Mar 02, 2022 Board Meeting

[1A. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence - School Board Chair]

[1B. Accept or Modify the Agenda - School Board]

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IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR MODIFY THE AGENDA? IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

OKAY.

COMMUNITY

[1C. Community Participation]

IT IS THE DUTY OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF AS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE MEETING IN AN ORDERLY MANNER AND TO LIMIT DISCUSSION TO TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION PERSONS ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO THOSE RELEVANT, TO THE PENDING ITEMS. NO PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO VOICE REMARKS, EXCEPT AS RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD AFTER AUDIBLY STATING THEIR NAME AND WHOM THEY REPRESENT.

IF APPLICABLE, NO PERSON SHALL BRING INTO THE BOARDROOM, ANY SIGN BANNER OR OTHER SUCH ITEM, WHICH WOULD INTERFERE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN SEEING HEARING OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING PROVIDED THAT MODELS, PHOTOS, MAPS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER DEMONSTRATED MATERIALS INTENDED FOR USE IN A PRESENTATION BY A SPECIFIC PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED UPON RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR OR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.

THEIR SPEAKER SHALL ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR CONFINED THEIR COMMENTS TO ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS REFRAIN FROM WORDS OR STATEMENTS, WHICH FROM THEIR USUAL CONSTRUCTION AND COMMON ACCEPTANCE ARE DEFAMATORY TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS OR TEND TO VIOLENCE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE REFRAIN FROM OBSCENITY AND VULGARITY STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME.

STOP SPEAKING, WHEN DIRECTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE, CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE DETRIMENTAL TO OR DISTURBING THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING WILL BE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM SUCH CONDUCT ONCE ANY ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCE AFTER THE WARNING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

AND THE CHAIRPERSON WILL ASK THE COUNTY SHERIFF TO REMOVE THE INDIVIDUAL GROUP OR CLEAR THE BOARDROOM SO THAT THE BOARD CAN CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

WHEN RECOGNIZED, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, WHETHER YOU ARE A COUNTY RESIDENT, PARENT OF A WARREN COUNTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STUDENT, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

MR. VALENTINE, DO YOU HAVE NAMES? YES, I DO.

THERE'S FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN ADVANCE.

AND THE FIRST IS AMY FLORA.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING.

SCHOOL BOARD, DR.

BALLENGER AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I AM AMY FLORA AND I AM THE WCEA PRESIDENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND A MATHEMATICS TEACHER AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A FAN OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, DOING THIS TWICE IN A ROW IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

SO CLEARLY A MUST FEEL.

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY OWN COMFORT TONIGHT IS ABOUT BUDGET.

LUCKILY, I'M KIND OF FAMILIAR WITH NUMBERS ACTUALLY BEFORE MY TEACHING LIFE, I HELD MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS WITH THE STATE FOR INVESTING SO CONTRARY TO POPULAR TO SOME BELIEFS.

I AM NOT TEACHING BECAUSE I CAN'T HANDLE WORKING IN ANOTHER PROFESSION.

I'M TEACHING BECAUSE IT IS MY PASSION AND THIS IS TRUE FOR ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TEACHER OUT THERE.

SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO THROW SOME NUMBERS AT YOU.

62 VIRGINIA HAS INCREASED OPEN TEACHING VACANCIES BY NEARLY 62%, SINCE 2018.

ACCORDING TO A DECEMBER VIRGINIA MERCURY ARTICLE, PERHAPS THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE NEXT NUMBER, 50TH BUSINESS.ORG REPORTS SET VIRGINIA RANKS LAST WHEN COMPARING SALARY TO THE STATE AVERAGE 17,942 $17,942 IS THE PAY DIFFERENCE FOR THE 2 21 22 SCHOOL YEAR FOR A TEACHER WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AT LOUDON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION.

IT IS LOUDEN COUNTY THAT PAYS NEARLY $18,000 MORE.

EVEN THOUGH WE DO LOSE A LOT OF TEACHERS TO ALLOW AND COUNTY SOME SAY, IT'S TOO FAR.

SO HOW ABOUT $8,347? THAT IS THE PAY DIFFERENCE

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SO LET ME REFER TO THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE.

TONIGHT 5%, THERE IS A PROPOSED 5% RAISE.

THIS 5% IS ACTUALLY A MANDATE FROM THE STATE AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BUDGET.

EVERY COUNTY IN VIRGINIA HAS TO GIVE A 5% RAISE, BUT IN WARREN COUNTY, YOU'RE COMBINING THAT WITH MONEY THAT WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN FOUR STEP DUTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

ALSO 5% IS NOT EQUAL ACROSS SALARIES.

THAT LOUDEN POSITION 5% MEANS $3,508 IN PRINCE WILLIAM.

IT MEANS 3020 $8, BUT IN WARREN COUNTY, IT IS ONLY 2,611 OH.

AND PRINCE WILLIAM IS ACTUALLY PROPOSING A 7% RAISE.

I CAME TO YOU LAST MONTH WITH GREAT CONCERN ABOUT TEACHER LOSS.

THIS DISCREPANCY IN PAY IS ONLY WIDENING THE GAP BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

WE STILL HAVE UNFILLED POSITIONS.

WHAT IS THE COUNTY PREPARED TO DO WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO RUN THE SYSTEM? WHEN WE ARE RELYING ON SUBSTITUTES, AS GREAT AS THEY MAY BE TO GET KIDS THROUGH THE SOL, WHICH AFFECTS ACCREDITATION AND THUS AFFECTS STATE FUNDING.

SO AS YOU REVIEW THE BUDGET AND TRY TO IMAGINE THE 20 22 23 SCHOOL YEAR ASK YOURSELF, WHAT IS WARREN COUNTY DOING TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO STAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TIME MIKE SILENCE.

HELLO, MIKE SALANS.

UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS LOOKING OVER THE BUDGET.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO FORMULATES IT, BUT I DEAL WITH BUDGETS A LOT.

AND, UM, IF IT COULD BE PRESENTED IN AN EXCEL FORMAT SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH IT A LITTLE EASIER.

