001Good afternoon and welcome. My goodness, what a great site. They have no idea how great this looks from up here. Um we're so glad to have you. Um if anyone has a seat beside them that's empty, if they want to raise your hand, there might be some people that want to filter in and find a a vacant seat. Um, so you're you're welcome to move around and try to find a seat if you would like to. It is now time to call to order the regular monthly meeting of the Hston County Board of Education on Tuesday, September the 9th, 2025 at 1 p.m. At this time, if you will please join me and kindly silence your cell phones or your cellular devices so we don't interrupt the proceedings today. And as usual, we will begin
002our mo our meeting with a moment of silence. So, if you will join me in a moment of silence to just kind of take the distractions and get those out of our head and just focus on our um what we're um tasked to do today. So, a moment of silence, please. Thank you. At this time, we'll have the pledge of allegiance. And we have two students from Bonire Middle School that will come forward and lead us in the pledge. And so, Logan and Quinton, if you will come, please join us up here to lead us in the pledge. And if everyone else will stand as we pledge 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. Great job, guys.
003You did a awesome job. That's hard to do, believe it or not, to get everyone to chime in when you first started. Um, at this time, we're going to hear from four of our school principles who have brought special guests to introduce. So, we will begin with our Bonire Middle School Jaguars, and their principal is Mrs. Rebecca Oakley. So, Miss Oakley. >> Yes, ma'am. Thank y'all so much for inviting us and letting me share these outstanding JAGs with you today. Um, I want to introduce Miss Rachel Jackson. Miss Rachel Jackson is our teacher of the year. She's someone who leads with a quiet and powerful actions. Our teacher of the year is the kind of leader who never ever seeks the spotlight, but somehow always shines the brightest. She's the PLT lead for middle school
004art teachers. She's the heart and soul behind our art club, guiding students to win awards with patience and passion. She's a creative force putting together our yearbook, capturing memories that we'll cherish forever. She runs our car rider line, which is not easy if you've been by Bonaire. And it looks like a simple task, but clearly if you think it is, you have not seen it. She is um the most per sorry the most people don't realize that she's at nearly every event we have after school cheering on our students snapping photos and she is the last one to go home. She organizes the cones for the car ride the car line the next day. That that's dedication. That's heart. Her school spirit is contagious. Her joy is genuine and her impact is priceless. Thank you,
005Miss Jackson. Next, I would like to introduce Mr. Logan Foster. I would like to introduce one of Bonire's brightest stars here, Mr. Logan Foster. It's my honor to recognize him, a student that strength not only shines brightly like Miss Jackson's, but he's also a quiet leader. He has a great dedication and brings that dedication to everything he does. Logan is a talented artist, as you can see. Miss Jackson has a photo right here. I mean, not a photo, but an artist to stick drawing >> um that earned recognition as a Capital Art award. He is also a goalkeeper of our championship middle school soccer team. He always is calm under pressure and dependable. He leads not with volume, but with steady work ethic and a humble presence. While he may not while he may be
006softspoken, his actions speak louder than words. Whether he's on the field or in the classroom, solving a Rubik's cube in under a minute, or creating award-winning artwork, Logan consistently shows us true character and what it looks like with hard work and respectful attitude. Thank you. [Applause] All right. And our last student, but not least, Mr. Quinton Jackson. Please stand. Quinton is an excellent academic student, and he was recognized at last year's awards night for these academic achievements. He is a Beta Club member and a dedicated basketball player. He's someone who leads not with flash, but with quiet strength as well. I watched him during a game when things were not easy and the score was tight and the pressure was high. He never gave up, not for a second. His encouragement to his teammates and
007his focus spoke volumes about the kind of person that he is. He is a kind student who reminds that resilience is not just a word, but it's an action. He embodies what it means to be a Jaguar. excellent in both academics and most importantly character. [Applause] Thank you, Mrs. Oakley. Next, we will go to our CB Watson Primary School Warriors, and their principal is Mrs. Mon'nique Dossi. So, Mrs. Dossi, good afternoon. I bring you greetings from the CB Watson Primary School, home of the mighty Warriors, where we are respectful, responsible, and safe. >> First up, we have Aria Gibson. Aria is a second grade student in Miss Flanders GTE classroom. She is truly a bright light in our school community. She works hard each and every day and can always be counted on to make
008the right choice. She leads by example and demonstrates kindness, responsibility, and maturity well beyond her years. In her spare time, she likes to ride her electric scooter, and she also cheers for the Buffalo's football team. When asked what she likes most about CB Watson Primary School, she said, "Math and reading." Way to go, Aria Gibson. Next up, we have King Benfield. King is a second grade student in Miss Justice's classroom. He consistently demonstrates trustworthiness, responsibility, kindness, and respect. His positive attitude and strong character makes him a role model for others. In his spare time, he likes to play likes having fun with his friends and playing football for the Longhorns where he plays offense. He also plans to join the Junior Master Gardeners this year. When asked what he likes most about CB Watson Primary
