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OKAY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE A GOOD CROWD FOR THE BUDGET HEARING.
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I APPRECIATE IT.YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR THE BUDGET HEARING.
OKAY. I'LL CALL THE MAY 9TH MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER.
WE START EVERY MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD IN ADVANCE.
WE DO HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE.
THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING BUDGET WORKSHOP FROM APRIL 11TH, THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 18TH AND THEN THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 28TH.
AS FAR AS THE END DATE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE THREE SETS OF MINUTES? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND.
SECOND BY MR. SMITH? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE THREE SETS OF MINUTES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE THREE SETS OF MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
WE'LL HAVE A SECOND READING LATER IN MAY.
THE SECTION 6-180 OF SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, I BELIEVE, SAYS WE GIVE PEOPLE A PUBLIC NOTICE ABOUT THE YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HEARING AND WE PRESENT THE FIRST APPROVED FIRST READING OF THE BUDGET AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO MAKE COMMENTS WHETHER THEY, YOU KNOW, SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE AN AWKWARD PAUSE JUST TO MAKE SURE.
OKAY. IT APPEARS WE HAVE NO ONE THAT WANTS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE BUDGET.
IT MOVES US TO OUR REGULAR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT HAS REQUESTED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
MISS NATASHA DAVIS IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO US ON THE CAMBRIDGE PROGRAMS AND CAMBRIDGE DIPLOMA.
I WON'T GO TO ANY DETAILS AS I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT I'M NOT PERMITTED TO DO SO IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
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I WOULD JUST LIKE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AT THIS POINT THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND THAT YOU ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON A PLAN TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR MY SON.SO, MISS DAVIS, JUST AND THIS IS FRUSTRATING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS JUST THAT YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US ABOUT ISSUES YOU HAVE WITH POLICY OR SCHOOL OPERATIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
OKAY. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL.
THAT WAS JUST ALL I NEEDED BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET ANY EMAIL RESPONSE.
OKAY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS RECEIVED.
A FEW OF THEM GOT KICKED BACK, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T BRING ANY SPECIFICS TO TONIGHT'S MEETING ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR ANYTHING.
THE ONE THING THAT THE POLICY AROUND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GOING BACK TO THAT, IT CERTAINLY HIGHLIGHTS NOT MAKING ANY COMMENTS ON ANY PARTICULAR PERSON.
SURE. NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU WOULD SAY.
THAT'S ONLY THE THING I WOULD REFER YOU TO IS WHAT'S IN THE POLICY, RIGHT? AND NOTHING I WOULD HAVE TO SAY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN PARTICULARLY MY SON AND HOW IT RELATES DIRECTLY TO HIM.
AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT.
AND YOU GUYS WILL WORK HARD TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR HIM.
YES, MA'AM. WE DO HAVE ALL THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM ARE HERE BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THAT.
AND SO I'LL TURN OVER THE PROCEEDINGS TO MISS MERRY GLENNE PICCOLINO.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN NUESSLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO GET TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS THIS EVENING.
EVERY YEAR, BAND STUDENTS AUDITION TO EARN A SPOT IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OR SCBDA HONOR BANDS.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THAT PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE ABLE AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MR. NUESSLE AND MR. LAURENCE IN FRONT OF THE DAIS, I THINK THAT THEY WOULD WELCOME YOU TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE PART OF AN 11 COUNTY REGION, REGION TWO.
AND NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL HOST THE AUDITIONS FOR OUR REGION.
REGION TWO CONSISTS OF 11 COUNTIES WITH NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL HOSTING THE AUDITION EACH JANUARY.
THE TOP RANKED STUDENTS IN THE REGION ADVANCED TO THE STATE AUDITIONS HELD AT LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
THE AUDITION CONSISTS OF TIME MEMORIZED MAJOR SCALES, A MEMORIZED CHROMATIC SCALE OVER THE RANGE OF THE INSTRUMENT, A PREPARED PIECE OF MUSIC CALLED A SOLO THAT IS PRESCRIBED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TONE OR TECHNIQUE, AND TWO SIGHT READING EXAMPLES IN WHICH THE STUDENT HAS 30 SECONDS TO LOOK OVER THE TECHNICAL EXERCISE AND THEN PLAY AT SIGHT AND EXERCISE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THESE SOLO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TECHNICAL ABILITIES AND THEIR RANGE SPEED STYLE AND RHYTHMIC DEMANDS.
OFTENTIMES THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO STUDENTS TO WORK ON AS AN EXTRACURRICULAR ENDEAVOR.
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THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ON THE PROCESS OF LEARNING THEIR SCALES AND SOLOS AND PRACTICING SIGHT READING, RECORDING THEIR PROGRESS, AND HAVE TAKEN THE RISK OF BEING JUDGED ON THEIR CURRENT MUSICAL CAPABILITIES.WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS SOME OF THE TOP MUSICIANS IN OUR REGION AND AS SOME OF THE TOP MUSICIANS IN OUR STATE. I APOLOGIZE.
