Jul 17, 2023 Board Meeting

THE BOARD ELECTED OFFICER ELECTIONS, SO THEY GIVE IT TO ME ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR TWO

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[Call to Order]

PERRY HERE. THAT YOU'RE POINTING SABAH RIVER HERE. MR SEWELL STRAUSS HERE. SUPERINTENDENT FALLS HERE. OKAY AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. SO HOW THIS WILL WORK IS I'M GOING TO MAKE A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN NOMINATE ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER FOR, UH, BUT THIS IS JUST SORRY. THE PRESIDENT ELECTION THE PRESIDENT WHO WAS ELECTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS WILL DO THE ELECTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN MAKE A NOMINATION. UM, AFTER WE'VE CLOSE THE NOMINATION. SO IF YOU'RE NOMINATED, WE NEED A SECOND FOR THAT. AND THEN, UM I WILL ASK IF YOU ARE NOMINATED. I'LL ASK IF YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION, AND THEN ONCE WE'VE SETTLED ON THE NOMINEES, WE WILL DO A VOTE. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON NOMINATED, THE VOTE WILL BE TO GIVE A NAME RATHER THAN A YEAR AND A, UM AND I'M SORRY BEFORE WE DO THE VOTE, I WILL ASK THOSE WHO ARE NOMINATED. THOSE HAVE ACCEPTED NOMINATIONS. BUT LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING THAT'S UP TO YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH THE ELECTION. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF HARFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. DR BOLSON. MR SHORT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CAROL MUELLER. FOR THE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DENISE PERRY ON SECOND THE NOMINATION. OKAY. WE HAVE. PRESIDENT MUELLER. DO YOU ACCEPT THIS NOMINATION? YES, DR MUELLER. OKAY? UM, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DIANE ALVAREZ WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE DR AARON POINTING FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND. OKAY? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. DOCTOR MILLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? UM SURE. I HAVE SERVED. ON THE BOARD FOR THREE YEARS. UM I HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED BEING IN THIS POSITION. I'VE BEEN THE PRESIDENT SINCE DECEMBER WHEN I TOOK OVER FOR RACHEL. GOOD YEAR AFTER SHE, UM LEFT AT THE WITH THE NEW ELECTION DATES THAT WE HAD I FEEL LIKE THAT. WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AS A BOARD. AND THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON HERE THAT

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ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT. IN THIS COUNTY GETS THE EDUCATION THAT THEY DESERVE. TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN OUR FUTURE. ARE PREPARED TO EITHER GO ON TO ADVANCED EDUCATION. OR THE HOLD A GOOD JOB IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, INCREASINGLY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE AND REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UM MR ROLLO, WOULD YOU. CALL FOR THE VOTES AGAIN. SO RATHER THAN YOUR NAME, WHICH WE NORMALLY DO. WE DO NEED YOU TO NAME UM THE ONE OF THE TWO NOMINEES WHEN YOU WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR VOTE, AND I BELIEVE, MR ROLLO, WE START WITH OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. YES. SO, MISS MORAVA. I FEEL FOR DR POINT MISS ALVAREZ. I VOTE FOR DR POINTING MISS BRUCE. THE MUELLER. MISS HAN. I VOTE FOR DR POYNTON. MS COKER. I VOTE FOR DR POYNTON. DR MILLER. THEY DON'T PRODUCTIVE MEAL THERE. MR PERRY. VOTE FOR DR MUELLER. DR POYNTON.

I'VE OVER DR POYNTON. MR SEWELL. VOTE FOR DR MUELLER. MISS STRAUSS. I VOTE FOR DR POYNTON.

THE MAJORITY GOES TO DR QUENTIN. AND THE CHANGE SEATS. LET'S DO IT. WHY DON'T YOU JUST PRAYED WITH HIM NOW? BECAUSE WE GOT YOU BY SCREAMING AT NEXT. I MEAN, I'M SURE HE WANTS TO IT OVER HERE.

THE VICE PRESIDENT. ONE ON THERE, TOO. OKAY, GIVE HIM THIS. YES YOU'RE RIGHT THERE READY

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MR SECOND. I SECOND IT OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE NOMINATING. I'M SORRY. DO YOU, UH, I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. IT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? WAIT TO ASK MELISSA FIRST.

YES, SORRY. UH, MELISSA WAS FIRST. SORRY. I DO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR NOMINATING ME. IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO SERVE ALL THE STUDENTS IN HARFORD COUNTY AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. I DO NOT ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. IS THE FLOOR STILL OPEN BUT NOMINATIONS OR WAS IT CLOSED? THE FLOOR IS NOT BEEN CLOSED. I NOMINATE DIANA ALVAREZ. I SECOND THE NOMINATION. THE SOUTH FRIENDS. DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. THERE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS. OKAY? FLOOR IS CLOSED. MISS ALVAREZ. I'M SORRY, IS THERE IS THERE MISS HAN HAS ALREADY SPOKEN. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? UM I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT. I BELIEVE, UM, THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'VE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY AND I'M A COLLABORATIVE PERSON, SO IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME . UM I HOPE THAT I CAN BRING SOME COLLABORATION TO THE BOARD.

UM AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO THE BOARD AND BOARD AND TO THE COMMUNITY. TO VOTE WORK BOTH COLLABORATIVELY WITHIN THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE DIETS AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF, UM WITHIN HCPS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. ALVAREZ, UM. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE NOMINEE SO WE WILL VOTE BY TAKING THE NAMES BY VOICE VOTE. PROCEED. MISS ALVAREZ. SORRY. MR ALLY. IT ISN'T OUR POLICY THAT IT STARTS WITH THE STUDENT MEMBER FOR THE BOARD ELECTIONS.

SO SORRY. SABAH ROVER. I FEEL FOR MISS HAN. MISS ALBA. I VOTE FOR DYING. MISS BRUCE. BRIAN ALVAREZ. I VOTE FOR MYSELF, MISS MELISSA HAN. LET'S COKER BUT FOR MELISSA HAN. DR MILLER. ABOUT FOR DIANA ALVAREZ. MISS PERRY, DIANA ALVAREZ. DR BOYNTON. UM WHAT IS THE CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE TOTAL VOTE COUNTING TALLY. DIANE ALVAREZ. WE HAVE FOUR AND MELISSA HAN. WE HAVE THREE.

REMAINING TO VOTE. WE HAVE YOURSELF AND THEN WE HAVE MR SEWELL AND MISTRUST. IT'S A HAND. MR SWAN. RELATE TO ABSTAIN. REGARDING. YES I THINK YOU CAN ABSTAIN. ABSTAINED. MISS

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISS ROLA, PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE VOTE. SAB ARAVA. YEAH. CALVERA. YEAH.

SPURS STAIN. MISS HAN. MS COKER. DOCTOR MILLER ABSTAIN. MISS PERRY. ABSTAIN. DR POYNTON.

YEAH. MR SEWELL. NO. MISS STRAUSS. WE HAVE SIX VOTES. YEAH. BECAUSE ONE JUST TREAT THIS ONE WILL DO THE NAMES NEXT TIME. WE HAVE A TRUE THIS. THANK YOU. UNTIL NEXT UP AGAINST IT.

DESCRIPTIVE YEAH, THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, I'M GONNA STAY UNTIL NEXT TIME. WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO EITHER WAY. SO YOU'RE DOWN HERE ADOPTED AGENDA? YEAH BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAVE THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE AGENDA. UM ON THE IF WE'RE OR IF WE COULD PULL OUT THE MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE AGENDA. OH WELL, WAIT TILL WE GET TO OKAY.

WE GET TO CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY SORRY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE AGENDA. NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME. I'D LIKE TO ADD A SECOND FOR A SECOND FOR THE AGENDA AND THEN THEN THEN DISCUSSION. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADOPT THE AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR. NOW YOU WOULD SAY SORRY. THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS NOT IN THERE. ANY DISCUSSION. ON THE MOTION ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YES, I HAVE SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR JUST NOW THE RIGHT TIME, OKAY, BRINGING PUBLIC COMMENTS BACK TO THE BEGINNING D WITH THAT. YOU WOULD JUST ADD IT THEN AT THIS POINT. THE BOARD

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BOARD COMMENT MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT TOO. THE BEGINNING. OKAY UM, FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS, WHICH IS WHERE IT WAS BEFORE IT WAS BEFORE. OKAY UM SO THAT WOULD BE A MOTION. YOU NEED A SECOND FOR THAT I SECOND THE MOTION. YEAH I WOULD. I WOULD PROPOSE THIS IS GOING ON TO THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY, BECAUSE I WOULD PROPOSE THAT DOES HAPPEN. IT'S AT THE NEXT MEETING SINCE THIS WAS ALREADY PUBLISHED, BUT I UNDERSTAND. OKAY SO THAT'S OKAY. YOU CAN DO THAT, TOO. SO I YEAH. I MEAN, THIS WAS ALREADY PUBLISHED AT THIS TIME SLOT SO THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WHO WERE COMING IN AT THE TIME SLOT AT THE END, SO IF WE WANT TO DO IT, I WOULD SAY IT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MEETING. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADD A DISCUSSION AND UM WOULD THAT BE A VOTE, ALSO TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENTS BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? WOULD THAT BE ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF THE MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN. UM WE CAN ADAPT THAT THEN WITH THE MODIFICATION, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN HAVE THE DISCUSSION OR AGAIN.

