Jun 26, 2023 Board Meeting

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IT IS. HE'S OFTEN RIGHT. CHEER. 20 YEARS OF REMINDING THEMSELVES IN RESPECT. STATING CONVICTION.

BLOOD WISE BREAKING. SURE. IT IS PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR. ATTENDEE WIFE. AND THE SEATS. FOR APPRECIATE THE RECYCLING. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AT THIS TIME . I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE

[Call to Order]

PERRY HERE. HERE. MR CARDI HERE. JUST LIKE IN PRESENT. PRESIDENT SEWELL HERE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING SUPERINTENDENT WILSON HERE. OKAY? MR CARNEY, WOULD YOU HMM. THANK YOU. DOES HE THE PROCESS THE FOLLOWING PROCESS WE USE THIS EVENING BOARD. EXCUSE ME. YOU'RE JUST WE JUST BOARD MEMBERS WILL STAY IN STAFF WILL MEET THE DEVICE UNTIL CALLED UPON BOARD MEMBERS. PLEASE HOLD ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TILL THE END OF EACH PRESENTATION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION DOCUMENT, DOCTOR. WITH ME. MR SEWELL WILL CALL ON EACH BOARD MEMBER OF HER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD RESTATE THEIR NAME. BEFORE SPEAKING, DR PAULSON WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR CALLING THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS TO DO SO. WHEN A ROLL CALL IS TAKEN FOR EMOTION, STU, PLEASE REPLY WITH A YES OR A NO. GREAT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAVE THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. NINE SECOND. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL INFLATED FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES, OPPOSED. PLEASE SAY NO.

GREAT. THIS MOTION PASSES. MR CARNEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE LATEST IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO AMERICA. REPUBLIC NUMBER, WHICH IS SCARY RELATIONSHIP UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE. THIS FRAUD. OKAY? SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SNOW A BLANKET. AH!

[A. Board Member Comments and Special Recognition]

MR CARNEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME UP FRONT? AND NOW PLEASE. YOU WANT ME TO COME? NO.

TAKING PLACE. 20 THREE'S REPRESENT. IT'S MORE OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. HMM.

MEDICATION CONVICT. RIGHT? HEADQUARTERED INJURIES. ORGANIZATION CONVENTION.

EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY OF AND WE'RE GOING TO SHARE HER. AT THIS POINT TO ME. GREAT. RESULT.

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YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. UM THIS IS MY LAST BOARD MEETING AS A MEMBER AT LARGE. UM I'M TRULY AT A LOSS. UM I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I THE WHAT? THE EXPERIENCE IS THAT I'VE HAD BEING ON THIS BOARD. UM THEY HAVE BEEN DIVERSE. THEY HAD BEEN OVERWHELMING. THEY HAVE BEEN

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IT'S TRULY BEEN AN HONOR. IT'S OFTEN SAID THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN OUR LIVES, OUR HEALTH AND OUR KIDS, OUR GRANDKIDS. IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN I'VE HAD THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE OF HELPING THOUSANDS OF FOLKS IN HARFORD COUNTY ENJOY GOOD HEALTH AT 41 YEARS. AND HELPING YOUR CHILDREN GRANDCHILDREN NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF EDUCATION FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THESE TWO WORLDS MERGED. AND WHAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING DAYS IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER? WHEN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HANDING DIPLOMAS TO TWO OF MY PATIENTS WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION A FEW WEEKS AGO. I HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO READ THEIR THE ARTICLE ON THE AEGIS, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR STORIES. ONE OF MY LONGTIME GOLF BUDDIES ALSO OFTEN SAID QUOTE.

IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT, BUT I'M TRYING MY HARDEST AND EVERY SHOT. I CAN EXTRAPOLATE THAT STATEMENT TO REFLECT MY WORK ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I TRIED MY HARDEST TO DO THE BEST I COULD TO THE BENEFIT OF 38,000 STUDENTS AND SOME 5000 FACULTY AND STAFF. YES THERE WERE SOME TIMES WHERE MY PERSONAL VALUES MAY HAVE COLLIDED WITH WHAT WITH WHAT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HCPS. BUT I WAS NOT CHOSEN TO SIT ON THIS BOARD TO BRING MY VALUES TO THE TABLE. I WAS APPOINTED BY THEN GOVERNOR HOGAN TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS. AND I TRIED MY HARDEST TO FULFILL THAT RESPONSIBILITY. BUT EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. MR HENNIGAN CITED A STATISTIC A FEW YEARS AGO THAT ONLY 13% OF HIS STUDENTS TIME DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR SPENT IN THE CLASSROOM. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS MUST TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. READ TO YOUR CHILDREN. I READ TO MY KIDS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE THEY STARTED SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE THEY READ SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WORK EVERY NIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED. MY SON AND I DID MATH PROBLEMS ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I MADE IT FUN. WE FIGURED OUT BASEBALL BATTING AVERAGES WITHOUT COMPUTERS. WE FIGURED OUT HOW MUCH MONEY WE COULD WIN AT THE RACETRACK BASED ON THE BETTING ODDS OF A HORSE. DESIRE TO LEARN, COMPELS FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. I USE THE WORD UBIQUITOUS AND A SENTENCE A FEW WEEKS AGO IN MY 10 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND ASKED IF SHE KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT. WHEN SHE TOLD ME THE DEFINITION. I ASKED HOW SHE KNEW THAT RESPONSE. I READ THE DICTIONARY, GRANDPA. I LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME IN MY ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER. I WISH I COULD THANK EVERY PERSON

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YOU KEPT THEM HEALTHY. A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MARY AND KATIE RIDGEWAY, WHO HELPED US NAVIGATE THE SCOURGE OF COVID. AND KATIE AGAIN FOR COORDINATING THE STATE MANDATED BLUEPRINT INITIATIVE.

PAUL STANTON JULIAN LATER, BEN RICHARDSON, HEATHER CULTURE DREW MORE AND DONOVAN BROOKS. ALL OF YOUR ROLES ARE SO CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE ALL THANK YOU. CORNELL BROWN, MISSY VALENTINO, CHRIS MORTON, PATTY JO BEARD. IF I CONSTRUCTING A HOUSE TODAY I WOULD REST HIS TEAM TO RUN THE PROJECT. THANKS FOR THE CONSISTENTLY SUPERIOR THOROUGH YES, FREQUENT REPORTS TO THE BOARD. BEFORE YOU FEEL LIKE FAMILY TO ME. WE SEE THAT WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER THAT OFTEN. THANK YOU. ERIC DAVIS. ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE NICEST MEN I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE. AND ALWAYS RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS. I FEEL LIKE DOROTHY IN THE WIZARD OF OZ TALKING TO THE SCARECROW WHEN SHE SAID JUST PRIOR TO RETURNING TO KANSAS. I THINK I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. MOST OF ALL, THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT ERIC. DR BOLSON. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE NOT REALIZED HOW COMPASSIONATE THIS MAN IS ABOUT HIS ROLE AS THE LEADER IN THE FACE OF THIS ORGANIZATION. HARFORD COUNTY IS LUCKY TO HAVE A MAN OF HIS TALENT, KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR STUDENTS AS IT SUPERINTENDENT. I SEE GOOD THINGS AHEAD WITH DR BOLSON AT THE HELM, AND I HOPE THE COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS. TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE EARN SPECIAL MENTION TERRY SCHMIDT AND YVONNE ROLLO. THE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. WHEN TERRY LEFT TO BECOME ASSISTANT TO DOCTORS, BOLSON AND DAVIS. I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE COULD ADEQUATELY REPLACE HER. WHAT WAS I WRONG? YVONNE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AND FOR THIS ENTIRE BOARD EXTRA SPECIAL. THANKS GOES OUT TO NEARLY 3000 TEACHERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL. I TRULY WISH I COULD EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE PERSONALLY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. BUT WITHOUT YOU THERE IS NO HCPS. AND THEN THERE WERE MY PAST AND PRESENT COLLEAGUES WITH WHOM I SHARED. THE HONOR OF SITTING ON THIS DAY IS PRIOR BOARD IS MADE UP OF A DIVERSE, EXTREMELY TALENTED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. EDUCATORS.

ADMINISTRATORS DATA ANALYSTS. BUSINESS FINANCE COMMUNITY LEADERS HEALTH CARE ALL REPRESENTED ON THAT BOARD. WHAT ALLOWED US TO FUNCTION WELL, WAS THAT WE RESPECTED AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S EXPERTISE. YES WE MAY HAVE HAD SOME CONTENTIOUS DISCUSSIONS, BUT WE FUNCTION AS A UNIFIED BOARD WITH THE PRIMARY TASK OF DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR STUDENTS. I THINK THE CURRENT BOARD IS STILL FINDING ITS WAY HOPEFULLY WILL DO SO WHEN THE NEW MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS. TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO FILL ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES IN YOUR LIFE. OVERSEEING THE EDUCATION WELL BEING OF OUR FUTURE GENERATION. I LEAVE YOU WITH TWO PIECES OF ADVICE. THE FIRST WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN TO ME WHEN I WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD BY RETIRED PRINCIPAL BUT I'M GOING TO READ TO YOU. A PARAGRAPH FROM MIKE POMPEO IS RECENT BOOK CALLED NEVER GIVE AN INCH, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE DIRECT THAN WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME, BUT I THINK THANKS A POINT SO HERE'S THE TERM PIPE FAVOR TO DESCRIBE SOMEBODY WITH A MENTALITY FOCUSED ON WINNING. HE SAYS. BEING A PIPEFITTER DOESN'T MEAN SWING WILDLY. IN FACT, IT OFTEN MEANS PATIENTLY GATHERING UP FACTS. YOU CAN MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE. THUS LISTENING IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS ANYONE CAN DEVELOP. WHEN I ARRIVED IN GERMANY FROM MY FIRST POSTING AS YOUNG SECOND LIEUTENANT, A GRIZZLED STAFF SERGEANT QUITE A FEW YEARS. MY SENIOR PICKED ME UP IN A JEEP AND BROUGHT ME TO THE BASE. I GUESS THAT WAS EAGER TO SHOW HIM THAT I WAS A HOTSHOT YOUNG OFFICER AND I TALKED A LOT DURING THE RIDE. THEN HE TURNED TO ME AND TOLD ME SOMETHING I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN. EVEN THOUGH I AM RANKED HIM. HE HAD A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I DID, AND HE FIRMLY CONVEYED WITH A FEW FOUR LETTER WORDS THAT I DO WELL, TO QUOTE JUST SHUT UP AND LEARN A THING OR TWO UNQUOTE. IT WAS GOOD ADVICE THAT I'VE SHARED WITH PEOPLE TIME AND AGAIN.

