[Call to Order] [00:00:06] THIS MEETING OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION BEING HELD AT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER 55 WILBURN ROAD HILTON HEAD ZIP CODE IS TO NINE AND TO SIX MARCH 3RD 5 TO 915 PUBLIC SESSION VIDEO EATING WILL BE BROADCAST BY THE COUNTY CHANNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW SAFETY AND SECURITY GUIDELINES . BACKPACKS AND PURSES ARE PROHIBITED BY THE PUBLIC AT BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND 430 BY SENDING AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND TOPIC TO ROBIN CUSHING BERRY. BEAUFORT K-12 IS THE US YOU'LL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE BOYS DOMAIN. THE FORUM WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. IF YOU ARE IN PERSON. YOU MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE BOYS DOMAIN. EACH SPEAKER MUST OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. PLEASE SEE THE BOARD COORDINATOR ROBIN CUSHING BERRY WHO IS SITTING TO MY LEFT FOR A CARD IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY ONE. REQUEST FOR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED SEVEN AND 7:30 P.M. IN THE SAME MANNER AS BOTH THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT NO LATER THAN 9 P.M.. THE SECOND FORUM WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES. IN THE EVENT THE BOARD HAS NOT FINISHED ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE MARCH 30, 2026 AGENDA, THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AT 5 P.M. ON MARCH FOUR, 2026. NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO FINISH THE AGENDA. SO WITH THAT WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC SESSION AND IF YOU WILL JOIN ME. [Approval of Agenda] OKAY. OH YEAH. IS THERE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF AGENDA? THANK YOU. TO THE SECOND QUICK QUESTION. WHO WILL BE WATCHING US IN THE SECOND SESSION? VERY MUCH. IF YOU ARE ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I LIKE ALL POLLS THEY BETTER MOVE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. [Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, Statement of Media Notification] HEY, I THANK YOU. WELCOME TO ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU ALL. CUSHING BARRY HAS MEDIA BEEN NOTIFIED? OKAY, FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE FIRST SESSION. [Chair’s Report] WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE CHAIR'S REPORT. THE CHAIR'S REPORT AT THIS TIME IS GOING TO DEAL WITH A RECENT CONVENTION THAT WAS HELD CONVENED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD IN MYRTLE BEACH WHERE NUMEROUS INFORMATION SHARING SESSIONS WERE HELD THE FIRST DAY FEBRUARY THE 19TH KICKED OFF WITH ORIENTATION SESSIONS, NEW BOARD MEMBERS ROLES, RESPONSIBILITY, ETHICS FINANCE FOR YOU AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. FEBRUARY THE 20TH FOCUSED ON GENERAL SESSION. AS I UNDERSTAND YOUR INFLUENCE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH MAIN SPEAKERS SUCH AS SOUTH CAROLINA SUPERINTENDENT ELLEN WEAVER WHO WAS A SUPERB SPEAKER SHE IS TRULY GIFTED IN THAT REGARD IN OTHER REGARDS AS WELL. WE ALSO ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR BEASLEY A VERY PASSIONATE PERSON WHO CERTAINLY ENERGIZED THE CROWD AND HE SPOKE AT LENGTH. AND THEN HE ALSO CREATED A CROWD OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY COMING TO ASK HIM PERSONAL QUESTIONS. IT ALSO BREAKOUT SESSION INCLUDING ONE ON HOW TO WIN A REFERENDUM THAT WAS THAT WAS PRESENTED BY OUR VERY OWN COLONEL GARNER AND SUPPORTED BY OUR VERY OWN SUPERINTEND DR. RODRIGUEZ WITH COMMENTARY PROVIDED BY BOARD SECRETARY MR. VICTOR NAY. THEN HAD BREAKOUT SESSIONS SUCH AS IN AND OUT OF ANY SCHOOL TESTIMONY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. AND THEN THERE WAS ONE CALLED I'M RIGHT AND YOU'RE WRONG WHICH DEALT WITH BUILDING A [00:05:01] COHESIVE CULTURE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WHERE YOU HAVE 11 PEOPLE ELECTED BY THEIR DISTRICTS AND WE ALL HAVE COMMON GOALS AND WE HAVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE. THE SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION WAS WHEN COLONEL GUY PRESENTED HIS VERY EFFECTIVE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BECAUSE WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE COME UP AND ASK HOW THEY MIGHT ACCESS THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY INVITING COLONEL GARY TO COME TO THEIR AREA. I HOPE THEY REACHED OUT DIRECTLY TO HIM WHICH WAS WHAT MY RECOMMENDATION WAS. BUT COLONEL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE. THE ANSWER WAS ONE ON MANAGING INFORMATION FLOW AMONG THE BOARD ADMINISTRATION IN THE COMMUNITY PERSUASION IT WAS ALSO A TOPIC SINCE BOARD MEMBERS WE ARE A COLLEGIAL GROUP AND EACH OF US HAVE TO BUILD ALLIANCES NOT ONLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS BUT IN TERMS OF SUPPORT OF WHAT THE BOARD ITSELF IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE. ON SATURDAY THERE WAS A GENERAL SESSION UNLOCKING DREAMS BY CULTIVATING HOPE WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE ENLIGHTENING BECAUSE THE SPEAKER TALK ABOUT ACTUALLY ENGAGING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING THE HUMANITY IN THE PERSON AND THEN YOU GET LOT MORE DONE. THERE WAS ALSO A TALK ABOUT RESEARCH DRIVEN DESIGN RICHMOND ONE AS CREATOR OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY CAME IN AND THEY AS WE HAVE HERE LOOKING OUT A WINDOWS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT REALLY SORT OF GIVE YOU THAT THAT SENSE OF NURTURING AND CALMNESS SO THE KIDS ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER ABOUT LEARNING. THE SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION ALSO HAD AS WE ALL KNOW IN OUR GREAT SOCIETY AND GLOBALLY THAT THERE IS A BIG CONUNDRUM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS A BUT HOW DO WE DO IT WITHOUT DESTROYING SOCIETIES AND CULTURES THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OVER THE LAST TWO MILLENNIA? THEY ALSO WAS AN EXAMPLE OF ROAD TO SUCCESS COLLETON COUNTY WHICH IS IN REGION ONE WAS ABLE TO PRESENT ON WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO ELEVATE THEIR TASK FORCE COLLEGE IS A SMALLER COUNTY BUT THEY ALSO HAD SOME VERY INNOVATIVE IDEAS HOW TO DO IT. SUNDAY STARTED OFF WITH AN INTERESTING OF IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE WHAT DO YOU SAY SOLUTIONS WORKING TOGETHER BETTER AND IN A ALMOST A BOARD OR SITUATION WHERE ALL OF US ARE EQUALS IT'S GOOD TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH INFLUENCE REALLY MATTERS IN BUILDING ALLIANCES. SO WITH MY CLOSING REMARKS IT FOR ME WAS A SUPERB LEARNING LAB. SO TO SPEAK. WE ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND AND LEARN AND TAKE NOTE IS A VERY IMPORTANT WAY OF BRINGING IDEAS BACK TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHERE APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENT. SO WITH THAT IS ANY BOARD [Committee Reports] BUSINESS ACTION THAT HAS BEEN IN OAK COMMITTEE REPORT ACADEMIC DR. STRAUSS THE ACADEMICS COMMITTEE HAD MEETING WITH THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD AND TALK THE CAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BOARD. I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD THAT WE HAVE HAD A HEALTH ADVISORY MEETING. DURING THAT MEETING WE HAD REVIEWED THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEMBERSHIP OF THREE CANDIDATES JOINING YOU. BOARD MEMBERS USUALLY HAVE A COPY OF THE INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR FOLDER. IT IS ACTUALLY ON A CHART. IT CHART IS TWO SIDED. THE FIRST SIDE OF THE CHART WILL GIVE YOU THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE HEALTH COUNCIL. THE SECOND SIDE OF THE CHART WILL HAVE THE THREE NAMES. IF COULD HAVE THAT PULLED UP IF POSSIBLE. MRS. CUSHING VERY TWO TWO NAMES ARE STUDENTS. ONE OF THE STUDENTS IS A STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT. THE THIRD NAME IS THAT OF A TEACHER THAT WILL BE ON THE SECOND SIDE OF YOUR TABLE. AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN IT HAS A BLUE HEADING ON IT BOARD MEMBERS YOUR RECOGNITION THE HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS A BOARD COMMITTEE HENCE IT REQUIRES YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE [00:10:02] MEMBERSHIP OF THESE THREE CANDIDATES TO JOIN HHC BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD THE MOTION FOR THE HHC MEMBERSHIP I MOVE THAT THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS MEMBERSHIP TO THE BIXBY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CALEB SINGLETON STUDENT ESMERALDA ENGLISH STUDENT AND SANDRA LIMBO AS A SEE SORRY S.C. AS THE TEACHER OAK HAS BEEN OC PROPERLY MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR CARR SECONDED BY MISS INGRID BOATWRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND HERE SAY I I ON LINE I GOD NOT PAST GO GOVERNOR OKAY THANK YOU NAVE I HAVE IT RIGHT. CHAIRMAN DALLAS THANK YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK THE CAR. THANK YOU. OKAY. [Superintendent’s Report] THE AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE DR. CAMPBELL WAS ON HER WAY UP TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. OKAY. THAT EVENING. GOOD EVENING FOR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS A PART OF THE SUPERINTEND ITS REPORT. I'M HERE TO SHOWCASE AND HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FIFTH ANNUAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HELD FEBRUARY 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH AND THIS YEAR'S WAS UNTOLD STORIES OF PRIVATE JIM LOCAL HERO WHOSE BRAVERY HISTORY ALWAYS SAID IT BEST. HISTORY IS NOT JUST THE PAST. IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FUTURE. THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS ALIGNED TO THREE OF OUR DISTRICT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 2.1 BUILD THE DISTRICT WIDE CULTURE OF PRIDE, TRUST AND RESPECT. 2.2 ALIGN NEW AND EXISTING COMMUNITY AND PARENT PARTNERSHIPS. AND 2.3 ENGAGE THE FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE TIMELY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND ENGAGE ENGAGE MENT OPPORTUNITIES. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE DIRECTLY ALIGNS TO OUR DISTRICT STRATEGIC PILLAR ENGAGEMENT AS WELL AS IS ALIGNED TO THE PROFILE OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL GRADUATE PROFILE GRADUATE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THEIR LOCAL HISTORY. THE OVERVIEW OF OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FOR THE 2026 SCHOOL YEAR WE HAD OVER 500 PEOPLE REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE. THIS YEAR WE HAD EIGHT HISTORICAL TOURS. WE HAD A BEAUFORT HISTORIC TOUR SAINT HELENA TOURS NOW THE MUSEUM. HARRIET TUBMAN. KAYAK TOURS. BLUFFTON. COLORED TEACHING HERE. HERITAGE TOURS. BLUFFTON. HIDDEN TREASURE TOURS. HILTON. HEAD ISLAND. GULLAH TOURS WITH THE MITCHELL BILL. FREEDOM PARK AS A PART OF TOUR IN THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICIPATE IN THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND GULLAH TOUR AND SHE SHARED WITH THE TEAM THAT SHE WAS THOROUGHLY SHE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE. THIS YEAR WE HAD 29 BREAKOUT SESSIONS, TWO OF THOSE BREAKOUT SESSIONS LED BY STUDENTS STUDENTS FROM ROBERT SMALL'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AS WELL AS HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL . WE ALSO HAD 11 STUDENT PERFORMANCES, STUDENTS SAYING THEY DANCE, PLAYED INSTRUMENTS AND RECITED POEMS. THE NEXT VIDEO IS A VIDEO SUMMATION OF THE THREE DAY CONFERENCE CONFERENCE TITLE HISTORY LIVES HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. [00:15:03] HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY ARE AT ROBERT SMALL'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE, AN DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF OUR AREA. WE HAVE SO MUCH HISTORY HERE. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE LEGACY OF PRIVATE JIM CAPERS. PRIVATE JIM CAPERS WAS SOUTH CAROLINA AND HE SERVED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AS DRUM MAJOR UNDER A FRANCIS MARION ALONGSIDE OF THE PATRIOTS. THE CONFERENCE KICKED OFF WITH THE BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL DRUM LINE LEADING. THE CELEBRATION THEN THE BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARFISH SING SEVERAL SONGS AND THE FIRST SONG WAS RELATIVE FREEDOM YONDER HOME DAY. THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE AND I LIKE RELATIVE FREEDOM BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY HISTORIC. DANCERS FROM BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL DELIVERED A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. WE'RE DANCING TO A MIX OF BLACK HISTORICAL MUSIC THAT HAVE MADE AN IMPACT IN THE BLACK CULTURE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AS ATTENDEES ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM MORE THAN 20 BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO ATTEND . WE WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE WITH INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND IN THEIR DAY TO DAY. OUR TEACHERS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE RESOURCES NETWORK AND BRING THOSE PIECES BACK INTO THEIR CLASSROOM TO CONNECT WITH OUR SOUTH CAROLINA STANDARDS. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS A COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN IMPACT OUR STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE. ONE OF THE SESSIONS IS BEING LED BY SOME ROBERT SMALLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY STUDENTS DISCUSSING THE OF THEIR SCHOOL. THIS SESSION IS ABOUT ROBERT SMALL'S LEADERSHIP. I LIKED LEARNING ABOUT DR. E.W. AUSTIN. I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT HOW HE BUILT UP THE SCHOOL. PARTICIPANTS CAN ALSO TAKE PART IN HISTORICAL TOURS ACROSS THE COUNTY EXPERIENCING THE STORIES YOU THAT BRING LOCAL HISTORY TO LIFE. WE STARTED OUR OFF WITH OUR EIGHT HISTORICAL TOURS IN THE LOWCOUNTRY MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE DIFFERENT PARTS OUR COMMUNITY ST HELENA HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON WE EVEN HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TEACHERS TO TRAVEL FROM TO CHARLESTON TO OUR INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN MUSEUM. TEACHERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL IN A KAYAK THE COLUMBIA RIVER TRACING THE ROOTS OF HARRIET TUBMAN ABOUT. 400 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THE THREE DAY CONFERENCE FOR THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROBLEMS ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF JAMES J. DAVIS LIBRARY FOR THE JAMES E MORE EXPLORATION STATION. THE UNVEILING OF THE MEDIA CENTER TOOK PLACE AS A PART THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON FEBRUARY 12. THE VIDEO WILL THAT WE WILL PLAY NEXT IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE JAMES J. DAVIS DAY HONORING PASTOR JAMES MOORE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TODAY TO HOST OUR VERY FIRST ANNUAL JAMES J. DAVIS DAY WHERE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF JAMES RAY DAVIS WHO IS THE NAMESAKE OF THE SCHOOL AND WHO WAS THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND FORMER PRINCIPAL AS WELL AS DEPRECATING OUR LIBRARY TO JAMES MOORE WHO HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION . I JUST BELIEVE IN SERVICE AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE TRIED TO DO. BUT IT DOES MEAN A LOT WHEN SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR EFFORTS AND SO TO THAT END I SAY THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I AM GRATEFUL AND I'M THANKFUL. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE PASTOR MOORE FOR HIS SERVICE TO NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY BUT TO THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE IS ONE THAT IS ALWAYS ENGAGED, ALWAYS INVOLVED, CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE AND THE CHILDREN HERE IN HIS COMMUNITY. HE IS ALWAYS AT EVENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO SCHOOLS AND PASTOR MOORE IS ONE OF THOSE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN IN A COMMUNITY. I CAME FROM A POOR BACKGROUND BUT I QUICKLY LEARNED EDUCATION AND FAITH IN GOD MAKES A HUMAN UNSTOPPABLE IN LIFE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I SEE IN OUR CHILDREN IS THE TO GO AND BE ANYTHING THEY WANT. THE DAY WAS SO SPECIAL WE HAVE SINGERS HERE AT J.J. DAVIS AS [00:20:03] WELL AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY SANG SEVERAL SONGS TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY AND HONOR PASTOR MOORE TODAY WAS VERY SPECIAL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE AN ADVOCATE IN THE COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY LEADER SUPPORTER, EDUCATION. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO OPEN THIS LIBRARY IS NEWLY RENOVATED FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE AT JAMES DAVIS EARLY LEARNING. NOT ONLY WILL STUDENTS BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THEIR EARLY LITERACY SKILLS BUT ALSO STAGE DISPOSITIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM IN FUTURE CAREERS. THIS LIBRARY WAS CREATED WITH GREAT INTENTION. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD. WE HAVE GREAT HANDS ON EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW CHILDREN TO BUILD PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, CURIOSITY, LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ALL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE INTERACT SAN TABLES THAT HELP WITH CHILDREN'S SENSORY. WE ALSO HAVE LIFE SIZED LINCOLN LOGS AS WELL AS LIFE SIZED LEGOS AND MAGNA TILES. CHILDREN'S CURIOSITY CAN BE EXPANDED INTO MANY DIFFERENT REALMS. AWESOME. MOORE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL HE HAS ADVOCATED SO MUCH FOR NOT ONLY DAVIS EARLY LEARNING CENTER BUT FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD BRANCH COMMUNITY. I TRY TO MAKE IT TO ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS TWICE A WEEK BUT WHETHER I AM HERE THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OR WHETHER I AM ALWAYS AT THE ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL OR THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG FOLKS GIVE ME ENERGY. THE INAUGURAL JAMES. DAVIS DAY WAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE PASTOR MOORE A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN THE WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL AT OUR AND IN BEING ABLE TO BUILD AN APP WITH YOUR NAME ON IT JUST BY THINKING ABOUT. MEET BASE 44 A COMPLETE A.I. CREATION AT OUR JAMES J DAVIS DAY WE HAVE OVER OVER 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. AS SAW IN THE VIDEO WE HAVE PERFORMANCES FROM OUR JAMES J. DAVIS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AS WELL AS WILL BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE ALSO A SPECIAL GUEST ZOOM IN TO CELEBRATE PASTOR MOORE AND THAT WILL STATE REPRESENTATIVE REVEREND MICHAEL. THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPOKE ABOUT PAST OF MOORE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WILL BRIDGE COMMUNITY AND AS I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION TODAY I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION CONFERENCE. TODAY I HAVE COPY OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN CALENDAR IN THE SEPTEMBER MONTH . IT FEATURES JIM CAPERS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ALIGNMENT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND OUR WORK HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I'LL FOCUS ON HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA TAKES US TO STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND POINTS OF CELEBRATION. CHECK AND SEE IF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS AS READY. BUT IF NOT WE HAVE TO BYPASS THOSE TWO ON THE AGENDA AND COME BACK TO IT GIVEN THE TIME. I SEE SOME PEOPLE OUTSIDE ENERGETICALLY SORT OF PRACTICING FOR DR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE [Student Performance] [00:25:49] GOT OH WE DON'T CARE NO MATTER HOW THAT'S TRUE. I LOVE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER, FIND OUT WHAT THAT MEANS. WELL GUYS, I GUARANTEE I DON'T HAVE HEART. GO GET THEM A LITTLE DEEPER SO THEY CAN DEEP INSIDE YOURSELF FIND OUT WHAT YOU GUYS IN SUNSHINE I'VE GOT TO STINGRAY STAGE COMPANY OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL WESLEY FOR PERFORMING DISNEY'S DARE TO DREAM JUNIOR A MUSICAL REVUE ON MARCH 13TH AT 7 P.M. AND MARCH 14TH AT 2PMI THINK MUCH NICE JOB MR. I THINK WE WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO POINT OF CELEBRATION AT THE END OF THE MEETING BECAUSE THEY'RE THE INDIVIDUALS AREN'T AREN'T HERE YET. OKAY WELL THANK YOU MR. [Consent Agenda ] SUPERINTENDENT. SO WITH THAT MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA OF AGENDA. UNLESS THERE'S SOME OPPOSITION WE WILL ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. I MOVE THAT WE CAN APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINING THE FEBRUARY 13TH AND FEBRUARY 17TH BOARD MEETING MINUTES THANK THEIR SECOND AS SECOND IN MOTION THEY MOTION SECOND ALL IN FAVOR HERE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND THEY I I I'LL ONLINE HEY I THINK YOU MAY ANYONE ELSE PASTOR GORDON OKAY OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU TWO AGENDA TOPICS NONE AT THIS POINT. OKAY WE'LL COME BACK TO IF NECESSARY ANNOUNCEMENTS BEING [Announcements] PART OF POINT OF CELEBRATION. HOWEVER I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NATIONAL WORKER WEEK AND WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS WE SERVE AND ALSO AT THIS TIME I WILL ALSO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN TERMS OF SOCIAL WEEK THAT YOU ALL HAVE A PACKAGE FROM US FROM SOME SOCIAL WORKERS AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU TAKE A DEEP [00:30:04] DOVE THOSE PACKETS AND LOOK AND SEE REALLY THEM THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE COMING FROM. I'M SURE YOU YOU HAVE THE PACKAGE NOW IF YOU DON'T THEN YOU WILL SOON GET THEM. BUT PLEASE TAKE A LOOK IN TO SEE WHAT OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE BRINGING TO US IN SOME SOME CONCERNS AND IN TERMS OF PAY AND ALSO ALIGNING THEM WITH WHAT ARE OUR OTHER JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN DISTRICT AS WELL THANK YOU. THANK ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY. [Second Public Comments] SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE ONE HERE. ANDREW MORRIS THAT AS THE MORRISETTE WILL SPEAK REGARDING MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL TRAFFIC IN NEW INTEREST PROPOSITION. THANK YOU AND WELCOME SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR HEARING MY THOUGHTS TONIGHT. HI MY NAME IS INMARSAT. I'M A SENIOR AT BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL. REMEMBER HIGH SCHOOL HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT'S HAD IT FOR YEARS AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE TRAFFIC EVERY DAY. ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL I'M STOPPED DEAD AROUND A MILE AND A HALF AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL IT'S A CONSTANT LINE OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC NEVER EXCEEDING 15 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER ONLY HAS ONE ENTRANCE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS. THIS CREATES A TRAFFIC CHOKE POINT. AFTERNOONS ARE EVEN WORSE THAN MORNINGS FOR STUDENTS I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCHOOL FROM THE PARKING LOT JUST AT DISMISSAL. IT TAKES MORE THAN 40 MINUTES FOR THEM TO GET FROM THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE IN THEIR CARS TO THE ROAD OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL 40 MINUTES THIS ISSUE IS SO BAD THAT I'VE ACTUALLY RESCHEDULED MY CLASSES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TO AVOID HAVING A FOURTH BLOCK. MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE A SAYING IF YOU HAVE A FOURTH ONE GET MEMBER YOU HAVE A FIFTH BLOCK IT MAY REFER THIS ISSUE IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW ELEMENTARY TO THE AREA TRAFFIC WILL ONLY INCREASE AND I'M AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE PAST. A FEW YEARS AGO THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD REACHED OUT TO PAMELA BLUFF AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE ABOVE TURNED IT DOWN. HOWEVER I WORK AT HOME AT WORK AND I SEE MY MANAGERS AND COWORKERS STUCK BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC EVERY SINGLE MORNING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL ON ITS WAY AND MORE TRAFFIC TO COME I THAT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME TO READDRESS THE ISSUE. I PROPOSE AN EXTENSION OF THE CUT THROUGH ROAD IN BETWEEN OUR FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL FIELD OUTMANEUVER SAID ROAD IT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF PAVING AND THE CLEARING OF A FEW TREES. THIS ISN'T JUST A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE STUDENTS GET TRYING TO GET TO JOBS OR TRYING TO GET HOME SOONER. THIS IS A MATTER PUBLIC SAFETY ASSUME THAT AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY HOW'S AN AMBULANCE GOING TO GET DOWN TO RIVERSIDE ROAD WHEN THERE'S TONS OF TRAFFIC A MILE AND A HALF AS I SAID EARLIER WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET INTO THE BUILDING IT'S EVEN WORSE IN THE AFTERNOON HOW WOULD EMERGENCY SERVICES GET TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS IF THERE'S GOD FORBID A SERIOUS INCIDENT REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE SCHOOL THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ABLE TO GET THERE IN TIME. THIS DELAYS RESPONSE TIMES IN CRITICAL LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION IS I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL FOR BOTH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MORRIS. IT I SEE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OH, YOU GOT TO COME ME WITH THE OU CORRECTION THIS IS MY DEAR FRIEND MR. JAMES MILLER THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AGAIN. IT'S TAX SEASON YOU MIGHT THINK OF CPA BEING PUBLIC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS BUT CPA TO BAND IS CONCERT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AND IS THE TIME WHAT CPA IS. THERE'S REGIONAL BANDS GO TO A REGIONAL AREA AND ARE JUDGED BY PROFESSIONAL. [00:35:03] THEY ARE JUDGED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO TWO PIECES THAT THEY SELECT REGARDLESS OF ITS DIFFICULTY AND THEY ARE JUDGED HOW WELL THEY DO ON WHAT THEY SELECT AND THEY GO INTO ANOTHER ROOM AND THEY CITE READ A PIECE TO ME THIS THE BEST WAY TO JUDGE HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING WITH OTHER CURRICULUMS MATH ETC. THEIR STANDARD TEST BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN JUDGE HOW WE'RE DOING VERSUS OTHER SCHOOLS. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT I'VE DOCUMENTED HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND WHAT I SEE IS AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE TOP HALF THE BOTTOM HALF WE NEED TO HELP. FOR EXAMPLE YOU DON'T TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND YOU CAN AGAIN PARTICIPATE AT ANY LEVEL YOU WANT BUT FOR EXAMPLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ONLY THREE OUT OF EIGHT TRY TO PARTICIPATE. THEY ARE BLUFFTON MCCRACKEN BEAUFORT RELIEVING HILTON HEAD MIDDLE RIVER RIDGE LADIES ISLAND ROBERT SMALL OIL BAND THEY DON'T EVEN PARTICIPATE THERE SO THERE'S NO WAY TO REALLY JUDGE HOW THEY DO VERSUS OTHER IN THE CASE OF HIGH SCHOOLS NOW RIVER BLUFFTON BEAUFORT BOYD BRANCH PARTICIPATE AND BATTERY CREEK AND HILTON HEAD HIGH DO NOT OVER THESE THREE YEARS THAT LIST HAS REMAINED CONSTANT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WABASH HIGH SCHOOL WHICH DID PARTICIPATE BUT NOW DO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER AND AND THAT IN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WITH THAT YES I LIKE TO I KNOW WE ARE PAST FUTURE TOPICS BUT I SHARE THE PUBLIC SPEAKER'S CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ISSUES AT HILTON THAT NOTHING LIKE MAY RIVER. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF REPORT TO OPERATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE KIND OF DO AN ASSESSMENT BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S A YES. WE'LL JUST TREAT THAT AS YOUR CONTRIBUTION FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS AND WE'LL LISTED. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WITH THAT IF I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN SVALBARD OR I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DO IT [Executive Session] WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION OKAY. SO WE WILL ADJOURN FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE A MOTION BASED MR. CHAIR I MOVE THAT WE MOVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON EMPLOYMENT MATTER REGARDING FEBRUARY 2026 PERSONAL MODIFICATION REPORT PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 34 DEC 71 DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED NETWORK ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND SERVICES RFP WERE 20 6-007 PURSUANT TO ZERO SOUTH CAROLINA COULD INDICATE SECTION 34 TEXT 770 A TO DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE LEASING AND LEASING PROGRAM RFP 26 TECH 009 PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 30 TECH FOR TECH 72 OKAY I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY I WRITE ONLINE OKAY WE ARE MR. WE HAVE THREE MOTIONS [Action as Necessary or Appropriate Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Session] COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION NUMBER ONE I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT LISTED ON FEBRUARY 1ST 2026 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2026 PERSONAL MODIFICATION REPORT THE SECOND SECOND BY ME AS WELL RIGHT ACTUALLY I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I'M THE CHAIRMAN AT THIS TIME ALSO WILL ASK THAT WE ADD A TOPIC ON THE RATIFICATION REPORT ON THE ADDED TOPIC COMING OUT OF THERE I REALIZE [00:40:03] THAT ALL IN TERMS OF COACHES ARE NOT ON THE RATIFICATION REPORT SO I'M ASKING FOR A THAT TO BE A TOPIC OF WHO DO WE APPROVE AS A BOARD AND WHAT WE LIKE IT HOW COME WE DON'T APPROVE COACHES ONLY RATIFICATION REPORT SO I'M ASKING FOR IT TO BE A TOPIC AS WELL BUT YOU'RE ASKING THAT IT AS AN AS I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE THAT AS A MAJORITY KNOWLEDGE THE TOPIC WHO AT A FUTURE FUTURE BOARD MEETING WHO ALL DO WE APPROVE AND THANK YOU AREN'T WE PROPERLY IN MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR RAISE MY HAND I I ALL OPPOSED NAY ON LINE HEY I THANK PASTOR GORDON I PUSH NEVER TO MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED SUPERINTENDENT TO ISSUE AN AWARD FOR NETWORK ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND SERVICES TO PC SOLUTIONS AND INTEGRATION INC. AS DESCRIBED IN RFP NUMBER 26 270007 THE BOARD AUTHORIZES SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTORS UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PROTEST. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND EMOTION EFFECT? OKAY. WHICH ONE WAS IT AGAIN PASS ON I THINK ANY AWARD FOR NETWORK ELECTRONICS SERVICES AND SOLUTION AS A SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. OKAY I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR I NAY ON LINE I IN MY OKAY I APPLAUD PAT GORDON DAVE THAT WAS SAID BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THIS RIGHT NOW OKAY THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE NUMBER THREE A MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ISSUE AN AWARD FOR TELECOMMUNICATION LEASING AND OR LICENSING PROGRAM TO CITY SWITCH TO A LLC AS DESCRIBED IN RFP NUMBER 26 TECH 009. THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTORS UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PROTEST PERIOD OKAY SECOND BY IS BUILT RIGHT THANK YOU ALL AND I HAVE A QUESTION ARE WE ASKING FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BRING OF THE CONTRACT BACK TO THE BOARD? YOU WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE MOTION. WELL AT THIS TIME I WILL AMEND THE MOTION THAT THE FOR THE FINAL CONTRACT COMES BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL IS THERE A SECOND OKAY SO AT SO IT'S AT THIS TIME I'M ONE TO NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT THAT IS THIS IS THERE'S A LOT OF THIS A LOT OF QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THIS ARE GIVING UP OUR PROPERTY TO DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS SO AT THIS TIME I AM NOT HAVING ALL THE THE NUTS AND BOLTS AND UNDERSTANDING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT ARE AND ALSO UNDERSTAND IT CLEARLY TO FOR THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS MOTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK IT'S PROPERLY MOTION AND SECOND I'M ALL IN FAVOR I I ONLINE HEY I THANK YOU MISS HEY HAS TO GO AND I OKAY YOU GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION THREE ALL AT THIS POINT [Points of Celebration] POINTS OF CELEBRATION INTO CELEBRATION. THANK YOU, SIR. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER POINTS OF CELEBRATION IS THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE VITAL MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL TEAM AND THEY HELP STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT HELPING TO ENSURE THAT TODAY'S STUDENTS BECOME TOMORROW'S PRODUCTIVE AND WELL-ADJUSTED ADULTS. BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL'S COUNSELOR DAVID FERRARA IS BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 2026 SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN FOR A SHORT VIDEO CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF YEAR. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT THAT VACATION IN THE HEART BEHIND TITLE AND THE COUNTLESS WAYS THIS INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF EVERY SINGLE DAY. [00:45:04] IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MR. DAVID FERRARA CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL COUNSELING. BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL'S FERRARA HAS BEEN NAMED THE UBER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COUNSELOR THE YEAR. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE DURING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATTENDED BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOUR THAT IS HONORED BY THE RECOGNITION. YOU KNOW I'M PROUD TO SHARE IT WITH THE COUNSELORS HE WORKS WITH. I THINK WHAT I'VE TAKEN THE MOST PRIDE IN IS BUILDING A TEAM AND MY TEAM IS REALLY WHY WE'RE SUCCESSFUL. IT'S NOT I DON'T SEE IT AS ME. I SEE IT AS THE GROUP OF COUNSELORS THAT I'VE MENTORED AND. WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES TO KEEP THAT TEAM FUNCTIONING AND SO EACH THE WORK SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND I THINK THAT'S ALL BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S CARRYING THE WORK TOGETHER SO I DON'T CREDIT MYSELF, I CREDIT MY TEAM AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR WHAT IT TAKES PRIDE IN HELPING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NAVIGATE THEIR FUTURE. I SEE THEM AS YOUNG ADULTS. I TAKE PRIDE IN SEEING THEM, ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, GRADUATE COLLEGE, GETTING INTO DIFFERENT CAREERS, STARTING FAMILIES. SO I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE KIDS SUCCEED IN WHATEVER FIELD GO COLLEGE OR TRAVEL. BEAUFORT HIGH IS PROUD OF NEVADA AND HIS DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY. MR. ROBOT IS AN INCREDIBLY SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR. HE WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR HIS STUDENTS PARENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE SCHOOL. THERE'S NO WORK HOURS FOR HIM AFTER SCHOOL, BEFORE SCHOOL, WHATEVER IS NECESSARY AND HE DOES FOR HIS KIDS. VADA HAS BEEN A SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR 25 YEARS THE LAST FOUR IN OUR DISTRICT FOR THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RUN THOSE THANKS THIS EVENING THE SCHOLASTIC ARTS GOLD KEY RECIPIENTS. SEVERAL DISTRICT HAVE BEEN HONORED IN THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS COMPETITION AND THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS ARE THE NATION'S LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM FOR CREATIVE TEENS IN GRADE SEVEN THROUGH 12. THE DISTRICT'S TOP AWARD WINNERS GOLD KEY RECIPIENTS ADVANCE JUDGING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL SILVER KEY WORKS ARE TO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY AND HONORABLE MENTION WORKS JUDGED TO SHOW GREAT SKILL AND POTENTIAL. I INVITE THE STUDENTS AS I CALL THEIR NAME AND THEIR ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED ON SCREEN. GOLD KEY WINNERS FROM BLUFFTON HIGH WERE BIANCA PICASSO FOR A HIDDEN BUT DRAWING WHICH WAS ALSO NAMED IN AMERICAN VISIONS NOMINEE AND MAXIMA PLATO FOR FALL FOLIAGE CERAMICS. HERE TO TELL. HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS IS MISS MONROE AND MRS. MORRIS. I THINK OH, I I'M MRS. MORRIS FROM BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL. AND BIANCA THE CASTLE HAS BEEN MY STUDENTS SINCE NINTH GRADE AND. WE ARE VERY HONORED THAT SHE HAS ACHIEVED THE GOLD KEY AWARD FOR THE SCHOLASTICS AND I'M MONROE. I'M MISS MONROE. I TEACH CERAMICS AT BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M VERY PROUD OF MAXIMA PALMETTO. SHE'S A CERAMICS ONE STUDENT AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT SHE WAS HONORED WITH THIS AWARD GOLD KEY WINNERS FROM HILTON HEAD. HI WE'RE CHARLOTTE WHO SEE FOR RE-ARRANGED SOPHIE ORLANDO OR [00:50:02] FOR BLOOM IN TWILIGHT MIXED MEDIA RHETT MARSHALL FOR SUPERMAN EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SIENNA SCHULZ FOR TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICA DRAWING. IF YOU WERE HERE WOULD YOU COME UP ? IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH VARIOUS ARTISTIC PROCESSES AND THESE AWARDS ARE A TESTAMENT TO OUR TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED STUDENTS AND FINAL PHENOMENAL ART TEACHERS WHO BRING OUR DISTRICT'S ART PROGRAMING LIFE EVERY DAY. NEXT WE HAVE BEAUFORT SCHOOL DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND TONIGHT WE'RE CELEBRATING MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING AND BASKETBALL AWARDS. AND HERE TO TELL US MORE IS DISTRICT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CARLOS CAVE. SO TO THE BOARD I WANT TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT A PLAN IN PLACE TO RECOGNIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FORMULATE A PLAN OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THIS YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT TOGETHER WITH CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE COACHES ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING A MIDDLE SCHOOL DUALS CHAMPION AND AS WELL AS A COACH OF THE YEAR AND COACHES