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>> [BACKGROUND] BEING SIX O’CLOCK WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
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AS YOU PROBABLY CAN TELL, WE HAVE SOME BOARD MEMBERS OUT TONIGHT.WE HAVE SOME SICKNESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF VACATION, BUT HOPEFULLY, TOGETHER WE CAN ALL GET THROUGH THIS AS FLUIDLY AND AS CAPABLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
WE START OFF OUR MEETINGS EACH WEEK WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REFLECT.
AFTERWARDS, WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FROM THE LAST MEETING. ANY MOTIONS?
>> ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? IT PASSES. WE NEED APPROVAL FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT. ANY SECOND?
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. [NOISE] EXCUSE ME.
IN SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS, WE HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND WE HAVE MR. DAVID PULIN TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
MR. PULIN I'D REMIND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
WE'VE HEARD YOU BEFORE AND YOU ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB.
>> IS THERE A CLOCK THAT I COULD BE GUIDED BY?
>> IT WAS RUNNING. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT RAN OFF.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENT NEW MEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON THIS TOPIC.
THIS IS YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2023, 2027.
AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO ONE OF THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, WHICH IS NUMBER 3.
NUMBER 3, I WILL READ, ''WE WILL FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND UNITY OF PURPOSE WITH MUTUAL RESPECT.'' AND I WILL GO BACK AND SAY THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNICATION OF HOW AND WHY THE DISTRICT OPERATES HERE, THAT IS THE REASON FOR MY STEPPING FORWARD TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS.
THIS STRATEGY NUMBER 3 CONTAINS A BULLET NUMBER 3 WHICH IS, ''TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THAT IS SPECIFIC, CONTINUOUS, AND INTENTIONAL.'' IN PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS SUPERINTENDENT AND I BELIEVE SUBORDINATE ADMINISTRATORS OF ANY PROGRAM OF TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF HERE IN THE DISTRICT, I RAISED A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE TRAINING AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD GET SOME CLARITY ON HOW THE PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD ASK WHETHER OR NOT EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD, EVERY ELECTED TRUSTEE TO INCLUDE THE SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE CLARITY IN THEIR MIND OF WHAT THE DEFINITIONS OF THE WORDS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION SPECIFICALLY MEAN WITH RELATION TO THE TRAINING YOU INTEND TO CONDUCT.
I KNOW THIS IS NOT A BACK-AND-FORTH DISCUSSION BUT I WOULD MAKE IT AN IMPOSITION FOR EACH OF YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT DEFINITION IS IN A CONTEXT OF THE TRAINING.
BECAUSE IF YOU ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS, THEN WE WON'T HAVE A CONSISTENT PROGRAM.
AND THE CONSISTENCY OF THE PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE USING TIME
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AND RESOURCES OF THE TAXPAYERS OF WHICH I'M ONE IN DISTRICT 9.SO WHAT DO WE THINK THE TERM DIVERSITY MEANS? I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S A DEFINITION IN THE DICTIONARY FOR EACH OF THESE WORDS, HOWEVER, WHAT DOES AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ASSUME THAT MEANS OR KNOW IT TO MEAN? OR WILL YOU HAVE THAT GIVEN TO YOU BY AN EXPERT IN DEI, THAT'S THE ACRONYM FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, FROM SOME OTHER EDUCATIONAL BODY, PERHAPS CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLOMBIA, OR AIKEN? BUT I IMPOSE UPON YOU WHAT I BELIEVE IS A STRONG REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.
DIVERSITY TO ME MEANS DIFFERENCE IN TALENT, IN SKILL, IN ABILITY, IN KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE.
THE NEXT WORD, OF COURSE, IS EQUITABLE OR EQUITY.
I'VE HEARD IT REFERRED TO BY MEMBERS OF THIS STAFF PREVIOUSLY WHEN I'VE DISCUSSED THE TERM EQUITY AS BEING SOMETHING OF EQUAL OUTCOMES.
WELL, WE HAVE ACCESS HERE AND I BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY CHILD OF SCHOOL AGE THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SCHOOLS HERE IN THE DISTRICT HAS EQUAL ACCESS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.
THAT IS WHAT EQUITY MEANS IN MY OPINION.
AND THEN WE HAVE INCLUSION AND INCLUSION IS EVERYONE REGARDLESS.
IF THERE'S A CATEGORY OF INCLUSION THAT'S NOT BEING MET, THEN I WOULD IMPOSE UPON THE BOARD THE REQUIREMENT TO DECLARE TO US AND MAKE CLEAR WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED, WHAT IS NOT INCLUSIVE SUCH THAT WE NOW NEED TO HAVE TRAINING TO BE INCLUSIVE? THEREFORE, IT BEGS THE QUESTION, ULTIMATELY, WHY ARE WE DOING A DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM OF TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF? WHAT IS NON-DIVERSE? WHAT IS INEQUITABLE, AND WHAT IS NON-INCLUSIVE.
LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT THE WORD INCLUSIVE OR DERIVATIVES OF THAT OCCUR FIVE TIMES IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE WORD EQUITY OR EQUITABLE, OCCURS FIVE TIMES.
THE WORD DIVERSITY OCCURS THREE TIMES.
SO YOU HAVE 13 OCCURRENCES OF THESE THREE WORDS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE THOSE WORDS IN A SIMPLE FOUR-PAGE STRATEGIC PLAN I DARESAY, YOU MUST DECLARE AND CLARIFY TO US WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT.
NOW, IN MY OPINION, I BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE WORDS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND THEY NEED TO BE SUBSTITUTED. THANK YOU, SIR.
DIVERSITY WE SHOULD REPLACE THAT WITH THE WORD DISCIPLINE.
I MYSELF HAVE TAUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOLS, THREE OF THEM, I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND, DISCIPLINE IS A SEVERE PROBLEM.
INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD REPLACE IT WITH THE WORD EQUALITY.
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL EQUAL IN EVERY CATEGORY IMAGINABLE, SAFE FOR ONE.
INCLUSION, WE SHOULD REPLACE THAT WITH RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS A RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR ELECTED POSITION AND IN YOUR SALARIED POSITIONS AND RATHER THAN FOCUS ON THIS NEBULOUS IDEA OF INCLUDING EVERYBODY, PEOPLE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
THE CHILDREN, THE TEACHERS, EVERY PERSON ON THE STAFF.
I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT YOU NOT INVEST ANY FURTHER INTO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NUMBERS ON WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT THIS TRAINING, AND WE MAY NOT HAVE A COLLECTIVE IDEA OF WHAT THOSE THREE WORDS MEAN.
I ASK YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PLAN THAT YOU HAVE, AND YOU'RE ONLY ON THE VERY DOORSTEP.
YOU CAN STOP IT AND YOU CAN TURN AROUND AND YOU CAN REPLACE THOSE WORDS THAT ARE MEANINGLESS.
BECAUSE I SUGGEST TO YOU THAT THERE'S A RACIAL ASPECT TO DIVERSITY THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE, AND THERE'S A RACIAL ASPECT TO INCLUSION THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE.
BECAUSE AS YOU MAY ALL KNOW, DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION EMPHASIZES AN INEQUITABLE BALANCE, A STRUGGLE, IF YOU WILL, AND THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
THAT IS FAKE, AND IT IS FUNNY AND IT IS MADE UP.
WHAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT OTHERS ARE ENTITLED TO IS
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SIMPLY THE FACT OF HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.I COMMEND THE BOARD FOR HAVING GONE WITH AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND INCREASE THE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME. I CAN'T GET IT OUT, FOR THE WORDS OF WISDOM YOU'VE THROWN AT US.
WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM AND IT IS ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE EXTRA FUNDING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
THE SPENDING PLAN OF THE SR FLAME.
WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO MS. HART.
>> GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR SMITH, SUPERINTENDENT LAWRENCE, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN CELEBRATING SOME FOLKS THIS EVENING.
WOULD YOU MIND JOINING ME ON THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. THE NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF TEAM WENT UNDEFEATED IN MATCH PLAY THE PAST TWO SEASONS AND FINISHED A STATE RUNNER-UP JUST BEHIND AC FLORA IN 2021 AND 2022.
THE YELLOW JACKETS TEED UP THE 2023 TOURNAMENT SEASON WITH A WIN AT THE RED RIDER INVITATIONAL HOSTED BY GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS WIN LAUNCHED NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH INTO A TIE FOR FIRST IN THE STATE RANKINGS ALONGSIDE AC FLORA HIGH SCHOOL.
THE TEAM WENT ON TO PLAY SECOND AT THE BENGAL INVITATIONAL BEFORE SECURING ANOTHER WIN AT THE SWAMP FOX INVITATIONAL.
IN POST-SEASON PLAY, NORTH AUGUSTA WAS UNSTOPPABLE, WINNING THE REGION 5, 4A CHAMPIONSHIP, THE 4A UPPER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
EVEN SETTING THE 4A STATE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST 36 WHOLE SCORE, 15 UNDER PAR, AND WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BY AN ASTOUNDING 22 SHOTS.
THE JACKETS WIN IS THE FIRST FOR NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOLS GOLF TEAM IN 40 YEARS.
PLAYERS AND COACHES, PLEASE COME FORWARD AS I CALL YOUR NAME; DAVIS NEIL, 12TH GRADER, AND NOW RECENT NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WON THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WITH ANOTHER 4A RECORD LOW SCORE.
THIS TALENTED GROUP OF YOUNG MEN INCLUDES THREE 4A ALL-REGION PLAYERS.
MATTHEW BAXLEY, JACKSON BAGS, AND DAVIS NEIL.
