[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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          OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS STUDY SESSION OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 
          IN ORDER TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE MEETING, ATTENDEES AT THE MEETING HAVE AGREED TO THE DECORUM EXPECTED OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. DISRUPTION TO CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD WILL RESULT IN THE BOARD MOVING TO RECESS, A VIRTUAL FORMAT OR SUSPENSION OF THE MEETING TO A LATER DATE. WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING AHEAD AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS RIDDLE, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE STUDY SESSION FOR THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER ON MONDAY, MAY 12TH AT 4:01 P.M. AND I WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON BY TURNING 
          [B. SUPERINTENDENT'S WELCOME]
IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELCOME TO THE MAY MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. AS WE OPEN TODAY'S MEETING, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PASSING OF A STUDENT AT MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. LAST WEEK, WE CELEBRATED THE HEART OF EACH CLASSROOM, THE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS WHO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE EACH DAY ACROSS HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE ALL HAVE STORIES OF INCREDIBLE TEACHERS WHO MADE LASTING IMPACT ON OUR LIVES. I HOPE YOU JOIN ME IN THANKING AT LEAST ONE TEACHER DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. IF NOT, THERE'S STILL TWO MORE WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LEFT TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION, AND I HOPE YOU TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. AMONG US TONIGHT ARE TEACHERS FROM OUR ASPIRING ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS COHORT, WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE AS A PART OF THEIR PROGRAM, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR MAGNIFICENT TEACHERS AND COHORT AND JUST ALL THE GREAT EDUCATORS WE HAVE IN HENRY COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ASPIRING ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS. SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY WAS MAY 2ND. FROM PREPARING NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CREATING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, OUR DEDICATED SCHOOL NUTRITION TEAM MEMBERS FUEL OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS EVERY SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU, SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. SCHOOL NURSE DAY WAS CELEBRATED DURING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK. WE RECOGNIZE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SCHOOL NURSES AND CLINIC AIDES MAKE DAILY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR MORE THAN 43,000 STUDENTS. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE JUST FOUR SHORT DAYS AWAY FROM THE FIRST OF 12 GRADUATION CEREMONIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 16TH THROUGH 22ND. THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT OF COMMENCEMENT SEASON IS A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO END THE SCHOOL YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2025 AT THE MCDONOUGH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY, AND I KNOW OUR BOARD MEMBERS DO AS WELL. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE, FOR 
          [C. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS]
THAT. WELCOME. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE IN OUR AGENDA TO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THIS AFTERNOON, BEGINNING WITH ITEM C ONE A DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ITEM C1, A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PURSUIT OF EXCEPTIONAL. I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. ANTONIO MATTOX, CHIEF FAMILY AND STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT OFFICER, TO PROVIDE AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON HENRY FUTURES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. IT IS MY HONOR TODAY TO SHARE THE CONTINUED PROGRESS OF OUR HENRY FUTURES WORK, A REFLECTION OF YOUR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT EVERY STUDENT IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS DESERVE EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH PURPOSEFUL ADVISEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, AND EXPANDED COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FUTURE READY BOARD. YOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A DISTRICT WHERE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS IS AN EXPECTATION FOR EVERY STUDENT. OUR HENRY FUTURES MODEL EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO ASSIGN THEIR ACADEMIC PLANNING WITH PERSONALIZED ASPIRATIONS. THIS FRAMEWORK IS DRIVEN BY OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COACHES, AND STAFF WHO HELP STUDENTS FIRST DEVELOP FOUR YEAR 
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ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANS ALIGNED WITH GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, INTEREST AND LONG TERM GOALS. ALSO MAKE PURPOSEFUL, INFORMED DECISIONS. THIS CULTURE OF INTENTIONAL PLANNING ENSURES EVERY STUDENT IS EMPOWERED TO THRIVE IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING GLOBAL SOCIETY. 
          HENRY COUNTY EMBODIES HENRY COUNTY FUTURES, EMBODIES HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PREPARE EVERY STUDENT FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS THROUGH INTENTIONAL ADVISEMENT AND STRATEGIC ACADEMIC PLANNING. AT THE CORE OF HENRY COUNTY, FUTURES IS THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT ENGAGES COUNSELORS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF IN DEVELOPING PERSONALIZED FOUR YEAR ACADEMIC PLANS THAT FULFILL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ALIGNS TO THE STUDENT'S FUTURE GOALS. THIS INITIATIVE ENSURES EVERY STUDENT HAS EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORK, MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONSTANT GUIDANCE THAT CONNECTS THEIR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS TO REAL WORLD POSSIBILITIES. HENRY FUTURES EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH CONFIDENCE AND PURSUE THEIR CHOSEN PATH. WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE, CAREER, OR MILITARY, WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE. BOARD. YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IS EMBEDDED IN YOUR POLICY. I. BY ALIGNING OUR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WITH STATE BOARD EXPECTATIONS, WE ARE FOSTERING READINESS FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS AND ENSURING OUR GRADUATES ARE COMPETITIVE IN ANY ARENA. KEY ENHANCEMENTS TO POLICY I. WHICH WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH THE CLASS OF 2028, INCLUDES A GRADUATE PROFILE THAT SHARES THE ATTRIBUTES ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ONCE THEY COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL IN HENRY COUNTY. THESE INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, AND EMBEDDED CAPSTONES, AND INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COURSES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION FROM 23 TO 23.5. WITH THE REFINEMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS, THESE REVISIONS ADVANCE OUR PRIORITY. STUDENT OUTCOME THREE GRADUATES MEETING COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AND UPHOLD THE RIGOR OF A HENRY COUNTY DIPLOMA. WITH THESE ENHANCEMENTS, OUR STUDENTS ARE MORE PREPARED THAN EVER TO ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL FUTURES. BOARD. AS PART OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING A WELL-ROUNDED, ENGAGED STUDENTS POLICY, I F INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT OF 20 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE CIVIC, COMMUNITY BASED HOURS AND SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES. NOW CIVIC SERVICES. IT INCLUDES ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES OR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCILS. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE INVOLVES VOLUNTEERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET COMMUNITY BROADER NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS, CLEAN UP EVENTS, AND SERVING IN THEIR LOCAL FAITH BASED INSTITUTIONS. SCHOOL BASED SERVICES ARE COORDINATED WITHIN, WITHIN AND THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS AND MAY INCLUDE TUTORING PEERS, ORGANIZING DRIVES, AND ARE SUPPORTING SCHOOL EVENTS. THESE VARIED OPPORTUNITIES ENSURE STUDENTS CAN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY WHILE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP, EMPATHY, AND STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY. FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE IS EVIDENT IN THE STRATEGY. THE STRATEGIC WORK OF OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO ARE EXPANDING DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES AND EARN CONCURRENT CREDITS TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AS WELL AS COLLEGE DEGREES WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN GRADES TEN THROUGH 12 CAN ENROLL IN APPROVED CREDIT BEARING COURSES, EITHER PART TIME OR FULL TIME. DURING THE 20 2324 ACADEMIC YEAR. 
          PARTICIPATION IN DUAL ENROLLMENT. PARTICIPATION INCREASED BY 45%, WITH STUDENTS EARNING OVER 3700 COLLEGE CREDITS THIS YEAR, OVER 1500 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN OVER 5000 DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES, IN WHICH 2610 CREDITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN EARNED. DURING THE FIRST 
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SEMESTER ALONE. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO EXCEED LAST YEAR'S OUTCOMES BOARD. THIS REFLECTS YOUR INVESTMENT IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAREER READY AND COLLEGE LEARNING LEVEL LEARNING, AND YOUR BELIEF IN EVERY STUDENT'S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE. EXEMPLIFYING THE PROMISE OF HENRY FUTURES WHILE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES EACH YEAR. BOARD YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NATIONAL EDUCATION EQUITY LAB, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, ENABLES STUDENTS TO PURSUE COURSES AT NO COST. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS TAKE CREDIT BEARING COURSES ON AT TOP UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS BROWN, CORNELL, MOREHOUSE, ARIZONA STATE, GEORGETOWN, HOWARD, PRINCETON, AND SPELMAN COLLEGE. WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THESE COURSES BY 20%. ALSO, SCHOOLS ARE ONBOARDING STUDENTS FOR THE FALL. STUDENTS HAVE SELECTED TO ENROLL IN STEM COURSES SUCH AS DATA SCIENCE ANALYTICS, INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING, AS WELL AS OTHER COURSES SUCH AS LAW AND LITERATURE AND CLOTHING BOARD. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INCLUDE THE VOICES OF OUR STUDENTS. A STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLED IN INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING, STATE CLOUD COMPUTING STATED IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND IT HELPED ME FIND OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN LIFE. THE CLOUD COMPUTING COURSE HAS BLESSED ME WITH OPPORTUNITIES I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WERE POSSIBLE BEFORE I STARTED THE PROGRAM. BOARD. YOUR VISION AND INNOVATION ARE TRULY TRANSFORMING LIVES TODAY. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT HENRY COUNTY IS THE ONLY SCHOOL SYSTEM IN GEORGIA, WITH SCHOLARS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION EQUITY LAB HONOR SOCIETY. 18 SCHOLARS WERE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION EQUITY LAB HONOR SOCIETY ON MARCH 12TH. 
