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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAVER COUNTY.
[Call to Order]
WE ARE BEING A HYBRID GOING HYBRID ZOOM AND IN PERSON IT'S ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED BY THE COUNTY CHANNEL REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.PARTICIPATION WILL BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN FIVE AND 5:30 PM.
BY SENDING AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND TOPIC, PUSHING BURIED BUFORD, K12 DOT S C D U S.
YOU'LL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL DURING 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 WERE IN PERSON, YOU MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE BOARD'S DOMAIN.
EACH SPEAKER MUST FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD.
PLEASE SEE THE BOARD FOR A CARD REQUEST FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN SEVEN AND 7:30 PM IN THE SAME MANNER.
THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO A GERMAN NO LATER THAN 9:00 PM.
SECOND FORUM WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES IN THE EVENT.
THE BOARD HAS NOT FINISHED DRESSING ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AT 6:00 PM TOMORROW.
THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO FINISH THE AGENDA ITEMS WHO IS,
[Executive Session]
UM, GOT UP WHEN WE STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DR.WOODS, UM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS DISCUSSION OF STUDENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION WAIVER, PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANNALS, SECTION 34 48 FOR DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANNALS, SECTION 34 78 TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE BUFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ATHLETICS, SAFETY, SECURITY, AND TECH KNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 24 TO THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA, CODY AND SECTION 34 78 TO GMP STANDS FOR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 25 TO THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODY ANIL, SECTION 34 78 TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE KUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 23 TO THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANNALS, SECTION 34 78 TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE JAMES J. DAVIS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FOR SAFETY SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 24 TO AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC GMP PURSUANT TO CO SOUTH CAROLINA CODY ON SECTION 34 78 TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 25 TO AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE AND ALL SECTION 34 78 TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE LADIES ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 26 TO AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC GNP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ANIL, SECTION 34 70 A TO DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE ST.
HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 27, THE AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODY AND ON SECTION 34 78, 2 AND DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TO PROPOSE MC RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 28, THE AJAX BUILDING COMPANY, LLC GMP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE AND ALL SECTION 34 78 TO THANK YOU.
SO THE SECOND YOU HAVE A SECOND HER OWN CAMPBELL.
SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION MR. SMITH, MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN YOU TELL, WHO WILL BE GIVING THE, THE LEGAL, THE LEGAL UPDATES, THE, UM, LEGAL UPDATES? UM,
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MS. CARTWRIGHT, THANK YOU.HOW ARE THESE UNANIMOUS? THERE'S A SMASH TO RIGHT FIELD.
SO YOU FOR COUNTY GOT OVER THE RIGHT FIELD DISASTER PLANNING CONSISTS OF THREE SIMPLE STEPS.
MAKE A PLAN, BUILD A KIT, STAND FOR THEM.
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE A PLAN FOR HOW THEY WILL COMMUNICATE DURING AN EMERGENCY AND WHERE THEY WILL MEET IF SEPARATED, HAVING BASIC EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ON HAND, WHEN KEEPING YOU ALIVE DURING THE DISASTER MONITORED LOCAL RADIO STATIONS FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND UPDATES, VISIT ECSO.NET FOR MORE INFORMATION,
[Action as Necessary or Appropriate Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Session]
ARE THERE ACTIONS NECESSARY? APPROPRIATE? BURNING MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.MR. STRIVEN JERK CHAIRS DRIVEN DEER.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ACCEPTS THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION WAIVER AS PRESENTED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
THE SECOND HURDLE CAMPBELL, SECOND DISCUSSION.
COULD YOU REPEAT THE MOTION? MR. SMITH DID NOT HEAR THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ACCEPTS THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION WAIVER AS PRESENTED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MR. SMITH WAS AN I AND CATHY ROBOT.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
RODRIGUEZ, TO ACCEPT THE OFFER AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE AMOUNT OF 880 $600,000 USING PROCEEDS FROM THE DISTRICTS SURPLUS PROPERTY, TRICIA, FINISH DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, NO MELSON OFF.
EVERYBODY'S A NON-CATHOLIC I'LL BE STANDING ON THIS VOTE.
I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS VOTE.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER 23 WITH THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REMAINING TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE SCOPE AT COOSAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $1,732,112.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO BE RECORDING A NOVO FOR ALL THESE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THE PLAN HAS NOT YET BEEN PRESENTED.
CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME ANY BETTER? WANT ME TO STAND UP AND SHOUT?
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OKAY.DOES EVERYBODY HEAR THAT? NO, I DID NOT.
WHAT'D YOU USE MALES, MIKE, IS THIS WORKING? THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF VOLUME HERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BOOST MY MICROPHONE.
I THINK THAT YOUR VOLUME IS LOW DOWN THERE BECAUSE I CAN SPEAK FOR ME.
UM, MS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, KATHY, MS. BOAT RICE SAYS SHE IS GOING TO VOTE.
NO, BECAUSE SHE HAS NOT SEEN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IS THAT ON ALL EIGHT, BUT NOT BECAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT THEM, BUT BECAUSE THE PLAN, OH, THERE WE GO.
BECAUSE THE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN, HAS ONLY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CLOCK FINANCE COMMITTEE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
UM, YOU ALL ARE FROZEN ON OUR, AT LEAST ON MY SCREEN.
ANGELA'S SHAKING HER HEAD AS WELL.
WELL, THERE'S AN IRONY BECAUSE I CAN'T HEAR YOU, CATHY.
DO YOU SEE THEM? I SEE YOU, ANGELA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR. SMITH? I WOULD JUST SAY I WOULD DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT AND THAT I WILL BE DOING, UH, THE SAME.
SO WHERE WERE WE? UM, ANGELA AND CATHY.
WE KNOW HOW THEY VOTED RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
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YEAH.ROBIN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I GOT A MESSAGE FROM ANGELA, BUT SHE WAS REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
I JUST REBOOTED TO GET BACK IN I'M BACK IN NOW.
SO ANGELA AND CATHY VOTED? YES.
OH, I HAVEN'T DETERMINED THAT YET.
DID YOU GET THAT ROBYN? WE HAD TWO, NO VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION.
AND MS. BOLT, RIGHT? EVERYONE ELSE WAS? YES.
CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE? WE HAVE MANY MORE.
I MOVED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 24 WITH THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ATHLETIC AND REMAINING SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AT BUFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, BASICALLY GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF 5 MILLION, $47,380.
JUST DON'T HEAR ANYTHING OUT OF THE BOARD.
ALL THOSE IN, UH, THE INDIVIDUALS ONLINE CAN NOT HEAR YOU.
WHO CAN'T HEAR ANYBODY ON THE LINE? I HEARD TWO BOARD MEMBERS MENTIONED THAT.
WELL, THEY CAN HEAR, THEY CAN HEAR EACH OTHER, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HEAR US.
UM, MS. MIDDLETON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NO, NO, NO.
I THINK WE'VE ESTABLISHED A PATTERN ESTABLISHED A PATTERN.
I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS.
MS. MIDDLETON IS
I'M NOT SEEING A LEVEL OF COMFORT ON THE WARD OR WE DO NOT HAVE THIS, RIGHT? I THINK WE DO.
ARE WE OKAY TO GO HERE? WE DON'T SEE INGRID.
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I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER 25 WITH THOMPSON TURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AT BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $1,934,973.SECOND, DECEMBER 2ND DISCUSSION.
I KNOW IT'S VERY HARD TO HEAR YOU, MR.
DOCTOR WAS ASKING, IS THAT I'M STAYING? I DON'T KNOW.
I BELIEVE SHE SAID SHE ABSTAINS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER 24 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
JAMES J. DAVIS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF 2,000,650 $600,298.
MR. CAMPBELL SECONDED ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL THOSE OPPOSED ROBOT AND THE ROBOT TO NO MIDDLETON.
AND WE HAVE ANY ABSTENTIONS DR.
WISNIEWSKI ABSTAINS AND I'VE SEEN AS WELL MIDDLETON UPSTATE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS MOSES THAT SHE ABSTAINED.
CAN YOU GIVE US A THUMBS UP IF YOU ABSTAIN? THANK YOU.
I MOVE THAT? THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 25 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE NEXT ONE IS I MOVED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER 26 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AT LADY'S ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF 2 MILLION, $261,015.
YOUR SECOND, SECOND ONE, MR.
I HAVE MY HAND UP WAS DISTRIBUTOR.
UM, I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THE REASON I'M VOTING NO, ON THESE AMENDMENTS.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T SUPPORT THE WORK AND THE COST OF THE AMENDMENTS.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED, UM, THE DISH, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SEE, UH, WHERE, UM, HOW, HOW THIS PERCENTAGE OF MONEY TAKING FROM THE BOND ISSUE PLAYS OUT.
I DO SUPPORT THE WORK, BUT I JUST HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO, KATHY ROWANS AND NO, NO.
CAN YOU HEAR OKAY, ROBIN, JUST SO YOU'RE NOT CONFUSED TOO.
I THOUGHT I HAD DONE IT, BUT I WAS GOING TO SEVEN.
I MOVED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2025 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY, SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
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AT JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $2,917,165.ALL THOSE OPPOSED ROBOT ROBOT AND MS. SNOW.
UM, ANGELA IS ALL THOSE ABSTAINING, ANGELA? I ABSTAIN.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 27 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AT ST.
HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $2,664,962.
MR. CAMPBELL, SECOND DISCUSSION MR. SMITH.
I WILL BE ABSTAINING DUE TO THE FACT OF, I'M STILL LOOKING FOR SOME MORE INFORMATION AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT TODAY.
SO DUE TO THAT, I JUST WILL BE ABSTAINING TO THIS VOTE.
YOU'RE ABSTAINING OR YOU'RE VOTING.
NO, NO POST I'M STAYING OCTOPUS.
SHE SAID I MISSED YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 28 WITH AJAX BUILDING COMPANY FOR THE REMAINING SAFETY SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AT MC RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MC RILEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, BASED ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $3,713,771.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES THE, UM, ACTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OH, WE'RE JUST APPOINTED AS YOU'LL HAVE MORE OF, OKAY.
NOW WE NEED APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
SECOND, MEL CAMPBELL, ALL THOSE ON DISCRETION.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY UNDER BOARD BUSINESS ACTION.
THERE'S TWO MOTIONS FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
I THOUGHT THOSE WERE FINALIZED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
WE MET HER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
I HAD CAME HERE SO THAT THEY HAD ALREADY COME OUT OF POLICY AND THE BOARD THOUGHT, SO THAT WAS IT.
SO I BELIEVE THAT THOSE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA TODAY.
SO MY AMENDMENT IS TO STRIKE THE ITEMS UNDER BOARD BUSINESS ACTION, MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF OH EIGHT, EIGHT AND MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF OH EIGHT POINT 10 G 3.8, 3.9 AND GC THREE POINT 10 SECONDS DISCUSSIONS.
THE POINT IS THAT THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED SO THAT, UH, THIS IS REDUNDANT.
ALL THOSE ARE FAVOR SMITH MIDDLETON.
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KATHY.I WILL ABSTAIN SINCE I WAS NOT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
[Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, Statement of Media Notification]
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.MEDIA HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED.
THAT TAKES US TO AN ENJOYABLE PART OF THE MEETING.
CHAIRMAN STRINGER AND BOARD MEMBERS.
[Points of Celebration]
UNDER POINTS OF CELEBRATION.WE HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ONCE AGAIN.
AND THIS IS, UH, FOR OUR MAY RIVER GIRLS GOLF TEAM TONIGHT, WE'RE CELEBRATING THEIR REGIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SPORT OF GIRLS GOLF.
AND HERE TO TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE CHAMPS IS COACH KELLY MANASSEH COACH.
IF YOU WOULD COME RIGHT UP HERE TO THE PODIUM UPFRONT AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR TEAM AND YOUR SEASON AND INTRODUCE, UH, THE GIRLS.
IF YOU WILL COME ON THE OTHER SIDE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK DEDICATION, THE ACADEMIC WORK ON THESE YOUNG LADIES.
NOT ALL OF THEM COULD BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR NUMBER PLAYER THAT HAS GRADUATED HAS MOVED ON TO COLLEGE.
SHE IS PLAYING FOR MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, UM, DIVISION ONE GOLF AND ANOTHER PLAYER HAS MOVED OUT OF STATE.
WE HAVE A CULTURE OF KINDNESS AND RESPECT, AND IT IS PALPABLE IN THIS SCHOOL AND IS RECOGNIZED BY ALL OF THE COACHES, PRINCIPAL BORNE SHOWER, OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, BRETT MACY.
UM, I JUST CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT THESE LADIES.
THEY WORK HARD, THEIR GPA'S ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AND WHETHER THEY WANT TO PLAY GOLF IN COLLEGE, OR THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVE ON TO WHATEVER CAREER PATH IS BEST FOR THEM.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT AND YOU DR.
SO IF I COULD JUST HAVE EACH YOUNG LADY STAND AND TELL THEIR NAME AND WHAT GRADE THEY'RE IN, UM, THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK TO THEM.
I'M JUST, THEY NEVER DISAPPOINT ME HOW THEY PLAY EVER.
I TELL THEM, YOU WILL DISAPPOINT ME HOW YOU ACT AND HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE.
BUT I DON'T CARE IF YOU SHOOT 120 OR 70, IT'S A CULTURE OF KINDNESS AND RESPECT.
IT'S A VERY YOUNG TEAM AND IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I'D START THE SEASON WITH MORE THAN FOUR.
AND WE HAD TRYOUTS AND WE HAD A SEVENTH GRADER FROM RIVER RIDGE, AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM RIVER RIDGE AND A FRESH FROM, FROM, UM, MAY RIVER THAT JUST MOVED HERE FROM CLEVELAND.
AND OUR GOLF SEASON IS WAY BETTER THAN CLEVELAND.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CLAIRE GREEN.
CLAIRE, COULD YOU GUYS JUST EACH STAND? YEAH.
JUST TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR GRADE.
HI, I'M GOING INTO 10TH GRADE.
I WAS JUST LIKE, THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US HERE TONIGHT.
HI, I'M ALSO IN THE 10TH GRADE.
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SEVENTH GRADE AND COMPETED IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AS PART OF THE PLATE.HOW DOES THAT HELP?
OUR PARENTS ARE SO REMARKABLE AND PARENTS, YOU MAKE US, YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THESE LADIES AND THIS TEAM, NOT ONLY ONE IN 2021, WE ONE IN 2020, I'M THE SCHOOL NURSE AT MAY RIVER.
SO YOU CAN GUESS WHY EVERYBODY WAS BUSY, BUT WE'RE BACK, WE'RE BACK.
WE MIGHT TRY TO DO THE THREE-PEAT.
I HEARD COACH MANASSEH SAY, UH, ONE 20 AS A SCORE, WHICH IS MORE MY SPEED.
UH, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE, UH, BUT UH, ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEAM AND TO OUR PARENTS A FANTASTIC YEAR.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK HERE NEXT YEAR.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR POINTS OF CELEBRATION THIS EVENING.
[First Public Comments]
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.WE HAVE TO PHONE WHEN WE DO ON THE PHONE.
UM, MR. COOK, DAVID COOK, THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW THERE.
IT TAKES A LOT TO PLAY GOLF AT THAT CALIBER AT THAT AGE.
LET ME TELL YOU THAT I GREW UP PLAYING A LOT OF GOLF.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
THANKS FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
SO NOW THAT THE FILING DEADLINE HAS PASSED, YOU CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF AS I NEVER PLANNED TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD, BUT FULLY INTEND ON CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE DISTRICT WHILE ADVOCATING FOR MY CHILDREN, AS WELL AS CHILDREN WITH PARENTS WHO ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP.
I SPEAK UP BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WON'T TARGET MY CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM IN AN EFFORT TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOW TEACHERS ARE TRAINED IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
I ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO ATTEND THE SUMMER INSTITUTE ON ITS FINAL DAY.
I WAS REFUSED ENTRY, REFUSED ENTRY TO A PROGRAM PAID FOR BY PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS.
I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY, WHAT IS THERE TO HIDE? MOVING ON? WHY ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS MY DAUGHTER BEING ASKED ABOUT S E L BY A SPANISH TEACHER.
I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE APPROVED TEXTBOOKS USED FOR SEL ON THE STATE WEBSITE AND WHEN THEY WERE APPROVED, NOR COULD I FIND THIS CURRICULUM ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AS REQUIRED BY LAW, THIS VIOLATE STATUTE AND THE PROTECTION OF PUPILS RIGHTS ACT.
I DID NOT CONSENT TO SEL LESSONS.
NOTHING WAS INDICATED DURING REGISTRATION.
I CONSENTED TO THE EDUCATION BY CHILD, NOT THE CYCLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, BEING WAGED AGAINST CHILDREN.
WHY ARE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS BEING ASKED OF 13
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YEAR OLDS? HAVE YOU SUFFERED CHANGES, SUFFERED, HAVE YOU SUFFERED ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION? IT'S GOING TO BE HOW YOU ARE AS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER.IT'S GOING TO BE HOW YOU FEEL DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.
THIS ISN'T FROM THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.
I THINK SHE JUST STEPPING OVER THE LINE.
HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN SOMEONE WHO HAS FELT LIKE A LOSER AND THEY GO, THEY JUST DISAPPEAR FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT'S BEING TAUGHT OR DISCUSSED WITH A SPANISH TEACHER.
I'D LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO IT.
MAYBE THEY CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT.
I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND BY TRYING TO ATTEND THE SUMMER INSTITUTE, BUT AGAIN, I WAS REFUSED ACCESS, UH, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE BATHROOM POLICY TO TELL STUDENTS THEIR BATHROOM TIME IS RESTRICTED IS ACTUALLY ILLEGAL.
IT IMPEDES WITH THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE STUDENTS PUTS THEM IN DANGER OF ILLNESS BY BEING FORCED TO HOLD IN WASTE, NOT TO MENTION THE EMBARRASSMENT OF WHAT MAY OCCUR WITH SOME YOUNG LADIES BEING TOLD.
NO IT'S CRUEL AND IT'S CRIMINAL.
SO CAN WE JUST GO WITH KIDS IN SCHOOL? THANKS.
I'M PUTTING YOU ON PUMP, UH, CALLING ME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
ARE YOU READY? WOULD YOU STATE YOUR FIRST AND YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE? HOLD ON.
THIS EVENING, I WANTED TO BRING UP A FEW TOPICS THAT ARE NOT NEW, BUT THE HAVEN'T BEEN ATTENDED TO AS OF YET FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BATHROOM POLICIES IN OUR SCHOOLS.
UH, FOREIGN DAUGHTERS ARE IN TWO SCHOOLS AND BOTH HOT BATHROOM POLICIES THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIMES A STUDENT.
THEY USE THE RESTROOM DURING EACH SEMESTER.
I'VE WRITTEN TO THE PRINCIPALS, EXPRESSING OUR DISAGREEMENT WITH SUB POLICIES AND EXPLAIN ME THAT OUR DAUGHTERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THE RESTROOM WHENEVER IT IS NEEDED.
THIS IS NOT TO UNDERMINE TEACHERS, BUT TO EMPOWER OUR CHILDREN, TO USE THE FACILITIES WHEN NECESSARY, THESE ARE NATURAL BODILY FUNCTIONS AND STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE HELD TO THE WHIMS OF A TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR IN ORDER TO HEAR NATURE'S CALL SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN, BRING UP THE FACT FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE A SET POLICY IN PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO ALLOWING PARENTS TO REFUSE STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
ACCORDING TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, SECTION 11, 11, AND SECTION 11, 12 AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY THAT RECEIVES FUNDS UNDER THIS PART SHALL NOTIFY THE PARENTS, EACH STUDENT ATTENDING ANY SCHOOL, RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS PART THAT THE PARENTS PAY REQUEST AND THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY WILL PROVIDE THE PARENTS ON REQUEST INFORMATION REGARDING ANY STATE OR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY POLICY REGARDING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ANY ASSESSMENTS MANDATED BY SECTION 11, 11 B AND BY THE STATE OR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A POLICY PROCEDURE OR PARENTAL RIGHTS OPT THE CHILD OUT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT.
THIS HAS BEEN KICKED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS LAWYERS, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SENATOR TOM DAVIS AND REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MITTS.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS ACT GIVES THE DISTRICT ARRANGE TO CREATE A POLICY.
I, AS A PARENT CAN HAVE TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO HAVE MY RIGHTS AS A PARENT EXCEPTED, BUT MY CHILDREN ARE STILL BEING HELD IN ROOMS AND BEING FORCED TO BEGIN THE TEST DESPITE A REFUSAL.
THANK GOODNESS OUR CHILDREN HAVE BRAINS ENOUGH TO DECLINE THE TEST EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I ASKED OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT PUTTING TOGETHER A POLICY FOR PARENTS TO REFUSE THE STATE TESTS AS IS OUR RIGHTS.
THIRD, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE EASIER FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOPICS COVERED AT THE DISTRICT SUMMER INSTITUTE.
AND SO THE BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR MINOR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES AS IT IS OUR RIGHT TO KNOW, AND IT CONCERNS OUR CHILDREN.
PERHAPS WE SHOULD LOOK INTO A PARENTS COMMITTEE THAT HAS ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, WHICH CAN THEN BE SHARED TO ANYONE WHO MAKES A REQUEST.
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HELLO? IS THIS JOSEPH? YES.BRAD, I'M CALLING YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GET READY TO PUT YOU ON YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND IF YOU CAN GIVE YOUR FIRST AND YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE, ARE YOU READY? GO AHEAD.
UH, I WILL TRY AND MAKE THIS PRETTY SHORT BECAUSE OF THE TWO TOPICS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WERE ALREADY BROUGHT UP.
BUT, UH, FIRST ONE I WANTED TO BRING UP IS ABOUT THE, UH, UH, THE SEL, UM, SUMMER SESSIONS.
SO OVER A WEEK AGO, I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND ALSO SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE.
