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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAVER COUNTY, ALL THIS ATM THAT BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL TO ORDER YOU JUST FEBRUARY 15TH.
THE DAY AFTER VALENTINE'S DAY.
UH, WE ARE VIDEO CONFERENCING ALSO, AND IT'S BEING LIVE STREAM BY THE COUNTY CHANNEL REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
PARTICIPATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN FIVE AND 5:30 PM.
BY SENDING AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND TOPIC TO ROBIN CHRISTIAN BERRY AND A FEW FREE TODD K-12 DOT S C U S.
YOU'LL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL OR IN PUBLIC COMMENTS WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE BOARD'S DOMAIN.
THE FORUM WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.
IF YOU ARE IN A PERSON, YOU MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE BOARD'S DOMAIN.
EACH SPEAKER MUST FILL OUT UNCOMMON CARD.
PLEASE SEE THE REQUEST FOR A SECOND COMMENT.
COMMENTS WILL BE EXTENDED IN BETWEEN SEVEN AND SEVEN 30 IN THE SAME MANNER.
SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS TAKING PLACE PRIOR TO TREATMENT.
IN THE EVENT, THE BOARD HAS NOT FINISHED DRESSING AT 6:00 PM ON FEBRUARY 16TH, THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO FINISH THE AGENDA ITEMS
[5:00 p.m. Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND THEN WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCUSSION NEGOTIATIONS, INCIDENTS, PROPOSED POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE AND ALL SECTION 34 78, 2 AND RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO SEVEN PENDING MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 34 78 TO I'M A DISTRIBUTOR.
I CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR THE BOARD WHO WILL BE ADVISING US DUE TO THE LEGAL MATTERS THAT WE ARE GOING INTO CONCESSION TO? UH, COULD YOU TELL ME WHO WILL BE TO GET THE BOARD ON THE, ON THE LEGAL MATTERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION IN TWO? YES, SIR.
WE'LL BE MR. DAVE, MR. GENE MATTHEWS WILL BE ADVISING THE BOARD AND I WILL BE ADVISING THE BOARD ON THE REMAINING FIVE MANAGERS.
THANK YOU, SIR, BECAUSE IT'S FASTER AND KEEP TRACK AND STOP, STOP.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAFE? DON'T PROVIDE EASY ACCESS, ESPECIALLY TO NARCOTIC MEDICATIONS, INVENTORY, YOUR MEDICINE CABINETS, ESPECIALLY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SAFELY DISCARD, OUTDATED, OR UNUSED MEDICATIONS PROPERLY.
DID YOU KNOW BUFORD COUNTY HAS MANY LOCATIONS FOR YOU TO DISPOSE
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YOU ARE OUTDATED OR UNUSED MEDICATIONS.DIFFERENT COUNTY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED THE COUNTY CHANNEL YOUR SOURCE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BUFORD COUNTY, FROM COUNTY COUNCIL AND MUNICIPALITIES SCHOOL, BOARD AND LOCAL EVENTS.
THE COUNTY CHANNEL WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE OR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE COUNTY CHANNEL SCHEDULE.
GO TO BUBER COUNTY, SC.GOV, SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON WATCH NOW AND CHOOSE YOUR SELECTION FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF MEETINGS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
[6:00 p.m. Public Session]
[Action as Necessary or Appropriate Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Session]
APPROPRIATELY PER MATTERS, DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, RECORDING IN PROGRESS TO[Approval of Agenda]
APPROVE THE AGENDA AND DISCUSSION SEEING NO HANDS.MR. SMITH DOCTOR WAS NEVSKY, I GUESS.
WASN'T WORKING UNTIL LITERALLY LIKE A SECOND AGO.
I'M A YES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
RACHEL SAID SHE DIDN'T HEAR THE BOAT.
CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME NOW? OH YEAH.
I DIDN'T ASK YOU SAY, WELL, SHE'S ASKED WHY I DIDN'T NEED TO REPEAT IT, BUT YES, I, YEAH.
THE VOTE WAS TO COME OUT AS A CONCESSION, CORRECT? WE'RE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME HEARING EVERYBODY.
[Points of Celebration]
THANK YOU.THIS SAVED EVENING UNDER POINTS OF CELEBRATION.
UM, WE WILL BE SHARING ME STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR SOME OF YOU FROM COUNTY FOR OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
AND OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT PARENTS EFFORTS TO DEVELOP GOOD CHARACTER AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR CELEBRATING THE CHARACTER AND STUDENT OF THE MODEL ACTIVITY.
AND THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF PERSEVERANCE.
PERSEVERANCE IS DEFINED AS PURSUING WORTHY OBJECTIVES WITH DETERMINATION AND PATIENCE WHILE EXHIBITING FOR TO, TO WHEN CONFRONTED WITH FAILURE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION STUDENT HAVE A MODEL FOR SOME OF THE BEAVER COUNTY FOR JANUARY IS ABLE TO GO FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
ABE IS WITH US TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO INVITE HIM TO COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE
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BECAUSE WHILE I SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER, HER TEACHER SHARED THAT AVA HAS DEMONSTRATED PERSEVERANCE EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS MORE 17 YEARS LATER, IT CONTINUES TO PROVE HERSELF A FIGHTER, A JUNIOR IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, HIGH SCHOOL, SHE'S ON TRACK TO GRADUATE WITH HER PEERS.IF IT COMES TO SCHOOL EACH DAY, READY TO WORK AND ALL GO, MATH PROVES TO BE CHALLENGING FOR AVA.
SHE HAS PERSEVERED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HER THIRD MATH CLASS GEOMETRY LAST SEMESTER AND MOVED ON TO TACKLING SPANISH ONE THIS SEMESTER EVEN NEVER GIVES UP AND CONTINUES TO REMAIN POSITIVE ON THE MOST CHALLENGING DAYS.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS AWARD.
AND I THINK MS. LEE IS WITH ME AND MY PARENTS.
THE NEXT ITEM POINTS OF CELEBRATION, SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING GOLD KEY WINNERS.
SO LAST THE CARD WRITING GOLD KEY AWARDS, SEVERAL STUDENTS FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH AND MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEEN HONORED IN THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS COMPETITION.
THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS ARE THE NATION'S LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM FOR CREATIVE TEAMS. A GREAT SEVENTH DISTRICTS, EIGHT TOP AWARD WINNERS, GOLD KEY RECIPIENTS ADVANCED TO JUDGING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
SILVER KEY WORKS ARE JUDGED TO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY AND HONORABLE MENTION WORDS ARE JUDGED TO SHOW GREAT SKILL POTENTIAL.
JOEL KEY WINNERS FROM HILTON HEAD HIGH, WHERE CAMDEN BERNSTEIN FOR THE LEISHA CHISHOLM FOR MIAMI, FLORIDA, VINTAGE POSTER, KATHRYN CROSBY FOR PURITY, PHOTOGRAPH ALEXANDER FISHER FOR BLESSING BRIAN ILLUSTRATION AND ZACHARY THINGS FOR MICHELIN 61.
THESE HIGH GOLD KEY WINNERS FROM MAY RIVER HIGH OR KYLIE BOUGHS FOR LIGHTENING UP LIGHTING UP THE ROOM.
MACKENZIE WRITES FOR ISOLATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND KODA STANLEY FOR SAVANNAH.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH VARIOUS ARTISTIC PROCESSES.
AND THESE AWARDS ARE A TESTAMENT TO OUR TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED STUDENTS AND PHENOMENAL ART TEACHERS.
WE'LL BRING OUR DISTRICTS, OUR PROGRAMS PROGRAMMING TO LIFE EVERY DAY.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS OF THE YEAR.
AND SO SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE BODY MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL TEAM, AND THEY HOPE STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FIRST SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
AND HOW CAN YOU ENSURE THAT TODAY'S STUDENTS BECOME TOMORROW'S PRODUCTIVE AND WELL ADJUSTED ADULTS? FIRST, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR THE YEAR.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR.
JESSICA BARNES FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND ELEMENTARY AND THE ROOKIE CASPER YEAR, TORI MCCULLOUGH FROM RIVER RIDGE ACADEMY, BLOOD AND HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
WHAT IS THE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT? 2022 SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR
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IN HIS FIFTH YEAR AT WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL.MR. MELTON FAVORITE PART OF BEING A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IS GETTING TO KNOW EVERYTHING HE CAN ABOUT THE STUDENTS SO THAT HE CAN HELP THEM ACHIEVE THE FUTURE THAT THEY DESIRE.
HE SAYS, I NOT ONLY WANT TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ALSO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT TRANSITION TO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO.
I LOVE THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THAT HE'S DESCRIBED MR. MELTON AS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
ALWAYS LOVE TO TAKE ON A CHALLENGE.
SHE SAYS THAT HE CARES ABOUT STUDENTS BREAKS CLASS PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE PLANS, BUT THIS IS NOT WHERE IT ENDS.
HE HELPS STUDENTS OVERCOME PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES, ALWAYS CHECKING IN ON DACA CREDITED MR. MELTON, WITH HIS WILLINGNESS TO HELP ANY STUDENT.
THE RESPECT THAT HE HAS EARNED ACROSS CAMPUS IS CALM AND DOWN TO EARTH.
DEMEANOR IS COMMITTED TO COACH ATHLETIC TEAMS AND THAT STUDENTS APPRECIATE HOW GENUINELY WONDERFUL HE IS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
THERE'S A QUICK VIDEO THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AT THIS.
SO THE BREEDING, THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, WHAT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WOULD, HE MELTON WAS SHOCKED WHEN HIS FAMILY SURPRISED HIM AFTER HE WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR DURING A DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ZOOM MEETING.
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT, BUT I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF MYSELF.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
AND THE BIGGEST, BIGGEST PART OF IT FOR ME IS IT'S AN AWARD FOR ME, BUT I'M THE LAST ONE TO EVER WANT ANY RECOGNITION, BUT I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY HAS DONE IN MY LIFE TO HELP ME GET THE START TO MY CAREER, TO GET TO THIS MOMENT.
THIS IS MELTON'S FIFTH YEAR AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
AND HE LOVES, I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY JOB TO KNOW EVERYTHING I CAN KNOW ABOUT A KID TO HELP THEM GET TO THEIR, WANT TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
SO WHETHER IT'S SPORTS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST ACADEMICALLY KIDS NEEDING TO PUSH, I JUST TRY TO MEET STUDENTS HALFWAY TO HELP THEM NOT ONLY GET THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, BUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR TRANSITION TO WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO AT THE SCHOOL SAY MONTH AND ALWAYS GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO BE HELD MR. MULLINS.
YOU'VE DEFINITELY PLAYED AN INTRICATE PART IN MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
I HAD HIM SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR.
HE'S A BIG PART OF THE REASON I'VE TAKEN THE CLASSES I'VE TAKEN, BUT IN THE EXTRACURRICULARS THAT I'VE TAKEN.
AND HE'S DEFINITELY, HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
I ALWAYS RUN HIM WHEN I FIND OUT GOOD NEWS SCHOLARSHIPS, ANYTHING THAT I NEED FROM PERSONAL LIFE TO ACADEMIC, LIKE HE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
HE WAS JUST ALWAYS SUPER SUPPORTIVE FOR EVERY SINGLE THING I EVER HAD TO DO.
HE WAS ALWAYS SUPER RELIABLE WHENEVER I NEEDED TO CONTACT HIM, HE WAS ALWAYS AN EMAIL AWAY.
AND I WAS JUST BEING SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE HER HEAR BACK FROM HIM JUST BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A GENUINELY NICE PERSON.
AND FOR ONE STUDENT AND HER MOTHER, THEY JUST LOVE HOW CARING AND INVOLVED MELTON IS.
MR. AND HE JUST REALLY LOOKS AT EVERY PERSON AS LIKE AN INDIVIDUAL HERE MEMBERS WHO MY FRIENDS ARE, WHAT SPORTS I'M.
HE ALWAYS ASKS ME IN THE HALLWAY, ITALIA WHAT'S UP.
AND LIKE, I JUST AM SO COMFORTABLE GOING TO TELL HIM ABOUT ANYTHING.
AND HE'S JUST ALWAYS SO EXCITED FOR ME ABOUT EVERYTHING I FEEL LIKE REALLY, REALLY SUPPORTED.
AND HE'S DEFINITELY SO MUCH OF THE REASON THAT I'VE DONE WHAT I'VE DONE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HE'S GOTTEN ME SO FAR.
AND SO HE'S JUST REALLY AMAZING FOR THAT.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING EVERY YEAR, LISTENING TO WHO SHE IS, WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE, WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO AND THEN PUTTING HER WHERE SHE'S GOING TO DO HER BEST.
HE JUST IS SUPER PLUGGED IN AND HAS BEEN A FRIEND TO ME AND A FRIEND TO HER, BUT ALSO REALLY, REALLY GREAT LEADER GETTING HER WHERE SHE NEEDS TO GO.
THIS IS A SECOND TIME OF SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN NAMED THE DISTRICT CONCERT OF THE YEAR.
ALSO DURING THE ZOOM MEETING, THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZED HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, JESSICA BARNES AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, HD MCCRACKEN, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, LAURA MASON, AS MIDDLE-SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AND RIVER RIDGE ACADEMIES, TORI MCCULLOCH AS ROOKIE SCHOOL, COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ROLL-UPS HE IS THE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL.
MR. MELTON, WHAT WILL STRIKE YOU ABOUT MR. MELTON, WHATEVER ROOM THAT HE WALKS INTO.
HE BRINGS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF POSITIVITY WITH HIS WORDS, WITH HIS GESTURES, KINDNESS, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MILTON, AND ALL THE DISTRICTS SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
[First Public Comments]
MY NAME IS DARRYL MITCHELL.I'M A CO-FOUNDER AND THE PRESIDENT, THE HEAD SHARKS THAT DON'T TACKLE FOOTBALL
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ORGANIZATION.WE STARTED OUR PROGRAM IN 2012 TO PROVIDE LOCAL ATHLETES WITH A PLATFORM TO CONTINUE TO ATHLETIC PURSUITS POST HIGH SCHOOL IN A DECADE THAT WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE.
WE HAVE HELPED SEVERAL PLAYERS RECEIVE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, SOME PLAYERS, OUR CURRENT CONTRACTS TO PLAY PERFECTIONS, BUT IN THOSE 10 YEARS HAVE RECEIVED CONSISTENT RESISTANCE AND USE OF DISTRICT FEEDS.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO A HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM.
WE WOULD PRACTICE ISSUES BEFORE PRINCIPALS, THE COO IN THE PAST AND CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT.
THE MAIN REASON FOR I PASS IT DOWN A SECOND CONCERN, OR WE'RE PLAYING CONDITION OF THE GRASS FIELDS OR UNDERSTANDABLE CONCERN.
BUT WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL DISTRICT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE CURRENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WHO HAD HIGH SCHOOL AND AT THE FIELDS, WHATEVER RESEARCHERS, ARTIFICIAL TURF, THAT WE WOULD HAVE ACCENTS.
