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          SCHOOL BOARD AND SICD. 
          AND WE DO THESE TWICE A YEAR. 
          ONCE IN THE WIN, ONCE IN THE FALL SEMESTER OR ONCE IN THE SPRING SEMESTER, UH, SIX O'CLOCK START TIME. 
          ANY PLACE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY IS, UH, PROBLEMATIC. 
          BUT THIS IS THE SET MOST CENTRAL SCHOOL THAT WE HAVE. 
          AND THEN THE DISTRICT NEXT FLAG,  DISTRICT, UH, FOR THIS MEETING ON THE AGENDA, WE START WITH PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND WE HAVE A FLAG RIGHT HERE IF YOU PLEASE RESPOND AND JOIN ME. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IT'S THE UPDATE ON THE METAL DETECTORS. 
          OUR BROWN SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE DOING THAT. 
          YOU WANNA TAKE THIS ONE? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          GOOD TO, UH, SEE ALL OF YOU LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM. 
          UM, WE INSTITUTED OR INITIATED THIS IN OUR, IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          AND, UH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH TRAINING. 
          UH, WE VISITED SCHOOLS, UH, IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA. 
          WE HAD, UH, DIFFERENT SYSTEMS IN PLACE. 
          AND, UM, WE SELECTED OPEN GATE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR, UH, A CONSTANT FLOW WHILE IT'S STILL ATERNITY CHECKING. 
          AND WE STARTED IT ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, I'M SORRY, WITH OUR FIRST, UM, HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND WE'VE DONE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS EVERY DAY. 
          SO WE'VE GOT ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S LEFT, AND THAT'LL BE TOMORROW IN TERMS OF INITIATING. 
          BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL STAT, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WAS CERTAINLY AROUND, UH, THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE FOR STUDENTS TO MOVE THROUGH AND GET INTO, UH, INTO THE CAMPUS. 
          AND SO ON DAY ONE AT MAY RIVER, UH, WE STARTED, ALL, THE LINE WAS CLEARED AT NINE OKAY. 
          IN THE MORNING. 
          AND THAT 8 45 START TONE. 
          SO, SO THAT, THAT WAS LONGER THAN IS ACCEPTABLE TO US. 
          WE, WE WANNA BE DIFFERENT ON. 
          BUT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE FOUND IS THAT, UM, STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY DRIVERS, UH, STUDENT DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN USED TO COMING AT 8 42 AND GETTING INTO THE BUILDING AND INTO THE SEAT BY 8 45 DOESN'T WORK, RIGHT? THEY'VE GOTTA COME AT LEAST FIVE, SEVEN MINUTES EARLIER. 
          AND AS THEY GO THROUGH IT, THERE, THERE'S A PROCEDURE THROUGH THAT ENTRY THAT, UH, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH. 
          LIKE THE LAPTOP CAN'T GO THROUGH THAT 'CAUSE IT'LL SET IT OFF. 
          SO THEY HAVE TO PASS THAT ROUND. 
          THAT'S PART OF WHAT PROCEDURE IS. 
          SO UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING THE PROCEDURE WAS A COMPONENT. 
          SO DAY ONE LINE WAS CLEARED AT NINE O'CLOCK. 
          DAY TWO, THE LINE WAS CLEARED AT 8 55. 
          TODAY WAS DAY THREE. 
          THE LINE WAS CLEARED AT 8 47. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          WE EXPECT TO BE UNDER THAT 8 45, UH, EITHER TOMORROW OR MONDAY. 
          UH, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE PLANNING AND WRITING AT SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT EARLIER FOR, FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          UH, BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE NEXT DAY. 
          AND THAT WAS, UH, THEY'RE, THEY WERE IN BY NINE ON THE FIRST DAY TODAY. 
          THEY WERE IN BY 8 33. 
          UH, BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL WAS AT NINE O'CLOCK ON THE FIRST DAY. 
          TODAY THEY WERE IN BY 8 45, UH, BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, THEY WERE IN 9 0 1. 
          WE EXPECT THE SAME TREND AS STUDENTS GET USED TO IT. 
          UH, IT'LL BE IN, UH, MOVING FORWARD. 
           HIGH SCHOOL WAS TODAY. 
          UM, THEY START AT EIGHT 30, UH, TODAY THEY WERE IN AT 8 39. 
          SO WE FULLY EXPECT THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE IN, BY THAT EIGHTH FLOOR ENTERING POINT WOULD BE CLEARED BY THAT, UH, 8 45 TIME IN SHORT ORDER BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S HOW IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO BE, TO BE PASSED. 
          SO HERE'S THE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM, AND I THOUGHT I'D SET IT UP. 
          SO WE CAN SHOW YOU TODAY AND YOU CAN SEE, I DUNNO WHAT THE MICROPHONE'S GONNA DO, BUT YOU CAN JUST WALK THROUGH. 
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JUST SO YOU SEE. 
          I'VE GOT TWO . 
          I'VE GOT A SET OF KEYS, I KEYS, THUMB DRIVE, ID BADGE. 
          DIDN'T SET IT OFF. 
          THANK, THIS IS THE TEST PIECE THAT, THAT REPRESENTS YOUR MODELS OF A WEB OKAY? AND SENSE. 
          SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE DESIGN, BUT IT CONSTANT FLOW. 
          SO SOON AS YOU CAN JUST GO RIGHT THROUGH AND KEEP GOING, UH, AND WE PASS THE LAPTOP AROUND AND GRAB IT, THEY GET ON THE INSIDE, THEY PUT THEIR LAPTOP AWAY AND KEEP GOING. 
          SO IT'S A RELATIVELY SMOOTH PROCESS, RELATIVELY QUICK, BUT IT IS AN ADJUSTMENT. 
          IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, UH, THEY HAVE HAD TO DO. 
          SO WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT, UH, THE DISTRICT TEAM HAS PUT IN. 
          DR. LEE HAS LED A LOT OF THAT. 
          UH, OUR PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DAVE GRIS OVER THERE. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, DR. COX HAS, HAS BEEN A PART OF IT. 
          UM, WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT PEOPLE WE SENT OUT TO SCHOOLS AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB HELPING. 
          BUT THE REAL CREDIT GOES TO OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR STAFF AND SCHOOLS. 
          WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB EXECUTING ON THIS, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE CUT DOWN ON THOSE CRIMES. 
          SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE REPORT I WANTED YOU TO SEE. 
          IT WANTED TO, UH, WALK THROUGH FOR YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME TO WALK THROUGH YOURSELF, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE. 
          AND, UH, DO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. 
          ARE THEY MOVABLE? YEP. 
          FROM ONE PART OF THE BUILDING, THEY CAN, THEY WEIGH ABOUT 20 TO 25 POUNDS. 
          THEY GOT HANDLES ON 'EM, CAN PICK 'EM UP AND MOVE 'EM. 
          THEY'RE DUMMY PROOF AS I SET THAT ONE UP. 
          SO IT'S EASY TO SET UP. 
          UM, YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT DISTANCE. 
          UH, AND ARE THEY WELL, YES, SIR. 
          UM, I SUPPOSE NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT'S YOUR PRIORITY, UM, DOWN THE LINE ON MIDDLE SCHOOL ELEMENTARIES. 
          YEAH. 
          I THINK WE'RE GONNA LEARN THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND, AND, UH, WORK THROUGH IT AND THEN, UH, LOOK AT, UH, WHATEVER, UH, IS A CHART TO DO TO GO NEXT. 
          WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SAFETY? SAFETY, NEVER. 
          HOW DO YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR HURRICANE RECORDING IN PROGRESS. 
          WE GET THE TIMES NOW TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF ANYBODY'S PLANNING ON ARRIVING AT 8 42 OR 8 43, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET THROUGH. 
          I MEAN, YOU CAN MOVE ABOUT 800 PEOPLE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES THROUGH THAT SETUP RIGHT THERE. 
          SO EACH ONE OF THOSE SETUPS CAN DO ABOUT 800 PEOPLE. 
          SO IF YOU GOT TWO OF 'EM SET UP, THAT'S 1600. 
