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Pastor B.J. Roberts opened the public comment presentation, saying the church would use the facility for an after‑school community center, daycare, job training and food and clothing distribution. Several church leaders and members — including Bridal Goebel, Lynn Goble, youth pastors Julian and Jade Irving, community volunteer Beth Belcher and outreach director Jim Workman — described existing outreach efforts and argued that a former school building’s classrooms, gym and infrastructure suit the proposed uses.

Speakers emphasized the church’s experience running recurring community events. Jim Workman, outreach director, described the church’s monthly “milk and bread” distribution and said volunteers hold road signs that read “free milk” and “free bread,” adding that the site’s presence encourages neighbors and provides tangible help; he said the ministry’s volunteers also use the distribution as an opportunity to offer encouragement and referrals. Pastor Roberts told the board the church expects the Meadows site would create paid positions in administration, custodial work and childcare and provide volunteer opportunities.

Speakers said the church conducts background checks for adults who work with children; Lynn Goble noted church volunteers undergo background checks as part of the ministry’s protocol. Several speakers framed the request as service‑focused and community‑oriented rather than a commercial proposal. No district staff presentation endorsing or opposing the request appeared in the meeting; the transcript records the public comments but does not show a board vote or staff recommendation on a property transfer.

Board members did not take immediate action during the public comment period. The district’s legal and property processes would apply to any potential transfer and would require separate agenda consideration and formal action if the board elects to pursue the request.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cabell Schools Board Meeting June 3 , 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Representatives of Kingdom Life Fellowship Church asked the Cabell County Board of Education on June 3 to consider transferring the former Meadows Elementary building to the congregation to create a community center, daycare and after‑school services.","taxTitle","CABELL COUNTY SCHOOLS, School Districts, West Virginia","taxId",13059,"location","West Virginia","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},6213496,"Three Cabell County schools report mixed progress under state-targeted improvement plans",3227,2824000,6051000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754&start=2824&end=6051","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754/thumbnail_2824000.jpg","/articles/6213496/West-Virginia/Three-Cabell-County-schools-report-mixed-progress-under-state-targeted-improvement-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213496-bf27bd9f588bd9141f36111b63c6a837/orig.mp4?Expires=1770970560&Signature=bey9~TdHE2fpPnafnY3a7bZhd4EYw9pOEARfhZIz~1NmribDBR46W6zr55GW3~D8wrea6AAqxfVG771D7mzQXMP-C88TsyaW3-OOHyfIZXg0cxzXfJXnK7rwJGrajiLav38IRZ68UYy~dQGoZI3Ogpsxm6LYunoDlnq7RHRfrPR80J-oLlOrZmaVz8Kp58jMF4EAAo7MylboO6Jy1WlNMV1K75MwaZC2-Z5QaAthpO27pZYQeBa5nnboMdGA3uX-3M1HuTuOvkk-YTSBCyNlqSGR6xZ-f0SKv6QTSj-bb4xtCFQO44ZINEv~bq5pm9FIVnU1-VOkQuog0Xql0qWHfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the June 3 Cabell County Board of Education meeting, principals from Explore Academy, Huntington Middle School and Huntington High School reviewed progress under state-identified CSI/ATS improvement plans aimed at the special education subgroup.

The presentations mattered because each school was singled out for targeted support by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) for low subgroup performance; the schools described interventions intended to raise academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism and disciplinary referrals.

Explore Academy principal Ryan McKenzie and central office staff told the board the school focused on IEP fidelity, small-group instruction and behavior reporting. Melissa Ash, career and technical education director who spoke earlier in the same agenda sequence, also noted career‑tech programs that support student engagement. Explore Academy reported a WVDE compliance review with no errors and said its special education students showed measurable growth on local assessments, including reported gains in math proficiency.

