Southern Liberty County school board regular meeting Tuesday January the 13 2020 5:30 come to order. Next we're going to have a prayer pledge by Mr. Penny pledged by Mr. M. >> Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you
for this opportunity to be here today. Thank you God for a wonderful Christmas time and time Lord to spend with our families and friends. Lord we pray right now Lord as we start the new year. uh father that we would again be diligent about the tasks that we have been called
and selected to do. Pray God for your great wisdom, wisdom beyond our imagination, Lord, that we need each and every day, Lord, to to do the work that is before us, Lord. We pray God for your hand of protection upon our students and staff, parents, Father, and pray that you'd meet every need that we have
financially, emotionally, spiritually, God. Father, help us always to ever be mindful that you are good and sovereign and controllable. So father I pray that we would lord be led with that in mind in anything and everything we do in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all time recognition. We didn't have any
that's item three public comment. We didn't have none of the vote. Yes. >> Yes sir. Thank you Mr. Chair. Uh very quickly um was able very privileged to go to Governor Dannis's last state of the state address as the session started
to date in Tallahassee. Uh you know usually starts in March but this is the year that there some years it starts in January. So this is the one of those. So, uh, in part of his speech, uh, he continues to push for funding in rural counties. He really talked a lot about
that. Um, up there with him was Senator Albrittain and Speaker Perez. Um, and so he did talk about wanting to push funding, and this is not a oneanddone thing with Rural Renaissance. Uh, Corey Simon introduced it last year, last
session, and it didn't pass the house. And of course y'all know you all remember they were they were squabbling everybody the governor and all of them. Um it's not a oneanddone funding thing. It is a a mechanism in place a lot like our fp funding which also needs
revamping but something that would be in place for for uh perpetuity to to provide some funding for for rural districts. The rural I mean the the more urban districts uh down south understand it. Uh but the House leadership, I
didn't see them clapping, but uh he talked about that today. So, um I hope it's not, you know, dead on arrival when it gets to the House. I'm sure there's going I would be prepared for them to fight it again. Um I think over the summer, uh that President Albert has
done a really good job trying to reach out to House members to try to get them on board and we need the support from South Florida. So that's uh hopefully we'll get that passed or a day we'll get it passed rather. Uh number two, Mr. Hayes uh Katie Gun and I participated in
the auditor general's office exit conference. So each year they'll do an entry conference and an exit conference. They'll tell us what they're going to be looking for, what size and scope of the audit, which they do every year. And then once they're complete, excuse me, they'll come back in and say here are here are our findings or guess what?
Lack thereof. So, I'm very proud of Katie. Uh, in my time and and most of y'all's time as board members, y'all that have been a board member long like me, Boo and and Doovie, we've went through finance directors and there's, you know, that that year that one leaves
and one comes on, there's always usually some findings that kind of show up and everything. And Katie just absolutely done a great job through that. And, and they look everywhere. Um, they camp out here. They're here about 10 months out of the year. We provide them office
space, internet, uh phones and everything. And I was just very very pleased. Me and Dubie both was very proud. So we uh we high-fived her in my office after after the auditors left. We're very very blessed. And I think that is a wonderful accomplishment for her and her finance team. Uh they did a
really good job. You should have you if you hadn't received a copy, y'all should have got one. Did y'all get one yet in the email? You will. Um look for the state auditor general's office sent to you an email. then they'll send you a hard copy and you should that should be forthcoming uh probably in the next week
or so. Uh district advisory council meeting is Thursday 9:30 in here. Always welcome to come. Love to have you. A lot of parents, a lot of uh kids get to come and voice their heart. Uh and then some teachers. Um this one's a tough one. Number four. I'm I'm very happy about
our forest money. I shared that with y'all already. uh the 20 the payments for 24 and 25 which was in a rears will be made simultaneously in a few weeks. It's 42 days after President Trump signs it. Uh those payments will be dispersed
to the to the to the states. Uh the 2026 payment will come a little later. Now here's the thing that that will expire this September 26 for 27. So we got to get right back at it. Uh so we have had a meet a zoom call last week and they've
they're they're really trying to organize that coalition to really have some things in place so we don't kind of come to this kind of situation where you're two years behind. The really sad part about this and this may not mean a lot to you but if you read some of that
stuff Doug Lafa who was from California he sponsored the bill in the house and when when they voted on it Doug did probably 85% of the talking. um incredible knowledge of rural counties and rural forest counties. It it was
almost like he had been to Liberty County and had, you know, obviously probably never been here, but he knew exactly. He said, "These school districts, they suffer when their, you know, land is untacked and they don't get that money." And I mean, he was just really wonderful. There are school districts that are in forest tracks that
100% of their funding comes from this this pot of money. Um, I want to put I put on here, but anyway, he fell over dead a couple weeks ago. Sad, very, very sad. Passed away suddenly. Uh, President Trump talked about him and really praised him. Very good man. Been on Zoom
calls with him. I hate to lose him. I really I really It's really sad to lose him. But anyway, if anybody asked, this legislation passed unanimous. There was it. I mean, you I mean, Dem to get Democrats and Republicans on the same page on anything. They're on the same
page with it. This is a nonpartisan issue. One of the things that Doug was working on is something called fix our forest. And that's and and you know what all these people want to do? Go back to logging. If we just get 25 the go back to the 25% rule. We go back to doing that, we don't need the federal
government to subsidize anything. we'll just make 25% the county make 25% of the timber revenues and and for us it probably mean and a half two million a year a year just for us and for them uh we can use it for general fund they have to use it for it's more restrictive for
them I think roads and bridges is what they have to use it on in the county so anyway prayers for Doug's family uh I put number five here as kind of a tag for that Dunn announced he's not running for reelection today. Um, elections have
consequences. I remember when President Obama said that some people got their feathers ruffled, but he was absolutely correct. Elections have consequences. Uh, we need a strong advocate in Congress for our forest funding. So, I want to encourage y'all. I don't know who's going to run in that that spot,
but we need somebody who is willing to fight for us on on the next step of that. It may be way past our time, uh, you know, 10, 20 years down the road. We need somebody who's willing to get in there and fight for rural county forest money. Uh just that's got to be a a
given. Uh number six, guardian training January 22nd, 23rd. We do part of that at the range and the other part is up here on the simulator. Uh I would like to invite you if you're available to come watch some of that training that that the guardians go through. I know
Jason has before and Jason's actually uh suited up and uh and so he's he understands some of the the pressures that that training. It's intense. It's very intensive training. So uh if you'd like to participate in it, let me know. And uh we'd like to have y'all to come
out for some of that. if you're available and closer to the time I can let you know what time we where we'll be that part of the range and then partly here rural days at the capital obviously with the session starting is January 21 and 22nd will be up there
probably one of those two days um our appropriation request has a form number now it's 3206 and that is the the window hardening for 120,000 appreciate Ricky he's not here but Ricky put that that grant together and got the figures
and and the narrative to me. Uh that's our only um appropriation request this year, but the big the big chunk is over in historical money and that money's already been approved, but the legislature still has to fund it. We're asking for 244,000
out of that. Uh there were there were about 67 projects. the state recommend the historical preservation uh made a recommendation to fund 55 of them and we were ranked 44 out of those 55. So uh we I've got some people working on that.
Patrick Bell's aware of both. I've sent him all the all the stuff and they are already beginning that work and so far so good. It looks like we're going to get get both again and that's a blessing. Small county coalition in concert with the legislature opening up. They have a legislative reception. They
usually invite some of our legislators to come to that. They'll be at the Double Tree, which is Bill Hilton in Tallahassee, January 20th at 5:00 p.m. If you have some time, uh, this is Chris Doolan's group that we're part of. If you'd like to be a part of that, let me know and and u I'll meet you there.
We'll drive together. Um, tracks works going on. I don't know if you've been by the track, but it's it's all broke up and they're they're working on that uh feverishly. Uh, George said they'd wrap theirs up. the rain. It can't mess them up, but once they get around the rain, they said they needed about a week and
they'll get their thing and then the guy will come in and lay the rubber. Um, and then bleachers. Kevin told me February 10th, that was the time for that. Um, and so we looked at the Kevin and I looked at the b the softball schedule. There's there's a home game on February
17th and February 19th, but the next one is not till March 19th. So, he had already discussed with Jennifer may not make it for those first two games. We're going to try to utilize our construction class, welding class to come over there and help do some of the work over there and they can get some get some hours in
and some good valuable uh stuff because it'll it'll it'll be a kit to put together. Um, Georgia Pacific, I shared this with Kevin as well. Um, they, you know, we have there was a fire there a couple months ago, maybe October, November, I can't remember which month.
And it caused very minor disruption at school. We did a lock down cuz we weren't sure there was first call I got was there was some kind of maybe some toxic fumes from the fire. It wasn't that. I've talked with them over and over. It none of that ever happened. But anyway, we shut the school down. We cut
off all the outside air caught Kevin and so we got Brian to cut off all the air just to make sure we didn't have any outside air coming in. So we did we did what we was supposed to in case there was some kind of toxic fumes. But they've called me and said, "We we feel really bad about that that it messed your school up." And I said, "No, if we
all good." They said, "We want to make up for it." And I said, "Okay, what you want to do?" So, uh, they they're going to pressure wash the gym. Uh, they're going to hire a group to come in, uh, probably during spring break and pressure wash the gym and the roof and
the sides. Uh, they said that wasn't enough. So, I told them, I said, "Well, we need to repaint the the dugouts around the baseball and softball field." Kevin got some uh paint quotes for that. I've sent that to them and then they said that's not enough. And so they're going to provide some meals for teacher
appreciation week in May. So they they've been very kind. So if you talk to anybody from Georgia Pacific, you know, they got a lot of employees for Liberty County. Just be sure y'all thank them. That that was that was above and beyond what they you know, it was very kind. Very very very sweet. Um I've got
some updates. I've been working on the strategic plan. Uh again, these are things that I want to share with y'all. I'm not going to just throw it out there and say pass this. These are things I want to discuss with y'all individually and obviously we can discuss it corporately at at one of the meet. So, I
thought about sending those out maybe later this month and then we can start talking and then we can tweak it a little bit and then maybe give you all a draft at the February meeting and let you look at it and then uh and then maybe pass that at the March meeting. So, uh that's strategic strategic plan.
Um, and it has been updated. There's a lot of updates, which is a good thing. We've accomplished a lot of a lot of things on there. Um, no updates on our healthcare with fleet. Um, we do have one more year before we have to do renewals. I want to thank Jody. I put
that on there. Um, she's helped me with probably the last few RFP RFPs that we've done. Uh, and she she's always said, "Put put you a little option. We're going to hamstring you to do some renewals." So, I want to thank her for uh her expertise because this is stuff
that she's done in the past to pass in past spots of employment. So, uh yes, we do have one and I think I'd already told her that, but we do have one more year of um before renewal. So, >> yes, ma'am. >> We're going to negotiate. I mean, we can
negotiate with them. So, are we going to try? I >> understand. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. I you know whatever I'm hearing with insurance is going up >> everything I know I know it's a >> it's the thorn not athorn the thorn in my side
>> and then all of us it's it's just I don't know um couple just day things there senior night always a special night for our girls and boys at the high school that'd be January 22nd next week and then we don't have any school for next Monday for March 15th holiday all
right Any questions? All right, Mr. Chair. >> Thank you. >> Moving on to item number five, addition correction to the agenda. Need a motion for addition to consent item A, B, and C. Have a motion Jody. Second, Mr. Any
discussion? All in favor say I. Any opposed? Next item B. Need a motion to uh I have emergency item 10 A and 10B. Have a motion. >> Motion. >> Motion secretary. Second. So, Mr. Kever, any discussion? All in favor say I. Any
opposed? Motion carries. >> Item C's been deleted. Moving on to item six. Need a motion to approve agenda for January 13, 2006. Have a motion. >> A motion to approve. Delete. Oh, okay.
Back up. Item C. Need a motion to delete item 10B. Have a motion. >> Motion. Second. M. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Any opposed? Next. Now moving on. Item six. Need a motion to approve agenda for January 13,
2026. Have a motion. >> Motion. >> Motion. Mr. Moore. Second. Second. Miss Jody. Any discussion? All in favor? Say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item seven, item eight. We need a motion to approve December 9th, 2025 workshop meeting minutes. Have a motion. Motion.
Motion. Mr. C. Second. Second. Second. Mr. Cemetery. Any discussion? All in fif any opposed? Motion carries. Next item B need a motion to approve December 9th 2025 regular meeting minutes. Motion
motion is Jody. Second second Mr. Kever. Any discussion? I'm on say I any motion carries it cons then need then a motion to approve the following December 2025 financial report and transactions. Do I have a motion?
>> Motion motion by Mr. Singleary second. Any discussion? >> All say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carried. Next item B. >> Need a motion to approve Jan uh January 2026 personal consent table with addition to correction. Have a motion.
