[E. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
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FROM HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LUKE TROUTMAN, AND GLORIA MARIN, BY PRINCIPAL MICHELLE WILLIAMS. 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1.
FROM HICKORY FLAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAN DOE AND KATIE CHONG.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY ART TEACHER LAURA OWEN.
FROM LOCUST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KYLAND, OTERO, AND PEYTON.
FROM LUELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, STEVEN ZAMORE AND ALEXANDER HUTTON.
THEY'RE AC COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL.
TWILA BARKLEY, AN ART TEACHER.
FROM MOUNT CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LENA AIKENS AND TRAIA EVANS.
THEY'RE A COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL.
ALLISON TON FOLES, AN ART TEACHER.
FROM NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PAISLEY, TREADWELL AND PIPER ROBINSON.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL BRIDGET JORDAN AND THEIR ART TEACHER.
FROM OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RAIN NORWOOD AND NATHANIEL STEVENS.
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SEE YOUR HANDS.FROM OLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CARTER THAIS AND LIA DEVILLA.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL.
AND ART TEACHER NATHAN WATERHOUSE.
FROM PATE'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KIRSTEN SMITH AND JACKSON SAMUELS.
SO WHY ARE YOU A, B, C-B-E-F-G? THEY'RE A COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL JENNIFER MCCREARY AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AVIA COLEMAN.
FROM PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JULIANA MINEFIELD AND ADERA, A LION.
HOW ARE YOU? I THINK I KNOW OUR COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL ANDY PIKE AND THEIR ART TEACHER.
FROM RED OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TORI PRITT AND MADELINE CARLISLE.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL JERMAINE OSMO AND ART TEACHER.
DR. HERMAN, WHAT DID YOU INSPIRE AGAIN? 3, 2, 1 FROM ROCK SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AZALEA IVERS AND PIPER VAN PELT.
ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL JULIE MOSLEY, AN ART TEACHER, NADIA BOBO.
FROM ROCKY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RAYON JONES AND PENELOPE MONTGOMERY FROM SMITH BARNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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ARMANI OROZCO AND SEBASTIAN BOLANOS VEGA WE'RE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR PRINCIPAL.ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NIKKI LEE, AN ART TEACHER.
FROM STOCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JOSEPH REED AND ANTONIA BOLANOS BEGA.
THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY ART TEACHER JADAM.
ONE FROM TIMBER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HARPER BUCKLEY AND YVETTE CASTANOS BY PRINCIPAL HOLLY WILLIAMS. 3, 2, 1.
FROM TESSA HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LEAH PIERRE LOUIS AND KANI WILLIAMS. THEY'RE AC COMPANY BY ART TEACHER LESLIE JOHNS.
FROM UNITY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WILLIAM THOMPSON AND KIRA BROWN.
FROM WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HERE ACCOMPANIED BY TEACHER JESSICA HILL.
FROM WESLEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALIA FACTOR AND KAIAH SLOCUM.
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HERE AT COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL JAMILA MARTIN AND THEIR ART TEACHER.AND FROM WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KAYA MARSHALL AND PENELOPE MILES COMPANY BY PRINCIPAL MAKEISHA WILLIAMS AND THEIR ART TEACHER.
DR. PACE, THIS CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, I WAS GONNA SAY THIS.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA MOST DRINKS ON
CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THAT BACK HOME.
BUT YOU'D BE SURPRISED ABOUT HOW FEW PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO US PUTTING HAND SANITIZERS.
IT IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO CELEBRATE THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND OUR ARTISTS THIS EVENING.
[F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - August 10, 2026]
IN OUR AGENDA TO F THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 10TH, 2026 OFF A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST, 2026.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
FIVE ZERO MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DR. PACE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS TONIGHT? MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS TONIGHT.
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 6:00 PM TO 6:55 PM IN THE LOBBY.
AND FOR THOSE VIEWING AT HOME, PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT PUBLIC COMMENTS AT HENRY DOT K12 GA US.
[H. BUSINESS ITEMS]
NOW MOVE TO H OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED AT OUR STUDY SESSION THIS AFTERNOON THAT ITEMS H ONE THROUGH SIX WOULD BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.IF YOU MISSED OUR STUDY SESSION, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GO BACK AND HEAR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS RICH DISCUSSION AROUND THESE, UM, THESE ITEMS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS H ONE THROUGH SIX.
AGENDA ITEMS H ONE THROUGH SIX.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE TO APPROVE ITEM H SEVEN PERSONNEL AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MADAM CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPROVE ITEM EIGHT SEVEN PERSONNEL AS STATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
FIVE ZERO PERSONNEL IS APPROVED.
