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OKAY. IT IS 6:00. WE WILL CALL THE JANUARY 14TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY
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BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER.WE BEGIN ALL OF 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. 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. THANK YOU. THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS PUBLISHED TO THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE, AND WE WILL APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH NO OBJECTIONS IF THERE ARE NONE.
HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.
WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 10TH, 2024. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECONDED BY MR. LINDELL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 10TH OF LAST YEAR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR.
MOTION CARRIES. WE HAD NO REQUEST FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING.
AND THAT WILL BRING US TO. WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION TONIGHT, AND I THINK WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS PICCOLINO TO INTRODUCE THAT AND GET US STARTED.
CHAIRMAN NESSEL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, IT IS AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE LESLIE JOHNSON, WHO IS A CAREER SPECIALIST IN AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHO'S BEEN SERVING IN OUR DISTRICT FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.
SHE CURRENTLY SPLITS HER TIME BETWEEN LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL AND PAUL KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE SOUTH CAROLINA CAREER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE MAGNITUDE OF MISS JOHNSON'S WORK IS TRULY DIFFICULT TO CONVEY IN THIS RECOGNITION.
HOWEVER, I'M HONORED TO SHARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HER WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MRS. JOHNSON CREATED A STUDENT AMBASSADOR CLUB AIMED TO TEACH SOFT SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HIGH DEMAND QUALIFICATIONS FOR STUDENTS IN THE WORKFORCE.
SHE ALSO IMPLEMENTED GIVE ME FIVE, A SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER FIVE HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN A COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL SERVICE PROJECT EACH YEAR. THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP, STUDENTS SHE SERVES ROUTINELY CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 5000 HOURS IN A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR.
MRS. JOHNSON COORDINATES NUMEROUS FIELD STUDY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HER STUDENTS AT BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOLS. SHE RECENTLY TOOK TWO GROUPS TO BOEING AND NORTH CHARLESTON.
THEY VISITED THE BMW PLANT IN GREENVILLE, THE CAROLINA PANTHERS STADIUM IN CHARLOTTE, AND LOCALLY, SRP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND THE NORTH AUGUSTA ANIMAL SHELTER, AMONG MANY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, SHE COORDINATES MANY ON CAMPUS LEARNING EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS THOSE WITH THE GREENWOOD GENETICS LAB, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE MEDICAL GENETICS AND DIAGNOSTIC LAB TESTING, AS WELL AS THE BE PRO BE PROUD BUS TOUR THAT GIVES STUDENTS HANDS ON SIMULATIONS OF HIGH QUALITY, HIGH PAYING FIELDS SUCH AS WELDING AND LINE WORKING.
SHE ALSO COORDINATES SCHOOL CAREER FAIRS AT LAVAL AND PAUL KNOX, EACH EXCEEDING 50 BUSINESS PARTNERS AT BOTH EVENTS.
MRS. JOHNSON HAS TRULY RAISED THE BAR FOR HOW CAREER EXPLORATION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
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CAN BE DONE. HER COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCES ACROSS TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS TRULY REMARKABLE AND WORTHY OF STATE RECOGNITION.MR. NUESSLE. DOCTOR MURPHY AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME DOWN.
WE ARE GOING TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME MRS. JOHNSON. THAT'S.
THANK YOU. AND THIS AWARD WAS ALREADY PRESENTED TO HER.
BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO RE PRESENT HER WITH THE AWARD TONIGHT.
SO, MRS. JOHNSON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND ALLOW US TO SHARE IN THE CELEBRATION WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JOINING US TO CELEBRATE, MRS. JOHNSON IS, OF COURSE, OUR COORDINATOR FOR CAREER AND COUNSELING SERVICES, MISS SHARON WORLEY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? HER PRINCIPALS, LATONYA NELSON FROM LEAVELLE, MCCAMPBELL AND KRISTIN RISHER FROM PAUL KNOX, AS WELL AS HER HUSBAND KING JOHNSON, AND TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN, NATALIE AND EASTON. I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO GET A BIG GROUP PICTURE, SO COME FORWARD.
RIGHT. UP. AND SAY, LOOK RIGHT HERE FOR ME. ONE. TWO. THREE.
PERFECT. THAT IS IT FOR ME TONIGHT.
MRS JOHNSON, FAMILY AND PRINCIPALS.
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO ATTEND TO AT HOME TO GET READY FOR TOMORROW MORNING, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
NEXT ITEMS, WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. INDIVIDUAL ITEM A1 IS PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.
