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[1.A. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence - School Board Chair]
WELCOME, IGI.[1.B. Accept or Modify the Agenda - School Board]
[1.C. Instruction Spotlight - Ms. Bragg ]
GOOD EVENING.TONIGHT'S INSTRUCTIONAL SPOTLIGHT WILL FEATURE MR. STEVEN MACARTHUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND A COUPLE OF HIS WORLD GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS.
THEY WILL BE SHARING HOW THE TRANSITION FROM A TRADITIONAL SOL TEST TO A PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT MODEL HAS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ENGAGING CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE THAT BETTER REFLECTS STUDENT MASTERY OF THE CONTENT, THEIR ABILITY TO APPLY CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS IN THE PRODUCT OF THE WORK THAT THEY PRODUCE.
MR. MACARTHUR WILL ALSO SHARE SOME OF HIS EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A MENTOR TO NEW TEACHERS, AND HE WILL BE JOINED BY MR. AY, A NEW WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHER AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE MENTORING PROGRAM ON HIS FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING.
SO, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. LEE, PRINCIPAL OF SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE AND, AND THANK OUR, UH, MRS. BRAGG, MRS. CUP AND, AND THE REST OF OUR RT FOLKS AT, AT THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE.
I THINK THEY, THEY RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY IN WARREN COUNTY, BUT IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, UM, THERE FOR WHATEVER REASON IS A STRUGGLE WITH, WITH THE, THE HISTORY LOCAL AWARDED VERIFIED CREDIT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY DID THE RESEARCH.
THEY, THEY LOOKED AT THE ALTERNATIVE WAYS THAT WE COULD HELP MAKE OUR KIDS SUCCESSFUL, NOT ONLY IN HISTORY, BUT WE ALSO TRANSITIONED TO A, UH, DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT FOR OUR, UH, WRITING ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR AS WELL, WHICH WE HAVE FOUND.
UM, AND I'M SURE MR. KH WOULD, WOULD AGREE TOO THAT, THAT THE, THE, UH, PASS RATES FOR BOTH OF THOSE TESTS HAVE, ARE JUST ABOVE AND BEYOND.
SO I, I, I APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL DONE AS WELL AS OUR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS, UM, THAT HAVE TAKEN THAT ON.
UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE TEACHERS TO COME DOWN NEXT.
ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS STEVEN MACARTHUR AND I'M A TEACHER AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN TE UH, PART OF THE TEAM DEVELOPING AND TEACHING THE NEW WORLD GEOGRAPHY COURSE FOR NINTH GRADERS.
I'LL BE GIVING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LAVC PROCESS AND HOW WE'VE SEEN IT POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR STUDENTS.
UH, BASICALLY YOU HAVE THREE ESSAYS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER INSTEAD OF ONE SOL END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT, VIRGINIA PROVIDES THE DOCUMENTS, BUT THE TEACHERS CAN ALTER OR REPLACE THEM AS, UH, FIT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
VIRGINIA ALSO PROVIDES THE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS USE TO ANALYZE AND ANNOTATE THEIR DOCUMENTS.
STUDENTS EARN LOCALLY VERIFIED CREDIT BASED ON EITHER DEMONSTRATING PROFICIENCY OR IMPROVEMENT BASED ON ONE THROUGH FOUR RUBRIC.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE DOCUMENTS, HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR ESSAY.
UM, AND THEN MS. UH, MS IS GONNA PASS OUT A SAMPLE DOCUMENT THAT WE USE FOR OUR FIRST LAVC EARLIER IN THE SEMESTER.
SO FIRST PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A SET OF FIVE DOCUMENTS THAT ALL RELATE TO A BROAD TOPIC OF THE LAVC.
SECOND ONE THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO WRITE ON FRIDAY IS LOSS OF CULTURE, AND THE FINAL ONE WILL BE TRADE.
SO EACH OF THESE, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING, THIS IS ONE THAT THEY RECEIVE.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF FIVE THAT STUDENTS ARE, ARE ANALYZING AS PART OF THE FIRST LAVC, DISCUSSING THE IMPACTS OF MIGRATION.
ALRIGHT, SO THE FIRST STEP, YOU ARE GONNA PREVIEW THE TOPICS THROUGH THEIR CLASS AND DISCUSS WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN THEM IN THE COURSE CONTENT BEFORE.
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WOULD BE THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT COURSE, UH, THE DIFFERENT REGIONS, DIFFERENT UNITS THAT WE'VE, UH, STUDIED.UH, WHAT IS MIGRATION, UH, WHERE HAVE WE SEEN MIGRATION IN DIFFERENT, UH, PERIOD OR DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD.
UM, AND THEN WHAT ARE SOME IMPACTS OF MIGRATION? AND THEN STEP TWO, WE'RE GONNA EXAMINE AND SIMPLIFY THE FORMATIVE QUESTION.
SO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE QUESTION IS BEFORE WE CAN LOOK TO HOW TO ANSWER IT.
SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THE FOUR MINUTES QUESTION ON THE BACK OF THE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH.
AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD MEMBER NEXT TO YOU HOW YOU CAN RESTATE IT OR SIMPLIFY THAT FORMATIVE QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE, IF YOU HAVE A WRITING UTENSIL WITH YOU, BUT THERE'S SOME SPACE THERE FOR YOU CAN, UH, RE THAT QUESTION, MAKE SURE YOU REALLY, TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT, IN ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO WE A VOLUNTEER WHO SHARE, UM, OKAY, WHATEVER.
WHAT IMPACT DO IMMIGRANTS HAVE ON THEIR CULTURE? OKAY.
COULD YOU, UH, I'M MAKING SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT QUESTION.
UH, COULD YOU READ THE FORMATIVE QUESTION FOR ME PLEASE BEFORE YOU RESTATE IT? HOW DO IMMIGRANTS CHANGE THE PLACE TO WHICH THEY MOVED? PERFECT.
I SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR, UH, UH, SIMPLIFICATION AGAIN? WHAT IMPACT DO IMMIGRANTS HAVE ON THEIR CULTURE? OKAY, VERY DEFINITELY CLOSE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE IMPACT THE IMMIGRATION IMPACTS SOMETHING, BUT IT'S NOT QUITE THE CULTURE.
CAN WE PHONE A NINTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY
SO END OF THE FORMATIVE QUESTION, WHAT WAS IMMIGRATION? UH, IMMIGRATION IMPACTING? IS IT THE PLACE? YEAH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY HOW DOES IMMIGRATION CHANGE THE PLACE THAT MIGRANTS ARE GONNA MOVE TO? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPACT ON THE PLACE.
FOR THIS ONE, WE ALSO HAD THE FORMATIVE QUESTION.
THE OTHER ONE WAS ASKING WHAT WAS THE IMPACT ON THE S THEMSELVES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CHANGE OF, UH, ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MIGRATING AS WELL AS THE PLACE TO WHERE THEY'RE MOVING TO.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WE WOULD BE LOOKING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GUYS TO GO THROUGH IT TODAY.
I WOULD SUGGEST AND KIND OF CHALLENGE YOU GUYS MAYBE FOR FUN.
GO AND READ THROUGH IT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND AS FAR AS HOW THAT DOCUMENT SHOWS HOW MIGRATION HAS CHANGED THE PLACES TO WHERE PEOPLE MOVE.
UH, BUT GENERALLY WITH OUR STUDENTS, ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS, WE ARE GONNA ANALYZE THE DOCUMENT LOOKING FOR HOW THE DOCUMENT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN EVIDENCE BASED ANSWER, NOT JUST SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN CLASS, BUT WHAT THE DOCUMENT ACTUALLY SHOWS.
SO WE START AS A CLASS AND ESPECIALLY BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, IT'S SOMETHING WHERE IT'S VERY, VERY NEW TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT, HEY, WE'RE DOING THIS AS A GROUP.
WE'LL DO A LOT OF LIKE PARTNERS, GROUPS, AND THEN KIND OF WALKING THROUGH THIS AS A CLASS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA PROGRESS FROM GROUP TO INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AS WE GET MORE, UH, PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.
UM, ALL THE GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS HAVE WITNESSED A LOT OF INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF STUDENT ABILITY OVER THE SEMESTER.
THE FIRST TIME IT'S ROUGH, KIDS ARE REALLY UNSURE WHAT TO DO AND THEN BY THE SECOND, THIRD TIME THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
THEY DON'T EVEN REALLY NEED US IN FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM GUIDING THEM.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE HOW THEY PROGRESS IN THAT SKILL BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY A SKILL THAT THEY NEED.
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ALSO DO TWO OR THREE OF THESE ESSAYS THAT ARE NOT THE STATE ESSAYS.SO JUST GETTING LOTS OF PRACTICE ON THIS.
SO WE ARE GONNA REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS ABOUT THESE, THERE'S NOT JUST ONE ANSWER, THERE'S NOT ONE CORRECT ANSWER.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBILITIES WITH EACH OF THESE DOCUMENTS.
THE BIG THING IS STUDENTS HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY WHAT THEY SELECTED ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
SO IT'S NOT, HEY, DID YOU FIND THAT ONE NUGGET OF INFORMATION? IT'S, THERE'S LOTS OF POSSIBILITIES.
YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOURS IS CORRECT.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, THEY ANNOTATE THE DOCUMENTS, UH, INCLUDING ANY VOCABULARY THAT THEY'RE GONNA INCLUDE IN THEIR QUOTES.
UM, AND ALSO HOW THEY CAN COMBINE THE DOCUMENTS TO MAKE THEIR ARGUMENTS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF ANNOTATIONS, A LOT OF THINKING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS AS THEY READ THROUGH THAT.
LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
UM, BUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS YOU FIND A SENTENCE, MAYBE TWO IN THERE THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION AND THEN BE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN HOW IT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW YOU HAVE FIVE QUESTIONS, UH, OR FIVE DOCUMENTS ALL ANNOTATED READY TO GO.
TEST DAY, WHICH IS COMING UP ON FRIDAY FOR US.
UH, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A SUMMATIVE QUESTION.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORMATIVE QUESTIONS, BUT IS ONE THAT'S GUARDED BY THE STATE.
AND IT'S GOING BE BASICALLY YOU GET A SLIP OF PAPER ON TEST A, THIS IS THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ANSWERING USING THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU PREPARED.
UH, SO IT'S GONNA BE SIMILAR TO THE FORMATIVE QUESTIONS, BUT JUST DIFFERENT ENOUGH.
UH, STUDENTS USE THEIR ANNOTATED DOCUMENTS TO WRITE A MULTI-PARAGRAPH ESSAY, UH, WHICH IS GONNA ANSWER THE SUMMATIVE QUESTION.
UM, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR ANNOTATED DOCUMENTS, BUT NO GUIDES.
ORGANIZATIONAL HELP STRICTLY PROHIBITED THE STATE.
THEY WANNA SEE THE STUDENTS PUT TOGETHER AN ESSAY, NOT JUST REGURGITATE WHAT WE TOLD THEM TO DO IN CLASS.
UH, UH, THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE EVIDENCE FROM MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY ANSWER THE SUMATIVE QUESTION.
