001Frosty the snowman [singing] is >> [singing] >> know that one day. [music and singing] But when they wasted >> [music] >> Moment >> [music] >> here and there only around [music] over the hill the snowy snowman sum [music] My goodness. You kids sure should know how to shake it. >> Can I pick one now, Ruby? >> Sure you can. What do you have in mind? >> I don't know. I can't decide. >> Silver bells. >> No, too slow. >> Flo the Christmas. >> No, too long. >> How about Deck the Hall? >> Too many follow. All right, Ara, may I make a suggestion? >> Sure. Like what? It's guaranteed to put you in the Christmas spirit. >> Of course. That'll be wonderful. >> [music] [singing] >> wonderful [singing] jingle bell and everyone [singing] Happ. River.
002[music] >> [music] [music] >> I know what the next song should be. >> Yeah, me too. It's obvious. Jingle bells. >> No, jingle bell rock. But it's the jingle bell jukebox. >> Exactly. Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock. >> Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open. >> Hold your horses, kids. Why don't we put them together? >> Huh? Sure. It's right there. Press D25. Jingle [music] jingle jingle jingle jingle jingle jingle jingle bells dashing through the snow through the snow [music] one open sleigh open [singing] sleigh for the [music] kids [bell] all the way [singing] making [music] spir bright and bright. What fun it is to ride a sleigh song tonight. [music] Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle, jingle, [music] jingle around the clock. A jingle
003jingle. That's the jingle bell. That's the Jingle bell, jingle bell, [music] jingle all [singing] the way. Oh, [music] what fun it is to ride. [music] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all [music and singing] the way. Oh, what fun it is tonight. What a time away. up. Jingle around the clock and jingle jingle bell rocking. Yeah. Look at kids. It's snowing outside. >> Cool. Maybe I'll have a snow day tomorrow. >> Hey, you ladies need me to walk you home in the storm. >> E, >> I meant on account of it being slippery and stuff. >> Nice try, Romeo. >> Actually, I think an escort will be nice. >> For real? >> Yeah. I enjoy the company. And here's a song I like to dedicate to Legend. [music] The [singing] snowman in the yard is frozen.
004a star [singing and music] to see. And if [singing] he had a friend, he complain that he [singing] wishes he were free. We [music] frightful, but [singing] so delightful. [music] There is no place to go. [singing] Let it snow [music and bell] [singing] in a cross. [music] Let it snow. Let it [music] finally [singing] kiss goodbye. I hate going out in the snow. [music] But if you [singing] really hold me all the way still [music] [singing] it snow [music] >> [bell and music] >> The weather Isn't the fire inside [music] [singing] me all the way around [music] the fire and my tears still. [music] There is no Enough with the mushy stuff already. I can't stand it. >> Yeah, that's what the egg is for. >> Well, do you have another request? Nothing so sassy
005or jolly >> and nothing would mess with them or golden ring eater by humbug screw. What's left? I have an idea. >> Well, don't keep us as suspense. Give us a hint. Every who lived down like trick us alive. But the twin who lived just north of Whoville did not. >> Wow. You're a boy, Mr. Gr. You really are a hero. You're as [music] lovely as a cactus. You're as charming as a te Banana with the [music] It's relaxing. is in [music] my home. I wouldn't let you [music] [singing] [music] Happy Christmas. You are falling in like a W You got the Hey, Mr. [music] [music] Morgot. It's all still sandwich. It's really snowing out there, kids. You know what that means? >> We can build a snowman >> or we can go studying snowball
006fight >> or we can go to the snow. I was thinking we do shovel the sidewalk, but all those things sure sound like fun. Or we can go riding in a sleigh. >> Like with a horse. >> Uh-huh. >> Sounds cool. >> Actually, it's cold. Freezing cold. I bet you have to bundle up there to keep warm. >> You do. But it's all worth it when the jingle bells are jingling and the wind's in your face. >> Hey, that should be our next song. And it's coming right over. [music] The lovely weather together with you is falling. together with you. Y [music] with you birthday party. [music] Goodbye. Let's [music] hear again. [music] >> [music] >> That was fun. I'm really getting in the spirit now. >> Me, too. Can you believe Princess is almost
007here? And Santa is on his way. Too bad all you kids going to be on the naughty list. >> I've been an angel all year. I got straight A's and I only been grounded three times. >> Well, that's an improvement, isn't it? >> Okay. Who wants to sing some Santa songs now? >> Me. >> What do you have in mind? >> How about jolly old St. Nicholas? Santa Claus is coming to town. >> I like up on the house. >> Well, let's do them all. >> [music and bell] >> Christmas. [singing] Are [singing] you ready for St. Nick? We better watch out. We better not cry. Better not tell you when you're sleeping. He knows you're awake. We know better not [music] Ho ho [music] ho ho ho. Up on the roof. Ho ho ho.