THE PRESIDENT CAN MOVE IT TO. BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT CAN GET DONE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING, I AGREE, OKAY. SO THEN, CAN BE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. YES IN FAVOR. WE HAVE TO VOTE EITHER HAVE THE DISCUSSION OR NOT VOTE ON THE VOTE ON THE MOTION. SO I JUST OKAY? IT IS TIME FOR DISCUSSION. YES, YES, YES. YES, UM I SENSE THE AGENDA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW IT TO STAY AS IT IS FOR THIS MEETING AT LEAST. BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD BE COMING IN AND OUT, SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD LEAVE FOR THIS MEETING. AND WHEN WE CONSIDER THIS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE STAFF. THAT STAYS HERE TO DO THE PRESENTATIONS AND OFTEN TIMES THE COMMENTS ARE NOT RELATED TO THE PRESENTATIONS, AND I THINK WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE STAFF BY HAVING THEM TO REMAIN AND GO THROUGH ALL THE COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT GERMAINE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. I KNOW IF ANYONE NOTICED, BUT WHEN THE DISCUSSION PERIOD OR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WAS MOVED TO THE END, THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WENT DOWN FROM ABOUT 20 TO 7. AND SINCE THESE ARE OPEN MEETINGS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I SUBMIT THAT WE NEED TO DO IT UP FRONT. BUT TONIGHT WE'RE JUST GONNA DISCUSS IT, NOT MOVE IT TONIGHT. BUT THAT WOULD BE MY OPINION WHEN ON THAT MR AND MR. ARE YOU FINISHED HERE? MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO, UM JUST OUR CONFUSION TO THE MESS. UM BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR BRUCE BROUGHT UP AS AS THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE TO GET UP THE NEXT DAY. A LOT OF TIMES, NOT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, BUT FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY, UM, THAT THE THAT THE COMMENTS THAT ARE GERMANE TO THE MEETING ARE OF IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY REALLY HELP US INFORMED. OUR DECISIONS FOR THAT MEETING. UM BUT THERE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO BRING UP ISSUES THAT MAY BE MAY NOT BE GERMAN. AND. PERHAPS HAVING PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON SO I GUESS MAYBE IT'S A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO SPLIT THE COMMENT. UM BETWEEN, UM COMMENTS. BUSINESS COMMENTS, PUBLIC BUSINESS COMMENTS AND.

GENERAL COMMENTS, SO I GUESS IT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A AN AMENDMENT. TO THE MOTION. JUST TO ADD INTO THE AGENDA. TWO AREAS FOR POSSIBLE COMMENTS. I'M HAPPY TO FACILITATE DISCUSSION ON THIS. I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT NEEDS A THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE PRESIDENCY SO OR THE LEADERSHIP. SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH AND FIND OUT HOW WE GET THIS DONE. HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON WITH THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. UM. IT WAS ALREADY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE HAVE THE AGENDA. LET'S TAKE A ALL IN FAVOR. YES ALL IN FAVOR. SAY YES. I'M SORRY TO DO A VOICEMAIL. YES. PALABRAS. I HAVE

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MS COKER? YES. DR MILLER. SO I'M REALLY NOT CLEAR WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. ARE WE VOTING TO ADOPT THE AGENDA OR WE VOTING TO MOVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M TAKING THE ROCK OFF TO ADOPT YOUR AGENDA, OKAY, BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER MOTION ON THE FLOOR, SO I WAS CONFUSED. OH, SURE, YES. MISS PERRY? YES. YOU'RE POINTING YES. MS ABAROA. YES. MR SEWELL? YES. MISS STRAUSS? YES PASSES. OKAY? UM. WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE REGION. HMM. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FANS. IN BASEBALL AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WITHOUT UM, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. WE START WITH

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SO UM, THANK YOU. AND, UM THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR EVERYBODY COMING OUT.

APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'RE GIVING TO THE HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A FUN, RELAXING AND REFRESHING SUMMER. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, MISS TERRY COKER. UM OUR NEW PRESIDENT, MR AARON POYNTON. UM AND MISS LAWRENCE TRAPS AND TO OUR NEW STUDENT MEMBER, MS MEDINA, UM, SO EXCITED TO, UM, LOOK, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED. UM YOU KNOW, TO WORK WITH THE NEW MEMBERS AS WELL.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND I HOPE EVERYONE CONTINUES TO HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. THANK YOU. MS COKER. OKAY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT. MISHAAN FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERS. BEING A BOARD MEMBER TAKES A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME. DEDICATION I'VE SEEN FOLKS REALLY PREPARE FOR THESE MEETINGS. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, MEETING WITH THE STAFF AND SO FORTH. I ALSO THANK THE STAFF TO AUGMENT WITH SO FAR AND I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW I ADMIRE YOUR DEDICATION. AND I WILL STRIVE TO EMULATE IT. UM THEN I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS THESE BOARD MEETINGS BOTH IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO COME AND SPEAK. THAT ALSO TAKES DEDICATION. AND MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN A LITTLE BRAVERY. WE HAVE SEEN GREAT EXAMPLES HERE OF SOME REALLY GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKING BOTH STUDENTS AND NON STUDENTS, PARENTS AND NON PARENTS WITH SKILLS AND PASSION, AND WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM MORE OF YOU. WE REALLY NEED THE PARENTS TO WEIGH IN AND HELP US IMPROVE EDUCATION . UM, IT'S THIS PASSION AND DEDICATION THAT I MOST APPRECIATE. WE'VE SEEN DIVERSE OPINIONS HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE THE COMMON GOAL TO PURSUE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR VALUABLE CHILDREN. OR WE WOULDN'T BE HERE . YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE. SO WE HAVE TO REMEMBER. WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL. IT IS GOOD TO ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT. GOOD INTENT. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS OPEN. AND I BELIEVE THAT ONE ROLL OF THE BOARD AND ITS MEMBERS IS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND SO THAT GOES TO WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT FOLKS COULD GET THE AGENDA IN THE TOPICS OF THE INFORMATION ADVANCE, GET ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SPEND SOME TIME REVIEWING IT AND THEN COMMON GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS BEFORE WE DISCUSSED, SO WE'LL DISCUSS THAT MORE ANOTHER TIME. I KNOW. UM BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR TRANSPARENCY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM YOU. IT'S THE PURPOSE OF THESE MEETINGS. UM I WANT EVERYONE TO CONSIDER THAT IS VERY HEALTHY TO HAVE DIVERSE OPINIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES. I DO STRESS. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE DISCUSSIONS CIVIL AND KIND TO EACH OTHER.

THAT'S IMPORTANT. UM ONE REASON . ONE AREA. I WANT TO STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING TEACHERS, OTHER STUDENTS AND ALL OUR HCPS EMPLOYEES. WE NEED THE PARENTS SUPPORT TO STRESS TO THEIR KIDS TO BE RESPECTFUL IN SCHOOL AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS PART OF LEARNING RIGHT FROM WRONG. WE NEED TO BE CLEAR AND FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW WHERE POLICIES AND THAT WILL KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE FOR UM, AS AN ANALYST, MY FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MAKE SURE TO CONSIDER ALL THE FACTORS AFFECTING DECISION AND ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. I PLEDGE TO YOU THAT I WILL BE THOROUGH. CONSIDER ALL THE PERSPECTIVES AND ASSUME GOOD INTENT. I PROMISE TO WORK HARD AND BE OBJECTIVE. I ASK EVERYONE TO REMEMBER THAT OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND OUR ACADEMIC FOCUS MUST BE OBJECTIVE AND NON PARTISAN AS WELL. AND FINALLY, I'LL JUST SAY AGAIN, AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN HARFORD COUNTY, MY FAMILY HOME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM AND SUPPORTING ALL OF YOU. MUELLER. I WANT TO THANK MR SEWELL FOR HIS SERVICE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT. UM I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT HE DID IN ALL THE DEDICATION THAT HE HAS PUT INTO THIS POSITION. AND I TRULY TRULY APPRECIATE HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU. I DO WANT TO WELCOME THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. UM MRS COKER, DOCTOR POYNTON AND LAUREN IN MEDINA. OF COURSE. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND I APPRECIATE YOU YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD AND TO SERVE FOR THE BOARD AS I APPRECIATE THE EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS ALSO SO THANK YOU. I'LL GO. I RESERVE. CAN I GO LAST? PLEASE CONTINUE.

