Jan 10, 2024 011024 AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00.

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WE BEGIN ALL OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS PUBLISHED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THE RESCHEDULING.

I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY OBJECTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR CHANGES, AND SO WE WILL ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES FOR APPROVAL.

AND WE DID HAVE, ON ONE OF THEM, WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE ABSENT.

SO WE'LL DO THIS, SEPARATELY.

THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 12TH, 2023 ARE NEEDING APPROVAL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 12TH? SO MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY DOCTOR HANKS? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 12TH, 2023 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND .

YEAH, THAT'S IF I CAN COUNT.

THAT'S SEVEN IN FAVOR.

ALL THOSE ABSTAINING? ONE IN ABSTENTION.

THANK YOU. THE SECOND SET OF MINUTES IS THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF DECEMBER 19TH, 2023.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? MOVE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. SILAS, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 19TH, 2023, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES. MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WHICH BRINGS US TO SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

MR. DAVE POLLEN IS GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN 23 2023 TO ASSUME 2027 ON THE SUBJECT OF DEI TRAINING.

THANK YOU, MR. POLLEN.

YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS.

SUPERINTENDENT. I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE DEI TRAINING ASPECT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

FREQUENTLY. AND UNRESTRICTED.

I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU.

RHETORICAL, BUT SOME ARE DIRECT, SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONTEMPLATE THEM, IF YOU WOULD.

IF YOU CONTINUE TO ENTERTAIN THIS, ISSUE OF POTENTIALLY APPROVING A DEI TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF, IT HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS. WE DO HAVE A SISTER DISTRICT HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA THAT DOES HAVE A DEI, DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS RICHLAND TWO SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEY IN FACT DO HAVE AN EMPLOYED POSITION THERE.

AND THAT POSITION RIGHT NOW COST THEM $149,000, $149,230 FOR THE CHIEF OF THAT DEPARTMENT. SO KEEP IN MIND WHAT OUR FISCAL OBLIGATION MIGHT BE IF WE WERE TO NEED, TRAINING THAT MIGHT EVENTUALLY EVOLVE BEYOND THAT.

SO LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS.

WILL ANY NEW POLICIES EMERGE AS A RESULT OF THE DEI TRAINING? COULD WE GO FROM, SAY, MAYBE DEI POLICIES THAT THEN EMERGE AND BECOME PART OF THE BOARD'S LIST OF POLICIES? WILL THE DEI TRAINING FOR STAFF LEAD TO NEW DEFINITIONS, SUCH THAT THE DISTRICT THEN INCLUDES NEW DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORD DIVERSITY? NEW DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORD INCLUSION, AND NEW DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORD EQUITY THAT ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH EITHER, MIRIAM'S DICTIONARY OR STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

WILL WE ALSO MAYBE HAVE NEW PRIORITIES FOR DEI RELATED CONCERNS HERE IN THE DISTRICT? FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF DEI'S IMPORTANT ASPECTS IS CULTURAL COMPETENCY.

NOW, IF WE HAVE DEI TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF, MIGHT THAT LEAD TO AN EMERGING NEW EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY? SO I WOULD ASK YOU WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF YOU ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT, OR WHETHER OR NOT YOUR TRAINING WILL INCLUDE HAVING YOU BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT, BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF DEI TRAINING.

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I KNOW IN RICHLAND TWO, DEI UNDERGIRDS EVERYTHING IN ORDER.

IT IS INFUSED INTO EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.

THAT'S EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS HIRED, EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT PARTICIPATES, AND EACH AND EVERY TEACHER AND CLASS LESSON IS UNDERGIRDED BY THE DEI TENANTS.

OKAY. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

WHEN DEI TRAINING IS DONE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO INFUSE THAT AND UNDERGIRD THAT IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT.

I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ETHNICITY AND RACE PLAYS A MAJORITY ROLE IN DEI TRAINING.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? INDIVIDUALLY? EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS TO BE AWARE THAT RACE AND ETHNICITY NOW WILL BE A MAJOR ROLE OF YOUR DEI TRAINING.

