001He's want to take over the board. Okay, we're live. >> Oh, wow. >> All right, we're going to go ahead and call our special meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education to order. It's 401. If you'll stand, we'll say the pledge and our student center lead. I pledge allegiance 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 guys. >> Let the record show that all board members are present in person this evening. And we'll begin with our local school improvement council presentation from Eastland Elementary. I said it's been really busy, more busy than usual beginning of the year and I worked on this and I realized when I was printed out today
002it was like 24 pages. So >> you can read this later. Yes, I should >> be like reading a novel >> at the end. >> We're I'm gonna let you read on your own some of it. >> Of course. >> And you're going to use the screen, right? >> Yeah. Katie's going to do part of the presentation for our parent night and I'll just talk a little bit about our data and stuff in um here. >> Okay. So, um >> feel free to move if you're fine. So, um, with our attendance this year, we've been doing, uh, starting the day each day with a little chant and we are always, um, every morning we get on teams meeting so the kids think they're on TV and they help me with it. So, we do this
003chant where we say Eastland Lakers and then the rest of the building has yell show up and they don't have a ball with it. I thought they'd get tired of it. And so I always want to do it like every other day and I end up having to do it every day and we do it two or three times because they like it to get louder. Um so they really like that. We are doing quite a bit of um attendance incentives. Um one of the things which I haven't got to do yet is our banner there. Um, I'm going to be taking the kids who have perfect attendance and I got them these little clocks that light up and they're going to get one of those and we're going to take a picture there. So,
004I'm hoping to do that at the end of this week or the beginning of next, but um they've been really excited about it. I feel like the sickness and stuff, even though we had the hand put the new mouth, um, hasn't been as bad this year. Um, and feel like the parents are trying to to get here. So things are working out there. We do some other things like um um so our title one specialist they keep track and you're spelling attendance and they still record the classroom. So each class gets to do that. But then we have attendance boards at the end of every week and I announce that on the um announcements and they get some free time and they get to carry our mascot around for the week and um then at
005the end of every nine weeks we see who's the winner of that and they get to do something even more special. I volunteered our secretary to play kickball with them. She's not aware of that yet, but she's got she's got she's fast and she's got some long legs. So anyway, um but they're having a lot of fun with that. They really look forward to it every week. Um anything else? >> Yeah, we really try to um you know, the counselor reinforces good attendance. Um, you know, we contact parents. Uh, we try to reach out and be helpful if they're having a little trouble getting to school or, um, sending in their notes, things like that. So, I think it's really been a way to reach out to the parents. So, it's not been that that
006difficult to keep up. Um, in our enrollment, this is the part we're not really excited this year. started out having almost 140 kids and I've lost I'm down to like 124. Some have gone homeschool, some have moved out of the area. Couple kids have been with foster kids, but that's been very disappointing because we have a lot of some things that we think our school is the best and it's exciting and we try to reach out. So, that's been a little disappointing. don't know what the answer is to that. Um, and then our academic growth. So, um, with our academic growth, we do some things like with our reading achievement. You know, we have our booking machine that's still going strong. We're just now starting to reach some goals. I think last Tuesday we were
007able to um get books out for goals. So, that was exciting. um we do the arrow points and if you notice here on reading achievement um we're really jumping into the science of reading I have some of my teachers that are interested in taking the courses I'm taking the courses that are offered right now too and I feel like everyone um wants to learn more I definitely have a staff of learners and then our writing improvement. We're using two new writing programs. Um, did we start both of them last year or this one? Okay. Both of them last year and we saw >> pretty good. >> Yeah, it was really really amazing year. So, um I felt like everybody really put their whole heart into that and and worked through it. So, um we also
008use the the great thing about our county is we have Rhonda >> O'Neal Rhonda O'Neal who helps with the writing and the reading and then with the math. We have Kelly Arthur and um they're just invaluable. You know, I think other people will when they're gone will be able to do their job, but I'm just not sure how equity is effective. These people are really talented and do a lot of school just in the classroom. And and then of course we are a title one school and another title one two title one teachers then I have a full-time interventionist this year which I don't think ended up um being that way in most schools but where the third grade success act they were getting A's um second grade and then halftime in revenge third and
009my they had been out the second grade and so we were able to use our interventionist in second and third and keep them here full-time. So that's been really really nice to have. And then of course we have more highlights and opportunities like we we're one of the schools that has the summer school and the after school program robotics and Miss Ross still does the civics. This will be her third year doing the civics. It's been a really good experience for the kids. So and you can see some of the data. These first two graphs are probably the most talented here. Now, we did get a new curriculum with our math and um it wasn't for lack of effort, but we did go down a little bit this year. Um but we have steady inclines
