Sep 07, 2022 Board Meeting

[2A. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence - School Board Chair]

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WELCOME.

I'D LIKE TO GET THIS MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.

LET'S ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC NATION, PLEASE.

THE,

[2B. Accept or Modify the Agenda - School Board]

SECOND, A SECOND.

ALL IS IN FAVOR, AYE.

COMMUNITY

[2C. 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, INTO LIMIT DISCUSSION, TO TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION PERSONS ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE ADVISED TO LIVE 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 SIGNED 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 SUCH DEMONSTRATIVE 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.

THE SPEAKER SHALL ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR, CONFINE 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 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 IN 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 SCHOOL STUDENT, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

MR. GRANT, DID ANYBODY SIGN UP? MIKE MAYER CHECK, CHECK, CHECK US SLOVAKIA.

MIKE MAYOR 1 0 8 PEBBLE LANE, FRONT ROW, VIRGINIA.

GOOD EVENING.

BOARD LOWLY COMMONERS OF WARREN COUNTY, AND ANY JERK FEDS TASKED WITH MONITORING THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH A MESSAGE OF POSITIVITY AND OPTIMISM IS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS WELL UNDERWAY.

I HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IN PARTICULAR, AT LEAST NOTHING WORTH PISSING AWAY ANY OF MY THREE MINUTES OF TIME.

WHAT I'D RATHER USE THAT TIME FOR TONIGHT IS TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASM FOR SOMETHING I TOOK FOR GRANTED FOR YEARS BEFORE OUR WORLD WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY THE COVID HYSTERIA ERA, ALL THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS OF MY TWO OLDER DAUGHTERS, I LOVED VISITING THEIR CLASSROOMS TO READ THAT.

OF COURSE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD'VE LED CRAZY CAT LADIES TO CLUTCH THEIR PEARLS IN N 95 MASKS AND TERROR OVER SINCE THE SWEET AND SOUR SNIFFLES MADE ITS WAY ONTO OUR SHORES AND GUTLESS BRAINLESS IDEOLOGUES USED IT AS A PRETEXT TO INFOR INFLICT HARM ON OUR CHILDREN FOR THE SAKE OF A DISGUSTING PARAGRAPH AND SOME AWESOME TIME QUOTE, UH, EXCUSE ME, SOME AWESOME TIME.

QUOTE, UNQUOTE, WORKING REMOTELY FOR THE RECORD.

I MISSED EXACTLY ZERO DAYS OF MY COMMUTE TO DULLES EVERY DAY.

THANKS TO COVID.

SO I CAST THESE STONES FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH AND NOT HYPOCRISY.

ANYHOW, BACK ON TRACK, WE GO TWO WEEKS AGO MARKED MY TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE HALLS OF RUSTY JEFFRIES, READING TWO SHORT STORIES TO A CLASSROOM FULL OF WONDERFUL, VIBRANT FIRED UP KIDS.

NONE OF WHOM WERE WEARING A STUPID AND ENTIRELY USELESS MASK.

PRAISE GOD.

IT FELT LIKE A BIG STEP TOWARD NORMALCY INSANITY TO ME.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING THE SCHOOL ON A WEEKLY BASIS MOVING FORWARD.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MOVING TO GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF A WORLD OF FEAR AND WEIRDNESS.

I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO APPRECIATES IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME AND DAMAGE DONE.

I WISH EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS ALL THE BEST THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MY MIND THIS EVENING.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

GOD BLESS WARREN COUNTY.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? THAT IS ALL WE HAVE ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW.

WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT?

[3. Consent Agenda]

MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION? UH, YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

UH, I MOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, BE APPROVED AS PRESENT.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IS IN FAVOR? AYE.

I OPPOSED? NO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

[4A. Superintendent]

BALLINGER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO WE'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH NOW.

SO IN A COUPLE DAYS, IT'LL BE EXACTLY ONE MONTH SINCE WE START ON AUGUST THE NINTH.

UM, WE'VE HAD A GREAT START TO OUR SCHOOL YEAR, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD SOME HICCUPS.

UM, A COUPLE OF HICCUPS THAT I WILL MENTION IS OF COURSE, THE, UH, LOCKDOWN AT EE AT RELEASE TIME.

THE, WE ALSO THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, UH, WE HAD A SOFT LOCKDOWN AT AS ROADS, DIVERSIFIED MINDS, BRIGHTER FUTURES, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THOSE, I WANT TO THANK OUR, OUR PARTNERS IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FRONT ROW POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, IN, IN HELPING US AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE SAFE.

UH, SO I CANNOT THANK THOSE, THOSE DEPARTMENTS ENOUGH, UM, IN HELPING US THROUGH, THROUGH THOSE, UH, SITUATIONS AT BOTH AT ALL THREE OF THOSE LOCATIONS, OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS CURRENTLY 5,055 STUDENTS K THROUGH 12.

PLUS YOU HAVE 173 PRE-K STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 5,000, 228 STUDENTS IN THE DIVISION.

PRINCIPALS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AND FOLLOWED.

AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY THE CELL PHONE AND GRADING POLICIES FALL TESTING HAS BEGUN.

UH, SO THOSE ARE FOR OUR GROWTH ASSESSMENTS.

UM, ALSO THE FENCE AROUND E WILSON MIL E WILSON MORRISON IS ALMOST COMPLETE.

