001session this evening. >> Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Parsons. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. All in favor? >> I. Any oppose? >> Okay. We need the certification for executive session tonight. Madam Chair, I move to certify that to the best of our knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open and meeting requirements, and only such public business matters were identified in the motion to go into executive session were heard, discussed, or considered in executive session. 2.2-3711A personnel 2.2-3711 A7 consultation with legal counsel 2.2-3711 2-3711A88 consultation with legal counsel general. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. We'll stand for the pledge this evening. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
002God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Hey, Dr. Hooker. >> Okay. Is there anyone that would like to address the board tonight? Let's go to the Lord in prayer. Dear gracious, loving and heavenly father, Lord, we thank you for the privilege, Lord, to come unto thee, Lord, to cast our car upon you as you sit in your word, Lord. We thank you for the grace and mercy you've granted unto us. We pray that you look down, Lord, upon this gathering, Lord, that you look down and bless, Lord, the many sick, many afflicted, Lord. the goals that are lost without you. And Lord, we pray that you look down and bless Lord these leaders of our school board that you bless them Lord to make the right choices, right decisions Lord that you would
003have for our children Lord and for our community. Pray that your perfect will be done in the precious name of Jesus. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to address the board? >> Okay. Okay. Do we have any adjustments for the agenda tonight? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. I need a motion that we finalize our agenda for this evening. >> I got a motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Parsons. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Ball. All in favor? I >> I any opposed? Okay, we'll need the approval of our minutes. Uh the June 3rd minutes. Do we have a motion that we approve those? >> So move. >> Thank you, Mr. Gibson. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr.
004Parsons. All in favor? I. >> Any oppose? Okay, I just went out, Dr. Hold on a minute. >> Okay. Approval of the minutes of the special call. >> And then we have the special call meeting minutes. >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you. Uh, Miss Perkins, >> second. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Eaton. All in favor that we approve the special call meeting of minutes. >> I Any opposed? I'm going to abstain since I wasn't here. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. B. Okay, Dr. Hooker, that takes us to our recognitions for tonight. >> Okay, Madam Chair, I would like to ask Miss Georgia McCoy to please come forward to help with recognitions. >> Thank you, Dr. Hooker, Madame Chair, Vice Chair, members of the Russ County School Board. We do have some recognitions tonight.
005Um, and we're going to start with our valadictorians uh for 2025. And uh when I call your name, please come forward along with your parents. Uh Angel Marie Trent is Valley Victorian from Casswood High School. Parents Roger and Ventress Trent. [Applause] Jed who's filling in for Mr. Sparks tonight. She's assistant principal. She's a daughter. Miss Kennedy before you. Well, there's just so much that we can say about Miss Angel. First of all, how precious and sweet and kind. But to get to this point is just amazing academically. And I'm just so proud of you and for you to continue on in life if you do that the way you have in high school. Nothing can stop you. Not only did she have, you know, valor in the high grade point average, but participates in every
006sport, everything that you can think of, uh, she just returned with from California, participating in the FBA >> Nationals. Thank you. And I mean and just always with a smile on her face and work so hard to get where you are and to you guys Ray and her have done such a wonderful job and a lot of those uh traits and and her personality has come from you all and I know that congratulations to all of you. [Music] [Applause] >> We're going to present this but we're going to take it back. The valictorians this year will be mounted upstairs in the office for the year. So, >> and there is a smaller one that stays down here in the boardroom. >> This is to Angel Marie Trent, validictorian of Castlewood High School. [Applause] Thank you.
