001Ask God chapter [snorts] [clears throat] lead us in a prayer and the pledge. >> Let me stand. Blessed Lord, we thank you for this day. Dear Lord, we also thank you for the opportunity to serve uh our school system and the community also with all the parents and the students that we have. Dear father, we also ask your blessings on our superintendent and his staff. you of of anybody knows the issues that he has to address and we ask your blessings for him and for the staff. We also ask your blessings for all of our teachers and other staff members that work in our system as they work with our students. Uh dear heavenly father, we also pray this day for the leaders in our community and our state and our country and these troubling
002times that we are tend to encounter. May your hands uh lead them in the way where reconciliation can take place and the things that need to be accomplished can be accomplished for our country. Uh we also pray for our first responders and both home and abroad as they protect us uh from evil things that can occur. We ask all these things in thy name. Amen. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [snorts] >> Okay, Mr. Stringfell, you have a thing >> just real quickly. Uh I this morning before the work session I was able to attend the honors program at uh Burroughs Elementary and uh Dr. Patterson and her
003staff did an excellent job and I was well attended. >> All right, Miss McDade. >> Yes. I just would like to thank uh uh our security team. Uh we had two big games in our area the past two weeks. um and everything went off without a hitch and we were well secured and everybody felt comfortable. It was a great um movement for our community and I think both schools all four the schools that participated did well. I just want to put a for the record I did beat uh Dr. Krenshaw Williamson Ber >> so noted Mr. Hat is everybody else. [laughter] Uh, [clears throat] I got something sent to me this morning. It's pretty troubling with transportation. We got some children, elementary, uh, children that was led off on 43. I believe it was a
004split lane highway. Um, not only let them off in one spot, they had to cross the street, walk down several feet, and [snorts] then cut back over. And as they were doing this, instead of her staying there keeping her her, you know, sign on and she turns around and goes on and moves on and leaves these children pretty much to fend for themselves. And you had some big trucks coming by. It's very disturbing. If you guys would like to look at the video, I'll be more than happy to show it later. >> Okay. >> Yeah. [snorts] Yeah. They need to send it to me. >> Absolutely. >> No, sir. >> All right. Uh I'm not going to comment on uh what MD said. I want to uh also say that they gross over $100,000. So
005the idea of each school having their own stadium is paying off. They look good. Okay. Uh Mr. Superintendent, you may proceed. >> All right. So we have a lot of items. Uh so we'll go through them rather quickly. Yes sir. >> Uh the first uh action item is C1 uh our annual pledge revenue for 2026. It is uh revenue funds to meet our debt services and operating obligations. C2 is an agreement between us and Legacy Health Care Solutions uh for schoolbased and medical bus nurses. um that will be coming out of school nurse funds for $1,82,000. C3 is a University of South Alabama uh children and women hospital to provide supervision uh for five full-time teachers and one administrator for the educational pro program that's coming out of state funds for $819,239. Action item C4
006is an agreement between us and Americus healthc care staffing for schoolbased and medical bur bus nurses. Uh also coming out of school nursing funds for $600,000. C5 is Alter Point for West Mobile uh Academy to conduct educational services in a therapeutic setting. It's coming out of state foundation funds for $517,998. >> Excuse me. Uh Mr. Superintendent, what exactly are they um offering for that amount of money? >> Therapeutic services for all of those stu students at West Mo at West Mobile. >> And that would consist of what? How many people? And what is the services that they're >> It's not in the contract. >> I hadn't read it yet. >> Okay. If it's not in the contract, I'll get you that information. >> Read it and seen it already. >> Okay. >> My apologies. >>
007All right. Action item C6 is agreement between us and Power Schools uh to provide a digital platform for parents to complete yearly online registration and enrollment. It's coming out of foundation for $370,66122. C7 is Learning Tree, our specialized treatment center. It is to provide residential education and residential treatment services to multi- handicap uh students. It's coming out of state funds for $361,360. CA is EM. It is to provide software and support to store required documentation for student services, special education, and business services. It's coming out of local funds for $271,352.92. C9 is renaissance learning to retain the services of district nearpod for English language English learner um students coming out of district and local funds for $254,6874. C10 is goodwill uh for IDA students. It is to provide services to students who have been determined
008by the I by their IEP. It's coming out of prechool funds for $221,400. C11 is the United Ceropy. It is to provide physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other services to students. It's coming out of prek um preschool money for $29,520. C12 is an agreement between us and America's healthc care staffing for school bus medical nurses for two title two schoolbased nurses coming out of title two funds for $179,000. C13 is Xerox. It is to manage service lease of copier fleets and lease of print shop equipment coming out of local school funds for $112,441. C14 is rehab associates uh speech therapy for uh Marville Elementary. It is provide speech therapy services uh coming out of federal funds for $76,125. C15 is with Alter Point for Pathway Elementary and Middle to provide two mental health therapists uh
009coming out of federal funds for $75,797.50. C16 is uh Katrina Belute for speech therapy. Um, Miss A, um, this may need to go in the flow through items C616, speech therapy for the private school students coming out of non-public funds for $52,920. C17 is an agreement between us and drug education council to provide the chemical abuse prevention uh for family intervention services for $50,000 coming out of half out of title four funds and half out of at risk funds. >> Have we have we entered an agreement with them before? >> Yes. This is annual >> and we've already had Okay. We we got documentation and data from them. >> Yes. It's it's the CAP program. >> I got you. >> You want that information? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> They do it every year.
