001call the meeting to order we'll start with the pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all welcome everyone to the Schoolboard meeting this evening and remind you that we are live streaming of the meeting tonight so we'll start with a motion to accept consent agenda items motion motion by rur second by Travis any discussion all those in favor seven of next we'll ask if anyone is present who would like to speak with any item on the agenda or any other topic hearing none we'll move on to Old business we have a Neola policy second reading yes asking for approval of the Neola policy 5136 for personal communication devices this replaces the wireless devices um
002policy more descriptive and changes for some allowances for 9th to 12th graders um for sometimes other than instruction entertain a motion to approve that policy as written so move I have a motion by chery do I have a second second by Mary Lyn any discussion all those in favor 70 next we'll go down under operations we have a handbook asking for approval of the classified handbook which was revised as of July 2024 entertain a motion to approve that handbook as written motion by Pat do I have a second second second by Travis any discussion all those in favor 70 moving right on down to property we have under property JC hsct project update yes things are coming along nicely the health science room is probably at 95% it's look you you see the pictures you
003have in your packet where the equipment's moved in at that this point advaned man that area is getting a lot of the equipment starting to come in they're starting to hook all it up you know with two weeks to go and The Culinary area floor went down today so it's the new floor which is nice nonskid so it will uh be very good for that application and it that's down today drwing as we speak that item is an update we had the opportunity to tour that space last or this week at a at a work session so appreciate um the opportunity to get in there and see that space so now we'll move down to new business um under programs we have a grant approval yeah asking for permission to approve uh or to asking
004for approval to accept the 2024-25 special education parpro uh Grant uh this will allow us to train all of our special education paros in udl entertain a motion to approve motion by Chelsea do I have a second second second by Pat any discussion all those in favor 70 um next um we have some curriculum material asking for the annual approval of our curriculum list for um K through 12 there are fees listed we do not charge fees to parents this is only if items are lost repeatedly we have to issue a replacement cost so asking for approval of that list so I have a motion by Travis do I have a second second second by Earl any discussion all those in favor 70 um next we'll move down under professional staff we have some recommendations
005yes please asking for the approval approval of the following recommendations for professional staff Le and blackerby Jennings County High School family consumer science teacher Joshua long Brush Creek Elementary split with s Creek Elementary sped teacher Damien Rigby Jennings County Middle School head soccer coach Lany Warren Jennings County Middle School choir teacher that would be for the stien that's included and then I'm going to be reading um from a list of recommendations that are going to be pending hiring requirements because this meeting and the next one um with us needing to get fully staffed and just keep things rolling um there's a need for us to go ahead and make those recommendations once I get those background checks and drug screens clear and that is for anina Ferguson Graham Creek Elementary teacher Daniel harm CPO sped
006teacher Brienne Meer Jennings County Middle School sped teacher Cameron Mills Jennings County high school Spanish teacher Lesley peock s Creek Elementary teacher and Kimberly Snider s Creek Elementary sped self-contained intellectual disability teacher entertain a motion to approve motion by Mary Lynn do I have a second second second by Cheryl any discussion just uh we're in real good shape this year AR we and a lot of any additional discussion great all those in favor 70 any excuse me um we have several members that were just recently approved to be a part of the Jennings kindo Corporation family here with us today so if you all wouldn't mind I I'm seeing faces so I'm going to say names out loud and if you wouldn't mind standing where you are we would most definitely want to congratulate you
007so we have Joshua long who's going to be split a split SP position between Brush Creek and and S Creek camon Mills is back there behind the Missi um that's um going to be the Cameron's going to be filling the high School Spanish position um lesie peacock is going to be also at St Creek Elementary School no yes at St Creek Elementary School um um Kimberly Snider is also going to be at St Creek Elementary School and leam blackerby is going to be family and consumer science at the high school am I missing anyone Bri Bri Bri Nord and she's going to be at oh my gosh uh Middle School SP the tradition and then the tradition that's right the tradition we you have to humorize we we asking you walk around and meet everybody