I KNOW THAT THIS POWERPOINT HAS ADVANCED QUITE A BIT, BUT WE WILL BEGIN WITH ALL STATE BAND.
JULIA AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SHAKE MR. LAURENCE HAND AND THE HANDS OF EACH OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
[APPLAUSE] AND JULIA, DON'T GO TOO FAR.
JUST STAY RIGHT THERE FOR ME, PLEASE.
AND JULIA PLAYS THE FLUTE AND IS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE.
WE ALSO HAVE KAISER CLINGERMAN, WHO IS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, ALSO AT NEW ELLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE PLAYS THE PERCUSSION. LAST FROM NEW ELLINGTON IS JULIA BESSETTE AND SHE PLAYS THE HORN AS AND IS ALSO AN EIGHTH GRADE. [APPLAUSE] JULIA WAS ALSO NAMED TO THE ALL STATE ORCHESTRA, AND THAT IS STUDENTS WHO SCORE IN THE TOP 2 TO 4 CHAIRS ON THEIR INSTRUMENT.
[APPLAUSE] I SEE MRS. BURLEY THERE, BAND DIRECTOR HERE ON THE FRONT ROW.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND I THINK MRS. DUGGAR MAY BE HERE. I NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT THANK YOU.
IN ADDITION TO OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE STUDENTS REPRESENTING NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THOSE STUDENTS INCLUDE ARIANNE TURNER, WHO PLAYS THE CLARINET AND IS IN EIGHTH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] AND STEPHANIE CHAPMAN IS THE BAND DIRECTOR FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND HAS JOINED US TONIGHT AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MOTHERS WHO ARE HERE WITH THEM TONIGHT.
WE KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO GET THEM TO PRACTICE.
[APPLAUSE] JULIA'S MOTHER, JESSICA BESSETTE.
[APPLAUSE] AND ARIANNE'S MOTHER, STEPHANIE TURNER.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT, WE HAVE CLINIC BAND WHO ARE 9TH AND 10TH GRADE STUDENTS.
WE HAVE AIKEN HIGH STUDENT JOANNA BROWN, WHO PLAYS THE FLUTE AND IS IN 10TH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] HER FATHER IS WITH US TONIGHT.
JEFF BROWN, IF YOU'D PLEASE STAND.
[APPLAUSE] AND HER MOM TRAN BROWN.
[APPLAUSE] GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
HER BAND DIRECTOR, MICHAEL RATLIFF, HAS ALSO JOINED US.
[APPLAUSE] GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WE HAVE JUSTIN XU, WHO PLAYS THE SAX AND IS IN 10TH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] HIS MOM IS HERE CELEBRATING WITH HIM TONIGHT.
PATTI THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
[APPLAUSE] AS WELL AS HIS BAND DIRECTOR, MR. NEIL NEILSON AND ASSISTANT BAND DIRECTOR AUSTIN GANT.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE OUR SENIOR BAND, 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS, AND THESE ARE STUDENTS FROM NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE WILL ZIEGLER, WHO PLAYS THE OBOE AND IS AN 11TH GRADE.
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[APPLAUSE] AS WELL AS ANDREW ALTRINGER, WHO PLAYS THE TUBA AND IS ALSO IN 11TH GRADE.[APPLAUSE] AND THEY ARE JOINED BY THEIR PRINCIPAL, MR. JOHN MURPHY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AS WELL AS MR. LAURENCE AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE ALL STATE.
WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING REGION IN OUR BOARD HIGHLIGHTS.
I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN WITH THE POWERPOINT.
[APPLAUSE] THIS TEAM WON THEIR FIFTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
THEY DID IT THIS YEAR BY DEFEATING WESTWOOD 42 TO 29 IN AN INTENSE COME FROM BEHIND WIN AT USC AIKEN'S CONVOCATION CENTER.
THEY ARE THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE'S 4A STATE CHAMPIONS.
[APPLAUSE] THESE LADIES ARE MOTIVATED BY THE SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE A YOUNG TEAM.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP AND BE CONGRATULATED BY MR. LAURENCE AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
[APPLAUSE] TRIANA. AND IF YOU WILL FINISH AND JUST STAND UP THERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WANT A PICTURE.
ALSO, ASHLEY WALKER, IN EIGHTH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] TAYLOR BONNIE IN NINTH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] SELINA GRANT, ALSO IN NINTH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] AMAYA HAL NINTH GRADE.
NASSIAH WILLIAMS. NINTH GRADE. [APPLAUSE] KENNEDY WRIGHT. NINTH GRADE.
[APPLAUSE] ALSO IN 10TH MADISON MCCAIN.
