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>> [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] I DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM.
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WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE JANUARY 24, 2023 MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER.
WE SAW THERE WAS AN AGENDA THAT WAS PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC.
I'VE HEARD FOR NO REQUESTS FOR CHANGES THAT WE'LL ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS IT'S WRITTEN.
WE DO START ALL OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.
THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 10TH, 2022, THAT NEED APPROVAL.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> MOTION MADE BY MR. SMITH, SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. [NOISE] ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 10TH MINUTES.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
MINUTES FROM JANUARY 10TH WERE APPROVED.
PRIOR TO THE MEETING, THERE WAS NO REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND THERE WERE NONE SUBMITTED RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING EITHER.
WE DO HAVE JUST FOR NOTE THAT PERHAPS FOLKS THAT ARE HERE CAN GO WATCH IT.
IF YOU GO WATCH THE VIDEO LATER, THERE WILL BE A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION SHOWN ONLINE AND IN THE ROOM, WHILE WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
BOARD MEMBERS, I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND A COPY OF THAT AND WATCH THAT.
THAT WILL CELEBRATE THE NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC TEAM AND RECOGNIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.
PROBABLY MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE YEAR.
AM I TURNING THIS OVER TO YOU?
>> IT IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, WHICH I'M NEVER VERY COMFORTABLE WITH, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
MR. LAURENCE IS GOING TO TAKE US THROUGH THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE A REAL QUICK THING THAT I WANT TO DO, AND THEN AFTER THAT, MISS PICCOLINO WAS GOING TO TAKE OVER.
BUT I'M GOING TO WALK DOWN HERE TO THE PODIUM AND I'M GOING TO ASK DR. BRADLEY AND DR. HANKS TO JOIN ME.
RIGHT HERE IS PERFECT. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE RECOGNIZED BOARD MEMBERS FOR BOARDSMANSHIP, AND YOU HAPPENED TO BE OUT OF THE STATE AT THE TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT THIS EVENING.
EACH YEAR OR ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BOARDSMANSHIP AND TRAINING TO BECOME BETTER BOARD MEMBERS.
DR. HANKS IS BEING CONGRATULATED FOR REACHING LEVEL 2 IN BOARDSMANSHIP, SO YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATE.
[APPLAUSE] DR. BRADLEY, I THINK YOU HAD A BOARDSMANSHIP RECENTLY TOO OR MAYBE NOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP HERE FOR. YES, I DO.
[LAUGHTER] I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP HERE FOR.
[LAUGHTER] THERE'S ALSO RECOGNITION FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO STICK WITH IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES.
NOT VERY MANY OF THEM, IN FACT, IT FITS ON ONE COLUMN OF ONE PAGE, THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS LONG AS DR. BRADLEY HAS SERVED.
TONIGHT I'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING HIM AND A PEN RECOGNIZING HIM FOR 20 YEARS SERVICE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU. NOW, THE SPEAKER WILL NOW TAKE OVER.>> THANK YOU, MR. LAURENCE, AND CONGRATULATIONS DR. BRADLEY AND DR. HANKS.
CHAIRMAN NUESSLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, EACH JANUARY, OUR SCHOOL BOARD JOINS OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN REAFFIRMING THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA'S SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ETHICAL PRINCIPLES.
THESE PRINCIPLES, WHICH I WILL READ ALOUD IN A MOMENT, WERE FIRST ADOPTED IN 1986 BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONS DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
THEY REMAIN THE FOUNDATION FOR HOW TRUSTEES REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORT STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND CHAMPION PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AS I READ THE PRINCIPLES, EACH OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL SIGN THE POSTER THAT'S HERE AT THE TABLE BEFORE US AND THEN IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR A PHOTOGRAPH TOGETHER.
COULD YOU ALL COME DOWN AND I WILL START READING THE PRINCIPLES AND WE WILL GET YOUR SIGNATURES WHILE I'M READING BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT LENGTHY.
THE PRINCIPLES THAT THEY WILL SIGN HERE, THEY'LL BE FRAMED IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD ROOM HERE.
THIS STATE, AS A MEMBER OF MY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD, I PLEDGE MY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MY COMMUNITY AND WILL SOLEMNLY TRY.
YOU ALL COULD ACTUALLY SIGN THIS WHILE I'M READING, IF YOU'D LIKE.
THESE REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT WHEN MAKING DECISIONS AND TO RELY ON AVAILABLE FACTS AND OUR JUDGMENT RATHER THAN ON INDIVIDUALS OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.
UNDERSTAND THE PROPER ROLE OF THE BOARD TO SET POLICIES GOVERNING THE DISTRICT AND TO HIRE THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO CARRY OUT THESE POLICIES.
ENCOURAGE AN OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS DURING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
SEEK REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND STUDENTS, STAFF AND ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
ATTEND ALL BOARD MEETINGS TO STUDY ISSUES FACING THE BOARD, AND TO ENACT POLICIES AND OFFICIAL ACTIONS ONLY AFTER FULL DISCUSSION AT SUCH MEETINGS.
WORK WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN A CONSCIENTIOUS AND COURTEOUS MANNER, BEFITTING THE PUBLIC TRUST PLACED IN THE POSITION OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.
COMMUNICATE CONCERNS AND PUBLIC REACTION TO BOARD POLICIES AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT OF THE PERSON'S BEST QUALIFIED FOR STAFF POSITIONS, AND TO ENSURE A REGULAR AND IMPARTIAL EVALUATION OF ALL STAFF.
AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS AND TO REFRAIN FROM USING MY BOARD POSITION FOR PERSONAL OR PARTISAN GAIN.
ENCOURAGE RECOGNITION OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF AND OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.
SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND FUNDING WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
TAKE NO INDIVIDUAL ACTION WHICH WOULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE BOARD OR ADMINISTRATION AND TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
STUDY CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THOSE OFFERED THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.
THE END, MAKE OUR DISTRICT'S EDUCATIONAL SETTING, THE BEST POSSIBLE TO ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE AND TO LOVE LEARNING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO GET A QUICK PHOTOGRAPH AND THEN WE HAVE HOPEFULLY A TREAT FOR YOU FOR BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
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YOU CAN TAKE YOUR SEATS. YES. THANK YOU.WELL, ALL OF US HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK PRETTY CLOSELY WITH EACH OF YOU AND AT LEAST SEE YOU EVERY OTHER WEEK ON TUESDAY.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING AN IMPACT IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAD SOME TIME TO GO AND SHARE OTHER PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN FOR A VIDEO FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF ALL WHO APPRECIATE YOU AND MANY MORE.
>> KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE AND HERE'S A COUPLE OF OUR EIGHTH GRADERS TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. NUESSLE FOR ALL HE DOES FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ALL HE DOES FOR KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
>> THE GREENVILLE ELEMENTARY GRADERS HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE.
>> WE APPRECIATE OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR HELPING OUR SCHOOL.
>> MS. SANDRA WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO US ESPECIALLY HERE AT [INAUDIBLE], AND WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN PART OF GIVING US A NEW SCHOOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND ESPECIALLY OUR BOARD MEMBER, MR. BROOME.
>> FROM ALL OF US. [OVERLAPPING]. THANK YOU MR. BROOME.
WE WANTED TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR ALL THE EFFORT YOU'VE PUT INTO OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.
>> WE RECOGNIZE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTING VALLEY.
>> ALL OF US HERE AT AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE THANKS TO DR. HANKS'S FOR SERVING AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.
>> [FOREIGN] WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN ENSURING THAT ALL THE POLICIES AND DECISIONS MADE FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND INVEST INTERSEST OF OUR TEACHERS.
>> THANK DR. HANKS FOR YOUR TIME IN SCHOOL BOARD. WE HEAR IT.
>> HI, WE HERE AT LA VELMA CAMPBELL MIDDLE-SCHOOL WANT TO THANK MR. MOULTON AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL BOARD FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS.
>> THIS APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON FROM OUR AIKEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOL AND OUR COUNTY.
>> WE ARE HERE AT EAST AIKEN SCHOOL OF THE ART.
>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR DR. BRADLEY.
>> DR. BRADLEY, WE'RE STEPPED IN FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR THE TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATION, AND OUR COMMUNITY IN AIKEN COUNTY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL.
>> THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT.
OF COURSE, THAT WAS JUST A VERY SMALL SAMPLING.
ONE SCHOOL FOR EACH OF YOU, BUT WE KNOW YOU REPRESENT MANY MORE, AND WE APPRECIATE THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR AND FROM ALL OF US, WE THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST SAYING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MY PREVIOUS COMMENT.