UM, AND THEN SOME OF THE CATEGORIES DON'T LINE UP.

UM, ACCORDING TO THE PACKET THAT WAS GIVEN BEFORE.

SO IT'S JUST NOT SET UP FOR VERIFICATION.

UH, IF THOSE COUPLE OF THINGS COULD BE ADDRESSED, I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE THERE'S ONE THAT YOU GUYS WORK WITH.

THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THOROUGH.

UH, BUT THAT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET THAT AS WELL.

THANKS JOHN LUNDBERG.

MY NAME IS JOHN LUNDBERG.

I'M A MORGAN COUNTY RESIDENT.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU DELAY A BOAT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 23 WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET UNTIL THE COMMUNITY HAS HAD A THOROUGH OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSELY REVIEW IN UNDERSTANDABLE TERMS. AND THEN COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET, $70.7 MILLION BUDGET, WHICH REPRESENTS AN 11% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH MANY IN THE COMMUNITY CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE.

IF YOU ELECT TO PASS THIS BUDGET THIS EVENING, I HAVE TALKED THIS AFTERNOON TO TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN WARREN COUNTY.

AND THEY HAVE AUTHORIZED ME TO SAY THE FOLLOWING AT THIS MEETING, QUOTE, ANY SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET THAT PRESIDENT PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL BE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON TWO FACTORS.

WHERE'S THE MONEY BEING SPENT AND TO, FOR WHAT REASON, MANY WARREN COUNTY TAXPAYERS ARE AMAZED WHEN THEY LEARN MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME, JUST HOW MUCH PUBLIC EDUCATION COSTS AND WARREN COUNTY FIVE FIGURES THAT SEEM TO AMAZE AND UPSET.

BUT LOCAL CITIZENS ARE ONE.

IT COSTS LOCAL TAXPAYER $64 MILLION TO EDUCATE 5,000 STUDENTS IN, UH, IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AVERAGE OF 13,000 PER CHILD PER YEAR TO OF LAST YEAR $64 MILLION BUDGET.

APPROXIMATELY 33 MILLION WAS SPENT ON SALARIES FOR ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, AND TEACHERS.

WHY HASN'T THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT WITH TAXPAYERS ON WHERE THE REST OF THE $64 MILLION IS BEING SPENT.

THREE, WHAT DO THE 35 MORTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO WERE PAID A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $3.6 MILLION ACTUALLY DO ALL OF THESE POSITIONS NECESSARY.

THE HIGHEST PAID ADMINISTRATOR MAKES $165,200 A YEAR.

THE LOWEST PAID ADMINISTRATOR, $72,102.

THE AVERAGE SALARY OF THE 35 ADMINISTRATORS IS $104,269 FOR THE BASIC SALARY OF BARNEY COUNTIES.

MOST EXP EXPERIENCED CLASSROOM TEACHER, ONE WAS TAUGHT FOR 30 YEARS IS $67,624.

ALL 35 ADMINISTRATORS EMPLOYED BY THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THIS CLASSROOM TEACHER FIVE, AND MAYBE THE MOST REBUILDING OF THE FIVE FIGURES IS A 23% OF THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.

WARREN COUNTY ARE NOT ATTENDING FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ACCORDING TO THE 2020 US NATIONAL

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WHY HAVE THE PARENTS OF ALMOST ONE IN FOUR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTY ELECTED TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN SMALL PRIVATE SCHOOLS, A GREAT FINANCIAL SACRIFICE FOR MOST OF THEM OR INSTRUCT THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR HOME.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU INTERVIEW AT ANY TIME ON THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE DON'T PASS THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET THIS EVENING UNTIL WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE AGAIN IN UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE, HOW THAT TAX MONEY IS BEING SPENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MELISSA NICHOLSON.

HI, MY NAME IS MELISSA NICHOLSON.

I HAVE A CHILD IN THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

UM, I OBTAINED AN ADMINISTRATOR LICENSE FROM SECOND STEP FOR WC EMS, FEBRUARY OF 2022.

THE CURRICULUM IS DIVISIVE.

THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES GEARED TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS ARE AS WELL.

I DO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FROM MY TEACHING DASHBOARD PLUS MORE THAT AREN'T PUBLIC.

THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE ADDITIONAL IN-SCHOOL RESOURCES PER ADAM PECK, SENIOR CLIENT SUPPORT REP.

I SIGNED A COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, BUT I CAN SHARE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PARENTS.

ON SECOND STEP.COM HOMEPAGE.

THERE IS A SECTION TITLE LET'S GET STARTED.

CLICK ON ANTI-RACISM IN ANTI BIAS.

OUR DISTRICT SIGNED A COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT AS WELL.

HOWEVER, COUNCILMAN THOMPSON WAS ABLE TO REVIEW LESSONS PRINTOUTS FROM HER SCHOOL, THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, ADDRESSING COVID-19 AND EQUITIES IN EDUCATION DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, SORRY, PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

WE DIDN'T SUFFER ENOUGH THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.

AND THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER GROUP THAT'S EXCLUDED FROM THIS.

I'M SURE YOU COULD TELL IF YOU'RE NOT LBGTQ.

PLUS THEN CAUCASIANS ARE LEFT OUT AS WELL.

THE NATIONAL EQUITY PROJECT, WE TRANSFORM LEADERS TO TRANSFORM THEIR SYSTEMS INTO EQUITABLE, RESILIENT, LIBERATING ENVIRONMENTS WITH PICTURES OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, PROTEST SIGNS, DISPLAYING WHITE SILENCE KILLS.

SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE BOOK, DESCRIPTION, PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE AND WHITE SUPREMACY OF GALVANIZED MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

HOW DID YOU, WHY DID YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW HANG UP WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICE REFORM, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN WHITE PRIVILEGE TO YOUR WHITE PRIVILEGED FRIEND LEARNING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, STEP ALIGNMENT, CHART, UNIT, LESSON GRADE, AND JUSTICE DOMAIN.

