[Budget Public Input Session on January 27, 2022.]
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EVENING. AT THIS TIME. I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE MUTE YOUR DEVICE TO EMPLOYED INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL CALLED UPON. I CALLED THE ORDER THIS BOUNCING ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HARPER COUNTY ON JANUARY 27TH 2022 AT 501. PM. THIS PUBLIC INPUT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A VIRTUAL FASHION MISSES. ROLLO, PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL.
BAUER. PRESENT. AFTER HERALDS HERE. MR LOCKIE. I'M HERE. KELLY. KELLY IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. DR PHILLIPS. HERE. THIS RECORDING. PRESENT. THE ROTTINGS EVENING. THE FOLK. UM. FROM IS ABSENT THIS EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER PRESENT. OD'ING. HERE. DIFFERENT THAN THAN BOLSON. HERE. PLACE THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. BEFORE WE BEGIN. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT TONIGHT'S PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE FOR INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT PROCESS AND THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET. COMMENTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON OTHER TOPICS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COMPLIANCE IS EXPECTATIONS. THE 1ST 1ST PART.
WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PROVISION OF POLICY 22-8. ZERO. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BE WAIVED AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT BE RECEIVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ATTACHED TO THE BOARD INFORMATIONAL REPORT RELATED TO THIS ITEM. MAY I PLEASE HAVE EMOTION. THIS IS DAVID. I MOVED THAT WE WAVE IN PART PROVISIONS OF POLICY. AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ONLY AS DESCRIBED. THANK YOU AND THE SECOND THIS IS SONIA I SECOND THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES, YES. YES. ALRIGHT. ANY OF THOSE, PLEASE SAY NO. MOST CURIOUS DR COLSON. I HEAR YOU HAVE A OVERVIEW FOR US FOR THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT PROCESS. YES THANK YOU. JUST VERY QUICKLY. REVIEW ON THIS PRESENTATION IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHERS WE'VE GIVEN THE RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS. I WANT TO PRESENT IT QUICKLY BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO SPEAK THIS ENDING OF ALREADY HAD, YOU KNOW, INSIDE AND AWARENESS OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. SO AS YOU RECALL , THIS WAS A VERY LONG PROCESS WITH MANY STEPS. WE ARE ON THE LAST STEP LEADING UP TO DECISION AND WE EXPECT TO BRING THIS DECISION BEFORE THE BOARD AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. UM THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE A RECOMMENDATION TO ADDRESS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPACITY ADDRESSED ELEMENTARY CAPACITY, DO SOME PLANNING FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND TO RECOMMEND POLICY. AND PROCEDURE ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. UM WITH REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AGAIN, WE'VE MADE THESE IN MULTIPLE SETTINGS . THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. ONLY DIFFERENT FROM THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION AND PUT UP COMMUNITY AND ONE SUBSTANTIVE WAY AND THAT IS IN MY INITIAL RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE THE STUDENTS WHO WERE AT BEL AIR MIDDLE SCHOOL. CURRENTLY THAT ONLY THE. RISING EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, WE WOULD BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRANDFATHER BACK INTO THE SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN THE MODIFICATION TO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I PUT BEFORE THE BOARD. THE LAST PRESENTATION COMMUNICATED THAT ANY STUDENT WHO HAD ENROLLED AT OTHER MENTAL WOULD BE ABLE TO GRANDFATHER BACK INTO THAT SCHOOL. SO ANY, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY RISING, SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADERS WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRANDFATHER INTO THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S ANYONE WHO STARTED AT BEL AIR MIDDLE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THAT PATH. AND THEN ALSO WILL BE ABLE TO SEEK BOUNDARY EXCEPTIONS GOING FORWARD IN THE FEEDER PATTERN.
AND SO THAT WAS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE LAST RECOMMENDATION THAT WENT TO YOU , AND, UM SO THE OTHERS REMAIN THE SAME AGAIN. I WOULD REFER PEOPLE BACK TO THE WEBSITE AND
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RECORDING FOR THOSE MEETINGS. AND ALSO WE HAVE THE SLIDES AVAILABLE ONLINE SO WITHOUT LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MISJUDGE GIVE AN EQUALLY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET. OKAY THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN. I DO HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO SHARE THIS EVENING. BUT IT WILL BE BRIEF AND I WILL EXPLAIN WHERE WE HAVE THE BUDGET HOUSED ON THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS FOR ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO LOOK AT THOSE. SO A FEW BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS MAKE UP 85% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET, OUR INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MAKE UP 80% OF OUR BUDGET. A RESTRICTED BUDGET INCLUDES COVID RELIEF FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OUR SCHOOLS. STAFF AND STUDENTS AND WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD FOR A VOTE ON ALL FOUR BUDGETS FEBRUARY 14TH THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED CAPITAL AND THE FOOD NUTRITION BUDGETS, AND OUR BUDGET IS DUE TO THE COUNTY MARCH. 1ST. SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE IN OUR BUDGET FOR FY 23 COMPENSATION IS ONE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PRIORITY SCHOOLS. WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL EARLY LEARNERS PROGRAM, CSP PROGRAM AND A DRIVE PROGRAM PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET. AND WE ALSO, UH, ALWAYS ENSURE THAT WE HAVE NECESSARY CONTRACTS AND SERVICES THAT ARE PROPERLY FUNDED. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR THOSE A SUMMARY OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET REQUEST. IT'S AN INCREASE OF 9.5% BREAKFAST SCHOOL YEAR, 22. THAT'S COMPRISED OF THE $30.4 MILLION REQUEST OF HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT. ARE ESTIMATED STATE REVENUE IS ALMOST $17 MILLION, AND WE'RE PROPOSING AN INCREASE TO THE USE OF FUND BALANCE OF $1.8 MILLION. AGAIN THE 9.5% REPRESENTS $49.2 MILLION OF AN INCREASE ITS 138.2 POSITIONS AND WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN ON THIS SLIDE AGAIN. THERE ARE DETAILS ONLINE THAT EXPLAIN IN GREAT DETAIL EACH OF THE POSITION ADDED SERVICES ADDED AND SO FORTH, AND I WILL REFER TO THAT AT THE END. ARE RESTRICTED BUDGET IS $39.4 MILLION. THIS INCLUDES CONTINUED SPENDING OF COVID RELIEF FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, AND THERE'S ALSO SOME REALLOCATION OF POSITIONS. FROM A RESTRICTED BUDGET INTO OUR OPERATING BUDGET FOR CONTINUED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT. OUR CAPITAL BUDGET TOTALS. $96.2 MILLION OF THAT 29.7 MILLION IS OUR STATE PORTION AND 66.5 MILLION IS OUR LOCAL PORTION. OUR FOOD NUTRITION BUDGET IS PROPOSED TO BE 19.2 MILLION. WE WILL BE AWAITING DIRECTION FROM USDA. AS FAR AS WHAT PROGRAM WE WILL BE OPERATING UNDER. JULY ONE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THEY PROVIDE ANY DIRECTION REGARDING WAIVERS THAT WE CAN APPLY INTO THE PROGRAM, SO OPERATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM REMAINS TO BE DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH THAT IS HOW WE DID BUILD OUR BUDGET FOR FY 23. SO ON FEBRUARY 14TH. WE WILL COME AND ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED 23 BUDGETS. THE UNRESTRICTED FUND $568.8 MILLION RESTRICTED FUND $39.4 MILLION. THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, 96.2 MILLION AND THE FOOD NUTRITION BUDGET OF 19.2 MILLION. SO OUR DETAILED BUDGET FORWARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET CAN BE FOUND AT HCPS .ORG. GO TO THE ABOUT US TAB. CLICK ON BUDGET. AND THEN THE FY 23 SUPERINTENDENTS. PROPOSED BUDGET LINK IS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THAT. AND ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO BUDGET AT HTTPS DOT ORG TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HAS QUESTIONS TO REACH OUT TO US. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, LET ME DO THE REBELS ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS. REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL BE ADMITTED VIRTUALLY TO THE MEETING THIS EVENING AND WILL BE GREETED DOWN THE CALL BY AN HD PS STAFF MEMBER WHEN IT WAS TIME TO BEGIN THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES. SPEAKERS MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND BE GIVEN NOTICE WHEN THEY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT. AND SPEAKERS HAVE REACHED THEIR THREE MINUTE MARK COLLEGE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING[00:10:01]
. THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC BOARD PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. DATE OF JANUARY. 27TH 2022 MISS LATER. ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRODI X BEFORE WE BEGIN. WE'D LIKE TO REMIND SPEAKERS WAITING IN THE LOBBY THAT YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A 30 MINUTE. MAXIMUM WEIGHT TIME AND IF YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED, PLEASE CALL BACK AND RE ENTER THE LOBBY AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT LIST TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE GETS KICKED OUT RIGHT BEFORE CONCLUDING THE COMMENTS SECTION SO ON THAT NOTE. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. GOOD EVENING, AND IT'S OVER. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR MAKING THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY PACKAGE BUDGET PRIORITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED AND WANT. THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY HCPS EDUCATORS. EVERY DAY. WE SEE THE IMPACT THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON OUR STUDENTS. OUR COLLEAGUE OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR SYSTEM LEADERS. MANY OF US HAVE BURNED THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY. IT IS TRULY EXHAUSTING. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT HARFORD COUNTY CONTINUES TO MAKE STRIDES IN THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGES. TO ENSURE THAT WE RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY EDUCATORS. THIS DOESN'T MEAN JUST CERTIFICATED STAFF EITHER.WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CLASSROOM SP STEPS CALORIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. DO NOT GET LOST. INCREASES IN THE COST OF LIVING HAS WITNESSED INNOCENCE. EATEN AWAY AT THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE. WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THIS AND NOT LOSE ANY MORE GROUND. NOT SACRIFICING PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS IS ALSO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. NORTH STAR AND OTHER INITIATIVES ARE GREAT , BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO OFFER MANY OF THE RECOVERY IN QUARANTINE PROGRAMS OFFERED TODAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO COME.
NONE OF US HAS ANY IDEA WHAT WE WILL FACE NEXT YEAR OR IN YEARS TO COME AS RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN AND OFFERING EVERY ASSISTANCE WE CAN TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. IN CLOSING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. EDUCATORS IN HCPS ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND THEIR CORNER WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMPENSATE EDUCATORS SINCE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS EVERY TIME THEY STEP FOOT IN OUR BUILDING. THANK YOU. OR OR NOT.
GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTY CRAWFORD SMITH. AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE HARFORD COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, H D. A IS THE EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING UNIT FOR 75. OF HCPS AND POLICE, INCLUDING CERTIFICATED STAFF AND EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO, HCPS WAS FACED WITH A BUDGET CRISIS THAT FORCED THE DISTRICT MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMMATIC AND STAFFING CUTS. BUT BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH ALL HCPS BARGAINING UNITS, HCPS WAS ABLE TO RESTORE FUNDING AND STAFFING LEVELS TO MORE APPROPRIATE LEVELS. FOR WHICH WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HTTPS STAFF AND THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE. WE MUST ENSURE THAT HTTPS IS REQUESTING ADEQUATE FUNDING TO PREVENT ANY PROGRAM OR STOPPING CUTS. AND GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STOCKING CRISIS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHERS ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE FACING. EDUCATORS HAVE BEEN VILIFIED, DISRESPECTED BY COUNTLESS ELECTED LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND WE KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS EDUCATORS, BUT IT'S STILL HARD TO DROWN OUT THE UGLINESS. MANY ARE WALKING AWAY FROM THE PROFESSION THAT THEY LOVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, OVER 100 EDUCATORS RESIGNED FROM HCPS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER. HE'S EDUCATORS INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS BUT PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, ALONG WITH VARIETY OF STAFF, WHO HAVE A
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DIRECT IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE EDUCATORS ARE TRYING JUST TO HOLD OUT UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE THEY HAVE RESIGNED. BUT BASED ON THE REGULAR PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS RECEIVED. I'M CONFIDENT THAT IT'S A LOT BUT IT'S WORTH THE COST ACROSS THE STATE WILL ALL BE COMPETING FOR A SMALL POOL OF CANDIDATES.EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS WILL BE LOOKING TO START OVER IN A NEW DISTRICT, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO WELCOME THOSE FOLKS TO HARFORD COUNTY. SO IN ADDITION TO PREVENTING ANY CUTS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR STUDENTS PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU'RE SUBMITTING A BUDGET REQUEST THAT PROVIDES A COMPENSATION PACKAGE ALLOWING HTTPS BUT NOT ONLY ATTRACT THE BEST CANDIDATES BUT ALSO TO RETAIN THE AMAZING PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY WORK HERE. HARFORD COUNTY HAS MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS IN JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE CANNOT LOSE GROUND. WE NEED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE NEED YOUR BUDGET TO REFLECT THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
YOU ARE NOW ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING.
SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN MOUNT BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSIE COSGROVE AND I AM AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL IN AFRICA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR BOLSON AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THESE PAST FEW YEARS. THINGS HAVE BEEN TOUGH, BUT THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP, ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND MAKE SOME AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN. AND FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE GHOST NEGOTIATED AN ADDITIONAL WAGE INCREASE THAT YOU PROVIDED TO PAIR EDUCATORS THIS TEST SCHOOL YEAR. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THEIR PRESENCE IN THE SCHOOL IS VITAL FOR PROVIDING QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN A STATEMENT OF IRON MINT ALTHOUGH WE HAD A WAGE INCREASE, THE WAGES IN HARFORD COUNTY CONTINUED TO BE ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE STATE AS COMPARED TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AS YOU PLAN YOUR BUDGET DISTRIBUTION. PLEASE CONSIDER PROVIDING THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL EIGHT CPS EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES.
YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT NOW. AND I THINK WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH MY INTRO, THAT NUMBER JUST DISAPPEARED RIGHT OUT OF OUR MEETINGS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. AND THEN HOPEFULLY, PHONE NUMBER ENDING IN 1599 WILL GIVE US A CALL BACK. EVENING GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING. SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT NOW. FULL OF MY NAME IS JOE WORRY ABOUT I AM A PARENT OF THREE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND EACH DPS SCHOOLS. I AM ALSO PART OF A MAJOR SIX AND. THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS NOT GOTTEN OFF TO A GOOD START. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, PUTTING A HOLD ON REBALANCING THE SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME. THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO DETAILS, BUT YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH STUDENTS. AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, WE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 100% WHICH IS STILL UNDER THE 110% CAPACITY. FOUR SELLER, MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE FACT. THAT THEIR HEALTH IS NUMBER ONE. AND FOR THAT PURPOSE ITSELF. POSTPONED THE BALANCING OF THE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GAUTIER. WOULD YOU NOT HAVE ANYONE ELSE WAITING IN THE LOBBY AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. WELL
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I'M FEELING LIKE WE NEED TO GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES. UM SINCE IT'S ONLY 5 21. I KNOW. WE SAID WE WERE STARTING AT FIVE. PRETTY MUCH DID. UM, BUT I THINK THAT PEOPLE PROBABLY RETHINKING IT MIGHT FEW MORE MINUTES. SO I'M THINKING MAYBE WE'D JUST SIT HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WAIT THAT OKAY WITH EVERYBODY. ANY OBJECTIONS? I SHOULD SAY. FINE. APPROPRIATE. AWESOME. I WOULD SAY THE SAME MAY HAVE ANY JOKES JUST TO SHARE BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. UM PROBABLY BECAUSE WE'RE STILL RECORDING ALL OF THIS, SO YEAH, YEAH. YEAH MAYBE NOT EXACTLY. PROBABLY NOT. BUT I FEEL BAD THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO PUT UP THERE. ABSOLUTELY. MISS JUDD. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GO OVER ABOUT THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT MORE. I MEAN, WE CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT TWO TOPICS, SO THAT WOULD BE THE BUDGET OR THE REDISTRICTING THING. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED IF THERE'S PARTICULAR SLIDES YOU WANT TO SEE AND TALK ABOUT. I CAN DO THAT, UM. MM. IS THERE A PREFERENCE? ANYBODY HAS PARTICULAR SLIDE? WOULD YOU GO BACK ONE WHERE YOU SAID THAT THE ACROSS THE BOARD THE AVERAGE INCREASE OR WHATEVER WAS 9.5. PERCENT. OKAY SO THAT THAT'S THE AVERAGE IN. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT THE AVERAGE INCREASE. THAT'S THE PROPOSED INCREASE TO THE BUDGET.YEP. LET ME PUT THAT BACK UP. SORRY HE WENT BACK, AND I WAS TRYING TO TAKE NOTES. BUT YOU KNOW, IT DID GO QUICKLY. OKAY SO THAT'S THE TOTAL CHANGE IN THE BOOK. YES. SO YOU SEE THE 9.5% INCREASE? SO 49.2 MILLION, SO THE FY 22 BUDGET WAS $520 MILLION, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT MOVING THAT UP TO $568.8 MILLION. WE GOT SOMEBODY. OKAY THAT'S GOOD FOR THIS. NEXT PERSON COMES ON. THIS IS MRS KARWACKI. UM COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE THIS BRIEF? THESE BRIEF SUMMARY SLIDES WITH US. BY EMAIL. OH, SURE. YES, WE CAN DO THAT. YOU. PRESIDENT GAUTIER YOU ALRIGHT IF I TRANSITION BACK TO COMMENTS DEFINITELY OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU BOTH.
GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING AND MOMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING.
SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.