THAT'S GREAT. WELCOME EVERYONE. THIS IS A BIG CROWD WE HAVE HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR

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SHE WAS AWESOME. I SAID SHE MUST HAVE HAD SOME MILITARY TRAINING THAT SHE HAD THAT STUFF GOING STRAIGHT LIKE I SHOOT, SO I APPLAUD THAT ALL THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS, THEY PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN. AND THEY'RE ENJOYING THE SUMMER PROGRAM, AND I THINK THE STAFF AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. SO IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE SERVING AS VICE PRESIDENT PREVIOUSLY ON THE BOARD. UM AND I WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU HAND IN HAND TO IMPROVE HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GOOD EVENING. I'M DEEPLY HUMBLED, HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE SERVING ON THE BOARD OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK THOSE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO SIT HERE TODAY. TO DELEGATE MIKE GRIFFITH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RELENTLESS BELIEF THAT HARFORD COUNTY CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOR SPONSORING HOUSE BILL 603 THAT ENSURES HARTFORD COUNTY PARENTS TRULY HAVE A SAY IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THANK YOU TO COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOB CASSILLY FOR SELECTING AND APPOINTING ME AND THANK YOU TO THE HARTFORD COUNTY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION. AND PREPARATION FOR THIS POSITION. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH A LOT OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STAFF. I'M PRESENT THAN KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND PASSION THAT EACH OF YOU BRING TO YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND EACH OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION THAT IS TAXPAYER FUNDED AND PUBLICLY MANAGED. IT'S VITAL THAT PARENTS VOICES ARE HEARD. PARENTS ENTRUST THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN ARE BEING TAUGHT. AS AN EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE. IT'S MY JOB TO PROVIDE BALANCE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PROCESS WHILE HEARING AND ACTING ON PARENTS' CONCERNS, ALL TO BUILD A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I'M COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS REMAINS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, AND THAT COLLECTIVELY WE CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS GROWTH. AND HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD, ALONG WITH TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD A STRONG EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT PREPARES ALL CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS AND ENSURES THAT OUR STUDENTS BECOME RESPONSIBLE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THANK YOU AND OUR NEWEST STUDENT MEMBER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M GONNA KEEP THIS BREATHE, BUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T MET ME. MY NAME IS MEDINA ZABIROVA, AND I'M YOUR NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR. UM AND I WANT TO SAY I'M SO EXCITED TO WORK ALONGSIDE MY NEW COLLEAGUES AND MAKING AN IMPACT IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND FOR THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO WHAT I HAD TO SAY AND TRUST TO BE ENOUGH TO PUT ME IN THIS HONOR HONORING POSITION. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND A PROMISE THAT EVERY DECISION I MAKE IN THIS TERM IS FOR THE WELL BEING OF ALL STUDENTS AT HTTPS. UM SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR INPUT AND WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH WHAT YOU ALL AND FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE LISTENING ONLINE AND FOR THE FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS NEW POSITION. THEY DON'T TEACH A CLASS ON HOW TO BE A BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT . SO THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME, AND I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM I'LL CONCLUDE HERE BY GOING DOWN AND SAY PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME AS WELL. SO I GET SETTLED INTO THE NEW POSITION. UM FIRST, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS BOARD'S VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN MY LEADERSHIP ABILITIES. IN THE RECENT MONTHS OF AS I MENTIONED, I'VE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO MEET WITH MANY OF THE KEY STAFF HERE AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE PRESSING ISSUES.

UM THROUGHOUT THE ON BOARDING PROCESS, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD LEADERSHIP, AND THE ENTIRE HCPS FAMILY HAS EXTENDED ME AND THE OTHER BOARD NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY WARM. WELCOME.

UH THIS EXPERIENCE HAS ALLOWED ME TO GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO I THINK TRULY THE EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HERE, BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE

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[B. Consent Agenda]

[B.3. Contract Award: Construction Management Services - Harford Technical High School Limited Renovations]

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JUST REVIEWING THE EXHIBITS. I HAD SOME QUESTIONS I EMAILED TO FOLKS TODAY. SOME OF THE NUMBERS DIDN'T QUITE MATCH AND THERE'S SOME DOLLARS IN FY 26. BUT THE PROJECT IS STATE TO BE WHITE 24 THROUGH 22 23 THROUGH 25. UM. AND SEE IF I CAN REMEMBER IT ELSE. IT WAS JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL 39,000,069 MILLION, UM, COST. GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS CORNELL BROWN. I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS HERE IN HARTFORD COUNTY. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE JOINING ME, MR CHRISTOPHER MOORE IN HIS OUR SUPERVISOR PLANNING CONSTRUCTION AND YES, WE DID.

MISS COKER. WE GOT YOUR QUESTIONS EARLIER. UM SO WE CAN KIND OF JUST GO THROUGH. YOU KNOW THE BUDGET SO THE HARPER TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IS A MULTI YEAR FUNDED PROJECT THAT'S FUNDED OVER SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS. UM AND, UM WE GET MONEY FROM THE STATE AND THE COUNTY FOR FINDING AND THAT THAT IS SPLIT. AND WHEN WE WENT OUT TO BID OF THE PROJECT WAS OVER BUDGET. AND WE WENT AND MET WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN HIS BUDGET STAFF LAST WEEK TO KIND OF GO OVER THE BID PACKAGES AND , UM OUR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ULTIMATELY TO THE BOARD, UM, TO ADD, UM IN 2026 AN ADDITIONAL $6 MILLION TO ACCOUNT . FOR THE MARKET INCREASES THAT WE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE WENT OUT TO BED. UM SO YOU KNOW CHRISTOPHER MOORE, AND HE CAN GO OVER SOME OF THE DETAILS WITH THE SPENDING PLAN AND THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, GO OVER THOSE. THANK YOU. OH, SO WHEN RESPONSE TO THE BOARD REPORT, WHERE IT STATED AH! THAT ENOUGH WHITE 23 THROUGH 25. AH! THAT MADE UP THE 69 TO $271,087 OF THE BUDGET. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ACCURATE BECAUSE THE C I P SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS UP TO NOW ONLY SHOW THAT AMOUNT. UM, UP TO 25. SO WHEN WE MET WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND HIS TEAM AND EXPLAIN THAT THE BID STILL CAME IN OVER BUDGET RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ADD IT IN THE FY 26. UH OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TONIGHT. AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH, UH AND WE START IN AUGUST, PRESENTING THE FY 25 C I P. THEN IT WILL SHOW UP IN THOSE DOCUMENTS FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE GOING FORWARD. BUT THAT MAKES SCIENCE DOLLARS, THEN ADDED TO ITEM THREE. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES BECAUSE THAT PRESENTLY IS THE 23 TO 25 ALSO AND THAT HAS A DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN THE 69. SO WHICH ONE IS RIGHT? THE ONE IN NUMBER EIGHT IS WHAT IS THE RIGHT ONE. SO THAT'S THE RIGHT TOTAL APPROPRIATION. THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE IN THE BOARD REPORT. THAT'S THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION. THAT IS MADE UP OF WHAT WE CALL THE SOFT COURSE AND THE HARD COSTS. SO UH, IN THAT NUMBER IS YOUR ARCHITECT. DESIGN THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO THE WARD. YOU KNOW, A YEAR AGO, THE CME, UH, PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED OF THE BOARD. THAT WAS ONLY LIKE 110,000 YEAR AGO. UH AND THEN, LIKE YOUR MISCELLANEOUS COSTS FOR LIKE, UH , PG AND E COMMISSIONING ALL THOSE THINGS IS ANOTHER COST OF THAT OVERALL APPROPRIATION. UM AND THEN THERE'S CONTINGENCY AND THEN THE STICKS AND BRICKS SO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COST IS THE FURTHER DOWN IS THE 60 MILLION. APOLOGIZE 60,632,200. SO THAT'S THE AWARD OF THE PRIME CONTRACTS, BUT THAT MAKES SENSE. I DON'T KNOW. SO THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION INCLUDES EVERY PHASE. UM EVERYTHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT FROM PLANNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND SOME CONTINGENCY. THAT THE STATE AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATES IN THEIR BUDGET. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE MANAGED TO SPEND OF THE PROJECT OVER. YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS, UM, WHERE THE COUNTY AND OUR STATE GOVERNMENT THEY GIVE US FISCAL AUTHORITY OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT. AND THEN WE SPEND DOWN OVER THE YEARS. AND IN THIS CASE WHEN AND I'M GOING TO BRING IN HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD, WE WENT OUT TO BED FOR HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD PROJECT.

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WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD $6 MILLION AND THEY JUST BORROWED 6 MILLION FOR THAT. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN THEY WENT TO THE BOND MARKET, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BORROW X AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THEY DON'T NEED AS MUCH FOR HOMESTEAD WAKEFIELD SO THEY'RE JUST GOING TO TRANSFER THAT BONDING AUTHORITY TO THE HARTFORD TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS. KEEP THE PROJECT GOING. SEARCH HERE. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. UM, JUST CLARIFICATION . SO JUST SO THAT OUR UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, MONITORING OF THE BUDGET AND THE REPORTING CYCLE SO AS YOU IS THERE A REPORTING QUITE LIKE DO YOU REPORT A DIFFERENT PHASES? UM WHAT IT IS, THEY'RE REPORTING CYCLE TO LET US KNOW YOU'RE ON TARGET. LIKE UM DO WE UPDATE THE BUDGET LIKE IT, SIR? IS THERE SOME KIND OF SCHEDULE FOR REPORTING LIKE YOU GET TO A DIFFERENT PHASE. LIKE HERE WE ARE. UM SO IS IT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M KIND OF ASKING? SO ONCE WE LOCK IN ON OUR BEDS. AND WE GO TO THE STATE, AND THEY, UM CONFIRM WHAT THEY'RE LIKE. BUDGET ALLOCATION IS GOING TO BE FOR US AND THE COUNTY LOCKS IN AND SAYS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A DOLLAR. I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF SIMPLIFIED.

