001Yes. >> It's time to call the September 16th, 2025 War County Board of Education meeting to order. Our first order of business is our pledge of allegiance. And it looks like we have a group of young ladies back here. I ask you to lead us in the pledge. You can do it right from there. Okay. 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, ladies. Okay. Need a motion to approve the agenda. >> Okay, we have a motion to approve the agenda. There are a couple of uh changes on it. Uh under information uh number B, the maintenance report is struck. Uh we'll probably get that the next board meeting. Uh under recognitions,
002we have Mrs. Good from War County Middle School. Uh going to tell us about the poetry program. Under routine business, number one, uh there is a resation on there of Janet Frasier. Uh number three, uh there is a change in the date from September 17th into October 8th, 2025. Mr. Macau will explain that to us when we get there. And then under new business number three, purchase property, there is an amount of 280,000 is the amount under the purchase of the property. And I think that is all. Did I miss anything? Anybody see anything I missed? Okay. So, we do have a motion uh to approve the agenda as presented. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay. So, we're down to uh monthly attendance report.
003Mr. Smith. Mr. Macau. Thank you, Mr. Mets. Um, in regards to the September attendance report, uh, the year-to- date attendance rate by school and district is as follows. As of 9:10, primary centers at 96.1, middle schools at 95.2, high schools at 94%, and the district was at 95. I didn't present this earlier because like we said the last time I did the attendance report they'd only been in school like a day or two. So we just did a year to date as of now as of the 10th. Um district enrollment by school and district as of uh 910. Um primary centers at 9:16, middle schools at 245, high schools at 280 for a total district enrollment at 841. Um the total enrollment decreased by uh three students in comparison to the August attendance narrative that
004I provided last month. In comparison to that also uh the primary center enrollment increased by three students. Bless you. >> Bless you. The middle school decreased by 10 students and the high school increased by four students which made a total decrease of three students. Um reason for enrollment change uh three students enrolled from other instate public school systems. At the middle school, seven students withdrew and enrolled in other in-state public school systems and three withdrew and enrolled in homeschool instruction. At the high school, four students enrolled from other instate uh public school systems. Um in analyzing the uh enrollment by grade uh in comparison to August, the largest enrollment decrease was in the eighth grade. The eighth grade student enrollment decreased from 72 eighth grade students in August to 66 in September. Yeah, big drop.
005Um, by grade, uh, preK was at 51, kindergarten was at 66, first grade was at 48, second grade was at 50, third grade was at 48, fourth grade was at 53 students. Fifth grade is at 65. Sixth grade is at 59. 7th grade 55, 8th grade 66, 9inth grade at 81 students, 10th grade at 64, 11th grade at 64, and 12th grade at 71. Um, does anybody have any questions or want me to go back to any of the information and discuss anything we discussed there? >> Is that ninth grade? Is that increased? >> Wait a minute. >> It says 81. I didn't >> I'm just trying to remember. >> I don't have it right in front of me, Bren. I'm sorry. always been a little bit bigger. Yeah, cuz we >> I remember in
006in fifth grade and sixth grade when they were there, we had to pay overages because that that particular class was so big. >> Okay, >> Mr. Smith, the middle school was in negative 10, right? >> Yes. Correct. >> Okay. I thought I heard you say yes. >> Positive 10, but once you said the numbers, it's like no way that's a positive. Okay. >> Decreased. Uh-huh. >> Okay. Any questions for Mr. Smith? >> Okay. And something else I wanted to mention while I was up here, Mr. Mets and Mr. Macau, uh the uh at the homecoming football game uh with me being the CIS contact, I told them that I would tell the board members that they're going to have that uh food pantry drive uh at the day of the homecoming before the game like
007we did last year to help establish stuff for the primary middle CIS food pantry is what they're going to do. So, >> sounds good. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. >> Thank you. >> Okay, we're down to recognitions. Our first uh recognition is uh some War County High School students. And I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Macau and let him tell us what's going on here. >> Yeah. In your board packet, you've got an email from Mrs. Petroski. And within that, we have the following students. Aniston Kurthers, Lily Cross, Carrie Cummings, Bailey Gabau, Michaela Moore, Ruby Murray, and Lily Pittz all passed the AP literature um advanced placement course. And if you have never taken an AP course, you may not realize how difficult it is to pass that. Um, many say