          THESE SCHOLARS PERFORMED AT THE TOP 20% OUT OF MORE THAN 7000 STUDENTS TAKING COLLEGE COURSES. 
          IN THE FALL OF 2024, THE EXCEPTIONAL HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL SCHOLARS WERE AMONG 1066 STUDENTS FROM 23 STATES AND 57 CITIES INDUCTED DURING THE VIRTUAL CEREMONY. HENRY COUNTY STUDENTS EXCELLED AND EARNED THE FOLLOWING RANKINGS. FIVE OF OUR STUDENTS EARNED TOP 5% SIX STUDENTS, TOP 10% FOUR STUDENTS. TOP 15% THREE STUDENTS. TOP 20%. IMAGINE THE LEVEL OF ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES YOUR INVESTMENT HAS CREATED FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, BOARD THROUGH YOUR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN OUR HENRY FUTURES PLATFORM, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE COMMON APP FOR STUDENTS. THE HEARING FUTURES PLATFORM IS SIMPLIFYING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILIES, FOSTERING ACCESSIBILITY TO POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS. THIS YEAR, OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED NEARLY 13,000 POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AS POTENTIAL FITS AND SUBMITTED ALMOST 1300 APPLICATIONS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 83,000 TOTAL LOGINS INTO THIS PLATFORM, A TESTAMENT TO THE BOARD'S INVESTMENT AND IMPACT ON STUDENTS COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. HENRY COUNTY STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED TO DEVELOP AND GROW SKILLS FOR FUTURE CAREERS. 
          BOARD. THIS INVESTMENT HAS EXPANDED OUR STUDENTS ACCESS TO DIVERSE CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE DATA DRIVEN INSIGHT TO TRACK GROWTH THROUGH ASSESSMENTS, ACCESS, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AND OPTIMIZE STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE PLANNING. BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOLD VISION AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN HENRY FUTURES, A PROMISE THAT EVERY CHILD WILL BE FUTURE READY AND EQUIPPED TO LEAD SUPERINTENDENT PACE. THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT I HAVE PREPARED. I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MATTOX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MATTOX. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS 
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ITEM? MR. MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MR. MATTOX, FOR THIS PRESENTATION, IF YOU WILL. THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AROUND IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE ADDING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE, COMMUNITY SERVICE HAVE CREDIT BEGINNING WITH CLASS 2028. COULD YOU JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE RATIONALE WHY THE WE DECIDED TO ADD THAT HALF CREDIT HOUR, PLEASE? YES, SIR. JUST REALLY WANTING OUR STUDENTS TO BE WELL-ROUNDED WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND SO ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES, IT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY BEING A PART OF THAT COMMUNITY AND THOSE INITIATIVES THAT OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDES. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FOOD PANTRY, WE TALK ABOUT SHELTERS, ALL THOSE THINGS. IT'S JUST HELPING US TO BE AWARE AND PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE JUST WANT TO QUANTIFY THAT WITH SHOWING OUR EFFORTS. WITH THAT POINT FIVE CREDIT. AND REALLY SOMETIMES TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT SOMETIMES COLLEGES LOOK AT THAT AS WELL FOR THE INITIATION OR APPLICATION PROCESS AS WELL. THE 20 HOURS THAT'S OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. YOU GOT TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME. YES, SIR. IT'S OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. SO DUAL ENROLLMENT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THAT THE PARTICIPATION HAS INCREASED BY 45%. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN IT IN THE COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED. AND A LOT OF TIMES WE HEAR, I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS DOWN IN FLORIDA TO WHERE A LOT OF A LOT OF TIMES THEY WHEN THEY GRADUATE, SOMETIMES THE SENIORS ALMOST GRADUATE WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE OR EITHER WITH IT OR CLOSE TO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE. DOES THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE HERE, DOES IT KIND OF GET OUR SCHOLARS SOMEWHAT NEAR THAT BENCHMARK TO WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THEY'RE ALREADY KNOCKED OUT SOME OF THOSE COLLEGE CREDITS AND PRETTY MUCH HAVE THAT DEGREE WHEN THEY LEAVE HENRY COUNTY. ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR. THIS IS ACTUALLY COLLEGE COURSES THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING CREDIT FOR WHEN THEY TRANSITION INTO COLLEGE. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE NATIONAL EQUITY EDUCATION EQUITY LAB. AND I KNOW, I KNOW, YOU LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A 20% INCREASE IN WAS THAT PARTICIPATION OR THESE ACTUALLY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THESE COURSES. YES, SIR. AND SO I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BECOME WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF SCHOOLS HERE, FROM HARVARD TO HOWARD SPELMAN. WHAT CAN WE DO OR HOW CAN I GUESS, DO WE NEED TO FURTHER PROMOTE OR HOW CAN WE ENHANCE, INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR THIS? SO BEFORE WE CAN GET MORE IN SCHOLARS THAT ARE MAYBE INTERESTED IN THIS PATHWAY OR OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT AND SEE THE, THE, THE, THE RHYME AND REASON BEHIND IT AND HOW IT MAY HELP THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR UTILIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED AND THEM TESTIFYING TO HOW THESE COURSES ARE EXPOSING THEM TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. AND ONCE SCHOOLS ARE READY, WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO ONBOARD THOSE SCHOOLS ONCE THEY ARE READY. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. MISS EDWARDS, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. VERY IMPRESSIVE REPORT. EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. AND I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY COULD SEE THAT AND HEARD THEY HEARD JUST WHAT WE HEARD. SO I'M JUST VERY PLEASED WITH IT. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IS THE INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED IS IT ON OUR OUR WEBSITES, THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. DOES IT APPEAR ON THERE ANYWHERE? THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE. BUT THE ACTUAL INFORMATION AS DETAILED AS I OUTLINED TODAY? NO, MA'AM, NOT AT THIS POINT. IS ANYTHING ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM? NATIONAL EDUCATION EQUITY LAB AWARDS, PROGRAM RECOGNITION, THE RECOGNITIONS? NO, MA'AM. BUT IS IT ON THE SCHOOL ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE? NOW, I KNOW AS WE HAVE TO WE GOTTA DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. YOU KNOW, IF EVEN IF IT'S NOT ON OUR WEBSITE, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE SO THAT PARENTS CAN SEE WHAT OUR SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHAT OUR KIDS ARE DOING. WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP THIS IN HOUSE. YES, MA'AM. WE NEED TO LET THE PARENTS KNOW. YOU AGREE, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. 
          NO, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR. I WAS GOING TO COMMENT. MRS. EDWARDS, WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL ALL THE FINAL RESULTS CAME IN AT THE END OF JUNE. OKAY, BEFORE WE PUBLICIZE IT. SO, YES, WE DO AGREE. WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO PREMATURELY START. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE CELEBRATING NOW, WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE FINAL NUMBERS COME IN SO WE COULD DO THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION. SO I DO CONCUR. I BELIEVE THAT IS SOMETHING THE BOARD WOULD WANT SO WE CAN CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES. BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW MORE DATA POINTS TO COME IN BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY CELEBRATE IT AND PUT IT OUT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE FOR CLARIFYING THAT. 