WE DO THIS OUT OF A SENSE OF SERVICE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE APPRECIATION OR A THANK YOU.
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IT NEVER FEELS LIKE WE DO ENOUGH.[LAUGHTER] BUT I APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL MOVE ON FORWARD.
THE OTHER PERSON WE'VE GOT ONE PERSON FROM OUR AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL IN THE ROOM.
DO WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE? NO. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. JOHN PEDIGREE WHO IS WITH US TONIGHT, AND HE SERVES ON THE AREA ONE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT IS ANOTHER, YOU CAN'T CALL IT A BRANCH OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT IT'S ANOTHER FUNCTION WHERE SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC IS SERVING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THAT CAPACITY.
THANK YOU AND ALL THE OTHER FOLKS ON ALL THE ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR WHAT YOU DO.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY AS FAR AS THE CHAIRMAN'S UPDATE IS JUST MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN YOUR FOLDER TONIGHT.
THERE WAS A PIECE OF MAIL IN THERE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO OVERLOOK.
MOVING ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL.
THE FIRST ONE OF WHICH IS THERE WAS A LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR US TO IMPROVE AND WE ALL SAW THAT ATTACHMENT AHEAD OF TIME.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED? MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EIGHT, UNANIMOUS MOTION CARRIES.
SECOND INDIVIDUAL ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE UPDATE TO THE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN, THAT DOCUMENT WITH THE UPDATES IN IT, WAS POSTED WITH THE AGENDA IN ADVANCE FOR US TO REVIEW AND THE PUBLIC.
THERE IS SOME I'D CALL MINOR UPDATES TO IT.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN? EXCUSE ME, I LOST MY PLACE.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY DOCTOR HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN AS PRESENTED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT PROBABLY WITH THIS ONE.
THE THIRD INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE FOR TEACHER RETENTION.
JUST IN SUMMARY, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA FOR US TO REVIEW, AT A HIGH LEVEL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING 1,000 DOLLAR RETENTION BONUS FOR TEACHERS.
I'LL USE THE SHORTENED PHRASE ON THE DOCUMENT, TEACHER LIKE POSITIONS WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN THAT DOCUMENT.
LOOKS ESSENTIALLY FOLKS THAT SIGN A CONTRACT TO RETURN FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION?
>> NOT SO. RATHER THAN WE'RE PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE PROPOSE THE SIGNING BONUS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AS TO PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE FOR CURRENT TEACHERS.
THIS IS OUR RESPONSE TO THAT DISCUSSION AND OUR RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THAT DISCUSSION.
>> COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE THAT MAY NOT KNOW.
>> YES MA'AM. IF I NEED SOME HELP, I'VE GOT PLENTY OF HELP OVER THERE.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WE'RE RECOMMENDING A 1,000 DOLLAR RETENTION BONUS FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER TEACHER LIKE POSITIONS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE.
THOSE INCLUDE INSTRUCTORS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
THAT WOULD BE PAID FOR THE MOST PART DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER A CONTRACT IS SIGNED FOR NEXT YEAR.
ONCE THE CURRENT TEACHER COMMITS TO AIKEN COUNTY FOR NEXT YEAR BY SIGNING THE CONTRACT, THEN THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THIS INCENTIVE.
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>> WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
WOULD ANYONE PROPOSE A MOTION IF NOTHING ELSE TO START DISCUSSION? STATE OF MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ON THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE FOR THE TEACHER RETENTION.
>> MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON HAS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE FOR THE TEACHER RETENTION AS PRESENTED ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> YES, SIR. IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS AND INCENTIVE.
THERE ARE ABOUT JUST A LITTLE FLUCTUATION, BUT THEY'RE ABOUT AS MANY NON-TEACHERS AS THERE ARE TEACHERS.
WE BELIEVE THAT $1,000 PER TEACHER WILL COST ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
TO EXPAND THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
OF COURSE THAT WOULD FLUCTUATE BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU GAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE TO ANOTHER GROUP.
>> IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT $500 BONUS?
>> THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE 750,000. YES, SIR.
>> WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM?
>> THIS MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
I THINK MR. TRACKS SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING AND EXPLAINED THAT THE SIGNING BONUS THAT WE PROPOSED LAST TIME WOULD TAKE US TO ABOUT A 2.8 MONTHS RESERVE.
IF THIS INCENTIVE IS APPROVED, IT WILL TAKE US TO A 2.7 MONTH RESERVE.
WE LOSE ANOTHER TENTH OF A MONTH IN THAT RESERVE AND MR. TRACKS, WE MAY WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE MORE.
>> GOOD EVENING MR. NASA, MISS FLORES, BOARD MEMBERS.
THE USE OF FUND BALANCE WOULD BE A WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THOSE POSITIONS AREN'T GOING TO BE FILLED.
IF THEY DO GO UNFILLED, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY THOSE CONTINUED VACANCIES.
IF THEY ARE FILLED, AGAIN, WORST-CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE LOOKING AT FUND BALANCE.
AGAIN, IF NONE OF THIS AMOUNT WERE FILLED, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE ABOUT 2.7 MONTHS OF UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND FROM BALANCE REMAINING.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE BY THIS PROPOSAL WAS AFTER OUR DISCUSSION IN THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE I STOOD IN OPPOSITION [NOISE] TO THE SIGNING BONUS LAST TIME BECAUSE OF WHAT I CONTINUE TO HEAR IS SOME UNHAPPY CURRENT EMPLOYEES SO I THINK THIS IS A CERTAINLY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT THOUGH MY DESIRE THAT WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS AND MAYBE MAKE A STRONGER EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING OTHER THAN MONEY.
WE KNOW THIS IS MONEY AND IT'S JUST NOT EVEN THE NUMBER ONE REASON TEACHERS ARE LEAVING AND NOT COME INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
JUST LAST EVENING AT A TOWN HALL SENATOR MASSEY HELD IN MY AREA, THIS CAME UP AND AGAIN, IT WAS WORKING CONDITIONS AND EXTRA DUTIES AND SOME THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT ARE PLACED ON US BY FEDERAL AND EVEN STATE LEVEL, BUT THEN SOME THINGS WE CAN CONTROL.
I'D LIKE FOR US TO REALLY MAKE A STRONG EFFORT TO ENGAGE TEACHERS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY WHY THEY'RE LEAVING, BUT WHY THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING.
WE CAN MAKE SOME STRATEGY THERE OTHER THAN FINANCIAL,
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WHICH IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED AND I'M SURE, BUT THANK YOU.>> MR. SILAS I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE THING TO THAT AND WE'RE HEARING THOSE SAME THINGS.
I WOULD SAY THAT BEING FULLY STAFFED GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD ADDRESSING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TEACHERS AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES THAT THEY'RE HAVING, TEACHING ADDITIONAL COURSES, HAVING LARGER CLASS SIZES AND THE BURDENS THAT THAT CREATES FOR THEM.
A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE FEWER ADULTS IN THE BUILDING THAN WE WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO SEE.
THE IDEA OF COMING UP WITH WAYS TO KEEP OUR TEACHERS HERE WHO ARE HERE AND TO BRING IN NEW TEACHERS, THAT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TO RELIEVING, NOT ALL OF IT, TEACHING IS A STRESSFUL JOB AND IT'S A VERY HARD JOB, BUT IT DOES GO A LONG WAY TOWARD RELIEVING SOME OF THAT PRESSURE THAT'S ON OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES.
>> JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION MR. TRAXLER ON THE 1.5 MILLION FOR THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE
>> IF IT ALL COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND NOT FROM FUNDS THAT ARE UNUSED FROM THE UNFILLED TEACHER POSITIONS WE'RE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE.
YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE STILL AT 2.6?
>> 2.7 MONTHS, YES, MA'AM AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THREE MONTHS, OUR ABSOLUTE FLOOR IS TWO MONTHS RESERVE.
WE'RE NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE BELOW OUR FLOOR.
WE'RE NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE IT'S GOING TO PUT US IN CASHFLOW APPAREL.
>> JUST A CLARIFICATION, KING.
NOT ALL NEW TEACHERS ARE GETTING A SUBTLE BONUS.
IT WAS FOR CERTAIN SUBJECTS OF TEACHING, CORRECT?
>> WOULD THE NEW TEACHERS COMING ON SIGN AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
>> AS THIS IS WRITTEN, YES, SIR.
