Oct 01, 2025 Board Meeting

YOU PLEASE READ US OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? 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 TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION APPLIES.

CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

MR. VALENTINE, COULD YOU DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? DR.

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

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.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

MR. BALLANTINE, COULD YOU DO ROLL CALL MRS. ALENS? AYE.

WELCOME THIS EVENING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR MODIFY THE AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

THEY PAID FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS AMAZING.

NEXT UP THIS EVENING, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF THE SUMMER RESIDENTIAL GOVERNOR, SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M DENISE WALTON.

I'M THE TESTING AND GIFTED EDU UH, GIFTED EDUCATION COORDINATOR.

I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT.

SADIE COMSTOCK.

SHE'S A SENIOR AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS PAST SUMMER SHE ATTENDED, WELL, SHE APPLIED AND WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND THE MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM OF THE SUMMER RESIDENTIAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL.

THE SUMMER RESIDENTIAL SUMMER RESIDENTIAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UM, JUNIORS AND SENIORS WITH INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ACROSS SEVEN DIFFERENT AREAS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SADIE FOR HER ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ALLOW HER TO SHARE SOME OF HER EXPERIENCE WITH YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S SADIE COMSTOCK.

I'M A SENIOR AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M HOPING TO GO INTO COLLEGE AND STUDY SURGERY.

UM, AND I ATTENDED SUMMER RESIDENTIAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL THIS SUMMER, WHICH, UM, WAS A THREE WEEK PROGRAM.

WE STAYED AT THE ROANOKE CAMPUS IN RADFORD AND WE GOT TO HAVE MULTIPLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY.

SO FIRST UP, FOR THE APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS, THERE WAS AN EMAIL SENT OUT TO US BY MS. WALTON HERE.

AND THEN WE HAD TO COMPLETE TWO ESSAY PROMPTS WITH GENERAL INFORMATION LIKE OUR CLASS, OUR COURSEWORK, UM, GRADES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I ALSO HAD TO DO TWO RECOMMENDATION LETTERS.

UM, BOTH OF MY PEOPLE WHO WROTE RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ARE HERE TONIGHT.

MS. RACI AND MS. KENNY.

UM, AND THEN THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REVIEWED AND SELECTED FROM THAT POOL THERE WERE UP ROUGHLY 250 APPLICANTS AND 20 OF US WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND, AND THE SCHOOL DID SPONSOR IT.

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THE LIVE-IN EXPERIENCE WAS DEFINITELY UNIQUE.

I WAS STAYING THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM HOME.

I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.

UM, WE STAYED AT THE PATRICK HENRY HOTEL, WHICH IS IN ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, AND IT, UM, THEY TURNED IT INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

SO WE EACH GOT OUR OWN LITTLE APARTMENT BUILDING.

AND IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY NEAT.

UM, MEALS WERE VERY INTERESTING AS WELL.

WE ATE EVERY MORNING AT THE CARILION HOSPITAL.

UM, THE CAFETERIA THERE, WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVE WRACKING BECAUSE THERE WERE ALL OF THE DOCTORS AND EVERYONE COMING IN AND SWIPING THEIR BADGES.

AND THEN WE WERE JUST THERE KIND OF LOOKING AROUND.

UM, THE PATRICK HENRY WAS ALSO NEAT WITH THE LOBBY.

THEY HAD A LOT OF GAMES IN THERE.

THEY HAD POOL AND EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD DO AFTER OUR DAY WAS DONE.

UM, IT WAS VERY EASY TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PEERS AND STAFF THERE BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY 20 OF US.

I KNOW SOME OF THE, THE OTHER PROGRAMS HAD UPWARDS OF 100 PEOPLE IN THEIR PROGRAM.

SO IT WAS VERY NEAT HAVING THAT SMALL LITTLE GROUP TO TALK TO.

IT WAS ALSO VERY NICE HAVING A GROUP WITH SIMILAR ETHICS AND SIMILAR PASSIONS AS I DO.

EVERYBODY THERE WANTED TO GO INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD, WHICH WAS VERY EASY TO GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE THERE FOR LECTURES AND CLASSROOM SETTINGS.

WE ALMOST EVERY DAY HAD A LECTURE, SO WE WOULD GO OUT TO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.

I KNOW ONE DAY WE WENT TO THE VIRGINIA TECH BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING, WHICH WAS IN THEIR GRADUATE SCHOOL.

WE LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF ULTRASOUNDS LIKE, UM, HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS, WHICH THEY'RE WORKING ON CURING PARKINSON'S WITH, WHICH WAS REALLY NEAT.

I HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

UM, ALONG WITH TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES, A LOT OF US KIND OF HAD A BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL THINGS 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, BUT NONE OF US HAD REALLY HEARD ABOUT TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES TO THAT EXTENT.

SO WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT, WHICH WAS NEAT.

WE ALSO HAD A TON OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN CLINICALS.

WE WENT TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TWICE, AND I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE AND SCRUB IN ON TWO SURGERIES.

BOTH WERE HEART SURGERIES, WHICH WAS AMAZING TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT UNTIL MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WE ALSO WENT TO THESE THINGS CALLED OSCI ROOMS IN THE VIRGINIA TECH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

SO THEY'RE LIKE A MOCK DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THERE'S ACTUAL ACTORS THAT THEY COME IN AND PAY TO HAVE CERTAIN SYMPTOMS AND WE HAVE TO DIAGNOSE THEM, WHICH WAS SOMETHING I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

, WE VOLUNTEERED FOR A DAY AT THE BRADLEY FREE CLINIC AS WELL, WHICH IS IN DOWNTOWN ROANOKE, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THERE TO COME IN AND GET CHECKED OUT AGAIN WITH VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES.

THE SAME DAY THAT WE WERE AT BRADLEY FREE, WE HAD AN ADDICTION AWARENESS MEETING.

SO WE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO WERE STRUGGLING WITH NARCOTIC ADDICTION, WHICH WAS VERY EYE-OPENING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T COME IN AND EXPRESS TO US THAT WE WERE GONNA DO THAT.

THEY DIDN'T TELL US WHO WE WERE TALKING TO, AND EVERYBODY LOOKED COMPLETELY NORMAL.

AND WHEN THEY OPENED UP TO US ABOUT IT, IT REALLY JUST SHOWED THAT THAT CAN AFFECT ANYBODY AND HOW PROMINENT IT IS, EVEN IN VIRGINIA.

UM, ALONG WITH VOLUNTEER WORK, WE HAD A CAPSTONE PROJECT, SO WE HAD TO SELECT A WICKED PROBLEM, WHICH IS A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T HAVE ONE CORRECT ANSWER.

SO WE GOT TO SELECT ONE RELATED TO THE MEDICAL FIELD.

WE WORKED IN SMALL GROUPS, AND THEN BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM PRESENTED OUR WICKED PROBLEM.

THE ONE ON THE SCREEN IS OURS, .

THERE WERE IN GROUPS OF FIVE.

AND THE WHOLE, UM, WICKED PROBLEM WAS AROUND PUBLIC HEALTH.

SO EVERY DAY WE HAD A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH THEME FOR THE DAY, AND WE KIND OF IMPLEMENTED THAT INTO OUR WICKED PROBLEM.

AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, WE HAD A SURPRISE INTERVIEW WITH PBS.

APPARENTLY THEY WERE COMING AROUND TO EACH OF THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOLS AND INTERVIEWING A FEW OF THE KIDS.

SCRUBBING IN AND SEEING TWO SURGERIES.

MAYHEW, WHO RAN OUR PROGRAM, SELECTED TWO OF US TO INTERVIEW PERSONALLY WITH PBS.

IT WAS ME AND MY COLLEAGUE, UM, SIRI, WHO IS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.

AND SO WE GOT TO SPEAK TO PBS AND HAVE A MORE IN DEPTH INTERVIEW ABOUT THE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS REALLY NEAT.

AND THEN PARTNERSHIPS, UM, DR.

MAYHEW EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THE PROGRAM COST UPWARDS OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DO IN JUST THREE WEEKS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

BUT ALL OF THESE, UM, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS HELPED SPONSOR THAT.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES WHO WERE THERE AS WELL, BECAUSE SO MANY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, UM, EVEN THE ATTENDING SURGEON, THE HEAD OF SURGERY AT UM, ROANOKE MEMORIAL SPOKE TO US WHILE WE WERE AT ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

SO JUST THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME OUTTA THEIR DAY AND THEIR SUMMER TO COME SPEAK WITH US WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING.

AND THEN KEY TAKEAWAYS, WE ALL GOT GUARANTEED ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIP TO RADFORD UNIVERSITY IF WE SO CHOOSE TO GO.

I ALSO GOT AMAZING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

I GOT, UM, THE LIVE IN STAFF THERE.

ONE OF THEM WAS AN ENGLISH MAJOR.

SHE'S IN GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND SHE OFFERED TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR COLLEGE ESSAYS.

EVERYBODY WAS JUST VERY PERSONABLE.

AND THEN I ALSO GOT CONFIRMATION AND CLARITY OF MY INTEREST, ESPECIALLY AFTER

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I DEFINITELY KNEW THAT I WASN'T QUEASY AND THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANTED DO.

SO YEAH, THAT WAS MY MY SUMMER.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NEXT UP THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR ATTENDANCE AWARD PRESENTATION.

DR. MARTIN MADAM CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

OH, I ALWAYS FORGET TO TURN THIS ON.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, UH, OUR ATTENDANCE WINNER WINNERS AND OUR MOST IMPROVED.

SO IF I COULD HAVE HILDE J BARBER, ELEMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES COME FORWARD FOR A 95.2% ATTENDANCE RATE, GOOD JOB.

WELL, OTHER THAN I GOT A GOOD STAFF AND THE KIDS THERE, BUT THIS FEELS KIND OF LOW AFTER HEARING ALL THAT .

SORRY.

GOOD JOB.

UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

UM, THIS IS A VERY NICE SURPRISE TO BE HERE FOR THIS.

UM, AND SO SOON IN THE YEARS, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOT STARTED WITH EVERYTHING YET, BUT, UM, WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE WITH INCENTIVES THAT WE HAD IN PLACE BEFORE.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAND TROPHIES OUT.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO START A SCHOOL, UM, A SCHOOL OVERALL SCHOOL INCENTIVE AS WELL.

