00111. We just got >> Okay, we've been given the green light. It is 6:00. We're going to call to order the regular board meeting for July 22nd, 2025. >> Let's have a brief period of silence and we'll follow that with the pledge of allegiance. >> Attention. Salute pledge. 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. >> All right. Good evening board. >> Good evening. >> Before we move forward, we would certainly like to welcome with open arms Miss Robin Bishop, who will be our next caretaker. We are very excited about your tenure here. So, thank you for uh for agreeing to be with us and we all very forward to working closely
002with you. >> Okay. Board may have a motion to adopt the July 27 July 22nd 2025 regular board meeting agenda. >> So, move second. >> All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? be approved. Item four, board may have a motion to approve the minutes of the July 8th, 2025 regular board meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. Item number five, public comments on non-aggenda items. Ryan Alford has signed up to speak. Good evening, Ryan. Um, I want to tell you about about the ADRS, what we partnership for the city school and the county school. Um, on a board member, I'm happy to be here for the year the great get it start the great the school year started. I would like to partnership with
003the school of ADRS to help the children with three to 21 years old. They helped the student prek who have an individual disability. They were middle school and high school to ready to go to work. They will help jobs and my job was the cafeteria to leave tonight also show how much what they do. And so um the partnership with the ADRS the all the low the statewide mostly the city and county with the ADRS partnership y'all take care of the individual to find jobs. So y'all have any question or comment. Uh I put y'all a book devotion book and a thank you card that show me how much we can get the school year started. So if y'all have any question concern about ADRS, I'll be more glad to talk to y'all after. >>
004Thank you. >> Okay. Item six isformational reports. Tonight we do not have any from the superintendent or our CSFO. Item seven is motions, resolutions for a first reading. There are none tonight, which brings us to the consent agenda items. may have a motion to approve 8A through 8F on the consent agenda. >> Move, Mr. Chair. >> Second, Mr. Chair. >> Call for a vote. All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. >> Item 11. Excuse me. Item nine. I can read. >> Item nine, regular agenda items for final adoption. Let's take 9B. discuss approve a focus on excellent strategic plan. Dr. Pope, good evening sir. >> Good evening board. >> Good evening Dr. Pope. >> Good evening. >> You should have a draft copy of the U strategic plan in front of
005you. So during the 2024 2025 school year, we all um undertook a focus um process to go through our strategic plan. notice what things that we have completed, things that we need to work on, things going to continue. Um, this work marked a um timestamp that we need to just go move the district forward and continue this u continuous um improvement efforts. So reflecting on the progress made since the last revision in 2023, the um this revision emphasizes more of internal reflection board priorities and the data informed refinement. So if you look if you revisit review the strategic plans draft, it's still organized um with the four pillars. The changes reflect the extension of the date to 2027. It has demarked work that has been completed thus far. Several parks have been folded some initiatives
006in there and we have also added new areas of focus as well. two pillars had no changes um to their critical initiatives. But the very first pillar um is student success with equity and access. There are 19 initiatives and within those um STEM with arts integration is complete. Therefore, we have folded that work into interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Summer learning is now under the umbrella of extended learning opportunities. The TCS grad that work has been replaced with what your E and that's to emphasize the um personalized student pathways. And the four initiatives that have been added under that first pillar is the focus on history and social studies education, the college career and workforce readiness and the ethical use of AI and of course professional growth. Do you have any questions with pillar one? Good
007>> said AI or A1. >> AI. >> So any other questions? Okay. The second pillar stakeholder engagement. There are three initiatives there within there. We um removed the communications was part was removed. Family and community um engagement and student engagement. They remained active and that um continuous um work will um if you notice the activities that will go to 2027 with that work ahead of us. Any questions on stakeholder engagement? >> Question. >> Yes ma'am. I know we've identified a source of funding. What happens if that source is no longer there? >> If that source, right, as of now when we did this um the the funding source was we would just have to um find funds for it. We've been good um stewards of finding grants um making it work. But without funds, um
008a lot of it may be revamped or some strategies may have to be um altered. But this was pretty much written when the funds were available. And then question on on using buzz words is the is department of education. You know for some of us we are just real leery of words that sort of get us not in trouble but they're words that we're just told if we're applying for grants try not to use those words. How is that looking on the education side? on our side, we're not using any words to get um um cause alarm. Um we've been very clear in um in communicating what we're working on, what the focus is. Um Dr. Dar's leadership has been advising us to make sure our focus is on student learning. And a lot of
