Upon being called to order, the School Board will adjourn into closed session in accordance with Section 2.2-3711.A of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and specifically under
subsection:
(1) the discussion and consideration of personnel disciplinary matters.
The closed session will be held in the Public Meeting Room's Conference Room. The Board will publicly certify the closed session and vote on the matters discussed therein just prior to the 6:30 p.m. start of the business meeting.
The Recommended Action is to appoint Robert McDaniel as Clerk of the School Board, Elke Namola as Deputy Clerk, Dr. Mervin B. Daugherty as Deputy Clerk, and Kailyn Campbell as Deputy Clerk.
The Recommended Action calls for the Board to certify that they will enter into a corporate surety bond of $100,000 each from an approved national surety to bond the Clerk and Deputy Clerks.
In accordance with Paragraph C., Section 22.1-76, Code of Virginia, the Clerk and Deputy Clerks shall furnish a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of these assigned duties, in the amount of not less than $10,000, with the premium paid out of funds made available to the School Board.
Agents and Deputy Agents are authorized to sign contracts and are delegated authority to examine and approve claims.
The Recommended Action is to approve Dr. Mervin Daugherty as Agent and Dr. Joseph Tylus as Deputy Agent.
The Board must certify that they will enter into a corporate surety bond of $100,000 each from an approved national surety to bond the Agent and Deputy Agent.
In accordance with Paragraph B, Section 22.1-22 of the Code of Virginia, the Agent and Deputy Agent shall furnish a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of these assigned duties in an amount fixed by the School Board, with the premium paid out of funds made available to the School Board.
Situations may occur when the Superintendent is out of the office at a time when his signature is needed. On such occasions, persons other than the Superintendent may be authorized by the School Board to sign documents.
The State Department of Education must be notified of such Board action and the authorized signature must be on file in this department.
The recommendation is to authorize the following individuals to sign in absence of the Superintendent:
Dr. Joseph Tylus - Deputy Superintendent
Dr. Sharon Pope - Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Lisa High - Chief of Schools
Josh Davis - Chief Operations Officer
Bob Meister - Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Kimberly Hough - Chief Human Resources Officer
Dr. John Murray - Executive Director of Constituent Services
The Recommended Action is to approve the following individuals as the Superintendent's Designees to attend meetings in the Superintendent's absence:
Dr. Joseph Tylus - Deputy Superintendent
Dr. Sharon Pope - Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Lisa High - Chief of Schools
Josh Davis - Chief Operations Officer
Bob Meister - Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Kimberly Hough - Chief Human Resources Officer
Dr. John Murray - Executive Director of Constituent Services
The Recommended Action is to approve the 2022 School Board meeting calendar attached herein as "2022 School Board Meeting Calendar - DRAFT."
The recommended action is to adopt the School Board Code of Conduct and Governance Handbook, as attached herein.
Measures are being put in place to accommodate public input while practicing social distancing, as recommended by health officials.
Due to the COVID-19 occupancy limits of the Public Meeting Room and in keeping with safety protocols established by the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission and recommended by the Sheriff’s Department, seating will be extremely limited; however, citizens requesting to speak before the Board will be given the opportunity to comment in person at the appropriate time. Those citizens wishing to participate in person will be required to wear a face covering and pass a simple health screening before entering the building.
Citizens are encouraged to submit their comments via the online form found at https://tinyurl.com/CCPS0111Comments. Comments submitted via the online form will be distributed to the Board prior to the start of the meeting and made publicly available as an addendum to the meeting minutes. Citizens wishing to address the Board in person must contact the Clerk’s office no later than 2 p.m. on Jan. 11. The online comment form will also close at this time. Each citizen may submit only one comment for this meeting.
Measures are being put in place to accommodate public input while practicing social distancing, as recommended by health officials.
Due to the COVID-19 occupancy limits of the Public Meeting Room and in keeping with safety protocols established by the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission and recommended by the Sheriff’s Department, seating will be extremely limited; however, citizens requesting to speak before the Board will be given the opportunity to comment in person at the appropriate time. Those citizens wishing to participate in person will be required to wear a face covering and pass a simple health screening before entering the building.
Citizens are encouraged to submit their comments via the online form found at https://tinyurl.com/CCPS0111Comments. Comments submitted via the online form will be distributed to the Board prior to the start of the meeting and made publicly available as an addendum to the meeting minutes. Citizens wishing to address the Board in person must contact the Clerk’s office no later than 2 p.m. on Jan. 11. The online comment form will also close at this time. Each citizen may submit only one comment for this meeting.
The COVID-19 Update was added at 4:52 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2022.
The Budget Timeline document was added at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2022.