MATTHEW BAXLEY AND DAVIS NEIL WERE ALSO NAMED ALL STATE ALONGSIDE TEAMMATE LUKE JOHNSON.
DAVIS NEIL IS THE INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION.
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THIS WINNING GOLF TEAM INCLUDE ANDREW BAXLEY, COSTON BROWN, BRAD GIBBS, LIMB GREGORY, JACKSON GRIFFIN, STONE HARLEY, MASON MCNEIL, KENNY MIDDLE BROOKS AND COLLIN MORE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM AS WELL AS THEIR HEAD COACH, TRAVIS SPEARS AND ASSISTANT COACH KYLE SMITH, ON THEIR STATE TITLE WIN.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE] THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCIL, ALSO KNOWN AS SCASC, AFFILIATED WITH BOTH THE SOUTHERN AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF STUDENT CANCELS,
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PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS WITHIN THE STATE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING, BUILDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SHARING IDEAS, PARTICIPATING IN SERVICE PROJECTS, AND GETTING MOTIVATED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND IN THEIR OWN LIVES.THEIR ADULT ADVISORS ENJOY THE SAME BENEFITS.
PLUS THE SHARING OF LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM AND STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING THEIR STUDENTS AND BECOMING BETTER LEADERS.
ANNUALLY, SCASC RECOGNIZES ADVISOR LEADERS WITHIN THE STATE THAT STAND OUT FOR THEIR WORK AND DEDICATION IN BUILDING STUDENT LEADERS AND STRONG PROGRAMS. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE AIKEN SCHOLARS ACADEMY'S MS. SHARONDA HANNAH FOR BEING AWARDED THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS HIGH SCHOOL ADVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2023 [APPLAUSE] MS. HANNAH HAS SERVED AS THE ASA STUDENT COUNCIL ADVISOR FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUILDING IT FROM THE GROUND UP.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ROLE OF A LEADER IS TO INSPIRE, SUPPORT, AND BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN OTHERS.
SHE GIVES STUDENTS THE SPACE TO DO THAT ALL WHILE FACILITATING THE LEARNING THAT STUDENTS NEED IN ORDER TO GROW AND BE ABLE TO TAKE ON PROJECTS BOTH BIG AND SMALL.
SHE FINDS WAYS TO OPEN UP AND ENGAGE EVEN THE SHINIEST OF STUDENTS.
SHE DOESN'T CONTROL, BUT GUIDES, WHICH HAS ENABLED THE ASA STUDENT COUNCIL TO BUILD A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE, ENGAGING AND LEADERSHIP FOCUS, CLIMATE AND CULTURE WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
ASA IS WELL KNOWN ACROSS THE STATE FOR IT'S SMALL BUT MIGHTY STUDENT COUNCIL, STUDENT LEADERS AND OF COURSE, MS. HANNAH.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MS. HANNAH.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING YOUR STUDENTS GROWING COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OUR AWARD WINNERS.
THOSE ARE TREMENDOUS. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO THE OFFICER OF BOARD CHAIR.
THAT'S ME [LAUGHTER] I'M READING IT WELL OR NOT.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN I'LL DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
THERE WAS SOME WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT WE GOT TO SEE.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTY AND OUR DISTRICT.
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE HAVE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.
[NOISE] WE NEED A MOTION ON PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.
THIS PRESENTED TO US AS A CERTIFIED CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL PRESENTED HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND INTERVIEWED AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR IN EACH LOCATION. DO I GET A MOTION?
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. SECOND IS EXPANSION OF DISTRICT PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, THAT'S MR. TRAXLER.
MR. TRAXLER, YOU NEED TO SAY SOMETHING HERE, I BELIEVE.
>> YES I WANT TO. GOOD EVENING, MR. VICE CHAIR.
WE HAVE A REQUEST DENIED THAT WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THAT WE THINK IS EXCITING ITEM FOR OUR DISTRICT.
JUST FOR A LITTLE HISTORY FOR THOSE ON THE BOARD AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 22 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE CEP SCHOOLS.
THOSE ARE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION SCHOOLS WERE ALL STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO EAT BREAKFAST OR LUNCH AT NO CHARGE.
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ORIGINALLY WE HAD CEP SCHOOLS IN 18, 19 AND WE STARTED WITH 16 SCHOOLS, ADDED THREE THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND THEN TO THE NEXT TWO YEARS.THEN RSA MIDLAND HIGH COMBINED, WORKING WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OF ED OFFICIALS AND WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHO IS OUR NEW FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TONIGHT A REQUEST TO CONSIDER GO AND UNIVERSAL CP FOR OUR DISTRICT.
THAT MEANS THAT ALL STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WOULD EAT AT NO COST.
AS WE LOOKED AT THIS, WE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF SCENARIOS, INCLUDING EACH SCHOOL'S CURRENT ENROLLMENT, THE IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE, MEAL PARTICIPATION.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAD TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT GROUPINGS, JUST PLAYING AROUND WITH SCENARIOS TO SEE WHAT WOULD PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS FINANCIALLY VIABLE.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF POETS I JUST WANTED TO MENTION OUT THE AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE ELLA MASON WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT [INAUDIBLE].
WE'D HAVE AMANDA MENDENHALL, WHICH WAS BOTH HELP DURING THIS PROCESS.
IT WAS A GROUP EFFORT AND THEY OFFERED TO JOIN TONIGHT AS WELL, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS IS THAT PRIOR OR BY JUNE 30, 23, WE WOULD HAVE TO LET THE STATE DEPARTMENT NOW, IF WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT THOSE GROUPINGS ARE, ONCE WE GET BEYOND JUNE 30TH, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO UNIVERSAL CP IF WE HADN'T PROVIDED THAT NOTIFICATION BY THAT POINT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU'RE SAYING THAT ALL STUDENTS IN ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO EAT FOR FREE? > THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ALL OF US AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS FUNDED.
>> YES, MA'AM. THIS IS THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING.
>> SO THAT COSTING THE DISTRICT KNOW ANYTHING EXTRA? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
>> NO, MA'AM. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE LOOKED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND, GROW THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, AND LOOKING AT NUMBERS, LOOKING AT THOSE SCENARIOS, WE DO FEEL THAT IT'S FINANCIALLY VIABLE.
WE THINK THAT NOW IS ALSO A GREAT TIME WITH THE MOVE TO CHART RULES, THE NEW OFFERINGS AND IN ANTICIPATION OF A STRONG RISE AND MEAL PARTICIPATION, WE THINK THAT JUST BOOST THINGS.
>> ANYMORE QUESTIONS? MR. TRAXLER, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING TO GET THIS.
THIS IS SOME GREAT NEWS FOR A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES WHO STRUGGLE EVERY MORNING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING DO AND HAVING UNDO IT AND THEN WHO FORGIVES MUCH MONEY, WHATEVER, THEIR STRUGGLES OUT THERE AND THIS, YOU TAKE A LOT OF IT AWAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING TO GET US THIS DESIGNATION. THANK YOU.
> STATE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE EXPAND THE CEP PROGRAM.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. THE SCHEMATIC PLANS FOR THE AIKEN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
I BELIEVE THIS IS DR. MURPHY'S TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. LAWRENCE, WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR THE ADVOCACY OF AIKEN COUNTY AS WELL AS THE AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SHARE OF THE MOCK SETTLEMENT.
FROM THAT SETTLEMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO GREATLY EXPAND OUR SCOPE THAT WE ATTENDED FOR OUR AIKEN COUNTY CAREER CENTER, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FARM OF GOODWIN MEALS AND KAYWOOD TO GO OVER THAT SCOPE AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INITIAL BUDGETARY COST, SO MICHAEL.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. KING, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS PRESENTATION, AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ON OTHER PROJECTS.
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THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, TO BE HONEST, I THINK MANY OF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT WE STARTED, I THINK BACK IN LIKE 2019 DOING THE STUDY TO RENOVATE THE EXISTING FACILITY, AND AS DR. MURPHY REFERENCED, AND OBVIOUSLY THE MARK SULLIMAN HELPED US BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT MUCH FURTHER WITH THE GROUND-UP NEW FACILITY, AND SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE AT, WE'RE JUST WRAPPING UP SCHEMATIC DESIGN.THAT'S THE INITIAL PLANNING PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
WE'VE MET WITH OUR ENGINEERS, WE'VE VETTED THE PROJECT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DID A LOT OF PROGRAMMING AND MEETING WITH THE INSTRUCTORS AT THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S SOMETHING FRANKLY, IT'S REALLY HIT HOME.
I THINK FOR US JUST OBVIOUSLY WITH THE RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT JUST IN EDUCATION SYSTEM TODAY.
ALSO JUST THE PASSION WE'VE SEEN FROM ALL THE INSTRUCTORS AT THE CAREER CENTER AT MR. LOTZ LEADERSHIP.
IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT TO LEARN ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND, AND SO AS WE WORKED THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE'VE HELPED US ARTICULATE WHAT THE BUILDING REALLY IS.
MAKE SURE THE BUILDING HAS ALL THE RIGHT COMPONENTS.
IT'S THE RIGHT SIZE, AND PROPER LAYOUT, SO WE CAN VET THE BUDGET AND KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE AS WE'RE ON THEIR SITE, WORKING TO BECOME OUR SITE.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN COORDINATING WITH OSF WITH LOCAL HHAS AND JUST WORKING TO GET THE PROJECT DETAILS IRONED OUT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE DO HAVE AN ESTIMATE NOW FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN, AND SO IT'S HELPED US KIND OF GUT CHECK WHERE THE PROJECT IS SO WE CAN START MOVING FORWARD.
