School Rec meeting Tuesday May 14 2024 and let's pray heavenly father thank you God for the opportunity to be here tonight thank you God for this school board we pray for our school system pray God that we finished the year these last few weeks God the school year I pray God finish strong thank you Lord for all the testing going on pray God our kids do their best father we just pray for them as they they work hard this year father we pray Lord that you bless our time to Fellowship together pray help us take care of the monthly business of the board pray you bless all of our District staff that they prepare for today and God we pray you be with them as we plan for next year we love you thank you and pray for your hand protection by our schools and staff even those over Leon County those schools that are suffering right now those people for with the storms pray for your hand of protection healing upon them in Jesus name amen number two [Music] comments thank Mr chair uh just mainly mainly announcements this time of year a few things that are going on uh hos kindergarten graduation tonight at 6:30 so thank you all for accommodating us try to move this up for 5:00 um I made that decision sure how extensive the agenda would be thank you all for graduation on Thursday at 6 uh so make sure can be there that's a great thing and it packs pretty quick so thank you for being a part of that um AC works about 99% complete here at district office still a few things to be done but definitely not going to repeat what we did last summer obviously so we're very appreciative working up here we had a really great teacher appreciation week last week here in L County our community business is really showed up for teachers uh I I don't want to start mentioning them because I miss one so they y'all know who they are you saw them on social media on Facebook pages they just brought food they brought money prizes all kind of stuff and just did a wonderful job and y'all did too so I started giving out catch today that y'all donated and so it's it's always great the feedback I get from the teacher when I give them a $20 bill or 25 depend on what they've won they said I really appreciate yall doing person so much on behal of them I'm telling y'all thank you that I appreciate yall help for that um thanks for your patience with the bad weather that good gracious I didn't realize I be halfway to a meteorology over since Friday but good Lord protected us Friday Kevin and I started talking early Friday morning and you know it's just one of those things that as we kind of removed oursel from Friday you know that thing that thing jumped on us quick very very fast very very brutal and those storms started in pooser before they got to lake to where the first four started we had some pretty pretty good damage over there with trees down but uh I appreciate everybody's patience it's one of those things you want to air to the side of safety always so um I appreciate parents kids appreciate y'all because I know that y'all get calls about trying I want to try to communicate so they're not calling y'all and try to figure out when when are we doing this so I just want to say thank youall inv everybody say um number five I put I gave you something U about secure rural schools reauthorization this is a fancy word for our forest money our federal Forest M back National Forest uh we received this year's payment which was authorized last year what last week M 335,000 we never know year to year how much that's going to be that's kind of an usual amount how somewhere over 300 we have gotten as high as 700,000 we've got 400 we've got 500 and we've got 40 so uh I'll give you just a quick background on this it was orig the original legislation which you'll see on this page it's a good talking point so if any of y'all talk to and they love to hear from school board member so I've been that board member who's used these talk with once this original legislation started in 2000 written by Alan Boyd remember him used to be our representative from mon um it was cl La 106 d393 so the times in the P some of Y board members G Mr suers went to Washington we were lobbying for that we thought we were going to have to make a trip a couple weeks ago up there on Sunday uh because we were thinking that they couldn't going to pay us this year but actually it's we're working now so we get paid next year so right now there's uh as I put on there there's a Senate Bill 2581 House Bill 5030 right now Rick Scott and Marco Ruby have not co-sponsored field those two are Heavy Hitters uh Daniel and I did a zoom call with Scott's office today did Rubio's office next week uh we feel like probably in the next week or so we'll get them to to co respons we need everybody in the State of Florida we got me up with dun's office we got to have everybody on that it's not a Democrat Republican type issue although it kind of is but not from the bill perspective um you can see the co-sponsors on there one's a Democrat was Republican so it's never been a real partisan issue but if you have time to call Senator Scott's office Senator Rio's office I will keep you form if they you know until they cosign once they coign I'm G say they're good to go board until then I think if you could make a call County school board if you call them say we sure need add this has all your talk points um and the actual bill numbers house numbers for that it'd be great for them to hear from yall I appreciate G I'm taking lead all that so right now until this gets reauthorized we'll get we will not get paid 2025 do I think it happen yes I do but we need to do the work yes it is part of our budget I'll tell you this there was a part there was a time du James there was a time where we did not put it in the budget kind of like cream on top now we need in the bud I me count for what our Pro that's money got uh Regional Softball final this was kind of late um been resched for tomorrow night at 7 I know church night that's busy night for me but it's just there's just kind of No Way Around It uh with all the activities we got going on in the