001remember red is mute and green is live. >> Okay, >> we're ready when you are >> ready. >> 6 o'clock. >> Are you ready? All right, let's go ahead and call our regular meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education to order. It's uh six o'clock. And if you'll stand, we'll say the pledge. >> Mark, you care to lead us. >> 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. Let the record show that all board members are present in person this evening and we can begin uh with the recognitions if we have any. >> No recognitions and no presentations. >> Okay, moving on to our good news. >> Oh yes. >> So
002the best news and I know you're already aware but I just wanted to address it during the board meeting. Nicole Pratt, teacher from Eastland Elementary, has been named a finalist for West Virginia Teacher of the Year, which that means there there are five finalist out of the uh 55 districts. And so she is in the top five. We are very proud of her. And this is the fourth time in eight years that we've had a finalist for that final position. And of course, Sharon Cole was the state teacher of the year. So um we county. >> It just it just shows the quality of teachers that we have in the district that we're consistently seeing them recognized >> at the state level for their performance. So, that's great. >> We're very happy for Nicole. >>
003Kind of like punching above your weight, right? >> Yeah. >> Not bad at all. >> When When will we know? >> They do a um they do a uh ceremony in September. >> September. >> In early September. And a matter of fact, it's scheduled the night of our first board meeting. And so at our next board meeting, uh we'll look at dates throughout the year that could be problematic, whether it's board meetings that fall on Christmas week or Thanksgiving week or that'll be one of them where we might take a look at uh moving the date. >> Okay. >> All right. Moving on to ourformational items, our faculty and staff report uh tomorrow, August 13th. First day of school for our students is August the 19th. >> That's a week from Tuesday. >> Week from
004today. Yeah. >> Tuesday. Yep. Uh regular board meeting on Tuesday, August 26 at 6 PM here in the conference room. And that is all we have those. We can move on to our construction project updates. >> Yes. So the Wayne Middle School um I'm sorry, the Wayne Elementary School major improvement project. That's the addition of the prek rooms. Um, we are starting to move in furniture on Monday. >> Oh, wow. >> Now, those students, you remember the prek's on a different calendar, so those students don't report until I think it's the day after Labor Day. Uh, so we have some extra time there to prepare for them, but we're going to begin moving furniture in on Monday of next week. So, everything is wrapping up down there. >> Right. Um the Spring Valley High School
005soccer lot, we had installed the new drainage line and of course when we did that, we installed that line through the parking lot. So the parking lot had to be tore up. That has been repaved uh as you approve the contract to do that. Uh that work is complete and I'm working on getting a a local company that does um a striping work out there to to uh stripe and and seal the parking lot. So, um you'll likely be seeing something on that at your next board meeting. Uh our painting that you have approved at both Spring Valley High School and Wayne Middle School is ongoing. It's going to be uh it's it's going to be a nice uh nice uh upkeep for the buildings. Uh I've had a chance to visit both sites. I
006sent you some pictures and it >> Yeah, it definitely improves the looks brighter. brighter and cleaner. Brighter and cleaner. Uh Tulsa, uh we have uh put a new kitchen floor down there and it's the epoxy floor that's been put in there. So, I'm sure that they're going to be thrilled with that. That's been needed for several several years and that's been completed this summer. Uh Serita Kenova Elementary School. Uh that's the renovation of the basement there so we can get those locker rooms usable and get some uh usable instructional space in the bottom of the uh CK alumni gym. We are scheduled we'll be doing a pre-construction meeting and I think that that meeting is likely going to take place at the end of this week and then we'll move forward with it. Uh Vincent
007Middle School, the major improvement project there is the safe school entry. Uh the approval of the architect is on your agenda this evening. Uh McKinley is the one that helped us submit the MIP and I'm I'm uh uh recommending them for approval on the contract. Uh so you have that on your agenda as well. Uh Wayne High School, the athletic roof, uh we bid that out. If you remember, we had originally priced it out and it came in well above price. So, we changed some of the specifications. We rebid that out and we've got a number that I think is a is a good number for us to work on. So, that is on your agenda for approval this evening as well. Uh I can't remember if I mentioned this at the last meeting. Uh
008but the lavallet roof work has been completed there. So, that they're they're finished. It's good to go. Um the Buffalo K through8 project. Uh we've had design meetings over the previous two weeks. Um one with the architects and then an internal group had a design meeting as well. And we've provided feedback to McKenley and McKinley is going to do an on-site visit to the middle school this Thursday. So that work will continue. >> Any projects on the the driveways, the two different driveways? No, we're uh we're reaching out to property owners in the area to see what property might be available so we can come up with the best design possible. Uh next up is uh Crumb PreK through8. You remember when we were down there for their LSIC meeting at the end of the
009year >> that uh they had um secured a grant for a playground and that playground is finished and uh right >> I think we sent some gravel and things down there that they needed for that. So anyway, that that's all completed was the report that I received today. >> So that's a long list of things, but that's every everything that we have going on right now. >> Great. >> Perfect. >> If we have any no delegations this evening, so back to our superintendent for reports. >> Okay. So, um, as Johnita loves, I've got a long list of reports for you, >> and I'm gonna actually I'm going to move the first item on there, the district and superintendent evaluation goals. I'm going to move it to the end. And the reason is is we're going
010to discuss several things that u will be included in the recommended goals for the year. And we're going to start with looking at the hope scholarship homebound enrollment data. >> So, I had shared with you and this is in your folder. Y >> so we'll go page by page here. >> Okay. >> So on the very top you see an email from me. We had received a foyer request for uh numbers related to the hope scholarship and I had shared that FOYA request with you at a previous board meeting and uh I just wanted to go over these numbers with you. The total hope recipients for uh this past academic year was 138. Okay. Now we're anticipating that there's another 151. >> Wow. >> So it's raised over 100%. >> That have have u applied
011for the hope for 2025 2026. So, at the time that I responded to this, which was uh July 24th, our total active hope recipients in the uh in the portal system that we use was uh 289. Um that number currently sits at 306 scholarship students. And then there's a list of schools here in the response. Um there's a list of schools where these students are attending. Okay, there's 18 students that are part of uh individualized instructional programs and then the large majority of those students are uh attending a number of private schools throughout the area whether that's the Millard School in Kentucky, St. Joseph Catholic School, Grace Christian School, Expressions Academy Micro School, Covenant School, or Rose Hill Christian School. Those are the schools on record that uh that for >> for some of them.
