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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - 12/8/2022 - 5:00 PM
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Thank
you
Mr
Vice,
chair
tonight.
We
recognize
two
Bedford
County
student
athletes
who
have
recently
achieved
excellence.
The
following
individuals
excelled
in
the
sport
of
cross
country,
Mr,
Vice,
chair,
Dr
Bergen.
Thank
you
for
coming
forward.
Alex
Jordan
is
this
year's
Seminole
District
champion
and
he
took
it
further
becoming
the
vhsl
class
IV
State
runner-up
and,
in
addition,
now
holds
the
JF
cross
country,
5K
male
School
record
at
15
minutes
and
15
seconds
cross
country,
State,
runner-up
jf's,
Alex,
Jordan.
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Zoe
lamanna
is
this
year's
seminal
District
girls
champion
and
she's
the
new
region
4D
champion,
also
the
vhsl
class
IV
cross-country
individual
state
champion.
In
addition,
she
also
set
the
JF
cross
country
5K
female
School
record
at
17
minutes
and
28
seconds
jf's
high
school
state
cross
country,
Champion,
Zoe,
lamanna,
foreign.
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Please
remember
that
this
is
a
public
meeting
and
that
we
would
that
we
expect
all
speakers
to
refrain
from
any
foul
profane,
abusive
or
hateful
language
during
their
comments
or
any
time
while
in
attendance.
During
this
meeting.
We
also
ask
that
speakers
keep
their
remarks
objective
and
about
the
school
in
nature.
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Please
keep
all
comments
limited
to
matters
related
to
the
public
schools
and
any
comments
that
are
harassing
or
amount
to
a
personal
attack
against
any
identifiable
individual,
whether
board,
member
or
staff
or
student,
or
having
the
potential
to
cause
unnecessary
delay
or
Direction
disruption
to
this
meeting
are
prohibited.
This
is
a
public
meeting
for
public
matters.
Mr
Edwards
will
serve
as
timekeeper
for
individual
speakers
with
a
ringing
Bell
indicating
that
a
person
has
30
seconds
remaining
and
a
second
bell
will
ring
indicating
a
person's
four
minutes
have
expired.
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Mr
Edwards
will
also
serve
as
timekeeper
for
our
cumulative
40-minute
period
when
Mr
Edwards,
four-minute,
timer,
Bell
Rings.
Please
discontinue
speaking
and
allow
the
next
person
in
line
to
come
to
the
podium.
Should
you
be
unable
to
finish
your
comments?
Please
send
or
give
them
to
Miss
Johnson,
and
she
will
give
them
to
board
members.
Please
do
not
adjust
the
microphone
at
the
podium,
as
it
has
been
positioned
for
optimum
optimum
audio
quality.
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I
I
was
told,
I
shouted
into
the
mic
last
time.
I'll.
Try
not
to
do
that
this
time.
It's
the
former
theater
kid
in
me,
y'all
good
evening.
My
name
is
Leanne
Ellis
I'm,
a
parent
of
two
BCPS
students
and
a
resident
of
District
Two
I,
have
three
issues
I'd
like
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
I
hope
you'll
work
to
address.
First
I
would
like
to
ask
what's
being
done
to
alleviate
the
stress
on
teachers
due
to
the
lack
of
sub
coverage.
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I
On
to
my
second
issue,
as
we
Iron
Out
The
Kinks,
with
placing
all
high
schools
and
middle
schools
on
the
same
schedule,
I
ask
that
we
not
force
students
who
attend
outside
programs
such
as
rvgs,
to
take
four
classes
back
at
their
home.
Schools.
Fourth
period
begins
at
11
35
and
most
of
those
students
won't
arrive
until
at
least
11
45,
forcing
them
to
lose
class
or
lunchtime.
I.
I
I've
saved
the
biggest
issue
for
last,
and
that's
this
building
that
we're
standing
in
now.
Thank
you
for
adding
a
drain
to
stop
it
from
flooding.
Every
time
it
rains,
but
please
know
that
that's
a
bare
minimum
of
what
needs
to
be
done.
Fixing
a
flooding
building
is
just
something
you're
supposed
to
do,
and
yet
it
took
decades.
I
This
building
hasn't
seen
a
renovation
other
than
the
addition
of
air
conditioning
in
2001,
which
took
up
two
of
the
dressing
rooms.
It
has
this
room
and
the
band
room
for
instruction
two
spaces
for
three
programs,
possibly
a
fourth:
oh
I
lost
my
place,
y'all,
possibly
a
fourth.
If
the
requested
dance
class
is
added,
and
every
time
this
space
is
used
for
a
meeting
such
as
this
one,
it
displaces
classes,
our
other
two
County
Schools
have
a
designated
classroom
where
the
performing
arts
classes
can
rehearse.
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But
here
our
teachers
have
to
hope
that
the
library
will
be
available
when
the
new
gym
was
built.
There
was
supposed
to
be
a
band
room
attached,
but
that
quickly
fell
by
the
wayside.
I
ask
that
you
stopped
pushing
the
issues
of
the
south
side
to
the
bottom
of
the
list
and
give
our
students
a
performing
arts
space
to
be
proud
of,
not
one
that
belongs
in
a
museum.
Thank
you.
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Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Cole
Price
and
I
live
in
District
2..
Today,
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
about
being
a
governor
school
student,
I
have
been
a
student
at
Roanoke,
Valley
Governor
school,
since
the
start
of
my
freshman
year
and
I
have
loved
every
minute
of
it.
In
my
time,
at
rvgs,
I've
learned
incredible
skills
and
immense
knowledge
that
I
will
keep
with
me
throughout
my
life.
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However,
when
I
returned
to
Bedford
County,
it
seems
as
though
gov
school
students
usually
get
the
short
end
of
the
stick,
especially
with
this
new
schedule
today.
I'm
here
to
talk
about
why
the
first
thing
I
would
like
to
talk
about
is
Club
days
whenever
we
have
Club
days
at
Stanton
River
because
of
this
new
schedule,
we
return
at
the
later
half
of
Club
time.
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This
means
that
we
have
less
time
to
participate
in
our
clubs
and
interact
with
our
fellow
students
and
socialize
I'm
in
the
library
Club
at
our
school
and
I
use
this
time,
along
with
other
yearbook,
peers
to
work
on
the
yearbook,
yearbooks
take
a
lot
of
time
and
need
as
much
as
they
can
get.
But
with
this
new
schedule,
I
only
get
a
small
amount
of
time
to
work
on
the
yearbook
during
co-ops
and
I
only
need
a
small
time
amount
of
time
to
interact
and
socialize
with
my
friends.
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I
am
someone
who
loves
these
events,
because
it
allows
me
a
great
opportunity
to
show
my
school
spirit
and
share
with
other
students
and
friends,
but
unfortunately,
I
have
not
been
able
to
attend
the
pepperella
school
was
held
or
any
of
the
other
guest
speakers
or
schools
have
because
the
schedule
doesn't
allow
me
to
and
as
a
bright
and
hard-working
student
to
miss
these
fun
moments
because
of
a
dumb
schedule.
Conflict
is
incredibly
annoying
and
downright
frustrating.
F
I
would
also
like
to
talk
about
the
lunch
times
in
this
new
schedule
again
because
of
this
new
schedule.
I
catch
the
later
end
of
lunch
time
on
a
normal
school
day.
Usually
we
return
to
school
about
11
45,
sometimes
later,
which
only
gives
us
about
15
minutes
or
so
to
travel
to
the
cafeteria
grab
lunch
eat
lunch
then
head
back
to
class,
it's
not
impossible
to
do,
but
it
is
certainly
a
rushed
process
to
compensate
for
this.
F
F
Basically
this
schedule
hurts
our
deaf
school
students
there's
no
other
way
to
put
it
fun.
Opportunities
and
events
that
go
on
at
our
school
are
things
we
usually
never
see,
and
we
get
a
limited
lunch
time
as
well
and
while
I
know
this
new
schedule
is
unlikely
to
change
it.
All
I
would
at
least
like
the
point
of
a
go
school
student
to
be
recognized
and
heard,
and
maybe
maybe
in
the
future.
Some
positive
change
will
happen
because
of
my
viewpoints.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
J
Good
evening
I'm
Robert,
Ashwell
I
teach
biology
and
chemistry
at
Stanton,
River
High
School
I
would
like
to
address
some
infrastructure
issues
pertaining
to
our
school.
The
first
is
building
five
or
science.
Building
five
was
built
in
the
1980s
as
such,
it
did
not
receive
the
HVAC
upgrade
administered
to
other
older
BCPS
buildings
in
the
1990s.
Thus,
the
HVAC
system
is
almost
a
decade
behind
other
vcps
buildings,
but
what
were
some
issues
that
we
have
experienced?
Abundant
mold
on
walls,
ceiling,
tiles
and
other
surfaces
due
to
an
excess
of
moisture
in
the
building?
J
On
two
separate
occasions,
buildings
in
build
teachers
in
building
five
samples
to
be
commercially
tested
and
four
separate
species
of
mold
were
identified.
Some
of
these
species
are
linked
to
asthma,
allergies
and
respiratory
issues.
So
these
issues
were
brought
to
the
attention
of
Mr
santor
Dr
Cornett
in
the
fall
of
2020.
They
responded
poverty
with
remedial
actions
such
as
sealing
the
exterior
wall
and
cleaning
to
ductwork.
This
definitely
helped,
but
mold
continues
to
grow,
particularly
in
the
summer
when
the
building
is
is
kind
of
shut
up.
