Hope School Board

The Hope School Board met in the Administrative Building on Monday evening. There was a motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting by Ms. Haynes which was seconded and approved. There was a motion to approve the expenditures by Miss Moss which was seconded and approved.

The superintendents report this month didn’t include community recognitions but rather a discussion of the book, The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon, which focuses on how to build a more positive team.

Superintedent Dr. Jonathan Crossley asked for and received responses from the School Board on the reading. This included a discussion on energy vampires – those who exclusively focus on the negative and draw others down. The question was asked how to deal constructively with them.

The theme of the meeting continued with how to internalize the positivity and lead boldly and the importance of working together

The author of The Energy Bus is coming to town and speaking. Since the amount is over the initial limits it needed Board approval. He will be speaking for 90 minutes at Hempstead Hall and it will be a professional development event. The money will come from state professional development funds.

After an initial reservation about the cost, Bubba Powers motioned to accept the invoice which was seconded and passed.

Dr. Crossley moved on to personnel with three, possibly more positions to be filled.

There was a motion by Ms. Haynes to accept the personnel policy, which was seconded and passed

With no further business the meeting adjourned.