008and do handshakes so if you're one of our new teachers thank you congratulations already got the shirt congratulations [Music] I know you I know soad to congratulations was High School Middle School you had a week it has been a week I did I did too much too muchat so excited for you and I heard that P is gonna meet with you the best I'm so she she's a wonderful [Music] person congratulations conratulations me and I was one of those softball players too years and years ago we'll have to catch up later on I've watched you I've watched you many of crazy well we just want to welcome all of you again to our team um just to say thank you for coming tonight we appreciate getting to put that face with the name that's always
009important to us we don't always get to see everybody oneon-one um so super excited to have you all and again I want to Echo what um Earl said we want to appreciate Lisa for the work she does um getting all of these positions filled and people on boarded that can be a lot this time of the year so we just appreciate all of the work that you do thanks our principles are amazing yeah absolutely absolutely um so next we'll move down to the other to the next item substitute teacher p scale asking for approval for the substitute teacher pay scale for the year uh there is an addition of some rates for long-term sub positions okay and Rain a motion to approve motion by Pat do I have a second second by Mary Lynn any
010discussion all those in favor 70 next we have an it pay scale revision yes this is an addition to the um you know it speci speci ified trainings comp ta is the Tia is the thing and we've got an individual that has a third element and we just need to add that to our scale entertain a motion to approve motion by Earl I have a second second by Travis any discussion all those in favor 70 next we'll move down under support staff we have some recommendations yes please also asking for approval for Tony Lynch Jennings County High School sped parro Faith fans San Creek Elementary sped par Pro Jordan Walker Jennings County High School assistant lighting director and then following under the category of recommendations pending the retiring requirements would be Jesse Bill Jennings County
011High School volunteer assistant girls soccer coach Lauren Green Jennings County School Corporation um SLP Paro Alysa noblet San Creek Elementary parpro Bailey Sanders Jennings County High School assistant girls basketball coach Sierra Updike San Creek Elementary prek parpro Carrie Wilson Jennings County Middle School sped parpro and Johnny zolton Jennings County Middle School eighth grade Volunteer football coach entertain a motion to approve to those names as written have a motion by Cheryl do I have a second second by Chelsea any discussion all those in favor seven and if you'll forgive me I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anyone is there anyone that was um from that support staff that's located here today right thank you Mr thanks yeah I appreciate that um next we'll go down under finances Phil we have some donations yes
012asking permission to accept the following donations approval for to accept the following donations Christ Baptist Church $300 to the Hope food program Jennings County pallet and hoer airplane dealer $5,000 to the Jen County High School athletics Rick Hudson part of cumins tech to to donate 50 solar carts kits which is a value of about $2,250 to the Middle School engineering tech department and O'Reilly Auto Parts 182 donations to the school corporation lunch program a motion to approve those donations motion by Maryland do I have a second second second by Pat any discussion all those in favor 7 next we have 2025 budget timeline yeah this is just an inform to uh in your packet you're going to see the timeline where it will start as early as the next board meeting on the first presentation
013of the budget and then the varying steps no reason to read through it but we have to be done by mid October so that's why we've got the adoption of the budget scheduled for October 3rd all right next we'll move down under relations we have anou asking for the annual approval for us to be able to partner with IB Tech andou to provide the Indian e colge board for our high school students entertain a motion to approve thatou Earl have a second Chelsea any discussion all those in favor seven no um looks like we're down under other I believe we do have something under one more under other um asking for approval for Cindy law Cynthia law as San Creek um assistant principal so asking for approval entertain a motion to approve I have a
014motion by Travis do I have a second second by Pat any discussion all those in favor 70 and I believe Cindy's here with us today so Cindy if you'll also make the r congratulations nck is there anything else to bring before the board nothing else this evening hearing nothing we'll entertain a motion to adjourn motion by Travis Travis second second by Pat meeting adjourned