FINE I JUST SPOKE. AND SINCE NOBODY ELSE IS SPEAKING, I WAS WONDERING IF I CAN ADD THE MORE INFORMATION. THE SPOT. I ACTUALLY DO HAVE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN THE LOBBY. SO, UM, PERFECT. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD IF YOU DON'T MIND AND LET THEM SPEAK. NO PROBLEM. PLEASE LET THEM THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT NOW. PHONE NUMBER ENDING IN 0505. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, THIS IS JOHN LEESON. GO RIGHT AHEAD WITH YOUR COMMENT. HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ALSO LIVE IN THE NHS SIX AREA AND WE ARE SLATED TO MOVE FROM BEL AIR TO C. MILTON WRIGHT AND I HAVE AN EIGHTH GRADER IN 10TH GRADER AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE GRANDFATHERING HAS BEEN OFFERED AS AN OPTION, BUT I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS THAT MAYBE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT TRANSPORTATION TO THE GRANDFATHER TO BEL AIR. MY CHILDREN HAVE MOVED EVERY THREE YEARS AS THEIR SCHOOL LIFE DUE TO OUR JOBS. AND IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER EACH YEAR TO MOVE KIDS, LET ALONE TEENAGERS. THE
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMEND NOT MOVING THEM FOR THEIR MENTAL SANITY. UM AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FEEL BOUTS OF DEPRESSION AT SUCH A VULNERABLE AGE. I'D LIKE THEM TO RECONSIDER MOVING OUR SMALL GROUP NOT MOVING IT. FROM BEL AIR. I FEEL THAT A STUDENT COUNT ISN'T ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIATE THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THROUGH ABOUT 100 KIDS THAT MIGHT BELONG ALREADY TO DIFFERENT SPORTS TEAMS. AND DIFFERENT MUSIC ACTIVITIES AND HAVE THEIR PEER GROUPS DISRUPTED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF THEIR LIVES OF SCHOOLS, SO I WOULD REALLY LOVE IF YOU'D CONSIDER THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND LETTING THEM STAY WITH THEIR ESTABLISHED PEER GROUP. ESPECIALLY AFTER OUR PANDEMIC OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BE WITH OUR FEARS. GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE THROUGH BELLAIRE, WHERE THEY'VE BEEN AND MOVE THE NEXT LAYERS BELOW THAT IT WON'T BE AS EFFECTIVE AS MUCH AS IT IS THE BIGGEST MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT MAYBE CAN'T GET TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER WAITING IN THE LOBBY AT THIS TIME. ALREADY WELL MISJUDGED. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GOING BACK TO WHAT THEY WERE ASKING ABOUT, WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A FEW MORE MINUTES. AS A I'M LOOKING AT OUR LIST THAT WE HAD REGISTERED AND SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE A FEW MORE PEOPLE MISSING. YES I PUT. I PUT THE SLIDES IN THE CHAT TO PEOPLE WANTED BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO THE BOARD AGENDA, SO IT WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH AND, UM, YOU CAN PULL THEM UP ON YOUR OWN THERE, BUT THEY'RE ON THE BOARD AGENDA FOR ANYONE LISTENING AND YOU CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE AND GET THEM. THANK YOU. THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL. ALRIGHT. DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WHO DECIDES THAT MISJUDGED HAS UP. I CAN COME BACK TO THIS ONE. I JUST HEARD WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER CALLER AND THAT I CAN COME BACK TO THIS ONE. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE DID SPEAK ABOUT IN ANY DETAIL. OKAY, GREAT. ON THAT NOTE. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES.YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT NOW. MY NAME IS AMY RICHARDSON. AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT BALANCING. I LIVED IN WHITE FERTILE PROSPECT ROAD NORTH OF 1 36. AND I DIDN'T KNOW, UH, ANY DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICTING FOR THAT SECTION OF PROSPECTOR. UM, SO THAT'S REALLY MY QUESTION. WE HAVE HER CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE REGISTRATION SO WE CAN SEND. YOU CAN LOOK UP THE ADDRESS AND SEND ANYTHING WE HAVE. TO HER PROMPTLY. THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO SAY, MA'AM. NO JUST THAT YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU TOO. ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE. GOODBYE. RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER WAITING. THANKS, JILLIAN. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. YOUR TIME WILL CONCLUDE IN THREE MINUTES. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL RING WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING. SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESSED TOPICS OTHER THAN BALANCING ENROLLMENT IN THE BUDGET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. AND PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AT THIS TIME, AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT NOW. I GOT MY NAME IS TONY HELEN. THE NUMBER OF THE LANGUAGE. THE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN EASY ON HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL FAMILIES OR THE LEADERS OF HARPER COUNCIL OF SCHOOLS. IN THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN BEYOND ANYONE THE OUTCOME OF THE COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO A PROBLEM.
ORIGINAL DESIGN. HAD MY COMMUNITY FUND WOULD MOVING OUT OF BRING FACTORY ELEMENTARY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE DOCTOR MILLER FOR THE TIME SHE PROVIDED HER RACE, COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE SOUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND GATHERING FORMACION TO ALLOW CONCERNS WITH THE ORIGINAL DIVINE. BUT ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE GREATER BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE GREAT NUMBERS. EXCUSE ME, THE GREAT STAFF OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY RESOLVED QUESTIONS. CHANGE IS NEVER EASY . WE APPRECIATE THE REVISIONS FOR PLANS TO MINIMIZE THE
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DISRUPTION FOR SCHOOL FAMILIES. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE WAITING IN THE LOBBY. ALL RIGHT, UM MISJUDGES BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE SHOWS THE 9.5% AT THE BOTTOM. THE TOTAL OF THE $49.2 MILLION INCREASE, AND THEN WE BROKE THAT DOWN BETWEEN WHAT WE. CONSIDER A MANDATORY BASELINE BUDGET INCREASES AND AGAIN. TYPICALLY THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE NEED STAFFING FOR PARTICULAR PROGRAMS. UM ARE CON CONTRACTUAL INCREASES THAT WE MAY HAVE? WE HAVE INSURANCE FIXED CHARGE COSTS AND WE INCLUDE OUR COMPENSATION PACKAGE THERE SO AGAIN, THOSE ITEMS ARE SUMMARIZED, THEREBY CATEGORY, UM , IN THE BUDGET PROPOSAL ONLINE . ALL OF THAT IS DETAILED OUT AS WELL AS, UM EXPLANATIONS OF EACH OF THEM, TOO. AND THEN OUR PRIOR TO SCHOOLS ENHANCEMENTS. WE HAVE SEPARATED AS WELL FOR $2.4 MILLION. ANY OTHER PARTICULAR. SLIDE YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO ORN PARTICULAR. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE. JUST A QUICK QUESTION MISJUDGES AND I COULD GO BACK AND DO THE MATCH MYSELF. BUT THEY HAVE ANY ROUGH IDEA WHAT THE MUCH PERCENTAGE HIRED ISSUES BUDGET IS COMPARED TO LAST. 9.5% SO IF WE GO BACKWARDS WE CAN THE FY 22 BUDGET $519.6 MILLION. THE FY 23 BUDGET. WE'RE PROPOSING TO BE $568.8 MILLION, SO THAT'S THE 9.5% INCREASE. AND THIS IS THIS, UM AS LARGE AND INCREASES YOU'VE SEEN DURING YOUR TIME WITH HTTPS. IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE LARGER INCREASES. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. UM OH, MISS KARWACKI. DO YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS RAISED? YES, I DO. YES. I SENT IT A LITTLE MESSAGE, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. YET ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS HAD EMAILED ME A COMMENT THAT SHE WOULD LIKE READ INTO THE RECORD. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK PERMISSION TO DO SO. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. THAT'S FINE. OKAY THIS IS FROM MISS LORI BETH FOX OF HABIT OF GRACE.AS A PARENT, VOLUNTEER AND RESIDENT OF HAVERTY GRACE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS ADVISOR COMMITTEE, DR BOLSON, MR. BROWN MR VALENTINO AND ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED. WITH THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT TASK FOR EXAMINING THE DATA, TAKING PUBLIC INPUT AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS. OF THE CITY OF HABIT OF GRACE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR BOLSON. FOR RECOGNIZING THE TREMENDOUS NEED FOR A NEW SCHOOL IN OUR CITY AND ADVOCATING FOR ONE WHERE VERY GRATEFUL AND LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND A NEW SCHOOL TO HOUSE THEM. THANK YOU FROM MISS LORI BETH FOX. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONCERNS. I DON'T WANT TO DRAG IT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE NERVOUS KIND OF HAD A SHOT AT MAKING THEIR PHONE CALL THIS LATER, DID YOU BY ANY CHANCE NOTICE HOW MANY WE HAVE THAT SIGNED UP THAT DIDN'T CALL OR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CALL HIM YET? AND FROM MY TALLY, IT'S HALF WHO? SORRY NUMBERS SEVEN HAVE HAVE CALLED IN FROM MY TALLY, BUT I'M SURE YVONNE WAS KEEPING BETTER TRACK THAN I WAS.
