School Board Meets
August 24 2020
Lets
break this meeting coverage into three parts if you don't
mind. The Clayberry Board of Ed held a public meeting on Aug
24th. The gathering was held at the Pentagon on Gump Street.
All five Boardsters were on hand plus one from the public. No
parents or guardians showed up to ask questions on schools
reopening or the dangers of sending students to school on Sept
8th, opening day. Either parents are happy with sketchy plans
or they don't give a hoot.
Brand new Middle School Guidance Counselor, Allison Groves, pending certification
The 32 minute long
meeting went very quick with only 7 items on the agenda.
Here's goes.
The High School has a newly named program to get students out of school and into the local work force. There's a bunch of new requirements to enter into the 11th and 12th grade program including, maintain a 3.0 grade point average and the work hours can add up to four credits toward graduation mandates. Local businesses that wish to participate in the program must fill out an application
Here's something interesting. Who's liable when little Johnny sticks his arm in some piece of machinery? From the meeting discussion, parents sign a liability waiver as does the School Board and the employer. Sooooo... who's responsible for the accident? The actual vote to approve the newly named program will come in Sept.
Becky Barss is a new Cook II at Clay High
Allison Groves was hired (see pic above) as the new Clay Middle School Guidance Counselor
Tyler Dorsey hired a sub substitute teacher pending certification. Mention was made that several members of Mr Dorsey's family are already employed by the Pentagon.
There's a load of new substitute cooks, custodians, and secretaries hired. They are: Jennie Brady, Miranda Salisbury, Brittany Thorne, and Jena Vance.
All the action items went smooth and easy without discussion or concern.
Superintendent Paxton announced that Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) would be hired for each school in the county. Rate of pay will be $10 per hour. When Paxton told the crew that the CNA's would dispense drugs in addition to doing temperature checks each school day, Boardster Sue Bodkins challenged him. With first hand knowledge, Bodkins said, they cannot hand out Meds or other medical needs.
The High School has a newly named program to get students out of school and into the local work force. There's a bunch of new requirements to enter into the 11th and 12th grade program including, maintain a 3.0 grade point average and the work hours can add up to four credits toward graduation mandates. Local businesses that wish to participate in the program must fill out an application
Here's something interesting. Who's liable when little Johnny sticks his arm in some piece of machinery? From the meeting discussion, parents sign a liability waiver as does the School Board and the employer. Sooooo... who's responsible for the accident? The actual vote to approve the newly named program will come in Sept.
Becky Barss is a new Cook II at Clay High
Allison Groves was hired (see pic above) as the new Clay Middle School Guidance Counselor
Tyler Dorsey hired a sub substitute teacher pending certification. Mention was made that several members of Mr Dorsey's family are already employed by the Pentagon.
There's a load of new substitute cooks, custodians, and secretaries hired. They are: Jennie Brady, Miranda Salisbury, Brittany Thorne, and Jena Vance.
All the action items went smooth and easy without discussion or concern.
Superintendent Paxton announced that Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) would be hired for each school in the county. Rate of pay will be $10 per hour. When Paxton told the crew that the CNA's would dispense drugs in addition to doing temperature checks each school day, Boardster Sue Bodkins challenged him. With first hand knowledge, Bodkins said, they cannot hand out Meds or other medical needs.
Sanitizer Dispensers at the Ready
Here's part II.
The Conora bug is on every mind. Paxton said recent details provided by the Gov. (last Friday) has cleared up re opening needs.
Details did he say?
Many in the area feel those changes were made to make it harder to close schools in small counties. The changes included, making our rolling average to be stretched over 14 day instead of 7. When you factor in the length of time it takes to get test results back, you can see the problem with timeliness.
Will your rug rat receive a free laptop? According to Paxton, Yes is the answer. Paxton: all students will be loaned an electronic device, upper grade student get laptops; and small fries get some kind of grade level device. That Yes from Mr Paxton is contrary to what State official are providing the public. Also, the loaner puters, they ain't new. Instead, their are refurbished units, IE: used.
How about those hot spot internet connections for virtual classes? Again, a big Yes from Joe Paxton and by Sept 8th. And again, that hot spot roll out date, those under the Gold Dome in Charleston, they're not so confident . There may be delays.
As a matter of fact, a hot spot is a cell phone connection. How many of you have good cell phone connections? Another problem, even hot spot connections slow down with too many users.
Related: If your ward is going the virtual edumacation route, will they get free meals? Yes came from Paxton but with changes. The meals will not be delivered to your stop. Parents must drive to the High School daily to get the food. Daily. How many parents are going to do that? Heck if they won't even get their sorry butts out of bed to get the kids off to school, how many will drive to feed to ankle biters?
New equipment has been ordered, no the old garden sprayer sanitizers, and each school (bus) will be hosed down regularly.
How about the curtain climbers passing around scissors, crayons, pencils, etc. Nope, all the small freis will received their own supplies.
