001Good evening and welcome to the St. Patrick's occasion for the Bordon County Board of Education. Thank you, gentlemen, and ladies. Thank you very much, Mr. M. We didn't get the memo. >> Oh, no. I need to know that. Um, at this time, could I have >> not that? >> What's this? >> The FA is the pledge. >> Would you all stand with me for the pledge? And we will have >> Come on up. Wherever you'd like to stand, start us off when you're ready. I aliance 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 all very much. Board members, you do have some action items on the agenda, some finance items uh along
002personnel. If you've had time to review the agenda and agenda, I'll entertain a motion for approval. >> Some moved. >> Thank you. Second. >> Thank you. Concerns or comments? All those in favor saying I. >> Those nay. Eyes carry it. Agenda and are approved. Mr. Thanks. Good things. Morgan County PreK and Kindergarten promotional video. >> So, I thought we'd start off with a good thing tonight. It's a fun thing, too. It's a very short video about kindergarten registration that our students did. And I wanted would like to start off this evening by showing you that video. And I'm feeling good. >> Notice they all had their shades on. >> Yeah. >> I don't I understand that was not really easy to coordinate all that. They probably >> claim that I can imagine. >> I would
003share that with you. >> And I did have one other thing. Um last time u we spoke about the students who were attending the state science fair and I'd like to recognize a few students who will be recognized at a later date as well. But um first off, I'd like to recognize Caroline Andrews who received a third place award in division one for her project called White Tailed Deer Choice of Food. >> And then secondly, Jocelyn Smith received a second place award in division three for high school and her project was can AI crackers code. So she got second place in division three and a first place winner from Morgan County Schools. Nathan Close received first place in division one for his project photo tropism a maze of light. So congratulations to all three students
004for placing at the state science fair. That's a really big deal. So >> congratulations. Um if the board is okay if you wish to invite any of them to be a part of the good things that they want to present their project to us that would be welcome. >> Sure. Okay. >> Welcome kick off to a meeting. So >> at their leisure at their anytime they'd be able to make it in be happy to see them and happy to hear their presentation. >> At this time um Mr. Harris annual school strategic plan update. I turned the floor over and the clicker and a screen to you. >> All right. >> Welcome. Thank you for coming tonight. >> Well, welcome to our 2025 and 26 uh annual strategic plan update. I'm very excited to share the
005progress we're making here at Lim Springs Middle School. Um, I also want to thank Miss Henry and her innovative design class and your paper and crafts for your little momentos that we >> handed out there for you. >> Very nice. >> She's so humble. She's not taking any credit. >> And they're in use up here right now. >> Thank goodness. >> Can we keep them here? >> Good choice. Um we we started off strong this school year. Uh what one thing we always like to do on this one a few days back is get together for a staff photo. Uh there there's another addition of the staff photo out there that uh that's on our screen one of our screens in our offices uh that uh you know Ben and I had to do some
006post. So but I didn't want to share that one tonight. We're trying to keep it serious, right? So we define ourselves as wolves. This isn't just a mascot. It's representing our identity as a community. The heart and soul of our school is built on the collective effort of our students and staff. So we have in attendance this evening several of our students who represent their clubs and I want them to talk about some just briefly quick experiences. So I'll start off with our student council. I have two members here from city council. If you come up, please introduce yourself and stand right up here in front. >> Wherever you like, whoever you'd like to start first. >> Um, some of the stuff we kind of experienced and our upcoming stuff, we have a pep rally
007this Friday for student versus staff basketball game. We got a lot of fun activities planned for that and we all got to help that. >> All right. So I'm Josha and uh I love mostly about student council is that the opportunities that it gives not only the the members in student council but also the almost the students in school and everyone gets a chance to engage to connect with their other peers and it's really like a chance they give them a reason to come to school cuz they have to get their grades up they have to have good attendance to attend these things like pep rally which teachers in the face >> so we're doing that and then like dances is uh spirit weeks um all kinds of different activities to engage with your other
008peers and your staff too. >> Thank you. >> Next up, visual arts. My name is Charlotte and I'm a part of the dual arts club and we have been designing this art animations and graphics all with this tablet. >> Wow. >> Thank you. >> Animal care. my students. I have one that's sick and one that went to the hospital to visit um >> Mr. McDaniel. If you don't mind, I'll just stand right over there. >> Um so, what they were going to tell you tonight is through research, field trips, and guest speakers, the students learn how to properly care for both domestic and farm animals, they gain practical knowledge about their needs, the health and well-being. This includes understanding nutrition, proper housing, grooming, and behavior management. Um the kids know that a lot of the
009behavior management of an animal starts with the caregiver. Um students will learn kind of like teachers if you put it that way. Students will learn the proper way to advocate for the wellbeing of animals and they learn about careers available with working for animals and that's something that we really focus on. They do a lot of research um and they get into what um careers are available. they know what the the outlook is over the next few years of how the career will grow, what it pays. They really get excited about it. >> Can can you tell like how many do do you have in that club and in the digital world? >> Um we have a little over 20 um in our club and we're really um really fortunate that we have a lot
010of community members um that we have come in to talk to us and then we go to local farms. We're going to all stalls and claws um later on this year and at both places the farm and the kennel have at least five or six different um opportunities for careers. >> What about Blue Ridge up here? Have you talked? >> They were they were with his last club and those say that >> arts. >> Yeah. How many's in there? >> We're tiny but mighty. We only have about seven >> and I believe Mr. Harris actually put one of Charlotte's digital arts in your packet. >> Well, it's right up here above. >> All right. Fitness. >> Good evening. Our names are Paige and Addison Wall and we're eighth grade students at Wings Middle School and
011we're proud to represent our Lifetime Fitness Club. Through this club, we are introduced to a variety of activities that promote lifelong health, wellness, and physical fitness. These activities help us learn the importance of staying active, setting personal goals, and developing healthy habits that we can carry with us beyond middle school. Um, recently we've had the opportunity to visit the wellness center as well as Mountaineer Birdie. These experiences have allowed us to explore different ways to stay active in real world settings and show us how fitness can be both enjoyable and accessible for everyone. Overall, the Lifetime Fitness Club has helped us build confidence, teamwork skills, and better understanding of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. >> Small jump fitness is our biggest club with about 40,000. >> Wow. >> All right. FFA. >> So I
012was just sharing with Ben before everybody started coming in that this is actually kind of a historic moment for us. A very proud moment. We introduced agriculture this year. This is our first FFA official chapter. Mr. Morland and his students have been just doing all kinds of projects like crazy and uh it has been a a new type of energy brought into our school from the CTE realm. So ladies, the floor is yours. >> Okay. My name is Hayden McGregor. I'm in sixth grade and my current officer position is secretary and next year I'm going to be president of the Warm Springs Middle School FFA chapter. FFA has done a lot for me. It's given me a voice and a lot of confidence. FA isn't just about farming and personal. It's about per personal growth