          UH, I MEAN, IN THE FIRST DAY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO A CONDOM IN THE FIRST DAY. 
          YOU CAN DO A LOT LESS THAN THAT, RIGHT? BUT, BUT AS, AS A STUDENT, YOU KNOW, HERE'S AN INTERESTING THING. 
          THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE DAUGHTERS I HURDLES, WE'LL SET IT OFF. 
          SO WE'RE FINDING THAT, RIGHT? SO, SO THAT'S PART OF, UH, OF THESE INITIAL DAYS SORTING AWAY. 
          YES. 
          SOON IS LATE. 
          WHAT HAPPENED? NO, THIS DOESN'T DO ANYTHING WITH SOMEBODY BEING LATE. 
          OTHER THAN MY, MY POINT IS JUST THAT THEY'RE COMING, TRYING TO COME THROUGH AT, AT 8 42 AND RUNNING IN LINE. 
          IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE AIRPORT. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AT SCHOOL AN HOUR AHEAD OF TIME WITH THIS TO GO THROUGH SECURITY, BUT, BUT YOU GO TO THE AIRPORT, YOU GOTTA GET THERE. 
          EARLY PLANS AROUND THAT. 
          WELL, IT'S THE SAME WITH THEATER, RIGHT? THEY CAN'T COME IN THREE MINUTES BEFORE THE BELL RING 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET THROUGH. 
          BUT IF THEY, IF THEY, IF THEY'RE THERE, YOU KNOW, UH, SEVEN TO 10 MINUTES AHEAD OF TIME, THEY SHOULD BE FINE. 
          AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? HOW DO THEY GET IN THE BUILDING? MISSED THIS . 
          NO, NO. 
          LET'S SAY THAT'S GONNA BE UP ALL DAY LONG IN THE SCHOOL, IN THE ENTRANCE. 
          SO, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THESE THAT ARE COVERED BY ENTRANCES IN THE SCHOOLING BUS LOOP, AND THEN IN THE FRONT, RIGHT? UH, AND SO ESSENTIALLY ONCE THE BUSES ARE IN, WE SHUT IT DOWN ON THE BUS LOOP SIDE. 
          THE ONLY ENTRY INTO THE CAMPUS IS THROUGH THE FRONT. 
          THERE'S TWO, THERE'S FOUR 
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HAD THE WRONG YEAH. 
          OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE. 
          THEY'RE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE. 
          THEY'RE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND THEY'RE AT THE BUS. 
          WOULD'VE BEEN, YEAH. 
          BUT, UH, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. 
          YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS ARE ALL CONFIGURED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, SO THAT'S PART OF THE ADJUSTMENT, RIGHT? AND SO ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, UH, ADJUSTED AND SHIFTED, UH, THEIR ENTRYWAY IN, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE, THE PROCESS OF STUDENTS COMING IN TO MAKE SURE THIS IS FIXED. 
          YES. 
          CAPITAL R WILL IT ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SPORTING EVENTS? YEP. 
          IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SPORTING EVENTS AS WELL. 
          THEY REMOVABLE, YOU KNOW, AND SO THEY'RE ABOUT 20, 25 POUNDS. 
          PICK 'EM UP. 
          IT TAKES 30 SECONDS TO SET UP. 
          I SEE SOMEBODY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR CHARGING THEM EVERY NIGHT. 
          THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE CHARGED EVERY NIGHT. 
          THEY HOLD. 
          DAVE, WHAT'S THE HOLD OF THE MATTER? SO THE, UH, THE ENTRANCE IS TO BE LIKE THE BUS FOOD. 
          THEY CAN USE 'EM ALL WEEK WITHOUT HAVING TO CHARGE BATTERY. 
          SO THE ONE UP FRONT, THEY'LL HAVE TO CHARGE 'EM EVERY NIGHT. 
          THEY GOT EIGHT BATTERIES FOR FOUR SPOTS. 
          KEEP 'EM, KEEP COMPRESS ANY PUSHBACK FROM STUDENTS? I HAVE A SON WHO IS, I DO. 
          AND, UH, HE IS LIKE, I, I GO WRONG. 
          I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE SAID, . 
          BUT HE PUSHED BACK TODAY WAS HIS FIRST DAY GOING THROUGH. 
          I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM YET. 
          I'M SURE HE WILL HAVE ALL KINDS OF SOLUTIONS FOR ME WHEN I KNEW, BUT, UH, NO, HONESTLY, UH, THEY'RE SHAKING THEIR HEADS. 
          THEY'VE BEEN AT EVERY ONE OF THE, UH, INITIATIONS. 
          IT'S BEEN REALLY, THE KIDS HAVE BEEN SUPER EASY. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN SUPER EASY. 
          I THOUGHT, UH, THAT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR LAPTOP. 
          YEAH, IT'S JUST INCONVENIENT, RIGHT? SAFETY SOMETIMES IS A CONVENIENT, AND SO, UH, I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE A PIECE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN BEEN GREAT ABOUT IT. 
          IN FACT, WHEN THEY WERE SETTING UP AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS, UH, BEFOREHAND, THEY WERE EXCITED TO COME THROUGH, TRY. 
          YEAH. 
          LOGISTICS HAS BEEN THE HARDEST PART, I THINK FOR, FOR SCHOOLS. 
          AND EACH ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          SO, UM, EVERYBODY'S HAD TO WORK, UH, A LITTLE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PLAN, UH, FOR THEIR FACILITY. 
          AND, UH, BUT THEY, OUR SCHOOLS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. 
          REALLY EASY. 
          SO, ADAPTER IS, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL COST AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY, UM, THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE FOR THIS? SO THESE ARE OUR ONE-TIME COSTS. 
          IT'S NOT A RECURRING COST, BUT A RECURRING, A RECURRING COST OUT OF THIS. 
          IT'S CERTAINLY, UH, WE, WE HIRED ON, UH, AN ADDITIONAL ARMED SECURITY GUARD FOR EACH CAMPUS BECAUSE WE WANTED SOMEBODY TO BE, NO, THERE'S NO POINT IN DOING THIS AND NOT DOING IT ALL DAY LONG. 
          RIGHT? JUST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, YOU NEED TO DO IT RIGHT? NOBODY SAYS THAT A BAD GUY DOESN'T COME IN AFTER 8 45. 
          RIGHT? YOU KNOW, SO YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO, UH, TO DO IT ALL DAY. 
          SO WE HIRED ANOTHER SECURITY GUARD, UM, TO MAN THAT POST, UH, ALL DAY. 
          THEY CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, IN, YOU KNOW, JUST INSIDE OF THE CAMPUS SUPERVISION ALONG THE WALKWAYS AND EVERYTHING NEAR THAT ENTRYWAY. 
          BUT WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO THE, THEY NEED TO RESPOND THERE. 
          SO THEY CAN, AND EACH GENTLEMAN, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL, UH, PROTECTIVE SERVICES INDIVIDUAL THAT, THAT WILL BE HIRING AS WELL. 
          WHO PART OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE, UH, THE MAINTENANCE AND, UH, KEEP OF, OF THESE THINGS ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE  PLUS OTHER, OTHER DUTIES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE GONNA GO OFF THE, UH, AGENDA BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE ON BOARD MEMBER THAT'S, UH, EN ROUTE. 
          SO, UH, WE'RE GOING HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON TOPIC OF INTEREST BY THE SIC MEMBERS AT THE LAST, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA. 
          AND WE'LL HAVE MS. CROSBY TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. 
          LET SHE, SHE LETS YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR BUDGET THIS 
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YEAR. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M TANYA CROSBY THAT SHE AL OFFICER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          UM, THIS EVENING I HAVE WITH ME, UH, TWO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN THE BUDGET OFFICE. 
          MS. KATIE ABAR, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND BUDGET ANALYST, JIMMY LEVI. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO DO A LITTLE WORK TOGETHER, SOME GROUP WORK, UH, TO GET US SOME FEEDBACK. 
          SO I'M GONNA, WITHOUT SAYING ANYMORE, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA STEAL THIS ABAR THUNDERER, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. 
          MY NAME IS KATIE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET. 
