Board of Education - Regular Meeting

I I got to still hit tally. Okay, we will begin our meeting. Welcome to the August 18th, 2025 meeting of the Williamson County Board of Education. Board members, um let's begin by recording our attendance.

There are nine members present. Thank you. We will now stand and for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence.

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. may be seated. All right, we'll now move into our public comment period. We have four citizens who have signed up to speak. I'm going to go ahead and just say the four names so that you know the order in which you'll come up. Um, each of you will have up to three minutes for your comments. uh please just come to the podium um state your name and then you'll have the screen on the podium to keep you aware of the time uh as you go through your comments. The four in order are Emily Eisenberger, Brad Davis, Corey Martin, and Beverly Pervvis. So uh the first person can come on up and then when she's finished the the next one come on up after her.

All right. Good evening. My name is Emily Eisenberger. I am the parent of three students in Williamson County Schools. Um I want to thank you for your time and your service and for the opportunity to come and speak tonight. Um I'm here to provide feedback on the new use of wireless communication devices policy. Um and I'm here to urge the board to take it a step further. I think that we can do more for our students and I'm urging you to consider a bell-to-bell ban on communication devices um K through 12th grade using pouches, lockers, or another storage method for our students. Um the research is clear. Phones undermine learning. I think we all know this. Um a study out of the University of Chicago showed that even the presence of a phone turned off and out of sight reduces cognitive capacity and performance. Students can't stay fully engaged when distractions are within arms reach. Phone pouches or lockers remove that cognitive struggle because students know they can't access their phones. Beyond academics, phones also harm social development. Teens are still learning to communicate face to face, form friendships, and build empathy. But when phones are present, fubbing or ignoring people to check your phone becomes the norm. If we want students to connect, feel belonging, and build healthy relationships, phones need to be put away, not just during instruction, but also during lunch. Emergencies are often the biggest concern raised by opponents of phone bands. But according to national school safety experts, phones actually make emergencies less safe. They accelerate rumors, distract students from following directions, overwhelm communication systems, create traffic problems, and can hinder reunification in a crisis. In short, phones create more chaos in a crisis, not less. Our schools already have communication plans in place for emergencies. Let's not muddy that process. Regarding educational exceptions, this creates a headache for teachers needing to monitor what students are actually

doing on a phone. Students have Chromebooks for technology needs. Allowing phones for lessons excludes students who don't have them and creates distractions for those who do. Of course, there should be exceptions for students with documented medical needs, IEPs, 504 plans, but for the vast majority, the harms of having cell phones in school outweigh the benefits. Um, Columbia Academy locally has implemented a phone ban this year using locked pouches, and a mom shared her son's experience with me. Quote, he was not happy about it at first, but he now admits it's nice not to have the distraction and to be in a class where kids are actually paying attention. at lunch. He said, "We actually all talk." And it's created some great conversations. I want you to let that sink in. We actually talk. Let's give our students seven phone free hours each day to talk, focus, be present, and thrive. They might roll their eyes today, but they'll thank you tomorrow. Thank you.

Thank you. My name is Brad Davis and last fall my daughter was a fourth grade student at Williamson County Elementary School where one of her fourth grade students said they had a list of people they wanted to kill and my daughter and three of her friends were on it. This student said they wanted to see the children's heads on spikes and looked at one child and said, "You should already be dead." This student during the first week of school, the first five days of instruction, bullied, threatened, and attacked four different students, all girls, two of whom are now on this child's hit list. As soon as administration was made aware of the death threats, the child was immediately removed from the classroom and placed in inschool suspension where at a time when they weren't being closely watched, happened to catch one of the girls they threatened to murder just days before walking alone in the hallway. The child called the girl's name, her name's not Ashley, but they go, "Ashley, Ashley. Ashley. And when she looked in this direction, a few days after this happened, I spoke with Michael Fletcher, the director of safety for Williamson County Schools, and he wisely said, "I can't speak about this particular situation for furer privacy laws." He goes, "But I can tell you this. In situations like this, meaning this is not an isolated incident in Williamson County, meaning there's precedence for these type situations to

