001Will our chaplain? Who's that? I didn't wear my collar today. Pledge and pray. >> Our most gracious heavenly father, we thank you so much for this beautiful day that we have. It gives us another opportunity to serve our community and the students uh that we also serve. We ask your blessings on our teaching staff and our administrators and our central office people as they work through the school year. Please guide them and give them all the help they need in order to accomplish this awesome task. May this board uh have the understanding and the uh perseverance to work through these items so that it helps uh with this educational process. Our heavenly father, we also ask in thy name uh prayers for the family of one of our co-workers, Mr. Hudson, that passed away. Please
002uh give your uh help and prayers to the family in this difficult time for a a person who was of great uh value to our school system. We also pray for our country at this time. our heavenly father protect our first responders that protect us both at home and abroad. These things we ask 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. >> Mr. Stringfell, you have a name. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to say very quickly uh we had a district one meeting last night. Some of our board members that could make it were there and I think Mr. Parsons and Miss McDade probably would
003agree that we found it very informative with some of the stuff because they talked about not the budget for this school year but the projection for the next year and uh I those kind of things really help us a lot but that's my comment. Made >> no sir. >> Mr. >> Bson other than just to reiterate that was I enjoyed last night and got a lot of good information from them and it was very informative. >> Okay, Mr. Superintendent. >> No sir. >> All right. Proceed. >> Yes sir. Uh we have several uh action items. Um so bear bear with me. Uh we will begin with action item C1 the um that we do every year. the resolution to do a continuance on our special one mill tax for capital outlay as well as our
004one mill for general purpose. Uh that would be action item C1. Action item C2 is also an annual um approval of our uh errors and omission for our liability, general liability and our auto liability. Uh that is an annual uh re renewal. Action item C3 is also an annual action item. C3 is our 2026 annual budget. It is our district-wide fiscal year 2026 annual budget. C4 will be the approval of our 2526 salary schedule that will be listed under separate cover. Uh we um had two hearings uh to uh hear the concerns of those salary schedules. That will be action item C4. >> Doc Dr. Krenshaw, if I may, please. Mr. Superintendent, uh in the salary uh hearings and so forth. Some issues about raises and other things were brought up. I would ask sir
005that uh if your approval that you would have the opportunity to meet with us individually or in pairs to discuss some of the races and how you are handling those and what your proposals are. >> Yes sir. >> It's your discretion. Correct. >> Yes sir. Okay. Uh and I and I will say um even if it's after Monday and if we vote on the salary schedule, we can always go go back and amend the salary schedule. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Action item C6 is with HMH, education with ES ESL students. It is to provide a one-year site license uh for English student resources. It's coming out of title three funds and state funds for $36,392. Action item C7 is with newella to provide a standard formative license and professional development
006for 84 sites. It's coming out of district local fund for 2,334,730.50. >> Did you skip number five? Number five, uh it is a contract between us and Mobile County Commission with Strickland Youth Center. Uh it is to provide comprehensive educational services for adjudicated youth. It's the fund source is specialized treatment center for $513,390. I've gone over action item C6 as well as C7 and on to action item C8. Thank you, Dr. Krenshaw. Uh it is a contract between us and NOLA education for Star Academy. It is to provide services and support for three star academy pro programs to target students in grades six, seven, and eight that have been identified as two or more academic years behind. That total amount is $225,000 and it's coming out of ESSER funds. C9 is an agreement between us
007and Legacy Healthcare for two title 4 funded nurses. Uh it is to come out of again title four for the amount of $158,576. C10 is an agreement between us and navigate 360. It is to provide professional development to staff uh to an online platform that provides a consistent process for evaluating incidents. That's coming out of title two funds for $108,175.71. Let me just uh that's that's just a program we're purchasing. >> Yes. >> Okay. No actual physical training, nothing. Just a program. >> It's an online platform. Yes, sir. >> Wow. That's high. >> Yep. Any other questions? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Action item C11 is UCP splashpad. It is to provide a splash pad for the preK students with and without disability. is coming out of a legislative grant for $100,000. C12 is Power