SO THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PRESENTED US WITH A LIST OF CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL THAT HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
EXCUSE ME, THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EACH LOCATION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE BY MISTER MR. LINDELL.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS MORRIS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR.
MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR.
AND I'LL INVITE MR. TRAXLER UP TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT AND OUR PRESENTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE SOME INFORMATION BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE REPORT.
TONIGHT WE'LL BE PRESENTING OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE BRING FORWARD ABOUT THIS TIME EVERY YEAR.
FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR OR MAY NOT RECALL.
STATE LAW REQUIRES AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 1ST OF EVERY YEAR.
DECEMBER 2ND OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE FIRST FELL ON THE WEEKEND.
WE HAVE KIM MEADOWS WITH GREEN FINNEY CORLEY HERE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, HE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. BEFORE I BRING HIM UP, I DO WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO JULIE FORRESTER. SHE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES, AND SHE HEADS UP THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS, A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT PARTICIPATE
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IN THIS. IT IS A TRUE GROUP EFFORT.IT'S A REFLECTION OF OUR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL BRING UP MISTER MEADOWS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M KIM MEADOWS WITH GREENFIN ECOLOGY.
IT WAS OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE AS THE AUDITORS FOR Y'ALL THIS YEAR.
THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR DOING IT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TREY.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK JULIE FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF. WE'RE GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THEM. THEY'RE GETTING FAMILIAR WITH US. WE'RE LEARNING A LOT OF STUFF.
SO IT WENT VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT YOU'RE IN THE AUDIT TIME PERIOD. THE STORM CAME THROUGH AND, YOU KNOW, DISRUPTED OPERATIONS AS WELL.
SO I THINK THINGS WENT VERY WELL FOR THE AUDIT THIS YEAR.
SO AS YOU SEE, I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION HERE.
I'LL GO THROUGH SOME SLIDES JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL FUND AND SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDS.
IF Y'ALL GOT ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK ME.
BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
YEAH. THE FIRST THING YOU GET TO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS THE OPINION. AND THAT KIND OF DENOTES WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT.
AND JUST AS A GOOD REMINDER, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE INTERNAL CONTROLS.
WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY CORRECT. SO IT'S REASONABLE ASSURANCE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE CONCEPT OF MATERIALITY.
WE DON'T LOOK AT EVERY TRANSACTION.
WE MAY DO A SAMPLING OF TRANSACTIONS.
WE MAY DO SOME ANALYTICAL REVIEWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT OVERALL OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REASONABLY GIVE REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE MATERIALLY CORRECT.
SO AND IT'S NOT A FORENSIC AUDIT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HEAR THE TERM AUDIT AND THEY THINK YOU'RE HERE TO FIND FRAUD.
THAT'S NOT REALLY THE PURPOSE OF OUR AUDIT.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF AUDIT THAT'S MUCH MORE FOCUSED.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.
AND FINALLY, YOU RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
THAT'S THE BEST OPINION YOU CAN GET.
SO AND THAT'S THE ONE YOU USUALLY GET.
SO LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND YOU'LL SEE THE SEE.
THE FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR DECREASED SLIGHTLY, ABOUT $1.4 MILLION, DOWN TO $81.6 MILLION.
OF THAT $81.6 MILLION, YOU'VE GOT SOME.
THAT'S RESTRICTED. ABOUT $8.4 MILLION OF THAT IS COMMITTED.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME ASSIGNMENTS, ABOUT $3.4 MILLION.
AND THAT LEAVES AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF $66.1 MILLION AT YEAR END.
THAT'S ABOUT 25% OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.
THAT'S ALSO YOUR GOAL FOR WAS 25% OF EXPENDITURES FOR FUND BALANCE.
SO THE FUND BALANCE IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE GOAL FOR FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND I'LL JUST REMIND YOU IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FUND BALANCE AT JUNE 30TH PRIMARILY FOR CASH FLOW REASONS, BECAUSE YOU RECEIVE A LOT OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES IN JANUARY, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO FUND THE REST OF THE YEAR BEFORE YOU RECEIVED THE PROPERTY TAXES AGAIN. SO AT JUNE 30TH, YOU WANT TO HAVE A BIG FUND BALANCE, WHICH BASICALLY REPRESENTS THE CASH ON HAND TO SOME EXTENT.
SO YOU CAN FUND OPERATIONS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS BEFORE PROPERTY TAXES START COMING BACK IN. ALSO, THE STATE REVENUES AREN'T EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LUMPY AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD FUND BALANCE, AND ALSO JUST FOR SAVINGS FOR EMERGENCIES AND FUTURE SPENDING.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, YOU BUDGETED USE OF FUND BALANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET, ABOUT $3.4 MILLION FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, WHICH I THINK YOU DO. LOOKING AT REVENUES FOR THE YEAR, YOU'LL SEE REVENUES WERE $237 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND.