UH, AT BAY RIVER SCHOOL MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL SENT TO ME, UM, FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, PEOPLE LISTENING AT HOME, UM, THE ENTIRE DISTRICT ASSEMBLED AT, UM, MAVERICK HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEY WERE AT HER HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO TO TAKE PART IN, UM, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY, UM, CRT, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS BEING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
UM, THESE MATERIALS ARE POISONOUS TO OUR CHILDREN.
THEY'RE BASED ON MARXIST AND RACIST AGENDAS AND ARE NOT BEFORE OF EDUCATION, BUT OUR FORM OF INDOCTRINATION, UM, THE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT OF THIS ROOM HAVE ALLOWED AND APPROVED THIS MATERIAL TO BE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
AND WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHY TO THIS POINT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RESPONSE FROM MY FOUR-YEAR REQUEST AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL, BUT I'M ASKING TO GET THE FULL MATERIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED, INCLUDING DETAILS ABOUT THE PROGRAMS, MATERIALS, PRESENTATIONS, AND HANDOUTS THAT WERE USED DURING THOSE SESSIONS.
I AM HOPING AND ASSUMING THAT I WILL GET THOSE MATERIALS WITHIN THE LEGAL TIMELINE TO PROVIDE THOSE DOCUMENTS.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE BATHROOM POLICY, UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE, UM, UH, FROM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS HAS BEEN PUSHED IN HILTON HEAD SCHOOLS, BLUFFING SCHOOLS, AND PROBABLY SOME MORE IN THE DISTRICT YESTERDAY.
MY SON CAME HOME WITH A DOCUMENT THAT THE TEACHER EXPECTED US TO SIGN, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE WERE GOING TO ALLOW LIMITED BATHROOM BREAKS THREE PER SEMESTER, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
I WANT TO REMIND THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT THIS IS ILLEGAL TO RESTRICT BATHROOM USAGE.
AND I AM LOOKING TO GET INFORMATION ON WHO IN THE DISTRICT OR IN THE SCHOOLS HAS SIGNED OFF ON AND APPROVED THIS POLICY.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, I I'M GUESSING THAT THIS WAS APPROVED AT A HIGHER LEVEL OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S ODD THAT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT HAVE ALL IMPLEMENTED THE SAME POLICY.
AND THIS YEAR I'VE ALSO INSTRUCTED MY SON THAT IF ANYONE ATTEMPTS TO DENY HIS USE OF THE BATHROOM TO GET THAT PERSON'S NAME, AND WE WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT AS NEEDED.
I'M ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH I'VE ASKED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
NOW, YOU GUYS NEED TO STOP OVERREACHING, YOUR AUTHORITY, THE SCHOOLS NEED TO STOP OVERREACHING.
THEIR AUTHORITY, THE SCHOOLS HAVE A JOB TO DO IS TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN, PROVIDE A CURRICULUM FOR THEM TO LEARN THE STUFF THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO.
OUR KIDS WITH THE OVERREACHING HE HAS TO STOP TODAY.
I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THIS FOR THE KIDS THAT JUST GO BACK TO EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY THINGS SPECIFIC TO REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS,
[Committee Reports: (A vote may take place on any potential recommendations)]
FINANCE.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON AUGUST 11TH.
UH, WE REVIEWED THE MONTHLY TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR REPORT, THE BOARD MONTHLY BUDGET AND THE MONTHLY TRANSPARENCY REPORT AND UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO PUT THEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT SOME UPDATES TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, UH
WE ALSO HAVE A MOTION BECAUSE WE HAD TAKEN A LOOK AT AND REVIEWED THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE UTILIZATION REPORT.
THEREFORE I MOVED AT THE BUFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE UTILIZATION PLAN AS PRESENTED, UH, IN YOUR PACKET TODAY AND TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
QUADS, SECOND DISCUSSION MR. SMITH.
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TO BE CLEAR, BASICALLY WE ARE APPROVING WHAT THE STATE IS BRINGING DOWN, CORRECT? THAT THAT IS CORRECT.JUST FOR FYI, FOR ANYONE WHO MAY BE WATCHING, WANT TO KNOW.
LASTLY, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME FUTURE TOPICS AND ONE OF THE FUTURE TOPICS, UH, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING UP IS THE, AT THE NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE WE WILL REVIEWING THE REVIEWING THE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS.
AND ALSO, UM, WE WANTED TO BRING UP TO THE FULL BOARD, UH, A IDEA TO CONDUCT A COUPLE OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF KEEPING OUR CUSTODIANS UNDER A OMNIBUS CONTRACT, UH, OR HAVING THE CUSTODIANS BECOME A DISTRICT EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD BE ONE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
THE SECOND CROSS BENEFIT ANALYSIS WOULD BE TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING OUR BUS DRIVERS LIKE MANY SCHOOL, LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
DO THEY CONTRACT BUS DRIVER SERVICES? UH, THIS DISTRICT USED TO DO IT BUT STOPPED DOING IT BECAUSE OF SOME REASON.
I, I, I WON'T GO INTO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, BOTH OF THESE, IF THE FULL BOARD APPROVES, WE WOULD ASK THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND GIVE A REPORT TO THE BOARD BY APPROX BY JANUARY WHEN THE BUDGET PROCESS WOULD BEGIN SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD CONTINUE, UH, TO CONTRACT, UH, CUSTODIAL SERVICES OR THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING THE, UH, BUS DRIVERS.
SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE FULL BOARD SO THAT WE CAN GIVE A GUIDANCE TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
INGRID, IS THERE AN EXPENSE INVOLVED WITH A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS? IT WOULD BE A STAFF EFFORT AND NOT, NOT ANYTHING.
IT WOULD NOT BE AN EXTERNAL, I THINK THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET FEEDBACK IS TO MAKE A MOTION.
I WOULD RATHER, UH, WAIT TILL THE FINANCE COMMITTEE GETS SOMETHING FROM SPECIFIC FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AT THEIR NEXT BOARD MEETING AND THEN BRING IT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO GET ANY FEEDBACK BEFORE WE STARTED THAT PROCESS.
MR. SMITH, I WOULD JUST BE SAYING, IN TERMS OF THE CO UH, SUBCONTRACTING, UM, BOTH OF THESE POSITIONS OUT, I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF IT BECAUSE, UM, WHAT YOU PAY FOR IS WHAT YOU GET.
LET ME SAY THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST, AND, AND S AND SAY, THAT'S THE FIRST REASON, THE SECOND REASON IS THIS.
UH, AND IN TURN OF SUBCONTRACT, THESE POSITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD SETTLED TO BE TRANSPARENT.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED, WHO HAVE WORKED AT, WHO ARE CUSTODIANS, WHO HAVE CALLED AND HAD DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THE BEING CONTRACT OUT.
IN TERMS OF THROUGH THE, FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE COVERT PANDEMIC, WE GAVE OUR STAFF BONUSES.
SO, I MEAN, SO, AND ALSO THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WE GO OFF THE BOND REFERENDUMS, WE ASK THE SAME PEOPLE TO VOTE AND SUPPORT THE DISTRICT.
THESE ARE TAX PAYING PEOPLE, AND THEY WANT TO BE EMPLOYED AND WANT TO GET BENEFITS AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE.
SO FOR, FOR THE, FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE MATTER OF FACT, THE REASONS I WILL NOT TELL PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSTITUENTS, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO, TO, UM, CONTRACT THEM OUT AND PUT A DOLLAR OUT AND PUT A NUMBER, SIGN ON THEM.
SO I CAN'T, I DEFINITELY CAN'T SUPPORT IN TERMS OF CONTRACTING BECAUSE OF THOSE VARIOUS REASONS.
I'VE JUST STATED BECAUSE WE'VE HAD CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US AND HAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE
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IN HOUSE AND THEY, WHEN THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR, FOR THE DISTRICT.AND ALSO WE HAVE YOU TRACK OUR NUMBERS.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVEN'T HIRED OVERTURNED IN THE BUSES.
WE HAVE, I BELIEVE WHEN, IN TERMS OF THE BUSES, UH, THEY WERE THE SAME THING, AND NOW WE HAVE OUR BUSES TO CONTROL VERSUS OTHER DISTRICTS.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPERATIVE TO LEAVE THAT INTACT.
VERSUS IF IT'S MORE, MY GRANDMA SAID, IF IT AIN'T BROKE, THEN LEAVE IT ALONE.
WELL, I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST, UM, ABOUT DOING A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
SO, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT DISCUSSION I HAVE TO WAIT TILL I RECOGNIZE YOU, MR. SMITH.
UM, I THINK YOUR DISCUSSION WOULD BE MORE RELEVANT WHEN, WHEN THE COST BENEFIT COMES BACK AND EMOTION IS BEING MADE.
I, I DISAGREED BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I CAN SEE THAT I CAN SEE A FAST FORWARD IT, I CAN SEE THAT I CAN SEE A YELLOW BRICK ROAD WHERE IT CAN POSSIBLY GO.
SO BEFORE I'D EVEN GO THERE, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE IN BRITAIN PREVENTING IT.
I MEAN, I JUST, I JUST W WHAT I SAID IN TERMS OF THE BUSES, I WILL NOT SUPPORT IN TERMS OF THE CUSTODIANS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN THAT BECAUSE IT MAY BE GREAT FOR US TO BRING THEM BACK IN.
AND I MAY SHOW FOR THAT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE BUS DRIVERS, I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT.
WE DON'T NEED TO STOP THAT HOMELESSNESS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT COMPLETES FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
OH, I'M SORRY, KATHY, GO AHEAD.
BUT MY COMMENT WAS JUST, I THINK A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS A SMART FINANCIAL HULU.
LET'S LOOK AT IT AND SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, UH, FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, UM, AND I'M SURE THAT TAKES IN THE HUMAN STANDPOINT AS WELL.
I DON'T SEE ANY, I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE TO GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND I'LL SUPPORT IT WHEN WE, WHEN EMOTION COMES FORWARD.
CAN WE ALL HEAR ME NOW? OH, THERE YOU GO.
UH, THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, AND IT WAS KICKING OFF WHAT I'M NOW GOING TO CALL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING SEASON.
AND WE HAD A DOUBLE HEADER WITH STUDENT SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
UM, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH BRIEFLY WITH STUDENT SERVICES.
WE, UH, REVIEWED, UH, THREE AAR'S AND THE DISCIPLINE MATRIX PLAN.
GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK OVER HERE.
UM, SO WE HAD FOUR, THREE RS AND THE DISCIPLINE MATRIX.
UH, WE HAD STUDENT SERVICES 46 AND 47, WHICH WAS AN UPDATE TO OUR NURSING PROCEDURES FOR SELF-MEDICATION.
WE EXPANDED THEM TO INCLUDE A MORE FULSOME, UH, PLANT.
CAN WE TURN WHERE SOMEONE'S WORKING AND TURN THIS OFF? RIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN YANKEE STADIUM, UM, SO ANYWAYS FOR ANAPHYLAXIS AND ASTHMA AND SELF-MEDICATION, UH, SO WE MADE SOME SUBSTANTIAL UPDATES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THOSE, UH, ARS.
THEN WE HAD, UH, INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES 60, WHICH WAS ASSIGNMENT TWO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS, AND WE HAD THE DISCIPLINE MATRIX.
THESE WERE JUST FOR OUR INFORMATION ONLY, UH, THEY ARE POSTED ONLINE.
UM, AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO A LOT MORE DETAIL HERE, UH, BECAUSE WE HAD QUITE A BIT GOING ON IN FACILITIES AND I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH THE, UH, WE HAD, WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE PROJECT WITH COUNTY COUNCIL.
AND WE BASICALLY QUICKLY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION, UH, THE SAME CONCLUSION OF EARL CAMPBELL, WHICH IS LET'S JUST GET EVERYBODY ROOM AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS.
SO WE ARE DOING THAT ON THURSDAY, TOMORROW, THURSDAY.
THURSDAY AT THREE O'CLOCK WE'RE MEETING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL AND THEIR STAFF TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PLANS AROUND BUFORD HIGH.
UH, THEN WE HAD A, UH, PRESENTATION FROM BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, THEY HAD A SIC, UH, COMMITTEE PROPOSAL TO NAME TWO OF THEIR ADJUNCT FACILITIES AS THEY'RE GETTING READY TO COMPLETE THE NEW SCHOOL.
UM, AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS HERE FROM BATTERY CREEK.
SO WE GO AHEAD AND LET THEM TALK ABOUT IT THEN.
MS. HAYES, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
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THE NAMING THAT WAS, UH, APPROVED BY THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT TO THE FULL BOARD? YES MA'AM.SO WE PROPOSE TO HAVE THE NEW WRESTLING FACILITY NAMED AFTER, UM, MR. MARTIN NATHAN DAY, UM, WHO WAS A LEGENDARY COACH OF BATTERY CREEK.
AND ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, HE WON SIX STATE TITLES AND WRESTLING OR BATTERY CREEK, UM, NUMEROUS REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, UM, AND HAD, UM, 30 INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS.
UM, ACTUALLY ALSO HAD A DIVISION TWO NATIONAL CHANCE CHAMPION AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
UM, SO WE FELT IT WAS ONLY RIGHT TO, UH, NAME THAT WRESTLING FACILITY AFTER HIM.
UM, ALSO UNFORTUNATELY HE TRAGICALLY PASSED, UM, ALMOST CLOSE TO A YEAR AGO, UM, DUE TO ILLNESS AND ACTUALLY MISS MS. DAY IS ON ZOOM TOO.
I THINK I SAW HER, UM, ON HERE, UM, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING TO CELEBRATE HIM, UM, AND HIS LEGACY, UM, AT BATTLE CREEK AND STATEWIDE BY NAMING OUR NEW WRESTLING FACILITY AFTER HIM.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, WE PROPOSED THE NAME, OUR GYMNASIUM AFTER MR. JOSEPH STROMAN JR.
UM, HE TO, UM, BESIDES THE WRESTLING, HE TOO IS THE ONLY OTHER PROGRAM AT BATTERY CREEK HAS WON MULTIPLE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
UM, HE WAS THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH.
UM, HE ALSO COACHED FOOTBALL AND TRACK, BUT HE HAD HIS GREATEST EFFECT, UM, ON THE BASKETBALL COURT.
UM, HE ALSO GOES TO ME, UM, YOU KNOW, AT CREEK I'M A CREEK GRAD, UM, BUT HE NOT ONLY HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT AT BATTERY CREEK HAS ALSO HAD AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND STILL, YOU KNOW, EVEN UP TO MY PRESENTATION LAST WEDNESDAY, I WOULD HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY COME, COME UP TO ME AND ASK ME, SARAH WINTER, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE, ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO HONOR COACH STROMAN? UM, AND WE DEFINITELY FELT NAMING THE GYMNASIUM, PROPOSING THEIR NAME, THE GYMNASIUM AS AFTER HIM, UM, WILL BE ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO HONOR, UM, THE LEGACY OF ANOTHER GREAT COACH AT BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
SO FOLLOWING THAT PRESENTATION, UH, THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED MOTION TO BRING TO THE FULL BOARD OR REQUEST TO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? NO, I CAN'T HEAR INGRID AT ALL.
THAT'S BETTER, RIGHT? THAT'S MUCH BETTER.
SO AFTER THAT PRESENTATION BY MS. HAYES, UH, THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY THREE ZERO TO BRING THIS MOTION TO THE FULL BOARD.
AND I'M GOING TO READ THE FULL MOTION HERE.
I WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE ON ZOOM.
SO THE MOTION WAS, DO WE HAVE IT UP ROBIN? IT WAS TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, NAMING OF THE GYM GYMNASIUM AND WRESTLING FACILITY.
SECOND BY MR. SMITH, DO I CALL FOR THE VOTE? ALL RIGHT.
I'M JUST SO CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE.
I COULD DO IT JUST WITH THAT DISCUSSION.
I MEAN, HE WAS SECOND THAT I DIDN'T SEE MR. SMITH SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, WAS THERE A VOTE TAKEN, UM, AT THE, THE COMMITTEE OR THE SIC LEVEL? YEAH, THERE WAS NINE ZERO, UH, AT THE SIC IN APRIL.
SO THAT WAS TO MY QUESTION, JUST TO, I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE FOLLOWED OUR POLICY IN TERMS OF NAMING FACILITIES.
I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST RE VISITED THAT POLICY.
AND SO, UH, I'VE GOT THE ASSURANCE THAT WE DID AND THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I SAW EARLIER SEEM TO INDICATE THAT, BUT I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO HAVE A POLICY AND THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING IT.
THIS IS DENISE
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT REAL QUICKLY.
UM, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS MIGHT MANY MONTHS BEFORE, UM, WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE VOTE AND I WANT TO APPLAUD COACH HAYES, UM, FOR THE WORK SHE DID, WE HAVE A STRONG COMMUNITY, LOT OF SUPPORT.
IN ADDITION TO OUR SIC SUPPORT, WE HAD LETTERS THAT WERE IN SUPPORT OF THAT IN ADDITION TO MANY PEOPLE REACHING OUT INFORMALLY.
SO, UM, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK OF BOTH COACHES AND OUR SIC WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR STRONG COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT.
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OKAY.UM, MS. GOODRICH, EXCUSE ME, ONE SECOND.
BEFORE WE CAN TUNE A COACH, UH, CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK? UM, WE DO HAVE MS. DAY IS ON ZOOM WITH US, UM, COACH DAYS' WIFE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CHAIR IF SHE PERHAPS WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, THAT'D BE SURE.
UM, ESPECIALLY TO THE FOLKS AT THE BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL TO SARAH, TO DENISE, DIANE MARIE, UM, TO EVERYBODY ELSE THAT EVEN JUST RAISE THE POSSIBILITY OF NAMING THE FACILITY AFTER NATE KNEW NATE, IT WAS ONE OF HIS BIGGEST PET.
IT WAS PROBABLY HIS BIGGEST PASSION NEXT TO HIS FAMILY.
UM, AND IT MEANS AN AWFUL LOT.
IF I WOULD BEING TOTALLY TRANSPARENT, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE VERY EMBARRASSED BY THIS.
UM, BUT MY KIDS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE GESTURE AND ARE THRILLED WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, MR. GOODRICH FOR CATCHING THAT, UM, AFTER THAT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS ALMOST COMPLETE, PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE.
AND SO I THINK AT THIS TIME, MR. AUDIENT, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN JUST KIND OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT, UM, AND GIVE THEM, GIVE IT, OH, IT'S KEVIN, KEVIN KELLY, OF COURSE.
MR. KELLY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, FACILITIES, CONDITION ASSESSMENT? UH, YES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT IF IT'S THE SAME DOCUMENT THAT WE PRESENTED IN THE OPERATION, IS IT THE SAME DOCUMENT? WE'VE ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE FIRST PART OF IT, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT JUST KIND OF AN EXECUTIVE OVER BRIEF OF WHAT WE DID AND HOW HE DID IT.
UH, AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS KIND OF LET ME PULL THAT UP RIGHT QUICK.
SO I DON'T SPEAK OUT OF TURN HERE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS YOUR BREAKDOWN OF YOUR YEARLY COST SUMMARY AND STUFF.
IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY MUCH THE ONE THAT'S GONNA CATCH YOUR ATTENTION THE MOST BECAUSE IT'S BROKE DOWN INTO CATEGORIES WHICH REFLECTS THE SAME CATEGORIES THAT YOU GUYS JUST WENT THROUGH A VERY, UH, LONG, UH, PROCESS OF WORKING WITH, TO DO YOUR FISCAL YEAR 20, 24, 8%.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ALIGN THIS SO THAT YOU CAN USE THIS IN THE FUTURE TO HELP YOU BALANCE OUT YOUR 8% FUTURE FUNDS.
YOU'LL SEE A FEW HARD NUMBERS IN THERE THAT ARE, ARE RELATIVELY LARGE.
THEY'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE SHOCKERS TO YOU, BUT, UH, THE CURRENT NEED IS THE FISCAL YEAR 22 AND 23.
THE, AND AS YOU'LL PROBABLY NOTICE, I'LL JUST JUMP ON PAST THAT WITH YOUR MECHANICAL NUMBERS, PRETTY HOT DATA.
THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF ALL OF THE FACILITIES WE LOOKED AT.
THE NEXT CATEGORY THAT WE DID WAS A YEARLY COST SUMMARY REPORT.
AND IT'S A, LOCATION-BASED THE EVENTS IS A VERY LONG SECTION OF IT THAT GOES FOR EACH, UH, FACILITY WE ASSESSED.
SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT JUST A PARTICULAR FACILITY, THAT'S HOW THAT'S BROKE OUT IN THERE.
THE, UH, AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS A YEARLY COST SUMMARY BY CATEGORIES AND THINGS LIKE, UH, AND THINGS THAT WILL COVER THAT.
BUT AS WE BREATHE, THIS IS A, UH, A FORMAT THAT YOU CAN USE TO BENCHMARK WHAT YOUR CURRENT NEEDS ARE AND WHAT YOUR FUTURE NEEDS ARE.
AND IT CAN ALSO HELP YOU, UH, ESTABLISH SOME OF YOUR, UH, PRIORITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, THAT PRETTY MUCH COVER WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT ROBERT.
SO, UM, WE SHOULD TELL YOU, THANK YOU, UM, JUST TO SORT OF SUMMARIZE THE, THE, UH, FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT IS A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT WHERE WE HAVE IN PAINSTAKING DETAIL OF DOCUMENTED PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING AT THE SCHOOLS.
AND THAT KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND WITH OUR TEN-YEAR PLAN, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO, UH, PLAN, UH, SPENDING TEDDY UP, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR, NEXT TWO YEARS, NEXT THREE YEARS, UM, IT'S A MAINTENANCE BASED, UH, DOCUMENT.
IT'S NOT LOOKING AT ADDING ANYTHING OR ACQUIRING ANYTHING OR CHANGE ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST, THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD TAKE, UH, TO MAINTAIN THE 35 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS PLUS OUR OTHER BUILDINGS, UM, IN THE, FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
SO I GUESS AT THIS POINT, IF A BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KELLY
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AND LIKE, UH, MR.THINGS IS NOT PART OF A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS JUST SORT OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THESE BUILDINGS OVER TIME.