007>> Congratulations. We're proud. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Our next Valley Victorian is from um Lman High School and her name is Callie Brook Dy. Her parents are Lisa Dy and Jeff Dy. If they will come forward >> Oh, she's not here. Mr. possible you come forward and accept this honor. >> The only time I'll get a validator [Applause] >> would you like to say a few words about it? >> Um yeah, she's not here to hear them but um you know the auditorian is big honor. Uh, it's a very competitive award. Uh, I think it was maybe onetenth of a point that separated her from the saludiatoran. Uh, Cali works extremely hard and she's our number one tennis player for four years. She's, you know, very active in the school and anytime that she
008get an award like this, it's, you know, amazing accomplishment. Hopefully it propels you to great things in the future and I know that it will. So, thank you all very much for recognizing her even though she's [Applause] And our valictorian from Hacker High School is Tracy Miller, the daughter of [Applause] Okay. Uh, Mr. Boss, if you'll come forward, the principal high school. >> Yeah, Kylie's just a tremendous young lady and I can I can't put into words what she really means to Hunmaker High School and to me and the community. She's a I know all you guys how good of an athlete she is and see how how hard she works at basketball and volleyball and everybody sees that hard work but everybody didn't see the hard work she put into being valictorian because I
009would see her studying on the school bus going to ball games on activity bus study in the mornings or every free moment but she worked really really hard for this and super proud of her and as much as a good athlete she is and a good as good academics as she She's even better person and that's a testament to Bisty and Brandon and grandparents and super proud of her and it's a good honor and I'm glad to be able to be here today to see them recognize you for that [Applause] high school. [Applause] Congratulations I'm glad she got her mommy. >> I guess it stays there. >> I shouldn't have Okay, we have some all state soccer recognitions uh for Homemaker High School and I'm going to call those out and their parents if they'll
010come forward. Uh, Mackenzie Lo, Samantha Justice, >> Julia Barton, and Shane and Lauren, >> Kylie Music, Jacob Music, and Tiffany Music, Hayden Hazley, uh, Kayla Hazley and Chris Hazley, and there are girls soccer coaches, Elizabeth Music, if you'll come forward, and Mr. Boston. [Applause] I'm gonna let you say a few words. >> Thank you, Dr. Hooker and members of the board. I could stand up here all day and talk about their athletic accolades, but like coach said about Cali, they're truly even better kids. They're they're going to be great people to have in the community later on. Um this is my fourth year coaching them and you learn a lot about them in four years. Um you I've watched them over the last four years become better teammates, better um just better people in general.
011They they've learned how to handle disappointment, how to lift each other up and you as a coach, you can't ask for anything better. Um Hayden Holly, this is her first time being up here for all state and I think if you'd have told her her freshman year that she'd be here right now, she wouldn't believe it. She she's truly an incredible kid and hard worker. Uh Kylie, who's not here, she this is her third year of being all state. Um she is the controller of the midfield for us and she surely gets the ball the field and she's a three-year captain for us as well. Uh Julia and McKenzie have been up here, this is their fourth year up here. Um and you you don't see that a lot that they've been up here since
012they were freshman. McKenzie came into it her freshman year never playing goalie before and she's been a four-time all state player. When you go to that selection committee, you get five forwards, five midfields, five defenders, you only get one goalie and she the past two years have been first team all state the best goalie in the state. Um and that's a testament to her dedication. Julia, this is her fourth year up here as well. Um she's the leading goal scorer for us this year. She has organized things like a Christian athletes group that we've had going. Um, and that's not only for girls soccer. That was boys soccer that came in and we had football players and weightlifters and after school program kids that came and and got to listen to the student le devotionals
013and prayers and that started because Julia wanted it. And once she started that, we started seeing more success in our programs. That's just a testament to to her as well. Um, these are the kind of kids that you want to come back to county. Uh, they've been amazing student athletes. They're going to do amazing in college and I've been blessed to have them for four years. So, thank you guys for the recognition. They deserve it. Super proud of these young ladies. I'd love to have these ladies back for four more years, I'm sure, as coach music would. They made me soccer fans. Obviously, soccer is not always my favorite sport, but I love coming to watching these girls play. And they do an awesome job. If I keep my kids, they calm down. We do
014get some. Sometimes I got to keep my fingers crossed. She's going to stay calm. And they're really doing an awesome job. They're always smiling. They're always happy when they're coming to school in the mornings. I get to see them. And I'm really going to miss seeing their smiling faces in the mornings more than anything. And but super proud of them. We've got to go to the state what the last four years and got to go state finals last year. a lot of great memories. That's that's a huge accomplishment to think where our soccer programs went the last few years. So, super proud of them. All great students as well. Just proud of all of them. I want to miss them. So, >> and then coach music did awesome job coaching. [Applause] in recognition of selection
015to the 2025 BHSL class one girls soccer all state first team goalie. Congratulations [Applause] Julia Barton in recognition of selection to the girls soccer all state first team forward. Congratulations Kylie music. and Hayden [Applause] second team defender. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> We're proud. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Thank you so much. >> We're proud of you. >> Proud of you. >> Congratulations. >> Good to see you again. >> Our next group of recognitions comes from High School and this is the BHSL class one all state boys soccer. Um Jackson D Sherry and Randy D and [Music] Thomas B Mike and Rebecca Bren Johnson and the principal Mr. plastic. >> Mr. Johnson. >> Yeah. Thank you, Dr. Hooker, members of the board for recognizing their soccer players. These two have been with us, it seems like, forever, especially