RICHLAND TWO NOW, HAS ANYBODY VENTURE A GUESS HOW MANY CATEGORIES OF DIVERSITY THERE ARE? NO LESS THAN 18, 18, ONE EIGHT.

SO I TELL YOU, IN 2016 THERE WERE 18 CATEGORIES THAT NEEDED TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT, TAUGHT ABOUT, TALKED ABOUT AND PUT ON THE TABLE FOR DIVERSITY TRAINING.

OKAY. KEEP THAT IN MIND.

WHAT DEI TRAINING FOR YOU IN THE DISTRICT HERE BE A MATTER OF TRAINING, OR WILL IT LEAD TO PERHAPS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS TO SAY, FACULTY MEETINGS? MAYBE YOU MOVE TO A CONFERENCE WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT OR YOU HAVE AN ACTION COMMITTEE OR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

SO WILL IT LEAD TO HIGHER LEVELS OF MINORITY HIRING, WILL IT LEAD TO HIGHER LEVELS OF MINORITY VENDORS, PEOPLE THAT WE REACHED OUT TO IN THE COMMUNITY? THAT'S WHAT DEI LIKES TO SEE HAPPEN.

SO I TOLD YOU LAST TIME I SPOKE TO YOU THAT DEI TRAINING INCLUDES A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, WE HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, WHICH YOU MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO ENGAGE IN.

WE HAVE IDENTITY EXPLORATION, WHICH YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.

YOU NEED TO CREATE YOUR OWN IDENTITY, YOUR OWN NARRATIVE.

SO BE AWARE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT.

WE HAVE INTERSECTIONALITY, WHICH IS THE POWER COLLISION OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, NATIONALITY AND CLASS.

ALL OF THAT COMES TOGETHER.

AND WE ALSO HAVE MICROAGGRESSIONS.

AND MICROAGGRESSIONS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS MICRO ASSAULTS, MICRO INSULTS AND MICRO INVALIDATION.

SO PLEASE KEEP THOSE IDEAS IN MIND AS YOU CONSIDER THE DEI TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. POLAND. THAT WAS, THAT WAS IT FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? I DO I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC OR ANYTHING TO FOR OFFICE OF BOARD CHAIRMAN TONIGHT, WHICH WILL BRING US INTO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.

SO WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A LIST OF CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL THAT WERE SCREENED BY HR AND APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE, NEED TO APPROVE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED? MOVE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND BY DOCTOR BRADLEY? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES.

SECOND INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS A FIRST READING OF POLICY ADF DISTRICT WELLNESS.

AND I THINK THE BEST THING IF EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT.

BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE.

WE'VE GOT STEMS FROM MOSTLY THE, THIS IS A REVISION TO POLICY ADF BASED ON UPDATES FROM USDA AND STATE GUIDELINES AND.

A LOT OF ITS UPDATING TERMS THAT ARE USED.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING POLICY ADF MOVE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE FIRST READING OF POLICY ADF, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT IS ALSO A ADOPTION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.

AND REMEMBER, THERE'S ONLY ONE READING OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.

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WE'VE GOT ADMINISTRATIVE RULE IJ OC-R, SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS.

IN THIS THE, THERE'S SOME UPDATES, PRIMARILY JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT.

UPDATING THE LANGUAGE, AND ONE OF THE KEY UPDATES IN MY MIND IS THAT THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO SUBMIT, A LITTLE BIT CLEARER LANGUAGE VOLUNTEER INFORMATION THROUGH A BACKGROUND SCREENING PROCESS FOR APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE? IJOC-R ON FIRST READING AND ONLY READING.

MOVE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY, I HEARD MR. I HEARD MR. SMITH WITH A SECOND.

I HAVE A A SHORT DISCUSSION OR SO I HAVE A QUESTION AND I'LL START THE DISCUSSION.

FOR ANYBODY THAT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT CAN SUPPORT THIS, POLICY REVISION.

SPECIFIC TO THE SENTENCE THAT I OUTLINED, THAT WAS IT.

SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO WILL SUBMIT THE VOLUNTEERS INFORMATION THROUGH A BACKGROUND SCREENING PROCESS FOR APPROVAL.

THE WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT BACKGROUND SCREENING PROCESS AS FAR AS IS IT CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR THAT, OR ARE WE DOING A SLED BACKGROUND CHECK? GOOD EVENING, MR. NUESSLE, BOARD, MR. LAURENCE. THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS, IS TYPICALLY WHEN SOMEONE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION, IT DOES GO THROUGH.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT GOES THROUGH A SLED BACKGROUND CHECK.

IT GOES BACK THROUGH THE PREDATOR.

WE GO THROUGH THE PREDATOR, SOUTH CAROLINA PREDATOR LIST, AND THEN IT ALSO GOES THROUGH, VICKI'S NOT HERE.

AND I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER, IS.

IS IT? I DON'T THINK IT DOES.

I THINK WE DO SLED CHECKS DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO FOR THIS, BUT WE DO A BACKGROUND CHECK OF SOME SORT THAT DOES LOOK AT, IT I KNOW IT DOES LOOK AT LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY'VE BEEN CHARGED AND ARRESTED OR IF THEY'VE DONE ANY TYPE OF, THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE NECESSARILY DONE A SLED CHECK SPECIFICALLY.

I CAN GET THAT ANSWER TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I'VE BEEN, I'VE DONE THIS.

I DO KNOW THAT WE DO KNOW FOR A FACT THEY DO LOOK AT THE PREDATOR LIST, SEXUAL PREDATOR LIST.

IT DOES RUN IT AGAINST THAT.

WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT ALSO, FLAGS FOR ANY MAJOR, LEGAL VIOLATIONS.

OKAY. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT AS CLEAR AS I NEED TO BE.

I CAN GET YOU AN ANSWER, I APOLOGIZE.

YEAH, THE, AND WHEN THEY SAY THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO SUBMIT THE VOLUNTEER INFORMATION, IS THAT GOING TO GO THROUGH MISS GASKINS AS OUR DIRECTOR OF SECURITY OR AS THE PROGRAM THAT THAT IT GOES THROUGH? YES, SIR. OKAY. YES.

IT GOES THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC PROCESS WHERE, THEY ENTER THE INFORMATION AND THEN IT GOES OFF AND THEY, THEY DO THE BACKGROUND SCREENING FOR THAT.

OKAY. BUT THE KEY IS IF IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE POLICY DID NOT EXPRESSLY REQUIRE A BACKGROUND CHECK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DONE.

WE'VE ACTUALLY WELL, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A SLED CHECK.

IT DOES REQUIRE A BACKGROUND CHECK AND HAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THE DIFFERENCE IS, IS THE WORDING IN THE IN THE IN THE POLICY DIDN'T MATCH THAT.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PRACTICE RESEMBLED.

I'LL BE CLEAR, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AS A SCHOOL VOLUNTEER, I KNOW I'VE HAD A BACKGROUND CHECK RUN ON ME.

ALL RIGHT. MY KIDS ARE STILL IN SCHOOL.

YEAH. BUT THE I WAS JUST NOTING IS THE POLICY, WHICH WAS LAST REVISED IN 2002, DID NOT EXPRESSLY STATE THAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT MATCH OUR POLICY.

WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING RIGHT NOW.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

I'M SATISFIED.

DOCTOR MINOLFO. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADMINISTRATIVE RULE IJOC-R, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR OF, THE MOTION CARRIES.

SCROLL BACK UP.

THE LAST INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS RELATED TO POLICY JLCD ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH MEDICINES FIRST READING AS WELL AS POLICY JLCDB, USE OF LIFE SAVING MEDICATIONS ON FIRST READING.

SO THIS IS TO MATCH OUR POLICIES, WITH THE LAW THAT WAS SIGNED IN INTO EFFECT, IN MAY OF LAST YEAR ABOUT LIFE SAVING MEDICATIONS IN SCHOOLS.

