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Nicholson told the board she has prepared a packet proposing possible reuse approaches and developers and said she has discussed the idea with the city's senior leadership and two council members. \"I'm here tonight to request an open communication dialogue and potentially partnering with our land reuse agency, cooperatively to redevelop properties as opposed to auctioning them so they become community assets,\" she said.

The request focused on several named sites that Nicholson said have been vacant or have experienced repeated turnover, including Northview and Washington Irving (WI). She described examples she said show local benefits of redevelopment, including classrooms converted to small businesses, community event space and stabilized rental income. She also said the city is concerned about public-safety and remediation costs when buildings sit vacant: \"The Genesis school ... cost us a hundred and $60,000 to demo and remediate after the school had burned,\" she said.

Board members asked for specifics before committing to a formal partnership. One board member said they supported conversation but would need to \"see that the money was there and what people were gonna build and what they was gonna do\" before endorsing a transfer or a plan. Another board member noted that the Land Reuse Agency (LRA) typically requires development plans, financial statements and deadlines, and said the city's LRA includes reverter clauses for properties that fail to make progress.

Nicholson said the city would not ask the school system to hand over property without due diligence and repeated that she was asking only for the opportunity to meet: \"I'm not asking you to give me anything tonight other than the opportunity to have the leaders in our community meet and have an intelligent conversation about what the community they represent needs.\" The board did not take a vote on the request at the meeting; trustees said the item would need to be formally placed on an agenda for any action.

The board and city officials discussed options for involving parks and rec or the LRA for specific properties and noted complications such as parking, ownership history and prior fires at other vacant schools. Board members emphasized they would need concrete development proposals and funding assurances before approving transfers or long-term commitments.

Nicholson asked the board to schedule a joint work session with city council and senior leadership and offered to help organize developers and other city officials for that meeting. The board indicated interest in discussion but said no decisions were made at the May 20 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","HCS Regular Meeting - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dr. Shana Nicholson, director of community development for the City of Clarksburg, asked the Harrison County Board of Education on May 20 to open a dialogue and consider a joint work session to explore reuse or redevelopment of vacant school buildings rather than auctioning them to the highest bidder.","taxTitle","HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS, School Districts, West Virginia","taxId",13058,"location","West Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6232810,"Harrison County Board approves 2025-26 budget workbook, salary schedules and several personnel actions",131,5876000,6007000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00&start=5876&end=6007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00/thumbnail_5876000.jpg","/articles/6232810/West-Virginia/Harrison-County-Board-approves-2025-26-budget-workbook-salary-schedules-and-several-personnel-actions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232810-fb9b6f515d9d6ead4e6ba3f3a6348775/orig.mp4?Expires=1775803132&Signature=Hkp5zQSXEDuCfB9ThJCHLJ5r66KEt1N1TXdtCVRgiqunrAQgdi7~JzCMUTFroLmbx2jWytJbImX~ozsf0Zz4xU9ySVmQc-AxVIBcwnEgyetlkoEqUQwDRT6lilpDVhh-9DOFmMpv0CuEPigfky5r9QSMO0JbDZF6AKl9WhE1c-zHUzszbHFJjjpX5kodUJ5P4hNs0eL1bGlFlwMNLyvqFL8q45BiBCLs9Pi8zNAR8siyGZ-QnsXNZ09gUWYiHL3RZDbjHG5Pr15SkQrgPL2coaKH13khFGDRhSCyfstkc71Vrw4cnKWNL8ubyf9y4J1XDK1v8aeBSKyfDCVA2So51Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison County Board of Education voted on multiple consent and business items at its May 20 meeting, including approval of the fiscal-year 2026 budget adoption workbook and salary schedules for 2025-26.

The board approved the consent agenda and a series of routine items, then approved a motion to pay a bus-operator training reimbursement for a substitute bus operator. The board also approved an agreement with Thrasher for architectural and civil engineering services for summer 2025 paving projects at an estimated cost of $40,000.

