[Call to Order]
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AT THIS TIME I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE MEET YOUR DEVICE TO AVOID INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL CALLED UPON.
I CALL TO ORDER THIS BOARD BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARTFORD COUNTY AND JUNE 2022. YEAH. 6 30. P. M. YES. THIS BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A HYBRID FASHION MISSES MARLOWE, PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. DR BAUER PRESENT. DR HAROLD. DR HAROLD NO. OKAY, MS KARWACKI. HERE. MISS KELLY. MISS KELLY IS ABSENT THIS EVENING, DR PHILLIPS. HERE. MR RICCARDI.
RIGHT? MR ROBINSON HERE. VICE PRESIDENT MEDDLER. PRESIDENT GAUTIER. HERE. SUPERINTENDENT WILSON. HERE AND THERE'S SOME MISS HAROLD JUST JOINED ALSO, OR DR HAROLD HAROLD. HERE THANK YOU . I'M HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT I'M HERE. THANKS. THIS COMPLETES THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. FOLLOWING PROCESS WILL BE USED THIS EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS IN STAFF WILL MUTE THEIR DEVICE UNTIL CALLED UPON BOARD MEMBERS. PLEASE HOLD ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF EACH PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, I WILL CALL ON EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD RESTATE THEIR NAME BEFORE SPEAKING. DR BOLSON WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR CALLING THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER TO DO SO. WHEN A ROLL CALL IS TAKEN FOR EMOTION. I ASK YOU PLEASE REPLY WITH A YES OR A NO. BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAD THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU DO. I HAVE EMOTION TO ADAPT THE AGENDA.
THIS IS DAVID. I MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? THIS IS SONIA. I SECOND. THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES . YES, YES, YES, OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. DR PHILLIPS. PLEASE LEAD EVERYONE AND THEY ELIGIBLE REGIONS. MM HMM. NINE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT SENDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WELL NOW
[A. Board Member Comments]
HAVE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND I WILL START WITH DR BALLARD. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THAT WAS QUICK. DR HAROLD. I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY THINK, UM ALL OF OUR FOLKS WITHIN HCPS WHO ARE HELPING TO FACILITATE WONDERFUL SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS, YOU ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. UM, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MRS KARWACKI. UM YES, THIS IS BELATED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAND AND THE FLAG SQUAD OF HAVERTY GRACE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ACTUALLY WON FIRST PLACE IN THREE PARADES THIS YEAR HAVE INTEGRASE BEING ONE OF THEM. AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SCHOOL HAS ACTUALLY WON THAT HAVE REALLY GREAT AWARD. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT BEL AIR AND KINGSVILLE, SO CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS AND MR HOFF WONDERFUL JOB. VERY NICE. DIDN'T KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. DR PHILLIPS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. MR RICCARDI. NO COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. MR ROBINSON. NO CABINETS THIS EVENING. UM. THIS IS GOOD EASIER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? AND THEN I'LL FOLLOW. I HAVE NOTHING FOR THIS EVENING. I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY'S ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER TIME. SO THANK YOU. UM I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN BEL AIR. UM, TO RECONSIDER THE HER HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY[00:05:02]
SCHOOLS SITE PLAN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. IT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 28TH. 6:30 P.M. AT THE TOWN HALL AT 39 NORTH HICKORY AVENUE, NEXT TO THE LIBRARY. SO AGAIN, IT'S ON THURSDAY, JULY 28TH. 6:30 P.M. AT THE TOWN HALL NEXT TO THE LIBRARY AND ANYBODY WHO CAN BE THERE AND ENTER THEIR OWN COMMENTS IN AND THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE SITE PLAN . WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT, SO THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND THE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS IN PERSON.[B. Public Comments]
SPEAKERS WILL PROCEED. FIRST, THEY WILL BE CALLED ON BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. REMOTE SPEAKERS WILL PROCEED NEXT. THERE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEETING BY AN HCPS STAFF MEMBER WHEN IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK. I'LL SPEAKERS WHEN WE RECEIVED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK DUE TO THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND GIVEN NOTICE WHEN THEY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT. ONE SPEAKERS HAVE REACHED THEIR THREE MINUTE MARK. THEIR TIME WILL EXPIRE. AS A REMINDER DISPARAGING COMMENTS. PERSONAL ATTACKS IN INFLAMMATORY REMARKS ABOUT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS OR PERSONNEL ARE NOT PERMITTED. SPEAKERS WHO ENGAGE IN THESE COMMENTS WILL BE REMINDED OF THE RULES AND THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THE SPEAKER. IN ADDITION, PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS AT THE BOARD AND NOT AT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AUDIENCE. MRS RALLY. WILL YOU PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE IN PERSON REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS. THIS EVENING. WE ARE STARTING WITH CHRISTINA KENOSHA , FOLLOWED BY A BRENDA PATRICK. GOOD EVENING. I SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ON THE EVE OF PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN MARYLAND CHANGES COMING. WE KNOW THAT. BUT WHAT KIND OF CHANGE? WE DON'T YET KNOW. WE DO KNOW THAT FOR TOO LONG PARENTS OF BLINDLY PLACED THEIR TRUST IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE BELIEVED OUR CHILDREN, TEACHERS, OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR FRIENDS WERE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH, EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN AND SEEKING THEIR BEST INTEREST. WE TRUSTED THEM TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE IN THEIR CARE AT SCHOOL. WE STILL HAVE FAITH IN MANY OF OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, BUT THE COVID PANDEMIC PULLED BACK THE EDUCATION CURTAIN FOR PARENTS TO SEE THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS GONE OFF THE RAILS, AT LEAST ILL LOVE AND TRUST. MANY OF OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE SEE HOW THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT HAS SWEPT IN RADICAL CHANGES TO OUR SCHOOL'S POLICIES AND CURRICULUM. OUR TRUSTED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FIND THEIR HANDS TIED BY THESE CHANGES, AND MANY OF OUR BEST AND TRUSTED TEACHERS HAVE LEFT THE PROFESSION. TOO MANY OF US HAVE BEEN COMPLACENT FOR TOO LONG. BUT NOW THAT WE SEE WHAT WE SEE, WE CAN'T REMAIN SILENT.GROUPS LIKE MOMS FOR LIBERTY HAVE SPRUNG UP IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF IN RESPONSE TO THE DANGEROUS IDEOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED AS EDUCATION POLICY AND CURRICULUM. WE MAY NOT YET.
