Roane County Schools

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1. This meeting can be joined remotely. The public can join by calling 1-304-553-7794 and entering the conference ID 252 948 425 or by joining on Microsoft Teams using this link.
2. Presentations
   1. Positively Charged
      • Academic Events Winners
      Teacher Terry Kendall sends gratitude from SES for the new rock wall built in the gym. This was their athletic facility request and they now have another tool to use towards physical fitness. Also, Math Field Day, Young Writers Contest, and Social Studies Fair winners were recognized for their achievements at this years events. Congratulations to all our winners.
   2. Public Participation
3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
   1. Update on Mitigation Strategies for Communicable DiseasesMotion by Daris Harper and seconded by Eileen Richardson to revise the mitigation strategy guidelines adopted on October 21, 2021 by removing item #2. Motion failed. Gregory Boggs, Jeffrey Mace, James Minney opposed.(6:56 pm)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Eileen Richardson to revise the mitigation strategy guidelines adopted on October 21, 2021 by changing the threshold in item #2 from 5% to 10%, removing quarantines, and adding staff to the school population. Motion carried. Gregory Boggs opposed.(7:04 pm)
   2. Legislative Update (Day 44 of 60)
      • Update
   3. Planning for 2022-23: Strategies for Moving Forward
      • Presentation
   4. Programs of Study for 2022-23
      • PK - 8
      • 9 - 12
      Motion by James Minney and seconded by Gregory Boggs to approve. Motion carried. (8:10 pm)
4. Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve the following consent agenda as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (8:43 pm)
   1. Approval of minutes of Regular Board Meeting on February 10, 2022
   2. Financial
      1. Transfers/supplements to the budget
      2. Payments of bills as submitted; pre-approval to release checks not to exceed $20,000 prior to the next board meeting
      3. Financial Reports
         • Financial report
   3. Policies
      1. First Reading
         1. Policy 020 - Meetings (revision)
         2. Policy 511 - Employment of Substitutes (revision)
   4. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
      1. Lowest bidders for mowing in 2022 as attached
         • Lowest Bids
   5. Field Trips
      1. Walton Elementary / Middle School to Columbus, OH, for COSI visit (May 25, 2022)
   6. Volunteers
   7. Student Transfers
5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Gregory Boggs to approve the following personnel items as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (9:07 pm)
   1. Resignation(s)
      1. Hill, Laurie - Teacher / 2nd Grade (Spencer Elementary School), effective February 21, 2022
   2. Retirement(s)
      1. Jarvis, Robin - Teacher / 4th Grade (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective June 30, 2022
   3. New Employment(s)
      1. _______________________ - Coach, Baseball (Spencer Middle School), effective February 25, 2022
      2. Kinder, Olivia - Substitute aide (RCS - Substitutes), effective February 25, 2022
      3. Workman, Laura - Substitute aide (RCS - Substitutes), effective February 25, 2022
      4. Pritt, Courtney - Substitute aide (RCS - Substitutes), effective February 25, 2022
      5. Sampson, Andrea - Substitute aide (RCS - Substitutes), effective February 25, 2022Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to to go into closed session to discuss the SES Principal position below, as per WV Code 6-9A-4(b)(2)(A). Motion carried. (8:47 pm)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to return to open session. Motion carried. No action was taken in closed session. (9:07 pm)
      6. _______________________ - Principal (Spencer Elementary School), effective March 1, 2022
   4. Transfer(s)
      1. Saunders, Alexis - Teacher / Math (Spencer Middle School) to Teacher / 2nd Grade (Spencer Elementary School), effective July 1, 2022
   5. Leave of Absence(s)
      1. Allen, Cindy - Custodian III (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective (none) to (none)Due to a programming error, this item did not display correctly. The effective date for this item is from March 1, 2022 thru April 5, 2022
   6. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Miller, Allison - Teacher Support Coordinator (Spencer Elementary School), effective February 25, 2022
      2. Gaughan, Kevin - Assistant Coach, Softball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective February 25, 2022
6. Reports of Committees
   1. Roane Jackson Technical Center Administrative Council (2/17/2022)We still do not have an LPN instructor, but we may have one next week when we have a special meeting. We discussed Senate Bill 651 and its impact on multi-county vocational centers. And finally, we received an update on the water plant project. What was initially estimated to cost under $200k, it has not been estimated to cost $700k. They will now go back to the SBA with a request for this updated cost.
7. Superintendent's RemarksConstruction updates: Under the ESSERF plan, addressing HVAC at RCHS, we replaced the cooling tower, but the units also need to be replaced. A cost estimate from Thrasher is $5.4 million. Since it is ESSERF funded, we can wait a couple of years, but not much longer. For the new SMS, Thrasher should have construction documents finished and sent to the SBA next week, to get bids out by the end of the month. Met with First Energy this week to discuss the power solution on campus. They have a plan sketched out to divide service between RCHS, SMS, and the athletic complex. There should be 3 different runs, using the new access roads to get them finished. There is no cost estimate given, yet. Offices at GEMS and WEMS are moving along, putting in finishes for electrical and networking and will finish up with furniture deliveries next week or the following week. The drainage project at GEMS has progressed. The design is better now, but we still have other concerns to address. For the Safe School entrances at SMS, the ramp/walkway is being addressed. They are still waiting on materials like windows for the entrance so they can complete this project. We hope to get started on patching the roof next week, while waiting until some time in June to address the auditorium roof. We are on pace to finish almost everything by June, which is when we can start paving at RCHS.
8. Adjournment
   1. Adjourn until the next regular meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6:00 pm at Roane County High SchoolMotion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (9:18 pm)