[A. CALL TO ORDER ]
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THIS IS. GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS STUDY SESSION OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE A 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. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. MY BRAIN IS ALREADY IN SUMMER MODE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING ON MONDAY, JUNE 9TH AT 4:01 P.M. AND I'M GOING TO BEGIN BY
[B. SUPERINTENDENT'S WELCOME ]
TURNING IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELCOME TO THE JUNE MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AT THE MCDONOUGH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES, WHERE WE SPENT TWO DAYS COLLABORATING WITH A SHARED FOCUS ON ACCELERATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. OUR STUDENTS SHINED BRIGHTLY, STARTING WITH OUR AMAZING ELEMENTARY HONOR CHORUS, WHO KICKED OFF THE CONFERENCE ALONG WITH OUR LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT SHARED COMPELLING TED ED STUDENT TALKS.THE TWO DAYS WERE FILLED WITH POWERFUL SESSIONS, INCLUDING OUR EDUCATORS AND LEADERS LEARNING FROM RENOWNED SPEAKERS LIKE AUTHOR SEAN COVEY AND PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BLAKE LEEPER. OUR SCHOOL LEADERS ALSO LEARNED FROM ALUMNI, THREE ALUMNI WHO HAVE GONE ON TO PROMISING CAREERS IN ARCHITECTURE, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND EDUCATION RIGHT HERE IN HCS HELP US LAUNCH OUR NEW CAMPAIGN, BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. IN THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, WE CELEBRATED THE CULMINATION OF A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR WITH 12 COMMENCEMENTS OVER SEVEN DAYS. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE GRADUATED NEARLY 3700 STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED $94 MILLION. LET ME REPEAT THAT, WHO HAVE RECEIVED $94 MILLION IN COUNTING IN SCHOLARSHIPS. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN FOR A VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE CLASS OF 2025. LOOKING OUT AT ALL OF YOU, I FEEL NOTHING BUT PRIDE, NOT JUST IN MYSELF, BUT IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WHO FOUGHT, STRUGGLED, CRIED, PRAYED, AND KEPT SHOWING UP. BECAUSE LET'S BE HONEST, THE ROAD HERE WASN'T EASY. SOME OF US WALKED IN OUR FRESHMAN YEAR FULL OF DREAMS AND CONFIDENCE. OTHERS WALKED IN CARRYING HEAVY LOADS, ANXIETY, FEAR, SELF-DOUBT, OR FAMILY STRUGGLES. SOME OF US DIDN'T THINK WE'D MAKE IT THIS FAR, BUT HERE WE ARE. THAT ALONE, THAT STRENGTH. EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR, I PUT MYSELF OUT THERE AND I RAN FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT, AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR I LOST, I GOT THE REGRET TO INFORM YOU EMAIL OR I DIDN'T HEAR MY NAME ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT STUNG. IT HURT, I FELT EMBARRASSED, AND I QUESTIONED MYSELF, AM I NOT ENOUGH? SHOULD I STOP TRYING? BUT SOMETHING IN MY HEAD SAID, NO, KEEP GOING. SO I CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN. JUNIOR YEAR, I FINALLY BECAME YOUR JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND THIS YEAR EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT. NOW, I'M NOT TELLING YOU THIS TO BRAG. I'M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING. IF YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING, YOU CAN'T JUST WISH FOR IT. YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR IT. YOU MUST PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE EVEN WHEN IT'S SCARY. EVEN WHEN THE WORLD TELLS YOU NO. YOU HAVE ADVOCATES LIKE YOUR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, TEACHERS LIKE MISS CARPENTER AND MISS HOOKS TO PUSH YOU AND TO KEEP GOING. HOWEVER, WE ALSO NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES. TOO MANY OF US WANT THE WIN WITHOUT THE WOUNDS. BUT THE TRUTH IS, EVERY L I TOOK SHAPED ME INTO THE LEADER I BECAME. EVERY TIME I WAS KNOCKED DOWN, I HAD TWO CHOICES STAY THERE OR GET BACK UP. STRONGER. SMARTER. LOUDER. SEE, IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES LIFE SAYS NO. IT'S ABOUT HOW STRONG YOU COME BACK WHEN YOU SAY YES TO YOURSELF. MY MAIN MESSAGE TODAY IS LOST IN COMING BACK FOR EVERYTHING YOU WANT. THAT'S NOT JUST A PHRASE, IT'S A WHOLE LIFESTYLE. IT MEANS WHEN THE WORLD TRIES TO COUNT YOU OUT, YOU START COUNTING YOURSELF IN. IT MEANS WHEN THEY TRY TO BURY YOU, YOU REMEMBER YOU'RE A SEED.
AS WE STEP INTO ADULTHOOD, LET'S BE REAL. LIFE IS GOING TO LIFE. BILLS, BREAKUPS, FAILURES,
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MOMENTS THAT WILL TEST US LIKE NEVER BEFORE. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE DO YOUR BEST. DO THE BUILDING, DO THE DREAMING, DO THE HEALING AND DO THE PRAYING. BECAUSE WHEN THE STORM PASSES AND IT WILL, YOU'LL LOOK AROUND AND YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU LOST. IS NOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE BUILT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT. YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU'RE BECOMING. YOU MAY FEEL LOST SOMETIMES. YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOUR LIGHT IS DIMMING. BUT NEVER FORGET. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. AND WHEN YOU DO COME BACK FOR EVERYTHING, COME BACK FOR THE DREAMS THEY SAID WERE TOO BIG. COME BACK FOR THE SPACES THEY SAID WEREN'T MADE FOR YOU. AND COME BACK FOR THE LIFE YOU KNOW YOU DESERVE. CLASS OF 2025. THIS IS NOT THE END. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMEBACK SEASON. KEEP YOUR HEADS HIGH, YOUR HEART FULL, AND YOUR MINDSET UNSHAKABLE. AND WHEN LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN. DON'T JUST GET BACK UP. GET BACK UP BETTER. CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2025. GO GET EVERYTHING THAT HAS YOUR NAME ON IT.ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2025. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO THANK OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND JUST RECOGNIZING THIS CULMINATING ACTIVITY. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO OUR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND HELPING OUR STUDENTS GET TO THESE NEXT MILESTONES. AS I CONCLUDE MY WELCOME, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY THAT ALL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH IN CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH AS WELL AS THE WEEK OF JUNE 30TH THROUGH JULY 4TH. IN CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. BOTH FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE, FOR THAT. WELCOME. AND IT'S ALWAYS JUST ALSO FUN TO CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THAT
[C. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ]
WONDERFUL VIDEO. WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THIS AFTERNOON STARTING WITH C1A DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OUR FIRST INFORMATIONAL ITEM BACK TO SCHOOL PREPARATION. I'D LIKE TO INVITE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MRS. MARION MCCREARY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR PACE, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. AS WE CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT, WE ARE ALSO PREPARING TO ENSURE A STRONG START TO THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR WORK REMAINS FIRMLY GROUNDED IN YOUR COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN BUILT ON YOUR CORE BELIEFS, YOUR CORE POLICIES, STRATEGIC ACTIONS AND PRIORITY OUTCOMES. WE ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE EVEN GREATER RESULTS KNOWING THAT EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND STAFF ARE THE KEY TO SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE. WHILE WE ENDED THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR WITH MANY CELEBRATIONS, JUST TO NAME A FEW, THE DISTRICT'S RETIREMENT CELEBRATION WAS EXCEPTIONAL. THE FUTURE EDUCATOR SIGNING DAY WAS INSPIRING, AND THE ATHLETIC AWARD CEREMONY WAS ONE TO REMEMBER. WE ALSO CELEBRATED OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS WITH PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN CEREMONIES. WE MARKED IMPORTANT MILESTONES WITH TRANSITIONS FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GRADE AND FROM EIGHTH TO NINTH GRADE, AND SO MUCH MORE. WE ARE ALSO ESPECIALLY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE BRANDY NEAL, A STATE FINALIST FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, FOR HER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND FOR REPRESENTING HERRING COUNTY SCHOOLS WITH EXCELLENCE. AND, OF COURSE, AS DOCTOR PACE SPOKE ABOUT, GRADUATION CEREMONIES ARE ALWAYS THE CULMINATING EVENT OF THE YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WE TRULY ELEVATED THE HASHTAG WINNING FOR KIDS. THE CLASS OF 2025. NEARLY 3700 GRADUATES STRONG DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE PERSEVERANCE, BRILLIANCE AND DETERMINATION. THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO THEIR OWN HARD WORK, BUT ALSO TO THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE MANY EDUCATORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HELPED THEM REACH THE FINISH LINE. THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES WERE ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR THANKS TO THE DEDICATION OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, COUNSELORS, GRADUATION COACHES, DISTRICT TEAM AND OF COURSE, OUR INCREDIBLE BLUE SHIRTS. BUILDING ON THAT SUCCESS, I'M THRILLED TO SHARE[00:10:05]
THAT THE CLASS OF 2025 HAS BEEN OFFERED NEARLY $9,095 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THAT'S NEARLY 31 MILLION, MORE THAN A MILLION MORE DOLLARS THAN LAST YEAR'S CLASS. THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE HARD WORK OF OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO EACH OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR CELEBRATING ALONGSIDE US AND HELPING US TO MAKE THESE MOMENTS EVEN MORE SPECIAL. AND AS YOU KNOW, LEARNING NEVER STOPS. IN HENRY COUNTY ON MAY 20TH, MORE THAN 500 SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS GATHERED FOR OUR SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. THIS YEAR'S THEME, DATA DRIVEN LEADERSHIP ACCELERATING IMPACT, SET THE TONE FOR TWO POWERFUL DAYS OF LEARNING AND INSPIRATION. WE WERE ENERGIZED BY PARALYMPIAN BLAKE LEEPER'S INCREDIBLE STORY OF RESILIENCE AND CHALLENGED BY SEAN COVEY TO SHARPEN OUR FOCUS ON OUR WILDLY IMPORTANT GOALS. DOCTOR PACE REMINDED US HOW DATA CAN ILLUMINATE THE GREAT WORK HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS, SPOTLIGHTING OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS LIKE REESE MURPHY, A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY, TEACHING IN THE VERY CLASSROOM WHERE SHE ONCE SAT AS A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT. BUILDING ON THAT SPIRIT, DOCTOR PACE PROUDLY UNVEILED OUR NEW THEME FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS WITH THE ENERGY OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY BUILDING, MANY TEACHERS AND LEADERS HAVE KICKED OFF THEIR SUMMER WITH TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND INTO PRE-PLANNING, ENSURING OUR STAFF IS FULLY PREPARED AND ENERGIZED FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. FROM THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LITERACY SUMMIT TO NEW TEACHER INDUCTION, WE ARE DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EQUIP EDUCATORS TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF BRIGHT FUTURES FOR EVERY STUDENT. AND IN HENRY, LEARNING. LEARNING DOESN'T TAKE A SUMMER BREAK. OUR EARLY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS HELPING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION IN EARLY LITERACY, NUMERACY AND SOCIAL SKILLS, ENSURING A SMOOTH START TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMER BRIDGE SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT WITH TARGETED INSTRUCTION AND ESSENTIAL GRADE LEVEL LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS AS WELL COMPLEMENTED BY ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM AND FINE ARTS FOR A BALANCED AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE. THANKS TO YOUR INVESTMENT AND IN RESPONSE TO FAMILY FEEDBACK, BOTH EARLY KINDERGARTEN AND SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED FROM HALF DAY TO FULL DAY SCHEDULES FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. CREDIT RECOVERY AND ACCELERATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, ALLOWING THEM TO STAY ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION, STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS, AND EVEN GET AHEAD IN THEIR COURSEWORK.THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED, STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMIC FOUNDATION, AND ARE EQUIPPED FOR A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE SUMMER SLIDE AND PREPARE FOR A STRONG START TO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. REGULAR READING HELPS MAINTAIN SKILLS, EXPAND VOCABULARY, AND BUILD CONFIDENCE FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. LEARNING RESOURCES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR THREE PILLARS OF SAFETY INCLUDE CAMPUS SECURITY, INVESTMENTS, SAFE HENRY STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY, TRAINING AND PREPARATION AND CONDUCT. EXPECTATIONS ANCHOR OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS AND STAFF. THROUGH YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENTS, WE ARE STRENGTHENING CAMPUS SECURITY AND UPGRADING SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES. STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY WILL ALWAYS BE OUR TOP PRIORITY AS WE WORK TO CREATE THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING TO SUPPORT ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING GEORGIA'S NEW DISTRACTION FREE EDUCATION ACT, WHICH RESTRICTS CELL PHONE USE DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. IN ALIGNMENT. YOU HAVE UPDATED THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO APPLY THIS POLICY ACROSS ALL K THROUGH 12 CLASSROOMS. BY LIMITING CELL PHONE ACCESS AND REQUIRING STUDENTS TO TURN THEIR CELL PHONES OFF AND THEIR FOCUS MODE ON, WE ARE REINFORCING THE IMPORTANCE OF UNINTERRUPTED LEARNING IN EVERY HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT REDUCING DISTRACTIONS IMPROVES ENGAGEMENT, COMPREHENSION, AND ACHIEVEMENT. OUR DISTRICT TEAM WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADERS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. OUR BE READY DAY ONE WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE, PROVIDING IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR BOTH NEW AND RETURNING FAMILIES. AS WE PREPARE FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, I WANT TO REMIND OUR RETURNING FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE AND VERIFICATION PROCESS
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TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EVERY STUDENT. WHILE COMPLETING THIS PROCESS, WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATIONS ARE UP TO DATE IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL. WHILE REGISTRATION FOR THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM HAS CLOSED, IT WILL REOPEN ON JULY 8TH AND WILL BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE BE READY DAY ONE WEBSITE. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS ONGOING AND FAMILIES CAN FIND INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND AT THE WELCOME CENTER. WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RISING KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION EARLY TO AVOID THE TYPICAL BACK TO SCHOOL RUSH IN JULY TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND USDA GUIDELINES. MEAL PRICES FOR STUDENTS WILL INCREASE BY $0.10 TO HELP SUSTAIN OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, IS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS WILL RISE BY $0.50. STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11TH, ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN OUR FREE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN JULY. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE WELL INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR TWO NEW ADDITIONS, ONE AT DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS SLATED TO OPEN IN SUMMER 2026, AND THE OTHER IS AT OLA MIDDLE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN WINTER 2025. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL SOON BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON A CLASSROOM ADDITION AT OLA HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THAT CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY AT OUR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HENRY COUNTY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS, OR STEM HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE'RE WRAPPING UP CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW TRANSPORTATION WEST FACILITY.THIS FACILITY PUTS DRIVERS IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE SCHOOLS, DECREASING TRAVEL TIMES FROM HOME BASED TO ZONED SCHOOLS. WE ARE PREPARING TO DELIVER AN OUTSTANDING OPEN HOUSE EXPERIENCE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ON TUESDAY, JULY 29TH. THE ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES WILL HOST ITS OPEN HOUSE FROM 10 A.M. TO NOON. HIGH SCHOOLS FROM 1 TO 3, MIDDLE SCHOOLS FROM 3 TO 5, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FROM 5 TO 7. AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS THURSDAY, JULY 31ST FOR OPEN HOUSE AND FOR THE SAFETY FOR ALL OUR ATTENDEES. CLEAR BAGS WILL BE REQUIRED AT ALL OPEN HOUSE EVENTS AS THESE ARE LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS. SCHOOLS WILL ALSO HAVE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR FAMILIES WHO WISH TO DROP OFF SCHOOL SUPPLIES DURING OPEN HOUSE. ADDITIONAL REMINDERS AND UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR WORK REMAINS ROOTED IN YOUR COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN, GROUNDED IN YOUR CORE BELIEFS, YOUR GUIDING POLICIES, STRATEGIC ACTIONS, AND PRIORITY OUTCOMES. WITH THIS STRONG FOUNDATION, WE ARE WELL POSITIONED FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2526 SCHOOL YEAR AND WE'RE READY TO ENSURE THAT BRIGHT FUTURES CONTINUE TO BEGIN RIGHT HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE PREPARED, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. MCCREARY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM. BACK TO SCHOOL PREPARATIONS. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. MCCREARY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR THE SUCCESSES FROM THIS SUMMER. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST WORKING SO HARD, AND I KNOW FAMILIES ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL THE FUN STEM THINGS THAT HAPPEN, BECAUSE I JUST LOVE SEEING THAT IN ACTION. AND OPEN HOUSE REALLY WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION THE NEW CELL PHONE POLICY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN PREPARE THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS FOR SOME ADJUSTMENTS COME AUGUST, AND I KNOW COMMUNICATION WILL CONTINUE FOR THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, SEEING AS THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THANK YOU AGAIN, MRS. MCCREARY. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM C2 A. DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MR. MILES, FOR THE MAY 2025 CONSTRUCTION REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SUPERINTENDENT PACE, I'LL BRING YOU THIS EVENING THE CONSTRUCTION AND E-SPLOST PRESENTATION FOR MAY OF 2025 REGARDING THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE BUILDING AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING. THE BACK HALL RENOVATION OF THIS BUILDING IS COMPLETE. FINAL CLEANING DOES CONTINUE. FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT IN THIS BUILDING IS WRAPPING UP AS WELL.
PUNCH LIST FOR THE NEW BUILDING DOES CONTINUE. NEW TRANSPORTATION AND RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING FACILITY. THE DISPATCH ROOM AND THE EXISTING. THE EAST BUILDING IS PENDING.
IT'S PENDING THAT STAFF MOVING OVER SO WE CAN RENOVATE THE SPACE THAT THEY'RE OCCUPYING
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NOW. FENCE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE THERE. GATE INSTALLATION CONTINUES ON THE NEW FACILITY. REGARDING RENOVATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE OLDER ADDITION TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOFTOP AC UNIT INSTALLATION BEGINS. BRICK INSTALLATION CONTINUES, CLEARING FOR THE NEW ROAD CONTINUES, AND WINDOW INSTALLATION BEGINS FOR THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL WILL HIGHLIGHT THE STOCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NEW GYM DUCTWORK AND CURBS FOR THE ROOFTOP UNITS DOES CONTINUE. CMU WALL INSTALLATION CONTINUES. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH ALSO CONTINUES AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL SITE, THE CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN STEEL INSTALLATION BEGINS. YOU'LL SEE IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH SECTORS A SURVEY, STAKE AND FOOTING PREP BEGINS. SECTOR D FOOTING INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE, AND SITE WORK ALSO CONTINUES AROUND THAT SITE. UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH.ALSO DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE ADDITION ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH DOES CONTINUE. INTERIOR FOOTINGS ARE COMPLETE. CMU WALL INSTALLATION TO BEGIN AND THE ROOF THE ROOF RECOVER FOR GROUP A AND B IS NEARING THE END OF THE CONTRACT PHASE. AND OLA HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION CONTRACT PHASE IS BEGINNING. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. MILES.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MAY 2025 CONSTRUCTION REPORT AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE'RE ALL IN SUMMER MODE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MILES. CLEARLY, WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM C2 B. DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OUR NEXT INFORMATIONAL ITEM C TO B IS THE BOE POLICY. FDB. I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. MILES TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM FOR THE LONG RANGE NEEDS DETERMINATION. MR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE PER POLICY AND REGULATION, BD, R-1 POLICY REVISION AND ADOPTION BY THE BOARD REQUIRES A FIRST READING AT A PUBLIC MEETING.
THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY AND NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD AT THIS MEETING.
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY. FDB ACCOMPLISHES THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THE DISTRICT CAN EVALUATE EXISTING AND FUTURE EQUIPMENT NEEDS. THIS POLICY IS THE FULFILLMENT OF STRATEGIC ACTION FIVE INITIATIVE STATEMENT THREE TACTIC TWO. THIS POLICY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING, AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BOARD ACTION IN THE JULY BOARD MEETING. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM POLICY FDB AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM C2C DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MRS. CLAY, FOR THE MAY 2025 FINANCIAL REPORTS. MRS. CLAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, TODAY I BRING A REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31ST, 2025. AND I'LL START WITH A REPORT LOOKING ACROSS ALL FUNDS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE COLLECTED 97.1% OF OUR PLANNED REVENUES TO DATE ACROSS ALL FUNDS, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT. AND WE HAVE EXPENDITURES TO DATE THAT TOTAL 90.2% OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THAT GREEN HIGHLIGHT OBLIGATIONS OUTSTANDING AS OF THE PERIOD END TOTALED $16.4 MILLION. AND YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF THAT RELATES TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. HERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY. WITH THE 11TH MONTH OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY NOW ACCOUNTED FOR, WE ARE 92% THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ON A LINEAR BASIS. TO DATE, WE HAVE COLLECTED 98.8% OF OUR PLANNED RECEIPTS, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT, AND WE ARE ON PACE TO MARGINALLY EXCEED THE TOTAL FY 25 REVENUE FORECAST.