008School Group. This is a uh provide schooly premium subscription for all schools. It's coming out of district local funds for $95,278.74. C13 is with power also with power school. It is to provide power school performance matters. Uh that will consist of all students. It's coming out of district local funds for 77,186. C14 is with Imagine Learning. It's our district English and second uh language uh for our literacy department. It is to provide multilingual learners with the support they need to access grade level instruction. That's coming out of state funds for $68,575. C15 is a contract between us and South Alabama internship. It is to have interns from South Alabama to work with our IT IT department on programming and app development. It's coming out of local technology funds for $66,871. C16 is an agreement between
009us and Legacy Health Care. Uh, it is to provide a licensed social worker funded out of title one for $60,000. C17 is a uh contract between us and Jason Arendelle >> Arendall and Richard Bacon for K9 services. It is to provide random periodic searches for and utilizing narcotic dogs. That's coming out of uh Title 4 fund for $50,000. If you don't mind, I'd like to speak on this. >> Um, we with I understand Jason Arendoll works with the sheriff's department and he's over their dogs, right? >> Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> Okay. The sheriff told us that, you know, we have access to them. So, I don't see any reason to pay them. Not only that, one of the uh SRO's we have has a dog. So, I don't I don't understand. We're
010contracting with them. >> You want to speak on that? >> Sure. I mean, >> I have a dog, too. >> You're welcome to come in anytime, Mr. Hatch and look at the board. We do a K9 search somewhere every day. There's no way the sheriff's office can commit to doing a K9 search somewhere in the school system just about every day. We we tried to use them before. They get called away for manh hunts or to go do search warrants and things like that. We like to have a K9 service at our disposal that we can use anytime we want to. We also have them cover some of the football games. They have not only narcotics dogs, but they also have black powder dogs that can use we can use for uh find firearms as
011well. So >> Andy, don't we have we have a lady that works for us as a SRO that has a drug dog that we could use every day. We could we could move her around, I'm sure. >> Um >> if need be. Somebody cover her area while she was in a different area. >> Who that is? >> That's Jackie Bner. >> She is not an SRO at this time. She's not as >> well I'm sorry not with our system but I'm talking about as as the uh >> she's not even the sheriff's office SRO at this time. >> What happened? >> I'm not sure. They moved her to a different a different location. >> And then wouldn't that be a conflict of interest him being over the dogs with the sheriff's department and then having
012his own because I know a lot of the guys that do this uh it's my understanding that you know they the dogs they use are dogs they use with the county as well. >> I don't believe that is correct. They they they own their own kines is my understanding. Yes, sir. The company owns their own >> kines. Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> You can you you can only smith sniff for so for so long. >> Thanks. >> Action item C18 agree agreement between us and Big Brother and Big Sisters uh central Gulf Coast. It is to provide mentoring services. Um it's coming out of title four funds for $45,000. Action item C19 is agreement between us and the bridge. It is to provide a licensed mental health therapist on on site. It's coming out
013of title four funds for $44,500. >> Is is that also uh the bridge is that uh Alter Point? >> I believe they affiliated group. Yeah, I think we have a separate contract with them. Uh I think it's in in here. Well, next action item C20 is agreement between us and Alapoint Health Services. It is to provide a licensed mental health therapist on site. Uh that's also coming out of title 4 funds for $37,899. C21 is with Belinda Roberts. It is to provide consulting services for the academic affairs division um spec specifically uh our federal programs coming out of title one funds for $37,000. C22 is Waterford Research with PreK Pro program. It is to provide professional services to 15 on-site uh consulting prep days. That's coming out of state prek funds for $35,750. C23 is
014an agreement between us and Rhythm. It is to provide access to T1 curriculum and prevention tool. It's coming out of title four funds for $29,747.50. 50 cents. C-24 is EPS operations for Forest Hill. It is to provide two days of professional development for 70 faculty and staff. Uh it's coming out of state funds for 27,62523. C25 is U. Monica Henry with GF Coast Performing Arts for Craig Head Elementary. It is to provide extended day after school enrichment and instruction. It's coming out of 21st century grant for $25,200. Action item C26 is youth of the winning side. It is to provide fine arts instruction for preK to 12th graders coming out of legis legislative grant for $25,000. C27 is a contract between us and navigate 360. It is to provide access to a mobile app for