UM, THE CONTRACTOR SHORTED THEMSELVES A COUPLE OF PANELS WHEN THEY ORDERED, UH, THE MATERIALS, BUT WE DID ASK THE CONTRACTOR TO PUT UP A TEMPORARY FENCE SO THAT WE COULD OPEN THE PLAYGROUND.

SO THE PLAYGROUND IS OPEN TO OUR STUDENTS, UM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HAVE, UM, THOSE OTHER PANELS IN SHORTLY TO FINISH OUT AND DEFENSE DOES LOOK GOOD.

SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, TO GO AROUND AND SEE WHAT IS UP.

UM, AND YOU WILL SEE THE TEMPORARY PANELS THERE AS WELL.

FALL SPORTS ARE IN FULL SWING RIGHT NOW.

UM, I JUST ASK EVERYBODY TO, TO PLEASE COME OUT TO, UM, OUR SCHOOLS AND, AND HELP SUPPORT OUR, OUR TEAMS AND PROGRAMS. UM, AS WE, WE WORK THROUGH, UM, THIS FALL SEASON, THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT HAS OPENED UP THE GRANT PORTAL FOR STAFF TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR NEW AND INVITE INNOVATIVE IDEAS.

THE ENDOWMENT HAS DONATED OVER $628,546 FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SINCE 1996.

LAST YEAR, THEY PROVIDED $46,721 IN FUNDING TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THE CLOSING DAY FOR APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR IS SEPTEMBER 23RD.

THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IS A GREAT PARTNER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF WORKING ALONGSIDE OF THEM.

AND I DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT TODAY TO STAFF MEMBERS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE, UM, APPLICATION PORTAL IS OPEN.

AND SO I JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY MAY WANT TO IMPLEMENT AND TO, TO FILL OUT A GRANT APPLICATION.

A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE WE HAVE WITHIN WARREN COUNTY THAT ARE STILL GOING STARTED WITH AN INITIAL GRANT FROM THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

SO, UM, THEY, THEY HAVE REALLY HELPED US, UM, IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM E WILSON MORRISON SCHOOLS, UH, E WILSON MORRISON'S GIRLS ON THE RUN CLUB MET FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.

THIS CLUB HAS THREE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND ARE WORKING TO INSPIRE GIRLS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND OTHER IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTIVE LESSONS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BECAUSE THE, THE CLUB IS SPONSORED BY THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY CHAPTER.

THERE WAS EVEN A YOUNG LADY FROM HILL TO JAY HILL, TO JAY BARBER WHO SIGNED UP AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY WE HAVE AND ARE CREATING SOME PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP WITH OUR GROWING, UH, WITH OUR GROW YOUR OWN TEACHERS PROGRAMS. UH, WE'RE PARTNERING, PARTNERING WITH LAUREL RIDGE AND JMU, AND WE'VE HAD ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY TO, TO LOOK AT THEIR PROGRAM.

AND SO THIS, THIS ACTUALLY HELPS US WITH GROWING OUR OWN STAFF MEMBERS, LOOKING AT INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE THAT MAY WANT TO, TO RECEIVE A BACHELOR'S AND WORKING THROUGH A PROGRAM.

UH, CURRENTLY WE ALSO HAVE, AS FAR AS VACANCIES,

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SO WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AS FAR AS, UM, FILLING IN FOR OUR STAFFING THIS YEAR, SEPTEMBER IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH WITH THE, UH, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MISSING A LITTLE AS LITTLE AS TWO DAYS EVERY MONTH OR 10% OF THE SCHOOL YEAR CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

ALMOST HALF OF THE STUDENTS WHO MISSED BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER, CONTINUE TO BE CHRONICALLY ABSENT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.

WE WORKED TODAY IN OUR ATTENDANCE MEETING.

I DID HAVE AN ATTENDANCE MEETING TODAY.

WE WORKED THROUGH, UH, SOME LETTERS THAT WE'RE GONNA SEND OUT.

UH, SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY GONNA SEND THOSE OUT FRIDAY, UH, JUST TO REMIND PARENTS ABOUT ATTENDANCE AND SOME THINGS.

AND SO, UH, THAT IS GOING OUT.

AND THEN ALSO THIS MONTH IS, UH, NATIONAL, UM, SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH.

OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS NOT IMMUNE TO THIS TRAGEDY AND WE'VE PLACED AN EMPHASIS ON MENTAL HEALTH.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. MICHAEL HIRST TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME AND, AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH.

THANK YOU, DR.

BOER, MADAME CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER, UM, AS SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH, UM, WORKING TO DEVELOP, WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING, UM, OF AWARENESS OF SUICIDE IN, IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT IS, IS DONE EVERY DAY.

UM, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY.

HOWEVER, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING THIS MONTH, UM, WELL HAPPENS TO BE STARTING TOMORROW.

UM, TOMORROW THE SPECIAL SERVICES STAFF, UM, IS WORKING AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, UM, IN THE AFTERNOON, UM, AT THREE 40, UM, WORKING WITH ALL OF THE STAFF THERE TO GO OVER WARNING SIGNS, RISK FACTORS, PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND A VARIETY OF INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, UM, THAT ARE APPLICABLE FOR, FOR SCHOOL BASED PERSONNEL.

UM, ONCE WE GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW, UM, WE'LL BE OFFERING THAT TO ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS THIS MONTH, UM, IN SEPTEMBER, UM, TO SUPPORT, UH, SEPTEMBER'S MONTH.