THE BIGGEST THING WE DID EARLY ON WAS WE SPENT A LOT OF MEETINGS, JUST WORKSHOPPING AND WORKING WITH INSTRUCTORS TO UNDERSTAND REALLY WHAT THEIR VISION WAS FOR THIS NEW BUILDING.
TO PUT IT SHORT, WHEN YOU GO AND VISIT THE CAREER CENTER, IT REALLY IS INSPIRING LIKE SEEING THESE KIDS, THERE'S A KID TAKING AN ENGINE APART.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF KIDS WELDING AND BUSY AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO.
THEY'RE ALL MOTIVATED STUDENTS, THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING.
DR. PELLEGRINO IS LIKE, TEACH THEM HOW TO MUTATE BIOMEDICAL STUFF GETS SMARTER THAN WHAT I CAN DO.
THESE KIDS ARE TAKING REALLY ADVANCED THINGS TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND OTHER CAREERS.
WHEN WE MET WITH THEM, WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THE CURRENT PASSION AND EXCITEMENT AND EVERYTHING, CULTURE AND EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THAT BUILDING WASN'T NECESSARILY PROJECTED OUTWARD WITH THE DATA FACILITY AND WHERE THEY WERE.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO FLIP THAT NARRATIVE AND DESIGN SOMETHING THAT REALLY PROJECTS WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THEN PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO IT WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
THE AIKEN COUNTY CURRENT TECHNOLOGY SOUND WILL BE BUILT TO EMPOWER, SUPPORT, AND DEVELOP THE STUDENTS OF AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE CAREER CENTER WILL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREERS PREPARING STUDENTS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION AND READY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE NEW CAREER CENTER WILL BE BUILT TO LOOK AND PERFORM THE PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE PROJECTING ITS MISSION NOT JUST THROUGH ITS STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURE.
THE CLEAR AND DELIBERATE COMPOSITION OF SPACE WILL ENCOURAGE CROSS-CURRICULUM COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY AS CLUSTERS OF LIGHT PROGRAMS ARE POSITIONED AROUND A NETWORK OF OPEN COLLABORATIVE AREAS.
AS ONE MOVES THROUGH AND AROUND THE BUILDING WILL SHOWCASE THE PROGRAMS AND THE WORK THAT OCCUR WITHIN IT.
WHILE STUDENTS ARE TRAINED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND AUTHENTIC WORKPLACE INSPIRED ENVIRONMENTS.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE, AND NOW WE KNOW HOW TO SHOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND STICKS AND BRICKS, AND HOW WE LAY THAT OUT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE GET IT ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET.
THE PROJECT SITE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS IMAGE, IT'S OVER AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE'S CAMPUS.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH AN MOU TO GET THAT ALL IRONED OUT AND THAT'S ALL IN PROCESS AND WORKING WELL, THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD TO PARTNER WITH.
THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE IS OUR SITE, IF YOU WILL.
THIS IS AN EARLY DIAGRAM OF JUST HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THAT SITE.
THE BUILDING IS 100,000 SQUARE FOOT, STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW FACILITY.
IT'S TWO STORIES, WERE BUILT INTO THE HILL.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF SLOPE ACROSS THE SITE, AND SO WE USE THE SLOPE TO OUR ADVANTAGE, WHICH IS ALSO COST-SAVINGS MECHANISM, RATHER THAN FIGHTING IT WITH HOW WE LAID OUT THE BUILDING AND ACTUALLY REALLY LED TO A PRETTY UNIQUE AND INTERESTING DESIGN.
AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD A NEW STUDENT PARKING LOT, FOR INSTANCE, SO RIGHT ADJACENT TO OUR SITE, THERE'S A HUGE PARKING LOT.
THEY'RE GIVING US 110 SPOTS IN THAT PARKING LOT DESIGNATED FOR THE NEW BUILDING.
WE ALSO HAVE THE STAFF PARKING LOT THERE.
YOU SEE TOWARD JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, THEN YARDS AND STUFF IN THE BACK, BUT YOU CAN SEE AS YOU ENTER OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A REALLY STRONG VISIBILITY FROM THE MAIN ROAD, SO IT'LL BE THE SORT OF YOUR MONEY SHOT, IF YOU WILL, IS BIG MOMENT.
THERE'S A CANTILEVER OF THE STUDENT COMMON SPACE THAT EXTENDS OUT, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT FROM THE ROAD, WE ARE THINNING THE TREE SO YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING FROM THE ROAD, AND SO THERE'S A NEW STAFF PARKING LOT GOING THERE.
WE'RE ALSO KEEPING SOME TREES ON THAT SOUTH SIDE OF THE IMAGE.
THERE'S A BIG CANTILEVER GLASS STUDENTS SPACE THAT IT WILL LOOK INTO THOSE TREES AND PROVIDE A REALLY NICE SPACE IN THAT AREA, BUT STILL SHOWCASE THE BUILDING, AND WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE NEW BUILDING.
I DON T KNOW ABOUT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, BUT THEY JUST PROBABLY THE SAME AS I.
WE CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET A HARD COPY OF THIS?
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>> IT'S HERE. I HADN'T GOTTEN THAT FORM.
WE CAN HIT SOME OF THE MORE SPECIFICALLY TOO, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERJECT IF I'M GOING OVER SOMETHING YOU CAN'T SEE IT OR HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION.
>> I CAN JUST POINT TO THAT IF THAT'S HELPFUL.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE STUDENT PARKING IN THE BACK STACK IS BASICALLY GIVING US THAT'S NOT INSIGNIFICANT.
BUILDING 110 SPOT PARKING COST A LOT OF MONEY, AND SO THEN JUST GIVING US THAT ON THEIR SITE SAVES US AND HELPS US INVEST IT INTO THE BUILDING WHICH IS MONEY BETTER SPENT.
THIS IS JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY HERE.
AND AS YOU COME IN, YOU'LL COME IN AND WE HAVE A BUS LOOP COMING IN THIS WAY THAT DROPS KIDS OFF IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE VISITOR PARKING HERE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRY AND MONEY SHOT AT THE SCHOOL THERE THAT'S AT COURTYARD IN THE BACK AND THEN GOT SERVICE YARD.
IT'S ONE SERVICE ROAD HERE FOR LIKE AUTO TECH, DIESEL TECH WELDING THOSE PROGRAMS. THIS IS A FUTURE POSING GREEN SPACE, SO THE TECHNICAL COLLEGES ARE ALSO TEARING DOWN BUILDINGS 100, 300 IS WHAT'S NEXT TO IT.
THOSE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN BUILDING 700 WILL BECOME THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE HUB OF THE CAMPUS, AND THEN THERE'S A NURSING BUILDING THAT'LL BE OVER HERE.
THE NURSING BUILDING, THE 700 BUILDING, AND OUR BILLING REALLY FORM THIS REALLY COHESIVE FORMAL ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPUS, AND WE'RE THE FIRST PIECE OF THAT.
DID THAT HELP GET SOME MORE REFERENCE?
>> THIS JUST SHOWS THAT A LITTLE MORE DEVELOPED.
THERE'S LESS DIAGRAMMATIC, BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE PARKING HERE.
THIS IS THE BUILDING. THESE ARE OUR SERVER SHARDS BACK HERE AS WELL.
THE COURTYARD IS ENTIRELY SECURE.
AS STUDENTS ENTER, THEY'LL COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, BUS RIDERS WILL COME IN HERE.
BOTH ENTER THE SAME LARGE, WELCOMING VOLUME.
CAR RIDERS WILL COME IN THROUGH THIS WAY.
THERE'S A SECURE ACCESS GATE, YOU'LL SEE SOME RENDERINGS HAVE A NICE FORMAL ENTRY HERE, AND IT'LL ENTER INTO THE TOP LEVEL.
IF IT MAKES SENSE, THIS IS A RETAINING WALL.
YOU FOLLOW THE RED LINE HERE COMING UP UNDERNEATH, SO EVERYTHING UP HERE IS HIGH, EVERYTHING DOWN THERE IS LOW, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
THERE'S A TWO-STORY SIDE AND ONE STORY SIDE.
BUT ALL THE KIDS WILL ENTER THE SAME SECURE VOLUME.
SOME KIDS WILL COME UP UP TOP.
BASICALLY, SOME KIDS WILL COME BELOW AND ADMINISTRATION SPLIT BETWEEN LEVELS TOO, SO THEY CAN MONITOR THAT.
JUMPING INTO THE FLOOR PLANS, THIS IS THAT COURTYARD BACK HERE.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRY.
THIS IS AT LARGE TWO-STORY, IT'S LIKE 32 FEET TALL HUGE VOLUME THAT KIDS WILL ENTER INTO.
THERE'S A REALLY DRAMATIC, CALLED A SOCIAL STAIR.
IT'S A STAIR WHERE KIDS CAN SIT IN BENCHES AND STUFF OFF TO THE SIDE AND FULLY ACTIVATE THAT SPACE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY HOLD KIDS TOO AS THEY COME IN BEFORE THEY GO TO CLASS.
ON THE FIRST LEVEL THERE'S A LARGE MEETING ROOM HERE.
THIS IS THE [INAUDIBLE] COME THROUGH AS WELL IN ADMIN.
THERE'S A CHILDCARE PROGRAM HERE.
WE'VE ALSO GOT A TESTING CENTER, A GUIDANCE EMS AND FIRE IS OVER HERE AND THEN WE'VE GOT DIGITAL MEDIA AND FASHION DESIGN ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL.
AS YOU STEP UP, GO UP THROUGH THE SOCIAL STAIR HERE.