UM, AND SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS AND TALKING ABOUT IT, WHAT MIGHT JUMP OUT TO PEOPLE IS THAT CURRENTLY, IF WE WERE TO TRY AND REPLACE OR REPAIR THE THINGS THAT NEEDED REPLACING TO REPAIR RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD TAKE $52 MILLION WITH $148 MILLION PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AUTHORIZED, UH, 25 MILLION A YEAR OF 8% FUNDING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
SO WE ARE IN A PERPETUAL STATE OF, UP IN A PERPETUAL STATE OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
UM, AND AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF SCHOOL CAPACITY, IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, UM, ARE OUT THERE AS WELL, THAT WE SOMETIMES KIND OF TRIED TO ADDRESS WITH OUR 8% FUNDING.
UH, BUT AT THE CURRENT THERE'S JUST NO WAY FOR US TO CATCH UP.
SO WE, UH, HAD A MOTION COMING OUT OF COMMITTEE.
UM, AND I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT IN, UM, AND THEN, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, THE MOTION IS THAT WE WITH THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE IS PUTTING FORWARD, IS TO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO USE THE FACILITIES, CONDITION ASSESSMENT, TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A FUTURE REFERENDUM, MS. FIDRYCH DISCUSSION.
UM, MS. BOATWRIGHT AND MR. KELLY.
SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, UM, YOU KNOW, THE REFERENDUM PROJECTS ARE NORMALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE CLASSROOM EXPANSION AND, UH, NEW FACILITIES OR UPGRADES TO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY AND SECURITY.
SO NORMALLY OUR MAINTENANCE, UH, UM, RE MAINTENANCE NEEDS ARE CONSIDERED 8% PROJECTS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE MOTION.
AND NUMBER TWO, I FEEL LIKE, WHY DO WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS MOTION? UM, WE HAVE HIRED A SUPERINTENDENT IF WE WANT HIM TO, UH, BE WORKING ON A REFERENDUM.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE, UH, HIS DECISION ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW HE GOES ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, HE'S, HE HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE EXPERTISE, JUST THE WAY WE DID, LET ME GET STARTED WITH THE LAST REFERENDUM THAT, THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN 2019, IT WAS DR.
BERG THAT DECIDED HOW WOULD HE DEVELOP THE REFERENDUM? AND I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE DR.
RODRIGUEZ TO DECIDE HOW HE'S GOING TO DEVELOP IT.
AND ULTIMATELY, YES, HE WILL BRING IT TO THE BOARD BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO APPROVE IT AND, UM, UH, AND VOTE ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY PUT ON THE BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS.
SO I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARY.
SO, UM, IF I UNDERSTAND, UH, THE MOTION, THE MOTION IS NOT ABOUT, UM, DIRECTING OR TELLING, UH, WHAT'S ON THE NEXT REFERENDUM, BUT, BUT MORE, UH, ABOUT, UH, SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A REFERENDUM, RIGHT.
UH, UM, AND, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, SO A LOT OF WORK AND PLANNING AND EVERYTHING ELSE DOESN'T HAPPEN BEFORE IT COMES TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD SAYS WE NEVER WANTED ANOTHER REFERENDUM.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THIS IS, UH, A WAY TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE OPEN TO ANOTHER REFERENDUM.
UH, IF, IF YOU'RE GONNA PLAN ON IT, THIS IS, THIS IS A KICKSTART FOR YOU TO, TO, TO MOVE.
I, I MEAN, I, I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SAYING HOW OR WHAT, OR WHEN IT'S MORE IN OPERATIONS OVER THE LAST I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN ON OPERATIONS FOR 20 MONTHS OVER THE LAST 20 MONTHS.
UM, AND I KNOW, WELL, BEFORE THAT, EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT, UH, WE, WE GET SOMETHING LIKE A FACILITIES, CONDITION ASSESSMENT, OR WE GET SOMETHING LIKE THE CIP OR THE TEN-YEAR PLAN.
WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
AND SO IT, THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SAY, WE'VE GOT SOME HARD DATA.
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'VE GOT THAT KIND OF OUT ON THE HORIZON.
LET'S JUST GET THIS PARTY PARTY STARTED.
LET'S JUST, LET'S JUST KICK THIS OFF.
AND, UM, UM, MAKE BASICALLY A OFFICIAL THAT WE NEED TO START PREPARING, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET SOME MORE MONEY HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I MEAN, IT'S CLEAR FROM THE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT, WE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH JUST THE BASIC MAINTENANCE.
UM, AND WE JUST, WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT DO WE NEED, AND, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT DR. RODRIGUEZ NEEDS TO DO.
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TO TELL HIM HOW IT'S JUST TO SAY, COULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN THINKING ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.UM, THE WAY I INTERPRETED THIS BASED ON WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN PAST MEETINGS, UM, WE'VE ALREADY DIRECTED THAT AT OUR WORK SESSION COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BLUFFTON AREA AND HOW THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED AND POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME ITEMS FOR A REFERENDUM ON THAT.
THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD THIS MOTION WAS THAT IT WAS THE FCA ITEMS US, UM, LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY PRIORITIZING THOSE TO OFFSET THE COST OF OUR REGULAR MINT MAINTENANCE.
IS THAT CORRECT? NOW, MY IMPRESSION OF MY, WELL, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS MORE WITH THIS IS SOME HARD DATA THAT'S COME IN, THAT'S LETTING US KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE MONEY.
AND SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME WITH THIS.
WE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY.
WE'VE CATALOGED EXTENSIVELY, OUR SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE THE CONCLUSION OF THE BLUFFTON NORTH ABROAD AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER COMMITTEE COMING.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
SO LET'S JUST TIE THAT ALL TOGETHER.
I DIDN'T STRICTLY MEAN TO TIE IT TO THE FCA.
IT'S JUST, THIS IS SOME HARD DATA.
THIS IS A REPORT WITH NUMBERS THAT LETS US KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE.
SO LET'S START, LET'S ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND START PREPARING SOMETHING TO BRING BACK TO THE BOARD.
SO IT WAS WRONG BECAUSE IF, IF IT WAS TIED TO THE FCA, THEN I CAN GET BEHIND THAT.
BUT IT WAS JUST BASED ON, OKAY, WE'VE GOT THIS REPORT.
SO I SUPPORT THE MOTION AS IT'S WRITTEN, WHERE IT DOES REFERENCE THE FCA, BECAUSE THEN WE KNOW HERE'S A CHECKLIST ITEM THAT YOU GUYS CAN USE AS A GUIDING POST AND SOME DATA.
UM, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ALSO MENTION IS THE SR FUNDS.
I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A PRESENTATION LATER AND, AND I'M OF THE VIEWPOINT, ANY REFERENDUM THAT WE BRING FORWARD, WE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SR DOLLARS ARE PART OF THE CONVERSATION, THAT WE ARE MENTIONING, HOW WE ARE GOING TO OFFSET THE COST OF A FUTURE REFERENDUM USING THOSE ESSER DOLLARS.
AND THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING, WHETHER IT'S A PERCENTAGE AMOUNT OR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ITEMS, WHETHER IT'S ALL HVAC, ROOF, WHATEVER, THERE'S CERTAIN WAYS THAT WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS TO OFFSET, UM, THE REFERENDUM.
AND I THINK THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT US FOR THAT.
SO I WAS JUST GOING TO TIE IT INTO THIS.
AND ACTUALLY I THINK YOU, IT IS DATA.
BUT WHAT I WAS SAYING IS IT'S NOT JUST USING THE FCA IS THE ONLY PIECE OF DATA.
LIKE THIS IS A, THIS IS A REALLY HARD BIT OF DATA.
THAT'S TAKEN A LOT OF TIME FOR THE DISTRICT TO, UM, TO GATHER.
LET'S ALSO INCORPORATE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AND JUST BASICALLY KICK OFF A REFERENCE.
IT'S JUST NOT LIMITING IT TO THE FCA BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WERE SAYING, WE WERE ONLY GOING TO BE USING LIKE MAINTENANCE DATA, BUT NO, THIS IS USING IT.
THIS IS A GOOD DATA POINT TO START.
IT'S SOMETHING TO HANG OUR HAT ON.
DO YOU THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE, MORE GENERAL THAN IN THE MOTION? IF, IF THE INTENTION BEHIND IT IS TO GET THE KICKSTART, I THOUGHT WE WERE ALREADY THERE WITH KICK-STARTING THE FUTURE REFERENDUM CONVERSATION.
WELL, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, ITEMS LIKE NEEDING NEW SCHOOL, UH, NEEDING ELEMENTARY AND EATING.
AND SO, SO YES, I MEAN, THAT, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY, THE ONLY WAY REALLY, FOR US TO GET THERE IN TERMS OF A NEW SCHOOL.
UM, BUT THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE SITTING OUT THERE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A, THERE WERE ITEMS LEFT OFF OF, UH, THE LAST REFERENDUM THAT, THAT A COMMITTEE HAD HAD PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON.
UH, THERE MAY BE NEW ITEMS AT THIS JUNCTURE JUNCTURE THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.
UM, AS WE LOOK AT, UH, AT ANOTHER REFERENDUM, I, I, I THINK I'M INTERPRETING IT AND SEEING IT AS A, HEY, LET'S GO, WE'RE ALL ON BOARD THROUGH THE VOTE.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE SIGNALING, WE'RE ALL ON BOARD OR WE'RE ON BOARD, RIGHT.
AND, AND, UH, AND LET'S GO, THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IF, UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN.
I, I, THIS IS KIND OF A LEFT-HANDED WAY TO GIVE YOU A DIRECTION TO START UP ON THE REFERENDUM.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECT, YOU KNOW, PUT HER ON THE WORK SESSION AGENDA AND TALK ABOUT IT.
UM, AND ALL THE ISSUES ABOUT IT, MR. SMITH, UH, AND TURN OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING, UM, MAKES EMOTION, BUT I I'VE, WASN'T SOME OF THE SCHOOLS AND IN TERMS OF BEING ON THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SPOTLESS, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD UNTIL, UH, THE PREVIOUS LAST, UH, JUNE, BUT I STILL ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND SEEING THAT THE, THERE WERE THINGS THAT, THAT ARE NEEDED.
I'M, I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IT'S, THIS IS A CONSTANT, A CONVERSATION PIECE
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IN THE WHOLE ATTITUDE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY AND HOW WE COME TO SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, UM, HOW DO WE DECIDE WHAT WE NEED? W WHAT WAS THAT IN THE PAST, OR WHAT WAS WORKING? BECAUSE WHEN WE SPEND, WHEN WE SPEND MONEY, IT HAS, IT SHOULD BE A REASONING EVERY TIME, A LOGIC OF WHY THIS MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT, AND WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL WE DISSECT.AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE, ON THE 8% LIST AND WHAT THAT WOULD, THAT BEING SAID, BEING AT, BEING IN THE SCHOOLS OR BEING IN THE SCHOOLS THAT THIS WEEK I'VE SEEN, WHERE THERE, WHERE THERE ARE THINGS THAT, THAT WE'VE NEED IN SOME WAY, THE WAY THAT WE HAVE CHOOSING WAS ON THAT LIST, WE ARE POSSIBLY TO SOME DEGREE CHANGE IT.
AND I'VE SEEN THE, WHERE ADMIN HAS BEEN TELLING ME IN PRIOR YEARS OF WHAT THEY POSSIBLY NEEDED IN THEIR BUILDINGS.
AND NOW THE TERM, THE TERMINOLOGY OF HOW WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION IS CHANGING TO HOW WE DETERMINE WHAT IS ON THE LIST OF THE 8% PROJECTS, JUST AS TO STATE, TO STATE, TO STATE ON KEY HERE.
THIS IS NOT A ONE SHOT, ONE SIZE SHOE FIT ALL.
I THINK THERE ARE OTHER VARIABLES THAT GO INTO THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING TODAY, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BRINGING UP AT THIS TIME.
LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE I WAS JUST IN THIS SCHOOL BACK WHEN, WHEN I, WHEN I WAS ON THE OPERATIONS, WE USED TO LISTEN TO SEE WHAT ADMINS NEEDED IN THE STAFF WOULD GO OUT AND CHECK AND OBSESS THOSE THINGS.
AND I'VE SEEN WHERE NOW STAFF ARE SAYING THAT THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED, OR THAT WE SAID THAT WE NEEDED, THAT THEY DIDN'T, THEY DID NOT RECEIVE.
AND NOW I SEE THE NEED FOR THOSE THINGS, JUST GO AND PUT THAT OUT.
THEN I LEAVE THAT PART OF IT ALONE, BUT WITHIN THE WHOLE SITUATION OF THE REFERENDUM, SURE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE NOT JUST TO ME BRINGING THIS MOTION UP AS A LITTLE, JUST NO DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST MEETING WHEN, UH, MR. MR. CAMPBELL BOARD OF EMOTION ABOUT THE GREAT, THE GREAT CHANGE.
I FEEL LIKE THIS MOTION IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT WITH THE WAY WE, THE WAY WE HAD THE IN TERMS OF, OH, ARE WE READY? LET'S GO.
IT'S KIND OF ALMOST A SURPRISE VERSUS THE SAME WAY.
HOW MR. CAMPBELL BROUGHT THE MOTION ABOUT THE CHANGE.
THE GRADE CHANGE MAKING THE REFERENDUM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT AT THE WORK SESSION NOW.
AND I'VE KIND OF SAID A LOT, BUT MY THING IS THAT THERE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT, THERE'S A CONVERSATION THAT NEED TO BE TAKING PLACE BEYOND JUST TONIGHT AS AN LET'S GO.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHY ARE WE LESS GOING? IS MY, AS MY POINT.
UM, MR. CHAIR, I MOVED TO STRIKE THE WORDS TO USE THE FCA FROM THE MOTION ALSO.
I'M SORRY, WHOSE SECOND DOCTOR BROUGHT A SECOND, THE MOTION TO STRIKE THE WORDS USED TO USE THE STRIKE, THOSE WORDS SO THAT IT WOULD READ MOTION TO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A FUTURE REFERENDUM.
I JUST LIKE TO COMMENT, I MEAN, THIS IS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE GENERAL, AS I SAID, IN MY REMARKS A FEW MINUTES AGO AND LET THE SUPERINTENDENT, HE, HE THAT'S HIS JOB.
HE CAN DECIDE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT INFORMATION HE WANTS TO USE.
AND THIS, THIS DEFINITELY TELLS HIM THAT THE BOARD WANTS HIM TO START WORKING ON IT.
I DON'T SEE HOW THAT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED FROM, FROM THE WAY IT'S AMENDED.
I STILL THINK IT'S A REAL LEFT-HANDED WAY TO COME ABOUT THIS.
WE SHOULD HAVE PUT HER ON THE AGENDA AS I KNOW THE REFERENDUM AND NOT TO BE MORE DIRECT ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
SO LET'S VOTE ON THIS, THE AMENDMENT TRICIA.
OH, I'M SORRY, MR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS IS A 163 PAGE REPORT THAT DETAILS A VERY, UM, UH, DEDICATED EFFORT TO GO THROUGH A MAJORITY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND DELINEATE THE CONCERNS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS HAVING
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TO DO WITH, UH, UM, AIR CONDITIONERS, WINDOWS, DOORS, CEILINGS, EVERYTHING 163 PAGES.AND I BELIEVE THE INTENT OF THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
I VOTED FOR THIS WAS JUST TO ENSURE THAT THIS FCA REPORT, WHICH TOOK ALMOST SIX MONTHS TO CONDUCT BY A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS THAT KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, UM, IS USED IN THE PLANNING.
THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT WENT AROUND AND SAID, I THINK THE CEILING IS LEAKING.
THIS IS A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE DONE THIS 163 PAGES.
SO I AM NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WHAT CAME OUT OF OPERATIONS, THE INTENT WAS JUST TO SAY, HEY, DR.
RODRIGUEZ, THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION.
LET'S MAKE SURE YOU USE THE FDA FCA WHEN YOU BEGIN PLANNING FOR THAT REFERENDUM.
GO AHEAD, MR. SMITH, MR. SMITH.
ONLY ONE OF US CAN RUN THIS READING HERE ON CALLED ON YOU.
ACTUALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY AFTER LISTENING TO MRS. FIDRYCH ACTUALLY, SHE WAS EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND SHE DID JOG MY MEMORY AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS ALSO IN SUPPORT IN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY AND HOW.
AND SO I WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT WHAT SHE, WHAT SHE SAID.
AND I, AND I WILL NOT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT DO MATTER BECAUSE THAT, THAT WAS AN EX EXTENSIVE REPORT.
AND THAT REPORT DOES MATTER BECAUSE MATTER, BECAUSE THAT TELLS TAXPAYERS WHY WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON WHY WE, WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS VERY TRANSPARENT AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THAT.
AND SO, BUT YET CASHFLOW, YOU CAN'T DO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BUT YOU CAN'T.
I WON'T SUPPORT THAT MOTION BECAUSE OF THE, AND I JUST SAID THAT MR. CAMPBELL, I WAS JUST TO SAY THAT I HEARD TALKED ABOUT, UM, WAS MENTIONED IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT 8%.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I THOUGHT WE WOULD TALK ABOUT REFERENT AND MONEY TO BUILD SCHOOLS KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I, I GOT OUT OF THE DISCUSSION FROM THE OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I LISTENED TO LAST WEEK.
UM, SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD MORE SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN BLUFFTON, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DO IT, YOU KNOW? THANK YOU, DR.
I WAS JUST GOING TO STATE MY, MY INTENTION FOR TAKING OUT THE FCA PART OF THIS IS BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO MENTIONED OTHER THINGS LIKE THE FORMER COMMUNITY COMMITTEE WHO ESTABLISHED SOME NEEDS.
AND WE'VE GOT, UM, THE BLUFFTON, THE WORK WITH THE BLUFFTON GROWTH COMMITTEE AND, AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THAT.
UM, SO I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE HOLISTIC BECAUSE IT SEEMS PERSONALLY TO ME THAT HE KNOWS HIS DIFFERENT CHECK BOXES, HIS BOXES THAT HE NEEDS TO CHECK.
UM, SO I HAD FAITH IN HIM TO MAKE SURE HE CHECKED ALL THOSE BOXES.
AND IF HE BRINGS FORWARD A PLAN IN THE FUTURE, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FCA, I'LL BE LOADING IT DOWN.
SO RODRIGUEZ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AT, IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THE ROAD OF A REFERENDUM, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT EVERY PIECE OF DATA AND INFORMATION THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE TO ME AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE FOR WHAT THAT REFERENDUM LOOKS LIKE.
I MEAN THAT THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU KNOW, ANYTHING AT YOUR DISPOSAL USE IT, YOU KNOW, YEAH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMENT BECAUSE I HEARD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SAY THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS REFERENCED.
UM, IT IS REFERENCED ON OUR AGENDA.
IT SAYS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S MOST JUST WRITTEN ON OUR AGENDA MOTION TO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO USE THE FCA, TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A FUTURE REFERENDUM.
SO CERTAINLY WE, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS IS ABOUT THE REFERENDUM, RIGHT? AND I, I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO REALLY, UH, BE WORRIED ABOUT HOW WE TALK TO IT.
I, I TEND TO SUPPORT THE, UH, MOTION THAT, UM, PRIOR TO THE AMENDMENT, BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES, IT IS REFLECTED ON OUR AGENDA.
IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY, THAT THAT'S HOW WE SIT, YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT,
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AND THIS NARROWS IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.MY ONLY POINT IS WE STARTED OFF WITH THE FCA AND WE ENDED UP WITH THE REFERENDUM.
WE GOT THE FCA REPORT AND SOMEHOW I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
KEEP IT FOCUSED ON THAT, MR. MEL CAMPBELL.
I THINK, I THINK MOST OF IT, COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC? I THINK MOST OF THEM LIKE, JUST REALLY GET IN THERE WITH A MICROPHONE, SMALLER, THIS THING.
I THINK WE ALL FOCUS ON THE FCA AND I THINK THE FOCUS IS REALLY DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO UTILIZE THE FCA.
I, I, I AGREE THAT REFERENDUM MAY NOT BE THE DIRECTION, BUT IF HE UTILIZES THAT FCA, HE'S GOING TO END UP WITH A REFERENDUM.
THAT'S BASICALLY THE POINT THAT THE FCA IS GIVING US, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT LEADS US TO KNOW THAT 8% CAN'T SUSTAIN US AND THAT WE NEED TO GO IN A MORE EXTENSIVE DIRECTION.
AND IF YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SLICE IT.
IF YOU USE THAT, FCA IS GOING TO END UP REFERENDUM.
LET'S, LET'S VOTE ON THE MOTION.
UM, IT'S UP, WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT.
FIXED BEFORE I LOOKED UP THERE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT TO, UH, KATHY.
NO, YOU'RE A NO ANGELA, NO TWO YESES AND ALL THOSE OPPOSED NOW EVERYONE ELSE.
SO THE MOTION, THE AMENDMENT FAILS, WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH IS MOTION TO DIRECT SUPERINTENDENT.
DO YOU USE THE FCA TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A FUTURE REFERENDUM? OKAY.
I BROKE RIGHT ON A MILL CAMPBELL, DICK TRICIA AND EARL ARE ALL EYES WAS OPPOSED.
I'LL POST BECAUSE I DIDN'T SAY HI.
I DIDN'T GET THOSE ABSTAINING.
MR. SMITH OF STATING NO, HE BOUGHT IT FOR HER.
I BOUGHT IT FOR IT JUST FOR FYI.
THERE IS STILL MORE OPERATIONS COMING YOUR WAY.
THIS MEETING CLOCKED IN AT TWO HOURS AND 45 MINUTES.
SO, UM, THE OTHER THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS AS YOU'LL RECALL AT THE BEGINNING OF MY REPORT, WHICH WAS STUDENT SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, UH, ARS.