MAJORITY OF THESE LESSONS LINEUP, EXACTLY AS CLAIMED WITH THE LESSONS ON MY DASHBOARD FOR WARREN COUNTY, MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL AND EQUITY POLICY BRIEF SEL CAN BE PART OF IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE RACIAL EQUITY STRATEGIES IN EDUCATION.

THERE IS A RISK, HOWEVER, THAT SEL PERPETUATES INEQUALITY, IT CAN BE COLORBLIND IGNORING DYNAMICS OF RACE, POWER, OPPRESSION, PRIVILEGE, AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.

IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AS A WAY TO CONTROL BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY THAT OF STUDENTS OF COLOR LATER STATES MORE BROADLY.

SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION FOCUSES ON STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS CENTERING AROUND AND AWARENESS OF INEQUITIES.

I FELT FOR A MOTHER THAT SPOKE WHEN THEY BE HALF OF HER AUTISTIC CHILD BULLYING, AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION AMONG STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT IMMUNE TO BEING INVOLVED IN BULLYING INCIDENTS WITH MANY STUDIES, SUGGESTING THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY OVERREPRESENTED.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WERE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE IDENTIFIED AS PROACTIVE KUMIS.

NICHOLSON MAY I I'M ABOUT TO FINISH.

YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK I KNOW MIKE MAYER.

COME ON.

SERGEANT BERKEY, KILLING ME.

CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.

MIKE MAYER.

1 0 8 PEBBLE LANE.

GOOD EVENING.

BOARD LOWLY COMMONERS OF WARREN COUNTY IN ANY NO GOOD DIRTY RED FEDS TASKED WITH MONITORING THIS MEETING A NEW DAY IS DAWNING.

MY FRIEND'S HUSBAND.

THE SCIENCE HAS MIRACULOUSLY ALBEIT CONVENIENTLY CHANGED AND THE ALL ENCOMPASSING FOG OF COVID HYSTERIA APPEARS TO BE LIFTING ALONG WITH IT.

THE HAREBRAINED QUOTE, UNQUOTE MITIGATION STRATEGIES OUR CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED

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THIS IS WONDERFUL AND UPLIFTING NEWS.

AND WHILE CALLING IT OVERDUE WOULD BE A GREAT UNDERSTATEMENT.

LET US BASK IN THE GLORY OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF NORMALCY.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY KIDS ARE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

ANECDOTAL IS THAT MAY BE, I'M QUITE CERTAIN THAT EVERY KID WHO HASN'T BEEN RUINED BY PARENTS WHO ARE MARRIED TO THEIR MASKS AND WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF TV DOCTORS AND PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATIONS ARE AS WELL.

NOW, IF WE COULD ONLY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN AGAIN, WE WOULD REALLY BE IN BUSINESS NOW TO QUOTE THE GREAT STURGILL SIMPSON MOVING FORWARD.

IT AIN'T ALL FLOWERS.

SOMETIMES YOU GET A FEW OF THE THORNS SO ENOUGH WITH THE CELEBRATION IT'S TIME FOR A QUICK ROUND OF HARSH REALITY.

LAST MONTH'S MEETING FEATURED SOME FOLKS HERO WORSHIPING TEACHERS IN THE INSTITUTION THAT EMPLOYS THEM.

IF WE, THE PEOPLE HAD THE OPTION OF NOT HAVING OUR TAX DOLLARS FORCIBLY EXTRACTED TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND COULD INSTEAD CHOOSE HOW AND WHERE THOSE DOLLARS WERE SPENT ON THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, THE SYSTEM WOULD COLLAPSE SO DAMN FAST.

YOUR HEAD WOULD SPIN.

THERE ARE GOOD TEACHERS OUT THERE.

SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, BUT THE SAD TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT THERE ARE FEW, THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, PARDON ME? MOST TEACHERS ARE LIVING, BREATHING EXAMPLES OF THE KIND OF MEDIOCRITY ON STEROIDS THAT IS ONLY FOUND IN FIELDS THAT LACK COMPETITION AND ACTUAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE.

I SALUTE THE GOOD ONES, BUT A GOOD LOOK AT TEST SCORES AND THE GENERAL QUALITY OF OUTPUT FROM THESE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS SHOULD MAKE ANYONE WITH EVEN A SMIDGEN OF INTELLECTUAL HONESTY, WANT TO VOMIT UNTIL DEATH.

WHEN THE DAY COMES AT SCHOOL CHOICE BECOMES REALITY.

THE MONSTROSITIES WE CALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE SHUTTERED AND CONVERTED INTO LOW-INCOME HOUSING.

RIGHTFULLY SO.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE CLOCK.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS COME OUT TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

EVERY VOICE MATTERS.

WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS PRETTY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MY MIND.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

GOD BLESS WARREN COUNTY.

OH.

AND I NEED TO SWITCH CAREERS AND BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUREAUCRACY.

THEY GET PAID.

OKAY.

THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE.

WHEN ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? OKAY.

HEARING

[2. Consent Agenda]

IS THERE A MOTION? UH, LET'S SEE, WHERE AM I? IT'S THE SECOND YEAR.

YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

I WOULD MOVE THAT.

UM, WE ACCEPT THE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

NO.

OKAY.

MOVING ONTO PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS FIRST,

[3A. Warren County Educational Endowment Presentation - Mr. Karnes]

MR. GEORGE CARNES.

MADAM CHAIR.

HELLO BOARD.

I, I, UM, NO.

AND I'M GOOD FRIENDS WITH, UH, MOST OF YOU AND I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

UM, I HAD, UH, DR.

BALLENGER A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS THERE.

HE DID NOT SEE ME IN THE ROOM.

HE WAS FRANTICALLY TEXTING ME AS I GOT IT STARTED.

UM, SO MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS GEORGE CARNES AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

I'M JOINED THIS EVENING BY SEVERAL TEACHERS WHO HAVE BENEFITED.

AND IN A MOMENT I'M GOING TO CALL THEM FORWARD.

