* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAVER COUNTY IN ORDER DID NOT HAVE ANY , BUT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SESSION VERSUS DIVISION 30. PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST FOR A FOLLOW-UP ON IT TO ROBIN. AND THAT'S WHY I'M FISHING HERE AT PAPER. UH, K-12 THE FC, UH, HE LEFT YOUR NAME OR WHATEVER AND HOBBIES THAT YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON. WHAT BOARD YOU'LL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITHIN THE BOARD. AND THE FORM WILL BE LIMITED TO AND I DO HER IN PERSON AND , OR ADDRESSING ALL ITEMS LISTED IN THE JANUARY. THE BOARD WILL NEED TO GIVE ME A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU JUST GOT HIM, THEY'RE GETTING ALL THEIR DATA OR YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY ALL THOSE OPPOSED. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY DAY THE LAST YEAR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH JUSTICE FOR ALL THE MEDIA HAS PROBABLY NOTIFIED OUR FIRST, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS MAN, ARE THEY? OH, GREAT. OKAY. WELL, THE DOCTORS DID NOT RECEIVE ELECTRONICALLY. SO THE NEXT SIDE ON THE AGENDA IS THE CHAIR FOR HOW HAVE YOU COMPLETED IF I COMMITTED FOR CARE, I'M READY TO JUST GO ASIDE THIS YEAR AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS AND DECISION-MAKING OF THE BOARD IN A DIFFERENT ROLE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS INCLUDED HIRED OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT, GARNERING OVERWHELMING VOTER SUPPORT FOR THE LARGEST EVER SCHOOL ON REFERENDUM. IF YOU'VE HEARD COUNTY AND NAVIGATING THE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC, I WANT YOU TO SEE ONLY THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, GETTING INPUT AND COLLABORATION, AS WE MET AND DECIDED ON IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTY. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE AS THE BOARD CHAIR WOULD YOU WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND I'M THE LEADERSHIP OF INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, DR. [00:05:01] HERBER AND CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT, DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU AT ALL. SO NEXT WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT ON COVID-19 DR. RODRIGUEZ, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, STUDENTS, UH, AS OF THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE MY STAFF AND 14, UH, STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE BOTH FALL. UM, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU INFORMATION BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF BREAK AND HOLIDAY, UH, CDC RELEASED INFORMATION B UH, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SO I'LL SHARE WITH YOU PARENTS DOT THE LETTER THAT WE SENT THE FAMILIES TODAY, AND WE'RE SAYING, WELL, WHAT MAKES A DAY? SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE THE INFORMATION YOU'RE BEING WELL. AND IT'S, UH, IT'S A, IT'S LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA ISSUE. YOU'RE REQUIRING US THAT REDUCE THE LENS OF TIME FOR COVID-19 OSCILLATIONS. YOU FORGOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED BY LAW REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR PROCESSES IMMEDIATELY FOR THE OPENING OF SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO TEST POSITIVE WITH COVID-19 ISOLATION PERIOD. IF THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS OR SYMPTOMS HAVE IMPROVED, EITHER REQUIRES STUDENTS TO WHERE YOU ARE DAY 60 10, AND THERE'S TRYING TO JUST SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF. YOU DO NOT CHOOSE TO WEAR A MASK FOR GETTING 60 10 WE'RE THEN WARRANTING, OH, SORRY. NOW, CHOOSE TO WEAR IT. AFTER DAY 60 10, WHEN THEY RETURNED TO SCHOOL, UH, THEN STUDENTS AND STAFF WOULD THEN HAVE TO REMAIN 60 10 AT HOME. UM, FINISH OUT WITH WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS AND STAFF MUST ADVISE PARENTS. PARENTS SHOULD SEND THE NOTE TO THE SCHOOL, TO THE STREET. THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE VACCINATED IN THE LAST 90 DAY. AND WE'RE CONSIDERING THOSE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE EXPOSED. THE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO FIVE DAYS. ORANGE ARE TESTED. AND IF THEIR SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT DURING THIS PERIOD PCR, WE'RE ASKING OR REGARDLESS OF THE VACCINATION STATUS YOU HAVE NOW REQUIRED FORMAT EXPOSED TO SOME STAFF. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT SCHOOL, A NEW DOORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO . YOU HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT EXPOSE STUDENTS AND STAFF. IF THAT'S FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE CURRENTLY EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL, BASED ON PREVIOUS DATA, ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS, UPDATED GUIDANCE, YOU CAN BE ISSUED IN UNITY, IT WOULD DISTRACT YOUR STUDENTS OR ISOLATING THE FOREIGN KEY. WE CONTINUE TO LIVE DUAL KNOWLEDGE FUNCTIONS FOR THOSE, UM, QUESTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GIVING UP ON THAT, AND THIS CAME OUT, SHE WANTED TO SEE WITH THAT, UM, WHAT THAT UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE NEW RULES AND CHANGES . UM, [00:10:03] UM, I CAN APPRECIATE THAT REMARK, UM, UH, AS WE RECEIVED, THE GUIDANCE WOULD BE HIGH AND THE MODEL THROUGH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY THE SIZE EIGHT OR NINTH ITERATION. THAT'S THERE AS YOU CAN GET TO IT WITH ALL THE FLEX OF THE SUBJECT. SO, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, IF YOU HAVE POSITIVE COVID INFECTION LAST 90 DAYS, YOU ARE CONSIDERED IN CITY STATUS AS A VACCINATED STUDENT, YOUR STAFF, IS THAT CORRECT? IT IS UP, UH, WE GO ONTO THE BOARD OF BUSINESS ACTIONS WITH THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS. IF YOU HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING, I'LL JUST REVIEW THE ELECTION PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC. SO ANY MORE CANDIDATES FOR REVISION, A WARRANT OFFICER, WE HAVE HAIR AND BODY CARE AND PAIRING THE FACT THAT YOU HAD TO BE BARRED FOR THE NOMINATION TO BE VALID ALL . SO WE HAVE ALL OF THEM SAFE VOTES ARE NECESSARY TO WIN THE ELECTION. WE HAVE A WAY TO RESOLVE THERE'S , UM, BOTH ON THE EARTH, UM, ROUND THERE'S A WAY TO RESOLVE THAT. AND WELL, OUTLINED IN OUR POLICY, HE LEFT THE BOARD OFFICERS IS BY SHOW OF HANDS FOR WHAT OFFICES ARE LACKING FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM AND SERVED UNTIL THE SUCCESS WITH THE LACK OF, AND ASSUMES THE OFFICE. WE WERE HAVING THE ELECTION AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR AND THE RESIGNATION OR CIRCUMSTANCES. I THOUGHT A MAJORITY, CAN YOU PREVENT THE OFFICE OR OTHER WORK FROM CARRYING OUT HIS OR HER DUTIES? THE BOARD ANGER, IF THE ORIGINAL AND WHAT OFFICER ENDED UP FOR A MINUTE OR SO. SO TONIGHT HERE WE HAVE JOINING US AND , AND WE THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR CANDID SIDE TO OUR LAUGHTER. OKAY. WELL VERSUS CORRECT. SO ALL OF THEM, THE COMBINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR CHARGE, MY HONOR TO NOMINATE CHAIR, DAVID SHARING, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS, NOT AS YOUR EMOTION TO NOMINATIONS. OKAY. UM, VICE CHAIR OF THE SHINE. I WAS LIKE TO VALIDATE HAPPY GIRL. MIND IF I SHARE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CARS OR , ARE THERE ANY FURTHER KNOWLEDGE? [00:15:03] PRETTY GOOD. OKAY. OKAY. WELL THE LAST SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ELEMENTS? THE SECRETARY ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE A VICE CHAIR. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE SERVICE OR I CAN DO IT TRUSTED YEARS, BUT SHE DIDN'T BRING, UM, UM, THE NEXT MEETING, UM, AP AND, UM, WE'RE COUNTING AGENDA, BUT IS THE TOPIC OF COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS? UM, OR WOULD HE BE DOING COMMITTEES USUALLY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR? THOSE EARPHONES. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. UM, SIR, IT'S PAST TARGET. WELL, AND I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT I WELCOME BACK ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, UH, INTO A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK AND SEE OUR KIDS AGAIN. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WATER BREAK. UM, [00:20:01] WE KNOW THAT, UH, CHALLENGES AHEAD, WE WILL WORK THROUGH THOSE TASKS AND, UH, AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D RATHER, YES. UM, I'LL SAY, UH, ALSO JUST ON MEETINGS. WE'LL HAVE YOU CHANGED FOR THE SECOND LAST DAY OF LIFE OF, HEY, UM, IT HASN'T CHANGED ON THE APPLE CALENDAR. THOSE ARE OF THE MONTH. 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