001I know how see I go to this. >> Good evening everybody and welcome to our regularly scheduled board meeting for the month of October. >> At this time I'd like for everybody to stand and say the pledge of allegiance. >> Awesome. I'm always [laughter] 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. >> And this evening we have Smoky Mountain High School Coral Department led by Katie Mortyn who's going to sing the national anthem. >> Say you see [singing] dawn early. What so proudly [singing] we hail at the twilight last gleaming blue stripes and bright stars through the [singing] peril for the ramparts we [singing] were so gallently streaming and the rock is red The bombs
002bursting through the [singing] night that our flag was still there. Oh, says that star spangled [singing] for the land of the [singing] free and the home of the brave. >> Mr. Robinson, >> can I ask you to come up and let these folks introduce themselves really quick if you would please? >> Sure. Um, we have these are members of our advanced show fire from second period at Mountain High School, Michaela Barowitz, DJ Engel, Abds, Jordan Farmer, John Glinton, Abby Stevenson, and Lyn McCord. You can find each of them and about 75 other students in front of and behind the curtain for Holiday in November 21st through 23rd. And we hope that you'll come join us to see all of their hard work. They just left rehearsal and football practice and a canceled soccer game to
003come see for holiday. >> That's great. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. >> Sounds wonderful. >> Okay. Up next, do I have a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> Make a motion that we approve tonight's agenda. >> I second that motion. >> All in favor? We have special presentation and uh Joe, would you like to come up and introduce the next group? >> First of all, I want to say that it's it's my uh honor to have our core department start us off. I would argue the best part of my day every day is during announcements. When the coral group comes in, it's always a different group of kids each day. I never know which ones are coming. um tradition started before I became principal that I love having. Yeah. Uh and getting to
004see the interactions with the students and kind of joking around and when it's time for the announcements come how serious they get and they harmonize real quick. And so I know that I'm gonna have a good day every day because that's how we start our day group. So um when uh I spoke with Dr. Ays about uh being the future school for this school board meeting um you know I have a saying that that they use a lot that every student needs their person and their thing and I I firmly believe that. I think an engaged student will be a successful student. And so when I think about the different organizations, we have so many I'm very proud of at Smoke Mountain High School. One of the ones that stands out to me because I've
005watched it blossom from the very, you know, grassroots beginnings to where it is now is our robotics group. So I have Mr. Ty Dingler here, one of our science teachers who helped sponsor this club. He's got some amazing students he's going to bring up here and let them talk to you about the robotics program. >> Thank you. Yes. Uh, good afternoon. My name is Calvin Huffman. I've been a member on the smart robotics team for four years and I've been a part of the first organization since I was in third grade. Um, I started in third grade when I started doing the Lego robotics club. Um, which is where you get to you get presented with tasks and you have to build a Lego robot that completes those certain tasks. Um, and then when I
006got into my freshman year, Lissa Miller, who is our, um, adult mentor and like the parent mentor that's not a teacher, um, who I go to church with, she was like, "Hey, you want to do this? It's very similar, but now you get to build it with a bunch of real parts and you get to use real machines to build it." Um, I was like, "Yes, I want to do that." So, what we do as a team is we're given a task in the beginning of January and we get seven weeks to build 120 lb robot from scratch. it's uh has to complete a certain task and you get to learn the programming, the design and the um like building it itself uh all in seven weeks and then you get to go and compete
007against other teams throughout the whole state um to build the robot and see who did the best one. Um so that has a huge impact on both our school and the members of our team. Um it has taught me a lot about the whole engineering design process and it has taught me with what I want to do with my future which is become a future engineer. Um and I want to pursue a degree in engineering after I graduate high school. Um it has many impacts on me and many impacts on the community. I am now one of the mentors for our younger elementary school teams that I was on when I was a kid and it has allowed me to like uh teach what I was taught and give the same experience to others. And
008I think that that is very helpful and it allows a large impact on our community. Now I'm allow Heidi Tinkmire to speak. >> Hi, my name is Heidi. I'm a senior at Smoky Mountain High School and I've been on the team since my sophomore year. Um, so Team Smart not only impacts the people currently on our team, but it has long-lasting impacts on the people that have graduated. Uh, we currently have five alumni currently pursuing engineering degrees at NC State and Georgia Tech. and we have one alumni pursuing their masters of art and history and one past member is a published author. Um, a lot of our me uh mentor a lot of our members have also returned to mentor the next generation of smart students um which shows the lasting impact on this program