TURNING OUR EYE TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE AND LOOKING AT THAT GREEN HIGHLIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE INCURRED EXPENSES REPRESENTING 87.8% OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES, WHICH CONTINUES TO LAG THE PACE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS WE'VE DISCUSSED. NEXT, WE WILL REVIEW THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE GENERAL FUND'S ASSETS AT THE CLOSE OF MAY TOTALED $198.6 MILLION, AND AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE UNTIL NOVEMBER WHEN WE GET OUR INFLUX. THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES A VIEW OF CASH ON HAND ACROSS ALL FUNDS. LOOKING AT THAT LAST COLUMN, THE TOTAL OF CASH IN OUR EQUIVALENT INVESTMENTS ARE APPROACHING $401 MILLION FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD. MOVING TO OUR EDUCATION PLUS SIX REPORT EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD WHICH ARE SHOWN IN THAT SECOND COLUMN ON THE LAST. THE SECOND COLUMN TOTAL $8.7 MILLION. AND
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FINALLY, WE WILL REVIEW THE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FUND. THERE WERE EXPENDITURES OF $460,571 RELATED TO THE PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS DETECTION EQUIPMENT, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DOCTOR PACE.THAT CONCLUDES THE MAY 2025 FINANCIAL REPORT, AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM. WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. AND WE
[D. BUSINESS ITEMS ]
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. AND I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THESE ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA DURING OUR BUSINESS MEETING THIS EVENING. BUT OF COURSE, ANY BOARD MEMBER IS WELCOME TO PULL THAT OFF. CONSENT IF THEY SO WISH. WE'LL BEGIN WITH BUSINESS ITEM D ONE. DOCTOR PACE THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. BUSINESS ITEM D ONE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. I'LL ASK DOCTOR JOHNSON TO COME TO THE PODIUM FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS AFTERNOON I PRESENT TO YOU A BUSINESS ITEM REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW. AS PREVIOUSLY SHARED, IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THE BOARD'S LAST COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH BOARD POLICY BD POLICY DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF ALL POLICIES AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU TO RETAIN, REPEAL OR REVISE THEM. WITH THIS BEING THE FINAL PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE REVIEW FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. BOARD POLICY B-D AND ASSOCIATED REGULATION BD ONE REQUIRE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED POLICY REVISIONS AT A PUBLIC MEETING. THE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE FOLLOWING POLICIES OCCURRED AT THE MAY 12TH BOARD MEETING J RJ ARRANGEMENT OF SUBSTITUTES JC AC SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS J A STUDENT DATA PRIVACY COMPLAINTS K E B SOLICITATIONS AND COMPLAINTS. THESE POLICIES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT SINCE THE MAY BOARD MEETING, WITH NO COMMENT. WITH NO COMMENTS RECEIVED PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. THESE POLICIES ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WITH ALL THAT I'VE PREPARED, AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE OR PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS ITEM. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISS EDWARDS THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DOCTOR JOHNSON, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME POLICIES EIGHT, NUMBER EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11 AND 12 WERE REVISED. POLICY G B RJ WAS LAST REVISED OF SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2012. POLICY JC AC. LAST REVISED JULY 15TH, 2024. OKAY. POLICY J A LAST REVISED JULY 13TH, 2020. POLICY K E B LAST REVISED JULY 9TH, 2018. AND POLICY K N LAST REVISED MARCH 9TH, 2020. OKAY, JUST CURIOUS AS TO NUMBER TEN AND I NOTICE ON HERE IT SAYS LANGUAGE OF THE POLICY WAS WAS REVISED TO PROVIDE CLARITY MORE CLARITY BECAUSE IT WAS JUST REVISED IN 2024. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHY NEED REVISING AGAIN. SO POLICY J A STUDENT AT A PRIVACY COMPLAINTS. YES, THAT'S NUMBER TEN J. SO IT WAS REVISED IN JULY 13TH 2020. SO THAT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS UPDATED BECAUSE OF COURSE WE HAVE NEW LEGISLATION THAT KIND OF COMES INTO PLAY THROUGHOUT TIME. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN CURRENT. WE ALSO ADDED SOME MORE CLARITY AROUND THE DEFINITIONS AND HOW THOSE COMPLAINTS MAY BE BROUGHT, AND HOW THEY COULD BE EXECUTED, AND THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO CORRECT INACCURACIES IN STUDENT DATA. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS.
ANYONE ELSE? NOPE. MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST REMIND THE BOARD AND CONGRATULATE THE BOARD. YOU'VE COMPLETED THE FULL CYCLE OF POLICY REVIEWS SINCE GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF LAST SUMMER. YOU'VE REVIEWED ALL POLICIES, SO I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE
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BOARD ON THAT PROCESS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST SET OF POLICIES COMING BEFORE THE BOARD, AS YOU HAVE BEEN REVIEWING POLICIES ALL YEAR. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO US AS WELL. IT'S A LONG JOURNEY. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR JOHNSON. I KNOW MRS. COX ALSO, FOR ALL OF YOUR TEAM'S INCREDIBLE WORK AND ENSURING THAT OUR POLICIES ARE UP TO DATE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND JUST ALWAYS ENSURING THAT WE ARE IN LINE WITH THE LAW AND BEST PRACTICE FOR ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? OKAY. IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IN OUR BUSINESS MEETING TONIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEM D TWO, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM MRS. MCCREARY FOR THE HBO COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CODE OF ETHICS POLICY. B H AND GSBA GEORGIA STATE STANDARDS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARDS. MISSUS MCCREARY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR PACE. THIS AWARD WINNING BOARD OF EDUCATION, THROUGH CONSISTENT AND DISCIPLINED LEADERSHIP, HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE TEAMS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM. THIS BOARD RECOMMITS ITSELF ANNUALLY TO THE TENETS OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, WHILE RENEWING ITS FOCUS ON IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THIS ACTION ITEM SERVES AS THE ANNUAL COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT OF THIS BOARD TO BOARD POLICY. B CODE OF ETHICS. THE GSBA GEORGIA STATE STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL BOARDS, AS WELL AS AN AGREEMENT TO THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT NORMS AND PROTOCOLS. AS THE SHARED APPROACH TO HONORING AND COMPLYING WITH THIS COMMITMENT, THE SUPERINTENDENT SUBMITS THESE DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDS YOUR ADOPTION OF THEM TO RENEW YOUR ANNUAL COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE BOARD GOVERNANCE. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE PREPARED, BUT I REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MRS. MCCRORY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS ITEM WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. MCCREARY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I'M GOING TO PULL IT OFF OF CONSENT SO THAT WE CAN VOTE INDIVIDUALLY TONIGHT IN THE BUSINESS MEETING. THANK YOU, MISS MCCREARY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO BUSINESS. ITEM D THREE, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR BUSINESS. ITEM D THREE CBO POLICY. IF ACCEPTABLE USE. I'D LIKE TO INVITE DOCTOR JOHNSON TO THE PODIUM FOR THIS ITEM. DOCTOR JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR PACE AS CHAIR. THE MAY 12TH STUDY SESSION, RECENT STATE LEGISLATION FROM 2024, KNOWN AS THE PROTECTING GEORGIA'S CHILDREN ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACT OF 2024 AND INCLUSIVE OF THE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT, REQUIRES LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AN ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY BY OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STATE LEGISLATION. PROPOSED BOARD POLICY IS INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE WAS PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE MAY 12TH STUDY SESSION. AS A REMINDER, THIS RECOMMENDED POLICY INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE LEGISLATION TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE SAFE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT ACCESS TO HARMFUL OBSCENE MATERIAL, PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING THE POLICY, AND PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS POLICY IN ALIGNMENT WITH BOARD POLICY B-D POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING REGULATION, POLICY REVISION AND ADOPTION BY THE BOARD REQUIRES A FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED POLICY AT A PUBLIC MEETING, AND THAT OCCURRED AT THE MAY 12TH BOARD MEETING. THIS POLICY HAS BEEN OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT SINCE THAT TIME, AND NO PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. POLICY IFB INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I'VE PREPARED AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM BOE POLICY. IF BG ACCEPTABLE USE AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MR. MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON, FOR BRINGING THIS POLICY TO US AGAIN FOR APPROVAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT NOT TO NECESSARILY HERE, BUT TO THOSE THAT MAY BE LISTENING. ALTHOUGH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS DOING WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THOSE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO INTERNET, ACCEPTABLE USE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I
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JUST WANT TO PRESS UPON OUR PARENTS AS WE ENTER INTO TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND TO OUR COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY, THAT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US ALL TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOLARS ARE NOT PRIVY TO THINGS THAT ARE OBSCENE IN NATURE. IT'S JUST NOT UP TO THOSE THAT ARE SITTING HERE ON THE DAIS. IT'S NOT UP TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. IT'S NOT UP TO THE ASSISTANT SUPES, THE PRINCIPALS, THE APS OR THE TEACHERS. WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOLARS ARE NOT PRIVY TO THESE THINGS. IT TAKES A VILLAGE, AND WE NEED THE VILLAGE TO HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOLARS ARE LEARNING WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT DISTRACTED BY THINGS THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE DISTRACTED BY. SO I'M ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US. AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK OVER THIS PAST WEEK BASHING THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED. WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. WE NEED EVERYONE FROM HOME TO HELP US IN THIS PROCESS. SO FORGIVE ME, MY COLLEAGUES, IF I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, BUT IT TAKES ALL OF US. WE CAN'T DO IT ALL BY OURSELVES.WE'RE JUST ONE PIECE. SO PARENTS, PLEASE HELP US. BUT BASHING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND BASHING MY COLLEAGUES AND BASHING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, THAT IS NOT FAIR AND IS NOT RIGHT. SO PARENTS, PLEASE HELP. THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOPE. MISS EDWARDS THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M JUST GOING TO AGREE WITH BOARD MEMBER MCKENZIE. HE SAID IT TAKES A VILLAGE. I'M SAYING IT TAKES MORE THAN A VILLAGE. MORE THAN A VILLAGE. BECAUSE I WANT THE PARENTS TO KNOW THE CHILDREN COME FROM HOME TO OUR SCHOOLS. THEY LIVE AT THEIR THEIR HOMES OR THEIR HOUSES, AND THEY COME TO US FOR TO BE EDUCATED. AND LIKE BOARDMAN MCKENZIE SAID, WE CAN'T DO IT ALL. OUR TEACHERS CAN'T DO IT ALL. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT FAIR TO OUR STAFF, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, THE SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN ARE OUR STUDENTS AND THEY'RE COMING FROM HOME. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. AND I'M PLEADING FOR YOUR HELP FOR THE BOARD AND FOR YOUR CHILDREN AS WELL. SO PLEASE MONITOR WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE DOING ON THOSE THOSE IPHONES AND THOSE WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY THEY'RE USING. IT'S COMING FROM HOME. THEY'RE COMING FROM YOUR HOME. SO WE NEED YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? THIS IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NOPE. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT BUSINESS ITEM, WHICH IS D FOR DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FOR BUSINESS ITEM D4, I'D LIKE TO ASK MRS. CLAY TO COME TO THE PODIUM FOR. BOE POLICY. D A LOCAL TAX REVENUES. MRS. CLAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. TODAY I BRING YOU BUSINESS ITEM D FOR POLICY D A LOCAL TAX REVENUES. THIS POLICY WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED DURING THE MAY 12TH STUDY SESSION AND PLACED OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND REVIEW DURING THE WINDOW OF MAY 13TH THROUGH JUNE 8TH. DURING THIS PERIOD OF REVIEW, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS. WHAT IS PRESENTED THIS EVENING HAS NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTENT SHARED MAY 12TH, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE POLICY. DFA LOCAL TAX REVENUES THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PREPARED AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS ITEM BOE POLICY, DFA LOCAL TAX REVENUE AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. 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? THIS WILL BE PLACED ON CONSENT. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM D FIVE. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OUR NEXT BUSINESS ITEM. I'D LIKE TO ASK MRS. CLAY TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM FOR FY 26 PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. MRS. CLAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. TODAY I PRESENT BUSINESS ITEM D FIVE, THE FY 26 PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS GROUP, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF GOODS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $100,000 THAT WERE CONTEMPLATED
