June 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Roll Call/Quorum Established: 
Verbal roll call is taken and a quorum is established with 3 or more board members present: 
Darcy Booth, Lucione Leisholmn, Colleen Brendible, Gatgyeda Haayk, Franki Williams

1.2. Excused Absence 
Chairman may excuse absent Board of Education members, per Board Bylaw 9121(a) which was approved at the 12-17-98 Board of Education meeting. Board members may call in absences to the Chairman or Superintendents Office; also, the Board Chair determines whether an absence is excused or unexcused. 

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This item is allowed under Robert's Rules of Order as parliamentary procedure to allow for items to be added which have come up since the preparation of the agenda.

3. HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR GROUPS

3.1. Lorna Porter,MEA President

3.2. Student Government Representative 

3.3. Hearing of Individuals and or Groups on agenda items

4. Reports

4.1. Shannon Hudson, Elementary School Principal/Curriculum Director

4.2. Kevin Younger, Middle School Principal/Athletic Director

4.3. Mike Nigus, High School Principal 

4.4. Nicole Taylor, Student Services Director 

4.5. M. Taw Lindsey, Superintendent 

5. CONSENT AGENDA

5.1. Ashley Scott -Director of Business & Finance Report

5.2. Board of Education Minutes 

5.3. Thank you cards from graduates

6. ACTION ITEMS  The “Action Items” portion of the agenda is used for personnel and other issues that have been discussed in previous meetings and are now ready for Board of Education Action.  [i.e., policy readings, budget hearings, call for bids, etc.]

6.1. FY26 Classified Contracts: Michael Anderson, Katrina Anderson, Jody Caspersen, Phoenix Chinnis, Franklin Dundas, Elizabeth Eaton, Kalen Edenshaw, Sarah Edenshaw, Coleton Fagerholm, Rondy Fawcett, Adrian Garcia, Cameron Gaube, Jamie Guthrie, Daniel Hewson,Toni Hewson, Raquel Horne, Tamara Horne, Kristen Johnston, Savannah Jonhson-Duncan, Richelle Johnson, Stacy Leask, Faison Marsden, Mark McCarty, Linnea Milliagrock, Shelby Milne, Natasha Milne, Ryan Nelson, Brandi Patterson, Maizie Patterson, Rafael Sanchez Torres, Wilma Reece, James Sanford, Marcus Taylor,Theresa Wellington-McGilton, Lovey Williams, Sandra Williams, Jared Williams, Liliana White

6.2. Seeking Board approval to surplus outdated and damaged technology devices and equipment. 69 Laptops, 21 Mac Mini Computers, 5 Old Printers, 6 VTC Polycom Servers, Miscellaneous cords, cables, screens, and Polycom cameras
 

6.3. Dawson Change Order Proposal, COP#17 in the amount of $6,989.95

6.4. Seeking Board approval to purchase 45 new laptops for certified & exempt staff from Apple, Inc. in the amount of $55,000.00, including MacBook Air Laptop cases, 3-year Apple Care, and accessories, & shipping & handling. 

6.5. Seeking Board approval to award the RUS-DLT Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant contract to Sound Decisions, LLC in the amount of $1,060,200.00, plus a four (4%) contingency of $40,000. The total amount of Board approval shall be $1,100,200.00

6.6. Certified Negotiated Agreement Ending FY28

6.7. FY25 Final General Fund Budget Revision 2  

6.8. FY26 Operating Budget

6.9. 2nd readings on Complaint Policies 

6.9.a. Reading BP1312 PUBLIC COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SCHOOLS

6.9.b. Reading BP1312.1 PUBLIC COMPLAINTS CONCERNING SCHOOL PERSONNEL 

6.9.c. AR 1312.1 PUBLIC COMPLAINTS CONCERNING SCHOOL PERSONNEL

6.9.d. 2nd Reading BP1313 WILLFUL DISRUPTION OF THE SCHOOL

7. HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR GROUPS

7.1. Hearing of Individuals and or Groups on Non-Agenda Items

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION

8.1. HB 57 information 

9. ADJOURNMENT