001[snorts] [panting] [snorts] >> Good evening. I would like to call the June 22nd school board meeting to order. Can we please stand and say the vision and mission statement? Vision >> We produce students who empower the change the world. >> Mission >> The mission of the school becomes good citizens in the 21st century. We're a world-class school where student success is inevitable and each individual will be accomplished through rigorous academic programs. >> At this time, we'll have 30 seconds of silence. >> [snorts] >> Thank you. You may be excused. >> [snorts] >> Can I have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda? >> Motion. >> Second motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? I. India Harper, I. Opposed? Can I have a motion to
002review and approve the minutes? >> So moved. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Is there any questions or concerns about the review of the minutes? All in favor? I. India Harper, I. Opposed? At this time, we have the report and presentation of the business of the superintendent. >> Uh thank you, Madam President. Report and presentation of the business of the superintendent. Uh 6A, we have consent agenda. >> Can I have a motion and a second? >> I move to approve of the consent agenda item one. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? I. India Harper, I. Opposed? >> B, regular agenda. Number one, we have approval of bus driver incentive for the 2026-2027 school term.
003>> I move to the approval of the bus driver incentive for the 2026-2027 school term. >> Second motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I. India Harper, I. Opposed? >> Number two, approval of the extended summer school staff days 2026. >> I move that we approve of the extended summer school staff days 2026. >> Can I have a second? >> Second motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I. India Harper, I. Opposed? >> Number three, approval of the 2026-2027 employee handbook. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I. India Harper, I. Opposed? >> Number
004four, approval of the 240-day and 250-day calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? I. Opposed? >> India Harper, I. >> Opposed? >> Number five, approval of agreement with Pine Belt Mental Health Resources. >> I move that we approve of the agreement with Pine Belt Mental Health Resources. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? >> I have a question. >> Ms. Harper? >> Um I have two questions as far as Pine Belt. The first question is how are we evaluating whether the partnership is improving our students at school? And the second is do you know offhand how many
005students were served how many students were served third grade from the 2015-2016 school year? >> Uh Ms. Harper No, I did not know at the time how many students were served during the 2015-2016 school year, but I can reach out and get those numbers for you, okay? Um my plan for this year with the Pine Belt Middle Help resources is to work collaboratively with them and make certain that our parents are aware and the community are aware cuz I think some of the issues this past year that we some of the people are just not aware of the resources that we have available to them. Uh Ms. Harper, but at the same time this does not cost the district district anything. So I I I want to just work with Pine Belt to provide our
006students these mental resources and make it as efficient and effective as possible. >> Okay, so will this be is this the first year for this contract? >> No, ma'am. This is not the first year. Uh they they >> Go ahead. I'm sorry. >> They've been with the district for seven seven years. Uh Ms. Harper, they were with the district last year and the year before that. Uh so they've they've been with the district for seven years. >> Okay, so so how are we measuring whether this is actually working through Pine Belt? >> And that's what I'm saying. That's why in the past we may not have been communicating effectively, but we're going forward we have a plan to make certain that we utilize all of these resources. And and I'll be happy to present the
007plan to the school board. Uh um >> Okay. All right. I just wanted to see if you have any data to show that this is actually working. >> Well, well, I I I think it's a valuable resource that our students and parents definitely need. If it's used correctly, uh and used efficiently and and effectively, I think it it can be nothing but a win-win. Uh for our for our district and our professional work with our students that we know that need some mental help in our schools and in our community. >> Well, I mean, I agree that any of the way we go 50/50. I'm just wondering, okay, since you've had this contract for a couple years now, how are we measuring whether this whether this specific contract requirement is something I can do. >>
008Yes, ma'am. I I understand exactly what you're saying. And and we can definitely put parameters in place to know how many students we have served. From that data, we'll know how many students we have served for the first 9 weeks, second 9 weeks, and even cumulative week throughout the 26 27 school year. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any more questions? All in favor? >> Indian Harbor, I. >> Opposed? >> Number six, we have first review of the law of the student safety and traffic plan for the 2016-2017 school year. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> I second the motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I. Opposed? >> Indian Harbor, I. >> Opposed? >> No. seven, we have approval of resolution
009for lease agreement with the town of Summit. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions on the side? >> I have a question. >> Yes, Hall. >> So, if this is just a draft agreement, correct, because I don't see any dates or anything filled in in this agreement. >> That is exactly correct. This is a resolution in order to to draft a lease agreement with the town of Summit pertaining to the land that we have including the playground equipment. >> Okay, so we will get the actual resolution back before us tomorrow for the turn. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> But this is the resolution, I'm sorry. This is not the lease. This is the
010resolution for us to engage into a lease agreement with the town of Summit. >> Okay, thank you. >> You already said the lease agreement. >> Oh, yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. >> But the board will approve the lease agreement. Also, this is just strictly for the resolution and the only thing that's missing is the vote and the dates in in this in the resolution. Yes. That's it. There's nothing else missing in the resolution that the board has to >> They have to vote on it. >> Right. Yes. >> [clears throat] >> Any more questions? All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any other ayes? >> I'm opposed. >> On number eight, approval of description for deputy superintendent. >> I move that we approve of the job description for deputy superintendent. >> Second the motion. >> I have
011a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Aye. >> India Harper, aye. >> Opposed? >> Number nine, we have revised amendment to bring a substitute bill for the 2016-2017 school year. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second the motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Aye. >> India Harper, aye. >> [clears throat] >> Opposed? >> Number 10, we have classified personnel recommendations for the 2016-2017 school year. >> I make a motion to approve of classified personnel recommendations for 2016-2017. >> Second the motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Aye. >> India Harper, aye. >> Opposed? >> Number 11, we have certified personnel recommendations for the 2016-2017
