001the 116 [clears throat] work session and um turn it over to Mr. Black, but he's already said that Miss Cody's not here, so he's handling the finances, so you need to take it easy on him. >> But with that said, let's go ahead and get started. [clears throat] >> Somebody can pull up the Yeah. the actual thing. So anyway, um you pull up the uh the other financial. So for September, there were uh four budget amendments. One was decrease the CTA grant [cough] by [clears throat] 6600. One, increase the custodial supplement grant by 27200, decreased the Georgia the gold Georgia outdoor learning grant by 3,700 and increase the student mental health grant by 140,000. Uh just a little bit of background a couple of those. is a custodial supple supplement grant is I believe this
002is a third year we've received it from the state and again it's is said it's a onetime $1,000 [clears throat] bonus to the custodians to each custodian but but this is the third year that they've uh they've done it so we'll be paying that in the January pay period $1,000 to each custodian again that's through a through a grant from the state the uh increase for the middle uh health grant. Miss Haywood will be giving a little more information on that in in a few moments. But that's $20,000 [clears throat] for each middle and high school for mental health supports. And that's again another grant from the state. Any questions on the amendments? The next page. Hard to see on there, but overall our revenues uh we are at 9% of the budget. Uh again,
003that's just due to the fact that we haven't received all of our property tax revenues yet and our uh expenditures are at 20.6% of our budget position as of September is 25%. And our August sales tax collections, which Mr. Haywood did report out on last week or last month, were for the the August sales tax, which received in September was around 3.2 million. Any questions on on that? Pull up the other attachment. We'll look at the investment. [clears throat] Overall, [clears throat] you the bottom right hand corner September our investment brought in 467,000. Uh that's for our general operating workers comp [snorts] the building fund and east plus three four and five. And I believe overall if my math was correct um since we the inception since September of 2022 we're right around 19.7 million
004I think. So where we are overall in interest earnings. >> It looks like this year will maybe track a little bit less than I mean I think interest rates are coming down a little bit. >> Yeah, interest rates are coming down. Um, and some of it's going to depend on why we're we're we're pulling money out of the Eastbos 3 for the performing arts. So, that balance, which have invest going down, but we're probably not going to be spending the East 5 as quickly as we've spent some of the other ones. So, that balance for investment is going to be going up. So, [clears throat] >> any other questions? All right, we'll move to Mr. Benson for the SAT and ACT score update. >> So, good evening everybody. Before we get started and kind of
005look at some [snorts] data, I know Mr. Blackerby has shared some of this with you, but we kind of wanted to just do it publicly here this evening. And I think it's safe to say that it was another um job well done for the class of 2025 in terms of student achievement. So, when we look at the data, I think um you're going to be pretty impressed with last year's graduating class. The first slide here, just looking at the SAT [clears throat] uh composite score. And so, we tried to look at where we've been in terms of this. So, you'll see beginning in 2019 and through 2025. Um I think it's important that we start in the middle with Glen County Schools. Um and there's a few things that stand out when you do that.
006First off, you can see beginning in 2019 compared to 2025, the 2025 bar is higher than the 2019 bar, which means that obviously there's been an increase there. Um, so just so because there's no actually numbers there, just for your understanding, the class of 20 19, excuse [clears throat] me, the class of 2021, um, if we start there in the middle, you can see that's kind of like the high point for us. That was, um, 1,9 was the average composite score. And as you play out and you look across, you can see the class of 2025 cohort. That mark there on the graph is 191. So really there's an eight point difference from where and if you're looking at those um seven years across there's really eight points between those two high bars. So [clears
007throat and snorts] um certainly right there second highest out of the sevenyear period that we've looked at. When we look at uh the class of 2024 versus the class of 2025, obviously you can see uh from the graph there that there is an increase with the class of 2025 and that's a 32 point increase. So going from uh the class of 2025 was 191 versus uh 2024 which was 159. So, um, again, a really nice gain when you think of the SATs. [clears throat] The state of Georgia is the second to last group of bars that you're seeing on the graphic here. And you can kind of see that the state has been pretty much, um, stagnant there the last couple of years in terms of overall composite scores. Um, and the same is true
008for the nation. Um, [snorts] just for our comparison here this evening, um, thinking back, Glen County is the sec the third set of of bars there in the middle. Our bars are a little bit higher than the state. And guess what? We're also a little bit higher than the nation. So, um, congratulations to to the class of 2025 on that. So, that's a >> excuse me, >> what are you considering a cohort? Just the 12th graders, >> the seniors. >> Just the seniors. >> Yes, sir. And so, um, what I actually look like look at is Glen County compared to Georgia and the national and national and us doing better says to me. >> That's where we want to be. >> Yep. >> If not on it, doing better. And us doing better is a
