Jul 02, 2025 Board Meeting

SPECIFICALLY A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM CONTRACT.

ALSO, SECTION 2.2 3 7 87.

CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND BRIEFINGS BY STAFF MEMBERS OR CONSULTANTS PERTAINING TO ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION WHERE SUCH CON CONSULTATION OR BRIEFING AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NEGOTIATING OR LITIGATING POSTURE OF THE PUBLIC BODY.

AND CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY THE PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL.

SPECIFICALLY AN UPDATE ON ALL PENDING LEGAL MATTERS.

AND SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 A 29, DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BIDDERS OR OFFERS AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY.

IS THERE, I THINK WE WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE, UM, CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THE MEALS TAX.

WELL, I HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT AND IT'S GONNA BE UNDER THE LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL.

PENDING LEGAL MATTERS.

MS. SALE, COULD YOU READ US OUT OF CLOSE PLEASE? YES.

MR. VALENTINE, COULD YOU DO ROLL CALL? YES.

[2. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]

ACCORDING TO THE VOTES RECORDED BY THE CLERK, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF WARREN COUNTY DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING, TWO, WHICH THE CERTIFICATION APPLIES, AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED, WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND WELCOME EVERYONE THIS EVENING.

MR. VALENTINE, COULD YOU DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? MRS. LOWE? AYE.

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

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE JUST A QUICK SECOND TO WELCOME DR. MARTIN, DR. DAVID MARTIN, WHO'S SITTING AT MY FAR RIGHT OVER HERE.

HE'S OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

UM, AND HE'LL BE JOINING US, OF COURSE THIS EVENING FOR HIS FIRST BOARD MEETING.

UM, AND OUR BOARD IS EXCITED TO HAVE HIM JOINING US WITH 20 PLUS YEARS OF SUPERINTENDENT EXPERIENCE, 50 PLUS YEARS OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCE.

I LIKE TO ADD THAT 'CAUSE HE LIKES TO HEAR HOW LONG HE'S BEEN DOING IT.

SO I'M GONNA JUST KEEP SAYING THAT I, WE ARE JUST ALL REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM WITH US TO HELP US DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND I KNOW HE'S PROBABLY MET WITH MANY OF YOU, AND HE, IF NOT YET, HE WILL BE VERY, VERY SOON.

SO WITH THAT, LET'S STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER BALLOT INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

FIRST UP, IS THERE

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

A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR MODIFY THE AGENDA THIS EVENING? I MOVE THAT THE AGENDA BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

IT'S HAPPENING ON AUGUST 9TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM THE DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR IS WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN AT THE STADIUM.

NEXT UP WE HAVE COMMUNITY

[2.C.Community Participation]

PARTICIPATION.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I, I DIDN'T READ MY THING.

SO , GOOD EVENING.

I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS OUR THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY FUN DAY.

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WE WON'T BE ON THAT FRONT FIELD BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT THAT STROLLERS AND WHEELCHAIRS SORT OF HAVE A HARD TIME WORKING AND MANEUVERING THAT FIELD, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S BEEN SOME RAIN THAT WEEK.

SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA BE STAGED DOWN AT THE STADIUM.

BLAKE AND COMPANY WILL BE THERE AGAIN, GIVING FREE HAIRCUTS FOR STUDENTS, FOR STUDENTS ONLY.

WE HAD A FEW ADULTS SNEAK IN THERE LAST YEAR, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FREE HAIRCUTS ARE FOR STUDENTS ONLY.

WE HAVE OUR CAR AND TRUCK SHOW.

WE'LL HAVE A BOUNCY HOUSE, WE'LL HAVE AN OBSTACLE COURSE, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE HUMAN HUNGRY HIPPOS.

SO YOU AND THREE OF YOUR FRIENDS WILL GET IN THERE AND, UH, HAVE FUN AT THE HUMAN HUNGRY HIPPOS.

WE'LL HAVE THE DUNK TANK AGAIN THIS YEAR.

I KNOW, I ALREADY TRIED TO HIT UP DR. MARTIN.

YOU'LL SEE HIM SHAKING HIS HEAD THERE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UM, WE'LL HAVE THE BARREL TRAIN RIDES.

WHAT, WHAT'S THAT? DR.

HIP? YOU'LL DO THE HIPPOS.

ALRIGHT, EXCELLENT.

UH, THE BARREL TRAIN RIDES FOR THE KIDS.

WE'LL HAVE A CLIMBING WALL FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD.

WE'LL HAVE FOUR FOOD TRUCKS.

WE'LL HAVE MUSIC, WE'LL HAVE, UH, TRANSPORTATION PROVIDES THE BUS.

AND WHAT THE BUS WILL DO IS KIDS CAN PRACTICE GETTING ON THE BUS.

IT'LL TAKE THEM TO HILDA J SWING AROUND AND BRING THEM BACK DOWN SO THEY GET A CHANCE TO RIDE A SCHOOL BUS.

THAT LINE IS ALWAYS LONG.

IT'S SURPRISING 'CAUSE KIDS ARE REALLY EXCITED TO RIDE THE BUS.

