001Thank you for the invitation to do this. And uh I'm sure the being asked at 5:25 had nothing to do with uh couldn't find anybody more dignified than myself, but anyway, thank you for opportunity to have a word of prayer for our students. Our heavenly father, we we do bow in Lord thanksgiving. We thank you Lord for all those who labor and Lord uh to make it uh better for our children and the Bible says to train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart there from. We're thankful tonight for our superintendent Dr. Jesse Boyd. And we do pray Lord is you would give him wisdom as he leads. And Lord uh what a what a responsibility. And we know sometimes the burden must be
002heavy. So we just lift him up. Lord, we pray for our school board members. We pray for Colleen Davis at Dal District and Kathy Hoover, uh James Madison. We pray for Ed Frank at large and Lord for Carrie Cleveland uh James uh Monroe of course for Rachel Scott the Shiloh district and Lord uh as I lift them up as many decisions they have to make uh too often they are not prayed for. Uh many times they are attacked verbally, sometimes slandered publicly, or criticized, cursed, and ridiculed, and sometimes even lied on and often misjudged. And I'm sure they don't serve, Lord, this county for that uh $300 a month, $3,600 a year, that big salary they get. but because they love you and they love the young people of King George County and desire to
003make the school a better place for every student, not just a few Lord that uh are whining about something. So we Lord, we do pray for their wisdom. We pray for understanding that they would have. And Lord, we pray for our school teachers in the county that Lord uh desire prayer. some Lord uh appreciate prayer and we lift them up Lord as they labor many many Christian school teachers in the county that love you and often times are afraid to speak up because Lord of being ridiculed themselves and so we just ask you in Jesus name that you would uh uh shine some light on the subjects Lord that you would uh honor our students Lord that we would be able to teach them and train them in a way Lord be pleasing to thee
004oh Lord whatever's accomplish through our education system. May Lord be glory to you Lord. May we be thankful for all that you do and uh Lord for living in a great nation where we can actually come to a schoolboard meeting and have prayer. Uh thank you Lord. We praise your wonderful name. We ask you to work and only the way that you can and we'll praise you for all that you do. We love you Lord Jesus. We love you because the scripture says you loved us first. Thank you for that. Thank you for what Christ did on the cross for our sins that we forgiven, cleansed forever. And Lord, we praise you for that in Jesus wonderful name. Amen. And amen. >> Thank you, Pastor Davis. Next, we are going to have the pledge of
005allegiance, and that's going to be given to us by the King George Elementary School second grade swim program. So, if you guys want to come up the mic. Go to >> So after you lead us in the pledge of allegiance, we're just going to stop for a moment of silence. Okay. >> Okay. Ready, guys? I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. I just wanted to introduce the children if if I may. Um, we're here to we to speak about the learn to swim program at the YMCA. Um, and I just can't say enough about the program. They work so hard with the children and um I they're part of their mission.
006and it says to put Christian principles into practice through programs that help build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. And it certainly does that. So, we see growth, um, not only in their goals for swim, but in the classroom and self-reliance and, um, just in their camaraderie. So, um, if you don't mind, I'd like to just have the kids introduce themselves and say something they liked about their swim. Just a real quickie. Ready? So, you say your name. My name is Charlie and I like swim that you learn new lessons and it makes you feel better. >> My name is Levi and it was just fun. >> My name is Faith Hall and my favorite thing about swim was going underwater. My name is Naa and I liked about how we get to
007learn about swim. My name is Leighton and I like that we got I learned how we could do I could do freestyle all the way down the long down the long pool. My name's Olivia and I liked how we got to ride kayaks in the pool. >> Oh, that was fun. >> My name is Ari. I'm scared. You want me to introduce you? This is Ari and she experienced a lot of growth in swim, right? Okay. Good job. And Adena, >> my name is Adena and I loved how we got to learn new things. >> They really were terrific and it was a good experience. This is also Kelsey Schwarz and Tammy. Look, um, my other lovely second grade teachers. Thank you for having us. Thank you for leading us in the pledge of allegiance
008and telling us a little bit more about you. Okay. So, we will move along to recognition. >> Yes, Madam Chair. Yes, Madam Chair. So, thank you so much. Uh I have an opportunity to um praise you guys. So, February is schoolboard appreciation month, a time to recognize the dedication and leadership of those who provide governance and strategic direction to our schools. Our school board our school board's work shapes every aspect of the student experience. And while their commitment is evident year round, February offers us a special opportunity to acknowledge their meaningful impact. In King George County, schoolboard members shoulder significant responsibilities. They establish policy, evaluate programs and initiatives, and make informed decisions on complex academic, operational, and social matters. Our board oversees an annual operating budget of $70 million, serves 4,500 students, supports roughly 700
009employees, and guides the work of all five schools within our school division. Those who accept the responsibility to make decisions that influence not only our classrooms, but also the long-term strength and vitality of our community. Across Virginia, school boards collectively serve more than 1.2 2 million students, sustaining and strengthening one of the foundational pillars of our democracy, public education. During February, King George County School proudly honors the service of our following school board members: Ed Frank, member at large. Carrie Cleveland, Monroe District and vice chair. Kathy Hoover, Madison district. Rachel Scott, Shiloh District, and Colleen Davis, Dowren district and school board chair. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation for your leadership and commitment and stead and steadfast support to our students, staffs, and families. Thank you so much for giving yourself tirelessly to
010King George County Schools. >> We got to step down for a picture. Thank you, Dr. Boyd. I know that we are all very thankful for the recognition and appreciate the opportunity opportunity to serve our students and our communities. Um, next we will move on to our public comments. If you would like to speak during public comment but have not yet signed up, please see the clerk now. Public comment is an opportunity for community members to share matters they believe deserves the board's attention. It is a time for a one-way communication to the board, not a forum for dialogue or debate. All speakers are treated equally and comments should be courteous, respectful, and related to the school division's services or policies. Audience members are expected to maintain proper decorum. Speakers will be recognized by the chair
011and asked to state their name, their connection to the school division, and their district. Each speaker has up to three minutes to comment. Our first speaker this evening is Pastor Davis. >> Okay. I am uh Pastor Davis. I voted in the Dan district and uh what am I supposed to tell you? Well, I've been doing this for two years, so I don't know what I'm supposed to say. >> I think that's anyway, my time is running. They start the clock early in the schoolboard meetings. The scripture uh says in second Peter uh chapter number three uh but beloved, be not ignorant. Uh God doesn't want us to be ignorant. Isn't that good? And uh we're all ignorant about something. I mean, when it comes to working on my car, I have to get somebody else
012do it and I'm not willing to learn. But some things we ought to be willing to learn. He says, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, but the day of the Lord is uh the Bible says will come as a thief in the night." The Bible talks about the day of the Lord, that's actually uh the second coming of Revelation. There's the day of Christ which is the rapture. Then there's the day of God in the Bible which is at the end of the millennial reign which is the end time new heaven and new earth. But this is the revelation of Christ. He says in which uh the heavens shall pass