008it's way more difficult to pass that test than it is to go on to college and take the actual class and do the work and pass it by far. So, it is quite an outstanding accomplishment for these students and I also um will give kudos out to Mrs. Petroski who obviously did an outstanding job of of teaching you this past year. So on behalf of the board of War County Schools, congratulations on that awesome achievement and we're very tickled that you could join us tonight to be recognized for that accomplishment. >> It really is an accomplishment, ladies. It's I'm just blown [Applause] >> and Mrs. Petroski isn't easy when it's not an AP course. So I just I just >> I mean that as a good thing. Um so I I just can't imagine. I
009mean it really good job. >> So let's get a picture if Paris and grandparents. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Now, Mr. Kell, by them passing the AP exam, that means they'll get college credit for that class. >> Yes. So if if you get a three or higher, you get um I believe it's three to five hours credit depending on your school. >> So then uh that means by these students passing that test, they just save themselves $500 to $1,000 >> depending on where they go to school. So credit hours. >> Yeah. >> Good thing about the AP course, too, is that it's accepted. I mean it's not like you know just in West Virginia or just this school that I mean it's anywhere they accept it. So >> Mr. Meds normally says this but
010I will say it. Don't feel obligated to stay for the rest of the meeting. No one will be offended if you if you take your leave and don't stay for the whole thing. >> But you're welcome to. >> I got >> but you're welcome to. >> And I got a question. Did the whole class pass? >> No. Okay. >> All right. That's what I meant. Everybody took >> congratulations. That's brilliant. >> Thank you. >> It really is. >> Thank you, ladies. >> Thank you, girls. >> Okay, now we have uh Mrs. Goodworth County Middle School poetry. Do you want to? >> So, I all I this is all I know. Um, Mrs. Good sends me an email and goes, "We did this poetry project at the middle school and it was so fantastic that I
011cried tears." So, she was like, "Could we come to the board meeting and just share out um a couple of these poems that the students wrote?" And I'm always looking to recognize great student work, so I said, "Sure." So, and then I forgot to put it on the agenda and she reminded me. So, then we had to send it up back out Friday. So, thank you for reminding me and thank you for coming out tonight. Um, and I'm really looking forward to hearing what you have to share tonight. >> Uh, good evening and thank you for the opportunity to come and share. Um, I really appreciate it and I'm going to brag on my middle school kids. It's been amazing. Really has. >> Thank you. Like I need that. In an effort to foster the
012love of reading and writing, Work County Middle School's first parent involvement was twopronged. First, when students tell me they hate to read, I tell them perhaps they haven't found the right book yet. So, several weeks ago, I contacted Mrs. King at the high school library and she enthusiastically agreed to send home applications for every middle school student to get a library card. So last Tuesday, Miss Harris, Brandy Harris and I walked more than 80 middle school students to the library because they had applied for a library card and they wanted to check out a book. They loved it. Absolutely loved it. We're so excited. They were so excited that this is now going to be a once every nine weeks. If I can squeeze it in more often and Mrs. Hickman will let me, I
013might do that. However, the next time Casey McCulti is going to have to get a wagon and carry me because walking back and forth that far is hard on me. Secondly, I introduced the middle school to Kentucky native George Ella Lion, and she wrote a poem entitled Where I'm From, which lists all the characteristics that shaped her identity and where she's from. I asked the students to write their own where I'm from poem with their parents' help. To say that I was blown away was an understatement. Our whole staff laughed. They cried when our students poured out their thoughts. And like Mr. Macauan said, I was so excited by the beauty of these poems that I wanted to share a couple of with you. If I could have, I would have brought them all, but
014I can't. So this evening, seventh grader Erica Leha will share her poem and then sixth grader Tamar Eurone will share hers. And it is my hope that you enjoy these poems as much as I did. Erica, they're scared to death. So, >> speak right into the microphone because we're we're going out and people won't be able to hear you. >> I'm from the swamp. I'm from brown water and mosquitoes. I'm from the south. Humid, hot culture. I'm from magnolia. White flowers bloom so big you can see them from a mile away. I'm from big Christmases, tall women and Taylor Shields and Romeo Leo. I'm from working hard and a loud house. I'm from praying at night and before dinner. I'm from not having to go to church to get to know God. I'm from the
015deep south gumbo and jumbolaya. From the mix of a southern girl and a Guatemalan boy. The product of their love in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. and the items that are never as important to people as we call family. >> Very good. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Come on, Dad. Come stand with her. It's all good. >> You're all Just uh just speak aloud and you'll be fine. >> Okay. >> I am from desert sand, from wacky mac and beanie boos, from the holy land, ancient sacred, smelling of spices and bread. I am from date palms laden with fruit and gardens full of tomatoes and corn. I am from Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. from Aba and Emma from from Awitch and the Mayflower. I am from the determined and resilient from Holocaust survivors and coal