015students reporting incidents uh concern related student safety. That's coming out of title four funds for $23,750. C28 is mobile art council for Changang. It is to provide high quality art education services. This is the governor's turnaround funds for $23,640. C29 is with the Mobile County Commission with Bryant Career Center. It is to provide funds for a new parking lot. Again, that's coming out of the Mobile County Commission funds for $23,292.50. C30 is with flashlight learning. It is to provide student license for English as a second language. has come out of title three funds for $22,520. C31 is Kids First Education to provide uh design and deliver customized professional development and coaching for new career tech education teachers. That's coming out of state CCR grant for $22,125. C32 is Kagan Professional Development for Forest Hill. It
016is to provide three days of professional development training coming out of state funds for $21,820. C33 is learning for Grand Bay. It is to provide classroom license access in the subject area of reading and math and science and social studies. Uh coming out of title one funds for $18,320. C34 is with the Mobile County Commission for Castlin Elementary. It is to provide funds to cover the cost of gravel for the playground. Again, that's coming out of county commission funds for $16,200. C35 is also with the county commission for Alma Bryant. It is to provide funds for a security fence. Again, that's coming out of county commission funds for $14,826.20. C36 is G global spectrum for Davidson High School 2026 Invitational Model United Nations scheduled on April 7th through 7th and 8th. It's coming out of
017local school funds for $12,168. C37 is University of South Alabama Mitchell Center for the 2025 College and Career Fair. Um that's the rent the space for coming out of district funds for $11,275. C38 is C38 is learning for lot middle school. It is to provide classroom license access in the subject area of reading, math and science. Uh coming out of title one funds for $11,270. C39 is with Kids First Education for Nan Gray. It is to provide a comprehensive training uh which includes eight days uh to help with EL students build language proficiency that's coming out of title one funds for $11,200. C40 is with the Renaissance um Riverview for the Mobile County Public Schools teacher of the year lunchon that will be held March 13th, 2026. coming out of local district funds for $10,575.
018C41 if is Gulf regional early childhood services. It is to provide uh books and other materials for literacy uh for 38 class first classroom preK students. That's coming out of federal funds uh title one funds for $10,000. Action item C42 is IB organization for council tra traditional. It is to provide IB world schools uh for council coming out of title one fund for $9,350. C43 is with the flipping group uh Nan Gray with cap capturing kids heart uh to provide premium subscription kind of our title one funds for $9,50. C44 is also with the flipping group for Booker T Washington. It is also to provide a premium subscription of Capturing Kids Heart. Uh it's coming out of the Capturing Kids Heart Foundation funds for $9,50. C45 is with Advantis Education for Henkins Middle. Uh it
019is to provide a one-year software uh license uh for students at Hanken Middle for and also for 20 staff members. It's coming out of state funds for $8,887. C46 is with Learning for BC Rain uh high school. It is to provide classroom license all access for 575 students. It's coming out of title one funds for 8,625. C47 is with Renaissance Learning for ER Dixon. It is to provide Renaissance Learning site license for accelerator reader for a,000 students coming out of title one funds for $8,25. C48. It's with Global Spectrum for Baker High School's 2026 senior class honors program at the Sanger Theater, which will be held April the 22nd, 2026, coming out of local school funds for $7,1022. C49 is learning for Turner Turner Elementary. It is to provide site license for 350 students coming
020out of title one funds for $6,957.50. C50 is Renaissance Learning for Allentown. It is to provide a one-year software license to Renaissance Education Accelerator Reader coming out of Title One funds for $6,9720. C-51 is Reese Consulting for BC RAIN. It is to provide ACT professional development workshop for teachers and students. It's coming out of title one funds for $6,450. C-52 is Brainfuse for Dixon. It is to provide a uh 180 online tutoring hours coming out of title one funds for $5,940. C-53 is Renaissance Learning for Pearl Hascue. It is to provide one-year software license for accelerator reader for 550 students coming out of title one funds for $5,224. C54 is Holiday in downtown historic district for BC rain 2025 homecoming dance which will be held October the 11th, 2025. uh coming out of local school
021funds for $5,73.50. C-55 is the sale of timber. It's the Oak Grove track of clear cutting 147 acres. Um we went with the highest lump sum with ASR transportation for an amount of 290,865. C-56 is um gray local media. It is to recruit skilled workers for the facility department in the areas of HVAC, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and painting. Uh the financial impact of that is $5,000. C-57 is architectural selection. Uh we have the MGM softball field light lighting but all all red. We have Alba football field bleachers also with all all red. C58 is also architectural se selection. We have Theodore Chiller replacement with Ward Scott. We have Grand Bay chiller replacement also with Ward Scott and Blunt alumni building re- roof with leak. C59 is ingenuity. It is a professional services to power invoice