013away uh with all uh the great noise and the uh elements of shall melt with a fervent heat and the earth also and the works the Bible says that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved. What manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation? And the word conversation that means how we ought to live and godliness looking for the hastening unto the coming of the day of the Lord, the day of God wherein uh the heavens uh be being on fire shall be dissolved and the elements the Bible says and melt with fervent heat. And so the Lord says because of what's going to happen, we need to be really really conscious of how we live. Uh the God as I said yesterday in
014our services, the God who created all, the God who knows all, the God who controls all, the God who sees all, and the God who hears all, the God who judges all. Uh is very important that we understand what he's trying to the message he has for us today. There are two days in everyone's life. There is today and there is that day. And between today and that day, there's a lot of choices to be made. And one of these days, you'll be at that day. And so, we're going to ask that you make the good choices, make the right choices, you trust the Lord, and be ready for his coming. Amen. Thank you. >> Thank you, Pastor Davis. Next, uh we will have Matthew Rolls. I'm Matthew Rolls. I'm here as a taxpayer. I'm
015from the uh James Monroe District. So, as you know, more than half of our tax, our county budget goes to the King George schools. And so, and on top of that, we get state and federal money talking tens of millions of dollars. So flat amount, I think it's reasonable expect that it's well spent to produce the next generation of virtuous citizens to whom we can entrust the future of this county and who we also are the kind of people that we want to have as neighbors. Uh so with that in mind, I'd like to review a few of your recent decisions. In November, you updated the policy on clubs to not allow non-curricular clubs in the middle school. And then in January, which was, as far as I know, was unprecedented move to actually pass
016a policy in the very first uh meeting of the year that uh put into effect the long shelved Ynan model policy regarding so-called transgender students. And so what I want to say about that is a very deep and heartfelt Thank you for bringing the adults in the room, providing clarity and leadership when there are some very confused children who my heart goes out to who are trying to figure out who they are and are being shamefully failed by other adults in their lives who pretend to no longer know the difference between a man and a woman. Unless of course they want the claim to be one or the other. Thank you for your dedication to removing distractions from the learning environment. I don't know on what planet anybody could think it's a good idea to
017have 11, 12, and 13 year olds cooling their collective wisdom on gender and sexuality with the promise of confidentiality and the parents not having to know anything about it. Beyond that, I don't know why my tax dollars intended to pro to produce virtuous constructive citizens should in any way enable students even in the high school, much less middle school, to form clubs based on sexuality. Call me crazy, but it seems to me like a totally inappropriate basis for taxpayer funded clubs to uh for children. It's like something straight out of the book, Brave New World. And that's supposed to be fiction, by the way. Uh thank you for enduring the gaslighting, emotional sabotage, and emotional manipulation as various people have disingenuously accused you of not caring about kids when exactly the opposite is true. with
018the transgender student policy that you passed, compassionately navigating a very tricky legal landscape to look out for the best interests of all students. Thank you for being caring, loving, and courageous enough to stand up for the truth when it would be easy to just go along with the lies and willful ignorance that have so damaged a generation of precious children already. I could go on and on, but I just want to say thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you a thousand times. Thank you. I I'm sure you don't hear it enough. And even if I'm the only student or I'm sorry, the only citizen today to express my gratitude for all you've done, I know there's many more who feel exactly as I do. So, God bless. Thank you for your service to the
019county. >> Thank you, Mr. Rolls. Next, we will have Paula Burmy. Uh, hi, my name is Paula Worma and I'm from the Dowren district. Uh, before I start, I wanted to ask I know there is two two younger children here. I'm going to say some things that I don't know if they their parents might not want them to to hear. So, if you'd like to leave now or if it's okay. There's nothing that hasn't been said in here already, but All right. So, I'll go ahead and start. So, many people making public comments about a genders and sexualities alliance club in the middle school have spoken passionately and often respectfully. Unfortunately, some who disagree with the decision have resorted to calling the board and superintendent hateful, cruel, bigots, bullies, and oppressors, and have accused them
020of religious hypocrisy and playing politics, sometimes even threatening legal action if the decision isn't reversed. Those kinds of unfounded accusations are concerning no matter where anyone stands. And I'm sorry that the board has had to endure that kind of abuse. I've watched all the schoolboard meetings online and from what I've seen, the board and superintendent have treated everyone with respect, valuing the dignity of all and approaching discussions thoughtfully and professionally. Their focus has consistently been on policy, age appropriateness, and student well-being and safety in making their decision. From the discussions, it's clear that the board and superintendent genuinely care about students struggling with gender identity and agree they deserve support. That said, considering the cognitive and emotional development of middle schoolers, it's reasonable to ask whether a student led club is the right setting for
021that support. Even with the best intentions, middle schoolers may not be ready to handle deeply personal or lifechanging conversations about sensitive topics like gender, identity, and sexuality. Some supporters describe the club as primarily social with activities like games, puzzles, and crafts downplaying the likelihood of sensitive conversations. However, the club's stated purpose is to provide safety and confidentiality to students struggling with their identities. While lighter activities may occur, the focus on gender, identity, and sexuality makes it likely that personal and sensitive conversations will arise, something even supporters have acknowledged, noting that students want to connect with their peers facing similar struggles. Supporters have also cited troubling statistics showing that young people struggling with gender identity face higher rates of anxiety, depression, self harm, and suicidal thoughts or attempts. These serious concerns make it a reasonable question
022to ask whether a student led club can safely address issues of this magnitude. Peer support can unintentionally blur into counseling. Misinformation may go uncorrected and signs of distress could be missed, potentially placing vulnerable students at greater risk without trained mental health oversight. I believe the board and superintendent carefully weighed age development, student safety, and the club structure. Their decision not to allow middle school genders and sexualities alliance reflects their judgment that students and families needing support would be better served by trained school staff and counselors. This approach provides proper oversight, addresses mental health risks, and keep support safe and age appropriate. This decision is not about being punitive or dismissive. It reflects careful, responsible concern for students well-being, and I fully support it. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Burmy. Next, we have Ian Scott. >>
023Good evening. My name is Ian Scott and I'm a resident of King George uh Shiloh District with three kids in King George Elementary School. I'm here tonight not to make a complaint or demand, but simply to say thank you. Thank you to this board for the thoughtful, deliberate decisions you've made recently. I know those decisions weren't made lightly, and I want you to know that they are seen and appreciated by many of us in this community, even if we aren't always the loudest voices in the room. I want to speak directly to what this board has been enduring as well. You have shown up meeting after meeting and faced accusations and claims that misrepresent your intentions, your record, and your character. That takes a real toll, and I don't want it to go unagnowledged. Leadership
