001and justice for all. >> Thank you very much. Thank you for braving the unknown substance falling from the sky that we haven't seen for a >> long time. Time. I'm trying to think the last time we had a raining board of ed meeting. >> Um board members, I'm going to draw your attention to the agenda. Uh the personnel C1A. Uh there are two schools on there, Pleasant View and War Springs Middle School. And we need to remove the middle school staff. They've already been hired. So, if you would, uh, I'll make a motion to amend the agenda as >> discussed. May I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Any comments or concerns? All those in favor? Someone saying I >> oppose? Nay. The eyes carry it. >> Okay, we have some wonderful things
002in the heart of Katherine Kart. A wonderful send up kickoff here. Uh we're gonna do the student recognition for Warm Springs Middle School a program to start with first. Um Mr. Banks, floor is yours. >> Okay. [Music] >> So I was visiting Warp Springs Middle School and the principal, Mr. Harrison, come up to me and says, "You are not going to believe that we have a student. we just started an a program and that she can recite the FFA creed already. I says, "It's only September." She said, "Yeah, that's what I mean." So, as soon as I heard that and we like to do good things at board meetings, I thought, "Well, let's see if we can get Riley to come tonight and Riley is with us and Mr. Morland is with us, too. I'd
003like to ask both of you to come up here if you would, please. I figure Mr. more probably has seen this firsthand. So, Riley, I don't know how you learned it and learn it so fast, but I was hoping that maybe you'd be willing to share with everybody who's here tonight. Did you do that? [Music] >> Or you can stand right here beside me. Whatever you'd like to do >> or or or tell us why you got wanted to get involved with the A program. Maybe that's less pressure. >> It's more told us that the first person to recite the creed gets their FA jacket for free. >> Oh. Oh, there we go. >> Heck yeah. >> I came home after a cross country practice and read it to myself and like memorize the paragraph
004by paragraph and I was so much as fainted in the shower. >> I was laying down trying to sleep. >> So you had cross country practice first and then start. Wow, that's amazing. So, what made you interested in joining the egg program? >> Um, I've been wanting to do FFA in high school >> and I was talking about it all summer. I'm so excited so I can start high school. >> What grade are you in? next year. >> And she recently just went on a trip last Thursday to West Virginia leadership conference at our um state convention area which is Brookley West. >> So she got to do level workshops. >> All right. Awesome. >> Congratulations. How long did it take you to learn that? >> A few days, right? >> You know, you just
005naturally get that kind of stuff. Have you inspired anybody else to kick off and try to do the same thing or is this the code gone everybody? >> No. >> Contest. >> What's the creed contest? >> She recites all five paragraphs and then answers three random questions about the cre anything. So, she just has to answer those questions based on her opinion, facts that she's learned. >> And she'll do that in the spring. >> Okay, >> great. >> Do you have your jacket yet? [Music] >> Still in the process of being ordered. >> So, what do you think? You ready to show us what you know? >> Okay. by 15. I believe in the creature of agriculture for not a word but achievements won by the present generations of agriculture and promise the better days
006through better ways even if the better comes from the show. I believe that farm or engage in other challenging but I know that cultural life association which I cannot deny. I believe in leadership for myself and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly with such knowledge and skills I can figure and in the ability of progressive agriculture to serve our own and public interest in producing a marketing product of our world. I believe begging for more power and marketing in life and enough honest to help for others as well as myself for charity and worth it when needed. myself and I swear to God. I believe that American agriculture and will hold you to rest your summer national life and I can influence my own community which
007stands my heart and thank you. >> I know that was hard for you but we just really appreciate you being willing to come here. That was phenomenal. I know I it would take me years. That's amazing. Mr. Mo, would you come up for a picture and join me? >> This is a certificate for you that says in recognition of your hard work, diligence, and perseverance in learning the FFA degree and being the first War Middle School student to accomplish this task. Come a little bit closer. Thanks for being here. It's all over. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> We appreciate you taking time out of your evening to come join us. Thank you very much. >> And for bringing your whole family, too. That's real cool. >> Jump back up to student recognition. Another item that
008we're going to celebrate is Morgan County Genealogology, Genealogical, and Historical Society. Uh, so if I could ask Mr. Terry Gold, Barb Zimmerman, and John Boore to come up and Mr. Max, the floor is yours. So, okay. >> Stand with them for our second item of the evening. >> Mr. Boore, you coming up? >> Just go ahead. >> John by himself. >> Riley, nobody has to come up. So nice job. See, nobody was come up with it. >> You can tell us a little bit about the award that these students are receiving. >> Okay. Well, I represent the Morton County Historical Genealological Society and we have recently decided that we wanted to honor the winners of the Golden Horseshoe. And this is the first year we've done this, but we plan on this being an annual