[I. BOARD-SUPERINTENDENT CLOSING REMARKS]
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FOR THE EVENING.UM, MSS EDWARDS, DO YOU WANNA START US OFF TONIGHT? AND GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, JOINING US THIS EVENING.
I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT THE, UM, EVENTS IN DISTRICT TWO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
FIRST YEAR BAND DIRECTOR WHO DID A PHENOMENAL JOB CONDUCTING THE EIGHTH GRADE CONCERT BAND AT THE STATE OF SCHOOLS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PS CREEK ELEMENTARY FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BETA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION.
RED OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOSTED A COMMUNITY 5K ON AUGUST 29TH AND CELEBRATED GRANDPARENTS' DAY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH IN HONOR OF NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY.
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE THE VITAL PRO, THE VITAL ROLE.
CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PLAYS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND OVERALL SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.
PROMOTING HEALTHY ATTENDANCE HABITS IS A WAY OF TO KEEP YOUR STUDENTS ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED.
STOCKBRIDGE UH, STOCKBRIDGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AWARDED $500 GRANTS TO FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING THE STOCKBRIDGE COMMUNITY, RED OAK ELEMENTARY, STOCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY, SMITH BARNES AND DUTCHTOWN AND PATE'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL LEADERS WERE EXCITED TO USE THESE FUNDS TO SUPPORT LITERACY EFFORTS AND EXPAND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.
AND I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS MY THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. EDWARDS.
UM, MS. CARTER, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME, UM, EXCITING THINGS GOING ON IN DISTRICT THREE.
UM, SEPTEMBER IS CONSIDERED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH, AND THE THEME FOR 2026 IS AMERICANS STAND READY, UM, SUPPORTING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING EMERGENCIES, BUT ALL THE TIME WE SUPPORT OUR, UM, FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALSO JUST BEING PREPARED AS A FAMILY AND AS A COMMUNITY.
ALSO, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH.
SO JUST BEING KIND TO SOMEONE, HAVING AN EXTRA FRIEND, GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR SOMEONE.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW, HONESTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY EXTRA, UM, IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ENCOURAGE OR BE NICE TO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OLA HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR CORE LYNN DURHAM.
SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ALLSTATE THEATER OUT OF A HUNDRED, UM, AUDITIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
SHE WAS CHOSEN TO PERFORM AMONGST GEORGIA'S BEST HIGH SCHOOL, UM, MONDS AT THIS YEAR'S OPENING NUMBER AT SCON.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL STUDENT SORAY DEBO AND DI DIOR CUNNINGHAM FOR BEING ACCEPTED INTO THE GEORGIA LAW ACADEMY.
HELD AT THE STATE BOARD OF GEORGIA STATE BAR OF GEORGIA, ONLY 30 STUDENTS WERE SELECTED ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND ONLY THREE FROM HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS.
OVER 20 MCDONOUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY NETWORK HONOR SOCIETY.
THESE SCHOLARS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED BEFORE PERFORMING AMONG THE TOP 20% OF NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS NATIONWIDE IN CUR ENROLLED IN NEON COURSES DURING THE SPRING 2026 SEMESTER.
WE'RE EXCITED TO LAUNCH OUR INAUGURAL PRINCIPLE FOR A DAY PROGRAM THIS NOVEMBER TO GIVE LOCAL BUSINESSES, CIVIC AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS A CHANCE TO STEP INTO THE ROLE OF BEING A PRINCIPAL AND BUILDING IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 5TH.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SAY HOW SAD WE ARE TO LOSE MS. CLAY.
SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND JUST FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THESE THAT YOU HAVE GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US THIS YEAR AND A HALF FOR ME, FOR THE FRIENDSHIP.
YOU ARE JUST AMAZING AT YOUR JOB.
SO JUST KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
BUT JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS AND HOW YOU KEPT US IN ORDER
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHO YOU ARE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. CARTER.
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION MONTH, ALONG WITH LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT MONTH.
UM, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO PARTICIPATE AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE UNITY
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GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.THEY CELEBRATE 7% INCREASE IN THEIR FIFTH GRADE MATH GMAS AND 4% IN THEIR FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE.
UH, UNITY GROVE ALSO HOSTED CURRICULUM NIGHT AND THEY HAD THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE EVER.
FAMILIES RECEIVED A PASSPORT AT THE DOOR AS THEY TRAVELED THROUGH THE SCHOOL TO LEARN ELA AND MATH GAMES FROM OUR TEACHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO PAINTED A COMMUNITY ROCK VISITED SPECIALS, TEACHERS SPECIALS AND TEACHERS SIGNED UP TO VOLUNTEER WITH PTO AND VISITED THE MEDIA CENTER TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RESOURCES AND MORE CONGRATULATIONS TO HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESSENCE BENTON AND WILLOW HARRIS.
THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE ALLSTATE THEATER WHERE THEY WILL PERFORM ALONGSIDE GEORGIA'S TOP THEATER STU STUDENTS IN THE GEORGIA THESPIAN CONVENTION.
UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO HAMPTON ELEMENTARY FOR RECEIVING THE NATIONAL BETA CLUB SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION BANNER.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL'S MARCHING BAND EXPEDITION EXHIBIT, UH, ON SUNDAY, NO, SAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH AT 11 O'CLOCK.
THIS WILL BE HELD AT WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM.
UM, ALSO WE HAVE LOCUST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE PAULS 5K RUN, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH AT LOCUST GROVE, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ALL PROCEEDS WOULD GO TO STREET PAWS.
UH, IT'S A SHELTER THERE IN LOCUST GROVE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CONGRATULATIONS TO MY WARHAWKS FOR THEIR WIN FRIDAY NIGHT, 20 TO 18.
SO THIS IS ONLY THE START OF A GREAT BEGINNING.
SO WE WILL, UM, UH, WE WILL SEE YOU FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TELL MS. CLAY, I IT IS BEEN A PLEASURE.
WHO AM I GONNA GIVE SNICKER BARS TO NOW? I BET WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS WE DO.
AND THAT BRING SNICKER BARS AND HALLOWEEN, UH, JACKO LEONARD'S, EVEN IF IT WAS JUNE, YOU KNOW, THE SNICKER BARS WERE GOOD, BUT THE PUMPKIN, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, BUT YOU WILL DEARLY BE MISSED.
UH, MR. MCDANIEL, YOU WANT ME TO COME BEHIND THAT
SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING, UM, ON A EVERYDAY BASIS, CONGRAT, THIS IS OAKLAND ELEMENTARY'S, JUNIOR BETA CLUB WHO RECEIVED THE NATIONAL BETA CLUB SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION RECOGNITION, GRADUATES OF EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL'S GIRL FOOTBALL FLAG TEAM AS THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED GRADUATIONS THE TOWN HIGH SCHOOL'S 11TH GRADER, LOLA STANLEY, WHO WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE SUPERINTENDENT STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS ADDRESS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND TO THE SOUND OF DUTCHTOWN SOD BAND WHO PERFORMED AS WELL.
AND IF YOU WERE THERE, THEY SURE DID ROCK THE HOUSE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SOUND OF DUTCHTOWN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. HARVEY, UH, AND MS. MARTIN WILL TRAVEL TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LABOR DAY CLASSIC BATTLE OF THE BANDS.
AND WE'LL COMPETE AGAINST 15 OTHER HIGH SCHOOL, UH, BANDS ON THAT DAY.
SO LET'S GO SOD AND LET'S BRING IT BACK HOME.
UH, TOMORROW WE'LL CELEBRATE THE TOPPING UH, CEREMONY AT THE HENRY COUNTY STEM HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, THE OPENING OF THIS, THIS STATE OF THE ART STEM SPECIALTY SCHOOL IN AUGUST, UH, WILL BE A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL STRATEGIC PLAN UNDERTAKEN BY OUR BOARD AND DISTRICT.
AND SO I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR CURRENT EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE SCHOOL'S INAUGURAL CLASS.
AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MCDONNA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER, UH, JAYDEN BROWN ON HIS COMMITMENT TO MISSISSIPPI GOLF COAST.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, UH, IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY GOLF, THINK YOU CAN PLAY GOLF AND JUST HIT THE BALL OFF THE TEE.
UH, THEN PLEASE JOIN THE LIKES OF, OF MAJOR JEFF MADDOX AND THOSE THAT WILL GO OUT AND PLAY GOLF AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, UH, FOR DRIVE FOR BRIGHT FUTURES, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE HENRY COUNTY UH, SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.
UH, AND THE SHOTGUN STARTS AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
UM, AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, TO MISS SHANEIKA CLAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WAVE
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AND SUPPORT AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HENRY COUNTY.UH, SINCE I JOINED THE BOARD, MY LORD, UH, WE'VE SHARED MOMENTS OF JOY CHALLENGE.
AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU'D EVEN SAY, NOW, MR. MCDANIEL, REALLY, UM, BUT THROUGH IT ALL, ONE THING TO REMAIN CONSTANT.
AND THAT IS YOUR DIS UH, SHARED DESIRE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILIES OF HENRY COUNTY.
UH, SO AS THIS CHAPTER CLOSES AND AS ANOTHER ONE BEGINS, UH, I HOPE YOU LEAVE KNOWING THAT YOUR IMPACT HERE IN HENRY COUNTY WILL BE LONG LASTING.
AND WHOEVER COMES BEHIND YOU GOT SOME BIG SHOES TO FEEL.
UM, YOUR LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND FINANCIAL IMPRINT WILL BE FILLED FOR YEARS TO COME.
SO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS YOU MOVE ON TO GREATER HEIGHTS, BUT PLEASE KNOW, HENRY COUNTY ALWAYS WILL WELCOME YOU ON BACK.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD KEEP YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. NO, PUT DON'T COUNT,
I'M PRETTY SURE THE FOUNDATION COULD MAKE PUTT PUTT COUNT.
UH,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FROM WHEN THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON PERSONNEL.
THIS IS FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN, IN WELCOMING, UH, KATHY GODWIN, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, MICHAEL HIGGINS, DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS.
JESSICA STORMER, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICE OFFICER.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN YOUR NEW ROLES IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS.
AND I WOULDN'T BE REMISS, UH, TO SAY THAT, UH, WE ARE, WE WERE BLESSED WITH ONE OF THE VERY BEST, UH, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS IN MISS SHANEIKA CLAY.
AND I WANNA THANK MRS. CLAY FOR HER TIME, TALENTS, DEDICATION, BRILLIANCE, HER SERVICE, UH, HERE IN HENRY COUNTY, I BELIEVE FOR OVER THE PAST, WHAT ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
UH, SHE BRINGS A, A BRILLIANCE TO THE WORK THAT IS JUST FUN TO WATCH AND FUN TO EXPERIENCE.
AND I, I, I PRAY THE VERY BEST FOR HER, HER FAMILY AS YOU MOVE ON TO YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR.
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE AN EMPLOYEE OF HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMILY.
AND THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT FAMILY TO US HERE IN HENRY COUNTY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'LL DO.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, MY CLOSING REMARKS AND I TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
UM, AND I WANNA BEGIN BY WISHING EVERYONE A FELISE MA OR HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT THIS ON HERE, I KNEW THAT, THAT THAT WAS AN OPTION, BUT
DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOLS ALGEBRA ONE TEACHERS RECEIVED RECOGNITION ON THE 2020 5 26 END, OF COURSE FOR 68.4% OF THEIR STUDENTS HAVING THE HIGHEST GROWTH.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS AND THOSE ALGEBRA ONE TEACHERS AND FLIPPING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS OFF TO A FABULOUS START THIS YEAR.
THEY COUNTED 462 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS DURING THEIR OPEN HOUSE AND MANY OF THOSE WALKED THEIR STUDENTS TO CLASS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO FLIPPING AND THANK YOU FAMILIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO STARBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ALFREDO GONZALEZ VIRA, WHO DID GREAT ON HIS AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TEST.
HE OBTAINED THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEAL OF BILITERACY IN SPANISH RETROACTIVELY, AND WITH AN AP WORLD LANGUAGE EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER SCORE OF FOUR AND A CONFIRMED 3.0 OR ABOVE AN ELA OVERALL.
SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ALFREDO.
UM, IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN EASTLAKE ELEMENTARY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH FOR THEIR ANNUAL FIRST RESPONDERS CELEBRATION,
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I HATE THAT YOU MISSED THAT, BUT IT IS TRULY SO HEARTWARMING TO SEE SO MANY OF OUR INCREDIBLE FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE STUDENTS AT EAST LAKE COME TOGETHER AND JUST BE CHEERED ON AND CELEBRATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SCHOOL.BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS, THEY PARADE THROUGH THE HALLWAYS WHILE THE STUDENTS WAVE AMERICAN FLAGS AND CHEER THEM ON.
AND I VENTURE TO SAY THERE'S NOT A DRY EYE IN THE BUILDING.
IT IS TRULY SO HEARTWARMING AND I WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT.
AND I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO JUST THANK, UM, MS. SHEIKA CLAY FOR HER INCREDIBLE OUTSTANDING WORK HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS.
UM, SHEIKA, YOU HAVE GROWN TO BE MORE THAN JUST A COWORKER AND COLLEAGUE.
YOU HAVE GROWN TO BE SUCH A TREASURED FRIEND OF MINE ALSO.
BUT SHEIKA DIDN'T WORK IN EDUCATION BEFORE THIS AND YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT BECAUSE HER WISDOM IS BEYOND ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN.
AND YOU ARE SO FINANCIALLY CONSERVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE AND CREATIVE IN THE WAYS THAT WE COULD BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST STEWARDS OF OUR LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND I COULD NOT BE MORE THANKFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE HERE IN HENRY COUNTY.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU ALL OF THESE YEARS AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER THAT YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED SITTING THERE EVERY MONTH.
UM, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE BETTER FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR YOUR NEXT STEPS AND SEEING IS THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD.
I WILL NOW ADJOURN OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING AT 7:52 PM AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT.