May 19, 2025 Board Meeting

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DEVICES TO AVOID INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL CALLED UPON. I CALL TO ORDER THIS BOARD BUSINESS MEETING AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARFORD COUNTY ON MAY 19TH, 2025 AT 6:03 P.M. THIS BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A HYBRID FASHION. MISS ROLLO, PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. MISS ALVAREZ. MISS ALVAREZ. YES. PRESENT. THANK YOU, MISS BRUCE. I BELIEVE MISS BRUCE IS ABSENT THIS EVENING. MRS. COKER. HERE, DOCTOR MUELLER PRESENT, MISS PAZUKI. YES, MISS PERRY HERE, MR. SEWELL HERE. MISS STRAUSS HERE, VICE PRESIDENT HAHN, PRESENT.

PRESIDENT BOYNTON, I BELIEVE HE'S TRYING TO LOG ON. YEAH, HE'S THERE, BUT HE'S MUTED. I BELIEVE YOU ARE MUTED, DOCTOR BOYNTON. OKAY, I'LL COME BACK TO HIM. SUPERINTENDENT PAULSON HERE. THIS COMPLETES THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. SASHA. MISS, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND PROCESS. THANK YOU. THE FOLLOWING PROCESS WILL BE USED THIS EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL MUTE THEIR DEVICE UNTIL DEVICE UNTIL A CALLED UPON BOARD MEMBERS.

PLEASE HOLD ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF EACH PRESENTATION. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION MRS. HAHN WILL CALL ON EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD RESTATE THEIR NICKNAME BEFORE SPEAKING THEIR NAME BEFORE SPEAKING, DOCTOR BOLSON WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR CALL ON THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS TO DO SO. WHEN A ROLL CALL IS TAKEN FOR A MOTION, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE REPLY WITH A YES OR NO.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU DO. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, MISS TERRY. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YES. YES. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. SASHA, PLEASE LEAD EVERYONE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

[A. Presentation of HCPS Apprenticeship Heatmap with North Harford High School Geographic Information System (GIS) Students, Mr. Joseph Connolly, Supervisor of CTE and Magnet Programs, Mr. Matt Johnstone, Coordinator of Apprenticeships and Workforce Development, Mr. Greg Murrell, Teacher Specialist NRAS Magnet Program at North Harford High School, Mr. Ryan Layman, Student at North Harford High School, and Mr. Jon Von Buriski, Student at North Harford High School]

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT BOYNTON. VICE PRESIDENT HAHN, SUPERINTENDENT BOLTON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M JOE CONNOLLY, SUPERVISOR OF CTE AND MAGNET PROGRAMS. AND I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT INFORMATION ON OUR APPRENTICESHIP HEAT MAP. WITH ME TONIGHT IS MR. MATT JOHNSTONE, COORDINATOR OF APPRENTICESHIPS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. MR. GREGORY MORRELL, TEACHER SPECIALIST FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES MAGNET PROGRAM AT NORTH HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL AND NORTH HARTFORD GIS STUDENTS. MR. RYAN LAYMAN AND MR. JONATHAN VAN BUSKIRK. AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE NORTH HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. BRIAN PALICKI IN OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR FIRST IN THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP MARYLAND PROGRAM, CURRENTLY SITTING AT 312 STUDENTS. WE WANTED TO REALLY CAPTURE THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WITHIN OUR PROGRAM. DOCTOR BOLTON HAD A VISION OF VISUALLY DISPLAYING THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM, SHOWING STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT HAVE JOINED. HE MENTIONED A HEAT MAP WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT WAY OF SHOWCASING SHOWCASING OUR

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AND I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY THEIR PRESENTATION TONIGHT WHEN WE GET DOWN IN A COUPLE SLIDES. IN JANUARY, WE HAD ONE OF OUR APPRENTICESHIP BUSINESS PARTNERS VISIT THE GIS CLASS SO THEY COULD DEMONSTRATE THEIR WORK AND HAVE CAREER RELATED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT. CYBERSECURITY AND GIS.

THIS BUSINESS PARTNER WAS SO IMPRESSED, HE SAID, WE MUST SHOW MORE PEOPLE THE WORK. SO IN FEBRUARY, WE INVITED MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR APPRENTICESHIP AND INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AND OUR LOCAL APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL TO OFFER THE STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR HEAT MAP TO THEM. SAME RESULTS. MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THIS. WE'RE CATCHING THE THEME HERE, SO THEY'RE DOING GREAT. THEN IN MARCH, AFTER THAT FEBRUARY MEETING, THIS CLASS WAS ASKED TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK TO ALL 24 LEAS AT THE MONTHLY MSDE APPRENTICESHIP MEETING. ONCE AGAIN, THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS SHINED AND WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY, I WILL NOW TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MR. MORRELL TO SPEAK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT GIS AT NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THE SHOW IS THESE GENTLEMEN, TWO TO MY LEFT. THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ALONG WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.

THERE ARE EIGHT OTHER STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT. MOSTLY SENIORS, BUT SOME THE THREE JUNIORS THAT WILL TAKE OVER. SO THERE IS CONTINUITY TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT. THE NEAT PART ABOUT THIS, AS IT'S PROGRESSED FROM MSD, MSD SHOWCASE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHOWCASE, WE NOW CURRENTLY WORK WITH CECIL COUNTY, CAROLINE COUNTY, CHARLES COUNTY, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AND FREDERICK COUNTY. AND THESE STUDENTS HAVE THEY ARE THE LEADS. SO WHEN THE COUNTIES HAVE CONTACTED US THROUGH MSD, THESE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC COUNTY.

THE SAME THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT. THEY DEVELOPED FOR EVERY COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY.

SO IT'S IN THE IT'S IN THE WAITING. AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO DO THE SAME THINGS THAT MAY BE SEEN HERE WITH SOME TWISTS THAT YOU MIGHT LEARN ABOUT BASED ON YOUR QUESTIONS TONIGHT. BUT REALLY HOW THIS EVOLVED, CERTAINLY FROM DOCTOR OLSEN'S IDEA, IT'S SOMETHING WE LOOKED AT LAST YEAR, BUT THESE GUYS PERFECTED THIS YEAR. BUT THEN THE OTHER ASPECT OF THAT, WHEN THEY CAME INTO CLASS THIS YEAR, THEY SAID THEY WANTED REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES. SO IN ADDITION TO THINGS LIKE THIS, WE'VE WORKED WITH SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES WHERE WE'VE PROVIDED GIS SERVICES, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING SOME THINGS WITH BALTIMORE CITY AND THEN THE COUNTIES THAT I'VE MENTIONED. SO IT'S I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RYAN AND TO JOHN, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE MADE TODAY. BEFORE WE GET INTO EXACTLY HOW THIS WORKS, I'M JUST GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE ENDED UP MAKING WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. SO, AS MR. MURROW MENTIONED, WE BUILT OFF OF LAST YEAR'S PROJECTS OF CREATING MORE OF A BASIC HEAT MAP, HAVING THE BUSINESSES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS A HEAT MAP TO SHOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN HARFORD COUNTY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED ABOUT IT IS THAT IT WAS HARD TO USE FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T SUPER FAMILIAR WITH GIS. ARCGIS ONLINE CAN SOMETIMES BE A MORE DIFFICULT OR INTRICATE APPLICATION TO USE, AND SO FOR US, WE SAW AN AREA THAT WE COULD IMPROVE UPON AND MAKE SOMETHING EVEN BETTER. SO WHERE WE BEGAN IS TAKING THIS BASIC MAP, BUILDING OFF OF WHAT LAST YEAR'S CLASS HAD DONE, AND TURNING IT INTO WHAT IS CALLED AN ARCGIS DASHBOARD, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A MORE STREAMLINED, EASY TO USE VERSION OF WHAT IS ON ARCGIS ONLINE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

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SO WE HAVE THIS INITIAL HOME PAGE WHICH GIVES YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT OUR DASHBOARD HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION YOU CAN FIND. AS IT SAYS, IT IS UPDATED LIVE. SO MR. JOHNSTONE AND MR. CONNOLLY, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CTE OFFICE, HAVE A DASHBOARD OF THEIR OWN WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO ENTER THE DATA, JUST LIKE A MICROSOFT FORMS DOCUMENT, AND IT IS POPULATED LIVE TO THE DASHBOARD. SO ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS THE SECOND A NEW STUDENT JOINS THE PROGRAM, THEY PUT THE INFORMATION IN, THEY HIT SUBMIT AND IT POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND THAT'S HOW WE GET TO HERE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFOGRAPHICS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED. SO AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE AT OVER 312 OR WE'RE AT 312 STUDENTS AND CLOSE TO 200 BUSINESSES, 188. SO WE'RE ABLE TO AND THAT ALSO UPDATES REAL TIME AS NEW BUSINESSES ARE ADDED. WE ALSO HAVE BROKEN DOWN EACH OPPORTUNITY INTO ITS DISTINCT CAREER CLUSTER OUTLINED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND THEN WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUTLINED ON HERE, ALONG WITH THE HEAT MAP ELEMENT, TO SHOW WHERE THE MOST CONCENTRATED AREAS OF INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS ARE LOCATED. SO I'LL ZOOM IN HERE TO BEL AIR, AND ANY ONE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN CLICK ON, AND IT PROVIDES YOU WITH A POP UP. THE POP UP CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE BUSINESS, INCLUDING THEIR LOGO, THE NAME OF THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS, THE POSITION BEING OFFERED ALONG WITH THE ADDRESS, THE CAREER CLUSTER AND WE ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN VIEW IT IN GOOGLE STREET VIEW. SOME OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE MULTIPLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM, SUCH AS HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND YOU CAN USE THE SCROLL BAR AT THE BOTTOM TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS. SO THIS HAS BECOME A REALLY USEFUL TOOL NOT ONLY FOR US TO SHOW WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE WORKING AND HOW THE INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS AFFECTING PEOPLE, BUT ALSO AS OUTREACH. I PERSONALLY HAVE PRESENTED THIS AT DIFFERENT CAREER. WE'VE HAD CAREER AND TECHNICAL EVENTS HERE IN THE COUNTY THAT I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND SHOW THIS DASHBOARD OFF TO STUDENTS THAT HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE, AND THEY THINK IT IS SUPER USEFUL FOR HELPING THEM FIND INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH IT HAS AN ASPECT TO BUSINESSES. SO EACH OF THESE POP UPS HAS THE ABILITY TO BE CUSTOMIZED. SO IF A BUSINESS WAS INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING OR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS INTO THE POP UP, IT'S SUPER CUSTOMIZABLE, SUPER EASY TO DO.

SO WE ARE REALLY, REALLY ABLE TO ADAPT THIS. HOWEVER, OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS WANT TO USE IT, HOWEVER THE COUNTY WANTS TO USE IT. HOWEVER, ANYONE ELSE WHO WE'RE EMPLOYING THIS TECHNOLOGY TO WANTS TO USE IT. JUST REALLY QUICKLY, TO ADD ON TO WHAT RYAN MENTIONED, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW ADAPTABLE THIS IS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY ENJOY ABOUT USING ARCGIS ONLINE, IS THAT ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE CAN BE CHANGED. ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE CAN BE ADDED.

EVEN THINGS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE CUSTOMIZED, LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO THEIR MAIN SCHOOL COLORS, EVEN DIFFERENT THINGS WITH INFORMATION OF THE BUSINESSES.

AS RYAN MENTIONED, CONTACT INFORMATION, ANY UPCOMING ADVERTISEMENTS OR SALES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS REALLY IS A REALLY POWERFUL TOOL FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES IN MARYLAND TO USE, AND WE HOPE IT'S SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND IN THE FUTURE. OH, SURE. SO AND THEN ADDITIONALLY ON HERE. SO THE DEFAULT LAYERS, THERE'S DIFFERENT LAYERS TO THIS HEAT MAP. THE INITIAL LAYER THAT COMES UP IS JUST OUR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES. SO THESE ARE ANY BUSINESSES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING WHETHER THEY HAVE A STUDENT WORKING FOR THEM OR NOT. AND THE JOB THAT'S BEING OFFERED, ANOTHER LAYER THAT WE HAVE ADDED, AGAIN, WITH THE SAME SYMBOLIC OR WITH SIMILAR SYMBOLOGY. THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF SHOWING WHAT CAREER CLUSTER, IT'S WHAT SCHOOL THE STUDENT IS GOING TO. SO THIS IS FOR EACH STUDENT. IT DOESN'T DISPLAY ANY OF THE STUDENT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION, JUST WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHERE THEY'RE WORKING AND

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YOU KNOW, IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO US. I THINK WE WERE ALL SUPER IMPRESSED. AND I LIKE WHERE IT'S GONE. I JUST WANT TO ASK SO IT LOOKS LIKE WHERE IT'S AT NOW. YOU'RE YOU'RE BASICALLY SHOWING WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WITH APPRENTICESHIPS. YOU KNOW WHAT THE POSITIONS WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY FILLED. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ADDING MAYBE A LAYER OF OPEN POSITIONS? YEAH. ADDING A NEW LAYER FOR OPEN POSITIONS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY THOUGHT ABOUT, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED BY OTHER COUNTIES, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME. IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S FAIRLY SIMPLE FOR US. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO HAVING A SECONDARY FOCUS OF THIS BEING ADVERTISEMENT AND BEING A TOOL, NOT JUST TO SHOW WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT ALSO TO HELP PEOPLE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS GET NEW INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED. THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT. YEAH, I THINK THIS COULD BE LIKE A REALLY POWERFUL PLACE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS, WHERE IT LIVES. OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, THOSE THE POSITIONS. BUT THIS COULD BE A POWERFUL PLACE FOR THAT TO BE LOCATED. BUT BEYOND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE POP UPS. COULD WE CHARGE THE BUSINESSES FOR HAVING THEIR POP UP NOW HIRING, YOU KNOW, FREE ADVERTISING? NOT FREE. WE DON'T WANT IT FREE. IT IS FREE. SO I THINK YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING IDEA THERE, BECAUSE THAT THAT HAS COME UP AND BEEN ASKED BY SOME OF THE COUNTIES AND SOMETHING THAT WE ADDRESSED, AND THAT WOULD CERTAINLY IS A DECISION FOR THE BOARD OR, OR FOR CENTRAL OFFICE. BUT IF YOU IF A COMPANY WANTED TO EXPAND AND OFFER ADVERTISEMENT OR A SPECIAL ON, YOU KNOW, THIS LINK, YOU KNOW, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR THERE TO BE A SMALL FEE TO HELP MAINTAIN OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, BASICALLY, CAN WE DRIVE END UP DRIVING LIKE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE WEB TRAFFIC IN HARFORD COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEBSITE? YOU KNOW, MILLIONS OF CLICKS A DAY, YOU KNOW? SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. BUT AS I LOOK AT THE TWO GENTLEMEN HERE WHO'VE DONE MOST OF THE WORK, THEY LOOK GREAT. THEY'VE GOT THEIR MATCHING TIES AND STUFF. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS? GOT A UNIFORM. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH, YOU KNOW, INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, WITH ONE CLICK, IF THIS POPS UP ON THEIR LAPTOP, WHEN THEY LOG IN, THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT OPTIONS. SO YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB I LOVE THE GREEN NORTH HARFORD TIES. AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PULASKI. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT JOB SO MUCH. THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. IS DJ RABBIT. YEAH.

