001Welcome to the Jefferson County Board of Education meeting on Monday, July 14th, 2025. If you please join us for the pledge All right, good evening. And our business partner signing. Um, the business partner is not here yet this evening, so we may have to postpone that to later in the meeting or our next meeting depending if they're able to get here. Um, next we have the approval of the minutes. Is there a motion to approve the minutes from the regular board meeting held June 23rd, 2025, and the special board meeting held June 30th, 2025? Make a motion. >> Thank you, Miss Bratton. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Joy. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor of the board meeting minutes held June 23rd, 2025 and the meeting June 30th,
0022025, say I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Thank you. And Mrs. Bratton and Mrs. Ogden, you are both online. Is that correct? >> Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. Next we have citizens comments. First up is Logan Bon from um First Energy about the Ranson substation. Just a reminder that speakers are limited to three minutes and shall not engage in negative or derogatory comments that use the name or position by which persons can be identified. If you give me just a moment to pull up the timer here, I would appreciate it. All right, sir. Whenever you're ready. >> Hello, guys. My name is Logan Bond. I'm with PTOIC Edison, the uh electric company. Um, as you know, we've been working with uh the school district staff and I think you guys discussed in uh some
003past board meetings about the 3.29 acre parcel on the Ranson campus that we were looking to purchase for a new substation. As you know, um, in the Ranson and Charletown area, there's been explosion of development and new subdivisions, and with that comes increased electricity demand and the need for us to upgrade our systems to u energize a growing community. Uh the Ranson campus was chosen specifically because it's central to the Huntwell and Shoemaker subdivisions that are going in, the Fairfax Crossing uh town homes that are being expanded and the Boulevard Town Center that's also being expanded. Um there's also future development opportunities for the A fields to the north, the Strider properties up uh north of the campus uh close to the exit route 9. Um, also our 345 line, which is where the electricity
004for the communities coming in, uh, runs north and south on North Mildred Street. So, the closer we are to that, the closer the less lines we have to run to get the distribution system energized. So, working with your school district staff, we approached you guys out, it's probably about six months ago, back in October, I think, and started working with you uh to try and identify potential location. uh understanding that acreage was the big concern at the start, we worked internally to reduce our footprint from five acres to three about 3 and.3 acres is what we're now proposing. And that still keeps us in line with West Virginia D's storm water retention uh requirements with the retention pond and the county setback requirements. Um, we're also looking to plant vegetation and screening around the substation
005on the property lines to minimize any visual impacts to the rest of your campus there. Um, also understanding there was some questions about emissions in potent in last meetings. Wanted to confirm there's no emissions from this substation. There's no combustible materials or equipment there. So, no carbon dioxide or anything like that coming from the sub. Um our our offer is at 108,570 which comes out to about 33,000 an acre. Uh took that based off of market evaluations and took the average of some vacant commercial lots, a few residential lots and of course the a fields that are all being developed in the neighborhood surrounding neighborhoods. uh substation construction, we would be looking to start 2027, but it we would love to acquire and lock down something sooner to get some temporary facilities in place for
006the peak uh winter and summer demand loads coming up. Um also, if we were to be able to get this specific spot, we'd be looking to lease about one acre adjacent um for temporary construction to support. >> Thank you, sir. That's time. >> Yep. Thank you. All right. Next, we have the consent agenda. This Lauren, >> good evening. Um, there are no changes to the consent agenda items and personal actions for your review tonight. >> All right. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented? >> So, move. Thank you, Mr. Robson. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Joy. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the consent agenda as presented, say, >> I. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> No presentations this
007evening. Next, we have unfinished business discussion and possible action on the 8,000 operations policies. >> Series 8000 policies were placed out for comment after the last meeting or actually two meetings ago. Uh no comments were received. So the recommendation is that uh the board accept those this evening. >> All right. Is there a motion to approve the 8000 series of um Neola policies including 8120 8210 8220 835 8310 8315 8330 8340 8350 8351 8390 8400 8402 8405 8405.01 01 8410 8420 8420.01 8431 8442 8442.01 8450 8451 8452 8452.01 8453 8453.01 84 Oh, I'm sorry. 8453 8453.01 8453.02 8462 8500 8510 8510.01 1 8540 8550 8600 8600.03 8600.04 8640 8650 8651 8660 8670 8700 8740 8800 and 8900. Is there a motion to approve those policies? >> I motion. >> Thank you, Miss Ogden. Miss Bratton,