IF YOU GO AND LOOK AT THE POLICIES THAT JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THE POLICY JLCD, HAS SOME LANGUAGE CHANGE WHERE

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AND IT'S A BRAND NEW POLICY.

FIRST REVISION.

SPEAKING TO THE USE OF LIFE SAVING MEDICATIONS AND THAT'S POLICY JL CDB.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISION AND THE NEW POLICY ON FIRST READING? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.

SECOND BY DOCTOR HANKS.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE FIRST READING OF THE REVISION TO POLICY JLCD AND THE FIRST READING OF POLICY JLCDB, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR OF, THE MOTION CARRIES.

THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS, WHICH WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS INDIVIDUALLY.

BUT WE WILL VOTE ON THEM AS A GROUP.

SO THE FIRST CONSENT ITEM IS RATIFICATION OF EXPULSIONS.

WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A LIST OF EXPULSIONS THAT WERE NOT APPEALED, THAT WE MUST WE MUST RATIFY OR WE MUST APPROVE.

THE SECOND ITEM.

EXCUSE ME. WAS A GRANT AWARD FOR AIKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF $10,000 FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EQUITABLE ARTS ADVANCE PROGRAM.

WHICH WILL, AIMS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

THE THIRD CONSENT ITEM, IS AROUND THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

SO THERE WERE SOME PROPOSAL WENT OUT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ON KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.

AND WE HAVE THAT BACK.

IF YOU LOOK AT IF YOU REVIEWED THAT, WE'VE GOT A A RECOMMENDATION TO GO WITH THE PRO KITCHEN.

THAT THAT'S ON THE PROPOSAL.

AND THERE'S DETAILS IN THE ATTACHMENT.

AND JUST LASTLY, TO SUMMARIZE AND WE CAN GET INTO ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS. THE LAST ONE WAS IN CONSENT ITEMS WAS CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR FOOTBALL FIELD LIGHTING REPLACEMENT.

AND I BELIEVE ALSO SOME OF THIS IS SOFTBALL FIELD LIGHTING, AT FOUR OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THAT WITH A PARTICULAR VENDOR.

BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THAT WORK.

WHICH WOULD BE FOOTBALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS FOR NORTH AUGUSTA, SILVER BLUFF, MIDDLE VALLEY, AND, I BELIEVE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL LIGHTNING, LIGHTING, EXCUSE ME, AT AIKEN HIGH.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS? DOCTOR HANKS.

NO QUESTION ON THIS ITEM, BUT POINT OF ORDER.

DID WE, MISS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM? IT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE.

OKAY. NO, MA'AM.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL START WITH A MOTION TO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOR CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? I HEARD A SECOND FROM, MISS TYLER.

AND I HAVE.

WE'LL START DISCUSSION ON THESE CONSENT ITEMS, THOUGH.

I HAVE, THE ONE QUESTION I HAD FOR THESE CONSENT ITEMS WAS UNDER THE FOURTH ITEM WITH THE THE LIGHTING FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD, ATHLETIC FIELDS.

EXCUSE ME. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOCTOR MURPHY'S COMING UP SO HE CAN.

SO MY QUESTION, SIR, ON THAT IS, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE I CAN UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE.

I'VE BEEN TO SOME LOCATIONS WHERE THE LIGHTING SEEMED FAIRLY DIM.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE IMPETUS OR THE DRIVER FOR THIS IS TO GET A HIGHER LEVEL OF, OF LUMENS ON THE FIELD SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE BETTER. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, LIKE THE.

IS THERE? WHAT IS THE STANDARD THAT WE'RE HOW ARE WE MEASURING THAT AND DOES ARE THESE THE ONLY FACILITIES THAT DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING? OKAY. SO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ACTUALLY PRESCRIBES THE CANDLE POWER THAT SHOULD BE AT EVERY SQUARE FOOT ON THAT FIELD.

AND I WANT TO SAY IT'S AROUND 50, 55 CANDLE POWER FOR EVERY SQUARE FOOT.

AND SOME OF OUR FIELDS WE WERE DOWN TO 13, 10.