MOST OF THAT WAS STATE SOURCES, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT.
AND THEN PROPERTY TAXES BEING THE OTHER THING, ABOUT $88 MILLION COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.
REVENUES INCREASED ABOUT $14 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
OF THAT, SIX POINT ABOUT $6 MILLION WAS AN INCREASE FROM STATE REVENUES.
ABOUT $6 MILLION CAME FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND THEN INVESTMENT EARNINGS WENT UP THIS YEAR AS WELL, WITH THE INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES OF ABOUT ALMOST $2 MILLION COMPARED TO BUDGET, REVENUES CAME IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN BUDGETED.
SO OVERALL REVENUES LOOK GOOD FOR THE YEAR.
LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES, YOU'LL SEE EXPENDITURES FOR $246 MILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $20 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR,
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WITH MOST OF THAT BEING IN INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND THEN CAPITAL OUTLAY DECREASING SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO BUDGET EXPENDITURES, CAME IN UNDER BUDGET BY ABOUT $12 MILLION.INSTRUCTION COST CAME IN ABOUT UNDER BUDGET BY $1.1 MILLION.
AND THAT WAS LARGELY DRIVEN BY VACANCIES FOR TEACHER VACANCIES AND OTHER STAFF VACANCIES THAT WEREN'T, THAT WERE BUDGETED, THAT WEREN'T FILLED. AND THEN SUPPORT SERVICES CAME IN UNDER BUDGET BY $9.8 MILLION.
AND MOST OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY $7 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGY SPENDING THAT DIDN'T OCCUR.
THAT IS PROBABLY BUDGETED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO JUST PROJECTS THAT DIDN'T GET DONE THIS CURRENT YEAR.
AND THEN THE SAME THING WITH CAPITAL OUTLAY, YOU HAD ABOUT $1.2 MILLION UNDER BUDGET THERE. AND MOST OF THAT WAS RELATED TO SECURITY PROJECTS THAT WERE ONGOING AT YEAR END. ALSO IN THE GENERAL FUND, YOU HAD SOME TRANSFERS IN ABOUT $8.3 MILLION.
MOST OF THAT WAS STATE AID TO CLASSROOMS AND THEN INDIRECT COSTS.
SO THE STATE AID TO CLASSROOMS CAME THROUGH A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, AND THEN IT GETS TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR TO COVER THE COSTS THERE.
TRANSFERS OUT. YOU TRANSFERRED OUT ABOUT $600,000 TO SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
I BELIEVE MOST OF THAT IS PROBABLY RELATED TO STUDENT ACTIVITIES OR PUPIL ACTIVITIES.
SO THAT'S A REAL QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL FUND.
NEXT WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND.
AND THE FUND HAD A FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $6.8 MILLION AT YEAR END.
MOST OF THAT WAS ASSIGNED FOR MEDICAID RELATED EXPENDITURES OR FOR RESTRICTED STUDENT ACTIVITIES. YOU ALSO HAD UNEARNED REVENUE OF $17 MILLION THAT CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. OF THAT, $13.5 MILLION OF STATE AID CLASSROOMS THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED OVER IN FISCAL YEAR 25.
LOOKING AT THE FOOD SERVICE FUND, THE FOOD SERVICE FUND, THERE WAS HAD $6.5 MILLION FUND BALANCE AT YEAR END.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $1.4 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT YOU HAD CHARTWELLS MANAGING THE FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS. SO THAT SEEMED TO HELP.
AND THEN ALSO PARTICIPATION INCREASED A FAIR AMOUNT THIS YEAR, AS THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR UNDER THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBLE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM.
SEP. SO EVERYONE RECEIVED FREE LUNCHES AND BREAKFAST.
SO THAT'S WHAT DROVE THE INCREASE IN THE FOOD SERVICE FUND.
SO THAT'S THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
NEXT, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAPITAL ASSETS AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
CAPITAL ASSETS WERE ALMOST $500 MILLION AT YEAR END.
MOST OF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD A NET INCREASE OF ABOUT $30 MILLION.
SO YOU HAD SOME DEPRECIATION THERE THAT OFFSET SOME OF THE ADDITIONS.
BUT THE MAJOR ADDITIONS, YOU HAD ABOUT $40 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION.
THE WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WAS ABOUT $26 MILLION.
