001Good evening and may the force be with you. If you would please stand me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you for spending your one beautiful evening that we've had the past few weeks with us. Appreciate that. Um board members, there is a edit on the regular agenda. Uh kind of bring your attention to personnel and if you run down with me to item B, service personnel. We are going to restructure that section and we're going to have a number two under resignation. There be a second item that's going to be a two B2. And we are moving the service staff development transfer.
002Let's do that one. Want to go back into that section. Section E. >> We're deleting section E title only. Keeping the verbiage. Before I ask for a motion to approve that, I will entertain any questions or concerns regarding that move. I'll make that motion for that edit in I have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any questions or concerns? All those in favor by saying I. >> I. >> Thank you. N. I carried. Mr. Bax, the floor is yours to introduce our gentlemen here with us tonight. Yes, sir. We've been very fortunate to have a lot of uh very high achieving students come to us and uh able to celebrate their accomplishments and tonight is no different. Um Oliver Jur is here with us tonight and he is a National Geography contestant and in
003all my years I don't ever remember a Morgan County National Geography contestant. So I'm sure you're probably curious like I am. So, I was hoping Oliver would come up and maybe we could ask you a couple questions. Stand there at the podium and won't too fire too many at you. >> But, um, >> Oliver just fine. >> So, I'm just curious. Could you tell us a little bit about how you became a national champ? >> Yeah. So, Mr. Giles, history teacher at the high school, uh, just came up to me and said, "Hey, we're doing work Springs High School's doing taking part of the National Geography B, which is a first year." Um, >> that we're doing it because it's the first year it's happening. There was a a thing called the National Geographic B,
004which was run by GIO. They discontinued that I think before co but a group at Harvard for Harvard alumni made this thing to sort of promote geography in high school students. So Jos came up to me and he said, "You want to do this?" And I was like, "Sure." And so um he said, "We're going to have a a test on um just sort of basic geography and then if you uh get a you know good enough grade, then you'll go on to a sort of second phase of that." So I did and it was the second uh test which was a mix of oral and written uh direct questions and I got all of them right and apparently that was enough for the national geograph national national people to say well he because he
005got enough right uh he automatically qualified he sort of had to got to skip the regional uh qualification and just get a ticket to the geography in Boston. So that's how it came about. >> That is amazing. >> On the second part, did you do it via a webinar or Zoom or for that too? >> It was just uh two of the history teachers and then I think there were 10 contestants on the first test. >> Okay. >> I guess that >> the contestants are going to be out there in Boston. >> I think there's 40. >> Okay. Wow. property from um they say from Maine to Texas is their their pool of students. So >> I'm sure going to be on TV like this next also >> a live stream on YouTube. >> Okay.
006>> So >> yeah that that's great congratulations and thank you for your time and efforts at the school and keep up your good work please. >> You must just have a natural interest in geography. always been interested in maps and we always had a globe at the house and >> so we could spin a globe and point to something you know what it was kind of literally did that >> gold number two >> what was the hardest question you ever had >> not really but there were some >> sort of Is it this course or is it this? You know, >> between a couple answers questions. >> So So you're not just we're not just talking, you know, nations, states, things like that. We're talking like very specific. >> Yeah. Like natural physical geography, political
007geography. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. >> We're so very proud of you. Thank you for representing. >> Well, I wish you the best of luck. >> Your trip is on later on agenda for their approval. So, look forward to your trip as well. >> Are you are you a history buff as well? >> Little Boston is a great place to go. >> Yeah, cuz I just loved it when I got up there and I actually got to trace Paul River's >> I was up there earning my keep cuz I ran the marathon that day. But oh my goodness, just just going around the day before. We had so much fun. >> Yeah, >> we'll be staying in >> Lexington. >> Oh, there you go. >> Wonderful. >> Thank you for being with us. >> Thank you
008very much. Best of luck. >> Board members wanted to presentations. uh if you would give me some latitude and I want to have Aaron have a couple more minutes here to take a breather and I'm going to ask that we do the James Ramsey Technical Institute update first by Mr. Trent Sherman >> members I'd like to introduce you may know Mr. Sherman already in case you don't Mr. Trent Sherman the director is it director principal or is it super principal? >> Yeah. Okay. He's basically the superintendent of Jane Jones because he does it all >> and has to know a little bit or a whole lot about everything. Mr. Roland and I both serve on that council and we've been very impressed with his leadership, his his kid first leadership. Um they've done remarkable things