IT IS THE ENDOWMENTS AIM TO BE A COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ENORMOUS ENERGY, PUT FORTH BY OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS, TO ENSURE THAT GRADUATES OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE AN ENHANCED ABILITY TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES.

OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS, BY FUNDING PROJECTS THAT ARE SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND DIRECTION TO INITIATE SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN THE FUNDAMENTAL CAPABILITY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO ENHANCE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

CURRENTLY AT 1.5 MILLION,

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AND WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE GRANTS OF APPROXIMATELY 100,000 PLUS DOLLARS PER YEAR.

EVERY YEAR.

RIGHT NOW WE USUALLY HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND $50,000 THAT WE CAN MAKE GRANTS TO TEACHERS FOR THE ENDOWMENT BELIEVES THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES PRIVATE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EFFORTS.

AND IN FACT, WHEN THIS ENDOWMENT WAS FORMED BACK IN 1994, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, SOMETHING THAT IS A REALLY COMMON TERM THAT YOU HEAR TODAY.

AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL THING TO DO FOR THE 2021 GRANT CYCLE.

THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AWARDED 11 GRANTS TOTALING $46,721 TO THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND I'D LIKE TO JUST READ THROUGH THOSE GRANTS AND RECOGNIZE THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEM.

AND YOU WILL NOTICE AS I DO THAT, UM, WE DO SIGNIFICANT GRANTS, BUT WE ALSO DO REALLY IMPACTFUL GRANTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT IS FUNDING THAT YOU JUST CAN'T REALLY PUT INTO A SCHOOL BUDGET, GINGER NEWTON, ENGAGING AND REACHING STUDENTS ON THEIR LEVELS.

$397, FAITH, FALCON STEIN, AND JUSTIN LUKE FOCUSING ON AN ABUNDANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000, DR.

ALISON, PHIL AND DINO LET'S GET MOVING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000, MICHAEL WILLIAMS TURNING THE CORNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,600.

SAMANTHA MORRISON, SENSORY ROOM UPDATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200.

BEN BAILEY.

I GOT TO SAY, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE GRANT, AND YOU'LL KNOW WHY IN A MINUTE, TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM RAISE AND RELEASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,644.

KATIE PRIEST SERVE SAFE CERTIFICATION FOR ELEMENTS, STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150.

GRACE GROSSMAN, SIXTH GRADE READING IN THE AMOUNT OF $330.

JEN DAVIS RECYCLING CLUB CARTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $800, RHONDA VERDUN SAUNA, BRIGHTER FUTURES, RECESS, AND PLAYGROUND AREA UP TO $15,000.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A MATCHING GRANT, UH, AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

AND FINALLY, EMMA VANDER, LINDEN THE USE OF HAPPY ATOMS TO SUPPORT THE KINESTHETIC LEARNERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,600.

THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FEELS, FEELS A COMPELLING COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION OF HELPING THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPORT HIGH LEVEL AND CREATIVE PROGRAMS FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE'RE IN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN DEALING WITH BUDGET ISSUES.

AND WE'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ALREADY IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT AND NEEDS SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE IDEAS.

NOW MORE THAN EVER WITH THESE 11 WARDS, WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE A SPARK TO CREATIVE THINKING AND CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE SPREAD AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR ADVANCED LEARNING.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENDOWMENT.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DR.

CHRIS BALLENGER AND SOME OF THE TEACHERS THAT, UM, HAVE RECEIVED THESE GRANTS TO COME FORWARD TONIGHT.

AND PLEASE, IF THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD COME DOWN AND WE HAVE A CHECK PRESENTATION TO MAKE TO YOU AS I CONCLUDE MY REMARKS, BUT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

SO I'LL JUST SAY TO EVERYONE, THIS CHECK LOOKS PRETTY ROUGH, BUT I PROMISE IT WILL CLEAR REALLY APPRECIATE GUYS.

I WILL WALK OUT ONE.

SORRY.

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NEXT UP IS DR.

BALLENGER.

THANK YOU, GEORGE, FOR COMING TO TALK TO US ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL, GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD EVENING, DR.

BALLENGER

[3B. Superintendent]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO AND, AND SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

UM, THE, THE TWO SHORT YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH THEM.

THEY ARE A GREAT PARTNER AND WITHOUT THEM, UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT AND LOOKING TODAY.

OUR SEVEN DAY AVERAGE WITHIN WARREN COUNTY IS SIX.

ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WEBSITE, OUR COVID DASHBOARD SHOWS TWO ACTIVE STUDENT CASES, TIM QUARANTINE, THREE ACTIVE STAFF CASES, AND ONE QUARANTINED WARREN COUNTY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHTH GRADE WRITING SOL TEST IS TAKING PLACE IN PERSON, UH, FOR IN-PERSON STUDENTS AND VIRTUAL STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH AT 9:00 AM AND MARCH 16TH AT 9:00 AM.

THIS IS A TWO-PART TEST THAT IS NECESSARY FOR SCHOOL ACCREDITATION, WARREN COUNTY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, A STUDENT AMBASSADOR COLLECTION ITEMS, MS. SLUSH, MISS RICHIE, AND OUR WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT AMBASSADORS ARE PLANNING TO HELP PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS BY ASKING FOR DONATIONS IN MARCH.

THIS IS REQUESTING THAT EACH GRADE LEVEL BRING SUPPLIES TO THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN BE DONATED TO SEEK OUT FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY C CAP IS A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD CLOTHING AND OR LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS.

THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS ARE COLLECTING THE ITEMS FROM EACH GRADE LEVEL TO SHARE WITH THOSE IN NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MARCH 14 THROUGH 18 ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF IN THE MAIN OFFICE FOR YOUR AREA WHERE STUDENTS CAN PUT THEM IN THE STUDENT COMMONS, SIXTH GRADE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SHAMPOO AND BODY WASH, SEVENTH GRADE TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTHPASTE, EIGHTH GRADE COVERING BOOKS AND CRAYONS, THE EARLY ACT CLUB.

