Jul 01, 2026 Board Meeting

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

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ALL WELCOME.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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

IS

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

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

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON THIS EVENING TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MS. STELLER, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP? IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION

[2. Consent Agenda]

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

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

MOVING

[3.A. Superintendent]

FIRST UP IS DR. WRIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, I GUESS FIRST ON MY AGENDA FOR AND COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING IS, UH, ALTHOUGH OUR DISCO TEAM DID NOT WIN AND LOST OUT TO, UH, MR. HENRY IN A DUELING DISCO THAT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY, I'M SURE I WANTED TO SHARE THAT SATURDAY NIGHT'S HIKE KIDS DISCO EVENT SUPPORTING SOME OF OUR MOST AT-RISK STUDENTS WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS RAISING OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, FOR, FOR THAT FOUNDATION.

ON BEHALF OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE APPRECIATE AND THANK OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HIKE KIDS FOUNDATION, ALL THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND ENTHUSIASM TO HELP MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE, UH, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS.

UH, IT IS UNDERWAY AND WE ARE RAMPING UP, UH, COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS, UH, THE, THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

UH, IN PREPARATION.

WE ARE KICKING IT OFF THIS YEAR WITH A CONVOCATION, UH, OPENING CEREMONIES, WHICH WILL BE AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH.

DETAILS WILL BE COMING OUT TO OUR STAFF, UH, AND THE THE IDEA IS THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF ARE ABLE TO ATTEND, AND THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO COME TOGETHER AS WE KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS ADDITIONALLY.

UH, I DID WANNA SHARE, UH, I TALKED TO MS. DRAKE TODAY.

UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY DOWN TO 31 OPENING.

SOME OF THOSE ARE TEACHERS, SOME OF THOSE ARE PARAS.

WE'RE ALSO ALWAYS HIRING SUBS, UH, AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN OUR TEAM.

UH, YOU CAN GO ON THE HR PAGE, ON THE, ON THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE, AND THERE'S A LIST OF OUR CURRENT OPENINGS.

UH, WE WILL HAVE A PART-TIME ENROLLMENT MEETING.

WE HAVE NOT SENT ANYTHING OUT ABOUT THIS YET.

UM, WE'RE JUST COORDINATING A FEW THINGS ON OUR END, BUT THIS IS REALLY FOR OUR PRIVATELY, UH, SCHOOLED STUDENTS OR OUR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE ROOM FOR.

SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL, UH, UH, BUILDING FOR SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ROOM IN, UH, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS, UH, AT OUR SCHOOLS, UH, PERFORMING ARTS, UH, SPECIFICALLY AND ADDITIONALLY, OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES, UH, WHERE THERE'S ROOM.

SO WE'LL HAVE A, A MEETING COMING UP THAT'S BEEN PUSHED BACK TO TENTATIVELY TUESDAY, THE 21ST.

AND I JUST NEED TO VERIFY WITH, UH, I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK.

WE'VE CHANGED THAT DATE DUE TO SOME CONFLICT.

SO LOOKING AT TUESDAY, JULY 25TH, 21ST FOR A ANYONE INTERESTED, UH, IN THE PART-TIME ENROLLMENT, I DO HAVE A BUDGET UPDATE.

WE ARE RELIEVED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS APPROVED A BUDGET, UH, THE IN IN THE NICK OF TIME.

SO, UH, BUT REGARDLESS, WE NOW HAVE A BUDGET.

UH, WE HAVE A TENTATIVE CALC TOOL, BUT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS THAT WILL THOROUGHLY, THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN, UM, WHAT GOES IN THAT BUDGET.

BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, IT DOES LOOK GOOD.

UH, IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS, THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL FUNDING IN THERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVELS, AS WELL AS OTHER AT-RISK STUDENTS.

PO UH, LEVELS OF POVERTY, UH, UM, THERE'S FUNDING IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL.

ADDITIONALLY, THE STATE APPROVED A 4% RAISE FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.

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SO WE, UH, WE HAVE GIVEN ALL THE AVERAGE OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, ON AVERAGE A 4% RAISE.

BUT IN ORDER TO CERTIFY THAT WE GAVE ALL EMPLOYEES A 4% RAISE, WE WOULD NEED TO ADD 1% TO SOME OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OFF THE SCALE.

SO THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE A STEP, THEY JUST RECEIVED 3%.

SO THOSE EMPLOYEES, UH, ARE A TOTAL OF 102, AND THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THAT WILL BE, UH, ABOUT $75,000.

SO, MS. DRAKE WILL COME UP LATER DURING THE ACTION ITEM PORTION, UH, OF THE MEETING AND SPEAK TO MORE DETAILS.

BUT WE DO HAVE AN ACTION ITEM FOR THAT.

UM, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT GETTING ON A LITTLE LATE, BUT THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH THE NEWS AS WE WERE GETTING IT.

UM, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE, UM, TIME, THIS IS A TIME SENSITIVE MATTER, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT IN MY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. WRIGHT.

MOVING ON TO SCHOOL

[3.B. School Board]

UH, I WANNA THANK TOM FOR TALKING TO SHELLY AND GETTING US THOSE TWO FREE SBMA CLASSES.

UH, I DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TWO CLASSES.

UM, AND I WILL PROBABLY JOIN THE SBMA BECAUSE I AM ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE.

IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I SHOULDN'T LEAVE IT ALL TO TOM TO DO ALL THE WORK, .

UM, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. KLEIN.

I HAVE NO REPORT TODAY.

THANK YOU, MS. SALEM.

UM, WE HAD OUR FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK, WHICH MR. KLEIN ALSO DID ATTEND.

UM, WE ARE GETTING READY TO START ON THE HILDA ROOF.

AND, UM, I DON'T WANNA STEAL YOUR THUNDER ABOUT THE LAND LAB STUFF.

WE ALREADY KIND OF SKIPPED OVER YOU.

UM, HE'S GOT SOME GREAT IDEAS GOING FOR THE LAND LAB AT, UH, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, UM, WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, WHICH I ASSURE YOU WE HAVE HAD, DESPITE SOME RUMORS AT OTHER MEETINGS.

UM, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THAT, THAT EXTENDS OUT 10 YEARS.

OUR STAFF PUTS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO WORKING ON THAT.

OUR CURRENT ONE GOES UP TO 2035.

UM, AND WE WILL TRY TO MAYBE GLAMORIZE THE PRESENTATION TO MAKE IT MORE NOTEWORTHY AND MEMORABLE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY HAVE A PLAN OF WHEN RUBES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED, CHILLERS UPDATED, AND OTHER SUCH PROJECTS.

SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU MR. MCFADDEN.

UH, MR. MA THERE POLICIES.

JULY 1ST.

TODAY IS THE NEW YEAR ABOUT LAWS HAVE BEEN ENACTED, ENACTED LAWS.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY.

OKAY, SO THE SBMA THAT ARE PEOPLE WHO DO OUR POLICY WRITING AND, AND ADVISORY.

AND TODAY'S JULY 1ST.

AND IN VIRGINIA, THE LAW OF THE POLICIES THAT WERE PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE IN ENACT AND TODAY ARE LEGAL AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM.

SO WE'VE BEEN GETTING SOME NOTIFICATIONS FROM THEM SAYING, CHECK, MAKE SURE THEY'RE UP TO DATE.

HERE'S SOME IDEAS, HERE'S SOME SUGGESTIONS.

SOME ARE POLICIES, SOME ARE JUST REGULATIONS.

SOME ARE THINGS JUST FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SO THEY, THEY'RE VERY ORGANIZED SENATE TOGETHER.

AND WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF A NUMBER OF PAGES THAT I'VE SENT ON TO, TO DR. WRIGHT AND, AND FOLKS TO KIND OF GO THROUGH AND SEE IF WE HAVE TO UPDATE ANY TO, TO MAKE LEGAL GET US IN INTO THAT.

BUT, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING LIKE ONE AT A TIME.

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UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING EITHER THIS EVENING.

UM, I JUST WANNA THANK DR. WRIGHT AND HIS TEAM FOR A REALLY GREAT PARTICIPATION AT THE DUELING DISCO SATURDAY NIGHT.

THAT WAS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.

UM, THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

THEY MADE IT TO THE TOP THREE.

UM, THEY WERE REALLY GOOD SPORTS AND HAD A, THEY WERE ROBBED.

UM, BUT THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

UM, AND THEN I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE GLAMOROUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THING.

MAYBE YOU COULD TALK TO DR. WRIGHT AND LIKE, THEY HAD A LOT OF NEON LIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WERE GOING ON.

SO MAYBE THAT COULD HELP, UM, MAKE IT MORE OBVIOUS THAT WE HAVE THAT.

THE SPARKLY JACKET.

THE SPARKLY JACKET.

THAT WOULD HELP.

YES.

SO, UM, YEP.

I HOPE EVERYONE'S ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.

NEXT UP WE HAVE

[3.C. Update on Summer Capital Projects - Dr. Costner]

DR.

COSTNER, MADAM CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

UM, AS, AS I SAID EARLIER, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE

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AND, UM, WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, GLAMOR SHOTS FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

SO WE WILL DO THAT.

UH, BUT WITH THAT SAID, I DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION IF WE'RE ABLE TO PULL IT UP SO THAT YOU CAN KINDA ACTUALLY SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UM, FOR OUR, UM, WITH THE AS ROADS PROJECT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHERE WE WERE GONNA ADD THE, UM, ACTUALLY THE WALK-IN, UM, COOLERS, YOU GET THAT DONE.

WE PUT IT OUT FOR BID.

THE THING THAT IT, WHEN IT CAME BACK, OUR CONTRACTORS THAT COULD NOT GET IT DONE WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME OF THIS SUMMER, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST TOO BUSY IS WHAT WE WERE SAYING.

SO WHAT OUR PLAN IS, THIS IS GONNA BE FOR THE SUMMER OF 2027.

AGAIN, THIS FUNDING DOES COME THROUGH OUR, UM, FOOD AND NUTRITION.

IT DOES NOT COME THROUGH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, BUT, UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE I INCLUDED THAT WITH YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S STILL THERE.

IT STILL WILL BE TAKING PLACE.

WE'RE JUST HAVING TO, UM, WAIT A LITTLE BIT ON IT.

OKAY.

UH, I HAVE A LITTLE AIR.

THERE WE GO.

ALRIGHT, SO THE, UM, THE NEXT ITEM, THE SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.

COOL.