SEE THIS CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD ALIGNED WITH THE VALUES AND DESIRES OF MANY OF THE PARENTS WHO HAVE COME BEFORE YOU IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT WE ARE NOT BACKING DOWN. WE WILL BE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL, ADVOCATING FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION. WE DESIRE THE BEST EDUCATION, NOT INDOCTRINATION FOR OUR STUDENTS . OUR FERVENT GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THIS BOARD TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS IN WHAT CONSTITUTES A SOLID AND IMPACTFUL EDUCATION.
WE REJECT THE TOP DOWN FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATED APPROACH. THAT CURRENTLY IS BEING IMPOSED UPON US. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD REFLECT THE TIRELESS PRINCIPLES AND VALUES THAT HAVE GUIDED THIS NATION AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. WE DON'T HOLD MSD EIGHT D E S FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE SAME LIGHT AS THE BUREAUCRATS AND CORPORATE INTERESTS WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CRAFTING THIS NEW FRAMEWORK. OUR CHILDREN ARE FALLING BEHIND THEIR SUFFERING AT THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY HOUSES, TOO RADICAL IDEOLOGIES. THESE SO CALLED EXPERTS ARE IN NO POSITION TO FIX THE VARIOUS SYSTEM. THEY HAVE DECIMATED AND SO WE WILL WATCH AND SEE WHAT THE VOTERS DECIDE TOMORROW. BUT WE KNOW OUR WORK IS JUST BEGINNING. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING FOR MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT PAULSON. AS THE MOTHER OF RELENTING, MADE SORRY
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AS THE MOTHER OF AN ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS. I'VE BEEN COMPELLED TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE SWEEPING CHANGES THAT MSD IS IMPOSING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND ALL THIS IN MY PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEVER SEE MYSELF DOING, BUT AS THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP CAN NO LONGER SIT BACK AND REMAIN SILENT. PARENTS HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY AND ACROSS THE STATE ARE PUSHING BACK. THIS IS NOT WELCOMED BY THE RULING ESTABLISHMENT AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, BUT SO BE IT. IT APPEARS THAT MSD SEES THE REALITY ON THE GROUND, AND WE NOTICED IN RECENT REVISIONS TO THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT FOR EDUCATION. RECENTLY ADDED TEXT TO THE SORRY INTO THE INTRODUCTION PAGE. WE NOTICED THAT THE MSD E IS ALLOWING LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ALLOW AN OPT OUT OPTION TO THE NEWLY REVISED FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION CURRICULUM. INITIALLY THE PLAN DID NOT GIVE PARENTS A SAY, AND WHETHER OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE THIS EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION. BUT NOW MSD IS QUIETLY IMPLEMENTING A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW PARENTS TO OPT OUT OF THE FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM. IS THIS A BACKHANDED ATTEMPT AT A COMPROMISE? WHEN WE CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD IN APRIL, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD BE GIVEN A PRESENTATION BY THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE TASKED WITH WRITING A NEW FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM. BUT AFTER SITTING HERE FOR HOURS, WE WERE TOLD THEY'RE STILL WRITING THIS CURRICULUM, AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH MANY PROCESSES THAT YOUR POLICY REQUIRES BEFORE PARENTS WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO REVIEW IT. I BELIEVE YOU TOLD US THEN THAT PARENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO OPT OUT. BUT THIS WAS NOT STATED IN THE MSD POLICY AT THAT TIME. THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE TOLD US IN APRIL THAT THE CURRICULUM WOULDN'T BE READY TO BE REVIEWED BY PARENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER AFTER SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION. WE ARE REQUESTING TRANSPARENCY IN THE CREATION AND THE PRESENTATION OF THIS NEW FAMILY CURRICULUM. BE TRANSPARENT AND SHOW US THE CURRICULUM. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE THIS CURRICULUM TO BE AN OPT IN OPT OUT POLICY. PARENTS WANT TO DELEGATE THE PARENTAL AUTHORITY ON THESE VERY SENSITIVE AND PERSONAL TOPICS, THEN LET THEM OPT IN FOR IT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PARENTS IN THIS COUNTY STILL BELIEVE THEY ARE THE PRIMARY EDUCATORS OF THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT MATTERS OF FAITH AND MORALS REST WITH THEM. THANK YOU. THAT'S HOW THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS WE HAVE THIS EVENING.THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE MISS LINDSAY. I'M NOT GONNA. I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT RIGHT? HOW IS IT, BILLY? DO I APOLOGIZE TO BEGIN WITH THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC SPEAKERS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER WAITING IN THE LOBBY. I'LL ADMIT THEM NOW. BUT I WANT TO DELEGATE THE PARENTAL EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC 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, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. CHILLED FERRARA. RECENTLY RESTORED HARPER COUNTY VIDEOS FROM AN DOCTOR OCTOBER 2020 BIG OUT RALLY A PEACEFUL EVENT TO GIVE PARENTS A BOYS THAT HAVE BEEN DENIED DURING A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. HOWEVER THE A C A TEACHERS UNION SENT REPRESENTATIVES TO HARASS AND EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED.
