001This August 19th, 2024 school board meeting will come to order. Before we get started, Mr. Superintendent, any announcements for you, sir? No, sir. Mr. Hatcher. Football season is upon us. Thank God. That's all I got. I'm I'm excited. Mr. Harwell? No, sir. Not today. Thank you. Okay, Miss McDeay. No, sir. Dr. Crunchaw. No, sir. Mr. Attorney, I'm saving you today. Okay. So, you don't have to worry about that. Okay. Um, do I hear a motion for the approval of the prior minutes? Some move. Have a motion to uh approve the prior minutes. And we have a second. Any further discussion of that? All right. No discussion. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Agenda adoption. Mr. Superintendent, any additions today? No, sir. Okay. Mr. Superintendent, I'm going to request the following student
002expulsion numbers to be pulled and and to take a look at reconsideration. There are you as you recall from the other day there were several but it would be number two number four number 10 number 12 number 18 number 24 number 31 33 34 40 and 41 Yes sir 34 40 and 41 Mr. President sir. So we we uh pull the items as requested by the chairman. Okay. And Mr. Superintendent I'll be happy to discuss will you and any other board members about those particular items. Okay. So we've with the U addition of pulling those particular items. We have a motion to approve the uh adoption of the agenda. Is that correct? Okay. Do I hear a second? Second. We have a second. Any further discussion of the agenda adoption? No further discussion. All in
003favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Miss Phillips reports and recognitions. Right. So, if we could call forward Dr. Crrenshaw and the Blunt High School JOTC cadets as well as RoboCat. And Lieutenant Colonel Cross, you can come up here as well. This morning we are recognizing members of the Blunt High School JOTC program for their exemplary performance in learning, leading, and teaching in the area of technology. These young leaders participate in the Blunt Tech Club year round. Last year, they facilitated three drone workshops and executed LOTC drone competitions for middle schools. Blunt was the only high school in this state to compete nationally for aerial drone competition and VEX robotics. Blunt Tech is introducing new initiatives in programming, advanced drone ops, and robotics quadrupled. They have excelled in computer science and AI, becoming the
004first public high school in the county and the state to compete. As the JOTC tech club says, steam rises and leopards lead the way. Congratulations. That's the hood sound. If y'all don't know anything about that. Yeah. Let me say on behalf of the Mobile County Public School System and the superintendent, we congratulate you young people for your outstanding u work with robotics and I'm sure we going to get a nice demonstration. You know, it just goes to show you that uh when people get involved with technology, it's you don't u you don't care how far it goes. It goes a long ways. And I want to commend you young people for doing that. Okay. I stopped him out in the hall and I told him I said I wouldn't dare go to what school y'all
005go. I wouldn't dare go to Blunt High School. Then I told him that I when you cut me I bleed purple. So I'm a proud graduate of Blunt High School. This is fact my 50th year reunion out of Blunt High School. So congratulations and keep up the good work. I'm going to try to pass these out here. Oh, congratulations. [Music] James, right? Landon Cecilia James. Did I get it right? Congratulations. Last Christian Cass. Do you want to go get a picture real quick and then we'll do the demonstration after we take a picture? [Applause] Young leaders, before we um before we u show the robot cat, can we talk a little bit about drones and how appreciative we are for the school board allowing us to have a technology program under the direction of Mr.
006Woods and all the educators at Maddie Thomas want to say as a technology [Music] team as well. Today we brought an indoor drone just to show you. Today we brought an indoor drone just to show you just the different things that we have in our club. We're very thankful for all the things that you give us just to give us an opportunity to lead and show other schools how to do it since we lead the way. Thank you. [Applause] And can I have all the board members stand so we can show the demonstration of our robot cat? [Music] Wow, look at that. I'm going to share a little bit about what it can do. Uh, this robot cat is able to program AI recognized. It loos that is able to have obstacle avoidance. It has
007a bunch of attachments you can put on control. We also have a side walk around. It is also it's also a detect robot. It is able to detect the brain with sensally do anything you want. [Applause] Ladies and gentlemen, we greatly appreciate the honor and privilege of coming here and sharing what our young leaders are learning. Thank you so much for your time. Let the way in case you missed it, that was lepers lead the way. Okay. 50th preparing. I got 50 years of law school next next year. That was pretty special. Uh, any other recognitions, Miss Phillips? Okay, Mr. Superintendent, do we have any citizens request, sir? No, sir. Very good. Well, we'll move on to action items G1. All right. Action item G1 uh is uh project 10 million service agreement with T-Mobile
008uh to have access to Wi-Fi equipment for eligible students and families. Um they will get a 4G hotspot with an unlimited data plan for 29 $27.99 per month without a con contract. Uh this is a um agreement between uh us and T-Mo mobile and it's called project 10 million service. Mr. Chairman, Dr. Cranchol, and as much as we have gone through this these lengthy items and vetted, I'd like to offer a motion that we approve action item 1 through 30. Okay, we have a motion. As Dr. Crunchaw said they we've vetted these in a work session and gone over them. So we have a motion to approve action items G1 through G30. Do I hear a second? Second. There is a second. Do I hear any further discussion on these items? No further discussion. All
009in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Mr. Superintendent number 31. Yes, sir. Action item G31 was Alma Bryant High School stadium turf replacement change order. Uh we had a an increase of $103,049. Uh that original amount was $1,686,761. The revised amount is $1,789,810. And that's coming out of of um 2022 bond money. That's action item G31. Okay. Do I hear a motion? Mr. Chairman, since we've already vetted these items, I ask that we accept action item G31 through G47. Second. Okay, we have a motion to approve action items G31 through G47. Any further discussion? No further discussion. All in favor say I. I I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. On to the consent uh agenda. H1 is with Learning with Mobile County Training Middle School is to pro to provide a year subscription
010site license for Learning Digital PLA platform. That's coming out of ARP funds for $4,614. Okay. Do I hear a motion? Motion to accept one through 24. 24. All right. We have a motion to approve consent agenda items H1 through H24. Any further discussion on these items? No further discussion. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed? Motion carries. On to the student expulsions. Um we will pull Mhm. number two, number four, number 10, number 12, number 18, number 24, number 31, number 34, number 40, and 41. Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, Dr. Krenshaw. So, move that we approve the items uh except those excluded by the request of the chairman. Okay. Do I hear a second? Second. We have a second. All right. So, we have a motion to approve the student expulsions absent numbers 2
0114 10 12 18 24 31 33 34 40 141. Any further discussion on these items? No further discussion. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. There no work Mr. K information. So monthly monthly financials and number two is purchase orders 5,000 and over and 100,000 and over. And at this point, Mr. Taylor, uh any information for us, sir? Yes. I've uh asked Paul Carbo to come and address the board in executive session about pending litigation. We anticipate about 15 minutes. Okay. Do I hear a motion to go in executive session on this issue? So move. Do I hear a second? Second. Second. All right. We have a motion to go in executive session with a second. All in favor say I. I. I. All right. We'll be back in just a
012few minutes. Okay. All in favor say I. I. Okay. All right. Um, do I hear a recommendation to uh for the um attorney's case in this matter? Mr. Chairman Grshaw that we concur with the recommendation of the attorney and appending legal matters. Okay. Do I hear a second? Second. There's a second. Okay. All right. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, sir. Motion to journ. No. What? So I mean that's my motion. I know you only 50 years out of high school, but you got All right. Scheduling of meetings. Do you have any upcoming Mr. Okay, Mr. Hack? None. The one for this Wednesday. So we will not be an issue from the other side. Right. We have one next Wednesday, but this Wednesday continuation. Okay. All right. Good. Like
013that. And um we believe I think that's in September, isn't it? The salary and budget. Yeah. They said two hearings one by one of them at the end of August, one's in September. Yeah, that's correct. That's correct. Like that. Okay. Dr. Krenshaw, um would you like to make a motion for a German? No, I have an announcement. Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, sir. Go right ahead. Miss McDade. Okay. Um, we recently hired a uh stadium manager for LA at People's Stadiums. Um, on Saturday, his wife passed. She was a former student of Lafa High School. Her name was Francesca Hollis Reese. She was also a teacher for Mobile County Public School for so many years. And then she moved to a counselor's position. She was at Dumbar. She was at um Callaway Callaway Smith, uh Booker
014T. Washington Middle School, and most recent and lastly, she was at Laflur High School. She served as a counselor. She had uh three children that were products of the Lafllor family. Uh her youngest daughter is a sophomore at Jackson State University and she was validictorian of her class. Uh she has a daughter that is a senior right now at Alabama State University. Uh the Laflur family as well as the Tommobile community has suffered a great loss. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and she was a proud resident of Mobile as well as a proud teacher and educator for Mobile County Public School System. So we ask that you keep her in your prayers and thoughts and keep her family lifted up. And uh she was a class of 90. Oh yeah, she
015was a class from 1990. So again, Francesca Hollis Reese. Thank you, Miss McDade. And since to be fair, I will give the other Mr. Hatchery. Any closing comments by you, sir? Uh, no sir, I have none. Mr. Harwell, Dr. Krenshaw, I just include uh Mr. Wood's u mother and his family in regard. She was a product of the uh uh Baroco school but she also was an employee at Bishop State Community College for a number of years and she went out and volunteered at BL after she retired. So uh she's a great person. I know do well and we want to con our offer condolences to the Louis family. You certainly will remember that. Dr. Krenshaw, here's your opportunity to uh to do what? Make your adjournment to make I am not going to make
016it now to Okay. Thank you. Do I hear a second? Second. All in favor say I. I. Thank goodness we were going to sit here all afternoon. Have to sit here all afternoon. Are this?