YOU HAD AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS, ABOUT $4 MILLION.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS ABOUT $3.3 MILLION.
AND THEN AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL HAD $2.4 MILLION THIS YEAR IN SPENDING AS WELL AS CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE OTHER BIG ITEM THERE WAS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF ABOUT $13.8 MILLION. ADDITIONS. COMPUTERS ARE ABOUT 10 MILLION OF THAT.
AND THEN AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT WAS ABOUT $1.8 MILLION FOR THAT.
SO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AT THE YEAR END HAD ABOUT $109 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE.
SO IT HAD A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.
THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $15.8 MILLION.
AND DRIVING THAT INCREASE, YOU'LL SEE YOU ISSUED BONDS ABOUT $20.6 MILLION THAT WERE TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.
YOU ALSO HAD INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF $7.9 MILLION.
AND THEN THE PENNY SALES TAX, THE 1% SALES TAX, IT CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $13.4 MILLION THIS PAST YEAR TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
SO THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
LOOKING NEXT AT THE DEBT AT AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
I MEAN, TOTAL DEBT WAS ABOUT $200 MILLION.
THAT'S A DECREASE OF ABOUT $23 MILLION, MAINLY DUE TO PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ON THE BONDS OF ABOUT $39 MILLION. AND THEN OFFSETTING THAT DECREASE WAS AN INCREASE JUST DUE TO THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF ABOUT $20 MILLION.
THE DEBT SERVICE FUND HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $57.5 MILLION.
THAT WAS A SLIGHT DECREASE THIS YEAR.
AND IT SO YOU'VE GOT A VERY HEALTHY, BALANCED YEAR, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT WILL COVER ALL OF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEBT PAYMENTS THAT ARE EXPECTED OR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS EXPECTED IN FISCAL YEAR 25.
AND THEN 1% SALES TAX CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $16 MILLION THIS YEAR TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
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SO THAT'S BASICALLY A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDS RUN THROUGH THAT LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE.YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR WE DO A SINGLE AUDIT THAT'S REQUIRED AN AUDIT OF YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND GRANTS.
THIS YEAR WE LOOKED AT THE CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER THAT'S USDA, THE FOOD SERVICE FUND, AND THEN THE ESSER PROGRAM.
SO WE LOOKED AT BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD THERE.
WE HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, NO FINDINGS. SO REALLY NO ISSUES NOTED ON THAT.
SO YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE FEDERAL PROGRAMS LOOK GOOD.
AND THEN ALSO WE'VE ISSUED THE MANAGEMENT LETTER OR GOVERNANCE LETTER.
Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THAT THAT HAS THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD THAT THE AICPA BELIEVES IS IMPORTANT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT PROBABLY FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT YOU RECEIVED LAST YEAR FROM ELLIOTT DAVIS. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING IN THERE THAT I WOULD CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS YOU GO THROUGH IT, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AND CONTACT ME.
SAME AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
IF YOU'LL GO THROUGH THAT AND HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME OR TREY.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO JUST IN SUMMARY, YOU GOT AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
THE AUDIT WENT WELL THIS YEAR AND YOU'RE IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL REALIZE THAT WE WORK FOR Y'ALL.
WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY.
SO IF Y'ALL EVER HAVE ANY CONCERNS, PLEASE COMMUNICATE THEM TO ME.
WE USUALLY COME IN IN THE SPRING AND DO SOME INTERIM WORK, AND WE COME BACK IN THE FALL AND DO OUR FINAL FIELD WORK.
AND SO IF Y'ALL EVER GOT ANY CONCERNS OR ISSUES THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, PLEASE LET LET US KNOW.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO LOOK AT ANYTHING WHEN WE COME IN DURING THOSE TIMES.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING A HARD LOOK AT US.
YEAH, WE WE THANK KEN AND HIS TEAM.
IN YOUR PACKET, I FAILED TO MENTION IT.
THERE IS A COPY OF THAT LETTER.
THERE'S A HARD COPY OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
AND IF YOU GET VERY, VERY BORED, THERE ARE 158 PAGES OF AN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT IN THERE.
ANY HARD COPIES THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP? I'LL. I'LL GLADLY TAKE BACK FOR OUR FILES.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEM BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE ACTION.
WE'RE IN NEED OF A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT OF THE SO MOTION MADE BY MR. LINDELL.
IS THERE A SECOND? I HEARD MR. MOULTON. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE LAST INDIVIDUAL ITEM IS AROUND THE ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS.
AND IN THIS CASE, WE ARE THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE THEY WOULD LIKE, EXCUSE ME, AN ADDITIONAL FIVE MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD TONIGHT.
