--------- That's really good. Thankful. you know, even though they're they're all within, you know, with internal, we have internal auditor general's office come there every year and does one. So they'll they'll start
they'll start an audit for us September towards the end of the year for the previous year. Um so you know we'll just need to have access to that stuff and and I'm sure that you know we'll still be able to access um probably a meeting
with Katie. That would be something because she's going to be able to give us an idea what's she will. She will she's she's anxious as well. lot of details that
we haven't seen any whichever she feels comfortable You know, I would just a thought for the board to the board. I think Katie is going to be the best judge of what goes, when it goes, and how it goes because we don't want to disrupt any flow of the
law that's going in the bank, right? And and my thought would be the the accounts I'm 100% in favor and would like to see this happen. I'd like to I would like to take action on it. Um, I I would and I think a good direction would be to let
her to see, you know, maybe you pick different types of accounts, right? And then see how they work. Like you pick a school account and transfer a school account, maybe the high school, for example, and then if there's any questions on how it works, you work out kinks of the school accounts and then we
decide the others. Well, you have the kinks figured out on one rather than all three, right? And then with the other 12 accounts, which I haven't seen all of the accounts, but there are certain depository type accounts that work in a certain manner that are not as difficult
for Katie to handle right in this transition. Maybe focus on those because there'll be online banking to set up, credentiing to set up, who has access to certain things to set up, right? And it can move slowly. And then if we decide to move something larger, bigger, right?
like a a major account. Well, all that access is already set up. All the credentials already set up. People already have access to what they need to and there's not a stress or a strain of we have these three people that need to get in. What IDs, passwords, what credentials do we have? So, I would
think something that doesn't have a lot of movement through it would probably be a good idea first credentials. um you know like I say a school account maybe a major deposit channel and then maybe a a transactional account that doesn't have
as much rolling through it um and then when those keep out then look at like a major operating account that point once everything is has transitioned smoothly and people knows where to go and how to access it what things look like there's
always a difficulty of you don't know where the buttons are to do what you know it's supposed to do got. So, um that that's just one of my thoughts pertaining to that and I think Katie having conversation with you know the great union team that'd be a good
opportunity um to do something like that and then you know maybe we set a follow up date you know in a couple few months and say okay how are we looking how are things looking Katie how are you feeling and then assess where we're at from there to see what we what we step into
next that that would be my recommendation to the John says that same reason. >> 100% agree. I think you start start with something that's a lot more manageable. They might be at the schools that you know they're they're not receiving
federal dollars and stuff like we are. you know, that stuff runs through us and and then see maybe start working out a potential schedule of of everything else once we get all
that I can I can go ahead and set up a meeting with them and Katie that we can start talking looking at looking at the calendar and kind of seeing you know I'm sure I'm sure Katie and she's told me this she's got some areas of life red zone
probably not here you know and then blackout just because there's so many other times that you sit there, wait a minute, you know, this institution is just on
the money market. We have this much fun other items that we could purchase starting those out. That's it. She's about to figure out what your black's not. So then maybe in January we could be
presented a list of accounts that would be a good start transition and then We've identified these three or five other accounts. This this is why it could be put as an action on the agend set up maybe January we say okay these
are the accounts and then we can make an effective date change if we had a desire to do that. Yeah something like that. I I think I and I'm just totally speculating here just being I would say the June 30th. This is one of those
blackout times around the end of the fiscal year going into the next one. But I think here in January we can have some meaningful discussion and go ahead and say them out um and it's six months in advance you know and then you know if we
see that we saw it was doable by then we We could say that or we won't say we'll go this far and then get to the next fiscal year and then finish there or whatever. And again, I'm totally making that up, but I think we've got time now that we're talking about it in December.
Seems Katie would talk to it June 30th July. >> Yeah, I seems like we might be in a sweet spot for it. >> I think we are. Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean, in other words, we all if if we all have this desire, I do. If we all have this
desire, then it seems like now would be a pretty good opportunity to get it. And Katie, I definitely lean on Katie. We don't want to interrupt. We don't want to interrupt flow of cash, >> right?