009on the people around us. Um we also do a lot in our community like we also interact a lot with our community. Um, every year we go to steam night at SEC and greening up the mountains to get uh students our age interested in our program, but also to talk to people around us. Um, we also do summer day camps to teach people about robotics for both middle schoolers and high school students. And we occasionally do some other demonstrations. Uh, we did some during the high school camp this year to some elementary schools. Um, also a lot of our sponsors are local like the Dillsboro Chocolate Factory. Um, TeamSmart has had a really big impact on me personally. Um, over the years I've learned a lot about like like the technological aspect of things like
010wiring and coding, but I've also learned a lot about the social stuff. I'm on the PR and impact team. So, I learned a lot about giving presentations as well as public speaking and marketing in general. Um, I've also gained a lot of friends through the team and it also helped me decide on going into the STEM field as a career. Um, I'm currently interested in environmental science. That's all I have to say, I guess. >> Thank you so much for your support and we hope that you have our support. >> We also have some >> Oh, great. >> Sorry. What was your name, young man? [laughter] >> Thank you so much. >> We're so proud of you. We are the farthest west team, the only one in our area that won up in Wesville. Other
011than that, it's just us have to say what he's hanging out is our first our second competition in March this evening. >> That's exciting. >> That's what parents are for. That's great. >> Thank you. before um you all step away. I will say Shenica and I had the pleasure a couple years ago, I think, of attending the um the competition at UNCCA one Saturday. So, it was great to see their teamwork and their minds are working way faster than our minds were working at the time. So, I thank you for this team and Lissa, thank you for inviting me that time. So, before they run off, could we get a group picture with both Lissa and Tai? >> Sure. >> What was the 6932? That is our assigned team number through the >> This is
012a good backdrop right there. [clears throat] [laughter] >> Thank you. Well done, >> Mr. How many students are on your team now? >> Uh right now we have 13 that are registered. Wow. Um we're hoping to get more freshman involved here. >> Sure. >> Once I get some >> Oh, yeah. >> Once football's over. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. up next. >> So next we'd like to recognize the occupational therapy team. >> Certainly our part of our favorite time of every meeting is to recognize both students and some of our staff. So you all come this way and face that way so that they can look at you. >> This evening we celebrate members of the JCPS exceptional children's team. Kayla Alen, Claire Nordman, and Abigail Plymmens. Each of them has completed
013extensive training to serve our students with vision challenges. A certified functional vision rehabilitation specialist. That's a lot. >> That's a mouthful. Is someone specifically trained to understand how vision problems can affect a child's learning and everyday activities at school. This certification means they know how to look beyond just can the child see clearly and instead focus on how the eyes work together, how well a child can track across a page, and how vision impacts things like reading, writing, and paying attention. In the school setting, a CFVRs can help teachers and parents understand a child's unique vision needs and suggest helpful strategies, classroom supports, or activities that make learning easier and more successful. The advantages of JCPS students include advancing the knowledge we have and enhancing the ability of the OT team to identify students with
014underlying vision deficits through earlier detection to more effective interventions and thus raising their performance level. This coursework that they all three completed is nearly 33 hours of training. Thank you Kayla, Claire, and Abigail for the commitment to the training and your dedication to our most vulnerable students. and congratulations. Hey, so Robert, that might be a great idea. Thank you. >> Thank you. So, [clears throat] >> moving on to uh consent action agenda. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the draft open session minutes of the regular meeting on 923 2025? >> Make a motion that we approve the open session minutes from our September meeting. >> I second that motion. >> All in favor? On to information superintendent report. Dr. >> Yes, sir. Good evening, chair and board members. October is National Principal Month,
015a time to honor the hard work of school leaders for their impact on student, staff, and the entire school community. It is a celebration of their role in creating positive learning environments, supporting teachers, and ensuring student success through administrative and leadership efforts. The month has been an opportunity for students, families, and communities to express gratitude to our principles for their dedication. Earlier this month, our principles were treated to lunch during the principal principal meeting, gift certificates from KA LMA, and notes of appreciation from various staff. I am enormously proud of the strong leadership they exhibit. And I'm going to ask them, and they don't know this, but I'm going to ask them to stand as I call their name. And at the end, I would like us to give them a hearty round of applause.