013and having fun. Hello, my name is Lily Michael. I'm in sixth grade and the officer position I got for next year is vice president. FFA has been an organization that my family has been involved in for generations. FFA to me means preparing yourself for the future. You learn teamwork, how to conduct meetings, or responsibility, and public speaking. All of these things can benefit your career. My name is Chloe T and I'm seventh grader and my obser is treasurer. I would wait. FA means so much to me and has helped me so much with my grades and my attendance in school. And this coming up school year, I will be student advisor. >> I'm Riley in 8th grade. I'm vice president. To me FFA means building friendships and increase your career skills. Since I've joined FFA,
014I've became more confident, made many new friends, and gain knowledge about your culture. >> My name is My name is Arya Huff. I'm a student adviser and I'm my experience has been focused on personal growth, leadership, and agriculture. I can family that fosters responsibility, confidence, and community. FFA provides the opportunity to build, succeed, and explore a diverse career path beyond just one. I'm Bill Smith, the president of Principal FFA chapter, and I'm an eighth grade. FFA means the world to me. It's not just an organization. It's a place where you've learned so many things and build lifelong friendships. Through FFA, I've built my confidence, learned how to be a leader, and how to push myself to be better. I think everyone should get to experience FA at least once in their life because it gives
015you opportunities of a lifetime and experiences you're learning. What was the last field trip you all went to? >> Our Jefferson. Wait, our original meeting? Well, no, it was our Hampshire line dancing through >> Oh, nice. >> So, how many of you would have gotten up in front of a crowd like this before you got into FFA? >> Exactly. >> Are you that nervous though? >> That FFA and 4 and these other clubs teach you how to be a leader. really >> and how to get up in front of people and do what you're doing and >> it's a good thing. >> Confidence builders. >> Nice job. >> Very good. >> Thank you. >> And we have 30 in the club, but overall across the whole school we have 263. >> Wow. >> And we
016brought a lot of Mr. Morland's classes to projects. So we have an opportunity in between sessions to take a look at those. just it just blew us away just the the creativity of our students with this by looking at certain tools and taking the opportunity to go in and build them and some of them are pretty spot on. >> There's a lot of glue in that lot of hot >> like 600 sticks in weeks. >> Oh my goodness. >> Broadcasting. >> My name is and Our club is broadcasting and we produce news and digital content and the news is >> it's okay. Is it every day? >> Do you post those on YouTube at work? Yes, that's what I thought. So, >> how often do those come out? >> About once a month. once we
017try to to regularly have one sent out to students and Mr. compares you to shares on Facebook. There's a it's a private channel and a private link, but anyone with a link can be it >> and our broadcasting club along with time fitness and student council and another group of students selected by staff have the opportunity at April 15th to go to Baltimore, take part in an educational program two hours before a game and then we'll be able to watch the Orioles play at 12:30. >> Broadcasting club's got a big project. I wanted them to attend so they can bring their material and do some broadcasting from Camden Yards. >> Nice. >> So, how many going? >> Wow. >> It's going be exciting. Can't wait to share that. >> Kids in the wrong club. >>
018This manufacturing program is also getting ready to have awards coming up here soon. They're doing it a little different this year with how they're doing before we used to be able to watch videos on it. They've changed the the voting process on certain things, but that video once we get to release that is amazing. It was great that Gat Creek wanted to partner with us again with that this year >> and the kids just knocked it out of the park. >> Great. >> So, this slide kind of baffled me a little bit when I was it was part of the camp like there's like three things that you're supposed to share that's been successful. Warm Springs Middle School. I can't do three things. I I had to stop on that there. We've seen major successes.
019We've expanded our agriculture and FFA programs. We've introduced explore wood shop that go that complete shop has went under a renovation with maintenance doing a lot of work for us and we should hopefully by the fourth nine weeks have all our heavy machinery up and running. The Steely Foundation was very generous to give us a grant to build an addition to that that'll be completed this summer as well. We focused on culture through a waffle Wednesday and there's another one coming up here soon. Those students in attendance. We had a blast with that. Uh just the excitement cooking waffles in the main hallway, handing out the kids. Uh a lot of them I don't know if they ever seen waffles made from scratch or not. We were doing it from scratch. So it was just
020great chemistry, great excitement, great energy in the building, our rigorous datadriven practices like goal setting, data meetings, and administrator walkthroughs and our culture and climate. I can't say enough about our culture and climate at War Springs Middle School. I could probably talk all night on that. And my goal is to be through in 45 minutes and I'm way behind schedule. Your attendance alone speaks uh boldly for your climbing culture. I thank you. Thank you all. >> One of our proudest achievements is being named at Captain Kart's National Showcase School for the second time. This recognition highlights our commitment to building relationships and I'm huge on that. That's kind of been my driving focus this year with a lot of things I send out to our staff u with our students as well and to foster
021a better learning environment. Other good things, our teacher of the year, Miss Pal. Our Mary Lynn Fox teacher of the year is Miss King. I'm not sure if she's here today or not. And our service personnel of the year is our lead cook, Miss Mary Dunn, who has done a tremendous job since coming on board last year. Uh we also go outside of the realm to to further educate ourselves on different opportunities. I had the opportunity through CTE aspects to go to St. Louis for a uh conference then also out to California to learn more about uh hands-on learning projects that we hope to be introducing soon at Warm Springs Middle School. Mr. Young and Miss Hopkins had the opportunity to go to an AML conference in Indianapolis and Mr. Helmet had the opportunity to
022go to a music and band conference. Is that correct, Mr. >> In Chicago. So we uh we are wolves on the move and and in your packet there you'll see a lot of our clubs and everything. It's just that uh you know we we're trying to expand student engagement through massive there varieties of career exploration clubs in STEM and technology students robotics take PSA esports forensic science and digital arts. Arts and creative path features ceramics, photography, broadcasting, crafty creations, band and music and floral design out for outdoors and services. We have archery, heightening, hunter safety, animal care, FFA, WB travel, student council, and the builder's club. We also prioritize leadership and personal growth through the Junior National Honor Society, your book, Lifetime Fitness, Chess, and FCA. We want every student to find their passion at
023Warm Springs Middle School. Our leadership team, this is the team that keeps the engine running from administration to counseling to our team leaders for each grade level uh in related arts. We work collaboratively. We work in unison to ensure every facet of the school is being supported. Our school strategic plan team includes staff and parents to ensure that we have a well-rounded perspective on school improvement. Also, our IE team is focused on uh driving deeper learning for all students through rigorous instructional practices. These are now these are the boring slides to me. It's our school demographics. It's you know it's getting back to reality what we're here focusing on. So as of October uh 2025, we serve 414 students. That number has dropped probably by five or six kids, but we just enrolled to today.