J
The
septic
system
habitually
backs
up
flooded
in
the
grassy
area,
between
building
five
and
building
four
with
sewage
contaminated
water.
The
boiler
malfunctioned
in
the
late
winter
of
2021-22
spilled
fuel
oil
in
the
Boiler
Room.
This
led
to
the
building
to
have
an
excess
of
fumes
that
lasted
several
days,
and
teachers
and
students
having
to
be
moved
to
other
buildings
again
appropriate
remedial
steps
were
conducted
by
maintenance
as
of
October
2022.
It
has
been
determined.
J
There
are
multiple
gas
leaks
that
have
led
to
classes
not
being
able
to
safely
utilize
gas
burners,
such
as
for
chemistry,
the
heat
and
air
conditioning
habitually
go
out
in
rooms
at
random,
and,
finally,
the
issues
are
not
limited
to
building
five
building.
Four
has
had
quite
a
few
mold
issues
as
well.
The
second
issue
I'd
like
to
talk
about
kind
of
like
Leanne,
was
saying
this
very
auditory.
Where
we
sit,
this
building
was
constructed
in
the
early
60s.
J
Currently,
there
are
three
classes:
theater
acquired
a
band
using
the
building
simultaneously
with
choir
and
theater
having
the
stage
where
you
all
sit
as
their
classroom
on
days
like
today,
where
the
stage
is
being
set
up
for
other
users,
such
as
a
school
board.
Meeting
Ms
Givens
has
to
vacate
and
find
elsewhere
to
teach
her
class
additionally
in
a
big
downpour,
the
auditorium
floods
again
as
Leanne
was
saying
they
put
a
drainage
out.
J
Here,
though,
we
haven't
had
a
diluters
to
really
test
it
out,
yet
so
we'll
see,
but
it
helps-
and
we
do
appreciate
that
so
finally,
I've
lived
my
whole
life
in
this
area
minus
the
eight
years
I
spent
North,
Carolina
and
overseas
I'm
very
invested
in
this
community.
As
I
know,
many
members
of
the
school
board-
art
as
well.
Some
of
y'all
have
or
will
have
children
that
attend
Stanton
River.
Therefore,
it
is
my
moral
obligation
to
advocate
for
this
school
and
the
students
and
families
that
we
serve.
We
understand
that
enrollment
is
declining.
J
We
understand
that
money
is
limited,
but
what
we
respect
for
your
quests
are
two
things
number
one
infrastructure
issues
at
Stanton,
River,
specifically
HVAC
upgrades
and
renovation
of
the
auditorium,
are
included
on
the
CIP.
We
understand
there
are
buildings
in
the
county
that
take
precedence
over
Stanton
River,
but
we
want
to
be
on
the
list.
Even
if
it's
a
couple
years
out
number
two.
There
were
some
ponderons
over
the
summer
of
stopping
maintaining
the
facilities,
Stanton
River
at
Liberty,
basically
on
the
south
side,
with
the
intent
of
building
a
large
Central
School
for
both
zones.
G
J
Were
to
come
to
pass,
it
would
mean
number
one.
First,
in
the
time
it
took
to
build
this
notional
School,
the
students
at
Stanton,
River
Liberty,
would
face
a
crumbling
deteriorating
School
number
two
students
from
the
distant
corners
of
the
county
say
big
island
or
Huddleston,
where
I'm
from
would
face
an
hour
plus
bus
ride
to
get
to
this
school.
Neither
of
these
options
are
acceptable.
Therefore,
I
request
Assurance
at
Stanton
River
Liberty
will
be
maintained
to
provide
the
best
safest
environment
for
our
students,
as
this
is
our
responsibility
as
adults.
K
K
In
recent
statements
to
WSC
SCT
ABC,
their
founder
Lucian
Greaves
accused
their
school
district
of
hypocrisy
in
allowing
a
church
to
meet
on
Sundays
in
the
auditorium
and
for
allowing
a
local
Pastor
to
have
a
fundraiser
both
at
JF
I
would
like
to
remind
Mr
Greaves
that
the
pastor
is
a
respect.
Member
of
the
Bedford
County
community,
and
also
that
the
church
that
meets
at
the
school
include
members
who
are
residents
of
the
county
and
who
are
only
there
using
these
facilities,
while
their
own
building
is
being
built
in
Bedford
County.
K
These
churches
and
pastors
are
widely
known
and
have
a
positive
impact
on
our
community.
But
what
is
the
satanic
temple?
Well,
since
they
used
their
501c3
status
and
are
heavily
funded.
They
seek
out
communities
such
as
ours
to
create
hostile
environments
by
barging
their
way
in
under
the
guise
of
religious
liberty.
What
do
we?
What
they
do
have
is
an
online
membership
where
people
can
join
their
organization
nationally.
K
They
seem
to
have
a
secretive,
predatory
nature
in
seeking
out
places
to
host
events,
even
though
they
know
there
will
be
so
few
who
attend,
if
any
at
all
flat
out
the
satanic
temple
uses
their
501c3
status,
to
make
a
mockery
of
the
Christian
faith
and
the
rule
of
law.
Allowing
them
to
have
use
of
the
facility
would
give
them
an
open
invitation
to
do
other
outrageous.
Events
such
as
when
they
try
to
use
the
satanic
black,
have
a
satanic
black
mass
in
2014
at
Harvard
University,
which
caused.
K
Then
president
Drew
Faust,
to
say
in
her
statement
quote.
An
enactment
of
this
ritual
is
an
abort
is
abhorrent.
It
represents
a
fundamental
affront
to
the
values
of
inclusion,
belonging
and
mutual
respect
that
must
Define.
Our
community
end
quote
because
of
her
brave
stance,
along
with
the
public
outcry
that
followed,
satanic
temple
was
forced
to
move
their
activities
off
campus
into
a
private
venue.
K
So
there
is
precedent
here
to
have
as
an
example
for
this
facil
facilities
use
agreement
to
be
superseded
if
satanic
temple
as
a
religion
wants
to
promote
themselves
as
being
against
otherworldly
ideas
and
promoting
a
scientific
atheism
as
a
religion.
Don't
we
already
teach
this
in
our
science
classes,
doesn't
biology
physics,
Natural
Science
courses,
Begin
by
implying
that
life
came
about
by
undirected
processes
and
chants,
completely
devoid
of
God
or
intelligent
design?
K
K
Bdsm
ritual
flogging
live
ritual
sex
and
unspeakable
other
things,
not
to
mention
the
widespread
anti-Semitism
espoused
throughout
the
organization
which
Grieves
themselves
himself
makes
anti-semitic
remarks
in
a
2002
podcast
and
at
other
times,
according
to
Temple
members,
a
close
to
say
that
life
and
Satanism
is
a
dark
path
that
snares
young
people
with
impressionable
minds
and
should
be
taken
seriously.
I
just
recently
became
acquainted
with
a
brave
young
lady,
whom
I
will
keep
Anonymous,
who
gave
her
life
to
Christ
after
years
of
Satanism
is
now
speaking
out
against
it.
K
According
to
the
Department
of
Justice
website,
teen
suicide
is
one
of
the
most
significant
problems
associated
with
Satanism.
The
initial
attraction
for
teens,
of
encouraging
anti-social,
behavior
and
deviant
Behavior
turns
into
regret,
heightens
the
likelihood
of
drug
use
and
depression
and
thereby
makes
suicide
seem
like
the
only
option
for
them.
I
plead
with
the
honorable
members
of
the
board
to
not
condone
the
event
and
have
it
moved
for
the
sake
of
our
students
and
for
our
children.
Thank
you.
C
L
Hello,
hello,
hello,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
light.
Talk,
I
I'm,
not
much
of
a
presentation
but
I'm.
A
Bedford
native
I
born
and
raised
I
went
to
Liberty
High
School
graduated
in
1989,
with
Miss
LHS,
really
happy
to
be
back
here
at
Stanton
River.
My
mother
was
the
assistant
principal
here
for
several
years
before
she
went
on
to
be
principal
at
Montvale
Elementary.
L
In
the
day
it
was
on
WDBJ,
it
was
like
a
trivia
show
and
local
students
from
around
the
area.
Competed
I
want
to
do
that
again.
I
think
that
would
be
fun.
It
would
be
engaging.
You
know
it
would
be
exciting
for
the
kids
and
they
have
incentives.
You
know
we
want
to
have
tier
incentives
where
you
know
kids
can
earn
scholarship
money
to
go
anywhere.
They
want
to
go
whether
it
is
you
know
to
a
four-year
college
or
to
a
two-year
school
or
to
a
tech
school.
L
You
know
this
money
will
go
towards
their
education
to
further.
You
know,
enhance
their
life
and
we
don't
want
to
just
close
it
off
to
to
just
have
public
school
children.
We
want.
You
know
private
schools,
kids
to
be
involved
in
this.
We
want
homeschool
children
to
be
involved
in
this.
You
know
I
think
it
could
be
a
rallying
call
for
our
community.
L
We
have
some
problems
within
our
educational
system,
Nationwide
I
think
Governor
Younkin
was
even
quoted,
saying
that
it
was
just
I,
don't
want
to
get
his
words
wrong,
a
catastrophe,
and
he
hopes
that
we're
all
shocked
and
he's
referring
to
the
test
scores.
This
could
be
something
to
help
boost
those
test
scores.
This
could
be
something
to
help.
L
You
know
Inspire
these
kids
to
do
more
as
far
as
their
learning
is
concerned.
So
that's
what
I
want
to
implore
upon
you
now.
I
have
a
huge
background
in
in
television
news.