009with expanding the programs this year coming up. Uh including the plumbing program, which I've been talking a lot about. At our most recent meeting, we got a tour of the facility. Got to see the welding program. Uh what was it? Fire rescue program. And was that the only two column there? >> Are you forgetting the food, Dave? But I just invited him here to give the board a little bit of an update on things that are happening at James Ramsey. As you know, we have Burkus Springs and Paul students that go to James Rumsy and we're always looking for more opportunities for our kids to expand, you know, what they'd like to do in their careers. So, Mr. Sherman, thanks for being here. >> Yeah, thanks for having me, Mr. B. Um, just a little
010bit about me to start. I'm new to this position. I started July 1 this past year. Uh spent 20 years in Burket County Schools at Martinsburg High School, 13 years as the principal there. Um I really really figured that I would end my career there and then this position became available. And one of the reasons I applied for this position is because growing up my father had three jobs. One was he built houses from the ground up. So he did the masonry, he did the plumbing, the electrical, the carpentry, all of it. And he drove a bus. So those five things, we teach all those at James Ramsey. And I did those things in the summers with my father growing up. I enjoy those things. I dabble in now. So I really uh really thought
011that would be a good fit for me. Um >> did you say you drive a bus? >> I don't I may But I just I want to see students have the opportunities to get into these careers and be successful. I think we all we all see the need for these uh careers around us every day, especially, you know, in our area of West Virginia where it's really growing. Um and I think growing up when I came through high school, there was kind of the attitude, you have to go to college, you have to go to college to be successful. And I think that trend is kind of changing where we're seeing folks being pointed towards the trades and and trades are becoming a little more wellnown. Just a little history about James Ramsey's construction. James
012Ramsey started in 1967. It opened in 1970. We currently have about 50 staff members and we have three buildings with about 185,000 square ft in them. Our current enrollment 45 high school students of which 41 are from Morgan County. So about 10% of our students come from Morgan County. And we have adult programs. We have about 100 uh students involved in those adult programs. We have about 18 high we have 18 high school programs uh where students can obtain certifications through those programs. We have five adult programs which do lead to certification or job placement. Um, and one of the things when I took this position was providing more opportunities to students in Eastern Panhandle to be able to to be a part of this program. So, as of next year, currently, our projected enrollment
013is at 650. So, we're up by about 175 students. We're adding, as Mr. Banks said, we're adding high school plumbing. We're adding high school HBAC. We're adding a second high school automotive program, a second high school electrical program, and we're adding an allied health program for high school. Um, we just hired a business relationship development coordinator uh to to work with us at James Trumy to work with a lot of the local businesses that we're dealing with. We want to give students more opportunities to get into co-op and internships where they can then work themselves right into a position of a full-time job. Um, we want this person to kind of sponsor or help our instructors get resources for their programs and connect them with with the different businesses that we're dealing with. Also to
014help write some grants um and help place our students in jobs or internships or co-op. So, um, we're constantly evaluating our programs and how does this fit within our community. Um, what are the needs? Um, each of our programs have a craft committee where they have actual businesses, business owners, folks from businesses who meet with them uh twice a year. They can talk about trends in the business and also to give our instructors some uh pointers on things that they can be teaching students so they can be more successful in that area. Uh we this next year we're adding three one-year programs so that uh students could come and take a program and then stick around and take the next program and most of those are in like computer graphic design. So a lot of
015times the students who get into one of those programs really fit in the other programs as well. So you know they can move from program to program. You know, one of the conversations we're having a good bit and how do we make it work is how do we get students James Ramsey students sooner. So, right now we take 11th and 12th grade students, but how do we get ninth grade students into James Ramsey? How do we get 10th grade students coming to James Ramsey? So, those are some of the conversations we're having and seeing how do we work that into our program. So, I appreciate you guys hearing what we're doing in Jane Crumsy and uh entertain any questions you may have about what we got going on over there. >> Appreciate you coming tonight.
016In my opinion, it's the first time I've seen the principal/ superintendent/director of game come in. So, I >> uh you answered a lot of my questions. I already had it kind of going down through here. Uh the first one off the bat, the 400 kids that are there in Northmore County, do most of them spend all day there or is it still just a mix of kind of like half and half? >> Most of our students are an AM and PM model and then we've got roughly 90 students who are there all day long. >> Okay. >> And so we teach the core classes there for those students. >> And that's what I was kind of thinking about your nth grade is how that scheduling the credits are working for graduation. I'm curious about that.