009event. >> Awesome. we'd love to have you >> and uh we just felt that golden hill golden horseshoe was West Virginia history. We're Morgan County history but part of the state and I wanted to honor the the winners with a letter and some money. [Laughter] >> Did you know you're getting money? >> No. just got better. >> Come on out, Joshua. Come on up. >> Let me see here. I don't >> If you can read the names here. >> One is help me with the spelling. >> Corali Johnson. >> Is she here? >> Well, let's do there. Three that we had information on. [Music] Okay, Josh. Got some money coming to you. Congratulations on putting some time in to learn about West Virginia history. >> Thank you. So the checks in here and there's a
010u a card in the letter giving you recognition. >> Thank you, sir. >> So before we get away, can I ask you a couple questions? >> Sure. >> So why do you know so much about us? [Music] >> Uh well, I've always really been interested in history >> and I really paid attention to my history classes. I still do. I I didn't even know that the test was that day. >> I didn't stud [Laughter] at a track game and my coach Mr. comes up and goes, "Congratulations." Congratulations on what? I haven't run anything yet. He go he goes on the golden horse. I'm like, "What about it?" You won. I'm like, "I won." >> Well, you It's my understanding the award is from the middle school. >> Mhm. >> But you're in high school now.
011>> Yep. >> So, because this is our first year, we're trying to get more in sync >> with dealing with the the middle school so we don't >> so we don't wait until >> we get a picture. >> Sure. They're [Laughter] going to go back about five years. >> Yeah, for real. >> Back dated. Yeah. >> Orlando backed the check casual. [Applause] So, Mr. Boore, if you want to give the other two to Betsy Shaw. >> I didn't I wasn't sure if they were here. >> Well, no, they're not. There's what? Volleyball. >> The other two that were going to join us tonight were Coraline John Johnson and Payton Swink, and they were not able to come tonight. >> Okay. So, do I just >> give it to Betsy? >> Betsy and she'll make sure
012they >> So, Josh, what did you think about the nighting ceremony? >> Oh, it was awesome. But I slipped on stage. >> Let's get that on video, Dad. [Music] >> I just want to say something about the A program, the FFA. Um, like 4, it's very similar to 4 the way it's run. uh the student lead the meetings and everything and that creates leaders. >> No doubt about it. >> So stay stay with it. >> That's not easy to get up front uh just to >> it'll get easier though by by by being in that thing. >> It's an amazing skill to learn and to master and so please continue on doing that. It's worthwhile. Um, at this time we have a couple minute recess here and you all are welcome to stay for the
013rest of the agenda, but I'm sure that you have a busy evening as well and so we appreciate you all. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. He's a runner, too. events. Here we are on to presentations the past program kickoff and name is with us to lay out the next steps in kicking this program back off and putting some postings up for some hires. That's right. You'll have to forgive me because I'm still working on this code. So, um, we've renamed past like pass 2.0 because this is the new version. Um, so what's old becomes new again. So, our main purpose remains the same. Um, to try to mentor and pair one caring adult with a child. Um, our training materials and delivery is going to focus more on giving volunteers the social and
014emotional tools for working with students as um, you know, working with students has changed since PAS first came about. Um, we have a new application process and more program accountability. Um, forms and processes were revamped so there's consistency. everybody knows what to expect and um we developed these to work with schools and admin to ensure that the students targeted are not missing out on important instructional time. So um I went to um Warm Springs Intermediate School and spoke with um Mrs. Hoover and um I spoke to Mr. Beckman at Woody and one of the things that they really voiced was that they wanted the program um to kind of be a part of their SAC process. So that way um it was easier for applicants for to target students and also to realize what other
015pullouts that they had. So >> I have for two things. Can you tell us the meaning of the acronyms pass and SAT? >> All right. So SAT is the student assistance team that um targets students that um need extra help, maybe need some testing. Um pass, which there's 15 different things, but basically it's um what did we fall on? >> Providing academic and social emotional support. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, here's there we go. everybody academic >> that's what we fell with um so I just wanted to give you an overview so we actually never had a web page if we get to click on any of it it's supposed to come link >> there you go >> oh we got a bunch >> okay so nice big header but um just kind tells you