BUT WE COULD DO ALL THE TRICKS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POCKETS TO HELP WITH ATTENDANCE.

BUT WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO, IT'S RELATIONSHIPS THAT THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF BUILD WITH THESE KIDS.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY MAKES THEM WANNA BE THERE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON AND JUST KEEP BUILDING THOSE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS.

AND MAYBE THIS WILL KEEP UP.

SO THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE JUST SENT ME? I JUST TOOK IT OFF MY WALL FIRM LAST YEAR.

SO OUR SECONDARY WINNER IS WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH 94.57%.

DR. JOHNSON, TELL US ALL GOOD THINGS.

UH, I WAS GONNA START BY HOUSTON SINCE WE'VE HAD THE BANNER ON OUR WALL FOR THE LAST OVER A YEAR NOW.

UH, WE MIGHT NEED TO REPAINT THE WALL FROM WHERE IT'S FADING FROM THE BANNER BEING IN FRONT , AND IF ANYONE FROM SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE WATCHING , WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE, UH, COMMUNITY FUN DAY WHEN I PROUDLY DISPLAYED OUR BANNER AT COMMUNITY FUNDING FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND ALL THE OTHER SECONDARY PRINCIPALS NOTICED.

UH, SO THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION AGAIN.

UH, I DEFINITELY WANNA THANK OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, UH, AND OUR TEACHERS WHO TRY EVERY DAY TO MAKE, UH, WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL A SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR KIDS TO COME.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE DOING WELL.

I'M GLAD OUR ATTENDANCE IS UP.

WE DID HAVE, UH, 96.4% YESTERDAY AND 95.8% TODAY.

SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN KEEP IT GOING FOR OCTOBER.

TO WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS EACH MORNING, THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR BOBCAT EXPECTATIONS.

AND NOW FOR THE MOST IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, E WILSON MORRISON ELEMENTARY, GOOD EVENING CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

ON BEHALF OF E WILSON MORRISON, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS MOST IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AWARD.

THIS RECOGNITION REPRESENTS FAR MORE THAN IMPROVED NUMBERS.

IT REFLECTS A SHARED COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERY DAY COUNTS AND THE POWER OF A DEDICATED TEAM WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON MISSION.

AT E WILSON, WE KNOW THAT LEARNING STARTS WITH SHOWING UP, AND WE'VE WORKED INTENTIONALLY TO MAKE SCHOOL A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS WANT TO BE.

EVERY MEMBER OF OUR TEAM HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS SUCCESS.

OUR FRONT OFFICE STAFF HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND GREETING FAMILIES WITH WARMTH AND ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT FEELS NOTICED AND VALUED.

AND OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR SCHOOL, ARE CREATING CLASSROOMS FULL OF ENGAGING LESSONS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAKE STUDENTS EXCITED

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BEING RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL, AND READY TO LEARN HAS BUILT A CULTURE WHERE ATTENDANCE IS NOT JUST A GOAL, BUT A REFLECTION OF PRIDE AND BELONGING.

THIS AWARD BELONGS TO ALL OF THEM, TO EVERY TEACHER, GREETING STUDENTS WITH A SMILE, EVERY STAFF MEMBER, BUILDING TRUST WITH FAMILIES, AND EVERY STUDENT CHOOSING TO SHOW UP AND GROW EACH DAY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO INTO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, UM, AND SADIE AND EMERSON AND FAMILY, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

BUT IF YOU WANNA EXIT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO AT ANY POINT.

UM, SO UP FIRST THIS EVENING, MR. VALENTINE.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION? NO ONE SIGNED UP.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? NO ONE FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

NEXT UP WE HAVE THE

[3. Consent Agenda ]

CONSENT AGENDA.

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

[4.A. Superintendent ]

REPORTS DR. MARTIN.

SO AS THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT EACH AND EVERY DAY, I AM AMAZED AND THANKFUL FOR THE TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEIR COMMITMENT AND PASSION TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS IS UNMATCHED.

I WISH I COULD SHARE WITH YOU THESE OBSERVATIONS, BUT WAIT, AN OPPORTUNITY IS APPROACHING.

WE WILL BE TAKING A BUS TOUR WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON OCTOBER THE NINTH.

THE PURPOSE OF THE TOUR WILL BE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PROGRAMS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH LEVELS.

WE HAVE BEEN PLANNED A LUNCH PREPARED BY OUR STUDENTS AT BLUE RIDGE TECH, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR, A TOUR OF THAT FACILITY.

I THINK THAT EACH TOUR WILL PROVIDE MANY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AS WE VENTURE INTO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

WELL, SPEAKING OF THE TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY SIX BUDGET, ALL CALL CENTER MANAGERS HAVE NOW, AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, SUBMITTED ADDITIONS TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

AFTER PRESENTING THEM TO SENIOR STAFF PRINCIPALS ALSO REVIEWED PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AND CLASS SIZES WITH ST.

SENIOR STAFF, PARTICULARLY IF NEW STAFF MEMBERS WERE REQUESTED.

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE FIRST WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW OCTOBER 2ND, BUT NOW NEEDS TO BE PUSHED FORWARD TO THE NEXT WORK, WORK SESSION ON OCTOBER 20TH, THE SECOND WORK SESSION, UH, ACCORDINGLY TO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR.

SO NEXT ITEM.

THE TENNIS COURTS STILL ARE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.

HOWEVER, I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE ISSUED A CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE TENNIS COURTS AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS.

WHETHER PERMITTING THE TENNIS TEAMS WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN THEIR SEASON IN FEBRUARY, 2026, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE PROVIDING, WILL BE PROVIDING A TWO YEAR GUARANTEE FOR HIS WORK, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO DISCUSS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE WRITTEN A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT FAIRY STONES, SO I HAVE A FAIRY STONE FOR EACH OF YOU BECAUSE ACCORDING TO LEGEND, MANY PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CARRIED A FAIRY STONE IN THEIR POCKET FOR GOOD LUCK.

COSTNER HAS BEEN MEETING WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF TO DEVELOP THE 26TH 27 CALENDAR.

IT APPEARS THAT A DRAFT CALENDAR HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH 180 TEACHING DAYS.

THE DRAFT WILL BE SENT OUT TO STAFF SOON FOR REACTION AND COMMENTS.

OUR ENROLLMENT ON THE 35TH DAY OF SCHOOL WAS 4,778 WITH SIX NO-SHOWS.

THE ENROLLMENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WAS 4,821 WITH 202 NO-SHOWS.

THIS IS INTERESTING DATA THAT WE ARE BEGINNING TO DISSECT.

SO THE LAST ITEM IS A GIFT I WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE CONCLUSION OF TONIGHT'S EVENT MEETING.

SO I'M AFRAID TO GIVE IT TO YOU NOW BECAUSE WE ARE JUST LIKE STUDENTS IN SOME RESPECT.

YOU'LL WANT TO OPEN IT AND READ IT AND DO THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

BUT ANYWAY,

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AS THIS SCHOOL BOARD MOVES FORWARD IN SELECTING THE NEXT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, I HOPE YOU WILL CARRY THE FERRY STONE FOR GOOD LUCK AND FORTUNE.

THANK YOU, DR. MARTIN.

AND CAN I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON THAT BUDGET MEETING? I WAS THINKING IT'S GONNA BE OCTOBER 21ST, , I HAVE IT LISTED AS THE 23RD.

WILL THE, WILL THE, YOU HAVE THE 20TH OR THE, THE 21ST.

COULD, UM, COULD I VERIFY THAT WITH STAFF AND SEND IT TO JAMAR IN AN EMAIL? FIRST STUDY? YES.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

SORRY.

YEAH, IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, THIS LIKE TOMORROW, BUT HE'S CANCELING THAT ONE AND MOVING IT.

BUT I'M, I'LL SEND THE NEW SCHEDULE OUT WITH THE VERIFY DATES THAT YOU APPROVED AT THE NEXT MEETING, AT OUR LAST MEETING.

SCHOOL BOARD, UM, REPORTS, AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH DR.

MOVING ON TO THE

[4.B. School Board ]

FUNK.

UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, PARTICULAR, UH, REPORTS, UH, THIS MONTH OTHER THAN WE ARE A OBVIOUSLY MOVING ALONG IN OUR, UM, SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AND, UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROCESS AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD FOR IT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MCFADDEN.

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I'VE BEEN, UM, EVALUATING THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS, EXCITED TO HAVE THE CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVE, UH, GOING INTO THE FINALS.

WE'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS HERE.

UM, I DID GO BACK AND DEEP DIVE INTO THE SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT THAT ABOUT THE 180 OR SO PEOPLE FILLED OUT THE SURVEY AND THEN PLUS THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT THE, UH, FACULTY AND STAFF HERE HAVE DONE AND TRY TO READ INTO IT AND SAY, WELL, WHEN WE'RE MAKING THE FINAL DECISION, WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THOSE PEOPLE SAY.

SO THAT'S, UH, IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING TO HAVE IT.

IT'S, WE, WE HAVE SOME GREAT CANDIDATES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

UM, ALSO IN ANTICIPATION, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, UH, TONIGHT.

AND, UM, ANY PARENTS THAT WOULD HAVE AN INSIGHT.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF IT.

WE'RE GONNA DO A THIRD READING NEXT TIME, BUT IF PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT IT, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

UM, WE'RE TRYING TO UPDATE AND TRYING TO SAY, SAY, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES SHOULD NOT BE A THING THAT KIND OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE TOGETHER IN, IN A, IN, OFF, OFF, UH, OUT, OUT OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION, UH, OUT OF, OUTSIDE OF THE EDUCATIONAL ARENA.

AND EVEN THEN TO HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP CAN, IT'S A BAD THING TO, UH, YOU, YOU WANNA PROTECT THE, THE EMPLOYEES AND THE STUDENTS FROM SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

BUT, UM, AGAIN, IF ANY PARENTS HAVE ANY INSIGHTS ON IT, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT, THE NEXT READING OF IT.

AND FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR GIVING US ANOTHER $240,000.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WENT TOWARDS REPLACING THE FLOORING IN SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, GETTING RID OF THE CARPET AND PUTTING IN TILING, AND THEN 140,000 FOR THE TENNIS COURTS THAT DR. MARTIN WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS TO THEM.