010in our reading and our science. But if you look to the next page, which adds our benchmark we just took, you can see that all of our scores are already, you know, we're already testing up there. I feel like it's going to be a great year um to go to build some. Now there are other pages here if you want to look a little bit more in depth there but I can let you do that just some explanations over the last three years for for mathematics reading science I and one of the reason another reason this got a little bit wonky too is because um AI is fantastic so I would just like put in my data and then I say well I want to see it this way and I want I want to
011look at it where these so you can take a look when you pass I used our zoom in as Virginia um our benchmark our last year's assessments that we had put together too So, if anyone have any questions specifically for this part and then we always like to do this every year, the strategic plan, we always kind of narrow that down so we have all of us have a copy to look at when we lose our way in the middle of the year. you know, you still have here's our goals, here's what we're focused on, and that really does help quite a bit. And then, um, I always add the progress notes. I've done that every year where you can see um really how each class is performing and even you know um even more
012specifically like how many are performing as master and then you want to pass through that and get to strategic collaboration. ation to raise proficiency rates at Eastland Elementary. These are just some things that we do and we talk about them all the time with um in principal meetings at a district level, but um you know, of course, our data driven instruction and monitoring. Uh this stack is fabulous at that. Everything they do, any grouping, um you know, any pull outs, anything like that is based on this. And so they um you know our grouping and pull outs could change at any time depending on what kids need and the data that we see there and Miss Ferguson and Miss Pearson monitor that constantly. And then our 10-minute meetings for targeted support. I haven't had time
013to have like a real official 10-minute meeting although we talk all day long. I talk all the time when people stop by my office, but I'm excited to get those started. Um, our PLC's and our PLC's are really strong. Um, our teachers look forward to the time that they have to do that together every other week. um and they go over a few time and they they really do a good job trying to um bring the different grade levels together and everybody be looking at the same thing and going back to meeting our goals and bringing in the data. So that's a constant. This is actually one of my goals for the year as a principal. Um, a lot of times for PLC's, I know that they do a great job, but for me, a
014lot of times I might end up covering or something because we do a different schedule that day. So, for me, I'm trying to get in um for each of my PLC's at least once. So, that's two for me a month at least. So, I'm kind of excited about that. Parent engagement is really big to us here. that it's kind of a year ch every year challenge, right? >> That Katie adors and she'll be going over in a minute. So, I'll let her kind of jump in there in just a second. Um, then we are blessed here to have some of our teachers. They're on the math quadr I have master teachers here. um they reach out to the whole county all the schools and you know they might have other schools in grade levels they
015attend to. So we're very fortunate here with that no um lack of resources as far as teacher talent and what they can help other um and our book study. We're getting ready to start a book study this week. the building classroom. I'm pretty excited about that. We've never done home here since I've been here. So, I'm excited about that. And I'll just go ahead and finish up so you can have the fun part when Katie gets up here. Right. So, I did um now I have only said discipline rate. I didn't really think I had enough to have a rate. So, I just wrote, you know, I've had two out of school suspension and one bus suspension so far this year. But I did include, let me go back a page, our discipline policy. And
016our teachers, they they want to have the coward in their classroom and they send students to me when they've had repeat offenses or it's something that the kid just needs to have a little time away or, you know, something maybe a little more severe, but they pretty much use little, you know, like the little discipline slips and stuff. We send those home for parents. So, we're always contacting parents. I follow up with a phone call if I get three of those. So, um, so that seems to work really well for us at this level. And then we also do our turtle trades each month to just encourage and teach them these different trades to work for. And the kids really do want to get students of the month and they'll ask me all the time,
017"How do I get that?" And I'll say, "Talk to your teacher." And and I'll go over announcements once a month, a few times a month, too. and we'll say what this means, how this looks for them to act that way. And um that seems to be something they really kind of strive for. So, and then the very last thing was our facility improvements needed. I I have a few pictures here. Um we had a tree fall out back and so our fence was damaged and it could potentially be a problem. It's over to the side a little bit, but it still would be very accessible. And then our fence down there near the fire department, the big fence, it's just have a sele. Um, we need some tile around the mug in the boys bathroom
018upstairs. And then in our gym, we had painted it and stuff, but the top part, the insulation's everything. It would look really nice if we could get that. And then I know this is really expensive, but these two doors right here I worry about because it comes from the main building to this building and we don't have keypads on it and it's almost impossible to keep locked because we have a lot of traffic through here. We have gates that are locked, you know, but I do worry that those are kind of open. >> Yeah. Yeah. I would love to have tea bags there. But I think that's about it for everything that except for Miss Katie. >> Mr. Alexander came the night of our event. >> But we wanted to go ahead and share a