008[screaming] Up on the roof, baby. Ho ho ho. Up on the roof, baby. Up on the roof, baby. Baby, [screaming] baby, can you hear them? I can hear them. is here. I Santa Claus [singing and music] Christmas watch out is coming to you. Here he comes. >> It's just about closing time, kids. >> I don't know about you all, but I had a terrific time today. >> I had a blast. >> Me, too. I had a blast. It was fun doing the hand job >> and busting out some Santa songs. >> I love rocking out the jingle bells >> and singing about winter stuff, too. >> Sounds like you kids got the holiday cheer you came in for. You bet. >> How about you, Ruby? >> Thanks to you guys, I got more cheer in
009my heart than the marshmallows in my famous hot chocolate. And it's all because of the jingle bell juke box. [applause] >> Come on, guys. It's time to go. Do you think we have time for one more song, Booby? Please. >> Sure. This one's on me, kids. Merry Christmas. [bell] Jingle bell jingle [music] bell jingle bell. It's about time of the year again. Bells again [music] [singing] Christmas [music] time [bell] again [singing] Christmas [music] [bell] shopping for you and me. It's about I'm going to ring again. I want to sing again. Jingle, jingle bell, jingle How we are [music] Christmas time to find those Christmas. My sh [music] just for you and me under the tree. [music] Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell, Little fly. begin on your feet. Everybody together Begin. Thank you.
010>> How are you, >> Miss That's what I told. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> You record [music] it. >> [music] >> You can do that already. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> You see? >> [music] [music] >> We have a need for executive session this evening in which we will discuss personnel, land and legal matters. A motion for executive session properly. We will see you at 6:00 the executive session. Thank you. >> [laughter] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. N. [music] Heat. Heat. N. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Doctor. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> That's [music] why Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat.
011>> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] Hey. Hey. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. N. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Hey, hey, hey. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> That's a [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> My fair. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Cheers. >> [music] [music] >> This is if the board members and superintendent please come forward uh toward the front of the stage.
012We have one recognition for this evening. >> [clears throat] >> I would also ask Dr. Rea Hendricks senior, Dr. Del Young, and Dr. Keith Colbert to join me. [clears throat] Tonight, the Clayton County Board [clears throat] of Education and Clayton County Public Schools are proud to congratulate an outstanding member of our staff for an amazing accomplishment with Dr. Tanya Clark, coordinator of secondary mathematics. Please come forward. [applause] >> Earlier this fall, Dr. Clark was presented the Glattis M. Thompson Award by the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This award is presented in recognition of distinguished service in the field of mathematics education not only at the local and regional level but also at the state level. At present, Dr. Clark serves on the board of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics and on the
013board of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and she is currently president for the Georgia Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. She was bestowed the honor of the Glattis Thompson award during the annual meeting of the Georgia math conference at Rock Eagle earlier in the fall. We can wish her congratulations and salute her upon this accomplishment. [applause] step away if you'd like or you can congratulate the next one. We've got a couple of groups that we're going to do [clears throat] special recognition for that will not be coming to the stage. The board takes this opportunity during the evening to congratulate the division of communications, public relations, and marketing. The division received nine silver level and 14 gold level awards Georgia. They are working at this time for the most part, although they may want