010>> Any other questions? >> No, sir. >> Okay. C18 is Shannon Porter. Also, speech therapy for private school. This also needs to go into the flow through items. Uh nonpublic funds for $38,000. C19 is Jacqueline Martin speech therapy for um private school students non-public funds for $38,000 also needs to go in flow flow through items. C20 is Alter Point for continuous learning center base therapy to provide a mental health therapist coming out of federal funds for $37,898.75. C-21 is Bailey Education for Pearl Hascu to provide English language arts teacher effectiveness co effectiveness coaching for the staff coming out of title one funds for $33,000. C22 is the uh Mobile County Commission for BC Rain. It is to provide funds to assist with the core department with travel expenses to Disney campus workshop. Again, that's Mobile
011County Commission funds for $32,148. C23 is the Department of Environmental Management grant uh for a playground on campus at Collins Road. Uh that fund source is the grant um the environmental management grant for $31,675. C24 uh is with um the tribal and underserved communities grant for Elmo Bryant uh for students and staff on conducting water quality monitoring and engaging them with storm water enrichment field field trip that's uh for $30,000. C25 is learning for Sims Middle School. It is to provide one-year classroom license in the subject area of math and English language arts for 1,150 students coming out of title one funds for $21,562.50. C26 is uh humanity solutions. It is professional development uh a 20-day uh training for the continuous [snorts] learning center and path pathway. Uh the fund source is raised at for
012$19,800. C27 is learning for Henkins Middle. It is to provide a one-year complete classroom license in the subject area areas of math and English and language arts for 725 students. That's coming out of title one funds for $18,332.50. C28 is with CentOS for Lafllo High School. It is to prov to provide mat cleaning and supplies coming out of local school funds for $17,463.96 cents. C29 is learning for guil for Gilyard to provide [clears throat] a one-year subscription site license for the learning digital platform for 800 students coming out of title one funds for $15,695. C30 is with the Mobile Riverview Plaza for Baker High School 2026 senior class breakfast uh which will be held Thursday, April the 9th for 350 students coming out of local school funds for $14,862.50. Ille learning C31 is for Learning
013for Collier to provide a one-year subscription site license for IXL learning digital platform uh for 125 students coming out of title one funds for 11,843.75. C32 is learning for Peril Hascue to pro to provide a one-year subscription site license for learning digital platform for 550 students coming out of title one funds for $11,7.50. C33 is learning for Griggs to provide a one-year subscription site license for digital learning platform for 100 students coming out of title one funds for $10,968.75. C34 is with the Mobile County Commission for Pearl Hascue. It is to provide funds to purchase metal benches. Uh again, that's county commission funds for $10,000. C35 is also with the Mobile County Commission for St. Elmo. It is also to provide funds to purchase metal benches, again coming out of county commission funds for $10,000.