019little bit. So I am Katie. Sorry if this is close or kind of strange. for you guys. My partner in crime, Evan Pearson, couldn't make it this evening. Um, but I'm so excited to share with you our roll out for red carpet for literacy. So, every year we kind of challenge ourselves to come up with a parent engagement night for our families. And this year we focus specifically on literacy because the years before we had done that and anyway, um, we focused on literacy for this event. And okay, we did an old Hollywood scene and the kids had no idea that we were going to all dress up in this theater. So, let me just tell you, they were quite surprised and it was such a fun time. So, our staff never seems to make
020me like I'll throw up this strange crazy idea and they're like, "Sure, let's do it." So, anyway, I'm always so thankful for our friends here at Um, and there's always so much prep work involved. Um, so like I said, this is kind of an old Hollywood glam theme that we did. And so for our roll out the red carpet for literacy, we of course had to roll out the red carpet. Um, and we also sent home RSVPs um so that we would know exactly who was coming and they could prep. Um, and they also got golden tickets for each kiddo because they had to rotate through three different literacy stations. So at each station, they received a star gold star hole punch in their golden ticket. And once they got three star punches in their
021ticket, they got to meet us down for the grand finale over in the gym. And we also had Creekide donated some goodies for us. It was really just such a great event. Um, and we knew logistically, like logistics are my thing, y'all. So, we knew logistically we did not want to have 80 people going through our hallways trying to get to these different center rotations. So, um, we have our students to where they were just doing the literacy rotation and our parents stayed in here for kind of our black. Um, and so we had this all set up for them and we actually had a recipe for reading menu that we had created using Canva which is my favorite thing ever. Um, so we went over our appetizer section which was K through2 tips and
022tricks for reading. And if you want to mention that way you guys can all see it's kind of extensive so I'll just do kind of an overview but we had appetizers which were our K through two tips and tricks and we talked about dectable readalouds and delicious environmental print and just different ways they could incorporate this at home with kids and then our main dishes were for our five students and just ways that they could incorporate comprehension at home that we discussed and um like do people tracking etc. But you can kind of see through there and we had their school suited and all that. We really had a good time. Um, and the parents were so engaged and I'm just so like proud like everyone just showed up and showed out. So it was
023really great. And then I really hope this works. And Alexander was here for the time and he was all either way jazz and these are teachers coming in for an introduction for all. [Music] [Applause] [Music] This is our teachers. [Music] So, if you can't tell, we really do have a boyfriend here. And here's a little bit behind the scenes. See how excited all of our getting ready to appear, make a big debut. So, they were all hiding behind these doors and we had all of our kids seated out here with the parents and then we turned off the lights, turned on the music jack and they walked out. So, it was pretty cool. Um and then so we had mentioned we separated our parents and we did up parent training and while they were doing
024their parent training we had kids rotating through three different literacy stations and like I said they had a golden ticket taking them with them. Um but we wanted to make sure our centers were developmentally appropriate for our kids. So we had them split. We had K through two centers. It was site work. Um, we did a lights, camera, action, flashlight, reading station, and a visualization station that included a readaloud about going to the movies and a comic strip. So, it was all movie themed because we can't help ourselves. All right. And then our three through five literacy centers. We had a popcorn bucketballs, which is all about main idea. And then we did um concession stand creations where they had to do a descriptive writing about which concession stand um kind of delicious treat they
025would choose. And then we did a pop The kid just rocked it and we were just so proud of them. Now for act two, we went to the gym for our big Pixar short and Evan Pearson's the best. She's my kind teacher and I and she got this big gigantic screen donated and so now we have it for our school for anytime we want to use it. Um but anyway, we set it up like a drive-in movie. So the kid each had their own parking spot. It was a yoga mat down to the floor and if they presented their golden ticket they all received popcorn and water and then um we used the Pixar short for teaching and so we paused every few minutes to ask questions about kind of promote comprehension. Um and then
026final thing we did was we had all the students give a drum roll please and then they went ahead and did a scratch off on a golden ticket to see it. And here you can see is Carly Kissner and I don't know if she's ever won anything in her life but she's so excited. It was a big deal. But all of this has been donated as well. It was like a movie themed kind of like snack box goodie box and we had a $50 Walmart gift card. I was like kids I want to win this stuff. So our results we feel like everything went really well. We had 67 total participants, not including our staff members. Does that include staff? Um, and that was the week it was fun. So, we did really good having
