Mar 29, 2023 Board Meeting

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

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IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSE MEETING WAS CONVENED OR HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. GRANT, COULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CERTAINLY.

UH, MR. RANALDI, UH, DR.

FUNK? AYE.

MR. SALAN? AYE.

MRS. LOWE? AYE.

DR.

PENCE? AYE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WELCOME THIS EVENING.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

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

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO MODIFY THE AGENDA TO REMOVE, UM, ITEM C FROM OUR ACTION AGENDA.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

[C. Attendance Award Presentation - Dr. Ballenger]

BELLINGER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO WE KNOW, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR ATTENDANCE AWARDS, UM, THIS YEAR.

AND AGAIN, WE, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE MONTHS THAT WE CAN DO THIS.

SO TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR THREE WINNERS.

UM, AND AGAIN, WE ARE GIVING A, AN AWARD FOR THE, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAD THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE, A SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDES YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, UM, AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN WE HAVE A MOST IMPROVED.

SO FOR THIS MONTH, AGAIN, I THINK MAYBE FOR THE 14TH TIME IN A ROW, UM, FOR ELEMENTARY, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT AS ROADS WITH THE ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE AWARD FOR THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR.

BALLINGER AND BOARD.

UM, SO I KNOW LAST TIME I DIDN'T REALLY SAY MUCH AND THEN I FELT AWFUL THAT I DIDN'T THANK THE PEOPLE IN OUR BUILDING THAT HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

UM, WE INVITED, UH, DELONGE EDWARDS WITH US TO JOIN US TONIGHT, AND UNFORTUNATELY HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE.

UM, HE IS ONE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT STILL HAS PERFECT ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR, SO THAT'S AMAZING, UM, JUST IN ITSELF BECAUSE OF THE ILLNESSES THAT GO AROUND IN CLASSROOMS. BUT I DID WANT TO THANK, UM, MRS. JANKOWSKI, OUR SECRETARY.

SHE PERSONALLY CALLS EACH STUDENT EVERY DAY THAT HAS AN UNVERIFIED ABSENCE.

SO WE HAVE THE AUTOMATED CALLER THAT GOES OUT, BUT SHE USUALLY MAKES THAT PHONE CALL BEFORE THE AUTOMATED CALLER EVEN GETS TO THAT POINT.

SO SHE'S CHECKING IN WITH THOSE FAMILIES, SEEING IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ASSIST.

UM, AND THAT'S A GREAT HELP OBVIOUSLY.

AND OUR P B I S COMMITTEE MEETS EVERY MONTH AND WE'VE COME UP WITH DIFFERENT INCENTIVES.

WE'VE FOCUSED ON CLASSROOM AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS FOR THOSE INCENTIVES.

SO IN MID FEBRUARY, UH, MID-FEBRUARY TO MID-MARCH, WE DID A COMBINATION.

SO AS AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU COULD EARN EITHER, UM, TO DO LEPRECHAUN GAMES OR CREATE SLIME WITH OUR ART TEACHER.

SO OUR SPECIALIST TEACHERS RAN THOSE STATIONS.

AND THEN FOR THE OTHER HALF OF THAT TIME, IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL GOAL TO BE AT 85% OR BETTER ON YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THOSE FOUR WEEKS.

AND FOR THOSE STUDENTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO, UM, I'M SORRY, THE INDIVIDUAL WAS THE SLIME OR THE LEPRECHAUN GAMES.

AND THEN AS A CLASS, IF YOUR CLASS HAD 85% OR BETTER, THEY CHOSE WHAT THEY WANTED THEIR INCENTIVE TO BE.

SO IT'S ALL NON-TANGIBLE ITEMS. EAT IN THE CLASSROOM.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LOVE TO EAT LUNCH IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THEIR TEACHER AND JUST HAVE THAT QUIETER SPACE TO TALK AND ENJOY.

AND ALSO, EXTRA RECESS IS ALWAYS POPULAR.

SO A 20 MINUTE EXTRA RECESS GOES A LONG WAY.

AS AN INCENTIVE STILL FOR US.

UM, AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK MRS. O WADE.

SHE'S OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND SHE SERVES, UM, ON THE ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE FOR OUR SCHOOL AND

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SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEAM.

ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU MS. LAYMAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND FOR OUR SECONDARY WINNER, UM, THIS MONTH, IT IS SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, MR. JOHNSON.

ALL RIGHTY, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.

BALLINGER, UM, I'M HONORED AGAIN TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TO ATTEND, UH, TO RECEIVE THE ATTENDANCE AWARD FOR, UH, THE MONTH OF MARCH.

I HAVE WITH ME, UH, SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT MAY HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

UH, I HAVE TAYLOR RAMOS BARRE.

I HAVE BEN HOVE, AND I HAVE, UH, CALEB ULA.

UM, NICOLE PHILLIPS WAS INVITED ALSO, BUT SHE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.

UM, THESE INDIVIDUALS COME AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE AT SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'M REALLY G UH, GLAD THAT, THAT THEY'RE HERE.