HOWEVER, I REALLY DO WANNA STRESS THAT IT TAKES WORKING EVERY DAY TO DO THIS, UM, THE SPECIAL SERVICES ALSO, AND THE SCHOOL DIVISION IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE WARREN COALITION TO PROVIDE A WHOLE, HE A WHOLE HOST OF RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY THIS YEAR.

UM, THEY'RE NOT LIMITED TO SEPTEMBER THEY'LL GO ON THROUGH ALL THE YEAR.

UM, ONE EXAMPLE IS WHAT WE USED TO CALL ROCK AND STROLL.

THAT'S NOW CALLED FUN FEST.

IT'S AT, ALMOST AT EVERY SCHOOL, UM, AND ALSO CELEBRATE KIDS' DAY.

AND WHAT THE FOCUS IS, IS TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT RESILIENCE AND PRO-SOCIAL COPING SKILLS AND, AND HELPING THEM MAKE GOOD HEALTHY DECISIONS.

UM, OUR COUNSELORS LAST YEAR AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AT THE VERY END OF THE YEAR, UM, RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT TRAINING FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES ON, UM, THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOMORROW AT SKYLINE THAT WILL BE OFFERED AGAIN VERY SHORTLY TO ALL OF OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS AND NEW COUNSELORS.

SO OUR APPROACH TO SUICIDE AWARENESS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

UM, THIS VERY SERIOUS TOPIC IS, IS, UM, THOUGHT ABOUT EVERY DAY, HAVE OUT CHAIR.

OKAY.

[4B. School Board]

OKAY.

I TOOK A BUILDING TOUR OF LF K.

UM, THAT WAS, UM, MYSELF AND, UM, MS. COLORS AND, UM, THE, UM, UM, THE ARCHITECT FOR THE COUNTY AND OUR, UH, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, UH, WAS A PRETTY GOOD TOUR.

AND, UM, I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT FOR THE, UM, THE LADIES IN THE CAFETERIA.

THAT PLACE IS SPOTLESS.

I'VE SEEN ME DECKS IN THE NAVY AND, UH, UH, BOTH ON SHIP AND SHORE, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A KITCHEN THAT CLEAN.

I EVEN LOOKED UP AT THE VENTS TO SEE IF I COULD SPOT SOME DUST HANGING OFF OF THERE.

I TELL YOU WHAT UNBELIEVABLE.

SO SHOUT OUT TO THOSE LADIES, THEY'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB THERE.

THAT FLOOR WAS UNREAL FOR THE AGE THAT TERRACOTTA TILES, UH, JUST AMAZING.

WE ALSO, UH, SAW WHERE SOME OF THE ADDITION THINGS WERE GONNA BE GOING AND, UM, THE BUILDING ITSELF, UM, WITH A CONCRETE AND MASONARY BACKGROUND, I WAS LOOKING FOR ANY TYPES OF CRACKS IN A WALL OR MORTAR LOOSE MORTAR.

AND THAT'S WHERE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING

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SO IT'S, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ON THE, UM, THE ADDITION THERE, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.

UM, WE HAD A BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WE DISCUSSED, UH, THE CONTRACTS THAT CAME IN AND SOME WAYS TO, UH, SAVE SOME MONEY WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE ADDITION.

AND I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE GOALS.

UH, THE PROJECT DID COME IN UNDER BUDGET.

UM, DR.

PES AND MYSELF HAD A MEETING, UM, WITH, UM, THE CURRENT, UH, COUNTY CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.

AND, UH, SHE'S, I'LL LET HER DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE BIT.

THE MEETING WAS WELL WELL RESPONDED TO, BY ALL OF US AND, UH, UH, WE MADE SOME GOOD HEADWAY THERE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS LOVE.

THANK YOU.

UM, YEAH, I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE THAT, UM, I SIT ON WITH DR.

FUNK.

UM, WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS RECENTLY IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM, AND THEY DID APPROPRIATE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR US FOR THIS, UM, CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, UM, WHICH IS APPRECIATED.

AND I THINK IS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR US A LITTLE BIT LATER.

UM, HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL 1.2 MILLION SHORT OF OUR FULL APPROPRIATIONS OF WHAT WE HAD REQUESTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2223.

UM, WHICH MEANS ALSO THAT THE LOCAL FUNDS, UM, ARE 1.2 MILLION LESS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR FOR OUR OPERATING FUNDS.

UM, AND THIS IS STILL HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON OUR BUDGET.

UM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF, EXCUSE ME, STAFF STIPENDS THAT WE HAD WANTED TO AWARD TO OUR CURRENT STAFF, UM, FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DOING KIND OF ABOVE AND BEYOND, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE A, UM, A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THOSE FOLKS.

AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT CURRENTLY BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET SITUATION.

UM, AS WELL AS SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONAL POSITIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HIRE THAT WOULD BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, UM, ELEMENTARY ART TEACHERS, LIBRARY ASSISTANTS, UM, FOLKS WHO WOULD WORK WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HIRE BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THAT 1.2 MILLION.

UM, IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE THAT FUNDING AWAY FROM THE SCHOOLS.

THEY STILL HAVE IT EARMARKED FOR SCHOOLS, BUT THEY HAVE IT, UM, EARMARKED RIGHT NOW TOWARDS BUILDING PROJECTS.