happen in Williamson County. In situations like this, the child doesn't go back to the classroom but is allowed to remain in school." And I said, "Well, what about alternative school? That seems like the perfect place to put a child who has threatened to murder their classmates with alternative learning. Seems great. He said that was an option for these students for the student. And Mr. Golden, when you and I spoke in April about this uh very issue, you you seem to reiterate and confirm everything that uh Mr. Fletcher said and that there was nothing more that you could do that your hands were tied by federal law and that this student was allowed to bully, attack, threaten to murder and now torment students and your hands were tied by federal laws. you said. Now, obviously, I think we can do better or I wouldn't be here. And so, I have a plan that will hopefully give the school system back the power it needs to appropriately discipline students who threaten to murder our children. Um, I would love to share that with you, but my two minute my three minutes are up. So, I will be back next month to share that with you. So, thank you very much.

Thank you. Hey board. Thanks, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm Corey Martin. I'm speaking on behalf of One WLCO. Tonight's vote uh uh you're going to vote to remove our uh one of our policies. Um, it will remove the commitment to have a personnel goal that takes into account the diversity of our student population. I understand that a new uh Tennessee law requires this change and that you do not have a choice about the policy itself. But while the law may remove these words from your policy manual, it does not remove the importance of what they mean and represent. Educator diversity matters. It matters for our children, for their future, and for the strength of our schools. Earlier today, I emailed each of you the Tennessee Department of Education's 2018 report on uh teacher diversity, which makes this clear. The research shows that students of color benefit from same race teachers through higher achievement, better attendance, and lower dropout risk. and our white students. The the report emphasizes that contact with diverse teachers helps break down racial barriers, dispel stereotypes that contribute to implicit bias. That's not just theory. That's something that can help our kids right here in Williamson County succeed in a diverse world. This board's own commissioned report in 2021 showed that racial issues are real in Williamson County schools. Since then, you've taken steps to address bullying and created safer reporting systems. and we are grateful for that. But removing this policy should not be seen as removing this goal. Even if you cannot say it in policy, I urge you to continue leading in practice by intentionally building pipelines for talented educators from underrepresented backgrounds by affirming diversity as a district value

and ensuring that every student benefits from a workforce that reflects the world they're growing up in. Thank you.

Thank you. Good evening. As the new school year begins, I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight, and more importantly, for your commitment to public education and the students and the families that we all serve. There's a quote that feels especially true this time of year. Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. As educators and school leaders, we know how quickly a school year moves. One moment we're welcoming students on the first day and the next we're watching them cross the stage at graduation. And that's why we do the work that we do and each ma day matters so deeply. We only get 180 days with our students and each one is a chance to spark a love of learning, build confidence, and shape the future. As president of the Williamson County Education Association, I speak on behalf of the district's educators. those who greet students each morning, provide stability, guidance, and academic support, and who work tirelessly to meet student needs both in and beyond the classroom. You, as school board members, carry a significant but equally essential responsibility. You navigate complex challenges, respond to everchanging policies from the state, and strive to ensure that our schools have what they need to succeed. And while you may not write the laws that come from Nashville, your leadership defines how those laws are implemented. In that space between policy and practice, you have real power to shape the public education and what it looks like in our community. And that's why we're here tonight to affirm our shared commitment to public schools and to offer our partnership. WCEA is ready to be a resource and a collaborator and a voice for the classroom as you make decisions that impact our students and staff. Together, we can make WCS the very best place to live, teach, and learn. Let's move forward this year with mutual respect, shared purpose, and a clear focus on doing what's best for our students. Thank you.

Thank you. All right, that concludes our public comment. Uh before we move on to our next item, I want to acknowledge our security for the evening. Um Mr. Guy Whitley from the sheriff's office. Thank you, sir, for being here. Um all right, we'll move on to item three, which is approval of the agenda. Uh we'll do this by voice vote. Can I get a motion in a second? Got a motion and a second. All right. All in favor say I. Any opposed. Okay. The agenda is approved. We will now move on to item four, which is approval of the consent agenda. Uh we will also do this by voice vote. Can I get a motion?

Motion to approve. All right. Got a motion and a second. All right. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Any opposed.

