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Items recommended for consent included: the annual multisystem MOU among Carroll County Schools, Carrollton City Schools, Heard County and West Georgia RESA for student placement in program centers; the biannual KidsPeace School of Georgia memorandum of agreement (MOA) covering day‑to‑day responsibilities including special education and state testing; and the 2025–27 Tanner Medical Center contract selected through a district request for proposal to provide physical therapy and occupational therapy services described in students’ IEPs.

Continuous improvement staff also recommended internship placement MOUs: an agreement with Brenau University for counseling and psychology interns, a Kennesaw State University MOU for education student internships, and a West Georgia Technical College MOA to allow nursing students to complete clinical experiences in school clinics. Staff said these agreements align with prior placements and recommended adding them to the consent agenda.

Why it matters: The recommended consent items cover recurring partnerships and contracted special‑education services that affect classroom supports, nursing and related student services; action on Thursday would authorize routine renewals and a contract award based on the RFP evaluation.

Board response: No board members objected to placing the listed MOUs, MOAs and contract award on the consent agenda. Staff indicated supporting documents — the RFP, rubric, evaluation summary and contract — are attached in eBoard for review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 12, 2025 Work Session","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent and student‑achievement staff recommended placing several annual MOUs, a biannual MOA with KidsPeace, a contract award to Tanner Medical Center for PT/OT services and internship MOUs with area colleges on the consent agenda; the board agreed.","taxTitle","Carroll County, School Districts, Georgia","taxId",15314,"location","Georgia","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6236607,"District construction updates: Central Middle interior work progressing; Mount Zion band/chorus and greenhouse work on schedule",129,105000,234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f&start=105&end=234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f/thumbnail_105000.jpg","/articles/6236607/Georgia/District-construction-updates-Central-Middle-interior-work-progressing-Mount-Zion-bandchorus-and-greenhouse-work-on-schedule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236607-0f10ff334bf41d1548a70c4787a9dbfa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032145&Signature=Ai8kO9UwABq90z~y-l1e6-Up0ZtZub~bvSC3~t0C10-5NVcZcDARCwfBfwQtXShrMX8IeHVy1f~DTUZnkrfULPw04yU2-wqBb1scKrwU2tUaTL0h64axKZ7j1g3XwYerr43nnuDDsVAcxhWxQX8RZisZLbGriM0hO2dJ4CQHUpBJVSbb05W4T7OkXx6pIxmYoMfUlkTrNabYmbqjlRMO0jw-KIpJBH88Ro37gVRX3cpN8oididunUAdD6s6A~jkMIf07wJmgi7W87PSVJfbBxbAwbrrPA~DP9GEWTPGBk0ostsVJE-ddRXqFg9IP3igF1Ur9lAq50FQg5eK8EPSykA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mr. Glenn Harding, the district official presenting organizational excellence and facilities updates, told the board that work at Central Middle School and Mount Zion High School is progressing and remains on track for completion before the August school opening.

At Central Middle School, Harding reported that exterior brickwork is complete, HVAC ductwork installation is nearing completion and the interior has received its first coat of paint. He said restroom renovations and cafeteria work will be next steps as crews gain interior access.

At Mount Zion High School, Harding described the band and chorus room project as slightly behind schedule because of required site work but still on schedule overall. He said the existing greenhouse was taken down, a new foundation is in place at the relocated site, and the greenhouse components are mostly on site. The multipurpose room’s metal siding is installed and crews are working on ceiling finishes inside.

Why it matters: Both projects are school‑site capital investments that the district expects to complete before the fall term to avoid disruption to the academic calendar.

Board interaction: The chair and board members asked whether the projects will be complete for the new school year; Harding replied they are on track to be finished in time. No formal action or contract approvals were taken during the update.","Facilities director reported interior brickwork, HVAC and painting at Central Middle School and progress on Mount Zion High School band and chorus room, greenhouse relocation and multipurpose room finishes; both projects expected to finish before school opens in August.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6236610,"PAS partnership credited with high graduation rate; board to renew MOU and approves interim leadership at Partners Advancing Student Success",812,1672000,2484000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f&start=1672&end=2484","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f/thumbnail_1672000.jpg","/articles/6236610/Georgia/PAS-partnership-credited-with-high-graduation-rate-board-to-renew-MOU-and-approves-interim-leadership-at-Partners-Advancing-Student-Success","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236610-862bd112e87e93441dbaffbef28ad8ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032145&Signature=n6tW9TCzjapCf9-T~0GlxJRlyNOqunSRBsb5q8RPdPxnOp2oqXSCvToUPxcWqoqV4i9cjFFUJ13zHvTe4VmcMTHVQHCjDa2KYu79rnyRw4keJQBX1hA8-pv3JwL8tsxJ4Tq~hZr7JQLIPx1YIDvuNnZ34FRZ2mRq80z0Z0IxSQ6IZzQyLVFm9zjRsXYajapN-h3qVxWSpxeux6DupfP4j3YUX5dowEzkwK8S1n9DAlt5tvj44XX1UqAeW8f-9mWFehZNrXeaKPp0KgRaRbfrXIztQvF1fegjfGWw-LMvVbUC6y60~8g-qq67qUSCC-zN-uh-1~ZORlR701BadYufng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Jess Gage (student achievement) introduced an update from Partners Advancing Student Success (PAS) on May 12 and presented the organization’s annual memorandum of understanding for placement on the consent agenda.