I EXERCISE MY CIVIC DUTY AND VOTED FOR A BOND REFERENDUM THAT PROVIDED THE FUNDS TO UPGRADE A PLAIN SURFACE AT HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW I JUST WANT THEIR ACCESS TO SOMETHING I WILL.
WE ARE CURRENTLY STILL BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THE FIELDS, EVEN THOUGH THE FIELDS HAVE MEMBER SURFACE AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
I BELIEVE THESE DENIALS ARE A CLEAR VIOLATION OF OSA 29 USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES, WHICH STATES THE PRINCIPLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL OF THE REQUEST IS YOU SHOULD APPROVE ALL REASONABLE REQUESTS TO USE SCHOOL FACILITIES.
THE REGULATION LISTS, DESIGN SPECIFIC REASONS YOU IN DENIAL.
AND I SEE NO REASON REASONABLE REASON TO DENY OUR REQUEST.
I HAVE HERE A FLAT FOR 7 0 7 TRIAL BE HELD AT HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, BY ANOTHER OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION ON ONE OF THE GRASS FIELDS WE'VE BEEN DENIED USING ALL THESE YEARS, WE JUST, WE DON'T WANT SPECIAL TREATMENT.
WE JUST WANT FAIR ACCESS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SEEM TO BE RECEIVED.
UNFORTUNATELY, I ASKED THAT THE BOARD ADDRESS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF A BOARD APPROVED POLICY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY I'M CONFIDENT THAT OUR PROGRAM WOULD NOT LAST ANOTHER YEAR, THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO RECRUIT, PERFORM AND FUNDRAISE LOCALLY.
WE CAN NOT DO THIS WITHOUT A LOCAL FETAL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANKS FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
UM, SO A LITTLE BIT DISHEARTENING, SEEING MORE AND MORE OUTRAGEOUS DEMANDS BEING MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
AND WE NEED YOU ON OUR SIDE, ON THE SIDE OF THE PARENTS AND THE SIDE OF THE STUDENTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS MAKING UNREASONABLE DEMANDS OF OUR STUDENTS THAT VIOLATE THEIR SECOND AND 14TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS DUE PROCESS CLAUSE BEING SECOND AMENDMENT AND QUARANTINING, HEALTHY CHILDREN ARE FORCING THEM ARE MASSIVE TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR AND COMING ACROSS YOUR DESK IN THE NEXT MONTH WILL BE SOFT AROUND A CODE SECTION 16.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S 20% LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SECTION 16 DASH 17 DASH 7 35 PERSONS IMPERSONATING OFFICIALS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PERSONS, FALSELY ASSERTING AUTHORITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
63 DASH FIVE DASH 70 UNLAWFUL CONDUCT TOWARDS THE CHILD 63 DASH FIVE DASH 80, CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, 62 3 DASH 5, 3 50 HEALTH SERVICES TO A MINOR WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.
AND LASTLY, 40 DASH 47 DASH 200 PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE, PLEASE STOP THIS ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR.
I'M ASKING YOU NICELY NOW TO HELP AVOID SITUATIONS IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WHAT'S BEING DONE OR OUR KIDS IS SAD.
IT'S DISHEARTENING, AND A LETTER TO BE HYPE.
ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE PARENTS.
UM, I REALLY JUST WANT TO, I REALLY JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT DAVID SAID.
YOU TOUCHED ON A LOT OF THE POINTS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP TODAY.
SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO OVERPOWER.
UM, YOU GUYS, UM, TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE AND YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT IS TO UPHOLD THE LAW.
UM, AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE
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DOING RIGHT NOW TO THE KIDS, UH, EXPECTATIONS, POLICIES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM IN PLACE ARE VIOLATION OF MANY LAWS.AS, AS DAVID HAD MENTIONED, THIS NEEDS TO STOP.
UM, TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS AT A MEETING AND YOU GUYS SAT DOWN AND AGREED TO SEND A LETTER TO BE HAD TO KIND OF TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THEIR POLICY.
UM, I GUESS I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED WHY THAT HAS TAKEN TWO WEEKS TO DRAFT A LETTER.
IT'S JUST KIND OF SHOWING THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY NOT LOOKING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE PARENTS ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THEIR KIDS BEING ABUSED ANYMORE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THE ILLEGAL POLICIES THAT YOU GUYS WERE FORCING, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THE DISCRIMINATION.
AND THERE ARE SEVEN SEATS UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR.
AND I'M TELLING YOU NOW, PARENTS WHO ARE LOOKING TO TAKE THOSE SEATS FROM YOU GUYS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO THE KIDS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.
UH, TANYA, I'M CALLING YOU FOR STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR RECENT RISK-TAKING.
ARE YOU READY? UM, HE'S A SECOND GRADER AND YOU'RE A LITTLE BOY.
AND I'M CALLING TO COMMENT TODAY ON THE COVID PROTOCOLS AND HOW THEY'RE AFFECTING CHILDREN IN A WAY THAT MAYBE I HAVE MEDICAL SITUATION IS POSSIBLY WITH MY EIGHT YEAR OLD.
HE HAS AN ALLERGIC REACTION, SOMETHING THAT MADE HIM VERY HOT AND ITCHY.
HE WAS SO SCARED THAT HE WAS SHAKING.
HE SAID TO ME, MOMMY, DO I HAVE THE VIRUS? AM I GOING TO DIE? UNQUOTE, THE SPIRIT IS NOT COMING FROM MY HOME.
THAT IS COMING FROM SCHOOL ARTISTS FOR FIVE FOR VIRUS.
I TRY TO KEEP MY CHILDREN'S NAME BY MODELING AND TALKING TO THEM WHEN NECESSARY.
AND OUR HOUSE DOES NOT EXIST BECAUSE I REFUSE TO GET THE POWER AND POWER OVER US.
WHEN I HEARD THIS COME OUT OF MY LITTLE BOY'S MOUTH, THE LITTLE BOY THAT SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT DYING.
HE SHOULD BE PLAYING WITH FRIENDS, LEARNING HOW TO READ AND WRITE AND INTERACT WITH OTHERS.
WORRYING IS A STRESS ON THE BODY THAT IS NOT A HEALTHY STRUCTURE.
SO I'M SO ASHAMED AT ALL OF YOU THAT YOU ARE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR MOST PRECIOUS BABY.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU ALLOWING IT, BUT YOU'RE CALLING IT.
MY CHILD IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE THAT YOU WERE CALLING THESE CHILDREN.
IT HAS TO STOP EVERYTHING THOUGHT.
EVEN THE VIRTUAL SIGNALING BULLSHIT.
IN MY OPINION, IT'S SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME.
NOT ONLY TO SEE THEM, ALL OF THAT STUFF AT SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ONLY EXISTS IN SCHOOL.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE MUST TAKE THEIR MASKS OFF AT SCHOOL.
HOWEVER, IT'S CLEAR AT THIS POINT, BUT MOST STAFF ARE NOT WEARING THEM OUT, BUT OUT OF AN INTIMIDATION STRATEGIES CARE CHILDREN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, THAT'S SUSTAINED NOW THREE MINUTES STATE YOUR FIRST AND YOUR LAST NIGHT.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO PROVIDE ANNUAL LOCALITY
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SUPPLEMENT AND FOR WORKING TO PUT SUPPORTS IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH.AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR EMPLOYEES, CHILDREN, AND COMPENSATING TEACHERS FOR COVERING CLASSES.
THESE MONITORS ARE GOING TO TELL US IN OUR AMENDABLE SOFAS, SEVERE APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK THAT TEACHERS DO.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK MR. CAMPBELL AND MS. MIDDLETON FOR RESPONDING PRIOR EMAIL THAT I ASSESSED TO THEM, UM, REGARDING THE COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS.
UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO BASIC THINGS THAT BEAVER COUNTY CAN DO THAT PROBLEM.
I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER FOR 21 YEARS, 19 OF THEM, COMPUTER COUNTY.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN'S WOULD PEND YOU FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS.
I BELIEVE IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR TEACHERS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS, MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD INCLUDE NUMBER ONE, PAYING TEACHERS, THEIR DAILY RATE FOR THEIR SICK DAYS INSTEAD OF THE $10 THAT THEY CURRENTLY RECEIVE AND INCREASING A STARTING TEACHER SALARY FOR 20 22 23 SCHOOL YEAR $50,000.
IT IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU FOR COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED SEVEN MIL TO SUPPORT TEACHERS.
AND I KNOW THE BOARD CHAIR COMMENTED THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY TALKING TOO LONG, AND THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY TO ANALYZE WHAT A COMPETITOR DISTRICTS ARE DOING IN THE WAY OF SALARY AND TEACHER SUPPORT.
IF YOU FOR CONNIE DOES WHAT OTHER COUNTIES DO, THEN WE'LL GET WHAT THEY GET INSTEAD OF THE TIME FOR VIEW, FOR COUNTIES TO LEAD BY ATTRACTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHING CANDIDATES WITH A STARTING SALARY OF $50,000 TIMES TO REWARD TEACHERS COMING TO WORK BY ELIMINATING THE $10 PER DAY, SIX DAYS AND GIVE THEM THEIR DAILY RATE IN ORDER TO KEEP TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND OUTCOME THAT RECRUITING AND RETAINING TEACHERS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SOLVE RIGHT HERE AT OUR ALL COMPANY, WITHOUT HAVING SUBCONTRACTS POSITIONS, TEACHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, ONE SOLUTION IS RATHER THAN PROVIDING INCREMENTAL BONUSES OR THE TEACHER PAYS GALLERY PAID DALE AT 50,000 TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED IN ANY TEACHING CAPACITY WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO RETURN TO TEACHING.
FOR THOSE OF US STILL IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU WOULD BE SHOWING US THAT YOU VALUE WHAT WE DO BY PROVIDING COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF SIMILAR DEGREES PROFESSIONAL, AND THIS MOST UNUSUAL TIME IN HISTORY, ALL OCCUPATIONS ARE STRUGGLING.
HOWEVER, SITTING IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR 20 1014 GRADE LEVEL FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE, THAT IS ONE GENERATION.
IF THESE CHILDREN ARE NOT TAUGHT BY THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST CERTIFIED TEACHERS EACH DAY FOR 180 SCHOOL DAYS, THEY LOSE CONSEQUENTLY, I'M SORRY.
ARE YOU READY? UM, SECOND YEAR INDUCTION TEACHER AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON MENTIONING MY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.
I MEAN, MORE THAN LESS HOURS AND WITH LESS RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND THREE TIMES THE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE AS A PARENT, I GOT A PRETTY GOOD SUMMERS OFF SCHEDULE.
WHAT I AM LEARNING IS THAT PG HARDEST WORKING PROFESSIONS, THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS, AND IS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE THE LEVEL OF ACADEMIC RIGOR AND OVERALL CARE EXPECTED, HOLLER COMPENSATION, EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS WITH KIDS.
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE MENTOR SAYS MY SEASONED TEACHER, EDUCATIONALLY QUALIFIED PERSON, PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC RIGOR, AND STAYED AT CAMP IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND YOU KNOW, WHO LOSES THE MOST? I TOLD THEM I NEEDED TO KEEP THE BEST PAID PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONAL.
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TO THE CHALLENGE[Chairman’s Report]
BEFORE THE MARCH 30TH, WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE THIS YEAR AND NOTICE THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND CHANGED THE WEBSITE TO NEWS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RESIGN AND UPDATING YOUR PASSWORD AND EVERYTHING.[Committee Reports]
FINALLY, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON FEBRUARY 11TH.UM, FIRST ACTION WAS A REPORT BY MS. TANYA CROSBY, SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT.
AND WE WENT THROUGH THE REPORT, A LINE BY LINE, FOUND THREE MINOR ITEMS, WHICH CAUSED ME ERIC TO COME UP THERE AND GIVE FULL BOARD A SYNOPSIS OF THAT REPORT.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST, UH, SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED THE SIX MONTHS IN A DECEMBER 31ST, 2001.
UM, GENERAL FUND REVENUES, UH, HAVE MOUNTED TO 127.6 MILLION OR ABOUT 46% OF BUDGETED AMOUNTS AT THE END OF THE SECOND ORDER, UH, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR DUE TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S TAX BILL DELAY.
SO OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE COLLECTED AT ABOUT, UM, 83, EXCUSE ME, FULL ALL THE REVENUES WERE IN GENERAL HOMEWORK, 127.6, BUT JONATHAN REVENUES FOR LOCAL TAX COLLECTIONS WERE 83 MILLION OR 51%.
SO IN THE BUDGET UPDATE, WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE CURRENT NUMBERS AS OF JANUARY 31ST.
UM, OUR STATE REVENUES ARE 43 MILLION OR 40% AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER.
UH, PRIMARILY, UH, THOSE ARE STATE REVENUES FROM THE EFA EDUCATION FINANCE ACT AND TRANSFERS AND FROM THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT.
THOSE AS WELL, UH, SPENDING IS REPORTED AT 120 MILLION OR 44% AS, AS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
UM, SO TYPICALLY, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE WE'RE SIX MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR WHERE ONLY ABOUT, UH, FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THEREFORE THE SPENDING BEING SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 50%.
SO WE WILL, UM, MAKE UP FOR THAT IN THE JUNE, JULY, AUGUST TIMEFRAME AS THOSE, UM, THE END OF YEAR COMES AND WE'RE ACCRUING BACK TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
UH, SO SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, UH, THE LION'S SHARE OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IN THIS QUARTER OR THE E S SAR, THE, AS HER FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, FLOWING THROUGH THE STATE.
AND, UH, WE SPENT $8.6 MILLION OF THOSE FUNDS IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
AND SO, UM, THAT IS A BRIEF UPDATE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THAT MR. CHAIRMAN THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY TO BE PRESENTED.
SO THE BUDGET UPDATE BEGINS WITH A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TAX REVENUE.
SO WE JUST TALKED ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS OF TAX COLLECTIONS.
SO THE CURRENT YEAR TAX REVENUES AS THREE, THE END OF JANUARY 31ST FOR 148 MILLION.
SO AGAIN, THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR TAX FROM THE COMES IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
SO WE'RE AT 19.5% OF THAT COLLECTION.
UH, WE WOULD TYPICALLY BE CLOSER TO 94 OR 95%
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AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR.AND THERE IS ANOTHER DELAY THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD A FEW OVER THE YEARS AND THIS, THIS ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.
UH, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT, I BELIEVE, DUE TO GROWTH IN THE COUNTY, THERE'S A LARGER MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR THE LEGAL RESIDENTS, A TAX ASSESSMENT.
SO THIS 4% TAX ASSESSMENT, THOSE WHO ARE, UM, APPLYING FOR THAT LEGAL RESIDENCE, UH, THE BENEFIT BEING ZERO SCHOOL OPERATING TAXES ON THE TAX BILL, A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, UH, TAX BILLS.
UH, THAT'S CREATED A BACKLOG AND THE COUNTY, UH, ACCOUNTING OFFICE BUILDING THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IN PARTICULAR.