AS YOU ENTER THIS SPACE, IT'S FRONTED BY ONE OF THE SOCIAL COMMONS SPACES, SO THESE ARE SPACES THAT'LL HAVE MARKER BOARDS, CLEAR TOUCH PANELS THAT ENABLE KIDS TO WORK IN GROUP ENVIRONMENTS AND SHARE WITH EACH OTHER IN THE BUILDING.
ON THE TOP HERE WE'VE GOT DIESEL TECH, AUTO TECH.
THIS IS MACHINE TOOL, MECHATRONICS, WELDING.
HERE WE'VE GOT LAW ENFORCEMENT, ELECTRICITY, AND THEN DOWN THIS IS COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING WINGS.
WE'VE GOT COSMETOLOGY HERE AND BARBERING THERE, COSMETOLOGY HERE, BRAIDING IN A NUMBER 13 AND THEN SOME CLASSROOMS. EMS IS ACTUALLY A TWO-STORY SPACE, SO THIS IS REALLY COOL BRIDGE BASE THAT IT GOES THROUGH THE EMS CLASSROOM.
THERE WILL BE A GLASS BRIDGE SO AS YOU CAN LOOK DOWN INTO IT.
WE TALKED ABOUT SHOWCASING THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON.
THERE'S LOTS OF MOMENTS LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN WHERE WE PRIORITIZE IT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT WHERE KIDS CAN STILL GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE NOT BEING SEEN, BUT IN GENERAL ACTIVITY, MR. ROB OR SOMEONE CAN TOUR PEOPLE THROUGH THE BUILDING.
YOU CAN REALLY SEE ALL THESE COOL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING.
COSMETOLOGY IS HERE AND THIS WALL WILL BE GLASS, SO WHEN I LOOKED THAT WALL I SEE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE STYLING HAIR.
AS I WALK PAST WELDING, I'LL SEE ACTIVITY GOING ON, AND AS I WALK THROUGH EMS I CAN LOOK DOWN INTO THE CLASSROOM.
I CAN LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND SEE THE FIRE TRUCK.
THERE'S LOTS OF JUST INTERESTING VISIBILITY.
DR. PALATINO, SHE'S GOT THIS REALLY STATE-OF-THE-ART CLEAN ROOM IS GOING TO BE IN THE BIOMEDICAL PROGRAM THAT'LL BE SHOWCASED TO AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE SCHOOL [INAUDIBLE] EVERYTHING GOING ON, BUT WE'VE GOT HEALTH SCIENCES OVER HERE, AND THERE'S SPORTS MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE.
THAT ROUNDS OUT THE POINT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PLAN OR PROGRAM? PLEASE, YES.
>> COULD YOU TELL ME APPROXIMATELY THE SIZES OF
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THE AUTOMOTIVE AND TRUCK SHOPS AND WELDING SHOP?>> AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL CURRENTLY THEY SHARE LAB IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
>> YEAH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH IT.
>> THEY CAME AND LIFT A TRUCK UP IN THE SPACE.
THE CURRENT SPACE IS 14 FEET TALL, THE NEW SHOP WILL BE 21 FEET TALL, SO YOU'VE GOT LOT MORE CLEARANCE.
THEY'VE GOT 10 FOOT DOORS, WILL HAVE I THINK 14 FOOT DOORS AND DIESEL AND 12 IN AUTO TECH.
>> THE LAB ITSELF IS ABOUT 70 BY 60 WHICH IS WHAT WE WORKED WITH THE INSTRUCTORS, SO IT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE SIX BAYS AND SO THEY'LL HAVE THREE DOORS BUT SIX BAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BAY IS THE BALANCING MACHINE AND THEN THEY'VE GOT FOUR POSTS AND TWO POSTS AND THEN THEY CAN JUST PULL CARS IN ON THE FRONT [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT'S 4,500 SQUARE FEET, SO 70 FEET BY 60.
>> THEN THERE'S CLASSROOMS THERE WILL BE [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE HERE.
THIS IS THE CLASSROOMS, THIS IS A GLASS WALL HERE, THIS IS A LAB, AND THESE ARE TWO BOARDROOMS. ON BAYS, WE'LL HAVE ONE BAY HERE, TWO BAYS, THREE BAYS, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX.
THIS IS WHAT WILL JUST PULL CARS IN, THIS IS A LITTLE AHEAD AT LEAST.
THEN THE CLASSROOM IS ALL CONTAINED WITHIN ON THE SUITE IF YOU WILL, BUT IT GOT VISIBILITY BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM AND LAB.
>> YOU'LL HAVE THREE LIFTS, IS WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING IN AUTOMOTIVE?
>> ONE IS A BALANCING MACHINE, BUT THERE'S TWO DEDICATED LIFTS. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> HOW ABOUT YOUR WELD AND HOW MANY BOOTHS YOU [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS.
WELDING OBVIOUSLY IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM, IS ALSO A HIGH DOLLAR PROGRAM AS FAR AS LIKE JOBS OVER AT SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.
THERE'S SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE AS BEST WE CAN.
DANIEL IS A FANTASTIC INSTRUCTOR THAT TEACHES THAT PROGRAM.
HE'S BEEN SUPER HELPFUL WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT 25 BOOTHS AND SO THAT'LL ENABLE HIM RESEARCH TO 25% INCREASE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER EQUIPMENT THEY'RE TRYING TO ADD TOO TO EXPAND THEIR PROGRAM AND HOW THEY TEACH AND WHAT THEY TEACH, BUT THAT'S A WELDING IS UP HERE AND HIS SPACE IS OVER DOUBLE I THINK IN THE CAR SPACE THAT HE HAS.
>> WE'RE TURNING AWAY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR WELD IN [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW, WHAT WAS IT? SIXTY 70% DIDN'T EVEN GET A CLASS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO BOOST.
THERE'S SUCH A NEED IN THIS COUNTY.
WHEN YOU BUILD THIS FACILITY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN MORE PEOPLE GOING INTO THESE TRAITS, BUT MY CONCERN IS ARE WE GOING TO BUILD IT BIG ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE'RE TURNING TO WAIT NOW PLUS A PERCENTAGE OVERAGE.
I KNOW THE FIRST THING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE TOLD TO ME AS WELL WE DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTORS.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE FACILITY TO MEET THE NEED IN THESE CRAFTS THAT ARE SO SOUGHT-AFTER AND NEEDED IN INDUSTRY THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'VE GOT THE STRUCTURES OR NOT.
I FEEL LIKE IF YOU GET YOUR PROGRAM GOING, YOU CAN GET THE INSTRUCTORS.
BUT WE ARE SO FAR BACKWARDS ON WELDING RIGHT NOW THAT I'VE EVEN TRIED TO TALK TO THE DISTRICT AND FIGURE OUT THAT WE CAN GO DO SOMETHING ELSE UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS BILL.
WE'VE SEEN THESE TRUCKS OUT TO THE SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE THESE KIDS TO GO INTO THIS, GO INTO A CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY TO PLOT FORWARD AND A LOT OF THEM ARE GETTING VERY DISAPPOINTED.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE A BUILDING BUILT WITH A LOT OF FLUFF AND I THINK IT'LL BE BEAUTIFUL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, A CRAFTS PERSON NEEDS A FACILITY TO WORK IN THE COURTYARD AND ALL THAT.
I THINK THAT'S ALL WITH THE IMAGING.
WE NEED TO HAVE IT, SO DON'T TAKE IT LIKE THAT NOW.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT'S INSIDE THE WALL FOR THEM TO COME AND LEARN WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN TO GO OUT INTO INDUSTRY AND BE HORRIBLE.
>> WITH THAT IS THAT COLLEGE DON'T SHARE THIS AS WELL.
>> THAT'S MAYBE MORE OF AN OPERATIONAL QUESTION FOR THE DISTRICT I THINK IT'S MORE ONE-DIRECTIONAL WHERE THE SCHOOL WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COLLEGE.
THEY BOTH BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER, BUT THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE CLASSES AT THE COLLEGE, BUT IT'S NOT THE OTHER WAY AND SO THE COLLEGE ISN'T TAKING CLASSES.
>> TAKE FOR WELDING RIGHT NOW.
I'D JUST LOVE TO SEE US GO GET A BIG WAREHOUSE SOMEWHERE.
I LOOK TO SEEING 100 KIDS OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, EASILY.
WE COULD BE TRYING IN A 100 EASILY.
WE BUILD SOMETHING AS BEAUTIFUL, BUT WE'RE STILL TURNING KIDS AWAY AND WE'RE NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THIS COUNTY.
>> MICHAEL, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH MR. BROOME BECAUSE THE TRADE JUST SEEMS TO BE THE WAY WE GO ON AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE AREA WE'RE LACKING IN SO MUCH IN OUR AREA.
I'VE HAD THE SAME CONCERN AS MR. BROOME ABOUT THE NUMBER
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OF STUDENTS WE CAN SERVE AND I'VE VOICED THAT MYSELF.MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, AS THESE ARE BEING DRAWN UP AND I'M TOLD THAT'S ON THE HILLSIDE WHERE THE SECOND FLOOR AND MAYBE GET AUTOMOBILES, SO FORTH.
>> LET'S SAY IN FIVE YEARS WE HAVE ANOTHER BOOM WHERE WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY AND WE WANT TO PUT IT BACK TO OUR TRADES.
CAN THOSE SHOPS BE EXTENDED OUT THAT WAY? I DON'T WANT US TO BE LAND-LOCKED.
HERE'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IF YOU UNDERSTAND ME.
>> YEAH. SOMETHING WE'VE LOOKED AT ON THIS SITE, JUST BEING HONEST AND BLUNT, IS THE SITE IS NOT A HUGE SITE AND SO I THINK WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FIT 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF PROGRAM IN THE CIRCULATION, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A BIG OPEN FIELD AND WE CAN JUST EXPAND FOREVER.
