The criminal is waiting for you, sir. >> 329 >> 329 and counting. >> All right. Yes. I'm going go ahead and I'll call the district school board meeting to order and um we will have the pledge of allegiance led today by Mr. Buckles and the invocation by the Reverend Allison Wetszel. So please rise. >> Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Let us bow our heads in prayer.

Dear God, as we gather to serve our students and serve our community today, grant us wisdom and grant us clarity and grant us unity. May our decisions that we make reflect compassion, integrity, and a commitment to educational excellence. Bless our work and guide us in all we do. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Thank you. [clears throat] [clears throat] >> All right, board. We will move to our presentations.

The first one is by Tim Adams, lookalike, >> Mr. Rodney Simons. [laughter] And so, you can come up, Rodney, and student [clears throat] recognition, please. [laughter] Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> My name is Jennifer Burrus. I'm the Crescent City Health Sciences Academy um instructor and I have here Mr. Lucian Buford and this is Chief Harris with the Putnham County Fire Rescue. Um, we would like to recognize uh Lucian Buford today.

And I'm just going to give you a little backstory about what happened. [snorts] Um, Lucian Buford was driving home. I'm going prop this up real quick. Uh, Lucian Buford was driving home from school when he witnessed a vehicle strike a 16-year-old pedestrian that was from Palaka High School. From a distance, Lucian said that he initially thought what he had seen was a trash bag fly into the air with debris scattering all around it.

Um, as he approached, he realized what he had actually witnessed was a person being struck by a vehicle. Lucian could have continued driving, but instead this incredible young man, um, he stopped his vehicle, got out, and went toward an incredible, um, incredibly traumatic scene to assist what first until first responders arrived. What makes Lucian's actions especially meaningful is that he is not a trained first responder.

He's a high school student. Um, but he's a high school student who unexpectedly found himself facing a situation that would have been overwhelming even for many adults today. Yet, when another person needed help, Lucian made the choice to stop. And with that being said, we're recognizing Lucian today. Um, and we have an award that we would like to present to him. And, uh, Chief Harris would also like to give him um, some challenge points as well.

And Lucian, we'd like to thank you for doing that. [applause] >> [applause] >> Wow. Awesome. [laughter] >> Wow. >> [applause] >> I lose it. I can't stand somebody. I can't do it. I got in on one last year and had to hold the head out of the water in a ditch so it wouldn't drown. >> Wow. >> Okay, board. We will now move to our retiree recognitions. And Mr. Drew, you're recognized. >> Thank you. Good afternoon, board. >> Good afternoon. >> I'm so glad to be here today to recognize some of our dedicated employees that have reached retirement.

Um, so without any further ado, I do want to um I know not all of them are here. Miss Terry Turk should have been on the last list and I don't think she would have come in here anyway because she doesn't like a lot of attention. So, we made sure that she got her proclamation at her retirement party. But I do want to recognize her, say her name out loud, and tell her how much we appreciate her for her 37 years of service.

[applause] So, moving on to the others, the next person I'd like I would like to recognize is Anthony Oligrante. He's from the maintenance department, I think. Is Yes. Come on up. Okay. [laughter] >> Um, and Anthony has given us 15 years of service. So, we appreciate you and thank you so much. >> Congratulations on your [applause] picture. >> Right here in the center. >> Yes, please. >> Thank you, sir, for your service. >> Good job, Anthony. >> Okay. >> They'll be calling you to come back pretty quick.

Congratulations. >> No, you you guys are good. >> Thank you, Anthony. [applause] Cynthia Lynn Jones, I don't believe, is here, but she had 39.4 years of service. So, thank you, Cynthia. [applause] I don't think I see Pam [clears throat] out there. Pam Morgan. Pam Morgan is also retiring with 29.1 years of service from the accounts payable department. [applause] And that's all we have today. Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. >> You're welcome. >> [snorts] >> All right, board.

