001Good afternoon everybody. >> My name is Billy Gerald. I serve as the general counsel to the school district. Um, pursuant to Georgia law and the board's policy, every year the board is required to reorganize itself in terms of its officers. Uh, and so at the first of the meeting in uh, January, uh, we conduct elections for officers uh, to determine who will handle the meetings going forward for the rest of the year. Uh so uh once we go through the initial preliminaries of opening this meeting, we will have a short election. Uh so at this time, I'd call to order the uh January 2026 meeting of the House County Board of Education. Uh please silence your cell phones or any other communication device so that doesn't disturb the meeting. Uh if you would, uh we
002would like to observe a moment of silence to reflect on these activities today. Uh and then we'll have our pledge of allegiance. Uh if you would join me in a moment of silence. Thank you. Uh stand as you're able and join me uh for the pledge of allegiance led by Reese Brett and Wesley Stevens from Mossy Creek Middle School. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you Reese and Wesley. All right. At this time, uh the board's policy BBA uh stipulates that uh having called the meeting the order uh that I call for nominations from the floor uh for the position of chairman for the 2026 calendar year. Uh do I have any nominations for
003chairman? >> Yes, Mr. Gurles. I am honored to nominate my friend and colleague Dr. Rick Unrew for the position of chairman for the House and County Board of Education for the 2026 calendar year. Having served as the vice chairman for the past three years, Dr. Enrew is experienced, prepared, and ready to serve in this position. >> Okay, we have have a a nomination. We have a second. >> Second. >> All right. Are there any other nominations? Hearing none. Is there a motion to close nominations? >> So move. >> A motion. Is there a second? >> Second. Any discussion? All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> There being only one candidate, then I declare that Mr. Unrew is elected chair for the 2026 calendar year. Congratulations. Uh the policy also requires that I
004call for nominations from the floor for the office of vice chair. Do I have any nominations? >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion that we appoint Mr. Dave Crockett for the vice chair position of the Hston County Board of Education. Is >> there a second? >> Second. >> Okay, got a motion and a second nominating Mr. Crockett. Are there any other nominations? Is there a motion for nominations to be closed? >> So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? >> All in favor signify by saying I. All right. I declare that uh Mr. Crockett is elected vice chairman being no opposition. Congratulations, Mr. Crockett. >> Chairman Hunru, I turn the meeting over to you. >> Thank you, sir. First of all, I do want to thank my colleagues
005on the board uh for the opportunity to um serve in this role, and I will uh be looking to you for all the help that you've given Throughout the my experience, you've just always been supportive and I appreciate that and expect the same. Uh at this time, we will hear from five of our school principles who have brought special guests to introduce. To begin with, we'll start with Mossy Creek Middle School, Dr. Jody Dean. >> Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Um first of all, appreciate enjoyed hosting the the board last night at the work session. Um, thank you for the opportunity to come in here and and uh allow me to and the rest of these schools to talk about our teachers of the year and then our outstanding students. So, uh, first I'm going to
006start with our teacher of the year. This is Mr. Jake Harvey. Uh, aside with being Mossy Creek's teacher of the year, reigning teacher of the year, he's also, uh, this past year was top five district level teacher of the year. Uh, Mr. Harvey is teaches computer science for us. Um, he does an outstanding job in the classroom. If you go into his classroom, there's a lot of hands-on activities. You may have students that are doing, you know, class of 30. They're they're they're doing 10 different things. Uh but they're all engaged. They're all learning. Uh you may have a group that's they're working on coding. You may have a group working on game design. You've got another group flying drones. Um looks a little bit chaotic, but they are they are all doing what they
007should be doing and and learning along the way. And those students really enjoy being in there. Um on top of being a great teacher, Mr. Harvey also, he he if if I ask him to do anything at school, he's doing it. You know, uh Jake, can you help me with this? Can you help me that? He's he's he's on the spot. He's going to be there doing what he can to help make our school better. Um and I certainly appreciate that with with him. Um personal side, he's uh he's married to his wife, Elizabeth. Um originally he's from Indiana, so he's actually a Georgia he's he's a he's a Georgia transplant. Um little different story for how he got here. Um but he came from Indiana. Like I said, his wife Elizabeth is a media
008specialist at Parkwood. He has two children that both attend P I'm sorry, Lake Joy Primary and um let's see what else does a great job. So, uh yeah. Oh, um this is something else, too. So, he's got a lot of different interests, a lot of different hobbies. Uh one of the things he he uh he does wood carvings of of ducks for duck decoys. So, that's one of the things that he kind of does on the side as well. very talented and like I said, we're we're proud to have them at Mossy Creek. So, Jay Harvey. All right. And like I said, I have two outstanding students with me. So, first, this is Reese Brett. Uh Reese is an eighth grade student at Mossy Creek. Uh she has been with us all three years of
