[00:05:01] MIC] IT'S A LOT ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM. [00:05:04] SO WE DON'T NEED I DON'T NEED TO MENTION IT TONIGHT. WELL, WE. I'LL MENTION IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 13TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE. WE BEGAN OUR MEETINGS BY HAVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND AND LETS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. 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. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER THAT NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN. SO I'M GOING TO ASK MR. LAURENCE AND MR. SMITH TO GO FRONT AND CENTER. CHAIR, IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME JUST A SECOND. I HAD MY OATH IN MY POCKET. IT'S NOT THERE. [LAUGHTER]. WHILE HE'S DOING THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND POINT OUT THAT THE AGENDA HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO EVERYONE AND VIA THE PRESS. I'VE HAD NO FEEDBACK SUGGESTING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO WHAT WAS PUBLISHED. SO WE WILL APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES REQUIRING APPROVAL THIS EVENING, THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15TH, AND THEN OF THE NOVEMBER 29TH MEETING ALSO. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 15TH MINUTES? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON, SECONDED BY? I'LL SECOND. MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE NOVEMBER 15TH MINUTES PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S EVERYONE. NOW, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 29TH? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. MOULTON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. OKAY. NOW WE WILL GET BACK TO SWEARING IN MR. SMITH. MR. SMITH, IF YOU WOULD JOIN MR. LAURENCE. IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MR. SMITH. NO? OKAY. THANK YOU. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I AM THAT ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE. TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED. TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND THAT I WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE. AND OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE OF A MIX UP. MR. LAURENCE IS GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT LATER. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WE HAD NO REQUESTS, SO I'VE SKIPPED OVER IT. PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. LAURENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. GAYLE GULICK IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD, PLEASE. PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS. HE IS THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND A FORMER AIKEN COUNTY PRINCIPAL. SO WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS TO ONCE AGAIN HONOR AND RECOGNIZE [00:10:11] SOME OF YOUR OWN. WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FALL RECIPIENTS OF THE GRANTS THIS YEAR. AND AFTER EVALUATING THE GRANT APPLICATIONS, THE CURRENT SELECTION OF EIGHT GRANT WINNERS TOTALS $3,800 IN CHANGE. AND WE'LL HAVE A CHECK WITH THAT MOMENTARILY AND LIST OF THE GRANTEES AND THEIR SCHOOLS AND GRANT REQUEST TITLES I WILL SHARE WITH YOU IN A BIT. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHER GRANT PARTNERS FOR THIS YEAR, FOR WITHOUT THEIR GENEROSITY, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS AIKEN, THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SAVANNAH RIVER MISSION COMPLETION, SAVANNAH RIVER AND NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, THE WOMEN OF WOODSIDE AND THE GIFTING TREE FOUNDATION. AND IT'S WITH SADNESS THAT WE SHARE THE PASSING OF DON CHEEKS WITH THE GIFTING TREE. HE WAS A TREMENDOUS GENTLEMAN AND WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY MANY. I WOULD LIKE AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A FAIR NUMBER OF PEP BOARD MEMBERS IF I COULD ASK THEM TO COME FORWARD AND I'LL CALL THEIR NAMES AS THEY COME. CHIP RETSON, NANCY MARKS, LINDA STROJAN, RYSHEEKA BUSH, MEAGAN KINARD AND KATHERINE MILES AND JOHN LAMPRECHT. I THINK WE ALMOST HAVE FULL BOARD MEETING, SO MAYBE I CAN GET DECEMBER OUT OF THE WAY TONIGHT. [LAUGHTER] BUT THESE FOLKS DO HEAVY LIFTING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. AND WITHOUT THEIR GENEROSITY OF TIME AND TALENTS, WE COULDN'T DO THIS AS WELL. BUT WITH THAT, LET US INTRODUCE THE AWARD WINNERS THAT WE HAVE. SOME ARE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. AND IF I COULD ASK YOU TO COME DOWN WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AS WELL. NICOLE CUMMINGS FROM NORTH AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MEGAN SCHULTE FROM OAKWOOD WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CARRIE LUCAS FROM WARRENVILLE ELEMENTARY, JENNIFER MCMILLIAN FROM LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL MIDDLE. AND SHE IS ABSENT TONIGHT. PATRICIA SAXON FROM NEW ELLENTON, STEAM AND MAGNET AND FOUR OTHER WINNERS OR THREE OTHER WINNERS EXCUSE ME, THAT COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. CARISSA BROWN, NEW ELLENTON MIDDLE STEAM AND MAGNET SCHOOL. JOY ROBERTSON, WARRENVILLE ELEMENTARY, CHELSEA MOSER, OAKWOOD WINDSOR. CAN YOU GIVE THOSE FINE TEACHERS A NICE ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] MR. LAURENCE, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS OF AIKEN COUNTY AND CONTRIBUTORS THAT DONATED TO THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS. THEY'VE BEEN A FORCE FOR GOOD AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONCERNED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY DO AND THE FINANCIAL AID THAT THEY PROVIDE ALSO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS. AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KATHY MAHONEY, OUR ATTORNEY, AND LET HER CONDUCT THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS. GOOD EVENING, DR. BRADLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND MR. LAURENCE. I HAVE FIRST THE BALLOTS FOR CHAIRMAN AND FOR THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBER I'LL SHARE THAT WE PASS OUT THE BALLOTS. AND IF ALL BOARD MEMBERS CAN JUST INDICATE YOUR SELECTION AND SIGN IT AND THEN I'LL PICK THEM BACK UP AND THEN WE'LL HOPEFULLY GET A SOLUTION THAT ROUND. [00:15:06] AND IF NOT, WE'LL KEEP GOING AROUND UNTIL WE DO. MR. WE'LL, CONGRATULATE MR. NUESSLE BEING THE NEXT CHAIR. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'LL DO THE VICE CHAIR. CONGRATULATE MR. SMITH ON BEING THE VICE CHAIR. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN. AND OFFICER BOARD CHAIRMAN I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BRING TO YOU TONIGHT. SO WE'LL GO TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS. YOU'VE BEEN FURNISHED WITH A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND WE HAVE TO RATIFY THEIR APPOINTMENTS. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOMINATED BY THE DISTRICT? [00:20:01] SO MOVED. MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. WE HAVE A REVISION TO POLICY JICDA CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. IT INVOLVED MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CODE TO HANDLE VAPES. AND IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH, I THINK. SO UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING . MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. YOU DODGED A BULLET, MR. MURPHY. DR. MURPHY.[LAUGHTER] NUMBER THREE IS PROPOSED SALARY SCALE FOR SPED BUS DRIVER, SPECIAL ED MONITORS AND SPECIAL ED AIDES. AND THIS ESSENTIALLY IS A REQUEST TO RAISE THESE PERSONS SALARIES BY A DOLLAR. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. NOW WE GO TO THE B ITEMS, CONSENT ITEMS. WE VOTE ON THESE AS A GROUP, BUT WE WILL GO THROUGH THEM ONE AT A TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND THEN HAVE THE VOTE. FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. SILAS. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM IS RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS. NOW WE HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THAT ONE BECAUSE TWO OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THIS LIST HAVE, SINCE THE LIST WAS COMPILED, DECIDED TO APPEAL TO THE BOARD IN PERSON. SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT, WE HAVE TO TAKE TWO NAMES OFF. IS THERE AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVAL? I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE APPROVED BEFORE WE DID THE OTHER, BUT SINCE I DIDN'T, I NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJUST THE RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS. MOVED BY MR. NUESSLE. YEAH, I'D LIKE, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS SIMPLY IN THE FORM OF CONSENT ITEM B 1. AS YOU MENTIONED, TWO OF THE STUDENTS ON THE LIST APPEALED THEIR EXPULSION RECOMMENDATIONS. THEREFORE, SPECIFICALLY JUST BY NUMBER STUDENT NUMBER 2 ON PAGE TWO OF THAT ATTACHMENT AND STUDENT NUMBER 3 ON PAGE THREE OF THAT ATTACHMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE EXPULSION RATIFICATION LIST. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. IT PASSES. THE SECOND ITEM IS OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST. THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TO BE APPROVED TO, I THINK THESE ARE STUDENTS WANTING TO COME INTO OUR DISTRICT. SO THIS IS A FAIRLY ROUTINE ITEM. THE THIRD ITEM IS THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION BY THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS INSURANCE TRUST RISK COUNCIL GRANT. I'M SORRY, TRUST RISK CONTROL GRANT. THE FOURTH ITEM IS PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS AND PREP GRANT AWARD TO AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED, I THINK. AND IT'S GOT DR. EDWARDS. WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEEDED TO ADD TO THAT? OKAY. TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS FOR 2022-2023. MS. DOVE. HAS NOTIFIED US THAT THESE TEXTBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ONLINE. AND THERE IS BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT. CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR A SECURED ENTRY LOBBY FOR CHUKKER CREEK ELEMENTARY AND THE 2023 REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR SIGNS AT BUSBEE ELEMENTARY, GREENDALE ELEMENTARY, SCHOFIELD MIDDLE AND SILVER BLUFF HIGH. AND FINALLY, THE 2023 SOUTH AIKEN HIGH AND AIKEN HIGH CANOPY PROJECT. I'VE GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT ONE. [00:25:02] DR. MURPHY. THE PICTURE YOU SHOWED US SHOWED A SPLIT. WHAT IS THE MATERIAL THAT IS SPLIT THERE? IS THAT A METAL? THAT IS A METAL. I THINK IT'S CORRUGATED ALUMINUM, BUT SOMETHING BACKED INTO IT AND BASICALLY IT SPLIT FROM THE SUPPORTS. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THAT PROJECT A SAFETY CONCERN. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT CAUSED THAT TO SPLIT? WE KNOW A TRUCK HIT IT. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS? YEAH, I DO. COULD YOU EXPLAIN? MAYBE I MISSED IT IN WHAT WAS PROVIDED WHAT THE CANOPY PROJECT IS. OKAY, SO. I DIDN'T SEE THE PHOTO DR. BRADLEY IS TALKING ABOUT. ALL RIGHT, SO BASICALLY, WE HAD TWO PROJECTS WENT TO BID. ONE WAS A PROJECT AT SOUTH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL FOR A RATHER EXPANSIVE PIECE OF CANOPY. AND THEN ANOTHER PROJECT WAS A REPAIR THAT THE PRINCIPAL, SHE BASICALLY DISCOVERED IT, CALLED US OVER WE LOOKED AT IT, WE SAID, OH, THAT HAS TO BE DONE QUICKLY. AND SO WE PUT THE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER ON ONE BID. BASICALLY, WHEN THE SOUTH AIKEN PROJECT CAME BACK IN, IT WAS WELL OVER WHAT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS TO DO PROJECTS OF THAT NATURE SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH THAT ONE. BUT THE AIKEN HIGH PROJECT WAS WELL WITHIN OUR SCOPE AS WELL AS IT BEING A SECURITY PROBLEM, BECAUSE AT ANY POINT RIGHT NOW IT JUST FEELS LIKE THAT CANOPY IS DEFINITELY COMPROMISED FROM THE SUPPORTS. AND SO IF WE HAVE A HIGH WIND EVENT OR SOMEONE ELSE WERE TO BACK INTO IT, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT COLLAPSE. SO WE WANTED TO GET THAT PROJECT UNDERWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND IF I UNDERSTOOD IT CORRECTLY, THE SOUTH AIKEN ONE IS WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CAPTURED IN A RENOVATION PROJECT. THE COST IS PROHIBITIVE AT THIS TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE BUDGET. WILL IT STILL BE VALID WHENEVER THAT COMES ABOUT? OH, POTENTIALLY. WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS ONCE WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL RENOVATION OF THAT SCHOOL, THE SCOPE MAY POSSIBLY CHANGE. LOCATIONS OF THAT CANOPY MAY ALSO POSSIBLY CHANGE. SO ONCE WE'RE LOOKING AT RENOVATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT CAMPUS AS A WHOLE. AND SO MAYBE THE NEEDS WILL SHIFT JUST SLIGHTLY. SO IF NOTHING CHANGES FOR THAT AREA, WE COULD UTILIZE IT. BUT IF NOT, THEN WE BASICALLY HAVE TO GO BACK OUT AGAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE AIKEN HEIGHT OF 22,000 IS FOR REPAIR OF THE I GUESS I'D JUST HAVE TO ASK, DO WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE SOME KIND OF INSURANCE FOR THAT OR? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. YES, WE DO HAVE INSURANCE, BUT WE CAN'T ASCERTAIN WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENED. AND SO WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HOW IT HAPPENED, AND WE REALLY CAN'T SPEAK TO IT. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE NEW PRINCIPAL IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER. WE DON'T HAVE A TIME FRAME. BUT ONCE SHE DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT, SHE TOLD US. OKAY. SO THERE'S CAMERAS. IT'S JUST THAT I MEAN, I KNOW IN OUR BUSINESS WE HAVE CAMERAS, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD WINDOW WITHIN A WEEK OR SO TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK IN AND OF COURSE, THAT STUFF WRITES OVER ITSELF. THAT'S EXACTLY THE CASE. AND SO WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PINPOINT THE TIME FRAME, WE'RE REALLY JUST TAKING A SHOT IN THE DARK AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY PREFERS ACCURACY. WELL, I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN, I CAN. YES