[F. Decision on 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]

SO WHAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IS THE DECISION AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, SO WE'LL JUST GIVE IT ANOTHER MINUTE BEFORE WE START.

UH HUH. OKAY? OH, YOU'RE FINE. MR CORNELL BROWN AND HIS TEAM LISTED IT. SO HERE'S YOUR TEAM.

GOOD EVENING. I'M CORNELL BROWN , UM, IS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS JOINING ME? UM YOU KNOW THE OPERATIONS TEAM AND PLANNING CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE PATTY JO BEER. SHE'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FACILITIES, MR CHRISTOPHER MORE IN OUR SUPERVISOR FACILITIES AND MISS MISSY VALENTINO, OUR FACILITIES PLANNER. WE'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THE BOARD A FEW TIMES. I'M STARTING IN JULY. WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE FY 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AS YOU'RE AWARE, ELIA'S ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR APPROVAL. AND IN OCTOBER AFTER THE BOARD'S DECISION, AND WE WILL DO SO. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE SEPARATED OUR CAPITAL PLAN INTO LIKE TWO PARTS. WHERE WE COME TO THE BOARD, FIRST FOR APPROVAL FOR STATE FUNDED PROJECTS AND THEN LATER IN THE YEAR, NOVEMBER DECEMBER, WE'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF THE BOARD TO TALK ABOUT THE LOCALLY FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT, AND WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON THOSE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WITH OUR INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO KIND OF FINE TUNE PROJECTS THAT WOULD REQUIRE. HARPER COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. UM, YOU KNOW, FUNDING SOLELY SO TONIGHT, MISS VALENTINO IS GOING TO REVIEW WHAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND THEN WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL BE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SUBMISSION OF THE FY 2024 CRP, SO WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS FOUND GOOD EVENING.

UM. EACH TIME I START JUST BY SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCAL FUNDED AND STATE FUNDED AND REALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE LARGER PROJECTS. THERE'S MAJOR RENOVATIONS, SYSTEMIC TYPE PROJECTS. $200,000 MINIMUM FOR SYSTEMIC REQUEST. UM, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE STATE LOOKS AT WHEN LOOKING AT ELIGIBILITY FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS ENROLLMENT AND CAPACITIES AND THINGS AND THEY'RE ON A DIFFERENT TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSIONS THAN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE'RE FOCUSED TONIGHT MORE ON THEIR STATE PROJECTS. THIS IS THE STATE'S VIP TIMELINE. THE ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT IS THAT THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND. WE DO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE STATE AT THE HARTFORD ACADEMY TO DISCUSS OUR SKYPE NEEDS THIS YEAR, BUT ALSO TO TOUR THE HARPER ACADEMY FOR THAT FUTURE PROJECT. UM THESE ARE OUR TOP PRIORITIES THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING FOR THE HARTFORD TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED RENOVATION PROJECT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN. THEY HAVE DEGREES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT. ABERDEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SYSTEMIC RENOVATION PROJECTS. THAT'S THE FIRST YEAR OF TWO YEARS OF FUNDING REQUESTED AND THEN WE WILL BE REQUESTING LOCAL

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PLANNING APPROVAL FOR THE HARVARD ACADEMY OF CAMPUS HILLS , AND THAT LOCAL PLANNING APPROVAL BASICALLY PROVIDES THE STATE SUPPORT FOR THAT PROJECT AND THEIR SUPPORT TO FUND THAT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. UM THIS YEAR, THE TOTAL STATE REQUEST IS $13,587,000. AND THE LOCAL MATCH FURTHERS PROJECTS IS $32,888,000 . UM. WITH THAT? I GUESS WE'LL OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS AND THEN CAN YOU TO A DECISION? DID ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANTED TO POSE? YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING EVERYTHING . IS WE AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THESE MEETINGS. DR HAROLD DOCTOR, MR. ROBINSON MRS. ROUTIER ANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? YOU'D LIKE TO ASK.

THIS IS JOYCE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 40 MINUTES. THAT'S A VERY TALL NO, NOTHING. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO TO GET THE JOB. I GUESS WE NEED TO, UMD TO ACCEPT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS WRITTEN. WOULD THAT BE THE CORRECT WAY TO SAY IT? SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS DAVID. I MOVED THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION. FOR THE. STATE 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET SUBMISSION. THE SECOND. THIS IS NO. I SECOND THANK YOU. UM SHOULD WE DO ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS. I CAN. THANK YOU. UH HUH.

DR. BAUER? YES. DR HAROLD YES. MS KARWACKI? YES, MISS KELLY? YES. DR PHILLIPS. MR RICCARDI? YES. MR ROBINSON. YES. MS BLANKEN? YES. PRESIDENT MUELLER. YES, PRESIDENT GAUTIER. YES, THIS MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU GUYS. FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

[G. Decision on the Feasibility Study for Harford Academy at Campus Hills , Mr. Cornell Brown, Assistant Superintendentfor Operations, Ms. Patti Jo Beard, Executive Director of Facilities Management, Mr. Chris Morton, Supervisor ofPlanning and Construction, Ms. Missy Valentino, Facilities Planner]

WE NEED YOU AGAIN, THOUGH. I'M NOT GONNA HEAR. YEAH, THE NEXT IS THE DECISION ON THE FEASIBLE STUDY FOR THE HARTFORD CANDY AND CAMPUS HILLS. AND AGAIN WE HAVE MR CORNELL BROWN AND HIS TEAM PLUS ONE. WE GOT A NEW PERSON. MR WELLS. HE IS OUR ARCHITECT WITH GRIM AND PARKER. HE'S LEADING HIS TEAM WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR HARTFORD ACADEMY I CAMPUS HILLS. HE WILL WALK US THROUGH. DO A PRESENTATION TONIGHT. UM WHERE WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE TEAM. WE'VE ENGAGED, YOU KNOW, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. AND EVALUATING THE PROJECT THAT'S PLANNED. UM YOU KNOW, FOR THE HEARTBEAT ACADEMY AT CAMPUS HILLS THAT INVOLVES A YOU KNOW THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT. UM WHAT WAS JOHN ARCHER NOW? HARPER ACADEMY AND THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UM THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, UM, FOR THE BOYS DIRECTION AFTER OUR BALANCE ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY ISSUES WE HAVE AT THE ELEMENTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. UM SO, MR WILLIAMS, HE WILL WALK US THROUGH. UM YOU KNOW, TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL BE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE. MAKE A DECISION ON OUR FEASIBILITY STUDY. UM AND WE'RE HERE. MR MORTON. ON YOU KNOW WHO WOULD NOT BE LEADING US THROUGH THIS MUTATION RIGHT NOW, SO SHE GETS A BREAK. I'M FOR ANY QUESTIONS. SO WITH THAT ALTERNATIVE WHERE WE START? I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MR GEIR HAS JOINED US VIRTUALLY SO HE'S THE PRINCIPAL OF HARFORD ACADEMY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC FOR HIM, HE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APOLOGIES FOR MR MR GOT HERE. OKAY MISSING TO KEEP YOU STRAIGHT UP. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A TEAM. THAT'S WHY IT SAYS CORNELL BROWN M TEAM. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO BE A VERY PRESENTATION TODAY. IT'S BEEN BEEN A TERRIFIC PROCESS. SO FAR. WE'RE THRILLED TO BE EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE EXCITED TO PART OF THIS PROCESS, WORKED WITH SUCH A DISTINGUISHED TEAM AND BE ABLE TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE

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HAVE SO FAR. WE UNDERSTAND THAT FOCUS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE SUBMITTED SO FAR, SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH WALK FOLKS THROUGH IT. I'M A VISUAL PERSON.

I LIKE TO POINT AT THINGS. SO I KNOW I HAVE TWO SCREENS AND I DON'T WANT TO BE BEHIND ANYBODY.

BUT EITHER ONE IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY? UM UH, YOU KNOW, CORNELL SAID WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE NEW WE'RE GONNA BE ON THE ON THE NEWS SIDE. JUST REORIENT FOLKS. THAT MAY NOT BE AS FAMILIAR. THE EXISTING HARTFORD ACADEMY SITE IS RIGHT OFF OF ROUTE 22 OF THOMAS RUN ROAD JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT INTERSECTION HAPPENS TO BE ADJACENT TO THE HARTFORD TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HCC CAMPUS, SO IT'S A TERRIFIC TERRIFIC PROXIMITY TO SOME OTHER EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND THE CAMPUS OUTSIDE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE SOME OF THAT, SO WE'RE JUST ACROSS ROUTE 22 THIS UNDEVELOPED SITE HERE ON CAMPUS HILLS, WHICH IS RIGHT ON SHUCKS ROAD AND HAPPENS TO BE ADJACENT TO THE SHARKS REGIONAL PARK, WHICH PRESENTS SOME OTHER TERRIFIC PROXIMITY IS AND UM, UH , FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS AND POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS TO THAT PARK SITE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. THIS IS ZOOMING IN ON THE SITE ANALYSIS. WE'VE ENGAGED CIVIL ENGINEER AND OTHER SPECIALISTS TO HELP US ANALYZE THE SITE, PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY HELPS GIVES US THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE TO FIND OUR STUDY AND INFORMED SOME OF THE CONCEPTS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE ON THE SCREEN. BUT YOU CAN SEE THESE WHITE SQUIGGLY LINES HERE. THESE ALL REPRESENT SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY. EACH OF THOSE MAIN WHITE CONTOURS IS REPRESENTS 10 VERTICAL FEET OF GREAT CHANGE. IT'S QUITE A BIT OF TOPOGRAPHY ACROSS THIS SITE. WE'VE GOT A HIGH POINT OF ABOUT 3 86 AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT ON CHUCK'S ROAD AND THAT SLOPES DOWN TOWARD BROAD RUN TRIBUTARY DOWN AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE. THAT'S ABOUT 30 35 TO 40 FT OF VERTICAL GRADE CHANGE THERE SO A LOT TO CONSIDER FOR ANY SCHOOL SITE, BUT IN PARTICULAR THIS ONE BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS PROGRAM REALLY WANTS TO RESIDE ON ONE CONTIGUOUS LEVEL, GIVEN THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE ASSOCIATED PARKING AND SITE AMENITIES THAT WILL WANT TO SUPPORT THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT REALLY HELPED INFLUENCE OUR THINKING ABOUT THIS STUDY, SO A LOT OF DOWNHILL SLOPE THERE TO CONTEND WITH. WE DO HAVE, UM, SEPTIC AREAS THAT ARE PART OF THE JAMES SYSTEM OF THE CAMPUS. THAT'S BEING EVALUATED NOW BY AGAIN, SOME OF OUR CONSULTANT EXPERTS. THERE ARE SOME EXISTING WELLS SOME ACTIVE. SOME THAT ARE TEST WELLS WERE ANALYZING THOSE AND THE POTENTIAL LOADS THAT THE NEW POPULATION WILL BRING TO THAT SITE AS WELL. SO ALL THAT IS AGAIN INFORMING SOME OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE PROPERTY. WE MENTIONED THE ADJACENT SHUCKS REGIONAL PARK, WHICH AGAIN HAS A SENSORY TRAIL AND ACCESSIBLE FIELDS THAT WE THINK WILL BE A GREAT NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORING AMENITY. JUST AS YOU MADE A LITTLE BIT AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROCESS WE'VE ENGAGED WITH UM, THE TEAM AT THE TABLE AND THE EXPANDED STAKEHOLDER GROUP IN LATE APRIL EARLY MAY. WE'VE FIRST THING WE DID WAS WE MET MR GAYER AT HIS AT HIS SITE. WE MET HIM AND HIS STAFF. WE SPENT A DAY JUST OBSERVING THE SCHOOL.

