00130. The meeting is officially called to order. At this time, we'll have our prayer by Pastor Gu and our pledge. Thank you, sir. Grace, [Music] father, their hearts. Amen. To the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Thank you, Pastor P. Gracing us with your presence prayer. >> At this time, we will call the meeting to order. Roll call. >> Paul >> here. >> Miss Mars >> here. >> Mr. Perry >> here. >> Mr. >> Here, Miss Watson >> here. >> Okay, we will move to the approval of the agenda. >> Move. >> Second. It has been properly motioned that we approve the agenda. All in favor, let it be known by saying yes. >>
002Yes. >> Any opposes? Non motion carried. At this time, we will approve the minutes. >> I move. >> Second. It has been properly motioned and second that we approve the minutes of our July 17, 2025 Jackson City School Board meeting and July 29th July 29th, 2025. Are there any discussions? If none, let's signify by saying yes. >> No opposes. Motion carried. At this time, we will move to public comments. for public comments. Now, the finance report package this month, you've got the financial statements for July 2025. The financial statements are exhibit F1A through F3C. You also, excuse me, you also have the combined bank reconciliation at July 31 with a combined reconciled balance of 6,995,51.39 is the reconciled balance for all operating accounts of the Jacksonville City School System, including local schools and the child
003nutrition program. It does not include the funds held in escrow for debt payment and for construction. We also have the accounts payable check register accountability report for July. This report gives a checkbycheck listing of all accounts payable checks written during the month of July. The grand total was 681,972.71. From that $373,84346 was paid from state fund sources. $27,44811 from federal fund sources and $280,681.114 from local fund sources. Each check is listed by check number, vendor name, and includes a brief description based on the uh state accounting manual object code. And just a note of those 681,000 expenditures 462,56257 was related to construction projects. Um these are the financial reports for July. They've been submitted to the Alabama State Department of Education and after tonight I'll post them on the website. Recommendation for approval of the
004JCS accounts payable and payroll for July and accept the July 2025 financial statement. >> Yes, ma'am. I'll make the recommendation to approve Jacksonville City Schools accounts payable and payroll for July 2025 and accept the July 2025 financial statements. So >> move second. It has been moved and properly second that we accept the report of July uh as well as July 2025 through July 2025 uh financial as well as payroll. Are there any session? >> Miss I I had a quick question and I know it's a simple answer and I apologize but I'm a little bit confused. Okay. Um exhibit F2A If we're looking at our revenue and we see the federal sources of our revenue and then under that first column, governmental general, it was $280. I'm confused as to why, but then special revenue
005was a million. And so, so what does that mean? Most of or the majority of our money from federal funds is classified as special revenue. There is one little item that comes through the state department of education that's considered federal funds and that's uh a fee we receive paid to us by the state department of education for doing disability determination reports. We receive $20 per report that we provide for disability determination. Okay. >> And that's considered federal revenue, but it's issued through the state department of education. >> And and that's under the that's under the general fund for federal sources. That's a federal source. Okay. And then another just a quick one. I don't like to see the parentheses around the numbers because that means a negative. That means it's not good. >> That's not
006a good number. So, I'm looking on exhibit F3A and I see those parentheses around that 915,000 under the variance, you know, favorable slash unfavorable. Okay. Um, yeah, I'm seeing that that's under the revenue. So, we're we're not as much as we thought we were going going to get. We're 900,000 short. Is that what that means? >> Right. But if you'll look at the first column, we are actually budgeting to be 1.2 million short >> for FY25. So year to date through July, we're 951,000 short. Our expenditures exceed our revenue by 951,000. >> Right. But we're hoping that's I mean, yeah, I'm just confused about that. um we will probably end a a negative 1.2 at the end of September, meaning that our revenues were more were less than our expenditures. Okay. But we would get
007into our reserve. We've got reserve money. >> We've got the five months of reserve funds. So, we'll dip into that to cover that shortage. >> That is correct. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Is that a shortage that will reoccur next year? Are you looking? Probably >> and the main the main part of that comes from federal monies or lack of different the different >> lack of federal funds because we no longer have the er funds and we have maintained our uh personnel, >> right? We've kept all those people that we hired back when we had that special money. We haven't gotten rid of any staff and now we're pay we've got to pay those salaries from somewhere. Right. Okay. All right. Thank you. Are there any other discussion? The motion has been moved