MULTILINGUAL LEARNER TEACHER ALLOCATIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIVE ADDITIONAL ML TEACHER ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? SO MOVED.
MOTION MADE BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS MORRIS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT'S APPROVED. MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. ALL THESE ITEMS WILL BE VOTED ON AS A GROUP.
BUT INDIVIDUAL ITEMS CAN BE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO TAKING THAT VOTE.
THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS WE HAVE SOME SCHEMATIC PLANS FOR BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY FOOD SERVICE AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM.
AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT, RIGHT.
THE WON THE FUNDING FOR THESE ROOMS AT BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY IS COMING OUT OF THE $90 MILLION BOND MONEY FROM, GOSH, 2018, 2018.
SO STILL PUTTING THAT MONEY TO GOOD USE, THAT BOND REFERENDUM IN 2018.
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AND WHAT WE MUST APPROVE IS THE RECOMMENDATIONS.WE'RE APPROVING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, SCHEMATIC PLANS AND PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR THIS PROJECT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OH, SORRY. THANK YOU SIR.
I'LL GET BACK. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.
SO THAT'S THAT ONE. AND WE'LL GET TO A MOTION AT THE END OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH THAT.
OKAY. SO WHO'S COMING? MIKE, YOU'RE ON CAMERA. OKAY.
MR. YARBOROUGH, ARE YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE THIS? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR MURPHY, THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, A BRIEF ONE ON THE SCHEMATIC PLANS FOR THE BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY FOOD SERVICE AND MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM PROJECT.
THE ARCHITECT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGNS IS HERE.
CAM SCOTT FROM CHEATHAM FLETCHER SCOTT ARCHITECTS, AND HE HAS A PRESENTATION HE WOULD LIKE TO TO PRESENT FOR US NOW.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR YARBOROUGH. I'M CAM SCOTT WITH CHEATHAM FLETCHER SCOTT ARCHITECTS WHERE OUR OFFICE IS IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SCHOOL FOR A FEW MONTHS TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT WE COULD BUILD IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAD. BUT THE, THE BIGGEST NEED WE FELT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FELT LIKE WAS TO REALLY TRY TO UPGRADE THE KITCHEN CAFETERIA FACILITIES THERE.
THE SCHOOL IS SLOWLY BEEN MODERNIZED AND UPGRADED OVER THE YEARS.
AND YOU HAD A RECENT A TWO STORY ADDITION THERE THAT ADDED CLASSROOMS, ADMINISTRATION WING AND EVERYTHING THERE.
AND SO THIS IS A IS CONTINUING EFFORT TO TRY TO IMPROVE AND MODERNIZE THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE THE EXISTING CAFETERIA IS, I THINK, VINTAGE 19, LATE 1950S, I THINK SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
SO IT'S IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED.
AND SO OUR PLAN IS TO REALLY ADD ON A SINGLE STORY KITCHEN CAFETERIA, AS WELL AS A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM.
THERE IS EXISTING MULTI-PURPOSE ATHLETIC ROOM ON SITE, BUT IT'S IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES.
AND SO IT PRESENTS SAFETY HAZARDS FOR KIDS USING THAT FACILITIES HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE FROM THE EXISTING CLASSROOMS. AND SO THE IDEA IS TO TRY TO TO BUILD THIS NEW ADDITION, TO INCORPORATE IT ALL TOGETHER AND HAVE IT ALL CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL.
SO THE NEW CAFETERIA WILL SEAT APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS.
THE NEW KITCHEN WILL BE TWO SERVING LINES, VERY SIMILAR TO PROBABLY WHAT WE DID OVER AT HAMMOND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WILL BE TRYING TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING 2021 EDITION AND THE MASONRY VENEER. AND AND SO OUR THIS ADDITION IS ABOUT 15,000FT².
AND HERE'S THE CURRENT SITE THAT WE HAVE AND EXISTING CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN ARE LOCATED UP IN THIS WING RIGHT UP HERE.
AND THE NEW FRONT OF THE SCHOOL IS RIGHT HERE.
HERE'S LOCATED THE EXISTING MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE REST OF THE SCHOOL.
AND HERE'S WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD THE NEW KITCHEN CAFETERIA, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT IN HERE.
WE CAN GET KITCHEN SERVICE OFF OF OFF OF SWATHMORE AVENUE RIGHT IN HERE.
AND WE'VE GOT EXISTING PLAYGROUND RIGHT IN HERE THAT WE'RE NOT DISTURBING.
