001Mhm. >> Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is 6:02. I'm going to call this meeting to order. I'll apologize for running just a moment behind. Uh all four board members are present. It is the practice of our Board of Education to begin our meetings with prayer and the pledge. We invite you to bow your heads in prayer and stand to join us in the pledge if you so choose. >> Lord, we respectfully ask for your guidance and your wisdom as we proceed with the business before us. Keep us mindful of our purpose of providing a quality education for the students attending Taylor County schools. Amen. >> Please join me in honoring our country's flag and the values you protect and defend. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and
002to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of the agenda as presented and as a point of just as a point of clarification, this is the initial levy meeting agenda. This is a special meeting. Do you have a motion? >> So moved. >> Mr. Taylor moves. >> Second. >> Ms. Gallo seconds. Questions, comments? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Passes. Takes us directly into the 4000 series financial. Uh approval of the schedule of proposed levy rates for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2027. Mr. Dolan. >> Uh >> [clears throat] >> inside your inside the board packet, you should have received the uh copy of the proposed levy rates for FY27. Uh the current levy rates are as
003followed. Um, level one uh for the current expense levy rate is 19.4, class two 38.8, class three 77.60, and class four is 77.60 as well. The excess levy, class one 11.48, class two is 22.95, class three is 45.90, and class four is 45.90 as well. The bond [clears throat] levy rates, um, this is for the repayment of the uh the bond, um, class one is 4.66%. Class two is 9.31, class three is 18.62, and class four is 18.62. For the current expense levy, the proposed amount to be collected minus the allowance [clears throat] for um, loss or sorry, tax discounts, delinquencies, uh assessor's valuation fund is uh projected to be $6,568,861. The excess levy, um, is projected after um Excuse [clears throat] me. The allowance for uh assessor's valuation fund and delinquencies is $3,964,742. And
004the amount projected to be collected from bond revenue is $1,755 or $755,600. And that's the amount that we are required to collect in order to make our bond repayments. >> Okay. Does anybody have any questions on that? All right, the superintendent respectfully recommends that the schedule proposed levy rates be approved and adopted as submitted and that the Taylor County Board of Education proposed to lay the following levy on each $100 valuation of each class of property. Mr. Mr. Taylor moves. >> Second. >> Ms. Gallo seconds. Any additional questions, comments, or concerns? All those in favor? >> Aye. Opposed? Motion pa- passes. This meeting recesses, does not adjourn. Uh this point I will entertain a motion to recess the meeting and reconvene April 17th, 2026 in a special meeting at 6:00 to enter the levy rates
005receiving approval from the State Department of Education and the West Virginia State Auditor's Office. Can I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Mr. Taylor moves. I will second. Questions, comments, concerns? Motion uh all those in favor? >> Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Which now takes us uh at 6:07. Thank you. Bear with us while we flip our folders. All right. Is this the right one? Yes. Okay. It is now 6:07 and I'm going to call this regular meeting to order. All the board members are still present. And we will, in fact, again, as is our practice, begin our meetings with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Lord, we respectfully ask for your guidance and your wisdom as we proceed with the business before us. Please keep us mindful of our purpose of providing a quality
006education for the students attending Taylor County schools. Amen. >> 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. >> Dr. Rawlings, are there any adjustments or addendums to the agenda? >> Uh Miss Garvin, there are not. >> Okay. Um we do have uh a name for 5439. Is that correct and it's been posted? We'll read it out loud cuz I think my >> We We had the addendum. >> Yep. I'm just >> My apologies. That was an important addendum that you just spent a lot of time addressing. >> Yes. Is that what I what I said? >> No. >> Okay. Apologies. Item 5439, the name is Roderick A. Summers as the board member Board of Education
007member appointee. >> Roderick? Is that what you said? I'm sorry. >> That's right. Okay. Uh Superintendent respectfully requests approval of the agenda as amended. >> Moved. >> Mrs. Gallo moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion passes. We do have several delegations. Um reading the topics listed uh as the point you wish to address. Um our legal counsel has advised us that some of these come dangerously close to riff and transfer potential hearings. Um and I may have just said all that all wrong. Um so but if you would like to speak to the program specifically, I believe that that is allowable. Um our again, our counsel has said anything that gets close to what might be personnel changes needs to be handled in hearings. Having