THE COMINGS AND GOINGS OF THE STUDENTS HOW BUSSES LOADED AND UNLOADED HOW STUDENTS MOVED OUT THE BUILDING HOW THEY INTERACTED WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR STAFF REALLY LEARNED A LOT. FROM THAT PROCESS. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF VISIONING SESSIONS AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT. WE FELT A VIRTUAL HOUSE WITH THE FACULTY AGAIN. WE'VE GOT TO KNOW SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES REALLY TRIED TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO SORT OF THE HEART AND SOUL OF HOW HARFORD ACADEMY OPERATES AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE HAD OUR SITE TEAM STOMPING AROUND THE PROPERTY AND GETTING INFORMATION THERE TO HELP INFORM OUR SITE ANALYSIS. AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MISS VALENTINO AND HER TEAM ON DEVELOPING THE START THE BEGINNINGS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING HERE IS THE AREA SUMMARY THE PROGRAM SPACES THAT BECOME KIND OF THE BASELINE AND THE KID OF PARTS FOR THE BUILDING THAT WILL BE TESTED ON THE SITE AS PART OF THE CONCEPTS. WE ALSO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF TAKING SOME OFF CAMPUS SITES. WE WENT TO IN THIS CASE, THE ROCK CREEK SCHOOL OVER IN FREDERICK COUNTY, WHICH IS A APPEAR INSTITUTION THAT SORT OF SIMILAR POPULATION ACTUALLY WORKED ON THAT EDUCATION SPECIFICATION AS WELL. WE'VE GOT TO TOUR THE FACILITY TOGETHER AS A TEAM, WHICH WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE AND TAKE OUT THAT ALL IN TOGETHER, BUT ALSO LEARNED FROM THAT ADMINISTRATION AND THOSE THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS KIND OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEIR BUILDINGS, SINCE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS, AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET IT THROUGH HERE. AND IT WAS WORTH I THINK, DWELLING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE, SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO CODIFY ALL OF THAT INPUT FROM ALL THOSE WORKSHOPS, ALL THAT STAKEHOLDER AND FACULTY AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND TRY TO CODIFY THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL SERVE AS A BASELINE AND SORT OF SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR US TO THINK ABOUT , UM, CERTAINLY IN DESIGN WHEN THE TIME COMES, BUT EVEN AT THESE EARLY STAGES IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY GIVES US A WAY TO EVALUATE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. ONE OF THE RESIDENT THEMES WAS THAT LEARNING HAPPENS EVERYWHERE AND THAT ONE IS VERY DELIBERATELY AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST THAT EVERY SPACE IS A LEARNING SPACE, UM, AND ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT BOTH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE HARTFORD ACADEMY PROGRAMS. THE INTEGRATION OF THE LAB SCHOOL

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ELEMENT IS A REALLY UNIQUE ONE AND ONE THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, AND IT'S REALLY TRICKY PART OF THE PROGRAM AND AGAIN CAN TIE THE TWO THE TWO SCHOOLS TOGETHER. THE QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT THAT WAS RESIDENT THROUGHOUT A LOT OF OUR STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS THAT CONNECTION TO NOT ONLY THE OUTDOORS BUT BREAKING LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT AND OFFERING VIEWS OUT. WE THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT IN EVERY AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE, FOR SURE, BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC AREAS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO MOVE ABOUT, UM AND PROVIDING A REALLY INSPIRING AND ENERGETIC INDOOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. AND ONE THAT MAKES EVERY CHILD AS THEY COME TO THIS SITE REALLY FEEL THAT THEY MATTER. UM AND PROVIDED PROMOTING WHOLE CHILD WELLNESS. AS PART OF THAT. UM THAT FEEDS INTO PROVIDING SPACES WHERE STUDENTS BELONG, CREATING A SHARED EXPERIENCE THROUGH SHARED SPACES, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. IN THE SCHEMES WHERE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE HARTFORD ACADEMY STUDENTS FOR POTENTIALLY SHARE SOME SPACE IN A VERY SAFE AND CONTROLLED WAY, BUT THAT'S INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND THAT TIES INTO THE INCLUSION AND EQUITY THEMES THAT AGAIN WE'RE RESONANT UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND BARRIER.

FREE DESIGN IS, OF COURSE. IMPORTANT PROBABLY NO MORE SO THAN WITH THIS POPULATION, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING CAREFULLY AT GRADE CHANGE AT GREAT CHANGES OR LACK THEREOF, REALLY TRYING TO CREATE BARRIER FREE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE THROUGH THE SITE INTO THE BUILDING AND TO THE OUTDOORS. AND THEN BEYOND BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING THE BUILDING A SUPPORT NETWORK SHARING RESOURCES LOOKING AT THIS THIS CAMPUS AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY ALIKE, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE LAB, SCHOOL AND OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENTION, RETENTION OF YOUR CURRENT STAFF, BUT ALSO, UM, TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO OTHERS. THAT MAY WANT TO COME TO HC HCPS AND CREATING A REAL FRONT DOOR FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, SO ALL THESE POSSIBILITIES EXIST AT AT THE NEW CAMPUS HILL SITE. SO I MENTIONED TAKING A DIVE INTO THE BEGINNINGS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. PART OF THAT IS THE KIT OF PARTS OF THE BUILDING. THE INTERNAL SPACES AND PART OF THAT IS THE SITE PROGRAM AND I BECAME REALLY IMPORTANT AGAIN FOR HARVARD ACADEMY, WHICH HAS SOME REALLY UNIQUE NEEDS. SO YOU KNOW THAT THE BUS COUNT MIGHT BE AROUND 18 OR SO, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ANY BUS LOOP. IT REALLY WANTS TO BE SORT OF A MORE LINEAR ARRANGEMENT. SO THEY'RE SAFE, CURBSIDE SHELTER DROP OFF FOR THESE STUDENTS THAT TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET ON AND OFF THE BUS AND NEED TO DO SO WITH DIGNITIES. THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM ELEMENT. PROVIDING ADEQUATE PARKING NOT ONLY FOR FACULTY AND STAFF, BUT THE NUMEROUS VISITORS AND THE SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP THIS OPERATION RUN ON A DAILY BASIS. ADAPTED PLAY AREAS BOTH HARD AND SOFT, AS WELL AS GARDEN SPACES FOR FOLKS AGAIN TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AND THEN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OUTDOOR PROGRAM FOLLOWS SOME OF YOUR TYPICAL ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT AGAIN KIND OF MERGES THAT WITH HARFORD ACADEMY PROGRAM SO PARKING HARD AND SOFT PLAY AREAS AND FIELDS AND THE LIKE. SO WE TOOK ALL THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN WE STARTED TO TEST ACTUAL CONCEPTS ON THE SITE WORKING WITHIN THOSE CONSTRAINTS, AND WE OFFERED AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THREE OPTIONS WERE THE WAY TO SORT OF BEST TEST THAT TO GET OUR HANDS AROUND A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPLORE THIS BUILDING PROGRAM. THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE ARE ENGAGING THE BUILDING WITH THE SITE AND EVEN SOME OF THE DIFFERENT SIDE APPROACH. MECHANISMS THERE AS WELL. SO EACH OPTION HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A RIFF ON EACH OF THOSE. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE DETAILS AND HIGHLIGHTS AT THE BOTTOM. FROM THE SQUARE FOOTAGE STANDPOINT, ALL THE SCHEMES ARE RELATIVELY SIMILAR IN THEIR IN THEIR GROWTH SQUARE FOOTAGE WITHIN A FEW 1000 FT, WHICH OF COURSE IMPACTS THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS, WHICH WILL SEE THE 40 YEAR LIFE CYCLE COSTS AND DEVELOPMENT. NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS THERE, AND THEY'LL HAVE THAT AND COMPLETED FOR WHEN WE'RE READY TO SUBMIT TO THE I. C SHORTLY.

AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THROUGH THESE IN EXTREME DETAIL, BUT HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, BUT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SORT OF HOW WE APPROACH THINGS AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF HOW STUDENTS COME ONTO THE SITE AND THE VARYING BUSSES AND CARS THAT ARE COMING EVERY REALLY WANTED TO CREATE A VERY SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE NETWORK OF VEHICLES ON THE SITE AND A MANAGED WAY, SO HARTFORD ACADEMY. CARS AND BUSSES ARE SEPARATED FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARS AND BUSSES. WE ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THAT, THROUGH LIMITED SIDE ENTRANCES OFF OF SHOCKS. ROAD TRAFFIC STUDY WAS COMPLETED, WHICH DID, UM, RECOMMEND THIS ROUNDABOUT ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SITE THAT'S RECOMMENDED TO HELP MANAGE TRAFFIC AT THAT EXISTING INTERSECTION WHERE THE PARK ENTRANCE RESIDES ON SHUCKS ROAD.

AND WILL HELP FEED CARS INTO THE CAMPUS HILL SITE FOR AT LEAST ONE OR TWO OF THESE SEPARATE FUNCTIONS. THE OTHER CARS AND BUSSES WOULD THEN COME OFF OF, UM, OF SHAKESPEARE IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS. THE BUILDING ZONES THAT YOU SEE HERE IS HARPER ACADEMY ES IS, OF COURSE , ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THAT OLIVE COLORS THAT SHARED THEIR SHARED ZONES AND IN THIS CASE, THEY KIND OF RIGHT RESIDE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS GETTING INTO THE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE HOW AGAIN HARTFORD ACADEMY BUSSES ARE SEPARATED ON

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ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUSSES ON THE RIGHT GIVING KIND OF A DISTINCT ENTRANCE TO EACH THE RED ADMINISTRATIVE AREA THAT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLAN. ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT HERE. IT'S A SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION WITH DISTINCT ENTRANCES ON BOTH ON BOTH SIDES, AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE SHARED SPACES LIKE MEDIA CENTER LIKE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPACES AND THE DINING ROOM IN LIGHT BLUE IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, ALL KIND OF IN THAT SHARED ZONE AND THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS CONTEMPLATED SHARED KITCHEN WITH TWO SEPARATE DINING ROOMS. FOR THE TWO PROGRAMS AND YOU CAN SEE THE THERE'S A NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL SPACES FOR EACH PROGRAM THAT ARE DISTINCT AND CLUSTERED, UM, KIND OF A UNIQUE WAYS IN EACH OF THE SCHEMES. THIS ONE FOR HARFORD ACADEMY IS A MORE LINEAR APPROACH ON THE ON THE LEFT WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEING A TWO STORY MORE LINEAR FUNCTION ON THE RIGHT GRADES PRE K THROUGH ONE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THEN GRADE SECOND THROUGH FIVE ON THE UPPER FLOOR. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING BRIDGE SCHEME. WE EACH OF THESE GAMES WERE EVALUATED BY THE DESIGN TEAM AND FOLKS AT THIS TABLE THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO THE PROCESS, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HELD SEPARATE SESSION WITH SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

THEY CAME BACK AND EVALUATED THESE OPTIONS WITH US AND THEY GAVE US THEIR THEIR TAKE ON THINGS. WE SEPARATED THAT LIST DELIBERATELY, SO THEIR COMMENTS KIND OF STOOD ON THE ROUND AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR FEEDBACK ON EACH OF THOSE GAMES, BUT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, DIVIDED BY SIGHT AND BUILDING. THE LIVE SCHEME TOOK A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH STILL HAS THE BUILDING FRONT RIGHT ON CHUCK'S ROAD. STILL SOME SIMILAR WAYS TO HANDLE CARS AND BUSSES. HARTFORD ACADEMY OFFICE SHUCKS ROAD, THIS ONE FLIPS ELEMENTARY BUSSES TOWARDS CHUCK'S THROAT AND ELEMENTARY CARS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SITE AND ALSO STRIVES TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPACT FOOTPRINT. YOU'LL NOTICE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER. WE WANTED TO TRY TO AGAIN LIMIT OUR OUR IMPACT ON THE SITE WITH THIS WITH THIS, UH LARGER FOOT, LARGER FIRST FLOOR FOOTPRINT JUST AS TEST WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE? SIMILARLY ORGANIZED AROUND A CENTRAL COURTYARD AS THE AS THE FIRST SCHEME SO THAT HARVARD ACADEMY HAS A PROTECTIVE PLAY AREA INTERNAL THIS ONE HAS A LINEAR CLASSROOM CLUSTERS FOR HARVARD ACADEMY AND THEN A SEPARATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAR AGAIN WITH PRE K THROUGH GRADE GRADES, ONE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THEN TWO THROUGH FIVE ON AN UPPER FLOOR. THIS ONE ALSO HAS A SHARED ADMINISTRATION SUITE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCES FOR EACH PROGRAM, SHARED MEDIA ZONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACADEMIC REALM LINKING THE TWO CLASSROOM WINGS AND THEN DINING IN PT IN THE BACK AND THEN SPACES LIKE THE THERAPY POOL IN THE ADAPTIVE PLAY SPACES FOR HARVARD ACADEMY, RESIDE ON THEIR OWN, WERE DELIBERATELY PUTTING SPACES LIKE THE THERAPY POOL A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE PERIMETER, SO THAT THERE'S ACCESS FOR AFTER HOURS USED THERE. POTENTIALLY QUICK QUESTION. NO. PERFECT. CAN WE PLAY AREA IS FOR. THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. I SEE A KINDERGARTEN PLAY AREA, ANOTHER PLAY AREA. CORRECT IN THIS CASE, HARTFORD ACADEMY PLAY IS ISOLATED WITHIN THAT COURTYARD SPACE, SO IT'S A PROTECTED SUPERVISE HERBAL SPACE . AND THEN YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYER IS OUR SEPARATE FROM THAT EXACTLY GREAT QUESTION, AND THAT'S SIMILAR IN THE 1ST 1ST GAME AS WELL. AGAIN THE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE TEAM THAT WERE COLLECTED TO COMPARATIVELY EVALUATE THE OPTIONS AND THEN SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDER CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE GROUP. THE LAST ONE. WE WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST ON THINGS. IT SHAKES THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT FROM THE FIRST TWO AND THAT IT TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH ON HOW IT HANDLES THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE, BUT ALSO AS THE HOW THE BUILDING, ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGES THE SITE PHYSICALLY , SO, THIS ONE INSTEAD OF HAVING A LARGER FIRST FLOOR PLATE WITH A SECOND FLOOR FOR THOSE UPPER GRADES, THIS ONE UM, TAKES THE OTHER GRADES FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CREATES A LOWER LEVEL AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FLOOR PLANS. THIS ONE TAKES THE TRAFFIC ROUNDABOUT THAT'S IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER AND REORIENT THE MAIN ENTRY TO THE BUILDING TO CREATE FRONTAGE ALONG THAT SOUTHERN FACADE, SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE WING AND THE SHARED ENTRANCES AND SUCH FROM THE SHARED PARKING AREA ACTUALLY , FROM THE SOUTH IN THIS CASE, AND THEN THE ACADEMIC WINGS ARE FACING SHUCKS ROAD, AND THEN THE BROAD RUN IN THE PARK BEYOND AND THEN THE SHARED SPACES HERE ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE. NORTH HAS LEFT ON THIS PAGE. HARVARD ACADEMY BUSSES WOULD COME IN RIGHT AND FEED RIGHT INTO THE ACADEMIC WINGS. AND THEN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUSSES WILL COME INTO THE COMMON AREAS THAT E WING IN THE BACK AND THEN CIRCULATE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ACADEMIC WINGS. THE FLOOR PLAN LAYS OUT ON THE SITE AGAIN WITH THAT SHARED PARKING RIGHT UP FRONT MAIN ENTRANCE AND THEN BUSSES AROUND THE PERIMETER. AND THEN ZOOMING IN HERE. SO THIS ONE TO YOUR YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE PLAYER IS THIS ONE TAKES A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TWIST ON THIS ONE INSTEAD OF A INTERNAL COURTYARD BASED AREA FOR HARVARD ACADEMY PLAYER THIS

