Cindy Smith Plemmons

The board meeting agenda includes the swearing-in of a new board member, reorganization of board officers, and receiving reports from the principal and superintendent. The board will consider accepting resignations and reviewing the consent agenda, which covers financial reports, payroll, fundraising plans, and field trips for upcoming school years. Action items include hiring an elementary teacher, renewing membership with OSSBA, and approving an employment services agreement. Additionally, the board will discuss and potentially act upon an audit contract with Johnston and Bryant, a school services agreement for therapy, the transfer of child nutrition collections, and review the Annual Dropout Retention Report.

The 2015 N.C. Suicide Prevention Plan aims to empower North Carolinians with knowledge and actionable examples to reduce suicide. Developed in alignment with the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, it focuses on four strategic directions: Healthy and Empowered Individuals, Families, and Communities; Clinical and Community Preventive Services; Treatment and Support Services; and Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation. The plan serves as a roadmap for diverse stakeholder groups to implement and evaluate suicide prevention efforts across the state.

This document outlines a comprehensive planning tool for developing effective suicide prevention strategies at the community level. It emphasizes mobilizing various community sectors and promoting youth participation, highlighting their roles and benefits. Key components include conducting a thorough community assessment to identify risk and protective factors, developing a structured action plan with prioritized goals and defined collaborative roles, and utilizing media advocacy to advance prevention objectives.

This State Suicide Prevention Plan aims to prevent suicidal experiences and enhance the well-being of all Minnesotans experiencing mental health struggles. The plan outlines a comprehensive public health approach with two main goals: to improve, expand, and coordinate the suicide prevention infrastructure in Minnesota, and to prevent suicidal experiences among Minnesotans while providing support, help, and fostering healing. It is structured around six overarching goals, including increasing community capacity for prevention, promoting protective factors, identifying and supporting individuals in crisis, strengthening access to mental health and suicide care, connecting and healing those impacted by suicide, and improving suicide-related data.

The board meeting agenda includes reports from the principal and superintendent. Consent agenda items involve financial reports, the creation of new Activity Fund accounts for cheer and basketball, as well as the approval of fundraisers and field trips for the academic year. Further action items include conducting an executive session to evaluate the superintendent, employing an Activity Fund Custodian and a Title 1 After-School Tutor, approving the 2025-26 Estimate of Needs and the 2024-25 Financial Statement, and appointing Civil Rights Coordinators. Additionally, the board will review the Annual Student College Remediation Report, the Annual 7-12 Dropout Report, employment of substitutes, and applications for vocational programs, alongside processing any staff resignations.