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ELIZABETH HAS, COME ON NOW YOU HAVE A QUO.
MS. GORDON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND HANGING IN THERE WITH US.
UH, CAN MS. HAY, IS SHE, UM, HAS SHE SPOKEN YET? NO, NO, SIR, BUT I'M HERE.
WITH THAT, IT IS 1:34 PM AND WE WILL CALL THE OCTOBER THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
MEETING TO ORDER, UH, DISTRICT IS BEING HELD AT THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER.
UH, IT IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIRTUALLY BECAUSE OF WE'RE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
SO IT IS AT CONFERENCE ROOM E REMOTE HYBRID CONFERENCING MEETING.
THE MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE SCHOOL BOARDS YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT H TTPS COLON SIM, UH SLASH SLASH WW.YOUTUBE.COM/AT BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO SPEAK DURING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP USING THE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM,
YOU CAN FIND THE B UH, BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC COMMENT FORM ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS SLASH WW DOT BEAUFORT SCHOOLS.NET/ABOUT US SLASH BOARD OF ED SLASH PUBLIC.
YOU'LL RECEIVE A PHONE CALL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES ON ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMITTEE'S DOMAIN.
THE FORUM WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES.
CITIZENS DESIRE TO SPEAK IN PERSON MUST FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE BOARD CLERK UPON ARRIVAL.
UM, PLEASE JOIN IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, A PATIENT UNDER INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
ALL MS. CUSHING BERRY, HAS THE MEDIA BEEN PROPERLY NOTI NOTIFIED? YES, SIR.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 13TH AND SEPTEMBER 10TH MEETING NOTES? WE DON'T MOVE.
IT'S JUST, JUST THE AUGUST 13TH.
IT'S NOT COMING THROUGH CLEARLY.
FOR SOME REASON I DON'T HAVE MICS IN THE ROOM, SO WE HAVE TO SPEAK UP.
UH, MR. DALLAS, SHE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE MICS IN THE ROOM, SO SHE'S HAVING TO HOLLER.
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THE QUALITY OF THE MEETING FOR OTHERS? POSSIBLY.WE JUST HAVE TO SPEAK TOWARD THE SCREEN AND EVERYONE HAS TO SPEAK UP.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU, BUT I'M NOT SURE MR. DALLAS CAN, IT IS VERY, UH, LIGHT, SO, OKAY.
WELL, LET'S, LET'S, UM, TRY TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SET UP THE MEETING FOR OCTOBER 29TH.
UM, WE TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE POSITION.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME, UH, SINCE THE LAST MEETING IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS INFORMATION.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR POSITION STATEMENT IS PROACTIVE SEARCH, MEANING WE DON'T WAIT FOR THINGS.
WE GO OUT AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN MAKE A A DIFFERENCE.
WE WANT TO DISCOVER, UH, NEW METHODOLOGIES, NEW INTERPRETATIONS WE WANT TO DISCUSS, AND THEN WE WANT TO DECIDE IN A VERY METHODICAL MANNER MOVING FORWARD.
AND WE HAD TWO IDEATION SESSIONS AUGUST 13TH AND SEPTEMBER THE 10TH.
AND I THINK WE HAVE THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED.
AND THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THOSE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THREE ITEMS, UH, TWO ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS, UH, IN TERMS OF, OF FUTURE CONVERSATIONS.
AND THEN WE'LL END UP WITH A SOLICITATION OF NEW ITEMS FOR THE OCTOBER 29TH MEETING.
SO THE INTENT IS TO ASK ALL MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANT AND BOARD MEMBERS TODAY, UH, WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE, AND THEN WE'LL INFORM THOSE WHO ARE NOT ATTENDING.
WE REALLY WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH AND NUMBER THE ITEMS THAT YOU SHOW THAT ON THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS.
SO YOU CAN COME IN WITH YOUR LIST OF PRIORITIES.
AND WE INTEND TO USE MENTEE SYSTEM AS THE SUPERINTENDENT DOES TO RANK THOSE IN A VERY EFFICIENT MANNER.