009good thing. >> And we're on kind of an upward trend for the last three years, whereas the national [clears throat] scores, >> they're slightly on a downward trend. And I would say the state is slightly on a downward trend >> as well when you look at the past couple of three years or so. >> So that's that's also a good point to to put out there. >> You think those exemptions had something to do with it when they were exempt from COVID? I think it went on for like two years, three years >> when colleges were letting you >> in just a moment there'll be a slide that shows the test takers. You can see there's there were there [snorts] was a dip in the test takers in one of those years um when when
010the colleges did not require when all the colleges did not require. >> So if you think about the composite score, think about your traditional SAT score that is the combination of the evidence-based reading and writing and the mathematics sections. Right? So this is considered to be the overall section. So as we kind of move through here this evening, you're also going to see we did try to break those down for you here. Um, it should be [clears throat] of no surprise to any of us in the room this evening if our overall composite score is up, guess what? Our section scores are also going to be up. But I did want to just kind of spend a few minutes um talking about those. If we could just start there again in in the middle with
011Glen County, our 2019 um score for the reading and writing was 519 versus our 2025 score was 531. So, um, you know, there's 12 points that have that we've come up in reading and writing from. Then the when I look at those bars, like Mr. Jackson, I think you pointed out, the class of 2021 and the class of 2025 are kind of the two high points that you see when you're looking at that graph. The class of 2021 is 568 was their overall score. The class of 2025 is 566. [clears throat] So there's really like a twopoint difference is really what you're looking at on those bars. Um again, if we compare the class of 2024 versus the class of 2025, there's a 18 point gain. So that la second to last green bar versus
012the light blue bar that you're looking at that that constitutes 18 points that students were had uh improved from the previous year. To Mr. Madala's point, Glen County Schools continues to be above uh the state and national averages on this section of the SAT. We did the same for the math. Um so I could basically hit replay and say the same thing to you. Um again with the overall composite score up, you were seeing that again with um the increases on the math section for our students here in Glen County. the evidence-based reading and writing section is a little bit stronger than the math. Um, so when we kind of look at this, our overall score in math was 566 versus our overall score [snorts] in excuse me, in reading and writing was 566 versus
013our overall score in math which was 525. That gives us our overall composite score that I mentioned earlier of [clears throat] 191. So, um, going back to that analogy though with the the two highest bars that you see, that's that gray bar and then the light blue bar on the end. That gray bar, the class of 2021 represent represented 530 for math and the class of 2025, that light blue is 525. So, there's a fivepoint difference in those those heights of those two bars that you're looking at. What did we do differently at at Brunswick High do you think in 25 with the re you know so they seem to be on [clears throat] the same trend right as the state in the nation academy is ticking up every year right and and Ron Scott's
014trending down like the averages and they jump pretty well in 2025 in reading and in math do we have more you know >> school sessions or what what caused that tick that little jump because it is pretty decent help especially in reading. >> We kind of talked about that as as a cabinet before we came here this evening and we feel like that there's just been stronger overall tier one instruction that's going on at the high schools especially Brunswick College. >> Um I think we've seen that when we look at our content mastery results. Um and we're seeing those that same effect now kind of spill over into the SAT and ACT. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The CCRPI scores are coming in. We're we're starting to see that same trend overall. Yes, there's been some
015realignment of of the of the teachers and the instruction that runs. >> Thank you. [snorts] >> Um, as Mr. Blackerby mentioned earlier, um, sometimes when you see an increase in test takers, we did see an increase in 2025 with the number of students taking the SAT. Um, sometimes you tend to see a little dip in the scores because you're reaching out to more students to take that. We actually saw the opposite of that as we discussed here this evening. We saw scores go up and we saw the number of students participating go up from the previous year which is really nice um to see. We had 328 um test takers. Uh just so you can kind of understand that for our uh we were fourth in the RISA in the number of just overall number
016of test takers and and just for comparison Camden had 294. So we had a few more test takers than them as well. And we kind of want to lead into that. So we did do some REA comparisons. So where do we stack up against everybody else? And you can see here from this, we stack up right at the top. And uh so if you kind of compare us with the state average, the state average mark is is 1,029. So that puts Glen County Schools 62 points above the state average, which is to Mr. Madal's point, that's [clears throat and snorts] just getting it done. We did the same for the recent comparisons um for some of the section scores. Well, when you're top at the composite, guess what? You're going to be very close or