009her middle school career. Uh she comes from a family of educators. Her dad Joey is actually our athletic director. her dad, her her uncle Jason is the athletic director at at House of County High School. Uh grandma was a teacher. Uh one of her sisters is a teacher at Mill. So, you know, she education runs through her veins uh for sure. So, uh Ree is very talented. Uh and she is involved in a ton of stuff at Mossy Creek. So, she has uh she wed on our eighth grade county championship softball team this year. She has been a game squad cheerleader. She has is playing basketball right now. She has played soccer. She played or she ran track last year. Uh looking forward to her doing that as as well this year. Uh won the
010four sport award last year as a seventh grader. On top of being an athlete, she's also an extremely good student and uh she also participates in our chorus um our chorus and she is an FCA leader. And in her spare time, shocker, she spends time playing tribal softball. So, uh, uh, does a lot of stuff. And again, she's a she's an outstanding student, outstanding representative of Mossy Creek. All right. And next, this is Wesley Stevens. So, like Ree, he does all the things, too. Uh, Wesley played uh played on our eighth grade county championship football team this year. He plays basketball. He played soccer, runs track. Uh he also got the four sport ath four sport award as a seventh grader. He did one up Reese and he told her this at lunch. He got
011the male athlete of the year award last year. She didn't get the female. Uh he also is in our chorus program and is also an FCA leader. And in his spare time, he likes spending time with with his family. Both of these students will be attending Perry High School next year. So Dr. Billings, I know he's in here somewhere. Uh you're getting two good ones for sure. getting two good ones. So, like I said, these are great representatives of Mossy Creek and uh we are we are proud to have them. Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Dean. Uh next we have Lake Joy Primary School, Dr. Sonia Kefir. Good afternoon, everyone. We are so excited to introduce you to these three very, very special people. Here I have Cameron Hodes. Cameron is a second grader
012at Lake Joy Primary School. He is quite the positive role model in his classroom. He is positive and makes all of his other classmates better. Um he is very focused on learning and his favorite subject is science. He said he loves doing experiments. Um in his spare time he does really cool things like basketball and here recently skiing. So I was told that that was actually skiing in the snow. So he does really cool things and so he's willing to try new things and so he's quite the athlete and quite the role model. So we are very very proud to call Cameron a lion. Next we have Ellie Kim. Ellie Kim is also a second grader. Her favorite subject is STEM and doing STEM activities. She said that she loves solving problems and fixing things.
013So she is a very very respectful friend, classmate and helper to her teacher. She also loves a similar activity at school that Cameron does as well. She said that a close second favorite activity as was Cameron's is going to the treasure box. And so in the primary school treasure box is very very important, but it does show that we reward and we celebrate our students who demonstrate great behavior and attention to learning. So Ellie, we're proud of you for being a Lake Joy Primary Lion. We have Miss Megan Ble. Miss Megan Ble is our teacher of the year. She is a kindergarten teacher in her 11th year of teaching and she has made such an impact in our school community with students, staff, and families. Everyone adores her and she has just blown it out
014of the water when it comes to thinking of creative lessons and activities. She said that she really believes in leading where students interests are and letting that be the heart of her instruction. And so the things that her kindergarteners do are amazing. She does amazing things with technology and instruction, but she really believes that building lasting relationships with her students is really the heart of where all things begin. And so, we are just so proud of her and all the things she does with her students, but she's also a role model and leader to the staff. She just recently completed the teacher leadership academy. She also got her teacher support um and coaching endorsement as well. So, she's just a beloved member of our community. And we're also proud that you're a Lake Joy Primary
015Lion. So, thank you all three of you and thank you for allowing me to introduce you. >> Thank you, Dr. Keith. And now we have Russell Elementary School, Mr. William Wilson. Afternoon test. I just want to thank everybody board, you know, for having us out here today. And uh just it's great to be able to come out here and and uh honor our reperatives for Russell Elementary School, you know, being a title one distinguished school this year. We're really excited about that and these three uh people were a great part in us being there. And so the first person I'm going to talk about is Tyler Johnson. Tyler Johnson's a fifth grade student with us. He's been with us since preK. He is an outstanding academic student. Uh Tyler does many things within the school.