009School, he said, "Math, you fly and the students because they're so nice." He sets an example for what it means to be a CB Watson warrior. Way to go, King. [Applause] Next up, we have our illustrious teacher of the year, Miss Lindra Hasslam. Miss Hasslam has been in education for 10 years. She has been with us at CB Watson for five. During her time as a CB Watson Warrior, she has served on our guiding coalition. She served as a grade chair, math cadre, and ELA cadre. And also, she's chaired the committee for our sneaker ball two years in a row. She is TSC certified and serves as an excellent mentor for novice teachers in our building. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her three children and precious grandson. Miss Hasslam's actions on
010a daily basis truly reflect our together we can motto in her own words and I quote all students are champions. We learn and grow together and that to me is the most fulfilling reward that anyone can ever ask for. Lendra Hass thank you Mrs. Dossi. Next, we will go to Centerville Elementary School, the Mustangs, and their principal is Mrs. Marcy Shaw. So, Mrs. Shaw, >> good afternoon. First off, let me just say a big thank you to Dr. Rogers, the executive cabinet, and the board members for our beautiful renovation of Centerville Elementary School, our staff, our students, our parents, and our community. They really appreciate you guys investing in us. So, thank you so much for that. So, I have three CES honores today that I'm so excited to introduce you to. And the first
011is Miss Amber Washington. And not only is she the Centerville Teacher of the Year, but she is the district teacher of the year. >> Great to be here. >> She is a valued part of our guiding coales coalition and our ELA cadre. Um when um wherever she goes, she certainly makes a positive impact. I I was not surprised at all when she was chosen as the D district teacher of the year. If you looked up a born educator in the dictionary, um Miss Washington, um her picture would be there. And yes, she definitely values academics, but she places just as much value on developing a positive relationship with students. She understands that what makes students invested in learning is them knowing that she cares, that she respects, and that she values them. She has started
012a kindness club at CES and through this platform, the group spreads the power of kindness throughout our building. She has helped start an afterchool book club and has been a major part of the production of two spring musicals, The Jungle Book and The Lion King. The next production is already in the works. Miss Washington never misses a chance to celebrate students both in the classroom and outside of the classroom. She is an inspiring role model for all. Thank you. And next we have two fifth grade Mustangs um that honestly they just helped to run CES. And the first one is Miss Aria Kindness. Um her name matches her personality. She is truly one of the kindest people that I know. I'm not sure what we would do without her. She does it all. She helps
013teachers, students, the admin through her safety patrol duties. and she is just a natural-born leader. As a matter of fact, she was selected on the safety patrol member in third grade, which very rarely happens. Aria has been a member of the kindness squad and has taken part in both musical productions. Last year, her hard work and talent landed her in a major role in The Lion King. I know that she's already has her eyes set on this year's production. She has been selected as a hoodie winner and she is a straight A student. her love for CES and is evident in all that she does. So, thank you so much, Aria. We appreciate you. And next is Elijah Jackson. He is an extremely bright, curious. He's always eager to learn, especially when it comes to
014math and exploring new ideas. He wears his heart on a sleeve, showing kindness, compassion, and loyalty as both a friend and as a leader. He has embraced opportunities to shine from playing Mufasa in the Lion King play to participating in the book clubs, chorus, kindness squad, safety patrol, sports, and more. His dedication, intelligence, and natural leadership makes him a role model for others. He is often acknowledged for his love of learning and passion for helping others and doing what is right. Congratulations, you guys. Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. And last but not least, we have our David Purdue Elementary School Bulldogs and their principal, Dr. Andy Payne. So, Dr. Payne, >> yes. Thank you for allowing us to come today. Um, I have three wonderful people I get to share about today. Um, this is Miss
015Woodard. She is our teacher of the year at our school. Um, I hired Miss Woodard. This is her 10th year at Purdue Elementary. She moved from Florida, I believe it was. And May 31st, 2016, because it was that May, June, like, oh my gosh, I need a teacher. Who am I going to find? And it was a blessing. God just brought us somebody wonderful. She taught third grade for a couple years, and then she's been fifth grade gifted forever. U but what I love about her is they she came to me last summer, her and another teacher, and they wanted to start a robotics club, like middle school and high school, on the elementary level. We know STEM is a big initiative with Dr. Rogers, and so um she started the Lego club, which the
