Jan 06, 2026 Board of Education

[Call to Order]

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WE ARE AT THE DISTRICT EDUCATION CENTER AND A MEDIA CENTER AS THE JANUARY 2026 AT 6 P.M.. THIS WILL BE A HYBRID VIDEO TELECONFERENCE SAYING THIS MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED BY THE COUNTY CHANNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW SAFETY AND SECURITY GUIDELINES. BAGS, BACKPACKS AND PURSES ARE PROHIBITED BY THE AT BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER. BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL RELATED TOPICS.

CITIZENS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS CAN DO SO IN PERSON OR VIA PHONE.

ARE TWO SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT FORUMS DURING EACH BOARD.

THE FIRST IS A 30 MINUTE SESSION NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING LIMITED TO TOPICS ON THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA. THE SECOND IS A 15 MINUTE SESSION WHICH TAKES PLACE PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT BUT NO LATER THAN 9 P.M..

REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA PHONE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

YOU CAN FIND A BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC COMMENT FARM ON OUR WEBSITE PLEASE SIGN UP USING THE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM 24 HOURS FROM THE DAY OF THE MEETING.

REQUESTERS WILL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL THEIR RESPECTIVE PUBLIC FORUM TIME AND SHOULD BE READY TO SPEAK. CITIZENS DESIRING TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE BOARD. UPON ARRIVAL.

[Executive Session]

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND CONTRACTUAL MATTER PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 30 DASH FOR DASH 70 A 1/2 ANY DISCUSSION? MR.. OH, MY QUESTION IS WILL WHO WILL BE ADVISING US TO JUST BE THE BOARD? THERE WILL NOT BE AN ADVISOR. OKAY.

JUST THE BOARD WILL BE MEETING. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I I AND ONLINE MR. DALLAS.

DALLAS AND WE DON'T HAVE MS. GORDON WE DON'T HAVE GORDON. SO MOTION CARRIES TENDS

[Approval of Agenda]

IF YOU JOIN ME WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR I DON'T MEAN TO SILENT SIR. WELL, BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO POP THE AGENDA TO THE AGENDA. OH, GO AHEAD ON THE ON THE ON THE AGENDA COULD YOU COULD YOU PUT THE AGENDA ITEMS CRISPER ON CALMNESS OF THE JUST I'M NOT I WANT TO READ EXACTLY WHAT I SAID ON AGENDA BUT ABOUT THE ABOUT THAT EARLIER YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE THAT ARE ASKING THEM ABOUT THAT RODRIGUEZ DOING THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS YES HOW DID HOW DID YOU HOW DO YOU HOW DO WE GET THERE? IT'S MY QUESTION QUICKLY. WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT EXCEPT FOR THE TIME WHEN THERE ARE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND WE HAVE A JUDGE COME IN TO GIVE THE OATH OF OFFICE BUT IN PERIOD AND THERE IS NOT A NEW BOARD MEMBER BEING BROUGHT IN GENERALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS HANDLED THAT PORTION FOR THE AT LEAST FOR THE JURY FOR THE ELECTION

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OKAY. WELL, WHEN I LOOK BACK I THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT I BELIEVE THAT I SAID I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS AS IT HAS BEEN HAS BEEN A JUDGE FOR THE LAST THE LAST YEARS.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT HOW DO WE KIND OF WE GET IN THE WAY AND WHAT MADE THAT THAT CHANGE BUT AFTER AFTER THE OFFICERS GET AFTER THE CHAIRMAN GETS SWORN IN, THE CHAIRMAN DOES TAKE IT BUT IT IS NOT I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SUPERIOR IT HAS BEEN THE COUNCIL.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN IT HAS BEEN THE COUNCIL. BUT I THINK I REMEMBER THIS DISTRICT THE SUPERINTENDENT SIR I WAS THERE AND HE'S DONE IT WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS TWO YEARS AGO TWO YEARS AGO HE DID IT. I DON'T I GUESS THAT'S NOT WHAT

[Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, Statement of Media Notification ]

SO PLEASE KEEP MR. JOHN WILLIAMS IN YOUR THOUGHTS. THANK YOU AS WELL MR. CLASS MR. CLARENCE WASHINGTON HE WAS ALSO THE PRINCIPAL OVER OVER AT HOME.