I THINK IN ALL HONESTY, THERE'S NOT A TON OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION DIRECTLY WITH THE BUILDING PROPER.
IT'S NOT TO SAY YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN TAKE OVER SPACE AND THE COURTYARD.
THERE'S OTHER THINGS YOU COULD DO TOO IN THE FUTURE.
I KNOW THAT FRANKLY, THIS IS OUTSIDE MY SCOPE, I WOULD THINK, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
MAYBE SOME OF YOU HAVE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE DISTRICT IS I KNOW YOU GUYS OFFER CAREER PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN HIGH-SCHOOLS TO SERVE A NEED MORE BROADLY, I THINK THE BIGGEST LAND AREA DISTRICT IN THE STATE, SO THAT'S A NEED YOU GUYS HAVE.
I WILL SAY LIKE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE DO A LOT OF CAREER CENTER WORKFORCE AS WELL.
I THINK THEY'VE GOT LIKE FOUR CAREER CENTERS, THEY GOT 90 SOME SCHOOLS THERE.
THAT MAY BE A POSSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE TOO, IS THAT THE NEED ISN'T LOCALIZED IN A SINGLE CAREER CENTER, BUT YOU'D HAVE A SECOND CAREER CENTER AT SOME POINT.
I THINK GIVEN THE SIZE OF YOUR DISTRICT AND THE NEED YOU HAVE IT AND MAYBE A POSSIBILITY.
AGAIN, IT'S OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE OF OUR REALM OF INFLUENCE.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST MENTIONED, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SIZE OF WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
WE ARE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH THE SIZE OF THIS CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, AND AS WAS STATED, WE HAVE CAREER PROGRAMS AT OUR SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE WELDING AT NOW BACON, WE HAVE WELDING AT WAGNER SALLY.
THERE'S NO REASON WE COULDN'T AS WE'RE LOOKING AT RENOVATIONS OF EXPANSIONS, PUTTING THOSE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE SPACE THERE TO PUT ALL OF OUR WELDING THERE, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH INSTRUCTORS TOO BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIMILAR QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT'S HOW CAN THE DISTRICT SERVE THE NEED, NOT NECESSARILY.
IT ALL HAS TO HAPPEN AT THE ONE BUILDING.
AT THE SAME TIME, TRUST ME, WE'LL HEAR YOUR NEEDS.
DANIEL'S BEEN TALKING TO US SINCE 2019.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH HIM.
HE'S GREAT INSTRUCTOR AT THE SCHOOL, BUT HE DID SAY, I THINK HE HAS 70 KIDS APPLY AND HE CAN ACCEPT 20.
THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO DOUBLE THAT AND THEY HAVE 40 BOOTHS.
SPACE IS OVER TWICE THE SIZE WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS.
BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH DANIEL WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, HE SAID, HEY, I THINK WE CAN ONLY DO 25 BOOTHS AND THAT'S HOW I WANT TO LAY THEM OUT.
HE'S ALSO AN INSTRUCTOR AT AIKEN TECH AND SO HIS KIDS FUNNELED THROUGH.
I THINK PART OF THE DIFFERENCE AS WELL AS WITH THE NEW BLOCK SCHEDULE SO HE CAN ACTUALLY GET HIS WHOLE PROGRAM DONE IN A YEAR INSTEAD OF TWO YEARS SO THE KIDS CAN FINISH AT AIKEN HEALTH AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT THE CAREER CENTER.
THEN HE'S ALSO THE INSTRUCTOR AT AIKEN TECH, AND SO THEY CAN DO SOME CROSS CURRICULUM AT JOINT VENTURE STUFF WITH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WHERE INSTEAD OF A KID OCCUPYING A BOOTH FOR TWO YEARS, BECAUSE THEY OCCUPY THE BOOTH FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN GO OVER TO THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR MORE ADVANCED WELDING TRAINING.
IT IS A HUGE NEED BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT SPAN OF RIVERSIDE, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PROJECT.
MY DAD WORKS OVER THERE, BUT HE SAID THERE'S SOME NEW PHASE OF A PROJECT THEY'RE DOING AND THEY NEED SOMETHING LIKE 3,000.
IT'S CRAZY, [OVERLAPPING] PROBABLY WHAT THEY NEED.
I THINK THERE WAS A STORY EARLY ON NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH TIME, BUT IN THE LAST GO AROUND, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN, I THINK HIS NAME WAS PEDRO.
HE GOT HIS GED THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND THEN HE WENT AND GOT CERTIFIED THROUGH THE WELDING PROGRAM, GOT A JOB AS FAN OF RIVERSIDE, HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD AND HE WAS MAKING $90,000 A YEAR.
THESE ARE REAL, LEGITIMATE, GOOD CAREERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE FUNNELING KIDS IN THAT DIRECTION.
I THINK WITH ALL THE BOOTHS ADDED RECENTLY AT WAGNER HAS THAT COMES ONLINE.
THEN ADDITIONAL WITH THE EXPANSION OF BOOTHS HERE IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE FRANKLY.
IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT TOO.
IT'S A BIG BUILDING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS.
I WILL SAY IT MAY BE PRETTY, BUT IT IS COST-EFFECTIVE.
THE BUILDING'S ALSO HYPER EFFICIENT.
WHEN WE STARTED LAYING OUT THE BUILDING AND WE DID PROGRAMMING, WE ADDED, I THINK, TWO SCIENCE CLASSROOMS, WE ADDED A CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAMMING WAS TELLING US IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE 110, 115 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
THE BUILDING IS VERY EFFICIENT IN HOW IT'S LAID OUT, SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY WISE WITH HOW WE SPEND THE DOLLAR AND PUT IT TOWARDS THE PROGRAMS.
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WE HAVE A BOARD TOO WHEN WE PRESENT.IT SOUNDS REALLY SIMPLE, BUT WHEN WE DO OUR VISION STATEMENT, WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE CALL DESIGN PRINCIPLES.
BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES IS THE SPACES HAVE TO FUNCTION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A SUPER SIMPLE THING, BUT TO YOUR POINT, THESE ARE INDUSTRY SPACES AND IT'S GREAT IF IT LOOKS NICE AND PRETTY, BUT IT NEEDS TO FUNCTION FOR WHAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING AND DOING.
THAT IS OUR TOP PRIORITY WITH THE FACILITY.
>> THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE].
YOU JUST TOLD ME THAT YOU'RE NOT BUILDING THAT WELDING OPERATION BIG ENOUGH.
NOW, I HAVE A REAL ISSUE WITH THAT, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $50 MILLION OF WHATEVER LOOKING AT THIS, WE SHOULD BE BUILDING IT ABOVE CAPACITY OF WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
YOU JUST TOLD ME WE'RE BUILDING IT BELOW CAPACITY.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S, TO ME IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY TO THE DISTRICT, THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS ASKED AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER PLACES.
IF WE'D GOTTEN THESE OPPORTUNITIES, WE OUGHT TO BE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW TODAY.
>> THAT SHOULDN'T BE WEIGHTED TO THIS IS BUILT IN AND SAY IT IS SMALL ENOUGH.
WE TURNED AWAY MORE THAN WE TOOK.
THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A BUILDING WITH THIS MONEY THAT WILL NOT HOUSE OUR NEED TODAY.
>> SO I THINK YOU ALL REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND I WOULD HAVE A VERY HARD TIME SUPPORTING ANYTHING THAT DIDN'T HOUSE WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE TODAY.
>> PLEASE UNDERSTAND TOO, THE REASON WE ARE PRESENTING THIS TO YOU IS IT'S NOT JUST FOR SHOW, WE'RE PRESENTING IT TOO YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.
WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WE APPRECIATE IT.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO YOU AND MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT'S PRIORITIES AND ACCOMMODATE THEM.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE IT'S A BIG BUILDING, THERE'S A LOT IN IT, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TOO.
IF WE ADD 10 FEET ON THE END OF THE BUILDING AND IT HELPS ME FIT ANOTHER 20 BOOTHS, THAT'S 10 FEET WELL SPENT AND I CAN PROBABLY FRANKLY TAKE IT FROM SOMETHING ELSE WITHOUT ANYONE MISSING ANYTHING, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> WELL, CONCERN IS GOING TO BE WITH AIKEN COUNTY IS WE KNOW IS A GROWING INDUSTRY COUNTY IS CAN CONTINUE TO GROW WITH INDUSTRY, I BELIEVE.
I DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT IF IT DOES, WE KNOW THAT THE KIMBERLY CLARK TO SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, ALL THE MAJOR CORPORATIONS ARE SCREAMING FOR QUALIFIED MACHINE WELDING, ALL THE [INAUDIBLE].
IF THAT NEED CONTINUES TO GROW, WHICH IT APPEARS THAT IT IS, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN AIKEN COUNTY TO GO INTO THESE FIELDS AND GRADUATE OUT OF HIGH-SCHOOL INTO THESE TYPES OF JOBS.
I WORK IN A BUSINESS THAT IS SCREAMING FOOT QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M SO VOCAL ABOUT THIS.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE EPICENTER OF SEVERAL COUNTIES AROUND HERE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IF IT'S DONE RIGHT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES THAT ARE REALLY HURTING FOR QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES. THANKS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHARE, AS WAS MENTIONED WITH THE BLOCK SCHEDULE, WE CAN ESSENTIALLY SERVE TWICE AS MANY STUDENTS IN THE SAME SPACE.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'RE EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROGRAMS OUT THERE ON THAT DIAGRAM AND WE'RE AT BUDGET, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT TO CONSIDER IS IF WE ADD SPACE TO WELDING AND HAVE A MICHAEL ALLUDED TO THAT, HE MAY BE COULD SHAVE SOME SQUARE FOOTAGE OFF SOMETHING WITHOUT IT NECESSARILY BEING NOTICED.