HE, WILSON MORRISON JUMPED IN THIS LAST WEEK TO HELP DISTRIBUTE BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE WILSON MORRISON STUDENTS HAD A BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR THE REMOTE LEARNING DAY.

SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME PICTURES.

I KNOW, UH, MR. WILLIAMS IS BACK THERE AND HE'S, HE'S LEADING THAT GROUP.

AND SO HE SENT US SOME PICTURES SHOWING THEIR PROGRESS, SO APPRECIATE THEIR HELP THERE.

UH, SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALSO HAD A TEACHER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, UH, WHICH INCLUDED DOOR PRIZES, THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM.

THEY WERE THE STATE RUNNER UP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THIS YEAR.

UH, YOU HAD TWO INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS, THREE STATE RUNNER UP, UH, THREE STATE RUNNER UPS, ONE THIRD, ONE FOURTH, AND ONE FIFTH PLACE.

THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BOY BOYS VARSITY TEAM IS THE REGION THREE CHAMPIONS.

AND WE'LL COMPETE THIS FRIDAY IN THE STATE QUARTER FINALS.

THE GAME IS AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, GAME STARTS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE.

THE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DECA PROGRAM WILL BE COMPETING IN THE STATE COMPETITION THIS FRIDAY, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ADMINISTRATORS AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, UH, HELPED TODAY BY COMING IN AND JUDGING THEIR PRESENTATIONS, UH, TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE STATE COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETED THIS WEEK, UH, COMPETED THIS WEEK AND THE VHSL CLASS THREE STATE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

UM, THEN YOU HAVE THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL FORENSICS TEAM.

THEY WERE THE REGION THREE BEAT CHAMPIONS.

THEY COMPETED THIS PAST SATURDAY AT THE SUPER REGIONAL COMPETITION, UH, HARLEY DODDS AND ELLA COLLIE PLACED THIRD AND WILL ADVANCING.

WE'LL BE ADVANCING TO THE STATE FINALS SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HAD TWO STUDENTS, CODY HENDERSON AND LAURA PERKINS PLACED FOURTH.

THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTING.

THE COMEDY ODDS ARE THIS WEEK.

PERFORMANCES ARE THURSDAY, SATURDAY AT 7:00 PM.

AND SUNDAY AT 2:00 PM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ARE IN THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

SO WE ARE ALSO WORKING OUR WAY TOWARDS PROM AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PROM WILL BE ON MAY 14TH AND SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE SEVENTH, THE WEEK BEFORE WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPRESENT BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR, OUR SROS.

AND SO WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DEPUTY CHRIS WIGINGTON, UH, WAS NAMED THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SRO

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DEPUTY WIGINGTON IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY AS A RESPECTED SRO COACH AND AN AVID SUPPORTER OF ALL STUDENTS, UH, SPRING SPORTS HAVE STARTED.

SO WE'RE GETTING READY TO BE OUTSIDE A LOT SCHOOL

[3C. School Board]

UM, MS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? UM, SO OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WE GOT TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY WITH THE WCEA MEETING, WHICH WAS WONDERFULLY INSIGHTFUL, AND I HOPE WE CAN TRULY FIND RESOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES THAT WERE, WERE BROUGHT UP.

UM, DR.

PENCE AND I, WE GOT TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH SHERIFF BUTLER TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SRO AND OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN, UH, YESTERDAY I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BSBA CONFERENCE FOR, UM, LEARNING HOW TO PROPERLY REVIEW THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. RENALDI.

UH, YES.

UM, I PARTICIPATED IN A BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE LSK, UM, RENOVATIONS.

UH, SO, UM, UH, PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST, UH, LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH WENT VERY WELL.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT CAN BUILD SOME COMRADERY BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UM, AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU, MR. RENALDI, MS. SLOW.

YES, THANK YOU.

UM, THIS PAST WEEK I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A VISIT TO ASMR ROADS, UM, AND SPEAK WITH MRS. LAYMAN THERE.

UM, SO THAT BEAUTIFUL FACILITY THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN RENOVATED, IT LOOKED GREAT, AND I GOT TO, UM, MEET SOME OF THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND STAFF THERE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY.

UM, AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE VSBA SUPER SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION TRAINING, UM, EARLIER THIS WEEK.

UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT, DR.

FUNK.

THANK YOU.

UM, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY WITH THE, UH, WCEA AND I DO APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION AND THE CANDID CONVERSATION.

UM, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HEAR STRAIGHT FROM OUR TEACHERS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DID TAKE ALL THAT IN AND HEAR WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO JUST SEND OUT A THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEACHERS WHO GOT THE ENDOWMENT GRANTS AND, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO, UM, TO DO THAT.

I KNOW ADDS ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT THAT YOU PUT INTO, UM, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT TO GET THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT.

THAT'S EVERYTHING FRANK.

UM, ON FEBRUARY 17TH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A MOUNTAIN VISTA GOVERNOR SCHOOL MEETING.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'D MEET MET IN 2022.

UM, THEY, UM, APPROVED OUR ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND BUDGET DURING THAT MEETING.

THEY'RE ALSO STARTING TO DO MORE FIELD EXPERIENCES, FIELD TRIPS WITH THE STUDENTS THERE, UM, AS MR. RENALDI.

AND MENTIONED, UM, WE MET WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SHERIFF BUTLER, UM, WHICH WERE BOTH GREAT MEETINGS.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO READ A STATEMENT, UM, FROM THE BOARD REGARDING CLARIFICATION FROM OUR WORK SESSION, UM, THAT WE HAD ON FEBRUARY 16TH, OUR SCHOOL DIVISION HAS RECEIVED A FEW QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PERSONNEL REPORT PRESENTED AT THE FEBRUARY 16TH, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION.

WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY A FEW OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE HEARD.

ONE, IF AN EMPLOYEE CHANGES NOTED AS RELEASED, THAT MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL WAS RELEASED FROM EMPLOYMENT WITH OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

MOVING FORWARD, WE PLAN TO USE THE WORD DISMISSED INSTEAD OF RELEASED TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION.