OH, THAT'S A CHECK I SAY I SEE MY BROTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I PROBABLY HE DIED OF A BREAK AS WELL THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS

[Election of Officers ]

CAN YOU HEAR ME? IS IT COMING THROUGH? YEAH.

YES. WE'LL START WITH THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR CHAIR AND SO I OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR. OKAY DR. RODRIGUEZ, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE CARLTON DALLAS. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY.

YES, WE NEED A SECOND READING. YES, I DO THIS DOESN'T. SO WE HAVE CARLTON DALLAS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FOR FOR ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MRS. BOATWRIGHT. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

IT'S BEEN NOMINATED AND SECONDED ANY OTHER AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK ONCE MORE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME FOR CHAIR OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME WE HAVE MR. CARLTON DALLAS AND MISS INGRID BOATWRIGHT. SO ANYBODY IF YOU LET'S TAKE THEM IN ORDER SO VOTES FOR MR. CARLTON DALLAS TO SERVE AS CHAIR ACTUALLY I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BEFORE WE NOT BEFORE WE TAKE VOTES I'D LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND IN TERMS OF IF CHAIR IF CHAIR HOW WILL YOU GET

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THERE'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW THIS BOARD BOARD'S WELCOME TO DO WHAT IT WANTS BUT THE WAY IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST IS THEY'RE NOMINATED AND THEY'RE VOTED UPON WELL I JUST LIKE THAT I THINK THAT DON'T SEE WHY WHY WHY IF WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THEN I MEAN UNLESS WE UNLESS WE PREDETERMINED BEFORE THIS MEETING THAT I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT THAT'S A MORE ECONOMIC I MEAN THAT'S NORMAL THAT'S A NORMAL REASONABLE DECISION TO ASK PEOPLE QUESTIONING AND GIVING THEM GONE AND GATHERING THEIR SUPPORT SO I THINK THAT IS A PUBLIC I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW PUBLICLY WHAT WOULD HOW WOULD SHE IF SHE'S CHAIR AND IF HE'S HERE WHAT ARE THEIR WHAT ARE THEIR PLANS? YOU KNOW I MEAN IS ONE THING TO JUST GIVE THEM A VOTE AWAY BUT I WANT TO GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING FROM BOTH OF THEM . I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL ARE THE BOARD. YOU ALL DETERMINE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I'M JUST HERE TO CONDUCT YOUR LET'S MOVE ON.

WELL, THAT'S ONE PERSON DOES OKAY. LET'S LET'S HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR NOT ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TWO CHOICES.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND YOU SAID NOT YOU NOT HERE. OKAY SO NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THE PROBLEM. OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT BRIDGET. I'M SURE. OKAY.

SO THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. CARLTON DALLAS RAISE YOUR HAND .

MR. DALLAS, ARE YOU VOTING YES ,SIR? RIGHT.

HANDS RAISED. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.

I CAN'T FROM HERE NOT A PROBLEM AGAIN. FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

OKAY. AND THEN THOSE IN FAVOR OF MS.. INGRID RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. SO MR. CARLTON IS SELECTED AS CHAIR.

CONGRATULATIONS MR. DALLAS THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS OUR PROMISE TO BE INCLUSIVE AND PROFESSIONAL AND LOOKING FOR HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR SUPPORT THAT THANK YOU ALL. OKAY SO NOW CARLTON HOW DO YOU YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR? YES, PLEASE.

ABSOLUTELY. MR. DALLAS DIRECTLY TO CONDUCT THAT FOR YOU.

