001I call this meeting board. Will you please rise for the pledge of allegiance? Our prayer was given by Mr. Robert before we to stand. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mr. Blue >> here, >> Mr. Thornton, >> Mr. Harkus >> here, >> Mr. Livingston >> here, >> Mr. Wy >> here, >> Mr. here. >> Miss Kennon >> here. >> Miss Arnold >> here. Mr. Hedge >> here. >> Mr. Mills, >> Miss Douglas >> here, >> Mr. Marks, three absent, nine present. With nine present, we have established a quorum. Next on our agenda is the approval of the agenda. Remember, when we approve the agenda, we're also approving the consent agenda, which includes the June minutes, the board annual agenda, and the substitute teacher list. I'll make a motion to
002approve. >> I'll second that. We have a motion and a second to approve the agenda and the consent agenda. Um, need to change anything, do anything with those? I don't have any. There's none. >> Anything else? If not, we will vote. All those in favor of approving the agenda and the consent agenda, please say I. >> Any opposed, please say no. Eyes have it. We have approved the agenda and the consent agenda. Next on our agenda is the approval of the purchasing cooperative agreements with HPS um which is Volvo tips source middle and by board and there's not a paper for these. It's actually in the budget resolutions. If we can get a motion and a second, we can get some explanation from Mr. Florence. >> So move. >> Have a motion and a second
003to approve this purchasing cooperative agreement. Mr. Florence, would you like to explain? >> Well, first of all, I apologize. It's also in the resolutions, but if you remember a couple years ago, the auditor appointed us to approve each purchasing cooperative we have um agreements with. So um the HPS the volco that's probably the most for food nutrition school nutrition right um your t source well and by board those are just purchasing cooperives that we sometimes can buy supplies or technology and so we sometimes use them sometimes we don't with um two years ago the controllers's office rated that the board approved those agreements yearly so that's the in their own. >> This one question, it doesn't really matter, but is it Volvo or Volco? >> Volco. >> Thank you. >> What I remember? >> It's
004correct in the resolution. Just agenda. >> We have any other discussion? Um if not we will vote. Miss Michelle will call a role but we are approving a purchasing cooperative agreement with HPS code source and >> Mr. Blue. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hargus. >> Yes. >> Mr. Livingston. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wyinners. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ry. >> Yes. >> Miss Kennan. >> Yes. >> Miss Arnold. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hedge. >> Yes. >> Miss Douglas. >> Yes. Would anyone would like to change their vote? Nine. Yes. Motion has been approved. Next on our agenda is the approval of several policies on the first reading. Um we can get a motion and a second we can discuss. Motion second. We have a motion and a second to approve multiple policies. Um, Mr. Lawrence, do you
005want to go over these? >> I put the PSB policy update. Basically, what I did is um type the PSBA email. I know some of us are having trouble getting the new email. That that's happening to us, too. But we're working quickly to get that resolved. So, as most Jeans, we receive a long list of policy updates from TSBA. So, I've just put um just a small narrative of each one. Most of them are pretty easy. just adopt the TSBA um recommendation, but we do need to schedule a policy meeting during the director's report to there's a couple that we really need to discuss, especially the family medical leave and cell phone. That that's probably the two that will take a little bit of time. The other ones are pretty self-explanatory. Um but if you
006have any questions today, but I sent an email out to the policy committee. We we had several of them. location. So, we couldn't meet with a quorum. So, we just put these out to be approved on first reading and then the second reading will be August the 4th. School doesn't start to the 6. So, we still have them approved for school starts on the 6th. >> Any questions? Where did you say we go and discuss the medical? >> I would I would recommend going through them all, but the two things are the family medical leave and um cell phone and we have an administrative retreat this week and I will have a lot more input from the administrators when we have a policy meeting. Any further discussion or questions? >> Did you see that policy
0071 1021 the first one? >> Yeah. Okay. Yes, this is Remember this is the first reading and we are going to schedule a policy meeting between now and our next regular board meeting. Let's say we all know that's not the way we us >> and I I guess you just wanted to get it get it going cuz we change it all for the second reason. >> With no further discussion or questions, we will have a roll call vote on this. Miss Michelle, will you please call roll? Remember, we are approving these policies on the first reading only. They can still be changed. >> Mr. Glue, >> yes. >> Mr. Hargas, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyers, >> yes. >> Mr. Hyatt, >> yes. >> Miss Kenan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold,
008>> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Miss Douglas, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? Nine. Yes. Those policies have been approved on first reading. U next on our agenda is approval of the staff easy contract and that is that packet is in our packet of papers. >> Make a motion to go through. We >> have a motion. Do we have a second? Thanks. We have a motion and a second to approve the staff easy contract. >> This is the same agreement we've had with staff easy for our substitute teachers. Um Mr. Cable just recommended it renews yearly, but he recommended that um we actually have a new agreement. So it's the same not any difference in pricing or or wording. It's just a new contract starting this year. How many
009years? >> One year. >> Yeah, just one year. >> You have an opinion about them? Is that easy? >> There's pros and cons. I think your administrators of your larger schools, if we just pulled the rug out without some notice, it would be very difficult. I think your smaller schools would not notice it. It's been a lifesaver with leaves, especially. >> Okay. Um so but it but it is definitely something that um we're going to have to look at um as we start working on the budget next year just just through the cost. >> Got you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. >> Any further questions or discussion? >> If there are none, we will vote. Um we are voting to approve the staff easy contract. Miss Michel. >> Mr. Blue. >> Yes. >> Mr.
