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Board Meeting

January 16, 2025

The board’s regular public meeting — where most policies, budgets, and personnel decisions get a formal vote.

Agenda items
25
With votes
4
Contested
1

Attendance

No recorded vote.

Voting Members

- Mr. James Freeman, President - Dr. Sundra Woodford, Vice President - Mr. Daryl Morton, Treasurer - Mr. Barney Hester, Board Member - Ms. Myrtice Johnson, Board Member - Mrs. Kristin Hanlon, Board Member - Dr. Lisa Garrett-Boyd, Board Member - Dr. Henry Ficklin, Board Member

No recorded vote.

CALL TO ORDER
II

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approves the meeting’s agenda — the list of items the board will take up.

8 Yes
Full roll call
James FreemanYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Daryl MortonYes
Barney HesterYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Lisa Garrett-BoydYes
Henry FicklinYes
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
i

Colby Bennett, 2nd grade student at Heard Elementary School

No recorded vote.

INVOCATION
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Superintendent's Comments
ii

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions

No recorded vote.

INVITATION TO VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
EXECUTIVE SESSION
VIII

CONSENT AGENDA

Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.

8 Yes
Full roll call
James FreemanYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Daryl MortonYes
Barney HesterYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Lisa Garrett-BoydYes
Henry FicklinYes
i

Confirmation of Minutes - Board Meetings (2024) - December

Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.

No recorded vote.

ii

FSS-2 Smart Mouth Pizza Blanket Requisition Approval (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

iii

PR-1 Policy JCAC, Sexual Harassment of Students (ACTION - Second Reading)

No recorded vote.

iv

PR-2 Policy KM, Visitors to School (ACTION - Second Reading)

No recorded vote.

v

PR-3 Policy KMA, Trespassing (ACTION - Second Reading)

No recorded vote.

vi

PS-1 - Certified Personnel Report (ACTION)

Approves the latest personnel moves for certified staff — teachers and other licensed employees (hires, transfers, and departures).

No recorded vote.

vii

PS-2 - Classified Personnel Report (ACTION)

Approves the latest personnel moves for classified staff — non-teaching employees like aides, bus drivers, and custodians (hires, transfers, and departures).

No recorded vote.

NEW BUSINESS
i

NB-1 Appointment of Interim General Counsel (ACTION)

Appoints Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein as the district’s interim lawyers.

7 Yes1 No
Voted No
Henry Ficklin (District 2)
Full roll call
James FreemanYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Daryl MortonYes
Barney HesterYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Lisa Garrett-BoydYes
Henry FicklinNo
ii

NB-2 Election of Board Officers (ACTION)

Dr. Henry Ficklin nominated Dr. Lisa Garrett-Boyd, who declined the nomination. Dr. Sundra Woodford nominated Ms. Myrtice Johnson, who accepted the nomination. President James Freeman asked for a motion to close the nominations. Motion made by: Mrs. Kristin Hanlon Seconded by: M…

No recorded vote.

OLD BUSINESS
XI

ADJOURN

Ends the meeting.

8 Yes
Full roll call
James FreemanYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Daryl MortonYes
Barney HesterYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Lisa Garrett-BoydYes
Henry FicklinYes