001It's probably not [Music] had enough. >> Yes. start inconise. It's not like It is now 5:00 p.m. I would like to call this meeting to order and welcome each of you to our first meeting of the new school year, August 19, 2025. At this time, I'm going to ask Mr. Haidider to switch hats and bring our invocation. Okay. Welcome. invite you to pray with me. Heavenly Father, we thank you for your grace and for your mercy and for your presence with us tonight because we know you're faithful to your promise to be present when we gather and call upon you. We ask you to bless the students and teachers and parents this year. Keep them all safe and healthy and productive. Bless the board tonight as they meet and make decisions that affect the students
002and parents and teachers. Guide and direct them to do your will. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. >> Okay. At this time, uh Carlos Fernette would lead us in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mr. Bernette, which school will you follow? Burke County High. >> Burke County High. Thank you. >> At this time, we are in for presentations. >> Yes. Our first presentation will come from Brook County High School is um Mr. Bernett who you are heard from along with Miss Lana Avery and they would like to do a presentation about the U the people tour that you all approve a while back so
003I'm going to let me know when you're ready Bernett. Hello everyone. My name is Carlos Bernett and I'm excited to share with you what the Georgia Center of Engagement is all about and our reasoning for developing a chapter at Burke County High School. What is engaged? Engaged is a program by the GCC that helps students learn about civic responsibility and government related careers. It focus on it focuses on building leadership skills by helping others helping our community through service projects. There are over 100 chapters in more than 80 counties in Georgia. What does Engage offer to the student body? They have model you win, the youth assembly, career expo, and mock elections. These activities are super important because they prepare us, the youth, to be informed citizens while simultaneously developing life skills. I got to
004experience this firsthand last year when I visited the state capital with the I with my the IV team at the high school. We simulated Congress members by writing laws and debating them on the House floor and in our state's capital. reviewing and writing rules and policies that benefit everyone and and then everyone and then also those that everyone can agree on is very challenging and a reality that you as board members face every day. Why does this matter? Thanks to these experiences, I have learned that every vote counts. I used to think that my vote didn't matter and I believe that that is the sentiment that's shared by many of the students at the school. They feel unheard and unseen in some senses. Um but seeing how everything worked changed my mind. We explored how
005bills go through committees before reaching the house floor. And in the end, it is me, a regular everyday person who has to say in what type of action is taken to address any issues the larger community observes. Every high school student should be afforded the opportunity to have these types of experiences. I got the opportunity to travel. I also got the opportunity to travel upstate and saw historical sites related to the revolution, slavery, Native American history, the sciences, and more. It was an eye opening experience because understanding our history is crucial for shaping our future. And looking back, I am starting to sadly notice some similarities between some of the more unfortunate points of our history and the events unfolding today. No more than now more than ever, it is important for all for people
006of all ages to get involved in the communities and to get involved in the community and work towards the betterment and education of one another. The need for change and growth is why we are developing a GCC chapter at Burke County High School. Our mission as a school system is to ignite a passion for learning and prepare students for a bright future filled with possibilities. Having this chapter will give students access to rigorous activities in and outside of the classroom. It also helps students stand out on college applications, showing students dedication to something greater than themselves. We have already begun to take steps to partner with local leaders like the mayor and city youth council in Williamsville to create opportunities that help students become informed leaders who can positively impact their community and the world.
007If the time had allowed me, >> if the times had allowed, I would love to have um conduct a mock UN a mock model UN session where we research important topics, debate political senses and compete I mean come to a resolution. This would have shown you that the valuable skills we can develop through the GCP chapter like research, communication, problem solving and leadership skills. Thanks to these opportunities, I have learned that my voice as well as the voice of others are important is not something that remains in the past. It is something that it way into the present sometimes. The experience and insights gained from the GCC will help me pursue my dream of going to multiple schools. I on a whole am knowledgeable and forward thinking after traveling with the GCC, the chapter itself.