THERE WILL BE TIME FOR A CONVERSATIONS FOR PROMOTION OF IDEAS, UM, AND SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THROUGH AS MANY OF THESE THINGS AND, AND SAY, WHICH ARE THE ONES THAT CARRY WE BELIEVE THE BEST BENEFIT FOR THE, UH, ORGANIZATION.
AND KEEP IT IN MIND, WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE, DOING THE IDEATION TO NOT BE CONSTRAINED BY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE BELIEVE IS ACCEPTABLE.
UH, BECAUSE AS SITUATIONS CHANGE, RESPONSES HAVE TO CHANGE.
AND SO WITH THAT, LET ME STOP THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK, GUIDANCE, CONCERNS, EXCUSE ME, FROM THE, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE LARGER BOARD, LARGER, UH, UH, GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING MS. HAY OR GORDON.
ANY COMMENTS? FEEDBACK? NO, SIR.
UH, LET'S SEE, WHO ELSE IN ATTENDANCE, UH, PATH, UM, COLONEL GEIER, ANYTHING? HE DOESN'T HAVE TO OKAY.
MR. SMITH, ANY GUIDANCE FEEDBACK IN, IN, IN TERMS OF I WAS LOGGING MY COMPUTER, I WON'T PAY ATTENTION, UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT I JUST SAID.
I CAN'T HEAR MR. OH, OH, OH, YEAH.
UH, SO, YEAH, UM, I, I, I, MY THING WOULD BE, UH, IN, IN, IN, IN, IN TERMS, OH, YES, YES, SIR.
IN, IN TERMS OF, I WAS READING OVER OVER THE, UH, THE AGENDA, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE, THE NOTES.
AND I WAS AT A PROGRAM HERE, HERE RECENTLY, AND WE WERE, UH, UH, AND WE WERE, WE, WE, LASTLY, WE TALKED ABOUT ALLY GETTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE DISTRICT GETTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, UP AND, UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A CHURCH CHOIR THAT WAS PERFORMING.
AND SO, UH, AFTERWARD I, THE PASTOR, HE WAS BRAGGING ABOUT HOW GOOD HIS CHOIR, HOW GOOD, HOW GOOD HIS CHOIR WAS.
HE HAD NUMBER ONE CHOIR, UH, IN, IN THE COUNTY.
AND SO I, I TOLD HIM, I SAID, UH, IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY, I SAID, I SAID, YOU DON'T REALLY THINK THAT? I SAID, I SAID, NO.
I SAID, NAH, IT SOME OTHER COMPETITION OUT.
HE SAID, WELL, WHO BRING HIM? AND, AND SO THEN ANOTHER PASTOR LOOKED OVER, HE'S LIKE, CHUCK, HE'S LIKE, CHUCK, HUH.
AND SO BASICALLY, I, I, I, I JUMPED AT THE DISTRICT PRO LOOKING TO HAVE A, UH, A CHOIR COMPETITION.
HE'S LIKE, WHEN? AND SO, SO BASICALLY THEY GOT EXCITED AND IT WAS A, THERE WAS A MOVE.
THEY WANTED KNOW WHEN AND WHAT WE GOTTA DO.
SO I I, I FIGURED WITH THAT ENERGY, WITH THE ENERGY WHERE IT WAS AT, THAT IT WOULD BE LIKE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MOVE ON THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANNA LET LET THAT DIE DOWN.
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AND I THINK, I THINK THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD, A GOOD SEGUE TO GET COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH THE CHURCHES, BECAUSE WE SAID THAT IN THE MINUTE WE GONNA, WE SEND OUT THESE, UM, WE WANNA SET OUT THESE, UM, TECHNOLOGY, UH, TECHNOLOGY, UM, SURVEYS AND DIFFERENT SURVEYS.SO NOW YOU ENGAGE IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT YOU POSSIBLY DIDN'T, DIDN'T, DIDN'T, MIGHT, DIDN'T HAVE.
