Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education of the County of Roane
August 13, 2020
6:00 pm @ Roane County High School, Spencer, WV
- This meeting may be joined remotely. The public can join by calling 1-304-553-7794 and entering the conference ID 589 919 078 or by joining on Microsoft Teams using this link.
- Presentations
- Positively ChargedDr. Brent Watson and Amy Downey from Roane General Hospital proposed to offer Covid-19 related services to the schools.
- Public ParticipationGary King, parent, had questions concerning family safety. Stephanie Poole, WEMS Teacher, had concerns regarding the state of her laptop.
- Student AchievementIn order to improve student achievement, we have to make sure teachers have the proper training. Teachers have been participating in a large amount of training in the recent weeks and will continue to attend further training in the weeks to come to prepare them for the coming school year.
- New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
- Instructional Materials Adoption for 2019-25 Adoption Cycle (Delayed)Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (6:45 pm)
- Social Studies
- K - 5: Teacher Created Materials, "Exploring Social Studies: West Virginia"
- 8: Clairmont Press, Inc., "West Virginia: Its Land, Its People"
- Social Studies
- Reconfigure position Teacher / English & Librarian (RCHS) as Technology / Library Media Specialist (RCHS)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Gregory Boggs to approve. Motion carried. (7:04 pm)
- Proposal from Apple, Inc., to Purchase or Finance Computing DevicesMotion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. Jeffrey Mace opposed.(7:31 pm)
- Update on BOE operations during summer of 2020
- Re-Entry Plan for 2020-21Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. James Minney, Eileen Richardson opposed.(9:49 pm)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Gregory Boggs to adopt the re-entry plan with notes to cite the CDC for guidance on any area that does not list a definition in the document (i.e. face coverings and quarantines). Motion carried. (10:07 pm)
- Instructional Materials Adoption for 2019-25 Adoption Cycle (Delayed)Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (6:45 pm)
- 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. (10:24 pm)
- Approval of minutes of regular board meeting on July 23, 2020
- Financial
- Transfers/supplements to the budget
- Payments of bills as submitted; pre-approval to release checks not to exceed $20,000 prior to the next board meeting
- Financial Reports
- Policies
- Third Reading and Approval
- Policy 223 - Program of Study for High School (Grades 9 through 12) (revised)
- Second Reading
- Policy 220 - Curriculum Development (revised)
- First Reading
- Po
- Third Reading and Approval