008to properly second. All in favor signify by saying yes. >> No opposes. Motion carried. >> Our next superintendent reporting new business. Recommend the board approve the Jacksonville City Schools 2526 supplement schedule. >> Move. >> Second. >> It has been moved and properly second that we accept motion as stated. Are there any questions or discussion? None. All >> well well I would like to say something. Okay. >> I don't know if we can really discuss but I am Yay. I think this is the first time since I have been on the board of education since we have been >> Oh yeah. in nine years that we have had all of those slots filled in. >> Yeah, >> we have never I never remember us having all of those positions filled in. we always have gaps and
009then have to, you know, scramble trying to find people, right, to to work and and to >> our hope is that um and it is a noble goal that we do not have to deal with the supplement schedule every month. Yeah. >> And let me back up and just say >> to Miss Blunt, I always try to just say thank you. I mean, I wrote on this, you are awesome. Why you $180? I didn't know where you were going with that. So, um, and I knew that you would know. So, I know. So, anyway, I I know. And people streaming. There you go. Um, >> so anyway, thank you for doing that. I appreciate that. And we are always um to go back to that. I know we're talking about supplement uh supplemental schedule, but
010um we've had conversations about where we where we need to save, where we need to look, because that's something that we monitor all the time. and uh a lot of our other people we have placed in through attrition and everything as well. But um what we learned through ESER is that when you have the money to spend where you need to spend it and you place it right, your test scores go up and goes up. It does >> and it really makes a difference. I appreciate Miss Blunt. Miss Blunt keeps me as best she can on the straight and narrow and I know there's a little bit more of the straight and narrow that she's trying to get me on and I appreciate that very much. Um, we have a lot of of really good
011discussions and I I appreciate her very much and uh I was at an event not long ago with the deputy state superintendent and he was bragging on her and he is over financed and so I just >> I appreciate you. >> Thank you Denver. I'll point that to you, too. >> I know y'all had a motion on there and I I'm I'm uh probably uh kind of going somewhere that >> that's okay. >> But anyway, the motion is uh for uh the approval of and I know there was discussion on the floor. So, >> right. Okay. Any more discussion? All in favor signify by saying yes. >> Yes. >> Any opposes? None. Motion carried. The next item is personnel. Dr. Barbara >> recommend the board approve the following employees uh listed in personnel A through
012C. >> Move. >> Second. >> It has been moved and proper second that we accept the superintendent's recommendation for personnel. All in favor signify by saying yes. >> Yes. >> Any opposes? >> None. Motion carried. >> Next. >> Okay. Before we go into that, I still have a little bit that um I'd like to just kind of pester y'all a little bit and show you some things that are going on. Um yes, I wanted this board meeting to be um in the new band room, but the final inspection for the band room is tomorrow at 2:30. And so it's very much like whenever you're building a house or trying to finish that last little bit, when you get into the fine details of there's a glass missing in this door that had to be ordered
013or a lock, then at the end of the day, um we're happy to say that the final inspection is tomorrow. And so hopefully at the next board meeting, um we are planning on maybe a little reception, inviting the public out, have maybe the jazz band, let everyone kind of go through um on it. So, you won't see a lot of pictures on it tonight because I'm kind of saving that, but I'll be happy to take anyone on private tour uh anytime. How about that? So, the guys will not give me an advancer. There you go. They made me do this. So, uh but anyway, uh just to kind of give you a heads up on some things that are going on. U we do have our football schedule out. We play our first home game,
014our first game of the season is at home um this Friday against Edal. Looking forward to that. had a great uh opportunity to have the jamboree over in Ohache last Friday, but uh we will be here and uh looking forward to that. And then of course tomorrow night we have meet the Golden Eagles at Golden Eagle Stadium and uh excited about that. That's at 7:00. So board, let me just say this. If you are planning on attending and I know everyone has work schedule, everyone has everything. Um but if you are planning on tinninging um let me know and we'll do some parking and work that out for you. So uh just get with me and we'll get that taken care of. All right. So at our board uh at our uh institute day we