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ONE TAKES, AND THEY DO HAVE TWO LEVELS OF PLAY FOR THEIR PROGRAM. THIS ONE TAKES THOSE TWO LEVELS AND SPLITS THEM INTO SORT OF INTERNAL COURTYARDS BETWEEN THESE ACADEMIC CLUSTERS , WHICH IS A FEEDBACK POINT THAT WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND THEN WHAT RESULTS IN THIS SHARED COURTYARD IN BETWEEN WOULD BE A SHARED GREEN SPACE OR GARDEN SPACE THAT BOTH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HARVARD ACADEMY COULD USE. AND THEN THE DEDICATED PLAY AREAS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE FEEDING OFF OF THOSE ELEMENTARY CLUSTERS UP HERE. THE CARS ARE TAKING THE SAME PATH AND THIS THIS. OPTION COMPARED TO THE OTHER TWO ELEMENTARY AND HARVARD ACADEMY CARS FOLLOWING THE SAME TAB. SO ARE THEY ENTERING AT DIFFERENT TIMES? CORRECT THEY'RE COMING. THEY'RE COMING INTO THE SAME RATE. THE HARPER ACADEMY CAR DROP OFF AS A PRETTY LIMITED PHENOMENON. IT'S REALLY ONLY A HANDFUL OF CARS, WHEREAS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS AS WE KNOW IT WASN'T SURE IT WAS AN ISSUE. SO RIGHT, SO HARFORD ACADEMY IS MUCH MORE BUS FOCUS. THAT'S WHY THEY NEED THIS LONG BUS DROP OFF HERE. THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE ISOLATED. AND THEN THE ELEMENTARY BUSSES HAVE THEIR OWN ACCESS TO THE NORTH. WE DON'T SEE THAT AS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME PATH BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO ARE DISTINCTLY SEPARATE. AND THE OTHER OPTIONS CORRECT, CORRECT THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FEEDBACK ON BUT BECAUSE THE CAR TRAFFIC AGAIN FOR HARFORD ACADEMY IS SO MINIMAL THING I THOUGHT WAS THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. AND WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HERE IS THAT WE CAN INTRODUCE. YOU KNOW IT COULD BE TIME DIFFERENTLY. OR WE CAN INTRODUCE A SEPARATE ENTRANCE. IF WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT HARTFORD ACADEMY ACADEMIC WINGS SO THAT THEY COULD BE SEPARATING. BUT YET ALONG THE SAME DROP OFF CURVE. THIS IS HOW THE FLOOR PLAN SHAKES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THESE ARE CREATES DISTINCT ACADEMIC NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS. REMEMBER, RESERVING STUDENTS AGES 3 TO 21 HERE, SO IT'S QUITE A RANGE SO THEY CAN BE KIND OF SHUFFLED AND DIVIDED UP AS AS NEEDED AND THEY'VE GOT RESOURCES RELATED ARTS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, THEIR ARTS AND MUSIC ROOMS AND SUCH AND PURPLE AND GREEN WOULD RING THE COURTYARD AND THAT'S TRUE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL. IT'S VERY AGAIN. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEIR SHARED SPACE IS CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH THE PUBLIC ZONES OF THE PE THE DINING AND THE THERAPY POOL AND LIKE ALONG THAT NORTHERN EDGE TO THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. SORRY. AND AGAIN. THIS IS THE GET BACK HERE. THIS IS THE MAIN LEVEL SO THIS WOULD BE ACCURATE AT STREET LEVEL GRADE FOR THE LEFT SIDE SHUCKS ROADSIDE IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE. AND THEN THERE'LL BE A TWO STORY CLASSROOM WANG THAT THE UPPER FLOOR OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD BE ACTUALLY THE MAIN LEVEL THE BUILDING THE NEW TO GO DOWN A LEVEL AND AGAIN, THIS IS AS THE GRADES FOLLOWING TOWARDS BROAD RUN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE, SO THIS WOULD BE AN ACCURATE LEVEL CIRCUMSTANCE HERE FOR GRADES 34 AND FIVE MATTHEWS GRADE LEVEL.

IS THERE LIGHT? WINDOWS. YES. THINK THINK OF FOREST LAKES BACK ON THE HORSE. STILL FIELDS.

AFTER THE PUBLIC. I WAS REALLY THANKS. SIMILAR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS HERE FROM FROM THE TEAM AND THEN THE STAKEHOLDERS THERE WAS, I THINK POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE DISTINCTNESS OF THE ACADEMIC CLUSTERS FOR BOTH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OFFERED AT HARVARD ACADEMY ON THIS ONE. SO THAT DEFINITELY STOOD OUT. I THINK AS A DIFFERENTIATOR ON THIS ON THIS OPTION GOOD CHOICE. THIS HERE IS JUST A BREAK, TIMELINE OR SUMMER OF TIMELINE. IT'S REALLY NOT A BRIEF TIME. UM FOR THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL AT THE VERY TOP OF THAT FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. UM, WILL BE IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL BE SUBMITTING BY THE END OF THE MONTH TO THE STATE PRIOR TO OUR SIP SUBMISSION, SO THEY WILL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. WE HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH A COPY OF THIS PRESENTATION SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IT WHEN WE MEET ON THURSDAY AS WELL, UM AND OUR NEXT STEP IS GOING INTO THAT ASPECT PROCESS WHERE WE WILL DETAIL A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN EACH ONE OF THESE SPACES GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL OF HOW THEY'LL BE UTILIZED EACH AND EVERY DAY MEET WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS INDIVIDUALLY TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS FOR THE SPACES, UM, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO FLUSH OUT SOME OF THOSE AND JUST TO GET TO THE PARKING AND THE DRIVING ISSUE. SO HARPER ACADEMY STUDENTS WHEN THERE ARE DROPPED OFF THEIR THEIR PARENTS, THEIR THEIR GUARDIANS, PULL IN AND PARK AND GET THEM OUT OF THE VEHICLES, TYPICALLY, SO WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT, WITH WITHIN THE FINAL CONFIGURATION AND DESIGN, SO IT MAY BE AN AREA FOR THEM TO PULL IN PARK AND BELIEVE IT UP AGAINST THE CURVE TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY GET THEIR STUDENTS INTO THE BUILDING. AND, UM WHAT'S OTHER STAFF WITHIN THE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY GREET THEM AT THE DOOR EVERY DAY, BUT ALSO ALLOW FOR THE ELEMENTARY, BUT WE WILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH THAT AND THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH

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WITH HIM THAT, UM, EXPECT PROCESS. WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THEY'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED. UM. WE WILL THEN BRING BACK THE EXPECT FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AND THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE A LOT MORE OF THOSE DETAILED INFORMATION. UM, SOME MORE. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ACTUALLY WHAT THEIR SPACES LOOK LIKE, NOT JUST BLOCKS THEM ON A PAGE. UM, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN WHERE THEY'LL TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE HEADS BACK AND PUT IT INTO, UM, BASICALLY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE DETAILS OF EACH FACE, INCLUDING POTENTIAL FURNITURE LAYOUT. YOU KNOW, THE TEACHING LAW GETS DOWN TO THAT DETAIL. WE BRING THAT AGAIN BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE I A. C UM, AFTER WE RECEIVED THAT APPROVAL WE SUBMIT TO THE THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE MORE DETAILED DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. AND THEN, UM, WE WOULD HOPE TO GO OUT TO BID FOR THE PROJECT AND SPRING OF 2024. I'M SORRY. I'M LOOKING AT MY DATES, MAKING SURE THEY'RE RIGHT. UM AND THEN WE WILL, UM, WHILE THAT CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES ON, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL PICK BACK UP WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REDISTRICTING PROCESS, AND WE PUT THAT ON HOLD WHILE WE WERE ADDING THIS CAPACITY UNTIL THIS SCHOOL IS IN PLAY. UM THAT'S DECISIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE BY FEBRUARY OF 2026. I'M SORRY.

I'M LISTENING. MISSING MY DATES HERE. BY FEBRUARY 2026 SO THAT THEY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY SEPTEMBER OF 26 FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL. BEFORE WE MOVE INTO QUESTION. THE ASPECT PROCESS. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS TASKED KATIE RIDGEWAY AND HER STAFF WITH THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. TO LEAD US THROUGH THE BLUEPRINT ROWING BLUEPRINT PROCESS SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE FOR THE PIPELINE. UM, COMPONENT WITHIN THE BLUEPRINT. THE LAB SCHOOL. A CONSULTANT HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON BOARD. KATE IS LEADING THAT TEAM. WE WILL ENGAGE THEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT THE LAB SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE.

AND, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM THINGS WITHIN THIS BUILDING. SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK. SO THERE ANOTHER STAKEHOLDER THAT'S ALREADY ON BOARD. AND MISSY WILL CONTINUE HER WONDERFUL WORK AND ENGAGE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WROTE THAT INTO THE PROCESS SO YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH KATIE AND HER TEAM, SO THAT'S ALREADY ALIGNED. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT ARTICULATION AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WITH EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS . PROGRAMMATICALLY SPEAKING FOR THE PIPELINE. JUST TO ADD TO THAT WERE ALSO EVALUATING MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS. SO WHILE WE WERE THROUGH THE GOING THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY PROCESS AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS, WE WERE DISCUSSING POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT COULD BENEFIT BOTH THE STUDENTS OF THE HARVARD ACADEMY, THE NEW ELEMENTARY CAPACITY AND OVERALL THAT COMMUNITY, UM IN THAT AREA THAT UM, THEY SERVE AND WE ARE MOVING INTO THE NEXT STAGE OF THAT PROCESS. NOW UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN BENEFIT. THERE'S THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THAT SCHOOL. THAT COMMUNITY BUT ALSO IT BE SOMETHING NEUTRAL THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SERVICES BACK. AND THEN, UM WE DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TOO MUCH SPACE WITHIN THE BUILDING WITH, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A DEFINITE PARTNERSHIP, SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT'S MORE FLEXIBLE. UM SO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'VE NARROWED INTO OUR FOCUS. UM SO WE CAN'T DEDICATE LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE TO AN OUTSIDE PARTNER. UM BUT YET WE COULD STILL MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK AT THESE EVALUATING HIS POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAD A REQUEST FOR BREAK A WHILE AGO. SO I THINK WE NEED TO JUST TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WE'LL GIVE THE BOARD MEMBERS A CHANCE TO FORMULATE THEIR QUESTIONS.

AND IF EVERYBODY COULD BE BACK HERE BY QUARTER TO IT WOULD BE UM OKAY IF WE COULD GET BACK TO GET STARTED HERE. MR ALLY. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JUST DO A ROLL CALL FOR QUESTIONS BECAUSE I'M SURE WE HAVE SOME MM HMM. QUESTIONS YEAH. START WITH DR BAUER. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU HAVEN'T SHOWN YET. UM. DARN. CAN

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YOU TALK ABOUT? WHY OPTION THREE? BECAUSE I KNOW THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS. I WAS ACTUALLY EXPECTING OPTION OF ONE. BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAFE OPTION HAD THE LEAST NEGATIVE COMMENTS.