012school year. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? >> I have a question. And this may be for the superintendent. For the vacancies that we have, what are we looking like in terms of our teaching staff or other essential essential staff? >> Well, um in regard to You know, I did I did not bring any exact figures with me personally, but most of our schools are set up like our kindergarten and high school are in great shape. We do have several vacancies this year in our kindergarten and high school. And uh we've also been working together quite extensively, but he probably has a better vision than I can. >> I can answer your
013additional certified teacher question. We have one to be certified this year. She's not here most of the time because of personal reasons, but we have one certified science position that is vacant position. The high school uh has one um vacant position for the science I can answer your working with the teacher assistant question. Yes, we have one appointment. I am a teacher assistant. I have the qualifications to serve We will serve all of the schools here and you will not be able to have those vacant assistant positions. We have one qualified teacher assistant position. >> Okay. And then we're looking for one science teacher with an appointment. That's how we have one science teacher. We have accreditation on all the schools, I guess. But they certified science teacher. >> Okay. >> And then they test
014with one person per subject. English, math, and science and social studies. They have five BL situation. >> This is where now >> at the high school at the high school. I have them. You can go ahead and start and you'll have I have a desirable approximately 28 students per class, but our goal is to have 25 students per class. So, if you have one person in each of our academic areas, then we'll be able to give our departments their own art, science, social studies because we want to have smaller classrooms, more opportunities to give individual instruction. >> Thanks so much. >> Second. Any more questions? All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any that have a aye? Opposed? >> See if we got Miss Elaine for this. Hello. Approval of out-of-district transfer. >> I make a
015motion to be approved of out-of-district transfer for Miss Elaine. >> Second motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions on the second? All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any that have a aye? Opposed? >> Number seven, we have a policy revision, approval of policy revision clear book bag. >> I make a motion to be approved of policy revision. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions on the second? >> I have a question. Um If If they do come with without a clear bag, what do we do? Do we take them to the office and what? >> Yes, sir. We take them to the office and we call the parent and make and make sure they understand that if they return to
016school they have to have a clear book bag. >> That day will be a write-up. We will not allow students to go to class. >> Yeah. >> If that happens, they're not going to class with that student. >> Okay. >> I have a question. >> Miss Barnes. >> I've had parents to ask whether or not they're going to be allowed on campuses. If If there is a way for them to actually buy a clear book bag, is there a way? Cuz some Some of our parents may not have the opportunity to go elsewhere a five book bag. When we have a pencil and clear book bag is needed. And I would think as long as we are not Walmart and we don't want to start selling book bags online and provide them. I mean Amazon,
017Walmart. >> I'm going to go ahead and answer your question that we have we have a place um at our school here but at the same time um we'll we're we're going to work with the community to get them in because the black community because of everything here they have a place they have a black bag and they have a place and they they take and we will collaborate with both entities. >> Okay. All right. I'm speaking from the standpoint of how we have to be sure that um we're if there's a rule to be followed that we're accommodating as as possible as as accommodating as we can be for parents who um may not like like some of our households, they may be a grandparent who cannot get out and get what they need
018so they need to make arrangements to actually take for you. >> Any more questions? We didn't have a question. It's all Walmart. >> Are we giving like a grace period for this considering that school is starting like almost a month but our our school district ahead of schedule, are we giving a grace period for this? >> No, ma'am. We haven't discussed a grace period for the that's definitely the answer. >> If if the purpose is if it's for safety purposes and the district should be >> Okay. I'm sorry. I couldn't I couldn't hear what you said. >> She said for safety reasons, the district should be ready to implement this on day one. >> You know, in comparison last year, we didn't announce the clear backpack policy last year, and that was in the minute
019in line. And we still didn't have any problems in the starting. And this year, we announced the clear backpack policy in the beginning of the year, and we still have problems now. So, apparently, knowing for several weeks that you didn't have to have a clear backpack for 2020, the problem has been bigger than this year. It's twice as long as it was last year announcing the clear backpack policy. And when I got in the school last year, knowing that we didn't have to and all about the backpack policy this year. >> Okay, thank you. >> And just to be clear, the policy actually was changed last year. I think that was in the grace period. The policy was changed last year due to the high uptick in crime and violence, not just our community, but
020the communities across the states. This is the best thing for the students, the parents, and the staff. >> Okay, thank you. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any proper ayes? >> Opposed? >> Number eight, review and approval of financial statements. >> Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> I second the motion. >> I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any proper ayes? >> Opposed? >> Nay. >> Number nine, review and approval of claims document. I move that we review and approve of claims document. >> So moved. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I vote yes. I I vote yes. We're going to Yeah, I have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Aye.
021>> India Harper, aye. >> Opposed? >> Number 10, personnel recommendations. I move that we approve of personnel recommendations. >> So moved. Second the motion I made. >> We have a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns? All in All in favor? >> Aye. >> India Harper, aye. >> Opposed? >> Can I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So moved. >> Hope we got to close the old Can I have a motion to go in whether or not to go into executive session. I'm sorry. Yeah. >> I move that we now have a motion to determination upon the issue of whether or not to enter into executive session. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second whether or not to go into executive session. All
022in favor? Aye. >> India Harper, aye. >> Opposed? >> Excuse me. >> At this time we will come out in executive session. The board voted unanimously to um appoint hearing officer in a matter of a administrative termination hearing. At this time may I have a motion to adjourn? >> So moved. >> May I have a second the motion? >> I'll second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? >> Aye. >> Thank y'all. >> Thank you. Have a good evening. >> Thank you. Have a blessed week. >> Uh Dr. Vincent, I'll have you two videos.