LSIC Meeting – May 12, 2025 – Secretary Report

Chair – Charlea Ramsey

Secretary – Kenneth Edwards

Principal – Renee Mathews

Old Business – Mrs. Mathews thanked everyone for attending and reviewed the purpose of the LSIC, the members, and provided updates on the topics last discussed:

Attendance: 

  1. Charlea Ramsey

  2. Tom Sears

  3. Kenneth Edwards

  4. Albani St. Martin Brown

  5. Cathy Camenga

  6. Fred Ware

  7. Shawn Long

 Reports for the Meeting:

Principal – Mr. Sears and Mr. Edwards (assistant principals) went through the principal’s report and discussed the updated items: See Attached Principal’s Report

Additions to Principals Report:

  1. Athletics – updates to sound system, timing systems, and updates to softball and baseball fields, golf cart to help transport, regionals coming up for Spring sports

  2. Curriculum – SAT scores came in, Personal Finance class has been updated – waiting on Policy 2510 to update, FFA Chapter Banquet

Community – Supportive of the school, seem to be happy with how the school is being ran

Service – N/A

Parents – No concerns, students seem to be happy with the school and activities

Arts – Music/Theater – Looking forward to nationals for thespians

Teachers – Everything seems to be going smooth

Update from Subcommittee regarding new tax laws and fundraising: Anna Matheny and Shawn Long

  • Spoke with several state legislators about the issue

  • Continuing to work towards a solution

  • For now, many legislators have said that the schools need to create new groups to fundraise in order to give them more options

 

Fred Ware made a motion to end the meeting

Seconded by Charlea Ramsey

 Additions:

No additions – Final meeting of the 2024-2025 school year 

 Principal’s Report for LSIC- May 2025 

  1. I apologize for not being present for the last meeting of the year.  I am needing to be excused to attend my son’s track meet.  

  2. Prom was a success.  The after Prom hosted by parents was wonderful, there was over $15,000 in prizes awarded.   

  3. Greenhouse sales have been happening for FFA/Greenhouse classes as simulated workplace.  The sales have ended this past weekend.    

  4. Discipline report: 

 

8/19-9/23 

9/24-10/30 

10/31-1/31 

2/3-3/28 

3/31-5/7 

 

Level 1 

11 

60 

43 

15 

26 

 

Level 2 

16 

35 

16 

20 

 

Level 3 

23 

 

Level 4 

 

 

Consequence 

8/19-9/23 

9/24-10/30 

10/31-1/31 

2/3-3/28 

3/31-5/7 

 

Lunch Det 

22 (8 stud) 

22 (10 stu) 

10 (6 stu) 

8 (5 stu) 

18 (10 students) 

 

ASD 

17 (13 stud) 

65 (49 stu) 

65 (48 stu) 

25 (25 stu) 

25 (19 students) 

 

SCC 

7 (3 stud) 

10 (3 stu) 

23 (10 stu) 

22.5 (10 stu) 

21 (21 students) 

 

OSS 

8 (2 stud) 

41 (8 stu)- 1 change in placement 

28 (5 stu) 

10 (4 stu) 

5 (3 students) 

 

Interventions at BHS for the school year 

Administrator/student conferences or reprimand 

Administrator and teacher-parent/guardian conference 

Teacher/student conference or reprimand 

Administrator/Parent contact 

Law enforcement 

CCWV Behavioral Health on campus 

What are some ways that BHS can help decrease some of our repeated behaviors? 

  1. Athletic updates: Mr. Sears 

  2. Curriculum updates from Mr. Edwards- SAT test April 9 

  3. Attendance report- Whole year we have had 93.477% attendance.  

  4. Also, officially reported we had a 7% decrease in chronic absences last school year, this data was just released in our strategic plan for next year’s planning.