NOT ONLY WAS HE EXTREMELY RUDE AND DISRUPTIVE, BUT SHE HAD THOUGHT THAT MANY WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH VERY LARGE CE A SIGN, INCLUDING MYSELF, AS WELL AS SMALL CHILD. WHO WAS IN HCPS STUDENTS. DURING THE COMMISSION , TEACHERS CAME THROUGH IN THEIR CARS BLARING HORNS, GIVING PARENTS AND STUDENTS THE MIDDLE FINGER WHILE YELLING AT EVERYONE ELSE THEIR WINDOW. THIS COMPEL POLICE TO INTERVENE ON OUR BEHALF BECAUSE YOU IMAGINE BEING A STUDENT HAVING TO WITNESS THIS FILE BEHAVIOR FROM THOSE WHO CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT YOU. MY SON WAS THERE AND DEVASTATED WHEN HE SAW ONE OF HIS TEACHERS PARTICIPATING. WHERE WAS YOUR CONTENT IN COMBINATION OF THEIR VIOLENT AND THREATENING BEHAVIOR? SUPERINTENDENT BOLTON THIS BOARD AS WELL AS THE H C. A TEACHERS UNION. YOU ALL ARE THE POLICE AND IN TRUE FASHION WHEN THE BULLY FINALLY STANDS UP FOR THEMSELVES OUT OF ORDER. HTTPS DISTRICT. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MANY. SHE DID DO PERSONAL INFLAMMATORY REMARKS, SO THEREFORE SHE LOST HER RIGHT TO
[C. Consent Agenda]
SPEAK. THANK YOU NEXT. I'M GOING TO CALL ON DR PHILLIPS TO READ THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER ONE. CONTRACT AWARD MANUFACTURER DIRECT CEREAL PRODUCTS. NUMBER TWO CONTRACT AWARD OF MILK PRODUCTS. NUMBER THREE CONTRACT AWARD. ATHLETIC SPORTS REFEREE OFFICIAL SERVICES. NUMBER FOUR CONTRACT AWARD ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM LIBRARIES. NUMBER FIVE CHANGE ORDER TRANSIT VANS. NUMBER SIX MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING DATED JUNE 20. 2022. MAY[00:15:08]
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. DAVID I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS SONIA. I SECOND. THANK YOU FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES, YES. YEAH. THOSE OPPOSED. PLEASE SAY NO. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT IS AN ACTION ITEM DECISION AND[D. Decision on Administrative and Supervisory Appointments , Mr. Ben Richardson, Assistant Superintendent for HumanResources]
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY APPOINTMENTS. MR RICHARDSON. EVENING PRESIDENT GAUTIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER, SUPERINTENDENT BOLSON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE BEEN RICHARDSON THAT'S JUST A SUPERINTENDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES. THERE'S ONE PERSONNEL ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING, WHICH IS PLACING IDENTIFIED CANDIDATES INTO THE PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKER POSITION. PULL THE ROLE OF THE PEOPLE. PERSONNEL WORKER POSITIONS SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE HOME. THIS POSITION WORKS CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES PROVIDING NECESSARY SUPPORTS IN ORDER TO MEET OUR STUDENTS BASIC NEEDS. THERE ARE FIVE CANDIDATES BEING BROUGHT TO YOU THIS EVENING FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. THE CANDIDATES NAMES ARE MELISSA K.HATCHER. TERRY L NIGHT. SARAH Q. LOMBARD. PAUL G. SINGLE AND MELISSA, A STOUT. THE SUPERINTENDENT. REQUEST REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THESE APPOINTMENTS INTO THE P PW POOL AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS DRIVE EMOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THESE APPOINTMENTS. THIS IS DAVID. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION ON THESE APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU HAVE A SECOND. THIS IS SONIA. I SECOND THAT MOTION. THANK YOU.
MRS RILEY. WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. DR BAUER. DR HAROLD YES. MS KARWACKI? YES, DR PHILLIPS. YES. MS RICCARDI. YES. MR ROBINSON. YEAH. VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER. YES, PRESIDENT GAUTIER. YES. THIS MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS AN ACTION ITEM DECISION
[E. Decision on Proposed Revisions to Board Policy 02-0050-000 Use of Equipment/Materials by Students , Kimberly H.Neal, Esq., General Counsel]
AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY 02-005. USE OF EQUIPMENT MATERIALS BY STUDENTS. MRS NEAL . MISS NEIL. EXCUSE ME. THE DECISION AND ACTION ITEM. THE POLICY WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL FORMAT AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BACK ON MARCH 28TH BY MY PREDECESSOR, PATRICK SPICER, UM, THE POLICY SETS FORTH CRITERIA REGARDING STUDENT USE OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS BOTH ON AND OFF SCHOOL PREMISES, SO THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE PRIOR POLICY FOCUSED ON UM, THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OFF SCHOOL PREMISES, AND THIS JUST ADDS THE LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE ON AND OFF. UM THERE WERE NO. IT WAS POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THERE WERE NO COMMENTS ON THIS POLICY. SO IT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED REVISIONS. THANK YOU.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. BOARD MEMBERS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PROVE THE PRESENTED REVISED POLICY? THIS IS DAVID. I MOVED THAT WE HAVE APPROVED THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THIS BOARD POLICY. THANK YOU, DAVE, A SECOND. THIS IS SONIA I SECOND THANK YOU, MR ELO. WOULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. YES, DR BAUER. DR HAROLD YES. MS KARWACKI? YES. DR PHILLIPS. YES. RICCARDI. MISS RECORDING. YES, THANK YOU. MR ROBINSON. YES. VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER. YES, PRESIDENT GAUTIER. YES. THIS MOTION PASSES. THANK
[F. Recommendation on Proposed Revisions to Board Policy 22-0008-000, Public Participation at Board Open Meetingsor Public Hearings , Kimberly H. Neal, Esq., General Counsel]
YOU. ITEM APP IS RECOMMENDATION AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY. 22 DISH 0008-0. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS OR PUBLIC HEARINGS. MISS NEIL, WE HAVE YOU ON THE SPOT TONIGHT.BEGINNING AGAIN THIS POLICY REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD, OPEN MEETINGS OR
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PUBLIC HEARINGS WAS FIRST ADOPTED BACK IN 1992 AND HAD HAS NOT BEEN AMENDED SINCE JANUARY.25TH 2005, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS, UM IN AN OPEN AND PUBLIC MANNER, KEEPING AS A PRIORITY THAT THE FOCUS OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS MEETING AND ITS AGENDA. AS PART OF MY ROLE AS GENERAL COUNSEL FOR HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UM I DO REVIEW OUR POLICIES AND LOOK TO THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AMENDED IN QUITE SOME TIME. AND THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE AS I SAID IT WAS BACK IN JANUARY OF 2005.