UM, I QUOTED, UM, IN THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, A PENALTY WAIVER THAT'S BEING ALLOWED TO OUR TAXPAYERS GIVING ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PAYMENT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR THAT LEGAL RESIDENCE STATUS.
AND SO IT DOES GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME WITHOUT PENALTY FOR TAXPAYERS TO PAY THEIR BILL.
SO THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHAT THOSE AMOUNTS WILL ULTIMATELY BE.
UH, WHEN WE WOULD TYPICALLY KNOW AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, WHAT PRETTY SOLID, WHAT OUR REVENUES ARE.
WE REALLY HAVE A, AN UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH THAT FINAL COLLECTION WILL BE.
SO WE HAVE, UH, WE WILL BE COLLECTING NOW FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH AUGUST 31ST WILL BE, UH, JULY AND AUGUST FREE BACK INTO THE FISCAL YEAR TO ACCOUNT FOR OUR REVENUES, BUT WE HAVE 15 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LEFT TO COLLECT.
SO THAT IS PRETTY STEEP COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN.
TYPICALLY WE SEE ABOUT 10 MILLION DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
SO WE'LL BE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING OUR MONTHLY UPDATES FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, AND WE REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE TO HELP US PREDICT WHAT THOSE NUMBERS WILL LOOK LIKE.
SO, UH, WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE COUNTY AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL SEE, UM, UH, AT LEAST, UH, UH, THE BUDGETED AMOUNT OF 163 MILLION OR SOME NUMBER IN EXCESS OF THAT.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS PROVIDES A HISTORY OF BUDGETED TO ACTUAL FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WELL, ABOUT 10 YEARS.
AND, UH, SO YOU'LL SEE IN THE, IN THE RECTANGULAR, UH, BLOCKED AREAS OR THE TAX REASSESSMENT YEARS IN THOSE YEARS, THE RED LINE IS OUR ACTUAL NUMBERS, UH, ACTUAL TAX REVENUE.
THE BLUE LINE IS OUR BUDGETED AND TAX REVENUE.
SO WE CAN SEE THAT WE FELL SHORT IN ALL THREE OF THOSE YEARS, PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THEN HAD TO MAKE SOME MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS IN TAX MAILINGS FOR THE YEARS FOLLOW.
SO, UM, REASSESSMENT, UH, WAS IT BACK IN 2019? THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, THEY REQUIRED EVERYBODY EVERY FIVE YEARS.
THE NEXT ONE WAS ESTIMATED ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 20, 24.
SO WE'LL BE TRACKING THOSE NUMBERS VERY CAREFULLY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONVERSATIONS, UH, CALCULATIONS DURING THAT PERIOD, BUT, UH, WHILE STILL WATCHING OUR CURRENT YEAR AS WELL.
SO, UM, JUST TO THEN, WE'RE GOING TO FAST, WE'RE GOING TO PASS FORWARD TO THE BUDGET YEAR THAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR THIS TIME 22, 23 BUDGET YEAR.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES A GRAPHIC, UH, FOR THE VIEWERS OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES.
TWO THIRDS OF OUR REVENUES IN THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND ARE FROM TAX REVENUE.
UM, AND THEN THE ONE THIRD IS FROM STATE REVENUE AND OUR VERY SMALL, UH, LESS THAN 1% IS FROM FEDERAL.
SO IF YOU SKIP TWO SLIDES FORWARD, I'M GOING TO SHOW A CHART OF THE AVAILABLE TAX MILLAGE.
AND, UH, VILLAGE IS A TERM WE USED FOR THE MILLS THAT ARE, UH, IT CALCULATES INTO A FORMULA THAT PROVIDES, UM, INFORMATION ON THE TAX BILL FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS IN SCHOOL DEBT SERVICE.
IF TWO ITEMS ON THE TAX BILL, THE OPERATIONS APPLIES TO OUR GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUES.
THAT'S DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE REVENUES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UH, AND THE VILLAGE IS A CALCULATION OF TIME OF, UM, OUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE IS 121.6 MILLS.
AND OUR, THE VALUE OF THE MILL IN THE SCHOOL OPERATIONS IS ABOUT $1.3 MILLION.
SO THAT EQUATES TO 163 MILLION.
WE REFERRED TO EARLIER ANNUALLY UNDER ACCURATE RADIATE A STATE LAW.
UM, THERE IS A, A MILLAGE CAP AND THE CAP IN ORDER TO CALCULATE THAT CAT IS A COMBINATION OF CPI, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BASED ON INFLATION AND POPULATION GROWTH.
WE'VE RECEIVED ONE OF THOSE TWO NUMBERS, UM, RECEIVED THEM IN THE FORM OF PERCENTAGES.
WE ADD THOSE TOGETHER AND THAT PERCENTAGE IS APPLIED TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S MILLAGE.
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WE DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE ONE COMPONENT AND THAT CTI AND THAT NUMBER IS MUCH LARGER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD RECEIVE 4.7%.SO THAT WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE OF INFLATIONARY TIMES.
UH, SO WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE POPULATION GROWTH PERCENTAGES, AND, UM, THOSE WOULD TYPICALLY COME IN IN MARCH IN THE MARCH TIMEFRAME.
AND SO, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, WE ALREADY ARE AT A POINT WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING MILLAGE, IF AS MUCH AS 5.7 MILS ABOVE THE 121.6 IS A POSSIBILITY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND PROVIDE MONTHLY UPDATES ON WHAT THOSE, UM, THOSE VALUES AND THE VILLAGE POSSIBILITIES MIGHT BE.
SO THE OTHER THIRD OF THE BUDGET, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS OUR STATE REVENUES.
UM, JUST TWO COMPONENTS OF THAT, THAT I'M GOING TO MENTION THIS EVENING.
WE DO COLLECT ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN STATE REVENUES.
UH, ABOUT HALF OF THAT IS SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT ON OWNER OCCUPIED.
SO BASICALLY WHEN THE STATE LAW AT CREATE REMOVES SCHOOL OPERATING TAXES FROM OUR TAX ROLLS, THEY REPLACED IT WITH A 1 CENT SALES TAX THAT 1 CENT GOES TO THE STATE IS CALCULATED AND REALLOCATED BACK TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES, UM, SCHOOL, A SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED 49 IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 49.2 MILLION NEXT YEAR.
UH, WE RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION RECENTLY, IT'S AN INCREASE OF $1.7 MILLION.
UH, ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS OF, OF OUR, UH, STATE REVENUES IS EFA.
IT IS, UM, PROPOSED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STOP SIGN APARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BE RAISED BY $30 FROM 2,516 TO 25 46.
YOU FOR BEING ONE OF CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, ACCORDING TO OUR INDEX OF TAX PAYING ABILITY, WHEN WE'RE SEEING ABOUT 25% OF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT PER PUPIL.
AND SO, UM, TYPICALLY IT'S ABOUT $18 MILLION AND WE'RE EXPECTED TO SEE RECEIVE ABOUT 735,000 MORE THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO THOSE ARE THE BUDGETED NUMBERS FOR NOW.
SO I MENTIONED THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT IS TO PROVIDE A BUDGET PRIORITIES TO THE LEGISLATURE, UM, THAT THE INCREASES THE REVENUE INCREASED OF $30 IS PLUS PROJECTED OR PROPOSED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, A 2% TEACHER SALARY INCREASED COST OF LIVING IN PRESCHOOL WAS PROPOSED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS A 5% INCREASE.
NOW, THESE WOULD BE MANDATED IN RACES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, THEN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
IT HAD A $2,000 TEACHER SALARY INCREASE AND, AND ALSO PROVIDED A, ACTUALLY A NEW EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA THAT WOULD REPLACE OR COMBINE FUNDS FROM THE E F A N E I A EDUCATION FINANCE ACT AND EDUCATION MINDED TOGETHER, AND THEN REFORMULATE THEM, UH, WITH A GOAL OF SIMPLIFYING THE FORMULA AND PROVIDING MORE OF A PER TEACHER, UM, TEACHER OR PUPILS TYPE SCENARIO, UM, FUNDING FORMULA.
SO WE'RE IN THE, UH, ACTIVELY FOLLOWING LEGISLATURE ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING, HOW THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND SESSION, AND, UM, WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO, I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ARE KEEPING UP WITH THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING AS WELL AS WE ARE, AND THEN CALCULATING THEM BOTH WAYS TO SEE WHAT, WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD FOR US FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT IT'S STILL EARLY ON IN THE REVENUE PROCESS AND THE DISCUSSIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT.
AND, UH, JUST NEXT STEPS, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GAIN INPUT ON THE BUDGET, UM, MONITORING ON LOCAL REVENUES, PROJECT OUT THE FUTURE, WHAT THAT MIGHT HOLD ON, UM, FORM OF TAX REVENUES, UM, MONITOR, UH, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, AND THEN CONTINUE WORK ON OUR BUDGET BASED ON PRIORITIES THAT, UM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, WE HAVE HEARD WE, AND WE GATHER AS WE GET OUR INPUT AS WELL.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT QUESTION AND OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING AND OUR NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE WILL HAVE A REPORT FROM MS. CROSBY ON MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS REPORTS, SOLE SOURCE EMERGENCY REPORT, A RESOLUTION FOR GRANT AUTHORIZATION AND A BUDGET UPDATE AT THAT BUDGET UPDATE.
WE SHOULD KNOW THE AUTHORIZED, NO RATE CAP WILL BE, AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A VERY GOOD FIX ON WHAT OUR ALPHA LORIAN LOCAL TAX REVENUE WILL BE BY THAT TIME.
AND WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE BOARD FIRST IN APRIL, THAT'S THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR MR. GERMAN
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OPERATIONS COMMITTED.UM, WE HAD A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, AND, UH, WE HELD IT AT BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT IS UNDERGOING SOME OF ITS REFERENDUM PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE HAD A SHORT AGENDA, UH, BUT IT WAS MAYBE SO FIRST HEARD FROM, UM, JARED FRAELICH FROM DIFFERENT COUNTY AND STEVE ANDREWS FROM ANDREW'S ENGINEERING.
UH, THEY WANTED TO MEET WITH, UH, OPERATIONS COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF GROWTH BEING PROJECTED FOR, UH, THAT STRETCH OF ONE 70, BETWEEN PARIS ISLAND AND JOE FRAZIER BOULEVARD.
UM, THERE ARE FIVE PROJECTS IN THE HOPPER, WHICH IS A TECHNICAL TERM.
UM, A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AND EVERY NEW SHOPPING CENTER AND THREE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE GONNA COME IN ON THAT LITTLE STRIP OF ONE 70.
SO THEY WANTED TO MEET WITH US BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE.
UM, THEY WANTED INPUT FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY WANTED TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP.
AND ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS USING WK ALSO, WHICH IS A, UH, THE ROAD THAT RUNS IN FRONT OF ROBERT SMALLS.
SO, UH, THEY SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME TAKING QUESTIONS AND GOING OVER ALL THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
AND I WILL SUMMARIZE IT IN THE QUOTE, MEL CAMPBELL, ONE OF OUR WORK, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY SAYING THAT THE BOARD REMAINS UNCONVINCED THAT I'M ROUTING TRAFFIC GUN WK HOUSE IS THE BEST SOLUTION.
SO THEY TOOK OUR FEEDBACK AND THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO MEET WITH US ANOTHER TIME.
UM, WE ALSO HEARD FROM, UH, THE LAND CONSULTANT, WHICH WITHOUT AN EMOTION THAT THIS BOARD MADE BACK IN JUNE, UH, TO HIRE LAND CONSULTANT, TO START LOOKING AT SOME PROPERTY, UH, FOR POTENTIAL NEW SCHOOL SITES.
AND HE BASICALLY GAVE US AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS REQUIRED.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHOOL SITES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND KIND OF BROUGHT US UP TO SPEED ON WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING.
AND I EXPECT HE'LL BE COMING BACK TO US WITH FURTHER UPDATES.
AND FINALLY, WE HAD ABOUT A THREE MINUTE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE, WHICH WAS FINE.
CAUSE THEN WE WENT RIGHT TO THE CLOCK MEETINGS AND HEARD THE FULL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR IT AGAIN FROM MR. ROBERT ALI, WE'LL TRY TO STAY WITHIN THREE MINUTES.
SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS OUR PRESENTATION OF ALL THE ITEMS GOING ON.
UH, ONE OF THE MAIN FOCUSES IS THE LONG LEAD TIMES WE HAVE FOR CONSTRUCTION RELATED MATERIALS.
WE CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER THAT AS A RESULT OF THE COVID 19 SUPPLY ISSUES.
ALL THE PROJECT MANAGERS ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEIR DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THESE CHALLENGES AND KEEP THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, AS FAR AS OUR REPORT GOES, THERE WERE THREE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THIS MONTH'S PROJECT REPORTS.
UH, WE HAD SIX LAST MONTH, SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT IMPROVEMENT.
UH, ONE SLIDO, SIX BETTER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, THE RENOVATION IS, UH, HAS SOME SCHEDULED DELAYS, UH, DUE TO MATERIAL DELAYS.
ALSO, WE REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY CREEK, THE OSF INSPECTION THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON FEBRUARY 16TH, TOMORROW WAS PUSHED OFF BY OSF.
THAT MEANT IS THAT THE D WEEK, WHICH WE HAVE FINISHED, UH, CAN'T BE OCCUPIED, EXCUSE ME, OR TAKEN OVER BY THE SCHOOL UNTIL THAT INSPECTION IS FINALIZED.
UM, ON PROJECT, ON SLIDE 26, DON'T HAVE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UH, WE STILL ARE WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET THAT PROJECT THEN BUDGET SO WE CAN BRING IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL SLIDE 40, UH, BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC SCHEDULE CONCERNS.
AND WE HAVE AN O N S F INSPECTION THAT REQUIRED A FIRE DOOR THAT WAS ADDED.
AND WE'RE WAITING ON THAT FIRE DOOR TO GET THAT INSTALLED BEFORE WE CAN GET OUR FINAL APPROVAL FOR OCCUPANCY.
THOMSON TURNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING AN UPDATE FOR THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THAT AND WORK, UM, ON THE PROJECT, UH, PROJECT CLOSE OUTS, WHICH IS SLIDE 63.
WE HAVE SEVEN PROJECTS WERE CLOSED OUT AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THIS IS UP FROM FOUR LAST MONTH.
SO WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO KEEP, UH, BRINGING THAT LIST DOWN.
WE HAVE SIX PROJECTS THAT HAVE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS GOING, ONE REMAINING ITEM, WHICH IS THE FINAL AIA, UH, CHANGE ORDER FROM THE DESIGNER THAT WILL CLOSE OUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
AND THE FUNDING IS STILL REMAINS IN IT.
SO PROJECT CLOSEOUTS CONTINUE TO BE ADDRESSED ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH ALL PROJECT MANAGERS.