>> THAT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS, DO YOU THINK IS NECESSARY FOR THE SUBJECTS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO THE SIGN ON BONUS FOR TO MAYBE HAVE ANY EXTRA INCENTIVE FOR THE PEOPLE RESIGN IN THE AREAS THAT WE ARE SO SHORT ON.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DO THAT.
I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THOSE POSITIONS AND MS. HART MAY CORRECT ME ON THIS.
I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THOSE POSITIONS LEAVING AT A GREATER RATE, IT'S JUST HARDER TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THEY DO.
A LOT OF SUBJECT AREAS AND POSITIONS, WE MAY LOSE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES FOR VARIOUS REASONS, RETIREMENT AND ANYTHING ELSE BUT THEN THE MARKET IS PRODUCING A LOT MORE OF THOSE OTHER SUBJECTS THAN THEY ARE IN MATH, SCIENCE, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
>> FOR THE FINAL COMMENT, I DO AGREE WITH MR. SILAS THAT THEY CAUSE EMPLOYMENT EVERYWHERE IS FLUID.
WE KNOW THAT IN THESE DAYS AND WE KNOW TEACHING BEING THE JOB IT IS, THERE'S A LOT OF TEACHERS, THEY'RE JUST LEAVING THE PROFESSION.
MY CONCERN IS ENSURING THAT THE ONES THAT STAY IN A PROFESSION STAY IN AIKEN COUNTY AND WE'RE NOT LOSING THEM TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
I THINK THAT AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON THIS, I'M JUST GIVING YOU MY OPINION THAT A TASK FORCE WITH EXTRA EMPHASIS ON FINDING OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A COUNTY ABOVE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH GETTING THE TEACHER STAFF BACK-UP AND THAT STUFF, READING THINGS, EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION GOES ALONG WAY SOMETIMES MORE THAN EVEN THE MONEY DOES. THAT'S JUST A COMMENT.
>> THIS IDEA ABOUT SIGNING BONUSES OR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HARD TO GET.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1967 [INAUDIBLE].
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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? THE FOLKS ON THE BOARD MADE SOME VERY EXCELLENT COMMENTS THAT I AGREE WITH.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST THING IS SOME OF THE SUMMARY INFORMATION THE ADMINISTRATION PROVIDED IS THAT THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR OUR TURNOVER WAS AROUND 16 PERCENT, WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BECOME NORMAL, BUT TO ME THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE DO OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN FINANCIAL THINGS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE.
BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO ME THAT SEEMS LIKE WORTHWHILE.
THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.
WILL THE THE MOTION THAT'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE RETENTION INCENTIVE OR BONUS AS PRESENTED, WHICH IS $1,000 FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHER LIKE POSITIONS? SORRY, I GOT STUMBLED UP.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE MOTION.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, THE MOTION CARRIES, EIGHT TO NONE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A POLICY REVISION.
JUST TO REMIND FOLKS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COLLECTIVELY ASKED FOR TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE WERE AT A SHORT DISCUSSION AROUND POLICY IJK.
IN MY WORDS, NOT THE BOARD'S WORDS, LOOKING TO JUST MODIFY THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CLEAR INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT THERE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.
PEOPLE SAW THE MARKED-UP POLICY AHEAD OF TIME.
THE PART THAT'S BEING REVISED PREVIOUSLY JUST SAID, THE PRINCIPAL MUST APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS, PERIOD.
NOW IT READS, THE PRINCIPAL SHALL APPROVE ANY SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS NOT INCLUDED IN THE APPROVED CURRICULUM, WHICH THERE IS APPROVED CURRICULUM FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS, THINGS LIKE BOOKS.
WHEN CONSIDERING THIS APPROVAL, THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS SHOULD NOT INCLUDE EXCESSIVE FOUL LANGUAGE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS, OR SUBJECT MATTER NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE STUDENTS' LEVEL.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE REVISIONS TO POLICY IJK?
>> MOVED BY MS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY MR. SMITH? WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. DOCTOR BRADLEY.
>> ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THIS DOES AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS IT STILL LEAVES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A APPROVING THIS MATERIAL WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
IT JUST OFFERS A FEW WORDS OF GUIDANCE SUCH AS I SHOULD NOT INCLUDE EXCESSIVE FOUL LANGUAGE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS, AND SUBJECT MATTER NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE STUDENTS' LEVEL.
TO ME, IT'S STILL INADEQUATE, IT'S VAGUE.
WE'VE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM THIS YEAR WITH ONE SITUATION WHICH PRINCIPAL WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN APPROVING SOME MATERIAL THAT MAJORITY OF US FEEL LIKE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[NOISE] I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS, BUT I DON'T FEEL HAPPY OR CONFIDENT THAT THIS ADDRESSES THE SITUATION ADEQUATELY.
I WISH WE HAD THEM. RIGHT NOW, THE SAME BOOK COULD GET 40 DIFFERENT JUDGMENTS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT 40 PRINCIPALS, AND YOU'RE ALLOWING EACH PRINCIPAL TO MAKE A JUDGMENT ABOUT THE MATERIAL.
HOPEFULLY THEY WOULD HAVE COLLECTIVE JUDGMENT THAT'S MUCH MORE CONSISTENT THAN THAT.
BUT THEORETICALLY, WHEN YOU LET INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS MAKE INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THIS AS HIGH AS IT'S.
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TO ME, IT IS NOT MAKING ME FEEL REAL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE.I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE A MORE CENTRALIZED METHOD OF LOOKING AT THESE THINGS.
WE APPROVE ALL THE SUPPLEMENTAL COURSES.
THE BOARD DOES. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT THE BOARD SHOULD APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE THE RIGHT BODY TO DO THAT, BUT I DO FAVOR SOME CENTRALIZED CONTROL OVER WHAT WE PUT IN CLASSROOM BECAUSE IT'S BLOWN UP A FEW TIMES.
WHAT WE'VE HAD HAS NOT WORKED.
>> MR HANS, DOES THIS POLICY AS WRITTEN OR THE PROPOSED POLICY AS WRITTEN ALLOW PRINCIPALS TO APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL? I THINK THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN THAT THAT'S NOT PART OF THE CURRICULUM, THAT'S NOT.
>> WELL, I THINK PART OF THE CRITERIA IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE WHAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE MATERIAL? DOES IT FIT WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA STANDARDS? DOES IT FIT WITH THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE THAT'S BEING TAUGHT? ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED.
YES, I GUESS THEORETICALLY, A PRINCIPAL COULD DO THAT, BUT COULD APPROVE SOMETHING IN ISOLATION.
I'M SURE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
BUT OUR PRINCIPALS IN THIS DAY AND AGE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH EACH OTHER.
THEY MEET TOGETHER REGULARLY, THEY HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP WITH MR. POSTELL AND DOCTOR EDWARDS.
THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THESE THINGS AND THEY DISCUSS THEM.
I DON'T SEE A LOT OF PRINCIPALS WHO ON A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC NECESSARILY WANT TO BE A LONE RANGER.
NOBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL AS A SCHOOL LEADER.
SOMETIMES THEY DO, AND THEN WE ADDRESS IT AS THOSE THINGS COME UP.
BUT I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS PRESENTED YOU WITH A POLICY WITH MINIMAL PARAMETERS AND LANGUAGE TO JUST HELP GUIDE THEM IN THAT PROCESS.
I BELIEVE WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF SAYING, PAY ATTENTION TO WHETHER THERE IS SEXUAL CONTENT IN THE BOOK.
PAY ATTENTION TO WHETHER IT HAS EXCESSIVE INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN IT.
THINK ABOUT THE AUDIENCE THAT'S BEING TAUGHT IN THIS COURSE.
I THINK IT HELPS TO HAVE THAT SPELLED OUT.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU COULD GO INTO A LOT GREATER DETAIL.
WE ALREADY HAD SOMETHING THAT HAD NO DETAIL AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHERE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE PROPOSED IT THIS WAY.
I HOPE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE BOARD OF THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
OVERALL, I THINK LUKE AND PAUL MAKE OUR AUXILIARY TYPE OF MATERIAL, LIBRARY, WHATEVER.
MORESO, AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET.
MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH THE POLICIES SO MUCH AS IT IS WITH SITUATION ARISE AT AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL.
AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL THEY FOUND A BOOK MAYBE SHOULD NOT BE UTILIZED AND PROMPT TO THE PERSON'S OCCASION, THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'RE USING IT [INAUDIBLE].
THAT'S NOT BEING CONCERNED IS WE'RE ALL GOING THE SAME PAGE.