SIR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. THANK YOU. GOT A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE B ITEMS PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. WE HAVE NO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TONIGHT. I'VE RECEIVED NO REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE AGENDA. NOW WE COME TO THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT. MR. LAURENCE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE WREATHS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. HOPEFULLY YOU SAW THEM WHEN YOU CAME IN. IF YOU DIDN'T, YOU'LL SEE THEM WHEN YOU GO OUT. BUT THOSE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU BY THE MIDLAND VALLEY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. SO THEY'RE PROVIDING SO EACH OF YOU HAS ONE OF THOSE TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. AND ALSO, IF YOU ENJOYED THE SNACKS THAT YOU HAD THIS EVENING, THOSE CAME FROM THE MIDLAND VALLEY CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM. SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR US. ALSO, AS DR. BRADLEY MENTIONED, THE AIKEN HIGH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE WITH US AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 10TH. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING THEM IMPORTANT IN PERSON. BUT THIS GIVES US THREE CHANCES BECAUSE I MENTIONED THEM ONCE BEFORE. HERE WE ARE AGAIN SO THREE CONGRATULATIONS NOW TO AIKEN HIGH VOLLEYBALL TEAM. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. AND I DO HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR A COUPLE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND I'D LIKE TO ASK DR. BRADLEY AND MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON TO JOIN ME DOWN FRONT FOR JUST A SECOND. [00:30:01] OKAY. OH, YEAH. SEE, I HAVE THAT EFFECT. MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON ASKED ME WHAT SHE DID. SO SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION HAS A PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BOARD MEMBERS. THE IDEA BEING THAT WE WANT BOARD MEMBERS TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THINGS, AND THEY'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE PROGRESS THAT THEY MAKE IN THAT. AND SO THIS YEAR, DR. BRADLEY AND MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON BOTH REACHED LEVEL TWO OF THE BOARDSMANSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. SO WE'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE AND THEY EACH GET A LAPEL PIN TO GO WITH THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR PIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, GUYS. MS . RHINEHART'S GOING TO MAKE THE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR ME. [LAUGHTER]. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT, BUT THANK YOU. DR. LAURENCE, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND TELL EVERYBODY WITHIN AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FAMILY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. THAT'S IT. GOOD. THANK YOU. WE WILL NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENT APPEALS. A EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER AND AN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION MATTER THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND WE'LL TAKE ANY ACTION THAT IS CALLED FOR BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS AND SO FORTH THAT ARE TRANSPIRING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [03:01:51] OH, I THOUGHT WE HAD EVERYBODY BUT WE DON'T WE ARE WAITING ON JOHN. [03:02:25] OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. [03:02:29] SO MOVE. [03:02:31] SECOND. MOVED AN SECOND. [03:02:33] MOVED BY MR. SMITH, SECONDED BY MS. [03:02:35] RHINEHART-JACKSON. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. [03:02:38] WE'RE BACK IN EXECUTIVE SESSION [INAUDIBLE]. [03:02:40] WE'RE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. [03:02:42] WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WE HEARD SIX STUDENT APPEALS. [03:02:46] ACTUALLY, WE HEARD FIVE STUDENT APPEALS. [03:02:48] ONE WAS A NO SHOW. [03:02:51] ON THE NO SHOW, WE HAD A STUDENT WHO WAS RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION, FOR FIGHTING, AND THEY FAILED [03:03:00] TO APPEAR FOR THEIR SCHEDULED APPEAL ON TWO OCCASIONS. [03:03:05] IS THERE A MOTION. [03:03:06] I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION. [03:03:09] IS THERE A SECOND. [03:03:10] SECOND BY MR. SMITH. [03:03:13] ANY DISCUSSION? [03:03:16] ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. [03:03:19] THAT'S EVERYONE. SECOND APPEAL. [03:03:23] IT'S ALSO A STUDENT WHO WAS RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION, FOR FIGHTING, AND HE HIT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN THE [03:03:33] PROCESS. IS THERE A MOTION? [03:03:36] JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS E? [03:03:39] B. B? B AS IN BOY. [03:03:40] B AS IN BOY. [03:03:43] I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. [03:03:45] OKAY. BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE OTHER ORDER WAS. [03:03:49] OKAY. I RECOMMEND THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION. [03:03:55] IS THERE A SECOND? [03:03:56] SECOND MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. THIRD ONE WAS A STUDENT FIGHTING. AND I BELIEVE THE MOTION WAS TO PUSH THIS CHILD INTO THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FOR 90 DAYS. THIS IS C, CORRECT. C. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. YES. YES. SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D MOVE IN THE CASE OF STUDENT C TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR 90 DAY PLACEMENT IN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. MR. SMITH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED. MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON IS OPPOSED. THE FOURTH ONE, WHICH IS D AS IN DOG. [03:05:01] STUDENT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION, FOR SPITTING ON A TEACHER. IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A SECOND. NO SECOND. SECOND. WHO SECONDED IT? MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ONE. ALL OPPOSED. THAT'S FIVE OPPOSED. ALTERNATIVE MOTION. YES MR. NUESSLE, YOU LOOK READY. NOT EXACTLY. BUT I MOVE THAT WE NOT UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPULSION FOR STUDENT D AND INSTEAD SEND THE STUDENT TO ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT FOR 90 DAYS. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. MAY I YEAH, I TELL YOU. HOW ABOUT 45 DAYS? YEAH. SORRY. 45 DAYS THAT'S SIX WEEKS. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THAT SOUNDS GOOD, MR. SMITH. WHY DON'T WE VOTE THE MOTION DOWN AND START AGAIN? THAT'S THE EASIEST THING. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. OPPOSED. THAT'S EVERYBODY EXCEPT MR. SILAS WHO WAS IN FAVOR. NEXT MOTION? YEAH. SO WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT TO DO [LAUGHTER]. SO I WOULD MOVE THAT WE NOT UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDENT D OF EXPULSION. AND INSTEAD, I WAS THINKING ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT FOR 45 DAYS. STRICT PROBATION. YES AND STRICT PROBATION. HOW ABOUT GOING TO NO, NO, THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE MOTION. GOTCHA. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON IS OPPOSED. FIFTH ONE STUDENT E. THIS STUDENT IS APPEALING ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT. SO IS THERE A MOTION? I RECOMMEND THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IS THERE? THAT WAS MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY WERE YOU IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED? IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY, THAT'S EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ONE STUDENT APPEAL FOR FIGHTING. HE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION. HEARING OFFICER UPHELD IT. POINT OF ORDER. HE WASN'T FIGHTING. F CORRECT. WHAT WAS IT? HE WASN'T FIGHTING. WHAT WAS HE DOING? WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPULSION FOR? THIS IS HE WAS PUSHING THE DOOR, HITTING THE TEACHER. BUT WHAT DID HE DO BEFORE THAT? HE REFUSED TO. JUST REFUSED TO OBEY. OKAY. VOTE THE MOTION DOWN. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S NOBODY. ALL OPPOSED? NO MOTION WAS MADE, RIGHT? NOBODY. NOBODY MADE A MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION? YES, THERE IS A MOTION. I RECOMMEND THAT WE DO NOT UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION YET ASSIGN THE STUDENT TO [INAUDIBLE] FOR 45 DAYS WITH STRICT PROBATION. IS THERE A SECOND? BROOME. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYBODY BUT ME. I'M OPPOSED. WE HEARD AN EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER. IS THERE A MOTION CONCERNING THIS WAS A BREACH OF CONTRACT BY A TEACHER. IS THERE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE OPPOSE THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION IN THIS SCENARIO. OKAY. SECOND BY MS. RHINEHART. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. AND THEN WE HAD AN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ISSUE. IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE WE GRANT THE ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST TO ENHANCE THE COMPENSATION OF SAID EMPLOYEE. [03:10:08] SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EVERYONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AREN'T YA. YEAH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.