02767 participants. I kept praying. I was like, Lord, please don't let our staff get done for this event. But anyway, we had all 35 student spots were filled on day one of RSP. So, they were all really excited about the event. And here you can see these are all of our parents that stayed over for the parent engagement section of the night. And then this and then here we had our students answering questions and questions based off the Pixar short movie that we watched. But overall it was so great. We had parents commenting on Facebook on social media all about how much fun they had had. And we did have photo ops because hello, we got to have photo ops. So we had those ready and we had so many families just enjoying that. Um,
028but overall a fun time at all and see. Um, but just so you know, you'll have to stay tuned to see um what's coming for this spring. But we do have some good ideas for this. >> Very good. Is that it? >> That's it. So >> it's in there on page 10 for that question. We know you're in fact writing program. I know thought this was mine. She's in fourth grade this year even through third grade into starting the writing this year. And I think it's also consistency across the grade levels. So our K2 primary by the time they're getting to be in second grade, they're already starting to understand format of how they're supposed to structure their introduction sentence. So I'm building on that and then once they get up to step top um
029then they're going to choose that third grade building for fourth and fifth. So I think it's going to be a growing field as they left third grade. They already been exposed to that and then we're going to deal with that. So I feel like we're going to see those continations [Music] because we have situations where I do a lot more hands on and so it's not I do what you do or I do what you do. It's more of them doing it, exploring the math. And I know personally in my class after teaching for a whole year last year, I know how to modify it to where the small group is going. Um, so I feel like it was last year so hard. We really had this issue. We're like, "Oh my gosh, today we're
030supposed to do these for kids and we really need support. You need anything at all, just reach out. You need somebody to come out and help Anyway, >> I have two Megan and I will say Megan, that's her style. She jumped right into that last year. Felt like everything was a little like everything's awkward a little bit. There's a lot and everything, but once they started seeing how it worked and then the people from Car or um Kelly would come in and say, "Hey, I bet you didn't normalize this or this or this." So, they were ready for that next step and loved whatever she presented. So, a lot of support. And just in case you don't remember, but this was our West Virginia State of the Year finalist [Applause] and we support I feel
031like from the county. We really do. I mean there's not a day I if I need Nikki, Stephanie, Tanya, Mr. Walker, whatever. I've got that right there. Kelly Arthur Rhonda. I haven't got to use Rhonda yet. She's supposed to have this week, too. So, I don't really know what else we could ask for as far as support with your students that you do. my kids. I've talked to them, you know, um and I think that's because that's an option for them now, you know, like one little family had a lot of sickness and they attended really nervous. So then as soon as they started getting sick, they were sick right off. They just thought and then another I felt like They've never seen behaviors that maybe they didn't want to address and so it was
032just easier to keep. Um I know just some just thought it would be easier and I expect a few back and they realize it's not easy. I've had that last year happen and they realize that like we're we can get them to do more. We know what they need to do. So some of them I think one or two weeks back and maybe be more put more effort. >> Yeah. But then we've just lost some, you know, we had a couple of foster kids that were back and then just a few moves. So that's but in county so that was good. >> Yeah. some cake and candy. Okay, just anything else? Anyone else? Thank you all very much. >> Congratulations. >> I think we have a Marshall's data meeting tomorrow, but I think that sport
033is good. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm I'm excited to look over it. I like to I'm a little nervous. Okay, let's move on to our new business. Superintendent recommends approval of the following action items and additional items received prior to the time of the meeting may be added. Discussion and separate action of items may be requested by members of the board or the superintendent. Items are subject to change. Any blames be filled in prior to the meeting. In the event a nominee withdrawals, we reserve the right to put the next candidate in that. So number one is consider for approval the recommended personnel matters on page one. question by Randy second. >> That's just largely the hiring of substitutes. Uh there is the fourth grade teacher position at Kellogg where we have the overage in
034those both of those classes. Um and it's been an overage since the beginning of the year. And uh since since it's remained in um we're going to go ahead and fill that position. Any other questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries five to zero. Number two, consider for approval approach ordering quotes excess of $5,000 in pages 2 through eight. Motion motion by John second. >> I second. >> So um we have there's a number of POS here. First up is uh playmates um and that's their reimbursement for preschool meals. And I've asked Lisa to put together some information for you. So that's with your information here this evening. you should have it. Um, it is the one with an apple on the front page. Lisa's always creative. >> So,
035if we if you have questions regarding that PO, she can uh she can respond. So, um I know some of the questions that came up at the last meeting, Lisa, were about >> how do they how do they submit numbers? So, I know we have approximately 145 students that are at off-site locations this year. Last year it was around 169. How do they submit numbers? How does the whole process work? So I don't know if you guys had time to go through what I sent you for clarification purposes because I understand that it's a large understand. So um just real quick in what mentioned I sent you I listed the fivemates locations and the schools that they are attached to their partner schools we call them and the secretaries at those schools that are designated