017Thanks. Um, your oneyear programs, if you're kind of dipping your toes into, are those going to be for 11 and 12th graders or we talk about 13th graders right after school or maybe they just graduated and run short and they come back to you. >> So they they could any and all. So that could be for, you know, the high school grades that we have, but we also do have what you're saying. We do have year 13 students who could come back, you know, after they graduated and be a part of those program. Okay. We could have year 13 students in any of our programs. >> Do that I talk about is that funding go through the state and through the county or is that something that the student pays for? >> That student still
018counts as just like a high school student. >> Nice. >> So it's a it's a good deal with that for the students. >> Great great opportunity. Great opportunity. They're not sure what they're going to do. Sure what they're going to get into and come back and try out a program. >> Yeah. They don't like cars on different programs. I'm sorry. Dominations. >> Just real happy to see a big increase in enrollment down there that you're taking on because that gives more kids a chance. You know, when Dave and I were walking around with you touring, those kids, we talked to some of the instructors, but boy, those kids were on point. They were doing this and that and it was just like we weren't even there. That's that's a sign of good instruction and and
019good discipline in school, too. Um my parents were within the first decade of you know James Ramsey you know graduates I guess however you say it you know in high school went and got their certificates you know they you dad started in the trades right out of high school because he had some experience and he was doing things that he didn't have any certificates for. But, you know, that was that was a time when there weren't as many regulations and, you know, weren't as much oversight. Uh, and and so, you know, James Ramsey's been a part of my family's life for a long time because of that. >> Yeah, we get a lot we get a lot of folks that come back because of that. you know, come back to teach or, you know, a
020lot of it is, you know, because we we we can't pay as much as some of the the careers once you've gotten that career, but we get some folks who they get to the end of their career and they realize, I want to get back. I want to teach the next generation. So, they come back and and we've got some of those folks teaching some of our programs. >> Mr. Len. >> Yes, sir. Any questions? >> Yeah. No, I I am an adult graduate of Gamer and a big fan. Um, it definitely helped me. I had a career in my field, oddly enough. And uh although I don't think you really have that program anymore, but um yeah, big fan, love what you're doing. And uh I'll back down. few years and we had a
021we were invited to a three course meal but it was really good. I don't remember who went there. I think Laura was there with me but uh it was really good. >> Yeah. Yeah. Our chef Brown that does our calling there. He does a great job. About every other week or so he does lunch for the staff and that's always a pretty big hit. Yeah. And just kind of one of the things I miss that we're looking at in the future is we're transitioning a lot of our adult programs to high school programs. And what we're hoping to do in the future is teach those adult programs in the evening. Uh make it a little more accessible to adults who, you know, work the job during the day. Um, so that's something we're looking at,
022not next year, but maybe the following years to uh to get that moving. >> Wish you best of luck. Thank you for your effort. >> Appreciate it. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. Board members, main event of the night, >> our 2026 2027 budget. >> All right. I'm going to start off with a statement here. Is that okay? >> Please. >> All right. Tonight, we bring to you a budget that reflects careful considerations, much discussion among departments as well as negotiations with vendors. It includes some challenges and some good news as well. Some of the challenges of this year's budget include a reduction in title one revenue, reduction in state funding for our CIS workers, those are communities and schools, the continuing increased need for contracted services caused by vacancies in such areas as
023nursing, PT, and speech. And a required mandate, you're going to hear this one probably four or five times. a required mandate from the West Virginia uh office of school finance to budget 5% of general budget revenue in reserve for contingencies. That's new. These are in addition to the already increasing costs facing all of us including water, sewer, fuel cost and the cost of materials. The good news is that we have avoided a large cut to our step 7B technology fund and also a cut to step 7D which we typically see but that is untouched this year. In reviewing our list of software and platforms like we discussed last year at this time that are necessary to operate our district. We're currently planning for significant cost reduction of $70,000 in our three main instructional initiatives. We
024want to continue our success and prioritize these three areas while also becoming less reliant on companies and more reliant on our own expertise and experience. Aaron is well prepared and has done a very a fantastic job getting you information that you need for tonight's presentation. She's also very nervous, but she's um going to do a great job. I'll turn it over to Aaron. I think it all go. >> So in front of you is the budget presentation packet. The first page is just the outline of the pres presentation to follow along with. We're going to go over the funding proceedings from general fund special projects and capital projects. Budget for FY27 will need to be submitted to the state department by June 1st. Once approved this evening, it will be submitted to the morning messenger
