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WE WILL CALL THE SEPTEMBER 26TH MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER.WE BEGIN ALL OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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 THIS EVENING'S MEETING WAS PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD IN ADVANCE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY REQUESTS FOR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
WITH NO OBJECTIONS, I'LL ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THE FIRST IS THERE WAS THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING? MOVED BY MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. SMITH. SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH MINUTES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES. THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
THE OTHER SET OF MINUTES IS FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12TH.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES? MOVED BY MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY MR. MOULTON. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 12TH.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY. WE'LL NOTE THAT IN THE MINUTES.
THAT TAKES THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OUT OF THE WAY.
WHICH BRINGS US TO SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.
THERE IS NO REQUEST OF AN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING OR AT THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND HAPPY TO HAVE THEM TONIGHT. BEFORE WE GET TO THOSE, JUST JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW.
SO WE ARE ALL VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.
AND WE THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND SO FORTH AND JUST LET YOU KNOW MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON IS NOT BEING RUDE.
SHE HER ARM IS HURTING AND PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD TO BE SHAKING A BUNCH OF HANDS.
SO SHE SHE'S NOT SHE'S NOT BEING RUDE.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WITH THAT, MRS. PICCOLINO, ARE YOU LEADING US THROUGH THE RECOGNITIONS? THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN NUESSLE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT LAURENCE AND ALL WHO HAVE JOINED US TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES AND FAMILIES TONIGHT.
CHAIRMAN NUESSLE, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO JOIN ME? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S SPORTS RECOGNITION AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL WITH KALEB HESTER, LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL'S, STUDENT AND A JUNIOR OLYMPIAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION.
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THIS YEAR'S AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS, THE PINNACLE OF YOUTH SPORTS IN THE US.KALEB NOT ONLY CLINCHED THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE 100 METER HURDLES, BUT ALSO SECURED A NUMBER TWO SPOT, A STELLAR RANKING IN THE 200 METER HURDLES, EARNING HIM WELL-DESERVED GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS.
KALEB SOARED TO GLORY, SEIZING BOTH GOLD IN THE 100 METER AND 200 METER HURDLES THIS YEAR KALEB'S MEDAL TALLY STANDS AT 15, INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM TO COME UP.
THE BOARD WOULD LOVE TO RECOGNIZE YOU [APPLAUSE].
AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE ENJOYED THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT THEY SHARED ARE JUST EXCELLENT FROM HIS WINS.
HE'S ALSO WOULD YOU PLEASE STAY UP HERE.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU AMONG YOUR PRINCIPAL, MRS. LATONYA EVANS.
YES. AND HE HAS A LOT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS HERE, SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM AS WELL.
AND INVITE THEM TO COME UP FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH IF THEY'D LIKE TO.
BROTHERS MALIK AND AMARI HESTER.
GRANDPARENTS CLARENCE AND MIRIAM POPE.
GEORGETTE JOHNSON AND VANESSA POPE.
AND HE'S GOT ONE OF HIS COACHES HERE WITH HIM TONIGHT, MARQUEZ FURLEY GIBSON.
QUITE A LOT OF SUPPORT HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS KALEB [APPLAUSE].
IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE HOUSE.
AS WE CONTINUE TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION OF TRACK AND FIELD STARS.
THERE ARE SOME STUDENT ATHLETES FROM AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL WITH US HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE.
OUR REGION MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR IS BRAYLON STALEY.
HE'S A 4A STATE CHAMPION FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN THE TRIPLE JUMP AND ALSO FINISHED FIRST IN THE 200 METER. BRAYLON IF YOU ARE HERE ALREADY.
HE IS COMING FROM ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
ELIZA KING IS A THREE TIME STATE CHAMPION AND IS SET A NEW STATE RECORD WITH HER WIN AGAIN THIS YEAR IN THE 4A GIRLS JAVELIN.
ELIZA, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? [APPLAUSE] ELIZA AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU GO FAR BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT QUITE A FEW AWARDS FOR THE TRACK TEAM.
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SO PLEASE STAY CLOSE SO WE CAN INCLUDE YOU IN MORE PICTURES.IN ADDITION TO AIKEN HIGH'S INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINS, THE GIRLS FOUR BY 100 TEAM BEAT RIDGEVIEW BY TWO THOUSANDTHS OF A SECOND TO ALSO BRING HOME THE STATE TITLE WIN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT TEAM COMPRISED OF JAMERIA DAVIS [APPLAUSE].