024means making decisions for the good of all students. Even when a small number of people respond with hostility, you are doing that and there is a quiet majority in this district that is great that is gratefully that you are. Please don't be discouraged. The work you are doing matters. The students in our schools are better off because of it and we are behind you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Scott. >> Is there anything online that we need to read for public comment? Uh, superintendent. >> Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, thank you so much for coming out this evening. We certainly appreciate you guys taking part in the process. As I've said many times before, and I know we have some new faces in the audience. It makes a difference when you when you
025come out. And, uh, certainly the kind words were wellreceived. Uh but anybody that has public comment and anyone that wants to say anything that would uh be of benefit to the school board to hear, it's greatly valuable for you to come out this evening and and share those thoughts and comments. Uh I can't say enough about the the thought, the um sleepless nights, the deliberation, the conversations that schoolboard members have been having uh about relevant issues and and to hear from you guys and for you guys to spend an evening out with us to to share your thoughts. Uh it's certainly meaningful. So, I I just wanted to say thank you so much. Uh, and always thank you, Pastor Davis, for being the first one signed up. Uh, if it wasn't that way, I wouldn't
026know what we'd do. So, thank you all for coming out this evening, and we certainly appreciate it, Madam Chair. >> Thank you, Dr. Boyd. Um, are there any changes to the agenda? >> No changes to the agenda. We will move on to presentations. And our first presentation is TSI school improvement plan update. >> Yes, we have Miss Duff here this evening and she's going to share with us our uh improvement plans for three of our schools. We have Sealston Elementary represented by Miss Eli, King George Elementary School represented by Miss Wages, and King George Middle School represented by uh Dr. Nice. So, it's all yours, Sandra. >> Thank you. Good evening. Um thank you for giving us the chance to give you an update on our federal accountability. Like Dr. Dr. Boyd said three of
027our schools are TSI schools, which is a federal designation. So, it's targeted support and improvement. It is the least severe of the three federal designations. So, there are three and this is the one that is the is just a warning to to make a couple of targeted changes as we move forward. Um, so to talk about where to start, um, we're not really starting. We we have been starting. We are adding to a plan that is already rolling. So, we already have school improvement plans that are done each year at the beginning of the year based off of data. Um, there are presentations to our leadership teams and staff on the new accountability framework and the update that we received this fall. Um, all that information has gone through. There is collaboration between leadership teams
028within the building, leadership teams between the building and the schoolboard office, um, special education as a part of the instructional team as well as the ESOL team. The other piece to this is our strategic plan which you guys are updated on every year also. And the second goal there is the quality instruction and innovation. There are many goals and factors that are a part of the strategic plan that are involved in this process as well. They're just a continuation of what we've been doing. The changes that we are making is that the for federal accountability we had to take our one-year school improvement plans and we had to make them threeyear. So they have to be multi-year plans to look forward and kind of scaffold the steps that we're going to do to improve a
029little bit each year to working towards the goal that we need to. The other big piece to this is that because it is a federal accountability process, there is a grant that we are allowed to apply for. So we are in the process of filling out the paperwork to apply for a grant that should we receive it would give money to each of the schools in what we can do to further these goals. We will our plan is to pay teachers beyond contract hours for planning and collaboration. This is done um as grade level teams as content area teams and incorporating the special ed special ed teachers as well. Um there's going to be a PD push for general teach general education teachers and special education teachers to work together with co-eing and inclusion. Um,
030and then the final piece to it is knowing that this these funds are going to get us from now through the summer and and they will support PD and planning that we are able to do in August and September of next year to start next year strong as well. I think our first one is King George Elementary. Good afternoon, good evening. So, I'm super thankful as a new principal that I had Miss Stuff and the rest of my team. um our colleagues to support this because she came in and took a whole bunch of data and really helped me kind of understand everything that um had to do with accreditation and um achievement. And so it looks I think like what she said, it looks so much bigger, but I think we narrowed it down
031to really what we thought as far as King George Elementary. Um our the blip that we had with students with disabilities um and most specifically with math and reading. However, we just chose one goal for our multi-year plan because we're going to target some of that vocabulary and reading within the math and just focus on all of that together. So, by focusing on the vocabulary and math and math, then we'll hopefully raise the reading a little bit as well. So, um really though looking at word problems, visual representation, and then co-eing and targeted intervention. So, um the monitoring pieces I think are pretty similar among all of us. We're going to use all that data that we have within the schools with our um during our intervention enrichment time. We have a lot of different
032groups going on. So, we'll be looking at that to help with our monitoring um growth assessment. Of course, we're going to put it into a lot of our observations what we're going to look at. We have um Miss Duff and the the rest of us kind of came up with some plans as far as professional development. Um Miss Hurst is our one of the assistant principles at King George. So she and I and Miss Cowan really look into her to help support the um collaborative teaching and inclusive teaching methods which we already I feel like do but I we do have to pinpoint it a little bit more and like that says target it a little bit more. But I think that's a lot of what our PD is going to be this summer. So,
033any questions for King George L? I don't do they have the plan in front of them like that. Oh, okay. There's an actual goal and everything, but I'm not going to read it to you. It's very long. Sorry. But I can answer it or show it to you if you'd like. Any questions, Board? >> No. Okay. Thank you. This is why we let her go first. Um so at Sealston we have um two main areas of focus for our students with disabilities. We have areas need improvement in math and reading. And as we looked at all of our data, we found some key points that we need to target. What we're really looking for for our math is to develop those problem solving skills for our students. We plan on doing this um in many
034fashions, but part of our process, as Miss Dove explained, is that structured co-planning and really promoting and driving and building that inclusive instructional practices within our staff. Um, on the reading side, we really need to focus on that ex explicit multi-elabic decoding instruction for our students as well as those comprehension routines that's going to build the vocabulary and the word knowledge that they really need to be successful as Lori said in both reading and math. Um, the monitoring is similar as Miss Way just talked about. We're going to be doing looking at our data and benchmarks, our so growth, as well as our other um daily classroom data. Um we're also going to focus a lot on those walkthroughs and observation tools in order to see the co-planning pieces and the inclusive practices pieces. >>