We'll move to our public comment. And before I call the speakers up, um just uh as we always do, um speakers, please give your name, full name and address for the record. And um each speaker will be allowed three minutes. and the uh don't expect the board to respond or anything unless they go through the chair. Generally, we just are here to hear what's what specifically the speakers have have have to say. So, our first speaker is Mr.

Carl Mezer. You're recognized. Reverend Carl Mezer, 674 State Road 26 Melrose, Florida. Thank you for allowing me to speak. As the pastor of Friendship Bible Church, I want to begin by sincerely saying that I do really appreciate each school board meeting being open with prayer. My concern is this. We are led in prayer to the God of the Bible. However, when it comes to school curriculum, does that which is being taught truly align with biblical standards or does it contradict those standards?

Within scripture, along with the title of pastor, there is another title given to the role of church leadership and that is the title of overseer. In acts 20:es 28-30, the apostle Paul told the overseers of the church of Ephesus these words. He said this, "Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all of the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to care for the church of God which he obtained with his own blood." He went on to say, "I know that after my departure fierce fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock, and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples after them.

Therefore, be alert. Within these verses, the Apostle Paul was warning the overseers, meaning the pastors of the church at Ephesus, to be on the alert and to be aware of what was being taught in their churches under their supervision. As a pastor, I will confess to carry out that role of oversight is not always an easy thing to do. It requires extra time and at times it also involves confrontations that are not always comfortable.

However, oversight is not only my responsibility. There is also a purpose behind it. That purpose is to protect my congregation from the painful and harmful consequences that happen when the truths of God's word are neglected and violated. In sharing this information with you, I'm genuinely sharing with you my heart. As school board members, you have been given the responsibility of oversight concerning what is being taught here in Putnham County Schools.

I don't have to tell you. You already know. Just as the Apostle Paul said, there are fierce wolves out there who teach twisted things that negatively affect the minds and hearts of our children. board members. Behind a lot of the curriculum that's being taught, behind that curriculum, those who wrote it, there are a lot of fierce wolves who teach Twisted Things. My concern is this. Over the past several months, my wife Marcia has been pleading with you, the overseers of the curriculum in Putnham County Schools, to not just, and I don't want to say this negatively, but to not just rubber stamp curriculum presented, but fulfill your responsibility of oversight.

She's willing to help sacrifice her time to do this. I'm asking you if you would be willing to sacrifice some time to accomplish that goal. >> Thank you. >> All right. Our next speaker is uh Marsha Mezer. You're recognized. [cough] [clears throat] >> Good afternoon. Marshia Mezer, 674 State Road 26 Melrose. On September 8th, this district admitted that request 2677 has not been completely fulfilled. At 5:30 this morning, I was advised I can pay $1,570 per hour to review the materials, which I will schedule.

At 1:30 p.m. today, a notification. Nothing else has been provided other than that. Uh, Miss France told you the delay is because I keep changing the request and talking to the wrong people, and that is not accurate. Unfinished files were closed before they were completed. Asking staff not to resend advertising email actually narrows the search and status questions to a board member after months of silence are not a new request.

As a Christian advocate addressing a board that prays in the name of Jesus, I have invited this board more than once to review the ripple effects and educator ally materials with me. Not one member has offered or even responded to the materials we exposed. Those materials referred children to Planned Parenthood and taught sex education content without the required legal process, also admitted to by your staff in writing.

We found the professional development pro program educator ally that was declared non-existent and never used by your staff. Open records showed in fact they were used, printed, and widely shared in this district through a link. Board members, you have the right under section 101366 to see district documents needed to do your job. Perhaps if a board member reviews this material, the public can be told why a citizen is limited to handwritten notes under this vendor's design.

Did any of you look at it to validate what we reported? Please use the new rule from the last meeting and answer that today. Remember, we are dealing with the protection of children, not the protection of a publisher. Council's copyright remarks do not cover district emails. Yet, this board did allow screenshots of copywritten dynamic eynnamic materials in the same month and you cannot have it both ways, especially when the reason I is that I want to copy it to alert you the elected board to the problems in order to protect Putnham County children.