015had a very special group of people that were with us and those were the trailblazers and of course we had uh one former teacher from Eastwood that was there with us as well. This was an exciting time for us. And so I want to put this up here because on September 7th um we did uh a letter of commendation um recognizing the Trailblazers and I'll be presenting that on Sunday, September 7th um a couple of times and so I'll get you some information on that if that is something that you would like to attend. Um but again uh we were honored to have their presence with us. But one thing about Jacksonville, Jacksonville integrated before uh just about anyone else. And so this is a celebration of 60 years of integration. And so to have
016people with us um and to be a part of that, I feel very honored. And so again, September 7th on a Sunday, I'll still be in preacher mode and uh it'll be great. So but uh um I'm looking forward to that. All right. So, I've had questions about, hey, create um are they ever going to have an open house that we can go to? And so, I will be in Montgomery um on Wednesday and Thursday at meetings, but if you would like to go by create um they are having an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. And that is out by the airport um in Oxford. >> Back up, guys. Thank you. >> Thank you. at 4 to 7. >> 4 to 7. >> What is there anything we need to do? I mean,
017we just go in >> what I understand. Show up, tell them that you're there and >> they look around. >> Yeah. They'll walk you around. >> So, really nice. All right. So, this may not look like anything to you, but it is very special to me. That's the new chilling top. And so all of the work that we have done um this summer with the boiler and upgrades um and let me just put a a plug in for Schneider. They've been very uh great to work with. They've met all their deadlines. Um again, we had our staff at the high school, the office staff that did not have air conditioning all summer long, but um we're not telling them to set the thermostat on anything but what they want right now. And so they're making
018up for it. But that is a new chilling tower. Again, um proud of those upgrades and how smooth that job went. I think the key to it all, number one, Schneider did a wonderful job, but looking at each other and getting the equipment that we needed and storing it and it being on site so we could start on day one um when the kids went home. >> I will say this, that grass has never looked better. >> That's true. It does. >> All that rain. Yeah. I mean, cuz that I mean, even back right after the school was built, all this other kind of stuff, they planted and seated and all that kind of stuff and it just died. >> So, this that I'm impressed with the grass. Sorry. >> Well, hey, and it, you
019know, the green spaces at the high school all around, but I mean, especially at the high school, they look very, very nice. They do. >> All right, guys. All right. So, I had to put this on here because I look it I was showing Mr. Jeff stair treads. I'm proud of the high school. We replaced all the stair treads at the high school, too. Just didn't take any pictures of it. Uh the band tower is complete. Final inspection on it is tomorrow, but we've been using it. Um and then u using the uh the batting uh facility for the girls. And let me just say the batting facility for the girls um y'all every bit of that 100% that's a donation. And so how wonderful to have that. Um, I can't thank our boosters enough
020and our parents enough and so we will be recognizing them. Um, they threatened me if we did recognize them, but I do believe that we need to recognize people whenever they just do wonderful things for us and for our kids. >> All right. So, one of the things that I heard when I first got here was we need storage for the track equipment. So, this is another donated um uh item that was brought to our system. And so, uh, it will hold all the track equipment and the bats. And so, um, that's Crush and Run that's down there. It will pack down really hard, but we didn't put a slab there because we never know really what the future holds. And so, this is great. Um, got with the track team and and the coaches
021and this is how they wanted it. They wanted it open on the end so that they could get to they're going to run a cable across, but that entire area is enclosed and locked with with a chain link. So, um, and they're only going to move that in, uh, once a year and out once a year. So, but all that storage is there and that building is there and it does not cause any kind of distraction uh, to the beautiful view of our stadium as well. >> Is JSU still using our track? >> The last my Yes, I believe they are still running around out there. So, see them all the time. But I did see some folks out there running that um did not look like high school athletes. So yes, they're still doing