008Um, there's nothing I would like more than to see the same opportunities I had be offered to the whole student body at Burke County High School. Thank you all for your support. I appreciate the find the assistance provided by the board and I would like to thank Dr. Cbrooks, Mr. Higgs, Miss Green and especially Miss Avery because it is thanks to wonderful staff like her and like you all that I am able to participate in but that I am aware and able to participate in programs like the future doctor's program held by Harvard student agencies. Thank you. My name Bernette, >> I want to thank you and I am hoping that you will be able to share your journey and experience with others so they can see through your eyes what you have seen. So,
009thank you and thank your parents and like you said, thank all the other people that were involved, too. Thank you. Thank you. >> Our second presentation, um, Madam Chair, is from Miss Rebecca Cros and the Bur County High School Quest. Yeah, you can you can pull it up. Good evening. >> My name is Rebecca Cro and I'm the chorus director at Burke County High School. Um, I am honored that Dr. Williams invited me here this evening and I hope that you don't mind that I've brought a couple of my students with me as well. Um, can you stop it for just one second? That was a surprise. Okay. Um, but first I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for you. Um, and your support last year. Um, that was my first year at Burke
010County. While I'm now entering my 15th year of teaching, um, Burke County High School has been a true and very unexpected blessing for me and my family. Your support of our teachers here is evident in so many different ways and I am so grateful to be part of the bear team. Um first I'd like to invite Jaden Lambert to come up and speak and then followed by Ben. >> Good afternoon everyone. My name is Jayen Lambert and I just want to say how awesome it is to be in chorus. In chorus we sing a lot and we also go to a lot of places outside of school just like Disney. When we went to Disney and we recorded the sounds, it felt wonderful, especially since that was my first time ever going to Disney World
011and doing something like that. course is just course is not just a fine arts class or club that you just seen in. In Miss Cro's class, we do more than just singing. We laugh, we joke, and we also get to sing in places outside of school just like we did in dig. If you have never been in chorus and like to sing, I recommend other students to join chorus because you can learn a lot and you can get to experience more places from being in chorus with Miss C. Sometimes in addition to us singing, we go places and watch other people perform just like we did last year when we went to the Fox Theater and saw the Lion King. Might I add that that performance that we saw last year was so great that
012we are planning to go back again this year to see Hades Town, which is also going which is going to be a wonderful trip based off the clip that we saw in class. That's why I chose the same course. Not because because not only is chorus class singing in the room, but in class we are also talking about music we sing. We discuss the staff notes that are in the music and occasionally we play games to help us better understand the music that we're going to be singing or performing. Thank you. Good afternoon. >> So, hold on. Let me get pulled up real quick. My name is Ben Crow or this is Cro's son. uh while beast whilst being in uh course the chorus program so far we've traveled to a couple places like Jaden
013said including Disney World and the Fox Theater. I um I most enjoyed traveling with my friends during the the Disney trip at the resort near the park. Even us just being around each other was extremely fun. Traveling with my peers is one of my favorite activities to do at school. At the Fox, we saw the Lion King, like Jaden also said, with the puppets that they used and created by themselves is very entertaining to watch. We also went to the restaurant, the varsity. And personally, I think it's pretty good, but some of the students didn't find it satisfactory cuz they all got hamburgers. Anyways, it's still a collection. I look forward to enjoying more trips like these. But while Chorus is great with trips, that's not what it's all about. course has extracurricular activities like
014all state honors choir and district honor choir which I am a part of both currently or plan to be. All state is an event that requires students to pass two rigorous auditions and is a very very tough process. But even though district is a lot easier to get into, it's similar in that the sound is amazing that the choirs produce and it's just it's truly awesome to listen to. >> Thank you, Mr. Lander, you and Mr. Crow. I want to thank you all very much for your presentations and you have to share your stories with others so they will get excited about the course as well. Thank you. >> I do have something else that I'd like to share with you if that's okay. >> Um members of the board, both of these young men