UH, THIS YEAR WE'LL ALSO HAVE BIKE AND HELMET SAFETY CHECKS.

UH, THEY'LL BE FINGERPRINTING, UM, THEY'LL BE FACE PAINTING.

WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF CRAFT VENDORS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, LOTS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT'LL BE SET UP.

AND WE HAVE EVERY SCHOOL THAT'S SET UP, THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE IS SET UP.

WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, THINGS LIKE THAT, 100% FREE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE VEHICLE DISPLAYS FROM THE FIRE AND RESCUE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE ARMY, THE NAVY, THE AIR FORCE, AND THE NATIONAL GUARD.

SO WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THAT.

ALL OF IT'S FREE.

JUST COME BY FROM 10 TO TWO ON AUGUST 9TH.

REMEMBER, IT'S GONNA BE DOWN AT THE STADIUM AND NOT UPFRONT AT THE SCHOOL, BUT THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY FUND DAY.

SO, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUN DAY? IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I GIVE COME UP APPROACH? PLEASE DO.

YES.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND ANNOUNCING THAT TO EVERYBODY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE A MEETING ONCE A WEEK WHILE OUR PLANNING MEETING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND CERTAINLY ANYBODY'S WELCOME TO COME TO OUR THANK PLANNING GIFT.

SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY FRIENDS THAT OWN BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO SET UP, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING, IT'S A COMMUNITY THING.

GET OUT THERE, TALK ABOUT MEET PEOPLE.

IF YOU'RE GIVING AWAY THINGS, PENCILS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE RECOMMEND.

BUT, UH, WE'LL HAVE OUR, UH, SCHOOL NURSES THERE DOING, UM, THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE LIFE CHECKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OFFERING THEIR SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY FUN DAY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TELLING US ABOUT IT, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

ABSOLUTELY.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING? OKAY, WE'RE

[3. Consent Agenda ]

GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE REPORTS STARTING WITH DR. MARTIN.

[4.A. Superintendent]

JUST LEMME SAY, TURN THIS ON.

UH, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT 72 HOURS FOR ME TO BE PART OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL'S TEAM.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELCOMING AND WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN BECOMING A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

DO WE HAVE CHALLENGES? YES, BUT IT IS THE POSITIVE CAN-DO ATTITUDE EXHIBITED THAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT PEOPLE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU CARE.

AND WITHOUT HESITATION, THE STAFF I HAVE MET THUS FAR DO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS THUS FAR.

SO, BEGINNING ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK, THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACADEMY.

THE THREE DAYS WILL BE FILLED WITH ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS ON HOW WE DO BUSINESS AND SERVE THE STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

WE WILL HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OUR ATTORNEY ON LEGAL ISSUES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

ALSO BUILDING LEVEL STAFFS WILL BE WORKING ON DEVELOPING SCHOOL PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR.

I HAVE MET WITH CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UH, ONE PRINCIPAL REGARDING STUDENT ENROLLMENT CONSULTATION WITH SEVERAL ATTORNEYS ON PENDING LEGAL MATTERS AND, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES.

AGAIN,

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EVERYONE HAS BEEN TERRIFIC, FORTHCOMING AND TRANSPARENT.

I LEARNED THAT THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM IS UNMATCHED IN THE STATE WITH THE NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED.

SO THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED.

THE WARREN COUNTY FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEALS TO ALL CHILDREN AGED ONE TO 18 WITH NO NEED TO QUALIFY.

THIS SUMMER.

WE HAVE PROVIDED MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS IN SUMMER SCHOOL AND ESY DURING THE DAYS THAT THEY ATTEND.

THEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED BULK MEALS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE WEEKLY TO THE COMMUNITY ON FRIDAY.

THE MEAL KITS CONTAINS SEVEN DAYS WORTH OF BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MEALS, ALONG WITH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND MILK FOR CHILDREN.

SO DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, JUST TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, A TOTAL OF 24,350 MEALS WERE SERVED.

AND FOR JUNE, A TOTAL OF 82,625 MEALS WERE SERVED.

THE PROGRAM WILL RUN THROUGH JULY, AND THE LAST DIS DISTRIBUTION DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1ST.

SO, AS A SUPERINTENDENT AND KNOWING THAT A LOT OF OUR BUDGET IS STUDENT DRIVEN AND BASED ON ENROLLMENT.

SO LAST YEAR, STUDENT COUNT, UH, WAS 4,998.

OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IS 4,863.

OUR ACTUAL DAILY MEMBERSHIP FOR MARCH 31ST, A DM WAS 4866.24 STUDENTS.

NOW I REALLY WANT TO MEET THE 0.24 STUDENT THAT'S COUNTED HERE.

I'VE LEARNED THAT WE HAVE 664 HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE 181 RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE.

SO THAT GIVES US PERSPECTIVE OF ALL THE STUDENTS IN THIS COUNTY.