UM, AND AS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE AS A SCHOOL BOARD FEEL THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FUNDS FOR OUR BUILDING PROJECTS AT L FK AND E WILSON MORRISON.

UM, THE FUNDS THAT WE WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CANNOT SPEND ON THE THINGS I JUST MENTIONED, LIKE TEACHERS, UM, THAT CAN ONLY BE SPENT FROM OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND THAT'S THE MONEY THAT WE'RE WAITING ON FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO WE ARE ABLE TO FUND THOSE PROJECTS.

WE FEEL QUITE CONFIDENT, BUT THAT'S MONEY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO US FOR THESE PURPOSES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO CON UM, HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE ARE STILL OPTIMISTIC THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, GET THEM TO APPROPRIATE THAT LAST 1.2 MILLION THAT WE HAD REQUESTED FOR OUR OPERATING FUNDS.

UM, BUT WE'LL SEE, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING, UM, NEXT WEEK.

SO THOSE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE AND I, UM, CONTINUE TO BE HOPEFUL FOR THAT.

UM, OTHERWISE OF COURSE THE, THE REST OF MY UPDATE HAS TO DO WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UM, WHICH MOST OF THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE, UM, EXPERIENCING AS WELL.

SO I WENT TO THE OPEN HOUSE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL.

I WENT TO CAL COFFEE WITH THE COUNSELORS AT REI AND WAS ABLE TO HEAR FROM MISS FRANKEL AND MS. CHARLES ABOUT THE, UM, THE WONDERFUL PROJECTS THEY'RE DOING WITH GUIDANCE THIS YEAR AND HOW THEY'RE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THERE.

UM, I, I WOULD AGREE THAT I THINK THAT THE STAFF AT OUR SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THE SHERIFFS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT SOFT LOCKDOWN.

UM, THAT WAS A UNFORTUNATE SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIMING, BUT I HAD, UM, A LOT OF COMMUNICATION AT ALL TIMES FROM MY, UM, MY DAUGHTER'S TEACHERS, AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPAL.

I ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING.

UM, SO I DON'T THINK THEY COULD HAVE HANDLED THAT ANY BETTER.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THAT, AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE MUCH TO ADD.

UM, MY DAUGHTER GOES TO RUSTY AS WELL, SO I ECHO EVERYONE ELSE'S APPRECIATION, UM, TO THE START OF SCHOOL, TO THE WAY THE LOCKDOWN WAS HANDLED THAT DAY.

UM, I'M A MEMBER OF THE PTO THERE.

SO I ALSO ECHO MR. MAYOR'S ENTHUSIASM FOR GETTING MORE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS, GETTING MORE, UM, PARENTS INVOLVED.

WE HAVE, UM, SEVERAL ACTIVITIES PLANNED AT REI THIS YEAR, AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL THE OTHER, UM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS SEEING KIND OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING, UM, WITHIN THOSE BUILDINGS AS WELL.

SO I KNOW, UM, EVERYONE JUST SEEMS TO BE REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK TO WHAT WE HOPEFULLY CAN CONSIDER A NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR.

UM, LOVE THE UPDATE FROM THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

UM, AS MR. ALDI MENTIONED, WE MET, UM, LAST WEEK, JUST AGAIN WITH, UM, THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, UM, OF THE SUPERVISORS AND JUST, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY WORKING

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SO, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS

[5A. Request to Have Warren County Board of Supervisors Appropriate School FY2021 Operating Budget Surplus - Dr.Ballenger]

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION AGENDA.

AND THE FIRST ITEM IS REQUEST TO HAVE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROPRIATE SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2021, OPERATING BUDGET SURPLUS DR.

BALLINGER, THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR, THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE 20, UH, 20 20, 20 21 AUDIT AS, UH, PRESENTED AT THEIR JUNE 7TH, 2022 MEETING A COPY OF THE PAGE SHOWN IN THE SCHOOL BOARD'S OPERATING FUNDS.

SUR PLACE IS ATTACHED THE TOTAL OF THE TOTAL FY 20 20, 20 21 SCHOOL OPERATING SURPLUS IS $1,677,113.

IT'S BEING REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROPRIATE 400, 9,913 OF THE SURPLUS TO THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUND THAT IS HELD BY THE COUNTY 1 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND THAT IS HELD BY THE SCHOOL AND THAT THE REMAINING 267,200 BE RETAINED BY THE COUNTY 267,200 IS THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE 21 BUDGET FOR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE AND NURSES RAISES, UM, AND SOME OTHER RAISES THAT YEAR.

SO THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WE ENTERED COVID AND THEY SAID, HOLD BACK ON EVERYTHING.

SO THAT WAS HELD BACK ON, UM, THAT YEAR WE DID A BONUS AND BECAUSE WE DID NOT UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS FOR WHAT WE SAID, WE WOULD USE THEM FOR, WE OFFERED TO GIVE THOSE FUNDS BACK WHEN THE AUDIT CAME THROUGH.

AND SO THAT IS WHAT, WE'RE WHAT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE WITH THIS.

SO THAT IS RETURNING THOSE FUNDS, UM, THE 267,200 TO THE COUNTY, 1 MILLION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND 409,009 13 TO TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR BUSES.

AND THAT $1 MILLION WILL GO TOWARD L FK.

YES.

MA'AM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR.

BALLINGER? IS THERE A MOTION? UH, YES.

MA'AM CHAIR.