LEADERS SHOULD LISTEN MORE THAN THEY SPEAK SO THAT THEY CAN PROPERLY COLLECT INFORMATION AND DIAGNOSED PROBLEMS BEFORE GIVING DIRECTION IN. THE SECOND POINT SUPPORT YOUR ADMINISTRATION. I

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OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH YOU AND ROY AND ALL OUR PASSPORT MEMBERS FROM THE PRIOR THREE YEARS AND SUCH OUR W BOARD MEMBERS ON THIS DAY, IT'S THIS EVENING. YOU HAVE REALLY SHOWN ME YOUR PASSION. UM HAVE. WE HAD SOME GREAT WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSIONS, AND I ENCOURAGE THAT TO CONTINUE. WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THIS PAST YEAR, WHICH I THINK HAS BEEN WONDERFUL HAS BEEN THE COMMITMENT OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO BOARD MEETINGS TO LISTEN AND TO STAY. THROUGH THE BOARD MEETINGS, WHICH CAN BE LENGTHY AS YOU KNOW , BUT IT'S A REALLY SHOWS YOUR PASSION, YOUR COMMITMENT, AND, UM, THAT'S BEEN WONDERFUL FOR ME TO SEE THAT TRANSITION OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, UM THIS HAS BEEN AGAIN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE, SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS ASPIRED TO WANT TO DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE PASSION OF WHAT I TRIED TO BRING FORWARD AS MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DAIS AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS FOR THE STUDENTS OF COMMUNITY OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THANK YOU. THIS BLANKET. UM THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION AND THE KIND WORDS THAT EVERYONE'S HAD TO SAY. I'M SO FLATTERED. THANK YOU GUYS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND FORMER PRESIDENT RACHEL GAUTIER. SHE WAS SO HELPFUL AND EVERYONE WAS SO LOVELY TO ME THIS YEAR. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS WHO HAVE COME TO THE MEETINGS. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE UPSETTING IF WE HAD AN EMPTY BOARDROOM THAN A BOARDROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH MY OPINIONS, AND I STAND BY THAT 100% I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CARE. STAY THROUGH THE MEETINGS, AND THE FIGHT IS NOT NEARLY OVER. SO I WILL BE CONTINUING TO WATCH THESE MEETINGS THROUGH COLLEGE AND PROBABLY FOREVER BECAUSE NOW IT'S AN ADDICTION. I HAVE, UM AND IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN. THANK YOU GUYS. SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR OF SERVING THE COUNTY AND HAVING A ROLE IN PUBLIC GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THERE'S SO MUCH FUN. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE UH, DR. HAROLD DR. PHILLIPS MR. CARTY MISS BLANKEN. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. WORKING WITH YOU BLURRING FROM YOU. UM I LOOK FORWARD TO STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOU AS I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS AS WELL, AS YOU KNOW, AS THE COLLEAGUES THAT WE ARE, UM AND JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO HARFORD COUNTY AND TO THE STUDENTS. OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND ALSO, UH, SHOULDN'T FORGET THE ADMINISTRATION. THE TEACHERS, THE EDUCATORS, THE STAFF EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO SUPPORT THEM. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S ALL.

[B. Consent Agenda]

AS OF MAY 2023. TO RING IN MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT REVIEW TEAM. THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA COURSE. FOUR HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE SEQUENCE CHANGE. FIVE UNITED STATES HISTORY REGULAR STATUS. SIX SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADE ONE THROUGH THREE REGULAR STATUS. SEVEN EXPANSION OF INNER ORBIT SCIENCE ASSESSMENT PLATFORM. EIGHT APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDIT COMMITTEE. NINE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT FY 2024 AUDIT PLAN. 10 OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT. FY 2023 ANNUAL UPDATE CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER 11 PURCHASE AND DEFIBRILLATORS 12 CONTRACT AWARD DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAM 13 CONTRACT AWARD MATH RESOURCES 14 CONTRACT AWARD PAVING AND A D A IMPROVEMENTS AT MEADOW VILLAGE COUNTRY SCHOOL

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MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION TO DEFER A FEW ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY DEFERRED ITEMS. THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER OR ITEMS 13, 17 AND 18. I WANT ALSO 56 AND SEVEN. 56 AND SEVEN ARE. RELATED TO CURRICULUM. UM WHICH I'M IN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT. UM ITEMS. 13 17 AND 18. ARE ALSO, UM. OUR NEED DIFFERENCE FOR DO THE, UM MORE INFORMATION NEEDED WHEN THOSE AREAS ALSO REQUEST THAT ITEMS. THREE. I'M SORRY. 38. AND NINE BE PULLED INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY I ACTUALLY MISS MELISSA AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. UM CAN I JUST READ THEM OFF AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF THERE'S DUPLICATES? I KNOW THERE'S DUPLICATES. I HAVE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION. UM HE SAID. THREE AND FOUR AS WELL. UM AND I BELIEVE IN 19. AND. SO IT SHOULD BE 2345678, 12, 13, 17, 18 AND 19 FOR DISCUSSION JUST SECOND. SO YOU SAID 12, I GOT ALL OF THOSE, BUT I GOT 12 13 AND THEN WHAT? 17 18 AND 1917 18 AND 19. OKAY, ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? GREAT I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED, REMOVING ITEMS 23456. 12, 13, 17, 18 AND 19. SO 12 THROUGH NINE AND THEN I'M SORRY. TWO THROUGH NINE AND THEN 12 THROUGH 19 MINUS MINUS 14 THROUGH 16. CHAIR. UM. I ALWAYS SAY, MADAM CHAIR, BUT IT'S NOT BAD OVER UM, SO COULD YOU JUST READ THE ONES THAT WE'RE LEAVING ON? YEAH. SO THE CONSENT QUESTION. UH, VICE PRESIDENT. THE FIRST MOTION WAS TO TABLE IS THAT NOT YOUR MOTION? THEN YOU WANT TO PULL THEM OFF COMPLETELY WANTED TO DEFER 567 FOR AND SEVEN MOTION WAS I'M CONFUSED. I UNDERSTAND. SO I'M I'M CONSOLIDATE WAS CONSOLIDATING THE MOTIONS INTO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET A GET A CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE'RE ALL OKAY WITH WITH THE ITEMS ON IT, AND THEN WE WILL APPROVE THAT WE WILL UH, HAVE IT UP FOR APPROVAL . UM AND THEN WE CAN PULL OUT EACH ITEM AND TALK ABOUT EVERY ITEM INDIVIDUALLY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE LESS LESS CONFUSING. IF WE PULL OUT THE ONES THAT WE'RE LEAVING ON. AND THEN WE CAN PRESIDENT CAN I INTERJECT LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT? BECAUSE I'M HEARING A NUMBER OF CONSENT. THE ITEM ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AND I HEARD THREE THAT WANT TO BE PULLED OUT, SO I'M CONFUSED ON THE MOTION MYSELF. UH, SO BYE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A TO TABLE OR DEFER THEM. AND THE NEXT MOTION WAS BEFORE. LET'S MAKE A MOTION BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL ITEMS. WE CAN JUST PULL THEM OUT TO DISCUSS THEM, SO I DIDN'T MAKE A MOTION TO PULL THEM.

EXACTLY SO. SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO I BELIEVE THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD PROCEED IS TO, UM TO LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA OR I'M SORRY TO MAKE IT. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS ONE 10 11. 14 15, 16 AND 20. THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA ASK FOR. OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ONLY ITEMS 1 10 11, 14, 15, 16 AND 20. SO MOVED TO PROVE THIS ITEMS. THIS IS MELISSA AND I

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GREAT. SO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. PASSES. ALRIGHT SO LET'S LET'S LOOK AT EACH OF

[2. Reading and Mathematics Assessment Review Team]

OKAY? DO YOU NEED ME TO REPHRASE IT ALTOGETHER? DON'T YOU DO THAT JUST REQUIREMENTS SO YEAH, WE CAN WE PULL THE SLIDE UP SO WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. PRESENTATION HAVE IT

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MAY I SPEAK? I THINK WHAT MELISSA'S SAYING IS THAT THE. THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR A PILOT STATUS NEEDS TO COME TO THE BOARD AND WHAT I THINK MISS CULTURE SAID, IS THAT IT'S REALLY GOES TO GCC THAT IT GOES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THEN IT COMES TO THE BOARD. SO I THINK IN THE NOVEMBER 2023 ACTION, WE NEED TO ADD RETURN TO GCC. FOR UPDATE AND REQUEST PILOT STATUS TO SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. CORRECT. THAT'S FINE, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING NOW UNDERSTAND IT MATCHES POLICY BECAUSE THE POLICY IS THAT THE BOARD IS SUPPOSED TO APPROVE PILOT STATUS. I THINK, YES, THANK YOU. SO DO YOU NEED ME TO REITERATE THAT EVERYTHING I THINK YOU HAVE THAT, IVANA. YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. I'M SORRY. SORRY I'M IN CHARGE HERE IS OKAY WITH IT. PUT YOUR AGREES WITH THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE IT WOULD GO TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IF IT GOES TO GTC IN NOVEMBER, MAYBE GOES TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER, SO I JUST WANT WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY. RIGHT WE WANT TO. WE DON'T WANT TO TIMELINE READS PROVIDE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION UPDATED MIGHT AND MIGHT PROVIDE THE BOARD SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT COULD BE THE NOVEMBER DECEMBER ACTION. YEAH AND THEN WE COULD LEAVE THE MOVE TO GCC, WHICH DOESN'T SUGGEST THEY'RE APPROVING. IT IS JUST AN UPDATE REQUEST STATUS. AND THAT CAN BE THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION. SO I THINK IF YOU JUST CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER INSTEAD OF SAYING PROVIDE AN UPDATE, YOU KNOW, SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PILOT PROGRAM. YEAH THAT WORKS. AND THEN WHEN THAT'S UPDATED CAN YOU GIVE THE NEW BOARD A COPY OF THAT? SO THEY CAN SEE THE FINAL GENERAL GREAT COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT AS MODIFIED AND I'M LOOKING FOR WHOEVER IT'S UP THERE NOW. FANTASTIC SO THANK YOU. TOTAL EMOTIONAL BRANDON MARSHALL NOW I THINK THAT'S SATISFACTORY FOR THE MOTION.