035Mr. Frank, >> I can't hear you, sir. Can you explain to me what explicit multi- symbolic decoding instruction is? >> Multi-elabic decoding instruction. I cannot personally explain what that is because I am not a reading teacher. Miss Harris, are you able to explain that better? Can you give me >> I can give you the gist from from reading and and the um >> the it's an evidence-based instructional practice that teaches kids how to >> it's it's the it's what used to be called phonics is really what it is. It's taking a long word taking a multi-elabic word and teaching them how to break it down and and pull it apart and look at the root and the stem of the word and and be able to apply that crosscurricularly. So if they come across a
036science or a history word or a reading word that they don't understand, breaking it down to be able to to move forward >> helps me as well. Thank you. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. Any other question? Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Um sorry, I did I didn't see question. >> Presentation talks about students with disabilities. Is that the only area that we need to improve in >> for Sealston? Yes, we have >> as King George Elementary as well. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Good evening everyone. Um so I would like to point out that last year King George Middle School was also designated as a TSI school. We were identified in several subgroups. Um but after last year's so um we made so much improvement that the only one we're actually identified
037in this year is our English learner population. Um however you'll see that students with disabilities is listed as well for reading and math. That's because even though we weren't designated um for that subgroup, we know we still have a lot of work to do there. Um so what we are putting in place for both reading and math will help both subgroups of students. Um, and as Miss Duff pointed out, um, almost everything that we that you see up here, we're already doing. Um, across the board, all four core subject areas, we have a partnership with TTAC this year, um, who's doing professional development with our collaborative teaching teams. So, our general education and our, um, special education teachers who work together, um, to come up with strategies for explicit instruction. Uh, our teachers have found
038that incredibly valuable. Um they said it's some of the best professional development they've ever had. Um so we're super excited that we started that at the beginning of this year and that continues until the end of the year. Um that's going to hit both math and reading. Um additionally with math, we are going to focus on our academic vocabulary instruction. um not that we don't do that, but we're going to put a little more emphasis on that to make sure students are understanding um the math vocabulary and that will hopefully help with fluency um and understanding math problems. Um and uh Miss Hoover and Miss Davis stopped by on Thursday last week and saw some math classes in action. Um our new curriculum helps um meet that goal. Um so we're just building upon what
039we already have with math. Um, and then for reading, um, our evidence-based strategy that we chose is fluency, um, which we started using last year. Our teachers, um, were really thrilled with the progress students made with that. So, that's something we're going to continue. Um, I think that's everything. I'm not going to read through uh the whole list with you. Do you have any questions about the middle school? >> Thank you, Dr. Nice. Do you Does the board have any questions? >> I just have a comment. I wanted to thank you for allowing us to come and sit. That was eye opening. I I'm I learned some new things myself, but thank you for letting us come and and attend that. >> Absolutely. We're always happy to have you visit the schools and see what's
040happening in the classrooms. >> Right. >> Dr. Nice, I have one question. Um you had mentioned that you're pretty much already doing a lot of these things or all of them. Is there anything that you're leaning more into as we are looking at the action plan? >> Yeah, so um we really identified um again in math the academic vocabulary. Um, again, not that we don't ever touch that, but that's going to be like our evidence-based strategy that we're really working on over the um three-year plan that Miss Dove pointed out. Um, we're just going to continue to build and we think as students become more comfortable with vocabulary, they'll understand better. Um, and again, for reading that fluency piece, uh, we started that last year and we saw a lot of success. So, we're going
041to just continue to build on that. >> Thank you. I don't mean to be so like excited and like lazair about things. I really don't because it was a big like it was a big we got a team. We got our specialists together. We went through the evidence-based intervention strategy. So I don't want you to think just cuz I come up and go quick and I laugh through it that you know it's like it's easy. It's not. There's a it was a lot of effort. So I just want you to know. >> Yeah. Absolutely. You know you thank you. >> Know you well Lori. >> I'm also going to apologize. As I should have started the beating a little clearer, the federal government looks at eight different subgroups. So the two schools that are warned
042in um students with disabilities out of the eight and the eight subgroups are black, white, multi-ra, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities um breaking down those categories. So the point of a targeted plan is that overall our scores are are great and we we are our accountability ratings are all good. It's just they know that these targeted groups need to improve in order to keep making it year after year. There needs to be growth there. So the two schools that are students with disabilities and like Dr. and I said they are just the L population this year. It's just we know that there's continuing work that needs to happen with students with disabilities. Um last year they were a TSI school that were designated with four of the subgroups that they had to work on out
043of the eight and all four of those met the threshold this year. So the growth that the middle school made last year between last year and this year is huge and they are now focusing on the um ESOL population as well as a little bit more with students with disabilities. Um growth assessments are this week. We are taking the division grades 3 through 8 reading growth assessment is tomorrow and math is Thursday. So that data is going to be a part of what we're doing because what we're looking to do is we're targeting these student groups and we're putting PD in place and and all these evidence-based strategies in place. But those are targeted things that are going to improve our overall population and are going to improve these instructional practices are going to improve
044divisionwide and affect all students. Um, and that's our ultimate goal here is to make sure that everyone is making meaningful progress um, individually as well as the schools. So, I don't know if you have any overall questions, but otherwise, thank you for giving us a chance to come and give you guys this update. Any questions? >> Thank you for giving us the update. Thank you for the information. and we appreciate all that you're doing and we know or we're happy you're excited to to do better. So, thank you. Um I do have a question probably more for Dr. Boyd. >> Um I I think we only get updates on this yearly >> on the uh TSI schools. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Is there any way that we can get the data like
045every six months versus waiting a whole year to see how we do? >> It depends on how often we get it. Go ahead, Sandra. >> We can look at data. We do look at the data from the growth assessments. Um the fall growth assessment data is difficult to analyze because it assesses if you're a fourth grade student, the test that you take in the beginning of the school year is on third grade content. It's tech checking to see what you remember. So that isn't as much of information that is helpful for teachers to drive instruction moving forward. This winter growth assessment that we're taking this week is essentially a mini so test. is going to be able to give us great data that gives us an idea of what needs to happen over the next
0463 months in order to take this test in May. So, they don't give a passing grade for growth assessments. They give you a band if your child is, you know, on grade level or needs improvement or something like that. So, could we take the growth assessment data from this week and break it down by these targeted groups and look at progress compared to last year? We can. the state won't do that for us. We would have to do it internally and then the only other opportunity to do that would be for the so test in May because there's you need a state assessment to generate this information. Does that make sense? >> Yes. And I and maybe just in general though I feel like we only get that data once a year and so how