012Yeah. >> So, our state aid our state aid loss um we're projecting that that state aid numbers uh around $6,792 per student. And uh so that when I did this response that that's about $1.9 million that uh that is an impact on the district now. So we have approximately 306 on the hope scholarship. Now homeschooling has also grown and we've talked about this numerous times but it had stabilized prior to the pandemic. >> Yeah. and it had stabilized at about 350 students and then it really spiked during the pandemic and then after we came back to school 5 days a week that number shrunk. Uh but as we currently set there are 516 students that are on homeschooling. >> Wow. >> So if you add those two up uh you get a total of about
013822 during the during the pandemic. Those homeschooling numbers were around 750, >> but we have about 822 STO students that um uh are utilizing other educational opportunities. >> And that up in my head, that's about a loss of financial aid of what about 5 million something like that. about f I've got $5,583,000 in uh total and just a little bit over 2 million of that is related to the hope scholarship. So, I had sent you all an article. I think it was the Parkerberg Sentinel had did an article about how West Virginia had lost the most student enrollment in the nation percentage-wise. >> And uh, of course, you know, school anytime school choice is introduced into a state, you're going to you're going to see that effect. And so, those those are the numbers that
014that we're seeing from across the state. So, it's going to be a budget challenge for us as we move forward. So, I wanted to share that with you. Um, next item on our list is intercom system upgrades. So, I just wanted to make you aware. Sometimes we do upgrades and they kind of fly under the radar. So, um, I was aware that we had completely replaced the intercom systems at Vincent Middle School in East Lynn. Our technology department led the charge on it. So, I wanted to bring that to your attention. Those two schools have new intercom systems. Also wanted to bring to your attention that the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center um we had seen some uh post last summer that they had conducted some STEMmies in other locations and so we reached out to
015them about we were interested in having one here. Uh so they came to uh they we did we hosted one here in Wayne County and uh uh we sponsored it and uh pay it's the student enrollment for it is minimal but we we went ahead and sponsored that for the students so all could participate. We had about 24 students that spent a week out at Spring Valley High School um and participated in that STEM Academy. they uh it it was set up to do the uh design thinking and so they were presented with different problems, manufacturing problems that they had to solve. There was the utilization of drones and and uh uh they went through a number of different scenarios over the course of the week. So I just wanted to bring to your attention
016that we hosted that this year. That was the last week of July. Was that just for high school students or was that for >> We yeah, we originally advertised it for 9th through 12th graders and then um we had some seats available so we opened it up and we had quite a few mil middle middle schoolers that were also able to participate. Uh moving down to the next update, the West Morland property update. So, back to your folder. >> The next page you're going to you're going to see a communication from Wednesday, August the 6th. And as you're aware, we had a uh 60-day uh notice uh or a 60-day window in the agreement when we transferred the property to the Vincent West Morland Community Historical Society for the movement of the teen center to
017to Vincent. So, I provided that notice in writing. that's what you have in front of you. And then um I just want to bring to your attention that I also address the or the wish that the playmates prek program uh that is operating on in West Morland that that move to Kellogg Elementary School and uh express that you know we would keep the current building open uh that they're operating out of for the year um if there's an agreement that that program would be moved to Kellogg and I've asked for a written response to that. Okay. So, um we will should hear more on that within the next 30 days. So, I just wanted to share those communications with you so you know exactly what was communicated. All right, our next item up is our
018financial analysis. Always the fun part of the night, Jim. you. >> Thank you, J. >> Okay. First up is the financial analysis that the state prepares for all of the um all of the county school systems. And you will see, and again this lags a year behind because the books have to be audited and closed before they give the report. But you will see on the first page that our unrestricted fund balance um at the close of the year was at $965,000. Now you might ask, why is that number so low? When we looked at the closing audit numbers, we were at $2.7 million. Well, the answer to that is is the state factors in any money that's encumbered that's already obligated for projects, whatever it might be, they subtract that out. So, our unencumbered
019balance was at that $965,000 mark. uh our audit our audited balance and what we actually had here was at the 2.7 million mark. But as you can see uh we had the influx of federal dollars during the years 21 and 22 >> and that's where you see the the real high carryover amounts. But with those funds gone and uh the loss of student enrollment uh that creates financial difficulties which is what you're seeing in the balances for 23 and 24. So let's look at some specifics related to these. If you'll look at the bottom of that first page, um it gives you the revenue history. And you'll see in the year 2024 that the revenue had decreased uh by approximately $1.2 million from the previous year in 23. That's local source revenue. Now remember the
020way the school funding formula works is the more local source revenue that you have, the less money that you get from the state. Uh the less local source you have, the more money you get from the state. So it it's it's an inverse relationship. So you're going to see that our state source revenue was up $6 million in 2024. and Jeb that included the 5% pay raises which was several million of that. Um so that was money that comes in and goes out in the form of salary. So that was part of that as well. And then you see the federal source revenue as well and again that's separate from the general fund. So that's separate from that balance on that bar graph. Um Jeb was there anything else there that you wanted to point
021out? >> Yeah the most most of the FY24 the federal source of that 25 million that's that's the COVID related funds. >> Yeah. Okay. If you go to the next page and it's actually on the back of that back of that first page. This is strictly personnel data. So the very first line that you see is the number of professional educators and it says SSP. That's student support personnel. So counselors, nurses, that type of thing. So it's our professional positions. And it shows how many are allowed under state funding. And you see, and that's based upon enrollment. So what you see as we progress from 2021 to 2025, that number has consistently dropped. So in 2021 we were allowed 515 professional positions. That number has now dropped to uh five four I'm sorry 469. So
022that's a loss of what about 45 positions there. Okay. Now the second line is the numbers that are actually employed and that number was 527. in 21. So you can see we were just about, you know, just 12 over top of the formula there. >> And then um last year in 2025, and I said this data lags a year, they do have the updated personnel data. So that they have the 2025 column filled here, we were at 508. Okay, so that's a decrease of 19 positions. So, we've lost funding for 45 positions. Our actual count, we've decreased about 19 positions. But if you'll see, a substantial amount of that decrease was from 24 to 25. Okay. And then um the very last line for the professional personnel, it gives you the total number of professionals
023funded by the county board. And you can see that it had reached a high point in 24 at at 74. And now that number is down to 60 and it will be even lower next year after the riffin transfer season. All right, looking at service personnel, you see the same pattern there. Now, you're going to see, well, I shouldn't say that. You actually see a different pattern because you have 296 service personnel are allowed in 2021 and in 2025 that number was at 310. Well, the reason for that is the ECATs. >> Yeah. So we've added um approximately 45 positions of either ECATs or interventionists were allowed in the district. Um they they send that money to us as service personnel funding. So it's going to reflect in those numbers. So that's why you see
