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Board approves multiple operational items: Pre-K move, counseling grant, contracts and food-service payment change
Summary
Summers County Board approved operational measures June 30, including moving a Pre-K classroom to the high school, a $120,000 flow-through grant to New School for counselors, contracting Pinnacle Whole Life Services for special-education evaluations, allowing Gordon Foods checks at time of service, and accepting a contract with Pamela Hamry.
At its June 30 meeting the Summers County Board of Education approved a series of routine operational items and contracts intended to support services and streamline day-to-day operations.
Pre-K relocation: The board approved closing one Pre-K classroom at Hinton Area Elementary and reopening or adding a Pre-K classroom at Summers County Comprehensive High School. Staff said the change preserves the same number of Pre-K classrooms while colocating early childhood programming near the district's CTE offerings. The board was told that playground fencing and some equipment must be installed at the receiving site and that grant funding opportunities will be pursued to offset costs.
Counseling grant: The board approved a $120,000 flow-through grant to an organization described as 'New School' to fund counselors who will provide mental-health counseling in district schools. According to staff, New School invoices the district and the district passes the grant funds through to cover counselor services.
Special education evaluations: The board approved renewing a contract with Carolyn Price Stevens of Pinnacle Whole Life Services for psychological evaluations and special-education services; staff said there are no changes to the agreement.
Food-service payments: Because Gordon Foods (the co-op vendor) now charges a fee on certain card payments, the board approved paying Gordon Foods by check at time of service and instructed staff to send regular registers to the board so members can review payments before the next meeting. Staff noted this practice mirrors how utility bills are handled and preserves prompt-pay rebate benefits where possible.
Other routine approvals: The board approved summer central-office hours (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and moving summer meetings to 4 p.m., approved an out-of-state overnight trip for special-education staff to Alexandria, Va. (July 19–22), and accepted a contract to contract services with Pamela Hamry for a low-incidence hearing/vision role (contracting in lieu of full-time staff).
Why it matters: These approvals affect service delivery (counseling and special education), logistics (Pre-K location), and finance/operations (vendor payment practices). Several items involve grant funding or third-party providers and point to the district's effort to keep services available while managing budget constraints.
What’s next: Staff will pursue specified grants for playground/fencing, monitor vendor bills and provide regular check registers to the board, and implement the flow-through counseling contract and Pinnacle evaluations per existing procurement and reporting rules.