SO WE ALSO HAVE A MULTITUDE OF CAPITAL SUMMER PROJECTS FROM PAINTING, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SECURING VES VESTIBULES AT SEVERAL SCHOOLS, CREATING EXTRA CLASS SPACE, DEMOLISHING DEMOLITION OF DETERIORATED BUILDINGS TO CREATE EXTRA PARKING, INSTALLING FENCING, AND REPLACING PLAYGROUND MULCH.

SO I ALSO NEED TO TELL YOU I'M KEEPING AN EYE ON CLASS SIZE IN TERMS OF ZONE TRANSFERS, PARTICULARLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

I'VE ALREADY MET WITH ONE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLASS SIZE IN, UM, SECOND GRADE.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 17 TEACHING POSITIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FILLED.

SIX OF THESE POSITIONS WERE NOT FILLED.

LAST YEAR WE HAVE FIVE TEACHER ASSISTANTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED, SIX BUS DRIVERS, ONE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, AND ONE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.

BUT THE HANDY DANDY HR DEPARTMENT IS MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN FILLING THESE POSITIONS.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THIS YEAR, MY PLAN IS I WANT TO ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

I PLAN TO KIND OF GO TO FOOTBALL GAMES, STAND AT THE FENCE.

I WON'T HAVE A SIGN THAT I'M THE ACTING SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, BUT I THINK PEOPLE WILL COME, PROBABLY COME UP AND HOPEFULLY ENGAGE ME IN SOME CONVERSATION.

I REALLY WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT WITH PEOPLE.

SO TODAY I MET WITH THE COUNTY ADMIN ADMINISTRATOR AND HAD A GREAT DIALOGUE.

HOPEFULLY I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON A MONTHLY BASIS AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING AND GIVING A STATE OF THE SCHOOL'S ADDRESS.

I WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK ME QUESTIONS AND PUT ME ON THE SPOT.

HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, BUT IF I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS, IT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

UM, I TALKED WITH DR.

DALEY ABOUT DOING SCHOOL TOURS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.

UM, IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN, I'M VERY ANXIOUS FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

UM, WE CHATTED ABOUT TENNIS COURTS AND WE ARE REVIEWING OPTIONS.

I KNOW THAT'S A, A BIG TICKET ITEM.

SO I GUESS THE LAST THING I NEED TO SAY IS I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO FILL THE HALLS OF THE SCHOOLS AND GIVE LIFE TO OUR SCHOOLS AS A FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, UM, I DON'T HATE MANY THINGS, BUT I HATED THE SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

NOT THAT I'M AFRAID OF WORK, BUT WHEN THE KIDS AND THE STUDENTS, UH, TEACHERS COME BACK, IT JUST GIVES A NEW LIFE TO EVERYTHING AND IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.

SO I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK.

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THAT'S MY REPORT.

THANK YOU DR. MARTIN.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE BOARD REPORTS THIS EVENING, MR. MCFADDEN, I I HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT.

WOW.

UH, MY BOARD REPORT IS SIMPLY, I'VE GONE TO A LOT OF BOARD MEETINGS IN THE PAST MONTH.

, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU, MS. SALANS.

[4.B. School Board ]

UM, THANK YOU, DR. MARTIN.

THAT WAS A, A LOVELY REPORT.

DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW.

UM, WE HAD THE, UM, BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON TOP OF THE MULTIPLE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR WEEKLY NOW.

UM, HE ALREADY COVERED THE, THE TENNIS COURTS, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERY, YOU'VE ALREADY SAID EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. LOWE.

UM, SO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE DUELING DISCO EVENT PUT ON BY THE HEIGHT KIDS FOUNDATION, UM, WHICH WAS A REALLY LOVELY EVENT IF ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S PICTURES AND STUFF ON FACEBOOK, BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

UM, IN PARTICULAR OUR MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS AND OTHER STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, BRAND NEW CLOTHES AND BRAND NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH YEAR.

UM, AND SO THIS WAS TO SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY THOSE STUDENTS AND HELP THEM BE ABLE TO HAVE WARDROBE FOR GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AS WELL AS SUPPORTING, UM, TEACHERS AND, AND SOME OTHER RELATED THINGS TO OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

UM, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS RAISED THAT NIGHT ON FRIDAY, WHICH IS JUST AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU TO THE, UM, HEIGHT KIDS FOUNDATION TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL AS TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND OPENED THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR WALLETS.

UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD, UM, TO DR.

MARTIN'S, UM, COMMENTS ABOUT THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM IS JUST, UM, TO MENTION THAT THIS WEEK IT IS GONNA BE ON THURSDAY SINCE THE 4TH OF JULY IS FRIDAY.

UM, SO AN EMAIL DID GO OUT ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU'RE ON THEIR LIST, YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

BUT JUST BASICALLY IT'S GONNA BE TOMORROW INSTEAD OF FRIDAY, IS ALL IT IS FOR THIS WEEK.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY WELCOME YOU DR. MARTIN AGAIN, .

UM, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED.

UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL BUS TOURS.

I HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES, UM, ENCOURAGED ALL OF OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VISIT OUR SCHOOLS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH OUR TEACHERS, WITH OUR STAFF.

