001Call this November 10th regular session order. Need a motion to approve the agenda. >> So move. >> Mr. Tulle. >> Second. >> Mr. Hammock. All in favor. Passes. 40. Also need a motion to approve the minutes from the October 20th regular session. So moved. >> Mr. Hammond. >> Second. Mr. Hammock. All in favor? Passes 40. Recognition. Mr. Carter. >> Thank you, Mr. Ransom. Good evening, board members and Dr. Butler. Uh, we have several recognitions this evening. So, I would ask that you come forward. As you do so, I'll point out that our artwork this month is from the fine students at Dove Creek Elementary. Their art teacher is Karen Phillips. and we thank them for sharing these talented pieces with us. They will be on display in the hallway throughout the month. First this evening,
002board will recognize North Oone's FFA medalists for their efforts at the Georgia National Fair. Estella Sanders, Kinsley Man, and Scarlett Harris, Reserve Grand Champion, County Group Market Goats. Lena Steinamp, Hazel Brewbaker, Brady Smith, and Haley Parsons, Grand Champion, County Group Market Lambs. Christopher Butler, third place, ninth grade, market lamb showman. Molly Bell, reserve grand champion, floral design. and Avery Bennis, third place, floral design. Their adviser is Tim Griffith. [applause] All right. Congratulations. [applause] [applause] Next, a board will recognize the Malcolm Bridge Middle FA students and their Georgia National Fair performances. Sydney Sprradlin and Sloan Gexy, grand champion floral design. Caitlyn Kramer and Chandler Teeman, Reserve Grand Champion, Agra Science Fair, Mediah Arif, Grand Champion, Landscape Plan Drawing, and Asher Grace Bailey and Nora Brewbaker, Reserve Grand Champion, County Group Market Goats. Their adviser is Emily
003Kersonen. >> [applause] [applause] >> Next this evening. The board will induct the newest member in the Okone County Schools Hall of Fame, former teacher and board member Kim Argo. [applause] Miss Argo most recently spent 16 years on the board of education, the longest service in district history, including nine years as the board chair. She led Okone County to GSBA governance team of the year honors in 2020 and helped pilot the board as the district grew by more than 2100 students during her tenure. In addition, Miss Argo was a tremendous elementary school teacher for Okone County for 18 years. She started her career in 1983 at Okone County Intermediate School, which is now Colum Ferry Elementary. She also taught at Okone Elementary and ultimately returned to Colum Ferry. Ladies and gentlemen, the 39th member of the
004OCS Hall of Fame, Kim Argo. [applause] >> [laughter] [applause] >> and That concludes recognitions. Next we have Points of Prime with Dove Creek Elementary. Welcome, >> Miss Stannisky. Dr. Sam, >> good evening Dr. Butler and board members. It is always an honor to be here with you all to share our Dove Creek points of pride. Over the past several years, you've heard many of our points of pride. From our top tier positive school culture, and high student engagement to our rock your school events, thematic learning opportunities, and more than 20 student club offerings that make Dove Creek a vibrant place to learn. You've also experienced firsthand our PBIS distinguished systems and even join in on the fun where you when you were sorted into our third through fifth housing system last year which promotes student
005leadership, teamwork and positivity. This year we are especially thrilled to highlight one of the heartbeats of our school, our culture of inclusivity. Tonight we will shine a spotlight on our teacher of the year, Miss Laura Golder. Miss Laura serves as our special education adapted curriculum teacher where she and her two incredible pair of professionals, Miss Karen and Miss Beth, pour their hearts into serving eight amazing students. Miss Lara's classroom beautifully represents our school mission, every dragon, every day. A belief that every student deserves to be seen, valued, and included in all aspects of our school community. We are so proud to share how the work of these ladies embodies the spirit of Dove Creek Elementary and what makes our school such a vi a special place to learn and grow. These ladies are dedicated professionals
006both inside and outside of the classroom. They work tirelessly to ensure all students are provided enriched learning opportunities. Beyond their classroom dedication, I'm proud to share that Miss Beth and Miss Karen, along with another Dove Creek second grade teacher, Miss Perez, raised over $3,000 for Extra Special People. This August, they participated in the ESP Big Jump, literally jumping out of an airplane to fund raise for this local nonprofit that supports students with disabilities in our community. Their commitment both in the classroom and in our broader community truly embodies the spirit of inclusivity at Dove Creek Elementary School. At this time, I'm honored to introduce to you our Dove Creek teacher of the year, Miss Laura Golder, and her amazing team to share with you about their classroom. [applause] Good evening. Thank you so much for
007having us tonight. Um, I brought several of our close friends from our class. Um, I brought Hannah Cisco, Lachlan McFarland, [clears throat] Ethan Davidson, and then some of our fifth grade and eighth grade buddies that support our class as well. Um, our students are a huge part of Dev Creek, and we enjoy letting them be a part of as many projects and um, parts of our day as we can. Every classroom at Dev Creek starts their day with morning meeting. Morning meeting is a time where students greet each other. They share about different interests that they have. They share about their favorite things. I'm going to let Hannah Cisco tell you a little bit about morning meeting. >> I love my I love telling my friends. I love telling my friends about my favorite things.