THIS CAN'T BE "WELL, BRING ME YOUR LIST AND I'LL SIGN OFF ON IT." IT'S GOT TO BE SOME RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE GOT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THIS.
>> I THINK OUR PRINCIPALS UNDERSTAND THAT AND I THINK OUR PRINCIPALS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO ME WHEN THAT DOESN'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO REBUT A LITTLE BIT.
THIS BOOK HAD BEEN IN USE FOR THREE YEARS AND IT ONLY
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CAME TO OUR ATTENTION AFTER BEING IN USE FOR THREE YEARS.I AM APPALLED THAT ANYBODY IN A PRINCIPAL'S ROLE APPROVED THAT BOOK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR ANYTHING, BUT I THINK THAT.
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL THING TOO DEEPLY BUT IT USED THE F-WORD OVER 100 TIMES IN THIS BOOK.
THIS WAS PUT IN THE CURRICULUM, REQUIRED READING FOR STUDENTS, BY A PRINCIPAL.
NOW I'M NOT INDICTING PRINCIPALS, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF JUDGMENT.
THERE ARE ARGUMENTS MADE FOR THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL TO BE USED IN SCHOOLS.
I PERSONALLY DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO IT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT THE HORSE GOT OUT AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO SHUT THE BARN DOOR WITH AN INADEQUATE LOCK ON THAT DOOR.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF THIS IS GOING TO BE.
IS THE CHANGE THAT WE'VE MADE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP AN EVENT LIKE THAT ONE THAT OCCURRED FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? IF IT IS, SHOW IT TO ME.
I WOULD THINK THAT NO PRINCIPAL NEEDS TO BE TOLD THAT YOU DON'T WANT A BOOK THAT'S EXCESSIVELY FILLED WITH PROFANITY AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.
WE DON'T NEED TO WRITE THAT DOWN FOR PEOPLE.
THEY OUGHT TO KNOW IT. IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT, ARE THEY THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE WANT RUNNING THAT SCHOOL?
>> MR. LAURENCE, JUST A CLARIFICATION.
AS WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES, I.E DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATORS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT'S NOT.
WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE - NOT IF, BUT WHEN - HOW QUICKLY DOES THAT GET TO YOU FOR FINAL SAY-SO? IF THERE'S A PARENT COMPLAINT OR A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT SAYS THERE'S A BOOK A, B, OR C THAT IS NOT WITHIN WHAT WE THINK SHOULD BE.
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT PROCESS? WHAT HAPPENS?
>> WE CERTAINLY HAVE A POLICY THAT DEALS WITH THAT.
ANY PARENT OF A STUDENT IN AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN QUESTION A BOOK AND CAN ASK FOR IT TO BE REVIEWED.
THEN THERE'S A VERY DETAILED POLICY THAT THAT BOOK WOULD GO THROUGH.
THAT'S TYPICALLY DONE WITH LIBRARY BOOKS.
WHEN IT COMES TO A BOOK THAT MIGHT BE USED IN THE CURRICULUM, THEN AS I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THAT PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE BOOKS OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT ARE USED ARE APPROPRIATE.
THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE HIERARCHY OF OVERSIGHT FROM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TO CHIEF OFFICER OF INSTRUCTION TO SUPERINTENDENT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
NOT SAYING THAT MISTAKES AREN'T GOING TO BE MADE, BECAUSE THEY ARE.
BUT WHEN THEY DO, HOPEFULLY, WE'VE GOT THE MECHANISM IN PLACE TO ADDRESS IT QUICKLY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE-
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M SORRY. SORRY FOR MY DELAYED RESPONSE.
>> JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION, MR. LAURENCE.
MR. LAURENCE, DO YOU FEEL LIKE OUR OTHER POLICY REGARDING POLITICAL CONTENT WOULD COVER ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE CLASSROOM FROM A POLITICAL CONTENT SIDE, THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE COVERED HERE AS WELL?
>> IT SHOULD. I HAVEN'T READ THAT POLICY RECENTLY, BUT IT DEFINITELY TALKS ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS.
WHEN THERE ARE CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS, IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER TO MANAGE DISCUSSION AND FACILITATE THE CONTENT WITHOUT OFFERING HIS OR HER OWN VIEWS ON THAT TOPIC.
IT'S A VERY TRICKY THING TO DO AND IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO, AND THAT'S WHY IT TAKES A VERY SKILLED TEACHER TO DO IT.
>> JUST ONE LAST THING, MR. LAURENCE.
CAN WE GET A MEMO EITHER FROM YOU OR MR. POSTELL TO ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS ON EVERY LEVEL, I GUESS, OTHER THAN MR. POSTELL?
>> JUST LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS, FOR SURE, HAS BEEN REVAMPED.
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>> AND THAT SCRUTINY IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED NOT TO MASS SIGN OFF ON ANYTHING ANYMORE.
SAY IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING TO A COURSE, THEN WHAT'S THE PROCESS, MR. LAURENCE? THEY JUST GO TO THE PRINCIPAL, SAY I'D LIKE TO TEACH THIS OR HAVE THIS AS ADDENDUM OF MY CLASS AND THEN THE PRINCIPAL APPROVES IT?
>> YES, SIR. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
>> IF THERE'S OVERSIGHT, WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD, FIRST OFF.
I MEAN I KIND OF AGREE THAT PRINCIPALS OUGHT TO HAVE ENOUGH COMMON SENSE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT. AND I'M SURE THEY DO.
I JUST GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IF THERE'S OVERSIGHT, IS IT REPORTED BACK TO THE DISTRICT WHAT ADDENDUM'S USED? IS THAT HOW THE OVERSIGHT WORKS? HOW ACTUALLY DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON INTO THE CLASSROOM?
I MEAN THE PRINCIPAL WOULDN'T REPORT, AT THIS POINT AT LEAST, EVERY SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL THAT'S BEING USED IN EVERY CLASSROOM AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> I GET IT. I'M NOT TRYING TO BELABOR NOTHING.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OVERSIGHT WOULD BE.
>> THE OVERSIGHT WOULD BE REGULAR MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT TAKES PLACE WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND OTHER LEADERS, ALONG WITH THE CONTENT INTERVENTIONISTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CURRICULUM TEAMS, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS REGULARLY IN CLASSROOMS. TEAMS OF PRINCIPALS WITNESSED A TEAM OF ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS THIS MORNING DOING INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS, SO PRINCIPALS HOLDING EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE IN DOING THAT.
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS. THEY JUST ENSURE THAT IF I'M A PRINCIPAL AT MY SCHOOL, I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS AT MY LEVEL BECAUSE I'M SPENDING TIME IN THOSE OTHER SCHOOLS AND WE'RE SPENDING TIME TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS, SHARING THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, AND USING THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM AND JUDGMENT OF THE GROUP TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS.
I THINK THAT'S WORKING PRETTY WELL.
>> DON'T GET ME WRONG. I'M FOR CREATIVITY IN EACH SCHOOL BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALITY.
HOWEVER, I LIKE TO KEEP THINGS REAL.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME MORE THAN LIKELY, A PARENT WOULD BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF ADMINISTRATION, THAT THEIR CHILD WAS READING SOMETHING THEY DON'T AGREE WITH.
IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, THAT WOULD BE THE MOST LIKELY AVENUE THAT IT'S GOING TO COME BACK AT YOU.
I THINK THAT'S MR. BRADLEY'S POINT.
>> I JUST THAT'S HOW IT WOULD.
I BELIEVE THE CHANCE THEY'LL GET CAUGHT LIKE THAT, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, IS MORE LIKELY THAN ANY OTHER WAY AND MAYBE I'M WRONG.
>> LET ME HAVE A FINAL WORD, PLEASE?
>> I KEEP HEARING THAT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING WORKS.
I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT WHEN WE'VE GOT A GLARING EXAMPLE WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK.
IT DIDN'T WORK FOR THREE YEARS AND NOBODY FOUND IT. NOBODY REPORTED IT.
HOW CAN YOU DEFEND THE PRACTICE THAT'S ALREADY FAILED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S BEING DEFENDED? WE'VE GOT A FAILED POLICY AND NOW WE'RE ADOPTING IT WITH JUST A FEW OTHER WORDS ADDED TO IT.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE REVISION OF POLICY IJK AND MOTION WAS SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ON THE FIRST READING, THE REVISION TO POLICY IJK, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO THREE. EXCUSE ME.
YES, FOUR TO THREE, TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING.
OKAY, THEN WE- EXCUSE ME, WRONG BUTTON.
THE LAST AGENDA ITEM IN THE A ITEMS IS AROUND THE DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT AND REZONING SCENARIOS.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MURPHY AND OUR GUESTS HERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I THINK.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. LAURENCE.