016miners. I am from Sunday school and Torah from Israel, India and America. Warm Shabbat hala, Indian naan and Javanni's Pizza. From the journey my great grandpa made when he walked from Alabama to West Virginia to find work in the coal mines during the Great Depression. I am from the uncertainty my sofa faced when she was sent to Israel after World War II while her parents stayed in India. I am from the brown faces of Mumbai and the black cool dustcovered faces of Manonga. I am a small branch on the immense family tree. I am a daughter of kings. I am a child of God. [Applause] >> So Mrs. Good. Thank you for your work on reading. Thank you for your work on writing. And now you can also chalk up getting students to do public
017speaking, which folks are more afraid of than death, apparently according to statistics. So, thank you for Thank you for that. >> Thank you for letting us share. I really appreciate it. >> Christa, if um if we can get parent permission, student permission, it'd be really nice to put a couple of those on our website. >> Yeah, absolutely. If you want them on your website, I can email them. We put them on ours. >> Oh, did you? >> But >> it'd be nice to have >> if you want me to send them to Mr. Macau. I certainly can. >> Yeah, that would be great. >> Probably be best to send it to >> Yeah, send them to Sherry. Sherry, >> I' I'd like to I'd like to say too that I think it's awesome that you
018did this, especially with us with your um challenge and how quickly you responded to that and the fact that you took 80 kids to the library and the fact that 80 kids loved the fact of getting a physical tangible book instead of reading something or hearing it online. Yeah. >> Uh that's awesome. And I really th those poems are awesome. >> They and that's not all of them. You know, and the kids really like going to the library and I have more applications on my desk. >> We maybe we could uh maybe we could put them in like a catalog or something at some point. You know what I mean? >> All the the poems. >> Yes, >> I have them all. >> That'd be cool. Mark could have something. >> Yeah. He was in
019my head. >> Well, go ahead. >> Well, I was just say the same thing. I would really like >> Yeah, those are >> If you could email me the copies, I can get them out to the board members. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> Absolutely. >> See, I I I tell you what. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Thank you. I just about forgot about that. Let's get a picture with Yeah. you and the kids that you brought and they're >> Thank you, Sherry. people want to see us. as parents. >> Does the jungle taste the same? [Laughter] [Music] I didn't think >> I understand. [Music] I'm sorry. >> Thank you, Mrs. Good. That was >> Oh, yeah. Thank you. >> That was great. >> I'll hear about that later. >> Let me take a picture. >> Okay.
020We have no delegations this evening, so we're down to our agenda. First order of business is approval of the minutes of the September 2nd, 2025 regular meeting. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Okay. Is there any corrections, comments? Hear none. We have a motion approve the minutes of the September 2nd, 2025 regular meeting. All in favor say I. I. I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Down to finance. The motion approved the payment of invoices in the amount of $285,6210. >> So move, >> Mr. Mac. >> So five runs of expenditures for your consideration this evening. The first on 93 2025 totals $13,67149. Noteworthy in this we have the history textbook textbook adoption for 36,503 and the West Virginia board of risk quarterly insurance payment for 32,47. The next run
021on 942025 totals $6,832. Noteworthy on this, we have Harris Oil for 3,18705 for diesel fuel and Pearson Education for $1,1184 for college math fees. The next run is on 99205 and totals $2,58744. This is PEIA health insurance billings. The next run is also 199 2025. It totals $155,447.85. Noteworthy in this we have um coordinates operations $8,462.50 50 Cents Netbook Monitoring Elite Carpet. Um $29,900 for the War County middle school gym floor um redo. And then Mountain State Educational Services, $4,29.7 for bus driving training for two substitutes, and finally Murray Sheet Metal for $18,13060 for HBAC repair at War County Primary Center. The final run on 911 2025 total $17,63.32. Noteworthy in this PMA insurance $6,440 for workers comp premium and work county health $6,127.86 for counseling service. All of these expenditures total $285,6210. >> Any
022questions? on invoices. >> Yes. Um on the history textbook adoption for which uh which grade level is that for? >> That is send gauge >> Karen probably find it there. >> Yeah. [Music] >> I'm wanting to say that's the MI middle school. That's what I was going to say. And how long do we anticipate those textbooks would last? >> They the textbook cycle is a sixyear cycle. >> Six years. Okay. Any other questions hearing? None. We have a motion approve the payment of invoices amount of $285,6210. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Number two, budget supplements. Any motion approve budget supplements in amount of $452,1681. So move >> Mr. Macau. >> So two supplements this evening. The first in the amount of $451,376.34. This is