AND FREE, UM, COOLER AND FREEZER, THAT IS GONNA BE REPLACED AS WE TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S DETERIORATING INSIDE ALSO BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES START TO DETERIORATE, YOU GET WATER AND CONDENSATION EVERYWHERE.

SO THAT'S IN THE PROCESS.

THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.

WE'RE JUST, AGAIN, BUT AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO BEING PAID.

THE FARM FOR THE FOOD AND NUTRITION.

NEXT UP, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OTHER PART ARE THE, UM, CAFETERIA SERVING LINES.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO GET A PICTURE 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF CLEANING AND, UM, STRIPPING WAXING FLOORS.

BUT, SO YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIOR OF THE, THOSE ARE THE LINES THAT WE ARE GOING TO, UM, UPGRADE.

UM, AND AS SOON AS THE MATERIALS, AGAIN, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES COME IN, WE'RE JUST KINDA ON HOLD WAITING FOR IT TO GET HERE.

UM, THAT'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

UM, ALSO WITH SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE AUXILIARY BUILDING ROOF.

AND SO YOU GOT PRETTY PICTURE.

UM, I DON'T THINK HR WILL PERMIT ME TO GO UP ON THE ROOF AND TAKE A PICTURE.

UM, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL SEE SOMEDAY IF I CAN LEGALLY GET AWAY WITH THAT.

UM, BUT AS OF THIS TIME, YOU GET A PICTURE OF THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING JUST TO, JUST TO KEEP IT IN FRONT OF YOU.

UM, THAT IS, IT HAS AN EPDM ROOF, SO IT WILL BE, UM, REPLACED.

UM, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING OUR, THE CHILLER, AS YOU KNOW, WE WENT DOWN AT HILL TO J BARBER.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT IS THE ACTUAL CHILLER THAT WENT DOWN, THAT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED RIGHT OFF OF THE LOADING DOCK INSIDE OUR MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL ROOM.

UM, SO WHEN THE NEW ONE COMES IN, IT HAS TO BE CRANED IN.

UM, IT IS ON ORDER.

THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT, THEY HAVE TO GET IT TO US.

BUT WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT IS THE PORTABLE CHILLER THAT IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AT, AT HILDA J BARBER, IT IS COOLING.

AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND CLEAN, GET IT READY FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN, UM, UNTIL WE GET THE CHILLER REPLACED.

AND SO WE, WE HAVE BOTH OF THOSE, UM, ONE WAITING TO BE REPLACED, ONE THAT'S GOING.

SO WE ARE, UM, IT IS IN PROGRESS.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE, UM, THE HILDA J BARBARA ROOF REPLACEMENT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO START ON JULY THE SEVENTH.

AND, UM, IN OUR BUILDING JOINT BUILDING COMMITTEE, THE DECISION WAS MADE FOR THE ESTATE GRAY, UM, SHINGLES.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE THE COLORS OF THE SHINGLES THAT WILL BE GOING ON TOP OF, UM, HILL TO J BARBER.

THAT AGAIN, STARTS ON JULY 7TH.

SO THEY'LL HAVE A STAGING AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THEY'LL COME IN AND BEGIN WORK ON THAT.

UM, THERE IS PART OF AN EPDM ROOF ALSO AT HILL TO J BARBER THAT'S JUST WHITE.

SO THERE WASN'T REALLY NO NEED IN SHARING THAT PICTURE, BUT THAT, UM, THAT PROJECT IS, UM, MOVING FORWARD.

SO I WANTED TO, UM, KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, OUR CAPITAL, UM, IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO, UM, THE COUNTY DID SEND OVER THEIR INFORMATION ON HOW THEY COMPILE THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MEETING, AN ONGOING MEETING.

UM, DR. WRIGHT AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS, ALL IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP EVERYTHING UPFRONT AND KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE NEED AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ONGOING PROJECTS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[4.A. Donations to Skyline High School Athletic Department to update the weightroom - B. Cupp]

FIRST UP, WE HAVE DONATIONS TO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE THE WEIGHT ROOM.

IS THERE YOU PRESENTING IT, DR.

COSTNER? YES.

OKAY.

UH, AND THIS, I'M VERY EXCITED.

I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THIS, BUT WE ALSO,

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UM, COACH GILBERT'S ALSO HERE.

AND, UM, WHAT, UH, THIS IS JUST GREAT.

I'M JUST GONNA READ TO YOU.

AND THIS IS, THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING THAT HOW THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER.

UM, IT IS MISS.

IT IS WITH MUCH GRATITUDE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE SKYLINE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL DONATIONS.

IN THE RECENT UPGRADE OF OUR WEIGHT ROOM, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED THE DONATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS FROM LOGAN MAO, UM, FOUNDATION, $10,000 FRONT ROYAL MOOSE LODGE, $8,000 SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM, 2,500 SKYLINE HAWK ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, 1000 GMM AUTO, $100.

ALL Q SPORTS BAR AND GRILL SPONSORED A DINE IN FUNDRAISER THAT MADE $895.

THAT GOFUNDME PAGE WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE SCHOOL RECEIVED $7,740, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $30,135 WAS RECEIVED FOR DONATIONS.

UM, SKYLINE HALL, UM, HIGH SCHOOL WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK WILL WALRAVEN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE PUSH FOR THIS FUNDRAISING.