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AND SO THAT THAT WAS THE IMPETUS FOR BEGINNING THIS PROCESS.

AND SO WE WENT OUT FOR, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, BASICALLY, HAD A COUPLE COMPANIES THAT WERE RESPONSIVE TO IT, WENT WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER, OF COURSE.

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH REPLACING THEM WITH A NEWER TECHNOLOGY OF LED.

IT'S A LOT BRIGHTER AND IT'S A LOT QUICKER TO RESPOND.

THESE LIGHTS THAT WE HAVE NOW CURRENTLY, IF WE WERE HAVE A POWER OUTAGE, IT COULD TAKE POTENTIALLY UP TO 30 MINUTES FOR THOSE LIGHTS TO COME BACK UP ONLINE.

SO IT DISRUPTS THE GAME.

SO BY MODERNIZING THESE FIELDS, IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT SAFER AND A LOT MORE CONVENIENT.

IT MIGHT ADD ONE MORE.

GOOD.

THANK YOU, MR. CHIPMAN.

SO IN ONE INSTANCE THEY WERE ASKING CAN WE JUST USE THE OLD POLES? BUT AND FOR THAT PARTICULAR FIELD, NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL, THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE NO.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE POSITIONED IN DIFFERENT AREAS TO GET THAT SPREAD.

THE OLD POLE. SO THE YOU MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT MY QUESTION HAD TWO PARTS.

DOCTOR MURPHY, ARE THESE THE ONLY FACILITIES THAT ARE, SO YOU MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE'S A STATE GUIDELINE FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.

AND ARE THESE THE ONLY FACILITIES THAT ARE BELOW THAT GUIDELINE? OH, NO, SIR. WE'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING TO GET ALL THE FACILITIES ONLINE.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR THE FACILITY THAT WAS HAD THE HIGHEST LUMENS FOR US WAS RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA.

OF COURSE, THAT WAS OUR LATEST FACILITY BUILT.

AND SO THEY'RE GOOD TO GO.

SO AND WAGENER-SALLEY IS GOING TO GET THEIR PLANNING.

WE HAVE A PROGRAMED NEW FACILITY FOR WAGENER-SALLEY IN THE COMING YEARS.

SO WE WANTED TO TRY TO GET AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THEN GO BACK AND CIRCLE BACK AND GET BASEBALL NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. COULD YOU PROVIDE US SO IT DOESN'T PREVENT US FROM APPROVING THIS? I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND WHY WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY.

CAN WE GET A JUST A STATUS ON WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE IMPROVEMENT LIST AS FAR AS WHICH FIELDS ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AFTER THIS? IT'LL BE THE REMAINING BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MURPHY, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS? SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE FOUR CONSENT, THANK YOU, DOCTOR MURPHY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THOSE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S SEVEN IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE FOUR CONSENT ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

WE HAVE.

YEAH. CHECKING THESE OFF INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. SO THE NEXT INFORMATIONAL ITEM, IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

SO, THERE WAS PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON GRADUATION CORDS FOR NJROTC AND CHANGES THAT HAD OCCURRED PROBABLY SEVERAL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, NOT JUST THIS YEAR.

AND THEY THERE WAS REQUESTED FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION HAD CONSIDERED THE FEEDBACK AND WORKED WITH OTHERS AND WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT TO THE BOARD, WHAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND OR PLAN AND WHAT I WOULD I'M WHAT I'M TELLING.

EXCUSE ME. HOW WOULD I WRITE TO PHRASE IT IF IF WE'RE NOT SATISFIED? YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY CAN DISCUSS THAT AND ASK QUESTIONS IF WE CANNOT, IF WE'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT, WE CAN PUT THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

BUT RIGHT NOW I WANT TO JUST PRESENT THIS AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND GRADUATION.

SO. MR. LAURENCE, I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

YOU CAN INTRODUCE ANYBODY YOU WANT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. POSTELL HAD PLANNED LAST NIGHT TO, TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU.

HE HAD A CONFLICT THIS EVENING, SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO COME, BUT.

