Calhoun Board of Education
MOUNT ZION, WEST VIRGINIA
August 10, 2026
Regular Board Meeting
5:30 P.M.
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I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Delegations
IV. Board Acknowledgements
V. Approval of July 6, 2026 (Special/Reorganizational) and July 20, 2026 (Regular) Minutes
(Attachment A)
VI. Discussion and Reports (Attachment B):
Discussions:
Reports:
A. Superintendent
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Report (July 28, 2026) – Horst Motz
B. Superintendent Reports
1. Director and School Reports
2. Summer School 2026
3. Instruction/Benchmark
4. Homeschool and Hope Scholarship
Superintendent Recommendations:
VIII. New Business (Attachment C):
A. Finance for Approval August 10, 2026
1. General Fund Invoices – $
2. Supplements $
3. Transfers – $
4. August 2026 Financial Statement
(Invoice list available for review at Calhoun County Board of Education Office)CALHOUN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
B. Contracts
1. Linguacare Associates, Inc.
C. County-wide Student Handbook and Discipline Matrix 2026-2027
D. Volunteer Requests
IX. Personnel:
A. Resignations
Professional
1. 2. Service
C. Renee Varnell, Art Teacher, CMHS
Danielle Goodrich, Special Education Teacher, AES
1. Amber Francis, Multi-Classified Aide II/Supervisory Aide/Bus
Aide/SHCP/ECCAT
Extracurricular
1. C. Renee Varnell, Choir Director, CMHS
B. Employment
Professional
Adam Holcomb , Long Term Substitute Multi-Categorical Special Education Teacher, CMHS, Job ID 68974 August
Angela Naylor , Long Term Substitute Multi-Categorical Special Education Teacher, CMHS, Job ID 68974
Clarice Burns , Long Term Substitute Multi-Categorical Special Education Teacher, CMHS, Job ID 68974
, Substitute School Psychologist, County Itinerant, Job ID
, Long Term Substitute Science Teacher, CMS, Job ID 69559
, Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher 1st Grade, AES,
, Art Teacher, CMHS, Job ID 70080
, Computer Sciences and Business Management Teacher, CMHS, Job ID 70077
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 69534 Job ID 69579
Service
1. James King , Substitute Custodian, County, Job ID 64310
2. Jessica Summers , Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/Supervisory Aide/Specialized Health Care Procedures/ECCAT/Braille Specialist, AES, Job ID 68976
3. Melinda McCumbers, Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/Supervisory Aide/Specialized Health Care Procedures/ECCAT, 1st Grade, AES Job ID 69413
4. Amber Francis , Substitute Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/Supervisory Aide/Specialized Health Care Procedures, Job ID 68645
5. Victoria Carder , Substitute Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/SupervisoryAide/Specialized Health Care Procedures, Job ID 68645CALHOUN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
6. Tiffini Witte , Substitute Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/SupervisoryAide/Specialized Health Care Procedures, Job ID 68645
7. Kirsta Dye , Substitute Multi-Classified Aide II/Bus Aide/Supervisory Aide/Specialized Health Care Procedures, Job ID 68645 , Multi-Classified Aide II/Supervisory Aide/Bus
Aide/Specialized Health Care Procedures (Special Ed. Classroom), PHE, Job ID 70076
Extracurricular
8. 1. , Co-Curricular Choir Director, Job ID 70082
X. Adjournment:
Future Board Meeting Dates:
• Monday, September 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Regular) Calhoun Board of Education
• Monday, October 12, 2026, 4:30 p.m. (Work Session) Arnoldsburg Elementary School
• Monday, October 12, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Regular/LSIC) Arnoldsburg Elementary School
• Monday, November 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Regular/LSIC) Pleasant Hill Elementary School
• Monday, December 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Regular/LSIC) Calhoun Middle High
