[{"_1":2,"_99":-5,"_100":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},"mediaId",6194097,"mediaKeyId","3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff","parentId",3864851,"title","Community group asks Cabell board to consider Meadows Elementary property for church campus and services","audioSeconds",844,"startMs",2764000,"endMs",3608000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff&start=2764&end=3608","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff/thumbnail_2764000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6194097/West-Virginia/Community-group-asks-Cabell-board-to-consider-Meadows-Elementary-property-for-church-campus-and-services","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194097-0a1f837323753736a667bd583f1d56ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582385&Signature=Y3jhP0J5aDt4mv~cHDBo7OHal~y1kZSUshpL~ddS-7Btic8HYkBuAvPsXMPR7B20t3vKBYfBcL6tQyx4fWh8NOH-vmEgehd5jeC0hevNJrviuSOdkIO3Vzzkt28BY1J7tQEV81JRPNkGeNbTPC6v~-oRVVti7Y4UQRow3VyAyZMq37gPCeNh1UIDqpsECcyAN8hXXLBj6dsY-PO0lBPwjMq7N24FJnl4moVWs3AFSKYAnDyhhE52vv~Y6zX0ftvoyPN3IRBaxF3naiSO2hfXuUTn05Ipt81a0HZAey0gPlL5i3~zzZmb7HbUWjWgZs0MYSqrmjQXuQ9hQAYD3fwUFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","","date","2025-06-18T10:02:20Z","article","Several members of Kingdom Life Fellowship Church urged the Cabell County Board of Education during the public-delegation period to allow the church to use the former Meadows Elementary School property as a local campus and community center.

“I think though I wanted to come with a little bit of a unique perspective in it all,” said Dr. Gerald Clark, who identified himself as assistant pastor at Kingdom Life Fellowship Church, describing prior experience converting an older school building into a community center that housed daycare, after-school programs and other services. Clark told the board the church wants to offer daycare, fatherhood initiatives, food and health programs, job training and college-preparatory services if it could use the building.

Other speakers from the group described personal experiences and needs. A 17-year-old who identified herself as Tamara Gregory spoke about addiction recovery and mental-health support the church has provided; “without this church, I genuinely don't know where I would be today,” she said. Mona Sanders, a Huntington resident and parent, said a Huntington campus would let the church be “more present and responsive to the needs of the family right here in our community,” and she raised childcare as a potential long-term service.

Board members did not engage with the speakers during the delegation period; one board member explained later that the board’s policy prohibits responding or interacting with delegations during public comment. “I would like for these folks to know that we are not disinterested in their presentations and we're not asking questions because I believe it's in our board policy that we don't respond or interact with delegations,” the board member said, adding that silence should not be taken as indifference.

Speakers requested the board “strongly consider” the church’s proposal and said the group would put the building to use if entrusted with it. The meeting record shows the delegations were heard during the public-comment portion of the agenda; the board took no immediate action on property disposition during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cabell Schools Board Meeting June 17 , 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Members of Kingdom Life Fellowship Church requested that the board consider allowing their organization to use the former Meadows Elementary School property as a community campus offering childcare, after-school programming and other services; the board did not respond to comments during public delegation period, citing policy.","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},6194102,"Board reviews $235,452 paving request, plans online auctions for surplus buses and equipment",440,1739000,2179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff&start=1739&end=2179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff/thumbnail_1739000.jpg","/articles/6194102/West-Virginia/Board-reviews-235452-paving-request-plans-online-auctions-for-surplus-buses-and-equipment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194102-fa77e3b20f4781fd22266f35eb37527d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582385&Signature=orXEiq7VY6dYarzKhVzx3aWanlZ~N158SgXXkI8yK1fdSouymIfFEl-0ACGKcZ9mHBiZzMugOPFMmow9Q46KetSAa4P6eAWQEb391~MWUuhSfk~gcIaqEnzj~i9H7Cx2TzRiZmis9Suv8L-KVZvH9CizZ-9FmKLmFvZzyMigjfCVn~WFhyurztabr5WB1O-A95EfaLHVwMVICEU5Db2PlAnAHuqFMNhnOnBoZS9PmB81tdipw13jxklVQoWAw9IXrwJHrZnuFE48XZGoeW~6dBVurAnUEdCKKfrqp5CJ6QF5JB-uhLi9p~BTHUhc2l2SkKSKoGVpjgGhyWK1aFbUoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Operations staff told the Cabell County Board of Education on Tuesday that the district is seeking approval for asphalt work across multiple school campuses and that surplus items including 10 older buses will be put up for online auction.

The operations update, delivered by a district operations official, listed a combined paving request totaling $235,452 to repave small lots and repair potholes at several campuses and district facilities. “That is a total of, 235,000, $452,” the official read aloud and then described specific sites: a small lot at Village of Barbersville Central City Elementary, the Culloden bus loop, Martha Elementary back parking lot, a gravel lot at Nichols Elementary, parking lots at Salt Rock Elementary, a small lot at Spring Hill Elementary, potholes at Huntington High School and Barbersville bus garage, and drainage work at the transportation complex.