008>> Good job. All right. So, morning meeting is um how we start every day, but we've also created some programs for our students so that they can be showcased and their abilities can be showcased throughout our school. One of those is brew crew. We created a coffee cart for our students to have a purpose um of they work on academic skills as well as communication and social skills. So, they um take coffee orders, they fill coffee orders, and then they use those communication skills to deliver the coffee and collect um the money that we um earn through our coffee cart. So, it is just a great way for our students to be in the building. They're greeting other teachers. They're learning other students. Um and it is just really fun. Our our staff and our
009um all of the people at our school just really embrace it. And it's just a fun It's on Fridays, usually twice a month. um just a fun way for our students to get to be a part of our school community. We also um love to um share in what our third through fifth graders are doing. So we have two students, Ethan and Lachlan, who have joined our house meetings um and they um sorted into a house and then each participate with their grade levels um in house meetings so that they are a part of that community as well. Um um we brought three two of our eighth grade adaptive PE buddies. We walk over to Dove Creek Middle School twice a week to participate in adaptive PE and that gives our students time to work
010on those communication skills again, but also those big um gross motor skills where they're working on um PE skills. And um two of our eighth graders, Laura Stevens and Sarah Beth are with us. Um and they are our buddies and they help us to be a part of that community and be a part of that class and really support our students so that they feel um without me having to do a lot of guiding. They they feel like they can experience that um and be a part of what is happening both physically and socially, which is a great part of our day. Um activity. All of our students also participate in PE art and music at Dove Creek Elementary. Um, and we have some amazing activity teachers who immerse our students in all of the
011fine arts and um, the physical education that they can possibly take. And it is fantastic. We are very fortunate and our students love, as you can see from the pictures, just love being a part of that. We are super grateful for those teachers. >> Ready? Okay. Oh, all right. So, every year we have a celebration on March 21st for World Down Syndrome Day. We have two students in our classroom um that are extra special to us on that day and we love to celebrate them. Lachlan McFarland's going to tell you just a little bit about it. Are you ready? >> World syndrome day. It is a special day with my friends. >> I'm >> Yeah. Okay. [laughter] >> Good job, girly. [applause] Um and then another thing that we do that is just a special
012um activity for our students is our hero club. It was created with our fifth graders in mind so that they can um learn from students of all abilities. Um and it creates a partnership. We brought three of our hero club friends with us today. Um Betsy, Willow, and Olivia are here with us probably wearing their Hero Club t-shirts. that it allows our students to really learn from each other. We do an activity every month um and our fifth graders are learning from the students in our classroom and our classroom is learning from our fifth graders as well. One of our own fifth graders is going to come tell you a little bit about Hero Club. This is Ethan Davidson and he wanted to share about Hero Club right here. >> We love Hero Club. We
013do Fun things with our fifth grade friends. [applause] This is a [music] little synopsis of everything great about Miss Laura's class. So, you can go ahead. Here we go. Heat. Heat. Hallelujah. Thank you. >> [applause] >> So at Dove Creek, we are like a puzzle. Every heart, every mind, and every hand fits to together to create something beautiful. We couldn't do that without the support of our board of education. Like all of you, to show our appreciation, our students would like to share a small token of thanks. A cookie baked with the same care and love that fills our halls each day. May we come forward with our cookies? >> [applause] >> Mr. Ransom, with your permission, I'm pleased to announce our Pursuit of Excellence Award winner has arrived. So, we'd like to recognize him.