025put on our website and available at the board office for 10 days prior to the public hearing on May 19th. Once adopted, the budget will be submitted to the state department for the office of school finance review and approved by state. On next page, page two, when considering the budget, these are the items that we need to take in. consideration. There are three students there are 36 students enrolled in charter schools and $31,975 is budgeted for those students and this is just an estimated fluctuate for finalizing the final amount amount in the first part of the next year. This is an increase of a little over $50,000 from last year. Moving on to the excess levy. These are items we've built into the excess levy to budget. That's maintenance, capital improvement, repair, technology, instructional materials,
026and public libraries. And then we're look at the salaries and benefits. This year, we have to consider the 3% raise from the state as well as there was a PEIA increase. And then personnel changes are always something that needs to be considered from year to year when working on the budget. And then we have items that we support from the general fund to consider and we consider the child nutrition sponsorship and the child nutrition sponsorship is to supplement for the free lunches. This is the difference between the actual cost and what we actually received. And then the federal and state grant allocations have been budgeted based on last year's figures as not all allocations have been made available yet. And these allocations do not usually cover the full salaries and benefits and the general funding
027to pick up from balances. And the allocations are also based on other factors that do not include the actual cost. The next on the list is our debt service payments and that's for the CM CMTA lease and QA for the Berkeley Springs High School renovation. And then we also have to consider contracted services for specialists that we're unable to hire as employees such as the nurses, speech therapist, fat therapist, etc. And have kind of a little little oddball to consider the the rising cost of the economy, the prepaid head start collaborative costs continue to rise. The new aim for this year is Mr. Frank said that 5% of the general fund budgeted revenue needs to be budgeted to reserve contingency. In past years, it was only suggested that for the 5% this year being required
028and if you take a look at page two for the proposed revenue, we have four types of revenue. We have local, state, federal, and our fund balance. First, let's talk about local sources. The levy rates have been reviewed approved over the last few meetings. Our property tax values have increased and our population density has remained low. These items along with our fixed cost prior transportation maintenance for all factor into our state aid applications. On the next page is a line graph where you see how our enrollment occupied over the years. Our enrollment headcount enrollment is showing our final compet without charter school students and we do have 36 charter school students. On the next page are our final comps for FY27 compared to FY26. The final comp show our FTE students are down 44.99 students.
029And then we have an allowance for professionals and services showing an increase and that is due to that 3% raise that the state uh gave to us. And the allowance only covers the funding positions. For professionals, we are over the formula by 25.13. And for service personnel, we are over the formula by 24.8. I need a drink. I'm sorry. >> I was going to let you get a drink. Take a drink. I had a question. Circle back to our loss of 45 kids. And Beth might want to take it. Dave might want to take it or not. We got collaborative. Are we focused in basically on certain ages and we're losing more at a certain age or are they just dispersed across all 12 grades I guess so to say or we intermediate school heavily
030in middle heavily in high school? >> It's pretty much across the board. >> It's there's not really any one area that's more daunting than the other. So it's pretty spread. >> Yeah. >> Okay. and loss just not to homeschooling where just basically less number of kids coming in. um >> moving out of state. All of them vary. You're telling me >> all of them. >> It could be 10 different reasons. Two kids at each reason. Basically, four kids at each reason. Okay. Uh before you jump on that one, jumping back to Medicaid. Um our a lotment for Medicaid. Did we collect our budgeted amount this year so far or is it still too determined still? >> It typically is, but I was hoping you would have >> No, I don't have a final amount for
031that yet. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, under the second page of the comps, you take a look. Um, you see the TEIA allocation and aled allocation have decreased from last year, which causes our state aid to be a decrease of $35,91. Then we'll go back to the next page, which is back to revenue. You can see our state sources have a revenue of $16,639. 16,639,347. Then down to our federal sources, we have $150,000 that budgeted for the Medicaid reimbursements. This is our Medicaid cost set and our reimbursements. Next is that transferred from indirect cost and we have two types of fund balance is assigned and unreserved. for our assigned fund balance of money that came in for special funding, but it is unrestricted and unreserved balance shows an increase from last year due to
032the required 5% reserve contingency that we needed to budget for this year. >> Talk about that a lot. >> Pause again. Right. When do we submit our certified teachers list and that impacts our budget for the additional bumps that our special math and science teachers >> that certified list is due or what month is it? >> October. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Correct. The next page is just a graph of our revenue source funds. You can see that the state aid accounts for 31% of our revenue. The regular and excess levy is 30 37% of our revenue. And then the miscellaneous accounts for 27% of our revenue. Move on to step seven A. This will be this will be reviewed more next board meeting. Um I'll approve the actual full step seven plan but the step