016um what the program does, who it targets. Um volunteers are asked to meet with students 30 minutes uh once a week to build uh trust and provide encouragement and um students. I used to be a past volunteer and I knew it made a huge difference in my student. um the student was very shy, uh socially awkward, didn't want to come to school and it made all the difference. So, they look forward to the volunteers and we want to we want to make sure or parents volunteers know that when they sign up that this is a commitment. Um and so down here, um we have buttons. So they there's an application, how the fingerprint process works, um a very short training PowerPoint, so they kind of have a little feel for um the indepth training that
017they're going to get whenever they do the face to face. And then there's a pass referral form because anyone, a parent, a teacher, uh maybe even a a community member that knows of a neighbor child that they think anybody could take and um refer a student from the past program. >> All right. Where did my PowerPoint go? [Music] All right. So, um, first step is, uh, for the volunteers to fill out the application that's on the the bottom of the web page. Um, they're going to be reviewed by committee as part of the screening process. Um once through the initial screening the applicants will be fingerprinted and once that background check is returned and cleared um they will be called in by the county coordinator to come in for the facetoface training and we normally
018do that as a group. We try to get several together. Um second step next is the county coordinator in conjunction with the social work we'll set up that group training. Um we felt it was um really good to go ahead and and get um Chris Fels involved so that they would have tools for working with today's youth. Um volunteers uh will be instructed on expectations within the buildings and sign a code of conduct that they are expected to abide by. And the final steps they will be matched with the student because normally past volunteers decide um maybe they like uh the younger children and what um would me or some of them actually like to work with young adults who may want the high school. Um last step is the referral process. Like we said,
019um, anybody can refer a student into the PASS program, but not all students referred will become part of the PASS program. Um, if the student assistance team feels that they already receive multiple services and pull outs, they may not be a good fit. Um, and the county PAS coordinator will work with the SAT team to identify the students that would benefit from the program. Timeline. Here's our kickoff. We're going to go ahead and post for the county coordinator position. Um we'll interview. Um then we'll work with that that person to develop and set up trainings and um select past meeting areas in the school um and take tours of the school. Then um we'll have the county pass coordinator meet the SAT chairs uh to develop that working relationship. Um early in November, we want
020to try to do a volunteer drive uh to kind of build back up our volunteer base. Um month of December, we hope to do some trainings and then kick off um in January. So that is all I have for you all this evening. Any questions? >> That's a good summary. Um mine's going to be probably focus on a question for Ann more more than you because about the cost of it. Um, are we funding the background checks of it? >> Jeremy and And that would be a question for you because I know >> So, follow question to that is that uh I know enough to just get myself in danger with this opioid money coming out and the money that's going to these different organizations who are getting involved with pushing into the schools and
021focusing on families that have been impacted by this. And so my question comes back to be the partnership and how if they're getting some of that funding if that's a possible method for us to trigger some partnerships back that same word with them and and helping to fund these things because these volunteers we give they give a lot of time and I don't want to discourage somebody who would be a good one to say that background checks are something we're kind of not going to fund. >> What is the cost of the background checks? >> So the federal backgrounds are about $50. Um, we do have service codes that we do that the state does fund. I don't know what the if we could use some of those. That's just all of our service personnel
022are paid for, but our professionals, they have to pay for their own. I I thought so. We're funding most of this right now for the county coordinator. The levy of the excess levy is where our focus is for that. So, that's what comes back to my question regarding our background checks as well. So, that was the only one I had. I liked your I appreciate the new website. I really like that kickoff. really like the easy click process of working through applications is a nice thing. >> Uh volunteers always struggled with who do I contact who do I where do I go and that's one of the most frequent questions that we got out there in regards to the past is who is >> right >> our main point of contact if I'm trying to
023get into the intermediate school and I always went to the principal so now website's much much more streamlined. >> Thank you. Do do we ha how are the volunteers? Do we have issues getting enough volunteers or >> we actually um you know we dissolve the program. So um but we actually had two um community business people reach out a husband and wife and they've already they're they're sitting in my email. I've communicated with them and they're like just you know reach out as soon as as you're rolling and we'll submit our application. So um yeah I think I think the new 2.0 version I I just feel excited about it. I think um it's the right time to revamp it and bring it back. So >> I mean kids are in desperate need of it.