014The November Pursuit of Excellence Award winner is custodian Johnny Pope of Dove Creek Middle. [applause] He will receive a $50 Visa gift card, fleece blanket, stainless steel mug, and tote from Peach State Federal Credit Union. Chops and Hops and Rosy's Hometown Meets provided additional gift cards while Okone County Schools presented a commemorative plaque. These are some words in Mr. Johnny's nomination form. Mr. Johnny is outstanding at not only keeping our school clean and healthy, he checks on the employees on a regular basis, asking how we are doing, asking about our families, remembering to follow up to see how things are. Mr. Johnny consistently brings joy, passion, and humor to each situation and each person he encounters. You always leave a conversation with Mr. Johnny feeling cared for. Mr. Johnny is always in the background. He
015always has a smile on his face, yet all the while doing his job with a quiet, humble spirit. If you were to ask Mr. Johnny what his main role is, he would say it's to take care of the staff so that we can take care of the kids. We cherish Mr. Johnny. And we are so blessed to have him on our staff and to be able to call him a friend and colleague, the November Pursuit of Excellence winner, Johnny Pope. [applause] [laughter] >> [laughter] [applause] >> Thank you. Next we have superintendent report. Dr. Butler. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Over these fast past few weeks, I've enjoyed visiting our schools, getting to know our students and our staff, and seeing firsthand the incredible work happening across the district. As a part of my 90-day entry
016plan, I'm continuing to listen, learn, and engage with our school community. I do want to note that we are preparing for an important transition within our leadership team. Dr. Deborah Harden will officially return to retirement on November 21st. Dr. Dr. Harden's leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on Aone County Schools. Not only in the past few months, but throughout her long history with this district. She served as superintendent from 1993 to 1999, stepped in again this summer as interim superintendent, and has continued providing guidance and stability in her most recent role as associate superintendent. She has also spent many years mentoring our Aona County principles and leaders as well as countless other leaders throughout the state of Georgia. On a personal note, I have been deeply privileged to learn from Dr. Harden and
017I will forever be grateful for my time working alongside her. I know many others across the county feel the same way. Her influence and care have touched countless people in this community and words really can't express how thankful we are for her service and her heart for Aon County schools. We all owe her a debt of gratitude. A reception is planned next week to celebrate Dr. Harden and to thank her for all she's done for Aon County schools, our community, and most importantly our children. [applause] And I would like to echo Dr. Butler's uh words. is is very awesome of you to come uh work with us and and your willingness to serve in your servant's heart and leading us through a transition time and and because of your hard work and dedication, your leadership
018and experience getting us through the transition and through East Boss. We're very thankful and thank you very much. We owe you a debt of gratitude. >> We have also some wonderful news to share. Aone County voters overwhelmingly approved the continuation of East Blast. We're so thankful for this community's continued trust and support. East provides vital funding for our facilities, technology, transportation, and the maintenance of our existing school campuses. This renewal secures an ongoing investment in our students learning environments and in the future of our school system. So, thank you, Aona County. Tomorrow, our schools will host special events to honor and celebrate our nation's heroes for Veterans Day. These are such meaningful opportunities for our students to learn about service and sacrifice and to express appreciation to those who have served. We extend our deepest
019thanks to our veterans and their families for their courage and commitment to our country. One of our favorite district traditions is also right around the corner. Our school Thanksgiving feasts. These events are a wonderful way to bring families and our community together. Last year, more than 7,000 meals were served across the district, and we expect another great turnout this year. Finally, I'd like to celebrate some outstanding athletic accomplishments. Congratulations to the Aon County High School boys cross country team for winning the state championship this past weekend. The Aon County girls cross country team finished as the 3A state runnerup. And Aona County Middle School also brought home state titles in boys varsity, boys JV, and girls varsity cross country. The North Okone High School cheer competition team won the 4A region championship and both of
020our high school football teams are headed into the state playoffs this Friday as winter sports are beginning this week. It's an exciting time to be both a Titans and a Warrior fan. That will conclude the November superintendence report unless there are questions. >> Thanks. We have presentations and discussions. Teaching learning report Miss Whitaker. Good evening, Dr. Butler and board. The November 25th teaching and learning report contains two items of information and no action items. The first item of information highlights the 2025 ACT results. The opening chart shows that Okone County Schools achieved a 24.2 2 ACT composite score well above the state average of 21.4 and the national average of 19.4. The second chart reflects participation data with 187 test takers from the class of 2025. The final chart ranks the top 10 districts in