017at the top for the section. So we are number one for the evidence-based reading and writing subsection. The state average for this section was uh 526. So we're 40 points above the state average. We are number two for the math subsection. >> [snorts] >> The state average for for the math was uh five five uh 502 and we were 525. So obviously that puts us 23 points above the state average here as well. I think it's safe to say like I said at the beginning [clears throat] class of 2025 did extremely well when you look at these assessments. >> Real quick if if you can on slide five the test takers. So, so in 25, 328 seniors took the test, the SAT, that's combined both schools, >> correct? >> Versus how many seniors in the
018>> class? I mean, are we So, we're less we're less than 50% of the senior class. >> So, >> is that a concern? >> Would we like to see more students taking the SAT? >> I think it's it go it kind of speaks to what we what you guys mentioned earlier during COVID. there was less of an emphasis on the SAT as being important as part of an admission requirement. It's still considered to be used at most colleges and universities as an initial screening tool and so we're we're kind of working coming trying to come back to that. Mr. Dodin trying to get students back anticipate that number going up then over >> Exactly. [clears throat] Yeah. >> Well, here's one thing I think happens is, you know, like when I was in high school
019and if I went to high school in Georgia, pretty much the universities around in the Southeast took the SAT and then you took the ACT if you were going to go to like the Northeast or something. But now all the schools take those. And so kids try to sometimes they just go down one path but sometimes they try and see which one they're getting better scores at and then by the time they're a senior taking it they have decided which one they're going to do. So I think you're splitting between the two tests by this point. Yeah. [cough and clears throat] Maybe >> um because I think the Glenn Academy had about just under 300 graduate last I mean just under 400 graduate last year >> and Brunswick was right at 400 I think. So
020yeah, that's why you're seeing >> you're also seeing which [clears throat] is was kind of formed to me and probably all of you there's what they call superc scoring going on with the >> that's my next question. How many are being doubled up in that number? >> You know, and so you've got students that try to take that test one time and then they're trying to take it a second time because they're trying to get a a higher score in another section and they're trying to combine those two sections. >> As Miller, you got to pass it in one setting, both of them. Yeah. >> So everybody could take not focus on one thing this time and go back and do that before. >> Exactly. >> Which >> wasn't possible when myself or probably any
021of you were taking the SAT. That that type of thing didn't happen. >> And so we also wanted to just um combine tonight with the SAT and also just speak briefly about the ACT. And so this chart or this graph here has got quite a bit going on. Um, so we'll just start the lefth hand column there are the different sections of the overall for the ACT. At the bottom you see the composite. [clears throat] So I think that's a good place to start. Um the top bar is the national average on the composite so 19.4. The second bar is the state 21.4. And then the third bar is Glen County Schools 22.6. So going back to what Mr. Madala ear alluded to earlier. We our bar wants to be higher than both the state
022and national averages and we are there. >> You've got some of the other breakdowns for some of the other sections that make up that composite score and you can see that same trend happens right on through. [clears throat] They're higher in each of those um section areas than both the state and national averages. The third and fourth bars are the two individual high schools. And we just wanted to finish tonight with that overall composite score of 22.6. I think it's really impressive when you look at this. Glen County Schools hasn't been at that 22 mark before. So, we wanted to highlight that this evening and say we are going in the right direction. When you look at where we've been from 2019 to 2025, these scores continue to go up. So, hats off to those
023teachers and those students for getting it done. [snorts] >> Any other questions? >> Question. All right, we'll move to uh Mr. Haywood. >> That's how you get people to move into your community by having decent schools >> because they look at that before they live there. >> That's awesome. >> All right. Uh good evening everyone. I'll start off with our Eastwash projects on the facilities update um at the College of Coastal Georgia Performing Arts Center. Um it's progressing, still progressing very well. Um it's not a there's a lot of change going on on the inside, but it doesn't really look like it. So, I didn't put any pictures up or anything, but the biggest thing you'll see out there now is they're beginning to continue with the paving and the grading work. Um, all of
024a lot of the sidewalks have already been poured and like I said, you can go on the website and see it live. But, uh, that's the biggest thing they've gone. The the sidewalks are being poured now. Um, still continuing to hang drywall and paint drywall. Um, all of the door frames and everything are in and uh, continuing with the window installation. Um, everything seems to still be on schedule uh, for projected completion date in January. um of 2026. Uh moving on to the Glendale Elementary replacement. These pictures and shots are compliment of Mr. Charlie Faulk of our IT department. So I cannot take credit. Um but yes, this is a view of uh of the Glendale Elementary replacement phase two of the site development. Um, and it is going it's going extremely well. All of
