001United States of America under Godis. Hi, I'm Scott Miller, the principal at Weston Elementary. Um, I appreciate the opportunity to talk about Weston and all the great things that are happening and so forth. You can tell how many people wanted to come and see the Spotlight School, which is absolutely amazing. Uh tonight we're going to talk a little bit about our related arts program and I'd like to introduce our related arts teachers. I have Mr. Jine teaches STEM, Mrs. Jack teaches art, Miss teaches music, Mr. Gar teaches PE. And then I have eight Weston students, fourth grade students, and we're glad to have them in the elementary. So once I introduce them, please stand and then move on over here by the teachers. Tonight I have Grayson Swart, Denise Mendoza, Amelia Kennedy, Julie Manning, Landon
002Roberts, Ethan Troutman, Lyanna House, and Grayson Wood. what we are going to do tonight some maybe a little bit different than what we've done in the past here but we have four different stations that are going to take place and so we would like the board members parents you're welcome to kind of go around and see what's going on in this um kind of the station stations are taking place so uh we're going to do two stations so you can kind of see and some of the things that take place at Weston. So, teachers, can you go to your spots? Students, can you follow them and then if you don't mind just going, you can pick any station you want and we're going to kind of see and you can kind of see what's going
003on. We're going to do a twominut rotation and we're only going to do two of them today. So you'll do two minutes kind of see we'll stop the timer and then you can move to a different one. You can go to any one you want. Go to any one you want. >> I hope somebody comes to stem. >> All right. Are you ready? >> You guys tell what we're doing today. And what part of music does cover? >> All right. Are you ready? Would you like slippery ice skates or less slippery ice skates? >> Let's go with the medium. >> Medium. Okay. So, start with the white side down. >> Turn on some music and get ice skating. And then if you want them slippery, you're going to turn them over. And we go in
004a circle. >> Music isn't as loud as you would like, but we talked today in class about how you can feel the two. >> That is me, >> which is the groups of beats. But then we talked about how when the music How do we move our body? We can move a little faster. When it got really dark and heavy, what did we do? >> Longest ride. And then when it got fancy, what did we do with our actions? >> We got fancy with our actions, right? >> So by using it, it helps people who are struggling to learn about the side of music. putting it in your body. If I can talk all day about how something I don't have their ears, they don't have my ears, but we can feel it with their
005body and they can see how my body moves, how their body, we kind of focus on a different type of movement that we do. What's another kind of movement we do in class? dancing. Do you remember we have a special a special name for the dancing we do? That means it's from the old days. Do you remember what that is? >> Dancing. >> And we do a lot of learning with dancing. >> Okay, that is our buzzer. >> We're going to go to a different >> So, rotate. I had one kid today ask >> you come skate. >> All right. You want to come ice skate? >> Okay. So, a lot of people think about music as having singing and instruments, but We all we also do a lot with our bodies and moving because
006I can talk all day about what the students are supposed to hear but they don't have the same ears I have and I don't have the same and they can move their body the way I move it. We talked today about how we move our body. Yeah. So if you want it to be a little more challenging, go up on your toes. If you want more stability, stay on your >> And then we talked about how the music is light. So our our movements were quicker and lighter and it sounded more like fancy. What did we do? January because we also like to get a lot of kids. So do the kids. We talk and then I give them five minutes to just enjoy. All right, >> I need everybody go back to their seats.
007>> Thank you for joining us. We'll find out. All right. Thank you for the opportunity for us to do that. Does anybody have any questions? I'm glad nobody got hurt. >> No questions. >> Thank you very much. Is there anybody as to speak at this time? This time we'll do the oath of office. support of the United >> Statesally. Springfield and ability. Nothing's last president's treasur representative Mr. Day. >> Yes. State law requires us to have a bid committee and also appoint corporation treasure. I recommending that Mrs. Amy Bishop is the corporation treasurer and Mrs. deputy treasurer and then our bid committee is at least two of the following people myself. >> All in favor say I. to establish compensation for school members. I get a motion to that receives 50 for regular meetings 25
008>> at this time a motion to appoint Mr. as our attorney fee of 5,000 is the schooloration attorney with the retainer of $5,000 say >> Mr. Can we do the conflict of interest state >> we have several Mr. Jack wife is a teacher Dr. wife is a teacher and sonician. Jason's wife's wife employee Robin's daughter employee Thompson's wife Jamie teacher my wife environmental sometimes on school contracts and I'm also the Can I get a motion to approve the conflict of interest? Say I get a motion to approve the radio meeting on the second Monday of every month unless otherwise posted meeting otherwise. Educational service center that we approve Second >> say at this time community school corporation bylaws and policies >> authorization for the board president to make committee appointments. during the school year. >>
009President appointations Second representative Greenville County Library. Robert say I >> we do have one we will postpone is the RBC the board finance. >> Yes. So this first meeting organizes the board of finance. Traditionally central communities has elected the officers of the school board as motion trustees as the board finance community from the boards the president secretary >> that we establish secretary board of trustees. >> Thank you. While we board finance, we need to cover the investment summary report. Our investment income policy report First item on this list. The total interest posted for the calendar year in 2025 was $1,35,000 $35,34352. Of that 677,51563 was our interest from investments primarily this last year was 3579 does not allow a lot of flexibility investment vehicles treasuries very low risk. interest. We currently have a series of