BUT AT SOME POINT IT'S GOING TO BE NOTICED [OVERLAPPING] AND THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE IF A PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE REDUCED.
I THINK THOUGH, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY AS WE MOVE INTO OUR NEXT PHASE OF BUILDING TO PUT MORE PROGRAMS IN HIGH-SCHOOLS.
I THINK THAT GIVES OPPORTUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
>> I KNOW WE NEED TO MOVE ON, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
WE ARE ALL SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AS IS THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS OFFERS TO US.
I THINK YOU MENTIONED AND I BELIEVE I REMEMBER YOU WERE INVOLVED WITH THE INITIAL PROJECT AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
YOU HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH INSTRUCTORS BACK DURING THAT TIME.
HAVE YOU HAD ADDITIONAL MEETINGS SINCE THEN, SINCE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN SCOPE?
>> YES, SIR. WE'VE GOT A TEAM OF SEVERAL PEOPLE WORKING ON THE PROJECT AND WE SPEND TIME BASICALLY TALKING TO MR. LAVA.
WE'RE LIVING ON CAMPUS, FRANKLY.
WE DID INITIAL ROUND OF JUST SITE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COURSE ABOUT TWO WEEKS EVERY DAY.
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THEN WE DOCUMENTED EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ONSITE, PHOTOGRAPHED ALL THE POWER POINTS, ALL STUFF.WE'VE DONE THREE, FOUR HOUR WORKSHOPS WITH THE ENTIRE STAFF.
WE ALSO DID INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTOR MEETINGS TWICE NOW.
BASICALLY WE SPEND AN HOUR WITH EACH INSTRUCTOR, WE GO OVER EVERYTHING, ALL THEIR NEEDS IN THE PROGRAMMING CLASS.
WE DID THAT INITIALLY JUST TO HELP US BUILD THE PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T MISSING SOMETHING.
IT TOOK ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO GET THROUGH ALL OF IT.
BUT WE JUST DID THAT RECENTLY, THAT SAY, OKAY, NOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR SPACE, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, LET'S GO OVER AGAIN WHAT NEEDS TO GO IN AND HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK, WHERE THE EQUIPMENT GOES, HOW YOUR SPACE IS GOING TO LAY OUT.
FRANKLY, A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND FRANKLY CHANGES CAME OUT OF THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN TOO MUCH TODAY JUST BECAUSE THESE [NOISE] ARE ASKING PRESENTATION.
BUT JUST WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS, LAW ENFORCEMENT GOT LEFT OVER HERE FRANKLY.
WHEN WE MOVED EMS, THEY WERE SAYING, HEY, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO BE NEXT TO EMS. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY IS MOVING INTO THIS SPACE.
BARBERING IS GOING ACROSS THE ATRIUM OVER ON THIS SIDE AND WE'VE EXPANDED COSMETOLOGY, WE'RE EXPANDING BARBERING FROM WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
ELECTRICITY IS MOVING UP HERE BECAUSE IT NEED BETTER ACCESS TO THE EXTERIOR.
WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS FROM THAT FEEDBACK.
NONE OF IT IS A BIG DEAL OR GAME CHANGER, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING IT RIGHT.
>> GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'D HAD ADDITIONAL MEETINGS SINCE THE SCOPE EXPANDED, BECAUSE I HAD A CHANCE TO MINGLE DURING GRADUATION CEREMONIES WITH SOME OF THE INSTRUCTORS AND THEY DIDN'T SAY THEY HADN'T, I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE HAD CONTINUED.
WE CONTINUE TO MAYBE AS YOU GET MORE INTO DETAIL AS TO THE SOME OF THE FITNESS, SOME OF THESE CLASSROOMS AND SOME SPECIALTY THINGS THEY MAY NEED OR WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH AS THE BUDGET CAN SUPPORT.
>> YES. JUST TO CONTINUE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE NEXT STEP WITH THE INSTRUCTORS IS, AS WE HAVE ALL EQUIPMENT LAID OUT, WE'LL SIT DOWN WITH THEM AGAIN AND REVIEW IT AND VET IT TO MAKE SURE TO CLASSROOM FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY.
ONCE THEY APPROVE THAT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
AT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE AND IT'LL PROBABLY BE HOUR-AND-A-HALF, TWO HOUR MEETINGS WITH EACH INSTRUCTOR.
THERE'S 18 OF THEM SO IT'S 36 HOURS MEETINGS.
BUT WE'LL DO THAT AT THE CD PHASE.
BASICALLY WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS A PACKET FOR EACH PROGRAM.
IT WILL HAVE THEIR CLASSROOM, IT'LL HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE, EVERYTHING'S DIMENSION, WILL HAVE MECHANICAL DRAWINGS, ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS, PLUMBING DRAWINGS, AND OUR ENGINEERS WILL BE PRESENT AS WELL.
MOST OF THE INSTRUCTORS ARE FRANKLY PRETTY SAVVY, WHICH HELPS US TOO, IS THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND GO THROUGH AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, I NEED 480 OVER HERE AND I WANT TO HAVE 120 OVER HERE AND I NEED TO HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT THERE, HOW BIG'S THIS LINE? WE'RE GOING TO VET IT AND FRANKLY IN AN EXTREMELY DETAILED LEVEL WITH EACH INSTRUCTOR AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROJECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MICHAEL, WE APPRECIATE.
>> DID YOU WANT US TO FLIP THROUGH REAL QUICK THE RESUME, IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
>> OH, I'M SORRY GO AHEAD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I CAN GO QUICK. THESE ARE JUST SOME IMAGES OF THE FACILITY.
WE WANTED IT TO BE STATE OF THE ART AND CUTTING EDGE AND LOOK THE PART WITH THE NEW PROGRAM.
YOU SEE THE FRONT ENTRANCE HERE.
THAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING.
THAT'S THE SIDE VIEW AS YOU COME AROUND.
THIS IS THE COURTYARD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE INSTRUCTORS AS WELL.
THIS COURTYARD SPACE AS YOU'RE ENTERING IN.
I KNOW THIS STUFF LOOKS NICE, BUT FRANKLY, YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH SOME LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION.
IT'S JUST REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A BUDGET, IT'S JUST WELL-COORDINATED.
SAME THING WITH THE ENTRANCE HERE.
I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THE YARDS, BUT THOSE ARE PRETTY NICE AND EFFECTIVE TOO.
BUT AS WE SAID EARLIER, WE ARE REALLY RIGHT AT BUDGET.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TAKING A REALLY CLOSE CARE OF TOO.
WE'VE BUILT OUR TEAM VERY SPECIFICALLY TO HELP US WITH THAT.
AS YOU GUYS I'M SURE WELL AWARE, COST IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE THESE DAYS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO PRACTICALLY MANAGE.
SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'RE CONFIDENT WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE, WE'RE CONFIDENT WITH THE FACILITY AND SO WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT THERE ARE SPECIFIC COMMENTS AS FAR AS HAVING INCREASED OR SPECIFIC NUMBER OF WELDING BOOTHS.
JUST PLEASE SHARE THAT WITH US AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE ANY REVISIONS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEXT PHASE SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND INCORPORATE WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE US TO INCORPORATE.
>> I WILL MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE EXISTING FACILITY.
I GUESS CONSIDERATION COULD BE GIVEN TO IF YOU HAD SAY, LIKE A WELL-DONE PROGRAM OR MACHINE TOOL OR SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY GOING BE PARTNERING WITH PLANTS SCENARIO AND PUTTING OUR OVERFLOW SCHOOL MAYBE IN ONE OF THEM FACILITIES TO OVERSET SOME OF THE SHORTCOMINGS THAT MIGHT BE.
I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
PROBABLY NOTHING WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, BUT JUST BEEN THINKING GOING FORWARD.
>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. ONE OTHER POINT OF CLARITY TOO IN ADDITION TO THE WORK SCHEDULE IS THAT,
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SO EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SPACE THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE.MOST OF THE PROGRAMS WE MEET WITH, WE'RE DESIGNING THE SPACE FOR 20 STUDENTS IN MOST CASES.
MOST OF THE PROGRAMS WE MEET WITH, LIKE EMS HAS EIGHT.
THEY CAN DOUBLE OR ALMOST TRIPLE THE SIZE OF THEIR PROGRAM JUST WITH THE NEW FACILITY BASED ON OUR CURRENT STUDENT COUNT.
WELDING, COSMETOLOGY, SOME OF THEM ARE REAL HIGH, BUT LIKE MACHINE TOOL YOU MENTIONED, I THINK CHARLES HAS LIKE, IT'S TRIPLING HAS LIKE 11 OR 14 KIDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AGAIN, HE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY 50% INCREASE THE SIZE OF HIS CLASS AND JUST GIVING THEM MORE SPACE.
A LOT OF THEM CAN'T TEACH MORE KIDS ALSO BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS THEY HAVE BASED ON THEIR SPACE, AUTO TECH AND DIESEL SHARING A SHOP [NOISE] AND DR. P IS OUT IN A TRAILER TRYING TO TEACH BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE.
I THINK THE NEW FACILITY AND JUST SIMPLY GIVING PEOPLE THE SPACE THEY SHOULD HAVE FOR THEIR PROGRAM, WILL ALLOW MOST OF THE INSTRUCTORS IN MANY CASES TO DOUBLE THEIR PROGRAM.
I DO THINK WE'LL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION BASED ON THAT.