014C36 is learning for Austin Elementary. It [snorts] is to provide Renaissance learning site license for accelerator reader for 100 students coming out of title one funds for $9,38125. C37 is also uh with Renaissance Riverview Plaza for Theodore High School 2026 senior breakfast which will be held Monday, April 27th for 250 students. It's coming out of local school funds for $9,250. C38 is the flipping group capturing kids heart for er Dixon. It is to provide ongoing support for leaders and staff who have completed the caption kids heart training. It's coming out of title one funds for $9,50. C39 is teacher first for council traditional to provide a one-year subscription for 526 students come out of title one funds for $8,190. C40 is uh with the battle house for Lafllo High School 2026 prom, which will be
015held Friday, April the 10th, come out of local school funds for $8,125. C41 is Renaissance Learning for Gillyard Elementary. It is to provide site license for accelerator reader for 800 students coming out of title one funds for $7,222. C42 is learning for Lanc. It is to provide one-year software license to 375 students coming out of title one funds for $7,3125. C43 is also with Learning for Sims Elementary. It is to provide a one-year subscription site license for 375 students coming out of title one funds for $7,3125. C44 is with Serge Entertainment for Theodore High School 2026 senior day which will be held May 5th coming out of local school funds for $6,957.50. C45 is also with Learning for Castle. It is to provide a one-year site license for Learning Digital Platform for 75 students coming
016out of title one funds for $6,918.75. C46 is Learning for Florence Howard. It is to prov to provide a year subscription site license for EXL learning digital platform for 75 students coming out of title one funds for $6,845. C47 is Renaissance learning for Lanc. It is to provide a one-year software license to uh Renaissance Education Star for 440 students coming out of title one funds for $6,33920. C48 is the Hope Institute for Mary G. Montgomery. It is to pro to provide professional development for five employees to attend the hope leadership academy coming out of title one funds for $6,250. C49 is learning for Spencer Weslon. It is to provide one-year subscription site license for learning digital platform for 325 students coming out of title one funds for $6,93.75. C50 is learning for council traditional. It
017is to provide a one-year site license uh for EXL digital platform for 300 students coming out of title one funds for $5,625. C-51 is teacher first for Philips Prep to provide a one-year subscription digital platform for 749 students coming out of title one funds for $9,200. C-52 is with the Miracle League uh park phase 2 change order one that was an increase for 72,127.37 making the grand total of revision $4,811,678.37. The fund source was don donations and local funds. >> Mr. Superintendent, uh what change orders were made? >> Lewis, >> what change orders were made? the miracle field. >> They perform >> for the >> Yes. >> Gotcha. [snorts] Thank you. They did some to the top of >> cover. >> All right. Are there any question? Any more questions? Okay. Uh action item C53
018is culinary art revisions renovations uh for Baker, Blunt, Davidson, Mayor G, Montgomery, Williamson, and Viger. Uh there were two bids. We went went we went with the lowest bidder which is Tindle uh for $1,925,000 and that's coming out of local funds. C54 is architectural se selection for the Mayor G. Montgomery gym. Um it went to Ward Scott Morris and that's coming out of state legislative funds. C55 is an execution of the hunting lease for Harold Shields for the Ben Hamilton track for 40 acres. Um financial impact or payments uh to the board of $630 over two years. C56 is the demolition of the Nan Grey Davis house uh across the street from Henkins Middle. C57 is the Driscoll farm. Um the Driscoll uh farm lease for Tana Williams probably has requested to install three sub
019um mercible wells on on the property. C58 is with Alabama Power outdoor lighting services. Uh various schools that are listed here. these uh um upgrades, lighting upgrades that we've been doing with Alabama Power and all the schools are listed in the con the contract C-59 through C71 I believe is are all personnel which would be listed under separate cover. Are there any questions on those action items? >> Yes, sir. on to the consent. Uh D1 is with Alba Shrine Center uh for the middle 2025 middle school career day which will be held Tuesday, November the 4th and Wednesday, November the 5th coming out of federal call Perkins funds for $5,000. D2 is with Renaissance Learning, Florence Howard, is to provide um one-year site license for 500 students coming out of title one funds for $4,825.