SO NOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE BUILDING COMMUNITY GET TOGETHERNESS ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT, AND ALSO YOU'RE TAPPING INTO, UH, ANOTHER AVENUE OF HOW TO GET INFORMATION OUT.
SO, SO I, I DON'T THINK THAT WE, THAT WE WOULD WANNA WAIT TOO LONG TO, UH, TO, TO MOVE ON THAT.
AND SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, UH, DID, DID WE, WOULD THIS WANT TO BE AN BOARD, A BOARD INCENTIVE? OR, OR, OR, OR, OR STAFF INCENTIVE.
SO, SO THE INTENT IS TO BASICALLY HAVE FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION AND THEN, UH, BASICALLY CONSOLIDATE AROUND WHAT THE TOP ONES ARE, UH, AND SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD, UH, THE SUPERINTENDENT ALONG THE WAY.
AND HIS STAFF HAVE TO BE, UH, A PART OF IT BECAUSE, UH, EVEN THOUGH THE INITIAL INTENT WAS TO HELP ENERGIZE THE BOARD SO THAT WE ALL 11 OF US ARE CARRYING A SYNCHRONIZED CALIBRATED MESSAGE, UH, THAT'S MARRIED WITH OUR INDEPENDENT, YOU KNOW, ENGAGEMENT AND LINKS INTO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE TOO BECOME A REINFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT TYPE OF NATURAL ENTHUSIASM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT IS SUCH A MOTIVATOR.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR US AFTER WE'VE DECIDED AND CALLED DOWN ABSOLUTELY.
AND WE'LL WORK OUT THE DETAILS ALONG THE WAY WITH BOARD APPROVAL, UH, GUIDANCE FROM THE CHAIR, AND, UH, CALIBRATION WITH THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT SO THAT IT'S A SEAMLESS OPERATION IF IT'S APPROVED.
SO, UH, IF I MAY TALK ABOUT, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IS GOING TO BE THAT WE CALIBRATE.
SO THE NUMERICAL VOTING WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT, AND THE, UH, THE PERSONAL STORIES WILL ALSO BE VERY IMPORTANT SO THAT THE EXAMPLE MR. SMITH JUST GAVE SHOWS THERE'S SOME LATENT ENERGY JUST BELOW THE SURFACE, AND WE CAN TAP INTO IT.
I THINK WE CAN HELP GET OUR MESSAGE MUCH DEEPER INTO THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF AWARENESS.
SO, UH, WE ARE PLEASE SET YOUR SCHEDULES ASIDE FOR OCTOBER THE 29TH FOR 1:00 PM MEETING.
THE ONE TODAY WAS DESIGNED TO BE SHORT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S ON BOARD.
WE ALL ARE CALIBRATED AND ABLE TO POSE QUESTIONS TODAY.
UM, WE THEN WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE A CALIBRATION MEETING WHERE WE RANK COLLECTIVELY AND MOVE THAT TO THE BOARD FOR ANY NOVEMBER MEETING SO THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR, UM, DECISION POINTS COMPLETED, UM, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
AND IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE BOARD, UM, AND CALIBRATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, THEN AS WE ARE CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE HOLIDAYS, WE'LL HAVE, HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT CAN, WHAT CAN BE SAID AND DONE SO THAT, THAT TAKES AT THIS POINT THROUGH THE FIRST ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? GUIDANCE? ALL COMMENTARY IS WELCOME.
HELLO, MS. CUSHING? CAN I MEAN, UH, MS. HAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN MS. GO.
CAN YOU HEAR? YES, I CAN HEAR.
ARE YOU TWO OKAY WITH WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED SO FAR? YES.
IS SHE STILL ON? SHE'S NOT ON.
DID MS. CUSHIER SAY SHE'S NOT ON? NOT ON.
UH, COLONEL GUYER, THERE IS MINE.