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IN THE FY 26 BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED LAST MONTH IN SUPPORT OF STREAMLINED OPERATIONS. IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION OF THESE EMBEDDED CONTRACTS, WHICH HAVE AN EXPENDITURE OUTLAY OF. $54,287,845.31 USING GENERAL FUNDS, IDA FUNDS, TITLE FOUR FUNDS, SCHOOL NUTRITION FUNDS AND EAST SUSSEX FUNDS. ALL CONTRACTS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE GROUP ARE CONTINUATIONS OF VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATION AWARDS CONNECTED WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED TODAY. THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION OF THESE CONTRACTS SUPPORTS EFFICIENCY AND CONTRACT RENEWALS SO THAT TEAMS HAVE THE AUTHORITY WHEN THE ELIGIBLE TERM ARISES. DURING THE COURSE OF FY 26, THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES WHAT I PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM FIVE FY 26 PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MR. MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MISS CLAY AND EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS TOGETHER. I MUST SAY THAT FIRST THING IS IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THIS NICE, BEAUTIFUL BOOK HERE WITH 50 DIFFERENT TABS. I KNOW THEY WENT THAT FAR WITH ALL THE STATEMENT OF WORK, AND I JUST SAY THAT BECAUSE IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE RAISE OUR HANDS, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT WE'RE RAISING OUR HANDS AND VOTING FOR BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WILL ASK.$54.3 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY, AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE RAISE A HAND. WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, I WON'T I BUT YOU KNOW, ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST ONE RENAISSANCE AND MAP. I KNOW WE TALK A LOT ABOUT IT BECAUSE PARENTS TALK A LOT ABOUT TESTING AND TESTING AND TESTING. MY SCHOLAR HAS A TEST THIS WEEK AND A TEST ON THAT AND A TEST ON THIS. AND YOU HAVE A TESTING FOR EVERYTHING. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AND I DON'T COME TO KNOW. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THIS. WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENAISSANCE WHICH IS THE CFAS THE COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENTS AND MAP, OR HOW DO THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER OR WHATEVER? BUT WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE BEHIND EACH ONE OF THEM? WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO AN INSTRUCTION OR DATA OF EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOLARS, YOU BEGIN TO HIGHLIGHT IT. BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY AND MR. MCDANIEL THROUGH THE CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR JOHNSON IF HE COULD GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, MR. MC. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE MAP ASSESSMENT IS A UNIVERSAL SCREENER. IT'S KIND OF LIKE OUR ANNUAL HEALTH CHECKUP FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHICH CAN TELL US IF THEY HAVE SOME NEEDS THAT ARE DEEPER. AND SO THOSE OTHER ASSESSMENTS ARE MORE DIAGNOSTIC THAT TELL US EXACTLY WHAT WHAT THE STUDENT NEEDS. SO YOU MIGHT GO TO THE DOCTOR AND GET A CHECKUP AND THEY SAY, OH, LET'S SEND YOU TO A SPECIALIST FOR SOME BLOOD WORK. SO THAT'S THE SAME TYPE OF THING THAT OUR ASSESSMENTS DO. SOME OF THEM GIVE AN OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS, AND THEN SOME DIAGNOSE EVEN CLOSER. THE BENCHMARKS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR BECAUSE WE WANT TO MEASURE OUR STUDENT'S PROGRESS TOWARDS MASTERY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. SO THE MAP IS DONE THREE TIMES A YEAR. MILESTONE IS DONE. HOW MANY TIMES? JUST ONE TIME. TIME. OKAY, SO MAP IS ONE TIME. NO MILESTONE. I'M SORRY I GOT IT BACKWARDS. MILESTONES IS ONE TIME, MAP IS THREE TIMES THE CFAS IS EVERY. THOSE VARY BY COURSE AND SUBJECT. OKAY, SO I GUESS WHEN I'M LOOKING AT I GUESS WHEN I AND I HEAR YOU HEAR IT ALL THE TIME IS IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING A TEST. SO THE QUESTION IS FROM SOME PARENTS IS HOW? AND I THINK YOU'VE EXPLAINED IT, BUT HOW DOES EACH ONE OF THESE TESTS BUILD UP TO.
BECAUSE MAP THE MILESTONES IS A STATE ASSESSMENT THAT WE LOOK AT. THE MAP IS A UNIVERSAL A UNIVERSAL SCREENER. YEAH, I GOTTA HELP ME OUT WITH IT. IT'S A UNIVERSAL. AND THEN THE CFAS IS THEY'RE ALIGNED TO THE STANDARDS THAT HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN TAUGHT. SO THE MAP ASSESSMENT PROVIDES A PREDICTION BASED ON ALL THE STANDARDS OR CONTENT THAT A STUDENT MAY LEARN IN A YEAR. THE CFAS ARE SMALLER PORTIONS OF THOSE STANDARDS THAT ARE TAUGHT ALONG THE WAY SO THAT TEACHERS CAN ADJUST THEIR INSTRUCTION IN REAL TIME. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THAT MAP THAT COMES UP AGAIN SO WE CAN SEE THE STUDENT GROWTH OR PROGRESS IN DIFFERENT AREAS, AND WHERE WE MAY NEED TO REDIRECT OR RETEACH. AND THEN OF COURSE THAT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IS THE MILESTONES. AND SO WE WANT TO KIND OF HAVE A GAUGE OF OUR STUDENTS NEEDS AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT 6 OR 9 WEEKS AND ALL THAT INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD TIME GO WHEN WE COULD HAVE DONE INTERVENE SOONER. AND THE REASON I ASK THESE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE IT ALL LEADS TO HOPEFUL CONTENT MASTERY, TO WHERE WE'RE NOT JUST TAKING A TEST, TO JUST TAKE A TEST TO CHECK A BOX, A BOX JUST TO SAY WE'VE DONE SOMETHING TO
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DO SOMETHING. BUT WE'RE DOING ALL THESE. AND I THINK, I MEAN, I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU GAVE THE EXAMPLE ABOUT DIAGNOSTIC AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THIS REASON I WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT IS FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND, EVEN FOR MY SCHOLARS. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HAVING A LOT OF TESTS, BUT THERE'S A METHOD. AND THE REASON BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND IT ALL LEANS TOWARDS CONTENT MASTERY. AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT RENAISSANCE AND THE MAP. I THINK THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE SO I CAN GET OUT MISS CLAY'S WAY, IS IF I MAY GO TO IF I CAN FIND IT. AND I PROBABLY CAN'T, BUT THAT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE I GOT. LOOK AT YOU. YEP. THERE IT IS. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I GOT. MISS CLAY, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MCDANIEL. DOCTOR PACE. NO, THANK YOU, MRS. POPE. THROUGH THROUGH THE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REITERATE WHAT WE JUST LEARNED. I LOVE WHEN WE CAN TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOR EVERYBODY TO LEARN ABOUT WHY WE DO WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO THE MAP CFA CONVERSATION, AND WE TALK ABOUT CONTENT MASTERY AND CFAS THAT'S PREPARING US, AS DOCTOR JOHNSON SAID, TO SEE IN THE MOMENT, AS THE YEAR IS GOING, HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING WITH STANDARDS ALIGNED CURRICULUM. WHERE'S THE MAP? BEING A UNIVERSAL SCREENER, WE TALK ABOUT NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT CAN READ ON GRADE LEVEL. THAT'S HELPING US SEE STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL. SO THIS CONVERSATION IS A VALUABLE CONVERSATION. I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE HAVING IT, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CORE BELIEFS OF WE BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL, IT DIRECTLY ALIGNS TO THAT AS WELL AS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.ENGAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT WE INVEST IN AND WHAT WE EXPECT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THOSE INVESTMENTS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, MISSUS CLAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, DOCTOR NUTT? WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE TESTING ON TOP OF TESTING.