022it. We have an agreement with them. So, and they're they're working on their facility as well. All right, guys. So, this may not look like anything, but this is my parking study. Um so, so traveling around, you know, we I'm working on the capital improvement plan right now. And so anything over $50,000, we'll be meeting um and turning that in next month. So we'll be meeting at the first of the month. So any projects that you kind of have and you want to discuss, please reach out to me. We can always put something on capital improvement plan. And so whenever we look at parking, you know, we talk about parking. Do we have enough parking? This is right in the middle of the school day. Um and so this is the faculty parking. So on
023this side between the new performing arts building uh aka band hall and the stadium uh you had over you know 40 50 parking spots in the middle of the day. On the other side um you had close to 30 where the students park. Now I know some of that is dual enrollment but it's important to see what parking is there. Now, that gravel is what we used for parking while we were building the band room or aka I'll get all this squared away in a minute. Uh the performing arts building. I've really got to work on that. So, anyway, fine arts building. So, that's what we were using. But when we opened up the fine arts building, we could go back and reclaim the parking around it. Then you'll see now would I like to
024pave that? Yes. But right now, that is parking and we don't have to have anyone on it. Um, there's a lot of vacant parking right now at the high school where the faculty for everyday purposes, but I will say this, if you really want to know where I see the greatest demand for the parking right now, as I go over to Kitty Stone, um, they had seven parking spots during the middle of the day and that's all they had. >> And so they're parking on grass already. They're parking here and there. So if someone said, you know, where's the greatest demand for parking right now? I would have to tell you it is over at Kitty Stone. >> But when when football season come, I mean, you know, when people are here with for football
025games, they can't park or they're not supposed to park on George in the grass and now that sidewalk is there, you know. So, that's going to really cut down on parking and >> Yeah. So, >> curious to see what's what's going to look like going to happen. >> Yeah. So, let me kind of what I see whenever I'm here for for ball games. Um, you have bus parking that is uh, it takes up space. >> Um, you normally host five home games. You hosted four last year, but you have six this year. We're making up for it. Um, and then you have graduation. So, you really have six big events at the high school. And I think you could pave every green spot over there. And for those six events, I don't know that you
026would ever. But what we can do is if we enhance parking down at Kittystone, we do have the sidewalks now. >> Yeah. >> And you know, we always tell people if you have mobility uh impaired people that are in your party, please let us know. We will uh make arrangements, you can drop them off, go park, we'll, you know, we'll run a shuttle, whatever we need to do. So, we're very good about accommodating that. But whenever we go up and we look at where the airport, which still blows my mind, we call that the airport. I had no idea we had an airport. But the airport, I like saying the airport area. Um, we have that for parking. We're never complete up there. We still have parking up there for football and we also have
027parking up there for um graduation. Um, graduation is is a big time as well. I think we need to do a little bit better job of communicating that that is up there and really getting people to go up there and park because again that's where I normally park where I just walk over for ball games and all the way down to the safety complex there's still parking up there >> and so um I don't know that you'll ever get enough parking at the high school to accommodate those six events but those are six events out of the entire year. So, we do have to do and be creative about those. Um, >> kitty stone events happen more often. >> They do. >> More parents and during the day as well. >> I I feel like
028we've done so much at the high school. It may be Kitty Stone's time. >> That's right. >> And do you know of other needs that Kitty Stone is needing? >> I'm going to show you something in just a minute. Okay. Go, guys. So, if someone said, you know, the need for Kitty Stone right now, what what does Kitty Stone need? Um, their playground looks really pretty until you go back there and you start kind of walking it off. And so, I had one of the county engineers come in and meet with the administrative staff there. And so, what happens is Kittystone, everything funnels in to a valley behind all the rain that we've had. Um, and that's where your playground, that's where your prek is, it's where your playground is. And all of that money,