AGAIN, I DO THINK THERE'S WAYS WE CAN FIGURE HOW TO ADD MORE BOOST.
WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND IT'S JUST THE NEXT THING WE NEED PUT ON THE LIST OF THINGS WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT.
>> MICHAEL, I THINK YOU CAN TELL THAT ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS TONIGHT ARE SHOWING CONCERN AND THE CONSCIOUSNESS WE HAVE OF THE CAREER PROGRAMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS VISIONARIES UP HERE.
WE DIDN'T MEAN TO BOG YOU DOWN WITH A WHOLE LOT MORE, BUT I THINK IT WAS GOOD THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE GOING ON TOWARDS CAREERS AND THE EDUCATION.
THERE'S SOME OF US THAT IT CAN'T GET BIG ENOUGH, QUICK ENOUGH [LAUGHTER].
>> I HOPE YOU HEAR TOO FROM US IS THAT, WHEN WE DO SOME OF THESE PRESENTATIONS IN OTHER DISTRICTS IT'S LIKE, SOMETIMES YOU PRESENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND THE ROOM FRANKLY IS JUST FLAT AND EVERYONE LIKES IT AND MOVES ON AND THEY'RE HAPPY.
BUT I THINK WHEN PEOPLE ARE THIS INVESTED AND HAVE THIS PASSION FOR IT, INSPIRES US TOO.
TRUST ME, WE TAKE IT ALL VERY POSITIVELY.
THE INSTRUCTORS ARE THE SAME, MR. LOT IS THE SAME, DR. MURPHY, KEVIN, KING.
EVERYONE SHARE THAT PASSION FOR US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND SO HEARING THAT FROM YOU GUYS, FRANKLY IS JUST CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE SEEN IN THE DISTRICT AND IT REALLY INSPIRES US TO JUST WORK THAT MUCH HARDER AND REALLY THROW OURSELVES IN THE PROJECT.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. WE'RE EXCITED AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT AS IT MOVES FORWARD.
WE WILL NEED A MOTION ON THIS ISSUE. ANYONE?
>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE SCHEMATIC PLANS FOR THE KOREAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? ONE. MR. TRAXLER, CONSIDERATION OF THE ARPS HAS BEEN IN REVISION NUMBER 3.
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US?
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. YES. JUST BRIEFLY THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING BOARD CONSIDERATION ON GOES BACK TO THE INDIRECT COST PLANE THAT WE DISCUSSED DURING NOW BUDGET PROCESS.
THIS IS JUST SHIFTING FUNDS FROM THESE LINE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED HERE TO INDIRECT COST FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR GENERAL FUND DURING THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
WITH BOARD APPROVAL, WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO AMEND OUR PLANS, SEND IT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND GET THEIR BLESSING AND ALL THAT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TRAXLER? ALL IN FAVOR?
>> EXCUSE ME. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS OR DISAPPROVE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? ONE, 2, 3, 4.
UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MISS BRAGG.
ITEM 5, EXPANSION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED A SYDNEY FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT.
>> I SHOULD HAVE PUT WHEELS ON MY SHOES TONIGHT [LAUGHTER] I HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS. JANUARY 10TH OF THIS YEAR, THE BOARD APPROVED A $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR HARD-TO-PEEL TEACHER POSITIONS, THEY EXCHANGE FOR A THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT.
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WE'RE ASKING FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION TO EXPAND THAT TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, OT, AND PT POSITIONS, ALL ARE PROVEN DIFFICULT TO FILL AS WELL.THOSE ARE CONSIDERED TEACHER-TO-LIGHT POSITIONS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BUT BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SPECIFIC IN THAT PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, WE WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK FOR CONSIDERATION.
I DON'T THINK THIS ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE COULD BE EXPECTED TO BE? I KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE OBSCURE, BUT NOT KNOWING THE OPEN POSITIONS AND HOW MANY THEY'LL BE.
>> FOR THESE POSITIONS CURRENTLY THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS, FOUR SITES WHICH ARE ABOUT 25% OF THE STAFF AND ONE OT.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THE BOARD, WITH THAT ORIGINAL APPROVAL, APPROVED A DESIGNATION OF BETWEEN $850 TO A MILLION DOLLARS FUND BALANCE TO HELP US COVER THAT.
WE FEEL GOOD THAT WE'RE WITHIN THAT.
>> THAT ANSWERED THE SECOND QUESTION. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE ONE BIGGY BUT QUICKLY.
HOW MUCH HAS THIS HELPED IN OUR RECRUITING OF POSITIONS FOR THIS COMING YEAR? MS. HART TELL US.
>> YES, SIR. IT HAS MADE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT IN OUR ABILITY TO RECRUIT IN THOSE VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL POSITIONS.
I DID NOT COME PREPARED WITH A NUMBER OF REMAINING VACANCIES OR THE NUMBER OF FIELD, BUT AS I SCAN THROUGH THE LIST EVERY WEEK AND LOOK THROUGH IT IN GREAT DETAIL, OUR MATH, SCIENCE, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS HAVE BEEN GREATLY FILLED.
WE'RE NOT 100% BUT GREATLY, POSITIVELY IMPACTED.
I SEE HOW MANY MORE ADDITIVES I CAN ADD THERE. YES.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME FIGURES ON THAT AT SOME POINT BEFORE WE GET THROUGH TO SOME.
>> ON THIS, WE NEED A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION TO EXPAND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED A SYDNEY PROGRAM FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT TO INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGISTS, OTS, TTS AND THERE WAS ANOTHER BUT CAN WE GET A MOTION? GET A SECOND?
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. REVISION OF FOLLOWING POLICY DKA PAYROLL PROCEDURE SCHEDULES, SECOND READING.
MR. MANOFO WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM.
POLICY DKA, PAYROLL PROCEDURE SCHEDULE, ESTABLISH A FREQUENCY AND TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES' PAYCHECKS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I DON'T ASSUME THAT'S CHANGED A WHOLE LOT. CAN I GET A MOTION?
>> AM I GOING TO NEED TO PAY SOMEBODY TO SECOND?
>> ALL IN FAVOR? GOOD, UNANIMOUS.
[BACKGROUND] STARTING, I'M GOING TO READ THE TOP HEADING OF EACH ONE OF THEM RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS, OFFICE OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST, OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE? LET'S SEE SOME MORE.
THEY GOT A BUNCH OF THEM HERE, I LOST MY TRACK THERE.
APPROVAL OF SPONSORS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ADMISSION OF EXCHANGE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS STUDENTS, REQUEST TO ADMIT FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS, FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023.
THIS IS LIKE A SUBMISSION, MR. TRAXLER.
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, STOP ME AND LET'S TAKE CARE OF THEM RIGHT THEN, PLEASE.ADAMS TO BE DECLARED SURPLUS, METHOD OF DISPOSAL, LOCAL BOARD APPROVAL OF COURSES FOR '23, '24, THE SCHOOL BOARD MUST PROVE LOCAL DESIGN, WE KNOW THIS.
TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS, CEDAR CREEK LADIES CLUB DONATION OF GREENDALE ELEMENTARY.
GREENDALE ELEMENTARY HAS RECEIVED $1,375 DONATION FROM THE CEDAR CREEK LADIES CLUB.
THESE FUNDS SUPPORT THE SANTA BOOKS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A BOOK TO EVERY STUDENT IN CHRISTMAS IN GREENDALE ELEMENTARY.
THESE ONES WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR '23,'24.
SERRANO RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, INNOVATIVE TEACHING MINI-GRANTS, AND THEY TOTAL $21,000.
NUMBER 12, YOUNG KAPPA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP DONATION, AIKEN HIGHSCHOOL, THIS WAS A DONATION OF $3,000 FROM THE YOUNG KAPPA FOUNDATION.
THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS IN HONOR OF IRVINE AL BAXTER TO GRADUATING SENIORS.
NUMBER 13, JOY IN AIKEN DONATION TO RISK-FREE MANATA AND THAT IS A TOTAL OF $55,900 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE AND LAST NEEDS TO ASSIST MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE GOT IN THIS INSTRUMENT PRACTICE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
NUMBER 14, SUBMISSION OF THE DISTINGUISHED ARTS PROGRAM ARE CIRCULAR INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATIONS BY EAST AIKEN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
EAST AIKEN HAS BEEN AWARDED $18,000, NO? [INAUDIBLE] I GOT EFFECTS.
ASKING PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR A GRANT OF $18,000. I GET IT RIGHT? YOU ALL HELP ME HERE. SUBMISSION OF ARTS COMMISSION, ARTS AND BASIC CURRICULUM GRANT APPLICATION BY EAST AIKEN SEEKING PERMISSION TOO TO APPLY FOR A GRANT AND THIS GRANT WOULD BE UP TO THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR B ITEMS. DO WE NEED OR DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY? CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? GOOD. UNANIMOUS. SIX INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. CONSTRUCTION, A STATUS REPORT ON AIKEN HIGH AUDITORIUMS SCHOOL PROJECT, DR. MURPHY.
>> [INAUDIBLE], MR. VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. LAWRENCE, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING YOU THIS LATEST UPDATE WE STARTED GET TO THE TAIL END OF THE AIEKIN HIGH AUDITORIUM PROJECTS.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME PRETTY NICE PICTURES FROM THE INTERIOR.
IN HERE BASICALLY, THIS IS A SHOT OF THE INTERIOR AUDITORIUM RIGHT NOW AND FROM THE OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE, THE PARKING LOT PAVING IS COMPLETE.
ROOFING AND ROOFTOP HVAC UNITS ARE AT 100 PERCENT.
