A motion was made by Douglas Hines, seconded by Dixie Bean, to approve the agenda.

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1 Members Present: Loy Kesner, President Nancy Hahn, Vice President Margaret Shriver Dixie Bean Douglas Hines Hardy County Schools Regular School Board Meeting Hardy County Board of Education Office February 23, 2015 Administrators Present: Barbara Whitecotton, Superintendent Bryan Cooley, Assistant Superintendent Bonnie Rogers, Director of Human Resources Steven Williams, Director of Administrative Programs Beverly Coppe, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Others Present: Lloyd Sherman Jean Flanagan Wade Armentrout Melvin Shook Public Comments: I. Call to Order President Loy Kesner, President, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Prayer Margaret Shriver opened the meeting with prayer. III. Pledge of Allegiance Nancy Hahn led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. IV. Introductions Introductions were made around the room. V. Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Douglas Hines, seconded by Dixie Bean, to approve the agenda.

2 Page 2 VI. Presentations A. Senior Community Service Employment Program Wade Armentrout Wade Armentrout provided the Board with information regarding a program he uses at his school known as the Senior Community Service Employment Program. The program involves allowing senior citizens to work for up to 15 hours per week. The school benefits from the supplemental assistance to existing school personnel at no cost to the school. On the motion of Douglas Hines, seconded by Margaret Shriver, the Board approved the Senior Community Service Employment Program at Moorefield Elementary School. B. Director s Report Beverly Coppe, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Beverly Coppe, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, provided the Board with an update from her department. Mrs. Coppe works with assessment, Title I, Pre-K, textbooks, Medicaid, school counselors, alternative education, librarians, curriculum, and managing the county website. Mrs. Coppe provided the Board with an outline of her duties in each of the identified areas. C. Director s Report Steven Williams, Director of Administrative Programs Steven Williams, Director of Administrative Programs, and Melvin Shook, Transportation Supervisor, provided the Board with information regarding maintenance and transportation. Mr. Williams explained the different areas in which he is responsible. A preventive maintenance plan was provided to the Board indicating areas that need to be addressed. Items within the areas include inspections, repairs, preventive maintenance, and timelines for services to be conducted. Melvin Shook, Transportation Supervisor, provided the Board with information relevant to transportation. We now have 29 full-time bus drivers. Each bus has a camera system that improves violations against our buses. To date, we have reported 26 people illegally passing stopped buses. The cameras give us the license number of the vehicle passing buses illegally. Bus mileage for the month of October 2014 totaled 44,341 as an example of the mileage traveled in a month by our buses. Future plans will be to go into the schools and work with students on bus riding expectations. VII. VIII. Public Comments Consent Items A. Special Board Meeting Minutes February 9, 2015 B. Board Minutes February 9, 2015 C. Bank Reconciliation January 31, 2015 D. Treasurer s Report January 31, 2015 E. Cash and Investment Ledger January 31, 2015 F. Budget Journal Entries G. Invoices to be Approved

3 Page 3 H. Transportation Request Feb 26-28, 2015 Larry Schoonover Wrestling Team Event Huntington, WV On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Dixie Bean, the Board approved Consent Items. IX. Unfinished Business A. EHHS/MHS Building Projects On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Dixie Bean, the Board approved to accept the change order for EHHS for up to $56, plus asphalt repair costs. B. EHHS/MHS Building Projects Other Sewer Lines at East Hardy Campus On the motion of Margaret Shriver, seconded by Nancy Hahn, the Board approved the sewer line proposal for the East Hardy Campus as presented. C. Approval of WV Extension Services Agreement On the motion of Dixie Bean, seconded by Douglas Hines, the Board approved the West Virginia Extension Services Agreement in the amount of $8, D. Continued Board Report on WELD Radio Reports on the Hardy County Board of Education meetings will continue to air on WELD Radio. E. School Libraries Policy IEC On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Douglas Hines, the Board approved School Libraries Policy IEC as presented. F. EHEMS Roof Steven Williams Steven Williams, Director of Administrative Programs, reported he has additional contractors that have expressed interest in the roofing project at EHEMS. Due to bad weather they have not been able to visit the school.

4 Page 4 X. New Business A. Class Sizes Policy IDFA On the motion of Dixie Bean, seconded by Margaret Shriver, the Board approved Class Sizes Policy IDFA to go out for first reading. B School Calendar Bonnie Rogers, Director of Human Resources, reported on early dismissals, late arrivals, and full days off from school due to inclement weather. As of February 23, the last day for students will be June 11, 2015, with the exception of MHS. At this time, the last day for school for MHS will be June 12, C. In County/Out of County Transfer Requests On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Douglas Hines, the Board approved the following transfers. B.D. from Hardy County to Grant County B.D. from Hardy County to Grant County XI. Future Agenda Items Approval of Bid Proposal for EHEMS Roofing Project XII. Announcements March 9, 2015 Public Hearing on School Calendar BOE 5:00 p.m. March 9, 2015 Hardy County Board of Education Meeting BOE 6:00 p.m. March 23, 2015 Public Hearing on School Calendar EHEMS 5:00 p.m. March 23, 2015 Hardy County Board of Education Meeting EHEMS 6:00 p.m. XIII. Mission Statements/Accomplishments Congratulations to all FFA members in honor of National FFA Week. The Board thanks directors Beverly Coppe and Steven Williams for their reports. XIV. Personnel On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Dixie Bean, the Board approved the following: Service Personnel Hiring: Roger Lee McAvoy, Jr.: Substitute Bus Operator

5 Page 5 Professional Hirings: Jackie Duncan: Extended Day, ELL Teacher, MES Lisa Funkhouser: School Leadership Team, EHEMS Jeremy Crossland: FFA Sponsor, MHS, SY Cody Hunter: Band Director/Activities, EHHS, SY Athletic Hirings: Devon Orndorff: Boys Track Coach, EHEMS, SY Briana Kidwell: Girls Track Coach, EHEMS, SY Approved Transfers for the School Year: Dawnell Leininger: Transfer from Grade 2 to Grade 1, MES Wanda Kuykendall: Transfer to MIS, Supervisory Aide II, Special Education, Itinerant Laurel Look: Transfer from EHEMS, Supervisory Aide II, Kindergarten, Itinerant Kelly Biller: Transfer from K/1 Split to Kindergarten, EHEMS Megan Fansler: Transfer from Grade 5, EHEMS Bridget Billmeyer: Transfer from Grade 6, EHEMS Shawn Champ: Transfer from Kindergarten, EHEMS Bonnie Walters: Transfer to MHS, Supervisory Aide II, Special Education, Itinerant Approved Terminations for the School Year: Leslie Tingler: Termination of Instructional Aide Position, ½ Time, EHEMS Roscoe Crites: Termination of Extra-Curricular Bus Run, MHS to EWVCTC and Return, MHS to MMS and Return Rodney Teets: Termination of Extra-Curricular Bus Runs, EHHS to SBCTC and Return, EHHS to MHS to SBCTC and Return, and Special Education Run Approved Volunteer: Sandy L. Hedrick: Volunteer, MIS Approved Resignation: David L. Howell, Sr.: Custodian IV, MHS, due to retirement, effective June 30, 2015 Approved Posting: Director of Curriculum and Instruction: Secondary

6 Page 6 XV. Adjournment On the motion of Nancy Hahn, seconded by Douglas Hines, the meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Loy Kesner, President _ Barbara Whitecotton, Secretary _