024Overall, they are just like >> not all social media stories are true, but I saw a story about a kid getting picked on for making his own t-shirt for a University of Tennessee game and I'm thinking this is just an awful child under 12 come to cheers on his fans and just gets pulled out and singled out in a demeaning way, a harassment way. So, it's a great it's a great program. Hopefully, we can get some good people in here help us with these students. >> Yeah. And and like I said, we're trying to integrate it more so it's not that island out there by itself. Um so that way it it's going to run much smoother and there's greater communication. You know, lots of times that's where the the whole thing falls apart. So
025definitely look forward to it and we'll report back the end of the year and give you kind of an update. So >> So some of these things that I know you've heard me say before, but it does I think it's good to repeat this. Um we want to give our past volunteers the best possible situation to be in involved with our kids. And there are a lot of changes since uh our past program was thriving in Morgan County. And the one that comes to mind right away is mandated reporting. And so, um, that is critical to our past volunteers, uh, being effective in their roles. And, uh, so that'll be a big part of our training. Also, and I mentioned this before, there's there's, you know, all kinds of different situations that, um, adult mentors
026tend to navigate and sometimes they're really hard to decipher what what what you do. And so we want to work through different scenarios and teach them how you respond because some things that as this trusting relationship builds between a student and a past volunteer, sometimes that student might ask a question of that adult volunteer that the parents really should be involved in and knowing when to to do that versus helping that uh child. So those kind of scenarios um obviously if a student is expressing suicidal thoughts how you navigate that and then um the other one was in the past I think the sometimes these adults they and they get they get so close uh to the students and have such a great connection that they want to expand and say why don't you you
027know come out to my house and have dinner with my wife and family and you know those kind of scenarios that those are nos we we do the past volunteer work in our schools and we always have that uh in an area um that is visible uh and and we're we're not saying we don't trust anybody. We just want to make sure that we're providing the safest and most positive atmosphere for both the student and the past volunteer. So that's a big reason for the changes. Uh we definitely want to bring the program back, but we also knows that knowledge is the key here. make sure that our past volunteers have the knowledge to deal with different scenarios that they might run into. Thank you. >> Is the um is the past coordinator partition or
028fulltime? >> It's part time members on reports and communications. I don't have anything at this time. Board members Homecoming next weekend. >> Next weekend. >> Be a busy week. >> For you especially. >> Yeah. >> Superintendent. >> Okay. I've had a few things tonight um in your folders. I have included a few of these. So the first one I believe it's in there is your uh there's an update on the grants and I wanted to uh point out some of the grants that we are have either applied for already or we are considering applying for. So do you see those? Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So uh at the top you'll see some grants. Um, we had the pleasure of meeting with the Morgan County Partnership last week. And uh, often times when the
029Morgan County Partnership writes grants, they're they're all they're in the prevention uh, realm. And if you look at the uh, uh, the perspective of you have intervention, you have [Music] I'm losing my thoughts tonight. You have um, prevention, intervention, and treatment. And we have found that because some of our children come to school with such high needs that we also have just as great needs in the treatment area as we do in the prevention area. So we had a great discussion. Um one of the things that you have heard me talk about are elementary behaviors that we are really struggling with how to manage. And so uh we have asked the partnership um through the use of opioid money to consider a what's called a board certified behavior analyst. So before we would come to
030the board and say, "Hey, we need an additional person in the room or aid or somebody else," we would have somebody uh who's trained in that to go in the room and give feedback to the teachers. And of course, if that's not working and the behaviors are still at a place where we need additional staff, then we would come to the board. So that's um obviously a big part of it. Uh secondly, um the second part is I think really uh a a good idea in the sense that um we have schools all the time asking for additional aids in classrooms. And rather than immediately do that, we want to have a person who works under the direction of the BCBA. It would be called an RBT. I know there's a whole lot of ACTs
031here, research, uh behavior tech, and that person would go out to the room and work with the students and the staff. um and then determine whether or not additional staff would be needed, but they would be trained rather than putting a substitute in never been in a school before. We're putting somebody who knows how to manage student behaviors out there to give some tips to the teacher. So, that's a second idea that we talked to the partnership about. Um the third one is something I've mentioned before and that is this idea of um remember our prek teachers and our kindergarten teachers oftenimes they don't lay eyes on students until the first day of school and they have to navigate how that child with that particular behavior or behaviors is going to work in with all
032the other students and they're going to manage this classroom effectively and safely. And so what we'd like to do is give a stipen to some preK and kindergarten teachers so that they can meet these families and students in the summertime before they come to school the first day so that they can get to know them and know what a proper placement might be or what supports they might need before that first day rolls around. So again, that's more in the prevention realm, but certainly going to help us moving forward. Um the next thing is um because of uh where we're at um Morgan County, we we really really need a full-time counselor at Whitmire Elementary. We do believe that the opioid funding, especially moving down the road, could help us fund an additional counselor at