Brooke Mobley, PAS executive director, said PAS advocates served 310 students on caseload this school year, including 71 seniors, and that the seniors achieved a 98.5% graduation rate. Mobley said PAS care closets in all high schools have provided essentials and that PAS advocates logged nearly 18,000 visits since the start of the school year.

Mobley and Jerome Johnston, PAS board chair, described program expansions including a pilot mentorship program at Mount Zion High School that the organization intends to expand next year. Mobley said the mentorship pilot connected students with caring adult mentors and that all four seniors who participated in the pilot graduated and planned to enroll in college, technical school or enter the workforce.

Johnston announced PAS named Meredith Browning, currently an advocate at Central High School, as interim executive director. He also outlined board leadership changes and new board appointments: Jennifer Harmon (Carroll EMC) will move from vice chair to chair, Ashley Bush (Southwire) to vice chair, Tanya Haines will replace Heather North as the Carroll County Schools representative, and Dr. Kylie Carroll will replace Ashley Paul as the Carrollton City Schools representative.

Board business: Dr. Gage said the annual MOU for 2025–26 continues funding for seven PAS advocates located at Bowden (1), Central (2), Mount Zion (1), Temple (1) and Vilrica (2) high schools and recommended placing the MOU on Thursday’s consent agenda; the board agreed to add it to consent. Johnston noted a couple of staff vacancies — an anticipated resignation at Central and one at Bowden — that PAS will recruit to refill.

Why it matters: PAS provides targeted advocacy and basic needs support for students identified as at risk; the reported graduation rates and high number of care‑closet visits were cited in support of renewing the MOU and continuing the partnership.","Partners Advancing Student Success (PAS) reported serving 310 students this year, logged nearly 18,000 care‑closet visits, and reported a 98.5% graduation rate for its 71 seniors; the board was asked to place the annual MOU on the consent agenda and learned PAS named Meredith Browning as interim executive director.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6236615,"Carroll County board tentatively adopts FY 2025–26 budget for advertisement and public hearings",688,982000,1670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f&start=982&end=1670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f/thumbnail_982000.jpg","/articles/6236615/Georgia/Carroll-County-board-tentatively-adopts-FY-202526-budget-for-advertisement-and-public-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236615-00647e26dd7d23801c5efa53fad58892/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032145&Signature=kECrRS3eQMjfMD9pEhIJb6c7rn~BwTbsKvdB7ScqbzZmrlXO3jR3Axz7FswDfsmSdpwInZoPs7QwFsn8avPsVicsF5f8SNI2R66wTYZoDoFH0NNsE58HIeTTP6ytfGCLSp5EZzk4xpLTzbsdUT7WUYmEE4KRMTkbbuefWGBYX4y3ZQPAMLZgfSCk1Gw56T0yws01KLpBomChDPqunYbmgIfZuODGrsz12LHvjvldgBaiaH9sxv2lkCS~MUNJDopbd3Ze-~wIcAhnCITA8kLOBY0zPGsfA6MVsm0rhGvUCGFIFyng9IvduPZnzmPxCV2X7DOLsGdIvUIY8Li5h6HecQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of Education tentatively adopted the FY 2025–26 budget during its May 12 work session, enabling the district to advertise the budget and schedule public hearings ahead of a June adoption vote.

Deline Wolf, the district’s finance director, presented the March financials and the budget update. She said general‑fund revenues year to date were about $14,100,000 and expenditures about $15,600,000, with a fund balance of $51,700,000 and $3,600,000 in outstanding purchase orders. For SPLOST, collections and expenditures in the period totaled about $1,300,000 with a balance of $5,100,000 for scheduled projects.

Wolf described the draft FY 2025–26 general fund as showing an $8,100,000 (4%) increase in revenues compared with the initial FY25 budget and a $7,200,000 (3.6%) increase in expenditures. She attributed most of the expenditure increase — roughly $5,000,000 — to state‑set employee benefit cost increases; other drivers include about $1,900,000 in operating cost increases and roughly $3,100,000 for new teachers and staff. The proposed budget also includes $3,100,000 in one‑time reductions to present a balanced package.