015raised their own money to travel with the BCHS chorus to Disney World last June and their experience was unforgettable. While we of course had a fun time at Disney World, who wouldn't? Um we also had an incredible time learning about and actually walking in the shoes of professionals in the music and sound industry. On our first day at Disney World, we visited Epcot, the park that is the best known for technology and the secrets behind what makes Disney's magic. While there, students were led to a sound stage and met a fantastic team of people who would be with us for the next 2 to three hours. Our guide, Greg, helped students find their seats and explain the basics of what our team was setting out to do. While Greg got the situ the students situated,
016I spoke with Todd, who is a professional singer, actor, and musical director. Todd's job for the day was to teach our students music that they had never learned before. Together, he and I chose a short musical selection that we knew the students would be able to handle, but we didn't tell the students what they would get to sing yet. Before the students actually sang the first note, Todd asked the choir and a few individual students to make some sound effects. We were recorded roaring, stomping our feet, making jungle noises, rubbing our hands together like a soft rain, laughing, and finally speaking the words, "Penda, pend you again." When these words were spoken, most of the students knew that we'd be singing a selection from The Lion King. After recording these small sound bites, Todd and
017our accompanist, Kelly, helped us learn about five minutes of music. Then our technician Jeremy put the music into key places in a short pre-selected part of the film. While Jeremy was working on that, Todd talked to our students about different jobs in the music industry. He covered everything. He shared a video with them which gave them examples of solo singing, singing in a choir, voice acting, accompanying on the piano, sound engineering, you name it. The students thoroughly enjoyed this mini lesson. Then they got to watch the video that they had spent the past two and a half hours making. I brought the recording with me tonight and would like to show it to you. Now, please keep in mind that all of the music and sound effects you will hear were recorded by our own
018high school students, but this recording may not be copied in any way. Please do not take any photos or video footage of this recording. [Music] Thank you. I can see here's the bottom line down to see the truth about my impossible turn away from you. God forever. Falling back. [Music] emergency. Let it fight. Reverse Hallelujah. Miss, I want to thank you once again and your students and all of you for representing Burke County School System. Thank you for your hard work and you could come and get this um you know and if and if had known I would have brought popcorn. Thank you guys. At this time we're going to have roll call. Everybody's present and Dr. Brown is on the phone. So we are all present. Next, we need adoption of the agenda. But
019before I want to add an item to the agenda, and that is the presentation for Muslim. Now, I need a motion to adopt the agenda. >> A motion to adopt the agenda with the addendum of Miss G's presentation. >> I need a second. >> Second. No discussion. We can vote. the laws voting. >> Yes. >> Okay. All in favor? Thank you so much. Next, we're going to move to um um let's just do that. >> Okay. Miss Reed, will you please come forth? You're not in the hot seat anymore. No, you got to slow down. >> Stepped in when we in front and I appreciate it. >> Oh, >> okay. It it it was it was a pleasure and I do appreciate thoughts in terms of um the trust that the board had in calling
020me back. >> And so I would just like to say at this time I want to add my thank yous to the board >> because it had been five years. >> Yeah. And so when I stepped away, it was like I cleared my mind. >> I cleared my mind. And um because I didn't think that I was going to have to pick it up again. And so I also I got rid of files. I had moved files out of the office, but uh when I got them home, I decided these are taking up too much space. Okay? And so, um, you guys caused me to do some quick moving, but I do I do thank you for giving me uh the opportunity to be able to share whatever it is that I can do uh
021for the board, for the community, and for our young children. I am so excited about what I saw today in terms of what our children have in store for finishing their journey here >> in Burke County in Burton County. >> And I want to thank the board for stepping out and just doing some awesome things uh for our young people. So, I'm looking forward to uh what else is going to come next that the board is going to be doing. You guys, you guys jump out of all kinds of different boxes. So, thank you so much for having me back today. I appreciate you so much. [Music] >> Take care. >> Thank you so much. Thank you so much. >> I'm going to say to him, Miss Willis and thank you so much for >>