YES, AS A CONTINUATION FROM LAST WEEK'S INTRODUCTORY CONVERSATION
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ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ZONE THE STUDENTS TO GO INTO HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE WITH US REPRESENTATIVES FROM MGT, DR. MIKE RAISOR AND DR. LANCE RICHARDS, TO GO OVER IN A LITTLE BIT GREATER DETAIL THE ZONING SCENARIOS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AT YOUR DESK.OUR INTENT TODAY IS, HOPEFULLY, TO IDENTIFY A COUPLE SCENARIOS TO ACTUALLY ELIMINATE FROM POSSIBILITY SHOULD THAT BE THE BOARD'S WILL. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BACK WITH YOU AGAIN THIS WEEK AND AS DR. MURPHY SAID, TONIGHT, WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SCENARIOS.
I DID WANT TO UPDATE YOU THAT WE ARE GETTING A FINAL REPORT TOGETHER FOR DR. MURPHY BASED UPON SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM LAST WEEK UPDATING SOME DATA AND SHOWING THAT I BELIEVE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS FOR EACH SCHOOL, THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT WAS HAD, AND IN GETTING THOSE ITEMS TOGETHER FOR YOU.
BUT TONIGHT WE REALLY WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SCENARIOS, GIVE YOU TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THEM, DIGEST THEM SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THEM AS WELL, AND AS DR. MURPHY SAID, IF WE CAN ELIMINATE SOME, IT DOES MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INPUT IF THERE ARE NECESSARILY LESS CHOICES.
[NOISE] I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE DR. LANCE RICHARDS.
HE IS A ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL ON OUR TEAM AND DR.
RICHARDS REALLY TAKES PART IN A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS IN TOWN HALLS THAT WE HAVE.
SO HE WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TOO FOR HIM TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS AND ALSO BEING GOOD PREPARATION WHEN WE DO GO TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR INPUT.
AGAIN, A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE SCENARIOS WITH AN ADDED SIXTH SCENARIO AS WELL.
LIKE I SAID LAST WEEK, I DON'T LIKE READING POWERPOINTS, BUT IN A CASE LIKE THIS, I'M GOING TO GET THEM INTO THE RECORD, BUT ALSO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UNDERSTOOD.
SCENARIO 1, WOULD TAKE STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR SCHOOLS WHICH ARE IN AREAS TWO AND THREE, BUT NO STUDENT WOULD BE MOVED FROM THEIR CURRENT MIDDLE-SCHOOL TO AN EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MEANING IN SCENARIO 1, IF A KID GETS MOVED OUT OF THEIR SCHOOL, THEY'RE GOING TO THE NEW SCHOOL.
SCENARIO 2, PULLS ONLY FROM PAUL KNOX AND NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE IN AREA 2, AND AGAIN NO STUDENTS MOVE FROM THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL TO AN EXISTING SCHOOL, ONLY GOING TO NEW SCHOOLS.
SCENARIO 3, DRAWS STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR SCHOOLS IN AREAS 2 AND 3 IN A MANNER THAT ENSURES THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ATTENDED TO BOUNDARIES ARE CONTIGUOUS.
RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'LL SEE WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH THE SCENARIO, THERE ARE SCHOOLS WITHOUT CONTIGUOUS OR WHOLE BOUNDARY AREAS.
THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE SPLIT.
SCENARIO 4 AND 5 DRAWS STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR SCHOOLS IN AREAS 2 AND 3 IN A MANNER THAT DISTRIBUTES STUDENTS EVENLY WITHOUT REGARD TO STUDENTS MOVING FROM THEIR CURRENT MIDDLE-SCHOOL TO AN EXISTING MIDDLE-SCHOOL.
MEANING THAT A STUDENT MAY MOVE OUT OF THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL AND MOVE INTO A MIDDLE-SCHOOL THAT ALREADY WAS EXISTED, NOT HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
SIX DRAWS STUDENTS ONLY FROM PAUL KNOX AND NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE-SCHOOL, WHICH ARE IN AREA TWO IN A MANNER THAT DISTRIBUTES STUDENTS EVENLY WITHOUT REGARDS TO STUDENTS MOVING FROM THEIR CURRENT MIDDLE-SCHOOL TO AN EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, FOUR AND FIVE ARE LIKE ONE AND TWO EXCEPT STUDENTS COULD BE MOVED IN A MORE BALANCING FASHION ACROSS SCHOOLS THAT ALREADY ARE IN EXISTENCE.
SO ON TOP WHEN WE LOOK AT SCENARIO 1, AND ON TOP IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, THIS IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THESE SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE DEMOGRAPHICALLY.
THIS IS WHAT SCENARIO 1 WOULD DO TO THESE SCHOOLS.
AGAIN, CURRENTLY, WHAT THE SCENARIO LOOKS LIKE THEN WHAT SCENARIO 1 DOES? SCENARIO 2, AGAIN AT THE TOP, THE CURRENT STATE, WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS ARE IN SCENARIO 2 AND THERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
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SCENARIO 3, AND PROBABLY I SHOULD POINT OUT WHAT YOU SEE IN THE VIOLET COLOR IS THE NEW SCHOOLS PROPOSED BOUNDARIES AS WE GO THROUGH.FOUR, AS YOU CAN SEE, AS I WAS SAYING EARLIER, WHAT FOUR, FIVE AND SIX TO SOME EXTENT DOES WELL, IS IT BALANCES OUT THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE SCHOOLS. SCENARIO 5, AND THE NEW SCENARIO 6 THAT WAS NOT PRESENTED LAST WEEK.
WE'VE HAD THE INITIAL PRESENTATION LAST WEEK.
TONIGHT, THE BOARD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE SCENARIOS AND ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AROUND THEM, AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS, A VALENTINE'S DAY SECOND BOARD DISCUSSION, THEN INTO THE MONTH THIRD BOARD DISCUSSION WITH PUBLIC INPUT AND IDEALLY ON MARCH 7TH, SCENARIO SELECTION.
IT IS IMPORTANT, I DO WANT TO SAY ON THE DISTRICT'S BEHALF JUST SO STUDENTS CAN BE NOTIFIED AND BUS ROUTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CAN START TO TAKE PLACE FOR NEXT YEAR TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE DISTRICT IS WE HAVE A TOOL THAT SCHOOLS USE A LOT OF TIME AROUND BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME WHERE WHAT SCHOOL DO I GO TO THAT TYPE OF THING.
WE HAVE A TOOL WHERE PARENTS ARE ABLE TO PUT THEIR ADDRESS IN, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE DISTRICT WHEN SCENARIOS ARE NARROWED DOWN.
SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CLICK ON SCENARIO 1, PUTTING THEIR ADDRESS AND IT'LL SAY UNDER SCENARIO 1, YOU WOULD GO TO THIS SCHOOL.
FOR WHATEVER SCENARIOS BE, THE BOARD SELECTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, THAT WAY PARENTS WILL KNOW INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BECOME CARTOGRAPHERS AND LOOK AT A MAP LIKE THAT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE IN A BOUNDARY OR OUTSIDE OF IT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, REVIEW ANY OF THE SCENARIOS AGAIN, WITH YOU.
>> DID YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FUTURE IN DEVELOPING THE SCENARIOS IN ALMOST CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNTY IN MY VIEW ARE LIKELY TO GROW FASTER THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
AND WHAT WE DO NOW IS GOING TO CREATE SPACE SOMEWHERE.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT AND WHICH ONE OF THE SCENARIOS MOST ADEQUATELY ADDRESSES THAT PROBLEM SO THAT IN THE FUTURE WE WON'T BE HAVING TO MOVE KIDS AGAIN BECAUSE WE'VE GOT HOMES OVER HERE AND NOT OVER HERE BUT THE MIDDLE OVER HERE, IF I'M MAKING SENSE?
>> YOU ARE MAKING A LOT OF SENSE. I WANT TO SAY THAT THEY ALL ADDRESS IT IN ITS OWN WAY, THE SCENARIOS THAT BALANCE.
BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS HERE, I THINK I'M JUST GOING FROM MEMORY.
I BELIEVE WE WERE AT ABOUT 67 PERCENT CAPACITY IN ONE WAY OR EVEN IF YOU REDUCE CLASS SIZE AND LOOKED AT SOME THINGS, YOU'RE STILL IN THE 70S WITH CAPACITY BEFORE THE NEW MIDDLE-SCHOOL COMES ONLINE.