047do you know maybe not for these targeted groups just in general right we get it once a year we hear from you once a year. >> Yes. So how do we know if the stuff that you're doing is improving the scores? >> In every building there are focus meetings and there are team collaborative meetings where teams are meeting and looking at common assessments that they give whether it's a unit test or a benchmark test. So that is being monitored by teachers and by you know supported by division staff throughout the year. Um that is definitely something that can be presented to you to you more if you want like checkpoints during the year. It's a little harder to generalize because it is based off of our own internal assessments. It's based off of what we're
048doing in the buildings, but it would still give you snapshots, you know, whether they be quarterly or something along those lines to see. Um, but it's happening in each building. It's not happening at a division level except for the state assessments. >> And that can be changed if that's something that would you guys would appreciate. We can figure out a way to update you differently. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Sure. >> Do you guys have any more questions? >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. And now we have our student representative. Good evening, members of the board and everyone in attendance. My name is Jake Glover, and I'd like to start tonight by recognizing some incredible accomplishments from our student athletes and student organizations. First, I want to congratulate um send
049some congratulations to our indoor track team for their outstanding performance at regionals. Eight of our foxes are advancing advancing to the state competition and three were named regional champions. Leavon Chu, Timmy Wingert, and Kalista Rash. That a level of excellence takes dedication and hard work. We wish them the best of luck as they compete at state. Our swim team also recently wrapped up an impressive showing at the state level. Congratulations to freshman Chase Miller for placing eighth in 100 freestyle and 15th in 50 freestyle. A big congratulations to senior Sid Johnson for earning her silver in the 200 freestyle. And a special recogniz recognition to junior Ava Eddie, now a threetime state champion, for capturing her third state title in the 200 backstroke and earning bronze in the 50 freestyle. This makes her the first
050student at King George High School to obtain that record. That consistency at such a high level is something to be extremely proud of. In wrestling, five foxes travel to Virginia Beach to compete at states. Congratulations to Caleb and Zana, Jack Smith, and Brilland Roser for finishing fourth in their respective weight class and Tomas for placing sixth. I also want to highlight a major milestone. Caleb and Zanna earned his 150th career win in the first round of the playoffs. That is a huge accomplishment and speaks to years of dedication and perseverance. Today also marked the first official day of spring sports and we are excited to see what our athletes back in action this season. Outside of our athletics, shout out to our yearbook staff are hosting an awesome Satie Hawkins dance this weekend. It was
051a great event that brought students together and showed off their effort of student leaders putting school culture back into our building. Looking ahead, the King George Fox Company is headed to PTOIC High School this Saturday to compete in the area 4 championship. We wish them the best of luck as if we win, we head down to Pensacola, Florida to compete with all of Navy um ROC programs around the the nation. Another exciting thing is the reverse career fair that will play take place next Thursday, March 5th. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their skills and connect with professionals in a unique and meaningful way. Additionally, our foreign food market will be happening next month, an event that celebrates the diversity and culture within our school community. In addition, I spoke with Principal
052Burns, and one major topic that's been floating around is the lack of student parking at the high school. Now is the time of year that students are reaching the age where they can finally get their license and they're getting antsy to drive to school. This is something we need to take into consideration as it seems our class sizes are getting larger by the year. Also, the student representatives worked to get a survey put together for the student body. With Dr. Burns being out last week, we plan to sit down this week with him to get it approved to send out to students. This survey will be anonymous, a way to for students to express issues or concerns, but also positives they see in the school. and they will have representatives um speak on it at
053each schoolboard meeting. So, more information on that will be coming out later for you guys. It's been busy and exciting time for our Foxes and we're proud of the way that students continue to represent our school in both competition and in the community. And one last comment to our seniors. We have 85 days till we gather on Frednat's field to say goodbyes for one last time. Do what you've done for the past four years and push yourself in this final stretch. I want to thank you members of the board, the community in the audience, and those tuning in on the stream. I'm honored to sit alongside you guys and be able to update you on the concerns and positives around the high school. I hope you guys have a good rest of your evening and
054stay safe during this another snow blizzard. >> Thank you, Jake. Appreciate the updates. Okay, so uh we are next is the consent agenda. We have three meetings on the consent agenda that need approved and the donations. Madame Chair, I'd like to make a motion to approve the meeting minutes for February 9th, fe the disciplinary hearing and the regular meeting and the public hearing along with the work session. >> Second. >> We have a motion made and seconded. Any discussion? So, I actually do have some discussion. So, I'm not going to be able to vote on this because I wasn't at the meeting, but there is some edits that I saw on here. So, um the first the two that I saw were the um dates are not in sync. So, if you look at the
055regular meeting for February 9th, it says February 8th on it. And then also um where it says schoolboard members present, it says schoolboard members present and it has me on there, but it's supposed to be not present. Yeah. Thank you. All those in favor? >> I chair abstains. The motion carries. All right. Next is the donations. >> I can speak to them, Madam Chair. So, we have uh four donations this evening. Uh we have Miss Terry Rinko working hard again at King George High School and uh pulling in three donations. One from King George Rotary Club, one from Topside Federal Credit Union, and one from IEC Chesapeake Apprentice and Training Program. Uh two in the amounts of $2,750 and one in the amount of $2,420. You can see on the far right hand side that
056those all contribute to the King George High School Workbased learning program. The final donation for the month was uh for King George Football Club uh at the middle school and that's in the form of goods uh portable balance beams, balance boards, uh pull rope stretch boards, parachute uh excuse me, stretch bands, parachute sack, portable bean bag, toss set. Uh I would ask for a motion this evening to accept those donations on behalf of the school board. Madame Chair, I would like to make a motion that the school board approve the donations as submitted. >> Second. >> We have a motion and seconded. Any discussions? >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Chair votes I. Motion carries. Moving on to the action items. We have the budget approval fiscal year 27. >> Yes, madam chair.
057So, uh we are responsible this evening for uh making a motion to pass the budget. Uh we've taken into consideration the things that we discussed at our budget presentation and also at our work session. I wanted to uh draw your attention to the the uh I think it's slide 18. Amanda, uh I've given you guys a copy, a paper copy to make it a little easier to follow uh the changes I've made. Uh I think it's it's this one titled major differences. So this will help guide uh the differences that have occurred since we last spoke. So this is revised as of tonight. So the first is the uh compensation amount has changed to 5.31%. Again, this is in conversation uh to our healthcare adjustment. So I'll talk about that when we get to it.