At Huntington Middle School, principal Justina White described a multi‑pronged plan concentrated on students with Individualized Education Programs. The school reported 574 students at year end, of whom 228 — 32.6% — had IEPs. White said the school’s reading goal was that 70% of students with IEPs meet their individual typical growth on I‑Ready; as of May 6, 44% of that subgroup had met the goal. She reported a similar pattern in math (41% meeting typical growth as of May 6) and said attendance goals were not met: the school fell short of a 91% target and chronic absenteeism remained elevated, with special‑education chronic absenteeism at about 46.04% (a slight decrease from the prior year). White said the school had revamped WVTSS (West Virginia Tiered System of Supports) to give students five focused intervention rotations each week and expanded co‑teaching professional development.

Huntington High School principal Jody Cunningham described a three‑year effort emphasizing co‑teaching, compliance and attendance. Cunningham said co‑teaching training reached all new co‑teaching staff and that the special education department used PLCs and central‑office supports to address IEP documentation. The school reported full compliance on WVDE service verification checks after reorganization of special‑education files. Cunningham also highlighted attendance interventions: he said chronic absenteeism dropped roughly 10 percentage points over two years and that out‑of‑school suspensions for students with IEPs fell about 5%. He credited added attendance and behavior intervention staff and expanded tiered supports.

Administrators and state consultants repeatedly emphasized that progress is incremental. White told the board, “Every day counts at Huntington Middle School,” a phrase she said the school uses daily to stress attendance. Presenters asked the board and community to regard the work as ongoing and data driven; they said next steps include sustaining PLCs, continuing co‑teaching professional development and refining WVTSS interventions.

The board received the updates as part of required annual reporting for identified schools; no formal board policy action was taken during the presentations.

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Hardesty told the board the administrative leave began April 30, 2025, and recommended that the board ratify the leave \"with pay and continue until a resolution is reached.\" The board moved and seconded the superintendent’s recommendation and voted in favor; the public record shows the motion passed with “aye” votes and no recorded opposition at the time of the vote.

The superintendent’s statement in open session gave no additional details about the cause of the leave; board discussion and the publicly available transcript do not include further particulars. The board handled the matter in the personnel section of the agenda after a closed executive session. Under board practice, personnel matters of this nature are often addressed in executive session and recorded as a recommended action upon return to open session.

The board did not vote on any additional personnel particulars in open session, and the transcript does not show further public comment about this administrative leave. Any further actions or disclosures would be governed by board policy and applicable personnel and privacy rules.","The Cabell County Board of Education ratified an administrative‑leave recommendation from Superintendent Tim Hardesty for a service employee, Jeff May; the superintendent said the leave with pay began April 30 and will continue until resolution",{"_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},6213485,"District posts policy revisions after new state rules on devices and background checks",85,6108000,6193000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754&start=6108&end=6193","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754/thumbnail_6108000.jpg","/articles/6213485/West-Virginia/District-posts-policy-revisions-after-new-state-rules-on-devices-and-background-checks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213485-b7b8ebe1e12dbe8f69357bce9fb94f20/orig.mp4?Expires=1770970560&Signature=PEYl5vxteSaIuUbP9RyQuw5zub1e5YudTwZc2CC~P41EIdiTsB996x5DyIh5MS8cK53lzlC3K32WSqs-TliZJNxdHXDA3M5utXniYRB-MyL-OpkJgfkrdGLK~xWFZLgtknSo2afdaFT2ITnTooK6--5jpKoyVu51Z6bdLhjMVFpVXinbKQqcUMFWpRhPDKg8npfuuy-2C0OWds1JDso00cIcLuhhVEBvTSYx6cmUoRVwL8swZReRWR0fBFrKKdlkFsn4SOMHTNjKiqBBrLKMA3IkDcEIB6tutlHtOo-JZMAUqsLIzjT-hVQPTa-GJRUTLxtcYb8oLU5Lvh6TLEbmUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cabell County Schools staff told the board on June 3 that several policy revisions were posted for public review after legislation and administrative requirements required updates.

Justin Boggs reviewed the policies during the operations and support update and said the district posted the proposed changes on the Cabell County Schools website and the board agenda for public comment.