024So we our balance of numbers keep going up and down from grades six through eight. Our student body is 95% white. 43% of our students come from low social economic backgrounds, which guides how we allocate our support resources. our GSA scores. We knocked it out of park last spring. We're not done. I think what we're going to see this year is going to top what we did last year. Um, in reading, our students were are outperforming the state average across all three grade levels. We saw 52% proficiency in sixth grade, 51 uh 51% proficiency in seventh grade. both were well above the West Virginia state average and 46 46% and 44% respectively. In math, our sixth and seventh graders are performing above the state average. But we see also we did see a little difference
025eighth grade math at 24% proficiency. How we targeted intervention in our strategic plan. We've been having monthly math meetings as a department. Uh we we're seeing gains throughout the board with our assessments we've been doing in all three grade levels of math this year. The GSA science, our eighth grade science proficiency as well as currently at 29% which is exactly in line with the state average slightly ahead of county average at 27%. Uh I want to give a shout out because I'm talking about science. We had a teacher leave uh halfway through the school year. I had Mr. Lynch step in uh with the help of Miss Cochrell. They have been getting our eighth grade science back on track with everything. I'm excited to see how a history teacher and the experiences he's doing showcases
026on our GSA science. I think we're going to see a better average than we have in a long time with that. Our trend data, the long-term view is very positive. You know, since the 22 23 school year, we've seen a consistent upward trajectory in English, math, and science. And English has always shown the most dramatic growth, rising from 31% to 50% proficiency over two years. Discipline. Our discipline data for the first semester shows the most misconduct is concentrated in level ones and level twos, offenses, particularly in seventh and eighth grades. We are using this data to continuously refine our behavioral supports. I got some more information here that kind of sums up a little bit of discipline here too. So we have made a deliberate shift toward recognizing the success when we started our positive
027referral system uh several years ago. As of March 5th, 2026, we had 3,29 positive referrals, which is a mass increase over the previous years, which was last year at the same time was 2,191. And as of March the 5th, we only had 219 discipline referrals in our building. Attendance, our daily attendance is steady at nearly 93% which is slightly ahead of the county average. However, we are focused on our 21% chronic absenteeism, which this year has been as low as 14%. Uh, but with the current flu season, lucky lucky me, it hit right before the LSIC. So, we're we went all the way back up into the red a little bit, but once we get everything situated, get everybody healthy, we're looking hopefully around 15% by the end of the school year. Our strategic plan
028goals. Our first goal is always centered on academic achievement. We want to improve student achievement in reading math by 10%. We are doing this through our datadriven instruction where teachers analyze formative and summitive assessments to tailor their planning and set a clear learning target for our students. Um, let me go back to that one real quick. Also on chronic absenteeism, we want to increase that by excuse me, decrease that by 10% by the last day of school. Last year, we finished at 26% and as I stated there, we're working hard to try to get to 15%. Our strategies also include daily attendance calls. We've not had to have any hardly any home visits at all. We've had several MDT meetings and we're also improving the lines of communication between the school and the families. Our
029last one is focused on CTE and being a model school. As you all know me, I love challenges and I'm also a highly competitive individual. I have a lot of staff that just like that and we want to be the best. Our goal is to become a West Virginia model school, especially in career and exploration, our CTE program. Through our career exploration, future ready explorers and discover your future pathways. We're providing a road map for student success that bridges the gap between the classroom and the work. We want the other schools in the state, the surrounding states, wherever to come to Warm Springs Middle School to see what we have done to change the middle school mindset. I think that's huge because with our clubs, with what we're offering at CT, what we're looking to
030do in the future, uh, and we've been working handinand with the, uh, West Virginia ACT, with the West Virginia Department of Ed, CTE programs, uh, I think we're we're going to be right where we want to be uh, in a couple years. And our model has got a lot of people talking about it. Uh we've got a couple principles want to come up from Mon County to see our our clubs in action and then Miss Van Meter is coming in on Friday to see our clubs in action as well and you know she'll relay a lot of that information back to the state. >> Mr. Harris you're you're doing well going through this pretty pretty quick. I appreciate that very much. I want to stop you on that question. I want to elaborate a little
031bit on the career exploration and club situation the scheduling. How do you work all of that through and just give me some details? clubs. We try to meet every two weeks. If we have any hiccups, then we just bump one and just kind of wait till the next meeting and everything. >> Okay. >> And they stay in the same club. >> They stay in the same club the entire year. >> Entire. Okay. >> Okay. >> Uh if kid starts off in a club and they don't like it, then we work to try to place them in another club that might fit their need and everything. Any new student coming in, we we're asking questions of like what your interest are and stuff like that to try to place them in the best club. So each
032our grade levels have a different career cluster that they work on once a week with readym made lessons to talk about the future careers and builds and everything like that. Um eighth grade this year we're taking trips to the Air National Guard, James Ramsey, uh Blue Ridge, um >> Shepard, we took them to Shepard this year and we're working on expanding that even more for the future. um one one of my last slides I'll have it on there but uh we are working with the Steely Foundation and in a bridge effort or bridge uh partnership on career exploration labs uh what I've seen out in California where kids have the opportunity to do hands-on labs that are already less made the kids are actually teaching themselves how to do certain things like suturing um masonry
033car uh electricity plumbing So, we're looking to get 16 labs put into our media center, and that would become our rotation uh with our career exploration pieces for each grade level next school year. We should know hopefully, I think, in April if we get that that grant. So, our piece of it is we're getting kids ready to explore careers at the middle school level. When they get to high school, they'll be able to take them with their career program and enhance it for for the future pathways. So, so it's might accurate to say then that the middle school program is kind of a get your toes into it a little bit, check it out, see if you like it, move to the next year to another item, and then in high school, you're kind of
034weeding out which one you want to go into, and you're spending more time at the high school at working toward what we call completers. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. But the the labs that I'll have, so I'll just I'll set them up for each grade level how I want them to get introductory and they it's like a two-eek process for them to get through the lesson and then the next rotation around they'll move to a different lab. So I want everybody to have an opportunity uh you know to experience all 16 labs and everything. If not, we'll stay with the career readiness path that we're working on right now within the classroom setting. Continue our visits, continue getting guests in and whatever we need to do to get these students exposed to to the career
035exploration pathway. >> Clubs are for the three years through the same stick in that area or they changed in your year. >> We just changed them over to be more career exploration. >> Oh. >> So, we're going to stick with that from here on out. Now, somebody might come up to me and have a better idea for a different club or might want to reinvent their club. >> We have a lot of teachers that are in partnership with clubs as well. >> So, like our most popular one is Lifetime Fitness. That's obvious because you're going to be in the gym doing a lot of things. But, you know, Miss Reed has the animal care got a lot of kids. Student council's got a lot of kids. Miss Ambrose and Miss Harrington have crafty creations. You
036wouldn't believe the amount of middle school kids that do the crocheting. Have y'all got to that already? several times. Middle school kids love crocheting. Who would have thought that? They're floral club. Kids love doing floral arrangements. >> You know, the FFA with what they do. I mean, it's just club day is an exciting time at the middle because they're assigned stuff to do and the everybody the adults turn them loose and the kids run the building. >> So, we've empowered the students to kind of, you know, be responsible for their the the opportunities are provided for them. >> Thanks for the details. Appreciate it. Sorry to interrupt you. >> That's all right. Mr. H don't have a bail out yet. So I'm good sh all right. So our midyear data shows we're moving students in
037the right direction in both reading and math. Um we have significantly decreased the number of students in the far below grade level category from September 2025 to January 2026. That's overall the growth. So, English or the reading aspect of everything. So, by January 20, uh, when we did our January middle of the middle of the year assessment, 69% of our eighth graders were on or above grade level in English. In math, our sixth graders led the way to 55% on grade level. So, if these projections hold correctly, our GSA scores should model what our MOI data is shown. So, we're very excited about that. We're seeing the steady progress across all coh all cohorts should the math one. So the most exciting news is that our students are outpacing national norms. Our learning rates in