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11TH GRADE STUDENT ATHLETE JANELLE JACKSON.[APPLAUSE] OH, NO. ALSO IN 11TH TAMIYA TIMBERS.
KHALIA DUKES. [APPLAUSE] AINSLEY GARTRELL.
[APPLAUSE] THIS WINNING TEAM IS MANAGED BY HOPE JACKSON, WHO IS IN THE 12TH GRADE AND THEIR BOOKKEEPER, HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THEIR SUCCESS.
AND OF COURSE, THEIR WINNING COACH, AL YOUNG, WHO WAS ALSO NAMED THE REGION COACH OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] COACH YOUNG HAS A FAMILY OBLIGATION TONIGHT.
SO DID SEND HIS REGRETS THIS EVENING BUT CONGRATULATES THE TEAM.
AND THEY ARE ALSO JOINED BY SOME ASSISTANT COACHES, LAVON MARION.
[APPLAUSE] AND CAROLINE WILLIAMS. [APPLAUSE] NORTH AUGUSTA'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IS MR. BRIAN THOMAS, AND AGAIN, THEIR PRINCIPAL IS ALSO HERE, JOHN MURPHY.
[APPLAUSE] I THINK THAT THAT WAS IT FOR THIS WINNING TEAM.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A BIG GROUP PHOTOGRAPH IF POSSIBLE.
NO. THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR COMING.
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THANK YOU. OUR FINAL CELEBRATION FOR NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT IS A SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY WINNER WHO ACTUALLY IS A SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER. HE UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT WE WANTED TO SEND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN LUCA LOBATO, WHO IS THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNER OF THE WINTER SPORTS CATEGORY OF THE SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA'S STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY SONY.AND IT'S IN THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY AND YEARBOOKS.
THIS IS A NATIONAL AWARD WITH MORE THAN 1600 ENTRIES FROM STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE SHOTS THAT HE GETS WITH THE SONY CAMERA AND LIGHT KIT HE WON.
[APPLAUSE] AS YOU KNOW, A VERY PROUD PRINCIPAL, MR. JOHN MURPHY IS WITH US TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO YEARBOOK ADVISOR MISS DAWN ANDERSON.
AND OUR FINAL IN-PERSON RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS FOR MISS CHEYENNE CAMPBELL.
EXCUSE ME. SHE'S A SENIOR AT MIDLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND A SPORTS MEDICINE COMPLETER AT THE AIKEN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER, WHERE SHE IS ALSO PRESIDENT OF OUR CAREER CENTERS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, STUDENTS OF AMERICA OR HOSA ORGANIZATION.
IN ADDITION, THEY WON THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR RAISING $1,265 FOR BE THE MATCH A BONE MARROW REGISTRY.
CHEYENNE IS OUR ONLY FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOSA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT IS QUITE AN HONOR. SHE WON THE JOB SEEKING SKILLS CATEGORY WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CHEYENNE CAMPBELL AS WELL AS HER INSTRUCTOR, MISS ASHLEY COOPER, AND EVERYBODY AT THE CAREER CENTER.
AND I SHOOK YOUR HAND WHEN I WALKED IN.
MR. KENNY LOTT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH? AND MRS. COOPER IS HERE, SO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
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I AGREE. THAT WAS FUN.AND THE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, AS JUST AS A PERSONAL COMMENT.
SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY THAT WE RECOGNIZE TONIGHT AND THOSE THAT ARE YOU CAN SEE IN OUR INTERMISSION DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE SLIDESHOW, THOSE ARE QUITE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE A REGULAR AGENDA.
WE'VE GOT SOME INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE FIRST OF WHICH.
GO AHEAD, MR. LAURENCE. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS OVER? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TONIGHT TO CONTINUE OUR SERIES OF SCHOOL SPOTLIGHTS.
BUT AS I STARTED DIGGING DEEPER, IT'S TRULY ABOUT THE JOURNEY THAT WE TAKE TO GET THOSE FEELINGS.
BEFORE YOU CAN PREPARE FOR ANY TRIP, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
AND FOR US, OUR COMPASS AT BELVEDERE IS WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS MEETING THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS, MEETING THEIR EMOTIONAL NEEDS, AND TRULY CONSIDERING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE WHOLE CHILD.
DURING THE END OF 2021, 2022, WE DETERMINED CLEAR GOALS FOR READING, ACHIEVEMENT, MATH ACHIEVEMENT, REDUCING REFERRALS, INCREASING FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL CULTURE. FROM THERE, WE CAME UP WITH STRATEGIES FOR EACH, AND THAT'S HOW WE PLANNED OUR CAMPING TRIP WE WENT ON FOR 2022, 2023.
WE SET UP FOUR HOUSES WITHIN THE LARGER ORGANIZATION OF BELVEDERE.