ABSOLUTELY, SIR. OKAY. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. NAY.

YES, YOU DID IT. MR. NAY HAS BEEN NOMINATED SECONDED.

I NOMINATE MR. CARR SECOND LOOK AT THE MOTION MR. CARR HAS BEEN NOMINATED AND SECONDED OUR SECOND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY THEN AT THIS TIME THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. NAY AS VICE CHAIR IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND 1234 PRESENT MR. DALLAS I CAN'T SEE HAND AND IF I'M NOT VOTING AFFIRMATIVELY THIS PARTICULAR ONE OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. VOTE NO. MR. NAY CORRECT.

MR. NAY THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH. SUPER GUY HAS A LOT TO DO FOR THE BOARD SO BUT I'LL WAIT TO THE SECOND SECOND PART THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. CARR FOR VICE CHAIR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND AND MR. DALLAS SO THAT'S SIX SIX.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS MR. CARR SELECTED VICE CHAIR ONE FINAL OFFICE TO SELECT AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY POSITION OF THE BOARD . YES, SIR. VOTE TO NOMINATE MRS. RIGHT OH

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DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY. AT THIS TIME YOU WERE IN FAVOR OF MISS FRAZIER FOR SECRETARY POSITION. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO ALLISON AND RAISED VERY GOOD.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS FRAZIER SELECTED AS SECRETARY OKAY THAT CONCLUDES THE SELECTION OF OFFICERS. OKAY.

AT THIS POINT I THINK DO I SORT OF LEAD IT AND MOVE TO THE NEXT PORTION? I'M SORT OF AT A DISADVANTAGE BUT I CAN CERTAINLY BRING UP THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTS IF WE HAVE ANY. MS. CUSHING THERE. YES, SIR.

YOU WOULD YOU WOULD LEAD IT UNLESS YOU WANT PASS THAT ON TO YOUR VICE CHAIR.

THAT'S UP TO YOU. YEAH I WILL I WILL LEAD THIS ONE.

WE GOT A NEW TEAM AND I WANT TO SAY FIRSTLY THANKS TO THE PRIOR MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THANKS TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING BUILD A VERY COLLEGIAL BOARD AND ONE THAT WE ALL FEEL HONORED AND LISTENED AND FREE TO PROVIDE OUR DISPARATE POINTS OF VIEW. BUT ONCE THE DECISION IS MADE WE COALESCE AROUND THE WINNING VOTE SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU MS. CUSHING BARRY WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IF WE HAVE ONE? OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE SECOND OR THE SIXTH. THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE SO WE HAVE NONE.

[Committee Reports]

COMMITTEE REPORTS MR. NEY OPERATION IN, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. SHERIFF.

UH, LET'S SEE. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING THIS TIME SO STARTING THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 2019 BOND REFERENDUM ALL FINANCIAL UPDATES ARE REPORTED AS GREEN LIGHT CURVE REFERENDUM BUDGET 385.7 MILLION PAID IN CONTRACTED FUNDS AS OCTOBER 31ST. SO THIS ACTUALLY TOTALS OF OCTOBER 31ST.