016elementary version. We're one of the only schools in the district to do it. Um, and this year they actually go to their first competition. Uh, they got a scrimmage in October and hopefully going to go to the competition in December. I told them, "Don't come back losers. Um, we got to win." So, just put saying hi. Um, but they they meet all the time. She's even had some of the high school people come down. And Dr. Rogers, I love that you have taken our teachers of the year and started a teacher advisory role. But I'm going to be honest with you, if you told us to choose somebody in our building, I would have still chosen her. Miss Woodard is our EF Hutton and she's on our coalition. We met yesterday. Dr. Mayfield went over
017that teacher clarity survey. When she speaks, people listen because of her mindset, what she has to share. It's so valuable. She has teachers not coming to me, not coming to Miss Johnson. They're going to her and be like, "Hey, tell me what you're doing with this. How are you teaching this?" She was part of our teacher leadership academy in the district with Miss Ryerson. I'm trying to do the leadership development class. I don't think she wants to be an AP, but she would be an excellent AP one day. But even so, if she's not being the teacher leader, people value her. They love her. And she looks very serious, but let me tell you, she will get down and have some fun with you at the same time. So, this is Miss Woodard, our teacher
018of the year. [Applause] So, going along with the Lego club, I wanted to bring two members from our robotics team or Lego club. I still call it robotics even though it's Lego club because that's what they're doing. And this is Elena Hawkins and Janelle Patel. They have both been a a panda dog, a panda or a bulldog for the past since kindergarten. Jelle since prek. Um they're both gifted, very bright level four learners, you know, at third grade, fourth grade, level four on the milestones. We don't worry about them academically. We know they've got it. We just got to keep pushing them. And that's one thing Miss Woodard does. One thing I reason I wanted to bring them is because Janelle is one of our coders on the Lego club. So he's learning about coding.
019He's coding for the machines to do all of it. I wouldn't be surprised one day if we had a bulldog AI at our school and he coded it. That's how much she's understanding that. And then you have Elena here who is building. So she's taking the coding, she's building it. She says she does this at home. She has like rooms and rooms of Legos, but she's our builder. But then what I love about them also is it's beyond the classroom. >> So in the classroom, they're level four, GTE, smarter than I ever was. I was never even asked to be in the kitchen program. Then you have these two students who want to learn more about robotics and Lego and hopefully will be in middle school, high school robotics, but they also are both soccer
020players. As you can see, Elena's got her outfit on because, you know, attendance matters. Count your wins, which our district is pushing for National Attendance Month. So, I got my brace tie on. She's got her her soccer Legion jersey, but Janelle is also a Legion player. So, they both outside of school have great things. I've known this young man because this young man when his sister Kia who's at Bonire Middle School now in eighth grade would come through the line to pick up every day his mom would roll down his window and you talk about relationships. I've known him since kindergarten getting that eating those goldfish in the backseat of the car every day in car riders getting real good. Why? Because I knew he was going to be a future bulldog and relationships are
021everything. That's what Miss Woodter does for these kids. That's what these kids do for me. Elena last year, I would go in her classroom and shut her laptop every time I walk by her and then she would just start defending it, right? because that was a relationship, a joke we had together. Thank y'all for allowing us to build relationships with our students and have some fun, but also know we're taking them to that next level through STEM and learning at Purdue Elementary. So, this is Alena and Janelle. We are blessed to have them at Bulldog School. [Applause] >> Thank you so much, Dr. Payne. And thank you to all of our guests. Um, we always enjoy hearing from our principles, their teachers, and their students. So, what a joy it is to have this time
022together. Now, at this time, I will turn the meeting over to Dr. Rogers, who will recognize our other visitors. >> Good afternoon. It is great to be here. This crowd, boy, from here, guys, you have no idea how great it looks. Listen, I want to begin with our friend from Bonire Middle School, Logan Foster. You know that picture they showed It was debuted here in our board office and I was walking my laps. Folks were used to seeing me and I stopped because it was so amazing. Took a picture of it and sent it to my family text group. So, good job, buddy. We've got an artist in the house. I love it. Guys, you know, last school year over 3600 advanced placement exams were given in our school district. Think about that for a
023moment. with students striving to earn a score of three or higher. We had so many students score a perfect score of five that we needed not one, not two, but three board meetings for everyone to fit in this room. As you can tell today, today we have invited students from Perry High School to be recognized for this outstanding accomplishment. Guys, 33 students from Perry High School alone achieved this accomplishment. Wow. [Applause] We are proud of you guys. You are the future. You are making a difference. So, thank you for what you're doing. So, audience, if you will please hold your applause until Perry has finished introducing their students. I'll turn it over to Perry now. >> Good afternoon and thank you guys very much for allowing us to honor our students today. We appreciate it.