ALRIGHT THEN, IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH THAT IDEA AND SORT
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OF NOTIONAL TIMELINE, WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED BELOW.ONE IS THE, UH, EIA FUNDING FOR EXPANSION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EXTENDING LEARNING CENTERS.
AND LET ME JUST SHARE JUST SOME LEARNING.
FIRSTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY OF OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY AS WELL, BUT IN READING THROUGH THE PHENOMENAL BUDGET BOOK, AND AS SHARED WITH SOME COLONEL GUY SAID ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN A, UM, REAL COMFORTABLE CONVERSATION THAT, UM, THAT BUDGET BOOK IS A, IS A HECK OF A TOOL.
AND SO, SO FAR I'VE READ THROUGH AND MADE NOTATIONS ON 166 OF THE 216 PAGES.
IT IS, IT IS PACKED WITH DATA, WITH PROGRAMS, WITH EXPLANATIONS.
IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL DOCUMENT.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I READ WAS WHERE EIA FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WAS USED TO HELP CREATE THE EXTENDED LEARNING CENTER.
AND I KNOW THAT IN TALKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE'S ANALYSIS ON THE WAY TO EMPIRICALLY, BASICALLY SEE HOW THOSE IMPACT PERFORMANCE.
AND SO ONE OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS THAT'S COME ON IN, IN MY MIND OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS IS HOW IMPORTANT THE FAMILY IS IN HELPING KIDS BECOME HIGH PERFORMERS AND OPTIMIZING THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CAREER SUCCESS.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS, HOPEFULLY THERE CAN BE SOME DISCUSSION IS IF THERE WERE TO BE A THIRD REFERENDUM, MIGHT WE BE PROPONENTS OF AFTER RIGOROUS STUDY AND DEBATE PROPONENTS OF CREATING A WHOLE NEW CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF LCS.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THAT THOUGHT COMES FROM.
SO LET ME STAND DOWN AND ASK FOR RAW, HONEST FEEDBACK.
SO FOR THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD EITHER ONE OF YOU, LIKE, I MEAN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD THE WAY? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AT THE MOMENT.
PLEASE RESEARCH IT IF YOU WILL.
UM, AND AS THE ADMINISTRATION COMES FORWARD, ANY IT, EXCUSE ME, ANALYSIS THEY'RE DOING, THAT WILL BE VERY, VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, MS. HAY, MS. GORDON.
UH, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS LINES UP WITH, UH, LEGISLATION AND WOULD WE BE PUTTING IT IN A FORM OF LEGISLATION, UH, IF WE TAKE THIS ON? YES.
THE WAY IT WOULD LINE UP IS IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE PARTICIPATION RATE OF THE FOUR EDUCATION OPTIONS, WE ARE SHOWING DECLINES AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE OTHERS ARE SHOWING INCREASES.
AND SO THAT CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF LEGISLATION THAT APPROVED THAT AND HELPED FUND THAT, RIGHTFULLY SO, BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZEN, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, AND THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE CITIZENRY.
SO IF WE TAKE IN EVERY STUDENT, THAT MEANS OUR DEMOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS, THE COMPOSITION CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER OPTIONS.
AND SO IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE, RIGHTFULLY SO TAKE IN EVERY STUDENT, THEN WE MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT THE OTHERS DON'T, BECAUSE MAYBE IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS, FAMILIES ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, COMING TO THE FOREFRONT AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH BENEFICIAL SITUATIONS, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS, PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR THEIR KIDS, MORE ACADEMIC TYPE THINGS THAT THE MS. STRATAS AND HER GROUP HAVE SHOWN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO IF OUR KIDS ARE GONNA COME IN SORT OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE AT A DEFICIT, NOT NECESSARILY SO, BUT MAYBE AT A, AND BY OUR KIDS, I MEAN ALL KIDS, MAYBE AT A DEFICIT, THEN IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE FOR US TO THINK ABOUT WHAT LEGISLATION COULD WE MOVE FORWARD TO CLOSE THE GAP, IF THAT HELPS EX HELPS EXPLAIN SOME OF THE THOUGHTS.
