001We're here again. I call the P County Board of Education for Tuesday, June 17th to order. All members are present. Please stand. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic which stands one nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice for all. First on the agenda is approval of the minutes from the board of education meeting held on June 3rd, 2025. I will have a motion. Mr. McF made the motion. Do I have a second? Mr. McNab second. Any additions or corrections or questions about the minutes from last meeting? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. Motion carries. Number two, approval of the agenda. Have a motion. Don't think have a second. Commission second. Any additions or corrections to the agenda? We need number 17 with the personnel under
002county high school employment. James B. Chasnet is testable for county high school for up to seven days for summer help with school peration. We move him. Yes. Any other ones? Anybody else? All those in favor signify by saying I. Motion carries. Number three is delegations. Do we have any? If you have four, sir, for thanking us. Thank you. Uh be very brief. Uh appreciate the opportunity. um from the for you tonight. I know back in the spring um there was a part-time teaching position that was um eliminated at the high school. Um and I as a parent um believe that there were representations made at that time that the elimination of that position would not be the kids would get deprived of academic classes. Um, we've already been told that there's a class next year
003that will no longer be offered um in person. There might be a um a remote um opportunity for it. Um and there's further rumor mill about that other classes will also not be available. One big issue in the state department report that was issued in this county back last year was the fact that there was no schedule for the 2024 2025 school year that was um timely produced. We still don't have that at the high school. Um I've got a senior next year who doesn't know what classes she can take. So, you know, for all the changes that are a foot, um it seems like in the academic realm and in the scheduling realm and in the offering realm, we're still failing. And I'd ask you guys to try to look into that. Thanks. Thank
004you. Any other superintendent for board special recognition members this evening this morning. So we had 864 students enrolled in Pakist schools. Now that is based on the 2425 school year because we have not rolled into the 25 26 school year that 826 864 people were last June when I ran that number we had 960 students so we're 52 students in that county in a year's time. Hillsburg currently has enrollment of 77 students. Greenbank 196 um 6 through eight at Greenbank has 64 students in it. So that's your middle school there. The elementary has so many um elementary has 209 Marlington Middle has 123 and our high school has 250. And I wanted to mentioned to you that we have 76 graduation graduate uh graduate last I guess it was at the beginning of this month.
005Now, next year, our rising seniors are current, you know, just finished their 11th grade or 50. So, we we're going to see it drop as we go on. So, every once in a while, you'll see that large class kind of go through and we see that at elementary level. I'm trying to remember which grade it is, but we were having to, you know, screw and get more textbooks for this one particular class that's going through, but you are going to see a change. Um, and speaking of scheduling the high school, I spoke with Christine Campbell this morning about the high school schedule after I received an email from her that she had reached out her and Casey Brook students reached out to Glendel State regarding adding some more virtual school options with them with college.