PEYTON COMMITTED FUNDS TOTAL 374.8 MILLION WHICH IS 99.78% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET REMAINING AVAILABLE FUNDS INCLUDING CONTINGENCY IS 833,000 WHICH IS 0.23% CONTINGENCY REMAINING AGAIN AT THE END OF 2025 WAS $716,000.20 23 BOND REFERENDUM ALL MONTHLY PROJECT UPDATES REPORTED GREEN LIGHT FOR AND SCHEDULING FOR THE FINANCIALS ALL THE FINANCIAL UPDATES ARE REPORTED AS GREEN LIGHT CURRENT BOND FOR THE 2023 REFERENDUM BUDGET IS 439 MILLION PAYING COMMITTED FUNDS ARE 189 MILLION WHICH IS 43.13% REMAINING AVAILABLE FUNDS INCLUDING CONTINGENCY IS 249.6 MILLION. THERE WAS NO CONTINGENCY ACTIVITY AS OF THE END OF OCTOBER PAID IN CONTINGENCY SORRY PROGRAM REMAINING AT THE END OF OCTOBER IS $11.4 MILLION UM WITH ORIGINAL PROJECT GLOBAL CONTINGENCIES TOTALING 17 MILLION REMAINING PROJECT LEVEL CONTINGENCIES ARE AT $13.5 MILLION FOR OTHER PROJECTS. ALL MONTHLY PROJECTS ARE REPORTED TO GREEN LIGHT TO INCLUDE HB CRACK AND MIDDLE SCHOOL H-BACK INSTALLATIONS WERE COMPLETE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAIN ENTRANCE COMPLETE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH THE COMPLETED STUDENT ASSIGNMENT MEAN IS REQUIRED FOR THE OPENING OF MAY RIVER ELEMENTARY TOOK PLACE SO ALL THOSE WERE HELD AT BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL PRITCHARD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL OKATIE ELEMENTARY MCCRACKEN AMC.

RILEY AND THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION REPORT MOVING ON TO THE C AND ALSO ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ASKED FOR A SOME ON FUNERALS AND SCHOOLS TOPICS WERE BROUGHT TO THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SCHOOL USE OF SITE BECAUSE MANY OF OUR SMALL COMMUNITY CHURCHES ARE TOO SMALL GOVERNMENT

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SO DO HAVE TO TURN DOWN. THERE IS A STANDARD RENTAL AGREEMENT.

ONE OF THE OTHER TOPICS WE DISCUSSED WAS SECURITY. OF THOSE 20 THAT ARE OR OF THE 20 THAT OUR REQUESTED AND SOME THAT ARE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF PRIORITY AS I UNDERSTAND ALL THE REST ARE BASICALLY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE APPROVED AND WITH THAT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I WILL FINISH MY REPORT THAT CONCLUDES MY.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE, SIR? I THOUGHT THIS WAS COMING TO THE FLOOR FULL BORE AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE YOU HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OPERATIONS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING IN FULL BOARD. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT PERSON COMMITTEE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WAS IN THERE WASN'T WASN'T THERE THE THE THE THE THING OF IT THE THING ABOUT IS THAT I HEAR I HEAR WHAT WHAT THEY WERE SENDING THAT WE'RE NOT IN COMPETITION WITH FOR OUR HOMES BECAUSE MOST OF OUR HOMES ARE SMALL. SO SOMETIMES YOU GET FORMER TEACHERS AS THOUGH LIKE LIKE THE FOUR I WENT TO OVER THE OVER THE BREAK MR.. MR. CLARENCE WASHINGTON MR..

CLASS WATCHING THE FORMER EDUCATOR TO THE PLACE WAS PATTERSON IN FACT ACTUALLY MOVED FROM HIS CHURCH AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHURCH BECAUSE THAT CHURCH WAS ACTUALLY BIG AND ACTUALLY HE WAS SUCH A LEGEND PEOPLE ALLOWED TO ASK WHY DIDN'T HAVE IT AT ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS? WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE BY THE HIGH SCHOOL BY HIS HOUSE? AND SO ACTUALLY THE THOUGH WITH THE WHAT THE THE THE WIFE WOULD LIKE SHE WOULD SHOW ABOUT IT SHE HAD HER STUFF AND SHE MENTIONED IT ABOUT BUT ALSO I MEAN THE SON TALKED ABOUT I TOOK THAT AS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW I WAS DIDN'T IT WASN'T REALLY FEELING UP TO IT REALLY GOING INTO THIS DISCUSSION THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT THAT I WAS GOING TO DISCUSS AND TIME TO COME BUT YEAH BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT WE DID DISCUSS THIS IN OPERATIONS BUT IN THE NEED TO SEND ME THE LESS IT'S ABOUT SERVING THE PEOPLE PEOPLE THIS IS THESE THIS IS PEOPLE'S TAXPAYERS AND THAT'S THE SAME THING THAT WE SAID ABOUT KIND OF COUNCIL THAT THESE ARE TAXPAYERS THESE AREN'T REALLY OUR BUILDINGS AND THESE BUSSES ARE HERE TO SERVE PEOPLE.

