[00:03:44] MIC] ALL RIGHT. MY WIFE SAYS IT'S TIME FOR US TO BEGIN, SO I'M GOING TO CALL MEETING THE ORDER, PLEASE. [INAUDIBLE] WE TYPICALLY BEGIN OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND AND REPEAT THE PLEDGE. SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE DISSEMINATED THE AGENDA, AND I'VE GOTTEN NO FEEDBACK ABOUT CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS, SO WE WILL APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:05:08] WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES REQUIRING APPROVAL, THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER THE 27TH, 2022. IS THERE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. SHEALEY ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. [SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ONE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING, AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE GENTLEMAN TO GO TO THE MICROPHONE. HE'S FILLING OUT THE CARD NOW. BUT IF YOU WOULD, JUST GO AHEAD TO THE CARD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND YOU CAN GIVE ME THE CARD LATER. OKAY. MY NAME IS BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, AND I'M A BUS DRIVER. DANNY WAGNER. AND SOME OF THE BUS DRIVERS HAVE GOTTEN SOME THINGS TOGETHER CONCERNING SOME PROBLEMS THAT THEY FEEL EXIST THAT THE BOARD PROBABLY IS ALREADY AWARE OF, BUT SHOULD HEAR FROM THE CONSTITUENCY. THIS CAME FROM AT LEAST SEVEN OR EIGHT BUS DRIVERS. PLEASE, PLEASE SPEAK INTO THAT MIC SO WE CAN ALL HEAR. THE FIRST THERE'S THREE ISSUES. ONE HAS TO DO WITH PAY. ONE HAS TO DO WITH DISCIPLINE ON THE BUSSES AND ONE HAS TO DO WITH ORGANIZATION MATTERS. I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS EACH ONE BRIEFLY. SINCE MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT PAY IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. I'LL ADDRESS THAT FIRST. BUS DRIVERS FEEL THAT, WELL, THIS IS AT LEAST 4 TO 5 DRIVERS HAVE ALREADY LEFT THIS MONTH AND MORE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING AND THEY'RE GOING TO DISTRICTS THAT ARE PAYING HIGHER WAGES. THIS ONE BUS DRIVER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN EQUITY IN THAT THIS STEP UP THIS RATHER THAN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AND SHE SHOWED ME A COPY OF ANOTHER DISTRICT'S PAY. AND IT'S SOMETIMES HARD FOR THE BUS DRIVERS TO FIGURE OUT EVEN HOW MUCH THEY'RE WHAT THEY'RE WHEN THEY GET A STEP UP OR SO FORTH. THEY WOULD RATHER BE BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AND THAT'S HOW SOME OTHER DISTRICTS HANDLE THIS MATTER. BUT THEY'VE SEEN WHERE SOME DISTRICTS ARE PAYING 3 TO $4 MORE PER HOUR. SO THAT'S THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT PAY IS THAT THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PAY. THEY WOULD RATHER IT BE BASED ON EXPERIENCE, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BACK TO THE DISCIPLINE PROBLEM THIS YEAR, WE WERE HOPING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN ACROSS THE BOARD IMPROVEMENT IN HOW DISCIPLINE MATTERS WERE HANDLED. BUT WE FEEL AT WAGNER THAT THE BALL HAS BEEN DROPPED. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH KIDS. I PERSONALLY AS A BUS DRIVER, HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN A BUS DRIVER GOING ON SIX YEARS NOW AND I'VE LEARNED HOW TO WORK WITH MY PARENTS AND STUDENTS. AND TO DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUS DRIVERS FORM TEAMS LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOLS DO WITH THEIR ELA TEACHERS, WHERE THEY COME TOGETHER AND THEY TALK ABOUT MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND SEE SOME ROLE PLAY. WHEN I WAS AT THE IN-SERVICE THIS SUMMER ON AUGUST THE 9TH, I FELT MORE LIKE THE DISTRICT WAS TELLING ME HOW THEY WERE GOING TO CATCH ME MAKING MISTAKES WITH THE NEW LAB TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN HOW THEY WERE GOING TO HELP ME LEARN TO MANAGE MY BUS AND MY DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS. YESTERDAY, I WAS RUNNING A SECOND ROUTE AND WHEN I GOT THERE, THREE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 21 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WAS WATCHING SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. A HIGH SCHOOL VICE PRINCIPAL WAS WATCHING SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLERS. ONE BUS DRIVER COMES, FIVE ADMINISTRATORS. I'M SURE THERE'S SOME LOGISTICS THERE, BUT FIVE ADMINISTRATORS WERE HANDLING 34 STUDENTS. THEN THEY'RE TURNED OVER TO ONE BUS DRIVER WHO HAS THE JOB OF DRIVING THE BUS, BEING SAFE, HANDLING THESE STUDENTS THAT FIVE ADMINISTRATORS WERE HANDLING. SO THERE ARE DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS AND THEY NEED TO BE RECKONED WITH. SOME SCHOOLS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR OVERALL HOW THEY'RE VIEWED AND NOT TURNING IN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS [00:10:09] BECAUSE THEY DON'T THEY WANT TO THEY WANT TO LOOK GOOD. BUT I SAY DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG SYNDROME. WE'RE LETTING PARENTS AND STUDENTS DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE TO DO. AND I SAW THIS LAST YEAR WITH [INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS. THIS ONE BUS DRIVER THAT WE LOST WAS A GREAT BUS DRIVER, AND THEY HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOING 40 MILES TO PICK UP ALL THESE STUDENTS, ABOUT 35 TO 40 MILES, THEN TAKE THEM TO THEIR SCHOOL IN RETURN. I'M JUST THINKING THAT IF WE COULD WORK AS TEAMS TOGETHER AND BUS DRIVERS COULD SHARE THINGS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS A TEACHER AND I LEARNED I CAN'T DO IT THE OLD SCHOOL WAY. I CAN'T JUST LOOK MEAN AND SOUND, GET LOUD AND THE KID'S GOING TO STRAIGHTEN UP. THIS SUMMER I DROVE THE BUS AND I DID THAT TO A LITTLE FOURTH GRADE GIRL AND I LOOKED AT HER AND IN IT SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME SAID, THIS AIN'T GOING TO WORK, I SAID. I STARTED SMILING AND SAID, GUESS WHAT? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I SAID. I SAID, I LOVE JESUS, JESUS LOVES YOU AND ME AND YOU GOING TO BE FRIENDS. AND BY THE END OF THREE WEEKS, SHE WAS MY HELPER. SO THERE ARE WAYS. BUT NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS THE WAY. SOME BUS DRIVERS COME FROM OLD SCHOOL. AND WE I THINK WE NEED SOME BRAINSTORMING WITH OUR SUPERVISORS AS TO HOW THEY CAN GET US IN GROUPS AND GET US SHARING HOW WE HANDLE CERTAIN SITUATIONS. TO ME, THIS WOULD BE MUCH MORE PROACTIVE THAN TELLING US HOW Y'ALL PUT TECHNOLOGY ON THE BUSSES AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO CATCH US DOING BAD THINGS LIKE BRAKING AND QUICK TURNS AND THAT SORT OF THING. I NEED TO INTERRUPT YOU, SIR. WE ALLOW 5 MINUTES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. OKAY THAT WAS IT. AND YOURS IS UP BUT I'M GOING TO BECAUSE WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU'RE HAVING TO SAY ABOUT THIS. I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE MOVE IT ALONG A LITTLE BIT. THE LAST POINT. THAT'S DISCIPLINE. I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ACROSS THE BOARD AND SCHOOLS NEED TO GET MORE CONSISTENT DOING THE SAME THING. SOME SCHOOLS ARE NOT WANTING A LOT OF RECORDS OF DISCIPLINE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOOK BAD. BUT THAT'S ALL I SAID ABOUT DISCIPLINE. I'VE SAID ABOUT PAY. THE OTHER THING IS ORGANIZATION. I THINK THAT SOME FOLKS NEED TO LOOK AT THE OFFICES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF OFFICES AND SUPERVISORS. AND WE WHEN WHEN A WHEEL SQUEAKS AND A SUPERVISOR IS NOT THERE, IT DOESN'T GET OILED. AND EVENTUALLY THAT LEADS TO PROBLEMS. FORMS. I'VE HAD BUS DRIVERS TELL ME, WHY DO WE HAVE THESE FORMS? THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BEING BEING COPIED FOR FIVE YEARS. WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME SHARP, CLEAR FORMS FOR OUR SIX TEAMS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR. THERE'S JUST THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THAT COULD HELP BUS DRIVERS HAVE A BETTER ATTITUDE AND APPROACH YOUR JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTION MR. SMITH. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION, PLEASE? SURE. ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'RE SAYING I THINK THE BOARD IS ACUTELY AWARE OF, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO GET BUS DRIVER PAY UP. AND WE'VE ALSO, AS A BOARD HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE SURE DISCIPLINE INCIDENTS ARE HANDLED WITHIN THE SCHOOL OR WHEREVER IT MAY NEED TO BE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DO, WOULD YOU GET WITH DR. MURPHY? AND MAYBE A NOTE FOR THE SCHOOLS OR OF THESE SCHOOLS OR THIS SCHOOL, IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR IMAGE THAN THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN. WELL, I'LL BE GLAD [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT. BUT YOU HAVE SOME BUS SUPERVISORS WHO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE. IF YOU WOULD LEAVE YOUR CARD WITH DR. MINOLFO. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN. I HAVE ONE ONE ITEM TONIGHT. WE ARE BLESSED WITH THE PRESENCE OF A SUPERINTENDENT WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY TODAY. I'VE CONSPIRED WITH MARY GLENN OVER HERE TO LET'S ALL SING KING HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT AWAY, MARY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR KING. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, WOO [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'VE TOLD PEOPLE ALL DAY THAT I PLAN TO SPEND MY BIRTHDAY WITH MY SIX BEST FRIENDS [LAUGHTER]. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KING. [00:15:01] AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. [INDIVIDUAL ITEMS] THE NEXT GROUP OF ITEMS ARE THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, AND THE FIRST IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS. THIS IS THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY THE HR DEPARTMENT, AND EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH A LIST. AND I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. MOVED BY MS. SHEALEY, SECONDED BY MR. CRANE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIST FOR EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU'VE BEEN SUBMITTED. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. NEXT ITEM IS THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS, BUDGET AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE J.D. LEVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM MULTIPURPOSE ADDITIONS, DR. MURPHY. GOOD EVENING DR. BRADLEY, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. LAWRENCE. TONIGHT WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING YOU THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS. OOPS. THIS EVENING WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AT J.D. LEVER. AND WE HAVE WITH US TODAY MR. ANTHONY LAWRENCE FROM MOTOR DESIGNS TO GO THROUGH HIS SCHEMATICS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'LL BE BRIEF. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO DISCUSS. MR. CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD MEMBERS. LAST TIME I WAS HERE PRESENTING TO YOU, I WAS SHOWING SORT OF SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS. AND SO WE QUICKLY MOVE TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. SO WHAT WAS DELIVERED TO MR. CHIPMAN TONIGHT WAS ACTUALLY 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON. AND I TOLD KEVIN, I SAID, I DO NOT WANT YOU CALLING ME SAYING, HEY, WHERE ARE WE ON THIS PROJECT? I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THINGS MOVING ALONG. SO THIS PRESENTATION IS REPRESENTS OUR DESIGN PLANS. [INAUDIBLE] THERE WE GO. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS THE FOOTPRINT OF THE NEW 3500 SQUARE FOOT, 3300 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY LOCATED HERE. THIS IS THE EXISTING COURTYARD PLAYGROUND AREA AT J.D. LEVER. THERE IS A NEW CAR LOOP THAT GOES AROUND AND WE NESTLE UP RIGHT UP AGAINST THAT. WHAT'S NOT SHOWN HERE, BUT IT'S ALSO IN OUR DOCUMENTS IS WE HAVE A NEW COVERED WALKWAY SERVES TWO PURPOSES AS STUDENTS ARE EXITING THE BUILDING, EXISTING BUILDING AND GOING INTO THE MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING. THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER BUT ALSO IS FOR CAR PICKUP AND DROP OFF SHOULD THEY BE NECESSARY. AND THEN IF YOU NEED KIDS TO WAIT INSIDE OF THE NEW MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL. THIS IS OUR FLOOR PLAN. IT'S CHANGED SOME SINCE THE LAST PRESENTATION. WE WERE ENTERING DIRECTLY OFF OF THE COURTYARD PLAYGROUND AREA BEFORE. BUT NOW WE'VE RECOGNIZED AFTER GOING THROUGH AND TALKING WITH THE STAFF, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ENTRANCE ON THIS SIDE AND AN ENTRANCE ON THAT SIDE. THIS IS WHERE THE PORTABLES ARE OVER ON THIS SIDE. AND THEN THIS IS WHERE THE SIDEWALK WAS THAT GOES TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. TEACHER'S OFFICE. I THINK WE GOT A FRIEND NOW AFTER PUTTING THIS IN THE PROJECT, MUCH NEEDED FOR HIM AND TO BE ABLE TO GET ORGANIZED. THIS LARGE PLAY AREA SERVES A MULTITUDE OF PURPOSES AND WE WANTED THIS TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF CURRICULUM AND EXERCISES. THERE IS GOING TO BE A RUBBER MAT FLOOR THAT YOU CAN PULL UP IF NECESSARY. WE'VE GOT A LARGE STORAGE ROOM HERE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED AFTER ANALYZING THE EXISTING STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE SCHOOL, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR ALL KINDS OF EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE TAUGHT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOUNG LADIES AND YOUNG MEN'S RESTROOM. THIS IS THE ELEVATION. IF YOU'RE COMING OUT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, GOING INTO THE SIDE DOOR. THIS DOOR HERE IS ACTUALLY THIS DOOR HERE. WE HAVE CANOPIES OVER THE DOORS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN IT BEING A REQUIREMENT WITH THE SCHOOL FACILITIES. WE LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE EXTERIOR DOORS HAVE SOME KIND OF COVERING FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS IS THE OTHER ELEVATION WHERE THE THE PORTABLES ARE EXISTING. [00:20:04] I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE REAR I'M SORRY. THIS IS THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S THE NORTH FACING FAÇADE. THIS FACES THE PLAYGROUND AREA BEFORE THERE WAS A SET OF DOORS HERE. BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE GOT LITTLE PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING AND WE WANT THEM TO APPRECIATE LOOKING OUTSIDE IF NECESSARY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE LARGE ONE IS UP TOP BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] WE DEFINITELY LIKE TO INTRODUCE AS MUCH NATURAL LIGHT INTO OUR INTO OUR PROJECTS. IT HELPS SOME PEOPLE FUSS AT US AND SAY, WELL, NOW YOU INCREASE IN HVAC COSTS AND WE GO NO, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF GLAZING THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT HAVE THE THE INSULATING VALUES, BUT GETTING NATURAL LIGHT. THIS IS NORTH