>> Motion. >> Motion. Cooper. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you. Secondary. Any discussion? All say I. Any opposed? Motion carried. Move on item C. Then a motion approved January 2026 update sub list without
addition of the correction. Motion >> motion second miss Jody. Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. >> Next item D and a motion to approve revising schedule for the 25 26 20
fiscal year. Have a motion. >> Motion. >> Motion M. Second. >> Second. >> Second. Mr. Keer. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Moving on. Item nine action item. Item eight. Then a motion to approve Florida
State Schools K9 program Florida Department of Education project award notification. Have a motion. Motion Miss Jody. Second with Kever. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item B. Need a motion to approve early
childhood music education incentive program Florida Department of Education project award notification. I have a motion motion motion second. >> Thank you Mr. Moore. Any discussion? All f any oppos.
Motion to approve urgent condition status for the Liberty County School District to add and hiring instructional personnel doing and for the remainder of these 2526 school years as needed per Florida statute 1012
motion >> motion motion secondary second yod any discussion >> we have any uh any pipeline that we know of the So, we have we have one uh one person
that uh should be getting uh their diploma in March. Um we'd like to we have we have advertised since October for a kindergarten position. Have not been able to get a certified teacher. So, if y'all remember, we've done this
condition two previous years, but we didn't start this year because we were able to get certified teachers. Um I want this thing to sunset every year because it can be abused, you know. Uh we want certified teachers. That's our number one goal is to get but when you can't the you try to get the next thing.
Somebody's got at least a bachelor's degree. Somebody who could possibly get certification uh a temporary certificate in something. So we do have a person who's already working at a school and they're just about to finish up with elementary studies and we uh we're going
to go ahead and start them in uh with Miss Danielle and then u they will when they get their when they get their credentials, then we can um we can put them in as a teacher. But that's that's that this is a person that we've got
identified. >> Yeah, I mean I got that email. Well, I guess I should have reframe, but >> do we have anybody else that we know of in the pipeline this >> if that doesn't? >> Um we well we've re
>> you said October we've had it out. >> Yeah. I'm just saying we haven't had anybody >> I mean I know we've used this a couple times. I just >> we know of three or four people locally that are in the proc they're going to school to be teachers. >> Yeah. >> Um but they have to finish up their
practicum their internships and things like that before we can but so we we've got our eye on you prospects. >> We have their way through. >> Yeah. We have one teacher who is doing an internship now and the state allows us to pay them a teacher while they're interning and then we have one who will
do an internship in the fall. >> Right. And so we'll we'll hire them probably in a math position. They're a wonderful math major which is beautiful. So we we can do that now. Uh but right right now no others in the in the in the pie
>> and and superintendent has been going to really I mean when we do this you know there's networking and reaching out and different things. We've had some, which we respect, said I they we've heard that they've been looking and they say, "I would come, but I don't want to come in the middle of the year." Which we respect immensely. Um,
>> don't like hearing that, but >> yeah. But we've had some out there, too, that I think um kind of the natural time to transition is the summer for a lot of teachers. So, but we've already superintendent already laid the groundwork for several of those too if we need to reconnect with them.
>> Yeah, that's what I get. I mean we use this why >> we have >> but again I want I want it to sunset that way that our our focus is come summertime certified. >> Let me say this too those that we have
hired under that all of them >> to my recollection have done what they needed to become a temporarily certified teacher. So, we we do make sure that they follow through with those steps and I work with them on what they need to do. It's just in that interim
um that we can get them in and then we work with them towards certification and we we've had a few hired like that and now they're certified teachers and working for us. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We've done some law too.
>> Thank you. I appreciate it. So if if I understand this correctly, this is an individual that has basically a semester left to be able to get their degree that we're looking at at Highland. Correct. >> Not quite a semester. >> Not I mean it's a couple months
>> about two months. >> Okay. So the is that that an individual can have an associates and almost a bachelor's or does this person already have a bachelor's in another field and they're getting a bachelor's in how does how does that work? >> Okay, so that's a good question. So
military people can get in with they could actually get with an associate. It's a it's a special type of >> special type of certificate where if they have an associates you can actually hire them as teachers. Um the this one here particular will have their backers.
It's an they're doing an online thing. That's why it's a little funky on the dates. >> And let me So this person specifically this situation is being brought in as a pair of professional right now until they finish their degree. >> Correct. >> But >> they're going to be Miss Summers will still be in the classroom some of the
day and transition with some of that time. So it isn't just like >> it's a different type of supervision is what you're telling me to do something like >> correct. and and until they get their degree, that was what the the provision would allow at that point to be able to hire an instrual position. But right
now, they're just being brought in as a pair professional, which is what they're doing as they're working out of school until we'll bring them in as a pair pro. When they get their bachelor's degree, we'll go ahead and make that that change to to put them in that teacher thing, that teacher role, but right now,
Danielle will still oversee. She'll be the teacher of record. She'll still be in there a lot. This will be her transition time and then come March when she gets her bachelors then she'll she'll move forward. She'll move forward. >> What's the anticipated start date?
>> The recommendation is if it's sorry y'all we've been >> Yeah. 23rd I'll be 23rd 2 >> 2 month and a half something like that we would month and a half it'll be a
different >> as a as a >> so do we anticipate this this circumstance this extenduating circumstance moving over to other teaching positions I know that with the personnel consent tables people taking
leaves things like that I know there's a lot that's air right now from the break >> I think right now so there's a couple of other vacancies. Um there was a total of three I think that happened over the break. Um but those other two we we do
have we think some certified individuals that we would be able to put in there now. Um we have to look at that and see. But then there's another one that I know there was a leave of absence. We would have to look at that too and advertise and see. You never know.
>> So in other words, we we don't know right now. You might advertise for these different types of positions and someone may some people may say yeah there's interest poor it might stay vacant for a while and then we might have to seek other options is basically >> well that's what happened I mean that's been posted
>> we we can't so in some positions you can't leave vacant for example kindergarten we got to have a kindergarten teacher so you know in the past Jesse has gone in and told her last year this year Miss Danielle went in so we we can't been in there since October um so you know we We always find
somebody and and the positions Jeff's talking about, we've already identified some subs who do have teaching credentials, certificates, uh, who who have been filling in anyway, and some other spots, some long-term subbing, but they are certified teachers.
>> Um, and one one in particular is ESS, so that's a, you know, that that'll fill in a big gap for us at the high school. So yeah, we've got some people coming out of retirement who want to keep working and they can't come back work to February. So it's always better. It's tough in the middle of the year anytime
during the year. The summer and kind of leading into summer is always the best time to fill vacancies. >> Um I know I can think of two off top of my head that say that have said love to come just not right now. You know, I'll get back with you guys in the summer. They want to finish the year where
they're at which again I respect that. They're they're there with their students. They don't believe where they're at at that point. So, >> well, this way right here is telling you proactively putting somebody in there. >> They're not they're not certified. They're practically getting there with
children. They're already getting there. By the time they do, they've already, you know, built whatever. So, a little little bit of transition. Oh, here's here's Kyle. He's >> kindergarten. So, we want this one to be acclimated to that class, to those children, to that
modeled instruction by Miss Danielle, who's a champion teacher. And then once she gets her bachelor's degree in March, then there'll be and of course that Danielle's not going to say, "Okay, see you later." You know, she's not going to just abandon her. There'll be a transition for her to start pulling out
a little bit >> at at this given time. I know that there's certain information known. Um, I hope exit interviews, things of that nature conducted when people leave, like employees leave. Has there been anything that's been identified that the board
could do policy, procedure, compensation, bigger picture that's within our means that can help retain or attract people that y'all noticed at this time? I'm going to tell you um health insurance which we touched on as a you
know for for state positions or positions in which they can get you know older health insurance if if they go okay so that's a great question if they go and take a job with Florida Virtual or you know some kind of
uh the camp where they have the what's the academy it's called scholars >> it's part of Florida virtual so it's the same >> that you So the the actual pay is not that much more than what we're paid if if at all, but it is 12 months job for a
teacher. So it is a 20% raise right there off the bat because they're going to work 12 months instead of a 10-month position. >> Second thing, uh that insurance, that's if they can get on state insurance, whatever that is, >> then you can't we we can't compete.
>> There's no there's no way. Um, so that's, you know, for somebody, look, it come a lot of it comes down to money and I get it. I get it, you know, >> and we're still, there was an update on the health insurance. So, we're still pushing doing our part to to do what we can to lower health insurance costs at
least maintain hopefully lower health insurance cost. So, that that is a focus that we have. >> The big thing we've got to manage is if it is keeper, then thank good Lord for that. But, is it going to cost more per visit per deduct? you know, is the deductible higher? All all those things
that was that was communicated and I gave you all those surveys, I believe last month. Yeah. People are like, "Okay, but I really like CHP. I hate the price, but I really like CHP." >> But it seemed like they get the same benefits, >> right? So that's got it's got to be it's got to be apples and apples are pretty
close to it to justify if we're going to do lower rates because you know you can start looking well if I make a couple trips to the ER or something like that then I didn't save any money. Actually this cost me more money and we don't want to put we don't want to put employees in that kind of position either.
>> Yeah. >> CHP is great insurance for the most part. I don't I don't hear a lot of people say I hate it. uh you always going to find somebody that's disgruntled with it or you know it's not for them but uh our surveys overwhelmingly they like CHP don't it's just high you know is has there been any
direct communication with school districts pertaining to salary pay increases that's that's beginning to be discussed in the rural Renaissance legislature like Senator S for example has anything been the reason I ask is I know that the the sheriff's association
banded together I I guess that's the right term. All the sheriffs within the state banded together and they lobbyed and they were able to make something happen as far as wage increases for for the sheriff's offices around the state. Has there been any uniting of school
districts in the in the state to to try to help with something of that? >> Well, that's what spurred Tissa. So, so before you know the 45, the governor said today, I I have not fact checked him on this, but he said we have Florida has the highest starting
salary in the country at 45. >> That's our >> 475 sorry, 475. Sorry, sorry, sir. 475. That was that was a figure. U I've not fact checked him on that, but but that's what he said today. But >> 10 years ago, 10 years ago it was it was
below that for a starting salary, you know, statewide. What he's trying to do is get everybody to that 475. So yeah, there's been a huge that's what the um Tissa was Memphis behind that to to get everybody to a minimum and start getting
salary. >> Understood. But there's there's nothing right now proactively in legislature that is being going to be going to be discussed outside of that. Well, Tus is gradually dro like every year for the last five years. >> You're left >> what's that? >> Then you're left paying for it. >> Right. Right. Pay
>> the state's notorious for putting things in place and then backing us pulls back and then the burden's on the county that receives 6% of its revenues from the county and 94% from the state. >> Correct. >> So I realize we can have a problem. Now what they have done they funded so so every time we've made an increase
they've sent us enough money to keep that keep that going but the actual new monies that maybe what you're talking about some of that new money is is where they keep on going >> and >> so what they'll do is promote and say oh we're putting thou you know all these
all millions of dollars education and they are but it's just a sustained piece of dollars that were already given they're not giving a whole lot on top of that you know >> I think I remembered a $4 million figure and then close to 100 and then 80 and then 40, right? If we had been a quarter from the state each year the last four
years, I mean, we we might very well have a $50,000 guard pay and have gap gap separation. So, what do we need to do to help with lobby lobbying efforts when legislators going on to try to help help that process, right? It it seems
like if it sounded more along the lines and maybe I'm completely wrong and this ain't on record for being accurate. It sounded more along the lines of the rural sheriff's offices received maybe more help, right? Because there was a more budget funding deficit than the
larger counties, right? So in this rural renaissance or rural areas, has that ever been a push or a direction specifically for the rural counties to try to help with the pay gaps? That's what this >> T is all the rural counts. >> No, T is statewide, but the rural
renaissance is is something to give us a shot in the arm to do exactly what you're talking about. We don't have the we don't have the property tax revenue to pull from. And now, you know, they're even talking about eliminate property tax. So, I don't even know what that's going to look like. But that those those
pots of money if they come in here and for us some of the early estimates might be three or400 extra thousand a year then guess what you got someow >> you got some you got some wiggle room now with salaries you know >> and and your district with with Mr. Bale
pertaining to lobbying efforts and things of that nature. Have we have we specifically asked him to to help us specifically associated with rural get on these rural rural rural districts to help with that funding and maybe see if there could be some type of even small county coalitions push the funding more
so >> well he does so he represents most of your rural counties us I think uh just signed him and Jefferson and they called me and they asked me and I said yes yes said look on all those forms because yeah believe it or not about three
districts called me says and you get that track money and I I I said well look on your form and it says who who is your lobby you know who's your lobbyist and so yeah all of them are beneficiaries of rural renaissance it's it's from about north of Ocala we and there's some south of Ocala obviously
but yeah there that push is being pushed and him him and he's very close with Cory Simon's office so they I mean he's pushing he's pushing for all that because everybody everybody wins in that that he represents >> it it it seems like it's a a big bigger
sweep of revenues, not just a person's pay. It's a bigger sweep to help an increase in revenues coming in in the entire county and it's not just a pay. So, is there anything else that's been identified say this year as far as
>> the the exiting and entering of personnel that's been identified that might might be something that we can we can help as a board? No. So compensation, health insurance,
decrease cost, increased pay. That that's the big biggest thing we're looking at everything. >> Okay. >> Found something better somewhere else, you know. >> Understood. >> Well, you're going to have those. >> Yeah. >> But I want to drive 55 miles
by do that. That's another we just housing and these young people in >> housing housing and housing is I have to tell you. No, but there's no no place to live here.
>> Hard to attract >> hard to attract teachers from Top Hat from the university. I mean, we got we got three universities basically with TCC, uh, FAMU, Florida State, and I'm sure they got some ancillary things. I think Flaggler's no longer there.
>> No, they're not. TSC they got their fashion for right now. >> I mean we've got we've got a Chipotle you know you got you got these things that are generating teachers but we're you know >> so like Chipotle when they graduate their teachers I'm there >> and I'm there I'm there with envelopes
with their names on it dear so and so. I get all the graduate names ahead of time. I got all of our job openings and it's, you know, in the spring and I sit there and go, "Come work, come work for us. Come work for us. Come work for us." You know, but if it's somebody who's not from the Jackson County area, of course,
Jackson County needs schools. I mean, teachers rather somebody out, it's hard to get them down here. >> Well, and they have to do internships, too. So, typically, wherever a teacher does an internship, that's where they're going to want to go. So, we've tried to get interns and host interns so they can
get used to us. Most people when we get them in as interns, they they love it. So, they want to stay on be hired here. So, some of that if you're seeing a lot I haven't seen recent, but those teacher preparatory programs have all gone enrollment tooth. So, um or super
talking he may be at Chipola. There may be eight districts there and there may be 20 new teachers, >> right? So everybody is flood the water. Everybody's >> close to home. >> So thank you.
>> Any more questions? Not >> motion. All say any discussion. Moving on to item 10. Mer item item eight. Need a motion to approve updated 20 2526 supplement. Leaders have a motion. >> Motion second.
>> Second. Any discussion? All f say >> I oppose car motion to lead item B. Motion >> motion. More second. >> Second. >> Mer discussion. All f say I motion
carried. Next school board members. Mr. Kever. >> Uh yes sir. First off, Kyle mean congratulations to you, sir. >> Yeah, >> I that's exciting time. Bring young is exciting. I hope I'm a long way away from that. >> That is exciting. Congratulations on
that, Katie. Great job. And thank you on the financial side. I I know personally it's a big deal going through those audits. It's a lot of stress. Please convey our gratitude to your staff as well. Thank you. Thank you for all your hardware. I appreciate the budget information too that you're providing.
So, sincerely, I appreciate that. Thank you for what you do. Um, I have a request. The uh Toller baseball team has asked the board to renew our sponsorship within. It's $125 renewal for the board.
Jason said he would cover 121 miles. I think each of us have what, a dollar a piece. >> That's a good deal. >> Let's think about if you can't cover it all. So the boards, if y'all are on board with that, I appreciate it. For the uh the total baseball team, they're doing
some fundraising like they normally do. So if um y'all see Mr. May and hit her, that's 25 a piece. I'd appreciate it. >> Um now, >> when you're ready, >> $5. Jason's got five >> on camera.
>> 25. >> Thank you for that. I appreciate >> that's I did my math right. Yeah, you did. You're paying too, right? >> Yeah. >> Um, I appreciate the update on softball bleachers. That That's exciting. It's
going to be exciting to see that get done. Thank you. Question. Where are we at with the I know Katie, there's always a lot on you. Where are we at with the credit union and accounts? Have we done a test account with the credit union just yet? >> We have not. We'll meet with them probably next two or three weeks. Get
them to come in and we'll probably have something for the February meeting. I I don't want to come in second place on this one if you don't. >> Yeah, we >> I don't think they want to. >> We missed the presentation board meeting last month because I was out in town for training. So, I did not get to hear um Thomas' presentation. So, I really want
to talk to him and >> we'll get we'll get them to come in and talk with us. >> Yeah. So, sooner. Obviously, I'm just one five. I don't know if there was an official motion made, but I'm 100% on board with starting that transition. We'll probably have something for the February maintenance to approve the account.
>> That'll be perfect. >> Yeah, that that's right. Um, as far as I know this has been looked at and might be still up in the air. I would absolutely like to continue to address um finding a grant writing position to look at those one-off grants that we're
not addressing. 100% I would love to do that. And and again to reiterate, I would love to see it paid for by the grant itself, not from funds coming from the county. Now obviously if there's a one off that there's a cost share something like that where we need to put in you know we could determine do we
have the funds should we do that would it bring maximum benefit but as far as the pay again I I think I believe there are things out there that are outside of per se the the expertise of of certain individuals that are outside of like
engineering or architecture or something like that and it would be a benefit to get these people contracted right to be able to write grants for us and be paid for by Senator Rance. I would really appreciate it if we could if we could look at that board. Are are y'all on board with >> Did you Did you follow up with Heather
because I know you sent me that RSP. There's some critiquing that would need to be made to the contract to to hit the idea of what we're looking at where it's a procuring of a say engineer that would be writing grants that would pertain to
engineering services but the grant writing that would be paid for by said grant 100% right so there it sound like there was some critiquing of of contractual documents to do that before we would advertise um but I think it's just looking at it and deciding how we
want it worded Um, you know, if if administration wouldn't mind looking at that and kind of Well, I had talked to he has he is Heather on? >> Miss Heather? >> Yes, sir. >> How are you? >> I'm well. How are you >> doing? Good. Uh,
did you catch that what Mr. Key was talking about that RFP for engineering type stuff? Yes, I do have that. And and as he was saying, I looked at it and it looks like I mean I guess I just still need a little bit more information from you guys to better understand what your premise is or what
you're going for because I think at least initially I thought from the discussion that we were looking more for someone who was truly just focused on the grant writing um versus somebody who is also going to then provide a service related to the actual construction project or whatever it might be whether that's engineering and things like that. Uh, I just wanted a better handle on
what exactly because I think what I was sent as kind of an example or draft was more had those things kind of melded together. Um, and I didn't think that was what you guys wanted, but I just needed clarification and if it is, we can go from there. >> So my my thought if I heard everything
correctly. So the the dynamic would be how do we advertise? Is this advertised as a engineer project manager grant writer where they would write the grant? They would design oversee certain things whether it's a or a road or an awning or
a covering or a shelter or whatever it may be pertaining to something structurally designed right they would provide all the services required that would make that possible right and it would be paid for within that grant
if you follow me. So, for example, FDOT, this is just because this is in my wheelhouse, right? Say FDOT, they have districts, they're broken up in the state of Florida, say we're in district three, right? They will allow counties to procure a designer, right, for said
roads. And then they would have a a county procure for a person to com to complete construction, engineering, and inspection, right? So, they would all be paid for. Those services would be paid for by the grant. There'd be somebody to design it. There would be somebody that a contractor that would build it. And
there'd be an engineer that said, "Okay, you meet the specifications of this design and this bill. We're going to check off on it." And there are funds that would pay for all of those services within within that grant. Where say the county, specifically rural, don't pay any out of pocket to be able to fund
that said grant. Right. So that that's kind of my knowledge pertaining to how that works. So yes, the the the procurement would be for those services, right? That would maybe be a design, may may not be a design there. There's probably going to be some type of a
design and anything structural that needs to be done. If you need an awning to to cover sidewalks, right, for kids where you have a longer covering where buses pull up and kids don't stand in the rain, somebody's going to have to measure that out. Might not be a complicated design. How tall is it? How
wide is it? What is it made of? there's a specification, right? And then you say, "Okay, we need X number of dollars that meet the specification to do this build." Or maybe we have some drainage issues at one of the schools. Okay, well, we need pipe to be put here. We
need inlets here. We're going to run this this far with a design. And then there's the build, right? And somebody verify that this has been designed and built accordingly. >> So, yeah, sure. Absolutely. remember my brain as far as statutes.
Okay, you got professional services, you've got contractual services, it's two different things. you know what I'm hearing is professional services, but I think the best thing if if there's some kind of scope of work that has already
been given to Heather, which I'm not I think she's got to look at it because it sounded to me like she has got it but she doesn't it's not really clear. Um and I think maybe Heather I don't Can this happen? Y'all
tell me if it's possible. Maybe Heather and Mason sit down because what I'm hearing is a bigger broadband than what I was thinking. We were just going to do a scope of work
professional services for an an engineering firm which they they offer services to write grants >> to go and look for maybe not m maybe if there's money out there to use in capital improvement to use in I don't
know y'all throw something out here maybe throw something out you know grants that are available somebody that is is is wellversed in going knowing how to look for grants, things like that. We have people to do that to try to take
some of the load off of our people that are out there searching for these grants. And I don't, again, I'll go back. I don't know how long live grants will be with our administration right now. But, um, that's what I was hearing in the beginning. Now I'm hearing something
totally different, Mason. Because if we're looking at a fullscale architect, engineer, you know, to write I I go back to we have kind of that already in the contract that we have
with Co Pepper. Correct. >> Co Pepper is a builder. >> Yeah, exact. They are, but there's architects involved. >> They can contract it out. >> Yeah, they can contract that out. But what I I had heard see and I'm just now like
I don't want to step into some overdo something. Um because again I really thought we were just trying to get a grant writer >> 100%. That that is that I was understanding we was going to have one person have their salaries paid and it doesn't bel
>> by the grant by the administrative fee provided by the grant. Right. I understand what you're saying now. >> What I'm understanding you say now we want to get a firm or an entity to search for these grants and pay for themselves different
>> and then they could work with say right now co paper's contracted for building. So, if there's an engineering component of something that needs to be, we got a builder, right? If there's a design component, we if we contract with somebody that's going to write grants to help us get funding, they can help with
a design component, right? To be paid for by grants. You have a builder contract. This helps complete complete the the idea of, okay, we we have something that needs to be accomplished. We got somebody who can build it. We have somebody that can sign it and give
us funding to help pay for it. So it kind of completes all this scope and it pulls it into the one where for capital improvements per se. We can say well we have a lot of things that need to be done. Let's look for grants to pay for those capital of a district that has
that type of contract. I'm not I'm not about reinventing the wheel. I'm tell you that is does Leyon County have it? >> I don't know Leon County. >> It's really easy to find. It's it's going to be on their on the BBS. I can tell you because that's where they advertise all their and on their
website. Um or we can place phone call. I I would love to see >> somebody else has done this. >> You are saying >> we need to deal with multiple people. >> No, a company. >> One. >> It'd be one company.
>> One one company. No, normally a person is the person. No, we we're talking about a company and we say, "Hey, find us money to do anything and everything you can for the school district. Go find them."
Right? And in this case, if it's a engineering company, because they are in the world of construction and writing grants, find this money, see where you can find it. Let's make something happen to pay for whatever we want in the
district. What whatever's out there, get it, bring it in, and let's make improvements. Well, I say >> we may run into is a lot of these companies won't contract unless they're guarant, you know, they're not just going to sit there and
be, you know, oh well, just because I had a contract with the county district, school district, you know, they're going to want something. Companies want something. So if there is no money to go be found or if there is
no projects that we need done, you know, are they just sitting there on a contract to be called upon request? It it's a little bit more I I mean maybe we need to sit down and have a workshop on this thing, guys, because I'm very confused right now on
>> here's what I would suggest. Um, Mason, I I I appreciate what you're wanting to do and and and I I I told you that if it was something I'm okay with people trying to find money on our behalf, but I think the board would agree as long as we don't have to if
we're not adding a salary to the payroll. That was my thing. I didn't want to put anybody else in favor. So, I told you that. I'm going to stand by that. Yeah. >> Um if possibly if if you and Heather if you could get with her and y'all tweet that to where it's she understands it
and it's more of your vision for that. Uh cuz you shared your vision with me and I I was I was like here send me the the thing. So you he sent me a sample RFP what you' be doing and so I think it needs tweaking and what I would do is we can do a workshop bring it back
>> and let's talk about all the all the ins and outs on board with that. Come on here and dancing everything, but I got to understand the scope of work. I'm just not clear on the scope of work yet. >> And then that way at workshop we can explain that because it it's a pretty
detailed RFP that he provided me and then we got Heather. It's pretty pretty extensive. So we'll have that as a draft form and just pass it out, look at it, talk about it, no action and then >> and more simple terms. So thank you for that. So the idea is go find us money.
If there's a design element, design it. If we already have a contract, somebody will build it. Go build it. Paid for 100% by the grant. If there's money out there, let somebody look. And it's it's no it's a win for the person that would be contracted because they get an admin fee off of it. They can find something.
It's a win for us because we're not paying anything to them because they're paid for by a grant, right? And there'd be an improvement to the school. >> Hold. Now, let me say this, >> okay? >> You may pay that then. Let's keep this in mind. And I again I'm all about let's we need to get this thing to a scope of
work to a a workshop. >> I agree. >> Let me say this and I'll go defend Katie on this one. um they may get the administrative fee, but that office right there is going to have to process those payments. And I
that is one thing I will stand up and I will fight for them 247 because people don't understand that grease is go is is is greasing that will. So let's be very cognitive of that. >> That's a great point
>> because there may be only a there may just be a 5% fees. Some grants are different, you know, different grants. But if it touches in any way our offices here, then we should money
because we going to have to oversee it. >> We're going to you affect it about everybody. >> Make sure what the maintaining bill is going to be for the next years. >> That's what the sidewalks in Liberty County that was all paid for.
They were paid for >> and it's great to have them, but now the county's got to keep them maintained every year after old getting >> We've really got to take a longterm glance at this thing. It's It's bigger than just going and paying an engineer.