WE KEEP STRESSING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE NEED TO GET THESE PROJECTS CLOSED OUT IN OUR FINANCIAL
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EXPENDITURES, UH, FOR THE REFERENDUM THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, 2022, WE HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $98,996,729.UH, WE DID REPORT AN UPDATED CASH FLOW MODEL.
THE LAST ITEM FOR YOU TONIGHT, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UH, WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT.
WE FELT THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THIS WAS A REVIEW MEETING WITH THEIR STUDENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL, WHICH WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 8TH.
WE DO A PLAN ON SCHEDULING A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LARGE, AND THAT SOON AS THAT IS SCHEDULED, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THIS HELP HAD FIELD, AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AND FROM, FROM ME MULTIPLE TIMES HAS BEEN, UH, A STRESS ON THE SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS.
UM, AND I, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SAY IN A, IN A POSITIVE SENSE, I KNOW THAT I'M SITTING ON THESE SITTING IN THESE MEETINGS ROUTINELY, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, UH, WITH THE REFERENDUM WE ARE KIND OF IN THE THICK PART OF WHERE THERE'S JUST MANY, MANY PROJECTS AND NEED SOME STARTING.
UM, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR THE STAFF AS WELL.
UM, THAT'S BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND, UH, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND WE ALSO, I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS AND A LOT OF STAFF UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN DELAYS BECAUSE OF COVID AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND INABILITY TO GET MATERIALS.
SO, UM, AND I WILL ALSO SAY AS A POSITIVE, I WAS ON THAT SIC MEDIA CALL WITH HILTON HEAD MILL, AND THE PARENTS ARE VERY HAPPY AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING THEIR WAY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I'M ALSO SORT OF IN THE PARENT LOAD AS WELL, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE TRACK, THE FIELD HAS BEEN KIND OF AN ISSUE.
AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE A USABLE TRAP, WHICH IS IMPACTING A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS CAN COACHES.
AND I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT REAL QUICK.
I, MY SON FULL DISCLOSURE AND JOINED THE TRACK TEAM.
AND, UH, SO I WENT TO THE TRACK PARENTS MEETING, WHICH WAS SORT OF AN AWKWARD BALANCING ACT.
AND THE COACHES BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THEY COULDN'T PRACTICE ON THE TRACK.
UM, AND I KIND OF BRACED MYSELF, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THE FIVE COACHES THAT WERE THERE, THEY SAID, WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA LET THAT SLOW US DOWN.
AND THEY HAVE FOUND CREATIVE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN.
AND I'M JUST VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE COACHING STAFF THAT HELPED HEAD ON THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT COULD YOU AND I FINALLY, I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ONCE AGAIN AND THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE WORKING THIS WEEKEND, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD DEMONSTRATION OF HOW SERIOUSLY THE DISTRICT IS TAKING IT, BUT COULD YOU JUST GO OVER SORT OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TRACK, YOU KNOW, OF PEOPLE, THE MAIN QUESTION I HEAR FROM PEOPLE IS WHY DID IT NOT GET DONE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AND JANUARY? AND WHY ARE WE NOW MID FEBRUARY AND STILL DON'T HAVE A NEW SCHOOL TRACK? WELL, YES, THE COUPLE OF THINGS ON THAT I KNOW IN OUR MEETING, YOU DID BRING UP ABOUT THAT.
WE SHOULD ADD A YELLOW LIGHT TO THAT, AND WE WILL, THE NEXT MONTH WE DID NOT HAVE IT ON THIS REPORT.
SO I KEPT IT THE WAY WE REPORTED IT.
UM, HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE NEXT, UH, REPORTS.
HE'LL LIKE, UM, EVERYONE IS VERY, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TRACK PEOPLE BLEEDING.
UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GET THAT DONE.
UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE, UM, THE TRACK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THE TRACK CONTRACTOR HAS LEFT.
UH, WHAT WE HAVE LEFT IS A STRIPING.
THAT'S A SEPARATE CONTRACTOR AND HE'S COMING ON THURSDAY.
IT WILL TAKE HIM FIVE DAYS WITHOUT RAIN TO GET THAT DONE.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN RIGHT NOW ON FRIDAY, BUT IT'S BEEN DECREASING AS THE WEEK'S GONE ON.
SO FINGERS CROSSED FROM MAYBE GET FRIDAY, BUT IF IT RAINS ON FRIDAY, FIVE DAYS, HE PUT US TO TUESDAY.
SO, UM, AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK, THE TRACK SHOULD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
UM, WE'VE HAD, UM, SEVERAL ISSUES COME UP.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU ASKED ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE CONTRACTORS OUT THERE WORKING.
THEY DIDN'T START TILL DECEMBER, BASICALLY THE LEAVING TIME FOR THAT HIGH SCHOOL TO GO TO REACH A CHAMPIONSHIP.
IF THEY MADE IT, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SCHEDULE ANYTHING.
UM, AND I HAD PLENTY OF TIME IN DECEMBER AND OF COURSE THEIR CREW CAME DOWN WITH COVID AND THAT SHUT THEM DOWN.
AND THEN RECENTLY, OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD COLD TEMPERATURES, SO I CAN PROMISE YOU, THE CONTRACTOR WANTS TO GET OUT OF HERE AND GET IT FINISHED AND GET OUT OF HERE.
WE WANT TO GET IT FINISHED AND GET OUT OF HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AND MOVE ON.
UM, SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH.
UM, THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING ME, UM, WHAT'S, UH, WHERE ARE WE
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AT WITH THE ST HELENA GYM AS WELL? UM, I DID NOT ASK THAT LAST WEEK, BUT I DID WANT TO ASK THAT IF SOMEONE DID REACH OUT TO ME AND ASKED ME, WHERE ARE WE AT? WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT? I KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BRING US SOMETHING BACK AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THAT.COULD YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT AS WELL? UH, YES, SIR.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND SLIDE NUMBER REAL QUICK FOR SAINT JIM.
UM, I KNOW IT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION.
UM, LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND THE NUMBER.
SO SAYING HOW LONG, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEGINS ON PAGE 45, 46 ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT, UH, THE GYM RENOVATION, UH, PLUMBING, HPAC, AND ELECTRICAL SCOPE IS CONTINUING TO OCCUR.
UH, THEY'RE DOING THIS LAB WORK AND THE MAINSTREAM WORK, WHICH IS FOR THE RESTROOM SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY AND THE STOREFRONT LASING, WHICH WOULD BE DOOR DOORS GOING IN AND SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN APRIL.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS A HOPEFUL DATE OF COMPLETING COMPLETION AT THE END OF THIS SUMMER EARLY FALL.
SO WE'RE STILL HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION.
AND ALSO YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING US SOMETHING BACK WITH THE, UM, WITH A PROPOSAL.
DID YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON THAT? YES, WE HAVE NOT.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL OPTIONS.
WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN OPTION YET.
WHAT MR. SMITH IS TALKING ABOUT IS THE INTEREST ENTRANCE WAY CANOPY COVER.
UM, WE HAVE NOT GOT AN OPTION TO BRING TO THE BOARD.
UH, I WOULD, I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT TO THE BOARD, UM, HOPEFUL OF THE NEXT BOARD MEETING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A FINAL VERSION RIGHT NOW THAT OKAY, THANK YOU.
ALSO, JUST FOR GENERAL PUBLIC, I GUESS SOME I JUST TO CLARIFY, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION IS STILL GOING ON AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL, CORRECT? OH, YES, THERE WILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE PLANNING STAGE FOR ALL THE WORK IS GOING TO GO ON THIS SUMMER AND THERE IS SOME NIGHT ACTIVITY GOING ON, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY GOING ON AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO TEAR UP COSTUMER, JUST SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD SOME CONCERNS AND I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THEM THAT THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS STILL GOING INTO MY DODGER.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE HEAVIER THIS TOO.
UM, AND THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE, UM, UH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH.
UM, WE HAVEN'T SET AN EXACT TIME HERE BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO HOLD IT AT LONDON HIGH SCHOOL IN ADVANCE OF THE, UM, CLOCK COMMUNITY AS WELL AGAIN.
SO THAT CAUSE THAT FORMAT WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL.
[Superintendent’s Report]
UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT IS THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SECTION.CAMPBELL HAS INITIALLY STARTED SPEARHEADING ON, UH, THE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR ACADEMIC RECOVERY AND, UH, MISS, UH, KML DASSLER WHO'S COME ON BOARD WITH THE DISTRICT IS, UH, HEADING THAT UP NOW.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE BOTH OF THEM HERE IN THE CBD WELL ON ZOOM THIS EVENING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD, THE STAFF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TO PRESENT IT, TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE.
SO FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS, I'VE BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY.
CAN YOU HANG ON ONE SECOND? CAUSE IT'S NOT COMING ACROSS VERY CLEARLY.
UH C'MON CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT AND SEE IF THAT HELPS US CAPTURE? SURE.
WHAT ABOUT NOW? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU MOVE CLOSER TO THE, UH, TO THE SCREEN OR TO THE SPEAKER? IF WE CAN PICK UP A LITTLE CLARITY? SURE.
WHAT ABOUT NOW? UM, I HAD A VOLUME.
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OKAY.SO FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS, I'VE BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND EXTENDED LEARNING.
AND I WOULD JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME BEFORE YOU TO SHARE SOME EXCITING NEWS ABOUT WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TAKING PLACE.
AND SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE PASSION THAT I HAVE FOR THE WORK.
SO I AM A PRODUCT OF DEEPLY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON SOME HILL AND AN ISLAND TO 18 YEAR OLD, PATSY JOHNSON IN 19 YEAR OLD THOMAS SMASHED HIM AND MY MOM WAS PREGNANT.
MY MOM, MY DAD WENT TO VIETNAM.
MY MOM WORKED AT FOR VIOLIN CLEANING HOUSES TO TAKE CARE OF ME AND MY BROTHER THAT CAME ALONG 10 YEARS LATER.
SO ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, I JOINED HER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HATED THE MOST ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD, THEY HAD EXPERIENCED WAS A DRIVING FORCE AND IT WAS NECESSARIES.
EVERY PART OF MY JOURNEY IS NECESSARY.
MY MOM DID WHATEVER SHE HAD TO, TO TAKE CARE OF MY BROTHER AND I, BUT THAT EXPERIENCE WAS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN MY LIFE.
I KNEW THAT I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO BE MY LIFE.
I WAS THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.
I ATTENDED SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY OBTAINED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
AND I ALSO OBTAINED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA.
I WORKED IN HEALTHCARE FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BUT ALWAYS KNEW THAT THAT WASN'T MY WHY.
IT TOOK ME A LOT LONGER THAN MOST TO FIGURE OUT MY WHY.
BUT WHEN I DID, I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH TO SERVE THE CHILDREN AND MY COMMUNITY THEOLOGIAN HOWARD THURMAN SAYS, DON'T ASK WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS, BUT AS WHAT MAKES YOU COME ALIVE AND GO DO IT.
SO SINCE 2014, I HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT MAKES ME COME ALIVE.
AND THAT IS SERVING THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERY TIME I SEE OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE IN SITUATIONS THAT THEY DIDN'T CREATE AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE HANDS THAT THEY WERE DEALT.
I SEE MYSELF IN THOSE CHILDREN AND I AM CONSTANTLY REMINDED THAT THERE'S A DIAMOND IN EVERY ONE OF OUR CHILDREN.
AND WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT THAT DIAMOND SERVICES OR REMAINS DORMANT IS THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR FAMILY, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEIR SCHOOLS, THEREFORE THIS COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE DISTRICT.
I REALLY FEEL THAT IS VERY NECESSARY.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THE INITIATIVE IS TO INTEGRATE STUDENT SUPPORT.
SO AS WE INTEGRATE STUDENT SUPPORT, WE WILL TAKE A WHOLE TRIAL APPROACH AND PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH THE TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY AFTERSCHOOL SITES.
WE WANT TO EXPAND AND ENRICH LEARNING TIMES BECAUSE WE WANT TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TEST SCORES, REDUCED LEARNING LOSS, LEARNING GAPS, AND ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
WE WANT TO GET FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES ENGAGED.
SO WHEN I CAME ON BOARD, I CONTACTED EVERY FAMILY WHO EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THEIR CHILDREN ATTENDING THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET TO KNOW THEM.
AND I WANTED THEM TO GET TO KNOW ME.
I AM BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND A TRUST FACTOR.
I WANTED THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT CONNECTING WITH THE DISTRICT AND I WANTED THEM TO BE INFORMED.
SO I WANTED TO REASSURE THEM THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THEY ATTEND THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THAT IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL HERE IS TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
SO ON JANUARY 7TH, MY FOURTH DAY ON THE JOB, UH, WE CONDUCTED A TRAINING WITH ALL OF THE SITES THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, DR.
CAMPBELL FACILITATED THIS TRAINING.
AND AS A PART OF THAT TRAINING, EVERYBODY THAT ATTENDED TOOK PART IN THE CPR AND STOP THE BLEED TRAINING SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
WE TALKED ABOUT SAFE SCHOOL TRAINING.
UH, THEY HAD A PRESENTATION FROM MS. ASHLEY WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT UPDATES TO THE MOU.
WE HAD SEVERAL UPDATES, BUT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO COME TO SOME CONCLUSION ABOUT THE FINAL VERSION OF THE MOU MOA.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, HOW THE KIDS WILL GET TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL SITES.
SO THAT TOOK A LOT OF COORDINATION.
AND I AM JUST SO A LADY, A LADY THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROJECT.
SO OUR KIDS ARE PICKED UP FROM THEIR SCHOOL SITE.
THEY WERE ASSIGNED A BUS SO THAT THE KIDS, THE PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL KNOW WHAT BUS THE KIDS WILL GET ON WHEN THEY LEAVE SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE TRANSPORTED TO THE SITE.
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UM, AND THEN THEY, WHEN THEY GO TO THE SITE, THEY WILL TAKE THEIR SNACKS WITH THEM.SO AFTER THE KIDS ARE ENGAGED IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, THEN THE BUS DRIVERS WOULD GO TO ST.
HELENA ELEMENTARY AND PICK UP THEIR DINNER.
SO AROUND FIVE, 15 OR FIVE 30, THE KIDS TO SERVE AT A DINNER MEAL BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE SITES TO GO HOME.
WE ALSO TALKED TO THE, UH, THE SITES ABOUT THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE EXPECTING FROM THEM AS FAR AS, UM, BEING A PART OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE.
SO WHERE ARE WE ARE PRIOR TO COMING ON BOARD? DR.
CAMPBELL SENT OUT A SURVEY TO PARENTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THEIR CHILDREN, ATTEND ANY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AND IF THEY WERE INTERESTED, WHAT SITES WOULD THEY WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE? AND, UM, AT ALL, THE PARENTS WERE CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THEIR INFORMATION AND ON JANUARY 22ND BY AMWAY'S WERE SIGNED.
SO ON THAT DAY WE HAD INCLEMENT WEATHER AND, UH, DR.