AND SO I GUESS I LOOKED OFTEN FREE AS HIGHER RISK, POTENTIALLY HIGHER REWARDS. SO IF YOU COULD HOW DID YOU WEIGH THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION? MY MINDSET THAT EVERYTHING FITS IN A BOX ALSO SAID OPTION ONE BECAUSE IT'S A BOX. BUT THEN AFTER SPEAKING TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE SCHOOLS EVERY DAY, THEY LIKE THE COMMUNITIES. THEY LIKE HAVING THE BREAKDOWN, UM SO THEY CAN HAVE THOSE TEACHING COMMUNITIES AND, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF TO GET TOGETHER TO COORDINATE. UM THEY'RE LESS BE PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE WAS ALSO FOR THE HARVARD ACADEMY. THEY LIKE THE SHORTER HALLWAYS. UM WHEN THEY HAVE TO DO EVACUATIONS AND THINGS, IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THE STUDENTS OUT OF THE BUILDING IN A, YOU KNOW, SPEEDY TIMEFRAME. UM AND THE SHORTER HALLWAYS ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT ALSO ON THE HARVARD ACADEMY SIDE YOU HAVE THE DIFFERENT AREAS SINCE THAT SCHOOL DOES SERVE STUDENTS ALL THE WAY FROM PRE K UP TO AGE 21 . WE NEEDED TO BREAK THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT PROVIDES THAT WE ALSO SPOKE TO THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SIDE AND THE SAME WITH THEM. THEY LIKE THERE'S COMMUNITIES, THOSE CLUSTERS, THIS COLLABORATION AREAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM. OH THIS BRANDY, I IF YOU'RE STILL WITH US. DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES, YES. ALRIGHT PERFECT. YEAH I MISSY. HELLO EVERYONE. HELLO, BOARD HIGH DOCTOR BALLSTON, UM ARIA, MISS, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. JUST KIND OF SPEAKING. UM WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THE PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND WHEN THE THREE OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED BY GRIM AND PARKER TOOK THAT TOOK THE OPTIONS TO MY INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM. UM WHICH ARE CONSISTENT, SOME VERY SMART, EXPERIENCED PEOPLE.

AND UM, I AGREE, THE INITIALLY JUST, UM AESTHETICALLY OPTION ONE SEEMED TO BE WHERE WE SORT OF SET UP CAMP, SO TO SPEAK. BUT THEN AS WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THE PRACTICALITY UM AND THE ABILITY TO TRULY PROVIDE UM, AND EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. IN A DIGNIFIED WAY THAT ALLOWS. FOR ACCESSIBILITY TO THE ELEMENTARY SIDE. IN A NATURAL MANNER AND NOT 1/4 MANNER. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, UM, OPTION THREE SEEMED TO FIT. UM THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. UM GOOD BATH. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS A HUGE PART OF THAT AS WELL IN THAT IF WE HAVE THREE HALLWAYS AND WE ARE EVACUATING, UM. I DON'T KNOW. SEVEN OR EIGHT CLASSROOMS , UM, OUT A HALLWAY THAT'S MUCH BETTER THAN POTENTIALLY 20 CLASSROOMS OR 15 CLASSROOMS, AND IT JUST ALLOWS FOR A MORE EFFICIENT MEANS TO GET OUR STUDENTS TO SAFETY SAFELY. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I'M SORRY. I CAN DO THIS. I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, I CAN TAKE IT. DR HAROLD. OKAY THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WONDERFUL AS USUAL. MS CHARACTER E. I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING FOR OPTION THREE. FORMER ELEMENTARY TEACHER, OKAY? BECAUSE IT HAS ALL OF THE THINGS THAT AS A TEACHER. I WISHED I HAD HAD IN THE SCHOOLS THAT I WORKED IN. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT COLLABORATION FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION. IT'S JUST I LOVE IT. OKAY, MISS KELLY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE LAB SCHOOL. IF YOU COULD ELABORATE MORE ON WHAT EXACTLY THAT WILL BE. SO I WILL START FROM OUR SIDE AND I WILL LET DR BOLSON DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM HIM BY, UM WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO ADD THE LAB SCHOOL COMPONENT IN. UM BUT WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE, LED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS. SO IN THE END, WE ACCOUNTED FOR THE LAB SCHOOL SPACE IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE

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IS A GENERAL LARGE COLLABORATION SPACE, UM SO STUDENTS CAN COME IN TO THAT AREA. SO IF WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING IN, OR EVEN OTHER STAFF AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM CAN COME IN, THEY CAN COLLABORATE IN THAT AREA. MAYBE GO OVER SOME THINGS , UM, HAVE ANY TYPE OF PRESENTATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THEN THEY CAN GO OUT IN THE BUILDING. AND THEN WE PUT IN OBSERVATION SPACES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. SO THAT IF THEY WANT TO SIT BACK AND OBSERVE, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF STUDENTS ACTUALLY GOING TO THE CLASSES AND INTERACT WITH THE STUDENTS OR VICE VERSA, THEY CAN DO THAT . BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THAT MEAN HOME BASE, SO TO SPEAK, THAT THEY CAN LEAVE THEIR ITEMS THERE . THEY CAN LOCK IT UP, GO OUT, DO THEIR OBSERVATIONS AND THEN COME BACK AND GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE INTENT. NOW WE WILL BE REFINING EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE THROUGHOUT THE ASPECT PROCESS, BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. SO I MEAN, I'LL GO A LITTLE MORE, GENERAL. UM IN MY MIND THE IDEA OF CREATING A LAB LABORATORY SCHOOL WHERE ESSENTIALLY IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE POPULATION OF ACADEMY AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE NEW ELEMENT POPULATION THAT WERE DELIBERATELY SET UP FOR TRAINING TEACHERS. UM YOU KNOW, SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION IS AN AREA WHERE IT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT TO HIRE ASKING THE HR PERSON AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ESPECIAL EDUCATION WHERE THOSE AREAS WHERE WE NEED A MUCH MORE ROBUST PATHWAY OF PEOPLE INTO THE PROFESSION AND TO KNOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE A STATE OF YORK FACILITY THAT'S SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE. UM, THE OUTSIDE. HI RED PARTNERS WHO BECOMING IN THE OUTSIDE STUDENTS WHO WOULD NEED PLACES TO OBSERVE AND HAVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS. UM. AND SO, SETTING THE SCHOOL UP HIS LABORATORY SCHOOL. I MEAN, IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE SPECIAL ED ON ONE SIDE, THE ELEMENTARY ON THE OTHER. I'M HOPING IT REALLY BECOMES A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING. THAT IS NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS WE SERVE, BUT THE STUDENTS WERE TRYING TO GROW INTO TEACHERS.

AND SORT OF DO THAT DELIBERATELY. I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US STRATEGICALLY AS A TEACHER SHORTAGE CONTINUES TO BE MORE DIFFICULT NATIONALLY, AS PEOPLE ARE FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE ARE GOING INTO THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND SO TO HAVE A PLACE THAT WOULD REALLY BE ATTRACTIVE AS FOR HIGHER END PARTNERS. FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE HOPING TO HAVE BECOME TEACHERS BECAUSE WE KNOW GROWING THEM HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY. THOSE WHO GROW UP HERE TEND TO BE THE ONES WHO STAY WITH US TEACHING THE LONGEST ALSO, AND SO IT'S JUST IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT ON MAY LEVELS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PHILIPS. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. THANK YOU, MR CARTY. UM THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS THAT I THINK OPTION THREE LOOKS MORE LIKE THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE , AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADE LEVEL SKILL SET. TEAMS. UM. THAT MAKES THEM THE SAME AS OTHER SCHOOLS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT SO I LOVE THE DELIGHT THE DAYLIGHT EVERYWHERE . I LOVE THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOWER HAVING THE LIGHT LIKE FOREST LAKES. UM I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL DESIGN WELL THOUGHT THROUGH AND IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WHEN WE REVIEWED IT, SO THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. BLANK THEM. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS IN YOUR TEAM, I THINK, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS MENTIONED DIGNITY A LOT WITHIN, UM, THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THE HARPER ACADEMY AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL. UM IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT SOMETIMES THESE STUDENTS AREN'T SEEN AS EQUALS TO THEIR PEERS. AND I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE CHECKED EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE BOX THROUGHOUT ALL THREE OPTIONS AND IT JUST LIKE WARMS MY HEART MAKES ME SO HAPPY. SO AGAIN. HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. MR ROBINSON. NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MRS GAUTIER. THANK YOU . MY ONLY QUESTION IN MY MAIN CONCERN, UM MR CARTER WAS PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED IT. I MEAN, I'LL ASK IT AGAIN, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ASKING JUST TO HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME. THE STAFF. FEELS YOU FEEL THE PARENTS FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT PLACE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT SPACE. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT, BECAUSE THIS HAS

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BEEN A LOT OF YEARS COMING. AND WE WANT THOSE KIDS. TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY ARE SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AND ALL THEIR NEEDS ARE MET. AND DO YOU FEEL DOES OUR COMMUNITY AT HARTFORD ACADEMY FIELD. THIS IS THE PLAN TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. PRESIDENT GAUTIER. UM THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION WITH A LOT OF LAYERS TO IT. UM YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS THIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY HAS, UM HAS BEEN IN NEED AND BEEN VERY PATIENT FOR A BUILDING THAT PROVIDES ALL OF THE, UM OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT STUDENTS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND DISABILITIES DESERVE UM AND MISSY WOULD TELL YOU AND I CAN'T SEE HER FACE RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M SURE SHE'S SMILING THAT I PROBABLY TALK WITH HER TWO TIMES A WEEK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A BUILDING AND I'M SORT OF SPEAKING AS A VOICE FOR, UM, MY FACULTY AND FAMILIES IS THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE A BUILDING. UM, THAT DOES ALLOW FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH NON DISABLED PEERS, BUT IN A MANNER THAT MAKES SENSE AND IN A MANNER THAT'S NOT FORCED, AND WE ALSO WANT A BUILDING THAT PROVIDES, UM ENOUGH SPACE FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE. AND, UM MISSY CONTINUES TO REMIND ME, RANDY, HANG ON, SLOW DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. UH AND SO I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN MISSY AND GRIM AND PARKER. THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH. UM WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW PROJECT, BUT I'D BE I'D BE WE MISSED IF I SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A BIT OF RESERVATION JUST BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE, UM THAT THE ACREAGE ALLOWS FOR IN TERMS OF BUILDABLE SPACE, BUT, UM I DO BELIEVE VERY MUCH IN THE SCHOOL, AND, UM I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR HARPER COUNTY. SO YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOUR STAFF IS HAPPY, THEN I'M HAPPY. UM BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IT'S YOU'RE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE USING THE BUILDING AND YOU'RE THE ONES WHO BEST KNOW THE NEEDS OF THE FACILITY. SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THIS IS KIND OF AN UNRELATED QUESTION, BECAUSE BACK TO YOUR VERY ORIGINAL WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLANNING THAT BECAUSE I WORKED AT HARPER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND I KNOW THE, UM ACCEPTED ISSUE THERE. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HOLDING TANKS OR RE TALKING AS A SEPTIC SYSTEM? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A MINI TREATMENT PLANT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE TALKING ON MANY TREATMENT PLANT SIMILAR TO WHAT'S AT HARPER PROTECT HARTFORD ACADEMY PROSPECT MIDDLE BENEFIT. YOU KNOW? OKAY? EVEN EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T PLAN AND. THE WATER IS SUPPOSEDLY 98. GO BACK AND WITH THE GROUND, YOU STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF OH, OH, DRAIN POWELL TRENCH SCREENS, THINGS LIKE THAT , EVEN THOUGH THE EMPLOYMENT HOME BACK IN THE GROUND IS PRETTY PURE. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I KNOW A LOT ABOUT MY HUSBAND'S BEEN IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FOR 40 YEARS, SO I THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH . I THINK WHERE WE ARE, THEN IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION.

TO CONTINUE ON THIS CORRECT. SO I NEED A MOTION MOTION BEFORE WE GET TO THE MOTION. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR GEIER AND HIS PAIN. THEY THINK GREAT. ALSO WANTED TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SENIOR STAFF. UM IN OUR ELEMENTARY SERVICES STAFF WITH YOU KNOW RENEE BILLARY. OH, DOCTOR MAC TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THE INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT'S BEEN WORKING WITH I'M GOING TO PARK HER AND MR VALENTINO. THEY REALLY HELPED US MOVE BECAUSE THIS IS A UNIQUE BUILDING AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL AND EVERYBODY'S TOOK A VESTED INTEREST AND ENGAGING US AND I KNOW THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO JUST GO ON RECORD, SAYING IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT TEAM EFFORT. UM SO I JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO WAS QUITE IMPRESSED. EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS ONE, YOU WENT OUT TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND LOOKED AT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS WERE DOING IN THAT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE MAKING A DECISION ON THE FISCAL. WE'RE DOING THE DECISION ON THE FEASIBLE STUDY

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FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE HARTFORD ACADEMY CAMPUS HILLS AND I DO NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THE OPTIONS. THE OPTION IS THE ONE YOU'VE CHOSEN. CORRECT.