SO YOU'RE NOT FACING OVERCROWDING IN ANY OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN ANYTIME SOON.
BUT IT REALLY, IN MY OPINION, IT'S THE SCENARIOS THAT BALANCE THE POPULATION THE BEST BECAUSE THEN IT GIVES YOU SPACE ANYWHERE IF THERE WOULD BE GROWTH.
>> I LOOK AT SCENARIO 2, AND I DON'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT ONLY AFFECTS THESE TWO.
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I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD THING, OR BAD THING OR NO THING, IF YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT.>> LET ME GO BACK TO [OVERLAPPING] I THINK DR. BRADLEY BRINGS UP SOME GOOD POINTS.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT THIS.
DO YOU IMPACT THE SMALLEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND THE SMALLEST NUMBER OF SCHOOLS FROM AN EASE OF OPERATING? THAT'S PROBABLY IT.
IS IT BETTER LONG-TERM POTENTIALLY TO BALANCE OUT SCHOOLS MORE? I'M NOT GIVING YOU A STRAIGHT ANSWER.
I THINK YOU SEE YOU THAT, BUT REALLY I THINK THOSE ARE THE DECISIONS.
IF I WERE SITTING IN YOUR SEAT AND I WAS NARROWING DOWN SCENARIOS, I WOULD PROBABLY BRING FORTH DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT WEREN'T VERY SIMILAR TO THE PUBLIC, TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, TO FAMILIES, ONE WHERE IT BALANCES OUT, THE OTHER WHERE IT ONLY IMPACTS A FEW AND SEE WHAT IS PALABLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AGAIN, I THINK IF YOU'RE ASKING MY OPINION, I WOULD TRY TO MAKE THE ATTENDANT'S BOUNDARIES CONTIGUOUS FOR SCHOOLS IF THAT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, NORTH AUGUSTA HAS A SPLIT ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY.
>> HAS A SPLIT ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY.
IF IT'S THE WAY THINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, WHICH WELL-KNOWN SCHOOL PARLANCE HAPPEN OVER FIVE YEARS IS THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE USED TO IT, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE CONFUSING ALSO WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING BUSES ACROSS BOUNDARY AREAS AND WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT AGAIN, REALLY, I THINK WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR THE FUTURE IS JUST TRY TO BALANCE AS BEST YOU CAN BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE SPACE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
>> THAT'S YOUR QUESTION, DR. BRADLEY? OKAY. DR. HANKS.
>> MR. LAURENCE, DID YOU SAY THAT THERE'S ALREADY A DATE FOR THE PROPOSED TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO GET PARENT INPUT ON ANY OF THESE SCENARIOS?
>> THESE ARE FLUID. RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT FEBRUARY 7TH, WHICH IS A TUESDAY, AND FEBRUARY 9TH, WHICH IS A THURSDAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD HAVE A BEARING ON IT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL FOR ONE OF THEM AND MIDLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE OTHER.
FEBRUARY 7TH, NORTH AUGUSTA AND MIDLAND VALLEY ARE PLAYING A BIG BASKETBALL GAME THAT COULD DECIDE THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIP.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT A LOT OF CITIZENS WILL BE AT THAT GAME THAT MIGHT WANT TO GIVE INPUT.
MAYBE WE LOOK AT CHANGING THAT.
I THINK THE 9TH IS STILL GOOD.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH FEBRUARY 9TH, BUT WE MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THAT FEBRUARY 7TH DATE.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] WE COULD CERTAINLY ENSURE A BIG CROWD.
>> THE LAST QUESTION, THE TOOL THAT IS BEING MENTIONED THAT PARENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT THEIR ADDRESSES FOR INPUT TO SEE WHERE THEY WOULD LAND.
>> ONCE WE GET THE DATA IN, IT TAKES ABOUT A WEEK TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING.
BY THE FEBRUARY DATES, WE WOULD HAVE IT.
>> YES. BEFORE THE TOWN HALLS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HAVE DISCUSSION?
>> JUST VERY QUICKLY. I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LAST SLIDE.
LET ME GET THIS THING ABOUT RIGHT.
FOR FOLKS THAT ARE WANTING SOME INFORMATION, BECAUSE I KNOW RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE SOME PARENT GROUPS THAT ARE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE ANXIOUS, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT'S AVAILABLE AND READY FOR PUBLISHING IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU GO TO AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL SITE, GO TO COMMUNITY, AND UNDER COMMUNITY THERE THE TAB CALLED HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE-SCHOOL.
WE'RE GOING TO HANG ALL OF THE SLIDES THAT IF WE HAVE SCENARIOS TONIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD, EVERYTHING WILL BE ON THAT SITE.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT JUST HAS THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE REZONING OPTIONS.
IT ALSO HAS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEW PRINCIPAL THERE AND THE TIMELINE FOR A CONSTRUCTION.
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EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ON THE HIGHLAND SPRINGS WEBSITE, WHICH IS UNDER THE COMMUNITY TAB OF OUR WEBSITE.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ANNOUNCE THAT THIS EVENING AS WELL.
>> THE REASON THIS IS AN A ITEM IS THE INTENT.
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WE'RE PREPARING TO HAVE TWO COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
THAT'S A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT.
THE INTENT OF THIS A ITEM WOULD BE IF THE BOARD COULD PAIR DOWN THOSE AT ALL AS A SUGGESTION TO MAYBE CUT IT IN HALF TO THREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I THINK THAT PRESENTS BETTER AND YOU PUT MAYBE FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BOARD, THE HIGHER VALUE OPTIONS PUT THAT FORTH WHEN WE DISCUSS THINGS THAT A COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE SOMEONE MAYBE THINK ABOUT JUST AS A SUGGESTION FOR THE BOARD.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT MY AREA, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW IT WELL.
THERE MAY BE ONES IN HERE THAT YOU CAN JUST PICK ON ONE AND SAY THAT'S JUST UNTENABLE OR I DON'T SEE WHERE THAT HAS ANY VALUE AND YOU STRIKE ONE FROM THE LIST.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL STOP FOR A SECOND.
MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON MAY HAVE A QUESTION.
>> I'M SAYING THAT MY TERM FOR THE NIGHT GENTLEMEN IS LAYMEN'S TERMS. FOR THOSE AT HOME AND THOSE PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED AND FOR THOSE THAT THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT, COULD YOU PUT IT INTO LAYMAN TERMS WHICH OPTIONS HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT?
>> FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT DR. BRADLEY SPOKE ON EARLIER, OPTION 2 AND OPTION 6 ARE AREA TWO OPTIONS ONLY.
IT WILL ONLY AFFECT THE PRESCHOOLS.
IT'LL BE PAUL KNOX, NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE, AND THE NEW HIGHLAND SPRING.
THAT WILL BE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MOTION.
THE OTHER OPTIONS INVOLVE AREA 2 AND AREA 3 SCHOOLS.
>> JUST AS AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OF THOSE TWO, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THAT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT AWAY IS MAKING CONTIGUOUS ATTENDANCE ZONES, SPECIFICALLY FOR NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE-SCHOOL, WHICH COULD HAVE SOME BENEFITS AROUND BUS ROUTES, OTHER THINGS, MAYBE IT JUST MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT A MAP, KIND OF THINGS.
MR. SILAS, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A SUGGESTION JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION.
GO ANY OTHER WAY, CHAIRMAN NUESSLE, AND RATHER THAN EXCLUDING, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE PUT ON THE TABLE THAT WE DEFINITELY PUT IN TWO AND EVEN SIX.
THEN PERHAPS CONSIDER, AND I DON'T HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE THIRD ONE THAT WOULD INVOLVE MORE MOVEMENT AND BALANCING, BUT I THINK TWO AND SIX FOR ME ARE THE LEAST DISRUPTIVE.
YEAH. LET'S JUST SAY TWO AND SIX ON THE TABLE FOR ME.
>> I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE IF YOU GO AHEAD AND STATE THAT IN EMOTION.
THIS MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF ROUNDS, BUT IF YOU CAN STATE THAT IN A MOTION TO INCLUDE IT, TO TAKE IT FORWARD, THEN WE CAN HAVE ANY DISCUSSION WE WANT OR WE MAY ALL THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND THEN WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER ONES.
>> THEN I WOULD MOVE THAT WE INCLUDE OPTIONS 2 AND 6 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR FOR APPROVAL GOING FORWARD.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. SILAS TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE OPTIONS 2 AND 6 FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS, TOWN HALL MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC AND SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON DEFINITELY KEEPING TWO AND SIX? MR. SILAS.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT SOMEONE COULDN'T MOVE TO ADD ANOTHER OPTION, CORRECT?