022Okay, at this time uh we need a motion to approve uh August, I mean July 22nd board minutes. I approve the July 22nd board minutes. >> I'll say we have a motion. >> We need a second. Second discussion by show of hand. >> Yes. >> Okay. We are all in compliance. Okay. >> Okay. >> Next we are ready for our financial report. M. >> Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. Tonight I have the financial report for July 2005. As you know that is the first month of our new fiscal year. If you will please flip to the first page in your board financial report, you can see that with the completion of July, the year is 8.33% complete. Total revenues at that time were 1,678,937. The next page shows expenditures. As of July 31st, 2025,
023total expenditures were 5,651,89. 6.87% of the general fund budget had been expended with the completion of the month. And again, compared to 8.33% of the year complete, you can see that we're starting out in line. So that's a very good thing. The next page shows the general fund balance sheet. As of July 31st, 2025, total assets were 293 million $336,524 with total liabilities and fund equity equaling the same amount. The next page shows the changes in general fund equity. End of period general fund equity at July 31st, 2025 was $290,814,63. The next page shows investments in all funds as of July 31st, 2025. Total investments were $282,320,1483. The next seven pages represent your purchase order encumbrance report. And you might see that this number looks a little elevated compared to last month. It is the
024beginning of the year. People are starting to roll those purchases out. And um that is always a good thing um to try to purchase as much upfront as we can. >> And your final several pages represent your vendor activity report. These are cumulative by vendor, $5,000. Are there any questions about the financial report? >> No questions. Okay, we need a motion to approve the financial report. >> I make a motion to approve the financial report as presented. >> Need a second. >> Second. >> And there's no discussion. So, let's vote by show of hand. Thank you all. Okay. Thank you. public participation. Next, old business um we had, as you recall from last month, um Mr. stock that came to you about some items from uh that they were interested in from the life center
025once demolition began to be moved to the old of the historic Gerard Elementary. And so he indicated that he would send that list and it's not off the press. I've shared it with this side I know and um so that list is there for you all to peruse and approve. We need a motion to approve uh approval for the list of items for the Gerard uh elementary school. I motion that we approve the presented items listed for the Gerard Elementary School. center. Okay, let's vote. Thank you very much. Okay, we're all together. Miss Willis, you're ready for new business? >> Hello everyone. >> We'll start out with our budget report. Um, of course, our children weren't in session for the month of July, so you'll see that reflected on here. But now we are fully
026enrolled and rolling for the month of August. So our funded enrollment um still 94 actual enrollment 94. Uh for the month you'll see ages 0 to 3 years of age zero for those classes no one attended. Uh the daily attendance for the month nonapplicable. Our waiting list was at 19 for the month of July, but we've cleared that waiting list um and placed every child in a classroom for August. You'll see that reflected next month. Um number of transitions was zero. Number of pre uh pregnant women zero for July. You'll see the reflection in August for that. Um we do have pregnant women now in the program. Health checks uh up to date. We are currently entering children for there for August as well as shots. Their shot records are being updated in the system.
027Uh monthly reportable center health incident zero. Number of children with disabilities is zero for July. Staff training activities we had four. Uh parent involvement activities two. Our in is at $99,622. We did take in some in kind um while the children were out. We had some volunteers in the building. Our nutrition report zeros for breakfast, lunch, and snack for July. And then if we turn next, we have our financial receipts. We had a Walmart expenditure of $336.54. And then we have our uh yearly budget from January through December of this year, which is going to be a total balance of $785,5424. Our monthly expenditure for the month of July is going to be $140,000 140,527.76 total for July. And then our yearly expenditures to date is going to be 962,2251. And then we have our
028total incumbrances uh yet to pay out and that's going to be $51,6325. And I always give you guys a little positive update. We had um 10 homebased families that was still needed for our program. Our home visitors hit boots on the ground, went in the neighborhood, knocking on doors, door to door. So, we filled all 10 of those slots that were vacant. So, >> fantastic. >> We are fully enrolled in all programs on site and off-site. So, >> fantastic. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. Thank you. Workers have everything. >> Yes. Okay. All right. Um, we need a motion to accept the um hairstyle report. >> I make the motion to accept the report as presented by the director. >> Second. >> A second. >> Okay, no discussion. Let's go vote. Show of hands.