AT BELVEDERE, WE WANTED TO CREATE THAT HOME AWAY FROM HOME BY IMPLEMENTING THE HOUSE MODEL.
THE IDEA CAME FROM RON CLARK ACADEMY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
WE DID A BIG HOUSE REVEAL IN MAY.
FROM THERE, WE BEGAN PLANNING HOW WE WERE GOING TO REVEAL OUR HOUSES TO OUR STUDENTS.
WE WANTED TO START WITH BUILDING THE EXCITEMENT AND CURIOSITY.
SO FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARRIVED FROM MEET THE TEACHER ALL THE WAY TO OUR BIG HOUSE REVEAL, WE WERE GOING OVER HOUSES, SYMBOLS, CHEERS AND ALL OF THE FUN THAT WOULD BE IN STORE. THEN IT WAS FINALLY TIME FOR THE BIG HOUSE REVEAL.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MOMENTUM CONTINUED WITH WEEKLY MEETINGS BY GRADE LEVEL FOR HOUSE MEMBERS AND MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR ALL STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH WHO WERE IN THAT SAME HOUSE.
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SO EARNING A HOUSE POINT CARRIED A LOT OF WEIGHT.THE CRAZIEST THING IS WE'VE YET TO GIVE OUT A SINGLE REWARD FOR A WINNING HOUSE.
ONCE WE HAD OUR FOUR TENTS UP AND GOING, IT WAS TIME FOR THE HIKING TRIP OF OUR YEAR.
FROM FIELD DAY CELEBRATIONS TO PARADES AND MORE.
THE YEAR WAS PACKED FULL OF ADVENTURES.
WE ALL KNOW THAT HIKING ISN'T ABOUT JUST TAKING THE EASIEST TRAIL, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MONITOR AND ADJUST BECAUSE THAT BRIDGE MAY BE WASHED OUT THAT WAS ON YOUR ORIGINAL PATH. THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE OBSTACLES WE FACED WAS THE CANCELING OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS DUE TO THE RAIN.
AND NOT ONLY DID THEY CREATE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR OWN ATHLETES, WE WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE SEVERAL NEIGHBORING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT WERE ABLE TO BRING THEIR STUDENTS OVER TO STILL PARTICIPATE.
WE DIDN'T LET A CHALLENGE STOP US.
DURING THE HIKE AT SOME POINT YOU'LL WANT TO STOP AND EAT.
ALL THROUGH WRITING THAT CHALLENGING TDA IN FIFTH GRADE.
WE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WERE WELL BEHAVED AND PARTICIPATING IN CLASS, PREPARING 21ST CENTURY GRADUATES WITH INCORPORATING MANDARIN IMMERSION AND FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL A SENSE OF SUCCESS FROM DIFFERENT ACTIVITY CLASSES, FROM CREATING POTTERY TO PARTICIPATING IN MUSICALS.
IT'S LIKE PREPARING FOR A MEAL AT CAMP.
IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT WHO CATCHES THE FISH OR WHO STARTS THE FIRE.
IT TAKES EVERYONE'S SKILLS AND GIFTS TO CREATE SUCCESS.
AT SOME POINT IN THE HIKE, YOU GET TO THAT AMAZING VIEW AT THE END AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK FROM SETTING UP TENTS, HIKING, PREPARING A MEAL AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES PAYS OFF WITH A WONDERFUL VIEW.
WE NAMED AMY COLEMAN AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND ADA CARPENTER AS FIRST YEAR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND TINA DE SHEPHERD NOT ONLY AS OUR DISTRICT OR AS OUR SCHOOL GEM, BUT ALSO THE DISTRICT LEVEL GEM.
WE WENT FROM NON APPROVED SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS THAT FIRST YEAR BACK AFTER COVID TO OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE NOT ONLY MENTORED OUR STUDENTS BUT SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH TUTORING. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR ROLE IN OUR BUILDING WE'VE CUT IN HALF OUR HIGH RISK STUDENTS FOR NONSENSE WORDS, SIGHT WORDS AND FLUENCY READING FROM WINTER TO THE PRESENT IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.
THE ACHIEVEMENT CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE.
WE HAD A 17% INCREASE IN STUDENTS MEETING THEIR MATH MAP GOALS FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR IN THIRD GRADE AND AN OVERALL 10% OR MORE INCREASE IN STUDENTS MEETING THEIR GOALS FROM LAST YEAR TO THE PRESENT.
IN READING, ON AVERAGE, THERE'S BEEN A 7% INCREASE IN EACH GRADE LEVEL FOR STUDENTS MEETING THEIR MAP GOALS AND AN INCREASE OF 9% OF OUR STUDENTS FOR PROJECTED MEETS AND EXCEEDS BASED ON SPRING SCORES.
THE CAMPFIRE AT THE END IS OFTEN THAT CAPSTONE MOMENT OF THE CAMPING TRIP.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WORK, I CERTAINLY CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REMEMBER THE FUN MOMENTS.