          UM, THIS YEAR WE HAVE KIND OF FLIP FLOPPED HOW WE'RE GATHERING FEEDBACK TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          SO IN THE PAST, WE HAVE BROUGHT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET TO THE BOARD, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IN APRIL, AND THEN WE HAVE GONE OUT FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK. 
          THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE START EARLIER IN GETTING PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO REALLY TAKE YOUR DIRECTION TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND WE'RE MEETING WITH MANY STAKEHOLDERS, HAVE ALREADY STARTED MEETING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
          UM, SO OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS REALLY ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION. 
          WE WANNA TALK ABOUT WHERE THE GENERAL FUND MONEY COMES FROM, HOW WE BUILD THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BREAKOUT SESSIONS WHERE YOU CAN REALLY PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK FOR YOUR BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          SO WHAT IS THE GENERAL FUND? THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING. 
          IT SUPPORTS SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR STAFF, UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES. 
          IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OR STUDENT MEALS OR, UH, GRANT FUNDED INITIATIVES. 
          SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE PRIORITIES FOR WHAT'S IN THE CLASSROOM AND HOW TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS. 
          OKAY? SO THE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE ABOUT 62% IS FUNDED BY LOCAL REVENUE BY TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
          THE NEXT POT OF MONEY IS STATE FUNDED REVENUE, WHICH IS ABOUT 37%. 
          AND THEN 0.4% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM FEDERAL OR GRANT FUNDED REVENUE. 
          UH, THIS IS A PICTURE OF HOW THE GENERAL FUND, THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS BROKEN UP. 
          SO ABOUT 78% IS IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS. 
          14% IS IN PURCHASE OR CONTRACTED SERVICES. 
          ANOTHER 4% IS IN SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, AND THEN ANOTHER 4% IS IN OTHER EXPENDITURES. 
          OKAY? SO FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, IT IS OF COURSE STILL IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS, THAT WE HAVE ACADEMIC INNOVATION, COMPETITIVE SALARIES, THAT WE HAVE SAFE, WELL MAINTAIN BUILDINGS FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK TO HELP GUIDE OUR PRIORITIES FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IN A MOMENT, UH, WE WILL DIVIDE INTO BREAKOUT GROUPS. 
          WE'LL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES. 
          UM, TIM AND I WILL BE WALKING AROUND AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PASS OUT NOTEPADS AND PENS. 
          IF YOU WANNA BREAK OUT INTO MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE GROUPS, WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE, THE PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE MOST MEANINGFUL YOU, MEANINGFUL TO YOU IN CONTRIBUTING TO OUR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS NOW? AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I'D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BUDGET PRIORITY SHOULD BE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? SO IN YOUR DISCUSSION GROUPS, IF YOU'LL NOMINATE ONE PERSON TO JOT DOWN YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. 
          UM, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE 10 MINUTES, WE'LL GIVE YOU, UH, A MICROPHONE AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH ONE OF YOUR GROUPS. 
          IF YOU COULD PLEASE, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH US YOUR KEY POINTS FROM YOUR DISCUSSIONS. 
          I'M GONNA LEAVE THESE QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD SO THAT YOU CAN REFER TO THEM WHILE YOU'RE IN YOUR DISCUSSION GROUPS. 
          UM, 
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BEFORE WE BREAK OUT INTO GROUPS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. 
          UM, WHAT PROGRAMS ARE INITIATIVE FOR ME? ANYTHING, WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING WELL IN THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, UM, AND THEN WHAT YOU THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE BUDGET OR MAYBE NEW IN THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, JIM, AND I'LL PASS OUT THE NOTE PENS, UM, JIM, TANYA, AND I'LL BE WALKING AROUND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          UM, WE'LL GIVE YOU LIKE A TWO MINUTE HEADS UP. 
          UM, WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE DISCUSSIONS 
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BEFORE WE COME BACK TOGETHER, THAT'S 
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RESPONSIBLE. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE. 
          SHOULD I INVITE HER? OKAY. 
          ARE WE READY TO COME BACK TOGETHER? AND HE'LL CHOOSE. 
          UM, ONE PERSON WHO WILL SHARE YOUR KEY POINTS. 
          KRISTEN IS GONNA WALK AROUND WITH A MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS. 
          YOU JUST WANNA START IN VISTA? I'M GONNA START. 
          UM, OKAY. 
          WE HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. 
          TALKED ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE WORKING, THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON. 
          UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AT SOME POINT BY THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, SUCH AS, UM,  CAPACITY. 
          WILL THERE BE, BUT SOMEWHERE. 
          SO ARE WE GONNA BE DOING SOME REDISTRICTING OR CLOSURES THAT'LL IMPACT EVERYTHING? WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE WORKING AND THINGS CAME UP REALLY, REALLY GOOD. 
          THE MEDTECH SEVEN GRAND IS GOING WELL. 
          LEADER IN ME IS WORKING, DUAL ENROLLMENT IS WORKING GREAT. 
          SO THOSE THINGS WE JUST WANTED TO BRING UP. 
          NOW, WE ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SAW AS PRIORITIES. 
          AND, UM, SOME ONE OF THESE ARE TIED TOGETHER. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT INCREASED SALARY FOR EVERYBODY, BUT START AT THE BOTTOM. 
          WE NEED TO WORK ON GETTING THOSE CLASSIFIED AND THEN ESPECIALLY ED APRIL, UM, FIRST BECAUSE THEY, THEY DEFINITELY SOME NEEDS AND THERE'S SOME GOAL. 
          WE DEFINITELY NEED IMPROVEMENT FROM EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY ONCE AGAIN FOR SPED. 
          UM, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE CELL PHONE POLICY. 
          UM, FOR KIDS IT IS DEFINITELY WORKING AND PLEASE DON'T WAIVER. 
          UM, WE, UH, TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE HIGHLY SCHOOLS, THOSE THAT ARE KIND ONE SCHOOL NEED ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES. 
          UM, I REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE ACTUALLY PUT ONE OF THOSE ON 200 DAY CALENDARS JUST SO THEY COULD GET MORE MONEY AND THAT WORK FOR THOSE SCHOOLS. 
          UM, THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRAINING FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF DEALING WITH SPECIAL ED KIDS AND KIDS IN THIS DAY AND AGE. 
          I I TALKING JUST ABOUT PERSON OUT THERE. 
          BUT THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE MORE TRAINING BEFORE THAT. 
          UM, I'LL ASK COVER EVERYTHING THEY'RE 
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SAYING. 
          SO THANK YOU BENNETT, ALL GUYS. 
          UH, SO THE ITEMS THAT WE FELT WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, WE DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE THE COMPETITIVE TEACHER SALARIES, UH, THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH IS DEFINITELY POSITIVE. 
          IT KEEPS RETENTION HIGH, UH, ENSURES THAT WE'VE GOT CERTIFIED EDUCATORS IN OUR CLASSROOM. 
          SO WE ENCOURAGING THE BOARD TO CONTINUE MAKING THAT A PRIORITY WITH OUR BUDGET. 
          UH, LOVE THE SUPPORT, UM, AROUND C-T-E-C-T-E FUNDING FOR OUR CAREER AND TECH ED PROGRAMS IN THIS DISTRICT. 
          UM, OUR CVS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND THIS IS A HIGH SCHOOL 10, SO FORGIVENESS, UM, BUT OUR CCBS THAT ARE HIGH SCHOOL REALLY DO SOME, UH, WONDERFUL JOB. 
          YOU SURE? ABSOLUTELY. 
          . 
          I DIDN'T WANNA BLOW EVERYBODY AWAY. 
          UM, OUR CDS, UH, DO A GREAT JOB WITH MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ALL CAREER AND COLLEGE READY, UM, FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES. 
          UM, ALSO SAID THE ACCELERATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING. 
          SO OUR AP COURSES THAT THE DISTRICT SUPPORTS, THE IB, THE CAMBRIDGE TERRY, UH, JUST MENTIONED. 