UH, THIS IS THE BIG STRUGGLE THAT STUDENTS HAVE IS, OKAY, YOU FOUND THE EVIDENCE, AWESOME.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN HOW IT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION? THAT'S BIG SKILL.
WE'RE, UM, HAVE A GRADING FOCUS ON ARGUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF EVIDENCE FROM THE DOCUMENT.
SO WE REALLY WANNA SEE YOU MAKE AN ARGUMENT AND THEN PROVE YOUR EVIDENCE USING YOUR EVIDENCE.
UM, ONE THING THAT THE STUDENTS REALLY LIKE AND I APPRECIATE ALSO NOT BEING AN ENGLISH TEACHER, STUDENTS AREN'T, UH, GRADED ON SPELLING OR GRAMMAR.
UM, I TELL THEM, HEY, YOU WANNA DO AS WELL AS YOU CAN WITH THE ORGANIZATION, SPELLING, GRAMMAR, IT'S GONNA MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT MORE EFFECTIVE.
BUT IF I KNOW WITH THE SPELLING WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SPELL, THAT'S FINE.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS APPRECIATE AND I'M NOT A BIG GRAMMAR GUY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND SO THEN BASICALLY THEY HAVE THEIR ESSAY.
UM, AS FAR AS THE WHOLE PROCESS, WE RAN THROUGH THIS LAST SEMESTER ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THIS SEMESTER.
UM, AND AS AN EDUCATOR, I HAVE REALLY COME TO APPRECIATE THE L ABC PROCESS.
I WAS SUSPICIOUS AND CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED TO US AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
UM, BUT WE'VE SEEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD RETURNS.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY FOCUSED ON SKILL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN JUST REGURGITATION OF FACTS.
UM, I LOVE HISTORY, BUT A LOT OF THE HISTORY STUFF, ESPECIALLY BASED ON THE SOL, IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER OR A PHONE, YOU CAN ANSWER MOST OF THE STUFF.
AND IT'S NOT THAT YOU ARE LEARNING FACTS, UM, AND NOT REALLY LEARNING AS MUCH SKILLS.
SO THE ABCS IS A LOT ABOUT SKILLS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANNA HAVE FOR THESE STUDENTS VERSUS JUST A BUNCH OF INFORMATION.
UH, I'VE TALKED WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT TEACHERS, UH, AT OUR SCHOOL, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH DIFFERENT, UH, CONTENTS AND YOU, THERE'S A LOT OF CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS, ESPECIALLY WITH ENGLISH AND SCIENCE.
AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD BEEN TRYING TO WORK INTO OUR CURRICULUM WAS HARD TO DO, UM, WITH OTHER CLASSES.
UH, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT REALLY HELPS IS CRITICAL THINKING.
SO AGAIN, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE QUESTION.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW DOES THAT DOCUMENT ANSWER THE QUESTION.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT.
AND SO THAT'S A SKILL THAT IS GONNA TRANSCEND THE CLASSROOM.
UH, IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION.
YOU TAKE INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE UNITS OR MULTIPLE REGIONS FROM THE WORLD.
UM, AND THEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH BIG SCALE QUESTIONS LIKE TRADE, MI, MIGRATION, CULTURE CONFLICT.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO SYNTHESIZE MULTIPLE BIG IDEAS AND LOTS OF INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE FIVE DOCUMENTS AND YOU WILL NOT PASS THE S THE LAVC IF YOU ONLY USE ONCE.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER, UM, AND HOW THEY ANSWER DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND COME TOGETHER TO ANSWER THAT FULL SUM OF QUESTION.
UM, AND LASTLY, ARGUMENT AND THESIS DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I HAD A STUDENT LAST SEMESTER WHO STRUGGLED WITH THE WRITING AND SHE CAME BACK TO ME, UH, HER ENGLISH TEACHER ACTUALLY SENT HER OVER.
SHE HAD JUST WRITTEN A, A THESIS IN HER ENGLISH CLASS AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED AND IT WAS REALLY FUN FOR HER TO SEE.
I TALKED TO HER ENGLISH TEACHER AND SHE'S LIKE, YEAH, THEY KNOW HOW TO WRITE A THESIS.
AND SO IF ANYTHING, IF THEY LEAVE MY ROOM KNOWING HOW TO DO THAT, THAT'S BETTER THAN WHEN THEY CAME IN FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS WHERE I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE THAT BEFORE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DEFINITELY SEE AS COOL.
WE'RE BUILDING SKILLS THAT STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY NICE.
SO I'VE ISAIAH GRACIOUSLY AGREED AND WAS A BIT CONTROLLED, UM, TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE LAVC PROCESS THIS SEMESTER.
UH, ESPECIALLY HOW IT COMPARES TO THE,
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WITH THE A VC, WE WERE ABLE TO WRITE OUR OWN NOTES AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE TEST WOULD BE ABOUT.WHILE ON THE SOL WE COULDN'T HAVE ANY NOTES AND WE HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO PREPARE FOR BECAUSE THE QUESTIONS WERE RANDOM FOR THE LAVC, WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TOPICS THE WEEK BEFORE, MAKING THE, THE INFORMATION STILL FRESH.
WHEREAS ON THE SOL IT'S A BUNCH OF RANDOM STUFF WE LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE L AVC ALSO HELPED ME PREPARE FOR FUTURE CLASSES LIKE DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGLISH, BECAUSE THE TEST IS AN ESSAY.
WRITING THESE ESSAYS WILL HELP ME A LOT IN THE FUTURE WITH WRITING PROPERLY AND CREATING AN ARGUMENT.
UM, I'M HOPE PETTY, THE TEACHER SUPPORT COORDINATOR.
AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR TREK PROGRAM AND HOW STEPHEN MACARTHUR HAS SUPPORTED SOME OF OUR NEW TEACHERS IN WORLD GEOGRAPH.
SO THROUGH OUR TREK MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM, WE HAVE 11 SCHOOL-BASED INDUCTION COACHES SUPPORTING 39 YEAR ONE TEACHERS.
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WERE STARTING TO SEE A TURNOVER IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS SECONDARY SCIENCE, SECONDARY ART, ELEMENTARY ART, PRESCHOOL HISTORY, AND LIBRARY.
IN RESPONSE, EACH OF THESE DISCIPLINES WERE ASSIGNED CONTENT BASED INDUCTION COACHES TO SUPPORT NOVICE TEACHERS IN NAVIGATING THEIR CURRICULUM CHANGES SUCH AS LABC AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY AND OTHER EXAMPLES THAT MAY BE UNIQUE TO THEIR DISCIPLINE.
FIRST PILOTED PILOTED WITH THE CTE TEACHERS TWO YEARS AGO.
WE NOTICED THAT SEVEN OUT OF THE EIGHT CT E TEACHERS ARE STILL WITH US TODAY.
THEREFORE WE EMULATED THIS PROCESS PRACTICE WITH THE DISCIPLINES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
AND HERE WITH US TODAY IS MR. JASON AKEY, WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHER AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WILL DISCUSS HIS EXPERIENCE AND THE SUPPORT HE RECEIVED FROM STEVEN MACARTHUR WHO SERVES AS OUR WORLD GEOGRAPHY CONTENT BASED COACH.
UH, SO STEVEN MACARTHUR HAS BEEN A BIG HELP WITH ME, UH, AND UH, OUR OTHER FIRST YEAR TEACHER WHO'S ALSO AT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN DEALING WITH, UH, NEW, IT'S BEEN NEW FOR ALL OF US.
WE CONTINUED TO MEET EVERY MONTH SINCE AUGUST.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN REVAMPING IT EVERY TIME.
EVERY TIME WE SEE SOMETHING NEW, WE SEE HOW STUDENTS ARE.
I SAW YOUR GUYS' FACES LOOKING AT THOSE DOCKETS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT WAS THE SAME AS MY FRESHMAN BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER AND WE JUST REVAMP IT.
UH, FIRST SEMESTER WAS A LITTLE BIT ROUGH.
WE MET, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER AND THEN AGAIN DECEMBER, MOVING ON THIS
[2.A. All State Recognition - Dr. Wright]
EVENING TO OUR ALLSTATE POSITION.WE'RE FORTUNATE TONIGHT TO HAVE, UH, OUR STUDENTS FROM BOTH WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND SCOTLAND HIGH SCHOOL WHO RECEIVE, WHO HAVE RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITION, EITHER ACADEMIC OR ATHLETIC.
SO AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE, UH, MR. GANESH IS GONNA BEGIN WITH WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND AS HE CALLS THE, THE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS UP AND THEIR SPONSORS OR COACHES, THEY WOULD COME UP AND STAND ON STAGE.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR PICTURES FOR UH, THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS TERRANCE.
DON'T WANNA GET PICTURES, SO, ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU DR. WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS WITH YOU TONIGHT.
WE HONOR THOSE STUDENTS, SPONSORS, COACHES AND PARENTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED VERY HIGH STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE ON THE MAC, THE TRACK IN BAND AND DECA AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA DO THE FALL WINTER ATHLETES TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM,
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DOC DR.KOSNER, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO BAND AND DECA.
ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST WE HAVE THREE WRESTLERS WHO PLACED AT THIS YEAR'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
PLACING FIFTH WAS JUSTIN SAVAGE, PLACING THIRD WERE GAVIN HETRICK AND JOSEPH SAVAGE.
THEIR COACHES ARE MR. STOKES AND MR. HUNGER.
AND NEXT WE HAVE BLAZE SCOOBY, WHO WAS NAMED ALLSTATE IN THE 55 METER HURDLES AT THE STATE INDOOR TRACK MEET.
HIS COACHES ARE MR. TANNER, MS. HEIF AND MS. ZEL.
WE DO HAVE A HOME TRACK MEET TONIGHT, SO BLAZE IS OVER THERE, UH, RUNNING THE HURDLES OVER AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THOSE WERE OUR FALL AND WINTER ALLSTATE ATHLETES.
WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS SO PROUD TO HAVE MR. ROWAN SMITH REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL AND OUR BAND PROGRAM AS AN ALL VIRGINIA BAND PARTICIPANT.
I KNOW THAT ROWAN HAD TENNIS PRACTICE TODAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT HE'S HERE TODAY, BUT ALL VIRGINIA.
SO IT IS A VERY DISTINCT HONOR FOR THE ALL VIRGINIA BAND.
HE COMPETED AGAINST ALL OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
ROWAN, WHAT INSTRUMENT ARE YOU PLAYING AGAIN? SO HE'S ALL CHAIR IN THE CUBA, SO CONGRATULATIONS ROWAN.
AND FINALLY TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS AND SPONSORS OF OUR WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DECA ORGANIZATION WHO HAD GREAT SUCCESS AT THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WITH MANY OF THEM QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS THIS MONTH IN ATLANTA.
SO WE HAD 49 STUDENTS WHO COMPETED AT THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND FOUR ADDITIONALLY ATTEND A LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
WE ALSO HAD TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE VIRGINIA DECA STATE OFFICER POSITIONS.
WE HAD 13 STUDENTS PLACED IN THE TOP 10 23 STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA.