MR. RABBIT I THINK HE WAS ON. I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S MR. RABBIT. ARE YOU OUR SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE THIS EVENING? OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE MEETING'S RULES OF ORDER? GOOD EVENING. I'M DJ RAVAGE, REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION BUSINESS MEETING. IN KEEPING WITH THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE UPDATED PRACTICES THAT WILL BE ENFORCED THIS EVENING AND FOR ALL FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS. DURING THE BUSINESS MEETING, ALL ATTENDEES ARE REMINDED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. GRANDSTANDING WHICH INCLUDES APPLAUSE, AUDIBLE COMMENTARY, EXCESSIVE GESTURES, STANDING OVATIONS, AND SIMILAR DISTRACTING BEHAVIORS IS NOT PERMITTED. LIKEWISE, THREATENING WORDS, GESTURES, OR BEHAVIORS ARE NOT PERMITTED. THE RULES OF ORDER REQUIRE COMMENTERS TO REFRAIN FROM IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND DO NOT SIT ON THE BOARD. COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD, AND IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ADDRESS OR IDENTIFY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY NAME. IN THE CONTEXT OF A BOARD BUSINESS MEETING, THE PUBLIC INCLUDES SCHOOL STAFF OTHER THAN THE SUPERINTENDENT, ADDITIONALLY, DISPARAGING COMMENTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS, AND INFLAMMATORY REMARKS ABOUT SPECIFIC SCHOOL'S PERSONNEL. ANY PERSON OR GROUP ARE NOT

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SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. ALL SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND FIVE MINUTES FOR INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING GROUPS. SPEAKERS MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND BE GIVEN NOTICE WHEN THEY HAVE 30S LEFT. WHEN SPEAKERS HAVE REACHED THEIR THREE MINUTE MARK, THEIR TIME WILL EXPIRE. MISS RALLO, PLEASE BEGIN. REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE THIS EVENING? WE HAVE EIGHT IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, THREE OF THEM REPRESENTING GROUPS. THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, WE WILL START WITH WILLIAM MARTINO, FOLLOWED BY DAVID BAUER.

GOOD EVENING. NEXT WEEK, WE HONOR ALL THE BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR OUR NATION. THEY ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES SO GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN COULD ATTEND SCHOOL AND LEARN.

ACADEMICS, AND PARENTS WOULD HAVE THE LIBERTIES AND A VOICE IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.

THOSE WHO PERISHED ON THE BATTLEFIELD WOULD BE DISHEARTENED, DISHEARTENED TO SEE THE STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM TODAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT SYSTEM ADVOCATES FOR A MARXIST IDEOLOGY THAT OUR VETERANS FOUGHT AGAINST. HE NEEDS A MEMORIAL DAY FOR ACADEMICS THAT WERE ONCE ALIVE AND THRIVING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND ARE NOW DECEASED AND COMPLETELY ELIMINATED. ACADEMICS LIKE GEOGRAPHY, CURSIVE WRITING, AND THE CONSTITUTION HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CLASSROOMS AND REPLACED WITH ACTIVIST MATERIAL PROMOTED BY THE TEACHERS UNION. THOSE ACADEMICS ARE GONE AND ONLY IN OUR MEMORIES. LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA, I SEE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HAS TRANSFORMED INTO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. THE PRESENTATION SLIDES ABOUT TOPICS, HAVE HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GREEN REVOLUTION. IN THE PAST, THESE TOPICS WERE PUSHED BY PROGRESSIVES TO INDOCTRINATE CHILDREN THAT ALL HUMAN ACTIVITY IS BAD FOR THE EARTH, LEAVING KIDS TO CONCLUDE THEIR VERY EXISTENCE IS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE PLANET. PREVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS FOR A GLOBAL ICE AGE AND GLOBAL OVERHEATING WERE WAY OFF THE MARK. WILL THIS NEW COURSE OF MATERIAL PROMOTE GOOD THINGS THAT HUMANITY DOES FOR NATURE, AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PREVENTING FOREST FIRES AND BURNING DOWN ENTIRE STATES, QUARANTINE AND TREATING DISEASES THAT SPREAD AMONG PLANTS AND ANIMALS, DIVERTING WATER SOURCES TO VEGETATION DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT, PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO INJURED TREES AND ANIMALS.

ADMINISTRATING VACCINATIONS TO PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASES. PROVIDE PLANT LIFE WITH CARBON FOOD TO SURVIVE, AND PUTTING ANIMALS ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST AND KEEPING THEIR EXISTENCE GOING. HOW ABOUT THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANITIES AND FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ONLY SURVIVE BECAUSE WE CULTIVATE THEM? DO WE WALK THROUGH THE FOREST AND FIND CORN AND TOMATOES GROWING WILD? LOOK AT THE EXPLOSION OF DEER AND TURKEY IN OUR AREA, WHO FEAST ON THE CROPS PLANTED BY FARMERS. I DOUBT ANY OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE IN THE COURSE MATERIAL. STUDENTS ARE PUMMELED WITH INFORMATION THAT NATURE GOOD, HUMANS BAD. BUT THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. STUDENTS NEED TO HEAR THAT WE SHOULD BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD HAS PROVIDED. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, I'M DAVID BAUER. THIS EVENING I HAVE COMMENTS ON SEVERAL TOPICS. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE PROPOSED STUDENT BACKPACK SLASH BAG USE POLICY IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I BELIEVE THAT REQUIRING TRANSPARENT BACKPACKS IS A BAD IDEA. I SENT YOU DETAILS BY EMAIL AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE JUST ONE QUICK POINT. NOW, A LOT

