001Let's all stand pray. Our gracious father, I thank you for the wonderful privilege that I have tonight of being able to bow before you and to pray and ask your blessing upon this group of people who are here assembled and upon this people in this school board who have given their time and continue to do so out of the love for children and for the great obligation we have of educating them and setting them on a good course in life. Thank you too for the group that is here from the um ROC and what a blessing it is father uh that my own children benefited from that program and I thank you for the things that they learned through the school through the teachers that have dedicated themselves to educate young people and father I
002hear from my kids the um blessings that they received and things that they learned and it's always a gracious thing and a glorious thing to hear of the liberty of what you've given to us in this land that we can educate our children well and wisely and that we have people who give of their time and their life to be able to see kids grow up well. I thank you father for what uh the businesses that you bring to a school board and and the business to be shared tonight that uh it's an opportunity to let our voices be heard and also an opportunity to exercise wisdom. And so I do pray that you would lead and direct in this meeting, that your blessing would be upon it, that your wisdom would be discerned, and
003I also pray for young people. Uh many things can happen in a school year. We desperately need your protecting care and your sovereign grace uh to take us through another year of educating kids. We pray for wisdom. We pray that young people would have hearts to learn, that you would gift us with that special blessing of being able to see kids perform well. And so, Father, tonight we pray that you might uh be honored by what is done here tonight. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. >> Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by the NJOTC. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nationy and justice. Please remain standing for the moment of silence. Thank you. Do
004we have anyone signed up for public comment? We do not. Okay, then moving right along. Since we don't have public comment, Dr. Boy, do you have any Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you so much. I'm sure that I Thank you so much for leading the pledge. Um, I'm sure that our board would like to ask you some questions. I >> think they have some slides they want to go through, too. M. >> Oh, okay. >> First slides. Let's let's see the slides first. I apologize. >> Good evening, members of the board. I'm cadet Lieutenant Commander Shelby E and I am the commanding officer of Fox Company. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak tonight. I'm here to share about our recent trip um that our NJTC unit took with our third and fourth year
005cadets to Ace Adventure Resort in West Virginia. It was easily one of the most memorable experiences of the year so far. We started off early on Saturday morning by loading up the trailer and the bus and making the drive into the mountains. That same day, we jumped straight into one of the most exciting trips um of the whole trip, which was white water rafting. Not only was it fun, but it really required teamwork, communication, and trust because everyone in the raft had to work together. Those are the same skills that we practice in NRTC within our unit. So, it was great to see them come to life in this setting. Next slide, please. That evening after a long day on the river, we gather gathered around a campfire and we shared stories, did skits and
006funny impressions and we just enjoyed being together outside of the classroom. For a lot of us, moments like this are where bonds really grow. And it gave us a chance to relax and build friendships that will carry on into how we work over the school year. Next slide, please. The next morning, we had breakfast together before going out and ziplining. Uh, for many cadets, it was their first time doing this sort of thing, and it really pushed us outside of our comfort zone, especially those of us who don't really favor heights. After ziplining, we visited an overlook of the New River Gorge. The view was incredible, especially knowing that we had been rafting down that same gorge the day before and ziplining earlier that day. Finally, we loaded the bus and made our way back
007home. Beyond just being a fun trip, this experience was really valuable for our unit. At the very start of the school year, it gave us motivation and momentum. We got to connect with other cadetses, build stronger relationships, and set the tone for how we want to work for the rest of the school year. For our third and fourth year cadets especially, it was also a way to recognize the time, effort, and commitment that they put into the program for the past two or three years. Trips like this not only create lasting memories, but they also strengthen our leadership skills, communication, teamwork, and sense of community. Thank you. Good evening everyone. My name is Lieutenant Ellen Campbell and I am the executive officer of our lovely Fox Company. As an NS-3, someone who's not yet a
008senior. Um, my perspective on the trips we take are a little bit different than my cos. To me, they are the beginning of a very exciting future with King George and JRGC with more opportunities presented to me as an upper classman. In our unit, we go on a lot of trips. However, they do serve a purpose within our program. They help us communicate with each other. They showcase teamwork and unity. Um, as seen in the white water rafting photos in the very first and second slide, whitewater rafting requires a lot of coordination um and physical strength from each individual cadet in the raft. My favorite part of our trip was the campfire that CO had described earlier. Um, it brought a sense of camaraderie to our new cadets and helped start off the year strong
009with some brand new memories. Some future events we have planned is our annual area manager inspection, which all of you are more than welcome to attend. We really do hope to see you there. Um, that is on Wednesday, November 19th at 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share some some new good memories with you and we hope you have a good rest of your evening. Any questions? >> Thank you so much. I'm sure we have questions, Mr. Bush. Yeah, I often ask the same kind of question, but for either one of you to answer this, first of all, thank you so much. That looks very good. Appreciate all your hard work and pass on from the entire board appreciation for all the hard work you guys do and NG
010ROC is such a um such an honor to be able to be part of a school that has something so successful. question. Of the activities that you did with this um the that outing that you did, what was the most difficult and what was the funnest? >> I can for me personally uh the most difficult and is it's also the most fun in my opinion was white water rafting. Um it took a lot of coordination with everyone in the raft. Um it was difficult but it was also fun because we got to swim. We got to um talk with the people who were leading us and talk with cadetses within the raft as well. So, I thought it was very fun and very difficult at the same time. >> I assume you didn't tip over.