WILLS AND ALUM AND THE OWNER OF ICONIC IMAGERY AND LIKEWISE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UM, THOSE WHO SHARED WITH, UH, WCPS MAINTENANCE STAFF AND SKYLINE COACHES FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN MAKING THIS PROPERTY A REALITY.

SO COACH, IF YOU COULD KIND OF, DO YOU HAVE A QUICK SECOND TO COME UP AND JUST, UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE PICTURES OF THE WEIGHT ROOM.

I'M GONNA LET HIM TALK YOU THROUGH IT BECAUSE THIS IS JUST GREAT.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN OUR MISSION TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

AND WHEN WE COMBINED IT, OUR PARENTS AND OUR PLAYERS AND THE COACHES ALL TOGETHER, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOME REALLY COOL THINGS OVER THE PAST, ESPECIALLY 10, 15 YEARS.

AND SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WHEN THE BOYS WENT IN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I'M, I'M NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I KNOW, UH, WILL DOES A LOT OF GOOD STUFF THAT HE HAD THEIR REACTION.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, IF YOU FOLLOW HIM TO SEE WHAT THEIR FACES LOOK LIKE, IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR THOSE BOYS JUST TO BE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE PROVIDED FOR THEM AT, UM, IN WARREN COUNTY.

UM, I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COACH LONG ENOUGH.

I STARTED IN 1999 WHEN THE FACILITIES WEREN'T LIKE THEY ARE NOW.

SO TO HAVE A TRUE APPRECIATION FOR QUALITY, UM, FACILITIES IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH.

AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE HELP US.

UM, JESSE, HE'S HIDING BEHIND THE SCENES.

HE INSTALLED, HE AND HARRY INSTALLED THE, UM, $3,000 SOUND SYSTEM AND THEN THE, THE NEW RACKS, UH, WHAT WAS THERE WAS INDIVIDUAL STATIONS, UH, MACHINES.

THOSE REALLY DON'T WORK WELL WHEN YOU HAVE 30 KIDS THAT WANT TO WORK OUT AND GET THEM THROUGH THAT FUNCTIONALLY.

SO TO REMOVE ALL THE OLD STATIONS AND UPDATE EVERYTHING WITH PAINT AND A LITTLE HARD WORK AND SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWS THE KIDS TO REALLY HAVE A QUALITY WEIGHT ROOM.

IT'S LIKE A COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE IN THERE.

AND THAT JUST BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE.

AND THAT'S ALL WE WANT.

WE WANTED TO BUILD THOSE BOYS UP.

SO THE RACKS ON THE LEFT USED TO BE GRAY.

WE PAINTED THEM, UM, ALL BLACK TO MATCH THE NEW EXISTING STUFF, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT.

ALL NEW WEIGHTS, EVERYTHING IS ALL.

WE GOT SO MUCH UNNEEDED EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE WEIGHT ROOM AND IT REALLY LOOKS SHARP.

UH, WILL TO WIN IS THE MOTTO FOR OUR BASEBALL TEAM.

FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL USE THE, UM, WEIGHT ROOM THE MOST.

BUT THIS PROJECT IS GONNA REACH OUT TO EVERY STUDENT THAT'S AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S ALSO A CLASSROOM.

IT'S THE WEIGHT ROOM AFTER SCHOOL, BUT DURING THE DAY IT'S A CLASSROOM.

SO ANY STUDENT, REGARDLESS IF THEY PLAY SPORTS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM AND IMPROVE THEIR BODY IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

THE WEIGHT, THE, THE NEW DUMBBELLS WERE KEY.

IF YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, WE KIND OF, WE WANTED TO KEEP SOME OF THE OLD ONES JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUNCTIONAL, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW GRAY AND DINGY THEY ARE.

AND THOSE WERE ALL NEW COATED, UM, DUMBBELLS THAT WE WENT TO YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND, UM, PICKED UP, SAVED $1,800, BRING IN A U-HAUL TO BE ABLE TO DO IT OURSELVES AND BRING ALL THE EQUIPMENT BACK.

SO WE STRETCHED THE MONEY AS FAR AS WE CAN.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT TO FINISH UP A FEW FINAL PROJECTS.

CAN'T, UM, BANK LOGAN MA MATCO FOUNDATION ENOUGH, THEY ACTUALLY RAISED THE MOST AND THEY REALLY GOT MOOSE ON BOARD FOR US.

AND TOGETHER THAT WAS $18,000.

SO IT WAS HUGE.

SO MANY PEOPLE STEPPED UP TO HELP US NOT ONLY RAISE MONEY, BUT UM, GET ALL THE WORK DONE IN THE FACILITY.

AND SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO WILL WALRAVEN.

HE WAS A FORMER PLAYER AND IS INVESTED AS A COACH AND KIND OF, UM, A STRENGTH CONDITIONING SIDE OF THINGS NOW AND HIS ENERGY THAT HE BRINGS.

AND HE WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM AND LAUNCHING THIS, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVE THE WAVE ROOM

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SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

SO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I, I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS THE DONATIONS FROM THE LOGAN MAICO FOUNDATION, FRONT ROYAL MOOSE LODGE, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM, SKYLINE HAWK ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, G AND M AUTO ON Q SPORTS BAR AND GRILL.

NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES FOR THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM WITH GRATITUDE.