008said that, I have Valerie Jones, Jennifer Escridge, and Casey Cox um all speaking about the same program. Do any of you still wish to speak? Okay. Um if if we feel that this topic is going to stray, I will have to shut you down and I apologize for that. So uh first one in the pile that I have is Valerie Jones. As a reminder to our friends and delegations, you have a 5-minute time limit. We are not allowed to respond and you are being live-streamed. >> Good evening, members of the board. As you all know, I'm Valerie Jones. I'm the Communities and Schools Site Coordinator at the Taylor County Middle School. I want to begin with a simple truth that every educator in this room already knows that students cannot learn when their basic needs
009are not met. We ask children to focus on math, reading, science, and preparing for their futures, but for many students each day begins with challenges that often go unseen. Some come to school hungry, some come without warm clothes in the winter, and others are dealing with instability at home, trauma, or mental health struggles. Yet, we still expect them to sit down in a classroom and succeed. That is exactly why communities and schools exist. CIS places site coordinators directly inside schools to remove the barriers that prevent students from learning, whether it's connecting families with food, clothing, mental health support, school supplies, help with utility expenses, holiday assistance, or simply being the one adult in the building who notices when a student is struggling. Across West Virginia, CIS serves more than 114,000 students in over 270 schools
010across all 55 counties. Because of this program, 99% of students receiving support stay in school. At the middle school level, this support is vital. Students grades 5 through 8 are navigating one of the most critical stages of their development. During these years, many face anxiety, peer pressure, bullying, family stress, and struggles with identity and self-esteem. It is also when attendance concerns, behavioral challenges, vaping, mental health issues, and academic decline often begin to emerge. Programs like CIS help identify and address these challenges early before they become long-term problems. For many middle school students, having a safe place and a trusted adult in the building can make all the difference. Someone who listens, supports them, and helps guide them through difficult moments. Without programs like this, those challenges do not disappear. Instead, they fall back on teachers,
011counselors, and administrators who are already stretched beyond capacity. Teachers entered this profession to educate students. They should not have to also be the one scrambling to find winter coats, food resources, counseling services, and family support systems. CIS helps carry the burden so teachers can focus on what they do best, teaching. The impact extends far beyond academics. CIS connects schools with churches, nonprofits, volunteers, and community organizations. It turns schools into places where students and families feel supported, connected, and cared for. When we talk about budgets, it's easy to focus on numbers, but behind those numbers are real children. A child who finally can see the board because CIS stepped in arranging transportation to an eye doctor and helping providing the glasses that otherwise would not have had. A student was close to giving up, but stayed
012because someone noticed they were struggling. A student who was struggling to so deeply with bullying about her weight and appearance that they stopped eating, but felt safe enough with the site coordinator to sit down and eat again. A family who didn't know where to turn until someone connected with them with utility assistance, resources, and support that they needed to stay on their feet. These are not hypothetical situations. This is the reality our students are living in every day. If communities and schools are cut, those students will still need help. The only thing that disappears in the support system doesn't designed to help them succeed. Tonight's decision is more about budgets. It's about the kind of community we choose to be. Before you make the decision, I ask you to think about the students who will
013never stand before you. The student the quiet student struggling at home. The child who needs one adult who sees them and refuses to give up on them. For many of those students, Communities In Schools is that adult. This is a program I wish I had available when I was in school. It could have helped me and so many of my classmates who needed that kind of support and guidance as we were growing up. Budgets can be rewritten. Programs can be debated, but the opportunity to change a child's path only comes once. Tonight, you can ensure that this support remains for the students who need it most. Do we invest in the students we need to help most, or do we take away one of the most proven support systems we have? Budgets reflect priorities. So,
014tonight the question is simple. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> Getting real close to that line there. >> Okay. Do you want me to go on or stop? >> Um I would be more comfortable if you stopped. >> Okay. >> So, thank you very much. >> Um Now that we see where that line is, Ms. Jennifer Eschridge, if you'd like to. >> [clears throat] >> Good evening, members of the board. I'm here to speak about the importance of Communities in Schools, a program whose mission is surrounded by students with community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. This work is about three things: building relationships, breaking down barriers, and unlocking unlocking potentials. Across Taylor County, our team has helped countless barriers for families, connecting students with food, clothing, counseling, and the