020D3 is Bay Gourmet for Murphy High School 2026 senior breakfast catering that's being held on May 1st coming out of local school funds for $4,725. D4 is Renaissance Learning for Spencer Weslon to provide Renaissance Learning site license for accelerator reader for 400 students coming out of title one funds for $3,768. D5 is learning for Castle Diva Elementary. It is to provide provide a one-year uh subscription site license for digital platform for 200 students coming out of local school funds for $3,750. D6 is with Renaissance Learning for Sims Elementary. It is to provide Renaissance Learning site license for accelerator reader for 350 students coming out of local school funds for $3,525.50. D7 is Bolery Mobile for Baker High School 2026 senior class activity which will be held Tuesday, April the 28th for 175 students coming out
021of local school funds for $2,842.86. >> Mr. Superintendent, if I might, I know we've talked about this and uh but some of these and this is a classic example of this Baker High School activity and also the proms and the um >> senior breakfastes. If that money is coming out of the local schools and it doesn't pass a certain amount and you and your staff and the attorney have taken a look at it, I'm I don't see a ne it necessary for the board to approve that particular thing. >> I think it would save a lot of >> Yes, sir. So the individual um and I'm sure Frank has a has an opinion but um with the school accounts um with it being you know the board can also approve that if it's doesn't exceed
022a certain amount coming from the school con contract as long as myself Lori the supervisor >> correct >> the attorneys go through the process kind of like a docu sign uh I see no reason for the board to have to vote on those small items. Several of them. Yes, sir. Especially when they are redundant and you just changing the year on them. >> My point. Thank you, sir. >> Comment. The statute says all contracts shall be approved by the board and spread upon the minutes. I don't think we can I think we can do what you suggested, but I just want to remind everybody of the statute. So, all >> right. D8 is with Dave and Buster Florence Howard um for 110 participants for the AAP uh that's been funded by the Fuse Project for
023$2,6607. D9 is Renaissance Learning for Castle Diva to provide Renaissance learning site license for accelerator reader for 220 students coming out of local school funds for $2,54740. Basically what you're telling Miss Stringfell is to hurry up. >> No sir, I'm not I'm just saying we have [laughter] 120 items and every year we have >> 80 of them coming [clears throat] to explain this. >> All right. >> It seems a little redundant versus >> right I'm working uh D10 is signs for everyone for er Dixon. It is to provide uh two 45minute uh interactive STEM pro programs for uh coming out of title one funds for $2,250. D1 is with the Sunnyside Theaters for Scarbor Middle. It is to provide drama instructors for students. It's coming out of 21st century grant for $2,250. D12 is with
024surge for Alma Bryant um to have approximately 94 students uh to be held on November the 20th coming out of local school funds for $2,223.36. D13 is with Crown Crown Hall for Murphy High School 2026 senior breakfast which will be held Friday, May 1st coming out of local school funds for $1,500. D14 is with air elite for Griggs Elementary. It is to perform a U one trampoline slam dunk show coming out of local school funds. >> Making your point exactly uh for $1,300. D15 is also with Air Elite for Brightland Elementary. It is also to perform a trampoline slam dunk show come out of local school uh funds for $1,300. >> I confirm no children are jumping on the trip. [laughter] >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. D16 is with John uh Bubbet
025for high school honor band festival. It is to have to serve as a guest director for uh for the 2026 um high school honor band festival. Uh the fund source is with the county band directors association for $1,000. D17 is with Elizabeth Gibbs, PhD from Middle School Honor Band Festival, uh to also serve as a guest director coming out of band director association for $1,000. D18 is a paint party studio for Scarboro Middle. It is to provide art instructions for 100 students uh coming out of 21st century grant for $1,000. D19 is with Dave and Busters for Williamson High School uh for their culinary students trip on Tuesday, October the 30 30th coming out of local school funds for $59066. D20 is with the Mobile Symphony for Sam's Elementary. It is to provide strings and
026school music enrichment. Uh it's also again coming out of Mobile County Commission funds and also to uh students to tuition for a grand total of $325 per student. D21 is balling down south for the 202526 basketball season to be able to broadcast those basketball games. The fund source is the uh revenue for the to the schools for $150 per home home game D20. >> Excuse me. Does it say how many games he gets? >> No, I mean I'm sure it says that in contract, but it doesn't have it here. But every home home game and away game that they the home school get theund gets the $150. >> Yep. >> Gotcha. All right. D22 is GF Coast Wrestling Official Association. It is to uh have officials for the high school junior high uh wrestling season.