We want to make sure that's my >> Yeah. to go. I don't think >> so. And I apologize. Um, so do we have a tenative? We're just talking right now. Um, is this something
that Katie can put together and kind of give the board um another workshop on or what? >> I think so. So So what we talking about we got here was was Katie and us all getting together. me and Kate again with them and let's start mapping out
something and then bring back board the workshop show you what we're what we're looking at and again I said this at the beginning um not to be presumptuous but you know we've not we've not made this move yet um that that would actually be the first item of business but it needs
to be I think the qualification that says that we we want to start that transition be a motion I think y'all need to make this de allow the opportunity to start conversion
about even maybe opening a small account or something just to get started playing around playing around with it seeing how that whole business >> do you have any other school districts
with the credit they'll ask you Yeah. And and and just from my standpoint, okay, um school districts are very different. Um they're very they're they're quasi. Um you know, because they're not like the state and
they're not like the private. So you you they're very different. Um, will we receive, you know, will we have hands-on training or anything to help our financial office be able to come on
board and and come on, you know, be a person? >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Mr. myself did this. >> Well, I know not just for implementation but if the school board or the has questions
they'll have specific >> I mean really same person every time. Same people >> from from my experience um and I and I you probably can speak um you know
having a bank that is hometown and not calling Alabama. Um it it means a lot to me. Um and and being able to text or call or whatever and say, "Hey, what's up this or how do I do this? on this sadness grew up on
my whole family. But um you know I I think that that's one of the benefits of going back you know town like we used to have years ago. Um, and I'm I'm speaking the race before, but I'm ready
to see this rolled out. Um, and as fast and and furious as we can go without, like they said, we we we're going to have to come in may have to come in pieces, you know. So, just bear with us and bear with our finance office because I I would tell you from my what I've
seen our finance office wears 15 hats and and they're trying this is just one of the additional things that we're about to put on to transition into another bank if this, you know, we end up doing this. So, please have patience um with our staff.
>> I'm gonna ask all questions. >> Yeah, she it's great. It's it's it's great. She's all for it, but it is an extra it's a lot, you know. So, I want to, you know, I want to make sure that of our
staff and ready, you know, so that sure we got >> on top of everything else we put on. You know, as soon as we get up next to what I would like to recommend to you
all, y'all's permission is that Katie and I, Jeff, we'll meet we'll meet with him and start mapping some of this out January meeting will be next week. you know, once we go through Christmas break, it's like two weeks off and then
when we're back come back out first week is to go ahead and possibly go ahead and open up an account. Uh but but uh we'll have hopefully have a meeting that first week in January and go ahead and get that meeting prior to me and if we need
to do a job throw that in there ready for I would personally like I see us be the very first very first in that's just my personal opinion >> I go ahead and say
I being with them. You talking to them or you >> he is one of the toy feelings and you know all jokes aside and to put this on like full of records recorded obviously there and no disrespect but I'm sure there will be conversations
we'll put on this on superintendent Patty and Katie that and I don't believe this will happen whatsoever but I do think it needs to be said I'm sure there will be no degradation services, benefits, costs, anything like that. I'm sure all of that will be worked out in the details that we're we're where we
were at least if not a little correct earlier. Our goal is not to have any service charges or anything else like that. They're not pay
there's no doubt in my mind whatsoever to take good care. Absolutely. That's why >> any other questions? >> Hey, congratulations on that. I can't I can't think enough. And I know this again has been a discussion probably for
10 years. It's been a 10 year discussion. >> Yeah. I was I was headed down where Jason was when we first started >> talking on him and beating the door. Um, you know, I commend you on that, Thomas, and your team. And I know it was
just you. I know you had some very good ladies around you. Um, but I commend you on on getting this done. I have already part >> what y'all do for our kids. >> Phenomenal. And y'all did that not
knowing that y'all ever y >> Any other questions? >> All right, Mr. at the top. Part: 2
I don't think that We we have workshop about 4:30. So, we've done our prayer and plays. Just make sure secretary want to make sure y'all know we we've done that. We didn't neglect that. Um, it's always good to recognize our
students for things that they do on and off the field, on and off the court. Uh, and our Toller volleyball team has done an incredible feat. And it ain't just a feat, it's a feed, feed feed. It's a
three piece three. I don't know. They are really good and they continue to dominate the uh it's the river coming. It's the big river conference. >> It just started. It was our panhandle
conference and they have they have graduated right into this and they they just had another dominating season. We're very proud and glad to have that little conference, you know, of of schools that still participate in that.
And so we wanted to recognize uh y'all as a as a team. Um and we get to see y'all's grades too. We're not going to talk about your grade. Y'all do y'all great student athletes. And I've always said what gives you the ability to be on
the court on the diamond on the field is starting in the classes. Y'all are not only great athletes, y'all are great students, too. And that makes us especially proud. Y'all y'all check both of those boxes. Well, uh, parents, I know y'all are proud of them and the time and the effort. Uh, thank you for
investing in our coaches and believing in them. That that's always a some can sometimes be a thankless job. It is a tough job and coach Julie just gets it done year year after year. So, I'm g I'm gonna ask her if she could just come and I want to embarrass her.
and just talk about do us a quick one two minute talk about the season how it went and u and then we want to want to get a picture of y'all. Okay. All right. little shaky
always work out for us and good. >> All right, let's handle my hand. record last time and two >> I will say the last three years.
Oh wow. >> Yeah. How many >> every year? Oh wow. >> All right. So anything y'all want to say? I think said they pray to speak. water and
season. Anything you want to add to that? >> Say thank you, J. All right. Anything else? >> All right. Would y'all would y'all stand in front of y'all? Let's get a picture. That was stabiliz.