058Uh the second change, the major change is that we received our health our health insurance premium renewal rate. That rate came in at 22.4%. So, uh, if you remember on the front end of this budget conversation, we budgeted for about an 18% increase in which the school division or the school board would cover the entire cost. The cost that you have there this evening on the right hand side of 1.3 million is a cost that the school board um that that I would recommend the school board uh share with the employees. So we would like to keep the percentages the same. Uh so for a single rate that's uh 80 uh 88% for the employer and 12% for the employee. And what we hope to do is make up that difference really fully make up
059that difference and then some with the increased uh compensation increase of 5.31%. So that's a major difference there uh in and what we presented the first time and I think we've talked about it. If there's any questions, I I can address those questions. Um, I'll continue down. The budget builder, if you remember, the first time around was at $1.4 million. We've had good good conversations with our board of supervisors and uh in fact uh Miss Miss Brody and myself had another conversation today with our uh county finance team and our county administrator and that number has dropped to 610,000 because we've been able to take out of a lot of one-time expenses that we have in the budget builder that we believe uh can be fulfilled with fund balance money. Uh and I think we're
060in good place to do that. I think the board of supervisors and the and the county are are are willing to entertain that. So that really drops our budget builder from 1.4 million to 610,000 and again uh no change in our additional staffing request. So turn to the next page uh in your packet and Amanda that goes back to the healthcare uh increase consideration page that you had up first. I think it's the next one there. So, we're always asked uh what what's the difference here when it comes to our employees. So, again, you know, the the options that we presented to you guys in the work session to board members in the work session were really only two options. It was the board covering the entire cost of the health care or the board
061sharing the cost of the health care. What I'm bringing you tonight really is is kind of a third option. uh consider increasing the compensation increase and and and moving forward with sharing the cost of health care. So what does that mean for our employees? Uh what that means is that you take a look at the bottom table there, the the very top table in dark blue is a teacher this year. So if you see teacher uh 2526 current salary, that's the dark blue line. Uh you'll see the employee in the lefth hand column. if they use the dual insurance plan, which is employee plus one. It's the middle column. And if you go over the far right hand side, that's our employees that are on the family plan. If you work your way all the
062way down to the bottom, our current cost sharing model for health care is the employee pays or excuse me, the employer pays 88% and the employee pays 12%. If we consider a 5.31 on average compensation increase and the change costs in healthcare an employees sat and again this is all this is just an example this is an employee that goes from step 14 to step 15 but for illustrative purposes I think it provides a pretty good example uh an employees paycheck from this year to next year based on the compensation increase and the increase in healthcare would go up $271. If they were on the dual plan, their paycheck goes up $21.33. And then if they're on the family plan, their uh paycheck goes up $1432. Does that make sense? Is there any questions about
063that? If not, I'll draw your attention to >> Dr. White, I have a question. Yes, ma'am. >> On the split that we had for the last budget for the insurance, what was the what was the percentage split? >> It's it is still the same uh split as it is here on the bottom, the 8812. Is that what you mean? >> So last year last year for single we were at 8812 and the recommendation is to stay at 8812. Now, now, now I will tell you that as you go down into the duel and the family, those percentages change. We cover we cover less as the as you go down. Does that make sense? Okay. >> So, so I would like to add just for public knowledge, this is my third fourth year in the budget
064and each year as health care has gone up this since I've been on the board, we have paid 100%. But when we looked at it, we came to the realization that if we continue to do that, at some point there the split would be unmanageable for us. So we decided to look at it how it is now and keep it because I believe when I first started it was like 8020, right? >> It it was close to that. And and what happens every year that the school board picks up the entire cost is that as you're pointing out, Mrs. Hoover, the percentage continues to increase for the school board and decrease for the employee. So, you would really get to a point where, you know, the school board's paying for 95% of the health care
065premium and and the employee pays for five and and those those percentages are are very favorable when you compare us to surrounding areas and and really we don't want them to get to a point where uh they're out of whack, you know. So, what we hope what what the suggestion is from me and and what I hope the board would consider is to use that cost savings that we received by providing the split and putting that money back into an increased compensation increase. So now the raise goes from 4% up to 5.31%. We use that same savings in in that manner as opposed for as opposed to just healthcare. Another thing is I think it's equitable. Uh right now uh we have 700 employees give or take and this increase in the raise would obviously
066affect all 700 employees. If um we just covered the entire health care cost with that savings, only about half of our employees use our health care plan. Uh so we think increasing the compensation increase is a little more equitable uh and fair to all of our employees. uh moving forward, >> I think a 5.3% salary increase is decent for finally. >> I think so, too. Yeah, certainly want to do as much as we possibly can and and I think that'll be fair in this budget year uh with what we've got before us. Um I I and I I will tell you tonight we're responsible for passing a budget that uh meets the county's timeline. However, there's still some factors that could change in the budget. We're still uh waiting for information from the state which
067thus far looks like it should be very favorable for us. We may we may get additional state funds. Um the the uh conversations with the county about fund balance seem to be going very well. Uh so so I I think these numbers right now, although we pass them tonight, uh could could potentially get better than they are. Um so I appreciate the questions. Thank you. If there's no more questions about healthcare, the only other things I wanted to draw your attention to is I think it's uh the second to last slide. Amanda, I wanted to revisit where we are. Keep going down. One more. One more. Uh up one. Thank you. These are the things that we included in our fund balance conversation. Again, Miss Brody and myself met with uh county officials today. because
068we have this amount in fund balance. What this allows us to do is take a look at some of the uh additional requests that we have in our fiscal year this year. Uh right now I can tell you that there is uh on the state level there's an idea of of a bonus that's going to be provided to state employees. What that bonus is going to be is still very very much up for debate. Uh but from what we've seen so far, there's a local share responsibility. uh we've requested fund balance for for that initiative so that we can pay all of our teachers the bonus that uh hopefully the state provides. Uh you can see these I won't go through all these things but they're split up into three categories. The top section is
069things that we could help address in this year's uh budget. The middle section are the are the factors that really drive down our budget builder. So all of those things in the middle there are one-time expenses that if paid with fund balance could could be removed from the budget builder. And then the final thing below are the CIP uh projects that we had listed as urgent. Uh we certainly need those things to be completed and uh it it gives you know me great pride and I think the school division great pride that with this fund balance we can address these CIP projects and really take them off the plate of the county so that the county can focus on other needs that they have while the school can cover um many of the things that
070we've listed as urgent in our CIP uh through fund balance. Is there any questions about fund balance requests? >> Yes, Dr. avoid on that first category. You've got the last bullet. King George County School's lunch department, >> lunch debt. I'm sorry. Yeah, I should that should be a B. >> Yeah. Uh that's $198,000 that kids haven't paid for lunch, right? >> Correct. >> Is there any way that we can recoup that some of that? I mean, are we >> Yeah, we we've worked we're working diligently. Our our school principles are working diligently. I know Miss Davis is not only with recouping it from individuals uh but also seeing if there's some other opportunity in the community and other places where we can pull that lunch debt. This is something we you know this is something
071that we deal with annually. Uh and it really gets into a much deeper philosophical conversation. Uh but nonetheless, I can tell you that we are shouldered with that debt and and annually responsible for trying to figure out how to cover that debt. Uh I think fund balance would be a way to do it this year. That certainly agrees with what what is left in our fund balance. Nonetheless, it's something that I I can tell you that we're all working diligently to try to to recover. As I walk by Miss Davis's office on a daily basis, I hear her on the phone with uh community folks in the community about that. Okay, thank you. >> Yep. And then the last thing uh before I request approval is if you go back to the revenue summary revised,
072I think it's uh up one more. So, thank you Amanda. Uh if you remember when we first presented this uh budget request with the information that we had at the time, and again that was based on the governor's budget uh and really what we knew about our revenue situation at the time and what we knew about our expenditure situation at the time. The first time I came to you guys, we were at $2.1 million. Um, based on these changes, uh, and again, the ones that I've just gone through, we're currently, uh, requesting from the locality, $1.8 million, and I think that gets better when we get some more information from the state. So, that that's a very good number, honestly, based on history with what we've requested. If we are to uh if we can
073accomplish this year all the things that we've set out to accomplish a very healthy compensation increase, adjusting uh compression as we've done in the past, getting most of the things in our budget builder uh satisfied even through fund balance, um managing health care the way we have and and coming to the county with $1.8 million or less. Uh I think I think that's a win. So, I I'm I'm I'm happy with the way the numbers are working out this year in terms of the budget. And uh before I close and request a motion, I do want to say thank you to Miss Brody, who is here with us tonight, who has made the numbers sing to me this year. So, uh thank you so much for all your effort in in doing that for us.