SO FIRST PLACE IN VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE PERSONAL FINANCE WAS NATHANIEL GREENWELL.
SECOND PLACE FOR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PROJECT WHERE HAZEL FOSTER AND ISABELLE OLE THIRD PLACE FOR QUICK SERVE RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT WAS JOSEPH.
APRIL 4TH PLACE FOR PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE WAS JORDAN AVERY, FIFTH PLACE IN INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGN WHERE LAUREN FO LISA HOLSER AND ANYA KOSKY.
FIFTH PLACE IN SALES PROJECT WERE COLIN AHMED AND EMMA GIBBONS.
AN 10TH PLACE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY PROJECT WHERE NATHANIEL GREENWELL, KAITLYN KEENER, AND KAYLEE PRESS GRAVES.
THE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER OF DECA WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PERFORMING CHAPTER FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
SUE LAWRENCE, OWNER OF WHITE PICKET FENCES AND KEY MOVE PROPERTIES WAS RECOGNIZED AS A FRIEND OF VIRGINIA DECA THREE SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISES WERE RECOGNIZING FOR FOR EARNING GOLD CERTIFICATION.
THE DE DECA TAILGATERS, WHICH HAD ALEXA BRADLEY AND ALLIE MUSEL WERE THE STUDENT MANAGERS.
THE WILDCATS CORNER WERE ARLEY LLAMAS SANCHEZ AND JARED NAVARETTE WERE THE STUDENT MANAGERS AND WILDCATS LIVE WITH NATALIE AND REGO AND HARPER.
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THE STUDENT MANAGERS, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE NATALIE REGO, WHO WAS ELECTED AS A VIRGINIA DECA REGION THREE VICE PRESIDENT, WHICH MAKES HER A STATE OFFICER.AND CHAPTER ADVISORS RICK GARDNER AND HEIDI RUTZ EACH RECEIVED AN OUTSTANDING ADVISOR AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WCHS DECA CREW.
THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS, SPONSORS AND COACHES AND PARENTS FOR ALWAYS REPRESENTING WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN A POSITIVE AND COMPETITIVE MANNER.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SUCH GREAT MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.
IF THERE IS ANY PARENTS FROM SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL OR WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSPORTATION YOU PROVIDE, THE TEAM MEALS THAT YOU PROVIDE, ALL THAT YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES FOR YOUR STUDENT ATHLETE.
NOW I TURN IT OVER TO EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, MY NAME IS BRIANNA MCCLUE.
I'M THE SPONSOR FOR SPEECH AT SKYLINE.
UM, SO WE HAVE VHSL WITH ATHLETICS AND WE ALSO HAVE VHSL ACADEMICS.
UM, SO SKY, UH, AT SKYLINE WE HAVE SPEECH WHICH GOT RENAMED LAST YEAR, SO YOU MIGHT KNOW IT AS FORENSICS.
I ALWAYS KIND OF PUT IT AS SPEECH AND FORENSICS.
UM, SO WE HAVE, UM, I JUST WANNA GET A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ABOUT SPEECH 'CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF RECRUIT, UM,
UM, TWO ARE CALLED LIMITED PREP EVENTS.
THERE'S CALLED EXTEMPORANEOUS WHERE A STUDENT HAS TO RESEARCH CURRENT EVENTS AND LIKE SAVE THOSE ARTICLES AND BRING A USB TO COMPETITION, DRAW A QUESTION.
THEY GET 30 MINUTES TO PREPARE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WITH EVIDENCE-BASED, UH, EVIDENCE FROM THOSE ARTICLES.
AND THEN THEY GET SEVEN MINUTES AND LITERALLY A NOTE CARD TO COME IN AND SPEAK THEIR ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
UM, SO I'M REALLY HOPING LIKE LOTS OF GEOGRAPHY PEOPLE COME ON AND JOIN SPEECH
UM, THE OTHER LIMITED PREP IS CALLED IMPROMPTU.
AND THAT IS LIKE ANYONE WHO'S A CONVERSATIONALIST TO COME AND DRAW A TOPIC.
IT CAN BE A NAME LIKE DAVID HAM OR A WORD LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, CANDY.
AND YOU GET SEVEN MINUTES TO BOTH PREPARE AND SPEAK.
UH, AND SO IT'S THOSE THE KID WHO CAN LIKE TALK ABOUT ANYTHING I'M DOING IMPROMPTU, UM,
UM, ORIGINAL ORATORY IS THE KID WHO WANTS TO DO A TED TALK, WRITE YOUR OWN SPEECH, BUT BRING IN YOUR OWN EVIDENCE, DO A LITTLE TED TALK.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE INTERPRETATION EVENTS INCLUDING STORYTELLING, HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION WHERE YOU PICK A SELECTION FROM A BOOK, UM, AND BE ABLE TO LIKE REALLY PRESENT THAT, UM, AS WELL AS PROS AND POETRY INTERPRETATION.
SO OUR TWO COMPETITORS, UM, WERE LANDON NELSON IN STORYTELLING AND LUKE NATALIE IN EXTEMPORANEOUS.
UM, LANDON'S STORYTELLING WAS, UM, A STORY CALLED, UH, THE OPEN WINDOW FROM HH MONROE, UM, WHERE HE HAS TO, HE IS LIMITED TO BASICALLY A HOME SPACE, UM, AND HAS TO RETELL THAT STORY AS IF YOU'RE KIND OF TELLING IT TO KIDS AND BRING IN DIFFERENT VOICES AND ACCENTS AND CERTAIN ACTIONS AND MOVEMENTS, UH, IN THAT LIMITED SPACE TO BE ABLE TO LIKE TELL THAT STORY TO KIDS.
UM, AND THEN LUKE DID EXTEMPORANEOUS.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH EXTEMPORANEOUS IS THAT YOU ARE GIVEN FOUR ROUNDS OF, OF A CATEGORY AND YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR ALL OF THAT.
UM, AND SO LUKE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAD TO PREPARE AND FIND ARTICLES ON BRAZIL, THE FBA, UM, SAUDI ARABIA, THE FIRST AMENDMENT, LIKE CURRENT EVENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
UM, SO BOTH COMPETED AT REGIONALS AND GOT SECOND IN THEIR CATEGORIES, BOTH COMPETED AT SUPER REGIONALS AND GOT LANDON GOT SECOND IN STORYTELLING AT SUPER REGIONALS AND LUKE GOT FOURTH.
UM, LUKE THEN WITH THAT FOURTH IS AN ALTERNATE TO STATES, BUT DIDN'T
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GET CALLED UP.LANDON WENT TO STATES, UM, AND PLACED FIFTH AT STATES IN STORYTELLING.
SO, HI, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS BOARD.
UH, MY NAME IS STEVE MACARTHUR AND I'M THE COACH OF THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SEBASTIAN BEAKER.
SEBASTIAN IS A DEDICATED STUDENT RUNNER AND LEADER AS A SENIOR AND TEAM CAPTAIN SEBASTIAN COULD ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON TO GIVE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE YOUNGER RUNNERS ON HOW TO STRATEGICALLY RUN EACH COURSE TO HOW TO AVOID THE LARGE AND SMALL INJURIES THAT ARE ALL IN COMMON THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
SEBASTIAN'S HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THROUGH THE LONG SEASON RESULT IN HIM BEING RECOGNIZED AS A MEMBER OF THE ALL REGION TEAM AND COMPETING IN THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY IN SAY, SEBASTIAN WILL BE MISSED ON THE TEAM AS HE RUNS FOR RANDOLPH COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
I ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING SEBASTIAN VERSUS HARD WORK LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT.
I AM DICK S INDOOR TRACK OR WINTER TRACK I SHOULD SAY, BUT DEFINITELY WHAT IT IS.
WINTER TRACK COACH, WE HAD TWO ATHLETES WHO MADE THE STATE COMPETITION THIS YEAR, WHICH IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OUR REGION, I THINK HAS FOUR OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE STATE IN OUR REGION, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT FOR THE GIRLS IN THE 55 HURDLES TODAY, MALDONADO WITH QUALIFIED FOR STATE MEET AND THE BOYS 55 METER HURDLES WAS ALSO A QUALIFIER AT THE STATE LEVEL.
THEY'RE BOTH SENIORS AND BOTH HAVE HAD OUTSTANDING CAREER AND CAN HOPEFULLY CONTINUE THEIR
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM.
UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
UM, HERE TO REPRESENT, UH, SKYLINE WRESTLING.
UM, SO, UH, THIS SEASON WAS ONE OF OUR MORE SUCCESSFUL SEASONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND WE WON OUR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, OR SIXTH, UH, REGION CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
AND THEN AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT, WE WON OUR SECOND CONSECUTIVE TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
UH, WE SET A TEAM RECORD THIS SEASON BEFORE STATE CHAMPIONS, UM, CAMERON KEY DJ MAYBE, AND CODY DAVIS ALL MADE THE BLOOD ROUND FINISHING ONE WIN AWAY FROM STATE PLACEMENT.
THEN HE DEVELO FINISHED FOURTH IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS.
ISAIAH GRADY FINISHED THIRD IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS, PARKER WITHERS AND TIED HIS DRAKE FINISHED THE SEASON OF STATE RUNNER UPS.
UH, DYLAN LE BECAME THE FIRST FRESHMAN STATE CHAMPION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR PROGRAM.
UH, PAID AN ALLIER, WON HIS SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
JACOB BUFFUM WON HIS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND JOSIAH SYS, UH, WILL GRADUATE AS A TWO-TIME STATE CHAMPION.
UH, MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT, UH, OUR TEAM CARRIES A 3.8 OVERALL GPA, UH, WITH NINE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WITH A 4.0 OR HIGHER.
UH, ALL OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS THAT ARE IN THE STARTING LINEUP WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE NEXT YEAR, UH, WITH MOST OF THEM WRESTLING.
UH, THIS CONTINUES A 100% SUCCESS RATE OF GRADUATING SENIORS WITHIN THE PROGRAM, CONTINUING
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WITH HIGHER EDUCATION OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS, UH, WITH 86% OF THOSE ALSO COMPETING AT THE COLLEGIAL LEVEL.SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE GRADUATING.
JOSIAH AND PARKER, UH, WILL BOTH BE, UH, COMPETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG.
NEXT
I AM THE VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL COACH HERE AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON THIS YEAR.
WE WON THE DISTRICT AND WE WON THE REGION AND WE COMPETED IN AT THE STATE LEVEL.
I HAD A FEW PLAYERS THAT MADE ALL AREA NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY.
ANDRE FORD AND CAM KERN WERE FIRST TEAM DE SHOT.
DAYTON BURCH WAS ALSO FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT ALONG WITH ANDRE FORD, CAM KERN, THE SECOND TEAM, ALL DISTRICT, UM, ALL REGION.
ANDRE FORD WAS THE REGIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND
AND THEN ANDRE FORD WAS ALSO ON FIRST TEAM ALLSTATE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO GET THAT.
HE'S ONLY A JUNIOR, SO HE'S COMING BACK NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY HE'S STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
SO THANK UH, MY NAME IS CHARLES
I'M A GIRLS, UH, HEAD BASKETBALL COACH.