010Hargus. >> Yes. >> Mr. Livingston? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wyers? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hyatt? >> Yes. >> Miss Kennan? >> Yes. >> Miss Arnold? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hedge? >> Yes. >> Miss Douglas? >> Yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? >> Nine. Yes. >> With nine yes. The staff easy contract has been approved. Next on our agenda is the approval of the council kids court agreement contract. We get a motion in the second. >> We have a motion and a second to approve the capturing kids arts agreement contract. Cash in Kids Heart. This is actually our third year. Um we were fortunate to have ESER funds, our federal funds, and we provided it at all schools. We were not going to renew it this year. Um but after meeting with Catherine
011Kids Hearts, they have some grants available so we could continue three schools and they would pay for it all at $5,000. So our team felt like that that was beneficial. Um, so we we picked the three schools that have been the most efficient and so Big Sandy Holiday and Camden Elementary will continue to have all resources and we will continue to caption kids hearts program at all schools but um just due to cost those are the three that have utilized it the most. So we are going to continue with those three. Th this is if you remember the social contract that we built. Um it's just a I would say a culture building uh program. Um the main thing the two main things that we need to do is have social contract which we as
012a board do. We administrators classroom had it and then greeting your students at the door. There's a whole lot more to that. It's building relationships. It just makes you think about it. um the response you get a lot especially from the older um we do this anyway but if you're if you're consistent with it we have definitely seen it make a difference in our district. It's just it's not an easy program to implement and it hasn't been easy in any district. The main thing is though the districts that are you know you see a lot of affluent districts most of them do it all the time but it started in Detroit inner city. So, it it did start in um with those students that are hard to reach and we just feel like it's an
013investment. Um the only cost to our system is $5,000 a year and I just um it was sold to me by the supervisors and and and it is not all our principles are on board. Um but I do think that it's worth the investment to continue um working with it and making sure that our schools and our teachers and our students know what it is. And I don't mind telling you, Miss Miller and I were talking about today, we focused on the young kids and then maybe when they get to junior high in high school, they're already used to it. And that that's our value. We've been paying about $65,000 a year. We're down to five, right? >> But that was with er funds and that was the only reason we could start. And you
014I'm sorry you said something about it's what we are doing or should be doing already is when you welcome them at schooler when you see them they let you know that that we care about them and we love them and we're here to help them and encourage them and that's kind of what we're looking at >> it is but I think as a teacher and administrator and any employee you you build that relationship and every morning they come into the school every day they come into your classroom you acknowledge them. Um, I mean, when our employees come in to work, I can tell you who's having a good day and a bad day. And, and I think that's the important thing for our um, teachers and all our employees to understand that um, you know,
015there are good days and there are good and there are days that our kids may just need a little extra tender loving care. So it it's hard it's hard to sell just to the public talking about it, but if you go through the training and you see what it can do, I I just think it's a a great investment at a small cost with with this grant. >> Any further discussion? >> If there's no further discussion, we will vote. Miss Michelle, would you please call a role to approve the Capturing His Hearts agreement contract? Mr. Blue, >> yes. >> Mr. Harus, >> yes. >> Mr. Livingston, >> yes. >> Mr. Wingers, >> yes. >> Mr. Wyatt, >> yes. >> Miss Kennan, >> yes. >> Miss Arnold, >> yes. >> Mr. Hedge, >> yes. >> Miss
016Douglas, >> yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? Nine. Yes. with none. Yes. Um we have approved the capturing kids parts agreement contract. Next on our agenda is approval of budget resolutions. >> Second have a motion and a second to approve the budget resolutions as um written. Any discussion? >> I just want to ask from the title one two three four five. I will um I'll real quickly go through them all. The first one, you know how when you look online, you get unclaimed property. If you ever look and it list, well, the state reached out to us and said, "Hey, the school system has this $1,123 that um is unclaimed. And where it comes from, I don't know. Elementary is the biggest winner. I think they had like $600. But anyway, instead
