[Call to Order: Board President] [00:00:12] SESSION ON MONDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2026. AT THIS TIME, I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE MUTE YOUR TO DEVICE TO AVOID INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL CALLED UPON. MISS ROLLOW, PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. MRS. PERRY. HERE, MISS NAKAI, HERE. DOCTOR MUELLER, PRESENT. MR. MCVICKER HERE. MRS. HAHN PRESENT. MISS BRUCE HERE. MRS. ALVAREZ, PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT SEWELL HERE. PRESIDENT PAGE HERE. INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. MACK PRESENT. THIS COMPLETES THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THE BOARD IS NOW IN OPEN SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS OPEN SESSION IS FOR THE BOARD TO. OH, SORRY. I'M READING THE WRONG THING. IT'S YOU. YEAH. THE FOLLOWING RULES. THE FOLLOWING PROCESS BE USED THIS EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL MUTE THEIR DEVICE UNTIL CALLED UPON. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE HOLD ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF EACH PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, PRESIDENT PAGE WILL CALL ON EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD RESTATE THEIR NAME BEFORE SPEAKING. DOCTOR MACK WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR CALL ON THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER TO DO SO. WHEN A ROLL CALL IS TAKEN FOR A MOTION, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE REPLY WITH A YES OR A NO. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE THE AGENDA. BEFORE YOU DO, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. YES YES YES. ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SAY NO IF YOU WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF. 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 JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE SOME UPDATES TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT RULES OF ORDER. AND I WANT TO JUST START OUT JUST WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OF WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. SO I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO TAKE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT. YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND YOUR INPUT REALLY HELPS INFORM THE WORK WE DO. THIS BOARD EXISTS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE VALUE HEARING YOUR PERSPECTIVES, CONCERNS, AND IDEAS AT THE SAME TIME. IN ORDER FOR THESE MEETINGS TO REMAIN PRODUCTIVE, RESPECTFUL, AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, WE MUST DO ADHERE TO THE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THESE RULES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE FAIRNESS, MAINTAIN ORDER AND ALLOW EVERY VOICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. AND SO WE NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION IN FOLLOWING THESE EXPECTATIONS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS EFFECTIVELY. I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS JUST ONE AVENUE FOR ENGAGEMENT. WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH US THROUGH ADDITIONAL CHANNELS THAT ALLOW FOR SOMETIMES MORE DIRECT AND PRODUCTIVE DIALOG, INCLUDING EMAILED OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO LISTENING, ENGAGING, AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT. AND THEN I WILL READ OUR UPDATED RULES OF ORDER. SO GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION BUSINESS MEETING. IN KEEPING WITH THE BUSINESS PURPOSES OF THIS 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 THIS 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 SCHOOLS, PERSONNEL, ANY PERSON OR GROUP ARE NOT PERMITTED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING A RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG IN OUR MEETINGS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. DIDN'T ATTEND? ENGAGE IN ONE OF THE PROHIBITED BEHAVIORS, THUS DETRACTING FROM THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF THE MEETING. THE ATTENDEE WILL RECEIVE A WARNING TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR. IF THE ATTENDEE DOES NOT CEASE THE PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR, THE ATTENDEE WILL BE ESCORTED FROM [00:05:04] THE BUSINESS MEETING BY SECURITY. AND THEN, ONCE THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, ALL SHOULD EXIT THE BOARD MEETING ROOM. WE APPRECIATE YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENDANCE AND [Public Comment] PARTICIPATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE MEETING. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RULES OF ORDER FOR TONIGHT. IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED ON BY THE BOARD SECRETARY. ALL SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND FIVE MINUTES FOR INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A GROUP, SPEAKERS MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND GIVEN NOTICE WHEN THEY HAVE 30S LEFT. WHEN SPEAKERS HAVE REACHED THEIR 3 OR 5 MINUTE MARK, THEIR TIME WILL EXPIRE. MISS. IF YOU WILL BEGIN OUR IN-PERSON REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS PRESIDENT PAGE THIS EVENING. WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS, ALL IN PERSON. WE WILL START WITH MR. DAVID, BUT DOCTOR DAVID BAUER, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTINA LANOKA. GOOD EVENING. I'M DAVID BAUER AND I HAVE GOOD NEWS. THE COUNTY CAN EASILY AFFORD TO FULLY FUND YOUR BUDGET REQUEST. LET'S START BY LOOKING BROADLY AT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION RELEASED. IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS IN THE GENERAL FUND BESIDES HC, THEY'RE GOING UP BY 11.5%, $53 MILLION. THAT'S SOUNDING GOOD. THE COUNTY PROPOSES TO SPEND $99.9 MILLION OF OPERATING FUNDS ON CAPITAL EXPENSES. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $43 MILLION OVER THE PREVIOUS RECORD, WHICH IS THIS CURRENT YEAR. THE PROPOSAL ADDS $3.9 MILLION TO THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY FUND, AND IT PUTS 19.5 MILLION INTO A BRAND NEW REVENUE VOLATILITY FUND TO ACCOUNT FOR UPS AND DOWNS AND INCOME TAX. AND EVEN WITH ALL THAT, THE ESTIMATED UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO BE CLEAR, UNASSIGNED AVAILABLE FOR USE IS PROJECTED TO RISE BY MORE THAN $21 MILLION COMPARED TO THE PROJECTION FROM A YEAR AGO. SO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION IS PROJECTING THAT THEY CAN FULLY FUND YOUR REQUEST AND STILL END THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THEY PREDICTED WE WOULD BE IN. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LISTEN TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S BUDGET WORK SESSIONS, THE FIRST ONE WAS FROM THE SPENDING, AFFORDABILITY, AFFORDABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE TALKED ABOUT SOME CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY AROUND INCOME TAX DISTRIBUTION FROM THE STATE. BUT GREAT NEWS HERE. ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS ARE ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR HERE. ALL OF MY DISCUSSION ALREADY INCLUDES THEIR CONCERNS AND THE COUNTY'S RESPONSE. I ALSO WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON SOME THINGS THAT I SUSPECT AREN'T PART OF YOUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, TEACHER MENTORS FOR NEW AND EARLY CAREER GENERAL ED TEACHERS ARE THOSE CRITICAL FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE LONG TERM, I WOULD SAY YES, THEY ARE. IN THE SHORT TERM, PROBABLY BETTER TO ELIMINATE THOSE POSITIONS THAN CLASSROOM TEACHERS. SO HOW MUCH CAN BE SAVED BY ELIMINATING THEM? ZERO. THEY'RE ALREADY CUT. SUMMER SCHOOL ALREADY CUT. INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITATORS ALREADY CUT. SO THIS IS A BAD YEAR TO ADD TO TRY TO ADD MORE CUTS. BUT A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR LOBBYING FOR THE FUNDING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS. THANK YOU ALL. YES, WE DO NEED GOD BACK IN OUR SCHOOLS. GENESIS 12728. GOD CREATED MANKIND IN HIS OWN IMAGE, IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. HE CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE. HE CREATED THEM. GOD BLESS THEM AND SAID, BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE IN NUMBER. FILL THE EARTH AND SUBDUE IT. ACCORDING TO EXECUTIVE ORDER, 14190, PARENTS HAVE WITNESSED SCHOOLS INDOCTRINATE THEIR CHILDREN WHILE DELIBERATELY BLOCKING PARENTAL OVERSIGHT. STUDENTS ARE FORCED TO ACCEPT THESE IDEOLOGIES WITHOUT QUESTION OR CRITICAL EXAMINATION. YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE MADE TO QUESTION WHETHER THEY WERE BORN IN THE WRONG BODY AND WHETHER TO VIEW THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR REALITY AS ENEMIES TO BE BLAMED. THESE PRACTICES NOT ONLY ERODE CRITICAL THINKING, BUT ALSO SOW DIVISION, CONFUSION AND DISTRUST, WHICH UNDERMINE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL IDENTITY AND FAMILY UNITY, IMPRINTING HARMFUL AND FALSE IDEOLOGIES ON OUR NATION'S CHILDREN NOT ONLY VIOLATES LONG STANDING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CIVIL RIGHTS LAW IN MANY CASES, BUT USURPS BASIC PARENTAL AUTHORITY. SOCIAL TRANSITION [00:10:01] CAN INCLUDE USE OF INTIMATE FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS, SUCH AS BATHROOMS OR LOCKER ROOMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR PEOPLE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX AND PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS OR OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR PERSONS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, END QUOTE. PLEASE REJECT THE CURRENT M, S, D E GUIDANCE WHICH SUGGEST THAT NON-BINARY AND OTHER GENDER EXPANSIVE USE SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHOICE AS TO WHICH HOUSING ASSIGNMENT MAKES THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DURING SCHOOL SANCTIONED OVERNIGHT EVENTS. THIS POLICY, RECENTLY HIGHLIGHTED IN PARENT INFORMATION PACKETS FOR THE HARTFORD GLENN OVERNIGHT CAMP, PRIORITIZES INDIVIDUAL COMFORT OVER THE FUNDAMENTAL PRIVACY AND SAFETY OF THE STUDENT BODY AT LARGE. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PEDIATRICS AND EMPHASIZES THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT THE REALITY OF THEIR OWN BIOLOGICAL SEX, AND THAT EVERY PART OF THEIR BODY IS EITHER A GIRL OR A BOY PART, AND ALWAYS WILL BE DURING PUBERTY. PUBERTY, IT'S VERY COMMON AND WELL DOCUMENTED THAT CHILDREN STRUGGLE WITH IDENTITY FORMATION AS THEY LEARN AND GROW. THEY'RE ALREADY CONFUSED, AND TO CONFIRM THEIR GENDER CONFUSION HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN HELPFUL LONG TERM. AND WE SHOULDN'T BE EXPERIMENTING WITH OUR CHILDREN. LASTLY, MSDE GUIDANCE DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON THE FEW, WHILE IGNORING THE MAJORITY VIOLATES THE TITLE. NINE PROTECTIONS AGAINST SEX BASED DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION. ARE THE TEEN CAMP COUNSELORS INCLUDED IN THIS VIOLATION? ALSO, EXECUTIVE ORDER 14190 CALLS ON FEDERAL AGENCIES TO RESCIND AND WITHHOLD FUNDING FROM K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS THAT SUPPORT USING PRONOUNS INCONSISTENT WITH BIOLOGICAL SEX, ALLOWING USE OF PRIVATE SPACES BASED ON GENDER IDENTITY AND TEACHING GENDER IDEOLOGY. YOU WANT TO RISK LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING AND CLOSING EVERY TIME YOU CEDE AUTHORITY TO THE MSD, YOU PUT YOURSELVES IN A WEAKER POSITION. PLEASE STAND UP FOR YOUR AUTONOMY. MAY GOD BLESS AND GUIDE YOU IN ALL YOUR DECISION MAKING. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE DAVID FABI AND JESSICA FENDRICK. GOOD EVENING BOARD INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. WE ALSO STOOD MOMENTS AGO AND SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ALL SAID ONE NATION UNDER GOD. AND IF WE BELIEVE THAT, THEN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY WE DON'T HAVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THIS BUILDING OR ANY OF THE SCHOOLS. AS A PARENT OF PREVIOUS HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, I HAVE APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK PERFORMED AT EARLY NEEDS LEVEL AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. NOW, PARENTS HESITATE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN FACT, THE ROMANS DOWN HOME SCHOOL EFFORTS ARE GROWING. WHY IS THAT? WELL, COMMON CORE ALIENATED PARENTS FROM HOMEWORK SUPPORT. ROLE SIGNS OF LEARNING HAD A SIMILAR EFFECT PRIOR TO AND DURING COVID. THE PERFORMANCE AT GRADE LEVEL IS FAILING TO REACH 40%, WITH NO EFFORT MADE FOR REMEDIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT ANY SCALE. AT THE MARCH BOARD OF ED MEETING, AN AGENDA ITEM WAS FOR THE INTERIM SUPER TO GIVE US A REPORT. IT'S ALSO ON THIS TODAY'S AGENDA IN ANTICIPATING IT OF THAT REPORT. IN MY PUBLIC COMMENTS, I ASKED IF WE COULD HEAR ABOUT REVISED HIRING PRACTICE IN VIEW OF JOPPATOWNE SITUATION AND HOUSE BILL 1418 IN ANNAPOLIS, ADOPTING ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORIES OR PENDING CHARGES ARE NOT PLACED IN POSITIONS WITH DIRECT, UNSUPERVISED ACCESS TO STUDENTS. IT WAS ALSO LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE ON WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. CONSISTENT DISCIPLINARY STANDARDS ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS POLICIES POLICIES THAT WOULD WOULD ENSURE PARENTS REMAIN APPROPRIATELY INFORMED AND INVOLVED IN DECISIONS AFFECTING THEIR CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH. WHAT I HEARD FROM THE INTERIM SUPER WAS ECHOES OF BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS REGARDING THE BINGO GAME. I SENT AN EMAIL IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY EXEC'S LETTER CONCERNING THE TRANSPARENCY FOR PARENTS OF FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO MAY ATTEND OR SEND THEIR CHILD TO HARTFORD. GLENN AND THE INFORMATION PACKET. SPEAKING OF CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH, NOT LONG AGO, A STUDENT FROM SOUTH HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL STOOD HERE AND ADDRESSED THE BOARD ABOUT UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES WITH GIRLS AND BOYS LOCKER ROOM. WHAT ACTION WAS TAKEN IN SUPPORT OF THIS YOUNG MAN, I ASKED. I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL BACK WITH A PDF HANDBOOK NOT ADDRESSING MY CONCERN ABOUT FIFTH GRADE BOYS BECOMING A GIRL THAT WEEK TO SLEEP WITH GIRLS ALLOWED BY THE ADULTS IN CHARGE. NOT DISCLOSED TO THE PARENTS IN THE HANDBOOK. I ALSO RECEIVED A WARNING LETTER FOR [00:15:01] CHARACTERIZING MY CONTACT, MY CONDUCT OR BEHAVIOR PROHIBITED BY THIS BOARD AND MAKING A COMMENT CONSIDERED DISPARAGING WITH NO OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MY ACCOUNT. I WILL SAY THAT WHILE IN THE AUDIENCE LAST. THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. HI, EVERYONE. AS YOU CAN SEE, BY MY TIME, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT MYSELF TODAY AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. MY NAME IS JESSICA FENDRICK. EVERYBODY HAS SEEN ME UP HERE BEFORE, BUT I VOLUNTEER WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF THEM IS UPROOTED CHESAPEAKE. AND ON BEHALF OF UPPER CHESAPEAKE, I'D LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR MAC AND CAROL BRUCE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE MONTH OF MILITARY CHILD AND EVERYONE WHO WAS ABLE TO PURPLE UP IN APRIL FOR THE MONTH. MILITARY CHILD. THAT'S IT. THANKS, EVERYONE. PRESIDENT PAGE THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THERE IS [Board Member Comments] NO VIRTUAL. THERE IS NO VIRTUAL. THEN I WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. AND MISS PERRY, I'LL START WITH YOU. OKAY, SO A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO DUSTED OFF THE OLD RUNNING SHOES AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE BEL AIR HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTERS. RUN FOR MUSIC FIVE K. I WAS WAS AN OUT AND BACK COURSE THROUGH BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL, BELLAIRE MIDDLE AND HOMESTEAD, WAKEFIELD. IT WAS A REALLY FUN TIME. IT WAS GREAT WEATHER AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I'VE NEVER HAD A RACE COURSE THAT HAD A BAND PLAYING, SO THAT WAS FUN. I ALSO GOT TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION EVENT, WHERE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER FACULTY OF THE YEAR WERE ANNOUNCED. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE WHO WAS NOMINATED, HONORED AND RECOGNIZED. THIS MORNING I GOT TO ATTEND THE COUNTY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DISCUSSING THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR FY 27. I THINK SOME GOOD QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. AND LAST WEEK, DURING OUR OWN WORK SESSION DISCUSSING THE BUDGET FOR FY 28 WITH THOSE PRIORITIES WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR. JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW I WILL BE WORKING WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, AND THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET THROUGH AGAIN, GET THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MORE STREAMLINED WAY UNITED IN IN OUR PRIORITIES. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MILLER. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ALSO DID HAVE THE BUS DRIVER AND BUS ATTENDANT OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION THIS PAST WEEK. AND THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. IT'S ALWAYS A NICE TIME BECAUSE AS IS NOTED MANY, MANY TIMES, THOSE ARE THE FIRST AND LAST PEOPLE THAT MANY, MANY OF THE STUDENTS SEE EACH DAY. A LOT OF THEM, IT'S THE FIRST ADULT THEY SEE IN THE MORNING WHEN THEIR BUS DRIVER COMES TO PICK THEM UP. SO ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, A O W, WHICH HAS FOR 40 YEARS NOW DONE THE REZNICK AWARDS, NAMED AFTER JUDITH RESNICK, WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE CHALLENGER EXPLOSION. BUT SHE WAS AN A UW FELLOW. AND SO EVERY YEAR WE HONOR OUR TOP JUNIOR IN MATH AND SCIENCE GIRL FEMALE. AND SO THEY'RE CHOSEN BY THEIR TEACHERS AT THEIR SCHOOLS. AND IT IS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. AND THIS YEAR, I WAS ABLE TO GO AGAIN AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISTRICT. AND SO I REALLY ENJOY NOT ONLY MEETING THE GIRLS AND HEARING ABOUT THEIR GREAT STORIES, BUT ALSO WE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET FORMER RESNICK AWARD WINNERS WHO ARE COMING BACK TEN, 15, 20 YEARS LATER AND TELLING US ABOUT THEIR SUCCESSES IN THE STEM FIELD. SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE ALL THAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED. SO THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE NUMEROUS EMAILS WE'VE RECEIVED REGARDING LODGING AT HARFORD GLEN. I KNOW THAT WE RECEIVED THEM FROM PARENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND I BELIEVE WE EVEN GOT SOME FROM STUDENTS. SO JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TO SPEAK TO THAT, THAT HEARING FROM YOU DIRECTLY IS, IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND VITAL TO US AS SHEPHERDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS BECAUSE WE DID MEET, I MET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT [00:20:02] AND AS WELL AS OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATES, THE LAW THAT PRESENTLY GUIDES US IN THE FIFTH FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT IS GRIM VERSUS GLOUCESTER COUNTY. SO THIS SETS THE BOUNDARIES OF WHICH WE OPERATE IN. BUT LIKE I SAID, I DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. AND I'VE ALSO, YOU KNOW, IN IN OUR MEETING, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT EACH CHILD IS ACCOMMODATED AND FEELS COMFORTABLE. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PROVIDE. I'D LIKE TO SEE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS BE MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE. AND I ENCOURAGE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONCERNS TO WORK WITH THEIR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT SURVEY. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE THAT INFORMATION AND DATA TO HELP US IN OUR SEARCH AND GOING GOING FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS. SO AS AS I SAID, WE'RE COMMITTED TO SERVING YOU, AND OUR COMMUNICATION REMAINS OPEN. WHETHER YOU CONTACT US THROUGH EMAIL, PHONE, OR THROUGH THESE MEETINGS. YOUR PARTICIPATION ALLOWS US TO LEAD EFFECTIVELY AND TO PROVIDE THE WHAT YOU NEED AND MEET THE LOCAL CONCERNS. THANK YOU. MISS BRUCE, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS THIS EVENING? GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, AND EXCUSE MY ABSENCE. MY LAST GRANDDAUGHTER IS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, SO I'M IN ALABAMA FOR THAT EVENT. I DO WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I WANT TO THANK MISS SANTIAGO, WHO PROVIDED THE INFORMATION RELATED TO FAMILY MEMBERS. AND I KNOW THAT DOCTOR MACK IS GOING TO PROBABLY SPEAK ON THAT THIS EVENING, BECAUSE IT WAS SOME TIME AGO THAT MISS SANTIAGO CONTACTED ME IN REGARDS TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THAT HAS RESULTED IN HARFORD COUNTY HAVING THE FIRST PURPLE SCHOOL THAT DEALS WITH. FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN THEY DEPLOY LANGUAGE ISSUES, AND THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO SET UP A FACEBOOK PAGES AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN LIGHT OF THE. THE SITUATION THAT THE NATION IS IN WITH THE WAR IN IRAN AND BEING THERE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO SAY, DOCTOR MACK AND I BOTH BEING. BEING INVOLVED WITH THE MILITARY, OUR HUSBANDS HAVE BEEN IN THE SERVICE AND WE HAVE TRAVELED AROUND. AND SO WE HAVE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN HARFORD COUNTY. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BAKERSFIELD ELEMENTARY, BECAUSE THIS YEAR, WHEN WE HAD THE CELEBRATION FOR EMPLOYEES, THEY HAD THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AND THE PARAEDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN THAT AREA. I AM VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND PROVIDING THE SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS AND WORKING ON THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING AND CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS OF THE BUS DRIVER OF THE WEEK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, ALL THE NOMINEES. JUST CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THAT'S IT. YES. THANKS EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT. I ALSO WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ENGAGE FOR EDUCATION EVENT LAST WEEK. AND WE WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AND JUST APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC'S PARTICIPATION IN THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO, AGAIN, RECOGNIZE EVERYONE THAT WAS EITHER A NOMINEE OR ACTUALLY WON, YOU KNOW, FOR THE IN THE CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE EVENT AND ALSO IN THE BUS DRIVER AND [00:25:01] BUS ATTENDANT OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO MISS BRUCE TOUCHED ON IT. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT ROY WILLIAMS, BUT I'LL JUST I'LL SAY A FEW THINGS. IT'S JUST A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ROY ROY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARNING THEIR PURPLE SCHOOL PURPLE STAR SCHOOL DESIGNATION. ABOUT 42% OF THAT STUDENT POPULATION IS MILITARY CONNECTED, AND THEY WILL HOLD THAT DESIGNATION FOR THE NEXT TWO SCHOOL YEARS. AND THEY WILL [Dr. Dyann Mack, Interim Superintendent's Report] ALSO BE PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TOMORROW. SO SUPER PROUD OF THEM. AND WITH THAT, DOCTOR MACK, I WILL CALL ON YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO START WITH A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM TODAY IN A PUBLIC DIALOG DURING THE COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY TEAM AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT JOINED US FOR. IN SUPPORT OF OUR PRESENTATION, PRESIDENT LAUREN PAGE, DIANE ALVAREZ AND LILIANA NAKAI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. DURING THE SESSION, WE HIGHLIGHTED THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE INCREASE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING POVERTY, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SPECIAL NEEDS AND REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. WE REAFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING CLASS SIZE, MAINTAINING TRANSPORTATION, INVESTING IN SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO DISCUSS CRITICAL CAPITAL NEEDS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR OPERATING BUDGET, INCLUDING INVESTMENTS THAT WOULD EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF OUR REGIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR SPECIAL ED REGIONAL PROGRAMS, AND REDUCE COSTLY OUT OF OUT OF DISTRICT PLACEMENTS. IMPORTANTLY, WE WERE VERY CLEAR THAT THESE REDUCTIONS ALREADY MADE. THERE WERE REDUCTIONS ALREADY MADE TO OUR BUDGET PRIOR TO PROVIDING IT TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND THAT WE ARE AT A POINT IN TIME WHERE DIFFICULT TRADE OFFS WILL STILL BE AHEAD WITH SUCH IMPORTANT DECISIONS AHEAD, I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR COUNTY COUNCIL. I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE DRIVER AND ATTENDED OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY FREEDOM, FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND OTHERS. WE HAVE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS A WONDERFUL REMINDER OF THE VITAL ROLE THAT OUR BUS DRIVERS AND OUR ATTENDANTS PLAY EACH AND EVERY DAY. I LEFT THAT EVENT FEELING THAT THAT WE ARE HONORED TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF THEM. AND WE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY HONORED THAT OUR CHILDREN GET TO BE IN THEIR PRESENCE EACH AND EVERY DAY. THEY ARE TRULY EDUCATORS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY. AS I THINK ABOUT THE EDUCATORS, I'M EXCITED TO TO HIGHLIGHT SUE MILLER TODAY, SHE WAS NAMED AS THE 2026 MARYLAND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATION SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OF THE YEAR. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. CONGRATULATIONS TO SUE MILLER. SHE IS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN HARFORD COUNTY, AND SHE IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXCELLENT SERVICE, HER EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND HER ADVOCACY, AND HER COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, AT OUR CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE EVENT, WE RECOGNIZE EDUCATORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND MR. MICHAEL JAMES, AN ENGLISH TEACHER FROM NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL, WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT US AT THE STATE LEVEL TEACHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. AS A MEMBER OF A MILITARY FAMILY, I TOO AM VERY EXCITED THAT ROY WILLIAMS HAS EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED PURPLE STAR AWARD FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING MILITARY CONNECTED FAMILIES THROUGH STRONG TRANSITIONS, DEDICATED STAFF, AND A WELCOMING SCHOOL COMMUNITY. TOMORROW, I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE WITH WILLIAMS AT MSDE. IF YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR OR A FRIEND OF A CHILD WHO IS KINDERGARTEN AGE, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO REGISTER NOW. EARLY REGISTRATION IS IN FULL EFFECT SO THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND FINALLY, AS WE NAVIGATE CALENDARS AND BUDGETS AND CONTRACTS AND ELECTIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT TEACHING AND LEARNING IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR OLD BUSINESS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY [A. Consent Agenda] OLD BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS EVENING. SO MOVING ON TO A THE CONSENT AGENDA, VICE PRESIDENT SEWELL, IF YOU WILL READ THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR US. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT IS QUITE LONG. SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE TAKE A BREAK MIDWAY THROUGH. IF WE COULD. YEAH. SO THE FIRST ITEM IS THE RATIFICATION OF THE HCA CERTIFICATED THE HCEASP THE A HCATSP THE A FCCME THE A [00:30:04] PSASHC TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS. AND I GUESS I SHOULD GO AHEAD AND JUST SAY WHAT THOSE ARE. SO THAT'S THE HARFORD COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATED THE HARFORD COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, THE ASSOCIATION OF HARFORD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND SUPERVISORY PROFESSIONALS, THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS OF HARFORD COUNTY. NUMBER TWO. SCHOOL SPONSORED PROJECT HAVE THE GRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE EILEEN FRIEL MEMORIAL. I APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT NAME CORRECTLY. ANYBODY. IS THAT CORRECT? FANTASTIC. NUMBER THREE CONTRACT AWARD USAGE FOR COMPUTER SERVERS, NETWORK HARDWARE AND RELATED PERIPHERALS AND ACCESSORIES. NUMBER FOUR CONTRACT AWARD LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ANNUAL RENEWALS. NUMBER FIVE CONTRACT AWARD. WIRELESS DATA. VOICE AND ACCESSORIES. NUMBER SIX CONTRACT AWARD. FRESH PRODUCE. NUMBER SEVEN. CONTRACT AWARD. MEDICAL SUPPLY SOLUTIONS. NUMBER EIGHT. CONTRACT AWARD. PUMPING SEPTIC AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. NUMBER NINE. CONTRACT AWARD ON CALL. EMERGENCY SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES. NUMBER TEN CONTRACT AWARD. PLAYGROUND SITE AMENITIES AND OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT WITH RELATED ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES AND NUMBER 11 CONTRACT AWARD. NORTH HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT AND ROOFTOP ENERGY RECOVERY UNITS. REPLACEMENT. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE MOTION AND APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, DOCTOR MAC WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE MEMORIAL. THANK YOU, MISS EILEEN FRIEL PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, JANUARY THE 11TH, 2026. SHE WAS A LONGTIME TEACHER AT HABIT OF GRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MISS FARRELL WAS THE KIND OF TEACHER WHO CARED FOR HER STUDENTS FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF HER CLASSROOM, TAKING A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE LIVES BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL. SHE HELD THEM TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND THEY ROSE TO MEET THEM BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THEY WERE DEEPLY SUPPORTED AND LOVED. SHE WAS JUST AS DEVOTED TO HER COLLEAGUES, ALWAYS OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, ALWAYS READY TO LISTEN WHEN IT MATTERED MOST. HER CONTAGIOUS LAUGH ECHOED THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, A REMINDER OF THE JOY SHE BROUGHT TO EVERY SPACE SHE ENTERED. SHE LOVED WITHOUT APOLOGY AND CARED WITH HER WHOLE HEART, LEAVING A LASTING IMPRINT ON ALL WHO KNEW HER. ONCE A WARRIOR, ALWAYS A WARRIOR. AND THIS IS A SENTIMENT FROM THOSE THAT LOVED HER MOST AT ABERDEEN GRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. THE BOARD. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY [B. Presentation and Decision on Proposed Update to the 2027-2028 HCPS Calendar, Ms. Katie Ridgway, Chief of Staff] YES. YES. ANY OPPOSED? ITEMS PASSED. ALL RIGHT. FOR NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND DECISION ON THE PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE 2027 2028 HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR, AND MISS RIDGEWAY, CHIEF OF STAFF. IF YOU WILL JOIN US FOR THE PRESENTATION AND BOARD. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS IN OUR WORKGROUP, BUT WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT THE DAYS TO MAKE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS. ALL RIGHT. SIMPLEST FORM. RIGHT? THANK YOU. YES, IT SOUNDS SIMPLE AND IT CAN BE SIMPLE, BUT IT CAN ALSO GET CONFUSING VERY FAST DEPENDING ON HOW DEEP WE GET INTO IT. BUT I WILL BEGIN WITH JUST REMINDING US, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN OUR WORK SESSION OR GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE VARIOUS NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD ABOUT THE CALENDAR RECENTLY. SO ON MARCH 24TH, THE STATE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDED CALENDAR EXPECTATIONS, INCLUDING VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL MUST BE, AND HOW TO USE VIRTUAL LEARNING MAKEUP DAYS. THE RESOLUTION REALLY ONLY IMPACTS US IF WE WERE TO EVER SEEK A WAIVER FOR USING MORE DAYS, MORE SNOW DAYS THAN WE PLANNED, OR IF WE EVER NEEDED A CALENDAR ADJUSTMENT THAT REQUIRED A WAIVER FROM THE STATE, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE COMPLIED WITH THEIR OUTLINE IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED SUCH A WAIVER. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH AT OUR BOARD WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS AN OPEN MEETING, AND JUST FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD EXPRESSED COMMITMENT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHY THAT MATTERS IS BECAUSE IF WE DO VIRTUAL LEARNING, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THREE BUILT IN CALENDAR DAYS. BUT IF WE DO NOT DO VIRTUAL LEARNING, YOU NEED TO HAVE SIX. SO IT MAKES A SIGNIFICANT CALENDAR IMPACT DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE WE CHOSE. SO WHEN USING VIRTUAL LEARNING, WHICH IS WHAT THE BOARD EXPRESSED COMMITMENT TO AT THE LAST MEETING AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE WAIVER IF WE EVER WERE TO NEED IT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE THREE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, AND THE DAYS CANNOT BE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO THIS IS OUR CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE PUBLISHED, AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. OUR THREE INCLEMENT [00:35:01] WEATHER DAYS ARE AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR. YOU'LL SEE IT THAT IF CAN YOU SEE MY POINTER? NOPE. DOES THIS HAVE A LASER? I DON'T KNOW, DOES IT? NOPE. OKAY, EVERYONE. FINE. JUNE 17TH ON THE CALENDAR. JUNE 17TH IS THE DAY BEFORE JUNETEENTH, THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH. AND THAT IS THE DAY THAT WE WOULD END IF WE USED ALL THREE SNOW DAYS. AND SO OUR OUR CALENDAR DOES COMPLY WITH THAT ASPECT. BUT WHAT IT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH IS HAVING THOSE THREE DAYS SOMEPLACE ELSE, RATHER THAN AT THE VERY END OF THE CALENDAR. THAT WAY, FAMILIES CAN KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. IT'S NOT A MOVING TARGET, BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER DAYS THAT WOULD THEN BECOME CHANGES. SO TO CONSIDER FINDING WHERE WE WOULD PUT THESE THREE DAYS, WE HAD TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT, VERY FINE DETAILS TO REALLY FIND WHAT WOULD WORK BEST. WE HAD TO CONTEMPLATE MCAT TESTING WINDOWS. WE HAD TO LOOK AT AP IB TESTING SCHEDULES. WE HAD TO LOOK AT GRADUATION TIMING. WHEN HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATION, AS WELL AS OUR OWN INTERNAL REQUIREMENTS. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THE RIGHT NUMBER OF DAYS, WHICH GETS VERY TRICKY THE MOMENT YOU START MOVING DAYS AROUND. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONORED REQUIRED DAYS OFF. FOR EXAMPLE, IT LOOKS REALLY EASY TO TAKE THE MONDAY AFTER EASTER AS A SNOW DAY, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE DAYS THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY NEED A WAIVER FROM THE STATE TO USE AS A SNOW DAY. SO THAT WOULD BE AN EXTRA STEP. AND ANOTHER THING THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED. AND SO WE HAD TO NAVIGATE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENDED BY JUNETEENTH. WE DID. BASED ON THE CONVERSATION FROM THE WORK SESSION, LOOK AT USING SPRING BREAK DAYS AS SNOW DAYS AS A WAY TO KIND OF RECONCILE THE CALENDAR. BUT BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD WORK SESSION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY AND THAT SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS WOULD NOT SUPPORT US GOING INTO SPRING BREAK, ESPECIALLY AT THIS STAGE WHERE FAMILIES MIGHT HAVE ALREADY MADE PLANS. IT COULD CERTAINLY BE INCLUDED OR CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE CALENDARS, BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CALENDAR, WE WENT THE PATH OF FINDING THREE DAYS THAT DID NOT IMPACT ANY OF THOSE THINGS. AND IF ANYBODY TALKED TO ME LAST WEEK, YOU COULD SEE THE THE PUZZLE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE MAZE OF WHICH TRYING TO IDENTIFY THESE THREE DAYS CREATED. SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE DAYS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON YELLOW IN THE PROPOSAL, AND WE WILL USE THEM IN THE ORDER LISTED BOTH ON THE LEFT AND AT THE TOP. SO WE IDENTIFIED. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ENDED BY JUNE 17TH. SO REMEMBER IN THE LAST CALENDAR IF WE USED ALL THREE DAYS WE WOULD END ON JUNE 17TH. SO THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. IF WE USED ALL THREE SCHOOL DAYS, ALL THREE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS, AND WE ADDED IN THREE DAYS THAT WERE AROUND OTHER KIND OF LONG WEEKENDS TO SUPPORT HAVING SNOW DAYS SPREAD OUT. THE FIRST ONE WE WOULD USE IS MARCH 1ST. THE REASON WHY WE WOULD USE THAT ONE FIRST IS BECAUSE THAT ONE'S THE CLOSEST TO THE WEATHER. AND IF WE WERE TO USE A SNOW DAY AFTER MARCH 1ST, IT'S NOW NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO US. SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND ONE WE WOULD USE IS JUNE 1ST. NOW THE REASON WHY THAT'S THE SECOND ONE WE WOULD E ARE A LOTO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT IS A DAY THAT WE WOULD MOST LIKELY WANT BACK IN THE CALENDAR IF WE HAD TO HAVE A DAY, HAVE A SNOW DAY. AND THEN THE THIRD DAY USED WOULD BE APRIL 12TH, WHICH AGAIN, IS ON THAT LONG WEEKEND DATE FOR STUDENTS. AND THOSE WOULD BE THE THREE SNOW DAYS. AND WE WOULD â– END ON JUNE 17TH. SO THE THE DECISION BEFORE YOU WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR WITH THREE SNOW DAYS AS IDENTIFIED HERE, AND ENDING THE SCHOOL ON JUNE 17TH. SO AS AS FAR AS ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE UNIONS, WITH ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TESTING AND ALL THE PEOPLE, THESE DATES WOULD NOT CONFLICT WITH ANYTHING THAT WE NEEDED, AND FAMILIES WOULD NOT BE DISRUPTED BECAUSE THEY WERE PLANNING TO GO TO SCHOOL ON THESE DAYS ANYWAY. SO THAT'S IT. IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SEE IT A LITTLE MORE. THOSE ARE THE THREE DAYS WITH BIG RED CIRCLES AROUND THEM. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. DON'T HATE. I'M JUST GOING TO START WITH THAT. I UNDERSTAND. SO I'VE REALLY THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS SINCE OUR WORK SESSION. BECAUSE WE CAN'T GIVE HOT SPOTS TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE INTERNET. AND BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT THE MAKEUP DAYS OR THE VIRTUAL LEARNING DAYS ARE [00:40:07] THINGS THAT THE TEACHERS WOULD HAVE TO PLAN OUT AHEAD OF TIME. SO THEN THEY JUST BECOME LIKE FILL IN DAYS, LIKE OFF TOPIC DAYS, LIKE NOT REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE DAYS. AND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN IT, AND THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THE SECOND GRADE AND UNDER, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE DO THE SIX DAYS AND TAKE THOSE OTHER THREE DAYS FROM THE BEGINNING OF SPRING BREAK AS OUR LAST CHOICE OF DAYS TO USE SECOND THAT. DID THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES MAKE SENSE. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD ON A CALENDAR, WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CLEAR ON WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE VIRTUAL LEARNING OR NOT. SO THAT'S SO WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE WORK SESSION AND WE TALKED ABOUT. SO BECAUSE WE COULD COME BACK, WE COULD HAVE A CALENDAR FOR SIX DAYS AND YOU GUYS COULD GET TO A PLACE WHERE YOU VOTE ON THAT TONIGHT. BUT THE FIRST THING THAT HAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD HAVE THE VOTES TO APPROVE A VIRTUAL LEARNING PLAN. SO, SO LAST, WHEN WE DID IT LAST TIME, IT WAS ABOUT, LET ME 6 TO 2 IN TERMS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING. SO THIS IS NOT A BINDING VOTE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GIVING WE'RE NOT PROVIDING YOU THE PLAN TONIGHT. BUT IN TERMS OF A PREFERENTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE EVERYBODY STANDS WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING BEFORE WE CAN PLAN OR MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CALENDAR. AND THE THOUGHT. DOCTOR MUELLER HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT WAS I IT'S PUTTING IT BEFORE THAT PLAN WAS TO GIVE FAMILIES TIME TO PLAN. IF THEY KNEW GOING. WE CAN CERTAINLY TABLE THIS IF THAT'S THE BOARD'S PREFERENCE. BUT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, LET'S AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING OUT SO THAT FAMILIES CAN PLAN. MY ISSUE IS I AGREE, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A DEFINITIVE. YES, I MEAN, MY COMMENTS AT THE WORK SESSION WERE. I'M NOT SURE. I GUESS IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE. AND THERE WERE THERE'S A LOT OF IFS BEFORE I WOULD SAY, YES, I WOULD APPROVE VIRTUAL LEARNING. SO THIS THE THREE DAYS IS ONLY CONTINGENT UPON US APPROVING VIRTUAL LEARNING. SO I DON'T KNOW. I, I DON'T WE DID APPROVE, DIDN'T WE VOTE? WE APPROVED VIRTUAL. IT WASN'T A IT WAS A PREFERENTIAL LIKE UNDERSTANDING. LET ME DO A VOTE SO WE COULD DO A STRAW. LET'S START HERE. DO A STRAW POLL IF YOU WOULD SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING OR NOT, AND JUST SEE WHERE PEOPLE FALL. SO NOT BINDING STRAW POLL. WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE WOULD YOU WOULD YOU DECLINE TO SUPPORT OR INCLINE NOT TO SUPPORT? AND MISS PERRY, I'LL START WITH YOU. ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF SUPPORT? LILIANA, SUPPORT. DON'T SUPPORT FULL SUPPORT. YES. YOUR PREFERENTIAL. WELL, YOU MIGHT BE ON VIRTUAL LEARNING. WHO KNOWS? YES. I'M NOT SURE. YEAH. I WOULD NEED A PLAN TO APPROVE IT. SO RIGHT NOW I AM A NO. I AM A YES. SO THAT'S 4 TO 4. SO WE WILL COME BACK TO THEM. THIS. BRUCE. SORRY. DID YOU SEE THAT? YEAH. SORRY. MISS BRUCE, DID YOU SEE THE MESSAGE FROM DREW MORE, DREW? MORE. NO. IN THE. NO. IT SAYS THIS IS IN THE BUSINESS MEETING TEAMS CHAT. IT SAYS TECHNICALLY VIRTUAL LEARNING IS NOT FEASIBLE. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHO SAID THAT. OKAY. DREW, OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY. NO, I MEAN, I SAID YES, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MESSAGE WAS. OKAY. SO IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION, I THINK THAT'S FINE. BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY TEAM, BECAUSE WE SPENT WEEKS TRYING TO ADDRESS THE DESIRES OF THE BOARD, BECAUSE WE KNEW THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS WHETHER THEY WANT IT OR NOT. WE HAD THE WORK SESSION. THE TOPIC ON THE WORK SESSION WAS SO THAT WE COULD BEGIN PLANNING FOR THIS BOARD MEETING. I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS A COMMITMENT. LET'S DO LET'S DO IT IN REVERSE THE NEXT TIME. SO WE GET THAT VOTE FOR WHETHER WE'RE GOING VIRTUAL OR NOT. AND THEN OUR TEAM CAN THEN WORK TO DESIGN A CALENDAR THAT WILL ADDRESS WHAT THE BOARD IS ASKING FOR. I THOUGHT WE HAD A PATH TO GET TOWARDS A CALENDAR THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD'S ASK, AND THAT HAS CHANGED THEN, AND THAT'S FINE, BUT WE'RE JUST WE'RE SIMPLY GOING TO NEED MORE TIME BECAUSE WE'VE PULLED A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO, TO EXPLORE THIS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING REALLY GOOD USE OF OUR TIME. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE, WE DID THE WORK SESSION AND THEN TRIED TO DO THE CALENDAR IS TO [00:45:02] GET THE, THE CALENDAR OUT TO THE FAMILIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS LATE TO GET A CALENDAR OUT, AND IT WAS GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET A VIRTUAL LEARNING RUN, RIGHT, THAT WE COULD PASS AND THAT EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE TO. AND THAT WAS WHAT WE COMMITTED TO AT THE WORK SESSION. AND I'M NOT SURE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND A VIRTUAL PLAN. LIKE IT'S ONE OF THOSE. WHAT'S WHAT'S IT CALLED, CHICKEN OR EGG THING, CHICKEN OR EGG. BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET A VIABLE PLAN FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. AND THE LONGER WE TAKE ON THAT, THE LESS TIME FAMILIES WILL HAVE TO KNOW THAT THEIR CALENDAR WILL CHANGE. SO FAMILIES, IF IT'S GOING TO IMPACT SPRING BREAK FOR THREE DAYS, THE SOONER WE TELL FAMILIES THAT THE BETTER. OR IF IF ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WAS TO START SCHOOL THREE DAYS EARLIER, WHICH IS WHAT MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS PROPOSING TO DO, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'D WANT FAMILIES TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE A. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. FOREIGN. I SECOND MISS RAUL, IF YOU'LL PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MRS. PERRY. YES, MISS. YES. DOCTOR. MUELLER. NO. MR. MCVICKER. NO. MRS. HAHN. NO. MISS. BRUCE. YES. MRS. ALVAREZ. NO. VICE PRESIDENT. SEWELL. YES. PRESIDENT PAGE. YES. WE HAVE FIVE, THREE MOTION PASSES. NO, THE OTHER WAY. WE WERE THE ONLY YES. VOTES. NO. SORRY. NEVER MIND. NO. NEVER MIND. OKAY. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS RIGHT. THE STUDENTS VOTE IS PREFERENTIAL. WHY IS THAT? EVEN IF IT WASN'T PRESENT, PREFERENTIAL WOULD STILL BE 5 TO 4. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ABOUT CURRICULUM. I GUESS IT'S YOU CAN VOTE ON THE CALENDAR. I DON'T KNOW THAT HIS VOTE IS PREFERENTIAL, MISS DRIVER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A READ ON THAT, BUT EVEN IF YOU VOTED AGAINST IT STILL PASSES. CALENDAR VOTE IS PERMITTED BY THE STUDENTS. OKAY, SO IT'S FIVE FOR CALENDAR. I DON'T THINK CALENDARS ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THIS PARTICULAR VOTE WAS PREFERENTIAL. THAT WAS PASSED FIVE THREE. YEAH, IT'S FIVE THREE. IT PASSES EITHER WAY. IS IT OKAY? I STILL DON'T AGREE WITH THE CALENDAR. I MEAN, DON'T WE HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE CALENDAR PER BY A CERTAIN DAY AND GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO CHANGE THE RULES? SO YES, SO WE HAVE VOTED ON THE CALENDAR. SO THIS IS THE CALENDAR THAT THE BOARD HAS VOTED ON. RIGHT. AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE PROPOSING ANOTHER CALENDAR IS BECAUSE THE STATE BOARD ISSUED A RESOLUTION THAT SAID IF WE WANT TO GET A WAIVER FOR SNOW DAYS. SO LET'S JUST SAY WE USED FIVE SNOW DAYS AND WE DID THREE VIRTUAL LEARNING DAYS, RIGHT? WE WOULD WANT A WAIVER FOR SOME OF THOSE DAYS. SO KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL LATER. THE STATE BOARD IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL ONLY APPROVE THOSE WAIVERS IF WE HAVE INCORPORATED CERTAIN THINGS INTO THE CALENDAR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT THE THREE SNOW DAYS CAN'T JUST BE AT THE END. AND SO THE CURRENT CALENDAR HAS US ENDING SCHOOL WITH THE THREE SNOW DAYS ON JUNE 17TH. SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO CONTINUE THAT AND END SCHOOL ON JUNE 17TH AND INSERT THOSE THREE DAYS IN DIFFERENT SPOTS, RATHER THAN AT THE VERY END OF THE CALENDAR. AND SO THE THE GOAL AND PURPOSE OF THIS IS THAT IF WE WERE TO REQUIRE A WAIVER FROM THE STATE, WE WILL HAVE COMPLIED WITH THEIR THEIR OUTLINE AND WE COULD GET IT. NOT DOING IT WOULD RISK US NOW ACTUALLY GOING TO SCHOOL LATER IN JUNE, BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT BE GRANTED WAIVERS FOR THE SNOW THIS YEAR. WE WERE GRANTED THREE DAYS OF WAIVER SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. LATER. WE HAD TO TURN OUR HALF DAYS INTO FULL DAYS. PART OF THAT TO TO SHOW GOOD FAITH THAT WE ARE TRYING TO OFFER THE INSTRUCTION. SO THE VOTE WE JUST TOOK, DOES THAT SOLIDIFY THE FACT THAT WE WILL HAVE VIRTUAL LEARNING NEXT YEAR, OR DOES THAT JUST SAY THAT THE. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN LOGISTICALLY, OUR DIRECTOR OF IT, I MEAN, I'M WORKING THROUGH IT JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COUNTIES ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. I'M SETTING UP A MEETING WITH THEM. SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WE TALK ABOUT. PEACE. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. I'LL LET THE WHOLE BOARD KNOW. ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO THEN ALL YOU NEED IS A VOTE ON IF THIS IS SATISFACTORY, IF WE'RE DOING RIGHT. SO AGAIN, JUST THE TWO THE THE THE DIFFERENCE IS WE WERE ENDING ON THE 17TH, BUT [00:50:07] THE THREE SNOW DAYS WERE AT THE END. NOW WE'RE ENDING ON THE 17TH. AND THE THREE SNOW DAYS ARE ON. ONE IS ON MARCH 1ST, ONE IS ON JUNE 1ST AND ONE IS ON APRIL 12TH. AND IF. CASKET MAY BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. IF WE DON'T USE A SNOW DAY, DOES THE END OF THE SCHOOL COME IN END OF THE SCHOOL DAY? THE END OF SCHOOL WILL ALWAYS BE JUNE 17TH. IF WE DON'T USE THE SNOW DAYS, WE ARE OFF. ON THOSE DAYS, EVERYONE GETS LONGER WEEKENDS. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WORKED HARD ON THIS. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT OUR CALENDAR NEEDS TO DO, THAT IT WASN'T VIOLATING ANY OF THOSE THINGS. AND IT'S THE DAYS THAT ARE ARE MARKED AS BEING POTENTIAL INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE UP DAYS. THEY'RE PLACED VERY SMARTLY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, EVEN THE FIRST 1ST MARCH FIRST, MOST OF THE THE POSSIBILITY FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER IS ALREADY PASSED. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TIME PUT INTO THIS AND ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'RE DOING, SO JUST THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THOSE THREE DAYS? I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CALENDAR BY ACCEPTING THIS THIS PROPOSAL HERE. LAUREN. I'LL SECOND LOST MISS ROLLA. SHOULD I DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE? OKAY MISS PERRY? YES, MISS ORCHITIS YES, DOCTOR. MUELLER. YES. MR. MCVICKER. NO. MISS. PAIGE. YES. MR. SEWELL. YES, MISS HAHN. I'M GOING TO SAY NO. MISS ALVAREZ. YES. OKAY. MISS BRUCE. BRUCE. MISS BRUCE. YES. YES. THIS MOTION 7 TO 2. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. BOARD. WE ARE GOING TO. THERE'S SOMETHING ON OUR AGENDA THAT WAS NOT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THAT [C. Additional Consent Agenda: Ratification of Collaborative Healthcare for Tentative Agreements] AND IT SHOULD HAVE COME. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WITH ALL THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENTS. THE HEALTH CARE IS NORMALLY A PART OF THAT RATIFICATION. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT. IT WAS IN OUR SMALL GROUP. IT JUST MISSED THE AGENDA. AND THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WHY WE DO THIS TONIGHT. AND ACTUALLY THE REASON THAT WE MOVED OUR LAST MEETING UP IS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE ABLE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT ON 1ST MAY. SO IT WAS JUST BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO A NEW BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT ITEM UP. AND IF YOU. I THINK, MR. RICHARDSON, IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A BRIEF OF WHAT THE CONSENT AGENDA WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE AND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, I'D APPRECIATE IT. YES. MISS PAGE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES. YEAH. JUST A REMINDER. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU BOARD FOR FOR HEARING THIS. BUT YES, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. BUT AS YOU SHARED, WE DID SHARE THIS IN ALL THREE OF OUR SMALL GROUP SESSIONS LAST WEEK. BUT THIS SPECIFIC RATIFICATION HAS TO DO WITH SPECIFICALLY TO HEALTH CARE NEGOTIATIONS AND BOARD. IF YOU RECALL, WE ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS ON YOUR BEHALF WITH OUR FIVE BARGAINING UNITS THIS PAST FALL WITH A GOAL OF MAKING SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR HEALTH CARE PLANS TO ULTIMATELY CREATE SAVINGS FOR THE BOARD, BUT ALSO WITH THE GOAL OF MINIMIZING THOSE IMPACTS TO OUR EMPLOYEES, STILL MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER AN AFFORDABLE BUT VERY COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE TO OUR EMPLOYEES. AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO. AND SO CERTAINLY WE BROUGHT THAT THE INTENT WAS TO BRING THAT RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL BY THE FOR THE BOARD THIS EVENING ON A CONSENT AGENDA TO GO ALONG WITH THE REST OF THOSE RATIFICATIONS THAT YOU APPROVED EARLIER THIS EVENING. SO. APPROVE WHAT'S BEEN NEGOTIATED OR HEALTH CARE OR ALL OF THE ALL OF THE UNITS. I SECOND ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN [00:55:07] FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. YES, YES. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU LORD. WE GOT THROUGH THAT. I'VE LOST MY NOTES RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. ANNOUNCE THE NEXT BOARD [Future Meetings Review] MEETING. BUSINESS MEETING IS MONDAY, * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.