011>> Uh, no sir, we didn't. >> No, nobody went in the water. >> Um, we did have two people fall in the water, but um they were safe. They made it back to >> Yeah. >> Okay, good. >> Um, my experience with that, I do believe that the white water rafting was the most difficult. However, for me, the ziplining was the most fun because I have a little fear of heights as Theo had mentioned earlier. So, it was really me overcoming my fear, which is another thing that NJRTC helps us do. Um, it was a lot of fun. I do recommend you do it if you ever have the opportunity. >> Thank you so much. Anyone else? >> How many of you beat the major in the match in push-ups? >> I don't know. >>
012Beat the major. I'm not sure how many push-ups a major master can do. >> You should know that by now. >> That was politically correct. >> Like a challenge. >> I think you're probably going to find out. >> My question is the the two people that went in the water, was it accidental? >> It was accidental. We did not mean to go in the water, but there were some parts where we did get to swim and get out there. Have fun. Anyone else have questions? I >> was just thinking when you go in I've been wet water after many times, but going in the water, as difficult as that is, that does show teamwork, leadership, you know, caring, and so, you know, you said they came out safely, which it's rare, but it doesn't always
013happen. So, um, kudos to all of you for those two that did go in. They were they're safe and you got them back in. I imagine some of your teammates probably assisted in getting them back in. >> Definitely. That's a great job and what a wonderful way to show teamwork even in a difficult situation. Thank you. >> Thank you. Your question is silly, but when I went white water rafting, we almost hit each other with the ores like very dangerous. Did anybody get hit with one? >> That was an or no, we did splash each other with the or the close to each other and we splash them. Splash them. >> It was >> Thank you so much. We appreciate your time and your your presentation was outstanding. >> Thank you for giving us this
014opportunity. [Applause] >> Before we continue, I failed to introduce Brooke and Sultana, our student reps from King George High School and King George Middle School. Thank you for being here. >> Okay, Dr. Boyd. Um, do you have anything to say? >> No comment now, Madam Chair. I'll speak during the superintendent's report. >> Okay. Do we have any changes to the agenda? Anyone? Oh, okay. We don't have any presentations. So, moving right along to the student reps. Um, it is your time to shine. Miss Brooke, would you like to go first? >> Hi, Kim. Good evening. My name is Brooke Hayden. As the student rep, I'm honored to provide an update on behalf of King George High School. First, I'd like to acknowledge the positive impact of the newly installed metal detectors. While change can sometimes
015be met with uncertainty, students and staff have expressed that the detectors bring a great sense of safety and security to the to our building. Knowing that our school environment is protected allows us to focus more fully on learning and participating in school life. Another exciting development is the creation of the student government association. Over the summer, I voiced that we needed a we needed a stronger organized way for students to be heard and to contribute ideas. In response, the SGA has been formed and will be officially beginning with meetings hopefully in October. This new body will give students a chance to take on leadership roles, collaborate on school initiatives, and strengthen the connections between student staff and administration. Our school sponsors are Miss Huff and Miss Carrie. I believe this will have a lasting positive
016impact on our school culture. The high school has confirmed that one more day of pass will be added with Wednesday being for clubs and Thursdays will be academic focused. In addition, our sports programs are off are off to a strong start this season with high levels of student participation, school spirit, and our athletes are representing King George with pride and determination. With the JV football winning their last game, clubs and student organizations are also thriving. From academic teams to service teams to creating arts, students are finding their new place and getting involved in meaningful ways. These opportunities give us a balance and a sense of belonging in the beyond the classroom. Thank you for your time and your continued support for our students. >> Thank you, Sultana. >> Good evening. My name is Sultana. I'm
017the eighth grade student representative for the middle school. I want to start off by saying congratulations to our volleyball team for winning their game against Caroline last week Thursday and the football team. Also, additionally, excellent jobs to the boys soccer team and girls basketball. Boys soccer is playing against Locust Grove today and volleyball is playing against Louisa. The middle school has started a girls rugby club that is open to any girl that is wanting to start. On September 19th, the KGMS talent show is happening at 6 PM. This is a chance for students to show their own talent and express themselves. I've had conversation with some conversations with some of my peers about how they feel with the weapons detection. There were a lot of mixed opinions as expected, but there were plenty of people