DO YOU ALL WANT SAY ANYTHING? DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? Y'ALL GOOD? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, I DO ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UM, OUR, UH, ATTENDANCE SECRETARY, UH, MS. PATTY HEIGHT.

UH, SHE'S RETIRING, UH, HERE AT THE END OF APRIL, BUT SHE HAS DONE SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB WITH, UH, CALLING PARENTS AND DOING, UH, SUCH, SUCH GREAT WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, UM, WITH ALL THAT, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO YOU ALL AND DR.

BALLINGER FOR THIS HONOR.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS FOR COMING.

AND FOR THIS MONTH'S, MO MOST IMPROVED IS ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL, WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M HOLLY DEANER.

I'M ACTUALLY NEW TO THE COUNTY.

UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR SECRETARY AS WELL.

UM, ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I DO REALLY ADMIRE AND, AND MR. MOSER PUT THIS INTO PLAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, IS HE ASSIGNED, UM, WE HAD, UM, OUR CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS OR OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE MISSING A LOT OF DAYS, AND HE ASSIGNED 'EM TO A MENTOR.

SO HE ASKED ALL THE TEACHERS TO STEP UP AND PICK A STUDENT.

AND, UM, I PICKED A STUDENT AND WE ALL PICKED DIFFERENT STUDENTS.

BUT, UM, IT WAS VERY EMPOWERING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S FUN.

WE SEE THE KIDS, WE SAY HI, AND THAT MAKES A CONNECTION.

I REALLY THOUGHT THAT PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR US AS WELL.

UM, BUT WE TOO DO INCENTIVES.

WE HAVE P B I S, WE HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES.

THE ONE THAT WE'RE COMING UP TO, UM, WILL BE OUR FINAL ONE, AND THAT WILL BE BOWLING.

WE GET TO TAKE THE KIDS BOWLING IF THEY HAVE 95% OR BETTER.

AND THE PIECE OF THAT I LIKE ABOUT THAT IS THAT IT'S NOT 95% FOR THE WHOLE YEAR BECAUSE THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE KIDS ALREADY.

SO WHAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON IS FROM WHAT POINT A TO POINT B, AND IT GIVES EVERY KID A FRESH START.

AND I REALLY LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK THAT HELPS FOR OUR ATTENDANCE AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT

[D. Special Recognition - Skyline High School Basketball Team]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COACH CHUN TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM WITH, UH, HIS PLAYERS AND EVERYBODY THAT'S WITH HIM TONIGHT.

FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

UM, IT WAS A GREAT SEASON FOR US AND I HAVE, UH, THREE OF MY PLAYERS HERE, THE TWO SENIORS AND THE ONE SOPHOMORE, UM, ONE ON THE END.

HE WAS 13 ALL AREA.

HE WAS SECOND, SECOND

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HE WAS FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, FIRST TEAM ALL AREA, FIRST TEAM ALL REGION, AND SECOND TEAM, ALL STATE.

UH, SO YOU GOT DWAYNE TUCKER, YOU GOT ELIAS CARTER.

AND THEN WE HAVE ZACK DIGGS SENIOR, UH, FIRST MALE TO SCORE A THOUSAND POINTS AT SKYLINE.

UH, HE ENDED UP WITH A CAREER, UH, 1,265 POINTS.

UM, HE WAS FIRST TEAM, ALL DISTRICT, FIRST TEAM ALL AREA, FIRST TEAM ALL REGION, AND FIRST TEAM ALL STATE.

AND THEN I HAVE MY ASSISTANT COACH, STEVEN RINKER.

I CALL HIM THE PROFESSOR, BECAUSE HE'S MY, HE'S MY X AND O GUY AND I TAKE CARE OF ALL THE MENTAL PARTS.

SO, BUT WE LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS.

WE LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP TO THE GAMES AND CHEERED US ON.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND AS FAR AS YOUR SEASON THIS YEAR, YOU WERE, YOU MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE SEMI-FINALS.

YES, SIR.

AND FINAL RECORD WAS 25 AND 1 26, 20 26, AND 1 26 AND ONE.

AND WITH THE WHOLE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE JV, WE WERE 48 AND ONE, OUR JV TEAM WENT UNDEFEATED, 22.

AND OH, SO WE HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.

SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE CONGRATULATIONS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR, I THINK, UM, ATHLETICS PLAYS SUCH A BIG PART IN SCHOOL LIFE AND, UH, VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.

THE, UH, THE RECORD IS ASTONISHING.

I CAN'T, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD OF A RECORD THAT GOOD.

SO IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO GET THERE, DOESN'T IT? YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

A LOT OF, LOT OF WIND SPRINTS ON THE, THE JIM FLOOR, THE OLD, YEAH, THEY KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE.

ALL OF THAT IS SO IMPORTANT AND YOU GUYS ARE THE LEADERS OF YOUR SCHOOL.

DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.

CAUSE OTHER KIDS LOOK UP TO YOU.

IT'S LIKE THAT COMMERCIAL THAT WAS ON TV ABOUT BULLYING, WHERE WERE SOME GUY DUMPED SOME BOOKS FROM A KID, KIND OF A NERDY KID, AND THEN A GUY IN A VARSITY JACKET STOPPED AND HELPED HIM PICK IT UP.