          THOSE ARE ALL, UH, GREAT ACADEMIC INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT KEEP, UH, SOME REALLY HIGH PROFILE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN BEFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR ENROLLMENT IS DEFINITELY A FOCUS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, UH, AND WE'RE TRYING TO BRING SOME OF OUR PARENTS BACK AND STAYING COMPETITIVE AND THE PROUD AND, AND, UH, CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
          SO REALLY ENCOURAGE, UM, FUNDING THERE. 
          UM, SOME OF THE GOALS TO KEEP THIS THING MOVING, UH, WOULD BE, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT, UM, OUR ML LEARNERS AND THAT POPULATION. 
          UM, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE ASKED FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, CURRICULUMS A LITTLE MORE GUIDANCE. 
          WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK. 
          OUR ML DEPART, OUR ML TEAM AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS DOING A LOT OF WORK TO SUPPORT THEM, UM, TEACHING, UM, ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, CONCRETE RESOURCES THAT THOSE TEACHERS CAN BE ABLE TO TAP INTO TO UTILIZE, UH, IS SOME CONTINUAL FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE. 
          UM, WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR JOB COACHES THAT ARE IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL, UM, BE PLACED, UH, ON A HIGHER SCALE. 
          KIND OF TAPPING INTO WHAT TERRY MENTIONED ABOUT CLASSIFIED STAFF. 
          LOVE TO SEE THESE JOB COACHES, THE NUMBER OF WHO ACTUALLY HOLD TEACHER CERTIFICATES, NOT BE PAID ON A CLASSIFIED LEVEL, BUT MOVE THEM TO A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL IF NOT A CERTIFIED LEVEL, IF POSSIBLE. 
          UM, AND LOVE THE LOVE THE INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE GOT WITH SECURITY AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE. 
          BUT WE'D LOVE TO ENCOURAGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER, UH, TRUE SECURITY SAFETY TEAMS IN EVERY SCHOOL TO WHERE, UH, THE BURDEN OF, UM, SECURITY AND THE MONITORING STUDENTS COMING THROUGH ISN'T FALLING ON THE SHORT VERSION OF THE STAFF, SUCH AS TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS. 
          SO IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THAT FOR THE FUTURE, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. 
          BUT LONG TERM, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE CONSIDERING BE ACHIEVED. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? MM-HMM. 
          THANK YOU, SUNNY. 
          UM, EVEN IF YOU'RE IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, JUST HEARING THE COMMONALITIES OF THE TABLES OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. 
          UM, OUR TABLE TALKED ABOUT JUST MANY OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS NOW THROUGH LEARNING, UM, THROUGH PROJECT LEAD THE WAY THROUGH A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES, NOT JUST IN ENGLISH AND READING AND WRITING AND MATH, BUT ALSO THE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. 
          SO THAT'S GREAT. 
          UM, LOTS OF DAYS TO CELEBRATE WITH TEACHER SALARIES. 
          I THINK THAT HAS BEEN A WEIGHT LIFTED OFF SOME OF THE TEACHERS. 
          MANY OF THEM HAVE WORKED MULTIPLE JOBS, AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR THEM SAY LIKE, I HAVE TIME IN THAT AFTERNOON TO, UM, WORK IN MY CLASSROOM AND THEN GO HOME. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL AS A, UM, TEACHER IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. 
          MANY OF 'EM HAVE CHILDREN THAT ATTEND SCHOOLS HERE TOO. 
          UM, THE MTSS PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE GAPS IN THEIR LEARNING, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, TO HAVE A CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP DISTRICT LEVEL THAT ELABORATES WITH THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED HAS BEEN A GREAT INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS. 
          AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER, NOT JUST FOR THE READING AND WRITING, BUT ALSO 
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FOR THE MATH AS WELL. 
          AND SO THAT'S BEEN A SCHOOL AND DISTRICT INITIATIVE, BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE CONTINUITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          SO THAT'S BEEN AN AWESOME ONE. 
          UM, BEING ABLE TO HAVE COUNSELORS AND, UM, SOCIAL WORKERS IN ALL SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID. 
          AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE, BEING ABLE TO HAVE, WE GET ACCESS TO THOSE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS HAS BEEN CRITICAL AND, UM, REALLY WELL-RECEIVED BY FAMILIES. 
          AND ALSO THE BRIDGE BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES IN CRISIS LIVING IN THIS AREA. 
          SOME, SOMETIMES, UM, WORKING IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES, FAMILIES COME WHERE THEY'RE IN NEED ONE MONTH AND MAYBE NOT ANOTHER. 
          AND HAVING SOME RESOURCES OR UNIFORMS AND FOOD BOXES AND, AND BRIDGING THOSE GAPS IN, UM, BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AWESOME. 
          UM, THE ONLINE SUPPORTS THAT STUDENTS HAVE, ESPECIALLY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, IF THEY ARE OUT FOR CLASS FOR, FOR SOME REASON, HAVING ACCESS TO THE NOTES AND THE MATERIALS RIGHT THEN AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TEACHERS HAS BEEN GREAT FOR STUDENTS AS WELL. 
          UM, COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS AND YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S A NEW ONE COMING THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          HAVING ONE-TO-ONE DEVICES SINCE A LOT OF DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE THAT. 
          STUDENTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY DON'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL THAT'S BEEN, BUT IS A GREAT INITIATIVE. 
          UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          SO ON PRIORITIES, A LOT OF THESE THINGS WE WANT TO KEEP, BUT WE WANTED TO JUST, UM, KIND OF FOCUS ON THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, WHETHER IT'S EPIC PARENTS, WHERE I EXCEL, HAVING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN LEARNING AT HOME AND THOSE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS NEED PARENTS, UM, SUPPORT STAFF NEEDED BASED ON ENROLLMENTS OF SCHOOLS AND THE NEEDS, LIKE TERRY SAID ABOUT TITLE ONE. 
          UM, TO MEET THE STUDENT NEEDS, THAT'S COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INTERVENTIONISTS, CVS, AND ANY OF THOSE BASED ON THE SCHOOLS. 
          UM, ENROLLMENT SIZE TWO, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT RATIO WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ONE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR TO SEE, YOU KNOW, A SCHOOL OF FIVE OR 600 STUDENTS, UM, TEACHERS' HOURS. 
          THE CONTINUED SUPPORT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, BUT ALSO FOCUS ON NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SOME OF THOSE SUPPORT STAFF THAT REALLY ARE CRITICAL KEY PIECES, UM, FOR OUR SCHOOL. 
          SO JUST LIKE, UH, A HIGH SCHOOL LANDED AT THE SAME TABLE FOR SOME REASON, ALL OF THOSE SCHOOL LANDED AT THE SAME THING. 
          THERE, UH, MUST BE A SHARED EXPERIENCE. 
          UM, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, PROMOTING THE INNOVATIVE CLASSES, UH, PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CLASSES AND ANYTHING INCORPORATING CTE, ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL, UH, GIVING STUDENTS EARLY EXPERIENCES IN THAT WE ALL SHARED, UH, A LOVE BAR, HOME EC AND PER, UH, CLASSES, SHOP CLASS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          HAVE STUDENTS HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. 
          UM, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE IN TERMS OF PERSONAL FINANCE, UM, THROUGHOUT A STUDENT'S JOURNEY, ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL, UM, FOR THOSE UNIT MIDDLE LEVEL KIDS, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING WRONG. 
          UM, UH, AND IN TERMS OF, UH, PROGRAMS WITH THE TSS, THE READ ASSIST TARGETED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, UM, ANYTHING DEALING WITH OUR ML POPULATION, UM, I KNOW OUR SCHOOLS HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH KIDS TO PUT THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS AND ONLY SO MUCH STAFF TO, UH, TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
          UM, ANYTHING TO TEACHER TRAINING. 
          UM, ALONG WITH THAT, FOR CURRENT STUDENT NEEDS ON, THERE ARE DIAGNOSTICS THAT SEAT READY IS SHOWING, UM, IN TERMS OF TEACHER RECRUITMENT, UM, LOWER CLASS SIZES THAT ANYTHING THAT IS, UH, BRINGING TEACHERS INTO THE DISTRICT, UM, ALLOWING US TO GET THE LOWER CLASS SIZE IS CRUCIAL. 
          WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT, UM, TEACHER INCENTIVES, RETAINING TEACHERS, UM, POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO TEACHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE WHOLE HEAD CORRIDOR, UM, AND DEVELOPING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT AS WELL. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          UM, OUR NEXT STEPS ARE, WE'RE GOING TO, CAN YOU MOVE IT FORWARD WHEN WE'RE WRAPPING IN A LITTLE? OUR NEXT STEPS ARE, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, COLLECT YOUR FEEDBACK, REVIEW IT. 
          WE ARE CONTINUING 
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TO MEET WITH PRINCIPALS, LEADERSHIP, UH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 
          WE'LL HAVE MORE COMMUNITY FORUMS IN THE FUTURE AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK IF YOU'D LIKE. 
          UM, OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE BUDGET IS BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL. 
          WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT FEEDBACK SETTING BUDGET PRIORITIES. 
          WE WILL TAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE END OF APRIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET READING. 
          FROM THERE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL CERTIFY OUR BUDGET AFTER A COUPLE OF MORE READINGS, AND THEN WE GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR 'EM TO CERTIFY OUR BUDGET AFTER FOUR READINGS. 
          SO USUALLY BY THE END OF JUNE, WE HAVE A CERTIFIED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          ROBIN, WOULD YOU MIND GO BACK. 
          YOU WANNA CODE? THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL WAY THAT CAN SHARE FEEDBACK. 
          THERE IS A BUDGET SURVEY LIVE ON UCSD CONNECTED. 
          UM, IT ASKS FIVE QUESTIONS ON THERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ASKED TONIGHT. 
          UM, COMMUNICATIONS, PUT IT OUT LAST NIGHT, CAN SHARE IT IF YOU LIKE, BUT IT IS LIVE ON THE WEBSITE. 
          IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCAN QR CODE, IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE SURVEY. 
          UM, IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN SHARE YOUR INPUT. 
          UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR GIVING US YOUR INPUT. 
          UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME OR TANYA OR JENNY CAN REACH US AT BUDGETS AT  K12 SC US OR GIVE US A CALL ANYTIME. 
          BUT THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO NOW, UH, WE'D LIKE TO JUST OPEN IT UP FOR ANY OTHER, UH, TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS. 
          AND THIS IS, UH, JUST GO AROUND AND THEN RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          WE'LL BRING THE MIC TO YOU AND IT'S ANY TOPIC OF INTEREST THAT YOU HAVE AND HAVE A HAND UP ALREADY. 
          GREAT. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANKS FOR INDULGING ME AGAIN. 
          UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED, AND I'M THE PERSON THAT HAS NOTICED, UH, WELL, OUR, OUR PARTICULAR SCHOOL IS HARD ON, UM, UH, HOUSING INITIATIVE BECAUSE WE'VE NOTICED THAT PEOPLE CAN'T NECESSARILY AFFORD CRISIS ON A TEACHER'S BUDGET. 
          UM, WHICH SORT OF BRINGS ME TO THE LARGER, I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A WONDERFUL, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVE TO PAY TEACHERS MORE, BUT WHAT IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOING TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM THE COUNTY, THAT 64% NUMBER, WHATEVER THAT IS. 
          WHAT WHAT IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOING TO GET THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY ON BOARD WITH INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE? BECAUSE WE'VE GOT WORK, WE'VE GOT, UM, WITH BOEING, WE'VE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNER WITH, UH, GULFSTREAM, AND WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO, TO DO WELL IN THE FUTURE. 
          WE CAN GIVE OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. 
          SO THAT'S MY LONG-WINDED BUDGET. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS NEWS IS ABOUT HOUSING AND  FUNDING. 
          SO ACTUALLY, UM, ON THE HILTON HEAD, UH, SCENARIO, WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH GROUP THAT HAS, UH, UH, SOME PROBLEM, REALLY CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROBABLY ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL AND THEY WANT BOTH TEACHER HOUSING. 
          OKAY. 
          AND, UM, IT'D PROBABLY BE, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, BUT IT'D BE TEACHER FOCUSED HOUSING, WHICH IS A GREAT SPOT BECAUSE IT'S BECAUSE FOUR CAMPUSES SIT RIGHT THERE. 
          UH, THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE, UH, POLICY. 
          SO WE'RE IN SOME DISCUSSIONS AROUND THERE. 
          I LIKE WHEN IT GOES, IT'LL GO FAST, YOU KNOW, IT'LL HAVE 'EM FAST. 
          PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO, THEY DON'T AT SCHOOL. 
          THEY, THEY'RE STARTING TALK AMONGST THEIR SI HOW RETAIN TEACHERS HOW TO GET GREAT BRIDGES. 
          YEAH. 
          SO, SO, UM, THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD BE LOOKING AT, UM, ON THE BOTH REALLY THE RETENTION RECRUITMENT PIECE AROUND THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A FACTOR. 
          WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT FACTOR AND WE'RE, WE'RE MONITORING THAT, THAT ISSUE. 
          UM, I JUST CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S JUST SURE, SURE. 
          AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I THINK IT'S REFLECTED IN OUR SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY. 
          WE, WE RARELY UNDERSCORE, UH, CLUSTERS. 
          AND WE THINK THAT'S PART OF THE REASON, BUT WE ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE TEACHERS LIVING CLOSE TO THEIR SCHOOLS SO THEY'RE INVESTED IN THEIR LITTLE COMMUNITIES AND NOT COMING FROM 45 MINUTES AWAY WHERE THEY DON'T SEE 'EM IN, YOU KNOW, ON THE PLAYGROUND OR SPORTS OR A CHURCH. 
          GROCERY SCHOOL. 
          YEAH. 
          YES, EXACTLY. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          NO, UH, THAT'S THE IDEA. 
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AND IT'S RIGHT, UH, ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS. 
          UH, SO THERE'S, IT'S JUST PRELIMINARY, UH, BUT I, BUT I THINK, UH, UH, AND, AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL YIELD, UH, SOME GOOD, GOOD RESULTS AND, BUT I DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE 10 YEARS FROM NOW. 
          I EXPECT IT TO BE LOTS OF, OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH, THANK YOU. 
          LET, UH, THANK YOU. 
          NOW IT'S, THANK YOU. 
          CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE POLITICAL PIECE, UH, FOR THE BUDGET? AS YOU SAW, 64% COMES FROM LOCAL PROPERTY TAX. 
          UH, WE ARE THE ONES THAT WE MET THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THAT BUDGET. 
          AND YOU KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT PAY THAT ARE NOT THE PRIMARY HOMEOWNERS, PRIMARY HOMEOWNERS THAT DO NOT PAY ANYTHING. 
          THAT'S YOUR SOLE PROPERTY. 
          AND IT, IT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE SECOND PROPERTY OR YOU'RE A LANDLORD, OR BUSINESSES PAY THIS OPERATION, THAT 64% IS PAID BY THAT. 
          AND ALSO, YOU GET A LITTLE BIT ON A CAR WHEN YOU REGISTER YOUR CAR. 
          YOU'LL SEE ON THERE, ON YOUR TAX FORM, IT'LL SAY SCHOOL OPERATIONS. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE A BOAT, SAME THING. 
          IF YOU HAVE AN AIRPLANE, IT'S THE SAME THING. 
          BUT THAT'S REALLY SMALL AMOUNTS. 
          SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE DO IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, WE SAY, WHAT WILL THE POLITICS SUPPORT? WHAT WILL THE PUBLIC SUPPORT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RAISE MILLAGE EVERY YEAR FOR INFLATION. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR POWER BILLS GO UP, OUR SUPPLY BILLS GO UP, OUR FUEL BILLS GO UP JUST LIKE EVERY, ALL ALL OF US. 
          SO THAT THREE 4% INFLATION, UH, WE HAVE TO ABSORB THAT. 
          AND WHAT CAN WE PUT ON THERE? AND WHEN, WHEN WE BRING THAT UP, HERE'S WHAT WE GET BACK. 
          FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC. 
          WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE PAYING A LOT OF THE, THE MONTH, THE MILLAGE ON THIS, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RAISE THE RENT. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          AND YOU SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE RAISING THE RENT BY CAUSING THE LANDLORD TO JUST HAVE THAT, UH, MONEY, UH, COME FROM THE, UH, RENT THAT THEY PAY. 
          SO WE HAVE TO TELL THEM, OKAY. 
          AND WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS WE SAY, OKAY, IF YOUR PROPERTY'S WORTH X NUMBER OF DOLLARS, IT'S GOING TO MEAN A Y NUMBER OF MILLAGE POINTS RAISED TO PAY FOR THAT. 
          AND IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN 15, $16 A MONTH. 
          WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO, AND WE SAY, NOW, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ADDING 15, $16 A MONTH TO THE, OR ARE YOU ADDING $25 AND SAY, WELL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DOING IT BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA PUBLISH AND WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. 
          THIS IS WHAT IT WILL COST FOR A RENTAL HOUSE THAT'S WORTH $400,000. 
          THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKED TO PAY ADDITIONAL. 
          THE LANDLORD'S GONNA BE ASKED TO PAY. 
          AND SO THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND THE TENANT NOW AND HOW MUCH YOU RAISE THE RENT, AND HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE, UH, YOU FOR THE, FOR THE VILLAGE TO SUPPORT THAT. 
          BECAUSE IT'S THE SECOND HOME. 
          BUSINESSES ALSO . 
          THEY'LL SAY, YOU'RE RAISING THE PROPERTY TAX ON US. 
          WE HAVE TO RAISE PRICES. 
          YOU ARE RAISING INFLATION. 
          SO THAT'S THE BALANCE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PLAY. 
          UM, WHEN WE BRING OUR BUDGET TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL, UH, FOR APPROVAL, AND THEY ASK US ABOUT THESE THINGS, UH, WHEN WE HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEM, WE HAVE, AND WE, WE DON'T HAVE A CHART THAT I CAN SHOW YOU, BUT WE, WE HAVE BEEN A VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE ON HOW MUCH WE ARE ASKING FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO PLAY. 
          BUT I, THAT'S SOME GOOD NEWS. 
          THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IN THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING HERE, YOU SEE THESE NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN. 
          THAT'S MORE OPERATIONAL MONEY THAT'S COMING IN. 
          NOW SUPPOSE 
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YOU ARE A LANDLORD AND YOU SELL YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY, AND THEY BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY 10, 15 YEARS AGO FOR $200,000, AND THEY SELL IT FOR $600,000. 
          SO THAT PROPERTY IS GENERATING MORE INCOME. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE SEEING REVENUE FOR THE SAME MILLAGE RATE RAISING, UM, BECAUSE OF THE INFLATED COST OF THE HOUSING. 
          AND THE SAME FOR THE INFLATED COST OF THE PROPERTY THAT BUSINESSES OWN. 
          YOU KNOW, THEY GET ASSESSED EVERY, EVERY, UH, FIVE YEARS BY THE STATE. 
          AND YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE LAST REASSESSMENT YEAR, UM, PEOPLE GOT A LOT MORE TAXES BECAUSE THEIR PROPERTY WENT UP IN VALUE. 
          NOW THEY'VE LAID US, THEY SAID, WAIT A MINUTE. 
          WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE KNOWLEDGE, BUT SHE PROPERTIES WORTH MORE. 
          AND JUST LIKE, IF YOU MAKE MORE, YOU PAY MORE ON INCOME TAX, BUT IT'S THE SAME KIND OF A THING. 
          UM, SO PART OF IT FOR US IS COMMUNICATION WITH THE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL, COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNICATION WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS. 
          AND DR. RODRIGUEZ DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. 
          HE GOES AND TALKS TO THE ROTARY CLUBS, KIWANIS CLUBS, AND SO ON, THE DIFFERENT, UH, POLITICAL PARTIES. 
          AND HE EXPLAINS WHY WE ARE SPENDING THE MONEY, WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE, UH, MILEAGE. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE TO REALIZE WE'RE IN COMPETITION. 
          WE'RE IN COMPETITION FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHERS. 
          THIS SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION ARE JUST NOT PRODUCING TEACHERS LIKE THEY USED TO. 
          AND SO THE INFLUX OF NEW TEACHERS IS DOWN. 
          THE SUPPLY OF TEACHERS IS DOWN. 
          THE DEMAND IS HIGH. 
          AND SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE PAYING MORE THAN CARLTON HAMPTON, JASPER COUNTY. 
          AND FRANKLY, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TEACHERS FROM CARLTON, JASPER, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, COUNTIES BECAUSE WE PAY MORE. 
          BUT CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON NOW IS AT $65,000. 
          THAT'S $5,000 OR MORE FOR A STARTING TEACHER. 
          THE THE BASE PAY. 
          AND, AND WE LOSE TEACHERS TO CHARLESTON. 
          AND, AND TO THINK ABOUT THIS, YOU ARE A 22-YEAR-OLD GRADUATE OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, AND YOU COME TO THE LOW COUNTRY. 
          WHAT A GREAT PLACE. 
          WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO COME IN. 
          AND OUR HR DEPARTMENT DOES A GREAT JOB AND SELLING OUR JOB, AND WHAT WE HAVE GOT THE BEACH, WE GOT THE WEATHER AND SO ON. 
          AND THESE FOLKS COME IN AND THEY MOVE IN HERE. 
          AND WHAT CAN A 22-YEAR-OLD DO FOR SOCIAL LIFE? WHERE, WHERE CAN THEY GO HANG OUT WITH OTHER 22 YEAR OLDS? WELL, THEY WERE SAVANNAH THAT'S CLOSEST, BUT THEY PAY LESS. 
          THEN THEY GO TO CHARLESTON. 
          CHARLESTON. 
          LOTS OF THINGS TO DO FOR A 22, 23, 20 4-YEAR-OLD THAT WE FRANKLY JUST DON'T HAVE, UH, IN BEAVER COUNTY. 
          AND YOU CAN GET NOT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CHARLESTON, BUT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CHARLESTON, YOU CAN FIND EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAN YOU CAN GET IN BE COUNTY. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO PART CONTINUALLY, UH, BALANCE AS WE, WE, WE'VE GOT TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH CHARLESTON. 
          AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS. AND I, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, FOR LABOR ECONOMICS, IT IS TOUGH BECAUSE LABOR COSTS ARE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT JOBS IN FOR, FOR A NURSE FOR EXAMPLE, OR FOR A COUNSELOR FOR EXAMPLE, VERSUS A TEACHER. 
          THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT LABOR MARKETS. 
          AND SO WE HAVE, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T ACTUALLY RAISE THE SALARIES ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE OPERATING IN DIFFERENT LABOR MARKETS TO TRY TO GET THE FOLKS TO COME AND WORK FOR US. 
          SO THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          UM, ON THE, ON THE ISSUE OF LAND AND HOUSING CALLS, IT, IT REALLY SORT DEVOLVES BACK INTO THE SUPPLY DEMAND. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, 
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OUR AREA HAS RIGHTFULLY BEEN VERY PROTECTIVE OF PUTTING LAND INTO TRUST AND PROHIBITING DEVELOPMENT. 
          BUT EVERY TIME YOU TAKE A AC LAND OUT OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THAT MEANS THE REMAINING ANCHORS THROW UP IN COST. 
          NOW YOU MARRY THAT TO THE FACT THAT DURING COVID, JUST THINK HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE COMING HERE AND PAYING CASH FOR HOMES, BILLION DOLLAR HOMES, $500,000 HOMES. 
          SO THAT MEANT WE GOT A TREMENDOUS INFLUX OF DEMAND, AND YET WE ARE STILL TAKING LAND AND PUTTING INTO BASICALLY PRESERVING IT, WHICH I'M NOT AGAINST. 
          BUT AS YOU TALK TO SOME OF THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO CONTROL SOME OF THE ZONING TYPE TYPE OF DISCUSSIONS, ALWAYS ASK THEM ABOUT HOW YOU BALANCE HAVING AFFORDABLE LAND COSTS SO THAT DEVELOPERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING INTO WORK SEE WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A SUSTAINABLE COMFORTABLE LIFE AND A REASONABLE SALARY. 