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UH, LET'S SEE, WHO ELSE, MR. SMITH, UH, I, I AT THIS, AT, AT THIS TIME? UM, I, I'M JUST LISTENING AND, UM, KIND OF JUST, UH, I'M, I'M, I'M JUST LISTENING AND KIND OF, AND, AND, AND, AND I'M JUST LISTENING AT THIS TIME.UM, COLONEL GEIER, I UNDERSTAND THE, UH, OBJECTIVE, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS ON HOW THE EXECUTION OF THAT TO MEET THAT OBJECTIVE IS, UH, GONNA PLAY OUT.
THE END STATE IS GOOD, BUT THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS AND, AND I THINK THERE'S, UH, NOT ENOUGH DETAIL TO REALLY COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
TOTALLY, TOTALLY AGREE, COLONEL.
AND THE, UH, RATIONALE FOR RAISING IT IS JUST TO PEOPLE GET PEOPLE SORT OF WETTING THEIR WICK AND THINKING ABOUT IT AND ENGAGING, UH, SO THAT WE CAN START FORMULATING SOME OF THOSE GO NO GO, UH, DECISION POINTS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
DOES THAT TAKE CARE OF ALL BOARD MEMBERS? YES.
ANY, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, ITEM, UM, ITEM, COLONEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE CLASSROOM PARTNERSHIP OR
SO ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WE, WE HAVE TRIED TO RESPOND TO IN TERMS OF, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOARD, THE CHAIR, THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, WE HAVE SOME VERY, UM, TALENTED PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING US MOVE TOWARDS A, A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND, UH, DIFFERENT JOBS THAT ARE CREATION BEING CREATED.
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME ACROSS WAS THE SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS THE MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARM OF SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT, WHICH I TOURED ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO.
AND, UH, THAT PLAN IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE US, UH, MILITARY, UH, AND DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NOW DO, UH, IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE THERE TO PRODUCE IS DONE, UM, THAT THEY ARE REACHING OUT.
THEY HAVE ENGAGED AND SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH 15 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, THEY ACTUALLY ENGAGE CLASSROOMS. THEY ACTUALLY BRING THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONTO THEIR PHYSICAL PLANT, NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS, BUT THEY HAVE AN AREA THAT THEY BRING THEM INTO CLASSROOMS AND THEY TAKE THEM ON EXPEDITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE.
THEY SHOW HOW SOIL EROSION CONTRIBUTES TO THE VALUE OF THE LAND AND HOW THAT OCCURS.
AND SO IT, IT IS JUST AN AMAZING SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE, THE, UH, BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS CONTACTED THEM TO SAY, HEY, WHAT ABOUT US? CAN YOU, CAN WE SIGN UP SOMETHING WITH YOU? AND WE FOUND OUT THAT IN SPITE OF THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO LED THAT, THAT RESPONSE, WE FOUND OUT THAT THEIR CATCHMENT AREA DOES NOT EXTEND THIS FAR.
BUT WHAT I THOUGHT, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS VERY POSITIVE IS THEY CAME BACK AND SHARED WITH US SIX VIRTUAL COURSES THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DELIVER TWO BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS.
AND THOSE STUDENTS DON'T RISK LOSS OF SEAT TIME THAT'S BEEN FUNNELED OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR, YOU KNOW, PROPER AS THE, UH, COLONEL SAYS, IRONING OUT THE DETAILS, MAKING SURE IS IT DOABLE, IS IT FEASIBLE? AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE, THAT'S THE TYPE OF THING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN HELP RAISE THE PROFILE OF BCSD AS ONE OF THE LEADING TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL, EVEN MORE SO THAN WE CURRENTLY ARE, ONE OF THE LEADING TECHNOLOGY
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DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.AND SO PART OF THAT WOULD BE, UH, ENGAGING OUR STATE LEGISLATURES, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION.
SO, GUIDANCE COMMENTS, MS. GORDON? UH, NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A, UH, LIKE YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO, UH, DEFINITELY LOOK AT.