OKAY SO NOW WE NEED TO CALL FANTASTIC. 2ND 1ST. I BELIEVE. OKAY. SORRY I MESSED UP. PERFECT THANK YOU, SABRA. YES. MISS BRUCE? YES, YES, HAROLD. YES. PERRY YES, DR. PHILLIPS? YES.

THAT'S RICCARDI. YES. IT'S LINCOLN. VICE PRESIDENT. YES PASSES. GREAT OKAY, SO LET'S

[3. Middle School Drama Course]

YES HE IS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU . UM, HOW MANY SCHOOLS WILL THIS PROGRAM BE INTRODUCED IN YES.

THE INTENTION IS THAT IT WILL BE FOR ALL NINE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. UM BUT AS AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN, UM, PILOT STATUS AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL INNOVATION SO ESSENTIALLY ONLINE. OKAY DO WE HAVE AN EXISTING BEGINNING DRAMA COURSE CURRICULUM AND GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. WE HAVE WE DO NOT OFFICIALLY HAVE THAT WHAT WE DO HAVE WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO WORK ON IS AMENDING OR TAKING PIECES FROM THE DRAMA ONE PROGRAM FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN USING THE PIECE OF GENERAL MUSIC THAT TALKS ABOUT MUSIC, THEATER AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THEATER. UM SO WITH THAT. I GUESS WITH THAT INFORMATION BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT'S IMPLEMENTED SO THAT WE COULD VOTE ON THAT CURRICULUM. OR IS THAT IS THAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON THIS

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OKAY? UM, AND WHAT WOULD BE THE COST? TO PILOT THIS PROGRAM. WHAT IS IT GOING TO COST TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING SINCE WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE ANY CURRICULUM. AT THIS POINT WE'RE GOING TO USE THE ONLY COST IS THE IS PAYING THE TEACHERS TO WRITE THE CURRICULUM. AND WE HAVE A TEAM READY TO GO FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AS CONSULTANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. EXCUSE ME, CAROL. BRUCE WOULD THESE BE TEACHERS THAT ARE ALREADY ON STAFF? YES MA'AM.

THEIR THEIR CURRENT MUSIC TEACHERS AND SEVERAL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEN DRAMA TEACHERS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, SO THIS IS NOT AN ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AS FAR AS THEIR THAT IS CORRECT. THEY WOULD JUST BE PAID TO BE CURRICULUM WRITERS OVER THE SUMMER. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I JUST I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED IF WE DON'T HAVE AN EXISTING CURRICULUM TO IMPLEMENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, HOW CAN WE APPROVE A PILOT PROGRAM? WELL, THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. WE HAVE TO WRITE IT TO ACTUALLY BECOME PILOTS STATUS, AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S THE NORMAL, UM, AVENUE THAT WE TAKE TO BECOME REGULAR STATUS. WE DO ESSENTIALLY AND I SHOULD PROBABLY NOT USE THE WORD.

ESSENTIALLY WE DO HAVE A DRAMA ONE CURRICULUM IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR INTENT IS TO TAKE THAT DRAMA ONE CURRICULUM AND THEN DIFFERENTIATED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLER.

OKAY? UM AND THEN AT THE END OF THE 10 WEEK PILOT PROGRAM UH, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD. FOR A VOTE TO IMPLEMENT IT. IN ALL THE SCHOOLS AS A PERMANENT CURRICULUM. I WILL DEFER TO HEATHER FOR THAT, BUT I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE THE YEAR LONG PROCESS. YES, IT IS A 10 WEEK. UM PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT I BELIEVE THE INTENT IS THAT THE PILOT SAYS WOULD BE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HEATHER AND YOU CONFIRM THAT YES, SO THAT THAT IS OUR INTENT SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE COURSE AND GET SOME INFORMATION TO TAKE THAT FULL PRESENTATION AGAIN, JUST THAT PROCESS OF TAKING IT BACK THROUGH GCC TO REFINE IT THAN TAKING IT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL FOR THAT REGULAR STATUS. I THINK WHAT? SO THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT THE 10 WEEK COURSES IN A ROTATION SO WELL MAKING ONE STUDENT 10 WEEKS TO GET THROUGH IT. IT TAKES THE WHOLE YEAR TO GET EVERY STUDENT INTO THAT 10 WEEK ROTATION. THAT'S ONE ELEMENT. IN ANY OTHER PIECE IS THE PRACTICE OF SINCE WE'RE INVESTING IN THE STAFF. TO DO THE WRITING. WE WANT THE APPROVAL TO ENGAGE IN THAT BECAUSE HAVING HIM RIGHT AND THEN NOT HAVE SOMETHING APPROVED, SO THIS IS KIND OF A PRE APPROVAL FOR THE PILOT TO TRY THAT. UM, BUT WE WANT I MEAN, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS IN ANOTHER TABLE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE I MEAN BRINGING THE TEACHERS IN TO DO THAT, AS KIND OF WHAT THAT QUESTION HERE, SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE ORDER OF THINGS, BUT THE FINAL APPROVAL WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD AFTER WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PILOT.

OKAY? ANY MORE DISCUSSION. I HAVE FINISHED FINISHED OVER THERE FIRST. UM UH, SO THANK YOU, UM. MR WINFIELD FOR THAT INFORMATION. I APPRECIATED THAT WE HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT WILL ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT DURING OUR PRIOR MEETING DISCUSSION, AND THE COST WAS A FACTOR WE DISCUSSED AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO KNOW THAT WE CAN USE THE STAFF TO WRITE THAT CURRICULUM AND THE REASON IT'S ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, AND THE REASON IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THROUGH IT THIS EVENING IS BECAUSE WE'RE WILL BE A MONTH INTO THE SUMMER BY THE TIME UH, WE GET A DECISION ON THIS, SO I'M JUST KIND OF CONFIRMING.

THAT'S WHY IT'S ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. CORRECT. YES WHEN WE DO. TYPICALLY, TEACHERS ARE

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THANK YOU. MORE DISCUSSION. GOOD. ALSO ADD. I'M SORRY, MR SOUL. UM THIS WILL BE PART OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, MASTER SCHEDULE, SO IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOLS KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS RUN. FOR THE YEAR AND THEN UM THAT WOULD BE A IMPORTANT PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS AS WELL. ANY MORE DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA COURSE. THIS IS NO BLANKET. I THINK WE SHOULD MOTION TO APPROVE THE I MOVED. THANK YOU. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN? IT'S NUMBER THREE, RIGHT? I MOVED TO ADAPT TO APPROVE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA COURSE. BY THE SECOND CAROL BRUCE I SECOND . UH ALL IN FAVOR. SAY YES. YES, YES. POST. SAY NOW. GREAT. ALRIGHT SO MOVING ON TO NUMBER

[4. High School Social Sciences Course Sequence Change]

TO CLARIFY. WE'RE NOT CHANGING, CHANGING THE CURRICULUM WERE SIMPLY CHANGING THE SEQUENCE THAT THE CURRICULUM OCCURS. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. YES. THAT'S TO GAIN ALIGNMENT WITH SOMETHING TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS PERFORMANCE. YES THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THAT CHANGE. WE ARE ONE OF THE VERY FEW NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THE SEQUENCE THAT WE HAVE. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY OTHER ELIA'S HAVE THE PROPOSED NEW SEQUENCE OF U. S HISTORY AND NINTH GRADE GOVERNMENT IN 10TH GRADE AND THE WORLD HISTORY IN 11TH GRADE, INCLUDING A MORE COHESIVE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM OF STUDY FROM GRADES ONE THROUGH 11, THE DEVELOPMENTAL AGE OF STUDENTS IN THEIR BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE REGARDING U. S HISTORY AT THE FULL PRESENTATION THAT IS LINKED ON OUR AGENDA HAS ALL OF THE REASONS FOR THIS REQUEST. YES AND IT HAD TO DO WITH THE MATURITY LEVEL AND THE REASON FOR THE NINTH GRADE VERSUS THE GOVERNMENT IN 10TH GRADE. REMEMBER, YOU MENTIONED THAT ALSO, I BELIEVE YES, THAT IS CORRECT. I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. UM I WAS JUST ASKING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION. COULD YOU PLEASE EXPRESS EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY COUNTERBALANCING THE LOSS OF ONE YEAR OF POTENTIAL REMEDIATION IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU PROVIDED ABSOLUTELY. SO THERE'S BEEN A THEORY THAT AMERICAN GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE AS FAR FROM GRADUATION AS POSSIBLE IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCE SEQUENCE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE STATE TESTING BECAUSE IT IS A STATE TEST AND HISTORICALLY UNDER THE PREVIOUS TESTING, UM FRAMEWORK WHERE WE HAD THE CELL WHERE STUDENTS HAD TO PASS BOTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT THE COURSE AND PASSED THE EXAM. WE WANTED TO PROVIDE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE TO REMEDIATE AND HAVE THEM EITHER RETAKE THE TEST OR EVENTUALLY TAKE A BRIDGE. UM PROJECT AVENUE WITH THE NEW MODEL. WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE STUDENTS PASSED THE EXAM, THE STATE LEVEL REQUIREMENT, WHICH NOW IS A PASSAGE OF THE OF COURSE ITSELF WHERE THE END, OF COURSE EXAM REPRESENTS 20% OF THE STUDENT'S OVERALL GRADE IN THE COURSE SO MOVING IT OUT OF SOPHOMORE YEAR STILL PROVIDES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDIATED FOR STUDENTS THAT DON'T PASS THAT FULL COURSE PRIOR TO THEIR

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UH, EVERYONE IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES, YES. ANYONE OPPOSED, SAY NOW. GREAT THAT ONE

[5. United States History Regular Status ]

MISS HAN. NO, I MEAN YES. SORRY. DR HAROLD NO. MR PERRY? NO. DR PHILLIPS. MR RICCARDI. MISS BLANKENSHIP. NO. NICE PRESIDENT SOLO NO FAILS. OKAY SO LET'S GO BACK TO ANY DISCUSSION ON NUMBER FIVE UNITED STATES HISTORY, REGULAR STATUS. ANYONE? THIS IS MELISSA HAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS CURRICULUM AS IT DOES NOT TEACH ALL OF US HISTORY. UM, BECAUSE UPON REVIEWING THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION LESSON ONE STARTS WITH 18 77 THROUGH 18 90.