STRATAS WANTED US TO GET OUT OF THE AIR BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
AND I TOLD HER, I JUST CAN'T LEAVE TODAY BECAUSE WE GOT TO START THIS INITIATIVE ON JANUARY 24TH.
WE HAD ALL THE SITES COMING IN ON THE VERY LAST DAY THAT THEY COULD, AND WE HAD ALL FIVE OF OUR SITES TO START, UM, THAT WERE UP AND RUNNING ON JANUARY 24TH, ALL OF THE REQUIRED LIABILITY INSURANCE OR RETAINED BY ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, THE MEAL PREPARATION AND DELIVERY, OR COORDINATED WITH ALL OF THE PLAYERS AND ALL FIVE OF THE SITE AGAIN, STARTED ON THE 24TH ON TODAY.
ACTUALLY WE HAD OUR FIFTH SITE TO START, UH, THE SCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO I WENT TO SCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, THEY WERE AN OPERATION LIKE THEY'D BEEN IN OPERATION FOREVER.
SO TODAY WAS DAY ONE AT SOME PICTURES FROM THE, FROM THE SCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THAT SITE IS UP AND RUNNING AS WELL.
ALL OF THE SITES HAVE CERTIFIED OR CLASSIFIED TEACHERS.
THERE'S ONE SITE, UH, THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED TEACHER, BUT THEY HAVE TWO RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE.
AND, UM, ONE OF THE YOUNG LADIES THERE, SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT SHE WORKED WITH, UH, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, BUT ALL OF THE SITES ARE REALLY, REALLY ENGAGED IN, THEY ARE WANTING THIS TO BE SUCCESSFUL LIKE FIVE, PLEASE.
NOW THESE NUMBERS WERE AS OF, UH, TUESDAY, THURSDAY WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD TO TURN IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 92 CHILDREN THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
UH, THE SCOTT CENTER STARTED WITH FIVE CHILDREN.
THEY NOW HAVE 16 CHILDREN ENROLLED, ENROLLED, AND, UH, THE GRACE CHAPEL AME CHURCH, THEY ALSO HAVE 16 STUDENTS ENROLLED.
THEY HAD TWO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS, CHARLES AND I TURNED IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO WE HAVE, AGAIN, A TOTAL OF 92 CHILDREN THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY, THE EXTENDED OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVE ON THE ST.
HELENA AND LADIES ISLAND AREA.
SO THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF ALL OF THE SITES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, OR THAT STARTED ON JANUARY 24TH, GRACE CHAPEL, AMY THAT'S IN THE LADIES ISLAND CHURCH OF THE HARVEST IS ON ST.
HELENA MEADOWBROOK IS ON LADIES ISLAND.
NEW LIFE DELIVERANCE IS ON SANTA HELENA AND THE GO AWAY IS ALSO ON ST.
SO IN ADDITION OF THE HILTON HEAD, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS STARTED THEIR SATURDAY AND RESTAURANT PROGRAM ON THE, UH, ON NOVEMBER SIX, OF COURSE, BRIGHT TO ME COMING.
AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 50 CHILDREN.
THAT'S ENROLLED IN THE HILTON HEAD, A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, SATURDAY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE SET OUR MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IS THAT JUST GO PROGRAM IS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN AND THE PROGRAM.
SO IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT MAP SCORES, WE WILL ALSO USE THE READING PLUS AND DREAM BOX PROGRAM, WHICH WILL SHOW A GRADUAL PROGRESSION SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MONITOR MORE CONSISTENTLY THE PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
ON THIS PAST FRIDAY, ALL THE CENTERS CAME, WE MET AT LADIES ELA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEY RECEIVED AN INITIAL TRAINING ABOUT THE READING PLUS SOFTWARE.
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SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT WE WILL CREATE A GROUP SO THAT I CAN MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, COORDINATING EFFORTS WITH THE TEACHERS THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THE LEADS AT THE AFTER-SCHOOL CENTER.THE OTHER THING THAT WE WILL MONITOR ARE THE, UM, ATTENDANCE OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS BEHAVIOR.
WE WILL ALSO, WE WILL MONITOR THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINE REFERRALS THAT THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT, NOT JUST ACADEMICS, BUT WE WANT TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT MANAGE BY IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR.
ONE IS TO REENGAGE THIS ENGAGED CHILDREN.
WE ALL KNOW THAT COVID CREATED A CRISIS FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND IT WILL TAKE TIME, EFFORT, AND MANPOWER TO RECOVER.
YOU KNOW, I AM HUMBLED AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT TO LEVERAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY.
ONE THING THAT EXCITES ME THE MOST IS JUST TO SEE HOW THE CHURCHES ARE SO ONBOARD AND THEY ARE COLLABORATING AMONGST EACH OTHER TO ENSURE AGAIN, THAT THIS INITIATIVE IS A SUCCESS.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION AND STUDENT, UH, SUPPORT OR OUR TEACHERS.
WE WANT TO INCREASE A SCHOOL FAMILY COLLABORATION.
AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, DISCIPLINE.
AND OF COURSE WE WANT TO INCREASE THE GRADUATION RATE.
SO I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS QUOTE EDUCATION IS FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND FOR LEAVING YOUR COMMUNITY AND WORLD BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT.
I AM CERTAIN THAT THAT IS EVERYONE'S GOAL IN THIS ROOM.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A BETTER BEEF HERD.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK ARE STUDENTS BY ANY SILENT NEEDING SERVICES? SO THEY MEET ON MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM THREE O'CLOCK TO SIX O'CLOCK OF COURSE, TO ELEMENTARY AND BUS.
WE'LL GET THERE A LITTLE EARLY THAN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BUS, BUT THEY HAVE THREE HOURS AT THE AFTERSCHOOL SITES.
I CAN DO MY SECOND QUESTION IS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AREAS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PICKUP SINCE WE GET MANY SERVICES, UM, AFTER SCHOOL, UM, THAT'S AN AREA, CERTAINLY THE STUDENTS IN THAT AREA THAT COULD BENEFIT AND ALSO ON HILTON HEAD, UM, SATURDAYS VERSUS FOUR DAYS A WEEK, UM, I WOULD LOOKING FOR, UH, ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND THOSE AREAS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU TACKLE THAT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW, JUST TO, JUST FOR CLARITY THAT, UM, THESE ARE ADDITIONAL SERVICES WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FOR, UH, STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STAY AT THE SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL, BUT STILL CAN BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES, RIGHT? OUR SCHOOLS, UH, STILL PROVIDE SUPPORT, UH, ALSO, UH, AFTERSCHOOL AS WELL, RIGHT? SO SCHOOLS ARE STILL GETTING, SCHOOLS ARE STILL PROVIDING AFTER-SCHOOL SUPPORT.
AND WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO STAY AFTER SCHOOL AND GET FOR IT THROUGH, THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AT TOOL SITES.
UH, THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, ADDITIONAL TOGETHER BROADER OUTREACH, UH, FOR STUDENTS THAT, THAT MAYBE WE CAN'T CONNECT.
AND NOW I THINK YOU WERE GETTING READY TO ANSWER AS WELL AS I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID THERE'S TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE PILOT SENT HELEN AND THE LADY'S ISLAND IS THE PILOT.
AND THE PLAN IS TO EXPAND TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THEIR, OF, UM, APRIL COUNTY.
UM, MY QUESTION IS IT'S SIMILAR ALONG SOME OF THE SAME LINES AS THIS ROBOTICS.
ONE IS WHAT IS THE STAFFING MODEL? IF THIS IS THE PILOT, ARE THESE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OR ARE THESE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED TEACHERS?
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UM, BUT A COUPLE OF THEM WERE JUST COLLEGE GRADUATES.CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE STAFF CALL WOULD BE? UM, AS WE SURE, THE CERTIFIED TEACHERS THAT ARE AT THE AFTER-SCHOOL SITES, THEY'RE ALL BEING FREE COUNTY EDUCATORS.
SO THEY WILL, AFTER THEY LEAVE THEIR SCHOOL, THEN THEY GO TO THE SITE TO ASSIST AT THE AFTER-SCHOOL STANDARDS.
THEY MAY NOT BE THE FACILITATORS OF THE SITE, BUT THEY ARE ONE OF THE CERTIFIED TEACHERS AT THE SITE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'S ONLY ONE SITE THAT DOES NOT HAVE, UM, CERTIFIED TEACHERS, BUT THESE ARE BE FREE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS.
AND WHAT WAS WHAT'S HAPPENING ASSIGNED THAT DOESN'T HAVE CERTIFIED KITCHENS, THEY HAVE JUST TRAINING TEACHERS OR JUST, HOW ARE WE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THAT? WELL, THAT SITE, UM, LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE TEACHERS THERE, SHE WAS, SHE'S NOT CERTIFIED.
UM, BUT THAT WASN'T A REQUIREMENT.
SHE IS CLASSIFIED, SHE'S NOT CERTIFIED.
UM, BUT THEY WILL WORK WITH THE TEACHERS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL, I GUESS THEY WERE PULLING THAT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WITH, UM, THE SITE THAT'S NOT CERTIFIED THE LITERACY COACH AT LADIES ELEMENTARY, HOLD THE MAP SCORES FOR THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE ATTENDING THAT SITE.
AND SHE, UM, MADE COPIES OF WORKSHEETS IN AREAS WHERE THE CHILDREN MAY HAVE FALLEN SHORT.
AND MOST OF THE KIDS THAT ARE AT THAT SITE, THEY ARE PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH GRADE.
THANK YOU, MS. DANTZLER FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU, DR.
RODRIGUEZ FOR PUTTING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS TOGETHER.
SO YOU JUST MENTIONED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS, UH, WHAT IS THE, UH, GRADES OR AGES THAT YOU'RE SERVING YOU JUST SAID TO MS. BOATWRIGHT ONE CYCLIST PRE-K FOURTH GRADE.
WHAT IS IT COLLECTIVELY? WHAT ARE PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE? SO WE OPENED IT UP TO ALL OF THE CHILDREN.
AND, UM, SO IF A FAMILY IS LISTENING TO TONIGHT'S MEETING AND HOW, HOW WOULD THEY, UH, APPROACH, UH, THE DISTRICT OR THEIR SCHOOL SHOWING INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM? HOW HAS, HOW DO THEY SIGN UP FOR IT OR HOW DO THEY, HOW DOES IT BECOME AVAILABLE TO THEM, TO THEIR STUDENTS? SO THEY CAN CONTACT ME AT THE DISTRICT, UH, BUT WE ARE LIMITING THE SITES TO TWENTY-FIVE KIDS INITIALLY, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS THE PILOT.
SO INITIALLY THERE'S GOING TO BE 25.
SO WE'RE NOT, NONE OF THE SITES RIGHT NOW IS AT THE MAX, BUT THAT IS THE LIMITS OF 25 CHILDREN.
UH, MOST OF THOSE SITES LAST WEEK, POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY SAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THAT THAT'S SOME CONCERN, BUT, UH, HOW YOU INCLUDE IS, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, I SAW SOME, SOME VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY GOOD TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE OBLIGATIONS ACADEMICALLY.
I AM CONCERNED ALL WE GETTING THE KIDS, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP AND WANT TO MAYBE NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME TO AN AFTER SCHOOL THING AND THEN NOT GO TO A SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN, BUT I SAW, YOU KNOW, SIX OR SEVEN OF THOSE SITES THAT I'VE VISITED AND THEY WERE, THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH ENGAGED, COUPLE OF THE PLACES WHERE CHURCHES.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, ALPHAS CHILDREN WERE WELL MANNERED AND WELL CARED FOR AND THOSE SITUATIONS.
SO I, I WAS IMPRESSED AT WHAT WE SEE, YOU KNOW, IT UNDER THE SCHOOLS, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE WE GOT IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT.
SO WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED WAS THAT AS FAR AS THE PARTICIPATION FOR THE OLDER CHILDREN, SO THEY STATED EARLY IN THE PRESENTATION, DR.
CAMPBELL CREATED A SURVEY FOR PARENTS.
SO IT'S THE PARENTS, THE OPTION.
SO THE PARENTS WERE THE ONE THAT EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THEIR CHILDREN ATTENDING.
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UM, YOU KNOW, HOW THOSE, HOW THOSE CHILDREN ENDED UP IN THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS BECAUSE THE PARENTS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN MIND.GEE, WE MAY MISS SOME THAT LEAVE BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM, BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE THE PARENTS CALLED TO, YOU KNOW, SIGN THEIR CHILDREN UP FOR THE PROGRAM.
UH, WAS THIS THE QUESTION, I GUESS MY COMMENT, WE DO SOME CROSS REFERENCING TO FIND OUT WHERE BOTH CHILDREN ARE COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET ANOTHER PERSON TO RIDE THAT BUS WHO NEEDS THE RIDE? THAT WAS DEFINITELY MY TOP.
UM, CHRIS DANSLER THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND YOU, THIS YOU'RE CERTAINLY THE RIGHT PERSON TO LEAD THIS CHARGE.
AND, UM, BRIAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BY THIS BOARD.
I'M ASKING YOU TO, TO LOOK INTO AND, UM, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOUR STAFF JUST WORKED WITH IT.
I THINK THE PROFILE OF THE KIND OF GRADUATE, I THINK ABOUT THIS, WHERE YOU HAD BOARD MEMBERS THAT SAID, LET'S GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.
HOW ARE WE GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AT FEMINISTS? WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, ALMOST A HUNDRED KIDS BEING SERVED AND SOMETHING THAT JUST STARTED IN JANUARY.
SO MS. DANTZLER, UH, I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN YOU, YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU, YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS AND FRANK, UM, WHO KNOWS YOU, YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
UM, THE ST HELENA LADIES ISLAND PROJECT IS, IS, UH, IS A PILOT.
AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WITH ANY PILOT, YOU WANT TO FINE TUNE THE PILOT AND, YOU KNOW, GET THE KINKS OUT.
BUT I I'M SURE THAT WE WILL EXPAND THIS PROJECT TO OTHER AREAS WOULD BE FOR COUNTING.
UH, I'VE KNOWN MS. DANZER NOW FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND KNOWN FOR HER WORK WITH THE EXTRA MILE CLUB THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND, CHRIS FOUNDED, UH, MR. DANZA, COULD YOU GIVE US A LITTLE QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT THE EXTRA MILE CLUB HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN THAT YOU HAVE MENTORED THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE RESULTS OF WHAT YOUR ORGANIZATION GOT? SURE, SURE.
SO THE EXTRA MILE WAS FOUNDED AND 2008.
AND, UM, MY HUSBAND STARTED THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE, HE SAW A NEED TO CREATE A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR KIDS IN PAPER COUNTY.
MANY OF THE KIDS THAT STARTED THE PROGRAM, THEY WERE ATHLETES.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WITH ATHLETES IS IF THEY'RE REALLY GOOD ATHLETES, THEY KIND OF FALL OFF THE RADAR AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
SO HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THESE YOUNG MEN ENGAGED, BECAUSE WE WANT THAT WE WANTED TO SEE THEM SUCCEED RATHER IT'S COLLEGE, MILITARY, OR IF THEY JOINED THE WORKFORCE.
SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT STARTED THE PROGRAM BACK IN 2008 AND FAST FORWARD.
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE YOUNG ADULTS.
WE HAVE ONE AND THAT'S IN THE NFL.
WE HAVE ENGINEERS, WE HAVE TEACHERS, BUT THESE YOUNG MEN HAVE GONE ON AND THEY'VE MADE US PROUD.
WE, UM, UH, ABOUT, I HAVE THIS THAT'S IN FRONT OF ME, ABOUT 50 PLUS KIDS THAT HAVE GONE ON TO COLLEGE, UH, APPROXIMATELY 20 THAT HAVE GONE ON TO THE MILITARY AND ABOUT 40 PLUS THAT HAVE JOINED THE MILITARY, BUT NOBODY HAS EVER ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM HAS EVER BEEN INCARCERATED.
AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE IF THEY COME IN THE PROGRAM AND THEY STICK WITH THE PROGRAM, THE RESULTS ARE JUST TRULY AMAZING.
SO WHAT WE DO WITH THE EXTRA MILE CLUB IS WE HAVE AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.
OUR KIDS ATTEND OUR BIBLE STUDY.
THEY, WE HAVE, UM, THEY VISIT COLLEGES, THEY VISIT CAMPS AND COMBINE.
AND THESE CHILDREN, UH, THAT ARE AGES FIVE THROUGH 12 IN THAT PROGRAM, THEY HAVE, UM, WE PLAY, THEY PLAY YOUTH FOOTBALL.
WE HAVE A YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM.
NOW, THOSE KIDS, THEY TRAVEL BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO GET SOME EXPOSURE OUTSIDE OF YOU FOR HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR YOU OR FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
THESE CHILDREN WOULD PROBABLY NEVER GET THAT EXPOSURE OUTSIDE OF YOU FOR OUR KIDS, PARTICIPATE
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IN KAYAKING, GOLF, LESSONS, TENNIS, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN GET OUR KIDS INVOLVED IN OUR GOAL WITH THE EXTRA MILE CLUB IS TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTORING SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR KIDS IN BETTER POSITION.SO WHEN THEY LEAVE YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, AND THEY COME BACK, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN KEEP THIS PROCESS ONGOING.
SO THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO WHAT WE DO, BUT THE KEY TO THAT IS TO LOVE OUR CHILDREN AND TO NURTURE THEM INTO BEING SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS.
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T LOVE THEM, THE STREETS WILL.
SO WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, ENGAGED, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THEM BUSY BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IF THEY DON'T STICK TO THE PROGRAM, THE OUTCOME COULD BE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY HARSH.
SO I, UM, I STARTED THIS WORK, LIKE I SAID EARLIER IN 2014, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN.
I GAVE UP EVERYTHING AS FAR AS CAREER TO DO THIS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST HOW PASSIONATE I AM ABOUT MY COMMUNITY IN WANTING TO SEE OUR KIDS BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND WHEN THEY SEE SUCCESS, THAT LOOKS LIKE THEM.
WHEN WE HAVE OUR OLDER YOUNG MEN THAT COME BACK AND SHARE THEIR STORY AND THEY SEE SUCCESS, IT CAME OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY KNOW THAT IT'S POSSIBLE.
THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY CAN DO IT.
SO CAN I, SO THIS INITIATIVE REALLY SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME.
I, AND I AM JUST, I SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND, YOU KNOW, MY OUTREACH.
SO I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REACH EVEN MORE CHILDREN THAN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE EXTRA ALCOHOL.
UM, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, UM, I'VE SAT BACK.
I'VE JUST HEARD A LOT OF THE QUESTION.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF THE ANSWERS, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, SOME MORE CONCERNS, UH, HOW I WOULD START BY SAYING THAT THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN POLLINATED IN OUR AREA, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, LIFE WE HAVE THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY.
AND THE REASON WHY, IF I REMEMBER A WINDOWS FROM THIS PROGRAM WAS FIRST STARTED AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.
THE LAST TIME THE CAMEL BOARD IS SOMEBODY, SAME QUESTIONS WHERE THERE, AND WE'RE SAYING THAT IS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED PALLIATIVE BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE IN TERMS OF TEST SCORES.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS PROGRAM IS BEING, UH, POSITIVE.
UM, I JUST WANT ONE TO PUT THAT OUT.
UH, AND SECONDLY, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE PARENTS, THEY, THEY, THE SCHOOLS DO HAVE OTHER AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT MITRE SCHOOL DESAUTELS ST.
UM, THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. SOME KIDS GO TO THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE GO TO THE, THESE DIFFERENT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, BECAUSE IT, IT MAY BE MORE TO HELP THE PARENTS UP THE PARENT TO BE ABLE TO GRAB THE KID OR TO, UH, UNDERSTAND WHERE THE KIDS AT AND AGAIN, IN, IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, UH, SO ON AND SO ON, BUT, UH, MOST, MOST IMPORTANT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY IS THANKFUL.
I THOUGHT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE THESE PROGRAMS, I TOO HAVE ALSO VISITED THESE PROGRAMS. UM, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY IS THANKFUL THAT ADDITION, THAT THE DISTRICT HAS CA HAVE CAME TO THE SIDE OF TOWN HERE.
THEY'VE FINALLY OFFERED ALL FOR THIS COMMUNITY, THIS SIDE OF TOWN, SOME, UM, SERVICES AS WELL.
AND THE THING THAT THINGS FOR THAT, THAT OUR KID, THAT THEY LEARNED THAT THE KIDS ARE, THAT THE KIDS WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET HELP WITH THE HOMEWORK IN THAT THIS PROGRAM IS BEING, IS BEING PILOTED.
I, THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT MOVE FOR THE DISTRICT.
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, UM, IN TERMS OF ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HEARD, I'LL DO THE EVERYONE, EVERYONE IS LEARNING ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM ALREADY, PA PARENTS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO JUST LIKE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT, APPLY, YOU PUT YOU, YOU SAID, WELL, UH, CHICK-FIL-A YOU HAVE THIS NEW CHICKEN SANDWICH AFTER SOME PEOPLE EAT IT, SOME PEOPLE TASTE IT.
THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, I HEARD SO-AND-SO SAID IS A GOOD SANDWICH SANDWICH, THEN PEOPLE WILL, AND THEN PEOPLE GO AND THEY TRY IT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT NOW THEY HANDLE THE THINGS ABOUT THE PROGRAM THEY'RE HEARING HOW EFFECTIVE THIS PROGRAM IS.
AND SO FOR THAT, I LIKE TO THINK THAT THE STRADDLES AND DR.
CAMPBELL IS WHAT DOES DYES DR.
A I MEAN, IT WAS MRS. DAN ADLER AND ALSO THAT OUR REGUS FOR STEPPING UP AND PUTTING THIS PROGRAM, YOU PUT THIS PROGRAM IN THE AREA THAT THEY SAW THAT IT WOULD BE A NEED.
AND, YOU KNOW, UH, ULTIMATELY I DO SEE SUCCESS AND I DO SEE SOME GOING ON AND I'M, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, BEING A REPRESENTATIVE IN THIS AREA.
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AND I DO BELIEVE THIS PROGRAM IS, UH, WE'LL TAKE THIS DISTRICT IN THE RIGHT, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, UH, IN TERMS OF TEST SCORES AND IN TERMS OF, UH, UH, BRINGING, BRINGING OUT THE BRIGHTNESS AND THE EXCELLENCE AND THE HIGHEST, OUR LEARNING LOSS IN THE ASHES PERFORMANCES FOR YEARS TO COME.SO I THINK THIS IS MONEY WELL INVESTED.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE CONTINUOUS OF THIS PROGRAM, YOU ALL, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, UH, OF THIS INITIATIVE.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS ON THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND IT'S AN UPDATE ON VISAS AND SPONSORSHIPS.
SO, UM, OUR HR TEAM HAS MET WITH, UH, YOU'RE TRYING TO REGARDING FOSTERING FOR OUR, UH, FOREIGN, UH, FEATURES THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT.
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT INITIATIVE.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO HIRE NOW, WHICH WE WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH, UH, AT A LATER TIME FOR CONVERSATION.
BUT, UM, THEY HAVE THEIR MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, UH, WITH RESPECT TO, UH, INITIATING IT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THAT'S THE OTHER THING IS WALTON.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE? YES, I THINK YOU COVERED IT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THIS CROSBY GOOD EVENING, UH, OUR MONTHLY REQUIREMENTS TO BRING FORWARD THE, UH, PURCHASES, VENDOR CONTRACTS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
UH, BOTH THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET TODAY.
UH, ALSO A TRANSPARENCY REPORT.
WE DO PROVIDE THAT, UH, TRANSPARENCY REPORT AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON A MONTHLY BASIS AS REQUIRED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND, UM, BOARDS, UH, MONTHLY BUZZER REPORT IS REQUESTED BY THE BOARD.
WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF THOSE, UH, EXPENDITURES AND BUDGETARY ITEMS AS WELL.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
IT MIGHT BE, UM, MORE GEARED TOWARDS ROBERT.
I'M NOT SURE I'M LOOKING AT THE STORMWATER FEES THAT WE PAY.
UM, IT'S IN EXCESS OF $300,000.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YEARLY.
I ASSUME IT IS, UM, AN ANNUAL FEE, BUT MY QUESTION IS, ARE WE RECEIVING THE 30% EDUCATION CREDIT, UM, UNDER THE STORM WATER PROGRAM FOR BEAVER COUNTY, UM, FOR ALL OF OUR SITES AS AN ANNUAL FEE, WOULD YOU RECEIVE IT IN A FORM OF A, IT APPEARS TO YEARS AS A TAX BILL? UH, SO THOSE ARE PAID ONCE A YEAR AND THIS WOULD BE THE ANNUAL PAYMENT.
UH, I HAVE NOT SEEN A CREDIT IT'S NOT PRESENT.
UM, I HAVE NOT A WIRE UP AN EDUCATION CREDIT, UM, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THE BILL AND INQUIRE TO THAT.
I'M NOT AWARE OF A CREDIT OF THAT SORT.
YES, MA'AM, THERE IS A PROGRAM I BELIEVE THROUGH THE BRICK COUNTY AND THERE'S A, A DOCUMENT ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE THAT HAS A CREDIT MANUAL.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S PAGE 18 THAT TALKS ABOUT THE EDUCATION CREDIT AND THERE'S SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE TO RECEIVE THAT CREDIT, BUT IT'S 30%, UM, WHICH I THINK OFF OF THAT 300,000 COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT, LOOK INTO THAT.
I'M HERE TO, UH, PRESENT, UM, EXTRA UPDATE AS WELL.
YOU RECEIVE THE REPORT AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
UM, WE HAVE WE'RE DOWN TO THREE OF OUR, UM, GRANTS NOW.
THEY, UH, IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SPENT.
WE HAVE JUST, MOST OF THE FUNDS ARE SITTING IN PPE SUPPLIES AND THAT JUST IS A CONTINUAL SPENDING FOR US.
AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE FINISHED AND THAT GRANT WILL BE FINISHED OUT BY THE DUE DATE.
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SCHOOL, BUT WE'RE STILL PARTICIPATING WITH PASSIVE MONEY REMAINING AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO ACTUALLY, UM, ENSURE THAT THEY GET THEIR PORTION EXPENDED.SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS FOR SAME ANSWER TO, UM, WE SPENT ABOUT $417,000 LAST MONTH.
UH, WE HAD FOUR AREAS ABOUT THE SAME, EVERY AREAS, EVERY ACTIVITY CHANGES A LITTLE BIT, OR A LOT OF THEM DO OUR BIGGEST ONE.
UM, THIS TIME WAS MENTAL HEALTH AND WE TALKED LAST, UM, MEANING THAT YOU WOULD SEE SOME EXPENDITURES BECAUSE WE HAD A $70,000 CONTRACT OUT THERE WITH THEM, COASTAL IMPACT POWER, AS WELL AS MONEY FOR STUDENT AND STAFF.
UM, ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PAID ARE, UM, AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAMS. YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THAT WE PUT INTO THAT EXTENDED LEARNING FOR SR AND THAT IS FINDING THOSE ACTIVITIES.
UM, BUT IT SURE IT WAS NICE TO GET A COMMUNITY DIRECTOR ON BOARD TO REALLY GET THESE THINGS STARTED.
SO THAT WAS CRITICAL IN MOVING, UM, THAT AHEAD.
SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
AND THEN OUR USUAL SANITATION IS A MONTHLY UPDATE AND WE ARE SPENDING BETWEEN 35 AND 40,000 EVERY MONTH ON EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE.
UM, OUT OF THAT FENCE, WE ARE AT A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS BRAND AND WE'RE ABOUT 30%.
SO WE'RE LAGGING A LITTLE BEHIND THERE, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL, UM, POSITIONS IN THIS GRANT TOO, THAT ARE NOW BEING FILMED.
SO WE EXPECT THOSE TO CONTINUE AS WE HAVE HIRINGS IN SEASON.
NOW A LITTLE BIT, THESE FUNDS, UM, S THREE IS, UM, IT'S ABOUT $654,000.
OUR BIGGEST EXPENDITURE, WHICH WAS SO MARY NEEDED, WASN'T THE AREA OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND THE AUDIOMETERS AND ALL OF THAT.
AND SO IT WAS ABOUT 330, $7,000 WITH THAT ONE.
YOU'RE ABLE TO ALSO, UM, PURCHASE FOR THE HERALD, THE COMMUNITY, UM, SPOTS, THE AED MACHINES FOR THEM TOO.
SO THEY WERE WHOLLY HAD THAT SAFETY FEATURE THERE AND DR.
CAMPBELL, THAT WAS PART OF THEIR, UM, WORKING WITH, UM, THOSE SITES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY WORK, UM, HEALTHY, SAFE PLACES FOR KIDS ON THAT.
SO WE HAD A TOTAL ABOUT 1.1 EXPENDITURES IN JANUARY, AND, UM, SO WE WERE A LITTLE LOW, IT STOPS AND WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON, UM, MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT EACH OF OUR ACTIVITIES.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STARTING NOW WITH EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT AREAS, UM, SPECIAL SERVICES, INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES OPERATIONS TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE WERE SITTING DOWN AND LOOKING AT OUR ACTIVITY LIST AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT EACH ACTIVITY.
IS IT COMPLETE? WHERE ARE WE HERE? ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE FROM THAT? BECAUSE HOW THE GRANTS WORK IS ACTIVITIES OR WHAT'S APPROVED TO DO.
AND SO IF SOMEONE'S SAT AND NOT TO DO THAT ACTIVITY, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE AND THEN HAVE THE MONEY TO DO ANOTHER NEED.
AND SO WE ARE COLLECTING NEEDS RIGHT NOW, TOO, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THAT.
