[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THIS BUSINESS MEETING 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 EVENING, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH AT 7:00 PM. AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE BEGIN BY STANDING AND JOINING ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
[C. WELCOME]
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING BY ME TURNING IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. ON OCTOBER 2ND, THE BOARD AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING OUR ANNUAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR EVENT AT THE MCDONOUGH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE ALL 54 OF OUR SCHOOL BASED TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING MRS. MELISSA IVY, READING INTERVENTIONS TEACHER AT LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE, WHO WAS NAMED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALIST. MRS. TIFFANY SMITH, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT UNION GROVE HIGH WHO WAS NAMED THE HIGH SCHOOL FINALIST. AND OF COURSE, MRS. JENNY MORGAN, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHER AT ROCKY CREEK ELEMENTARY WHO WAS NAMED THE DISTRICT'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COMPETE FOR THE GEORGIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR. LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT A QUICK RECAP OF THE FESTIVITIES.TONIGHT. WE HONOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, BUT WE ALSO HONOR THE ENTIRE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE MOST NOBLE AND HONORABLE PROFESSION THERE IS. LET ME REPEAT THAT. WE HONOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, BUT WE ALSO HONOR THE ENTIRE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE MOST NOBLE AND HONORABLE PROFESSION THERE IS. EACH OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR UNIQUE BRILLIANCE, A BRILLIANCE THAT SHINES EVERY SINGLE DAY IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
THE 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS. JENNY MORGAN ELEMENTARY. CONGRATULATIONS!
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IF WE GOT ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. OCTOBER IS NATIONAL PRINCIPAL'S APPRECIATION MONTH WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE VITAL LEADERSHIP OF OUR PRINCIPALS, ONE OF THE HIGHEST LEVERAGED LEADERS IN OUR ORGANIZATION. IF ANY OF OUR PRINCIPALS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? THANK YOU, PRINCIPALS, FOR YOUR DAILY COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE KEY ROLE YOU PLAY AS LEADERS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. TODAY WE WEAR PINK TO RAISE AWARENESS, HONOR THE MILLIONS OF LIVES AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER, AND SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVED SURVIVAL FOR ALL. OCTOBER 2ND WAS NATIONAL CUSTODIAN DAY, WHERE WE SALUTE THOSE WHO WORK TIRELESSLY THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT FACILITIES CLEAN AND WELCOMING. OCTOBER 6TH WAS NATIONAL COACH APPRECIATION DAY, WHERE WE HONOR THE ATHLETIC LEADERS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT WHOSE DEDICATION OFFERS OUR STUDENTS WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND THE POTENTIAL TO UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. AND LAST WEEK, ON OCTOBER 10TH, WE WORE GREEN TO CELEBRATE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY. THIS OBSERVANCE IS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF OUR CARE TEAMS, LED BY OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS, WHICH ARE EMBEDDED IN THE DAILY WORK OF EACH SCHOOL TO ENSURE STUDENTS FEEL THEY BELONG AND ARE SUPPORTED BY TRUSTED AND CARING ADULTS. IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR AWARD WINNING HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHO JUST LAST WEEK WAS NAMED AN EXEMPLARY BOARD FOR THE 2025 BY THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN SBAS RECOGNITION PROGRAM, SIGNIFYING A COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO FOSTERING STRONG SCHOOLS AND MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT. IF WE COULD GIVE OUR BOARD A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK[D. INSPIRATION]
YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE, FOR THAT. WELCOME THIS EVENING AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INSPIRATION.DO WE HAVE INSPIRATION THIS EVENING, MADAM CHAIR? YES, MA'AM. WE DO. OUR INSPIRATION TONIGHT IS BEING PROVIDED BY IMPACT ACADEMY, OUR PERFORMER, LENA ARROYO, WILL BE SINGING A SONG TITLED PROUD CORAZON FROM THE MOVIE COCO. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU CAN. COME ON. YEAH. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE WELCOME JULIANA ARROYO, OUR PERFORMER FOR THE NIGHT AND OUR INSPIRATION.
HEY, THAT I'M CRAZY OR CALL ME A FOOL. BUT LAST NIGHT IT SEEMED THAT I DREAMED ABOUT YOU. WHEN I HOPE IN MY MOUTH. WHAT CAME OUT WAS THE SONG. YOU KNEW EVERY WORD.