016So, first of all, our Jackson County Public Schools principal of the year, Dr. Nathan Friselle, Raina Chris is not feeling well this evening, but she is our Blue Ridge School principal, Melanie Jacobs, Evelyn Granny, who is at a school evening event tonight, Mr. Tim Kerr, Joey Robinson, Holly Wisnet, Elanor Macaulay, and Buck Condell. Thank you for what you do. At the end of September, we collaborated with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to conduct a safety drill at Smoky Mountain Elementary School. Our goal was to practice safety plans and procedures to keep our students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors safe. The drill planned and coordinated with Roland Ham from Specialized Consulting Services along with Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Jackson County Emergency Services, Fire Department, and other agencies was a success. It wasn't perfect. It was an
017opportunity that we learned from and have already made improvements in our safety measures. Currently, all of our schools are in the process of practicing lockdown procedures, and you'll hear more about that throughout the week. This week we find ourselves at the end of the fall sports season. I had the pleasure of watching the Smoky Mountain Middle School District volleyball team compete in the championship at Franklin just two weeks ago. They have had the very best season ever, but were unable to pull out the win. Congratulations to their hard-fought efforts to make it to the championship. Our volleyball teams at both Blueidge Early College and Smoky Mountain High School had great playoff runs as well. Blue Ridge Early College competed in round one of the playoffs while Smoky Mountain High School made it to round two.
018We are fortunate in JCPS to have incredible student athletes. In the upcoming weeks, we'll be honoring our JCPS veteran employees. We have 17 veterans across the district who now serve in a different environment, education. I'm thankful for their service and sacrifice to our country and our schools. I would like to read the names of those veterans. Sergeant First Class Jason Trimco, Cora Fields, Elijah Ingram, Sue Watkins, James Mcniter, Jerry Justice, Mark Stifler, Larry Bates, Lieutenant Colonel William Carter, Stacy Mackey, Jamie Ash, Alex Paris, Ray Crawford, Dr. Nathan Friselle, Tom Wallinder, Keith Richards, and Leroy Harrell. You know, this they're very [snorts] special to me. That that's something that deserves a big round of applause. >> Yeah, we have some goodies and surprises for them coming next week. So, they'll they'll they'll get an um some
019more recognition in their school as well. And finally, I want to remind everyone that there will be no school for students on Monday, November the 10th, as it is a required staff development day. There will also be no school for students and staff on Tuesday, November 11th, in honor of Veterans Day. As always, I appreciate the support. >> Thank you, Dr. Nars. [clears throat] Up next, Shenica Allen with the 2425 annual report. So beautiful. >> Thank you. Beautiful. >> You're such a good job. So, of course, I don't have a big speech planned for it. Um, but no, this is probably like one of my favorite things that I've done since I've um since I've been um employed here. I just think it's a really good opportunity to show we send this to um community
020partners and we send it to um like state representatives and we send it all across um the state just so that it can just so that we can show the good things that um that we do in JCPS. Um one of my favorite spreads is the um I did a spread about the hurricane relief efforts that we did. Um, and so there's >> of course I didn't take all the pictures, but um there's just some from that the um that our employees did in other counties and um yeah, see of course there's loads of pictures in there and pictures. >> I don't feel like y'all will probably have any questions about it, but if you do. >> So I'm going to shout out Chenica. This was her idea. This was not mine. So when she
021started with us a couple years ago, she came to us from a neighboring community college and she did this annual report um at the community college and she brought this idea like I would like to do this and I don't think it's ever been done in Jackson County. And so here we are with our second annual report um and it is really something beautiful to highlight. And last week we had a visitor from the governor's office and she made sure to um send one along to the governor to take a look at. Um but Shenica has a pretty extensive list of um community agencies from the tribe to our commissioners to our ed foundation both Blue Ridge and JCPS. So this um annual report goes out broadly not only in our community but even wider
022but um this is her brainchild so give her the credit for everything she's done. It is gorgeous. Great job. >> Beautiful, beautiful work. >> Thank you Shenica. badge. >> Of course. >> Yes. Yes. >> As your copies are available. Principles, [snorts] you will get one. I promise. >> We got Adam hold up next with the district and school improvement plans. >> Good evening, chair, members of the board, and Dr. Harris. I come to you tonight to present for information the school improvement plans from each school and our district improvement plan as documented in NC star. The provided reports are different than last year in hopes of just highlighting the school plans from last school year and the current school year. We continue to provide access on our website for any parent, teacher, community member to