I
think
you
have
my
CV
in
front
of
you.
So
this
is
a
light
lift
for
me.
It's
going
to
be.
It
would
be
something
that's
fun.
What
I
want
from
the
board
like?
Why
are
you
here?
I
want
you
to
endorse
this
I
want
you
to
get
behind
it,
because
I
need
to
shoot
a
pilot.
A
pilot
is
a
sample
program.
L
I'm
sure
you
guys
already
know
that,
but
I
need
to
shoot
a
pilot
with
students
so
that
we
can
get
it
on
the
air.
You
know
we
would
tear
this
into
to
be
like
a
bracket
program,
so
students
in
each
County
or
each
district
would
be
competing
against
each
other,
but
eventually
we
want
it
to
be
a
Statewide
competition.
This
could
be.
This
could
be
really
huge.
You
know
think
of
the
scripts
spelling
bee,
but
on
a
local
level.
L
You
know
we
want
to
focus
on
stem
history
and
on
reading,
so
it
could
be
really
really
exciting.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
let
me
know:
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
of
your
time,
but
you
know
I'd
love
to
talk
to
you
individually
about
it.
I
think
it
could
be
great,
I
mean
heck,
I
I
would,
if
I'm
a
senior
or
I'm
a
junior
I
would
love
to
win
five
grand
or
a
thousand
dollars.
You
know,
and
each
tier
that
you
go
up.
L
L
So
that's
my
spill
I'd
like
for
you
all
to
consider
it
and
to
vote
on
it
at
your
next
meeting
to
whether
or
not
you
would
support
it
or
not
and
I'm
hoping
we
can
move
forward.
I
think
we
can
do
great
things
together.
I
think
this
would
be
super
exciting
and
it
will
be
fun
and
a
way
for
kids
to
earn
incentives
and
the
teachers
would
be
involved.
It
wouldn't
just
be
producers
doing
this.
We
would
have
to
work
with
the
teachers.
You
know
we
want
to
know
where
they.
L
Where
do
they
want
us
to
focus
what
questions
do
they
want
us
to
ask
you
know
what
what
areas
of
stem
you
know
would
be
advantageous
for
us
to
put
to
put
a
spotlight
on.
In
addition
to
because
of
my
political
background,
it
would
be
really
cool
to
get
some
of
our
lawmakers
involved.
So
we
have
a
show
in
the
Washington
DC
area,
that's
where
I
moved
from
and
it's
called
it's
academic,
and
if
you
look
that
up
online,
it's
a
really
cool
show
much
like
this.
L
One
and
I
did
some
work
on
its
academic
and
one
of
the
things
that
they
do.
That
I
love
is
that
we
would
send
the
camera
crew
to
Capitol
Hill,
so
Kevin
McCarthy
we
go
to
his
office
and
we
would
ask
him
to
ask
a
question
and
we
would
play
that
question
on
the
show
or
we
would
go
to
our
local
lawmakers
in
Richmond.
We
would
hit
them
up.
You
know
ask
a
question
for
pop
quiz
and
then
we
would
play
that.
L
You
know
as
part
of
the
show,
and
then
we
want
to
get
the
middle
schoolers
involved.
You
know
they
may
come
in
with
some
fun
fact
on
something,
maybe
we're
doing
something
on
biology,
maybe
there's
a
whole
segment
on
biology
and
then
we'll
have
a
middle
schooler
come
in
with
a
fun
fact
about
biology.
You
know,
because
we
want
to
get
them
engaged
and
get
them
involved
as
well,
and
we
want
to
work
with
the
teachers
closely
for
Content.
You
know
where
you
know
where
we
should
go.
L
You
know
and
because
I'm
no
expert
in
education,
I'm
an
expert
in
television
I
know
what
will
sell
I
know
we'll
how
to
put
something
on
the
air
but
they're
the
experts
as
far
as
educating
our
children,
and
we
don't
want
to
Discount
that
we
want
to
respect
that
because
that's
a
hard
job.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
working
closely
with
them
and
that's
why
the
board?
Isn't
you
know
we
want
to
get
the
board
behind
this?
To
you
know
advocate
for
us
advocate
for
this
program.
L
E
E
L
They
can't
agree
to
anything
until
this
is
agreed
upon.
We
have
to
have
the
students
for
the
pilot,
so
they
know
that
this
is
going
on.
They
know
that
I'm
going
to
be
presenting
this
not
only
to
this
school
board
but
to
other
school
boards
and
once
I
get
the
school
boards
involved,
because
I
can't
just
grab
children.
You
know
I
can't
just
go
into
the
school
and
say:
hey,
look
come
let's
be
on
this
show.
L
M
L
And
that's
why
I
think
it's
it's
so
you
know
advantageous
for
us
to
jump
on
board
with
this,
because
if
we
can
get
this
done
around
the
state
of
Virginia,
you
know
and
maybe
even
partner
with
its
academic
or
you
know,
because
they
are
part
of
Northern
Virginia
and
that's
also
aired
on
the
NBC
affiliate
and
it's
on
the
PBS
affiliate
right
now.
So
that's
something
that
you
can
look
up,
but
it's
a
great
great
program.
L
Hilary
Howard
is
the
moderator
and
she
is
a
very
well-known
journalist
and
that's
what
we
would
want
to
do
here
too,
and
I've
been
looking
at
the
different
television
stations,
the
different
talent
that
they
have
on
those
stations.
I
think
it
would
be
great
to
cycle
in
different
talent
to
see
who
works
well
and
that's
what's
what
the
pilot
program
is
part
of,
and
now
speaking
of
the
pilot
program.
It's
not
just
one
show,
and
then
you
know
We're
Off
to
the
Races.
L
The
pilot
program
is
going
to
last
for
a
period
of
time,
because
we're
going
to
have
to
work
out
the
Kinks
You
know
what
I
mean
we
have
to
put
a
system
in
place
to
where
we're
you
know.
Are
we
going
to
do
teams?
Are
we
going
to
do
individuals?
You
know
that's
something
that
we
need
to
talk
that
we
need
to
figure
out.
We
need
to
try
it
out
with
teams
of
three
try
it
out
with
teams
of
two
try
it
out
with
just
individuals
just
to
see
how
it
works
out.
L
We
need
to
see
what
the
appetite
is
for
local
businesses.
You
know
how
you
know
how
much
scholarship
money
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
offer
you
know,
and
if
we
get
a
big
enough
media
conglomerate
like
Sinclair
behind
it?
Not
only
can
we
get
the
advertising
for
it,
we'll
have
the
online
Edge
there,
and
then
we
can
definitely
get
those
advertisers
because
they
have
teams
of
people
in
place
whose
sole
job
is
to
do
that.
M
C
Any
other
questions,
so
what
do
you
need
from
us?
As
far
I
know?
You
said
you
want
us
to
come
back
and
vote
on
it
next
month.
But
what
are
you
looking
for
a
location?
Are
you
looking
for
us
just
to
say,
hey,
we'll,
give
you
a
staff
member
to
work
with,
for
our
to
you
know,
gain
access
to
our
students.
You.
L
Know
what
that
would
be
fantastic,
I
want
a
yes,
so
if
I
can
get
a
staff
member
to
help
me
with
this
to
connect
with
students
connect
with
schools,
principals
teachers-
that
would
be
terrific,
you
know
I
am
looking
for
locations
to
shoot.
The
pilot
I
was
actually
looking
at
a
local
community
college,
but
you
know
I
might
be
able
to
do
it
at
one
of
the
schools.
You
know
this
is
a
nice
setup.
L
C
L
E
N
C
F
C
O
Sir,
so
board
members
you'll
recall
back
in
October,
we
had
a
joint
meeting
with
the
Board
of
Supervisors
and
we
talked
at
that
time
with
you
and
with
the
Board
of
Supervisors
that
there's
been
a
decline
in
enrollment
in
Bedford
County
over
the
past
decade
and
that
decline
has
occurred
in
all
three
of
our
high
school
zones.
It's
been
more
pronounced
in
the
Stanton
River
Zone
and
in
the
Liberty
Zone.
There
have
also
been
declines
over
the
last
10
years
in
the
Jefferson
Forest.
O
So,
but
even
with
the
decline
in
Jefferson
Force,
there
are
capacity
issues
at
the
elementary
level.
There
are
no
capacity
issues
in
the
Stanton
River
or
Liberty
zones.
We're
not
going
to
be
addressing
that
tonight.
Tonight
is
an
enrollment
update
next
month,
I'm
just
giving
you
a
precursor
as
I,
think
you're
already
aware,
January
we
will
have
a
public
hearing
on
the
redistricting
plan
to
address
the
concerns
we
have
with
projected
enrollments
in
the
force
Zone
at
the
elementary
level
and
we'll
bring
you
you've
seen
the
presentation.
O
We've
reviewed
this
in
the
past,
but
we
will
have
an
information
item
for
the
board
as
well
and
ask
you
to
take
action
in
February
tonight.
We're
not
looking
back
we're
looking
forward.
So
this
is
a
yearly
presentation
that
Mr
Blankenship
provides
for
us
and
his
role
as
supervisor
testing
and
demographic
planning.
We're
going
to
be
looking
at
what
we
believe
the
projected
enrollment
will
be
in
our
school
system
over
the
next
five
years,
you're
going
to
see
in
this
presentation.
O
O
You'll
also
see
in
the
four
Zone
a
leveling
off
of
that
enrollment
decline,
so
that
it
won't
continue
to
decline,
but
it
will
level
off
which
gives
me
good
confidence
that
the
work
that
the
facilities
committee
has
done
with
staff
and
doing
some
redistricting
of
the
elementary
schools
will
serve
us.