018who said that they were more safe with it. The staff has been helpful with everyone getting past it and getting to class on time. And this upcoming, no, this Wednesday, we have picture day. And that's all I have for you. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Good information. Thank you both. >> Yeah. What date is the talent show? >> Um September 19th at 6 p.m. and and I believe it's at the auditorium. Thank you. Okay, moving right along. Let's move on to our consent agenda and our meeting minutes. Did the board have a chance to review and have any comments on the corrections or issues? Going once. Do I have a motion to approve them? [Music] >> Second. We have a motion made and seconded. Any conversation, discussion? All in favor? >> I. >>
019Chair votes I. >> Motion carries. Next is a discussion about donations. >> So, this will be consent agenda two. But let me give you guys some background. So we do have a policy that references that we accept donations, but for some time now we haven't employed the practice of formally accepting those. So the school board formally accepts those donations. What we'll do as we've begun this school year now is when any of our schools receive a donation, they'll go through the financial secretary. Financial secretary will will record that donation and then uh we'll prepare it at the schoolboard office and bring it before the school board so that we can accept uh each donation as they're received. So, you'll have this in your consent agenda moving forward if we get a uh donation within that
020time period. >> And um I see that Spsylvania public schools donated hospital beds and mannequins. I saw that posted that. That's awesome. And um then costumes as well. >> Thank you to them. >> We don't need to vote on that or anything, do we? >> We can take a motion to accept it. Yeah. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to accept the donations as presented? >> Make a motion that we accept the donations as presented. >> Second motion made and seconded. Do we have any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Chair votes I. Motion carries. Do we have um next we have advisory committees and that's just the uh the same ones we have every year. Um >> yes, madam chair. So this uh each board member is a member of one of
021these advisory committees and then we also have representatives from our community that serve. You guys have in your packet the individuals that are on each advisory committee and this evening we have this for action and we would accept a motion to accept the advisory committees as presented. >> I'll make a motion that we accept the advisory committees as presented. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I chair votes I. Motion carries. Next on the discussion items list is the 26 27 and 2728 instructional calendar. >> Uh yes, Madam Chair, this is just up for discussion this evening. It is that time of year where we approve our instructional calendars for the next two instructional years. Uh we have vetted um or designed I should say these calendars uh in the
022schoolboard office. We vetted them with our different departments and really if you remember if you've uh been on the board for I think it might have been a year a year and a half or so we really went through a pretty strong vetting process of considering different stakeholder requests uh in in terms of building our instructional calendar. Some of the highlights of that presentation about a year ago were uh making sure Thanksgiving was a full week. Uh no work days in July. We had a shorter first week of the school year. so that our younger students could get acclimated to the routine. We removed early releases. If you remember, we we included those at one point so that we could do the literacy training for elementary school teachers. And now that that that's no longer
023a requirement, we've removed that. Currently, this instructional calendar right now is 176 instructional days for our students uh and 189 teacher days for for our uh instructional staff. We've m mirrored these instructional calendars right now with Stafford and Spotsy. Those are the only two that I think we've seen that have been released thus far. Uh and what we would like you to do this evening is just take a look at them. They will be public and we'll give uh you know our community and everyone else about two weeks to to give anybody feedback, any board member feedback and uh hopefully if that process moves forward smoothly then we'll come back at our uh September 22nd meeting to approve the instructional calendar. Not going to take any questions. Madam Chair, >> I just would like to
024encourage the community to look at this um and please comment, you know, prior to because once we we don't want to make changes once we approve it. Um my other comment is the and I not sure there's anything that can be done about it. But um the grades are due, you know, two days before at the end of the semester. the students still have class and that kind of I don't want to say encourages but I know there's a tendency to have a lot less attendance because the students don't see the value. So not sure if we can >> I think that'll be a conversation I spoke with Mr. Frank today about this. I think it'll be a conversation that we'll probably have at our principal meetings to see what type of creative things that
025we can do. It's it's kind of a a necessary evil, I would say, because oftentimes we're closing grade books a little bit earlier so that we can spend some time with those students that need remediation and they need an extra effort to to get things turned in. That's usually the the point of that no matter where I've been and that's, you know, in other school divisions as well. But, uh, if we could figure out some way to make those days valuable, if we could figure out a way to make those days relevant to our students, uh, even while we're still doing those, uh, diversified activities like remediation and things of that nature, I think it's probably a topic of conversation we'll have in our principal meetings moving forward. >> Does anyone else have any comment?