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WE KNOW THAT SOME FAMILIES DON'T BELIEVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT IT WOULD BE DERELICTION OF DUTY FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HIDE MATERIALS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. THERE ARE WAYS TO DEFINE AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL. FAMILY VALUES IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU ALL. NEXT SPEAKER IS TOM PENNINGTON, FOLLOWED BY JAMES RAMSEY. MR. PENNINGTON, PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. I'M TOM PENNINGTON AND I'M WITH THE BLACK ROBE REGIMENT. PARDON ME. I WANT TO TALK TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE US CONSTITUTION AND HOW IT'S TAUGHT AND HOW OUR SCHOOLS DEAL WITH IT. CONSTITUTION WAS THE FIRST POLITICAL DOCUMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WHERE THE PEOPLE WOULD BE GOVERNED BY THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF A KING, A MONARCH, OR OTHER DESPOT. FURTHER, IT SPECIFIES THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE ENDOWED BY OUR CREATOR, OUR GOD, OUR LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. I WAS IN A I WAS IN A SOCIAL MEDIA EXCHANGE WITH SOMEBODY WHO CALLED THEMSELVES A TEACHER A YEAR OR SO AGO, AND WHEN I SAID THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE GIVEN BY GOD, THIS PERSON JUST COULD NOT ACCEPT IT. TO THIS PERSON, GOVERNMENT GIVES THEM THEIR RIGHTS. AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN GOVERNMENT IS THEIR GOD. GOVERNMENT IS NOT MY GOD. AMERICANS HAVE BECOME WAY COMFORTABLE WITH SELF-GOVERNMENT AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, TOO COMFORTABLE TO THE POINT SELF-GOVERNMENT REQUIRES ENERGY ON OUR PART. WE DON'T HAVE A DESPOT OR OTHER OTHER MONARCH TRYING TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST OUR WISHES, AND WE'VE GOTTEN LAZY WITH THAT. WE USED TO TRUST OUR SCHOOLS. WE WOULD SEND OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, WORKING TWO, THREE, FOUR JOBS, GETTING OUR KIDS TO SOCCER PRACTICE, TAKING CARE OF OUR KID WITH THE FLU, WHATEVER. AND WE REALLY DO FEEL THAT WE'VE BEEN BETRAYED. COVID WAS IN SOME WAYS A MAJOR BLESSING BECAUSE IT ALLOWED US TO SEE HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE, AND IT WASN'T PRETTY. IF WE'RE TRUE CONSTITUTIONALISTS LIKE THE BLACK ROBE REGIMENT, WE'LL NEVER FORGET THAT THIS NATION WAS WAS FOUNDED WITH GOD BY A GODLY PEOPLE. AND I'M NOT JUST THE ONE SAYING THAT THIS IS THIS IS THIS WAS SAID BY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS THAT THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN FOR A GODLY AND MORAL PEOPLE, AND IT'S WHOLLY INADEQUATE FOR ANY OTHERS. AND I GET THE FEELING THAT DOCTOR BOLTON PROBABLY WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT THAT WITH THE WITH THE ERASING OF SOME OF OUR STATES AND COUNTIES FOUNDERS FROM SCHOOL BUILDINGS, THE AT THE COST OF $350,000 IN TODAY'S TIGHT BUDGET TIMES. AND WHAT DID WE GET FOR THAT? SAFER SCHOOLS? NO. BETTER GRADES? NO. WE GOT A NICE WARM FEELING IN OUR BELLY. NOW WE HAVE GOVERNMENT THAT'S REMOVED GOD FROM OUR SCHOOLS COMPLETELY, BUT NOT TOTALLY IN SO MANY WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ALLOWS THE NAACP TO SIT RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM AND SAY THAT THE BIBLE IS

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THEY HAVE ELEVATED THEIR GOD. WELL, THE SUPREME COURT RIGHT NOW IS MULLING OVER A CASE, MOHAMMED VERSUS TAYLOR. AND A LOT OF US THAT BELIEVE, LIKE I DO, ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS, THAT HAVE STARTED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WHERE THE FAMILY OF MOHAMMED DID NOT WANT THEIR CHILDREN BEING FORCIBLY EXPOSED. IN OTHER WORDS, THEIR GOD BEING FED TO THEM ABOUT THE LGBT COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE GREAT HOPE THAT THAT THIS IS GOING TO FALL IN OUR FAVOR, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE YOUR GOD. AND IF WE DON'T WANT YOUR GOD BEING EXPOSED TO OUR CHILDREN, YOU'LL TAKE IT OUT. BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE GODS. IT'S ALSO CORRUPTION. YOU GOT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SECRETARY MCMAHON FOUND A $4 BILLION SLUSH FUND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT REQUIRES NO RECEIPTS. WITH THAT, THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND RENT CAESARS PALACE AND STADIUMS TO HAVE TO CONDUCT EDUCATION PARTIES, SO TO SPEAK. I COULD GO ON. I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH IN PRAYER. LORD, I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM. I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL REJECT THIS CALL TO OUR LORD, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE CONFUSION AND CORRUPTION IN THEIR LIVES. BUT LORD, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR PERFECT MERCY TO TOUCH ALL THE HEARTS OF US, TO INCLUDE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND I PRAY THAT YOU TURN THIS CONFUSION AND CORRUPTION SO MANY ARE BURDENED WITH INTO TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. LORD, I ALSO PRAY THAT YOU LIFT THE HEARTS AND PROTECT THE PURITY OF OUR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED OR OTHERWISE EXPOSED TO THIS PERVERSE EVIL MANY IN HC ARE PROMOTING. IT IS IN YOUR MIGHTY NAME, LORD, THAT I ASK FOR YOUR PERFECT GRACE TO TOUCH. ALL IN ATTENDANCE HERE TONIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JAMES RAMSEY. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE BOTH FOR MY BAD POKER FACE BACK THERE, AND THAT I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING OFF THE CUFF. SPEAKING OF ISSUES OF CHURCH AND STATE, I WANTED TO BRING UP LIFEWISE BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE HEARING ABOUT THAT IN. PROBABLY A MATTER OF WEEKS OR MAYBE SOME MONTHS FROM NOW, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN MOVING THEIR WAY FROM OHIO TO OR GROWING FROM OHIO TO OTHER PLACES, INCLUDING IN MARYLAND. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PUTTING DOWN SOME ROOTS HERE. NOW, FOR THOSE WHO REALLY AREN'T THAT FAMILIAR WITH IT, THE BASIC IDEA IS THAT THEY PULL KIDS OUT OUT OF SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL HOURS TO GO TO WHAT AMOUNTS TO SUNDAY SCHOOL, GIVE OR TAKE. WHY NOT DO THIS AFTER SCHOOL? OR WHY NOT JUST DO SUNDAY SCHOOL? WELL, MAINLY BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO INTERMINGLE CHURCH AND STATE. THEY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF TRYING TO NARROWLY STAY WITHIN THE LETTER OF THE LAW WHILE KIND OF POKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE WALL OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE THAT THOMAS JEFFERSON KEPT UP TALKING ABOUT AND KIND OF POKING AND POKING AT AND KIND OF HOPING THAT IT'LL GIVE A BIT. A LITTLE BIT. ONE THING I DO KIND OF WONDER IS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE INSTEAD OF PULLING KIDS OUT OF OUT OF SCHOOL, MAYBE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL, THEY KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT THE FORMER MENTIONS THE CREATOR IN THE LATTER DOES NOT. OH, ALSO A AN EARLIER SPEECH I QUOTED FROM I QUOTED FROM THE BIBLE.