021Georgia where OKone County Schools placed fourth statewide and was the only only county system in northeast Georgia to earn a top 10 ranking. These results reflect the collective dedication of our teachers, leaders, and support staff K12. Their commitment to continuous improvement and high expectations ensure that our students are wellprepared for success beyond high school. The second item of information is our REACH scholarship. Four eighth grade students recently participated in a REACH signing day ceremony, officially becoming Georgia REACH scholars for the class of 2030. The Reach Georgia program is a needs-based scholarship that requires students to participate in an interview, sign a contract, maintain a specific grade point average, meet regularly with both an academic coach and a mentor, and graduate from both high school and college. Each of these students will receive $10,000 in scholarship
022money upon graduating from high school to attend a Georgia hope eligible post-secary institution. REACH is a public and private partnership and requires the support of local businesses. We would like to thank Athens Ford, Bank South, Georgia Home Partners Realy, Peach State Credit Union, Okone State Bank, and Peach State Federal Credit Union for their generous donation. These partners have donated $4,000 annually to make these scholarships possible. Congratulations to our four student scholarship recipients, Alex Evans and Addie Hanley of Dub Creek Middle, Isaac Allen of Malcolm Bridge Middle, and Britain Elder of OKone Middle. That concludes the teaching and learning report unless there are any questions. >> Thank you, Miss Whitaker. Student Services, Dr. Yansy. Good evening, Dr. Butler and board members. The November 2025 student services report contains four items of information and two action items.
023The first item of information is a school choice timeline for the 2627 school year. Applications for school choice will open this Friday at 4 pm and close Friday, January the 9th, 2026 at 4 pm. Decision letters will be mailed the following Friday, January the 16th, 2026. Families can access the application through a Google form link available on the district website and shared through the district social media accounts. Again, this year all 12 schools are open for school choice. The second item of information is our annual participation in the Georgia Department of Education school climate survey system. These surveys measure the overall quality of school life by capturing the experiences of students and adults in areas such as academics, relationships, safety, and learning environment. The surveys will be conducted with four stakehold stakeholder groups, students, teachers,
024staff, and families. The parent and guardian survey will open on December the 1st and close on March 31st. Teacher and staff surveys will be administered in January and student surveys will begin in February. Parents and guardians will receive additional information about the family survey in December and details about the student survey in January. Third item of information is the behavior threat assessment and management known as BTAM training held last month. This training was conducted by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, GEMA, and Homeland Security uh [clears throat] included participation from our principles, assistant principles, counselors, social workers, SRO's, and district staff. The session focused on equipping school leaders and support staff with the knowledge and tools needed to identify, assess, and manage potential behavioral threats within K12 setting. The training emphasized proactive strategies
025for early intervention, collaboration among school teams, and ensuring the safety and well-being of all students and staff. The fourth item of information is an update on our school resource officer program. As of today, three additional deputies have joined the program and have been assigned to elementary schools within our district. The new deputies and school assignments are as follows. Deputy Humphre has been assigned to Dove Creek Elementary School. Deputy Cherry has been assigned to Rocky Branch Elementary School and Deputy Gentry has been assigned to Malcolm Bridge Elementary School. With these additions, the total number of deputies in our SRO program has increased to 11. Our goal continues to have an SRO at each of our 12 schools. And I want to say a thank you to Sheriff Hail and Captain Mark Smith for their continued efforts
026to recruit and fulfill these positions within our program. Student services has two actions two action items for tonight's regular board meeting. The first action item is an outofstate field trip for Dove Creek Middle School's band and course programs to travel to Carowinds, North Carolina in March. And the second action item is an out-of-state field trip for Okone County Middle School's band program to travel to Carowinds, North Carolina in May. The superintendent recommends approving these field trips as presented. And this concludes the student services report unless there are any questions. Audio dancing. Yes, sir. Technology, Mr. McCullers. >> Good evening, board members and Dr. Butler. Carney County Schools technology services report includes twoformational items and two action items for the November 10th regular session. Information item number one, Chromebook computers. Virtuicom has secured a state contract