WE'RE, WE'RE APPRECIATIVE.

UP NEXT WE HAVE MS. SALE.

I, TOO HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH, UM, MEETINGS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE, WE HAD SOME EXCELLENT CANDIDATES AND OUR BOARD HAS REALLY COME TOGETHER VERY WELL IN, IN AGREEMENT TO, UH, ADDING US DOWN TO, TO TWO CANDIDATES THAT WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

UM, AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, FACILITIES, THE BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE GOT TO TOUR THE PROPERTY FOR THE FUTURE LAND LAB AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, WE ALSO WERE BRIEFED ON, ON THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE ROOF SITUATION THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

AND, UM, TOOK A, A LOOK AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS WITH, UH, THE IMPENDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. LOW.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD HOW THAT'S PROGRESSING.

UM, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, MAKE A PLUG FOR THE PTA PROGRAMS THAT ARE, ESPECIALLY AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO FOR PARENTS TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL.

UM, I ATTENDED THE SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAWK FLOCK MEETING THIS PAST MONTH, UM, AND WE WERE IN A COZY LITTLE CONFERENCE ROOM, AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE WOULD OUTGROW THAT ROOM BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE SO MUCH PARTICIPATION FROM PARENTS.

UM, IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED AND HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL, GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE TEACHERS IN A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE CASUAL AND CONVERSATIONAL WAY.

UM, SO I MEAN, I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT.

I THINK A LOT OF OTHER PARENTS WOULD LIKE IT TOO.

SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU, WHICHEVER SCHOOLS YOUR CHILD ATTENDS TO CONSIDER, UM, GOING TO THOSE MEETINGS.

AND THEN I WANTED TO ALSO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES, UM, AND SAY, I FEEL LIKE THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH, UM, IS GOING REALLY WELL.

WE HAD A STRONG POOL.

WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO FINALISTS THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

UM,

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AGENDA, FIRST UP, WE HAVE THE E-RATE CATEGORY TWO, MR. STEFANSKI, MS. GOOD EVENING.

UM, I WON'T REPEAT A LOT OF WHAT MS. LOWE SAID, BUT KIND OF THE SAME ON VOLUNTEERING WITH YOUR, UH, YOUR STUDENTS PTO.

UM, I KNOW THEY'RE ALL REACHING OUT THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OUR KIDS LIKE TO COME AND DO THOSE FUN ACTIVITIES.

I WENT AND PARTICIPATED IN LF K'S FALL FESTIVAL, UM, AND I KNOW ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS ARE HAVING THEIR FALL FESTIVALS COMING UP.

SO THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO GET INSIDE THE SCHOOLS AND SORT OF SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND OFFER A FUN, UM, TIME FOR YOUR KIDS.

I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE.

THAT WAS, IT WAS A REALLY NICE TOUR.

I WASN'T AWARE OF SORT OF THE LAND AREA THAT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL HAS, UM, MARKED OFF FOR WHERE THEY HOPE TO PUT THEIR LAND LAB AND IT'S A REALLY NICE SPACE.

SO HOPEFULLY, WE'LL, I'LL BE SEEING THAT COME, COME TO LIFE EVENTUALLY HERE.

UM, AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE.

THAT WAS REALLY FUN AND GOOD LUCK AT THEIR, OR CONGRATULATIONS ON THEIR GAME.

AND THEN I SEE, UM, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OUT HERE THIS EVENING, AND I KNOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM.

BUT, UM, JUST A THANK YOU TO, UM, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, UM, HIKE KIDS WHO HAVE PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UM, LIKE, UM, THE HOPE TAKES FLIGHT, UM, WALK THAT THEY DID RECENTLY, AND THEN WARREN COALITION AND THEIR CELEBRATE KIDS DAY THIS PAST WEEKEND.

SO JUST ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER PLUG FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY, UM, EFFORTS THAT REALLY HELP MAKE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE PLACE THAT IT IS.

AND LAST, DR. MARTIN, WHO EVERYONE I RUN INTO EVERYWHERE, UM, THEY'RE JUST ALWAYS TELLING ME HOW HE'S SPREADING SO MUCH GOOD, GOOD CHEER AND POSITIVITY FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

SO HE EVEN STARTED HIS MORNING TODAY AT 7:00 AM AT OUR ROTARY CLUB, TALKING ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING, AND IT'S JUST THAT POSITIVE FACE.

AND, UM, WHICH LEADS ME RIGHT INTO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE UP HERE HAS SAID ABOUT OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS.

AND, UM, IT'S GOING WELL.

AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT PHASE BRINGS FOR US.

SO I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME.

MOVING INTO OUR ACTION

[5.A. E-Rate Category Two - Stefnoski ]

LAST MONTH I WAS ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR CATEGORY ONE FOR E-RATE, AND THIS MONTH I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR CATEGORY TWO.

SO, UH, I REQUEST THAT YOU WILL ACCEPT, UH, THE E-RATE DISCOUNT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $159,571 AND 54 CENTS, AND THAT WE CAN USE LOCAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,809 26 CENTS TO PURCHASE MERAKI ACCESS POINTS AND LICENSES AS WELL AS OUR FIREWALL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. STEFANSKI? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT APPROVAL WILL BE GIVEN FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ACCEPT THE E-RATE FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT OF $159,571 AND 54 CENTS, AND THAT LOCAL FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT OF $40,809 AND 26 CENTS BE USED TO PURCHASE MAROC CHI ACCESS POINTS LICENSES, AND PALO ALTO SUPPORT AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM E PLUS TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. KY.

OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING CLOSED MEETINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

NEXT UP WE HAVE RESOLUTION

[5.B. Resolution of the Warren County School Board Regarding Closed Meetings for the Purpose of Interviewing Candidates for the Position of Superintendent - School Board ]

UM, THIS IS BASICALLY OPENING OUR WINDOW FOR INTERVIEWS, UM, FOR OUR FINALISTS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING CLOSED MEETINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

[5.C. Acceptance of Donation ]

ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION, DR.

COSTNER.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS.

DR. MARTIN, I HAVE, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

AS, AS DR.

PENCE, YOU'VE ALREADY RECOGNIZED.

WE ARE, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN FRONT ROYAL THAT WE HAVE THE HEIGHTS KIDS FOUNDATION.

UM, THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO PARTNERSHIP WITH.

UM, WE DO SHARE, UM, WITH THE HEIGHTS KIDS FOUNDATION, THEIR EFFORTS TO FILL THE GAP IN CRISIS FUNDING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING H HOUSING INSECURITY THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL HOLD.

MY HEART LOVE WINS CAMPAIGN, THE HEIGHTS KIDS FOUNDATION HAS RAISED $5,000 THAT IS BEING DONATED TO WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROJECT HOPE

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TEAM.

THIS GENEROUS DONATION WE USE TO MEET BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS EMERGENCY FOOD, CLOTHING, AND BASIC HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS ITEMS TO HELP STUDENTS THRIVE.

THE DONATION IS ALIGNED WITH PROJECT HOPE AND THE GOAL OF, UM, REMOVING BARRIERS TO STUDENTS' EDUCATION.

UM, WE DO HAVE FOLKS HERE FROM THE HEIGHTS KID FOUNDATION, BUT BEFORE I ASK 'EM TO COME UP, I DO HAVE A RECOMMENDED ACTION.

I WOULD, UM, LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN MOVE THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, ACCEPT THE DONATIONS AS PRESENTED BY THE HEIGHTS KIDS FOUNDATION WITH GRATITUDE, ANDOR MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS THE DONATION AS PRESENTED BY THE HY KIDS FOUNDATION WITH GRATITUDE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

A AYE.

ANY THIS TIME? CAN THE HEIGHTS FOUND, PLEASE COME UP, DR. MARTIN.

AND I'M GOING TO, I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE BITE AND THEN ROGER PUT, GOOD EVENING.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'LL HAVE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION OR MAKE A NEW ONE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT.

UM, I WAS GONNA ASK, BUT I WAS GONNA JUST LET YOU GO.

WAS WAS SHAKING MY HEAD WHEN YOU GUYS ARE TAKING ACTION, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA INTERRUPT.

SO WE DIDN'T SAY, UM, MY NAME IS AMBER THAW AND I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE HI KIDS FOUNDATION.

AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF BOTH HARMONY HIKE, AARON HIKE, AND THE HI KIDS FOUNDATION.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU GUYS ON BEHALF OF THE MOST PRECIOUS AND VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S OUR CHILDREN.

LAST DECEMBER, HARMONY MET OR SPOKE WITH DR.

BALLINGER REGARDING THE FIRST DONATION THAT THE HEIGHT KIDS FOUNDATION MADE.

IN THAT CONVERSATION, HE SHARED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE MCKINNEY-VENTO PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS THE STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY.

HE THEN INTRODUCED HARMONY TO MS. JOANNA MCCUE MARTIN.

AND THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS WITH SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH INSPIRED BY A PHOTO OF HEARTS HARMONY ENVISIONED A CAMPAIGN THAT COULD BOTH PROTECT STUDENT PRIVACY AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE IN NEED.

THAT IS HOW WE HAVE THIS CAMPAIGN BEFORE US, WHICH IS THE HOLD MY HEART CAMPAIGN.

UM, UH, MRS. JOANNA CHU MARTIN PROVIDED THE STUDENTS WITH A CREATIVE OUTLET WITH THIS CAMPAIGN, INVITING THEM TO PAINT TWO HEARTS EACH ONE HEART REMAINS AT THE STONE BRANCH CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND THE OTHER HEART BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SPONSOR THESE SPONSORSHIPS.

DIRECTLY FUND THE STUDENT'S NEEDS, WHETHER THAT BE THE CRISIS ASSISTANCE, FIELD, TRIP EXPENSES, SPORTS EXPENSES, OR BASIC NECESSITIES.

THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BOXES OF BASICS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, WE ALSO HELP PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO THESE CHILDREN.

EACH HEART SPONSORSHIP IS $600 A YEAR, BUT THERE'S MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE AS WELL.

AND TO DATE, 54 OF THE HEARTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED.

THERE ARE STILL 27 AVAILABLE, AND SPONSORS RECEIVE ONE OF THE PAINTED HEARTS THAT THE CHILDREN PAINTED, AND IT'S DISPLAYED ON AN EASEL TO PLACE IN YOUR HOME.