SO IT'S FITTING IN THERE PRETTY, PRETTY NICELY.
HERE IS THE EXISTING 2021 EDITION, TWO STORY EDITION, AND THEN WE HAVE A SMALL CONNECTOR RIGHT HERE THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS EXITING FROM THE EXISTING SCHOOL TO GET OUT, BUT ALSO TO BE SECURED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL RIGHT HERE. SO HERE'S OUR NEW KITCHEN AREA SERVICE RIGHT HERE THAT COMES IN OFF SWARTHMORE AVENUE. WE HAVE OUR DUMPSTERS RIGHT IN HERE.
AND THEN HERE'S OUR CAFETERIA SEATING APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A RETRACTABLE STAGE THERE, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S OVER AT HAMMOND HILL ELEMENTARY SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE PERFORMANCES AND WHATNOT DURING DURING AFTER HOURS OPERATIONS. AND HERE'S WHERE WE'RE LOCATING THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN TO GET THERE, YOU'LL BE GOING BY THE CAFETERIA ON DOWN HERE, DOWN THIS RAMP, RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
SO THE GRADE IS FALLING AWAY RIGHT HERE.
BUT WE ARE STEPPING DOWN THE FLOOR LEVELS AND RAMPING DOWN, MEANING HANDICAP ACCESS.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A DOOR RIGHT HERE TO GET TO OUT TO THE PLAYGROUND.
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WE DO HAVE NEW TOILET FACILITIES THAT WILL SERVE THE CAFETERIA AS WELL AS THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT IN HERE.AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR THE CAFETERIA, FOR STAGE EQUIPMENT OR AUDIO EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE STORAGE FOR THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE. SAME. WE HAVE TWO AGAIN.
WE HAVE TWO SERVING LINES FOR THE KITCHEN RIGHT THROUGH HERE TO ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENT POPULATION. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS THIS IS EXISTING 2021 EDITION RIGHT HERE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO USE SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE SO THAT IT COMPLEMENTS EACH OTHER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A COHESIVE DESIGN.
AND THEN HERE'S A SMALL CONNECTOR RIGHT THROUGH HERE TO CONNECT BACK TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL. HERE IS A CAFETERIA RIGHT IN HERE.
HERE'S THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM RIGHT HERE.
ANOTHER VIEW. THIS SHOWS A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF THE CONNECTOR.
THIS IS BACK AT THE KITCHEN SERVICE COMING OFF OF SWATHMORE AVENUE.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR KITCHEN LOADING AND UNLOADING RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
HERE'S THE STEPS. GOING OUT TO THE PLAYGROUND FROM THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM IN THAT CORRIDOR RIGHT THROUGH HERE. THESE ARE THE BUDGET DEVELOPED BY HOOD CONSTRUCTION.
AND WE HAVE GENERAL CONDITIONS, APPROXIMATELY 340 SORRY, 300 AND $345,000 FOR GENERAL CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE SITE WORK, APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION RIGHT THERE.
PART OF THAT IS WE HAVE AN EXISTING THERE'S A I CALL IT A SMALL LITTLE GORGE ON THE SITE THAT WE HAVE TO FILL. AND SO THAT'S TAKING UP A LOT OF OUR SITE WORK COST TO FILL THAT AREA SO THAT WE CAN EXPAND TOWARD THE PLAYGROUND.
THE GENERAL BUILDING ADDITION IS 5.7 MILLION.
THEN WE'VE GOT TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST ABOUT 8.2 MILLION RIGHT IN HERE.
AND THEN SOFT COST ALL OUR TESTING ALLOWANCE, OUR ACCESS CONTROL, AV SECURITY CAMERAS, DESIGN COST.
WE GET TO A TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET COST OF NINE POINT A LITTLE MORE THAN 9.5 MILLION.
SO THAT'S YOUR ALL IN COST ON THE BUILDING.
SO. HERE WE GO. QUESTION COMMENTS.
MR. SILAS. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR DOCTOR YARBOROUGH.
IF I MAY DOCTOR YARBOROUGH JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON AN EMAIL CONVERSATION WE HAD BACK SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
THIS SEEMED LIKE A GOOD TIME, MAYBE TO TO CIRCLE BACK TO IT THAT IT IT SEEMS LIKE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN AND THE FLOOR PLAN THAT THIS WOULD IS WANTED TO CONFIRM, TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME EROSION ISSUES THAT REARED ITS HEAD SINCE THE 2021 EDITION.
WE WILL ADDRESS THAT EROSION AS PART OF THE PLAN.
OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OVERVIEW.