036my food service secretaries. So those ladies get their meal numbers each day and they use she uses their we number. So they are attached to our schools. They have numbers and she enters their meal counts each day and also just an example. You can see what that would look like when breakfast some >> Well, can I ask a question? >> Yes. Like in the West Morland playmates, probably twothirds of those kids are Central City. >> I'm sorry. >> Twothirds of those kids are >> Cabell County. >> Now you all divide that up. >> Those are not our students. >> Okay. >> Just our students that are attached to CK Elementary School. >> Okay. or when you said west corn it would be ke >> so they would have a specific weer that differentiates them from
037county >> yeah so they're actually enrolled in school so can pull them up so she has no access to the county students >> so regardless of where they live they're enrolled in our schools so it' be it you know it's almost like a transfer if they if they've been accepted to that um to that playmates then they're enrolled at Kellogg. So they count in our enrollment. >> Example of the lunch count. Um the next page was a statistic contract we signed with them last year and that is the reimburseable rates for claimates. That is a federal set number. They are under the umbrella what's called CACF. We're under the umbrella of the National School of Breakfast Program. So those are the rates they get reimbursed. And on the sheet after that set are the rates
038that we get reimbursed for breakfast in our rates are a little bit higher than their rates. >> I have a question. Those rates that are you have listed in that email that we got, how do those compare with what we pay for a student's lunch, say here at East London, are those comparable? Uh because I felt I felt that that was a little a little more than >> you think numbers are a little more >> I did I I want to know how much does it cost to feed a student at our schools through >> I don't have that exact number for you to get something for you. >> How much are we reimbured for a student at this school? >> Oh for this school. Well that's on page uh four. This was last year's
039rates, but I included this year's rates as well at the end. Is that what you're asking? >> No, that's not my That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking what does it cost Wayne County schools to feed our students in our schools is what is the question I ask. >> Yes, it varies for me, but I can get you an average if you'd like. >> That's what I was wanting. >> But it's nowhere near the cost of our reimbursement if that's what >> So, it's less than >> Yes. Yes, it's less than our It cost us less to feed them >> than what we're getting reimbured. >> Yes, that's correct. Now, there is a little bit inflation with food this year. We've been talking about that with the Southwestern co and we've been working with US
040foods to find, you know, cheaper products. There's a little bit of inflation, but yeah, the cost per meal is less than what we are being. >> Yes. Okay. So, um that's those pages there. Um, >> so when I'm looking at page four, so for free lunch, um, $445, am I reading that right? >> Correct. >> And that's what we are reimbursed for every child that eats a lunch >> in our county. In our county, >> we are labeled community eligibility provision, C. That's how we get free meals for our students. So on an average our schools are economically disadvantaged at a 60% or higher rate based on the federal um not algorithm but formula the federal formula >> and then and then for breakfast we're reimbursed $2.84 >> correct. Yes. >> And so to Mark's
041question the co the cost for the meal it just depends on what the meal is. >> Yes. >> And um Okay, I got you. For instance, pepperoni rolls are the most expensive product we have, but it's our highest milk participation day. >> And your grab and go breakfast like the cereal or whatever. >> Yeah, that >> there's not a whole lot of cost in there, >> right? But you're still reimbured $2.84 for every child to get them. >> Yes. >> Even if you only had 50 cents in >> Yes. >> Yeah. I understand what you're saying. I don't think I guess what I was getting at is we do we we turn this is what we give playmates for feeding the kids that are there's none of that we get to keep in our food
042services program >> well if I understand your question we kind of make a little bit of money on that on the reimbursement because I'm paying the same amount of meals that they're they're invoicing weekly on so You look on the nest, >> right? I I understand what you're saying. What if they tell you that they fed a hundred kids today at $4 and whatever. >> Okay. >> We have to pay them 400 and whatever. >> Correct. >> That's what my question. >> Yes, that is correct. Yes, that that's correct. And then we turn around and claim those same number of kids. Yes. So we get reimbured whatever we whatever we've given the playmates to give these children we're reimbured that same amount of course a little more >> a little more than that. Okay. >>
043So they're not playmaker's not making >> no they're not and in fact I was I've been thinking about this since Mr. Alexander asked me to provide some information for you. It's a really good partnership for us because we don't have to provide cooks at those locations for those students. They have their own cooks. So that's four full-time cooking positions that we don't have to have in our county. >> So plus the catering vehicles which you would have purchas they send me menus. Um I don't have an example of like the quarterly monitoring but they're required to do monitorings just like we are. They're under state audits just like we are. >> Do they compare with the menus that we provide? >> Yeah, they have good and I have an example if you want to look.