016Jackson. He was a ball person when his sister played few years ago. So, it seems like Jackson's been there 20 years. Uh these two very instrumental in what we've done. Over the last five years, we've been forced to play in two state semis, three state quarters, and these guys have been a huge huge part of it. Um they're graduating, have graduated, and never less than 10 games in a season. And that's just an amazing thing when you think about like the girls. We have to play a lot of 2A schools. Uh we don't have a lot of single around here. Most of our games are 2A. Our girls is 2A, 3A, and it's just a testament to where we have grown in soccer. Both of these were leaders. They were both captains. uh leading scoreer,
017second leading scoreer, leading assist, second leading assist, and both missed multiple games with entries, which is even more amazing. Uh when you go to the state meet, like coaching music said, you're going against folks that played 20, 22 games and didn't miss a game. Jackson missed four, I think. Tommy missed two at least, and was hurt last three. So, this is a real testament that they were recognized for what they did on on the field of play. Again, I thank you guys. I think their parents are great folks. Uh give us a lot of support and of course, Coach F, Coach Music, Coach Shortidge, uh we work pretty hard at doing what we do and we love what we do. So watch soccer. I think our program and Lebanon's program both has has done extremely
018well. >> Once both these young men, they're going to do have bright bright futures and I'm excited to see what they're going to do once they go on and in a few years. I know they're going to do successful a lot of successful things and I'm been awesome to have them at Homemaker High School. I'm going to miss them. see these great kids do successful things like this, but then they go on. It's hard to see them leave, but you know, they're going to do great things in life. And I'm super excited. And you guys got to come back. Make sure you come back and see us and hang around Coach Johnson and some soccer sometimes. So, super proud of all of them and all these kids that we've been up here as testament to
019their parents and what they do to give them these opportunities to to do this. [Applause] [Music] >> Jackson B Boy soccer all state second team midfielder [Music] Thomas ball >> boys soccer all state second team forward [Applause] >> congratulations >> we're proud of We're proud. >> Congratulations. >> We're proud. >> How's >> He's good. >> Thank you. >> Been busy also. Congratulations. >> Okay, our next group of recognitions comes from Castlewood High School and these are track and field recognitions from the state and our first one is Anna Summers, uh Brian and Marsha Summers, Braden Hins, Jennifer Sawier, Keith Kaiser, Jamie and Heather Kaiser, Parker King, Jack and Tracy King, Jake Bush, Brandon and Cara Bush, Sam Gibson, Bob and Jen Gibson, Colton Kennedy, Travis and Native Kennedy, and the rest are >> uh Miss
020Jan Kennedy who come forward and Miss Dominic as their coach. You like to say a few words? >> Sure. >> Um I know a whole lot of the ones listed aren't here tonight. I wish they were just so I could brag on one more time. I have a whole lot of seniors and it's really sad to see go. Um but is here so I'll brag on him for a minute. Um and the same is going to go for Anna as well. Both of these guys are athletes and we had successful softball programs, tennis programs, baseball programs that continued way into the playoffs. So their participation in track was very minimal by comparison to the time they got to spend elsewhere. So those Wednesdays that I got them and those Saturdays that I got them were
021very very important and they would always show up for me, work really hard for me, practice on their own, very dedicated student athletes. Um Hooch is actually going to continue his track and field career wise um and do really well academically there and um Anna is another standout student athlete as well. She's currently valictorian of her class rising senior. So that's a really big deal. I feel like she's going to hold on to that spot. She's just a diligent worker on the court, off court, on field, on the track, in the classroom, outside of the classroom, wherever she goes. So I've gotten really attached to my senior parents as well. Um they've been tremendous the last four years. They've really helped me out. I've been very grateful for their support and the rising seniors as
022well. I know. I'm very grateful for the support, Mr. Sparks and Coach. do a great job supporting me and the kids and the program. So, I'm very grateful. [Applause] >> I just want to say congratulations again. What a wonderful job that they've done representing Castlewood High School and Russell County Public Schools. And like she said, they just they excel in everything they do and going to miss you and all the other and can't wait to see what you have in store for us next. Thank you to the parents. I know you worked hard there every minute they are. We appreciate you and your support as well. Congratulations. [Applause] Anna Summers is the 2025 VHSL group 1A discus throw. Fourth place, [Applause] Braden Hens, the 2025 VHSL group 1A men's a high jump, six foot, sixth
023place. [Applause] Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Come see us. >> Thank you. Huh? >> Is that it? >> Thank you. >> Okay, Dr. Mr. Hooker, we are to the bills and accounts. Do we have a motion that we pay the bills this evening? >> I'll make a motion we pay our bills. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Parsons. All in favor? >> I. Any oppose. Okay, we are to the resignations and retirements. >> And I'm trying to bring that up. Okay, we do have three resignation and retirements. Okay, we have a motion that we approve those tonight. >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you, Miss Perkins. Do we have a second? Second. >> Thank you, Miss Garrett. All in favor? >> I. Any oppose? >> Okay,
024the new personnel and transfers. Okay, my computer's slow. Okay, we do have a few on the list to be approved tonight for new hires and transfers. Okay. Do we have a motion that we approve the new hires and transfers for tonight? >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you, Ms. Garrett. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Parsons. All in favor? >> I. Any oppose? >> Okay. Okay. Next thing on the agenda, Dr. Vicker is the tenure. Okay, we do have a list from Lebanon High School, Hanker Elementary School, Castwood Elementary School, and Lebanon Primary School for tenure assignments. Okay. Do we have a motion that we approve the tenure for these folks tonight? >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. Do we have a second? >> Second.