015encouragement they need to stay focused and succeed. If this program was taken out of schools, their supports disappear, their barriers return, and there many of our students would face choices to push them towards dropping out or homeschooling. Uh the impact of our schools and the community would be deep and lasting. Rather than give you more data or information, I'd rather share something more powerful with you, which is life. I'd like to read a letter from a former student high school student whose story shows exactly why Communities in Schools matters so much. Dear member members of the Taylor County Board of Education, my name is I'm not going to say the name on live. Um and I am writing to express my concern regarding the potential removal of Communities in Schools in Taylor County. As a
016former student who has directly benefit from the commun- from the support of CIS in Grafton High School, I believe these coordinators play a vital role in helping students succeed both academically and personally. I would appreciate it if you took the time to read my story and reconsider your decision. In 2021, I started suffering from severe depression and anxiety. I went through things that no sophomore, junior in the high school should have to go through. I got admitted to Chestnut Ridge where I stayed for 6 days becoming heavily medicated, failed multiple classes, and suffered from being chronically absent from the school. For the record, in the spring of my sophomore year in 2021, I had recorded absence of 61 days. There are approximately 90 days in one semester, and I missed 61 of those days. That's
017roughly 68% of instructional days that I did not attend. During my junior year, '21-'22, I missed a total of 79 days. That's roughly 44% of the entire school year that I was absent. My senior year, however, those percentages of absences decreased majorly. I missed less than 5 days each semester in the '22-'23 school year. That percentage comes out to be approximately 5% of the school year. You may wonder what that changed. The answer to that is the Communities in Schools program and Jennifer Espridge. Miss Espridge came into my life March of 2022. It was the middle of my junior high school year that I really the realization finally set in that I had missed more school than anyone should. A meeting was set up with Miss Espridge, Miss Shumaker, my mother, and I. We were
018discussed what we could do to get me back in school even though I was still suffering from severe depression and anxiety. Miss Espridge immediately took me under her wing and in high hopes, the amount of support as a second mother gives. This is what she became to me. Knowing I had a safe place to go to when I felt overwhelmed, a person to talk to any minute of the day, when someone who truly loves and cares about anyone who stepped foot into her office. I was able to start straightening out my life again. I never felt alone once I met Miss Espridge. I finally felt like I was home, even when I was at school, which was what I truly needed. Miss Espridge Miss Espridge wasn't there to just help academically, she was also the
019support person for me. Whether I needed an opinion on a major decision, advice on hardship, or someone to tell me how truly how true Sorry. Or someone to tell me how truly it was just not to hear. Ms. Eskridge came through time and time again. She was the one person I could rely on and never judge me for anything I said to her. She always knew what I had to say when I had to say it. Part of the reason I was able to fix my chronic absenteeism my senior year was because each day I woke up I knew I had someone to look forward to seeing. I had a reason to show up. I truthfully was dreading walking across the stage because I knew I would move forward without seeing that one person who
020made me feel like myself again every day. At that same time, I was at ease knowing that once that stage was there someone would someone out there would be forever proud of the person I was to become, no matter where I was or she is. Now it's March 16th, 2026. I'm a junior at Glenville State University, majoring in criminal justice. I will walk yet another stage in December. >> But this time with a bachelor's degree instead of a diploma. I'm a full-time student. The best part is I'm not living I'm survi- I'm not just living, I'm surviving. Even though there's 3 years of graduating high school is only a phone call away, I cannot be more thankful of the present. I confidently say without the Communities In Schools program, I absolutely would not be where
021I am today. She and the program truly helped my life when I didn't think I would make past my junior year of high school. I was just out of so many students' success stories. >> Ms. Eskridge, I'm sorry that is your time. >> That's fine. I have the rest for you guys to read if you just want to pass them along. I don't know. >> We'll take these from other delegations. >> Um Miss Casey Cox. >> Good evening members of the board. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak tonight. Before I begin, I would like you to think about one number, 126. That is the number of children at Anna Jarvis Elementary who rely on the weekend backpack program each week to make sure they have food between Friday afternoon and Monday morning.
