001March 12th, 2026. What's the county board of education to order? Mr. Finley, would you give us an indication? Dear Lord, thank you for this day. Thank you, Dear God, your son Jesus. Dear God, just be with us in this meeting. Give us the guidance, direction we need, decisions that we have for our school system. We pray that you continue watch system, keeping our students, staff, faculty safe at all times. Father just help us as we conduct this business to do it in such a way that we bring honor and glory to you. I pray. >> 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. to establish all members. Item E
002is approve the agenda. I hear a motion that we approve the agenda. I hear a second. Anybody had a chance to look over to it? None. All in favor raise your right hand. All the report item E is item F is unfinished business. Do we have any unfinished business? >> No sir. >> Item G is new business. I'll turn it over to Mr. Scott for recommendations. >> I would like to ask board to approve February 2026 financial statements. >> Do I hear a motion item number one? I hear a second. I'll second. Any discussion? Everybody knows where those are at. All in favor? Raise your right hand. I'll vote for it. Item number two, like ask the board to approve February 2026 expenditures, accounts payable 1,8,80.86, 86 payroll 2,453,2518 for a total of 3,461,331.94 hear
003a motion on item number two motion. Do I hear a second? >> Any discussion here? None. All in favor raise your right hand. All moving forward. Item three, >> like ask the board to approve a contract with Willoughby Roofing and sheet metal company for me school roofing project in the amount of $328,243 using PSCA funds. I hear a motion on item number three. >> I make a motion. >> Second. Any discussion? None. All in favor, raise your right hand. All for item number four. I ask the board to approve the contract with conscious discipline to provide a professional development academy for faculty and staff in the amount of $100,000 using prek enhancement grant funds and pre P3 sustainability grant funds. Can I hear a motion at item number four? I'll make a motion. Do I
004hear a secondbody? It is >> I think it's going to be >> Any other questions? None. All in favor, raise your right hand. I'll move the forward. Item number five, >> I ask the board to approve the sale of a 2021 2500 HC Chevrolet to Apprentice County School District in Mississippi for $40,000. I hear a motion in item number five. Second discussion was that pick up body Any other discussion? All in favor? Raise your right hand. Item number six. Like to ask approve the sale of following CMP equipment. Two cabinet warmers. Uh one 240 volt fryer, one 208 volt fryer, one Do I hear a motion on item number six? I hear a second. >> Any discussion? >> Any other discussion? Hear none. All in favor, raise your right hand. All for item number seven.
005>> Like ask board to approve the following leave of absence. Terry teacher going on to be effective February 27th, 2026. >> I hear a motion on item number seven. I'll make a motion. Second discussion number eight to approve the retirement dollar teacher on field effect June 1st. You hear a motion on item number eight. I hear a second. I'll second it. Any discussion? >> Any other discussion? All >> in favor, raise your right hand. >> Item number nine. like to ask the board to approve the retirement of Joanne Martin teacher Springs Middle School effective June 1st 2026 motion on item number nine second tell me >> any other discussion Not all in favor raise hand item number 10 the board to approve Jake Elkins girls track coach at high school motion on item number 10
006I'll make a motion I hear a second any discussion hear the right All the board number 11 >> like to ask the board to approve the following overnight field trips old national credit club convention that will be June 21st through 23rd 26 Nashville Tennessee me high school DECA international career development conference April 24th through 29th 2026 in Atlanta Georgia High School Bi class field trip March 16th to 18th and Winston County Career Academy executive committee meeting April 6 through the 7th 2026 Birmingham, Alabama. Skills USA competition April the 20th through 22nd of 2026 to Birmingham, Alabama. HOSA State Officer Leadership Summit June 8th through 11, 2026 to Opalaka, Alabama. HOSA International Leadership Conference June 16th through 21st 2026 Indianapolis Indiana and the HOSA summer conference July 29th through 31st 2026 Montgomery hear a second discussion.
007None. All in favor raise your right hand. Anything else to add? I would like for multip >> we also just need a policy in general. I think I about we just need some we need some protective layers in place what they're supposed to do next meetings we need to look at when we talked about recognizing the techs probably have to schedule. >> We probably need to look at that and stagger them. >> We're not everybody's got busy schedules, but every other week. >> I get invited to a lot of things that they do in May. So, >> yeah, I talked to that lady the other day. Now, I'm asking have a meeting at 6:30 with me and recognize them and do it on the same night. I'm not against it. >> The only thing I
008mean I'm just we can do it on a day that there's not a softball game because like Monday night they're recognizing bowl 75% of my team Monday night weather's How hard would it >> be to do it? Y'all schedules are different than mine, but would it be too hard to like do it? >> We could have meetings at here. I'm done teaching 3:30 training at 6:30 recognize the technical >> we can knock out a couple of these on the same >> start Monday at Camp Maxville 6:00. >> Yeah. >> And what is it again? >> It's just they're calling it industrial appreciation dinner, but they're going to recognize a lot of our students. They involve a lot of our kids in this. >> I thought, if I'm not mistaken, one of our >> host need
009to have a special night. >> All right. Anything else? Do you don't have a date for a next meeting yet? >> Okay. Okay. >> Um I just wanted to say keep the family of John McCuller in prayer. He's the center of technology director at HAL. He has stage four cancer and uh they're really struggling right now. So please remember him and his family. >> You said that earlier we see her son's the one that's got the real bad cancer in his head and she's just had found out she has cancer too. both teacher. >> We'll look and see. We may try to have one first week or something of April and then like I said, we might have that board meeting there or I'll check and see that was one of the do with everybody.
010You're going to be gone next week. Anybody got anything planned after that? >> I'll be back Wednesday. I'll be Monday night Tuesday and Wednesday. Yeah, we won't do anything the next two weeks. Be gone next week and then the next week is >> spring break and people need to go family. We may want day because we're out on Monday. >> We talked about trying to calendar think >> summer conference. It's going to be the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. >> June 18th through 21st. >> Mr. Are you going to summer conference? right now. I'm not but I might if I do >> anybody else if not thank everybody for Do I hear a motion that we >> do?