Since ripple effects is not new on the new mental or is not on the new mental health plan, these remaining records must be produced now, not after the lessons disappear. By the way, your tobacco lesson plan in the student code of conduct still lists ripple effects as active. So, I don't know what the actual status is, but please direct staff to produce everything we've requested. And additionally, please tell the public how this district will implement these new statewide AI rules approved last week involving parental notice, opt in rather than opt out, and the ban on AI tools designed to meet students' social or emotional needs or to act as a companion.

Thank you very much. Here are your forms. >> Thank you. All right, our last speaker is Rissa Bird. You're recognized. Take one and pass this down. Good afternoon. My name is Rhysa Bird. Address is 200 South 7th Street, Palaka, Florida. on the at the 8:25 August 25th board meeting, I presented records requests that our parents had filled out where they signed requesting a full copy of their children's cumulative records.

As of today, I'm not aware of any parents that have been called to pick those records up. Um, we are in the process of going through each record in our building and compiling a list of exactly what has not been sent to us. So, I will forward that to you as soon as I'm finished. Um, I'm just curious if someone could tell me or how we could get an answer to that if those records are going to be provided, if the parents are going to be contacted. >> We're not.

We don't do questions and answers. >> Okay. Well, the last meeting someone asked questions and they were answered. So, I was just checking to see if you would answer mine. At the last meeting, I also asked what triggers unenrollment from the Putnham County School District, which I did not receive a response from as well. Um, we have completed records requests through scribbles. They've been handed to you in person. They've been sent by certified mail.

Um they've been sent by email to every board member as well as additional staff. We've not received a single response. And lastly, a parent was told this past week when she um inquired about the unenrollment form that her son was not enrolled because the school needed to keep him on their 10day count. This was the first 10day count in August. Um and I'm wondering if that's a regular occurrence. I know we had an issue last year where the state of Florida contacted me and the child was claimed on the 10-day count for one of the elementary schools and the child was sitting in our building.

I had video footage of him that I provided to DC I'm sorry to DOE where he was actually in our building the entire 10 days of the count but he was counted on an elementary count. He never set foot in the building. So I'm just wondering what your procedures are to prevent the fraud that appears to be occurring. And lastly, I submitted a records request on August 4th, and that's what you have received a copy of the entire um conversation between myself and the online requesting program.

I have requested that it be limited. I was told there were 9,000 some odd emails that mentioned my school and my email. I asked that that be further limited to just within the put my.putnhamschools.org. Um, and it came back with 2,000 some odd emails. and I still have not received any word on when I may be able to view those. So, I would appreciate some feedback and if anybody's willing to tell me how I can get answers to these questions, I' I'd love to know. >> Thank you. >> All right, board.

Um, we'll move to the staff response. Um, Mr. Holmes, we'll go re in reverse order. So, with the last speaker, um, you know, you get it gets my attention when somebody's claiming that we're committing fraud. So, uh, you have any response to that? That's a that's a fairly serious allegation. U, but no, I don't know the issue that of which she spoke. I have no knowledge of the issue of someone being allegedly counted on our role and being president of her school.

I have no information about that at all. U when you I don't know whether you have specific information about that >> students from the year I no I don't know the student that she's speaking at. >> I'd like to ask the attorney are charter schools or she's not a charter school she's something private school >> private schools are they subject if they're taking state money to financial requests public records and to p to show where the money's being spent and how it's being spent.

I'm just curious. you know, I I I don't >> they're not because we're a private school. >> Oh, okay. >> So, um yeah, I I would assume that if they're not a public agency, as our statutes define agency, then they would not be something that they would not they would not be >> obligated to provide the transparency that the school district is obligated to provide. But you know it is concerning when and this isn't the first time this has happened when this statement is made.

A parent said several parents said without specifics it's really difficult to have any ability to test the validity of what's being said and that's the only comment I'll make. I don't know about >> the pro the process for withdrawing students at the beginning of the school year. If any student does not come to the school the first 10 days, they are automatically withdrawn. So students who have not shown up the first 10 days of school are withdrawn.