024an increase in the number of positions allowed. Okay? you see the number actually actually employed and that number is going to go up for the very same reason because we had to employ uh those ECAP positions and then um you see the number in the in the third column down you see the number in excess >> of the number funded. >> Okay. And then at the very bottom line, there's a total number for it all. And you'll see in 24, we were at 155 positions over formula. And that that number dropped to 141 positions in 2025. And it when you get your next report on this next June, that number will drop again. Okay, let's go to the next page. Page three. All right. At the top of page three, you should be on the
025uh area. It says estimated salary and employee cost including PEI for locally funded employees. So the these are the positions that are over formula. And you see the cost that are there for professional and service salaries for the positions that are outside of the formula. So the good news that you see on here is the amount that is listed for the fiscal year that just closed is the lowest amount in three years. That was at 4.6 million. On the service side, that number was listed at 3.8 million. So, what factors into this and two big things that factored into this this year was the 5% pay increase, which hit both of those line items and then also the PEIA increase as well. That was a significant chunk. So, that drove off drove up the cost
026of personnel even though there were less personnel. And so you see the total estimated cost of personnel employed in excess of numbers funded and that number is at 8.5 million annually. That's a drop from 9 million during the 2024 year. But again, you can see back in 21 when the enrollment was higher that um that number was only at 5 million. So then they have the bar graph that just represents those numbers and we've talked about this in previous years when looking at this report as we lose num as we lose numbers of students um the positions that we're responsible for fall to us and so that's going to drive up that cost. And then you see in 25 that the number came back slightly. And again in tw in in 26 when you get
027this next report that will come back even further after the riffin transfer season this year. You see those enrollment numbers at the bottom. You see in 2021 we were at 6,400 students and in 2025 we set at 5,900. You see the losses. Uh the second row gives you the losses year by year. Last year there was a loss of 167 students and our average number of students per school is less than the state average. >> Yes. Yeah. So, as Randy is pointing out the at the very bottom of the last line there, the number of students uh the number of students at a school above or below the state average, we are 46 below the state average as far as enrollment numbers go, but the average campus size in the district Okay. Now, so we're
028we're talking about the effect on the county budget for these positions. So, Jeb has some more data for us that we want to look at. And we're going to look at both revenues and expenditures. >> I do not. I can grab it if you need me to. >> I just got five. missing you or did I get you? >> Yeah. >> Everybody got one? >> Yep. >> All right. The first item up is the um this is a re revenue comparison. And so what I asked Jeb to do is go back and pull numbers for us over like a fiveyear period. And you see the taxes that are collected from the regular levy. And that last column, the revenue actual year to date, that's 2025. So these are closing numbers for the year. And the
029first thing that struck me was that there was a considerable loss in revenue from that top item. But the good news is is if you drop on down, the state has changed the way that these numbers are coded. If you see that IRP fee general regular Jeb, remind me what that is. >> I want to say it's related to a utility fee. It's a tax on utilities. >> Okay. So, you see that 1.5 million was recorded in that line item for the year, which is significantly higher than the previous year. So part of those taxes that were previously recorded in that first line were recorded there. And then the very last line of that block of information, the interest from the sheriff, you see a massive increase there. So the total local share of monies
030that we collected is found there at the bottom of that block of information under the total line. And you can see that from 22 to 23 the revenue remained remarkably the same. There was a jump in 24 and then there was also a jump in 25. So we brought in about $22.3 million from local funds. And again, the way the state funding formula works is once they figure out how much we need to operate, they subtract those local funds from that total amount that we need to operate and then the state applies the rest. But again, the rub is is that whole formula is based upon enrollment. So if you're enrollment shrinking, your budget shrinking. So if you go to page two, these are other revenues that were collected through through the year. So the
031report total, the total of both pages one and two for 2025 was the 80.5 million. So you'll see that there was actually a decline in revenue from 21 to 22 remarkably stable in 23 a jump in 24 and then uh a jump in 25 as well. So about 80.5 million is what we're bringing into the general fund. Jeb, anything else you want to point out on that document? >> Yeah, I think Mr. said those those two numbers were overflated at the bottom and I'm sorry I don't have my sheet me >> that on the revenue side from the local share. I think more miscoding from the regular fee and the history from the sheriff. That's probably just a miscoding. So the taxes regular living and taxes exit flow are basically understated. But as he said,
032if you add it all together, >> it's there. >> Okay. We want to look at expenditures. You want me to grab my set? >> Thank you. Thank you. Now going back to that financial analysis from the state department. If you look at a comparison from 24 to 25, we reduced 28 positions >> right >> in the district. But if you look at our expenses, >> and you look at that top line item, we're still paying more for personnel cost after reducing 28 positions. And the reason for that is the increase in PEIA and the 5% raise. >> Um, so it was important that those reductions occurred or that number would have been significantly higher. But um you know we did see expenses in the professional salary uh go up and you you see that in
033the service salary there on the first page as well. Um just looking at the page here if you see anything that and again you're going to see this five-year comparison. I'm going to drop to the bottom and look at our total salaries and benefits. And again, you're looking at expenses. So, we've had three 5% payraises during that time. >> We've had the PEIA increase. We've had the insurance increases, liability insurance increases. So, we basically went from about $57,000 of expenses in 2021 to $66,000 of expenses on page one. And then we'll move on to page two. >> And two, we spend a lot of money on substitutes. >> Yeah. professional hand service. >> Yes. And we get an aotment for that from the state. Uh Jeb, I'm trying to remember in my head. I'm thinking
034it's like $600,000 or >> Yeah. Uh but >> doesn't cover >> Yeah, it doesn't it doesn't cover that expense. >> Okay. Okay, on page two are continued items in the um in the general fund that professional educator services. Those are our prek contracts. Other professional services are architects and the work that we're doing on projects can be contractors. When you do major improvements, it runs it out, don't it? >> Yes. So, you see different amounts there. If you go on page three, you're going to see how the electricity prices have increased. It's about halfway down on page three. Well, that level with >> And I was I was actually impressed on here about the diesel cost. >> It dropped over $100,000. >> Wow. >> Which surprised me. >> Well, that maybe because of the gasoline