029Okay, we are together. Okay, let's move right along. The next item is Head Start Meals. Head Start Meals. Um that program Head Start is expected to uh receive children next month and um they have come to the board and asked that we provide meals um through the CAFP program just as we um do with um Early Head Start. Miss Allison has agreed to do that. And so there is an agreement um included there that needs to be signed but need the board's approval um for us to do that. Okay. So we need a motion to approve the CACF meal agreement between the community development institute CDI Head Start and B County Public Schools. >> Sen that was a mouthful. Let's vote. >> Thank you very much. Okay. >> Okay. We in agreement. Okay. All right.
030Thank you. Now, we have the CSRA res membership contract. >> Yes. I included some reference information there for you that this is a contract that we sign annually usually for technical services as well as for hearing and vision services. And I included there just uh so that you have a comparison what we have done for the last five years. And so the um the contract this year slightly above last year but way less than what we've uh spent in previous years because we no longer utilize the technical services as you can see. So we need a approval of that. >> Okay. So we need a motion to approve the CSR visa membership contract. A motion that we approve this >> for 26. Okay. A motion that we approve the CSR of membership contract for 2026.
031>> Second. >> They have a second. Questions by show of hands. Okay. We're all together. Thank you very much. >> Okay. And one more. >> One more. Um again this is an annual contract uh between Apex which provides uh mental health services uh for students and so this is an annual contract. I've compared it to 2025 and it's pretty much the same. >> Okay. >> So we need to approve that one as well. >> We need a motion to approve the MOA between the school system and CSV. Motion that we approve the 8xou between Burke County School System and CSBMG for 2020. Okay. Second. >> Second. >> Okay. Questions or discussion? This vote by show of hands. Okay. Eyes have it. Okay. Next item on the agenda is field trips. Dr. Williams and fundraisers. >>
032Yes. So, um I now have and again some of these are really hot off the press. Um field trips and fundraisers included for all six uh field trips and fundraiser requests for all six uh schools. want to open any any uh >> yes u let's see I wanted to open just had a couple little question >> um B County life center uh will you explain the sale phone lock and confiscation >> yes ma'am um >> you come up come up or either stand Okay. So, basically we've had cell phone locker for several years. Students are not allowed to have cell phone pass the um entrance of the building. So, we you know like back in the day we used to purchase a locker. We keep the locker. Students um put their phones in the locker.
033At the end of the day, they receive their phone back. So, it's just a place where we keep their phone. So, um, they paid $20 at the beginning of the year for the cell phone, but that's for the entire year. Um, basically the it goes back to them um for uh TBI um type of activity that we have for them. So, that's what the cell phone offer is. >> Okay. Um, and there confiscation if they try to have a phone pass the entrance. Both of them have not purchased the locker. So, they have to pay $20 for the confiscation fee. But I use it as a um as the purchase of the locker and it goes towards that and they get to use the locker. But that's what >> Okay. Thank you. Anyone else? Um
034I have one more and this is um Btown Middle School. A the trampoline park. Will you explain that to me? >> Trampoline park. >> Oh yes sir. So each year um at the end of the year based on our GMASS sets those kids who score are proficient level three or higher they get a series of venues to choose from. So they vote. So we don't even know where they're going. Last year I think they went to the five um four they went to another venue but they get the option to to vote on four different locations. >> Okay. And I guess I'm asking the question because I'm not familiar with the safety purposes. >> Okay. >> So they have the side waivers. We do all the the safety and security measures that we offer. >>
035Yes, that's what I'm talking about. Yes. >> Okay. All right. And one other thing, there was a hat date and slides. Not I understand the hat slides. I'm not sure cuz I was thinking again about safety issue talking about slides on your >> Now that one may be a I don't know if it's FFA or chorus or D that's okay that's >> it's it's not your normal >> uh like regular slide they got to have a back >> okay and I thought about that because I thought about um early head stop they not allowed to wear no That's all my questions. So, we need to approve the field trip. Need a motion for field trips and fundraisers. >> Make a motion to approve the uh field trips and fundraisers for 2526 as presented. >> Second.