AND, UM, I'M EXCITED TO, TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT COME TO FRUITION.

UM, OVER THIS PAST MONTH, UM, A AGAIN, UM, WE'VE MET FOR THE, THIS IS OUR THIRD MEETING, I THINK IN A ROW.

SO WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN BUSY WITH, UM, OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

I DID ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE JUING PIANOS FUNDRAISER ON FRIDAY.

UM, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AS A, UM, AS A OVER 25 YEAR COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE IN WARREN COUNTY WHO HAS SERVED ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BOARDS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND AS AN EDUCATOR, KNOWING WHERE THAT MONEY IS GONNA GO TO, TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR MCKENZIE BENTO STUDENTS.

UM, AT ONE POINT I LITERALLY WAS JUST, HAD TEARS IN MY EYES BECAUSE IT WAS SO AMAZING TO SEE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT, UM, OUR STUDENTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE HIKES KIDS FOUNDATION, UM, IS STARTING AND IS DOING IS JUST FABULOUS.

UH, TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MR. AND MRS. HEKE, UM, FROM THE FOUNDATION AND PARTICIPATE IN THE HOLD TO HEART, UH, CAMPAIGN.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, UM, BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE AT AND WHAT YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO DO, SO YOU CAN GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND LOOK.

UM, BUT I, I, YOU KNOW, ENJOYED THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD TODAY.

UH, LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT MADE THEM CREATE THIS FOUNDATION AND HOW IT STARTED.

AND, UM, AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOLD TO HEART CAMPAIGN.

UM, AND I, UM, JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES ABOUT, UM, HOW OUR MCKENZIE VITO STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED THROUGH THAT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE IN THE MIDST OF THE SUMMER AND THE FOOD, UH, THE FEE, UH, FOOD THAT IS, IS GOING OUT.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE JUST ASTOUNDING.

THEY'RE AMAZING.

OUR, OUR FOOD SERVICE STAFF, I WANNA THANK NICOLE FOR ALL SHE DOES IN LEADING THAT TO, TO TAKE THAT ON.

UM, IT'S AMAZING.

UM, AND I HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

AND I HOPE THAT OUR, UM, OUR STAFF IS ALSO ENJOYING SOME TIME.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY DOING LOTS OF DIFFERENT, UH, SUMMER PD OR READING BOOKS.

UM, OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE GETTING READY TO DO THEIR, UH, THEIR, UM, RETREAT NEXT WEEK.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF THINGS HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER.

THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT.

SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OUR ACTION AGENDA THIS EVENING.

UM, I ALSO HAVE ENJOYED OUR THREE WEEKS IN A ROW OF MEETINGS.

UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UM, NOT JUST THE HIKE KIDS

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FOUNDATION.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO, TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

I ALSO, UM, WARREN COALITION HAD A, THEIR INAUGURAL LET'S GET CHEESY EVENT.

UM, AND THEY DO A LOT TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL DIVISIONS AS WELL.

THE ROT RICO OF WARREN COUNTY DID SOME PAINTING ON OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OUT AT LFK.

AND THEN, UM, I KNOW OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE JUST GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TECHNICALLY OFF THIS SUMMER.

I HEARD SOME TEACHERS AT E WILSON GOT TOGETHER AND DID SOME YARD WORK AND GROUNDS WORK JUST TO TRY TO, TO GET THOSE GROUNDS LOOKING NICE.

AND THEY'RE JUST THE ONES THAT I GET, YOU KNOW, LITTLE PICTURE UPDATES FROM A FRIEND OF A FRIEND.

AND SO I KNOW THAT WHETHER YOU'RE A 10 MONTH, 11 MONTH, OR A 12 MONTH EMPLOYEE HERE AT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOU'RE SPENDING YOUR SUMMER IN SOME WAY SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR KIDS.

AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE LITTLE THINGS OR BIG THINGS THAT EVERYONE IS DOING.

UM, I ALSO JUST WANNA TAKE A SECOND TO APPRECIATE OUR BOARD BECAUSE WE, UM, HAVE A VERY BIG TASK AHEAD OF OURSELVES AND, UM, WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE DR. MARTIN HERE FOR THE INTERIM DURING THAT.

BUT I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING MORE FREQUENTLY AND WE WILL DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO MEET MORE FREQUENTLY AS WE, UM, TAKE ON THIS SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

SO I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS AND WISH US ALL LUCK.

I GUESS EVERYBODY ON THAT .

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO

[5.A. Sick Leave Payout Incentive - Ms. Drake ]

THE FIRST ITEM IS GONNA BE THE SICK LEAVE PAYOUT INCENTIVE AND MS. DRAKE.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

UM, SO LIKE WE SAID, FOR OUR SICK LEAVE PAYOUT, WE DID REVISE OUR POLICY, GDBD DASH R AND GCBD DASH R, WHERE THE BOARD WILL VOTE ANNUALLY, UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR TO DETERMINE IF WE WILL DO THE SICK LEAVE INCENTIVE PAYOUT.

UM, I DID WANT TO, UM, JUST GIVE SOME HIGH LEVEL DATA, UM, VERY PRELIMINARY FOR THIS YEAR AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT.