WHILE THE SECOND WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY AT THE STONE BRANCH CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT MAIN STREET, THE COMMUNITY CAN COME VIEW THEM AT THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING, WHICH IS OCTOBER 10TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND OCTOBER 11TH ON FESTIVAL LEAVES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EACH SPONSORED HEART IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PLAQUE BELOW IT, RECOGNIZING THE DONOR OR WHOEVER THE DONOR WISHES TO HONOR IN THEIR MEMORY.

AND A NOTEWORTHY THANKS TO LORI ATHE COCKRELL AND CHERYL COLORS, WHO WERE THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE WHEN WE MENTIONED THIS CAMPAIGN AND THE COMMUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY SPONSOR THE FIRST TWO HEARTS.

ALSO, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO JANELLE SPERLING.

DANIELLE BRINER.

THERE'S WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE TO MENTION, AND I KNOW I'M GONNA LEAVE SOMEONE OFF.

COLIN, UM, WAS THAT KELLY WALKER MADE THE QUILT THAT YOU SEE BEFORE US, THAT'S A REPRESENTATION OF EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL HEARTS THAT THE STUDENTS PAINTED.

AND HERE AT THE HEIGHT KIDS FOUNDATION, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE PROJECT HOPE TEAM, SOME OF THE PEOPLE I JUST MENTIONED WHO SERVE AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN US AND THE CHILDREN AND THEIR NEEDS AND OUR FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT FOR THOSE NEEDS.

TO DATE THE CAMPAIGN HAS RAISED $18,900.

AND AS MORE HEARTS ARE SPONSORED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO COME PROVIDE MONTHLY DONATION CHECKS TO THE MCKINNEY-VENTO FUND DIRECTLY.

TONIGHT, WE'RE HONORED TO NOT ONLY PRESENT THIS DONATION, BUT ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCE, UM, OF THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE.

THESE CHILDREN WHO, DESPITE FACING HOUSING INSECURITY EVERY NIGHT AT HOME, STILL SHOW UP TO SCHOOL EACH DAY WITH COURAGE AND DETERMINATION.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND TO HELP TO SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THESE ARE, I THINK IT WAS 81 STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND WE DON'T KNOW THEM.

NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC KNOWS THEM.

NOBODY KNOWS THEM.

SO THESE HEARTS ARE A REPRESENTATION OF

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WHAT THEY CHOSE.

YEAH, THEY ARE.

THE ACTUAL HEARTS.

WE, THEY TOOK PICTURES AND MADE IT UP, AND THOSE ARE THE ACTUAL HEARTS THERE.

AND THE CHILDREN DID SHARE, UM, WITH JOANNA MCCUE MARTIN, THAT PAINTING, THIS GAVE THEM A LOT OF TIME TO REFLECT AND, UM, AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OUTLET THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY NEEDED.

SO IT HELPED THE KIDS, UH, IN A, A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO, THANK YOU.

LET'S GET A PICTURE OVER HERE.

OH, THANK YOU .

SO, ON BEHALF OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THIS DONATION, UM, AND YOUR RECOGNITION THAT NOT EVERY KID HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO COME TO SCHOOL.

AND YOU'RE, THANK YOU.

HAVE A SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESENCE LEARNING INC.

UP NEXT THIS EVENING, WE

[5.D. Service Agreement between PresenceLearning, Inc. (Presence) and Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) for Bilingual psychoeducational assessment services - Mrs. Sperling]

PRESENCE AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR BILINGUAL PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES.

KOSNER? YES, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, WARREN COUNTY HAS AN EXISTING CONTRACT WITH PRESIDENT LEARNING AND, UM, IT IS TO PROVIDE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS ALONG WITH COORDINATED SERVICES AND SCHOOL-WIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, UM, WHO ARE GOING THROUGH SPECIAL SERVICE, SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL PROCESS.

WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPOSES TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT WITH PRESENCE TO CONDUCT A BILINGUAL PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATION WHEN THE NEEDS ARISE TO ASSESS STUDENTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH.

WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRENTLY HAS A REFERRAL FOR A STUDENT WHO REQUIRES BILINGUAL ASSESSMENT AND PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT WITH PRESENCE TO MEET THE CURRENT NEEDS AND FUTURE NEEDS.

WE ARE ASKING THAT THE, UM, WARREN COUNTY BOARD THAT THEY, UM, MOVE THAT THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESIDENT'S LEARNING AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT BILINGUAL PSYCHOED PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED, AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

NER? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRESENCE LEARNING INCORPORATED AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT BILINGUAL PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

SECOND READING OF KG DASH E REGULATIONS FOR USE OF FACILITIES.

NEXT UP WE HAVE THE

[5.E. Second Reading of KG-E Regulations for Use of Facilities- Dr. Costner ]

KOSNER? YES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU KNOW, POLICY KG DASH E REGULATIONS OF USE OF FACILITIES, UM, WAS PUT INTO EFFECT BACK IN JULY 1ST, 2012 WHEN, UM, THERE WERE TRYING TO UPDATE THIS ALONG WITH THE SBMA, TRYING TO UPDATE THE, UM, POLICIES.

AND SO WITH THE, MOVING ALONG WITH THE USE OF FACILITIES FOR AN ONLINE FORMAT, UM, WE REVIEWED THE CURRENT POLICY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID COME UP AT OUR LAST, UM, MEETING WITH THE FIRST READING WAS THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROGRESSION OF WHO COULD RENT.

AND, UM, WE HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THIS, THE BOARD APPROVED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEES.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WAS CHANGED, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THAT ON NUMBER THREE, THE PRIORITIES AND AUTHORIZATION ARE FROM THE HIGHEST TO LOWEST, WHICH IS WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL.

AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS. B WOULD BE SCHOOL RELATED GROUPS SUCH AS PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS AND BOOSTER CLUBS, THREE C, EXCUSE ME, WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THEN D ALL OTHER SPACES AVAILABLE AT A TIME THAT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL AND THE PRECEDING PRIORITIES.

I ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

AND THE REASON THAT IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY IS BECAUSE WE DO GET PEOPLE WHO APPLY THAT MAY NOT MEET CATEGORY A, B, OR C.

SO WE, THEY, WE GET THEM APPLIED AND THEN, UM, WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER PERSON TO COME IN AND BUMP THEM OUT A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S WRITTEN AS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE FOR THOSE, UM, THAT ARE NOT INVOLVED WITH CATEGORIES A, B,

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OR C.

QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER, UM, ON SECTION THREE, I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UM, SO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES THAT I, I DON'T SEE ON HERE, SO I GUESS IT WOULD FALL UNDER D BUT I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY COME UP IN SECTION B WOULD BE OTHER SCHOOL RELATED.

WHEN IT SAYS SCHOOL RELATED GROUPS, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL RELATED GROUPS? YES.

MA WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL RELATED, UM, PROGRAMS. OKAY.

ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT DEALS WITH THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THEY'LL HAVE, THEY'LL HAVE FIRST CHOICE.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TO GET IT FIRST, RIGHT? YES.

UM, YEAH, AND OF COURSE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FIRST.

UM, BUT SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED ON HERE BECAUSE OF THE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF HOMESCHOOL AND PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN WHOSE, WHOSE FAMILIES DO PAY TAXES INTO THE SYSTEM AND SCHOOLS BEING A PLACE FOR EDUCATING.

UM, COULD WE ADD THE CATEGORY TO REFLECT WHERE THAT WOULD FALL IN HERE? I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD TAKE PRECEDENTS EDUCATION OF NON WCPS STUDENTS WOULD TAKE PRECEDENTS OR PRIORITY OVER, UM, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

UH, THAT WOULD BE, IF THE WILL OF THE BOARD IS TO ADD SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, I'LL BE GLAD TO PUT IT IN AND BRING IT FORTH FOR THE THIRD READING.

UM, THIS BASICALLY, IT, IT IS WHATEVER THE BOARD WISHES TO DO.

WOULD GOVERNMENT AGE ORIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BE PARKS AND REC? YES, MA'AM.

I ASSUME WOULD BE THE MAIN PERSON, MA'AM, YOU WOULD BE REFERRING TO? PARK PARKS AND REC WOULD BE BECAUSE, AND THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, AND LIKE WE TRY TO KEEP A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

DO CURRENT HOMESCHOOL GROUPS CURRENTLY MEET IN OUR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS? HONESTLY, I COULD NOT TELL YOU EXACTLY WHICH ORGANIZATIONS.

I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME THAT HAVE THEIR HOMESCHOOL GRADUATION.

THERE'S A BIG CEREMONY AT THE END OF JUNE AND THEY'VE ALREADY BOOKED IT.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, UM, SO THOSE ARE MOST OF THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ALREADY KNOW AND HAVE ALREADY MADE THEIR BOOKINGS.

UM, AND SO IT'S, UM, SEEMS TO BE WORKING OUT.

I MEAN, I WOULD THINK WE COULD DO, LIKE, I DON'T HAVE REALLY A STRONG PREFERENCE OVER WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES VERSUS THE GROUP THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT WE COULD DO C WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THEN D HOMESCHOOL OR LIKE EDUCATIONAL GROUPS.

MM-HMM .

AND THEN YOU COULD HAVE E AS ALL OTHER GROUPS.

AND THAT WOULD BE YOUR CIVIC GROUPS, YOUR CHURCH GROUPS, YOUR POLITICAL GROUPS.

YEAH, I MEAN, YEAH, I'M, I'M FINE.

YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

BORDER MAYBE D BE IN LIKE BUMP, BUMP WHAT YOU HAVE AS D DOWN TO E AND THEN D COULD BE, UM, OTHER LOCAL EDUCATIONAL GROUPS BECAUSE THEN THAT WOULD BE PRIVATE SCHOOL LOCATED HOME SCHOOL.

WARREN, WARREN COUNTY LOCATED IN WARREN COUNTY.

SO, AND, AND PLEASE, UH, LEMME MAKE SURE, AND I CAN'T, I'LL GO, I CAN GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEO, MAKE SURE I GET IT CORRECT FOR OUR THIRD READING.