COME FORWARD, PLEASE. MALASIA JAMISON [APPLAUSE].
AND MORGAN COVERSON-SPRINGS [APPLAUSE].
AND MORGAN IS ALSO THE REGION FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR [APPLAUSE].
LET'S GET A PICTURE OF THESE STUDENT ATHLETES.
AND COULD I ALSO ASK PRINCIPAL ALISA HAMRICK TO JOIN US, COACHES JOHN HOSTETLER AND KAYLA MURILLO.
AM I PRONOUNCING THAT CORRECTLY? PROBABLY NOT HERE. OKAY.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, A GREAT STUDENT IS ALWAYS COACHED BY WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL COACHES AND SPONSORS.
AND THEIR COACHES ARE ACTUALLY OUR BOYS AND GIRLS REGION TRACK COACHES OF THE YEAR AS WELL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM [APPLAUSE].
WITH ALL THAT, WE'RE TAKING PICTURES IN THE AUDIENCE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE SUPPORTING YOU.
COALITION STUDENT GOVERNMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY TWO SENIOR LEADERS, ACTUALLY THREE SAMANTHA MOORE, ANNIE ALBRIGHT AND AINSLEY WARDEN. THEY'VE BEEN ALL HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE HGA DURING THEIR TIME AT AHS.
ANNIE IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AS STUDENT BODY SECRETARY.
MRS. [INAUDIBLE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE, FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH? [APPLAUSE] AND ANNIE, SAMANTHA AND AINSLEY ARE PART OF THIS TEAM OF 12 FROM LAST YEAR'S SGA AND OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE SAMANTHA MOORE, BROCK JACKSON, ELIZABETH BARRY, CARLY DAY, KIMBERLEY NIXARON, AS WELL AS RECENT HORNET GRADUATES TUCKER SAMAHA, JEFFREY BROWN AND DARIUS LAYTON, BERNARD WISE AND KELVIN HARDY.
THEY WON THIS COMPETITION BY OFFERING A LEADERSHIP LUNCH WITH GATHERED STUDENT LEADERS AND TAUGHT THEM ABOUT DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP AND ON PROMOTING THE EVERY HORNET INVOLVED INITIATIVE.
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OUTSIDE OF THE CAFETERIA.IN ADDITION TO THE CLUBS OVERALL SUCCESS, LAST YEAR'S STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT, TUCKER SAMAHA WAS INDUCTED INTO THE JAMES F BYRNES SOCIETY OF STUDENT LEADERS.
FOR JOINING AND REPRESENTING YOUR SGA CLUB AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN.
THAT'S OUTSTANDING [APPLAUSE].
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
AND 4A STATE CHAMPION, BRAYLON STALEY, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU MADE IT AND WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME PICTURES OF YOU WITH THE BOARD [APPLAUSE].
MR. [INAUDIBLE] WILL YOU COME FORWARD AS WELL? OH, I'M SORRY. YES.
COACH HOSTETLER AS WELL [APPLAUSE].
I THANKS EVERYBODY, FOR COMING I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE DRIVE HOME.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WAIT A MINUTE WHILE EVERYBODY CLEARS OUT.
SO AS WE HAVE FOLKS TRANSITION OUT, I DID HAVE ONE ONE ITEM FOR OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN.
THERE'S A CONFERENCE COMING UP IN THE FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER.
ONE, MRS. CRISWELL, REALLY, IF YOU JUST WANT TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AT ALL.
MRS. CRISWELL NEEDS TO KNOW BY MONDAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE BY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK IN ORDER FOR HER TO DO SOME ARRANGEMENTS.
SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR LESS.
AND LET MRS. CRISWELL KNOW. SECONDLY, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY VOLUNTEERS YET AS FAR AS PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE A DELEGATE TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND WE'LL NEED TO KEEP ON SCHEDULE, FINALIZE THAT AT THE NEXT THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER SO THAT WE CAN CERTIFY THAT AND SEND IT IN IN TIME BEFORE THE I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO CUT IT TO THE LAST SECOND.
WHAT'S THE DATE AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN? THE DECEMBER 2ND AND 3RD, I BELIEVE, IS THE FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER.