WE HAVE CHURCHES AND ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO HOW DO WE HAVE CHURCH IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS? BUT THEN WE WANT TO SAY WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE FUNERALS IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE FROM THAT CHURCH WHO OUR WHO USE OUR BUILDING EVERY SUNDAY WHEN SOMEONE FROM THAT CHURCH DIES THEN THEN THEN THEN WHAT WE SAY OH WELL I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE PART OF THE CHURCH AS THE SCHOOL BUT I CAN HAVE THE FRONT ROW HERE WAS GOOD FOR WHAT HAS TO BE GOOD FOR AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVING FRIENDS IN THE SCHOOL IS MORE OF OF COURSE SOME PEOPLE CAN'T OR CAN'T AFFORD IT SO DO HAVE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT AND WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS SOMETIMES WHO HAVE MORE FAMILY THAN WHAT SOME CHURCHES CAN HOLD. SO I MEAN THERE ARE DIFFERENT REASONS MOST PEOPLE DON'T SAY OH WE WANT TO HAVE IT AT THE SCHOOL JUST TO HAVE IT MOST.

WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHEN FAMILIES WANT TO HAVE A FULL OUT OF SCHOOL, THERE'S PROBABLY A REASON THERE'S A REASON OR THERE'S A RHYME OR REASON TO THAT I THINK AND I THINK THAT TO TELL PEOPLE KNOW ARE IT IT'S KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS WHO HAS CALLED WHO HAVE CALLED ME ABOUT THAT SO I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO PUT PUT I PUT THAT OUT THERE SOME FOOD FOR FOR FOOD FOR THOUGHT WE SIMPLY WANT TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE.

THIS IS A PART OF THAT WE'RE A PART OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE CAN'T SAY YOU WANT THAT ONE HAND AND THEN ANOTHER HOW YOU SAY NO YOU CLOSE THE DOORS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR CAN I CAN I COME IN? YES, SIR. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE NO JUST TO SAY NO BUT IN FACT I THINK THE ONLY REASON THAT WE HAVE SAID NO TO ANY IS IF THERE IS AN ACTIVITY AT THE SCHOOL THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE SCHEDULING AND I THINK IF THERE IS ANY ACTIVITY THAT CONFLICTS IF DR. BERGER COULD TELL ME IF I'M WRONG BUT BELIEVE WE ASK OR WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE REQUESTING AND HAVE WORKED WITH THEM ASKING IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR DATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I DON'T THINK WE SAY NO JUST TO SAY NO AND WE AND WE HAVE SAID THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE GAL GALLOWAY FOR AN OFFER OF A HOME IF WE HAVE CALLED ME BECAUSE WE WE DID WE DID WE DID SAY NO

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WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FRIENDS AT SCHOOLS IS WHAT SHE WAS TALKING TO ALMOST ONE SAID I THINK THAT SHE WAS EVEN CONTACTED BY BY OUR ADMINISTRATORS SHE CONTACTED HER 80 AND OUR 80 OTHER HER 80 SECONDS AND TOLD HER NO THAT WE DON'T HAVE PHOTOS IN SCHOOLS.

I THINK SHE CONTACTED MR. COX IS WHAT I WAS IS WHAT I WAS ALLEGEDLY TOLD.

AND SO THEY COULD NOT HAD THE FRONT ROW AT AT THE SCHOOL AT THAT TIME.

I THINK SO THAT'S WHY AND THAT'S WHY THIS CONVERSATION CAME UP.