We call them do not enroll DNES. They stay on our role, not our roles, but in the system as DNA. Our schools are given that list of students and they are supposed to all year long try to figure out what happened, follow up where did that student go. Sometimes it's a records request that comes in from scribbles that we can say yes that child has gone to that school. Sometimes it might be that you get it from another state.

Sometimes we never hear about where the student went, but all year long those did not enroll students. We try to clean them up to find out where they went when they never came back to us. So any kid who has not been in attendance the first 10 days of school does get withdrawn to the first day of school. >> Thank you. Okay. Ward, any other questions? >> Yeah, just wanted to mention that tomorrow is is rally around the flag pole day.

Mr. Meter if uh I I don't know what they're doing at Interlockan in Crescent City. I would imagine people will rally around and and and like they're going to do I've been told by uh Trinity Baptist Church is heading up rally around the flag pole at Palatka High and uh there'll be probably hundreds of students exercising their constitutionally approved right to studentled prayer on school campus. There is a way to do it.

There is certainly I was trained in it years ago and it can be done, but you got to be careful because for every one like you that's trying to do something that you in your heart feel like is good, there's somebody trying to make something bad out of it. The enemy is always watching, but that's all I'll say. All right. Any staff response to the either the first or second speaker? >> I didn't have one. >> Okay. >> All right.

I'll just say this. You know, I've got four granddaughters in public school here from 9 to 16, and I'm very cognizant of the classes they're in and what they're doing. I'm at the schools more often than not. And um you know, I I think that they're I don't see any curriculum that's that's violating anything. And with the with the [clears throat] supermajority uh of the of the legislature of the state of Florida and the governor as a Republican, they have passed legislation after legislation honing down on these things and making sure they don't occur.

And DOE is the the the people we take direction from and that we have to meet their guidelines and requirements. So, um, you know, I'm I'm confident, my daughters are confident, and, uh, you know, in what their kids are getting. Um, so I guess we'll just see how this all flushes out. All right, we'll move to public hearing on adoption of, uh, updated policy uh, 2261.02, and the board will take a accept a motion, and then we can have >> Mr.

Chairman, I make a motion we adopt U. D1 uh AO adoption of update to policy 2261.02-P periola volume 26 number two >> second. >> All right. Any any comments or questions by the board? Pretty self-explanatory. It's good policy. All right. U all in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. Motion carries. >> All right. Board will move to our consent agenda. And Miss Pickkins, I'll start with you. >> I came in this afternoon.

I'm I don't have any questions. >> All right, Mr. Buckles. >> My questions were answered. >> Miss Gillyard >> and answered, sir. Thank you, >> Miss Wagner. >> All of mine were answered as well. >> Okay, I'm good, too. All right. Chair will entertain a motion on the consent agenda. >> Mr. Chair, I move that we accept the consent agenda as written. >> Second. >> All right. Have a motion and a second. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I.

I >> motion carries. All right, we'll move to um emergency session. I will adjourn the regular session and we will take up item I1 to start. Chair will entertain a motion. >> Mr. Mr. Chair, I'll offer a motion that we accept item I1, the 2026 27 personnel allocations change number 11 at 11.1 justific justification explanation sign time sensitive. >> I'll second that. >> All right, board any questions, comments? Very good.

All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. >> Motion carries unanimously. [clears throat] >> Uh I two, >> Mr. Chair a motion that we accept emergency item I2 theou between the partner county school district and St. John's River State College articulated credit with industry certification 2627 school year justification explanation time sensitive. >> Okay have >> second. >> All right I have a motion and a second on I2.

Any comments or questions? Seeing none. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Motion carries unanimously. We have no unfinished business or new business. So, we will move to board reports. And Miss Wagner, I will start with you. >> All righty. Um, I did I did have a a wonderful meeting with someone um from our district this week. And I just wanted to uh I just wanted to remind folks that, you know, it's not that we can uh resolve every single issue that's out there, but there's there's issues that do sometimes need to be brought to us.