KEEP ALL THAT IN MIND BECAUSE THOSE KIDS LOOK AT YOU AND THEY SEE THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

YOU GUYS ARE ROLE MODELS AND MY HAT'S OFF TO ALL OF THEM, YOU GUYS.

TREMENDOUS, VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ANY OF, IF ANY OF OUR ATTENDANCE PRESENTATION KIDS ARE BASKETBALL PLAYERS, ANYONE WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND LEAVE AT THIS POINT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.

NEXT UP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE 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 THE 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 SUCH 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.

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, AFTER 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'RE A COUNTY RESIDENT, PARENT OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION, AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO THREE MINUTES.

MR. GRANT, DID ANYONE SIGN UP THIS EVENING? WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO SIGN UP THAT HAS SIGNED UP.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING?

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[3. Consent Agenda]

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO THANK YOU.

[A. Superintendent]

THIS EVENING WILL START WITH DR.

BALLINGER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

BEFORE I GET INTO MY REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO MAKE NOTE OR TO MENTION THAT WE, WE CONTINUE TO BE, UH, DEEPLY SHOCKED AND, AND SADDENED BY THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEK AT COVENANT SCHOOL IN, IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

UH, PLEASE KNOW THAT IF YOUR CHILD HAS QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, OUR COUNSELORS ARE READY TO ASSIST.

WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO, TO SPEAK WITH A COUNSELOR OR OR ANOTHER TRUSTED ADULT IF THEY NEED ANY HELP PROCESSING NEWS OR HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO ASSURE OUR FAMILIES THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

WE ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING OUR SECURITY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WE ALSO URGE EVERYONE TO SPEAK UP IF THEY SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING THAT COULD REPRESENT A POTENTIAL THREAT TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

UH, THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON THE MENTAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WE ASK THAT YOU, YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN KEEPING THE NASHVILLE COMMUNITY AND OUR THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME.

UM, AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, WE, WE HAD A SITUATION WITH, UH, WHERE, WHERE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE OF OUR, OUR FIREWALL TO, TO ACCESS SOME INTERNET, UM, IN A DIFFERENT SCHOOL DIVISION.

UM, AND SO, UH, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF A LENGTHY PROCESS.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PROCESS, IT IS ABOUT A A HUNDRED STEP PROCESS, IT SEEMED LIKE TO GET THROUGH IT, UH, TO GET OUTSIDE OF OUR SYSTEM TO GAIN, UM, UNFILTERED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

UM, THERE WAS A PROCESS WHERE STUDENTS COULD USE THE TEST NAV, WHICH IS THE PEARSONS TEST NAVIGATION, WHICH WHEN WE GIVE SOLS, WE HAVE TO GO INTO THAT, UM, APP THAT IS REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE THE SOL.

THIS, THIS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTHER, UH, SCHOOL SYSTEM SERVERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

WE DID CONTACT THE SCHOOL THAT WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS, THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY ACCESSING.

WE CONTACTED THE V D O E, WE CONTACTED PEARSON.

UM, BUT ULTIMATELY, UH, WE HAVE SINCE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

SO, UH, MR. GRANT ASSURED ME THAT THEY TESTED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND NOBODY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT, UM, OUT OF OUR SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, WE DO TAKE OUR INTERNET SAFETY VERY SERIOUS, UM, AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED MANY NEW CHANGES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO MAKE SURE OUR SYSTEM IS SAFE AND SECURE.

OUR TEAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO STAY AHEAD OF POSSIBLE, UM, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR THREATS, UH, TO OUR, TO OUR SYSTEM.

AND SO I I JUST ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS, AS PARENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OR, OR AGAIN, JUST REACH OUT TO MR. GRANT SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN ADJUST AND, AND AS HE EXPLAINED TO ME, YOU KNOW, IT'S, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD, BUT SOMETIMES SOMEBODY WILL PASS US AND, AND THEN WE HAVE TO, BUT IT'S A CONTINUOUS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR INTERNET SAFETY, UM, IS, IS, IS THERE AND THAT OUR SYSTEM IS SECURED AND, AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS, IS PRETTY WELL SECURED.

SO, UM, AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT EVEN ONE OF OUR, IT WAS AN APP FOR TES NAV THAT ALLOWED THE, THE ACCESS OUTSIDE.

SO, BUT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ALSO FOR THE REST OF MY REPORT.

UM, I DID WANNA MENTION THAT ON APRIL 13TH, UM, 2023 AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE HOSTING A HIRING EVENT.

AND WE HAVE OVER 24 BUSINESSES CURRENTLY REGISTERED.

SO IF BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE, THEY CAN, UM, CONTACT HEIDI.

SHOOT, UH, ROOTS.

SORRY.

UH, THE TOP THREE ART LOGOS HAVE BEEN SENT TO, UH, TO BE, UH, REDRAWN AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

AND AS SOON AS THAT'S DONE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS THE BOARD HAD HAD ASKED.

SO ONCE THOSE REDRAWS GET GRAPHIC, UH, THE GRAPHIC DESIGN GETS COMPLETED.