IF THE STAY CALM AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU YOU KNOW A DOLLAR AND THEN THEY SAY, YOU GOT THIS AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND. WE CAN SPEND UP TO THE AMOUNT AND WE CAN'T SPEND OVER IF THE COUNTY SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A DOLLAR, WE CAN ONLY SPEND UP TO THAT DOLLAR. WE CANNOT GO OVER. SO WE HAVE REPORTS THAT CAPITAL BUDGET REPORTS THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM OUR BUDGET OFFICE THAT SHOWS THE APPROPRIATION. IT SHOWS OUR OBLIGATIONS AND IT BALANCES OUT . YOU KNOW THE EXPENDITURES AND OUR BALANCE. SO YOU GET THOSE REPORTS. EVERY MONTH. AT A QUARTER TRIGGERED TRIGGERED ON A ON A QUARTERLY MONTHLY BASIS ARE ON AN EVENT WE'RE TRACKING MHM MONTHLY. BUT YOU'RE GETTING A QUARTERLY UPDATE TO SHOW WHAT OUR BALANCES AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE IN ORDER TO PAY THE BILLS AND DO THE ACCOUNTING. SO BUT WE'RE TRACKING OUR PROJECT MANAGER AND OUR PROJECT TEAM. ONCE WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATION, AND THEN THEY'RE PAYING OUT TO CONTRACTORS AND ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS. THEY'RE TRACKING THEIR BUDGET ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE BUDGET OFFICE IN OUR OFFICE. WE'RE DOING ACCOUNTING, AND THEN REPORTS ARE GENERATED ON A CYCLE. OKAY AND YOU COME TO US QUARTERLY NOT BASED ON PHASES

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VERY WELL, APPARENTLY, BUT LET ME TRY TO REPEAT WHAT I THINK YOU'RE ASKING. RIGHT SO YOU'RE ASKING IF THERE IS A REPORTING OUT ON FOR DESIGN CONTRACT HOW MUCH WE'VE PAID AND WHAT THE BALANCE IS FOR DESIGN SERVICES. YOU'RE ALSO ASKING, I BELIEVE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. IF THERE IS A REPORT THAT SHOWS WHAT WE PAY IT OUT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND WHAT THE BALANCE, YOU KNOW, PER THE CONTRACT AND THEN FOR THE BARRIERS, UM PRIME CONTRACTORS BECAUSE WE DO MULTI PRIME CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'LL HAVE A SITE CONTRACTOR MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LEVEL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, WHICH INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. IS THERE REPORT THAT SHOWS WHAT WE ARE PAYING. FOR EACH OF THOSE CONTRACTORS. IS THAT WHAT YOU ESSENCE? UM YES. IS IT IS IT HOW DO WE? HOW DOES THE BOARD AND WHAT SHOULD THE BOARD BE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS OR I MEAN WE CAN LOOK AT THE CORD ONLY, UM, BUT LIKE THAT EACH BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE CONTRACT. THAT'S THE PHASE THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO. BUT THEN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES. YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ANOTHER ELEMENT OF EXPENSE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUDGET AND MAKE SURE MONITOR THAT THE BUDGET STAYS WITH YOU. LET US GO BACK. AND PULL SOME INFORMATION TOGETHER. UM WITH WHAT MR MOORE AND HIS STAFF HAS WHAT OUR BUDGET OFFICE HAS. AND WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I'M JUST ACTUALLY I'M NOT. I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY DO OUT. I'M JUST ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION TO UNDERSTAND THE X WHAT I SHOULD HAVE AS AN AS A BOARD MEMBER, AND THE EXPECTATIONS WERE TRACKING IT. THEN IT ROSE UP TRACKING IT IN. IT ROLLS UP. THE ONE THING I WOULD CLARIFY IS SO IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE COORDINATE FINANCIALS SO YOU GET THE FULL REPORT OUT ON THAT. BUT OF COURSE, THEY'RE TRACKING MULTIPLE PROJECTS AT ONCE, SO WE'RE NOT COMING TO YOU MULTIPLE TIMES FOR EACH PROJECT, BUT THE FINANCIALS IF YOU GET DEEP INTO THE LINES, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S IN THOSE FINANCIALS WHERE YOU'D FIND OUT THAT A PROJECT IS CLOSED OUT. OR THAT THERE'S A BALANCE REMAINING FROM THE PROJECT BECAUSE THEN WE MAY APPLY THAT TO ANOTHER PROJECT IF WE GO OVER SOMEWHERE, SO IT'S IN THOSE FINANCIALS THAT YOU DO THAT TRACK BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PROJECTS GOING ON AT ONCE. I MEAN, THESE GUYS ARE WORKING ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS NOW. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF LARGE ONES. UM SO WE'RE NOT GOING. WE'RE NOT COMING BACK TO YOU ONE EACH STEP OF THE MAJOR PROJECT. THAT'S WHY YOU KIND OF APPROVED THE FUNDING UPFRONT. AND AGAIN THEY HAVE A LIMIT, AND THEN THEY CARRIED THROUGH, BUT AGAIN IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ONGOING DETAILS, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET INTO QUARTERLY AND THAT'S HOW WE DO THAT. I'M NOT LIKE I'M NOT TASKING. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS SHOULD BE. AND WHAT AND WHAT IS DONE LIKE IT'S SO IF THERE IS A CHANGE. I WOULD SUSPECT AND CLOSE UP TO THE BIG APPROPRIATION NUMBER AND WE BALANCE WITHIN THAT APPROPRIATION, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MANAGERS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS THERE,

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HOLD IT. OUTWARDLY, I THINK THAT'LL KEEP THAT DISCUSSION. WE CAN OPEN DISCUSSION. MORE QUESTIONS, OKAY. I HAVE NOT MAY HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM THREE. THIS IS MORE SO HARD AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM THREE. EVERY SECOND. SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES, YES. MOTION PASSES. AH! AGENDA. ITEM EIGHT. HARFORD I'M SORRY

[B.8. Contract Award: Harford Technical High School Limited Renovation]

THIS IS TERRY COKER. I MOVED TO APPROVAL ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THEIR SECOND ON FAVORITE PLEASE

[B.9. Contract Award: Athletic Trainer Services]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE IT. ATHLETIC TRAINERS , SERVICES LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. PRESIDENT SO. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR OR JUST TO GO OVER. ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THE 10 POSITIONS AT EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS CONTRACT THROUGH A T? I IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN ANSWER THAT? WE'LL PROBABLY DEBRA'S CLOSEST. BUT I LIKE I THINK I'M BUILDING ME. MAYBE KIND OF A MORE GENERAL ANSWER IS WELL, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM. UM. YOU KNOW, THIS WAS STILL BY FAR THE STRONGEST BID AND THE ONLY BID THAT COVERED ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. AND SO THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE MARKET CONDITIONS THEY'RE DEALING WITH. ALLOW THEM TO. SO OUR EXPECTATION IS, OF COURSE, THAT YOU KNOW WE HAVEN'T TRAINER AT EVERY SCHOOL. THAT'S THE CONTRACT, BUT I CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT WE'RE MORE CONFIDENT NOW. THEN BEFORE I MEAN PAYING THEM SHOULD HELP BEFORE IT WAS IT WAS A NO COST CONTRACT. UH UM, THAT WILL HELP. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN GUARANTEE ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED. I DON'T KNOW IF I IF THERE'S MORE DEBORAH CAN ADD TO THAT I DON'T THE EXPECTATION PART TIME. AS AS WELL. COMPLETELY FULL TIME. BUT YES, THAT'S A LOT OF HOURS IN THE EVENT THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO STAFF THEM. THE CONTRACT. WILL THEY THEN ROTATE. TRAINERS AND ANNOUNCED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S COVERAGE AT EVERY SCHOOL

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[01:10:06]