BUT, COLONEL DAVIS FROM SOUTH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL IS HERE, AND I WANT TO SHARE THE INFORMATION, AND THEN HE'LL HELP, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD, MAY HAVE.

AFTER, HEARING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT ON ON THIS TOPIC, THE PRINCIPALS,

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MOST I CAN'T LEAVE WAGENER-SALLEY OUT, OKAY, WE HAVE ARMY ROTC THERE.

BUT FOR JUNIOR ROTC STUDENTS AND I JUST WANT TO READ YOU THEIR MISSION.

THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NJROTC STUDENTS GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS.

OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP EXPOSE THESE MEMBERS TO OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORS, AND RESOURCES THAT ASSIST THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR GOALS AND DEVELOPING FIVE STAR QUALITIES.

THOSE FIVE STAR QUALITIES ARE HONOR, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, OFFICERSHIP, AND UNITY, AND WE BELIEVE THAT AFFILIATION WITH THE, SCABBARD AND BLADE HONOR SOCIETY WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS FOR GRADUATION REGALIA, WHICH WHICH INVOLVES HONOR SOCIETIES AND OTHER OTHER RECOGNITIONS. BUT IT'S ALSO WILL ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENT INTEREST THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

STUDENTS HAVE TO BE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THEIR ROTC UNITS.

WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM SOME POTENTIAL LOCAL SPONSORS.

COLONEL DAVIS HAS WORKED WITH THEM AND WITH OTHERS.

WE'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE FOLKS.

LOWELL KOPPERT, WHO WAS HERE AND SPOKE AT THE RECENT MEETING.

HE'S VERY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WITH THIS, AND I'M SURE SEVERAL OTHERS WOULD BE AS WELL.

WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP AND THEN BE ABLE TO HAVE AN INDUCTION CEREMONY THIS SPRING, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR OUR CURRENT SENIORS TO RECEIVE THAT RECOGNITION, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A CERTIFICATE, A MEDAL, AND ALSO THE, THE HONOR CORD FOR GRADUATION.

BUT THEN CRITERIA WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR BOTH FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE STUDENTS, BUT THEN AT A AT A HIGHER LEVEL FOR OUR JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN ROTC.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE DIRECTION THAT, THAT WE ARE GOING IN AND WE ARE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM FROM THE BOARD.

I SAW MISTER SILAS.

BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING THAT WAY.

MISTER SILAS, GO AHEAD.

JUST A COMMENT FROM ME, FROM MY POSITION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATED THE DISTRICT RESPONDING TO THE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY INPUT AND SOME OF OUR CONCERNS.

AND, SIR, FOR ORGANIZING THIS, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY GOOD SOLUTION THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE COMMITTED ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH OUR JROTC PROGRAM.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADED TO, DOWN THE RIGHT PATH OF GIVING THESE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU. SO, DOCTOR HANKS.

JUST TO CLARIFY, WERE ALL ROTC OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THIS DISCUSSION AND DECISION AT ALL SCHOOLS.

YOU WANT TO. YOU WANT TO COME TO THE.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

MA'AM, WHAT WE'VE DONE THUS FAR IS, WHAT YOU WHAT YOU'VE JUST HEARD IS JUST A JUST A FRAMEWORK.

I HAVE YET TO GET WITH ALL THE, OTHER ROTC INSTRUCTORS.

THAT'S WHY, THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF WHAT GOOD STANDING IS AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

HOWEVER, THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE WORKING UNDER RIGHT NOW, SEEMS TO SATISFY ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

WHAT I DO NEED TO DO IS SIT DOWN WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER ROTC INSTRUCTORS AND NAIL DOWN, OKAY, WHAT IS THE GPA? WHAT IS WHEN WE SAY GOOD STANDING IN MY MIND, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT MEANS NO SERIOUS DISCIPLINARY ISSUES.

NO, A PASSING GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

BUT BUT, MA'AM, THE SHORT ANSWER IS, NO.