026>> Dr. Ward, how many hours does this give us? We have to have 990, right? >> Yes. This is over. So we're we're up above a thousand. Our our last calendar was 172 days and I believe it was 186 total hours. The state requirement is and then we're we're 176 days right now which is uh probably about 32 35 additional hours. So we're probably about 1100 hours roughly. So we've built in we've built in some snow days. If you take a look at the quarter breakdown underneath the calendars, the first and second quarter break down to nine weeks a piece. Those are 42 days. Uh and then the second semester, the third and fourth quarter, those that's when we typically lose instructional time because of inclement weather. Those two quarters are 46 days a piece
027and spread over a total of 10 weeks each to provide for time for inclement weather closing. Uh Dr. Boyd, how many teacher work days did we have last year? >> Uh I don't know the total. Do you recall? This is actually one that these calendars that we're presenting this evening have one additional teach teacher workday than we had last year. Yeah. what we when we started crunching these dates and King George as well as other surrounding school divisions have gone back to wrapping the uh spring break around the Easter holiday which it traditionally used to be but in each of these calendars what that meant was that I think in the first calendar in the 2627 Easter fell in March and then April was a solid full month of of uh bless you of five
028week days. So, we added a teacher workday in April in that first one. And then if you look at the second calendar, 2728, the Easter holiday falls in April. And we added a teacher work day in March. That's the difference from our current instructional calendar. >> There is one in April, too. >> Uh, which one are you looking at? >> 23rd. >> So, that's that's the one we added. That's because uh spring break falls in March on that calendar. I'm not I'm looking for them. I was just trying to see how many did we have left. >> Okay. >> And if you remember, go ahead. I'm sorry. >> That's okay. >> I was just going to say we also last year added those uh parent teacher conference days, one in the first semester and one
029in the second semester. So, we left those in the calendar as well. We've actually got our first one coming up in October. >> Oh, yeah. Awesome. Um, you said this one mirrors Stafford and Spot. So, it's the same. >> Very much the same. Uh, they have a few additional uh religious holidays that they observe, Jewish holidays, um, I believe just Jewish holidays they observe as well. So, we don't mirror them in that respect, but our spring break matches, theirs, um, and many of the other holidays that we observe together. >> And they start stop the same time. uh right around the same time. Yeah, it's in that same week. I think our u transition day is one day later because when we discussed this last time, we wanted to make that first week a little
030shorter for our K12 students so they could get a few days in on the front end, have a weekend, and come back on a Monday ready to understand the routine a little better, which worked quite well with the transitional. >> Which which are the counties that don't mirror us? I'm thinking in terms of like the governor's school, how they have all those issues with scheduling. So be good if we could try to figure out a way that we can get a line. >> We're getting closer. I think when we So what it used to be was Stafford, Spotsy, Fredericksburg used to all observe the spring break and spring break is the where the real difference is. They would all observe spring break the second week in March. I think it was like March 15th, right
031around that week. all of the Northern Next schools, so your CBGS schools, um, all of those schools would observe spring break around Eastern. And so there would always be that difference there. We're getting back now to where Stafford, Spotsy, King George, not sure about Fredericksburg yet, but we're all getting back to observing spring break around Easter, and I'm pretty sure that our Northern X school divisions will continue to do the same. So I think we should be in pretty good alignment. Of course, we only have two calendars out right now from Stafford and Spotsy, but judging from what they've done in the past, and I'll certainly talk to those superintendents as well. My inclination on the front end is that we'll probably all match with spring break move in the fall. >> Yeah, that'll be
032good. I I just know that when we've talked about that in the um the governor's school, it had been challenging for them, you know, when they are trying to put together the classes. We all do them together. So, >> it's very difficult for our kids in those programs, too, because they don't really get a spring break. They they have to, you know, one week be at King George High School for school and then the following week they have to be at the governor school and they never really get off. So, >> thank you. >> Okay, so 11. >> Thank you. Amanda, >> I have just a question. I'm I'm assuming obviously the teachers um they've all seen this or are in the process of looking at it. Correct. They will we've we've worked it through