YEAH SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU AGAIN. RIGHT? SAFER YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THINK WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS TO SAY YOU CAN HAVE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE BUT WE ASK NO HUMAN REMAINS, RIGHT THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SAID IN TERMS OF HOW OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS APPROACHED IT SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A THEY CAN USE THE FACILITY AND HAVE THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE PART OF THERE. BUT WE'VE ASKED TO NOT HAVE HUMAN REMAINS ON ON THE ON THE PREMISE ON THE FACILITY IN THE FACILITY. AND THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS I MEAN THAT I DO THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER. WE HAVE HAD A THERE HAVE BEEN REQUESTS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT THERE HAVE BEEN REQUESTS TO HAVE A SERVICE AT A SCHOOL OR A FUNERAL SERVICE AT A SCHOOL WHICH WE TOOK THAT APPROACH AND SAID NO HUMAN REMAINS.

RIGHT. AND SO THEY OPTED THEN MOVE AND GO TO EITHER A CHURCH OR A FUNERAL HOME WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE SETTING BUT IN THE PARKING LOT THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING UP WEAPONS AND FLASHING SIGNS. YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DEVASTATING TRAGEDIES AND AND AND EMOTIONS ARE HIGH AND AND AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS POSTED ON FACEBOOK, YOU KNOW, SO I MEAN THERE ARE OTHER OTHER FACTORS THAT I THINK YOU PROBABLY NEED TO CONSIDER AS A BOARD IN TERMS OF WHETHER YOU WANT TO HAVE A ULTIMATELY HAVE A POLICY OR NOT AND. AND THAT WOULD HELP THE SYSTEM AND THE DISTRICT TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE ON THIS. RIGHT. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO KEEP SCHOOLS AS A PLACE OF LEARNING AND HAVE THAT FOCUS AND AND WE ACCEPT CELEBRATION OF LIFE. THEY HAVE MR. SMITH IS 100% CORRECT.

THERE ARE THERE ARE CHURCHES THAT LEASE FACILITIES AND USE THE FACILITY, HAVE A SET OF CHURCH SERVICES ON A SUNDAY OR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FUNERALS, WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS SAID IS IS TO NOT HAVE HUMAN REMAINS BUT CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS ACCEPTABLE. SO I MEAN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WOULD HELP US IN TERMS OF HOW WE HANDLE AND AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO IF SO THEN I WOULD GO IF THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED MAY I SUGGEST THAT IN THE RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION THE REQUEST THAT THERE BE MORE SPECIFICITY WE HAVE A VERY GOOD POLICY COMMITTEE AND MAYBE IT IS THE BEST TO DO IS MR. NAY IS CHAIR OF OPERATIONS IS BRINGING THIS FULL IF YOU COULD MEET WITH POLICY TO MISS RIGHT AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THAT WORKS SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AS YOU AND YOUR TEAM OR YOU AND MS. BOATRIGHT STEVE NORMALLY DO IS THAT A FAIR REQUEST BUT IS ANYONE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT? AND THEN WE CAN TEE THAT UP AS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING? YEAH, I'M NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT BUT WE NEVER FORMED A POLICY COMMITTEE.

THERE IS NO TEAM AND I'M NOT THE CHAIR SO WE NEED TO DO THAT AS POTENTIALLY FIRST ACT AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE I'VE WE HAVE NOT HAD A MEETING OF POLICY.

OKAY. OKAY. NO PROBLEM.