ON TOP OF TESTING, OUR CHILDREN GET TIRED, THEY GET TEST TIRED, AND THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO CHRISTMAS TREE WHAT THEIR ANSWERS ARE. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TESTING EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS, REGARDLESS IF IT'S CFAS OR END OF END, OF COURSE TEST OR END OF HALLELUJAH TEST, THESE KIDS ARE TIRED OF BEING TESTED, AND I'D LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE TESTS THAT WE ARE NOT DEEMED BY THE STATE. YOUR TEACHERS KNOW WHEN THESE CHILDREN ARE BEHIND AND THEY CAN DO A PRESCRIPTION FOR THESE KIDS. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE MAP TEST. I HAVE NOT BEEN FOR YEARS, AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE WASTING AN ENTIRE DAY BECAUSE NOW WE GOT TO SCHOOL, WHAT, 175 DAYS? AND NOW YOU'RE TAKING OUT THREE MORE DAYS. FOUR MORE DAYS FOR TESTING. WHEREAS I COULD BE TEACHING ON THOSE DAYS. I CAN'T TEACH BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO STOP AND TEST FOR MASTERY OR TESTS FOR TEST FOR WHATEVER. I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING BURNT OUT ON ALL OF THESE TESTINGS. AND I EVIDENTLY I BET I'VE READ THE SAME ARTICLE THAT MR. MCDANIELS READ ABOUT REDUCING SOME OF THESE TESTS AND THE GRADE LEVELS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR THESE KIDS TO PERFORM, THEN WE'VE GOT TO CUT BACK ON SOME OF THIS. THAT IS NOT NECESSARY. THAT'S A GOOD WORD. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ARNETT. ANYONE ELSE? MISS EDWARDS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT GRADE LEVELS IS THE CFAS ADMINISTERED TO? DOCTOR PACE THROUGH THE CHAIR. MISS EDWARDS, I ASKED DOCTOR JOHNSON TO TAKE THAT QUESTION. THE MAJORITY OF OUR CFAS ARE IN GRADES THREE THROUGH 12. OKAY, I HAVE ANOTHER. THANK YOU. HOW MANY SCHOLARS ARE WE SERVICING FOR THE UGA COLLEGE ADVISING COURSE CONTRACT THROUGH THE CHAIR? I'LL ASK MR. MATTOX TO TAKE THIS QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. THE UGA IS THROUGH THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. HOW MANY STUDENTS? IT'S IT RUNS THE NUMBER THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL. THEY SERVICE ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS WITHIN THAT HIGH SCHOOL. SO IT'S THREE HIGH SCHOOLS? YES, MA'AM. WHY THREE? SO WE PARTNER WITH UGA AND UGA, IDENTIFY SCHOOLS THAT ARE THAT HAVE CERTAIN CRITERIA, AND THEY DETERMINE THOSE SCHOOLS AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM AND PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH AN
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OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND GIVE THEM ACCESS TO COLLEGE MATERIALS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THOSE ACTIVITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL EVEN BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY. AND TO ADD TO THAT POINT, IT'S A COST SHARE. SO HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS SHARES THE COST WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, WHICH IS WHY THEY HAVE, SAY, IN THE SCHOOLS SELECTED. OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE CRITERIA. SO IT IS BASED ON POVERTY. IT'S BASED ON NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ACTUALLY GO ON TO POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.ALSO THEY IDENTIFY FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. SO THOSE ARE THE CRITERIAS THAT THEY DETERMINE BASED ON THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT. AND I'D LIKE TO ADD USUALLY IN GRANTS LIKE THESE, THEY THEY ALREADY HAVE A CRITERIA THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. AND IF A SCHOOL DOES NOT FALL IN THAT CRITERIA WE THEY CAN ACCEPT IT. OTHERWISE THEY DON'T GET THE GRANT. SO AND AS MRS. CLAY DESCRIBED WITH THE COST SHARE, WE'RE PAYING A LESS COST DUE TO US PARTNERING WITH THE GRANT WITH UGA. HOWEVER, THEY ARE LIMITED ON THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THEY CAN ALLOW IN BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT IS, THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE GRANT.
OKAY, MY NEXT QUESTION IS AND I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. COULD YOU COULD YOU TELL US WHAT THE WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS? YES, MA'AM I CAN THIS HAMPTON HIGH, IT IS MCDONOUGH HIGH AND. STOCKBRIDGE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. MY NEXT QUESTION IS DOES SC AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO ANSWER THIS. MAYBE MR. BARRY DOES S.S.C. CONTRACT INCLUDES BIRCH CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YES MA'AM. IT DOES. YES.
OKAY. LAST QUESTION. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROXIMITY LEARNING CONTRACT THROUGH THE CHAIR? I'LL ASK DOCTOR KNOWLTON TO TAKE THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. SO PROXIMITY ALLOWS FOR THOSE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS LIKE AP CALCULUS CHEMISTRY THAT WE THAT WE DON'T HAVE AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR AT ANY POINT DURING THE YEAR, LIKE IF AN EMPLOYEE GOES TO FMLA OR IS OUT FOR ANY PERSONAL REASON, THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING IN A CERTIFIED TEACHER, VIRTUAL CERTIFIED TEACHER WITH THAT PARTICULAR CLASSROOM. OKAY, SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND. SO WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS CONTRACT. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU CAN REMEMBER, YOU GUYS CHARGED US TO COME OUT OF THINK, BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGED. YOU CHALLENGED US TO COME OUT AND BE MORE CREATIVE IN GETTING MAKING SURE THESE CLASSES WERE FILLED.
SO LIKE OUR HIGH NEED CLASSES LIKE OUR CHEMISTRY AND SOME OF OUR OTHER AP COURSES, THIS IS DESIGNED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. HAS IT BEEN EFFECTIVE? YES, MA'AM. IT'S DEFINITELY EFFECTIVE. HOW EFFECTIVE? I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU MEASURING? WHAT ARE YOU IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE WISE? I WOULD SAY WE'VE USED IT QUITE A BIT. WE'VE USED IT QUITE A BIT. AND OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ARE VERY USED TO THIS PROCESS. THE STUDENTS ARE VERY USED TO THIS PROCESS. I WOULD SAY IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. AND WE AND ONE OF THE MEASURES I GUESS WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT IS THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT CLASSES THAT ARE NOT BEING FILLED. AND THE HELP YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE PLATFORM THAT SERVICES A VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR. BUT THERE'S ALSO SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTE COSTS THAT WE HAVE TO BEAR, BECAUSE THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL IN THE ROOM WITH THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GETTING THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED TEACHER. SO IT'S THE PLATFORM COSTS, SUBSTITUTE COSTS. THERE'S A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS THERE. OKAY. SO FOR THE VIRTUAL CLASSES, YES, IT'S A VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR AS PROVIDED BY PROXIMITY LEARNING PLATFORM. SO THEY HAVE A PLATFORM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SECURE SAFE THE TEACHER. THAT'S ALL THE COSTS EMBEDDED IN THE CONTRACT OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OH YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. ANYONE ELSE? MISS CARTER, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, DOCTOR. MISS CLAY AND EVERYBODY ELSE. DOCTOR JOHNSON, ALL Y'ALL, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND PUTTING THIS FOLDER TOGETHER. THAT WAS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR ME, BUT I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR IT. IT'LL GIVE ME THE TIME TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND ALL THE CONTRACTS AND THINGS THAT Y'ALL DO. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. ANYONE ELSE? MR. MCDANIEL, SORRY TO COME BACK. I GOT TWO I HAVE A FOLLOW ON QUESTION, BUT THEN I HAVE ONE ABOUT THE I THINK MAYBE IT WAS LAST YEAR WE HAD THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ATHLETIC TRAINER, AND I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD IT WAS TWO CONTRACTS OR ARE THEY BELOW THE $100,000 THRESHOLD. THAT'S OKAY. AND THEN TO THE BACK TO THE UGA COLLEGE ADVISING WHAT HAS BEEN THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT REGARDING THE HAMPTON HIGH, MCDONOUGH HIGH, STOCKBRIDGE HIGH WITH UGA BEING WITH THESE THREE SCHOOLS, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. I THINK