017of each school having to claim it, all I had to do is respond that yes, we claim it and they sent us a check. So, we're going to include that on the uh school. Whoever had unclaimed property get a little extra on their school money. Um the workers comp is just we did not budget enough. I don't know any other way to say it. We we would not we were not expecting a 17% increase. We budgeted 10. So we had to move some money um which is usually we don't miss that much but this year insurance you built anything lately you can understand why that went up. Um then the increase in the U principal assistant principal just um due to the hiring of the new assistant principal making sure those numbers are right and
018then Mr. Winters that last one is for the county commission. We just put y'all copy. That's where the county commission will vote at the July meeting to give you the authority to make any changes to the federal budget. And that's something we've been doing for probably 30 years. >> Any further discussion or questions about the budget resolutions? >> If not, we will vote. Miss Michelle, will you please call? >> Mr. Blue, >> yes. >> Mr. Harus. >> Mr. Livingston? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wyinners? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hyatt? >> Yes. >> Miss Kennan? >> Yes. >> Miss Arnold? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hedge? >> Yes. >> Miss Douglas? >> Yes. >> Would anyone like to change their vote? Nine. Yes. >> Which nine? Yes. The budget resolutions have been approved. Next on our agenda is
019the director's report. All right. I said I'd be by 6:30. Put the pressure on. See, first of all, congratulations to our retirees. Five is a little smaller than we've had in a few years, but still, like I said at the beginning, if you were here from reception, 117 years of service to our school system. So, congratulations to Miss Glenda Fullerton, Miss Lriscow, Miss Karen Kerry, Miss Sage Ste, and Miss Christy Wilson. Thank y'all for your service and just good luck in your retirement. Um, special thank you to Miss Lorie Canel, our team, Mr. Doug, I mean Mr. White for letting us use Briwood School. Uh, that really puts them out. But we have another successful uh, summer camp and a lot of work goes into that that people just don't understand. We we pretty much
020starting in February or ending one school, working towards the end of one school year and working on starting another year before we actually start the school year in August. So, thank you to Miss Lori and our supervisors and all those that helped make summer camp a success. Um, congratulations to Dr. Kristen Nelson. I didn't know she was going to be here on being selected as the assistant principal at Cameron Elementary School. Congratulations, Miss Crystal. Um, also in the back of your packet, um, I put a new report card that, uh, Mr. Armstrong and, uh, Miss Canel have been working with elementary principles. Board policy does says you do not have to approve a report card. You just need to be aware. So, this is more of a standardsbased, performance-based report card that we just feel
021like will be much more um, informative for parents. It may not be exactly what we're used to and it's going to probably be a culture shock because we all grew up in in the world where in elementary if we behave and and do what we're supposed to we get a pretty good grade. And that doesn't mean that they're not doing what they're supposed to. But sometimes I think we may may put a little feel out there that maybe the students where they maybe ahead of where they should be and or maybe are a little ahead of just in the middle. And I'd go back when I was in elementary, I'd be smack in the middle and and we wish we had students that were there. But that that would just give parents a better idea
022just showing their parent showing them where their students are academically. still doesn't mean we'll still have um marks for the other things, but this is more just performance based. So, um we have I I put in my director's report we hope, but there's no longer hope. At this time, we have filled all our certified positions. We u filled them this afternoon. Um we still have a few um support positions. Um, we have a nighttime custodian at Camden Elementary that I think we have filled. I just have not heard back from the candidate, but we interviewed her last week and she seemed excited. Um, we have a custodian position at the career technical center. Um, I found out we also have filled one of the education assistance positions. So, I think we only have one of
023them left at um I think it's a maybe high school, but I'm we we have one that we had to fill at this time and that that sometimes changes in July, but we'll hope it doesn't. So, we're slowly filling all those positions. We do need to schedule a policy meeting. I'll put in a memo either Thursday the 10th or Tuesday the 15th. Chairman Hyde asked me what day would be the best and I said the 17th and he looked at me like I had four eyes because that was not in your memo. But the 15th is a budget committee with the county commission and and I need to be there. So if we could do it the 17th that's next Thursday at um 5:30. If that's not good we can do it the 10th but