033all of the departments, instructional department and everything else. We'll release it now in our weekly newsletter and that's why we don't want to approve it or do anything with it tonight, but it has all of the same philosophies and all of the same discussions that we've had in our previous approval of a instructional calendar. You might know where I'm going with this next question. Just that every I think since I've been on the board, it seems like every year there's some request to add additional days, which is always, you know, the positive and negatives. It's very hard for a board to say no when you got a whole group of teachers say can you give us this day but it is so much better is once we have a calendar and once the board approves
034it and it's been through all the vetting processes of teachers administrator that it does not change I know we'd all agree with that but if that could be communicated to the teach you got something to say it now and but once it's approved we're going to do our best to not I won't be here for that later one but we'll do our best to to hold the guns uh to to stand firm on this calendar as long as it's been vetted properly, which I appreciate everything we're doing. You have listened. We have listened and so let's the best we can not have any last minute can you do this because it makes it so hard for the board if that happens. Anyway, just a comment. >> Anything else about the calendar before we move on?
035>> Okay. So, Dr. board. I assume that in two weeks when we meet, we'll approve there. >> Yes. And if uh board members get any feedback, if you send that my way, we can certainly vet those suggestions or concerns and and move forward with >> Thank you. Moving on to policy updates. This is where I believe we're just taking the forms out of our policies, correct? >> Uh yes, Madam Chair. So, we've talked about this for uh I think two meetings now. And really, we'll still use, as I've mentioned before, many of these forms in practice, but we want to remove them from the policy manual so that we don't have to go through the process of um having the board approve every form we use in practice. Uh so, this evening we have a
036total of 10. Um I have formed a motion for you guys, but uh and I and I can go go as far as you need me to, but again, it's just omitting those forms. I won't go through and read all of those forms, but uh we have three regulations that need to be updated that the regulation is EA-R, EAB-R, and KG-R. Those reg those regulations reference the policy. And we're just uh updating the wordage so that we don't have to go back and update that when we when we remove the form. Uh the forms that we would be requesting to remove this this evening and you see the names of them up above in your packet are BDCA-fa EAB- F1 EAB- F2 GB-f GBMA-F and KG-F that all reference uh forms that would be removed
037can answer any questions but um I don't know if you guys want me to go any deeper than that right now. Does anyone have any questions regarding these policies or forms? Madam Chair, I make a motion that we accept the changes for policies EA-R EA B-R and KG-R and delete policies BDCA-F EA-F EAB- F1 EAB- F2 GB E-FB M A-F and KG - F as presented. >> Correct. >> Second. >> Well done. >> I second that. >> We have a motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I I >> chair votes I. Motion carries. Now we're moving on to our committee reports. I believe they're still just gearing up, but I'll go down the line and see if anybody has any committee reports. Mr. Frank. >> Oh, I have one tomorrow night.
038That'll be the first one. I think >> Mrs. Cleveland, my first one will be next week. >> Um, yeah, I just found out from Dr. Boyd that my first one with ATI will be on the 24th, we think. And then also the special ed, I believe, is November 5th, something like that. >> I have mine starting as well this next week. So we'll have more more to report next time. Now the superintendent report. >> Oh yes, Madam Chair. So I just want to report that uh after one month of school, the energy in our schools have been very positive uh very energetic and and I think that's a direct tribute to our principles. So thank you all so much for uh beginning the school year on a positive note. I'm hearing nothing but great things
039and I certainly appreciate everything you guys are doing at the building level. It's been wonderful so far. It's been a great start to the school year. Uh on the communication front, uh I don't know if you've seen we have a staff weekly memo that goes out that has been wonderful so far and also a division newsletter that goes out about once a month. Please take a look at that. We've got um uh Amanda's also doing a good job of rec recognizing sticking with our um theme for this year, hometown spirit, and recognizing staff members who have uh been with King George, not only as graduates, but now as teachers as well. It's really cool to see. It's like a high school picture of them and then a picture of them uh in their current role.