FACING, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET DAYLIGHT INTO THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY COMFORTABLE. THAT'S THE OTHER ELEVATION. AND THIS IS STANDING IN THE PLAYGROUND LOOKING TOWARDS. THIS IS THE BUS LOOP OR THE CAR DROP OFF IN THE BACK. THIS IS OUR CANOPY HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING ALUMINUM CANOPY. THIS IS THE SORT OF THE CANOPY INTO THAT DOOR. WE'RE SHOWING SOME SOME SOME NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT, POSSIBLY. BUT THIS IS THE IDEA. THIS IS A FIELD THAT WE ANTICIPATED HAVING WITHIN THE COURTYARD, AMONGST THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE PORTABLES. WE ARE WORKING ON PULLING TOGETHER A COST ESTIMATE, A THIRD PARTY COST ESTIMATE TO SEE HOW CLOSE WE ARE OR HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO THE $1.5 MILLION THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THIS PROJECT. AND WE ARE READY TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF [INAUDIBLE], OFFICE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES. I GOT MULTIPLE PROJECTS GOING ON OSC AND OSF. SO THIS GOES TO OSF AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THEIR COMMENTS. BUT I THINK WE'RE WE'RE ON OUR WAY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS. I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD THING. THAT'S OUR JOB. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME I COME BEFORE YOU, WE'LL BE BREAKING GROUND AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU HOW IT LOOKS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE DRAWINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. MOULTON, SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE DOCUMENTS AND THE DRAWINGS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. NOW WE COME TO THE CONSENT ITEM. I KNOW WE'VE GOT A FIVE YEAR BUILDING FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO DO. DR. MURPHY. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. LAWRENCE, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO SUBMIT FOR YOU APPROVAL OF THE FIVE YEAR FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PLAN. RECALL OVER THIS PAST MAY, WE PRESENTED A PLAN AND WE ASKED WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. AND SO WE'VE EXTRAPOLATED OUT ONE MORE YEAR ON THIS PLAN. I DO HAVE AN ALIBI. I DO NEED TO STATE THAT THE 26-27 WAS DROPPED OFF OF THE ACTUAL COPY I'M GOING TO BE SHARING WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. BUT THE FINAL COPY WILL HAVE 26-27 THE EXTRAPOLATED YEAR. NOW, AGAIN, THAT YEAR WILL NOT HAVE ANY DETAILED PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT'S TOO FAR OUT FOR US TO TO THOROUGHLY PREDICT. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT TO YOU WHAT WE HAVE HERE. SO ON THIS SLIDE HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED RECENTLY, MOST NOTABLY THE FLOORING AT CLEARWATER, GLOVERSVILLE, HAMMOND HILL AND MILLBROOK WAS COMPLETED, AS WELL AS LAST SUMMER'S PROJECT FOR FREEMAN, HAMMOND HILL AND MILLBROOK PAINTING. MOVING FORWARD. YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE I GUESS IT'S COLOR OF A SALMON COLOR OR WHATNOT. OUR NEW FLOORING PROJECTS THAT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING THE SCHOOLS. AND SO EVEN THOUGH I'M SHOWING YOU THE PROJECTION OF WHERE WE'RE PLANNING ON WORKING, IF WE WALK THE SCHOOLS AND SEE THAT IT CAN HOLD OFF FOR ANOTHER YEAR, OR IF WE NEED TO REPRIORITIZE OUR LIST, WE'LL MAKE THOSE CHANGES. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE SCHOFIELD, J.D. LEVER, AND JACKSON SCHEDULED FOR FLOORING REPLACEMENTS, AND IN THE PAINTING WE HAVE WARRENVILLE, BYRD, MOSSY CREEK, CHUKKER CREEK AND SOUTH AIKEN. AND AGAIN, WE'RE WALKING THOSE PROJECTS ALMOST WEEKLY TO SEE WHICH ONES ARE IF WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR PRIORITY LIST. ALSO AT THE TOP, NOTABLY, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE MONEY, THE UNDESIGNATED MONEY DESIGNATED NOW FOR WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, AND THAT'S AN $11.5 MILLION. MOVING AT 23-24. [00:25:03] BASICALLY HERE WE'RE AGAIN, WE GOT TO USE OUR BOND SUPPORT MONEY FOR WAGENER-SALLEY. SO WE HAVE $14.5 MILLION SCHEDULED FOR THE HELP AND COMPLETION OF THE WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. FOR FLOORING WE'RE PLANNING ON GOING TO AIKEN INTERMEDIATE, NORTH AIKEN, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BYRD. AND FOR PAINT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT GLOVERSVILLE, SILVER BLUFF AND NEW ELLENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. MOVING ON TO 24-25. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE RETURNING TO OUR PREVIOUS FUNDING LEVELS. AND SO YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SHEET NOW WE'RE DOING INSTEAD OF EXCUSE ME, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR AS WELL, WE'RE GOING TO $20 MILLION INSTEAD OF $18.5 MILLION ON A RECOMMENDATION OF OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR. BASICALLY, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH PREMIUM IN ORDER TO GO UP TO $20 MILLION OF SUPPORT. LET ME SEE. WELL, BASICALLY, AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE PROJECTS. WE DON'T HAVE THE PROJECTS DETAILED OUT THAT FAR IN ADVANCE. SO AS THE PAINTING PROJECTS COME ALONG AFTER 23-24 OR EXCUSE ME, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL EXTRAPOLATE OUT ONE FINAL YEAR SO WE CAN HAVE AT LEAST 24-25 FOR YOU TO PRESENT AT THE END OF THE CYCLE, NOT AT THE BEGINNING. AND THIS IS THE LAST YEAR, BASICALLY THIS YEAR ON THE PLAN. NO SPECIFIC SITE LOCATION ANNOTATED OTHER THAN WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO HOLLY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SUPPORT AS WE GET CLOSER WILL MAKE THOSE FINAL DETERMINATIONS. THE BOND PREMIUM EVENT WILL BE EARMARKED TO COURSE FOR ATHLETIC SUPPORT [INAUDIBLE] YOUR QUESTIONS. QUESTION. [INAUDIBLE] YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON THE ATTACHMENT ON THE WEBSITE EVERYTHING IS THE SAME, BUT THE YEAR AT THE TOP IS OFF. EXACTLY THE VERY FIRST YEAR WAS ACTUALLY WHEN WE EXTRAPOLATED, WE CROSSED OVER TO THE FY AND THAT'S WHY I REALIZED I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO WORK BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY 2021. THOSE PROJECTS ARE LISTED FOR 21-22. SO WE MADE THAT CHANGE. AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH THE CORRECTED COPY TOMORROW MORNING. OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT YEAR. THIS IS. YES. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MOULTON. THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. I THINK IT WAS VERY CLEAR. I JUST I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE HEADING? WHAT DOES THAT COVER? CURRENTLY IT'S JUST WHATEVER TECHNOLOGIES WE'RE DOING, LIKE RIGHT NOW, REPLACEMENT CYCLES FOR OUR WE'VE FUNDED OUR LAPTOP INITIATIVE BASED ON SOME MONEY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO EVENTUALLY HAVE TO START SELF-FUNDING OUR LAPTOPS AS WELL AS OUR CLEAR TOUCH PANELS. SO WE'RE MAKING THAT THE STANDARD. SO INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING COARSE BLACK BOARDS OR CHALK BOARDS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE INTERACTIVE SMART PANELS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT [INAUDIBLE] A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIVE YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED. [INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. [CONSENT ITEMS] THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL GO TO THE BIG ITEMS, WHICH ARE A GROUP. WE VOTE ON THESE AS A GROUP. WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE TO ACQUAINT THE BOARD. FIRST IS RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS. THIS IS A LIST OF STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION AND WHO HAVE NOT APPEAL THAT RECOMMENDATION SO WE WILL [INAUDIBLE] TO EXPEL THOSE FORMERLY. OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST. THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE REQUESTING A TRANSFER OUT OF OUR DISTRICT TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, WHICH REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL. THIRD ITEM IS TO REQUEST TO ADMIT A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT. FOURTH ITEM IS FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVICE FUND GRANT AWARD TO NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR. AND THIS IS A $3,000 DONATION. FIFTH ITEM IS A GMP NUMBER ONE SITE PACKAGE FOR THE WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT. DR. MURPHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? I GUESS. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN. WE'RE PLEASED TO BRING THE SITE PACKAGE FOR WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH AND START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT. AND WITH US TONIGHT IS REPRESENTATIVE FROM REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION. MR. LELAND REYNOLDS IS GOING TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH WELL, IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS, BASICALLY. OKAY. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE CURRENTLY TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED A NOVEMBER 1ST GROUNDBREAKING EVENT, SO YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A VERY NICE INVITATION HERE VERY SHORTLY. [00:30:09] AND AFTER THAT, WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROGRESS. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. WELL, THANK. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SIX ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL SIX OF THESE ITEMS? SO MOVED. MOVED BY DR. HANKS. SECOND. SECOND BY MR. CRANE, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE SIX ITEMS PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. APPROVED. INFORMATION ITEMS. [INFORMATIONAL ITEMS] THE FIRST IS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PRESENTATION. MS. GASKINS. [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE CORRECT. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT WITHOUT MAKING ONE OF THOSE BUT I DIDN'T. WE'LL HOLD OFF ON MS. GASKINS. WE'VE APPROVED THE FIRST FIVE, SO LET'S APPROVE THE SIXTH ONE. DR. MURPHY, DID YOU NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? NOT REALLY. WE JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SECURE THE COMPLICATION CENTER FOR THE 2023 GRADUATIONS. SO IS THERE MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRADUATION CEREMONY [INAUDIBLE]. MOVED BY MR. CRANE SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? [INAUDIBLE] RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, NOW MRS. GASKINS. IS THIS ALREADY ON? [INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING, DR. BRADLEY, BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. LAWRENCE, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS EVENING. I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR CURRENTLY THREE MONTHS AND IT WAS OBVIOUS TO THE BOARD, MR. LAWRENCE, THAT THIS POSITION WAS NEEDED FOR THE DISTRICT. SAFETY AND SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT IN THIS TIME. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND WORK WITH YOU. TONIGHT I'M JUST GOING TO DO AN OVERVIEW AND REPORT SOME OF THE FINDINGS IN MY INITIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THEN ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'VE SEEN AS WE GO FORWARD. MOST OF THE STUFF THAT I'M GOING TO PRESENT YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS AND LOOKING AT YOUR DISTRICT MISSION. YOU RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR THIS POSITION BASED ON YOUR BELIEF THAT A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT FOR SUCCESS. STUDENT SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM IS RELATED TO FEELING SAFE FROM DANGER. WHETHER THAT FEAR IS FROM AN EXTERNAL STRANGER OR WHETHER IT'S FROM BULLYING FROM THEIR CLASSMATES. THEY SUCCEED AND THEIR LEARNING IS HINDERED IF THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SECURITY. WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO BE A SAFE ZONE FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEY CAN FOCUS ON ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LEARNING. OUR TEACHERS ARE ALSO ABLE TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM IF THEY FEEL THEY ARE TEACHING IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT. UPON REVIEWING THE DISTRICT'S FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, THESE TWO AREAS STOOD OUT TO ME. [INAUDIBLE] SO STRATEGY FIVE A WELL INFORMED COMMUNITY IN YOUR PARAMETERS. A TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION. I TOOK SOME TIME TO REVIEW WHAT AIKEN COUNTY HAS IN PLACE COMPARED TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. I LOOKED AT SOME WEBSITES, SPOKE TO OTHER DIRECTORS AROUND THE STATE AND REVIEWED OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. I AM PROUD TO REPORT THAT I WAS PLEASED WITH FINDING OUT WHAT AIKEN COUNTY ALREADY HAS IN PLACE. THAT IS A VERY GOOD THING. AS A PARENT OF STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT AND NOW THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO OUR PARENTS OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE. SO IN SAYING THAT. UPON REVIEW OF THIS, I FELT LIKE LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS THAT WE NEED A SAFETY TAB OR A SECURITY TAB ON OUR WEBSITE THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC AND GIVES OUR PARENTS THAT OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE. NOT DETAILED SO THAT AN EXTERNAL PERSON COULD HAVE ACCESS TO OUR RESPONSE PLANS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT JUST LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR DISTRICT. SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO WORK ON PUTTING A TAB TOGETHER FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE SO THAT WE CAN PUT THOSE THINGS OUT, AN OVERVIEW. [00:35:05] SO WHAT DO WE EXACTLY HAVE? AGAIN, MOST OF THIS IS STUFF THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW, BUT I JUST WANT TO REVIEW IT SO THAT WE KNOW ALL TOGETHER WHAT WE DO HAVE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. IT ADDRESSES WEATHER, FIRE, ACTIVE SHOOTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES. OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF PRACTICE EMERGENCY DRILLS. WE BRING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP EVALUATE THOSE DRILLS AND GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WAY WE'RE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. I'M CURRENTLY DOING SITE SURVEYS. WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL LATER ON THAT. BUT DOING THAT, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING OUR SECURITY IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS WHERE EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERY STUDENT AND NOT STUDENTS, EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERY EMPLOYEE REVIEW CERTAIN TOPICS. SOME OF THOSE TOPICS ARE STOP THE BLEED, WHICH IS A VERY CRITICAL THING FOR AN EMERGENCY. ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE, CRISIS RESPONSE, ONLINE SAFETY, CRIME PREVENTION AND THINGS AS SIMPLE AS SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS. SO THEY'RE ALREADY DOING SOME OF THOSE TRAININGS. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION, AND AS EMERGENCY TRENDS EVOLVE AND CHANGE, SO DOES OUR TRAINING MODULES. SO SOME OF THOSE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN OUR FUTURE AS WE PROGRESS. AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO ANY CONCERN OF A THREAT. THOSE THREATS ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ARE HANDLED AS SUCH. LAW ENFORCEMENT HANDLES ANY CRIMINAL ACTION AS IT PERTAINS TO THE THREAT, AND THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY ASSISTING WITH US AS DETERMINING ACCESS TO WEAPONS IN HOMES. SO IF A STUDENT MAKES A THREAT, THEY'VE BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE IN GOING THROUGH THE HOME, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PARENTS AND JUST SEEING IF THE STUDENT HAS ACCESS. AIKEN COUNTY UTILIZES A FORMAL RISK ASSESSMENT WHERE THREATS ARE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF THE THREAT IS TRANSIENT OR SUBSTANTIVE AND IF AND DETERMINING A COURSE OF ACTION BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS. MY FIRST WEEK HERE, I WANTED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS CURRENT POSITION, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE. AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS THE GRANT THAT IT WAS BASED UPON. SO THE GRANT REFERS TO ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FRAMEWORK CALLED OR BASED ON A FRAMEWORK WITH A COMPANY CALLED I LOVE YOU GUYS FOUNDATION. BY IMPLEMENTING THIS FRAMEWORK THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY OVER 30,000 EDUCATION ENTITIES, WE WOULD BE PROVIDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAN FOR PARENTS TO TRUST IN. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THAT AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS INITIATIVE. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE COMING. THE FRAMEWORK IS A STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL, HOW WE RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND ALSO A STANDARD REUNIFICATION MODEL, WHICH IS HOW WE WOULD REUNITE IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO OCCUR IN OUR COUNTY. SO LOOKING AT OUR PHYSICAL SECURITY, WE ARE A VERY LARGE DISTRICT WITH 43 SCHOOLS AND SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS ARE AGING. BUT AFTER REVIEWING AND MEETING WITH SEVERAL PRINCIPALS, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT YOUR PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY THAT THE BOARD. MR. LAWRENCE. DR. MURPHY THEY'VE BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO THAT HAS BEEN RELAYED BACK TO ME HOW PLEASED THEY ARE WITH THE RESPONSES. FENCES HAVE BEEN ADDED, ADDITIONAL CAMERAS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, RADIOS, ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL FOR DOORS, AND THE LIST GOES ON. OUR DISTRICT CURRENTLY USES HALL PASS TO SCREEN VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE THE BACKGROUND OF PERSONS THAT WE ARE GRANTING ACCESS TO OUR STUDENTS IN OUR BUILDING. EVERY EMERGENCY CANNOT BE PREVENTED, BUT A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN IMPLEMENT THINGS TO TRY TO DETER, DETECT AND DELAY, ALLOWING TIME FOR THE SCHOOL TO SECURE STUDENTS AND STAFF INTO SAFETY AND MINIMIZE CASUALTIES. SOME OF THE CURRENT THINGS THAT AIKEN COUNTIES UTILIZING FOR DEFENSE STRATEGIES ARE ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROLS, KEEPING ALL EXTERNAL DOORS LOCKED. IMPLEMENTING VESTIBULES IN OUR SCHOOLS, FENCING AREAS THAT ARE OPEN, WEAPONS DETECTORS ARE ON THEIR WAY AND CANINES ARE BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS RANDOMLY. AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M CURRENTLY DOING SITE ASSESSMENTS. THEY ARE UNDERWAY. I HAVE 13 MORE SCHOOLS TO ATTEND. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EVALUATING DURING THOSE ASSESSMENTS WE WOULD LIKE FROM A NATIONAL STANDARD, CERTAIN THINGS IN PLACE, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE 43 SCHOOLS WITH AGING BUILDINGS TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THAT TAKES TIME, RESOURCES AND MONEY, [00:40:07] UNDERSTANDING THAT. SO WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS AS WE CAN GET TO THEM. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROLS, ADDING CAMERAS WHERE NEEDED, IMPLEMENTING VESTIBULES IN OUR BUILDINGS, FENCING THOSE AREAS AND REPLACING OLDER DOORS AND DOOR HANDLES. LOTS HAVE BECOME A CONCERN AS SOME OF OUR OLDER LOCKS STILL DON'T HAVE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE INSIDE. SO JUST ADVISING REPLACING AS THEY AS THEY GET OLDER AND DON'T WORK ANYMORE. JUST REPLACING THEM AS WE CAN. SO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM IS STEADILY UNDERWAY. WE CURRENTLY ARE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING SROS IN EVERY SCHOOL AND THAT'S OUR GOAL. BUT THAT BECOMES RESOURCES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THEM TO INCLUDE [INAUDIBLE], AND WE WORK WITH FOUR DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. HOPEFULLY WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS A FIFTH AGENCY SOON. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG MOU WITH ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE IN OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH THEM. OUR THREE LARGE AGENCIES HAVE THE FLOOR PLANS FOR EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS HOUSED ON THEIR SERVERS SO THAT EVERY DEPUTY OR EVERY OFFICER HAS THE FLOOR PLAN READILY ACCESSIBLE IN THE ON THEIR MDT AND THEIR CARS SO THAT IF THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A MAJOR INCIDENT AT A SCHOOL, THEY CAN PULL THOSE FLOOR PLANS UP. SO WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE. BASIC SRO TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR SROS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT'S A TRIANGLE. SO IT IS BASED ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS, LAW RELATED EDUCATION AND THEN MENTORING IN THE SCHOOLS SO. WORKING WITH THE STATE. A STATE PROVISO WAS ISSUED THIS YEAR LIFTING THE CAP FOR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE SRO POSITION ONLY. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN UTILIZE THAT. IF THE STATE WILL PASS THAT EVERY YEAR, THEN TAPPING INTO OUR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BRING THOSE BACK INTO OUR SCHOOLS AS SROS. AND THEN I'M WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOPEFULLY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX INITIATIVES, SUCH THINGS LIKE 180 DAY EMPLOYEES FOR SROS. SO JUST THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS AND HOPING THAT MY BACKGROUND AND EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT SERVE OUR SCHOOLS WILL STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. WE CURRENTLY HAVE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT MAJOR ATHLETIC EVENTS, USUALLY 4 TO 6 OFFICERS AT A FOOTBALL GAME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, SOMETIMES MORE, DEPENDING ON THE EXPECTED ATTENDANCE. PRIVATE SECURITY IS IN PLACE TO ASSIST. THAT IS UNARMED. PRIVATE SECURITY IS IN PLACE TO HELP WITH WANDING BEING EXTRA SET OF EYES AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE ATHLETIC EVENT AND TO HELP ENFORCE THE CLEAR BAG RULES THAT WAS RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED. THANKS TO YOUR GENEROUS APPROVAL OF THE ONE TIME FUNDS WE HAVE ON ORDER THE OPEN GATE WEAPONS DETECTORS THAT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO SCREEN ALL PATRONS IN REAL TIME FOR MASS CASUALTY WEAPONS. GIVEN AN ADDED SENSE OF SECURITY TO THE ATTENDANCE OF OUR ATHLETIC EVENTS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO REQUEST THE STATE FUNDING FOR THE SROS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN SRO IN EVERY SCHOOL. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY JUST OPENED UP THAT APPLICATION PROCESS AGAIN. SO WE WILL BE. I HAD ALREADY DONE A SURVEY WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SEE WHERE THEY WERE ON STAFFING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SROS. WE DO HAVE ONE AGENCY THAT WILL BE APPLYING FOR AN SRO FOR ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS FOR THE CURRENT OPENING. THAT WOULD BE IF, IF APPROVED, OCTOBER THROUGH AUGUST OR THROUGH JUNE. AND THEN I HAVE SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE IN HOPES IF STAFFING IS CONTINUES AS IT IS, THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SROS AS WE APPROACH THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD TO THOSE. INSIDE YOUR FOLDER IS A FLIER ON CRASE. THIS IS A TRAINING THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED AND OFFERED TO THE SCHOOLS. THIS IS CIVILIAN RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENTS AND THIS IS UTILIZES THE AVOID TO FIGHT DID NOT DEFEND MINDSET SO YOUR BODY IS NOT GOING TO GO WHERE YOUR MIND HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN. SO THIS JUST OPENS UP THE TRAINING FOR THEM TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND BE ABLE TO THINK IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION. AND THIS IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BENEFIT IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO IN THERE AT THE MALL AND AMUSEMENT PARK OR WHEREVER, CHURCH, [00:45:06] WHEREVER THEY COULD BE, THAT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER COULD TAKE PLACE. IT'S JUST A MINDSET OF THINKING OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP IN SURVIVAL MODE. SO OUR DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS A THREAT TIP LINE. BUT ONCE I CAME INTO THE DISTRICT AND ASKED ABOUT IT, WE FOUND IT. IT WAS EMBEDDED IN AN APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN UTILIZED. AND SO WHAT I FEEL LIKE IS THAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS A THREAT TIP LINE MORE READILY AVAILABLE. SO WE ARE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING THAT, PUTTING IT ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAN MAKE REPORTS OF ANY THREATS THAT THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT AND THAT THEY CAN USE TEXTING, PHONE, EMAIL, WHATEVER CAPABILITIES THAT THEY HAVE, AND THAT IT GETS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN A TIMELY FASHION TO INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS THAT, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS DEVELOPED FUNCTIONALLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE TIPS. FUTURE INITIATIVES. MY FUTURE GOAL IS TO WORK TOWARDS AFTER AN EVENT IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT I CAN WORK TOWARD DOING AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW PLAN AND JUST LOOK AT, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IMPROVEMENTS, IS LOOK AT OUR STRENGTHS AND OUR WEAKNESSES AS WE RESPONDED TO THOSE INCIDENTS. I AM ONE PERSON, SO I AM HOPING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AFTER EACH INCIDENT IF AVAILABLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KEY STAFF PERSONNEL TO HAVE PANIC BUTTONS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE PANIC BUTTONS IN OUR CLASSROOMS THAT COME TO OUR FRONT OFFICE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE KEY STAFF TO BE ABLE TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY FASHION. PANIC BUTTON FOR THOSE KEY STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ALERT LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY GO INTO LOCKDOWN MODE. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE RESEARCHING. WE ARE GOING AWAY FROM OUR CURRENT SKYPE. I GUESS IT IS GOING AWAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING WE'RE GOING TOWARDS MS TEAMS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT WOULD GIVE ANOTHER SOURCE FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE FROM THE CLASSROOM IF NECESSARY AND BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER ADDITIONAL PIECE IN THE CLASSROOM. WHILE DOING A SITE ASSESSMENT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE SAFETY MONITORS LIKE OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SO IN THE INTERIM, BEFORE WE CAN GET OUR SROS IN PLACE, THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT I FEEL LIKE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COULD BENEFIT FROM IS AN EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS IN THE HALLWAYS. IT ALSO PROVIDES YOU A MENTOR FOR OTHER STUDENTS IN THERE. SO THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PUTTING LABELS ON ALL OF OUR DOORS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE SO THAT THERE'S A CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION AND EVERYBODY CAN IDENTIFY WHICH DOOR BECAUSE CURRENTLY PRINCIPALS, NO SECOND GRADE HALLWAY, FIFTH GRADE HALLWAY, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT OR FIRE RESPONDING, WHICH PART OF THE BUILDING DOOR TWO DOOR FOUR. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IDENTIFYING THOSE AND LOOKING AT THE SIZE, THE MATERIAL TO USE AND WHERE ON LOCATION. SO INSIDE YOUR FOLDER, AND I'M NOT GOING TO ELABORATE ON THIS MUCH. THIS IS A NEWLY FORMED GROUP I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF. I'M ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR YOUR PERUSAL IN YOUR INFORMATION, BUT IT'S A GROUP FORMED AFTER THE UVALDE SHOOTING. IT IS A GROUP THAT WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR IDEAS TO LEGISLATION IN THE IN JANUARY. THEIR HOPES IS TO ENACT CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTED ITEMS AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOLS. SOME OF THOSE ARE IN SCHOOL ITEMS AND SOME OF THEM ARE OUT OF SCHOOL FACTORS THAT THEY ARE PURSUING. IT IS THE IN SCHOOL THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE YOU'LL WANT TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IN CASE THOSE THINGS COME TO FRUITION THROUGH LEGISLATION. SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ OVER THEM OR GO OVER IT. YOU HAVE IT TO READ, BUT THE TOPICS LISTED HERE ARE THE IN SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING FORWARD. SO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS SIMPLY AN INITIAL, BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT IN MY SHORT TIME HERE AT THE DISTRICT THAT I AM PLEASED TO REPORT. OTHER ITEMS ARE SIMPLY SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE GOALS FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER IN THE AREA OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE A VERY LARGE DISTRICT WITH 43 SCHOOLS AND VARYING AGES OF BUILDINGS. SOME OF THESE GOALS WILL TAKE TIME, MONEY AND RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO CONSTRUCTION. [00:50:06] OTHER THINGS SUCH AS KEEPING CLASSROOM DOORS SHUT AND LOCKED DURING INSTRUCTION, EXTERNAL DOORS OF BUILDINGS LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. STAFF FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE ARE CRUCIAL TO THE SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS. IT'S UNFORTUNATELY