025the building pads are complete. All three retention ponds have been dug. There's only two in this picture right here. They just dug the third one. Finally got the approval to do the remaining portion of the bus loop and the parent uh drop off and pickup. So, that area is being mulched right now and they'll begin they're taking out timber right now. So, those roads, we finally got permission to cut those roads in. The drainage has been approved and the pipes and pipe boxes will be delivered this week um and installed. Uh the conduit on the power has been installed along with Woodro SAP. They just installed the well and we're still on schedule for phase three, which is the building construction, and they'll turn it over then to RH Tyson to begin that. And the
026plan hopefully is to begin digging footers. uh the middle middle to late December to start digging footers. Um that's just another view. Back here is the big retention pond. It's at the back of the school. This one here is at the by the parking lot. And this is the parking lot right here. This area right here will be where the school is where the school will be built. And then of course going all around which you'll see it on the next on the video will be the bus loop that goes all the way around the site. So let's pray this works. Oh Lord, [laughter] >> you feel the same way when I'm trying to do something with my kids. I know Google is such a big thing for us, but I can't I had to
027put my >> It makes me crazy. >> Hold on. Hold on. Let me see. >> This may be a strange question. Do we know the address what the address will be in the school? >> 7640. Is it 7640 Gleno Parkway? >> Golden Park. >> Golden House Parkway. I meant >> on the tax maps it has an address. Whether or not that remains the mailing address, >> we don't have a post. We don't have a mailbox. >> I got just curious. >> Huh? We will also have to convene a committee and and work on the naming of the school as well. >> It's not included. >> All right, let's try. >> Let's try it again. >> Nope. >> You have to give them access. >> Whoever I did. [clears throat] >> So, you'll have to get
028in your email. >> I'm I'm on mine. >> I'm I have to go to my email. >> Mr. And while they're working [clears throat] on that, can I ask you on the SAT and ACT information? Sure. >> Can we get that public? Let's get some sort of summary of that data on social media because that's the kind of stuff that resonates. Like, >> you know, it's one thing to read a CCRPA score and SAT score. We're better than state and better than nation. >> That means something to parents. I'd love to see that. >> If there are teachers watching right now, as a former teacher, I'd like to give them all a hand. They deserve it. They have worked so hard [applause] and they deserve it. >> Sorry, Mr. Hwood. >> That's all right. [laughter]
029That's all right. >> I appreciate that feeling. >> You can email >> and and I can um >> It's on her computer, just not on that computer. >> Yeah, I don't know why. >> We can share it tomorrow. >> Okay. I I'll get it shared, but it it is some it's some I mean, >> maybe >> like I said, this one is a video and um the the last one both the last two are videos. This one shows the road coming in. It's just a nice you're going down the road the um one of the bus loop uh entrances or exits and you just it just takes you all around the property and it is a really nice uh drone drone view. So anyway, um we'll move on to our next uh our next pro
030local capital outlay project capital funded projects, the BHS field house. >> We got it. >> There we go. Let's try and see. >> Oh, look at that. >> We don't have music. >> Yeah, I was going to try to put some music with it, but not that technologically savvy. Do your voice so we'll sing to [laughter] But again, this area here, this is where the school uh will actually be. Um, and again, out front, this area is the parking lot. That's the big retention pond, like I said, at the back of it. And it's just a really beautiful It's a beautiful site. Um, did it stop? >> All right. Where my mouse at now? I need my cursor. >> See if yours are moving, Miss. >> Nope. [clears throat] Well, >> Mr. Haywood's locked up
031the entire meeting. [laughter] >> Need a journ. >> Help, John. >> All righty. So, >> I press >> and I'm pressing this one and this it's not doing anything either. >> We tried. >> We failed the audio record. [laughter] >> We can read, right, do math. We can't can't do technology. $10,000 TVs in here. >> All right, it's spinning for some reason. But anyway, and I' I've got some other pictures that I'd like to show of the fieldhouse um as well because it's changing on the inside as well. Um they're starting to put some paint on the walls in the fieldhouse and roof is paint the interior uh roof is de roof deck is painted, wall paint. Um it's so it's really it's coming on along as well. Um the HVAC equipment is also uh
032being installed at this time. All the plumbing rough in is complete. Um all we have to do is install fixtures and the water coolers. Uh Stuckco is getting finished up today and then they'll begin installing gutters and they will continue painting over the next two weeks. All of the inter exterior doors have been installed and the electrical work is about 80% complete. um in December is still the projected completion date. Moving on to the board office, uh we're on wing four right now and it is progressing very well. Um of the nine spaces or nine office spaces, professional learning rooms, five of them have been uh already drywalled and um they'll do the remaining four over the next couple of days. The roof is complete. The only thing we have to do with the roof