023carryover of FY25 funds. And secondly, in the amount of $79247, this is an increase in our title 4 grant. These two supplements total $452,1681. Any questions on budget supplements? Hear none. We have a motion approve budget supplements amount of $452,168.81. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Down to budget transfers. Need a motion to approve budget transfers amount of $190,13748. >> So move. >> So Karen, correct me if I'm wrong. We've carried over the funds and now in this you're putting them where they need to go. Correct. Okay. So, the first transfer in the amount of $20.71, transfer idea to additional supplies um to close the project. The next in the amount of $21,865.34 transfer to title 2 for staff development. The next in the amount of
024$56,818.76, transfer title 2 for staff development supplies and software. Next, in the amount of $32,167.73, transfer title 4 to approve WVDE grant for supplies and staff development. Next, in the amount of $24,182, a transfer for special eda for software and curriculum. Next, in the amount of $35,613.73 um transfer from Project Aare for supplies, software, and personnel. Next, in the amount of $15,992.99, transfer title five for instructional materials. And finally, in the amount of $3,55020, transfer gear up for subs and stipens. All of these transfers total $190,13748. Any questions on on transfers? Budget transfers here? None. We have a motion to approve the budget transfers in the amount of $190,13748. All in favor say I. >> I. Oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion carries. >> Okay. Next one. Need a motion to approve 3,000
025W County High School cheerleaders for new uniforms. >> So moved. >> M. >> So as you recall, they were here last time. They had more cheer squad go out than they've had in the past. They need a little bit of help to get um their regular football game uniform so that everybody has um correct fitting and matching stuff. And they are asking for $3,000 from the board to help with that. >> Any questions? Karen, where are we taking this from? Have >> some supplies already budgeted within um extracurriculars, so we'll take it from there. >> Okay. Very good. Any other questions hearing? None. We have a motion to approve $3,000 to work county high school cheerleaders for their new uniforms. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries.
026Okay. Down to personnel matters under routine business. Our first one is a resignation. Need a motion approve the resignation of Janet Frasier, assistant volleyball coach, Work County High School, effect of August 12th, 2025. >> So move, >> Mr. McCall. >> So a copy of um Janet's email is in your packet. >> Any questions here? None. We have a motion to approve the resignation of Janet Frasier as assistant volleyball coach for War County High School effective August 12th, 2025. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Employment. Need a motion to approve the employment of Drew Sams, substitute teacher for 2526 school year effect upon completion of his required paperwork. >> Commission. >> So Drew's application is in your packet. He's got a sports medicine background, but has
027completed the short-term sub um certification and the long-term sub application. Has got long-term sub permits in a couple different areas. So, happy to add another substitute teacher to the roles with your approval tonight. >> I went to high school with his boss. >> I saw his uh name on his reference. >> Any questions hearing? None. We have a motion to approve the employment of Drew Sams as a substitute teacher for 2526 school year effective upon completion of his required paperwork. All in favor say I. >> I. I. Post say nay. I have it. Motion carries. Okay. The a motion approve the employment of Iris Pley as custodian 3, class C, War County Primary Center, three 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Effective September 17th, 2025. >> So moved, >> Mr. Mac. >> So their application is
028in your packet. And I will point out that further down on the agenda, Iris Pley is on to renew their substitute custodian. They did not return their letter, ironically, until this time. Okay. So, they are the next in line senioritywise for this position. Um, but they just now returned their intent to substitute for us too as well. So, in case you're wondering why they're on there twice, that's the gist of that. Any questions? Hear none. We have a motion approve the employment of Iris Pley as custodian 3 class C War County Primary Center 3:00 to 11:00 p.m. effective September 17th 2025. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay. The a motion to approve the employment of Samantha Delaney, supervisory instructional aid 2, class C or county
029middle school special education effect of October the 8th, 2025. >> So move >> Mr. Macau. So the reason for the effective date, this is the position that takes all of our kids that are getting virtual speech services by tea teleaalth to those appointments and and monitors that and deals with that. And I'm asking the board to make that effective the 8th to give us an opportunity to post that vacancy and fill it so that we've got a full-time employee in that. I'm afraid that if we just put a substitute in there and the sub cancels, we're going to have speech kids not getting their required minutes. So that's the reason that I'm asking for that change. >> Okay. And that is right October, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Next board meeting is the seventh.