AND OUR LEADERSHIP MODELS WORKING AS A TEAM TO MEET CHALLENGES TOGETHER.
I'VE WORKED UNDER SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIONS OVER THE YEARS, AND THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST POSITIVE AS FAR AS WORKING AS A TEAM AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO CREATE GREAT LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MODELING AND MAINTAINING A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE.
I CHOSE TO TEACH AT BELVEDERE BECAUSE I KNOW I'M TRULY APPRECIATED FROM THE FIRST DAY I ARRIVED.
THE STAFF HAS BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN WELCOMING AND REALLY WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU AS A PERSON.
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I'M NOT JUST ONE OF THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS, I'M A VALUED MEMBER OF THE TEAM AND A FAMILY THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF ME THROUGH WHATEVER CHALLENGES I MAY FACE.IT HAS BEEN SO REWARDING THIS YEAR.
TEACHING IS GOD'S CALLING FOR MY LIFE AND I TRULY LOVE IT.
MY LIFE IS FULL OF REWARDING MOMENTS AT BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY TOO MANY TO PICK JUST ONE.
AND I LOVE I HAVE PARENTS SAY THAT THEY'RE EXCITED THAT THEIR STUDENT IS GOING TO BE IN MY CLASS.
I LOVE WHEN FORMER STUDENTS STOP BY AND SAY HELLO AND GIVE ME A HUG.
IT WOULD TAKE PAGES TO SAY HOW REWARDING MY JOB IS AT BES.
I'M SO GLAD GOD ALLOWED ME TO BE A SMALL PART OF THIS WONDERFUL SCHOOL.
I LOVE DATA AND IT VALIDATES MY EFFORTS AND INFORMS ME OF THE CHANGES I NEED TO MAKE.
I BELIEVE WHAT THE DATA SHOWS AND RARELY MAKE EXCUSES FOR THE SCORES THAT STUDENTS MAKE.
WE CELEBRATE THE WINS, ALL WITH STUDENTS BEST INTEREST AT OUR CORE.
THANK YOU. OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT.
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. ITEM A1 IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.
AND IT'S OUR JOB TO RATIFY THAT.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. TYLER. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIST OF PERSONNEL IMPROVEMENTS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THIS IS A REVISION TO POLICY GCOA EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ON FIRST READING.
SO JUST FOR FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE OR MAYBE WATCHING THE PRIMARY, THE ONLY CHANGE ON THIS POLICY WAS THAT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NON-RENEWALS IN THE CURRENT POLICY WERE TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 15TH, WHICH IS PRETTY EARLY.
SO DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY GCOA ON FIRST READING? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. MOULTON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ON FIRST READING THE REVISION TO POLICY GCOA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM A3 IS ALSO A POLICY REVISION.
EXCUSE ME. THIS IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RULE GBC-R STAFF COMPENSATION.
OR DO WE DO TWO? YEAH, WE DON'T DO TWO READINGS.
I GOT TO REMIND MYSELF OF THAT.
I CAUGHT MYSELF. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
SO THIS IS IT IF YOU GOT QUESTIONS.
BUT JUST A SUMMARY FOR FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE.
THERE'S CHANGES AROUND THE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE RATE.
AND IT HAD SOME LANGUAGE ON WHAT THEY WOULD BE PAID.
AND THEN THAT LANGUAGE IS CHANGING TO AT THE CERTIFICATION PENDING RATE.
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SCHOOL YEAR OR EXCUSE ME, THE FISCAL YEAR THAT YOU'RE WORKING.RIGHT. AND BASED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CERTIFICATE AND OTHER THINGS.
SO A LITTLE CLARIFICATION THERE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULE GBC-R? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON? IS THERE A SECOND.
SECOND BY MISS TYLER? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADMINISTRATIVE RULE GBC-R, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND I WOULD JUST THIS IS A REWRITE AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT WE GET HELP WITH FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA IS IT SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND THEY'VE UPDATED THE MODEL POLICY.
SO WE'RE UPDATING OUR POLICY AND WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY? GDQC ON FIRST READ? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY DR.
HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ON FIRST READING THE REVISION TO POLICY GDQC.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND THAT HAS US THROUGH THE POLICY REVISIONS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, DID WE DO GCQE? NO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER MOTION.
I MISSED THAT. THAT WAS THE REASON.
YEAH, BUT WE DID IN THE MOTION, WE ONLY HAD ONE OF THE POLICIES, SO.
LET ME PULL THAT UP TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS IT.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. ALL RIGHT.
AND THE MOTION SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED.
UP AND DOWN. GDQC IS THE POLICY ON THE RETIREMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF VERSUS THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
SO APOLOGIES FOR NOT BRINGING THAT UP.
MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
HANKS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE APPROVED ON FIRST READING THE CHANGES TO POLICY GDQC.