That's how old you're talking about me at all. Take a Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um Um y'all I t this before it was uh I got
good uh intelligence that this thing is going to pass today. today with Monument Bay Park School District and for school districts all around the country. U we we have a bill that had passed in the Senate back in the spring. Y'all remember I went there in May uh with a
forest coalition from with other school district superintendent, board members, county commissioners and um just could not get different speakers get speaker put it on the agenda and then we had to shut down and then then it was like pulling teeth to get they
had to play catch up with everything else. So anyway, it I watched it today. I sent y'all some text on that. uh it passed. Um very very proud. So the the what they're telling us once the president gets it, they said they're
going to send it straight to in 45 days they cut checks. So um I want to thank Representative Dunn's office. Uh Jimmy has helped push this across the finish line as well. Um so if y'all see Jimmy in the next
whenever send him a note or something, he'll thank you. But uh it helped the whole country. We're not only beneficiaries here. We're we're you know it it's monumental for us, but out west you got you got forest counties that are 96% dependent upon
um forest money, which means there's a school the school district is totally in the forest. Um and so they don't get state, you know, they don't get state dollars because it's on federal one or they get very little state dollars, but 96% of their funding comes from this this legislation. So they're very very
happy. Um obviously we have the largest savers in Li in Florida being in Liberty County. You have the Ocala and Oyola as well. Of course they'll be beneficiaries as well. The the the payment will is in a rears for 24 and 25 because it's stopped in 23. So we'll get a payment
for two years worth and then there's a scheduled payment 26 and then they're looking at some one a couple one-year extensions through 28. Those have not been firmed up. 24 25 26 part of this Senate bill. So very excited about that.
That that gives us breathing room and and and hopefully some uh some makeup there. That's awesome. Uh ethics training. I know y'all were talking about that a little while ago. Must be completed December 31st. Um I sent y'all a follow-up email this morning. I sent
y'all the link back in October. Uh it is humorous and engaging if you watch it. I' I've been I started mine yesterday. Brian Moore with Fads does. He's pretty pretty funny guy. So anyway, uh make sure you get that. There's a certificate at the end and make sure you do that.
You'll need to verify that on your form that y'all do by July 1st next year. Rural Renaissance, some of y'all been asking me about that. It is back on the table. It's been introduced by Corey Simon, but this this is really uh Senate
President Ben Albert. It's kind of his signature legislation. He really wants to see it go through. I've had some uh extensive conversations with him. Me and Daryl Taylor call him oneonone 211 rather and really he's not
going to let it go. He's put it's back it's back in there. So, um, this is a huge benefit for PAC, but it's a huge huge push, uh, financially for for rural districts that are struggling. And I
think right now with the ambiguity with how we're going to do property tax reform and are they going to do away with property glorium I it's just we need we need some commitments from the legislature to make sure that we don't have that one on on Sunday dollar since
we're so heavily dependent that affects sheriff's office county commission all everybody in rural counties all of our county government talked to Ted Rous this week uh with fleet um they are still conversations with CHP. Uh Katie
and Jeff and uh Mr. Kever, we all met with him before. Um the latest he's come up with is that Florida Blue is not wanting to compete. Most of their fleet districts now are going with Florida Blue. He said Florida Blue is and I put
on there groups like Florida Blue, but it's they're I don't want to call them out and say this is what they're doing or not doing just for fear of backlash, but it doesn't appear that they want to compete with CHP. They're basically kind of territorial and saying, you know, CHP
is right here in Tallahassee. They're going to leave Leon County alone uh and possibly walk and any other districts CHP are with. They're not letting that go, but there's they're going to try to work around that. There are some other carriers u he mentioned a couple United
Healthcare that is interested in maybe some of these CHP districts that, you know, that were with CHP um that may may want to look, you know, a different option. He's keeping us in the loop. He's got he's got meetings with him even next week and he said we're still good
on time. Y'all had asked me about uh I think Jody asked me about um where we were with our contract CHP. Uh it was a three-year contract uh two one-year renewals. So we're in full. So
>> we got we got another year. >> Correct. Correct. I appreciate you >> should be negotiated at >> Correct. And we're we are we are negotiating rates um and they've been compared to the other CHP school districts we're one of the lowest which
has been good and I think that's because we've had claims that have been lower than some of the neighboring districts while public has gone really high on their claim. Uh while we're talking about that and and I'll if you'll just
kind of look at the other hand behind I wanted to give you the results of the survey since we're talking about um this is the survey very simple questions are you satisfied with capital health would you be interested in something else that were less expensive here if if as I've walked through this
and looked at the the comments everybody I'm really probably four to one five to one they really buy CHB, but obviously they know it's a very expensive endeavor. If they're open to other things, but if there's nothing if it's not better, they'd rather have a stay
with CHB. They're just looking for something less expensive, which is kind of what the whole purpose was of going, but CHP has a good reputation for the most part with our folks. Um, I did put on there though, and just this is for you to look at at your leisure, and I
really want y'all to look at, you know, Calhoun does do a self-insured thing, um, where they they they do it through PAC. I wanted to show you. So, I've got this here is our our plans. The board contributes 546
and some change a month. The one on the back is is Calhoun counties. And what I think you'll find on page two. They're they they contribute a little less and their rates are a tad less than ours, but not a whole lot less. Um, for
certain banks, if you kind of look at their family plan, uh, it's $1,929 and ours is 293. So, I mean, it's it is lower, but not a not a dab. where the benefit is for them is that they, you
know, if the claims are less than the premiums that are taken in, they put that in their cost. Okay? So, that's that's the main thing. I want y'all to look at that. This is something we still want to workshop. U you know, I know y'all asked for that and I'm still we're
still trying to gather everything. When Ted wraps up his thing, then I want to workshop that with y'all again and kind of show you what some options are. But I I do want you to look at what Calvin County is paying because one of the comments that came in and I agree was, you know, it's one thing to get cheaper
insurance, but if if the out of pocket if you don't use the insurance, then cheaper insurance is better, but if you do use the insurance, it may not necessarily be better because you may be paying less per month in premium, but you may be paying more out of pocket per
visit and deductibles and all of that stuff. So the max I'd really look at the maximum out of pocket the visits specialty stuff and there's some there's some things you compare what Blunttown I'm saying county offers uh for there.
