[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THIS BUSINESS MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AS A REMINDER, ATTENDEES AT TODAY'S MEETING HAVE AGREED TO THE DECORUM EXPECTED OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. ANY DISRUPTION TO CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD MAY RESULT IN A BRIEF RECESS, MOVING THE MEETING TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT, OR SUSPENSION OF THE MEETING TO A LATER DATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND ATTENTION. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR TO OPEN THE MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS RIDDLE, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ON MONDAY, MARCH 9TH AT 7:00 PM.
AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE BEGIN BY STANDING AND JOINING ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. NOW, WE'LL NOW TURN
[C. WELCOME]
IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELCOME TO THE MARCH MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.BEFORE WE BEGIN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PASSING OF A STUDENT FROM WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY AND A STAFF MEMBER FROM LUELLA HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU, GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP PROCLAIMED MARCH 9TH THROUGH 13TH AT SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION WEEK ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE FIVE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO UNIFIED GOVERNANCE AND TO DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR 42,000 PLUS STUDENTS AND 6000 PLUS EMPLOYEES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR AWARD WINNING HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHO IS APPROACHING 60 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AS A BOARD. WE RECOGNIZE THAT MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND WE CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S THEME OF LEADING THE CHANGE WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. WHETHER DEVELOPING GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, STRENGTHENING EDUCATION SYSTEMS, OR IN COUNTLESS OTHER WAYS, WOMEN ARE DESIGNING BLUEPRINTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER WEEK WAS OBSERVED MARCH 1ST THROUGH SEVENTH, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE VITAL ROLE OF OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. FROM SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE TO RESPONDING TO CRISIS, MENTORING STUDENTS AND PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES, THEY DO IT ALL WITH COMPASSION AND PURPOSE. IF WE HAVE ANY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? GIVE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. LAST WEEK WE ALSO CELEBRATED READ ACROSS AMERICA AND READ ACROSS HENRY. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO READ AT FLIPPEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAST WEDNESDAY, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TRAVEL TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO SHARE THEIR PASSION AND EXCITEMENT FOR READING. AS WE KNOW, LITERACY IS A KEY COMPONENT OF BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
[D. INSPIRATION]
DOCTOR PACE, FOR YOUR WELCOME THIS EVENING. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO D AND OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS INSPIRATION. AND I SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL INSPIRATION THIS EVENING. YES, YES WE DO, MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION FOR TONIGHT. OUR INSPIRATION AND IRONICALLY TO THIS MONTH IS MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE FRONT THE SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY CHORUS TO SING THE CLIMB AS PERFORMED BY MILEY CYRUS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MISS JESSICA MURPHY AND PRINCIPAL DOCTOR CAROLYN FLEMISTER OLIVER. LET'S GIVE SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[00:05:40]
IT THAT DREAM I'M DREAMING. BUT THERE'S A VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD SAYING, YOU'LL NEVER REACH IT. EVERY STEP UNTAKEN EVERY MOVE I MAKE FEELS HARD. MODERATION. BY SHAKING THE. I GOTTA BE STRONG. GOTTA KEEP MY HEAD HELD HIGH. THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE ANOTHER MOUNTAIN. I'M ALWAYS GONNA WANNA MAKE IT MOVE. ALWAYS GONNA BE AN UPHILL BATTLE.SOMETIMES I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOSE. AIN'T ABOUT HOW FAST I GET THERE. AIN'T ABOUT WHAT'S WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S THE CLIMB. THAT'S. I'M FACING. THE TRUTH. I'M TAKING.
SOMETIMES MIGHT KNOCK ME DOWN. BUT NO, I'M NOT BREAKING I MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT THESE ARE THE MOMENTS THAT I'M GONNA REMEMBER MOST. YEAH. JUST GOTTA KEEP GOING. OH, GOT A CHANCE. I KEEP MY HEART. ALWAYS GONNA BE ANOTHER MOUNTAIN. I'M ALWAYS GONNA WANNA MAKE IT MOVE I'M AN UPHILL BATTLE. SOMETIMES I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOSE. AND ABOUT HOW FAST I GET THERE. AND ABOUT WHAT'S WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE. IS THE CLIMB. WHAT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER MOUNTAIN? MARS GONNA WANNA MAKE IT MOVE. ALWAYS GONNA BE AN UPHILL BATTLE. SOMETIMES I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOSE. AIN'T ABOUT HOW FAST I SIT THERE. AND THE OTHER SIDE. IS THE.
ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY CHORUS SINGING DECLINE. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INSPIRATION. AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, SMITH BARNES AND MISS MURPHY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS SO FUN WATCHING YOU AND THE PRIDE ON YOUR FACE AT THEIR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. WE WILL NOW MOVE
[E. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
TO OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE LOTS TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENING, DOCTOR PACE. YES, MADAM CHAIR, IF THE BOARD COULD JOIN ME UP FRONT TO RECOGNIZE THESE FANTASTIC STUDENTS.GOOD EVENING. I'M KYLE SEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
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COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE'LL BE FACILITATING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. THIS EVENING.WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING STUDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND LEADERS, WHO ARE BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES EVERY DAY ACROSS HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. UP FIRST, THE 23RD HENRY REGIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR PROVIDED ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL COMPETITION. AFTER SUCCESSFUL SHOWINGS AT SCHOOL LEVEL FAIRS. THE FAIR, DEDICATED TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DESIGN, WAS HELD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST. HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS IS JUST ONE OF TEN DISTRICTS IN THE STATE AND THE ONLY ONE WITHIN THE GRIFFIN RESA, WHERE TOP COMPETITORS CAN ADVANCE DIRECTLY TO THE GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY K-5 SCIENCE FAIR, THE GEORGIA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, AND THE REGENERON INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING FIRST PLACE WINNERS. FIRST FROM BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARY BARNES.
THERE YOU GO. COME UP TO HER. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. ALSO FROM BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NOVALEE BARNES.
FROM FLIPPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SEEMA PATEL. FROM LOCUST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LONDON. BROOKS. FROM NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NAOMI WRIGHT AND SARAH BARTLETT. FROM PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EMILY SWORD. EMILY IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER PRINCIPAL, MR. ANDY PIKE.
ALSO FROM PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. DYLAN JOHNSON.
FROM RED OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MILES INGE. MILES IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRINCIPAL, MR. JERMAINE OSMORE.
ALSO FROM RED OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MADELINE CARLISLE.
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ALSO FROM RED OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHLOE ADAMS. FROM SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SUMMER LYNN. SUMMER IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER PRINCIPAL, DOCTOR CAROLYN FLEMISTER OLIVER.ALSO FROM SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY. ASHLEY ESTRADA ROMAN.
FROM WESLEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AMINA AZRIEL HEYWOOD. IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER PRINCIPAL DOCTOR, JAMILA MARTIN.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WERE AWARDED FIRST PLACE, BEGINNING WITH FROM AUSTIN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL. MATTHEW JOHNSON. MATTHEW IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRINCIPAL, MISS LIBRA BRITTON.
STILL GOTTA GET IT RIGHT. FROM OLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. ELIANA PADGETT. ELIANA IS ACCOMPANIED BY OUR PRINCIPAL, MISS CHRISTINE ANDERSON.
FROM WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, MACEY EVANS. ACCOMPANIED BY OUR PRINCIPAL, MISS MICHELLE WILKERSON.
UP NEXT, OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO WERE AWARDED FIRST PLACE FIRST FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, AUSTIN RAMIREZ.
ALSO FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, ANTHONY RAMIREZ.
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ALSO FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL JAI GERARD.ALSO FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. SY PATEL.
WE HAD TWO MORE WINNERS FROM DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WHO COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING KRISH PATEL AND MEG PATEL. UP NEXT FROM LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, TESSA 221. THAT SAYS, ACCOMPANIED BY OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. ANTHONY TOWNSEND. OH MY GOD. OH, NO.
WE HAD THREE FIRST PLACE WINNERS FROM UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL WHO COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING DEV PATEL, BRYSON HEUN AND JAY PATEL. UP NEXT FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MONICA NAGAO. ALSO FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, VITALIA DOW. WHO IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER PRINCIPAL, MR. PERVIS JACKSON.
ALSO FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ELENA JACKSON.