022My name is Casey Cox and I serve as the Communities in Schools site coordinator at Anna Jarvis Elementary School. I understand the board is facing some difficult financial decisions and I will skip this paragraph. >> Thank you. >> Anna Jarvis Elementary currently serves approximately 450 students. Every single single week, I coordinate and distribute 126 weekend meal bags to students who might not otherwise or who might otherwise go without food between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. That means more than one in every four children in our school depends on this program simply to eat over the weekend. That's nearly 28% of the our student body that relies on the support. Those are not just numbers. Those are children in our classrooms. Children who cannot focus on reading, math, or science when they are worried about whether
023they will be able to eat. In addition to coordinating the backpack program, I manage our school's clothing closet which provides essential items like pants, shirts, coats, and shoes for students in need. In just the past week alone, dozens of items were distributed to students who came to school in clothing that was too small, worn out, or not appropriate for the weather. At the elementary level, these needs arise constantly. When a child has an accident during the school day, I am able to respond immediately so that child can return to class with dignity instead of embarrassment. Many of our families do not have transportation. When a child needs clothing, a parent often often cannot leave work to drive to school with a change of clothes. Without this position, uh who will ensure who that those kids
024are taken care of? Teachers at the elementary level are already stretched thin. They are responsible for educating, supervising, and caring for an entire classroom of young young students. They cannot leave a room full of children to search for clothing, coordinate food programs, or track down community resources for families in crisis. Every minute they spend trying to solve these problems is instructional time lost for the entire class. Beyond daily needs, Communities in Schools also serves as a lifeline when families face serious crisis. Earlier this winter, during the extended snow closures, I was contacted by a family with two small children, one of them a student at Anna Jarvis Elementary, who were about to become homeless and sleep in their car in single degree digit weather. Because of the resource connections developed through this role, I was
025able to help guide that family to funding sources that secured an apartment with their first month's rent and security deposit. This program does so much for Anna Jarvis. It does It does so much for every single school in this county, and I cannot tell you what it would mean if it did not exist. I just want to put that in your guys' heads. I'm not going to read some of this because I understand that declining enrollment is one of the reasons that we have to make difficult financial decisions, but respectfully, I would ask the board to consider this. This is not just about Communities in Schools. If we remove the very supports that help families succeed in our schools, how will that strengthen enrollment? Families want to send their children to schools where they know
026their children will be supported, cared for, and valued. When those supports disappear, families tend to look elsewhere. And when enrollment declines further, what happens next? More cuts? More reductions in services for our students? We all want the same thing, a strong future for public education in Taylor County, but strong schools are not built on academics alone. They are built on meeting the needs of the whole child. At the elementary level especially, our students are still very young. They cannot advocate for themselves. They rely on the adults around them to notice when they are hungry, when they lack adequate clothing, or when their families are struggling. When those needs are met, children can focus on learning. When those needs are ignored, becoming or being able to learn becomes much, much harder. I believe our community wants
027to be the kind of place where every child is supported, where families know their schools care, and where barriers like hunger, clothing, and crisis do not stand in the way of a child's education. I have only been in this role for a short time, but even in that short time the impact has been made clear for students, families, and staff. Eliminating Communities in Schools will not eliminate the needs of our students. It will simply eliminate the person whose job it is to meet them. Programs like Communities in Schools are not extras. Programs like Communities in Schools are not extras. For many of our children, they are the support system that makes learning possible. I respectfully ask the board to carefully consider what will truly be lost if this program disappears, because the students who depend
028on it are still going to walk through our doors tomorrow morning. I simply ask that when this decision is made, it be made with the understanding that behind every number in this budget are real children in our classrooms who deserve the opportunity to come to school ready to learn. Thank you for your time and consideration. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> I'm rereading this to make sure that I This is the next delegation. All right, the next delegation uh is Ms. Angie Latta. Um This feels a little more like hearing to me, but you have She I'm sorry. >> and then if you're uncomfortable, I stop. Does that sound good? >> I'm okay with that. >> Okay, fair enough. >> You You're familiar with the parameters at this point. >> I am, yes. Um
029>> Sorry, and I didn't see you over there. >> I know, I'm not very tall. >> she? >> Anyway, um good evening. My name is Angie Latta. I am here this evening along with Kieran Anderson representing some of the coordinators and executive secretaries currently employed at the central office. We have been given permission also to speak tonight on behalf of Vicky Lackadis, Angie Lovejoy, Dylan McDaniel, who weren't able to attend tonight due to other obligations and illness. Um we're here this evening to express our concerns over what we feel was a misrepresentation by the delegation from Anna Jarvis Elementary School at the February 10th, 2026 board meeting regarding our positions and pay as secretaries at the central office. Um I will pass pass pass there and go on to the delegation presented verbal data from
030the surrounding counties on how many executive secretaries were employed at the counties mentioned along with the student enrollment totals. The central office, we currently have three coordinator positions and four executive secretary positions. When gathering their data, whether it was from the certified list or simply an online staff directory, they failed to search the numbers for coordinators employed in those counties. It is also known that central offices throughout the state have been replacing service personnel with professional positions through attrition. Many of our positions are currently being are being held by professionals in our held by professionals in other counties. That data was also not included in the Anna Jarvis presentation. For example, I believe, you can correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Dolan, that you held a professional payroll position in Harrison County. Is that correct?