So there's there's just some pricing there and then kind of a AB comparison with what we what we offer. So that that we'll workshop that just as soon as Ted wraps up this time gets back to us. U softball field update bleachers have
been ordered. Uh we got a we got a lower quote to hope to have them installed sometime before the first home game. Um and we will have to put footers down. I was telling Jody at the workshop if you you know about home football field bleachers at the football field. There's
footers that those bleachers are bolted to. That's what um that's what these bleachers have. They'll have footers and there'll be an attachment for those bleachers. But Kevin's got me a first order. I approved this today and we've got those orders. Um some fil sorry
track update. Talked with Rodney Re. He's the guy that does the uh the surface. I talked to George. Um hope to get started sooner than later. They have shot a bunch of grades out there. Rodney and George are talking. So I've told them it, you know, it's obviously ready.
We will try and get that done by track season. So, I know that the rain doesn't help that there is some prep work going, you know, that has to be done ahead of time and they they know what to they know what to do. Uh, school data discussions with principles every year
after P2, we're still doing P2 now. We have data discussions with principles. We've done those during Christmas break. We tried not to do those, uh, but we're going to do those before Christmas break this year. Um, December 16th and 17th.
any of those that you'd like to sit in on and me with principles, you're more than welcome to do that. U I think it's a good it's a good thing to understand what what we're looking at and we look at data and uh we're we're getting obviously we get real point real time
results. We've been looking at we got some, you know, got some really good areas and then some areas that are about where we thought they'd be and then some areas that just need tightening up, you know. So we uh we're looking at that. Um, we have made personnel changes based
on some data PM1, PM2. Um, not going to say we're going to do that. Not going to say we're not going to do that. We we're looking at some stuff very on on that. If you'd like to meet with us with the principles, you're more than welcome to do that. I can give you the times. Teacher of the year, employee of the
year lunch in December the 18th, which is Thursday week. Um, that fiddlers. Uh we had we went ahead and named our district teacher of the district employee of the year because everyone time frame is the teacher of the year. Janet Moran was uh was named our
district employee of the year voted on and then by the whole district and then the teacher of the year will be named at the lunchon on the 18th. So you're more than welcome to come if you'll just let Renee know you're coming. We'll we'll make sure uh you are there. Got a got a
plate. Um just call us Christmas breakfast and gift exchange that we did last year for breakfast thing and that's always good. Friday, December the 19th at 8:30. Love for y'all to be a part of that. Early release day, the next day on December the 19th and then Christmas
holidays will be the next two weeks. Our staff come back on Monday, January 5th. That is a PD day for them. And then uh the students will come back on Tuesday, January 6. So got a lot going on and uh
looking forward to some time off. But just hope y'all have a really good Christmas. Enjoy time off your family. Look forward to 2026. Questions. Yes. Thank you for all this and taking care of things. Especially thank you for taking care of this
questionnaire. Um and on insurance u I think it's a great thing that so for clarity where where did we come in at final at final cost we still have to put it down
was that correct install that was just materials deliver >> correct correct >> what are we planning for the the Well, what we plan? Are we going to get them to do it? Is our our people doing it? How is all that going to work? >> I think we got
>> I think we got we got to do the footers >> and they do the rest >> online. Kevin, go ahead. Yes, sir. Go ahead. Yes, sir. We're going to have to get contract all the we
set a plan and we have already deliver but we got through all that all >> that's just material delivery >> how much how Kevin how much assembly
other than do they come one one piece or small piece pieces. All right. >> Okay. >> So, so Dan, we we ordered the bleachers. They're coming in. Well, we're going to have ready to go before the bleachers arrive. I'm ready. Ready? Okay.
