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Votes at a glance:

- Consent agenda (motion to approve): Moved by Miss Neely; seconded by Mr. Best. The board voted “aye” and the motion carried. Several items remained on the consent agenda; Superintendent Hardesty asked that four items related to uniforms (items 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08) be pulled for further clarification.

- Personnel items (motion to approve professional and service personnel actions): Moved by Mr. Best; seconded by Miss Smalley. The board voted “aye” and approved the personnel recommendations.

- Board work-session start time (motion to change start time to 3:30 p.m. on days a work session occurs): Moved by Miss Neely; seconded by Miss Smiley. The board voted “aye” and the motion carried.

- Student expulsion (item 7.02): Moved by Miss Nelis; seconded by Mr. Best. The board voted “aye” and approved the expulsion as listed on the agenda.

Nut graf: The votes were procedural and largely unanimous; no contested roll-call tallies were read into the public record during the meeting. Where specific vote counts were not read, the board chair asked for “ayes” and recorded no opposition.

Ending: The board adjourned after routine business; members asked staff to follow up on the pulled uniform items and other administrative questions.

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“We have had some really great conversations over the last couple of weeks,” Mead said, noting meetings with Superintendent Hardesty and district staff member Mr. Boggs and ongoing discussions with Highlawn community representatives.

The nut graf: Lily’s Place said it would use the site to operate a community-oriented resource center that complements, rather than replaces, its existing programs — a neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) center for infants, residential treatment for pregnant and parenting mothers and outpatient behavioral-health services. Mead explained the grant funding for the proposed site is specifically for a community resource center and not for moving existing core programs.

Community member Carolyn Miller spoke in support and connected the nonprofit’s aims to prevention and family-services outcomes, saying the organization’s work could reduce future detention and delinquency by addressing addiction and family needs earlier. “I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity. Plant that seed,” Miller told the board.

Board members asked questions about current caseloads and volunteer support; Mead said licensing rules prevent the nonprofit from publicly stating the exact number of infants served on any given day, but she reported the NAS center has served more than 400 infants over its decade of operation and described continuing monthly follow-up clinics. Multiple board members and public commenters expressed support for the nonprofit’s application for the property. No formal disposition of the property request occurred at the meeting.

Ending: District staff said they will continue discussions with Lily’s Place and community groups; the board did not vote on a property transfer at the April 1 meeting.

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McClanahan said the district’s plan would remove 24 career-literacy teachers and argued that the course — introduced about 8½ years ago to improve students’ informational reading and writing — supplies critical reading instruction and supports for struggling students.

“I will be here again April 21 for my formal public hearing,” McClanahan told the board. She described the course as a blend of literacy and career education and said the class is classified as a career-technical education course for which the county receives state funding; she added that district staff were unable to provide the board audience with the specific state payment amount when she asked.

Nut graf: McClanahan said career-literacy provides both foundational reading interventions and project-based, career-centered learning that would be difficult to replicate in a 30-minute non‑graded period or to transfer to non‑certified staff without losing instructional impact.

She listed specific activities used in the class — from project-based learning and guest speakers to coding, CPR certification, job-shadowing and podcast production — and said special-education pull-out reading instruction happens during career-literacy time, which would leave those supports without a scheduled replacement if the course is cut.

McClanahan urged the board to consider student outcomes and to preserve the course, saying, “Can we afford to cut an integral part of education from our students' lives? Can we afford to limit their achievement? My answer is no.”

Ending: McClanahan said she will return on April 21 for the formal public hearing on the proposal; the board did not take a final vote on the proposal at the April 1 meeting.

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“This numbers are as of March 21,” Mann said while reviewing the Crossroads and virtual enrollment report. He broke Crossroads enrollment into program areas: 20 students in dropout-prevention, one in the pregnancy program, 19 at the youth reporting center, one out-of-state placement and 45 in traditional placements.

The nut graf: the briefing gave the board a snapshot of alternative and virtual options and suggested modest declines in expulsions while virtual enrollment continues to fluctuate.

Mann also reviewed the district’s two virtual tracks. The K–8 virtual program (a regional cooperative) had 85 students in the first nine weeks, peaked at 111 in the second nine weeks, and stood at 97 students in the third nine weeks; the high-school virtual option through West Virginia Learns counted 80 full-time and 95 part-time students in the second semester. Mann explained the part-time designation covers students who remain enrolled at their home brick-and-mortar school but take courses online that Cabell County does not offer locally, such as additional AP options. He said some families have chosen virtual courses because of scheduling needs, parental travel and student anxiety or truancy concerns.

Deputy Superintendent Kelly Watts framed the report as part of the district’s instruction and leadership work. She said the district is monitoring churn between in-person, virtual and homeschool options and noted staff use policy and probation timelines when students do not meet course requirements in the virtual environment.

District staff described the operational burden when students move in and out of programs, citing counselor and registrar workload; Mann and Watts said the district tries to discourage repeated back-and-forth transfers because it can leave students in enrollment limbo. Mann identified staff who lead the programs — including Mr. Paxton and counselor Pinkerman — and said school-level schedules (start times and related arts rotations) account for differing daily hours in the K–8 virtual schedule.

Ending: The board received the enrollment and Crossroads update for information; no vote or policy change on these programs occurred at the April 1 meeting.

","District staff updated the board on Crossroads Academy and virtual program enrollment, noting 86 students at Crossroads, 52 expulsions this school year and K–12 virtual enrollment patterns as of March 21.","actionData","errors"]

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