AND OUR HISTORY ACTUALLY BEGINS IN 14 92 WHEN COLUMBUS FOUND NORTH AMERICA UM ON AUGUST 30TH 16 20. THE PILGRIMS CAME AND ESTABLISHED THE PLYMOUTH COLONY NOVEMBER 11 16 20, THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT TO ASSIGN THE STAMP ACT , THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD ON JULY 4TH 17 76. OUR FOREFATHERS SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WHICH WE CELEBRATE EVERY YEAR. UM ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FORGET THAT THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, THE TREATY OF PARIS ON SEPTEMBER 17TH 17 87 . THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES WAS SIGNED, WHICH OUR ENTIRE DEMOCRACY IS BASED ON, UM , THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE THE NULLIFICATION CRISIS. THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS THE COMPROMISE OF 18 50. THE KANSAS NEBRASKA ACT. APRIL 12TH 18 61 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR ON JANUARY 1ST 18 63 AND MARKED THE SIGNING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. APRIL 8TH 18 64 MARKED THE DATE THAT THE 13TH AMENDMENT PASSED. ALL OF THESE DATES HAPPENED BEFORE 18 77. WHEN THIS NEW HISTORY CURRICULUM STARTS. IT IS OUR JOB TO TEACH ALL OF HISTORY, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY. UM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IS A ACCUMULATION OF EVERY EVENT THAT HAS HAPPENED UP TO THIS POINT. WE CAN'T ERASE IT AND WE MUST TEACH ALL OF HISTORY AND WE CAN'T FORGET THE PAST. SO IRAN DID YOU GET ALL OF THAT FOR THE MOTION? THE MOTION IS TO TABLE THE CURRICULUM AS IT DOES NOT

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OKAY? SEEING NONE. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, ALREADY MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE CURRICULUM FANTASTIC TO HAVE A SECOND. THAT TWO GREAT THAT WAS DYING. OKAY ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT. PLEASE. THIS IS THE TABLE. THE CURRICULUM. AT THE TABLE, THE TABLE IT YES, YES. MISS BRUCE? NO. MISS HAN? YES. DR HAROLD NO. VERY. DR PHILLIPS. NO. THE PARTY. MR

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[6. Social Sciences Grades 1 - 3 Regular Status ]

SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MY FAULT? I DIDN'T THINK THERE'D BE A DISCUSSION THAT IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION IN A ROW? SO I'M I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE LOGIC IS ON ALL THREE. UM FOR NUMBER SIX BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR US TO VOTE ON THE CURRICULUM THIS EVENING. UM BECAUSE EVEN IN OUR SMALL GROUP PRESENTATIONS, THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS THAT AROSE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE RESOLVED. UM LIKE TO SEE THE ACTUAL CURRICULUM AND TO VERIFY WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TEACHING. UM FOR NUMBER SEVEN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION ON THE PILOT AND THE RESULTS AND THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. UM AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT. THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MET. TWO MEMBERS LISTED ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL NO LONGER BE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THEREFORE THE REQUIREMENT OF FOUR BOARD MEMBERS IS NOT MEANT SO. POSTPONING THE VOTE WILL ALLOW FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED. BECAUSE MR RICCARDI AND MR PHILLIPS ARE ON BOTH LISTED ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR FOUR BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.

AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION. RESPONSE. IN RESPONSE, SO ON ON SIX AND SEVEN. I YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION THAT'S CONTAINED IN THE CONSENT ITEMS. UM SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. UM AND ALSO ON NUMBER EIGHT. I YOU KNOW, I AGREE THAT THE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP IS NOT UP TO DATE AS PRESENTED AND THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I THINK THAT NUMBER EIGHT NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED. TO INCLUDE WHAT THE WHAT THE MEMBERSHIP IS GOING TO BE GOING FORWARD. THAT MOST MAJORITY TO RESPOND IN CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION? I THINK WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION. AND THEN IF IT PASSES GREAT, IF IT DOESN'T PASS, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND REVISIT AND EACH ONE ANYWAY, SO I JUST WHY DON'T WE JUST VOTE? UM UNLESS THERE'S MORE DISCUSSION. DISCUSS THREE AT A TIME. I'M HAVING TROUBLE DISCUSSING CREATED TIME SO OKAY , SO WE DO HAVE ACTUALLY EMOTIONAL SECOND ON THE FLOOR SO WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL AT THIS POINT. PALABRAS? YES. NO. THIS

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S HISTORY CURRICULUM. DO YOU NEED TO BE ALIGNED TO THE NEW FRAMEWORKS THAT WERE PUT OUT FROM MSD IN 2020 SO THAT WE ARE ALIGNED TO THEM AND IN COMPLIANCE? AND CAN ANY MODIFICATIONS. MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CURRICULUM BE MET OR FUTURE MEETINGS LIKE MS ALVAREZ IS ASKING TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT. YES SO IT CANVAS BEING A DYNAMIC CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE ARE CONSTANTLY RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK. SO FOR EXAMPLE, MS ALVAREZ DID MENTION THAT SHE AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ON THURSDAY AND SHE HAD A MINOR TWEAK TO PIECE OF CURRICULUM. CURRICULAR RESOURCE THAT, UM, THAT SHE PROPOSED A SOME MODIFICATION TO AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THAT MODIFICATION ON THAT SAME DAY.

SO WE CAN, AS YOU SAID, MAKE THIS DYNAMIC, BUT WE CAN STILL MEET THE NEED IF WE PASS THIS TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD IN PLANNING FOR THE NEW YEAR, BUT IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND FURTHER MODIFICATIONS. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY? UM DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I DID. I MADE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS VOTE UNTIL 7 17. OKAY, GREAT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? NO SECOND. MOTION PILLS. UM OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE REGULAR STATUS. CAROL BRUCE. MOVED. SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD A PERSON A SECOND THERE WAS THAT DR HAROLD? YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY SO CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT ONE, PLEASE. MISS ROLAND, MS ALVAREZ.

YES. MISS BRUCE? YES, MISS HAN. DR HAROLD YES. MISS TERRY? YES. DR PHILLIPS. YES. MR RICCARDI.

LIKE HIM. PRESIDENT YES PASSES. GREAT OKAY, GOING TO EXPANSION OF INNER ORBIT SCIENCE

[7. Expansion of Inner Orbit Science Assessment Platform ]

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[8. Appointment of Membership to the Board of Education's Audit Committee]

UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM SAY THAT WE SHOULD DEFER THAT UNTIL THE NEW MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO SEE WHAT MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. I JUST ASKED THE QUESTION. I WANTED TO KNOW WHO WAS ON IT RIGHT. WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR FOUR AND I'M WONDERING WHO THE FOUR ARE THAT ARE RIGHT NOW SCHEDULED. I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE EXHIBIT SAYS WAIT, SAW BOY PHILLIPS, TERESA CARDI AND DENISE PERRY. DEBORAH'S ON THE CALL. UM SO THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IS JUST TO RENEW THE ONE BOARD MEMBER. SO WE COULD DO THAT BECAUSE THERE IS STILL A QUESTION ABOUT THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS. WE WOULD NEED TO BRING US BACK TO REPLACE THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH WE COULD ALSO DO SEPARATELY, DEBORAH ANY ANYTHING I'M MISSING ON THAT. DR WILSON.

THIS IS LARGELY A WHOLE SKI CHIEF AUDITOR ONTO IF YOU DON'T MIND ME STEPPING IN, PLEASE.

OKAY, SO THE. AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER ACTUALLY REQUIRES AN ODD NUMBER OF AT LEAST FIVE MEMBERS.

UM, SO IN THE PAST, WE ALWAYS HAD AS ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER TO MEMBERS, UM FROM THE BOARD AND THEN THREE CITIZEN MEMBERS. THE PAST YEAR, WE HAD TWO ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS JUST EXPRESS INTEREST, AND SO WE KIND OF BROUGHT THEM ON TO SORT OF GET THEM UP TO DATE. SINCE WE KNEW, POTENTIALLY THAT WE COULD BE LOSING THE TWO SO REALLY, THE REQUIREMENT IS TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND THREE CITIZEN MEMBERS. GREAT SO THAT CLEARS THAT UP SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ON THAT ITEM.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THEM MOTION . I MOVED TO FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDIT COMMITTEE, AS PRESENTED IN THE ATTACHMENT. BY THE SECOND. GREAT SECOND. GREAT.

AND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY YES. YES. ANY POST. PLEASE SAY NO. PASSES. ALRIGHT RIGHT ALONG TOO OFFICE

[9. Office of Internal Audit: FY2024 Audit Plan ]

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TRACKS THAT AND HOW, UM. WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS EQUAL ACROSS THE SYSTEM. BUT I THINK THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO YET SO I DON'T KNOW. UM IF THAT'S A DISCUSSION WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF PUT ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR LATER OR HOW THAT WOULD WORK. SO IF MIKE CAN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, PLEASE? SO LAURA, UM, IF WE ADDED THOSE TWO ITEMS IF WE EXCUSE ME IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AUDIT PLAN, AS STATED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THIS POSSIBLY SOMETHING WE COULD REVISIT? UM I DON'T KNOW WHAT MIDYEAR ONCE BECAUSE THIS IS MORE QUALITATIVE THAN QUANTITATIVE. UM. IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD MODIFY DURING THE YEAR? YES BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DO MY RESEARCH ON BECAUSE HONESTLY , I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANY OTHER INTERNAL AUDIT GROUPS THAT HAVE GOT INTO THAT TYPE OF AUDIT. AND I SEE IN BOLD. DR PHILLIPS JUST POINTED OUT TO ME ON YOUR ATTACHMENT, SAYS THE AUDIT PLAN IS FLEXIBLE AND THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEW AREAS OF CONCERN ARE IDENTIFIED. YES AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DEFINITELY THAT'S A GREAT POINT . MS ALVAREZ JUST BROUGHT UP AND WE CAN ADD IT IN AS YOU COME BACK TO US WITH YOUR IDEA OF MEASURES OR HOW THAT WOULD LOOK. YES. SO THAT COULD BE ADDED TO SOMETHING THAT'S ON YOUR AH! IT. COULD BE. EDITORS AGENDA. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND 2024. YES, IT WOULD. IT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE. PLACE OF ANOTHER ITEM ON THE RIGHT. EXACTLY OKAY , AND YOU'RE BASICALLY COVERING WHAT YOU CAN COVER BASED ON THE ACCOMMODATION AND THAT HOURS AVAILABLE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR STAFF HAS YES, SO THAT IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE BOARD WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, THEN THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO STAFFING OR PRIORITIZATION. OF COURSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, LAURA. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING ON THIS COMMITTEE. YOU ARE EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND IT'S I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. GREAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOW UM, PATRICE, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. GREAT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? TO APPROVE. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE. INTERNAL AUDIT FOR 2024 AND THE AUDIT PLAN. A SECOND, PLEASE. I 2ND 2ND. ALRIGHT EVERYONE THAT IS IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES.