074You've been a blessing to me and and to King George County Schools. So, thank you. And with that, I'll I'll pause, Madam Chair, for any other questions or a request for a motion. I have a question about the lunch department. Um, so that you said that this is for this FY26 and this FY is not done. So could that number go up for the lunch debt? >> It could go up. >> Yeah. And and it's an accumulating debt. It's not I don't believe it's just all for this year. I think it's we try to get it resolved every year and and in the past we have had local churches. is we have other other folks that have come and step we've had local civic organizations that will cover some of that debt. Um, nonetheless, it
075it continues to add up. It's it's it's a difficult thing to tackle. Um, we can talk about it more in greater detail, but uh, nonetheless, we're saddled with that debt to cover. >> Understood. Just wanted to know if that number would keep going up. It could go up in the year. >> It could go up. Good. Thank you, Dr. Boyd. Uh, all those hours we spent talking about it finally are coming to to fruition. Madame Chair, I'd like to make a motion that we approve the FY27 budget as submitted. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? I would just like to say that I know I owe some lunch debt, but I am going to pay it. All those in favor? >> I >> chair votes I. Motion carries. >>
076All right. Next is committee reports. Uh we will start with Mr. Frank. >> Yes. I have uh I think it was Thursday had the health and safety committee. Uh a lot of a lot of good things going on, a lot of good numbers. Uh right now project atom which is a CPR training uh program we have 65 students that are trained in CPR. uh the naxon that is going on with which with the training we have se have 75 new students trained there which is a total of 167 students that now can administer the reverse drug for the the the fentanyl. So, and then the VAC chair training, uh, 45 people, 45 teachers have been, uh, trained in that. Uh, we talked about a lot about what's going on as far as the nurses, uh,
077and the need for more nurses in the schools. And some of these numbers out here were were pretty staggering. Uh they we have eight schools here that we're that we're that we're uh competing not competing with but we're >> compared to yes we have Caroline, Colonia Beach, Spsylvania, Co Pepper, Louisa Orange, Stafford, King George, and West Morland. When we get to all of those schools, it seems like King George is either number one or number two on the list. As far as, for example, asthma, uh, we're number two. Um, type 1 diabetes were number two. Uh, anaphilaxis were number one. Uh, seizures were number two. And then the adrenal and sufficiencies were number one there. Uh in November for 13 days we had 4,265 students visit the nurses. In December of 13 days we had
0783,869 students visit the clinic. And on January for 13 days, we had 3,874 students visit the clinic. So, as you can see, the the medications that have to be handed out, the nurses that are there are just really overwhelmed. So, if there's anything we can do in this budget, Dr. Void, to I mean, I know we have positions that that that you're going to take care of. Uh, so maybe we can do something there. Uh, I it's kind of hard to understand how, you know, King George, we have we have the same demographics as the counties around us. We have the same environment as counties around us, but yet we're way up high uh with all of these these a ailments that our students have. So, but anyway, it was a a a very good
079meeting. Thank you, Mr. Frank. Huber, >> I have none. >> Thank you, Miss Hoover. Miss Scott, >> no committee reports. >> Thank you, Miss Scott. And I also do not have any committee reports. >> Superintendent report. Dr. Boyd. >> Uh, yes. Quickly. So, uh, first let me say, uh, thank you to our, uh, really 12 month staff, our administrators, our, uh, custodial staff, and our maintenance staff, this, you know, we had all of that snow and and of all of those snow, uh, situations, this morning was the hardest call. I mean, it was a tough call this morning with a two-hour delay. Uh, but I can tell you that when we stuck with the 2-hour delay, I had the opportunity to drive around and and see our maintenance staff, I mean, work overtime and everyone
080in the division really just trying to get the schools open for the kids. So, uh, it it really created a warm place in my heart to see us really just trying to get the kids in school. So, um, thank you all for everybody that had a part in that and I certainly appreciate it. uh where we are with the vocational center. We had a great visit last week uh at Caroline uh CTE Center and uh man they rolled the red carpet out for us and it was really nice to see a school division of our size uh doing some of the things that we aspire to do. So seeing that and understanding where they were in the process was really beneficial. We will visit Smithfield uh the down in Isa White on Thursday of this
081week. So, that'll be a beautiful brand new technical center that we'll have the opportunity to uh get a vision for. And then we'll finally finish our v our CTE visits next Monday when we make a trip to Spennsylvania uh career and technical center. Very shortly after that, we're going to get together with a small committee and it'll be our responsibility, the biggest responsibility we have right now in terms of the vocational program in taking a look at what we've seen, understand where we are in the process, understand what prevailing industries are in our community and what programs uh we believe would be beneficial uh in and and enrolled by our students. really putting together those six to eight programs that we think we want to open a new vocational center with. Uh it will be
082our responsibility to to deliver those programs to an architect which I believe will soon be procured. And I think we're making great strides guys in getting uh the next steps uh resolved in in moving towards building a vocational center here between the King George High School and King George Middle School. Uh demolition has been approved. architectural and engineering services are very soon to be approved and I think we're in a good place uh to move forward with this process. So, thank you all for your efforts in in uh uh encouraging our board of supervisors members to take part in these visits and and really continuing the process in our community to to hit this thing home and and get it to where it needs to be. So, thank you. And that's all, Madam Chair. >>
083Dr. Ward, what time are we looking at for the demo to start? Uh so right now today I've just forwarded you a um updated timeline and the earliest the demos can be done right now based on his timeline he shared with us today would be this this summer. So we could demo this summer. Uh where we probably need to talk is how quickly after the demolition can we have architectural and engineering services, design services complete so that we start building. I think ideally in my mind uh we certainly want this project to move forward. We don't want to slow it down. We want to to get this project done in a timely manner so our kids can start benefiting from a vocational center here. Um, but there's also another consideration is making sure that the
084demolition lines up as closely to the building of a new building. I don't think we want to demo a building and wait for an extended period of time before we know we're going to be building a building. So, the earliest we can start demoing is this summer. Uh, when right now, according to this timeline, we're looking at what was it? next May I think it was for for the um the design to be complete. So there's a gap there right now. We either and and again I I worked with them today to go back through the procurement timeline understanding where we are how far how long we have to wait for certain procedures. I think our decisions right now are should we move forward with the demolition knowing that there'll be a a few months
085before we're we begin to build uh or do we take the risk of moving back the demolition and getting, you know, uh aligning it closer to when we're ready to begin building so that we demo and build almost immediately following each other. That that's the real question for the board and and for myself right now. Um I know we all desire for this project to move forward as quickly as possible. Um, but as you all know, we've had a number of folks in the community um that that consider the current vocational situation valuable uh to them. So, so losing that is is certainly something that weighs heavy on my mind when we're not building right on the tail end of demoing it. >> We have moved all of our the school board forward as or
086schools has moved all of their stuff out of that building by one March. Right. that that's still a timeline is >> are we going to bring them back in? >> I don't know that my desire is to bring them back in. Um I don't know if it would be worth the effort to bring them back in for that short period of time. I think we're going to come up with alternative plans. Um but you know with other things like you know there's a possibility we get another wrestling season in there. There's a there's a possibility. I I think um Rosi has moved out and done it successfully. I think that uh Fox is working on an alternative location, which I was meeting with Miss Fischer the other day. I think we've got a a decent