024we have an administration um retreat all day Wednesday and Thursday and but I can make that work. But 17th would be the better date for me. >> I'll still be at camp, >> but you'll be available the 17th. I can 17th is is the uh main date if that's okay. Thursday. That is Thursday the 17 policy meeting Thursday the 17th at 5:30 and I'll send everybody a attendance. Um you're welcome to attend. A matter of fact I would ask you to attend if you're not on the policy committee because the um the family medical leave is is a big topic and then the cell phone. budget passed on June the 30th. Um that that's always a process. Thank you to the county commission and for all the work they did on that. Special thanks to
025Marilyn D, Michelle and Amanda that budget. When you have a $29 million budget, there's a lot of work that goes into that. Special thanks to our team. Um for for your information, TSDA Summerlaw Institute. Um now this is coming pretty good if you're going to go to Gatlinburg, but Gatlinburg is July 17th and 18th, but they're also having one in Jackson on August the 7th, which I know some of you go. It is very informative. Um if if you would like to attend, but if you you decide to attend, just let me know and I can get you registered. Michelle or I one will register you. And then on um the fall district meeting is in Humboldt this year. It's on Tuesday, September 23rd. So we have some time. But but if you plan on
026attending, if you just let me know by August the 8th, that way we can um get everyone registered. >> I'm sorry. Give me that date again. >> Uh September the 23rd, Tuesday. registration $75, but if you register and let me know in time that you need to cancel, they will refund round. Then I'll remind you, it'll be in your August memo and then I'll remind you again at the August meeting. We usually have a pretty good turnout unless it's in dire so far. Um summer projects um up and running. We coral will start on the junior high roof in the morning. Um the the bad thing about that is they're calling for a high percentage of rain every day and when you get in when they have to remove that top layer, it probably won't
027work if there's over a 30% chance of rain. So that could delay us a little bit. Um carpet at Brywood has been installed in the music room. Uh painting throughout the district. Central Technology is working on the camera systems and I talked to them today. um plan on having that done by the 1st of September at all schools. Um so that that's going to be I will have them come demo for you one night on it. It's really Mr. McDow can tell you it's state-of-the-art technology for our schools. We refinish the CHS and Big Sandy gym floors. Also, uh before school starts, they're going to sand the Camden Junior High floor and then repaint it. Definitely. I know it hadn't done been done in the 13 years I've been >> 19 years. So, it it
028needs it. Um, we also packed some areas um around the junior high and the high school where the bus is traveling. The asphalt's been getting a little weak. Um, so we patched that. We're also looking hopefully before school starts where the parent pickup line is doing some patch work there as well. We are in the process of changing a classroom into administrative offices at Camden Elementary School. Um, if you're familiar with Camden Elementary, as soon as you go by the boys restroom in the north wing, that classroom is going to become a conference room in the principal and assistant principal office. And we hope that's going to cool. I I think it will be. I went over and looked at it this afternoon. They're they're coming along. And then school starts, hard to believe, Wednesday,
029August the 6th. That's uh four weeks from this coming Wednesday. >> I'm not done, but I'm going to stop for any questions. >> Anybody have any questions? >> I got maybe one. >> Okay. uh with all the federal cuts they're talking about here and there is schools being threatened with losing programs or >> Yes. Um I mean we've already received the memo that they froze our money. Um so we're kind of we're hoping that's opened up August the 6. Um, we I think we'll be okay this school year, but I in the future the schools that we know could change because that federal money provides almost all of your educational assistance and you know about eight certified positions. Um, so to answer your question, Mr. hide. I hope not, but I could not say that
030there's not a chance cuz it could affect us um in a way that would be pretty tough. But we're going to continue to move forward and and educate these students. And as I tell these supervisors daily, that's what you pay me for and to worry about that and we're going to get through. So, short answer, yes. There could be some tough decisions in the next year. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Well, back in May, we had a a distinguished service award reception and we had two of the three recipients decide to show up and one decided to go on cruise. So, she missed the big um and we we decided on this I guess back March, Miss Brandy, it's been a while. Um we we debated back and forth and then Miss Lori and