YES. ANYONE THAT'S OPPOSED. PLEASE SAY NOW. THAT PASSES. ALL RIGHT, AND NOW WE ARE DOWN TO

[12. Contract Award: Digital Literacy Program]

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IT HAS BOTH FICTION AND NONFICTION TEXT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS TO US, THOUGH, ARE THE ASSESSMENTS. THAT ARE WRITTEN AS A PART OF THE COMMON LET PLATFORM THEY ARE. PASSAGES AS WELL AS QUESTIONS THAT ARE ONLINE TO OUR MARYLAND COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STANDARDS, AND SO THEY GIVE OUR STU OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE AN ASSESSMENT. THAT'S LIKE THE M CAP STATE ASSESSMENT IN READING. KIND OF THREE TIMES A YEAR BEFORE MIDDLE AND END OF YEAR.

BUT THE DATA THAT THIS TEACHERS GET FROM IT AS THE STUDENTS ARE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE LIKE THE CAP QUESTIONS, UM SHOW TEACHERS BY STANDARD WHERE THE STUDENTS, UM, ARE HAVING STRENGTHS WHERE THEY'RE HAVING NEEDS AND THEREFORE THE TEACHERS CAN USE THE DATA REPORTS FROM COMMON LIT IN ORDER TO TAILOR INSTRUCTION TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. AND, UM, FOR OUR. FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEY CAN ACCESS THE PASSAGES AND READ FROM HOME SO UM THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST GET A LOT OF TEXT INTO OUR KIDS. HANDS. UM IS PROMOTED BY THE COMMON LET HER PURCHASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I WOULD ADD JUST ONE THING I FROM TALKING TO PRINCIPLES. UM THIS APPEARS TO BE THE PROGRAM THAT SORT OF MOST CLOSELY MATCHES THE RIGOR IN THE FORMAT OF THE CAP, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES BECAUSE. ARE INCREDIBLE, DOESN'T NECESSARILY ASK QUESTIONS THE SAME WAY. HMM SO THIS IS ONE TO GIVE US A SENSE IF WE'RE ON TARGET WITH THAT PARTICULAR TEST, WHICH IS NO, I'M GOOD. I HAVE MINTS HERE. JUST KIND OF BEEN LOSING MY VOICE ALL NIGHT. THANK YOU, THOUGH. UM THIS REALLY IS A TOOL. TO HELP ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITH THE READING PRIOR TO TAKING MISTAKE STATE TEST, BUT THEY BUILD ON IT ALL YEAR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. GREAT. COULD I HAVE A MOTION? TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAM. THIS IS MELISSA AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED THE PROGRAM FOR CONTACT. LITERACY WAIT A MINUTE. DIGITAL LITERACY. I'M SORRY.

GREAT SECOND, PLEASE AFFECTED EMOTION. AWESOME. EVERYONE THAT IS IN FAVOR OF POLICE SAY YES,

[13. Contract Award: Math Resources ]

SIX AND MATH. SEVEN TEACHERS CURRENTLY USED IN THE CLASSROOM . THIS PURCHASE IS THE STUDENT CONSUMABLE BOOKS THAT, UM ALIGN WITH. UM THE LESSONS THAT THE TEACHERS TEACH ELEMENTARY. WE ADOPTED THE SERVICE ENVISION PROGRAM IN 2016 AND FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS ADOPTED IN 2017.

AND THIS IS TO REPLACE THE, UM SO THAT'S A STUDENTS NEXT YEAR HAVE THE CONSUMABLE BOOK THAT THEY USE EVERY DAY AND TAKE HOME AND UM, YOU KNOW TO DO THEIR WORK IN. SO UM, THE CURRICULUM

[01:25:10]

BRUCE OUR SECOND GREAT ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES, YES, YES. ANY POST. PLEASE SAY NO.

NO. THAT WAS, I GUESS. ONE ABSTENTION OR I'M SORRY. 11 NOW. PLEASE PASSES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING

[17. Contract Award: Middle and High School Math Resources ]

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? UM, THIS IS DIANE. I HAVE THOSE SAME DISCUSSION POINTS AS I HAD WITH 13 THAT THERE IS AN ASSESSMENT TEAM APPROVED. TO LOOK AT ASSESSMENT REVIEW AND THE MATH CURRICULUM. UM SO I BELIEVE THAT THE RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL AFTER THE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED. ANY COMMENTS ON THAT. MS MCCORD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA TEXTBOOK PURCHASE. SURE AGAIN. THESE ARE THE JUST THE STUDENT CONSUMABLE THAT ALIGNED WITH PRIMARY RESOURCE THAT THE TEACHERS USE FOR THEIR LESSONS EVERY DAY. IT'S THE CARNEGIE LEARNING. IT'S FOR OUR MATH, EIGHT STUDENTS, AND FOR THEM, IT'S THE TEXTBOOK AND, UM AND IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S OUR ALGEBRA ONE COURSE AND IT'S THE CARNEGIE LEARNING THAT WE'VE ALSO BEEN USING FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND THESE ARE THE STUDENT CONSUMABLE THAT THEY USE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEY ALSO TAKE HOME. IT'S THEIR MATH BOOK , SO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO CHANGE. IT'S JUST SIMPLY REPLACING. MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN USED UP. YES BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSUMABLE THE STUDENTS RIGHT IN THEM EVERY EVERY DAY. YES THAT'S CORRECT. I MIGHT ADD THE REASON WHERE IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA DAY BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THOSE PURCHASES IN PLACE, SO THEY'RE DELIVERED AND

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[18. Contract Award: Special Education Contractual Related Services]

THERE'S TO IDENTIFY EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HAVE THAT WE COULD CONTRACT WITH TO DO THE WORK UNTIL THAT TIME THAT WE COULD HIRE ENOUGH TO EAT TO FULFILL THE POSITION FULL TIME CAPACITY.

THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. THE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. THE QUESTION WAS, UM LIKE, IS THERE A PROCESS OR HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHICH OF THESE CONTRACTS TO USE FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE? UM, POSITIONS THAT ARE REQUESTED TO BE FILLED IS THAT JUST IS IT BASED ON EXPERIENCE? IS IT BASED ON COST OR LIKE, WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE CRITERIA THAT WE USE? SO SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS HAVE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES THAT THAT THE SERVICE OR THAT THEY PROVIDE TO US SO DEPEND ON OUR NEED AND THEN, UM , COST IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR FACTOR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT US FOR US, BECAUSE THESE CONTRACTOR POSITIONS COST US MORE THAN IF WE WERE TO, UM, HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OURSELVES, OBVIOUSLY, IF WE COULD FILL IT THROUGH AN FTE, WE WOULD DO THAT. BUT THESE ARE POSITIONS THAT WE HISTORICALLY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, AT LEAST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SO YES, WHEN WE HAVE THE NEED, WE IDENTIFIED THE POSITION THAT WE NEED, AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES. TRACTORS THAT HAVE THOSE POSITIONS BECAUSE NOT EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS ALL THE ALL THE POSITIONS THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE, AND THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT CONSTANTLY LOOK AT EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUNDS OF THOSE, UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN INTERVIEW PROCESS SO WE DON'T JUST NECESSARILY TAKE THE EMPLOYEE. THERE'S AN INTERVIEW THAT OCCURS WITH THE WITH THE PERSON THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE TO US TO NATION. THAT'S A MATCH FOR US AS WELL. OKAY THANK YOU. THAT ANSWER MY QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU HAVE A STATEMENT OF WORK THAT HAS PUT OUT THERE FOR THE CONTRACTORS THAT JOB DESCRIPTION AND THEN YOU BET YOU BET ON THEM BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS. SO THERE IS A STATEMENT OF WORK REACHES SERVICES. YES, AND THERE'S VARIOUS VARIOUS DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND AGAIN.

NOT ALL OF THESE PROVIDERS HAVE ALL THE POSITIONS, BUT WE DEFINITELY LIKE I SAID, WE DEFINITELY LOOK AT COSTS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS A MORE MARKS PENSIVE ROUTE TO GO, BUT ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT MATCH FOR OUR SYSTEM. SO IT'S NOT AS IF WE HIRE SAVING SAYING THERE'S AN INTERVIEW PROCESS AS WELL. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE.

THANK YOU. SEEING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, CONTRACTUAL RELATED SERVICES. THIS IS MELISSA AND I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THIS SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTRACT JEWEL RELATED SERVICES AWARD. GREAT HOW ABOUT A SECOND? PATRICIA RICCARDI I SECOND GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES, ANYBODY POST. PASSES. THE LAST

[19. Contract Award: Seat License Subscription Renewal ]

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REGARDLESS. SO, UM. BASICALLY WHAT I THINK WHAT IT'S SAYING IS THAT THE CONTRACT WILL REALLY DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO SAY THAT, UM. ANYTHING WE'RE SPENDING MONEY THAT MUCH MONEY ON COMES BACK SO THAT THAT IS 123. THE FIFTH BULLET ON THAT DESCRIPTION. AH, I GUESS JUST PULL UP A LITTLE. WE DON'T EVEN NEED THAT BULLET. PERFECT, RIGHT? ANYBODY ANYBODY OPPOSED TO THAT ON THE CALL ANYBODY LOOK AT THAT. OKAY, SO WE CAN JUST ADJUST THAT ONE AND THEN UM ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR SEAT LICENSE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL? THIS IS MELISSA HONDA. AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR THE SEAT LICENSE RENEWAL WITH THAT AMENDMENT. GREAT HOW ABOUT A 2ND 2ND IS PATRICE RICCARDI. GREAT EVERYONE IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES, ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE SAY NO. MOTION PASSES, ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE WILL BE A 10 MINUTE MEETING BREAK. CALL BACK TO ORDER THIS MEETING.