036Okay, we have a second. Anybody has any questions? So, we need to vote by show of hands. Okay. I'll say yes. Okay. So, and at this time we are ready for the superintendent for just have a few things that I will share. Um always start with our mission and vision and of course that's exactly what we've been doing these last 12 days is trying to ignite that passion for learning that leads to excellence. Um it's been a a a very um smooth opening to school and I certainly want to thank everyone involved with that. That's um principles, that's all the directors, that's everybody. Um our custodians, I thank the staff, everyone who's played a part in that. Um I'll start with enrollment. So when we recorded enrollment at our March 25 2025 FTE enrollment was
0373,764. As of today in Power School, we're at 3,715. And so that's about 49 students less than we reported at the end of last year. Again, the March FTE. Of course, we typically see increases through Labor Day. I mean, there have been days in these first 10 days that enrollment has jumped 200 and and whatever. So, we we're continuing to see that uh go up. >> We see um we've seen most of the increases in grades um second, sixth, um 9th and 12th. >> The others we've seen a slight decrease. And so, that's kind of how that's going to happen. for full transparency. Um, like most public schools across the state or I would even stretching to say the country, we continue to see a decrease in enrollment overall. >> It's been about an average
038of a 100 students over the last um four years. >> Um, if I go back to 2020 when um, you know, right before COVID, we were at 4,248. That's what was reported at the end of the year. And then remember 2021 2020 2021 school year we had half the kids in and half the kids out and we were just taking attendance the best we can. So the the attendance was at 4,249. So about the same as the previous year >> in 2122 school year we saw a decrease down to 4,67 is what was reported at the end of the year. Um, for the 2223 school year, it dropped about another 100 to 3,967. >> For 2324, um, we saw another decrease, 3,822. And at the end of the last year, as I said earlier, we
039were at 3,764. So that compares to where we are thus far this year, just to give you some reference. >> Staffing wise, we are um, looking great. We have just a few positions um posted on out there for um um applications. One would be school psychologist. Um we usually have two um we have operated some years with one or one and a half or one and a um a contracted person and different things but we are trying to get a full a second full-time psychologist on staff. So uh you will see that out there. Um, we also have a Paris professional posting out there. We're always looking for Paris as kind of a fluid position. Um, as you know, instructional coach, we have a posting out there for instructional coach. Um, that one is due
040to a um promotion. One of the instructional coaches at um Betty Middle School, you recall, received a promotion to assistant principal at Blake. So, that position is postful. >> Security support specialist. Um, again, that's a new position. That's the one for the high school. We thought we had um napped somebody and they saw something they like better. So, that was still out there um for um to be filled. Director of HR, again, that was a new position and that one has been posted. Bus drivers. Um you all know the story. >> And then the early head start education and disabilities coordinator. Um again, we thought we had someone for that. That did not work out. So, that one is still out there. But as far as um teachers, counselors, those physicians, we are looking very
041good this year. >> Okay. >> Um just some construction updates. Um we have the ongoing construction at the high school with the auditorium and learning commons or media uh center also with the restrooms. That's going well. U minus some hardware and a few uh fan controls. The restrooms are um are done. media center. We're waiting on the ceiling. Some work to be done in the ceiling. So, um that's looking really good. They uh put the paneling around the wall. It looks really good in there. Auditorium. Um they were staining the floors yesterday and we all muted on the door. Interesting door. Um they're also working on installing the presentation system in the auditorium. They've started putting the woodwork on the walls. The lighting has been installed. They're the goal is to have the seating in