>> What you can put is administrative fees in there for the school then it's worth it. >> Yeah. But again, that vendor is not gonna sign a contract that just puts them on notice just to go look for GR. They gonna want something. >> So, let's be very
cautious of this thing going in and look at the big scope going that's exactly where I'm going from. And I'm glad you said that because in the contract it will say, "Listen, if if there's paperwork and documentation or
whatever that needs to be completed, that contractor will complete it and there will be a nice beautiful packet that will be handed to finance saying, "We need you to cut a check for this, review it, make sure you're good with it. We sign off on it. We're okay with it. You just cut the check. Money will
be reimbursed or advanced or whatever whatever it may be." In other words, I don't know what all is out there. I don't. But I think if we have the right system and tools available, more can come to us. >> Well, that's I'll tell you another thing we can do. We've done it before.
>> We could do a request for information and have these companies come in >> and do a different tell us what >> tell us what you can do. And that will help and and if they do that, that'll help us build our solicitation. we can get a better scope of work or kind of
understand it more, you know, and we'll have a better stance on building a really good solid scope of work on what we want. We'll be able to ask them questions. I'm just throwing that out there. That is out there to do. Heather's >> way >> request for qualifications.
>> Yeah. Well, the request for qualifications is actually the solicitation, right? >> If we do a request for information, >> Gotcha. it again. It's been years since some, you know, I've been actually six, seven years now. But anyway, I can we
can get with Teder and say here's what's our avenues on good and those those would be good avenues for Katie to come in and say how's this going to work with payment and you know >> who's going to be the contract manager over this thing too if it it would have to be maintenance then that's another
whole another job I do. So, I I would like to add to um and I'm all about saving money or buying money, whatever, Katie. So, hear me when I say that. Uh but our capital dollars, our local capital improvement, the 370 funds that
you know, it's just because if we save that money, u we can't use that general fund or whatever. That's specific for the capital improvements and stuff, right, Kevin? But so like I'm I don't really not saying there's stuff out there, but like we got money to do what
we need to do. So I'm really not quite sure where where we're not. I think I think Katie really honestly what I'm hearing again, we could do a workshop. We could figure this out. What I'm hearing is projects that we kind of said
we don't have I mean yeah we got the money set there right now. projects that we would really like to see done. >> Well, Miss K, like just some instance real quick. High school, we cut out the covered walk for the bus loop. We cut
out all the covered areas for the dining. There's a grant for that. Get kids at the sun, but everything going on the sun. That's I think that's what they're talking about. Yeah, that is still 370 money subs. We can put it in 370 spent that way as long as we, you
know, as me and you. >> Well, all of Ricky's safety stuff, all this big money stuff that he's want done that we ain't going to get done with, you know, this $20,000 we're getting. >> That's the kind of I think it's more of
us sitting down and looking at 5 10 years out. Correct. You know, and and that's and there's money out there, especially when you quote safety. I'm sure >> and even covered areas for kids now. >> Absolutely. >> She what she's worried about is that
free city money is so >> specific, >> so much restrictions on it. We have and we might generate it on account, >> you know, you might can do that depending on what grants. >> Yeah, this is this is bigger. This is broader than just what we got right now.
So, and and it would be great if we could find some money, I'm sure. But >> I just want to make sure we're all covered when we >> when we go into this type thing because people don't realize what the impact is to our workforce. >> You know, the more money you get, the
more work you got to do. >> You know, we already we already get I mean, you look at the grant wise, I mean, everything from nutrition to just any part of them grants and they're already already been obtained. I don't I don't
know >> I don't know if we can get a grant for a new maintenance truck or something like that. I mean, I don't like what there's the need to look into it, but >> it's just a lot of work on the back end. And and that's the only thing. I mean,
the agencies that I work for were probably 70 75 85% grant funded and and it's a lot of work. When you got grants, it's a lot. >> You do have a lot of grants going. >> Yeah. See what I'm saying? I'm not trying to
take away from all the good that's already been done. I I appreciate everybody. I really do. This >> the idea is to try to use another direction and viewpoint to acquire more of a benefit for the county.
>> Do you think there's more out there? >> I I do. I do. Now, can I prove it? No. Do I know where? No. >> Somewhere somehow >> I'm saying I mean is it worth $10? Chase $5. >> Yeah. >> And is it worth
>> That's what I think we're getting at some of the deal with that. >> I would really like if workshop be >> we made that happen. >> Yeah. And I'm happy to talk to Heather and kind of try to figure out on the paper. Right. This is kind of what I'm
thinking. Y'all read through it, talk through it in the workshop, and then go from there. But I do think there's a benefit to it. Why don't y'all come up? Why don't you kind of come up with a draft and then uh when y'all get it and say this is what I'd like to talk about
and then we come in here and with that >> I'll talk about it. >> Okay. Awesome. >> All right. I had two things and I'm sorry too much time. All right. So, I'm sitting I do some thinking because I have some windshield time and and I did a little bit of talking about it and I don't know where we can go with this and
Miss Lenny might might tell me I need to tighten up and get straight here. Isn't there any location or school that offers specifically a class that the school can receive funding for that focuses solely
on the ACT and SAT? So if you get to high school, kids could say, "I want to take AC." I I know that in different courses and classes, they do prep work, right? That the the curriculums and instructions are supposed to overlap,
right? But is there a class that we could implement to focus solely on the SAT and ACT scores? Because if there is and we could have a curriculum of that nature, it could be a huge financial
opportunity for graduates that are going to college and trade if their ACT scores or SAT can hit a certain mark. And if we could focus on that, kind of like, okay, we have welding and building construction to help to the next step of
going to the vote unit, right? this would maybe enhance the ability of students to increase their scores for scholarships. So, is is that something that is out there? Could that be just
planning in the future a curriculum adjustment where kids could say, "I want to take an ACT prep class all three years of high school until I hit my ACT score that I want and then not take it anymore." >> So, Eric, I'm I'm gonna look over at
you. How much wiggle room do you have in your schedule with your existing personnel that could put in and I'll be to be transparent. We had that when I was in high school. We had a ACP prep class and it was under the course code number for research >> generally
>> and and it was you know it was uh I think we wound up watching football videos football games but we had something called that. Yeah. >> Um >> did you have wiggle room in your schedule? And I'm really putting you on the spot.
No, >> you're okay. So, as I'm going listening to this, not only do I have to have a teacher do it, I have a pretty good teacher talking. >> And and when I'm looking at that, if I've got a really good teacher to talk about, then I need him over here in these tested areas just because my
school grade. So, so I so I can't just stick Joe Smith over here and do it. Yeah, I could. How am I doing, you know? So because basically I've got to put some number places and and so so so I
need I need my best teachers in my area. You all know that nobody know. So uh so so so I need my best teachers in those tested areas. So I'd like a few more better teachers in those tested area than I right now. So
could I make it happen? Sure I can make it happen. Not six periods a day but I might pull a period or two out and do something. I gotta have a teacher that can do it >> and I know the guy. So, one thing we do, we we we do the testing on site now. I think we're doing ACT and SAT computer.
>> But there are there ACTs when all my kids do it. They there are computer-based if ACT SAT preparatory online stuff that has all the test prep. You know, if a student's really want to move that score, move that needle, those
who do that tend to do really well. But they parent, you know, it's 39.95, 50 bucks or something like that and then they can do it for zero, >> you know, because they can take those things individually. Say this month, this next test and say I'm going to work
on math. I'm going to try to get my math score up and then they can go individually because it winds up being a kind of a cumulative score. I think >> what would you put that under the class? An elective. >> Yeah. Intellective. >> Yeah. Collective research. You put research. >> We call it research.
you know, we just probably >> Let me ask you a question. When you were in school, Kyle, I mean, way, what were the results? >> So, what I'm hearing is if we have that and we start that back up, how are we gonna how are we going to
>> If I'm honest, I don't know that we we did a lot of >> football. >> I probably watched more football great football films than I did anything. It wound up being just kind of a as young as he used to be. I mean, he's a young fell. He's as young as he used to be.
That was a minute. >> I'm I'm younger than I'm younger than Dubian Jo. But anyway, um so so here's the deal. I You could do that. I don't know what result. >> Is it is it is it is it worth the bang? You know what I mean? >> I've incorporated it like when I taught
10th grade English, I would incorporate that into my actual English grade. >> Um if I had to teach just that, I would probably die of boredom. I mean it would be >> okay >> just straight test prep. So your answer your question if the kid is motivated I
think they could I mean we have the resources now >> they can go lab they wanted to >> what lab they got lab time >> lab time labour take whole period those kids sitting practice >> there's okay so I know what you're
there's not an act course code class it usually don't fall under something like re what we'll call research which you can make that anything that can be anything So there's no ACT course code number. So >> like if I go in and look for Khan Academy because we've we've got Khan
Academy free through the state. If I go in and look, I can see that there's a lot of things that have been done in ACT SAT prep with Khan Academy. They're really good. It's one of the I mean if I had to pay for something I would pay for that. Um I can see that they're doing it and it's mostly those kids who are in
the intensive reading class with >> Betty. >> Um she's using it. She uses it very well. >> Yeah, >> all the kids have access to that whether their core teachers are using it or not. That's I mean it's a good resource. I don't
>> And as far as like a research class, >> I would have it as part of it, >> but I don't I don't know if it would take enough time to eat all of it, if that makes sense. >> Here here's my thought. And this is a high a high level view that I I wanted and I I think talk probably I've talked way too much. I'm sure everybody's ready
to go home. But my thought is if when I was 16 to 17 and I was taking the ACT, I could I really didn't care about my score, right? I I was fortunate enough that I I did all right, not caring too
much. If you're 16, 17 now, you go get a bachelor's degree. You get a 30-year federal loan and you owe 40, 50, 60, $70,000 in federal loan,
right? And you could have had 75% or 100% of that paid for because of an at ACT score that a kid really hasn't focused on. That I think that could be a huge service to a student. And some some students, they need an instructor saying, "This is what we're going to do.
we're going to teach this, we're going to do this instead of just giving free time. That's that's kind of my thought. I I will expect this to be a tomorrow thing and obviously it will be a board decision for curriculum adjustments, right? I'm just bringing it to the board to say, do we want to think on this and
say, would it be a benefit to have a specific ACT preparation course to help kids with scholarships in the long run to help them financially? Ju just something to think on, you know, may maybe we can address it later. Maybe we can think on the admin side. Is it is it
feasible? Um just a high level thought is why I bring it up. I think it could be a benefit for the students for for their lives. I mean, you're talking about a student home payment for 30 years to some people are going to make that they might not have to make if they had three points higher on ACT. That's
just my thought. All right. I had like seven more things. I'm going to continue. No, I'm just kidding. So high level the strategic plan I know is up. I I have received just like all of I'm thinking all of the
the board members calls for months about opinions and thoughts, policies, procedures, handbooks, direction. I wonder when when the strategic plan comes up, could it be a good idea to have a thought or a workshop to say, "Hey, I'm having these parents ask about
these policies or these procedures. Could it be a good time for us to brainstorm or bring our thoughts together to say, "Hey, this is what I'm hearing from the community. Parents are would like these adjustments. Is this something we could adjust, should adjust? Would there be a need for a
workshop to discuss that at the same time maybe as the strategic plan that's coming up?" That's that's just a thought for you. I I'll leave it at that high level. And um you know, could it be what what are we looking to accomplish in the future? What are our goals, our plans?
What do we want for teachers, for personnel, for students? And and will policies, procedures, handbooks help realign that? Is there anything that we need to talk about that the community has made to bring into us as board members? Um I I think it could be an opportune time maybe to discuss that.
I'm open for it personally. Um I'm going to close out my time saying I love y'all. I appreciate y'all. Thanks for all you do. And that's all I have right now. >> Thank you, Jody. Um, congratulations, Kyle. Um, official grandfather status.
Um, Papa, are you Papa? We know you. >> I think I'm not ex 100% sure, but that's where we're going. >> Okay. Um, uh, Kate, thank you for that report. Uh, I am going to formally request that we do a workshop. >> Okay.
>> And let's start sitting down and look at some of this stuff. um just to see we're on track, you know, give us kind of a heads up and a workshop of where we're at. I know you have projections and things like that. So, maybe go over the report, kind of give everybody a kind of
overview of it. Um on the health insurance RFP that we did, yeah, we have a year. Um, I would like within a couple of months to start for us to start looking at that document again if we are going to possibly start
talking about going to another avenue. Um, I think we need to start looking at that now because it does take a lot of time and legal schol I I really really recommend Heather look at this RFP if we decide to do this again. Okay.
>> Um, of course, and our attorney, your, you know, your attorney, our attorney, >> everybody cross off. Yeah. Yeah. Yay. >> Um, that is it. Thank y'all. Happy new year and um, God bless. >> Thank everybody I do. Thank y'all. Did a
good job. Thank everybody else, too. Congratulate. >> Yes, >> Jason. I'm good. Everybody's >> so good. >> I will say this. I've been on board for
a while and K good job for because in years past we had left our head where we're at by now. We pass. Here comes all. >> Thank you for what you do. Appreciate all that. Congratulations to you, Kyle. I know you
have 25 more, but this first one I'll bring on. >> Thank you. >> Comments. A motion in