I MOVE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THAT THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE APPROPRIATE, SORRY, 400, $900,913 OF THE F Y 2021 SURPLUS TO THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUND THAT IS HELD BY THE COUNTY $1 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND THAT IS HELD BY THE SCHOOL AND THAT THE REMAINING $267,200 BE RETAINED BY THE COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY AGREED FOR A SECOND.

I SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PAULS IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE.

NO.

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[5B. Approval of Amended FY2023 Operating Budget Based on $5,714,541 Additional County Appropriation - Dr. Ballenger]

BALLINGER.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR, THE INITIAL FY 23 OPERATING FUND BUDGET WAS, UH, $64,178,402.

UH, THAT WAS APPROVED.

AND THAT BASICALLY GOT US STARTED.

UM, WE HAD TO HAVE FUNDS TO GET STARTED.

UM, AND SO WE WORKED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO, TO WORK TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

AND SO WHAT I'M GONNA JUST KIND OF SKIM OVER BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE COVERED THE BUDGET QUITE A BIT.

UM, EVEN AT THE LAST WORK SESSION I GAVE, UM, ANOTHER UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE THAT WHICH INCLUDED THE, THE 5,714,000, UH, $541.

AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE UPDATED OUR, OUR BUDGET BOOKLET FOR THAT TO REFLECT THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

AND SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE THE HIGHLIGHTS, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING AT CONTINUING TO DO, BE ABLE TO DO THE 5% INCREASE FOR, UM, UH, SALARY THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF THE STEP FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

THE $1,000 BONUS THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE THIS YEAR, WE DID DO SO OR ABLE TO DO SOME SALARY SCALE ADJUSTMENTS, UM, IDENTIFIED SUPPLEMENT ENHANCEMENTS.

UH, LET'S SEE HERE.

WE ALSO HAD SOME NON-LAB SUPPORTS AND OF COURSE, WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED WITH SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE CARES AND SOME OTHER LOCAL FUNDS, UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR, UM, AND TWO GROUNDS MAINTENANCE POSITIONS, UM, THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THIS, IN THIS BUDGET.

WE STILL HAVE SOME OF OUR, UH, INITIAL, UM, INITIATIVES AS FAR AS THE NEW WEBSITE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES, UM, THE COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.

UM, YOU GUYS KNOW WE PURCHASED THE VANS

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UH, SO THAT WAS STILL IN THERE.

UH, THE 7% FUEL INCREASE, 10% HEATING FUEL.

UM, ALSO MOVING SOME CONTRACTED, UH, POSITIONS FOR BUS DRIVERS FROM FOUR AND A HALF TO EIGHT HOURS, UM, POSITION ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE DEANS.

THEY WENT TO FROM 200 TO 220 DAYS.

UM, ALSO FOR ONE SPEECH, ONE SOCIAL, UM, WE DID UPDATE THE, UH, SOCIAL WORKER SCALE LAST YEAR WAS THE ONLY SCALE THAT WE DID NOT GET TO UPDATE.

SO THAT WAS THE FIRST SCALE THAT WE UPDATED THIS YEAR.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE UPDATED THE MAINTENANCE, JOURNEYMAN MAINTENANCE AND BUS DRIVER SCALES AND MOVED SOME OTHER POSITIONS, UH, ONE POSITION TO, FROM, UH, SECRETARY TO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND GOING THROUGH LOOKING AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS REALLY WHEN YOU, THE PERCENT OF THE OPERATIONS.

UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SOURCE FROM THE STATE, WE SAW A 41%, UM, INCRE, UH, OR ACTUALLY PERCENT OF OPERATIONAL REVENUE, 41.2, 5%.

AND ACTUALLY YOU HAVE TO ADD THE SALES TAX TO THAT.

SO WHEN YOU TAKE THE 41.2, 5%, YOU HAVE TO ADD THE 11.52%, WHICH GIVES YOU THERE THE 50, BASICALLY THE 52 OR 53%, UH, THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE STATE, UH, LOCAL SHARE IS AT 38%.

UH, THERE, THIS IS OPERATIONAL.

SO THIS IS ALL OPERATIONAL BUDGET THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HERE.

UM, THAT IS, UH, 1.2, ONE FIVE DIFFERENCE THERE.

UM, BUT OVERALL, YOU SAW AN INCREASE WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE IT'S, UH, 2.78, 8 MILLION, UM, AS FAR AS REVENUE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

SO GOING ON THROUGH AND LOOKING AT, UM, ONE CHANGE THAT WE ALSO HAD WAS IN THE FEDERAL REVENUE SIDE, IT WAS CHANGED BY $1.

IT WENT FROM, UH, 5 MILLION, $954,878 TO 5 MILLION, 954,000 700, 870 $7.

SO THERE WAS A $1 DIFFERENCE THAT WE HAD TO, TO DO THERE, UM, EXPENDITURE BUDGET.

AND WE KNOW, AND, AND MS. LOWE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION HAS IDENTIFIED AND THAT WE, WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR THOSE POSITIONS.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KNOW THAT THOSE, THOSE POSITIONS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WILL LOOK AT FUNDING THOSE POSITIONS AS, AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, IF, IF STATE REVENUE COMES UP AND AS I GAVE NUMBERS, UM, EARLIER TODAY, UH, AS FAR AS OUR, OUR CURRENT NUMBERS WHERE WE'RE AT AT 5,055, UM, K12, WE BUDGETED FOR 49, UM, 4,989.