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WE'VE HAD THIS CONTRACT FOR A YEAR OR TWO, MAYBE BY NOW AT LEAST THE SECOND. WHAT HAS BEEN THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT SPENT, YOU KNOW, WITH UGA IN REGARDS TO THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAY, PROBABLY FIRST TIME POST-SECONDARY, FIRST GENERATION GOING TO WHAT HAS BEEN THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, HAS IT REALLY BEEN WORKING TO WHERE WE'RE SEEING MORE STUDENTS GRADUATING GOING? AND HOW DO WE ACTUALLY QUANTIFY SUCCESS? YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING ON TO POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S A TWO YEAR OR FOUR YEAR SCHOOL. AND WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER AS HIGH AS 7% OF AN INCREASE IN ONE PARTICULAR SCHOOL AND HAND OVER HAND WITH A 3% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACTUALLY GOING ON TO POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. YOU ALSO SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAFSA AND GETTING ACCESS TO ACTUALLY COMPLETING THAT INFORMATION. THEY HAVE ONE ON ONE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE FAMILIES AS WELL, TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT ACCESS. SO THEN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NAVIANCE? NAVIANCE IS THE SAME. NOW. THE NAVIANCE IS DISTRICT WIDE. SO NAVIANCE CREATES A PLANNER FOR THE STUDENTS AND IT INCREMENTALLY PROVIDES, SUPPORTS AND SET GOALS FROM THE SIXTH GRADE TO THE 12TH GRADE. SO THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE PROVIDING SUPPORT. SO WHEN YOU CONSIDER UGA, I WOULD LOOK AT IT AS A SECOND LAYER ON TOP OF THE NAVIANCE NAVIANCE BEING LIKE A TIER ONE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS UGA, THINK OF IT AS ALMOST LIKE A TIER TWO WHERE STUDENTS HAVE EXTRA SUPPORT IN ENSURING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND POST-SECONDARY. OKAY, SO FOR ME, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT, BUT FOR ME, I THINK IT SAYS THERE'S PROOF IN THE PUDDING. SO I WANT TO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE CHAIR DOES NOT MIND. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH, THAT DATA SHOWING THAT SINCE UGA IS WORKING WITH HAMPTON HIGH, MCDONOUGH AND STOCKBRIDGE TO ACTUALLY SEE THAT GROWTH THAT'S GROWING AND HOW THIS PROGRAM IS, IS REALLY BEING EFFECTIVE INSIDE THESE THREE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IF WE ARE GETTING THIS THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BOOKS, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AN ADDED LAYER ON TOP OF A PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING. IF I WAS TO GO BACK TO NAVIANCE AND MADAM CHAIR, I'M GOING TO HURRY UP, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT NAVIANCE, IF I CAN FIND IT, WE'RE PAYING THEM $164,000, AND THEN WE'RE PAYING UGA ANOTHER $100,000 AVERAGE $30,000 PER SCHOOL. SO I JUST WANT TO SEE THE DATA SHOWING THAT THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING, BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME TO WHERE WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH A COLLEGE BEFORE, I THINK IT WAS UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. WE PARTNERED WITH THEM ABOUT TEACHING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE REALLY AND WE DID NOT REALLY SEE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON THAT. SO WE WANT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CHAIR DOESN'T MIND TO SEE THE DATA SHOWING THIS PROGRESSION IN THE IMPACT OF THIS CONTRACT FOR THESE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS. YEAH.OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL, FOR THAT. WHEN IS IT THAT YOU WERE I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO PRODUCE ON THE SPOT WHEN IF WE'RE PLANNING ON VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT, WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE I WOULD I KNOW WE WOULDN'T GET AN IMMEDIATE I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T MIND VOTING FOR IT TONIGHT. I, I DON'T I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD THAT UP. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEXT CONTRACT YEAR, THAT THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND IT'S IMPACTING STUDENTS AS WE ENTER INTO A UNFORESEEN FINANCIAL CLIMATE TO KNOW THESE THINGS. AND MISS CLAY AND HER TEAM DO A GREAT JOB. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS, I THINK THAT IF WE CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOK AT, MAYBE WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MCDANIEL. SO, DOCTOR PACE, WE CAN SPEAK AFTER AND SEEK CONSENSUS ON GETTING THAT INFORMATION. DOES THAT WORK? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES, I SAID IT'S A WILL OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING THAT DATA AND WE CAN MONITOR THAT ONGOING BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR AS WELL AS COLLECT DATA PREVIOUSLY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY.
THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NOPE. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON CONSENT THIS EVENING. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM D, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR KNOWLTON TO COME TO THE PODIUM FOR INFORMATIONAL ITEM D SIX WORKERS COMPENSATION PANEL OF PHYSICIANS, 2025 2026. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS AFTERNOON I'M PRESENTING TO YOU INFORMATION ITEM D SIX WORKERS COMPENSATION PANEL OF PHYSICIANS
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FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. EACH YEAR, WE BRING THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL.THIS PANEL OF THIS PANEL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD. THE STATE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. FIRST, AT LEAST SIX QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS OR PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATIONS. INCLUSION OF ONE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, REPRESENTATION OF A MINORITY PHYSICIAN, AND NO MORE THAN TWO INDUSTRIAL CLINICS. THERE ARE NO RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THIS PANEL. DOCTOR PACE I BELIEVE THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR KNOWLTON. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES BUSINESS ITEM SIX, WORKER'S COMPENSATION PANEL OF PHYSICIANS, AND WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR KNOWLTON. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE. IT IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? THIS WILL BE PLACED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. AND OUR LAST BUSINESS ITEM IS D SEVEN. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR BUSINESS ITEM D SEVEN WOLF CREEK ELEMENTARY BID TABULATION.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. MILES, OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, TO THE PODIUM, MR. MILES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, WE ADVERTISE THIS PROJECT ON APRIL 15TH AND RECEIVE BIDS ON MAY 15TH AT 3 P.M. SIX TOTAL BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE PROJECT.
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER. E SPLOST SIX FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THIS PROJECT, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE REPORTED ON AS PART OF THE MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL REPORTS. THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN AUGUST OF 2025 THROUGH MARCH OF 2027. SCHOOL OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST OF 2027. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS.
ITEM D SEVEN WOLF CREEK ELEMENTARY BID TABULATION WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BASS. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, DOCTOR NUTT? MR. MILES, FEW MEDIA HAS BUILT SEVERAL OF OUR SCHOOLS, HAVEN'T THEY? YES, MA'AM. BUT AND WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THEM. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUTT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THIS IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? THIS WILL BE PLACED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AS WELL. WE ARE
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NOW TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCIPLINE, LEGAL AND PERSONNEL. I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCIPLINE, LEGAL AND PERSONNEL. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. FIVE ZERO CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THREE ZERO. WE ARE NOW OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES TO READ AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. CAN I GET A SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. FIVE ZERO MINUTES ARE APPROVED, AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL ADJOURN OUR STUDY SESSION AT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.