Call To Order: 5:30 pm
Invocation: Powell Baptist Church Senior Pastor Dr. Nick Bates
Pledge of Allegiance: North Columbia Elemntary School 4-H Presidents
Approval of Agenda:Yay 4, (There was no call for opposed but Ms. Allen did not raise her hands to approve the agenda)
Selection of Vice-Chairman:
Phil Kent. Approval: Yay 5, No 0
Selection of Columbia County School District Foundation Trustee:
Judy Teasley. Approval: Yay 5, No 0
Approval of Board Attorney:
Mr. Fletcher: Yay 5, No 0
Approval of Board Meeting Dates and Times for 2026: Yay 5, No 0
Annual Board Requirements: Approve a, b, d: Yay 5, No 0
a. Board Policy BH, Code of Ethics
b. Board Policy BHA, Conflict of Interest
c. BoardNorms and Protocols (Tabled Until later discussion. Yay 5, No 0)
d. Whole Board Training
Special Recognition:
Greenbrier HS Girls Flag Football Division II 3x Back-to-Back State Champions
Chloe Ackley
Peyton Anderson
Jayla Ayler
Arianna Boone
Darcy Bridwell
Libby Brooker
Emma Bryant
Sophie Campanaro
Reese Caraway
Sloan Carrillo
Jadyn Carter
Bailey Chauvin
Jordan Harvey
Finley Jones
Lexi Lacey
Murphy Larkin
Abby Lester
Katherine McDonald
Carrington Meyers
Kinsley Mitchell
Addisen Odom
Andersen Odom
Mamie Cate Pangle
Aaliyah Silver
Riley Stanford
Hailey Valentino
Head Coach - James Smith
Asst. Coaches: Emily Flynt, Jeremy Gantt, Wes Marshall, Shane Pangle
Principal - Chip Fulmer
Athletic Director - Jason Osborn
Board Comments and acknowledgements: All board members mentioned how proud they were of the Greenbrier HS Girls Flag Football Team, and that they look forward to seeing them again next year. They also said they were proud of the 4-H Presidents and thanked the pastor for the invocation.
Approval of Consent Items: Yay 5, No 0
12/9/2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
November Financials
Budget Amendment and Transfers
Fundraisers
Employee Travel
Program/Camp/Employee Participation Request
Lease/Use of Facilities
Board Policy JAA, Equal Educational Opportunities
Flynt: Added a section to include the use of service animals. Attached exhibits so parents know how to apply. Included this for approval for next meeting so can look it over.
Building Program Bid Results:
Low Bidder: AdaptToSolve: $530,732.16. Approve: Yay 5, No 0
Allen: Had a question about if the cameras stored Data?
Flynt: These are replacement cameras. The existing cameras no longer meet federal/State requirements.
VanMeter: These are old, 1st Gen. Made in China so banned. These new ones will be ready for AI down the road.
Allen: So these will have facial recognition, required by the State?
Van meter: AI will definitely be used in the future. This bid amount doesn’t include the installation.
Kent: So these are made by Korea?
VanMeter: Yes, these new ones are made in Korea. The existing ones we’re replacing are 8-10 years old.
Teasley: Will these be for both interior and exterior?
VanMeteer: Yes, and these will give us changes to views to because some are 360. The existing ones might only go 90 degrees, but news are 360. These will all be on the network
Allen: Expressed concern about the software and AI data collection, and said that the board might want to discuss this in more depth later. Asked which company the district uses as a 3rd party.
Van meter: The district uses a 3rd party to make sure they are in compliance but didn’t want to state the name of the company during the public meeting but said he would let her know after the meeting.
Superintendent Reports:
School Year Update for 2025—2026
Permissive Transfer Application Period, 1/14-2/6
Rising Freshmen Night for Students and Parents, 1/15
MLK Jr Holiday, 1/19
CCSD Spelling Bee, 1/22 4:30 pm Greenbrier Middle School
Columbia County Health Careers Expo, 1/23
Progress Reports, 2/5
Career, Technical and Agriculture Education Workforce Showcase and Competition, 2/6
President’s Day Holiday, 2/16
PreK Registration, 2/23-3/20
Columbia County College and Career Expo, 3/12
Early Dismissal/Parent Conferences, 3/13
Student Holiday/District Professional Learning Day, 3/16
CCSD Foundation Top Golf Event, 3/16
TAP Talks, 3/18
Report Cards, 3/18
Pre-K Drawing, 3/30
Public Participation:
Karin Parham
Cara Parker
Brenda Heideman
Executive Session:
Affidavit: Yay 5, No 0
Property Easements: Yay 5, No 0
Personnel Sheet: Yay 5, No 0
Adjournment: Yay 5, No 0
Next work session meeting is 1/27/2026.