All right. The consent agenda is approved and I will read off for the record what we have voted on. Uh we are the that consent agenda includes approval of the June 16th, 2025 school board meeting minutes. Approval of the special called June 20th, 2025 school board meeting minutes. Board policies for first and final reading as follows. 2.403 403 Property Sales 3.202 Emergency Preparedness Plan 4.6000 Report Cards and Grading Systems 5.10 Personnel Goals 5.119 Employment of Retirees 5.305 305 Family and Medical Leave, 550, Discrimination and Harassment of employees. 5.701 Substitute Teachers, 6.304, Student Discrimination, 6.600 student records, and then the final item, recommendation for field trip fee requests. Those have all been approved on the consent agenda. All right, we'll now move on to item five, communications to the board and the superintendent report. Mr. Golden.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, board members. I also want to uh thank our public commenters. I'm going to give a little bit of update on some and not every single item that I mentioned at the work session, but on some of the some of the items about some new things that that uh that have been brought to the school district this year. Uh and but I first want to uh thank Miss Pervvis uh for speaking for the teachers. I tell you what, we had a really good start to our school year. Uh, and of course, we didn't do a survey or anything, but I've heard so many stories about how well the school year start went, our professional development and the prep work that we did. Uh, so many teachers put so many hours into into being ready uh for the start of the school year. We know that when we initiate new items, we have those growing pains or those or those moments of implementation where where where uh where where we're working out some details. So, I'll give you a few of those changes. From a from a safety perspective, we are constantly working on safety. The most noticeable and significant safety change that we have this year is uh is a driver's license scan for those individuals who are not tier three volunteers who have not been fingerprinted who are coming into the building past that front office. Uh and it's a quick it's a quick check. Uh you may have your at your own corporate office is that quick check. Uh and the state offices many state offices use that as well. Uh it prints out a sticker uh so that anybody in the school building can see that person right right there. Very visible uh sticker so that they know whoever has come into the into the school past that past that uh second tier of security at that front office uh has that visible. It's either that or a badge. Uh one or the other will be what what folks inside the building have. I do want to talk a little bit more about student safety and security as well. I want to thank Mr. Davis for his comments

uh in in his discussion with Mike Mike Fletcher and me. I will tell you we did not talk specifically about any particular child and I know I didn't use my hands are tied as a phraseology but the but the core of our discussion is the whole scope of making sure every student is safe. Uh and that needs to be and is our constant effort. So when we go through processes of threats we first make sure all students are safe. uh in that in that short term. Then we make sure we communicate with our stakeholders. Uh and then we talk about long-term planning. What can we do next to to to improve security based on what we've experienced in a particular situation whether it's related to a particular student or in general with respect to communication. I want to mention to you all something else that's new uh under the state law. The state law now has what they what I'm describing as a 48 hour rule that if there is uh a finding of a threat or a significant disturbance in a school that that either we or the SRO needs to get additional help for that we notify parents of that detail uh within 48 hours. Uh so it's a new state law and it again uses the uses the phrase uh threat or significant disturbance. And so we're going to have those discussions about significant disturbance. Many of you know that we make it a point uh to let our families know especially when law enforcement uh even an ambulance shows up at a school because families wonder, right, what's what's going on at the school. So that's a new piece uh that that we're we're making sure we have some detail on. uh and uh and you all as board members will be getting that as well. There's another piece of that. The

state actually uh calls for a quarterly report uh to you all of the of the numbers and we'll we'll make sure we communicate uh that to you as well. I want to thank Miss Eisenberger for her comments related to cell phones and and K12. And you all of course remember the discussion we had related to implementing that new state law and that extra step you went beyond that with respect to high school students in the hallways. You may recall and I know you do recall the discussion we had about the the uh technology committee the the personal device committee that's that's doing its work right now evaluating where we go from here. I do did want to let you know uh in and you all experienced this at the work session that that committee has shifted its focus in the short term from a broad look at devices including computers in the classroom and even outside of school to start their work with cell phones and those personal devices. I expect that we'll have some recommendations from that committee this fall and so we will be having some more discussions this fall related to um those discussions about the the volume of cell phone use. Another piece of that is is having some discussions and making sure it balances with the state law. Some of those comments you've heard already this this evening reference emergency. Uh that's actually in the law that uh students are are not to be using their cell phones except in an emergency, but the emergency hasn't been defined. So, we'll be still having some conversations about that uh and in not only in a general sense, but in detail as well. Uh you heard some commentary from Dr. Dr. Lee Webb, our assistant superintendent for secondary schools at the work session. Uh, and Dr. Webb, I may be speaking for you, so interrupt me if you feel like I