035buses. How many gas buses do we have now? >> I think around four. >> The gasoline was >> But the gasoline the gasoline dropped as well. How in the world do gasoline >> they shorter routes or something? >> In 2023 you were showing fuel gasoline 29,000 and now it's 78,000. How do we do that? >> The uh in 22 the number was at 92,000. That's when buses weren't running fulltime. >> Okay. So with the 78,000 um >> we have that >> Jeb. Jeb, what do you what do you see there? >> I'm just curious that 209 there seems so out whack each on each side of them. Yeah. I'm not sure what's going on with that. >> Whatever we did in 2023, let's not do it again. >> Skip that. >> And I I can't
036wrap my head around that. Can you? >> No. >> Well, that's why we like to do these five-year comparisons to see if there's any anomalies out there. And sometimes they're easily explained and sometimes they're not. >> Okay. So, for example, on the last page, and we're going to look at another report on expenses um next, but on this last page, you see the bus replacement. >> You remember how we had a hard time getting buses in? >> Yes, sure. >> So, our orders all came in at one once. >> Yeah. >> Now, we had received the money for it, but the expense all hit at one time. So you'll see that the expense for bus replacement was um double what it is in a in a normal year. >> And Randy, to your point, going
037back to 2022, you see it was only $7,000 and we couldn't get any >> we couldn't get any buses that year. >> We tried. >> We did try. So again, you have a report total and do you see the expenses? >> Yes. >> Year after year with the total expenditures at 81.5. So let's look at one more. >> We've got ask you just going back to page one on the workers compensation. Is that our premium or is that what we've paid out for workers comp claims? Do you know? >> That is what we paid out for. >> So this is a 327,000 in claims which is higher than we've paid in the past. >> What we paid out and premium. So it's >> okay. It's both then. Okay. So it if the coding changes over
038the years, it can >> it can skew that. >> Yeah, it can it's can skew the numbers and you got to look for it elsewhere. That's why Randy, I think that that um gas expense um or I'm sorry that um >> the the fuel expense is is likely in another category, but we we'll pull the information and locate it. Okay. So the next next document that he gave you is just a straight comparison between 24 and 25. So the first column of information is 2024 expenses. The next column over doesn't have a year in it, but that's 2025 year-to-ate expenses. So it just shrinks the previous report down to the last two years and it gives you a difference. So we've been going through this um trying to identify any problem spots. So, you'll see
039that salaries overall went up about $1.2 million. And again, in 25 there was the additional 5% pay raise. So, that contributed to it. You'll see that the uh service overtime was down $52,000. You see some other numbers down there. There was actually some savings on unfunded liabilities, retirement benefits, but overall expenses were up 2.6 million on page one. One thing on that page and I'm sure some just happen stance 2024 expenses professional sub regular we had a dash nothing >> 24 we we expensed all the professional sub cost >> okay >> you closed out >> so we use those co left leftover co funs were sent off. >> We wanted to make sure we >> used it all. >> Right. >> So, you remember we had to close everything out September 30th and construction projects
040were still ongoing. Uh so, um there was allowable costs that are in our typical budget. So they uh what we did was we uh frontloaded those expenses, paid for those out of COVID funds, and what that did was it reserved an additional 2.5 million for us this year. >> So was a use it or or lose it >> situation. >> Yeah. Yeah. It had a hard deadline of September 30th. Um going to page two. The water went up. So like you see the item down there, the vehicle insurance. >> Yeah, >> that's been coded differently in 25. >> Okay. >> It's basically a reallocation. It's just split amongst more accounts. flood insurance. How many buildings do we have to have flood insurance on? >> That's what I was wondering. >> Dunlow. >> Did you know
041>> Kellogg? >> I would have thought Kellogg. You you explain that one to me. We have >> appealed and appealed and appealed >> because of that Spring Valley, but that doesn't it doesn't ever make it to Kellogg Elementary. >> No, >> it was some it was identified in the hundred years >> Yeah. Eastland. Mention Eastland. >> East Land. You know, we had to put the flood wall around the sewage treatment plant even though there's a dam a mile away, >> right? >> Yeah. That's things always driven me crazy. Place we used to live before I had to pay flood insurance every year. It's like, well, they built the Beach Fork Dam, >> right? >> Unless it collapses, I'm not going to get flooded. I do remember when uh the water was over there, the bridge
042by the little general. >> Yeah. But it wouldn't have flooded at as long as the dam was it about 62 when that happened, wasn't it? >> What the big flood? >> Yeah. Yeah. I think it was at least >> it got up into where the new high school was. >> Y'all are older than me. I don't remember that much from 62. Oh, >> be old. Remember that. >> Me and Dennis. >> And again, this this is just a zoomed in look at the last two years. So you see page three and then you go to the last page and you get your totals. So 2024 expenses were at 79.5 million. expenses were at 81.5 million. So the difference was approximately 2 million when all was said and done. Now, there's still a few items that
043have to be adjusted. Um, you'll see the very last item on the list is the fund transfers out. >> This is money that we move from the general fund to cover any of the other funds, food service for example. And so, in 2024, that number was 4.1 million. you're seeing right now is listed at 1.1, but Jeb has to make u an additional transfer. So that expense will go up. Jeb, what was you projecting there to have to transfer out for federal funds? I'm estimating about 9 maybe. You need to first of all we need to transfer we need to cover the PI fund currently $250,000 PIA health insurance still need to be finalized estimated another $500,000 to cover that we have to cover the capital project fund. Basically, it's a timing difference. Everything that
044we spend on the capital project money, we get reimbursed for we have >> cover it until we do get reimbured. Yeah. >> Approximately 50,000 on the capital or on the uh fund 61 special project fund. I'm estimating about a million about a billion there. But on the flip side, we're going to turn around and close out the special project fund at about 2.5 million >> and that'll be transferred to revenue. >> So basically, we were hoping it would be a wash >> close. >> So again, that's This is all until we finalize PEIA or get our PEIA build and for all this all this speculation. So we had a $2.7 million fund balance last year. Told Mr. Alexander, I'm thinking maybe a take $200,000. I think we'll be somewhere between 2 million and 2.5 at
045the end of this year. That's a pretty conservative estimate. So, that's my thoughts. And then when they is when the state issues their report, if any of those funds are encumbered, you know, going back to that first page that we were looking at. if any of those uh funds are encumbered, you know, it comes off the total amount. So, um Jeb, what were you thinking we were going to have encumbered here at the end of the year? I know it's a smaller number than last year. >> Uh we looked at it today and I think what was it 170,000 or something like that. >> Yeah. So, we're we're expecting your your number that currently sets at $965,000 to go back up to 2 million or between two and 2.5 some somewhere in that range, which
046is good news. >> Right. Better news >> now. The other thing, and Jeb, correct me if I'm wrong, going back to the expenses, um, when you look at the 81.5 and expenses, those include that 2.5 and COVID funds that uh, we accelerated the the expenses on. Correct. >> Yes. Okay. >> So that'll go down next year. >> Yeah. So I think I think um overall we decreased expenditure slightly this year >> if you factor that in um because there was $2.5 million worth of expenses that we took on. >> Um >> we'll get reimbured for, right? >> Yeah. Well, that that 2.5 million in COVID monies basically we we use district monies up front. So, we have the 2.5 million which will which is what he's talking will cover these other expenses >> that we're
