001charleston i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which its chance one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all so we will remind everyone that we are live streaming the board meeting tonight and we do have one board member who is joining us virtually so we will be calling the role susan will be calling the role for any votes so we'll start with consent agenda consent agenda items do we have a motion to approve motion by earl do i have a second check second by pat any discussion okay all those in favor season we call the rule chelsea there's a delay chelsea a vote for motion on consent agenda items tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes earl yes chelsea and she
002here chelsea can you hear us we have a we have a motion and a second for consent agenda and we're calling the roll chelsea um so i did not see any um community members who are here to speak on some items that are not on the agenda um so just to make sure that we touch base on that so we'll move past that old business neola yeah so we have several policies that we're bringing forward for approval as a second reading asking the word to approve those as presented okay we'll take those as a group do i have a motion motion motion by pat do we have a second here okay second by susan um and then we'll call the roll chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes yes myself yes okay
003and then new business it looks like we have a we have one policy for a first reading the budget preparation it's actually returning it to an original format so that's just for your consideration and every ticket for vote next time okay and then under programs nikki asking for approval for an addendum to the 22 23 student handbooks there are impacts for considerations concerning student environment and safety so they are through the dress code both one is examples of inappropriate and unacceptable dress include but not limited to the following appearances that cause cause distractions in the educational setting examples piercing hairstyle face painting inappropriate revealing clothing jewelry chains costume ears and or costume accessories such as tails and then two headgear or hats not specifically required by the instructor of a lab class so asking for
004approval to add that as an addendum to student handbooks k through 12. okay motion by travis do we have a second second second by earl any discussion okay call the roll susan chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes earl yes susan yes okay and then on down to textbook rental and fees asking for approval for the 2223 textbook rentals and fees corporation-wide a quick summary update as elementary fees are consistent no changes we are asking for a five dollar stem fee corporation wine that allows us for all students to create sustainability with our stem program and some matching grant dollars as well the middle school had no significant fee changes either the high school the fees are steady i will say that we're seeing an increase in fees in college level courses
005dual credit cte so next year we're working to find a way we've already been talking with philip too to hopefully bring down some of those costs for our students and parents with some collaborative planning so we'll be working on that but their study for this year's comparison last year so asking for approval of the 22 2223 corporation textbook rentals please okay do we have a motion motion by tony do we have a second okay second by pat any discussion okay susan we call the roll chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes yes susan yes okay down under professional staff recommendations for your approval jamie kelly will be the high school will be a high school guidance counselor kirsten lutz will be nbe special education teacher and macy rigby will be a high
006school english teacher asking for approval on those okay do i have a motion for those three recommendations motion by susan do i have a second second by travis any discussion [Music] okay under support staff recommendations yes bringing ryan burdell as a tech for termination mandy davis is going from a 205 day admin assistant position at the high school to a 260 day admin assistant position dylan eaton a high school summer custodian sierra eisenheimer will be a summer school tutoring um i hope it was summer school tutoring talina hearn an nve custodian is moving from 30 hours a week to 20. kathy hulse is going to be one of the esser pears at graham creek amber mclean is going to be a high school cook and chelsea neil will be at the high school as a
007205 day administrative assistant asking for approval for these recommendations do we have a motion on those recommendations so moved motion by pat do we have a second second by tony any discussion susan we call the rule chelsea yes tony yes yes travis yes amy yes yes susan yes okay under finances we have a donation we do ask the board to accept a donation from the clinic's church of christ for 200 for the high school panther pantry okay do i have a motion to accept that donation motion by susan do i have a second second by travis any discussion susan we roll chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes susan yes um and then we have a resolution that needs to be approved right so we have about four weeks left until we
008have our next board meeting on july 14th so asking the board to approve the treasurer deputy treasurer to be able to make payments or balance major accounts prior to the next board meeting okay do we have a motion for that motion my travis do we have a second second second by pat any discussion okay excuse me call the roll chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis amy yes girl yes susan yes and then under relations looks like there's an mou asking for approval of the annual mou with ovo head start no significant changes to this year's mou okay do we have a motion for that mou motion my travis do we have a second second by susan any discussion excuse me called the rule chelsea yes tony yes pat yes travis yes amy yes earl
009yes susan and then down under other teresa i do i have a letter i'd like to read to the board dear jennings county school board today marks the beginning of the end of my time in jennings county schools i am resigning from my position as superintendent of jennings county my last day is wednesday july 13th i would like to take this opportunity to thank you for hiring me to lead the jennings county schools five years ago i am proud of what we've been able to accomplish together our work with stem universal design for learning tbri and beginning a preschool program are important steps to ensure our students are actively engaged in learning have access to expanded opportunities from preschool through high school and learn how to work together to solve problems we have also been
010very intentional about improving classroom instruction through our investment in well-trained and aligned instructional coaches they've become the backbone of improving teaching and learning our staff has worked hard to align curriculum and use data to make decisions about what is best for our kids we have created a system across our district to help provide support to students who need more time or different resources to learn all of this worked because we choose in jcse to create a culture of kindness where our outstanding staff valued relationships and did whatever it takes to educate our students we prioritized academics and we did it together over the past five years we have also improved the safety of every student by adding an additional resource officer cameras at all of our school sites improved internet security controlled access to buildings
011with key fobs door alarms and fencing barriers we've also worked together in the district to improve all of our athletic facilities at the high school we were committed to make sure that our student athletes had every opportunity to compete on the best fields and courts additionally we were able to bring a new wrestling facility to jennings county that is second to none our kids deserve the best and we invested in them we pursued grants and additional funding and brought in over six million in the past five years to support our corporation initiatives we have faced many challenges over the past few years i am proud of how we have weathered the pandemic together and we took care of each other we have also been able to provide our staff with unprecedented raises and competitive salaries
012and i'm proud of the relationship our administration has cultivated with our teachers while our work is not finished i do believe we've made many improvements we have systems in place to continue moving our district forward we have found that we are stronger together we are facing challenging times with our economy and our health and safety in our state and country education has certainly also experienced challenging times however however if solutions are truly to be found they must be done by working together our kids deserve a community that works as one i will continue to be a cheerleader for jennings county i value our people i am leaving a part of my heart here and i want nothing at the best for you thank you so we need a motion to accept teresa's letter of resignation
013any discussion sure you didn't think i'd let this moment go by first time we met we had dinner and talked for about two hours and after we got done i made this quote i think you're a keeper you remember that you've done a hell of a job and a good friend and i'm going to miss you and yeah you got a lot to be proud of and look out madison getting a great lady any other discussion oh yeah well i just have to say that you know this having been part of jenny's county schools from the time i was six years old i've known every superintendent from the time we consolidated from the beginning and either as a student or a teacher or a board member all these years the tough circumstances that we've gone
014through together and i am extremely proud of what we've accomplished together thank you i agree i think we've accomplished a lot we have a noise eye but i think your heart was in the right place and you did what you thought was right so i do appreciate that thank you for your service in school so i also want to say thank you um i joined the school board when you were pretty much a new superintendent here jinx county so you helped to train me and i appreciate that very much to be involved in my community and my school my alum so thank you for that i know that you have done nothing but try to put keep kids first in all of the decisions that you made here at jennings county and i appreciate that
015very much it's it's one of your attributes very much so thank you for spending five years thank you for raising part of your kids here with us and with our kids and thank you for all you've done they said everything [Music] yes travis yes amy yes earl yes susan yes all right if there's nothing left on the agenda then i'll entertain emotions yes