I'M MY FIRST WENT GET BOARD JOB FOR
STEVEN, UM, BILL, UH, OUR PRINCIPAL TOO, UM, WITHOUT MR. LEAH AND MR. P.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU THEM.
THANK YOU ALL OUR, THE COMMUNITY.
UM, EVEN WHEN WE ARE GOING TO THE STATE GAME, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS GOT, UM, GOT, UH, DONATED TOWARDS THE TEAM FOR THE STATE GAME.
UM, IT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL TO THE COMMUNITY, COME TOGETHER WITH FIRE UP EVERYTHING.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO COMMUNITY, ALL THAT.
UM, NOW TWO, UM, WE WERE 23 TO SIX OF
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THE SEASON.UM, AND WITH THAT CARSON BUNCH WAS FIRST TEAM, ALL DISTRICT, CAMERON, LOGAN, SECOND TEAM, ALL REGION.
LIZZIE, RIVA, FIRST TEAM, ALL DISTRICT, SECOND TEAM, ALL REGION.
AND TODAY I'M GONNA PRESENT HER THOUSAND OR A THOUSAND POINT BALL, NOT A THOUSAND DOLLAR, A THOUSAND
SHE WISHES HER A THOUSAND POINT BALL.
UM, SHE SCORED A THOUSAND POINTS DURING HER FOUR CAREERS ON VARSITY.
THIS GIRL, SHE UM, SHE A GO GETTER.
UM, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE, UH, FOR HER TO GET IT.
SHE SACRIFICED SO MUCH AS FAR AS MOVING FROM A SCORING POSITION THIS SEASON TO REALLY, UM, UM, RUN THE BALL LEFT TOWARDS US AT THE POINT GUARD, BUT WITH HER SACRIFICE THAT AS FAR WE DID, SHE WAS GOING A THOUSAND POINTS.
SO HERE, UH, AND ALSO SHE'S CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT BMU.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT I COLLEGE.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE HER GOING TO, UM, CONTINUE TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
UM, LEA VAN DE GROUP, SHE WAS COPLAY OF THE YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.
UM, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, FIRST TEAM ALL REGION, SECOND TEAM, ALL STATE.
AND THEN SHE HAS PLAY BASKETBALL IN COLLEGE AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE IT.
AND THEN NOW CAMILLA DIAMOND, UM, SHE WAS COPLAY OF THE YEAR FOR THE DISTRICT WITH TALIA, THE GROUP.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT TWO GIRLS FROM ONE TEAM THAT'S EVER BEEN, UM, UM, BEEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
UM, SHE WAS ALSO FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, UM, FIRST TEAM ALL REGION.
AND SHE WAS PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE REGION.
AND SHE WAS FIRST TEAM ALLSTATE AND THEN NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
THAT GIRL, HER STAFF LEVEL WERE JUST SKY ROCK.
UM, VERY UNSELFISH PLAYER, BUT SHE DEFINITELY TOOK A LOT TOWARDS THIS TEAM.
UM, SO THIS TEAM HAS MADE SO MUCH HISTORY.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THREE TROPHY BACK TO FRONT ROYAL DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATE RUNNER UP LAST YEAR.
WE HAD A THREE-WAY TIE WITH FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
WE WERE FIRST IN THE DISTRICT AND REGION.
WE EARNED SECOND PLACE IN THE STATE THIS YEAR.
NO TEAM IN FRONT ROYAL FOR BASKETBALL AS MADE IT TO THE STATE GAME.
PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, FROM MY KNOWLEDGE, UM, WE WERE THE FIRST TEAM EVER TO HAVE TWO PLAYERS SHARE A PLAYER OF THE YEAR FROM THE SAME TEAM.
BOTH OF OUR SENIORS HAVE OPTION TO CONTINUED BASKETBALL AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
FIRST YEAR IN SKYLINE HISTORY BEAT MERIDIAN TO ADVANCE OF THE STATE GAME.
UM, THESE, THESE GIRLS JUST DID PHENOMENAL THIS YEAR'S.
A LOT OF SACRIFICES THAT WENT, UM, ALONG.
WE TOOK A LOT OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD, BUT THESE GIRLS HAVE STAYED THE COURSE, STAYED THE TASK.
SO THEY MADE, UM, A LOT OF HISTORY ON GIRLS COME ON UP AND YOU GUYS GET TO FIX IT.
BUT WE ALSO WANNA PRESENT THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE, UM, WITH THE MEDAL FOR OUR STATE SECOND, UH, WE TAKE PRIDE IN, UM, GETTING SECOND PLACE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE UNFORTUNATELY WON TO GET FIRST, BUT IT'S A, IT WAS A BLESSING, A PRIVILEGE TO JUST BE ON THAT BIG STAGE.
AND SO WE DON'T TAKE NOTHING FROM IT, BUT WE DO WANNA PRESENT YOU GUYS A MEDAL TOO FOR OUR STATE.
AND AS EVERYONE'S LEAVING, I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
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NEXT UP WE HAVE[3. Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[4.A. Superintendent]
REPORTS.I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK.
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO ENJOY THAT TIME.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. MACARTHUR FROM SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, AND HIS STUDENT ISAIAH GRADY, UH, FOR YOUR COMMENTS, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, AND SHARING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT.
ALSO, UH, MS. PETTY FOR OUR WORK WITH OUR NEW TEACHERS, UH, PROGRAM AND AS WELL AS MR. AY, UH, AND HIS TESTIMONY TO THE, THE NEW TEACHER PROGRAM AND THE SUCCESS THAT THAT HAS HAD IN KEEPING OUR TEACHERS, UH, AND TEACHER RETENTION.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED FOR, UH, ALL STATE STATUS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC TEAMS. THIS RECOGNITION AS ALLSTATE IS A DISTINCTION THAT DEMONSTRATES THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO A SPECIFIC ACADEMIC OR ATHLETIC DISCIPLINE.
UH, THE DEDICATION AND TIME THAT THEY HAVE DISPLAYED IN THIS ACTIVITY IS THE SAME DEDICATION THAT WILL MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PARENTS THAT WERE HERE AND THE COACHES AND STAFF AND PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE THESE GROUPS SUCCESSFUL.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, BEFORE SPRING BREAK, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE FRIDAY EVENING PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL OF ROCK AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I WANTED TO SHARE HOW MUCH MY WIFE AND I ENJOYED THE SHOW.
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO AS MANY SPRING CONCERTS AS POSSIBLE AS THOSE ARE, UH, ON THE SCHEDULE NOW.
AND ALSO TAKING IN SOME SPRING SPORTING EVENTS NOW THAT THE WEATHER, UH, UH, WARM WEATHER IS, UH, HOPEFULLY HERE TO STAY.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAD TWO ENGAGING, UH, DAYS, UH, AT SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE BREAK.
AND, UH, WITH STUDENTS AT AND STAFF AT RUSTY JEFFRIES AND AGAIN ON, UM, FRIDAY RIGHT BEFORE BREAK AT BLUE RIDGE TECH CENTER.
THOSE WERE, UH, JUST FANTASTIC DAYS.
TOMORROW I'LL SPEND THE DAY AT E WILSON, UH, AND I'LL CLOSE OUT MY TOUR OF ALL 11 SCHOOLS NEXT MONTH AT SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO I CAN THANK THE PRINCIPALS AND THE STAFF JUST FOR WELCOMING ME.
UH, AND JUST HOW MUCH I'VE ENJOYED, UH, BEING IN OUR SCHOOL HAS REALLY BEEN, UH, A GREAT EXPERIENCE, UH, TO, TO TAKE THE DAY, UH, AT EACH SCHOOL.
UH, THE UPCOMING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARING ON THE TAX RATE IS APRIL 14TH, UH, AT, UH, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:00 PM AND THAT WILL BE IN THE AUDITORIUM.
AND THEN, UH, ADDITIONALLY, ON THE SAME DAY, OUR HR DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A, UH, SUBSTITUTE FAIR AND HIRING SUBSTITUTES ON THE SPOT, ALSO AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA, UH, AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE.
YOU CAN COME IN THAT WAY AND THAT'LL BE FROM FOUR 30 TILL SEVEN.
SO COME AND GET A JOB AS A SUBSTITUTE AND THEN HANG OUT AND, UH, STAY FOR THE TAX RATE, UH, UH, HEARING AND, AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, UM, I DO NOT HAVE A LAST NAME.
THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS FOR THE EVENING.
[4.B. School Board]
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, FIRST UP THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MR. UM, I DON'T KNOW THE REPORTS.I JUST LIKE, LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S TRULY IMPOSSIBLE, NOT BE PROUD OF EXPERIENCE.
IT REALLY IS WHAT THEY ACHIEVED AND ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL THE
WE, WE SEEM ALWAYS BE
THANK MS. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW NICE IT WAS.
WE EVER SHAKE MY HAND OF SO MANY STUDENTS THIS EVENING.
AND, UM, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE 2 53 1 US THAT WE GOT IN SCHOOL.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS A LITTLE NORMAL.
UH, SO HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE ALL OUR FOLKS ARE HERE TODAY, THE SPORTS ATHLETES, THE MUSICIANS, MR. UBA GUY AND A DECA.
UM, IT IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT TO HAVE THAT.
I'M GLAD WE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE HIM TODAY.
I ALSO WANNA CONGRATULATE LFK FIFTH GRADER RAIN WALL, WHO WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES REGIONAL SUMMER GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL.
WE FOUND OUT THAT FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THAT.IT'S A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM, SO WE CONGRATULATE HIM AS WELL.
AND THEN I WANNA THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR AT LEAST TAKING OUR, OUR NUMBERS, OUR REQUESTS TO THE, TO THE PEOPLE, SO TO SPEAK, UM, AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE FLAT FUNDING WE'VE HAD A COUPLE YEARS.
WE'LL HOPEFULLY SEE GOOD RESULTS.
UM, I ALSO WILL CONGRAT FOR, FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT HERE TONIGHT,
UM, I KNOW ALL OF THEM WILL DO GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
ON MARCH 5TH, I ATTENDED THE SPOTLIGHT STUDENTS, UM, ART SHOW AT THE RIDGE ARTS, UH, CENTER.
THAT WAS, WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED ARTS SPACE, SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HOW MUCH ART THEY WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THAT SMALL ESTATE.
UM, BUT TO SEE EVERYTHING FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOLLOW MY 9-YEAR-OLD, UH, I WROTE THE JUDGED OR JUDGE, UM, UM, EXPERIENCE IN THE KITCHEN AND WE ENJOYED ALL OF THE, WHAT THEY SHARED WITH US THAT DAY.
SO I WANNA THANK GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I ATTENDED, UM, CLOSING FOR THAT.
THAT WAS THE MAIN, THEY PUT ON QUITE A SHOW, LIVE PATIENT, UM, QUITE A SHOW, A LONG TIME TO PLAY INSTRUMENT.
SO IT WAS SOMETIMES WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO WORK, HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, UM, PARENTS TO ATTEND THERE FOR NIGHT, UM, AND SPRING.