029all that water I should say, and that, you know, then money is needed obviously. But you'll see on the right side there, all of it floods down onto your equipment. And so we do mulch every year, but of course, one really heavy rain and you know, the mulch gets wet. And so a heavy rainy kid can knock our kids off the playground for a day or two while it's drying up. So that really needs to be engineered. And so that really we're talking about moving some of the equipment, but until we get all of that graded out and that water going away from our playground equipment, we're going to have the same situation. So, um, the engineer gave us some really good ideas and now I really just need to get one of the the
030guys who does the architectural work for us to come out and show us cuz we don't want to just go dropping dirt back there because the water's going to go somewhere and we might divert it somewhere else. So, we've had some really smart people looking at smarter than me. And so, um, what we need to do, there is a, um, a city drain that comes back there, which we're fortunate, and that we think that we can tie a lot of the gutter system into. U,, we just need to make sure that it is a capacity where we can tie as much into it as we want. So, >> would that interfere with the road we're wanting to put behind Kitty Stone? >> It won't. It'll go under. And and that's something that yeah, I get
031asked about that every now and then. Um I have brought that up several times and I think there's a willingness definitely a willingness on the city and the county commission. It's just um getting everyone to sit down together because what I'd like to do is if they go forward with that, we will have to release that property to the city and then that way the county can work on it. Um the other part of that though is is while they're working on that um they might could add some parking up on the other side for the teachers that come in on that area and I think that would free up some of the other as well. So we could have teachers that come in and they park there. >> Um and especially those that work
032on that that end down there like second grade. And so, um, so there's if if Kittystone, yes, there is a a need and I think most of the folks that are working there would tell you the greatest need is we need to do some some things outside. Um, that's I don't want to speak for them, but I I do know that that's what I get the most on. >> And um, yes, we have more mulch coming. Um, I was kind of glad that they hadn't dropped it yet because the rain that we ran into today. >> Um, it would have definitely made it. So, yeah. >> Well, I I don't know. Looking at this picture, so I'm thinking, okay, is this enough to facilitate a playtime for what? 800 800 children. How many children are
033others play on the other side? And so, we've got walking tracks and everything over here. >> Yes. But how many hundreds are on this in this area? >> A good number. Yeah. Yeah. I mean what what grades what grades we have? >> Yeah. So you have been going up through >> second third um and then you have uh fourth and fifth six going out on the other end. >> So what do we got? 300 kids 300 400 400 children. You know really I mean is this it for 400 children? >> Well no a lot of the equipment that you're not seeing is over on the I just taking all the pictures. So that's not the entire playground. And then you got the prek playground up on the left. Um, but there's more playground to the
034right of the second picture to your right. >> So, they need to have a meeting. >> There's also worry about uh playground equipment for handicapped children. >> Well, and let me just say this, the administration there has done a really good job of raising funds. They have some funds that they want to do things sensory and and tie it all together, but until we get it graded, >> we just don't need to do anything with it. So the grading and setting it up really needs to be first before they come in and do that. But they have raised money. They they have a desire. They're, you know, I commend them. It's just a matter of just putting something out there and then it not being uh in the right spot and us having to move
035it around. So >> raise money. Does that have anything to do with Mr. Cosy sleeping on the roof over the kitchen? >> Probably has a little bit to do with it. And so yeah, I and they they have they actually have some funding that they want to to help out and I appreciate that and the parents, you know, the community I should say has been very very generous there. So >> Dr. Barber, is this something that would have to be done when school is not in session? I mean, how long is it going to take to get >> uh >> or to do something? >> You know, it it depends on who's doing it. I I'll be honest with you. >> Does it have to be big? >> Oh, yeah. >> That would have to
036be I have no I don't have Let me meet with an architect first >> because I really I don't have that background. >> Um I do know this that whenever you start moving water, you really need to know what you're doing because you can cause more of a problem. >> Oh yeah. >> Than then solve a problem. So let me come back. Um, I do have, uh, you know, after meeting with the engineer, there's a need to to sit down with the architect and let him just kind of somebody that does this and give me some ballpark so I'll know a little bit more about it. >> We want to encourage that. >> I know. I know. >> We're encouraging. >> And they are playing. I don't want you to think they don't have a
