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

November 4, 2021

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

  1. This meeting could be joined remotely. The public could join by calling the provided number and entering the provided conference ID or by joining on Microsoft Teams using the provided link.
  2. Presentations
    1. Positively ChargedRoane County FFA attended the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Our Agronomy Team earned Gold medals, , which ranked them in the top 10 in the nation. This team included Katie Cummings, Laci Mitchell, Luke Smith and Levi Hunt. Our Forestry Team included Ben Greathouse, Leeanna Rucker, and Jillian Miller, and earned Silver medals, which is within the top 40-50 in the nation.
    2. Public Participation
    3. 2022-23 School Calendar Public Hearing #2Motion by Gregory Boggs and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve Draft A as the 2022-23 School Calendar. Motion carried. (6:23 pm)
  3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
    1. Update on Mitigation Strategies for Communicable Diseases
    2. Recommendations from the Athletic Programs Advisory Group
    3. Proposed Revision to Superintendent Evaluation Instrument
  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. (8:45 pm)
    1. Approval of minutes of Regular Board Meeting on October 21, 2021
    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
    3. Policies
    4. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
    5. Field Trips
    6. Volunteers
      1. Geary Elementary Middle School
        1. Eleanor Dee Truman
      2. Spencer Elementary School
        1. Austin O'brien, Katie O'brien, Millie O'brien, Delores Saunders, Jessie Cooper, Lindsay Brabham, Cynthia Jett, Melissa Richardson, Richard Lockhart, Paula Workman and Jim Workman
    7. Student Transfers
  5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve the following personnel items as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (8:46 pm)
    1. New Employment(s)
      1. Taylor, Cassidy - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective November 5, 2021
    2. Leave of Absence(s)
      1. Kidwell, Samantha - Teacher / Agriculture & FFA Advisor (Roane County High School), effective November 8, 2021 to December 31, 2021, (unpaid; WV Code 18A-2-2a), extending of previous leave (from October 7, 2021)
    3. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Carpenter, Dennis - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective November 5, 2021
      2. Hunt, Jeffery - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Roane County High School), effective November 5, 2021
      3. Hawkins, Timothy - Coach, Boys Basketball (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective November 5, 2021
      4. Ashley, Timothy - Coach, Boys Basketball (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective November 5, 2021
      5. Cox, Rodney - Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective November 5, 2021
  6. Reports of Committees
  7. Superintendent's RemarksThe SMS Planning Committee met with Thrasher. We were able to see a fly-thru video of the building. They are still trying to work on a distributable video. Next, they will work on getting design documents drawn up. At GEMS, we met with Thrasher and the Contractor concerning the drainage out back. We will be getting a subcontractor to work on that part, but there is no timeline yet. They will get that done as soon as possible. Starting next week, the current SMS roof and safe school entrance bids will be advertised. Bids open the week after Thanksgiving. Boggs Roofing sounds interested and will probably put in a bid.
  8. Adjournment
    1. Adjourn until the special meeting on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm at Roane County High SchoolMotion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (8:49 pm)

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm on November 18, 2021 at Roane County High School.