014to stand and wave and say hello. There's also should be a photograph >> and we're waiting for that. >> Nope. >> Oh, there it is. because earlier [applause] earlier this uh during the um prior to the break or uh Thanksgiving week, the board of education held a special lunchon to commemorate the outstanding accomplishment of these individuals. So, we thank the boards for that generosity and we congratulate the department on this outstanding performance at the state level. I will point out that among all those awards, the district received two out of 13 best in category awards to go along with this uh great accomplishment at the Georgia School Public Relations Association contest. Our final recognition for the evening, we would like to ask we've got some special people in the audience and would the members of
015the district's 2526 cohort of learning to lead these names. serve as leaders within our school district and other school districts across the state of Georgia and the southeast. So, we welcome you to our board meeting. We want to thank you for being part of such an outstanding Mr. The chair for recognition Everybody understand. [clears throat] Thank you. Is one Jasmine two Christmas Dr. Jess Victoria District five Dr. D. District six is Mary. >> District seven is >> district eight is >> and district 9 [clears throat] is Assistant to superintendent, >> assistant deputy, superintendent, >> attorney and joined here by our three interns, Adrien Francz, Miss Edith Perez, and Kingston. Thank you. At this time, we're going to read In accordance with a board policy, it is the duty of every board member to avoid both
016conflicts of interest and the appearance of such conflict. Does any board member have any known conflict of interest or appearance of such conflict with respect to any matter scheduled to come before the board at this meeting or appearing on our proposed agenda? If so, please identify the conflict or hearing the conflict and refrain from participation in the matter in we now public participation. target statement. Clinton County Board of Education welcomes public participation and will hear any interested individual pursuant to the guidelines outlined policy BCBI. Members of the public will not be allowed to discuss individual personnel issues or confidential student matters. Speakers must identify themselves and topics before speaking. Speakers will be given three minutes to speak and time may not be yielded from one speaker to another. Board members will not respond to comments
017from speakers. The chairman may respond as appropriate. Issues requiring possible action by the board may be added to future agendas. Issues that may need to be addressed by the administration will be duly noted. Abuse of language and personal attacks will not be permitted. My first individual speaking this evening is Miss Tony Beckham. Tony Beckham. Do I have a Tony Beckham here? Okay. Next is Miss Leslie Green. Leslie Green. I have a Faso Ramsey. Fasio Ramsay. One more time. Fash fashion Ramsey, Tony Beckham, Leslie Green, and lastly, Henry Mentor. Good evening to the board and everybody here. Uh my name is Henry Menor. I'm an employee Clayton County. uh in particular I work at uh Ash Street Center and I'm here to uh just bring to the board's attention we have several classrooms that do not
018have heat. Uh we have, as y'all know, we have autistic kids on one side and one of their classes was so cold today. And by the way, it's not a class I work in. Uh but because I'm a team player, it's about making sure everybody is taken care of because we don't want any issues throughout the day. Today we had kids you know getting sick uh simply because there's no heat in certain classroom and from my just you know asking well why this not right it's like well some of these classes been this way all the time and so I'm just here to make sure you know the board is aware and the issue is resolved. Thank you. >> Thank you so much for bringing that to our attention. Dr. Smith, can you look at
019that? look into that first thing in the morning. >> Sure. >> Thank you. That concludes our public participation. >> Before you go into executive session, I'd like to have a moment of privilege, please. >> Sure. One second. Before we go into that moment of privilege, I forgot to make an adjustment to the agenda when we first started. The adjustment that I'm going to make to the um to the agenda is we have an item on the business agenda for vote tonight which states CCPS foundation lease. Um if it's okay with the board, we're going to pull that and deal with that at our special call meeting. Is is that good with you, Miss Cooper? Hill Haney, good deal. All right, Miss Gory, go ahead. >> All right. Sorry. I wanted to uh extend to everyone
020since this will be possibly our last board meeting, a happy holiday season to everyone, but I wanted to acknowledge some people in the audience because it's Sagittarius season. And I wanted to give a shout out to our CFO, Miss Rabona Bivvens, who just had a birthday, Dr. Tim Gy, and Miss Denise Hall, whose birthday, who just had a birthday as well. All the Sagges in the house, and I wish Joy a happy birthday. And I'm still 70ish, so uh my Yes. 70ish plus. Uh my birthday will be Friday and I'm going to have the pleasure of going to Hawaii with Mount Zion High School's band and so I just wanted to give myself a happy birthday wish cuz I'm not sure anybody else was going to do it but I had to look out for