031Miss Christie went so far back together, we just thought we'll just hit them both at one time. But, um with that said, um I think I surprised her until she said it. I did have to text her last night say I'm going to tell everybody to leave before the school board meeting starts unless you just want to stay. But since it's your last meeting, uh I need you to stay for a little surprise. So, Miss Christie, um we hate that you couldn't be here with uh Miss Lori and Flash, but your name will always be up on that plaque for distinguished service. Um, on behalf of this school board, on behalf of your 3Ms and colleagues that are here, um, I tell a lot of people, I've met a lot of elementary people, but I've
032never met an elementary person than Christy Wils. I think the good Lord sent her to be an elementary teacher. And that's what she retired as as an elementary teacher. So, um, as I started this meeting with retirees are hard, but they're also, um, happy. Um, I'll share a personal story. Christie told me, she probably told me in February she was going to retire. I guess I can tell that now. Christie, even you kept that for a while. Um, and she said her and Michael when they got married 30, it's been I think it's been over, but they they decided when they started their careers, Michael knew he would retire early because he was in the military and so they just at 30 years they were going to retire, which is pretty neat. So, um, I
033could talk about Miss Christie for a while. Um but we just felt like as we decided this that it was just a year where we were going to have two professional and one support staff and we hated um that Christy couldn't be here. I called Michael and said you need to get the family and be here and he said there's a problem. What's wrong? He said we're going on a cruise. I said that's problem. But uh but anyway uh Miss Christie uh on behalf of the school board and our school system we uh want to thank you and I got a little something for you if you come up. Dr. answer. So, we got you little up here. Now that boys are thrown, you don't have to share it. tough fight for that. Here is
034the senior service and I'll read it real quick. The singer service award. This award is presented to Christy Wilson in recognition of her unwavering commitment and exceptional contributions to the Vent County School System. So congratulations Miss Christie. GoP. >> You can sleep. You got you got the floor where you want. >> I just want to thank everybody for their support. It's Bon County is a a wonderful place to raise a family and to teach and to be part of the system. It's just been wonderful. when I did my student attention here, I wanted to come back and they didn't have a job for me my first year. That's why I went to Sanford, but I I couldn't wait to come back. And um and I told Miss Lori a long time ago, and the only
035way I would leave was when I went to the house. That's what I'm doing. So, thank you again. Thank you for your support. I appreciate it. It's Miss Christiey's fault I didn't finish for 6:30. I'll blame her for one last thing. Um the the last thing I have is please keep Mallet in your prayers. She's having a second cataract surgery tomorrow. So Corey asked her if I was uglier than ever. See she can see now. She doesn't have a good ride. She said yes. and and then seriously uh keep Andy Rice, Michelle's um husband in your prayers, his his mom's hospice care. Um just just finishing up those last few days of his life. So, please keep Michelle and Andy your prayers. And I know we have some teachers out there that are going through
036some health issues. We have a couple that probably are not going to be able to return. I'm not I'm just going to say unspoken at this time, but keep them in your prayers. on the on behalf of our staff, thank you for all you do as a school board. It's not easy and we I tell everybody, you've heard me say it 100 times, how do you deal with 12? I said, if you had our 12, you see how we deal with it. So, thank you for that. And we look forward to a another school year. Hard to believe it's the 25 26 school year, but that's where we're at. Oh, I did forget some congratulations to Mr. Robert Divingston. It was mentioned earlier, but he told me today I had no idea that he retired.
037So, uh, so the first thing I told I'm going to have to work on paying him. He can run for school board since he's not working. All right, I'm done. Um, do we have any visitors on the Sunday? >> Um, reminders. Our next meeting is Monday, August the 4th. Well, back up. Our policy meeting is next Thursday, the 17th at 5:30 right here. Then, um, we will have our next board meeting, August the 4th at 6:00 here. school starts. Did I say August 4th? Our next meeting is August 4th. School starts August 6th, which is four weeks from Wednesday. And then fair day is off state. >> That's all right. >> Before before we just missed um the 20 or is it the first at at our countywide? >> The first August 1st. >> August
038the 1st. Um Christy Ballard is going to be here from the department which is a graduate from Kevin Central High to come talk to our staff. You're welcome to come to that. I will send you a reminder. And First Baptist Church is feeding um everyone. And I'm sure they wouldn't mind if if you wanted to attend that. That would be a great opportunity for you to come eat lunch and see the teachers before school starts. And I'll send you a a text. >> Any other reminders? If not, the chair would entertain a motion to adjurnn. Second, all those in favor.