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56 min · 3 public speakers

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Hall County staff outline state ban on personal student devices starting July 2027 6:31

  • Motions were made and seconded to adopt meeting dates and the consent agenda and to approve field trips, but no results were announced. 2:34
  • A district staff member told the board that under legislation signed by the governor, personal electronic devices will not be allowed K-12 during school hours starting in July of 2027, and that a revised board policy must be in place by January of 2027. 6:31
  • A high school engineering teacher presented a plan to turn the farm into a smart farm, saying $10,000 in funding and a FarmBot had been secured. 15:16
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:47
    • The meeting was called to order and a motion to adopt the agenda was called for. 0:47
    • The meeting included an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. ~0:57
    • Guests from Leadership Hall were welcomed. 1:47
  2. 2027 board meeting dates 2:07
    • A staff member presented meeting dates for the 2027 calendar year and said there had been no feedback from the board about dates that do not work. 2:16
    • A motion to adopt the dates was called for. 2:34
  3. Consent agenda 2:42
    • A motion was called to adopt the consent agenda as presented. 2:42
  4. Graduation rate report 3:04
    • A staff member said the district's graduation rate increased again from the '25 to '26 school year and was above the state for 2 years in a row. 3:19
    • The staff member said the district's 5-year graduation rate was 2 percentage points above the state last year. 3:19
    • A staff member said the district has been above an 80% rate since 2012. 4:42
  5. Internet use policy and device law 5:39
    • A speaker said the district was in complete compliance with federal internet filtering requirements and keeps an audit trail of every action on its network. 5:55
    • A staff member said a new board policy would come before the board in early November, must sit for 30 days and must be in place by January of 2027, along with changes to the acceptable use agreement. 6:31
    • Speakers asked about MacBooks, ticket sales by QR code and early college students, and staff members said laptops that can send messages fall under the law and that off-campus dual enrollment students would be considered separately. 8:05
  6. Smart farm proposal 13:34
    • A high school engineering teacher proposed a K-12 smart farm project and said $10,000 in funding and a FarmBot had been secured. 15:16
    • The teacher said startup technology would not come out of the district budget but the project might need in-kind support such as farm access, teacher participation and transportation. 17:09
    • The teacher said planning would continue through the end of December, with implementation in the spring, a pilot in the summer and programs starting in the fall. 26:41
  7. Field trips 33:31
    • A staff member said 5 field trips highlighted in yellow were up for approval, and a motion was made to approve all 6. 33:31
  8. Financial reports 34:08
    • A staff member presented the final June financial report and said the system closed on September 11th. 34:10
    • The staff member said July and August reports were also presented and that the September report usually tells more. 34:31
    • A staff member recommended approval of the June, July and August financial reports as presented. 34:53
  9. Budget amendment 35:18
    • A staff member said budget amendment number 1 was all grants except a $1,000 adjustment for nursing allotments. 35:18
    • A staff member said this was the first chance to update figures now that state and federal grant amounts were known, and recommended approval. 35:33
  10. Renaming high school annex building 36:00
    • A staff member asked the board to rename the Johnson High School Annex as the Johnson Center, saying the building was provided by FEMA after a 1998 tornado hit Lanier Elementary School. 36:00
    • The staff member said the building would serve tennis, trades and training, work-based learning, federal program sessions and bus driver training. 37:22
    • A staff member said Trades and Training students did the renovations at a negligible cost on what was estimated as a $150,000 project if bid out. 38:46
  11. Facility project funding requests 40:12
    • A staff member presented 3 projects, including tennis court resurfacing at Cherokee Bluff, East Hall, Johnson and North Hall high schools. 40:12
    • The staff member said the other projects were baseball and softball field renovations done in partnership with booster clubs, and facilities renovations and security enhancements at West Hall High School. 40:12
    • A motion was called to approve the projects as presented. 42:28
  12. Personnel 42:39
    • A staff member presented the personnel action items for September. 42:39
    • A staff member said the district now does one personnel approval each month, with changes highlighted in yellow for the regular session. 42:53
  13. Public comment 43:08
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether items stored at the central warehouse could be surplused, saying rent was approaching $10,000 a month. 43:25
    • A speaker at public comment asked the district to adopt solar power, and a staff member said district solar studies showed increased cost and would be shared. 51:54
  14. Executive session 55:57
    • A motion was called to go into executive session. 55:57

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