021me. Thank you. Happy birthday to all the nice presents that you left over here in these beautiful roses. Happy birthday to all. >> And I also wanted I was hoping that Miss Ka would come. Normally she comes in with a gift for us. I don't know if she forgot, but I do have something for her. And um just wanted to say happy holidays to everyone. Thank you. >> Right. And one one one other thing is um our attorney Clen Doyle lost his mother these past the in the past few days. So, if we could take a moment of silence for um Mr. Doyle. I spoke to him this morning and I told him that it's amazing and I think Dr. Smith will co-sign to this. You know, we we go through all of these years
022as a child and the day that your mother passes away, that's the first day that you truly have to be an adult cuz you have that that mother looks over your shoulder all the way until she leaves this earth. So, a moment of silent for Mr. Doyle, please. I thank you. I seen a hand over here. No. Okay. Um, we're at an um the executive session. We have a few recommendations from the executive session. Mr. Superintendent, the floor is yours. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Miss Vice Chairwoman, members of the board, Attorney Clim Dole, uh, and staff and community. Uh, I would like the board, uh, to consider, uh, for the position of, uh, the principle of early learning salary. I mean, a early learning center. Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me. I'm sorry. I'd like for
023the board to consider for the position of director of leadership development, Dr. Dyra Harris. Can I get a motion? New um Oh, I'm sorry. Can you hear me? Y I ask that we um accept the recommend I motion that we accept the recommendation of our superintendent. >> Good deal. Good. I get a second. I second. >> Miss Hill, the motion has been made and properly second. Can I get a vote? >> It's unanimous. Thank you, board. Dr. Harris, if you're present, um, please come forward so we can take a picture with the board and also bring your family. >> [applause] >> Thank you board members. I would also like for the board uh to consider the recommendation made on uh employee tribunal hearing 2025-2026-04. >> Can I get a motion? I move that we accept
024the superintendent. >> You would next. >> Okay. Go ahead. I'm sorry. >> I move that we accept the recommendation of the superintendent for 2025 20264. >> A second. >> I second. >> All right. The motion has been made and properly second. Can I get a vote? >> It's unanimous. >> Thank you, board. I would also like for the board to consider recommendation made for employee tribunal hearing 2025-2026-05. Can I get a motion? >> Mr. Chairman, I move that we accept the recommendation of the tribunal board for tribunal 2025-2026-05. >> Fantastic. Can I get a second? >> I second it. The motion has been made and properly seconded. Can I get a vote? It's unanimous. >> Thank you, board. I would also like for the board to consider for a student hearing 2025-2026-01. >> Can I
025get a motion? >> Mr. Chair, I do approve that we um accept the recommendation from the superintendent for tribunal 2025 2026-01. >> Can I get a second? I second it. >> The motion has been made and properly seconded. Could I get a vote? It's unanimous. >> Thank you. Uh, Mr. Chairman and board members, I have no further recommendations. >> Thank you so much, Miss Blackwell. Blackwood, the announcement. Good evening, Mr. Chair. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, board members, superintendent, board members, superintendent Smith, district administrators, and citizens of Clay County. I am Angelina Fam, an eighth grade student at Moneyville Middle School. >> And I am Isaiah Parker, an eighth grade student at Muddiesville Middle School. We have the pleasure of sharing the board announcements for December. During December, in addition to observance of human rights day,
026Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Christmas, we celebrate the Wrights Brothers first flight, the discovery of the South Pole, and the first day of winter. >> This year's holiday sponsorship project coordinated by the district's homeless education department has been themed cards for caring and more, the gift of options. A specified request is being shared for gift cards in amounts of $25 from supermarkets, department stores, and restaurants. All contributions are deeply appreciated and will help bring joy, comfort, and hope to families this holiday season. Cards are being accepted through December 3rd, 2025. For more information or to contribute a gift card, contact the homeless education department. >> Gladen County Public Schools is conducting its third annual toy in coat drive. We invite all stakeholders, employees, parents, students, and community members to help us spread holiday cheer by donating new