THANK YOU.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ME GUYS? I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS THE DONATIONS FROM THE LOGAN MYCO FOUNDATION, FRONT ROYAL MOOSE LODGE, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM, SKYLINE HAWK ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, G AND M AUTO AND ON Q SPORTS BAR AND GRILL, AND NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES FOR THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM WITH GRATITUDE.

IS THERE A SECOND? YES, SIR.

DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON IT.

DID, DID, WERE YOU ABLE TO DONATE THE OLD STUFF SOMEPLACE TO SOME? YES, SIR.

UM, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TOOK, UH, FOUR OF OUR SIX MACHINES.

WE ALSO, UM, DONATED THE OTHER TWO MACHINES TO THE, UH, SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM.

GREAT.

SO ALL THE, NONE OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS GROWING AWAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ONLY THE EQUIPMENT THAT .

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP THIS

[4.B. FY 2026–2027 Salary Scale Adjustments - Mrs. Drake]

MS. DRAKE? I, GOOD EVENING.

UM, SO MUCH LIKE DR. WRIGHT WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE, UH, GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL WAS WONDERFUL AND TIMELY.

SO NOW THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PRESENTED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A 4%, WHICH WAS VOTED ON, AND THEN WE DID GO DOWN TO THE 3%, NOW WE'RE BACK TO OUR 4%.

UM, SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THE AVERAGE STEP INCREASE THE COLA IN BETWEEN IS ABOUT 1.3.

UM, SO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THE SCALES ATTACHED, THERE ARE THREE SCALES THAT DID NOT HAVE A 1% IN BETWEEN.

UM, SO OUTSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE OFF THE SCALE, THEY WOULD BE GETTING THE 4% AND THEN THE THREE SCALES, WE ARE JUST ADJUSTING TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A 1% IN BETWEEN.

UH, GRADE 42 IS JUST A TOTAL OF 4% INCREASE.

'CAUSE WE HAD SET THEM AT 3% AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, UM, WE WOULD BE ADJUSTING OUR SALARY SCALES, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE TO BE APPROVED TO GIVE THE TOTAL OF 4% TO ALL EMPLOYEES.

QUESTIONS FOR MS. DRAKE? DO YOU PROMISE THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT SALARY SCALES.

, IF THE GOVERNOR IS DONE, I AM DONE .

OKAY.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WHITE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE REVISED FY 26 2027 SALARY SCALE FOR EFFECTIVE, UH, EMPLOYEE GROUPS TO REFLECT THE STATE FUNDED 4% SALARY ENC CODE.

IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND.

IT.

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

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ON THAT ONE, MS. DRAKE, NEXT UP WE HAVE

[4.C. GCBA-Staff Salary Schedules - Mrs. Drake]

UH, SO THIS IS OUR SECOND READING.

UM, I DID MAKE THE CHANGES ALREADY TO OUR WEBSITE TO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL BOARD'S SALARY ON THERE.

UM, SO THAT WAS CHANGED.

EVERYTHING ELSE.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK AS FAR AS THE LANGUAGE.

SO THIS IS THAT SECOND READING, UM, WHERE I DID NOT PUT A MOTION IN.

HOWEVER, IF THERE'S NOTHING TO ADD OR CHANGE WOULD BE OKAY WITH A VOTE THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

QUESTIONS FOR MS. DRAKE? IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY.

I'M ON THE WRONG PAGE.

I LOST IT SOMEWHERE.

DO WE NOT HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ONE? NO.

OKAY.

I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES POLICY CHANGES TO GCBA STAFF SALARY SCALE SCHEDULES.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

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

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP

[4.D. Warren County Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) 2025-2026 Annual Report]

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UM, MY NAME IS DANELLE SPERLING.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND HERE WITH ME IS ERIC ROBINSON.

UM, HE IS THE RECENTLY ELECTED, UM, CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CAC COMMITTEE.

THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ALSO KNOWN AS CAC, IS MANDATED UNDER THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT ARE ALSO CALLED IDEA.

OUR MISSION IS AS FOLLOWS, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEEKS TO ADVISE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND TO COLLABORATIVELY SERVE AS A RESOURCE OF SUPPORT AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN WARREN COUNTY.

IN DOING SO, WE AIM TO BETTER SERVE THIS POPULATION, CAC MEETS QUARTERLY, OR AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER YEAR AT THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIAL SERVICES, UH, DIVERSIFIED MINES BUILDING, LOCATED AT 4 65 WEST 15TH STREET, SUITE 500 IN FRONT ROYAL.

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

PRESCHOOL THROUGH POST-GRADUATES UP TO AGE 22 WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL, A TEACHER FROM THE SCHOOL DIVISION, COMMUNITY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY PUBLIC AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH THE CARE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SCHOOL DIVISION EMPLOYEES MAY SERVE AS CONSULTANTS.

UM, AS BRIEFLY MENTIONED, WE'VE RECENTLY EXEC, UM, VOTED IN OUR NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THE CHAIR WILL BE ERIC ROBINSON.

THE VICE CHAIR WILL BE WINNIE ELLINGER, SECRETARY LORI ADAMS. AND THE TEACHER MEMBER IS COLIN MILLER.

AND DINA LEE AND I SERVE AS EMPLOYEE CONSULTANTS ON THE COMMITTEE.

WE ARE CONSULTANTS AND NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE CAC FOR THE 20 25 20 26 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE CAC OUTCOMES, UH, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UM, WE MET QUARTERLY AT THE DATES LISTED IN THE REPORT THERE.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD.