009times the buzzwords are new are just words that um education has been education for years. I've been doing this 28 years. So we've noticed that those buzz words necessarily doesn't stop our focus and our work. Um those words that we feel like is political we don't use. Um if you notice we have removed u several of those words within this u document as well that anything that is not aligned to our state. Um of course u any guidelines we don't use those. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um pillar number three safe and supportive learning environment there were still seven initiatives um there are no changes there the extension um for the dates to 2027 u continue the work activities and strategies we feel like they're strong there continue that work and pushing forward and um
010same thing with pillar four organizational effectiveness and efficiency there are nine initiatives there as well within this document the focus was um mainly noticing that the board um engagement, Dr. Darius's leadership, the work that we've done thus far have proven success as long as we're consistent. those um changes and updates were um areas that we felt like would support the direction that we're going and the um activities and strategies are things that we feel as if are embedded in research and evidence practices. >> You have any questions? >> Mr. Chairman, if I can just make a comment too. Um th those revisions really just reflect the work we're doing. Um some of the work came to an end. Some of the work we've adjusted through the course of time truly what a strategic plan is
011supposed to be a living working document that changes based on the needs. Um I sent this to you maybe a week or so ago, but I do just want to offer it again. There's still revisions to our strategic plan as a school district. So we are a-okay tonight. If you want to even hold off on approval, that's okay. Um we can come back and at the next board meeting. Just wanted to offer that. I didn't get any questions today, but I still just want to offer that because it this provides the strategic direction of our school system. Um the biggest piece other than the minor the adjustments is is moving this to 2027. So moving it for a couple more years to continue the work that we're doing. So just wanted to offer that should
012you guys want to get into more conversation, more dialogue on this, that is a okay. I just want later next week because this doesn't hold this up if you just do me like a little chart like you say the ones that we we've actually closed the gap on or we've accomplished just a little checklist so I can have it when I'm comparing. >> Yes, ma'am. If you uh there's a uh document I did a slide for you all and it's a check mark, an X, a red symbol. Um there's a code there to let you know whether it was complete. >> Okay. >> Um whether it's ongoing, um whether something that was removed, what pages on is um detailed for you. I did in Google Slides and it's also um one that is um in
013a PDF document as well like a one page or so pages so you can go step by step on each one of those changes. You good? >> I'm good. >> That's all I need. >> I don't know. discussion call for >> I was just going to make sure that nobody wanted before I called to have a motion. So I'm not hearing any concerns. So I'll ask for a motion to approve. >> So second >> questions, discussion. No, just a comment. Um I love the I love the way all along the last few years this has been a working document as as as it has been intended to be. you know, you all started the works, you know, a few years ago, even up to where we're the direction that we're going in. It's a good
014Bible um that you all use and I'm just simply happy that it never got pushed to the side and we've seen it too many times. We come out with the greatest of intentions um and and we have the greatest literature, the works are there, but we kind of seem to lose focus and deviate from that. But you all have kept it honed in and I really appreciate that. So, thank you all. >> Yes, sir. Appreciate that. >> Any other questions or comments? >> I agree. Hearing none, I'll call for vote. All in favor? >> I Anybody opposed? That would be approved. Thank you, Dr. Poe. >> Thank you. Item 11 A approve superintendent recommendations regarding changes in personnel. Dr. Cameron Good evening board. I've got uh the superintendent's recommendations regarding changing some personnel. I also
015have the supplemental list. What is being passed around right now is page two. We need I'm going to go over that on page two rather than what's in your packet >> rather than rather than the page two in your packet that I gave you. Yes, sir. So, I'll let everybody get that and I'll start on page one of the personnel list. You have six resignations, two declinations, four new certified personnel, eight new classified personnel, four reassignments, three summer learning academy, four part-time extended day tutors, 2526 Bryant athletic supplements, cares us to page three. You have 42 2025 26 Central High School athletic supplements. Page four 67 202526 Northridge High Athletic Supplements. This carries you to page six 16 202526 Eastwood Middle School athletic supplement. 29 202526 Northridge Middle Athletic Supplements on page 7 212526 Westlong
016Middle Athletic Supplements. With the supplemental list, you have two resignations, one job abandonment, seven new certified personnel, three new classified personnel, one transfer of the certified personnel, one transfer of administrative personnel, 19 part-time extended day tutors. You have one 2526 Brian High School supplement, four 202526 Eastwood Middle School athletic supplements. You have one 2526 Northridge Middle School athletic supplement. You have six 2526 Northridge High athletic supplements. You have 43 202526 contracted coaches. On page three, you have two 2526 volunteer coaches. And on page four, you have one 2526 special special Olympics coordinator. >> Okay. Uh, thank you, Dr. Cameron. Board members, are there any set aides, excuse me, for a separate vote and discussion? >> I don't have a set aside. I just have a question. Okay. 59. >> You're actually moving to set aside