FINALLY, TONIGHT, THE GRIFFIN RESA LITERACY DAYS COMPETITION IS A REGIONAL COMPETITION AMONG ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE EIGHT COUNTY GRIFFIN RESA REGION.
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS HAD ONE FIRST PLACE WINNER AT THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION, HELD FEBRUARY 11TH, TAKING TOP HONORS IN THE CATEGORY OF THIRD GRADE. READY WRITING WAS FROM EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AURORA, KASSEL. HEY! LAURA IS ACCOMPANIED BY OUR PRINCIPAL, MISS DANA FLOWERS.
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DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENING RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEADERS.[F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 9, 2026]
WE WILL NOW MOVE IN OUR AGENDA TO ITEM F, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026? MADAM CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 9TH BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU. DOCTOR. NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THREE ZERO MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM G. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. DOCTOR PACE, DO[G. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]
WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS THIS EVENING, MADAM CHAIR? YES, WE DO HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN, MRS. 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 IN 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 US. THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 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. THE BOARD IS EAGER TO HEAR EACH SPEAKER, BUT WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE SPEAKER'S COMMENTS. EACH SPEAKER WILL RECEIVE FOLLOW UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM THE 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. OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS APRIL GILES FILE, FOLLOWED BY MURIEL RICHBURG. MISS GILES, AS YOU APPROACH, IF YOU'LL KEEP WALKING, YOU'RE GOOD. IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A GREEN LIGHT THAT'S ON AT THE BASE OF THAT MICROPHONE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YOU CAN BEGIN.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING. WHEN PARENTS HAVE TO COME TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE JUST TO BE HEARD ABOUT THE SAFETY, TREATMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN, SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM HAS GONE WRONG. MY NAME IS APRIL GILES, AND I'M THE MOTHER OF JAYLA DAVEY, A STUDENT AT STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE GIRLS BASKETBALL PROGRAM. THIS PAST SUMMER, MY DAUGHTER WAS JUMPED BY A TEAMMATE AND HER SIBLINGS, RESULTING IN A MINOR CONCUSSION FOR MY DAUGHTER. UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE HEAD COACH AT THE FIRST PARENTS MEETING, THE COACH TOLD PARENTS THAT OUR OPINIONS DID NOT MATTER, THAT THE PROGRAM WOULD BE RUN. HOW SHE SAW FIT. PLAYERS HAVE BEEN TALKED DOWN TO, CALLED OUT OF THEIR NAMES AND MADE TO FEEL LESS THAN. PARENTS ARE ALSO TOLD THAT OUR DAUGHTERS SHOULD NOT TRAIN OUTSIDE OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE INTENSE TRAINING AND CONDITIONING. HOWEVER, PRACTICES HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND LAST MINUTE TIME CHANGES.
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THE LEVEL OF TRAINING DESCRIBED IN THE BEGINNING JUST DID NOT OCCUR. AS I'VE ADDRESSED SOME CONCERNS, MY DAUGHTER'S PLAYING TIME DECREASED DURING REGION GAMES WHEN A PLAYER ON THE COURT WAS CLEARLY EXHAUSTED AND NEEDED A BREAK. COACH REFUSED TO PUT MY DAUGHTER JAYLA IN, DESPITE P A CHANGE AND A BREAK. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS AT THE PLAYOFFS.THE COACH FAILED TO TAKE PROPER HEAD COUNT, RESULTING IN THREE PLAYERS ALMOST GETTING LEFT BEHIND, INCLUDING MY DAUGHTER. ALL PARENTS HAVE ASKED FOR IS A SIMPLE MEETING, SO OUR VOICES CAN BE HEARD TOGETHER TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE. DESPITE REACHING OUT TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIPS AND DISTRICT, THAT REQUEST HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED AT THIS POINT. PARENTS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THESE CONCERNS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND THROUGH DISTRICT COMMUNICATION. TODAY, WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE A SAFE, RESPECTFUL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE STUDENTS RESTS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT. SO MY QUESTION TODAY IS SIMPLY IF A COACH IS NOT MENTORING, GUIDING, DEVELOPING OR IMPROVING STUDENT ATHLETES, THEN THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF COACHING IS NOT BEING FULFILLED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM REQUESTING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SAID COACH FROM THE HEAD POSITION. THE HEAD COACH'S POSITION, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE ARE NOT JUST PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER. THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN AND THEY DESERVE BETTER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE DISTRICT REVIEW THESE CONCERNS AND LET PARENTS KNOW WHAT STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE ATHLETES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GILES. OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS DEMARIO RICHBURG, FOLLOWED BY BERNADINE HALL. AND MISS RICHBURG. IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT GREEN LIGHT IS STILL ON. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY POINTS TODAY. FIRST TO FOLLOW UP BEHIND MISS. MISS APRIL IS THAT I WAS A WITNESS TO THOSE STUDENTS ALMOST GETTING LEFT AT BLESSED TRINITY. I HAD TO YELL AT THE BUS DRIVER AND THE COACH AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE'RE LEAVING STUDENTS. WE DID ALSO LEAVE TWO STUDENTS GOING TO BLESSED TRINITY. SO I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SHE SAID AND THE THINGS THAT SHE MENTIONED ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON DURING THE PROGRAM HAS DISCOURAGED THE GIRLS, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IN THE PARENTS MEETING, THE FIRST PARENTS MEETING, WE WERE TOLD THAT, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WHAT WE SAY DOESN'T MATTER AND WE CAN TRANSFER OUR KIDS IF WE WANT TO. I DON'T CARE. SO WE GOT KIDS. WE ALREADY HAD ONE YOUNG LADY MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA. THE PARENTS HAVE DISPERSED THEIR KIDS, SO WE HAVE NO TEAM. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID AND WHAT MICHELLE SAID, I WANT TO REPEAT EVERYTHING SHE SAID. BUT IT DID ALL HAPPEN. I WAS A WITNESS TO THE NAME CALLING AND IT WAS NOT NICE. SO AND THAT WAS DONE BY THE HEAD COACH. SO OUR REVIEW NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND THE REMOVAL OF THAT HEAD COACH IS, IS, IS IS NEEDED. MY OTHER POINT I WANTED TO MENTION WAS THAT WE KNOW THAT FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS PAYS PLAYS A BIG DEAL IN ACADEMICS. SO LET'S TRY AND LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF WE CAN INTRODUCE THAT TO OUR SIXTH GRADERS, BECAUSE THEY WILL STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND AT THOSE BATHROOMS. SO LET'S TAKE A TIME TO LOOK INTO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY WILL HELP THEIR DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MISS RICHBURG. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BERNADINE HALL, FOLLOWED BY MASON JONES. AND MISS HALL. IF YOU AS YOU APPROACH, JUST MAKE SURE THAT GREEN LIGHT IS ON AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE. IT IS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BERNADINE HALL. I'M IN 1964, GRADUATE OF HENRY COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL. I'M A MEMBER OF BAP, WHICH STANDS FOR BUILDING A BETTER BLACKSVILLE, A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONNECTING OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN HENRY COUNTY. TRAINING SCHOOL, A ROSENWALD SCHOOL BUILT IN 1921, HOLDS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MY PARENTS ATTENDED THAT SCHOOL, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON JOYCE DRIVE. THE REGIONAL STRUCTURE IS NO LONGER STANDING. WHILE PART OF THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE ACROSS THE STREET WAS PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE TWO YEARS AGO, THE HISTORY REMAINS VITAL, ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL MOVED TO A NEW BUILDING IN 1955, WHICH WAS STILL HENRY COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL. THERE IS A MUSEUM THAT IS LOCATED IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WHICH
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DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECOGNITION TO THE HENRY COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL LOCATED IN BLACKSVILLE.AS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, I AM COMMITTED TO THE MISSION TO INFORM, IMPROVE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR CRUMP, WHO ASSISTED US IN WRITING A PROPOSAL FOR HISTORICAL SPACE WITHIN THE HENRY COUNTY LEARNING CENTER AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE CURRENT FLOWING SPACE BE CONSIDERED FOR USE AS OUR AS A PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN PRESERVING THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR HISTORY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU REGARDING THE NEXT STEP FOR THE PROPOSAL. OUR CLASSMATE OF MINE, MAYOR CLOUD IN 19. IN 2012, SHE GOT TOGETHER A JOINT REUNION OF CLASSICAL 1939 TO 1967, AND THIS IS A BOOKLET THAT SHE HAS WORKED ON FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND WITH HENRY COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL. SO I HOPE YOU CAN CONSIDER ALLOWING US TO HAVE A SPACE AT THE HENRY COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL, WHICH IS DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MISS HALL, OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MASON JONES. AND MR. JONES, IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT LIGHT IS ON AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE. YES, MA'AM. IT IS.