010investments all out July 2027. As you may notice, the rates are just tied to it. It does exceed Checking account. Also included in the packet are the investment income policies. The next item we'll look at is indicators report as this report is part of legislation passed in 2017 that authorizes the state that authorized the state to take over What they're really trying to do is build these indicators to identify schools that potentially have issues that may result in similar situations. Our report gives us a lot of flexibility and resilations which decreased as most of the last stay. Last year our debt service fund balance had declined but now stabilized how much money service concerns that I' just like to point out these There's no happy answer. During this past year, Huntington Finance Bank as corporation
011funds Motion people are done with finances. Motion to approve the minutes December 8, 202 session. December 8, 202. Yes. Are the regular claims claims and construction? Yes. Final year comparison revenue and expenditure cash balance of those two funds over time from 19 to 2025. educates. 26% order as always. reserve education at least 18% rules resource purchas buildings. Not even Um, February, like I said, report affect Happy to answer questions. a couple items. The second piece we had was just data for you to look at regarding our middle reading assa for you to look at similar to last year's results. And the last piece on the instruction is the new requirement for next school year, which auto enrollments into math. So district students above proficiency are autocility goal is we as a state by so we're
012working through that students be autoenrolled unless one little that we're trying to figure out since this is the first year assessment come back later. This has challenges that go on this students mathematics are being These are the three policies that I presented to you in December 225 management policy cash balance. I think I mentioned it last month most question >> construction project. I call the Greenfield Central West holiday. That last parking lot on the property for a number of weeks. Those were installed last Thursday and Friday. We have not powered those up because we don't have power to that city. that's supposed to be answeric don't have any design development that associates have for you. That link is live for Maxwell. We do have a design meeting with five members of that architecture team business
013information. >> Yes. This is CI7. Chris Wayne, director of band for win indoor percussion travel, They'll take and 18. This is a first reading for you. This is really our normal cadence to make some recommendations for that future calendar for the 2027 28 school year. and what you're seeing before you would be a recommendation that really brings us more county class isolation center for our out to our community. The big difference here instead of those two weeks that would be a couple days allowing us in August and in May still maintain the other breaks. have spring holidays on our website as I've shared with you in the past. We had some mixed feedback on that has been pretty much split 5050 in terms of what people prefer, but I'm going to call our traditional calendar
014with the two seasonal breaks versus put out there to bring that back to doing that. topic you've not heard in any of your board. I say that because the Heritage Conference really since 1993 being a founding member has been pretty stable particular over the last right away we had Newcastle joinfield Yorkiterence moving forward. and Newcastle will be exiting heritage conference at the end of this year and then following schools or delta as another conference. I think might be able to speak as to whe was ask permission to join and they will start in the next couple years that leaves us as a conference of six and I won't speak entirely for Mr. Manning Mr. who are with us here been a part of numerous meetings over the last couple years really seeing this change unfold
015a big part of our athletics junior high school and high school part of some of the competition that we have very communities a lot that's about ready to change so trying to I don't think any of us conference of six just doesn't have that prestige. It makes it really difficult an opportunity to join that offering that they requested without their I share that with you now because we don't have a fully baked answer that heritage conference is going to look at other Mr. Manning and Mr. to work through the avenues we have. We certainly want to be in a competitive conference. We don't want to be left without a conference. of those existing schools. One of those opportitted to the conference Obviously trying to nail down school in our area. So it's been an ongoing
016process. most recent principles met Friday to discuss steps going forward. back. So there are a lot of discussions. I think obviously people look at it in terms of athletics and the obvious things and filling the rest of your schedule, but this is also about just your schools and developing relationships. And these are schools you interact with a very basis. So due diligence here having We don't want to lose that conference that we are a part of. specific basically all but one schools voting in favor official yet from those last meetings but let's just say that all four of the schools didn't get a pos members needed to have four. I think we'll have more information for you. I just wanted to share with you a lot has been transpiring here over the last couple months.
017matters recommendations, resations, and retalif. Downage London as needed for the rest of this year. approved. Police officers at the end of >> I'd like to introduce Michelle Harriselle actually joined us back in September. So Michelle came to us from Nightstown Greenfield. I don't believe you would have seen the first reading back in Decemberclude men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf, men's tennis, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, Director, administrative assignments as we look forward to the fall 2026. We've had a lot of recommendation in front of you next school. Johnson. I just want to say thank you guys for your patience on this. I know there's you guys been wondering, you know, going on at the time. We didn't know, but I just want to say thank you for your patience. Monday, January 1926 meeting
018Monday, February 9th, February 16, President have members here in the backdo county service but it puts us in a place where I know you will be looking >> we hope to have service. >> Sorry. Thank you everyone. We're Some over