FACILITIES HEALTH AND SAFETY CLEANING PROGRAM FOR THE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, MR, LAURENCE.
THIS IS JUST AN RFP THAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO AWARD FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES OF A BI ANNUAL CONTRACT.
WE HAD THE OPTION TO RENEW THE CONTRACT OR GO BACK OUT AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER BIDDERS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WITH THIS COMPANY FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEY'VE GIVEN US QUALITY SERVICE.
SO WE INTEND TO AWARD THE CONTRACT PER YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE THIS INDIVIDUAL ITEM THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD [INAUDIBLE]. DO WE HAVE? SO WE'VE GOT SOME. I'LL PULL IT UP, MAKE SURE WE DON'T MESS THIS UP TOO.
SO WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS CONTRACT.
FOR EXCUSE ME BECAUSE IT'S EXPIRING IS.
WE'VE GOT IF YOU GUYS REVIEW, WE'VE GOT ONE PROPOSAL THAT WAS RECEIVED, AS DR.
MURPHY WAS TALKING ABOUT, FROM THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE.
AND WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FROM AUGUSTA JANITORIAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY FOR THE FACILITY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY CLEANING PROGRAM.
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MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY DR. HANKS.ANY DISCUSSION? MISS TYLER? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
THE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, THEY'RE PRICED AT $0.05 PER SQUARE FOOT.
SO ARE WE PROCURING SERVICES, CLEANING SERVICES, OR ARE WE PROCURING JUST CLEANING SUPPLIES? WE'RE PROCURING CLEANING SUPPLIES.
THEY DO OFFER CONSULTATIVE SERVICES.
WE RARELY USE THEIR CONSULTATIVE SERVICES.
THANK YOU. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE SO YOU GET WHAT YOU GET.
BUT AS FAR AS ONLY ONE PERSON BIDDING ON THE RFP, THAT IS, ARE THEY THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN OR JUST NOBODY'S INTERESTED? WELL, MAYBE NO ONE'S INTERESTED.
THEY GAVE US A PRETTY FAIR PRICE.
WE BUY ALL OF OUR CLEANING SUPPLIES FROM THEM AS WELL AS OUR WAX AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR.
MURPHY OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY AUGUSTA JANITORIAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THEM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT ITEM AND DR.
MURPHY, THE I GUESS MS. BRAXTON MIGHT COME UP FOR QUESTIONS.
WE ARE TO OUR FIRST READING OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT REVISIONS.
AND I WASN'T SURE IF Y'ALL WANTED TO REVIEW A PRESENTATION OR NOT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS BRAXTON.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN NUESSLE.
MR. LAURENCE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
ON LAST WEEK WE SHARED WITH YOU OUR PROCESS AND OUR TIMELINE THAT WE USE TO COME UP WITH THE REVISIONS. SO TONIGHT I WANT TO DO JUST A BRIEF RECAP.
THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE BOARD FOR REVISIONS FOR THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. AND I'LL JUST GIVE SOME BRIEF EXAMPLES.
I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THE SAME ONES I DID LAST WEEK.
WE'RE GOING TO WE SEPARATED THE CODE 16 INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND 210 PROFANITY ON PAGE 15 FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WE MADE A CORRECTION IN WHICH THE CODE SEVEN FOR DISHONESTY WAS REMOVED AS CHEATING AS A DESCRIPTION BECAUSE OF CHEATING WAS ALREADY BEING ADDRESSED IN LEVEL TWO.
AND THAT'S FOR THE MIDDLE LEVEL THAT'S FOUND ON PAGE 15 OF THAT DOCUMENT.
AND FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE ADDED CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FIRST INFRACTIONS FOR CONFRONTATION, VERBAL ALTERCATION TO GIVE ADMINISTRATORS SOME AUTONOMY DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE INCIDENT, CONFRONTATION, VERBAL ALTERCATION 407, WHICH IS THE CODE IS FOUND ON PAGE 17 IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT.
AGAIN, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WAS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL LEVELS.
WE ADDED THE CELL PHONE POLICY BACK TO THE PRINT WE MODIFIED.
WE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS IN THE DRESS CODE.
WE ALSO MADE A SUBMISSION OF HOW WE CAN SUBMIT EXCUSES FOR ABSENCES AND ALSO WE CHANGED SOME WORDING AND CODING TO ALIGN WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S BEHAVIOR INCIDENTS.
AGAIN, BULLYING IS CLEARLY DEFINED.
ANOTHER NOTABLE CHANGE IS ATTENDANCE.
STUDENTS CAN NOW SUBMIT EXCUSES VIA EMAIL, BUT IT'S SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION.