033is uh put the trim on. And again, we're still looking at a completion date of late December for wing 4. That is it on the projects. And lastly, [clears throat] uh with our Okay, >> I'm I'm scared to hit I don't want to hit play on this. I don't want to. >> No, I think I just go to the agenda. >> [laughter] >> All right. So, um, we'll go here. I'm sorry. Here are the fieldhouse uh pictures that I was talking about. Just some exterior views. This is the main entrance um coming into the fieldhouse which is the side closest to the existing uh building. This is the front side if you're on Altama Avenue or in the in the parking lot. They're installing the HVAC units. This is a picture of the hallway when
034you come into the main entrance. They're getting the primer on the walls and that done. This is a look at the training room. And this is the weight room and turf area. And like I say, they've got primer on the walls. And then you can see that they pretty much painted about 90% of the of the roof. Um ceiling rather, not the roof. They painted about 90% of the ceiling. So anyway, it's progressing extremely well and and moving along at a good pace. And lastly, the good report, we'll look at our collections, our fifth collection. Um, with our fifth month's collection, we took in $2,994,54343. Um, this is our lowest amount that we've taken in thus far, but it's still $159,616.56 more than the collection for the same time period a year ago. And it's
035looking like the BIES has provided about a 6% so increase. Um, but this is our lowest um collection to date since we started East Bloss 5. Any questions on any of the good reports or facilities or anything? >> Thank you very much. >> We will move on to Miss Haywood with the ESSE mental health services. >> Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. We're asking the board if you will consider um approving the purchase of our clinical te teleaalth counseling services um through ESE teleaalth services. Um just to give you some context at the August 20th meeting, the state board of education did approve for the state mental health grants that Mr. Blackerbe referenced earlier um to provide um $20,000 for each middle and high school. We've been working with ES since 2022. We were one
036of the first districts in the state of Georgia to sign on with them for telealth services to be pro provided during the school day at school and so we want to continue with that work but now because of the grant we're able to provide we're able to expand those services and provide them for all students and so um we're asking for you to approve the $84,000 that it will cost us to be able to expand those services for our students in Glen County and it would come from the grant funs. >> [snorts] >> So I'll be happy to answer any questions that you might have. >> Can you give us a brief overview of how the program is managed? Who who manages it and how you set appointments and that sort of thing? >> Absolutely.
037So our mental health counselor, [clears throat] our mental health coordinator, excuse me, is primarily the person that manages facilitates setting those up and then she works collaboratively with our mental health counselors at each school. Parents have to be involved in those um appointments. They have to first of all give permission for the child to participate. Those um appointments are scheduled during non-academic times throughout the day. Um we have the company actually provides devices for us to use for those services that are um encrypted so that there can't be any interruptions, those kinds of things. And like I said, they're scheduled throughout the week. Um she takes care of setting up those appointments, making sure those appointments are collaborative with the schedules at the schools and the mental health counselors at each schools. And sometimes our
038social workers and our regular professional school counselors are also involved in that process to make sure that those appointments are made when they're made throughout the day and through the weeks at each school. Is there like a is there an an emergency kind of part to this or do you still have to go to our folks directly or is there some way to [clears throat] >> kids can reach out >> immediately if need be >> if there if if we need a like an emergency appointment. >> Are you asking if we can make those appointments as well? >> Well, yeah, but I think almost if there's like an immediate like need like right now I've got to go see somebody. Is that still handled just in person? it or is there some type of emergency
039access the students have whether it be a button or a kiosk or anything like that a telephone number >> um through this system I know there's other things we do but is there anything through this system that >> if they need access to an immediate counselor that's usually coordinated through the counselor okay at the school um I can't tell you what that timeline would be um but they do have the ability to have tier three support so if there is a need for immediate access to we can coordinate that. >> Okay. >> Are these services free >> to the students? >> They are because of this grant. Um in the past we had basically was insurance and they had sliding scales but now because of the grant we're able to provide those services even if
040students do not have insurance. >> Yeah. Because I see the copay assistance on >> right. >> Correct. And this may be a silly question and I apologize [clears throat] in advance, but when they have these appointments, it's it's a live person, right? Or that is correct. >> It's not AI or anything [clears throat] kind of, you know, >> these are licensed. >> I know that's a silly question. How >> No, it's not. No, it's actually not a silly question. I'm glad you did ask a computer. Okay. They're having some issues. >> No, this is actually with a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed clinician that is actually talking with that student. >> That's a great question, actually. I'm glad you asked that. Anything else? >> So, what role does the guidance counselor play in