027with the Georgia Department of Administrative Services to supply and service inusing computing, including Chromebooks and laptops. Under this state contract, Okone County Schools plans to purchase 1,165 HP Foris G10 Chromebook computers and 60 HP Pro 440 G11 laptop computers as a part of this year's replacement cycle for student and teacher devices. Superintendent's recommendation is for the board of education to approve Virtonom with a bid of $452,020 for 1,165 Chromebooks at the December 8th regular session meeting. This project will be paid for using ESLs and general fund dollars. Information item number two is the laptop computers and the superintendent would also like to recommend that the board of education approve VirtCon with a bid of $49,620 for the purchase of 60 laptop computers at the December 8th regular session meeting. This project will also be funded
028through East Boss and general fund dollars. Action item number one for tonight's meeting, board policy JCDAF, use of electronic devices by students. [clears throat] The revisions to board policy JCDAF, use of electronic devices by students, also known as the distraction-free education act of 2025, were were placed on the table for public comment in October and no comments were received. Board members, I want to remind you that the purpose of this policy is to ensure that Okone County Schools continues its commitment to fostering a focused and distraction-free learning environment for students. We believe that academic achievement and student well-being are best supported in classrooms where personal electronical devices do not interfere with instruction, social interaction, or student engagement. The goal is to minimize distractions, improve academic outcomes, increase meaningful interactions, and focused and learning experiences. Superintendent's
029recommendation is to remove board policy JCDAF, use of electronic devices by students from the table and approve it as presented. Our last action item for tonight is the technology surplus. The Division of Technology Services conducts an inventory analysis at two key points during the school year. The division has finished the first surplus list for this semester based on our replacement cycle. The superintendent's recommendation is for the board of education to approve the technology surplus list as presented and simply. That concludes the technology services report. I'm happy to answer any questions if you have questions. Thank you. Next, we have human resources, Mr. Kofer. >> Good evening, board members and Dr. Butler. Human resources report this evening contains two items of information and one action item for the December 8th board of education meeting. Our first
030[snorts] item of information is an update on our open enrollment process. This year's open enrollment cycle is one of the strongest in recent memory. Our new benefits broker provided exceptional service throughout the process, bringing multiple enrollers to every site in the district. 763 on-site enrollment meetings were held across the district, ensuring staff had direct access to support and guidance as they made these important decisions. 981 of our employees actively participated in their enrollment process, representing the largest active enrollment in Oaklon County history. These numbers reflect both the effectiveness of our new broker partnership and the district's continued emphasis on employee support and communication. Our second item of information is a YAS implementation update. At our request, YS has implemented several improvements to strengthen the substitute workflow and give us greater control over how our substitute
031jobs are released and managed. They have updated the substitute management page for our subs so that it now cleanly separates out available jobs and your jobs so the subs can see what work is available. Expanded filtering options help substitutes quickly find assignments that fit their availability and preferences. They can also now cancel recently accepted jobs, returning them to the available pool for other subs to pick up, as well as mark jobs not interested to ensure there's no clutter as they look through the available positions. Yos continues to develop the substitute app that will later roll out this month and we will soon begin the next phase of our transition which will be to move our hiring processes and job postings from frontline to YOS. Our action item for this evening is the 2027 2028 academic
032calendar. Last year, we received clear and overwhelming support for the fall break model, and that input served as the guiding compass for this year's work. With support exceeding 70% for the fall break option, the preference was unmistakable. For the 2728 school year, we use that data in the community's collective voice to shape a calendar model that mirrors the fall break version approved for the 2627 school year. The proposed calendar maintains the same structure, including the week-long fall break and an end date prior to Memorial Day. At this time, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the board approved placing the proposed 2728 school calendar on the table for public review and comment. This concludes the human resources report this evening, unless there are any questions. >> Thank you, Mr. Ker. Next, we have business services, Mr.