008was that second? >> Second. Yes. >> Right. Any discussion hearing? None. All in favor of approving the 8,000 policy 8120 8210 8220 8305 8310 8315 8330 8340 8350 8351 8390 8400 8402 8405 8405.0.1 8410 8420 8420.01 1 8431 8442 8442.01 8450 8451 8452 8452.01 8453 8453.01 8453.02 8462 8500 8510 8510.01 8540 8550 8600 8600.03 8600.04 04 8640 8650 8651 8660 8670 8700 8740 8800 and 8900. All in favor of approving those policies say I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Thank you very much. Next we have um discussion and possible action on Neola policy updates. >> Yes, these uh policies were presented to you on June the 9th. Uh no comments were received when they were placed out for public comment. Uh there are a variety of uh policy revisions and uh changes uh both
009from the April 2025 and the May 2025 updates from the >> All right. Is there a motion to approve the following updated policies 0100 2266 2271 2340 241360.01 01 4160.01 5112 5136 5310 5320 5321 5460 550 5511 5600 7440.05 7540 7540.01 7540.02 7540.03 7540.04 7540.05 and 7540.06 Is there a motion to approve those policies? Second motion. >> Thank you, Dr. Joy. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss Bratton. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of approving the following policies. 0100 2266 2271 2340 2413 3160.01 4160.01 01 5112 5136 5310 5320 5321 5460 5505 5511 5600 7440.05 7540 7540.01 7540.02 7540.03 7540.04 7540.05 and 7540.06. All in favor of approving those policy updates say I. >> IO. All right. Thank you very much. Next, we have discussion and possible action on the
010easement ransom substation. >> And Miss White will come forward and continue the conversation. >> Good evening. >> I I have a question. Um when was the word possible action added and these um documents that go along with it? >> The doc everything was on there on Wednesday. There were two maps that were actually brought over to Lisa today that she uploaded. Everything else was posted on Wednesday. >> Let me explain the two maps that were added. Those were in response actually, I believe, Dr. Joy, to your question during the last session. Um, you wanting to know um the plat of the city of Ransom. So those were added today just in response so that you could see uh what ransom looked like both a a growth map and as it exists today. So those two
011maps were added today in response to that question. >> I haven't had a chance to look at these um because I can't access it on this computer and >> I have I don't have enough time >> the hard copy. So happy to happy to provide you with our copy. Would you like them? >> Um I can look at his computer. >> Okay. >> So that's in response to that question. Um also as you uh saw someone um in the last meeting wanted a rep from the power company here. Logan is here. if you have any further questions of him. Uh a subject matter expert was requested and we did a thorough search for that and while there are a lot of opinions, there aren't expert opinions about such um there were uh case studies that
012we looked at that were inconclusive regarding EMF um emissions from these types of sites. and it seems to be an kind of an older argument, uh, one that's not been taken up in several years, but plenty of opinions out there. Um, this is just a station. It is not a substation, so the footprint isn't as large and the acreage is 3.29 acres. Um, we did inquire and ask for more money as you heard from Logan in his citizens comments and the price is currently at 108,000. In response to your question from the last meeting, uh, commercial property prices, the median commercial property prices, and median just being an average of all prices, is $47,000. Um, as we get over towards Shepard'stown, of course, prices vary when they're not the median, and they can go for
013over $100,000. Um, there are no above ground cables that will be part of this station and that was a question uh that we asked. And then um with the option agreement for land, it was noted that if accepted, we want in writing that there would be no more acreage past the 3.29 acres. So should there be a vote in the affirmative for a sub forestation, then um that will be written into the agreement. So those are all of the questions that you asked me from the previous meeting. And um I will await any um motions that you may have. I have a couple questions if you don't mind. >> I don't mind at all. >> Um this one attachment that's on here is the smart zoning. >> Yes. >> Ransom. Did they do away with
014that? I thought that they >> they may have that is currently what's on their website. So absent um I know we've seen before the growth map for Jefferson County. That would probably be the most current we have as far as growth and planning in Jefferson County >> because I know when we um we're first looking at the land and we purchased the land and um Branson had just done the smart >> smart growth zoning >> right >> and it was supposed from our understanding behind the schools behind the whole campus was supposed to be housing development and I believe that they got rid of the smart growth plan and it was res. >> That's accurate. Yeah, I think I believe you're right. >> Okay, >> number one. And number two, um I don't think I've