UM, AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW.
WE'D HAVE SOME FUTURE MEETINGS COMING UP.
WE HAVE A FUTURE MEETING TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
WE ARE MEETING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL, UH, ON THURSDAY AT THREE O'CLOCK.
AND WE ARE MEETING MONDAY THE 22ND AT FOUR O'CLOCK, UH, TO DISCUSS TITLE NINE AND VARIOUS ARS.
SO TO SAY THAT THE OPERATION COMMITTEE'S PLATE IS FULL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
UM, IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT STUDENT SERVICES ALIGNS MORE CLOSELY WITH ACADEMIC, UH, COMMITTEE.
SO THE THREE OF US IN OPERATIONS, UH, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND THAT STUDENT SERVICES BE ASSIGNED FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, BE, UM, REPORT TO THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE.
SO I'M MAKING THAT MOTION NOW AND TRICIA LEAVING TRISHA FIDRYCH SECOND AND DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL THOSE OPPOSED MR. SMITH IS KATHY.
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UM, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTED, SO I DIDN'T GET MY HAND UP.I'M GOING TO STOP US FOR JUST A SECOND AND BACK US UP TO THE BATTERY CREEK MOTION.
YEAH, BECAUSE MR. STROMAN IS IN THE HOUSE.
WE WERE HOPING HE WOULD GET YOU NOW HAVE A GYMNASIUM NAMED AFTER YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, MR. STRAUMANN? AND I'D LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DRIVE OUT HERE.
I AM GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE.
DID YOU RECEIVE THIS HONOR IS SOMETHING I'VE NEVER ENVISIONED WHEN I BEGAN COACHING GIRLS BASKETBALL AT BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
I THANK YOU AND LAKE, EXCEPT US.
NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR ALL PERSONS WHO WERE SO VERY SUPPORTIVE DURING MY BASKETBALL CAREER AT BATTERY CREEK, I LIKE TO THANK JOHN DRIVES THE CONFIDENCE TO OFFER ME IN HIS POSITION.
ALSO, I WISH TO THANK ALL MY PAST ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE, WHO ALLOWED ME THE FREEDOM TO COACH.
I MUST DEFINITELY THINK DIANE MARIE, MOST OF YOU KNOW WHO LAUNDRY, THE UNIFORM SECURE AND SUPERVISED SCOREKEEPERS TEAM MANAGER, ALONG WITH ANYTHING ELSE SHE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD NEED FOR THE TEAM, BUT IT REALLY WAS THE DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND ENTHUSIASM OF YOUR YOUNG LADIES.
WE PLAYED THE GAME AND MADE THE WAVES POSSIBLE.
I WAS JUST THERE ALSO, I MUST NOT FORGET THE ENTIRE BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
DURING THE PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WE WENT TO THE COLISEUM IN 19 96, 98.
IT WAS NOT A BATTLE CREEK TEAM CAME.
IF YOU PUT A HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAM WAS ALL KINDS OF SCHOOLS WERE PRESENT AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES.
LASTLY, AS I LOOK AROUND OUR COMMUNITY, I'VE SEEN MANY FORMER BATTERY BATTERY CREEK PASS, LOTS OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
ONE EXAMPLE IS SARAH HAY, WHO IS NOW THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT BACK TO RECRUIT MS. JAMIE ALLEN PRINCIPAL AT WHALE BRANDS.
THESE YOUNG LADIES AND OTHERS REPRESENT THE REWARDS OF TEACHING STUDENTS THAT MANY HOURS OF PRACTICING AND PRECEDENT PRESBYTERS CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS.
AND BOY, I SAY TO YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WIN THE AWARD FOR BEST COMMITTEE REPORT FOR SURE.
AND WE'RE NOT DONE YET TO PUT THE BOW ON THIS LONG, LONG REPORT.
WE HAVE MR. ROB CORBIN WITH A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE AUGUST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UPDATE, UH, AS ROBIN'S PULLING UP, UH, THE INFORMATION ON THE POWER POINT, IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY SUMMER.
THE AUGUST REPORT IS 87 PAGES AND INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION UPDATES FOR 33 REFERENDUM PROJECTS, 66, 8% CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, UH, THREE H V A C S OR PROJECT SIX BIPOLAR IDOLIZATION, UH, PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE FUNDED FROM S FUNDS AS WELL AS DISTRICT-WIDE BOTTLE FILLER, ESSER PROJECTS AND SIX FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
UH, W WE DO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A LONG LEAD TIMES AND COST INCREASES,
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UH, DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, AND INFLATION.UH, I WILL POINT OUT THERE TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND INFLATIONS.
THE BOARD DID APPROVE USE OF $31.1 MILLION BOND PREMIUMS AT THE JULY 12TH, UH, BOARD MEETING.
THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING REFERENDA PROJECT SCOPES AND THE, THIS, UH, USE OF THE BOND PREMIUMS WILL BE TRACKED.
AND THAT TRACKING TOOL WILL BE THE, UH, PROGRAM CONTINGENCY LOG THAT, UH, HAS BEEN USED TODAY.
UM, MOVING ON, THERE ARE THREE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT APPEAR IN THE MONTH, UH, PROJECT UPDATES GOING FORWARD TO SLIDE FIVE AND SEVEN.
THESE ARE FOR BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE REPORTED THIS NOW, UH, REPEATEDLY FOR A FEW MONTHS.
WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE SCHEDULED CONCERNS DUE TO VARIOUS MATERIAL DELAYS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THIS PORTION OF THE REPORT, UH, ON SLIDES EIGHT THROUGH 11, ROBERT SMALLS, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY HAS A YELLOW LIGHT FOR THE CONTINUED SCHEDULE CONCERNS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR, BUT WE ARE COMING UP WITH A GOOD VIABLE ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR THAT CAMPUS.
AND ON SLIDE 24 D FOSKEY ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UH, WE STILL HAVE A YELLOW LIGHT THERE.
UH, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE IS THAT WE'VE GOT BUDGET AND SCHEDULE CONCERNS.
IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD PLANNED TO DO THAT, UH, PROJECT AT DUSKY ISLAND, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORK THAT THE COUNTY HAD MOVING FORWARD, UH, ARE SCHEDULED TO MOVE FORWARD ASSOCIATED WITH PAVING, UH, BUT, UH, DUE TO BUDGET AND SCHEDULE CONCERNS THAT THE COUNTY HAS EXPERIENCED.
THEY HAVE TEMPORARILY PUT THAT, UH, WORK THAT THEY HAD PLANNED TO DO IT TO HUSKY ISLAND ON HOLD.
SO WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO SEE IF THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS.
SO THAT WORK AT THE FOSKEY ALLEY MOVE FORWARD.
I WILL POINT OUT, UH, SLIDE 56.
UH, WE DO, UH, WE DID INCLUDE THERE ON THE RIGHT, UH, TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE BEING EXPLORED.
UH, RIGHT NOW THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IS PREPARING GMP PROPOSALS FOR BOTH OF THOSE TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE SHOWN THERE.
UH, WE, UH, FULLY ANTICIPATE TO RECEIVE THOSE, UH, GMP PROPOSALS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH SO THAT THEY CAN BE REVIEWED.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THEM TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER, UH, TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THOSE GMP PROPOSALS.
MOVING FORWARD TO PROJECT CLOSE OUTS.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, COMPLETED AND CLOSED OUT ALL OF THE FYI 2018, 8% CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR H F Y 2019.
WE'RE DOWN TO CLOSING OUT THE FIVE REMAINING PROJECTS AND ON SLIDES, 76 TO 77, YOU'LL SEE THE CLOSEOUT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE REFERENDUM PROJECTS.
UH, THESE TWO SLIDES CONTAIN INFORMATION ON 23 PROJECTS, 10 OTHER PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DOWN AND COMPLETED TO DATE.
AND THERE ARE THREE, UH, UH, YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THERE RIGHT NOW.
UH, THOSE PROJECTS WITH THE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE LONGER TO GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, BUT WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE FINAL PAY APPS FOR THOSE THREE PROJECTS, AND THEY'RE BEING REVIEWED AND PROCESSED CURRENTLY THE REFERENDUM FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES.
NOW THROUGH THE END OF JULY, TOTAL $149,855,717.
AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH INFORMATION SHOWN ON SLIDE 86, UH, FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UH, WE DO HAVE A DATE AND TIME NOW SCHEDULED FOR THAT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.
IT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AS YOU SEE THERE ON AUGUST 31ST, STARTING AT 2:00 PM.
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE MY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE WITH THAT INFORMATION AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS MR. SMITH, UM, JUST TO GO BACK TO THE ST.
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YES, SIR.AND MY QUESTION IS I WAS THERE AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, YOU HAVE THESE ST HELEN THE SIGN UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
UM, AND I WAS WONDERING, WAS THAT COMPLETE OR, UH, OR FOR CLARIFICATION, OR THAT'S JUST, THAT'S JUST THE AFRICAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
THAT MAY BE PART OF AN EXTERIOR GRAPHICS PACKAGE THAT MAY BE UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU'LL, UH, DO ME THE COURTESY, I'LL BE GLAD TO RESEARCH THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.
AND I WILL, UH, GET A FOLLOW-UP ANSWER BACK TO YOU JUST AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
AND I JUST, I JUST, I JUST BOUGHT IT UP JUST BECAUSE IT JUST, IT IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN.
I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S NOT, UM, THAT, THAT, THAT IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT.
UM, THIS MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED QUITE A WHILE AGO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO INQUIRE BECAUSE IT JUMPED OUT AT ME BASED ON THE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE 2019 REFERENDUM FIVE 19 FIRST PAGE.
UM, IT LISTS DESIGN SERVICES WITH AN ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION AMOUNT OF 15 MILLION AND A RECENT ADJUSTMENT OF 8.9 MILLION.
UM, CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE DESIGN SERVICE WAS THAT THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR DISTRICT OFFICE DESIGN SERVICES FEE? YEAH, I'LL BE GLAD TO FILL THAT QUESTION.
UH, THAT IS FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS, UH, DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THE REFERENDUM PROJECTS.
IF, AS YOU LOOK DOWN TO ABOUT MID PAGE ON THE PAGE THAT ROBIN HAS UP, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S DESIGN SERVICES.
AND IN PARENTHESES, YOU'LL SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, CES FOR KUSANYA ELEMENTARY, UH, THOSE DOLLARS COME OUT OF THE BIGGER BUCKET.
AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE USED AT THE PROJECT LEVEL, THEY'RE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THE ORIGINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, ONCE THERE'S I, UH, INTENDED USE FOR IT, IT THEN GETS A BUDGET IN THE LOWER SECTION AND THE ADJUSTMENT IS MADE TO THE LINE ITEM THAT YOU ORIGINALLY ADDRESSED.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY MEETING WITH REMINDER THAT WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW AT FOUR THURSDAY AT THREE, AND THEN MEGAN MONDAY AT FOUR.
WE'RE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS
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REPORT.STRATOSE, UH, MAKES YOUR WAY FORWARD TO BEGIN, UH, THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PORTION OF THAT.
UH, ONE THING WE DIDN'T DO THIS EVENING, UH, WHEN WE RECOGNIZED A COACH FROM BATTERY CREEK IS, UH, TAKE A PHOTO WITH, WITH COACH SINCE HE'S HERE.
SO WITH YOUR PERMISSION, UH, WHILE DR.
STRADDLES GETS READY, CAN I HAVE A PHOTO WITH HIM AND HIS WIFE? YOU CAN ALWAYS FILL IN A BATTERY CREEK BACKGROUND, BUT I WAS JUST INFORMED AS WELL.
SOMEBODY, HIS WIFE WAS AN EDUCATOR PREMISE, TANYA CROSBY.
MA'AM AS WELL FOR BEING AN EDUCATOR AND SERVING.
SO BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN STRIVEN, GER, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A HOPES TO PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU TO SEE EVENING.
I AM GOING TO BE CONCISE AS POSSIBLE WITH OUR TEAMMATES.
THE FIRST PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS I'M SHARING WITH YOU AS A BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY OF SUMMER SCHOOL.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, MRS. CUSHION, BARRY.
SO JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, AND I THINK THIS SLIDE WILL PROBABLY SUM UP IN MAJORITY OF THIS PRE THIS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION.
THIS IS SHARING WITH YOU, THE NUMBERS OF THE STUDENTS WHO WE SERVED.
IT'S ALSO PROVIDING YOU INFORMATION OF THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
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FOR STUDENT LEARNING IN THE SECONDARY AREA OF HIGH SCHOOL.AND AT ELEMENTARY, 1067 STUDENTS, I'D LIKE YOU TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND TO LOOK AT THE THIRD GRADE WHERE WE SERVICE 321 STUDENTS.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIRD GRADE IS THE RETENTION GRADE LEVEL KUDOS TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS, 150%, UM, FOR RETAINEES THIS YEAR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT IS SIGNIFICANT.
SO I WANT TO SIT AND PUT A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR EDUCATORS WHO WORK THIS SUMMER AS WE PROCEED TO THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR YOU AND ACTUALLY FOR MYSELF TO HAVE GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT TOOK THIS SUMMER.
CAUSE SHE'S SHOWING ALL THE SITES NORTH THAT ABROAD, WHERE WE HAD SUMMER SCHOOL, AS WELL AS CAMPS, MED TECH, SUB SEVEN CONROY CAMPS, SOME, AND THAT
NEXT SLIDE, MRS. CUSHION BARRY.
NOW THIS WILL SHOW TO YOU THE SOUTHERN SOUTH THAT ABROAD THE LOCATIONS OF SUMMER SCHOOL.
AND THE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS THAT WERE UTILIZED FROM ELEMENTARY, AS WELL AS AT THE SECONDARY WOULD BE, WHICH WOULD BE THIS FINAL SLIDE IN THIS DECK.
I WILL ASK TO PAUSE WITH THE POWERPOINT IF WE CAN CROSS OVER AT THIS TIME TO THE ATSI AND PRIORITY SCHOOL PRESENTATION.
AND IF I COULD ASK DANIEL FALLON TO PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT OUR DIRECTOR OF DATA SERVICES, BUT I WILL ASK HIM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON SUMMER SCHOOL? I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE NUMBERS.
I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POINT, MR.
THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT THERE.
AND THAT WAS JUST EQUIP ANALYSIS.
I KEPT THAT CLOSE TO ME, MR. CAMPBELL, BECAUSE I KNEW WE'D CALL IT HER PRIOR ON PRESENTATION.
YOU WERE, YOU HAD QUESTIONED REGARDING THE NUMBERS, SO YES, SIR.
I'M ALSO DEPENDENT TO MAKE NOTE ON THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATORS WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE.
AND WE TRY, WE DO STICK TO A 15 TO ONE RATIO AT THE ELEMENTARY, SO I HAVE TO SHARE IT UP COMPONENT AS WELL.
AND WE WERE RUNNING SUMMER CAMPS.
THESE NUMBERS DO NOT REFLECT CAMPS AS JUST THE ACADEMIC COMPONENT SOLELY.
SO I'M, I'M NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY.
SO YOU SAID 321 THIRD GRADERS, AND THAT'S A RETENTION YEAR.
HOW MANY ARE RE WERE RETAINED FOR FOUR? YOU SAID FOUR OUT OF THE 3 21.
THAT'S A PRETTY DARN GOOD PERCENTAGE.
I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT IF JUST, JUST FOR ANYBODY WHO, WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, UH, STUDENTS HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN CRITERIA IN ORDER TO, UH, TO, TO MOVE BEYOND THAT RETENTION.
AND SO SOME OF THAT IS, IS A SCORE ON DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS, WHETHER IT'S A 1 77 ON MAP THE, AND A MAVERICK, I READY.
UM, SO MY CO I MEAN, THAT'S FABULOUS.
SO MY QUESTION IS BESIDES THIRD GRADE, HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS SUMMER SCHOOL? LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND, AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS SUCCESSFUL? WHAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU MRS. FREDRICIA AND I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY SOME NUMBERS IN MY HEAD FROM THE AMOUNT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
I DID NUDITY COURSES THAT WE HAD INSTITUTED.
UM, I HAD 186 STUDENTS WHO WERE ABLE TO MOVE UP TO THE NEXT RESPECTIVE GRADE LEVEL OF HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAD 12 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS MEET GRADUATION CRITERIA.
THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT I LOOKED CLOSE AT FOR THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE AT A HIGH SCHOOL COMPONENT TO AVOID DROPOUTS.
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SO I STRONGLY FEEL THAT OUR INTERVENTION OF SUMMER PROGRAMS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING EITHER THROUGH WEST OR GENERAL FUNDING REALLY DOES GIVE A STRONG SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS.YES, MA'AM UH, JUST A PROCESS QUESTION AND ENTER IN TERMS OF I'M GLAD GOT ALREADY BROUGHT THAT UP.
UM, SO WITH, WITH THE THIRD ONE, THE THIRD GRADE COMPONENT COMPONENT, SO DO DUE TO COVERT, THEY STILL HAD TO HAVE A CERTAIN SCORE TO PASS.
SO THERE, SO EVEN DURING COVID, THERE WAS A PASS OR FAIL.
SO THE ANSWER TO THAT IS MR. SMITH, THAT IS A REQUIREMENT BY STATE.
SO WITH COVID ITSELF, THEY DID HAVE A WHOLE HARM WAS COMPONENT FOR ONE YEAR.
UM, THAT WAS REMOVED SOME TIME AGO.
WE ARE AT A POSITION THAT WE ARE HOLDING OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS TO TEACHING AND LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO THERE WAS ONE FOR ONE YEAR, BUT AFTER THAT GO, YES, SIR.
I WILL TURN THE PAGE WITH THAT, MR. FALLON, IF YOU WILL COME ON DOWN AND JOIN ME AND, UM, MRS. CUSHION, BARRY, IF YOU COULD BRING UP THE WORD DOCUMENT, THANK YOU.
THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SUMMARY OF OUR ATSI IN PRIORITY SCHOOLS.
AS MRS. CUSHION, BARRY HAS PAUSED ON PAGE TWO.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO GO TO PAGE THREE OF THE DOCUMENT AND RECOGNIZE ON THAT FINAL PARAGRAPH.
IT IS MY DISCLAIMER FROM THE STATE SHARING THAT WE ARE EXPECTING A NEW LIST COMING OUT FALL OF 2022.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OUR STANDARDIZED DATA IS VOTE.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME IN PLACE.
SO THE DATA AND MR. FALLON WILL WE SHARE MORE INFORMATION WITH THAT WILL BE BASICALLY IT'S DEAD, DEAD.
I HATE TO PUT IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
IT'LL BE SPRING MAP DATA THAT YOU'LL SEE, WHICH IS PROJECTION DATA PRIOR TO THE STANDARDIZED TESTING OF LAST SPRING OF 2022.
IF WE TURN THE PAGE TO PAGE FOUR, THIS IS JUST A QUICK NOTE OF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE GOALS, OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR MID YEAR.
I DO WANT TO SLIDE IN THAT THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED.
OUR GOALS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU FOR THE DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN WERE APPROVED LAST WEEK BY THE STATE PAGE FIVE, WE START WITH BUFORD ELEMENTARY.
I WILL NOT GO THROUGH TO READING.
I JUST WANT TO DO SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTING FOR EACH OF YOU.
MAYBE YOU LOOK AT THE POINTS OF SUCCESS, KEY TO THE WORK AT BUFORD ELEMENTARY OR THE INTERVENTIONISTS AND SUPPORT FOR MTSS OR MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN READING AND MATH.
I THINK WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE FIVE AND I HAVE A COUNTDOWN TO WHICH BULLET NUMBERS TWO, SIX, AND SEVEN EUCLID ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ATSI SCHOOL SUBJECT TO YOUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS WE'VE REPORTED ON THIS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES ON FOCUS INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES WITH THE UTILIZATION I READY, WHICH IS A DISTRICT-WIDE READING PROGRAM.
ORIGINALLY, WE UTILIZE IT WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND WE WENT DISTRICT WIDE TO BE TWO YEARS THIS ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.
IF WE LOOK AT THE GROWTH INITIATIVES, ENERGY IS BEING PLACED INTO NUMERACY COACHES, COACHES WORKING WITH TEACHERS BUILDING CAPACITY.
AS WE TURN THE PAGE TO PAGE SIX, THE SCHOOL IS ALSO FOCUSING ON HANDS ON MATH MANIPULATIVES, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF ART IN BASIC CURRICULUM.
AS MANY OF, YOU KNOW, AS ABC SCHOOLS, THE FOCUS ON COMPUTER LITERACY THROUGH OUR D DIA GRANT, WHICH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WE HAVE FOCUS ON WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AND INTEGRATION OF BRAIN BOOST IS AS SOME OF YOU WERE IN THE CLASS WHO RECOGNIZED IT WAS USED WITH GIFTED AND TALENTED IS BEING USED ACROSS THE BOARD.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS WITH THAT MR. FALLON WOULD BE LIKE TO COME DOWN GOOD EVENING.
STRATUS MENTIONED, IT IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW THIS EVENING.
SO I WILL GO OVER THIS DATA CHART.
UH, SO EVERYONE ON, CAN MR. FALLON SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE CAN HEAR HIM.
SO, UH, THIS EVENING, UM, WALKED THROUGH THIS DATA FOR BUFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND THEN, UH, THE REST IS THE SAME.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE SPECIFIC DATA AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, UH, WE CAN ANSWER THEM THEN.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS IS DATA THAT WAS FROM SPRING 2022.
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DATA.IT'S GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT.
UH, YOU'VE HEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAVING GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE, TOOK THE ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS NOT THE ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT TESTING IS DONE.
THE DATA IS IN ITS UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL OCTOBER 15TH.
UH, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL COME BACK, WE WILL PRESENT THAT AGAIN.
SHAD SAID, WE ARE LOOKING AT A NEW CROP OR A NEW IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY LISTS, CSI TSI ATSI.
