January 12, 2021
GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING/BUDGET WORKSHOP/REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
GOOCHLAND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
January 12, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
(Closed meeting at 6:30 p.m.)
Please maintain at least a six-foot distance between you and other members in the audience.
Leave two seats open beside you the next member of the audience and one row in front.
Members of the audience are required to wear face coverings.
View this meeting “live” at https://youtu.be/uXmlexYUAFE
PROPOSED AGENDA
5:00 p.m. Organizational Meeting and Budget Workshop
1. Call to Order by the Superintendent
2. Annual School Board Organizational Meeting
A. Organizational Meeting Guidelines (Recommendations)
3. Budget Work Session
A. Presentation by Superintendent (Presentation)
B. Discussion of Needs and Priorities
6:30 p.m. Closed Meeting
4. CLOSED MEETING
I move that the Goochland County School Board convene a closed meeting under The Virginia Freedom of Information Act in order to discuss and consider personnel matters involving the assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salary, discipline or resignation of employees of Goochland County Public Schools under Virginia Code §2.2-3711 (A)(1).
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
5. RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING
6. CERTIFICATION
The Goochland County School Board hereby certifies, by roll call vote, that to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia Law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Goochland County School Board. (Each Board member responds "I so certify" when called.)
7. MOMENT OF SILENCE
8. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
9. ADDITIONS/AMENDMENTS/ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AGENDA
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:
A. Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 18, 2021 - All schools and offices closed
B. Budget Workshop: January 19, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
C. Principals Appreciation Week: January 24-30, 2021
D. Presentation of Superintendent's Budget: January 26, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
E. School Board Appreciation Month: February
F. Budget Workshop: February 1, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
G. Regular Meeting/Budget Public Hearing: February 9, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
H. School Board Clerk Appreciation Week: February 15, 2021
I. Budget Approval: February 22, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250, Goochland, VA
11. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
12. CONSENT ITEMS:
B. Bills and payroll for December (Credit cards) (Check Register)
C. Minutes: December 8, 2020 regular meeting
D. December Financial Update (COVID-19 Financial Summary) (Budget Transfers)
E. IRS Mileage Rate for CY2021
13. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS:
A. Update on School Operations and Metrics (Presentation)
B. Goochland Reads
14. INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT:
15. INFORMATION ITEMS:
A. Food Service Update (Strategy 3.4.4: Enhance communication with all stakeholders)
B. December 1 Child Count (JLARC Study) (Presentation) (Strategy 1.1.1: Balance instruction to maximize academic potential)
C. Policy Revision: BCF Advisory Committees to the School Board (GCPS) (Rev) (Strategy 3.4.3: Evaluate new policies and regulations)
D. Policy Revision: BBAB Code of Ethics for Goochland County, Virginia School Board Members (GCPS) (Rev) (Strategy 3.4.3: Evaluate new policies and regulations)
16. ACTION ITEMS:
A. One-time Bonus for Employees (Strategy 2.4.2: Pursue innovative attraction and retention strategies and practices)
B. Strategic Financial Plan (Strategy 3.4.1: Preserve our partnership with county government)
C. Policy Update: Second Reading (Strategy 3.4.3: Evaluate new policies and regulations)
BBAB Code of Ethics for Goochland County, Virginia School Board Members
BCF Advisory Committees to the School Board
GBA/JFHA Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation
GBA-F/JFHA-F Report of Harassment
JFHA/GBA Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation
JFHA-F/GBA-F Report of Harassment
GCN Evaluation of Professional Staff
GCPD Professional Staff Discipline
JM Restraint and Seclusion of Students
KNAJ Relationships with Law Enforcement Authorities
D. Selection of Representatives to Serve on Advisory Committees (Strategy 3.4.4: Enhance communication with all stakeholders)
1. Gifted Advisory Committee
2. School Health Advisory Board
3. Advisory Committee for Equity in Education
4. CTE Advisory Committee
5. Goochland Education Foundation
6. STEM Advisory Committee
7. Special Education Advisory Committee
E. Adoption of Code of Ethics (Strategy 3.4.3: Evaluate new policies and regulations)
17. ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW:
A. Attendance/Enrollment Update
18. COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS
19. NEW BUSINESS
20. ADJOURNMENT
Vision: Inspiring and preparing the next generation to make a positive impact.
Mission: To maximize the potential of every learner.
Core Values: Excellence, Creativity, Courage, Honor, Optimism
Goal 1: Instruction and Lifelong Learning
Goal 2: Inclusive and Engaging Culture
Goal 3: Facilities, Resources, and Technology