015ever seen a substation without, you know, wires coming out of it. So, I don't know. >> I can I can only tell you what I've been told. So, I don't know. Logan is back here. If you'd like to field that question, I'm happy to field that to him about any any wires that may come. I was told that there would be no above ground cables. >> Would you please come? >> I think it's best while he's here if you have him clarify some of this because >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yes. >> They'll want you they'll want you speaking the mic. I'm sorry. >> Yeah. So that question came from Brandon and it was my understanding that he was talking about cross property >> cross property cables and wires. Yeah. And there's going to be nothing
016going across property overhead because it is uh adjacent to Leetown and that's where our existing distribution overhead facilities are. They are that section between the sub and Leetown which is directly adjacent to we would have distribution lines connecting back out overhead into to those existing lines there. The part that we were talking about um like over you guys's property was the underground line that we're proposing to tie into our 345 line on North Mildred. Instead of having that overhead and coming through that busy old Lee Town North Mildrid intersection, we'd like to bring it underground uh paralleling the uh southern states the old southern states property that is uh also at that corner. So, kind of paralleling and following those property lines to the sub. >> And then a new more powerful line would be
017going up Mildrid towards um the name of the road >> Curry. >> Is that where you mean like >> is it Curry Road that crosses >> the back of our Curry? >> No, Curry goes on the one side, but the road that the bridge crosses 340. So it would go up um Mildred Street away from Charles Town towards the bus garage barrage. >> War Admiral Way. Is that where you mean? And then >> is that what it is? I'm not >> And then hit the Route 9 bypass is I think that's what you're talking about, but I'm not sure. >> I've been on that road a gajillion times. I've never paid attention to the name. Um >> I think it's where I'm bard something. >> Is that I don't know if it's that one or
018if it's one farther up north, but anyway. So the line would go on 115 past our campus past the Strider property towards Martinsburg. Is that correct? >> So 115 is >> Old Mildred Street or George Street or whatever it is at that point. >> Yeah. So there wouldn't be anything actually 345 wise subransmission. There's no more actually going up that way. It that's already existing. We already have a line going the whole way up. There's a substation up north of the uh five overpass that you were talking about up closer to uh north of you know where the commercial properties are up there that they >> industrial >> that could be yeah there is a substation that crosses that line crosses route nine and then there's another substation so it is already going up there
019this would just be a I have a question regarding a couple of the health studies um that were put in there. One was health effects of EMS, another one was electricity cell stations and health. Um it's from December of 2011. So I don't know how others feel about that, but that's especially when it says a large number of studies have so far failed to establish adverse health effects. That would have been as of 2011. Surely there have been more research and study leading up to today. >> We solicited some assistance with collecting research studies and there are very few. Uh so that's those two studies that were attached were provided by our architectural partner >> and uh who is you know a full service architect. They have electrical engineers and other disciplines as well. U
020but there's just not much out there. Yeah, it almost defeats the purpose of having that if it's not of to me personally that it it would be of more value if you have something maybe maybe not this study but maybe have some other type of data that uh that can be provided to make sure that I feel more comfortable when it comes to you know just stating that we haven't found any studies so far that may have you know that's kind of that's like a a legalized you know um sentence So >> the problem is there are there aren't like he said a lot of studies and there could be both studies on both sides of the fence but we're not coming up with a whole lot on anything and it's all fairly consistent. We
021can we can always definitely provide you with more studies but >> I understand and I'm >> I'm not sure we'll get a different result but we're happy to help. >> Yeah. I'm not saying you did anything wrong. I was just I was just pointing out that it was >> understood. Yes. Thank you for your question. >> Comment on that real quick. >> Not from a not from a health and safety aspect, but um so whenever you were talking voltages and electric magnetic fields, so this will be a 34.5 KV voltage substation. And the so the normal electric lines that are going by your house for your distribution servicing your houses and businesses those are 12.47. So it's about a little over double but 345 in the real being in the real estate business a lot
022of people are concerned about electromagnetic fields and 345 is a pretty low voltage um for that sort of topic. So that's probably why you haven't found a whole lot. Once you get up into like the 230s and the 500s, the really high voltage lines where you're seeing big cleared right ofways, that's where that comes into play. >> That makes sense. Thank you. >> I'd like to make a motion to table this until we can get more research. And I personally need time to look at the things that were added today. Um, I swear it didn't say possible action, but maybe I'm going blind. Um so um one thing before you table it that is important to note um there are in light of tableling that matter uh PTOIC Edison would be asking for a short-term