WE WILL WE WILL DEFINITELY RAISE THAT AS A REAL FAST THING TO DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, MS. BOATRIGHT AND DON'T GO TOO FAR SO WHATEVER THEY'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANY AND YES. MR. SMITH YES. YOU'RE I ACTUALLY I'M NOT FIGURING THAT SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY I MEAN I MEAN SINCE WELL SINCE IT WAS IT WAS BALL I FIGURE WE JUST WEREN'T I MEAN BECAUSE I MEAN IT IS I THINK IT'S ABOUT US IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE NOT JUST TO BE QUITE HONEST I'M I THINK JUST

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ARE YOU ARE YOU THIS ONE DO YOU BECAUSE I I DEFINITELY THINK THEY ARE THERE ARE MORE THINGS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST THINKING ABOUT HAVING A FRONT OR WITHOUT THE BODY I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S A THAT'S EVEN DANGEROUS LANGUAGE DANGEROUS LANGUAGE TO PUT THE IDEA THAT THAT COULD BE A BIAS IN THIS BUT I'LL I'LL LEAVE LEAVE THAT ALONE.

I AGREE. I APPRECIATE YOUR DEFERENCE MR. AND LETTING US MOVE FORWARD AND SO WE WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY EXPEDITIOUSLY AND WILL ALLOW EVERYBODY TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION SUCH AS ALL BOARD MEMBERS KNOWING WHAT ARE THE CURRENT GUIDELINES WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN AND THEN ALLOWING A FUTURE POLICY COMMITTEE IF WHAT THE BOARD DECIDES TO ACTUALLY PUT SOME NOMENCLATURE AROUND IT SO WE CAN HAVE A VERY SINGULAR MESSAGE WHEN ALL OF US ARE APPROACH THESE TYPES OF VERY, VERY SENSITIVE THINGS SO WE'RE NOT PUSHING OFF THE TABLE. WE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE VERY METHODICAL AND COME TO A DECISION WITH A DEGREE OF FINALITY SO YOU FOR THAT SIR .

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY COMMITTEE REPORT, SUPERINTENDENT.

I DON'T ANY ITEMS FROM YOU, SIR ? NO, SIR.

NONE FOR ME I BELIEVE THE ONLY ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA THAT'S I THINK IS THE BOARD BUSINESS

[Board Business Action]

COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THE SECTION B THIS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND I BELIEVE REQUIRES VOTE. IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE ACCEPT THE WE ACCEPT THE THE POLICY AS PRESENTED WITH THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED OKAY IS THERE A SECOND I WAS AT MR. SMITH ON SMALL COURT OKAY ETHICAL AND THANK YOU HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND DALLAS IS RAISING HIS HAND ARE THERE ANY NAYS IT'S UNANIMOUS. OKAY THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY.

MOVING RIGHT. THANKS EVERYBODY. THE CONSENT AGENDA THAN WE HAVE PRIOR DISCUSSION. THE CONSENT AGENDA WELL THERE WE TOOK IT OFF.

[Future Agenda Topics]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS.

MR. CHAIR, I HAVE AN AGENDA TOPIC FOR OUR WORK SESSION. WE NEED TO REVISIT IT OUR AGENDA AND AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER HAD MADE A MOTION TO START THE MEETINGS AT FIVE.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T DO THAT TODAY BUT I THINK WE NEED TO FLESH OUT THAT DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT MORE. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS BOATWRIGHT.

ANY OTHER TOPICS? I THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH TOP TOPICS RIGHT NOW, MR. CHAIRMAN THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COME COME FORTH THE BOARD. SO I THINK I THINK WE HAVE TWO TOPICS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT NOW WE CAN WORK ON. OKAY I TO ADD THAT THAT

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SO WE'LL SURE THAT ONE IS CAPTURED BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF MY CHOICES TO OKAY.

YEAH, THAT ONE'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR FOUR SINCE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME PROBABLY.

OKAY ANY OTHERS FROM THE TEAM FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

[Announcements]

HEARING NOTHING LIKE THE MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW WE WILL OFFICIALLY WELCOME OUR STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER THE HOLIDAY BREAK AND. ONE WELCOME THEM BACK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A FABULOUS SECOND SEMESTER. I'M OUTSTANDING.