BUT I BASICALLY WHAT OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE DD OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN WORD? I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO, WOULD THAT WORD I WAS GONNA SAY, WOULD THAT BE K THROUGH 12? ARE YOU TALKING WHEN WE SAY OTHER EDUCATIONAL? I THINK WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC.

ANOTHER INSTEAD OF WARREN COUNTY AUDITORIUM, THEY COULD USE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

OTHER, OTHER, WELL, I THINK WE COULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER, UM, LIKE THE, SORRY, A BUG IN MY FACE.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD WANNA SAY NECESSARILY JUST K THROUGH 12 BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT, UM, LIKE SOME OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR LIKE THE 18 TO 21, LIKE IF THEY WANTED TO USE A FACILITY, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER A POLITICAL MEETING.

UM, SO ANY TYPE OF, UM, EDUCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT'S BASED OUT OF WARREN COUNTY BUT NOT DIRECTLY AFFILIATED WITH WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WOULD THAT BE A WAY TO PHRASE IT? IF THAT'S THE WILL THE BOARD, I'LL WORK ON THAT.

BUT NONPUBLIC EDUCATIONAL MM-HMM .

NOT NON-PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL BASICALLY NOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IT WOULD BE PRIVATE OR HOMESCHOOL NON-PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

ALRIGHT.

AND PLEASE DO UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T, AS WE ADD THESE, LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE THAT, UM, A ONE GROUP HAS SOMETHING, THEY BOOKED IT FOR TWO MONTHS AND THEN ANOTHER GROUP COMES IN A WEEK PRIOR TO SAYING, WELL, IT SAYS IN YOUR POLICY WE HAVE PRIORITY OVER THAT WE'RE, IT IS NOT OUR PRACTICE TO KICK SOMEBODY OUT BECAUSE THEY FALL IN CATEGORY A, B, C OR WHATEVER IF IT'S ALREADY BOOKED.

AND THAT WITH THE ONLINE YOU WILL BE, IT WILL SHOW THAT THAT ROOM OR WHATEVER'S BOOKED, THEY CAN GO TO

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SO THERE, THERE, THAT'S SHOWING THERE.

BUT I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS AWARE THAT ONCE AN ORGANIZATION COMES IN AND DOES BOOK IT, IT BLOCKS IT OUT AND SO THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN, CAN GET IT.

BUT NOW IF IT, IF WE GET IT ALL COME IN ON ONE DAY, AND WE DO HAVE THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE A LOT, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE GO THROUGH OUR PRIORITY.

THAT'S, DO YOU TIMESTAMP 'EM WHEN THEY COME IN AT MULTIPLE TIMES LIKE THAT? UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR SOME OR WHATNOT? CURRENTLY, UM, WE DO NOT, UM, WITH THE NEW ONLINE SYSTEM, IT WILL, IT WILL ALLOW THEM AS THEY COME IN, IT BOOKS THEM AUTOMATICALLY.

POLICY I-I-B-E-A DASH R TWO SLASH GAAB DASH R TWO GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES.

IF THEY HAVE THE CORRECT PAPERWORK AND TURN IN EVERYTHING.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THERE'S A PROCESS TO, IF YOU GET YES MA'AM, TWO OR THREE IN THE SAME DAY TO SEE WHICH ONE WAS ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST YES, MA WE COULD.

YES MA'AM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SECOND READING? GOOD.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE

[5.F. Policy IIBEA-R2/GAB-R2 Guidelines for employee use of social networking sites - Dr. Costner ]

DR. FOSTER? YES.

UM, MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS AGAIN, THIS OUR SECOND, UM, READING, SO THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ON IT.

AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT CAME UP ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT OPTION IF, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE A PARENT AND YOU WORK WITHIN OUR, UM, SCHOOL DIVISION THAT YOU CAN TEXT AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THE POLICY.

SO THAT WAS ADDED.

UM, IT IS ACTUALLY ADDED ON THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE POLICY WHERE IT'S UNDER LIMITED EXCEPTIONS TO COVER THAT SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE TAKEN CARE OF IF THEY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THEY WANTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH.

UM, ALSO THERE WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, UM, ABOUT THE AGE LIMITS THAT CAME ACROSS.

AND ACTUALLY, UM, JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, AND THIS IS JUST FOR INFORMATION IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MEMO THAT WENT OUT ON SEPTEMBER THE 22ND, IT WAS INCLUDED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS ARE AWARE TO NOTIFY THOSE THAT THE, UM, IT'S CALLED, UM, C-O-P-P-A IS THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT, UM, WITH FEDERAL LAW, WHICH PROHIBITS WEBSITES AND ONLINE SERVICES FROM COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM UNDER 13 WITHOUT VERIFY PARENT CONSENT.

SO WE NEEDED, WE SENT OUT A REMINDER TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ABIDE BY THAT LAW AND DO NOT REQUEST STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 13 TO UTILIZE SUCH TYPES OF, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA.

UM, SO THAT, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT, UM, TO THEM, UM, BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A FEDERAL LAW AND I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE WE CAN REMIND OUR PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME OTHER EMAILS THAT CAME OUT.

UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ANYTHING THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED MOVING FORWARD AS WE BRING? AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TOO WITH BOARD APPROVAL AFTER TONIGHT IS TO TAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS AND THEN SEND IT TO OUR ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE OUR ATTORNEY REVIEWS IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SUGGESTIONS DO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND LAWS AND THEN BRING THAT FORTH FOR OUR THIRD READING.

AND IF WE NEED TO HOLD, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT BACK FOR THE, UM, FROM THE ATTORNEY BY THE THIRD READING, UM, IT'LL BE PUT ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

MR. MCFADDEN? UM, YES.

SO PARAGRAPH TWO UNDER THE GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES UNDER THE RED REDDED PART OF WHERE EMPLOYEES OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY COMMUNICATE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEDIA.

UM, I THINK WE TALKED AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT ADDING BASICALLY A, A, A LINE THAT'S LATER ON HERE WHERE IT SAYS, EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS USING PERSONAL SOCIAL, UH, MEDIA OR PRIVATE MESSAGING PLATFORMS. I THINK THAT'S LIKE, JUST RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF JUST SAYING WE, WE, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE DOING IS COMMUNICATING WITH ANY STUDENTS IN THE PERSONAL, ON THE PERSONAL MEDIA OR SOCIAL PRIVATE MESSAGING.

OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S AN ESTABLISHMENT SET UP BY THE EDUCATIONAL CLASSROOM OR HOWEVER IT IS THAT THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE EDUCATIONAL STUFF TO THEM, THAT'S ONE THING.

BUT THE PERSONAL THING IS THE PROBLEM.

SO I, THAT WAS SOMETHING I'D SENT TO YOU AN EMAIL TODAY SAYING, YES SIR, EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS USING PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA OR PRIVATE MESSAGING PLATFORMS. I THINK THAT SAVES EVERYBODY A LOT OF TIME AND, AND HEARTACHE.

I DUNNO, I JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.

I'M COMFORTABLE ADDING THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE OKAY.

BOARD WISHES.

UM,

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THEN NUMBER NUMBER ONE, ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

UM, THE ADDING, ADDING THE, THE LAST PARAGRAPH TO IT, EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES THEY INTEND TO USE AND MUST ADHERE TO THE PROPER AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS TO ACCESS CERTAIN SITES.

IT'D BE GREAT TO ADD SOMETHING THERE, JUST AGAIN FOR THEM TO KNOW.

I, LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THIS CONVERSATION, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE AGE RESTRICTED THAT THINGS, I MEAN, I, I FIGURED IT'S AGAINST GOOD IDEA NOT TO LET KIDS DO IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THERE'S ACTUALLY A FEDERAL LAW AGAINST IT.

SO PUTTING IT IN THERE IN A, IN A POLICY STATING THAT SOMEONE COULD SAY, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE PROPER AGE REQUIREMENTS.

LEMME CHECK OUT WHAT THAT IS BEFORE I DO SOMETHING.

SO EVEN FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

SO THAT'S NOT FOR THE SOCIAL PERSONAL ONE, THAT'S FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

AND I CAN, I MEAN, IF PEOPLE ARE AGREE, I CAN EMAIL THESE TO YOU LATER IF I DIDN'T ALREADY.

UM, NUMBER TWO, EMPLOYEE USE OF PERSONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES.

AGAIN, I CAN'T, I, AND THIS IS, WE CAN DECIDE ON IT, BUT I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THAT I DON'T, I JUST DON'T THINK ANY EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE CONNECTING THEIR PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA WITH, WITH ANY KID UNLESS IT'S THEIR OWN CHILD.

I GET THAT.

WE'RE WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT AT ANY TIME.

SO IT SAYS HERE, EMPLOYEES SHALL MAKE STUDENT INTERNET SAFETY, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OF STUDENT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION OR PRIORITY.

THEN IT SAYS, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANY EMPLOYEE ESTABLISH AN ONLINE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP.

I, I THINK WE SHOULD SAY WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FORBIDS ANY EMPLOYEE FROM ESTABLISHING AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH A CURRENTLY ENROLLED WCPS STUDENT ON HIS OR HER PERSONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S TIME TO, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST BE CLEAR ABOUT IT AND SAY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING, AGAIN, LIKE PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER THEY WANT IT TO HAPPEN, BUT I THINK THAT'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF, UM, DIVISIONS IN THE STATE THAT, THAT HAVE THAT STRAIGHT OUT SAYING, WE FORBID IT NOW FORBIDDING, IT DOESN'T NEGATE THE WHOLE NEED FOR THE SOCIAL NETWORKING THING BECAUSE THIS IS ONLY ABOUT THE, THE PERSONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE WHERE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S A, THERE'S A REASON OR THERE COULD BE A REASON TO USE IT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IS WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF, I MEAN, LET'S SAY IT'S A SPORTS TEAM THAT IS USING SOMETHING TO NOTIFY STUDENTS.

SO IF I'M THE COACH, I WOULD MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT FOR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT'S YES.

SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS, AND THEN I WOULD BE USING THAT.

IS THAT THE IDEA? THAT'S YEAH.

I, IF WE DO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S, EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

OTHER PEOPLE ARE READING IT.

IT'S ALL IN, IT'S A KIND OF AN OFFICIAL SITE, LIKE THE REMIND APP.