ALL THE OTHER, INSTRUCTORS HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED UP TO THIS CURRENT TIME, BUT THAT WILL BE BEFORE IT GOES INTO FINAL.

JUST SO THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE'RE TALKING, EXACT CRITERIA ON WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THE STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL KNOW UP FRONT AS THEY'RE ENTERING THE PROGRAM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN GRADUATE WITH A CORD AND A PART OF THIS.

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

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I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR.

THAT I JUST THOUGHT OF. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME PERIOD.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE THIS BEING IN PLACE BEFORE THIS YEAR'S GRADUATION? YES, SIR. YOU DO? OKAY, SIR.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THANK YOU, COLONEL DAVIS. YES, SIR, I APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT, I WILL INVITE DOCTOR MURPHY TO COME UP AND WE HAVE THREE SHORT CONSTRUCTION UPDATES.

GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN, MR. LAURENCE, MR. CHAIRPERSON, BOARD MEMBERS.

TONIGHT I HAVE SOMETHING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SINCE WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AS WELL AS THE THE ADDITION OF THE THE NEW HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU ALL THE VIDEO PRESENTATION THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SENT OVER.

SO IT'S VERY, IT'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE AT THE SCHOOL.

SO I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO ENJOY IT.

AND SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

AND AGAIN, WE HAD THE DEDICATION LAST WEEK FOR THAT.

THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING, THAT'S THE AUDITORIUM.

SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I CAN GET YOU A TOUR OF THAT WHENEVER YOU'RE READY FOR THAT.

AND MOVING ON TO HIGHLAND SPRINGS.

ONE MORE VIDEO.

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A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK GOES INTO BRINGING YOU ALL THESE FACILITIES FROM PARENT INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, THE PRINCIPALS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO COORDINATE SOME OF THESE EFFORTS AND MAKE SOME FINAL SELECTIONS.

SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY APPROPRIATE WAY TO KIND OF CAP OFF BOTH PROJECTS.

NOW, WITH HIGHLAND SPRINGS, WE ARE AT THE TENTATIVE PHASE OF SCHEDULING THE DEDICATION OF THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THAT BUILDING.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY, MAYBE THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY.

ONCE WE NAIL DOWN THE ACTUAL DATE WITH EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE, YOU'LL BE INVITED PERSONALLY TO COME AND ATTEND.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE TWO PROJECTS? MOVING ON TO, DO YOU HAVE IT? OH, I HAVE IT. TO WAGENER-SALLEY.

OOPS, I WENT THE WRONG WAY.

HERE WE GO. SO AT THIS POINT, THE FLOOR SLAB CONCRETE IS COMPLETE AND WE'RE FINALIZING THE CANOPY FOOTINGS.

ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING CONTINUE TO BE INSTALLED.

THE EAST WALL AND SOUTH BRICK WALL ARE COMPLETE AND INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS COMPLETE.

EXCUSE ME. THAT'S ONGOING.

WHAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HICCUP AND WHAT THAT COMES IN THE FORM OF OUR SCHEDULE.

SO ORIGINALLY THE PROJECT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED ON JULY 1ST, BUT FOR THE LAST 30 OR SO DAYS, WE'VE HAD SOME UNSEASONABLY HIGH RAIN, AND IT'S STARTING TO PUSH THE PROJECT BACK A LITTLE BIT.

SO RIGHT NOW, IF I WANT TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE, I WOULD PUSH IT BACK ABOUT 9 TO 10 WEEKS.

SO PUT US EARLY OCTOBER.

MY TARGET DATE WILL BE THE FIRST INTERSESSION.

THAT WAY THEY'LL HAVE THAT TWO WEEKS TO TRANSITION OVER.

IN THIS SITUATION, WE'RE NOT AS NEARLY AS IN DIRE STRAITS AS WE WERE WITH HIGHLAND SPRINGS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A FUNCTIONING SCHOOL.

AND SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT BAD OF AN IMPOSITION ON THE STUDENTS.

