The Shadow
School Board Meeting Action
Bath County Public Schools
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Regular Meeting 6:00pm
Meeting Location: Bath County High School Library
School Board Organizational Meeting Appointments
∙ Board Chair – Mrs. Karen Hise
∙ Board Vice-Chair – Mrs. Clara Tennant
∙ Clerk – Dr. Jerry Jessee
∙ Deputy Clerk – Mrs. Megan Foster
∙ Adopted VSBA Code of Conduct for School Board Members and School Board Clerks ∙ Fiscal Agent – Mr. Justin Rider
∙ Deputy Fiscal Agent – Dr. Jerry Jessee
∙ School Board Attorney – Mr. Chris Singleton
∙ Signature in Superintendent’s Absence – Mrs. Allison Hicklin or Mrs. Melinda Hooker ∙ Superintendent’s Designee – Mrs. Allison Hicklin
∙ VSBA Delegate – Mr. Zach Burns
∙ VSBA Alternate Delegate – Mrs. Linda Puhle
Closed Meeting Action
- PERSONNEL
Appointments
∙ Terry Pritt – Substitute Bus Driver
∙ Gary Pillow – Audiologist – Contract Employee $125/hr.
∙ Author (Mason) Ailstock – Substitute Custodian
∙ Timmy Hodge – Bus Driver (effective January 21, 2025)
Resignation
∙ Timmy Hodge – VES Custodian (effective January 20, 2025)
Meeting Action
∙ Approved the FY2526 Budget Development Calendar with proposed change of the joint work session from February 19, 2025 to March 18, 2025.
∙ Approved the CIP 2025-2030 requests as amended to increase the estimate for security vestibules to $350,000 and moving ditch improvement and 65-passenger school bus to FY2026-27.
∙ Approved the school activity fund audit proposal from Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, PLLC. For Fiscal Years 2025-2027.
∙ Approved proposed changes to the 2025-2026 BCHS Program of Study
∙ Approved the minimum wage increase to $12.50/hour for all employees
∙ Approved the donation of bus 19 to Fire& Rescue for training upon the arrival of our new bus.
∙ Authorized modification of bus drivers/routes as needed to make routes more efficient.