030>> The next board meeting is the 7th. That would make the effective date the day after that the 8th. >> Okay. Any questions? Hear none. We have a motion to approve Samantha Delaney supervisory instructional aid 2 class C war county middle school special education effect of October the 8th 2025. All in favor say I. >> I post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Number four need a motion approve D Harbar's beginning and teacher mentor for county primary center special education effective September 17th 2025. So moved, >> Mr. Mac. >> So we had some new teachers and we posted for mentors with those and we are we have the successful candidates bring it back to you to hire those positions. Any questions here? None. We have a motion to approve Danette Harbarger's beginning teacher mentor
031for War County Primary Center special education effective September 17th, 2025. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay. Number five. We need a motion to approve the employment of Samantha Paxton, beginning teacher mentor for War County Primary Center prek effective September 17th, 2025. >> Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> I'm assuming that's the same >> same as the last. >> Okay. Any questions >> hear? None. We have a motion approved Samantha Paxton beginning and teacher mentor for War County Primary Center prek effective September 17th, 2025. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Number six. Need a motion to approve uh substitutes for rehire for 2526 school year. I should have said uh we have two
032people. Is I'm going to take it as one motion and ask you want to pull them apart. Okay. So, I need a motion approve substitutes for rehire for 2526 uh school year service substitutes. And that is Amanda Brown, substitute custodian, substitute maintenance, and Iris Personally, substitute custodian. >> So, moved. >> Anything we need? >> So, we normally bring these to you all in f one fell swoop, but if for some reason they didn't return their letter with everybody else, I'm bringing some singletons back to you as we get them. Any questions? >> Iris Pley, she was the the substitute until she comes uh permanent October 8th. Is that correct? >> No, that um >> No, that's that was number two. Um Samantha Delaney was the one that we changed the date. So So you you
033hired Iris into a full-time custodian position in number two on the second page. But um we're approving. She also put into renew her sub thing. So it's kind of a moot point, but um she did just now return her letter and that's why it was was on there in two positions. >> Any other questions? Hear none. We have a motion to approve service substitutes for rehire for 2526 school year. That is Amanda Brown substitute as custodian substitute maintenance and Iris Pley substitute custodian. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. New business. Need a motion to authorize an additional beginning teacher mentor for work county primary center special education. >> Mcken. >> So Mrs. Taylor's email to me is in your packet. While Mrs. Venuk is an very
034experienced and has a career's worth of special ed experience in Connecticut. She is brand new in West Virginia. So, Mrs. Taylor had asked if we could also authorize um a mentor teacher for her as well since West Virginia special ed might be a bit different than the law in Connecticut. Any questions? I think it's smart move. Yeah. Anywhere else besides special ed question, but special ed. Yeah. Okay. So, we have a motion to approve to authorize a uh an additional beginning teacher mentor for War County Primary Center in the area of special education. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. That motion carries. Okay. Need a motion to approve the foster grandparents programou with middle valley regional council. So moved, >> Mr. Macau. >> So it has been several
035years. We have participated for many, many years with this program and then CO happened and then their funding um came into question. But I I had a very happy visitor came to see me. Um the funding of the foster grandparent program has been restored. So, I've included a copy of that um in your packet, and that would put um foster grandparents back in the primary center like we've had in years past. The Mid Ohio Valley Regional Council pays them a modest amount and they come and mentor our kids and serve in that capacity. Um, and I think it's been a pretty successful and well thoughtout program in years past. I do have a question. >> Yeah, >> I did read about the the screening process, but reassured me that that's stringent. I mean, I >>
036Yeah, I think >> you don't want just anybody gets in there with their kids, you know. >> Oh, no. I think I think that they they go through the screening process and I I Yeah, I don't know that that's going to be an issue. I think that uh it takes a special caring kind of person that wants to participate in this program and um I can just remember the folks that have been in there from years past. It it reminded me of my own grandmother. So I I don't know that we're going to have to worry about question questionable people serving in this capacity. I just don't like to take >> right be reassured that >> Yeah. In the past, I can't speak for now, but in the past, they were always um well vetted.