On finance items the board approved the fiscal-year 2026 budget adoption workbook and the 2025-26 salary schedules and supplements as recommended by the superintendent. The board also approved a vendor correction for the social studies textbook purchase order and adopted an updated student media policy (Policy 57 22) to align with West Virginia Department of Education and legislative updates.

In personnel business the board entered executive session and then returned to consider separate personnel recommendations. On one high-profile nonrenewal motion for an employee named Timothy Maxwell the motion was moved and seconded but failed following voice vote. The board approved nonrenewal recommendations for three other employees: the transcript identifies them as \"employee b: Charter Lehi\" (nonrenewal approved), \"employee c: Katrina Adams\" (nonrenewal approved) and \"employee d: Renee Herr\" (nonrenewal approved). The board recorded the votes by voice; roll-call tallies were not provided in the public minutes read into the record.

The board concluded with member comments and an adjournment. No additional funding approvals were tied directly to the contract nonrenewals at the meeting.","At its May 20 meeting the board approved the budget adoption workbook, fiscal-year 2026 salary schedules and multiple consent items; it also approved several personnel nonrenewals and one nonrenewal motion failed after vote",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6232815,"Harrison County Schools honors \"School Lunch Heroes\" and details nutrition program gains and challenges",1264,3902000,5166000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00&start=3902&end=5166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00/thumbnail_3902000.jpg","/articles/6232815/West-Virginia/Harrison-County-Schools-honors-School-Lunch-Heroes-and-details-nutrition-program-gains-and-challenges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232815-94d8d0ea9ce19783b8f1875019a6b70c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775803132&Signature=Q5PJafGmjvhKjZc0XiiLq9dSPiUG4rX9eumwGQtE-UPA9CRElXbmgUbJJFfneAjNz3KJyjQZN5oWHBnwayyDPmrAljPaUg5a9ig7Rj~9LtFOGhDkDk90QQ1gBTANOKldkQ76gGTLxiqQ6ukhiU-XiOc5JU7kOc1r4Tja94Qnsg1usnMN65K0FtWOqLPUagAdK4ga6EApBbYeVwIse6tGkXAX6XBy6GbJemxWDORmXwEHmKm218kYKC2UTh0Zlw2PODHzqL1jS3oP7vH7YBvxwdsUh12zgDsSe1dL9EiQedrW9eTY-Wg8on8w1tX5OGCRX3969MyvAA-maIIrqJx-nA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harrison County Board of Education on May 20 issued a proclamation recognizing School Lunch Hero Day and heard an extended report from the district's food services director on operations, finances and program changes.

The board's proclamation said Harrison County school cooks will prepare \"over 1,000,000 meals this school year\" and urged community appreciation for cafeteria staff. At the meeting the food services director described operational changes and cost controls that the department said reduced first-semester costs by about $148,000 versus the prior year while serving roughly the same number of meals.

The director provided program metrics: the department served about 1,800,000 meals last year (an increase of roughly 95,000 from the year before) and reported that better meal-counting practices and menu adjustments increased revenue by roughly $300,000 last year; revenue year-to-date for the current year was about $240,000 higher than the prior year, the director said. The director also said converting several schools to CACFP supper status and other program moves increased related reimbursements by about $70,000 as of April.

The director described operational initiatives used to reduce waste and better match menus to student preferences, including countywide taste tests, menu charting to identify top-selling items, and closer coordination with managers to ensure meals are entered properly into the district's Point-of-Sale for reimbursement. They also noted the district is taking vendor samples and running small rollouts to avoid countywide spending on unpopular items.

The director discussed a state food-dye ban: \"7 food dyes along with 2 preservatives will be banned in West Virginia starting 01/01/2028. As for schools, the 7 dyes were banned in August, first of this year,\" they said, and added that vendors have begun supplying compliant versions (the strawberry milk vendor already changed formulations). They said co-op purchasing and commodity suppliers are adjusting catalogues to prevent banned items from being ordered accidentally.

The director said grants and match funding continue to be pursued and that maintenance staff have helped keep aging equipment operational while the department deploys repair and replacement plans for ovens and dishwashers. Two additional grants were awarded recently, the director said, and several capital equipment replacements are planned.