need some more detail. She said that the hallways and the and the prohibition against student use at the high schools has gone surprisingly well. Uh, she said that the students have uh have have embraced that. Now, I think if I'm not mistaken, she also used the phrase honeymoon phase. Uh, so it is the first of school. Uh so it is something that's going to take regular and constant attention but that but that intro uh to our students in part because our principles prepared that information for them on the front end communicated with parents from the way it's been described from our school administrators that's gone really well. Uh so again we will be spending time continuing to work on that. I did want to mention also related to that uh that just a reminder that we uh made a commitment that we are not requiring students at the elementary grades to take their devices home with them uh this year. In fact, at those youngest grades, uh students are not assigned a device. Uh and and so you you heard some of that data we shared last year about the relatively short number of minutes somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes that the youngest grades are spending uh and and we're going to continue that work uh and continue to focus on that core instruction uh of that direct instruction with our students. And so so that's been that's a significant change that we hope is a positive change uh for our families that students aren't carrying those backpacks uh home with them. Uh we have had a small number of of uh parents say, "Hey, I would like my child to take it because they might have a particular math app that a parent, you know, wants their child to work on uh after school." Uh we're going to make sure we honor that as well. U if if a if if the principal and parent has that discussion and it's a good plan for their child, we're going to honor that. Uh from a thematic standpoint, uh I think that's in keeping with what we've really been discussing

these last few years about about making sure that parents are p are the primary decision maker uh in in you know in taking care of their child uh with the with the principles working on that as well. Uh related to that, I gave you all some data related to the what we had called two or three years ago the third and fourth grade retention law. The reality is because of the adjustments the legislature made over these last few years, the retention part of it is is not significant because they have made sure that before a student is retained that the principal and parent has a discussion. Uh so uh so you you you heard the data from that we shared from third graders. Uh I think if I'm not mistaken, last year we had three third graders out of out of a little over 3,000 uh who uh who were retained based on those discussions. This past year we had one fourth grader uh who was retained uh based again on the discussions. Uh what we have found is that the summer school program and the tutoring program when combined with that instruction throughout the school year has been a very positive thing. I can't share with you details about the growth measures because that is embargoed. Uh but what we have seen uh for that for that subcohort those students who are taking and have taken the the tutoring as a supplement to their school day uh as a whole have improved their achievement. So we're we're very we're very thankful for that. Just as a reminder, the state is actually funding that separate uh and continues to do that. So, uh when I have the opportunities opportunity to talk to our legislators, I'll share with them that uh that that from our perspective, we encourage them to continue to do that uh and give our give our students those

opportunities. Uh w with that, Mr. Chair, uh I did want to mention finally uh uh Mr. Martin's comments related to uh related to the policies and his acknowledgement of the law. Uh I want to reiterate what I told you all when we had a planning meeting related to our strategic plan. We make sure that we don't discriminate on the basis of any of those prohibited bases in our hiring practices. We will always hire the best person for the job. At the same time, we make sure that we continue to find opportunities to expand our recruiting and include as many candidates uh in our pool so that we have that large pool to choose from. And as you know, that varies from position to position because of hard to fill positions, uh, etc. But I want you all to know and our community to know that that from a recruiting standpoint, we're going to continue to do everything we can to expand that pool and recruit the best possible uh teachers, the best possible professionals we we have we can find uh uh in Middle Tennessee and frankly elsewhere. we recruit out of state uh in in in some of our some of our colleges where we know they are producing teachers um through those through those uh um collegiate education programs. So, Mr. Chair, that is kind of a nutshell of our work session. Uh I don't know if there's any questions from the board right now, but I do have Carol Bzong standing in the wings.