006So, um, Glendel did respond and said, "Yes, it would be no problem because they work with us with our grow your own program and they would be able to offer u those courses and there are two math courses that you work on board and it's statistics and college algebra. So those were the two. They had looked at all the angles for those courses as well as some others. You know, they had the students to decide what they wanted based on the cut plans, what their plans were for the future, what courses they would need to graduate to go to college or trade school. Then they had the uh students put, you know, they put all those courses in to the program. It spun it out. Um, we only had two students that were interested in
007cyber safety. So, that class is no longer available with only two students that were interested. Um, and I think I believe she even talked to those to two students and you know, it wasn't like something that they were planning to do. The two math courses that were working with rule 4, they had she said about three to five students that were interested. some of those do not meet the criteria to be in the courses. So then that's when they looked at a virtual option. So an online so those students can actually work at the school and take the classes for state. You mean excuse me people like Mr. cards concern right they can get it through Gl will facilitate that and be there if they need right or we also if you recall last spring
008we put um Miss Mrs. First class is also an option for school online course for colleges that way they're not they used to be scattered all throughout the school you know different classes and sitting in the corner while the teacher was teaching something else and so we're trying to make so that they have one or two places either with current or with and that makes a huge either not teaching correct focus on them. Make sure they're keeping another item for the high school and I believe that uh Mr. Gibson was talking to you before the meeting about this. We do have a pre-construction meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 regarding the gym. We've had um the efficiency uh company come in and look at it. They're able to save some money in some areas and Sherry
009may be able to speak to this more in detail than I am and they've also looked at a different underlay or padding in the gym that was Gibson talked about last week, right? Yeah. So, he mentioned he said that he talked that was in his report. Yeah. Anything else you want to do that he told you to this evening? He just told me that uh let's say they were going to have a pre of a pre-construction meeting and that they would give him exactly when they would start. I told you one of the things I said I said I know that would be because we were planning on starting the day after students left and here we are June 17th and we have started in construction. So that is concern. My thing the coaches call
010me from time to time say they are they're working out with the other schools. Thank the other schools. Yes. Also, Mrs. Barkley and I were talking today about just vacancies that we I just wanted to keep you up to date. The assistant principal of the high school has yet to be filled. We have reposted it because of the small number of certified applicants and we have that right to uh repost. We have 11 teacher openings currently in the county, one a position, two custodians, still have a counselor, green bank, uh, one bus driver. And after tonight's meeting with the retirements and resignations, we'll have one director positional accountant, one cook, and then we also have the athletic trainer and head basketball coach high school, as well as some random summer positions that are still. So,
011I'd like to to thank all of our group for the hard work in keeping us all on track and making sure we have all the certifications and projects to process. And that is all I have to. Thank you. Approval of the following consent findings of requirements payment listing of $119,426 payment of local government cards. Got dollars there, but I don't have a mount. Sherry $165,8974 [Music] Okay. $165,89740 June 3rd 2025 employee payroll $293,39.5052 50 cents 52 cents bank reciliation for the month of February 2025 March 2025 and April of 2025. Number eight is grant awards. F is Pocahontas County School summary of schedule of revenues and expenditure on a cash basis for the month ending May 2025 and budget adjustments. Do I have a motion? Mr. Mcomes made motion. Do I have a second? Second.
012Mr. Second. Any questions about this hearing? None. All those in favor come by saying I. I. Miscellaneous approval of the contract between the POS County Board of Education and Leslie Good. All occupational therapists effective for August 28, 2025 through June 30th, 2026 per the terms of the contract. Do I have a motion? I have a second. Second. This is all for second. I do have a question about this. How come we're doing this so early? You never did this before. We've had we have this. Well, I'm not I'm not questioning the point that we're doing it. I'm questioning the point. Well, how come we're doing it so early? Because we never this never come out on the agenda to August before. I don't I just wonder why we was doing it early. All those in
013favor signify by saying I. Carries. Number seven, approval of contract between Coconus County Schools and Diane Smith certified school psychologist effective for the 2526 school year for the terms contract. Do I have a motion? Make a motion. Do I have a second for a second? Any questions on this one? Hear none. All those in favor by saying I. I. Number eight is approval of a contract between Pop County Board of Education, Carrie Bowers Impact Learning Services could provide services for deaf and heart of hearing students for the 2526 school year per terms of a of the contract. Have a motion motion for a second number. All those in favor signify by say I. Number nine, approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Cocon County Board of Education and North Central West Virginia Community Action
014Association for 2526 school year. Motion look for second. Any questions on number nine? Hearing none. All those in favor of saying I. Number 10 is approval between Pogs County Board of Education and the Education Consulting Team LLC to provide mentoring services for the new director of finance from July 1st, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Do I have a motion? Make a motion. Do I have a second? Second. for this day for J. The question I have is why wouldn't Sherry have given opportunity to do this since she's worked with Sarah so closely and her audit was you was there it was perfect. I honestly would say that I do not know anyone who's mentor. I mean, you're there for support, but actually mentor the problem I have and I know David, of course, he's a
015friend of mine. His parents are a friend of mine. I know him well. But our job is to take care of Pon County and to keep money in Pon County. And that's what, you know, we're the board education, but we're also responsible to the citizens. And that's that's what I was thinking. And I like that. But I don't have a thing in the world against that. In fact, you know, Sher will tell you I was on the board when we got him to mentor her 13 years ago. So why didn't we have her husband got sick and she went to Morgan? Dolan Urban was secret at that time is why is why she didn't. Now I did have questions for her and called her and she certainly talked back tell me different thing Sherry I
016don't know if you ever talked to Mrs. or not. Yeah. Well, they they lived in town for a long time because except to the roof, however they want, whatever you want to do. All those in favor sign by saying I opposed. No. So carries three to two. Number 11, approval to continue using travelers insurance as a workers comp provided for the 2526 school year at a fee of $41,98. Do I have a motion? Motion. Do I have a second? Mr. All those in favor by saying I amount of people not no I mean I'm Yes. We got to keep from getting people hurt. We We used to have people come in and talk whenever I was pregnant about safety. And AT&T more people got hurt in their offices than they did out in their line.