SO PART OF OUR MEETINGS IS HAVING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT ALSO WHAT ARE OTHER NEEDS THAT COME UP SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK AND RE UM, AMANDA GRANT AND DO THE MOST CONCEPT ACTIVITIES THERE.
SO IF ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE MONEY BEING SPENT TO MENTAL HEALTH.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE TO COME, BUT SEEING THAT STARTING TO FLOW AS A PARENT, I THINK IT'S JUST SO CRITICAL.
I'M ON THE EQUIPMENT FOR NURSING, WHICH I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, WHAT WAS THE, WE GOT THE NURSES INPUT ON THAT.
WHAT DID EACH SCHOOL HAVE LIKE THEIR OWN INPUT INTO IT? IT WASN'T SORT OF A, ACROSS THE BOARD UPGRADED NURSING EQUIPMENT.
ANYONE I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO FILE, BUT, UH, WHAT TOOK PLACE IS CAUSE ALL THE ORDERING TOOK PLACE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE NURSE.
AND, UM, SHE KNEW THE NEEDS OF EACH OF THE CAMPUSES THERE AND WENT THROUGH AND MADE A MASS, A BIG ORDER ABOUT THE ORDERS DONE.
AND WE ACTUALLY ARE CHARGING ABOUT THE SCHOOLS SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE EXPENDITURE BY SCHOOL.
SO YES, IT WAS KIND OF DIRECTED FROM THE DISTRICT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE NURSES HAD THAT CHANCE TO COME IN AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WAS DONE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT, UM, THAT THE LIST IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE SINCE IT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED MY QUESTION, AND I THINK I'VE ASKED YOU THIS BOOK PEOPLE WERE, AND I JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF IT ARE THESE INDIRECT COSTS.
SO WHEN I LOOK AT ONE, TWO AND THREE, WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $15 MILLION THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED IT, THAT YOU'VE BEEN HAD INDIRECT COSTS.
AND WHAT IT SAYS ON YOUR CHART, INDIRECT EXPENSE OF DOING BUSINESS.
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES WHAT 20% OF GRANT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO INDIRECT COSTS? WHAT IS IT? UM, IT'S, IT'S THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T DIRECTLY TIE BACK TO YOUR GRANT ACTIVITY, FOR INSTANCE, UM, WHEN WE PAID DUAL MODALITY, IT'S PAYROLL PEOPLE, JOBS TO DO THAT.
THOSE ARE JUST HIDDEN COSTS IN DOING BUSINESS THERE.
AND YOU ONLY GET THE INDIRECT COSTS AS YOU SPEND THE GRANT.
SO YOU DON'T GET IT ALL AT ONCE.
SO AS YOU ARE SPENDING DOWN OR CLAIMING THAT INDIRECT COSTS ON THOSE EXPENDITURES, SO WE DON'T GET IT ALL AT ONE TIME, WE HAVE TO SPEND IT IN ORDER TO GET INDIRECT COSTS.
DOES THAT MAKE ANY MORE STANDS OUT? IT'S A TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND AS WE SPEND DOWN? NO, THAT, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
SO THEN, YOU KNOW, OR IF YOU HAVEN'T SPENT A, THEN THE COST OF THAT, THEN THAT 20% IS A 20% OF THAT EXPENDITURE.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GETTING 20% OF THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR TO JUST SAID, CORRECT.
I'LL PROBABLY ASK HER AGAIN, IT'LL GO DOWN ON, YOU KNOW, IT'S KINDA HARD TO SAY THAT I INCLUDE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT TO SPAN, BUT IT ACTUALLY GETS SPENT AS WE'RE SPENDING, UM, THROUGHOUT THE GRANTS AND I'LL DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING IT.
THANK YOU, MS. JACKSON, FOR YOUR, UM, PRESENTATION SUMMARY.
SO MY QUESTION STEMS BACK TO THE EQUIPMENT FOR NURSING OUT OF THE THREE, UM, CARES ACT CATEGORIES, THE THREE ESCROW FUNDS, THE LARGEST SPENDING OF ANY OF THEM IN THE PAST MONTHS HAS BEEN THE NURSING EQUIPMENT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IN THE DETAILED REPORT, WHAT THAT EXACTLY WAS.
SO COULD YOU JUST ELABORATE WITH IT? AUDIOMETERS UM, THAT WAS AN, EACH OF THOSE WERE $5,000 ON WHAT THEY WERE HAD.
THEY ORDERED, I CAN'T, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT BRANDS OR WHATEVER THEY DID, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO A SCREENING AND EVERYBODY HAD THEIR OWN, THEY DIDN'T SHARE AND HAD IT ONSITE THERE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SHARING THOSE AND THE ONES WE HAD, SHE SAID NEEDED, MANY OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED.
I CAN RUN THAT BACK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU EXACT ONE OR LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS, WHAT SHE ORDERED ON THAT.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, SORT OF A MILLION.
HUGE AMOUNT OF SPENDING ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS THAT THE BEACH, UM, THE ESTHER TO AFTER.
AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE, WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SPENT IN HOUSE ON AFTERSCHOOL AND TUTORING WHEN WE EVALUATE THESE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE PUT IN THREE YEARS FOR THAT IN THERE.
AND SO WE'RE IN OUR SECOND YEAR, UM, OR SECOND OR FIRST HALF, WE ONLY SPENT HALF THE LAST YEAR, LAST SPRING.
AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE EVALUATION THERE, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT ON TRACK TO SPEND ALL OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO, WE NEED TO PUT IT OUT FOR SOME OTHER NEEDS THERE.
WELL, YEAH, THAT'S MY CONCERN.
WHILE WE ACTIVELY TRY AND SPEND THAT MONEY FOR THE NEEDS THAT ARE ALL THAT'S THE SCHOOL'S NEEDS THAT ARE OBVIOUS
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A NUMBER OF THINGS I'LL BE LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE POSSIBLE CHANNELS.FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALMOST HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'VE GOT THIS KIND OF MONEY SYSTEM AROUND.
WE'RE NOT USING SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHETHER IT'S DRY, WHETHER THERE'S A NEED TO A, WE GOT A CHANCE, UH, A RISK TAKERS POINT OF VIEW, SOME PLAY MONEY.
THEY'LL BE LEARNING SOME THINGS FROM, WELL, WITHOUT PUTTING THAT ONE IN A BLADE POWELL AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO SIX, SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA LEARN A WHOLE LOT UNLESS WE PUT THE PLAN UP AFFECT EFFECTIVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AFFECT YOUR TARGETED AREAS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE DUE DILIGENCE IN TERMS OF GETTING THESE FUNDS USE.
UH, UNDER OTHER MATTERS, WE'RE SEEING A CONTINUED SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING COVID POSITIVE CASES FOR LAST WEEK.
UH, LAST WEEK SCHOOL SYSTEM REPORTED 14 POSITIVE CASES, UH, FOR STAFF AND 1,053 AND, UH, 45 CASES FOR STUDENTS.
UH, SO EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO LOSE DIRECTION.
WE CONTINUE TO REVIEW EACH SCHOOL SITUATION DAILY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL AND CHILDCARE EXCLUSION LISTS, WHICH CARRIES A STATUTORY.
AND FOR, UH, WE IMPLEMENTED THIS WEEK, UH, TEST TO SAY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE HEARING FROM PARENTS, UH, QUITE FREQUENTLY WAS, UM, AS YOU WERE VACCINATED CHILD, ACCORDING TO THE HECHT RULES, YOU WERE ALLOWED TO STAY AND BE MASS ON VACCINATED, CHOSE THEM OR NOT ACCORDING TO THE POLICY.
AND SO WARRANTY OF THE FIVE DAYS BECAUSE TO SAY, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE CHILDREN TO STAY IN SCHOOL AT 12.
RIGHT? AND SO, UH, THAT'S, OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING IS TO TRY TO KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
SO TEST TO SAY THIS WEEK, WE IMPLEMENTED THE HEX TEST, THE STATE PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THEIR SCHOOL EXCLUSION CRITERIA, AND WHICH STUDENTS ARE, WHO ARE CLOSE CONTACTS AND REMAINING IN SCHOOL, UH, WEARING A MASK AS LONG AS THEY MIGHT HAVE SYMPTOMS, STUDENTS WILL PRESENT ON DAY EIGHT, THE OTHER STATION FORM, UH, SHOWING THEM THEY TOOK A NON-ATTACHED PHOTO OR A TEST BETWEEN DAY FIVE AND DAY SEVEN.
UH, AND THEN THEY JUST NEED TO TURN THE GAS STATION RIGHT TO SCHOOL.
UH, AND, AND, UH, AND SO, UH, THAT IS OUR HAS BEEN, OUR FOCUS IS TRYING TO KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT WE'RE OBLIGATED TO DEFAULT.
THAT CONCLUDES, UH, SUPERINTENDENT, I'M SORRY TO PUSH PROCESS.
THE SCHOOL SITE IS A QUESTION.
THE QUESTION ABOUT THE TEST TO STAY AT THE SCHOOL SITE.
WHEN THE STUDENT IN SOME PARTICIPATING IN THIS TEST TO STAY PROGRAM IS THE DISTRICT PROVIDING TESTS.
UM, WE RECEIVED, UH, FROM THE HEC, UH, APPROXIMATELY 40,000 TESTS.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS THE STUDENT IS IN CLOSE CONTACT.
THEN THE SCHOOL NURSE PROVIDES THE PARENT, UH, UH, INFORMATION FROM THE TEST TO STAY AND PROVIDES A PARENT THE, UM, THE ADAM'S TEST.
AND THEN THE PARENT CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT, WHETHER THEY WANT TO USE IT OR NOT.
I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
YEAH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UH, THOSE AVAILABLE THAT, UH, THAT BE PROVIDED.
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I'M ASSUMING MORE HANDS ON THAT.THERE IS, YES, THERE IS ANOTHER EITHER.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE HERE FROM, UH, GARDEN ONE TO COME FORWARD WITH A DIRECTOR OF SECURITY AND, UH, THEY HAVE, UH, JUST DIFFERENT INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU.
ANYWAY, WE GET HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM, THE TRAINING, OR THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FUMES, AND THE BRANCH MANAGER, ROGER, ROGER, SOMEBODY I'VE WORKED WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, GOING AROUND TO ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
HE PROVIDED ALL THE TRAINING FOR ALL THE NEW HIRE RATES.
SO THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND BUMPER SECURITY.
I WOULD OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SHARE A FEW WORDS AND THEN AT THAT POINT, OKAY, THANK YOU, DR.
AND, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND, UM, HOPEFULLY ANSWERING THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE, UH, AROUND THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED BACK ON, UM, FEBRUARY THE FIRST, UH, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A VERY UNFORTUNATE AND SERIOUS INCIDENTS, UM, THAT WE HAVE TAKEN, UM, SOME, UH, EXTRA STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GREATLY MITIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN.
UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.
UH, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, AT GARDEN ONE, UH, WE DO PROVIDE 32 HOURS OF PRE-ASSIGNMENT TRAINING TO EVERY EMPLOYEE BEFORE THEY SET FOOT IN SCHOOL.
UH, THAT TRAINING IS DONE BY MR. HEATON.
UM, ADDITIONALLY THEY'RE TAKEN TO THE, TO THE RANGE AND ARE QUALIFIED ON THEIR, ON THEIR WEAPONS.
UH, PART OF THAT 32 HOUR PRE ASSIGNMENT, UH, CURRICULUM INVOLVE SAFE HANDLING OF THE WEAPON, A WEAPON RETENTION, A WEAPON CARE AND MAINTENANCE AS WELL.
UM, AFTER THIS INCIDENT, UM, THE, THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT HAPPENED, UH, WHERE AN EMPLOYEE LEFT THEIR WEAPON INSIDE A BATHROOM, UH, WHEN THEY WENT IN FOR A BREAK, UM, WE HAVE SINCE TAKEN ADDITIONAL STEPS, UM, TO INCLUDE, UH, THAT SPECIFIC ACTION INTO OUR, UH, PRE-ASSIGNMENT TRAINING AS WELL.
UH, WE'VE EVEN, UM, EVEN REVISE OUR TESTING, UH, TO ASK SOME SENSITIVE NATURE, UM, UH, HOW TO APPROPRIATELY HANDLE YOUR WEAPON AND YOU GO TO THE RESTROOM, UM, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT WHEN IT OCCURRED.
UH, WE GOT OUT WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE TO EVERY EMPLOYEE WITHIN THE BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WORKS REGARDING ONE ABOUT THE INCIDENT, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INCIDENT AND WHY THIS IS, UM, CANNOT HAPPEN, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THEN THAT COMMUNICATION WAS FOLLOWED UP WITH IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS, UH, BY MR. HEATON AND OUR, UH, SUPERVISOR OVER THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AS WELL, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
UH, AND THEN WE ALSO FOLLOWED THAT UP, UM, WITH THE REMINDER AFTER THE FACT, AGAIN, A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, JUST REMINDING EVERYONE OF THE, OF THE INCIDENT, UH, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF, OF WHAT OUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IS, UM, AND HOW AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT EVER, UH, OCCUR.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROACTIVE STEPS.
OH, I DO WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING THAT, UM, SLED, WHICH IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OVER, UM, SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING AND REGULATIONS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ONLY REQUIRES EIGHT HOURS OF TRAINING.
UH, WE DO, HOWEVER, DO THE 32 HOURS, UM, ADDED, UH, WHERE WE COVER, UM, SEVERAL MORE TOPICS THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED BY, UH, THE STATE.
SO THAT IS SOME OF OUR, UH, PROACTIVE TRAINING.
AND SOME OF OUR REACTIONARY MEASURES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THAT WILL TURN INTO PROACTIVE MEASURES THIS WEEK, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, I GET MY HAND UP FAST TODAY.
AND I HAD ASKED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD MEETING, AND IT WASN'T REALLY BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.
UM, MR. GRISSOM GAVE A PRESENTATION TO OUR OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THE TRAINING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
UM, AND IT WAS DURING THE TIME WHEN WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF THREATS TO SCHOOLS.
SO MR. GRISSOM WAS ACTUALLY GIVING THIS UPDATE
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FROM A SCHOOL THAT HAD AN ACTIVE THREATS, AND THAT WASN'T AN ACTIVE CHAIRMAN.THERE WAS A THREAT SITUATION, THEY WERE POPPING UP SO TIMELY.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS HE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE TRAINING THAT GUARD ONE PROVIDES.
AND IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, PLEASE JUMP IN AND TELL ME IF I'M WRONG.
THE PRE-ASSIGNMENT TRAINING IS DAY ONE IS THE SAFEGUARD FC PROGRAM.
THEY TWO IS THE SAFE HARBOR PRIMARY PLUS TRAINING DAY THREE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SORT OF MORE TAILORED TO THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
DAY FOUR IS A FIREARMS TRAINING.
DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT IF IT'S OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. HE COME UP BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY DOES THIS.
UM, AND SO I WAS NOT ON THE BOARD WHEN THIS MOTION WAS MADE, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
THE BOARD IS VERY COMMITTED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY.