023view the current plan from any school or the district. [snorts] When anyone views the guest page, they will see the current plan as it stands at that moment in time. To access, visit our JCPS web page and select academics and school improvement plans. We'll be asking for approval for all of our plans at the November board meeting. Our overall district plan strives to increase our EOG and EOCC proficiency rates above 60% and our graduation rate above 94%. And we will continue to focus on data at the district, school, and classroom level to guide our instructions. I'll be glad to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you, Adam. >> Thank you. >> Up next, Jake with capital projects and construction update. >> Hey, Mr. Chairman, Dr. ARS, and members of the board. Um we
024had an excellent meeting last week um with the community members, teachers, um members of uh of the athletic department, um and both principles from Blue Ridge School to discuss um the design plans or the conceptual designs for Blue Ridge. Um, as we talked about before, we really hadn't had any meetings getting into the the weeds with what the designs would be like. Excuse me. But of course, we had those community stakeholder meetings, those well- attended night meetings for Blue Ridge. Um, [snorts] but we had that great meeting last week and gave feedback to the architect. architect's going to meet again with the staff both at specific levels talking about locker rooms and gyms and office space and things like that to just getting more input from the the teacher. So, we feel like um that
025um process is moving forward. Well, you also notice that we put into your packet just kind of a general timeline of how these projects will move out roll out moving forward from this point. So if you look at that that chart, Wes will know and could explain to you better the CD phase and the GMP appro approval phase, but the thing that I point to is the LGC submitt, which is the last one in that um column. And what that just means is that's the local government commission submitt. So as you are aware, we do not have the funds on hand for any of these projects. All of these projects, the county will be borrowing money on our behalf that we will then repay. And this is the date at which we are targeted to
026go to the local government commission. And before you can go to local government commission, everything has to be finished. So you have to have all your designs um approved, submitted, DPI approval, um the board good with it, the commissioner's good with it, everybody good with it, and then also the architect and the contractor, which is Venoi. Um having those GMPs, which is basically their guarantees of this is what it's going to cost based on the bids that they've they've gone out for. So, that is like the go no-go date is what that all boils down to. In on February of 2026, um we will be going with two projects. We'll be going with Fair View and Smoky Mountain High School. And that's when we'll know how much the pro projects cost and we'll be asking
027to borrow that amount of money. So, that's a a kind of a an important cornerstone date. Um and that's what we've been unofficially referring to as phase one. not a very much longer after phase one um will be phase two which you as you can see will be the Blue Ridge um school project and the bus garage project where again all of those processes will be complete will go to the local government commission and we are tentatively targeting that to be the fourth quarter of um the same year and [snorts] uh so there's not a big difference in time between phase one and phase two but honestly it's just the time needed between um projects for the architects and the bidding and our county chair or our county manager to get all the ducks in
028a row to be able to go and ask for that money. [snorts] Um but that's our tentative uh timeline moving forward. So super exciting. Um again, meeting went well last week even though Dr. was um too sick to be here, but she came anyway. Then we sent her home, but as always, she was pushing them all very hard for um this to happen as quickly as humanly possible, which um feel confident that it is. So, any questions the board about our major projects? Um you can see on there that the u the uh middle school itself is not on there because right now we're so far away. Of course, we do have the money for the grant and we have purchased the land. So, we there's a chance that we might not even have to
029borrow any money to complete the middle school. So, that's why it's not really on there as a a targeted to go go for that. So, this is more of a this is more driven by timeline is more driven by getting the funds than anything else if that makes sense. Any questions? Um but they are those architects are working on those plans as we speak along with these others. >> Yes. Dr. just sent out a invitation today and I can't remember off the top of my head when the architects will come back to meet with the staff at Blue Ridge. >> Okay. >> Um and then finalization. So the the Fair View and Smoky Mountain High School track are like 99.9% complete. We have a meeting on Thursday of this week that will close all any
030gaps, any last questions about where a fence should be and that kind of stuff. Just real in the weeds details. Um, and then with the other projects, it's still going input taking place and planning and designs and meetings and all those fun things. >> And with the Fair View and Smoky High, we met on site last week. So, Mr. Kerr was part of that >> and Mr. Robinson was part of that, too. So, we actually had the um construction engineer folks out there on site walking around looking. I say that out loud because multiple people texted me last week and said, "What's happening?" I saw y'all wondering around. So, it's good news. We're wondering around uh with the folks who are out there really preparing because that February date is just a few months away.