033seven personnel plan was approved in the last meeting for the TSS position and the tech coach. Remaining items are the technology portion which is used for safety and security. Team leaders is for the SAT chairs and we have budgeted for JRTI tuition. Morgan County achieves the budget of repairs, educational trips, and some staff development. And to round it out, we are textbooks and software and school applications. I'd like to just quickly point out um just in the last couple weeks, we've been hearing back from principles that the allocations they're getting for transportation is really not enough. those costs go way up and that's something that we probably need to look at in a little bit more detail but we are getting some feedback from principles that they need to boost in transportation applications to our
034next page is our proposed expenditures um highlight are some items worth mentioning you see the increase in salaries for professionals and service due to the raise from the state there is a decrease in the total the percentage of the total budget for salaries and benefits and this is because of the required 5% for contingency. On the next page is the non salary benefits expenses. We see the cost of utilities has risen since last year such as the water, sewer and trash as well as local services that volunteer services of the field. initial is on the field also that they are athletes and coaches and public are >> student transportation as a student head start prek we also budget for inland transportation JRCI students in fall we have a budget with We've budgeted for increase in
035insurance liability based on the actual cost in the prior year. Next page is expensive charter schools increased increased due to an increase in the number of students technology and supplies show a decrease as Mr. Banks and the directors were able to review items and cut costs as needed. We able to cut back on diesel due to too many buses using regular gas. We also cut back on the budget amount per purchase for this year. You can see the QAB lease payment for this year. Then there is the reserve for contingency and this is where you can see the amount of 5% required for the dependency. And lastly is the funds transfer transfers outration increased just slightly. I hope it's a charter school payment. >> Do you bet those have to pay those out or this?
036I'll go back to the state and the state pays that to each called entity the school is report this time but I'll let you know. >> Okay. I if you >> I haven't did that yet. >> If you haven't paid it yet then I'm thinking that it probably comes from the state. >> Huh? >> I think it does. I I think that's you see the chart of accounts for where money's going for the charter schools. It's a very open-ended I think it happens in the fall I believe is when that bill comes in the year and in the end it just it's like a little bit behind. >> Thank you. But you notice on that page there's the big the big amount is that budget FY26 500,000 reserve for contingency budget FY27 1.7 million. That's
037where you're going to see the biggest difference as we go through all these pages. >> Well, outside of you just do the math. It's only $5,000 difference if you take that amount out, right? On the next page, you can see the expense expenses in graph form. 53% of our expenses are for instruction and 47% are for everything else. The next graph shows that our salary and benefits are 72% of our total expend. The next page is the revenue for our special projects and the capital improvement projects followed by the expenditure budgeted based on the amounts due amounts for last year due to not all applications being available. There is a decrease in CIS and these expenses will be covered in covered in the general fund and title one decrease this year due to a sensitive
038data collection and then the 21st century grant will not be receiving the additional 10,000 for transportation this year >> for the title one just you can see the reduction in title one we plan to use title 4 as a back bill for a lot of the title one funds that we will not be getting this year and more committed to do that. This is the the expenses for the special projects. This is the revenue for the capital projects or the expendit projects. That gives us a total budget of 42.2 million. And the last pages are just the publication format that will be available to the public upon approval. And this will be published on our website and available at the border office and run in the morning messenger. >> That's all I have. >> Don't
039run off from the podium. >> I know you were going to ask me a question I don't have an answer for. >> Uh your staff helped you out. They were all right there ready ready to assist with the answer and that's what I kind of thought that's what it was. It's disappointing that we've got to write that check all at one time as well whenever you have to do it up front. We are basically then frontloading the charter fund and we get paid back on a monthly basis as well. So that's disappointing but that is a legislation on a nutshell. board members questions >> I guess on the enrollment you know that enrollment discussion and you know we have a we have a graph showing the the decline for public schools you know is it
040is it basically the inverse right on enrollment for homeschool charter >> like are we losing population of children in the community. Are we which you know statistically yes, right? And there's going to be more of that just based on birth rate etc. unless a big business moves in that people get employed at. Um and then you know on the other side of that the charter school conversation um would it be would it be helpful or can we even see like what what charter schools are what what are the charter schools like what do they do that James Romy doesn't do or that like why why are people choosing right not that we're against any choice like go program, right? Do it well. Um, but to maybe prevent like, hey, yeah, we have programs that do