Board members praised cafeteria staff and congratulated students receiving awards elsewhere in the agenda. The board adopted the proclamation recognizing the cooks; no separate funding vote was tied to the proclamation.","Board proclaimed May 2, 2025 School Lunch Hero Day and the district's food services director reported cost-cutting gains, increased reimbursable meals and operational changes to comply with an upcoming West Virginia food-dye ban",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6232820,"Harrison County Schools outlines security upgrades, mandatory GIS mapping and cybersecurity work",1030,2737000,3767000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00&start=2737&end=3767","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425765-5d130b3d5c0b6539e44d3fe1ce240b00/thumbnail_2737000.jpg","/articles/6232820/West-Virginia/Harrison-County-Schools-outlines-security-upgrades-mandatory-GIS-mapping-and-cybersecurity-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232820-0926c27be69620e10b1966463cabff61/orig.mp4?Expires=1775803132&Signature=Mken5nZ-FJma4emr0eGlV1pduANLzKLg~J87wSMhl34UVmnH8zkvTl~-7G8cdL2jneIxy7jPH3iMQcguhXbkQj3rANVt68lKtVxWi8-3OgbmnF740Oz1mLWFaDuvSp75HZNWXzU2QQ9zLwqrH~POGEBoPnIvuYfhMU0oLknx8Qw0bX70pDOXTHnsId6QATwSjeHC~zJhG6XMJlKZHZSTYS92lOrFTXH-BkS4dq4ZnauvG6wE0uMpZ~lSz0IOBp6pB3akNiPRBCAQBcw7tC43DIFJT8qKMZj6T5MuykVkubDGh~RVpjLqDwudlpFjJUQ3-Oof9HpNesVucilmLL-rpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District safety staff updated the Harrison County Board of Education on May 20 about a series of security and cybersecurity upgrades taking place across schools and on a new state mandated GIS requirement for school mapping.

A district speaker reported that active-shooter training for the school year \"was completed February 24 as mandated by law.\" They said the district must also implement school GIS mapping under the statute the speaker identified as \"House Bill 31 66,\" effective Sept. 1, 2026, and estimated the mapping service costs at roughly $4,500 to $7,500 depending on district size.

On physical security, the district said work is already underway to add access controls at Mountaineer Elementary, RCB and South Harrison High School and that secure entrances for Liberty Middle, Bridgeport High and Bridgeport Middle are scheduled for the 2025'26 school year. The board heard that a camera upgrade for elementary and middle schools is planned for this summer.

The district also described technical systems being implemented: Rank One facial-recognition tools are being added to selected cameras and a Siemens emergency alert system is in final programming and testing, both due for rollout by fall. Security staff said an RFC (vendor) team will train principals, secretaries and officers on Rank One and that the emergency alert units will provide combined visual and audio notification for noisy spaces such as cafeterias and band rooms.

Staff said the district has added weapon detectors and scheduled training for administrators. The district reported progress on school resource officer (PRO) staffing, with high-school-level PROs in place and a plan for one halftime PRO at Liberty Middle.

On cybersecurity, the district said a security initiative launched March 13 is in advanced stages of onboarding; endpoints are enrolled, engineers are \"tuning the system,\" and the district has a 24/7 security engineering support arrangement. Officials said they are also increasing training for administrators and staff and plan a principals' training session on July 21.

Speakers identified coordination needs with the county 9-1-1 center for the GIS maps and noted vendors both in-state and out-of-state are offering mapping services. The board asked questions about coverage in gymnasiums and the feasibility of additional beacons and alert hardware for large, noisy venues.

No formal votes were taken on security projects at the meeting; staff sought the board's awareness and support while implementation continues.","District staff reported completed active-shooter training, planned secure-entrance and camera upgrades, a facial-recognition rollout with Rank One, and a new GIS mapping requirement tied to a state House bill; cybersecurity measures and weapon-detector purchases were also discussed","actionData","errors"]

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