041that? >> They are simply the facilitator to set it up. Um, a lot of times those appointments, they those students want that to be private with their parent or with that counselor. That's on the the the actual licensed clinician because our counselors are not clinicians. So, they're just helping with facilitating creating a private space for that student while they're at school. Any other questions on that? >> We'll go to the parent square renewal. Mr. Benson, >> good evening again. Um, tonight we're asking for the board to consider the renewal of Parent Square. U parent square was our communication tool that we switched to last school year and um unanimously we feel like it continues to serve our district well um allowing us to communicate and interact with both parents and our community in one centralized
042uh platform. You guys probably remember if you if you've had children in the system, you remember the one called now call that you would get obviously that we still are you utilizing that feature with parent square. We still send out those Sunday night usually that's when principles do it. You get that one call with the important messages. Um so that is a component of this. The the component though that I think that's that's most valuable or has been most valuable to our district is the direct message component. If you were a student and you were uh participating on an athletic team or an extracurricular club, that club sponsor or that coach prior to Parent Square would communicate you with that athlete or that club member in a variety of different applications. Sometimes it was Remind,
043sometimes it was Group Me, sometimes, and I'll just say this, none of those applications were managed by Glen County Schools, meaning we didn't know what the message said. We didn't have a record of the message. We couldn't go back in if messages were deleted. Parent Square offers us some protection. Um, we are able to see the the content of those messages. We're able to go back and see exactly what was said, what time it was sent. Um, and it does provide our staff some added safety in that regard. And so, anytime we can do that, I think it's really important. So, just wanted to mention that. Also, we you probably have seen last year we added the website component to Parent Square. That's the smart site. Um, I know we got off that that launch
044of that website coincided with a lot of different things and been we've been working throughout the school year to make sure our school sites get updated and bring that forward. But overall, I think unanimously again, we feel like Parent Square has proven to be reliable, it's efficient, and it's user friendly. When we have had issues and we reach out for service or assistance, we always get somebody that's willing to help us. So, um, tonight we are asking for your consideration for us to be able to consider the renewal of Parents Square as our mass communication tool. >> I just like to add with the groups, with the sports, that is very crucial. When our kids are out out of town, stay in the hotels, they get all the mess, we get all the messages, meet
045in the lobby at this time, bed, night squad this time. So you need to be here, you need to be there. We get everything. >> Yeah, that's a new thing. We used to have the grouping last year, now we have this. So anybody say we left a child or something happened, we got to go right back [snorts] to it. >> Yeah, I think that's a good idea. >> And uh Mr. Blackford being mentioned this when we talked about this with the cabinet. Um, we get a a weekly summary from parent square and they give a whole bunch of statistics different schools and teachers who have had the most posts and whatnot. But as part of that weekly summary, we get a what they call reachable percentage. And parent square says that we are 98.2% reachable
046with our families, which means there's at least one contact that comes out of infinite campus that's being shared with parents square where we have a way to be able to get in touch with people. and uh you know this generation of parents and and students they would rather have the direct messages or have the post versus the phone calls or different things. So this has provided us that opportunity. >> All right. Um and one final thing we have the board meeting dates on here or the recommended dates for 2026. Um, and the ones that are highlighted, those are the months that we would have a combined work session and and board meeting if y'all approved. Uh, the April one is kind of scheduled around spring break. And if we were to have two meetings, one
047would be very late in the month of of uh of April would almost butt it next to the May meeting. June, that comes directly after the school board's conference. um uh July scheduling around July 4th week and others and then in December that's also around the school board's conference. I I took a quick look at the GSBA site and it seems like for June they're moving us to a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday format. >> So the Thursday would be the day after we come back. But y'all are thinking we still just want to wait and combine them on the Tuesday. We we we we had it kind of both ways on there. Um I'm I'm open either way. Okay. >> To do it. >> I I mean I don't know how everybody else feels. I if