THAT WE ARE IN A CURRENT TIME WHERE SECURITY HAS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND YET THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. WHY THIS POSITION WAS PROVIDED. AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TRENDS, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE EFFORTS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR FUTURE LEADERS. SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE? YES, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A VERY, VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION, MRS. GASKINS. AND YOU HIT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD. SO I REALLY ONLY HAVE ONE MAYBE IT'S NOT A QUESTION. I'M GOING TO KIND OF RAMBLE MAYBE FOR A MOMENT. SO YOU TALKED ABOUT THE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT WE'RE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH. THEY HAVE OUR SCHOOL DIAGRAMS, EASY ACCESS. THAT'S PHENOMENAL. AND THEN LATER, YOU TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW. YOU KNOW, ZONE ONE, DOOR ONE, WHATEVER. AND I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. THAT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRESSION OF THOUGHT. IS THERE ANY ANY POSSIBILITY YOU SAID WHEN YOU STARTED, WE'RE A BIG DISTRICT, 43 CAMPUSES. ANY POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD START HAVING MAYBE DRILL IS TOO HARD OF A WORD, BUT JUST A WALK THROUGH WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE BUILDING SO THAT IF AN EVENT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME, THEY'RE HAVING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH DOOR IS DOOR ONE ZONE, WHATEVER. SOMEONE'S BEEN THERE ALREADY. IS THAT IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? I'M ASSUMING THAT'S HAPPENED AT SOME LEVEL, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED AS A DISTRICT WIDE ORGANIZATIONAL ATTEMPT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. JUST LIKE EDUCATION, TURNOVER RATE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS IS ALSO THERE. SO YOU BRING IN YOUR YOUR ROAD PATROL OFFICERS WHO'S GOING TO BE YOUR FIRST RESPONSE MAY NOT BE SOMEONE WHO WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE DAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE WALK THROUGH. WE WANT TO OPEN OUR SCHOOLS AND EVERY PRINCIPAL THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO HAS WELCOMED LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHING THAT EFFORT SO THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOWS THEY'RE WELCOME ON OUR CAMPUSES AT ALL TIMES. WE HAVE HAD ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS. SO WE DO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HAVE COME INTO OUR BUILDINGS AND LEARN LAYOUTS OF OUR BUILDINGS DURING THEIR ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. SO OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AND OPENING UP THAT SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THE LAYOUT AND RESPOND IN A IN THAT FASHION BECAUSE EVERY SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT. BUT WE HAVE THREE MAJOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THEN A LOT OF SMALLER AGENCIES. SO CERTAINLY IT IS A GRAND IDEA TO GET EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHICH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WOULD BE RESPONDING ON A GIVEN DAY. AND SO BUT YES, I THINK THAT'S GRAND. YES, FAIR. VERY FAIR POINT. WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. YOUR ROLE WAS A LONG TIME COMING AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU SPECIFICALLY IN THE ROLE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT TIES AND SILVER BLUFF CONNECTION. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT, SO GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION. MY TIME ON THE BOARD DRAWS SHORT, BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PROGRESS IN THIS ROLE AND MAKE OUR SCHOOLS EVEN SAFER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. GASKINS. I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND IT'S NICE TO GET A SAFETY OVERVIEW. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR SOME TIME. I HAD A QUESTION THAT DIDN'T COME UP IN THE OVERVIEW THAT I'M SURE YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT, AND JUST WONDERING HOW DO YOU SEE THE IMPACT OF THINGS LIKE LAPTOPS AND OR CELL PHONES ON SECURITY IN OUR SCHOOLS? AND DO YOU LOOK AT THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LOOK AT? I MEAN, IT CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. I'M NOT I'M NOT AFTER SOMETHING HERE. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT FROM TIME TO TIME. SO WHEN YOU REFER TO SECURITY WITH THE LAPTOPS AND CELL PHONES, ARE YOU REFERRING TO INTERNET SECURITY? EXACTLY. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? YEAH, I GUESS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS WE'VE SEEN SOME REPORTS OF PEOPLE, GANG MEMBERS COMING INTO THE SCHOOLS AND BEING LED IN BY PEERS WHO CONTACTED THEM ON A CELL PHONE, FOR INSTANCE. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE WOULD DEAL WITH THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. AS FAR AS ALLOWING THEM ON OUR CAMPUS. [00:55:03] IN OUR SCHOOLS. YEAH. YEAH. WHAT WHAT WE'VE SEEN OR WHAT I'VE SEEN AND IT'S BEEN RARE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD BE AN EASY PHONE CALL TO MAKE FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT IN THE SCHOOL AND NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT ABIDING BY THE SCHOOL RULES. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY MAY HAVE A FIREARM ON THEIR ON THEIR PERSON. IF SOMEBODY IN THE SCHOOL HAS A CELL PHONE AND THEY SAY, WELL, YOU CAN COME TO DOOR SUCH AND SUCH AND WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW WOULD WE PREVENT THAT? WELL, I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN PREVENT EVERY SINGLE SCENARIO. I BELIEVE WE COULD COME UP WITH SCENARIO AFTER SCENARIO THAT WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED OR HOW DO WE PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING? I THINK, AGAIN, WE WE KEEP WITHIN OUR MEASURES, ALL DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND THAT WE JUST FOLLOW POLICY AND PROCEDURES. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, THEN YOU'VE GOT TO ADDRESS IT FROM THE DISCIPLINARY STANDPOINT THAT THEY'VE ALLOWED SOMEONE ON YOUR CAMPUS. WE HAVE OUR HALL MONITORS IN PLACE, WE HAVE CAMERAS IN PLACE, WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE, IF EVERYONE'S ALERT AND AWARE, PAYING ATTENTION, GETTING TO KNOW THEIR STUDENTS, AND KNOWING THAT THAT PERSON DOESN'T BELONG ON THE CAMPUS AND ADDRESSING IT AS IT AS IT OCCURS. SO SOME OF THE SOME OF THE NOT DIRECTLY THAT BUT I HAVE HAD TEACHERS PRINCIPALS ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT THINGS LIKE JUST LETTING TARDY KIDS IN NOT NOT STRANGERS OR NOT NON STUDENTS, BUT JUST LETTING OTHER STUDENTS THROUGH DOORS AND ADDRESSING THAT. SO WE'VE KIND OF PUT IN SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO ADDRESS THAT AND PERHAPS THAT COULD HELP WITH THAT. PART OF IT'S MORE MORE THAN A QUESTION, I GUESS WE'VE WE'VE SEEN SOME DISCIPLINE ISSUES. WE'VE SEEN A RECENT FIGHT THAT WAS ARRANGED IN A SCHOOL VIA CELL PHONE. SO I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, HOW TO GET A HANDLE ON THAT CELL PHONE BUSINESS AND PEOPLE MAKING PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE A FIGHT OR TO OPEN A DOOR, THAT SORT OF THING. SO THAT'S ALL JUST A THOUGHT. ANYONE ELSE. THANK YOU, MRS. GASTON. APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. VERY GOOD. THE SECOND ITEM. WELL, THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT. SO I'M GOING TO CALL DR. MURPHY TO COME AND GIVE ALL ALL OF THOSE. FOR THE LAST TIME TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL BRING YOU SOME BRIEF CONSTRUCTION STATUS UPDATES. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH AIKEN HIGH'S AUDITORIUM, WHICH THE PACE IS QUICKENING ON THAT CONSTRUCTION, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PICTURE HERE. THIS IS BASICALLY THE THE EXTERIOR AND LOOKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE ACTUAL UNIT ITSELF. CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING THROUGH ROUGH SITE GRADING. THE UTILITY AND STORM DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. THIS IS THE CMU WALL, WHICH IS FAIRLY ABOVE GRADE, HAS REACHED STRUCTURE BEARING HEIGHT, WHICH MEANS OUR ROOF STRUCTURE IS IN PROGRESS. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION ARE ALSO IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. SO VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THIS $16 MILLION PROJECT IS ON BUDGET AND CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE. MOVING OVER TO HAMMOND HILL. FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE PLAYGROUND THAT IT'S COMPLETED AND ALL ASPECTS OF THE PLAYGROUND. AND YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL DOING SOME FINAL GRADING ON THE OUTSIDE AREA. BUT THIS IS THIS PROJECT TOOK US A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND SOME THINGS AND ALSO SOME GRADING ISSUES WITH THAT SITE. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE WE'RE COMPLETED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THAT PLAYGROUND. ON DOWN TO THE YES PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION, GRADING AND LOWERING OF THE HILLSIDE BEHIND THE NEW CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN IS CONTINUING. ALL THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THE KITCHEN AND A NEW FLOOR SLAB HAS ALSO BEEN POURED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SEMI WALLS ARE BEING LAID AT THE KITCHEN AND THE HIGH WALLS ARE IN THE CAFETERIA. THE WORK ON THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 75% COMPLETE. WE ARE ON SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH OF 23. AND THIS PHASE OF THIS PROJECT HAS A TOTAL OF $15 MILLION BUDGET. SO WE'RE ADDING THE CAFETERIA AND THE TECHNOLOGY LAB THERE. AND HIGHLAND SPRINGS IS STARTING TO REALLY TAKE SHAPE. IF YOU LOOK NOW, WE HAVE A STRUCTURE AND A SKYLINE. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE. WE'RE GOING, EXCUSE ME, MASONRY. [INAUDIBLE] WALLS AND VENEER, DRYWALL, FRAMING AND ROOFING ARE ALL CONTINUING WHILE PLUMBING, FIRE PROTECTION, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ROOF END IS ALSO BEING INSTALLED. THE SITE WORK, WHICH IS QUITE EXTENSIVE, IS CONTINUING ON AS WELL AS WE'RE GRADING. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A ROUGH PAVING OF BUCHANAN PARKWAY. [01:00:01] SO ANYBODY DRIVING PAST CLEARWATER CAN SEE THE STEEP ROAD UP TO THE ACTUAL SITE ITSELF. AND HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR. ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE MEDIA CENTER AND THE RIGHT IS JUST THAT ADMIN HALLWAY. JUST LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING INSIDE. SO REALLY, NOT MUCH IS TAKING FORM INSIDE THE BUILDING, BUT WE ARE PROGRESSING QUITE, QUITE SWIFTLY ON THAT. THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR $4 MILLION DOLLARS AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN AUGUST OF 2023. PENDING YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. MURPHY. APPRECIATE IT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS. [INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS] WE'VE RECEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO BOARD MEMBERS. SO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT, MR. [OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT] LAWRENCE. SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M GOING TO PLACE THIS UP HERE FOR FOLKS TO SEE AND START YOUR WORK HERE. [INAUDIBLE]. SO HE HE DID NOT WANT THE SPOTLIGHT SHINED ON HIM, BUT I'LL SHINE IT ON HIM IN HIS ABSENCE. THIS IS AN AWARD THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TO THE EFFORTS AND THE JUST THE TENACIOUSNESS OF DR. TIM YARBOROUGH IN OUR ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THIS IS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOLAR COUNCIL, AND I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE NOTE THAT THEY WROTE BECAUSE IT REALLY SAYS IT ALL. IT SAYS, DR. YARBOROUGH, THANK YOU FOR BEING AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TO LEAD A RENEWABLE LIFE. YOUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO SOLAR POWER AND CLEAN, EFFICIENT ENERGY IS HELPING CHANGE THE WAY ALL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ESPECIALLY AIKEN, PROCEEDS GOING GREEN WITH SOLAR CHAMPIONS LIKE YOU. SOUTH CAROLINA SOLAR COUNCIL IS READY TO CONTINUE EDUCATING AND PROMOTING SOLAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THAT'S FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOLAR COUNCIL BOARD. AND SO AIKEN COUNTY RECEIVED THE 2021 SOLAR CHAMPION AWARD. SO THANK YOU TO DR. YARBOROUGH AND AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF US, BECAUSE HE IS TENACIOUS AND HE DOES PROVIDE A LOT OF REMINDERS AND AND STERN LOOKS BUT THE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND THE SAVINGS HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU TO HIM. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING. WE HAVE THREE STUDENT MATTERS APPEALS. AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER TO DISCUSS INVOLVING A CONTRACTUAL ISSUE. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. IS THERE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DEAL WITH THESE ITEMS. MOVED BY MR. SMITH, SECONDED BY MR. MOULTON. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS NECESSARY BASED ON WHAT TRANSPIRES IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. IF WE COULD ADJOURN IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT THE LATEST. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WAITING ON US. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] [01:05:03] ALL RIGHT. I NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION. MOVED BY DR. HANKS SECONDED BY MRS. SHEALEY. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HEARD SEVERAL APPEALS. THE FIRST WAS FROM A STUDENT IN AREA TWO. IS THERE A MOTION? MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING STUDENT A. SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. THE SECOND HEARING WAS ON A STUDENT APPEAL FROM EVERYONE. SO MOTION. BRADLEY I MOVE, WE UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION [INAUDIBLE]. IT'S THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FOUR OPPOSED. TWO MR. CRANE MR. MOULTON OPPOSED. THE THIRD ONE WAS A STUDENT FROM AREA TWO. IS THERE MOTION. MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDENT C. [INAUDIBLE] ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I THINK THAT'S EVERYONE. WE HEARD AN EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER. IS THERE MOTION? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING EMPLOYEES A, B, C, D BREACH OF CONTRACT. IT'S THERE A SECOND? [INAUDIBLE] SECOND BY MR. CRANE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. IS THERE MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. CRANE SECOND BY MRS. SHEALEY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.