Well.
O
You're
going
to
see
in
tonight's
presentation,
each
incoming
kindergarten
class
is
smaller
than
each
Year's
outgoing
senior
class,
so
the
size
of
our
student
body
and
our
high
schools
and
in
our
middle
schools
is
going
to
decline
as
each
of
these
grade
levels
move
up
for
the
public.
The
complete
report
that
you're
receiving
a
summary
on
tonight
is,
of
course,
attached
to
the
agenda
it's
easily
accessible
to
the
public,
and
the
presentation
that
Mr
Blankenship
is
about
to
provide
is
also
available
linked
to
this
agenda
item.
O
D
D
What
what
we've
been
doing
for
the
last
few
10
years,
at
least
probably
and
then
the
presentation
kind
of
goes
in
reverse
the
slideshow
does,
with
some
of
the
slides
that
people
like
to
see
the
the
most
we
put
those
up
front.
So
we
get
all
that
excitement
out
of
the
way,
but
this
particular
slide
shows
you
all
of
our
schools
and
what
we
project
to
be
the
enrollment
for
23
24
and
we
have
a
column
there.
D
That
also
shows
the
schools
that
have
Pre-K
I,
think
there's
nine
schools
there
that
have
Pre-K
programs
and
what
their
projections
would
be
with
Pre-K
and
without
the
total
number
with
Pre-K
included,
is
9085..
That
is
a
little
bit
below
what
we
would
expect
this
year.
As
you
look
at
that
88-25
number
without
Pre-K
our
last,
this
past
fall.
Our
number
was
88.48,
so
we're
we're
projecting
to
go
down
slightly
only
25
students
or
so
so.
What
we're
looking
at
in
capacity
numbers.
D
There
are
numbers
that
are
from
past
studies
that
have
been
done,
and
some
of
those
have
been
updated
as
renovations
to
buildings
have
happened
over
the
years
and
our
total
capacity
is
listed
at
11,
745
students,
and
so
what
we
do
is
calculate
a
percent
capacity
that
is
also
done
by
with
Pre-K
and
without
Pre-K
there.
You
can
see
so
we're
right
at
75
percent,
K-12
capacity
and
77
percent.
When
you
add
in
those
Pre-K
numbers.
D
Just
explain
why
we
do
that
because
State
funding
is
based
on
that
average
average
daily
membership
in
K-12,
because
not
everybody
has
Pre-K
programs,
so
they
base
it
on
kindergarten
through
12th
grade
this.
This
is
the
the
table
that
Everyone
likes
to
look
at
principals
like
to
look
at
this,
because
this
these
numbers
are
used
for
Staffing
and
a
lot
of
budgeting.
I
know
Mr
Hager
likes
always
likes
to
see
this
table
as
soon
as
possible.
What
we
have
here
is
a
list
of
our
schools
and
our
projected
membership
by
grade
level.
D
You
can
see
that
down
at
the
bottom
is
what
Dr
Bergen
was
referencing,
and
you
can
see
that
those
grade
level
student
totals
9
through
12
are
the
only
grades
that
have
over
700
total
in
those.
So
you
can
see
that
those
classes,
the
grade
levels
9
through
12,
are
are
going
to
be.
The
last
ones
projected
wise
for
a
while
to
have
over
700..
D
Thank
you.
I
want
to
go
back
real,
quick
because
I
left
something
out
on
this
slide.
We
have
highlighted
Boonsboro
forest
and
New
London
Academy
as
schools
that,
because
of
that
capacity,
we
are
recommending
those
schools
be
closed
to
in-county
Zone
transfer
students.
That
would
mean
a
student
from
another
school
zone
coming
in
there
or
a
non-resident
student.
D
So
we
we
aren't
going
to
look
back
a
long
way,
but
we
are.
We
do
need
to
look
back
a
little
bit
just
to
talk
about
projecting
membership,
so
you
can
see
here.
There's
two
tables
listed.
The
first
table
shows
you
from
2018
that
was
our
fall
membership
number
of
9480
students
and
this
past
November.
We
came
in
at
8
848
students
that
is
632
students
less
over
that
course
of
time
or
a
6.67
percent
decrease.
D
Now
this
table
here
shows
what
we
came
in
in
the
kind
of
pink
highlighted
row.
That's
what
our
last
fall
looked
like
and
then
looking
forward
to
the
next
five
years.
You
can
see
there.
There
are
not
a
whole
lot
of
class
groups
grade
levels
above
700
I
highlighted
those
in
yellow
just
to
show
you
that
we
are,
we
are
getting
smaller
in
terms
of
grade
level
numbers
which
also
you
know
comes
in.
D
This
is
a
line
graph
that
shows
you
what
our
projection
looks
like
so
we're
the
green
line
in
the
middle
shows
you
what
our
actual
projection
is.
As
you
can
see,
it's
just
kind
of
going
down
slightly.
The
other
two
lines
are
based
on
a
one
percent
increase
or
decrease
in
student
numbers,
as
you
can
see
there.
D
So
just
a
couple
notes
on
before
I
go
on
to
Forest
for
kindergarten
totals
and
and
Dr
Bergen
also
mentioned
this.
We
we
do
base
those.
We
get
the
stats
from
the
Virginia
Department
of
Health
and
it's
based
on
the
number
of
births
to
parents
residing
in
Bedford
County,
and
we
do
kind
of
have
found
over
the
years
that
that
number
is
pretty
accurate.
It's
pretty
close
to
what
we
actually
see
in
kindergarten.
D
We
go
back
five
years
and
then
and
we
find
that
those
numbers
are
kind
of
we've
been
seeing
coming
into
to
kindergarten
and
and
on
these
numbers
we
really
don't
adjust.
These
are
straight
projected
numbers
off
of
our
our
historical
membership
that
has
actually
been
reported
to
the
doe.
We
don't
adjust
these
numbers
for
growth,
we
don't
add
in
students.
It
is
basically
what
we
are
expecting
and,
as
you
can
see
there,
also
what
Dr
Bergen
said
we
are
going
from.
D
We
had
649
students
in
kindergarten,
and
you
see
there.
680
is
kind
of
a
hopeful
we're
based
on
our
birth
rates.
We
look
like
we
might
have
a
few
more
next
year,
but,
as
you
can
see
in
in
the
out
years,
when
you
go
down
to
25
26
and
26
27
those
those
sizes
get
smaller
so
on
to
some
of
the
zones
and
we'll
start
alphabetical
with
Forest
Zone.
You
can
see
here
that
the
Zone
has
decreased
over
the
last
five
years.
D
But
if
you
look
down
at
the
the
Blue
Table
over
the
next
five
years,
we
really
not
see
much
of
a
decrease
in
2023
24
we're
expecting
3779
students
which
goes
up
slightly,
goes
back
down
and
but
also
kind
of
levels
out
in
in
five
years.
We're
we're
seeing
only
six
fewer
at
3773
students,
as
you
can
see
here,
just
like
in
the
overall
membership.
You
see
that
some
of
those
class
sizes
are
are
those
grade
level
numbers
are
over
300,
but
the
rest.
D
If
you
go
down
towards
kindergarten
through
really
seventh
grade,
there's
not
a
whole
lot
of
grade
levels
that
are
over
300,
but
there's
quite
a
few
in
in
grade
8
through
12,
specifically
9
through
12..
So
that
zone
is
seeing
the
same
thing.
We're
seeing.
Overall,
in
terms
of
smaller
groups
grade
level
numbers
coming
in
and
as
you
see
there
just
this
current
school
year,
we
have
326
12th
graders
in
that
zone
and
only
269
kindergartners
in
that
zone.
D
D
D
On
to
Liberty
the
Liberty
Zone
over
the
years,
we've
found
it's
kind
of
leveled
out
a
little
bit.
We
did
see
a
decrease
about
six
percent
decrease
in
the
last
five
years.
As
you
can
see
there,
the
numbers
have
gone
down
to
20
2
311
this
this
fall,
and
if
we
project
that
out
five
years,
you
see
there
we're
going
down
to
two
thousand
235
students.
D
That's
a
121
students
lower
and
that's
about
a
five
percent
decrease
over
the
next
five
years.
This
chart
shows
you
some
information
on
the
grade
level
sizes
in
that
zone.
We
only
have
one
over
two
hundred,
and
that
was
that's
what
stood
out
to
me
on
this
table.
That's
the
current
10th
grade
class
at
Liberty,
High,
School
and
the
rest
of
these
grade
levels
are
below
200.
D
This
is
our
line
graph
for
the
Liberty
Zone.
That
shows
you
a
decrease
expected
pretty
much.
All
three
of
those
lines
go
down
slightly
in
the
first
couple
years.
The
good
news
would
be.
We
hope
it
levels
out
with
some
additional
students
coming
into
that
zone.
If
not,
we
are
definitely
expecting
some
some
more
decreases
over
the
years.
D
D
So
in
this
table
you
can
see
I've
highlighted
some
of
the
larger
grade
level
numbers
and
some
of
them
are
in
the
well
over
200,
but
most
of
them
are
in
the
190
to
200
student
range.
We're
going
to
see,
as
in
other
areas
in
the
forest
Zone
I
mentioned
that
the
students,
the
grade
levels
graduating
will
be
higher
than
the
the
kindergarten
classes
coming
in,
so
we're
going
to
lose
some
off
the
top
as
well
in
this
Zone.
This
is
their
the
lines
projections
for
the
Stanton
River
Zone.