UH, SO THAT'S, UH, 4,000 979 89, YES, 89.

SO WE'RE ALREADY ABOVE WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR, UM, AS FAR AS WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE REVENUE, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE ON HERE IS WE DID SEPARATE OUT, UM, THE CHILD NUTRITION.

AND SO THE CHILD NUTRITION, AND THAT'S ON PAGE 75.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT DOCUMENT, UM, WE DID GIVE A COMPARISON FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S A 17.1% INCREASE IN FUNDING, UH, THERE.

AND THEN ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES WE MADE ON THE FACILITIES PAGE THAT'S ON PAGE 27.

UH, WE INITIALLY HAD, I THINK THAT FIGURE WAS AROUND 18 MILLION, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS JUST A, AN ESTIMATE.

AND SO AS WE GOT THE HARD FIGURES, WE'VE OPENED BIDS, WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT.

SO THAT NUMBER IS REFLECTIVE RIGHT NOW OF WHERE WE ARE.

AND WITH THE CURRENT APPROPRIATION OF 12,000,370 1006 42.

SO, UM, THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE BUDGET, A COMPRESSED VERSION OF A PRESENTATION.

I KNOW WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BUDGET QUITE A BIT.

AND SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THAT YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE JOURNALS? IS THERE MOTION? I MOVED AT THE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR, 2023 SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,892,943 BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BE REQUESTED TO ALLOCATE THE APPROPRIATION TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, INSTRUCTION 53 MILLION, 218,702 ADMINISTRATION ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH 3 MILLION, $124,965 PUPIL TRANSPORTATION, 3 MILLION, $388,545 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, $7,178,511 DEBT

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IS THERE A SECOND? UH, YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

SECOND THAT ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL IS IN FAVOR.

I OPPOSE NO.

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

[5C. VA. Department of Criminal Justice Services Critical Digital Mapping Grant - Mr. Livesay]

UM, AND APRIL OF THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGIN ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF 6.5 MILLION, UH, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES TO ASSIST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL FLOOR PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, GOVERNOR Y AND ALSO SIGNED HOUSE BELLS 7 41, WHICH REQUIRES LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO CREATE DETAILED AND ACCURATE FLOOR PLANS FOR EACH OF THEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

UM, THE DIGITAL MAPPING FOR VIRGINIA K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS WILL FUND UP TO $3,500 PER SCHOOL TO CREATE A COMMON OPERATION PICTURE.

SO TO SPEAK THROUGH DIGITAL MAPS FOR THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO USE DURING EMERGENCIES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THEIR CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, AND OTHER DEVICES, UH, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 38,500 AND EARLY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

AND COORDINATED WITH DC J S'S PREFERRED VENDORS, EXCUSE ME, CRITICAL RESPONSE GROUP AND THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGIES, UM, TO CREATE THESE FLOOR PLANS.

THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGIES IS ONE OF THE PRE PREVIOUSLY COMPETED AND, UH, APPROVED DC JS VENDORS.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER APPROVING THIS GRANT REQUEST TONIGHT.

UH, SO WE CAN GET THESE MAPS DONE.

THESE ARE VERY USEFUL MAPS.

UH, THEY COME AND USE NOT ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES, BUT FOR COMMUNITY USE EVENTS, DOOR NUMBERING, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO IT'S A VERY WORTHWHILE EFFORT AND THIS WILL COVER THE ENTIRE COST AND IT COVERS THE ENTIRE COST.

IS THIS MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, OR WE NEED TO ASK FOR AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION.

YES.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO ASK FOR AN INCREASE APPROPRIATION SINCE, UH, STATE GRANT.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE ADDED THAT IN.

UM, NO, SO, YEAH.

SO IF YOU COULD ADD TO THAT MOTION TO REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS, UM, OF THE 38,000 THOUSAND 500 MM-HMM YES.

MA'AM THIS SAYS $38,057.

IS THAT THE, THAT IS THE ACTUAL QUOTE FROM THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY.

SO WE'RE A LITTLE UNDER, UH, THE ALLOTTED GRANT FUNDING.

YEAH.

SO THE, IS WHAT WAS THE TOTAL GRANT FUNDING? WAS IT 38, 30 8,500.

OKAY.

AND, UH, THE ACTUAL QUOTE CAME IN AT $38,057 AND 4 CENTS.

SO WE'RE $57 AND 4 CENTS OVER, BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THAT 38,500 INCREASED IN OUR APPROPRIATIONS.

YEAH.

DO WE KNOW WHAT CATEGORY WE'RE GONNA REQUEST THAT INTO? UH, SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE, I WOULD GUESS, UH, FACILITIES, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THE MAPPING OUT OF DOING THE WORK OUT OF WOULD THAT, IS THAT, UH, PROBABLY YES.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

I WOULD IMAGINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

MR. BALLANTINE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.

I I'D SAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

OKAY.

LET'S, LET'S GO WITH IT IN MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE EMOTION JUST TRYING TO GET THIS? UH, YES.

MA'AM CHAIR I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

I MOVE THAT, UM, APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO AWARD, TO CONTRACT A THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY USING THE V I T A CONTRACT, UM, NUMBER VA DASH 18 0 907 DASH T C T L IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,057 AND 4 CENTS TO CREATE DIGITAL MAPS FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND IN ADDITION AUTHORIZED, UH, UH, THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEEK APPROPRIATE, UH, AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION AND, AND MAINTENANCE FOR $38,500.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IS IN FAVOR.

I, UH, OPPOSED NOW.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

[5D. CNA Stipend - Mr. Hirsch]

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WE HAVE CNA STIPEND.

THAT'S MR. HIRSCH.

GOOD MADAME CHAIR, MR. SUPERINTENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVES STUDENTS, UH, WITH A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC BEHAVIORAL AND MEDICAL NEEDS, OUR SCHOOL NURSES AND CLASSROOM STAFF WORK WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY BASED PROFESSIONALS TO IMPLEMENT STUDENT HEALTHCARE PLANS ON A DAILY BASIS.

IN SOME CASES, STUDENTS REQUIRE SUPPORT ALL DAY.

AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT IS DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THESE DUTIES.

THESE DUTIES CAN INCLUDE TOILET ETIQUETTE, SPECIALIZED FEEDING, STRETCHING, EXERCISE, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.

WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ATTEMPTED TO HIRE CERTIFIED NURSES ASSISTANCE TO DO THIS WORK WITH THE ABILITY TO BE, UH, REIMBURSED BY THE STATE THROUGH MEDICAID BILLING AND CSNA, WHICH STANDS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTENSIVE SUPPORT NEEDS A NEW PROGRAM, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD.

UM, TH ALL THESE FUNDS THAT I'M REQUESTING CAN BE REIMBURSED AT NO LOCAL COST.

I'M PROPOSING A STIPEND FOR IDENTIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE WHO HAVE AN ACTIVE CNA CERTIFICATION AND IS ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THESE ROLES.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE THREE OF THESE POSITIONS I'M RECOMMENDING A $5,000 STIPEND TO BE ADDED TO THESE IDENTIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE.

AND AGAIN, THERE'LL BE NO LOCAL COST.

I'M ASKING FOR A TOTAL APPROPRIATION OF $20,000 AS WE HAVE A, UH, IDENTIFIED AN ADDITIONAL STUDENT THAT'S GONNA NEED THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT.

UM, AND I'M ALSO ASKING IN MY MOTION, UM, THE ABILITY TO ASK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THIS APPROPRIATION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST MONTH.

IS THERE A MOTION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

DO WE NEED TO SAY WHICH CATEGORY FOR THIS ONE? I'M, I'M SORRY.

MA FOR THE 20,000, FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR, THAT'LL JUST BE INSTRUC INSTRUCTIONAL.

OKAY.

THEN I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPROVE A $5,000 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT STIPEND WITH AN ACT $5,000 STIPEND FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT WITH AN ACTIVE CNA CERTIFICATION.

I ALSO MOVE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $20,000 INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IS IN FAVOR I AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, MR. HIRSCH

[5E. Approval of 2022-2023 Gifted Advisory Committee--Mrs. Walton]

HELLO, I'M DENISE WALTON, THE TESTING AND GIFTED EDUCATION COORDINATOR.

I'M HERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF OUR 2223 GIFTED ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

JUST, UM, THIS COMMITTEE IS A PART OF OUR GIFTED LOCAL PLAN.

AND, UM, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF A TEACHER AND A PARENT THAT REPRESENT EACH SCHOOL ARE TWO GIFTED RESOURCE TEACHERS, AND THEN MYSELF, AND WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT ON THE, UM, ON THE LIST OF MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE.

I DID MAKE A MISTAKE AND LIST AT WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL TWICE.

THE SECOND WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOULD BE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY THE PARENTS? I, I, WELL, THE TEACHERS ARE SELECTED BY THE PRINCIPALS AND WE ASKED THAT THE, UH, TEACHER WOULD BE ENDORSED IN GIFTED EDUCATION.

THERE WERE TWO SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A TEACHER ENDORSED THAT CHOSE A FACULTY MEMBER.

AND THEN FOR THE PARENTS, PARENTS, I SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO ALL THE PARENTS OF OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS GIFTED.

AND I DID A GOOGLE FORM AND LEFT IT OPEN FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS AND HAD, UM, PEOPLE SUBMIT IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN BEING IN ON.

AND LUCKILY I HAD SOMEONE AT EVERY SCHOOL.

NOT AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE AT SOME.

I HAD, I THINK THERE WERE 17.

OKAY.

WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD FOUR.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. WALTON? IS THERE A MOTION? OH YES.

MA'AM CHAIR.

I MOVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPOINT THE PROPOSED NOMINEES TO THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL'S GIFTED ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2022, 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IS IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

I OPPOSED NOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[5F. Increase in appropriations and additional Pathways and Connections Instructional Assistant Position - Mr. Hirsch]

MR. HIRSCH, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT.

UM, NOT ONLY IS THIS A, A, AN APPROPRIATION, UH, INCREASE, LET, LET ME EXPLAIN WHERE THE, WHERE THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM TO BEFORE I, UM, EXPLAIN WHAT, WHAT THE PLAN IS.

UM, WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, UH, GRADUALLY OVER THE YEARS.

UM, AND WITH THAT, AND THE INCREASED INTENSITY AND STUDENT

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AND IF THE DOLLARS CAME UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, THEN IF, IF NEED BE, WE COULD ASK FOR THAT ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING TODAY.

THE, UH, THE SIX B, WHICH IS THE, UH, SPECIAL EDUCATION FLOW THROUGH DOLLARS, UM, CAME THROUGH AT AN INCREASE OF $149,133.