THAT WAS OUR SECOND CONSENT ITEM.
EXCUSE ME. OUR FIRST CONSENT ITEM ON THE LIST.
THE SECOND IS WE HAVE A LIST OF EXPULSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US THAT WE MUST RATIFY. NUMBER THREE ITEM IS WE HAVE A LIST OF OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUESTS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. FOR FOLKS TRANSFERRING OUT OF THE DISTRICT BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE ZONED.
NUMBER FOUR IS A REQUEST TO ADMIT FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS.
NUMBER FIVE THE NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH.
THE NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AWARDED $3,000 FROM FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND GRANT.
NUMBER SIX, BOOSTER ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, IS DONATING $1,440 TO NEW ELLINGTON MIDDLE STEAM MAGNET SCHOOL FOR THEIR BASKETBALL PROGRAM. NUMBER SEVEN, THE CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT DONATION FOR THE MIDLAND VALLEY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND THAT FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR $6,000 TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE MIDLAND VALLEY AREA TO BUY BOOKS FOR THOSE LIBRARIES.
NUMBER EIGHT, WE'VE GOT AN ITEM AROUND THE AIKEN HIGH FOOTBALL BLEACHERS AND PRESS BOX.
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SO WHEN YOU GUYS LOOK AT THAT, WE'VE GOT WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THERE IS WE'RE AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH H.D.REYNOLDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOOTBALL BLEACHERS AND A PRESS BOX.
THIS WILL BE FUNDED BY THE 1% SALES TAX THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2014, WHICH AIKEN HIGH WAS ON THAT BALLOT QUESTION.
SO. THE NEXT ONE, NUMBER NINE, IT'S ALSO AIKEN HIGH.
ABOUT THE FOOTBALL STADIUMS, VISITORS RESTROOMS. SO WHAT WE'VE GOT THIS IS BEING FUNDED ALSO FROM THE 1% SALES TAX FROM 2014 THAT WE NOT THE ONE THAT WAS JUST APPROVED.
AND WE'RE AUTHORIZING, IF WE APPROVE THIS, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACCEPT THE LOW BASE BID OF OVER 1.2 MILLION AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH STEWART FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT RESTROOM ON THE VISITOR SIDE FOR THE FOOTBALL STADIUM. NUMBER TEN, ANOTHER PROJECT WE'VE GOT.
PAINTING. PAINTING PROJECT FOR SCHOFIELD MIDDLE AND THE EXTERIOR GLOVERVILLE ELEMENTARY. AND ON THAT ONE.
THIS HAS BEEN PAID FOR OUT OF THE FIVE YEAR FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THAT DOES HAVE FUNDS FOR THIS.
AND WE'RE AUTHORIZED, IF WE APPROVE THIS AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACCEPT THE LOW BIDS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MAA FOR A LITTLE OVER 237,000 AND CARPET CREATIONS FOR A LITTLE OVER 58,000 FOR THOSE PAINTING PROJECTS. NEXT ONE IS NUMBER 11.
AND THIS IS ABOUT PORTABLE BLEACHERS AT WAGENER-SALLEY HIGH.
SO WE'VE GOT THIS IS FUNDING FOR THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE FFA ATHLETIC ACCOUNT FOR WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL. AND IF WE APPROVE THIS WE'RE AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID AND ENTER IN A CONTRACT WITH MASTERCRAFT RENOVATIONS TO DO THIS PROJECT FOR PORTABLE BLEACHERS.
AND THOSE ARE THE 11 CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 11 CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED? MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION MADE BY MR. SILAS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY DOCTOR BRADLEY.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE 11 CONSENT ITEMS? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION IS APPROVED.
THAT BRINGS US TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, WHICH WE DO HAVE ONE.
I'LL INVITE DOCTOR YARBOROUGH UP FOR.
WE ARE GETTING A CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT ON NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH'S ATHLETIC FIELDS.
PHASE FOUR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR MURPHY.
JUST THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT FOR THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELD AT NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL.
OKAY. SO THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING RECENTLY.
ELECTRICAL WORK IS ELECTRICAL WORK IS UNDERGROUND.
WORK IS TAKING PLACE. THE FINAL RETAINING WALL AT THE DUGOUTS IS JUST BEING FINISHED UP. WORK ON THE LARGE RETAINING WALL.
THE LARGE RETAINING WALL IN THE BACK OF THE COMPLEX IS CONTINUING.
LIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.
THE SITE CONTRACTOR IS BEGINNING THE WORK ON WIDENING KNOBCONE.