And me personally, I I like when people come to me and say, "Hey, there's there's an issue um that I'm struggling with or maybe I can connect them to the right person at the district or maybe I can look into it further myself and and maybe do some good. Um that is what we're here for. Uh and I appreciate that person coming up and speaking with me. I'll be doing some more work on the issues that we discussed and I just think it's important um for our employees to know that that we are here for them and um you know my number's on the website and if anybody has it they can pass it on because I enjoy uh speaking to folks.

Um, I wanted to also bring up I uh from the 15th of September through I think the October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month that there will be some activities going on within the district. And you know, I'm sure people will be taking advantage of those and including the arts and the essay contests. And I just love those when um when those come around and we get to see uh the level uh of artistic abilities with our students here.

Um, and also with um, QI, I think they did this last year as well, but I did not I was not aware of it, but doing the student government elections um, at the school with the help of the supervisor of elections here. I actually saw a a a something similar on a much lower level at one of our festivals in Melrose where kids could come up. they had to I mean we're talking little kids there and they got to pick a candidate and and tell why and different things and and kind of got them just the little spark of an idea of what voting's about and why it was important.

Um, obviously at the high school level, it's it's these are these are our next generation of of voters and our citizens. And I I'm just really glad that that we're pushing the importance of civic duty. Um, students need to understand what voting is, why it's important, just like they need to understand uh jury duty and why that is important and the duties that that come along with it. So, I was just really happy to hear that that that is what they're doing and um and I'll leave it at that. >> Okay.

Thank you, Mr. Gilly. >> Yes, sir. In regards to what Mrs. Wagner referenced the uh Hispanic History Month, uh we got an opportunity, we meaning in my sorority, we got an opportunity to share with the readin there at uh Brown and Pierce Elementary. Uh got the opportunity to read to two classes. One was an exceptional ed self-contained class and one was a fourth grade class. And the book that I chose was Dragons Love Tacos.

And those kids, they were truly into it. They were excited that the it it just made for a great time for me and took me back. Um then want to thank the leadership team for the new revised organizational chart. It helps us out tremendously when we need to know who to go to to answer specific questions uh prior to board meetings or when we have our meeting with you all. And I got an opportunity finally uh to be a part of career night last night at Pala High School.

Um there it was a good turnout, but um I do know that there are things that are going on, volleyball games and all of this, but I just wish we could get more of our students there because you had some vendors that were topnotch that were there from representing uh many of the schools in the area and they were giving out um their um mascot emblems, fans and uh magnets, all sorts of things. And maybe we could look at in the future having a challenge between the schools as to who has the greatest turnout.

Something that would get those kids there because it was some information there to be gotten on last night. Our sorority had partnered in the past with the supervisor of elections trying to get students registered to vote and so we did pull in some football players and talk to some of them about the importance of voting. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. All right, Mr. buckles. >> Uh [clears throat] kind of reiterate what I mentioned earlier. uh you know I was many years ago sent to Vanderbilt uh it was a Southern Poverty Law Center came and did a presentation on constitutionally approved prayer in our schools and how to how to do it and how to do it without um you know doesn't mean somebody won't try to make a problem but how to do it without violating the constitution and u we have a lot of it in our schools I'm very proud of what I see because I we as parents and grandparents, we have similar concerns as the people that are a mirror to our our families as well.

And uh it just I just kind of, you know, kind of kind of makes me want to just reflect and think of all the things that have the good things that are going. You have evidently the some people do not attend high school graduations and hear the ceremonies by the students who have the constitutional right to pray as they would would like. And um I just kind of minimize that. But the other is uh I just I've been thinking about this a lot lately.

I mean, if public school dollars are being sent to schools and to homeschools or however they want to call it, and you don't know where that money is being spent, how much it's going, what it's being utilized for, if it's uh I I don't know. I what's being done with it. And there's going to come a time just like we've seen with all the do stuff that's going on in the state. I don't know if they got all this money where they sent it, but it didn't.