INTENDANT RECOMMEND THAT THE 100 SAYING THAT'S NIKKI CREDITED SO IT'S MORE THAN A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON OPTION THREE IS WHAT SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION. IF I COULD. YOU CAN. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE HAVE THE BOARD APPROVES THE SUPERINTENDENT. SCHOOLS RECOMMENDATION OF OPTION THREE WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY MOVING FORWARD FOR THE NEW HARTFORD ACADEMY, CAMPUS HILLS.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT SO ELOQUENTLY. YOU HAVE A SECOND. THIS IS MELANIE I SECOND THANK YOU. WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR ELA. DR BAUER. YES. DR HAROLD YES. THIS CAR. WALKIE YES, MISS KELLY? YES? DR PHILLIPS. YES. MS RICCARDI? YES. MR ROBINSON. YEAH. MS BLANKEN? YES. VICE PRESIDENT MILLER. YES. PRESIDENT KOREAN YES, FASHION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE

[H. Decision on Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) Initiative , Mr. Bernard Hennigan, Executive Director ofStudent Support Services, Ms. Kay Malone, Supervisor of School Counseling, and Ms. Pamela Smith, Homeless Liaison FAFSA Board Report]

IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. SO NOW WE'RE DOWN TO EIGHT, UM EACH, WHICH IS ANOTHER ACTION ITEM DECISION AND FREE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL STUDENT AID FOR THE FASSA INITIATIVE AND MR BUCK HENNINGTON IS GOING TO HELP US OUT HERE. DO WE HAVE A TEAM HERE? JUST YOU A WHOLE CREW COMING, ALL RIGHT? I WAS LOOKING FOR THE AND TEAM.

I DO NOT KNOW EVERYONE, SO I HOPE YOU INTRODUCTIONS. YES. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, DR BOLSON, PRESIDENT GAUTIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. BERNARD HANNIGAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH MISS CAME ALONE OR SUPERVISOR. SCHOOL COUNSELING. MISS PAM SMITH ARE HOMELESS LIAISON AND THREE OF OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS. UM TERI KNIGHT, NICOLE VENTERS, EMILY HACKETT. AND THOSE THREE STARTED THEIR DAY WORKING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT SEVEN A.M. THIS MORNING, SO. SO I REALLY WANTED TO SAY I DO APPRECIATE THEIR TIME. EVERYBODY'S SON. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO SEEK A DECISION ON THE PLAN THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AND INCREASED STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETING THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID FAST FOR LEBRON'S TERMS, THE APPLICATIONS THAT FAMILIES FILL OUT TO GET FUNDING FOR COLLEGE. IF APPROVED, THIS PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED ON YOUR BEHALF. TO THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR REVIEW, SO EVERY PART OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE NEEDS TO SUBMIT A PLAN. BASICALLY WE'RE HERE TO PROPOSE THE PLAN THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORTH. BEFORE I TURNED OVER TO MS MALONE. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF THESE LADIES WHO PUT TOGETHER A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UNDER A VERY SHORT TIME LINE THAT WERE PROVIDED FROM MSD . SO TO PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO THIS, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE INCREASE IN OUR NUMBERS OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE FASTER THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF IT.

THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS MALONE. I DO HAVE A LOUD VOICE, BUT I THINK THE MIC WILL BE HELPFUL. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. UM I DO ALSO WANT TO GET TOO DOES TO OUR TEAM BECAUSE WE DID NOT REALLY LEARN OF THIS INITIATIVE. UNTIL LATE JULY, FORM THE WORKGROUP IN EARLY AUGUST WITH THE DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1ST 2022. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I DO KNOW THAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE VERY BUSY AND AUGUST, BUT THAT IS WHEN OUR TEAM WORK SO ONCE AGAIN THANKS TO THEM. CHAPTER 577 OF THE 2021 LAWS OF MARYLAND REQUIRES COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION. TO DEVELOP PLANS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUT ESPECIALLY SENIORS TO APPLY FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID. UNDER THIS LAW EACH COUNTY BOARD MUST SUBMIT BY OCTOBER 1ST 2022 A COPY OF THEIR PLAN AND I APOLOGIZE. THERE ARE A LOT OF ACRONYMS, MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, OR MM HEX FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL AT A C. AS WELL AS THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MSD AND THREE COMMITTEES IN THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS. BLESS YOU, E H E. A COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AND THEN BY DECEMBER, 1ST.

A C WILL ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A RUBRIC FOR BEING THE HIGHEST ONE

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BEING THE LOWEST ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF THIS FINANCIAL AID OUTREACH PLAN AND QUOTE INCLUDE COMPLETION OF DATA SHARING AGREEMENT WITH EM. HECK, SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE. THAT'S A FILING INFORMATION. A MINIMUM OF THREE EVENING OR WEEKEND FINANCIAL AID NIGHTS AT EACH SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE FAR EXCEED THAT NUMBER. A DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIPS, IF ANY, WITH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION ON ON HIGHER EDUCATION. UM I HAVE TO REALLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ESPECIALLY THE FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT WITH AMY, MISS AMY'S BANANA AND IT'S HAPPY EVENTS. UM MR KNIGHT AND I WERE ACTUALLY ON A MEETING EMAILED THEM, ASK THEM TO HOP ON, AND THEY DID SO WITHIN 15 MINUTES TO START THIS PROCESS. ALSO NOTEWORTHY IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WITHOUT LEGISLATION IN HARFORD COUNTY. FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I REMEMBER THE NEW SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. WORKING WITH HTC TO COME AND, UM AND HAVE THEIR FINANCIAL AID NIGHTS. AND THEN ALSO ANY NON PROFITS THAT WE MAY WORK WITH LASSOS COMES TO MIND. TO WORK WITH OUR E L STUDENTS. AND THAT ACRONYM IS LINKING. ALSO OTHERS SUCCEED. SO WE ARE READY TO SHARE THIS PLAN IN A FEW MOMENTS. UM AND THAT IS THE CHARGE OF THE LEGISLATION. THE PLAN ALSO INTENTIONALLY LOOKS AT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. UM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, INCLUDING LOW INCOME MINORITY AND NON NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS.

UNACCOMPANIED AND HOMELESS YOUTH. AND FOSTER CHILDREN. AND WITH ME TONIGHT, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE. UM SOME OF THE SPEAKING WITH MISS PAM SMITH REGARDING THOSE POPULATIONS AS WELL AS MISS LORI HACKETT, SCHOOL COUNSELOR, BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL WHO ENGAGED IN AN INTERVENTION LAST YEAR FELLER HIGH SCHOOL ONCE AGAIN BEFORE THIS LEGISLATION WAS ADOPTED.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE 50 STUDENTS IN GRADES. THAT PROGRAM HAS ENHANCED ITS CAPABILITIES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. PROVIDING. COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND RESOURCES. VERY AIR GOLDMAN. SUCH AS THE PASSPORT TO COLLEGE CAREER PROGRAM. PASSPORT TO COLLEGE IN CUMBRIA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS EXPRESSED THEIR HOMELESSNESS. ACCESS TO FAST FOR EVENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION. GODDESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MOMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. TUTORING AND FOR THE AS BAD AND REGULAR MEETINGS TO CHECK THE PROGRESS OF GOALS. SET FOR POST SECONDARY COLLEGE DEBT BUYERS. MISS HACKETT WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME THINGS THAT WE DID TO PROMOTE FAST TO AT OUR SCHOOL. BEST TO IS ONE OF THE MOST MISPRONOUNCED ACRONYMS. AND IT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS. BUT THE REWARDS ARE GREAT. MOST OF US HATE TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND FORMED SO WE HAD TO GET THE STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCESS. WHAT WE DID IS WE BOUGHT A MONEY COSTUME. AND HANDED OUT FAKE MONEY TO THE STUDENTS WITH A Q R CODE. AND ON THE CODE, THEY COULD ACCESS THE FORM THE FAST PERFORM TO GET MORE INFORMATION. THIS DID INCREASE THE APPLICATION. WHAT ALSO HAPPENED IS MISS MONEY IN THIS FAST TO ALSO CAME ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE MORNING TO GET THE STUDENTS EXCITED AS WELL. AND THERE WERE POSTERS AND FLYERS AS WELL AROUND THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION, I RUN A FIRST GENERATION GROUP. FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS ARE THOSE WHO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DID NOT GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THEY MAY HAVE ATTENDED COLLEGE, BUT THEY DID NOT FINISH. WE HAD SIX WEEKS. ONCE A MONTH SESSION. AND WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THINGS COLLEGE. AND FAST TO, OF COURSE, WAS ONE OF THE TOPICS. WHAT I DID IS I WALKED THE STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE APPLICATION. WE ALSO HAD FAST TO PIN IEDS ARE CALLED F S EIGHTIES. UM FOR THE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE ALONG WITH THEIR PARENTS. I DON'T NEXT MEETING, WE WENT OVER THEIR RESULTS. THEY E. F C EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION. AND THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS. I'M PROUD TO SAY. QUALIFIED FOR LOANS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FUN FOR SCHOOL. SO ALTHOUGH FAST FOOD IS A LONG PROCESS, THE REWARDS ARE VERY GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS HACKETT. SO JUST MORE LOGISTICAL ITEMS

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION. UM OCTOBER 1ST DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION AND EVERY OCTOBER, 1ST THEREAFTER. AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THAT ENTITIES TO WHICH THIS PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED. ON JULY 1ST BEGINNING JULY 1ST 2023 EACH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL REPORT THE DATA DISAGGREGATED BY HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED THE FAFSA THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO DID NOT COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FACTS TO AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE FASSA BY THE DEADLINE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE FINANCIAL AID, WHICH IS TYPICALLY MARCH 1ST. ALTHOUGH WE AT SCHOOL COUNSELORS ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO FILE SOONER, BECAUSE ONCE THAT PILE OF MONEY IS GONE, IT'S GONE. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT NOT ALL, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A FAST FOOD. THAT'S NOT OUR GOAL. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE. FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED AS THEIR POST SECONDARY PLANS, INCLUDING TWO AND FOUR YEAR COLLEGES. WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MANY DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE, UM POST SECONDARY PLANS, WHICH FOR ME IS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR WAS ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST FUN PARTS TO SEE THOSE COME DIFFERENT WISHIN AND THIS IS REALLY THE ORIGIN OF THE LEGISLATION TO LOOK AT THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED AS A TWO AND FOUR YEAR INTEREST IN COLLEGE AND THEN REMOVING THEIR BARRIERS OF WHICH FINANCIAL CAN BE. VERY, UM, OVERCOMING FOR SOME OF AND IF YOU WANT TO JUMP TO THE PLAN I AM GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO HELPED DEVELOP THIS PLAN. I JUST DO WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT. IT DOES START WITH THE TIMELINE. THE TIMELINE BEGAN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THE WORKGROUP IN EARLY AUGUST, AND THEN UM, REALLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, GETTING READY FOR THIS PRESENTATION WITH THAT MISS TERI KNIGHT FROM BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL WILL TAKE OVER. I THANK MR HACKETT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO START, OKAY? SO IN THE FALL RIGHT NOW, FROM OCTOBER THROUGH NOVEMBER. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS HAVE PARENT INFORMATION LIGHTS. WE WERE ALSO EMAIL COLLEGE APPLICATION AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE STUDENTS WITH THE POWER POINT.