042they're saying by the end of fall break. >> So that's moving along. >> Um uh with the roof uh the roof has to be replaced at the high school. That is state money has to be sent by 2027. We actually have to have everything up for um reimbursement at the state by March of 2027 in order to get reimbursed by Jim. So that project is in the works um as far as um RFP and all of that stuff. the life center. Um that is a priority project for us. The drawings are being finalized. We met again with Mr. um with our architect today and um they're looking saying that's going to be about 14 months long, but it's probably going to be around January before we get started. And then the expansion of um athletic
043fields. That was something that originally was going to be placed at the life center. If you recall, >> which would have caused us to have to transport kids back before they went out and looked at the space at the middle school. So we're going to be able to keep middle school athletics at the middle school. >> Um and so um they are currently again working on those plans um with those drawings, etc. Um just an update with broadband. They continue to update us as a partner. The last update we received was um July 25th and that was week 41 of this project. They're saying they're about 72% complete. >> Um the original plan was 152 miles of cable and I think they say they have about 110 finished. >> So it's about where they go
044that project, right? um prime time program at Blakey. Remember that was something that was started in the spring. It was kind of slow off the ground um based on the meeting with the Y the other day. They have 20 students already um registered and are expecting more. They had received other applications that they were going through. They also inquired about last year whether or not we would be interested in busing some students from SGA to participate in that program. Um I spoke with transportation, they said they could make it happen. Um the participation never really did grow like we wanted it to, but um it seems that it will this year. So they wanted to open that up for SGA, but not thinking that there's enough students there to start a site. So we would
045provide the transportation to or we would to blame but the parent would be responsible for picking the kids up. Okay. >> So they have asked about that. Again if we can make that happen we certainly will. >> Um our uh schoolbased health clinic um at Worth Primary has been a great asset and this is just a map to show you how that is growing across the state. Um we are actually opening the second site at Blakeney so that we're not having to carry kids across campus to be seen um at Wayneburg Primary. So um we're certainly looking forward to that. And then last month I talked to you about the grants that were held back. Um those grants have since been released by the federal government and so we expecting those today. >> And that's
046all I have. Thank you very much for updating us with all of those projects and all that information. We are down to the proposed roundabout. See if I can get Mr. Mr. Hello. Your sound is real muffled. I can't make out what you're saying. >> Mic check. [Music] [Laughter] [Music] All right. >> Okay. Good afternoon, sir. We have uh Mr. What's the name? >> Smith. >> Mr. Smith on the line. We've been talking about a roundabout and uh we had some questions uh that were left before we tried to make a a concrete decision. So, we're here tonight to hear questions that are needed to be uh clarified. And so, we'll begin with Mr. Land. If that's fine. So, good afternoon, Mr. Smith. Uh, this is Franklin Lane with the BOE. U So, one thing
047that we had discussed in our last meeting, uh, we like the drawings, uh, but we were curious as to if a phasing of the project will be planned out and communicated to us. So that if we are required to say this is just for example I don't know if this will be required or not but for example turn Olympic drive or southside drive into oneway traffic for some duration of the project. Would we have that in advance so that we could communicate it to not only our transportation department but also parents of students being dropped off? Yes, you can. Um, at all times you'll be in contact with our supervisor for the job as well as the contractor. Um, do you anticipate doing that during the school year for an event or or is that
048just in an emergency situation you would do? >> No, that would that would be a question. Would the contractor need it? So, so I'm coming from the direction of the needs of the contractor and us be able to oblige them without any delay in the project and without any um hiccups or dangerous situations for pickup or drop off. >> Uh no, the the contractor would have to maintain traffic in and out of school at all times. Um this job is being done with no grade significant grade changes at all. Um is symmetrical widening is what we call it which means that he would simply put barrels up on the shoulder of the road and be working alongside the road. Now the way we could do that to cut the inconvenience down first of all we