033Whidmire, which would then um offer a full-time counselor at Pleasant View as well. We also talked with them about nursing support and an SRO officer. interestingly enough. So, a lot of great discussion and I just I I'd really like to bring the partnership in some mean. They are phenomenal and there aren't any other counties that I I know of anywhere that have such a luxury of having them in our our own backyard. And then the bottom part, um I have really good news. All of those grants that you'll see under Mr. Preston's have been approved. >> Oh, yeah. So, we will be getting a greenhouse at Pawpaw for $40,000. Um, a pawpaw career lab at a cost of $45,000. Um, Warm Springs Middle School carpentry program, $50,000. Warm Springs Middle School radios, $1,825. Uh, the
034self-contained classroom, which is Mrs. Hess's classroom at um Warm Springs Middle, $13,500. And then finally, the Berkeley Springs High School computer lab at a cost of $62,000. So, I really do do believe that and thanks to the board and hiring Mr. Preston's, he has been our go-to to between us and the Steely Foundation. He's really made a big impact on allowing us to get funding in our county. And then the bottom two, he did say that um that same foundation has funded playground equipment. So, I said, "Mr. Beckman. Yeah. So, he's been a after playground equipment and then the ascent program, which is a teacher recruitment program we really need to spend some time working through. So, great news. All those grants have been approved. We just got notification today and the money will be
035coming coming its way in a couple of weeks. Um, I wanted to recognize the Berkeley Springs High School marketing and design program. I asked them to come up with a sign that would for our staff uh that we could use in in classrooms and they created this. Um this was their own design and I shared this with the cabinet and the principles and um we'll be putting this out in the schools. It's a we work hard, we work together, we are open to feedback in Morgan County. And then all of the mascots for all the schools and then at the bottom our our challenge is to be curious, not judgmental. And I think we could learn that would be a good one for everybody in our entire world to consider at this point. And then
036finally at the bottom it says designed by the Berkeley Springs High School marketing and design class. So pass that around for you guys to take a look at. Um good news on the accreditation front. I wanted to share tonight. So, we did get an email from the department of ed and they send out every year around this time the uh thank you the u update on approval status and accreditation and in two areas. The first area is the balance scorecard indicators and um we are on watch for uh post-secary achievement and we are on support for attendance and those neither one of those are surprises. we have no indicators in the intensive support arena. Um the really good news is the county operational effectiveness. So there's a whole lot of different areas that we are
037uh rated on and in this particular classification and we uh last year had two that we were identified as and this year we have zero. So no efficiency indicators identified. And if you would look at all the things that we're accountable for, that's pretty it's it's borderline miracle that we don't have anything there. So very pleased with that. It has a lot to do with a very highly qualified central office staff who really know what they're doing and also of course leadership and staff and the schools that help carry that out. So wanted to share that good news. Can can you tell me what's what's defined as postsecary achievement because my idea and somebody and the states probably are different anyway. >> Yeah, Beth, could you help me a little bit with that? Go ahead.
038So, uh, they pull numbers from Weebas, the student information system, and it's based on how many students were CTE completers, how many students, uh, with a C or better passed, um, a dual credit course, and also received a passing score on an AP exam. So, it's a combination. >> Okay. >> So, the middle school program will help us with our completers. >> Should Yes. >> Yeah. Part of that particular indicator is learning the game because it's hard to really figure out what it is you're judged on. And I think we're finally at a place where we've been able to figure that out. And so um >> also lagging a lagging indicator too. So that is likely. >> Okay. Um also in your folder u Mr. close and I worked on this the uh schedule for
039what we call the uh I I think Mr. Mr. Justin um the ASPO schedule. >> Yeah. So that schedule Yeah, >> that was it. >> The uh is in your folder and what we basically have done is the folks who we went to the schools um they're coming here and uh we've kind of flip-flopped that except for Pawa. I think the board still would like to go to Paulpaw even though we went last year. So that schedule is there and then will be reflected in your board office. Um so your your your board agenda schedule from now on. But I did want to share that with you and share that with the principles next week. So >> make sure Aaron has that. >> He's the important one for that. Yeah, he's going to have to
040travel a good bit and it'll >> nice to see that late April date for Paul. >> Might as well just do it now, right? >> But pleasant view isn't much better on January. >> We'll see. >> Might have to put her chains on. >> They have a new fence. >> They'll keep you. >> There you go. Um, just wanted to share again update the the board with a couple of the challenges that we continue to face this year. And I I've talked about the elementary behaviors and we're we're making some progress there. I feel like we've got the right people um in the right places and the BCBA support is really going to improve that even greater. Uh I've been keeping you informed about the nurse shortage. We certainly have that continue to be a