047anticipating and and help balance everything. >> Gotcha. >> Well, it's not terrible. >> It is what it is. >> And unlike some we used it the way it was supposed to be used. We did use the co funds. Well, >> yeah, >> some of them got in trouble. >> Okay, let's keep moving. >> Yes, sir. >> I don't want to aggravate John. >> No, no, no. I'm fine. I've got all night. Todd, >> I just I wanted to mention to you, I heard from the high schools about athletic ticketing pricing. Uh, our high schools have charged uh $6 a ticket um for some time now. And uh the large majority of the state is higher than that, >> right? >> Uh so our three high schools are going to be switching to $8 a ticket
048uh for adults for the coming year for events. Our middle schools are at $5 a ticket. Okay? And just as our expenses have increased, their expenses have increased as well. So in order for them to support those extracurricular programs, they need to raise that revenue generation. Um, next in your packet, going back to the uh, Manila folder, >> freedom of information, >> we I received another Freedom of Information Act request and again from an this is from an outside group. Um, this Freedom of Information Act request centers around vaccinations and how many students have requested exemptions and things like that. And you'll see that this is from a law firm out of out of state. Um I know that I can't say that every county received this. A large number of counties did. And so
049I just wanted to make you aware that we had received this information. And as always, when I finalize the numbers and send them out, we'll we'll bring the numbers back to you. >> Now, what's the deal on that? because uh the governor was trying to say one thing and the uh the legislature and courts were standing on it >> the >> on how he did the vaccinations. >> Yeah. Where we stand right now, the state board directed the state superintendent to notify all the counties that they are to follow the code on vaccinations. So where we stand right now is as we've always stood, vaccinations are required to attend school. Um, there's lawsuits that are going on right now. Um, I think I saw that there was maybe an injunction or a an order from
050a court in Raleigh that um, some students were allowed to attend. Uh, while the matter plays out in court, but there's some kind of legal action that's occurring between the state board and the governor regarding that executive action. But, uh, the bottom line for us, and again, this could change tomorrow morning. Yeah. >> Um, but the bottom line for us is that as we stand now, the vaccination requirements that are written in code is is what we've been directed to follow. >> I'm afraid we'll have more than just a hoopy coffee outbreak. >> We did not >> changes a whole lot. >> We did not have many um exemption requests. We did not have many at all. And when I do the foyer response, I'll share those numbers with you. I don't want to say
051them out loud because I I don't know for certain, but I can tell you it's very very small number. Very small number. >> Okay, moving on. Um, we're going to get to personnel matters here in a little bit. I just wanted to give you a staffing update. So, right now we have four vacancies in the district. That's it. >> What? >> H I think that that's the lowest number I've ever seen. Is that in professional >> professional? Okay. >> And it's uh we have three uh sped vacancy, three special education vacancies and one math vacancy. >> And uh that's after tonight's agenda after you do your hirings and everything. And then um >> we we've got somebody that's eligible for that math position. And so we know that that'll be taken care of. >> That's
052fantastic. um filling the special ed positions is always difficult. So the second number I was going to share with you is we have 11 teachers on permits out of field authorizations. Everybody else is fully certified. >> Wow. >> Those 11 positions uh I think one was a foreign language and the other 10 were special education positions. And again we consistently see those out of field permits there year after year. As far as the riff list go, there are zero left on the professional riff list. Everybody's back. Now, I got to put a little asterric with that because we did have a couple employees that did leave the district um either for other employment or um uh pursuing a different avenue. So, there were there were two that dropped off the list that don't have jobs
053back with us, but they left for other reasons. But um the remainder are back with us. And then on the service side, there are two that remain on the preferred recall list on the service side. And again, that was caused because we had reduced some secretary positions. And then we also have an aid position. Um and with the aid position, uh the person wants to be in a certain area and isn't bidding on all that's available, but there's there's two two left on the list there. So, uh, we are in good shape as we're ready for faculty and staff to report back tomorrow. >> Great. >> Uh, the final item I'm going to share under the superintendent and director's reports is a communication that I had sent. You you received an email uh regarding a
054complaint uh that a parent had filed with the department of education. And uh I had sent a response to that complaint uh back in early June and uh I know there are some additional emails going around this week. So I just wanted to share the information regarding my response so you were aware of the situation. >> Thank you. >> And then I said that was final item. Johnny a lot. And I got one more. In your packet after that email is a uh is a draft. >> Oh yes. For our goals >> for the goals. So again, these will be district goals for the year and it will be the um my evaluation goals, the superintendent evaluation goals. Again, this is a draft. We're not going to finalize these tonight. We'll finalize these at the
055next meeting in August. So these are the items that >> I thought uh we needed to focus on and again are consistent with what we were looking at last year. So academic achievement and growth uh we are looking for 3% increase in proficiency in all tested grade levels in both ELA and mathematics. uh chronic absenteeism a decrease by 5%. And these are not easy goals. >> I was gonna say 5%. >> Yeah, >> that's lawful. >> Um special education. Uh we're talking about establishing a stakeholder focus groups to develop actionable recommendations for improving priority service areas. And by that I mean like co-eing 1% education. um those those focus areas uh that we need to look at and identify best practice and just have discussions about what we're currently doing. As our special needs population
056continues to grow, as our over all enrollment shrinks, we need to uh take a step back and from the thousand yards view what we're doing and make sure that uh we're doing the the best things that we can. And I I think that uh we're doing a lot of good things, but I I want I would like to look at that this year to see if there's anything that we can do to improve services there. >> And then number four, enrollment stabilization in the school choice era. >> Yeah. >> So it's a real challenge for us. So, um I think as a district we need to take a look at strategies to help stabilize the enrollment and to engage uh with our families more uh so that we are seen as the best option. And
057so there's a number of things that I kind of have on uh that I've been working on and looking at across the nation. some things that districts do and uh we can talk about those things at future meetings, but just to try to stabilize that enrollment and put our best foot forward. And then finally, the fiscal stewardship and operations. So, I think that, you know, we're close to what looks like a a break even year, >> uh, since we've u been dealing with the significant increase in expenses over the last few years. And so, um, now it's time to turn the ship the other way and try to try to land it in the black. >> So, to me, these were the key issues that we're facing. And after going through all those reports, um
058I you see why I saved the district goals to last because I think it addresses some of the problems that we seen during our discussions about those other items. And then at the bottom there's, you know, our measuring success document. We will these items are already incorporated into that document or we will incorporate these items into that document or into our financial reports um each month. And then we'll have a midyear review and then an endofear review where we specifically look at these items and have discussion about where we are. And again, this is a draft. So if you have any ideas, anything that you would like to see included, feel free to speak now or you can speak up at the next meeting if you want, if you want time to think about it.