WE WILL HAVE S A T DATES AND FLYERS IN THE MAIL. WE WILL ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO SUBMIT MEAL BENEFIT FORMS. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE S 80 WAIVERS AND COLLEGE APPLICATION WAIVER FEES. IF THIS APPLIES TO THEM. WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR PLATFORM OF NON BEYONCE WITH THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS THROUGH NAVY IN THEY'VE BEEN EXPOSED EVER SINCE THE SIXTH GRADE. UP UNTIL THE 12TH. AND THIS IS A FREE PLATFORM FOR EVERYONE TO USE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE SMALL GROUP INTERVENTIONS. AND R. M CAC, WHICH IS THE MARYLAND COLLEGE APPLICATION CAMPAIGN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS HELD IN OCTOBER. AND WE'RE JUST STARTING THE PROCESS OF SHARING ABOUT THE HCC COMBINED INFORMATION NIGHTS. UM THESE EVENING EVENTS WILL START ON OCTOBER 6TH AND RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER. 2ND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS ARE OPENING NOW, SO THIS IS THE TIME WHEN STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW AM I GOING TO FUND THAT? THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND WE'RE ADVERTISING THEM THAT THEY'RE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE COUNTY. SO EVEN THOUGH MAYBE AT EIGHT, NORTH HARFORD, IF THAT HAPPENS TO WORK BETTER FOR THE BILL OR HIGH STUDENTS, PLEASE ATTEND THAT EVENING. UM HCC STAFF AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST ALL WE ALSO WILL HAVE TO IN PERSON EVENTS AT HCC ON SATURDAYS TO ASSIST PARENTS WITH WALKING THROUGH THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PROCESS. AND WE WILL POST A VIRTUAL EVENT THAT HTC WILL PROVIDE US ON SEPTEMBER THE 28TH THAT WILL BE POSTED ON ALL SCHOOLS, WEBSITES AND SENT OUT TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS. SO IF THEY WANT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS NOW, WHICH MANY OF THEM ARE READY ONCE IT OPENS ON OCTOBER 1ST. THEY'RE READY TO DO THAT. UM WE DID ALSO PROVIDE YOU AND EMBEDDED IN THE POWER POINT IS SOME BASELINE DATA. FOR YOU. UH AS WE CONTINUE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THIS EXCITEMENT GROWING PART OF THAT MIGHT BE, UM, DURING THE MORNING AND NOW MINTS, AS MISS HACKETT MENTIONED WE MAY HAVE A BAROMETER IN THE HALLWAY SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS THAT WE'RE ACHIEVING. UH AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT HOW WE'RE TARGETING SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. DO WE NEED ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORTATION? DO WE NEED TO CALL LASSOS INTO THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE US SUPPORT? AND IN THE WINTER, IT CONTINUES. WE HAVE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND ADVISING SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS COME INTO AND GET HELP FILLING OUT THE

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FASTEST AS WELL. UM, THE BIG PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE DON'T WANT THIS TO JUST REST ON THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS. YOU WANT THIS TO BE A SCHOOL WIDE? COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SO WE WILL GET OUR STUDENTS INVOLVED. THOSE WEREN'T C CE PROGRAMS MAY BE IN THE BUSINESS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PATHWAY CAN GO OUT AND DO SOME PROMOTION TO REALLY REACH OUT TO STUDENTS TO GET THEM ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED GETTING CLUBS INVOLVED ADDED PROGRAMS. SO ON AND SO FORTH, WILL ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE HBCU. COMMUNITIES TARGETING OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS TO GET THEM INVOLVED, AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIP, PROMOTION AND APPLICATION. WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS REACHED IN A WAY THAT MAKES THEM EXCITED ABOUT THE INITIATIVE AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO EMBEDDED LINKS FOR THE F S A I D THE COMPLETION AND ALSO, UM WE INCLUDED THE, UM BLACK COMMENT AT APPLICATION LIKE AS WELL WHERE STUDENTS CAN ACCESS OVER 20 DIFFERENT COLLEGES AND PAY ONE FLAT RATE FOR THEM TO APPLY TO THOSE SCHOOLS THROUGH THERE, OKAY? UM BUT ANOTHER THING THAT WE WANT TO DO IS JUST HAVE CONTINUAL MEETINGS, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO START TO ENGAGE THE 11TH GRADE POPULATION AS WELL, ENCOURAGING THEM AND MAKING THEM EXCITED ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER REGULAR. EXAMPLES AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AS WELL CONTINUING WITH COLLEGE AND CAREER DECISION DAYS SO THAT UNDERCLASSMEN CAN SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING AFTER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND GETTING THEM EXCITED ABOUT COMPLETING THE FACT THAT SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE WITH PARENT GUARDIAN WORKSHOPS FOR THE 11TH GRADE STUDENTS AS WELL AND CONTINUE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL AID AND HAVE A FINANCIAL AID CALENDAR AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO ADD. UM FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T HAVE IMPOSED THIS THING. BUT THIS IS JUST THE VERY SURE THAT WE HAVE ADVERTISING THE HDC COLLABORATION WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND THE FINANCIAL AID NIGHT SAID THAT WILL GO OUT. IT'S SUPPOSED TO WEBSITES. UM YOU'LL NOTE THAT THIS IS A DISTRICT WIDE PLAN.

BUT EACH SCHOOL WILL TWEET THAT PLAN AND MAKE IT UNIQUE TO THEIR OWN SCHOOL. I KNOW MISS DENTURES SPENT SOME TIME ON A TEMPLATE THAT ONE TO EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS LAST TUESDAY TO BE SHARED WITH THEIR PRINCIPAL ONCE THEY PUT THEIR UNIQUE SPIN, BECAUSE EVERY SCHOOL OPERATES JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A COMMON GOAL. AND SO I THINK WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONS. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP TO ANYBODY WHO MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE. THAT'S DAVID. OKAY? UM. I GUESS THE QUESTION YOU SHOULD BE ESTIMATED FASTER COMPLETION PERCENTAGE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO TWO OR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION. SO IT'S KIND OF A WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE STUDENTS WHO SHOULD FILL IT OUT. ARE. STATED QUOTE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AT ONE TIME WE HAVE A APPROXIMATION BASED ON SCHOOLS. I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE APPROXIMATION FOR OUR SCHOOL.

WE'RE PROBABLY AT ABOUT I THINK LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT 72% ATTENDED A TWO OR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION WHICH INDICATED THEY WERE, UM, THAT WAS THEIR PLAN. AH WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DATA MYSELF FOR MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER. I DID NOTICE LAST YEAR THAT ABOUT 60% OF OUR STUDENTS DID INDICATE THEY WERE GOING TO FIRST START AT HCC. AND AS I TALKED TO MANY OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT HEY, WHY DIDN'T YOU APPLY? UM BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. OFTEN REACTION WAS WE DIDN'T NEED TO BECAUSE OF THE COST THAT WE COULD COVER IT. SO I THINK, AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS AS A WHOLE WERE TRYING TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT SAYING THERE'S STILL MONEY FOR YOU. PLEASE STILL APPLY BECAUSE THE MONEY'S YOU SAVED BY ATTENDING HARVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. UM EXPONENTIALLY THAT GROWS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. DR BARROW. OUR THERE. I'M HAPPY THAT WHERE WE LANDED WITH THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION A YEAR OR TWO AGO, WANTED EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IN THE BUILDING FILLED OUT THE FAST ONE. WHICH IS HARD FOR US TO DO. NUMBER ONE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR EVERY CHILD AND NUMBER TWO. IT'S UP TO THE PARENTS TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION SO WE CAN'T FORCE THEM TO FILL OUT THE FASTER BUT I THINK THE EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING TO ALL OF YOUR STUDENTS SHARING THE INFORMATION TRYING TO REALLY, UM PUSH THEM TO COME TO COMPLETE IT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO GET FUNDS OR NOT. THIS IS GOING TO MOTIVATE ALL THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO JUST DO A BETTER JOB OF WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING, SO THERE'S MISS MALONE SAID. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR YEARS, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS GROW AND GET BETTER. AND I THINK THIS LEGISLATION WILL WILL JUST PUSH THE PUSH US TO MOVE THE NEEDLE

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LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THANK YOU. THIS IS VERY IN. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. UM THE SLIDES WITH THE LIST OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE APPLICATION DATA. IS THERE DATA FOR NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL? I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAD WITH TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR NUMBERS AS WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO OUR NUMBERS. SO LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO TRACK WHAT STUDENTS COMPLETED, WHICH STUDENTS DON'T COME FROM FAST FOOD. THIS INFORMATION FROM PASTOR. WE ASK BARBARA. THEY HELP US WITH. HAPPY WITH DATA FROM THE NARROWING HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION BECAUSE I'M JUST THE HEAT BECAUSE THIS IS NEW. I DON'T THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO US AND THE TIMELY FASHION SO WE ACCESS IT THROUGH THE SITE. THANK YOU. OKAY UM, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE SAME CHARTS THAT ARIANE'S TALKING ABOUT ONE IS BASED ON HIGH SCHOOLS IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. THE OTHER IS DISTRICT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY. SO IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VERSUS COMPLETED IN THE 21 22 CYCLE, WHICH IS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AS COMPARED TO OUR CURRENT CYCLE. IS THAT CORRECT? SO BELL OR HIGH SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE SURPRISED THEY WERE DIFFERENT, UM 71 COMPLETED VERSUS. BUT THAT'S AT THIS POINT DURING THE YEAR IN THE 23 CYCLES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE YES, SO THAT'S JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THAT'S THE WAY THAT HE COLLECTED AND THEN THE SAME FOR APPEAR IN THE COUNTIES. WE'RE ABOUT ON PAR WHERE WE WERE, BUT THAT'S AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THAT'S CORRECT, CORRECT INCREASE FROM THE ORIGINAL DECEMBER 2020. UM.

OF THAT, BUT WE WOULD REALLY, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S THE ORIGIN OF THIS LAW. THE REASON WHY FOUR COUNCILORS FEEL SO DEDICATED TO A PRESENT EVERY LITTLE DATA POINT, IS IT IS IT KID SITTING BEHIND THAT CAN HELP JUST SAY YES, HACKETT SAID. WITH WHAT SHE'S DONE, THEIR FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED. AND I'M EXTREMELY DISTURBED. WITH THE NUMBER OF THE HOMELESS CHILDREN IN BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS THAT WAS COUNTYWIDE. BUT OKAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS BEL AIR, OKAY, SO BUT STILL JUST EXTREMELY DISTURBING. EXTREMELY. AND YOU YOU YOU MADE REFERENCE TO TWO TYPES OF STUDENTS. OKAY? SO THEY'RE JUST HOME ON THEIR OWN.

CAN I GOT IN REAL QUICK? HELP, SO YEAH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR THE NUMBERS, RIGHT, 15, AND THAT IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AND THIS RECORDING, I WOULD ADD, SO THAT'S 15 SENIORS, SO WE TYPICALLY HAVE ROUGHLY APPROXIMATELY 400 HOMELESS STUDENTS PER YEAR IN THE COUNTY FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. UH AND TO MISS MISS MISS POINT. THIS IS SORT OF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A PIZZA ON THIS AND UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH GOES IN AND COMPLETES THE FAST, BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED THEIR OWN ACCOMPANIED, IT DOESN'T ASK FOR PARENT INCOME. SO IT AUTOMATICALLY SAYS YOUR INCOME IS YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INCOME, SO IT PRETTY MUCH SECURE IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO AN IN STATE INSTITUTION FOR FREE, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THOSE UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH, NOT JUST IN THE JUNIOR SENIOR YEAR. BUT SO WHEN THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR WHEN THEY MAY FEEL THAT THERE'S NO HOPE FOR ME, I DON'T EVEN I HAVE LIVED WITH MY PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, COLLEGE IS NOT FOR ME TO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU CHECK THAT APPLICATION THAT FASTER YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEED A FREE EDUCATION, BUT SO WE WANT. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR SENIOR WHEN THEY DEPENDING ON THEIR SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THIS FOR YEARS, SO WE'RE WORKING HARDER TO REACH DOWN AND MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING TO THE YOUNGER STUDENTS SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THEIR LIFE SITUATION SHOULD NOT BE THAT THE PREDICTOR FOR THEIR FUTURE EDUCATION. AND SO AS PART OF THIS PLAN, THERE IS A PLAN TO TRY TO REACH THESE STUDENTS. AND HAVING MISS SMITH B ARE HOMELESS LIAISON AND DEDICATED THAT WORK FULL TIME IS JUST DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE SERVICES. WE CAN PROVIDE THE STUDENTS, NOT JUST WITH REGARD TO FASTER. IMAGINE YOUR JOB. I CANNOT IMAGINE IT IS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS REALLY SORRY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, WHEN YOU SAID 15, I THOUGHT THOUGHT. THAT'S AWFUL . BUT THERE HAS TO BE MORE THAT

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WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, UM SENIORS , I THINK. YES, HE ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION. UM IT'S INSANE.

IT'S AWFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. SO WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US NOW? SO THIS IS THE PLAN THE PLAN THAT WAS OUTLINED BY OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS IS THE PLAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT FORWARD TO MSD PER YEAR APPROVAL TONIGHT AS THE HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION PLAN ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE THAT FASTER PARTICIPATION SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE YOUR PLAN. MOVING FORWARD TO THE THAT THIS WILL BE THE PLAN THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD TO THE SUSPECT THAT WILL GET REVIEWED AND FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO US. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING. UNDERSTOOD SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. THIS IS DAVID. I MOVED THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THIS PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE STATE. I HAVE A SECOND AND THIS IS PATRICIA RICCARDI A SECOND. THANK YOU. MR REALLY NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. DR BAUER. YES. DR HAROLD YES. MS KARWACKI? YES. MISS KELLY? YES. DR PHILLIPS. MS RICCARDI. YES, MR ROBINSON. YEAH. BLANKEN? YES PRESIDENT MILLER. YES, PRESIDENT KOREA.