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OTHER CODES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I KNOW I WENT PRETTY QUICK.MR. MOULTON. FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE SINCERELY FOR MISSING THE WORKSHOP ON THIS, BUT I THINK THIS QUESTION DOESN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO WITH THAT. APPENDIX D, WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT ACTIVATION OF A CELL PHONE.
WELL, BEFORE I EVEN ASK THIS QUESTION, I WANT TO SAY THE BULLYING CLARIFICATION WAS EXCELLENT.
I MEAN, JUST OVERALL VERY IMPRESSED.
HOW DO WE DEFINE ACTIVATION? I UNDERSTAND RINGING IN CLASS WOULD BE A PROBLEM, BUT HOW ABOUT TEXT MESSAGING? ACTIVATION FOR ME WOULD BE DEFINED AS USING THE DEVICE.
WHAT? IF THE DEVICE IS POWERED ON IT'S CONSIDERED ACTIVATED.
SO ANY TIME THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR PHONE, IF IT'S ON, THEY'RE USING THE PHONE.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR MS. BRAXTON. TAKING A LONG PAUSE.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MS. BRAXTON. THANK YOU.
AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS.
THE MARKED UP COPY ANYWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ON FIRST READING THE THREE CODES OF CONDUCT AS PRESENTED.
SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MISS TYLER.
THEY'RE APPROVED ON FIRST READING.
OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE DO HAVE NINE CONSENT ITEMS THAT WE WILL VOTE ON AS A GROUP, BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VOTE INDIVIDUALLY.
WE ALSO HAVE PROVIDED A LIST OF OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFERS INTO THE DISTRICT.
FOURTH, WE HAVE REQUESTS TO ADMIT FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS IN AIKEN COUNTY.
FIFTH WE HAVE, SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME DONATIONS.
SO THEY'LL BE USING THAT TO BUY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THAT DONATION AS PART OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. THERE WAS AN ANONYMOUS DONATION TO THE THREE SCHOOLS THAT ARE ALL TOGETHER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AIKEN, MILLBROOK ELEMENTARY, KENNEDY MIDDLE AND SOUTH AIKEN HIGH. ANONYMOUS BENEFACTORS DONATED 15 GRAND TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS TO BE USED BY THE DISTRICT UTILIZED BY THE DISTRICT SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT.
THEN THERE IS THE CAROLINE MACKIE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONATION TO AIKEN HIGH.
$4,000 TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS.
OKAY. AND THE NEXT ONE, THIS IS WE'VE GOT SOME FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.
WE'VE GOT SOME I BELIEVE THIS IS THE AT RISK FUNDS.
THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE USED.
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EXCUSE ME. I JUST WANT TO BRING IT UP.FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR END ENDING JUNE 30TH.
AND THE DISTRICT'S ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON THAT FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.
AND THE LAST LET'S SEE AND WE CAN GO UP.
WE DIDN'T HAVE IT THE LAST ONE HAS TO DO WITH SURPLUS.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ITEMS THAT ARE DECLARED EITHER SURPLUS, WHETHER THEY BE ELECTRONIC.
OKAY. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE NINE CONSENT ITEMS? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON APPROVING THE NINE CONSENT ITEMS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE 9 CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE NINE CONSENT ITEMS ARE APPROVED.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MURPHY.
LET'S SEE HERE. MAKE SURE IT'S MOVING RIGHT.
OKAY. OVER AT AIKEN HIGH AUDITORIUM, THE CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING AT A STEADY PACE.
THE CURB AND GUTTER INSTALLATION HAS STARTED ON SITE, AND THE ROOFING IS EXACTLY 98% COMPLETE.
AND WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE HVAC.
INSIDE IS REALLY COMING ALONG NICELY.
THE CURTAIN WALL, GLAZING AND METAL WORK, METAL WALL PANELS ARE AT 95%.
ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL AND OVERHEAD AND IN-WALL ROOFING IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS AND OUR OSF ABOVE THE CEILING INSPECTION WAS PASSED IN APRIL, ON APRIL 25TH. EXCUSE ME.
THE $16 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE.
WE ARE DUE FOR COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, MAYBE MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER.
OVER AT HAMMOND HILL, THE CAFETERIA OR PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION WE'VE STARTED.
WE'VE BEGUN THE INSTALLATION OF THE FLOORING AND THE RUBBER BASE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ALL AREAS.
THE INTERIOR BLACKOUT WINDOW SHADES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CAFETERIA.
MOTORIZED VIDEO PROJECTION SCREEN HAS ALSO BEEN INSTALLED.
THE CAFETERIA TABLES ARE ON SITE AT THIS TIME AS WELL.
ON THE OUTSIDE, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING WITH PARKING.
LOCKERS, WASHERS AND DRYERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY AREA.
NOW, THIS PROJECT WAS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN LATE MARCH.
SO WE'RE RUNNING ABOUT FOUR WEEKS BEHIND ON THIS.