>> YES. I DON'T SEE ANY DISCUSSION.
THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS NOT TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE OTHERS, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY INCLUDE OPTIONS 2 AND 6, WHICH ARE THE ONES THAT AFFECT THE FEWEST AMOUNT OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS IN FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS BY THE BOARD AND FOR DISCUSSION IN TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
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ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY.>> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO MAKE THAT DECISION BASED ON JUST THOSE TWO, AND WITH MR. MOULTON NOT BEING HERE TO MAKE, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME INPUT.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS ALL IN ONE MOTION, SO I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE BOARD CAN AGREE ON TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH.
>> I WANT TO ADD, BUT I'M JUST REALLY CONFUSED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WITH SCENARIO 6 AND THE COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE [INAUDIBLE].
>> IF YOU WANT ME TO FOLLOW A BIT OF CLARIFICATION, JUST THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPTION 6, AND OPTION 2 IS THE FACT THAT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A CONTIGUOUS IS ONE NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE-SCHOOL BOUNDARY, AND WE WILL ALSO WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PUPILS AND POVERTY.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE BALANCED THAT LEVEL BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR KEY INDICATORS OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T CREATE A DISPARITY BY MOVING STUDENTS TO WHERE ONE SCHOOL HAS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OR IT BECOMES DIFFERENT.
>> ONE THING TO YOU, MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO SHARE IS THAT OPTION 2, IF A STUDENT MOVES FROM A SCHOOL, THEY'RE MOVING INTO THE NEW SCHOOL.
IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY ZONED FOR PAUL KNOX AND YOU MOVE, THE ONLY PLACE YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE IS TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY A NORTH AUGUSTA STUDENT AND YOU MOVE INTO HIGHLAND SPRINGS, NOW, THE DIFFERENCE WITH OPTION 6 IS YOU COULD MOVE BETWEEN THOSE GOALS.
A STUDENT WHO IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR PAUL KNOX COULD BE REZONED INTO NORTH AUGUSTA OR HIGHLAND SPRINGS. REVERSE IS TRUE.
STUDENTS WHO CURRENTLY ZONED FOR NORTH AUGUSTA COULD BE ZONED IN EITHER PAUL KNOX OR HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
IT JUST TAKES THE WHOLE AREA AND SAYS, ALL THREE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE IN PLAY FROM MOVING STUDENTS TO GET THAT BALANCE THAT DR. MURPHY WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I MADE THE ISSUE. IS NOT MY AREA, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT BY SAY WAS WON'T TO BE IN PAUL KNOX, AND I GOT MOVED TO NORTH AUGUSTA, IT MIGHT BE UPSETTING.
WHEREAS MAYBE OUT OF IT OKAY IF I WAS GOING TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> SEE, LET'S SAY THAT'S THE ONLY REASON.
I WANT TO CUT THIS OFF FOR A SECOND BECAUSE WE NEVER ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN THE MOTION THAT MR. SILAS MADE, WE DIDN'T TAKE A VOTE IN 1, 2, 3, 4, OR 5.
>> WHAT ABOUT IN FAVOR OF [INAUDIBLE]
>> THERE'S MORE WE CAN KEEP ADDING.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAD SIX IN FAVOR, NO AGAINST IN ONE ABSTENTION AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE CONSIDER OPTIONS 2 AND 6 GOING FORWARD.
THAT WAS NOT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, AND JUST SO WE'RE KEEPING SCORE AT HOME.
MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE STILL CONSIDERING OPTIONS 2 AND 6 AND TAKING THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS, BUT WE HAVE FOUR ARE THE ONES THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
IF THEY NEED THEM, SHOULD BE STRUCK OR INCLUDED.
>> WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE REMAINING FOUR [INAUDIBLE]
OPTION 1, THIS LOOKS ON HOW WHEN WE STARTED CALLED ACCESS 603 STUDENTS.
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THANK YOU. PAUL KNOX IN THE BEGINNING HAS 603, NORTH AUGUSTA 611, LANGLEY-BATH-CLEARWATER 639.LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL HAS 679, AND THE NEW MIDDLE-SKILL SITS EMPTY.
IF YOU LOOK AT SCENARIO 1, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE IMPACTED.
THERE'S ROUGHLY ABOUT 125 KIDS LEAVE PAUL KNOX, ABOUT 110 LEAVE NORTH AUGUSTA, 139 OUT OF LANGLEY-BATH-CLEARWATER.
LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL LOSES OVER 200, AND 532 KIDS ATTEND THE NEW SCHOOL.
YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AND SEE HOW DEMOGRAPHICALLY THE SCHOOLS CHANGE OR STAY THE SAME.
IN SCENARIO 1, THE KIDS ONLY GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL, NO MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL.
STUDENTS IN THEIR CURRENT POPULATION OR CURRENT BOUNDARIES FILLING UP THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
PERCENTAGE-WISE, AT LEAST FOR PUPILS IN POVERTY, THERE'S VERY LITTLE IMPACT TO THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE FOR THE EXISTING SCHOOLS, THEY REMAIN ALMOST CONSTANT.
SCENARIO 3, AGAIN, DRAWS FROM ALL FOUR SCHOOLS, HOWEVER, IT ALSO BALANCES OUT BOUNDARIES WHERE STUDENTS COULD BE MOVING FROM AN EXISTING SCHOOL TO ANOTHER EXISTING SCHOOL.
SCENARIO 3, A LOT LIKE SCENARIO 1, EXCEPT STUDENTS CAN MOVE ACROSS.
YOU DO SEE QUITE A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN NORTH AUGUSTA GOING FROM 51 PERCENT OF PUPILS IN POVERTY TO 63 OR 66, I'M SORRY, IN THIS SCENARIO, WITH THE OTHERS HOLDING FAIRLY SIMILAR.
IN HIGHLAND SPRINGS WITH THAT SCENARIO HAS 506 STUDENTS TO OPEN.
[NOISE] IN SCENARIO 4, THIS IS ANOTHER SCENARIO WHERE STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR CAN BE MOVED, AND THEY CAN ALSO BE PLACED IN AN EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SLICING THE APPLE.
YOU CAN SEE WHEN THIS IS DONE THAT AGAIN, NORTH AUGUSTA MAKES A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN PUPILS IN POVERTY, WITH THE OTHERS STAYING FAIRLY SIMILAR.
THAT BIGGEST JUMP COMING LIKELY FROM PAUL KNOX BECAUSE PAUL KNOX DROPS BY 12 PERCENT.
THEN SCENARIO 5 IS AGAIN, ANOTHER WAY OF SLICING IT TO GET THE SAME EFFECT.
YOU SEE THAT THE POPULATION OF HIGHLAND SPRINGS IS A LITTLE SMALLER THAN WE HAD IN OTHER SCENARIOS.
WHAT THIS SCENARIO DOES THOUGH, IS IT BALANCES OUT PUPILS IN POVERTY A LITTLE MORE ACROSS THE FOUR, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN INCREASE IN NORTH AUGUSTA, A DECREASE AT LANGLEY BATH, AND THEN LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL HOLDING STEADY WITH HIGHLAND SPRINGS OPENING AT 65 PERCENT, AND THERE'S MOVEMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING SCHOOLS.
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>> ANY OTHER CURRENT QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS?
>> NO QUESTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, BUT IF WE'RE CONTINUING DISCUSSION ON ANY POSSIBLE OTHER SCENARIO, IF SOMEONE WANTS IT, FOR ME, I DON'T LIKE ONE, OR RATHER REMAINING ONES, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE [NOISE] FOUR BETTER THAN THE OTHERS.
REASON BEING ONE AND THREE SPECIFICALLY, APPEAR TO REACH DEEP INTO AREA 3 TO PULL STUDENTS OVER THE HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
THAT WOULD BE MY REASONING FOR NOT LACKING ONE AND THREE, BUT I'M JUST CONTINUING DISCUSSION, SO MOVE US.
>> FOR SIMILAR REASONS, WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD SOME MAYBE JUST DISCUSSING IT.
I WOULD AGREE, I HAVE MY REASONS, BUT OPTION 3, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO THAT YOU SAID DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU, I WOULD AGREE OPTION 3 DOESN'T SEEM LIKE 100 PERCENT, AND IT'S ALSO REDUNDANT TO ONE, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT.
>> I LIKE TO ADD JUST ONE THING WITH SCENARIO 4.
I LIKE THE CONSISTENCY IN THE MOVEMENT, BUT TAKING NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE TO 73 PERCENT PUPILS IN POVERTY, THAT'S NOT AN ADVANTAGE I DON'T THINK FOR THEM.