AND SO, UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD 127 EMPLOYEES QUALIFY FOR THE SICK LEAVE, UH, PAYOUT.

AND, UH, 86 OF THEM ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE.

WE ENDED WITH 53, UH, BY THE END OF THE YEAR WITH A $22,850 PAYOUT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES.

UH, WE DID A, JUST A VERY QUICK, THIS STILL HAS SOME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SEPARATING WITH US IN THERE.

WE'RE STILL CLOSING OUT THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, I WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR YOU IN SEPTEMBER WITH IF, IF YOU VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WHAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT.

WE'LL DO A MID-YEAR REVIEW AND END OF YEAR, UM, LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR AS WELL.

SO THAT WAY YOU, YOU ARE KEEPING UP WITH WHERE WE ARE AGAIN, IF YOU VOTE YES, UM, OR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

SO THIS YEAR WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE 190 EMPLOYEES QUALIFY IF ALL OF THEM HAD GOT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PAYOUT MET EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHICH OBVIOUSLY I THINK FROM LAST YEAR'S DATA, IT SHOWS THAT NOT EVERYBODY DID.

SO THE BIG NUMBER, I DON'T WANT TO SCARE ANYBODY, BUT, UM, IF WE HAD 190 ACTUALLY DO IT AND QUALIFY IT WOULD BE 150, A LITTLE OVER $154,000.

UM, THAT WOULD BE THE PAYOUT.

SO, UM, JUST SOME HIGH LEVEL CONTEXT THERE, BUT WE'LL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU VOTE MOVING FORWARD THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

I DID PUT THE MOTION IN THERE, BUT AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN PLEASE JUST CHANGE THAT.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. DRAKE? I'M SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT THE NUMBER FOR THIS YEAR? THE PAYOUT, UH, A $154,350 TO BE EXACT.

THAT'S WHAT WE PAID OUT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

THAT JUST ENDED.

NO, THAT'S FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

YES.

IF THE 190 WAS A TRUE NUMBER, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE YEAR.

SO SOME OF THESE ARE STILL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SEPARATING THAT WE'RE COUNTED IN 'CAUSE WE'RE, WE JUST HAVEN'T CLOSED IT OUT YET.

UM, SO THAT WOULD BE THE FISCAL IMPACT IF A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATED AND A HUNDRED PERCENT WAS PAID OUT AND THOSE DAYS WERE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REALISTIC NUMBER, BUT I THINK THE TRUE IMPACT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THERE, I JUST, I'M SORRY, I MISSED THE NUMBER.

WHEN YOU WERE SAYING THE 127 THAT QUALIFIED 86 PARTICIPATED 53 AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHAT WAS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE PAID OUT THIS YEAR? $22,850.

$50? MM-HMM .

HAVE TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT, NOT JUST A, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION SO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DECISION IS.

I HAVE A, UM, BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS, IF WE, IF WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE SNAFUS LAST YEAR AND THAT ROLLING OUT OF IT MM-HMM .

I WOULD JUST SAY WHATEVER WE DO, WE HAVE A GOOD SCHEDULE IN PLACE SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT IS.

AND I THINK WE MENTIONED AT SOME MEETING THAT MAYBE WE'D HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A BOX YOU

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CORRECT.

YEAH, AGREED.

AND TO ALSO, JUST TO ADD FOR THE CLARIFICATION THAT THE IDEA IS BY, BY PAYING THIS OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES, WE'RE NOT PAYING OUT TO THE SUBSTITUTES, WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GET ADDITIONAL SUBSTITUTES.

SO, UM, I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION FROM THIS YEAR WITH, WITH PEOPLE NOT REALIZING IT WAS AN INCENTIVE.

CORRECT.

BUT IT, IT IS AN INCENTIVE.

YEAH.

AND WE'LL, UM, AGAIN, IF, IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD, I'LL MAKE SURE THE POLICY REVISED POLICIES ALSO ATTACHED.

MAKE SURE TO GIVE, GIVE THAT INFORMATION OUT AS WELL, BUT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. DRAKE? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES THE FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 6 SICK LEAVE PAYOUT AND INSTEAD OF PROGRAM GDBD DASH R SUPPORT STAFF LEAVE AND ABSENCES AND GCBD DASH R PROFESSIONAL STAFF LEAVE AND ABSENCES.

IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

MS. DRAKE, APPROVAL OF SERVICE

[5.B. Approval of Service Contracts - Mr. Helmick/Dr. Costner ]

CONTRACTS OF MR. HELMICK AND DR.

COSTNER? JUST DR.

COSTNER.

, I'VE GOT MR. HELMUT'S HERE AS MY BACKUP JUST IN CASE THAT I, TO MAKE SURE I DO IT CORRECTLY.

UM, MADAM CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

UM, AS YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE, UM, JUST FOR INFORMATION TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICE CONTRACTS FROM THE ELEVATOR SERVICE TO THE DUMPER DUMPSTER SERVICE, PEST CONTROL, LP GAS AND FIRE ALARM, SECURITY AND MONITORING.