041problem for us. And um even though it's October, October, there's a lot of illness going around. So uh we pray every day that the nurses don't get sick. We do know we have a lot of kids getting sick and and staff, but um when we are down one nurse, it really causes issues and and sometimes it even threatens to uh keep students home who are severe diabetics. So um as I mentioned before, we are about to enter into a contract to hire an additional nurse. And so that should get put us in a little better position as far as nurses go. >> Last thing is uh just a shout out to Capen State Park. Um Mr. Douly went out to we we hosted the regional golf meet at Capen State Park and um just um
042I don't know maybe you want to share some of the comments from the visitors that came out to the park and what they said. >> Yeah. So State Park has always been awesome to us for many cross country, golf, across the board and you they are always just open the doors, open the course up to those kids and other other high schools as well. And we had uh there was so in our region there was Phil Barber, Lincoln and South Harrison, right? So it's all Clarksburg. Um and so they made the track across here for about two and a half hours give or take. and uh they said that this was the most uh well put on tournament they played all year and also the course was in the best shape they've been on all
043all fall. So kudos to C State Park for doing that they have put a lot of work in out there and it's showing and kudos to the staff and company got some nice words said about them yesterday on how we ran the tournament. So I think all even though we didn't win or we didn't finish second we got one kid going to state but uh even though we didn't do all those things we still you know represented well on that. So >> I think they also reduced some expenses so the parents didn't have such great costs to come because you know they take a golf cart and each golf course charges a fee for the parent to take that cart to follow their kids. >> I don't think they usually do. >> I think we
044had yesterday. Yeah. So basically what the SSAC told them was was that usually the regional are 40 bucks a card for a course. That's pretty >> because previously they had they weren't charging anything. They were letting everybody pick a card about I'd say at least 50 to 60 cards. So >> Oh wow. >> So they charge 20 bucks a card. So I agree with you. I know most >> Yeah, we're very fortunate to have that part here. >> Very fortunate. Okay, that's all right. >> When when you have a regional tournament and SSAC is involved, your expenses will be different than a regular thing. True. I ran into that cross country. You had to reconcile all your finances and attend admissions and everything. >> It's quite a load. [Music] >> SAC is a charming entity.
045It's become let's be >> I I can tell you it's become more charming as certain people >> came on board and other people left unfortunately. >> Any questions for superintendent public comment on item nine the consent agenda. The superintendent recommends approval of the following consent actions as presented. Minutes of the September 16th, 2025 record meeting, payment of bills, budget adjustments, volunteers. Board, you do have some committee minutes. The strategic planning, building and grounds, athletics, and curriculum instruction. Entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any comments? Any comments on the committee meetings? Motion on the floor. All those in favor of saying I oppos. I carry it. You're on to personnel. Mr. Litman, you recuse yourself, please. Thank you very much. Item 10, the superintendent recommends approval
046of the following personnel actions as presented. All right. So on our professional personnel agenda, I say this with a little bit of jealousy and jealousy also uh you know very sad this miss has been awesome to me in the last 5 years that I've been back in the county director role. Uh she's taught me a lot through all the things that we have to do at this office with money. Uh she slapped my wrist, she slapped my hands and you know she's told me >> kicked you out of the office. >> She told me to get out. Um but you know the only thing is is that you know that that position in itself is she is a gatekeeper and she has done a phenomenal job for the last few years and um we are
047going to miss her and and the good thing that we have here is that we have her till December 31st. So it's not like we're just saying goodbye tomorrow. So that's a plus. So that that's a positive of that whole sentence in the first thing right there. Um so on to the next one. Um we have a brain restricted substitute teacher and again those are folks that can work in classrooms up to 10 days. So that's that's a big help for us. Uh we do have uh some reclassifications here from long-term subs into uh first class full-time permits. Uh we have one of those folks sitting in the room with us tonight. Thank you. >> Uh we have an unpaid leave of absence there for Matthews from Brooker Springs High School. And then we're asking
048to bring on the uh as Mr. Banks said, board certified behavior analysts or Aka BCBA. And that's going to be through the opening grant. Um under service personnel, we have a substitute a resignation, a substitute cook resignation, and a bus operator. Uh that is also effective December 31st. We're bringing back that same bus operator on as a sub. Uh we're bringing on a substitute clerk. Uh we're bringing on another substitute clerk and then we're bringing on an special education aid at miners. We'll start those be starting tomorrow. Under extracurricular, we're bringing on those supervisory aids under at Pleasant View. We bring on a volunteer girls basketball coach at Paul or two volunteer girls basketball coaches at Paul. Um under professional staff development we have those under number one is for the science and breeding committee
049number two is for the pacing and planning and number three is for the new teachers academy. Over on the agenda uh we have a resignation as a long-term sub two different positions and we have assistant principal also resigned. Um we have a service personnel. We have a sub secretary resigned and then we also bring on a supervisor aid and then um the unpaid leave of absence for clip under extracurricular time of the year we start posting all these things for after school positions. Uh so we're bringing on those uh teachers there at Orange Springs Middle School. We're bringing on co-coordinators for or sorry bring on bus operators for the county bringing on two cocoordinators at one middle school for those three program. Uh we're bringing on three teachers uh at at with at Pleasant View.