THE EXTERIOR CURTAIN WALL GLAZING AND METAL WALLS ARE ALL AT 98 PERCENT, AND DRYWALL FRAMING AND DRYWALL IN THE AUDITORIUM, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION OVERHEAD AND IN WALL ROUGH HANDS ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
A LINE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH OSF IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 20TH FOR THE REMOVAL OF A TEMPORARY EGRESS TUNNEL TO ALLOW USE OF THE NEW CORRIDOR FOR EGRESS WHEN STAFF AND STUDENTS RETURN IN JULY.
HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE LOBBY AREA BASICALLY.
TO YOUR LEFT ON THE SCREEN WILL BE GOING TO THE EXTERIOR WALL AND INTO THE RIGHT IS GOING INTO THE ACTUAL VENUE ITSELF.
I GUESS YOU CAN'T SEE THAT EXIT SIGN DOWN IN THE MIDDLE, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL MAIN ENTRYWAY IS.
BUT IT'S IN ITS CURRENT STATE IS ASTONISHING AND WANTS TO FINISH HIS OR HER AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPRESSIVE VENUE.
THE $16 MILLION PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND CONTINUING ON SCHEDULE DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
DECORATIVE SECURITY FENCE HAS BEEN INSTALLED BETWEEN THE KITCHEN EDITION AND THE EXISTING KINDERGARTEN WING.
THE AREA BETWEEN THE CAFETERIA EDITION AND THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATION WING HAS BEEN
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FINE GRADED AND IRRIGATION LINES ARE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED.THIS IS ALSO A PHOTO, EXCUSE ME, OF THE NEW DIGITAL MARQUEE THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED ALSO NEXT TO THE EXIT LANE.
WE ADD SOME SERIOUS IRRIGATION PROBLEMS, WATER RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA.
WE FINALLY GOT THOSE TACKLED AND WE'VE GOT THAT MULCH SECURE THERE.
NEXT, CURB AND GUTTERING AND SIDEWALK HAS BEEN POURED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NEW DRIVEWAY PARKING AREA.
THE FRENCH DRAIN HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEW PARKING AREA TO DRAIN THE WATER COMING OFF THE ADJACENT HILLSIDE.
WELL, THIS PROJECT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH, WE ARE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT WEEKS BEHIND DUE TO WEATHER DELAYS AND THE PROJECT IS STILL WITHIN ITS $15 MILLION BUDGET.
CONSTRUCTION'S CONTINUING AT A BRISK PACE WITH NUMEROUS TRADES WORKING ON-SITE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY PAVING IRRIGATION LANDSCAPE AND HAS BEEN STARTED AND APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OVERALL, WHILE THE EXTERIOR CANOPIES AND SIDEWALKS ARE AT 65 PERCENT.
PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL FISSURES ARE TRIMMED OUT AND IN PROGRESS IN ALL AREAS.
THIS IS A SHOT FROM THE INTERIOR IN THE GYM.
FLOORING AND PAINTING CASE WERE AND ARE IN PROGRESS AND ALL AREAS OF THE BUILDING.
THE GYM FLOOR IS INSTALLED BUT HAS NOT BEEN FINISHED, AND THE ROOFING IS COMPLETE.
THE $44 MILLION PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET, BUT DUE TO WEATHER AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, THIS PROJECT IS HIGH IN APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS, ESTIMATING A MID AUGUST COMPLETION.
DUE TO THE DELAY, WE HAVE DEVISED A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE STUDENT.
IT'S ZONED TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE-SCHOOL.
ALL 6TH GRADERS WILL ATTEND NORTH AUGUSTA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS.
ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS WILL ATTEND AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS.
WE HAVE RESERVE 18 CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS THE GYMNASIUM.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE IN NEED.
INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE BY THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE A STRUCTURE HAS TAKEN PLACE.
THE ADDITIONAL 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF CONCRETE SLAB HAS BEEN POURED.
MASONRY CONTINUES AND A2, AND WE'RE STARTING ON THE B1 SECTION SOON, WE STARTED DOOR FRAMING AND THE SITE WORK CONTINUES.
THIS IS A $50 MILLION PROJECT AND COMPLETION IS STILL SET FOR JULY 1 OF 2024.
THIS PROJECT IS ON TIME AND WELL WITHIN BUDGET.
PENNING YOUR QUESTIONS. YES, SIR.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
>> YOU SAID THAT INFORMATION HAS GONE UP ON THE WEBSITE CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION.
IS THAT THE ONLY METHOD OF COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS? I JUST DON'T WANT ANY PARENT TO SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OR THEY WEREN'T AWARE, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REACH OUT FOR NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION IF NEEDED.
>> WELL, THIS IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE A PRESS RELEASE THAT'S READY TO GO FAIRLY SHORTLY AFTER THIS MEETING IF NOT EARLY IN THE MORNING, SO WE WILL OVER-COMMUNICATE THIS CHANGE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
>> TWO QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT IT WILL BE READY ON TIME FOR A STARTUP SCHOOL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT NOW? I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO ASK BOTH.
>> NO, IS THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE FOR ME.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT IT WILL BE READY OR IS THAT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE. [LAUGHTER]
>> COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERNATIVE PLANS? YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAY BE?
>> BUT RIGHT NOW AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR GOOD PARTNER, AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW, SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE A FORMIDABLE COSTS OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL COSTS OF THEM AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR USING FACILITY.
BUT THEY ARE EXTREMELY GRACIOUS WITH US AND UNDERSTANDING OUR TIME OF NEED RIGHT NOW.
LOCATION IS VERY FORTUNATE AND THE FACILITY IS EXCELLENT FOR WHAT WE NEED.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL AND WE DON T THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE TIME THAT WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TIME AND WE'RE PLANNING.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THERE IS A CHANCE, I WOULDN'T BE TO PUT A PERCENTAGE ON.
>> YOU DANCE AROUND THE MONEY QUESTION, BUT I'LL TAKE IT FOR NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL JUST SAY THAT. RELATIVELY LOW.
>> ANYMORE QUESTIONS? [NOISE].
>> MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 31, 2023.
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MS. TRASHY, YOU NEED ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 30TH, 2023, MS. FRANKLYN, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THAT CONCLUDES OUR C ITEMS AND WE WILL MOVE TO D ITEMS, INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, HAVE ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT I KNOW OF.WE HAVE ONE, DR. HANKS HAS APPOINTMENT OF AN AREA COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> SURE. THERE IS ONE NUMBER POSITION WITH THE TERM EXPIRING THIS MONTH SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE CONTINUATION OF MICHELLE BURNS FOR ANOTHER TERM ON THE AREA TO ADVISORY COUNCIL.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. DO WE HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THIS THIS MEETING? NO. THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>>THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JUST VERY BRIEFLY.
LAST WEEK WE HAD EIGHT GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND ONE COMPLETER CEREMONY FOR THE CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
ALL OF THOSE WERE JUST WONDERFUL EVENTS.
MR. PASTEL, ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF FOR THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT THEY DID IN PLANNING AND PUTTING THAT PLAN INTO ACTION.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES.
I'M WISHING FOR ALL OF THEM A VERY SAFE, I'LL BE AT SHORT SUMMER AND THE SAME TO ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
WE'VE GOT FOLKS, OF COURSE WHO WILL BE WORKING ALL SUMMER, BUT OUR TEACHERS ARE TAKING A LITTLE BREAK AND THERE'LL BE SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, THEY'LL BE TAKING A BREAK AND JUST WISH EVERYBODY A SAFE SUMMER OF WELL RESTED SUMMER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY BACK THIRD WEEKEND, JULY. THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR OPEN SESSION.
WE WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE REASONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT.
DON'T NEED THE NAMES. FOR EXCEL ADMINISTRATIVE POEM FOR CHUCKO CREEK ELEMENTARY ADMINISTRATIVE, APPOINTMENT FOR HAMMOND HILL ELEMENTARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR LAVELLE MCCAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THERE'S NO CONTRACT MATTERS AND WE HAVE A LEGAL UPDATE ON UNEMPLOYMENT MATTER TO HEAR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOW, CAN I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? LET'S TAKE ABOUT 8-10 MINUTES AND JOIN US IN THE EXECUTIVE ROOM.
THANK EVERYONE THAT WE'RE HERE WITH US TONIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN MIKE.
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>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. WHILE WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION,
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WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF APPOINTING A NEW ADMINISTRATOR[02:08:41]
AT EXCEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR CHUKKER CREEK ALABAMA.[02:08:46]
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>> EXCUSE ME, IN EACH ONE OF THEM?
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WE NEED A MOTION ON APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT AT EXCEL.>> I'VE MADE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? YOU PASS.
>> WE NEED A MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT AT CHUKKER CREEK ELEMENTARY.
>> I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT AT HAMMOND HILL ELEMENTARY.
WE NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT.
>> I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> MOTION MADE BY MISS RHINEHART JACKSON AND SECOND BY DR. HANKS, ALL IN FAVOR? ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT AT LAVELL MCCAMPBELL, WE NEED A MOTION TO FILL THIS POSITION.
>> I MADE THE MOTION THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.
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>> MOTION MADE BY MISS RHINEHART JACKSON AND SECONDED BY DR. HANKS. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO GET OUT HERE.
PLEASE LET ME TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME AND HELPING ME GET THROUGH THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T DO IT EVERY WEEK, IT'S DIFFICULT.
EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT AND I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE YOU STAYED UP BEHIND ME AND HELPING ME EVERY NOW AND THEN GETTING A GIGGLE AGO AS WE GO THROUGH IT.
THANK YOU ALL. WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> JUST REMEMBER IT WAS EASIER EVERYBODY DO IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> [INAUDIBLE]
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