OUR PROJECTED MEETING DATES FOR THE 26TH 27 SCHOOL YEAR, OUR AUGUST 18TH AT 6:00 PM OCTOBER 20TH AT 6:00 PM FEBRUARY 23RD, 6:00 PM AND APRIL 20TH AT 6:00 PM AND ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MEETING PLACE AT THE DIVERSIFIED MINES BUILDING AT 15TH STREET.

OUR PROJECTED GOALS FOR 26 27 ARE TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE PARENTS OF STUDENTS OF VARIOUS AGES TO HOST AND OR ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ALONG WITH PARENT INVOLVEMENT, TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, TO PUBLISH A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE ANNUAL TRAINING FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWS AND BEST PRACTICES.

AND TO INVITE GUEST SPEAKERS.

WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON INCREASING OUR MEMBERSHIP.

UM, AS I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE, WE, UM, WOULD LOVE TO GROW OUR COMMITTEE.

UM, WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS AND INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OUR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ARE LISTED FOR THE 26 27 SCHOOL YEAR AS ERIC ROBINSON, WINNIE ELLINGER, IGNATIUS ELLINGER, MARCELLUS ELLINGER, CAROLYN SHEPHERD, LAURIE ADAMS, COLIN MILLER, BECCA LAGOS, AND JENNA REAMER.

AND WE BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT CAC, UM, OUR OUTCOMES FOR THIS PAST YEAR OR OUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

JUST A COMMENT REALLY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS, THIS GETS POSTED SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT UNDER YOUR PROJECTED MEETING DATES, YOUR YEARS SAW DATES? YEAH.

OKAY.

I SAW, YES.

THE YEARS WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED.

YEP.

I JUST SAW THEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YOU SAID ONE OF YOUR GOALS IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION.

WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BIGGEST HINDRANCE FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO TAKE PART IS THIS? DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO? OR IS IT TIME COMMITMENT OR, I'M GONNA GET PUT IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING AND THEY DON'T WANT THAT.

WHICH NO ONE WANTS.

RIGHT.

SO WHAT, WHAT WOULD, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? IT'S, IT'S HARD TO SAY.

WE HAVEN'T REALLY, REALLY BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY ONE SPECIFIC THING, DO YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON IT, ERIC.

NO, I'M NOT UNIQUE TO CAC.

RIGHT.

UM, WHEN I WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE, I ALSO SERVED AS A CONSULTANT AS WELL.

UM, I HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S JUST THE DAY AND AGE AND SOCIETY, TO BE HONEST.

UM, I'M TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT

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MM-HMM .

UM, IF WE HAVE TO LOOK, MAYBE MOVE IN TIMEFRAME 'CAUSE MAYBE IT'S TOO CLOSE TO DINNER WITH PARENTS WITH WORKING OR WHATNOT.

OKAY.

ERIC'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB THIS YEAR OF GETTING THE WORD OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

UM, AS WELL AS MAKING GRAPHICS AND FLYERS THAT WE'VE SENT OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.

WE'VE HAD REALLY GREAT COOPERATION WITH OUR BUILDING PRINCIPALS TO GET THE WORD OUT, SENDING OUT ROBO MESSAGES, INCLUDING, UM, THE UPCOMING MEETING NOTICES IN THEIR NEWSLETTERS THAT THEY ARE SENDING OUT.

UM, WE ARE ALSO LEVERAGING THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL MESSENGER, TRYING TO SEND THE MESSAGES OUT.

UM, REALLY JUST, I GUESS, UM, ENSURING THAT FOLKS KNOW WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS, UM, AND HOW IT CAN SUPPORT, UM, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BUT WE ARE OPEN, UM, IF IF WE, IF THERE'S ANYBODY LISTENING AT HOME THAT'S INTERESTED OR IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN MENTION IT TO, UM, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO STOP BY, UM, ATTEND A MEETING, ASK ONE OF US.

UM, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION MM-HMM .

TIMEFRAME? OPEN LONGER NOW.

OKAY.

IT IS.

SO OUR, OUR BYLAWS DO HAVE, UM, THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AT A CERTAIN TIME DURING THE YEAR, BUT IF WE RECEIVE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAPPILY ACCEPT THEM.

YES.

OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

YES.

THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAD GOTTEN FROM SOME PARENTS BEFORE, YES, YOU WERE THE DIRECTOR, WAS, IT'S THIS ODD TIMEFRAME.

I THINK IT WAS LIKE IN OCTOBER OR SOMETHING.

THEY, IF YOU MISSED THAT WINDOW, YOU WERE OUT OF LUCK AND, AND SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED.

WE WILL THANK YOU HAPPILY AND GRATEFULLY ACCEPT ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN JOINING US.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CEC ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 26, INCLUDING OUTCOME OUTCOMES OF THE RECENTLY COMPLETED SCHOOL YEAR, PROJECTED 20 26, 27, MEETING DATES AND GOALS, AND 20 26, 27 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS BE APPROVED AS AMENDED ON THE DATES AND AS PRESENTED? YES, SIR.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP THIS

[4.E. Second Reading of Updated Policy IKEB, Acceleration - Dr. Costner]

IKEB ACCELERATION DR.

COSTNER.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS, UM, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SECOND READING OF THIS POLICY THAT IS PROPOSED UPDATED FOR THE WCPS ACCELERATION POLICY.