050We're bringing on one teacher. So we're posting that because we also have a site coordinator with my that's there as well. And then we're rescending as you know we always rip those positions because of grant funding. bring her back as coordinator under professional staff development. Um there's folks for unpacking the standards at fall numerous numerous even maybe October 1st and then we have the social studies center roll out for that personnel. >> I move that we accept the personnel as presented. I will second that. >> Thank you. Comments and concerns. Only comment I have to follow up with Jeremy's comment regarding Miss Bell. >> Uh, Miss Bell has treated our budget um better than most people probably treat their own personal finances. And I think we've been blessed to to have her um probably better
051than a lot of corporate budgets have been treated. Uh so she has watched our books very diligently. So thank you very much. Um with the co funds alone that were highly investigated throughout the state >> and we came out with that with a clean bill of health >> is a testament to her time and effort that she did for us. So >> thank you. If you can survive that. I'm not sure why you're going, but appreciate your 21 years of service in your current position and total >> 11 in this position, excuse me. >> And 10 payroll. >> And his payroll. She will commend that. Her staff is very good, but she is one that receiving all that. Thank you very much. Appreciate your time. Know that you have bled Morgan County for many years
052and will always be here. will always be here. Welcome to welcome in the building and look forward to some assistance in training your next proje [Music] [Laughter] >> crazy >> legislation can get together and talk about >> well if you look at where we were when Miss Bell took over as a treasurer and you look at our balance today that speaks volumes >> and um we certainly needed that. Uh I've been connected in one way or another with the school system for 52 years. So I go back to the days of Ra McCoy who had great who I had great respect for. >> I feel like I've grown up with the umbrella. >> Yeah. No, you have not. Thank you, by the way. Thank you for that. And I and I you know I'm a
053huge fan of an I'm first one to say that in 52 years dealt with every treasure and we've had some very good ones and we've had a couple that but I think Ann is as good if not better than anyone I've seen in in in half a century and I certainly appreciate your your uh dedication to what you've done and as I've told Jim I I as a person who who's gotten out of the system 19 year well got out of full-time time working the system has continued. U the key to retirement I think is being young enough and healthy enough to enjoy it. It takes stress out. I I had numerous colds every year when I was in the system. I think in 20 years since I've had three colds so you'll be amazed.
054You'll be amazed and you can be very proud of of what you've done for us. We're very grateful. You're >> appreciate. >> You're quite welcome. not appreciate the board support of me. I know I came in very dream and you guys have been patient with me and we've grown together and and as I like to say, it's just not me. It's it's a whole office full of, you know, directors, everyone, you know, that that wants Morgan County to succeed and they want to do things correctly. Sometimes you have to slap people in the wrist. >> He's just thinking out of the box. I got to hold the tissues. [Laughter] [Music] >> Thank you. >> Motion and a second on the floor to approve the personnel uh as presented. All those in favor say I. >>
055I. Nay. That's carries. >> Just think we got lost. >> He's probably taking a nap. [Music] >> Did you take a nap? I think you forgot me. >> We're wondering if we're asking Ann if she really wanted to position or not or if she was thinking that she wanted to pass on. >> We were given Ann accolades if you want to say anything. >> Oh, I will I will give you a minute here. Do you want to say anything about Ann retirement? By the way, >> what I miss? I heard laughing so I know there was a good joke. >> Oh, it's fine. No, we're just wishing her best wishes in her retirement moving forward and just thank her for her years of service and >> yeah, >> not spending our co money inappropriately. >>
056Thank you for making our jobs. It's easier. >> That's right. >> We got three months. >> Yeah, that's right. >> 79 days till Christmas. >> Spend in the next three months. Approve pay application number four from Harell Inc. in the amount of $13,13612 for the Morgan County Schools SBA HBAC replacement project at BSHS as approved by Williamsman Triber Architect. >> This the last one. >> I thought the last one. >> That's what I thought. >> I move that one more. >> I move that we pay. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Any concerns or other questions? All those in favor of saying I. I. >> Those nay. Eyes carried. Item B, approved pay application 16A from Williamson Shriber Architect in the amount of $314.90 for the Morgan County Schools SBA HBAC replacement project at BSHS.