I don't think it came back to the districts or the counties or the people of the state of Florida didn't get checks. Kind of like somebody said Trump was saying he was going to give money out. But whether that's true or not, I don't I'm not with that. But it's there's going to be a reckoning down the road. And it may not be until eight or nine years from now, but there will be there will things will change because there's too many there's going to be too many kids that are missing out because they may not have the parental support at home to ensure that they're being educated properly.

And for that, it breaks my heart. I feel bad for him. And I can only hope that everybody that's drawing this money is doing the right thing with it because if if we are holding something that you know like that we're they're going to hound everybody till the cows go home. So that's that's it for me. >> Thank you. Miss Pickets. >> Thank you. Um, first I'd just like to um really commend and say what what a wonderful person that young man Lucian is to stop.

I I can't say that I could have done it. I could have called 911, but I I don't know if I could have done that. I I would like to think that I could act like he did. Um, so his parents have I saw that they were here. They've raised a excellent young man. Um, also in today's consent agenda, we approved a trip for Qi Roberts, um, FFA and their advisor, Courtney Rogers, who must be a really great planner because it it had by the hour what these these students were going to do.

And in in addition to going to a national convention, which in and of itself is is pretty amazing, um they are also visiting several farms. Circle F farms. They're touring Clemson. They're touring an apple orchard, a cider mill. They're going to Frostb Frostpore Farms and Clayborn Farms. I mean, just amazing what a a an experience that'll be for those children. and then they can share it and other other kids can learn from it too.

Um I'd also like to congratulate all of our teachers of the year and our support school related um employees of the year. And so I'm going to mention my district's um special congratulations to Cresant City Junior Senior High School teacher of the year Bradley Baker and to um the school related employee of the year Garcia. And at Middleton Bernie, the teacher of the year, Kayla Goa, and um support employee of the year, Diana Graa.

Um they're all four Crescent City Junior High School alumni, and I had the privilege to teach all four of these wonderful people. Um, so it it does my heart really really good to um see that they're giving back to their community as educators. And um my last thing is uh Sunday night, Bill and I had the opportunity to attend the FHSAA's um induction, their Hall of Fame induction. And one of my former students, um, 1987 graduate, she played on my first Final Four team, Tammy Nolles Thally, was inducted and, um, I didn't, you know, I didn't realize what a great honor that was.

Um, then I read all of her accomplishments. It, um, it blew me away. She's the athletic director currently of Duval County. Um uh there were there were Teddy Dupe, former um basketball player at Florida, got was in um Bill recognized Henry Lawrence. Uh he played f NFL football. He had three Super Bowls. I mean, this was a really big deal. time for she mentioned that she graduated from a a small school and um had it not been you know that she got a scholarship to play volleyball she doesn't know where she'd be and so we don't know the difference that we make it's sometimes it's just you know caring about a kid and so anyway that's all I have >> okay thank you I've got a few things um first want to uh make sure everybody got and remembers to keep track of the meeting schedule that uh Miller had passed out to us and uh specifically on the impact fee workshop.

If you'll remember a couple years ago, I had I brought that up and had a speaker come in from from the consulting group that represented the county and in their process. So, if you need, you know, any any of that information, I think I still have it all. So, I'm happy to provide that to you if you do. it. And um I was a little surprised to see that and I called Miss Miller and she says, "Well, um they want to talk about it again." And I'm saying, "Well, I think the horse is out of the barn, but it's a good never too late to talk." So, [clears throat] um the uh this week is PLA Junior Senior High School's homecoming.

Um the uh parade will be uh Friday afternoon and then of course the game and then the dance on Saturday. Um, so, uh, that'll be that that should be a lot of fun. Mr. Holmes and I both have grandkids that are involved in that. Um, the FFA convention, I just want to say something and thank you for for bringing that up. Uh if you've never been to it or have seen any news coverage of it, if you want to have your heart extremely filled with what our next generation will be with these kids, you need to go.