IF THIS IS NOT PRICED APPROPRIATELY, OR THIS DOESN'T PASS. I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH WITH THIS UP. I THINK MISS HAN HAS ITS HONESTLY WON. WHO HAD THAT ISSUE NORTH. HARFORD HAS NOT HAD A TRAINER THAT'S BEEN FULFILLING THEIR CONTRACT FOR THREE PLUS YEARS. AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS AT NORTH HARFORD AND THE STAFF BECAUSE IT ALSO CREATES A STAIN A STRAIN ON THE STAFF, NOT HAVING THE ATHLETIC TRAINER THEY'RE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, AND WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INJURIES WHERE THERE WASN'T SOMEONE AND, UM, SAY THAT A GYM TEACHER OR A, UM, COACH HAD TO STEP INTO THAT ROLE AND EVALUATE THE SITUATION. UM AND IT IT JUST CREATES AN ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE THERE'S A HEAD INJURY AND SOMEONE GETS HAS A CONCUSSION AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PLAY OR TO CONTINUE TO PLAY, SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR A SERVICE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY FOR HCPS, AND I MEAN NORTH HARFORD IS THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY. UM YOU KNOW, FACILITY SO JUST FOR CLARITY IS IN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL SERVICES OR NO LET ME HAND OUT. WHAT MISS, I SEE MISS BOWSER'S ON THE CALL. MISS BOWSER. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? HI. UM THIS IS DEBBIE BASEL . I'M THE SUPERVISOR OF ATHLETICS. UM SO THE TRAINERS SITUATION REALLY WENT DOWNHILL WITH COVID. SO COVID HIT THIS, UM THIS PROFESSION PRETTY HARD WITH ATHLETIC SHUTTING DOWN AND THEIR FOLKS NOT HAVING WORK. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS A LOT OF THE TRAINERS LEFT THIS PROFESSION AND WENT AND FOUND STEADY WORK AT CLINICS. SO LIKE REHAB CLINICS, UM AND THEN WHEN COVID AND EVERY WHILE WHEN COVID ENDED AND EVERYTHING STARTED UP AGAIN , THERE WAS A SHORTAGE WITHIN THAT PROFESSION. AND HIS DOCTOR BOLSA WAS SAYING THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT ALSO CHANGED. SO IT WAS LIKE A IT GOT HIT TWICE AND MADE THIS WORKFORCE. MADE A SHORTAGE IN THAT WORKFORCE. SO THAT'S WHY WE STRUGGLED LAST YEAR. NOT ONLY, UM THROUGH OUR VENDOR, BUT ALSO IN OUR OWN. PURSUIT OF FILLING THAT POSITION AT NORTH HARFORD. WE WERE UNABLE TO DO IT JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A SHORTAGE. SO UM, I DON'T THINK WE CAN GUARANTEE IT. I KNOW THAT THEY ADMITTED THEY BID ON ALL 10 OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO YOU KNOW THERE IS A THEIR INTENT IS OBVIOUSLY TO PROVIDE A TRAINER AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AS FAR AS SAFETY. UM AGAIN. THIS IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HCPS WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS TO AGAIN IMPROVED SAFETY ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD. HOWEVER UM, WHAT IMPACT WOULD IT HAVE? IS OUR TRAINERS ARE THERE THEY REPORT TO THE SCHOOL ABOUT 1 30 SO THEY CAN PROVIDE ANY PRE TREATMENT THEY NEED TO FOR ANY INJURIES THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEEK BEFORE, OR WHATEVER NEEDS TO HAPPEN THERE FOR THE KIDS TO GO OUT TO PRACTICE OR GO AND PLAYING GAMES. THEY ARE THERE UNTIL THE VERY LAST PRACTICE ENDS OR THE LAST GAME ENDS. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY THEY'RE PRE TREATMENT , SIDELINE MANAGEMENT OF ATHLETIC INJURIES AND THEN ALSO TO TALK WITH PARENTS SHOULD THEY NEED TO TALK WITH PARENTS? SO I GUESS AS FAR AS THE SAFETY IMPACT IS, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THAT IMMEDIATE CARE ON THE SIDELINE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TRAINERS. DID THAT. ANSWER THE QUESTION. DIDN'T MIND. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, 11. CLARIFICATION UM, ON THE CONTRACT. FLEXIBILITY. UM IT SEEMS LIKE IT IN CONTEXT. IT'S IT. INDICATING

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[B.11. Minutes of Previous Board Meeting: June 26, 2023]

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UM, I DID NOT VOTE. UM UM FOR AND THE IT DOESN'T APPEAR, SO THAT'S DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. UM SO. ALL RIGHT, JUST LIKE WE WANT THE RECORD TO BE RIGHT. SO I WANT THE RECORD TO BE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC. OKAY CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO MOVE ITEM 11 TO FUTURE BOARD BUSINESS? I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE. I DON'T KNOW 11 TO FUTURE BOARD BUSINESS. THIS IS MOSTLY I SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY YES. YES I'M SORRY. DID YOU THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC IN THE MOTION? YOU'RE SAYING TO FUTURE SO THESE MINUTES COULD BE HANGING AROUND . SO WHEN WE PROBABLY NEED TO LIKE TO OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WOULD MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. SO CAN IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, PLEASE? TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER 11. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING TO THE NEXT BUSINESS BOARD MEETING. SHE ACCEPTED THE AMENDMENTS. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OWN FAVOR. I THINK WE.

YEAH, LET'S JUST DO THAT AGAIN. ALL IN FAVOR WITH THE AMENDMENTS SAY YES. YES. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NO. PASSES. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY SO NEXT WE HAVE 10 MINUTE BREAK . IT IS 7 50. EVERY OKAY? YOU KW THAT'S GOING THAT'S GOING TO BE DISHEVELED WORK. WE'RE GONNA CALL THE BUSINESS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE LOUDER, PROBABLY SPEAKING THE MICROPHONE . TOO. A. ALRIGHT WE GOTTA CALL THE BUSINESS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. THE 805 AND WE'RE GONNA

[D. Superintendent's Report]

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW OFFICERS. UM WE DO HAVE A LOT SORT OF COMING DOWN THE PAST. UM BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. AND SO HERE WE ARE IN JULY. IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER IS GOING TO BE GONE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE IS START LOOKING FOR THAT BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION. UM ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE TAKE. THAT WE DO OVER THE SUMMER IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET UPDATED SORT OF FAILING CONTACT INFORMATION. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T LIKE SIGNING UP FOR ONE MORE LIST. YOU KNOW, TO GET MORE BECAUSE WE DO SEND. WE DO SEND A FAIR NUMBER OF MESSAGES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, AND WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REACH YOU, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT. SO AS PHONES CHANGE OR THINGS CHANGE, YOU KNOW, PLEASE KEEP THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION UPDATED WITH THE SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN CONTACT YOU FOR WHEN WE HAVE ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT ISN'T A REASONABLE EVER NEED TO CONTACT YOU. BUT SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN? WE WANT TO BE PREPARED. UH UM. THINKING ABOUT COMING TO THE END OF THE SUMMER GET SO WE HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE END OF SUMMERFEST AT RIPKEN STADIUM, AND THAT WILL BE ON AUGUST 17TH. SO I THINK YOU CAN FIND US ON OUR WEBSITE. OR YOU CAN ALSO GO STRAIGHT TO POLLUTION. GO STRAIGHT TO RIPKEN FOR THAT, TOO. AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE WE HAVE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT GO ON THIS OVER THE SUMMER. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, CAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE KIDS DOING SOME REALLY COOL THINGS, BUT I DID GET A VERY NICE LETTER FROM JOSEPH. WELL, SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF C S. WAS IT C S. I S R CENTER, WHICH IS IT'S IN THE DEPTH. COM COMMANDED A PG AND WHAT HE SHARED IS THE REAL WORLD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. IT'S RISES THE ACRONYM AND THEY HOST THIS EACH YEAR ON THE A P. G GROUNDS. IT'S

[01:25:04]

[E. Public Comments]

ALL OF IT. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. UM AND EQUALLY SO REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE BIG THING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS THAT YOU ALL HEARD THIS EVENING WAS LOVERS OF LEARNING. I HEAR A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON, UM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. UM, A LOT OF FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST. AN INTENSE FOCUS ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. AND I'M NOT NEGATING THOSE THINGS SO LONG AS WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE SPORT ALL OF THE SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO BRING THAT TO FRUITION FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENTS, EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.

EVERY SINGLE STUDENT. UM. I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING SUCH AN INTENSE FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. SERVES OUR STUDENTS BEST, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW, OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST THREE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL. UM AND THAT STRESS IS HITTING THESE HOUSEHOLDS, MANY OF WHICH ARE MULTIGENERATIONAL, MOST OF WHICH DON'T HAVE A STAY AT HOME PARENT ANYMORE. UM YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ALSO BE WILLING TO ROBUSTLY ADDRESS THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS. OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANKS SO MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, MR HENRY GIBBONS. UM PLEASE, STATE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I REPRESENT THE HARFORD

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AND AS YOU FORMULATE POLICY, I CHARGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THOSE DIVERSE VOICES TO THE TEACHERS TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PARENTS OF ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, AND NOT ONLY THOSE WHO MAKE LANG THE GONGS AND CLASH, THE CYMBALS, THE LOUDEST TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS. AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT NEITHER THE PRESIDENT NOR THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THIS BOARD NOW ARE ACTUALLY ELECTED TO THEIR POSITIONS. I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL WANT TO CREATE A LEGACY THAT LASTS BEYOND YOUR APPOINTMENTS. AS YOU CONSIDER THIS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY AS A WHOLE DID NOT SUPPORT THE MORE RADICAL CANDIDATES AND ELECTED FIVE RELATIVELY MODERATE CANDIDATES TO THIS BOARD. WE THEREFORE ASK YOU TO RESPECT THE WILL OF THE VOTERS AS REFLECTED IN YOUR ELECTED COLLEAGUES WHEN MAKING DECISIONS THAT COULD ALTER THE COURSE OF HARFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. TO CONCLUDE I'LL I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE PRESERVATION OF OUR LIBERTIES REQUIRES ETERNAL VIGILANCE AND WE TO HOLD BY THAT NEXT. AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL BE WATCHING YOUR DELIBERATIONS AND YOUR CHOICES. WE CONGRATULATE YOU, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST FOR THIS NEW TERM. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE PASTOR STEVEN HOFFMEISTER, FOLLOWED BY MR LANE LEWIS. THERE ARE PASTOR STEVEN HOFFMEISTER. OKAY MR. LANE. LEWIS CAN YOU STATE THE NAME OF

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URGED THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING THAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IT IS LITERALLY THE EMBODIMENT OF THE GOLDEN RULE. YOU ARE NOT SUBJECT MATTER, EXPERTS AND ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM. WHICH IS LARGER THAN OUR OWN COUNTY GOVERNMENT. BUT YOU DO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES. EXCUSE ME. YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES. TO THIS THIS FIELD AND ARE SUBJECT MATTER. EXPERTS IN IT. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO HELP YOU MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS. WE DO WANT TRANSPARENCY THAT IS VERY VALID.

BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BEGIN FROM A POSITION OF TRUST. I APPRECIATED YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT. SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO TURN TO MORE CRITICAL ITEMS LIKE TEACHER SHORTAGES LIKE THE FACT THAT CURRENTLY THERE ARE 38 OPEN CUSTODIAL POSITIONS. I MEAN, THIS IS CRITICAL. I MEAN, THESE ARE SUCH UNDERVALUED PIECES PARTS OF OUR SCHOOL CULTURE AND CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS. WE NEED TO BE FINDING WAYS TO PAY CUSTODIANS ARE PARA EDUCATORS, OTHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF A LIVING WAGE. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE 38 VACANCIES IN OUR CUSTODIAL SYSTEM. I URGE YOU TO FOCUS ON THINGS LIKE CELL PHONE POLICY USAGE, WHICH I THINK VERY MUCH IMPACTS, EDUCATION, LEARNING MENTAL HEALTH. LET'S TALK ABOUT, UM HOW MANY TEACHING VACANCIES THERE ARE. THAT'S A LITTLE HARDER, DETERMINED LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE. BUT YOU KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH SPECIALLY WITH THE DEVASTATING DECREASE IN OUR BUDGET. SO THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON. YES I ALSO WANT TO FOCUS ON ACHIEVEMENT GAP. LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE THINGS BETTER AND RESPECT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR STAFF. AND WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE DR DAVID BAUER. FILED BY DANIELLE BED FOR. GOOD EVENING. I'M DAVID BAR. FOUR YEARS AGO THIS MONTH. I TOOK MY SEAT UP THERE. ACTUALLY, AT THE END WHERE THIS IS, ALVAREZ IS NOW SITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND WHILE I HAD BEEN CONSISTENTLY ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AT THAT POINT IT'S STILL VERY FUZZY ON WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. LOOKING BACK. NOBODY KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO. COVID 19 DIDN'T EXIST YET. MOMS FOR LIBERTY AND WE THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND DIDN'T EXIST YET. THIS BARRIER BETWEEN THE AUDIENCE AND STAFF AREA DIDN'T EXIST YET. THINGS CHANGE.

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RATHER THAN ASSUMING AN ERROR AND HAVING TO GET CORRECTED. ALSO DON'T FORGET ABOUT PRIMARY SOURCES. ONE TIME I ASKED MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS A QUESTION ABOUT THE COUNTY COUNCIL. WITHIN MINUTES, I GOT THE SOLID ANSWER. BECAUSE MY QUESTION HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO PROMPTLY REPLIED. NO GUESSING REQUIRED. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER CATEGORIZED MONTHS FOR LIBERTY AS AN ANTI GOVERNMENT EXTREMIST GROUP. GO TO THEIR WEBSITE. THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION THERE. THANK YOU ALL. MR PETZEL, PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE MINUTES. I'M DANIEL BED CELL. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF CAT SPOKE ONE OF THE FOUR BARGAINING UNITS FOR HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT DR POYNTON, VICE PRESIDENT HAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND SUPERINTENDENT, DR BOLSON MY NAME IS DANIEL BED CELL AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CAT SPA. CATS WAS THE BARGAINING UNIT THAT REPRESENTS ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND SUPERVISORY PROFESSIONALS FOR HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE ASSOCIATION CONSISTS OF SUPERVISORS, ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS MANAGERS, NURSES, COORDINATORS, PLANNERS, SPECIALISTS, PLANT CHIEFS, PROGRAMMERS, ANALYSTS, TEAM LEADERS AND MANY OTHER VALUABLE POSITIONS IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. AS WE KNOW IT IS, AT TIMES A THANKLESS JOB, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL HOPEFULLY HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASON TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND MEDINA. A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO YOU BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE OF ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU ARE THE VOICE OF OUR STUDENTS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

IT'S CATS WAS HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH ALL OF YOU AND DR BOLSON TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES AND CONCERNS AND CONTINUE TO HONOR THE MISSION OF HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO EACH AND EVERY STUDENT CAN ATTAIN ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS IN A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT HONORS THE DIVERSITY OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. WHILE WE KNOW THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ON TOPICS . IT'S OUR HOPE THAT BOARD MEMBERS LISTEN TO COMMENTS BUT THEN RESEARCH AND SEEK ANSWERS AND VALIDITY TO THE CONCERNS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU CAT'S BEST SUPPORTS DR BOLTON AND THANKS HIM FOR HIS CONTINUED LEADERSHIP. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY THE 38,000 STUDENTS BUT ALSO THE 5300 STAFF MEMBERS.

DR BOLSON. YOUR LEADERSHIP DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. AND WHEN IT'S CATS, THE MEMBERS KNEW I WOULD SPEAK TONIGHT. I WAS SENT NUMEROUS COMMENTS AND INPUT. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY COMMENTS FROM FROM OUR EMPLOYEES. THE FIRST PERSON, DR WILSON HAS CHANGED THE CLIMATE AND CULTURE OF HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS. I COULD MAKE MORE MONEY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, BUT I STAY HERE BECAUSE OF HIS LEADERSHIP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, SAID DR BOLSON GENUINELY CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF HCPS. I'VE BEEN IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH HIM, AND THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT OF HIS MIND. ANOTHER PERSON SAID. I'M NOT SURE HOW DR WILSON SITS THERE AND JUST TAKE SOME OF THE NASTY CRITICISM DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT RIGHT THERE SHOWS HIS PROFESSIONALISM , NOT TO MENTION THE POSITIVE AND SAFE CULTURE HE'S CREATED FOR HIS STUDENTS AND STAFF. BECAUSE OF DOCTOR BOLSONARO

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UM OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY THESE STUDENTS ARE COMING HERE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES, WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO HAPPEN. AS LEADERS OF OUR SCHOOLS. IT'S OUR JOB TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALL FEEL INCLUDED IN OUR BUILDINGS. THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR AT A BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING, A PARENT AND A STUDENT'S BOOK, THE PARENTS STATED THAT HER CHILD WOULD BE LEAVING AFTER SPEAKING SO HER CHILD WOULDN'T HAVE TO HEAR WHAT WOULD BE SAID BY SOME OF THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THIS BOARDROOM IS FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. AGAIN. THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, BUT PERSONAL BELIEFS CAN'T PLAY AND IT SAYS INTO DECISIONS THAT HURT ANY OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT WOULD GO AGAINST THE MISSION OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THERE'S A QUOTE THAT RESONATED WITH ME RECENTLY. YOU CAN'T LIVE IN COLOR WHEN YOU JUST SEE BLACK AND WHITE IN A WORLD FULL OF HATE BEING LIKE THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR LATE DR BOLSON. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHERYL ADAM'S CAR, MY RACHEL DELAUGHTER. GOOD EVENING , NEW AND OLD, NOT OLD, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHERYL ADAMS. AND TONIGHT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT TIME TO STATE AGAIN THAT YOU ALL REPRESENT THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND AS SUCH, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW LOCAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. UM, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THEM OR NOT. PURPOSELY IGNORING ANY OF THESE LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR A PERSONAL POLITICAL AGENDA. WELL, MEANING OR NOT, UH, WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ALL HCPS KIDS. YOURS INCLUDED. THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT FOR EDUCATION IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT IS A STATE MANDATE. HARFORD COUNTY WILL LOSE FUNDING IF WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE FUNDING THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MIGHT BE THE GOAL FOR SOME OF YOU TO DISMANTLE PUBLIC EDUCATION ALTOGETHER. I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. UM PERHAPS YOU WANT TO REFASHION IT TO FIT YOUR SPECIFIC VIEWS AND ELIMINATE ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT. I HOPE NOT. UM, MAYBE. ENSURE THAT IT GETS PRIVATIZED FOR PROFIT. I HOPE NOT. UM AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL A NATION STATE AND A COUNTRY OF LAWS AND THERE IS STILL A SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO EXIST THAT ARE NOT CHRISTIAN.

THEY'RE NOT STRAIGHT. THEY'RE NOT WHITE. UM AND TAKING OVER SCHOOL BOARDS, UM. LIMITING WHAT CHILDREN LEARN REMOVING LITERATURE. AND OR DEHUMANIZING CHILDREN WILL NOT CHANGE THAT.