016He's part of our partners club. Uh he helps a lot of our special needs programs and the partners club is very important. Uh which Meline's also part of that as well. But Tyler is also part of our safety patrol, making sure things were safety in the building as well. Tyler does outstanding job as far as academics and one of those things that his teacher talked about is him and his math skills. And one of the things he talked about is he truly wants to be a math professor. I was like, that is outstanding. And Miss Martin is his math teacher and she truly motivated him to be able to show how brilliant and talented he is each and every day within the math things that he's doing. One thing outside of Tyler uh that he
017loves to do outside of school, he loves to play flag football. He plays it in the fall and the spring. Uh he plays for the 10 to win NFL flag football team. Uh so he does an outstanding job of flag football. I haven't had the opportunity to coach him in flag football yet, but I know Tyler is doing outstanding times with those. I've seen him play uh he's played quarterback, receiver, he does a lot of things with that. So I know the middle school and high school is looking forward to being able to see Tyler as he's progressing throughout those skills as well. But Tyler does an amazing job and one thing I learned about them today when we were talking about at lunch. Both of them love Stranger Things as a series. So I
018know all these high schoolers are probably the same way thinking about that. But that's one thing they talked about and they could articulate everything and they talked about it and just want to say Tyler is an outstanding student for us and doing a great job. Uh Maline Pada, she's also a fifth grade student here with us. Uh Meline also has so many talents and things that she does, but Meline is an outstanding academic student as well for Russell. She's the one that has exhibited so many skills. She's in Dr. Hunnel's room. Uh Dr. Hunnels inspired her so much to be creative. Dr. Hunnel also taught her when she was in third grade and now has her again in fifth grade as well. Uh Meline is in so many clubs. She's in our partners club as
019well. She does chorus. She does our drama performance. So I welcome everybody to come out and see that this spring. It's Finding Nemo. Uh she's going to be in our drama performance is very big. Uh she does an outstanding job. She told me that she wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up and wants to study sharks. Uh so I told her that's an outstanding profession as well. Uh she does an amazing job working with us things. And one of her things that she loves to do outside of school is free art. Uh that's one of her things that she does and all of her teachers that have had her in the past says that she is an amazing artist. uh told her hopefully that one day she'll be able to tie those
020things into her art uh things that she does outside of school as well. Uh last but not least, we have Janet M. Janet Mai is a kindergarten teacher for Russell. Uh Janet has done an outstanding job for Russell Elementary School. Uh she's been with me for a very while since I've been there. So, uh Janet actually taught my young my my oldest son at Parkwood uh in kindergarten as well. So, she has founded those foundations. She's a sophomore in college. So, I can tell her, we talked about it today, that she's done an outstanding job just being able to provide the uh academic skills, you know, for students. And one thing that I always talk about, Miss Mai, when you go by her room, she teaches from bell to bell. Uh, and those students, she
021cares about them. She tells us all the time, every student can learn and every child can make progress. And that's one thing that she shows each and every day with her students, working with them in small groups, working with them, instilling that in her team each and every day. uh when you talk to her team, they tell her all the time, she is a true leader who inspires them uh to make the biggest gains each and every day on their students. Uh she models the PLC work for them and she does an outstanding job. Uh she's at every event we do after school. Her husband even comes and supports us as well and he's a ROC at North Side High School. He brings ROC students with us as well. So, it's just a family type
022thing and and Miss M is an outstanding trying to get everybody involved in those things and she does a great job. So, these are three outstanding Russell representatives that represents us as a school. That's a title one distinguished school. Thank you'all. >> Thank you, Mr. Wilson. And now we have Warner Robbins High School, Dr. Brett Wallace. >> Hey, good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here. Um we thank you for your support of us. And I've got three outstanding demons here. First, I've got Anna Savage. Um who is a senior. Um and she is very close to already completing her associates degree in financial technology. Um after that, she wants to attend, she's still deciding college. Um she wants to earn a bachelor's in finance um at a a great university. I
023try to talk her into Jacksonville State University, but I think Um, she lists Miss Lawrence, uh, Mr. Vander Linda, and Miss Rder as some of her favorite teachers. Her favorite memories come from the several clubs and activities that she participated in at Warner Robbins High. Um, she made ton of friends, had laughs, um, and she calls out her adviserss and her peers who really made those activities and clubs um, a thing that she enjoyed. Uh, she had several awards. She's a dual enrollment student. She's been nominated for the governor's honors program, uh, Georgia certificate of merit. She's principal academic award all four years. She served as CLA class president and class treasurer. She's been in the DECA club and the Beta Club and a former softball player. So, we're very proud of. Next, we have