I was going to ask before Miss Bzong comes up if anybody on the board has any questions or comments for Mr. Golden. All right, seeing none. Carol, come on up. Thank you. Thank you. We are starting this school year off with student and staff. So,

oh, um, quite exciting. We are going to start first off, y'all. This is, look at the joy on this young lady's face. Abig Abigail Goddard. She is a Ravenwood High School senior. She won the incubator edu national pitch contest for her product that she created, Spiky. And it's a way to test drinks for drugs. And um two years in a row we have had a Williams County student win this national competition. So exciting for her. And I mean you can see she's so excited, too. All right. This is Claire Stagall. She graduated from Nolanville High School, but over the summer she was named the 2425 Gatorade Tennessee Girls track and field player of the year. So, congratulations to Claire. Now, y'all, we have had six students earn a perfect ACT score over the summer. And we are going to start with Wally Sitigar from Brentwood High School. Over at Independence High School, it's Adidas Salvi uh perfect ACT in July. And we have three students from Ravenwood High School and Pana Diama and Leu uh Devon Leu and then uh Rejoice Agundai all from Ravenwood High School from Summit High School. This is Cecilia Waldridge who earned a perfect ACT in June. Now on to staff spotlights. This is Becky Williams and she is the Independence High School theater teacher. And if you've ever been to any of those shows at Independence, they are absolutely fabulous. She won the teacher hero award from the Tennessee Arts Academy. And if you haven't gone to see any shows in Independence, well, I encourage you to do so. Fall plays will kick off shortly. In athletics, this is Ricky Rodriguez from Ravenwood High School. He was named the Tennessee

Titans 2025 flag football coach of the year. And finally, this is April Jackson from the Williamson County Schools Communications Department. And our department received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association over the summer for our Golden Mentor Program. And that's where we connect senior citizens with our early grade students. We launched this program with Spring Hill Schools. We're going to do it again. And I have to give a shout out to Dr. Oyer and Brent Oakley who embraced this project with us. Um, and I believe we've really made a difference in the lives of many students and I've talked to several senior citizens who cannot wait to get this program going again. So, congratulations to all of our students and our staff. [Applause]

Thank you, Carol. Mr. Golden, anything else? No, sir. It's my report. All right. Thank you. Uh there is no board chair report tonight so we can move on to new business. Uh first item under new business uh several things under school board budget. The first one uh approval of general purpose school fund amendments uh 08.25 carry forward reserves in the amount of 84,421 421 51 cents. Mr. Golden. Uh thank you Mr. Chair. This is a a end of budget year carryover request. I do recommend approval.

All right. We get a motion in a second on this item. We'll vote on our devices here.

Is this ready for voting? Can they do the motion and second on the device? Okay, let's let's have a verbal. Who wants to motion by Dr. Reeves, second by Mr. Bostik. Okay, now we have Miss Clemens with the motion on the screen. I don't mind being motion, but All right. Good. Any discussion? All right. Let's proceed to a vote.

We don't have the buttons on our iPads. I can roll.

While we're getting that worked out, we'll do a roll call vote on this one and then maybe the machine will be back up on the next one. Do you want to call the roll? Thank you. Can we just do a voice? Is that okay? Tony Bostik, yes. Uh, Dennis Driggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galborth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, Tanya Hna, yes. Yes, that's it.

Oh, that is uh nine yeses. No, zero. All right, that item is approved.

All right, we move on to uh the next item, approval of general purpose school fund amendments 08.25 transition grant carryover in the amount of $31,83. Mr. Golden. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Likewise, this is a carryover from the prior budget year. This is for federal funding for student support services for a portion of a transition teacher position. Uh these funds actually run on a on a different budget timeline through the end of September. So uh um Miss Farmer is including this recommendation to roll over the remaining funds into this current budget year. Do recommend approval.

Okay. Can I get a motion? Motion by Miss Edma, second by Dr. Reeves. Any discussion? Shall we voice vote or roll call this one again? Okay. Lydia, please. Yes, sir. Tony Bostik, yes. Dennis Driggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galbreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, yes. Tanya Hna, yes. And nine to zero. I keep the address.

