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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education of the County of Roane

January 26, 2023

6:00 pm @ Roane County High School, Spencer, WV

  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 ChargedStudent-athletes who earned all-conference and/or all-state honors were recognized. The following were in attendance: For Volleyball, Mahailey Nicholson (1st Team LKC and 2nd team all state) and Piper Harlan(2nd team all state and 2nd team LKC) For Football, Raiders had an undefeated regular season and hosted 2 home playoff games. Skyler Delk (AA LKC Player of the Year, 1st team all state running back) Colton Paxton(1st Team all state, 1st Team LKC) Christian Jarvis(1st Team LKC, 2nd Team all state) Jacob Bunner(all state honorable mention and LKC honorable mention) Those recognized that were not present: Briar Begler (all state 2nd team Captain 2 years in a row) Shay Harper(all state 2nd team) Ory May(all state honorable mention) For Golf, Emerson Simons made state tournament all 4 years and placing 14th in the state playing against male and females, made LKC first team this year and LKC player of the year, and will be playing for Fairmont State next year.
    2. Public Participation
    3. Student Achievement
  3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
    1. Update on construction of the new Spencer Middle School
    2. Legislative Update (Day 16 of 60)
    3. Review of Feedback from LSIC and Public Forum Meetings
    4. Review and Consideration of Feedback Instruments for BOE Stakeholders
    5. Calendar of Special Meetings for the second half of 2022-23
  4. Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve the following consent agenda as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (8:43 pm)
    1. Approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on January 12, 2023
    2. Financial
      1. Financial Reports
      2. Transfers/supplements to the budget
      3. Payments of bills as submitted; pre-approval to release checks not to exceed $20,000 prior to the next board meeting
    3. Policies
      1. 1st Reading
        1. Policy 560 - Leave (revised)
    4. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
    5. Field Trips
      1. RCHS Honor Band to Concord University in Athens, WV (January 27 - January 28, 2023)
      2. RCHS Honor Band to Marshall University in Huntington, WV (February 9 - February 11, 2023)
      3. RCHS Softball Season Schedule
      4. WEMS Grades 3-5 to Kennywood in West Mifflin, PA (May 19, 2023)
    6. Volunteers
      1. Spencer Elementary School
        1. Shannon Snyder, Michelle Metz, Kaitlyn Losey, Crystal Pauley, Jeremiah Lambert and Amber Lambert
    7. Student Transfers
      1. 1 homeschooled student to enroll in 2 courses at Roane County High School
  5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Dennis Carpenter to approve the following personnel items as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (8:46 pm)Substitute Service Personnel calling order drawings were performed for Substitute Cooks. The results were 1) Angelia Franks, 2) Edna Capelli
    1. Resignation(s)
      1. Gentry, Benjamin - Assistant Coach, Track (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective January 24, 2023
    2. New Employment(s)
      1. Franks, Angelia - Substitute cook (RCS - Substitutes), effective January 27, 2023
      2. Capelli, Edna - Substitute cook (RCS - Substitutes), effective January 27, 2023
      3. Fox, Deborah - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective January 27, 2023
    3. Transfer(s)
      1. Hively, Jamie - Custodian III (Roane County High School) to Custodian III (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective January 27, 2023
      2. Evans, Joyce - Custodian III (Roane County High School) to Custodian III (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
    4. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Craft, Brian - Assistant Coach, Softball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
      2. Caldwell, Sara - Summer SOLE Coordinator (RCS - Central Office), effective January 27, 2023
      3. Cottrill, Shannon - After School Detention Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
      4. Deweese, Candace - After School Detention Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
      5. Swiney, Laurinda - Instructor, Archery (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective January 27, 2023
      6. Swiney, Joseph - Assistant Instructor, Archery (Auxiliary) (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective January 27, 2023
      7. McGinnis, Steven - Assistant Coach, Girls Track (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
      8. Craddock, Cathy - Robotics Sponsor (Spencer Middle School), effective January 27, 2023
      9. Moats, Shane - Assistant Coach, Track (Spencer Middle School), effective January 27, 2023
      10. Lambert, Hannah - Assistant Coach, Softball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023
  6. The following item(s) were recommended by Carla Brown, Superintendent's designee.
    1. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Duncan, Sarah - After School Detention Facilitator (Roane County High School), effective January 27, 2023Motion by Dennis Carpenter and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve the above item as recommended by Carla Brown, Superintendent's designee. Richard Duncan had recused himself from the discussion and vote and left the room.. Motion carried. (8:47 pm)
  7. Reports of Committees
    1. Roane Jackson Technical Center Administrative Council (January 17, 2023)We approved programs of study for the following school year and have purchased a second tractor for the CDL program. We are still waiting on a bid package for the site work needed. Also, the multi-county vocational center bill is a big concern for the legislative session this year.
  8. Superintendent's RemarksThere is some construction work on the gas line in front of our board office right now. It is a mess, but we should have a new sidewalk soon. The State Economic Development Office has approved us to be a part of the phase 4 pilot for the electric school buses. It should start in mid-April. We will have a charging station and use the bus for free during this pilot and see how it goes from there.
  9. Adjournment
    1. Adjourn until the next regular meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 6:00 pm at Roane County High School.Motion by Eileen Richardson and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (8:54 pm)