NUMBER TWO, THE PERSONNEL REPORT, WHICH IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC AGENDA INCLUDES THE DATES THAT PERSONNEL CHANGES WERE MADE, HIRING RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, DISMISSAL TRANSFER, ET CETERA, IN CASES WHERE THE DATE IS AFTER THE BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD IS VOTING TO APPROVE THESE PERSONNEL CHANGES EFFECTIVE ON THE FUTURE DATE IN CASES WHERE THE DATA'S BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING THE BOARD IS ACTING ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION ON PERSONNEL DECISIONS.

THIS IS AN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT POLICY NUMBER THREE, IN ORDER TO GIVE THE PUBLIC THE MOST ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS ON AUGUST 19TH AND SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021, THE BOARD REVIEWED AND MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY ON AGENDA PREPARATION AND DECIMATION.

IT IS AND HAS BEEN POLICY FOR A PERSONNEL AGENDUM TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA.

THE DAY OF THE MEETING, THIS POLICY ALLOWS PERSONNEL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN DAILY AS NEEDED, RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL A BOARD MEETING.

NUMBER FOUR, A STUDENT SUPPORT COACH WAS DISMISSED FROM

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THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS HIRED BY WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT THE START OF THE 20 21, 20 22 SCHOOL YEAR.

PREVIOUSLY.

HE HAD WORKED AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH A SUBCONTRACTOR FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND A LETTER WILL GO OUT.

SO WE'RE IN COUNTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UM, PARENTS THAT WILL INCLUDE THE STATEMENT AND WE'LL HAVE A COPY OF OUR, UM, THE POLICY THAT I REFERRED TO IN IT.

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[4A. Superintendent's Proposed Budget - Dr. Ballenger]

FIRST UP IS SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET, DR.

BALLENGER.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE REALLY KIND OF A RECAP FROM GOING INTO THE WORK SESSION.

WE LOOKED AT OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'M WANTING TO FOCUS ON A 5% SALARY INCREASE THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE STEP.

WE ARE LOOKING AT 24 AND A HALF NEW POSITIONS, SALARY, SCALE ADJUSTMENTS, POSITION ENHANCEMENTS, SUPPLEMENT, ENHANCEMENTS, ADDITIONAL NON-LABOR SUPPORTS, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR, UM, BUDGET, WE WANT TO, WE NEED TO BUILD UP OUR TEXTBOOK FUND.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MOVING 370,000 6 72.

OUR TEXTBOOK FUND ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WILL, UM, RUN AROUND $1,587,447 POSITION, A SUPPLEMENTAL ENHANCEMENTS, 384,608 ADDITIONAL NON-LABOR 1 MILLION, THREE 20, UH, $222.

WE STILL HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE A 1 MILLION ON OUR TRANSPORTATION, AND THEN WE HAVE 1 MILLION IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, BUT ALSO WE HAVE SOME FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED TOWARDS L F K A.

THAT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 MILLION, 801, 8 MILLION, $100,024.

YOU CAN SEE THE POSITIONS DOWN HERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS, TWO ART TEACHERS, TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, COACHES TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, ONE BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST TO LIBRARIAN ASSISTANTS TO, UH, TAKING A PART-TIME SECRETARY, MOVING THAT TO A FULL-TIME SECRETARY INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT, ONE MATH COACHES TO PATHWAYS AND CONNECTIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT, ONE SHARED HPAC TECHNICIAN ONE.

UH, RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE GROUNDS KEEPERS, SIX, UH, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON OUR GROUND.

SO THAT IS, UH, UH, A CONTINUOUS WORK IN PROGRESS.

AND REMEMBER, THIS IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UH, THE FINAL BUDGET WILL NOT BE APPROVED UNTIL AFTER EVERYTHING HAS WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE, THE SENATE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND THEN THE FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS ARE.

AND THEN ALSO WITH WORKING THROUGH THE COUNTY.

SO CONTINUING WITH OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, WE WANT TO INCREASE A BUS DRIVER CONTRACTS TO, UH, FROM FOUR AND A HALF HOURS, UH, FOUR AND A HALF TO EIGHT HOURS INCREASE IN ADD NEW SUPPLEMENTS, POSITION ENHANCEMENTS, DEAN OF STUDENTS, CONTRACT DAYS FROM 200 TO TWO 20 POSITION ENHANCEMENT FOR ONE SPEECH PATHOLOGIST TO 12 POSITION ENHANCEMENT FOR A SOCIAL WORKER, UPDATED SOCIAL WORKER SCALE, AND, AND AN ADDITION OF ADMINISTRATOR, UM, SIX GRADES 32 SALARY SCALE.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT OUR, UH, GETTING A NEW, UH, UH, WEBSITE, UH, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES, TECHNOLOGY, UH, COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, PAINTING AND CARPET, UH, AT HILDA DUAL ENROLLMENT TUITION, UH, FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING CLASSES AT LFCC, UH, LOOKING AT MOWERS SINCE WE ARE TAKING BACK OVER THE GROUNDS, UH, THAT IS IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET, UH, UP TO FIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION VANS, WHICH THOSE WILL COME FROM CARES, UH, INCREASED CUSTODIAL CONTRACT.

WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT BECAUSE OF INFLATION, A 7% INCREASE IN TRANSPORTATION FUEL, AND A 10% INCREASE IN HEATING FUEL ON PAGE 11, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOCAL WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES 39.6% OF THE REVENUE FROM THE COUNTY OUT OF OUR ENTIRE BUDGET.

SO NOT ALL OF OUR MONEY DOES COME FROM OUR LOCALITY, BUT, UM, RIGHT AT 40% COMES FROM OUR LOCALITY.

ON PAGE 12, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING THAT THIS BUDGET IS BUILT ON AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF 4,989 STUDENTS.

AND WHEN WE GO INTO OUR REVENUE SIDE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR REVENUE, UM, FROM THE COUNTY FROM WARREN COUNTY, $28,055,120.