THAT'S ONE THAT'S ALL OFTEN USED.

UM, AND I KNOW IN SOME SPORTS YEAH, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF YEAH.

FOR EACH, EACH INDIVIDUAL CLUB OR SPORT.

MM-HMM.

SO LIKE THAT WE'RE SAYING WOULD STILL BE OKAY.

BECAUSE THAT IS LABELED AS OFFICIAL SKYLINE FFA.

CORRECT.

RIGHT.

THAT'S, THAT'S NOT MEANT TO STOP THAT.

IT'S JUST MEANT TO BE PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.

UM, ON, ON THE REST OF, UH, TWO, WE HAVE A LOT OF BULLET POINTS.

I, I DON'T KNOW IF IN GENERAL WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BULLET POINTS IN OUR, IN ANY OF OUR POLICIES.

I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR OTHER POLICIES, I MEAN, CAN'T REMEMBER WHETHER THEY BULLET POINTS OR NOT, BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO REFERENCE 'EM WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT AND SAY, WELL, IT'S NUMBER TWO BULLET POINT NUMBER, UH, FIVE, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T READ IT.

MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO GO BACK, YOU KNOW, MAKING LITTLE NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO OR NUMBER THREE OR WHATEVER.

JUST, IT'S, IT'S JUST EASIER TO REFERENCE.

AND ALL THAT BEING SAID, I'M TRYING TO REFERENCE NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FIVE, BULLET POINT UNDER NUMBER TWO, AGAIN, UNDER PERSONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, IT CURRENTLY SAYS REFRAIN FROM INAPPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH STUDENTS.

AGAIN, I DIDN'T MAKE THIS UP, I LOOKED UP SOME OTHER, OTHER, UH, DIVISIONS THAT HAVE IT, AND THEY ACTUALLY EXPLAINED WHAT THEY MEAN BY INAPPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE IT TO SOMEONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND, AND AGAIN, I CAN SEND THIS TO YOU, BUT I WOULD REFRAIN, UH, NOT ENGAGE IN INAPPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIVATE TEXTING, EMAILING, OR SOCIAL NETWORKING OUTSIDE OF APPROVED DISTRICT CHANNELS.

SO THOSE THINGS WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WOULD BE APPROVED DISTRICT CHANNELS.

AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T NEED TO BE TEXTING OR COMMUNICATING OR ANYTHING OUTSIDE THOSE APPROVED THINGS.

I THINK THAT'S A WAY OF EXPLAINING TO THE READER, OH, THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN BY INAPPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

AND THEN MY FINAL ONE, UM, UNDER NUMBER THREE C ONE, AGAIN, I THINK THOSE SHOULD BE LISTED AS SOMETHING, THE LAST SENTENCE.

IT SAYS, ANY EMPLOYEE INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO A SCHOOL PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY SEMI, I WOULD SAY, UH, AND MUST HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE MINOR STUDENT'S, PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

IT SAYS IT LATER DOWN THE SAME THING, BASICALLY.

WHETHER THAT'S VERBAL CONSENT OR WRITTEN CONSENT, IT SAYS IT LATER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT LATER WHEN THEY SAID THEY MUST HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF IT EITHER.

BUT I THINK HAVING IT RIGHT THERE AT THE BEGINNING SAYING

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THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WHETHER THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE A MINOR CHILD, THEY NEED TO HAVE THE PARENTS' CONSENT TO HAVE THIS COMMUNICATIONS.

THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON IT.

I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH FOR, UM, IT TO BE ADDED TO A PERMISSION SLIP.

SO LIKE FOR ANY AFTERSCHOOL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITY THAT WE DO, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE THE LITTLE BOX THAT SAYS LIKE, YOU CAN POST MY CHILD'S PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR LIKE FOR THE SCHOOL WEBSITE OR WHATEVER.

YES, SIRAM, IT COULD ALSO BE LIKE, THIS IS HOW I PLAN TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD DURING THIS ACTIVITY.

AND THAT COULD JUST BE ON THAT SAME SLIP.

ONE OF THE THINGS TOO, UM, WE WE'LL JUST NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR WHEN WE SAY THAT IT'S A WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL APPROVED SITE OR, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE, THERE'S GONNA BE QUESTIONS, WELL, WHAT IS APPROVED, WHAT IS NOT APPROVED? SO THAT, THAT'LL BE A PROCESS WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

SO THAT'LL BE A GROWING PROCESS.

UM, AND TRUTHFULLY, AS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTINUES TO CHANGE DAY BY DAY BY DAY.

SO, UM, JUST, JUST BE PREPARED FOR THAT AND, WHICH IS FINE.

I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO BRING IT TO YOU TO ASK YOU, UM, FOR THAT.

AND SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.

UM, AND THEN ALSO THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL NEED TO REMIND OUR TEACHERS ABOUT.

JUST AS YOU KNOW, UM, SUCH AS THE SIMPLE THING IS A MADDEN FOOTBALL GAME THAT CHILDREN PLAY.

THERE'S LITTLE CHAT BOXES THAT POP UP AND THEY MAY THINK THAT THEY'RE TALKING TO BOB WHO'S OUT IN MONTANA THAT'S 67 YEARS OLD THAT'S PICKED THIS TEAM.

AND IT MAY NOT BE, IT MAY BE SOMEBODY THAT'S A MINOR THAT'S USING A FAKE NAME SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN PLAY MADDEN WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS KNOWING IT.

SO IT WOULD, THERE IS SOME CAUTION THAT WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SHARE WITH OUR, UM, FACULTY AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIONS.

SO I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT TOO BECAUSE WE ARE JUST REALLY SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO INCLUDE SOMETHING ABOUT GAMING LIKE THAT HAVE, THAT HAS A CHAT BOX LIKE THAT MM-HMM .

KNOWINGLY.

I MEAN, OF COURSE, LIKE, AND WE ALSO HAVE, WE CAN'T KNOW CORRECT EXACTLY WHO SOMEONE IS.

IT'S THAT, BUT WE DO ALSO HAVE A GAMING CLUB AND THE, THE VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ACTUALLY HAS GAMING COMPETITIONS NOW.

MM-HMM.

SO I MEAN, IT'S, IT IS IF WE HAVE A CHALLENGE, AND I, AND I'M UP FOR IT IF YOU ALL ARE UP FOR IT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON IT.

OFFICIAL SITE OF THIS, HERE'S THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THAT.

I I, THERE'S NO WITCH HUNT INVOLVED.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SAYING WE WANT TO PROTECT THE, THE BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE STUDENTS.

AND IF, IF SOMETHING COMES IN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY LISTEN TO IT AND SAY, YEAH, I GUESS WE DIDN'T WORD THAT PROPERLY.

IF, IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS LATER, WE FORGOT ABOUT THAT EXCEPTION OR WHATEVER.

YES, SIR.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU DON'T MIND, EI KNOW I RECEIVED THE EMAIL FROM YOU, UM, BUT I THINK THERE WAS ONE OTHER UPDATE YOU HAD MENTIONED, IF YOU COULD SEND IT TO ME.

YES, SIR.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK WE MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER CHANGING THE WORDING OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO BE LIKE INTERNET COMMUNICATION, MAYBE LIKE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BROADER THAT COULD INCLUDE AREAS LIKE VIDEO GAMES OR COMMENTS ON YOUTUBE OR WHATEVER IT IS.

UM, JUST BECAUSE LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER IS GONNA BE THE WAY THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING TO EACH OTHER NEXT YEAR IS GONNA BE COVERED BY THE POLICY THAT WE'RE CREATING NOW.

AND I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, YOUR POINT ABOUT, UM, THE, THE INTERNET GAMING CLUBS IS WELL TAKEN, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS POLICY IN TERMS OF THAT'S AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND WE COULD HAVE A PARENT SIGN A PERMISSION SLIP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, BUT YEAH, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD, I I THINK PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE THIS POLICY TO PRECLUDE TEACHERS FROM PLAYING MADDEN WITH STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF SOME SORT OF ORGANIZED RELATIONSHIP.

UM, THAT IS AN ESTABLISHED CLUB.

AND I THINK THIS COMES BACK TO WHAT MR. MCFADDEN ALREADY SAID.

I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR PARENTS OR ANYBODY LISTENING TO RESPOND, BUT WE DON'T KNOW AS A BOARD ALL THE KINDS OF COMMUNICATION THAT WOULD BE SCHOOL APPROVED SO THAT THIS NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR TEACHERS AND, UM, EXTRACURRICULAR LEADERS TO BE REACHING OUT AND SAYING, THIS IS HOW WE DO THIS AND THIS IS WHAT WE SEE IS RIGHT OR WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN.

AND, AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATORS TO ASK THEM TO REACH OUT TO THE TEACHERS SO THE ADMINISTRATORS CAN START COMPILING A LIST AND PROVIDE US WITH A LIST.

THAT'LL BE KIND OF A HELPFUL RESOURCE TO LOOK AT.

UM, IF NOT, YOU MAY BE ENDING UP GETTING 10 TO 20 TO 30 EMAILS AND I GET 30 TO 40 AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE COULD STREAMLINE IT ALL INTO ONE DATABASE.

SO, UM, WE WILL WORK ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS CAN WE REQUEST IT FROM THEIR TEACHERS, THEIR SCHOOL TO SEE, UM, AND WE CAN BRING THAT INFORMATION.

THIS, AND JUST TO BE HONEST, THIS POLICY, WE MAY NOT, WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO A THIRD OR FOURTH READING, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

ANOTHER IDEA OF, IF, IF YOU'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THIS THEORETICAL, THIS COULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET ALL THE, ALL THE MANY, MANY SITES.

AND WHOEVER HAS 'EM SAY, HERE'S THE

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SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A LISTING OF WHO THEY ARE, BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT START SOMETHING, SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE SHOULD HAVE A SITE ABOUT THAT.

AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT ALREADY EXISTED.

RIGHT.

SO MAYBE THIS IS A TIME IF WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, TO GET A LITTLE LIBRARY OR, YOU KNOW, INDEX OF, OF WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL ONES THAT WE USE? YES, SIR.

AND WE CAN DO THAT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP ME.

THAT'S GREAT, .

TO AMEND THE SODEXO FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT FOR 20 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING? THANK YOU, DR.