The official also explained the district will place 10 buses on an online, state-approved auction; those buses range about 15–17 years old with average mileage of about 140,000–141,000 miles. “These buses range anywhere from 15 to 17 years old. They usually have an average, mileage of about a 140, 141,000 miles,” the official said. The presenter said the district typically retains a pool of surplus buses to allow for breakdowns and service needs.

On surplus property more broadly, staff described an auction of older cafeteria tables, desks and vehicles that are no longer cost-effective to maintain. The official said the district tries to reuse items in good condition but must clear space and remove items that will be auctioned or scrapped.

The operations presenter asked the board to remove one interagency agreement with Mountain Health Network from the agenda so staff can expand and rework it; staff said the agreement initially covered only LPN students but will be revised to include additional adult and CTE elements and returned on a future agenda. The official also asked the board to remove an expulsion item from the packet because the recommended action contained inaccurate text; that item will be brought back on July 1.

The board approved the consent agenda and financial items during the meeting by voice vote. The consent agenda motion was moved by a board member and seconded; the chair called for “aye” and reported the motion carried. The finance section included routine items such as the monthly treasurer’s report, vouchers payable, budget supplements and transfers to close out the fiscal year, and a salary-schedule update that adds a stipend for letters training and removes an outdated cap on service-employee notary stipends.

No formal contract award for the paving was announced during the update; staff presented the request as part of the consent/approval process on the agenda.","Operations staff asked the board to approve district paving work and announced plans to auction 10 older buses and surplus furniture and vehicles; the board approved multiple consent and financial items on voice votes.",{"_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},6194107,"Cabell County Schools reports summer-program enrollment, credit-recovery numbers",277,800000,1077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff&start=800&end=1077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864851-131d0de2da99cbd669d29c8840d993ff/thumbnail_800000.jpg","/articles/6194107/West-Virginia/Cabell-County-Schools-reports-summer-program-enrollment-credit-recovery-numbers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194107-8de4a12b50d52253c16564ef9237582e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582385&Signature=L0wmoXNJ39MyMK-C8CKNTvkaAyONpecT29SKS99s3V3PlLcRFfUiUPVt2~PNo~WRg~rbeMuBUkO1w-Q23rSZqFR6VkYrgHT4xlVeRqstRVjiYRy5VIqlKghlXx-8BtsAH6l5ZJj093eu~pkKN7DukyNP4rpPrb5RfYuFrzxdm0bl6q9RucQt179jf~F-8ddoijWwmR0GBVZ26CzOlDPTKqYOo0rc7B8S2NghyAGmu0REB3qSv7iHjQd1kI9Ser-GbBoR9-Ahe7cNqUhxd5FPqrXgizh~7-Np2ODJayxr1NQODV-yyQgcAL3VolMnIU9GXI5NhiV-QkPuvr0XfJK0cA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cabell County Schools provided the board an update Tuesday on summer programs running across the district, reporting enrollment figures for elementary camps, credit-recovery sessions and extended school-year services.

The district’s instructional staff told the board the elementary camps so far have served 273 students countywide and that the Japanese cultural camp served 120 students across two weeks. “We have 27 students that have attended that so far” at Village of Barbersville Elementary, the staff member said, and “they have serviced 120 of our students so far” at Japanese camp.

The briefing said other elementary programs included Full Stem Ahead at Spring Hill (43 students so far), Project Lead the Way at Altizer (20 students), LEGO robotics at Highlawn (22), summer literacy at Central City (18) and a medieval-quest camp at Cox Landing (23). Extended school-year services for special education were under way at Village of Barbersville with 65 students in attendance; the presenter said that number typically rises after the week of the update.

For secondary students, the district reported credit-recovery activity: senior summer school that began June 5 had helped five students recover enough credit to graduate later in the summer — three at Huntington High School and two at Cabell Midland High School. Secondary summer school runs June 24–July 18; the presenter said 93 middle-school students and 169 high-school students had signed up as of the update.

The district also described two orientation programs called Climb Camp for rising sixth- and ninth-graders; the presenter said typical attendance ranges from about 100–150 middle-school students and roughly 200 per high school, though exact counts for this summer were not yet available. The presenter said senior staff expect numbers to change as registration and program dates proceed.

Board members asked whether some programs accept students from across the county; the staff member confirmed yes and said transportation is provided. The presenter also noted that many elementary camps are funded with Title I money and that individual schools design the camp offerings.

Officials closed the update by reminding the board those programs aim to recover credits and provide enrichment over the summer; they did not propose new policy changes during the briefing.","District staff updated the Cabell County Board of Education on summer offerings including elementary camps, credit-recovery programs, extended school year services and preliminary enrollment counts for several programs.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Community group asks Cabell board to consider Meadows Elementary property for church campus and services

Board reviews $235,452 paving request, plans online auctions for surplus buses and equipment

Cabell County Schools reports summer-program enrollment, credit-recovery numbers