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Special Meeting of the
Board of Education of the County of Roane

August 15, 2024

6:00 pm @ Spencer Middle School, Spencer, WV

This agenda is available to the public upon request at any time during regular business hours preceding the upcoming Roane County Board of Education meeting. Public attendance is welcomed and encouraged. This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the County School System's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Per Roane County Board of Education Policy 020, a time for public participation is provided during regular meetings only unless otherwise noted on this agenda. The Board reserves the right to amend this agenda with emergency personnel/financial matters which may arise after publication.

  1. This meeting can be joined remotely. The public can join by calling 1-304-553-7794 and entering the conference ID 569 637 951 or by joining on Microsoft Teams using this link.
  2. Presentations
    1. Overview of Excess Levy Proposal and School Funding Needs
    2. Public Forum
  3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
    1. Consideration and Possible Adoption of a Resolution to Place on the Ballot of the November 5, 2024, General Election an Excess Levy Call
    2. Create Teacher / 3rd Grade, Spencer Elementary School [1 position; to be funded through CSI School Improvement Grant]
  4. Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by _____________________ and seconded by _____________________ to approve the following consent agenda, as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent.
    1. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
      1. Contract with Dot One-Three Vision for vision evaluation and services
      2. Parent transportation contracts for 2 students
    2. Student Transfers
      1. 6 students from Calhoun County to Roane County
      2. 3 student from Jackson County to Roane County
      3. 9 students from Kanawha County to Roane County
      4. 3 students from Wirt County to Roane County
      5. 2 students from Wood County to Roane County
  5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by _____________________ and seconded by _____________________ to approve the following personnel items as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent.
    1. Create New Position(s)
      1. Teacher / 3rd Grade (SES), 200 days, effective August 15, 2024
    2. Resignation(s)
      1. Stotts, Angela - Substitute bus operator (RCS - Substitutes), effective August 9, 2024
      2. Casto, Donald - Bus Operator (Bus #53) (RCS - Operations), effective August 12, 2024
      3. Hawkins, Timothy - Coach, Boys Basketball (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective August 12, 2024
      4. Holcomb, Adam - Teacher / Special Education (Roane County High School), effective August 13, 2024
      5. Smith, Brandon - Teacher / Art (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective August 15, 2024, pending replacement
      6. Drennen, Julie - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective August 15, 2024
      7. Taylor, Ronald - Substitute bus operator (RCS - Substitutes), effective August 15, 2024
    3. Retirement(s)
      1. Barnes, Thomas - Teacher / Science (Spencer Middle School), effective August 9, 2024
    4. New Employment(s)
      1. Holcomb, Adam - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective August 14, 2024
      2. _______________________ - Teacher / Science (Roane County High School), effective August 16, 2024
      3. VanDam, Olivia - Teacher / Kindergarten (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective August 16, 2024
      4. Popp, Patrick - Teacher / Art (Spencer Middle School), effective August 16, 2024, pending release by current employer
      5. _______________________ - Teacher / Science (Spencer Middle School), effective August 16, 2024
      6. Miller, Allison - Coordinator of School Improvement (Spencer Elementary School), effective August 16, 2024
      7. Casto, Donald - Substitute bus operator (RCS - Substitutes), effective August 16, 2024
    5. Transfer person(s)
      1. Cottrill, Shannon - Teacher / Special Education (Spencer Elementary School) to Teacher / Title I (Spencer Middle School), effective August 16, 2024
  6. Adjournment
    1. Adjourn until the next regular board meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 6:00 pm at Spencer Middle School.