041the same thing, you know, just kind of thinking in that way of like retention and getting people to choose one thing for another. Jeremy probably can expand on the enrollment conversation where they leave lus and how that pans out for the charter conversation regarding the hope is a little bit different that can go to a karate dojo like those those funds can go to numerous different entities charter funds cannot correct the charter have to be in a full out full-fledged charter school and we're pretty fortunate there's not many in close proximity to us. You have to drive to get there. But I mean, our biggest our biggest ones are our home. I guess that's the we're actually working on a a survey to see if what we can look what's out there so that we
042can kind of meet with our homeschool families and figure out if there's a way that you know can our virtual platform do that can that kind of thing. Trying to trying to send all the branch to get that back in. The state does publish a payment list of where they are spending dollars rewarded regarding the hope scholarship. Um it's pretty disappointing to a point. Um but at least mostly ours is the open other schools do have some flexibility with their requirements that can be appealing to >> right >> um they have the same issues we have with finding people charter school in Jefferson County would frequently reach out for bus transportation services and child nutrition services to help supplement what they're trying to do. Um but they definitely have uh some um relaxed requirements that
043uh are in place for that school. >> And that band conversation one more tangent to go down is um how are we watching virtual academy? We have kids still students still participating in that via our school or >> that >> so are you asking about the West Virginia virtual academy which I believe is a charter school or we have West Virginia virtual school which is offered through our school system. >> That's what I'm That's what I'm asking about. >> Okay. West Virginia virtual school. Yes. >> So we have students at Palaw >> um at Warm Springs and Springs High School taking advantage of those. We have several different uses for it. Mostly it's being used in situations where um we can't offer the class in person. Um next year we'll be using it in grades
0446 through 12 as our virtual our full-time virtual platform as well. >> Thank you, Mr. Linton. >> I don't have anything. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you board members. We are going to report to communications. Oh, the only the only thing I have is that it's kind of a good thing. I didn't want to take away from Mr. Jerks is that I thought prom went off without a hitch. We didn't have any issues, which is always a wonderful thing. >> Wonderful. >> That is a wonderful night whenever everybody can get home safely and everybody has a good time. I am pleased. Board members, >> I had a couple graduates I wanted to to mention. The Marietta College education department recently had their annual awards banquet. Audrey Helmick was recognized at Marietta College's outstanding second-year
045education student. She's an elementary specialed major in grades PK through five. Nice work. >> That's big stuff, you know. >> Oh. Oh. Oh, you're way behind. I bet I've got I got news for you. I've been recruiting her since high school. Um, and the other one was, uh, Fairmont State, uh, apparently, I'm just learning getting up to speed on this, uh, has an athletic banquet where they recognize their outstanding athlete and all the sports combined, one one kid. It's called the Falcon Award. And from Paul, Donnie Tanoway got it over all the football players, all the other things. Um he has, I believe, at least four Fairmont State um uh records as a freshman. And if some of you guys know anything about times on the mile and everything, he went we went 403 in
046the 1500, which translates to about a 415 416 miles of freshman. And uh he's just beginning to hit his stride. And once again, I always emphasize that going into uh the last week of finals, looks like he's going to have another four up. So, great balance, great success story for the people of Paulo who supported him so well. >> 17 days to graduation. >> You have your photographer lined up? >> Actually, I do. Congrats. >> Good luck at tennis too. Also, if I forget to say something after this. >> Yeah. Also comment about prom. I think such a great location. It's so close. I remember a time when students had to drive to Hagerstown or even further for prom and it always made me very uncomfortable having to drive. But Cape State Park was just
047a great host. They always have been love the carriage rides. I love that everybody can be out there. I'm sure the kids are ready for their parents to go, you know, but it was a great place for the kids and the parents to be, you know, especially with that new lodge. It's a great event. And um also I appreciate all the work that the staff and high school put into a special thing. Um >> Yeah. And the DJ was quite excellent that night. >> I I'll second. Um we're very fortunate to have the state park. I mean they do a lot for our school and also Morgan County Partnership sponsored the town party and I think they said that that was the largest amount of students they had there. It was over 200. So >>
048you had a good time hopefully. >> Um next thing we are looking at a staggered start for prek and kindergarten next year. Um reason being is that we would like to bring in half the students so that the teacher can meet a smaller group get used to smaller group meet the parents and then second day would be the second group of students probably by alphabet. Um we will communicate that out to parents here very soon. we think is a great way to go for that. Um, also our golden horseshoe winners were just announced. Mention those names will be in our awards program, but we just got news about the gold horseshoe. Um, we also are in the process of uh opening bids for Berkeley Springs High School building a when we get more information, Jeremy