UM, BUT IT'S A GREAT TO GET TO SCHOOL
UM, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW MORE
AND YEAH, I WANNA THANK THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS, MR. JOHNSON, WHO WERE HERE TONIGHT.
SO NOW I KNOW WHAT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT UP AGAINST.
WE'RE GETTING A NOTE FROM, UM, MR. BUTT UP THERE THAT OUR MICS AREN'T PICKING US UP VERY WELL.
SO, UM, I GUESS IF WE COULD JUST SPEAK LOUDER AND HOLD THEM CLOSER TO US.
UM, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME THIS EVENING AS WELL.
IT WAS AMAZING TO GET TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS AND SEE ALL, ALL OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND HEAR ABOUT THEM.
UM, HERE AT THE MEETING, I THINK I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, JUST SEEING ALL THE RECENT WAVES OF GOOD NEWS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS FROM EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND PLAYERS.
AND I JUST, I HOPE MOVING FORWARD WE CAN REALLY KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING OF JUST GETTING THAT, ALL THOSE POSITIVE SPOTLIGHTS OUT FROM WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THAT REALLY IS GONNA MAKE MORE OF AN IMPACT THAN ANYTHING WHEN WE DO THINGS LIKE OUR BUDGET, PUBLIC HEARING, UM, NEXT WEEK WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO GO AND ATTEND AND HOPEFULLY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOLS, UM, AND HELP US TO GET THE FUNDING AND JUST SHOW THAT IT IS A NEED AND THAT WE'RE DOING GREAT THINGS WITH, WITH THAT FUNDING.
SO, UM, SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I HAD A MOUNTAIN VISTA GOVERNOR SCHOOL, UM, GOVERNING BOARD MEETING.
BASICALLY APPLICATIONS ARE COMING IN THIS AT THIS TIME FOR THE 26 27 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THEY'RE SORT OF SEEING WHO ALL'S APPLYING AT THIS POINT.
WE'VE HAD WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS APPLYING TO FILL THOSE SEATS.
WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILL THEM FROM OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
UM, SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, JUST TO MAKE OUR BOARD AWARE, THERE IS AN UPCOMING ADDITION OF A FACILITY RENTAL FEE FOR, UM, LAUREL RIDGE, UM, COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THERE'S THE MIDDLETOWN CAMPUS AS WELL AS THE WARRENTON CAMPUS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING STATEWIDE WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
UH, IT'S BEEN NEGOTIATED DOWN THIS YEAR
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TO A A $75,000 RENTAL FEE THAT DOES NOT CHANGE OUR SCHOOL BUDGET.IT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS COMING OUT OF THE, THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL CONTINGENCY FUND.
SO WE'RE WAITING AT THE STATE LEVEL TO HEAR IF THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
BUT THAT'S FOR, UM, THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, REPORTING THAT TO YOU ALL TO MAKE YOU AWARE.
UM, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.
[5.A. Reschedule May 20, 2026 Meeting]
INTO OUR ACTION AGENDA.FIRST UP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, THE ITEM TO RESCHEDULE OUR MAY 20TH, 2026 MEETING, SINCE THAT IS SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION NIGHT FIGURE.
LOTS OF PEOPLE WON'T BE, UH, WON'T BE AT OUR MEETING THAT NIGHT.
SO DO YOU WANT US TO GO AHEAD AND SET IT FOR THE WEDNESDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY, OR DO YOU WANT US TO LIKE JUST HOLD TIGHT FOR A LITTLE BIT? IT'S POSSIBLE WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER MEETING, BUT, UM, YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT MOVING BACK TO FROM THE 20TH TO THE THIRD.
IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE.
IT WOULD BE THE 27TH BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ON JUNE 3RD.
SO UNLESS WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER NIGHT, THAT SAME WEEK, MOVING IT FROM THE 20TH TO JUST TO A WEEK LATER, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, WE BACK TO BACK.
SO WE'RE JUST ASSESSING THE VALUE OF, I THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN CANCEL THE MEETING IF YOU WANT.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS.
SO IF YOU WANNA CANCEL IT, THEN THE NEXT MEETING THEN WOULD BE JUNE 3RD JUNE, THE SCHEDULED MEETING.
WE WOULD'VE A MEETING ON THE, THE SIXTH.
WE WOULD HAVE IT THE SIXTH AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANOTHER ONE UNTIL THE THIRD IF WE GET THAT.
BUT OTHERWISE WE'LL END UP BACK TO BACK WEEKS.
I THINK WITH, UH, WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY WITH HIRING TEACHERS THAT I CAN APPROVE THOSE.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST THING IS HIRING.
AND IF THERE'S ANY, UM, ANY STAFF THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, WE WOULD JUST WAIT.
YOU WANNA GET MOTION ON THAT? I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CANCELS THE MAY 20TH, 2026.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5.B. MOU Review ]
HAVE THE MOU REVIEW, AND THIS IS THE CARRYOVER FROM THE LAST MEETING, THE WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.WE ALL, UM, DISCUSSED THIS OVER AT DIVERSIFIED MINDS AND WE LEFT IT WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT WE WOULD, UM, BASICALLY SEND IT TO OUR ATTORNEY, GET THE MOUS SORT OF CLEANED UP AND READY FOR OUR BOARD TONIGHT.
AND THEN, UM, ONCE WE'VE DISCUSSED THEM, VOTED ON THEM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THEN WE'LL PASS THEM TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR INFORMATION QUESTIONS MENTION.
I JUST, I THOUGHT THEY WERE WELL WRITTEN AND MADE, MADE SENSE BY READING THEM SO THAT I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE LAWYERS TO CHIME IN ON, ON THEM.
AND, UM, SOME CONTEXT OF SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, WHICH IS GREAT.
JUST, JUST TO SAY IT FOR ANYONE WHO'S, UM, LISTENING, THESE ARE THE, UM, MOUS FOR THE MEALS TAX THAT'S COLLECTED, UM, FROM THE COUNTY EVERY YEAR, THE CARRYOVER FUNDS, THAT WOULD BE WHAT IS LEFT OVER FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROPRIATED BUDGET EACH YEAR.
AND THEN LOOKING AT DOING LUMP SUM FUNDING
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FOR THE SCHOOL BUDGET.UM, RECOGNIZING JUST THOSE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES INSTEAD OF EACH LINE ITEM OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE TAX NOU CARRY OVER FUNDS? MOU AND LUMP SUM FUNDING.
MOU WE
[5.C. 2026-2027 Special Education Annual Plan - Mrs. Sperling ]
HAVE THE 26 27 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN.UM, SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND IF ANYONE IS LISTENING OR WATCHING AT HOME, THERE SHOULD BE THE SAME ATTACHMENT THAT IS LINKED IN BOARD DOCS.
UM, SO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN IS AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING.
IT'S A COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANT LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEA.
THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT OF 2004.
UM, THE DIVISION'S ANNUAL DECEMBER ONE CHILD COUNT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IMPACTS OUR AWARD AMOUNT AND FUNDING IS CONTINGENT UPON FINAL APPROVAL AND AWARDED AMOUNTS.
THE VIDEO WE MAY REQUIRE US TO, UM, LATER ADJUST OUR BUDGET AMOUNTS BASED ON THOSE FINAL AWARDS.
UM, AND THO THAT FLOW THROUGH FUNDING ORIGINATES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FLOWS THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THEN TO US AS THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY, UM, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR REFERRED TO AS THE LEA.
UM, SO WE ARE THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY OR LE AGENCY, UM, UPON APPROVAL BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH I WILL BE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, UM, YOU WILL, UH, GRANT THE SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORITY TO SIGN, UM, AND CERTIFY THAT OUR ANNUAL PLAN, UM, MEETS, UM, QUITE A FEW CRITERIA, UM, AND SIGNS IT THAT THERE ARE ASSURANCES IN PLACE.
SOME OF THOSE ASSURANCES INCLUDE THAT, UH, THAT WE AS WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE A FREE, APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION OR FAITH.
YOU'LL HEAR THAT, UM, ACRONYM QUITE A BIT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
UM, THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE IEPS.
AND WE WILL EDUCATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ALONGSIDE THEIR PEERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT APPROPRIATE.
AND THAT WE WILL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PREVENT OVER IDENTIFICATION, UNDER IDENTIFICATION, OR DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
UM, SO JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LOCAL ENROLLMENT IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OUR SPECIFIC, UM, DATA ON STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT ENROLLMENT AND ELIGIBILITY, UM, IT, THE DARK BLUE LINE IS THE TOTAL, UM, ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S A BURGUNDY LINE NOW.
UM, IT, IT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND I HAVE DATA, UH, DATA ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 20 19, 20 20 UNTIL THE PRESENT YEAR.
UM, AND THEN THE BOTTOM LINE REPRESENTS, UM, THIS, THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR TOTAL POPULATION WHO ARE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
YOU CAN SEE IT HAS REMAINED PRETTY STEADY AROUND 13%.
UM, IT HAS RISEN TO 14% THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
UM, THE NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT DATA FROM OUR, THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 1ST, 2025 STUDENT COUNT.
UM, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 684 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
THIS DOES REPRESENT A 30 STUDENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S DECEMBER ONE COUNT.
UM, AND THAT FIGURE IS FURTHER DISAGGREGATE, DISAGGREGATED BY THE UNDUPLICATED PRIMARY DISABILITY CATEGORIES.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS SOME STUDENTS MAY HAVE A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY, AND SOMETIMES EVEN A TERTIARY DISABILITY CATEGORY, MEANING THEY CAN BE ELIGIBLE UNDER MULTIPLE DISABILITY CATEGORIES.
BUT THIS REPRESENTS UNDUPLICATED, UNDUPLICATED INFORMATION.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT OUR TOP THREE, UM, HIGHEST REPRESENTED DISABILITY CATEGORIES WITHIN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT, AUTISM, AND SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY.
THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES SHOW BAR GRAPHS OF, UM, REALLY BREAKING THAT DOWN EVEN FURTHER AND LOOKING AT TRENDS BY DISABILITY CATEGORY OVER THE LAST FIVE, UM, THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN OUR DECEMBER ONE COUNT.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT FIRST SLIDE WITH, UM, OUR TOP THREE REPRESENTED DISABILITIES.
ALL THREE OF THOSE CATEGORIES.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE, UM, IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, IN OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT, AUTISM AND SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY.
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UM, WE'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, UM, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, EXCUSE ME, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY.UM, WE'VE REMAINED PRETTY STEADY FOR STUDENTS WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND, UH, MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT.
UM, AND THOUGH THAT THE, THE LAST SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE, UM, THE HEARING IMPAIRED MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT, VISION IMPAIRMENT AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, THOSE ARE WHAT'S CALLED, UM, LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITIES.
MEANING THAT THEY, UH, OCCUR AT A LESS FREQUENT AMOUNT, UM, IN OUR PO STUDENT POPULATION.
BUT THESE ARE STU THE STUDENTS THAT REPRESENT, ARE REPRESENTED BY THESE CATEGORIES REQUIRE SOME EXTREMELY SPECIALIZED SUPPORTS, UM, WHICH YOU'LL SEE REPRESENTED IN OUR STAFFING.