D
So
I
want
to
mention
one
more
time
that
these
do
not
reflect
any
kind
of
adjustments
for
growth.
We
know
that
there
are
some
areas
that
are
growing
in
some
areas
that
are
not
growing
as
much.
We
also
have
not
calculated
anything
into
these
for
any
of
the
redistricting.
So
if
you
know
if
and
when
that
happens,
we
will
adjust
these
projections
accordingly.
C
More
of
a
statement,
I
know
we
continue
to
talk
about
the
three
zones
and,
of
course,
when
we
look
at
Liberty
and
Stanton
River,
everybody
up
here
is
concerned
that
the
the
numbers
continue
to
to
slow
down
and
and
go
lower
in
your
conversations,
Dr
Bergen
with
the
Town
Administrator
or
County
Administrator
and
the
town
have
they
shared
with
you
any
of
their
strategic
plan
to
grow
those
two
areas.
It's
obvious
that
we
have
capacity
in
our
schools
and
we're
ready
to
take
on
more
students,
but
have
they
shared
with
you?
C
O
The
shortest
answer,
I,
give
you
Mr
Hill
is
no
not
in
any
formal
way,
although
there
is
a
Planning
Commission
and
we
do
work
very
closely
with
them.
They
share
information
with
us
because
we're
going
to
be
on
the
receiving
end.
You
know,
as
they
approve
new
housing
developments.
In
my
informal
conversations
with
members
of
the
Board
of
Supervisors-
and
you
probably
heard
this
as
well,
the
the
plan
is
to
grow
Forest.
O
That's
where
developers
want
to
develop.
That's
where
families
want
to
move
just
in
my
short
time
here
in
18
months,
I've,
just
seen
as
you
all
have
seen,
Parable
Road
just
has
become
just
like
an
urbanized
area,
it's
becoming
very
congested
in
that
part
of
the
county,
but
that
what
what
I've
heard
anecdotally
is
that
when
the
citizens
of
the
county
are
asked
who
are
outside
of
the
forest
zone,
are
you
looking
for
growth?
O
The
answer
is
no
that
they
want
to
maintain
a
rural
setting,
pastoral
setting,
Mountain
views
and
don't
want
to
see
any
more
dense
development.
So
the
only
areas
that
I've
seen
where
there's
been
any
concerted
effort
for
growth
is,
as
you
head
down
towards
the
lake
there's
a
little
bit
of
development
and
a
little
bit
of
development
out
as
you
go
west
towards
towards
Roanoke
off
of
340,
but
no
formal
presentations
to
us
that
there's
a
plan
to
grow
which
would
increase
School
enrollments.
We
have
the
capacity
if
there
is
growth.
O
Questions
or
comments
before
we
leave
this
topic,
can
we
scroll
back
to
slide
three
Whoever?
Has
the
technology
Mark?
Is
that
you
yep
so
we're
going
to
revisit
this
with
you
next
month?
These
numbers
are
based
upon
where
children
currently
reside
we're
going
to
be
offering
a
recommendation
through
the
facilities
committee
that
we
rezone
and
we
adjust
some
of
the
four
Zone
schools.
O
Of
course,
families
are
going
to
have
the
option
to
say:
they're
not
interested,
and
the
board
has
already
we've
already
previewed
for
the
community
that,
if
you
want
an
exception,
you
will
have
it
for
life.
So
you
want
your
kid
to
stay
in
the
elementary
school
they're
in
that's
where
they're
going
to
be.
If
nothing
were
to
change.
We've
talked
a
lot
about
some
of
our
smaller
schools
and
I'm,
just
going
to
just
by
example,
just
pull
out
of
here
otter
River.
O
O
It's
great
that
you
end
up
with
classrooms
of
13
14,
15,
kids,
that's
not
how
we
normally
staff
our
school.
So
we,
this
isn't
a
criticism.
It's
just
an
observation
of
the
challenges
we
have
with
the
smaller
the
school,
the
more
challenge
it
is
to
to
balance
out
those
class
loads,
and
you
end
up
with
either
a
number
that
just
seems
too
much.
We've
had
a
lot
of
conversation
about
that
one
school
in
particular
like
it's
27
too
much
you
divided
by
two.
You
have
13
and
14.
O
O
O
O
Jhca
physical
examination
of
students
is
recommended
to
be
updated
regarding
School
level
requirements
for
physical
examination
and
out-of-state
requirements
for
physical
examinations,
jhcb
student
immunizations
policy
is
being
restructured
to
include
the
same
information
just
from
a
paragraph
format
into
more
of
a
bulleted
list.
Fashion
and
kga
sales
and
solicitation
in
schools
is
largely
unchanged
with
just
the
addition
of
a
cross-reference.
As
always,
the
full
Redline
versions
are
available
to
the
board
and
the
public
by
following
the
link
on
this
particular
agenda.
O
Yeah,
this
is
an
action
item
you
all
received
last
month
the
updated
program
of
studies
I'd
just
like
to
Echo
some
of
your
comments
from
last
month.
It's
beautifully
done.
There's
a
new
format
this
year,
it's
very
easy
to
navigate.
There's
clickable
links
we're
very
very
pleased
to
offer
this
for
our
students,
parents
and
and
staff.
O
O
It
said
Advanced
marketing,
it's
really
strategic
marketing,
should
have
said
strategic
marketing,
they're
minor,
they're,
minor
changes.
The
substance
of
the
courses
have
not
changed,
but
if
you
have
any
questions,
we'd
be
happy
to
go
into
more
detail
on
those
three
minor
changes:
we're
looking
for
your
approval
tonight,
so
that
we
can
begin
to
enroll
students
for
courses
for
next
school
year.
N
O
O
There
are
several
sections
of
the
water
pipe
Loop
that
over
the
years
have
needed
to
be
replaced
and
when
we've
gone
in
to
make
those
Replacements,
we've
noted
that
the
pipe
as
it
sits
now
is
very
thin
and
brittle,
which
gives
us
concerns
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
be
dealing
with
disruptions
and
problems.
So
it
was
recommended
a
full
replacement
of
the
water
loop
occur.
O
It
did
go
out
for
bid.
The
bids
were
opened
on
December
1st.
They
were
reviewed
by
the
facilities
committee
with
staff
on
December,
2nd,
very
pleased
that
the
low
bid
is
very
close
to
what
was
in
the
CIP
budget.
So
the
low
bid
was
from
Moore's
electric
for
roughly
1.1
million
we're
asking
that
the
board
approved
this
bit
of
Moore's
electric
so
that
you're
authorizing
us
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
Moore's
Electric.
O
The
overall
cost,
in
addition
to
what
was
bid
out
there'll,
be
some
contingency
costs
and
some
construction
Administration
costs
some
additional
design
work.
It
will
not
exceed
one
not
to
exceed
one
million.
Three
hundred.
Seventy
thousand
five
hundred
forty
six
dollars
again
is
funded
in
the
CIP.
If
you
have
any
questions,
one
three,
seven,
zero,
546.
O
and
that
information
is
also
in
the
agenda
item
I
I
might
want
to
also
add
the
importance
of
this.
Is
this
water
loop
is
what
feeds
the
HVAC
system,
so
we
had
a
you
know,
even
some
comments
here
tonight
about
some
inconsistencies
with
heating
and
air
conditioning.
This
is
a
critical
piece
of
the
HVAC
system.
We
need
it
to
to
not.
O
We
need
it
to
function
as
it's
designed
to
function
and
also
repairing
this
closed
loop
system
is
going
to
lessen
the
strain
on
the
well
on
site
here
that
feeds
both
the
high
school
and
the
middle
school.
So
this
is
a
have
to.
We
really
need
to
take
care
of
this.
It's
in
your
CIP.
It
is
funded,
we're
looking
for
approval
of
the
low
bid,
questions.
C
C
P
C
C
C
C
N
G
E
O
Yeah,
so
we
again,
this
is
an
action
item
you
receive
for
information.
Our
proposal
for
the
budget
calendar
for
next
year,
I'm
not
going
to
review
it
in
its
entirety.
Unless
you
have
questions
I
just
want
to
highlight,
we
do
value
and
need
the
board's
upfront
input.
Mr,
Hagler
and
I
working
through
your
your
budget
and
finance
committee
have
asked
for
you
all
to
communicate
through
your
colleagues
through
the
committee.
Your
feedback
on
what
you
consider
to
be
budget
recommendations
or
priorities.
Dr
mealy
is
the
chair.
E
I
just
have
a
comment.
Last
year,
I
I
sent
you
all
lists
to
say
what
were
your
priorities
so
this
year,
you're
probably
going
to
get
two
lists,
because
Mr
Hagler
did
go
out
to
the
schools
and
he
asked
staff
what
their
requests
were.
So
you'll
have
like
wants
from
the
staff,
but
then
you'll
have
a
list
also
of
unfunded
items
from
last
year
that
we
didn't
get
finished.
So
when
I
do
that,
because
this
is
going
to
be
a
tight
turnaround,
you
know
I
really
need
it
back.
E
O
Yeah
Mr
Hill
tonight
I'm
seeking
the
board's
approval,
as
required
by
your
policies
of
a
new
organization
plan.
Do
we
have
that
technology
to
display
on
the
screen?
We
do
not.
Okay,
I
apologize
for
that.
It
is
in
the
attached
to
the
agenda
item
and
if
you
have
a
device
in
front
of
you,
you'll
be
able
to
to
see
it
there.
It's
also
available
to
the
public,
should
they
wish
to
review
it.