We'll get back. >> Not until we get plans to what is >> there usually lots of footers at football field. I don't know that back in the 70s, you know, they're about Yay. I don't know how I don't know what
specs. We don't have as far as with maintenance. Do we have what we need to be able to put them together? like our maintenance sounds like that's do that. Is that correct? Am I understand? >> Yeah. Okay. And I think there was we had
certain area I think was >> 7,000 more I guess what we had for bleachers or we have like are we like facilities maintenance or something like that? Well, it's actually
I just want to make sure I understood if I understood right it's going to be February. Is that correct? Sometime February that I think the first home game that I had got typically in midFebruary. Yeah.
>> Yes. >> Yeah. The 17th of February. >> Yes. 17th or the 19th and the middle of March. So if we don't get the first two home games, we'll have it done before
they come back. >> Thank you. Um another brief comment field once all the work is done out there. I know it was in need of probably a sanding anyway. It might need another sand.
>> Correct. Correct. So we just kind of keep that bigger picture what everything's doing. We probably got the same just kind of on everybody's radar. So, just wanted to mention that online discuss I would think maybe do that.
>> We do it think about let's think about >> because I know last year last time did we dumped it but you know we're not going to be able to drive on that on that track. >> That's right. That's something we got to think about as far as what are we going
to track guys things like that. >> We'll need mats all home and visitor. That's exactly right. Yeah. And then those mats on the home side as far as we're going to practice. So anyway, there's some logistics to figure
out work out details. to say but anyway those two things Mr. Sure. >> Ab secondary. Any discussion? All fos have a motion to judge yourself. Second
key. Any discussion? All in favor? Say I opposed. Motion carries. Moving on item six. A motion to approve agenda from December 9th, 2025. Have a motion. >> Motion second. Secondary. Any discussion? All say
car item 7 item eight. We have a motion to approve November 13, 2025 meeting minutes. Motion single. Any discussion? All in favor say I vote on it a motion to approve
November 13 2025 later meeting any discussion I'm fosed on item make it a motion to approve the following November 2025 financial report and transaction with addition of
reconcilination have a motion motion or Secretary discussion say I motion carried on a motion to approve December 2025 first table with addition of corrections motion motion
any discussion all say I motion carried item C >> item C we motion to approve December 2025 update Have a motion. Mer second. Any discussion? All
>> say I any car item action a motion to approve update the ES profession work date to eight currently seven have a motion motion. Second single. Any discussion?
>> Yeah. Is this just a an operational adjustment change? having something else. >> They're working. They're working. >> They're doing eight, but it says seven on there, but they're already doing
it. Long Island Bot approve time one part B sub part two neglect department of education notification have a motion more any discussion
I motion carotate travel arrest Jason and students to any of the rebel invitation Springfield December 12th through the 13th 2025 motion. Any discussion on item need a motion to approve out of
state and students to attend the sweet onion class and mine is yours January 23rd through 24th 26. Any discussions? I
think a motion to approve department of education project award notification have a motion >> motion secondary any discussion all favor say I
motion carern time go ahead I think I'm good. Thanks for everybody. I appreciate all to everybody. There's a kid in need that you know if I can do something for please let me know or anybody else that
matter. I hope everybody remembers true meaning of this Christmas season. It's a great time. I hope y'all have a great great Christmas. Great time families. Yeah. Love y'all. Thank y'all. Um, one thing I want to bring up again and it's coming out because I'm not able
to stop this even I think last year Florida offers signed in the law many years ago. If a child is adopted or if a child is in a guardianship through DCF Florida offers them it's not
called prepaid college. especially the tuition part. Last year I was faced with this situation and I approached you and Kyle about it. Um this is really something near and dear to my heart because I I
actually spoke with another district and they said we're not tapping into it either. And I said that's ridiculous and I I think this is crazy and I'll tell you why. I know I can't tell you how many and I don't even want to know the
names. It's not my business. But I really want us to take this seriously. We need to find out and identify these children that can go to college and the state to pay for their college. We also need to start feeding in on FASA and
getting these kids registered for FASA, getting them helping them. I talk about sitting down with them helping them because I didn't go to college and it was pretty difficult for me to walk through class. I'm going to tell you if it hadn't been for Chipola help
them I don't know that I could have done like I did. My niece was able to walk away with her tuition free and FASA and for that I am grateful. Okay. So
I want to keep having this conversation. I want to keep seeing we've got these kids and can we help them? Um and it may be us talking to their guardians because they don't know. >> Yeah. Providing information >> providing information
>> they information so that they would know. >> Yeah. I really really really want us to do this and take this on as a task. So um I want y'all to keep me in your prayers. I'm having next week,
but anyway, if I'm out of pocket, somebody tries to call me. I'm probably late for some reason. >> Huh? >> No. Um, hunt season starts this weekend.
I'm hoping to see some pictures. This will be probably my last weekend hunt, so don't call in the state. Um, and wish everybody a merry Christmas. Um, and a happy new
January. Bless you. >> Thank you. >> Thank y'all. I got concern guys for trouble last couple years. The biggest thing that's come to my opinion
address is bullying. I'm sure guys the last two years I've had a lot of people talk to me about that and I try to some of them and it seems like now we're going to blame kids but it can't always be kids. We we need to talk to
our school administration and see what's going on. We do need to address this problem. Wish everybody merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Thank you, Jason. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.