[D. Decision on the Education Specification for the Combination Harford Academy and Elementary School, Mr. Cornell Brown, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Ms. Patti Jo Beard, Executive Director of Facilities Management, Mr. Chris Morton, Supervisor of Planning and Construction, and Ms. Missy Valentino, Facilities Planner 7:45 PM ]

WE'RE HERE TODAY TO, UM, RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE CONCERNING THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR HARTFORD ACADEMY. PLEASE RECALL THAT AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AND IN SMALL GROUP BOYS SESSION WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MASTER PLAN CAN'T THE CONTENTS UM, SPATIAL? AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACILITY. UM SO TONIGHT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO COME TO A DECISION ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT THOSE SAID SPECS TO THE STATE. AND MS VALENTINO. SHE'S JUST GOING TO GO OVER MY HIGH LEVEL, YOU KNOW, SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS, AND THEN AGAIN, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO A DECISION TONIGHT. SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT, UM. JUST ALWAYS GO BACK TO THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY STARTED IN 2009 WITH THE INITIAL SCOPE STUDY, WHICH WAS MORE THAN 14 YEARS AGO. UM, WE DID QUEBEC AND REDO THAT SCOPE STUDY IN 2020. WE DID THE SITE STUDY, WHICH IS ONE THAT KEPT STILL STATE WAS SELECTED AND FEBRUARY 2022. THAT'S WHEN THE ELEMENTARY CAPACITY WAS AT IT. AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 22. THAT'S WHEN WE COMPLETED THE UPDATED SCOPE STUDY. UM WHICH WAS FOR A ELEMENTARY COMBINED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND, UM, SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITY. UM AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS AND A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. LAST MEETING, UM THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS INTO THE BUILDING, WHICH ALSO, UM HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRITERIA THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MODEL SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE WE OFFERED THOSE INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITIES WHERE IT MADE MORE SENSE BUT DID NOT HAVE THEM FORCED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. UM WE ADDRESSED MANY CONCERNS FROM PARENTS AND STAFF. UM AND WE ALSO HAD MANY SITE RESTRICTIONS,

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THANK YOU, PHILIPS. UM I ASKED THIS QUESTION WHEN THIS WAS FIRST PRESENTED, AND I FORGOT THE ANSWER. SO I'M GOING TO ASK IT AGAIN. UM THIS IS GONNA BE A MODELS. UH SCHOOL FOR THE STATE . THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO COME HERE. UM IF THERE ARE PEOPLE APPLYING WHERE WE'RE OVER CAPACITY, UM WILL HARPER COUNTY STUDENTS HAVE FIRST PRIORITY OVER, STUDENTS SAY FROM LIKE CECIL COUNTY OR BALTIMORE COUNTY. WHERE I THINK YOU MAY FIND SOME ONLY SERVICE HARFORD COUNTY STUDENTS AS IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE ONLY PLANNING FOR ACTUAL COUNTY STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL FACILITY . THERE IS A LOT OF STATE INTERESTS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF FACILITY IS AND MORE. IT'S BUILDING THEIR STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPING SCHOOLS SIMILAR, UM SO. ARE THERE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT ARE THE SAME MODEL? THERE ARE OTHER. PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS. UM THEY ARE THEY DO SHARE THE SAME FACILITY. BUT AGAIN, THEY HAVE THAT SEPARATION AND THE INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, UM, AS STAFF ALLOW FOR THE MODEL SCHOOL PORTION, THERE'S MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, I'M I DON'T KNOW OF ANY IN THE STATE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UP AND OPERATION. OTHER QUESTIONS. I DO. MAY I? UM AND THIS IS BASICALLY TO CLARIFY TO ME AND FOR ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT MIGHT HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION. BUT THE BASIC, NOT BASIC, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN CHANGES IN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO WHERE WE ARE NOW WAS AS A RESULT OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS AND THE STAFF AND TO REALLY WANT TO HAVE A COMMON SINGULAR SCHOOL. UM AND THIS ONE ALSO HAS ONE MAIN ENTRANCE. CORRECT. CORRECT. AND THAT WAS A BIG POINT THAT MADE US MODIFY FROM WHERE WE WERE TO WHERE WE ARE NOW I KNOW THE SITE ISSUE IS ANOTHER ISSUE, BUT, UM THAT'S WHAT I GOT FROM IT. SO A LOT OF THE CONCERN WAS THAT EVERYBODY IS JUST GOING TO BE IN THE SAME BUILDING AND IN, YOU KNOW INTERMINGLING ALL DAY, AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT. I THINK THAT WAS A LOT OF THE CONCERN. AND YES, WE DID TAKE TIME TO ADDRESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE. UM THE MAIN OFFICE IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO WANT ONE COMMUNITY IN A SCHOOL. YOU WANT THAT HOME SCHOOL FEEL YOU WANT TO WALK INTO A BUILDING AND YOU KNOW THAT'S THAT'S EVERYONE'S HOME SCHOOL. WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCOTT SIDE OR THE PUBLIC DAY SIDE, UM, BUT THERE'S ALSO SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS BECAUSE YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COME IN THROUGH THAT MAIN OFFICE. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO'S IN THE BUILDING AT ALL TIMES? UM SO THERE'S THAT SIGN IN PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH AND ALL THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY. CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET IN ENTERING AND EXITING THE FACILITY, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS MULTIPLE FACILITY, HAVING THAT ONE MAIN OFFICE ALLOWS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE BUILDING . SO IF THEY WEREN'T SEPARATE AREAS OF THE BUILDING, THEY WOULD NOT BE COMMUNICATING AS WELL AND EFFICIENTLY. IN THE FACT THAT AD SO PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN DEFINED, BUT WE HAVEN'T STARTED DESIGNING YET. SO ARCHITECTS WILL TAKE THE

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AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAME FROM THERE TO HERE, AND IT WAS A LOT OF INPUT AND A LOT OF RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THAT FACILITY, BUT TO REALLY WANT TO COME OUT OF IT WITH ONE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CORRECT. OKAY, THANKS. IT'S THE CURRENT POPULATION OF HARTFORD ACADEMY. I THINK THEIR ENROLLMENT WAS 1 40 CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER IT'S RIGHT. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU ASKED ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT THERE. UM AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE STATE 11. THE DEFINING THE STATE CALCULATES A STATE RATED CAPACITY WITH FACILITY AND USUALLY, THEY TYPICALLY SAY 10 STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM. UM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM AND THAT'S HOW THEY WOULD CALCULATE THAT CAPACITY. BUT FOR BUILDING LIKE THIS, UM THAT'S JUST NOT FEASIBLE, AND IT'S NOT HOW THE BUILDING WOULD TAKE WILL ACTUALLY BE UTILIZED. UM THERE'S A LOT MORE. THERE'S A NURSES AND THINGS THAT ARE ALSO IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. THE SPACE THEY NEED. UM SO THE STATE RATED CAPACITY DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH FOR THIS TYPE OF FACILITY OF THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THAT FACILITY WILL SERVE, AND THAT'S ALSO BEING LOOKED AT FOR OUR COST PER SQUARE FOOT FUNDING FROM THE STATE BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT AND, UM THEY'RE WORKING WITH US TO ADJUST THAT COST PER SQUARE FOOT BECAUSE OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE IS BASED OFF. UM UH, PREDETERMINED CALCULATION FOR STUDENT. AND KEEP IN MIND THE FUTURE LINKS. STUDENTS ARE ALSO ASSIGNED TO HARTFORD ACADEMY. SO EVEN THOUGH THEY COME THERE AND THEN GO TO THEIR, YOU KNOW, WORK ASSIGNMENT. YOU KNOW THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THAT ENROLLMENT. THANK YOU. ANOTHER DISCUSSION. YES AND I'M SURE IT'S SOMEWHERE IN HERE, BUT YOU HAVE A ROOM SPACE MODEL SCHOOL. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT IS? THE MODEL SCHOOL AND DR WILSON, YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER TO SPEAK, BUT IT'S REALLY AN, UM OPPORTUNITY. FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS ASPIRING TO BECOME TEACHERS TO COME IN, AND THEY CAN HAVE SOME LESSONS IN THAT LARGER CLASSROOM SPACE. UM AND THEN GO OUT INTO THE SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE STUDENTS, OR ALSO JUST GO IN, AND, UM, OBSERVE TEACHING PRACTICES, ACTUALLY, IN REAL LIFE WHILE THEY'RE GOING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING THAT PROVIDES THEM THE SPACE TO DO THAT IN THE BUILDING. THIS IS PART OF THE CAREER PATHWAYS WORK. THE IDEA BEING THAT THEY HAVE A FACILITY. WHERE ARE HIGHER ED PARTNERS ARE ACTUALLY PRESENT SO THEY COULD TEACH THE CLASSES. THIS IS TO SUPPORT YOU KNOW, BRINGING MORE TEACHERS IN BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE HAVE A SPACE TO KIND OF DEMONSTRATE THE BEST PRACTICE AND, UM KNOWING WE WANTED AFFILIATED WITH. SPECIAL INSIGHT LIKE UM BARBARA ACADEMY BECAUSE THAT'S THE AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE GREATEST SHORTAGE AND THE GREATEST CHALLENGE HIRING TEACHERS SO TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS A SPACE TO ALSO TRAIN TEACHERS, AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF INNOVATIVE THINGS WE CAN DO, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONSIDERATION BUILT INTO THE FACILITY. SO MRS LEADING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SEMINAR SPACES AND OBSERVATIONS BASIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT MAKE IT MORE CONDUCIVE TO STUDYING TEACHING AND SORT OF ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF TEACHING. THANK YOU. RIGHT? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION GREAT. GREAT FIRST. ROBBIE SUMAC. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU SO MUCH. SORRY FOR THE DIGRESSION. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WHEN HAVE YOU BUILD A HOUSE FOR ME? BECAUSE I PROBABLY WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY THAN YOU'RE GOING TO LET YOU SPED COUNTER TO MY FRIEND OVER HERE. DR. PHILLIPS, UM SO I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DECISION AND EDUCATION SPECIFICATION FOR THE COMBINATION HARVARD ACADEMY AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS PRESENTED. SECOND THE MOTION.

ALRIGHT EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES, YES, POST. SAY NOW. GREAT PASSES.

[E. Decision on the 2023 Educational Facilities Master Plan and Comprehensive Maintenance Plan, Mr. Cornell Brown, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Ms. Patti Jo Beard, Executive Director of Facilities Management, Mr. Chris Morton, Supervisor of Planning and Construction, and Ms. Missy Valentino, Facilities Planner]

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MASTER PLAN IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE STATE AND ITS DUE BY JULY. 1 IT'S USED AS A PLANNING TOOL, AND IT'S REALLY JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE CONDITION OF OUR FACILITIES. UM THE ONE CHANGE THIS YEAR AND THE ONE OF ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT COME OUT OF IT IS THE TIMELINE A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS? UM SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THE BOARD'S APPROVING APPROVING THIS DOCUMENT AND THE ONE CHANGE THAT WE DO HAVE THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR WAS THAT DELAY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HARVARD ACADEMY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? WE HAVE BEEN FUNDED FOR THE DESIGN ONCE WE HAVE THAT PROPERTY WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, BUT WE ARE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THAT, UM, THE OTHER REMAINING SCHOOLS ARE STILL WITHIN THEIR SAME LOCATION ON THAT TIMELINE. THIS HERE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THOSE OTHER LARGE PROJECTS FOR SYSTEMIC, SIX ROOFS, HV SYSTEMS AND LIMITED RENOVATION PROJECTS. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE SOME PLACES WE HAVE SCOPE STUDY NEEDED, AND THAT'S REALLY JUST TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUILDING AND WHAT'S THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND FEASIBLE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF THAT FACILITY.