It's one of the most outstanding uh conventions for any youth, you know, organization in the country. uh my son had the opportunity to attend and let me tell you these kids are very special and we've got them FFA members in in all four high schools. Uh and I was tickled to death to see that Miss uh Rogers was going to be able to take her her group up there. It it'll be unforgettable to them. I was fortunate enough to be in uh Indianapolis uh gosh I can't remember how many years ago with Farm Bureau and and we had the opportunity just to go into the convention for a day and it it was just amazing the speakers um the career night event I thought I agree with you Miss Gillyard it was a wonderful event it was spread out so there's a little more room this year we had you know um but the the representatives of the colleges and the technical schools do absolutely fantastic job and and I don't know that there's probably a better career or college night um of any school district uh you know in the state than what we do.

So, thank you to uh Dr. Chairs and all his staff and and everybody that had a a hand in in Miss France and putting that together. Um and that is it for me. So, Mr. Holmes, do you have any words of wisdom? >> Nope. >> None. >> Okay. >> Very little wisdom today. >> Okay. All right. Miss France. >> All right. Um I want to um thank our dire our executive director of strategic initiatives. On Friday we received our midterm progress report back from Cogna and we have been approved to continue on.

So the next thing that will come up with Cognia accreditation will be in the year 2029 2030 where we'll have to do our accreditation again. they now made it where every three years you kind of do a progress check and we passed and it's great and I appreciate the work that Jonathan put in to make that happen. Um, thank you those of you who attended college and career night last night. Um, it is our 49th annual one. So, it is a long it's been a longstanding our um CTE department is the one that kind of heads it up and puts it on.

Uh, the supervisor of elections was there last night signing up students to become vote registered voters. Um, and we had w quite a few people and we had spread it out a little bit. Um, but I do want to thank Palaka High School. It is their homecoming week. So, having one more thing on a Monday of homecoming week. I appreciate all of their >> work to make that happen. And um and I really want to thank our staff um the district and school staff as well as our community because our community shows up in force whether it's our business partners who are there trying to make sure that parents and students know what opportunities there are in our community as well as how our our stuff up for students or not our stuff up for students but take stock in students is there.

There's there's all sorts of community partners there. Um, actually this year we were able to get a truck driving school school to come out and they brought their semi and I went out to visit with him because we keep trying to get them. This is the first year we've been able to get them here and I asked I said please tell me somebody's been out to see you and he said yes we've had parents and kids stop so to talk about what that is.

So we appreciate everyone who does that. Um the Hispanic Heritage Celebration is October 2nd at CEO at 9:15. If you can please put that on your calendars, if you could be there, that would be great. Um that is again CEO 10:30 October 2nd. Another thing to add to your calendars that were not in front of you um um October 22nd, Interlockan Junior Senior High School is going to have the Lifelight Experience um in the morning at 9:15.

We actually were able to partner uh with um the coordination with the um the company that does that and um we did it at Palaka Junior Senior High School where u we work with our some of our community partners, but the kids actually got to be on the field when the lifelight helicopter landed and to come and to respond to a um a staged accident and they got to see them open up the the um car and our our community, our firefighters, they who were the ones that were there to help respond.

But we'll be doing that at Interlockan Junior Senior High School October 22nd at 9:15. And that's actually in recognition of the National Teen Safe Driving Week. So if you'll add that to your calendar and again I'm just going to go back to Palaka Junior Senior High School. Um October 1st, uh the Chamber of Commerce, the Leadership Putnham class of 2026 will be there to um go walk through our CTE classrooms so they can see how our CTE programs um are staffed and what our kids are doing.

And so we're really excited about welcoming them to Palaca High. Uh we'd like to showcase our other schools. They actually came to Pala High last year, um but they leave us and go to St. John's River State College. And so the fact that they need to make those [laughter] two days short, it usually will be PLA Junior Senior High that gets the company. But we welcome Leadership Putnham from the Chamber of Commerce on October 1st to Placa Junior Senior High.

That is all I have. >> Okie do. >> All right. Any other last comments or by the board? All right. Seeing none, we will stand adjourned. Susie