Have fun. Enjoy your time off with your family. Oh my god. Did anybody get email? >> Okay. >> I responded. >> I first
and then I looked. I was going to talk to you before meeting. >> I hate that. I'll be there. I don't think it has to go as far to get I I just I think that you know we really
need to to to look at this. Uh because I'm like how do I do I get a lot of calls about you can define it how you define but when a child feels like they don't want to school because somebody's pulling them
and I ain't saying these are all perfect but We need to look >> and when I say we our administration look hard because that is that is something that you carry for the rest of your life
>> and I can tell you got I think policy in place but what we have to contribute to these kids too is we can't do anything if they don't a lot of these kids go home and tell their on day. Oh, I'm being bullied. I'm being bullied. I'm going to
school. Your administration don't know anything about it because they have brought it up to their attention. Once it gets brought to their attention, we have official forms that have to be processed and they have to follow us through that be followed up on. If my administration don't know anything about it, they can't do anything. We need to let all these parents, all these kids
know that we're here for them. We're here to protect them. We're here to do whatever we can, fix whatever we can, but we don't know about we can't do that. >> Yeah. I don't need to know six months down the line you're stressed out and and you
know you're you're crying at home and ball because it's already went this far. If you truly think you're being bullied, it needs to be brought to somebody's attention so that it can be taken care of. Then if we have an administrator or administration that's not taking care of
the problem, then Mr. Petty and Mr. S can deal with that issue. But I know for a fact because I kind of somehow another get tied in with all this stuff too. But uh I've looked over the policies. Jeff is our coordinator and and I went to
schools and we've talked about it stuff, but you just don't get a whole lot of reports. And you know, six months down the line, we find out that a girl or a boy is being bullied by a group because we've dealt with it on several occasions. And then why have you told
anybody? Well, I didn't feel like I needed to tell anybody or I was scared to tell somebody or I didn't want to tell them because then I didn't want to look like a skit, you know. So, we need to conclude these kids and these parents too that we need to be teaching them that it
ain't bad to come home. You know, it ain't bad to say if you're feeling this way, it's a true problem and we need to deal with it, but we can't deal with it if we don't. >> Let me share this. Every time I get call from parent, I take it very serious. I go straight to that school administrator
and say, "I want to investigate. I want to see what's going on." And they do exactly what I asked you to do. Um there there are nines there are blisters u say look I thought we all sold off um
and there's not you know they're they're right in the middle of drop off in the mornings or pick up in the afternoons they're they're working security as well they have there's a lot of expectations for them um I I go I go
work schools as That's a that's a very important time. Everybody gets word. Make sure you get nobody home. That's that's a big thing. Um when I get those calls, we take them serious. Um when those when those principles get those calls, they take them serious. They
there there is a a system in place that is not perfect, won't be perfect because there's human beings running it. But we we do take that seriously. I can tell you in a lot of cases, and I do mean a lot of cases, that sometimes when you build onion back
that there's another side of that story. Um, and then and what people call bullying and and I I hear what you're saying, you know, Jody, what we call it, but but there is a definition to that. And sometimes it it is that and we deal with
it and then sometimes it's not that. There's always sometimes there are times it's not. And so you you act accordingly in those situations as well. But we do take it serious. Um and my and I'm I'm not hard to get up. I'm not not hard to
get up with at all. I'm here every day. My cell phone's on the front door and um you know when I when I get those calls from parents, I I respond. When I get those emails, I respond. And we'll continue to do it in this situation. you
know, um but you know, when time goes by and I don't hear about it or if we've dealt with a previous situation and and it happens again, then I need to know about. But until I got until that email came out, I had not been made aware.
Nobody contacted me. So >> when we get reports and physically when reports come in. I mean you're talking does this y'all talk about this? Yoy
and y'all having any problem kids talk to you. Do they report parents talking to them? I mean I want you know and then you know where Ricky bit comes in is that you know bullying by definition comes with a threat.
Bullying's always been here. It was there when we all went to school. But but bullying usually to meet that criteria for bullying it typically comes with a threat of some you know changing somebody's behavior. If you come here I don't want you here. If you you don't
give me your lunch money I'm going to beat you up. there's some usually some kind of threat. We do threat assessments all you know when when needed and all of those stuff. So I'm usually a breast of that. We also if it meets some criteria then then Ricky gets involved as our
threat management person and I'm and I'm the backup to him that we we the principles are mandated by law that if there becomes a threat to that school that there's an investigation. So we have a a DMT I'm
not talking about threat. I'm talking about your principal, our principal, telling you in jail, >> hey, I've had three parents come to me this week or whatever and make an accusation of
>> Yeah. >> John answer yes. >> You go through that in your executive leadership meetings and you >> I got to have they actually call you up. So what I'm saying is so if Stephanie
had a >> I know about this one at 8:00. >> Okay. But that is that the first time that she was notified about this or is it this? >> She was talked to yesterday. >> She was talked to this morning.