059Any thoughts? >> We decrease our chronic absenteeism by 5%. Where does that put us? 20 low 20s. >> I'm I'm hoping by the next meeting to have baseline data for you in those first two categories. >> Okay. Okay. >> And that's the academic achievement and the chronic absenteeism. So, I'll see if I can get you a baseline number. >> Okay. >> Since we're using taxpayers money and we're all about educating the kids, these look like really good goals. Sure. Sure. With the uh special education stakeholders, are we is that include the cadre that we created last year? >> I think that's Yeah, it will include the same people, but I think um what we're doing is looking at grouping them according to their role in the district. >> Okay. So, more specific. >> Yeah. More
060specific. Okay. >> And a larger group. >> Yes. Okay. Let me point out one more thing on this document. So, um Mark was joking with me about a motto earlier on and when he said I heard about a new motto um in our opening meetings for the year. We've been talking with the administrators about and we using the tagline quality instruction every classroom every day. and um as a way to to bring some focus to what we're doing. The district's motto for a number of years has been um learning today leading tomorrow. And so I think we ought to consider maybe doing a shift um to help us refocus and and kind of speak a little bit more directly to what our priorities are. And so, uh, we've been looking at suggestions, uh, and at
061the top of the page, you see, uh, a motto on there, high expectations, strong instruction every day. And the thought was is that this speaks to that quality instruction, but it also uh, speaks to other things such as attendance, chronic absenteeism. Um, it speaks to all of our employees, service employees as as well as, uh, classroom instructional personnel. And so, uh, high expectations, strong instruction every day. Uh, we want our motto to really, uh, communicate what we're focused on and what we're about, >> especially when we're dealing with so much competition. >> So, I'll leave that for you to think about as well. And uh >> yeah, I like >> I'll get I'm going to get some more feedback from >> staff as well and then we'll talk at the next meeting. >> Wonder if
062it'd be better to say strong instruction, high expectations every day >> for every idea. >> Yeah, to lead it in with the instruction first. Any other questions, comments regarding the goals or anything else from the list? >> No, it's a good start. >> Okay. >> It's a lot. >> That's all the superintendent report, >> right? >> He never even mentioned the football schedules. My goodness. Oh yeah, I stuck it. Yeah. Well, and we I found Tanya Bowen found a typo on it >> and so we're getting it corrected, but that's what that's what's going to appear in the uh >> that's what's going to appear in the football edition >> as our ad. And so we we've done this for the last several years and we've tried to h highlight a um >> student athlete,
063>> a scholar athlete. >> And uh I thought we got a nice group. We rotate it each year between a cheerleader, a football player, and a band member. And we rotate the schools every year. So, they provide us a different one every year. But, uh, I I thought it was neat that you have, um, the student from Wayne High that's in the medical explorers program, right, >> with Marshall Health. You have a student from Spring Valley that's in the Jumpstart program with Mount West. And then a student from Spring Valley that's in the Herd Academy with Marshall University. >> So, uh, that that was nice to see. All right. All righty. Directives, board reports. I I just want to mention real quick, I did get to um be part of the new teacher orientation u
064this past week and it was so nice to see so many familiar faces in that group of students that came from our schools, gone to college, and now they've come back to be part of our educational team here. So it was really impressive to see the number of kids that it's >> heartwarming is >> graduated from here and wanted to come back here and be part of us. So it's it was pretty cool. >> I think we had around 22 I think it was around 22 teachers that >> uh >> Wednesday >> Friday >> no Friday was Friday. >> Friday we had a two-day orientation. So the first day was um all instructional and academic professional development and then the second day was policy. Um so um um we came out and gave him a
065brief greeting on Friday morning, but the um and you reminded me of something I was going to mention. Assessment results are going to be released tomorrow by the state. Uh so those that that data has been embargoed. They're going to lift that embargo tomorrow after the state board meeting. So they said it' be around 10:00 a.m. or so. We'll we'll see some assessment results. So at our next meeting, we'll we'll focus on it and really dive into that data. >> Great. >> All right, moving on. No unfinished business, so we can move on to our new business, consent action items. Superintendent recommends approval of the following action items. Additional items received prior to the time of the meeting may be added. Discussion and/or separate action of items may be requested by members of the board
066and or superintendent. Number one is consider for approval the recommended personnel matters on pages one through six. >> And there is a there is a revised version. >> Yes. >> I need to make a motion. >> And we need to pull one. >> Pull one. >> Yeah. >> The transfer >> for the transfer. Okay. >> We'll do it for separate consideration. >> We'll pull the transfer Shannon Ross for separate consideration then. I need a motion to pull that >> motion. Motion motion to pull >> Second by Randy. Okay. And we'll go ahead and Mark has gone uh recused himself from this vote and has left the room. So we can consider the personnel matter for Shannon Ross transfer at Dun. thing to pull it, >> right? >> Yeah. But you didn't you didn't vote and
067I don't I don't think you need to vote. >> I don't think we have to. I didn't think we ever had to do that. >> We can just pull it for separate consideration. >> Just for separate consideration. So, we don't need that. >> Right. So, John made the motion. Randy made the >> to hire Shannon Ross. >> Right. >> Or to transfer the transfer. Yes. >> Any questions or concerns on that transfer? None heard. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries four to zero. >> Bring back a little mark. >> Now for the remainder of the personnel matters. >> And there was a couple spelling corrections in here. Page two. >> Yeah. >> Actually, it was a name correction from Kathy Floyd to Mary Floyd on page two. And then I
068think the other one's on the very last page or next to last page. Yeah. Next to last page, Stewart. >> Make a motion to approve as revised. >> Motion by Randy, second by Mark to approve as revised. Any other questions, concerns on those personnel matters? Heard. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries five to zero. Number two, consider for approval the purchase requisition order and quotes in excess of $5,000 pages 7 through 17. Motion >> I like it. >> Dennis second. >> Second. >> Randy, questions or concerns on any of those purchase requisitions? The tree removal at Eastland. That was the trees that fell on the building and >> Yeah. And we had to we had to react immediately because the tree fell on the building and knocked the power out to
069the building. I shouldn't say it fell on the building. >> It fell next to the building. We kind of got lucky. >> Now, while he while he was there, we had about 13 trees removed. >> Right. >> Um you you guys know how those sycamores hang over that back section and we had cleared a lot of that out a few years ago, but um there was more that needed it and he took care of that while he was there. I'll say while he's there to get it done. >> That's a problem this year. All right. Any other questions or concerns on those? All right. None heard. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Five to zero. New business. Separate action items. Consider for approval the bid contracted services for Wayne High School
070athletic facility roof replacement in the amount of 91,188. So move >> motion by Mark second by Jonita and that was with >> and that that's Garrett Creek. >> I was going to say it's local too. I like that. >> That's local. I do too but I'd never heard of it. >> Brandon Michaels general contracting. >> Yeah. And that's pretty much uh that's pretty much going to replace the roof on every building down there. We did pick up the alternate. The alternate was the uh concession stand on the home side of the field. And Tom Harmon told me that it was >> pretty bad. >> It was in Yeah, that it was actually worse than some that were on the original list for replacement. So, we went ahead and added the alternate as well and go
071ahead and get it taken care of while they're there. >> What materials are we using? Is it like a rubber roof or is it We switched the specs. Um, I'm pretty sure it's metal. >> Okay, that'll last for panel, a black panel, a white panel. >> Yeah, that's right. I'm sure they wouldn't mind. >> I suggest that. >> They wouldn't care, would they? >> I wouldn't. >> I'm with you. All right. So, that is for the athletic facility at Wayne. Motion by Mark, second by Jonita. Any other questions or concerns? All in favor? >> I oppose. Motion carries five to zero. Two, consider for approval the contract for architectural services for the Benson Middle School major improvement uh project and that's the safe school entrance. >> Yeah, the safe school entrance. >> I'll make a
072motion. >> Motion by Dennis. >> Second. Johnita. >> This is a flat fee project. So, we um negotiated a flat fee. the uh architect agreed to a to a flat fee for this project. It's a small project, >> right? >> Uh so it's $13,500 for $150,000 >> project. All right. Any other questions or concerns on that contract? All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries five to zero. Three is considered for approval out of state travel employee to travel to Phoenix, Arizona to attend the gymnight teaching, coaching, leading conference October 6th through the 8th. And that's funded by the educator support pilot grant. We also have an employee traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to attend an NCTM math conference October 15th through the 18th and also funded by the instructional leadership grant. >> Motion to approve.