P. J. DO YOU WANT TO? SO PART OF THIS PART OF THE SUBMISSION IS NARRATIVE THAT GOES OVER GOALS.

OUR MISSION. UM THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. SO THIS IS A PIECE OF THAT NARRATIVE. THERE'S MORE TO IT, UM, IN THERE AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE ALSO GOES INTO SOME OF THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE CALL OUT. AND TRIED TO DELINEATE HOW WE'RE DOING THE MAINTENANCE BUT REALLY , IT IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM WITH THE STATE BECAUSE WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEY'RE DOING MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS THEY'RE DOING FACILITY CAN ADDITION ASSESSMENTS SO WELL, WE HAVE THIS REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTATION ANNUALLY. WE'RE ALSO YOU KNOW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALSO MEETING WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVES, SO IT'S JUST A LINE. THERE'S DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THE OPERATING IN THE CAPITAL.

SAID EARLIER. THIS IS ALL KIND OF ROLLS UP INTO THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL BE BACK WITH LATER THIS SUMMER. SO WITH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS IN FRONT OF YOU TO ENDORSE THE 2023 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, MASTER PLAN AND THE COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT THEM TO THE STATE. AND WE'RE OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.

UH, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. QUESTIONS AT ALL. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE DECISION ON THE 2023 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, MASTER PLANET AND COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A SECOND. FANTASTIC. UM EVERYONE THAT'S IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES, PROPOSED. PLEASE SAY NO. PASSES. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GUILT. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE

[F. Superintendent's Report ]

SO QUICK CONGRATULATIONS, NORTH HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL AND MARATHON TEAM. THEY DID WIN THE

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COLLEEN'S HOSTILE ER, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IS ONE OF THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD FOR THE ARK OF THE NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE REGION. OF COURSE, THE ARK IS A FANTASTIC PARTNER. WHO SERVES, UM. DISABLED ADULTS, AND SO THEY'RE SORT OF A NATURAL TRANSITION FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO STILL NEED SERVICES AFTER AFTER THEY FINISHED WITH US AT 21 YEARS OLD. UM AND THEN PATRICE RICCARDI WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HARFORD COUNTY CHAMBER HALL OF FAME. PATRICE SERVED ON THE CHAMBER BOARD NUMEROUS NUMEROUS COMMITTEES THAT SHE WAS ALSO PAST PRESIDENT AND SHE WAS DESCRIBED AS A FAITHFUL LEADER IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SO, PATRICE WE WERE TAKING NOTES DURING THAT EVENT LIKE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BUT IT IS A NICE HONOR. YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH VERY MUCH OF YOUR CAREER TO WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER ALSO.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I ALSO NEED TO ECHO EVERYONE ELSE'S COMMENTS . I WANT TO THANK OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS. SO NONE OF YOU SIGNED UP FOR WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED. UM NONE OF US WERE.

UH HAD ANY ANY ANY CONCEPT WE WERE GETTING, TOO. I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR ONE YEAR OF THESE LAST FEW YEARS? UM YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR. UM I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS GOING FORWARD, AND I THINK YOUR VOICE NEEDS TO CONTINUE BEING HEARD. SO I'M SURE I'M SURE THAT WON'T STOP. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT YOU'VE DONE AND THEN JOYCE, ROY AND PATRICE. LIKE WE SAID, UM HMM. YOU GOT ON THE BOARD. AT A TIME WHEN YOU MEAN IT WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT ACTIVITY. AND I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LOT OF WORK TO BE ON THE BOARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO. UM BUT NOTHING MATCHED WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND JUST SORT OF THE CHANGE AND THE EVOLUTION OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. I HAVE APPRECIATED WATCHING THE BOARD'S GROWTH BECAUSE WE HAD A LITTLE GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER TIME FOR PROBABLY THE FIRST YOU KNOW, ALMOST THE FIRST YEAR IT TOOK A LITTLE UNTIL WE STARTED GETTING INTO A BIT OF RHYTHM. UM, BUT YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT. AND WE FIND WAYS TO GET YOU EVEN MORE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE WORK. AND I MEAN THE HARD THINGS THAT WE'RE CONFRONTING US. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS HELPING BOARD MEMBERS UNDERSTAND JUST HOW COMPLEX LIKE EVERY EVERY QUESTION HAS MULTIPLE ANSWERS, AND IT'S RARE THAT THERE'S ONE PERFECT ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING. AND YOU GUYS HAVE LEARNED THAT AND CONFRONTED THAT AND STILL TRYING TO STEER AWAY THROUGH. SO UM, I WILL MISS HAVING YOU HERE HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE YOU OCCASIONALLY , BUT I'VE VERY MUCH ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU. SO ON YOUR LAST BOARD MEETING, I'LL SAY THANK YOU. FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE STUDENTS IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, EVERYBODY WE WILL SEE YOU IN. OH, NO, I'M SORRY. SORRY. SORRY. I WILL. YEAH. I'LL STOP TALKING. NOW LET'S MOVE ON

[G. Public Comments ]

ALL SPEAKERS RECEIVED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK DUE TO THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS AND UM WE HAVE ONE GROUP THAT'S GOING TO SPEAK. THEY WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. SPEAKERS MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND BE GIVEN NOTICE. WHEN THEY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT. THE SPEAKERS HAVE REACHED THEIR THREE MINUTES OR FIVE MINUTE MARK IN CASE OF THE GROUP. UH THEIR TIME WILL INSPIRE THEM.

SO, MR ROLAND, WOULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN WITH OUR IN PERSON REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. WE HAVE SEVEN PERSON SPEAKER STRING WITH MR CHIEF, RIGHT? SHOW ADAMS. HI I OFTEN WATCH THESE MEETINGS FROM HOME. I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO BUSY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.

AFTER WORKING A FULL TIME JOB AND NOT ALWAYS EASY FOR ME TO ATTEND. BUT TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I CAN'T CALL IN OR WATCH PASSIVELY FROM HOME. GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY AND IN THIS ROOM TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS A PROUD JEWISH MOTHER IN THE HARFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY. I MENTIONED MY RELIGION BECAUSE I FEAR THE DIRECTION OUR COUNTY IS GOING IN WITH TWO ELECTED MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO AFFILIATE WITH THE MOMS FOR LIBERTY GROUP.

JUST RECENTLY, THE HAMBLETON COUNTY CHAPTER OF MOMS FOR LIBERTY IN INDIANA REPORTED THAT THEY QUOTED ADOLF HITLER FROM A 1935 RALLY THAT HE GAVE ON FRONT PAGE OF THEIR INITIAL NEWSLETTER , QUOTE, READ. HE ALONE WHO OWNS THE YOUTH GAINED THE FUTURE AFTER BEING RECORDED IN THE

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FIRST CORINTHIANS DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS GOD'S TEMPLE AND THAT GOD'S SPIRIT DWELLS IN YOU? IF ANYONE DESTROYS GOD'S TEMPLE, GOD WILL DESTROY HIM FOR GOD'S TEMPLE IS HOLY. AND YOU ARE THAT TEMPLE. REGARDING THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT AND PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS. WHY ARE THEY STILL ON THE SHELVES AND AVAILABLE TO OUR CHILDREN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONVERSATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE CONSTITUTES SEXUAL HARASSMENT? SEXUALIZING CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS IS PEDOPHILIA. EPHESIANS 5 11 DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE USELESS DATES OF DARKNESS BUT INSTEAD EVEN EXPOSE THEM GO TO THOSE WHO CALL EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL. JESUS SAID. BUT THE HOUR IS COMING AND NOW IS WHEN THE TRUE WORSHIPPERS WILL WORSHIP THE FATHER IN TRUTH AND SPIRIT FOR THE FATHER SEEKING SUCH TO WORTH WORSHIP HIM. GOD IS SPIRIT AND THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM MUST WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN AND THEY GOD BLESS YOU ALL WITH HIS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. HELLO MY NAME IS RACHEL DELAUGHTER. I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN MOM'S FOR LIBERTY AND THAT SUPPORT MOMS FOR LIBERTY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE CHILDREN CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN HARVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PARENTS' RIGHTS, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PARENTS WITH KIDS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE PARENT AND I DON'T WANT BOOKS BANNED. I DON'T WANT LGBTQ PLUS KIDS TARGETED. EVERYONE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE. I HEAR A LOT OF TALK ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. THE ONLY TIME RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS ACTUALLY INVOKED IS IN THE NAME OF BIGOTRY AND DISCRIMINATION.

WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD THAT ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE MEMBERS OF HATE GROUP, A HATE GROUP THAT DESTROYING THE LIKES OF THE PROUD BOYS AND THE KKK. AND THAT IS MOM'S FOR LIBERTY.

YOU CAN'T UPHOLD THE COUNT THE STATE AND COUNTY CHARTER FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BY REPRESENTING ALL CHILDREN EQUALLY IF YOU'RE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A HATE GROUP MOMS FOR LIBERALLY HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED HATRED GOING TO SAY THAT AGAIN. IT IS A HATE GROUP.

IT HATES THE LGBTQ PLUS AND EVERYTHING THEY STAND FOR ANOTHER STATE'S CHARTER USED TO HITLER QUOTE ON THE COVER OF THEIR NEWSLETTER AS SOMEONE BORN JEWISH. I FIND THIS SO OFFENSIVE THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO HIDE WHO THEY ARE ANYMORE. THEY STARTED OFF AS ANTI MASKERS. NOW THEY WANT TO BAN BOOKS, AND THEY ALSO WANT TO NOT TEACH EMPATHY IN OUR SCHOOLS. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN PROVEN FOR DECADES, THE TEACHING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORS IN SCHOOLS HELPS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. YOU CAN'T GET A JOB WITH MOST COMPANIES IF YOU'RE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING BEHAVIORS. YOU'RE AN HR NIGHTMARE. YOU COULD BE FIRED.

