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Board raises livestream audio concerns, discusses roll‑call votes for remote members; enrollment holds steady
Summary
Board members reported difficulty hearing livestreamed votes and callers and proposed adding roll‑call votes for members on the phone; the board also heard enrollment is steady with high school nearing 800 students and some returns from homeschooling and virtual programs.
Board members raised concerns Tuesday about difficulty hearing votes and remote participants on the district livestream and discussed adding roll‑call votes when members participate by phone. The suggestion came during the board‑member comment portion of the Lincoln County Board of Education regular meeting in Hamlin.
One board member said that when viewers replay meetings it is often hard to hear votes and remote callers, and proposed that future meetings include roll‑call votes for members on the phone so each member’s vote is audible on the record. Board members agreed to place the topic on the next meeting agenda for further consideration.
The nut graf: the discussion seeks to improve transparency and the public record for remote participation and board votes by ensuring each remote member’s vote is recorded audibly.
Separately, board members asked about enrollment. Superintendent Barnett reported county enrollment has “held pretty steady,” and said Lincoln County High School enrollment is approaching about 800 students, up roughly 60 from earlier counts. He said some students returned from homeschooling and from other programs, and that a partnership with Kanawha County’s virtual program was helping retain students in the district.
No formal policy change was made at the meeting; board members directed staff to add roll‑call voting for remote members to a future agenda for review.