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THAT IS A BIG INCREASE, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF OUR CARES POSITIONS.

AND I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER ON WHEN WE GET INTO THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF IT.

UH, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CARES, UH, UNITED, I DID MENTION LIKE THE CARES FANS, THAT'S MONEY THAT COMING IN, THAT WE HAVE TO ADD INTO OUR FEDERAL.

SO, UM, THAT IS WHY OUR FEDERAL INCREASE THIS YEAR.

AND THEN FROM THE STATE $36,144,032.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN FROM LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR, YOU CAN SAY THAT THE INCREASE IN, AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE STATE IS THE STATE AND THE STATE SALES TAX.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE RECEIVED A, UH, INCREASE FROM 25 MILLION, 5 93 AND $76 TO 28,079,899.

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $2,486,823 FROM OUR LOCALITY WHERE WE DID GET THAT NUMBER DOWN TO WHERE WE, WE WILL BE ASKING $335,120 FROM OUR LOCALITY, UH, FEDERAL AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THAT INCREASE BECAUSE OF ALL THE CARES, UM, THEN OUR CARES POSITIONS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATE SALES TAX, UM, YOU CAN SAY THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 750,030 $750,380.

UH, WE DO SEE A REDUCTION IN OTHER REVENUE OF 107,007 25.

THAT GIVES US THE TOTAL FOR THE PROJECTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23, 70 MILLION 705 7 83.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWNS OF OUR STATE REVENUE, UH, WHERE DID WE SEE OUR, OUR INCREASES, THE INCREASES IN STATE FUNDING AND THIS ON PAGE 16, THE INCREASES IN STATE FUNDING HAS PROJECTED AT 3 MILLION, TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THREE.

THE DIVISION INCREASE INCREASES CAME IN THE SOQ PROGRAMS, 2 MILLION, 396,000 3 37 INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, 497,000 5 55 LOTTERY FUNDED PROGRAMS, 357,000 8 29.

WE DID SEE A DECREASE IN OUR CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS OF $14,518.

AND THE LOCAL REVENUE.

AGAIN, WE WERE ARE WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OF 335,120.

THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR OF 1.2, 1% FROM THE COUNTY SIDE OVER THE FYI 22 BUDGET, LOOKING AT OUR FEDERAL.

AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE BREAK THE BREAK DOWN WITH OUR TITLE ONE TITLE TO ALL OF OUR TITLE PROGRAMS. THOSE USUALLY HOLD TRUE FROM YEAR END YEAR OUT.

YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF FLUCTUATION IN THOSE, UH, WHERE YOU GET THE, THE BIG INCREASE.

AGAIN, THERE'S THAT 3 MILLION, $296,356 AND CARES FUNDING.

AND AGAIN, THAT GOES TO OUR COACHES THAT THAT'S INCLUDING ANYTHING, UM, THAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS WITH CARE'S FUNDING.

SINCE WE, WE, YOU, YOU NOTICE THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO GO IN, UH, BECAUSE OF OUR CARES FUNDING.

WE HAD TO ASK THE COUNTY FOR AN INCREASED APPROPRIATION.

SO THIS YEAR IT'S JUST GOING IN OUR BUDGET.

SO EVENTUALLY WHEN THE CARES RUNS OUT, OF COURSE, THAT FUNDING RUNS OUT THAT ASKS WILL GO OUT.

SO YOU WILL SEE THOSE, THAT CARES LINE ITEM, UM, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AS LONG AS WE ARE RECEIVING, UM, OR STILL HAVE CARES DOLLARS TO SPEND ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, YOU CAN SAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INSTRUCTION 61,000, THAT THAT IS 55 MILLION, 667,000 5 79.

AGAIN, THE INSTRUCTION COSTS INCLUDED, UM, EXPENDITURES RELATED TO COMPENSATION, BENEFIT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER RELATED INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS.

THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL PRESENTS NOW REPRESENTS THE COST TO PROVIDE A 5% RAISE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUSIVE OF THE STEP FOR YEARS OF SERVICE UPDATED SOCIAL WORKER SCALE, ADD AN ADDITIONAL ADD ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION, ADJUST SUPPLEMENTS, ADJUST CONTRACTED DAYS FOR IDENTIFIED POSITIONS.

UH, LAST YEAR TEACHER SALARIES WERE ADJUSTED TO BE COMPETITIVE REGIONALLY, AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO KIND OF, WE NEED TO KIND OF KEEP GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WE'VE ADDED THOSE POSITIONS HERE.

AGAIN, THESE ARE THE POSITIONS THAT WERE LISTED ON THE FRONT.

UM, THOSE THAT GO UNDER INSTRUCTION, UH, ARE LISTED HERE.

THOSE THAT GO UNDER FACILITIES WILL BE LISTED UNDER FACILITIES, OR THOSE THAT WERE IN TRANSPORTATION WILL BE LISTED UNDER TRANSPORTATION.

BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE CATEGORIES, INSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, UM, EVERY ONE OF THEM, THERE'S A 5% RAISE

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AND THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE STEP FOR THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ADMINISTRATION HEALTH AND, UM, ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH.

AGAIN, THIS, THIS EXPENDITURES, UH, EXPENDITURES HERE FROM IN THIS CATEGORY ARE USED FOR PAYING SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, SUPPORT, STAFF, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS PROVIDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND PAYING COSTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

HERE, YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE REQUESTING FOR THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS.

UM, THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE WILL MOVE OUR SPEECH TEACHER AND OUR SOCIAL WORKER FROM 10 TO 12 MONTHS.

THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE WILL ADJUST, AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN THERE, THE, UM, THE CONTRACTS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE ADDITION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE SIX SCALE TRANSPORTATION, 63,003 MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN SEVEN OH NINE TR AGAIN, HERE, THIS IS WHERE WE NEED A, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OR A SERVICE WRITER.

SO WE DO A LOT OF WORK FOR THE COUNTY SHERIFF, UM, IN BUILDING OUT THEIR VEHICLES, DOING THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR VEHICLES.