031>> Yep. Super exciting. And then just one other note of interest. I know we have all been um you know and rightfully so concerned about the condition of the roof at the science building at Smakey Mountain High School. And so we're actually opening bids tomorrow. So [snorts] we've gone through that process. Hopefully we'll get three. Um as the board is aware with our policy and general statute, we have to get three bids to be able to open them. Hopefully we'll have three bids. If not, we'll put it back out for another week and then open up again and how many ever we have will open up and whoever has the lowest bid and sure hopefully we can afford it. Um, we will replace the roof on top of science bill. So, any other general capital
032project question. >> All right. Thank you'all very much. >> Thank you. And thank you, Mr. Dr. Vanner. I guess are you doing both of the next two? >> Uh, yes sir. Okay. >> And the action item as well. >> I got you. >> So, good evening, Chair Jameson, Dr. Aries, members of the board. I'm filling in for Miss Walker tonight, and I bring to you some information related to some audits. The first item I have is the successful completion of the first quarter internal and Bank of America audits covering July through September for all nine schools and select purchase cards. You will find a copy of both of these reports in your packet. Both reports should show no negligence, fraud, or findings in either audit. Any comments or concerns were discussed and corrected during the
033audit and shared with the appropriate staff. Are there any questions that you have about either one of those that I could relay to Miss Walker? [laughter] >> No, I could. Good job. >> It was good. >> All right. So, next up is the unudited financial statement. Um, this is also included in your packet and the information shows we are within our approved budget resolution and there should also be some comparison data in your packets as well that shows the same information as it related to last year. Are there any questions or concerns that I can relay? >> Thank you. >> Don't go anywhere. Oh, wait. >> Mr. Chair, we have no one signed up to speak. That's a shame. >> Up next, Dr. Veteran budget amendments. >> So, tonight I'm seeking approval for amendment number
034one to our 2026 budget resolution. You should find a copy in your board packets. This amendment is for state public funds, federal grant funds, and other specific revenue funds. Uh once again, if you have any questions, I can re relay those to Miss Walker and provide additional information um as needed. >> I did have one question and I think actually you probably would be the one to answer it. Under title two, there's some money expended for improving teacher quality. And I was curious um just really for my own information, what that involves. What is that money expended to improve teacher quality? How is it expended? I mean, >> um, >> and I think I both man you can phone a friend. [laughter] Um, Angie and Laura manage those federal accounts. So, whichever one of you,
035if you would come to the mic. >> If I had to guess, it's related to the PP. >> Okay, >> good answer. >> Good evening. So improving teacher quality falls under the consolidated federal programs that we manage through the federal government. That funding helps prov provide professional development, travel for professional development, conference registration, anything like that that we do that is aimed to increase student achievement. Um it also can um pay for supplies for professional development or supplies for teachers in um in increasing that. So does that help? >> Yes. And um Miss Stills in comparison to previous years is this um more or less about the same? >> A lot less. When we think about what it looked like about 4 to 5 years ago, it looks a lot different as well as a
036lot of our other federal budgets that are formulary in nature that are based on our average daily membership. >> So when that average daily membership changes, you get fluctuations in state budgets that and federal budgets that are formulary. So it has gone down quite a bit in the past 3 to four years. Sir, >> has the government shutdown affected the flow of this federal money? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. >> Good. Thank you. >> Thank you, Angie. >> Are there any other questions? >> Do I have a motion to approve the budget amendments? >> I make a motion that we approve tonight's budget amendments. >> I second that motion. All in favor? >> Next, Jake with policy updates. >> Absolutely. Board will find in their packet um policy updates for for this month. These are
037all policies that are recommended to you by your state schoolboard association, been reviewed by your attorney in their office and made recommendations and then reviewed by the appropriate program director here at the district. Um and we're presenting them to to you for your approval. Um if you have any questions about these, Ashley be happy to answer. [laughter] Um, I did have one question about the um, [clears throat] library books and him and I attended the ethics training in Asheville and this came up in one of the discussions >> about books and the burden that it has put on some teachers to cate catalog and have online every book that they have in their classrooms. >> Yeah. >> So, we we recognized that and Angie when I first sent these um out, Angie recognized that immediately
038and she and I talked and then we do talked as a district leadership team and um have to commend Greg and Angie for working really hard to try and minimize that burden. And so, they have a plan. I'm not sure we're 100% um ready to roll that out yet, but it will absolutely we recognize that and agree and it shouldn't be a burden to the um to the classroom teachers, but at the same time, we want to stay compliant to the law and also stay compliant to the spirit of the law, which is to be open. We we welcome folks to look at what we're doing with our kids because we're so proud of our kids and we're so proud of our teachers. So, um, we want to respect the spirit of the law and