CHOICE AWARD FOR THE WRESTLING PIECE WITH THE HEAD COACH FOR THE THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE COACHES. I ALSO LIKE TO ADD MOVING FORWARD THAT IT IS THE PLAN NEXT YEAR. WE OFFER DUAL AND INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS TO ADD FEMALE WRESTLING AS WELL AND CELEBRATE OUR FEMALE ATHLETES. WE HAVE A HUGE NUMBER. THAT SIDE IS GROWING. SO WE WILL OFFER YEAR ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS ON ON WITH THE FEMALE WRESTLERS. THAT BEING SAID WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE AWARDS AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO AS IS THE THOMAS PEREZ HE'S SELECTED AS THE WRESTLING COACHES CHOICE COACH OF THE YEAR. IF HE WAS HERE IF HE WAS COME TO THE TO RECEIVE HIS AWARD COACH OF THE YEAR AND HEAD COACH OF THE CHAMPION BLUFFTON MIDDLE WRESTLING PROGRAM MR. JOHN PERRY AND OUR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR FOR 20 1226 FROM BLUFFTON MIDDLE. MR. SALTER SALON DAVIS AND NOW WE MOVE ON TO GIRLS BASKETBALL. AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO [00:55:12] RECOGNIZE THE HEAD COACH OF CHAMPION HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD COACH. COACH OF THE YEAR MR. MEEKER EXCUSE ME DR. TAMIKO FORD. OUR COACHES CHOICE COACH OF THE YEAR ON THE GIRLS SIDE FROM 18 MCCRACKEN. MR. JASON SHOWALTER. PLAYER OF THE YEAR FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. MISS KENNEDY FORD . AND NOW TO OUR BOYS FOR AWARD THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE COACHES CHOICE OF COACH OF THE YEAR FROM BEAUFORT BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL. MR. TIM SANDS COACH OF THE YEAR AND COACH OF THE CHAMPION BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL BOYS TEAM. MR.. ABRAHAM TONY BRUIN . NOW FINAL AWARD IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BASKETBALL BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAGUE FROM BLUFFTON MIDDLE IS YOUR MAN AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME? HE WAS VERY DOMINANT. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIM, MR. MESSIAH MITCHELL . THANK YOU, DR. CAVE. THE LAST ITEM POINT OF CELEBRATION IS NATIONAL SOCIAL WEEK AND TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ACROSS CAROLINA. GOVERNOR MCMASTER HAS PROCLAIMED MARCH 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK. WE WERE FORTUNATE AND BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE SUCH A DEDICATED GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND IF WATCH THE SCREENS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS DO AND WHY THEY'RE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SCHOOL SUCCESS SUCCESS. I'M GOING GO AHEAD AND READ THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION WHEREAS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH ADMINISTRATORS TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, [01:00:04] NURSES, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND OTHER STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS PROBLEM AREAS AND HELP MAKE SCHOOL A POSITIVE AND SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS. AND. WHEREAS, SERVING AS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE SCHOOL HOME AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND AND MEET THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. ASSIST SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WITH STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK HONORS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO LEARNING. NOW THEREFORE I HENRY DARGAN MCMASTER, GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 1ST THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 2026 AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND ENCOURAGE SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO SHOW APPRECIATION TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN. THAT CONCLUDES WHEN CELEBRATE. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE RECEIVED AWARDS AND FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND THE PARENTS OF THE FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WE ARE COMING TO OUR SECOND PUBLIC SESSION AND WE DON'T KNOW IF SO. OKAY. WITH ANTHONY IN CAMBRIDGE HE MADE THE TIME HE GOT HIS INFORMATION IN. OKAY. THAT'S ALL THAT. OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO CONTACT HIM. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. BACK IN THE GYM THE PARTY'S BEEN TAKING. NO, THERE WAS NOTHING GIVEN ON BEFORE, BUT OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. NO FURTHER. IS THERE MOTION OR ADJOURNMENT? LOOKS LIKE WE GOT IN ANY OBJECTION. I WAS JUST THINKING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION IN TERMS MY REQUEST. IT'S NOT JUST COURTSIDE BUT ALSO ALL HIRES THAT MAY BE WITHIN THE DISTRICT WHEREAS CONTRACT OVER THERE THAT MAY NOT COME BEFORE THE BOARD BECAUSE OF ACCESS QUESTIONS BEFORE THIS HAS BOARD HAD TO BE THE BOARD DISCUSSION FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THIS QUESTION OF CAME UP BEFORE. SO NOT JUST COACHES BUT ALL ALL HIRES IN TERMS OF CONTRACTS PEOPLE WOULD BE HIRED FOR LONG TERM SUBS. ALL THOSE ALL THOSE THINGS YEAH I CHAPTER THAT I THINK MR. SMITH ALL THINGS ONE I'LL MAKE SO PUBLICLY THAT I COVER THAT. YEAH I SORT OF INFERRED WHAT YOU WERE THINKING. SO BUT IS THIS AS KAPTUR AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HER. WELL, LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE FULL OF PROBLEMS YOU MAKE IT MAKES IT A PUBLIC. PUBLIC. THANK YOU. YOU MADE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 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