>> There was a discussion maybe yesterday but this morning >> I'm not pointing step. I'm just trying to to see how that information is flowing up. before it's knocking on your door email, you know.
>> Yeah. >> A lot of parents may not call you, right? >> And they're talking going through their pro protocol channels that they think they're supposed to go through, but is it getting to you? >> So, the answer is yeah, they they tell me I'm I'm in the schools every week, so
I I know the climate and I both really we're at school. So we get the climate what's going on at the school. Um I mean my question I'm usually have designated days that I try to Tuesday's mysteries usually lower than the high school. I'm
at the high school probably as much as anything because just the extra activities going there but we we pretty much know and then a lot of times they'll say look we got this and I may or may not hear from you. >> But the principles 99.9% of the time
they they handle it and handle it to to the parent satisfaction. you know they they investigate they come up and say this this is what we're going to do sometimes it results in suspensions suspension could be out of school suspension good raised to the level that
somebody says you I'm hurt somebody then make the man get each threat management coordinator and that it can go as far and then ultimately I'm the arbitrator >> so question for you to make sure I
understanding. So mentioned a form that has to be filled out. So if I understand what what's being said, if a kid is bullied, then then there has to be a a threat of physical harm for it to be
termed bully. is that could be one of them. >> I mean there's other page on our website dedicated to this with forms and everything and process procedures. There's also something
mandated in Peru, Florida that when you do have a verified they have to go to the state >> and then it goes into a state database called where all our
so then the state has copies we start too many bullying calls then Jeff and myself will get an email or a call or whatever from usually it's Julie Collins she's the lady at also safe schools that's over assessor and say what's the
problem or if somebody says then you know we have four which is an anonymous tip they can actually go on anonymous tip line and it don't have to be a threat it can be bully can put bullying on on their
anonymous tip. Once they hit send on that, the sheriff's department me automatically get a phone call and an email and a text message for about 30 40 minutes. We have
about an hour to do a full investigation. But that kid, whether it's off duty, on duty, in school, out of school, whatever, >> county, we send that piece to Calhoun County. We send them everywhere to go check, make sure that kid's okay.
So, you know, we take it very serious. There's stuff in place. If the kid comes there, they're gonna automatically say, "I don't know. This ain't bullying you." They have actual documentation statement from that kid about what's
going on and who's involved and they have to call each one of them students that student name investigate, do a questionnaire and the whole nine yards. Then we compile all the information together and see if it's actually bullying or
she's mad at me. that took her boyfriend or whatever. >> So that happens anytime there's an accusation. It's not confirmed. There's an accusation of >> there could be there could be a reaction doesn't rise. I'm not saying I'm just
saying in general. So not even let's say someone does say something investigated. They say well it doesn't rise level bullying but yeah there was some disciplinary action. then you would take this one action but it wouldn't last the level of having to go through
all >> what would that be termed what we term that if it's not rise to the level of bullying >> well it could be anything it could be you know disruptive disruptive behavior or um you know disrespect to someone
maybe it's a name calling instance or something or you know something where yeah it might be a disciplinary action but like, yeah, you shouldn't have done that, but it doesn't rise to that level. >> So, >> I'm not saying I'm just saying in general, that's how it's the whole process.
>> When that accusation made of kids bullying me and y'all investigate, the school investigates. >> Are you involved in each one of those? >> Not unless it goes into correct. I'm the
district threat management court. >> Okay. You don't >> but but what we do is is if it is a serious accusation of bullying then what I do as a district threat management
coordinator the kid is being bullied I can't do anything about administration whatever but I put what I call and I hate to play it that way but that kid that soal is being bullied I kind of put that kid under what we call under rail
Because if you read all of the books, school shootings and all this stuff, a lot of the kids that are doing this stuff, they first thing they say, I've been bullied my whole school, you know, my whole school. So I won't come back
and get one of the kids. So that kid kind of goes on our way. But if if there's not an actual threat where that person that's being bullied comes up says, "I'm going to kill you or I'm going harm you
or whatever. I can't officially do a grand considering a word. You know, we need to check this kid. We need to talk and what we do is we get Miss Jennifer involved. you know, if we see that this kid is going in a
different direction because under the new Florida model, it's not like the old sea stack model for this. The old sea stack model was it was if it happens, we deal with it and if it don't nothing happen, we don't have to do nothing.