057>> Also move. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any concerns or comments? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I n eyes carried. All right, we are on a merrygoround here now. [Laughter] >> Yep. You go. >> Both. We got here. Yeah. All five of us are on here. >> Mhm. >> All five of us. All right. Approve the in-person registration for Mr. Linton and Mr. Bergen. I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Any comments or concerns? All those in favor of saying I. >> I. >> Thank you very much. >> You too. >> Hopeful. >> Oh, gotcha. >> Oh, yeah. [Laughter] entertain a motion for Miss Smith, Mr. Roland to attend the in-person registration. >> So move. >> So second. >> Thank you. Thank you. All in favor of saying
058I. I second. Nope. Stay here. >> Oh, you get Yeah, that makes sense. Why? Get up. Leave it over. >> Okay. >> I need a motion to approve um Mr. Close attending the November 15th conference virtually. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. All those in favor? >> I opposed. Okay. Thank you. Going. >> You're good. >> What are we getting? >> I'm in person. >> 5 hours. >> I'm virtual. >> You're virtual. >> Anywhere. >> 5 hours. >> Probably something this morning. >> You're going to miss the party. >> Kids around. >> Yeah. >> I'll mute my mic. >> Yeah, please. No, it won't matter to me. We'll be there. So, >> that's right. >> Item D. Approve hiring ZMM architects and engineers for the BSHS building a roof project pending post bid
059paperwork is complete. I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Thank you. Thank you. Any concerns or comments? >> What does it mean post bid paperwork? It means that >> they submit all their SBA forms back in to the SBA. Oh, so they be for us to be presented to be able to present to the SBA, they have to put all >> just to be hired as architect for that for that project. >> Okay. Thank you. >> For the SBA to approve them as an architect. That's what we're going with, right? That's >> okay. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> We're approving now. The SBA denies them. We're got to come back. >> We Okay. >> And that So they have a local office, right? >> Yeah. So we interviewed four different architects. We interviewed WhMasher
060and Mckenley. And um we really focused in on the two that had uh bigger companies number one with more capabilities but also two that had local offices and ZM and both Mckenley had offices in Martinsburg. uh what kind of tipped them over the point of the committee was was that we've worked with them in the past on a roof replacement. Um and then just also the reference checks that we did with other counties that they worked with their involvement with the CFP which is huge as a big undertaking will be coming up in five years from now. So um just those those um the references were were really good for all of them but they were really good for CNN. Okay. >> Motion and a second on the floor to approve ZMM. Any other questions?
061>> All those in favor take saying I >> I majority of those present calendar of events for >> one agenda. >> You all were ready for that. You knew I was going to miss you. Nancy was like off the cuff. >> Wasn't even letting me get calendar out of my mouth. She's probably been p practicing that all day, so she didn't forget. >> There we go. Program planning item A. Approve Jamie Harris to attend Paxton Patterson CTE Innovation Summit, Red Bluff, California, October 21st through 23rd. Funding source, Paxton Patterson. >> I if the board is okay, I'd like Beth to talk about this for a few minutes. first of all, before she does, Mr. Harris, we had previously approved him to go to Indianapolis. And I said, "No, you got to do one or the
062other." And so, we think that this is going to really help Warm Springs Middle School CTE programing move forward. I'll let Beth talk a little bit about it. >> Mr. Harris and I attended, we had the pleasure of attending National CTE Leadership Conference in September. Was fabulous. We learned so much. And one of the sessions that we went to was Patterson who's a supplier of CTE, all things CTE, which I'm still learning about because I'm subdivision girl and I don't know about all these things. So, I got to learn a lot of different things there. And this session on Paxton Patterson, they have these um career exploration stations that they will come in and set up. And Mr. Mr. Harris has this great vision for Warm Springs Middle School to set up these career exploration
063stations for his students so that they will rotate through by the time they um get through middle school they will have experienced all of the different career clusters and they're hands-on stations where um pairs of students work together in various career industry simulations. So Paxton Patterson is bringing him there free of charge. they're paying for everything so that he can watch these labs in I guess in process. He can actually see students using them and how it works. And then our eventual hope would be that we down the road could purchase some of these with our C. That's what that's move. >> I'll second one, >> right? Any other comments, concerns? All those in favor of saying I. >> All right. >> I n I carry it. >> Can I go to counter revenge? [Laughter]
064>> You're going to miss me when I'm >> October 21st, regular meeting. November 4th, regular meeting. and then Christmas. >> I move we adjourn. >> Thank you. And make a second. >> Second. >> Thank you. All those favor say I. >> I. >> We are ajourned. 701. Oh, who had such a good time?