022data audits and reviews. Um there is a 25% saving cost. C60 through C66 is listed under separate cover. Are there any questions on those action items? Hearing no questions, we will move to the consent agenda which is D1 with the Alabama Institute of Deaf and Blind Mobile Regional Center with Sunny Callahan School of the Deaf and Blind. It is to provide sign language interpreters for students and parents. It's coming out of state funds for $5,000. D2 is with the Hope Institute, Baker High School. It is to provide four full days of professional development learning sessions coming out of title one funds for $5,000. D3 is also with the Hope Institute for Alma Bryant. It is to provide four full days sessions including a site visit come out of title one funds for $5,000. D4 is
023learning for Anna Booth. It is to provide a site license for 350 students coming out of title one funds for $4,637.50. D5 is flashlight learning for Nan Gray. It is to provide a digital literacy and language development platform coming out of title one funds for $4,530. D6 is the flipping group for Kate Shepard. It is to provide captioning kids heart premium subscription coming out of title one funds for $4,500. D7 is with the Bailey Education Group for St. Elmo. It is to provide teacher support and professional development and elementary math standards coming out of title one funds for $4,500. D8 is with quizzy for grand bay. It is to provide teachers and students with one-year quizzy school site license platform coming out of title one funds for $4,200. D9 is with renaissance learning for lot
024middle school. It is to provide Renaissance learning site license for accelerator reader for 420 students coming out of title one funds for 4,18140. D10 is Pney Bowers for BC Rain High School uh to have posted mailing system and scale coming out of title one funds for $4,115.76. D11 is with Renaissance Learning for Turner Elementary. It is to provide Renaissance Learning site license for accelerator reader for 400 students coming out of title one funds for $3,922. D12 is with South Alabama National Alumni Association for Davidson High School's 2026 senior breakfast which will be held May 1st, 2026 coming out of local funds for $3,800. D13 is also with Renaissance Learning for Austin Elementary. It is to provide Renaissance learning site license for accelerator reader for 529 students coming out of title one funds for 3,7105. D14
025is Monica Henry with the Gulf Coast Performing Arts for Craig Head Elementary summer pro program. It is to provide uh summer of 2026 enrichment and instruction. It's coming up out of 21st century grant for $3,600. D15 is with Renaissance Learning for Anna Booth. It is to provide Renaissance Learning site license for accelerator reader for 375 students coming out of title one funds for $3,498.75. D16 is with Cynthia Davis. It is to provide a 4day of virtual professional development for school counselors coming out of federal funds for $3,400. D17 is with David David concessions for the Theodore High School. It is to provide a food truck concessions for the 2025 football season. Um the funding source would be David uh David concessions for $2,500. D18 is Concord theatrical group uh for Alma Bryant. It is to
026provide a production of the musical Foot Loose for approximately 500 students coming out of local school funds for 2,499. D19 is with JJ and Zach for Al uh Alba Middle to provide um manage missing assignments with online tool for $440 students coming out of title one funds for $2,299. D20 is science for everyone for Orchard Elementary. It is to provide two 45minute STEM pro programs. Uh it's coming out of title one funds for $2,250. D21 is circuit for Grand Bay. It is to provide subscription license for 12 months which automate late students checkin check-ins. It's coming from local school funds for $1,950. D22 is the cookery project for Craig Head Elementary. It is to provide afterchool program that offers a once a month culinary workshop. It's coming out of 21st century for $1,920. D23 is
027with Sunnyside Theater for Whitley Elementary School. It is to provide an inschool theatrical presentation of Annie for the students of Whit uh for 247 students. It's coming out of federal funds for $1,500. D24 is with the city of Centell facility rental for the community center for Centron nail schools 2026 prom, which will be held April the 10th, 2026 coming out of local school funds for $1,200. D25 is with MTI Enterprise for Dumbar Magnet. It is to provide a license for a production uh contract for Disney, The Lion King. It's coming out of local school funds for $815. D26 with is with Alabama High School Athletic Association, the flag football officials. It is to provide officials to officiate all home flag foot. That's coming out of local school funds and school local fees. D27 is with
028the Explorum Science Center for Pathway K5. It is to provide a STEM classroom visit for students in grades K5. It's coming out of title one funds for $500. D28 is the cookery project for Craig Head Elementary. Uh it's coming it is to provide the culinary workshop. Uh it's coming out of 21st century uh funds for $240. D29 is GF Coast Official Association for Basketball Officials. It is to provide officials to officiate all the home basketball games coming out of local school funds paid by school year fees. D30 is with RNR Coastal um ice for Henkins Middle. It is to provide shave ice food truck. uh is will be paid out for RNR coastal uh for 25% of profit received. D31 is aou between us and hope for all G coast um for all G coast.