AND THIS IS DUE TO THE WEATHER THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
IT'S A VERY APPROPRIATE PICTURE.
THERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE MUD THERE.
CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING AT A STEADY PACE WITH OUR TRADES WORKING.
AND WE HAVE DUAL ELECTRICAL SHIFTS WORKING OUT THERE AS WELL TO TRY TO MAKE UP SOME OF THE TIME.
FLOORING AND CASEWORK INSTALLATION HAS STARTED.
YOU CAN SEE A SHOT OF OUR MEDIA CENTER.
AND TO THE RIGHT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA.
I THINK OUR LAST PROJECTION WAS APPROXIMATELY WE HAD 10% CHANCE TO COME IN ON TIME.
AND LASTLY, WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GRADING WORK.
THE FOUNDATION BLOCK CONTINUES AS FOOTINGS ARE BEING POURED.
FOOTINGS, STEEL INSULATION CONTINUES AS WELL AS THE FOOTING POURS AND THE SLAB PREP ALSO CONTINUES.
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WE DO HAVE A BIT OF A SLAB THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MID LOWER PORTION OF THAT SCREEN OF THAT PHOTO THERE, AS WELL AS AT THE VERY BOTTOM THERE YOU CAN SEE THE RETENTION POND HAS BEEN DUG OUT.SO PROGRESS IS PROCEEDING NICELY ON THAT PROJECT.
THAT'S $50 MILLION PROJECT HAS A COMPLETION DATE SET FOR JULY OF 2024 PENDING YOUR QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT AIKEN HIGH, BUT MAYBE A COMMENT MORE SO THAN A QUESTION.
I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE THAT LIVE ON THE STREET WHERE THE AUDITORIUM IS BEING BUILT AND PARKING AND MANEUVERING.
SO IF WE COULD PLEASE, YOU KNOW, MAKE IN AND OUT AS LESS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE.
I'D APPRECIATE IT. YES, MA'AM.
YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR.
THANK YOU. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING, WHICH LEADS US TO MR. LAURENCE'S SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT.
SO I THINK THOSE CAN STAND ALONE.
AND CERTAINLY WAS THRILLED TO HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON WITH BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY AND MS. LONG BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE MY SMORES CAMPER CRUNCH.
I'M GOING TO ENJOY THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU NOTICED AND SHE MENTIONED IT IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BELVEDERE ON THAT.
OKAY. YOU KNOW, I WAS A LITTLE REMISS.
I HAD WRITTEN IT DOWN AND THEN I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR MY UPDATE.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT PARTIALLY BECAUSE WE CELEBRATED SOMEWHAT LAST WEEK.
SO LAST FRIDAY, I THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD AMP THE APPRECIATION EVENT.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS PART OF PUTTING THAT ON.
SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND MAYBE SPEAKING FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD, I DON'T THINK THEY'LL MIND.
I WANT TO GIVE A SINCERE AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR WHAT FOLKS DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
I DIDN'T WANT TONIGHT TO GO PAST WITHOUT SAYING SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A STUDENT APPEAL FROM AREA ONE AND THEN THERE ARE TWO EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.
THERE'S AN EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER AND THEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. FOLLOWING THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION TO ANNOUNCE THE MATTERS CONSIDERED AND TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE REASONS? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE STATED REASONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE WILL RECONVENE BACK IN THE BOARD ROOM FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
LET'S TRY TO BE THERE AT 7:20.
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SO WE HAVE HAD THE FASTEST EXECUTIVE SESSION IN MY THREE YEARS, I THINK.[01:43:01]
BUT WE'VE HAD.[01:43:02]
WHAT'S THAT?[01:43:10]
WE'VE HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.[01:43:12]
WE DO NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.[01:43:15]
MOVED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RETURNING TO REGULAR SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE IN REGULAR SESSION.
SO WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO.
WE DID HAVE THREE THINGS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, JUST FOR THE RECORD WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HEAR A STUDENT APPEAL THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT IS BEING RESCHEDULED.
SO THAT'S WHY THERE IS NO DECISION ON THAT.
WE HAD TWO EMPLOYMENT MATTERS AND ONE OF WHICH IS AN EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER.
IS THERE SOMEONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO THAT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL MATTER? I'LL TRY. I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION TO BASICALLY DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION WITH THE CERTIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS.
SO MR. MOULTON HAS MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON THAT WE DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH WAS IN THE RECOMMENDATION FOR EMPLOYEES A, B, AND C THAT WERE DISCUSSED FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS IN THE RECOMMENDATION.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE HAD WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT IN RELATION TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THAT? MR. CHAIR, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS APPOINTMENT.
SO THE MOTION IS MADE BY MR. SILAS, SECONDED BY MS. RHINEHART-JACKSON TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR, LET ME SAY THE TITLE RIGHT, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE'VE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS. WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISS TYLER.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.