COSTNER.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE APPROVAL

[5.G. Approval to Amend the Sodexo Food Service contract for 2025-26 SY - Dr. Costner ]

KOSNER.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, BACK ON JULY 1ST, 2024, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SODEXO, UM, TO MANAGE THE FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

THE AGREEMENT IT CONTAINED A CLAUSE THAT ALLOWS THE, UM, CONTRACT TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS UPON MUTUAL CONSENT FROM BOTH PARTIES.

AMENDMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE BY BOTH PARTIES IN MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

WHAT THE SEDEXO IS PROPOSING AT THIS TIME IS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A ONE-TIME BONUS TO, UM, THAT ARE PRE-APPROVED AS PART OF THE VDOE, UM, SPEND DOWN PLAN THAT WILL BE PAID FOR, FOR FOOD SERVICES AND EXCESS FUNDS AND RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED WHERE OUR EXPERIENCED AND WELL-TRAINED STAFF PRODUCE BETTER QUALITY MEALS AND ALSO BUILD A POSITIVE RAPPORT WITH OUR STUDENTS.

SO THEY'RE IN, IN TOTAL GENERAL TERMS, THEY'RE WANTING TO, UM, PROVIDE A BONUS TO THE EMPLOYEES, WHICH I THINK IS WELL DESERVED.

AND, UM, THEY'LL BE USING THE FUNDS FROM THE SPEND DOWN PLAN TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT.

AND THEY'RE, SO, UM, WE'RE ASKING THAT THE BOARD, UM, GIVE APPROVAL TO, UM, THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WITH SODEXO AMERICA AND THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE SODEXO FOOD SERVICE AMENDMENT AND ACCEPT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AS REQUIRED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE? APPROVAL WILL BE GIVEN TO APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT TWO WITH SODEXO AMERICA, LLC AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE SODEXO FOOD SERVICE AMENDMENT AND ACCEPT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE, ANY ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AS REQUIRED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ON BEHALF OF FOOD AND NUTRITION, WE SAY THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MEALS TAX DISCUSSION.

YOU DO A GREAT JOB.

NEXT UP THIS EVENING,

[5.I. Meals Tax Discussion ]

UM, DR.

COSTNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE SITUATION? YES, MA'AM.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, DURING THE, UM, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025 WARREN SCHOOL BOARD, UM, MEETING, A REQUEST WAS MADE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MEALS TAX AND TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF REQUESTING TO HAVE A SLIGHT VERBIAGE CHANGE TO THE MILLS TAX AGREEMENT.

UM, THE PREMISE FOR THIS REQUEST IS FUNDING CONCERNS FOR UPCOMING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECTS AND FUNDING, UM, ABILITY FOR THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

SO WHAT I TRIED TO DO IS I TRIED TO PUT FORTH AND, AND LET ME, LET ME BEGIN, BECAUSE I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY.

A LOT OF THIS TOOK, A LOT OF THIS IS COURT LITIGATIONS AND VOTING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I WANT TO TRY TO DO MY BEST THAT I COULD TO PRESENT WITH YOU ALL THE FACTS THAT TOOK PLACE.

SO IF WE START BACK IN DECEMBER 13TH, 1999, THE, UM, TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL WAS, UM, HAD AN AGREEMENT TO WHERE THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND WATER AND SEWER INTO ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR, UM, OF THE AREA OF WARREN COUNTY.

AND THIS WAS TO FACILITATE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO THAT'S WHAT PASSED BACK IN 1999.

THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, AND I KNOW THINGS TRANSPIRED MOVING FORWARD, BUT AGAIN, JUST TO HIT THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2003, THERE WAS A SPECIAL ELECTION.

DURING THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

IT WAS PROPOSED TO, UM, HAVE A FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX THAT, UM, THE REVENUE WAS TO BE COLLECTED.

AND, AND AS IT SAID ON THE BALLOT, WELL, NOT ON THE, UM, FOR THE VOTING, THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE TAX WERE TO USE SOLELY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

THIS WAS PASSED, UM, BY 2045 YES VOTES AND 1,940 NO VOTES.

SO IT DID PASS SO THAT, THAT TIME THE CITY, OH, EXCUSE ME, THE TOWN STARTED COLLECTING THE TAXES.

THEN SOME OF THE OUTSIDE, UM, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIES, UM, TOOK THE TOWN TO COURT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING DOUBLE TAXED AND COULD NOT, THEY SHOULD NOT BE COLLECTING THE TAXES.

SO THEREFORE, AN AGREEMENT CAME IN WITH THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY AGREED TO COLLECT THE TAXES.

DURING THAT MEMORANDUM OF AN AGREEMENT,

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WHEN THE COUNTY AGREED TO COLLECT THE TAXES, THEY TOLD THE TOWN THAT THEY WOULD GET 30% OF THE, UM, THE REVENUE FROM THE TAXES COLLECTED.

SO THAT CUT BACK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS BY, UM, 30%.

SO THEN, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WAS IN AUGUST 2 26, 2015.

AND AS THE, UH, AS IT SAYS, THE EQUIVALENT OF 30% OF THE MILLS TAX COLLECTED IN THE CORRIDOR BY THE COUNTY, AND THE EQUIVALENT OF 5% OF THE LODGING TAX COLLECTED BY THE CORRIDOR OR THE COUNTY DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, SAID APPROPRIATE TO BE REMITTED TO THE TOWN AND EQUAL BIANNUAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE, WHETHER IN DECEMBER 3RD AND JUNE 30TH.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THERE.

UM, I DID WANNA LET YOU KNOW, UM, ALSO FROM THIS, THAT CURRENTLY THE COUNTY IS COVERING OUR DEBT SERVICE.

OUR, THE DEBT SERVICE THAT THEY'RE COVERING IS $10,990,343.

NOW, THIS MAY HAVE CHANGED GIVEN THE TIME THAT I'VE GOTTEN THIS INFORMATION, BUT ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW FROM THIS IS, UH, PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF THE MILLS TAX THAT WAS COLLECTED.

UM, THE TAX COLLECTED FROM THE ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR WAS ONE.

THEN THIS IS FOR JUNE 30TH.

UM, THE JULY ONE, JUNE 30TH TO JUNE 30TH, EXCUSE ME, 2024 WAS $1,000,139 $1,139,833.

30% OF THAT IS THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.

AND THEN THE CORRIDOR, UM, LODGING TAX BROKE DOWN TO $4,978.

SO, WHICH MEANT THE TOWN RECEIVED $346,000 AND 900.

EXCUSE ME, I'M GETTING A LITTLE AHEAD OF MYSELF.

A LOT OF NUMBERS, I APOLOGIZE, I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE AT HOME, THAT TOTAL IS $346,928 THAT WENT TO THE TOWN.

SO TO THEN, IF YOU SUBTRACT THAT FROM THE $1,139,833, $792,905 FROM THE MILLS TAX WENT TO OUR DEBT SERVICE TO THE COUNTY.

SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST SOME GENERAL INFORMATION THAT I WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER TO KIND OF HELP BRING A DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DO MOVING FORWARD CONCERNING THE MILLS TAX.

SO, QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER.

I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DR.

COSTNER, BUT I DID WANT TO, UM, BRING THE BOARD'S ATTENTION TO, TO THE RESOLUTION AND WHAT, WHAT THE OVERALL GOAL IS HERE.

UM, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AT THIS POINT IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY, UM, NOT TRY TO RESOLVE TONIGHT WHAT SPECIFICALLY DOLLAR FIGURE WE'RE ASKING FOR.

UM, AS THIS BOARD IS VERY WELL AWARE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE MAINTENANCE ISSUES, WE HAVE ROOFS, WE HAVE PRESSING ISSUES THAT THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.

AND, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE VOTERS OF OF WARREN COUNTY, UM, WERE HAPPY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF PAYING AILES TAX WITH THE SOLE USE INTENDED TO, TO BE THE UPKEEP OF, OF OUR SCHOOLS.

SO, UM, I THINK PROBABLY THE EASIEST THING WOULD BE FOR ME TO JUST READ PORTIONS OF THE RESOLUTION.

UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO FUNDING THE DEBT SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES.

HIGH QUALITY SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE AN ASSET NOT ONLY TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING THIS INVESTMENT DESERVE RECOGNITION AS STEWARDS OF THESE FACILITIES.

IT IS THE SCHOOL BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PROPER UPKEEP AND LONG-TERM, LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

IN LIGHT OF RECENT CHALLENGES RELATED TO FACILITY MAINTENANCE, IT IS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO REEVALUATE FINANCING OPTIONS AND ESTABLISH A CLEAR, RELIABLE PLAN TO ADDRESS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS.

TO THAT END, THE SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS TO ENGAGE IN A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT SECURES THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY'S INVESTMENT IN ITS SCHOOLS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

UM, AND THEN THE RESOLUTION JUST LISTS THE, THE SAME HISTORICAL FACTS, UM, AS DR.

COSTNER HAS, HAS ALREADY GONE OVER.

UM, SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS, IS A CONVERSATION SO THAT WE CAN START TO PLAN AHEAD FOR, FOR FUNDING FOR THESE UPKEEP.

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AS ANY HOMEOWNER KNOWS, IF YOU LEAVE A PROBLEM, A LEAKING ROOF, A BROKEN WHATEVER, TO JUST FESTER AND ROT IT, IT'S GONNA BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.

I THINK IF WE WERE TO GET SOME SORT OF AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT PROTECTS OUR FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS, IT'S JUST GOING TO BENEFIT EVERYBODY IN THE LONG RUN.

AND THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE NEEDED TO HAVE FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I THINK THE MEALS TAX IS JUST ONE, I MEAN, IT'S ONE EXAMPLE BECAUSE THERE'S A PERCENT AND A DOLLAR FIGURE ATTACHED TO IT, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY SORT OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR OUR FACILITIES UPKEEP.

SO I THINK THIS IS ONE PLACE THAT THE CONVERSATION COULD START UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT 30%, THE COUNTY HAS THAT ALREADY ALLOCATED ELSEWHERE.

SO WE'RE STILL ASKING THE COUNTY TO COME UP WITH ESSENTIALLY NEW MONEY, RIGHT? YES.

UM, BECAUSE THAT MONEY IS SPENT, UM, JUST NOT ON, NOT ON OUR SCHOOLS IN A WAY, ALTHOUGH THE DEBT SERVICE, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE COVERING 10 TIMES, UM, WHAT THE MEALS TAX BRINGS IN.

BUT, UM, I THINK WHILE WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE HEARD ANY UPDATES FROM, UM, THE FY 24 AUDIT, BUT LIKE IF THE COUNTY EVER FINISHES THE FY 24 AUDIT, MAYBE WE HAVE SOME CARRYOVER FOR THAT, BUT THIS WOULD, AND THEN FY 25, MAYBE WE HAVE SOME, BUT IF WE COULD IN OUR CONVERSATION, THE ONLY THING I WOULD REALLY ASK IS THAT WE ARE EARMARKING AN ACCOUNT THAT IS FOR THIS PURPOSE BECAUSE WE SIT IN THE FACILITIES MEETING EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND WE LISTEN TO MR. HELMICK TALK ABOUT HOW IT'S JUST BUCKET AFTER BUCKET IN EVERY SINGLE BUILDING, EVERY TIME IT RAINS BECAUSE EVERY ROOF IS LEAKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS SITTING FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO YES, THE MEALS TAX IS A GOOD CONVERSATION TO START, BUT ALSO LIKE WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO SOME OF THOSE CARRYOVER FUNDS, UM, BECAUSE THAT MIGHT TAKE US A, A GOOD PIECE OF THE WAY AS WELL.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, IF WE CAN REVERT BACK TO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR.

WE HAVE TWO JOINT WORK SESSIONS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR WITH BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS.

AND CERTAINLY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS I'M SURE WILL COME UP, BUT THAT MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO BRING THIS CONVERSATION UP AS WELL.

MM-HMM .

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND, AND AS YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS IN THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THE WAY THAT IT WAS EXPRESSED TO US IS THAT IF WE WANT TO GET THIS ON THE BOOKS WITH THE SUPERVISORS JUST TO SCHEDULE THIS ON AN AGENDA, THAT OUR BOARD WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE AND PRESENT TO THEM THAT THIS, THIS IS OUR DESIRE.

WE WANNA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

SO, UM, I I, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK IF WE COULD POSSIBLY VOTE ON ACCEPTING THIS RESOLUTION SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

YEAH, I MEAN, THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT WOULD BE TO JUST IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH THE WAY THAT IT IS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE DISCUSSION KIND OF FIRST I GUESS, BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANY DIFFERENT INPUT OR WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE RESOLUTION.

UM, BUT YEAH, THERE'S A MOTION ON IT.

I'M HAPPY TO, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UM, THIS CONVERSATION BRINGS TO MIND MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO OR SO.

UM, I KNOW THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF DOING COST SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOLS.

IT DIDN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S IN A SIMILAR VEIN, IT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY ONLY HAS SO MUCH MONEY, AND IT WOULD BE, IF WE SET UP SOME SORT OF COST SHARING, IT WOULD BE, UM, EASIER IN SOME WAYS FROM A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE THAT LIKE EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND THE SCHOOLS WOULD SAY, WELL, THIS WAS THE REVENUES AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE AND WE HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THAT.

IT WOULD TAKE OUT SOME OF THE, UM, I DUNNO, SOME OF THE BACK AND FORTH NOW I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S, UH, BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS TO AN APPROACH LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING I'M LIKE A HUNDRED PERCENT ADVOCATING FOR IT, BUT I DO THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA AND KIND OF ALONG A SIMILAR VEIN.

SO JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE, THERE IS SOMETHING, I THINK THE COUNTY BROUGHT IT TO US, UM, ORIGINALLY MAYBE, LIKE I SAID, MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO.

UM, AND AT THE TIME IT WASN'T PURSUED, BUT JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S THE, THE PART ABOUT THE, THE, THE REFERENDUM BEING VOTED BY THE PEOPLE TO SAY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF IT COMES TO US, EVEN IF I UNDERSTAND THEY GAVE US MORE THAN WE DESERVE, BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF BAD, LOOKS BAD THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE TAKING MONEY THAT WASN'T VOTED ON DIFFERENT.

IT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TO MAP IT OUT AND GET RID OF THAT THING AND JUST HAVE, SAY, WELL, HERE'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE CAN DO.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S MORE, THAT'S PROBLEMATIC FOR OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM TOO.

FIX OUR, OUR BUILDINGS IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT JUST GETTING THAT OUT OF THERE AND, AND NOT HAVING IT, IT JUST LOOKS A LITTLE, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, LFK WAS FINISHED AND THEN THE E WILSON WAS DONE.

UM, AND I'VE

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NOT BEEN ON THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BUILDING COMMITTEE, BUT THE FUNDS FOR THAT, WELL, L CAME FROM, SO LA LOT OF THE LFK RENOVATION WAS CARES ACT MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAD NO WALLS AND THE CIRCULATION.

UM, AS FOR THE E WILSON MORRISON, THE JIM RENOVATION, WE WERE ABLE TO, WE WERE SO FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET ON OUR LFK RENOVATION, WE HAD MONEY LEFT OVER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE, THE E WILSON MORRISON JIM CONVERSION FROM THAT.

AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CARRYOVER, CORRECT? YES.

AND SOME CARRY AND SOME CARRYOVER FUNDS WERE COMPLETED.

WE COULD ASK FOR THAT BACK WITH IT EARMARKED TO GO.

I REMEMBER WE DID THAT WHEN IT WENT INTO LIKE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

IT GOES INTO A, WELL, I MEAN, USUALLY WE HAVE A DIRECT, HISTORICALLY THERE HAD BEEN A DIRECT ASK FOR MM-HMM .

THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THIS CARRYOVER FUND RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I, WE JUST SERVE.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING PROTECTION OF MEALS, TAX REVENUE AS APPROVED BY REFERENDUM? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

I FEEL LIKE WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I ALL IS IN FAVOR.

EVENING WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS AND MRS. LOWE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, MS. SALE, UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF, UM, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH THE, AT THE SOL SCORES.

OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

[6.A. Board Member Requests ]

UM, I KNOW I, I'D ASKED IN THE SPRING, BUT THERE WERE GONNA BE RETAKES AND, AND WHATNOT.

SO YOU'RE NODDING.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A, THAT'S COMING UP SOON.

THAT'S COMING UP AT OUR NEXT WORK SESSION.

WONDERFUL.

TO THE APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 PERSONNEL REPORT AND PERSONNEL REPORT.

UM, MR. MCDON, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ASKED FOR IN THE PAST, AND, AND, AND IT'S, UM, I, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE THE STATS ON OR NOT, BUT IT WOULD BE ABOUT STATS ON OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES.

NOT WHILE THEY'RE STUDENTS, BUT WHEN THEY GRADUATE.

SO WHAT OUR ALUMNI DO, WHETHER THEY'RE WHAT PERCENTAGE YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEGE, WHAT TIME GOING TO TWO YEAR COLLEGES, FOUR YEAR COLLEGES, TECH COLLEGES, GOING TO THE MILITARY, WHO'S GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE WORKFORCE.

JUST HAVING THAT.

I THINK AS WE, AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT COME ON, AND WE'RE GOING TO START A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN NEXT YEAR SOMETIME, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOME OF THESE STATISTICS THAT MAYBE WE ALL KNOW ABOUT OR MAYBE WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THINK WE KNOW ABOUT OR WHATEVER.

IT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE 'EM WRITTEN DOWN SO THAT THE NEW PEOPLE TO BE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AND NEW, NEW PEOPLE, JUST TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THIS IS IMPORTANT.

I KNOW THERE'S TALK ABOUT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE THAT CAN TAKE PART IN, IN THE BLUE RIDGE TECH.

I'M ALL FOR THAT TOO, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF SAYING, WELL, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE RESULTS OF WHAT THEY DO NOW? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THEIR, THEY DO THIS AND WHERE DO THEY GO AND HOW DOES IT WORK OUT? AND WHAT'S THE SUCCESS RATE? SO THERE'S A LOT OF ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK IT'S A LOT ABOUT STATISTICS TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHERE THEY GO AND HOW THAT WORKS OUT.

SO I DID A LITTLE SEARCHING FOR SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.

THERE'S SORT OF SOME LARGE OVERHEAD, UH, NUMBERS THAT ARE THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET SOME SPECIFICS IF, IF WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, IT'D BE GREAT TO START COLLECTING THAT DATA ON, ON WHAT OUR ALUMNI DO.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE CAREER COUNSELORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS HERE THAT ARE HERE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THINGS.

I LIKE TO SEE HOW, WHAT, WHAT VALUE THEY HAVE, WHAT THEY BRING TO IT, WHETHER THEY'RE, THERE'S SOMETHING WE WANT, EVEN AS A STRATEGIC PLAN TO SAY, WELL, IN OUR NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'D LIKE TO GET THIS PERCENTAGE OF OUR RECENT GRADS GOING INTO THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS.

BUT WE CAN'T, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE ANY DATA ON ANY OF IT NOW TO BE ABLE TO SAY, CAN WE GROW WITH THAT? SO THAT'S A REQUEST.

I'D LIKE TO AT SOME POINT TO GET SOME SORT OF PRESENTATION LAYING OUT WHAT THE RESULTS OF ALL THIS GREAT EDUCATION, WHAT, WHAT IT, WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, WHAT, WHERE THEY GO, WHAT THEY DO, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 'EM DO THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER THING.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT BRINGS US

[7.A. Approval of October 1, 2025, Personnel Report ]

ADDENDUM.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE PERSONNEL REPORT AND THE PERSONNEL REPORT ADDENDUM BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANYTHING I'M MISSING? ALRIGHT.

I, I, YES.

WHAT I MOVE APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO APPROVE THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL AT NON-TRADITIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND TO APPROVE THE ADJUSTMENT OF ONE POSITION FROM PAY GRADE 36 TO PAY GRADE 37 AS PRESENTED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2ND, 2025.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

DOESN'T HAVE THAT .

HOPEFULLY IT'S IN PAPER.

CAN WE ADJOURN NOW? ? I SECOND IT? YEAH.

IS THERE ANOTHER ONE? 'CAUSE I'M LIKE NOT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.

MADAM CHAIR.

SORRY, THIS IS LOW.

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