MS. HAY, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
IT DOES SOUND LIKE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
MR. SMITH? WELL, WHAT I WOULD SAY, WHAT, WHAT I WOULD SAY THAT IT, IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BY, ONE OF MY ONLY CONCERNS WOULD BE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW HOW SOMETIMES I LEARN AS A PERSON, MORE OF A, OF A HANDS-ON.
AND I THINK THAT THE, POSSIBLY IT WOULD BE INTERESTING JUST TO, TO, TO CONTINUE TO LOOK, TO LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE IS THE, THE QUESTION BECOMES WHEN THE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY ON SITE, WHAT ALL ARE THEY ABLE TO DO? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE I WOULD WANT THEM TO BE A PART OF A PROGRAM AND, AND, AND IT IS MORE BASED UPON THEM BEING HANDS ON AND NOT GETTING THE ACTUAL, UH, THE ACTUAL, UH, WHAT'S THE WORD? WHAT'S THE WORD? THE, THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE, THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF IT.
I THINK THE FULL EXPERIENCE DOES MATTER BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, WE DO KNOW THAT, AND EVERYONE ALWAYS LEARNED THE SAME.
SO I JUST THINK THAT, I MEAN, IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD.
BUT THOSE, THAT'S JUST ONE THING THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, POPS OUT AT ME TO JUST, TO, TO WONDER WHAT THAT THAT IS LIKE.
BUT I, I'M, I'M, I'M INTERESTED.
I'M INTRIGUED TO HEAR, TO HEAR MORE.
SO WE'VE NOTED THAT AS A WATCH POINT TO RELATE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF AS THEY DO THE, UH, THE, UH, CONSIDERATION PROCESS.
I SHARE, UH, MR. SMITH'S, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW APPLICABLE A VIRTUAL PROGRAM WILL BE.
UH, SOME OF THEM WILL BE TO BE VERY INTERACTIVE OR THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY MANIPULATE, UH, DATA, AND THAT'S, THAT MIGHT BE OKAY, BUT I HAVE TO KIND OF SEE A PRODUCT BEFORE I, UH, HAVE ANY PLUSES OR MINUSES OF THIS SOUND.
UH, THAT CAPTURE ALL, ALL COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEMBERS? YES.
SO IF WE MAY SHARE, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE, UH, LAST BULLET, YOU'LL SEE A, LET'S TAKE THE WORD OUT POSSIBLE AND SEE IF WE CAN ASK THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL AS BOARD MEMBERS THAT, UM, WE START MOVING FORWARD ON SETTING UP THE MEETING FOR OCTOBER THE 29TH, AND WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A, A SYSTEM VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT DID FOR, UH, OUR STRATEGIES WHERE LOTS OF STRATEGIES WERE OFFERED.
AND THEN WE WENT THROUGH THE, THE MENTEE PROCESS, UH, SO THAT WE COULD GET DOWN TO THE CRITICAL FEW, UH, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UM, PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT, ARE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AVAILABLE OCTOBER 29TH? CAN'T HEAR.
ARE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AVAILABLE OCTOBER 29TH? OH, GORDON'S AVAILABLE.
MS. HAY, ARE YOU STILL HERE? HER INTERNET HAS DROPPED, SO WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.
UH, LET'S GO FORWARD MS. UH, BERRY WITH A SOLICITATION, UH, THAT WE ARE, WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING FOR OCTOBER THE 29TH AT 1:00 PM AND WE'LL CAPTURE THE NOTES FROM THIS SO THAT ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE AND, UM, WE'LL SEEK TO CALIBRATE IT AND WE'LL BE FLEXIBLE IN WHATEVER DATE WORKS FOR THE BOARD, AND THE CHAIR CAN GUIDE US ON THAT AS WELL.
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GOT IT.ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR GUIDANCE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? NOTHING.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL AND, UM, BE SAFE OUT THERE.
I THINK THAT WAS HILL STREET BLUES THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT.