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

July 14, 2020

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

  1. This meeting could have been 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. New Business for Consideration and Possible Action
    1. Discussion, including Public Participation, regarding Governor's order to delay re-opening schools to no earlier than September 8, 2020Allison Miller, SES Teacher, asked questions concerning restroom breaks for grades K-4.
    2. Discussion, including Public Participation, of School Re-Entry PlansJeff Tanner, Parent, asked questions concerning virtual schools. Sarah Duncan, SMS Teacher and Roane County AFT representative, shared results of an AFT survey.
    3. Amendment of the 2020-21 School CalendarMotion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (9:14 pm)
    4. Extension of Certain Employment ContractsMotion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (9:16 pm)
      1. Programmatic Lead Teachers - Extend contracts to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      2. Summer Meal Delivery Bus Operators - Extend contracts to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      3. Summer Reading Interventionists - Extend contracts to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      4. ESY Speech Language Pathologist - Extend contract to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      5. ESY Teacher of Severe / Profound Handicap - Extend contract to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      6. School Social Worker (Summer) - Extend contract to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
      7. Teacher / Tutor of English Language Learners (Summer) - Extend contract to terminate August 27, 2020, instead of August 7, 2020
    5. Create additional position of Custodian III to be assigned so as to reconfigure current position assigned to Geary and Walton Elementary / Middle Schools and result in an additional full-time position for each school and elimination of the shared positionMotion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (9:21 pm)
  3. Personnel Consent Agenda
    1. New Employment(s)
      1. _______________________ - Therapist (RCS - Student Support Services), effective August 17, 2020
  4. Adjournment
    1. Adjourn until the regular meeting, on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 6:00 pm at Roane County High SchoolMotion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by James Minney to approve. Motion carried. (9:30 pm)