024Uh Dr. Billings, Mr. Wood and I along with our entire admin team have seen a steady increase in our AP scores in the last five years. In 2021, we had 12 students score a five on their AP exam and last year we had 77 fives. Wow. This is the highest number of fives we have had in the history of Perry High School. In addition, this year we had 81% of our teachers show an increase in their college board pass rate. We are so very proud of our students and teachers and all of their accomplishments. >> I got an uh I'm Carsten Ball. I got a five in AP stats and AP pre-cal. >> Nathan Sullivan got a five in AP pre-cal. >> Trent Torres and got a five on AP US history. Brody Burch got
025a five in AP stats. >> Jackson Jackson got a five in AP pre-calculus. >> My name is Sydney Trainer and I got a five in AP pre-calculus. My name is Em Murphy and I got a five on AP pre-calculus. >> Uh, Andrew Osmlin. I got a five on AP stats. >> My name is Chance Liberty. a five on AP stats and AP world history. >> My name is Arya Patel. I got a five in AP human geog. >> My name is Clay Ver and I got a five in AP Lang. >> My name is Peyton Belflower. I scored a five in AP pre-calculus, AP US History, and AP Lang. >> My name is Rachel Manuel. I scored a five in AP pre-calc and AP Lang. >> My name is Colton Lions. I got a AP5
026in pre-calc and lang. >> My name is Landon Jefferson and I scored a five in AP precal. >> My name is Chad Christensen. I scored a five in AP pre-calculus, AP language, and AP chemistry. >> Wow. >> My name is Addison Lum and I scored a five on the AP Stats exam. >> My name is Joshua Orl and I scored a five on AP human geography. My name is De Patel and I scored a five on AP human geography. >> My name is Jerry W and I scored a five on AP pre-calculus. >> My name is Barry Holland and I scored a five on AP environmental science. >> Hi, my name is Sam Williams and I scored a five on AP pre-cal, AP environmental science, and AP US history. >> My name is Vivia Joiner
027and I scored a five on AP Stats and AP Lang. My name is Sarah Golden. I scored a five on AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP Lang, AP US History, and AP Brea. >> Wow. [Applause] >> My name is Ely Ca and I scored a five in AP Statistics. >> My name is Libby Herps and I scored a five on AP Statistics. >> My name is Jasmine Stanley and I scored a five in AP Calculus. My name is Wendy Douglas and I scored a five in AP statistics. >> My name is Elijah Ferguson and I scored a five in computer AP computer science and AP statistics. >> My name is Nathaniel Norris and I scored a five in an AP pre-cal. >> My name is John Jones and I scored a five on AP pre-calculus.
028>> My name is Jackson Burrus and I scored a five in AP pre-calculus. [Applause] I love you. I love you. >> Boy, that makes you feel good, doesn't it, guys? >> And again, let me just share that is that is only Perry. We have four more high schools to go. But I'm proud of you all and thank you for being here today. Guys, we have some other guests to to announce as well. Over the summer, students from across Hston County represented our school district at the national FCCLA conference. And today, we have the honor of recognizing the students who placed first, second, and third during competitions held at that conference. As I call your school, please come forward to introduce your students. We will begin with Bonire Middle School. [Applause] I just wanted I just
029wanted to say thank you to our fabulous teacher um that runs FCCLA. She does an amazing job and it takes a lot of extra hours and a lot of extra work to give these kids these opportunities that they just strive at and they do so well. So, I'm so proud of all of you. >> Thank you. Um, I have three phenomenal students here with me today. All of them, um, placed amazingly at the National Leadership Conference, but I want to add to that. Not only did they place at nationals, they placed at region, they placed at state, and they placed at nationals. These students have been working on their projects since December of the year, well, this past year. Um, so they worked from December all the way to July to get where they are.