037I mean, I can remember time I could I can remember a time that there was a person that applied that didn't get in because they didn't pass the bed in. So, I don't imagine that's changed. >> I would just like hear you short. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Sure. >> And is that vetting similar to how we vet our volunteers at chaperons or is it similar to how we would vet an employee or >> Yeah, it's it's more stringent than what we do. >> It's probably more stringent than the BIB thing that we put the thing through. And then um this person is going to be there under the scrutiny of the building administrators and the teachers that are in there too. if if there I don't know that there ever has been an issue, but
038if there was um these folks are not not ever going to be unsupervised with their kids. They're going to be in a classroom with other teachers that that are in there. They're they're never going to be a supervisory person with their children. >> Up to this point, it's been a fabulous program. Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions? Hear none. We have a motion to approve the foster grandparent programou with the meadow high valley regional council. All in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay. Need a motion to approve the purchase of property in the amount of $280,000. >> So move. >> Mr. Macau. >> So we have been looking at this property. I made you aware, shared the building inspection with you and um we have been
039holding off of bringing that back to you because we've had difficulty getting that property appraised. Either the appraisers that we have reached out to are not licensed to do commercial appraisers or they have not had their paperwork in order with the Secretary of State's office and we couldn't do business with them. The one company that we did get a response and a quote from then couldn't set a date for any time in the near future of when they could possibly come and do this. And the seller has been patient with us. She has kept this off of the market um giving us a first opportunity if we want to purchase it. And seeing as how it could be weeks and weeks and weeks or possibly months before we could get a commercial appraisal, um I
040think the board just needs to give this an up or down vote and not if we're not interested in purchasing it, let her know so that she can put it on the market and seek other buyers. Um I will tell you that I think the asking price is reasonable. the um Harmony building that used to be the dentist office was was going for $250,000 was the price that they asked for that. I think this building is bigger, has parking, and I think that Leslie May's um law office also went for somewhere in that neighborhood recently. I think right now we literally have folks at the primary center and in the high school and the middle school with offices in broom closets. Um I think this would provide some office space. It would provide a fixed
041site for board where board meetings could take place, a fixed site where we could do professional development with with uh multiple schools if necessary. And there just aren't very many opportunities for commercial pro there. First of all, there aren't that many commercial properties in Elizabeth. And secondly, they don't come on the market very often. So, I think this would be a good opportunity for us um to provide some additional office space and to give the board a a board meeting room where things could stay set up in there. we could have a regular meeting where the custodial staff don't have to tear up and set down and it would provide a venue for us to have professional development when when we need it. Um so I I just think in fairness um to Mrs. Anderson
042who gave us a first crack at this um to bring it to the board. Happy to do with it what you will, but um she's been very patient with us waiting for this. And since it's going to take weeks or possibly months to get the appraisal, I think um I'm happy to bring it to the board and put it to your vote. questions. >> Yeah, I think um I shared with you some time back the building inspection. This gentleman um Justin O'Brien did a very very thorough building inspection and Mr. Smith is here. He spoke to him at length, but the the majority of all of these things, the the building needs a good bit of TLC. It's not in bad shape, but there are several minor things that need attention. But the vast majority
043of these our maintenance staff could address if we if we did decide to purchase it. >> This is the building right beside the senior citizens. Correct. >> Right. Correct. >> So, if I understand you're right, the board meetings will be held there. Is that the plan? Um, we may need to do some TLC before I mean eventually if it's there's there's a meeting room in there that would be that's bigger than this room actually. >> Money's there. >> Yeah. If it's approved tonight, we'll make a transfer from our reserve account um in order to take care of it. >> Yeah, we would not have Will we need to make a change in our 10-year plan? I'm sure this isn't in the 10-year plan. >> Yeah, we would need to amend our CDFP. Okay. Um with
044that because >> um yeah, we >> you've got to strike when opportunity knocks. And I mean >> Okay. >> Again, there's not very many commercial properties in town and they don't come on the market very often. >> Yeah. Yeah. I you know I personally would like to have a place to where that we just was set up for our board meetings and just like this evening I mean this is you know small stuff but just like this evening it'd be nice to have a room to where these young ladies when they presented their their poems to us. We could have got those put them in frames and hung them up around the room that was ours. >> Okay. And and all the other things that happened. I personally would also like for us to consider
045uh moving our board office there. >> Yeah. >> And then using the board office for those other offices if so need. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Or if we if we do move forward, you know, we're going to move forward on building new high school, but when that rolls around that building, that piece of land right there can become part of what would be a new facility. So, I think down looking down the road it makes sense and um you know uh to do that and uh it it'd be nice to have the board office not on high school property but close enough to our two buildings over there that are actually where the majority of our students are. >> True. I think we can make this building more secure for our board office staff than
046while we can make that building for for less money if I remember how you go into that building. So, um you know that's that's my thoughts on one vote. Any other questions here? None. We have a motion to approve the purchase of property in the amount of $280,000. So, all in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion carries. >> Uh, Mr. Mets, if I may, before we uh I went ahead and looked up on their website and it says that um the potential grandparents will go through a criminal background check. >> Um, and then a level two um background check and then a NSOP check. So, I So, that's three. So >> yeah. >> But I I got I just I just hurried up and got on their website.
