[00:05:37] WELL, IT IS 6:00. [00:05:41] WE WILL CALL THE JULY 30TH MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER. WE BEGIN ALL OUR MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS PUBLISHED TO THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY REQUESTS FOR EDITS OR CHANGES TO THAT. SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL CONSIDER THE AGENDA APPROVED. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES FROM TO BE APPROVED. ONE FROM THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON JULY 9TH AND ONE FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 16TH. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE TWO SETS OF MINUTES? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES OF JULY 9TH AND JULY 16TH? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WE HAD ONE REQUEST AT THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TONIGHT. AND DOCTOR PANOFSKY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO DISTRICT STATEMENTS YESTERDAY REGARDING ATHLETIC TRAINER COVERAGE. GOOD EVENING. NICE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. IT'S A GOOD FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL TO CLOSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS WAS PRINTED IN JULY 22ND EDITION OF THE AIKEN STANDARD. COACH GARRICK RETIRED FROM AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL TWO MONDAYS AGO, PARTLY IN DUE TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS NOT BEING PRESENT. FOR HIM, SAFETY IS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, SO THE SAFETY OF IT, THAT WAS PROBABLY A REALLY BIG PART. NOT GETTING A TRAINER THAT WEIGHED ON HIM AND THAT'S ALL THAT WAS SAID ABOUT THAT. SO, COACH GARRICK STOOD IN THE BACK OF THIS ROOM THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE LAST SPRING. AND I REMEMBER TELLING HIM THAT WE WOULD GET THE JOB DONE TO GET TRAINERS ON OUR FIELDS. NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YESTERDAY'S NEWS RELEASE, I JUST WANTED TO HELP, MAYBE CLEAR SOME POINTS. FUNDING FOR YEARS WOULD ENTAIL THAT FUNDING FOR PARTIAL SALARIES FOR ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO BE COVERED BY CONTRACTORS. NOW THESE ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE HARD TO FIND. ALSO, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ATHLETIC TRAINER ON THE CAMPUS OF SOUTH AIKEN, AIKEN HIGH, SILVER BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL, OR MIDLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SINCE THE SPRING. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, NO COVERAGE OF ALL FROM AN ATHLETIC TRAINER, SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STAY FOR THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT. THIS YEAR WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME COVERAGE TO IMPROVE ON WHAT WE HAVE. AND WE HAVE DONE THAT WITH SOME VERY DYNAMIC DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ENLIST EMS SUPPORT TO BE ON THE FIELD AND AT PRACTICES DURING TIMES OF HIGH HEAT, BUT THIS IS THE START OF THE DISCUSSION FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I THINK EVERYBODY HAS MY EMAIL. [00:10:01] AND THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PINEWSKY. JUST FOR A CLARIFICATION. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION OR ANYTHING, BUT THE NEXT SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS AND STAFF. OR YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS IN THE PAST. AND WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO DO THAT THIS EVENING. SO WE COVERED THAT ON THE AGENDA AND THAT WE'RE NOT READY TO DO IT TONIGHT. YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE FUTURE AGENDA. OFFICER BOARD CHAIRMAN. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO SAY THEN OTHER THAN THE LAST TIME WE HAD A MEETING, SCHOOL HAD NOT STARTED YET. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN THE SECOND WEEK AND A HEARTFELT WELCOME BACK TO ALL OUR STUDENTS. THAT'LL BRING US TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS. THE BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH A LIST OF CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFIED PERSONNEL THAT WAS SCREENED BY HR AND APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, AND WE MUST APPROVE THAT LIST. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. SILAS, ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR, THE MOTION CARRIES. THE SECOND INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS AN UPDATE TO POLICY CCA, WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION CHART. THIS IS FIRST READING, SO WE'LL HAVE A SECOND READING. THE PRIMARY CHANGE. AND YOU GUYS HAD A CHANCE TO EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT. THERE USED TO BE A DOTTED LINE AND A SOLID LINE TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS. AND THAT DOTTED LINE HAS BEEN REMOVED. JUST FOR FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING IN THE AUDIENCE. SO, THERE'S ONLY THAT SINGULAR RELATIONSHIP, AND I'M SORRY. OH. I'M SORRY. THAT'S THE ONE I REMEMBERED OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. AND THEN THERE IS AN ADDED POSITION WITH AN ADDITIONAL I'M SORRY, DOCTOR MURPHY, MULTILINGUAL LEARNER DIRECTOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT THE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE UPDATE TO ORGANIZATION CHART AND POLICY CCA? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ON FIRST READING THE UPDATE TO THE ORGANIZATION CHART AND POLICY CCA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, THE THIRD ITEM UNDER INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A LIST OF POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. AND VERY MINOR CHANGES IN LANGUAGE. LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, CHANGING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, NOMENCLATURE AND TITLE CHANGES TO GET CURRENT HAD BEEN MADE ON THIS LIST OF PROCEDURES. I WOULDN'T CALL IT REAL CONTENT CHANGES. OTHER THAN WE'RE UPDATING TITLES AND GETTING THEM CURRENT FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISED POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ON FIRST READING. SO MOVED. MOVE BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING FIRST READING OF REVISED POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES LISTED IN THE ATTACHMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. THE FOURTH ITEM UNDER INDIVIDUAL ITEMS HAS TO DO WITH REVISED AND POLICY DEC SELECTION OF TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. SO, I WON'T BELABOR IT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF THE REVISION TO POLICY DEC? SO MOVED. MOTION BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. THE FIFTH INDIVIDUAL ITEM WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE ANNUAL UPDATE ON MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES UTILIZATION PLAN. THIS IS LARGELY AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. HOWEVER WE HAVE ALWAYS MADE A MOTION TO MOVE TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AHEAD OF THE MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES UTILIZATION PLAN? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. SILAS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. [00:15:03] THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS. AND THESE ITEMS WE CAN WILL BE VOTED ON AS A GROUP. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE CAN EXCUSE ME. DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY AS NEEDED BEFORE TAKING A VOTE. FIRST OF WHICH IS WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A LIST OF TRANSFER REQUESTS OUT OF THE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO A, YOU KNOW, A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE MUST APPROVE THAT. THE SECOND IS A LIST OF TRANSFERS INTO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM SOME NEIGHBORING DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, FOR US TO APPROVE. THIRD, THE AIKEN COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL HAS DONATED TO OAKWOOD WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $1,100. AND DESIGNATED FOR A STUDENT CARE FUND. FOURTH. SO, WE'VE GOT EXCUSE ME CATCHING UP WITH MY ITEMS. SO THE FOURTH ITEM IS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PAVING, RESURFACING, EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT. THERE HAS BEEN AFTER REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE, THERE'S TWO FIRMS, CORRECT. RECOMMENDED TO APPROVE THESE ENGINEERING FIRMS TO PROVIDE THESE TYPES OF SERVICES OVER AND OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? EXCUSE ME. THAT'S HABIT, I'M SORRY. THAT WAS OUR FOURTH CONSENT ITEM. FIFTH CONSENT ITEM IS MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR HVAC PROJECTS. SIMILARLY, THEY WENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF SELECTION COMMITTEE, PICKED SOME ENGINEERING FIRMS. AND WE HAVE TWO THAT WOULD BE DOING WORK OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, HAVING TO DO WITH MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, ENGINEERING. OUR SIX CONSENT ITEM IS A SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THIS ITEM SELECTED THREE, EXCUSE ME, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID THAT. FIVE FIRMS TO SERVE AS ARCHITECTS FOR PROJECTS AND WE'LL NEED TO APPROVE THAT AS PART OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE THE SIX CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIX CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SILAS. ARE THERE QUESTIONS ON ANY OR COMMENTS ON THE SIX CONSENT ITEMS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE SIX CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE TWO. THAT LEADS US TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WE WERE PRESENTED IN ADVANCE WITH A MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31ST AND MR. TRAXLER IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS THEM. OKAY. HEARING NONE, THE SECOND INFORMATIONAL ITEM IS DEALING WITH SOLE SOURCE EMERGENCY PURCHASES FOR YEAR END JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR. OUR PROCUREMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT WE DO AN ANNUAL REPORTING OF PURCHASES MADE UNDER SOLE SOURCE OR EMERGENCY PROVISIONS. AND AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, THAT'S REPORTED ON THAT PAGE. AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAD THREE ITEMS THAT WERE DONE UNDER THAT PROVISION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OKAY. THAT'S THE END OF OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. THERE WERE NO BOARD MEMBER ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR THIS MEETING. AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR MURPHY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND FOR MY UPDATE TODAY, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WELCOME BACK STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND FAMILIES BACK TO SCHOOL. WE STARTED LAST MONDAY AND IT'S BEEN A RELATIVELY SMOOTH START OVERALL. TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES FOR ANY DISTRICT AS THEY BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. BUT I'M VERY PLEASED TO COMMEND OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OUR TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR, OUR TRANSIT, OUR AREA SUPERVISORS, AS WELL AS MISS KATE OLIN WITH POWERSCHOOL ON THEIR WORK TO STREAMLINE THE ROUTE CREATION AND PARENT COMMUNICATION THIS YEAR. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK ON THE SMOOTH START. I'M ALSO VERY PLEASED TO BE OUT IN OUR SCHOOLS SEEING TEACHERS WEARING THEIR SAFETY LANYARDS FOR BOTH EMERGENCIES AND AUDIO ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE APPROVED LAST YEAR, [00:20:04] AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NOW WEARING THEIR ID BADGES ON A DAILY BASIS. THESE ARE ALL A PART OF THE EFFORTS TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. BEGINNING THIS WEEK ON FRIDAY, WE'LL OFFICIALLY KICK OFF AN EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL EFFORT TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THE $0.01 SALES TAX. I'LL DO SO AT THE AKINS CHAMBER FIRST FRIDAY BREAKFAST THIS FRIDAY, AND I ANTICIPATE A VERY HECTIC FALL SEASON WITH ALL THE MEETINGS. A FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE FORTHCOMING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MURPHY. WE DO NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ONE ITEM THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING MATTER AS THE BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER, AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR FACILITIES. FOLLOWING THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO ANNOUNCE THE MATTERS CONSIDERED AND TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS PURPOSE? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HEARD MR. SILAS AS A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS PURPOSE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL TAKE A SHORT FIVE-MINUTE BREAK, AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. [00:46:42] SO, WE HAVE CONCLUDED EXECUTIVE SESSION. [00:46:45] WE ARE IN NEED OF A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. [00:46:48] MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? [00:46:51] SECOND BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. [00:46:53] DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RETURNING TO REGULAR SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES. WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DISCUSSED AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER REGARDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR FACILITIES. IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO THAT ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR FACILITIES? BROOME? TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR FACILITIES. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. SECONDED BY. SECOND. SECOND BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CARRIES. WE STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.