048I had to a choice, I would do it in two meetings. Not because of length of time or anything, [snorts] and it's obviously not more convenient, but I just feel like sometimes we need time to, I don't know, talk to people or think about or whatever. Um, so that's why I was thinking that. And then it it kind of comes up in December, too, because well that we don't have the December dates yet, but if you look at it at the calendar, I think they probably do them early. >> The December conference dates is on the sheets that you have in your packet. >> Oh, are they? Okay. Yeah. Anyway, I just thought if it was, and I'm just one person, but if it was if we were able to do it in two meetings,
049I would like that better. I know April and July are out. I mean, those we we can't, but the other two >> I I'm fine with that. >> I'm fine with >> So, I don't know if we want to. >> We can we can go back and [clears throat] revise it. >> And I'm I'm just, you know, we don't do a whole lot um personally during the month of December, but you know, maybe we keep the one in December as a single meeting just because of the holidays. I don't know if people have things going on. I'm I'm fine splitting both. I really am. think there's probably a consensus to split June and I'm fine with that. But just do y'all want to think about December some more or I'm okay with doing two in
050December as well. I just know that it gets busy during that time for people too. So if we needed to keep that one, I'm I'm okay with that. And again, with all that said, we have in the past and I know we don't make a habit out of it, but um I mean we can amend it, you know, if we if we vote on it, if we want to go ahead and change June. Um, if we sleep on I don't get how long it's urgent that we vote on it even next meeting. Is it? [clears throat] >> You would have No, you'd have to vote on the December meeting. >> Um, when do we meet in December this year? I think I'm I don't know if I missed if I stated that correctly. Is it
051urgent that we vote on this calendar for next year >> at the next meeting because we still have >> you'd have to vote on >> to advertise in December for next year. >> Yeah. Right. You'd have to vote on it before January so that we have the meeting dates established before. >> So the work session is on the 11th of December. So that would make the board meeting the 16th >> 16th >> this year. >> Yes. The board the regular meeting is the 16th. >> But now the next the no this November meeting is not until right. >> That's right. So >> I'm just asking if y'all want to vote on it like in the last meeting in December this year. >> Well, we're not talking about changing anything until June. So it's not like
052for our schedules >> January, February, March, April, and May will all be what they are on the schedule right now. >> June makes sense to me because that's the budget time. Um >> doing two meetings. >> Two meeting. >> Yeah. >> Well, >> and in July you will probably do two meetings, although they're not, >> Right. Usually Yeah. towards the third or fourth week. >> Three. I would say we split June into two and keep one in December. >> Okay. I like it. That's what I would propose. >> We can always change it [clears throat] if we need to. >> We need to add a meeting for that. >> All right. I like it. >> All right. That's all we have. >> Okay. >> So, we do have an executive session tonight. U personnel, land,
053and legal. Do you have a motion to go to executive session for those three? >> Moved by Mr. Jackson. >> Second by Mr. Dodge. Sorry, Mr. L. All those in favor at some time. It's not 6:42. 5:45. So moved by Mr. Jackson second by Mr. Dodin. Um any discussion? All those in favor? >> Back in session at 6:17. Um a motion to approve the workers comp settlement as presented. So move >> moved by Mr. Jackson. >> Second. Second by Miss Lee. Any discussion? All those in favor. >> All right. Anybody want to make it? You want me to do it? >> You work? >> I can make a motion. [laughter] >> I'm sorry. >> Been doing a long time. >> I'd like to make a motion um that we approve uh Mr. Shaw McVey as
054the replacement for the district 4 seat on the Glen County Board of Education. >> Second. moved by me and second by Mr. Mala. [snorts] >> Um is there any discussion? >> No, I just thought what just to clarify this term runs through the end of 2026. >> That's correct. >> Yeah. >> Um so you know with all that said we did have we talked about [snorts] a process um early on and we did have a number I think everyone would agree um a number of really great candidates. Um I think there are a number that are willing to um possibly even run in the spring which I think is great but um there was consensus um for Mr. McVey for sure and and Mr. Bay I'll probably ask you to speak for me if you'd
055like to but but I I just got such a great and long um resume but uh Shaw is a graduate of UG and in CPA correct um very involved in Boy Scouts if you know Mr. McBay at all and Kuanas [snorts] as well. Um has served as a county commissioner, certainly served in in a similar role um years ago with me again on the board of education and uh you were a state rep as well, right? I won't say what year that was or years, but um but so he's he served um >> I don't want to say what years [laughter] old I am >> this county and this board and our in our community well for a long time. And of course, Miss McVey has been a staple here as well as a teacher
056and my physics teacher, you know, back in Brunai in back in the day in the 90s. We were just talking about the 90s earlier, right? Um late 80s, early 90s. So, we're we're thrilled to possibly have them. So, if anybody has anything else to add? All right. All those in favor? It's unanimous. Welcome, Mr. McBay. Would you like to say anything before we adjourn? You don't have to, but >> I guess I better [laughter] >> come to the podium if you will. Thank >> everybody read my uh Well, you I hope you didn't read my resume. It's too much, but it was already prepared. It was easy to make a couple of changes. I do draw attention to the the sincerity I have for and thank you for the vote for serving. Um I was
