Roane County Schools

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1. This meeting could be joined remotely. The public could join by calling 1-304-553-7794 and entering the provided conference ID or by joining on Microsoft Teams using the provided link.
2. Presentations
   1. Positively ChargedSES Principal, Mr. Staats, and first grade teachers introduced some of his first grade students who shared a song with us about Johnny Appleseed
   2. Meet & Greet with Spencer Elementary School CommunityA 30-minute recess was taken for the meet and greet
   3. Public ParticipationCynthia Brown, Walton teacher, expressed concerns for supply needs for her students
3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
   1. Approval of Contract with Clerk-of-the-Works for the New Spencer Middle School Project
      • Contract
      Motion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (6:58 pm)
   2. Review of Balanced Scorecards and School Identifications, including Next Steps for Spencer Elementary School
      • Data
      • MOU for CSI Schools
   3. Update on Student Enrollment and Staffing
      • Enrollment Update
      Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (7:27 pm)
      1. Create Interventionist (50%), Spencer Middle School [0.5 position, Title I funded]
   4. Revised Policies and Administrative Guidelines Related to Alternative Methods to Earn High School Credit
   5. Consideration of Potential Impact on Funding Related to Property Tax Modernization Amendment
   6. Consideration of Possible Increase in County Shares for Roane Jackson Technical Center
4. Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Eileen Richardson and seconded by Daris Harper to approve the following consent agenda as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (8:19 pm)
   1. Approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on September 8, 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
         • Check run
         • Financial report
   3. Policies
   4. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
      1. Dr. James Ball for Autism Consulting Services
         • Contract
      2. MOU with Westbrook Health Services, Inc
         • MOU
      3. MOU with WV Higher Education Policy Commission for GEAR UP (Year 2)
         • MOU
   5. Field Trips
      1. RCHS FFA to Cedar Lakes in Ripley, WV for State FFA Leadership Conference on 9/29/22-9/30/22
      2. RCHS FFA to Morgantown, WV for State DE's on 9/21/22 - 9/22/22
   6. Volunteer(s)
      1. Spencer Elementary School
         1. Paula Workman, Elizabeth Ann Nicholson, Judy Saunders, Taylor Loving, Hunter Loving, Katie O'Brien, Milly O'Brien, Austin O'Brien, Bonnie Hutchins, Meghan Caldwell, Crystal L Marcum, Sierra Crihfield, Serenity Starcher, Jessica Cooper, Brandy Smith Stover, Kelsey Hall, Charlie Turner, Lisa Simmons and Kimberly Moore
   7. Student Transfers
5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action) Motion carried. (8:47 pm) Motion carried. (8:24 pm) Motion carried. (8:46 pm)
   1. Resignation(s)
      1. Ashley, Timothy - Coach, Boys Basketball (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective September 22, 2022
      2. Ashley, Timothy - Coach, Girls Basketball (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective September 22, 2022
      3. Howard, Philip - Bus Operator (Bus #43) (RCS - Operations), effective September 30, 2022
   2. Retirement(s)
      1. Taylor, Marilyn - Teacher / Title I (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective September 30, 2022
   3. New Employment(s)
      1. Norman, Darlene - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective September 23, 2022
      2. Holt, Allison - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective September 23, 2022
   4. Transfer(s)
      1. Hardman, Ann - Professional Accountant / Benefits Coordinator (RCS - Central Office) to Treasurer / Chief School Business Official (RCS - Central Office), effective September 26, 2022
      2. Boggs, Rebecca - Teacher / 5th Grade (Geary Elementary / Middle School) to Teacher / Title I (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
   5. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Boggs, Sati - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      2. Huffman, Orland - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      3. Collins, Norma - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      4. Hall, Rachael - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      5. Umstead, Wendy - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      6. Smith, Daphne - Robotics Sponsor (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective September 23, 2022
      7. White, Nathanial - Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022Under the motion for the Personnel Consent Agenda, approval of this item was voted on separately. Motion carried. Daris Harper and Eileen Richardson opposed. (8:48 pm)
      8. Gaughan, Kevin - Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      9. Westlake, Sarah - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      10. Seabolt, Anita - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      11. Baker, Muriah - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      12. Painter, Michelle - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      13. Deweese, Candace - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      14. Cottrill, Shannon - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022
      15. Cottrell, Joseph - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Spencer Middle School), effective September 23, 2022
      16. Daniel, Katelyn - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Spencer Middle School), effective September 23, 2022
6. The following item(s) were recommended by Carla Brown, Superintendent's designee.
   1. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Duncan, Sarah - Academic Recovery Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective September 23, 2022Under the Personnel Consent Agenda motion, approval of this item was voted on separately. Dr. Richard Duncan recused himself from the discussion and the vote and left the room. Motion carried. (8:48 pm)
7. Reports of Committees
   1. Roane Jackson Technical Center Administrative Council (9/20/2022)A student(s) in the LPN program has requested a religious exemption for vaccination. Approval will depend on the clinical site's policy. Tech-or-Treat will occur again this year.
8. Superintendent's RemarksTomorrow morning Superintendent Roach will meet with county superintendents and treasurers in Bridgeport. The topic of discussion will be Amendment 2. Tomorrow night there is a GEAR UP Tailgate Party at RCHS at 5:00, followed by our Homecoming Game. Raiders are taking on Buffalo and this will be our first big event with the new SMS construction in full swing. There will be a shuttle bus service around the RCHS campus. I attended a national superintendents conference this week. It sounds like we all have the same problems of vacancies and burnout, but it is encouraging to hear that we are all in this together and there are still many out there that are passionate about education. Our focus was on how to sustain the work and ourselves. Keeping that focus is important for all of our schools.
9. Adjournment
   1. Adjourn until the next regular board meeting on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 6:00 pm at Roane County High School.Motion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to adjourn until the next regular board meeting on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 6:00 pm at a location to be announced. Motion carried. (09:08 am)