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HUNTINGTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” The Cabell County Board of Education will have a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to review levy rates for the 2025-26 school year.
The meeting will take place in the Board Office Meeting Room at 2850 5th Ave.
The levy rates would be for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2026, and include the current expense levy, as well as the excess and bond levies as approved by voters.
A full of levy rates is available on the Cabell County Schools website under ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œboard agendas.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
The special meeting will be followed by a regular meeting during which the board will consider conveying the property deed of the former Highlawn Elementary School property at 2549 1st Ave. to LilyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Place.
The former school was replaced in 2020 when a new school was built on the corner of Collis Avenue and 26th Street.
Now, LilyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Place is requesting ownership of the property to turn it into a community resource center that would complement its existing services by catering to family units.
LilyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Place originally received more than $1 million in congressionally directed spending in November to open the center near its current locations in the 1300 block of 7th Avenue. But Director of Program Development Jodi Maiolo told the board last month the original location had setbacks due to vandalism, and the Highlawn location would provide more space, parking and flexibility.
The board will also hear many contract proposals from Superintendent Tim Hardesty, including:
For the construction of an outdoor storage building at the new Milton Elementary School with Keaton Construction to cost $36,000 from local funds
For PBIS micro-credential coursework with Radford University and Cox Landing Elementary School to cost about $2,448 from Title I funds
For PBIS micro-credential coursework with Radford University and Guyandotte Elementary School to cost about $1,558 from the staff development council
An increase in virtual school costs with the Southern Educational Services Corp. due to increased services provided in the amount of $82,650 for the remainder of the school year from the general current expense fund
For ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œEllevationÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ELL software at an annual cost of $7,000 from Title III funds
For WV Learn Virtual at a second semester cost of $62,000 from the general current expense fund
With Null Education for ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œBuilding Thinking ClassroomsÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ professional development services on June 3 to cost $9,000 from the WVDE Math Grant, on June 4 and June 5 to cost $16,200 from Title I ATS funding, and on June 6 to cost $8,100 from Title I funding
For English 3D software and related materials through HMH Education Company to cost about $1,452 from Title III Consortium funds
With Martin School Travel to provide transportation for Guyandotte Elementary to the Columbus Zoo on May 19 to cost $3,030 from a school fundraiser
The board will also consider three contracts for service personnel uniforms which appeared on the agenda earlier this month but were postponed for consideration by Hardesty.
Several school trip requests, five student expulsions and the March 2025 treasurerÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s report will also be up for review by the board.
Katelyn Aluise is an education and court reporter.