SO WITH THESE INCREASED NEEDS OF OUR, OF OUR STAFF AND OUR, OF OUR STUDENTS, UM, AND OUR STAFF, UM, REFLECTED BY THIS INCREASE, WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT IN OUR SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS AND CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AT THE COST OF $33,000, WHICH INCLUDES BENEFITS.

THERE'S, UH, A REMAINDER, UM, IN OUR INCREASED FEDERAL ALLOCATION OF APPROXIMATELY $117,000.

WHAT I'M ASKING TO FOR YOU TO DO IS TO ASK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THAT APPROPRIATION.

SO WE CAN USE THOSE DOLLARS IN CONTRACTED SERVICES, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE CONTRACTED SERVICES AND THE PRICES THAT WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED TO A FLAT FUNDED BUDGET.

UM, I'LL USE VISION SERVICES FOR INSTANCE, FIRST, UM, WE WERE FUNDED, UM, WE EXPERIENCED THE COST OF, UH, VISION SERVICES AT ABOUT $48,000 IN 2019 DUE TO INCREASE STUDENT NEED IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN WARREN COUNTY.

AND OUR SET ASIDE PLAN FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH REGARDS TO VISION SERVICES.

OUR CURRENT COST IS $93,913.

THOSE, UH, THOSE RESOURCES HAD TO BE SHIFTED AROUND FROM OTHER AREAS.

SO WE CAN FUND THAT IN ADDITION, UM, THE COST OF, OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND, UM, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.

IT'S ACTUALLY TRIPLED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND WE'RE SPENDING ABOUT $36,000 ON THAT.

SO WITH THESE INCREASES, UM, THIS APPROPRIATION, THIS INCREASED APPROPRIATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOW US TO FUND THOSE CONTRACTED SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT, UM, TO SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE ASKING FOR, UM, AN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT TO MEET THOSE INTENSIVE NEEDS, UM, TO PREVENT A STUDENT FROM BEING IN A MORE RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WE'RE ALSO, UM, ASKING FOR, UH, THE APPROPRIATION TO BE ALLOCATED TO OUR NON-LAB FUNDS SO WE CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS .

SO WHEN WE DO THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST, IT'S GONNA BE TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES TO GET WELL, THAT THAT'S ALL IN INSTRUCTION, EVEN THE NON OKAY.

EVEN THE NON-LAB.

SO YES, YES.

CAUSE THAT'S DEALING WITH INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS, SO THAT'S OKAY.

YES, THAT WOULD ALL BE INSTRUCTION.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HIRSCH AND, AND FLAT FUNDING AND ESTIMATING THE FLAT FUNDING HAS BEEN A PRACTICE FOR YEARS.

AND, AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS WE, WE MAKE THE MINIMAL ESTIMATE OF WHAT OUR FEDERAL ALLOCATION WILL BE.

SO WE CAN HAVE, UH, HOPEFULLY SOME DOLLARS TO SPEND, UM, AFTER THE FACT WHEN THE ALLOCATION IS REVISITED AND IT WAS JUST REVISITED AND SENT TO US A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPROVED AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT POSITION TO BE ADDED TO OUR SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS AND CONNECTIONS PROGRAM.

I ALSO MOVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $149,133 INTO INSTRUCTIONAL FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I, I OPPOSED NO.

THANK YOU.

MR. HUSH,

[5G. Employee Benefits Broker Service Agreement Between WCPS and McGriff- Mr. Goodwin]

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE EACH ONE OF YOU TONIGHT.

YOU MAY REMEMBER OVER THE SUMMER, I HAD ED WHITE WITH ME FROM MCG GRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES, AND YOU WERE, UM, ABLE TO FOLLOW OUR RECOMMENDATION, THANKFULLY, WHICH WAS TO HELP US PROVIDE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO FOR THE DIVISION TO SAVE MONEY.

UH, TONIGHT I STAND BEFORE YOU ASKING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SIGN A BROKER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES.

MCGRIFF HAS PROVIDED US WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE THROUGH THE YEARS AND ALLOWED US TO SAVE, UH, FUNDS WHILE PROVIDING EXCELLENT COVERAGE.

IN FACT, I BELIEVE OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE PAID THE

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SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN THE PAST.

THE SERVICES THAT MR WHITE'S COMPANY PROVIDES HAS BEEN INSIDE OF THE CONTRACT THIS TIME WITH ANTHEM, IT HAS NOT BEEN.

SO I'M ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES, THE SERVICES THEY WOULD PROVIDE OR OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT IN EXHIBIT A AND EXHIBIT B AND THE COST FOR THOSE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

SO I'M GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

IT IS AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT THAT WOULD BE RENEWABLE EACH YEAR IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO.

AND WE WOULD JOIN A RIDER WITH ORANGE COUNTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ORANGE COUNTY, UH, AND WE CAN DO THAT BY POLICY, UH, JOIN ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GOVERNMENT? I MOVED THAT THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT THAT CAN BE RENEWED ANNUALLY WITH MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 FOR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND INSURANCE SERVICE SERVICES.

AS SPECIFIED IN THE PRESENTATION.

I ALSO MOVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH MCGRIFF FOR THE SERVICES.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL WAS IN FAVOR.

I FAVORITE I AYE.

I OPPOSED.

NO.

THANK YOU, MR. GOODWIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THIS EVENING? WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT.

MEETING AND .