The Braxton County Board of Education Met in a Regular s1

BRAXTON COUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

July 30, 2014

The Braxton County Board of Education met in a regular session at the Braxton County Board of Education office, Sutton

West Virginia on Tuesday, July 30, 2014 at 6 p.m. The following members were present:

Kathy Parker, President Dave Hoover, Vice President Van Carr Mike Chapman Jimmy Huffman

The meeting was called to order by President Kathy Parker at 6:00 p.m.

Kathy Parker offered a non-denominational prayer.

Mike Chapman moved and Jimmy Huffman seconded to approve the consent agenda items (minutes of meeting on July 22, 2014, payment of bills, budget transfers and supplements, permission to attend Nicholas County Schools from Braxton County Schools, permission to attend Gilmer County Schools from Braxton County

Schools.) Vote: Unanimous.

Mike Chapman moved and Van Carr seconded to approve the following Employment/Reassignments – Professional:

1. Kelsey Metz – Pre-School Special Needs/Head Start Home-Base Teacher (Itinerant) Burnsville Elementary effective August 4, 2014 2. Mary Given – Math Teacher BCHS effective upon board appointment 3. Jennifer Arambula – 5th Grade Teacher Flatwoods Elementary effective August 4, 2014

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Jimmy Huffman moved to change the effective date for Mary Given’s employment to August 4, 2014.

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Mike Chapman seconded to approve the following requests to have names added to the substitute teacher list effective the beginning of the 2014-15 school year:

1. Margaret Squires 2. Brenda Gibson

Vote: Unanimous

Mike Chapman moved and Dave Hoover seconded to approve the following resignations – Professional:

1. Linda Brady - Kindergarten Teacher Flatwoods Elementary effective August 1, 2014 2. Lisa Ellis – GED Options Teacher BCHS effective retroactive July 29, 2014

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Van Carr seconded to approve the following rescission of RIF – Professional:

1. Jill Hoherz – Physical Education Teacher Frametown Elementary

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Mike Chapman seconded to approve the second reading/on comment Policy 2600 – Transportation Young

Riders/Parent Pick Up. Vote: Unanimous

Mike Chapman moved and Van Carr seconded to approve the

Braxton County Head Start/Pre-K Continuous Quality Improvement

Plan for 2014-15.

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Jimmy Huffman seconded to approve the

Braxton County Head Start Training Plan for 2014-15.

Vote: Unanimous

Dave Hoover moved and Mike Chapman seconded to convene into ex ecutive session under 6-9A-4 (2)(A) at 6:27 p.m. for Executive

Legal and student matters. Vote: Unanimous

Jimmy Huffman moved and Mike Chapman seconded to reconvene into regular session. Vote: Unanimous

The board reconvened into regular session at 7:15 p.m. with no action taken.

David Dilly reported on the Principal’s Academy and Senate

Bill 2940. It was announced that there will be a special board meeting at the Bridgeport Conference Center on August

20, 2014 to meet with members and superintendents of other county boards of educations to identify administrative, coordinating and other county level services and functions that may be shared between or among the county boards, especially when resignations, retirements, staffing realignments or similar events may occur, all as required by the provisions of West Virginia Code §18-2-26a enacted by the Legislature at its 2013 regular session.

Dave Hoover and Van Carr seconded to adjourn.

Vote: Unanimous

The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Braxton County Board of Education will be on

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Braxton County

Board of Education office, Sutton, WV.

Others in attendance:

Tabitha Mays Ruth Rogers Bradley Rogers Jessica Lake Corey Lake Kim Dennison Jennifer Arambula Manuel Arambula Sandy Sonderman Linda Utt Brenda Wells Kimberly Wade Leslie Godfrey Cindy Robinson Sissy Price Pamela Cottrill Ernest Tingler Sue Currence Jaime Teter Danielle Teter

______President - Braxton County Board of Education

______Secretary - Braxton County Board of Education