SO MY ASK FOR ALL OF YOU TONIGHT IS THAT YOU DO THE HARD WORK OF MAKING DECISIONS THAT WILL ENSURE HARFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND ALL OF ITS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF. OR GETTING THE VERY BEST. UM AND THE KIDS GET THE VERY BEST EDUCATION SO THEY ARE READY TO FULFILL THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL. IN ORDER TO MAKE A GOOD LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US. UM, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HELLO. AND MY NAME IS RACHEL DELAUGHTER. EVERYONE HERE TODAY CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO REMEMBER THAT AND WORK TOGETHER. I'M HERE TODAY TO EMPLOY YOU TO REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE IN A POSITION OF POWER OVER 38,000 STUDENTS AND OVER 5000 FACULTY AND STAFF. AND THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE IN THIS ROOM AFFECT PEOPLE'S REAL LIVES. SO PLEASE, WHATEVER YOUR POLITICAL AMBITIONS, YOUR RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY IS REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE AFFECTING REAL LIVES WITH THE POLICIES AND LOT AND CHANGES THAT YOU CREATE IN THIS ROOM. SOME OF THOSE CHOICES THAT YOU MAKE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES. THEY COULD. SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR JOB AND THE POWER THAT YOU HAVE SERIOUSLY DON'T FOLLOW RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGIES DO WHAT IS BEST OR POLITICAL PARTY LINES DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE FACULTY, THE STAFF AND THE CHILDREN. YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. SOME OF THESE ACTIONS CAN CREATE LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS IN OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL CHILDREN GO HOME TO LOVE. SOMETIMES THE ONLY PLACE THEY GET COMPASSION AND KINDNESS IS AT SCHOOL. SO TRY TO REMEMBER THAT THE JOB YOU'RE HERE TO DO IS TO CREATE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN LEARN THE BEST TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. AND PLEASE. DO NOT FOLLOW

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YOU ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM. WHAT INQUIRE INQUIRY I MADE WAS ABOUT CRT BEING TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS. I SPOKE WITH PAULA STANTON, WHO ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT BUT I BEG TO DIFFER. YOU CAN CALL IT D I, BUT IT'S STILL CRT. I CAME ACROSS THIS BOOK IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YES THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S CALLED MY IDEA. A BOOK ABOUT WHITENESS . WHITENESS IS A BAD DEAL. IT TELLS CHILDREN THAT POLICE WANT TO BURY THE TRUTH. PROTESTS ARE PART OF A SHAMEFUL BET PATTERN THAT HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF PARTICULARLY MEN OF COLOR. NOT TRUE. FBI STATS FOR 2022, THE LATEST SHOW THAT 389 WHITE MEN AND 225 MEN OF COLOR WERE KILLED BY POLICE. THIS BOOK. ALSO STATES THAT QUOTE WHITENESS GETS YOU STOLEN LAND, STOLEN RICHES AND SPECIAL FAVORS. IF YOU ARE WHITE, YOU GET TO MISS ENDLESSLY WITH THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS LOVED ONES AND ALL HUMANS OF COLOR, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFIT AND QUOTE. WE ARE NOT A PERFECT NATION, BUT WE STRIVE TO BE AND THIS COUNTRY IS THE BEST ON PLANET EARTH. WITH READING AND MASS SCORES SO ABYSMALLY LOW WHY DO WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE AND THESE SUBJECTS.

AND TELLING CHILDREN HOW BAD THIS COUNTRY IS. ON ANOTHER TOPIC AT A FORMER BOT MEETING. I READ SOME FROM SOME GRAPHIC PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY WAS TOLD WE COULD NOT DO IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE. BUT THIS BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION THOUGHT IT WAS ALL RIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN TO READ THESE BOOKS. WHAT IS THE ENDGAME HERE? AS A FORM OF READING SPECIALISTS ENTITLED ONE DIRECTOR. I AM NOT FOR BANNING BOOKS, BUT THAT WE ONLY HAVE AGED APPROPRIATE BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND ON THE SUBJECT OF APPROPRIATE BOOKS. THIS ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD REJECTED A GIFT OF SENATOR TIM SCOTT'S BOOK. HE IS A BLACK MAN.

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SECOND OR CHILDREN OR WORTH MORE THAN STATE FUNDS. KEEP YOUR CORRUPT MONEY, GOVERNOR. CORRIE 10 BOOM'S SURVIVED CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN WORLD WAR TWO IT WAS POPULAR POPULAR IN THE US IN THE SEVENTIES. I WANT TO READ PART OF MS BOOMS BIOGRAPHY. I HEARD SOMEONE AT CHURCH MENTIONED SEXING. I KNEW THAT SEX WAS YOU WERE EITHER A BOY OR A GIRL. I ALSO KNEW WHAT SIN WAS. BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE MEANING WHEN THE TWO WORDS WERE COMBINED. I ASKED MY MOTHER AND SHE TURNED RED FACE AND CHANGE THE SUBJECT. I THOUGHT ABOUT ASKING MY AUNT BUT SHE WAS VERY PREACHING AND I WASN'T SURE WHERE THAT COULD LEAD. SO ONE DAY ON A TRAIN RIDE WITH MY FATHER JUST BEFORE WE CAME TO OUR STOP. I MUSTERED UP THE COURAGE TO ASK SURPRISINGLY, DAD DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, WHICH WAS UNUSUAL SINCE HE WAS ALWAYS OPEN AND DIRECT WITH ME. HE HANDED ME HIS TOOL BAG AND SAID TO CARRY IT FOR HIM. BUT IT WAS SO HEAVY. I COULDN'T LIFT THE BAG NEVERTHELESS CARRY IT. DAD SAID IT WOULD BE A SAD FATHER TO ASK HIS DAUGHTER TO CARRY LOAD THAT SHE WASN'T OLD ENOUGH. TO HANDLE. SOUNDS LIKE IN QUOTE. SOUNDS LIKE A WISE FATHER. UM OH, I'M SORRY. IT'S THE SAME THING WITH NOTE WITH KNOWLEDGE. THAT I MUST CARRY THAT LOAD FOR YOU. ONCE INNOCENT IS LOST, IT'S GONE FOREVER. HOLLYWOOD AND MSD PUSHING SEXUALIZED MATERIAL AND CHILDREN WAY TOO YOUNG TO CARRY THE LOAD. RECENTLY BLUES CLUES PRIDE PARADE, LET A SINGALONG WITH DRAG QUEEN NEEDLE WEST. USING CARTOON ANIMALS THAT TEACH PRESCHOOLERS. YES PRESCHOOLERS AT L G B T Q. LIFESTYLES ARE FUN. THE SONG ADDRESSES, TRANSGENDER PANTS, SEXUAL NON, BARRY, A SEXUAL AND BISEXUAL FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT EVEN DEPICTS A BEAVER WITH MASTECTOMY SCARS.

AND THE TIME WHEN ACADEMIC SCORES ARE DISMAL FOR HCPS STUDENTS. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WANTS TO PUSH SEXUALIZED MATERIAL. HOW DOES THIS GET OUR ACADEMICS BACK ON TRACK? STOP TEACHING ANYTHING DISTRACTS OUR KIDS FROM LEARNING ACADEMICS GET BACK TO THE CORE MISSION. THANK YOU. WELCOME AND THANK YOU TO ALL NEW MEMBERS AND THE OUTGOING MEMBERS ALSO IN THE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND THE NEW ONES COMING INTO UM , I WANT TO SAY THAT AGAIN. GOD NEEDS TO BE BACK IN OUR SCHOOLS. OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THIS PORNOGRAPHY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO GET THEM OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. THERE ARE HARMFUL TO OUR KIDS. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES. YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR CHILD LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES. IN FRONT OF YOU. ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE. WHY WOULD YOU WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO DO THIS? OUR CHILDREN. MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN. MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE BEING HOMESCHOOLED BECAUSE WE KNOW OF THE HARM. THAT'S THIS CAUSES, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEEDED TO GET THEM OUT OF THE SCHOOLS. NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO THAT. BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR ALL EVERYBODY ELSE'S KIDS. PLEASE TAKE THIS STUFF OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. WHAT IS THE REASON

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SO PLEASE BE DISCRIMINATORY IN WHAT YOU'RE CHOOSING TO PUT IN FRONT OF OUR SCHOOLS IN FRONT OF OUR CHILDREN DECIDE TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE HAVE BETTER SCORES. READING SCORES. MATH SCORES.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE HAD HIGHER SCORES BEFORE. AND WHY DON'T WE JUST GO BACK TO THOSE BOOKS? SEE WHAT KIND OF BOOKS WE USE WHEN THAT SCORES WERE HIGHER? MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF. SAVE THE CHILDREN AND I WILL CONTINUE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER SUSIE SCOTT, PLEASE TAKE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SUSIE SCOTT. AND I'M THE CHAPTER CHAIR OF MOMS FOR LIBERTY, HARTFORD COUNTY. I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS AND APPOINTEES. MISS COKER DOCTOR POYNTON, MISS STRAUSS AND MEDINA. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT ROLE. YOU ALL BRING WITH YOU SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE AND DIVERSE ARRAY OF EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TALENTS. HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GETTING THE BEST OF THE BEST, AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THIS IS A MONUMENTAL DAY FOR DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. THANKS IS DUE TO OUR HARTFORD COUNTY DELEGATION AND MY DELEGATE MIKE GRIFFITH IN UH , AND THE STATE ASSEMBLY FORGETTING HOUSE BILL 603 PAST THEIR EFFORTS TO DO THIS GAVE OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MEMBERS RATHER THAN THE GOVERNOR. AND THIS IS A MAJOR WIN FOR THE CITIZENS OF HARFORD COUNTY. NOW FOR THE TASK BEFORE YOU YOU'RE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS ARE GOING TO BE PUT TO THE TEST PROBLEMS BEFORE YOU ARE IMMENSE.

OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS FAILING. I'M SURE YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE LATEST M CAP ASSESSMENT DATA. NO MATTER HOW ONE TRIES TO MASSAGE IT IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE TO TEACH BASIC READING, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES WITHIN OVERALL ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AT UNDER 50% WERE FAILING OVER HALF OF OUR STUDENTS. THE MATH SCORES ARE SIMPLY SHOCKING. ONLY A QUARTER OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PROFICIENT IN MATH. HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS FAILING ABYSMALLY IN ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY. ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY NEEDS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS BOARD'S MISSION. AND SO I HAVE VERY ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT. I'M JUST OVER THE MOON ABOUT WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT. BECAUSE THROWING MONEY AT THIS SITUATION HAS NOT SHOWN US ANY IMPROVEMENT. IN FACT, THE TREND IS GOING DOWN SINCE EVEN BEFORE COVID LOCKDOWNS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT GREAT THINGS AS AN AGREEMENT HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN REACHED BETWEEN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE AND HARPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE ON STREAMLINED STREAMLINING THE BUDGET. AFTER THE VERY UGLY BUDGET BATTLES THAT WE JUST WITNESSED, I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE PROMISES MADE WILL BE KEPT. WELL, THE SUPERINTENDENT KEEP USING THE TEACHERS AS PAWNS IN HIS POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING TO EXTRACT AS MUCH MONEY AS HE CAN FROM THE TAXPAYERS OF HARFORD COUNTY. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. BUT YOU HAVE GOT YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE MONEY AND RESOURCES THAT ARE TEACHERS DESPERATELY NEED INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. WHILE THE JOB BEFORE YOU IS A BIG ONE, WE WILL ONLY SUCCEED BY PUTTING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS BEFORE THE NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM. WELL ALL THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD MAY NOT AGREE ON MANY THINGS. THERE IS SOME COMMON GROUND WE CAN WORK FROM. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A TOP NOTCH, HEALTHY AND HAPPY EDUCATION. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE USED BY POLITICAL PARTIES OR TO UPHOLD OR ADVANCED POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES. POLITICAL NEUTRALITY SHOULD BE THE AIM OF EVERY MEMBER OF THIS BOARD. PARENTS' RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED. PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY AUTHORITY OVER THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. THEY HAVE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, THE MEDICAL CARE AND THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. CITIZEN CONTROL OVER EDUCATION

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HELLO. I'M TANYA TE'O. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR NEW STUDENT AND OUR NEW PRESIDENT OF VICE PRESIDENT. UM I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW DYNAMIC AND CHANGE WITH THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION. UM THE WORD OF EDUCATION IS SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND NOT TRUST THE EXPERTS. BEFORE CASTING YOUR VOTE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THAT. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CHAOS GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE WHAT IS BROKEN IN OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.

UM, WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. UM I AM VERY EXCITED FOR THIS NEW LEADERSHIP IN ALL HONESTY, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE FINALLY ACTUAL REASONABLE ADULTS AT THE HOME OF THE BOARD. VERSUS LEFT LEANING SOCIAL ACTIVISTS. UM THERE ARE SOME WHO WISH TO MINIMIZE THE UGLY TRUTHS OF OUR CURRENT SOCIETY. SEXUALIZATION OF OUR CHILDREN IS OCCURRING, WHICH, YES, HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH GROOMING, WHETHER YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR NOT. I'VE SPENT 30 PLUS YEARS OF MY CAREER TREATING, ADVOCATING FOR AND PROTECTING CHILDREN. UM. ONE SPEAKER REQUESTED BOARD MEMBERS DO THEIR RESEARCH. I PERSONALLY WITNESSED BOARD MEMBERS AND THOSE WITH THE MEDICAL BACKGROUND IGNORE THE ACTUAL SCIENCE REGARDING COVID AND MASKS. AND IF ANYONE OF YOU ARE STILL IN DENIAL ABOUT THAT SCIENCE WELL, GOD HELP YOU. AS FOR THE BLUEPRINT FROM MARYLAND SCHOOLS I HOPE THIS NEW BOARD WILL MAKE DECISIONS AND FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. NOT JUST WHAT BUREAUCRATS TELL US. WE NEED TO DO. ONLY 3% OF COLONISTS SPOT FOR OUR COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ALL OF OUR BEST INTERESTS. UM SEVERAL SPEAKERS SPOKE TO AVOIDING RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS MEANS THAT ONE ABANDONED MORALS. AT LEAST I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. AH! THIS IS NOT A WAR OF DEMOCRATS VERSUS REPUBLICANS, AND I KNOW I ZWOLLE WHEN SOMEONE READS FROM SCRIPTURE WHEN THEY'RE UP HERE. UM DURING THE MEETING, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE. WE ARE IN A SPIRITUAL WAR, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. I OFTEN PRAY. GIVING THEM FATHER. THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. BUT I THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING. UM AND IN CLOSING ON A LIGHTER NOTE. TUCKER CARLSON'S LIFE MATTERS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STELLA PETERS, FOLLOWED BY KAREN WALLER. YES. HARD TO FOLLOW THAT ONE. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND WELCOME MS MEDINA, MISS STRAUSS, MISS COKER. CONGRATULATIONS MR POYNTON AND

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VIOLENCE HAS SPIKED IN OUR SCHOOLS DO TOO DIVISIVE AGENDAS. THE BOTTOM LINE. OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT LEARNING AND THEY'RE FAILING, AND ACADEMICS AND THEIR FUTURES ARE AT STAKE. OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE AND FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY COUNTY ARE IN NEED OF LEADERS WHO WILL STAND AND DO WHAT IS MORALLY RIGHT FOR THEM. WE NEED LEADERS THAT ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE GENERATIONS TO COME. AND LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS AND SELF SERVING AGENDAS. WE NEED LEADERS. I WILL DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT POPULAR. WE NEED A SCHOOL BOARD THAT WILL GOVERN SCHOOL POLICIES WISELY PRUDENTLY AND ALWAYS PUT THE KIDS FIRST.

JAMES MADISON SAID. IF WE IF MEN WERE ANGELS, NO GOVERNMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY IF ANGELS WERE TO GOVERN MENT, NEITHER EXTERNAL NOR INTERNAL CONTROLS ON GOVERNMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CANADA. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN WALLER , FOLLOWED BY PETTY STRUGGLE.

MY NAME IS KAREN WALLER. I LIVE IN BEL AIR. I'M CAME TO SPEAK TONIGHT, UM, TO ADDRESS THE NEW BOARD. UM CERTAINLY WHILE NOT LACKING IN LIFE EXPERIENCE, BUT YOU ALL HAVE NOT ALL HAD THE LENGTHY BOARD EXPERIENCE. THAT SOME OTHERS HAVE HAD. AND FOR THIS REASON I WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND SUPPORT OF DR BOLSON. UM, I THINK THAT HE PROVIDED STUDY LEADERSHIP DURING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I THINK HE CAN BE COUNTED ON TO WORK WITH THE NEW BOARD TO GET THINGS GOING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. WE ALL AGREE THAT THE PANDEMIC GAVE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SOME HUGE CHALLENGES. UH CERTAINLY ACHIEVEMENTS SUFFERED WHILE FAMILIES DID THE BEST THEY COULD WITH AT HOME LEARNING. AND NOW EVERYONE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE UP. FOR LIFE'S INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. I THINK DR BOLSON MANAGED TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE ADHERING TO THE GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY. OUR SCHOOLS NEED HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP. UM AND AFTER LISTENING TO THE LAST FEW SPEAKERS, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ADD THAT BEING INCLUSIVE. DOES NOT PRECLUDE HIGH ACHIEVEMENT. ON THE CONTRARY. SHOWING LGBT Q PLUS CHILDREN THAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE WELCOME IN SCHOOLS AND IN HARFORD COUNTY WILL BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT. I SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT. OF HOW MANY OF THE VULNERABLE CHILDREN THAT CURRENTLY ATTEND SCHOOLS. AH I SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT OF

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WE NEED TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM GARBAGE. I ADDED THAT PART SO AS NOT TO DISTURB THIS IMPORTANT NATURAL PHASE OF GROWTH, PARENTS WILL RECOGNIZE THAT PRUDENT FORMATION AND CHASTE LOVE.

DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD BE INDIRECT AND PREPARATION FOR PUBERTY WHEN DIRECT INFORMATION WILL BECOME NECESSARY. SO OUR CHURCH TELLS US TO RESPECT THIS LATENCY PERIOD AND THAT'S WHAT I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO DO TO ENCOURAGE THE TEACHERS TO RESPECT THIS PERIOD FOR ALL CHILDREN. UM IT WOULD IDEALLY LAST UNTIL THE CHILD GETS ADOLESCENCE. HOWEVER I RECOGNIZE WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY THAT DOES NOT RESPECT THE CHILD'S INNOCENCE. IN FACT, THE WORLD AROUND US SEEKS TO DESTROY THE INNOCENCE BY DESIGN. I THINK, BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, GODLY VALUES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED PEOPLE TALK OF SEPARATION AND CHURCHES STATE, BUT THAT'S A DOCTRINE THAT ACTUALLY UH, WAS INCORPORATED BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WAS INFRINGING UPON THE RELIGION, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SO WE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT, UM AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO SAY. IN ADDITION TO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT SODOMY IS NOT LOVE. AND THAT LUST IS CONTRARY TO THE WILL OF GOD. WE HAD TO SAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT IN YOUR DECISIONS. THANK YOU, MR MARLOWE. PLEASE CONFIRM. THERE'S NO MORE REGISTERED SPEAKERS IN PERSON. THERE IS NOT, UM MY IDEA FOR TO MR ANDERSON FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. MR ANDERSON. DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS LEFT IN THE LOBBY? THANK YOU, DR QUENTIN. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THEN IN CLOSING THE NEXT BOARD BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE ON MONDAY. AUGUST 14TH

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