AND WE ALL SING ALONG. TO A MELODY PLAYED ON THE SONGS OF OUR SOULS. IN A RHYTHM THAT RATTLED US DOWN TO THE BONE. OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. IN EVERY BEAT OF MY BROW. CHORUS. ALL OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. IN EVERY BEAT OF MY PROUD CORAZON. I'M IF I'M HERE. HADN'T GOTTEN THAT GIRL. LET IT BE KNOWN. OUR LOVE FOR EACH
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OTHER WILL LIVE ON FOREVER IN. EVERY BEAT OF MY PROUD CALLED US ALL I NEED FROM ME. GIVE ME A HINT. THEY. SOMETHING TO GO WRONG. LET IT BE KNOWN. OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. AND EVERY BEAT OF MY BROW GLAD I SAW. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MISS GELINA ARROYO, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NAOMI SEYMOUR, TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL DOCTOR DELPHINE PATTERSON. CAN WE GIVE MISS ARROYO ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE? ANGELINA, I THINK YOU HAVE A FAN UP HERE.MADAM CHAIR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR INSPIRATION. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FEEL LIKE WE WERE JUST ENTERTAINED BY REAL LIFE DISNEY PRINCESS. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. AND IT'S CLEAR
[E. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL THIS EVENING. DOCTOR PACE. YES, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS RECOGNIZING OUR VISUAL ARTISTS FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SO IF THE BOARD WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT.GOOD EVENING. I'M KYLE SEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE'LL BE FACILITATING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ARTISTS, THEIR TEACHERS AND LEADERS WHO HELPED SET AND MAINTAIN THE PURSUIT OF EXCEPTIONAL HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. UP FIRST, THE FOLLOWING MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTISTS HAD ARTWORK SELECTED FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPERINTENDENTS ART GALLERY TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. FIRST FROM AUSTIN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, PEYTON LANE AND CIARA MANZANARES.
FROM DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AMINA HADI AND SKYLAR ROBINSON.
FROM EAGLE'S LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, DUSTIN SANABRIA FONSECA AND ABIGAIL HARRIS.
FROM LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, EVANGELINE WILD, RYE REYNOLDS, AND BRINDEL MUSA.
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FROM MCDONOUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBORAH CHUNG.FROM OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. LANEY, JOINVILLE AND DARVIN SALAS MANQUILLO'S.
FROM STOCKBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL TERESA CRUZ AND LEILANI RODRIGUEZ VARGAS.
FROM UNION GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, CARLY MASON AND LONDON CROSS.
FROM WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. KENDRA MOORMAN AND MACY BARKER.
NEXT, THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS ALSO HAD ARTWORK SELECTED FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPERINTENDENT ART GALLERY TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, UP FIRST FROM THE ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. MADELINE WILEY ANAYA RANSON AND JANINE JASMINE.
FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. VANESSA ENGLISH AND TANAYA HOWELL.
FROM EAGLE'S LANDING HIGH SCHOOL, LAURA YOUNG AND DEJA MILLER.
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CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.FROM HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, AALIYAH LAPSLEY AND MADELINE REEVES.
FROM LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLEY HENDERSON AND MAKAYLA EMMETT.
FROM MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AMANDA MORAN AND JOSEPHINE GARCIA. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU? FROM OLA HIGH SCHOOL? LILLIAN HARRISON AND JILLIAN MCMEANS. RIGHT. I GET IT.
FROM STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, JAMIN CLOUTIER.
FROM UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, NORI LEE, IRIS HERNANDEZ, AND EMERY ROGERS.
AND FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MAKAYLA JONES, STEPHANIE ADDISON, ADRIANA LOWERY, AYANA SMITH, ALARA FLORES JURADO, JADA ELLIS, AMELIA PRASAD, AND CARISSA WOOD. CONGRATULATIONS
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TO ALL.DOCTOR PACE. THIS CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES ACROSS HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS.
