Call To Order: 5:30PM
Invocation: First Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Pastor Rosco Perry
Pledge of Allegiance: Lewiston Elementary School 4H Presidents
Approval of Agenda: Yay 4, No 1 (Katie Allen)
Special Recognition
Georgia CyberPatriot State Competition Winners
Greenbrier Middle School - 1st Place
Emma Jo Harper
Isaac Lee
Mason Rice
Isaac Welton
Elliot Yoo
James Youmans
Greenbrier Middle School - 2nd Place
Tarik Kalelioglu
Sunrudh Medam
Josiah Rudolph
Tobias Shoemaker
Gideon Son
Jairus Tutu
Grovetown High School - 1st Place
Deion Jackson-Henriquez
Caleb Johnson
Basu Khadka
Jonathan Romero, Jr.
Georgia Junior Beta Club Stte Competition
Blue Ridge Elementarys
Raghav Thumsi - 1st Place, Spelling
Musicology - 3rd Place Team
Adelie Baker
Athena Cronin
Happiness Messan
Margaret Roberson
Ward Walker
Hannah Wimmer
Stevens Creek Elementary
Vivek Ravel - 2nd Place, Social Studies
Evans High School
Lillian Miller-Loftin - 2nd Place - Solo, Duo, Trio Vocalist
Greenbrier High School
Blake Sommers - 3rd Place, Visual Arts Drawing
Harlem High School
Devin Curtis - 1st Place, Painting Division I
Jessica Servin - 3rd Place, Pottery Division II
Book Battle Team, 3rd Place
Julia Hingle
Autumn LaFrance
Sophia Middleton
Christina VanVoorhis
Board Comments and Acknowledgements: Board members thanked the Reverand, told the 4H Presidents they were proud of their them and their leadership. All the students and parents were congratulated for their accomplishments. Allen thanked the advisors for their guidance. Kent acknowledge the sponsors/partnerships on the CyberPatriot T-shirts and expressed appretiation for all of the community partnerships.
Approval of Consent Items: Yay 5, No 0
1/27/2026 Work Session Meeting Minutes
Fundraisers
Employee Travel
Program/Camp/Employee Participation Requests
Lease/Use of Facilities
Permissive Transfer Summary
Superintendent Reports
School Year Update for 2025-2026
Presidents’ Day Holiday, Feb 16
Pre-K Registration 2/23 - 3/10: At zoned school
End of Third Nine Week: 3/10/2026
Columbia County College and Career Expo, 3/13/2026
Student Holiday/ District Professional Learning Day, 3/16/2026
Columbia County School District Foundation Top Golf Event, 3/16/2026
TAP Talk, 3/18/2026
Report Cards, 3/18/2026
Pre-K Drawing, 3/30/2026
Spring Break 4/6-4/13
Progress Reports, 4/21
Arts at the Plaza, 4/25
Public Participation
Diane Jarrett
Karin Parham
Great Neuman
Cara Parker
Executive Session:
Affidavit: Yay 5, No 0
Personnel Sheet: Yay 5, No 0
Adjourn: Yay 5, No 0
Next Work Session Board Meeting: 2/24/2026