033Adams. Uh, good evening board members and Dr. Butler. The business service report for November 10th contains six items of information and one action item for tonight's board meeting. Our first item of information is our October cash balances report. As of October 31st, the closing cash balance reflects a 1.32% decrease compared to the previous month. Despite this month month- over-month decrease, our cash balances for October remain strong and we are still well positioned to meet our financial obligations for the rest of the fiscal year. Our second item of information is a list of all vendor payments in October. We paid 481 vendors $1.67 million for the month. The third item of information is the budget report for October. Revenue and collections for the month were at 22.3%. Expenditures, which would typically be expected to be at
03433%, are currently at 36.4%. But I'd like to highlight that the higher percentage includes incumbrances of $2.85 million or about 2.4% for the fiscal year. Without these encumbrances, expenditure will be more aligned with our monthly expenditures, and we will continue to monitor these figures closely as we move forward throughout the fiscal year. The fourth item of information is the Eastloss collections report. We had an increase of 28% in collections over last month and a 5.99% increase over this time last year. The fifth item of information is our ESPLAS 6 report. Revenues and expenditures have been updated through the end of October. Our last item information provides an update on the federal funding allocation and expenditures for the month of October. These funds are re reimbursement based and we will see these funds continue to be
035paid out to us throughout the fiscal year. We still do not anticipate any reimbursement delays with the federal government shutdown, but we will continue to monitor any communication we get from the Georgia Department of Education on this matter. Our action item for tonight is a resolution of the Aon County Board of Education declaring the results of the election held on November 4th, 2025 and for other related purposes. This resolution formally declares the results of the special election held on November 4th, 2025 and author authorizes the appropriate certification and filing in accordance with state law. I ask the superintendent to recommend the board approve and certify the resolution of the Aon County Board of Education declaring the results of the election held on November 4th, 2025 and other related purposes. That concludes my report unless the
036board has any questions. Thank you, Mr. Adams. >> Thank you. Operations, Dr. White. >> Good evening, board members and Dr. Butler. Operations has three items of information for this evening and one action item for this month's regular session. The firstformational item for operations is an update on our energy report. Our kilowatt usage per day for a th00and square feet has been updated for the month of September. The secondformational item is our transportation update. For the previous month, we had 39 field trips, 57 athletic trips, 31 special education trips, 189 buses deployed for a total of 12,847 miles. Our third item of information is an update on school nutrition participation for the month of October. Board members, you'll see that we saw a decrease in participation for breakfast of 22% and a lunch participation of 93%
037as compared to October of 2024. Our action item is a new camera system for school buses. This project was introduced at last month's work session. The superintendent's recommendations for the board of education to approve the purchase of a new camera system from Rush Truck Centers for a proposal cost of $191,18860 at this evening's regular board session. This project will be paid for using Eastblo and general fund dollars. This concludes the operations report unless there are any questions. White facilities, Mr. Rickson. [clears throat] Good evening. The Alcone County Schools operations and facilities October 6, 2025 board of education report contains two items of information and no action items. First item of information is the lead custodian meeting. The October lead custodian meeting was held on Thursday, October 9th and was hosted by the team at Colum
038Perry Elementary School. The team discussed headlights prevention, proper storage and utility rooms, and extension cord care. Our custodial teams are to be commended for their rigorous work ensuring that our schools are clean for health. Second amount of information is our construction update. The district-wide generator project uh again all generators are installed and operational. The contractor continues to install the monitoring monitoring system. This system will ensure that we are notified if the generator has an issue. The work should be completed within the next month. Transportation office design work continues to make steady design work continues to make steady progress for the new transportation offices. And finally, the North County storm water pipe. The contractors replaced the pipe and will complete the final grading this week. That concludes the uh facilities report unless there are any questions.
