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Hall County school board hears report on work-based learning program 11:28

  • The board also recognized bus drivers and the East Hall Middle School cafeteria team, which received the 2026 Cafeteria of Excellence Award. 2:55
  • The chair also called for votes on a budget amendment, the financial report and the personnel packet, but no results were announced. 36:02
  • A staff member presented facilities requests for flooring, design funds, safety fencing, VoIP phones and $2 million for replacement school buses, and the chair called for a motion, a second and those in favor. 36:57
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:51
    • The meeting was called to order, and the chair called for a motion to adopt the agenda, a second and those in favor. 0:51
    • The meeting included an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:51
  2. Recognitions of employees 1:45
    • The district recognized bus drivers following Bus Driver Appreciation Week, including two drivers who put out a fire on a bus and a driver who helped a stranded motorist. 1:48
    • A presenter said the East Hall Middle nutrition team won the Cafe of Excellence Award for a second time, after also winning in 2024. 6:27
    • A speaker said the school serves over 600 students lunch and around 400 students breakfast each day, with an 87% free and reduced lunch rate this year. 8:57
  3. Consent agenda 11:05
    • The chair called for a motion to adopt the consent agenda, a second and those in favor. 11:05
  4. Work-based learning program report 11:28
    • The executive director of CTAE said the program had 1,006 students last year, over 1,000 business partners and over 400,000 hours worked, and that students earned almost 5 million dollars. 12:35
    • The executive director said coordinators made over 3,600 site visits and helped run over 180 events, and that East Hall High School placed first out of 23 schools at a regional Skills Challenge. 12:35
    • Students described their internships and the skills they had gained, and answered questions about the program. 19:36
  5. International field trip notice 33:14
    • A staff member said an international trip to France and Spain for this coming June was on the docket for information and that approval would be requested at the next meeting. 33:39
    • The staff member said the district always asks for insurance on such trips and will monitor conditions abroad. 33:54
  6. Financial report and budget amendment 34:49
    • A staff member said the budget amendment matched the one brought at the work session except for a new $150,000 item for maintenance trucks for service crews. 35:46
    • A speaker recommended approval of the budget amendment and the financials as presented, and the chair called for a motion, a second and those in favor. 36:02
  7. Quarterly school-based financial reports 36:28
    • A staff member presented the quarterly school-based reports, including principal and booster club accounts, and said they required no action. 36:28
  8. Facilities project requests 36:50
    • A staff member presented requests for classroom flooring at several middle schools, planned for Christmas break, and said direct purchase through the state contract would save about 27%. 36:57
    • The requests also included design funds for West Hall High School and West Hall Middle School, safety fencing at playgrounds, VoIP phones and $2 million for replacement school buses. 36:57
  9. Monthly receipts report 40:29
    • A staff member said receipts were just over $3.7 million for September, down from the prior month but up $100,000 over the prior year. 40:43
  10. Personnel action items 41:01
    • A speaker recommended approval of the personnel packet as presented, and the chair called for a motion, a second and those in favor. 41:16
  11. Citizens input and board training 41:33
    • The chair said nobody had signed up to speak during citizens input. 41:33
    • The board recognized visitors from Leadership Hall and then moved to a break and board training. 41:51

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Video: posted by the district as “10/26/26 - Hall County Board of Education Meeting”