THANK YOU SIR. WONDERFUL. GREETINGS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TOPIC HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD RECENTLY AND IS NOT CURRENTLY ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. HOWEVER, I RESPECTFULLY WANTED TO BRIEFLY SHARE SOME THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE GATHERED FROM STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS MASON JONES AND I AM ON THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WELL AS MY SCHOOL'S STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. I AM PRESENTING TO SHARE SOME STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REGARDING THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SHARE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ALLOWING SIXTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS WHILE ATTENDING RECENT ATHLETIC EVENTS AND SPEAKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, I GATHERED INFORMAL FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS. MANY EXPRESSED THAT ALLOWING SIXTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS COULD INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THEIR SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT. EARLY PARTICIPATION COULD INCREASE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS, HELP BUILD SCHOOL PRIDE, AND A STRONGER COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
SOME FAMILIES SHARED THAT ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES CAN INFLUENCE WHERE STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL. PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS HELPED DEVELOP TEAMWORK, RESPONSIBILITY, AND LEADERSHIP AT A YOUNG AGE. IN CLOSING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AS YOU REVIEW THE PROPOSAL. AS A STUDENT WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY, I WANT TO RESPECTFULLY SHARE THESE PERSPECTIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JONES. DOCTOR PACE.
DOCTOR PACE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THIS EVENING. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PARLIAMENTARIAN. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
[H. BUSINESS ITEMS (Consent items determined at Study Session)]
AND SOMEONE FROM THE TEAM WILL BE BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO H. OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THE STUDY SESSION THIS AFTERNOON THAT ITEMS H ONE THROUGH SIX WOULD BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE STUDY SESSION AND MISS THAT CONVERSATION, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GO BACK AND HEAR THE DISCUSSION AROUND EACH OF THESE ITEMS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS H ONE THROUGH THAT MEANS SEVEN I'M SORRY, IT'S H ONE THROUGH SIX, INCLUDING MR. MCKENZIE MCDANIEL IS THE DELEGATE FOR THE GSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND SOPHIE POPE IS THE ALTERNATE. MADAM CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX WITH THE LISTED DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE AS NAMED. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUTT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THREE ZERO. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE ITEM H SEVEN PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. DOCTOR NIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THREE ZERO PERSONNEL IS APPROVED. WE[I. BOARD-SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS]
WILL NOW MOVE TO I, OUR BOARD SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS. DOCTOR NUTT, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF THIS EVENING? SURE. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE A CLASSMATE SITTING OUTSIDE AND[00:40:06]
SITTING ON THE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. APRIL, THIS. THESE ARE IN NO ORDER, SO I APOLOGIZE.APRIL. THE SECOND IS THE FOUR H POSSIBILITIES AT THE FOUR H BUILDING FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M.
THE FOUR H AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THIS TIME AND THE PASTA IS VERY GOOD, SO PLEASE GO IF YOU CAN. IF YOU HAVE A A CHANCE. READ ACROSS AMERICA WAS THIS PAST WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND LOCUST GROVE ELEMENTARY AND LUELLA ELEMENTARY AND HAD THE BEST TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND INVITE ME AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE READ ACROSS AMERICA. IT WAS GREAT. THE ESC PARENT WORKSHOP WAS HELD SATURDAY AT MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. AND THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYONE AND I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE HOW OUR EMPLOYEES GO OUT AND THEY GO AT NIGHT ON THE WEEKENDS, ANYTIME THERE'S PARENTS, ANYTIME THEY CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO I APPRECIATE OUR EMPLOYEES TAKING THEIR TIME TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU. OUR JOB FAIR WAS ALSO SATURDAY. THEY HAD OVER 300 APPLICANTS, AND WHEN WE GOT THERE AT DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WERE OUT THE DOOR. SO THAT WAS AMAZING AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THAT. LOCUST GROVE HAS THE MISS TEEN GEORGIA VICTORIA MOBLEY. SHE IS ALSO HEAD OF THE PBIS TEAM THERE AT LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT MISS VICTORIA. SHE'S NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT SHE'S VERY, VERY SMART. THE SPAGHETTI WITH STREET PAUL'S HERE IN LUCAS GROVE IS MARCH 21ST. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AT LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEEN.