AND AGAIN, THESE ARE SERVICES WHERE WE DO GO, WE'LL PUT OUT AN IFB, WE DO GO WITH THE LOWEST BID.

WE ALSO, THEN THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS TO POSSIBLY, IF IT NEEDS TO INCREASE DUE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU BEFORE, UM, MOVING FORWARD, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, TO GIVE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UM, THE DUMPSTER SERVICE BID, THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE CURRENT LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

SO THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THAT.

THE ELEVATOR SERVICE BID, THERE WAS A 64% INCREASE AND THAT WAS THE LOWEST BID.

UM, JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, UM, THE PEST CONTROL SERVICE BID, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE, UM, IN THAT BID.

THE SECURITY AND MONITORING, UM, SERVICES, THERE WAS A 25.75% INCREASE.

UM, UH, IN THE END WITH OUR PROPANE BID, IT'S, IT WAS, IT IS MUCH LESS THAN LAST YEAR.

WE'RE AROUND, UM, NOT A, I CAN'T GIVE YOU A PERCENTAGE OF NEGATIVE, BUT I SURROUND, UM, CLOSE TO $40,000 LESS THE BID THAN WHAT WE PAID OUT LAST YEAR.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE OF WITH, WITH PROPANE IS THAT IT'S BASED ON THE OPUS PRICE OF PROPANE.

SO IT, IT JUST ALL DEPENDS, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER WONDERFUL WINTER LIKE WE HAD THIS YEAR, OUR PROPANE'S GONNA BE A LOT.

IF WE HAVE A NICE WARM WINTER, THEN UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME FUNDS.

BUT THESE ARE THE, UM, THE BIDS THAT, UM, WE DID PUT OUT FOR IFB AND JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES IN THEM.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE? WELL, YOU SAID THERE'S MORE A DUMPSTER, IS THAT IN? IS THAT ON THIS, ON THIS ONE? THE, THE DUMPSTER WAS ACTUALLY, IT'S A RENEWAL.

OH, OKAY.

UM, BUT THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THE COST.

IT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE SERVICE CONTRACTS BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED FOR THE 20 25 20 26 SCHOOL YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026 FOR THE VENDORS AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

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

NEXT WE HAVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND THIS'LL BE THE THIRD READING OF THIS.

OPPOSE? NO, THANK YOU.

[5.C. Memorandum of Understanding For School Resource Officers - Third Reading/Approval - Dr. Costner ]

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND, UM, WITH THIS BEING TO LET YOU KNOW, THE FIRST READING AGAIN WAS JUNE 18TH, THE SECOND READING WAS JUNE 25TH.

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO BRING TO THE BOARD TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DO NEED TO ASK IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STRIKE THROUGH ONE THING, UM, WITH THIS MOU AND IT'S ON PAGE 10 OF 16.

AND BASICALLY THEY'LL LET ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS AS PART OF THIS IS SHERIFF KLEIN DID EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT SAYS FOR SECURE STORAGE, IT SAYS PROVIDE MAINTAIN A BIOMETRIC SAFE IS DESIGNATED SRO OFFICES LOCATED WITHIN THE WCPS FACILITIES FOR THE STORAGE OF THE WC.

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SO ISSUED RIFLE BALLISTIC SHIELDS AND ENTRY TOOLS, THE BALLISTIC SHIELDS ARE ACTUALLY TO, TO SAFELY PROTECT OUR SROS ARE, ARE NOT GONNA BE SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE, UM, THE BIOMETRIC SAFE.

SO I'M ASKING IF IT'S OKAY FOR THIS THIRD READING, IF YOU AGREE TO THE STRIKE THROUGH WITH THE BALLISTIC SHIELD, THEY WILL STILL HAVE THOSE IN THEIR OFFICE.

THEIR OFFICE STILL HAS TO BE SECURE WHEN THEY'RE OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE.

AND ALSO, AS YOU DO KNOW, WE ARE INSTALLING CAMERAS OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE TOO.

SO IT'S STILL WITHIN A, A SAFE AND SECURE AREA.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SHIELD, EVEN IF THEY WENT WITH THE SMALLEST SIZE SHIELD, IT STILL WOULD NOT HAVE FIT WITHIN THE BIO, THE WITHIN THE SAFE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER? COULD I HAVE A MOTION WITH THAT AMENDMENT NOTED? I MOVE APPROVAL BE GIVEN FOR THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE MEMO, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE ON PAGE 10, SECTION EIGHT, A NUMBER ONE TO STRIKE THROUGH BALLISTIC SHIELDS IN THAT ITEM.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

[5.D. Approval to Increase High School Agriculture Course Fees for the 2025-2026 School Year - Mr. Gregg]

INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE COURSE FEES FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR.

MR. GREG, EXCUSE ME.

SO SORRY.

HEY EVERYBODY.