047So >> I know in the past they they actually probably went through more than a lot of our staff went through. >> Yeah. Well, that that's what I was like looking at it. There's three different ones. So >> yeah, they don't want to take I mean regional council doesn't want to take the chance of it being a issue. >> Thank you, Luke. >> Yes. Yeah. Appreciate that. >> Okay. So we're down to volunteers and chaperones. Uh for 25 26 year there is A through I. Give everybody a chance to look through and see if you want to pull anybody out. Okay. So I need a motion to approve volunteer chaprons for 2526 school year. Tam Tama Ashley War County Primary Center War County Middle School. Janice McHugh, Primary Center, Middle School, High School. Tammy Roberts,
048Primary Center, Middle School. Andrea Williams, Primary Center, Middle School High School. Melissa Wmack, Middle School. Ashley Hickman, Primary Center. Luke Smith, Middle School High School. Stephanie Johnson, Primary Center, Middle School and High School, and Michael Kell High School. Do I have a motion? >> Wait, Mr. uh I missed one. We should uh pull uh pull one of them out because of conflicts for voting. >> Um okay. Who would you like to >> Oh, I'm sorry. I I misread it. Never mind. I >> You're good. >> I saw Luke and I was >> I get what you understand. >> I'm I'm glad to see somebody else does that. Okay. On me. Okay. >> Okay. So, we're good. Yep. M Sherlock. Yep. Okay. >> Uh, so I have a motion. >> So, move. >> Okay. I didn't
049have a motion before, did I? >> No. No. >> Okay. Uh, so we have a motion. Any questions, comments? >> I will just say in your electronic packet, I was waiting on one final background check to get done. So, I dated and signed all of those today. Um, it wasn't in your electronic packet because I was still waiting on one background check to come through, but they all are background checked and complete. Any other questions, comments? Hear none. We have a motion to approve the volunteers and chaperons for 2526 school year. We have Tamala Ashley, Primary Center Middle School. Janice Mchugh, Primary Center Middle School High School. Tammy Roberts, Primary Center Middle School. Andrea Williams, Primary Center, Middle School High School, Melissa Wack, Middle School, Ashley Hickman, Primary Center. Luke Smith, Middle School High School,
050Stephanie Johnson, Primary Center, Middle School High School, and Michael Calbal High School. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Post say nay. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay, we are down to board concerns. Start with Mr. L. M. Stewart. Uh this might be a Jeff question. Does the CIS program is it got started up and everything going good and got a room for it and all that? >> Yes. Everything we're just in the beginning stages of course we've had meetings at the state level involve CIS and next month on board like Amanda did over here but he has to answer your question. Yes. Fine. So their their clothing closes is out of a a room. I mean is it flies over is in like where the uh teachers met, you know, study was is
051it out of >> I think they've moved it over to the middle school and just having one at the middle school in that big space. >> Yeah, we moved it. Yeah. Okay. Thank you, >> Miss Sherlock. No, >> Miss Moore. >> No, sir. >> And I do not have anything. Mr. McCoy, anything? >> I'm good. Okay. Uh, our next regular meeting is October 7th, 2025 of War County High School Cafeteria at 6 o'lock. So, if there nothing else for the good, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> We arejourned. Thank you, gentlemen.