017number 59. >> Okay. >> On the supplement. Yes. >> Any other set aides? Okay, board accepting number 59 on the supplemental list. Board may have a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendations. >> So move >> second. >> Questions, discussion. >> I'm just asking explain when you say volunteer coaches and then I see per say I just see the word volunteer in >> they're volunteer. They're not getting paid. >> They're not getting paid. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. And then with when I see a job abandonment and no date, that just means they never showed up. >> They never started. Okay. >> And we've tried to contact them. Yes, ma'am. >> Good question. >> Just making sure I understand. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. >> I was just wondering about um on the on the supplemental
018one and two, was it like some >> No, they just listed as as as personal. They didn't give a reason other than that. Yes, ma'am. >> So, we got to hurry up to >> So, what we're doing also is uh we are working with Kelly Education Services. We have a hard time finding special education uh teachers in in the classroom and self-contained classrooms. So, we've been working with Kelly Education Services. Um they do this in other districts uh in the state of Alabama. They find us long-term subs for the year for these classrooms. It eliminates the need to have to post and wait seven days and interview. We can turn around if somebody leaves in one of these positions. Then uh we can fill that position within a couple days. U Dr. Prescott is working
019with Kelly Services. I'm working with Kelly Services as well. But we think we can get without having a a vacancy in there or just having to wait. This is our best best opportunity to get somebody in there to help in that particular classroom, self-contained classroom. Okay. Any other questions? Call for a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Those will be approved. Board may have a motion to approve number 59 on the supplemental list. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. We have any questions or discussion? Call for a vote. All in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? >> And we have one abstension. That'll be approved. All right. Thank you, board. Um, item 10, unfinished business. We have none to attend to. Does any board member have any general announcement?
020>> One quick question before you move. I thought about the camera was gone. On this sheet, is anybody in the works? That's all >> we are. We've got some that are are we're waiting on certain documents. Uh then we've got someone that's in the pipeline. They're doing interviews and they left today from our administrative meeting doing interviews as well. So we've got somebody some in the pipeline. >> So this number may be a little less. >> Let's hope. >> Okay. >> Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. >> That was the only thing. >> That's 33 classroom vacancies. You have 37 overall, but 33 classroom vacancies. So we're we're centering on the classroom vacancies, of course, first. Thank you. >> Does any board mention a new teacher orientation tomorrow here at 11 11:15? >> All right. So if
021any board member can attend, you want us here at 11:15? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you, Dr. All right. We have a board work session a week from tonight. And this means two weeks from tonight, our next regular board meeting. Dr. >> Yeah. We will likely not need a work session this time next week, but if you do not mind, please hold that. We likely want to keep it for a called meeting for personnel only so that we can get that number of vacancies down. So, we'd like to be able to meet next week Tuesday for a called meeting personnel only, please. And one other just for public comment, can you brief us? We know that we our 21st century grant monies were restored. Can you explain just in general real quick the other monies
022that may impact our schools. >> So to recap what you just Thank you, Dr. Tom Jackson. So we did get noticed that our 21st century, which for us is approximately $2.5 million for extended learning, think after school and summer learning. Um so thankfully we understand those funds have been released back to us I think yesterday. So that will continue those programs and as you know those programs are an intricral part of our progress in the future for our students. There are other title funds that we understand are still held uh professional development academic enrichment funds uh and those are the things that we use for professional development for our teachers. Think math clubs, robotics clubs um and some of the other enrichment pieces. Those monies are still on hold. Not near as much as 21st
023century. Um, so the the release of the 21st century funds for us was a very big positive move. We're optimistic that we'll continue to hear things as positive on the other funds that are still frozen for this time. Um, we do have some personnel tied up in those other funds, but we believe we have enough carryover in those federal funds to still be able to carry those functions and the personnel expense for a short period of time. So when it comes to teacher development, we're good for now. >> I think the answer is for now. Yes, ma'am. As as with those being the source of professional development, we have other sources of professional development, too, but those we do rely on a good bit and those are in question for us at this time. >>
024Thank you. >> Okay, further. >> Thank you. Oh, we got a bag with