SO AFTER SPRING BREAK, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT PUSHING OUT OUR, UM, A SURVEY FOR A SELECTION OF A, OF A NEW LOGO.

WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PROM WILL BE APRIL 15TH AT BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY.

UM, COUNTRY CLUB SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL PROM WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 22ND AT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY GOLF CLUB.

HILDA J EARLY ACT CLUB RAISED $300 FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY.

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E WILSON MORRISON FIRST ANNUAL TALENT SHOW IS ON THURSDAY AT SIX O'CLOCK.

THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO ATTEND FIRST BANK, SPONSORED E WILSON MORRISON AND THE VIRGINIA READS ONE BOOK PROGRAM.

THE WHOLE SCHOOL READ THE BOOK JD AND THE GREAT BARBER BATTLE.

THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO TEACH STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE HOW FI UH, ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.

APRIL 26TH, EMAIL OF MORRISON'S EARLY ACT CLUB IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT AND THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOUR H CENTER WILL BE GOING ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE FOUR H EDUCATIONAL CENTER.

WELL, THEY WILL SPEND THE DAY LEARNING ABOUT THEMSELVES, THEIR CLASSMATES, AND THE VALUES OF GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS.

THANKS TO MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND THE WARREN COUNTY ROTARY FOR SUPPORTING THIS CLUB APRIL 19TH AS, UH, THE FIFTH GRADE DARE DAY.

THE SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A GUEST SPEAKER.

AARON GOK, THE FIRST DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO WAS LEGALLY BLIND ON APRIL 14TH, 2023.

HIS MESSAGE OF RESILIENCE AND NEVER GIVING UP IN SPITE OF OBSTACLES WILL BE A GREAT, UH, WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HEAR.

RISING NINTH GRADERS OVER THE NEXT MONTH WILL BE VISITING THE HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, TAKING THEIR TOURS EITHER AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OR AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

ALSO, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

SPRING BAND CONCERT IS ON APRIL 23RD.

WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE HOSTING ITS CORAL CONCERT ON APRIL 25TH.

SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING FORMAL WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 28TH.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES THAT I COULD HAVE INCLUDED, BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK IS GO TO YOUR CHILD'S WEBSITE, LOOK ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, SEE IF THERE'S AN ACTIVITY OR HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN, IN YOUR CHILD'S, UM, ACTIVITY AT THAT SCHOOL.

UM, OR IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A DIFFERENT EVENT, GO CHECK OUT ANOTHER SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE AND, AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.

UM, ALSO, FINALLY, THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S GRANT SHOWCASE WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 19TH AT THE WARREN AT WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO SEE HOW THIS WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE OUR RETREAT THERE THAT NIGHT.

SO PART OF OUR RETREAT WILL BE GOING AND ATTENDING THE, THE, UH, THE SHOWCASE.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU DR.

BALLINGER.

[B. School Board]

MS. LOWE.

THANK YOU.

UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT TO REPORT THIS MONTH.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING BUDGET CONVERSATIONS, BUT THERE'S NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE YOU WANNA SAY, BUT THERE'S NOT, UM, SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON, UM, NUMBERS FROM THE STATE, UM, BEFORE WE CAN REALLY MAKE DECISIONS.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MS. LOU, DR.

FUNK.

UM, DEFINITELY JUST NO MORE, UH, MOVEMENTS AT THIS POINT WITH THE, UM, BUDGET YET.

UM, EARLIER TODAY, THREE OF US HERE, WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE, UM, SODEXO STUDENT CHEF CHALLENGE.

FUTURE CHEF.

YES.

UM, SO I THINK I CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK THAT THREE OF US HAVE A VERY FULL BELLY RIGHT NOW.

UM, IT WAS EXCELLENT.

THIS WAS MY, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO BE ABLE TO BE A CHEF.

UM, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE, UM, THE KIDS AND THEIR CREATIVITY.

AND WHEN YOU ASK THEM THE QUESTIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE VERY MUCH AUTHENTIC ANSWERS ABOUT THAT.

SO, AND I DID LEARN A COUPLE OF THINGS, UM, MAYBE A COUPLE NEW TRICKS OF, UH, MIXING SOME DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS TOGETHER.

UM, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THE ATTENDANCE AWARDS THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUT, UM, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT I HOPE THE PUBLIC HAS NOTICED AND RECOGNIZED IS THAT IT TAKES THE WHOLE SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THE KIDS.

IT'S NOT JUST THE TEACHERS.

IT'S EVERY PERSON THAT'S IN THAT BUILDING.

AND I THINK, UM, AND I APPRECIATE THAT OUR LEADERS HAVE, UM, HIGHLIGHTED THAT, PARTICULARLY OUR SECRETARIES, OUR ATTENDANCE SECRETARIES.

UM, I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW BUSY THEIR JOB IS, BUT ALSO THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY DO BUILD WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES WHEN THEY COME IN.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE, UH, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO IN THE FRONT OFFICE.

AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING IN THOSE, IN THOSE SCHOOLS TO, UM, UH, HAVE THEIR SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED FOR THESE AWARDS.