SO THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM THE LAST AMENDMENT PUT IT ON THE RADAR, AS WELL AS RECENT CHANGES IN PRACTICE. UM IN PARTICULAR THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, THIS BOARD HAS HAD TO MODIFY ITS PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES AND TO ENSURE SOME FLEXIBILITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOARD PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL COMMENT, UM, AND THEN IS CURRENTLY STILL IN A HYBRID FASHION. SO TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND AGAIN WITH THE WE LOOKED AT, UM WE CREATED SOME SMALL WORKGROUPS TO LOOK AT THIS POLICY AND DETERMINE WHAT AMENDMENTS WE SHOULD MAKE IT THIS POINT IN TIME IN 2022. WE LOOKED AT THIS PODCAST FROM OTHER MOTHERS. WHAT IS THAT GOING? SORRY WE LOOKED AT BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE AREA, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER NON EDUCATIONAL BOARD AND COUNCIL POLICIES, UM, TO KIND OF CRAFT WHAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR THIS BOARD AND TO ENSURE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES FOR A PUBLIC FOR AMENDMENTS? UM THIS IS NOT ALSO AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT . POLICY IS NOT UNIQUE TO HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OTHER BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE ALSO MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THEIR POLICIES AS WELL, AS I SAID, AS A RESULT OF THINGS LEARNED THROUGH THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND OTHER REASONS. UM THE POLICY THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE 2005 VERSION. WE ADDED IN A SECTION AS MOST OF OUR OTHER POLICIES NOW HAVE TO ACTUALLY ESTABLISH THE PURPOSE. SO AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE POLICY, THERE IS A STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE. UM A BIG CHANGE TO NOTE IS THAT THERE WILL BE 45 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT EACH OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS, BUT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY. THE BOARD MAY GRANT ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UM BY GROUPS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SUCH AS PTS AND UNIONS. UM, THE BOARD MAY ALSO ESTABLISHED SPECIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS WHEN THERE IS A PARTICULAR UM, AGENDA ITEM THAT IS GOING TO NEED MORE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS.
UM GOING DOWN TO THE SECTION ON DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT? UM THERE IS A SLIGHT AMENDMENT WITH REGARD TO DEMONSTRATIVE ITEM ITEMS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURE TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD NOT BRING ITEMS INTO THE FORUM. UM WE ALSO CLARIFIED THERE WAS SOME JUST OLD LANGUAGE AND OLD PRACTICES THAT WERE REFERENCED IN THAT 2005 DOCUMENT WITH REGARD TO ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE COME AND APPROACH THE BOARD AND SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. UM SO WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THAT AS WELL, UM, THERE WILL BE A MORE STREAMLINED WAY TO, UM TO ACTUALLY REQUEST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SEND AN EMAIL TO A SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESS OR THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CALL AND THEY CAN DO THAT BY NOON ON THE DAY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. UM THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE, UM AND THERE WILL BE PRIORITY THAT WOULD BE GRANTED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM VERSUS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THAT BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA. UM THE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO A TRACKING SYSTEM AND IF THERE IS MORE THAN 15 PEOPLE THAT WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN THE BOARD'S ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT COORDINATOR PREP PROVIDE AS I SAID PRIORITY TO THE REQUESTS FOR COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM AND THEN RANDOMLY SELECT ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD, HOWEVER, WILL RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC.
UM WHEN MAKING THAT RANDOM SELECTION IN AN EFFORT TO FAIRLY AND PROPORTIONATELY GRANT COMMENT ON HIS MANY TOPICS REQUESTED AS POSSIBLE, AND THE BOARD WOULD ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SELECT UP TO FIVE ALTERNATES AS WELL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS THAT ARE SELECTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TWO O'CLOCK ON THE DAY OF THE BOARD MEETING BY BOTH EMAIL AND PHONE CALL. AND AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT , WHICH CAN BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD THAT WILL ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY AS WELL, UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE GUIDELINES WILL BE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT UM AGAIN, SOME OF THE LOGISTICS ARE UPDATED. SO UM, WE REFERENCE THAT THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR A STAFF DELEGATE WOULD CALL THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE MICROPHONE, IF IN PERSON OR ADMIT THEM, UM, INTO THE MEETING FROM THE VIRTUAL LOBBY, IF VIRTUAL, UM AND KIND OF GOES THROUGH WHAT? WHAT THE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE TOLD IN THAT SCENARIO. AND THEN THE NEXT SECTIONS RELATE TO IF THERE'S A PUBLIC BOARD HEARING AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE THERE'S A SPECIFIC TOPIC THAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SPEAK ON, MAYBE OUTSIDE OF A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. YOU'LL IF YOU READ THROUGH IT, UM, THE SAME TYPE OF ORDER OF BUSINESS AND SAME CHANGES THERE. UM WE DID NOT MODIFY VERY MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO RECORDING , PHOTOGRAPHING AND BROADCASTING THE SESSIONS OTHER THAN WE TOOK OUT A REFERENCE TO TAPE RECORDER BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TAPE RECORDERS. UM AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THAT'S THE MAIN CHANGES TO THE POLICY. UM AND SO THAT WILL BE POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 30 DAYS AS WELL AS PER OUR OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. DAVID DOCTOR POWER. EXCUSE ME. OKAY? UM SO I GUESS SO MUCH TECHNICAL QUESTION. CRUDELY EVERY TIME WE HAVE A OPEN SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING A CLOSED SESSION. WE DO A SEPARATE MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT. UM CLOSE SESSION IS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS POLICY. SINCE PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP IN ADVANCE. I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT WE WOULD BE DOING AWAY WITH HAVING TO WASTE POLICY. DURING LIMITED OPEN SESSIONS. THE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. OKAY, SO CONSIDERABLE. EARLIER THIS EVENING BEFORE WE HELD THE CLOSE SESSION, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AND THE OPEN SESSION WAS THE WAVE. POLICY AND PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THAT LIMITED OPEN SESSION. WOULD THIS POLICY ELIMINATE THAT NEED? NO, IT WOULD THAT WOULD. NOTHING WOULD CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEED FOR A CLOSED SESSION. AND NOT HAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS AVAILABLE. SO IT FEELS LIKE WE WOULD BE STILL HAVING TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLIC COMMENT.EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO ACTUALLY SIGN UP FOR A COMMENT DURING THAT OPEN SESSION. SERIOUS SO PETE? YES. YEAH THEY WOULD. PEOPLE WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE OPEN SESSION AND THEY WOULD BE RESPONDING OR THEY WOULD BE REQUESTING THAT OPPORTUNITY BY NOON ON THE DAY OF SO IF WE ARE MEETING LATER THAN NOON IN THE DAY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CLOSED SESSION. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL THAT SO WITH THEIR BE A POSSIBILITY TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE POLICY ABOUT LIMITED OPEN SESSIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLOSED SESSION BEING SEPARATE. YEAH. I'LL JUST GO RIGHT DOWN THE LIST TO MAKE SURE NOBODY HAS ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD DR HAROLD DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. MRS KARWACKI. THAT'S JUST A CLARIFICATION. UM, THE 45 MINUTES. THAT IS BEING ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT INCLUDES BOTH IN PERSON. AND VIRTUAL THANK YOU. DR PHILLIPS. COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE'VE WORKED AT THIS.