THIS TIME I'M JUST GOING TO QUOTE FROM WIKIPEDIA. THE GREEN REVOLUTION OR THE THIRD AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION WAS A PERIOD OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INITIATIVES THAT SAW GREATLY INCREASED CROP YIELDS. THESE CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE BEGAN IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE EARLY

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AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, YOU STOPPED, THEN LAID ME ON THE GROUND AND GOT ON TOP OF ME. IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER. THESE BOOKS ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JANINE CANEDO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS CHANCE TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

ORIGINALLY, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE TELEHEALTH POLICY, BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S BEEN POSTPONED, SO I'LL MOVE ON. FOR MANY YEARS, I WORKED FOR AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE NEW PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM VIA THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. I WORKED AT BOTH CAMP PENDLETON IN SAN DIEGO AS WELL AS QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE. I WAS TASKED, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY SYSTEMS, PSYCHIATRY, DISCIPLINE, TO SUPPORT AND TEACH YOUNG MILITARY FAMILIES. I HAD A CASE AT SOME POINT WHERE A FOUR YEAR OLD TOOK A HAMMER TO HIS THREE YEAR OLD'S BROTHER'S HEAD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS PROBLEMATIC. I SPOKE TO THE

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HARFORD COUNTY, UPPER CHESAPEAKE. IN REVIEWING THE RESULTS OF OUR ACADEMIC SCORECARD, THERE WERE A LOT OF POSITIVES TO TAKE AWAY, BUT CLEARLY A LOT LEFT TO WORK ON THE READING AND MATH SCORES FOR THOSE IN THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC CATEGORY WERE DISMAL. AND REALLY, WE SHOULD NEVER BE SATISFIED AND ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE. ABSENTEEISM CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM FOR WHICH WE CAN DRAW STRAIGHT, DIRECT LINE BETWEEN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND TEST SCORES AND COMPETENCIES. AS WAS REPORTED, WE HAVE STILL NOT RECOVERED OUR PRE-COVID ABSENTEE RATES, AND WHEN 4.6% ABSENTEEISM IS THE GOAL, OUR CURRENT 15.6% SEEMS TO BE A CLEAR FACTOR IN OUR PERFORMANCE RESULTS.

BETWEEN OUR TEST SCORES AND RANKING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO DO. BUT IF IT WAS, WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HELPING OUR CHILDREN. SO THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO REJECT PULL OUT PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT THE SCHOOL DAY, THAT ARE NOT FOCUSED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, TUTORING WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE REASON TO PULL A CHILD OUT.

OTHERWISE IT IS A NET NEGATIVE FOR THAT CHILD AND FOR ANY CLASSROOM THAT CHILD IS IN AND FOR THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. PROGRAMS SUCH AS LIFEWISE THAT ARE WORKING TO CREATE SUCH A PULLOUT PROGRAM IN OUR COUNTY, DO NOTHING TO HELP THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. IT CREATES DISRUPTION IN THE CLASSROOM LEARNING, AND IT'S A NET DRAG ON OUR SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT SUCH A PULLOUT PROGRAMS MAY BE FOCUSED ON SUBJECT MATTERS OTHER THAN READING AND MATH, MAKES THEM NO LESS DISRUPTIVE TO THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE CONTINUOUS INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS VITAL FOR UNDERSTANDING AND RETAINING NEW CONCEPTS. MISSING SCHOOL CAN LEAD TO GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, MAKING IT HARDER FOR STUDENTS TO KEEP UP WITH THE CURRICULUM. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS STRONG PREDICTOR OF LOWER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED DROPOUT RATES.

SCHOOL PROVIDES A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SKILLS AND REGULAR ATTENDANCE, ALLOW STUDENTS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND TEACHERS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING. FREQUENT ABSENCES CAN HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, POTENTIALLY IMPACTING A CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

ATTENDING SCHOOL REGULARLY HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP DISCIPLINE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS. THESE HABITS ARE FOUNDATIONAL FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN

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IT'S BEING PRESENTED TO YOU THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PULLS THEM OUT EVERY DAY. I WASN'T GOING TO GO IN THIS DIRECTION, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT SINCE I HAVE THE TIME AND I'M KIND OF FLYING FROM THE HIP HERE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME IN HARFORD COUNTY, BECAUSE THIS IS A PROGRAM. I WISH IT EXISTED WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY FIGHTING FOR VERY DEEPLY, BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS FACED PERSONAL ATTACK. I'VE BEEN ATTACKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I'M NOT BACKING DOWN BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE KIDS IN HARFORD COUNTY. IT IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. PARENTS HAVE TO SIGN A PERMISSION SLIP. HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAYS NOTHING FOR THIS PROGRAM.

THE LIABILITY IS COVERED BY LIFEWISE ACADEMY PROGRAM. FROM THE MINUTE THOSE CHILDREN LEAVE THAT SCHOOL TO THE MINUTE THEY RETURN, IT IS NO LIABILITY. ON HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO REACH OUT TO ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BECAUSE I'M HEARING THAT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS CIRCULATING AROUND BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'VE SPOKEN TO, AND I'M NOT GETTING PHONE CALLS WITH THESE QUESTIONS. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU REPRESENT. LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT SO WE CAN DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN OF HARFORD COUNTY. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT HAHN. THAT'S ALL THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. MISS. LATER, MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS. ARE THERE ANY REGISTERED VIRTUAL SPEAKERS? EVENING. YES. WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WAITING IN THE LOBBY WHO I WILL ADMIT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. 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. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. GOOD EVENING, I'M KATHY KOVALESKI. IF WE LOOK AT THE MISSION STATEMENT OF HCPS, IT SAYS EACH STUDENT WILL ATTAIN ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS IN A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT HONORS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. MONITORING HONORING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IS SAYING THAT ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MEETINGS, I HAVE HEARD SPEAKERS CRITICIZE AND CONDEMN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND EVEN ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE GOVERNMENT. DEI SNITCH WEBSITE, ON WHICH LAST WEEK ALONE I COULD HAVE REPORTED MYSELF AT LEAST 34 TIMES BY JUST DOING MY JOB AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. SO WHAT DOES DIE LOOK LIKE IN OUR SCHOOLS? DIVERSITY MEANS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT IDENTITIES AND PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES, ETHNICITIES, GENDERS, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RELIGION, AND LANGUAGES. IT MEANS WE INCORPORATE A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERIENCES INTO OUR CURRICULUM AND LEARNING MATERIALS, SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN WHAT WE TEACH. DIVERSITY ALSO MEANS WE CREATE A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE SO THAT STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES. IN OTHER WORDS, WE

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WE TRY TO MAKE THINGS EQUITABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE FOOD IF THEY ARE FOOD INSECURE, HAVE APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, HAVE BASIC SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIKE PENCILS AND NOTEBOOKS. IT MEANS WRITING BEHAVIOR PLANS FOR STUDENTS, CONNECTING THEM WITH A MENTOR IN THE BUILDING, PUTTING THEM IN AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION GROUP TO HELP BOOST SKILLS. WRITING AND IMPLEMENTING IEPS AND 504 PLANS FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL DISABILITIES, ALLOWING THE ACTIVE STUDENT TO HAVE A WIGGLE CUSHION ON THEIR CHAIR. WORKING WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS. DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION.

THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THE MANY EQUITY PRACTICES SCHOOLS SCHOOLS ENGAGE IN AND HAVE FOR DECADES. ALL OF THESE THINGS SAY TO OUR STUDENTS THAT WE CARE ABOUT YOU AND THAT ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. INCLUSION MEANS CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING. IT MEANS MAKING SURE ALL STUDENTS FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED FOR WHO THEY ARE. IT MEANS MAKING SURE YOU ARE PRONOUNCING A STUDENT'S NAME CORRECTLY. IT MEANS VERY INTENTIONALLY BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS. IT MEANS RECOGNIZING AND RESPECTING THE RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL PRACTICE OF STUDENTS. IT MEANS FOSTERING A CLASSROOM CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS CAN ENGAGE IN CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. IT MEANS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO HAVE OPINIONS THAT DIFFER FROM YOURS, AND RESPECTING THEIR RIGHTS TO HAVE THOSE OPINIONS. BY THE WAY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST RISK FACTORS FOR COMMITTING A SCHOOL SHOOTING IS WHEN A STUDENT DOES NOT FEEL ANY SENSE OF BELONGING TO OTHERS IN THEIR SCHOOL. BEING INCLUSIVE MEANS SENDING THE MESSAGE THAT ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, A REAL WAY OF SAYING ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHO DO YOU BELIEVE SHOULD NOT BE WELCOME

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FROM THAT ACTIVITY, YOU KNOW, TO INCLUDE MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS EDUCATED AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT AI IN A RESPONSIBLE FASHION. SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS. BROWN BAG LUNCHES, SESSIONS WHERE THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE MINI WORKSHOPS FORM TEAMS SO THAT THEY COULD BENEFIT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE EACH OTHER BRINGS TO THE EDUCATION AND TO THE CLASSROOM. SO AS WE MOVE IN A DIRECTION WHERE AI IS GOING TO BECOME SIGNIFICANT, WELL, IT'S ALREADY BECOME SIGNIFICANT IN OUR SOCIETY AND IN EDUCATION AS WELL. STUDENTS ARE USING IT. TEACHERS NEED TO EMBRACE IT IN WAYS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE. WE YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WHICH HAS SOME ELEMENTS OF AI IN IT, IS IREADY AND LOOKING AT THE REVIEWS FROM TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ON JUST REDDIT AND STUFF, THAT AND I LOOKED AT THE IREADY AND I THINK IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF BENEFITS AND IT MIGHT BE THE BEST THING OUT THERE NOW, BUT IT ALSO COMES WITH A DOWNSIDE AS WELL. SO SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE VOICED ON THE BLOG SITE WAS THAT THE STUDENTS WERE JUST KIND OF PLOPPED IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER SCREEN, AND THERE WASN'T A LOT OF HUMAN INTERACTION. SO AS WE INCORPORATE THINGS INTO OUR CLASSROOM WITH THE HAVE HAS AI OR AUTOMATION, WE NEED TO MAKE

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HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIG CONCERN THAT A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE WITH THE DEI AI PROGRAMS IS AND IT'S ALSO I THINK A PROBLEM WITH THE STUDENTS IS STUDENTS HAVE TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN OPINION OR A LIFESTYLE OR A LIKE OR DISLIKE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT OTHER PERSON HAS TO. ALSO ALREADY ALSO AGREE WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY TREAT YOU WITH WITHOUT DIGNITY AND CONTEMPT, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY NEED TO AGREE WITH YOU. AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION IN THE DEI WHEN YOU REFER TO DEI ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT, YOU KNOW, AND AGREE WITH SOMEBODY OR, YOU KNOW, JUST TREATING THEM WITH DIGNITY IS REALLY, I THINK, WHERE WE NEED TO GET TO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FORCE SOMEBODY ELSE'S VIEWS ONTO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'VE COME TO THIS CONTEMPTUOUS ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE WHERE IT'S WE'RE IN CONFLICT BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYBODY TO AGREE WITH US. AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIANE. MISS BRUCE IS ABSENT. SO MISS KOCHER, WELCOME AND THANKS, EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE OR FOR LISTENING IN. LAST WEEK WAS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR YOUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY. THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME IN THE SCHOOL YEAR AND A DIFFICULT ONE IN MANY WAYS AS WELL. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE RECENT PATRIOT PROGRAM CELEBRATION AT HAVRE DE GRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MAY DAY AND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL WAS OUTSIDE TO CELEBRATE AND BE RECOGNIZED. THANKS SO MUCH TO THE HABIT. GRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PTA, AND PRINCIPAL GASDIA AND HER STAFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE PATRIOT CELEBRATIONS COMING UP, SO THANK YOU TO ALL WHO STUCK WITH IT AND ALLOWED THE FIFTH GRADERS TO COMPLETE THEIR SUPER PATRIOT PROGRAMS. THIS IS ALSO THE MOST EXCITING TIME FOR OUR SENIORS. AND THIS WEEK BEGINS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. ON FRIDAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE HABIT OF GRACE IT ORACLE ACADEMY AND THE ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATH ACADEMY CEREMONIES HONORING OUR MAGNET SCHOOL GRADUATES, INCLUDING SOMEONE SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATES AND ESPECIALLY TO SASHA ON AN AWESOME HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND YOUR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT'S AMAZING.

SO AT THIS POINT, LOTS OF OTHER STUDENTS REMAIN IN SCHOOL UNTIL JUNE 18TH AND CAPS ARE COMPLETE FOR THE YEAR. THE WEATHER IS GETTING NICER AND I UNDERSTAND HOW IT MAY BE HARD TO KEEP FOCUSED THESE LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HANG IN THERE AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT TEACHERS MAY BE UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF STRESS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THERE ARE HUGE CHALLENGES IN KEEPING STUDENTS FOCUSED TO COMPLETE THE YEAR, AND THIS STRESS IS COMPOUNDED BY ANY RAMBUNCTIOUS OR DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS AND BEHAVIOR ISSUES. I ASK THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE PARENTS TO BE MINDFUL OF THIS. WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER TO HANDLE

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THANK YOU MISS. THANK YOU FOR THOSE KIND COMMENTS. AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WITH SUMMER APPROACHING, AND I THINK AS WE ALSO SAW IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, HOW IMPACTFUL THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, WHETHER THAT'S AN INTERNSHIP OR JUST BEING UNDER A MENTORSHIP OF ADULT WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON A PARTICULAR AREA. OUR STUDENTS BENEFIT A LOT FROM IT, AND A LOT OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO LOOK BEYOND WHAT IS IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND ONE OF THEM THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP IS THE PEACH STEM ACADEMY. SO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS IS OPEN FOR YOU TO REGISTER FROM NOW UNTIL MAY 30TH TAKES PLACE JUNE 16TH TO JUNE 20TH, AND IT'S FREE. AND MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION ARE PROVIDED. SO A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR FACULTY AT CONSTELLATION, WHETHER THAT BE SECURITY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, CHEMISTRY, RADIATION PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING. A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF STEM FOR STUDENTS TO TAP INTO AND IDENTIFY THEIR INTERESTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WILL ALSO BE A MOCK CAREER FAIR AVAILABLE FOR THESE STUDENTS. SO EVEN IF THE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN TO THEM, THERE ISN'T MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE GRAVITATING TOWARDS. THERE'S ALSO EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS WILL SERVE AS THE BRIDGE FOR. SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING, TALKING ABOUT ENERGY OR JUST ANY SORT OF LIKE CONSERVATION AREA OF STEM, TO REALLY TAKE A DEEP LOOK INTO THIS PROGRAM AND REACH OUT TO ME