SO OUR STAFFING CONSISTS OF A WIDE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS.
OUR LARGEST GROUP INCLUDES OUR K THROUGH 12 INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS AND OUR K THROUGH 12 TEACHERS, FOLLOWED BY OUR PRE-K INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS AND TEACHERS.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT OUR RELATED SERVICES PROFESSIONALS MAKE UP A SMALL GROUP, BUT THEY SERVE A, A WIDE VARIETY OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE DIVISION, UM, AS DETERMINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S.
IEP, WHAT I WANNA CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS OUR CONTRACTED STAFF.
UM, THIS DOES REFLECT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN REQUIRED CONTRACTED STAFF TO CONDUCT SPECIALIZED EVALUATIONS AND PROVIDE VERY SPECIALIZED IEP SERVICES.
AND THIS HAS INCREASED FROM FIVE TO 14 CONTRACTED STAFF, UM, FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR BASED ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS, WHICH DOES HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT ON, ON OUR BUDGET.
GETTING TO THE SPECIFIC ANNUAL PLAN COMPONENTS, THIS IS, UH, FOR STUDENTS, AGENTS TWO THROUGH 22 INCLUSIVE.
UM, IT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND IT HAS FIVE COMPONENTS.
AND WE'LL DISCUSS EACH OF THOSE FIVE, UM, BRIEFLY THIS EVENING.
SO IT'S TITLE SIX, PART B GRANT FUNDS THAT HAS TWO SECTIONS.
SECTION SIX 19 IS FUNDING FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
SECTION SIX 11 ARE FOR SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, UM, K THROUGH AGE 22 INCLUSIVE.
ANOTHER COMPONENT OF OUR ANNUAL PLAN IS OUR RSW JAIL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
UM, THAT WAS PART OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.
WE UPDATED OUR, UM, ANNUAL INTER-AGENCY, UM, MEMORANDUM.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THAT THIS EVENING.
UM, AND THAT IS A PART OF OUR ANNUAL PLAN APPLICATION, UM, PROPORTIONATE SET ASIDE FOR BOTH PRESCHOOL AND OUR K THROUGH 12, UH, K THROUGH 12, UM, AND AGE 22 STUDENTS.
UM, THESE ARE FOR, UM, PARENTALLY PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL AND HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
SO LET'S TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR PRESCHOOL.
THIS IS SECTION SIX 19, UM, AND I'VE LEFT THE INFORMATION THERE FROM OUR PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGET, JUST SO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO COMPARE THAT TO.
UM, SO FOR 26 27, UM, THE APPLICATION IS FOR $34,471.
UM, AND THAT APPLICATION MAINTAINS THAT FISCAL YEAR 25 STAFFING BASED ON THE, THE FUNDING PROJECTIONS THAT WE HAVE USING OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 AWARD AMOUNT.
AND THE PROPOSED USE IS TO FUND A PORTION OF ONE OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER SALARIES.
SO THE REMAINDER OF THOSE SALARIES ARE FUNDED THROUGH OTHER MEANS.
THIS, THESE FEDERAL FUNDS, UH, COVER ONE PORTION OF ONE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THE SIX 11 GRANT FOR OUR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.
UM, PAID THROUGH 22 INCLUSIVE.
THAT APPLICATION IS FOR $1,366,713.
THAT IS PERSONNEL SERVICES COMPLETELY AGAIN.
UM, AND IT MAINTAINS THE FISCAL YEAR 25 STAFFING BASED ON THOSE PROJECTIONS AGAIN, AND THE PROPOSED USE THAT COVERS THE SALARIES OF 21 SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER MOVING TO OUR REGIONAL JAIL PORTION OF OUR APPLICATION, UM, AS DETAILED IN THAT INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.
UM, EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE ANTICIPATE OUR FUNDING TO REMAIN THE SAME AS OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 FUNDS, WHICH YOU MAY REMEMBER, UM, FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF.
SO WE, OUR FUNDING WAS REDUCED BY 50%, UM, DUE TO A, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
BUT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING IN THE REGIONAL JAIL HAS DECREASED.
SO WE ARE FUNDING ONE HALF OF A JAIL EDUCATION, UH, JAIL EDUCATOR AND PERSONNEL BENEFITS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL, UM, COMING TO
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$69,971.WE HAVE THAT PERSON PART-TIME AT RFW.
AND THEN THAT TEACHER ALSO SUPPORTS STUDENTS AT OUR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, UM, AT DIVERSIFIED MINDS, UM, HELPING COLLABORATE WITH THE GEN ED TEACHERS THERE ON SPECIALLY DESIGN INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THAT NON-TRADITIONAL AND THEN PROPORTIONATE SET ASIDE.
SO THIS IS A, IT'S A, A SHARE CALCULATION.
UM, THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT EVERY LEA MUST SPEND, UM, DURING THE GRANT PERIOD ON THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES ON STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO, UH, WITH A DISABILITY WHO ARE PARENTALLY PLACED AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR, OR ARE HOME.
UM, AND THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED DURING CHILD TIME.
UM, WE USE THOSE FUNDS TO PROVIDE VISION, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT SERVICES.
UM, THOSE SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED IN A STANDALONE PULLOUT MODEL SEPARATE FROM AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL.
AND THESE ARE SERVICES THAT ARE FREQUENTLY THOUGHT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THEY'RE NOT TYPICALLY PROVIDED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
UM, AND THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO RESOURCE, THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THOSE STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THAT NEED WILL RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE LOCATION OF THEIR CREDIT.
THE AVERAGE ALLOCATION PER ELIGIBLE CHILD IS $2,493 AND 48 CENTS, WHICH POPULATES OUT TO THE, THE TOTAL PROPORTIONATE SATISFIED AT $67,511 AND 78 CENTS.
AND LASTLY, THE LAST COMPONENT IS WHAT'S CALLED MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
SO, UM, THIS IS A REGULATION THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO SPEND AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT OF LOCAL OR LOCAL PLUS STATE DOLLARS, UH, FOR A PER SCHOOL YEAR ON THE DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES AS WERE SPENT FROM THE SAME SOURCE DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
SO IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY LOCAL AND LOCAL PLUS STATE AND THEN THE PER CAPITA BY STUDENT.
SO OUR LOCAL PLUS STATE, UM, BRINGS US TO 10, EXCUSE ME, $10,544,702.
AND WE DID MEET THAT CRITERIA.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF, UM, WAYS THAT A DIVISION CAN REQUEST AN EXCEPTION.
UM, WE MET UNDER ALL FOUR CATEGORIES.
WE DID NOT REQUIRE AN EXCEPTION TO THIS, UH, FOR MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, LET'S SAY WE HAVE, UM, A GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITIES THAT REQUIRE, UM, AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AND PERHAPS THEY'RE GRADUATE OR THEY LOSE AWAY TO ANOTHER DIVISION, THEY WOULD REQUIRE LESS SUPPORT.
THAT MAY IMPACT THE LEVEL OF, OF FUNDING REQUIRED TO SUPPORT OUR TOTAL POPULATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
SO THAT MAY BE AN EXCEPTION THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
AND LASTLY, OUR ANNUAL PLAN APPLICATION REPRESENT A TOTAL INCLUDING ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TOGETHER OF $1,538,666 AND 78 CENTS.
UM, THE DISBURSEMENT OF THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS, UH, APPROPRIATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IS CONTINGENT, UM, UPON THE APPROVAL OF OUR ANNUAL PLAN BY OUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD.
UM, AND TONIGHT I AM ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UM, AND APPROVAL OF THIS ANNUAL PLAN, UM, AND THAT YOU GIVE, UH, DR. WRIGHT CONSENT, UH, GIVE HIM THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THAT SO THAT I CAN SUBMIT THAT TO THE VBOE.
UM, JUST A BRIEF, UM, TIMELINE.
UM, I AM REQUIRED TO SHARE THIS ANNUAL PLAN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH OUR CAC, WHICH IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
UM, WE DID SHARE THAT ON MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, UM, AND I'VE ALLOWED TIME FOR THEM TO PROVIDE INPUT.
WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR ANNUAL PLAN, UM, WAS ABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS TO SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, UM, AND MADE REVISIONS.
AND THEN THIS EVENING, I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL AND IT IS DUE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VDE NO LATER THAN MAY 8TH.
AND LASTLY, THIS EVENING, I'VE SHARED A RESOURCE WITH EACH OF YOU.
UM, YOU HAVE A BOOK, UM, THAT IS CALLED THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS GUIDE TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
IT IS, UH, A NEW RESOURCE TO US.
UM, IT'S PUBLISHED BY THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR ROLE, UM, AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE ASKED TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS AND HAVE INPUT ON THINGS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS, ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT CAN BE VERY COMPLEX WITH LOTS OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, TIED TO ENSURING THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AND WE HOPE THAT THIS IS A, UM, A SUPPORTIVE RESOURCE, UM, OFFERING A CLEAR AND CONCISE OVERVIEW OF CONCEPTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, UM, THAT WILL HELP YOU FEEL INFORMED, UM, AND
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ABLE TO OFFER INPUT, UM, AND ADVICE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH REPEAT OUT GUIDANCE FROM EACH OF YOU.UM, AND ALL, AS ALWAYS, WE'RE AVAILABLE, UM, TEAM AND PARTNER WITH YOU IF YOU ENCOUNTER A SITUATION OR IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR QUESTION REGARDING, UM, SPECIAL EDUCATION IN GENERAL OR, UM, A SPECIFIC CASE OR A PARENTAL CONCERN.
WE, UM, HAPPY TO INVITE, UM, CONVERSATION AND PARTNER WITH YOU ON.
MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANNUAL PLAN? NO, THANKS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS? I JUST WANNA SAY WHAT, IT WAS A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THERE A MOTION, I KNOW THAT THE 20 26, 20 22 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL IN WHICH INCLUDE ATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, THE AMOUNT OF $1,432,000, 32,000 700, 7 40 5 CENTS, 4 6 11 HEARTBEAT, AND $35,940, 43 CENTS TO SIX HEARTBEAT AND 69,009 BUCKS, $70 JAIL FUNDING OF $1,538,000, $38,666 AND 78 CENTS ME FURTHER SUBMISSION TO THE
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
NEXT UP THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE SECOND READING OF
[5.D. Second Reading of GAA - Mrs. Drake ]
GAA.MR. DRAKE, ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. DRAKE? THAT OPPORTUNITY, AS WE TRAIN ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO PRESENT THE NEW POLICY TO THEM AS WELL, SINCE I'LL ALREADY HAVE THEIR ATTENTION, UM, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT, IF NOT, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN GO TO DEFERRED READING.
IT REQUIRES TO I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT POLICY GAA STAFF TIME SCHEDULES AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5.E. Second Reading of GCE - Mrs. Poe ]
NEXT UP THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY, GCE MRS. POE.THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE POLICY, GCE.