017somebody pull out a desk store and somebody else can fall over. I thought that was an amazing amazing thing when I recommended number 12 the following politics policy policies policy 5410 promotions acceleration placement and retention policy 546 60 is graduation report do I have a motion made a motion do I have a second this is for a second this is a state we have to comment received. All those in favor sign by saying I motion carries. approval of the following for the 2025 2026 gender cap classifications for West Virginia Department of Education and you all can read the boys, the girls and the co-ed sports talents and they're going to come and ask for donation help the cost. We don't do that. And this sport is the same time as soccer kids and our skills
018USA and other band is on there and baseball softball students we have. It is not something now with the girls that were interested now 25 girls um explained to them that there was no funding for playing sports uniforms. They have two coaches that are volunteer their time and they have asked to do all the weight games that will be charges. I reached out to Cindy Mill at the school of athletic association. She said that was we had to do was put it on their site as a sport as a sport and wait. Do I have a motion? Mr. I have a second. Miss now please go ahead Mr. Gibson. So volleyball is co-ed or is it female? What's that? Okay. So I mean if we offer that then we have to offer another boy sport
019to offset the or do we already have that in place with so if we offer volleyball we have to offer another boy sport opposite volleyball. According to Title N, Sherry, do you know? I think Title N says you have to. I think it does. Here's here's the thing. All these sport like the girls softball and all that started out as volunteer and then over a period of time we end up paying the bill. girls. And we cover the drive, but we cover the cost of fuel. And we talked about this. They asked me in February on that. And I thought it was they had 23. Sorry. very interesting. Well, I think the departments we approve volleyball as a sport. Well, that would have been I think that would be my fault. I was just like,
020okay, do we want to actually come in? Well, they wanted you just to come in at the last meeting. What's not on the agenda? Um, and so I was putting it on the agenda. We might as well just put go ahead and get all the sports approved in one swoop. But that's why I made the rece. They were raising funds at the cast parade of scenes already. They were raising funds for trying to get it back and going. I know I walking. Why don't you only have games? That's a crazy snatch. You don't make enough money to pay official paid, but that's that's my daughter play and all that. There's not enough people in my opinion. There's not enough people show up. Plus, we're going to do all the way games. That's fine. But we're
021still going to supply Next year we pay the full cost. Well, we can't approve it until we make sure that we if we do say looks like I read the document. It's a big document and it's it takes an attorney to read it, but it's it looks like we've got an offer a mail thing to offset that is what way I saw. I've got emails from from parents want to stop for harass. Well, that's spring. That's a different season. It don't matter. I'm getting what I'm getting at saying if we volerate director's going to be there. Okay, let's do it this way. Let's let's let's pull volleyball out and vote on everything but volleyball. Right now, all those in favor signify by saying I. Now, on the volleyball, we're going to table that. If I
022have a motion to table, let's put it that way. Mr. Gold motion to table it. Mr. Gibson second. All those in favor to table. See if I'm saying I Let's find out what we got. And it is tabled till the next meeting. It has to come up on the next meeting agenda or it is lost forever. Okay. Number 16 is approval of payment of 10 unused vacation days to Christy resignation effected June 30, 2025. Do I have a motion? M make a motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Anyway, okay. Any discussion on this one? Sir. Yes sir. All favor. the same problem. Uh I I don't have a problem with it, but I just want to know how many days she's in the office since we already knew super. Does she have 10