YES, MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I MEAN, IT'S PHENOMENAL AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GREAT TO SEE YOU.

[I. Presentation of Proposed 2023-2024 Harford County Public Schools Calendar , Ms. Jillian Lader, Manager ofCommunication]

OKAY, OKAY. YEAH. SO NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ITEM I PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED 2023 2024. HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR. AND I NEED MISS GILLIAN LATER. EVENING VICE PRESIDENT MUELLER PRESIDENT GAUTIER, SUPERINTENDENT BOLTON AND BOARD MEMBER THAT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO COME TO YOU WITH THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL FOR THE 2023 2020 FOR SCHOOL CALENDAR, SO THIS WOULD BE THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. UM AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE BRING THIS CALENDAR TO YOU AFTER SITTING WITH THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, UM, AND TONIGHT WILL BE ASKING TO PUT IT OUT FOR 60 DAYS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THAT THEN THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE CAN REVIEW THOSE COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS THAT BE BOARD MADE LIKE TO PROPOSE AS WELL AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU AND DECEMBER FOR AN ACTUAL VOTE ON THE CALENDAR. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO FIRST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND JUST PUT THOSE NAMES BACK IN FRONT OF EVERYONE SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE HOW MANY DIFFERENT VOICES ARE AT THE TABLE AS WE DISCUSSED THE CALENDAR BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE HCPS INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR AFFECTS MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE VOICES ARE HEARD. SO A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO JOINED US.

TO HCPS STAFF TO PARENTS' BUSINESS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. DAYCARE PROVIDERS, UM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE REPRESENTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. WE HAD A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION, INCLUDING SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS THAT WHILE WE MAY NOT IMPLEMENT THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, DR BAUER BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT THERE WERE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EVEN CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S THE AT LEAST ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES DOES. AND LOOKING AT HOW THAT MAY BE POSSIBLE IN HARTFORD COUNTY IN FUTURE YEARS.

BUT FOR THIS YEAR AS A QUICK REMINDER. THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN THE CALENDAR JUST FOR THOSE LISTENING, I DO. I THINK THAT MOST BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THESE, SO I'LL GO THROUGH THEM PRETTY QUICKLY. WE HAVE TO HAVE 180 DAYS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE 190 DAYS FOR OUR TEACHERS. THERE ARE SPECIFIC HOLIDAYS THAT ARE IN OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS. SO UNLESS THOSE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS WERE TO CHANGE, WE MUST INCLUDE IN THE CALENDAR. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY THE BOARD TRADITIONALLY, AND HISTORICALLY, AND THAT IS WHY YOU'LL SEE THOSE AS WELL ON THE CALENDAR. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WE KNOW IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE BOARD AND TO THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE DAYS ON THE CALENDAR AS WELL. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE BOARD POLICY REQUIREMENT OF INCLUDING SIX INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS IN THE CALENDAR. SO THAT THE BOARD DOES KNOW AND SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS WE ARE AWARE THAT THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS UPDATED THE APPLICATION TO POTENTIALLY HAVE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION ON INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, AND HCPS STAFF IS DILIGENTLY WORKING THROUGH THAT APPLICATION TO SEE IF THAT'S A FEASIBILITY FOR HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UM, IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE UTILIZING THE SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE THAT WE SECURED LAST YEAR WITH OUR

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FAMILIES, NOTING THAT OUR FAMILIES WERE REALLY FAMILIES AND STAFF BECAUSE EVERYONE COULD COMPLETE THE SURVEY. WE'RE MOST EAGER TO SEE US UTILIZING A SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL DAYS SO THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE STUDENTS. VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION IF WE WERE TO UTILIZE THAT ON INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE LOOKING INTO, AND THAT WILL BE SURE TO UPDATE OUR COMMUNITY. BEING ON AS SOON AS WE CAN. BUT WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DAYS BUILT INTO OUR CALENDAR PER THE BOARD POLICY. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS WHAT THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE HAS COME UP WITH FOR THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, YOU'LL SEE THAT OF COURSE , WE START OUR SCHOOL YEAR WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR STAFF. THOSE ARE THOSE PINK DAYS IN AUGUST AND YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 WOULD BE MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH PRE K STUDENTS WOULD JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH. THAT IS A START PRIOR TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. AND THEN AS YOU GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR DAYS, YOU'LL SEE THOSE GREEN DAY'S THOSE GREEN SQUARES DESIGNATE HOLIDAYS. UM SO YOU'LL JUST TO HELP GUIDE YOUR EYES THROUGH THEIR THOSE ARE THOSE HOLIDAYS THAT ARE PART OF OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT OR PART OF BOARD OBSERVANCES. THE PURPLE DAYS LIKE SEPTEMBER 22ND. THAT WOULD BE AN EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WOULD REMAIN ON SITE OR WOULD REMAIN, UM, WOULD CONTINUE WORKING ON THOSE EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT CALENDAR, YOU'LL SEE THEIR EARLY DISMISSALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON EACH DURING EACH MONTH, AS WELL AS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS AGAIN, JUST AS A REMINDER, THOSE ARE THOSE PINK SQUARES ON THE CALENDAR ARE FULL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS, WHICH AGAIN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TO STUDENTS.

THAT STAFF WOULD BE ONE WOULD BE AT WORK FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND THOSE GREEN DAY'S LIKE JUMPING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER. 23RD AND 24TH WOULD BE AN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DO STILL HAVE THAT WINTER BREAK IN DECEMBER AND THEN SPRING BREAK IN MARCH, STARTING WITH AN EARLY DISMISSAL ON THE 22ND AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF ON THE 25TH AND 26TH, BUT THAT WHOLE WEEK OF MARCH, 25TH WOULD BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS. BY STARTING ON THE BACK AUGUST 28TH THE MONDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY WITH NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. OUR STUDENTS LAST DAY COULD BE A JUNE 4TH WITH ALL SIX INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, AND THAT WOULD BE IF WE DID NOT UTILIZE VIRTUAL INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, EITHER. THAT LAST DAY WOULD BE JUNE 12TH. RIGHT NOW. MSD EAST. VIRTUAL INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR THREE ASYNCHRONOUS DAYS, SO EVEN IF WE HAD TO UTILIZE THREE VIRTUAL INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, POTENTIALLY THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS COULD BE JUNE 7TH. SO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION BECAUSE STARTING BEFORE LABOR DAY WOULD BE A SLIGHT CHANGE TO OUR CALENDAR FROM THIS YEAR, WE WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THAT LOOKS ACROSS THE STATE. UM THIS YEAR WE WERE ONE OF FIVE COUNTIES THAT STARTED AFTER LABOR DAY. UM AND OF COURSE THAT AFFECTS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. WITH THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE. WE DID NOT HAVE MANY DISSENTING VOICES TO MAKING THIS CHANGE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE LOOK AT THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THAT EACH YEAR FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. THIS IS WHAT THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE WANTED TO BRING FORTH. UM AS OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL. WITH THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE DID HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I, UH, ASKED FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AS WELL. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE FROM THE EXPERIENCE FROM THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE JUST ASK THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTED THAT PROPOSAL FOR SIX TO RELEASE IT ON TO THE WEBSITE FOR 60 DAYS OF PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE WOULD RECONVENE. SO I THINK THE NEXT STEP THEN IS TO ASK IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE ABOUT THE CALENDAR WAS LOOKING FOR. OH ANYTHING. OKAY EXCUSE ME. ANYBODY WHO'S ON THE COMMITTEE WANT TO ADD ANY COMMENTS. GO AHEAD, DAVID. OKAY? SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY UH, KIND OF STARTED WITH A PRESENTATION FROM A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS. UH BASICALLY EXPLAINING WHY THEY'RE SINGLE RECOMMENDATION WAS A PRE LABOR DAY START. WHAT PRE LABOR

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DAY START. OKAY, UM SO THAT WAS HOW WE BEGAN. UM I WILL SAY. MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR US TO HAVE, YOU KNOW SOME MORE LONGER BREAKS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. UM ANOTHER DAY AROUND THE WINTER HOLIDAY OR SOMETHING. BUT WE WENT INTO THIS WITH THE DISCUSSION OF TRYING TO REALLY GET AS MANY INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AS POSSIBLE. PRIOR TO ALL THE TESTING IN THE SPRING. UM. SOME OF THAT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, STATE TRACKING TESTING. BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS LIKE THE T S A T CERTIFICATIONS. HER, UM. CAREER TECH PATHWAYS. SO THERE IS A LOT OF EMPHASIS. ON GETTING THOSE INSTRUCTION DAYS EARLY. BASICALLY AS THE OPENING TO OUR DISCUSSION. ABOUT WHAT THE CALENDAR SHOULD BE. THANK YOU, DR BALLARD. AND THAT'S THAT.

THAT IS CORRECT. WE HAVE MR SNYDER WAS ABLE TO SHARE FROM THE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. UM, THE EFFECT OF HAVING LESS INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS PRIOR TO THAT TESTING WINDOW, JUST LIKE DR BAUER SHARED. KELLY OR MRS GOODY A. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? HI POP IN REAL QUICK. UM I AM A PART OF THE COMMITTEE. I WASN'T ON THE FIRST MEETING. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A CONFLICTING SCHEDULE, BUT, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE AP STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AND TAKING THOSE TESTS HOPING TO GET COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THEM. UM I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO START, UM AFTER LABOR DAY. TO LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM OR THE SYLLABUS FOR LIKE AN AP PHYSICS CLASS THE ONE THAT I TOOK LAST YEAR, WHICH EVERY DAY WAS A DIFFERENT, UM, LESSON AND WE HAD IT WAS THE FASTEST COURSE I'VE EVER HAD. WE HAD TWO DAYS TO REVIEW BEFORE THE EXAM. WHEN, US AROUND THE COUNTRY HAD WEEKS MORE IN ADVANCE TO GO OVER MATERIAL, LEARN IT AND THEN REVIEW IT PRIOR TO THE EXAM. UM ALTHOUGH I KNOW A LOT OF MY PEERS WOULD NOT LOVE THAT I'M SAYING LESS SUMMER. UM IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE, AND WE'D BE THANKING OURSELVES LATER WHEN WE GET A FOUR OR FIVE RATHER THAN A ONE OR TWO ON THESE EXAMS THAT WE'RE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR AND SO MANY HOURS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS STUDYING AND CRAMMING FOR THESE EXAMS. THANK YOU. THIS IS RACHEL. AND I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN ON WHAT NOAH'S SAYING BECAUSE SHE'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. UM. I HAVE A KID TAKING THE AP PHYSICS CLASS RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ARE BEHIND. THANKS IT'S AWFUL. IT'S FANTASTIC, BUT IT'S SO DIFFICULT. OH THANKS. OH, OKAY. SO AND SHE'S IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING FOUR AP EXAMS OR WILL BE IN MAY, AND IT'S SAD BECAUSE THEY ARE BEHIND. WE'RE WE'RE BALTIMORE COUNTY IS IN TERMS OF CURRICULUM, AND IF WE DON'T START OUR KIDS SOONER WHAT MR SNYDER WAS SAYING TO THE GROUP AS A WHOLE IS THAT WE REALLY DO PUT OUR STUDENTS AT A DISADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE AP EXAMS AND THAT DOES PUT THEM IN A DISADVANTAGED FOR THINGS LIKE COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. SO I DO THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT ANY BROADER STROKE? YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT LAST SUMMER, NECESSARILY JUST A DIFFERENT PART OF SUMMER. LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. THERE YOU GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INJUN, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS NOTE THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE WORST THING. SO THAT'S ALL OTHER THAN THE COMMITTEE WAS. HMM YOU ASK THOSE STUDENTS THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST? DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL? THEY'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO DO. I CAN'T GO TO THE POOL FOR ANOTHER DAY LIKE LET'S GET BACK INTO SCHOOL. LET'S DO THIS, SO I MIGHT AS WELL NO, I COMPLETELY AGREE. AND THE TEACHERS ALREADY USUALLY BY THEN, AS WELL, UM I WILL SAY THAT THE COMMITTEE OVERALL AS A WHOLE WAS VERY COMMITTED TO HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS. UM I WAS THINKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS AND BROUGHT UP A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND I FEEL LIKE THIS ITERATION OF THE CALENDAR ADDRESSES. ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS PRETTY DARN WELL, ACTUALLY. SO THANK YOU TO