039>> Communications, Mr. Co. Thank you, Mr. Ransom. Good evening, board members and Dr. Butler. Communications report this evening has two items of information. First item is October social media information. Okone County Schools had 49 social media posts in October with an average of 22,50 views. The top post of the month was the coverage of Victory Day at Okone County High School. That post was viewed more than 185,000 times. Let me repeat that 185,000 times. Special thanks to everyone who organized, supported, participated in Victory Day. For the month, 29 posts were viewed more than 10,000 times, including victory day, followed by one at 90,000, two at 70,000, one at 40,000, and three at 30,000. The top 10 post for the month had a great deal of variety, including victory day, homecoming for both schools, the deputy
040gilstrap remembrance, and the announcement of the 2026 graduation dates. The bulk of the East Plus campaign also took place in October with an overall average of 10,400 views for the 12 schools school specific posts. That increased to 16,000 for the high schools and 14,000 for the middle schools. Also, for the first time ever in district history, the Instagram average was higher than the Facebook average. OCS gained 181 followers in October, giving the district 23,884 followers on social media. In addition, the OCS newsletter was opened 10,833 times at a rate of 71%. The industry average for education is 37%. We're so appreciative of the parents, students, community members, businesses, and media outlets that follow and engage with OCS social media's accounts. The second item of information is the October highlights video. Thank Thank you, Okone County.
041Go Dragons. >> Thank you, Okone County. Go Titans. >> Thank you, Okon County. Go Eagles. >> Thank you, Okone [music] County. And go Braves. >> Thank you, Okone County. Go Rockets. >> Thank you, Okone County, and go Bulls. Thank you, Okone County, and go cheese. >> Thank you, Okone County, and go little cheese. >> Thank you, Okone County, and go Hawks. >> Thank you, Okone County, and go Mustangs. >> Thank you, Okone County, and go Warriors. Thank you Cody County and go Knights. >> And that concludes communications unless you have any questions for me. >> I have a quick comment. I just want to first thank the voters for supporting the Eastw because you know that shows the investment and the intentionality behind supporting our schools in Okone. But I also want to take a
042moment to thank you and Peter and Dr. Butler and Dr. hard and everybody who put so much work into getting the word out about the campaign because you know there's a lot of voter education there was a lot of transparency about how the funds will be spent and I think the result of that was seen on election night so big thank you to all of you for that was special thank you >> it was a great team effort >> we have anybody signed up to speak tonight >> no one has signed up to speak this evening >> all right move on to action items Dr. Butler >> thank you Mr. Chairman, if it pleases the board, we can take items A and B together as they are both out of state field trips and we
043would recommend those trips to be approved as presented. >> Thank you, Dr. Fuller. Need a motion? >> So moved. >> Mr. Hammock. >> Second. >> Miss Parish. All in favor? Passes. 5. >> Item C is board policy JCDAF, the use of electronic devices by students. We would recommend removing this policy from the table for public review and approving it as presented. Motion >> moved. >> Second. >> Mr. Hammond, Mr. Tool. All in favor? Passes 5. >> Item D is the technology surplus list. We would recommend this list to be approved as presented. >> Motion moved. >> Parish. >> Second. >> All in favor? Pass. 50. >> Item E is the transportation camera system. We would recommend the purchase of the cellular camera system from Rush Truck Centers for $191,18860. This project will be funded through
044East Blast and the general fund. >> Motion. >> So moved. >> Mr. Hammock. >> Second. >> Mr. Tulle. All in favor? >> Passes 50. >> And finally, item F is the election results resolution. We recommend that the board certify the 2025 election results as presented. Motion >> so moved. >> Mr. Hammock second. >> Mr. Hammond. All in favor? Passes 5-0. We do have a need to discuss personnel and need a motion to enter executive session. >> I will make a motion that the board will adjourn to executive session to discuss or deliberate upon personnel matters as described on the affidavit to be attached to the minutes. >> Second, Mr. Hammond. All in favor? passes 5. We are adjourned.