So, the wittle students are sitting out in the school parking lot doing their hot spot work and the call of nature comes. Can they come into the school to take a dump? Or, they get tired of virtual class work and wonder over to the playground. is that allowed? Or they're doing their virtual classes in the parking lot and those attending brick and mortar school go out to the playground... What about that interaction? Is it allowed? Paxton: We will be creative... will be flexible....we expect my of the hot spot users will come in the evenings.
Boardster Cheryl White asked: Home many students will stay from school and use the virtual route? Paxton: around 300 staying away.
We think the Superintendent is blowing smoke. Our guess: 700.
With the student population down by at least one quarter, do they need all the teachers and service personnel? Paxton: Heck yes
That's about it for the public portion of the Aug 24th meeting, the last meeting before schools reopen Sept 8th.
But, there's a heck of lot more ...
The Conora bug is on every mind. Paxton said recent details provided by the Gov. (last Friday) has cleared up re opening needs.
Many in the area feel those changes were made to make it harder to close schools in small counties. The changes included, making our rolling average to be stretched over 14 day instead of 7. When you factor in the length of time it takes to get test results back, you can see the problem with timeliness.
Will your rug rat receive a free laptop? According to Paxton, Yes is the answer. Paxton: all students will be loaned an electronic device, upper grade student get laptops; and small fries get some kind of grade level device. That Yes from Mr Paxton is contrary to what State official are providing the public. Also, the loaner puters, they ain't new. Instead, their are refurbished units, IE: used.
How about those hot spot internet connections for virtual classes? Again, a big Yes from Joe Paxton and by Sept 8th. And again, that hot spot roll out date, those under the Gold Dome in Charleston, they're not so confident . There may be delays.
As a matter of fact, a hot spot is a cell phone connection. How many of you have good cell phone connections? Another problem, even hot spot connections slow down with too many users.
Related: If your ward is going the virtual edumacation route, will they get free meals? Yes came from Paxton but with changes. The meals will not be delivered to your stop. Parents must drive to the High School daily to get the food. Daily. How many parents are going to do that? Heck if they won't even get their sorry butts out of bed to get the kids off to school, how many will drive to feed to ankle biters?
New equipment has been ordered, no the old garden sprayer sanitizers, and each school (bus) will be hosed down regularly.
How about the curtain climbers passing around scissors, crayons, pencils, etc. Nope, all the small freis will received their own supplies.
So, the wittle students are sitting out in the school parking lot doing their hot spot work and the call of nature comes. Can they come into the school to take a dump? Or, they get tired of virtual class work and wonder over to the playground. is that allowed? Or they're doing their virtual classes in the parking lot and those attending brick and mortar school go out to the playground... What about that interaction? Is it allowed? Paxton: We will be creative... will be flexible....we expect my of the hot spot users will come in the evenings.
Boardster Cheryl White asked: Home many students will stay from school and use the virtual route? Paxton: around 300 staying away.
We think the Superintendent is blowing smoke. Our guess: 700.
With the student population down by at least one quarter, do they need all the teachers and service personnel? Paxton: Heck yes
That's about it for the public portion of the Aug 24th meeting, the last meeting before schools reopen Sept 8th.
But, there's a heck of lot more ...
Dave x 2
Morgy & Cheryl
Susan
KT
Since the beginning of time, our School Board has done all kinds of slimy puke crapola behind closed doors. The rotten politics of the Pentagon continues. Here goes.
Agenda item 5 called for the hiring of that newbee substitute teacher, Tyler Dorsey. That's a guy with little to no teaching experience and certainly not certified to be in the classroom. He showed up for work as a Clay High math teacher, the next day, the first day back for teachers.
Clay High has some of worst math scores in the state. Embarrassing dismal comes to mind. At CHS, there is only one certified math teacher, that Kenneth Tanner (KT).
KT is the retired School Superintendent that came back to work as a teacher because he likes the kids and likes teaching. He is classified as a long term substitute teacher. Two weeks earlier, KT received notice that they wanted him back as a math teacher for another school year. He cut his vacation short to be back on time.He has 40 years of teaching experience under his belt.
During those decades, KT has been a 100% loyal company suck. When they said to bend over, he replied, to my toes? He is exactly the guy you want on your team!
Shortly after the Board's vote to hire Dorsey, CHS Principal Crystal Gibson was given the nod to tell KT, we no longer need your years of experience as a teacher. The chicken shirt Pentagon nor the School Board extended the courtesy to make the call, they forced that job on an underling.
America this is absolute back door politics at its worst. For all you other company sucks, those that think they're getting ahead, moving up the food chain, you are wrong. Instead of moving up, you are nothing but a person being lead around by a nose chain. Your backbone does not exist. After they're done with ya, you are tossed to the wayside like a spent condom.
No Boardster asked a question about the hire, like, who is being replaced? That makes the entire Board complacent in the slimy puke tactics.
We are off and running for another pathetic year of little edumacation and spending millions of tax dollars. Ain't it grand!
AW
Masked CHS Principal, Crystal Gibson