federal grants, uh we continue to ensure a quick turnaround on our grant reimbursements. Um we have received 217,000 in October so far um towards the these expenditures. Um, I continue to be encouraged by my interactions with the city's new finance director. Um, we,
073uh, since 24 is closed out, we are going to now begin working on reconciling fiscal year 25 with the city's records. And once we do that and record all of those budget amendments from 25, we will be able to bring forth our grant budgets for our existing grants. Um the 1.3 million is just there as a placeholder because that represents all of the money we're going to get for new grants for year 25 and 26. That's it. And that's that's what brings us to our overall totals here. Um, I have been in contact with the finance director regarding what the city's preference is in terms of handling budget adjustments so that we don't uh get in the same issue in FY26. And I proposed uh a procedure and I'm awaiting the city's input on that
074procedure. Um, back up one slide, please. Um so the budget uh the only difference from the ordinance is the um $36,000 grant we accepted for an additional security officer. Other than that it ties directly to the ordinance. Okay. Um the cash position um last month I reported that it was 477,000 deficit. Um, in the month of September, we added to that by 232,000. However, when you get to the uh vouchers, you'll see that we've had a lot of um grant money spending down. We've had dual enrollment paid. Um, if we hadn't had those outliers, then we would not have been in a September deficit. Um, we've been closely monitoring the cash situation daily. And I've been in close contact with our treasurer to ensure that our numbers match the treasurer's figures and uh this does
075match >> the treasurer's numbers. However, we do continue to be better off this year than we have been in uh prior years, especially last year. >> Okay, the vouchers. Before we start on the vouchers, I'd like to give a quick update on an item from last meeting, which was student incent to student attendance incentives. >> Um, we spent about $5,200 in the month of August on uh attendance incentives, and the majority of that was two uh major things. We spent $2,600 to send eight students to a summer camp uh with Virginia State University athletics. Mhm. >> And we spent 1,100 to send 12 students in four chaperoons to Busushch Gardens. I believe that was our basketball team. >> And uh most of the other small ones are just um food items, fanny packs for graduation,
076perfect attendance, award medals, and the like. >> Thank you. >> Right. So, the vouchers, um, are there any questions on the vouchers? >> Miss Morrison, I do have a question though, but it's not necessarily about the voucher. >> Okay. um what was the proposal that you made to the city for the the process? >> Well, we know that budget amendments need to be approved by the school board and then approved by the city council. So, what I'm proposing that we do is once the school board has approved a budget amendment, record it in our books as a pending city council approval amendment. So therefore our grant balance grant managers will know what their grant balance is and um we will have a good actual versus budget comparison for our cost center managers to manage their
077budgets. Um and then once they are are approved by the city council they would be um converted to um actual approved amendments. >> Okay. So pretty much everything is just a another paper trail. So if they deny it or whatnot, we go from pending to denial or whatever it is, they get vote accordingly. >> Yes. >> When do you expect an answer back from the city on that? Well, from >> Yeah, >> I would say in a week or so. Um they are very busy catching up with a backlog on all of the city side um as well as the schools. So um I'm I believe he's been doing a great job so far getting caught up. >> Thank you, ma'am. Okay, this is a second read of the policy proposed for accepting money at
078sporting events. Um, if any anyone has any questions, I would like to request the board approve this policy. Any questions? Do we have a motion for the procedures of the monetary receiving money during the sports events? >> Madam Chair, >> we have a motion. >> I'll I I um I support that motion to um accept the division policy and procedures for accepting money for sporting events. >> Do we have a second? Mr. Grant. >> Hi, >> Miss Barker. >> Hi, >> Mr. Holt. >> Hi, >> Boon. I I'm sorry, I'm freezing. >> The last thing I have this evening is a proposed budget adjustment. Um, this would be um to accept a security equipment grant that we've received. Um, we were awarded $195,200. of school security grant funds for the 26th year. Um, we indicated
079plans to use these funds on several security measures such as additional security cameras, uh, window security film, expanding and improving the bus GPS tracking systems, covering a few additional doors with access control badge reader systems, um, improving building entrances to promote security, and adding vape sensors and qual air quality monitoring to the elementary school. Um the there is a a 25% I mean yes 25% required match and the funds have to be spent by June 30th of 2026. There are no questions. I would like for the board to approve this budget amendment. >> Do we have a motion to approve the budget amendment? Madame Chair, I move that we approve budget amendment BA26-3 security grant. >> Do we have a second? >> I second. >> Mr. Grant, >> Miss Parker, >> I. >> Mr. Holt,
080>> I. Thank you. Thank you so much. Just quickly, um, pretty much everything was said regarding the comments, uh, regarding the superintendent's parent advisory committee from Dr. Ricks. Thank you, Dr. Ricks. Uh, the only thing I just want to add is back in August of August 3rd of 2023, a strategic plan consultants presented. We were uh we hired a strategic uh consulting company to come to do the strategic plan. And on October 17th, 2023, a community summit was held to engage all stakeholders who wanted to participate in the strategic planning process. The strategic plan Tim team members were selected. So from October till June of 2024, we were begging for all stakeholders to help put us together the plan. So everything that someone says that I was not doing two years ago, I was begging
081for all of this participation and we were and so we had a year where if anybody from the community, whether it be parent, stakeholder, anyone to come work with us, put our five-year plan together. And so we have been out there and I just want to remind the general public who is listening since October 17th of 2023. We have done outreach and we have put the word out and ask for people to step forward and please help us solve this problem that we have in Franklin City Public Schools because our children do deserve better. Miss B, do we have anyone signed up for citizens? >> Yes. >> Is that your extension? 5901. It's an extension up there. It's a phone number and extension. Can we update that? And we're going to have to come back