023left? She h Yes. I check with Missy. How much how many times is she in the office over this past but work from this office? She works even on the weekends. I ain't going to complain. I'm move past that. So, it's no big deal. But, you know, you're going to be in the office if you don't work. Approval of service and professional personnel. Number seven, huh? Yes, we did. [Music] All those in favor of paying Christie vacation. We voted 5. Yes. Number 17 is approval of service and profession personnel. Do I have a motion? Motion. Do I have a second? uh request your transfer to school brand from teacher kindergarten to teach her first grade 256 school year employment of Michael Los Angeles as custodian 3 elementary for the summer of 2025 as a half
024day custodian June 16 through June 30th from 8:30 and 12:00 p.m. Thursday was ready to pay. May paid holidays are not part of this contract. Retirement of Valerie as co as coach Marie at Green Bay Elementary Middle School annual effective June 30th 2025 due to retirement. She will be with the boss. That's um request to transfer through Sid Cler from ECAT special education classroom bus prek to ECAT special education classroom bus for first grade. Employment of Britney placed as K5 teacher persona school effective June 16th through July 30th at $25 per hour can be adequate staffing and student enrollment paid holidays per month contract and employment with Chloe Hardy as second grade teacher at Hillsbury Elementary School effective for the 25 26 school year employment at Pocahontas County High School. Stephanie Haynes as custodian for
025county high school for up to seven days for summer help with school preparation scheduled to be determined by school custodian county director of government program special education prepaid schools and elementary instruction and credit effective June 30th 2025 employment of Sarah Hamilton as treasure director of finance for Pocahontas County schools at the state minimum salary based on degree exper experience effective July 1st, 2025. Turnover employment is 261 days. Employment of Janette Wagner, a substitute for K5 teacher for summer school effective June 16th through July 30th, 2025 at $25 per hour as needed to pay holidays per month. Employment is Katie Gross substitute a person for Sunday school at Mington Elementary for elementary students at $17 an hour Monday 90 Monday through Friday June 16th through July 30 employment of the following substitute teacher for county schools
026buzzard substitute custodian for county schools any questions all those in favor signify by saying Uh Sarah, congratulations. Matters of the board, Mr. Gibson. Matters of the board. I need a motion for a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Matter of the board, Mr. Gibson. Yeah, we so yesterday I had a conversation with one of our own recently graduated students, Emma. Are you are we reaching out to these homegrown people and we've been working with Miss to make sure that certification and everything behind. She she come along because she she wants she told me she wants she came she went to school with me to come back here and work someday. Well, make sure we get her. She needs to apply therapy position and you can see people kind of move around. Sarah Brown, you
027know, first just so she just please u every time every time. All right. Okay. Um she has to watch the posting deadline before deadline. Okay. All right. That's right. And what we did was we post online on the website every Thursday. I just want to make sure we're extending an avenue for this young person. The math position. I'm concerned about the math position, too. you know, he had a I think I shared with somebody an email um that this particular citizen said if we didn't have the position, she was going to pull her home school card and bring her kids out of school to get this done. So, you know, I want it I want that investigated. Mrs. know I am so sorry that she's leaving us and that's my mind and I'd like to
028tell her to her. I'd like to talk to her personally but I am terribly sorry that she's leaving and resigning. It makes me sad and um that's all I have. Thank you Mr. Dix. I want to touch on the bank position too because to me we need 60 students to justify a teacher 10 period period and a teacher is going to cost a whole lot more we have to have 15 payments for the student take funding to come close what would we be paying for a teacher and I'm all about education and I'm all about kids getting everything they need. But I just feel like it sector county that feel that it's their children and they deserve the top classes, the high level stuff and all the rest of these kids. It doesn't matter. And