038sixth, seventh, and eighth grades for both reading and math are higher than the national averages, meaning our students are catching up and moving ahead faster than their peers across the country. Instructional empowerment took our bi and data and analyzed this for us against the national norms and we were just blown away about the progress that we've made with that uh the chart that they gave us. Uh, and I think when we see again our EOI and our GSA scores, it's going to really put us in the top tier level where we've been wanting to we've been wanting to be that ever for several years now. So, we're we're doing really well with our growth in all categories. And it's it's across the board with our co-alk classes, with their intervention, with their um retach classes
039when they're you know we pulling kids out for for support. Uh then in the middle of the day schedule kind of career exploration around the lunch schedules we have a 90-minute window where we have lunches, we have couple days of inter murals, we have studies hall, we have the career exploration. So the work rooms are helping students gain um more academic success as well along with the co-alt models are um our honors classes as well are performing really high and we're we're excited about that progress and the math trajectory right there for us shows the from the start to the MO to the next one here. Uh we value our partnerships. Um we have success uh this year alone we've secured $97,500 in grants to fund innovation. 65,000 from the Steely Foundation to support our
040agriculture and wood shop programs and also our special education MI classroom as well fund as funding from the Celely Foundation, the Eastern West Virginia Association and Project Leadway. We have done a lot of changes within our building and hopefully continue with these partnerships with our our grant folks to continue to improve our classrooms, our tools and technology, whatever we might need. I think we we the way we've been able to present stuff, we're in good position to continue receiving funding throughout the course of the year. We are relentless wolves. We uh when it comes to instruction this year alone with our IE instructional empowerment initiatives, we've had 219 rigger walks and 101 look and learns. uh this intentional visibility by leadership ensures that the instruction is in our classrooms is high quality and rigorous every
041single day. We've seen tremendous growth in our teachers and classrooms as they move from the model of instruction 108 which we were at last year and and we're moving into model instruction 2011 this year. Um it's fantastic to see the teachers in action with this the grouping the student studentled discussions the academic vocabulary improving. Um, one of our PE things from yesterday was asking for teachers to show to highlight strengths and areas that they'd like to continue to grow on. And looking over today, it was just exciting to see a lot of the positive comments of where we're working together as a as a unit to get where we need to with all this. Mr. Case with his data uh incentives and data driving look and learn feedbacks. Uh he's been you got you going
042hide back there. I see you. >> He's been doing a fantastic job of helping us stay in in the the area we want to by being relentless with this pursuit of excellence. This it goes with our intentional visibility of our collaborations. capture kids art survey and our midyear survey shows that our community feels a difference. We scored a 4.9 out of five for culture and climate from our leaders and our families and our students as well. Um we're looking forward to possibly getting to do the end of the year survey to see where we're at with that. Every year we've done this, we can show continuous growth and it's exciting to see that because again it is the wolves of Warm Springs Middle uh Warm Springs Middle School is changing the culture and the climate.
043They are the ones that represent every positive data that I'm giving you. It's it's the stakeholders. You know, Ben and I have our part in it, but they're the ones in the classrooms, in the trenches. They're the ones leading the efforts to change Warm Springs Middle School. This is one of those other slides. I can't list everything on here, but our parent community involvement. We have an incredible network of partners. Uh we have Get a Life program coming up here in April for our eighth graders, CNB, our parent teacher, student organization, Empower You, Mountains, Gat Creek, Air National Guard, along with many, many more. uh as we move forward, we're we're anchored by this. Uh we we feel like our uh communication, our collaborative work with our partners and our our community is very important
044to the uh success of Orange Springs Middle School. I didn't leave Oak Barrel, though either. They're on there. They're they're vital to our athletic program and our concession stands. >> Vital to the dessert. M >> so long-term uh school improvement needs. So looking ahead, our priorities are continuing our rigorous work to improve model instruction, our physical building and classroom improvements, achievement of fully certified staff, and the growth of our career explorations. Uh again, I'm I'm huge that's one of my huge goals right now is to move us more and more towards CTE models of stuff that we do. Um, I have a long-term goal hope hopefully having a small farm on our campus with livestock, crops, and honeybees. And that 90% of our clubs will be a part of along with our CTE and core
045classes. Everything that I want to do with that kind of ties back to everything within our building. I think it'll be a great experience for our students and everything. So, the last thing, Mr. Banks, if you'll come up here and join me. Sure. Athena, can you come up here? I'll get you. So, just recently, Athena Kaepernick, a seventh grader, uh was awarded the West Virginia Boys and Girls Club Junior Youth of the Year. So, we have a little something a little >> Here you go. >> Thank you so much. I can't see the camera so we can't see. >> Congratulations. >> Good job. Okay, sure. >> Boys and Girls Club and Warm Springs School has given me so many opportunities over the few years that I've been there and I just wanted to say thank
046you to everybody for those opportunities. >> So, can you tell us about this one? Get educate educate me education. Appreciate that. >> For the boys and girls club, the highest award you can get I've been going there for eight years. The highest award that you can get is youth of the year, but I got the junior one because I'm not quite in high school yet. But for this opportunity that I got, we got to go to Charleston and I got to do a speech and among three other kids, we had to get judged and I had won. >> Wow. Awesome. >> What were you judged on? Your speech or >> I was judged on my experiences on going to the club with the speech as well, >> things activities that I've done. stuff like that
047that I had to say. >> But I got to go and experience going to the capital, meeting >> board members from the capital. >> Nice. >> Well, good job. >> Congrats. >> So, that's our presentation in a nutshell. Um, one of the great things about having all of our stakeholders here is it's open communication for questions because again, a lot of our teachers, they're the experts. They're in the trenches. But before we even get to questions, you hit the nail on the head and I just wanted to say congratulation and thank you to the true stakeholders, you all. Uh the test scores were very pleasing to see and they come from hard work on your all's part and the relationship that you all build with the students. >> Um we always say this every year,
048teenagers, you all are not easy. I'm sorry, pre-teens, pre-teens and middle schoolers are some of the hardest ones to keep engaged and uh a school's climate and culture is the beginning of that. But your staff to be able to hit those test scores is a very welcoming site and it's a much easier conversation out in the community when we're talking to people about having that to be able to tout your all's work. So, thank you from all the board here. Thank you very much for your effort and your dedication and time. I was I was going to say you're well on your way to the model school that you want to have. Um, I I don't know what it is between you and Mr. Casease. For me, you get me excited. I want to go
049to middle school for some reason. >> Your volunteer of the year coming up right here. >> I wish I could. I could be there every day. That would be great. >> Um, yeah. Awesome. >> Thank you for our goodies. >> Yeah, they always come with cool stuff. >> Yeah. >> Uh, sorry about the CKH. Um this is our third year using that. Is that fourth year? Okay. >> So we're in our fourth year. >> You're in your fourth year. Okay. I thought so. Uh still being relevant, still useful as a behavioral incentive model. >> We use our social contracts. We have cues when we need to to get attention to the students and stuff. Once you know somebody throws up a tea, we start seeing kids throwing up te's to help us get everything uh
050quiet so we can talk to to everybody. We have uh numerous classrooms that use student greeters to come into the classroom. Teachers are out greeting of course. Uh so it's um I feel like where we're at right now, we're in a really good shape. We didn't have it. We're still we're still doing what we're going to do. We're still using the same aspects of things. >> It's because of the relationships that they've built and they continue to build. Um, I appreciate IE pulling out some of that information, some of that details. They still been a helpful resource in regards to partnership. I mean, they are not the ones in the classroom doing the work, but are they still being >> done for providing a lot of resources for us and showing us the ways to
051to improve, especially for being an eye on our our uh walks and look and learns and stuff and giving us great uh information on how to look at something a little bit different than we may have looked at it before. It's night and day between the two from Gary from last year, then Chris this year. So, different types of ways of seeing things. that's actually helped us grow in our leadership roles. And uh I feel like that um again, you know, our staff has done a great job of just being receptive of what they do. Uh it's tough when you have classrooms that are not set up for for that model and everything and they do it when they when they do their pieces of IE within their classrooms and stuff. They do a great
052job of getting it set up where they can have those discussions and stuff. And our our biggest thing is is when we come in the rooms, we know there might be days that you're not doing certain things. You might not be grouping and stuff. And we're okay with that. We just want to see the student engagement. We want to see the student, you know, attendance in your classrooms. We want to see the student excitement and we want to see you doing what you do best. >> That's the way it was kind of telled us that they were going to implement. So I was curious if that's good to hear. >> We're members. Sorry. >> Looks great. Out of these 219 referral, discipline referrals, >> how many are repeats? >> A lot. >> Most. >> Yes.