044>> That's okay. I'll take your >> Yeah. No, they do a good job with their menus from what I can tell. >> So on page five, are these the rates that we will be paying this year? The two 237 and the 443. >> So five and six, sir. Those are examples of last year last year reimbursements. I don't have one for this year yet because they'll they'll put August and September together. So, we should be getting that any day. But I think we haven't received that from them because I've not sent them their their signed contract yet. So, they're looking for that soon, probably before they endorse us for the first two months. >> Okay. So, did the did the federal reimbursement rates change for this year? >> Yes. have had this position. Our reimbursement
045rate our reimbursement rates have increase each year and I think that's because the federal government takes into account their inflation. Um but so do the CACF rates those also increase. So I gave you this year's rates our agreement with claimates and then what our reimbursement rates are as well from the state. I say state it's really to the state department. Um, so, um, I also wanted to point out, um, I understand that purchase order is large, $100,000, but if they, if they claim, and enrollment goes up and down. So, when we say last year's enrollment was, what we say $169 or $169 students, um, I have that. So, we reimbured them last year a total of $102,110 and some change for their kiddos. >> And all these students are offsite. They're not in our schools.
046They're all at those four facilities. >> This is just the playmates. Yes, sir. Um, so the purchase order of 100,000 was pretty dry on last year. If they had claimed 169 students every day for every meal, say every kid was there for every meal every day, we would have had to reimburse the $157,000. So, they're not doing that. I know that there's a question in the air about that. But, but my food service secretaries are really good and diligent about making sure the kids are there, that they say are there, and and I do believe that they're feeding the say they're eating because from what I know about preschool, their meals are family style. So when their kiddos come in, they're all kind of sitting together and eating. So yeah, they did provide those meals
047to that. So um I think that's all that I have for you. Um >> I think I got to the information I was talking about was pages eight and nine. >> Yes, that's correct. So those are >> those are the new numbers for this year. >> Yes. So playmates will make 246 per breakfast. >> Correct. >> We're reimbured 2.94 per breakfast. >> Correct. That's 48 cents more. We reimbured 48 cents more per breakfast meal and 2 cents more per lunch meal >> and the lunch is 462 and they're reimbured at 460. >> Yes. So the money that we reimburse to finance of course goes towards their food cost but also goes towards their personal cost for that clear. >> Thank you. We will. >> There any other questions concerns about that first purchase order makes
048more sense. I appreciate the explanation of course. >> And yeah, we have the rest of the POS in there. Um, so out of our professional development funds, um, we of course are working with Carnegie on our math program K through 8. And, uh, the PO that you see here is from title federal professional development funds, um, for Carnegie to come in the district, give support to teachers and to principles at the schools. Um, >> how many days are they doing this on the average? How many times you see at Eastland Elementary? >> How many times will Carnegie people be at Eastland Elementary assisting you? Just average. >> Well, I mean, at least once a month. >> Yeah. Well, we haven't approved them yet. So, >> I didn't mean to put you on the spot. I
049just >> That's okay. >> I just wanted to >> Yeah, they were very helpful and we and that's the other thing like my staff was excited to meet them because they would break things down or jump right into what they were doing and show them. So, that is always money, not just somebody teaching us, oh yeah, you can do this and that and not jump in. But they were being with us. >> So >> I understand. I just >> I just ask a lot of questions about finances because you know we're taxpayers money that we're dealing with and I'm going to be as much of a watchdog as I possibly can. >> That's money. >> Ton, I got a question. >> Sure. >> This virtual academy, >> is that the same one that those kids
050taken out of their home? Six of them. >> Um I'm not sure. There's several there's several ver virtual schools that exist. And so what this bill is is the uh what this bill is is the uh any student that left us after second month last year after October 1st those uh they bill. Okay. And we can do the same to them if there were students that were in the virtual and they came back to us after October 1st. So we are providing some bills to some places. This was our bill that came from the state >> and this comes through the department of ed department. >> Yeah. Yeah. The department of ed reports the numbers to us and I check with Jeb to make sure that everything looks accurate. >> This is required for the
051state. >> Yes. And then the prometheium panels on page seven. Those are just wear and tear, replacement of Prometheium panels um as they break down. >> Now, is the Carnegie money that's out of title funds for >> Yes, it's out of title funds for PD. >> Yep. And we did a uh we did a the state um had us do a request for proposal on that. So we actually put out, you know, PD services. Of course, we were very interested in Carnegie since we have their curriculum, but they they had responded and uh >> so we bid it out. >> Yeah. I said it earlier, not in the meeting, but that is a really good deal on that truck. the low mileage that it had on it. >> Yes. >> I don't know who found
