Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education of the County of Roane
June 8, 2023
6:00 pm @ Roane County High School, Spencer, WV
- 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.
- Presentations
- Positively ChargedRCHS was recognized for exceeding state standards for 4-year and 5-year graduation rates.
- Public Participation
- Student Achievement
- New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
- Approval of Job Sharing Arrangement per WV Code 18-5-13 (t)Motion by Dennis Carpenter and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (6:24 pm)
- Toby Ford and Angela Burdette for Summer SOLE Credit Recovery Facilitator (split to be determined at the discretion of the Summer SOLE Coordinator)
- Declaration of Three-Week Practice Period for Summer 2023 as Weeks 50, 51, and 52 on the NFHS Calendar (June 11 - July 1, 2023)Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by James Minney to approve. Motion carried. (6:26 pm)
- Authorization to Sunset County-Administered Alternative Teaching Certification Program with Marshall UniversityMotion by Dennis Carpenter and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (6:31 pm)
- Designation of Assured Partners as Agent-of-Record for Worker's Compensation and Other Insurance MattersMotion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve. Motion carried. (6:49 pm)
- Updates on Continuing Business
- Construction of the new Spencer Middle School
- Recreational Improvements at Geary Elementary / Middle School and Spencer Elementary SchoolMotion by Dennis Carpenter and seconded by James Minney to authorize the superintendent to propose a $100,000 partnership with Roane County Commission to fund recreational improvements at SES, GEMS, and WEMS, as amended by Dennis Carpenter. Motion carried. (7:01 pm)
- Property Matters involving the Goff Run complex, Madison Avenue complex, and Capitol Street complex
- Board of Education Annual Self-Appraisal for 2022-23
- Approval of Job Sharing Arrangement per WV Code 18-5-13 (t)Motion by Dennis Carpenter and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve. Motion carried. (6:24 pm)
- Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Eileen Richardson and seconded by James Minney to approve the following consent agenda as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (7:19 pm)
- Approval of minutes of Regular Board Meeting on May 25, 2023
- 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
- Second Reading
- Policy 121 - Superintendent of Schools (revised)
- Policy 220 - Curriculum Development (revised)
- Policy 221 - Program of Study for Early Learning Programs (Grades PK through 5) (revised)
- Policy 222 - Program of Study for Middle School (Grades 6 through 8) (revised)
- Policy 223 - Program of Study for High School (Grades 9 through 12) (revised)
- Policy 360 - Transportation (revised)
- Policy 410 - Enrollment (revised)
- Policy 430 - Student Health Services (revised)
- Policy 450 - Student Co- and Extra-curricular Activities (revised)
- Policy 525 - Grievance Procedure (revised)
- Policy 560 - Leave (revised)
- Policy 611 - Use of County Facilities (revised)
- Policy 612 - Placement and Operation of Video Cameras in Certain Special Education Classrooms (revised)
- Policy 650 - Gifts, Grants, and Bequests (revised)
- Policy 662 - Use of Alcohol, Canabis, Controlled Substances, and Other Drugs on School Premises (revised)
- First Reading
- Policy 227.1 - Parent and Family Engagement (revised)
- Second Reading
- Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
- New Spencer Middle School Construction Testing Services Agreement with The Thrasher Group Amendment #1
- Master Services Agreement Service Order with The Thrasher Group Amendment to Include Preliminary Planning for Renovations to new Roane County Schools Operations and Community Services Center
- Memorandum of Understanding with Southern ESC for K-12 Virtual School through Proximity Learning for 2023-24 School Year
- Amendment of Memorandum of Agreement with West Virginia Military Academy for WVNG Future Leaders Program to begin June 9, 2023
- Professional Therapy Services, Inc. for speech/language, occupational, and/or physical therapies and assessments
- LinguaCare Associates, Inc. for Physical Therapy Services
- LinguaCare Associates, Inc. for Speech and Language Servcies
- Dot One-Three Vision Contract for vision therapy services
- Integrated Speech Solutions, LLC for Speech Therapy Services
- Dr. James Ball for Autism Consulting Services
- Thera-Pedics for Occupational Therapy Services
- Memorandum of Understanding with WDBMOV Career Connections
- Field Trips
- Spencer SOLE to Hocking Hills State Park, Logan, OH (July 11, 2023)
- Volunteers
- Student Transfers
- 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. (7:22 pm)
- Resignation(s)
- Fox, Deborah - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective June 4, 2023
- Gentry, Benjamin - Aide IV (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective June 9, 2023
- Dale, Bryce - Teacher / Music (Roane County High School), effective June 30, 2023
- Coon, Alicia - Head Teacher (Spencer Middle School), effective June 30, 2023
- Coon, Alicia - Teacher Support Coordinator (Spencer Middle School), effective June 30, 2023
- Painter, Michelle - Teacher Support Coordinator (Roane County High School), effective June 30, 2023
- Painter, Michelle - Teacher / English (Roane County High School), effective June 30, 2023
- Oliver, Jessica - Teacher / Art (Spencer Middle School), effective June 30, 2023
- New Employment(s)
- Boatright, Mikayla - Summer SOLE Student Mentor (Roane County High School), effective June 12, 2023
- Boggs, Kevin - Summer SOLE Custodian (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective June 19, 2023
- _______________________ - LPN / Aide (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- King, Ashley - Communities in Schools Coordinator (Roane County High School), effective July 1, 2023, (amended start date to facilitate WVDE-mandated training; from May 25, 2023)
- _______________________ - Teacher / Special Education (Spencer Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- _______________________ - Teacher / Spanish (Roane County High School), effective July 1, 2023
- _______________________ - Teacher / Science (Walton Elementary / Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- _______________________ - Teacher / Art (Spencer Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- _______________________ - Teacher / Career Literacy (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- _______________________ - Teacher / Music (Spencer Middle School), effective July 1, 2023
- Roberts, Sherri - Communities in Schools Coordinator (Spencer Middle School), effective July 1, 2023, (amended start date to facilitate WVDE-mandated training; from May 25, 2023)
- Extracurricular(s)
- Keiffer, Kristie - Assistant Coach, Band (Summer) (Roane County High School), effective June 9, 2023
- Harlan, Sara - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Auxiliary) (Roane County High School), effective July 1, 2023
- Matheney, Lora - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Roane County High School), effective July 1, 2023
- Resignation(s)
- Reports of Committees
- Superintendent's RemarksThe school year has officially been wrapped up. The last day for 200-day employees was on Monday. Most checked out last week and wrapped up with evaluations this week. Some 240-day employees will be evaluated tomorrow. Administrators have been at trainings for the past 3 days with a PBIS conference and a session on changes to the WV General Assessment for next year. At the end of the month, some will go to the INVEST Conference, in particular our two identified schools: Walton and Spencer Elementary School. We have not yet had a report back after Walton's CSI-ATS visit in May.
- Adjournment
- Adjourn until the next regular meeting on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 5:00 pm at the site of the future Spencer Middle School, to be continued at Roane County High School.Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Dennis Carpenter to approve. Motion carried. (7:26 pm)