SO, UM, JUST THOSE TWO THINGS FOR RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR.

FUNK.

MS. SALEENS.

UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH, I ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD SUMMIT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ALLIANCE.

I RECEIVED TRAINING ON SCHOOL BOARD POLICY IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT, TITLE IX, FOIA AND POLICY

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AND, UH, GOVERNOR YOUNGEN CAME IN TO SPEAK, ENCOURAGE SCHOOL BOARDS TO KEEP RAISING THE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO ADDRESS THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED IN NASHVILLE.

UM, I HAD SOME THOUGHTS AS I WAS LISTENING TO THE MEDIA PUSH FOR GUN CONTROL.

UH, MY MIND KEEPS GOING BACK TO PRACTICAL CHANGES THAT WE COULD MAKE NOW THAT DON'T INVOLVE INFRINGING ON LAW ABIDING CITIZENS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IN NOVEMBER, IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, UM, AT THE VSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, I WATCHED AS LEGISLATIVE POSITION NUMBER FIVE WAS PASSED THIS FOCUS THE VS B'S LOBBYING EFFORTS TOWARDS OBTAINING MORE TAX MONEY TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADES IN SCHOOLS.

UM, AS THE DELEGATE FOR WARREN COUNTY, I PRESENTED OUR BOARD'S ARGUMENT, UM, THAT SCHOOL SAFETY UPGRADES SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY WHEN LOBBYING FOR SCHOOL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND FINANCING.

AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY HOW OUR BOARD HAD ASKED, UM, THINGS TO PROCEED.

UM, WE HAD SAID THAT WHILE WARREN COUNTY SUPPORTS EVERY ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADES, THE CONCERN HAS BEEN RAISED BY OUR BOARD THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE V S B A LOBBYING POSITIONS TO BE SHIFTED TO PLACE PRIORITY ON SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

WE WOULD LIKE THE VSBA A'S LOBBYING EFFORTS IN THIS CATEGORY TO BE FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING MORE FUND MATCHING AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENABLE LOCALITIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY FEATURES WHEN BUILDING AND RENOVATING SCHOOLS, WARREN COUNTY WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE TAX DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR, FOR ITEMS LIKE BULLETPROOF GLASS FILM AND OTHER SUCH SAFETY MEASURES.

UM, AS WE KNOW FROM HEARING REPORTS, THE, UH, SHOOTER IN NASHVILLE OBTAINED ACCESS TO THAT SCHOOL THROUGH SHOOTING OUT GLASS.

UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT TAX DOLLARS ARE FINITE, SO WE HOPE TO SEE SPENDING PRIORITIES SHIFTED TO MEET WHAT IS TRULY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, THE SAFETY OF, UH, CHILDREN AND THE STAFF.

SO AFTER PRESENTING WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A UNI UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED IDEA, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE POSITION PASSED AS WAS WRITTEN BY FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO FOCUS LOBBYING EFFORTS ON DIRECTING THE FUNDS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSTEAD OF SAFETY.

UM, I KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY VOTED TO APPROVE OUR LEGISLA LEGISLATIVE POSITION CHANGES WITH THE VS B FOR THIS YEAR.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT THE V S B A DISCOURAGES US FROM BRINGING UP CHANGES TO POSITIONS THAT WERE JUST AMENDED.

BUT I AM WILLING TO TRY AGAIN, IF THIS BOARD WANTS TO ADD THAT TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION, I CAN TRY TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER TO ADD TO WHAT WE'RE GONNA ASK THE VSBA TO CHANGE GOING FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT ASKING FOR A VOTE RIGHT NOW, JUST IF WE WANNA TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

THANK YOU MISS SALAN.

MR. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO REPORT.

UH, L FK, UH, PROGRESS MEETING WAS, WHAT'S THE MATTER? WE CAN HEAR YOU.

YOU CAN'T HEAR ME.

WOW.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD THAT BEFORE.

, THE L FK PROJECT IS, UH, ON PROGRESS.

IT'S A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

UM, WE DID A WALKTHROUGH THERE IN GOOD SHAPE, ALSO OUR RETENTION PONDS THAT HAD FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR OR SQUARED AWAY.

NOW FROM THE HELP OF, UH, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UM, BIG THANK YOU TO THEM.

AND, UM, I BELIEVE MY BIGGEST FEAR WITH THE LF K RENOVATION WAS THIS SUMMER, GETTING THE KITCHEN READY FOR THESE KIDS TO COME IN.

UM, I'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT WE ARE ON TARGET FOR THAT.

SO, UH, WON'T BE CALLED IN TO MAKE A BUNCH OF PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES BECAUSE THE, THE KITCHEN'S NOT READY.

UM, SO WITH ALL THAT, I'M PRETTY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OVER THERE.

WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING GOOD.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU MR. RANALDI.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO THAT.

UM, I ALSO REALLY ENJOYED THE FUTURE CHEF'S COMPETITION.

UM, THIS AFTERNOON WE WERE JOKING THAT FOR ONCE WE'RE COMING TO A BOARD MEETING WITH FULL BELLIES AND IT WAS ALL REALLY DELICIOUS.