          THE SECOND THING IS, AS HOMES ARE DEVELOPED AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES ARE DEVELOPED, ONE OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT ACTUALLY ELEVATES COST IS WHAT DO YOU REQUIRE IN THOSE HOMES? AND EXAMPLE, IT CAN COST MORE THAN $700,000 TO BUILD ONE MILE ROAD IN DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MORE MILES YOU HAVE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT, MORE THE COST IS THAT'S BEFORE YOU SELL ONE HOUSE. 
          THE SECOND THING IS THINGS THAT WE ALL ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE, SUCH AS FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS THAT ARE HURRICANE RESISTANT. 
          THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          SO IN OTHER PLACES, AND JASPER MAYBE MAY BE FAR OUT IN HAMPTON TOWN, THEY MAY NOT REQUIRE THOSE THAT LOWERS THEIR COST. 
          SO AS YOU HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICIALS THAT COULD CONTROL ZONING AND WHAT HAVE YOU, PLEASE ASK THEM TO HELP US MITIGATE THE HIGH COST. 
          BUT GREAT QUESTIONS. 
          UH, THE OTHER THING I JUST SHARED WITH YOU, IN TERMS OF A STARTING SALARY THAT WE HAVE, AND I THINK SUPERINTENDENT, WE'VE GONE FROM AROUND 39,000 TO 60 20 19, WE WERE AT 37, ABOUT 37,500 ROUGHLY, UH, DUE WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHICH IS 60,087. 
          SO ABOUT A 63% UNITS. 
          AND IF I COULD TAG ONTO THAT, GREENVILLE COUNTY, WHICH IS REALLY THIS, IT'S A BILLION DOLLARS BUDGET THAT THEY HAVE. 
          AND, BUT THEY HAVE SO MUCH INDUSTRY COMING IN. 
          MANY OF YOU WILL HAVE READ THE THREE WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A $9 BILLION ANNOUNCEMENT IN CHARLESTON WHERE GOOGLE IS PUTTING THESE BIG, UH, AI UH, COMPUTING CENTERS. 
          SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US THAT ARE HERE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO START THINKING STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW WE MAKE IT EASY FOR OTHERS WHO WANT TO COME HERE AS WELL. 
          SO JUST WANTED TO TAG ALONG WITH THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THE THE OTHER THING YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNTY COUNCIL ABOUT THEIR REFEREND AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY TAX EXECUTING ENTITY IN THE COUNTY. 
          AND, AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PASS THEIR REFERENDUM TO GET A ROAD TAKEN OF, AND, AND WE ARE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO SAY, YOU KNOW, STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT. 
          YOU KNOW, WHAT THE TRAFFIC'S LIKE IN JUNE AND JULY WHEN, WHEN THE SCHOOL'S NOT GOING ON, IT'S A LOT BETTER. 
          THAT'S BECAUSE WE PUT 21,000 KIDS INTO THE SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE 3000 EMPLOYEES GOING TO SCHOOLS. 
          AND THE MORNINGS, THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IS SUCH A NIGHTMARE. 
          IT'S NOT QUITE AS BAD EVENING BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL GETS OUT AT THE THREE O'CLOCK. 
          SO WE'RE TALKING TO THEM, LISTEN, YOU GOTTA PASS THIS REFERENDUM. 
          AND SOME OF THESE COULD BE PAYING THAT. 
          NOW THEY WANNA DO IT WITH SALES TAX. 
          WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T FUND OUR SCHOOL WITH SALES TAX. 
          UH, IT IS JUST NOT FEASIBLE. 
          SO THAT'S THE OTHER PART OF THE, UH, POLITICAL ISSUE THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET MORE MONEY FROM TAXPAYERS. 
          SO WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN JUSTIFY, UH, THAT WE ARE DOING IT, WE'RE DOING IT WITH, UH, BEING VERY EFFICIENT AND BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS. 
          YOU KNOW, THE NEW SCHOOLS ARE GONNA USE A LOT LESS ENERGY THAT'S GONNA HELP US. 
          AND, AND THAT THAT'S THE MONEY WE CAN MOVE FROM ENERGY POT TO OTHER THINGS. 
          AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO, UH, BRING DOWN OUR COSTS WITHOUT TAKING THEM AWAY FROM SALARIES AND, AND, AND TO STOPPING THE, THE NUMBER OF SUPPLIES YOU GET AND SO ON. 
          YOU'VE 
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GOTTA HAVE THOSE. 
          AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT OF THE THINGS. 
          SO VICTOR, OR WELL SAY THING ABOUT 'EM. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR, YOUR, UH, QUESTION. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SAY THIS AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WAS MOST, UM, I WAS VERY HAPPY. 
          WE DIDN'T HAVE THE DEVICES LIMITED, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT THEY TO BE A SUCCESSFUL. 
          NOW, ONE THING I THINK THAT WE DID NOT THINK ABOUT, UM, AND IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE, IS GPS DEVICES. 
          UM, AS A PARENT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT, SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE AND I WOULD TEND TO GIVE HER A PHONE, BUT, UM, WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT A GIZMOS, THAT'S A GPS DEVICE, AND IT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY, PARENTS CAN ADD IN LIKE 20 NUMBERS. 
          UM, BUT YOU CAN PUT IT ON, YOU CAN PUT IT ON SCHOOL MODE. 
          SO WHEN THEY'RE WEARING IT TO SCHOOL, ALL IT IS IS A WATCH AND A GPS DEVICE. 
          AND, UM, AND THEN I KNOW OTHER PARENTS WHO HAVE JUST GPS DEVICES. 
          AND IN THE TIME WE LIVE IN NOW, I'M NOT TERRIBLY, I'M NOT TERRIBLY PARANOID , I, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES ALL THE TIME. 
          UM, AS A FORMER TEACHER MYSELF, I KNOW THAT TEACHERS BEING FORCED THINGS DIFFERENT SHOWED WHERE THAT THING TO SCHOOL LAST YEAR, NO PROBLEM. 
          HAD IT ON, HAD IT ON, UM, UM, SCHOOL MODE WHILE SHE WAS THERE. 
          NO PROBLEM. 
          THE TEACHER SHE HAS THIS YEAR, UM, INSIST ON HER TAKING OFF A KID IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT PUT ON A DEVICE, TAKE IT OFF, PUT IT BACK ON, THAT'S AN EXPENSIVE DEVICE THAT'S GONNA GET LOST. 
          I KNOW ANOTHER PARENT WHO HAS A KINDERGARTNER THAT, UM, AND HE'S VERY QUIET. 
          HE DIDN'T FALL ASLEEP ON THE BUS, BUT, UM, THANKFULLY HE DID HAVE, ONE OF HIS KIDS WAS ON THE BUS DRIVER WAS HEADED BACK TO THE LOT IN SAY HELLO. 
          HE WHERE THEY PARKED HIS BUSES AND HE DIDN'T GET HOME UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK THAT NIGHT. 
          BUT THE PARENTS FIGURED OUT WHERE HE WAS AND FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE HE HAD HIS CHIEF GUEST DEVICE. 
          BUT WE MADE RELOOK AT THAT AND GIVE THE TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL SOME GUIDANCE ON THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 
          I THINK PART OF THE ISSUE IS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT AND I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          BUT I BELIEVE THE PROVISO OR THE, THE, THE, THE INTERPRETATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDED, UH, ANY, ANY, ANY, ANY DEVICE LIKE THAT. 
          EVEN LIKE A COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR, AND EVEN A WATCH KIND OF THING, UH, AS WELL. 
          SO I THINK, UH, PROBABLY IF, IF IT WASN'T A FACTOR LAST YEAR, THAT'S PROBABLY 'CAUSE FIRST OF ALL, THE STATE DEPARTMENT, UH, WE, WE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE STATE DEPARTMENT, UM, WAS SPENDING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR INTERPRETING. 
          AND THEN WE HAD TO ADJUST OUR OWN INTERPRETATION. 
          UH, EVEN AROUND, UH, LUNCHTIME AS AN EXAMPLE, HIGH SCHOOLS WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR, THEIR PHONES AT LUNCH THAT HAD TO GO AWAY IN JANUARY BECAUSE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF INTERPRETATION. 