030And it takes tremendous work and dedication for middle school students to hold their attention to do something like that. So I'm just so beyond proud of them. I'm going to let them introduce themselves and tell you what place they got. >> My name is Joy Hatcher. I received first place in entrepreneurship. >> My name is Savannah Stone and I got first place at Say Yes to FCS education. >> My name is Addy Roach and I got first place in personal finance. [Applause] And next we have North Side High School. Hello. Thanks for having the Eagles out this afternoon. I have with me Miss Taylor Spivey, who is the president of FCCLA at North Side, who we allowed to wear red today, and uh also our adviser, Miss Pard, our family and consumer science teacher. I'm
031gonna let Miss Pard take over from here. >> Hey y'all. How y'all doing today? Um I am the Miss Pard. Um I'm so glad to be at North Side where not only do the staff and the teachers um and the principles pour into us, but they pour into the community. Our award was for um the national runner up for community service. So yes, we are important to our students, but we're also pouring into community, letting them know that we do believe in tradition, family, and excellence. >> Hi, my name is Taylor Swivey. I go to North Side where I'm a senior and I'm the president of FCCLA for the 2025 to 2026 school year. [Applause] And next we have Perry Middle School. All right. Good afternoon. I'd like to first thank the board for having
032us here today to recognize all these wonderful students. Um, I'm Holly Anderson. I'm FCCLA adviser at Perry Middle. and my students just told me they want to introduce themselves and tell you what they did at Nashville. So, here we go. >> Hello, my name is Ava Quick. I'm in eighth grade. I did instructional video design and I got first place. >> Hello, my name is Isabella Pardon and I'm in eighth grade and I scored first place in instructional video design. >> Good morning. My name is Ally Parker. I'm in seventh grade. I did Creed speaking and interpretation and placed third at nationals. Dr. Burch is not gonna talk. Um, but I do want to say something about Alli's competition. Hers was a different type of competition. It was not a star event. She was competing
033against high school students and middle school. So, she was sixth grade competing against seniors and she placed third in the nation. So, we're super proud of her. Next we have Thompson Middle School. Thank you for having us. I am Lee Barrett. I'm the family consumer science teacher and FCCLA advisor. And I have with me Annie Margaret Haron. Um she competed in Red Talk on education which is kind of like a TED talk and hers was about how family consumer sciences and CTA how it is extremely important to have in our schools in our middle schools and high schools and um she won first place in the nation and what makes it even special is um she is also my goddaughter and so um so it's really been special having her in FCCLA and having her
034get to go to and um in FCCLA with me. So very very proud of her. [Applause] Next we have Warner Robbins Middle School. Uh I just want to I'm not going to say what they all did. I'm going to let Miss Hayes do that. But I wanted to remind everyone that Miss Hayes is the current FCCLA Georgia State uh teacher of the year. So they're led by a really good leader and she she does fundraisers. She bakes bread and stuff like that. So sign up um helps with the fundraiser to get them to the places they want to go. >> Hey, I'm Amanda Hayes. Um I've had several of these girls all three years of middle school and some of them are in high school now. So, it's kind of sad this is the last
035time they get to come up here and be recognized with me for FCCLA. Um Isabella Satello and Madison Jones. Um Isabella's at Warner Robbins High now and Madison's at Hston County. Um and they placed third in instructional video design. Um and then I have L. Hayes and Addison St. Clair. And Addison's at Hston County now. So all I have left this year is L. um and they placed second in national programs and action where they had over 50 competitors in that event. So, it's a wonderful, wonderful feat. >> Let me tell you one more thing. This Madison Jones here, I was just going around greeting everyone. She said, "Listen, you make decisions, right?" I said, "Yeah, >> we need four days a week school, not five. And I said, "That would be nice, wouldn't it?"
036And she said, "How about three?" So, boy, she was. So, let's hear it for this. As you guys know, and is very evident today, our district excels in many areas, but one of those areas is agriculture education programs. Today, we have a student from Veterans High who won first place at the state level. So this time would veterans come forward to introduce your student. And while she's coming forward, I've got to tell you, she was a student of mine back when I was a principal. So we're like, here we are back together. She's a little older. I'm a little younger, >> but we're going to celebrate together. >> Everybody, this is Alli Corsine. And I was trying to think back there how many times we've stood up here together and I want to say it's
037the fifth time. Okay. Uh so Ally this year was uh first off I'll tell you she is a state FFA officer. So she was elected by her peers as one of eight people from across the state and she is our state vice president this year. Okay. Um she also won state star in aggra business and uh she has a shavings business. Okay. So if you show livestock in the state I think you sell you sell Alabama. She sells to other states too. I'm sorry. Okay. You can come buy one bell of shavings from her or you can buy an entire semilo from her. I mean, she has started this business and it has taken off and uh we could not be more proud of this young lady. [Applause] Good job. The Air Force JOTC teams
038from Veterans High and Perry High won national awards recently and we're excited to congratulate them today. First, would Veterans High come forward to introduce your team? Good afternoon. I just want to first thank the board for having us and recognizing these group of young cadetses for their accomplishments at the national level. Um before you stands our male and our female fitness teams. So in May they traveled down to Daytona to compete in the junior ROC all service fitness nationals. Our male team ended up finishing third overall and second and they're the runner up for the Air Force. Our female team was second overall and they ended up being the Air Force national champions. >> Wow. [Applause] Awesome. [Applause] And now with Perry. Hi. Come forward and introduce your team. >> Well, good afternoon. This is
039our fitness team. What remains so many of our uh our our team, we had 14 of us on the team. Um similar we were down there with uh with veterans. Tell you a little story. We showed up um we started looking at the competition. There's like 78 schools from across the nation at this event down in Daytona. Um and these guys, you look around at the competition, you look at our guys like, "Wow, this is going to be tough." But maybe we got a chance. So I'm going to give these guys an up. This is who's left of the of our 14. Others have graduated or couldn't make it. I'm going to let them introduce themselves. >> Hi, my name is Bo Sims. Hi, my name is Jorge Bautista. I'm >> Tyler Jones. >> I'm
040Dallas Walker. My name is Carsten Ball. >> So, while they're getting their certificates, I'd like to share a little story because, you know, I watch on TV and you watch the show and it says it's all about the story. So, last year we have two opportunities to win a national championship each year. One is in the fall in Molina at the Raider Nationals. Um, took a team there. We had an opportunity to win. We didn't quite make it. That's a story for another day. So, one of the seniors who graduated, and I'm going to throw him a shout out. Zack Duda, I don't know if you know him, Zack Duda came and he sat down to my office and he kind of had some tears and it was an emotional moment. He says, "Chief, we've
041got to go to Daytona." Because I wasn't sure at that moment I wanted to go to Daytona and compete. I said, "Well, you're going to have to convince me." So, Zach sat there. He says, "I've already talked to the guys. They want to go." I said, "Well, this is what it's going to take as a coach. we're going to have to work out three days a week. We're going to have to start, you know, getting it ready. This group of boys, they committed. They dedicated themselves. We went down there and all you can promise as a coach is an opportunity. They seized the opportunity and and won it. And um it was a as a coach, I'll never forget that moment. So, I'm going to take the opportunity while I have a while I have
042the mic. This Raider program has grown. They say never miss an opportunity. Has grown so much in the county. Um, we actually had a competition this past weekend. We went down to Kquit. North Side won the male division, veterans won the female division, and Perry, we won the mixed division. We walked away with almost all their trophies, guys. And what we're doing in this county is turning, you know, people who can't play football or baseball, we're giving them the opportunity to do something. So, we have done a we've got a great obstacle course and a great facility at Perry. I would love to see the county to build a raider facility. So, hey, I know it's been talked about. I'm bringing it up again. So, thank you. >> Were there any witnesses to that? >>
043That's right. You just walked into a gold >> baby. You know, I'm not giving Perry High the microphone again, guys. >> Hope you enjoyed that. Dr. Billy's may see you after the meeting. At this time, we'd like to honor one of our students who attended the governor's honors program this summer. If uh well, my goodness, Perry High, come forward. [Applause] This is Rachel Manuel. She's one of our seniors. Um, as stated, she earned a position at the governor's honors program. Um, there are multiple rounds of interviews and applications that they have to go through and Dr. Canon did a great job just working with her. Director Synindeck, getting her ready for the the interviews and everything that was to come and she earned a spot in that that program that was hosted at Georgia Southern.
044Um she's very active in our fine arts program. Um you know, she's a the drum major for our regiment band, one of the best in the state and then into our fine arts program where she's earned multiple multiple awards. Um you know, it started back in middle school. Um they started a program there. um the the performing Panthers. She was in that first group that uh that got that program really running and it's still going strong today. So, you know, she's kind of set the groundwork and what it needed to be and has just translated into the high school programs. Um she's led state and national winning programs. Uh she was named best supporting performer. Um and not only does she work on stage, but she's backstage sewing the costumes, um creating props, just all
045around just a huge asset to our program. Um and that's there's no doubt and no reason uh we know why she made that program. She is also in the top 5% of the graduating class has won earned multiple awards for highest average district honor band awards and even more. So you know we're delighted to have Rachel with us one more year and excited to see where she takes our program um through one act at GTC. She has once again has leading roles there. So Rachel Manuel Well, I don't know about you, Dr. Rogers, but I'm exhausted. All that between the AP pives and all of the other awards. Goodness, that congratulations to everyone. That's awesome. We love seeing you come and sharing with us and all of your accomplishments. It makes us proud for you.
046All right, let's move on to the probably what you might consider the more boring part of our meeting, the official business part. Okay, so um item number four would be Dr. Dr. Enrew. >> Madam Chair, I move to adopt the agenda as amended. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a motion by Dr. Unrew and a second by Mr. Crockett to adopt the agenda as amended. All those in favor, raise your hand. Okay. All right. We will move on to the next item, which would be um to approve our minutes from our previous meetings. Dr. Enrew. >> Yes, ma'am. I move to adopt the the minutes from our August meetings. Second. >> Okay, we have a motion by Dr. Unrew and a second by Mr. Nicholls to approve our minutes from our previous meetings. Um, any
047questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay. Motion approved seven to zero. Okay. At this time, we'll have our board member comments and um Mr. Mark Ivory will provide our comments today. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um today we have a lot of u different mascots I say in the room. We have a lot of Panthers. A lot of Panthers. A lot of Panthers in the room. Uh we have Tigers. We have Warriors. Um uh we have Eagles in here and Bulldogs. Let's not forget the Bulldogs. But uh just for this uh moment I want us all to consider um and not talking about mascots, let's just consider the eagle. Everybody consider the eagle. Okay. So let's talk about the eagle. The eagle is one of the most admired
048birds in the world. Known for its strength, sharp vision, and ability to soar above the skies. Vision. Eagles have incredibly sharp eyesight. They can spot prey from several kilometers away. They are powerful and can carry prey much heavier than themselves. Eagles fly high, very high altitudes where other birds cannot reach. Once an eagle locks onto its target, it doesn't lose focus until it catches it. When old, an eagle goes into isolation, breaks off its worn out beak and claws, and grows new ones, a painful but necessary renewal process. So, think about the eagle. Just like an eagle sees far, we must have clear vision for our lives. Eagles saw above soar above storms instead of being trapped by them. In life, rise above problems instead of being overwhelmed. Renewal is painful, but growth often requires
049change, sacrifice, and letting go of old habits. Like an eagle, never loses sight of prey. Stay focused on your career goals despite distractions. Aim to operate above average, setting yourself apart in skill and performance. Be willing to retrain, reskill, and reinvent yourself to remain relevant. In short, the eagle teaches us vision, focus, strength, renewal, and rising above. I challenge everyone today to not grow weary while running this race called life. Just like the eagle, mount up on wings and soar. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you, Mr. Ivory. Um, are there any board me other board members that would like to make any comments today? >> Okay. If not, I will turn it over. >> I just thought Mr. Nichols would like that eagle. >> Oh, I love it. >> It's great to be endorsed by that
050eagle. All right, we will move on now. Um, Dr. Rogers, you have our superintendent report. >> I do. As I said earlier, it's great to be here with you guys. Over the last two weeks, we've hosted two successful meet and greet events that brought our community and district leadership together. Both events gave our community a chance to meet our board of education and executive cabinet, ask questions, and connect in a collaborative environment. In Warner Robbins, families had the opportunity to tour our Lindsay Student Support Center during its open house. And in Perry, our butterfly project students gave a moving performance. >> Our goal was to create open spaces for dialogue and community partnership. And we appreciate everyone who joined us. And guys, that's just the beginning of collaboration, transparency, communication is what you're going to
051get from this board and from this executive cabinet team. Next, we are very grateful to our community for supporting our East Bloss projects. I think we've seen the results of that today and some possible potential future projects of that. Without our community approving our previous East Bloss campaigns, we would not be able to maintain one of the lowage lowest millage rates in the state, nor would we have been able to keep pace with the tremendous growth of our area. Many families choose to move to Hston County because of our strong reputation of our schools and East Blast has played a key role in helping us sustain that culture of excellence. And when our principal from Centerville was speaking, it allowed us to renovate her school. So, it's endless what East Bloss can do for Hston
052County. From new schools to improved facilities and safety upgrades, East Bloss has allowed us to provide the quality education our students deserve while being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. It's important to note that this is a continuation of our current East Blast and not a new tax. Early voting begins October 14th and election day is November 4th. We encourage everyone to take part in this community investment. You know, September is National School Attendance Awareness Month, which is a great reminder of the importance of regular school attendance. We encourage our families to continue prioritizing school attendance because these are the results we get from having that good school attendance. Guys, we have uh some guests in the house with us. So, September 17th is National IT Professionals Days. And today we have many members of our
053technology department in the audience. Would you please stand to be recognized? Our technology department, [Applause] you know, guys, I could not imagine trying to run this school district without Brian Tren over there and that team that just stood up. how hard they work, they brainstorm, they figure it out, and we need them because we all know technology is essential to the success of 2025. So, thank you all for what you do. And finally, during the month of August, I've had the privilege of visiting every school and facility in our district. Yeah, Jennifer Jones kept my calendar pretty busy, guys. I just must admit. At each stop, I saw staff making a positive difference and was reminded of the dedication that makes our school district so special. I want to thank our staff for continually pouring
054their time, their heart, and their energy into this calling because it's not a job, it's a calling. I also want to thank our families and community for their support during this first month of our school district or our school this year. Working together, we are creating a collaborative and nurturing environment where both students and staff can thrive. And guys, this is just the beginning of the journey. So, thank you all. I want to thank you all for being here at this board meeting as well. I'll turn it over to our chair. Okay. >> Thank you, Dr. Rogers. Um, at this time, we will have a brief intermission about five minutes that will allow our students to return to school. And thank you for being here and safe travels. Great, great words. Okay, thank you. I