029It is to support homeless families. There is no financial impact. D32 is Mobile Basketball Association. It is to officiate all um basketball home games coming out of local school funds paid for by school fees. >> Mr. Superintendent. Yes, sir. Um have they merged those two association now? >> No, sir. I think they're still separate. That's why we have two different Okay. >> Yes. D33 is out of county travel and D34 is various bids. Are there any questions with the consent agenda? Hearing no questions. We have two flow through items. Uh both with Curriculum Associates and both with Mo Mobile Christian. Um one coming out of title two funds for $4,600. the other coming out of title one funds for $3,150. Those are our flow through items. On to student expulsions you have listed under separate
030cover one through seven. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, >> Mr. Superintendent. >> Yes, sir. If you would please make note of number one and four and see if those two meet the criteria of those three of egregious things that we have talked about. >> Okay. Yes sir. >> We can say when it comes to the board meeting. >> All right. On to the information items. Of course, we have G1 monthly financials and G2 purchase orders over 5,000 >> purchase or if you don't mind talk about that just for a second. Uh Routolo Consultant, anybody familiar with them? What do they do for us? >> Do what now? >> That's grounds. They cut grass and stuff. 400,000. Roughly 400,000. Wow. >> All the school grounds. >> Okay. >> How many how many how many do they
031cut? Do you know >> 13 in central office? >> Twice a month. For how many months they do that? during the season cost. >> Yeah, that's a yearly cost of >> Yeah, that's at a yearly cost of roughly 400,000. And then the uh what is that? Uh ratify oil and fuel uh foundation program 100,000. Does anybody know what that would be? >> What is it? >> It's the uh fuel gasoline. That's Gratify Oil and Fuel LLC. It's foundation program, but it's $100,000. I'm kind of wondering what we're what we're receiving services for that. >> What's the name of it? >> Uh I guess it's uh Ratify Oil and Fuel LLC. R E T F I >> Yes. I'm just kind of curious as what we're what we're receiving for that. >> The others I get.
032Thank you. >> Okay. Um Mr. Attorney, you have an unattent agreements on 821 910. >> Okay. So be it. Scheduling of any meetings. Okay. All right. Um, Mr. Stringfell, you have a matter. >> No, sir. >> M. McDade. >> No, sir. >> Mr. Parson, >> one thing I could ask for. I know we had talked about Wilmer Elementary. I know was in the in the pipeline was curtains out there. Where we at on it? I hadn't seen it. come together, but we've already got >> the lot. >> Okay. >> But I'll double check on >> and uh maybe the wrong time, but I just want to say I know a lot of our members went. I went to one grandparents day. These schools did wow outstanding job. Uh I went to one of this principles
033did a really good job. What school was that? >> I went to Wilmer actually >> Mr. Hatchet. >> Uh, >> wish that. >> Yes, absolutely. Man, let's talk about these schools we need to be building West Mobile. Where we at on we have we done any drawings, any architectural, any anything at all? >> Yeah, we just trying to figure out what grade span of school that we want to decide on whether that's high school or junior high school or do we want to send the sixth graders back down to the elementary school and build wings to clear up the overcrowding of the middle schools of S and C and to make sure we have enough land if it's going to be a high school certain amount of land. >> Well, I think the land issue
034we won't have any issue with that. I think Donny's committed to that, hadn't he already >> to expanding if if we needed it? He was working on trying to see if he could get some more because we need about 20 more acres. >> Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate the update. >> Okay, Mr. Stre. >> No, sir. >> All right. Motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. I. Motion carry.