024Micah Daniel. He's also a senior. Um he's making a decision um to he wants to major in history and be a history teacher. Um he is uh making a decision on college with Mercer, UG, and Kennesaw. Um he lists Mr. Lecausski, Mr. Noring, Coach Bailey, and his dad, Mr. Daniel as his favorite teachers. And again, um, laughing with his friends and, um, being in activities are some of his favorite moments at Warner Robins High. Um, and also presenting in Mr. Lekossk's class. He contributed to two first place awards on their academic bowl team. So, we're proud of Micah Daniel as well. And then we have our current teacher of the year, Scott Daniel. Um he's in his 25th year teaching at Waramas High, his 31st year in education. Um and he is sort of on
025a a one-year renewable and we're we were negotiating on the way here for another year. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um um his wife also his wife Jenna also teaches at Warner Robbins High. Um he has taught humanities and AP language for the past 19 years at Warner Robbins High. He is an excellent leader at our school. Um our school's a little different. We're broken up into different buildings. He's in the old twotory building and uh he is a a strong staple in the twotory building, a leader in there. So again, we appreciate you having us and and thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Wallace. Next, we have Warner Robbins Middle School, Mr. Steve Resi. testing. Hey, uh thank y'all for having us. It's a a pleasure to be here and showcase, you know, all the great
026things that go on at Warner Robbins Middle School, um and around the the uh the county. Um save the best for last and I really appreciate that. Congratulations to our new chair and our new vice chair. um which our our new chair was at Northside High School when I was a student there and our vice chair gave me my first job in the county. So appreciative of both of y'all. Um but I first I have AJ Kindress here. He's an eighth grader um at Warner Robbins Middle School. He's been in the gifted program all three years. Um does excellent job in the classroom. He's a a really a great student. He's a member of our soccer team which did really well this year. um and um really proud of that. He's a member of our
027sources of strength program where our counselors uh Miss Everett and Miss Ford, they put the students together and they do a lot of good things in our school. It's it's a tremendous uh uh opportunity that that he takes advantage of and he's growing from and you can tell by talking to all the his teachers or anybody what a great student he is. Um, both of these students, uh, I'll tell you, they were on the esports team, and I'll kind of get to the bottom of that after I talk about Aiden as well, but they won the first ever esports championship, um, in the, I think, county's history. So, we're really proud of them for that. AJ also um, is a youth helper at his church. He told me that he likes to watch the the
028young kids as, you know, uh, to help out at his church. That just shows you the kind of leadership that he does have and the qualities that he has. His teachers, I asked them to kind of tell me a little something, you know, about that student and they said that AJ consistently demonstrates a combination of intellectual brilliance and natural leadership skills. um to inspire his peers. AJ has an unwavering determination and ability to think critically under pressure um are indicators of his great potential for future achievement. AJ possesses a magnetic personality allowing him to lead others with both conviction and general purpose and u I thought that was really good. He's going to go to Hston County High School. So, uh Dr. Jones, he's gonna come over there. um he already knows he wants to
029get a dual enrollment certification. Uh once he does that, he wants to go to Georgia Tech uh on an academic and athletic scholarship where he wants to play soccer. He's got he's got he's ready. Um and he wants to be an engineer. He doesn't know yet what kind of engineering he'll he'll dive into that once he gets to Georgia Tech. But um AJ's a wonderful young man. Um, and uh, we just love having him as being a representative of of Warrior Nation. Uh, next I have Mr. Aiden Jones. Uh, Mr. Aiden Jones, a eighth grader as well. He's also been in the gifted program all three years where he's made all A's all three years in the gifted. I think he's made all A's in school his whole life. So, uh, pretty amazing. Um, he's
030a member of our our band. um does a great job with the band. They had band night the other night. It was amazing. Um they sounded really good. He's our TSA president. Um so the esports program that won. He's the TSA president of that program and he also is part of that that first championship here. Aiden made a perfect score on the Georgia TSA test, receiving the prestigious blue statesman pin in honor that reflects his exceptional techni technical knowledge and performance at the state level. So perfect scores is really amazing. Um his teacher said that Aiden is a high is highly articulate and expressive individual who serves as a confident leader and a strong advocate for his peers. Unafraid to challenge ideas, he possesses a refresh refreshing authenticity that provides him with a clear sense