THERE ARE SIX ATSI SCHOOLS, UH, BUFORD ELEMENTARY, AS MENTIONED AS A, AS AN ATSI SCHOOL.
ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS THAT ARE PRESENTED THIS EVENING ARE AN ATSI FOR THE SCHOOL SUBGROUP OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO PRIORITY SCHOOLS ARE HILTON HEAD ISLAND, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WELBORN'S MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THOSE ARE PRIORITY SCHOOLS BASED ON THE OVERALL SCORE OF THE S OF THE SCHOOL, NOT A SPECIFIC SUBGROUP OR A SPECIFIC CATEGORY.
SO FOR EASE OF UNDERSTANDING THE, THAT THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, IF WE START WITH SCHOOL NAME THAT IS COLUMN ONE, UH, WE'LL GO OVER TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC COLUMN TWO, AND THEN MATHEMATICS IS THAT'D BE COLUMNS 3, 4, 5, UH, READING COLUMNS 6, 7, 8.
SO IF WE DO A QUICK COMPARISON TO COLUMN THREE TO COLUMN FIVE, THE FALL TO THE SPRING FOR MATHEMATICS, WE CAN SEE AT BUFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UM, THE STUDENTS GREW FROM 33.3% PROJECTED PROFICIENCY TO 38.8%, UH, EX UH, EX EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEEDS.
UH, SO WE TOOK THAT GROUP GROUP.
UH, WE SEE THE SAME, UH, FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS.
THEY GREW AS A SUBGROUP OR HISPANIC SUB SUBGROUP DECLINED, UH, MARGINALLY.
WE ALSO SEE INCREASES FOR OUR CAUCASIAN AND OUR STUDENTS IN POVERTY.
AND WE SO SEE NO OVERALL CHANGE FOR OUR ELL STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY.
SO THAT'S THE ELA COMPONENT OR SORRY, MATHEMATICS NOW FOR ELA.
UH, WE SEE, UH, JUST FOR ELA, UM, WE SEE FOUR AREAS OF GROWTH.
WE SEE THE ALL STUDENTS WE SEE AFRICAN-AMERICANS, WE SEE THE HISPANIC SUBGROUP AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS IN POVERTY.
WHEN WE SEE LITTLE, UH, SLIGHT REGRESSIONS, UH, WHEN WE DO LOOK AT, UM, CAUCASIAN STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH NO CHANGE, UH, FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR ML STUDENTS.
SO ALL THE DATA TABLES ARE BUILT THAT SAME WAY.
SO YOU CAN QUICKLY COMPARE EITHER COLUMN THREE, FIVE, OR SIX EIGHT TO SEE IF THERE'S A TREND OVER ALL OF IMPROVEMENT ON PROJECTED PROFICIENCY.
AGAIN, BASED ON NWA MAP, NOT THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENTS.
IT'S THE NEXT SCHOOL THAT IT SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU IS BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LOUIS IS OUR PRINCIPAL AND JUST SOME QUICK REVIEW, UM, POINTS OF SUCCESS.
MASTER TEACHER ACQUIRED THIS PAST OCTOBER.
UM, BROADWAY ELEMENTARY IS ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN A UVA PARTNERSHIP.
YOU'LL BE HEARING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT COMING FORWARD IN A PRESENTATION WITH MYSELF AND MS. MS. MONA, LISA LISA DICKSON.
AND IF WE LOOK DOWN TO THE GROWTH INITIATIVES, UM, IS PRINCIPAL CONSTANTS RECOGNIZES A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL IS NECESSARY.
SHE'S CONTINUING TO USE A SCHOLASTIC LITERACY UTILIZING DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION.
SHE'S SEEKING TO CONTINUE WITH INSTRUCTIONAL ALIGNMENT AND STANDARDS BASED INSTRUCTION AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING ALSO WITH PALM PALM METAL LITERACY.
AND IF YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM LETTERS IS ONE OF THE ADD-ONS THIS YEAR AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THEY ARE COMPETENT AT THE ALIGNMENT OF THIS SCHOLASTIC PRIMARY CURRICULUM IN WORKING WITH LEE LETTERS.
IF WE GO TO PAGE EIGHT, AGAIN, IT'S JUST A BRIEF DATA UPDATE.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS DATA FROM LAST SPRING.
AND TO TURN THE PAGE, YOU'LL BE AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WHAT A NEW PRINCIPAL IS THIS YEAR, CLINT AUSTIN.
HE SHARING HIS INTEREST AND DEVOTION TO INCREASING REPRESENTATION IN OUR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM, RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS, INCREASING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HIS TEACHERS IN IB, MYP, INSTRUCTIONAL EMPHASIS, UPON MATH, LITERACY AND SCIENCE AND EMPHASIS IN THE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS.
AN INITIATIVE THAT THEY STARTED THIS PAST YEAR WAS WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH THEIR SCHOOL RENEWAL PLAN, THEIR SIC, AND THEY WERE SEEKING TO CONTINUE THAT THIS ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR I'D LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION IN A KUDOS THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE THIS PAST YEAR THEY ALSO HAD SIX ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IT'S IDENTIFIED THERE ON THE FIRST PART OF THAT PAGE.
AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE DATA POINTS.
AND AS WE TURN TO JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY, THE BIG BEGINNING OF THIS PAGE DOES GIVE YOU SOME BRIEF HISTORY THAT I'VE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE PAST OF JOSEPH AS SHANKLIN
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.BUT I'D LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE THIRD PARAGRAPH ON THIS PAGE CENTRAL TO THE SCHOOL'S OUTLOOK IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF BUILDING UPON STUDENT TALENTS.
AND JOE'S AT JOSEPH'S SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY IS AN EXCITING PLACE FOR LEARNING AND LEADING FOR ALL THEIR PRE-K KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.
THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THEIR PRINCIPAL IS RIVERA'S QUOTE.
OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE TALENTS OF OUR STUDENTS ALONGSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SKILLS AT SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. I COULD SHARE.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN ON THAT CAMPUS EARLIER TODAY FOR A FEW CLASSES TO WALK THROUGH.
AND THE COMMENT THAT I SHARED WITH EDUCATORS AS I LEFT THE BUILDING WAS THANK YOU FOR HAVING EDUCATION WITH NOISE, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN IN THE CLASS, YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT.
CHILDREN ENGAGING AND LEARNING AND LAUGHTER IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR THAT.
AND THAT IS A GREAT SIGN ON A CAMPUS.
OUR CHILDREN SHOULD NEED TO BE ENGAGED.
SO I DID WANT TO SHARE THOSE QUICK KUDOS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE POINTS OF SUCCESS, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY WOULD BE APPOINTED, UM, TUTORING LA THIS PAST YEAR.
AND I'LL CONTINUE AT THAT THIS COMING YEAR.
AND ONE OF THE EMPHASIS AT JOSEPH SHANKLIN IS RECOGNIZING WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF INITIATIVES.
LET'S GET DEEPER AND BETTER AT WHAT WE DO.
YOU TURN TO PAGE TWO 12 PAGE TO PAGE 12.
WE WERE AT RECOGNIZED AS WELL.
AND YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE SHORTLY THAT JOSEPH SHANKLIN AND THE LEADERSHIP OF MS. RIVERA, THEY ARE ONE OF OUR UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PARTNERS.
WE IDENTIFY THAT THEY ARE SEEKING TO HAVE A CONTINUED SCHOOL GROWTH IN SECOND AND THIRD GRADE, THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT GROWING MULTILINGUAL POPULATION.
THEY HAVE ADDED A BILINGUAL LIAISON AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, YOU'LL NOTE THERE'S DATA FROM LAST SPRING ON PAGE 13
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE THE QUOTE IN THAT ONE PARAGRAPH WHERE IT SAYS POINTS OF SUCCESS.
THERE IS GREAT ANTICIPATION AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR'S SC READY AND SE PASS TEST RESULTS.
AS THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SCORES BEING RELEASED.
AND THAT'S KUDOS TO THE PAST PRIOR PRINCIPAL, MS. JAMIE PINKY, WHO RETIRED AND TRACY HAD WORKED UNDER HER AND THEY'VE PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTUALLY WORKING TOWARDS BEING REMOVED FROM THE ATSI LISTS.
I'LL TURN THE PAGE TO PAGE 14.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR MAP DATA FROM SPRING, AND WE'LL GO TO THE PRICHARD VILLE ELEMENTARY, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ATSI SCHOOLS, AND YOU'LL SEE SIMILAR PATTERNS INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TUTORS MONITORING DATA IN ORDER TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION, LOOKING AT THE TRENDS.
ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS THAT PRICHARD VILLE ELEMENTARY DIGITAL HIT A LANGUAGE USED BY THEIR PRINCIPAL.
BRENDA BLUE, IS THAT THEY DO A TRIPLE DIP.
IN OTHER WORDS, I MAY NEED SUPPORT IN ONE AREA TO AREA THREE AREAS, AND THEY PROVIDED THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, THIS COMING YEAR, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH A STETSON FRAMEWORK.
FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST AS A QUICK REFRESHER, WE RECOGNIZE THAT STEDSON IS AN INCLUSION MODEL FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY TO BE IN THE MAINSTREAM AND HAVING A CO-TEACHING MODEL THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM WITH A GEN ED EDUCATOR, WE TURN THE PAGE TO PAGE 16.
YOU CAN SEE THEIR PERFORMANCES PAST SPRING, AND I WILL HAVE A SLAMMED POLITELY AT WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY INTEGRATES A LEADER IN ME FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' OPPORTUNITY AT LEARNING SOMEBODY KEYS THIS YEAR.
AND I, I DO HAVE TO SHARE IS THAT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED OPENING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
HAVING A FULL STAFF MEANS WHAT GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF OUR STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ACADEMICS.
THEY ARE ONE OF OUR MAGNET SCHOOL OF AMERICA PROGRAM SCHOOLS AS THEIR SISTER SCHOOL, RIGHT NEXT DOOR AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYLE BRANCH ELEMENTARY IS ALSO PART PART OF THE UVA.
AND YOU COULD SEE ON THE FOLLOWING PART OF THE PAGE, SOME OF THE UPDATES AND GROWTH THAT THEY'RE SEEKING FOR THE UP THIS COMING YEAR, THEIR DATA POINTS FROM SPRING, WHICH LEADS US TO WHALE BRANCH, MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, JAMIE ALLEN.
AND I WANT TO GO RIGHT TO THE POINTS OF SUCCESS.
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AND MY WIFE FOR THAT IS WHAT A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS LENDS FOR WHAT AN INCREASE IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING JAMIE'S PRINCIPAL.JAMIE ALLEN WENT ON TO THE CAMPUS.
WHAT AN ATTITUDE OF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A CULTURE, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CLIMATE TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS FOR WANTING TO LEARN.
THAT WAS EVIDENT IN SOME OF THE DATA POINTS THAT SHE HAS SHARED.
WHAT I ALSO FEEL IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND BULLET UNDER 20, 20 TO 2023 SCHOOL INITIATIVES, IT IS THE SCHOOL WHO WAS ASKED, WHAT DID DEVELOPMENT OF A HOUSE SYSTEM WITHIN THE CAMPUS THIS YEAR, WHICH BASICALLY GIVES A STRONG OF A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHEN YOUR TEACHERS ARE ASKING.
AND THE ADMINISTRATORS WORK, WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, UH, WORKING TOGETHER AT LENS FOR WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR RETENTION OF EDUCATORS, STUDENTS BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT JAMIE ADAMS PUTTING ON HER CAMPUS.
THE LAST PAGE OF THIS PRESENTATION HAS THE DATA POINTS FROM SPRING MAP TESTING.
SO, UM, DANIEL, I THINK YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO US EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
SO I APOLOGIZE IF YOU DID LAST YEAR AND I'M ASKING AGAIN, BUT WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE TOO SURPRISED WITH OUR END OF THE YEAR TESTING RESULTS BASED ON THE SPRING MAP RESULTS.
RIGHT? BUT WHAT'S THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN OUR SUMMATIVE EXAMS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND THESE, THIS SPRING ONE ALIGNMENT IS VERY CLOSE, BUT REMEMBER, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LARGER DISC DISCREPANCY WITH ELA.
MATH DOES NOT HAVE A WRITING COMPONENT.
SO THOSE CUT SCORES ARE A LITTLE HIGHER TO OFFSET THE ABSENCE OF A WRITING COMPONENT INSIDE OF NWA.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO THINK THESE ARE GIVEN ROUGHLY A MONTH BEFORE, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A MONTH LEFT OF LEARNING.
SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED ON THE CALENDAR IN ORDER TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO USE THE DATA TOWARDS THE STATE ASSESSMENT.
RIGHT? SO, SO W WE ARE HOPING THAT THESE SPRING, UM, LIKE READING, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MIGHT BE A MINIMUM, LIKE, LIKE WE'RE HOPING THAT, THAT THE SUMMATIVE EXAM, THE IREADY, I MEAN, THE, UM, SE READY AND WHATEVER IS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST AT LEAST WHAT THESE SCORES ARE, RIGHT.
UH, WAIT FOR OCTOBER 15TH TO OVER PRESENT THE DATA.
I HAVE TO WATCH WHAT I SAY CAREFULLY, BUT, UM, NO, THIS IS JUST A PROJECTED PROFICIENCY, RIGHT? OKAY.
THAT'S ALL, THIS IS, THIS IS JUST USED FOR EDUCATORS IN THE CLASSROOM.
IT HAPPENS TO BE A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT THAT WE CAN PRODUCE AND GIVE YOU ANNUALLY.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY FOR EDUCATORS TO USE JUST, UM, YES, IT'S JUST PRODUCTIONS.
AND AGAIN, I THINK I ASKED THIS LAST YEAR, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE AS PART OF THEIR BULLETS, THE USE OF WILSON READING OR ORTON-GILLINGHAM, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THE READING SCORES, THE MAP SPRING READING, I, I, I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S A, YOU CAN MAKE THAT CORRELATION, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT ORTON-GILLINGHAM AND WILSON ARE OUR VERY STRONG PHONETIC WAYS TO TEACH CHILDREN THAT ARE LACKING THOSE SKILLS.
DO WE HAVE PLANS TO INCORPORATE WILSON OR ORTON-GILLINGHAM AND SOME OF OUR OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND CAN WE USE THIS, CAN WE MAKE THIS CORRELATION BETWEEN THESE HIGHER SCORES AND, AND THAT, SO IF I MAY SHOW YOU MY NOTES AND I MEAN, THAT POLITELY, UM, THIS PAST SUMMER WE HAD 68 EDUCATORS TRAINED IN THE AUTHOR GILLINGHAM.
MA'AM ADDITIONAL, UM, HALLWAY CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSON WHO LEADS THAT ON IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS THE CONVERSATION.
HOW IS THAT INCORPORATED INTO SECONDARY SETTINGS? SO THAT IS OUR NEXT GOAL.
WE FEEL THAT WE REALLY HAVE A GREAT REPRESENTATION NOW AT THE ELEMENTARY, UM, HAVE FLOODED THAT DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT HOW TO GET THIS INTO THE SECONDARY SETTING, RECOGNIZING THAT I MAY KNOW ENVIRONMENTAL READING.
SO YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT I CAN'T READ, RIGHT.
I AM BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH BECAUSE I KNOW CERTAIN THINGS, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO AS I, I, BUT I DON'T KNOW READING.
SO THAT WAS A CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY.
WE WERE LOOKING INTO PUTTING A PLAN TOGETHER BECAUSE O G OR WILSON, EITHER ALL
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ONE IS BASED ON SCIENCE OF NEUROLOGY, THE NEURO NEUROSCIENCE, AND THE SCIENCE OF READING, WHERE ONE IS BASED ON MORE READING PRACTICE.UM, WE'D LIKE TO GET MORE OF THAT INTO OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
SO THAT WILL BE OUR INITIATIVE, THIS COMING SUMMER MAP.
YOU'RE NOT CARRYING A, YOU'RE NOT RADIATING THAT YOU'RE DONE.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK ON PAGE 18 FOR WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY UNDER THE, UM, HISPANIC STUDENT LINE.
IT HAS FOR MATHEMATICS FALL, WINTER MAP.
AND THEN THERE'S A PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE.
AND THEN READING, IT'S GOT A PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF ZERO.
IS THAT BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS JUST DIDN'T TAKE IT? NO, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PROJECTED TO BE MEATS OR SEATS ON THE END OF YEAR STATE ASSESSMENT.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SAMPLE SIZE AT EACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CLOSE.
SO I WOULD MATCH THAT IF IT WAS LOW ENOUGH.
UM, BUT IT WAS A VERY SMALL SAMPLE SIZE.
SO A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS, NONE OF THEM BASED ON INDICATE MAP WERE PROJECTED TO BE PROFICIENT ON THE STATE ASSESSMENT IN GRADES FOUR, THREE, AND FOUR.
THEY'RE ALSO ONLY THREE, TWO GRADES UM, FIRST I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO SAY, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING US THIS INFORMATION.
THIS IS VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION.
UM, AS I THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR BEING VERY TRANSPARENT AND BEING HONEST WITH US, UM, BUT WHAT, WHAT MY, WHAT MY QUESTION IS LOOKING AT THESE AND THIS INFORMATION AND PROCESSING IT, THE WHO'S WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND WHEN, UM, SO, UH, I JUST GO TO THE FIRST, I GO TO THE GRAPH RIGHT THERE ON THE, ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF US TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAKES IT I'M, I'M, I'M PROCESSING IT, RIGHT.
BASICALLY THE DEMOGRAPHIC IS EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL.
AND THESE ARE THE, UH, THE, THE, UM, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE FIRST CARMEN IS WHAT, UH, WHAT THEY HAD THE YEAR PRIOR TO THAT.
SO THIS IS ALL JUST A 2122 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE FALL, WHICH IS, UH, LAST YEAR IT WAS GIVEN ROUGHLY IN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL, THEN RIGHT BEFORE WINTER BREAK WAS WINTER AND SPRING WAS RIGHT AROUND RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK.
SO IT WAS THREE DATA POINTS ALL IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR, RIGHT.
TRACKING THE PROJECTED PROFICIENCIES.
RIGHT? UH, WITH THAT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DATA, I AM DISTURBED BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WHEN I LOOKED AT ALL THIS DATA, I LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGES.
UH, ONE THING THAT, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT STICK OUT TO ME IS THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
UH, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE SUFFERING, AND WE HAVE TOO MANY TOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT TO HAVE THESE NUMBERS.
UM, WE JUST ALSO, YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT BE, SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY THIS IS OFF, BUT WE JUST GAVE THE, WE, WE JUST GET THE T AT THE TEACHERS IN THE SENATE TO CHANGE THESE NUMBERS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE NUMBERS CHANGES BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY, VERY ALARMING.
I MEAN, I SEE SOMETHING THAT SOME SCHOOLS WHERE THERE, WHERE THE PERCENTILES CHANGE, BUT DO I LOOK AT THE Y WHEN I LOOK AT THE, THE WHOLE TOTAL PICTURE OF WHAT THESE NUMBERS REFLECT, THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD IN TERMS OF OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE AFRICA, PRODUCT OF A BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT, A WHILE AGO, AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISPANIC.
I LOOK AT OUR PROVINCE, WE'LL GET WHITE ESL KIDS.
AND ALL OF THESE, I'VE NOT SEEN HER PROBABLY EXCEPT FOR ONE, I BELIEVE, UNLESS RED CEDAR.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS THE, THE, THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD OR THE, THE, UM, THE RECIPE HAS MAMA SAID THE RECIPE TO GET THIS DONE.
BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS THIS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO AS BOARD MEMBERS, UH, SOME OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE, I'M LOOKING FOR THESE NUMBERS TO COME UP.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN STREET DISTRIBUTOR.
SO MR. SMITH, YOU ACTUALLY TURNED THE PAGE TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, BECAUSE WHAT ARE THE TOOLS
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OF TRADE? THERE ARE TWO TOOLS, BUT WHAT ARE THE TOOLS YOU UTILIZE TO INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, ACTUALLY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LEADERSHIP AND THE EDUCATORS.SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPPORTUNITY, MAY I TURN TO PAGE TWO, OUR FINAL PRESENTATION.
SO AS WE CLOSE ON THE ATSI AND PRIORITY SCHOOL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING A SUMMARY WITH MONA LISA DIXON, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION WITH YOU.
WE WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTIVE WORK BEING CONDUCTED WITH THE DISTRICT AT SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
THIS PARTNERSHIP AMONGST US, GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LEADERSHIP AMONGST OUR SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY OF THE ADMINISTRATORS, BUT OUR EDUCATORS.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, THEIR PARTNERSHIP FOR LEADERS IN EDUCATION.
AS WE REFER TO UVA, PLE THAT'S, OUR ACRONYM COMBINES THE MOST INNOVATIVE THINKING IN BUSINESS AND EDUCATION TO BETTER SERVE SCHOOLS.
THESE WORLD-CLASS ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES, EDUCATION LEADERS TO CULTIVATE SYSTEMATIC CHANGE IN TURN, TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND YIELDING, REMARKABLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK MS. MONA LISA DICKSON TO COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM, SAYS I VIEW TO PRAY.
THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION, MS. MONA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CLOSE A PRESENTATION.
OUR FIRST SLIDE IS A UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AT DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
YEAR ONE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, IT WAS AT THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CORE CHANGE TEAM.
THAT WAS A COMBINATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
WE STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2021.
WE CONTINUED IN NOVEMBER, WHERE THERE WAS A SHEPHERD'S TRAINING AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS TRAINING IN JANUARY OF 2022, THERE WAS A CORE TEAM TRAINING MARCH OF 22 CORE TEAM TRAINING WITH PRINCIPAL MEETINGS JUNE.
WE CONTINUED SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE WORKED AND DEVELOPED A PRESENTATION UNDER 90 DAY PLANS.
YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION COMING FORWARD.