AND PUTTING IN TURNING LANES, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THE PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET, AND IT IS ON SCHEDULE.
AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO FINISH THE PROJECT ON MARCH THE 1ST.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ANYONE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
HEARING NONE. THANK YOU DOCTOR YARBOROUGH APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE.
YES, SIR. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR THIS AGENDA, AND WHICH LEAVES US WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE. DOCTOR MURPHY. GOOD EVENING AND GOOD
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EVENING, MR. NUESSLE. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF.FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS. WELCOME BACK AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING START TO THE TO THE NEW YEAR THIS SEASON HERE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE.
I DID ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME WHILE WE HAVE THIS VENUE HERE.
AND IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO AT LEAST BRING UP THE FACT THAT WEATHER IS UNPREDICTABLE.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IN PUBLIC, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK, WE OUR FORECAST WAS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY EXHIBITED AS MY DAUGHTER LET ME KNOW AT 530 IN THE MORNING.
SO WE HAD INTENDED ON LETTING SCHOOL OUT ABOUT TWO HOURS EARLY, BUT THE SNOW DECIDED TO COME ABOUT SIX HOURS EARLIER THAN THAT.
SO WHAT WE DO WANT TO DO IS THANK THE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC FOR BEING EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE IN UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE FLY. AND ALL THOSE DECISIONS WERE DONE WITH THE EXACT BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS IN MIND. SO WE WERE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE NO MORE NO EXTREME ISSUES OTHER THAN IT WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE TO HAVE THOSE TYPES OF CHANGES DONE AT THE LAST MINUTE.
SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ADD THAT TO THE MIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO TO ADD TO TONIGHT'S REPORT.
SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MURPHY.
WE ARE IN NEED OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND 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 UNDER STUDENT MATTERS.
TWO FROM, EXCUSE ME, THREE FROM AREA ONE AND ONE FROM AREA TWO AND ONE FROM AREA THREE.
WE HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER REGARDING A BREACH OF CONTRACT.
FOLLOWING THE 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 THESE PURPOSES? MOVE. WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION MADE BY DOCTOR BRADLEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECONDED BY MR. LINDELL.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS PURPOSE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S NINE IN FAVOR OF.
WE'LL BEGIN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
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YEAH, WE GOT EVERYBODY.[01:28:31]
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE[01:28:40]
CONCLUDED EXECUTIVE SESSION.[01:28:43]
WE ARE IN NEED OF A MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AND REENTER REGULAR SESSION.[01:28:49]
SO MOVED. MOTION MADE BY MR.[01:28:51]
MOULTON. IS THERE A SECOND?[01:28:53]
SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. LINDELL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF EXITING EXECUTIVE SESSION AND REENTERING REGULAR SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.MOTION CARRIES AND IS APPROVED.
WHILE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WE CONSIDERED FIVE STUDENT APPEALS.
THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS STUDENT APPEAL.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? A I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION MADE BY MISS TYLER, SECONDED BY MR. SILAS TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL.
A IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT IS STUDENT APPEAL B BRAVO FROM ALSO FROM AREA ONE.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? B I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
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IS THERE A SECOND MOTION MADE BY MISS TYLER, SECONDED BY MR. MOULTON, TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? B BRAVO. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS STUDENT APPEAL.
C CHARLIE, ALSO FROM AREA ONE.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? C I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION MADE BY MISS TYLER, SECONDED BY DOCTOR BRADLEY TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL. C CHARLIE DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO STUDENT APPEAL D DELTA FROM AREA TWO.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? D. I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION MADE BY MISS TYLER, SECONDED BY MR. LINDELL, TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL D DELTA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND OUR LAST STUDENT APPEAL WAS STUDENT APPEAL E ECHO FROM AREA THREE.
IS THERE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL? E I MOVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION MADE BY MISS TYLER, SECONDED BY MR. SILAS TO UPHOLD THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARDS TO STUDENT APPEAL.
E ECHO ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE LAST ITEM FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER FOR A BREACH OF CONTRACT FOR. FOR THIS. IS THERE SOMEONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING EMPLOYEE A, B AND C'S BREACH OF CONTRACT.
MOTION MADE BY MR. SILAS, SECONDED BY DOCTOR BRADLEY.
TO MOVE THAT, WE DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING EMPLOYEES A, B AND C BREACH OF CONTRACT.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT'S EIGHT. SEVEN IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. THAT'S ONE ABSTAINING.
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO 0 TO 1.
FOR THIS EVENING. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. MOTION MADE BY DOCTOR BRADLEY.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS MORRIS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.
MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
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