023lease until they could set a permanent space a 75 foot square foot building with a transformer enough to get them through winter for $1,000 per month. So that would be another option you would have if you would like to delay a decision. Um you know I respect the board's decision to continue to want data and research across several several meetings but um I respect that PTOAC Edison needs to be able business-wise to move on to serve the customers of Ransom. So, just for your consideration, if you'd like to consider either proposition before moving on, >> I would like to second the motion to table, please. >> Okay, we have a motion on the floor to table. >> I second it. If you can hear me. >> Yes, Miss Bratton. We did. So, we have a
024motion and a second. >> Okay, thanks. >> To table the issue of the Ransom substation. Um, so let's go ahead and vote on that. All in favor of >> Can I make a comment? Uh, since we have the motion on the floor, um, my comment would just be that, uh, I don't know because of the fact that we have so much land around that area that is not being utilized right now by anything. Um, and because we are an elementary school, possibly middle and high school at some point property, plus the fact that if we put the substation on there, and then there is a desire to lease yet another acre to do work there. Um, and that may happen all along the way. I, in my personal opinion, do not feel comfortable. I would
025much prefer to have them move towards looking at one of the empty properties around to place that substation rather than our school property. That's just my my opinion. >> Okay. Well, the motion on the table is to just table the issue al together. So, we have to go ahead and take a vote on that. All in favor of tableabling the issue of the easement at the ransom substation say I. I >> So to be clear, what exactly do you want when I return? >> Well, Dr. Joy wants time to read what was posted. >> Okay. >> I think Mr. Upson was asking for updated information. >> I personally would like um the current ransom coding. >> Anything else? >> I think standard just just as way of comment I think standard practice is usually three
026to five years. Anything is not not as a thought going forward. I I don't understand her comment. >> Mrs. Ogden, could you repeat that one more time, please? We you were working certainly. I just said uh standard practice is usually any research more than three to five years old um is not not useful or valuable just in when we're looking at research in general. >> So, I guess the clarification is research that's no more than three to five years old. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. >> And one With regard to Miss Ogden's um question, maybe uh the gentleman might be able to answer that or maybe you could answer that. Um what were the other stations or other properties that PTOIC Addison has already looked at has already been addressed? Have they already
027asked that question or have you already responded in previous meetings? >> Um in general, I could >> That was really to to the board. Was that question already asked prior to me getting here? No. Uh, Mr. Upson, I was just referring to the fact that we have Southern States that's empty right next to us and we have the the old RC Cola building across the street that's empty and it's for sale. So, there's a lot of properties around us that are are for sale and could be used in my opinion. >> Thank you, ma'am. So, has the electric company going back to what Excuse me. >> Miss Bratton, did you have a question for Mrs. White? >> Yes. Going back to what, excuse me, Mr. Upson said that or asked, excuse me. Um, has the
028electric company looked at those other properties by chance and are they interested in buying around it? that that's that's not um in my wheelhouse and I believe Logan answered that. I'll have him answer again for you, Miss Braden. >> So, >> hearing what is >> Sorry. So, yes, we have uh because we're looking in this general area, we have also seen the for sale signs uh as well. We've been talking with uh the Bridgeworths who own over near the uh Cola plant. uh we've been in talks with them. Um the the issues come to a difference in uh value of price mainly. Um understanding that uh we there ask is a little out of what I can justify on a market evaluation. Um I we don't have a blank check. I have to just we
029have to justify about everything we spend and can't be uh spending it too much and uh putting that burden over to the rate payers. So that's what that market analysis is for to make sure that we're not make sure that we're not overspending but we're still giving good value to whoever we purchase from. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up under new business, we have discussion and possible action on the old policy updates for July. >> Yes. uh the seven policies that are before you this evening uh we're asking that these be placed out for public comment and be brought back to you the second meeting in July for possible action. >> All right. Is there a motion to put the following policies out for public comment? 013415315514226025209700.01.