THOSE 90 DAY PLANS WERE PRESENTED AMONGST EACH PRINCIPAL, AUGUST 1ST AND TO A TEAM OF DISTRICT PERSONNEL ON AUGUST 4TH.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE TO GIVE YOU AN UP, I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU, MRS. CUSHION, MARY, THIS LIFE SHARES WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND, MISSION AND VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IT'S WORK.
AND IT HELPS TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE WHY THAT WE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM.
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE BASICALLY IS A COMPOSITE OF THE WORDS THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA OR THE PLA PROGRAM HAS IN THEIR BELIEF SYSTEMS. THE SLIDE IN INDUSTRY ILLUSTRATES A COMPOSITES OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LEADERS IN EDUCATION'S BELIEFS.
IT CENTERS AROUND SCHOOL LEADERS SYSTEMS AND ALL OUR CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE.
THIS SLIDE IS CENTRAL TO THE WORK AND SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION, AND ISN'T COMPRESSES THREE PILLARS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS, OUR PARTNERS, AND OUR CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SCHOOLS IN TANGENT, HOLD ONE, ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SUPPORT OF STUDENT LEARNING.
AND THE RESULTS ARE A PART OF WHAT WE SEEK THE FIDO MOTTO IS THAT ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THE CORE TEAM.
THOSE ARE MEMBERS OF DISTRICT PERSONNEL.
YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT SHORTLY AND PRINCIPLE FOUR PRACTICES TO ADVANCE CORE CHANGING INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS A COHERENCE MODEL SLIDE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED SUMMER INSTITUTE HEARD ART, DR.
RODRIGUEZ SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ON COHERENCE.
THE UVA PLE MODEL IS ALIGNED TO THE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY DOING, AND AT OUR CORE WORK, AND THE PARTNERSHIP BUILDS UPON THE COHERENCE FRAMEWORK.
RODRIGUEZ AT SUMMER INSTITUTE, THE ZEROS, THEY ZERO IN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH PARTICIPANT SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICES TO INCREASE STUDENT LEARNING WITH THAT.
THE NEXT SLIDE WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU, THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE WITH BUFORD COUNTY IN OUR CORE CHANGE TEAM, MS. MONA, LISA DIXON, PLEASE.
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SLIDE TAKES YOU TO THE TRANSITION OF THE WORK FROM UVA TO BUFORD COUNTY CORE TEAM AND THE SCHOOL CHANGE TEAM PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS OF TEAM GOAL.WE SAY WE ARE THE GOLD TEAM BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO STAND FOR THE STANDARD OF GOLD.
NIKIA CAMPBELL, MELISSA MURRAY, NICHOLAS FLOWERS, KAREN MCKINSEY, AND MYSELF, OUR FAB FOUR SCHOOL, JAMIE ALLEN OF, UH, PRINCIPAL OF WELL BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL, MARVIN NEAL PRINCIPAL OF WELL BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ELIZABETH WE'RE VERA.
WE CALL HER LIZ OF JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MS. CONSTANT GOOD WINE LEWIS OF BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, WE LOOKED AT A PURPOSE COMING TOGETHER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXECUTING WHAT WE WERE GOING TO GIVE ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DELIVERED BY A SKILLED AND CARING AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING ADULT.
ANOTHER THING THAT OUR TEAM, UM, WE HAD TO DO, UH, ALONG WITH ALIGN WITH OUR PRINCIPLES IS THAT WE HAD TO COME UP WITH THE DESIRED OUTCOMES.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE DESIRED OUTCOMES ARE ALIGNED WITH EACH SCHOOL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXECUTING.
BEFORE WE CAN ASK OUR SCHOOLS TO DO ANYTHING.
WE, AS A DISTRICT, HAVE TO HAVE OUR MISSION, OUR VISION, OUR BELIEFS, AND ALSO OUR THINGS THAT WE WANT SCHOOLS TO DO IN LINE.
SO WE HAVE TO BE ALIGNED IF WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO BE ALIGNED.
SO THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY HELPED US AS A CORE CHANGE TEAM TO SEE THAT OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES NEED TO BE AND HAVE TO BE ALIGNED TO OUR SCHOOLS.
THIS MODEL DEMONSTRATES HOW WE AS A DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS WILL SUPPORT, MONITOR, ENGAGE, AND PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL FEEDBACK FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS. EACH SCHOOL STRATEGICALLY USES DATA TO INTENTIONALLY ADDRESS INSTRUCTION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE, AND CULTURE.
MS. CHRISTIAN BARRETT HERE, YOU WILL SEE ON THIS SLIDE, IT TALKS ABOUT TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS AND EDUCATION INDIVIDUALLY.
WE ARE A DROP, BUT TOGETHER WE ARE OCEAN.
AND HERE YOU SEE MY, UM, STATEMENT AUTHENTIC BY QUOTE, THAT TALKS ABOUT UVA.
PLE IS A WAY OF ALIGNING SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SCHOOLS, IN ORDER TO COLLABORATE AND CO-CREATE TRANSFORMATIONAL STRATEGIES TO MOVE SCHOOLS, NOT JUST FOR ONE, NOT JUST FOR TWO, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO.
AND NOW YOU WILL SEE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE QUOTES FROM, UH, FROM OUR PRINCIPALS SHOWING THEIR AUTHENTIC VOICES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT PRINCIPAL, JAMIE ALLEN SAYS ABOUT UVA.
IT'S MIND SHIFTING EXPERIENCE, TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE, EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE.
I LOVE THE WAY THE BUSINESS MODEL IS APPLIED TO EDUCATION, FEED THE ELEPHANT RIDER AND SET THE PATH.
WE ALL HAD TO READ THE BOOK SWITCH.
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM.
FEED THE ELEPHANT AND THE RIDER, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT I ATTENDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WAS EXCEPTIONAL.
HAVING SUCH AN ALL INCLUSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH THE OTHER BC AS THE PRINCIPALS AND DISTRICTS OFFICE STAFF WAS VERY BENEFICIAL.
I LEFT THE WEEK WITH STRATEGIES, TOOLS, AND THE BELIEF THAT JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY IS ON THE VERGE OF A TRANSFORMATION.
I AM ENERGIZED AND EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT MY 90 DAY PLAN AND LEARN EVEN MORE IN THE NECK, THE NEAR FUTURE THAT'S LIZ RIVERA FROM JOSEPH SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MARVIN NEIL TELLS US THAT MY EXPERIENCE THAT UVA WAS AMAZING.
THE CASE STUDIES ALLOWED ME TO LOOK AT THE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH MY STAFF AND THE DISTRICT CORE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE AT WELL BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE FOCUSING ON AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND ENSURING EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND CONSTANT GOOD WINE LEWIS WRAPS IT UP FOR US IN ORDER TO REACH OPTIMAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
OUR SYSTEMS CAN NOT WORK IN SILOS.
SO YOU AS A BOARD, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, ALL OF US AT THE DISTRICT AND OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO COLLABORATE AND CO-CREATE, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS MOVE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MS. DIXON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I AM GOING TO THROW THIS MICROPHONE THROUGH
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THE WINDOW AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CAN HEAR, BUT IT IS LIKE THERE'S ANOTHER MEETING GOING ON RIGHT NEXT TO ME.UM, SO THANK YOU, MS. DIXON AND MISS, UH, DR.
SPEAKING OF EXISTENCE, LIKE YOU.
UM, SO I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR BOTH OF YOU AND FOR THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I'M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD AS WELL.
BUT I WAS LOOKING AT THE TSI WHERE HILTON HEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS 1% OF ITS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, MEETING, OR EXCEEDING, AND WE HAVE 388 HISPANIC STUDENTS.
SO THAT MEANS THERE ARE ROUGHLY 385 STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT MEETING EXCEEDING.
WHY ARE WE ONLY DOING FOUR SCHOOLS? AND WHY CAN'T, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO FOUR SCHOOLS, WHY CAN'T WE SPREAD IT OUT A LITTLE BIT? I MEAN, WE'RE DOING FOUR SCHOOLS IN ONE GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND I DON'T BEGRUDGE THOSE SCHOOLS.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT A BOARD MEMBERS GOT TO DO TO GET SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS FOR HER CONSTITUENT STUDENTS.
SO IT, NUMBER ONE, MRS. BOAT, READY TO SHARE AGAIN, THE DATA IS FROM SPRING.
IT'S NOT THE SC READY DATA, NOR IS IT ACCESS DATA.
SO THAT INFORMATION WON'T COME OUT UNTIL, UM, OCTOBER.
I, I, I CAN, I CAN FEEL THE PASSION CONVERSATION WOULD MISS WITH MONA AND SUPERINTENDENT.
THIS IS PHASE ONE, RIGHT? OUR FIRST GOAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE AT OUR WORK BEFORE WE TAKE ON TOO MUCH, WE WANT TO BE EFFECTIVE AT OUR WORK.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER PHASE.
AND ADD-ON, SO I CAN'T SAY WHO'S ON THE AD-ON, BUT I COULD SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH THE POOR SCHOOLS ARE BAD FOR OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE ANOTHER PHASE MAP.
UH, AND, AND I KNOW, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DUPLICATE THE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE MEDICAL THING SOUTH OF THE BROAD, I MEAN, THIS IS ALL IN THE WORKS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT WHAT I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THERE'S A TRIAGE.
WE WERE BASICALLY, WE'VE GOT FOUR SCHOOLS AND WE PUT THEM ALL IN RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
SO WHY CAN'T WE GO TO DIFFERENT AREAS BECAUSE WHAT IF IT WORKS IN WHALE BRANCH AND JOSEPH'S SHANKLIN, BUT WE NEED A DIFFERENT APPROACH AT MAY RIVER SCHOOLS.
AND WE NEED A DIFFERENT APPROACH AT HILTON HEAD SCHOOLS.
WE'RE TRYING OUT A PROGRAM ON, IN ONE SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND WE REPRESENT A BIG DISTRICT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT MORE IS COMING.
I APPRECIATE THAT MORE'S COMING EIGHT, 20 MONTHS IN.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ELSE YET, SO I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, OPTIMISTIC.
UM, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN WE ROLL OUT THESE PROGRAMS, IT'S ALL KIND OF IN ONE AREA.
AND WE'RE JUST NOT SORT OF LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT AND SPREADING THAT OUT MORE BECAUSE I THINK AT 1% MEETS OR EXCEEDS IN A STUDENT POPULATION, IT W IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE PATIENT IS CRITICAL.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE CAN WAIT TO ROLL INTO PHASE TWO IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME PERIL THERE FOR MY CONSTITUENTS SCHOOLS TO NOT HAVE THAT UNTIL SOME DATE IN THE FUTURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE COMPONENTS WHERE I WOULD SAY FIRST, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT REALLY A PROGRAM.
I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS A PROGRAM PER SE.
BUT, BUT THIS IS, UH, THIS IS DIRECTING AND LEADING TRANSFORMATION WORK IN, IN, IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE IN ONE SECTION IS THAT YOU'RE PREPPING AND BUILDING THAT WHOLE TRANSFORMATION FROM AN ELEMENTARY AND THE MIDDLE IN THAT, IN THAT PIPELINE THERE, RIGHT? UNTIL THAT WAS A ONE ADVANTAGE ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR, THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT WHAT WE, WHAT WE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY WE IMPLEMENT IN OTHER PLACES, IT, IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PROGRAM, RIGHT? SO, SO IT'S, IT'S TRANSFORMATION WORK.
AND TO DO THAT TRANSFORMATION WORK, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BENEFIT YOU TO GO SEE IT, NOT AT THE SCHOOL, BUT TO GO TO UVA WHEN THEY GO ONE TIME AND SEE WHAT IT IS.
CAUSE IT IS, IT IS NOT A PROGRAM, RIGHT? SO IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST TAKE AND PLOP, RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONDITION SET, UH, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, IT'S AN, IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE THE DISTRICT TEAM PREPPED ON THIS WORK AND, AND, AND GROW IN THIS WORK ITSELF BECAUSE THIS HASN'T BEEN DONE HERE.
SO YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO PREP FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T RIGHT, THEN YOU HAVE SOME SUPPOSED TRANSFORMATION WORK TRYING TO TAKE ROOT IN A SCHOOL, BUT NOTHING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO SUPPORT THAT TRANSFORMATION, WORK AND INITIATIVE AND BUILD SUSTAINABILITY AND LONGEVITY.
AND WHEN YOU PREP AND YOU TRAIN THE DISTRICT TEAM, ALONG THOSE LINES, THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY GET OUT OF THOSE EXPERIENCES
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THAT THEY CAN TAKE BACK AND APPLY IN SOME OTHER PLACES, UH, ALONG THE JOURNEY AS WELL.RIGHT? SO, UH, SO THOSE ARE, THAT'S PART OF IT, RIGHT? SO YOU START, YOU START WITH A GROUP, YOU PREP, YOU GROW YOUR TEAM IN TERMS OF THIS TRANSFORMATION WORK YOU DEVELOP AND YOU EXPAND.
AND I AGREE, AND I JUST, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH MORE TIME, BUT I GUESS ALL THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING, NOTHING IS BEING PILOTED OR ROLLED OUT IN HILTON HEAD.
WE'RE LUCKY IF WE CAN GET ONE IN BLUFFTON AND THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT IT FROM LIKE MORE OF A MEDICAL BACKGROUND, YOU CAN'T TRY AND SAY, THIS WORKS FOR THIS GROUP, AND NOW IT'S MUST WORK FOR THE WHOLE GROUP.
I JUST THINK, AS WE'RE TRYING THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND WE'RE PILOTING ALL THESE THINGS AND WE'RE WORKING TO BRING UP ACHIEVEMENT, WE NEED TO SPREAD IT OUT AND TRY THEM IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR DISTRICT.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY IN ADDITION IS, IS THIS RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN MR. SMITH COMMENT, UH, EARLIER, RIGHT? LET ME JUST SAY THIS.
DRIVING INSTRUCTION AND MOVING KIDS FORWARD IS NOT EASY WORK.
AND TO THINK THAT YOU TAKE SOMETHING, YOU APPLY IT, YOU PLOP IT HERE, YOU APPLY IT.
YOU PROPER HERE AND YOU APPLY IT AND IT, AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP CAPACITY ALL OVER THE PLACE, ALONG THE WAY, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR TEAMS GET, THAT OUR TEACHERS IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS GET THINGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER INSTITUTE.
THAT'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SOME OF THAT GROUNDED IN THE VERY WORK OF, OF UVA'S, UH, PLE WORK, RIGHT? SO IT IS SPREAD IN TERMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAPACITY BUILDING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EDUCATORS IN THIS ROOM WHO WORKED FOR YEARS, WHO DEDICATED CAREERS TO MOVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
AND THEY CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN MOVE, WHEN ACHIEVEMENT MOVES, IT MOVES 1, 2, 3 POINTS.
WHEN YOU SEE A FIVE-POINT MOVE, RIGHT.
CELEBRATE IT LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS, RIGHT.
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT TYPICAL, RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT TYPICAL WHEN YOU SEE TWO POINTS OR WHEN YOU SEE THREE POINTS IN OVERALL SCHOOL MOVEMENT, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.
AND, AND IN THIS WORK, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING CAPACITY ACROSS THE SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO GET IT, THERE, YOU START AT ONE PLACE, YOU DEVELOP, YOU LEARN, YOU APPLY, YOU BUILD CAPACITY AROUND IT, AND YOU, AND YOU CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, THE WORD ESCAPES ME NOW, BUT YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND SPREAD THAT, THAT TYPE OF WORK, UH, ALONG THE JOURNEY.
BUT IT IS, UH, IT IS A LONG PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, IT IS A LONG PROCESS.
IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A QUICK THING.
SO LET'S GET IT STARTED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT.
OH, I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. SMITH, UM, IN TERMS OF EVEN MY COMMENTS AND, AND TO, UH, JUST TO, UH, ADDRESS WHAT MS.
I THINK HONESTLY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT IN LINE WITH THIS PROGRAM THAT WE, THAT SHOULDN'T BE POSSIBLY BOUGHT TOO, THAT, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE THAT I HAVE, THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE CONCERN AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY HAS BOUGHT TO BE AS WELL.
UM, AND IN TERMS OF ALSO OUR EXPERIENCE, OUR BEST BRIGHTEST AND SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY MIGHT TAKE OFFENSE, BUT PLEASE DON'T MY, MY, MY POINT IS THAT THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SHIFT.
WHAT'S THE WORD WE HAVE TO SHIFT, NOT REALLY TOOLS WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO SHIFT OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST PEOPLE TO CRISIS AREAS.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE YEAH, THESE SCHOOLS MAY BE DOWN AND YOU HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE BEING UP.
SO WE NEED OUR EXPERIENCE AND OUR BRIGHTEST STAFF, TEACHERS, OR STAFF TO BE GOING TO THESE LOWER, THESE LOWER SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE THAT GOOD.
THESE NUMBERS ARE WHERE THEY ARE THEN, THEN SOME OF THEM NEED TO SHIFT TOO, SO THAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW HOW TO TEACH THE OPPOSITE.
THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE VERSUS A NEWLY TEACHER OR A YOUNGER TEACHER COMING IN A CLASS MAY HAVE.
SO I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS, THAT'S WHAT DATA TEACHERS AS WELL, THAT'S JUST NOT A WILLIAM SMITH THING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO SHIFT REVENUE LACKING ON HILTON HEAD, OR YOU'D LIKE IT ON IT ON THIS SIDE BECAUSE OF THE RESTAURANTS, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BROCK AND, AND, AND, AND TEACH WHERE YOU, WHEREVER, WHEREVER
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WE NEED TO OFFER MORE MONEY THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AS WELL NOT TO SAY THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT AS WELL.AND MY LAST THING IS THIS, YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? WE CAN BE.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ASKED EVERYONE I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO, TO THIS, TO THIS HAPPENING BY NO POINT OF, UH, MY SCRATCH OF MY IMAGINATION.
WHAT YOU SAID IS NOT BECAUSE YOU WERE PASSIONATE AND YOU'VE MET WHAT YOU SAID.
BUT NOW I JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE, I HAVE CONSTITUENT, I HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR RESULTS, AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT DO STAFF NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BESIDES SOME OF THESE MOVES OR WHATEVER ELSE IT'S FUNDING, WHAT IS IT? SO MR. SMITH, TO GIVE YOU A DIRECT ANSWER RIGHT NOW WOULD NOT BE FAIR IN WHAT I THINK WOULD ONLY BE PROPERTY TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS, NO DIFFERENT THAN WE DID WITH FACILITIES, AS YOU WOULD DO IN PREPARATION FOR A CONVERSATION, WHAT DOES OUR DISTRICT NEED? BUT WHAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IS WORKING WITH FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND LOOKING, AND I WILL SHARE, WE HAVE A FOLLOW-UP ON SR COMING UP, BUT OUR POINT PERSON IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS IS RATHER ASTUTE AND VERY SHARP PENCILED, ALL RIGHT.
AND MAKING SURE THAT SHE KNOWS WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN ADVANCE SO THAT WE COULD WORK AND CONTINUE THIS WORK.
SO AGAIN, I CAN'T GIVE YOU A DIRECT ANSWER.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF US MAYBE BEING COLLABORATIVE WITH OUR DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND ACTUALLY THE INPUT FROM EACH OF YOU TO HEAR YOUR PASSION REGARDING THIS.
AND JUST IN CLOSING, JUST TO SUM UP, MY, MY, MY COMMENTS IS TO, UH, MY QUESTION IS NOW I'M JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THIS WHEN I'M, WHEN I SAY THIS, I AM JUST REQUESTING THAT ALL STUDENTS, NOT JUST ONE, BUT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT, THAT ALL WE'RE MOVING ON, WE'RE MOVING THEM ALL.
THAT IS MY ONLY, THAT'S MY ONLY POINT AND TALKING ABOUT MOVING OTHER, MOVING TEACHERS SWUNG OUR STRONGER TEACHERS, BECAUSE I THINK ALL STUDENTS SHOULD GET A GREAT LEVEL OF ACADEMIC AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE EDUCATION.
AND I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH, WITH WHAT MRS. NEIL SAID, EVERYONE ENSURE EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE STUDENTS AS A BOARD MEMBER.
I'M TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE BOARD, TO THE PRESENTERS IN DR.
I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE PRESENTING AND WHAT THEIR DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING IN.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STOP.
I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING AT A PROGRAM AND, AND LOOKING AT THE, THE POSSIBLE AIRWAY THAT W IT WILL WORK BEST AND, AND TRY AND DEVELOP A CULTURE IN THAT AREA AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS FOR THE SPECIFICS OF THAT AREA.
UNLESS YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE CRITICAL, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT NUMBERS BECAUSE THIS THING THAT THEY'RE PRESENTING, IT'S NOT EVEN GONNA PRESENT ANY NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, LET'S TALKING ABOUT, LET'S DEVELOP A CULTURE WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING, WHERE WE CAN GENERATE THE CHANGES.
AND IT'S AN AREA THAT THEY'RE WORKING IN THAT THAT'S BASICALLY, IF I WAS PICKY FROM A STANDPOINT OF BOIL, I KNOW OF BUFORD COUNTY, I WOULD PICK THAT AREA TO PRESENT THAT PROGRAM, NOT HILTON HEAD PER SE.
WHY? BECAUSE HILTON HEAD IS IN TREMENDOUS FLUX ALL THE TIME.
NOW, HILTON HEAD WENT FROM THE 1980S TO BEING A MAJORITY COLOR CULTURE, UH, AREA IN SCHOOLS TO NOW A LARGE COMPONENT, THAT'S THAT, AND THAT'S BEEN CHANGING AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING TO THAT AREA THAT REQUIRES A CONSISTENT CULTURE.
IT'S DIFFICULT, AND THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES A CONSISTENT CULTURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE WE START LOOKING FOR RESULTS HERE AND THERE.
AND I'M NOT SURE WE GOT THAT KIND OF SKILL SET TO, TO ANALYZE WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO THAT DEGREE.
THEY'RE PRESENTING SOMETHING AND SAYING, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT.