049will fill us in. But bids are looking good. it looks like we're going to be less than what uh we expected. So that's always good news. And then the last thing um we did speak at the um uh last committee strategic planning committee about the Latin honor system. So Mr. Ner brought that to the one previous and then I asked him to go back to his LSIC get approval from them. He brought it back again. Um the committee's in favor of Latin honor system. He's going to be at our next board meeting to present to the board a little bit more about it. So he some background information. But um if that's uh in place, it will start with the incoming eighth graders. It won't start with any current students in 9 through 12. So
050I I love things, ideas, initiatives that come from the staff. This is one of those that originated with the faculty senate and they went to their administrator and and requested this. So that's >> I'm glad to see you're doing the stagger with with the younger kids that that may cut down some problems we saw this year. >> Yeah. Any questions for superintendent? Item eight, public comment. My knowledge any public comment. Item nine, the consent agenda. The superintendent recommends approval of the following consent actions as presented. Minutes of the April 21st 26 regular meeting and the April 21st reconvene meeting. Payment of bills, budget adjustments, volunteers, and early graduations. Entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda as submit. >> So move second. >> Oh, too slow. >> I um any comments, concerns? >> All those
051in favor of saying I >> I post eyes carried. personnel. Superintendent recommends approval of applying personnel actions as presented. All right. So on the agenda here, uh last time we approved all the subs and the classifications. So this is just a list of folks that we've been working with trying to get some uh that hadn't been sub for us for a while. So you'll see this on upcoming agendas as we go through the summertime here. Letter A over there is just folks that we have that we've contacted that no longer want to be on the list. Um letter B is the same thing. Um letter C is the first grade team leader at Whitmire the resation there. Um under number two under employment we're bringing on a math teacher/personal clients at Ber Springs High School.
052Uh in attendance this evening we're happy to be joined by Dr. Kirsty here. He is going to be our new assistant principal Springs High School starting in August for July 1. Sorry. Um, so welcome and thank you for being here, sir. >> Yeah, thanks for having me. >> Thank you for coming. Um, under letter C, uh, we are bringing on a school counselor. It's a familiar name. Uh, that's just going back to the full-time position at Whitmire there. Uh, we have a transfer number three from fourth grade teacher, the intermediate going over to second grade teacher. It's also mayor grounds for that individual as well. Uh under service personnel we have a resation as a substitute 8 that same individual is was also substitute clerk and substitute secretary and then this is the artwork movement
053up here. So under transfer uh we have that individual was just on a recent agenda was approved as a 200 day uh custodian at Springs High School. She's transferring over to a 240day contract at War Springs Intermediate School and she's actually starting uh May 11th. So that will not be as something that starts next year starting ASAP. And then we also have another familiar face that's going from an ECAT going back to or something around to Burp Springs High School as the clerk starting August 1. On the agenda, um, sorry I got myself all mixed up here on this video. Back up your letter C. Um we have a resation of assistant girls volleyball coach and then also assistant boys soccer coach resign. And then under letter D uh we have unpacking the standards for
054that individual. Now over to the agenda. Um we're just correcting something from the last time we rehired all the probationary continuing uh on letter A. Letter B. This is a really good thing for us especially at this time of the school year. We're bringing on a substitute school nurse that's going to help us with that with with and with our um field trips and such. So, we're really happy to be bringing that individual one. Uh bring on a fourth grade teacher for springs intermediate school. We're also bringing on a research substitute teacher that will be helping us out from now to the end of the school year. uh that's we also have a transfer from Winder um the alternative education program there the RISE program and they're moving to the alternative education uh program at
055Berkeley Springs High School transfers from very often >> um under service personnel we're bringing on bus operator 2220 start August 10th this was the supplemental bus run that we just approved classroom. This was the person that uh got that job. We have transfer from kindergarten ECAP to teacher A at Port Intermediate School which will be starting there on August 10th. Then over on the extra resation of softball coach at the end of the school year, we're bringing on two volunteer golf coaches. Uh we're bringing on two letters co facilitators. these individuals will be helping out with that initiative uh and working with space volume sorry um we're bringing on two assistant football coaches high school and then under letter D we have an individual for their letters award um number two is for textbook committee
056number three for textbook committee as And that should all personnel members I ask for a motion. Any questions regarding personnel items? >> I'm just curious about substitutes. If they keep um turning down work, do we hold them till the end of the year or do we knock them off as time goes on? How do we do that? Yes, that's something that is one of our initiatives right now is to work on that list. Um we we really made these the folks that we have right now their license had expired. We were starting there and then we're working into the next ones that turned out to work a good bit. So >> that's where we're at. >> Looks good on paper to have those people, but still have to have them come in the building. Right.