037playground. They have a playground. >> We just need to make it a better playground. >> Right. Right. >> All right. Let's see. All right, guys. Yay. Um, last thing. Um, again, uh, we mentioned September 7th for the Trailblazers. Um, Sunny Bites, uh, can't brag on them enough, and I think tomorrow is the last Sunny Bites, um, community outreach, um, with providing food. Also, September 10th, uh, we'll be presenting, um, to the Coun County Greater Chamber, uh, on the state of our school. August 27th though, next Wednesday, um we'll be with the city presenting our uh budget items and uh asking for funding for our grant with them. And then uh I just want to brag to on getting schools started. Our folks have done a wonderful job and our kids have truly adjusted so quickly
038and are doing so well without their devices and the focus act is really good. And um Miss Blunt and I are still working on funding on the yonder packs. Got a call on it today. I'll fill you in on that. Um and so but long story short, the kids have just I walk into a classroom, they wave at me. I listen to them at lunch and they're talking to each other and it is just >> it's good. It is a good thing. So and we appreciate our parents going and understanding that this is the law, but it is um going very very well with our kids. I have a question about the um training the career opportunities and training that our high school students have. They're now going to career tech. >> Yeah. So, >>
039Calvin County Career Tech Karen, >> right? So, there was a grant um with the state, a career tech grant that if you could form a consortium, more than one school system going in together, then you could apply for the grant. Well, um we know that counting county the career tech center offers things that um we would like like modern manufacturing. We were doing that but they had a class over there and it didn't make sense that you have a class being taught 2 miles from here and us having a so we went into a partnership with them. Count county has been wonderful. They come by and pick up our kids allow our students to participate um in the offerings there. We want to expand that. Um, so >> what classes are they able to participate
040in? >> Right now it is the advanced placement but we want to open that up to nursing, we want to open it up to culinary, want to open it up to uh building science. Um, so this happened kind of late and so again we just appreciate them. They come and pick our kids up, they drop them off and the doors been opened and so sometimes >> it starts with a crack and uh but I appreciate Mr. will us very much. >> So, right now they're taking what classes? >> Advanced uh manufacturing. >> Manufacturing. Okay. Now, am I confused about Honda? Don't we have a relationship with them? Aren't we working with Honda? >> We are. And that will continue on. >> Okay. Now, do they have do we have equipment that they have provided Honda
041or what kind of >> Right. And so, our advanced manufacturing, it's a two-stage and we had some kids that needed the second piece of that. And so we still have the one, but we're doing the second through. And so, and with Honda, they also have the partnership with Calhoun. So, we're not losing anything there. >> We uh also have uh uh with Create Academy. Those offerings came in a little bit late. So, we do have kids participating in that. And these are programs that kids can actually drive to as well just like um you know if they were taking a course you know dual enrollment course um at Jacksonville. So >> are they still involved at Gadston State? >> They are. We do have a bus and a route going to AIRS as well. So
042>> what classes do you have a list of those? >> Yeah. So down at heirs um I went to school with them last year. I haven't seen this year's current, but I just went to school with them one day and we had welding body uh repair. Um we had cosmetology there and so uh >> and we had children. >> We had diesel mechanic. I'm trying to think of all the classes that I went to that day. Um but uh but we had students and we still have students there as well. cosmetology, welding, and digital >> diesel mechanic, auto body, >> diesel, >> so you have all these offerings. And so >> great, >> y'all. This is what we, you know, >> what we do. >> The opportunity is what we do. Yeah. >> Well, you
043know, our thing is to prepare our students, all of our students for successful life, you know, after high school. They've got to be ready for the >> our world of work. >> Yeah. Right. and our neighboring school systems. We appreciate I mean >> yes >> and I want I want to be able to offer to them as well and so hopefully the health science classes we talked about that so that we can give back as well. So um hopefully that will will develop soon too. So >> thank you. >> That sounds great. Thank you sir. We need to confirm our next board meeting date and it's scheduled for September 11th. Is that good for everybody at 5:30? >> Right. At 5:30. >> 5:30. I'll be pushing. How about >> 6 o'clock? It is. >> Yes.