031of identity and purpose in all of his endeavors. Um Aiden is going to be a bear as well. He's coming to bear country. Aiden loves uh anime and and all of that stuff and and he wants to go. He's got he knows where he wants to go. He's and I don't know if his mother knows this. Um Miss Jones, his mom is our assistant principal for discipline. So, he's never in the office. Um unless he's getting some money or something. Um, but he wants to go to California because he wants to play volleyball and and go to an art institute and that's the perfect place because they have the best he told me they have the best volleyball um teams and the best art institute. So, he wants to go to California and uh and
032pursue a an arts degree. And we're really uh proud of of Aiden. Just to let you know about the esports um championship that they won. It wasn't just for the county. The esports is over 140 middle schools throughout the southeast. So, it's Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, all of that. And uh they were 10 and one and ended up winning the the championship, which we're really proud. They do >> great things in the TSA program. So, we're proud of you guys. Uh last but not least, I have Miss Billy Man. She's She has a scroll of all the good things she does. I'm gonna miss something. Um, she's a product of Hston County. Um, Warner Robbins High School. We're not going to say the class of She's been teaching for 29 years.
033Um, in the county the whole time in She's been teaching for 29 years. the whole time in Hston County. 19 of those years have been at Warner Robbins Middle School where um she teaches gifted science and our general science. Um she serves as a seventh grade science collaborative team leader. She's the seventh grade team lead. Um she's a vital part of our tribal council, which is our leadership um team. Um and we we bounce a lot of ideas off of her and she has a lot of great ideas which makes us so great. Um she serves at the house and county science fair awards coordinator. She um is the science the Warms Middle School science fair coordinator is part of the science uh curriculum writing team for the district. um serves as a coach for
034both game and competition uh squad cheerleading squads where uh her competition cheerleading squad placed third in the county championships this year. We're really proud of that. Um and she believes that every child is unique, possessing distinct qualities that can enhance their educational journey. And she cares deeply for our students. She cares deeply for our school and our staff. and she's part of the reason why Warner Robbins Middle School is such a great place. And again, thank you for having us and thank you for letting us showcase what makes us great. Thank you, Mr. Thank you to each of our guests. We love hearing from our principles, teachers, and students. Now, at this time, I will turn it over to Dr. Rogers, who will recognize our other visitors. Good afternoon. How's >> everyone? I would like
035to call the cast one. It's a large group. will just take a moment. And we actually won three times conference. state, but it's because of the amazing students that they were allar. Steel. So, thank you so much for having us today. You know, before our board meeting started, they accepted the challenge. I went over here and talked to them and we decided what, guys? They're going to be here next year for >> the fourth win. Good job, guys. No, no, no pressure. All right, guys. Finally, we have two teams from Perry High School's FFA program that won first place at state and will be advancing to national competition this summer. So, if you would, if you guys would please come forward, let's hear it for their team guys. Well, thank you all for having us
036and we are so uh appreciative of y'all letting us come down today and talk about our successful students. Uh we also have our new principal here with us today, Dr. Billings. We also have Miss Hunt and we have Mr. Jay Wood as well with us today, admin from Perry High School. Um, we've never had three admin here with us as we are we are so thankful and there are big things happening at Perry High School. If you've not been by, we we encourage you to come by and take a look. We think you'll enjoy it. Um, this year we had two teams. We had a junior team and a senior team that won at the state level. And uh, talking about winning uh, over the years, uh, we normally win this deal every other year
037and advance to national competition. Uh unfortunately the the team that we normally lose to is also in county uh Veterans High School. Um Mr. Jeff Wilson and they'll do a phenomenal job. I think we beat them by 19 points this year and everybody else by about 500 points. And so it's uh very difficult to beat uh Dr. Wilson and his team, but we're very thankful to do that this year. Our junior team uh that we're going to talk about first, we had high individual this year, Mr. Rollins Neil. Uh we also had Miss Taylor Klepstein, Mr. Liam Sturgeon, and Mr. Colton Gallagher on the junior team. Very thankful for them. They did a phenomenal job. And then the senior team that's going to be going on to nationals this year, uh we had high individual