039the letter of the law, but at the same time respect our teachers. And so, I think Angie and particularly Angie and Greg have come up with a good plan. So, we feel good about it. >> Okay. Maybe you could share that with me later or something. I' I'd be interested in how There was one principle that was real concerned there because he had heard from some of the teachers they were just going to take the books out of their classroom. >> Yeah. >> Because it's not going to occur. And that, you know, was kind of a a big concern, but I understand teachers have so much on them right now. >> They do. That's a lot of work, but at the same time, we have absolutely nothing to hide with the great work that we
040do with kids every single day. And so, we're going to comply and we're going to do it in a way that doesn't burden the teachers. >> That's great. Thank you so much for >> doing that. >> Okay. I was just unsure of the wording under policy. I have no idea and policy 3320 when it comes to school trips and it comes to students. Is it just making parents aware or there's just a no sharing sleeping quarters with the other biological sex? I mean, was that not always? >> It was not explicit. general statute law, nor is it explicit in our board policy. It was by practice for Jackson County Public Schools. I can't speak to other districts, but by practice. Um, but this was just it that change to that particular board policy was driven
041by general statute change and so that makes your policy put it in. So now it's essentially a practice that we had that we're now making policy which is also state law. >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah, that's a good question. If we don't have any other questions, uh, or is there a motion to approve policy updates 1 through 8? >> I make a motion that we approve policy updates 1 through eight. >> I second that motion. Okay. >> Thank you very much. >> Next, Dr. airs with field trips. >> And finally, our um field trips that are either overnight or out of state. So, I'm asking for your approval for um field trips 1 through six. One, Blige Early College to Dollywood. Um number two, Blue Ridge School to Dollywood. Number three, Koy Valley. Um first
042grade to Knoxville Zoo, Kow Valley, seventh and eighth grade to Kill Devil Hill, which is an overnight trip. And then five is Smoky Mountain Elementary, grades six through eight to Winston Salem overnight. And number six is Smoky Mountain High School um to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. So if you have questions about those um and if not, I'll seek your approval for field trips 1 through six. >> I have availability. >> I will point out that we did change the date on the Blue Ridge Early College one from the original posting. Yes, >> it was supposed to go on October 31st and they've since changed it to November 25th um due to availability and just rational thinking. [laughter] >> So, what what you all received last week in the early documents, the date was 10:31, but now it's
04311:25. >> Um I did have one question about the Smoky Mountain Elementary grades six, seventh, and eight. Is this in place of the eighth grade trip that traditionally So sixth, seventh, and eighth will go together. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> But that's a total of about 80 students, Mr. Condor. >> Not everybody knows. >> Right. Right. I I'm just curious. I I don't think it's necessarily a problem, but why was sixth and seventh added to to that trip? >> Good question. I happened before a long time. >> I think it's the expenses related to the buses. >> That's what I was going to say. a lot of smaller schools >> because if it was only >> smaller number okay one grade level would be less than 30 kiddos >> you do it on every other
044year I think is it it's not every year right >> they do they have been going every year but they're going different locations they did not go to Winston Salem last year >> isn't that correct Mr. Chattanooga. >> That's correct. >> Awesome. Okay, that answers. Yeah, thank you. >> I was not aware of that. >> I make a recommendation that we approve field trips one through six. Oh, Kim's got a question. Sorry. >> I'm just letting you know that I'm available for >> Kim's always available for the field trip. >> No, no, no. Not all of them. >> But the Kill [laughter] Devil Hill, >> she got a new job. >> The Kill Devil Hill 7th and Ethi Valley. I can make myself available. [clears throat] >> Oh, got it. Hey, Miss Jacobs, you just
045>> contact later. [laughter] >> Okay. I make a motion that we approve field trips 1 through six. >> I second that motion. >> All in favor? >> All right. At this time, we find it necessary to go into close session pursuant to general statute 14318.11 for the following purposes under subsection A1 to prevent the disclosure of privilege or confidential personnel information pursuant to general statute 115 C-319-321 and A3 to discuss matters protected by the attorney client privilege. Do I have a motion to go into close session? >> I make a motion that we go go into close session. >> I'll stake that motion. All in favor? All right. >> There was no action taken during close session. So at this time, Dr. S, do you have employee recommendations for us to >> Yes, sir. I
046am um asking for approval of the p personnel action item agenda as presented. >> I make a motion that we approve the personnel action agenda as presented. >> I second that motion. >> All in favor? All right. Our next regularly scheduled board meeting is November 18th here at the board of education office at 6 pm. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Make a motion that we adjourn. >> I'll second that motion. >> All right.