057born and raised here as you read. Went to Arco Arco. It's gone [snorts] now. I went to J Min. That school's gone now. It's out on 341. And then Glenn Academy, the last big class before I know it's grown since, but Brunswick High had the graduating class then, so 69. So, you know, I'm getting a little age on me. But, uh, my dad died when I was 14. Mom raised the three of us. And the school system made a lot of difference. I just can't deny that. You know, people paid special attention. And when the school system got on probation, I couldn't take it. So, I stood up and said, "I'll take it." Dave Smith, I think, asked me. And uh the rest is history. I'll share with you this. It's sort of a when
058people ask me about that brief service, I didn't need to or have to. I love to see other people run and participate. Uh but when the accreditation committee came, I like to remind people that every other board member was interviewed for 15 minutes. I think Mike, you can say whether that's true or not. They interviewed for me over an hour. So they wanted to know whether I was going to make more problems or whether I was going to help get the board off. And that's the reason I stood up because it was I I felt like the only people being hurt were the children. So this this leads into now I I knew that the position was open. I hope people other people would apply. I had some people suggest that I should um looking
059at the situation, you know, just wanting to make sure that we've had a smooth continuation. I decided, okay, this is something I can do, willing to do. I'm retired as a CPA. We do have some Timberland. Trisha talked for 31 years. It just seemed right. It just seemed like I ought to do it. I still on the Coastal Regional Commission, but that doesn't require a huge amount of time and um and and do other things, too, I might add. But I'm in a position where I can and I'm happy to. So, to sum it all up, I just feel so strongly about the school system helping me and my family, Trisha, you know, my brother and sister. uh it's just been a wonderful life and a wonderful u introduction to college and so forth. So
060I said I need to do it. I need to do it if you want me to. If you don't, it'd be fine, too. And I don't know, you know, I don't think you wanted to know, but I don't know that I'll run. I mean, I don't know if that's a factor to you or was a factor, but I like to see other people run. I could have run a lot more races than I've run, but uh as you've seen, I did end up serving in the House. I ended up serving on the commission. I was chairman. I was even vice chair of the school board for I don't know how that happened for the brief >> the brief. >> Oh yeah. Brief term. Yeah. You you >> We're still here, aren't we? >> Yeah. Good
061to see you, Andy. >> Good to see you. >> I uh I used to I think Andy he he was there when that unfortunate incident happened down on Canal Road. And I remember I've quoted this a number of times about uh where the boy was killed and you said that the the Atlanta Journal Constitution asked you if anybody were really paying attention and trying to solve the issue that was involved there and you said yeah Shaw Mag is. He asked me about it every meeting. So I I quote you even to this day because it was such a horrible event and and they were wondering whether we were paying attention since there was a legal issues involved that allow didn't allow us to look as deeply. But I'm I'm saying too much. Thank you for
062the vote of confidence. I anticipate participating fully listening to you. Y'all can tell me how I should be voting and hopefully it it it will be a consensus because uh I don't I don't anticipate issues or a lot of contention or anything else. Did anybody have any questions you want to ask me? >> I don't think so. Just thank you for your willingness to serve and and uh we're thrilled to be back at 7 for the first time in a little bit. So, welcome. >> How long has it actually been? I'm sure it's been a little while. It's been a little It's been a little different here here recently, but uh but we're going to move forward and we're glad glad you're glad you're back. So, >> and the superintendent, good to be able to
063work with you. And I'm the program chairman for Kowanas. So, uh you can count on an invitation because they've been harassing me already. Not because they knew this. They don't know this. What? >> She I think she's pointing to the street. >> Oh, I know. Excuse me. [laughter] I looked off the wrong direction. That's cuz I looked there the first time. Excuse [laughter] me. Mr. Black, excuse me. When I walked in, I thought that was the back of your head. We already knew and then I corrected then I corrected it. Then I corrected it and and we did. >> Yeah, we did. >> Anyway, thank y'all. We appreciate it. >> So, the the next time, if not before, is the next board meeting that I need to be here. >> Yes, sir. And we'll let
064as soon as we adjourn, we've got some more >> housekeeping stuff. >> I should be able to actively participate. >> That sounds good. I don't >> I'm going to talk to them tomorrow at the board of elections and the probate judge. We have to send your name up to Secretary of State. We'll need your letters and your oath and hopefully >> we're on the 18th. >> 18th 18th. Hopefully you'll get sworn in before that meeting on the 18th. But I'll get with you when we're done because >> So you're saying it will be on the 18th or maybe even before? >> Well, the board meeting is on the 18th, but I I need to get Secretary of State's office to send back. >> I So we got housekeeping stuff we we'll hand right after the
065meeting. Got >> there's a few other things we got to talk about, too. >> Motion to adjurnn. So move by Mr. Johnson, second by Miss Lee. All those in favor. Awesome. Thank y'all. Good job. All right, Mr. Jackson. Now we need