UM, AT THIS TIME IT IS THE ONLY, UM, WE'RE DOING THIS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACCELERATION AND CURRENTLY WHAT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFERS IS ONLY ALGEBRA ONE FOR MIDDLE LEVEL MATH.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE COURSE FOR ACCELERATION.

UM, THIS AGAIN, IS THE SECOND READING, UM, WAS ASKED THAT IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR ANY UPDATES, IF WE COULD MOVE FORWARD TO TURN THIS INTO A MOTION SO IT CAN BE APPROVED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS COMING UP AND THEY CAN PLAN AND SCHEDULE STUDENTS.

UM, SO FOR, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THE POLICY IKEB ACCELERATION AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

A AYE.

OPPOSED? NO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DR.

COSTNER.

NEXT UP THIS

[4.F. Technology Purchases - Mr. Stefnoski]

GOOD EVENING.

SORRY, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT, UH, SALARY SCALES, BUT TONIGHT I'M NOT JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES, SOFTWARE AND LICENSES SUPPORT.

UM, BASICALLY NOT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT OF $794,000 FOR 794 40 $6 AND 97 CENTS.

UH, THE FIRST PORTION IS, UH, FOR THE CHROMEBOOKS PCS AND LAPTOPS.

THAT'S THE PART WHERE I'M ASKING NOT TO EXCEED THE $580,000.

THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE QUOTES THAT I PUT IN THERE, UM, LEADING UP TO HERE JULY 1ST, THEY DID PRICE UPDATES.

SO I HAVE TO KIND OF MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

SAME GENERAL PRODUCTS, WE MIGHT SWITCH BRANDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT, AND THE REST IS ALL ABOUT OUR, UM, PROGRAMS, THE FILTER, GOOGLE, POWERSCHOOL, AND MICROSOFT LICENSES.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE QUESTIONS? FOR THE 794,000,

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BASICALLY, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT MOSTLY THE CHROMEBOOKS IS WHERE I WAS WORRIED, WHERE THE LAPTOPS AND PCS, BECAUSE THE MAR AI MARKET IS DRIVING EVERYTHING UP.

SO, UH, I WANTED TO KIND OF, KIND OF STICK IN A WINDOW OF AM I GET ABLE TO GET CLOSE TO A THOUSAND? SO 900 TO A THOUSAND CHROMEBOOKS.

WITH, WITH THAT KIND OF PURCHASE, I COULD ALWAYS COME BACK AND ASK TO PURCHASE SOME MORE LATER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME NOW TO TRY TO, UH, GET THINGS IN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS POCKET OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE OF OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS WANNA START PURCHASING THINGS SINCE WE START EARLIER, WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET A JUMP ON SOME OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO, BUT IT'S ALL IN THE CURRENT BUDGET? IT IS, YEAH.

OKAY.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND PURCHASE SOME MORE, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD SHAPE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT, EVEN WITH THE COST ADJUSTMENTS I WAS LOOKING AT TODAY.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO LAY OUT THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT AT THE TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $794,046 AND 97 CENTS? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

A AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. SOKI.

[4.G. Approval of Meals Tax MOU with Warren County Board of Supervisors]

UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS BACK IN MAY THAT OUR BOARD APPROVED, UM, THE MEALS TAX.

MOU, WE SENT IT TO THE COUNTY.

IT DID APPEAR ON THERE, UM, AGENDA LAST WEEK.

THERE WAS A REDLINED VERSION, WHICH IS, UM, HERE ON OUR BOARD DOCS THIS EVENING.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY TIMES, UM, INCLUDING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DURING THE JOINT MEETING, WAS BASICALLY TO CREATE A WAY FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HAVE A STEADY FLOW OF INCOME INTO OUR CIP ACCOUNT SO THAT, UM, WE CAN START ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

THIS LONG LAUNDRY LIST OF THAT GOES OUT TO 2035.

UM, ESSENTIALLY THE RED LINED VERSION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM, PRESENTED AND VOTED TO APPROVE, UM, DOES NOT ACHIEVE THE THING THAT OUR, OUR BOARD WAS HOPING TO ACHIEVE BY, BY BASICALLY STATING THAT THE MONEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED TO PAY FOR DEBT SERVICE, UM, FOR WARREN COUNTY.

SO, UM, WE CAN PERHAPS HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON IT THIS EVENING, BUT I'VE, UH, REACHED OUT TO, UM, CHAIR, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MS. CU, AND ASKED FOR A JOINT MEETING, UM, FOR, FOR OUR TWO BOARDS.

AND, UM, WE HAVE AS A BOARD SOME DOCUMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING, UM, JUST HISTORICAL INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY THAT WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED.

BUT BASICALLY JUST AS OUR BOARD IS WONDERING WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WE WANT, PERHAPS WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE AT THAT MEETING.

UM, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WHEN WE MEET WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS.

SO IT'S USEFUL CONVERSATION.

UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SUMMARY.

YEAH, SO I THINK WE'RE DEALING WITH, UM, A COUPLE SEPARATE DIFFERENT ITEMS HERE.

THIS, THIS HAS UNEARTHED, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL ISSUES.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN INTERPRETATION ISSUE AS TO WHETHER THIS MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR OUR DEBT OR FOR OUR ONGOING NEEDED MAINTENANCE.