053>> So what would that number be roughly if it was one per? >> Any clue? >> Yeah. >> Probably under. >> Wow. the same token, just to add to that, we're still 219. >> Still great. Yeah. >> Today, we're 170 referrals less than last year. >> Right. Right. >> Mhm. >> One of the deterrents for discipline. Mr. Walker sitting there in the back. >> Oh. Oh, I know. >> He runs a tight shift. >> Oh, I know. My daughter was scared of her. I mean, >> there too many that aren't. He might be smiling now, but I don't think he smiles a whole lot. >> He doesn't want to show. >> Oh, you all have raised expectations. That was the other thing I want to say. Raising the rigor and expectations is what got you
054through that scores as well. And please, we our students can handle it. Please keep pushing them. Please keep >> showing them that it is possible to be successful. >> I knew there's one more thing I could not think of. One thing I really appreciate about our staff is we know sometimes people go beyond stuff and we know there's not a lot of subs in the system. They do a great job of stepping up and covering each other, covering within their teams co and covering outside of their teams with related darts and stuff. And that's always, you know, there's a couple times I texted Jeremy and say the night before I know what we're having out there. I'll text we'll text next morning like we've got it. We've got it covered. It it's just great to
055have again a team like this. It it's we're a team. Everything we do, any decisions I make, I I go to my team leaders. I want their input. I want them to help me decide how they're going to take step by step. And then they they're fantastic team leaders that go back to their teams. And so it's just it's just a great overall team atmosphere. >> Definitely. >> Yeah. Um, I the climate and you guys have said this, but the climate is you know it as soon as you walk in the door at the middle school what they're all about and you you're you only have to be there five minutes to realize what the school's all about. I I I think what I appreciate the most besides just the genuine they genuinely care about
056the kids, the adults do in the building. It's not fake. It's sincere. They care about them. The kids set goals. they they acknowledge them when they meet those goals. Um, you're not afraid to be innovative. You're not just stuck in what we have to teach. You're willing to expand it to things that kids have an interest in, that adults have an interest in, to show kids um, other things that they may be interested in life beyond middle school. The opportunities that the students have is probably second to none at your school. Um, I like Mr. Harris's approach. When there's a problem, >> he just says, "Let's fix it. There's no excuses." And I think he even says that in his office, no excuses. And that's the way you have to approach things. Because we can
057all make excuses about anything. There's lots to make excuses about, but he runs into a problem, he fixes it. Um, another thing that, uh, middle school should be is fun. And I heard a lot of things tonight that kids are having fun at your school, but it's also a serious place when it comes to learning. So, how you do that is very, I would say, magical to do that, to do both. >> Uh, you just the grants that you talk about, going out and actively finding grants through the Steelely and Celely Foundation. >> They should probably set up an office in your school. um you're just about let's find a way, you know, let's if we're going to let's find a way to get this done and I appreciate you leading the team and you've
058got a fantastic team. Um, many many schools throughout the country are struggling with retaining staff and your staff come back and that says a lot about your leadership, about your climate, about your kids and I feel very good about the students who leave Warm Springs Middle School 8th grade to go to Berkeley Springs High School 9th grade. So, thank you all for being here. We really appreciate it because I know you have a hundred things you could be doing tonight and we appreciate you all being here. And with that, I don't think anyone really wishes to stay for the rest of the meeting, but you are welcome to. Um, but we know that you all have busy lives, busy schedules, and again, we very much appreciate your attendance in order to say thank you for
059the work you do. We're going to stand at e about 10 minutes, take a look at some wonderful cardboard tools over here, and wish you all a safe and blessed evening. I have Aaron, you ready? All right, welcome back to our regular scheduled events. Uh, we are on to reports and communications. Uh, my comment was I appreciated that presentation board. That was very nice. Very good. >> I appreciate it. Tester was definitely >> um beyond that, I don't have any board members. >> Very good. I just wanted to mention when they were talking about kindergarten registration, the hardest thing about that is when they tell you the year your child's going to graduate. It just it's like what >> class of >> seems so far away. Yeah. She's going to be the class of >>
060all the class. >> It's not that far away. >> No. >> And we had this year. >> Yeah. >> A good time. >> Lots of good things at the schools this past couple weeks. >> Yeah. We had this what's on tall ball there last Friday. >> Mhm. >> And I think fifth grade has a dance this Friday. >> Yeah. >> If you want to come join. >> And there's uh there's a home track meet. Middle school and high school on Friday with Paw. Paw. I don't know. I think >> that's it. Softball and baseball are starting up. All the all the spring sports. They're starting games and events this week for high school. >> I think tennis was supposed to be tomorrow, but I think that may have gotten cancelled. >> Off and running. >>
061Yep. >> Literally >> not much time left. >> Days left in school year. >> Oh, 65 days till >> till graduation, but that's >> total days, not school days. Thanks. >> Yeah, just some other good news to share. We did receive a homeland security grant um which is going to help us in the next phase of cameras for our school system and this one be dedicated to Warm Springs Middle School upgrading all the cameras throughout the school. Uh that was thanks to Mr. shade and uh we'll be getting a specific amount for that because we didn't get the full amount but they said it was going to be at a slightly reduced amount. So I think it's in the neighborhood of 127 $130,000. Um also wanted to tell you a little bit about the school
062mapping project and Mr. Doran's going to give you a little bit more information on that. >> All right. So last year there was House Bill 3166 which passed that required all updated mapping of of schools. And so we had had several vendors come in and present to our safety committee uh in the beginning of the school year and worked with local law enforcement. Um got a support letter from Sheriff Waler for this and we we went with a critical response group. Uh they are working with several counties already in West Virginia. We like the ease of their product. It was very very user friendly, very simple to use. There wasn't a lot of bells and whistles with it, but there but there are bells and whistles that it was just very easy to to look
063at. They did a great job presenting. They actually came to us in person. They the only person to do that, so it wasn't the virtual, so we appreciated that. Um, and the um but with that comes so they do all the work for us. Uh, they come in and do all the labeling, do all the do all the pictures, do all everything. Uh, so it's very hands-off for us, which is also good. Um, and then they also provide a um, so when they're finished, 911 will have access, law enforcement will have access from the cruisers as well on their inside their cars. Um, so it's just better just in case of emergency. Everyone has access to where we're at. So this will also help with all of our door numberings. If we need to fix
064up that, we'll be able to update that towards this. Um and then the other thing is they provide a half day tabletop exercise where we bring in all administrators um local law enforcement, EMS, uh fire, whoever whoever we need to be here for that and then they walk us through how that how that platform is used. So um I know they've done that in several counties here. There was one in Clark County, Virginia that I was I was trying to go to just to see it and something popped up and I couldn't make it there. But um the uh we're really excited to work with them. They've been great so far. So, >> will we have that on a later agenda for approval then? >> So, this was all grant funded. >> Okay. >> This