057>> Correct. Correct. It's very uh it's not uh accurate data. Very true. A motion to approve the personnel as presented. >> So moved. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Any comments or concerns? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Oppos? Nay. That's carried. Just want to say Dr. Kirsty. I'm very pleased to have you come to school with experience as a principal and elementary principal in Jefferson County. He's also assistant principal at a very large intermediate school in Berkeley County for a little while. So he's got a lot of great experience. He's going to bring to Morgan County. He um is moving to Morton County and so his commute is going to be very short. He married a Warden County girl, right? >> I did. >> Yes, sir. >> Acting. So,
058I'm second everything I said. It was a good good new good experience. >> Nice. >> Not so good weather day, but that's how it goes. >> Good ladies in board. I don't know about you. >> Finance and budget. Item A, authorized publication of the proposed 2627 budget for public inspection. Entertain a motion. >> So move. >> Thank you. I'll second that one. Uh the only comments that I have are I want to say thank you for keeping your focuses always on student and student achievement. And our goal is to do the best thing do the best that we can to give students an opportunity to succeed. We can't force them, but we can provide as many chances, as many resources, and many opportunities that we can. I think the budget reflects that. Another comment or
059discussion. All those in favor of saying I. >> I. Nay. The eyes carry it. >> Approve the superintendent to authorize, excuse me, the superintendent to approve the payment of bills through May 19, 2026. schedule of checks written will be provided to the board at the subsequent meeting. >> So move comments, concerns. >> All those in favor say I. >> I post nay. Eyes car it. Program planning instruction materials adoption. Board members, you have a sheet in front of you regarding art, music, wellness, and personal finance 2026 to 2032. >> Any comments? >> Some of you have any comments? >> I would think some things I'd like to point out on the secondary list. um primarily the addition of personal finance which was added into our adoption cycle just this year with the requirement that our
060students have to take that as a graduation requirement. So now it's in the adoption cycle. I would also point out at the very bottom we had a deferred social studies adoption from last year. There was not a psychology text available for us to adopt last year. So that's why that's on there. It was reviewed by a social studies teacher and is included this year. And also, I think Summer would agree with this, we're very happy to have some good selections for art and music. Um, some things that they can actually um use in their classrooms that cover um all the areas. Um we're very happy with that and so are our teachers. Thank you both for going through that process and giving the teachers a voice. >> This one's not easy because the subjects are
061so varied. Like there's just everything from like everything from personal finance to health. So, >> and what's up next year? >> Next year is a break. >> Oh, okay. >> And they'll be examining new ELA standards next year with the ELA adoption following year. >> It's a good sign for budget. >> Yeah. Really entertain a motion to approve the instructional resource adoption. >> So move >> second comments. All those favor say I. I >> I carried approve Oliver Jur to compete in the National Geography B in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 16th, 2026 Morgan County achieves. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second got any comments or concerns? All those in favor of saying I I post. That's carries. Item C, second reading and approval. Policy 86000.04, bus operator certification. Policy 6000, transportation. Policy 6320, purchases.
062Policy 2275, Mountaineer Challenge Academy. Policy 4160.02, 02 physical examination qualifications for school bus operators. Policy 5531 student assistant programs policy 6109 acceptance of payment by credit card. >> I have a motion >> second line today. >> Yeah, >> I'll second. >> Okay. >> We have no more policies to read while I'm president. Okay. Just pass those off. till next till >> next. All those in favor say I. >> I carried. Board members draw your attention to there are some committee meetings coming up. Any comments on the calendar? As always, if any board members would like to have some things on those agendas, just let me Jeremy know. >> All right. Well, at this time, I need to request a motion for an executive session. And Tanya, here's the code section for you research. You can
063go right down. Okay. >> 6-9A-4-B6. It will be a short one and there'll be no action after this. I'll make that motion executive session. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any comments or concerns? All those in favor of saying I >> I >> We're in executive session at 7:02. Thank you all very much. Have a wonderful evening. Aaron, we won't be long. We can turn off the live stream. We will not go back live. Uh just to adjourn.