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MIC] YOU CAN TELL WE HAVE A ROOM FULL OF SCHOOL PEOPLE WHEN THE TIME GETS RIGHT.
I HOPE THAT'S AN OMEN OF THINGS TO COME.
WELL, IT'S A MINUTE EARLY, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR AUGUST 9TH, 2022.
WE TRADITIONALLY BEGIN OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE, SO IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, THEN WE WILL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE RECITATION OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE RISE.
I WAS NOT SURE THAT I COULD BE HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE OF SOME MEDICAL ISSUES IN MY FAMILY.
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SO I ASKED MR. NESTLE, THE VICE CHAIRMAN, TO PREPARE TO CHAIR THE MEETING TONIGHT, WHICH HE'S DONE.SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER TO HIM AND HE WILL CARRY US THROUGH THE MEETING.
SO WE'LL CONSIDER THAT AGENDA APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
WE DO HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 26 TO APPROVE.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 26 MEETING? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EVERYONE, WHICH IS ONE, TWO, THREE, SEVEN.
JUST COUNT, SEVEN PEOPLE TONIGHT.
AND RIGHT NOW I'LL TURN OVER, I BELIEVE, TO THE ADMINISTRATION, MR. LAWRENCE, WITH SOME INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE DO HAVE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT OUR NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND NEW HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.
AND I'VE ASKED MS. HART TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU, AND SHE HAS A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THEM, SO THEY'LL COME FORWARD FOR THAT.
BEFORE SHE DOES THAT, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OTHER PERSON.
VICKI GASKINS IS SITTING BACK THERE IN THE BACK.
SHE'S OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
AND AT A FUTURE MEETING, PROBABLY NOT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, BUT PROBABLY FOUR WEEKS FROM NOW, SHE'LL SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN HER IN HER DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS THIS EVENING.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME UP.
ALISA HAMRICK, NEW PRINCIPAL AT AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL.
CRYSTAL GOLDEN WITH GLOVERVILLE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
CARLA DUPERT, PRINCIPAL OF JACKSON STEM MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OKAY. KITCHNEY NEVILLE, JACKSON STEM MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
THURSTON WILLIAMS, KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
DAVON MACKIE, LAVELLE MCCAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
CASEY CRAIN, NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
JASMINE SCOTT, NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
AND I DON'T THINK SHE WAS ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.
OKAY. WILLIAM DURDEN, RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA MIDDLE HIGH, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
SYDNEY JACKSON, SCHOFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL.
LATANYA EVANS, SCOFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
JEAN BUSCH SCHOFIELD, MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
MATT SCHEFFLER, SOUTH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
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CERTAINLY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU ALL ON YOUR NEW POSITIONS, AND WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT IF YOU'RE HAVING ONE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN WITH US.THERE WAS NOTHING SCHEDULED FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN.
ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD, THOUGH, IS AND I DON'T NEED TO TELL THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, IS THAT ONE THING I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AT MY JOB OR AT WORK FOR THE LAST WEEK OR TWO IS THAT SCHOOL BUSSES IN SOUTH CAROLINA WILL START ROLLING NEXT WEEK.
SO, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY THAT HAPPENS TO BE WATCHING US AT HOME, BUT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THAT, RIGHT? BUT START YOUR TRIP TO WORK A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
TAKE YOUR TIME. WATCH OUT FOR BUSSES, KIDS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'LL START OFF WITH INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, PERSONNEL, APPOINTMENTS.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PREPARED A LIST OF CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL TO BE APPROVED FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS? MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON MAKES THE MOTION.
DO I HEAR A SECOND. SECOND BY DR.
HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S SEVEN UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT, THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS THIS IS A FIRST READING OF POLICY CHANGES TO POLICY IHAQ, WHICH IS OUR CAREER TRANSITION TO WORK EDUCATION POLICY. AND IF WE, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET INTO DISCUSSION.
BUT DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY, THE CHANGES TO POLICY IHAQ.
MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON MAKES THE MOTION.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE FIRST READING OF POLICY IHAQ.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS AN UPDATE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, WHICH IS A SECOND READING.
THE PRIMARY CHANGE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART EMBEDDED IN POLICY CCA IS THE ADDITION OF THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND THIS IS THE SECOND READING.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY CCA, MOVE BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
SEVEN, UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
LAST INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS A REVISION TO POLICY EHB, DATA RECORDS RETENTION.
THIS IS A SECOND READING YOU MIGHT REMEMBER.
IT WAS A SMALL CHANGE IN THE RETENTION SCHEDULE ON SOME RECORDS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY EHB ON SECOND READING? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SILAS? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING POLICY EHB ON SECOND READING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT ITEMS ARE OUR CONSENT ITEMS, AND WE'LL VOTE ON THESE AS A GROUP.
BUT WE CERTAINLY WILL DISCUSS INDIVIDUAL ITEMS BEFORE WE TAKE OUR VOTE.
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STATE TRANSFER IN FROM OTHER COUNTIES FOR VARIOUS REASONS.YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT LIST.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS THE HEAD START COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FUNDING APPLICATIONS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE THREE CONSENT ITEMS. MOVED BY MR. RHINEHART-JACKSON? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY DR. HANKS.
THAT'S SEVEN, UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
THAT BRINGS US TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT DON'T REQUIRE ANY BOARD ACTION.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A SERIES OF CONSTRUCTION UPDATES.
DR. MURPHY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
GOOD EVENING, MR. NUESSLE, AND ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE] MR. LAWRENCE, EXCUSE ME, BRING YOU A VERY BRIEF BOARD UPDATE FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT AIKEN HIGH EXCUSE ME, THE AUDITORIUM, HAMMOND HILL, AS WELL AS HIGHLAND SPRINGS, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE, IN JUST A MOMENT.
