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

November 7, 2024

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

  1. 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.
  2. Presentations
    1. Positively ChargedWe have been rewarded a grant for $31,000 from Sisters Health Foundation to support the reintroduction of the Clayful program that we offered to our students last year. The State Department now supports a similar program for teachers and parents across the state, but we hope they expand that for students.
    2. Public Participation
    3. Student Achievement
  3. New Business for Consideration and Potential Action
    1. Review of November 5, 2024, Excess Levy Ballot Results
    2. Review of FY2024 Financials and Current Financial Position
    3. Personnel and Operational Realignments for 2025-26
  4. Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by Daris Harper and seconded by Eileen Richardson to approve the following consent agenda as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (7:12 pm)
    1. Approval of minutes of the regular board meeting on October 24, 2024.
    2. Finance
      1. Transfers/supplements to the budget
      2. Payments of bills as submitted; pre-approval to release any checks related to expiring funds and other checks not to exceed $20,000 prior to the next board meeting
      3. Financial Reports
    3. Policies
    4. Contract(s) / Bid(s) / Agreement(s)
      1. Addendum to Budget and Contract with AFL-CIO Appalachian Council Head Start for 2024-25
    5. Field Trips
      1. Walton Spain and Portugal Trip (June 15 - June 24, 2024)
    6. Volunteers
      1. Spencer Elementary School
        1. Sandra Ashby and Whitney Casto
    7. Student Transfers
  5. Personnel Consent Agenda - (Action)Motion by James Minney and seconded by Daris Harper to approve the following personnel items as recommended by Richard Duncan, Superintendent. Motion carried. (7:13 pm)
    1. New Employment(s)
      1. Camp, Andrew - Substitute teacher (RCS - Substitutes), effective November 12, 2024
      2. Gibson, Shayla - Substitute aide (RCS - Substitutes), effective November 12, 2024
      3. Gibson, Shayla - Substitute cook (RCS - Substitutes), effective November 12, 2024
      4. Haines, Rhonda - Substitute secretary (RCS - Substitutes), effective November 12, 2024
    2. Extracurricular(s)
      1. Howard, William - Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball (Spencer Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      2. Howard, William - Coach, Baseball (Spencer Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      3. Pena, John - Assistant Coach, Wrestling (Spencer Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      4. Schreckengost, Bonita - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Spencer Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      5. Osborne, Kenneth - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Auxiliary) (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      6. Swiney, Joseph - Assistant Instructor, Archery (Auxiliary) (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
      7. Looney, Sarah - Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball (Geary Elementary / Middle School), effective November 8, 2024
  6. Reports of Committees
  7. Superintendent's RemarksThere are meetings that I or Ms. Stellato are invited/required to attend almost every day this month. The requirements that are mandated by the State Department or legislature on small counties shows a lack of understanding of how our board offices actually run.
  8. Adjournment
    1. Adjourn until the next regular meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 6:00 pm at Spencer Middle School.Motion by Eileen Richardson and seconded by James Minney to approve. Motion carried. (7:27 pm)