THE FIRST READING WAS, UH, OF THIS POLICY WAS PRESENTED BY MS. DRAKE AT THE MARCH 18TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
AGAIN, THIS WAS TO PROPOSE UPDATES TO REFLECT TO WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BRING THE TRANSITION OF THE MANAGING SUBSTITUTES STAFFING SERVICES IN HOUSE.
THE REVISIONS ESTABLISHED CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT ASSIGNMENT, COMPENSATION AND EXPECTATIONS FOR PART-TIME AND SUBSTITUTE STAFF.
THEY ALSO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIVISION'S, TIMEKEEPING, SORRY, TIMEKEEPING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THE ACCURATE REPORTING OF HOURS WORKED.
THESE UPDATES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY, SUPPORT, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES AT THIS TIME, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS? SINCE THERE IS NONE, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A CONSIDERATION FOR OUR VOTE THIS EVENING AS WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST SUBSTITUTE HIRING EVENT, AS DR. WRIGHT DID PRESENT ON APRIL 14TH.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHEN THAT EVENT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO ON FACEBOOK.
AND WE ARE WELCOMING ALL OF THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND SEE US.
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SO AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE, UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION.I MOVE THAT WE SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPT GCE POLICY.
IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
THANK YOU MS. POE, AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EVENT NEXT WEEK.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE APPROVAL
[5.F. Approval of Employee Bonus Certification -Dr. Wright]
OF EMPLOYEE BONUS CERTIFICATION.I'M GONNA ASK MR. VALENTINE TO COME FORWARD, UH, JUST TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT AS HE WALKS DOWN.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS APPROVED, UH, A ONE-TIME BONUS, UH, FOR OUR SOQ FUNDED POSITIONS AND WHICH DOES PRESENT, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE NOT SOP POSITIONS.
SO I APPRECIATE MR. VALENTINE LOOKING AT THE RULES AND GUIDELINES OF, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY AND SORT OF WE'LL EXPLAIN, UM, THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING THIS, UH, UPON YOUR APPROVAL.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO MS. VALENTINE.
UM, AS DR. WRIGHT MENTIONED, THE, UH, VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE 2026 ACTS OFF RISE $117.6 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
UM, THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS FOR THE STATE SHARE OF A BONUS PAYMENT TO INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT POSITIONS.
THE STATE PAYMENT, THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS, IS BASED ON THE STATE SHARE OF A $1,500 BONUS TO ALL SOQ FUNDED INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT.
PERSONNEL BDOE WILL MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO DIVISIONS, UH, THAT CERTIFY.
THEY WILL PARTICIPATE NO LATER THAN JUNE 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
UM, SCHOOL DIVISIONS MUST CERTIFY THAT, UM, WITH THEIR USE OF THE FUNDS FOR THE BONUS PAYMENT FOR STAFF USING THE PROVIDED CERTIFICATION.
WE MUST DO THAT BY MAY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
TO QUALIFY FOR THIS BONUS, I'LL BACK UP HERE A MINUTE, AND WHEN WE USE THE PHRASE, THE STATE SHARE OF THE $1,500 BONUS TO SOQ FUNDED INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT POSITIONS, AS DR. WRIGHT MENTIONED, THAT, UH, WE HAVE MORE THAN THE STATE FUNDED.
THE STATE HAS NEVER FUNDED AT A LEVEL THAT IS REQUIRED, UM, TO SUPPORT A SCHOOL AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS.
HOWEVER, I I BELIEVE JUST ABOUT EVERY CATEGORY, EVERY CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEE IS INCLUDED IN THIS.
SO IT WOULD APPLY TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS.
THE PROBLEM IS, THE STATE FUNDING WOULD NOT BE AT THE LEVEL, THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT WE HAVE IN EACH OF THOSE, UM, GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES.
UM, AND, UH, WHILE THE STATE FUNDING FOR THIS MAY BE, UH, DIS, IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED RATHER IN FISCAL 26, THE BONUS MAY BE PAID IN EITHER THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
UM, AND THE, UH, STATE SHARE OF THE BONUS THAT THEY WOULD PAY TO US OR WILL PAY TO US, IF YOU AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SAY THAT WE, UH, INTEND TO PARTICIPATE WOULD BE $458,408.
ON OUR MARCH 31ST PAYROLL, WE HAD 755 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT OUT AT $1,500 PER EMPLOYEE, ADD IN THE 7.65, UM, F TAX THAT THE EMPLOYER PAYS ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE, UM, THAT COMES TO 1,000,200 $19,136 AND 25 CENTS.
SO WHEN YOU SUBTRACT WHAT THE STATE WOULD GIVE US FOR IT, THAT MEANS THE SCHOOL DIVISION WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH $760,728 AND 75 CENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS BONUS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UM, I, I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR WITH THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE, AND THAT'S A, THAT EFFECT ON THE, UH, STATE IN, UH, REVENUE.
SO, UH, IT REALLY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DO IT THIS YEAR.
SO WE WOULD NEED TO DO IT NEXT YEAR.
AND BECAUSE WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, THERE REALLY WASN'T AN UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
SO THERE'S NO CONSIDERATION IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR IT.
SO WHAT DO WE DO? UM, I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER.
AND, UH, BASED ON THAT, GO AHEAD AND SAY WE WISH TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE HOPE THAT WE CAN
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NEXT YEAR.ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS TO FUND IT WOULD BE THROUGH STAFF TURNOVER.
WHEN WE BUDGET IN JANUARY FOR POSITIONS, WE USE THE SALARY OF THE PERSON IN THE POSITION.
OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE RETIREES, WE'LL HAVE FOLKS THAT MOVE ON OR MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OR WHATEVER.
AND TYPICALLY WHEN WE REPLACE THEM, OFTEN IT'S WITH AN EMPLOYEE WITH FEWER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEREFORE A LESSER SALARY, THOSE SAVINGS SIT THERE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO USE IN THAT YEAR.
OR IF NOT, THEY WILL GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AS PART OF THE SPEED SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO WAIT IN PROBABLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER EVEN MAYBE, AND SEE WHAT THOSE TURNOVERS GENERATE.
IF IT GENERATES $760,728, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE BONUS TO EACH OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE, UH, PRESCRIBED $1,500 LEVEL THAT THE STATE SAYS THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION, UM, IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
THE STATE BUDGET, ONE OF THE, UH, OPTIONS IS TO GIVE A, UH, ONE-TIME FLEXIBLE SPENDING TO SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO USE IT, THEIR DISCRETION FOR ONE-TIME EXPENSES.
UM, WHILE WE WOULDN'T USE IT DIRECTLY FOR THAT, IT WOULD OFFSET SOMETHING ALREADY IN THE BUDGET THAT WE DO HAVE LOCAL FUNDING FOR.
AND RIGHT NOW THAT'S JUST OVER 1.6 MILLION.
THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED RIGHT NOW, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A APPROVED STATE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO THIS IS ALL, UM, YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICAL.
IF, IF THIS COMES THROUGH, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THAT.
AND WE HAVE, IF YOU'LL RECALL IN OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, EARMARKED 1.2 MILLION OF THAT FLEXIBLE ONE TIME SPENDING FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET.
SO, UH, THAT BUDGET'S ALSO DEPENDENT UPON HOPEFULLY THIS MONEY COMING THROUGH.
UM, IF WE GET THAT ONE TIME SPENDING AT THE AMOUNT THAT IT'S PROPOSED AT TODAY, AND IF WE USE 1.2 MILLION OF IT FOR THE, UM, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THEN WE HAVE 420,000 TO PUT TOWARDS THE 760,000 THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE LOCALLY TO BE ABLE TO, UM, EXECUTE THIS.
AND THEN THE, UH, THIRD OPTION, WE FEEL WE'VE BEEN CONSERVATIVE IN ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE'LL HAVE THAT WE WILL HAVE NEXT YEAR, AND THEREFORE BUDGETING A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER FOR STATE REVENUE.
WE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT WE DID THAT THIS YEAR AND YOU SAW WE CAME UP SHORT.
SO THERE'S NEVER A GUARANTEE WITH THAT, BUT I THINK WE'VE BEEN EVEN A LITTLE, A BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE THIS YEAR IN DOING THAT.
SO IF WE FIND OUT WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING MORE STATE MONEY THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED BASED ON MORE STUDENTS THAN WE ANTICIPATED, THEN WE CAN AGAIN USE THAT MONEY TO COVER PROGRAMS AND THAT FREES UP LOCAL MONEY TO BE USED TOWARDS A MATCH.
AND THEN IF A COMBINATION OF THESE THREE OPTIONS OR ANY OTHER OPTION THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN DOES NOT YIELD SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO EXECUTE THE BONUS, THEN THE, THE WORST CASE WOULD BE THE STATE SHARE HAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE STATE, THE 400 AND, UH, $458,408 THAT THE STATE WOULD GIVE US.
WE WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THAT, UH, BUT WE WOULDN'T USE IT.
SO IT SHOULD STILL BE THERE TO DO THAT.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BENEFIT, TO ME IT MAKES SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHILE BANKING ON HOPE IS NOT A SOUND BUSINESS OR BUDGETING STRATEGY, I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT DUE TO THE MANY REMAINING UNCERTAINTIES WITH NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, UM, WE WOULD RECOMMEND OR THAT THE BOARD GO AHEAD AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN THAT, UH, LETTER OF INTENT SO THAT WE CAN GET THE MONEY FROM THE STATE THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE MAY 1ST.
AND THEN WHEN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET GETS FINALIZED AND WE START, UH, FILLING STAFF VACANCIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SEPTEMBER 30TH, WE SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS ACTUALLY WE HAVE, UM, IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEN AS FAR AS STATE REVENUE, THEN A DECISION COULD BE MADE AS TO WHETHER, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THIS BONUS OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND ONE THING THE STATE DID SAY IN IT, IT COULD BE USED AS A RETENTION INCENTIVE.
AND IF WE WAIT TILL THEN TO DO IT, THEN CERTAINLY ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN HIRED OR IS, UH, HAS BEEN HIRED FOR NEXT YEAR OR, UH, COME
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STAYS ON FROM THIS YEAR TO NEXT WOULD RECEIVE IT.SO, UM, THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, QUITE HONESTLY, THE STATE PUTS US IN A LITTLE BIT OF A BIND BY DROPPING THIS MONEY TO US.
UM, I'M SURE OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS OUR SIZE AND LARGER AND SMALLER FOR US, WE'D NEED TO HAVE ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS JUST SITTING THERE IN OBEYANCE AND NOT YOUR MARK THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
AND WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT IN THAT SHAPE.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND THE LARGER THE DIVISION, THE LARGER THAT NUMBER IS, UM, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IF WE CAN DO THIS, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, AND IT WOULD PROBABLY, I'M GUESSING BE SOMETIME IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR, AND THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO RECEIVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
SO I THINK, I THINK YOU SAID IT IN THE END OF YOUR STATEMENT, BUT BASICALLY IF WE DO OUR MOTION THIS EVENING, SAY THAT WE'LL SIGN FOR IT, THERE'S NO HARM DONE.
IT'S IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT NEXT YEAR, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS.