POLICY AGAIN. MR RICCARDI. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM THE STEEL MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE WERE REMOVING THE OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE JUST REMOVING THE WORD RECORDING OR TAPE RECORDER. BUT WE'RE NOT PROHIBITING RECORDING. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. I BELIEVE THE TAPE RECORDING. OKAY I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT WHEN YOU FIRST LISTEN TO TAPE RECORDER, REMOVING IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD BE INTERPRETED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW RECORDING. BUT WE'RE JUST REMOVING THE WORD TAPE RECORDER BECAUSE IT'S DATED CORRECT. CORRECT YES, THAT'S CORRECT. RECORDING DEVICES IS REPEATING THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN
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USE RECORDING DEVICES, WHICH COULD INCLUDE A TAPE RECORDER IF THEY WANTED TO BRING ONE YEAH.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE PURPOSE. WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE HEARING YOU, MR CODY.
PERFECT. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE PURPOSE OF THIS UPDATED POLICY IS SIMPLY BECAUSE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THIS POLICY WAS UPDATED? JANUARY. 25TH 2005. AND SO SINCE COVID HAS REALLY PUT SOME DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE. THUS WE'VE UPDATED THE POLICY. THAT'S CORRECT AND AGAIN. WE LOOKED AT OTHER BOARDS OF EDUCATION. UM PUBLIC COMMENT POLICIES WHO HAVE BEEN MORE RECENTLY UPDATED AS WELL AS OTHER BOARDS AND COUNCILS IN THE AREA AND IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. AND THAT INVESTIGATION WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. I UNDERSTAND. IT'S TAKEN A GOOD BIT OF TIME. YES, THANK YOU. MR ROBINSON. NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS YOU SAID OPEN NOW FOR 30 DAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON. YES. OKAY SO THAT'S GOOD SO WE CAN GET THERE AND PUT ONTO IT ALSO, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT IN . THIS ALSO DOES SPECIFY NOW THAT WE CAN HAVE VIRTUAL COMMENT BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING WE DID WITH COVID. WE HADN'T ACTUALLY CHANGED THE POLICY TO SAY THAT WE COULD DO VIRTUAL COMMENTS. OKAY, AND THAT WILL BE COULDN'T FIND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE VIRTUAL COMMENTS. SO THAT'S THE GOOD THING. THANK YOU AND MRS GAUTIER. THANK YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THAT IT HAS BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE THIS WAS DONE, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR WORLD HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN 17 YEARS. SO UPDATING THE POLICY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ANYWAY, IN TERMS OF UPDATING ALL OF OUR POLICIES TO BE MORE CURRENT. IT JUST TAKES A TON OF TIME. UM AND I WANTED TO THANK MS MEAL FOR ALL OF HER TIME AND EFFORT THAT SHE SPENT. AND ALL OF THE TIME SHE SPENT TALKING WITH SO MANY OF US TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK. AND YOU KNOW, FINDING THE WORD TAPE RECORDER, WHICH SOUNDS SILLY, BUT WHEN YOU'RE READING THROUGH ALL OF THAT, IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW, IT'S I CAN VAGUELY REMEMBER USING ONE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT IT'S NOT CURRENT. SO THIS IS MORE CURRENT. IT'S GONNA WORK BETTER. UM I'M ENTHUSED THAT WE'RE CONTINUING ON AND GETTING BACK ON TRACK OF YOU KNOW, UPDATING OUR THINGS AND REMINDING THE PUBLIC THAT THESE ARE BUSINESS MEETINGS. UM NOTHING THAT GOES ON IN THIS PARENTS. ANYBODY FROM TALKING TO ANY OF US WHEN YOU SEE US OUT IN PUBLIC OR SENDING US EMAILS AS A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY. WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE THAT WAY
[G. Presentation of FY 2024 Capital Improvement Program , Mr. Cornell Brown, Assistant Superintendent for Operations,Ms. Patti Jo Beard, Executive Director of Facilities Management, Mr. Chris Morton, Supervisor of Planning andConstruction, Ms. Missy Valentino, Facilities Planner]
ANYTIME YOU LIKE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY SO NEXT WEEKEND MOVE ON TO ITEM G PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND I WILL CALL ON MR CORNELL BROWN FOR THE DISCUSSION. OH, AND HIS MINIONS. I WANT TO WAIT A COUPLE OF HOURS. USED TO SPEAKING THIS EARLIER YOU? YEAH AWAY FROM BEHIND THIS KIND OF EARLY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GAUTIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT BALLSTON MY NAME IS CORNELL BROWN. I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS. JOINING ME ARE MR CHRISTOPHER MORTON. HE'S OUR SUPERVISOR, PLANNING CONSTRUCTION AND MISS MISSY VALENTINO OR FACILITY PLANNER. AS YOU'RE AWARE OF THE STATE REQUIRES THAT L E A SUBMIT THEIR CAPITAL ON BUDGET TO THEM.EVERY YEAR. WE WORK WITH OUR BOARD AND STAKEHOLDERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BUILD TO DEVELOP OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. SO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS JUST FOR THE BOARDS INFORMATION AS WE START OFF THE NEXT CAPITAL BUDGET CYCLE. AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE FALL TO PREPARE FOR CAPITAL BUDGET SUBMISSION TO THE STATE AND THEN THE CAPITAL BUDGET SUBMISSION IN JANUARY, UM TO OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SO, MR VALENTINO SHILL, UM, YOU KNOW, PRESENT OUR INFORMATION TODAY, AND THEN WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS AND WILL BE BACK. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND TO THE FALL WITH THE EXPECTATION TO OBTAIN YOUR APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION TO THE STATE IN THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR VALENTINO. GOOD EVENING. I KNOW IT FEELS LIKE WE JUST WRAPPED UP THE FY 23
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CAPITAL. UM BUT WE ARE STARTING THE 24. THAT'S PARTIALLY DUE TO THE DIFFERENT TIMELINES BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL SUBMISSION TIMELINES. UM EACH YEAR WE START OUT TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT ACTUALLY GOES INTO DEVELOPING OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM. OF COURSE, OUR STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE THERE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FACILITY NEEDS FUNDING. DIFFERENT FUNDING. SOURCES ARE PROGRAM NEEDS ANY CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE STATE CAPACITY. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO ADDRESS WITH THE C I. P ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS THE FUNDING SOURCE. SO WE HAVE THE TWO FUNDING STORES, SOURCES THE STATE FUNDING. UM THIS IS FOR MAJOR RENOVATIONS, SYSTEMIC PROJECTS, FULL REPLACEMENT PROJECTS. UM THEY ARE BOND FUNDS. SO WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF 16 YEAR AGE SINCE THE LAST TIME THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. WE ALSO USE THEM FOR THE SYSTEMIC SWITCH REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF $200,000, AND THIS IS ALSO BASED ON ENROLLMENTS AND CAPACITIES AT THE FACILITIES, UM , SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND ANY TYPE OF LOCAL PARTIAL PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE REQUIRE LOCAL PARTICIPATION FOR THE COST SHARE. AND THEN OUR LOCAL FUNDING. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE TIMELINE OF ONE MAJOR PROJECT AT A TIME. TYPICALLY THAT'S A TWO YEAR SPAN FOR FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO HAD LIMITED SUPPORT THROUGH THE OTHER. WHAT WE CALL BELOW THE LINE OR LOCAL ONLY PROJECTS AND THAT'S RELATED TO OUR FACILITY OF REPAIRS, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND THINGS LIKE THIS. UM SO WE ARE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR'S PROCESS. UM WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO KIND OF GO OVER THE PROCESS WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHERE WE ARE NOW. UM, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT US TO LOOK INTO A LITTLE MORE. WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT. AFTER UM, TONIGHT'S MEETING. UM BUT AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND COMPARE AND ALL OF OUR PRIORITIES, UM, AND PRIORITIZE THEM SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT OUR CAPITAL PROJECT THROUGH THE STATE AND OCTOBER SO WE'LL BE REQUESTING APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER AND THEN WE WILL BE SUBMITTING OUR, UM LOCAL IN DECEMBER. UM, WE DO PRIORITIZE BASED ON MULTIPLE FACTORS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MATRIX THAT WE PUT IT INTO. THE FIRST, OF COURSE, IS LEVEL OF NEED, AND THEN WHETHER WHAT TYPE OF CATEGORIES AND SO WE HAVE SOME OF OUR, UM, COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, THIS COULD BE EDUCATIONAL, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE CODE REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS FIRE ALARMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR FACILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT'S GENERAL REQUIREMENTS WITHIN EACH ONE OF OUR FACILITIES AND THEN ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND THEN GENERAL REPLACEMENT AS THINGS AGE, WE NEED TO REPLACE THEM ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. WE ALSO LOOK AT WHETHER PROJECTS AVAILABLE FOR STATE FUNDING. AND THEN LOOK AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CONSIDERATIONS, CAPACITY AND THINGS LIKE THIS. EVERYTHING IS GIVEN A SCORE AND GROUPED BY THE LEVEL OF NEED. WE HAVE ARE CURRENTLY CRITICAL ITEMS WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST ONES IN THE PRIORITY AND THEN THEY ARE GROUPED BY THEIR TOTAL SCORE HIGHEST TO LOWEST. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, UM POTENTIALLY CRITICAL NECESSARY AND IN THOSE THAT WERE RECOMMENDING. UM WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT IMPACT OUR 24 C I P THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO ADDRESS NOW, UM , WE DID. WE WERE ABLE TO REALLOCATE SOME OF OUR OPERATING SAVINGS TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR CAPITAL NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL. UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE STATE HEALTHY SCHOOLS, SO I DON'T KNOW LAST YEAR IF YOU REMEMBER WE HAD A FEW PROJECTS THAT WE SUBMIT IT TO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO REQUEST THE MATCH FOR THE UM, STATE HEALTHY SCHOOLS FOUND, BUT THEY CHANGED THAT TIMELINE ON US THIS YEAR, SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT IN THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL. HOWEVER WE WERE TO ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME OF THAT END OF YEAR OPERATING SAVINGS TO PUT FORWARD A PROJECT AND PROVIDE A MATCH THAT WAY. UM WE ALSO ARE LOOKING FOR OUR STATE SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY UPGRADES, LOCKS AND CAMERAS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS. AT MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS . WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE FINALIZED STATE ASSESSMENT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE BILL TO LEARN AT THAT. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD PROJECT. ONCE WE COMPLETE THAT PROJECT IF THERE'S ANY BALANCE LEFTOVER AVAILABLE FOR US WILL BE ABLE TO ALSO MOVE FORWARD AND REQUEST THAT FUNDING IT CAN BE PUT IN WITH OTHER CAPITAL FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE'S SO IF IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO FUND THE WHOLE PROJECT, WE CAN COMBINE THOSE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. THIS YEAR. THE MAIN PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, OF COURSE, THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING FOR THE HARTFORD TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED RENOVATION PROJECT. UM WE ARE[00:40:03]
LOOKING FOR A HEAVY DEGREES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND THEN THE ABERDEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. MAJOR H B. A C S SYSTEMIC PROJECT. UM WE'RE STILL WORKING TO FINALIZE THE SCOPE ON THESE PROJECTS AND ALSO DEVELOPED THE BUDGET. WE DID RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FROM THE STATE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE THEIR COST PER SQUARE FOOT CONTRIBUTION. THEY INCREASED IT BY 7.5% THIS YEAR, WHICH IS, UM VERY HIGH. TYPICALLY, IT'S RIGHT AROUND THREE BETWEEN THREE AND 4% SO WE'LL BE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT THAT, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING OUR BUDGETS. UM AND SCOPES. AND THEN AGAIN, THESE ARE THE STATE PROJECTS WILL BE REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD. WITH THE FINAL BUDGETS AND, UM, IN SEPTEMBER FOR OCTOBER SUBMISSION. AND WE ARE ALSO MEETING WITH THE STATE TO DISCUSS OUR NEEDS AND SEPTEMBER AT JOHN ARCHER SCHOOL, SO THEY CAN TOUR THAT FACILITY BECAUSE THAT'S COMING UP AS ONE OF OUR NEXT PROJECTS. THESE HERE ARE THE LOCAL ONLY, UM, CATEGORIES. I'M PROVIDING THOSE MORE AS A REFERENCE JUST TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE NEXT SET OF DISCUSSIONS AS WE MOVE INTO THAT WE HAVE THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY PROGRAM. UM ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, RECENTLY WITH THAT, OR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION UPGRADES AND PER, ADDING PROGRAMS THAT OUR SCHOOLS UM, BUT WE WILL BE LOOKING THROUGH BLUEPRINT AND THINGS TO INCREASE SOME OF THESE IN THIS SECTION. OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR TECHNOLOGY, LIFE AND HEALTH SAFETY. FLEET REPLACEMENT NEEDS, UM, OUR SITE IMPROVEMENTS , PAVING PARKING LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, I LIKE ANY OF OUR PLANNING. UM THESE ATHLETIC FIELDS, MAJOR HBC. UM AND THEN WE HAVE FACILITY REPAIRS AND THEN WE HAVE ANY LOCAL MAJOR PROJECTS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING, BUT IT'S A LARGER PROJECT, SO IT GOES FORWARD SEPARATELY. UM AND THEN ANY RELOCATED BLES IF WE NEED TO REQUEST ANYTHING FOR RELOCATING BALS AS I MENTIONED WE ARE LOOKING AT BLUEPRINTS AND WE ARE STARTING MEETINGS TO PLAN FOR BLUEPRINT FOR MULTIPLE THINGS.WE HAVE TO HAVE CAPACITY WITHIN OUR FACILITIES, WHICH WE KNOW IS LIMITED. UM OR LOOKING AT WHERE WE WILL BE ADDING PREKINDERGARTEN AND WHERE IT'S NEEDED IT, UM, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, A LOT OF THEY ALSO REQUIRE SPACE WITHIN OUR FACILITIES. UM SMALL GROUP SERVICES STAFFING. SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST DIVIDING OF SPACES.