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I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ANOTHER QUESTION IS, ARE THESE UNIVERSITIES HERE? ONCE THE STUDENTS ENROLL IN THIS NATIONAL EDUCATION EQUITY LAB, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, HOWARD, ARE THEY LOCKED IN TO ATTEND HOWARD SINCE THEY'VE TAKEN CLASSES, ARE THEY LOCKED IN? NO, MA'AM. NO, MA'AM. 
          THEY'RE JUST RECEIVING THOSE THE CREDITS. AND THEN ONCE THEY ENROLL INTO WHATEVER THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE, THOSE. YES, MA'AM, ABSOLUTELY WILL TRANSFER WITH THEM. VERY IMPRESSIVE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? MISS CARTER, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INFORMATION. I THINK ALL AFTER AS YOU'VE ALL BEEN WORKING ON ALL THIS, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU ALL HAVE ALL THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO OFFER OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO JUST THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. DOCTOR NET. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING. THEY HAD A AN AWARDS RECOGNITION FOR OUR KIDS FOR THE EQUITY LAB, AND IT WAS NEAT TO SEE ALL OF THE NAMES FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES. SO OUR KIDS AND THIS IS A YEAR LONG PROJECT FOR THEM, THEY DIDN'T JUST WAKE UP ON IN AUGUST AND SAY, I'M GOING TO DO THIS AND, YOU KNOW, BE DONE IN SEPTEMBER, THAT THE ADVISOR THERE AT STOCKBRIDGE WAS JUST IN CONSTANT WITH THEM, ASKING THEM HOW THEIR PROJECT WAS GOING. 
          WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? AND WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CLOUD PREPARATION AND CLOUD STORAGE AND I'M LIKE, OH MY GOD, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING I KNOW ABOUT THE CLOUD IS THAT WHEN IT'S RAINING OR IT'S DRY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CLOUDS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT IT WAS AMAZING. AND LISTENING TO THESE STUDENTS, I WAS SO PROUD OF OUR HENRY COUNTY STUDENTS. AND IT WASN'T JUST FROM STOCKBRIDGE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A COUPLE FROM LLEWELLYN AND 1 OR 2 FROM HAMPTON. SO IT WAS A MIXTURE OF KIDS. SO WE WERE VERY PROUD OF YOU. AND ALSO, WILL THEY GET I BELIEVE THEY WILL GET A CORD. WILL THEY PARTICIPATE OR I THINK THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO WRITE TO THE ECHO, THE EQUITY LAB AND RECEIVE A CORD. BUT THAT WAS KIND OF ON THE STUDENTS BEHALF. 
          MAYBE I'LL HAVE TO GIVE THAT INFORMATION. I'M NOT SURE. DOCTOR NUTT, I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. I DO, I DO KNOW THEY THEY WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FROM THE UNIVERSITY THAT THEY WERE WORKING THROUGH, AND THAT IN ITSELF WAS AMAZING. I'M LIKE, YO, KIDS, Y'ALL ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU, DOCTOR KNIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MATTOX, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOUR TEAM IS DOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THESE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES. I WISH THESE OPPORTUNITIES WOULD HAVE EXISTED WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I JUST THINK THAT IT'S SO AMAZING THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO REACH FAR BEYOND OUR OWN COMMUNITY. AND ALSO, LIKE MR. MCDANIEL WAS MENTIONING, JUST HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME WELL-ROUNDED CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE AT HOME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THIS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE IT AGAIN. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM C2, A DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR OPERATION ITEM C2. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. BARRY MILES, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, TO THE PODIUM FOR THE APRIL 2025 CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION ITEM. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, I BRING YOU THE APRIL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPORT THIS EVENING FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING. OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE NEW BUILDING, BUT WE THE CONTINUED RENOVATION ON THE BACK HALL IS TAKING PLACE NOW. FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT IN THIS EXISTING BUILDING IS BEGINNING THIS WEEK OR BEGAN THIS WEEK. 
          THE NEW BUILDING PUNCH LIST ALSO CONTINUES FOR THE NEW TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM INSTALLATION IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE STANDARD GATE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES THERE. GENERATOR STARTUP IS COMPLETE, THE BUS WASH AND FUEL TRAINING IS COMPLETE AS WELL. 
          CREATION OF THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS HAS BEGUN ON THAT NEW PARKING LOT. CONNECTION TO NEW ROAD IS PENDING. ALSO THE GATE INSTALLATION, THE MOTORIZED GATES IN PARTICULAR INSTALLATION IS PENDING AND FINAL CLEANING TO BEGIN THERE AS WELL. REGARDING RENOVATIONS, I'M SORRY THE ADDITIONS TO OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTERIOR BRICK INSTALLATION BEGINS. LAND CLEARING FOR THE NEW ROAD BEGINS. ROOF INSTALLATION IS BEGINNING. PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL ROUGH CONTINUES ON THAT PROJECT FOR STEM HIGH SCHOOL. CMU WALL CONTINUE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. GYM, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL ROUGH CONTINUE IN THE ELEMENTARY GYM. FINAL GRADING FOR THE SLABS PLURAL CONTINUES AND SPECIFICALLY THE STEM GYM SLAB IS BEGINNING. DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE EDITION PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL ROUGH CONTINUES. INTERIOR FOOTINGS CONTINUE AND 
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ROOF PROJECT. GROUP A, ROOF PROJECT. GROUP B AND OLA HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS ARE STILL IN CONTRACT PHASE. THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT COMPLETES OUR REPORT AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU. MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YES, MISS EDWARDS, THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THE NEW ROAD FOR AUSTIN. I MEAN, AUSTIN ROAD, DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE. HAVE THEY STARTED ON THAT NEW ROAD OVER THERE YET? YES, MA'AM. THE. THAT'S A BOARD OF COMMISSION PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW, THEIR DATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THAT IS SLATED FOR FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR, FEBRUARY OF 26. YES, MA'AM. THEY ARE THEY ARE QUITE FAR ALONG ON THAT. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? MR. MCDANIEL? MR. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE. NEW TRANSPORTATION FACILITY THAT'S BEHIND OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG OR REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THAT. IS THERE A DECEL LANE THAT'S PUT THERE ON OAKLAND FOR BUSSES TO TURN IN AND OUT? IT'S TWO LANE ROAD. SO WAS DID WE DO ANY ACL DECEL LANES IN GETTING INTO THE BUS BARN AND GET BACK OUT ON OAKLAND DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT BACKS UP ON OAKLAND OAKLAND ROAD? I GUESS YOU THINK IT IS A NAIL DRIVE. YEAH. THANK YOU. NAIL DRIVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OAKLAND FROM BUT NAIL DRIVE. BUT DID WE DO A AN ACL DECEL LANE THERE FOR BUSSES. TURN IN AND OUT FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. YES SIR. WE DO HAVE THAT PART OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. WELL PIGGYBACKING ON THAT, I HOPE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT US A LIGHTING A RED LIGHT OR SOME KIND OF LIGHT SYSTEM. BUT OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE THE COMMISSIONERS. RIGHT. WE ARE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY WITH HIGHWAY 81 AND NAIL DRIVE 81 INTO NAIL DRIVE, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THOSE BUSSES TO GET IN AND OUT OF. YES, MA'AM. THAT WOULD BE A BOARD OF COMMISSION PROJECT. BUT WE DO HAVE THE ROAD IS BEING IMPROVED. WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF MEETING THE BOARD OF COMMISSION. WE'RE PART WE PARTNERED WITH THEM AND WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEIR ROAD WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT ON NAIL DRIVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE WHAT WHAT THE NEW ROAD IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. 
          SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF COMMISSION. AND IN THOSE IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE, OUR CONSTRUCTION MEETING THEIR ROAD. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOPE. WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM C2B. DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MRS. CLAY, FOR ITEM C TO BE APRIL 2025. FINANCIAL REPORTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, TODAY I BRING A REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30TH, 2025. I'LL START THE REPORT WITH A LOOK ACROSS ALL FUNDS AND LOOKING AT THE LAST COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE COLLECTED 90.3% OF PLANNED REVENUES TO DATE ACROSS ALL FUNDS, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT. AND WE HAVE EXPENDITURES TO DATE THAT HAVE TOTALED 80.9% OF BUDGET EXPENDITURES, AS SHOWN IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT. AND IF YOU'LL YOU'LL FOLLOW ALONG IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS IF IT'S NOT ABLE ON THE SCREEN. OBLIGATIONS OUTSTANDING AS OF THE PERIOD END TOTALED $17.7 MILLION, WITH 89% OF THESE OBLIGATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES. MOVING ALONG, WE WILL REVIEW THE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY. WITH THE 10TH MONTH OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY NOW ACCOUNTED, WE ARE 83% THROUGH FY 25 ON A LINEAR BASIS. TO DATE, WE HAVE COLLECTED 93.5% OF PLANNED RECEIPTS, WHICH IS SHOWN IN YOUR YELLOW HIGHLIGHT. AND WE ARE ON PACE TO SURPASS THE FISCAL YEAR REVENUE FORECAST. TURNING OUR EYE TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE AND LOOKING AT THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE INCURRED EXPENSES REPRESENTING 79.2% OF THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS CONTINUING TO LAG THE PACE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS SHARED IN PRIOR MONTH'S REPORTS. WE ARE MONITORING THIS FAVORABLE BUDGETARY VARIANCE, AND WE ARE INCORPORATING THIS ANALYSIS INTO OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. 
          NEXT, WE WILL REVIEW THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET, THE TOTAL VALUE OF GENERAL FUNDS ASSETS AT THE CLOSE OF APRIL TOTALED $218.3 MILLION. THAT NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO PROVIDE A VIEW OF CASH ON HAND ACROSS ALL FUNDS. LOOKING AT THE LAST COLUMN, THE TOTAL OF CASH AND EQUIVALENT INVESTMENTS TOTALED $429 MILLION FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. MOVING TO OUR EDUCATION SIX REPORT AND LOOKING AT THE SECOND TO LAST COLUMN, EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED $6.7 MILLION, 
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LARGELY DRIVEN BY PAYMENT ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. AND FINALLY, WE WILL REVIEW THE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FINANCIAL REPORT. THERE WAS EXPENDITURE OF $843,615, AND THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSITION OF 15 ADDITIONAL SRO VEHICLES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE MOU THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2023. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES THE APRIL 2025 FINANCIAL REPORT AND I WILL YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE ON THE FINANCIALS FOR APRIL. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISS EDWARDS, COULD YOU GIVE US THE NUMBERS FOR THE VEHICLES THAT WERE PURCHASED? YES, MA'AM. IT'S $843,615. SO IT SHOULD BE THE FIGURE, THE SOLE FIGURE THAT YOU SEE ON THE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION REPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. 
          ANYONE ELSE? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM C2C DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR FOR ITEM C2CI WOULD LIKE TO ASK MISS CLAY TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM FOR THE INFORMATIONAL ITEM TAX ALLOCATION, DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL FINANCES. MRS. CLAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, IN RESPONSE TO RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, I HAVE PREPARED A REPORT TO EDUCATE THE BOARD AND ITS CONSTITUENTS ABOUT TAX ALLOCATION, DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL FINANCES. YOU LIKELY HAVE SEEN THAT THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICTS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF HENRY COUNTY FROM REVIEW OF LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES SUCH AS THE HENRY HERALD AND HENRY REPORTER, I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT STUDIES REGARDING TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICTS, COMMONLY ABBREVIATED AS TAD'S, HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2019. IN 2020, HENRY COUNTY VOTERS GRANTED THE COUNTY AND ITS MUNICIPALITIES REDEVELOPMENT POWERS TO CREATE TAD'S. SINCE THIS TIME, TWO PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE FORMAL CREATION OF A STOCKBRIDGE TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICT POST AUTHORIZATION BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONERS. 
          REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE HAVE CONTACTED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SOLICIT CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN THE STOCKBRIDGE TAD'S FINANCING OBJECTIVES. TODAY'S REPORT IS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE OPERATIONS OF TAD'S, EXPLORING TAD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND OUTLINING THE RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND CONSIDERATION OF BENCHMARKED BEST PRACTICES. SO, STARTING WITH A GENERAL OVERVIEW ABOUT TAD'S, TECHNICALLY A TAD IS A CONTIGUOUS GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS A REDEVELOPMENT AREA BY AN AUTHORIZING POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUING TAX ALLOCATION BONDS TO FINANCE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE REDEVELOPMENT COSTS TO REVITALIZE AN AREA ON THE SCREEN. I'VE PROVIDED EXCERPTS FROM THE GEORGIA CODE OCGA 3644 THREE THAT ELABORATES ON THE QUALITIES OF A REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND REDEVELOPMENT COSTS. IN PLAIN SPEAK, A TAD IS A COLLECTION OF LAND PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED TO BE BLIGHTED OR DEPRESSED, AND THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO IMPROVE IN VALUE. IF FUNDING CAN BE DERIVED TO SUPPORT THE REVITALIZATION OF THE AREA. MECHANICALLY, TAD'S ARE A FINANCING TOOL WHICH ALLOW REDEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. TAD FINANCING, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, IS PREMISED ON THE CAPTURE OF TAX REVENUES ASSOCIATED WITH VALUATION GROWTH ABOVE A BASELINE VALUE, AND THE GROWTH IN VALUATION IS ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH CAN RANGE IN DURATION BUT IS COMMONLY 20 TO 30 YEARS IN LENGTH. IN GEORGIA, A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED REDEVELOPMENT POWERS BY ITS CITIZENS, CAN CREATE A TAD AND ESTABLISH THE BASE VALUE THAT WILL SUPPORT FUTURE DETERMINATION OF TAX INCREMENTS. THE MUNICIPALITY CAN INDEPENDENTLY OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, DEFINE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE FORECASTS OF POTENTIAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THAT REDEVELOPMENT. THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ASSOCIATED FORECASTS ARE THEN USED TO GET FUNDING COMMITMENTS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. MOST FREQUENTLY. THE INITIAL FUNDING FOR TAD COMES FROM THE SALE OF BONDS TO FRONTLOAD, THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO LAUNCH THE REDEVELOPMENT, AND THE ANTICIPATED TAX INCREMENT IS PLEDGED TO BE THE REPAYMENT STREAM TO INCREASE ITS FINANCING CAPACITY. MUNICIPALITIES THAT CREATE A TAD CAN REQUEST OTHER 
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MUNICIPALITIES OPERATING WITHIN THE TAX BOUNDARIES TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TAX INCREMENT AS WELL. IN 2009, THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION WAS AMENDED TO CLARIFY THAT BOARDS OF EDUCATION COULD CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TAX INCREMENTS TO A TAD. THIS CLARIFICATION WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION ALSO EXPRESSLY OUTLINES THAT FUNDS GENERATED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION SHOULD BE USED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO. WE KNOW THAT BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY LOCAL TAXES TO FULFILL THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE AROUND THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ALSO KNOW THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, AND THAT GROWTH OF TAX DIGEST IS WHAT PROVIDES THE MEANS FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANNUALLY REVIEW AND ADJUST COMPENSATION FOR STAFF, IMPLEMENT NEW ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMING, AND TO RESPOND TO THE OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES OF OPERATING SCHOOL BUILDINGS. GIVEN THIS KNOWLEDGE, YOU MIGHT ASK, WHY WOULD A SCHOOL SYSTEM CONSENT TO ALLOW A TAD TO INTERCEPT FUNDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SERVICES? IN SPEAKING WITH FINANCE OFFICES OF SIX DIFFERENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS REGARDING THIS QUESTION, I HAVE GLEANED THE POINTS THAT ARE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS BOARDS OF EDUCATION RECONCILED THAT PARTICIPATION DID NOT INHIBIT ITS FUNCTION TO FULFILL ITS CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE, AND THAT ITS PARTICIPATION WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ECONOMICALLY HEALTHY AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHICH HAS A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT AND EMPLOYEES CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN LEARNING AND WORK. NEXT, THESE SYSTEMS ASSESS THAT, BUT FOR ITS PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE TAD'S FINANCING STRATEGY, THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT OCCUR. NEXT, THE SYSTEMS ASSESSED THAT SHOULD REDEVELOPMENT COME TO FRUITION, THERE WOULD BE A LONG TERM BENEFIT FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. AND FINALLY, THE SYSTEMS I SPOKE WITH EMPHASIZED THAT THEIR BOARD'S PARTICIPATION WAS FREQUENTLY PREMISED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MITIGATE RISK TO OPERATIONS. AS I SHARED EARLIER IN THIS REPORT, TAD'S ARE A REDEVELOPMENT FINANCING TOOL THAT HAVE LONG RANGE COMMITMENTS. HORIZONS. 
          PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF THIS BOARD, I HAVE FOUND THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE ROBUST POLICIES AND PROCESSES TO SUPPORT THEIR BOARDS IN EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CONSENTING TO THE INTERCEPT OF EDUCATION TAX INCREMENT FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. THE IMPACT OF A TAD ON A SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHETHER THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS A PARTICIPATING PARTY OR NOT, CAN VARY DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT, THE TIMELINE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT, AND THE OVERALL ECONOMICS OF THE TAD'S REDEVELOPMENT COSTS. BENCHMARKED SYSTEMS NOTED THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS AND RISKS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN EVALUATING PARTICIPATION IN A TAD, AND THAT THE LOCAL CONTEXT MATTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A TAD HAS PLANS TO IMPLEMENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WHETHER THESE BE APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES, OR HOUSES, A SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER ITS PRESENT CAPACITY TO INGEST NEW STUDENTS WITHIN WITHIN ANY SCHOOL FACILITIES THAT ARE WITHIN THE TAD'S BORDERS. FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT HAS UNDER ENROLLMENT WITHIN ITS FACILITIES OPERATING WITHIN A TAD, AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE IT WOULD IMPROVE THE OPERATING EFFICIENCY OF FIXED COSTS. HOWEVER, A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT HAS FACILITIES WITHIN A TAD SOUNDS THAT ARE NEAR OR AT CAPACITY. THE PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH COULD PRESENT RISKS, AND IT MIGHT BE DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT IT WOULD NEED SOME OR ALL OF THE EDUCATION TAX INCREMENT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICES TO AN INFLUX OF STUDENTS. SO MOVING ON. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, MY OFFICE HAS CONNECTED WITH SIX DIFFERENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS REGARDING OBSERVATIONS AND LEARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH TAD PARTICIPATION. ON THE SCREEN, I'M SHARING SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS I GLEANED FROM SPEAKING WITH THREE OF THESE SYSTEMS. A BIG TAKEAWAY IS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS HAS A POLICY IN PLACE THAT ESTABLISHES PARAMETERS BY WHICH THEIR BOARD WOULD CONSIDER CONSENTING TO THE INTERCEPT OF THE EDUCATION TAX INCREMENT. OTHER LEARNINGS INCLUDED INSIGHTS ON THESE SYSTEMS PRACTICES REGARDING TAD CONSENT APPLICATION PROCESSES, AS WELL AS THE TYPES OF SAFEGUARDS THAT HAVE MITIGATED RISK FOR THESE SYSTEMS. EACH SYSTEM ALSO SHARED ITS PRACTICES IN ENSURING PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY REGARDING ANY CONSENT GRANTED, WHICH RANGE FROM ADVERTISEMENTS WITHIN LEGAL ORGANS OF THE TAX INTERCEPT PROGRAM TO ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE TAD'S ECONOMICS WITH RELATION TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CONTRIBUTION. IN CONSIDERATION OF OUR RESEARCH. 
          PERFORM IN CONSIDERATION OF THE RESEARCH PERFORMED AND IN SUPPORT OF THIS BOARD'S ROLE IN THE FISCAL OVERSIGHT OF HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT 
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A GOVERNING POLICY AS IT RELATES TO TAX ALLOCATION. DISTRICTS. WHEN A SCHOOL SYSTEM'S BOARD CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN A TAD, IT IS ESTABLISHING A LONG TERM FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR NOT ONLY ITS CURRENT MEMBERS, BUT ALSO FUTURE BOARDS. HAVING A POLICY SUPPORTS CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY REGARDING THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY CONSIDER CONSENTING TO THE INTERCEPT OF EDUCATION TAX TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT. FROM BENCHMARKING, WE KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ARTICULATED PROCESS, AND LOCALLY WE DO THIS VIA ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS. SO IN SUPPORT OF ACTUALIZING A FUTURE POLICY, A SUPPORTING REGULATION AND APPLICATION HAS BEEN CONCURRENTLY DRAFTED. WHILE THE BOARD'S POLICY WILL AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT THESE SUPPORTS, WE ARE SEEKING BOARD REVIEW OF DRAFTED MATERIALS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PROCESS CAPTURES INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE BOARD AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF TAD REQUESTS THAT MAY ARISE IN CONSIDERATION OF INFORMATION SHARED TODAY. OUR IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE. FORMAL PROPOSAL OF A GOVERNING POLICY, WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK. WE WILL CONTINUE REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED SUPPORTS AND WE WILL CONTINUE OUR BENCHMARKING, SHIFTING OUR FOCUS FROM WHY AND HOW SYSTEMS ENGAGE IN TAD'S TO UNDERSTANDING POST CONSENT BEST PRACTICES. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE BOARD WILL BE POSITIONED TO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT ARE PREPARED AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, DOCTOR NUTT? WE. THIS TO ME, DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE IN THE SCHOOL'S BEST INTEREST. AND THE REASON I SAY THIS IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY SCHOOLS IN HENRY COUNTY THAT ARE NOT UNDER ENROLLMENT. IF YOU RIDE AROUND, YOU SEE TRAILERS AND PEOPLE JUST PACKED IN. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF WE RENEWED AND I'M ALL FOR OUR OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTIES BEING RENEWED AND REVITALIZED. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, JUST LIKE BUILDING ROADS. I THINK WE NEED SOME NEW ROADS, BUT IT'S NOT THE SCHOOL'S PLACE TO BUILD THESE ROADS AND DO THE REVITALIZATION. THAT'S THE COUNTY'S, I WOULD BELIEVE WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S JOB. IF WE'RE LOOKING AT REVIEWING THIS, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO. I WOULDN'T EVEN WANT TO REVIEW THIS FOR THE SAME REASON OF WORKING WITH OTHER ENTITIES. YOU'RE NOT TALKING JUST THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMISSIONERS AND WHOEVER WOULD BE PART OF THIS. I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE MESSING WITH OUR MONEY. BEING FISCALLY SOUND, I KNOW WHAT WE DO. WE DO WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE MONEY. I'M JUST NOT SURE ABOUT OTHER ENTITIES. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK HERE. THERE'S NOT. AGAIN, WE PUT OUR MONEY TO GOOD USE. WE USE IT FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO BUILD NEW SCHOOLS, TO REFURBISH OUR OLD SCHOOLS. MAYBE WE NEED A TAD TO REDO SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON OR REDO, BUT I JUST APPS IS LAYING PEOPLE OFF. SO HOW WOULD THAT JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE? I DON'T LOOK AT WHO'S DOING IT. I JUST KNOW, AS MY MAMA USED TO SAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PART OF IT. IF IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, DON'T DO IT. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE REPORT THAT I'M PROVIDING TODAY WOULD NOT COMMIT THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR. WELL, IN THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THAT THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE A POLICY. ALL OF OUR BENCHMARK SYSTEMS HAVE A POLICY AND A PROCESS, AND THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST ACTION THAT'S RECOMMENDED OF A BOARD FOR ANY CONSIDERATION, WHETHER THE CHOICE IS TO CONSENT OR NOT. SO TODAY IT'S JUST ABOUT PROCESS. INFORMATION AND PROCESS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. NO. THANK YOU DOCTOR. MR. MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MISS CLAY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 
          I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE DONE GREAT WORK IN TRYING TO BRING THIS TO US, AND I'M TRYING TO ACTUALLY FIND ONE PART THAT YOU SAID, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST ESCAPES ME. BUT I WILL ASK THIS 