029we're a place in our budget where every teacher has to count the word. We have we look at the whole picture. We can't pick and choose the four same volleyball. We volleyball forever those girls. That's the only sport they play. That's the only thing they do and that's important. But can we afford it? That's what we have to look at especially with the state. Well, it's not like we're denying them access to those meth glasses, right? We're just giving them a different way to get them. Well, I guess if miraculously we had a bunch of kids signed up for it, you know, we did terminate the position with the caveat that we could bring it back necessary, right? Didn't we do that? And we lost 20 kids to the hospital from last year to this
030year. Well, I know we when we when we turn did that in spring, we voted that out. said if we necessarily bring it back to mistake class in our math program and said we don't need another teacher and we're talking about five Even some of those do not meet the requirements. We could have to all day all day class and virtual is cheaper than $60,000 for a teacher. We got another question something and if the schedule comes out we but we got right now we have three history teachers we have three science teachers and we have three math teachers. Yes. Yes. So why would we need four? I'm just throw it out there. We do we put one but I just don't for for that many students today we can't just what did you miss?
031Go ahead. Thank you. One thing I'd like to get clarified is do the the high school have a schedule? Mr. Harrison stood up there and said we do not. I told the last meeting we had so I forget that we we do have a schedule at the high school. I was confirmed that by by Miss Kendall and Miss uh RIC if you're watching this or whatever you're getting fed some wrong information somewhere. So, uh, the other thing that I would as board member, I'd like to bring it up. I'd like make a motion that this board, uh, have the make the approval to hire anybody that's in the, uh, administrative position, any kind of administrative position that we have to approve. Do you want that put on the agenda for next? Yes, I want that.
032Um education assistant high school being administration [Music] would you put that on the agenda for the next meeting please? Uh anything else? I think that's all I got one question artist and I'm glad coming back county because she was a girl winter. How many kids in the second grade park I am hearing out of that area down there probably three or four of these kids is going to be homeschooled. Have you heard that? Yeah. Have you heard that? Six out of the but I've heard there's going to be at least two out of the out of the second and I I don't have a problem with her. I don't have no problem at all with Miss Hardy. Not at all. I think she's great that she's coming back to the county. But you know, we
033used to put on all these agendas if enough children apply, you know, maybe we should start doing that again because can we move her around if need be a second grade teacher? cost. That's what I think. We used to put that on sports put on everything. Yes. Yeah. And it should be for especially if you're going to have less than five flags. It's small. Yes. In Irish in a class, but we can't send them. Oh, no. Oh, no. I mean, look, listen to the numbers. They are full and overflowing. The solution would be that we need to look at boundaries. We could reverse that southern district. That's southern district. We may have to look into something like that because and I am so proud of Chloe. I've known Chloe ever since she was a little
034girl. I'm so proud of her to come back with her mom and grandma, you know. But yeah, but we got to watch our budget. We don't want to count. So, we got to be very careful about how we do that. Huh? And I I'm ask B on our in our community in schools. Mob loss. and they not go out into the community and say, "Hey, you know, we got a great school down here in Hillsboro. Do you want to stop homeschooling, go to our school? You'll be around other kids. Do we have anybody that does that?" But after that initial visit, do we ever come back to them and say, "Hey, look, you know, we only got five kids in this class. be like your you know this what a product also asks gave them
035their list of school students and ask them to contact me if I'm wrong I will keep up the numbers very good don't we have 91 kids it's either virtually or homeschool in coach county overund now Well, there's several reasons that get interesting to know how many until the state comes up with a test or something. a motion on that. All those in favor. Okay. Our next board meeting, education meeting will be held on Tuesday, July the 1st, 2025, beginning at 6 p.m. at the board of education conference room. Y'all have made a motion. Do I have a second? Had a second. All those in favor sign by saying I. I. We are hereby