AND THIS WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO DO AS WE WOULD SHOULD HAVE DONE IN ALL SCHOOLS, IS WE WANT TO SHAKE THAT SCHOOL DOWN BEFORE WE INSTALL, BRING THE KIDS OVER.

SO THE PUNCH LIST, IT'S IDEALLY DONE WITHOUT THE BUILDING BEING OCCUPIED.

SO WE CAN MAKE THE PROPER CORRECTION.

SO, BY, BY PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT, THAT GIVES US TIME TO MAKE SURE WE DELIVER A TOP QUALITY PROJECT.

SO AT THIS POINT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THAT PROJECT INTO OCTOBER.

ANY QUESTIONS THERE? YES, MA'AM. I WAS GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I DID HAPPEN TO NOTICE THAT THEY WERE WORKING THIS PAST SUNDAY ON THE SITE.

SO WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE PUSHING THEM, THE KIDS GOING MOVING IN TO THE NEW SCHOOL IN OCTOBER, BUT WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE IT BEING COMPLETED? WELL, IT'S HARD, IT'S KIND OF A HARD DATE TO NAIL DOWN.

SO WE PUT IT ABOUT 9 TO 10 WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE.

RIGHT NOW THE ISSUE IS WE CAN CATCH UP.

I MEAN WE HAVE A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO SHAVE THAT DOWN.

SO WHEN I, WHEN I GIVE YOU A DATE, IT'S USUALLY LIKE A WORST CASE SCENARIO.

AND SO RIGHT NOW I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THEM IN BY INTERSESSION.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOW THAT'S WITH THE DATA I HAVE NOW, IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE UNSEASONABLE RAINS AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ANY OTHER STOPPAGES OR DELAYS, HIGH WIND EVENTS THAT CAN CONTINUALLY DEGRADE OUR PROJECTIONS.

SO THE FURTHER AWAY THE WORST, THE LEAST ACCURATE, MY PREDICTION IS AS WE GET CLOSER, I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN ACTUAL DATE.

I SEE. THANK YOU, MR. SILAS. IT'S NOT LIKE A WEATHERMAN.

ANY EFFECT ON THE BUDGET OR JUST A DATE? JUST A DATE RIGHT NOW.

SO FAR. I MEAN, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, AGAIN, LIKE HIGHLAND SPRINGS, WE FRONT LOADED A LOT OF OUR PURCHASES.

AND SO WE HAVE THE MATERIALS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COST US A LOT MORE MONEY AT THIS POINT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES? THANK YOU, DOCTOR MURPHY. APPRECIATE IT.

WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. LAURENCE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE.

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TOMORROW MORNING, I GET HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THEN NEXT WEEK, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS AS A GROUP OF PARENTS.

SO ALWAYS THE ADVICE I GET, I ALWAYS TELL THEM, AND I'LL TELL EVERYBODY.

THE ADVICE I GET FROM STUDENTS SEEMS TO BE OF GREATER QUALITY THAN FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.

SO. SO I ENJOY THOSE MEETINGS.

I ENJOY THE TIME THAT I GET TO SPEND WITH THOSE STUDENTS, AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. OKAY.

MR. LAURENCE. THAT CONCLUDES REGULAR SESSION FOR THE MOMENT THAT THE WE DO NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN SUCH ORDER AS THE BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

STUDENT MATTERS.

WE HAVE THREE STUDENT APPEALS, ALL FROM AREA TWO A, B, AND C.

FOR LEGAL MATTERS, WE HAVE SOME LEGAL ADVICE ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO RECEIVE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INTERNAL AUDITOR UPDATE.

FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO ANNOUNCE THE MATTERS CONSIDERED AND TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE PURPOSES? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS TYLER.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THESE REASONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL BEGIN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN TEN MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

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IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL, A RECOMMENDATION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY DOCTOR BRADLEY, SECONDED BY DOCTOR HANKS TO UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL A.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL.

A WE ALSO DID RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM OUR INTERNAL AUDITOR, NEITHER OF WHICH REQUIRE ACTION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. I CALL THAT ONE FOR MR. SMITH. MAKING THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON.

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THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANKS, KATHY.

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