THIS IS THEIR SERVICE PROJECT. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT STREET PAWS SPAGHETTI, THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON THE 21ST HAMPTON HIGH IS HOSTING FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SENIOR PROM. AND I WILL BE ATTENDING. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A SENIOR. AND IT WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AT HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:00. THE THEME IS UNDER THE STARS. SO Y'ALL NEED TO COME OUT, GET FUNKY AND GET DOWN WITH ME. Y'ALL CAN DO IT. I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF JUDGING THE MCDONOUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERACY DOOR CONTEST, AND THEY WERE ALL THE STUDENTS THERE. HAD TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THEIR BOOKS THAT THEY READ AND THAT WAS AMAZING. SO THEY THEY ARE LEARNING AND THEY REALLY ENJOY THEIR BOOKS. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR MARIAH TAYLOR AND HER BIOLOGY TEACHER, DOCTOR EVANS, AS WELL AS LOCUST GROVE SENIOR CADEN KINNICK AND AP CALCULUS TEACHER HOLLY DAVIS. THEY WERE BOTH RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS STUDENT TEACHER. STAR RECOGNITION. AND THAT IS A VERY, VERY HONOR, BIG HONOR. AND WE'RE ALSO PLEASED THAT LOCUST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR JESSICA THOMPSON WAS NAMED HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS 2026 SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT AN HONOR. THERE'S GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN HENRY COUNTY, SO COME BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR. NIGHT, MISTER MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME FIRST, I WANT TO HONOR THE PRESENCE OF FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN OF MCDONOUGH FOR 36 YEARS, MR. RUFUS STUART, WHO'S WITH US TODAY. I WANT TO HONOR HIS PRESENCE. AND IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, JUST GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR. FOR 36 YEARS ON THE MCDONOUGH CITY COUNCIL, SIR, I WANT TO SAY THAT THE SC PARENT WORKSHOP, I WENT THERE AS WELL AND IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS COME TOGETHER FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE VENDOR SPACE THERE. AND THANK YOU TO MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING THE EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO LUELLA HIGH
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SCHOOL'S QUARTERBACK, AIDEN RUCKER FOR BEING THE STUDENT OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR PETE MULVANEY OF OLA HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING THE 2026 POSITIVE MALE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, MR. BO EDWARDS FOR BEING THE REGION TWO FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, AND MISS AMBER WHITE FOR BEING THE REGION THREE FIVE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR. AND ALSO, LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT ON TOMORROW WILL BE OUR FIRST COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, EAGLES HIGH SCHOOL AT 5:30 P.M. SO PLEASE, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COME OUT, SEE THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN HENRY COUNTY. LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD LIKE THEY WERE SO MANY, NUMEROUS OF TIMES. AS WE ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS DISTRICT FORWARD. BUT IT TAKES YOUR INPUT AND YOUR VOICE TO HELP GET US THERE. SO TOMORROW, EAGLE'S LANDING WILL BE 530, I'M PRETTY SURE. AS YOU CONTINUE, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE. YOU'LL SEE ALL THE ONES THAT COME AFTER THAT. OUR LAST COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WILL BE MARCH 26TH AT WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, SO PLEASE FIND A WAY TO COME TO ONE OF THOSE EVENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT.THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOICE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. DOCTOR PACE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOLS THAT WERE HONORED LAST WEEK WHEN STATE SUPERINTENDENT WOODS CAME TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOLS IN THE AREAS OF LITERACY, MATH AND WRITING WITH THE JOHN HANCOCK AWARD, 26 OF OUR SCHOOLS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR GROWTH, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THAT ACHIEVEMENT. SECONDLY, I'LL JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT MR. MCDANIEL SAID. CLUSTER CONVERSATIONS. COMMUNITY CLUSTER CONVERSATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE FROM MARCH 10TH THROUGH MARCH 2026, ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO PLEASE COME OUT. JOIN US IF YOU KNOW OUR CORE BELIEF, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS, SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US AT ALL OF OUR CLUSTER MEETINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DURING THAT TIME. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO JUST RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR ESC OFFICE FOR THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITY EVENT THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS OUR HUMAN RESOURCES WITH THE HIRING FAIR, AND WE HAVE SO MANY ACTIVITIES OCCURRING THIS WEEKEND, BUT I WANT TO DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE AND SHOUT OUT THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR WORK. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO. WE'RE DOING THE FIRST OF WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE MANY THIS MARCH 13TH ON FRIDAY. THIS MARCH 13TH IS AN ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY, AND IT WILL BE OUR EIGHTH DAY OF SERVICE, OUR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS DAY OF SERVICE, WHERE WE ARE ASKING OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COME OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE HAVE A WE HAVE IT UP ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. OUR SCHOOLS ARE INVOLVED, OUR ORGANIZATIONS. SO I'M ASKING ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY TO COME OUT, GET INVOLVED, GIVE BACK, LET'S CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. MISS DOCTOR NUT MENTIONED THE HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR DANCE AND THAT'S PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE.
I WILL BE PULLING MY HORN OUT TO PLAY WITH THE WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE THIS FRIDAY FOR AS A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO I'M ASKING EVERYONE TO GET INVOLVED, TO BE A PART OF WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS, CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY FOR THIS HCS DAY OF SERVICE THIS MARCH 13TH AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS A LONG TIME AWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF LEARNING TO DO. HOWEVER, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A RESTFUL SPRING BREAK APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, BUT WE HAVE MANY INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT, BUT NOT TOO SOON. LET'S KEEP LEARNING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AROUND THE DISTRICT.
ALSO, I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN SCHOOLS AND READING WITH KIDS.
THANK YOU TO WALNUT CREEK AND EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY FOR WELCOMING ME LAST WEEK. IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO TO GET TO READ WITH STUDENTS, AND I LOVE THEIR EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM AROUND READING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THREE STUDENT TEACHER PAIRS RECOGNIZED DURING THE CHAMBER'S STAR AWARDS FROM MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL. OUR NICOLA MILLER AND HER BIOLOGY TEACHER, CANDICE DICKEY HAMMONDS FROM WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL, DANIEL TRAN AND HIS HONORS PRE-CALCULUS AND AP COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER, DOCTOR TWIT MIPHAM. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OWEN SCHROCK FROM UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL AND HIS ARCHITECTURE TEACHER, MISS AMANDA MCCLURE, WHO WERE THE COUNTY WIDE WINNERS OF THE CHAMBER'S 2026 STAR AWARD. AND OWEN IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL COMPETITION IN APRIL. NOW, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE PRINCIPALS OF EIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED
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THE JOHN HANCOCK AWARD BANNERS AND 20 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED LITERACY AND MATH BANNERS. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO STATE SUPERINTENDENT RICHARD WOODS, WHO CAME TO PRESENT THOSE BANNERS DURING A RECENT CEREMONY AT OUR LEARNING AND SUPPORT CENTER. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND UNION GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL'S PRODUCTION OF ALADDIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. I'M ALWAYS SO BLOWN AWAY BY OUR PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND FINE ARTS, AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THOSE HAPPEN. AND THEN SATURDAY WAS THE REGIONAL NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION, AND IT WAS SO FUN TO WITNESS THESE STUDENTS GET SO EXCITED ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STUDENTS MOVE ON TO A STATE QUALIFIERS, AND IT WAS SHARED ON SATURDAY THAT HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS SENDS A HUGE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS FROM THE STATE LEVEL TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITION, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AS OUR STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH THAT COMPETITION. SO WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, I WILL NOW ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 7:51 P.M. AND HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT. THE CHAIR HAS ADJOURNED THE MEETING. ATTENDEES MAY BEGIN TO EXIT THE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.