THERE AREN'T ANY NUMBERS RELATIVE TO THIS.
I THINK YOU SUMMED THAT UP BEAUTIFULLY, RIGHT? REALLY? I WAS, AS ELOQUENT IS A MUCH MORE ELOQUENT THAN I COULD HAVE BEEN.
NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT IS, UH, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
UH, SO YOU HAVE AN ESTER UPDATE THERE.
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CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.UM, YOU HAVE A FOR YOU THE REPORT, UM, THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST, UH, YEAR, I GUESS, STARTED LAST JULY.
AND, UM, THESE EXPENSES ARE, AS THE END OF JULY, DID NOT PRESENT IN, UM, THE JULY MEETING.
AND, UM, BUT YOU SEE A TOTAL OF WHAT WAS SPENT IN JUNE AND JULY ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, THE AIR OF WHAT WAS EXPENDED IN THOSE AREAS.
AND YOU CAN SEE, THEY TALKED ABOUT EARLIER SUMMER SCHOOL AND THE NUMBERS THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WERE EXPENDED IN SUMMER SCHOOL.
UM, IN BOTH GRANTS, THERE'S STILL A FEW THINGS THAT COME BACK, COME IN, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TWO MORE YEARS OF SUMMER SCHOOL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND THROUGH OUR GRANTS.
WE HAVE, UM, NEXT F Y 23 SUMMER SCHOOL AND THE F Y 24 SUMMER SCHOOL.
BUT, UM, I'M ABLE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE SO, UM, I KNOW THAT I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, AND I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE PLAN WAS.
WHAT IS THE PLAN TO BRING FORWARD ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS, TO THE BOARD? BECAUSE AS I LOOK THROUGH IT, I SEE DIFFERENT AREAS OF EXPENDITURES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN, OR EXCUSE ME, ALLOCATIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN EXPENDED YET.
UM, AND SOME THAT ARE WITHIN A 14 MONTH PERIOD THAT HAVE TO DO WITH STAFFING.
AND SO I, MY CRYSTAL BALL TELLS ME THAT'S LIKELY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, OR MAYBE NOT TO THE FULL EXTENT THAT WE'D LIKE IT TO.
SO WHAT IS THE PLAN TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR MODIFICATIONS AND FOR SHIFTING THESE FUNDS AROUND TO OTHER AREAS AND ON THE TWO STAFFING ACTIVITIES, AND PROBABLY THREE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE THERE'S A BIG CHUNK OF FUNDS SITTING THERE IT'S WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND THE, UM, MASTER TEACHERS WE'VE ONLY HAD OUT OF ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS.
THERE'S FOUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES NOW THAT ARE WELL, ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE ONE, UM, WE'VE ADDED MAY RIVER.
UM, I'M GOING TO GET ALL THESE WRONG BUFTON, I THINK, UM, HILTON HEAD, AND ONE MORE, UM, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
I SEE THAT ONE'S COMPLETED AT 790,000.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S THE ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT COMPLETED AND IN S3.
NO, IT SAYS NO, YES OR TWO ON THAT.
UM, SO THOSE POSITIONS, SO WE HAVE TWO AREAS THAT MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXCESS AND STAFFING.
WE'RE PULLING ALL THE NEW SALARY AND BENEFITS FROM ALL THESE POSITIONS.
BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE HAD THREE MASTER TEACHERS THAT WERE IN ONE OF THE AREAS HERE.
NOW WE HAVE EIGHT THAT ARE COMING IN AND THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT THEY'RE THEY'RE MASTER TEACHERS.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
AND SO THEY ARE VERY COSTLY THERE.
UM, BUT ANY EXCESS THERE, WE PLAN TO MOVE TO OUR CUSTODIAN CONTRACT.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S RUNNING LOW THERE.
AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF OUR ADJUSTMENT IN OUR MINDS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE ON S OR TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, THERE'S TWO, THEY'RE NOT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S $416,000 FOR PPE AND COVID SUPPLIES.
I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT MUCH.
I MEAN, CAN, UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE BETTER INFO ON HOW MUCH OF GOODBYE, BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WE COULD ROLL SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND IT'S, THAT'S THE OTHER PART OF THE CUSTODIAN.
CAUSE WE PAY $55,000 A MONTH FOR CUSTODIAN EXPENSES AND WE'RE SITTING THERE WITH A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO WE DO KNOW THE UPDATED PLAN FOR IT.
WELL, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN AMENDMENT PROCESS AND THEN WE'LL ADJUST IT HERE ON THAT.
SO IT'S JUST GOING TO GET ADJUSTED AND SHIFTED AROUND.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES.
AND WHEN IS THAT GOING TO GO TO THE STATE? WE HAVE NOT SET A DATE.
I'M LOOKING AT DECEMBER TO MAKE SURE OF ALL THE, EVERYTHING SAID ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GONNA GET PAID.
WE'RE WATCHING THE PATTERNS THERE AND THEN MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH AN AMENDMENT PROCESS.
AND WILL WE SEE THAT BEFORE IT GOES TO THIS STATE? I KNOW IN THE PAST WE DID, WE DIDN'T SEE, WELL, THERE'S BEEN NO AMENDMENTS, BUT WE ASKED THE BOARD, ASKED TO SEE THE PLAN THAT WAS BEFORE IT WAS SENT TO THE STATE.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR PLACE THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE, SOME OF THESE DOLLARS SPENT, UH, LET'S
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PUT IT OUT THERE SO WE CAN PLAN IT AND LAY IT OUT AND TAKE, I DON'T MEAN YOU, I MEAN IN GENERAL, RIGHT? CAUSE, CAUSE WE GO THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS, BUT IF THERE ARE, I THINK THAT IT WOULD HELP US TO DO, TO DO THAT AS WE PLAN THAT FOR DECEMBER, BECAUSE IT WON'T, IT WON'T DO US ANY GOOD TO DO A PLAN AND THEN TO TURN AROUND AND AFTER THE BOARD REVIEWS IT AND SAY CHANGE IT, CAUSE THEN IT WON'T GO IN DECEMBER.THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO GET A DATE.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR ANY AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE IF IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DOLLAR SHIFTING AROUND ON THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE GET MONTHLY, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE THEN THERE'S NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW ON A MONTH BY MONTH BASIS, HOW ARE THINGS CHANGING ON THESE EXPENDITURES OR THE ALLOCATIONS? SO THERE'S NO LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEN IT BECOMES A SHELL GAME AND I, I, THAT I DON'T MIND.
SO I MEAN, I, I WOULD ASK THOUGH, IF THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED HVAC EARLIER, YOU TALKED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, RIGHT? I MEAN, WHATEVER THOSE ARE, UH, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT AS WE WORK THROUGH CHANGES IN ANY OF THOSE OF THOSE ITEMS. SO WE CAN MOVE FULL, BRING IT BACK AND YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
WE CAN PUT IT OUT FOR FEEDBACK CAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS.
AND THEN, AND THEN SEND IT UP.
MY DAUGHTER IS JUST THE OPPOSITE IN THAT.
MY THOUGHT IS YOU LOOK AT HOW THESE FUNDS ARE BEING UTILIZED AND YOU DETERMINE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT AND FIX IT AND BRING IT TO US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY IN THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AS THAT'S YOUR ROLE AND YOU GOT THESE DOLLARS AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT SITTING ON A TABLE OR NOT BEING UTILIZED IN TERMS OF OUR PRIORITIES, WHICH YOU FULLY AWARE OF WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE FROM TRANSFER OF YOUR CONTRACT, THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE OTHER DISTRICT OF RETAINING, RETAINING QUALITY TEACHERS, WHATEVER DESIRE YOU MIGHT COME UP WITH THAT WILL FIT THESE GARDENERS WOULD SUFFICE YOUR PRESENTATION TO US.
BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THESE DOLLARS SITTING ON THE TABLE OR SIPPING ON A CATEGORY, WHICH THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZED FREDERICK.
SO, UM, MS. CROSBY, UM, THIS MIGHT BE MORE FOR YOU.
WE HAVE 26 MONTHS LEFT AND A TOTAL ABOUT $48 MILLION.
RODRIGUEZ, HIS QUESTION DURING THE LAST BUDGET BUILDING TIME, I ASKED IF WE COULD ALREADY RESERVE ANOTHER $6 MILLION FOR TEACHER RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT.
AT THAT TIME YOU HESITATED TO ASSIGN ANY FUTURE DOLLARS.
LIKE WE HAVE IT FOR THIS THIS YEAR, BUT I ASKED, CAN WE NOT GUARANTEE IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR? RIGHT.
RODRIGUEZ, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE FUN FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT.
UM, BUT MS. CROSBY HA I MEAN $48 MILLION AND A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, YOU GUYS FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT IT'S GOING TO TIMES WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE SPENDING AS REQUIRED BY THESE.
UM, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE SPENT $24 MILLION.
UM, AND WE HAVE ALREADY RESERVED, UH, FOR DECEMBER TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL 6 MILLION ON THE RECRUITING AND RETENTION BONUSES, UH, SUMMER INSTITUTE, WHICH IS ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS WAS JUST SPENT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
UH, AND THEN THOSE CONTINUING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AND THE SALARIES THAT WE HAVE, WE DO EXPECT TO CON TO, UH, SPEND THESE DOLLARS ON THE, ON THE AREAS.
NOW, PPE, THERE MAY BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WE CAN BRING THOSE BEFORE THE BOARD, BUT, UM, WE HAVE ALREADY ADDED FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
WE'VE ALREADY ADDED $13 MILLION OF, OF W WITH EITHER DUAL MODALITY OR RE RETENTION AND RECRUITING OR ADDITIONAL SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO THIS PLAN, UM, THAT WEREN'T ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
SO WE'VE ALREADY REALLOCATED A NUMBER OF DOLLARS TO TWO AREAS THAT THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN AND TWO AREAS OF STATE REQUIREMENT.
BUT ABSOLUTELY WE CAN BRING BEFORE YOU, UH, AND SHOW YOU, I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH MAYBE IN A FINANCE COMMITTEE TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF THESE CATEGORIES TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THEM, WHAT WE'VE SPENT THEM ON.
AND WHAT'S STILL REMAINING TO BE SPENT IN, IN THOSE YEARS.
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MANY OF THEM ARE DESIGNATED FOR AREAS.UM, MOST OF THEM ARE, THEY ALL HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED FOR, UM, AREAS THAT ARE RELATED TO COVID AND, UH, MOST PRIMARILY HAVE TO BE DIRECTED AT LEARNING LAW LEARNING LOSS.
SO THEY ARE MANY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND, AND SUPPORTS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE AN ORDER IS TO TAKE MAYBE A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE INTO MAYBE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN A FUTURE BOARD MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN SHOW YOU OUR NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND WHERE THAT SHIFTING WILL BE.
AND THEN MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S REMAINING, BUT YES, WE ARE CLOSELY LOOKING AT PPE, BUT AGAIN, SANITATION IS ALSO IN THAT CATEGORY.
UM, SO IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT BUYING ANY MORE PPE RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR CA OUR SANITATION EFFORTS UP AT THAT LEVEL.
SO WE WILL, WE ARE CONTINUING TO SPEND.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE CATEGORIES AND WHAT THE, WHAT WE'RE SPENDING IT ON.
SO, BUT IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES, WE CAN, CERTAINLY THOSE WILL COME OUT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
AND, UM, THEN WE CAN EXPLORE THAT FURTHER.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE, UH, A DEEPER CONVERSATION AND FINANCE AND, AND FRANK, SINCE YOU ASKED, I DEFINITELY HOPE THAT LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THAT AND EXPENDITURES THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL RETENTION AND ATTRACTION BONUS PUT IN THERE.
UM, I SEE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE COULD BE LOSING.
I JUST DON'T SEE ANY MONEY SPENT FOR TUTORING, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, PARENTING, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
AND I MEAN, WE COULD, WE COULD GET HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT AN EDUCATION CAREER AND HAVE THEM TUTOR IN OUR SCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT COME ON FOLKS, COME ON, LOOK AT, LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT WERE WE'RE HALF STEPPING ON AND LET'S, LET'S START IT START.
DOUBLE-TIME, LET'S START RUNNING WITH THIS.
I, WHEN I LOOK AT, WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE SPENT AND WHAT WE HAVEN'T SPENT IT, I JUST DON'T SEE A PLAN.
NOW I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT
AND IN SOME CASES, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE IN SR ONE, TWO AND THREE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT PRIMARILY THEY'RE SPENDING AS AN S OR TWO RIGHT NOW.
AND SO YOU MAY NOT, YOU, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE S OR THREE REPORTS, YOU WILL, WILL BE SEEING LIKELY ZERO.
SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT, UM, SOME OF THAT SPENDING IS HEAVILY, UM, IMPACTING S OR TWO FUNDS RIGHT NOW, CAUSE THAT, THAT ONE'S GOING TO BE COMING DUE NEXT SEPTEMBER.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT CUMULATIVELY OVERALL, UH, UH, AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, YOU REALIZE THAT THAT THAT'S THE CATEGORY THAT WE'RE SPENDING IT IN RIGHT NOW IN, IN THE FUNDING SOURCE.
SO I LOOKED AT THAT AND I SEE UNSPENT FUNDS AND OR ONE S OR TWO IN THOSE AREAS.
SO I, I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF, IF WHAT MS. BRIDGETTE GOODRICH WAS MENTIONING IS WHAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE SEVEN? IS THAT, THAT IS, IS THAT THE 6 MILLION? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ON THE SAME, OH, THIS THIS FALL, IT SAYS FOR THE NEXT THREE HIRING CYCLES, THOUGH, IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? TRISHA, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF THAT, AND IT SAYS 6 MILLION FOR THE NEXT THREE HIRING SEASONS.
SO IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? UM, BUDGET CONVERSATION, WE ABSOLUTELY, IT WAS 6 MILLION MS. CROSBY FOR, UH, TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN.
AND THAT WAS WHERE THIS, THIS SCHOOL YEAR, LIKE IT WILL.
AND THEN I REMEMBER SAYING, WELL, CAN WE NOT SAY IN ADVANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN? RIGHT.
AND AT THAT TIME TO REDO THE PLAN FOR SR FUNDS, MS. CROSBY, I THINK YOU WERE JUST A BIT CONSERVATIVE ABOUT WANTING TO SAY YES, WE CAN ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY KEEP IT IN MIND.
SO RACHEL, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THAT 6 MILLION RIGHT THERE, ONLINE ITEM 24 WAS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
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OKAY.CAN YOU GUYS CLARIFY THIS? IT SAYS THE NEXT THREE HIRING SEASONS.
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE BRANDS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING APPROVED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THAT.
AND THEN AS WE SPEND IN THOSE, YOU CAN MOVE MORE MONEY TO IT OR TAKE IT OUT THERE.
THE ACTIVITY IS WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT OF BEING APPROVED.
THAT'S WHERE FROM A GRANT POINT OF VIEW OF LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS APPROVED ACTIVITY.
SO IT'S EASIER JUST FOR A BUDGET MOVE TO AN ACTIVITY.
FOR INSTANCE, PPE IS APPROVED ACTIVITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND ALL OF THOSE FUNDS, BUT WE DO NEED IT FOR CUSTODIAL CONTRACT.
THAT'S ALSO AN APPROVED ACTIVITY THERE.
AND SO YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR A BUDGET MOVE VERSUS A NEW ACTIVITY, AND THIS WAS A NEW ACTIVITY IN THERE.
AND SO IT ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE FUNDS THERE.
IF YOU HAVE AVAILABLE FUNDS TO MOVE THERE, IF YOU CAN GET ALL THE FUNDS SPENT, BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT AT THE 6,000, I'M HOPING 6,000, I WAS 6,000,001 IS MEANT THERE, BUT WE MAY HAVE AN EARLY TIME TO DO IT NEXT YEAR IF THOSE EXTRA PHONES THERE.
SO IT, MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MS MATTSON IS SAYING IS THAT WE HAVE THE ACTIVITY AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
WE HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE STATE IF FUNDING ALLOWS.
SO THE DOLLARS CURRENTLY BASED ON WHAT WE ESTIMATE WE'LL PAY FOR ONE YEAR, BUT WE COULD HAVE SAVINGS IN THAT CATEGORY OR OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL YEARS OF SPENDING.
UM, IF YOU HAVE A OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, LIKE A CHURCH WORKING WITH SIBLINGS AND THEY PAID PART OF THIS, THE FEES FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE ASSISTANCE THAT HELPED THEM, CAN WE USE SOME OF THAT FUNDS FOR THEM? WE CURRENTLY ARE IN OUR PARTNERSHIP AFTER SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SOME PARTNERS THROUGH SEVERAL OF THEM.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH ALTERS, BUT YES, WE HAVE ABOUT 11.
I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHICH ONE HERE.
WELL, I WILL HAVE ONE OF THE OFFICERS JUST GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
ALRIGHT, MR. SMITH IS THE LAST QUESTION.
IT SEEMS WE MIGHT WANT TO PUT THIS ON A WORK SESSION TO, UH, CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
UM, SO LET'S MAKE THIS, THE LAST QUESTION, MR. SMITH, UM, IN TERMS OF, UM, THIS SFA FUNDS, UH, MIKE, JUST TO ACTUALLY JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF, UH, THE QUESTIONS I'VE GOT DR.
RODRIGUEZ SECTION, WHAT MR. OR MRS. FISHER SAYS, UM, I WANT, I WOULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WE GIVE WE'RE GIVING TEACHERS AND THEN THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT, AN IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE WE WERE GIVEN TEACHER RAISES, BUT WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE UNCERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS AND THE UNCERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS.
YOU KNOW, THEY ARE JUST AS VALUABLE AS TEACHERS BECAUSE THE TEACHERS WOULD TEACH US, TELL, EVEN TOLD ME, EVEN AT, EVEN AT THE, THE THING WE HAD A MAY RIVER THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY, SOME OF LISTEN, WE NEED, WE NEED THAT.
SO THEY ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SHE JUST, I THINK THAT, THAT THIS, THIS MONEY THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH, WHERE I UP WITH THE MONEY WITH THEM WHILE MOUTH IS THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A DEEP DIVE AND ADD THAT TO THE LIST TO HELP THESE, THE UNCERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS, BECAUSE THERE'S A NEED FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE PEOPLE CALL AND SAY, MS. SMITH, YOU KNOW, I MAKE MORE AT WALMART THAN I DO AT THE DISTRICT.
SO IF WE REALLY WANT TO KEEP STAFF AND WE REALLY WANTED TO HELP OUT A PART OF THE RETENTION, THAT'S NOT A PART OF TEACHER RETENTION OF KEEPING STAFF MEMBERS IN ASSISTANCE.
THEN I AM FOR THE AVID I'M ADVOCATING FOR SUPPORT STAFF.
IN FACT, I'VE GOTTEN AN EMAIL JUST TODAY ASKING ME, WELL, WHERE'S THAT MONEY AT? WHEN ARE WE GETTING THAT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND HOW HAVE YOU NOT THOUGHT ABOUT US AND HAD THAT CONVERSATION BEEN STARTED? SO, I MEAN, I JUST GOT AN EMAIL TODAY.
SO, I MEAN, THAT IS, I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT DURING THIS TIME I WAS JUST WAITING, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK THAT WAS A VERY, THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE LET THEM KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM JUST AS WELL, AND NOT AS IN A TWO POINT OR THAT WE KIND OF UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GIVING THEM AND THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT, THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE ALLOCATING.
UM, SO THERE IS A CLASSIFIED SALARY STUDY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SALARY STUDY, UH, UNDERWAY.
UH, THE RESULTS ARE COMING BACK AND THERE IS A COMMITTEE MEETING
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AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS TOMORROW, I BELIEVE AT FOUR O'CLOCK.AND THERE WILL BE A FIRST LOOK AT THAT.
AND MS. WALTON WILL BE PRESENTING SOME INFORMATION ON THAT TOMORROW.
SO THERE IS MONEY DESIGNATED IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR THE CLASSIFIED STUDY, UH, AT LEAST A PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION THIS YEAR.
IT WILL BEGIN, UM, AND MONEY HAT MILL, UH, 2.5 MILLION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT SALARY STUDY IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
RIGHT? SO YOU WILL BEGIN TO BE HEARING THAT INFORMATION TOMORROW.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
AND HOPEFULLY, UH, THE LADY WHO EMAILED ME, I HOPE SHE HEARD, AND SHE HAD HEARD THAT, BUT ALSO I'M JUST MY, MY POINT IS I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE SAME WAY, HOW WE, HOW ARE WE ALLOCATING ABOUT SIX MILLIONS OF OFF FOR THE OTHER STAFF? I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE PAYING THEM WHAT THEY'RE WORTH AND THAT WE'RE JUST NOT SAYING, HEY, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A 10% RAISE OR A 10 CENT RAISE, OR A 50% RAISE THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM.
AND WE'RE SHOWING THEM THAT WE ARE READY TO COMPETE WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THIS COUNTY SO THAT I DON'T HAVE PEOPLE CALLING ME AND SAYING THAT I CAN MAKE MORE AT WALMART THAN I DO AT A DISTRICT THAT WAS SHOWING THEM.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING OUT MONEY BY I'M OFFICE.
AND THEN WE ALLOCATE THEM JUST AS MUCH AS THE MONEY THAT WE ACTUALLY FOR THE OTHER POSITIONS IN THIS DISTRICT.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? HI, THIS IS
I WANTED TO KEEP MY TIME LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES EARLIER, AND I STILL HAVE MORE TO TALK ABOUT IN SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL ADMISSIONS ONLY REQUIRES A STUDENT'S NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND IMMUNIZATION RECORDS OR RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL EXEMPTION.
THIS IS ALL I FOUND THAT CODIFIED IN THE LAW REGARDING SCHOOL ADMISSION.