I MAY HAVE MISSED A CALLER, BUT I BELIEVE SEVEN. AND I THINK I BELIEVE THERE ARE 14 THAT PRE REGISTERED. RIGHT YEAH. RACHEL YES, SIR. UM YOU KNOW, AS MR HEUSER MENTIONED THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE BOARD MEETING, YOU KNOW, HE SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE. ARE KIND OF DOING THEIR TRAVELING HOME AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT. SO I SUGGEST WE WAIT AT LEAST 25 45 5 50. BEFORE SHUTTING IT DOWN.
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IT'S NOT EVEN THERE'S A FULL SIX O'CLOCK AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF DOWNTIME, BUT JUST IN RESPECT TO, UH UM, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE IN TRANSIT AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. I SUGGEST WE CONTINUE TO HOLD ON. YEAH THAT'S SORT OF WHAT I WAS THINKING, TOO. I AGREE. I KNOW IT WASN'T THE EASIEST TIME CHANGES FOR US TO MAKE. EVEN FOR US TO MAKE. YEAH, I WISH SOMEONE HAD BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND TO HIS CONCERN, BUT THIS TIME WITH CHANGE. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IN ORDER TO NOT CONFLICT WITH MR GLASSMAN'S, UH, STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT SIX O'CLOCK IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT AND THAT'S YOU MENTIONED THAT WHEN I CLOSE THE MEETING, UM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THAT WE MOVED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER COUNTY INPUT SESSIONS AT SIX. SO RECORDING. I REALLY CONCUR, RACHEL THAT AND I APPRECIATE DR PHILLIPS, MENTIONING THAT THE REASON FOR WHY WE PICKED THIS TIME SLOT THAT IT WASN'T RANDOM THAT IT WAS. IT HAD A PURPOSE, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS HEARD. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. BUT YES, WE CHANGED IT SO WE COULD ACCOMMODATE HIS THING AS WELL. AND SINCE WE WERE THE ONES SNOWED OUT, THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE. AND I, TOO. THIS IS SONIA KARWACKI AT TWO AM IN AGREEMENT WITH MY PEERS. YES, THAT'S FINE. WE CAN SIT HERE AND CHAT ABOUT NOTHING. I HAVE EXPERTISE IN THAT. I THINK WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT YOU KNOW THE VOTE WILL WILL OCCUR. WE ANTICIPATE THE VOTE OCCURRING ON FEBRUARY 14 THE NEXT MEETING, AND OF COURSE , WE STILL TAKE COMMENTS BY EMAIL, AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, AS WE'VE LEARNED UM, SO ANYONE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TONIGHT. DEFINITELY CAN STILL SEND AN EMAIL OR CALL. YES, THERE'S STILL A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THAT. UM I MEAN, IN MY CLOSING MEETING IN MY CLOSING COMMENTS, I EVEN MENTIONED THAT SO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, AND THAT'S WHEN WILL BE VOTING ON ALL THREE PARTS OF THE BUDGET. RIGHT, MISS JUDD. FOUR. YES. RESTRICTED CAPITAL AND FOOD AND NUTRITION. I ALWAYS FORGET ONE OF THEM USUALLY RESTRICTED. UM AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE VOTING DISCUSSING. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE'RE JUST VOTING WE'RE DISCUSSING AND VOTING ON. THE REDISTRICTING BALANCING MOMENT.WHOLE THING. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT GOING ON AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING FEBRUARY 28TH.
NO. I SEE WHAT YOU PUT DAVID, ABOUT EIGHT CALLERS. AND THERE'S SOMEONE THERE. THIS IS, UH, THIS SAME INDIVIDUAL WHO CALLED IN PREVIOUSLY. OH SO HAS ALREADY HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK, SHE HAS.
BUT SHE DID CALL BACK PREVIOUSLY SAYING, IF NO ONE ELSE WAS SPEAKING THAT SHE WOULD ADD MORE INFORMATION, SO I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU'D LIKE ME TO PROCEED. BELIEVE THAT THINGS SHE USED THREE MINUTES THE FIRST TIME SHE DID NOT. I WAS JUST SAYING I DON'T THINK SHE DID.
YEAH, LET HER IN THE LETTER SPEECH. OF COURSE. GOOD EVENING. MR THIS IS MRS LATER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND ADD TO YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM IT'S BEEN A VERY HARD HERE.
AS I'VE SAID BEFORE I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING MY MIDDLE SCHOOLER BACK AND FORTH IN THE MORNING AS WELL AS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND ONCE THE SCHOOLS MOVE, I WILL HAVE TWO KIDS THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY BOTH WANT TO SEE IN THE SCHOOL AND BASED ON THE GRANDFATHERING.