UM BUT IT DOES REQUIRE CODING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL'S AND WE'RE ACTUALLY IDENTIFYING THESE PROJECTS AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THE NEEDS I HAVE EVER HAD THE SHORT TERM VERSUS LONG TERM. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING THIS WITH SHORT TERM THINGS AND THEN PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM.
IF WE HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES WE KNOW WE CAN'T GO IN AND THAT UM , SPACE TO ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS THAT ONCE SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LONG TERM PLAN TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS TO THE SHORT TERM NEED, BUT THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO CATCH UP TO IT IN THE LONG TERM AND PERMANENT? SO THE NEXT STEPS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR LEADERSHIP IN BUTTER JET MANAGERS TO FINISH PRIORITIZING AND, UM ALL OF THESE NEEDS. LOOKING AT OUR EXISTING RESOURCES. WE WILL BE BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO ASK FOR APPROVAL IN BETWEEN THEM ALSO BE BACK IN AUGUST TO KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE SCOPING OF THESE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD TO STATE. SO YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THAT. UM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE IN OCTOBER AND THEN WE WILL BE COMING BACK IN DECEMBER. FOR THOSE LOCAL ONLY AND THEN WE WILL BE MAKING OUR COUNTY'S SUBMISSION IN JANUARY. WHAT'S THAT? I'LL OPEN IT UP. I DON'T GO AHEAD AND JUST, UM DR POWER. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE YES. SO AH, JUST TO CLARIFY THE HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD DELAY DOES NOT IMPACT THE STATE SUBMISSION FOR THIS YEAR. CORRECT THAT PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE BILL TO LEARN. HOWEVER THE STATE UM I SEE AND MELON STADIUM AUTHORITY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED AND ARE WORKING WITH US THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. SO UM, SO FAR THAT IS NOT IMPACTING. OUR FUNDING IF THAT PROJECT DOES FALL BEHIND, IT MAY LIMIT HOW MUCH THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US. AS WE MOVE FORWARD. YEAH JUST THE PIGGYBACK . I'VE BEEN, UH, ATTENDING THE DESIGNEE MEETINGS ON FRIDAY, GIVING THEM LOT DATE. AND ERIC JOHNSON WITH M S A. I TALKED TO PERSONALLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN
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SUPER SUPPORTIVE. I THROUGH THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW? FOR THE SITUATION, I GUESS HERE NO, THEY'RE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, DR HAROLD. YEAH, THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY QUESTION , SO I APPRECIATE THE INFO THERE . THANK YOU. UH, MRS KARWACKI. ACTUALLY, I THINK WE ALL HAD HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD ON OUR MINDS TONIGHT. AND, UM. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE. NEXT WEEK. AT THE MEETING. AND WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THE TOWN OF BEL AIR, UNDERSTANDS THE IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON OUR STUDENTS. AND FISCALLY AS WELL. THANK YOU. DR PHILLIPS. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AGAIN. THAT WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND INFORMATIVE. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO.MR RICCARDI. JUST REITERATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FALL PRESENTATION. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE ALSO, AND AGAIN . THE HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD PROJECT IS JUST BIG ON ALL OF OUR MINDS. THE EXTRA COST OF THE DELAYS AND SUCH COSTS ON THE COMMUNITY TOO, BECAUSE, UM, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW BUILDING HAPPENING AND NOT HAVING IT HAPPENING ON THE TIMELY MANNER IS BOTHERING A LOT OF FOLKS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON ALL OF THIS. AND PRESIDENT GAUTIER.