052that, but >> Bill Priest found that. Bill Priest found that. So, it's a utility truck, low miles, good price, you know. He told me >> the miles and he said, "Now, how how much you think?" And I was in my mind I was thinking 50 $60,000 and he said 38 said, "Sold. Find another one now." Yeah, good deal. >> And we had um we purchased buses and uh we had some money left over. >> So, this is not even coming out of >> Yeah, it's not this is not coming where it you know, usually we pay for this out of county funding, but we've got some extra transportation funding that we can address. So, I'm hoping to bring another one to you here at some point this year. That's even better. >> There was another
053question that popped in my head just just curiosity. >> How who and how does it determine that we'll get that truck >> that we will get it? >> No. Who will get it in the maintenance? Who determines that? And how is it determined? >> We usually determine it's determined by the uh maintenance director and if it's the if it's at the bus garage, everybody uses it down there because they're all on site. >> Will this one be based out of the bus garage? >> No, no, no, no. This one will be Mr. Priest finds the vehicles. When we purchase them, we assign them to the maintenance department. >> What's the >> So, generally, they go and replace the oldest truck, the truck that's in the worst condition. >> I'll be honest with you, I've had
054a couple calls >> wanting a truck. >> Not necessarily wanting a truck, >> but >> that that would be in line with >> wanting to know the process. Oh, yeah. >> I couldn't tell. Yeah, it comes up every time we buy one. >> Is the oldest truck? >> And I can we'll update the list for you and show you which one we replace. >> That'd be nice. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions on those purchase orders? >> All in favor? I >> motion carries new business for approval of the including mountain state and Wayne County board to hire one at extended school mental health grant specialist for the 2526 school year. The board will pay state $5,000 sipment plus 7% administrative fee for a total of 5350 for the employee grant special for the 256.
055>> The these are grant funded positions. So, if you'll remember about two years ago, we secured an expanded school mental health grant and um we had hired one uh position to oversee all the grant. That gentleman has left the position. And so, um we're going to use some of our own people to manage the grant and we're going to do these these positions. And the reason that we take them through Mountain State is that they are at will. So anytime we want to stop, we can stop. So if anything would ever happen with the grant, regardless of what time of year it was, we can end the position. >> Motion by Jita. Second. >> Second. I'll make a motion. >> Mark, you did it. >> Okay. I'll make a second then. >> You missed the
056first one. John made the >> Jita and Mark. >> Then I'll make the third. Okay, we'll take it. >> Any other question? >> I can't hear down there. >> All in favor? >> And item number two is the same grant. So we there will be a person that oversees the grant has to turn in the expenses and all that. Item number two is uh three um implementation specialists. Those will be based out of each of the hospitals ideally. And uh there's a $3,500 stipen uh for for doing that expanded work. What they're working on is drugrevention activities and uh vaping prevention activities not only in the high schools but in the feeder schools as well. >> Perfect. All right. Any questions on number two for the grant implementation specialist? >> I'll make a motion. Motion
057by second by Randy. >> No other questions. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries by three. Consider for approval the adoption policy 3120.12 substitutes in areas of critical need and storage. >> So we had already updated the the transportation for the and so we've already sent that to the state. Right. >> We have to do the professional annually as well. The only reason we had to take this through the first and second reading and out for public comment is because um that uh there were changes made in it and so um we're ready to have it approved and sent. There were no comments. >> No comments. Anyone second? >> I second. >> All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 5 to zero. Consider for approval the 2025 National 4 week proclamation recognizing
058October 5th through the 11th as the National 4 week in Wayne County. So >> second >> and I think Lisa >> and it's written >> Okay. Do you want to read it or do you want to just >> We can read it real quick. I need practice with that. Where whereas 4 is America's largest youth development organization supporting nearly 6 million youth across the country and whereas 4 has helped countless youth in West Wayne County, West Virginia to become confident, independent, resilient, compassionate leaders and whereas 4 is delivered by extensions, a community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing through hands-on projects. in important areas of health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement. And whereas National 4 week showcases the incredible ways that 4 inspires
059kids to do and highlights the remarkable 4 youth in Wayne County, West Virginia who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them. Whereas 4 network of nearly 500,000 volunteers, 3,500 professionals provides caring and supportive mentoring to all 4ers helping them grow into true leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Now therefore, I president of the Wayne County Board of Education do hereby proclaim October 5th through the 11th, 2025 as National 4 week throughout Wayne County, West Virginia. We encourage all citizens to recognize 4 for their significant impact they have made on made and continue to make by empowering youth with the skills they need to lead your life. >> Good job. >> We appreciate it. We glad to copies here. One to keep and one for me to take and go to my office.