WE WOULD BE PUTTING THE APPLICATION AND MY QUESTION IS. IF IT'S ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE . THAT'S MAKING THE DIFFERENCE ON WHETHER, UM I PLEDGE. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM BEING AT 110 BECAUSE I BELIEVE IF IT'S OVER 100% FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, YOU NEED TO REDISTRICT.
BUT LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, BASED IN CURRENT ENROLLMENT AND PROJECTED ENROLLMENT, IT'S NOT EVEN GOING ABOVE 105 4 BILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE AS A
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COMMUNITY AND DEAL? TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT MOVED AT THIS TIME. BECAUSE AGAIN IT'S JUST BEEN A VERY, VERY HARD HERE AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE MENTALLY STABLE. AND WE DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.IS THAT ALL YOU WANTED TO SEE ME? UM. I CAN'T SLEEP. I BELIEVE THAT SHE CONCLUDED. I BELIEVE SHE CONCLUDED THE PHONE CALL. GOTCHA. OKAY. SORRY. WASN'T LOOKING AT THAT PART. I PROBABLY SHOULD GO BACK INTO THAT. THREE. SO I'M CURIOSITY. DOES ANYBODY DID ANYBODY KEEP TRACK? MAYBE MR. DAVIS WILL NOT ANSWER THIS OF HOW MANY COMMENTS WE'VE GOTTEN DURING THE PROCESS OF THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT. I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN A YOU HEAR A LONG PROCESS THAT WE'VE HAD PEOPLE CONTACTING. I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING. YEAH, I CAN CERTAINLY CHECK WITH OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST JUDY SIMON, GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. I'M JUST WONDERING, WHY DON'T WE PRESENT THAT? WHY DON'T WE PLAN TO SHARE THAT WHEN WE PRESENT FOR A VOTE? ERIC ACTUALLY, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THE BOARD REPORT. SOMETHING LIKE THAT SOMETHING THAT ABSOLUTELY THAT MIGHT BE GOOD TO PUT ON THE BOARD REPORT WHEN WE BRING THAT FOR THE VOTE ON THE 14 ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT AND HOW MANY, UM HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE IN THAT AREAS? IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, PRETTY CONFIDENT OF THIS. BUT THAT COULD BOLSON. YES, SIR. UM. JUST REFRESH MY I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I REMEMBER THIS CORRECTLY, AND I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOME IMPACT, ESPECIALLY ON WHAT THE WHAT THE LAST CALLER HAD SAID OR HAD QUITE QUESTIONED . DOESN'T OUR STATE FUNDING DEPEND UPON? UM PARDONS PART OF STATE FUNDING. TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION MAXIMUM FACILITY USE AND IF WE HAVE TOO MANY BUILDINGS THAT ARE OVER UTILIZED AND NOT ENOUGH AND TOO MANY THAT ARE UNDER UTILIZED THAT THAT AFFECTS STATE FUNDING TO A DEGREE, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT MAY HAVE PROMPTED THIS PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH. IS THAT CORRECT? MY I'LL GIVE THE SHORT. YEAH, I'LL START TO ANSWER THAT. BUT I SEE MR BROWN'S HANDS UP SO HE MAY WANT TO JUMP IN. UM MOSTLY. WHAT IF IT'S NOT SO MUCH WE WOULD BE DENIED FUNDING FOR HAVING OVERCOME SCHOOL. BUT WHEN WE SEEK, UM FUNDS FROM THE STATE TO BUILD NEW SCHOOLS. UM, BEFORE YOU CAN. SEEK TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE SCHOOLS YOU HAVE AND YOU KNOW, BALANCE IT AND KEEP IT REASONABLE, SO THAT THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS. SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT DENYING EXISTING FUNDS FOR BEING OVERCROWDED. SO THAT YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE OVERCROWDING IN THE SHORT TERMS MORE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE BUILDING THE IMPACT TO THE BUILDING ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ISSUES, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO VALERIE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IS WE? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME PORTABLES HERE. WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING, BUT THE TROUBLE IS, YOU CAN HAVE THE PORTABLES CLASSROOM SPACE. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT HALLWAYS AND LUNCHROOMS AND SHARED AREAS , AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE OVERCROWDING IN THE TRAFFIC, AND THAT SO THAT'S REALLY MORE THAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRACTICAL OPERATIONS. IF YOU WOULD INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR IN YOUR COMMENTS. I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY DON'T WHAT THEY'RE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IS JUST KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THE IMPACT ON ALL OF THE OTHER SPACES IN THE BUILDING. RIGHT YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS WE ANSWERED REALLY EARLY, BUT WE HAVEN'T TALKED AS MUCH ABOUT THAT LATELY. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AND THAT'S FINE WHEN WE PREFACE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE VOTE. I MEAN, I THINK THERE IS I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE A BRIEF REVIEW OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SORT OF BROUGHT US THIS CONVERSATION TO BEGIN WITH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW EVERYONE WHO SAID THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR. WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT ASSERTION THAT HAS AND SO BUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED MR BROWN. YES CORNELL BROWN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BOLSON IN OUR , UM AND THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION WHERE, UM, SEEKING FUNDING FOR OF THE NEW JOHN ARCHER FACILITY, AND THAT FACILITY WILL INCLUDE CAPACITY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO TO