031>> At this point, we're not responding. >> Okay. >> Cuz you are delegation. This is not a conversation. >> is my first time. I apologize. All right. I will rephrase. Example, I believe your current treasurer, Mr. Dolan, held a payroll professional payroll position in Harrison County. Another point of discussion pertain was pertaining to our pay and our stipend. And yes, we do make more than school secretaries. We work 240-day contracts and we work year-round. And some of us have 20-plus years of service. So, more days, more years equals a higher salary. Um our stipend is provided because we are specialized in our fields and are trained accordingly. I am going to skip the next part. I maybe don't disagree. I maybe disagree that it doesn't border, but I'm not going to do that because I
032don't want to put you all in that kind of position. Um I do want to make the board aware, and if you feel like I need to stop, please let me know, that um it has also been mentioned that we have never been had cuts with the central office. And I just wanted to say over the years, just because some of you weren't here, don't doesn't mean it didn't happen. I mean, we have over the years lost a full-time receptionist, a full-time secretary of curriculum, Dr. Stallings, when you were in curriculum, um Dr. Stallings, when he was in curriculum. >> I think we're >> I Okay. >> hedging. >> Well, then I will say in closing, we would be remiss tonight if we did not attend and try to clear up the misconceptions by the
033Jar- the Andrew Jackson delegation. And um I thank you for your time and consideration. Shall I leave this for you or you >> If you would like. >> All right. Thank you very much for your time. >> Thank you. >> That concludes the four delegation forms that I had and moves us into the 1,000 Yes, we've approved. 1,000 series information and we are going to start with some amazing student recognition. Dr. Stallings. >> Thank you, Ms. Garvin. I'm going to invite Mr. Knapp to the front and he's going to assist me and I need to stay near the microphone, so I apologize, but uh at this point I would also like to invite our invitee to join Mr. Knapp in the front of the board, but that would be Ms. Kenna Keener. >> [applause] >>
034So, Kenna, if you will uh indulge us long enough to give some basic information and I want to share with the people that are present that it is a long list of well-earned recognition points and so at this point I will start with these. This young lady before you is currently uh carrying a 4.077 GPA. She is a member of the National the NHS, the National the NTHS, and FBLA organizations that are Grafton High School. She plans to attend college on scholarship for basketball and on academics. Always a good combination. And will major in cybersecurity with hopes to work at the FBI. Grafton High School's all-time leading scorer of 1,676 career points. And um Wait, there's lots more. She has also been the uh the demonstrator of what rebounding is all about because she has
035earned Grafton High School's top rebounder and she is the only player to reach 1,000 rebounds. Actually scoring not just 1,000, but 1,174 career rebounds. She has had a career total of 69 double-doubles out of the 97 games in which she participated. And she actually Kenna, I want you to know something. Even Dr. Stallings understands that. I often see Dr. Stallings does not he does not sports, but I've been taught a lot by what you've been doing as well. Her She has averaged 21.6 points per game. 13.6 rebounds per game and 3.2 blocks. But wait, there's more. In 2026, her senior year, she's the first team all-state. First team West Virginia SSA SSAC all-state team. The Big 10 Player of the Year. Grafton High School's all-time leading scorer. Sam Board Tournament MVP. Player of the game
036in the Winter Classic. That was 2026. I continue. Wait, there's more. In the year 2025 during her junior year, first team all-state, first team WVSSAC all-state team. Big 10 Player of the Year. Grafton High School 1,000 point re uh scorer. Sam Board All Tournament Team, player of the game during the Winter Classic. Seems like a pattern happening right here. Even before that, during her sophomore year of 2024, All-State honorable mention, first team Big 10, Sam Board All Tournament Team. In 2023, her freshman year, she was just getting started there, ladies and gentlemen. All-State honorable mention, first team Big 10, Sam Board All Tournament Team. Those are just a few of the things. And so, with that information, I will ask Mr. Knapp to present Miss Kenna Keener the all-time leading scorer for Grafton High School
037in boys and girls basketball, passing the previous record of 1421 point 1,421 points set in 1966. That's a few days ago. So, let's start with that recognition. Would you please present that to our awardee? Congratulations for that. >> [applause] >> Don't go anywhere, Miss Keener. There's more. Here is the first team All-Big 10 2026 medal. And lastly, but not least, the Big 10 Conference Player of the Year for 2026. Congratulations for that as well. >> [applause] >> Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Miss Kenna Keener, who is going to set the mark high for someone in the future. It's great to have you. Congratulations. Take just a moment because our board has a tradition they would like to say a few words to you. >> Well, congratulations, Miss Keener. Um I know that we've
038been trying to get you here, and you've got a very busy schedule, and so it's we're really glad that you're here. Um Love sports but what speaks to me the most is that academic GPA. That's awesome. Your plans for the future. Really really excited for you and thank you for being a good role model for your teammates and for your school and congratulations on your success and best wishes and all your future endeavors. >> Congratulations Kenna. I've had the pleasure of watching several of your basketball games this year. I have a granddaughter that plays a little bit too but not near as much as you do and not near as good. My oh my let you loose under the basket. It it's it's a sight to behold and I I have enjoyed immensely watching you
039play and I hope you play in college and do well. You will. >> Um There's really nothing I can say that haven't so thank you for making the rest of us look good cuz you are a rockstar and thank you for being dedicated enough to yourself to set these goals and move forward. So well done and congratulations. >> And now we're going to do boring stuff. So, if you all want to go do something, you can. And continuing in the 1000 series with the superintendent's updates. >> Yes, Miss Miss Garvin, I've just passed distributed a few items. So, I'm going to do brief tonight because I know we had this other recognition doing. I want to give you an update from Grafton High School and Mr. Knapp happens to be here for that as well
040and that was from him to share with us. I want to let you know that according to the list that you have been provided, the Grafton High School has a a total of 25 Grafton High School seniors who have qualified for the Promise Scholarship. That's the largest number of qualifying students ever at Grafton High School. That's quite a significant number. We can clap for that. I saw Miss Garvin. Likewise, there's a total of 70 students currently enrolled in the dual credit courses, the program that provides growth through our current local college partnerships. Again, that's a lot. 70 students is quite a lot. So, let's applaud that as well. Next in your packet, you'll find that there was a an update I wanted to I provided you the alert that Superintendent Blatt from the State Department
041was asked if she would provide or consider a waiver for our snow days that were under or that occurred during the week of the governor's state of emergency and there's your documentation that indicates that she indeed provided that to us. And we're excited about that and just in time because that waiver afforded us to be able to use another snow day which occurred, as you all know, today. Uh it came as kind of a surprise. We didn't expect this much snow, but God smiled and provided us a beautiful wintry wonderland. And I pray that he is finished for this season. And lastly, in your packet, uh we have been working on, as you know, we have been approved You approved the calendar that was submitted to the state and this is the example that is
042what we have referred to as our parent-friendly version that is typically provided in addition to that chart-like version that you approved last week or last time. And it has uh the indicators uh we try to provide as many color differences to draw attention to different parts of that. So, they uh I provided you copy of that. Mrs. McCarthy is working very hard on that one for us. That's for your information and reading pleasure. That will be distributed once we learn of the status of our proposed approved calendar at the state level. And so, we're preparing that for that information sharing at some point soon. And that is my update for this this meeting. I hope that information is helpful. >> Thank you. So, do we have any questions? All right. Do we have any board
043member updates or committee meeting reports? All right. We'll move into the 2000 series minutes, policies, contracts, and agreements. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of the minutes from the special meeting of March 5th, 2026 and the regular meeting of March 10th, 2026. >> Moved. >> Mrs. Gallo moves. >> I'll second. >> Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Opposed? Passes. >> Policies and codes in the third reading. Um We've got four that we'll take. Okay. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of items 2263 through 2266 in the 2000 series. >> Moved. >> Mrs. Gallo moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Resolved that the bylaws, policies printed and codified in the comprehensive document entitled bylaws, policies in Taylor County Board of Education are hereby adopted and that all