065is all through So, the state department actually did give us some money for this. So, uh it was up to $4,500 per building. Okay. And they're probably come in below that. So, it was like 3,100 3200 per building. Um so, we've already received the grant funding from the state department. Aaron signed off on it the other day. >> Cool. >> So, I think we're good to go on that end. Uh followup question is there was some comments in a session I was listening to the legislative session. Have you got any updates from the latest bills that have been passed regarding mapping? >> There's been a ton of updates that I've seen. Um >> check that if you would just see see if there's something added in a bill or taken away that we're just in
066the middle of this and I don't want it to us to >> have to go back and reinvent something whenever we're talking about. So just check out that real quick. There was a comment please. What did you say that company was called? >> Critical Response Group, CRG. >> Just one other thing. Um, yesterday was the most bizarre weather day I think I've seen in my entire life. Um, Sunday night trying to decide what to do about school on Monday, knowing that on TV all the stations are going hunker down, go to your basement. We're looking at Noah and the National Weather Service and Weather Channel and there's no not even a watch for Morgan County for a tornado. But if you turn the TV on. So with that said, um if there was going to
067be something was going to come in the afternoon and a lot of of course we know we always monitor precipitation and temperatures, but timing is always is another factor. And the timing if this was going to happen was tomorrow afternoon or we're not this is Sunday night starting around 11:00 all the way through the whole afternoon. So knowing that we didn't want students on school buses if there's a potential tornado watch, >> we had a decision to make and we could have sent them to school and sent them home early, but you can't send them home at 10:00. So, the decision was that we decided to close um because you just don't mess with a tornado watch. And of course, there was no tornado. Well, thank goodness. But there did end up being a watch
068that came into effect about 11:00. And then, of course, as the day progressed, high winds and then snow last night. So, never seen it go so quickly from 60 to 30 um in one day like that. And uh so it was just one of the most bizarre days, one of the most interesting weather calls I've ever had to make by cancelling school and not really having a whole lot of information to go on. So, just wanted to share that with everybody. It's just a an experience for sure. Well, >> I don't think you ever go wrong being extra careful with with kids. >> And you're right, you know, as a person who spent spends most of my time outside at this point in my life, uh the changes we're seeing are are unprecedented. And we
069were watching the same thing as you because we have livestock in three different farms. and we haven't help it if if you have a problem where fence is torn down and you have cattle on the road maybe running into a school bus or all the all those possibilities we really worry about it and we did um I mentioned last night we actually had a tornado go through a number of years ago of all things um I was in Huntington for a state one of the big cross country meets and I called my wife and said well we made it safely because we were concerned about it. She says, "We're okay, too. We're in the basement." I think we've got a furnace and under a big heavy table and they were just riding it out cuz
070we at one thought she thought our house was going to get hit. >> So, you don't gamble with with you you'll take a hit on a weather call every time, but you did the right thing. anybody with a little bit of common sense could see that, you know, if if somebody complains about there's gonna be 19 people patting you on the back and that's about as good as it gets there. So, I'm glad you made that call. I didn't know how bad it was looking until uh got the call and said, "We better check our weather this morning and it was a surprise to us, too." >> So, don't don't be apologetic about looking out for your kids safety. That's exactly what all of us need to be doing. all compliment. I thought the NTI
071work was prepared and my kids went through it fine and there wasn't an issue. So, it was that was having those flexibility days of NTI are convenient on these type of situations as well. >> And so, uh please continue to help the staff be be as prepared for those type of fluke change chances. Yeah, >> you're going to see more of them all the time, too. I'm afraid >> those are the hardest to prep for because you can see a snowstorm coming down the road and get the Chromebooks home, make sure the assignments are there and schooly and all that. And this one nobody saw coming and we didn't have all the Chromebooks home. So, uh, I don't know going back and looking at it again as a armchair quarterback, I'm not sure what we
072could have done, uh, with that kind of notice, but not all of our Chromebooks go home all the time, as you know. So, >> anything else? Any questions for Superintendent Banks? >> We had no public comment sign up. We're on to the consent agenda. The superintendent recommends approval of the following consent actions as presented. minutes of the March 3rd payment of bills, budget, adjustments of volunteers. Take a motion. >> You need your committee meeting minutes in there, too. >> Oh, we keep going. Sorry, I got to turn the page. Committee meeting minutes for the strategic planning, curriculum, instructions, attendance, and building and grounds. >> I'll make that motion. >> A second. >> Thank you. Any comments or concerns? All those in favor of saying I I n eyes carry it. Personnel superintendent recommends approval of
073following personnel actions as presented. The floor is yours for a good while here. >> Um I just had a comment before Mr. Julie starts. Um so I just want to tell everyone that we we study our personnel um very strategically, very carefully. Um, everyone knows that we are losing enrollment. We're losing it very gradually, which is good if you're going to lose. Um, it also makes it very difficult to reduce positions when you lose enrollment gradually. Um, the factors that we consider when we're looking at reducing staff or adding staff, obviously the first one is common sense. the numbers of students that are in a certain grade or the numbers of students who have signed up for a certain course. So that plays into it. Um a good example of this one was we had
074a scenario where a classroom was right at the max and um we were thinking about combining two grades into one. But because of the age of the students, we felt it best to keep the the grade split and especially with the elementary behaviors that we've had because I really believe that we need to keep our numbers a little more manageable when we can at the lower grades. So that was just an example of one. But uh another example is we had a kinder we need one less kindergarten class at one school but then we need a extra second grade at the same school. So um you reduce a teacher and an ECAT in kindergarten but you add a teacher and an ECAT in second grade. >> Um also a factor is a lack of need
075based on students needs. So sometimes um a student might move out of a system that had a an aid assigned to them or uh maybe an aid assigned on a bus or maybe a case load of a special education teacher goes down. So sometimes um that can be a factor when considering staffing. Um we also as Mr. Paris very carefully alluded to, we want to provide additional opportunities for our students in Morgan County based on their interest and their career paths. And the school funding formula funds you at the very bare minimum. So you can offer exactly what's in the policy, but if you want to offer something like agricultural education at Warm Springs Middle School, then you have to dig into county funds to do things like that. And so we want to continue
076to do that. We also want to continue to provide more opportunities at our high school level for students to expand. Um the next factor is of course you know this too what state policy or recent legislation tells us we have to do and a good example of that is personal finance. So there is no funding. They tell you you offer personal finance and they don't give you the funding to do that. So um I just wanted to kind of go through those. Mr. Mr. Douly is going to be reading a lot of information to you about um some riffs and transfers and these are all very difficult decisions and I want to first of all applaud Mr. Douly because he goes out and has personal conversations with each individual person and answers any question they