030>> Is there a motion? >> Public. Thank you, Miss Ogden. Is there a second? Second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of putting the following policies out for public comment. 0134 0153 0155 14226025209700.01. >> Say I. >> I. >> Oppos. All right. Thank you. Next we have discussion and possible action for the board of education annual assessment. We don't need action. It's just update to let everybody know that's been completed and submitted to the state. So that's all we have for us. Next up, discussion and possible action on fiscal year 2024 Department of Education financial audit. Once again, that's just an update. We did receive the letter saying that the um Department of Education has completed our review of the audit um for fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. findings were
031noted by the auditors or findings were adequately addressed by action plan. So that's all a positive thing and that's all we have for that. Next we have discussion and possible action on district boundary adjustments. brought reinforcements this time. I >> did. They're always handy. Okay. So, this evening I want to introduce somebody who's uh new and important to us. And uh we had J.R. Holland leave us for another opportunity. I want to thank him for his dedication, his hard work. But, uh, hot on his heels is a superstar so far, and I'm sure in the future, uh, Randy Trinary, >> Trinary, I knew it. He's got a he's going to have to teach me his name every day. I'll have to stay after school until I get that right. Um, is joining us as our
032new director of transportation, and we're delighted to have him here. Uh, he's brought exciting ideas to the table already. So Randy is joining us as the director along with uh Larry Willingham, the coordinator of transportation. We have a boundary adjustment for you this evening. And this boundary adjustment is in a development uh that's expanding. So right now it's a field houses are being built. Larry can step up and correct me if I'm wrong because he can explain it quite better than I, but I'll give you an overview. It is in the Drizzwood district and the remainder of the children currently go to TA Lowry. >> So as they expand this development, we would like to put all of the students in the TA Lowry district so that this development and that development is I've forgotten
033the name of it. You can help me with the development. >> Shannidoa Springs. um so that they all go to the same feeder pattern in the elementary school together. So ahead of anybody buying a home and having children, we would like that boundary adjustment to be made. >> Anything to add? >> You may have mentioned this. No students are being no students are being redistricted. This these are all new builds. It's just a minor boundary adjustment. >> All right. We'll await your uh motion. >> Is there a motion to approve the district boundary adjustment that's affecting no current students? >> Correct. >> So moved. >> Thank you, Miss Ogden. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Yeah, I have a question. Um what what is the projected number of students that once
034these houses are completed? So it's uh is it a half a child per house? Is that your number? We we we use the formula of one half student per resident. Yes. >> And how many houses? >> I I don't know how many houses are in there, but I'll certainly research it and let you know. >> Um because would it be hundreds of kids suddenly get in TA Lowry? >> No, ma'am. I don't at all. >> Dr. Bishop, >> I'm sorry. What's the How many kids are we talking that in a year? When will the houses be ready? >> They're being built. >> Some are being built now, >> right? So, I mean, they'll be ready. And then how many houses are there? Because you're calculating a half child per house. So, >> right. Remember, we
035freed up space though with the redistricting of the Rants to the Ranson Elementary School. So, there is additional space available in TA Lowry right now. I'm just asking how many students are you projecting? >> I do not have that number off the top. >> We none of us have that number off the top of our head. We're happy to get that number for you. Um in the meantime, in making a boundary adjustment, it would ensure that as houses are completed, students could with the other Shannondoa Springs children go to the same school as their community peers. If we need to make another district adjustment to schooling, we could look at that down the line. We're happy to come up with that answer with you, but we don't have a hard fast number. Now, >> I
036would like to change my motion, my second um then to motion that we table this uh until we have those numbers because that is an important that is important to know before we do this. >> Okay. So, Miss Bratton just made a motion to table and Dr. Joyce just made a motion to second. Um, >> well, but my motion is still on the floor. It just requires another second, but I have a motion on the floor to begin with first. >> I'm sorry, Miss Ogden. I I totally forgot about that. We've been such in discussion here. >> That's okay. >> We have a motion on the table to approve the district boundary adjustment. Now, I have a quick just clarification. This is just a teeny tiny part of one neighborhood. >> If you look at
037your map, it is. Yes. It's three partial streets and one partial street connecting those three streets. >> Accurate. >> It's not an entire neighborhood. It's no >> the fact that the boundary lines were drawn before the neighborhood was existing. So, who knew what was going to go there >> and so >> this just a tiny part where no students going to be affected? >> Correct. >> Okay. And can you just clarify for me the part the the like three or four streets or maybe it's even just two streets that are not shadowed in. They're there but there is no color on them. Do they currently those students in those houses currently go to TA or to Dresswood? >> There are no houses there. They're being built. >> Now the part that's not colored in there's