This
plan,
if
approved
tonight,
would
go
into
effect
on
January
1.
O
After
we
return
from
the
winter
break
before
I
review
it
any
more
detail,
I
just
want
to
pause
and
offer
my
thanks
on
behalf
of
myself
in
the
board
to
Mac
Dr
Deuce
who's
with
us
here
tonight.
He's
Faithfully
served
Bedford
County
for
18
years,
including
the
past
nine
years,
as
our
chief
operations
officer
Mac,
thanks
for
all
of
your
service
to
our
students
and
Families
with
his
departure.
O
On
the
organizational
plan
in
the
center
of
the
plan,
there
are
a
number
of
green
boxes.
Those
are
the
green
boxes
that
would
be
under
the
supervision
of
the
Deputy
superintendent,
Dr
Woodford.
In
addition
to
her
current
responsibilities
as
the
chief
learning
officer
for
supervising
curriculum
and
instruction
special
education
and
student
Support
Services,
she
would
then
also
assume
supervision
of
the
technology
department,
as
well
as
for
the
testing
and
demographic
planning,
also
in
the
organizational
chart
as
if
you're
looking
at
it.
O
On
the
left
hand,
side
our
row
of
red
boxes,
those
would
be
the
responsibility
of
the
assistant,
superintendent
of
finance
and
operations,
Mr
Hagler.
So
in
addition
to
his
current
responsibilities,
as
the
chief
finance
officer,
Mr
Hagler
would
be
assuming
supervision
of
the
Departments
of
Transportation
maintenance
and
nutrition.
O
That
is
all
the
information
that
is
appears
in
the
organizational
chart.
There's
also
a
supervision
of
the
office
of
safe
schools
that
will
shift
to
Dr
Cornett
our
executive
director
for
school
administration
and
serving
as
a
hearing
officer
I've
shared
with
the
board
that
we
are
going
to
use
a
retired.
O
Your
former
Acting
Superintendent
is
going
to
serve
in
that
role
in
January
and
I'm
going
to
assume
that
role
in
February
for
a
period
of
time.
Those
are
all
of
the
duties
that
are
currently
under
the
chief
operations
officer
and
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
about
my
proposed
organization
plan.
At
this
time,
questions.
O
Yes
per
the
direction
of
the
school
board,
we're
proposing
that
we
will
continue
to
hold
our
meetings
on
a
rotating
basis
through
our
three
high
schools.
They
don't
follow
in
any
sequential
order.
You'll
notice,
as
you
look
over
the
item
as
it's
attached
in
the
in
the
agenda,
because
we
have
worked
in
advance
with
the
schools
to
know
what
events
they
already
have
on
their
calendar
and
we're
accommodating,
of
course,
our
students
and
our
staff
in
those
schools.
O
So
it
doesn't
follow
a
pattern,
but
we
will
be
in
each
of
the
three
high
schools
four
times
over
the
course
of
the
next
year.
We
normally
take
this
up
as
an
organizational
matter
in
January,
but
we
need
to
know
where
we're
meeting
in
January,
so
we're
going
ahead
and
presenting
this
information
tonight
for
your
action,
so
that
we'll
all
know
where
to
show
up
in
January
and
then
for
the
remaining
months.
So
January,
if
approved
tonight,
will
occur
right
back
here
at
Stanton,
River,
High
School
and
will
be
our
annual
organizational
meeting.
O
C
O
Yes,
sir,
there
were
seven
policies
that
we
considered
last
month,
they're
all
returning
for
Action
tonight
they
have
been.
They
were
all
read
into
the
public
record
last
month,
so
I'm
not
going
to
take
the
board's
time
reading
them
again
but
again
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
or
defer
to
the
members
of
the
intergovernmental
Affairs
committee.
If
there
are
any
questions
about
these
proposed
policy
revisions
that
we're
asking
you
to
take
action
on
next
I'll.
N
O
All
right
I,
just
there
we
go
so
we'll
lead
off
by
recognizing
some
of
our
future
farmers
of
America
FFA
students,
the
95th
National
FFA
convention
was
held
recently
in
Indianapolis
Liberty
Middle
FFA
was
recognized
as
a
two-star
national
chapter
and
Liberty
High
School
received
the
highest
rating
as
a
three-star
National
chapter,
the
Liberty
FFA
veterinary
science
team
also
brought
home
the
title
of
silver
rated
team.
Congratulations
to
the
team.
O
There
are
also
individual
recognitions,
Megan
cash
and
Anna
gross
at
a
gold
rating,
Kaylee
Lindsay
at
a
silver
rating
and
Natalie
Corbin
at
a
bronze
rating.
Additionally,
Liberty
alumni,
Charlie,
Moser
and
Kevin
painechild
and
Joel
Witt
were
all
there
and
were
recognized
as
American
degree
recipients,
which
is
the
gold
standard
for
National
FFA.
Very
spectacular
accomplishments
continue
for
our
IFA
program,
congratulations
to
our
Liberty
sponsors
and
students
and
not
to
be
outdone.
The
Smith
Mountain
FFA
was
also
recently
recognized
as
a
two-star
national
chapter
at
the
National
FFA
convention.
O
Jefferson
Forest
High
School
recently
took
the
title
of
region:
4D
champs
for
their
production
of
the
Beggars
Opera
Blake
McGregor
received
honorable
mention
and
Sarah
Lynn
Loucks
and
Carter
rice
were
named
best
actress
and
best
actor
respectively,
but
wait.
That's
not
all.
Over
the
weekend
they
went
on
to
become
class
IV
State,
runner-up
Sarah
Lynn
Loucks
and
Blake
McGregor
received
State
recognition
for
outstanding
actor
Awards.
The
next
stop
for
these
thespians
will
be
performing
at
the
Southeastern
Theater
Conference
in
Lexington
Kentucky
in
the
week
of
March,
one
through
five
break
a
leg.
O
The
grant
seeks
to
encourage
Virginia
teachers
to
integrate
agriculture
into
their
daily
curriculum
to
celebrate
and
support
teachers
who
do
so.
There
are
garden
and
agriculture
experience
grants,
so
students
will
have
a
better
understanding
of
food
production
and
career
opportunities
in
agriculture
or
agribusiness.
O
The
class
is
going
to
use
the
grant
funds
to
buy
planting
seeds
and
books
and
learn
more
about
growing
vegetables
and
farming,
and
they
plan
to
learn
about
different
fruits
and
vegetables
and
milk
and
how
it
all
works
to
produce
all
of
this
food.
And
then
they
plan
to
create
their
own
take-home
vegetable
gardens
and
have
the
opportunity
to
sample
various
Foods,
including
some
that
they
may
not
have
tried
before.
O
Virginia
High
School
league
recently
announced
its
2022
All-State
competition,
cheer
teams,
so
let's
all
cheer
for
Jefferson
Forest,
High,
School
class
4,
first
team
All-State
team
consisting
of
Mallory
Marshall,
Maddie,
zigarelli,
l'oreali,
Moss,
Madeline,
Powell
and
Madeline
Perdue.
Congratulations.
O
O
You
I
hope
are
already
aware,
if
you're
monitoring
our
social
media
channels
on
our
School
Division
website
that
we
have
been
working
in
partnership
with
the
Bedford
area,
Educational
Foundation,
so
that
we
can
recognize
two
staff
members
each
month
who
go
above
and
beyond,
to
make
a
difference
in
people's
lives
every
day.
We
are
very
appreciative
of
this
partnership
with
the
baef,
which
allows
us
to
provide
some
small
monetary
recognitions
to
these
recipients.
Congratulations
pictured
here
on
the
screen
for
November's
bedford's
best
recipients.
O
They
are
Liberty
High,
School,
art,
teacher,
Melissa,
friedelwald
and
Goodview
elementary
school
counselor,
Octavia
Davis
I
had
the
pleasure
of
visiting
both
of
their
schools
and
presenting
them
with
this
gift
of
appreciation
for
all
that
they
do.
They
were
both
so
touched
and
completely
surprised
by
this
recognition.
Thank
you
to
those
members
of
the
community
who
nominated
them
and
by
way
a
reminder,
if
anyone
watching
this
meeting
or
is
in
the
room
tonight
would
like
to
nominate
somebody.
We
do
this
every
month.
So
please
go
on
to
our
website.
O
Cindy
also
presented
her
plant.
The
moon
challenge,
which
we
had
talked
about
at
a
past
school
board
meeting.
She
and
her
students
garnered
some
national
recognition
for
that
presentation
and
they
are
continuing
to
compete
again.
This
year
also
Allison
kapler
our
supervisor
for
science
and
computer
science
was
also
invited
to
present
at
vast,
in
collaboration
with
her
colleagues
from
Campbell
County
Amherst
County
and
the
Central
Virginia
Regional
science,
fair
steering
committee.
O
Their
topic
was
to
share
with
other
teachers
and
leaders
who
were
gathered
ways
to
keep
the
momentum
going
for
regional
science
fairs,
despite
the
challenges
we've
all
faced
over
these
last
couple
of
years.
So
we
just
want
to
thank
Cindy
and
Erica
our
two
Force
Middle
School
teachers
for
sharing
their
expertise
with
their
colleagues
and
Allison,
of
course,
also
for
sharing
her
expertise.
O
We
had
a
chance
to
congratulate
this
young
lady
in
in
person
tonight.
It's
yet
another
opportunity
for
us
to
stop
and
recognize
the
awesomeness
of
Zoe
lamanna.
She
was
just
crowned
state
champion
at
the
vhsl
4A
girls
state
cross
country
Championship.