049could let the project in say um April or May to get all the preliminary stuff out of the way and contractor actually begin work while school not in session um and try to perform as much of the work during the school summer months when traffic's very light in school systems um so that they can you know get the bulk of widening done and even get it to the point to where it could be used that following fall for cars to store in while we're waiting on you know children pick up. >> Okay. Um, we can also install drainage structures and that during the summer months and then we can also limit the time frame in which it works every day. So that during loading and unloading time when y'all are put delivering children and releasing
050children, it doesn't work while that actually the rush hours going on rush time. So we could limit those days of the times. Okay. >> That type of thing be done to help link any interruption to your ingress. >> Yeah. Follow up to that question because I I have one more but go ahead. >> Okay. Um my question again is is there anything um that can slow this project down besides weather? >> Besides what, ma'am? Is there anything you can think of that will slow this project down besides the weather? >> Do you know of anything? >> No. Um, I mean, there shouldn't be anything. It would be, you know, it's not very hard construction. Um, the only other thing I think of that could possibly slow it down is if you got, you know, a
051bad contractor, but that that would be in the bidding process to make sure we got, you know, a well seasoned contractor that knows what he's doing. >> Okay. >> I can't think of anything other than weather. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. And I didn't get the far as to will it be done in phases. So we'll have enough time or to notify individuals when different things are happening so we can keep the community comprised. >> Certainly we can build into the contract with the specification that he would have to give a certain um week's notice or two days notice, three days notice, whatever whatever length of time the board says. We can certainly give that to him that he has to alert him of all new traffic patterns or anything within a certain time
052frame. So you have time to >> Okay. Thank you. >> And then another question uh that may be kind of complicated since this is a joint project with us and the county. Uh >> who caused the project complete? I know at our last meeting we talked about writing into the contract uh penalties for delays if they did not meet the the deadline for a project completion. And I I'll give you an example. So we had some paving done here in town, but there are still areas that are not complete um and and haven't seen work on them uh in in a while. So who who actually calls the project complete >> the the project once it's accepted by the the the person who's paying for it which be either the county or you or joint
053um that's the person who makes the call as when it's complete. Now, Atlas, if we oversee the construction, which which you know, certainly we hope we are, if we design it, if the county or you know, whichever one it is that's funding the project and then we would give a we do what we call a final walk through with the contractor. At that point, we do a punch list. And then once he corrects all those things from that punch list and we say the engineer says all right project is good for finalization we'll issue that notice to the governing body and then governing body would give him a final product. >> Thank you sir. >> Yes sir. >> Are there any other questions? As far as the penalty you were referring to, we can certainly
054build in. It's called a special provision 108, prosecution crimes, and that covers you uh about time frames not being met that you didn't met. >> He is penalized. I think standard is $750 um per day and I've seen that go as high as $2,500 profit. Okay. For every day he's over. >> I don't have any sufficient information to make a decision tonight. >> Oh, no. We won't. Okay. If there are no other questions, concerns, thank you so much for your time, sir. >> Anything else? Just let me know. >> Okay. Certainly will. Thank you. >> Okay. Um I think we're at the point where we are about to go. We're going into close session. Um so we'll need a motion and we're going in to discuss uh personnel and real estate. Okay. So we need
055a motion. make a motion we go into executive session. >> Second. A second. Okay. Raise hands. Thank you, Dr. MS. Okay. Thank you. Uh before we go, Miss Reed and Dr. Get and Miss Collins, I need you to take our picture with Miss Reed. Dr. I'll get some and say so we can