087plan worked out for them at this point. Um there there's a few other things. Storage, we're just about out. Maintenance is just about out. Uh so we've made good progress in being out. I don't know that moving back in at this point is going to be the right move. Um but we are bound to the timelines that you know that the county has to to adhere to in terms of procurement. So, we're pushing as hard as we can, but we can only push so hard. I I know I know we want to build it tomorrow, but >> Okay. Thank you, sir. >> I want to piggy back on what he was talking about, though. So, some of the because you mentioned some of the um I guess organizations that are in there right now, but
088are they actively finding space where they know that when we draw the line here, you're going to have to get out and go somewhere else? Are they actively finding I I believe so. Yeah. I I think that's been their charge for the last I don't know two months. They they it's not easy. >> Yeah. I know. And it's and I it is obviously we we are you know empathetic of that, but I just want to make sure that they're not they realize that we have to make a move. So >> yes. Yeah. I I've I've had a lot of conversations and and um had some email conversations about moving forward with the move. So, um, we we've always been under the mindset that we had to be out by March 1 until really an updated
089timeline today, which doesn't really adjust it by all that much if we intend to go forward with the demolition this summer. It's only adjusted by I mean that's two months additional. Um, so to answer your question, yes, everyone's fully aware that we need to move forward with the move. >> Okay. because I know that it's really important and I don't want to get down to the last wire where we're like, "Sorry, you got to get out, you know." >> Yeah. No. >> Is is it your understanding that parks and wrecks that parks and wrecks are going to stay in there for a while? >> Uh the parks and wreck program in there right now is wrestling. Um they have some wrestling mats in there. I can tell you I've been part of conversations and emails
090where they're looking for alternative locations for those wrestling mats and I think other areas to practice. Um, so outside of parks and wreck, I don't I mean, excuse me, outside of wrestling, I don't believe parks and wreck has any other use in the building right now. >> Wrestling is the only thing they have. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Okay. We're going to move on to Thank you, Dr. Boyd. We're going to move on to board comment. So, I will start at this end. that >> I just want to um address what we were talking about with the VOTE building, some members of the community. I know I think that pretty much everybody here in this room understands why we are moving forward with why we want a vote building, but
091I just want to address those members in the community who are still wondering why. And uh the reason is uh a couple reasons, but the main reason is to give our students who are interested in learning skills that will help them find jobs immediately after high school. if they're not interested in going a four-year college uh or um or military, uh we're trying to help them uh be self-supportive as soon as possible and and um keep them here in the community in jobs that would really improve uh this community and we're just investing in our kids so we can keep them here. And second, uh we're hoping it will free up some space in the high school. So, u those are just the main two um reasons I can think of off the top of
092my head and just want to, you know, make that um kind of answer that question if there's as to anybody who's still saying like why do we need this? So, that's all. >> Thank you, Miss Scott. Mr. Frank, >> as always, I want to thank the staff and teachers for all that you do uh tirelessly work always. Uh, thank Pastor Davis for the invocation. The pledge of allegiance by the swim team was great. The little second graders, uh, one little girl didn't even a little bashful and didn't say anything, but that's that's the way it goes. Um, thank Dr. Boyd uh for the school board uh appreciations, the little gifts that that you gave us here. It's great. U for the presentation that were going on. Um, and like to thank Dr. Boyd for all
093the work that you put that you and the staff put into this uh budget approval uh that we just did. I mean, you and I have been on the phone a lot uh about this uh and I I know of all the work that that you've put in. Just like to thank you for that. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Frank. Miss Huber. >> Thank Oops. I want to thank um all those who came out to give public comment tonight. It's super nice to get positive feedback now and then. So, I appreciate everyone. Um and thank you, Miss Duff, Miss Eli, Miss Wages, and Dr. Nice for your explanation of our school improvement plan. Um we do we know you and I laugh a lot, too. So, it's all good. Um, also thank you to
094the second grade swimming uh swimmers and those that brought them along. Um, I firmly believe that that's a great program. Jake, thank you so much for all the great I learn more from you each meeting than I than I learn reading myself. So, thank you for being so uh conscientious with your job that you were given. Um, also thank you Dr. Boyd for the budget work. I know all of us have spent a lot of time talking to you and I know you're tired of us asking questions, but we appreciate you and um thank you for the school board recognition. Um we definitely do this because we care about our community. So Ben, we appreciate you. That's all. Thank you, Miss Hoover. For me, um I would like to tell everyone who did public comment
095today, thank you. I appreciate the accolades. Um, I also want to say thank you to Dr. Boyd and recognizing our school board. Um, the things that we do are tough sometimes. We have to weigh a lot of stakeholders within our decisions. They are not always easy. Um, we do argue a lot behind the scenes um to get to the point where where we are when we come out here and make decisions. Um, and I will also want to say thank you to my board members for being so collaborative and working together to make those good decisions that we make. >> Well, yeah, sorry. Debate, not argue. Yes, we debate. Um, thank you to our board of supervisors who met with uh Kathy Hoover and myself um our corresponding partners on the board of supervisors and
096we were able to talk a lot lot about our budget and about our uh vote plans. We really appreciate our board of supervisors um partnership uh which is so critical for our success on this board. Uh I wasn't here at the last meeting. So I do want to address um the days off and um how we I guess came to the determination of you know having school and what days we were going to make up those days. And um thankfully Dr. Boyd for our next calendar year is going to put on that calendar um the days that could possibly be makeup days and that way it's out there um and everybody can see it. um and not be um confused or making appointments on those days because I can understand how hard that can be
097and I did get a lot of correspondence and again that decision wasn't easy to make either. So, a lot of weighing factors in on that. Um Jake, you talked a lot about the amazing achievements that the students have had in sports at the high school. I love hearing that. Some of those names are near and dear to my heart and I just um got to say thank you and congratulations to those students at the high school. I know how much work that they put in um and also the coaches and the staff that help support those teams uh and to make those students successful in those sports. And that is all. I will take a motion. >> Madame Chair, pursuant to state code section 2.2-3712A of the code of Virginia, I move that the board
098convene in the closed meeting to review hires, substitutes, resignations, and retirements as permitted under 2.2-3711A number one of the code of Virginia. >> Second. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I chair votes I. We are now in closed meeting. I move that the King George County School Board return to open session and certify that pursuant to state code section 2.2-3712D 2-3712D. Only public business matters lawfully open exempted from open meeting requirements under this chapter and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the public body. >> Second and certify. >> Certify. We are now back in open meeting. I'll take a motion from the close session. >> Madam Madame Chair, I I make a motion
099that we approve all actions taken from close session. >> I second. >> We have a motion and seconded. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Chair votes I. Motion carries. >> I make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Chair votes I. We are now adjourned.