Prince George County Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet
1 h 48 min · 0 public speakers
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- Michelle CristMember
- Sherry TaylorMember
- Jessica VlkojanMember
- Robert E.L. Eley, IIIVice-Chair
- Jill A. AndrewsChair
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Finance staff member reports $310,000 shortfall on EPI budget line 1:05:33
- A finance staff member reported revenues about $2.4 million ahead of last year and said the district was $310,000 in the hole after paying a $710,000 EPI invoice. 1:01:30
- One board member asked administration to bring back a policy requiring students who take a bus to an event to return on the bus, and another board member said they did not support that. 1:25:05
- One board member raised concerns about policy JLB and voted no on that policy during the roll call on additional policy revisions. 1:43:14
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Item by item (14)
- Opening, remote participation and closed session 0:01
- Recognitions and school presentation 10:26
- A staff member recognized a Girl Scout troop for helping organize donated supplies for the back-to-school drive. 10:31
- A general manager of a local builder said the company has made giving a new roof an annual event. 14:22
- Staff from Clements described the school's staffing, a teacher incentive program, a fundraiser that began September 2nd and upcoming dances and concerts. 17:32
- Human resources staffing update 25:02
- A human resources staff member said the division hired 117 new employees as of September 1st and had 8 vacancies, compared with 9 last year. 25:07
- The staff member said 37 FMLA requests had been submitted and 30 approved, with 24 positions requiring coverage. 31:15
- During board questions, a speaker asked staff to review hourly pay for people who work events and stipends in general before budget season. 34:14
- Public comment and board comments 37:40
- Jill A. Andrews said no one came forward for public comment and closed it. 37:40
- Sherry Taylor spoke about the Girl Scouts pulling together school supplies and Mueller giving staff new roofs, and Jessica Vlkojan echoed comments about Mueller giving away a free roof. 39:43
- Jill A. Andrews said the foundation dinner on the 29th raised over $13,400. 41:43
- Administrative report and upcoming events 43:22
- A staff member said student enrollment as of September 8th had been provided and listed upcoming VSBA events, including the annual convention November 18th through the 20th in Williamsburg. 43:24
- Consent agenda 46:17
- A motion was made to pass the consent agenda with the item removed earlier in the meeting. 46:29
- Strategic planning update 46:52
- A presenter checked whether the board still wanted to hold community listening sessions from October through December and to offer a community survey. 47:10
- One board member said board members work, so sessions would probably be evening meetings, and said the meetings would need to be advertised. 57:40
- Financial update 1:01:13
- A finance staff member said revenues were about $2.4 million ahead and expenditures about $1.8 million ahead of the same period last year. 1:01:30
- Michelle Crist asked about purchase orders tied to earlier funds, and a staff member said they were county CIP funds not in the district budget. 1:03:51
- The finance staff member said a Business Prime account with Amazon could save about $16,000 in shipping a year, and a speaker asked for a report on late fees paid. 1:10:20
- Education foundation committee discussion 1:17:21
- A speaker said 4 community members had expressed interest in serving on the foundation. 1:17:28
- A motion was made to move the committee appointments to action item D. 1:18:33
- One board member said a $5,000 audit was too much for an organization bringing in $13,000 and raised concerns about the rewritten bylaws. 1:18:59
- Student travel home from athletic events 1:25:04
- One board member asked administration to bring back a policy or practice requiring students who ride a bus to an event to return on the bus, citing safety. 1:25:05
- One board member said they did not support that because some families do not live near the school. 1:27:30
- One board member said the decision should be left to coaches and suggested stricter sign-out procedures. 1:28:55
- Surplus of musical instruments 1:36:54
- Special agent for federal projects 1:40:47
- A staff member said federal law requires the board to annually appoint the superintendent as special agent for Public Law 89-10, which allows signing off on federal grants including impact aid. 1:41:07
- Additional policy revisions 1:42:02
- A staff member sought final approval of revisions to policies JO, JOA, JOD and JOD-F. 1:42:09
- One board member said policy JLB contained spelling errors and did not state that a diploma cannot be withheld if a family does not complete the form. 1:42:51
- Two board members voted yes except on policy JLB. 1:45:43
- Foundation committee appointments and adjournment 1:46:13
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