038like a couple of streets that have no color on that map. Oh, Georgia Avenue, Fton Avenue, and Bogard Boulevard. >> Yeah, that sounds correct. Yeah, >> those streets are in the Patrick Henry Way community, which is Driswood Elementary School District. And there's there is no roadway that connects Patrick Henry to >> Rocky Run, >> the the addition or the change of districts. >> Yep, I know exactly what you're talking about. Okay, thanks, Larry. I appreciate the clarification. Okay. >> You're welcome. >> The motion on the floor right now is to approve the minor elementary boundary district for this section of this neighborhood. All in favor the minor boundary. Any questions? >> Yeah. No, I just I need another second for that motion because um Miss Bratton rescended her second to my motion. So I need
039another second for that motion that's on the floor. >> Okay. Is there a second for the motion of approving the district boundary adjustment? I'll second it. >> Any other discussion? >> Just one question for edification um for just in general for a boundary adjustments. You see have departmentation here. What other stakeholders are involved in coming up with this recommendation for the adjustment? As far as um prior to getting it approved, >> it is the responsibility of the coordinator of transportation along with the router and the director to make that decision in consultation with me. >> Oh, okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> All right. So, the motion on the floor is to approve the district boundary adjustment. All in favor of the district boundary adjustment say I. I. I. I. opposed. >> I'm
040going to abstain. I I feel like if you How many houses are we talking? If it's five or 500, that's all I'm trying to find out. >> Okay. So, we have three eyes, one abstain, >> and >> I willain myself. >> I will abstain because we don't have the numbers that are needed for this vote. >> Okay. So, you're going to abstain. Yes, ma'am. >> Motion passes. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up, we have board member comments and committee reports. Mrs. Ogden, do you want to start? >> I have nothing at this time. >> Miss Bratton, do you have anything this evening? >> I really don't. Thank you. >> Dr. Joy, do you have anything this evening? the EPIC committee hasn't met. Uh we meet again in a week or so. Um and
041I just want to say in light of the um findings or the re self adjust uh self-reporting report for the board, I um the self- appraisal. I would like um to make a motion that we review the board policies. I believe that um looking at uh board member specifically um policies that impact board members that we need to discuss how some things are done on this board um because this is concerning the um self appraisal. So, I'm making a motion that we re-examine the portion of the board policies that has to do with board members, board president, board members. >> Is there a second? >> I'm sorry. So, are you saying that we need to sit down and review the survey to go over it and >> No, no. I'm saying the the our board
042policies of how uh board members behave, bo board members uh roles. Um I believe that we need to look at that and make clear. Um I'm I'm concerned about not only the appraisal but some other things about um for example if a board member becomes aware of issues that the board is to vote on and and they don't share that with the rest of the board. I believe that's inappropriate and I would like to see that included in the policies to um discourage that behavior or encourage board members to share uh serious information such as um I I don't I don't want to get into it, but um I I just think that all board members should be given the same amount of information. Here's here's an example. The the guidance department, the guidance audit
043that was done that was not done correctly. We were told that it was the entire board was supposed to discuss it and vote on it, but that's not how it happened. It was one board member and that's very concerning. And that's not the only example. Does that make sense, Miss Bratton? As far as the >> self evaluation goes, the state dictates how it's done and the state has it where the board president creates, you know, generates the form and sends it out to the board members and then the board members submit their information and it goes back to the state and then all I do is take that grouping and send it back to the state. And also this is white so that we could get it on our website. >> Yeah, that's got nothing
044to do really with what I'm saying. I'm just using that as an example that some of the comments some of the ratings especially the rating where uh does the whole board make decisions that was not unanimous. I mean there were several that said no or absolutely not. And I think that that's one of the most accurate. Um there's there's a couple others. I I don't need to go over the self assessment. What I'm asking is that we review some basic policies about how the board operates and you know another one on that self- appraisal was do a board member speak on behalf of the board. Does the is the board aware of that? And there often times I will find out that a board member has shared some information that completely inaccurate information that I