SO THESE PEOPLE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GROW UP TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL ADULTS APPARENTLY THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON I CAN THINK OF WHY WE DON'T WANT TO TEACH EMPATHY, EMPATHY AND CARING FOR OTHERS IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM SERIAL KILLERS AND RAPISTS AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF PEOPLE THAT THINK TORTURE AND OTHER HUMAN BEINGS AND ANIMALS IS FUN. SO WHY WOULDN'T WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN THIS AT AN EARLY AGE AND FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SOURCES? THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU TEACH A CHILD LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE AT SCHOOL AND LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE ISN'T BEING TAUGHT AT HOME, AND THAT CHILD REALIZES THAT MY PARENTS ARE THE BAD GUYS. SO MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, THE ULTRA RIGHT CONSERVATIVES, MOMS FOR LIBERTY AND WHATEVER GROUPS THAT THEY MIGHT BE A PART OF LIVING ECHO CHAMBERS WHERE THEY'RE TOLD. OH YOU'RE THIS PROUD SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR OR WHATEVER, WHEN IN REALITY 85 TO 90% OF THE COUNTRY OF THE WORLD IS LIKE NO, WE DON'T WANT THESE THINGS. THIS IS WRONG. YOU'RE GOING BACKWARDS.

THIS IS NOT HOW WE AS A SOCIETY FUNCTION AS A HUMAN RACE. PROGRESS AND MOVE FORWARD TO BE A CIVILIZED SOCIETY IS PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN THEY SEE THAT THEIR CHILDREN REALIZE THAT THEY'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY, THE WRONG SIDE OF MORALITY AND THE WRONG SIDE OF JUDGMENT. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER. THAT WHO THAT YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO LOOK AT WHO YOU HATE AND WHY

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AS FOR MY ONE CORRECTIVE COMMENTS, NO SYSTEM IS PERFECT. KEEP GROWING AND CHANGING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. TO THOSE BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETING THEIR SERVICE. THANK YOU. YOU LET US THROUGH SOME REALLY TOUGH YEARS. TO MISS BLANKEN. THANK YOU AS WELL. YOUR GENERATION IS THE MOST DIVERSE YET IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. IT GIVES ME SO MUCH HOPE FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE WORLD. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS JEAN INCOGNITO. I LIVE IN FOREST HILL. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WELL BEYOND THE TIME FRAME THAT I WOULD TYPICALLY BE IN MY PAJAMAS. UM I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT AS WELL RIP UP WHAT I HAD INTENDED TO SAY, BECAUSE I FEEL STRONGLY THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE. I'LL CALL IT HATE SPEECH THAT WAS SPOKEN UP HERE BY A FEW VERY MISINFORMED PARENTS. I AM A PARENT OF A HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. CHILD. I AM ALSO THE PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER SON WHO I LOVE AND IT'S ACCEPTED BY MY FAMILY. SO I TAKE GREAT. UMBRAGE WITH THOSE WHO TRIED TO UNIVERSALLY SAY THAT GROUPS LIKE MOMS FOR LIBERTY OR AGAINST THIS, THAT OR THE OTHER NO, THEY ARE NOT. UM I CAN TELL YOU THAT. WE ARE NOT AGAINST AND I'LL JUST PUT IT. YES, I'M A MONTH FOR LIBERTY MEMBER. CRUCIFY ME DO WHATEVER YOU WILL. BUT WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING FOR BANNING OF BOOKS

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THING A SEPARATE TIME DESIGNATION FOR A GROUP THAT THAT PERSON IS THE ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE GROUP. UM AND THEY'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP. THEY'RE NOT GIVING THEIR PERSONAL OPINION, NECESSARILY. BUT WHATEVER, UM, IS KIND OF THE MISSION OF THAT GROUP OR WHAT? THE GROUP THAT CONCERNS OF THAT PARTICULAR GROUP. UM SO IT'S YOUR CALL BACK TO THREE MINUTES. CUT BACK TO THREE MINUTES, THEN FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNICATION WAS THERE BETWEEN THE SPEAKERS. IT'S YOUR CALL. RIGHT? YEAH WHY DON'T WE ADDRESS THE NEXT MEETING? WELL I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FOR THIS ONE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR SCOTT. PLEASE TAKE THE NAME OF YOUR. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT TONIGHT OTHER THAN TO WISH NOAH AND MISS RICCARDI AND DR PHILLIPS AND DR HAROLD THE BEST OF LUCK AND HAPPINESS AND YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AWAY FROM THIS BOARD, AND I BROUGHT A PRESENT FOR ALL OF YOU. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE IT TO YOU, UM HE'S SO MUCH . SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I DO SO MUCH MORE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. AND, UM WHICH YOU ALL THE BEST, THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SODA CALLED THE INTERESTING SPEAKERS. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO UH, IS CHILEAN LATER HERE WITH US TONIGHT. FANTASTIC. UH, JUST LATER. WOULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC SPEAKERS, PLEASE? YES, THANK YOU, VICE VICE PRESIDENT SALL. GOOD 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. GENERAL, SIR. UM. WOULD BEGIN. HMM HMM. HMM. HMM STOP RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE MUFFLED AT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD, UH, YOU KNOW, MOVE YOUR SPEAKER ARE MICROPHONE. I APOLOGIZE IS IT IS THIS BETTER? MUCH BETTER. OKAY SO I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY

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ACCORDING TO THE RULES, IT SAYS IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT'S SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT NO GROUP SHOULD BE TARGETED NEW PERSON AND I FEEL THAT MOMS FOR LIBERTY SHOULD NOT BE EXEMPT FROM THE RULES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW ON 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. GOOD EVENING. I AM CRYSTAL DON PARK. MY PRONOUNS. ARE SHE HER? A YEAR AGO, HARVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL FAMILY TARGETED AND AN INNOCENT CHILD DOXED ONLINE DURING PRIDE MONTH. THE INDIVIDUALS.

THE LOW BACK IN AGAIN, I GUESS CORRECT BROWN. YEAH THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S UP WITH THAT BUILDING.

GENERATOR ONLY OPERATES CERTAIN. EMERGENCY FUNCTIONS HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW THIS WORLD TECHNOLOGIES. WHAT'S YOUR STORY ABOUT? WHAT'S THAT? I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN REACH OUT TO MISS PARKS AND THIS PILLAR, MARJORIE. ON MY PHONE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS. JILLIAN WHAT'S THAT? GET IN TOUCH WITH JILLIAN, AND SHE HAD THIS SURE. BUT WE HAVE A GENERATOR RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WAY. IT SEEMS LIKE JUST FLICKERED. THEY NEED TO REBOOT BACK THERE.

IT'S NOT FUN. HANDSOME. WE'RE STILL ALIVE. WE'RE STILL ALIVE HERE. WE'RE STILL ALIVE BY THE

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IT CONTINUES STILL. I SUPPORT, NO APPLAUSE AND OTHER GRANDSTANDING. THE CLOSE CAMERA ANGLES AND THE USE OF THE COMMENT SLIDE. THE GROUP SPEAKERS. TO ONE THE SHIP SHIFT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE END OF THE MEETING HAS BENEFITS THAT I DO UNDERSTAND. HOWEVER IT DOES LIMIT ESPECIALLY VIRTUAL VOICES BEING HEARD. FURTHER IT PREVENTS FEEDBACK PRIOR TO VOTES. IF IT IS TO CONTINUE AND MEETING STAY ON SCHEDULE. CHANGE TO THE MEETING FORMAT NEEDS TO INCLUDE INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS WITH INFORMATION SESSIONS AND VOTES HELD AT A FUTURE MEETING.

I URGE SUPPORT TO ALSO CONSIDER THE DECOR. UM FROM THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM. EVERYONE'S TIME IS WASTED WHEN MEMBERS HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED I'M ALL FOR SPIRITED DISCOURSE, BUT IT'S OFTEN COMPLETE NONSENSE WEEK AFTER WEEK. LAST WEEK MEMBER WAS EATING DURING THE VOTE AND PACKED UP HER BELONGINGS LOUDLY AS THE MICS CAPTURED THE DISRUPTION TO THE SESSION. SHE STOOD TO LEAVE BEFORE THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. I EXPECT MUCH MORE. IT WAS ALSO VERY CONCERNING RECENTLY TO WITNESS A SPEAKER DISPARAGE AN EMPLOYEE. THE RULES CLEARLY INDICATE PERSONNEL MATTERS ARE NOT TO COME TO THE BOARD. IT WAS A POLITICAL HIT BASED PURELY ON LESS THAN THE TRUTH. I KNOW SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING BLACK AND ASSET. SHE HAPPENS TO ALSO BE RELATED TO A COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU TO OUR OUTGOING FOR MEMBERS. I'LL SEE SOME OF YOU SOON. HARFORD STANCE AGAINST HATE. BLACK LIVES MATTER LOVERS LOVE NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. GOOD NIGHT. BE SAFE. EXCLAMATION POINT. YES YEAH, JILLIAN STORYLINE, I GUESS. YES I AM WORKING OFF MY CELLPHONE. SO BEAR WITH ME. I'M GOING TO BE SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY SLIGHT DELAY, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE MORE ATTENDEE WAITING IN THE LOBBY. DO I AM GOING TO TRY TO ADMIT AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE NOW IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. 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. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ARVIND MURRAY. THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HEAVY PROBLEMS TO ALL OF YOU. I ECHO COMMENTS OF PREVIOUS SPEAKER. APPRECIATING THE SERVICE OF THE OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS. WHO SERVED IN HIGHLY CHALLENGING TIMES. I'M SORRY. MY HONORABLE. YES WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FOR THOSE IN THE BOARDROOM. WE CAN ALSO HEAR OTHER SPEAKING. SO I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS WHY THERE WAS A HESITATION ON THE SPEAKERS, PART OKAY, IT'S STILL DARK. THE LIVESTREAM IS STILL DARK. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE POWER. YES, WE DO. OH OKAY. OKAY UM TO ALL. I APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN HIGHLY CHALLENGING TIMES TO ALL THE ONGOING BOARD MEMBERS. I LOOK TO YOU TO PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION AS TIMES APPEAR TO BE INCREASINGLY MORE CHALLENGING. FASCISM DOES NOT TAKE OVER A COUNTRY ALL AT ONCE. 20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN HISTORY TEACHES US THAT YEARS BEFORE A TYRANT COMES TO POWER, ANY NUMBER OF SMALL STEPS WILL STEADILY WEAKENED DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND PRIME ENOUGH OF THE POPULATION TO ACCEPT THIS.

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