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QUESTION. I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STOCKBRIDGE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT UP, BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, COULD THE TAB MOVE FORWARD EVEN WITHOUT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVING IT? COULD THE TAB STILL MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED IT? AM I CORRECT ON THAT? YES, SIR. AND I'VE IN MY BENCHMARK MODELS I'VE SEEN WHERE SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE CHOSEN AT A LATER DATE TO PARTICIPATE. IT REALLY IS THE BOARD'S DECISION BASED ON THEIR EVALUATION AT A POINT IN TIME. GOING BACK TO THIS POLICY RECOMMENDATION THAT'S FORTHCOMING WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH A BOARD WOULD CONSIDER THAT. OKAY. AND THEN AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS, BUT I WAS SO BUSY TRYING TO MAKE SURE I FOUND ONE THING THAT I MAY NOT HAVE HEARD YOU SAY, BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PILOT, THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH UPFRONT RIGHT NOW AND THEN INCREMENTALLY OVER THE LIFE OF THE TAD. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FOR ME AND I AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH THE BENCHMARKING THROUGH POLICY, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE IS, AND I THINK YOU ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTED IT IS ONE THE LONGEVITY OF THE TAD, HOW LONG IT CAN BE. SOME OF THEM, I THINK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM, SOME BE 20, 25, 30 YEARS, AND WHEN MANY OF US WILL BE GONE FROM HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HOPE OF THE DEVELOPER COMING IN AND ACTUALLY DOING WHAT THE DEVELOPER SAID THEY WOULD DO, NOT LOOKING AT ECONOMIC IMPACT. SO LOOKING AT PHYSICAL IMPACT THAT MIGHT CAUSE THE DEVELOPER TO CEASE OR TO NARROW DOWN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. AND SO PRETTY MUCH WE ARE BETTING ON OR WE'RE HOPING AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A VERY PRECARIOUS SITUATION TO PUT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS, IS TO HOPE THAT YOU DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I HOPE AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE, THAT IF IT FALTERS, WHAT WHAT IS OUR PLAN A? PLAN B IF PLAN A DOESN'T WORK? YOU TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOLS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT STOCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY BEING THE SCHOOL THAT'S NEARBY, OR MAYBE STOCKBRIDGE HIGH, STOCKBRIDGE MIDDLE. SO I THINK THAT ALL THOSE THINGS THROUGH POLICY, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE STRINGENT SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT US, I HOPE THAT IS WHAT WE GET FROM THE POLICY. BUT THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK ON IT. AND I JUST I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE HAVE COME FORWARD FROM OUT OF THIS. AND YOU MENTIONED TOO, SO WHAT? WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE OTHER PROPOSAL YET, AM I CORRECT? WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECT INQUIRY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. DOCTOR PACE OKAY. THANK YOU. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. MISS EDWARDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND I I'M GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING I AGREE WITH MISTER, OUR BOARD MEMBER, MCKENZIE, REGARDING POLICIES TO MAKE SURE OUR INTEREST IS PROTECTED. AND. THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE POLICY IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED TO US AT A LATER TIME. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT LONG TERM COMMITMENT FINANCIALLY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SCHOOL, WE HAVE 51 SCHOOLS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SOUND BUDGET FOR THESE SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE THESE CHILDREN. AND OUR WE ARE SUPPOSED TO EDUCATE. 
          TAD IS GOOD, I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW. I'VE I'VE HEARD OF TAD, BUT THE LONG TERM COMMITMENT SCARES ME BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE GONE. AND I'M SURE YOU'VE READ SOME OF SOME OF THE TASKS FELL THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THEY JUST STOPPED OR WHATEVER. WE DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT UP IN THAT, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE HERE TO MAKE SURE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ASK WAS TAD'S GENERALLY CAN MOVE FORWARD. I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY ABOUT THE SALE OF BONDS, BEAR BONDS, THE CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE BONDS, AM I RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE TAD. THE TAD IS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO BE AN AGENCY THAT CAN ISSUE BONDS IN THE TAX INCREMENT, THEN IS OFTENTIMES PLEDGED TO BE THE REPAYMENT STREAM FOR THOSE BONDS. SO IF THIS IS A CASE, THEN WHY WOULD THEY ASK FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE A PART OF TAD OR THE COMMISSIONERS TO BE A PART OF TAD? IF YOU HAVE THE BONDS IN PLACE TO SELL, MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR BONDS. IT'S TO INCREASE THE FINANCING CAPACITY OF THOSE BONDS. SO LET'S SAY AS A CITY THEY CAN GET X AMOUNT. BUT IF THE CITY AND COUNTY AND A BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WHOEVER IS WITHIN THE BOUNDS AGREES TO PARTICIPATE, THEN THERE'S THE OPTION TO GET A GREATER AMOUNT FINANCED. OKAY, WELL, I WAIT UNTIL I SEE THE PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. 
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AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO US AND TO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THIS IS AFTER A LONG CONVERSATION WITH THIS BOARD AND OUR AND OUR TEAM AROUND THESE POLICIES, AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, AS WE REPORTED IN OUR AFTER OUR WHOLE BOARD TRAINING, TO LOOK OURSELVES AT SOME OF THESE POLICIES. SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL. THIS IS HOW BOARD'S GOVERNANCE IS THROUGH POLICY. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE STARTING THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. AND I KNOW THAT THIS CONVERSATION IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY ENTITY. SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE STARTING WITH A POLICY SO THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT IN OUR PRACTICE MOVING FORWARD. AND WE DO HAVE THOSE GUARDRAILS IN PLACE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT INFORMATIONAL ITEM AFTER THIS. AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, DOCTOR PACE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C2D. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OUR NEXT ITEM IS C2D AS YOU SAID H BOE POLICY DFA. I'LL ASK MISS CLAY TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, AS OUTLINED IN THE PRIOR REPORT REGARDING TAX ALLOCATION, DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL FINANCES, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THE BOARD ADOPT A GOVERNING POLICY. DFA LOCAL TAX REVENUES. THROUGH ADOPTION OF A POLICY. 
          THE BOARD WILL DIRECT THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS MAY CONSIDER SUPPORTING APPROPRIATE REDEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND LOCAL MISSION OF EDUCATING STUDENTS. THE BOARD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW SAMPLE POLICIES OF SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDED DIRECTION INTO THE DRAFT THAT IS PRESENTED TODAY. 
          THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL ACTION REQUIRED OF YOU AT THIS TIME. THIS POLICY WILL BE PLACED OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT. ALL COMMENTS WILL BE GATHERED AND SHARED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT ARE PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, MISS EDWARDS? NO DISCUSSION. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK FOR YOU. I KNOW, BUT WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST PROUD TO BE A PART OF A GOVERNANCE TEAM THAT KNOWS THE POWER OF POLICY AND THAT WE COME TOGETHER AROUND THE TABLE TO, TO HELP DRAFT THESE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING RESPONSIVE AND BRINGING THIS TO US. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM C2E DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM OUR CHIEF OF STAFF, MRS. COX, FOR THE NEXT ITEM, ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY IFB MRS. COX. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, TONIGHT I AM PRESENTING A NEW POLICY REGARDING INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE IDENTIFIED AS POLICY I. THIS PROPOSED POLICY WAS SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS DURING AGENDA REVIEW ACTIVITIES. RECENT STATE LEGISLATION FROM 2024, KNOWN AS THE PROTECTING GEORGIA'S CHILDREN ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACT OF 2024 AND INCLUSIVE OF THE STUDENT TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION ACT, REQUIRES LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AN ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY BY OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. THIS BOARD PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED RELATED POLICY, LANGUAGE, AND POLICY I, A ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, BUT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO THIS BOARD THAT THE OVERLAPPING LANGUAGE BE REMOVED FROM THAT POLICY. AND THIS BOARD APPROVED THAT REMOVAL FROM POLICY I AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING. WE ARE NOW RECOMMENDING THAT THE ACCEPTABLE USE LANGUAGE BE CAPTURED IN NEW POLICY. IF INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION. THE RECOMMENDED POLICY SHARED WITH YOU TODAY INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENTS FROM STATE LEGISLATION TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE SAFE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND AIMED AT PREVENTING SCHOOL EQUIPMENT FROM BEING USED TO ACCESS HARMFUL OR OBSCENE MATERIAL PROCEDURES TO ENFORCE THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS POLICY, THE PROPOSED POLICY ON INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING, AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BOARD 
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ACTION AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATION ITEM. WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. COX. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. 
          SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM C2F DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK MRS. COX TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM FOR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS AFTERNOON I BRING TO YOU INFORMATION REGARDING THE ONGOING COMPREHENSIVE BOARD POLICY REVIEW. THIS BOARD BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND STAFF PRODUCE EXCELLENT RESULTS AND THOSE RESULTS SHOULD LEAD TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES, EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THIS BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO POLICY DEVELOPMENT ENSURES THAT OUR TEACHERS, LEADERS AND STAFF HAVE THE DIRECTION THAT THEY NEED TO NOT ONLY BE EFFECTIVE, BUT TO PERFORM AT HIGH LEVELS WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE CORE BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THIS BOARD AS PRESENTED TO YOU AT PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS. THIS BOARD ADOPTED POLICY BD POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN OCTOBER OF 2018, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW EVERY FIVE YEARS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE 2019 2020 SCHOOL YEAR. WE ARE NOW AT THE END OF THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND FINALIZING THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW BASED ON THE FIVE YEAR CYCLE INDICATED IN POLICY BD. THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW HAS BEEN ORGANIZED TO DIVIDE ALL OF THE SPORTS POLICIES INTO NINE DIFFERENT GROUPS, WITH ABOUT A DOZEN POLICIES IN EACH GROUP. TONIGHT, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INTERNAL REVIEW TEAM REGARDING THE NINTH AND FINAL GROUP OF POLICIES. THESE ARE MERELY RECOMMENDATIONS, AS POLICIES ARE THE WORK OF THE BOARD, AND YOU WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON EACH POLICY. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR THE NINTH SET OF POLICIES REVIEWED DURING THIS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. THE POLICIES ARE ARRANGED IN THREE CATEGORIES. THE FIRST CATEGORY IS RETAINED WITH NO REVISIONS. MEETING THE POLICY IS SUFFICIENT AS WRITTEN. SECOND CATEGORY IS REPEAL, MEANING NOT REQUIRED, WHICH COULD BE FOR REASONS SUCH AS THE POLICY IS OUTDATED, LAWS HAVE CHANGED, OR IT COULD BE BETTER DISPLAYED IN A REGULATION OR EXHIBIT. THE THIRD CATEGORY IS TO REVISE TO REFLECT CHANGES IN LAWS AND OR LOCAL PRACTICES. SEVEN POLICIES ARE LISTED WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO RETAIN. NO POLICIES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REPEAL, AND FIVE POLICIES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REVISION. THE FIVE POLICIES RECOMMENDED FOR REVISION ARE G, B, RJ. ARRANGEMENT OF SUBSTITUTES, JC, AC SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS J R A STUDENT DATA PRIVACY COMPLAINTS K E B SOLICITATIONS AND K COMPLAINTS. A COPY OF ALL 12 POLICIES WERE PROVIDED TO YOU IN AGENDA REVIEW ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS IN YOUR BOARD PACKET OF MATERIALS. THE FIVE POLICIES RECOMMENDED FOR REVISION WILL BE MADE, WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT AFTER TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR BOARD ACTION AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING. AS A REMINDER, ALL POLICIES WITH RECOMMENDED REVISIONS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW WILL BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR ANY CHANGES IN POLICY RELATED TO THESE CHANGES. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATION ITEM. WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. COX. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING 
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NONE. WE APPRECIATE IT AGAIN. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. AND I WILL JUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. BUT ANY BOARD MEMBER IS WELCOME TO REMOVE AN ITEM IF THEY SO WISH. WE WILL BEGIN WITH BUSINESS ITEM D ONE. DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO ASK MRS. COX TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM FOR BUSINESS. ITEM D ONE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS EVENING I PRESENT TO YOU A BUSINESS ITEM REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. AS PREVIOUSLY SHARED, IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THIS BOARD LAST, LAST, COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH BOARD POLICY B-D POLICY DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF ALL POLICIES AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU TO RETAIN, REPEAL, OR REVISE THEM WITH A SCHEDULE THAT ENSURES ALL POLICIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE END OF THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. BOARD POLICY B-D AND ASSOCIATED REGULATION ONE REQUIRE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED POLICY REVISIONS AT A PUBLIC MEETING. 
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BOARD MEETING B H BOARD CODE OF ETHICS BD POLICY DEVELOPMENT GBCA PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL LAYOFF JR STUDENT RECORDS AND LEBOR. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION. THESE POLICIES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT SINCE THE APRIL BOARD MEETING, WITH JUST ONE COMMENT RECEIVED AND PROVIDED TO YOU PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. THESE POLICIES ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT I PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DOCTOR PACE, DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER. AND THANK YOU, MRS. COX. 
          DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. SEEING NONE. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NO. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS. ITEM D TWO, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MRS. CLAY, FOR BUSINESS. ITEM D TWO FY 26 FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR PACE, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S FY 26 BUDGET RECOMMENDATION FOR FINAL ADOPTION, WHICH WILL GOVERN THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026. THE TENTATIVE BUDGET WAS PROPOSED AND TABLED ON APRIL THE 14TH, AND THE FIRST OF TWO REQUIRED BUDGET HEARINGS WERE HELD. SINCE THE READING OF THE TENTATIVE BUDGET, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BECOME AVAILABLE WHICH IMPACTS FORECASTS PRESENTED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, CAPITAL PROJECT FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND, WHICH I'LL BRIEFLY REVIEW STARTING WITH THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES. WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE CYCLE AND THE ADOPTION OF THE STATE'S FY 26 BUDGET, WE HAVE FINAL FIGURES OF ANTICIPATED STATE EARNINGS FROM THE QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION FORMULA. WE ANTICIPATE A DECREASE OF $1 MILLION COMPARED TO THE FORECAST SHOWN LAST MONTH, AND THIS IS DRIVEN BY CHANGES IN THE PARTICIPATION RATE OF OUR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES VERSUS OUR FORECASTS. OUR LOCAL REVENUE FORECAST HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AS WELL THROUGH ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. WE ARE ADJUSTING THE DIGEST DIGEST FORECAST FROM 9% GROWTH TO 7.5% GROWTH. WHILE THIS CHANGE WAS UNEXPECTED, THE IMPACT IS MITIGATED THROUGH SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE MILLAGE RATE REDUCTIONS INCORPORATED WITHIN THE BUDGETARY MODEL. GIVEN THE DECLINE IN THE REVENUE FORECAST, A REVIEW OF OUR PROPOSED EXPENDITURES WAS CONDUCTED AS WELL. OPERATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED TO YIELD A CHANGE IN THE FORECAST OF POSITION EXPANSION AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECEIVE UPDATED AND FAVORABLE BUDGETARY INFORMATION FROM A KEY CONTRACT VENDOR AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR PACING. IN TOTAL, THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE FORECAST WAS REDUCED BY $1.1 MILLION, AND THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION USES LESS RESERVES THAN OUTLINED IN APRIL. REGARDING THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, THE FORECAST OF EXPENDITURES HAS BEEN INCREASED BY $7.1 MILLION FOR FY 26, BASED ON UPDATED PROJECT TIMELINES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROJECT LIST FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALIGNED TO SAFETY. 
          THE REVENUE FORECAST FOR THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS WERE IMPACTED BY THE CHANGE IN THE DIGEST GROWTH ASSUMPTION THAT I ARTICULATED EARLIER, RESULTING IN A $0.4 MILLION REDUCTION OVERALL. AND FINALLY, THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FORECAST SINCE TENTATIVE. THE FY 26 BUDGET PROPOSAL IS A STUDENT ALIGNED BUDGET, WITH 97% OF GENERAL FUNDS BEING ALIGNED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, STUDENT TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SAFE AND SECURE FACILITIES. OVERALL, ACROSS ALL FUNDS, THE SUPERINTENDENTS FY 26 BUDGET RECOMMENDATION CONSIDERS THE PRIORITIES OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS INSIGHTS FROM STUDENTS, TEACHERS, LEADERS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN GATHERED FROM VARIOUS ADVISORIES. THE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION ENHANCEMENTS OUTLINED HERE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSAL FROM TENTATIVE INVESTING IN COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, WHICH IS A SHARED PRIORITY OF THIS BOARD. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS TO EMBED AND SUSTAIN THE MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN DECEMBER 2024, AND TARGET ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND THIS TO RESULT IN INCREASING THE CERTIFIED HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS TEACHER SCALE BY $3,000 COMPARED TO THE ADOPTED FY 25 SCALES, INCREASING CLASSIFIED AND PROFESSIONAL SCALES BY 3% COMPARED TO THE FY 25 SCALES, AND INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE SCALES BY $1,300 COMPARED TO THE ADOPTED FY 25 SCALES. AND FINALLY, THE PROPOSAL HONORS THE SERVICE AND EMPLOYEES BY ADVANCING EMPLOYEE STEPS WITHIN THE AUGMENTED SCALES. OUTSIDE OF THE OUTLINED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS, WHICH TOTAL $8.5 MILLION AND TOUCH ALL JOB FAMILIES, ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS OF $13.6 MILLION ARE INCORPORATED WITHIN THIS BUDGET TO IMPLEMENT STATE MANDATES AROUND EMPLOYER PAID RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS, COST IN TERMS OF INVESTMENTS, AND HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE BUDGET CALLS FOR 
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THE ADDITION OF 63 SCHOOL BASED OR DIRECT SERVICE POSITIONS AND TEN CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES INVESTMENTS TO ADVANCE OUTCOMES RELATED TO LEARNING ACCELERATION AND LITERACY IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, TO RESPOND TO HEIGHTENED NEEDS, INCREASED TEACHER DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ALIGNED TO SCHOOLS. THE BUDGET SUMMARY DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN REFLECTS THE ANTICIPATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDING FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND. FOLLOWING THE STUDY SESSION, WE WILL HOLD THE SECOND OF TWO REQUIRED BUDGET HEARINGS AT 6:30 P.M. TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. POST THE HEARING, THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PREPARED AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. 
          MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS ITEM FOR THE FY 26 FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MR. MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 
          AND THANK YOU, MISS CLAY, FOR THIS. WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS WHAT YOU STATED, THAT THIS IS A BUDGET THAT FOCUSED STRATEGICALLY ON OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOLARS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM, THAT THE NEW POSITIONS, THERE ARE 63 OF THEM THAT ARE SCHOOL BASED, ANYTHING FROM TEACHERS TO THE EMTS, INTERVENTIONISTS, ASSISTANT APS, EVEN THE ESC SUPPORT CAPACITY WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS THE COMMUNITY LOOKS AT WHAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HERE, WE CONTINUALLY HAVE OUR SCHOLARS AT THE FOREFRONT BECAUSE THEY ARE OUR LEADERS. AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DOCTOR PACE AND SUPPORT YOUR STAFF AND THOSE THAT ARE HERE, THAT WE BE REMINDED THAT ALSO WITHOUT THE TEACHERS, THE BUS DRIVERS, THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, THEY WILL NOT HAVE WHAT'S NEEDED INSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOMS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS BUDGET. I THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING US A BUDGET THAT WE CAN SUPPORT, EVEN AS WE LOOK TO TAP IN ABOUT $27.8 MILLION TO OUR RESERVES. BUT THAT SPEAKS TO THE GREAT ECONOMY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN HENRY COUNTY. SO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. MR. MISS CARTER, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS CLAY. AGAIN. MY FIRST BUDGET SEASON, I'M STILL FEEL LIKE I'M IN OVER MY HEAD, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME, FOR ALL MY QUESTIONS, AND JUST FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR TEAM AND EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. DOCTOR NET. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS BUDGET THE LAST TIME. AND I ASKED, WHAT COULD WE DO DIFFERENTLY? AND Y'ALL SHOWED ME. I'M VERY PROUD. DOCTOR PACE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LOOKING AT SOME OF SUGGESTIONS. AND THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS WE I'M VERY HAPPY TO APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. MISS EDWARDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER. CARTER. WE ALL FEEL LIKE WE'RE. IT'S OVER OUR HEADS. OKAY, BUT BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION. YOU JUST MAKE IT SO PLAIN FOR US. AND AS BOARD MEMBER MCKENZIE SAID, ALWAYS STUDENTS FIRST, ALWAYS STUDENTS FIRST, WHATEVER. WHEREVER IN OUR BUDGETS, PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS SEE THAT. WE'RE ALWAYS CONCENTRATING ON OUR STUDENTS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR NUTT, TOO, FOR SUPPORTING THIS BUDGET. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY, AND YOU, DOCTOR PACE, FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? THIS WILL BE PLACED ON CONSENT AT OUR BUSINESS MEETING. THANK YOU AGAIN. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS. ITEM D3, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. MILES, OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR BUSINESS. ITEM D3 FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT GROWTH AND REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS EVENING I BRING YOU THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT GROWTH AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT THROUGH THE CAPITAL RESERVES ACCUMULATION FUND. FURNITURE GROWTH AND REPLACEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AT JB HENDERSON. THIS ACTION IS IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE RECEIVING FURNITURE. THIS SUMMER. THE PRINCIPAL WAS CONSULTED AND THE OTHER, THE PRINCIPAL WAS CONSULTED CONCERNING EXISTING FURNITURE AND REPLACEMENT. BASED ON THE NEWLY CREATED BASIC EQUIPMENT LIST FOR SCHOOLS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, ON SITE INVENTORY ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED AT THE SCHOOL. FURNITURE WAS EVALUATED BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS SAFETY, 
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FUNCTIONALITY, EQUAL ACCESS, AND OPPORTUNITY. ERNIE MORRIS ENTERPRISES, INC. PROVIDED THE FINAL QUOTES ON MARCH 3RD. THE GOAL IS TO RECEIVE THE FURNITURE AND INSTALLED DURING THE FALL BREAK. THE. THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOCTOR PACE THIS DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISS EDWARDS, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M OUT OF ORDER, BUT IT'S NOT THIS ITEM. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. OKAY. GO AHEAD. OKAY. DOCTOR. MR. MILES, WILL THIS ALSO INCLUDE THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR OUR NEW. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SAY IT SO BAD, I'M TRYING TO BEHAVE. OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION, OUR BUCKY'S. IS THAT GOING TO THE. THE FURNITURE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY IS CAPTURED WITHIN THAT PROJECT. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR J.B. HENDERSON. OKAY? AND IT'S REALLY NOT A BUCKY'S. SO SORRY FOR ALL THOSE THAT I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT, BUT IT'S OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND IT'S AMAZING. IT LOOKS SO WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUTT. ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? WILL BE PLACED ON CONSENT AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEM D FOR DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OFFICER, DOCTOR JOHNSON, TO THE PODIUM FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FINE ARTS, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. 
          MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC ACTION, ONE OF ADVANCING PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND INITIATIVE FOR OF EXPANDING FINE ARTS ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES. THIS PURCHASE WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN A COMPREHENSIVE FINE ARTS EXPERIENCE THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, ARTISTIC GROWTH, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BY EQUIPPING OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM WITH HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, THE BOARD REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ARTS EDUCATION AND ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THIS PURCHASE FROM THE VENDORS PROVIDED IN THE AMOUNTS INDICATED. THIS PURCHASE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN POLICY DJ DOCTOR PACE. THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM D FOUR. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE. IT IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NO. 
          THIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON CONSENT. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL MOVE TO OUR LAST BUSINESS ITEM. 
          BUSINESS ITEM D FIVE. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM OUR CHIEF LEADERSHIP SERVICE, MISS MARY ANN SUDDERTH FOR MOBILE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR CORE BELIEF THAT ALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE, SAFE AND SECURE BY CONSISTENTLY INVESTING IN OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THIS BOARD HAS INVESTED IN WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STADIUMS AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY, YOU HAVE INVESTED IN WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS TO USE INDOORS FOR LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS ATHLETIC EVENTS AND AWARD CEREMONIES. THESE UNITS HAVE ALSO BEEN UTILIZED FOR THE POP UP SECURITY SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH POLICY DJ, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL OPEN GATE WEAPONS DETECTION UNITS FROM. G INCORPORATED FOR THE AMOUNT INDICATED. THESE ADDITIONAL UNITS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPANSION OF SECURITY SCREENING FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS PURCHASE IS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FUND NUMBER TWO, SAFETY AND SECURITY. OKAY. THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOCTOR PACE THANKS. THAT CONCLUDES WHAT I PREPARED AND I REMAIN AVAILABLE. THANK YOU, MR. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR 
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BUSINESS ITEM MOBILES WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS AND REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR BOARD. THANK YOU. DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISSUS SUDDUTH. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, MISS EDWARDS? YES, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY HOW MANY UNITS WOULD THIS PURCHASE IS THIS PURCHASE GOING TO BE? WE WILL BE PURCHASING 24 UNITS. 24 OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THIS IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS NOW TIME IN OUR AGENDA FOR 
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EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL AND LEGAL? MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL AND LEGAL. THANK YOU. 
          MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. FIVE ZERO. W
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