BHS LSIC Meeting Minutes - September 23, 2025

Communications Specialist

September 29, 2025

LSIC Meeting – September 23, 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, and introduced the members.

Attendance

  1. Charlea Ramsey

  2. Tom Sears

  3. Kenneth Edwards

  4. Fred Ware

  5. Renee Mathews

  6. Victoria Singzon

  7. Mary Plymale

  8. Mikey Caputo

Meeting Called to Order

  1. Mrs. Mathews went over the training packets for the LSIC committee and explained each section.

  2. Discussed having larger meeting with the public to engage them with the standing of the school and give multiple outlets the opportunity to ask questions.

    • At November meeting discuss opportunity for larger meeting with public and more active outreach in the Spring.

Voting for Positions

  1. Charlee Ramsey nominated and approved for Chair of LSIC

  2. Assistant Chair – Fred Ware

  3. Minutes will be maintained by Mr. Edwards due to communication with county office

Principal’s Report

  • Transfers

  • Enrollment

  • Smarter Balance Score Card

    • Attendance is weakest area (chronic absenteeism)

  • Test Scores

  • Discipline

  • Homecoming

  • WVEIS Grading System

  • Upcoming Events – See Principal’s Report

Additions to Principal’s Report

  1. Athletics – Will be hosting the golf regional upcoming, other fall sports looking good as well

  2. Curriculum – Financial Aid Information Night by CFWV will be October 27 at 6:00 PM, Academic Awards Ceremony will be December 3 beginning at 8:30

Fred Ware made a motion to end the meeting
Seconded by Charlea Ramsey

Additions

Next Meeting will be held on November 4 at 8:30 AM

Principal Report

Date: September 23, 2025

  1. Beginning of the school year we added about 12 “transfers” but enrolled a total of 34 new students before school started, since we have enrolled another 10. We graduated a very large class and had several students withdraw from BHS, so we are still fewer students than last year, total 780.

  2. WVDE Smarter Balance Report Card – We are having issues with attendance, especially chronic absences.

    • Test Scores:

      • 23-24 Math – Exceeds standards: 21%, Meets Standard: 20%

      • 24-25 Math – Exceeds standards: 22.9%, Meets Standards: 25.6%

      • 23-24 English – Exceeds standards: 30%, Meets Standard: 44%

      • 24-25 English – Exceeds standards: 36%, Meets Standards: 39%

  3. We are still being monitored on the number of approved fundraisers. None of that changed from last year.

  4. Discipline

    Level

    Until 9/23/25

    Level 1

    35

    Level 2

    13 (4 days OSS, 2 ISS)

    Level 3

    6 (13 days OSS, 7 ISS), Police notified in 3 of these

    Level 4

    1 (10 days OSS), Police notified

  5. Homecoming was last week – we had all our normal festivities trying to center around school spirit. Trying to encourage kids to find a place to belong at BHS.

  6. WVEIS grading system – we are moving as fast as we can with updating the system for our parents. The kids have access.

  7. Upcoming (things before our next meeting):

    • See Something Say Something Speaker next Tuesday

    • Pierpont Aviation program presentation

    • UTC presentation

    • HS Reality Financial Check for Juniors

    • PSAT/NMSQT test October 21

  8. Mr. Sears – athletic updates

  9. Mr. Edwards – academic updates