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Votes at a glance: Monongalia County Schools board actions on Jan. 14 include contracts, policies and staffing
Summary
The board approved early graduation, multiple vendor agreements, a consent agenda (with one item removed for separate vote), adoption of several policies on second reading, a new grant-funded mental health position, and personnel items during the Jan. 14 meeting.
The Monongalia County Schools Board of Education recorded multiple approvals Jan. 14: an early graduation request from Morgantown High School; several vendor agreements and surveys; a consent agenda (minus one item moved for separate consideration); adoption of a suite of policies on second reading; approval of personnel lists and addenda; and creation of a new grant-funded mental health interventionist position.
Below are the motions and outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript. Individual roll-call vote tallies were not read into the record; several items were approved by voice vote after motions and seconds.
Votes at a glance
- Early graduation request, Morgantown High School: Superintendent recommended approval; motion carried by voice vote.
- B&M Environmental Agreement: Superintendent recommended approval; motion carried by voice vote.
- Regulated Classroom Agreement (training program): Superintendent recommended approval; motion carried by voice vote.
- Thrasher Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment: Superintendent recommended approval; motion carried by voice vote.
- Thrasher ALTA survey proposal: Superintendent recommended approval; motion carried by voice vote.
- Accounts payable addendum A: One board member recused due to a business relationship; vice president chaired that vote and board approved the addendum by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (items ah including expenditures > $3,000; payment of salaries and accounts payable; Suncrest Middle School demolition plan with Arrow Engineering; Monongalia County Sheriff SSO agreement; WAJR contract removed for separate vote): Motion to approve all consent items except the WAJR agreement carried by voice vote.
- WAJR agreement, "Ask the Educators": Removed from consent for separate discussion; after debate the board approved the contract by voice vote (see separate article for full discussion).
- Policies (second reading and adoption): The board approved the following by consent for second reading and adoption: Policy 1530.01 (evaluation of school leaders; technical correction); Policy 1617 (weapons; technical correction); Policy 1662 (anti-harassment and violence; revised); Policy 2215 (required courses of instruction; rescission); Policy 2230.06 (cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction; new); Policy 2230.07 (required courses of instruction; new); Policy 2414 (drug prevention and violence reduction education program; technical correction); Policy 2520 (selection of instructional resources; revised); Policy 3120.08 (employment of personnel for extracurricular activities; revised); Policy 3122.01 (drug-free workplace; revised); Policy 3340 (grievance procedure; revised); Policy 3362 (anti-harassment and violence; revised); Policy 4120.08 (employment of personnel for extracurricular activities; revised); Policy 4122.01 (drug-free workplace; revised); Policy 4340 (grievance procedure; revised); Policy 5330 (use of medication; revised); Policy 5331 (administration of opioid antagonists; revised); Policy 5772 (weapons; technical correction); Policy 7110.0 (facilities planning; revised); Policy 7440.01 (video surveillance and electronic monitoring; revised); Policy 7450 (property inventory; technical correction); Policy 8402 (expected behavior; technical correction); Policy 8451 (pediculosis/head lice; new); Policy 8452.01 (CPR instruction; rescinded).
- Personnel list and personnel list addendum: Approved by voice vote.
- New position: One full-time, 200-day mental health interventionist (itinerant; home base Mountain View Elementary School), grant-funded: Approved by voice vote. Staff reported the position is funded by a state grant of around $75,000 and that the grant term is three years.
Ending: Most approvals were recorded by voice vote and the presiding officer noted motions "carried"; the transcript does not provide roll-call tallies for each motion.