038state, Mr. Boston Jeffson, Miss Isabella Sailor, Mr. Nelson Smith, Mr. Carson Smith, and Mr. Wade Hatcher. And we are very thankful for them. And they did a phenomenal job for Perry High School. And we we are excited about going to Indianapolis this fall coming up. Thank you. Okay. At this time, we will adopt the agenda. Mr. Crockett. Mr. Chairman, I move we adopt the agenda as printed. >> Second. >> We have a a motion by Mr. Crockett and a second by Miss Johnson. to adopt the agenda to u are there is there any discussion all in favor raise your hand passes 6 next we'll approve the minutes from previous meetings Mr. C >> Mr. Chairman I move we approve the minutes from our previous meeting >> second >> we have a motion u to approve
039the minutes from the previous meetings from Mr. Crockett and a second from Miss Hughes. Is there any discussion? Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor, raise your hand. Okay, motion passes 6. It's time for our board member comments. And uh if it's all right with everyone, I'd like to kind of start off again by thanking uh my fellow board members for the um the confidence you've placed in me for this role. It's um in the nearly 13 years I've worked with three excellent board chairs and I know that I have a whole lot to live up to. Um they were great. One of one of the predecessors was Fred Wilson. He said often that there's no I in team and I I believe that there's we work together and every member is vital and
040um I'm excited to work with this team and with each of you. I know that our number one priority is um is the kids is the children of this district and we all want what's best for them and we're going to work uh together to make that continue to happen. Mr. Crockett, did you want to say anything? >> Yes, sir. Thank Thank you, Dr. Enrew. Uh 57 years ago, the House and County Board of Education gave me an opportunity to serve. And today, this my fellow board members have given me another opportunity to serve and trusted me uh to uh take care of this vice president, vice chairmanship. I appreciate your support and uh we'll work together with Dr. Andrew and all you guys and continue to do the best we can for our students
041here. House. But I would also like to thank Miss Hughes for her her leadership. She's done a great job and I think we need to give her a big round of applause. Before we move on, is there are there any other comments from our board members? >> I I guess I need to say something now. Um, wow. I wasn't expecting that. Um, I want to thank you for the incredible honor and privilege of serving on this board of education and for the trust you placed in me to serve as chair for the past three years. When I was appointed and elected to this board in 2009, I don't go back as far as Mr. Crockett, but you know, I'm, you know, I was really young then. Um, I never dreamed that this journey would be
042so meaningful to me. I've been inspired every day for the passion, dedication, and integrity of my fellow board members, our administrators, our teachers, our staff, and the families who support our schools. Together, we faced challenges and we've also celebrated successes, but we've always kept our focus on where it belongs, our students. Again, I'm truly grateful for the opportunity and I will always carry this experience with great pride and appreciation and look forward to supporting our new chair and new vice chair and my fellow board members. Thank you again. >> Thank you. >> This time we'll have our superintendent report. Dr. Good afternoon again. Congratulations to Dr. Unrew and Mr. Crockett on your election as chair and vice chair. But before I begin the rest of my remarks, I'd like to pause and recognize Miss Helen
043Hughes for her extraordinary service and leadership. For the past three years as a chair and seven years prior as a vice chair, she has led this board with wisdom, integrity, and a genuine commitment to the students and staff of Hston County. Our school district and our entire community are better because of her leadership and her faithful service to the Hston County Board of Education. And I'm going to personally miss working with her as superintendent to chair. Let's hear from Miss Houston. I didn't think I'd need these. >> However, I do look forward to working with Dr. Unrew and Mr. Crockett in their new roles. I know they will continue to build on the strong legacy of excellence that makes this board so special, which is what makes Hston County so special. So, thank you. Middle
044school athletics, there's a transition. Congratulations to Bonire Middle School who won both the boys and girls. Woohoo! >> County Soccer Championships and they have a fan on our board. Mr. Jackson used to be at Bonner Middle if you didn't know, Gus. Hey guys, we have some upcoming events. I hope the students aren't sad about this next part. All schools and district office will be closed on January 19th as we observe as we observe the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and remember what he did for this country. The 2026 Star student and teacher event will be held here in the boardroom on Tuesday, January 27th at 5:30 p.m. Finally, Dave Crockett or yes, our new vice chair has a birthday on the 15th in a couple days. So, I want to wish him a happy
045birthday. Y'all please join me in wishing happy birthday. And before I conclude my remarks, I want to take a moment to thank our board members and our staff for the way you showed up for our community this past month. On December 9th 19th, our school nutrition team led our holiday give and go where 1,000 bags of food were distributed to families across this community. board members and staff volunteered their time to pack, hand out those bags, and it was a powerful example of who we are as a school district. We simply could not have done it without your help. Then on Christmas Eve, our social workers partnered with the International City Optimus Club to lead Operation Santa. Together, they provided food and gifts to 57 families, bringing hope and joy to time when it's needed