I'LL SEND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS HEARING NONE. I JUST YES ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO SAY I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO FROM A COMMENT FROM THE NEW OFFICERS I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD. I THINK THIS WILL BE A TIME TO HEAR FROM THEM.

YOU KNOW, WE HADN'T WE HADN'T GOT TO KNOW WE HEARD WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY.

BUT I'D LIKE TO FROM THE OFFICERS WHAT THEY GOING TO BRING TO THE TABLE.

OKAY SO WE'LL MAKE IT VOLUNTEER IF EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO OFFICERS WOULD LIKE TO OPEN BUT I THINK IT'S KIND OF EARLY BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THAT TYPE OF CONVERSATION LISTED AS A FUTURE AGENDA TOPIC. MR. SMITH ALMOST. MR. CARSON HE HAS HIS RACE.

OKAY, I'LL TALK I'LL SHARE THAT. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO 2026 I WILL GET TOGETHER WITH OUR NEW CHAIR AND WE WILL YOU KNOW, PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND AND ADDRESS ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT DIVORCE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DEALING WITH THAT. SO THANK YOU. OUTSTANDING.

MISS FRAZIER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, MA'AM? THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. I'LL TRY AND DO AS BEST AS I CAN AND LEAN ON THIS BOAT RIGHT AS MUCH THAT'S THAT'S A VERY SMART MOVE. OKAY THE I JUST LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS AND I'LL BE BRIEF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A BOARD THAT HAS WORKED TOGETHER FOR A WHILE TO THE GREAT IDEAS OF SHARING REALLY MAKING SURE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE LISTENED TO AND HEARD AND IN MOVING THINGS FORWARD WITH A DEGREE OF FINALITY AND PRECISION. MS. HAYES SAID SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND A SCHOOL AND A BUSINESS AND THERE ARE DIFFERENCES.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF IS A OF THE EDUCATION IS BECOMING MORE BUSINESS ORIENTED AND. THEY'RE COMPETING AGAINST US AND THEY'RE SUPPLEMENTING US AND THEY'RE BENEFITING AND SO THEY ARE NOT OUR UPON THEY ARE OUR COLLEAGUES AND SO WE JUST WANT TO BE BEST DISTRICT, THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WE ABSOLUTELY CAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF. SO IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS ON

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YES, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME JAMES MILLER FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

OKAY NOW I DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF WORDING I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY SO IF THERE IS SOME THERE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE READ IT? YEAH HIS TOPIC IS BLM WINTER BAND CONCERT.

OKAY THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS AND THANK YOU CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW APPOINTEES OFFICERS THIS SONG HIGHER. YES SIR. OKAY SIR.

ARE YOU SURE I'M OKAY? I'M SORRY. ARE CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE I'M GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF I WANT TO DO TWO THINGS AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD WHO CONTINUE AND AND THE DISTRICT WHO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO AND YOUR ATTENDANCE AT OF THESE BAND CONCERTS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT I SEE YOU RECOGNIZE SOME OF YOU I TRY TO SAY HI WHEN I CAN. THERE'S PROBABLY SOME OF YOU ATTENDED SOME THAT I DIDN'T SEE

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AT THE CLOSE OF THAT I SPOKE TO THE DIRECTORS AND I SAID I'M GOING TO COMPLEMENT THIS AND I WISH I HAD MORE THAN 3 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN WHAT WENT ON BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO DO IT. IT WAS MAGNIFICENT. THANK YOU MUCH.

I HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS TO THE DISTRICT PEOPLE. THANK YOU.

THANK VERY MUCH FOR SHOWING UP AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS MRS. MILLER.

MR. MILLER OKAY BEFORE JUST A NANOSECOND JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO A FORMER EXECUTIVE MS. BOATRIGHT AND COLONEL GEIER THEY ARE HIGHLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND VERY CAPABLE AND MOTIVATED. SO AS WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU BELIEVE OR FEEL THAT YOUR SKILL SETS CAN BE BEST UTILIZED. SO THANK

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.