AND THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THAT, UM, WE GET TO WATCH THE KIDS DO CUZ THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY ABOUT THEIR DISHES.

UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR.

BALLINGER AND MR. GRANTS FOR ACTING SO SWIFTLY ON THE INTERNET, UM, BREACH THAT WE HAD.

BUT I THINK THAT IS REALLY A GOOD TIME FOR PARENTS TO JUST REMEMBER THAT EVEN ON YOUR SCHOOL ISSUED CHROMEBOOK AND WITH EVERYONE PAYING AS CLOSE ATTENTION AS POSSIBLE, KIDS ARE GONNA FIND A WAY TO BREAK

[00:30:01]

SO, YOU KNOW, BEING MINDFUL WHERE YOUR STUDENT IS, WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE WITH THEIR CHROMEBOOK, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SCHOOL ISSUED WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HOUSE, I THINK THAT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.

[5.A. Introduction and Appointment of the Director of Facilities - Dr. Ballenger]

MOVING ON TO THE ACTION AGENDA THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, DR.

BALLINGER.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

AND IF I COULD ASK MR. HELMICK TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM.

MR. HELMICK HAS A, HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL 30 PLUS YEAR CAREER AS A MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR, UM, WITH THE STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 6 0 2 OUT OF WASHINGTON DC PERFORMING SUCH DUTIES AS JOURNEYMAN H V A C, MECHANIC FIELD FACILITY SUPERVISOR, SERVICE MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

MR. HELMICK WAS HIRED BY WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON JULY 1ST, 2021, SERVING AS THE FACILITY SUPERVISOR AND HA IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE INTERIM FACILITIES DIRECTOR.

MR. HELMICK ALSO COACHED FOOTBALL BASEBALL FOR YEARS AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. HELM'S WIFE NINA IS A 30 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CURRENT PRINCIPAL AT RUSTY JEFFRIES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE HELMS RAISED THREE CHILDREN, TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER THAT ATTENDED WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, THE HELM'S ALSO HAVE SIX GRANDCHILDREN ATTENDING RUSTY JEFFREYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND IT IS MY PLEASURE AND RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD, UH, THAT MR. HELMICK BE APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITY STARTING JULY 1ST, 2023.

THANK YOU DR.

BALLINGER.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT MR. BRIAN HELMICK BE APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES STARTING ON JULY 1ST, 2023? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IS IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

GREAT.

THANK YOU HUNTER.

WELCOME HELMICK.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

I WOULD YOU LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD, DR.

BOWINGER, MR. SMITH AND MR. GOODWIN AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE NINA, FOR ALL HER SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT I NEVER KNEW IN WHAT CAPACITY.

IN JUNE OF 2021, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE FACILITY SUPERVISOR FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCORES SCHOOLS WAS OFFERED.

AND I KNEW AT THAT TIME IT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE.

THE GOAL FROM DAY ONE WAS ALWAYS TO EXCEL AND WORK MY WAY TO FACILITIES DIRECTOR.

I WILL TAKE THIS POSITION VERY SERIOUSLY, WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO SUCCEED IN THIS NEW CHALLENGE.

IF I MAY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF THE MEN WHO WORK FOR THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT WHO ARE OUT EVERY DAY, MAKING SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE AND RUNNING EFFICIENTLY.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. HEMAN.

NEXT

[5.B. EWM Copier Lease--Mr. Grant]

MR. GRANT, GOOD EVENING.

E WILSON MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE COPIERS IN THE BUILDING AFTER REVIEWING THE AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT OPTIONS.

IT HA IS REPRIMAND THAT THE ATTACHED DSI COPIERS REPLACED THE EXISTING COPIERS.

THE CONTRACT WAS COMPETITIVELY BID THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PURCHASING AGENCIES, UM, AND MEETS THE VIRGINIA PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.

UH, THE COST OVER FOUR YEARS OF THIS IS, UM, $68,832.

UH, IT IS $1,434 MONTHLY.

UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNT OF $68,832 BE AWARDED TO DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED DSI FOR THE LEASE OF THE COPIERS AT E WILSON MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE LEASE AGREEMENT? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

GREAT.

THANK YOU MR. GRANT.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE

[5.D. Approval of the 2023-2024 Special Education Annual Plan - Mrs. Lee]

[00:35:01]

MRS. LEE.

GOOD EVENING.

I NEED TO MODIFY FOR THE SHORT PARTICIPANTS.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE 20 23 20 24 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN.

THIS PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE PREVIOUS, UM, WORK SESSION FOR REVIEW.

IT INCLUDES, UM, THE ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION INTER-AGENCY JAIL AGREEMENT REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 20 21 20 22 PLAN, AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.

THERE ARE TWO ATTACHMENTS TO THIS.

THERE, THERE ARE THE, UM, THE 20 23 20 24 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN AND THE APPROVED 2023, UM, INTER INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND R S W THERE, THE COST AND, UM, FINANCING INCLUDED IN THE, THE, UM, INCLUDED IN THE 2023 AND 2024 BUDGETS.

UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS QUESTION? I WAS GONNA SAY, IS THIS THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAD BEEN PRESENTED WITH IN OUR WORK SESSION? IT IS, YEP.

THANK YOU.

UM, THEN I MOVE THAT THE 20 23 20 24 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,277,002 FOR SIX 11 PART B AND $33,545 FOR SIX 19 PART B WITH A TOTAL FUNDING OF $1,310,547 BE APPROVED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

THANK YOU MS. LEE AND MS. LEE AGAIN FOR

[5.E. WCPS and Warren County Community Health Coalition Memorandum of Agreement March 2023 - Mrs. Lee]

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MARCH, 2023.

THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT, UM, THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WARREN COUNTY HEALTH COALITION MEMORANDUM AT COALITION IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH THE GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE WARREN COALITION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS EXPERIENCING TRAUMA IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT WITH THIS.

IT IS THE 2023 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION, THE WARREN COALITION.

THE COST AND FINANCING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS NONE.

UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. LEE ON THIS? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION, WARREN COALITION BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? UM, I JUST WANTED TO, TO BRING UP ONE, ONE THING WITH THIS THAT I LIKE, SEEING PARENTAL PERMISSION IS REQUIRED.

I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT'S WHERE THE, WHERE THE ISSUE COMES UP.

SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

YEAH.

AND I WAS ALSO VERY INTERESTED ABOUT THE TRAUMA YOGA.

THAT SOUND SOUNDED VERY INNOVATIVE.

OKAY.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE NOW.

GREAT.

THANK YOU MS. LEE.

AND ONE MORE

[5.F. Cooperative Agreement between The Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and WCPS - Mrs. Lee]

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS AGREEMENT.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH THE GUIDELINES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED.

AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATTACHED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED AND THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COST AND FINANCING.

NONE.

UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I MOVE THAT THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT.

IS THERE A SECOND? OH SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

THANK YOU MRS. LEE.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE

[5.G. Approval of Expenditure over $15,000 for the purchase of Grand Canyon University Grow Your Own ParticipantCoursework (MOU)- Mr. Goodwin]

[00:40:01]

GROW YOUR OWN PARTICIPANT COURSEWORK.

MOU MR. GOODWIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DR.

BOWINGER, GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THE MANY WAYS YOU SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES THROUGH GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, UH, RELATIONSHIP ALREADY WITH, UH, LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ALSO WITH JMU.

WE'VE ALREADY SIGNED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GCU GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY IN THE PAST, BUT THIS ONE REQUIRES AN EXPENSE.

I PROVIDED TO YOU A RATIONALE FOR THIS.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO GO TO PITTSBURGH TO RECRUIT TEACHERS AT PERK.

I'M NOT SURE IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER HEARD OF THAT RECRUITMENT EVENT, BUT MR. SMITH CERTAINLY HAS.

AND IN THE PAST THERE'S BEEN TWICE AS MANY CANDIDATES AS THERE HAVE BEEN SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO RECRUIT.

THIS TIME THERE WERE HALF AS MANY PEOPLE TO RECRUIT AS THERE WERE SCHOOL DIVISIONS.

I STOOD TWO AISLES OVER FROM COLLEAGUES IN SOUTH CAROLINA THAT I USED TO WORK WITH WHO WERE TRYING TO RECRUIT THE SAME PEOPLE FROM THE FANTASTIC UNIVERSITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.

I STOOD DOWN THE AISLE FROM SOMEONE FROM ALASKA, THREE SCHOOL DIVISIONS FROM FLORIDA AND INTERNATIONAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AS WELL.

THE MARKET'S VERY COMPETITIVE.

UH, YOU HAVE ALREADY VOICED YOUR APPROVAL AND EVEN YOUR DESIRE TO RECRUIT PEOPLE FROM WITHIN WHO ALREADY LIVE HERE TO SERVE OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

THIS OPPORTUNITY WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THAT THROUGH THIS GRAND CANYON PROGRAM I'VE PROVIDED TO YOU.

ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCOUNT.

THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM ALLOWS OUR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE AT ABOUT AN 80% FUNDING TO ACHIEVE LICENSURE SO THEY CAN SERVE AS A, AN EMPLOYEE FOR US IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WOULD REQUIRE THAT THEY SERVE FOR TWO YEARS AT A MINIMUM FOR US HERE IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PAY THAT PERCENTAGE BACK OF THE MONEY THAT WE PROVIDE ON A PRORATED BASIS.

OUR BELIEF IS THAT THE BEST PEOPLE TO BE IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS CAN BE FOUND HERE.

I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO PITTSBURGH EVERY TIME I WANT TO FIND SOMEONE, ALTHOUGH WE FIND SOME REALLY HIGH QUALITY, AMAZING TEACHERS WHO ARE SERVING HERE NOW FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AROUND WITH ANOTHER UNIVERSITY.

I ASK FOR YOU TO APPROVE THIS CUZ THERE'S AN EXPENSE.

THE EXPENSE IS $27,740 THAT WOULD PAY FOR NINE PEOPLE AND THE COURSEWORK THAT THEY WOULD NEED, UH, TO BE LICENSED.