On SPLOST and bonds, Wolf said staff are finishing paperwork this month and will watch market conditions between now and December; she said the district anticipates issuing bonds sometime after the start of the next calendar year and that construction related to SPLOST projects would likely begin next spring.

Board action and next steps: A board member moved to tentatively adopt the FY 2025–26 budget as presented; another board member seconded the motion and the chair said all members voted in favor. The tentative adoption permits required public noticing, with a public hearing scheduled for Thursday and another at the June work session before final adoption in June.

Why it matters: The tentative adoption begins the formal public process and reflects assumptions about state allotments, local digest estimates and federal program funding; several line items and one‑time items remain adjustable prior to final adoption.

Questions and clarifications at the meeting included which nonrecurring items remained excluded from the next year’s baseline budget, how the district might reallocate fund equity if needed and that the increase in two school resource officers is shown as a reallocation in the budget detail.","Board voted unanimously to tentatively adopt the district’s FY 2025–26 budget, allowing advertising and public meetings; finance director outlined revenue and expenditure changes, SPLOST timing and state allotment impacts.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6236620,"Carroll County transportation director outlines fleet size, air-conditioning progress and $1.2 million bus‑wash plan",451,344000,795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f&start=344&end=795","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355827-1675a36ddf877d9e6082c90efd98085f/thumbnail_344000.jpg","/articles/6236620/Georgia/Carroll-County-transportation-director-outlines-fleet-size-air-conditioning-progress-and-12-million-buswash-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236620-bc4b88a92d6baec001ff4f46daa88d62/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032145&Signature=JJRddVWMn-J~ltkgE4vJKY-G9sBH69p~poygklycX7~2LVGb9d39YOsARV2QhOkkcdsU0eAOX8dW-OjDRepmX5b~vZR-txnbBfw6~A71YMll0TWsu3owsOUTeoWPJO3fh0O52wh7klaEZeBwHvCPQr-Zj5qFyPG-9xQORYv5XZ6BaeZfGh6fC9seeiynANhBJktYlbv6z8ckYBQbh8Og1g0O55FfJ3syXcUl4FOghk-~dZT0LpBkrTWwnA3YJ3e5rsCoPBqmIT41jMZb7HsWjQFAOnbFR3lgQsNliP9lqlCGPsBB2EfY-zGhY5LCITPRpcrYqhqnM4a-beMhkiupqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mr. Bissell, the district’s director of transportation, told the Carroll County Board of Education on May 12 that the system transports about 7,500 students to school each morning and “just over 8,000” home each afternoon, and described the district’s fleet and a proposed bus‑wash facility.

Bissell said the district operates 41 regular‑education buses, 36 special‑education buses and 10 activity buses — a total of 87 — and that 48 buses are equipped with air conditioning. “This has been the commitment that you guys have made to make our buses safer for our students, more comfortable for our drivers and students, as well as it’s a recruiting tool for us,” he said.

The director described a proposed $1.2 million bus‑wash to be located at the JC Daniel Operations Center. He said the design would use a three‑arch system: an acidic detergent arch, a basic detergent arch to neutralize charges on the bus, and a rinse arch. Bissell said the major cost is the building because of bus length and that the facility would also be used to align with routine monthly inspections.

Why it matters: The transportation department moves roughly half of the district’s daily student population; investments in fleet comfort, inspections and driver recruitment affect student safety, daily operations and staff retention.

Most important details: Bissell said the district has purchased 83 school buses during his tenure despite industry price increases. He reported that the Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division inspected buses last September and that 92% passed on the first inspection; the remainder passed after fixes. Board members and the chair praised the department’s response to driver morale and retention, noting driver appreciation events, training and an annual rodeo that drew 20 drivers to compete.

Board response and next steps: Several board members thanked Bissell for improved culture and operations and suggested the board arrange an on‑site visit so members can meet drivers; the chair asked staff to provide advance notice for scheduling. The bus‑wash project remains at the planning stage; the director said construction costs and siting are the primary drivers of the $1.2 million estimate and that the project would be located at the main operations center.

Additional context: Bissell said the district increases in drivers, miles driven and students transported mirror county growth. He said some drivers were hired part time this year with plans to move them to full time next year to improve efficiency. The department also reported driver supports such as Employee Assistance Program sessions and financial‑planning workshops for staff.

Board members’ praise and operational notes tapered into routine agenda business after the update.","Director of transportation presented fleet numbers, air-conditioning rollout, driver recruitment and a proposed $1.2 million three‑arch bus wash at the JC Daniel Operations Center; board members praised the department and agreed to consider visits with drivers.","actionData","errors"]

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