[A. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THIS BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE DURING OUR DELAY, IN ORDER TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE MEETING, ATTENDEES 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 EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE BUSINESS SESSION AND REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ON MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH AT 7:10 P.M. AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE BEGIN BY STANDING AND JOINING ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE ARE SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE. JOINING US THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO [C. WELCOME] GET KICKED OFF BY ME TURNING IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY, WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 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 STAFF MEMBER AT FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU. IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE BELIEVE THAT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS. AND WE'VE SEEN THE POWER OF ENGAGED, SUPPORTIVE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THERE'S BEEN A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, FROM OPEN HOUSE TO THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL, AN OUTPOURING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SOMETIMES ENTERTAINMENT. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCREENS TO SEE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF AN EXCITING START TO THE 20 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR GOAL. IS SCHOOL. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:05:17] A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR HENRY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN WELCOMING NEARLY 600 NEW EMPLOYEES TO OUR ORIENTATION EVENTS. ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN A SUCCESSFUL BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON. I URGE YOU ALL TO KEEP UP THIS MOMENTUM OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, HELPING TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING EVERY DAY. BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES RIGHT HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER [D. INSPIRATION] TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE, FOR THAT. WELCOME. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM D, OUR INSPIRATION. DOCTOR PACE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL INSPIRATION THIS EVENING. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR INSPIRATION THIS EVENING THAT IS BEING PROVIDED BY UNION GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND OUR GROUP IS THE UNION GROVE MIDDLE BRASS ENSEMBLE, WHO WILL BE PERFORMING A FANFARE CELEBRATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. DYLAN CHASTAIN AND PRINCIPAL DWAYNE RICHARDS. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR UNION GROVE MIDDLE BRASS ENSEMBLE. IF WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE UNION GROVE MIDDLE BRASS ENSEMBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STUDENTS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I'M VERY BIASED TO THE BRASS ENSEMBLE. AS A FORMER TROMBONE PLAYER, AND I NOTICED YOU DIDN'T HAVE A TROMBONE, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING YOU NEXT TIME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR INSPIRATION. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. WE WILL NOW [E. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS] MOVE TO E! OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. DOCTOR PACE, I CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE SOME GREAT, GREAT FOLKS. YES, MA'AM. AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD TO JOIN ME UP [00:10:05] FRONT AS WE RECOGNIZE SOME OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION, MR. SEARS. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT PACE. I'M KYLE SEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. AND TONIGHT, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS WHO HELP SET AND MAINTAIN THE CONDITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. UP FIRST HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS HELD ITS INAUGURAL MAY MADNESS ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN AT THE END OF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AT THIS YEAR'S SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY, UNION GROVE MIDDLE, UNION GROVE HIGH, AND THE OLA CLUSTER WERE CELEBRATED FOR HIGHEST OVERALL ATTENDANCE WHILE FLIPPING ELEMENTARY, EXCEL ACADEMY, HAMPTON HIGH AND THE EAGLE'S LANDING CLUSTER WERE CELEBRATED FOR MOST IMPROVED ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY. TODAY, WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED AS WINNERS OF THE ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN. UP FIRST FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY'S AIDEN OSBORNE. LUELLA ELEMENTARIES, JERIAH VILLA, MOUNT CARMEL ELEMENTARY, SAMARIA CARTER, NEW HOPE ELEMENTARIES, MACKENZIE ASKEW. OLA ELEMENTARIES, KARA NOEL. ROCK, SPRING ELEMENTARIES, KAIA COOPER. ROCKY CREEK ELEMENTARIES, KATELYN GONDA. FROM WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY, LONNIE OGANDO AND GIOMAR GRANT. FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL REPRESENTING AUSTIN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADLEY BAGWELL. REPRESENTING EAGLE'S LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ALICIA SINISI. REPRESENTING LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ZAYDEN BIGGS. FROM LUELLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. JOSEPH. AND ALEXA SUAREZ VALENCIA. FROM UNION GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL EVAN MUELLER, AND FROM WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL NALA PARRISH. AND FROM HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTING LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. BRENDAN FITTON AND BROOKLYN SANDERS. FROM LUELLA HIGH SCHOOL EMILY LONG. FROM OLA HIGH SCHOOL. GISELLE MCMILLAN, FROM STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTOPHER STRONG, FROM UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL AUDREY QUOCK, AND FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL ELISE FERGUSON. THANK YOU. ALL. SO HE'S ABOUT TO COME UP AND COME UP CLOSER AND FIND YOU A SPOT IN BETWEEN TO SEE EVERYBODY'S FACE. OH, LET'S MOVE OVER A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. EVERYBODY. SO IN ADDITION. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING A MEDAL, ONE STUDENT FROM EACH LEVEL WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE GRAND PRIZE OF A NINTENDO SWITCH. THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM ELEMENTARY. CLARA NOEL OF OLA ELEMENTARY. FROM MIDDLE JOSEPH COLLEGE OF LUELLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND FROM HIGH BRAND BRENDAN FITTON OF LOCUST GROVE HIGH [00:15:04] SCHOOL. THE COMMITMENT OF THESE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, AND MORE OF 15,000 OF THEIR PEERS, PROVES THAT BEING PRESENT IS BEING POWERFUL BECAUSE ATTENDANCE TRULY MATTERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, GUYS. READY? NOW WE'RE FINISHED. NO. KEEP GOING BACK TO THE. I HAVE AN AWARD. THANK YOU, I KNOW. WHAT'S UP NEXT. EIGHT PROJECTS FROM HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY NATIONAL COMPETITION, HELD JUNE 8TH THROUGH THE 12TH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. STUDENTS COMPETED IN MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF COMPETITION AND INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THESE PROJECTS AND STUDENTS REPRESENT THE TOP 3% OF ALL PROJECTS COMPLETED NATIONWIDE. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE COMMITMENT OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR EDUCATORS, AND THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT TWO OF THESE STUDENTS RECEIVED NATIONAL AWARDS THAT QUALIFIED THEM FOR BOARD RECOGNITION. FIRST UP FROM OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT STELLA HARP RECEIVED SECOND PLACE FOR HER JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT. AFTER EARNING FIRST IN THE STATE COMPETITION. STELLA WAS THE ONLY GEORGIA STUDENT AMONG 2025 NATIONAL CONTEST WINNERS WHO RECEIVED FIRST THROUGH THIRD PLACE ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES. AND REPRESENTING WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT BRODY CUNNINGHAM RECEIVED THE GEORGIA AFFILIATE AWARD FOR HIS JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, RECOGNIZING HIM AS THE TOP PERFORMER IN HIS CATEGORY FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA. BRODY FINISHED SIXTH OVERALL IN HIS CATEGORY AT NATIONALS AFTER FINISHING SECOND AT STATE. DOCTOR PACE. THIS CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES BY OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEADERS. IN THE HOLY CITY. ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO F THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. CAN I [F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 14, 2025] GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 14TH? MADAM CHAIR, CHAIRMAN A. YES. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. DOCTOR, IS THERE A SECOND? WHATEVER YOU WANTED. YEAH. THANK YOU, MRS. CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR ZERO MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO G. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. DOCTOR PACE, DO WE HAVE ANY THIS EVENING? MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING, BUT I'LL CHECK WITH OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN JUST TO BE SURE. THAT IS CORRECT. DOCTOR PACE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PARTICIPANTS, BUT I'D LIKE TO REMIND ALL THOSE VIEWING AT HOME THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT PUBLIC COMMENTS AT HENRY K12 US. AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. RIDDLE. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. [H. BUSINESS ITEMS (Consent items determined at Study Session)] ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO H OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED AT OUR STUDY SESSION THIS AFTERNOON THAT ITEMS H ONE AND TWO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS DISCUSSION AROUND BOTH OF THESE THIS AFTERNOON AND PRESENTATIONS AROUND THEM. SO IF YOU MISSED THOSE, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GO BACK AND SEE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AROUND THESE TWO ITEMS. BUT CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS H ONE AND TWO. MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS H ONE AND TWO. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MRS. CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR ZERO CONSENT. AGENDA IS APPROVED. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO [H.3. Personnel] APPROVE H3 PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO [00:20:02] APPROVE ITEM H THREE AS STATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MRS. CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 340. GOODNESS. PERSONNEL IS [I. BOARD-SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS] APPROVED AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO I OUR BOARD SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS. MR. MCDANIEL, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF THIS EVENING? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST BRIEFLY, WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS. I CAN'T WAIT TO FRIDAY NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 15TH. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE DURING OPEN HOUSE, AS I REGISTERED MY TWO JUNIORS AND FRESHMEN. I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT OLDER NOW, BUT I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE GETTING READY TO GRADUATE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AT NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY BETA CLUB, WHO ATTEND THE NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS SUMMER AND PLACED THIRD IN THE NATION IN THE LARGE GROUP PERFORMING ARTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO HAMPTON ELEMENTARY, ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY, EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY, AND STOCKBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS JOHN HANCOCK BANNER AWARD RECIPIENTS. AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, LAST FRIDAY, THE DEKALB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT LOST A BELOVED BROTHER AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY LOST A GREAT HERO, OFFICER DAVID ROSE, WHO WASN'T JUST THE TOP GRADUATE OF HIS CLASS WHEN HE MADE THE COMMENTS. WHEN WE STEP OUT ONTO THE STREETS, WE ARE READY. WHEN SOMEONE CALLS FOR HELP, WE DON'T HESITATE. AND WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH AND IT WILL, WE DON'T BREAK. LAST FRIDAY, OFFICER ROSE, AS HE WAS RESPONDING, LIVED OUT EVERY WORD OF THAT PROMISE. HE DIDN'T FLINCH. HE DIDN'T HOLD BACK. HE DIDN'T. HE NOT ONLY ANSWERED THE CALL, BUT IN DOING SO HE GAVE EVERYTHING, INCLUDING HIS LIFE, TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER ROSE. AS A FORMER DEKALB COUNTY POLICE OFFICER MYSELF, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR GRIEF IS SHARED BY SO MANY AND MOURN WITH YOU. WE LIFT YOU UP IN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. AND TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, FORMER COLLEAGUES IN DEKALB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE HENRY COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, AND TO ALL SO MANY OFFICERS THAT WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TO SERVE AND PROTECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES AND CITIES. TAKE A MOMENT, TAKE YOU. NEVER TAKE A MOMENT FOR GRANTED. THIS JOB ASKS A LOT OF US, AND SOMETIMES IT ASKS FOR EVERYTHING. BUT WE'RE NOT ALONE. WE SEE YOU, I SEE YOU, WE STAND WITH YOU, AND I THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU DEEPLY FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO YOUR CITIES, TO YOUR COUNTIES, AND TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN SO MANY THAT WAKE UP EVERY DAY TO PUT ON THE BADGE TO PROTECT AND SERVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. MISSUS CARTER. WELL, WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK TO SCHOOL. IT'S MY FIRST BACK TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. EXCITED FOR FOOTBALL SEASON STARTING UP THIS FALL. FOOTBALL IS A FAVORITE SPORT IN OUR HOUSE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMING UP. CONGRATULATIONS TO HICKORY FLATS FIFTH GRADE STUDENT ROWAN FISHER FOR SCORING A 715 PERFECT SCORE ON THE MATH SECTION OF THE 2025 GEORGIA MILESTONES AS A FOURTH GRADER. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE BLUE SHIRTS WHO DID ALL THAT THEY COULD AND AMAZINGLY GOT OUR SCHOOLS LOOKING AMAZING AND ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. BARRY MILES AND HIS TEAM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK DURING THESE LAST FEW WEEKS OF ALL THIS HARD RAIN, WHERE THEY'VE HAD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON SOME THINGS THAT AND THEY WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MRS. CARTER. DOCTOR NUTT. THIS WAS OF MY 30 YEARS. I THINK THIS WAS THE GREATEST OPENING OF SCHOOL. YOU COULD FEEL THE ENERGY AND EVERYONE WAS SO EXCITED. THANK YOU FOR THE LOCUST GROVE CLUSTER FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND HAND OUT OUR SCHEDULES. AND, YOU KNOW, IF I DIDN'T KNOW, I SAID, YOU NEED TO SEE THE PRINCIPAL. HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE. SO THAT THAT WORKED. CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIXTH GRADE COUNSELOR, MISS JESSICA THOMPSON ON HER NOMINATION FOR SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ANGELINA WILLIAMS AND WINNING THE 2025 300 METER STATE CHAMPION AWARD. AND ANGELINA WILL BE CELEBRATED DURING THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL GAME ON AUGUST THE 22ND. SO Y'ALL COME OUT AND CHEER MISS ANGELINA ON. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BUS DRIVERS. THEY HAVE A GREAT, NICE BUS BARN OVER AT OAKLAND. IF YOU HADN'T HAD A CHANCE, YOU NEED TO GO BY AND SEE IT. IT WAS JUST AMAZING. AND [00:25:02] THANK YOU TO ALL OUR BUS DRIVERS TO YOU. YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR MAKING HENRY COUNTY THE BEST THERE IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR NIGHT, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FROM WHEN THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON PERSONNEL. THIS IS FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING. AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING HELD ON JULY 28TH. LET ME START BY WELCOMING MEGAN SAYAGO FOR THE CHIEF FAMILY AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICER. DOCTOR JOCELYN LAKHANI JONES, DIRECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. DOCTOR JODY CALLOWAY, DIRECTOR, EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION. JOHNNY STAFFORD, DIRECTOR, SCHOOL DISTRICT SAFETY OPERATIONS. AND HE IS HERE. HE'S OUTSIDE MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS SAFE. JESSICA WALKER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. AND BRITTANY WASHINGTON, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT AUSTIN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN YOUR NEW ROLES IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY CLOSING REMARKS AND I TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. JUST A COUPLE OF FUN CELEBRATIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS TO CAMERON COLLINS, EAGLE'S LANDING HIGH SCHOOL'S VARSITY AND SIDELINE CHEERLEADER, FOR BEING NOMINATED BY THE GEORGIA COACHES ASSOCIATION FOR CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR. CAMERON WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 30 CHEERLEADERS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA FOR 46A SCHOOLS, AND SHE IS THE ONLY FINALIST FROM HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OLA HIGH SCHOOL'S CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATE JAVON REDMOND, AND WINNING THE TITLE OF THE 2025 TWO FOR A WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. HE WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED AT THE VOLLEYBALL GAME ON AUGUST 7TH. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO FIVE WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE FCCLA NATIONAL CONVENTION, AND THESE STUDENTS RECEIVED GOLD AND SILVER AND RUBRIC SCORES AND STAR EVENT COMPETITIONS, ALONG WITH TWO TOP TEN FINISHES IN THE NATION. THAT IS INCREDIBLE AND SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY STUDENT JAYLA GORDY FOR HER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AT THE AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS IN GYMNASTICS. SHE COMPETED AT THE SILVER LEVEL AND EARNED FIRST PLACE IN HER AGE DIVISION WITH AN IMPRESSIVE ALL AROUND SCORE OF 38.425, WINNING THE TITLE OF 2025 JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION. WAY TO REPRESENT US. AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS, DOCTOR KNIGHT, I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE THAT THIS WAS SUCH AN AMAZING START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE EXCITEMENT FROM OPEN HOUSE TO 5:30 A.M. AT THE BUS BARNS, TO EVERY SCHOOL THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SO FAR IS JUST CONTAGIOUS, AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST YEAR YET. SO WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, I WILL NOW ADJOURN OUR MEE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.