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EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED. IT WAS. IT WAS DEFINITELY A JOINT EFFORT AND THANK YOU TO MISS LATER AS ALWAYS, BECAUSE SHE MANAGES TO FILTER OUT ALL THE PIECES THAT GET BROUGHT UP AND BRING US BACK TO REALITY, WHICH IS A VERY VERY GREAT SKILL THAT SHE HAS ONE OF HER MANY SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KODIAK. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE REST OF THE GROUP THAT I CAN ASSIST YOU WITH AGAIN? MY REQUEST THIS EVENING IS TO PUT THIS OUT FOR 60 DAYS OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WILL DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE AWARE THAT THAT IT IS OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS JILLIAN AND LET'S START WITH DOCTOR PHILLIPS. YEAH I'M JUST TRYING TO LINE UP IS THE REASON THAT THERE'S SO MANY REALLY DISMISSAL DAYS. BECAUSE THEY LINE UP WITH STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAYS OR THEY JUST KIND OF THROWN IN THERE FOR MENTAL HEALTH REASONS FOR NO, I'M NOT SURE WHY WE HAVE SO MANY HALF DAYS IN THERE. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE THERE NOTED AS PURPLE DAYS ON THE CALENDARS, UH, THE SOLID PURPLE DAYS ARE EARLY DISMISSALS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF. THEY WE HAVE HISTORICALLY AND TRADITIONALLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS BEEN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF THOSE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR VERSUS HAVING FULL DAY CLOSURES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT ALLOWS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING STAFF BY PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT TAKING AN ENTIRE AND AN ENTIRE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AWAY FROM STUDENTS. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS, MR MR CARTY . THANK YOU. UM I'M HAVING TROUBLE LOOKING AT THE CHART. BILLION IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. I SEE SOME OF SAMPLES, STARS OR DIAMONDS, AND I CAN'T READ WHAT THAT INDICATES. SURE THAT'S THE END OF THE QUARTER. 12. I SEE THAT NOW? YES I WAS TRYING TO SEE WHAT THAT MEANT. I ALSO HAVE LIGHT GREEN. AND DARK GREEN. IT SAYS SCHOOL CLOSING SCHOOLS AND OFFICES AND IT'S A SCHEDULED CLOSING SCORE. DOES THAT MEAN THE OPPOSITES ARE OPEN? CORRECT. SO IT'S NOT A WEEK OF CLOSED SCHOOLS FOR HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. IT'S NOT A WEEK OF CLUES, SCHOOLS AND OFFICES AND LESS NOW THAT DECISION CAN BE MADE AT A LATER DATE AT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OFFICES FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS. UM, BUT THE THAT WEEK IS CLOSED TO STUDENTS. UM AND 10 MONTHS NOW PART OF 90 DAYS. THOSE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 190 DAYS BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE 10 MONTHS STAFF THAT WOULD BE OFF DURING THOSE THREE GREEN AND WHITE STRIPED BASS. THANKS. I WASN'T CLEAR ON THAT. I WANTED TO ASK WAS ANYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE FROM NORTH HARFORD SPECIFICALLY IN REFERENCE TO THE FARM FAIR? I KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS AN AWFUL LOT OF CONVERSATION WHEN WE WERE STARTING BEFORE LABOR DAY, AND WE HAD THE SAME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT UM, AP CLASSES AT THAT TIME, BUT WAS ANYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE FROM NORTH HARFORD TO REPRESENT THAT COMMUNITY? YES I AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED BY MR TIBBS OF SHADOW SPRINGS FARM. AND WHAT WAS HIS INPUT? UM, I'M I CANNOT GUARANTEE YOU THAT HE WAS ABLE TO JOIN US LIVE AT THE MEETING. UM BUT ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN WRITING BEFOREHAND AND LIKE I PREVIOUSLY SHARED, WE WILL HAVE A FOLLOW UP MEETING AS WELL. UM, SO I DO NOT RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HIM SHARING IN THE MEETING, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE DID NOT PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT AND OR WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR OUR SECOND MEETING CONCERN AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC APARTMENT YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PERMANENT OR IF IT WAS A ONE YEAR DEAL, BUT THIS YEAR, THE FARM FAIR WAS THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT DURING THE WEEKDAYS. IT WAS FRIDAY, SATURDAY SUNDAY, SO BASICALLY YOU GOT YOUR NINE DAYS INSTEAD OF 10 DAYS, SO IT REALLY DIDN'T AFFECT THE SCHOOL YEAR SIGNIFICANT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR. OKAY YEAH, BECAUSE THE PHARMACARE IS IN JULY. I SAID I'M REFERRING TO THE FARM PERIOD. YES BUT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK YOU. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR. YES. THANKS THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. THANKS AND THERE'S ANOTHER POINT I WAS GONNA MAKE. OH, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME PUBLIC COMMENT WITH REGARD TO. CONSTITUTION DAY FLAG DAY, THOSE THINGS GOVERNMENT HAVE NEVER BEEN WRITTEN. UNDERSTAND THAT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COMET PUBLIC COMMENT THAT

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WE'VE HAD WITH REGARD TO THOSE DAYS AND I'M ASSUMING CONSIDERATION WAS MADE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE 180 DAYS STUDENT LEARNING DAYS THAT ARE REQUIRED BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT THERE'LL BE PUBLIC COMMENT CONTINUING BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE WE RECOGNIZE ANY OF THOSE DAYS. IS THAT TRUE, JILLIAN? ON HOW YOU'RE ASKING HOW WE RECOGNIZE THOSE DAYS.

THEY ARE NOT WRITTEN INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, UM, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MANY SCHOOLS DO RECOGNIZE THOSE DAYS, BUT YOU KNOW THEY ARE ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. BUT I GOT THE IMPRESSION OF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE DAYS OFF. BUT I'M JUST MENTIONING IT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GO ON RECORD FOR RECOGNIZING THAT. THIS IS DAVID . I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HANDBOOK CALENDAR. THAT USED TO HAVE A LOT MORE. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES AND. THE COMPLAINTS WERE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS. BUT THE CALENDAR ALSO USED TO INCLUDE A LOT OF JUST RANDOM, OTHER THINGS . GROUND HOG DAY RIGHT HERE, THAT SORT OF THING, SO BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OBSERVANCES LISTED ON THAT CALENDAR BUS TRIMMED DOWN A LOT. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. THAT'S RELATED TO THE SCHOOL CALENDAR THIS AT ALL. THANK YOU. I REMEMBER ANOTHER YEARS, THOUGH THERE WAS SPECIFIC HOLIDAYS WHERE. THERE WAS A REQUEST. VETERANS DAY IS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED GPS VETERANS DAYS ON THE CALENDAR THIS YEAR. AS A EARLY DISMISSED YES. ERECT 11TH OF THE 10TH. IT IS THE OBSERVANCE STATE IS WOULD BE THE 10TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS SONIA. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK THE SAME THING THAT PATRICE BROUGHT UP. BUT, UM POSO ADD THOSE UNDER THAT LIST OF OBSERVANCES, FLAG DAY AND UM, CONSTITUTION DAY. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT SAYING GIVE ANYBODY TIME OFF. WE'RE JUST SAYING THEIR THEIR THEIR NATIONALS HOLIDAYS, AND IT GIVES TEACHERS THE OPTION. TWO. DO A LESSON OR WHATEVER. ON THAT DAY.

PERSONALLY I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SUCH A MINIMALIST CALENDAR. IT'S ONLY LISTING THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING OFF. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT LISTING COLUMBUS DAY HERE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY OR OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THERE, EITHER. I THINK THAT'S OPENING UP A CAN OF WORMS THAT WE HAVE NO NEED OPEN. JUST BROUGHT IT UP. BECAUSE I'VE GOT EMAILS. I'M JUST RESPONDING AND QUESTIONING BASED ON THE COMMUNICATIONS I HAVE RECEIVED UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OPINION.

YEAH. AND. I JUST I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE VOICES FROM WHICH I HAD HEARD, AS WAS I. SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? SO AT THIS POINT, JILLIAN, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS CALENDAR THEN AND POSTED FOR 60 DAYS FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. YES, DR MUELLER. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU. NO. THERE'S WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON ANYTHING, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T UH HUH. DO WE NEED. TO DOING APPROVAL. IT WAS JUST A PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, JUST JUST CHECKING. THANK YOU RECOMMENDED THE BOARD APPROVED.

THE PROPOSED CALENDAR IS SO IT WASN'T CLEAR THE WAY HIS PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED CALENDAR. I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE BOARD REPORTS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S IF I NEED TO

[J. Presentation of Quarterly Financial Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2022 , Ms. Deborah Judd, AssistantSuperintendent for Business Services]

DO SOMETHING MORE. JUST LET ME KNOW. UM ITEM J, THEN HIS PRESENTATION OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30TH 2022. I THINK MISS JUDD WILL ASK TO BE MOVED UP IN THE SCHEDULE NEXT TIME. I STAND BETWEEN US, LEAVING RIGHT ? ALMOST RIGHT. YOU DO IT. OKAY.

I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT EULER BOARD MEMBERS AND DR BOLSON. THIS EVENING. I AM PRESENTING PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED, UM, FINANCIAL RESULTS AS OF JUNE 30. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR AUDIT. WE WILL SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE BY

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SEPTEMBER, 30TH, WHICH IS OUR DUE DATE. I'M NOT EXPECTING ANY CHANGES AT THIS POINT, BUT PUTTING THAT DISCLOSURE OUT THERE BECAUSE SOMETHING COULD ALWAYS COME UP. WE WILL BE BACK.

NOVEMBER, 7TH WITH THEIR AUDITORS TO REVIEW THE FINAL RESULTS. SO RIGHT NOW, OUR PRELIMINARY REVENUES ARE ABOUT 103% OF OUR BUDGETED REVENUES. THAT VARIANTS OF $17.6 MILLION IS REALLY RELATED TO THE OTHER CATEGORY. BEING SLOWLY. AND MOST OF THAT. AMOUNT OF MONEY IS THE SETTLEMENTS FROM HEALTH AND DENTAL. SO $15 MILLION. IF YOU RECALL THAT IS WHAT WE WITHDREW FROM THE RIGHT STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. AFTER OUR, UM HEALTH INSURANCE WAS SETTLED THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SO THAT 15 MILLION WAS RECORDED AS REVENUE. OUR EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT 97% OF BUDGET. SOME OF THE LARGER VARIANCES ARE IN INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES, OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS AND FIXED CHARGES. INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES IS REALLY RELATED TO VACANCIES. AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE SOME OF OUR GRANT FUNDS TO PAY FOR SOME OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT UM AT A MUCH LOWER PERCENTAGE, THEN OTHER LINE ITEMS LISTED THERE, SO IT'S ABOUT 68% FOR OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS. AND FIXED CHARGES. THE MAIN VARIANTS THERE IS RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE, AND THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY DUE TO THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN SAVINGS THAT WE RECOGNIZED. TICKETING TONIGHT. HERE WITH ME.

OKAY SO FUN BALANCE ARE PROJECTED EXCESS REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES WAS ABOUT $35 MILLION.17 OF THAT COMING FROM REVENUES AND ABOUT 17 COMING FROM EXPENDITURES ARE TOTAL FUND BALANCE. AT JULY, 1ST 2021 WAS $49 MILLION LISTED. THERE ARE THE ASSIGNMENTS AND USES A FUN BALANCE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. SO THREE MILLION WAS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. A SIGN FOR THE FY 23 BUDGET 4.8 MILLION AND THEN IN MAY, THE BOARD TRANSFERRED 22,000,005. POINT MILLION TO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND RESTRICTED FUNDS. AND WE ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUEL RESERVE FOR A MILLION DOLLARS. A TRANSFER TO THE FOOD SERVICES FUND FOR 1.2 MILLION AND FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS FOR OUR DEVICES OF $4 MILLION, SO OUR ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE WAS 41.4 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES THE PROJECTED UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF 40 ALMOST $43 MILLION. THAT IS ABOUT 7% OF OUR FY 23 BUDGET. SO THAT LEAVES US $43 MILLION TO USE FOR ONE TIME COSTS IN FY 23 BEYOND SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DAVID. THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN WE WERE IN A FEW YEARS AGO. STREAK IT INTO POLITICAL QUESTION. BUT AT WHAT POINT DOES THE COUNTY LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THAT LOOKS TOO HIGH? WELL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET, IT FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH BEST PRACTICES, SO IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN WHAT WE WERE. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WHERE WE WERE A FEW YEARS AGO WAS DANGEROUS, SO IT WAS INCREDIBLY LOW, SO THIS IS A LARGE NUMBER, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME VERY DIFFICULT FUNDING CHALLENGES COMING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS SO THAT MONEY MAY BE NEEDED FOR CERTAIN THINGS, SO I WOULD NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO REALLY CHALLENGE THAT BALANCE BECAUSE AGAIN IT IS A REASONABLE NUMBER GIVEN THE SIZE OF OUR BUDGET. I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY ROUGHLY HALF THE COUNTY BUDGET. AND THAT'S LESS THAN HALF OF THE HEADLINE FIGURE OF THE COUNTY SURPLUS. A WHILE AGO. THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST EDITORIALIZED BRIEFLY ON ACTUALLY SHARED WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS ON FRIDAY. THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE ANTICIPATING IN DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL OF YOUR HELP AND THAT OF COURSE, SOME OF YOU