THERE ARE NO DECISIONS TO MAKE TONIGHT AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GONNA PAY IT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH IT, JUST BASICALLY THAT WE WILL ACCEPT IT CONTINGENT ON THE BUDGET WORKING OUT IN OUR FAVOR IN THE FALL OF 26.
AND REALLY THE ONLY HARM I SEE IN DOING IT IS, AND, AND HOPEFULLY OUR EMPLOYEES WILL UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T A GIVEN.
WHEN I, I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE READ IN THE PAPER THAT THE STATE'S GIVEN A $1,500 BONUS, THEY, YOU KNOW, START LOOKING FOR IT IN THEIR PAYCHECK THE NEXT PAYCHECK.
AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAME WITH SOME REQUIREMENTS TO IT THAT MAKE IT REALLY DIFFICULT, MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO IT THIS YEAR, AND IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE TO DO IT NEXT YEAR.
BUT, UM, I THINK WE'LL ALL WORK TOGETHER HARD TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THE EMPLOYEES, BUT JUST SO THEY UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT A GIVEN.
WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT.
AND THE THING IS, YOU REALLY CAN'T DO IT FOR LESS THAN THE $1,500.
LAST YEAR, THE STATE GAVE US A CHUNK OF MONEY AND WE DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE A LOCAL MATCH.
AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DIVIDE IT UP HOWEVER YOU WANT.
SO WE JUST TOOK WHATEVER THAT AMOUNT WAS, DIVIDED IT BY THE 755 OR HOW MANY EVER MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAD LAST YEAR AT THAT TIME, AND GAVE EVERYBODY A BONUS OF THE SAME AMOUNT, THEN THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A LOT EASIER TO DO THIS YEAR.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WAS, UH, GIVEN TO US.
SO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WITH IT THE WAY IT WAS GIVEN TO US.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WRIGHT OR MR.
WHAT YOU GOING ABOUT? WELL, AND IF YOU COULD GET THE 300 PLUS THOUSAND THAT THEY HAVE THIS, THE SECOND TIME WE'D BE CLOSE TO IT.
SO THE STATE FUNDING ABOUT FOUR 58,000, SEVEN 60,000, THE STATE IS REALLY CONTRIBUTING BASED ON THE 38%
IN THEIR MIND, THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING 55% BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE STATE'S SHARE WOULD BE THE PART THAT TAKES IT FROM 55 DOWN TO 38% OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, IS THE FACT THAT WE AND EVERY OTHER SCHOOL DIVISION HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES IN EACH CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES, WHETHER IT BE A CLASSROOM TEACHER AT A CERTAIN GRADE, OR IT BE FOR ANY OTHER SUPPORT AREA, ANY SUPPORT AREAS.
UM, WE HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES THAN WHAT THE STATE'S WILLING TO FUND US AND OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS FOR.
I I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT, UM, JUST THE MATH, NOT TO NOT QUESTION GONNA WHILE ON SPOT, BUT IF WE HAVE 755 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES TO THE 1500 BONUS THAT COMES OUT TO $1,132,500, BUT THE NUMBER LISTED HERE IS 1 MILLION 2036.
YEAH, I THOUGHT WHAT I, AND, AND WAS YOUR NUMBER HIGHER? MY NUMBER WAS LOWER BY 86.
THE DIFFERENCE IS 7.65% FOR FICA.
THAT'S THE EMPLOYER'S SHARE EMPLOYER'S COST OF DOING YOUR PAYROLL.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE VRS NONE OF THOSE CONSIDERATION EMPLOYER COSTS COME INTO IT, BUT THE, UH, 7.65% FICA DOES COME INTO IT.
WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR THE EMPLOYEE.
AND I WILL JUST NOTE THIS TOO, UM, WHEN WE GIVE A BONUS, THE IRS REQUIRES US TO WITHHOLD AT A HIGHER RATE THAN MOST PEOPLE ARE HAVING
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WITHHELD FROM THEIR TAXES.SO THAT $1,500 BONUS, IT COMES DOWN, I DIDN'T CALCULATE IT, BUT IT'S CLOSE TO 30, 33, 30 6% THAT HAS TO BE WITHHELD.
NOW THE ONLY THING, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT MONEY DOES GO INTO THE PERSON'S WITHHOLDING ACCOUNT WITH THE IRS AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT WILL EITHER COME BACK TO 'EM OR IT'LL REDUCE WHAT THEY OWE DEPENDING ON THEIR TAX SITUATION.
BUT YEAH, WHEN YOU HEAR $1,500 AND YOU THINK, WOW, THAT'S GOOD, I CAN SPEND IT ON THIS, AND THEN YOU GET THE CHECK AND IT'S $900 OR $1,100, IT'S LIKE, YIKES.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING BY LAW WE HAVE TO DO.
WE'VE GOTTEN GREAT EMAILS ABOUT THE, UNFORTUNATELY.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT, SO YOU HAVE THE THREE OPTIONS OF HOW WE COULD PAY FOR IT IF IT ALL WORKS OUT WELL.
IF WE AGREE TO THIS TODAY SAYING, WELL, WE'D LIKE IT TO HAPPEN.
DO WE GET THE CHOICE TO TO HOUSE WORK OUT? OR IS THAT AN INTERNAL DECISION? ONCE THE YEAR ROLLS ARISE THE HOUSE, ULTIMATELY THE BOARD WOULD HAVE THE CHOICE.
WE WOULD LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS.
AND QUITE HONESTLY, IF ANOTHER OPTION BECOMES AVAILABLE, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS DURING THE BUDGET YEAR THAT WE FIND WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS SOMEWHERE THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE OR EXPENSE, SOMEHOW EXPECTEDLY GETS REDUCED, WHICH IT PROBABLY WON'T, BUT, UM, IF WE FIND ANOTHER SOURCE WE WOULD, WOULD BRING THAT.
AND I'M GUESSING IT MAY BE A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT ONES, BUT, UM, BEFORE WE COULD DO ANYTHING, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD AND, UH, GET YOUR APPROVAL TO DO IT.
AND, AND CERTAINLY PART OF THAT APPROVAL WOULD INCLUDE, UM, HOW IT WOULD BE FUNDED.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FY 2026 SOQ POSITION, BONUS PAYMENT CERTIFICATION FORM INDICATING WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL'S INTENT DISTRIBUTE THE BONUS BE 2027.
IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5.G. Acceptance of Teacher Effectiveness Support in Critical Shortage Areas and Dual Enrollment (TESCADE) Grant and Request for Additional Appropriation - Ms. Bragg ]
HAVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS SUPPORT AND CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS AND DUAL ENROLLMENT GRANT AND A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.MS. BRAGG, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD THAT WARRANT KNIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS SUPPORT AND CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS AND DUAL ENROLLMENT GRANT.
IT'S QUITE THE TITLE FROM THE VDOE AND THE AMOUNT OF $20,000.
UM, THIS MONEY COMES FROM A SET ASIDE THAT THE STATE HAD $500,000 SET ASIDE AS PART OF TITLE TWO TO FUND, UH, SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN HIGH NEED AREAS.
UM, WE WILL BE USING THIS COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDING TO PAY FOR TUITION AND COURSEWORK THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHERS CERTIFIED TO TEACH THE DUAL ENROLLMENT GOVERNMENT CLASS.
DUAL ENROLLMENT GOVERNMENT IS THE ONLY CLASS THAT WE DO NOT OFFER IN-HOUSE IN THE DIVISION TOWARDS THE UCGS CERTIFICATE THROUGH LAUREL REG.
SO IF WE CAN GET TO A GOVERNMENT TEACHER, UM, ELIGIBLE TO TEACH THE DUAL ENROLLMENT, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO OFFER THE FULL UCGS IN-HOUSE.
UM, ALSO WITH THIS MONEY FUNDING WILL BE USED TO COVER THE COST OF PRAXIS PREPARATION COURSES, MATERIALS, AND THE TEST FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FULL TEACHER LICENSURE IN THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE, THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS.
THE STATE PUTS OUT A LIST OF THE TOP 10 EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
IT COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERY POSITION IN THE DIVISION FOR TEACHERS.
IT, THIS REALLY SPEAKS TO HOW, YOU KNOW, SHORT, WE ARE AS A STATE WITH LICENSED TEACHERS.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL EL UH, ALL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, I MEAN IT'S BROAD CATEGORIES.
IT USED TO BE IN THE PAST THOSE, UH, SHORTAGE AREAS WERE OFTEN VERY SPECIFIC AND WE HAVE SEEN A CHANGE IN THAT.
SO WE APPRECIATE THE $20,000 TO HELP GET MORE OF OUR TEACHERS CERTIFIED.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS ACCEPT THE TEACHER IN EFFECTIVENESS, SUPPORT AND CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN BUILDING ENROLLMENT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000
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AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REQUEST THE ADDITIONAL PREPARATION FROM WARREN COUNTY BOARD SUPPORT? IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND.ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL IS IN FAVOR? AYE.
THAT ENDS OUR, UH, ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING.
[6.A. Board Member Requests]
WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS AND WE'LL START WITH MR. MORNING, MS. SALE.UM, THE ONLY REQUEST THAT I HAVE IS JUST THAT WE, UM, STICK WITH OUR, OUR POLICY TO FRIDAY.
UM, AND IT THAT WEDNESDAY SO POSSIBLE TO, UM, I AGREE MS. SALE THAT WE WERE IN A, IN A SYSTEM WITH THAT.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE IT ON THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BY 5:00 PM SO YOU UP LOOKING OUT ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY OR WHATEVER RATHER THAN DURING THE WORK ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
SO MS. JEN, LITTLE EXTRA
I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS, BUT I WROTE THAT DOWN AND I WILL GET BACK TO THE
[7. Closed Meeting]
MS. SALEM, COULD YOU READ THIS INTO QUESTION PLEASE? THIS MOTION IS MADE THAT THIS OPEN PUBLIC MEETING OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, THE PUBLIC CLOSED MEETING, MS TO CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 11.THE SCHOOL BOARD DESIRES TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTER OF FOURTH MEETING SECTION 2.2 DASH THREE SEVEN A1 DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION WITH PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT TO SIGN APPOINTMENT, MOTION FOR PERFORMANCE MOTION SALARIES, PLENTY OF RESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES BOARD SPECIFICALLY JUST TO BRING EVALUATION FOR PERSONNEL REPORT AND PERSONAL REPORT.
AGAIN, IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.
MS, COULD YOU DO YOUR
THANK YOU MS. A, COULD YOU READ US OUT ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PLEASE? ACCORDING TO THE VOTES RECORDED BY THE CLERK, MS. BE BOARD OF FOREIGN COUNTY, PLEASE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE IN THE PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WE DISCUSSED A ENC CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION APPLIES, AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING THIS PREFERRED DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
MS. COULD YOU DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS. SALIN? AYE.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE PERSONNEL
[8. Approval of Closed Meeting Item(s)]
REPORT AND PERSONNEL REPORT BY PERSONAL REPORT? I, I MAKE MOTION THAT THE APRIL 8TH, 2026 PERSONNEL REPORT OR PERSONNEL BEFORE THEEND BE APPROVED AS PRESENT.IS THERE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.