Kim Partridge

This strategic plan is a comprehensive document that outlines goals and objectives. It is designed to guide the school system's leadership and inform its improvement efforts.

The meeting commenced with opening ceremonies and prayer, followed by recognition of the Teachers and Support Staff of the Year across elementary, secondary, and district levels. A significant portion of the meeting involved a presentation and discussion of the AASB CSFO evaluation for the Chief School Financial Officer (CSFO). The evaluation covered three main components: fiscal leadership, collaborative leadership, and professional leadership. The board's collective evaluation rated the CSFO as 'Accomplished' across all major criteria assessed by the board. The presenter noted that the CSFO received high marks, particularly in fiscal leadership areas such as managing budgets, ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations, and achieving an unqualified audit opinion.

The meeting included discussions and approvals for the 2025-2026 salary schedules, an electronic communication devices policy, and the Fleio data software program payment. Approvals were also given for a milk bid for the 2025-2026 school year, payments to federal program support providers, and a summer camp teacher. Additional discussions covered payments for choreography, environmental services, and security for school events. The board addressed baseball and football field maintenance, summer strength and conditioning, and cheerleading camp attendance. They also approved the retirement of a bus driver, resignations of teachers, maternity leave, and the employment of various staff members including teachers, coaches, and a bookkeeper. The board discussed concerns about transportation safety and kudzu overgrowth on school property.

The meeting included discussions and approvals on various agenda items, such as contracted services, bids, trips, personnel, and regular agenda items. Specific requests were made and approved for the employment of teachers and staff, appointments to committees, therapy services, inter-agency agreements for student work experience, and purchases for school facilities. Additionally, payments were approved for various services, including fire department support for football games, music and art instruction, and concession workers. The board also discussed student discipline in an executive session. The superintendent provided remarks on the start of the school year and community support.

The meeting included discussions and approvals for various personnel actions, such as retirements, employment of teachers and other staff, and reassignments. The board also approved contracts for intervention and tutoring services, part-time reading and math interventionists, and instructional paraprofessional aids. Additionally, the board approved contracts for teams, substitutes, and the renewal of bus driver recruitment incentives. Approvals were also given for payments related to playground equipment, erosion repair, achievement tests, sign language interpreters, speech language pathologist services, and woodwind and percussion techniques for band camp. Security services for school events were also approved. The superintendent provided remarks on school preparations, meetings with principals, SROs, grants, and project updates.