044bylaws and policies heretofore adopted by the Taylor County Board of Education are hereby rescinded. Further be it resolved that in the event that any policy, part of policy, section of bylaws is judged to be inconsistent with law and operative by a court of competent jurisdiction or is invalidated by a policy or contract duly adopted by this board, the remaining bylaws, policies, and parts shall remain in full effect. And we've got a couple of agreements. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of items 2267 and 2268 in the 2000 series. I'll move. Mr. Taylor seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Moving us into the 3000 series, consent calendar. We've got some facility use, some out of county travel, some chaperones. Okay. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of items 3141 through 3148 in the 3000
045series. >> Moved. >> Mrs. Gallo moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? I. Opposed? Motion passes. Bringing us to the 4000 series, financial. Budget supplements and vouchers payable. Mr. Dolan, tell us some things. >> All right. >> [clears throat] >> We had the two budget supplements that were inside your packet there. The first one was for donations from the Mary Battle Fund. So those items were include some general supplies for all five of our schools and then some funds for the Mary Battle Scholarship and after prom activity that the high school will be holding at that point. And that was all the budget supplements that we had for for this [clears throat] meeting. Next part of your packet were the schedule of checks that had already been written since the last
046meeting. These were various various items like our sanitation bills and um payments to our gentleman that works down at Camp Tolls along with some other contracts and vendors that we have that we have to pay out frequently. On our schedule of checks to be written upon your approval this evening are items such as technology supplies, travel, books for various schools, library books that the teachers have been purchasing. And other items, construction maintenance items, and transportation items. Does anybody have any questions? All right. Hearing none, the superintendent respectfully requests approval of items in the 4000 series. Mrs. Gallo moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Moving us into the 5000 series, student personnel and legal matters. Uh item 5439. The superintendent respectfully uh the name in that blank
047as a reminder is Roderick A. Summers. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of items 5439 in the 5000 series. >> So moved. >> Mr. Taylor moves, Mrs. Gallo seconds. Questions, comments, concerns? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Continuing into the 5000 series, we've got some extracurricular duties and some extracurricular resignations, leave of absence, some subs, some resignations, abolishment and another leave of absence. Superintendent respectfully requests approval of items 5440 through 5449 in the 5000 series. >> Moved. >> Mrs. Gallo moves. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Mr. Taylor seconds. All those in favor? Aye. Oh, sorry. Questions. All those in favor? Aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed? Motion passes. Bringing us to the 8000 series, board member comments and discussions. Uh there's a discussion of the board meeting schedule for FY 26. Specifically, there
048was a meeting in May that Mr. Daddy requested be moved from the 11th to the 13th, which is a Monday, which originally was scheduled because of um election day, and Wednesday may be more beneficial. Is Do I have that information accurately shared, Mr. Daddy? >> That's correct. >> Thank you. Uh do we have any objections to moving it to May 13th? No, very good. In that case, formally, um, motion to move the meeting from the 11th to the 13th. Mrs. Gallo moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. All those in favor? I. Opposed? Motion passes. Any additional board member comment discussion for next time? I'm going to put this out there. I know, um, the high school play is the 28th and 29th of March, and we're not going to have a meeting before then. So, I'm putting
049it out there. Um, these kids are working really hard, and I think that this could be really good, and I encourage you to come and support them. >> 7:00 and 1:00. >> 7:00 on Saturday the 28th and 1:00 on Sunday the 29th. So, and it is the junior version, so it's about an hour, hour or five. Um, so, a lovely spot of art in your afternoon. So. Anybody else? All right. We are going to move into the 9,000 series then. Future meetings. Uh, April 7th, here at the board office 6:00. April 14th, 6:00 and 6:05 here at the board office. That's a continuation of the levy meeting and then a regular meeting. April 28th, 6:00 here at the board office. May 13th, 6:00 here at the board office. And May 19th, 6:00 here at the
050board office. This point I will entertain a motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> Mr. Taylor moves. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Mrs. Gallo seconds. All those in favor? I. Opposed? Motion passes, and we are adjourned at 6:49. Thank you for all you do. >> Mhm.