082to that in two weeks because Miss Bailey is not here and she is the one that requested that. Mr. Brian Jamal Porter, Miss Pam Le. >> Good evening, Miss Lee. Good evening. I'm Pam Lee. I reside at 1313 Clay Street, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak once again. We are now two months into the 2526 school year and we still haven't received a report on our accreditation status or so resorts results. At the last meeting, Dr. Carter, you said the scores were embargoed. Yet, other school divisions have already shared theirs publicly. So, why hasn't Franklin? Why what are we hiding? Our community deserves honesty and accountability, not excuses. At the end of the first semester last school year, schools the scores were released immediately and that report seemed aimed at discrediting Mr. Phelps. Those
083numbers were inaccurate and misleading. But for the second semester scores, we've waited since June, five months, and still nothing. You've had the data just like all the other school divisions in the state of Virginia. Keeping it from the p public does not build trust. Under Mr. Phelps, Franklin High School was fully accredited 10 out of the 12 years. Last year it was rated on track with a score of 81. Now it's off track. That decline happened under your leadership. And what about SP Morton? Our students deserve better than to struggle in basic reading and math. We're tired of hearing all the distractions. The Pearson learning center, the barbering, the cosmetology, the ODU clinic, painting the gym floor. Those things don't matter if our students aren't learning. Academics must be our focus, not public relations. Look
084at what we've lost. No more building trades. Nurses aid program. Culinary arts has just a few students and is taught by an unlicensed unlicensed relative other than an administrator. The band program has nearly disappeared. Meanwhile, safety concerns are growing. Fights are being reported at Franklin High, including one on a school bus. Are those incidents being taken seriously and reported to the police? Families will not send their students or their children to schools if they do not feel safe. Our neighbors in Southampton County have the courage to investigate their schools of concerns, finances, academics, and leaderships. It's time for our city to do the same. We, the community, will continue to call for forensic audit. Finally, how many students are actually enrolled at the CTE program? And how many earned credentials last year? Is truly losing
085the middle school worth it for a CTE building that sits half empty? Our students, teachers, and community deserve transparency, accountability, and real leadership. We will not be silent, and we will not go away until Franklin City Public Schools turns itself around. Thank you, [Applause] Miss Audrey Lee. All right. Audrey Lee 507 Barnes Lane, Franklin, Virginia. And I do want to say this is the last time I'm coming before y'all with this situation that I'm about to give you here now. I asked months ago to have a meeting with the school board because of a letter that was given to me in a public place by a sheriff. And it was a threatening letter to me for reasons that were partly fictitious and also it violated my freedom of speech. And I do not like being
086swept under the rug. So I'm saying to y'all, Dr. Carter, Christina Boone, I do demand an apology from you too and the others who were involved in this letter that was sent to me. Because y'all realize this stuff is being recorded. Do you know I have stuff in things in writing and the public has recordings of everything that was said. I was actually ambushed. That's the way I feel. I was ambushed in a superintendent kickoff because I was asked by the board chair to come and speak. I asked her twice in the meeting. But then when I get there, I'm ignored. Dr. Ricks had the mic. I'm had my hand up in the air and everybody purely they ignored me and the and when I said when I went up to the front and I
087said to Dr. Carter Ricks and Tomkins y'all are three ignorant aces. That's that was my feelings at that point. And I feel like that we need to stop all this dogone feelings mess and begin to look out for these children's education. Dr. Tomkins, all you have to do is tell the community that we all failed 60% of our students because that's basically what that report is saying. We failed them. So now, like we said, what are we going to do? I asked two years ago, I had a meeting with Mr. Hope and Mr. Carter and Dr. called and I asked them about presented some issues and I asked them I said well maybe y'all need to put me on on parent engagement specialists because I'm in the community I know these people I've been here
088for 70 years I have built a root in this community and people know me so it's nothing you can't defame me you can't defame my character you can't do anything to me and I would say to y'all y'all better wake up because I know. I know. We can't afford another lawsuit in Franklin. >> Do we have any school board announcements? I do. I just want to spell um point. I know that we had did this earlier, but um we are still putting forth an effort to get students involved in the Appamatics Regional Governor School as well. Um so whether they are in the eighth grade getting ready to go into 9th grade, there's testing that they can do if they're already in high school. Um another big push for ARS, we have four slots that
089are available. I believe two of them are currently filled. Um and tonight, just so people are aware, the what we just approved was an increase in tuition. and we approved it I think two minutes ago for it to go up to 9250. It's going to be 9750 the following year up to 10,000. That's what that uh tuition was about for the governor school. So we're going to pay $10,000 for four slots. Then we need to fill those slots and get more students if possible into those slots. In addition to that, the Governor School for the Arts also um we're also over the a lotment that they gave us as well, which is perfectly fine, but we are trying to encourage people to include um their students into those programs as well, but they don't know
090that it's an option if nobody's talking to them about it. So, if there's questions, we um I'll get with central office or whatnot. But we do have some meet and greets coming up, some virtual ones and some in person. Um if anybody would like any additional information about that, that's what I have for arts. Miss B. >> And there is a VSBA presentation from Dr. Ricks. presentation. So ask with the speaker and starfish dedication services. [Applause] >> All right. Next, we have Miss Vice Chair. Come on down. [Applause] During this period, she's chair of excellence and she received a silver [Applause] Davis, but she was she also received an award. Um, Davis Davis received the bronze certific [Applause] And our next award [Applause] final. that of board member. [Applause] She also >> again thank you
091all for your service. [Applause] Do we have a motion to adjourn the meeting? This meeting? >> I move we adjourn. >> Second, >> Mr. Grant, >> Parker. I hope >> I just