[F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 28, 2025]
OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE IN OUR AGENDA TO F THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 28TH, 2025? WELL, I GUESS SO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY 25TH 28TH, 2025. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[G. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 8, 2025]
FIVE ZERO MINUTES ARE APPROVED. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025.THANK YOU. DOCTOR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE
[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
RAISE YOUR HAND FIVE ZERO. THOSE MINUTES ARE ALSO APPROVED. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO EIGHT, WHICH IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. DOCTOR PACE, I WILL DEFER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TONIGHT. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN, MISS RIDDLE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS ON THE POSTED AGENDA OR OTHER SUBJECTS PERTINENT TO THE BOARD AND THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY. AS A REMINDER, THE WINDOW TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS FROM 6 P.M. TO 6:55 P.M. IN THE LOBBY FOR THOSE VIEWING AT HOME. PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT PUBLIC COMMENTS AT HENRY K 12 G.US. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING, HAVE AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS GOVERNING THEIR PARTICIPATION. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MEMBERS OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
UNUSED TIME MAY NOT BE GIVEN TO ANOTHER SPEAKER, ALTHOUGH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS WON'T RESPOND TO EACH SPEAKER. EACH SPEAKER WILL RECEIVE OUTREACH FROM A MEMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT. STAFF SPEAKERS MAY NOT USE VULGAR OR INSULTING LANGUAGE. NAME A STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE INDIVIDUALLY OR DISCUSS ANY CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE PARAMETERS WILL RESULT IN A COURTESY REMINDER. ANY FURTHER VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN THE SPEAKER'S TIME BEING FORFEITED. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY SIGNED UP UNTIL THE LAST SPEAKER IS CALLED. THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MURIEL RICHBURG. AND MISS RICHBURG. AS YOU APPROACH, IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE GREEN LIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE IS ON BEFORE YOU BEGIN. IT IS OKAY. I'M USED TO THIS. GOOD. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M BRINGING BEFORE YOU THE SAFETY OF OUR GAMES AS FAR AS IN THE THE FOOTBALL GAMES AND BASKETBALL GAMES, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AMBULANCE EMTS PARKED AT EACH GAME, BUT I THINK THAT THE FUNDING SHOULD COME FROM THE DISTRICT AND NOT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OR, EXCUSE ME, THE SCHOOLS. SO CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME AS TO WHY THE DISTRICT IS NOT FUNDING THAT
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FOR THOSE SCHOOLS? BECAUSE WE'VE HAD INCIDENTS WHERE I'VE WENT TO DUTCHTOWN, I'VE WENT TO LOCUST GROVE, AND IT'S WHETHER IT'S ON, ON A COURT OR ON A FOOTBALL FIELD, AND THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE EMT TO SHOW UP. AND LUCKILY WE HAVE PARENTS THAT ARE NURSE COACHES THAT ARE NURSE THAT CAN ASSIST. WE EVEN HAVE A STOCKBRIDGE, A FIREFIGHTER, BUT IT'S JUST THE POINT OF HAVING THAT ON ON ALREADY THERE AT THE GAMES, BECAUSE I SEE IT AT THE APS, CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, JONES COUNTY. BUT ANYWAY, I SEE THOSE PARKED OUT THERE.SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND TO SEE IF THEY CAN FUND IT FOR THE SCHOOLS. ANOTHER THING IS, WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS POPPING UP, THESE APARTMENTS, WHAT ARE YOU ALL HAVE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CLASSROOMS ARE NOT OVERCROWDED? WHAT WHAT STANDARDS OR WHAT PROCEDURES OR WHAT PROCESS YOU HAVE ALREADY IN PLACE AND PREPARED FOR THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS COMING OUT IN HENRY COUNTY, AS YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS RICHBURG.
DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THIS EVENING. AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PARLIAMENTARIAN. MADAM CHAIR, I TURN THE MEETING BACK OVER TO
[I. BUSINESS ITEMS (Consent items determined at Study Session)]
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO I. IT WAS DETERMINED AT OUR STUDY SESSION THIS AFTERNOON THAT ITEMS I, ONE THROUGH FOUR WOULD BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AROUND EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT THE STUDY SESSION. SO IF YOU MISSED THAT DISCUSSION I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GO BACK AND WATCH THAT. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS I ONE THROUGH FOUR. MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS I ONE THROUGH FOUR. THANK YOU. MR. MCDANIEL, IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MRS. CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. FIVE ZERO CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO I FIVE, WHICH IS PERSONNEL. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I HAVE A MOTION TO. APPROVE PERSONNEL AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS CARTER. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR ALL. OPPOSED? ONE. THANK[J. BOARD-SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS]
YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW TO OUR BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS. MISS CARTER, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF THIS EVENING? FIRST OFF OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND TONIGHT I'M WEARING PINK FOR MY MOTHER IN LAW, WHO'S A TWO TIME SURVIVOR OF BREAST CANCER. AND I'VE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE ENDURED THE CANCER. SO I WILL ALWAYS BE A SUPPORTER OF THE AWARENESS AND FINDING A CURE FOR BREAST CANCER. ALSO, OCTOBER IS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR APPRECIATION DAY, AND I KNOW ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND AS A PARENT OF STUDENTS IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS COORDINATORS, AS THEY'RE NOT SO MUCH THE SUPPORTER OF OUR STAFF IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO I THINK THEY DO A FABULOUS JOB. SO I THINK THEY DESERVE THAT RECOGNITION. OCTOBER IS ALSO NATIONAL PRINCIPAL MONTH, SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY KIDS PRINCIPALS PERSONALLY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WORK HARD, SUPPORT IN THE SCHOOLS IN THEIR LEADERSHIP IS AMAZING EVERY DAY. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS PARENTS AND AS OUR KIDS IN SCHOOLS THAT WE SHOW SUPPORT TO THEM.CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR THAT WE CELEBRATED LAST WEEK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS MORGAN AGAIN FOR BEING OUR FINALIST FOR THE COUNTY. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OLA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE REGION TWO QUAD A CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY'RE ALSO HAVING REGION GAMES TONIGHT TOO. AND THEN FINALLY, UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED A MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEER COMPETITION ON SATURDAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE UNION GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BECOMING THE COUNTY CHAMP OUT OF SEVEN TEAMS. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS CARTER. MR. MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF MY COLLEAGUE, THIS IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND I'M WEARING MY SHADE OF PINK IN HONOR OF MY MOTHER IN LAW, WHO IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR HERSELF. I ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP OUR PRINCIPALS AS I ALSO HAVE KIDS HERE IN SCHOOL. SO I WANT TO LIFT UP THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AT DUTCHTOWN AND DUTCHTOWN HIGH, WHERE I HAVE THREE KIDS AT. SO I WANT TO LET THOSE PRINCIPLES AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE JOBS THAT YOU'RE DOING. IN REFERENCE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR APPRECIATION DAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS FOR WHAT YOU DO IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS VERY IMPACTFUL AND INSTRUMENTAL IN THE LIVES OF THOSE THAT YOU TOUCH. SO YOUR WORK IS NOT IN VAIN AND AND DEEPLY APPRECIATED. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ROCKY CREEKS ELEMENTARY MISS JENNY MORGAN ON BEING THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR. I KNOW MISS IENAGA IS STILL CELEBRATING SOMEWHERE AS SHE WAS ON THAT DAY, SO
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OUTSTANDING JOB. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL'S SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE REGION FIVE THREE CHAMPIONSHIP. TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A CLUSTER OF COMMUNITY CLUSTER MEETING AT LUELLA HIGH SCHOOL AT 6 P.M. SO PLEASE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, COME OUT AND PLEASE LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT CHAPTER HERE AT THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EIGHT JOHN HANCOCK AWARD SCHOOLS. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WAS INITIALLY TILL I LOOKED IT UP. AND PRETTY MUCH WHAT THAT IS IS 90% OF STUDENTS IN THESE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS COULD WRITE THEIR NAMES IN CURSIVE, AND THAT WOULD BE EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY, HAMPTON ELEMENTARY, HICKORY FLAT, LOCUST GROVE. I WROTE THAT SO FAST, I CAN'T EVEN READ RIGHT ABOUT NOW. ROCK SPRINGS, STOCKBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL I WANT TO SAY THERE'S EITHER PATE'S CREEK OR PLEASANT GROVE, ONE OR THE OTHER. I WROTE I WROTE IT TOO FAST. AND THEN I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 90% OF THE STUDENTS THERE COULD WRITE. THEY'RE NOT ONLY THEIR NAME, BUT THE PREAMBLE OF THE US CONSTITUTION IN CURSIVE. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE SCHOOLS FOR BEING JOHN HANCOCK AWARD SCHOOLS. AND THEN I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, SOUND OF DUTCHTOWN, STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLS, THE MARCHING TIGERS FOR BEING TWO OF THE TOP TEN SCHOOLS TO BE FINALIST FOR THE GREAT ATLANTA BAND CHALLENGE. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR 3773 SCHOLARS WHO GRADUATED THIS PAST YEAR. AND TO THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR GRADUATION RATE WAS 89.8%, I WANT TO SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME THAT THE HENRY COUNTY'S GRADUATION RATE WAS 89.8%. Y'ALL AIN'T DOING NO APPLAUSE IN HERE, I SAID. HENRY COUNTY'S GRADUATION RATE WAS 89.8 FOR 89. I'M SORRY, 89.8%. NINE. OKAY. NINE I'M SORRY, I WON'T GET THAT POINT. ONE BUT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU TO EVERY PRINCIPAL, AP TEACHER, COUNSELOR, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, BUS DRIVER, CUSTODIAN, EVERY STAFF MEMBER FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATED AND ON A PATH TOWARDS SUCCESS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. DOCTOR. NET. THANK YOU. WE'D LIKE TO THANK MR. SCHIERHOLZ AND COMPANY.CONGRATULATE THEM ON NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND IF WE HAD SOME MORE BUS DRIVERS, IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. BUT CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SCHIERHOLZ AND AND YOUR GROUP. Y'ALL DO A GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGINEERING TEACHER, MR. WESOLOWSKI. LISTEN UP. SO, MR. BOSS, I'M SORRY IF I MESSED UP YOUR NAME. BEING AWARDED A $10,000 GRANT FROM ALFA TO FUND DRONES AND RACE CARS. THAT'S GREAT. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK OF OUR STEM ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND ALL THEY'RE DOING TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE HENRY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS.
LOCUST GROVE CLUSTER WILL MEET THIS FRIDAY, SO WE HOPE ALL OF THE PARENTS WILL BE OUT AND COME SEE US AT LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WILDCATS ON WINNING THEIR GAME. MAYBE THE BENZ IS IN SIGHT THIS YEAR FOR FOR THE WILDCATS. THAT'D BE GREAT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DEEPEST SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO MISS JOANNE COMPTON'S FAMILY. MISS COMPTON PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK. SHE MADE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN HAD THE LOVE OF TENNIS AND SHE WAS A GREAT ELEMENTARY TEACHER. I'M TELLING YOU, SHE WAS AWESOME. AND TO MISS CECILIA, FLOYD'S FAMILY DOCTOR, FLOYD WAS HERE IN OUR COUNTY OFFICE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. SO WE DO WANT TO GIVE THESE FAMILIES OUR CONDOLENCES AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH Y'ALL AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, CELEBRATING WITH EVERYONE AND LADIES. Y'ALL ALL LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. ME AND YOU ARE DASHING TOO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUTT. MRS. EDWARDS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR ALL OF OUR BUILDING LEADERS AND APS AND ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY OUR BUILDING LEADERS. ON NATIONAL BOSS'S DAY. YOU ALL WORK VERY HARD AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WORK HARD. BUT THE BUILDING LEADERS, I KNOW YOU HAVE A JOB AS WELL AS APS, SO CONGRATULATIONS! I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS NUTRITION
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NUTRITION TEAMS FOR PREPARING DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. YOUR HARD WORK KEEPS OUR STUDENTS FUELED FOR SUCCESS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND TRANSPORTATION STAFF FOR THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. YOUR COMMITMENT ENSURES OUR STUDENTS ARRIVE SAFELY TO SCHOOL, TO AND FROM SCHOOL, AND AS WELL AS ALL OF THEIR EXTRA ACTIVITIES EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND CARE OF OUR STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING TIGERS, WHO WERE NAMED ONE OF TEN FINALISTS FOR THE GREAT ATLANTA BAND CHALLENGE. AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR THE HENRY COUNTY DISTRICT. YOU WERE FABULOUS LAST WEEK AND WE REALLY ENJOYED THE FINALE.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FROM WHEN THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON PERSONNEL EARLIER THIS EVENING. THIS IS FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING THAT WAS HELD PRIOR TO THIS. LET ME START WITH WELCOMING MRS. CANDY COTTRELL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AMANDA HANEY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, STOCKBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. FELICIA LOCKETT, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.