077have. It's not like uh when I was here in Morgan County years ago, somebody would knock on your door and hand you a slip >> and say, "We want you to finish out the day, but you don't have a job next year." That's not how we do it. That's not how he does it. And I appreciate his um genuine his uh very thoughtful approach to dealing with staff who may be transferred or in this case could be rifted. Any positions that are rift we have a we feel very strongly that those there will be positions available for those people. We don't like anybody to go without a job. Um, but we also are in a situation, as an example, where ECATs, we added a lot of ECATs last year in third grade, but now this
078year, we're not adding ECATs because, you know, fourth grade doesn't have ECATs. So, um, he's going to go over a lot of information, but please feel free to ask any questions as we go through this. >> So, first, I'll start off on a positive. Uh, we have with us tonight, Miss Herz. We bring on a past co county coordinator. She'll be starting with us tomorrow. So, thank you for being here this evening. Mr. B, anything you want to add to that? >> No, we're just excited to have her. She came in uh and interviewed and uh she has a background in social work and uh she we just think she's going to be great. I explained the whole job to her, how it can be a little bit demanding here and there, especially upfront with
079the trainings and getting people on board and getting the right adults with the right kids and getting the parents involved and so the parents can meet the past volunteers and she says I'm all in. So, we're excited to have >> Thank you very much. Well, our our past program for many years served students very well and it sort of over time sort of went by the wayside, but it's a fantastic it's it's a lifecher for kids. I've seen it in action as as I was a school principal for a long time. I'm big believer in it. So, if you need a help from John Roland, all you have to do is is ask for it because I'm very familiar with it and I'm I'm a huge fan. >> Oh, thank you. That sounds great. I
080was a past volunteer when I was in high school and it really shaped what I ended up you know I ended up becoming a social worker and a counselor with vulnerable children. So >> I love the program as well. It's a historical moment for me for sure. >> Fantastic. >> Thank you. >> All right. So number two there professional personnel we do send out letters in December early January about early resations retirements. Both A and B both reflect that. So those folks will be resigned at the end of the year with us. Um under letter three there, we're asking for a 6 Whitmire Elementary School. 4 Pleasant View Elementary School counselor to be restructured to a 1.0 counselor at Whitmer. That's due to the number of students at Whitmire. We need to have a full-time
081counselor there. Um and then um the next letter there is to restructure a 1.0 0 council of Berkeley Springs High School, 2.6 council of Berkeley Springs High School, and point4. So, it's still going to serve that same purpose, just different capacity in that way. Um, we are asking to abolish a 1.0 kindergarten teacher. Again, that's because of numbers. We don't know where we're going to be at next year. We have a we have an idea, but you know, again, we play that kind of game, that yo-yo game every summer is to figuring out where kids are coming in at. Um so as of right now during this time we don't have that need for that and we also are going for and above um the itinerary prek PSSN teacher that is currently housed here that
082kind of serves across multiple prek classrooms. Um this year we have six first grade classrooms. We only have five second grade classrooms. We have to add that. So that's where that kindergarten and second grade teacher are are kind of coinciding with each other. Um, under service personnel, we're asking to abolish uh it special education aid autism mentor at Orange Springs Middle School. That's through the numbers. They're kind of numbers there. And then the kindergarten teacher a ECAT is connected to the kindergarten teacher up there. And then this is also based on need right now with um that that ECAT uh that that position is currently with the RISE program. Um, and that's where the the need is not there. Our numbers are kind of uh hovering pretty low right now. We've also been fortunate to
083hire a BCBA that's been able to help with a lot of our um kind of some different strategies with those with those students that are dealing with those behaviors. Under number two, under service, we are looking at restructuring a 200 day custodian to a 210 day. the need is there for to give some to give you know just a few days after school and before school for for that individual to have some time in there and get some things squared away and also help us it'll help us with getting that school ready to rock and roll comes come when school starts and ends. Um so that individual has been placed on the transfer unassign that's where that's where number one comes under number three and then also number two uh that's that person will be
084placed there too because of seniority dates and then under number four uh this is where kindergarten teacher aid is our special education aid also a mentor at Whidmire and then also the teacher aid at Whitmire as well that's where all those folks are coming at Um, we had a resignation as substitute aid in the county. Uh, we also, this is because of a supplemental bus run. This individual was retiring at the end of this year. So, we're getting that supplemental run on there as well. And then we also have a substitute bus operator resigning that resigned earlier in March. Under retirement, uh, these folks here, we have a custodian 200 days at Berkeley Spring High School retiring in June. We have a bus operator, another bus operator, and then we also have a cook for
085you in this school year. And we have to we're asking for an additional position. That's that uh elementary ECAT that would be needed for the second grade classroom. That's going to be under letter C. We have um these positions here are currently game changer coaches at Paul schools, Berkeley Springs High School and Warm Springs Intermediate Pleasant View and Warren Middle School. So these positions are extracurricular. Uh it is a drug prevention program that was through the opioid settlement. Uh there's a few years past and ultimately we pick up the funding for that. Uh the grant did not cover the funding for the coaching and then ultimately just the kind of the follow through from that has not been the greatest for our end. So, this is something that we're going to try to pick up
086in house with drug prevention. We're looking working with the sheriff's department now bringing DARE back. Uh, something that we're looking into. Um, number two, I'm not going to read all 32 of these, but these are our grant funed positions and all all of them are either after school programs and some of them are during the day, but ultimately they are grant funed. we just don't we we're not guaranteed that money next year. So we've done this where we ultimately put them on this list and then if we get the funding we post it next year give them the opportunity to apply again. So this is kind of where that is. I would add just note there is not a uh the game changer coaches are listed there but there is not one for BSHS that's
087that individual resigned earlier in the school year. That's why they're not listed on this. And then under number three, we were able to sneak in a volunteer softball coach on this long agenda as well. Um, and that covers the agenda. Over on the agenda, um, we have we're classifying a long-term sub to a first class fulltime competit. That's good for us because ultimately they're considered a certified teacher at that point and then we don't have to post that job for next year. So, that's that's a plus. Um under restructure there we're asking from a 75 assistant principal 0.25 special education teacher Paul schools 210 days to the exact same thing. We're just adding ESL to that uh so that they can kind of so that individual can help us in that in that realm as
088well. So um and that's via agreement and then we're also asking for as Mr. Banks alluded to there before we started this from to restructure a 1.0 math teacher at Ber Springs High School to a 1.0 math/personal finance that gives us a little bit of flexibility with if we if there is a need for another math um section and ultimately we're going to have a we're going to have a big lift on the on the front or I guess a front loader to trying to get a lot of our students with that class next year and then after that that should die down a little bit to where we can offer maybe some math classes but that's going to give us some give high school some flexibility with that. I'm jump I'm gonna jump in