073>> Second. Motion by Janita and second by Randy. Any questions or concerns on this employee travel? None heard. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 5 to zero. before is considered for approval the lease agreement between Judy James or Doug James and the Wayne County Board of Ed for the rental of the space for the radio tower located on Cotton Hill Road, Moses Fork Mountain in Crumb, West Virginia at a cost of $260 per month beginning July 1st through January 31st 26. Yeah, we usually do this for the whole year, but this is um when we do the digital radio conversion, we'll no longer need that tower, >> but we'll you know, I don't know what all that's entail. It's going to entail. We'll probably have to tear it down, uh get
074it off their property. >> We discussed this last year. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm I'm hoping that u there there's possibility that we'll be ready to move forward by January. Okay. >> And so, I just wanted to do half a year to begin with. >> Okay. I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Dennis. Second. >> Second. >> Any other questions or concerns? >> Yes, sir. >> Whole bunch. >> Um, first, have we had the Have we had a previous agreement with them in prior years? I don't recall. >> Yeah. >> And And who drafted it? >> Gosh, I don't know. It's been >> I don't either. It's been >> predated. Quit work. I guess I overlooked it the years I've been here. There's a lot of things I don't like in it. >> Is there
075anything that can keep us from terminating it in January? >> No, but I'm still going to cover a few things here. Um, it just bothered me. Uh, one, I think actually it probably should be between Judy James and Doug James. I mean, I didn't do a title check, but everything I saw online, they're co-owners of it. I don't know why there's an or in the initial paragraph rather than an and >> I don't know why that is either. >> I I have no idea. >> Their husband and wife. >> Yeah. And I get that. I mean, I look I could look online and see plenty of uh agreements they had that way. Another thing, if it's only going to be a few months, is not a big deal. I've kind of a model unknown at
076this time. We don't even know the model. That's in paragraph one. And again, if it's six months, it may not matter. Otherwise, I don't know why there's a consumer price index provision in paragraph number three. Um, in paragraph seven, it's got a thing. maintenance shall be charged at the prevailing rate. Well, that's about as vague as it gets. That's in my view probably worthless from a legal standpoint. >> Which one do you want? >> Paragraph seven. I mean, what prevailing rate? Who determines what the prevailing rate is? >> Who regulates that? >> Well, there isn't. It's just it's kind of a word salad. Um, I absolutely do not understand paragraph number 13. >> Actually, I think we're responsible for any maintenance on it outright. >> Yeah, >> I would think we are. It just didn't
077make sense to me. >> Paragraph number 13 makes I don't understand what it's saying either. It says tenant covenants that leor is Caesar of good and sufficient title and interest to the tower and has full authority to enter and execute this agreement. I don't know why the tenant would make a covenant to the lesser regarding >> here. >> And the next paragraph paragraph 14 was just a typo. gets it should be its without an apostrophe and I don't understand the final sentence in paragraph 14 should I think they meant to use a different word should a default in payment occur under this agreement less source shall have the option to assume the tenants equipment as collateral for I guess it doesn't hurt but I don't you assume it I think to seize it to take
078it to put a lean on it I I don't understand why the word assume is there. Uh I don't know. I just looked at this thing the lawyer in me. I just like geez I didn't like this. And I'm not a lawyer representing the board as I've saying that for the 500th time. >> Any anything else, Randy? >> No, that's it on that one. >> Okay. >> That one. >> Let's glad we have a lawyer. >> Yeah, I'll pull it and I'll send it to our attorney. >> Okay. >> With Ry's comments. And >> you say we discussed this last year at length. I remember >> most of it. >> Yeah. >> Part of it. >> Well, it's it's been in place for >> Oh, Lord. >> Just >> we've just repeated the agreement, but
079>> it's an indictment of me. I've been on the board since 2018, so I've obviously not noticed this before >> and that's going out the public. >> Again, what purpose is it? Is it for the radio station? >> Yeah. Oh. bus radios. >> Bus radios. >> Y >> So when we switch to the when we switch to the digital system, those are through the 911 towers. And again, I'm talking out of my area of expertise. >> Yeah, >> it's my understanding it's all through the 911 tower. So the need for that tower will go away. >> They have better coverage >> and we're close to being able to execute on that. Um the representatives from the state were coming in town here in the they might have already been in town. It's supposed to happen
080here anytime uh to um do the technical work that needed to happen within the sites to give our radio frequencies access. Um, so what it's a matter of is once that occurs, we have to switch all the buses at once. So every bus has to be touched and all the radios have to be installed and all that. So what we're going to do is we're going to start by installing the radios in the maintenance vehicles uh in our county cars and test the system out >> that way. And then I anticipate that during one of the holiday breaks, whether it's Thanksgiving or Christmas, that we'll bring all the buses on to one location and switch the buses at that time. >> But we don't want to we don't want to switch the buses right now
081with kids coming back Tuesday because if there's a problem, it'll be a mess. >> But the state couldn't they they couldn't get down here until now. So, we just need to >> But we're getting closer. It's been a uh it's been a >> challenge >> uh just like the Odyssey. >> Quite the journey. >> Yeah. >> So, we're gonna pull >> Okay. Yeah. So, I'm going to pull that just for legal review and then I'll bring it back to you at your uh next board meeting. >> Okay. >> Legal review as per >> Yep. >> So, we'll skip. >> Okay. Okay, move on to number five. Consider for approval the contract between SLG Media and the Wayne County Board of Ed for live streaming at Spring Valley High School beginning July 1st through June 30th,
0822026 at a cost of $10,000. >> And that's actually that's wrong the way that that's written. >> That was my question. >> The school will actually receive $10,000. >> That's what I was wondering about. That's what I read in the contract >> and I read that and it said >> it will receive >> because you get a month for it. >> They just want that >> for the right for the rights to >> that's just at Spring Valley. Is that correct? >> That's what I was wondering too. Is it just Spring Valley? So, Spring Valley is the one that um brought this to us and asked for our approval >> and the company rightly um asked for the board's approval um instead of approval from the individual school. Yeah. And so Spring Valley brought it
083to us and um so I had it reviewed um internally by folks here as well as our attorney and um uh I made sure that uh the principal at the school was on board and everything. So they think it's going to be a positive step forward and then I did ask them to share with the other two high schools and so uh the athletic directors were together for a meeting and that information was shared with them. >> So I think they're looking at it and considering it. Now you know it'll be up to the company whether they wanted to >> to do that >> but that information's been shared so they they know that u this agreement is coming to fruition. But it was Spring Valley High School that came to us about this. >>