UM, RIGHT NOW ALL OF THE SERVICE WRITING WORK IS DONE BY ONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS THERE THAT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF SERVICE.

AND SO THEREFORE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT JUST FOCUSES ON THAT BECAUSE THE TAKING AWAY FROM THAT ADMINISTRATIVE, UM, THAT PERSON'S ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ROLE IN WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, UM, AND SERVING TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING MOST OF THE SERVICE WRITING WORK, UM, FOR, FOR THE COUNTY VEHICLES.

AGAIN, HERE'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR FOUR AND A HALF HOURS, UH, CONTRACT FROM EIGHT, UH, FOUR AND A HALF TO EIGHT HOURS WHERE WE SEE TWO AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE 5% RAISE INCLUSIVE OF THE STEP OPERATIONS OF MAINTENANCE.

AGAIN, HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 50,000 INCREASE, UM, AND THE MAINTENANCE COST, UH, FOR, UH, CARPET AND PAINT AT HILDA AND HILDA J BARBER.

UM, ALSO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FIGURED $308,034, UH, FOR US TO TAKE BACK OVER THE, UM, THE GROUNDSKEEPING, UM, AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

SO WE HAVE WORKED TO CUT THOSE NUMBERS DOWN.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO GO OUT AND REBID THE, UM, THE GROUND SERVICES.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET A DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN WHAT WE GOT BEFORE.

SO WE ARE REBIDDING THOSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND WE WILL BE MAKING THOSE ADDITIONS LATER ON.

WE DID SEE A CUSTODIAL STAFF, UH, OR FOR OUR CUSTODIAL CONTRACT WITH, UM, SEDEXO.

UH, THERE WAS A 2.5% INCREASE TOTALING $52,000 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR THAT SERVICE AND FUND TRANSFERS.

THAT'S 1 MILLION, UH, $63.

AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE, UM, THE TRANSFER OF, OF OUR TEXTBOOK MONEY.

SO WHEN IT COMES IN, IT COMES IN AND OPERATIONS.

AND SO THEN WE HAVE TO DO A TRANSFER FROM OPERATIONS TO THE TEXTBOOK FUND.

UM, THAT ALSO INCLUDES OUR DEBT SERVICE.

WE HAVE ONE, UH, DEBT SERVICE THAT WE PAY, AND THAT RUNS AROUND SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR FIFTY.

I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, ROB, BUT, UH, ABOUT 609,000.

AND THAT IS A RESI, CORRECT? THAT IS FOR MAINLY THE REST OF THE PROJECT.

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU ALSO SEE IN TECHNOLOGY NOW, 2 MILLION, 436,000 7 66.

THIS IS ALL TECHNOLOGY RELATED EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING PAYING SALARIES.

THIS DOES INCLUDE THE 5% SALARY AND CURLY INCREASE, INCLUSIVE OF STEP.

UH, WE HAVE ALSO ASKED IN THIS AREA, UH, FOR, UH, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION COACHES, UM, THIS ALSO INCLUDES SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE WEBSITE.

UM, ANYTHING THAT IS RELATED TECHNOLOGY GOES INTO THIS CATEGORY.

SO THEN YOU HAVE A TOTAL FISCAL YEAR OPERATING FUND EXPENDITURES OF 70 MILLION 705, 7 83.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN WITHIN OUR EXPENDITURE CATEGORY, WHERE OUR FUNDS ACTUALLY GO.

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AND THIS SAVES YOU A BREAKDOWN FROM WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM ONE YEAR TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO LOOKING AT THE, THIS CURRENT YEAR, FYI 2022, AND LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED F BY 23, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN INSTRUCTION, THERE IS A PROPOSED INCREASE OF 4,000,870 1001 64.

UM, THE OTHERS, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH AND ATTENDANCE, 430, 5,000 8 71 PUPIL TRANSPORTATION, 390,084 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, UH, 496,001 90.

I HAVE FACILITIES.

I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO, TO LOOK AT 18 MILLION, 3 87, 8 65, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF OUR PROJECTS DONE, UH, DEBT SERVICE TRANSFER 370,006 70.

AND AGAIN, THAT IS OUR TEXTBOOKS, UH, ON THE INCREASE THERE.

AND THEN TECHNOLOGY FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE, FOUR SIXTEEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL FUND PROJECTS, UM, WE DID GET THAT TO WHERE ARE OUR PRICE ESTIMATION ON RENOVATING FULLY THE LSK PROJECT CAME IN AT RIGHT AT, SORRY, EXCUSE ME, UH, 16,000,500 TO 600,000.

SO RIGHT, JUST SAY S 16, SIX.

UM, WE REALLY HAVE 8 MILLION, 600,025, UH, $25 AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR CARES FUNDS.

UH, SO REALLY WE HAVE HALF OF THE PROJECT READY TO GO.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO ASK REALLY FROM THE COUNTY AT LEAST IS THE ABILITY TO SPEND OUR 8 MILLION, UM, $600,025.

THAT, THAT IS MONEY THAT WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO SPEND TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.

UM, IF THE COUNTY DOES NOT GIVE US ANY SUPPORT ON THIS PROJECT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THE HPAC DONE.

UH, WITH THAT 8 MILLION, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RENOVATION COMPLETED, BECAUSE THEN IF YOU GO BACK IN AT A LATER DATE AND HAVE TO DO THE RENOVATION, THEN IT COULD WIND UP PAYING DOUBLE FOR SOME OF THE THINGS, SOME OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE OUR, OUR, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TAX DOLLARS, UH, BECAUSE WE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME MONEY AVAILABLE TO GET MOST OF THIS PROJECT DONE.

UH, THEN YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE RIDGE TECH.

WE DO HAVE THE, UH, THE FUNDS FOR THE H E UH, THAT PROJECT FOR THE ROOF IS $500,000.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE, THE, AND THERE, AND THE 500,000, THAT IS PART OF THE 1 MILLION THAT WE HAVE IN A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, THAT'S SETTING ON THE COUNTY SIDE.