UH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I KNOW THAT'S A TOPIC ABOUT AS POPULAR AS LIKE PAYING TAXES, UH, EVERY YEAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, ASK, EXCUSE ME, ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER INCREASING OUR AGRICULTURE FEES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

UM, AND AGAIN, YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS, THAT JUST BOILS DOWN TO THE INCREASING COST OF CONSUMABLE MATERIALS THAT THOSE CLASSES SO HEAVILY RELY ON.

UM, THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM SOIL PLANNING SUPPLIES FOR THE GREENHOUSES, UH, AND THOSE SMALL ANIMAL CARE CLASSES, YOU KNOW, PETS HAVE TO EAT EVERY DAY, EVEN ON WEEKENDS TO THE CHAGRIN OF OUR TEACHERS.

UM, SO IT, IT'S BASICALLY JUST ABOUT PUTTING MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF OUR, IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT REQUIRES PURCHASING A LOT OF MATERIALS.

UM, THE LAST THING I WANNA DO IS BRING A STUDENT IN TO TAKE SMALL ANIMAL CARE AND LET 'EM WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT RABBITS AND TURKEYS.

WE WANT 'EM ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THOSE ANIMALS, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO HAVE 'EM, WE HAVE TO FEED THEM, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF 'EM WHEN THEY GET SICK.

UM, FASTENERS SAW BLADES, LUMBER, YOU KNOW, JUST ALL THE MATERIALS THAT THOSE CLASSES GO THROUGH.

UM, SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TWO CLUSTERS OF CLASSES.

EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS SET AT $15 PER STUDENT PER YEAR.

UM, WE WOULD HAVE ONE CLUSTER INCREASE, $5 TO 20 AND WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER CLUSTER OF CLASSES GO UP $10 TO 25.

UM, AND THEN I DO LIKE TO THROW OUT THERE, THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVER PREVENT A STUDENT FROM TAKING A CLASS IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR A REASON THAT THEY COULDN'T UH, PAY.

BUT IT REALLY DOES HELP US PUT SOME, SOME GOOD QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF OUR, IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

THAT WON'T BE A BARRIER FOR ENTERING THE CLASS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GREG? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT APPROVAL BE ? SORRY MR. TOM, I APPROVE THAT APPROVAL WILL BE GIVEN, UH, I MOVE THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO INCREASE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FEES FOR AGRICULTURE COURSES FOR THE 20 25 20 26 SCHOOL YEAR AS PROPOSED.

UP THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT AND REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.

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

[5.E. Acceptance of School Improvement Grant and Request for Additional Appropriation - Ms. Brag]

MS. BRAGG.

GOOD EVENING.

AT THE BOARD MEETING ON MAY 28TH, THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $193,795 AND 84 CENTS.

AND THAT WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR FOR 24 25.

UM, AT THAT TIME WE HAD ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $101,804 AND 42 CENTS.

UM, AND INDICATED THAT WE WOULD COME BACK AND FY 26 TO ASK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GRANT, WHICH IS WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TONIGHT IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,991 AND 42 CENTS.

THAT WILL UM, COMPLETE OUT THE ASK FOR THAT APPROPRIATION FOR THAT SIG GRANT.

THE SIG, UH, IS FOR E WILSON MORRISON, LFK, WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY THAT IS LEFT FOR FY 26 IS IN SUPPORT OF THE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THE TWO MIDDLE

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SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY SPENT WHAT WAS PRIMARILY OUT OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. BRAGG? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $91,991 AND 42 CENTS FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FULL TRANSFER OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUNDS THAT TOTALED $193,795 AND 84 CENTS.

EVENING WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF A POLICY SERVICES PROVIDER AGREEMENT.

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

[5.F. Consideration of a Policy Services Provider Agreement - School Board ]

UM, WE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING.

JUST, UM, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ALLIANCE OFFERING THIS POLICY SERVICES FOR THE COST OF $2,900, THEIR UM, THEIR CONTRACT YEAR GOES JUNE 1ST, 2025 TO MAY 31ST, 2026.

AND I BELIEVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THEM MM-HMM .

THEY WOULD GIVE US THE UPDATES FOR THAT MONTH THAT WE MISSED, ESSENTIALLY.

CORRECT.

SO WE HAD THAT CONFIRMATION.

AND THEN THEY ALSO DO HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT THEY CONSULT WITH IF THERE IS QUESTION ON FOLLOWING THE LEGAL CODE, CORRECT? CORRECT.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

SO THOSE WERE OUR QUESTIONS.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY ELSE ON THE BOARD SINCE THEN.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ALLIANCE SBMA AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $2,900 THROUGH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 1ST, 2025 TO MAY 31ST, 2026.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

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

THIS EVENING WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS AND I'M GONNA GO IN REVERSE ORDER LIKE USUAL DR.

OPPOSED? NO, NO.

NEXT UP

[6.A. Board Member Requests ]

FUNK.

UH, DO NOT HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU MRS. LOWE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MS. SALIN.