044>> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. Two. >> That's right. So we need another one in early September end before. So we need one the first week in September. >> Let's look at our calendar and see. >> Oh, >> right. We have one at 6:00 and one at 7:30. [Music] So if we did one on September 2nd, then September 8th is good time. >> Oh yeah. >> Okay. What are we >> second? We're looking at September 2nd >> day after Labor Day. >> There's a reason I don't put me over there with y'all. >> Okay. And then uh September 8th, then we'll do our regular meeting on the 11th. Well, we'll do it for the eighth. >> All right. Is >> that good for you? Is that enough time? >> Okay. What What are you saying? >>
045We're still missing >> true. >> Okay. So guys, what date are you all thinking? On the th >> we could do it the 4th, which is a Thursday. >> And then the 11th, which is a Thursday. So would that work? >> Yeah, it depends on her. >> Fourth and the eighth. >> Fourth, 11th. >> Okay. >> 11th would be good for you, Miss Be. Okay. >> Okay. So Okay. If we go with the fourth, then the eighth. Uhhuh. We'll do six o'clock on the fourth. Are >> we're not doing not doing the 11th? >> No. Oh, >> I'm confused. >> Uhhuh. >> No, just listen. >> I promise you we're going to tell you >> the 4th. It will be at 6:00. On the 8th, 5:30. >> That's good. >> Yes, >> that's perfect. >>
046The 8th will be our regular board meeting. Is that okay, Marina? Is that fine? >> Yeah. City Council meeting, but that's okay. Dr. Barber, is that our part with you? >> Is that a city council meeting on the 8th? >> We We don't have any bid. We'll just >> We just skip it. Sure. >> Get permission to be >> We'll send our regrets. We're trying to accommodate all board members. You work with us, please. >> And we're going to have try to have one of those at the banner. >> Yes. >> We will fine art center. the new place, >> the big building. >> Find the name of my hand. I got it. >> We have confirmed our next date by next board meeting. Now, board member comments. >> I just want to say thank
047you to all our faculty and staff for a wonderful start to the school year and they're going strong. I also want to thank our families for giving us their children. Wanted to thank Miss Gretchen McCome's pat on the backs for the grant that she wrote and working with JCO and the food bank in Birmingham to provide groceries for 100 of our families here in Jacksonville. She did a fabulous job and everyone has received a blessing from that. Come out tomorrow and help. Okay, any other comments? Thank you, Mrs. Blunt, for always doing a great job. We appreciate that. We salute you for your service. Thank you, Dr. Barbara. We appreciate you. >> Miss Curl does all the work. >> I was just going to get >> Yes, she is excellent at it. We appreciate her.
048We just have a great staff here with Jacksonville City Schools and technology, too. All of them everybody >> and football sorting up and the band and all of that. >> Yeah. >> Cross country. Yes. >> You know, if you if you haven't had a chance, watch the sixth grade band with the Southerners >> last Friday. What an experience. Wow. It was wonderful. >> Thought about the choir and the choir got a chance to sing. >> They did. >> Yes. That was commendable. So, thank her for that. At this time, the board members, we will adjourn. Can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> It has been properly motioned and second that we join. Thank you. Good night. Favor. All I >> I