RACHEL IF YOU GET RECONNECTED, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THIS. SO APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU. SPOILER NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE BRINGING THE APPROVAL OF AWARD CONTRACT FOR, UH, DESIGN SERVICES FOR HARPER TAX. SO WE'RE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, SO WE ARE MOVING ALONG
[H. Superintendent's Report]
ON THAT TOO. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. SO, DOCTOR BOLSON TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE THANK YOU TO OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION TEAM AND EVERYBODY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CLEANUP AND SORT OF START UP FOR US AFTER THAT CRAZY STORM LAST TUESDAY NIGHT THAT DID SO MUCH DAMAGE ACROSS THE COUNTY. UM I THINK BEFORE. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHETHER WE HAD TO CLOSE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF ROADS THAT WERE IMPASSABLE. AND SO WE'RE TRANSPORTATION. PEOPLE WERE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT THAT . BUT JUST THE WORK GOING ON WORKING WITH B G TO GET POWER BACK IN. WE HAD A NUMBER OF REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE CONDUCTED. AND, UM WITH FORTUNATELY, RELATIVELY MINOR LEAKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT A LOT OF TREE WORK. AND SO, MR BROWN ALL THOSE FOLKS REPORT TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK. THE TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. UM ON A SIMILAR AND THE HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD NOTE. I DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO VISIT TODAY AND I HAD NOT YET WALKED THROUGH THE MODULAR UNITS. THEY HAVE THEIR, UM WE THINK OF OUR TRADITIONAL PORTABLES. THAT'S ONE THING WHERE YOU HAVE A SPACE FOR ONE ROOM IN IT, BUT THESE ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THEY'RE NOT A NEW SCHOOL AND WE NEED TO GET THERE AS SOON AS WE CAN, BUT IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE WHAT'S IN SPACE AND WHAT YOU KNOW IN PLACE THERE BECAUSE OVER FROM THE TIME SCHOOL LET OUT UNTIL JUST NOW WE'VE GOTTEN A PARKING LOT IN PLACE. THAT'S A LITTLE TIGHT FOR THE BUS LOOP.BUT IT'S THERE AND THAT THAT IN ITSELF IS IMPRESSIVE. UM AND THEN ESSENTIALLY THREE LARGE MODULAR UNITS THAT YOU HAVE A HALLWAY AND CLASSROOMS AND OFFICES AND HEALTH SWEETS AND THE WORKS. UM A LITTLE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, WHICH I THINK IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE SOME CREATIVE CHALLENGES FOR THE LEADERSHIP THERE, BUT REALLY. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD, TEMPORARY HOME, BUT WE'RE HOPING IT'S WE CAN GET OUT OF THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHICH MEANS MOVING THIS PROJECT ALONG, SO I WANT TO THANK TRACEY HANNAH. SHE'S THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE WHO HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY SERVING AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL FOR A LITTLE BIT. UM FOR TAKING ME AROUND TODAY, SO COUPLE OF THE THINGS, UH WE ARE REGISTERING STUDENTS. SO IF YOU'RE NEW TO HARFORD COUNTY, OR YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE WHO IS NEW TO HARFORD COUNTY, THE FIRST STOP IS THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOR DETAILS, SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE TO START UM, IT'S FINE THAT YOUR LOCAL
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SCHOOL BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT FOR STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN OR KINDERGARTEN . THAT'S ALWAYS THE BIG QUESTION MARK FOR US OVER THE SUMMER IS USUALLY A PRETTY GOOD IDEA HOW MANY ARE MOVING FROM ONE GRADE TO THE NEXT, BUT KINDERGARTEN IS THE ONE WHERE YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY SHOW UP AND WE REALLY HOPE PEOPLE SHOW UP BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS BECAUSE IT IS TOUGH TO BALANCE CLASSROOMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AFTER WE'VE ALREADY GOT THAT PUT IN PLACE, SO WE REALLY ASK PEOPLE THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UM AND THE SCHOOLS WILL MAKE SURE YOU HAVEN'T INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR BUS IS YOUR LUNCH ACCOUNT SCHEDULES FOR THE FIRST DAY AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? UM SEPTEMBER 6TH FOR ALL THOSE STUDENTS. UM ALSO. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY LIKE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS DO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. WE HAVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM, YOU KNOW SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, BUT ALSO LOOK FOR THE SCHOOL ONES AS WELL. SO THE SCHOOL WEBSITE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO THOSE A COUPLE OTHER QUICK THINGS CAMP WONDER, UM, STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. SOME REALLY COOL STUFF GOING ON HERE. THIS IS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT. UM THEY GOT TO EXPLORE A LOT OF THINGS AND CANOEING ON THE RIVER. THEY WERE VISITING THE ESTUARY. UM THERE WERE SOME ENCOUNTERS WITH LIVE ANIMALS.APPARENTLY THERE WAS FISHING IN WATER GAMES AND A RANGE OF OTHER THINGS THAT WENT ON DURING THAT.
I DIDN'T JUST THANK UM UH PAM SMITH. HOWARD EAKES. UH, TAMMY BOSLEY. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE THREE OF THE KEY LEADERS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BUT OF COURSE, ALL THE STAFF WHO WHO CONTRIBUTED UM, ALSO AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE ARE HIRING. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF HIRING EVENTS. I MEAN, IF YOU LIKE. IT'S MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL. BUT I STILL KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VACANCIES. AND BEFORE I GO INTO KIND OF A FORMAL DETAILS, IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED ONE OF THE DATA POINTS I HEARD LAST WEEK WAS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS DURING COVID COLLEGE STUDENTS LEFT COLLEGE. IN MOST CASES, WENT HOME STARTED WORKING OR JUST AND THEY FOUND THAT A CIRCUMSTANCES IN THEIR FAMILIES AND LIVES CHANGED. A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE YET TO RETURN TO COLLEGE, AND SOME OF THEM TOOK JOBS AND DID THINGS UM I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO DR FELDER, THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO REACH OUT IF WE'VE HAD FAMILIES THAT HAVE YOU KNOW WHERE STUDENTS HAVE COME HOME.
THEY'VE GOT ADDICTED DISCONNECTED. MAYBE WANT TO GET RESTARTED? UM YOU KNOW WE'D LOVE TO DO IT. WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THOSE STUDENTS ARE GETTING OUR FORMER STUDENTS IN MANY CASES.
ARE TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE AT HCC. UM BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY WORKFORCE NEEDS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND SOME OF THEM REQUIRE DEGREES AND SOME DON'T WE HAVE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS. AND HARVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE DEGREES. THAT COULD EMPLOY SOMEONE FULL TIME AND THE REAL MAGIC IS ALL OF THESE POSITIONS COME WITH BENEFITS. AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE BENEFITS ANYWHERE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW OF THAT, YOU KNOW. EARLY TWENTIES STUDENT WHO ARE PRETTY MUCH ANYONE WHO KNOWS THEY NEED TO GO FIND A JOB BUT JUST HASN'T GOTTEN OUT THERE TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK. WE HAVE UM, WE'RE DOING A POP UP HIRING EVENT ON AUGUST 16TH FROM 3 TO 5 P.M. AT ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE RECRUITERS THERE FROM EVERY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT AND AGAIN. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. BUT LIKE I SAID, I ALSO WANT TO WORK CLOSELY WITH HCC TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE LOOKING AT ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH AVAILABLE TO THEM THERE SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, BUSY SUMMER. WE HAVE MORE HIRING TO DO. HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE SOME PEOPLE SHOWING UP ON AUGUST 16TH
[Future Meetings Review]
AT AVERAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN. LOOK FOR DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND WITH THAT WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY AND OUR NEXT MEETING AND BELIEVE AUGUST 22 IS THAT OUR GUEST 20 SECONDS* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.