084Got you. >> But they are paid. The school's paid >> paid. >> No, no. There's no payment. >> The school is getting paid $10,000 for the rights to the streaming services. >> Company will make money off the ads and stuff, >> right? The school will get $1,000. >> And I want to point out the one thing that I like >> Cost of 10,000. >> Yeah. The the agenda is wrong. It shouldn't have said at a cost of 10,000. that's um the school will receive 10,000. >> The one thing that I did like in the agreement is that um uh they will students will assist with the broadcast, >> right? >> They reserve a spot for a student in in every broadcast. >> That's excellent. >> And then they also reserved a spot for us to
085do some district advertising as well. >> A superintendent spot. >> Yeah. They also mentioned um streaming graduation which I thought was >> Oh, that'd be great. >> Pretty cool. >> Yeah. >> Do we don't we need do we need to approve it tonight since football starts next week or not? Can we just revise take off the 10,000 or do something? >> Well, I think I think it's the contract's fine. >> Yeah, the contract. >> That's what I meant. So, I >> I was request that we make a motion. And there's a difference of opinion about the contract being fine. I've been waiting for that. >> Okay, we're we're at the questions and concerns. So, how about >> what's the concern with the contract? >> Stinks. Can you elaborate on >> Yeah, I can elaborate on
086that. >> Highlights there. >> Yeah. >> Okay, then. >> Oh, I'll take it paragraph by paragraph, I guess. Uh the very first paragraph uh second line it's bind between the Spring Valley a Wayne County school district. Did I get a different copy than everybody else? What is the Spring Valley of Wayne County School District? And I mean >> I I gosh I' I've read stuff tons gazillion times that had stuff but that's like wait a minute. No, this should be I'm guessing >> Spring Valley High School. >> Well, Spring Valley H or if the Wayne County Board of Education is >> going to agree to it. I think it would be buying between the Wayne County Board of Education >> and SLG Media Group LLC. >> Gotcha. And in the last line of the same
087paragraph, it didn't give didn't give the address of uh the school district, but it did give the address of SLG Media Group. 20816th Street, Ashlin, Wayne County, 41101. >> I didn't notice that. >> Uh that's not my recollection of how the geography is. So, I've got problem with that. They >> cross the river, didn't they? >> Yeah. All right. Uh the fact there's stuff I would normally want to change on the term a a little bit. I could be more exact, but if they're paying Spring Valley's going to get 10 grand, I'm not so much worried about that. >> And I mean, there's some other if I was paying somebody to do this, I would want something. Okay, you got to do this school and this Well, heck, it's $10,000 and a waste like found
088money. There is a typo in paragraph number two in the fifth line as typed. It says held a the school. Well, I guess it should be held at the school. >> Yeah, probably at the school. Um, again, if they're getting paid, it's not some of this stuff I would want more ex exact, but Well, anything you think needs to be addressed, go ahead. And >> well, that I know we got to at least get the name correct. And the uh the fact that it's money going to them again, that makes me feel much better than oh obligating us to pay money on uh I didn't number the it's probably I think 30 on the handwritten numbers. Which one? >> Uh, I think it's my copy that I got. They had a 30. I don't know
089if everybody got that >> on that. It's got notice and to the school district it got Spring Valley, Wayne County. We'll obviously change that to the Wayne County Board of Education. Our address, attention to the superintendent. Um, under 14 indemnification. I guess I think I get what they were trying to do. Kind of have it mutual. I don't know that the Wayne County Board of Education has an owner in the second line. It's got the other party and its director's officers owners. Does the school district have an owner? >> No. >> Wouldn't think. Um on page 31 in paragraph 17, oh about six lines in it, it talks about to be in violation of a material law. Again, to me that's kind of word salad. What the heck is a material law compared to an
090imit? But I'm not too worried about it. uh article 19 on that page. This agreement is made and entered into in Boyd County, Wayne County. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Wayne County. Any action or claim arising from under pursuant to this agreement shall be brought in the court, state or federal, within Boyd County in the Commonwealth of Wayne County. I'm proud to be in Wayne County. I don't think we're a commonwealth. Kentucky is a commonwealth. West Virginia is a state. >> So there just stuff that bothered me when I read this. >> I'm in I'm in favor of the concept. I'm really in favor of Spring Valley getting 10 grand. I just think it needs to have some editing. >> Contract cleaned up, don't you? >> Yeah. >>
091Clean up the language. >> Yeah. Way to go, Randy. It's >> you could get really tore up in court. >> Well, I don't think we're going to get into court, but that's just all inconsistencies. >> It looked like one of the f first drafts of something I did before I proofed it. >> Right. >> Looks like somebody cut and paste a lot of >> Yeah, it was a template and there was >> cutting and pasting and missed some spots. >> One of the students I don't know >> that's something get cleaned up. >> Junior attorney. >> Yeah. I don't I mean um out of everything that Ry's brought up I don't see anything um that is a deal breaker. So okay if you all will authorize me to make the corrections that Randy has pointed
092to and then >> I'll make approved as as Randy has addressed it and then we'll >> just give us a copy or whatever. >> Motion. So the motion is >> to approve the contract with our superintendent. >> Let's let's do this. >> Okay, let's do this. >> Um authorize me to approve the contract uh with the understanding that uh the items that um Randy has uh brought to the attention are >> edited in the contract because they they have the contract. So, I'll request the changes. If they make all the changes that he has spoken of, right? >> Uh I'll go ahead and sign it and it'll be authorized and I'll provide you all a copy of it. If for any reason any of those changes aren't accepted, then I won't sign it. >> You
093got it. >> So, is that agreeable to everyone? >> You're authorizing me to sign it. If all the corrections are made, as Randy has pointed out, >> I'll make a motion to authorize you to do that. I'll second. >> So, a motion by Jonita and second by Randy. Any other questions or concerns? >> All right. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries five to zero. Right. Potential items for a future agenda. Well, I mentioned earlier we're going to have the uh assessment results uh will be completely uh or will be released from their embargo tomorrow. So, uh the next meeting will be focused on reviewing all of those assessment results. Okay. [Music] >> Anything else? Anyone else? >> That's all I have. >> Okay. Make a motion to adjourn. Question about y'all
094need a second. Second, >> Randy. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries five to zero. 7:30. >> Better beat you again, Randy. >> It's okay. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Thanks everybody online. >> Yes. Perfect.