046most. Our social workers are here today, and I want to personally thank you for your leadership. You always lead with heart, not only through initiatives like this, but in the important work you do every single day on behalf of students and their families. If you are here today and participated in either the holiday give and go or operation Santa, would you be please stand at this time and let's recognize you. Thank you for putting service first and for reminding all of us what it truly means to take care of one another because if we can't do anything else, let's make a difference in society and let's make the future better. This time I turn it over to our chair. At this time we will take a quick break, three to five minutes intermission for students
047to return to schools. And uh so thank you for being here students and uh we appreciate all that you do and all that you represent. >> All right. All right. I think we have successfully transitioned. Next on our in our on our agenda was our department reports. Are there any uh questions or comments from board members concerning these reports? If not, we'll move on to new business. Item A, Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented that Mr. William R. Gerald Jr. of the law firm of Daniel Lawson Tugle and Geralds from Perry, Georgia remain as general counsel for the Hston County School District. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a second from We have a motion from Miss Johnson, a second from Miss Hughes to uh approve
048the um Well, I'm going to find my place here. I know what it is. I just want to be able to say it right. be able to approve Mr. William Arjurles as general counsel for the House and County School District. There any further discussion? >> Just thank you. You do a great job. So, >> all in favor raise your hand. Motion passes 6. Item B, Mr. Jackson. >> Yes, Mr. Chair. I would like to make a motion to approve the 2026 consolidated application for resolution as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Jackson, a second by Mr. Crockett uh to approve the 2026 col consolidated application resolution. Is there any discussion? Questions? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries. 6 item C, Mr. Crockett. >> Mr. Chairman, I move we approve
049the bank deposiitories for 2026 as listed. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Crockett and a second by Mr. Ivory to approve the 2026 bank deposiitories. Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. Next, our financial reports. Mr. Ivory. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> I move that we approve the November 2025 financial reports as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Ivory, a second by Miss Hughes uh to approve the financial reports for November 20 25. Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. Okay. Next, um, Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion to approve the purchasing report as presented, which includes um $199,116 from the general fund for a uh mental health grant that will provide virtual therapy
050for our students. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Miss Johnson, second by Mr. Ivory to approve the purchasing report for January 2026 purchases. Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carry 6. Personnel reports. Mr. Crockett. >> Mr. Chairman, I move we approve the personnel reports as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a motion, a motion by Mr. a second by Miss Johnson to approve the personel personnel reports uh for January 2026. Any discussion? All in favor raise your hand. Motion carries 6. Now we have several uh individual reports and we will start with uh Mr. Jackson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a a motion to approve the recommendation for Miss Allison Keenum for the position of assistant superintendent of operations. >> Okay, we have a a motion
051by Mr. Jackson, a second by uh Mr. Crockett to approve the superintendent's recommendation for Miss Allison Keenum Keenum for the position of assistant superintendent of school operations. Any discussion? All in favor? Raise your hand. Motion carries. 6. Mr. Ivory. >> Yes, sir. I move that we approve the superintendent's recommendations to hire Dr. Amy Barber for the position of director of school operations. She is currently the principal of Veterans High School and have served the House and County for 22 years. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Ivory, a second by Miss Hughes uh to approve the superintendent's recommendation for Dr. Amy Barber for the position of director of school operations. Any discussion? All in favor? Raise your hand. Motion carries. 6. Okay. Our third one, Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to
052make a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation of Miss Alicia Connor for the position of director of school operations. >> Second. We have a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Mr. Crockett uh to approve the superintendent's recommendation for Miss Alis Alicia Connor for the position of director of school operations. Any discussion? All in favor raise your hand. Motion carries 6. All right, Mr. Crockett. Mr. Chairman, I move we approve the superintendent's recommendation of Mrs. Jessica Hawk with the position of assistant principal of instruction at Bonire Primary. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Crockett and a second by Mr. Ivory uh to approve the superintendent's recommendation for Mrs. Jessica Hawk for the position of assistant principal of instruction at Bon Bonire Primary School. Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion
053carries 6. Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion to approve the recommendation of Miss Latria Taylor for the position of assistant principal of discipline split between Bonire Primary and Bonire Elementary Schools. >> Second. We have a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Miss Hughes to approve the sup superintendent's recommendation of Miss Latricia Latria, pardon me, Taylor for the position of assistant principal of discipline split between Bonire Primary and Bonire Elementary Schools. Any discussion? All in favor? Motion carries 6. Mr. Crockett. >> Mr. Chairman, I move we approve the superintendent's recommendation of Mrs. Katherine Card for the position of assistant principal of instruction at David Purdue Elementary School. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Crockett, a second by Mr. Ivory to uh to approve the superintendent's recommendation for
054Miss Katherine Card for the position of assistant principal of instruction at David Purdue Elementary School. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries. 6. Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion to approve the recommendation for Mrs. Jade Thomas for the position of assistant principal of discipline at David Purdue Primary School. >> Second. We have a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Miss Hughes to approve the superintendent's recommendation of Miss Jade Thomas for the position of assistant principal of discipline at David Purdue Primary School. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. Miss Hughes. >> Yes. Thank you, Dr. Henry. I move that we approve the superintendent's recommendation for Mrs. Kathy Button for the position of assistant principal of instruction at Langston
055Road Elementary School. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Miss Hughes, a second by Miss Johnson to to approve the superintendent's recommendation for Mrs. Kathy Button as for principal assistant principal of instruction at Langston Road Elementary School. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. Okay, we have some unfortunate uh things to consider. Mr. Ivory. >> Yes, sir. I move that we approve the superintendent's recommendation to terminate Miss Crystal Dorsy as a prayer professional. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Ivory, a second by Mr. Crockett uh to approve the superintendent's recommendation for the termination of Miss Crystal Dorsy as a parair professional. >> Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries. 6. Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. I'd like to make a motion to
056approve the superintendent's recommendation of the termination of Miss Toshima Robinson as a bus driver. >> Second. We have a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Miss Hughes, uh, to accept the superintendent's recommendation for the termination of Miss Tamisha Robinson as a bus driver. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. And then, Mr. Crockett. Mr. Chairman, I move we approve the superintendent's recommendation for the termination of Miss Faith Scarra's employment as a bus monitor. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mr. Crockett, a second by Mr. Ivory to approve the sec the superintendent's recommendation of termination of Miss Faith Scarboro's employment as a bus monitor. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. That was a lengthy list. Um, we'll move on now
057to item G. Mr. Ivory, >> my glasses back on. >> All right. Yes, sir. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve amend amendment number one to the agreement between Hston County School District and ICB Construction Group Incorporated for the Hston STEM and Career Academy with the financial impact of 13 million48,57840. >> Second. We have a motion by Mr. Ivory, a second by Mr. Crockett to approve the amendment number one to the agreement with ICB construction group. Is there any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carry 6. Then item H, Miss Johnson. >> Yes, sir. So, I'm going to summarize this motion. I'd like to make a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation um for the policy re revision of JBC, JBCBA and JBCCA to remove employee out of county tuition and to approve
058the policy recision for policy CGD for administrative residency requirement. >> Second. We have a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Mr. Ivory to approve uh as presented the policies the revisions and recessions that were mentioned. I'm not going to go through that again. Thank you for your summary. >> You're welcome. >> Any discussion? All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries 6. As far as I know or as far I've been informed, we have no one who wants to address the board and but we do need to go into executive session for land matters. So, I need a motion. >> Some moved. >> Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second to go into executive session for land matters. Land matters. All in favor, raise your hand. Okay. Motion carries 6 and we'll
059take just a few moments to make this transition. Good job. >> You did great.