Well, under the new Florida model kids out that we still need assistance before they get to the point of a threat. So what we do is we take these kids and we watch them and we we we get people we get them with people that they have good
rapport with inside of school so they can talk to them on a daily basis and see where their mind is. It comes to a point to where we think they need outside counseling. We get with Miss Keeper. Miss Keeper goes down to them. We give out forms. They get some outside counseling so that hopefully we can get
this kid on the right track before they get in their mind they want to really hurt something. Uh, and that's kind of what the new Florida model works. So, it's it's it's aggressive thing. >> Yes. It's a lot more preventive than the old is. And that's what I try and and we're doing a really good job. You know,
this is only the second year of the fall model. And now everybody knows teachers and all kind of know that I had a kid that's been an A student for all year last year and all year this year but now all of a sudden not all students come in that
go to sleep not get good grades parents change whatever that's we need to talk. So then that's the kid we put on the radar. Find out what's going on in their personal life that's caused them to do this because there is a reason. >> Yeah,
>> we know there's a reason. We just have to find out what it is. And you know it all come down to the corporation get from the kid and corporation from the parent. Some of the parents say they do not because in their mind, especially around here, and I've had to work through this
with a lot of parents, is if my kids going to counseling, then they're they're going to counseling, everybody looks at my kid, they're having a problem, >> but it's not. Everybody needs somebody whether it's us, whether it's kids. If
you don't think you don't need somebody, come find. So, we're trying to be there for the kids. We're trying to proactive trying to build a program to where it helps with bullying. It helps with with the credit assessment, but we don't want
this in our school. We don't want a kid to feel like that they're so pressured and so beat down that one day they will come here and destroy class. And that's so so if I understand correctly, thank you for all that.
So if I understand correctly, those are the alleged alleged alleged victims of being. >> So those are the allegedly verifiable and then on the
other side of the administration has determined, hey, this it is a board and then they're taking care of disciplinary. what the person that's doing the bullying says to what category falls. Does he fall into a bullying category or
does he fall into each of those things? uh but it could be a matter of one word to whether he falls in the category or the brick. So then there anything like this there's there's a
paper trail documentation something been done. So in other words, this can be followed up straight with the administrators at at this what's been discussed now at this school to see has there been documentation action taken every single time that you know there's been a
bullying incident that can be look at all that say hey listen maybe we need to be keep better track records or hey we have taken all these records and nothing there's nothing there all that that's the process you would would take I'm assuming correct
>> yeah and we don't I mean Just like Mr. P said, we're here. We're doing, I think, a really good job. Every minute something falls through the cracks. Sometimes the kid don't come and tell us or sometimes a kid comes and tells us that when we do the investigation,
>> we make that, hey, >> it really let me share this. So in a lot of situations, one of the one of the most frustrating things for parents who feel like their kids been bullied is we're not telling them what this go to
that that really upsets, but I can. And so they sometimes will take it out as being a queen. That's not the truth. And in fact, some of these things can have pupil effects where if if a kid maybe gets in school suspension
from behavior, it may not have risen to the level of bullying once investigation was done, but it did result behavior and they get totally making this up two or three days in school suspension. If they do it again, it might rise to out of school suspension.
Sometimes that's even tougher with PSSE kids because they they got a lot of a lot of rights and we have a lot of responsibilities with them. You know, was there behavior manifestation of their disability?
um that's always a big issue uh that we have to deal with because they there's certain things you can do and can't do with uh ESC kids and it's sometimes very frustrating when you have a behavior about that behavior you you want to quit. Um, but it does frustrate parents
when you can't say, "Listen, mom and dad, this is what we did with the kid. We did it. We we saw what we did this blah blah." And I think probably 100% of the time they'd say, "Thank you for that's what they needed doing." You know, we we do handle those things. We just can't tell them what we do. And and
most parents, I think by now, I've told them what I can and can't do. And I always prepare, which is like HIPPA with education. It's just like But I can't call Jod's doctor and say, "Is she having surgery next week?" Now, she told me we have she's
having surgery, but her doctor would not tell me and couldn't tell me that about the wall. Same thing applies here. Um, a lot of times behind the scenes things are being done. And again, I'll say we're human. We want to catch everything, but anytime I do, every time
that we get a, you know, a call or or accusation of bullying, we take it very serious. We have to we're bound by all to do that. Um, some of those times we found out it was bullying, it was ridicule, it was crazy behavior, kids being mean, you know. Um, and then
sometimes we find out that, you know, some of the kids were maybe just guilty in some of those situations, you know, they find out who started and we, you know, we ask a lot of kids who witnesses who around that saw that, what did they hear? We pull
videotape. you know, we've done that when there are certain it don't lie. It tells the truth. Um, so anyway, I we will we want to make sure we are doing that right and and we'll
continue to to do what we've been doing. We do it better. No doubt going to do it better. We don't want any kid not going to come to school bull. I you know, I'll tell you this. I I was in the when I was in about fifth grade. I had a eighth grader that school one time said he woke
me the next day and I didn't sleep that night. Got to school bigger than me and he didn't come to school the next day. going for belief, you know, and uh he didn't come to school for about six weeks, you know, in six weeks I met up courage, you know, every day I come in a
little, you know, I'm gonna stand up to him, you know, I remember that feeling. It's not a good deal. Finally one day he was there and I saw him prepared for it you know kids forgot you know but I we don't want any feel like they can't come
to school that's very very seriously I will continue to do that >> well we year Everybody appreciate everybody
down the line. work all together. Happy >> second.