040So, please take a look at that if you can. Next month, we did shorten this meeting this month. So, next month we'll have a lot coming at you. So, we'll have our accountability and accreditation report coming from the state which by all indications right now looks really good. Uh we'll also have a report from food services because we're annually responsible for uh giving you the financial status of our food services program. So, we'll take a look at the finances of food services next month as well. Uh, I think Mr. Frank already said it, but tomorrow night is our first CT Eats. You all are always welcome. It's at the high school. It's at 5:00 uh in the library. So, and then you can roll right over to the volleyball game after that if uh anybody
041wants to see a great great game. Uh, and then other than that, when we go into our work session, I will give you guys a review of where we are. Uh, as we are well past the two week drop ad period, I'll give you an idea of where we are with student enrollment. Uh, and we'll talk about that in terms of capacity when we go into the work session this evening. So, I'll save my comments for that at that time. Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thank you, Dr. Boyd. >> Now, for board comment, Mr. Bush. >> Um, first of all, I want to thank the Um, Junior ROC again sounds like some wonderful plans and they're doing a great job. Thank you, Major Callahan and others. It's um really really a pleasure to see what's
042going on with that. Thank you Brook and Sultana for your reports. You did a very good job this time and I appreciate it especially when I heard about the student government at the high school and that's fantastic. And then middle school playing rugby and that's is girls and boys or just boys? I'm pretty sure it's just girls for now. >> Just girls? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm impressed. >> I played rugby, so I understand it. >> Yeah, it's tough. Anyway, thank you for that, Amanda. Kudos to you for all the work that you're doing. I mean, sorry, Miss Higgins. Um especially I looking at those weekly reports and newsletters, it's it's wonderful. Thank you so much. Uh administration, again, thank you. I've heard nothing but good reports. Um, and um, it's I know it's the
043beginning of a new year and it's always exciting. Let's just hope we can keep this kind of spirit the last all year. That's the prayer. All right, that's all I have. Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thank you, Mr. Bush, Mrs. Davis. >> Uh, I do want to give a shout out to Spasi for donating those medical goods for TT's program. I saw the pictures that they're in great shape. They look great. It was such a a blessing to receive. So, we we thank you guys. Uh, Spsylvania County Schools. I would also like to give a shout out to um our PTA people that folks that do a lot of work for our schools and our staff and our students. Um, I got to do the concession stand for uh volleyball with Mrs. Chryser. Yeah. And
044so, and then you just kind of learn like Kathy's done PTA many, many years, but I've never really been a part of that. So hearing all that they do, um I I even think they set up like homecomings >> and they donations for that, concession stands, the sports, raising funds, teacher support, everything that they do is just huge and they don't get a whole lot of recognition, I guess. So we just want to um give them a shout out for all for all their hard work and and honestly, you hear a lot of the same names for years. It's almost like church that only 10% do all the work. That's not saying that they're the 10%. I'm just saying same folks volunteering. Um, also I also was reading from the memo that you put out
045was Kelly Lewis and it was Mrs. Strauss that got the hometown spirit recognition, but also the DMV blue envelope program. That was really cool and I didn't know that, but basically it's a a program that helps assist autism during traffic stops. They people who are nervous about communicating with law enforcement can just hand them a blue envelope and it's free of charge. You get it. Can you get it at our school? I know at DMV stops, but no, just DMV. So, I wanted to, you know, if anybody hears this or is watching that if their child is driving and they have some sort of um or they're just nervous, you don't even have to give a reason. You can just go pick it up and your child can use that um they get pulled over
046for any reason of that nature. Um I'm happy to see Ed back now. He's been on vacation forever. I was expecting him to give me a hard time when I get in almost late. I'm like, who hasn't missed a board meeting in two years? >> Anyways, that's it. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Cleveland. >> Yes. Good evening. Um, I would like to say thank you. Uh, really enjoyed the junior ROC um, presentation today. Um, love to see students successful in that program and um, I always hear really great things about that. I'm really happy that we have that in King George to offer our students. And to our student reps, thank you for being here and giving us the update. Um I would think I would hope that my my kids would