SCENARIO 4 FROM 51 PERCENT TO 73 PERCENT.
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>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS BOARD TO KNOW HOW THE PEOPLE SHOULD
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FEEL ABOUT ESSENTIALLY KEEPING THEIR REALIZE INTACT.I THINK THAT'S WHAT BOTH OF THESE THINGS, AND THAT WOULD CLARIFY.
THIS IS AN ARGUMENT [OVERLAPPING].
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO NARROW DOWN CHOICES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO PRESENT.
>> I'M SAYING JUST GIVE HIM AN OPTION.
LET'S GIVE THEM A CHOICE TO MAKE.
WE'VE ALREADY ACCEPTED BASICALLY INTERNAL VALUATION.
LET'S GIVE THEM MORE ADDITION. SPARE SOME TIME. [INAUDIBLE]
>> BECAUSE WITH WHATEVER THE CASE IS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HAVE INPUT, AND IF THEY ONLY HAVE INPUT FOR AREA 2, WE JUST EXCLUDED ALL OF AREA 3.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY TOO.
>> OTHER DISCUSSION. [BACKGROUND] RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MOTION THAT SECONDED TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION SUCH THAT WE NOW ELIMINATE SCENARIO 1.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS THE AMENDMENT.
THE MOTION CARRIES FOR THE AMENDMENT, THAT LEAVES US WITH THE AMENDED MOTION THAT WE MUST VOTE ON AND THAT AMENDED MOTION IS NOW THAT WE ELIMINATE SCENARIOS 3 AND 4 FROM FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.
WE REALLY HAVE, NOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CONSIDER AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC SCENARIOS 1, 2, AND 6 AND WE HAVE NOT DECIDED THE FATE OF NUMBER 5.
[LAUGHTER] LIKE I SAID, I LIVE IN AIKEN.
BUT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT FIVE, AS FAR AS PRESENTING OPTIONS TO THE PUBLIC, IS THAT IT BALANCES SEVERAL THINGS WELL.
YOU'VE GOT EVEN POPULATIONS ACROSS THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE AFFECTED.
YOU IN A RELATIVE SENSE, IT EVENS OUT PUPILS IN POVERTY.
JUST THE DOWNSIDE BASED ON DISCUSSIONS AT A HIGH LEVEL IS THAT YOU'RE DISRUPTING MORE SCHOOLS AND MORE STUDENTS COMPARED TO JUST MAKING AREA 2 OUR ONLY OPTION.
BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IF WE DECIDE TO INCLUDE IT, IS YOU CAN GET TWO OPTIONS WITH AREA 2 ONLY AND TWO OPTIONS WITH BOTH AREAS.
AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP SCENARIO 5 FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION IN OUR FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS.
>> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO KEEP INCLUDE SCENARIO 5 FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, THE MOTION CARRIES.
SORRY. I WAS KEEPING SCORE HERE AND IF YOU'RE KEEPING SCORE AT HOME, SO I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY HOW ELSE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE DID A GOOD THING.
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WE NARROWED DOWN FROM SIX DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO FOUR SCENARIOS TO KEEP DISCUSSING AND TO TALK WITH THE PUBLIC THAT PROVIDE, I THINK, THE ESSENCE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT, BUT NOT QUITE SO MANY, AND WE ARE DONE WITH THAT AGENDA ITEM.>> IF I DON'T ASK NOW I WILL FORGET IT.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE STUDENTS GO TO HIGH SCHOOL? WHETHER GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ATTENDANCE?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL LINES.
HIGH-SCHOOL LINES WOULD STAY THE SAME.
>> THAT'S GOOD AND KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE HAVE FUTURE DISCUSSIONS AND COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT'S DISCUSSING IT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, DR. BRADLEY.
THANK YOU, DR. MURPHY. THANK YOU ALSO FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE VOTE ON AS A GROUP, BUT WE MAY DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY AS NECESSARY BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE.
THE FIRST CONSENT ITEM IS WE HAVE A LIST OF EXPULSIONS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PREPARED.
THESE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION AND THERE HAS BEEN NOT BEEN AN APPEAL, AND WE WILL BE RATIFYING THAT LIST.
THE SECOND IS THAT THERE IS A MIDDLING VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY FUND OF CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HAS DONATED $1,000 TO EACH OF THE MIDDLE VALLEY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR A TOTAL OF $6,000.
WE MUST APPROVE ACCEPTING THAT AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE USED TO PURCHASE LIBRARY BOOKS.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER DONATION, ANONYMOUS DONATION TO NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL OF $2,000.
THAT'S GOING TO BE USED TOWARD BOSTON TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR.
SMART SAFE SO NORTH AUGUSTA IS MAKING A DONATION ALSO TO NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL OF $3,000 AND THAT'S GOING TO BE USED, I THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING FOR THE NORTH AUGUSTA CLAY TARGET TEAM WHEN THEY DO THEIR ACTIVITIES AT THE RANGE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE LAST CONSENT ITEM, WHICH WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS IS WE MUST APPROVE THAT USING GOV DEALS ONLINE GOVERNMENT SURPLUS AUCTION SERVICES AS A WAY TO DISPOSE OF OUR ITEMS THAT WE HAVE DECLARED A SURPLUS.
THAT'S A SUMMARY OF OUR CONSENT ITEMS. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIVE CONSENT ITEMS?
>> OKAY. DR. BRADLEY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIVE CONSENT ITEMS. MR. SMITH SECONDED IT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE FIVE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
NO INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEMS, WHICH BRINGS US TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE, MR. LAURENCE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND JUST VERY BRIEFLY.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD A GREAT TOUR YESTERDAY AND TODAY OF MACON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS GROUPS OF ADMINISTRATORS WENT OUT TO CONGRATULATE OUR HONOR COURT MEMBERS FOR THE VARIOUS AWARDS THAT WILL BE GIVEN IN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO, A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, FIRST-YEAR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
OUR GEM, WHICH IS OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S ALL ABOUT IT. WE WENT OUT AND RECOGNIZED THOSE FOLKS.
LAST WEEK WE RECOGNIZED OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR ON RECORD,
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OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, AND OUR PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR ON RECORD.IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE FOLKS FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THEM FOR A LITTLE BIT.
ENJOY DOING THAT TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF YOU JOINING US WHEN WE ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THOSE AWARDS IN MARCH.
>> WE ARE IN NEED OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.
EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE NEED TO HANDLE TWO STUDENT APPEALS, BOTH OF THEM FROM AREA 2.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYMENT MATTERS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT, AND WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL MATTER CONCERNING EARLY LEARNING.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE ITEMS?
>> I HEARD A MOTION FROM DR. BRADLEY, SECOND BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE FOUR ITEMS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
LET'S TRY TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ABOUT 10:00 TILL 8:00.
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THANK YOU.[03:20:02]
WE GOT EVERYBODY. WE DID HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION[03:20:06]
TONIGHT WHERE WE DISCUSSED TWO STUDENT APPEALS,[03:20:13]
AN EMPLOYEE MATTER,[03:20:15]
AND A CONTRACTUAL MATTER.[03:20:18]
WE NEED A MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION[03:20:22]
AND ENTER A REGULAR SESSION TO TAKE ACTION ON THOSE FOUR ITEMS AS NECESSARY.[03:20:29]
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>> MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
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I HEARD A SECOND BY DR. BRADLEY.[03:20:33]
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION. RAISE YOUR HAND.[03:20:39]
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES.[03:20:43]
WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION,[03:20:45]
WE HEARD THE CASE OF STUDENT APPEAL A.[03:20:49]
DO I HEAR A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL A?[03:20:52]
>> YES, SIR. IN A MATTER OF STUDENT A. I MOVE
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THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR PLACEMENT ITSELF.[03:21:03]
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION ON ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT FOR STUDENT A.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE ALSO HEARD THE CASE OF STUDENT APPEAL B.
IS THERE A MOTION INVOLVING STUDENT APPEAL B?
>> YES. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE PLACE STUDENT B IN THE ALTERNATIVE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THERE'S A MOTION BY DR. BRADLEY, SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON TO PLACE STUDENT B IN ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT ITSELF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE LAST MATTER THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON, WAS THE EMPLOYEE MATTER INVOLVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT.
DO I HEAR A MOTION REGARDING THAT?
>> MOVE WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DR. BRADLEY SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON TO ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION IN REFERENCE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, THE MOTION CARRIES.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. WE STAND ADJOURNED.
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