I THINK THE DISTRICT HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN SELECTING, UH, YOUR COMPANY.
SO I HAVE NO CONCERNS IN THAT SENSE.
WHAT DID, WHEN I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH MR. GRISSOM, WHAT SORT OF STAFF BACK IN MY MIND WAS BEING A SECURITY OFFICER AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN YOUR AVERAGE CORPORATE CLIENTS.
AND IS THERE NOT SOME WAY, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAD SOME THINGS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS INCIDENT, RECENT INCIDENT.
I JUST KIND OF LOOKED INTO, UH, DIFFERENT STATES HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS, BUT THEY ALL SORT OF SEEM TO FALL IN ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
AND LOOKING AT THAT THERE'S 13 STANDARDS.
ONE OF THEM IS UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU COVER ON DAY THREE.
UH, THE SRO PROGRAM IS A 48 HOUR PROGRAM.
UM, THAT'S WHAT I WAS BRINGING THROUGH THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THE LEARNER WILL ASSESS EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS EXHIBITED BY IDEA STUDENTS AND EMPLOYMENT MEASURES DEESCALATE TO ME.
AND I'LL KNOW, THIS IS A FRANK RODRIGUEZ QUESTION OR A GUARD.
ONE QUESTION, CAN WE HAVE SOME ESSENTIALLY SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT, VERY TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HAVING A SECURITY GUARDS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
SO LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD, LOOKING AT WHAT SITUATIONS MIGHT ARISE, AND THERE'S SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS IN THESE STANDARDS.
UM, SOME NOT ALL OF THEM APPLY, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA AND CYBERSECURITY IS ONE OF THE STANDARDS.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WAS INCORPORATE GROUP OF SESSIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA, BEST PRACTICES TO DELIVER OR DEMONSTRATE EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE MENTORING OF A STUDENT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE DEALING WITH LIKE DEVIOUS LICKS, YOU KNOW, THESE CHALLENGES AND MAKING THE SECURITY OFFERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO OUR SCHOOLS, AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL'S ENVIRONMENT.
SO I TRY AND DESPERATELY CAUSE I CAN FEEL THE BOARD CHAIR TO COME UP WITH A QUESTION, BUT I THOUGHT, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN COLLABORATIVELY HAVE SOME MORE SCHOOL SPECIFIC TRAINING? YES, MA'AM.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I COME FROM A TRAINING BACKGROUND, MY 35 YEARS IN GOVERNMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT, BEFORE I SWITCHED OVER TO PRIVATE SECURITY.
WHEN I RETIRED, I WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR INSTRUCTOR FOR 28 YEARS AND MORE TRAINING IS ALWAYS MY ANSWER TO MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. AND I AGREE WITH YOU WHEN WE TOOK OVER OUR SPEED, THAT WHEN WE CAME TO WORK WITH THE DIFFERENT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE ELEMENTARY AND THE EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M TRYING TO INCORPORATE IN WHAT HOURS I COULD, UH, WAS THAT, OF COURSE, AS YOU'VE HEARD SLIT OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MANDATES THAT ALL ARMED OFFICERS TO SOUTH CAROLINA GO THROUGH EIGHT HOURS.
AND THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WAS GOING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE OR A GUARD.
ONE WAS GOING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH EIGHT HOURS OF TRAINING AND ASSIGNING OUR FOLKS WORK IN THE SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S WHY WE, UH, WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WOULD AT LEAST TRY TO GET 32 HOURS AND THAT WE WOULD DO AS MUCH AS WE COULD DURING THAT TIME.
NO, MA'AM WE NEED TO GET 40 HOURS, BUT WE DID ADDRESS SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT WE COULD DO.
SOME THINGS THAT WE FELT LIKE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHEN IT CAME TO ONE OF THE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
UH, PART OF WHAT I'VE TAUGHT WAS THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT YOUR DETECT.
THAT'S WHAT THE SITUATION IS AND NON BEHAVIORAL PROBLEM.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU'RE IN FIRE DRILLS, OR IF WE HAVE SOME SORT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE SCHOOLS HAD TO BE EVACUATED, NOT EVERY STUDENT'S AS MOBILE AS THE OTHER.
WE MAY HAVE TO PLAY A ROLE IN THAT.
AND ONE OF THE TASKS WE, OUR FOLKS WAS WHEN THEY FIRST GOT TO THE SPOOLS AND THEY STARTED WALKING AROUND AND MEETING, EVERYBODY STARTED IDENTIFYING WHO THOSE STUDENTS WERE AND WHO MADE THE DARK HILL.
AND, UH, OF COURSE, IF WE IDENTIFY ONE, THAT'S HAVING AN ISSUE, WE TRY TO DEESCALATE AS BEST WE CAN UNTIL WE GET SOMEONE FROM THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.
[02:05:09]
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMUTER NEWS OUTBREAK.I SPENT MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.
I UNDERSTAND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES.
YOUR TRAINING HAS TO BE CONSTANT AND CONTINUAL YOU HAVE DEFECTS IS EXPECTED.
THIS IS, THIS IS THE CARDS AND LETTERS I'VE GOTTEN FROM CONSTITUENTS SAYING, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING? BRINGING IN HOBBY COPS.
AND YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT YOUR TRAINING AND EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE ON NOTICE ONE COORDINATOR.
UM, MY COMMENTS WERE GOING TO BE ALONG THE SAME LINES.
MY COMMUNITY IS SHAKING HER HEAD, SHAKING HER HEAD.
I DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FIREARMS. I'M LIKE KERNEL HIGHER SOCKS.
TAKE UP MY HEAD LIKE HOW YOU DO THIS.
SOMETHING HAS INTEGRAL TO YOUR PROFESSION.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? UM, I CAN IMAGINE THAT THE PERSON THAT FOUND FOUNDED ON THE FLOOR, I DON'T KNOW, IN PARTICULAR AS A WHOLE STORY, BUT THE, THE TERROR THAT MUST, UH, BENNETT FELT.
UM, SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
I DO APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION.
UM, BUT I DO HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT MY COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS SHAKEN THEIR HEAD PART TOWARDS THAT.
UM, AND I'M SORRY, I'M NOT THERE IN PERSON TO MEET YOU ALL.
UM, BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A CHANCE TO MEET YOU SOMEDAY.
UM, I WAS ONE OF THE PRIMARY ADVOCATES FOR STARTING THE, UM, THE GUARD PROGRAM IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
I STILL SUPPORT HAVING, UM, A, A PRESENCE IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO HELP IN THE, THAT THE UNLIKELY AND UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT WE MIGHT NEED.
ONE, HOWEVER, I DO ECHO, UM, COLONEL GEIER AND MS. FIDRYCH HIS, UM, COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? THE INCIDENT WAS, WAS UNACCEPTABLE.
AND I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU ALL CAN DO BETTER.
I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT, UH, BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS TODAY, I DO HAVE FAITH THAT YOU WILL WORK ON SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM, UM, AND BUILD UP THIS PROGRAM TO BE ONE THAT THE REST OF THE STATE HOPEFULLY LOOKS AT AND SEES AS A MODEL IN THE FUTURE, UM, FOR, YOU KNOW, SOLVING AN ISSUE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO NECESSARILY FILL THOSE SRO POSITIONS AND PERHAPS WE CAN STILL HELP TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE.
SO, UM, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR BEING THERE TODAY TO, UM, TALK TO US AND, UM, HOPE TO MEET YOU IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT A MESSAGE THAT HAS STOPPED THROUGH COMPLICATED SUPERINTENDENTS MAYBE LATER, BUT I'LL JUST DO A PREVIEW RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS THAT NEXT WEEK A BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION, UM,
[Board Business Action]
MEAN WE WERE HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO MAIN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAM.I MOVED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EXCEPT THE DONATION, BUT THEY REMEMBER HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BARRICADE SHIT VALUED AT $17,000 TO MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAMS. MR. MEL CAMERA,
[02:10:14]
I'M GOING TO ELECTRONIC HANDOUT.I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, THE MAYOR OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB FOR THEIR GENEROSITY.
THE STUDENTS IN THOSE PROGRAMS CERTAINLY WILL APPRECIATE IT.
THE FAMILIES, THE PARENTS, OUR NEXT SECTION OF THE LETTER IS NOT CONVENIENCE TO REVIEW THIS LETTER AND APPROVE IT OR MAKE CORRECTIONS WHENEVER YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT, OR YES.
WE DRAFTED THIS LETTER BASED ON THE BOARD'S MOTION FROM YOUR MEETING ON FEBRUARY ONE.
WE ALSO WANTED TO THANK DDA FOR THEIR TIRELESS SENSORS, KEEPING YOUR SCHOOL SAFE, UH, BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE DRAFT LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022, UH, THAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR DOCUMENTS TONIGHT, UH, REGARDING THE WARRANTY.
I HAVE ONE SUGGESTION, THE FILL LETTER WAS EXCELLENT, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT THE BOE IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, THERE'S TWO TIMES, TWO TIMES WITH ITS USE AND IT HASN'T BEEN USED PRIOR TO THAT AT ALL.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE AWKWARD I'LL CORRECT.
I WAS GOING TO SECOND AND ALSO SAY THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS WELL-WRITTEN.
AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR, FOR WRITING THAT AND DRAFTING THAT UP.
I THINK THE DATA POINTS ARE, UM, ARE A GOOD POINT TO INCLUDE.
WE'RE ASKING, UH, ESSENTIALLY, UH, SOMETIMES, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE HAVE PARENTS AND CALL IN AND REPORT AND SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, MY CHILD WAS A CLOSE CONTACT.
WE'LL BE DOING X, Y, AND Z GOT SOME TESTS, RIGHT? THE PARENTS AREN'T GOING TO KNOW THEIR CHILD.
WELL, NO, THEY MAY NOT BE CLOSE CONTACT AT SCHOOL.
THEY MIGHT BE A CLOSE CALL, TEXT A LETTER.
WELL-WRITTEN, UH, UH, I APPRECIATE IT.
I APPRECIATE THEM WRITING A LETTER, BUT I, UM, I AM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD, I DON'T DO THAT.
I SHOULD, I CAN'T SUPPORT TELLING DA HOW TO DO THEIR BUSINESS.
AND I'M LIKE SHE TOO, AFTER THAT, THIS RIGHT HERE BASICALLY SAYS THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING CONTRACTS, CONTACT TRACING, AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT.
UH, IT JUST DO BRINGS ME CONCERN BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE STILL, THE NUMBERS ARE STILL OUT THERE.
[02:15:01]
IN AMERICA STILL DYING FROM THIS VIRUS.THIS VIRUS IS NOT A JOKE AND I DON'T WANT TO SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO, TO, UH, TO MY COMMUNITY AND TO THE PUBLIC.
I W I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME.
I THINK THE BEST THING TO SHOW ME, WELL, I JUST, I JUST CAN'T, I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT IT.
UM, BECAUSE I, I THINK THIS VIRUS IS STILL SITTING STILL SERIOUS AND IT'S STILL RELEVANT, AND IT'S STILL PRESIDENT IS STILL HERE.
WHAT'D YOU SAY NOW ONCE THE BOARD PASSED IT ON NAIL POLISH, WHETHER IT'S A GOOD LETTER,
[Consent Agenda]
I'M JUST READY TO MOVE, TO APPROVE AN INCENTIVE.DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND MUCH TIME THAT
[Future Agenda Topics]
YOU, I HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA TOPIC, AND I'M GOING TO BE, I THINK THAT AT SOME POINT WE SHOULD LOOK AT OUR PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, IN TERMS OF CALLING IN AND MAKING SURE, BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE CALLING IN AT FIRST MEETING OTHER PEOPLE, ET CETERA.AND AS WE GO FORWARD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO IT.
I JUST WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION, PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING COVID.
WE WENT TO THE CALLING IT, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD THING.
I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS REMOTELY, NOT AT THE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO TEACH HER TO HAVE TO DRIVE IN HERE SIX O'CLOCK AT NIGHT TO MAKE SELF WITH CONDUCT ABOUT SALARY, BUT I THINK AS FAR AS A WAY TO DO IT, UH, AND IT'S 20, 22, WE ARE NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD REVISIT THAT.
UM, I JUST SHOW AGREE WITH MR. CAMP WHILE SHE WILL SUPPORT TEACHERS.
TEACHERS ARE RAISED BEING BROUGHT UP AT THE WORST SESSION AS WELL.
I TOO WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE, UH, ON THE, ON THE TOPIC SOON.
[Announcements]
THANK YOU.I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT NEXT WEEK IS OUR COST PRIOR APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND DURING THIS, THIS COMING WEEK, UH, WITH IT BEING BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK, WE KNOW THAT OUR BUS DRIVERS ARE VERY FIRST FULL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
[02:20:01]
WHO GREET MANY OF OUR STUDENTS EACH MORNING, AND THE LAST WHO SAY GOODBYE EACH AFTERNOON, UH, WITH THE VITAL ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN ACHIEVING THE MISSION AND WILL BE FOR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.WE RESPECT AND ADMIRE OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND OUR TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES WHO DEDICATED THEIR LIVES AND TALENTS TOWARDS STUDENTS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING OUR BUS DRIVERS, NOT ONLY THIS WEEK, BUT EVERYDAY THE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT IS ACADEMIC WORLD-CLASS COMPETITION.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AT THE LAST WEEK.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE AGAIN, THAT AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF BACK ON MARCH 26 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 9:00 AM.
REMIND US ALL THAT THIS IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH OFFICIALLY IN AFRICA.
HOPEFULLY WE AS BOARD MEMBERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN BETTER SITUATED THE INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SHARING TO OUR STAFF AND, AND TEACHERS, BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK IT'S ABOUT THIS WEEKEND THAT WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW.
NOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD EVENT.
AND WE'VE GOT AN ABSOLUTELY DYNAMITE LIST OF SPEAKERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NOT ONLY LOCAL OR NATIONAL.
NOW, A WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST, THAT'S GOING TO BE GIVING SEMINARS AT THIS CONFERENCE.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, THIS CONFERENCE EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE FROM COLUMBIA, FROM CLEMSON, CHICAGO.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK, WE TALK ABOUT BLACK FISH.
WE TALK ABOUT THE COLOR COACH.
WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE CULTURE AND ALSO SOME OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW.
UM, AND I DON'T THINK THIS HAPPENING, THIS BLACK, UM, HAVING, I'LL ALSO SAY THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE WERE COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN.
WE HAVE MANY GLOBAL FOLKS AND THEY KNOW THE HISTORY OF SCANNER.
UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR OVER 1929, YOU WOULD COUNT THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS DO.
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WON'T KNOW.
WE DON'T TALK SO MUCH ABOUT ROBERT SMALLS.
SO WHAT I'M SAYING, THE HOPELESS, THIS IS JUST FOR NOW, REMEMBER, THIS IS PART OF THE CORE PROFILE.
THIS IS JUST ONE, ONE SECTION DEAL.
[02:25:10]
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