I'VE EXPLAINED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

EACH HAS SIGNED IT IN THE HOPES THAT YOU'LL APPROVE IT.

THIS WILL COME OUT OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET, BUT THEN ALSO TITLE TWO FUNDS.

ONCE THEIR GRADES ARE POSTED, WE'LL PAY PACK OUR GENERAL BUDGET THIS YEAR.

WE WILL THEN PLAN FOR A BUDGET PROCESS.

I'VE ASKED FOR THAT IN MY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR GOING FORWARD FOR THESE SAME PEOPLE.

AND ALSO IF WE ADD TO THE COHORT.

SO I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND INVEST IN PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE, ALREADY SERVING IN OUR SCHOOLS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

SO YOU ALREADY HAVE THE NINE? UM, I DO.

AND CANDIDATES? YES MA'AM.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, UM, SOMEBODY FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY WENT TO EVERY SCHOOL AND HAD A SIGNED UP TIME AND PEOPLE COULD COME AND HEAR ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY NO MATTER WHETHER THEY WERE A CURRENT TEACHER OR SERVING IN A SUPPORT ROLE OF SOME KIND.

SO THAT'S WHERE THESE FOLKS CAME FROM.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. GOODWIN AND MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND? UM, SO THE REASON WE ALSO WANTED TO GO WITH GRAND CANYON IS BECAUSE THE, THE LAUREL RIDGE JMU MIGHT NOT ALWAYS SERVE EVERYBODY FOR THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND SO, BY GIVING ANOTHER OPTION, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL FIT BETTER.

UH, VERSUS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE J THE LRS, LAUREL RIDGE AND JMU PROGRAM MAY FIT OTHERS BETTER.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO, TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN, CAN ACTUALLY WORK WITH TO, TO GET THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DR.

BALLINGER.

IF I COULD BUILD ON WHAT YOU SAID.

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT CUZ IT REMINDED ME AS WELL, THE COURSEWORK WITH GCU IS MORE LIKE A SIX WEEK COURSEWORK, SIX TO EIGHT WEEK COURSEWORK.

AND THE JMU LAUREL RIDGE COURSES ARE MORE OF A TRADITIONAL COURSE.

SO FOLKS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND A WHOLE YEAR OR MAKE THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT CAN, CAN MAKE SHORTER COMMITMENTS, UM, OF INTENSE ONLINE WORK WITH A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT GCU U.

SO IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT, WHICH WAS WHY IT WAS ATTRACTIVE.

I I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT.

THANK YOU DR.

BALLINGER.

OKAY.

WE STILL HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH L R C C THAT'S JUST INTENSIFYING AND WE STILL HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH J M U THAT WON'T GO AWAY.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT IT WORKS FOR.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

CAUSE I LOVE SCHOOL CHOICE.

UM, I MOVE THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO PAY GRAND CANYON

[00:45:01]

IS THERE A SECOND? YES, MADAM CHAIR.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? UH, YES, MADAM CHAIR.

I THINK THE GROW YOUR OWN, UH, PROJECT IS, UH, A GOOD WAY TO, UH, KEEP TEACHERS IN OUR SYSTEM.

AND, AND LIKE WITH A LOT OF OF OUR PROGRAMS IN WARREN COUNTY, NOT ONLY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, ET CETERA, UH, SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SOMETIMES THE TRAINING ACADEMY FOR COUNTIES THAT ARE EAST OF HERE.

AND, UH, THIS GROW YOUR OWN PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT WILL FEEL OBLIGATED TO STAY AND, UH, NOT MAKE THAT 45 MINUTE RIDE TO MAKE A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS.

SO I'M, UH, TEACHER RETENTION IS JUST CRITICAL FOR US.

SO YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THAT, UM, AND KEEP IT UP.

BUT, SO I'M IN TOTAL FAVOR OF THE GROW YOUR OWN PROJECT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE DR.

BOLLINGER'S LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA AND SUPPORT AND THANK YOU AS A BOARD FOR THE MANY WAYS THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES.

RECRUITMENT IS CHALLENGING AND RETENTION AND EVEN MORE SO.

SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WORKFORCE.

WE HAVE WANT TO KEEP ALL OF THEM, BUT I WANT TO EXPAND THE AREA SO THAT WE CAN KEEP FOLKS BECAUSE QUALIFIED EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS WHO STAY ARE BETTER FOR KIDS.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSE? NO.

THANK YOU MR. GOODWIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT

[5.H. Approval of Food Service Management Contract Renewal - Mr. Smith/Ms. Kinsey]

MR. SMITH AND MS. KENZIE, THANK YOU.

EXCUSE MY KITCHEN HAIR.

IT WAS STYLED TODAY, BUT WITH FUTURE CHEFS, YOU KNOW, , UH, MS. KINZIE AND I ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO, UH, FOLLOW UP FROM OUR WORK SESSION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT RENEWAL.

AS I WILL PROBABLY READ THROUGH THIS AND PROBABLY MS. KINZIE WILL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND SO FORTH.