UH, THE ONLY REQUEST THAT I HAVE WILL PROBABLY RELATE TO WHAT I ASSUME MR. MCFADDEN IS GOING TO REQUEST WITH, UM, HOW WE WORK START WORKING ON THE, ON THE BUDGET EARLIER.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS BUDGET SEASON, WE DISCUSSED WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS THAT, UM, I THINK ALL OF US WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, BUT I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, UM, THAT OUR EMPLOYEES GET THE SAME PAYOUT AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES DO BECAUSE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE VALUED EQUALLY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO START THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

'CAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY WE RAN OUT OF TIME WITH THIS BUDGET SEASON TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

WE DID GET THE, THE 750,000 THAT DID COVER THE, THE 10%, BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE OUR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GET THE SAME COUNTY CONTRIBUTION AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE A MORE, A MORE FAIR SYSTEM.

MR. MCFADDEN, MY REQUEST IS, YEAH, THAT WE'D, UH, AND I I'VE MENTIONED THIS IN AN EMAIL TO A COUPLE PEOPLE HERE, THAT TO START THE BUDGET PROCESS JULY 1ST, RIGHT AROUND NOW AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO, TO SEE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEXT YEAR TO GET A HANDLE ON IT, TO REDO SOME OF THE WAYS WE WE HOW WE DO IT, UM, TO BE MORE OPEN AND, AND HAVE MAYBE HAVE MINUTES FOR MEETINGS.

JUST, JUST TO HAVE IT.

SO IT'S, IT'S NOT A SORT OF A LAST MINUTE THING.

SO FREQUENTLY FOR US, UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEES ON THE BOARD.

WE HAVE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WE HAVE THE BUILDING COMMITTEE.

A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S THAT INFORMATION STAYS WITHIN THEM AND, AND INFORMATION KIND OF GETS BACK TO US AS A GROUP.

BUT I THINK THE BUDGET IS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT ALL OF US ON THE BOARD ARE, ARE CALLED TO, TO KNOW ABOUT AND BE IN CHARGE OF, MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT.

OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT SUGGESTING ALL OF US GO TO EVERY BOARD, EVERY BUDGET MEETING, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THERE SHOULD BE MORE SORT OF ACTIVE INFORMATION GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE SO THAT THERE'S MORE INSIGHTS.

'CAUSE EACH OF US HAS OUR CONSTITUENTS TO, TO PASS ON TO AND SAY HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO WE ALL HAVE A, A PLAY IN THAT AS WELL.

SO I KNOW DR. MARTIN MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND DR.

PENCE AGREED TO IT TOO, THAT TO START SOMETHING EARLIER AND GET MOVEMENTS GOING AND TALKING WITH IT.

OBVIOUSLY DURING THIS COMING YEAR THERE'LL BE A, A CHANGE IN IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOTH BOARDS.

SO HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT, UM, IT'S GOOD FOR US TO GET IT GOING AND GET STARTED.

SO IT'S NOT A, IT DOESN'T HIT HIS BLIND SIDE.

SESSION TO BE SORT OF HAVE THE BUDGET ON OUR AGENDA FOR THAT WORK SESSION JUST SO THE FULL BOARD CAN KIND OF SEE THE OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN FOR BUDGET SEASON.

AND THEN JUST SORT OF FULL DISCLOSURE, I MET IN PREPARATION FOR THIS AGENDA YESTERDAY WITH DR. MARTIN AND MR. VALENTINE ALREADY.

WE DID HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND I'VE ASKED FOR, UM, IT'S NOT JULY 1ST, BUT THE AUGUST WORK

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UM, DR. MARTIN I KNOW HAS ALREADY, HE'S ON DAY TWO, OFFICIALLY HAS ALREADY STARTED TO HAVE SOME BUDGET CONVERSATIONS AND HAS SOME IDEAS OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

AND HE'S BEEN TALKING TO MR. VALENTINE QUITE A BIT ALREADY.

SO, UM, I THINK EVERYONE CAN AGREE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DIFFERENT AND WE'RE JUST WORKING TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN, UM, ALSO BROUGHT UP A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE INSURANCE AS WELL.

THAT WAS ON MY LIST TOO, UH, FOR FUTURE FOR THEM TO KIND OF START HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND ALSO ACROSS TO THE COUNTY.

UM, SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

UM, SO I THINK THAT IS IT FOR EVERYTHING.

NOW I'M GONNA MOVE INTO THE

[7. Approval of Closed Meeting Item(s) ]

APPROVAL, APPROVAL OF CLOSED MEETING ITEMS. MS. LOW, I MOVE THAT THE PERSONNEL REPORT AND THE PERSONNEL REPORT ADDENDUM BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.

IT ALL IS IN FAVOR.

OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT OF DR. DAVID MARTIN FOR $14,025 PER MONTH TO BE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR A PERIOD OF NO LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS TO BE EFFECTIVE.

JULY 1ST, 2025.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

YOU, IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION IN REFERENCE TO FORMER EMPLOYEE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 0 7 2 0 1? I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION BUT TO ADVISE OUR ATTORNEY TO RESPOND TO THE FORMER EMPLOYEE'S ATTORNEY.

A AYE.

AND IS THERE A FINAL MOTION I MOVE TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES IN THE SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH MCPHERSON AND JACOBSON NOT TO EXCEED 26,300? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.