JROTC THE GENESIS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE FACTS Paul Hardesty, President Logan County Board of Education
Presentation to the Logan County Board of FEBRUARY 14,2013 Education from US Army on benefits and starting a JROTC program. LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF “U.S. Army Colonel James Runyon address EDUCATION the board on benefits and cost of starting MINUTES JROTC program in Logan County High Schools based upon 100 students See attachment 1 participating. Program would be offered at three high schools with the instructors traveling between schools.”
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2013-ATTACHMENT 1
Logan Board of Education minutes reflect FEBRUARY 28, 2013 action item for discussion and/or approval of starting a JROTC program in Logan County Schools. Note, BOE members’ comments giving credit to commissioned officer for contacting him (even while in LOGAN COUNTY Afghanistan) wanting to get JROTC back in BOARD OF the school system. A second BOE member also made comments and thanked the EDUCATION commissioned officer for his input and help. MINUTES “Discussion and possible approval of Application and Contract for establishment of Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp See attachment 2 (JROTC) and/or National Defense Cadet Corp Unit to be offered in the three Logan County High Schools”
Mr. McGrew: “Tonight we voted to send a letter to the School Building Authority saying that we are going to opt out of the 9 million grant. Ran out of options, all worked feverously to find property. Within the next year we will find something. We are committed to building the New Logan Grade School. Glad we voted to sign the contract for the JROTC program back in our school —Want to give credit to Richard O’Jeda— contact me about the ROTC back in school system. Even corresponded with me while he was in Afghanistan. A credit to him-continues to left up community to build up the community. Congratulations to Logan High girls’ basketball -third time in program history to attend state tournament. Man girls playing tonight have not heard their score. Congratulations to schools the boys who have made the sections and regionals.” --Mark McGrew, Logan County Board of Education Member
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES FEBRUARY 28, 2013-ATTACHMENT 2
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 Application for a JROTC Program See attachment 3
Logan Board of Education minutes SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 reflect the hiring of CRHS ROTC instructors (2), a senior instructor and a junior instructor. LOGAN COUNTY “Ojeda II, Richard -Chapmanville BOARD OF Regional High School-ROTC Instructor (Senior)…effective EDUCATION October 8, 2013 MINUTES Lambert, Jeffrey-Chapmanville Regional High School-ROTC Instructor (Junior)…effective See attachment 4 October 8, 2013
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES SEPTEMBER 26, 2013-ATTACHMENT 4
NOTE: THE LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HIRED THE TWO INSTRUCTORS 10/8/2013. JROTC APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO START THE PROGRAM TENTATIVELY ON 1/15/2014.
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 Letter from Department of Army notifying CRHS Principal, Kathy Moore, that Army Letter from retracts their awarding of a JROTC Program at CRHS. Letter further states another option Department of Army to do a National Defense Cadet Corp See attachment 6 (NDCC) Program, which would have to be completely funded by local BOE. No federal funds, no 50/50 match.
LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY ATTACHMENT 6
LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS Application for NDCC See attachment 7
They are trying to get their “house in order” FEBRUARY 6, 2014 giving the awarding, then withdrawing JROTC status to Logan BOE. Mrs. Hanlon Correspondence from appears nervous and says something needs to be presented to the Board. A Mr. Sovine SSG (R) Lambert to Jan say, “ there wasn’t a need to do anything at Hanlon, Secondary this point in time and do not contact Cadet Director for Logan Command at Fort Knox, KY.” He then County Schools. informed Ms. Hanlon that “a lot of wheels are spinning” and to give things time to See attachment 8 work out. It was his belief that a NDCC Program would be offered to CRHS in the near future.
LETTER FROM SSG (R) LAMBERT ATTACHMENT 8
Letter stating the awarding of a NDCC program (NO FEDERAL FUNDING) FEBRUARY 7, 2014 Letter to Mrs. Moore, Note: CRHS awarded program the very CRHS Principal next day after Mrs. Hanlon’s inquiry of from William Richardson, February 6, 2014. Colonel, US Army Also note in the award letter that the CRHS Director, Army ROTC instructors must be hired by April 1, 2014 for the senior officer and Mary 1, 2014 for the junior officer. THEY WERE BOTH HIRED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013. (See attachment 9 are refer back to attachment 4.)
