THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE COUNTY OF MINGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CLOSURE OF GILBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE HELD AT GILBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING: December 8, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. In the event the public hearing is not completed by 11:00 p.m. on December 8, 2017, it will be recessed and will be reconvened on the following day, December 9, 2017, at the same location at 5:00 p.m. All reconvened public hearings shall also be recessed at 11:00 p.m., if not completed, and reconvened in the same manner until the public hearing is completed. In the event a scheduled hearing must be cancelled due to inclement weather or other factors beyond control of the Board, December 9, 2017, is established as an alternate date. TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING: The public hearing and any reconvened sessions of the public hearing shall begin at 5:00 p.m. The public hearing and any reconvened sessions of the public hearing shall end at the conclusion of business or 11:00 p.m., whichever occurs earlier. PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING: The Cafeteria of Gilbert Elementary School, 132 US-52, Gilbert, West Virginia 25621. If, for whatever reason that facility is deemed not to be in compliance with Policy 6204, Section 2.3.2 on either December 8th or 9th, related to accessibility of the location, parking at the location, occupant capacity, and other similar factors, the hearing will be moved to Gilbert Middle PROPOSED ACTION OF THE BOARD: The closure of Gilbert Elementary School shall be effective at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. The reassignment of Gilbert Elementary School students, commencing with the 2018-2019 school year, will be made to Gilbert PK8 School. SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS: Written material may be submitted for consideration by the Board. Written materials may be received in the office of the Superintendent, Mingo County Schools, 110 Cinderella Road, Williamson, West Virginia 25661, or at the public hearing. WRITTEN REASONS AND SUPPORTING DATA: Written reasons and supporting data, in relation to the proposed closure of Gilbert Elementary School, will be available for inspection in the office of the Superintendent, Mingo County Schools, Gilbert, West Virginia for a period of 30 days, immediately prior to the date of the public hearing. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public may be present, submit statements and testimony, and question county school officials. Members of the public, who desire to submit statements and testimony or to question county school officials, shall be afforded with an opportunity to register, beginning one hour prior to the start of the public hearing and ending at the start of the public hearing. Persons shall not be permitted to register at any reconvened public sessions. Persons shall be called upon in the order of registration. All questions shall be initially directed to the Superintendent who may answer the question or designate another school official to address the question. Based upon the number of persons who register, the presiding officer may limit, in a uniform manner, the time allotted to each individual. However, the time allotted may not be limited to a period of less than three minutes. Registered individuals may not assign or relinquish their allotted time to another individual. Responses to questions by school officials shall not be included in a period of allotted time. Written materials may be submitted by the deadline indicated above, but may not be submitted during the public hearing. LH-57601 11/15/22/29/17
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