What
a
tremendous
accomplishment!
Congratulations
again
to
you
Zoe
and
not
to
be
outrun.
I
mean
outdone,
Alex
Jordan,
who
you
also
met
tonight,
made
another
unbelievable
run
for
Justin
Force
high
school
to
become
the
vhsl
4A
boys
state
runner-up.
Congratulations
to
you!
Alex.
O
The
bins
that
we
receive
from
the
Solid
Waste
Department
allow
for
convenient
storage
of
material
that
would
otherwise
just
find
its
way
into
a
landfill
by
saving
the
county
money
on
waste
disposal,
as
well
as
protecting
our
habitat.
Our
students
are
learning
important
lessons
in
environmental
stewardship,
so
special
congratulations
to
the
students
and
the
staff
who
are
making
it
happen
at
those
nine
schools
which
are
Bedford,
Elementary,
TJ
and
Stanton
River
I'm,
sorry,
I,
said
nine
schools,
but
I
have
three
schools
listed
Bedford,
Elementary,
Thomas,
Jefferson,
Elementary
and
Stanton
River
Middle
School.
O
O
It
was
really
my
privilege
to
visit
Bedford
Elementary
School,
Boonsboro,
Elementary,
Forest,
Elementary,
Goodview,
Elementary,
forest
middle
and
all
three
of
our
high
schools
with
the
two
members
of
our
intergovernmental
Affairs
committee,
Mr,
Hill
and
Mr
Daniels.
We
hosted
and
were
able
to
share
the
good
things
happening
in
Bedford
County
on
various
days
with
Senator
Steve,
Newman
delegate,
Wendell
Walker,
two
members
of
our
Board
of
Supervisors
Charlotte
bansley
and
Edgar
tuck.
Thank
you
to
those
individuals
for
their
investment
in
time,
including
our
board
members
and
we'll
do
it
again.
Next
year.
O
We
are
so
so
proud
of
our
teachers
of
the
Year.
Congratulations
to
the
20
teachers
who
are
pictured
here
and
you
can
find
full
descriptions
of
these
awesome
individuals
on
our
Facebook
page
just
want
to
again
recognize
them:
Art
Johnson,
Jessica,
scal,
Kristin,
Honeycutt,
Taylor,
McDonald,
Jesse,
Owen,
Lisa,
Willis,
Aaron,
Jones,
Brittany,
mastretta,
Thomas,
Fox,
Eric,
Seckman,
Patricia,
mcdoul,
Angie,
craigie,
Madison,
Carnes,
Mandy,
Simpson,
Lynn,
Doss,
Regina,
Davis,
Greg,
Harris,
Crystal,
Bondurant,
Becky,
Becky,
Melton
and
Julie
Polk
on
November
17th.
O
We
presented
our
top
three
finalists
for
Bedford
County
Public
Schools
teacher
of
the
year.
They
are
pictured
here
and
congratulations
to
these
three
finalists.
They
are
from
Jefferson
Forest
High,
School,
Thomas,
Fox,
Monita
elementary
schools,
Angie
craigie
and
Stanton
River
High
School,
Regina,
Davis.
O
O
O
As
the
Apollo
program
came
to
an
end,
space
exploration
efforts
shifted
to
missions
to
low
earth
orbits
such
as
the
space
shuttle
and
the
International
Space
Station,
and
here
we
are
five
decades
later.
There
are
currently
several
space
agencies
from
around
the
globe,
developing
new
crude
missions
to
return
to
the
moon
and
move
forward
even
further
to
Mars
we'd
like
to
use
this
50th
anniversary
of
the
Apollo
17
moon
landing
to
encourage
all
of
our
students
to
do
what.
O
And
finally,
here
here's
this
month's
three
things
you
need
to
know:
I
Peach
your
interest
with
the
three
finalists
for
teacher
of
the
year.
I
just
want
to
inform
you
that
we're
going
to
be
announcing
the
winner,
the
finalist
on
December
13th,
so
tune
in
to
the
school
division
website
and
our
School
Division
social
media
channels
for
that
announcement.
O
O
I
really
hope
that
our
students
and
our
staff
in
particular,
will
take
this
time
to
relax
and
rejuvenate
and
refresh
and
come
back
geared
up
for
the
new,
the
new
calendar
year
and
I.
I
certainly
hope
everyone
has
a
blessed
holiday
season
and
then
lastly,
three
things
you
need
to
know:
Upon
Our
return
from
winter
break
shortly
thereafter,
report
cards
will
go
home
with
students
on
the
10th
of
January
to
recognize
all
of
their
academic
accomplishments
from
the
first
semester,
Mr
Hill.
That
concludes
my
superintendent's
presentation.
O
M
So
the
facility
committee
met
on
December
the
2nd
and
pretty
much
what
Mr
Blankenship
has
shared
with
us
and
a
lot
of
the
even
the
action
item
that
we
discussed
regarding
the
Waterloo
bid
were
items
that
we
talked
about
and
discussed.
We
also
spent
some
time
discussing
the
capacity
issue
and,
of
course,
bringing
that
as
a
January
public
meeting
and
talking
about
it
further
in
the
board,
taking
action
in
February,
so
that'll
be
coming
up
and
once
again,
I
just
will
encourage
all
the
board
members
to.
M
Please
take
a
look
at
the
minutes.
That's
listed
in
board
docs
for
you
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
don't
hesitate
to
ask
either
myself
or
Mr
Holbrook
who
serves
on
the
committee
with
me.
I
also
serve
on
the
Laurel
School
Board,
and
we
met
on
Wednesday
of
this
week.
So
December
the
6th
and
it
was
such
a
wonderful,
informative
meeting.
M
It
was
an
opportunity
for
the
board
members
to
be
introduced
to
a
program
that
the
area
supervisors
special,
ed
super
supervisors,
including
our
own
Kelly
Jennings,
had
presented
to
the
board
the
possibility
and
suggestion
that
we
create
a
program
that
would
certainly
really
utilize
the
Laurel
School
in
a
bigger
and
more
capacity
way
to
help
our
students
and
so
one
way
in
which
to
do.
That
was
a
program
that
they've
developed
called
soar,
and
so
this
program
is
really
just
designed
to
help
those
students
who
are
at
the
tier
three
level,
and
so
so.
M
Dr
Tiffany
Stevens,
along
with
another
staff
member
presented
to
the
board
there.
The
program
and
I
was
just
really
excited
to
see.
The
interventions
that
they've
put
in
place
the
opportunity
that
our
School
Division
has
to
help
our
students,
who,
of
course,
are
identified
and
who
have
a
an
IEP
to
get
ready
and
be
better
prepared
for
school.
And
if
they
are
having
any
difficulties,
then
we're
going
to
help
them
and
give
them
support
that
they
need
so
that
they
can
come
back
into
their
regular
classroom
environment
and
be
successful
in
it
and
I.
M
And
so
one
of
the
things
in
doing
our
discussion
that
the
other
school
board
members
were
talking
about
were
programs
to
help
our
students,
who
are
say
tier
one
students
and
tier
two
students
and
interventions,
and
so
I
was
so
proud
that
our
school,
that
our
division,
that
we
are
offering
intervention
programs
and
Specialists
to
help
support
the
students.
And
there
are
some
divisions
that
don't
have
the
type
of
program
that
we
have
in
place
to
help
these
students.
M
So
I
think
it's
just
really
a
moment
for
us
to
pause
and
just
be
very
grateful
and
thankful
that
we
have
this.
That
foresight
that
insight
to
provide
these
students
with
the
type
of
support
that
they
need
to
help
them
in
the
classroom.
So
that's!
That's
really.
All
that
I
had
in
terms
of
the
reports
there.
Thank
you
Mr
chairman.
N
The
the
Rotary
Club
in
Forest
has
a
gifted
to
Bedford
County
Library
in
you
know
in
in
Forest
a
special
needs
playground,
and
it's
been
something
that
at
the
CAC
we've
talked
about
for
a
while.
This
is
the
first
phase
of
it
that
they're
having,
but
they
do
want
public
input
to
see
what
would
be
included
in
the
next
several
phases.
It's
designed
to
be
completely
inclusive
to
meet.
N
You
know
physical
kids,
with
different
physical
abilities
as
well
as
sensory
items,
so
that
was
that
was
a
good
victory
and
we
encourage
input
to
to
see
what
else
we
can
get
done.
There
were
some
other
things
that
we
talked
about,
such
as
support
power,
support
and
in
certain
classes,
and
some
some
issues
with
transportation
that
we've
discussed
and
and
are
working
through.
We
have
a
seat
board
meeting
on
March
30th.
We
do
have
a
regular
meeting
in
January
as
well.
C
That's
it
IGA
meeting
I'll
just
say
we
met
back
on
November
29th,
which
was
presented
tonight
in
our
next
meeting.
We
are
not
having
a
December
meeting,
so
our
next
IGA
meeting
is
on
January
17th
at
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning,
I
will
mention
that
we
will
also
be
have
an
opportunity
to
attend
the
legislature
time
for
school
boards
in
January
in
Richmond,
so
be
looking
for
that.
C
If
that's
something
that
you're
interested
in
and
going
and
meeting
with
any
of
the
legislatures
to
talk
about
school
board
policies,
funding
anything
that
you
can
imagine,
we
have
opportunity
to
meet
with
our
local
legislature,
so
I
do
invite
our
board.
I
would
love
it
if
all
seven
of
us
could
go
but
I
understand,
there's
scheduling
conflicts
but
I
do
welcome
anybody
to
go.