OKAY. WE BEGIN WITH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE AUDITORIUM, OF COURSE.
THE TEMPORARY EGRESS TUNNEL HAS PASSED OSF INSPECTION ON JULY 25TH.
THE $16 MILLION PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE.
AND WE ARE DUE TO COMPLETE THE AUDITORIUM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT.
THE INSTALLATION OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS IN PROGRESS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
LBT FLOORING IS BEING INSTALLED IN THE CORRIDORS AND LOBBY OF THE NEW TWO STORY BUILDING AS WELL.
AN EXISTING KINDERGARTEN WING HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED.
THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING 1957 CLASSROOM AND EIGHT CLASSROOM WINGS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 75% COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE FOR A MARCH 2023 COMPLETION AND IS WELL WITHIN ITS $15 MILLION BUDGET.
MOVING UP TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE WITH MASONRY, CONCRETE, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AS WELL AS IN-WALL MECHANICAL PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL BEING ROUGHED IN . ROOF STRUCTURE AND FRAMING IS IN PROGRESS, AND THE SECOND FLOOR OF STRUCTURAL FRAMING HAS STARTED FOR AREAS B AND AREA C.
THE OVERHEAD FIRE PROTECTION ROOF END IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS 4 TO $4 MILLION PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND IS CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE.
THE INSTALLER IS TO BE ONSITE TODAY AND WILL FINISH IS SCHEDULED TO FINISH, LET ME SAY WITHIN THIS WEEK ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED SO THERE SHOULD BE NOT BE ANY MORE HOLD UPS. THESE PLAYGROUNDS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE START OF SCHOOL.
AT HAMMOND HILL, THE KINDERGARTEN PLAYGROUND SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK.
THE UPPER GRADES PLAYGROUND BOARD HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
THIS IS NOT AN EXTENSIVE JOB, SO IT SHOULD BE QUICK.
PLAYGROUND WILL BE USABLE UNTIL THE INSTALL BEGINS.
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ONCE THIS ALL BEGINS, THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE UNUSABLE UNTIL THEY FINISH UP THAT WORK AND SO THE KIDS WILL BE MOVED TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION.SO THAT'S OUR CURRENT PLAYGROUND SITUATION PENDING YOUR QUESTIONS AND DR.
MURPHY THAT ON THAT LAST SLIDE THAT'S JUST A TYPO IN THE LAST SCHOOL NAME THAT'S MILLBROOK.
MILLBROOK I'M SORRY I KEEP SAYING..
THAT IS DEFINITELY MILLBROOK ELEMENTARY.
YEAH, I'M STILL STUCK IN COLUMBIA SOMETIMES.
YES, MA'AM. ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE HAMMOND HILL PLAYGROUNDS, JUST TO CLARIFY.
SURE. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE MIDDLE LEVEL.
IS THAT GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY THE START OF SCHOOL TO? AS OF TODAY, THE MIDDLE LEVEL? WE'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME GRADING ISSUES.
SO I WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE THE MIDDLE OF A PLAYGROUND BEING DONE THE BORDERS IN.
BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH DRAINING AND GRADING.
SO I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THE MIDDLE LEVEL PLAYGROUND BEING DONE BY THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL.
YEAH. AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST INFORMATION ITEM WE HAVE IS A REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE EMERGENCY PURCHASES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN JUNE 30.
AND WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT WAS EVERYBODY HAD ACCESS TO THAT AHEAD OF TIME.
AND DID ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. TRAXLER ON THAT REPORT? OKAY. HEARING NONE.
WE'LL MOVE ON. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, THERE WERE NONE SUBMITTED FOR THIS MEETING.
AS FAR AS ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE.
MR. LAWRENCE. THANK YOU, MR. NUESSEL, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE HAVE HAD A BUSY WEEK ALREADY WITH TWO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS FOR OUR TEACHERS.
YESTERDAY WAS A A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY.
LOTS OF LOTS OF HOUSEKEEPING THINGS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND I WAS ABLE TO VISIT A COUPLE OF THOSE AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
MORE THIS WEEK, A COUPLE OF FULL WORK DAYS FOR TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. AND ON THURSDAY, WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO COME AND MEET THEIR CHILDREN'S TEACHERS.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAY WHEN THE BUSSES ROLL AND OUR STUDENTS ARE BACK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THANK YOU, SIR. WE ARE IN NEED OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT TO COVER FOUR MATTERS, ONE BEING A STUDENT MATTER WITH A REQUEST TO TEN AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOLS, AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER WITH AN AUDIT UPDATE, CONTRACTUAL MATTERS ON A PROPERTY MATTER, AND THEN A LEGAL UPDATE.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE MOTION MADE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON? DO I HEAR SECOND? SECOND BY MR. MOULTON, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE FOUR ITEMS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S SEVEN UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES AS A MATTER OF IT'S ABOUT 6:19 ON THAT CLOCK NOW.
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HAVE WE HAVE CONCLUDED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.BUT DO I HEAR A MOTION TO END EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND BY DR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIES.
WE DID SPEAK ABOUT FOUR MATTERS.
ONE A STUDENT MATTER, ONE AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER, A PROPERTY MATTER, AND A LEGAL UPDATE.
ONLY ONE OF THOSE REQUIRES BOARD ACTION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION ABOUT THE REQUEST TO ATTEND AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOLS? YES. YEAH.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND, OKAY, SO MOTION BY MR. MOULTON, SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STUDENT THAT'S REQUESTED TO TRANSFER INTO AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOLS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? DR. BRADLEY MOVED TO ADJOURN.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.