027It's coming out of local school funds. D23 is Sunshine Skate Center for Baker High School 2026 senior activities, which will be held Monday, April the 27th, coming out of local school funds, $5 per student. D24 is Mobile County action community action to retain the services to conduct a head start pro program for preschool students. Uh that's coming out of IDEIDA funds part B and C. Uh so there's no financial impact on that. D25 is a the textbook adoption committee to be formed for 202526 for the fine art textbook. uh that committee will make recommendations for the board to have the final approval. D26 is also the textbook adoption uh for K12 social studies and the committee will also make recommendations for the board to have the final adoption approval. D27 is Auburn University at Montgomery
028for College Nursing and Health Science. It is to provide clinical ex experience and training to university students. There's no financial exchange. D28 is the board of trustees for the University of Alabama school psychology and internship for the supervision of learning experiences in in the services uh of psychology. There's no financial exchange. D29 is Mobileia Art Council for Craig Head Elementary. It is to provide high quality free music sessions. That's coming out of uh fund source of mobile art council. D30 is also with the Mobile Art Council for Craig Head for Gardening to provide gardening program education and that fund source is also coming out of the Mobile Art Council. D31 is heart of mobile service league for John Will. It is to pro to provide uniforms and other clothing items uh for students. Uh that
029fund source is the heart of Mobile Service League. D32 is the declaration of textbook as surplus and disposal of sur surplus textbook uh textbooks uh as adopted by the state uh our previous textbooks that are worn out and unusable. Uh we should declare those textbooks to be surplus and to be removed. D33 um is an action item I believe um with the county commission with Alter Point. Uh it is to provide residential and educational and psychiatric services uh for 110 certified licensed [snorts] beds. It's coming out of state funds. There's no amount, but I miss Holly, I think that D33 needs to be an action item once we get the the total amount. D34 is an agreement between us and Western Governor's University, our nursing pro program, um, in providing one-on-one nursing. There's no financial
030exchange. D35 is is an agreement between us and Grand Canyon University also in providing one-on-one nursing and there's no financial exchange. D36 is out of county travel and D37 is um Barry's bid. Are there any questions on the consent agenda? Hearing no questions, we will move to our flow through items. We have flow through items 1 through 13. Um, and I think it will grow to 1 through 16. Um, the first one is E1 Rehab Associates. Um, this is speech therapy for all of our private school students. It's coming out of nonpublic funds for $63,840. We have E2 with a contract with EXL Learning with St. Ignatius coming out of Title 4 funds for $8,663.75. E3 is game uh for Aman Academy coming out of title 2 funds for $8,000. E4 is Renaissance learning for
031St. Dominic Catholic School come out of title 4 funds for $6,44820. E5 is learning also with St. Dominic's coming out of title 4 funds for $6,320. E6 is HMH for St. Ignatius come out of title two funds for $4,200. E7 is learning for little flower coming out of title four funds for $3,712.50. E8 is curriculum and associates for most pure heart of Mary coming out of title one funds for $1,750. E9 is with Brain Pop for St. Pas coming out of title three funds for $1,564. E10 is with McGra Hill for Heart of Mary coming out of title two funds for $1,500. E1 is with curriculum and associates for Pritchard Prep coming out of title one funds for $1,470. E12 is with curriculum and associates for Revelation Christian Academy coming out of title one funds
032for $1,50 and E13 also with curriculum associates for government government street Christian school coming out of title one funds for $980. Those are our flow through items. If there are no questions, we move to student expulsions. We have listed under separate cover 1 through six. [snorts] >> Mr. TR, you have Yes. Uh, two things. First, I'd like to address the under 5,000 issue. [snorts] The act only requires an agenda item and it be spread on the minutes. I don't see any reason why we have to read through all the consent items. We can just go one through 60, [snorts] but I think they need still need to be on the agenda. So, that's that'll shorten. It's kind of what we do on Wednesday anyways. Little light there, Frank. >> Yeah. And uh, of course, they
033have to be approved at the board meetings. [snorts] >> What about the uh what about the uh flow through it? >> Flowroughs if they're under five. Something >> and [snorts] most of them are. >> Most of them are. >> So, you just say flow through items one through 10. But they need to be listed on the agenda and the board votes on one through whatever. >> So if you say flow through items 1 through 10 and we say yay or no >> that'll have to be done at the board meeting. Secondly, we have 11 agreed to suspensions. 922, 924 is three of them. Four of them. 101, 109, 1010, 1020, 1022, which is an amendment, and 1023. The administration would like action on Wednesday. Okay. [snorts] Schedule of any meetings. is on the 13th and
034we have one. >> Okay. Anything else? >> All right, Mr. H, you have everything? >> No, sir. Thank you. >> No, sir. >> String Mr. Stringfeller. >> Mr. Hack, you said the 13th was an employee hearing. Is that correct? And what was the other date? >> 19th. >> The nth. >> The 19th. >> 19th. >> The fifth been cancelled. >> Fifth was moved to the 19th. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. [snorts] >> Mr. Superintendent, you have anything else? >> No. >> All right. [snorts] Good. Motion tojourn. >> Some move. Second. Second. All right. Motion is journal. Next meeting is Wednesday.