027or gently used coats and toys for children and families in need. Collections will be accepted through Thursday, December 11th. Coats and toys will be handed out on Wednesday, December 17th. For more information, please see the district website. >> National Letter Writing Day is Sunday, December 7th. This special day offers a chance to take a time to send a handwritten letter to someone special. All of the district's office and schools will be closed from Monday, December 22nd, 2025 through Friday, January 2nd, 2026 in observance of the district's semester break. Monday, January 5th, Tuesday, January 6th, will be a professional learning day. All employees, with the exceptions of security guards, will report to work. Students will not report to school. >> Students will return to school on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. As the district resumes its regular
028schedule, this will mark the start of the second semester. >> There is no work sessions in December for January 2026 board meeting. The regular monthly session for the Clayton County Board of Education is depending approval on the board meeting calendar of 2026. >> Mr. Chairman, this concludes the announcements for the month of December. Happy holidays. Seeing none, the minutes for the board meeting November 3rd, 2025. Are there any changes? >> Go ahead. >> Regarding I I can recall seeing an email from one of the board members saying that they wanted to change their vote. I believe it was Miss Hill. Did anybody did anybody address that? Uh >> right. Um >> or did she you sent it to other board members? I was just checking to see whether or not you wanted to go on
029record to change your vote. I believe it was possibly on the tan. >> Yes, that that is correct. Um I did send that and we did not address it. Um so it was not updated on the minutes. >> On the minutes. Okay. Miss Miss Battles, could we get that updated on the um on the minutes? Okay. All right. So, we'll make that correction for those minutes. All right. Fellow board members, we're now at the consent agenda which is going to include financial report, splash revenue report, the purchasing report, budget amendments, the fisc year 2027 budget calendar, splash construction report, GDO's resolutions, capital 2 purchasing report, Fountain Elementary demolition bid, and personnel changes. Is there any um items on the consent agenda that anybody wants pulled? Seeing none, can I get a motion for the consent
030agenda? Miss Telus Cooper. >> Miss Hill. Second. >> Second. >> The motion has been made and properly second. Can I get a vote on the consent agenda? It's unanimous. All right. We're now moving on to the business agenda. All of these items that are coming up are to be voted on this evening. We have policy series A. Is there any changes? No changes. Can I get a motion for it? Series policy A. Miss Baker. Mr. Christmas. The motion has been made and properly second. The motion was made by Miss Baker and seconded by Mr. Christmas. Could I get a vote? It's unanimous for policy series A. Policy series B. Could I get a motion for policy series B? Mr. Christmas, Miss Hill, I'm sorry, Miss Baker. All right. The motion has been made by Mr.
031Christmas and Miss Baker. Can I get a vote? All right. We got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. >> And you're abstaining. Okay, we got seven and one abstension. Miss Bose is abstaining. You want to speak? Um I'm abstaining from series B because it's the board version of our policies and we are both um out of compliance and lacking accountability in this domain and I find that the policies as stated are currently not upheld. >> Gotcha. All right. We're now on policy series C. Can I get a motion for policy series C? Miss Dr. Gory, >> Mr. Christmas, the motion has been made and properly seconded. Um, Miss Gore was the the um motion was made and Mr. Christmas was the second. Can I get a vote? Got one, two, three, four, five, six,
032seven, eight. All right, it's unanimous. The last item, the last item on the agenda is the policy series JC D AF. Can I get a motion, Miss Baker, and Miss Gory? All right. The motion has been made and properly seconded. Can I get a vote? All right, you're abstaining. All right, I got 8 to I'm sorry, 721. Miss Miss Hill abstained. All right, Madame Vice Chair, is there any anything else on the agenda that we need to go over this evening? Merry Christmas, everyone. The time is 6:30 p.m. and this meeting is adjourned. Don't ask