UM, AT THIS POINT WE'RE KIND OF AT AN IMPASSE WITH AN AGREE TO DISAGREE ISSUE.

BUT, UM, WHAT HAS NOW COME UP AND FEELS TO BE EVEN MORE PRESSING TO ME IS, UM, I, I DISAGREE WITH THE DEBT THAT THEY ARE ASSESSING TO THE SCHOOLS.

UM, I GAVE YOU GUYS A COPY OF THE DAVENPORT REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MARCH 25TH, 2025.

AND, UM, I'VE HAD THESE CONCERNS SINCE THAT TIME.

THE SCHOOLS ARE BEING ASSESSED DEBT FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NON-SCHOOL RELATED.

FOR INSTANCE, LEACH RUN PARKWAY SHOWS THAT WE OWE ALMOST $4 MILLION.

UM, THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNS THAT I CAME ACROSS ON THIS DAVENPORT REPORT.

IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, COLUMN J, IT LISTS THE PURPOSE AND THEN COLUMN M LISTS THE, UM, THE AMOUNT ATTRIBUTED TO THE SCHOOLS.

COLUMN L IS WHAT THE COUNTY ASSESSES AS THEIR OWN DEBT, WHICH IS ONLY JUST SHY OF $8 MILLION.

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HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ACTUALLY SPENT ON WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS ONLY $35,812,955.

SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE OF FAST MATH, LIKE $6 MILLION.

WHERE DID IT GO AND WHY ARE WE HAVING TO PAY IT BACK? UM, THERE ARE OTHER NON EXPLAINABLE, UM, VERY LARGE DEBTS OF REFINANCING AND COMBINING OF DEBTS TOGETHER THAT DO NOT COME WITH AN EXPLANATION.

UM, SO WE HAVE, I THINK AT THIS POINT, A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO OUR COUNTY THAT ELECTED US TO OVERSEE THE BOARD'S SPENDING THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT PAYING BACK DEBT ON THAT IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE SCHOOLS FALSELY AND NEED TO GET THOSE DUCKS IN ORDER.

I FEEL LIKE NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO GET THAT DONE, SEEING AS THEY ARE GOING BACK AND, AND TRYING TO FIX AUDIT INFORMATION AND AND WHATNOT.

UM, THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I HAVE, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FACTUAL INACCURACIES PRESENTED DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING MEALS TAX REVENUES.

THE 2018 JOINT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CLEARLY STATES, QUOTE, THE COUNTY WILL APPROPRIATE AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE TOWN THROUGH THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND REVENUE FOR THE EQUIVALENT OF 30% OF THE MEALS TAX CLUSTER IN THE CORRIDOR.

THIS LANGUAGE IS UNAMBIGUOUS.

I PERSONALLY PROVIDED COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND STAFF DURING OUR JOINT MEETING WHEN WE DID OUR WORK SESSION TOGETHER.

THEY ALL AGREED AT THAT POINT IN TIME THAT YES, THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONES ON THE HOOK TO PAY THE TOWN FOR THE COUNTY'S FISCAL OBLIGATION OF THAT 30%, YET THEY EDITED OUR MOU WITH THEM TO ADD THAT IN AND MAKE THE 30% OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE LEGAL COURT ORDER.

UM, AS A RESULT, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE EFFECTIVELY RECEIVING ONLY 70% OF THE MEALS TAX GENERATED WITHIN THE CORRIDOR.

FURTHERMORE, IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE COUNTY IS PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH THE MEALS TAX REVENUES COLLECTED OUTSIDE OF THE CORRIDOR.

UM, I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN, UM, I PUT IN A FOIA, UM, OVER 15 DAYS AGO NOW, AND THE COUNTY IS NOW IN BREACH OF FOIA LAW AND NOT RESPONDING IN THE LEGAL TIMEFRAME.

BUT I WAS ABLE TO REACH OUT TO OUR TREASURER WHO WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH TOTALS, UM, COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS GREAT.

I RECEIVED THAT THIS AFTERNOON.

UM, THEY GOING ON THE, I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE DAVENPORT REPORT WITH, WITH THE OUTSTANDING DEBT.

I HAVE ASKED IF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULD BE PROVIDED WITH A CURRENT DEBT SCHEDULE SHOWING THE ORIGINAL PR PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS, PAYMENTS MADE TO DATE, OUTSTANDING BALANCES AND FUTURE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.

ESSENTIALLY AN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT WE PAID, HOW MUCH WE STILL OWE, AND AT WHAT RATE THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID BACK, OR IF WE ARE SUPPOSED TO ASSUME THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, PAYING DEBT FOR ETERNITY.

UM, I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

UM, THERE'S DOCUMENTATION INDICATING THE FINANCING FOR RESI JEFF PROJECT WAS COMBINED WITH FUNDING FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING RENOVATION AND THE RIVERMONT FIRE STATION PROJECT.

UM, I HAVE ASKED THAT THE, THESE BE SEPARATED OUT AND TOLD TO US SEPARATELY SO WE CAN RECEIVE PROOF OF, OF OUR PAYMENTS.

UM, THE, IT, IT WAS, IT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING WAS STATED THAT THE LFK RENOVATION AND THE E WILSON MORRISON JIM CONVERSION ARE ALSO NOW LISTED AS DEBTS ATTRIBUTED TO WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.