AWARD LETTER TO KATHY MOORE, CRHS PRINCIPAL SEE ATTACHMENT 9
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Man High School application for NDCC NO FEDERAL MONEY See attachment 10
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Logan High School application for NDCC NO FEDERAL MONEY See attachment 11
JUNE 11, 2014 Letter from Phyllis Doty, Superintendent of Logan County Schools, to the Director of the 4 th Brigade JROTC, John Sovine, stating Logan County Schools would incur ALL COSTS FOR ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOL NDCC PROGRAMS. Notice the blank signature block for Board President Phyllis Adkins. No board action taken. See attachment 12
Logan County Board of Education minutes where JROTC instructors’ positions were JULY 30, 2014 created at Logan High School and at Man High Schools Logan County Board of Education Minutes Logan High School-ROTC Instructor (1), 220 days See attachment 13 Man High School-ROTC Instructor (1), 220 days
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES-JULY 30, 2014 SEE ATTACHMENT 13
Letter from Department of Army to Phyllis Doty, Superintendent, stating DECEMBER 18, 2014 requirements for JROTC Letter from instructors at Logan High Department of Army to School and Man High School Phyllis Doty, have not been met. Probation Superintendent of and possible disestablishment of said See attachment 14 programs could occur if staffing requirements are not met.
WARNING LETTER TO PHYLLIS DOTY, SUPERINTENDENT SEE ATTACHMENT 14
JROTC annual certification JANUARY 31, 2016 of pay and data forms for CRHS. Note: These are the JROTC Annual first forms submitted since Certification of Pay the start of any program to and Data Forms the Department of Army requesting any kind of See attachment 15 reimbursement of money to Logan County Schools.
JROTC ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF PAY AND DATA FORMS SEE ATTACHMENT 15
SEE ATTACHMENT 15
Letter from Department of the Army to Patricia Lucas, Superintendent, MARCH 15, 2017 stating that staffing requirements for Letter to Patricia Lucas, the Logan High School and Man Superintendent Logan High School NDCC Programs have County Schools not been met. Programs being submitted for probation. This letter references letter in attachment 14. See attachment 16 Notice the lapse in time from letter in attachment 14 to this letter.
LETTER TO PATRICIA LUCAS, SUPERINTENDENT SEE ATTACHMENT 16
JROTC TIMELINE AND TRUE COST SUMMARY See attachment 17
ALL FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT TO LOGAN COUNTY PROGRAM TO DATE See attachment 18
JROTC PROGRAMS IN WV COUNTY BY COUNTY & AVERAGE INSTRUCTOR SALARIES
JROTC TO MILITARY, NON JROTC TO MILITARY BY SCHOOL 2014-2016 See attachment 20
JROTC INSTRUCTOR SALARIES CRHS, LHS, MHS 2016-2017 See attachment 22
LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS: WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO? FISCAL YEAR 12/13-15/16
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WARNING DOCUMENTS
Letter from WV State JULY 11, 2016 Superintendent Michael Letter from Martirano outlines financial Dr. Michael Martirano concerns, excessive WV State overtime, excessive capital Superintendent improvement (field turf) and excessive consulting See attachment 1 services.
WV STATE SUPERINTENDENT LETTER SEE ATTACHMENT 1
JUNE 30, 2012 THRU JUNE 30, 20 16 Logan County Schools Financial Analysis See attachment 2
LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS TAX REVENUES 2014-2017 See attachment 3
LEVY SALARIES VS LEVY Note spending over formula and excess personnel See attachment 4
DOCUMENTS OUTLINING COST INCREASES (WORKERS COMP, LOSS OF EXCESS LEVY REVENUE AND CITY OF CHAPMANVILLE DEBT OWED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION SEE ATTACHMENT 5
Memo from John Brennan, Treasurer, to Board stating the following: AUGUST 13, 2015 Park Board $406,760.52 Drop in Medicaid Reimbursement $354,000 Memo to Logan Workers’ Comp Increase $161,000 County Board of Education from John JROTC for one year $207,000 with no federal math Brennan, Treasurer Maintenance Overtime $276,000 Field Turf and Holden Addition $5,400,000 See attachment 6 Note: Closing comment from memo: “It doesn’t take long to spend $10 Million Dollars!
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