Items listed for first reading included policy 5600.01, “Personal student electronic devices,” which Boggs said stems from new state legislation. Other annual updates included policy 3120.12 and 3120.13 covering critical‑need and shortage categories for employees and substitutes. Boggs also said recent legislation requires the district to use a West Virginia State Police–approved vendor for all background checks; that requirement is reflected in edits to policies numbered in the 4120–3120 range and in the volunteers policy. Finally, staff presented policy 2370.02 (embedded credit) on third reading and possible approval that evening.

Boggs said all proposed policy revisions are available on the district website and invited public comment; he offered to answer specific questions from board members on any item. The board did not take separate roll‑call votes on individual policy changes during the presentation — the public posting and subsequent readings follow the district’s standard adoption process.","Cabell County Schools posted multiple policy updates for public review after state legislative changes required a new student devices policy and mandated that background checks use a state‑approved vendor; items include policies on personal student electronic devices, employment background checks and volunteer procedures",{"_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},6213490,"Cabell County Schools detail change order and multiple operations contracts on June agenda",451,6159000,6610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754&start=6159&end=6610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676594-8d05fa375fea8aacfa46914685c15754/thumbnail_6159000.jpg","/articles/6213490/West-Virginia/Cabell-County-Schools-detail-change-order-and-multiple-operations-contracts-on-June-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213490-0eccb10ded0310d3821c824852c505f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770970560&Signature=a7p1cxujnW8d~vMFL7cC2DrUyxuBaVnPjvWconpEO7vX4Z~0wvTSbQTTTPG337uRc9b8OkVsjNDVJi5bVeZcVfAzBOa4ohLkqu70VByfYvqguClHVR2fneyxCxIBOA3xqGtxOBj0QZVNoaZAIDG8EhrULm4jkzdWwGn4CAlGoTACgcHGpquwJIPqKbV69Bfy8Z~p-2InCC5RKmwNvHmvIq~YPgS4SUe3QqGZvQtHgtAKSS-56pUJMaiwrHV063au-31DlokhbI3WytrE9kBK-s5988yg1vYH3mPKMD0mj2yLi9CFN3sR3wERv1DYr72CWgEYzda23~aEDkHbhyO8WQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cabell County Schools staff presented several operations and support items to the board at the June 3 meeting, including a $33,616 construction change order for the Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning and multiple maintenance and service contracts scheduled on the board agenda.

District operations staff said the items are routine parts of finishing a remodel and year‑round maintenance, but they can carry budget and scheduling impacts that the board and public track.

Justin Boggs, the meeting’s operations presenter, said a general change order request for Neighborwall Construction would add $33,616 to the Woody Williams Center contract to cover structural steel, additional concrete work, conduit revisions for fiber and other items that arose while remodeling an older building. He said allowances for unforeseen work had been established at $125,000 and that staff negotiated credits, including a $16,000 saving by substituting district‑standard door locks in lieu of higher‑cost hardware.

Boggs also identified a ZDS LLC contract for HVAC commissioning at the new Meadows Elementary at a bid of $59,500 (the project budgeted $80,000); he noted the commissioning is required by the School Building Authority and tests HVAC, electrical and building systems end to end. The agenda listed a three‑year county contract for HVAC filters and services (approximately $126,870) that piggybacks on a neighboring district to lock pricing; Boggs said the contractor supplies filter frames and maintains monthly service schedules. The existing trash removal contract with Republic Services was described as a routine three‑year renewal on the agenda.

Other items included a Keaton’s Construction bid for a storage building at Meadows Elementary that reportedly came in $3,000 under budget, and an authorization to purchase up to an additional 50 tons of road salt at an estimated incremental cost of $17,950.50 to replenish the district salt shed after a heavy winter.

Boggs told the board the operations team had reviewed alternatives — for example, replacing certain hardware with standard district components to save money — and had packaged several items for board action. Several of the items enumerated in the presentation were included on the meeting’s consent agenda, which the board later approved as a group.

No additional board action specific to each contract was recorded in the public presentation; board members asked a few clarifying questions about salt inventory and district staffing but offered general appreciation for operations work.

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