047give me those, but they don't. So, I appreciate you guys. Um and I did like hearing about the safety um and the weapons detection that that the students are feeling more safe in the schools and that that makes me feel really good. Um I overheard a conversation with the students um the other day, a couple students that were at my house and um they were also saying that um they were happy that the transition has gone well and that um they felt like the um the routine is getting better. So I'm happy to hear that too. Um also just wanted to say thank you so much to our principles. Your leadership is key. It really is. And I will say that I mean in the last few years I really do feel like this year
048has been the most positive energy that I have seen and I really appreciate all of you because you are key in that. So thank you for everything that you do. >> Thank you Mrs. Cleveland. Mr. Frank. >> Yes. I'd just like to thank all the staff and teachers for all that you do. Uh like to thank uh Pastor Krookchank for his uh for his uh blessing of the board today, the student reps for their uh comments. And I shared this with Dr. Boyd earlier today. Uh I was bailing hay two weeks ago now and someone stopped by the field that I was in and came over and started talking. He said, "Sorry, major. I've been to all the schools and everybody has a smile on their face." And that is all due to the principles
049that are there and the leadership that are in those buildings. There's not much that this board can do to improve morale. Uh except give a couple days off here or there, but the morale comes from the leadership that's within the buildings. And it has been such a marked improvement. It's unreal. It's it's it's really great. Uh I can thank the NJR ROC for their presentation and uh if any of you have read the book um the anxious generation, it talks in there chapter 10 talks about field trips and how field trips are important to not only uh grade levels but high school students also because it gives them a break. And I know that we've gotten away from that because everything circles around the SOS now and you know my feelings about SOS. Uh but
050if we could somehow another get uh and I know the logistics are hard, but if we could somehow get more field trips in for these students, I think it would make them become a a tighter team. Uh and I think a lot of problems would end there also. But thank you for all that that you do. We really appreciate it. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Frank. I guess I will just echo all the thanks to everybody that all my board members have already said um especially the the student reps. I've learned a lot from you guys this evening um that I didn't know and I we really appreciate you guys taking the time to to let us know what you know what's going on. Um, in addition, I have been to several of the
051schools. I think that the weapons detections, uh, lines and everything are going much better. I've had feedback from like Mrs. Cleveland students and parents and in it in the most for the most part, it's all positive. There are a few naysayers, but you know, we'll have that everywhere. Um, and also, thank you for the donations from Spennsylvania. Thank you to the ROC for their presentation tonight. Um I encourage all the board to go out to sports games. I know many of us have been. I went to I've been to a few. I plan on trying to get to one of each sport at least this season. Um and there's a lot. Thank you, Mrs. uh Higgins for the hometown heroes. I think that's fabulous. Uh, and then the last thing is, um, it was mentioned
052at the board of supervisors meeting a few weeks ago that we did acquire some bricks from the old middle school and trying to think of something to do with them at the new middle school because they're, you know, commemorative. Um, so open to ideas about that, Dr. Nice. Um, I've talked to a few people. We just want to do something because that's, you know, history. Um, also the sign that's out there, the King George, excuse me, King George Middle School sign that's there now where there's no King George Middle School. Um, that belongs to the PTA. I had reached out a while back. Nobody seemed to want to do anything with it. Is old. I get that. So, we're trying to find out a use for that. So, any ideas for that are welcome. Um,
053and thank you all definitely for the spirit. Always see smiling faces and excited kids and that's very encouraging. Thanks again. Now, moving right along. Do I have a motion to go into close session? >> Pursuant to state code, I move that pursuant to state code section 2.2-3712A, the code of Virginia, that the school convene in close session to review hires, reassignments, resignations, terminations, substitutes, and stipens as permitted under 2.2-3711. 2-3711A number one of the code of Virginia. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. >> Chair votes eye. We are now in close session. return to open meeting. >> I make a pursuant to Oh, I move that the King George Gorge 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 exempt
054from open meeting requirements under the 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. >> All those in favor? I >> chair votes I. Motion carries. Now, the action resulting from the close. >> No, no, the next one is the this one. >> I make a motion that we approve all of the actions discussed in the closed meeting. Second, >> Certify. Certify. >> All those in favor? >> I chair votes I and certifies. Motion carries. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Make a motion to adjurnn until the next five minutes for the next >> to the work session. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> we
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