045disagreed with, but I didn't know anything about it. I think that if you're going to speak on behalf of the board, the board should be aware of it. I that they don't have to know every detail, but there's just a few things that I would like to see added to the policy so that it becomes clearer the roles of the board members. Um, >> well, can we respect, but I I believe we had a five-hour training on on that. Um, and and I would be fine with that, but I I would much prefer that if Dr. Joy, you have some things that are bothering you or some issues that you'd like to discuss that you could discuss them with the superintendent personally and then maybe make that recommendation from there once you have had an
046understanding of very specific things that you would like to see discussed again rather than us spend time going over an entire section of policy once again with not really any direction. That that's my personal thought. And many of the policies, >> particularly those that Miola policies related to board behavior and conduct and how things are put together are strictly from state code. So anything that's added would be added at the local level. But in terms of those Neola policies specifically, they reflect what's outlined in the state code and the expectations of board members. >> Are you referring to the inaccuracies you spoke about on the radio show that day that caused us to have the training tonight? Okay. Number one, they were not inaccurate. They were perfectly accurate. That was not the issue. Number two,
047listen, I I brought to Dr. Bishop's attention a serious error in the way that the board handles uh payment. And the board was apparent, the board president was told about it, and the rest of the board was not. And that's deeply concerning because I had to vote on that and had I known I wouldn't have voted the way that I voted. So that's what prompted this. >> So there's just >> I'm asking specifically what what is your motion? My motion is that we look at the board policies that are specific to the behaviors of board members. And I believe that we should add a couple uh stipulations or clarifications. >> Is there a second? >> I would can I just ask that um Dr. Joy, if you can like amend that to instead of um
048the policies. Uh first, I think that we need to discuss the survey because it's so many um it's so many uh like definite disagreements on this survey and I believe and it was the same thing last year and we never discussed it. So I believe that we should try to discuss it so that we can maybe um come maybe we can come together and see if we can't get more more of the answers on the positive side versus just so many disagreements. >> Can I make a recommendation that we um discuss the survey when we discuss our goals? Normally we have a retreat day before the school year starts or shortly thereafter and if we could add that to the agenda to you know evaluate that and figure out what goals we need to improve
049upon that that's what I would recommend to the superintendent >> right and then possibly if there's policies that we feel um as a board need to be either corrected or made then maybe we can discuss that at that time as well. Certainly. >> Okay. >> All right. So, Dr. Joy, do you still have a motion on the table? >> Um, I do. And I I don't know that we just discuss it. We It has to be a motion made at a board meeting to make that um make a policy change. >> Correct. >> Well, maybe you can. Yeah, I think we need >> we need to add something to the policies to make it clear what the board expects of other board members and um some of the behaviors are >> Well, Dr. Joy, would
050you be willing to change it, change your motion to um when we have that meeting to if there's policies that need to be changed or created to make the motion that we do it at that meeting? >> I'm willing to wait until after we have the meeting to ask again that we uh change some board policies. You're rescending your motion currently. >> Yeah. >> Did you have any other board member comments this evening? >> Um my only statement is that I'm looking forward to on Wednesday sitting down and and um talking with Kristen Cameron, CFO, to kind of walk through the um on the budget. So looking forward to that. Thanks. My only update is with the Jefferson County Development Authority. Last week, the county commission disbanded the Jefferson County Development Authority. So, the school
051board no longer has a seat on the development authority because they made it so that it's just individual citizens, not designated members from different um entities. So, that that happened. Dr. Dr. Bishop, do you have any superintendent comments this evening? >> Just two items and one of those I've already mentioned to you previously. We are continuing to monitor federal finance and and what's coming out of Washington or not coming out of Washington. Dr. Eversoul will be participating tomorrow in a web or a team's call at 1:00. Uh we're keeping our eye on uh 2A, 3A, and 4A and and the impact of those um as we move forward um and what the federal government might do. And secondly, uh you've been inundated recently with a lot of emails related to specific uh classroom teachers and
052hiring of classroom teachers and we continue to monitor enrollment, anticipated enrollment for next year. You just approved tonight as part of the consent agenda the addition of a fourth grade teacher. at South Jefferson and we continue to monitor that moving forward. So, um I anticipate that our enrollment will be up again this year based on the numbers that we have coming in right now. So, those are the two only two items I have for this evening. >> All right. Thank you. And we do have an executive session this evening regarding real estate um under West Virginia code 69A4B9. And do we anticipate action this evening? >> Um Yes. >> Okay. Is there a motion to go into executive session for real estate? >> Motion. >> Thank you. Is there a second? >> Any discussion? Hearing
053none. All in favor of going to executive session for real estate say I Hi.