060All right. >> And I have a third copy which >> I will tell you I've witnessed several of these groups and kiddos and they are they are fantastic and thank you for all the support that you guys do. I want to give you guys one of the best leaders I think. I >> want to thank you for watching after my grandson Kelly Shane. Yes. At Yes. >> Amazing. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. You probably know Sally, too. >> Thank you so much. >> You probably know Sally. >> Yes. I love them. They're amazing. So, I saw Shane today at at middle school. >> Oh, you're fine. Did we actually get a vote on that? >> No, I think I'll make a motion. >> Who made the motion? >> Made the motion. second. >>
061All in favor? >> Any opposition? >> All right. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Jessie. When I was at that All right. >> I said, you know, that my grandson's >> wanting to replace her son as the mayor of Buffalo. She may have >> Okay. Um, updates. There's a few things in your packet. There you'll see a letter from me to director Andy Neptune of the school building authority. This is our 2025 needs project submission that we turned into the state. We will interview in early November and then they make a decision in December. This is for the safe school entries for the rest of the schools that do not have school entries. And so that's in the packet and I just wanted to provide you a copy of what we had submitted
062to the state. All right. The second item, um, because we submitted that beach project, I had to do a, uh, CFP adjustment. You guys approved it on the board agenda, and it was just to have a few of the schools that weren't included in the CDF. So, this is the work that was done and sent to the state. The state board has to approve the CDF amendment. So, this is in the state board now. Okay. And then the last thing is um the state department released their weight their approval status and accreditation for the school districts. So I want them to go over this. Now they do this with all 55 counties. So up at the top um it says in in the very first paragraph it says county status will be reviewed annually to
063determine two accountability measures the balance scorecard indicators of student performance which we've looked at the county scorecard and success performance and success and county operational effectiveness indicators and efficiency. So they look at all of our departments, federal programs, child nutrition, um special ed department, transportation, uh personnel, they look at everything to determine where we are. So, if you look at the very bottom of the first page, you'll see that our county's balance scorecard indicator indicators identified that we were on watch for attendance. And I'm not sure that there's not a district in the state that's not um but on watch for attendance. There were no support indicators and no intensive support indicators. So, that's that's good news. and it explains those stages in that middle box on the page. So there's uh no indicators coming
064up with our students performance or success uh that are flagging any type of necessary for any type of necessity for the state to consider um marking us down. On the back page are county operational effectiveness indicators of efficiency. uh the departments are ranked as meets requirements or needs assistance. Now you'll recall I think two years ago or federal programs where it's marked as needs needs assistance. This year we have one department marked as needs assistance. That's transportation. And so what that is about is they have you know how we looked at the um special education the balance scorecard um or not the balance score card but that point system >> it's like two two pages the desk audit is what they call it. Transportation has their own audit as well. So, they have a point
065system where they get points for certain things. Um, getting getting reports turned in on time. Um, when the state inspectors come, are there any defects with the buses? Either driver defects or mechanical defects. Are there any um are there any uh lapses in record features as far as driver certifications and scope? There's a number of things. We're going to go over those at a meeting. Uh it'll probably be two meetings from now we'll go through that full report and look at >> No, no, we didn't. I got this first. >> Yeah, I haven't seen the official report earlier. So we're we should have it the official report and then um I can tell you the early indications are so what they do is they divide the uh state up into four regions and they base
066like your number of defects you have you have to be in like the top 75% of your region for your lock And so they raised they raised the uh standards on the number of defects. That's one's products is