          AND I THINK THEIR INTERPRETATION INCLUDED THE GIZMOS AND THE WATCHES, COMMUNICATION, THAT, THAT KIND OF THING. 
          BUT I'M HAPPY TO GO BACK AND CHECK INTO THAT, UH, AND, AND, AND SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT WE FIND. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          UM, I'M SCOTT. 
          I'M, UH, LADIES OUT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAIR. 
          UH, I AGREE WITH THAT GENTLEMAN OVER THERE WHO SAYS THAT YOU GET SOME TEACHERS THAT MOVE IN, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH AND ABROAD WHERE WE'RE, WE HAVE A SMALLER POPULATION. 
          THEY GET A TASTE OF THE NORTH AND ABROAD ON OUR SIDE, BUT THEN THEY COME ON DOWN TO THE, UH, SOUTH OF THE ROAD. 
          IT'S RAPID. 
          IT'S BEEN HAPPENING A LONG TIME. 
          I'D LOVE TO KEEP THE TEACHERS ON OUR SIDE OF THE, UH, UH, THE BRIDGE. 
          BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT TO TELL YOU, TERRY BENSON RIGHT HERE. 
          HE AND I OPENED UP LADIES ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 1984. 
          WE'VE BEEN LONG GUY, YOUNG GOD. 
          AND I'D LOVE THAT KIND OF CONNECTION TO CONTINUE THAT. 
          THE PEOPLE THAT I SEE STILL ARE TEACHERS THAT WE'VE, WE FORMED A SOLID GROUP AND THERE WAS, UM, JUST A COHESIVENESS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THAT. 
          THE TEACHERS ARE READY TO GO. 
          WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY. 
          THERE IS NO DOUBT WE'D ADMITTED THAT MUCH BACK THEN, BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE WE LOVE WHAT WE DID. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S THE COMPONENT WE 
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NEED TO LOOK AT. 
          UH, THE INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS ALSO WE HAVE AT OUR SCHOOL ARE DYNAMO. 
          MOST OF 'EM ARE. 
          AND WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THEM. 
          UM, THEY ARE HARDWORKING. 
          THEY, THEY CONNECT WITH OUR, OUR KIDS AT OUR SCHOOL. 
          UH, I WOULD LOVE THAT, FIGURE OUT A WAY WITH HOW WE CAN KEEP THEM AND WHAT WAS THINKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. 
          AND I REMEMBER WILL SMITH BACK THEN IN THE DAYS, UH, MY POINT THAT WE TALK ABOUT IS HAUL MONITORS. 
          AND, AND I, IT, IT MAY BE A STEP DOWN, MAYBE GETTING TO OUR METAL DETECTORS, BUT MAYBE WE COULD START AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS BRINGING BACK THOSE HAUL MONITORS. 
          THEY MAKE A REALLY, IF YOU HAVE HAUL MONITOR THAT IS ON THE BALL, STUDENT ENGAGED 180 DAY CAL, UH, CALENDAR, AND WE CAN GET COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STEP IN AND WATCH THOSE BATHROOMS. WE WOULD PROBABLY ELIMINATE 50% OF OUR PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL BY KEEPING KIDS. 
          'CAUSE TEACHERS ARE IN THE ROOM AND HAVING PEOPLE WHO CAN FLOAT AROUND THE SCHOOL IS NOT A, A HIGHLY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION. 
          UH, SO THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON, UM, UH, THE BUDGET ID. 
          WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS, DR. RODRIGUEZ AND THE BOARD WITH PASSING BUDGETS FOR DOING GREAT THINGS WITH MED TECH. 
          THESE ARE ALL PROGRAMS. THERE ARE INITIATIVES, BUT WE NEED PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING WHO ARE CHILD ORIENTED AND ARE GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
          AND THEY WILL. 
          AND, UH, I THAT WILL BE PUSHED WHEN WE GET INTO OUR, UH, JANUARY 14TH AND 21ST MEETINGS ON THE NEW YEAR. 
          AND I TRULY HOPE THERE'S MORE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT TO HEAR WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY. 
          UH, 'CAUSE WE MAKE THE TRIP OUT HERE AND I EXPECT THEM TO BE HERE AS WELL. 
          BUT, UM, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, DR. RODRIGUEZ AND THE BOARD, AND I THINK WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. 
          BUT, UH, THAT'S MY COUPLE OF POINTS. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WELL, IF WE HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS OR ISSUES, I THINK WE, UH, WE'RE ABOUT 15 MINUTES THERE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. 
          BUT, UM, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND HAVE A SAFE DRIVE MANUAL. 
          OH, WAIT A MINUTE. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          UM, I WAS, I WAS GONNA SAY TOO, UH,  DEFINITELY WILL, UH, STAY ON, LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WORKING WITH, WITH YOU AS WELL. 
          AND, UM, I ALSO, THERE WAS A LADY WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE, UM, MA'AM, WHICH THE WATCH THE WATCHES HAVE DONE YOUR ATTENTION. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          OH, NO PROBLEM. 
          UH, THE, THE, THE WHAT THE WATCHES THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, UH, IF THAT IS THE FACT WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT GET TO CHECK IN, THEN HE GETS AROUND TO CHECK IT TO SEE IF IT IS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATORS. 
          AND WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO IS YOU WOULD NEED TO REACH YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES. 
          AND MAYBE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING, EVEN ASK SHA HARRISON OR, UM, , ANYONE, YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, STATE LEGISLATORS, WHOEVER. 
          AND IT GOES RULES THERE. 
          THAT COULD BE SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU DEFINITELY, I I KNOW IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR KIDS. 
          YOU WANNA KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE SO STAND, MR. SMITH. 
          I'VE GOTTEN AROUND TO UHHUH AND IT'S, UH, THE, THE POLICY THAT PROVIDE, UH, SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT, UH, UH, WATCH AND INCLUDES HEARING BOLTS IN THAT, UH, IN THAT LANGUAGE. 
          AND THAT'S WHY, UH, STATEWIDE, THE STATE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UH, ESSENTIALLY MAKES . 
          BUT THAT WOULD BE, UH, THE PLACE TO, TO SEND AN EMAIL AROUND MANHATTAN. 
          AND WE'RE HAPPY TO CONVEY THAT ON YOUR BEHALF AS WELL. 
          BUT, UH, THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I WOULD AGREE,  AND, AND A WATCH AND A SMART WATCH. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          IT HAS NO INTERNET CAPABILITY. 
          SHE CAME FROM ANYBODY. 
          I DON'T ALLOW THE FACT THAT IT CAN BE PUT ON OFF MODE. 
          YEP. 
          JUST YOU WATCH. 
          BUT WE'LL, UM, EITHER TOMORROW OR EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE A CONTACT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND, AND, AND GET A SORT BLUE AND THE PARENT OF THE CHILD, A KINDERGARTNER, SHE, SHE TOLD ME TO USE THAT TONIGHT. 
          UM, AND USE THAT EXAMPLE. 
          THAT WAS, THAT WAS KINDERGARTNER AND YEP. 
          HIS PARENTS HAD TO CHASE HIM DOWN. 
          YEP. 
          AND THEY COULD BECAUSE HE HAD THAT, BECAUSE 
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HE HAD, YOU KNOW, UH, APPLE MAKES ARACTER THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR LUGGAGE AND IT WILL TRACK WHERE YOUR LUGGAGE IS AND SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE CHILD CARRY A TRACTOR AND YOU CAN LOOK IT, LOOK IT UP AND, AND SEE EXACTLY WHERE THAT TRACKER IS AT ALL TIMES. 
          AND THAT'S, THAT SHOULDN'T BE A, A PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH, WHICH JUST TELL YOU WHERE THE LOCATION OF THAT, UH, INDIVIDUAL BUTTON, LIKE IF IT OUT THERE, THAT MAY, THAT MAY BE THE AIRTIME FEEDBACK. 
          AIR CHECK. 
          YEAH. 
          AIR CHECK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          APPRECIATE IT.
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