All right. Thank you. Next item is approval approval of general purpose school fund resolution 09.25 teacher bonus in the amount of 7 million68,763.50. Mr. Golden.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the state funding for a $2,000 uh bonus for teachers. And you notice in that second paragraph of the memo, it is for our full-time teachers who spent a majority of the day last year in direct services to students and for who are more employed for more than 120 days. That $2,000 bonus included the state funding the employers portion of social security, Medicare, and taxes. Uh so that that those funds have been uh paid out as a separate payment to uh the the teachers who were employed in the previous year. Just as a reminder that includes some retirees, some some teach mo mostly it's teachers who are here uh who are here currently with us. Do recommend approved.

All right. Thank you. I get a motion and a second. Motion by Mr. Bostic second by Dr. Reeves. All right. Any discussion? All right. Lydia, please do the roll call. Yes, sir. Tony Bostik, yes. Dennis Driggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jake Albreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, yes. Tanya Hibma, yes. Nine to zero. Nine. Yes.

Thank you. That is approved. Move on to item B, approval of outstanding purchase orders for school activity funds. Mr. Golden. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, per the Tennessee Internal School Funds Manual. The uh this attachment is a recommendation for uh the board to approve outstanding purchase orders from the school activity funds. Do recommend approval. Thank you. Once again, need a motion in a second. Motion by Miss Clement, second by Mr. Welch. Any discussion? All right. Lydia, please. Yes, sir. Tony Bostik, yes. Dennis Triggers, yes. Josh Brown,

yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galbreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, yes. Tanya Hipma, yes. The vote is nine. Yes. zero. No item is approved. Item C, approval of sick bank trustees. Mr. Golder.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have an educator sick bank uh and uh per state law, it includes uh you actually having the power to appoint uh two two board members, two representatives. Uh you the memo actually includes representatives from the Williams County Education Association as well that are purchased that are appointed rather uh by Miss Pervvis. uh uh or or her board. Uh we do recommend approval of Drayson Beasley and Donna Clemens to be the board representatives. All right. Thank you. I've got a motion in a second. Motion by Dr. Reeves, second by Mr. Welch. Any discussion?

All right, Lydia, please. Yes, sir. Tony Bostik, yes. Dennis Triggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galbreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, Tanya Hibma, yes. The vote is nine, yes, zero, no. All right, that is approved. Move on to item D, board policy for first reading. This is policy 5.310, vacations and holidays. Mr. Golden.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. coming out of the policy committee, uh there was a recommendation to make a couple of what I think of as typographical or clarity uh additions on the first page and then one more substantive addition uh for holidays to to include two additional uh pay days during spring break for our 10 and 11month uh classified employees which actually is included in this year's budget as well. So again, although it's first reading, putting this in policy will make this more permanent than simply one budget year. Do you recommend approval at first reading?

Thank you, Mr. Gworth. Any comments from policy committee from your perspective? Okay. All right. Uh can I get a motion and a second, please? Motion by Mr. Postik, second by Dr. Johnson. This is uh again first reading. Um we will proceed to a vote. Lydia, please. Tony Bostic, yes. Dennis Driggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galbreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, and Tanya Hibma, yes. The vote is nine yes. Zero no.

Okay, that policy is approved on first reading. Final agenda item for the night is approval of the annual agenda for this year. You'll recall that we uh reviewed this at our planning session last um Thursday. Uh so we went through this I think in some detail, but uh certainly if there are any questions, we can talk about that once we get this on the floor. Mr. Golden, you have any comments about this?

Uh yes, Mr. Chair. One addition that's actually not going to show up on the written agenda. In our planning session, we talked about making sure that we informed you as a board a month ahead of time uh for these items. So at your next uh agenda in September, you will see those. Uh we haven't decided exactly where we're going to place it. Maybe it's superintendent report, maybe otherwise. We'll have that finalized so that you all will have uh that extra month's advanced notice on each of these annual items.

Okay. Can I get a motion in a second? Motion by Dr. Driger, second by Mr. Bostik. Any discussion of the annual agenda? Seeing none, we will proceed to a vote. Lydia, please. Tony Bostik, yes. Dennis Triggers, yes. Josh Brown, yes. Margie Johnson, yes. Jay Galbreth, yes. Donna Clemens, yes. Claire Reeves, yes. Eric Welch, yes. Antonia Hibma, yes. The vote is nine, yes. Zero, no. All right, the annual agenda is approved and we have reached the end of our business for the evening. We are