STRATUS, WHY AM I BEING ASKED TO CONSENT TO THE BOOKS AND A CLASSROOM LIBRARY? THE BOOKS WERE NOT REVIEWED BY THE STATE, NOR ARE THEY CURRICULUM, NOR HAVE THEY BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE FOR USE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I'M HOPING SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHY I'M BEING ASKED TO PROVIDE CONSENT TO SOMETHING WHEN I'M NOT BEING ALLOWED TO SEE THE LIST OF BOOKS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOM LIBRARY OR IN AN ELA WORKROOM HAVE EMAILED THE TEACHER, SKIMMING THIS QUESTION, HOPING TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM EITHER DR.
STRATUS AS TO WHY WE'RE BEING TOLD TO CONSENT WITHOUT BEING INFORMED EXACTLY WHAT THE BOOKS ARE.
THIS, UH, UH, INFORMED CONSENT OR PERMISSION SLIP, I SHOULD SAY, INDICATES THAT THERE IS CONTENT IN THE BOOKS THAT WE MAY NOT APPROVE OF, BUT THEY DON'T SEND US A LIST OF THE TITLES OF ANY OF THE BOOKS WITH THE AUTHORS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM DR.
UM, FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE, I'M ASSUMING IT'LL BE PRETTY QUICK.
UM, I'VE GOT TWO ITEMS ON HERE, UH, FOR THE BOARD.
ONE IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE.
UM, DOES IT MATTER WHICH ORDER I TAKE THEM? OKAY.
WE'LL START WITH SUMMER INSTITUTE.
SO SINCE CHRONOLOGICALLY, UM, WE HAD THE FIRST SUMMER INSTITUTE SINCE 2018, WE HOSTED IT AT MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL ATTENDED.
WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1100 PARTICIPANTS.
UH, THERE WERE BUS DRIVERS, INSTRUCTIONAL, ASSISTANT TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT STAFF, ALL THAT TOOK PART IN IT.
THERE WERE OVER 200 SESSIONS OFFERED OVER THREE DAYS.
SESSIONS RANGED FROM INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS, BUILDING, WRITING SKILLS SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ED AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES, UH, INCLUDING BUILDING OUR OWN
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LEADERSHIP PIPELINE SESSIONS.UM, WE HAD KEYNOTE SPEAKERS SUCH AS CLARICE PHELPS WHO LED THE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERING ELEMENT ONE SET 17 ON THE PERIODIC TABLE, TENNESSEE, DR.
MONICA MARTINEZ FOCUSING HER REMARKS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS.
AND I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY MYSELF TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR WHY IN OUR WORK, WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION AND GETTING A CHANCE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION UNDERSTOOD THAT A PART OF OUR WHY HERE OR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR, WHY IS SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS IN REACHING THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE.
WE HAD A FANTASTIC FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL YESTERDAY, UH, VISITED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY, EVERY CLUSTER AND AREA.
AND I WAS THRILLED TO SEE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF RETURNING TO OUR BUILDINGS.
I STARTED MY DAY AT THE TRANSPORTATION PARK OUT AT MCCRACKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIGHT AND EARLY, OUR BUS DRIVERS WERE READY AND EXCITED TO PICK UP OUR STUDENTS AND GREET THEM AND DELIVER THEM TO THEIR SCHOOLS FOR THEIR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY, THE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT WAS ASTOUNDING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE WERE EXCITED TO BE THERE.
THERE WAS, THERE WAS EXCITEMENT, THERE WAS ANXIOUSNESS, THERE WAS ENERGY, UH, AND THEY WERE ENERGIZED FOR AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL YEAR.
AS I VISITED I, AS I VISITED CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS WERE WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON SOME OF YOUR TYPICAL FIRST DAY ITEMS, SUCH AS ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES AND THE OLDER GRADES OR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WERE ALREADY ENGAGING IN TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS, WORKING THROUGH THEIR CONTENT.
AS I VISITED OUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE STAFF, UH, AS WELL, I SAW OUR NEW SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER AT WORK.
WE HAD, UH, SOME VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS YESTERDAY FROM STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY ONE STUDENT AT RED CEDAR ELEMENTARY, THANK THEIR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, UH, FOR THEIR LUNCH AND LUNCH MENU.
UM, WE HAD A FEW ITEMS, UH, THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH SUCH AS A FEW AC ISSUES, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTY, SOME TRANSPORTATION DELAYS OR SOME TRANSPORTATION RELATED MATTERS THAT WE WORKED THROUGH AND CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH.
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH THEM AND FINE TUNING IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
I THINK IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH A RENEWED ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE 20, 20 TO 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT CONCLUDES MY SUPERINTENDENT.
[Board Business Action]
CONNECTIONS, BLUE CHOICE, HEALTHY HEALTH PLAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO WHALE BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN AMOUNT VALUED AT 7,500 FOR SPONSORSHIPS TO SCHOOL EVENTS.I MOVED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ACCEPTED DONATION FROM HEALTHY CONNECTIONS, BLUE CHOICE, HEALTHY PLAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO WELD RANCH, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE MOUNT VALUED AT $7,500 FOR SPONSORSHIPS TO SCHOOL EVENTS.
I IMAGINE I IMAGINE THE TEAMWORK, TEAMWORK, TEAMWORK.
WE HAVE SPLIT SECONDS WAS BROKE.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK, UH, THE HEALTHY CONNECTIONS, BLUE CHOICE, HEALTHY PLAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION.
UM, OUR NEXT ITEM IS THESE THE STUDENT ATHLETIC GPA FOR PARTICIPATION, MR. MEL CAMPBELL.
I REVIEWED THE THOUGHT PROCESS HERE.
THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, UH, DUE TO COVID AND A BUNCH OF, AND OUR OPTIONS PROCESS OF EDUCATING.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE PRO UH, THE SAME TREND OF QUALIFICATION THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
AND SO I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT TODAY AND IF I CAN FIND IT, OH, THERE IT IS.
I MOVED THAT THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT POST THE MORATORIUM ON ITS ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE YEAR 20 22, 20 23 SECOND.
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AND I WAS STANDARDS IN LINE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH OF COURSE IS A 1.0, UH, SHOULD BE QUIET, MAN, FOR ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE.SO MEL, I DIDN'T HEAR, UH, THIS IS REGARDING ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION.
IS THAT IN YOUR MOTION? I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE.
OH, I HAVE THIS ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT FOR ATHLETIC.
THERE'S A PATIENT, RIGHT? ROBIN WASN'T LATE
W IT APPLIES TO, UM, TO EXTRA THE EXTRA CURRICULARS, LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR CURRICULUM.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS, IS, IS TO APPLY THE SAME METHODOLOGY THAT WE APPLIED LAST YEAR TO, UH, UH, AND CONTINUE AT ANOTHER YEAR.
I WOULD REPEAT IT THROUGH SEVERAL DRAFTS.
I SEE SOME SCRATCH THAT I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS DOING DISTRICT, UH, CONTINUE IT'S MORATORIUM ON FOR ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FOR THE YEAR 20, 20 TO 2023
PUT THAT IN THERE
NOT JUST ATHLETICS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INSTEAD OF ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
I MOVED AT THE BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUE IS MORE TUTORIAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND HE FORGOT THE GPA REQUIREMENTS
THEN WE CAN START DISCUSSING AND ALL THIS OVER HERE AND WORDS MENTAL WEIGHT.
ALRIGHT, SO CAN WE HAVE A POTION? HOW ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WORKING MOTION.
MAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND THE MEETING AGENDA TODAY.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD EXTEND TONIGHT'S MEETING TO FINISH THE AGENDA.
SECOND, MR. SMITH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
TO EXTENT YOU WANT TO EXTEND THEM? WE GOT EVERYBODY.
I WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD GET FINISHED BY THE 50 WE'RE SO CLOSE.
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I'LL READ IT TO YOU.PLEASE READ THE MOTION AND GET IT UP.
YOU FOR COLLEGE, GO EXTEND THIS MORATORIUM ON THE GPA REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 20 22, 20 23 SECOND.
YEAH, THE MOTION WITH THE DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT, ROBIN, YOU GOT THAT MOTION.
SECOND WAS MR. SMITH DISCUSSION DOCTOR WITH SNAPSEED.
UM, I RECALL AT THE LAST MEETING, WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS, THERE WERE KIND OF SOME, SOME GOOD PRACTICES THAT CAME OUT OF IT.
RODRIGUEZ, THAT YOU MENTIONED.
UM, AND I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PRACTICES THAT WERE DONE, I THINK IT WAS ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
YOU SAID OF THE COACHES CHECKING IN ON THE ACADEMIC STATUS OF THE, OUR, OUR PLAYERS AND, AND WHATNOT.
UM, IS THERE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS PART OF THE PRACTICE MOVING FORWARD? I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE, THAT IS PART OF, UH, OF THE EXPECTATION AROUND THIS, IF THE BOARD APPROVES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, UH, BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF ACTUALLY POSITIVE RESULTS FROM IT THAT THAT EXISTED FOR, FOR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND AS A SYSTEM, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, OUR COACHES WERE ABLE TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED AND HOLD THEM TO MAINTAINING, UH, UH, A 2.0 DURING WEEK, THE WEEK, A MINIMUM 2.0 WEEK TO WEEK, UH, FOR THE STUDENTS THAT FELL IN THAT CATEGORY.
AND SO, SO THAT, THAT OVERSIGHT PIECE WOULD, WOULD STILL BE THAT SAME REQUIREMENT FOR, FOR OUR ATHLETIC TEAMS. AND DID WE FIND OUT IF THAT WAS APPLIED UNIVERSALLY THROUGHOUT? I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A, EVERY, EVERY SCHOOL, UH, I HEARD FROM EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY SCHOOL, WHY I SPOKE WITH COACH CAVE AND COACH CAVE, UH, GATHERING INFORMATION FOR ME.
AND, UH, EVERY SCHOOL HAD ATHLETES THAT PARTICIPATED, UH, IN THAT INITIATIVE AND BENEFITED FROM THAT INITIATIVE.
UM, AND IN FACT, SOME GRADUATED, UH, WOULD HAVE MISSED THEIR SENIOR YEAR, UM, AND ACTUALLY HELPED THEM MOVE THEIR GPA UP AND ACTUALLY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR, UH, FOR SOME SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY AS A RESULT OF THAT.
SO, UM, THEY, THEY ALL PARTICIPATED, HAD STUDENTS THAT ENGAGED IN IT.
I THINK, UH, HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL MAY NOT HAVE HAD ANYBODY THAT FELL IN THAT CATEGORY.
THAT PARTICIPATE IS WHAT I BELIEVE I HEARD.
SO, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERY OTHER SCHOOL HAD, UH, HAD SOMEBODY IN THAT, IN THAT CATEGORY.
AND EVEN THE, UH, HILTON HEAD COACH WHO I DON'T THINK HAD ANY, UH, EXCUSE ME, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYBODY IN THAT CATEGORY SUPPORTED THE INITIATIVE, BECAUSE IF THEY DID, HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BENEFIT STUDENTS, KEEPING THEM ENGAGED THAT WERE IN THAT MARGINAL AREA.
UM, SO THE SOUTH CAROLINA, I NEED TO BE CONVINCED OF THIS, CAUSE I, I FEEL A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT SAYING A 1.0 IS THE, WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
WE DID THAT BECAUSE OF GOING THROUGH COVID CORRECT.
ISN'T THAT WHY WE PUT THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE? SO CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN? WE WERE IN SCHOOL LAST SPRING, RIGHT? MAYBE WE WERE IN SCHOOL.
IT WAS A REGULAR, IT WAS, WE WERE IN SCHOOL, BUT YOU HAD, YOU HAD, YOU STILL HAD A LOT OF, UH, QUARANTINES THROUGH THE FIRST PORTION OF SECOND SEMESTER AS WELL.
UH, PARTICULARLY IN THE EARLY ONSET OF THAT, BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
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IN THE INITIATIVE, UH, THE STUDENT HAD TO MAINTAIN A 2.0 GPA WEEK TO WEEK.IT'S JUST, YOU WERE PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY FOR ANYBODY WHO FELL BETWEEN A 1.0 AND A 2.0 THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT ELIGIBILITY OPPORTUNITY LAST YEAR, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT.
BUT WEEK TO WEEK, COACHES KEPT RECORDS OF HOW THE STUDENTS WERE DOING IN THEIR CLASSES.
AND THEY HAD TO MAINTAIN A 2.0 WEEK TO WEEK WITHIN THAT EXISTING COURSEWORK.
AND THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO, WHO MISSED CERTAIN WEEKS BECAUSE IF THEIR GPA DIPPED, WE ON THE WEEKLY GPA, UH, THEY WEREN'T ELIGIBLE.
WEEK-TO-WEEK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS PROVIDING SO, SO YEAH.
SO, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A STUDENT THAT HAS A 1.7 AS AN EXAMPLE, RIGHT? OKAY.
SO THAT STUDENT WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE UNDER BUFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CRITERIA, BUT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICALLY CRITERIA.
WHAT THE BOARD DID WAS SAY YOUR GPA, THAT'S A 1.7.
WE WOULD ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE, BUT DURING THE SEMESTER, YOUR WEEK, THE WEEK HAS TO BE OVER A 2.0, THAT'S WHAT THE COACHES ASKED FOR LAST YEAR.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF COVID RIGHT.
THAT'S WHY IT WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT FORWARD.
WHY ARE WE DOING IT NOW? THAT'S MY, I GUESS THAT'S MY BASE.
WELL, YOU STILL HAVE, YOU STILL HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO, WHO, WHO STRUGGLED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LAST YEAR AS A RESULT OF QUARANTINES AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
MR. SMITH, UH, JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT.
UM, WHEN I LOOK AT, WE BOUGHT THIS FOR A COVERT, UH, TAKE, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND YOU, AND YOU WERE HIT SEVERELY, LIKE HOW WE WERE HITTING COVERT, THEN YOU JUST DON'T GET UP AND GO BACK TO WORK.
THERE'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE WHERE YOUR DOCTOR WORKS, YOU BACK ACTUALLY INTO YOUR REGULAR WORK ENVIRONMENT.
AND GOD FORBID, IF YOU COULDN'T WALK, IT'S A PROCESS THAT YOU LEARN.
IT'S A PROCESS AND LEARNING HOW TO WALK AGAIN.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROCESS AND HOW INTO, HOW TO GET THE STUDENTS.
AND ALSO IN TERMS OF COVID TO GET STUDENTS BACK WHERE, WHERE THEY ARE, BECAUSE WE AS A BOARD, I BELIEVE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED EVEN HERE TONIGHT THAT THERE WAS A LEARNING LOSS.
AND WE SAID THAT WE, THAT NUMBERS COULDN'T BE MOVED JUST OVER NIGHTS.
I BELIEVE ONCE AGAIN, THIS GOES TO SHOW THAT WE DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT WAS SAID IS TRUE IN THE WIND.
AND IN TURN OF THAT, OF THIS PROCESS OF LEARNING, HOW TO WALK AGAIN, THAT WE WILL SUBMIT THAT WE WILL SUPPORT THAT PROCESS.
AND ALSO THERE HAVE BEEN COACHES IN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PARENTS WHO HAVE TOLD ME PERSONALLY, THAT THIS WAS THE COACHES WAS ON IT.
AND COACHES WAS CALLING THEM SAYING, THE KID, YOUR SON DON'T HAVE CERTAIN SO-AND-SO OR SO HE CAN'T PLAY THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE PARENTS WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY SEEN THAT THEY KIDS CHANGED BECAUSE UNDER THE ORIGINAL GPA, THEIR KIDS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY.
AND THAT, THAT CHANGED, THAT CHANGED SOME OF THEIR KIDS' WHOLE OUTLOOK ON SCHOOL AND SPORTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE PRIOR TO THIS, THEY WOULDN'T, THEY JUST WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT 2.0, THAT'S SOME PEOPLE HAVE.
AND ME PERSONALLY, AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A, AS A STUDENT WHO'S BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT, I COULD RELATE TO THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE TIMES WHERE THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS IN THE DISTRICT THAT I MIGHT DIDN'T HAVE THE GPA TO DO, BUT THIS GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
BUT ALSO WHAT RESTRAINTS YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE SERIOUS, NOT JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME, AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW ME.
SO I THINK THIS IS A PROCESS OF CONTINUING TO BUILD THEM UP AND BELIEVING IN THE STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHY I WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION.
JUST A QUICK SUMMARY, MS. FIDRYCH.
I BELIEVE THAT THE COACHES HAVE CONVINCED US THAT BY DOING THIS, THEY CAN SALVAGE THE LOWER GPA STUDENTS AND BRING THEM UP VIA SPORTS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ARGUMENT THAT I COACH BANK.
UH, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE TOO BUSY ARGUMENT IS IT'S MUCH LIKE WILL SAYS, I MEAN, WHY, WHY DO WE EXPECT THE ATHLETES TO, TO OVERCOME COVID SO QUICKLY AND ALL THE OTHER EXTRA FUNDING AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE OVERCOMING THE COVID AND IT'S EXTENDING TWO MORE YEARS.
AND I MEAN, THE ATHLETES ARE IN THE SAME REALM, IF NOT MORE DIRE STRAIT THAN IN MOST VOLTS, IN TERMS OF RECOVERING THAT GPA, A LOT OF THEM WERE MARRIED LAST YEAR.
AND TO THAT, EXCEPT FOR HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL UNDER 2.0, THEY WERE AFFECTED.
AND TO EXPECT THEM TO OVERCOME THAT 2.0, AND THAT ONE YEAR IT'S A BIT MUCH
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IN TERMS OF THE SITUATION.SO THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY, THAT'S WHY WE ENCOURAGED THE EXTENDED ONE MORE YEAR AND SEE WHETHER EVERYTHING CAN BE RAISED, THE ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION, ALONG WITH THAT ACADEMICS.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON WHY I WAS CONVINCED TO MAKE THIS MOTION.
I I'M LIKE YOU, I DON'T WANT THEM, YOU KNOW, LOWER OUR STANDARDS BY ANY SENSE OF THE IMAGINATION, PARTICULARLY FOR ATHLETES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ALSO LIMIT THEIR POTENTIAL TO GO TO A HIGHER LEVEL SPORTS COLLEGE IS NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THAT COVID HAD AN EFFECT.
I HOPE THEY DON'T NEED THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, GPA TO GET INTO COLLEGE.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SAME STRATEGIES THAT THE COACHES USED WITH THESE, UH, STUDENTS DOING EVERY WEEK, I THINK THEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LEARN SOMETHING AND TO DO IT WHEN WE HAVE THE 2.0, MEET WITH THOSE STUDENTS EVERY WEEK.
I ALMOST FEEL LIKE WE'RE CONTRADICTING OURSELVES.
UM, WHEN WE LOWER THE EXPECTATION AND SAY WE WANT TO IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT.
UM, I THINK THAT, UH, COVID WAS NOT, UH, AS BIG, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE, THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK OF IS THAT THE QUARANTINES THAT WERE PUT INTO PLACE, BUT I THOUGHT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WEREN'T DOING THAT EITHER, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, ENOUGH TIME FOR STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR, THEIR GRADE POINTS UP.
UM, TRY, I, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT CERTAIN, UM, ABOUT THIS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
HI, MS. ROBOT AND YOU ARE OH, OKAY.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED MS. FIDRYCH AND MS. ROBOT.
[Consent Agenda]
DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.UM, OH, NO, WAIT, LISTEN HERE, MISS.
WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AND, UM, CAN I PROVIDE A LITTLE RATIONALE REAL QUICK? UM, BRIEFLY I WAS NOT AT THE LAST FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE THIS, UH, WHERE THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR REPORT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD ON THE CONSOLIDATED.
THE AMAZON TOTAL EXCEEDED $150,000.
IT LOOKS LIKE, AND I COULD BE READING SOMETHING WRONG, BUT IT'S NOT ON THE DETAILED REPORT IT'S EXCLUDED, UM, FROM THERE.
SO IF I COULD GET THE DETAILED OR THE, UM, ITEMIZED, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR MY ABSTENTION.
RACHEL ABSTAINS MOTION PASSES, FUTURE
[Future Agenda Topics]
AGENDA TOPICS.THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN THIS VENUE, I SAID THE SAME THING I'M GOING TO SAY.
NOW THIS VENUE IS UNSATISFACTORY.
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING SAID HERE.
I KNOW WE NEED TO COME UP, UH, NORTH OR SOUTH ABROAD, THE, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WE'VE GONE TO HAS BEEN JUST FINE.
THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT I JUST CANNOT DEAL WITH.
AND I WILL NOT COME HERE AGAIN.
I WILL DO IT BY ZOOM, BUT I WILL NOT COME TO THIS VENUE AGAIN.
I'M GOING CRAZY OVER HERE, CHURCH ON THE TOPICS.
I JUST THROW MY WEIGHT, MY CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT BEHIND THAT.
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OKAY.[Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.RODRIGUEZ GAVE HIS REPORT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE SUMMER INSTITUTE AND WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I DID GO OUT TO SOME OF THE SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST DAY, UH, AS WELL AS TODAY IN, AS WE WANT TO SAY, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE ALL, ALL, ALL OUR FACULTY AND STAFF AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR STAFFS FOR WHAT THEY DO AS WELL AS DR.
RODRIGUEZ AND HIS STAFF, BECAUSE IT DOES SHOW AND THE CULTURE WAS DEFINITELY, THERE WAS LOVE IN THE AIR, A FRESH LOVE AS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS WELL AS THE, AS THE SUMMER INSTITUTE, I WENT AND TOOK A COUPLE CLASSES.
I SAW MAYBE A COUPLE OTHER THING, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THERE, THERE WAS A VALUABLE INFORMATION AS A BOARD MEMBER, I'VE LEARNED A COUPLE OF THINGS AND THE, THE STAFF WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE, SO COOL.
I JUST WANNA LET THE STAFF, THE FACULTY, STAFF OF THE DISTRICT KNOW THAT I DO APPRECIATE THEM WITH ALL THAT THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PAY FOR A FUTURE AGENDA TOPIC, HOW WE'D LIKE TO PUT ON THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GET A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHAT ANNOUNCEMENT IS.