025>> Thank you, Miss Garrick. All in favor? I >> I any oppose? >> Okay, Dr. Hooker, we're to the coaching assignments. Okay, we do have requests for approval of all the coaching assignments at Lebanon High School, Hanacre High School, and Castlewood High School. >> I make a motion to accept those coaching positions. >> Thank you, Mr. Gibson. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. All in favor? >> I Any oppose? >> Okay, Dr. Hooper, we're to your policy. >> Yes, we do have three action items tonight. The first one is to request the approval and the second reading of policies. And before you guys vote on that, I would like to go over one policy that has been changed, and that's the student cell phone and smart device possession
026and use. Um, I would like to point out the policy and the change in this. Effective January the 1st, 2025, Virginia has enacted what's called a bailto bail cell phone free policy. This law was signed by Governor Yncan that requires the students to keep their phones off and stored away from the moment the first bell rings until the final bell of the school day, including lunch and hallways. This is a this is different and a change from last year. And what does this mean for our schools? For elementary students, they may they may bring phones only if needed. Devices must be turned off and kept out of sight in bags throughout the school day. For middle school students, phones must remain off and out of reach during school hours. And the biggest change is for
027the high school students, they can use them before school begins and after dismissal, but not during instructional time, not during lunch, or during the hallway transitions. But of course, we want all parents to know if they need to contact their child during instructional time due to an emergency, they may contact the school office for assistance. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Hooker. Any board have any discussion or anything on that? Do we have a motion to approve these second reading policies this evening? >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Ball. Do we have a second? Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. All in favor? I I. Any oppose? >> Okay, Dr. Hooker, you're down to your >> Yes. There. The second action item, we request the approval of a surplus item, which is the 2008
028bus. And it's really nice, isn't it? >> No, we want that. >> Come on now. >> I was like, no, the rear end's out of it and parts have been taken. No, don't don't go into prescription. >> You can drive it off the lot. >> It's only being used on Sunday to go to church. >> Anyway, she wants to sell this as a surplus. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Or you want to put it back as a surplus? Okay. Do we have a mo a motion on this? >> I'll make it motion. >> Okay. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? I >> I Okay, Dr. Hooker. Yes. The third and last action item is the request of the approval of all the school's crisis plans. >> I'll make that motion.
029>> Thank you, Miss Perkins. We have a second for the crisis plans for tonight. >> Thank you, Miss Garrett. >> And all in favor? >> I. Any oppose? >> Okay, Dr. Hooker. I have no updates tonight. No, >> ma'am. Tonight. >> Okay. Our sales tax for June was 42,10984. The ADM at the end of May was 3,52. Okay. We have our maintenance report. Does any board member have anything they need to discuss or any questions about the maintenance report tonight? Okay, our expenditure report. Everybody okay with that? Any discussion or question on the expenditure report? >> Okay, Dr. Uger, this year's over half way gone. I guess next meeting. >> Yeah, our regular next regular school board meeting will be on Tuesday, August the 5th. Of course, the executive session will begin at 5 and
030the meeting will follow at 6:30. 6:30. >> Any future calendar items you need to remind us of? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. Any board member have anything they need to bring up tonight? >> Thank Cwood Elementary for the >> Yes. Thank you, Mr. person remembering that. >> Okay. If not, I'll take a motion that we adjourn. >> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Eaton. Do we have a second? >> Thank you, Mr. Ball. >> And thanks, Miss Music, and everyone else for coming tonight. We thank you for your coming and be careful going home. >> Did you vote? >> Get the vote. Vote about leaving. I didn't make that motion. >> We We got the motion. >> I'd hate to keep them all here with you. >> You'd have to feed them breakfast
031and worry about sleep. >> Miss McCoy, can I see you a minute? >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for coming and praying. Okay. >> I appreciated that.