055think we can resume our meeting now. Um, everyone got out very quickly, so thank you for that. The next item we have are department reports and we were able to review those over the weekend, but are there any additional questions or comments regarding the department reports before we move on? >> Okay. If not, we will move on to our new business. Okay. The first item will be our financial reports and Mr. Nichols. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, at this time I make a motion that we approve the June and July 2025 financial reports as presented. The August 2025 financial reports are for information only. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a motion by Mr. Nichols and a second by Mr. Ivory to approve the June and July 2025 financial reports as presented. Um, are
056there any questions or comments regarding the financial reports? We reviewed those yesterday um and over the weekend too. Uh any questions, comments? No. If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay. Motion approved seven to zero. Okay. The next item we have is our purchasing report and Mr. Crockett. >> Madam Chair, I move we approve the September purchases as presented. Financial impact of 1,65,56140 come from the general fund. >> Second. Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Crockett and a second by Dr. Unrew to approve the purchasing report uh for the September 2025 purchases as presented. Um any questions, comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Motion approved. Seven to zero. Okay. The next item is item C. Mr. Ivory. >> Yes, Madam Chair. I make a motion that
057we approve the outofcount tuition rate of $2,415 for the 2025 2026 school year financial impact $2,415 for each full-time employees out of county. Second. >> Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Ivy and a second by Mr. Nichols to approve the outofcount tuition for system employees at a rate of $2415 for the 202526 school year. Are there any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Motion approved. Seven to zero. Okay. The next item is item D. Mrs. Johnson. >> Yes, ma'am. I'd like to make a motion to approve the recommendation to trade in the current trailer for a new trailer at Hston County High School. Um the financial impact is $3,795 and that is after the tradein and these this financial impact will be to the house county high
058school school activity funds. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion by Miss Johnson and a second by Mr. Crockett to approve the purchase of a Hston County High School football trailer um less the trade in um and it will go into the Hston County High School activity funds. Are there any questions? If not, all those in favor please raise your hand. Okay. Motion approved seven to zero. Okay. The next item we have Mr. Crockett, personnel reports. >> Yes, Madam Chair, I move we approve the personnel reports as presented. Second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Crockett and a second by Mr. Nichols to approve the personnel reports for September as presented. Are there any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Motion approved seven to zero. All right,
059we will now go to item F, Mr. Nichols, policy IFBG. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I make a motion that we accept the superintendent's recommendation for the revision of policy. FGB, which is in compliance with House Bill 351. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Nichols and a second by Dr. Unrew to approve the policy IFBG revision um to ensure compliance with Senate Bill 351. Are there any questions or comments? >> Okay. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay. All right. Motion approved. Seven to zero. All right. Next, we will go to amendment number nine. Mrs. Johnson. >> Yes, ma'am. I'd like to make a motion to approve the recommendation for amendment number nine to contract with Alman and Barrett Architects for the Flint building renovation and Perry High
060School addition and renovation. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a motive by Mrs. Johnson and a second by Mr. Ivory to approve the amendment number nine to the contract with the Alman and Bareric architects for the Flint building renovation and the Perry High School addition and renovation. Are there any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor please raise your hand. Motion approved seven to zero. Okay. And then we have item H. Dr. Unrew. >> Yes, ma'am. I move to adopt or to approve the FY2027 state capital outlay project application for the state bonds funds for construction projects partially funded by the state at Perry High School. The financial impact is a state reimbursement of 122,725. >> Second. >> Okay. We have a motion by Dr. Enrew and a second by Mr. Crockett to
061approve the fiscal year 2027. Blows my mind. State capital outlay project application um for the construction projects um at um Perry High School partially funded by the state. Um are there any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay. Motion approved seven to zero. All right. Item I, Mr. Ivory. Thank you, Madam Chair. I make a motion that we approve Housey County School District to enter into an agreement with ICB Construction Group to serve as construction manager at risk for the construction of the STEM Academy financial impact of 2.15% of guaranteed maximum price. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Ivory and a second by Miss Johnson to approve the agreement with ICB construction group for the STEM Academy um to serve as a construction manager
062at risk for the construction of the STEM Academy. So, any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Motion approved seven to zero. All right. And I believe the last item. Okay. And that's Mr. Nichols. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. May I make a motion that we accept the local board training plan for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Nichols and a second by Dr. Enrew to approve the or well it's 20 26 I guess local school board training plan for the 202526 school year. Okay. Just reading. Okay. All those are there any questions? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay. Motion approved. Seven to zero. Okay. All right. I think that concludes everything. Do we have any Okay.
063Um there's no other items to be considered today. So, I will need a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Nichols and a second by Mr. Crockett to adjurnn. Any questions or comments? If not, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay, motion approve 7 to zero. Have a great afternoon. Thank you everyone. >> All right.