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Paulding County School District board meeting, Sep 22, 2026

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Safety, weapons and police ▶ 30:36

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Paulding County school board approves consent agenda and personnel report 1:47:32

  • The board heard staff presentations on the district's new Say Something anonymous reporting system and its BUILD conference for school leaders. 30:36
  • The board approved a consent agenda that included an architectural contract for the Austin Middle School renovation and revisions to 7 policies. 1:47:32
  • The board also approved the personnel report, items 1 through 25. 1:48:29
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and agenda 28:29
    • The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 28:29
    • The agenda was adopted unanimously, and the September 8th regular session minutes passed 6⁠-⁠0 with 1 abstention by the presiding officer. 30:26
  2. Anonymous reporting tip line 30:36
    • A staff member said the new tip line is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days by trained crisis counselors, that students in grades 4 through 12 received training on it, and that it went live this past Friday. 31:28
    • The staff member said the tip line puts the district in compliance with House Bill 268. 33:05
    • Nicholas Chester asked whether the app is available to parents, and a staff member said it is available to anybody on the App Store. 35:39
  3. Leadership development conference 37:17
    • A staff member said 22 district-level experts provided 37 unique learning experiences for 147 principals and school administrators over 2 days, at virtually no cost to the district through donations and corporate sponsorships. 38:08
    • The staff member said 91% of participants rated the sessions highly relevant or relevant. 40:18
    • Nicholas Chester asked what the costs would be without sponsors and what it would look like to open the conference to a wider span of education professionals. 40:51
  4. Recognitions and announcements 42:41
    • The superintendent recognized East Paulding and Hiram High School for the Sportsmanship Cup and Paulding County High School for the Superintendent's Cup. 42:41
    • The superintendent recognized the Business Services Department for a Meritorious Budget Award for its work on the FY27 budget. 42:41
    • The superintendent said schools will be closed next week and the next meeting will be a work session on Tuesday, October 13th, at 8:30 AM. 44:12
  5. Executive session 44:33
    • The board went into executive session to discuss personnel, land and legal matters and later reconvened, stating no votes were taken other than the September 8th minutes. 44:33
    • The motion to enter executive session passed unanimously. 44:33
  6. Consent agenda 1:47:32
    • The consent agenda included receipt of FY27 CTAE Perkins Program Improvement Grant funding, an architectural contract for Austin Middle School, and an FY28 capital outlay project application for Austin Middle School. 1:47:32
    • It also included a resolution on the Moses Middle School renovation, a renewal of bid 24⁠-⁠230718 for tires and retreads, and revisions to 7 policies. 1:47:32
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 1:48:21
  7. Personnel report 1:48:29
    • Staff requested approval of the personnel report, items 1 through 25. 1:48:29
    • The personnel report passed unanimously. 1:48:41
  8. Board member comments and adjournment 1:48:49
    • Nicholas Chester wished everyone a safe fall break. 1:48:55
    • Nicholas Chester asked about the board's car rider line tradition, and a speaker said the board traditionally participated on the Friday before major breaks. 1:51:05
    • The motion to adjourn passed unanimously. 1:52:47

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