089there and ask that question though. We are not ripping any current math teachers. We just need to post this is a change and how we're going to post the position coming up. >> This is the uh this relates back to the resation on the on the agenda affected by this. um under employment. In the midst of all this, we're able to bring on some uh uh a one substitute cook and then one, two, three substitute aids. Uh one, two, three, three secret substitute secretaries, four clerks. A lot of those people are kind of doing multiple classifications over with that, but as we've said in multiple meetings, we know we need substitutes and and this is this is a great thing for us to be able to bring on some folks. Uh we're working right now
090with some uh restricted substitute teachers and also substitute teachers. Again, those jobs, a couple of those jobs are posted through the end of this month and then we'll reopen again once we start posting 027 jobs in April. Um next thing here, we have the long-term subdistory leave of absence that was approved last meeting. And then we also have a restructure from our bus supervisor from 225 days to bus supervisors at 240 days. That need is just for the growing list of things that's going on the transportation over the summertime. That's the quiet time. That's when things can get done with routes. We're really hoping to utilize that position better for over the summertime. We also under extracurricular we have a resignation as an assistant baseball coach and then we will have a that same individual
091is coming back on as a volunteer baseball coach. We're bringing on an assistant tennis coach at Berkeley Springs High School. Um we're bringing on two um MC3 teachers at Berkeley Springs High School. Um they're they've just been brought on recently for SAT prep. That's why they're that's why it's kind of late in the year for that. But you also see them on the message agenda. One of the same letters as as the last folks were. And that is it for personnel board members where I call for a motion. Any questions? >> I'm just curious. Is that the individual that is doing the long-term sub kindergarten fall that gets to reclassify? Is that an IT situation similar to similar thing? >> Okay. So, how many do we have doing some stuff like that right now? >>
092Uh, we right now currently we are up to three are in the process and I should have another one of these on the next agenda for another person doing that. So, >> very good. >> Yeah. >> Entertaining motion to move to approve the personnel as presented. >> So, move second. >> Thank you. Any other concerns, comments? I'll echo what Mr. Banks said. Thank you for going out and talking to each person. Uh it's kudos and it's testament to we don't have any hearings regarding anything. So, thank you. >> Absolutely. >> A big difference. >> Yeah. >> Uh all those in favor saying I >> opposing that motion carries. Item number 11. 11. Thank you. Don't for a approve the inperson registration for Mrs. Smith to attend the West School Board Association May 2nd, 2026 statewide
093training session at Stonewall Resort. You abstain from your from a vote. >> Want me to abstain? >> Yeah. >> Or leave. >> Abstain. Yeah. Uh motion to approve the inerson registration for Miss Smith to attend schoolboard association May 2nd statewide training in Stonewall. >> So move I made a motion. >> Oh second. >> Thank you. >> How's that? >> All the saying I >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Approved to pay invoice 251442502 to Eastern Air Balance Corporation in the amount of 1,000 Woodmire Elementary HBAC. >> Any comments? >> Chief one. >> I entertain a motion for that. >> So move second. >> Thank you. Thank you. Comments or concerns? All those in me saying I >> I post nay. Carry it. We are over on the agenda folks. The same conference is going to
094Mr. Roland's going to attend as well. Just a separate motion here. So approve the inerson registration for Mr. Roland to attend the West School Board Association May 2nd 26 statewide training session at Stonewall Resort. I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any comments or concerns? >> All those in favor say signify by saying I. I oppos nay. Four eyes. Item two. Mr. Bergen's going somewhere. The West Virginia SBA quadrant 4C training session in Martinsburg. Motion local. I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Any comments or concerns? All saying >> I. >> 40. >> Uh, back to your regular scheduled agenda. >> I thought I signed up for that. Did we all sign up for that? I mean, it's a free one, right? >> I did not. >> Okay, I'll check my email. >>
095It's not too late to sign up. >> April 28th, you can still sign up. >> Yeah, there's still time. >> Yeah, I don't think there's a >> I I plan to do that. I just haven't gotten to it. >> Um, >> I emailed her today. Was it this morning? We just about it. What's quadrant 4C mean? >> You don't guess where we're at. >> We're going to come back to that because if you want you want to attend I mean I'm going to then um the way to do this is that I would have a motion to reconsider the last action um and ask for unanimous ask for unanimous consent to cons reconsider the last action item. >> Well, we can do it on the next agenda. I don't I mean I don't think we
096have it's the ones where we used to do the Reese's the local >> and we used to go we used to go to like Romney and there was eight counties this time it's just the three counties in Marsburg. >> Yeah. Our region has two actually three uh presentations instead of one centralized now. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> If you're okay with something that's fine. >> Yeah, it's fine. >> Okay. Okay. >> Sign up, Miss Smith though. >> May as well please. Oh, >> yes. >> Drone. >> Yes, please. >> Okay. We will get all three of you >> on the next meeting. >> Okay. Motion for that next meeting, please. >> Back to the agenda. We're on program planning item 12. We're on first reading of Mountaineer Challenge Academy policy 2275. Any comments or
097questions? That policy will be out for comment for 30 days. On to item B, second reading and approval. Policy 1422 and policy 2623. Entertain a motion to approve those as read and for adoption. >> Make that motion. Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any concerns or comments? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries with the majority of those present. Those are adopted. Item C, approve professional leave for Timothy Clemens, instructional technology coach, to attend and present at site 2026 in Philadelphia, PA. No funds required. >> So move. >> Thank you. I'll second. comments or questions. >> It's free. Yay. That >> was a good price. >> Close the discussion. All those in favor by saying I >> motion carries believe is approved. Counter events board, we are staying here
098for the next meeting. If you didn't know, stick around. Um board office we are Paula on April 21st. Please mark your calendar and mark your lead time from town. Any other comments on the calendar? Just excited to have the teacher of the year, service employee of the year, Marilyn Fox award and her first year service employee on March 31st. >> Um with us going to Paul revisit the Joselyn. Uh very likely she will be around anyway. So please invite her to that one. >> Absolutely glad to. Anything else on the calendar? Entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> Thank you. I have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you. All those in favor saying I. >> I. >> We are journed. Don't go anywhere. Stay in your seats. >> Moving over to the
099March 17th special meeting. >> So, how are we running the pool tonight? >> I'm in the I'm in the pool. I have not. I have not. I will clarify that. >> Um agenda board members, you have uh two items on the agenda. Uh entertain a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> So moved. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. Concerns, comments. All the favor all those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Motion carries by majority of those present. Public comments. Anyone here for public comments regarding the adoption of the levy rates. I'll give you one more chance to No. All right. Finance and budget item A. Approve the 2026 2027 proposed levy rates and authorize forwarding to forwarding of same to state auditor and the state department of education. >>
100I'll make that motion. >> Thank you. Comments. >> Um the the benefit or not the property values went up again 7%. So that leasreased as well and this is approved to the state and department of tomorrow and posted for two weeks. >> Thank you. Motion and the second on the floor. Any further comments, questions or discussion? All those in favor saying I post nay. The eyes carry it. Please forward. Um, normally we don't adjourn. >> We do not adjourn. >> Okay. So, this meeting will stand at ease and we will reconvene on April 21st. >> Thank you very much. You can close us down here.