[Call to Order] [00:02:38] MIC] ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8TH, OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ORDER, PLEASE. WE'LL BEGIN OUR MEETING TONIGHT WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE AGENDA'S BEEN CIRCULATED, I'VE HEARD, HAD NO FEEDBACK ABOUT MODIFICATIONS OF IT, SO WE WILL APPROVE IT UNLESS SOMEONE SPEAKS UP NOW. HEARING NONE IT STANDS APPROVED. WE'VE GOT TWO SETS OF MINUTES REQUIRING APPROVAL THIS EVENING, THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON JANUARY 18TH, 2022, AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 25TH, 2022. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. MOULTON. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU. MINUTES ARE APPROVED. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ONE REQUEST THIS EVENING FROM MARIA SULLIVAN, WHO WANTS TO [Public Participation] TALK ABOUT CRT AND SEL CONCERNS. THANK YOU. MS. SULLIVAN, IF YOU WOULD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. IF YOU RECALL, BACK IN DECEMBER, I WAS PART OF A COMMITTEE THAT MADE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS ABOUT OUR CONCERNS WITH THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. DR. MINOLFO HAD GRACIOUSLY OFFERED, GRACIOUSLY HELPED US TO EXAMINE THIS [INAUDIBLE] GRADE CURRICULUM FOR LOOKING FOR IF THERE WERE ANY EVIDENCE OF CRT OR CRT BASED INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE DISSEMINATED TO CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS. AND WE PRESENTED OUR FINDINGS, AND IF YOU RECALL, WE PRESENTED A PETITION OF OUR [00:05:04] FINDINGS, AND I HAD ALSO CONTACTED A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO SEEMED INTERESTED IN REVIEWING, YOU KNOW, OUR FINDINGS. I KNOW IT WAS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AND SO I MYSELF EVEN PERSONALLY HAVE SORT OF TAKEN A HIATUS FROM THIS. AND SO NOW I'M REVISITING THIS ISSUE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY KNOW SINCE I'VE KIND OF BEEN OUT OF THE LOOP SINCE THEN, IF THERE'S BEEN ANY MOVEMENT ON THIS OR ANYBODY TO LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT WE SENT AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? BOARD HAS TAKING NO ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. OK. DO YOU INTEND TO OR YOU KNOW, HOW DO I FIND OUT WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO? WELL, ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD CAN MAKE A REQUEST TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA UNDER THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER SECTION. OKAY. THAT'S ONE AVENUE THAT THEY COULD PURSUE. BUT AS OF TO DATE, NOBODY HAS CHOSEN TO PURSUE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS GROUP. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. [Public Education Partners (PEP) Presentation] IF Y'ALL GO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MIKE ROSIER AND I SERVE AS THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WELCOME TO OUR MEETING THIS EVENING. DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MURPHY. WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT ONE OF THE MOST SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AIKEN COUNTY AND DURING OUR LAST MEETING, THE BOARD APPROVED A DONATION OF THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY ONE DOLLARS AND 34 PERCENT IN GRANT AWARDS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS OF AIKEN COUNTY. THESE FUNDS RECEIVED WILL BE USED TO FUND SEVEN TEACHER GRANT AWARDS AND AFTER EVALUATING ALL OF THE GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, ABOUT SEVEN PROJECTS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE AWARDS. THESE INCLUDE TEACHERS JOHN HOSTETLER AND CONNIE WILLIAMS FROM AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL, CARRISSA BROWN FROM NEW ELLENTON MIDDLE STEAM MAGNET SCHOOL, BRANDI HARLEY FROM NORTH AIKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, VICKY THOMPSON FROM OAKWOOD WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JESSE HALL, ASHLEY LEAPHART, ERIKA SMILEY FROM OAKWOOD WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KATHRYN DUBOSE, ALLISON HEGLER, AND NATALIE HORNSBY, LEE HOUSTON, RACHELLE MASON AND DEE DEE REDD AT SOUTH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL, AND CARRIE LUCAS FROM WARRENVILLE ELEMENTARY. AND WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PEP BOARD HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, KIM MITCHELL. WE'RE GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT [INAUDIBLE] ALLISON BRINKLEY, CHIP RETSON, AND MR. GAYLE GULICK, AND THEY ARE HERE TO PRESENT THIS CHECK TONIGHT. SO DR. MURPHY, IF YOU COULD COME DOWN AND AND STAND WITH THEM FOR A MOMENT. WE'LL LET STEPHANIE GET A PHOTO FIRST. WE'LL GET THANK YOU SO MUCH. PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE VERY NEXT ROUND OF TEACHER GRANTS NEXT TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE DO APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU'VE DONE THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY THE TEACHERS AND IT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION. PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A GOOD WHILE AND HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN AIKEN COUNTY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION AND I GUESS YOU'VE NOTICED THE ABSENCE OF MR. LAURENCE, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. MURPHY'S, SITTING IN FOR HIM TONIGHT. MR. LAURENCE WAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID LAST WEEK, AND ALTHOUGH HE'S BEEN SYMPTOM FREE AND IS ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE TO RETURN AFTER A FIVE DAY HIATUS, WHATEVER, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE [00:10:03] OF CAUTION, HE'S CHOSEN NOT TO DO THAT THIS EVENING, SO HE'S DOING FINE. IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE CAREFUL. THANK YOU. THE SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS THE SRP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION INFINITY CARDS PRESENTATION. MR. ROSIER. IT'S STILL ON MY AGENDA, BUT THEY ARE COMING NEXT TIME, SO WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT NEXT TIME AND THANK THEM AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. ON THE OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN THERE WAS APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO LETTERS IN THE PAPER [Office of the Board Chairman] AND SO FORTH, A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND THE ACTION THAT THE BOARD TOOK ON THE MODIFIED CALENDAR LAST TIME, AND I ADMIT THAT I WAS CONFUSED. HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT WE STRAIGHTEN IT OUT IN THE END. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT ACTIONS ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED AFTER SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND SO FORTH. WE DID APPROVE THE MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 23, 24. THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION ASKED THAT IT BE APPROVED FOR 22 23. WE DID NOT DO THAT. WE SUBSTITUTED THE MOTION AND THE MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FOR 23 24. FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THAT MOTION, ANOTHER MOTION WAS OFFERED AND IT PASSED THAT THE CALENDAR NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL A NUMBER OF CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED VIA CONTACT WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND AT THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS WERE ADDRESSED IN DETAIL. AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE PROBLEMS WERE TO BE HANDLED BY THE ADMINISTRATION WAS MADE KNOWN AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SO THAT'S WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT AN APPROVED CALENDAR, A MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR THAT CAN'T BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL WE GET ANSWERS ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. NOW, WHAT ISSUES AM I TALKING ABOUT? THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF THEM AND WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL RECORD OF THEM, SO I'M ASKING BOARD MEMBERS TO SUBMIT TO ME OR KIM OR KING THEIR LIST OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR, NOT THEIR PERSONAL CONCERNS, BUT CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN VOICED TO THEM BY THEIR CONSTITUENTS. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO COMPILE A MASTER LIST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE BOTHERED ABOUT BY THIS CALENDAR AND THEN AT SOME POINT THE BOARD NEEDS TO SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THAT, PERHAPS IN A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION TO LOOK AT ALL THAT AND FORMULATE A PLAN ON HOW WE GET ANSWERS AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THOSE ANSWERS. OK, BUT STEP NUMBER ONE, IS THE FORMULATION OF A LIST OF CONCERNS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? EVERYBODY GOOD. ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT? OK, THANK YOU. HAVING SAID ALL THAT, WE'LL GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS. [Individual Items] YOU'VE BEEN FURNISHED A LIST OF PERSONNEL WHO ARE BEING NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY THE [Personnel Appointments ] ADMINISTRATION. IT'S THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST. MOVED BY MS. SHEALEY. SECONDED BY, SOMEBODY? SECOND. MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S GOOD. I WAS SUPPOSED TO RESTATE THE MOTION. WHAT WE DID IS WE APPROVED THE LIST OF PERSONNEL THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT. SECOND ITEM IS A3 COMMUNICATIONS AUDIO ENHANCEMENT, DR. [A3 Communications/Audio Enhancement ] MURPHY. WHILE HE'S WALKING TO THE PODIUM, I'LL JUST STATE THAT WE GOT A PRESENTATION ON THIS AT THE LAST MEETING IN SOME DETAIL BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY. WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE. BUT DR. MURPHY. GOOD EVENING DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. LAURENCE, WHO IS VIEWING REMOTELY. AGAIN, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WE DID HAVE A VERY IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. AND TONIGHT WE BRING THE THE PURCHASE OF THE A3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KNOWN AS AUDIO ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND THIS SYSTEM WILL ADD AN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM THAT TEACHES A LANGUAGE BASED AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM THAT TEACHES WHERE THEY ALLOW A TEACHER NOT ONLY TO BE HEARD MORE LOUDLY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MORE CLEARLY FOR THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS ALSO AN ENHANCEMENT IN SECURITY, AS THE [INAUDIBLE] HAS A PANIC BUTTON ON IT FOR THE TEACHER TO ACTIVATE. AND THIS IS NOT A WALL MOUNTED UNIT, BUT SOMETHING THAT SHE WILL [00:15:01] BE HAVING AROUND HER NECK. SO AT ALL TIMES, SHE COULD HAVE A DISCREET WAY TO SOUND THE ALARM SHOULD THERE BE AN INCIDENT. SO WE ALSO CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL FAILING BELL SYSTEMS AND INTERCOM SYSTEM WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AND THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO REPLACE EVERY BELL SYSTEM AND INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WE HUMBLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS CONSIDERATION AND PASS IT THIS EVENING. SO THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION IS TO BE APPROVED PURCHASE OF THIS SYSTEM. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL SO MOVE. MOVED BY MR. CRANE. SECOND? SECOND BY DR. HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CRANE. THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY, FOR FIRST OF ALL, FOR DOING DOUBLE DUTY FOR US TONIGHT, BUT FOR BRINGING THIS BACK TO US. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'VE HEARD FROM A FEW TEACHERS THAT WERE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF CLARIFY. SO IT'S A LITTLE OVER $10 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT, 10 MILLION, 47,000 OF WHICH 8.25 MILLION IS COVERED FROM ESSER 3. NO ISSUES FROM US COVERING THE REMAINING. I'LL ROUND IT UP 1.75 WE'RE GOOD THERE. YES, SIR, WE HAVE. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE BUDGET. BASICALLY, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE ONE PERCENT SCHOOLS AND SO WITH THE PENNY SALES TAX AND THE REST CAN BE HANDLED BY EIGHT PERCENT CYCLIC. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. MR. SILAS. JUST TO QUICKLY CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS I BELIEVE I ASKED LAST MEETING WITHOUT ANY FIRM TIMETABLE COMMITMENT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT TO BEGIN WORK WITHIN 45 DAYS OF APPROVAL. OKAY, THANK YOU. MR. NUESSLE. YEAH. JUST SO HOW MANY FACILITIES WILL GET UPDATED? ALL OF THEM. YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT 43. OR HOW MANY, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING? OH, YES. YES, SIR. EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AREA, EXCEPT FOR AIKEN'S COLLEGE HAS A DIFFERENT SET UP THERE UNDER USC'S, BASICALLY PURVIEW. BUT ALL OF OUR EXISTING SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW WILL GET THE AUDIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM IN ALL AREAS. AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY CLASSROOMS, DR. MURPHY? WE'VE BEEN USING THE NUMBER 1600, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER 1600. YEAH, AND THE LAST QUESTION, SO I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME DURING THE PRESENTATION THEY SAID, BASICALLY, I THINK ANY KIND OF UPDATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK FROM A SOFTWARE PERSPECTIVE IS INCLUDED. YES, SIR. FOR THE WHATEVER THE LIFETIME OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS. AND I DIDN'T, THE ONE THING I SHOULD HAVE ASKED LAST WEEK THAT I DIDN'T WAS WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN LIKE, DO WE EXPECT THAT WE'D HAVE REPLACED THE EQUIPMENT IN 10 YEARS OR FIVE? YOU FOLLOW ME? RIGHT. I CAN BRING UP MR. PATRICK [INAUDIBLE] AND HE CAN TALK IF YOU WANT TO [INAUDIBLE], JUST LET HIM KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE DO A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL EQUIPMENT. LIFE EXPECTANCY 50 TO 20 YEARS. AGAIN, THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF IT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S SPEAKERS THAT COULD GO BEFORE THAT, BUT 20-25 THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE A3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM THREE IS THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT. [Proposed Incentive for Teacher Recruitment ] MRS. HART AND MR. TRAXLER WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE INCENTIVE FOR HIRING TEACHERS DUE TO OUR PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN FINDING QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND HIRING TEACHERS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED INCENTIVE. QUESTIONS? OH, IS THERE A MOTION? SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SO MOVE. MOVED BY MR. CRANE. WAS THAT YOU MR. CRANE? YEAH. SECOND? MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CRANE. SO IN REVIEWING THE PROPOSAL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M KIND OF CLEAR HERE. IT'S NOT ACROSS THE BOARD. IT'S THIS WOULD BE MY LANGUAGE HERE. WE'RE FOCUSING ON AT NEED AREAS BOTH CAMPUS AND SUBJECT MATTER WAS RIGHT. [00:20:10] RIGHT. YES SIR. SO FROM BOTH A LOCATION STANDPOINT, THERE ARE SPECIFIC SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY SCHOOLS OR MORE DIFFICULT TO FILL HIGHER VACANCY RATES, LONGER TIME TO FILL. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO CRITICAL NEED AREAS, CONTENT AREAS THAT AGAIN, WE HAVE A GREATER SHORTAGE IN AND TYPICALLY TAKE LONGER TO FILL. OK, THAT MAKES SENSE, I MEAN, THE LOGIC, I THINK, MAKES SENSE. I WON'T GO THROUGH THE WHOLE BREAKDOWN, BUT IT'S WHAT YOU JUST SAID. SO IT'S A $2,500 BONUS. A TEACHER COULD THEORETICALLY GET BOTH. CORRECT? YES, SIR. LOCATION AND AREA. YES, SIR. HOW ARE WE PAYING FOR THAT? GOOD EVENING, DR. BRADLEY BOARD MEMBERS MR. CRANE, SO WE DO HAVE SOME TITLE TWO FUNDS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THIS. IN THE EVENT THAT TITLE TWO ISN'T INSUFFICIENT, WE WOULD LOOK AT OUR GENERAL FUND. THE DIFFICULTY THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS KNOWING WHAT NUMBERS WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS AND PUTTING AN ESTIMATE OUT THERE. WE'RE THINKING MAYBE 250,000 AS THE TOTAL COST. BUT AGAIN, IT IS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OR CRITICAL NEEDS AREAS SUBJECT MATTER . YES. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. SO FOR MS. HART, I'VE SEEN THAT DATA BEFORE ON SPECIAL ED BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THAT BONUS BEFORE IN THE PAST. WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE IN WHEN WE OPEN A JOB REQ FOR THESE? LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEW HIRE TEACHERS AT THESE LIST OF SCHOOLS. WHAT IS THE TIME FROM WHEN WE INITIATE A REQ TO WHEN WE FILL IT AT THOSE SCHOOLS COMPARED TO THE DISTRICT AVERAGE? SO I'VE BEEN DIGGING INTO THAT DATA TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE A VERY SIMPLE REPORT WITHIN OUR EXISTING SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THAT BECAUSE A TYPICAL TIME TO FILL TAKES YOU FROM WHEN THE REQUISITION IS POSTED TO WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL BEGINS WORK. AND SO WHEN WE BEGIN WORK AT THE BEGINNING OF A SCHOOL YEAR, IF SOMEBODY OPENS A REQUISITION IN FEBRUARY TO START IN AUGUST, THAT NUMBER IS SKEWED VERSUS IF IT'S A LATE REQUISITION. BUT ONE OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE DO TRACK IS THAT IS THE TIME FROM POSTING TO WHEN AN OFFER IS MADE. AND SO TYPICALLY THAT NUMBER WOULD BE AROUND AROUND 15 DAYS DURING THE BULK OF THE RECRUITMENT TIME OR THE HEIGHT OF THAT SEASON. AND AT THOSE LOCATIONS IT CAN GET FURTHER INTO 45 TO EVEN 50 AND 60 DAYS. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT WAGENER-SALLEY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT NOW I'M NOT QUOTING A NUMBER, I'M GIVING AN EXAMPLE, BUT YOU TAKE THAT COMBINATION OF BOTH AND IT EXTENDS SIGNIFICANTLY. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. MOULTON. NO, THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT. SO YOU'RE NOT THROUGH. I WASN'T THROUGH. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. OH. SO THIS LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH NEEDS, LIKE HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE OPENED VACANCIES RIGHT NOW FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? CAN I GRAB MY COMPUTER AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU? YEAH, SURE. OK. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FOUR OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAVE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FILL THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. YES, MA'AM. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE FOR IS QUANTITATIVELY, HOW MUCH HARDER IS IT TO FILL JOBS AT THESE SCHOOLS THAN OTHER ONES? AND KIND OF WHERE WAS THE CUT OFF? SO. MS. HART, THIS IS FOR YOU. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THE IDEA. I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, HAS ANYONE OR HAVE YOU LOOKED AT A CUT POINT AT WHEN THIS EQUATES TO RETAINING A TEACHER THAT MAYBE WE HIRED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? WELL, SO I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ANSWER A CUT POINT, BUT I CAN ADDRESS, THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS RETENTION. RIGHT. [00:25:02] IT DOES NOT. THIS ADDRESSES RECRUITMENT. AND SO IT WOULDN'T APPLY TO ANYONE WHO IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RESIGN AND THEN QUALIFY FOR A BONUS. RIGHT. IS THAT, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ASKING. IT IS. OKAY. I JUST KNOW WE'VE PROBABLY GOT SOME INTERESTED TEACHERS WATCHING AT HOME RIGHT NOW, AND THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE NEED A SIGN ON BONUS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TEACHERS OUT THERE THAT YOU KNOW, ARE MAKING LESS BECAUSE THEY SIGNED ON A YEAR AGO THAN THE ONES THAT COME IN THIS YEAR. AND I COULD SEE THAT BECOMING AN ISSUE. HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANYONE ON THAT? WELL, I HAVE NOT. I HAVEN'T ADVERTISED THE SIGN ON BONUS AND I HAVE NOT. I HAVE HEARD OTHER DISTRICTS OFFERING A SIGN ON BONUS AND NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS OTHER EMPLOYERS. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AIKEN REGIONAL OFFERING SIGN ON BONUSES FOR SOME OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS. SO INTERNALLY, THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS A TRANSFER WOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TEACHING AT A NON IDENTIFIED LOCATION AND MOVING TO ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY INTERNAL CURRENT TEACHERS THAT WOULD QUALIFY. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS ALWAYS THAT RISK THAT SOMEBODY WILL BE UPSET OR FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY DON'T. THE HOPE IS THAT WHEN WE'RE FULLY STAFFED THAT THEIR WORKLOAD IS LESSENED AND THAT THAT BENEFIT IS A VALUE TO ALL. LAST COMMENT AND THIS IS MORE OF A COMMENT. I WOULD PROBABLY BE INCLINED TO VOTE AGAINST THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THERE TO ME, I FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RIDER FOR RETENTION AND I DON'T SEE THAT. SO YES SIR. OK. DR. HANKS. I THINK MY QUESTION IS IN LINE WITH WHAT HE JUST SAID. IS THERE A STRING ATTACHED TO THE SIGN ON BONUS AT ALL THAT THEY HAVE TO STAY IN THE POSITION AT THAT LOCATION FOR A SCHOOL YEAR, AT LEAST OR ANYTHING? SO THEY WOULD BE SIGNING A CONTRACT? SO THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT UNDER THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WOULD COMMIT THEM TO THAT SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE. THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER WHEN THEY'RE UNDER CONTRACT FOR A YEAR AFTER MAY 10TH. AND IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE, THEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT RECOMMENDING BREACH OF CONTRACT. SO UNLIKE, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, A BUS DRIVER WHO CAN TRANSFER AT ANY POINT DURING THE YEAR THEY'RE EMPLOYED AT WILL, A TEACHER IS EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT, SO THEY WOULD BE COMMITTED FOR THAT FULL FIRST YEAR. WOULD THIS SIGNING BONUS APPLY IF YOU SIGNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR? I MEAN, WE HAVE VACANCIES RIGHT NOW. IF WE PASS THIS AND THEN A TEACHER COMES IN AND IS HIRED WILL THEY GET THE FULL BONUS OR HALF A BONUS? SO THE INTENT OF THE BONUS IS FOR THE 22 22 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE DID INCLUDE A SUNSET DATE OF SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO SOMEBODY COULD PERHAPS GET HIRED IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY WOULD STILL BE TEACHING THE BULK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MR. SILAS, YOU HAD A QUESTION. YEAH, I GUESS I KIND OF STILL DO. IN THAT SAME VEIN AS DR. HANKS AND MR. MOULTON. WHEN IS IT PAYABLE? SO IT'S PAYABLE BY THEIR SECOND PAYCHECK. SO AFTER THEY'VE STARTED WORK AND THERE IS OR IS NOT A STRING OR A FALLBACK OR RECOURSE IF THEY LEAVE BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS UP TO REPAY THAT OR. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY, WHILE WE COULD ASK SOMEBODY TO SIGN SOMETHING SAYING IF I LEAVE, I WILL PAY THAT BACK THEN THAT IN TURN MAKES US A COLLECTIONS AGENCY AND MR. TRAXLER, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE IT'S DIFFICULT, TO GET THAT BACK, THERE'S NO WAY, WE CAN'T JUST AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT IT FROM THEIR PAYCHECK. WOW. BUT IT'S NOT LEGAL. I CAN'T WITHDRAW, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE A PAYCHECK IF THEY'RE LEAVING, SO I CAN'T WITHDRAW IT FROM THEIR CHECKING ACCOUNT. LIKE IF I'VE MADE A DIRECT DEPOSIT, I CAN'T WITHDRAW THAT. AND ONE PAYCHECK [INAUDIBLE]. MM HMM. AND SO WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY SIGNS A CONTRACT TO WORK FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, YOU KNOW, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THEIR TEACHING CERTIFICATE. SO WE'RE RELYING ON THE CONTRACT LAW. YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NUMBER OF CASES THAT WOULD FALL INTO. BUT I AM INCLINED TO THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME SHOULD BE A TWO WAY STREET. SURE. I HAVE A QUESTION DR. BRADLEY. [INAUDIBLE]. WAS THERE EVER ANY THOUGHT INTO BREAKING THE SIGNING BONUS UP HALF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE [00:30:03] YEAR, HALF IN THE MIDDLE? WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. STATISTICALLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT SIGN ON BONUSES ARE EFFECTIVE WHEN THERE'S A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AT A QUICK, MEANINGFUL MOMENT IN TIME. SO WHEN YOU DO A SIGN ON BONUS AND YOU SPREAD IT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME OR YOU SAY YOU WAIT 90 DAYS OR, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS TO PAY IT, IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE. IT'S NOT AN EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT TOOL. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A RECRUITMENT TOOL. THIS IS NOT A RETENTION TOOL. YES, MA'AM. ANYBODY ELSE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED SIGN ON BONUS. JUST FOR POINTS OF CLARIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC, WHAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT ARE THEIR SCHOOLS, PRIMARILY RURAL SCHOOLS THAT HAVE MORE DIFFICULTY ATTRACTING TEACHERS THAN DO SCHOOLS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN SUBJECT AREA SPECIALTIES THAT ARE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET THAN OTHERS, FOR EXAMPLE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPEECH PATHOLOGY. AND THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE 1968, WHEN I CAME TO WORK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MIC] HAD BUILT INTO THE BUDGET THEN AUTOMATIC SUPPLEMENTS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. BUT ANYWAY, THE ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US AN OUTLINE OF WHO THESE PEOPLE, THE POSITIONS AND THE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED. AND THEY'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE A RETENTION BONUS, I MEAN, A SIGN ON BONUS, NOT A RETENTION BONUS, A SIGN ON BONUS. BUT NOW WE HAVE NOT VOTED ON THIS. SO WE'VE NOT HAD A MOTION HAVE WE. WE HAVE HAD THE MOTION. MOVED BY MR. CRANE AND SECONDED BY MS. SHEALEY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION NOW WE NEED TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. THOSE OPPOSED. I'M SORRY. NOT EVERYONE. MR. MOULTON IS OPPOSED. THE NUMBER FOUR IS THE ESSER SUMMER PROGRAM PAY NEED. [ESSER Summer Program Pay] MR. TRAXLER, DO YOU NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE ASK FOR A MOTION? JUST A QUICK RECAP, IF YOU DON'T MIND. LAST YEAR, THIS TIME, THE BOARD APPROVED A PAY RAISE FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM. WE CAME BACK IN MAY AFTER IDENTIFYING A NEED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO INCREASE THOSE RATES. THESE RATES ARE THE SAME ONES THAT THE BOARD APPROVED LAST MAY BECAUSE THE RATES APPROVED LAST MAY WERE FOR LAST SUMMER WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER APPROVING THESE FOR THIS COMING SUMMER'S PROGRAM. YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. TRAXLER. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. SO MOVE. MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND BY DR. HANKS. NOW FOR DISCUSSION. ANY DISCUSSION. MR. NUESSLE. THANK YOU. SO PART OF THE REASON THAT WE APPROVED THESE RATES LAST SUMMER IS I THINK WE APPROVED A RATE AND WE ACTUALLY CAME BACK AND INCREASED IT AND WE HAD SUCH A LARGE SUMMER PROGRAM. IT WAS MORE CHALLENGING THAN USUAL TO FILL THOSE SLOTS. AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBERS, BUT THE NUMBERS AT ONE POINT WERE KIND OF DAUNTING. DO WE KNOW? DO WE ESTIMATE NOW THAT THE GENERAL SIZE OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAM WILL BE AS LARGE AS LAST SUMMER? YES, WE ANTICIPATE IT BEING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE, AND IT'S IN HERE FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO ARE WATCHING WHO MAY NOT BE SEEING THIS AGENDA ITEM AND AND ARE WONDERING THESE ARE FUNDED OUT OF ESSER FUNDS. WE BUDGETED DOLLARS IN OUR ESSER 2 PLAN IN THEIR FUNDS, ALSO BUDGETED IN ESSER 3 TO COVER THIS AND LEARNING LOSS AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OK, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION. WE DID HAVE A MOTION. CAN'T KEEP IT STRAIGHT. BUT THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION HAVING TO DO WITH THE ESSER SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE PROPOSED CALENDAR FOR 2022 2023. [Proposed Calendar for 2022-2023] [00:35:03] YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT CALENDAR BEFORE WE DISCUSS IT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT? SO MOVE. MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. SHEALEY. DISCUSSION? MR. CRANE. SO JUST KIND OF BROWSING THROUGH, WE'VE ADDED A BREAK IN OCTOBER AS A FULL WEEK. AND THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT, AS WAS POINTED OUT AT THE AIKEN HIGH TOWN HALL AND I'VE HEARD FROM NOW TWO BAND DIRECTORS TODAY ABOUT IT. THAT WEEK AND THAT WEEKEND ARE LOWER STATE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN THAT, I MEAN, IT'S SEVERAL WEEKS OF CONCERN, AND I BELIEVE MR. DEAN BROUGHT IT UP WHEN HE WAS IN HERE ONE OF THE TIMES HE WAS PRESENTING TO US AS WELL. I GET THE TIMING OF IT RIGHT. THAT'S THE END OF THE FIRST NINE WEEKS. WONDERFUL. GREAT. CERTAINLY, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS IN OCTOBER, BUT THE TIMING OF THAT WEEK DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A FULL WEEK WHEN WE'VE GOT LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP STUFF GOING ON. THAT'S STRICTLY FROM THE BAND. AND IN THE DOCUMENTATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATION, IT SAYS IN THEIR PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL LEVELS, SO ON AND SO FORTH, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM BAND. THEY'RE NOT SURE WHO THAT REPRESENTATIVE OR REPRESENTATIVES WERE. SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHO THAT WAS SINCE WE GOT PRETTY STRONG PUSHBACK FROM A COUPLE OF BAND DIRECTORS ABOUT IT AND HAVE HEARD THAT PUSHBACK IN RECENT WEEKS. SO NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION, BUT A CONCERN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. SO I ASSUME MR. JEFFCOAT, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT. YES. DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. LAURENCE AND DR. MURPHY. WE DID HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL LEVELS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE DID HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BAND AND ALSO FROM ATHLETICS AND FACILITIES. I MEAN, THE PERSON OF BAND WAS JOSH STOCKTON WAS THE BAND REPRESENTATIVE ON THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS HE DID SHARE WAS THAT WHEN WE WENT BACK AND REVISED THE CALENDAR OVER AND OVER, THAT OCTOBER IS A TOUGH MONTH. BUT HE SAID THERE'S REALLY NO GOOD WEEK IN OCTOBER. AND HE SAID THAT PRETTY MUCH SO IT'D BE CHALLENGING, BUT IT CAN BE WORKED OUT. SO HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE CALENDAR WITH THE FULL WEEK AND THE FACT THAT HE FELT THAT BAND DIRECTORS WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK. OK, A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, AND I MIGHT BE STEALING MR. SILAS' THUNDER HERE, BUT I'LL ASK THE QUESTION. SO CERTAINLY A PROGRAM, WHETHER IT BE BAND OR ATHLETICS OR WHATEVER, COULD MAKE THAT A PRACTICE WEEK, BUT THEY HAVE NO TEETH TO REQUIRE THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S A QUESTION. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TEETH TO REQUIRE IT, BUT THEY COULD. AND GENERALLY WITH BAND AND ATHLETICS, THEY OFTEN PRACTICE DURING BREAKS ANYWAY AND COME IN PRACTICE, ON DIFFERENT THINGS. SURE. AND WHEN I WAS IN BAND, WE STARTED. YEAH. I MEAN, WE WERE SWEATING OURSELVES TO DEATH IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER WHEN THE FOOTBALL WAS OUT PRACTICING NEXT TO US. SO IT ACTUALLY COULD GIVE THEM AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE IN FACT, THEY COULD HAVE A FULL DAY PRACTICE THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD. YEAH, FULL WEEK OF FULL DAY PRACTICES. WELL SEVERAL DAYS OF PRACTICE. YES, SIR. WELL, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT THE CONCERN IS OUT THERE, AND I CERTAINLY TAKE MR. STOCKTON'S OPINION VERY SERIOUSLY AS WELL. BUT I DON'T KNOW MY OPINION AT THIS POINT ON IT. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING I'VE GOT WITH THE CALENDAR. I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED SOME THINGS THAT WE ALL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WITH IT, AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE ADDED A BREAK IN OCTOBER. SINCE IT IS A FULL WEEK, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT WHY WE WENT WITH A FULL WEEK INSTEAD OF JUST A FEW DAYS? THAT WAS THE CALENDAR ACTION TEAM FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT WANTING A FULL WEEK. THEY JUST FELT LIKE A BREAK WAS NEEDED AND A FULL WEEK WAS WHAT THEY WANTED FOR THAT. WE DISCUSSED DOING SOME SHORTER LONG WEEKENDS AND THEY REALLY WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. THEY REALLY WANTED A FULL WEEK AT SOME POINT IN TIME. THE COMPROMISE WAS THAT WE DID THE FULL WEEK THERE THAT WE WOULD NOT DO THE FULL WEEK FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK AND THEY FELT MORE NEEDING A BREAK THEN. [00:40:01] RIGHT. AND I SAW THAT AND I WOULD PROBABLY TEND TO AGREE WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. MR. JEFFCOAT. MR. SILAS. LET ME JUST THROW OUT SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS. I GUESS ALL MY THOUGHTS ARE RANDOM, COME TO THINK OF IT. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR DURING THE MODIFIED CALENDAR PROCESS THAT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT FROM A WEEK OFF, YOU KNOW, A FALL BREAK, A FULL FALL WEEK OF FALL BREAK, SO. SO THAT'S THING ONE. THING TWO, IS I DID HEAR FROM PROBABLY THE SAME TWO BAND DIRECTORS AND THEN I CALLED SOMEONE ELSE ON MY WAY TO THE MEETING TO GET SOME INPUT, YOU KNOW, ON THE SAME. AND SAME THING, YEAH, OCTOBER'S TOUGH NO MATTER WHEN IT IS. I HAD THE SAME THOUGHTS. COULD IT BENEFIT YOU BY PRACTICING A FULL WEEK? AND ONE OTHER COMMENT I HAD WAS, I THOUGHT, IF THAT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO DISADVANTAGE BANDS OR ATHLETICS, YOU KNOW, AT ALL IN ANY WAY. BUT I WOULD THINK IF THAT'S AND IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR BAND BECAUSE THEY'RE LEADING UP TO THIS ONE BIG COMPETITION. I WOULD THINK THAT STUDENTS AS A WHOLE WOULD BE MOTIVATED THEN TO PRACTICE EXTRA OR TO BE THERE TO PRACTICE FOR THAT EVENT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THOUGHT I HAD, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD HOLD TRUE. BUT I ALWAYS KNOW THAT PARENTS ARE INVOLVED. THEY PLAN TRIPS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M COMING FROM, REALLY THE THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT IN CONSIDERING THIS. BUT I DO THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO CONSIDER THE OVERARCHING THEME. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HEARING THAT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT THAT WEEK. AND, YOU KNOW, STILL SOME QUESTIONS OVER ATHLETICS. AND I GUESS WE'LL COME TO THAT AS WE CONSIDER SOME OF THOSE SIMILAR QUESTIONS AND HOW THESE KINDS OF THINGS WE'RE BRINGING UP NOW WILL BE IMPACTED ON ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES. YES SIR. BUT THAT'S ALL DR. BRADLEY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MR. MOULTON. QUICK QUESTION MR. JEFFCOAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ONLY FEEDBACK I GOT ON THIS I THINK IT WAS MOSTLY POSITIVE. THE ONLY FEEDBACK I GOT WAS THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE, NAMELY TWO THAT RAISED THE ISSUE. THEY'D RATHER HAVE THE FULL WEEK OF THANKSGIVING WEEK THAN IN OCTOBER, BUT SOUNDS LIKE THE CALENDAR, DOES THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE FEEL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THAT? THEY DID ACTUALLY THEY REALLY WANT IT BOTH WEEKS, TO BE HONEST. [LAUGHTER] AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. WE SAID IF WE DID, IT WOULD EXTEND THE SCHOOL YEAR FURTHER INTO JUNE. SO IT WAS DECIDED THEY'D RATHER HAVE A BREAK RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST NINE WEEKS. THAT'S 45 DAYS. AND THEY FELT THAT WOULD BE MORE CRITICAL AND THEN HAVE A SHORTER THANKSGIVING BREAK. ANYONE ELSE. SO WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS A MINI MODIFIED CALENDAR. KEEP GOING BACK TO THAT. WELL, ARE WE READY TO VOTE? WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CALENDAR AS SUBMITTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. I'LL GO ALONG TOO. SO THAT'S EVERYONE, I BELIEVE. NEXT ITEM WE'LL GO TO THE B ITEMS, WHICH ARE CONSENT ITEMS. WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE. WELL, I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THE B ITEMS BEFORE WE CAN [Consent Items] DISCUSS THEM. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE B ITEMS AS A PACKAGE? MOVE BY MS. SHEALEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY DR. HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE B ITEMS? NO, WE DISCUSS NEXT. FIRST ITEM IS RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS. THESE ARE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN, OR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION AND [Ratification of Expulsions ] CHOSE NOT TO APPEAL TO THE BOARD AFTER THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL EXPIRATION OF PERIODS OF TIME. THE NEXT ONE IS. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? ITEM TWO IS OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST. THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE REQUESTING TO COME INTO THE DISTRICT FROM OTHER [Out-of-District Transfer Requests - Transfer In] DISTRICTS. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THE NEXT ITEM IS STUDENTS WHO ARE REQUESTING TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE DISTRICT FOR VARIOUS [Out-of-District Transfer Request - Transfer Out 2021-22] REASONS. WE HAVE TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [00:45:03] FIVE IS THE GERALD MCNEAL LIVING TRUST DONATION TO BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS A GIFT FROM THE GERALD H. [Gerald H. McNeal Living Trust Donation to Belvedere Elementary School ] MCNEAL LIVING TRUST IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,460 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE TEACHER SUPPLIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL. ANY DISCUSSION? THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR THE 2022 SCRUBBING AND COATING OF GYMNASIUM [Construction Bids for the 2022 Scrubbing and Coasting of Gymnasium Floors] FLOORS. ANY DISCUSSION. THE SEVENTH ITEM IS THE 2022 REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR SIGNS AT CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY, MOSSY [2022 Replacement of Exterior Signs at Clearwater Elementary, Mossy Creek Elementary, and Paul Knox Middle School ] CREEK ELEMENTARY, PAUL KNOX SCHOOL ANY DISCUSSION. THE EIGHT ITEM IS THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRESENTATION AND BUDGET FOR THE [Schematic/Design Development Presentation and Budget for the Aiken High School Auditorium Addition Phase 4 Project] AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ADDITION PHASE FOUR. DR. MURPHY. HE'S GOING TO GIVE US SOME DETAILS, SO WE'LL KNOW WHETHER WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT OR NOT. WELL, GOOD EVENING DR. BRADLEY, BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. LAURENCE AGAIN VERY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING INTO PHASE FOUR, THE AIKEN HIGH PROJECT. AND TONIGHT WITH ME, I HAVE MR. CLINT RIDDLE, MR. ALAN TAYLOR AND ALSO FROM H.G. REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MR. JEFFREY REYNOLDS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE AIKEN HIGH AUDITORIUM PROJECT. THANK YOU, DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD TO SEE YOU TONIGHT, SO WE'RE HERE, AS YOU HEARD, TO UPDATE YOU ON AIKEN HIGH AUDITORIUM, SO PHASE 4. SOME OF YOU SAW THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS PART OF A MASTER PLAN WE PRESENTED WHEN WE WERE BASICALLY REDOING YOUR CAMPUS. SO WE ARE HERE, YOU SEE IT, SAYS SCHEMATIC DESIGN, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON WHERE WE ARE NOW. SO AS A REFRESHER ON THE SITE PLAN, THE AUDITORIUM IS HERE AT THE BACK OF WHAT WAS PHASE TWO. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE ROTC AND THE BAND CLASSROOMS ARE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU'RE AUXILIARY GYM BACK HERE SO THAT'S THE LOCATION THAT WAS IN THE MASTER PLAN AND WE PLANNED FOR THAT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO. SO NOW WE ARE DOING THE FINAL PLANNING FOR THAT FOR THIS PHASE. SO CLINT'S GOING TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THE FLOOR PLANS OF THAT AND SOME IMAGERY, WE'LL SHARE SCHEDULE AND BUDGET AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. THANK YOU. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE BUILDING, AS ALAN MENTIONED, THIS IS AT THE END OF THE WING IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF PHASE 2B, WHICH INCLUDES THE ABANDONED CHORAL CLASSROOMS. SO IT WAS ALWAYS THE IDEA TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THOSE CLASSROOMS. CAN I GET YOU TO GET A LITTLE CLOSER? SURE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS WINGS IN PROXIMITY TO THE EXISTING BAND AND CHORAL CLASSROOMS, SO THAT WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. THE BUILDING ITSELF IS ABOUT A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND IS PLANNED FOR 750 SEATS. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE'VE GOT A RECEPTION AREA UP FRONT, A PRE FUNCTION AREA AS WELL AS A HERE WE GO, AS WELL AS THE DRAMA, CLASSROOM AND DRESSING ROOMS AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. SO PRETTY SIMPLE FLOOR PLAN, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE UPPER LEVEL INCLUDES THE CATWALK UPPER CONTROL ROOMS FOR LIGHTING, AS WELL AS A VERY LARGE STORAGE ROOM FOR A SCENERY, PROP STORAGE, ET CETERA. JUST A FEW EXTERIOR IMAGES. THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRY, SO THIS WING KIND OF FORMS A ENTRY AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CAMPUS OFF OF DUPONT DRIVE. SO IT'S SORT OF A NEW MAIN ENTRY TO THE CAMPUS IN ADDITION TO THE ENTRY OUT AT RUTLAND. SO YOU CAN SORT OF SEE THE ENTRY TO THE AUDITORIUM AND THEN SORT OF THE VIEWS FROM DUPONT DRIVE. SO A REAL NICE STREET PRESENCE HERE FOR THE BUILDING. THE MATERIALS ARE SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING MATERIALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE SAME COLORED BRICK, SAME COLOR, DECORATIVE BLOCK. AND THEN SINCE THIS FACILITY IS INTENDED TO BE USED BY MULTIPLE SCHOOLS EARLY ON. UNTIL SINCE THIS IS SORT OF THE FIRST LARGE AUDITORIUM AT THE SCHOOL, THERE'S A LOT OF [00:50:01] BRANDING THAT'S MORE FOCUS ON AIKEN COUNTY VERSUS JUST AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL. FORTUNATELY, THE COLORS ARE SIMILAR THE SCHOOL COLORS VERSUS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE COUNTY LOGO, SO THAT WORKED OUT WELL FOR US. A FEW INTERIOR SHOTS OF THE PRE FUNCTION AREA. SO A NICE WELCOMING AREA FOR PRE FUNCTION, FOR GATHERING PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES, AND THEN JUST A FEW SHOTS OF THE AUDITORIUM. THE DESIGN IN PROGRESS. SO TO ADDRESS SCHEDULE ON THIS, SO WE ARE ACTUALLY IN CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS NOW AS WE'RE HERE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, BUT TO KEEP THE SCHEDULE MOVING, WE HAVE PROCEEDED INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO COME BACK IN A MONTH. SO YOUR FIRST BOARD MEETING IN MARCH, TWO PRESENT THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TO YOU AND THEN JEFFREY'S TEAM WOULD BE PUTTING THOSE CONTRACTOR BIDS TOGETHER SO THAT WE COULD COME IN WITH APPROVAL AT THE END OF MARCH. SO THE SECOND MARCH MEETING WITH THOSE FINAL BID NUMBERS, SO WE COULD GET CONSTRUCTION STARTED HERE, PROBABLY IN THE APRIL, LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL TIMEFRAME. AND FINALLY, THE BUDGET FOR THIS. SO BASED ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT BUDGET THAT H.G. REYNOLDS HAS PUT TOGETHER, THE CONSTRUCTION COST ARE JUST UNDER 16 MILLION. SO YOU SEE 15.8 MILLION THERE, AND THAT PUTS US AT A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILLION. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS. MR. CRANE. I'LL START HERE AND COME DOWN. OKAY, SO LET'S REWIND A LITTLE BIT. YOU SAID THIS WAS DESIGNED TO BE A MULTI SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? I CAN'T SAY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN INPUT FROM MULTIPLE SCHOOLS NOW. THIS IS AN AIKEN HIGH THING, BUT THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT THAT WAS BRIEFED TO ME WAS AS A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM FACILITY SO IT CAN BE RENTED OUT IF NEED BE. SURE. OK. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I DIDN'T RECALL HEARING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, BUT THAT'S I MISHEARD THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. HOW IS THIS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE WERE THINKING THE COST WERE GOING TO BE? I KNOW THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE AND WE SEE A LOT OF PROJECTS ALL THE TIME, SO I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT THIS. I KNOW WE'RE HIGHER. IT'S NOT CHEAPER. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, BUT IT'S WITHIN OUR CONTINGENCY BUDGET RIGHT NOW. SO BOTTOM LINE IS THE QUICKER WE GET STARTED, THE QUICKER THE CHEAPER IT MORE LIKELY WILL BE IN CASE OF THIS ACTUAL PROJECT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A VERY LONG TERM PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH. AND SO IT DID GO UP. I DON'T HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT FIGURE FOR YOU. I WANT TO SAY WE STARTED OFF IN THE $14 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE AND NOW WE'RE WITH CONTINGENCY IN THE $20 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE. OKAY, SO ABOUT LET'S JUST CALL IT A 40, ROUGHLY 40 PERCENT INCREASE. OKAY. MAYBE, FINAL QUESTION HERE. WITH THAT INCREASE, WE'RE STILL GOOD BUDGET WISE? YES. YES, SIR. WITHIN OUR CONTINGENCY. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS ALL COMING OUT OF VOTER APPROVED FUNDS, CORRECT? PENNY SALES TAX, YES SIR. YEAH. WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE PROJECT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO DO SOME SIMILAR PROJECTS AT SOME OF OUR OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HOPEFULLY. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE FOLKS AT AIKEN HIGH ON THIS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT, GUYS. MR. SILAS. JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. TRAXLER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO ANSWER AN EMAIL FOR ME, WHICH WAS YOUR QUESTION MR. CRANE THAT IT IS COMING OUT OF THE PENNY SALES TAX FUNDS, WHICH, TO MY RECOLLECTION, IS WE'RE COMMITTED TO IT AS A PROJECT THAT WAS PART OF THAT. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT. THIS IS PHASE FOUR. IT WAS. IT'S NOT LIKE A DECISION IS BEING MADE TONIGHT. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED TO LONG AGO. THIS IS JUST APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. YES, SIR, WE'RE EXECUTING YOUR PLAN. RIGHT. RIGHT. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT PUBLICLY BECAUSE IT WAS A QUESTION OF MINE AND JUST KIND OF BRING THAT BACK FULL CIRCLE. THANK YOU. FINAL PHASE. HANKS ANYTHING FROM YOU? NO. MR. NUESSLE. MR. MOULTON MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. GOOD EVENING, DR. MURPHY. GOOD EVENING. ON THE SITE PLAN, I SEE IT SAYS POSSIBLE RELOCATION OF BUS PARKING. WHERE IS THAT POSSIBLE RELOCATION GOING TO BE? OUR INITIAL PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO TAKE THE AREA 1 BUS DEPOT AND MOVE IT TO THE AIKEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. THERE'S A LARGE FIELD OUT THERE. WE HAVE CIVIL ENGINEERS LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW TO MOVE THE ACTUAL THE FUEL STRUCTURE, [00:55:02] AND WE'RE GOING TO OCCUPY THAT SPACE OUT THERE. WE'LL HAVE BUS TRAILERS THAT'LL HAVE THE LOUNGES FOR THE DRIVERS AS WELL. SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A FAIRLY UPGRADED FACILITY AS WELL. SO THEY'RE EXCITED. FAIRLY UPGRADED. VERY MUCH SO UPGRADED [INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S MY QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. [LAUGHTER] ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. LET ME LET ME ADD ONE QUICK THING I DID WANT TO SAY THAT THAT MOVE IS NOT GOING TO BE A PART OF THE PENNY SALES TAX MR. TRAXLER WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT COMING OUT OF THE TAX. THAT WASN'T IN THE SCOPE OF THE QUESTION OR THE ACTUAL SALES TAX APPROVE ITEMS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO FROM OUR OPERATIONAL SIDE. WHAT WAS THAT SPECIFICALLY THE JUST THE RELOCATION OF THE BUS DEPOT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFLATE THAT WITH THESE PROJECTS. OK, I UNDERSTAND. SO THIS IS NOT AN EXTENSION OF A PROJECT. THIS IS A SEPARATE PROJECT ALTOGETHER. YES, EXACTLY. IT IS NOT A NET PRICE. GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO SINCE WE'RE ALL HERE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE AUDITORIUM IS GOING TO HAVE AIKEN COUNTY BRANDING ON IT INSTEAD OF AIKEN HIGH AND THAT WE SAW THAT IN THAT PICTURE AND IT WAS ACTUALLY MENTIONED. NOW BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE, IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT WE WERE GOING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY BASE. IT'S A AIKEN HIGH THEATER, BUT IT WAS A COMMUNITY BASED STRUCTURE TO WHERE THEY WANTED TO HAVE A PREMIERE SPACE TO HAVE PERFORMING ARTS IN THAT AREA AND IN THE COUNTY, IN THE CITY, ACTUALLY. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THAT BRANDING CAME NOW. MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE CAN ANSWER SOME OF THE HISTORY OF IT. I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE A STAB AT THAT. SO BACK WHEN WE WERE DOING THE MASTERPLAN, THE DISCUSSION WAS THIS IS FOR AIKEN HIGH, BUT ALSO WITH IT BEING KIND OF THE FIRST AUDITORIUM THAT THERE WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER SCHOOLS TO USE THAT AS WELL SO THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO NOT JUST COMPLETELY BRAND IT AS AIKEN HIGH. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE HAVE BOTH AIKEN HIGH AND AIKEN COUNTY BRANDING IN IT, SO WE DO HAVE BOTH. BUT THAT WAS THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT, IS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS COULD USE . SO MAYBE WE INCORPORATE A LITTLE BROADER BRUSH, IF YOU WILL, IN SOME OF THE GRAPHICS IN THE SCHOOL. BUT IT DOES HAVE BOTH AIKEN HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL AND WE CAN SHOW THAT WHEN WE COME BACK IN NEXT MONTH, WE CAN SHOW YOU MORE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE RENDERINGS OF KIND OF THE BRANDING OF IT IF YOU WANT US TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, ALONG THOSE LINES, I'D POINT OUT THAT WHEN WE'VE HAD TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THEY'VE HAD A NUMBER SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK ON THE BOARD, THEY'RE ALWAYS IN THE AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA, WHICH IS NOT AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR SUCH A MEETING. THE ACOUSTICS ARE NOT GOOD, THE SEATING IS NOT COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW, IT'S TABLES AND CHAIRS RATHER THAN AUDITORIUM SEATS. SO, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY ENVISION THIS AS WHEN THERE'S A NEED FOR A CENTRALIZED MEETING OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE DISTRICT. IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE DISTRICT FOR USE. THERE'S EVEN BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT RENTAL. YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A COMMUNITY AGENCY THAT WANTED TO RENT AN AUDITORIUM, THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE IDEA AT THIS POINT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE FORMALIZED BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEE THAT THE JUNIOR, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS COULD CERTAINLY USE THIS. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE PUPILS, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE APPROPRIATE SCHEDULING AND SO FORTH CONTROL AS WELL AS AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL. SO [INAUDIBLE] I SEE IT AS A MEETING A COMMUNITY NEED, NOT JUST AN AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL NEED. IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I THINK WAS THAT THE LAST ITEM [INAUDIBLE] NO, WE GOT ONE MORE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO FOR RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA [Change Order #2 for the RSM Elementary Phase 3 Addition ] ELEMENTARY PHASE 3 ADDITION. DR. MURPHY, YOU WANT TO JUST TELL US WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT? WELL, BASICALLY, IT'S 1.279 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE HAD. IT'S IN THE FORM OF A CREDIT, BUT IT'S BASICALLY CONTINGENCY MONEY THAT WE DID NOT USE. AND SO BASICALLY, WE HAVE TYPICALLY WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A PROJECT, YOU HAVE SOME UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THIS IS THE THIRD PROJECT ON THAT EXACT SAME SITE, SO OUR UNFORESEEN [01:00:01] CONDITIONS DID NOT ARISE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? MR. CRANE. IT'S NOT A QUESTION, BUT IN AN ERA WHERE EVERY PRICE IS GOING UP, IT'S NICE TO SEE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND ONE AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS. THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED FOR THAT. [LAUGHTER] ANYBODY ELSE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NINE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA UNDER CONSENT ITEMS, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? ABSTAINING? I JUST LIKE TO ABSTAIN ON THIS VOTE. MR. SILAS. EVERYBODY IS IN FAVOR, EXCEPT MR. SILAS WHO ABSTAINS. ALL RIGHT NOW WE GO TO THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. [Informational Items] THE FIRST, THESE DO NOT REQUIRE A MOTION AND SECOND AND VOTING. THESE ARE JUST FOR INFORMATION. FIRST, IS UPDATE TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. [Update to the American Rescue Plan ] MRS. GLOVER. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MR. LAURENCE ONLINE. SO THIS IS REALLY A FORMALITY. WE HAVE A NARRATIVE TO OUR ESSER 3 PLAN THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE ANYTIME WE MAKE A CHANGE. AND SO WE HAVE HAD A FEW CHANGES SINCE WE SUBMITTED THIS PLAN BACK IN AUGUST. ONE OF THOSE WAS THE REMOVAL OF EVENING SCHOOL AND OUR SUMMER FINE ARTS CAMPS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR DUAL MODALITY. AND THAT WAS DONE IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD TO SUBMIT SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE TECHNOLOGY LINE ITEMS THAT WE HAD IN OUR ESSER 3 PLAN. THE STATE REQUESTED A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE ITEMS, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THE AUDIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM THAT YOU SAW LAST WEEK AND HEARD MORE ABOUT TONIGHT AND APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS INVOLVES. IT'S NARRATIVE. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THAT PLAN IS KEPT UPDATED AND IT'S FOUND ONLINE. AND I BELIEVE WE ALSO PUT A COPY FOR YOU IN YOUR PURPLE FOLDER. GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. WELL THANK YOU, MRS. GLOVER. APPRECIATE THAT. SECOND ITEM IS THE CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT. [Construction Status Reports for the Belvedere Elementary School Addition and Renovations Project] ARE WE GOING TO DO A NUMBER OF THOSE THAT DR. MURPHY BROUGHT TO THE PODIUM. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE REPORT ON BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY THAT HAMMOND HILL ELEMENTARY AND HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND C 8 WAS ADDED LATE DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT, AND WE'RE GOING TO LET HIM DO THAT ONE WHILE HE'S UP THERE. GOOD EVENING. ONCE AGAIN, I THINK I REGRET NOT WEARING MY FITBIT TO GET MY STEPS IN, BUT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD NONETHELESS. [LAUGHTER] SO TONIGHT I BRING YOU THE CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT FOR BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY . THE HOT TOPIC THIS WEEK AND FROM A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, I KNOW I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PLAYGROUND. SO I WANT TO BRING YOU ALL A RENDERING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT THERE AT THE PARK THAT'S JUST OFF THE BAT CAFETERIA OF THE SCHOOL. WE'VE ALSO ENCLOSED THE ENTIRE PLAYGROUND AREA IN A FENCE FOR SAFETY SECURITY PURPOSES AND REGRADED THE ENTIRE AREA. SO IT'S COME ALONG QUITE NICELY AND I THINK HERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT FENCE LINE THERE. SO THIS IS BEFORE THAT, THIS POINT HERE, YOU KNOW, BELVEDERE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FENCING AROUND ITS PERIMETER. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY UPGRADE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC CONTROL. WE'RE CONTINUING TO POUR SIDEWALKS AROUND THE BUS LOOP AND WE'VE COMPLETED THE FRENCH DRAIN AT THAT PLAYGROUND. AT&T WAS ON SITE LAST WEEK, BURYING THE LINE IN THE NEW DRIVEWAY LOWER. AND THIS WEEK WE'LL BE STARTING THE CANOPY AND HAD TO BE SLIGHTLY SHORTENED BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT WITH THE CURVE. BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE GREATLY UPGRADING THAT CAMPUS AND THAT PLAYGROUND IS GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, NICE FACILITY FOR STUDENTS, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT MOBILITY ISSUES. NEXT, WE GO OVER TO HAMMOND HILL. AGAIN, THE PLAYGROUNDS HAVE BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP OF THAT [Construction Status Reports for Hammond Hill Elementary School Additions and Renovations] DIAGRAM THAT IT'S OUR PRE-K, EXCUSE ME, OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD PLAYGROUND AND THEN IN THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS UPGRADE THE ACTUAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS AT THE PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN PLAYGROUND. SO WE'VE UPGRADED THAT PLAYGROUND, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE. AND WE HAVE A GOOD PLAYGROUND SYSTEM GOING IN FOR FIRST THROUGH THIRD. THE HILLSIDES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PLAYGROUND WELL THE TWO PLAYGROUND AREAS HAS BEEN SEEDED AND MATTED. THE PLAYGROUND AREAS HAVE BEEN GRADED WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED, ADJUSTABLE [01:05:04] BASKETBALL GOALS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THE PLAYGROUND AND BASKETBALL COURT. MOVING ON THE WORK CONTINUES ON FINISHING THE PHASE ONE TWO STORY CLASSROOM ADDITION. THE WORK IS APPROXIMATELY 97 PERCENT COMPLETE. MOST OF THE INTERIOR WORK IS COMPLETED WITH THE FURNITURE BEING INSTALLED AND ALL THE NEW CLASSROOMS AND OFFICES. THE REROOFING OF THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS ALSO COMPLETE. THE REROOFING OF THE EXISTING KINDERGARTEN WING IS APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT COMPLETE. OF NOTE, THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF DELIVERY DELAYS AND SUPPLY ISSUES WITH THE MAIN FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL. THE HVAC SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE ADJACENT ACCENT FLOORING. BUT THE PROJECT IS ON BUDGET. IT'S JUST WE'RE BEING DELAYED BY SUPPLY CHAIN AND SOME CHIP ISSUES. WE CANNOT OCCUPY THAT BUILDING WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL FIRE ALARM. AND LASTLY, THIS EVENING, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RETENTION [Construction Status Reports for the Highland Springs Middle School Project] WALL, AND I GOT A SHOT OF THE FENCE THAT'S AT THE TOP OF THAT RETENTION WALL THERE. SO THAT'S THE EXTERIOR PERIMETER FENCE, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PUT AN INTERIOR PERIMETER FENCE. SO IT'LL BE DUAL LAYERS OF SAFETY TO AVOID ANY MISHAPS AT LEAST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WALL AND ITS CONSTRUCTION THERE. CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUED WITH THE SITE BEING GRADED. EROSION CONTROL, STORM DRAINAGE AND UTILITY RETAINING WALLS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE BUILDING PAD IS APPROXIMATELY 55 PERCENT COMPLETE WITH FOUNDATIONS STARTING IN AREA E, WHICH REPRESENTS THE CAFETERIA AND THE KITCHEN. AND IT'S JUST STARTED. SO OF COURSE, WE ARE STILL WELL WITHIN BUDGET AND ON TIME. PENDING YOUR QUESTIONS. OH, EXCUSE ME, ONE MORE I FORGOT. ONE MORE MILLBROOK, WE HAD A WONDERFUL RIBBON CUTTING AT MILLBROOK. I THINK IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK. I OPENED UP THE BUILDING IN AND OF ITSELF. BUT AGAIN, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND BECAUSE WE ARE PUTTING IN AN EXCITING PLAYGROUND AREA THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE A FIRST IN OUR DISTRICT. SO I DID INCLUDE A RENDERING OF THE PLAYGROUND ITSELF AND THE TOP ONE WILL BE THE KINDERGARTEN THE LOWER GRADE PLAYGROUND. AND THE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IS ON THE BOTTOM THE SECONDARY PLAYGROUND THERE AND SOME OF THAT THAT GREEN SPACE WILL ACTUALLY BE TURF, AND IT WILL ALLOW FOR STUDENTS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL IN THE PLAYGROUND AREA. SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT OUT IN THE PUBLIC ARENA SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT IS ACTUALLY IN NOW. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FIELD, THE GROUNDWORK DONE YET, BUT THE EQUIPMENT IS OVER THERE. THEY'RE INSTALLING IT AS WE SPEAK. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING THERE AND THE FINAL PHASE OF SITE WORK IS UNDERWAY. AND I SEE THIS PROJECT IS DEFINITELY WITHIN BUDGET. AND AGAIN, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP THE FINAL PIECES OF IT RIGHT NOW. SO LOOK FORWARD TO MILLBROOK DROPPING OFF OF OUR UPDATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. QUESTIONS? MR. SILAS. DR. MURPHY TO KEEP ME FROM HAVING TO DIG OUT MY DRAWING AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS, THE GRADING THAT'S GOING ON DOWN TO BELVEDERE CLEARWATER ROAD. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE. YES, THAT'S I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT WRONG. I THINK IT'S BUCHANAN PARKWAY. SO WE HAD OUR BUILDING TRAILER WAS THERE, NOW IT'S MOVED AND NOW YOU SEE JUST A LARGE GRADING UP THE HILL. THAT WILL BE THE PARKWAY LEADING UP TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS. OK, AND THERE WILL BE AN EXIT OR ANOTHER ENTRY AND EXIT POINT TO THAT OLD [INAUDIBLE] ROAD. YES, WE DO HAVE A BACK EXIT PLANNED FOR THAT. MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PUT IN SOME TIME SO WE CAN UTILIZE THE EXIT BECAUSE OF BUSSES, BECAUSE THAT IS ACTUALLY THE BUS ENTRY WAY. BUT WE'LL HAVE A SCHEDULE BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP. YES. TWO QUESTIONS, ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE WITH FIRE MONITORING AND ALL THAT. DO WE HAVE AN ETA ON THAT OR JUST WHEN WE GET IT, WE GET IT. I COULD SAY EIGHT WEEKS. I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING. SO RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE SAYING EIGHT WEEKS OUT, BUT THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUE. SO IT'S RIGHT. WE'RE BUILDING A HOUSE. I GET IT. WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. AND THE SECOND QUESTION ON THE PLAYGROUND FOR MILLBROOK, DO WE HAVE AN ETA ON THAT? THE EQUIPMENT IS IN. SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE INSTALLING EQUIPMENT. IT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 FIVE DAYS THAT PLAYGROUND WILL BE OPEN AND FUNCTIONAL. COOL. PENDING ANY SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES LET ME SAY THAT. THAT'S RIGHT ANY UNFORESEEN. RIGHT. SURE, WE'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR THAT. I WAS VERY EXCITED WITH MILLBROOK OVERALL, JUST KIND OF WATCHING ALL THAT GO THROUGH. SO ALL GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. MR. MOULTON, THANK YOU, DR. [01:10:02] MURPHY, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THE KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION WITH MR. CRANE, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AT HAMMOND HILL WITH THE FIRE SYSTEM, IS THAT BEING DONE BY THE PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR OR IS THERE A SECONDARY CONTRACTOR IN THERE? WELL, THE PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR AND THE ACTUAL FIRE INSTALLATION PEOPLE COMPANY ARE BOTH WORKING THAT ISSUE, BUT THEY'RE BOTH COMING UP WITH THE SAME ANSWERS AS BE HONEST WITH YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. ANYONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. THANK YOU. NUMBER FIVE IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021. [Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ended September 30, 2021] QUESTIONS? NUMBER SIX IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2021. [Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2021] QUESTION? NUMBER SEVEN IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30TH, 2021. [Monthly Financial Report for the Period Ended November 30, 2021] NO QUESTIONS. OKAY, WE'VE GOT THE MOTION AND THE SECOND TO APPROVE ALL EIGHT OF THESE ITEMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR--. POINT OF ORDER. THESE ARE JUST INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, AREN'T THEY, C ITEM? THAT'S CORRECT. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO [INAUDIBLE]. WOULDN'T HURT, BUT [LAUGHTER] SINCE I ADVERTISED THAT IT'S NOT BEING NECESSARY, I SHOULD BE CONSISTENT. WE WILL NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GO IN. SO WE NEED A MOTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A STUDENT APPEAL. FOLLOWING THE APPEAL, WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY. THE SUPERINTENDENT--. DR. MURPHY, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE SUPERINTENDENT THING TONIGHT? SIR, MS. LAURENCE DID ASK THAT I MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT AN ITEM THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ADDRESSING THIS WEEK, AND SO I DID WANT TO MAKE A JUST A QUICK STATEMENT. [Office of Superintendent] GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, I'M COREY MURPHY. I'M NOT KING LAURENCE, BUT HE HAS ASKED THAT I BRING A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GROUPS ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR TEST-TO-STAY. THE CDC FIRST INTRODUCED THE TEST-TO-STAY STRATEGY TO SCHOOLS IN DECEMBER, AND IT INCLUDED AN OPTION FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE A HOME COVID TEST AT HOME AND NOW MAINTAIN WITHOUT QUARANTINING, BOTTOM LINE. SO WHAT IS TEST-TO-STAY? TEST-TO-STAY WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO STAY IN SCHOOL FOLLOWING A KNOWN EXPOSURE TO COVID 19 AS LONG AS THEY DID NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS. THE STUDENTS MUST RECEIVE A NEGATIVE COVID TEST BETWEEN DAYS FIVE AND SEVEN, IDEALLY DAY FIVE, AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE SCHOOL TO CONTINUE ATTENDING BY DAY 10. STUDENTS MUST WEAR MASKS THROUGH DAY 10. TEST-TO-STAY IS NOT AN OPTION FOR STUDENTS UNABLE TO SEPARATE FROM A CONFIRMED COVID 19 CASE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD. STUDENTS IN THIS SITUATION WILL NEED TO QUARANTINE AT HOME FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME SET FORTH BY THE DHET GUIDELINES. NOW, CURRENTLY, AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS MADE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE TEST-TO-STAY PROTOCOL, WHILE PARENTS COULD CHOOSE TO HAVE THEIR CHILD TESTED BY THEIR PROVIDER OF CHOICE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OPTIONS TO ENSURE TESTING IS EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE BY ALL. WE HAVE OPTED TO RECEIVE A FREE SUPPLY OF AT HOME TEST KITS FROM DHET, DELIVERY DATE IS STILL UNKNOWN, WHICH COULD BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE A TEST ON DAY FIVE ALONE WITH THE HOME TEST ATTESTATION FORM. WE ALSO HAVE INITIATED CONTACT WITH A TESTING VENDOR TO DETERMINE IF THEIR SERVICES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY IN PLACE TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF TESTING ON OUR CURRENT SCHOOL STAFF, SO WE ARE REVISING PARENT COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL PROCESSES AND NOTABLE, EXCUSE ME, NOTIFICATION TEMPLATES TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE, BASICALLY, THE GROUND SET TO APPROVE THE TEST-TO-STAY PROTOCOL. MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THAT ADDRESSED AS WE'VE ALREADY MET ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. GOOD. THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. ANY QUESTIONS TO DR. MURPHY HAVE ABOUT THAT? GOOD. NOW WE WILL NEED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HEAR THE STUDENT APPEAL AS DESCRIBED EARLIER. [Executive Session] ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. DO WE NEED--. POINT OF ORDER, WE NEED A MOTION. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M HAVING A BAD NIGHT. [LAUGHTER] MOVE BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. I SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. MOULTON. NOW ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. WE WILL MEET IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM MOMENTARILY. [01:59:47] WELL, [Return to Open Session ] [02:00:37] THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS I NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION. [02:00:42] SO MOVE. MOVED MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON, [INAUDIBLE] SECONDED BY MR. [02:00:44] MOULTON. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. [02:00:47] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. [02:00:51] WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WE HEARD A APPEAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEL A STUDENT FOR [02:01:00] HAVING A KNIFE AT SCHOOL. [02:01:03] AT THIS POINT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS TO THE DISPOSITION OF THE RECOMMENDATION. [02:01:15] SO, MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE NOT UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEL AND INSTEAD PLACE [02:01:23] THE STUDENT IN CIL, THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A SECOND. NO, SECOND. I WOULD--. NO, I'LL SECOND, AND I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT WE ADD THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AIKEN-BARNWELL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AS PART OF THAT. SO, I DO AGREE WITH MR. NUESSLE, I JUST THINK WE NEED TO ADD THAT TO IT. OR DO IT AS A SEPARATE MOTION EITHER WAY. SO, YEAH, [INAUDIBLE]. I DIDN'T GET A SECOND, SO SOMEONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT MOTION. NO, I SECONDED THAT. OKAY, SO. SO, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT FIRST AND THEN--. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO NOT UPHOLD THE EXPULSION RECOMMENDATION AND TO PLACE THE STUDENT INTO TO CIL. THAT'S THE MOTION, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. OPPOSED. NOW, DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION? I'LL MOVE THAT WE ASK, OR BASICALLY MAKE IT A CONDITION FOR REENTRY TO SCHOOL, THAT THE STUDENT GO TO AIKEN-BARNWELL MENTAL HEALTH FOR COUNSELING, WHATEVER TENURE THEY RECOMMEND, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. RIGHT. I'D SECOND THAT. DISCUSSION ON THAT MR.--? [INAUDIBLE] PASS OR FAIL. IT PASSED. PASSED 4-2-- I MEAN 6-2. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE SECOND MOTION? MR. CRANE? I'D LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION THAT ATTENDANCE WITH AIKEN-BARNWELL MENTAL HEALTH IS-- STUDENT WILL STILL BE AT CIL FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR REGARDLESS OF THAT, AND IS NOT TO RETURN TO HIS PRIMARY CAMPUS. THAT'S WELL, NOW WE GET INTO THE PARLIAMENTARY PART AGAIN. WE'VE GOT A MOTION THAT SAYS THAT IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST MOTION, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO ATTEND FOR COUNSELING THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE STUDENT TO RECEIVE COUNSELING FROM THE AIKEN-BARNWELL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, OR THE HARTZOG CENTERS IT'S THE SAME THING, FOR WHATEVER PERIOD OF TIME THAT THEY DETERMINED IS NECESSARY. SO, THAT'S THE MOTION AND THE SECOND. SO, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DISPOSE OF THAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE EXCEPT MR. NUESSLE. OH, YOU VOTED? NO, I'M--. OKAY. I'M VOTING NO. SO IS MR. SILAS. ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE]. NO, I VOTED IN FAVOR. I THINK--. EVERYBODY VOTED IN FAVOR, EXCEPT MR. NUESSLE, IS THAT CORRECT? THE MOTION CARRIES. TO RESTATE THE CLARIFICATION, WHAT THE ACTION OF THE BOARD IS, IN TWO MOTIONS, IS TO REINSTATE-- NOT TO REINSTATE, BUT TO NOT EXPEL THE STUDENT, BUT TO ALLOW HIM TO ATTEND SCHOOL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AT THE CIL, THAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM [02:05:01] LOCATED AT PINECREST, AND SOMEBODY CAN GET WITH THE FAMILY AND TALK ABOUT THE MECHANICS, LOGISTICS, ET CETERA, ABOUT THAT TOMORROW. IN ADDITION TO THAT MOTION, [INAUDIBLE] SECOND MOTION THAT WOULD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, WOULD REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO GO TO COUNSELING AT THE AIKEN-BARNWELL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR WHATEVER PERIOD OF TIME THEY DEEM NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORS THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE SITTING HERE TONIGHT. SO. EVERYBODY'S CLEAR, RIGHT, AND THAT'S ACCURATELY STATED? OK. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. SO, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON SECONDED BY MS. SHEALEY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. [Adjourn] WE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. DID A GOOD JOB. THANK. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.