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THANK YOU, MR. SOUL. YEAH. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PROJECT. LEAD THE WAY CAPSTONE AT FOSTER HIGH SCHOOL LAST WEEK, AND ALSO GO TO THE SCIENCE AND MATH ACADEMY GALLERY WALK LAST WEEK, AND JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE STUDENTS. SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THIS PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AMONG ALSO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER MAGNET PROGRAMS. I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE IB GRADUATE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO JUST REALLY THANK, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WORKS SO HARD, YOU KNOW, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM TO THE ADMINISTRATORS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, SOME OF THEM DOING DOUBLE DUTY AS WE TRY TO TACKLE LARGE PROJECTS TO OUR, YOU KNOW, LEADERSHIP HERE. AND JUST JUST THANKING EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOLS FOR WORKING SO HARD FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AND ALSO TO THE PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND CAREGIVERS AT HOME AND THE STUDENTS WHO, YOU KNOW ARE ARE WORKING HARD TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, YOUR PERFORMANCE, YOU KNOW, AND SHINING A LIGHT ON ON HOW WELL WE CAN DO HERE IN OUR COUNTY. SO JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS STRAUSS. GOOD EVENING. SO I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO WALK THROUGH THIS EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS. HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS HOLDING AN ORIENTATION SESSIONS AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL IN JUNE. FOR THOSE CONSIDERING DUAL ENROLLMENT, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL FOR THE SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME OF THESE SESSIONS, SO THAT YOU CAN ENSURE YOU ARE PREPARED FOR YOUR COLLEGE JOURNEY. MISS DENISE PERRY AND I KICKED OFF OUR FIRST BOARD OF ED SAFETY AND SECURITY WORK GROUP THIS MONTH. I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED BY THE LEVEL OF WORK THAT IS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SECURITY SYSTEMS BEING DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOLS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL TRAINING EVENTS FOR STAFF WITH DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT SECURITY EVENTS THAT HAVE IMPACTED SEVERAL OF OUR AREA HIGH SCHOOLS, THE WORK GROUP HAS PLACED AN EMPHASIS ON CREATING INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS AND INFORMATION THAT DISCUSSES HOW THE SCHOOL PLANS FOR EMERGENCIES AND HOW FAMILIES CAN BEST SUPPORT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. AND LASTLY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN EVENT THAT'D BE GREAT FOR OUR FAMILIES. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOSTING A FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH. GATE GATES OPEN AT 630. THE MOVIE WILL START ABOUT 820. THE MOVIE IS DOGMAN AND PRIOR TO THE MOVIE THERE WILL BE A K-9 DEMONSTRATION AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING THIS EVENING. TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK WAS LAST WEEK AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS, BUS DRIVERS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT GIVE SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME TO OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AS WELL. THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENTS, AND FOR BEING AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR IS COMING TO A CLOSE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS OUR SENIOR CLASS TO THE CLASS OF 2025. SLOW DOWN, SOAK IT ALL IN. LET THESE LAST MOMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOUR LAST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL SURROUNDED BY YOUR FRIENDS, CLASSMATES, AND TEACHERS. AS YOU TAKE YOUR FINAL WALK DOWN THE HALLWAYS OR YOU ENJOY YOUR LAST LUNCH AT SCHOOL, SOAK IT ALL IN AS YOU SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, AND PRINCIPALS AS YOU WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AND CLOSE THIS CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE, KNOW THAT THE WORLD IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES, FULL OF OPEN DOORS AND POSSIBILITIES, AND THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THAT YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL, TO THOSE I HAVE MET AND TO THOSE I HAVEN'T. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU, AND CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT YOU ACCOMPLISH AS YOU SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN CLASS OF 2025 AND MISS. WE WISH YOU WELL AND WE WILL MISS YOU. THANK YOU. OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS CONSENT

[B. Consent Agenda]

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CONTRACT AWARD I-READY ONLINE ASSESSMENTS SIX. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION. REHABILITATION OF VARIOUS ROADS AND PARKING LOTS SEVEN. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE NEW TICKET BOOTH AT ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE PROM VENUE LOCATIONS NINE. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE INNER ORBIT SCIENCE ASSESSMENT PLATFORM. TEN.

CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE PRIMARY MATH RESOURCES 11. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE USAGE USAGE FOR INTERACTIVE PANELS 12. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE ATHLETIC SURFACING AND ASPHALT MAINTENANCE AND 13 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING FOR APRIL 14TH, 2025. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. I NEED A MOTION FIRST. MOTION. MOTION FIRST. OH, YES. SORRY, I SKIPPED AARON. I MISSED AARON BECAUSE HE'S NOT HERE, AND I'M SO SORRY. SO I KIND OF THREW ME FOR A LOOP. I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET HIM, BUT. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SORRY. SO I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, I SECOND IT.

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY OR ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YES. YES. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. AND I'M SO SORRY THAT I DID I FORGOT AARON. AARON, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I'M SORRY THAT I FORGOT YOU. HERE. I DON'T SEE HIM COMING OFF MUTE. HE TEXTED ME. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY, I FORGOT YOU. HE'S ON. HE'S HERE. HE'S STILL MUTED THOUGH. OH MY GOD HE'S UNABLE TO UNMUTE OKAY OKAY WELL I'M SORRY AARON OKAY. WE HAVE A TEN MINUTE BREAK SCHEDULED. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH SKIPPING IT SINCE WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE TEN MINUTES UP TO YOU GUYS? I WOULDN'T MIND AT LEAST FIVE, BUT. YEAH. OH, SORRY. I'M JUST NOT. YOU GUYS DECIDE WE PUSH ON, BUT IF

[C. Decision on Administrative and Supervisory Appointments, Dr. Mae Alfree, Director of Staff and Labor Relations]

CAN WE JUST GO TO D WHILE WE WAIT FOR HER TO COME DOWN? OH, SHE'S RIGHT THERE. YEAH, THERE SHE IS. THERE SHE IS. OH, SORRY. MAY, YOU'RE ON SCHEDULE. OKAY. I THINK I HEARD DOCTOR POINTON CAN HEAR ME, BUT I CAN'T. HE CAN'T TALK TO US. SO. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BOYNTON. VICE PRESIDENT. HAHN. SUPERINTENDENT. BOSTON, BOSTON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM DOCTOR MARY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF STAFF AND LABOR RELATIONS. AND I BRING BEFORE YOU TWO ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGIST. AND THE ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. POOL SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT SERVICES. PSYCHOLOGIST. POSITION. THE SUPERVISORY ROLE IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES IN THE HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CANDIDATE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL IS MISS SARAH SINCLAIR. MISS SINCLAIR BRINGS NEARLY TEN YEARS OF SERVICE AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE IS PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ORGANIZATION, REPRESENTATIVE ON THE STATE LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAS SERVED AS A FIELD SUPERVISOR FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNS FOR MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES. MISS SINCLAIR HOLDS NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE SUPERINTENDENT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALVAREZ. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY. NOW, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH, I'M. ARE WE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THESE DIFFERENT POSITIONS? OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES

[01:15:10]

YES, MISS. PREFERENTIAL ONLY. MISS PERRY. YES, MR. SEWELL? YES, MISS. STRAUSS? YES, VICE PRESIDENT. HAHN. NO. PRESIDENT. BOYNTON. YES. AND CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. ALL RIGHT. SORRY, I HAD TO. I HAD TO REBOOT MY PHONE. YES. OKAY. THIS MOTION PASSES 5 TO 2. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THE NEXT IS POSITION I WISH TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING IS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POOL.

THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SUPPORTS THE PRINCIPAL AND WORKS WITH OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS OF THE BUILDING TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL. THEY ASSIST THE PRINCIPAL AND OTHER PERSONNEL IN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRINCIPAL. THE CANDIDATE BEING REPRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING FOR APPOINTMENT INTO THE ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POOL IS SHARON FOSTER MOORE, THE SUPERINTENDENT. REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I MOVE TO ADD MISSUS FOSTER TO FOSTER MOORE TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS POOL. THIS IS TERRY I SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE YES, MISS ALVAREZ? YES, MISS COKER? YES, DOCTOR. MILLER. YES, MISS? YES, MISS PERRY. YES, MR. SEWELL? YES. MISS. STRAUSS. YES. VICE PRESIDENT. YES, PRESIDENT. BOYNTON. YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS

[D. Decision on Social Studies Curriculum Update: Human Geography 7, Mr. Andrew Renzuli, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment, Ms. Erin Lange, Supervisor of Social Studies, Casey Newton, Social Studies Teacher, North Harford Middle School, and Ms. Katelynn Ruby-Leftridge, Social Studies Teacher, Havre de Grace Middle School]

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ALL RIGHT. SO THE INTENT WAS TO DO THAT I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT. YES WE DID. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD POINT YOU MADE SO THAT PARENTS AREN'T SENDING THEIR CHILD SICK TO SCHOOL TO SEE THEIR DOCTOR. AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IT'S IN HERE. I JUST NEED TO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

FIND OUT WHERE IT IS. CAN YOU CAN YOU PUT THE CORRECT POLICY THEN AND LINK IT TO THE AGENDA SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHERE THEY CAN FIND IT EASILY? ALSO, I BELIEVE I DID THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT REFRESHED, BUT WHEN WE PUT IT OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WE'LL HAVE THE CORRECT VERSION AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. LET ME REFRESH AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. PERSON GET OUT OF. THANK YOU. AS LONG AS IT'S THE UPDATED POLICY ON THERE SHOULD BE GOOD. YES. IF YOU REFRESH YOUR BOARD AGENDA AND THEN CLICK ON THE LINK FOR STUDENT TELEHEALTH POLICY, IT'S NOW UPDATED. THANK YOU YVONNE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. YES. REAL NUMERAL THREE IS IT IS UP THERE OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. ROMAN OH THREE LETTER C AND D HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY AMENDED JUST TO REMOVE THE LINK AND SUCH. AND THEN ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR ON IS THE PROCEDURE WHICH IS CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE AS THE PROCEDURE.

THIS WILL JUST MAKE IT ALSO POLICY PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. IS THERE

[E. Decision on Board Policy: Student Telehealth Access, Mr. Bernard Hennigan, Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services]

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT SHOULD BE RIGHT. AND WE MOVE ON TO ITEM E, THE PRESENTATION OF THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025. MISS JUDD, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, EXCUSE ME. FOR BUSINESS SERVICES, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT HAHN, BOARD MEMBERS. DOCTOR BOLSON, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31ST, 2025. SO WE HAVE OUR REVENUES. AND IF YOU LOOK TO THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, THE PROJECTED SURPLUS IS ABOUT $5 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR. 3 MILLION OF THAT IS RELATED TO THE RATE STABILIZATION REFUND THAT WE RECEIVE FOR OUR HEALTH CARE SETTLEMENT. AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SENT US THOSE FUNDS IN JANUARY. SO THAT WAS RECORDED AS REVENUE. IT WAS UNBUDGETED.

SO IT'S FALLING TO A PROJECTED SURPLUS. INTEREST REVENUE IS HIGHER THAN PROJECTED BECAUSE RATES CONTINUE TO BE HIGH. SO THE TOTAL OF THOSE FUNDS WERE ACTUALLY PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION THAT YOU APPROVED EARLIER IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE NEED THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED SO WE CAN BUDGET THEM, BECAUSE WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE OVER BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE BUDGET THIS YEAR. SO THIS IS THE DETAIL BY STATE CATEGORY OF OUR EXPENDITURES.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM THAT WE'RE ABOUT $87,000 SHORT. VERY CLOSE. WE CANNOT BE NEGATIVE THOUGH. SO THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THE 5 MILLION WILL WERE APPROVED TO GO INTO TEXTBOOKS. AND ALSO THERE WAS ANOTHER LINE ITEM I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW. NO, I'M SORRY. IT WAS GOING INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TEXTBOOKS. SO SPECIAL EDUCATION NONPUBLIC PLACEMENTS ARE OVER BUDGET. SO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT STATE CATEGORY WHOLE. ALL OF THESE HAVE TO BE POSITIVE BY JUNE 30TH, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. SO WE TAKE THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AND THE OTHER TWO FISCAL ITEMS THAT YOU APPROVED TO THE COUNTY NEXT AND ASK FOR THEIR APPROVAL TO DO

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THANK YOU. IT SEEMS LIKE A STARK CHANGE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT TO GO FROM 67 K. OF COURSE, THAT'S TOTAL RIGHT. CORRECT. NOT UNASSIGNED. NO. THAT WAS THAT'S THE AUDITED BALANCE AT THAT POINT. BUDGETARY BASIS. SO THE 30 MILLION ALSO WAS INCLUDED LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS THIS YEAR'S. SO IF YOU TOOK THE 67 AND REDUCED IT BY THE 30, THE ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS. SO WE WERE AT ABOUT 26 MILLION, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. OKAY. SO ON A SIDE, WE WENT FROM ABOUT 26 TO 19. CORRECT. SO WE ASSIGNED 30 MILLION. AND TYPICALLY YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL 30. AND WE DID. SO WE SPENT $30 MILLION ON RECURRING EXPENSES IN FY 25. SO WE ARE ONLY PROPOSING 10 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET SITUATION, WE DO NOT HAVE INFLATIONARY COSTS BUILT INTO THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR. AND I AM CONCERNED THAT WE WILL ALSO BE SHORT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK JUST AT THE NON OR SPECIAL EDUCATION, $4.2 MILLION, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING BUILT INTO THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR SIGNIFICANTLY TO COVER THAT 4.2. AND THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY MILLION DOLLARS TO US FOR THIS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS YET ON THAT, SO THAT NUMBER WILL BE ■MORE NEGATIVE NEXT YEAR MOST LIKELY. SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE WE'RE HEADED, AND THE DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR WILL MOST LIKELY BE SIMILAR NEXT YEAR. AND NOT TO MENTION THE TEXTBOOK CHALLENGE. WE DO NOT HAVE FUNDING FOR TEXTBOOKS EITHER IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OR THE CAPITAL BUDGET. SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RUN A SCHOOL SYSTEM WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE BUDGET FOR TEXTBOOKS. SO WE COULD EASILY FACE A NEGATIVE THERE AS WELL. WHEN WILL WE GET THE LINE BY LINE REVIEW OF A DETAILED BUDGET BEFORE WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT FOR NEXT YEAR? SO WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL BUDGET THIS YEAR BECAUSE SO THE FY 25 BUDGET THAT'S ONLINE, THAT IS THE LINE BY LINE DETAIL, THE ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS TO THAT WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE FY 26 BUDGET IN THE EXPENDITURE SECTION. EACH OF THOSE LINE ITEMS ARE DETAILED. THOSE WOULD ADJUST THE LINES WITHIN THAT. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND GO THROUGH THAT AND SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD BE MADE. SO IF THAT WOULD HELP YOU. YES, PLEASE. YEP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. YEAH. ARE THERE

[F. Presentation on Quarterly Financial Report for the Period Ending March 31, 2025, Ms. Deborah Judd, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services]

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[Future Meetings Review]