THANK YOU. YEP. THAT BRINGS US TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ITEM WE HAVE IS WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED A LIST OF CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL THAT HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND APPROVED FOR THEIR POSITIONS.
BUT WE MUST WE MUST APPROVE THOSE.
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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED? MOVED BY MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MRS. TYLER. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE HAVE A NUMBER WE HAVE THREE CONSENT ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING, WHICH WE'LL VOTE ON AS A GROUP, BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY PRIOR TO TAKING A VOTE.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THOSE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR ANYBODY WATCHING.
ONE, WE HAVE A LIST OF EXPULSIONS THAT WE MUST RATIFY.
NUMBER TWO, THERE IS A REQUEST.
WE MUST APPROVE ANY REQUESTS FOR HOME INSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A LIST OF THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET APPROVAL FOR HOME INSTRUCTION.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LAB.
PROVIDED A CATALYST GRANT FOR STEM EDUCATION AWARDS K THROUGH 12, WHICH IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS FOR STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND BRINGING STEM INTO K THROUGH 12 CLASSROOMS S O. ALL RIGHT.
THOSE ARE THE THREE CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE THREE CONSENT ITEMS? MOVED BY MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. MOULTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THESE CONSENT ITEMS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE THREE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION CARRIES THREE CONSENT ITEMS ARE APPROVED.
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING, NOR DID ANY BOARD MEMBER CONTACT ME FOR TO SUBMIT ANY ITEMS TO THE AGENDA FOR SECTION D, WHICH BRINGS US TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE.
JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT MONDAY BEGINS OUR FALL BREAK.
SO WE WILL PAUSE IN OUR REGULAR PROGRESSION OF SCHOOL FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE FIRST OF THOSE TWO WEEKS, HOWEVER, WILL BE OUR INTERSESSION PERIOD, AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE 2,521 STUDENTS WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE DURING THAT WEEK OF INTERSESSION.
SO WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE ATTEMPTED THIS AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD TURNOUT WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR REMEDIATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE BEHIND TO CATCH UP.
BUT ALSO WE'RE PILOTING A COUPLE OF ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HOPE TO SEE EXPAND AS WE PROGRESS IN THIS CALENDAR IN THE FUTURE. SO I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY GOOD, RESTFUL AND SAFE FALL BREAK.
AND I ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERSESSION WEEK TO PUT YOUR YOUR FULL HEART AND ENERGY INTO IT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TO HELP YOURSELF TO STAY ON TRACK AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND QUARTER.
THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA FOR REGULAR SESSION.
BUT WE DO NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN SUCH ORDER AS THE BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
UNDER STUDENT MATTERS THERE IS A STUDENT APPEAL A AND B, BOTH FROM AREA TWO AND THEN UNDER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS, WE WILL CONSIDER GOING TO BE HAVE AN ITEM FOR SALARY SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE PURPOSES? MOVED BY MRS. RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. SMITH.
WE WILL BEGIN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
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OKAY, WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.[01:54:24]
WE DO NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.[01:54:27]
SO MOVED. MR.[01:54:29]
SMITH MOVES TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION.[01:54:31]
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.[01:54:32]
SECOND BY DR. HANKS.[01:54:33]
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RETURNING TO REGULAR SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.[01:54:39]
THAT IS EIGHT IN FAVOR.[01:54:41]
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WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HEARD TWO STUDENT APPEALS, BOTH FROM AREA TWO IN REFERENCE TO STUDENT APPEAL A.[01:54:53]
IS THERE A MOTION?[01:54:54]
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD.[01:54:58]
I MOVE WE UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION.[01:55:01]
SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY DR.[01:55:04]
BRADLEY, SECONDED BY DR.[01:55:05]
HANKS, TO UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION FOR IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL A.[01:55:12]
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?[01:55:15]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL B? SECOND. SO DR.
BRADLEY HAS MADE A MOTION, AND I HEARD MRS. TYLER MAKE THE SECOND TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDENT APPEAL B.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
NEXT, WE HAD TWO EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO THIS? SO DR. BRADLEY HAS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SALARY SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ANYONE ABSTAINED.
AND THEN THE LAST WAS WE HAD A MATTER OF IN REGARDS TO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CREATION OF THE POSITION OF AN ATTORNEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BRADLEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND. MOTION BY DR.
BRADLEY, SECONDED BY MR. SMITH TO ADJOURN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.