DANIKA PITTS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND YOUR NEW ROLE ROLES IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO REITERATE WHAT MR. MCDANIEL SAID EARLIER. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE, OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR LEADERS, OUR PARENTS, OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR GRADUATION RATE FOR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS 89.9%, AN INCREASE OF 2.99%, NEARLY 3%. THAT IS JUST REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE DO IN HENRY COUNTY, REFLECTIVE OF THIS BOARD, OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND JUST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE CONTINUE TO ACCEPT THE EXPECTATIONS TO THE STARS AND JUST THAT AND THAT PURSUIT OF EXCEPTIONAL. SO I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT AS A BOARD MEMBER. DOCTOR NUTT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WE HAVE A FEW MORE COMMUNITY CLUSTER CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK, AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS FOR COMING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY CLUSTER CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE. IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK, YOUR INPUT AS WE WORK TO DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2026 TO 2031. YOUR INPUT IS SO INVALUABLE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR STAFF THAT HAS BEEN OUT THERE.
JUST A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THUS FAR. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENT THAT HAPPENED AT THE FAIRVIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. OUTSTANDING TALENT, JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE OUR GREAT STUDENTS. AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, TO THE TEACHERS WHO HELPED THESE STUDENTS PREPARE, AND TO THE PARENTS WHO JUST IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT.
CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR. JUST WANT TO THANK MR. CONRAD BLADES FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE ENTIRE TEAM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR BASS. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUND OF DUTCHTOWN ONE MORE TIME. THEIR MARCHING BAND AS BEING FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TEN FINALISTS FOR THE GREAT ATLANTA BAND CHALLENGE. ALSO, IT WAS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, AND DOCTOR PACE SAID IT SO WELL, BUT IT REALLY IS JUST A REFLECTION OF THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT HAPPENS IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM HERE IN HENRY COUNTY EVERY DAY. AND IT'S SO FUN TO GET TO GET DRESSED UP AND CELEBRATE, Y'ALL. AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO INVEST IN SOME PROM DRESSES BEFORE NEXT YEAR SO THAT WE CAN MATCH YOUR GLAM. IT'S SO INCREDIBLE. ALSO, I AM
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WEARING PINK TONIGHT FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH FOR MY MAMA WHO IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EARLY PREVENTION REALLY DOES SAVE LIVES, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A PLATFORM HERE TO BE ABLE TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THAT. THERE ARE SO MANY GROUPS WORTHY OF CELEBRATION, AND I WISH EVERYBODY HAD, LIKE THEIR OWN BOARD MEETING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE. BUT WE COULDN'T DO THE WORK OF DOING SCHOOL WITHOUT OUR INCREDIBLE CUSTODIANS. AND IT WAS NATIONAL CUSTODIAN DAY, SO WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, OFTEN UNNOTICED, OFTEN AFTER HOURS, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE AND CLEAN AND READY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR COACHES FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND COACHING OUR CHILDREN, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR APPRECIATION DAY IS SO IMPORTANT. OUR FACILITATORS ARE HEART COACHES AS THEY'RE OFTEN CALLED. REALLY, WE COULD NOT DO SCHOOL WITHOUT THEM ANYMORE AND THAT WAS A DREAM JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, AND NOW WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE EVER DID IT WITHOUT THEM. AND MY SECOND OLDEST WANTS TO BE A MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR WHEN SHE GROWS UP. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE SCHOOL AND KIDS FEEL SAFE AND EMPLOYEES FEEL SEEN AS WELL. AND THEN ALL THE OTHER, I WISH WE COULD CELEBRATE EVERYONE, LIKE I SAID, IN THERE ALL NIGHT, BUT I HOPE YOU ALL FEEL LOVED AND CELEBRATED, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP HOME AND BE SAFE AND WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH. AND SEEING AS THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, I WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING A* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.