I
will
mention
during
this
time,
because
I
think
it
goes
both
with
just
me
as
a
school
board.
C
Member,
but
also
IGA
but
I,
did
attend
the
Virginia
School
Board
Association
in
Williamsburg
back
last
month
and
I
just
wanted
to
read
aloud
what
the
vsba
their
2023
vsba
legislative
priorities,
I'm,
not
saying
that
I
agree
or
disagree
with
these,
but
I
want
it
to
be
public.
So
people
understand
what
those
priorities
are.
So
the
first
one
is
local
control
that
vsba
opposes
any
attempts
to
divest
local
school
boards
of
their
constitutional
Authority
funding
and
budget.
Article
8
of
the
Virginia
Constitution
establishes
public
education
as
a
shared
responsibility.
C
C
C
The
SBA
believes
that
all
public
schools
should
provide
a
quality
education
for
each
student
and
that
in
meeting
local
educational
needs
locally
developed
policies
and
program
options
which
give
parents
the
opportunity
to
select
schools
or
programs
for
their
children
should
be
considered
among
a
variety
of
possible
educational
strategies,
School
infrastructure
and
modernization.
The
SBA
is
extremely
appreciative
of
the
Virginia
General
assemblies
appropriation
and
the
22
through
24,
by
annual
budget
for
school
construction
and
infrastructure.
Modernization.
C
Employee
shortages,
effective
employees
are
essential
to
providing
a
high
quality
education.
That's
required
in
the
constitution
of
Virginia.
The
Recruitment
and
Retention
of
employees
in
the
face
of
critical
shortages
across
regions
is
essential
to
maintaining
education
quality
and
the
last
one
that
is
listed
is
regarding
Broadband
connectivity.
The
use
of
the
internet
is
a
necessity
for
providing
each
student
with
a
quality
education
again,
not
promoting
or
saying
nay
to
any
of
those
just
wanted
it
to
be
public
of
what
the
vsba
is
supporting
as
their
2023
legislative
priorities.
C
N
As
we
round
out
the
year
and
celebrate
the
holidays,
we
also
begin
to
think
about
New
Year's
resolutions
and
new
starts
and
New
Seasons.
This
last
year
was
full
of
great
resolutions,
a
teacher's
resolution
that
brought
real
change
and
positive
impact
for
our
teachers
and
staff
built
from
teacher
feedback
and
appearance
resolution,
restoring
rights
and,
most
of
all,
trust
from
the
pandemic
era.
N
As
a
board,
we
want
to
hear
from
teachers
and
staff
in
areas
that
we
can
focus
on
moving
forward
to
make
Bedford
County
Public
Schools
a
better
system,
as
Dr
Bergen
said
that
recently
we
we
met
with
legislatures
legislators
and
went
around
to
a
lot
of
schools,
and
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
students
and
a
lot
of
teachers,
and
one
of
the
questions
Dr
Bergen
likes
to
ask
as
we're
hanging
out
with
the
with
the
kids
and
staff
is,
if
you
had
10
million
dollars.
What
would
you
do
to
your
school?
N
N
N
I
would
like
for
us
as
a
board
to
consider
all
options
to
get
these
kids
an
opportunity.
It's
an
opportunity
that
they
deserve.
I.
Would
like
us
again
to
consider
having
Legacy
education
center
back
with
Randy
Dutton
in
January
February
to
present
the
progress
that
they
have
shown
since
this
last
presentation
and
maybe
invite
some
local
businesses
and
see
where
they're,
making
an
impact
results
matter
after
the
Goodwill
that
he
showed
to
help
a
student
family
in
need
his
ability
to
educate
and,
at
the
same
time
as
make
student
work
ready
after
graduation.
N
N
I
would
like
to
ask
the
our
administrative
team
I
think
they
work
on
this.
They
have
all.
This
information
is
just
to
get
us
some
any
information
on
past
graduating
classes,
and
that
include
you
know
how
many
of
our
students
are
accepted
in
the
college,
military
service
and
job
placement.
If
there's
other
avenues
to
explore,
I
think
we
owe
it
to
the
students
Susie
G
Gibson
is
bursting
at
the
seams.
That's
that's
great
progress.
N
We
need
to
keep
sharing
our
victories,
keep
up
the
great
work
for
the
to
the
teachers,
staff
and
all
their
supporting
teams,
and
we
must
continue
to
do
everything
we
can
to
lift
our
students
up
moving
into
next
year.
I
just
want
to
ask
some
questions:
how
can
we
be
better?
Can
we
employ
some
outside
of
the
box
thinking
to
drive
better
results?
Can
we
simplify
things
for
our
teachers?
N
I've
donated
my
school
board
salary
every
month
to
Bedford
County
public
school
programs
in
November
and
December
I'll,
be
donating
to
Liberty
Athletics
and
JF
Athletics
and
in
January
I'll
be
committing
my
salary
to
Liberty
FFA,
who
I
got
to
meet
with
at
centerfest,
and
it
was
a
real
pleasure
if
you're,
a
teacher,
a
coach,
a
club,
a
sport
or
activity
and
have
a
use
for
contribution.
Please,
let
me
know:
February
is
right
around
the
corner.
H
I
just
want
to
Echo
what
Mr
Daniel
said.
We
have
had
a
great
year
of
positive
things
happening
in
this
County
and
I
also
want
to
send
a
reminder
out
to
parents
that
this
year
we
did
have
a
lot
of
bullying
issues
that
were
taking
place,
but
I
also
want
people
to
understand
that
we
as
adults
have
to
be
the
example.
We
want
to
see
our
children.
P
Well,
I
just
like
to
say
a
few
things
and
in
response
to
one
of
the
the
speakers
tonight
about
the
auditorium
here,
we're
well
aware
that
this
is
it
needs
updating
and
you
know
we're
working
on
it.
Yeah
the
I'm
glad
the
drain
worked.
We
know
it's
a
Band-Aid
and
I'm,
not
sure
why
it
took
so
long
decades
to
get
that,
but
it's
there
and
you
know
and
we're
working
on
the
on
the
canopies,
Stanton,
River
and
Liberty.
P
E
E
I
also
want
to
just
follow,
along
with
something
that
Miss
Harrison
said
in
support
of
our
students
and
remember
that
one
of
the
most
important
things
that
we've
done
in
the
last
few
years
is
the
development
of
our
intervention
specialist
team.
This
allows
teachers
to
to
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
all
of
our
students,
but
especially
those
who
bring
unique
challenges
into
the
classrooms
as
they
participate
in
their
educational
Journey.
E
Many
of
those
challenges
they
can't
help
it's
a
result
of
of
environments
that
they've
been
in,
so
these
people
have
done
just
an
amazing
job.
I
think
I'd
like
to
also
publicly
thank
Miss,
Robertson
and
her
staff,
all
the
intervention
Specialists.
This
is
a
unique
program
and
a
unique
way
to
support
our
students
and
I
agree
with
Ms
Harris,
and
we
always
need
to
be
looking
at
how
we
can
better
support
them,
and
this
is
certainly
one
way
to
do
that
and
again.
M
So
I'm
up
last
but
not
least,
while
I
attended
the
administrative
media,
Building
open
house
on
yesterday,
and
of
course
the
building
is
absolutely
beautiful.
The
renovation
that
has
been
done
is
just
impeccable,
I'm
I'm,
just
so
very
proud
of
the
outcome
of
the
building
and
I
just
want
to
thank
Dr
dewas
for
just
really
organizing
this
event
and
also
overseeing
the
project.
M
M
Emotions
and
I
never
attended
that
school
at
all,
but
it
was
just
so
moving
to
know
that
there
are
two
rooms
in
that
building
that
the
wood,
the
wood
and
I
know
this
may
sound
a
little
simple,
but
the
wood
that
they
walked
on
is
still
there
and
so
those
those
little.
Ladies,
they
were
precious
and
they
cried
when
they
walked
in
there
and
walked
on
that
flooring.
It
has
a
lot
of
significant
meaning
you
all
a
lot
of
significant
meaning
and
Dr
do
was.
Thank
you.
M
M
Thank
you
so
very
much
and
to
all
of
the
staff
members,
those
of
you
who
are
here
the
executive
staff
and
others,
and
our
teachers,
our
parents,
our
bus
drivers,
all
of
you,
our
cafeteria
staff,
members,
I
hope
you
have
just
the
best
most
relaxing,
fun-filled,
Christmas
and
holiday
that
you've
ever
ever
had
because
you
are
so
deserving
of
it.
So
I
want
to
wish
you
all
a
very
merry
Christmas
and
happy
holidays
to
each
of
you.
Thank
you.
C
Hairston,
even
when
she's
not
here
the
chair
is
still
bossing
me
around
via
technology,
so
hopefully
she's
laughing
at
home.
She
said:
please
give
my
apologies
for
not
being
there
as
I'm
recovering
from
surgery
and
wish
everyone
a
Merry,
Christmas
and
happy
New
Year,
so
miss
Kirby
sends
those
regards.
As
far
as
my
comments
again
Dr
dewas.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
of
your
service
and
what
you've
done
for
our
school
system
to
the
20
teachers
of
the
year.
C
That's
pretty
awesome
to
be
recognized
from
from
your
peers
and
I've
been
lucky
that
my
children
have
had
some
of
those
teachers
over
the
years
and
I
agree
that
they
should
be
teacher
of
the
year.
So
go
visit
your
schools
I'm
going
to
continue
to
say
that
we
want
you
in
our
schools
as
parents.
We
want
you
in
our
schools
go
visit.