county I want to thank thoron Davis he got out there early this morning I got to the field about 9: um sun came out wind's blowing feeling good he said God if you would do this all day long and not a drop of rain we might to play so we waited till about 3:00 to make that call if you can look outside there's actually some thread of shower if if you get another drop couldn't be able to do it but right field is something um and it's just really ground really saturated that that cause injuries that we don't need for our players or our Franklin players so that's why we wanted to resched but I promise you we made every effort everybody play I promise you everybody it just was sa it just was not safe was it just rain say that did right there th said if it didn't rain we might do it if we had to but he said minute you get 3 minutes of rain so if it's raining I see I can see now anyway that's that's where we're at so hopefully we'll get a dry day tomorrow and get another time to travel uh dates some of Y were asking earlier Balor is a Sunday in gym at 7 senior Awards if you remember last year our graduation went do hour one hour which was a huge blessing um so this this the reason why we do our awards at separate thing and it's kind of a special recognition we're feel P for time parents there it's a lot more in setting um and so we'll do that this Friday obviously y'all have y'all there that'll be at seven in gym and then graduation will be the following Wednesday which is Wednesday week May the 22nd at 8:00 pm uh number 10 I'll get through our pm3 scores are looking phenomenal I put right on here wor phenomenal um we get instant results back and I tell you there are a few areas we need to prove on and and and we kind of knew that going into it um but I can tell you there we are way above State Aver some in some cases I can tell you like third grade math second state average around 55% efficiency at 92% efficiency it's phenomenal po the same Po's got some incredible numbers U former attorney Mr summer is at 80 like 85 86% fish land that's pH when State averages are around around 55 so little things like that I could brag on so many teachers um and and we will days come once we get everything in they are still testing so U we've just been very blessed that they they get the job out of the classroom I think that's been a u I think Jeff and Mandy have a wonderful and Laura have a wonderful uh plan in place we all four work together and making sure three years ago that we were really focus on Cricket and that what's being taught third grade over here in toer is third grade working together having these levels come together and collaborate what's working for you what's not working they do that as good as anybody you ever see bring this grade level we'll set up tables in here to get together and talk talk about what what they need to do and how they need to do it it's been it's been really nice I think start really benefits that my goal is this year is be the top 10 of State we're at 13 I want to be top 10 ultimately one that's my goal will we ever get there we'll see but that's that tells you that works our teachers lastly Tre BR be our representative bu got keys to to state traff so old that very but anyway this is your talk keep this this is your talk points I just want to go back to that if you got time to call Senator Scott or Senator R's office you just say hey J baile School Board just really want to get y That's Lobby lob we sure the co-sponsor cville uh 53r I'm sorry uh 2581 we sure really need them to do that this is great this is great for Liberty we need to fire schools our County County benefits we do M chair any questions questions all right [Music] M any discussion all fa say I motion moving on it b a motion to approve emergenc 10 motion discussion all say I motion car moving on item six a motion to approve the agenda for May 14 2024 motion second any discussion all favor say oos motion car on motion to approve April 1st 2024 emergency Mee second discussion motion to approve 2024 motion sing second Mr Mo any discussion [Music] discuss fa say car on it motion to approve the following April 24 financial report and transaction by [Music] discussion say iOS motion Carri next motion approve may24 add second any discussion all fav say I OPP motion car motion to approve may24 field teacher discussion say car on it D motion to approve May 2024 upate with motion any discussion anyos motion carries next item n item eight need a motion to approve IDE Part B preso notification for program period 7 1st to 23 through 6 30 24 have a motion single any discussion on next to approve F project award notification computer science teacher certificate 7123 to 73124 Second secretary any discussion all favor say iOS motion Carri next item see a motion to approve between Liber County District School Board and Al CPA PA pass Services performed for phal yearing June discussion a motion to approve affiliation agreement between State University county school dist assist School Ben education School speech language methology student this agreement will become effective iMed upon of all parties and shall remain years un motion discuss car next Grand education instruction 24 [Music] discussion next need a motion to approve advertis invitation to fuel gas 24 25 phical year second any discussion so I had some of those questions this this was my experience Dy James this is my thing when during my time on the board y'all been there as long as me very rarely have the same yeah but I'm saying we we rotated I know that when I first came on the board thinku I mean just I mean last kind of in that same real of you know work smarter not harder and and to do a you could do a oneye bid onee contract and then r didn't have language in our P last year and I apologize for that I just that up last year so I typically if you're going to do a renal you already have that vendor tell you what like what kind of price increase now it can be negotiated of course but but basically they should tell you at the time that they did so if you're going to renew you have to put it in your and I we didn't and we didn't Kevin and I agree with you on that um but he he thinks it's a competitive market I talked about this it is a competitive Mar it is but I I would like to see contracts being R inad it's a lot of work a lot work so so I say is it's not a lot of work for us to get the bid thing we've got an incredible bid package together it is work for those who are bidding on they may not like and that's that is the work but you put the school system they that is that is something that could it hasn't happened far but it could happen so that's just something to think about too I can do tell way that if y want to amend this let me put that in there I have no problem with that but whatever whatever the wish that the board that's if we do if we do either way but if you do you have to get them to tell you what their process will be this is a fluctua market and it's based on what is it some kind of national right right so but you have to the vendors have to tell us hey I'm only going to go up you know if you don't believe they doing it say you like if you don't call you say what would you Char and you don't have to R it then you can send it out for again have the option if we we've been sending out we sent out 12 14 might get one two or three yeah and lot of times here in the past you so so obviously for this year we got for next year I need to know because it needs to go we got schedu we got a schedule now that it would go out I'll just need I need that langage L that's but um back off some of these contracts Contra and I'm just saying you might I mean that's another option instead of us having to B it the vendors allow us to so the vendors to for purposes of time I need I need to get it out tomorrow but we need we got really the month of June to get it for July for July my question is this this ad agenda will change if we put have to change this one does not so does that do you do that yeah you you can amend what that so we have the option to renew next year if we want to so can I just give y my recommendation then y this is totally decision I say leave it like it is and let's let's have those conversations in the future for for next year um because you got I just to me I I think you got a got pres presidential race here and things that really change between now and next year with prices and I just think people Char lot I understand everything Kevin saying and Jud say I agree with that my recommendation leave it like it is change that's that's my recommendation do whatever you tell me to do I mean that way you know but now the vendors are what they anticipate they have to that so just know that going in there so we'll have to add an extra page to renewal process does that make sense if we got a our price sheet it's got to read what you did right now and what your potential renal they got to tell us so that's that's up to y'allin that right now gas changes every day if we buy it today might be cheaper than tomorrow tomor what's going on say motion car mov on it g motion to approve of State transportation from New County graduation held in do Alabama at skate students will be leaving will the tripped at 10:30 p.m. following graduation on May the 22nd and on back may 23r discuss recommendation June 1st July 31st [Music] [Music] [Music] 2024 a motion approve following summer recation to be effec motion yes all say I car it a motion to F summer esy professional recommendation July 31st [Music] 2024 any discussion 8 a motion to approve Liberty County School District 2024 through 25 assessment calar 11 a motion to approve first reading special update march24 [Music] any discussion say I car next item govern yeah uh Chris you Chris I do I they okay so this is this is what I ate dinner with Chris other night while they're redoing the governor's office at the C so he has got a office at Governor mansion and he has not he has started going start through everything I know okay um on the softball conf here um I've heard this Are We Now talking about not the discussion maximiz a lot of extra cost may not be worth it okay there is there is some of that okay and also you and I kind of talk about speakers um and somebody had a speaker there at one time and then was the other time I'm talking about [Music] West the last game had speaker saying one on the west side and I think that's all I got say what pach students good on T thank words out of my mouth on that I congratulate the students and teachers on those High test scores Mr Williams what about [Music] [Music] I'm sorry I did hear that Highway 12 is out that's good um hopefully 2025 we be rolling some turnouts to toer and high school so right everybody make alls many of them are displaced you know that so it's kind how to do this so that he did a little bit be for that but it it's just one of those things it's more hard to make those decisions like this morning darl Taylor and I are talking all day long into the night trying to figure out we we always try to be on the same page we so close and you know the bottom line is you have to make that call so 15 hours Advance almost you know and I think you know if that that rain goes north we get hammered but it all went South this morning and so after that first wave came through the middle of night most of the rest of Co count so it was okay okay we did the right thing we were able to do school today when Jefferson did not did not Franklin did not Taylor did not is anyway that's I'm glad glad School Rel and I appreciate Kevin he's been we talked all about it do this we do this what do this [Music] try to do a real really more intentional job open houses and stuff both parents to get it so so it was U somebody yesterday told say but I'm you know yeah and I appreciate y'all doing that on social media you see you see me post something or you get you know some of Y May those sociales can't over communicate information [Music] thank yeah there we are state champ when that they send they'll send us that we'll do AOG that's big deal I think was maybe 33 points get all all players back that be a challenge we that all right