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ADD SOME INFORMATION ON, UM THE FUNDING ASPECTS OF THE STATE. WOULD UM, YOU KNOW, HESITATE TO REALLY FUND US FOR THAT PROJECT IF WE DID NOT GO FORWARD WITH REBALANCING EFFORT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE SEATS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO ADDING A NEW SCHOOL LIKE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE JOHN ARCHER FACILITY WOULD LESS LIKELY BE FUNDED BY THE STATE IF WE DID NOT BALANCE ENROLLMENT FIRST, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN ENTERTAIN A PROJECT OF THAT SORT. IF THEY DIDN'T SEE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, YOU KNOW, TAKING THAT FIRST STEP DO YOU KNOW, BALANCE ENROLLMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT CAPACITIES ARE BALANCED ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDING THING REALLY COMES IN, UM FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. UM AND THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BALANCING ENROLLMENT FIRST. THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH, THANKS. AND I THINK YOU KNOW AS WHAT SONY JUST SAID EARLIER. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE THAT WE RE RESTATE SOME OF THESE REASONS . THIS IS JUST NOT A RANDOM DECISION THAT WE CHOSE THREE BALANCE FOR NO APPARENT REASON.THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY JUSTIFIABLE REASONS. AND AS YOU SAID THESE WERE MENTIONED ON THESE ARE MENTIONED VERY ALI OUT. AND IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD IDEA. IT'S JUST KIND OF REHASH FROM BEFORE THE VOTE. NO I THINK IT'S GENERAL. YOU KNOW, OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING IS A GOOD IDEA. I MEAN, THIS ISN'T AND INEXPENSIVE PROCESS. IT'S ALSO NOT A PROCESS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY ANYWAY. AND IT HASN'T BEEN. BUT I THINK PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE IT'S YOU KNOW, KIND OF GETS LOST IN THE SAUCE AND THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. IT WASN'T JUST A HEY, LET'S DO THIS NOW NOW SEEMS GOOD. AS LONG AS WE HAVE MR BROWN ON THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO MENTION, MR BROWN? AND THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS MISS FELONS. YOU KNOW, I'M HERE BECAUSE SHE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED. YOU. I AM HERE. I'M I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? WELL, NOW YOU'RE PUTTING US ON THE SPOT. BUT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK MISS VALENTINO? SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING A LOT OF THESE THINGS GOING, AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I FEEL LIKE SHE KNOWS THAT MAP LIKE THE BACK OF HER HAND. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, ALL OF THEM. SO GOING BACK TO WHAT? MISS LAWSON AND BUT BOTH SAID UM , HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT MOVING OUT OF FELLER MIDDLE SCHOOL? HOW GREAT OF AN EFFECT IS IT GOING TO HAVE AND HOW NECESSARY IS THAT RIGHT NOW? SORRY I WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT ONE OF MY DOCUMENTS. UM THAT WE WERE I ACTUALLY WAS UPDATING THE NUMBERS EARLIER TODAY. UM IT WILL ACTUALLY LOWER BELLAIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO THE 90 BELIEVE IT WAS 95 RIGHT AROUND 95% CAPACITY. AND THEN SO IT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE OVER CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL. RIGHT NOW, IT'S AT, UM I BELIEVE IT'S AT 110% RIGHT AROUND 110% I'M SORRY, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO OPEN MY DOCUMENT ACTUALLY THINK IT WAS 100 AND NINE OR SOMETHING I DID LOOK AT THAT. UM HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS, THOUGH? SO ONE SECOND I AM A OPENING THAT RIGHT NOW I GOT IT. UM SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, UM. MHM S SIX AREA. WE HAVE CURRENTLY 81 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT 121 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MHS SEVENTH WE HAVE 100 AND 41 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 212 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SO THERE'S OTHER MAIN MAIN TO CHANGE AREAS, THEN THE MHS 14, THERE'S FOUR MIDDLE AND 13 HIGH. AND THAT DATA WAS ACTUALLY PULLED AS OF JANUARY 23RD. SO THAT'S OUR MOST RECENT STUDENT DATA THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. UM AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE CHANGES WITH ALL THREE CHANGES THAT WILL PUT BELLA IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 91% CAPACITY. WITH THESE CURRENT STUDENTS JUST MOVING THESE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, AND IT'LL PUT BOSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 95% CAPACITY. UM AND
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THEN SOUTH HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE ABOUT 84% CAPACITY. MISSY. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE STUDENTS THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND CLASSES WITHIN THE BUILDING AND NOT IN PORTABLES.THAT IS THE GOAL. WE WILL STILL , UM, NEW PORTABLES WE'D THE PLAN IS TO KEEP SOME PORTABLES AT FELLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE WILL BE MOVING SOMETIMES BOSTON IT COULD BE USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES, BUT IT'S THE ALLOW THEM TO ADJUST TO THE MOVE AND THE NEW STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THAT EXTRA SPACE. SOMETIMES THEY'LL BE UTILIZED FOR CLASSROOM SPACE OTHER TIMES THERE UTILIZED JUST FOR PULL OUT SPACES AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. THANK YOU. I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION ALSO, UM I ONE POINT AGAIN. REFRESH MY MEMORY. UM WASN'T THERE THEN WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL. FROM THE STATE TRIBUTE TO UTILIZE PATERSON. NO HIGH SCHOOL. FOR PATTERSON MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS I THINK THE SAME WITH FALSE HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS THAT DONE, AND DID WE GET THE APPROVAL TO DO THAT? SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE. THEY SEEM TO BE ACCEPTING THAT YOU KNOW THE ABILITY TO DO THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO ELIA'S, UM, IT'S NOT FINAL AND APPROVED YET WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
UM SO BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON. IT'S MAINLY RIGHT NOW. FOR PATTERSON MILL MIDDLE HIGH. UM BUT ALSO WE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED HAVE ANY GRACE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO ALSO HAVE THAT SAME FLEXIBILITY AT THAT SCHOOL. AND WASN'T THERE AN ISSUE WITH BOSTON AS WELL OR NOT AN ISSUE, BUT SIMILAR SITUATION. SO THE THOUGHT WAS SAUCE BOSTON AND CURRENTLY WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IF WE WERE SEEING THE SCHOOL, UM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RISE SIGNIFICANTLY. UM ABOVE CAPACITY . WE COULD UTILIZE THE EXCESS CAPACITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. UM, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE THE ALL THE CAPACITY WITHIN THE BUILDING OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. THE THOUGHT WAS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS EXCESS CAPACITY , WE COULD MOVE A GREAT LEVEL INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL IF IT WAS NECESSARY. AND I ASSUME WE'RE OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO APPROVE ALL THIS. AND DO WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN JUST IN CASE SO FOR THE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL IT'S JUST GOING TO BE CHANGING THE CAPACITY. UM HONESTLY, THAT WE WON'T RUN INTO ANY ISSUES THERE UNLESS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTUALLY GOES OVER 110% CAPACITY, WHICH IT ISN'T RIGHT NOW. UM SO THERE'S NO REAL CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THAT. IT'S ALREADY AN EXISTING FACILITY. IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH WHEN WE'RE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD PLANNING BECAUSE WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL. UM WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT DOWN THE ROAD . IF THEN IT'S DECIDED THAT ACCESS CAPACITIES NEED IT. UM AND MAYBE THEN BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE MADE AT THAT TIME. IF IT'S NECESSARY, UM TO KIND OF TAKE IN SOME EXTRA STUDENTS FROM SOME NEARBY SCHOOLS. AND IF I COULD ADD A CONTINGENCY ALWAYS IS RELOCATE HERBAL. SO UM, WE DID MEET WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THAT PATTERSON MILL TO DISCUSS IF THEY BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR RELOCATE A BLES. IF YOU KNOW WE COME INTO A, YOU KNOW, GROWING CAPACITY ISSUE THERE. AND SO THAT IS A STOPGAP MEASURE THAT WE CAN ALWAYS USE. AND IN FACT, COULD ELABORATE ON A JOHN ARCHER PROJECT. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE STATUS AND FUNDING FOR JOHN ARCHER. SO JOHN ARCHER WAS THAT PROJECT ITSELF. INITIALLY WAS SLATED JUST FOR THE JOHN ARCHER SPECIAL AND FACILITY. THAT THAT WAS WE WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT THAT PROJECT TO THE STATE FOR PLANNING APPROVAL. AND WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDING APPROVAL, SO WE HAVEN'T WE RECEIVED ANY FUNDING FOR JOHN ARCHER PROJECT YET, SO THAT IS A PROCESS THAT WILL HAVE TO RE INITIATE WITH THE SCOPE STUDY THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND SUBMIT TO THE STATE FOR THAT JOHN ARCHER PROJECT, ESPECIALLY SINCE NOW WE HAD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPACITY COMPONENT. ADDED TO THAT. SO IN 2000 AND EIGHT JOHN ARCHER WAS ONLY A SPECIAL AIR FACILITY UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR ELEMENTARY AND A SPECIAL ED FACILITY. THAT WOULD REQUIRE STATE APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST ONE MORE BRIEF COMMENT. UM, I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD IT MANY TIMES
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DURING THIS PROCESS, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. YOU GUYS WERE CHARGED WITH A THANKLESS TASK YOU PUT GOBBLED. LOT OF HOURS INTO THIS. UM YOU DIDN'T AND AWESOME JOB AND MR BROWN THIS VALENTINO AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF. UM, WE REALLY DO. THANK YOU. FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THEIR HAND UP, BUT I CAN'T TELL WHO IT IS. ANYBODY ELSE, MR MARTIN? SIDE RACHEL CHRIS, IMPORTANT SUPERVISOR OF SOULLESS OF. JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, UH, WITH THE JOHN HORCHER SCHOOLS. WE HAVEN'T FUNDED BY THE COUNTY. TO DO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND WE'RE ABOUT TO ADVERTISE FOR THOSE SERVICES. OH, AND THAT WILL SET UP OF THE SUBMISSIONS TO THE STATE. AH REMEMBER THAT WE CAN ONLY DO ONE LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS AT A TIME WITH THE COUNTY. THE NEXT ONE. SO OF COURSE HIS HOPES THAT WAKEFIELD SO WE'RE RECEIVER, FIRST CONSTRUCTION PORTION ENOUGH. LIKE 23 OF THIS JULY AND OUR SECOND CONSTRUCTION PORTION. AND F Y, OR RATHER, IF LIKE 24 20 JULY 23, THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR BE ASKING FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDING. OR THE JOHN ARCHER COMBINATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUST TO GIVE YOU THE TIMELINE.THANKS, MR MORTON. UM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WERE AT 5 58. WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET OR REDISTRICTING? UM, LOOKS LIKE JENSEN HAD A QUESTION IN THE CHAT. YES. FOR MR BROWN. UM I THINK CHRIS ACTUALLY JUST WENT OVER IT. YEAH I BELIEVE THAT WAS WHAT WE JUST RESPONDED TO. RIGHT BUT BEL AIR CAN'T GET THE SAME EXCEPTION IS BETTER. SOME MELON FALLSTON. SO BELL HEIRS TO SEPARATE. I'M SORRY. THIS IS MISSY. UM, JUST ANSWER THAT FELLER, TWO SEPARATE BUILDINGS. PATTERSON MILL, UM, ARE AS ACTUALLY IN ONE BUILDING, SO THAT'S WHY WE CAN SUBMIT FOR A COMBINED STATE RATED CAPACITY.
BUT WITH THE QUESTION WITH BOSTON, WE DID ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OF MOVING STUDENTS OUT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE, BUT IT WAS, IT WOULD HAVE PUT THE HIGH SCHOOL WELL OVER CAPACITY, SO IT WASN'T POSSIBLE. BUT WE DID LOOK INTO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. WE LOOKED IN, BUT THE COHORT SIZE BECAUSE IF YOU MOVED SOMEONE OUT, WE WERE LOOKING TO MOVE A WHOLE COHORT OUT. SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE SO HARD AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY DOG. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. NEVER HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE PUPPIES. MR ROBINSON DID THAT KIND OF ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YES IT DID. DO YOU ONE OTHER QUESTION? UM, STOP STUDY. FOR BELLY AND BE MADE PUBLIC. IS IT? IS IT ONLINE? YOU MAY INPUT JOHN ARCHER. WHO'S HAD FOR BEL AIR SCOOPS HERE. THE QUESTION IS, AND THESE QUESTIONS ARE BEING SENT TO ME. AND THE QUESTION ISR BALLET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WAS THAT ONE? NO THERE WASN'T BELLER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A PROJECT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING. WE DO. I THINK THE YEAR IS 2030. SO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE REACHED OUR SIX P.M. MARK. WE'VE GIVEN EVERYBODY AS MUCH. ANYWAY AS WE COULD, IN TERMS OF CALLING IN ANYBODY HAVE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS THEY WANT TO SHARE BEFORE I CLOSE THINGS UP. ALRIGHT SEEING THEM HEARING NONE . THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BALANCING ENROLLMENT. I KNOW WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE VOLUNTEERS WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS NOT JUST THE STAFF, BUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND THOUGHTS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GAVE US A LOT OF THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU KNOW OTHER THINGS WE COULD TRY AND SOMETIMES IT WORKED. AND SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. BUT THEY WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, TOO. THE
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BOARD WILL BE MAKING ITS FINAL DECISION ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH BALANCING ENROLLMENT AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VALENTINE'S DAY. IN THE MEANWHILE I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND INTERESTING EVENING AFTER THIS. THERE'S STILL A LOT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.